Northeastern State University - Tsa La Gi Yearbook (Tahlequah, OK)

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Carrie Nation woulda been proud Issue Staggers Campus By not playing, the Jack Daniels Original Silver Coronet Band received more publicity than if they had performed. The Oklahoma Alcohol Beverage and Control Board cancelled the NSU concert because a performance would have constituted liquor advertising, which is illegal in Oklahoma. The band, subsidized by the Jack Daniels Distillery in Tennessee, specializes in Sousa march-type music. “The presence of a Jack Daniels band would consti- tute advertising for Jack Daniels whiskey,” said Richard Crisp, director of the ABC Board. Following an editorial in ‘The Northeastern’ condem- ning the action, a Tulsa television station editorial echo- ing the opinion of the campus paper was broadcast. “By calling the ruling dumb, the kids at Northeastern have a point,’’ said KTEW newsman Jack Morris. Just as quickly, the story hit the wire services and spread all over the country. A Los Angeles radio station phoned James Malone, drama instructor who had sched- uled the concert for the Allied Arts Series, for a live inter- view. Similarly, a concert by the same band to benefit educa- tional TV was cancelled in Oklahoma City. A campus debate was scheduled to discuss liquor by 28 Jack Daniels the drink, and attending were Crisp; State Senator Frank Keating, Tulsa attorney active in efforts to pass liquor reforms; and Ross McLennan, executive director of Sooner Alcohol Narcotic Education (SANE), which stead- fastly opposed the issue. Ed Brocksmith, NSU Public Information director, moderated. The debate was lightened by a performance of the ‘“‘Dack Janiels Silver Helicon Band,’’ composed of univer- sity band students and led by band director Lowell Leh- man. Lehman was attired in a green jacket with epaulets, gold fringes, and bedecked with medals. Apparently making his first appearance was Dr. Todd Fredrickson, an alleged gynecologist who has the habit of discovering intended violations of Oklahoma liquor laws, and then notifying the ABC Board as well as the news media. Fredrickson is head of Sensible Oklaho- mans Behind Essential Reform (SOBER). “Good afternoon fellow sober citizens,’ intoned Fre- drickson, attired in blue tights, suede shoes, red gym shorts and a white sweatshirt with a Superman emblem. “There are enough sober statements heard this after- noon to give me a very resounding headache.” With that comment he presented Crisp with a gift: a box of Super Sugar Crisp cereal. ,

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You put in a full day of classes. Right after supper you hit the books. About 8 p.m. the print of the text- book looks much finer than before, and you know if you try to wade through one more line of “Paradise Lost’ you are going to violate quiet hours by scream- ing. You decide that yeah, you, too, deserve a break today. Since the closest Big Mac is thirty miles away, you opt for a substitute panacea. Like most college towns, Tahlequah has a number of places where students go, as they say in the broc- hures, ‘‘to balance the academic experience with an active social life.” Some students prefer a quiet con- versation with a few friends over a pitcher or two, or three. Others will seek a rowdier environment — where the music would drown out the landing noise of a squadron of Concorde jets, and guys in Greek T- shirts dispense suds by the gallons. According to one local publican, in an average beer bust about eight kegs containing 15 and one-half gal- lons of beer are consumed. Multiplying that by two, since there are busts at most places twice a week, then multiplying that figure by a 16 week work semes- ter, it is not unreasonable to conclude that around 4,000 gallons of beer could be consumed in the course of a semester. That is, of course, only at one tavern. Some students are into polyester and disco, others prefer denims and Waylon and Willie. Of course there are others who don't particularly care for any of the types of entertainment mentioned. Some will spend free evenings watching flickering images on the lounge TV, wondering if Mork and Min- dy’s faces should be blueish. { Some will go to the BSU for a game of ping pong, or . for a fellowship service. Movies at the Dream Theatre or in the University Center let some step into other realities for an hour or so. Perhaps the time will be spent in the dorm quad playing a serious game of spades and eating popcorn. And a few people will get their kicks studying. We haven’t many, but there are rumors. The commonality of all these diversions is that the time belongs to the student, and nobody dictates how it is spent. It is a moment when a student is his own person. 1. In secluded nooks of crowded taverns, foosball games are played by enthusiastic fans under the dim light of a tiffany lamp. 2. For some others, beer-drinking is secondary. Bars are sought for their entertainment. 3. After hours, not necessarily after dark, begin soon after university chores — term papers and the like — are put away for the next day's worries, and the next. After Hours 27

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n Keio eee cet ath POUR a g 1. Hundreds of posters advertising the concert of the now notorious Mr Jack Daniel's Original Silver Coronet Band were never used because of the cancellation of the scheduled campus performance. 2. After coming out from a cloud of smoke, Oklahoma famed Dr. Todd Fre- drickson, clad in blue tights, red shorts and a long-sleeve T-shirt embla- zoned with his name and the Superman emblem, made his first public appearance at NSU. 3. In the campus debate, Oklahoma Alcohol and Beverage Control Board Director Richard Crisp presented the case against liquor-by-the-drink Serving as moderator was NSU Public Information Director Ed Brocksmith 4 State Senator Frank Keating, a strong supporter of the liquor-by-the- dritk campaign, argued the case for revision of state alcohol laws Jack Daniels 29 es