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

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Ny. -..S Z Pulitzer prize winning writer Paul Green of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, wrote The Louisiana Cavalier about Louis Juchereau de St. Denis, the French explorer who founded Natchitoches in 1714. Students performing were Tody Ber- nard, Randy Cheramie, Julie Hebert and JoEllen Cheramie, who doubled as the company nurse. Besides learning to step on stage and become someone else, speech students also learn to step forward and defend or attack a point in organized debate. The Nicholls Debate Team offered the opportunity, competing in three debates at Southeastern La. University, the Uni- versity of Southwestern La. and Pearl River Junior College in Pearl River, Miss. Social Sciences Department The national investigation in Washing- ton of the CIA came close to home, when two investigators from the Senate sub- committee of Sen. Frank Church came to interview Hunter Leake, assistant profes- sor of government and a former employe of the agency. Such out of state attention to the Social Sciences Department wasn't unusual, as department head Dr. William Adams attended a Library of Congress Sympo- sium in Washington on the impact of the American Revolution. Adams wrote reviews of the books The Rise of Sports in New Orleans and Paul Leslie, besides working on a biog- raphy of Earl K. Long, served as director of the South Central Planning and Devel- opment Commission's historical and cul- tural inventory for a six-parish area. Mack Nolen did research in Scotland for his doctorate and was appointed assistant to the dean. Alexander Simpson served as advisor to Phi Eta Sigma and Phi Sigma Kappa. Thomas Becnel, selected to head the Bicentennial Lafourche Heritage Project, received the Peter Fell Award for out- standing American history teacher in the southern district of Louisiana. Jim Barnidge, working with the Foreign Study League, helped to send 45 stu- dents on a tour of Paris, London, Rome, Florence, Venice and Madrid. The Nicholls Players: Seated: Julie Hebert, Nov- ella Smith, Joan Chadwick, Dr. Mel Berry, Beth LaBarbara and Rita Dantin. Kneeling: Richard Bar- rios, Alan Fomorin, Tommy Dantin and Loyal Duet. Standing: Bunster Avera, Doug Stire, Billy Foster, Tody Bernard and Randy Chermaie. MEF! The Nicholls Debate Team: Ned Beary, coach, Roger Burrel, Mary Anne Cannon, Kirk Granier and Aaron O'Neil, coach. Western River Transportation. John Rochelle, while on leave working toward his doctorate, published an article in the East Texas State Historial Journal on Port Arthur. James Kerrigan attended the annual meeting of the Louisiana Political Science Association in Lafayette in the spring. Each semester the department spon- sors a social in the Century Club room for students majoring or minoring in history, government or sociology. College of Liberal Arts 241

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CMICQIC 0l llllCI'ilI ANS The Speech Department, under Dr. Pat Hardesty, worked for performance on the stage and training in the class room. The campus theater group, the Nic- holls Players work on a major stage pro- duction of each semester. In the fall, an original play by English professor lviax Cluertermous, Chere Belle, Chere Bete, was selected for per- formance. For the spring, the first musical in four years was performed as a cast of over 30 students combined for Cabaret A Thurber Carnival, five stories by James Thurber was the subject of a read- er's theater under the direction of senior speech student Rick Foucheux. Officers ofthe Nicholls Players are Randy Cheramie, president, Julie Hebert, vice president, Joan Chadwick, trea- surerg Dickie Barrios, secretary, and Rick Foucheux, reporter. At the Liberal Arts Convocation, the annual Niki awards were presented to outstanding theater students, Selected as best actor was Tody Ber- nard for his performance in The Puppet Prince Julie Hebert was given the best actress award for her role in Chere Belle, Chere Bete. Rick Foucheux won as best supporting actor in Chere Belle, Chere Betef' Joan Chadwick was presented with the best supporting actress award for The Puppet Prince. When the Louisiana Outdoor Drama Association premiered at the Ecore Amphitheatre in Natchitoches June 20, five Nicholls students were in the cast. On the phone in the middle ofthe workday, Dr, Wil- liam Adams is in charge of the Social Sciences Department. The parts ot the ear are easier to explain using a large scale model. Dr. Pat Hardesty is head of the Speech Department. The Pre-law Club: Kneeling: James Barnidge, advisor, Herman Young, Roy Jefferson, Timothy LeCompte, Robert Borne, Catherine Weimer, Debo- rah Turner, Marie Broussard and Paul Brown. Standing: Angela Hebert, Henry LaFont and Harold Asevedo. i College ot Liberal Arts 3, ,S , 3 I HUMAN EAR ' 'J' 2:55-T f , I

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The College of Life Sciences and Technology takes its role seriously in preparing students for vocational careers while also providing them with firm academic footholds. Specifically the college strives to stimulate intellectual curi- osity, develop opportunities for individual and group research, prepare the student for immediate employment or advanced study vvhile also instilling in him an interest in aca- demic and community functions. Dr. Margaret Jolley, professor of economics, serves as the dean of the College ot Life Sciences and is the only woman academic dean on campus. Departments in her college include Agriculture, Biological Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Home Economics and Nursing. Along with bachelors' degrees in biology, agriculture, engineering technology and home economics, the university awards associate of science degrees in engineering technol- ogy, food service management, nursing and sugar cane technology. Pre-professional curricula in agricultural engineering, den- tistry, engineering, medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy and veterinary medicine are also offered by the college. These prepare students for transfer to a professional school without loss of credit. In fact Nicholls had 15 graduates of the biology depart- ment enrolled in state medical schools during the past year. The four schools included Louisiana State University School of Dentistry, LSU School of Medicine in New Orleans, LSU School of Medicine in Shreveport and the University of Mississippi. Students enrolled in the College of Life Sciences and Technology have a variety of academic-related activities to participate ini These range from the Ag student who cooks hamburg- ers at Western Week to the food services majors vvho pre- Ctllltglf 0l lilt SCICIICC Dr, Margaret Jolley, dean of the College of Life Sciences and Technology, served as head of the Home Economics Depart- ment before her appointment as dean, illlll Tttlllltlltlglgl Jolley appointed deang sugar cane technology degree approved Max Hardberger stands by as students question a speaker from the LSU Medical School, in a lecture sponsored by the Pre-Professional Medical Associ- anon W' 43 35 ti II Cuenca 1 f oll ge of Life Sciences Z' .