Nicholls State University - La Pirogue Yearbook (Thibodaux, LA)

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ilifciry continues with Army ROTC From the top of John L. Guidry Sta- dium a green-clad student stands. His feet press against the edge of the pressbox with his back to the city ot Thi- bodaux. On rappel, he yells to another stu- dent 70 teet below. On belay, the student replies. With the word, the student on top ot the stadium steps into the void away from the stadium and in a series ot bounds against its wall, arrives on the ground. Few students outside the Army ROTC program have heard of, or have experi- enced rappelling, descending from a point to the ground with the use ot only a Army ROTC Battalion Officers: Mark Dickey, Craig Walling, Whitney Edmonds, Terry LeBoeut, Marvin Lagarde, Vic Vanzandt and Allen Doucet. Students weary ot registration were able to stop in the quadrangle near Peltier Hall and sample some tree kool-aid and recruiting talk, courtesy of the Army ROTC unit. f T gui... 5 AP. .-, - awww! lan v if ,za y I., , 'Q .,g: Q ,I 4, 5 tim 5 p ,, V ,-.---,.,...., i -ft V tj BMW N'QT5'2 FXQIMIHQ hEN 5 1 v' K-'Wi ' In 'i?37viw 111 1 I g, . . I itll- 5 il 'Wifi kb? 'F- 'FF?T1'?F ff 11' . f A .Ft in 1 FN, tmavgsitg -. I .,,. U ' AV Q .tm I M' MU x fm . ,tit-Qu em? ., 'A' ,,.,,., , , it H Q n 9 1 V . 'Q .-' E pf gg it , tl I Y ,y ' , se- W are F A4 , ,, Q .Q ' '- ,W at--it -- fit .' -a ..,.,. T ' 'cis ,,., , I, if I . ...,: -qln V, wil. ' . t T A its Q Q I ' ' N , 'Ww.tm,Q ' i - . . T si ' Q l Q , .gmac--W KMAT-ltti

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Busy final year for Force lie i MQ ' X r N1 vi 5lll..l, ,Mw- M '?'ii Close order drill leads to strange things, as Daniel Dusenberry and another student practice the bump, not exactly a military stance. Observing the scene is Kirk Granier, student Air Force Com- mander. Dabbing in the tight spots, Air Force volunteers joined in with several other campus groups in help- ing to paint the Thibodaux Senior Citizens' Home. Angel Flight: Seated: Marie Guillot, Brenda Beaud, Annette Guillie, Patricia Carter, Anita Poole, Carol Troxler, Elaine Rogers, Celeste Broom. Kneeling: Lisa Centanni, Laurie Ziegler, Donna Kimball, Sadie Adams, Linda Guidroz and Mary Henson, Stand- ing: Denise Peterson, Mary Ann Lawson, Janice Robinson, Candace Ledet, and Denise Williams. Missing: Vicki Pintado. l fi l 1 2 Ll , mir' -'V-mmm Cuenca I l 'v-an-1-,,,,. --.,,-vw.. . --v--.,.., gift-ap x Y Y I f 2 ill 'fl lau- :F 'A-qvrf V Air Force ROTC 179

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George Parker, forward on the Colonel basketball team and a member of the Air Force ROTC, explains the pro gram to interested students at an introduction party at the Armory. Army ROTC cadets Mike Ellis and Steve Lockwood dis cuss the program with Gil Hebert at an information booth set up in the lobby ofthe Student Union set of ropes and a stainless steel snap link. For students enrolled in the program, this is just a part of what is expected, as part of their training to become Army offi- cers, A group of 35 cadets also attended a training and orientation session at Fort Polk, one of the Army's largest bases, located in Louisiana. The cadets practiced with the M-16 rifle, M-60 machine gun and observed the firing of an 81 -mm mortar. Athletically, the ROTC detachment found the time to play the Air Force ROTC unit, winning 24-18 at football. Cadet Steve Lockwood accounted for three touchdowns and Craig Walling for the fourth. At the end of the spring semester, the group held its 6th Annual Military Ball for cadets and instructors. While the Air Force ROTC unit was undergoing a difficult period, the Army ROTC program also received word that it was being put on evaluation forthe 1976- 77 year. According to the Defense Department requirements for a university the size of Nicholls, the Army program should enroll 100 cadets and graduate fifteen first lieu- tenants each year. Col. Robert Marshall, head of the Army program on campus said he had faith in the support from the university and the prospects of future semesters. With Nicholls' enrollment still climbing, enough recruits are expected, The results of the evaluation will not be released until the summer of 1977. Army ROTC 181