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Permit No. 479
North Central Team to Evaluate Westark
By Danny Allen
Editor-in-chief
Westark is attempting for
the third time to receive accreditation from the North
Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
with, what Dr. Shelby Breedlove terms, " a very good
chance of getting accredited."
A five-man evaluating team
from the association will be on
campus Nov. 27-29 checking
every aspect of the school,
as well as talking with students
and faculty members.
The
cost of the entire
evaluation is $2,400.
Preceeding the team will be
Professor Norman Harris, a
consultant of the firm.
"Prof. Harris will look at
all the materials the team will
see and he will give a last
minute check to see if everything is in order for evaluation,"' Dr. Breedlove explained.
The team will check such
materials as the budget of
WCC for the current year, the
audit for the last completed
fiscal year, minutes of all
faculty meetings and the selfstudy manual prepared by the
entire staff of the college.'
In 1964 and again in 1967,
Westark attempted to obtain
accreditation but were refused
because of a lack of financial
resources and a change-over
in some top administrative officials.
''But in 1969 we became a;
recognized candidate for accreditation, based on our selfstudy which the association
reviewed
and
accepted,"
President Breedlove said.
He added that accreditation
will mean that Westark comes
up to the standards of the other
junior-community colleges in
the association. Credits are
already transferable to any
college.
North Central, which encom-
passes 19 states in its jurisdiction, judges schools mainly
on its own mission rather than
on the general requirements
needed for accreditation.
''The association evaluates
colleges on something like 'are
you doing what you say you
were going to do in the beginn
ing?" Dr. Breedlove commented.
The visiting team will arrive
in Fort Smith Sunday and will
meet to decide each member's
responsibilities.
On Monday, the group will
work individually talking to
teachers and students on the
campus. Tuesday they will
with the Board of Trustees.
During this time they will
observe the school functions
and will review the prepared
materials.
From its findings the team
will make a report, giving a
recommendation for or against
accreditation. The outcome will
be determined and released in
the March, 1973 meeting of the
association.
Dr. Breedlove was optimistic
about Westark's chances of
being accepted.
" I believe we have improved
progressively and I think we
will achieve full accreditation."
the COLLEGIAN
A HAPPY
Volume XXII Issue VI
THANKSGIVING
TO ALL
Westark Community College, Fort Smith, Ark. 72901
November 8,1972
Boosters Plan
Chili Supper
I WANNA TAKE Y O UHIGHER-Studentsdance to the music of Uncle Wally who performed in
the Student Union, Friday. Nov. 3. The St. Louis Jazz Quartet will appear Dec. 7.
Five to Attend Congress
By June Wait
Managing Editor
Five Westark students and
one instructor will attend a
Student Congress of Human
Relations to be held Nov. 1214 at the Sam Peck Motor inn
in Little Rock.
"This is a new event that
was started last year in this
state, and it is promoted by the
Speech Communications Asso
ciation of the State of Arkansas," Margaret Todd, sponsor for the group attending
from Westark, said.
The Congress is part of a
national organization, but is
operated on the state level.
Under
this program, state
colleges, universities, and high
schools send representatives
to the Congress, which is
modeled after the U. S. Congress.
The purpose of the legislative assembly is to furnish
both high schools and college
students with insight into the
legislative process.
Jerry Butler from the Uni-
versity of Arkansas at Little
Rock will be the director for
the Congress.
College representatives will
comprise the Senate while high
school delegates will make up
the House of Representatives.
Each individual group prepares
a number of bills to take along
for possible consideration in a
session of the Congress.
Those attending from Westark
are John Loney, who
helped compose the bills. Mar.
garet Loney, Debbie Greenwood, William Thompson and
Tom Griffeth.
Claude Yancey, Westark instructor, will make the trip
with the students since Mrs.
Todd is unable to attend.
The Student Union will be the
site of a new type of student
activity in the form of a chili
supper Nov. 21. The event is
being held in cooperation with
the athletic department, according
to Carol Guffey,
student activities chairman.
"The cheerleaders will be
hostesses for the supper and
the meal will end with a pep
rally in the Union complete
with cheers," Guffey said.
According to head cheerleader Nancy Congour, there
will be a game following the
supper and the cheerleaders
will try to get those in attendance in the mood for the
game.
The meal, which is free to
all Westark students, will last
from 5::30 till 7:00 after which
the Westark Lions will face
Carl Albert Junior College in
their first home game of the
season at 7:30.
Guffey said that this event
started out as a student
activity and evolved into a type
of spirit boosting evening for
the basketball team. She added
that if the chili supper is a
success, it could turn out to be
I an annual activity such as the
spring barbecue is.
There will also be a pep
rally Monday, Nov. 20 in the
Student Union to boost spirit
for the Lions first home game.
Mrs. Guffey said there is a
good chance there will be a
rally
before
each home
game.
There are four committees
at
the
Student Congress:
Health, Education, and Welfare;
Judiciary, Foreign Relations, and Labor. Westark's
representatives will be on the
Judiciary committee.
At the final joint session of
the Congress, awards will be
presented, and Governor Dale
Bumpers will be the featured
speaker.
TV, Play Productions Near
Both the Westark drama department and the TV show staff
are working to meet respective
deadlines for productions.
WCC's first TV show run by
students and faculty will air
Saturday, Nov. 11 at 3 p.m. on
K F P W Channel 40.
Emcees
will be Richard
Hudson, political science instructor, and freshmen Danny
Allen and Claude Legris.
The set crew and actors in
Westark's first play production
of the year are building and
rehearsing in preparation for
opening night Nov. 16.
The play, "Thieves Carni.
val," will run through Nov. 18
and will be presented in the
W C C Fine Arts Auditorium at
8:15. Admission is $1.50 for
adults, $1 for non-Westark
students, and W C C students
will be admitted free.
B E T W E E N NUMBERS—Mitch Miller pauses between symphoney movements to talk and joke with the audience at the
Municipal Auditorium, Oct. 30. See story and other pictures on
page 2.
Editorials
Turkey's on the Table
A s m u c h as w e enjoy turkey on Thanksgiving,there
one fact w e have to face: turkeys are d u m b .
A poultry expert
at the University of California at
Riverside recently told Science Digest, a monthly
magazine, ' ' I don't know of a domesticated animal
with a lower I.Q.
In fact, baby turkeys have to be
taught to eat and d r i n k , "
'Sing Along' Master
Rocks City Audience
is
If left on its own, the turkey will drink and drink
until it drowns, and whole flocks of gobblers m a y
commit suicide through eagerness to follow one
another blindly. O n e turkey rancher s u m s up the
situation: ' ' T h e turkey is beautiful to look at, fragile
as an orchid and stupid beyond belief,"
W e m a y be doing them a favor by putting them on
the table at Thanksgiving.
Reading Lab Helpful
The
developmental
reading laboratory in the
library is now open for students to use.
T h e project has been in the planning s t a g e s for
quite s o m e time and recently a wall w a s r e m o v e d
between two rooms to form the n e w lab. Study
carrells w e r e installed and the n e w innovative equipment was added.
T h e lab is set up s o that the student can w o r k at his
own speed. T h e facility is designed for students to
" c a t c h u p " or ' ' r e l e a r n " subjects that they lack
ability in.
Curtis Ivery,
developmental
lab supervisor, is
heading the project and is most optimistic about the
creative r e a d e r - a machine that allows students to
increase their reading speed.
According to M r .
Ivery, a film is set in the
machine and it is then set for different speeds to
help the students reading ability. But he stressed the
importance of comprehension.
''Reading is comprehension,'' M r . Ivery explained.
T h e supervisor said he himself has increased his
own reading speed since the arrival of the machine.
T h e n e w developmental lab is a great asset to the
students in his quest for learning and knowledge.
Westarkers should take advantage of this opportunity
to increase their reading speed and s t r e n g h e n their
study habits and ability.
the COLLEGIAN
Editor-in-Chief.
Associate Editor
Managing Editor
Business Manager
Photographer
Advisor .
Danny Allen
Claude Legris
June Wait
Steve Nelson
Pete Helfrich
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By Claude Legris
Associate Editor
During a recent visit to the
city, he was labeled "Godfather of the Leprechauns."
His pointed whiskers and
haircut
gave him the appearance of one of the little
people, but he must have stood
at least five-foot-seven. His
apparel was that of any person
traveling through Arkansas:
cowboy boots, sweatshirt and
blue jeans.
He stood talking to cameramen from a local television
station when we met, smoking
at least a five-inch cigar that
seemed to fill the room with a
smell of sophistication, only
too fitting for the guest.
Mitch Miller had come to.
Fort Smith with his symphony
orchestra, and he didn't know
how to get to the Municipal
Auditorium. As we drove to
the sight of the concert (in my
car) the usual small talk
arose: " W e have all your
records,''
" M y parents just
love your music."
But the conductor was preoccupied with the layout of the
concert hall and how it would
affect his performance that
evening.
The hall was the site of
workmen setting up chairs,
moving large pieces of something above the stage, and a
young man walking back and
forth on stage playing the
MITCH Visits CITY—At top. Collegian associate editor
violin.
Claude Legris lights the cigar of the "sing along master"
Mitch walked in, greeted the
while at bottom the bearded "leprechaun" leads his extremely
fiddler by name and proceeded
young orchestra in one of their movements.
to stalk center stage and check
the sound in his own scientific
he was practically rendered
manner. He simply shouted
Miller need to tell the crowd
speechless trying to describe
"Hey!" This was followed by a
to sing louder.
the sound that comes out of
short pacing of the stage and a
Miller is now 61 years old
them.
quick inspection of all the walls
and he has been a symphony
" W e are in our fourth week
of the Auditorium to see what
conductor all his life, starting
of a two-month tour," Mitch
they were made of.
on the oboe at a very young
said, and he proceeded to name
The young musician on stage
age.
the states they will visit on the
was Mark Kaplan, Mitch's con" I have recorded 22 albums
48-stop trip. It seemed like
cert master at the age of 18. He
for Columbia and had my
almost every state on the
sounded as though he could, "Sing Along" show for four
mainland was mentioned.
hand out a symphony movement
years," Mitch said.
For those who are wondering
as well as a fiddle breakdown
" I have heard orchestras all
about the beard, it is 32 years
in nothing flat.
my life and the one I am
old and has not been shaven
touring with now is the best
Kaplan, Miller and the entire
since the day it started
one I've ever heard," Mitch
orchestra
displayed
their
growing. " M y kids wouldn't
said. The average age of the
talents that evening to a standknow
who I was if I shaved it,"
musicians
is
23,
and
they
each
ing-room-only crowd at the
chuckled Mitch.
make anywhere from $350 to
Municipal Auditorium, despite
Led by their bearded daddy,
$500 a week."
Miller's dislike of the acousthe group seemed like 37
Mitch
explained that the
tics in the hall.
children who were musical
members of the orchestra are
Following the concert portion
geniuses as they climbed into
all fresh out of the best musiof the program came what
a bus, ready to hit the road
cal institutions in the United
everyone had been waiting for,
once again.
States("thus in the world") and
the sing-along. Not once did
November
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1972
Westark •••
Page 3
Rock Buff
New Jersey Firm
Busts Bootleggers
in a capsule
Northwest Arkansas Regional
tryouts for the Arkansas AllState chorus will be held Nov.
11 at the Westark Fine Arts
Building and Student Center.
According to Logan Green,
Westark
choir director,
singers will be heard individually to qualify for group
tryouts.
Those selected will form the
regional choir and are eligible
to try for the All State Choir.
By Claude Legris
Associate Editor
CEREMONIES WILL BE held
to install the officers of the
Northside chapter of Phi Beta
Lambda at 7 p.m. on Nov. 9.
Westark P B L A -officers will
serve as hosts for the affair.
DRUG RAP SESSION HELD--A "rap session'' on drugs was
held Friday, Oct. 27 in the Student Union. Students had a chance
to discuss problems and ask questions concerning drug abuse.
A REPRESENTATIVE OF
Hammond Organ will be upstairs in the Student Union
playing a variety of music
from 10-12 a.m. on Nov. 8.
Students Doing Part
To Preserve History
FREE TICKETS are available to the Little Theater's
production of "The Desperate
Hours,'' set for a Nov. 13-18
production.
Students may obtain tickets
from Carol Guffey, co-ordinator of student activities. Identification cards will be held.
By June Wait
Managing Editor
I'VE GOT ETHYL ON M Y
MIND! Ethyl alcohol, that is.
State Trooper Fred Rose
will be discussing the subject
of alcohol and safe driving
Nov. 15-17 in the Student
Union from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Two films will be shown,
"Just
One,"
and ''Emergency." Pamphlets will also be
distributed to those attending
the displays.
" A thing of beauty is a joy
forever. .
so so said the
poet Keats. But that object of
beauty must be carefully nurtured to preserve its beauty
and stateliness.
Preserving is the key word
in the American Heritage Organization of Fort Smith. The
purpose of the group is to preserve the historical land
marks of the city for the benefit offuturegenerations.
In order to do this, they
must, in some cases, push
Manpower, Inc., needs men who can
work in our Industrial Division on the
days they are not attending class. Also,
we can furnish students work if they
have onlymornings(7-12) or afternoons
(12-5) or evenings (5-IO). For more
information call 785-584 between 7:00
and 9:00 a.m.
MANPOWER,
'The Temporary Help
People"
progress aside so that the
many sites of history and
beauty will not lie buried under
skyscrapers and superhighways.
In conjunction with this purpose, several Westark students
have become concerned about
the seeming callousness of
progress. Not only are they
concerned, but rather they are
doing something about it.
After Christmas, five speech
students will be speaking to
various clubs in Fort Smith as
a means of showing their interest in the preservation of
history. They will also use
every means of persuasion to
bring others to their way of
thinking. They are Karen
Trailor,
Sherryl
Taylor,
Debbie
Mays, James Perlingiere and Bill Chapin.
''Way Down East," "Seventh Sojourn," "St. Louis to Frisco to
Memphis,'' and "Class Clown'' might not sound too familiar to
many right now, but you will probably hear more about them in
the near future.
These are the titles of new albums by Jukin' Bone, The Moody
Blues, Chuck Berry and George Carlin, respectively. Carlin and
Berry are already on the stands with Jukin' Bone and the Moodys
soon to follow.
Oct. 25 was a bit early for Halloween, but three large tape
duplicating plants in New Jersey were handed out tricks by the
Recording Industry Association of America. Raids were made on
these factories and over $2 million worth of bootleg tapes were
confiscated. The action took place following months of investigation.
"Phoenix" by Grand Funk now stands at number 20 on the
charts after being 25 last week. They have been on the charts
for four weeks now.
JUST FOR THE HECK OF IT
"Popcorn" by Hot Butter didn't quite take the top spot in the
United States although it did come close. It seems to be getting a
better reaction in Swotzerland and Puerto Rico, in that it is now
the number one song in both countries.
One of the newest innovations in stereophonic listening is now
available in Fort Smith. Madcats Musicland now has In stock a
Stereo Chair-the sights of which are unbelievable, not to mention
the sound.
Here's what the top five albums look like this week. Curtis
Mayfield with "Superfly" hold down
honors with Cat Stevens
and "Catch a Bull at Four" close behind. "Days of Future Past"
by the Moody Blues is number three following by Rod Stewart
still hanging in for number four with "Never A Dull Moment."
"All Directions" by the Temptations round out the list.
Concerts in Oklahoma could almost be added as an extra
attraction in this column....you guessed, three more biggies.
Nov. 27 in Oklahoma City you will find Ten Years After raising
it and Grand Funk will be doing the same in Tulsa Nov. 17. OC
will prepare for Ten Years After by hosting the Grateful Dead on
Nov. 14.
The organization also has in
its possession a scrapbook
of old buildings and other landmarks that played an important
part in shaping the structure
of Fort Smith.
At the present time, the project of the club is the preservation of the Clayton House,
the historic home of John
Clayton, a presidential candidate in the late 1800's.
Win or lose, the club will
never lose its spirit nor its
desire to preserve historic
Fort Smith.
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November 8, 1972
WCC to Battle
Albert in Opener
COLLEGIAN Sports
Westark will face the favored
Philips County Junior Collge
at Helena in the first round of
the Ozark Conference Basketball Tournament in Conway
Nov. 14.
game
This will be the first action
for the team with only a few
practice scrimmages under
their belt.
SHOOTS FOR TWO—Bill Beshoner shoots over the outstretched arms of Rick Kirby as the
Lions continue their pre-season training for the first contest against Phillips County Junior
College of Helena. Nov. 14.
Playoff Finals Rained Out, Again
By Danny Alien
Editor-in-chief
After being cancelled three
times because of rain, the final
game of the intramural flag
footballplayoffswill be decided
today at 4:15 p.m. at the Westark Field.
The Goat Ropers won the
first game on penetrations by a
score of 13-13. But the Bedrock Bombers fought back to
win the second battle 20-19 on
Oct. 23.
The Bombers were led by
Doug Pogue and Ralph Brown
in the contest. Today's game
will decide the championship of
the tournament.
In other intramural action,
Mark Green set a new Westark
record in the two-mile run
with a time of 11:42.3. Coach
Wayne Cook, head
intramurals, said that Green used
to run cross-country for
Greenwood High School.
The Westark Bowling league
is also in competition on Monday nights at 9 at Midland
Bow. The next team event on
the intramural schedule is the
five-man round robin basketball tourney.
Cook said that play would
begin tonight with two games
on tap.
The Jokers will battle Friday's Team at 7:30 p.m. with
Mecca facing Southern Comfort
at 8:15 p.m.
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Two games will also be
played tomorrow night with
Birch's Sextet against the Bedrock Bombers at 7:30 and the
Fisheaters battling the Faculty
at 8:15.
Next week's action will take
place on Monday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights,
On Monday, Harris' Rebels
will battle Southern Comfort at
7:30 p.m.
with the Jokers
Coach Harold Callahan, head
since
their
sea
roundball mentor, said that
son has not yet begun.
Phillips sports an extremely
Seminole Junior College will
tall squad.
be the second opponent for the
"Their front line Lions as the two will battle in
"Their front line stands 6'
on
7 " 6' 9 " and 7' 1" and their
Westark gym Nov. 27.
two guards are each 6' 3", " he
Callahan commented on the
commented.
Lions potential and hope for
the upcoming season.
Phillips won the Ozark Con"We've got a lot of size and
ference title last year and
potential but we're real young;
should be a top contender not enough experience to be
again this year.
consistent.''
If Westark should win, they
Billy
Rogers is the only rewould battle ASU-Beebe Friday
turning starter and
much
night. The finals will be played
weight will be on his shoulders. ]
Nine teams are entered in-againsttheBedrockBombersat8:15.
the tournament which, according to Coach Cook, is'the mostAtthesametimesWednesday,
ever entered. He attributed this
Mecca and theFacultywill
to better participation so far
tangle and Birch's Sextet will
this
year.
contest theFisheaters.•Three games are scheduled
He said that 36 games would
be played before the Christmas
break. Then after the vacation,
a single-elimination tournament would also be contested.
Trophies will be given to the
winner in each tourney.
Saturday at 9 p.m. Six teams
are entered in the tourney.
The W C C roundballers will
open their Bi-State Conference
competition with the first home
of the season against
Carl Albert Junior College
Nov. 21.
Callahan said that his coaching squad didn't know a lot
THE COURIER
for
Thursday
night. The
Bombers and Friday's Team
will square off at 7 with
Harris' Rebels battling the
Faculty at 7:45. The final game
of the night will pit the Jokers
against the Fisheaters at 8:30.
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