Commuriications Conference Set

Commuriications Conference Set
Prominent
National
And State Speakers
GulX Coast Junior College, P a n a m a City, Fla., Wed., Sept. 11,1968
Engaged For Affair
Fifteen experienced journalists will be on c a m p u s for a
Communications Conference on
Thursday, October 3. T h e conference will feature 20 workshops on newspaper reporting,
magazine and creative writing,
and radio and television broadcasting.
E x p e c t e d to liead these
sessions a r e Milce Darley, editor of the P a n a m a City NewsHerald; E d w a r d Bandjough,
e d i t o r of t h e Gulf County
B r e e z e ; John P a u l J o n e s ,
dean of J o u r n a l i s m - C o m m u
nications College a t the University of F l o r i d a ; a n d Malcolm Johnson, editor of the
Tallahassee D e m o c r a t .
Jerry
Dixon
i-epresentative of Taylor Publishing Company, is to conduct a special
all-day yearbook sequence.
G U L F COAST Junior College students wait "poti e n t l y " for enrollment procedures to begin.
Registration r a n two days, Aug. 21 and 33,
SGA Ballots
To Be Cast
Sept. 19-20
Delwyn Corbitt, S G A president, h a s announced plans for
the forthcoming student general
elections Sept. 19 and 20.
F r e s h m a n class president,
vice-president, secretary, and
t r e a s u r e r will b e elected. On
t h e Sophomore side of the
slate, the officers of Sophmore
class vice-president and treas u r e r will be tilled.
ending with a record-breaking enrollimemt ot almost 3.000 students.
Workshops on advertising and
public relations will be headed
Video Tape Recorder W i l l Strengthen Teaching
A new video tape r e c o r d e r h a s
been received by the Gulf Coast
Nursing Division.
While attending a viewing of
instructional nursing films a t
FSU, Gulf Coast and other visiting schools were
rewarded
with a video tape r e c o r d e r .
This machine magnetically
picks up light and sound and
transfers t h e m o n t o t a p e
which can then be played over
and e r a s e d if necessary. The
tape can be used m a n y t i m e s .
At present the Nursing Division does not have the c a m e r a
to record with, but the ma-
chine c a n still be used with
pre-recorded tape
H e r b Good, Special Services
Assistant, Said, " I think it is
the g r e a t e s t thing in teaching
aids. Of course, it'll never replace the blackboard, but it's
still the greatest. It'll do a s
much for teaching a s the typewriter did for s e c r e t a r i e s . "
Best Attendance Trophy Planned
An
held
p.m.
dent
Ice-Breaker Dance will be
F r i d a y , Sept. 13 from 8
until midnight in the StuCenter.
Various on-campus organizat i o n s a r e encouraging their
m e m b e r s and freshmen to attend the Ice-Breaker. Students
who a r e representing a specific
club will be given I D t a g s . The
club with the most representation will be a w a r d e d a Hospitality trophy.
P l a y i n g for the dance will be
Sheffield's Gate, a local rock
band.
Also open a r e five F r e s h m a n
co-commis!3ion spots and two
representatives - at - large, a
Commissioner of Athletics, and
a Commissioner of Religious
Life.
Gulf Coast a r t t e a c h e r Sharon B a r n e s will c o n d u c t a
workshop on story illustrating.
The conference will close with
a panel discussion on the r e sponsibilities of the m a s s m e
dia. Smith, Ray, Jones, Johnson, and E a r l H a d a w a y , prog r a m director of WJHG-TV in
P a n a m a City, will participate
in the discussion.
ICC Submits
Amendment
To Students
To increase attendance at Inter-Club Council meetings. John
Johnson, president of ICC, h a s
proposed an a m e n d m e n t to Gulf
Coast's SGA constitution.
Voting
on
the
proposed
a m e n d m e n t will be held during
the student government elections of Sept. 19 and 20.
The a m e n d m e n t r e a d s :
Creative Copy
Final deadline for all m a t e r i a l
contributed to the P a n o r a m a
will be Nov. 24.
Television and radio broadcasting workshops a r e to be
conducted by Leslie Smith, a s sistant professor in Communications Arts at the University of
West Florida, and by Roy
Weissinger, p r o g r a m director of
WCTV
of
Tallahassee Thomasville. F o u r workshops
a r e to be in the broadcasting
sequence.
Presently,
the
Inter-Club
Council holds r e g u l a r bi-weekly
m e e t i n g s . The a m e n d m e n t
would allow the pre'sident to call
a m e e t i n g only when important
business w o u l d come before
ICC.
Panorama Seeks
Panorama
reserves
the
right to edit a n y copy submitted to m e e t the standards of
ttie magazine.
Creative short story and
novel w r i t i n g will be discussed by Tom Person, professional author, in two separ a t e workshops. William Lyons
photographer for United P r e s s
International, will be the head
of a workshop on photography.
The
amendment
would
enlarge
the
membership
of ICC to include the vice president, s e c r e t a r y , and t r e a s u r e r
of recognized c a m p u s organizations. Under t h e present constitution, only the clubs' presidents
a r e considered m e m b e r s of ICC.
General requirements for potential candidates a r e a 2.00
GPA and a petition containing
the n a m e s of 50 full-time students. This petition must be submitted to John Crisman, Student
Welfare Commissioner, before
the SGA Senate meeting on
Sept. 11.
AU students a r e encouraged
to contribute any of their original poems, short stories, or articles for the P a n o r a m a . They
a r e asked to bring t h e m to the
publication room l o c a t e d in
SC106.
by Dr. Royal Ray, head of the
D e p a r t m e n t at Florida State
University.
College Pushes Law Enforcement
B a y County Sheriff M.J. (Doc) Daffin, recently
elected c h a i r m a n of the Gulf Coa«t J u n i o r College Law Enforcement P r o g r a m Advisory Committee, checks over details of the proposed prog r a m with West P a n a m a City Beach Police
Chief T o m m y Sullivan, vice c h a i r m a n , a n d As<iistant State Attorney Leo J o n e s , legal advisor
to the p r o g r a m . Standing a r e R.L. Gamble ia
the State D e p a r t m e n t of Education; W . J . Carl-
son, coordinator for l a w enforcement education of t h e State D e p a r t m e n t of Education,
Herb Good, GCJC administrative assistant a n d
s e c r e t a r y ol t h e advisory c o m m i t t e e . Tullis
Easterling, B a y County Vndersheriff, and Tom
McAuley, P a n a m a City Police Chief. E a s t e r l i n g
and McAuley will coordinate curriculum for the
p r o g r a m , which cmisists ot 200 hours o l instruction a n d which will begin October 8S.
Section I
The Inter-Club
Council shall be composed of
t h e president, vice-president,
s e c r e t a r y , a n d t r e a s u r e r of
each recognized c a m p u s e x t r a
- eurricular organization a n d
a representative of e a c h coeurricular organization
and
c a m p u s . The Vice - P r e s i d e n t
ot the Student Government
Association shall preside. T h e
Council shall select a secr»t a r y from ita m e m b e r s h i p .
Section I I — T h e president
o{ ICO shall call meetinga
When they a r e needed.
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GULL'S CRY, Wed., Sept. 1 1 , 1968
N!XON IS SECOND
Point of ¥iiew
Wallace
Gull's
College Style Gauntlet; Can
Anything Reduce Its Pains?
Shawnee Indians used to force young ti-ibal m e m b e r s
to run through a gauntlet. If the initates got past the
rows of w a r r o r s a r m e d wth clubs, they w e r e acknowledged as full-fledged men of the tribe.
Gulf Coast Junior College has its own version
of this o r d e a l ; the college calls its gauntlet registration. This is the process in which prospective m e m b e r s
of the student body must first get by rows of t e a c h e r s
a r m e d with class rolls. With some patience and
luck, the initiates become enrolled as full-fledged GCJC
students.
One difference between the Indian's methods and
the college's is that the young Shawnees could r u n ;
students m u s t stand in lines that move like crippled
snakes. Another difference is that the w a r r i o r s enjoyed
whacking the youngsters that r a n before t h e m ; t e a c h e r s
don't find any pleasure in the registration process,
m u s t be monotonous to sit at a table all day while
asking, "How do you spell your n a m e ? " or saying, "Sorry,
that class is closed."
Since a n u m b e r of efforts to speed up registration
h a v e failed, another suggestion for i m p r o v e m e n t would
probably be as welcome to the administration a s a leaky
lifebo&t would be on tlie Titanic. However, one idea
m a y be found that can work.
One way to reduce the b a r r a g e of students on registration day could be to let returning students, second semester
Freshnaen and Sophomores, register by mail.
If students could mail in their tentative schedules,
the pile ups on t e a c h e r s could be reduced. An orderly
process, such as distributing the received schedules
to divisions in alphabetical order, could be a r r a n g e d
to avoid snow-balling anyone with mail. Instructors
could sign the students on class rolls as the tentative
schedules were passed from d e p a r t m e n t to department.
After the t e a c h e r s initialed the tentative schedules,
the r e g i s t r a r ' s office could mail out the class cards
to the students. Mailing the schedules and cards would
regulate the pace of registration so that new classes
could be scheduled to replace closed ones. A list of
these new classes could be mailed to students along
with the class c a r d s .
With their received c a r d s , students could go to
the business office and p a y their tuitions. After paying,
the students, could show their receipts to the regist r a r ' s office for I.D. cards and parking decals. Then,
on the first day of class, the students could hand
in their class cards to the instructors.
Troubles would probably mushroom if this idea w a s
put to use. However, problems h a v e been r a m p a n t with
every other method of registration t h a t ' s been tried so
far. At least, it would be h a r d e r to c o m p a r e registering
by mail with running a Shawnee gauntlet.
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All-American, Fall, 1963
The Gull's Cry, the official college newspaper, is published
during the fall and spring semesters by Journalism students,
and is printed locally by the Panama News-Herald. Correspondence
may be addressed to the Gull's Cry, Gulf Coast Junior College,
Panama City, Florida.
EDITOR, Gull's Cry—Richard Toyan; EDITOR, Panorama, James
Bower; SPORTS EDITOR—Jim Kimbrell; BUSINESS MANAGER
^Baxbara Daniel CIRCULATION MANAGER—Tom JVIcOleskey;
CHIEF PHOTOGRAPHER—Jim Heisner; ART EDITOR—Nancy McInnis; CHIEF TYPIST—Judy Cannon; STAFF WRITERS and SOLICITORS—Tommy Carr, Kathy DeLaney, and Don Mayne.
INSTRUCTOR — Ham-y Copeland
Leads
Cry
By TOMMY McCLESKEY
The staunch conservatism of
the South prevailed again in the;
fall edition of Gull's Cry presidential preference p o l l . Conducted among 100 persons the
week following the Democratic
hassle in Chicago, the poll found
the vast majority of those polled
favored George W a l l a c e or
Richard Nixon.
Wallace polled 43.3 per cent
of the votes. Nixon, his GOP
counterpart, received 29 per
cent.
Hubert Humphrey and Sen.
Eugene McCarthy were the
only other serious contenders,
with 13 per cent and 7 per
cent respectively. Those also
named were: Julian Bond,
Bap Brown, Stokley Carmichael, Pat Paulsen, Ronald
Reagan, and Harold Stassen.
An additional question
was
In
Latest
Presidential
asked concerning the Viet Nam
war. Merely to seek general
sentiment toward the war rather than Specific views and solutions, the question asked the
students to judge the war on
a yes (stay in Viet Nam) or
no (get out now) basis.
The results of this poll
were: 44 per cent in favor
of a definite U.S. commitment
and 54 per cent against it,
while 2 per cent were undecided.
Some interesting patterns
and views were evident to this
pollster In conjunction with
the questions asked.
As a rule, most students in
favOr of Gov. Wallace were
in favor of an all-out war effort in Viet Nam.
Also, many Negroes felt that
the black soldier was assuming
an unfair share of the fighting
Poll
in the war. In short what are
they fighting for?
Another interesting pattern
was that the male student
seemed to be more concise and
more pronounced in his views.
The' females constituted more
of the undecided group and generally appeared unconcerned
with issues.
Finally, a very discouraging
and alarming pattern was noted. Asked their presidential
preference, many students replied, "Who's running?"
Asked for their views toward the war, more than a
few hesitated thoughtfully as
if this was their initial confrontation with these issues.
If this situation is wide-spread
in our generation, then there
is indeed no hope tomorrow for
solutions to the many problems
of today.
Support Cafeteria; Break Eating Records
Anyone who is sitting around
the Student Center might think
about trying to surpass one or
more of the following records
New Parking Lot
Welcome Addition
To GC Campus
After years of frustrating
plunges through the mud and
rain, Gulf Coast Junior College
can now boast its own hard surface parking lot.
Large enough to park the
large number of vehicles on
campus, the lot is well - illuminated with mercury lights and
conveniently situated next to
College Drive.
cited in Guinnes' Book of World
Records.
17 sausages.
A Chicagoan, Philip Yazdzik,
ate 77 hamburgers at one sitting
on April 25, 1955.
Besides making a name for
himself, the student would become a one-man endowment
fund for the college through the
money he poured into the cafeteria and snack bar.
Joe Garcia, of Melbourne,
Australia, ate 480 oysters in one
hour.
George Barham, of Ipswich,
England, ate 48 raw eggs in
108 seconds on Nov. 21, 1962.
Forty-four boiled eggS were
n s u m e d in 30 minutes by
Georges Grogniet, of Belguim,
on May 31, 1956.
The cafeteria m i g h t have
trouble supplying the student
who tries to equal the meateating record set by Johnann
Ketzier, of Gertaany, in 1880.
Johnann ate one whole roast ox
in 42 days.
Roger McEwan, a 1.5-year old
boy in llpminster, Essex, England, ate 30 bags of potato
chips in 59 minutes without a
drink.
In April, 1956, Sepp Roelzleitner, of Nuremberg, West Germany, took 90 seconds to eat
Anyone thinking about going
for one of these records should
first contact the Publications
Staff before eating. Not only
win the Gull's Cry want to cover
the event, but the staff will increase its budget by selling
Tums.
Dean Siseman has reported
that the college policy on
parking tines is still in effect.
A $2.00 fine will be assessed
of all students parking in reserved parking spaces. A fine
of the same will be levied
against students with no window decals on their vehicles.
These fines will go into a
scholarship fund for the college.
o a * A i f f e t r tJOU.V- a«lviSpv>
m s ^ r w . c i o i r a«rv<l have.
Eiseman also stated that the
maximum designated
speed
limit on campus is 15 m.p.h.
and violations will result in the
loss of parking decals.
•VKe c l a s s H a s
closed «••
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You can have your pictures
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GULL'S CRY, Wed., Sept. 1 1 , 1968
Five Recruits
Key Figures
This Season
Flagball Will Open Season
Of Intramurais Activity
By JIM KIMBREL
It s e e m s to m e t h a t the biggest problem facing
the Comodore baseball squad this season is to play
Coach Bill F r a z i e r ' s ball and not Coach Bob McAlpine.
E v e r y eoach plays the g a m e his w a y . Not to s a y
he radicaly changes everything; it is still baseball.
P l a y e r s still h a v e to hit and r u n and field and throw.
A coach can't change that. However, different coaches
do things different w a y s .
When Bob McAlpine resigned his post a s head baseball
coach at Gulf Coast Junior College, the school lost its
most successful coach in its history. He w a s not onlf
well-liked but skillful. He knew how to get 110 per cent
from all his p a y e r s . In 1964, he led the Commodores
to the finals of t h e national t o u r n a m e n t and second
place in the national standings..
In the eyes of the Gulf Coast student body, McAlpine w a s the g r e a t e s t .
It's t r u e we lost a fine coach. But we did not
wind up on the short end with .McAlpine's r e p l a c e m e n t
Bill F r a z i e r .
Coach F r a z i e r comes to Gulf Coast with all the
qualifications needed to classify h i m as an outstnding
coach. H e is no s t r a n g e r to Florida, for he played two
y e a r s with the New York Y a n k e e s ' St. P e t e r s b u r g farm
t e a m . He quit because, to use his words, " I couldn't
cut i t . "
But to get back to the opening statement, the
Commodores a r e going to h a v e to play F r a z i e r ' s
kind of ball. If they do, with the potential that is
there, Gulf Coast will have an outstanding t e a m .
However, if the t e a m takes the field with the attitude
" . . . that ain't the w a y McAlpinedid it . . . " the season
could turn out to be a big disappointment.
Discover w h a t the Proud
Crowd enjoys —
the Dr. Pepper
A losing basketball team at
Gulf Coast has become about
as rare as a termite with a
wooden leg. Winning teams are
what we have fielded in the past
and this year should be no exception.
Five reasons why are: Larry
Hill, Dan Joyner, Dennis Bittner. Bill Henry Broome, and
David Jones.
These five, recruited by Cwmmodore Coach "Jack" Jackson,
had outstanding records as high
school eagers, and should be
a great asset to this year's Commodore squad.
The 6'8", 220-pound Hill
comes to Gulf Coast from Paducah, Kentucky. He averaged 22.1
points and 19.8 rebounds in high
school. At 6'8", Hill becomes
the second tallest Commodore
in the school's history, ranking
behind Art Laib, who stood
6'9%". and played for the 1965
team.
Dan Joyner stands
e'6",
weighs 230 pounds and hails
from Cencinnati, Ohio. He averaged 17.0 points and 18 rebounds
per game.
Bittner, a 6'2" guard from
Chadwick, Illinois, played varsity ball for three years in high
School. He averaged 24.3 points
during his senior year and had
a composite average of 20
points per game for all three
years.
Hailing from C o r b i n, Kentucky is 6'2" guard Bill Henry
Broome. Broome averaged 15
points per game his senior year
and 14 per game over the career
span of three years. He made
all-conference, all-district, and
honorable m e n t i o n all-state
teams for t h r e e consecutive
years.
Finally, a north Florida star
will be a member of this year's
squad. He's 6'3" David Jones,
a guard from Blountstown, Florida. David played an incredible
61 games during his high school
career, an averaged 15.G points
during his senior year, and 13.7
ix)ints during his high school
career.
These boys, plus others returning to the squad, and other
recruits should make'this year's
team another outstanding one.
Difference —
785-5222
The calendar for the fall semester follows:
ACTIVITY
ENTRY
DEADLINE
Organizational meeting
Flagball
Volleyball (women)
Table Tennis (women)
Table Tennis ( m e n
Bowling ( m e n & women)
Basketball (men)
Sept. 13
Sept. 19
Oct. 4
Oct. 18
Nov. 1
Nov. 15
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DATE
Aug. 30
Sept. 17
Sept 24
Oct. 3
Oct. 22
Nov. 5
Nov. 19
People desiring m o r e information m a y contact Coach
Lewis, or M r s . Nancy Patterson, coordinator of i n t r a m u r a l s .
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The i n t r a m u r a l s p r o g r a m is for students not participating
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GULL'S CRY, Wed., Sept. 1 1 , 1968
Page 4
Robert
T. Brannon Copeland
King
T. Woodie Smith
George Tapper
Edward
Bandjough
New State System Puts
ikippersdoit! College Under Trustees
D a r k s t r e a k s on hardwood
floors m a y be removed by using
a soapy clotii ttiat h a s been
dipped in kerosene.
By TOMiXIV C.4RB
Gull Coast Junior College now
operates under a new s t a t e syst e m . This new s y s t e m places
p r i m a r y super\ision of all Flori-
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da junior colleges with s t a t e
agencies such a s the State J u nior College Board.
The principal difference between the new s y s t e m and the
old is the responsibilities of
the
advisory
committee,
known under the new s y s t e m
a s the District Board of Trustees.
Dr. Morley stressed the fact
that the v e r y good relationship
to the local school officials a n d
the school board t h a t the college
h a s always enjoyed still exists.
He also stated t h a t the external
structure of the college administration has not changed.
The Board of Trustees is a
policy a n d d e c i s i o n m a k i n g
body t h a t works closely with
D r . Richard Morley, president
of Gulf Coast, in t h e a d m i n i s t r a tion of college affairs.
The District Board of Trustees is m a d e up of Robert Forbus, Dr. Robert King, E d w a r d
A. Bandjough, George Tapper, T. Brannon Copeland,
and T. Woodie Smith. Two
m e m b e r s of the board h a v e
yet to be appointed.
Dr. Morley said, " T h e principal a d v a n t a g e of the new
s y s t e m is t h a t the college administration works with only
one board instead of two a s
in the old s y s t e m . One board
helps the college expedite administration internally a s well
These m e n were r e c o m m e n d ed by the local school board,
the State Junior College Board,
and appointed by the Governor.
They represent four participating counties. B a y ,
Calhoun,
Franklin, and Gulf.
Gulf Coost Photo
Theme Fof New
Phone Book Cover
The Administration building
of Gulf Coast Junior College bec a m e t h e t h e m e of the Southern
Bell Telephone Company's telephone book cover tills y e a r .
Through the efforts of Dick
Costello, m a n a g e r of Southern
Bell Telephone C o m p a n y in
P a n a m a City, Gulf Coast has
been given this honor.
"A magaiificent c o m m u n i t y
gesture on the p a r t of Mr._
Ctostelio and Southern Bell,"
s t a t e d Charles Bond, director
of public relations. " T h e college deeply appreciates this
a n d we feel it will do the
college m u c h good."
Costello
originated
the
idea. Upon decidinc; to use
some p a r t of the school for the
cover, he selected a photograph
from the selection kept in the
bookstore.
The photograph, which Is an
evening shot of the a d m i n i s t r a tion building in color, has a
dominant blue hue on the cover.
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GULL'S CRY, Wed., Sepf. 11, 1968
LINDA POSKD with two competitors for ihc title
ida was a runner-up.
C H E E R L t A D E U S CELEBRATE — They c a m e home with honors (see story below). Left to right, back row, Diane Dell a n d
Carolyn Glenn join B a r b a r a Adamson, Sandi Sanders (doing
the split), and Karen Shields in charasteristic pose. Saudi holds
ribbon the cheerleaders won.
Cheerleaders W i n ' B l u e Ribbon'
At Nationally Sponsored Camp
The Commodore Cheerleaders
brought home this s u m m e r an
Hnorable Mention from the National Cheerleading Association
w o r k s h o p sponsored by the
Southern Universities
Student
Government Association.
The Third Annual SUSGA
workshop w a s held August 1833 a t the University ot South-
e r n Mississippi in Hattiesburg. It w a s attended by more
than 400 collegiate cheerleade r s representing 70 colleges
and universities.
Representing Gulf Coast were
B a r b a r a Adamson, Diane Dell,
Carolyn Glenn, Sandi Sanders,
a n d K a r e n Shields, sophomore
cheerleaders for 1968-69.
'A' Rating Goes To Gull's Cry
For Second Semester Efforts
The Gull's Cry won an " A "
r a t i n g from the National School
Yearbook Association for the
second s e m e s t e r of 1967-68. " A "
is the second highest rating
a w a r d e d by NSYA.
In their judging, the, Association commended the p a p e r for
its " n e a r pro level" m a k e u p ,
•'controversial, l o g i c a l , and
forceful" editorials, a n d "exceptionally and consistently good"
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Typography kept the Gull's
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of " A . " The judges c o m m e n t e d
upon the " p o o r " reproduction"
of pictures and art work,
NSYA has a m e m b e r s h i p of
approximately 2,500 school and
college publications. Of these institutions, alwut five p e r cent
r e a c h " A " r a t i n g s ; another 10
t» 15 per cent receive " A . "
J u d g e s for the Association include such profe'ssional journalists a s H. S. Carlson, former
head of Journalism Education
Association and J. W. Click, director of the Ohio Publications
Workshop.
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f.f .Miss \'iiletid<> last j e a r . T h e new Miss Flor-
Linda Fitts Played
Actlve
GCJC
By J I M KIMBBEL
Over the y e a r s . Gulf C-.iast
Junior College has acquired the
reputation of turning out some
of the most r e m a r k a b l e students
in the state of Florida. Many
Gulf Coast g r a d u a t e s h a v e gone
on to excel in m a n y fields.
Last y e a r was no exception.
During the s u m m e r , Gulf Coast
g r a d u a t e d Miss Linda F a y
Fitts, who w a s crowned Miss
Florida of 1968.
While she w a s a t
Gulf
Coast, Linda w a s very active
in m a n y social and civic activities and still found time
AMONG T O P 10
Linda F i t t s finished in the
ten semi-finalists a t the Miss
America pageant in Atlantic
City on Saturday. She also
won t h e talent a w a r d in h e r
division with h e r roaring,
bubble-gum chewing version
of the Charleston.
to maintain a high scholastic
a v e r a g e . Slie w a s one of the
most popular s t u d e n t s on
campus.
At the Miss Florida contest,
it w a s Linda's talent number
t h a t cinched the title. An imaginative Charleston routine, which
included blowing huge bubbles
with her bubble-gum, socked it
to the judges and the audience.
Despite lier abilities as a dancer, Linda r e v e a l e d t h a t she h a d
never taken dancing lessons before the Miss P a n a m a City pageant. She also stated that the
Charleston routine w a s "...the
only talent I h a d . "
Linda stands 5'6" tall, weighs
125 pounds, and the important
part, to the gegntlemen, m e a s ures 35-23-36.
Linda w a s born in GreensIjoro, Alabama, and moved to
Mobile when she w a s four.
The Fitts fanvily resided in
Mobile
for 14 y e a r s before moving to P a n a m a CSty
her freshman y e a r a t Gulf
Coast. The phasing out of tSie
Air Force base, where h e r father was employed, necessitated t h e move to P a n a m a
City and Tyndall Air F o r c e
Base. She graduated from W.
P . Davidson High School in
Mobile.
The Miss P a n a m a City pageant was Linda's F I R S T beauty
p a g e a n t c o n t e s t in her life.
Even as she entered the Miss
P a n a m a City contest, she almost b a c k e d out because she
thought she didn't h a v e the talent. But through the encouragem e n t of her friends, she entered
the p a g e a n t .
Linda s a y s one of h e r biggest
thrills w a s m e e t i n g Florida
Role
Governor Claude Kirk. Linda
said p a r t of her conversation
with the Governor went something like:
L i n d a : '^Sure is a nice office
you have. Governor Kirk."
Kirk: You should like it, you
helped pay for i t . " Then, noticing a stack of p a p e r s on his
desk, the Governor said, "Linda, why don't you sit down
and do my work for m e ? "
Linda:
"I'm
afraid
I
wouldn't know what I w a s doing."
Governor Kirk: "Well, sit
down and fake it like I d o . "
Linda says she is going to
be a social worker after college.
" I w a n t to do something constructive and m a k e a c a r e e r of
helping o t h e r s , " she said. "Anyone can get m a r r i e d , but when
I get m a r r i e d I want to feel
I've a l r e a d y
accomplished
something."
Linda ui>!> u n a w a r e Ih.il this
w a s taken while s h e w a s chatting with fellow students a t
GCJC.
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LINDA COULD BK COUNTED ON to cheer t h e Commodorec
on to victory.
GULL'S CRY, Wed., Sei^t. 1 1 , 19«S
Page 6
College Initiates Three New
Chairmen Into Supervision
Gulf Coast 1968-69 h a s three
new Division C h a i r m e n : Coach
Wilford Jackson, Health a n d
Physical Education; M r s . Florence
Nixon
Nursing;
and
J a m e s Brooks, Language Arts.
Returning Division Chairmen
a r e : Richard Wheeler, Business; Norman Hair, Fine Arts;
Robert Latliam, S o c i a l Sciences; Robert Tinney, Math a n d
Scfence; and Mrs. M a r y Brown,
Library.
Newly api»ot«te«l L a n g u a g e
Arts D i r e c t o r Mr. -Tame*,
Brooks h a d this to s a y al>oul
his neW' j o b : "Although I a m
a w a r e «t t h e necessity for a<lm i n i s t r a ^ v e jobs being carried
out
efficiently an<l
«^ promptly (and I shall always
t r y to perform tiiat aspect of
m y duties in this college mos<
conscientiously), I m u s t confess that tlie actual job of
teaching, of being In the cLtssroom with t h e students. Is Ihe
g r e a t challenge, the g r e a t
tlhrill for m e , a s it m u s t be
for almost every t e a c h e r . "
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RegistratiDn Is Vigorous
Numerous activities associated with Gulf Coast
Kegistrati<m Day m a d e « one of tlie busiest
of the y e a r . With a record enrollment of 1,943
students, the GCJC camims w a s a toeehive of
activity. Included w a s a n orientation for all
the freshmen and the counseling and assignm e n t of courses that a c c o m p a n y enrollment procedures.
'CLASSES CLOSED was a traditionally
frustrating announcement to many students.
READY FOR THE RUSH — Registrar Harold Conrad, Public Relations Director Charles Bond, and Secretary Mrs, Dorothy Kaeding prepare to open the Flood Gcftes.
On Your Way to the
Campus E>rop B y . . .
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GULL'S C R Y , W e d . , Sept. 1 1 , 1 9 6 8
Girls Service Clubs 'Move'
K-ettes Prepare
For Rush Season
K-ettes, girl's service organization and 1967-1968 Outstanding
Campus
Organization,
are
r e a d y for Rush Season. Activities include an informal colce
party, a two week pledge period, and finally a special induction ceremony.
K-ettet- ' -e sponsored by Mrs.
L e a To!' • T ; e , who w a s named
Outstanding Club Advisor for
last year. K-ettes, through their
activities, hope to bring spirit
and vitality to the campus of
Gulf Coast.
To Tutor
Students Free
Phi Theta Kappa, Gulf Coasf's
honorary scholastic fraternity,
is once again offering a free
tutoring service for students
h e r e on c a m p u s , according to
a r e c e n t announcement by
Lovie H u g h e s , president of
PTK.
Compass Girls
Host Tea, Moke
Posters, Money
V
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Gulf Coast Junior College's
one-year-old Compass Club h a s
already completed three projects.
To introduce the faculty to
their club, their first project
was a tea for instructors, during
late registration.
The girls also m a d e posters
welcoming new students and directing t h e m to their n e w
classes. A bake sale was held
Sept. 4 to help finance future
club projects.
To get off to an early start,
the club held r e g u l a r meetings
and planned their activities for
the forthcoming year.
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