Stephen F Austin State University - Stone Fort Yearbook (Nacogdoches, TX)

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Jim Kossman Houston Dallas: main sources for SFA by Julie Wert The beauty of SFA ' s campus is not in question. After all, that is why most stu- dents choose to come here. However, what attracts students specifically from Dallas and Houston to SFA when they have several colleges and universities to choose from in their own hometowns? Approximately 1,200 students from Dal- las county and about 3,500 students from Harris county made up the enrollment for the Fall Semester, over 30 percent of the total enrollment. Students from Houston and Dallas choose SFA primarily because of location, Dr. Clyde Iglinsky, director of admissions, said. Specifically, students from Dallas choose to go here because the makeup of the student body here is the same as their student body in Dallas suburbs, he said. The reason we have a large number of students from Houston is because it is still close to home and it is economical, Dr. Iglinsky said. Also, SFA is one of the four most popular schools in Texas. SFA has e reputation for being a good quality school. Students like to pick a school with pres tige, Dr. Iglinsky said. Parents see SFA and Nacogdoches as e sleepy rural town where their sons oi daughters cannot get into trouble, Dr Iglinsky said. The majority of students from Houstor and Dallas choose SFA because of locatior and the pretty campus atmosphere. The main reason I chose SFA wa: 26 • Houston Dallas

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IP Jim Rossman SFA alumni recall fond memories Not only are students and young •umberjack fans drawn to the SFA Home- oming games, but a devoted group of 40 FA alumni return each year to fill the tands of their home stadium. This group is made up of about 40 SFA lumni who graduated in the early ' 40s and till love the university as much as they did ' hen they attended. We are the only group that come back r Homecoming every single year, said ' eanna Bolton, 1943 graduate and present irector of the Kilgore College Rangerettes. Don Barkett, 1943 graduate, has only missed Homecoming twice since he attend- ed. SFA has changed greatly since the ' 40s. No gentlemen could come into the dorm except in the lounge, but you couldn ' t pull the curtain, Bolton said. One of the advantages students in the 40s had was a lack of crowds and a lack of cars. It was much prettier then because it was more spacious and there were more trees, Bolton said. There were three cars on campus then, and two of them didn ' t run, Barkett said Before the end of the game one quiet alumnus, Robert L. Hutchinson, looked up from the football field and very proudly showed his smooth gold class ring. It has been worn for years and obviously cher- ished. The way in which these alumni remem- ber SFA is different than the way students today see it, but the love and pride for their school has never ended. Andrew Ray, Houston senior, scrambles for the first down despite the efforts of the ACU defense. Homecoming - 25

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Jim Rossman because of the nice location, Rich Garret, Houston junior, said. I also liked the idea of living in a smaller town, he said. Debra Twist, Houston senior, had several reasons why she chose SFA. Both of my sisters went to SFA, so my parents were happy when I chose to go here. They thought it was a good school, she said. I also heard that SFA had a rep- utable teacher education program, she said. Twist said she liked the idea of being on her own. If I had gone to school in Houston it would have been hard to justify living away from home when I was right there, she said. I went to a college orientation program at North Garland High School, and saw a slide presentation about SFA. From that moment I loved it because it was so pretty down here, Brian Eaves, Sachse junior, said. I had planned to major in advertising and had heard SFA had a good communi- cation department for advertising majors. So far it has all been true, he said. I chose SFA because it was far enough away from home. Everybody wants to be away from Mom and Dad, Diane Chrisner, Dallas senior, said. 1 went to Texas A M University for a year, and it was too big. The campus is beautiful here, and 1 like the smaller college atmosphere. Houston Dallas • 27