Sul Ross State University - Brand Yearbook (Alpine, TX)

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Blood Drive

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Blood drive Life-giving venture Blood drive draws 86 units The United Blood Services of El Paso was on the Sul Ross cam¬ pus this fall taking donations of blood to save the lives of others. Those donating were students, faculty, staff and a few members of the Alpine community. The blood drive is sponsored three times a year by the United Blood Services, the Program Council and the Student Associ¬ ation. The goal set for this semester was 150 units. Of the 98 people attempting to give blood, 86 were successful. One of the rea¬ sons suggested for fewer dona¬ tions was the fear of AIDS, Ac¬ quired Immune Deficiency Syn¬ drome, which has reached epidemic proportions in the United States. Of those giving blood, some were old-timers and others were there for the very first time. Emotions ranged from fear to excitement, and there was a lot of comradery among the donors. First-timer Paula Neely finally decided ”it wasn’t that bad!” A plaque is kept in the Student Activities Office with a record of the groups donating the most blood for each drive. This se¬ mester the first place award went to Dr. Wayne Sheehan’s history classes with a total of 30 units. The Student Association came in second with a total do¬ nation of five units, and third place went to Bob Roger’s com¬ munication classes with four units donated. ■ JoAnna Avalos Act of Friendship — Charlotte Mueller helps keep Carl Dexter occupied during his first time to give blood. Long Drive - United Blood Services drove all the way from El Paso for the blood drive on September 23 and 24. Sul Ross Trivia Did you know... Dan Blocker got involved in acting while dating his future wife, Dolphia Parker, who was working on the stage crew for a produc¬ tion of ’’Arsenic And Old Lace?” Drama teacher Freda Powell said the First time she met Dan she had to throw him out of the school auditorium because he was heckling the students on stage while waiting for his girlfriend. But his acting desire had him back in the auditorium promising to behave himself. He behaved so well that he was asked to appear as one of the ’’bodies” buried in the cellar. Promises, Promises — A generous Sul Ross student gets his blood pressure measured to see if he is eligible to give blood. Blood Drive The Gift Of Life -- First-time don or Paula Neely decides that giving blood isn’t so bad after all.

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Students prepare Bar SR Bar for Homecoming As the painters paraded down the mountain, it was apparent eveyone had had a good time. It did seem that some people had more paint on them than the Bar SR Bar, but the hard work had paid off. At the bottom everyone was rewarded with a soda of their choice. ■ Charlotte Mueller Lugging it up, slopping it on White It Out — Sul Ross students whitewash the Bar SR Bar rocks before Homecoming. It’s A Messy Job John Nelson and Bill Cyphers mix the paint that was used to paint the Bar SR Bar. Painting and lighting the SR Preparing the rocks to light the Bar SR Bar was quite an event. For extra credit and extra fun, students and faculty hiked up the mountain to give the rocks a fresh coat of paint. All supplies were provided by money donated by Clip-n- Brand. The club donated $75 to purchase necessary paint and mops from the Physical Plant. At first, football players lugged buckets of whitewash up the hill. Then supervising professors took over command and set up an assembly line, passing the pails from person to person. Soon, mops weighted down with paint were slopped and dragged over the rocks. The afternoon was not all work and no play. After an hour of hard labor, the strain of it all began to show. Paint was splat¬ tered carelessly on other paint¬ ers. Then paint was splattered intentionally. Soon mops were being swung and the remaining puddles of paint thrown. Painting Lighting the Bar SR Bar