Indiana State University - Sycamore Yearbook (Terre Haute, IN)

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quoted as saying, Some of the cracks in the rooms are big enough to put your fingers in. A preliminary charge of first degree murder was placed against a former ISU coed in connection with the fatal shooting of lSU's counselor, William J. Carson Jr., in December. She was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity in February. The psychiatrists found her to be schizophrenic and of un- sound mind at the time of the shooting. The trio also recommended a long term intensive psychiatric treatment. The Objet d' Art that was on the hill on lSU's quad was the product of four weeks of mark parmenters work. It was the center of controversy ever since it was showed up on the quad early in the school year. A bill before the student senate SB 58 requested the removal of the hill mover as the art department called it. I think rust is a very appealing color, said Dennis Roberts, senator from Jones Hall. The object was removed during spring break. A coed trying to save money when making long distance calls, resulted in her having to pay S35 court cost and reimburse General Telephone of Indiana 59.55. Wanda K. Linza, 225 Lincoln Quad, was arrested on a reduced charge of disorderly conduct. The charges concerned an Oct. 20 inci- dent when she was caught fraudulently using a pay telephone at Lincoln. According to Russ Greasor of General Telephone public relations, Linza was making a call and charging it to a third party. They asked if they knew the person that was having the called charged to them, and they said they didn't. The case was the third such case in two months involving fraudulent use of telephones. The overcrowding of 21 coeds into a Erickson Hall elevator left the Coeds trapped for half an hour. Two of the women trapped on the elevator were taken by an am- bulance to the Terre Haute Regional Hospital where they were treated and released for heat exhaustion. Blumber Hall was evacuated because of a bomb threat after a male caller told a switchboard operator that a bomb was to go off after 11 minutes. The dorm was searched but no bomb was found, A controversy that arose in the student senate meeting forced the resignation of the entire Student Government Association Staff. Resignations from staff members were handed in, leaving only President Jim Little, vice presi- dent Jeff Gleeson and secretary Elaine Nichols on the SGA staff. The resignation stemmed from a controversy that came up when Assis- tant Dean of Student Life Manny New- some questioned Little's ability to make political appointment and hire people without first advertising the staff openings. Following vandalism and theft of Homecoming floats an investigation was conducted to see who was responsible for the protection of the floats. Floats that were vandalized were those sponsored by Pickerl Hall, Phi Delta Theta, Gamma Phi Beta, and Phi Gamma Delta. President Landini's 1975 Ford LTD was taken for a 50 mile joy ride after being stolen from the Conference Center garage. The car was recovered by Safety and Security and returned undamaged. The bones of a mammoth animal and possibly two smaller animals were discovered in the southeastern section of Terre Haute. The discovery was made at a construction site east of Fruitridge Avenue and south of Hulman Street. According to Jerry Kline, anthropology graduate assistant, the bones are a minimum of 8,000 years old and possibly 20,000 to 30,000 years old. Richard G. Landini, the 46-year- old administrator, became the eighth President of ISU, He was inaugurated on November 9th,1975 at the Hulman Civic University Center. The office of the Vice-President for Development and Public Affairs has been abolished by ISU President Richard Landini, reducing the number of University Vice-Presidents to four.

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Things go . . and the goblins'll get you if you don't watch out! More than goblins will get you if you believe in some of the legends of the Terre Haute area. The city has its share of unexplainable lights, sounds, events and people or what appear to be people. One of the more popular creepy legends of the city is Stiffy Green Eyes . Residing in Highland Lawn Cemetery east of Terre Haute, Stiffy is a stuffed dog that guards the mau- soleum of the Heine family. Accord- ing to the legend, the dog was the faithful companion of one of the Heine family members. Upon the death of the man, the dog was killed lput to sleepy and stuffed. He sits at the foot of the granite walls of the building with his glass eyes tthat almost glowl aimed at the place where his master lies, Stiffy is good for a midnight trip every now and then. One suggestion though: his eyes are more impressive with a flashlight shining on them. For general all around midnight madness, there is the Spook Light near Brazil, Indiana. Several versions of the story are told, but they all end up with the same effectg some unex- plainable light that appears on cue. One well known version involves a farmer and his daughter. The story goes that the daughter began seeing a boy against her fathers will. To avoid her fathers wrath, she would sneak out at midnight and meet her lover. She would go to a nearby bridge and signal with a lantern three times to let the boy know that she had arrived. Her father never permitted her to marry the young man and after she died one could still see her signal at night on the old bridge. Another story says that a boy and girl regularly took evening rides in a horse and buggy, and that they would travel a certain country road that happened to cross a bridge. One night they didn't return home. bump in the night Whatever the set-up, it comes down to the fact that the girl's father went searching for her and her friend one evening. Taking a lantern with him, he searched the area and was also never heard from again. The clincher is that by driving to the bridge fwhich is still therel, stopping the car and flashing the lights three times tor one time or two times depending upon who told the storyl the light of the lantern can be seen in the swampy area around the bridge. Other versions on the same story line include a flaming car with faces inside, headless corpses, corpseless heads and strange scratching sounds. Whatever the outcome, flash three times and. . . For those not willing to travel out of their way to see the unusual, they can take a look at the haunted house around 14th and Poplar street. The house is one of the oldest in the area. Legend has it that the house is haunted by the wife of the original owner. The owner was an early settler from the east. The story goes that while he was content with his new life on the frontier, his wife longed for a return trip back home to the big city. She wanted nothing to do with the native Indians that inhabited the area, the bad weather, poor surroundings and general disgusting atmosphere of the area. Finally, after having become a shrew about the whole affair, she delivered her ultimatum to her hus- band. She wanted out of the marriage and she wanted to go back where she had come from. lt is said that she never got to go back home and was murdered that very night. ls the house haunted? Well the last owner of the house refused to spend the night. She reported oc- currences such as large pieces of fur- niture moving by themselves, china flying through the air, and unusual sounds coming from the walls. Legend had it that the wife wants revenge. While all these stories of things in and around the Terre Haute area are interesting to some, none have an im- pact of the university like the Fieeves Hall Hatchet Man where supposedly some guy hacks up student's stuffed animals for fun and profit. Or the haunted PiA's room on Gillum's 9th floor. Where at night tif you listen very intentlyl you can hear the drill of the man who fell off the building during its construction. Yes, the area has its share of un- explainable lights, sounds and creatures. S pestto