McNeese State University - Log Yearbook (Lake Charles, LA)

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E Learning battle strategy and competing with other corps has put McNeese’s ROTC On Active The Fall of 1984 was a very busy time for ROTC. Color Guards were provided for yarious civic functions around the Lake Charles area; among them the Homecom- ing and Veteran’s Day parades. Also a ‘survival lab in Westlake and the annual Fall Field Training Exercise were held. Among visiting dignitaries during the past year was Colonel Harold R. Brizee, regional commander. The Annual Turkey Shoot was, once again, very successful, netting approxi- mately $900 for the Corps. Cadets also ‘Carlos Treveno practices his camouflage and pa- ‘trol techniques during the Fall Field Training Ex- ercises. These exercises are held twice yearly to train cadets in military field procedures. (Photo by J. Gray) : Duty participated in the Louisiana Air Show and the Annual Cal-Cam Fair Festival. The spring semester began with the Annual Military Ball. The traditional pre- sentation of the seniors and their dates and spouses in a sabre arch and the tradi- tional toasts were the highlights of the ceremony. The Recondo Club was active during the spring, going to Arkansas during spring break. Also during the spring se- mester, the cadets went on two FTXs, one in Merryville and the other at Camp Beauregard. In the spring, ROTC supported a fund raiser for Special Olympics by collecting checks from Lake Charles businessmen. At Honors Day, superior cadets were decorated, and Major General Ansel M. Stroud, the State Adjutant General of Lou- isiana, was the keynote speaker. The Rifle Team, quite active this year, did well considering its limited experi- ence. In December, the team hosted La- mar University and won the shooting match. McNeese also participated in three postal matches at the University of Akron (Ohio), Greenville High School (Ala- bama), and California State University (Fresno). Other matches which were com- pleted this year included the Governor's Annual Invitational Match, and the ROTC Regional postal. Cadet Joan Borrow gives a turkey shoot custom- er firing instructions. Th e Annual Turkey Shoot was held November 16-18. (Photo by J. Cates) General Robert M. Shoemaker (United States Army, Retired) gives the keynote speech at the Annual Military Ball held Feb- ruary 9. This was the first ball to be held on campus in over ten years. (Photo by B. Mericle) RoTC 73

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| | ee Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Front row: C. Simon, P. Wadsack, M. O’Brien, S. Reed, R. Havens. Second row: D. Johnson, B. Addison, K. Window, C. Treveno, M. Hanchey, J. Ballard, R. Benoit. Third row: D. Sias, M. Daigle, K. Antoine, S. Landry, J. Thompson, E. Babbin, T. Trunick, R. Andrews, S. Sandoz. Fourth row: D. Jackson, F. Shore, J. Barrow, T. Hall, R. Landry, C. Bullion, T. Pitts, S. Cummings. Back row: R. Le- Day, J. Fore, J. Bucklin, D. Slaven, D. Berry, M. Lampley, W. Trass, M. Winters, J. Nixon. (Photo by T. Maricle) Ranger Team Front row: D. Slaven, C. Thomson, R. Andrews. Second row: Captain J. Anderson — Advisor, T. Trunick, R. Benoit, R. Landry, R. Havens — Cadet Captain. Back row: J. Gott, D. Berry, C. Simon — Cadet Major, M. Hanchey. (Photo by T. Maricle) Rifle Team Front row: Master Sergeant Roscoe Johnson — Coach, Jonathan Primeaux, Randy Landry, Darryle Slaven, Richard Welsh, Robert Plunkett. (Photo by G. Edwards) 72 Organizations

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74 RSA % t RESTURANT MOVIES = | Lake Charles resident Shannon Fuselier judges the Burton Hall entry in the residence hall decorating contest during Homecoming week. (Photo by B. Mericle) By sponsoring interesting diversions as well as solving problems within student housing, the Resident Students’ Association is regulating the Standard of Living — Comprised of representatives elected by the residents of each dormitory, the Resident Students’ Association repre- sents the interests of students who reside on campus. The residents collectively vote on the executive officers of the RSA, which also regulates, administers, and coordinates programs and activities per- taining to students. In addition, the RSA promotes better living conditions in the residence halls. Improvement of dormitory manage- ment and conditions requires the RSA to hold fund raising activities. One program which aided this effort in the fall semester Representatives of the ATA Fitness Center demonstrate board- breaking techniques during a Tae Kwon Do- Martial Arts demon- stration sponsored by the Resident Students’ Association. (Photo by T. Maricle) was a Hawaiian Dance in the Parra Ball- room of the Student Union. Benefits and other fund raisers included a barbeque dinner for all residents, a houseware exhi- bition for junior and senior women, and a Tae Kwon Do Martial Arts demonstration in Burton Residence Hall. One activity that involves all of the resi- dence halls is the Dormitory Decorating Contest held each year in conjunction with Homecoming. The honors of first place in the 1984 judging went to Collette Hall in the female residence division and in the male residence division, Watkins Hall. SSS