LeTourneau University - Pioneer Yearbook (Longview, TX)

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THE YEAR AND ITS ISSUES Unequal enforcement of the new curfew regulations was a minor irritation in some residence halls. The significance of Good Friday was emphasized by an all-school communion service, the first of its kind here at LeTourneau. 77h) The new food service soon found out that pleasing hungry Techos was no easy job. 20

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Lip) Jimmy CARTER or President 19

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cafeteria furniture mysteriously Maintenance did some small scale peared on the roof April Fool’s landscape work at several campus rning. locations. a - Wednesday evening prayer meeting, initiated by students, was usually well attended. Campus journalists are constantly seeking for ‘‘issues’’ that will make interesting (or controversial) copy. The usually calm atmosphere of our Christian community was even more so this year. Big issues were hard to come by. Even after all of the pros and cons of the food service change-over, the major controversy was waged over the need for more peanut butter. After two years of talk, we settled into the R. G. LeTourneau Memorial and Student Center. The berm is still bare, but we are used to it. Every corner of the million dollar building was used. The Student Senate furnished a small prayer room for private and small group devotions. A Wednesday night student-run prayer meeting provided fellowship for those who did not attend off- campus services mid-week. This was not a year for major campus improvement, but the grounds crew worked hard to plant grass in large areas that were formerly bare. They also planted small mini- gardens in various parts of the campus. Rules were always under discussion. A possible confrontation was defused when the Student Senate recommended some reasonable changes in the curfew rules — and they were accepted. The shirt rule still exists and there has been no real attempt to buck the system — only scattered resistance was met as spring days got warmer. Even the campus pranks were mild and harmless. We had our fun, and the most extensive prank was the April 1 banquet setting on top of B. A. Skipper Dining Hall. And the BUMBLEBEE was published once again. It was not a year of controversial issues — that was pleasant! 21