Southwestern University - Souwester Yearbook (Georgetown, TX)

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Entertains Campus nuclear fusion lecture, and a backpacking lecture rounded out the year for the F.U. The contraversiality of this year ' s Ideas and Issues Committee no doubt indicated that it did its job well. In a campaign to make its name more than just a name but a goal, the, committee brought to campus speakers from the lunatic and not so lunatic fringe — much argument followed as to which were which. Speakers such as the playwright Imamu Baraka (Pic. 4), a Cornell sinologist, the president of the American Jewish Congress, the vice-president of Standard Oil of Indiana, and activist Florynce Kennedy (Pic. 2) did indeed arouse many ideas and unveiled many issues. Another one man show was brought to campus, this time by the Minorities Committee, and this time about the eloquent Frederick Douglas. The committee sponsored yet another one man show of eloquence by the very much still-alive-and-present B.F. Maiz (Pic. 1), poet and advocate of prison reform (a subject on which he speaks from experience). They also brought the movie Sweet Sweet B adassss Song which had a badass meaning and co-sponsored the BOSS disco-jockey dance - The natural resources of the beautiful hill country were exploited to their fullest by the Outdoor Recreation Committee. This year ' s committee trained students in canoeing and backpacking. These skills were put to the test on committee sponsored treks near and far — near to the Booties and Enchanted Rock (see 52-53); far to Big Bend and Chihuahia Mexico. Spot Programs job is to (pardon the pun) spot where the calendar has a program gap and to fill it. This committee is the last stand against student boredom and apathy. This year they have alleviated their share of boredom via a disco-dance, a half-time mime show, and a turkey walk during regstration and a Homecoming Dance (pic. 2). They have fought apathy by way of a Flo Kennedy rally at dinner and the Man rally which put the administration on the spot — uh! The programing brought about directly by the Programming Council was actually quite scanty, consisting of the Ascent of Mjm series and the orientation dance. Indirectly their co- ordination was responsible for all of the Union programming this year. If the Union can be said to have had any short-coming this year it did not lie in the extent and quality of its programming; nor in the participation of its members, but in the non-participation of its non-members. The Student Union continues to dream the impossible dream of one hundred percent student participation, wanting to be every students ' union. 23

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Committees Both Enlighten And . . The Entertainment Committee is perhaps a misnomer. It is neither more nor less entertaining than some of the other committees, but it is beyond a shadow of a doubt more cinematic. This year ' s offerings included: a documentary, Woodstock, a foreign treat, The Emigrants, a Kubrick classic, Clockwork Orange , a vintage classic, African Queen , a vintage Kubrick, Dr. Strangelove , and the proverbial much, much more. In addition to movies the Committee sponsored dances, a spades tournament, a bad artist, a better magician, a royal circus (Pic. 5), and an impressive multi-media show of Bernstien ' s Mass — Whew! Free University is almost another misnomer. There was occasionally a nominal fee for one of its potpourri of courses. Its non-credit and hassle free selection included: outdoor gardening, transcendental meditation, guitar, sitar, kicker-dancing (assumedly to the guitar) and yoga — just in the fall semester. Assertiveness training (for women), bicycle repair, a WELCOME 22

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(1) Jack Ford campaigns for his father; (2) Young Republicans do likewise. In the Texas Republican Primary, Reagan won 100% of the delegates. Carter captured the Democratic presidential nomination; Ford won the Republican. (3) Senator Bensen speaks at Southwestern as a Favorite Son. 24