University of Arkansas Monticello - Boll Weevil Yearbook (Monticello, AR)

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72 Student Life | l@ @hergy crunch and the nuclear controversy will probably 8O-dOWa wit “the -key issues of the,seventies. One event, however, dominates for three years and cast a shadow over the American political s rgat Today all those convicted tr ping profits from book sales and media,appearances. Perhaps IfJs” | Megative aspects of . overnmental system Will.always be Sager d—asso lated with scanda ; ona hanky-panky™Few people remember the role played bits man who became famous as chairmah 6f the Wate The 83-year-old Constitutional law expert-retifed This year he appeared at UAM through the Rockfelle Arkansas Governor Winthrop.Rockefeller. a. Senator Sam, as he was known to the American public in the midibe antie ed Ui topics in his speech which led his audience to a firm conclusion: Here was a man wHo’ d sp life in his country’s service, as both a soldier and a champion of civil liberties. His speech resembled his televised investigation in that it was laced with down home humor and quotations from Shakespeare and the Bible. He stressed the maintenance of ‘‘eternal vigilance’ on the part of the American people in order to protect the freedom of the individual, which he labeled as ‘‘the earth’s most precious value.”’ He demonstrated his willingness to defend these freedoms in World War. 1, as he was wounded twice and cited for gallantry in action during his service in France. He was a key figure in the investigation of Senator Joseph McCarthy in 1954, and since then has initiated a variety of legislation including that benefiting Indian Rights, providing free counsel for destitute defendants, and, more controversially, denying legal parity to women in 1970, a move which he made in an effect to keep women from active service. A prodigious reader, Ervin left his audience with the impression that he was something more than an intellectual and a politician. Though a national figure, he appeared a normal citizen; among his favorite pasttimes are fishing and watching ‘‘Gunsmoke.”’ o me

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The Miss UAM pageant is a well-attended event, drawing an audience from both the com- munity and the University’s student body. One contribution to the appeal of the pageant is the special appearance of the reigning Miss Arkansas, this year Miss Naylene Vuurens. The Miss UAM pageant is a preliminary to the Miss America pageant, which feasibly makes it a step to Miss Amer- ica. This must be in the back of each contestants mind, yet each year there can be only one who, after the pageant, may retain that hope. The pageant features something for all, a large num- ber of the student body is attracted by the swimsuit competition. It must be confessed that this is the high point of the pageant to most of the male audience, yet the judges, who exhibit years of experience in pageant organization and are experts in voice and stage arts, determine the overall merits of the contestant. Each year, one young lady leaves with the honor of winning. Something must be said for the others who, while not winning, left with the honor of competing. They represent the body of UAM, the desire to serve the University in a representative capacity, and this is realized in their efforts. JACKIE DAVIS, Miss Congeniality, and Mary Ellen Mettetal, first runner- up, receive congratulations and a trophy from David Mclintire. % TE

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