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State University

Natchitoches, Louisiana

Symbolic ofthe early h istory ofNorthwestern are the four (now three) whi te columns

wh ich stood at the front ofBullard Mansion . Bullard Mans ion was also the home ofNSU'

s

famous ghost, Isabella . The remaining three columns have become a symbol ofthe tradi

tions ofNorthwestern for the past 100 years .

Celebration of a Century

Compiled Edited by Carla Erickson

In 1714, St . Denis bui lt a fort onthe present grounds of Northwestern State . Th is fort was the firstestablished settlement in the Loui

siana Purchase . It took its name froma lo cal tribe of Ind ians , the

Natch itoches .

f As the town became a thrivingcommunity, the quest for educationgrew. The Society ofSacred Heartthen came to establish a school . In

1856, they bought Bullard Mansion,

owned by Charles A . Bullard, at a

cost of Included in the purchase were the mansion and 107

acres ofland . For several years theconvent flourished by attaining an

en ro l lm en t of 300 bo arders .

However, with the onset ofthe Civi lWar, the schoo l was abandoned in

1 875 .

After the Civi l War better educa

tion became the key to earn ing a

good l iv ing . The Louisiana GeneralAs sembly passed a bi ll on October 6,1884, establishing the Lou isianaState Normal School to train personsofeither sex who desired to teach in

the state’

s public schools . Then the

question arose as to where the school

would be erected . State Rept e

sentative, Cap tain Caspari , helpedNatch itoches to be selected over

such places as Homer, Shreveport,

Alexandria, and New Orleans .

In December of1884, D r. EdwardSheib was named president ofthe

school where he faced ”the almost in

surmountable problems ofcreating a

school out ofa wilderness . He later

wro te that the Normal S choo lopened in November of1 885, in a

half- ruined building surrounded by a

wilderness of thorns and trees

without desks, without benches, withoutbooks and blackboards, with rain pouringthrough the broken roof, and the wind

sweeping through halls that could not be

ennia

closed. For the first term sixty

students were enrolled in the two

year p rogram , and the school was

able to secure three faculty members,

who helped develop the curriculum .

After three years , President She ibresigned, yet because ofh is unceasing labors , the schoo l had a

foundation .

In 1888, Thomas D . Boyd picked

up where President Sheib left offbybecoming Normal

’

s second presi

dent . He was able to continue the excellent work that had been started .

During his term, he extended the

course study to four years . He also

tried to add industrial courses to thecurriculum, a project which was unsuccessful . H is reason for this

endeavor was to preven t the

establishment ofan industrial in

stitute at Ruston (Louisiana Tech)wh ich he felt would be a

“

perpetual

menace to the Normal . In July of

1896, Boyd left the Normal to

become the pres ident ofLouisianaState University .

During the 18903 , the Normal of

fered many benefits to the students .

Tuition was free for students who

promised to teach at least one year inLouisiana schools . And the State

Normal offered boarding faci litiesfor young ladies at the cost of$ 12 to

$15 a mon th which included room,

board, and laundry . I f there was notenough space available, ladies and

all men lived in approved boardinghouses in town .

For these studen ts, studies were

important, yet they did have a sociallife . Literary societies helped to pro

vide some en tertainment . The two

that formed during President Boyd’

s

term were Seekers After Knowledgeand Eclectric Literary Society . Thesegroups grew in importance and later

prov ided the schoo l colors purple

andwhite .

From 1896 to 1908, Beverly C .

Caldwell served as president . President Caldwell instituted school programs, intensi fied the expansion of

the fac i li ties, improved student

housing, and modified the cur

riculum . Four new buildings were

built . Main Hall (Caldwell Hall) wasthe first brick structure on campus .

Norma l’

s heat ing and l igh t ingsystems were improved by the in

troduction ofsteam heat and electric

lights which replaced the old, openfireplaces, wood burning stoves and

oil lamps . President Caldwel l also introduced an elective system, new

courses, and a summer term .

Upon Pre s id en t C a ldwe l l’

s

resignation, James B . Aswell was

elected . During h is three year

tenure, he insti tuted a quarter

system and raised graduation re

quirements . Also, additional literary

soc iet ies were es tabl ished , the

POTPOURR I was first publ ished in1 909, religious organizations came

into being, and a Normal band wasorganized in 1 9 1 1 . Sports also began

to play an important part in student

li fe . Normal’

s enrollment had in

creased to when PresidentAswell resigned in 19 1 1 to run for

governor.

Bullard Mans ion and Caldwell Hall appearedtogether in a rare photograph .

The next president was Victor L .Roy, who served the Normal for

eighteen years . In 19 18, the schoolbegan granting Bachelor degrees ,

and in 1921 , the school changed i ts

correspondence courses and

extens ion d iv ision, inaugurated a

oint system , and raised the stan

Bulla rdM ansionwas erected overlooking cane river.

1 832

Normal’s dormitories did not have bathtubs, showers,or electricity. 1 885

The first library was completedwith 1500 volumes .

1 886

The Science andArt ofTeaching and the PracticeSchool were the only departments at theNormalSchool . 1 890

dards for the faculty . Three hundredacres and several new bu i ldings

were added under h is guidance .

D e s p i t e h i s o u t s t a n d i n g

ach ievements, Presiden t Roy is bes tknown for h is s trict d isc ipline and

oppos i tion to the new social mores of

the 19205 . Feeling that he mus t

counteract the loose tendenc ies of

these reckless , post-be llum days,

”

Presiden t Roy tried to prevent the

g irls from bobbing their hair by

threatening to d ism iss them . He also

was opposed to the use ofcosmetics .

Even Coca Co la was forb idden on

the campus un til 1925 .

In re ference to re lationsh ips wi th

the oppos i te sex, s tudents had many

res trict ions . S tuden ts cou ld no t

m ing le at li terary soc ie ty’

s meetings ,

The Normal Camera Club prepared to take p ictures .

lyceum entertainments, Friday n igh t

mov ies , and walks to and fromchurch s erv i ces . Pres iden t Roy

sometimes wou ld even flip on the

l igh ts during a mov ie to check forimproper behav ior. He also checkedthe leng th ofg irls

'

hem l ines beforethey left for town .

Ye t through all these regula tions

the s tuden ts had fun . The CUR

RENT SAUCE began publ ica tion ,

and fratern i ties and sororities ap

peared during the late twen ties . In

add i tion, an honor sys tem and a s tu

dent governmen t assoc iation we redeveloped . Despite the wonderfu lgrowth ofthe schoo l, Pres iden t Roywas forced to res ign because of

pressure from the new ly e lec tedgovernor, Huey P . Long .


President Roy was fortunate in

one respect, in that he did not have

to see the Normal during the GreatDepression, for h is resignation came

four mon ths before the Stockmarket

Crash of1929 . Yet the Normal en

dured with the help ofWilliam W .

Tison and Albert A . Fredericks .

President Tison directed the col

lege from 1929- 1934 . During h is

term only one bui lding was erectedthe men

’

s gymnasium . Curriculaalso were modified and strength

ened, new departments and pro

grams were installed, and the firstnational honor society was introduced on campus . Though the ad

ministration was good, GovernorLong replaced President Tison withAlbert Fredericks, a man who had

served Louisiana State Normal for a

number ofyears as a faculty member.

President Fredericks had the rare

distinction in that he served as state

senator from the twen ty-fourth

district whi le being president of

LSNC . Because of‘

his pol itical connections, he was able to securefunding from state and federal programs . Some thirty

-nine bui ldings

were either improved or built . In the

area ofacademics, curricula were ex

panded with the addition ofa liberal

arts program . The semester system

was also established under his

administration .

Together with these benefits and

improvements came some restric

tions . For example, students had to

sign in and out ofdormitories, and

women were g iven certain number

ofdate nights each week . Another

po licy for women dealt with their

riding in automobi les . Certain afternoon hours were set for that pur

pose . Hours were also set for dancing . At that time the Field House wasopened (in 1 934) for the students

’

entertainment .

Captain Caspari

A group ofNormal g irls took a break in between classes .

Because ofh is political invo lvemen t, Pres ident Fredericks was

replaced in 1 941 when the Longregime was disbanded . Joe Farrartook Fredericks’ place as president of

the Normal . World War II also came

to the Normal at this time, yet under

the superv is ion ofPresident Farrar,the School came through it well . The

enrollment dropped tremendously

as men and women wen t to serve

their country . Yet the Normal con

tinned and served her country well

in her own way . The college prov ided instructors for a unit of the

Civ ilian War Training Service . And

two naval av iation training schools

were located on campus at di fferenttimes . This relationship with the

military probably in fluenced President Farrar when he tried to secure a

naval ROTC unit on campus after thewar.

In administration, President Farrarreorganized the various instructionalprograms . Three new schools were

es tabl ished : App l ied Arts and

Sciences , Arts and Sciences, and

Education . Th is reorganization led tothe school’s name change on March6, 1 944, to Northwes tern S tate

Co llege .

Elie ifirs t Normal ifnnthall Gram tnmmaD

Ghampinnfi li ip

The tough Normal football team that won the 1 9 12 Champ ionsh ip .

Band members , ofthe year 19 19, modeled the ir uniforms .

SeekersAfterKnowledge was the firstorganization atNormal . 1 890

The first President ’s homewas a two room cottage.

1 894

TheAlumniAssociationwas organized byM issBessieRussell . 1 894

TheKluKlux Klan, Witches, and Yum Yums weresome ofthe early organizations . 1 902 -1 91 1

Caldwell Hallwas completed at a cost of1 906

TheModernCultureClubwas organized. 1 902

Old BullardMansion was demolished.

Regist ration feeswere two dolla rs .

The first four-yea r class g raduated in the summer .1 920

High School graduation became a requirementforcollege entrance. 1 91 8


Then in 1 945, the schoo l became a

member of the Associat ion of

American Colleges . During his las tfew months in office, President Farrar was i ll . Augustus Maddox, head

ofthe department ofMathemati cs,was acting president .

On July 1 , 1947, D r. Joseph Gibsontook office and served as president

un til September 1949 . During h is

short administration, the state made

new capital-outlay appropriations

for the college . With this aid, needed

buildings were constructed . The Co l

umns also were in need ofrepair; he

had these rebuilt . Another ofh is

policies was securing h igher salariesfor the facul ty . Because of these

endeavors to preserve the college,

his resignation came as a shock to thestudents . Yet no ill feelings wereheld against h im when he went to

work at Tulane .

The next man to take over the

presidency was D r. Wi l liam McG in

ty . Although he was a temporary

president, he served NSC well . A

couple of bui ldings were con

structed, and several buildings were

renovated . On April 3, 1950, a ROTCAnti-Aircraft Artillery Unit was ac

cepted for the campus . Yet the

greatest ofh is accomplishments was

the establishment of the nursing

department . In order to serve as head

ofthe Social Science Department at

Rus ton, President McG inty resigned

as president of Northwestern in

September of1950 .

The next to assume the position of

president was”Coach” H . Lee

Prather, a man who had served NSC

for thirty-seven years . He was wel l

acquainted with the school by having served as coach , athletic director,dean ofmen, dean ofstudents, and

professor ofgovernment at differenttimes in h is li fe .

Many new benefits for s tudents

cam e abo u t und er P res iden tPrather’s admin istration . Veterans

from World War 11 went to schoolwith assistance from the Veterans

Administration . Students worked

hard, but they also knew how to en

joy life . Dances and parties were

held regularly . The NorthwesternState College calendar was filledwith traditional celebrations such as

homecoming, State Fair, the POT

POURRI Ball, etc . Yet strict rules

were still en forced . All freshmen

and sophomores were to be in their

dorm i tories by there fore ,

dances during the week were over

by

Also during Prather’s term, more

buildings were restored and three

new structures were completed . In

1953, the Department of Nursingbecame the School ofNursing withits own dean . This program also

grew to the point that the NursingSchoo l had div isions in Shreveport,Alexandria, and Baton Rouge . Afterg iv ing much ofhis l ife to Northwestern, President Prather retired in1954 .

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f) 1e POTPOURRI Staff endeavored to report the yearlyivities .

sketball was jus t one ofthe many sports at Normal .

I

TheAlby L . Smith Loan Fundwas establishedwhichallotted $50 for needy students. 1 921

Whilewalking to town, girls were not permitted to

accept a ride from a singleman. However, it wascorrect and proper to accept a ridefrom a ma rriedman. 1 921

The BSU was organized byM iss Louise Foreman, a

Southern Baptist Traveling Secretary. 1 923

Harry Rags Turpin, captain ofthe football team,

graduatedwithmany honors . 1 925

The fire brigade'

s general equipment, valued at$3000, consisted offour hose carts, a life net andother necessitiesfor fighting fires. 1 926

Panhellenic was organizedwithM iriam BerryPresident ofDelta Sigma Epsilon) serving aspresident . 1 928

TheAgricultureDepartment consisted ofsixenterprises: a dairy, creamery, garden, poultry, and

hogs and the farmproper. 1 929

The pricefor a POTPOURRI was

In May of 1954, D r. John Kyser

became our next pres iden t . Wh i le in

office, he inaugurated a graduate

schoo l for the areas ofEducation,

Arts and Sciences . He also secured 20m i llion do llars for the cons tructionofseven new dorm itories and two

new d ining ha lls . He a lso got the ac

cred itation ofthe Schoo l ofNurs ingby the Nationa l Associa tion of

Schoo ls ofNurs ing . He was a lso able

to get one m il lion do llars for the purchase ofland and cons truc t ion ofa

nurs ing fac i lity in Shrevepo rt . Pres iden t Kyser accomplished th is and

m o re i n h i s 1 3 y e a r s a t

Northwes tern .

The sixties brought both good and

b ad t im e s t o N o r thw e s t e rn .

Al though the V ietnam Con flictbegan during th is time, the students

at NSC were no t s trongly affected .

Festivals, sorori ties, fratern i ties, andorgan izations kept the spirit of

Northwestern going .

Students watched the chang inglife styles and the progress ing war.

During th is time ofchange, Arnold

Kilpatrick took over as president .

Several buildings began construc

tion and new programs came into ef

fect, such as the doctorial and

associate degree programs . Two new

campuses were establ ished at FortPo lk and England Air Force Base .

The administration saw the necessityofthe college to be converted into a

univers ity . In 1 970, the college of

ficially changed its name to Northw e s te rn S ta te Un iv e rs i ty of

Louisiana .

The auditorium where students attended lectures and special even ts .

The cafeteria received its vegetables from the ten acre‘

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garden and its milk from the campus dairy. 1 929

During theGreat Depression, gasolinewas 18a,

movies were 100? to and hamburgerswere

1 930

Composed ofvarsity athletes, the “ N Clubwasformedwith the purpose ofpromoting campusathletics and theNormal Spirit . 1 931

The football team, coachedby Prather, crushedLouisiana Tech in a 33 to 0 battle. 1 932

The FineArts building was completed at a cost of1 940

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Who’

s Who nominees were selected by a committee of !m m u

five faculty and administrators . 1 941

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marines, sailors, and coast guardsmenweren In, (c it m u l

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trained on the campus during WorldWar I I . 1 942 mic

TheDean’

s List was first established.

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The CURRENT SAUCE kept students informed ofthelatest news .

Celebration of a Century”

CRYSTAL ICE BOTTLING CO.

4 uthorixed Bolt/en;

Del i c i o u r a n t Rerr g sk i ng n

is s u r e. t o pl e a s e.

Coca Cola was a popular drink in the 19003 .

four columns stood proudly in fron t ofCa ldwe ll Hall .

The seventies opened the door to

many new activ i ties and dropped

many o ld restrictions . In tramurals

became increasing ly popular whenco-ed activ ities were perm i tted . For

years men and women could no t

compete together in intramural ac

tiv ities . The comp letion ofTurp inStad ium in 1977 offered a new

dimens ion to foo tbal l . The fivem inute t ime l im i t oftalking on the

phone, the sign ing in and out of

dorms , and o ther res trict ions were

dropped because ofthe chang ing a t

t i tudes of the 705 . By the 1 9805

a lmost, total freedom was al lowed .

Studen ts could go and come from the

dorm i tories any time they w ished .

Organ izations became va r ied in

categories such as , honors , and

mus ic . Greek h i ll buzzed w i th exc i tement and ac t iv i ties . The 705 and 805

brough t many new opportuni ties

and freedoms to NSU .

1 0

D r. Rene Bienvenu became presi

den t on February 1 , 1 978 . During h isfour-year term , he secured 25 m i lliondo llars for construction . The FineArts building was expanded making

i t one ofthe best faci li ties in the

state . Fund ing for a new nursingfaci lity was obtained . So new pro

grams such as the NSU Press, Lonis iana Fo l k l i fe Cen ter, L ign i teResearch and Deve lopmen t came in

to ex istence, and with h is help, theNormal H i ll was placed on the Na

tional Register for H istoric Places .

These accomplishments ass is ted in

the grow th of the un ivers i ty ;

therefore, when he announced his

reti remen t the schoo l felt a tremen

dous loss .

A 1 969 ROTC float dep icted the V ietnam cris is .

TheDemonaireswere organized as the officialcollege danceband. 1 945

The baseball team came 1 947

The purple-and—whiteflag appea red at NSC.

1 948

TheDemonettes, an all-girl pep squad, was formed.

1 948

TheNorthwestern State Symphonymade its firstappearance, andwas composed of40 members fromNatchitoches andNSC. 1 948

The US Government established an ROTC Unit oncampus . 1 950

The m il itary played a large part in Northwestern’

s h istory .

campa ign booth forNixon was sponsored by the YoungRepublicans .

TwoNSCstudents9

wo NSC students enjoyed themselves at a Northwestern

uden ts made c lo thes for do l ls wh ich were la ter

mated to needy ch ildren .

Football coach, Harry Rags Turpinwas selectedCoach ofthe Year in the G ulf States Conference.

1 953

Demon basketball and football tiedfor theGulfStates Conference Title. 1 953

Demon Track and Field team was the G ulf StatesConferenceChampions . 1 953

The POTPOURRI Pageant was presented over theKNOE- television station. 1 954

NSC Gymnastic teamwon the G ulfAAUChampionship, the Southwest AAU title, the

M idSouth Intercollegiate, allfor the second st raightyear, and captured its sixth consecutive SouthernAAU Crown. 1 955

The Student Council initiatedNorthwestern’

s

election oe . andM iss NSC (nowNSU) . 1 957

Impersonator, Hal Holbrook, came toNSC as part oftheArtist Series . 1 957

For many years , Wreck Tech , has been the mo tto for the

State Fa ir C lass ic .I have coached at this college in their underg raduate days, theChief Justice ofthe Louisiana State Supreme court, the Lt . G overnor,the Dean ofthe College ofEducation at Louisiana State University,

and the secreta ryfor the student work ofthe Southern BaptistConvention.

President H . L . Prather1 953

”Celebration of a Century

12

D r. Joseph Orze fi lled the office of

p re s i d e n cy c om p e t e n t l y o n

November 5, 1982 . Some needed

changes were brought about duringPresident Orze’

s adm inistration . The

colleges were reorganized as follows :College ofArts and Sciences, CollegeofBas ic Studies and Associate Programs, College ofBusiness and Ap

plied Sciences, College ofEducationand Behav ioral Sciences and Co llegeofNursing . The administration also

went through reorganization . In ad

dition, President Orze secured fundsfor the rebui lding ofCaldwell Hallwhich burned in 1982 . Also, wi th the

opening ofthe completed Fine ArtsBuilding, Orze developed long rangeplans for the Fine Arts Department .

Freshman football team members, Dogs, were initiated with a stylish haircut .

Even in the sixties, moving into the dorm was a difficultchore .

Thewomen’

s gymnastic teamwas organized.

1 960

Commanded by Cadet Lt . Col. Robert Risor, the BlackKnights Drill team captured fifth place in theNational Drill Team Competitionwhichwas held inWashington, D C. 1 959

NSC Demon Basketball won theGulf StateClassicTitlewith a 23—5 record. 1 960

Demon Baseball captured second place in theGulfStateClassic . 1 960

The BlueKey National Honor Fraternitywasorganized. 1 959

The N water towerwas another symbol ofNorthwestern’

s past .


Alpha Lambda Delta, a freshmanNational HonorarySorority, was established. 1 966

NSC Demonswon the Gulf States Conferencefootball championship. 1 962

Phi Eta Sigma was established at NSC, as a NationalHonorary Societyfor freshmanmen. 1 961

NSCRoughriderswere theRodeo Club atNorthwestern. 1 961

The Demon Mascot ofNorthwestern State Co llege The Neptune Club performed in their annual water show .

Celebration of a Century13

During Pres iden t Orze ’

s term ,

NSU and the city ofNatch i tocheswere selected for the location ofthe

Louisiana School for Math, Scienceand the Arts . Northwestern dona ted

two do rm s and N a tch i toch esdona ted the o ld h igh s choo lbuild ing . The latter donation was a

repetition in h is tory . State Repre

sen ta tive, J immy Long , offered the

H o u s e t h e p ro p o s a l t h a t

Natch i toches would donate the h ighschoo l bui ld ing ifthey were chosenas the location for the schoo l . Onehundred years ago this s i tuation oc

curred wi th the es tab lishmen t ofthe

Louis iana S tate Norma l Schoo l .

These two schoo ls were reorgan ized

on October 4, 1984 when one was

born and the o ther ce lebrated i ts

100 th birthday .

1 4

The college ofBasic Studies was developed.

The Teacher EducationCenterwas completed at acost oftwomillion dollars . 1 970

For the first time, theCurrent Saucewas printed on afull size sheet rather than on a tabloid. 1 970

The Demon basketball teamwent to theNationalNAIA Play-offs . 1 974

TheGeological Society sponsored a nine-day fieldtrip to Texas. 1 977

TheCaneRiver Belleswere formed. 1 977

D r. Joyce Brothers was a guest ofthe DistinguishedLectures Series . 1 979

The first Intramural All-Nighterwas held.

The newNSU Fieldhousewas completed.

Governor Edwin Edwards performed the ribbon cutting for the

Louisiana School for Math, Scienceand the Arts, plus he unvei led the

commemorative plaque of Northwes tern

’

s Centenn ial . During Governor Edwards’ speech , he made

reference to Northwestern’

s futureas it lives andgrows older, it will not

lose its vibrance and its purpose.

Happy 1 00th B irthday

Editor's Note: The informat ion in the CentennialSect ion was comp iled from old issues ofPOTPOURRIs, CURRENT SAUCES, Catalogues,Natchitoches Times, Alumni Columns, and NSU

Press reports.


StevieWonder performed at NSU in 1970 .

Leisure li fe in the dorm has drastica lly changed over the years .

Former GovernorDave Treen partic ipated in the 1980 Christmasparade .

he Demon mascot was always a crowd pleaser.

1 970 1 984

The Enterta iners were act ive atNSU in1976 .

Carwrapping was a common sight around campus .

Northwestern’

s Literary magazine,ARG US, wasfirst published. 1 977

The”N was placed on top ofTurpin Stadium and

can be seen all overNatchitoches. 1 98 1

Aerobic courseswere started at NSU .

To raisemoneyforKNWD , two staffmembers saton top ofthe columnsfor two days . 1 982

1 5

ChristopherCross andHall andOates performed atNSU. 1 982

Caldwell Hallwas destroyed in a late night fire.

1 982

Isabella, Northwestern’

s ghost, was moved from the

ruins ofCaldwell Hall into the oldest building oncampus, theWomen’

s Gym onHalloween night atmidnight . 1 982

The FineArts building opened its doorsforNSUstudents. 1 983

The Louisiana School ofMath, Science and theArtswas openedforgifted high school students. 1 983

The university began reorganization underDr.

Orze’

s administration. 1 983

Northwestern’

s firstMedieval—Renaissance Festivalwas held. 1 984

The DemonMascsot was named Vic, shortforVictory, and he alsowas selected as the best collegemascot by theNational CheerleaderAssociation.

1 984

Art Linkletter, famous radio and televisionpersonality, spoke toNSU students as part oftheDistinguishedLectures Series . 1 984

Northwestern'

s PhiAlpha Theta, an internationalStudent Honor Society inHistory, won the nationalBest ChapterAward. 1 984

Firemen saved the Columns as Caldwell Hall burned to the background

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eauty pagean ts have always been a part of

studen t li fe especially here at Northwestern . Sincethe early 1920

’

s, girls in some way have been

honored for their talen t, beauty, and poise . And

one ofthese ways was through selecting a group

ofgirls to be Potpourri beauties . The Potpourridedicated a section ofthe book to these beauties .

The judging , however, varied from year to year.

Sometimes the Potpourri would send in the girls’

pho tos to a we ll-known producer such as Bi llyRose for h is judgmen t . Or a student and facul tycomm ittee chose the winners . Or the pane l of

judges consisted ofphotographers, pro fessionalmodels , and telev is ion personali ties . They con

tinued us ing these procedures for several years .

But through these methods each girl chosenpossessed charm and beauty . And these quali ties

were found in the firs t “ Lady ofthe Bracelet,” M issKahne D ipoala . In 1958, she was chosen fromtwen ty other contestants . The Potpourri staffcreated th is ti tle especial ly for their Potpourribeauties . And a so lid go ld bracelet was purchasedfor

“

Our Lady ofthe Bracelet to wear when she

represen ted the school in public . That brace letpassed each year to the new queen .

The 1 959 Po tpourri edi tor John Rabb presen tedKahne D ipoala, a sen ior nursing major, at the

AWS Masquerade dance held on October 3 1 , 1 958 .

SHW a long wi th the twen ty other con tes tan ts hadbeen presen ted to the s tuden ts, faculty, and judgesearly in the even ing . The judges were Webb

Overlander and J im Barker, makeup men for Sam

Go ldwin productions, and Benoni Crouch , a

model from John Robert Powers Studios . Theyjudged the g irls on poise, facial beauty, figure, andcharm . The group was then narrowed down to

twelve then eight . These eigh t were then asked a

ques tion concerned wi th Northwes tern or the i rcareers . The o ther g irls chosen were as fo llows :

V irgin ia Atkinson , freshman secretarial major;Jan ice Ligh tfoot, freshman elementary educationmajor; Ann Monkhouse, freshman pre

-medicine ;Bobb ie Sue Craft, sen ior nursing major; BarbaraLaw, freshman business education major; KarenStone , jun ior nursing major; and Mari lyn D eFatta,freshman secretarial science major.

For several years fo llowing th is initial event,

few changes were made in the pageant . But in

1 97 1 , the Potpourri relinquished i t to the Studen tUn ion G overning Board, where changes weremade . Robert Wilson Ir. , director ofthe Student

Un ion , was able to buy the franch ise for the M issLouisiana Pageant . The LOB Pageant became an

exci ting even t for the young women en tering for

they knew that whoever won would get to repre

sent Northwestern at the M iss Louisiana Pagean tand maybe the M iss America Pagean t .

But no matter how M iss LOB did, she knew that

she would get to represent her school throughoutthe state . And she would have the privi lege to

wear the brace let , which had many new charms

added . And she also knew that a new charm was

placed on the bracelet for her along wi th the

honor ofhaving a p icture ofherself placed in theQueens

’

Room ofthe Student Union .

The bracelet was at one time kept by the DeanofWomen, bu t the SUG B took responsibi lity ofi t

so future Ladies ofthe Bracelet" could have the

honor ofwearing i t .

Editor's note: The informat ion above was comp iled from issues ofCurren t Sauce and Po tpourri andfrom interviews with Cam i IIeHawthorne and Luci le Hendricks .

Our Firs t Lady ofthe Bracelet, Kahme D ipoala

posed for the 1959 POTPOURRI ,

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M r. Russel Bienvenu,a

business adm inistration majorfrom Natch itoches, was chosen

to be Mr. NSU , one of

Northwestern’

s h ighest honors .He was a member ofKappaSigma fraternity, SGA StudentSupreme Court, StudentAmbassadors, Young

Democrats, Publications MediaBoard, Spirit Comm ittee, and

Current Sauce.

Mr. Bienvenu’s honors

included :Who’sWho, Blue Key

National Honor Fraternity,

Outstanding Young Men of

America 1984, National KappaSigma Scholarsh ip Leadersh ip

Award, T. H . HarrisScholarsh ip, and Sigma Sigma

Sigma Man ofthe Year.

When asked who was h is

favorite teacher at NSU,Mr.

Bienvenu replied, “

D r. EugeneWilliams, because he comes acrosssowell to his students and he isalways happy to help youwhenyou need it . Mr. Bienvenu feltvery strongly about NSU and

thought it was a fine institution .

Mr. Bienvenu added that NSUhas given him ”

the opportunity

to meet many new and interestingpeople.

”His favorite memory at

NSU was finding out I hadwonM r. NSU. After Graduation inMay, Mr. Bienvenu planned to“

go tograduate school, maybe lawschool .

M r. Russel Bienvenu

Russel Bienvenu prepared the c irculation report for the Current Sauce.

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Darlene Brown took time ou t with Vic .

M iss DarleneBrown

Chosen as M iss NSU was M issDarlene Brown, a home

econom ics education major fromOakdale . Miss Brown was amember ofDelta S igma Theta

Sorority and the Home

Econom ics Club . She was alsoan NSU Cheerleader, an Insiderfor Inside View, and a memberofthe 1982 Homecom ing Court .

Miss Brown believed , NSUhas made me a strong person.

”

Most ofall Northwestern, has

givenme afuture I lookforwardto. Miss Brown also stated, ”IloveNSU and have done

everything in my power to upliftthe name to the highest .

When asked who was herfavorite teacher atNorthwestern , M iss Brownreplied, “ Ms . Kathy Cochran,

because she has been therewhen Ineeded her to answer questions orjust to talk.

" ”She

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s inspiredmycareer.

"M iss Brown’s favoritememory was cheering theDemons onto v ictory as an NSUCheerleader. M iss Brownplanned to work w ith the home

extension serv ice aftergraduation in May

Elycia Graham ofMemphis,Tenn . , was crowned M issNorthwes tern -Lady of the

Bracelet on February 17, 1984, inthe Fine Arts Auditorium . The

21 -year-old junior majoring in

business, was also the pageant’sprelim inary swimsuit winner.

At NSU, Miss Graham was a

Kappa Alpha Southern Belle

and an active member in Sigma

Sigma Sigma Sorority . She

served as a member ofNorthwestern’s State Fair Court . MissGraham is the daughter ofMr.

and Mrs . David C . Graham of

Memphis .The l st runner-up and talent

w i n n e r i n t h e M i s sNorthwe s tern -Lady of the

Bracelet Pageant was MollyThorn ton , a 1 9 -

y e a r- o l d

sophomore . Miss Thornton’swinning talent presentation wasthe song ”With One More LookAt You. Second runner-uphonors went to Sherri Bice, an

18-year-old freshman . Th ird

runner-up was Kim Scoggins, a

19-year-old sophomore . The

pageant’s fourth runner-up was

Lori Plunkett, a 19-

year-old

junior.

Yevette Jordan was the con

testants’ selection for the MissCongeniality award, and the audience chose Susan Combest forthe People’s Choice award fortalent .

The SUG B’

s 15th annualbeauty pageant was directed byHarlan Harvey and featuredElizabeth Ward, Miss America1 982 , as the m i s tre ss of

ceremon ies .

Elycia Grahamprepares for her reign as the 1984 L .O .B . Queen .

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M iss SusanArthur, a broadcastj o u rn a l i sm m a j o r f romNatch itoches, was elected as

Northwestern ’

s 1984 Homecom

ing Queen . Miss Arthur was thedaughter ofMr. and Mrs . Raymond Arthur and a 1982

graduate ofNatchitoches Central High School . She is a

member ofSigma Sigma Sigma

Sorori ty, NSU En terta iners,Kap p a S i gm a F ra t e rn i t y”Starduster

”and a batgirl for the

Demon baseball team . Miss Arthur reigned as queen ofNSU’

s

Cen tenn ia l ce lebra t ion and

100th ann iversaryHomecom ing .

Members ofthe Homecom ingCourt were Susan Combest,Natchitoches ; Amy Whitford,Na tch i to che s ; C indy E rns t,Campti ; Theresa Guillory, NewOrleans; Carmel Preyan, New

Orleans; Eileen Haynes, Saline;Melissa Hightower, Kingwood,TX ; and Yevette Jordan, Florien .

M iss SusanArthur


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M iss Susan Arthur, a broadcastj o u rn a l i sm m a j o r f romNatch itoches, was elected as

Northwestern’

s 1984 Homecom

ing Queen . M iss Arthur was the

daugh ter ofMr. and Mrs . Ray

mond Arthur and a 1982

graduate ofNatchitoches Central High School . She is a

member ofSigma Sigma Sigma

Sorori ty, NSU En tertainers,Kap p a S igm a F ra t e rn i t y”Starduster

”and a batgirl for the

Demon baseball team . Miss Arthur reigned as queen ofNSU’

s

Cen tenn ia l ce lebra t ion and

100th anniversaryHomecoming .

Members ofthe Homecom ingCourt were Susan Combest,Natchitoches ; Amy Whitford,Na tch i toche s ; C indy Erns t,Campti ; Theresa Guillory, New

Orleans; Carmel Preyan, New

Orleans; Eileen Haynes, Saline ;Melissa Hightower, Kingwood,TX ; and Yevette Jordan, Florien .

M iss SusanArthur

Melissa H ightower, Yevette Jordan , Ei leen Haynes, Theresa Gui llory, Queen Susan Arthur, C indy Erns t, CarmelPreyan, AmyWh i tford, Susan Combest .

ueen SusanArthur faced

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Marsha Kay M cLamore, a

fash ion merchandising majorfrom Natchitoches, was electedas Northwestern State University

’

s 1984 State Fair Queen .

M i s s M cLamo re wa s the

daughter ofMr. J . R . McLamore

and a 1983 graduate ofNatchitoches Central H igh School . Asthe NSU queen, she reignedover a full week ofactivities oncampus wh ich led to the 49th

annual State Fair Classic and the72nd football game betweenNorthwestern and Louis ianaTech . At NSU, Miss McLamore

performed with the Cane RiverBelles dance line

'

and was a

member ofPhi Mu Fraternityand the Kappa Alpha FraternityRose Court . This fall, she servedon the SG A

'

s Cen tenn ia lHomecom ing Comm ittee .

Members of the NSU StateFa ir Court were Brunetta An

thony, Natch itoches; R ita Davis,Sh revepo rt ; Christ i D ickey,

Natchitoches ; Leloyce Gaulden,

Arcad ia ; Kecia G uillory, Benton;Carla Roberts, Saline ; M ichaelaSamp ite, Na tch i toches ; and

Sharon Sampite, Natchitoches .

M issM a rsha KayM cLamore

‘

Vic posed wi th 1984 State Fair Court .

Row 1 : Sharon Sampi te, ChristiDickey, QueenMarsha McLamore,Carla Roberts, Rita Davis . Row 2:

Kecia Guillory, LeJoyce Gaulden .

Row 3: M ichaela Sampite, Brunetta

Anthony .

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M r. Russel I . BienvenuBusiness AdministrationNatchitoches, Louisiana

Ms . Susan E . CombestKindergarten andPrimaryEducationNatchitoches, Louisiana

Ms . Patty S. Byone

Business AdministrationCloutierville, Louisiana

Ms . ShannonK. ConnerMathematics EducationLeesville, Louisiana

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Ms . Carla Flores-GomezSociology

Tegucigalpa, Honduras


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Ms . LaurieH. HardinBusiness AdministrationCarthage, Texas

Ms . Frances E . Haynes Ms . Anna M . HillPublic Relations ZoologySaline, Louisiana Natchitoches, Louisiana

Ms . JanetM cBride IrwinNursingGrand Prairie, Texas

Ms . JuneA. JohnsonBusiness Administration and

MarketingFt . Leavenworth, Kansas

Ms . Donna JoKelly M r. TodKlotzbach Mr. M ichaelW. M iguezn . . i D u rh a m “ . p ri c in p c c Adm in is tra t ion (3 18 77115t andPfe-Med

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Ms . Sharon E . Sampite

Computer Science andBusinessAdministrationNatchitoches, Louisiana

Ms . StephanieR . SamuelsBroadcast Journalism and

HistoryShreveport, Louisiana

Ms . Melisa K. WilliamsBusiness AdministrationCalvin, Louisiana


Monday, October 1Chip Franklin, Union Station

Tuesday, October 2Scavenger Hunt, Student Body

Thursday, October 4Stadium Blast Entertainers

Tau KappaEpsi lon’

s homecoming float .

Melissa H ightower rode in the parade .

Sigma Kappa participated in the parade .

m Wh itford enjoyed riding in the parade .

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TuesdayDemon ScavengerHuntState Fair Downs

WednesdayState FairTailgate PartyState Fair Repelling ContestNSU vs . Tech SGA FootballGame

The Demon mascot helped start the bon fire .

Cane River Belles performed at State Fair pep rally

Students participated in State Fair Downs .

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The 58th annual NatchitochesChristmas Festival featured ap

pearan ces by th e fam ou sBudweiser Clydesdales, countrymusic star Louise Mandrell, US .

Sen. Russell Long and the ”1964 as

the Beatles .“

It was set to entertainover visitors November30-December 2 .

The Budweiser Clydesdales, a

world famous eight-horse hitchwhich still evoked a specialmystical charm to m illions of

people, made their first ap

pearance here . The eight tons of"Gentle Giants could be vieweda t the Northwes tern S tate

University Equine Center beforethe parade .

Louise Mandrell, a recordingstar for RCA, brought her twohour country music show to

NSU . M iss Mandrell ’s 1984

album released is entitled “

I’

m

Not Through Loving You Yet,

recording that has yielded to hitsingles, “ GoodbyeHeartAche” andthe top 10 title song .

US . Sen. Russell Long had beenselected to serve as the GrandMarshal for the main parade .

Long was the Ranking MinorityMember ofboth Finance Comm ittee and the Surface Transportation Subcomm ittee .

KaylaM urphy, M iss Natch i toches, waved to the Christmas Festivalcrowd .

Many clowns entertained during the parades .

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Linda Stuchlik ofDeville headed the honor list oi 100 seniorsas 435 graduates rece iveddegrees at Northwestern StateUniversity’s cen tenn ial year

s p r i n g c o m m e n c em e n texercises .M iss Stuchlik, who received abachelor of arts degree in

English education , maintained aperfect academ ic average

during her university career.

Ann Marie Bubier ofNatchitoches, who received a bachelorof arts degree in primary

elementary education, was the

second-ranking graduate on the

honor roll with a average .

NSU'

s third-ranking graduatewith a was Lillian J . FridayofCoushatta who was awardeda bachelor ofscience degree inPsychology .

Sidney Eubanks of Natchitoches, who earned a bachelorofscience degree in computerscience and business adm in istration, was the fourth-rankinggraduate with a average .

Ranked fifth among the springgraduates was Shelly Ragan of

Natchitoches who received a

bachelor ofScience degree in

m icrob io logy w i th a

average .

Lillian J . Friday, Dr. JosephOrze, Sidney Eubanks, ShellyRagan.

AnnMarie Bubier, Dr. JosephOrze, Linda Stuchlik.


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Scott Carpenter, the former

astronaut who flew Mercury 7on the fourth U .S . manned spaceflight, spoke Monday, March 12,1984, at NSU .

Carpenter, a p ioneer of

modern exploration and one of

th e o r i g i n a l s ev en U . S .

astronauts selected in April of

1959, flew the second Americanmanned orbital flight in 1962 .

The 48-year-old astronaut

whose experiences in the spaceprogram have recently been re

counted in the film ,

”The R ight

Stuff” piloted h is Aurora 7

spacecraft through three revolu

tions ofthe earth .

Carpenter res igned fromNASA in 1967; the same year he

began a two-

year assignmentwith the US . Navy’s SEALABprogram . He had the uniquedistinction of being the onlyhuman to penetrate both outer

and inner space, thereby acquir

ing the dual title, astronautaquanaut .

Northwestern’

s distinguishedlecturer participated in the

Navy’s Man-in-the-Sea Programas an aquanaut in the SEALAB IIexperiment off the coast of

California where he spent 30days living and working on the

ocean floor.

Scott Carpenter, astronaut-aquanaut

elev is ion and rad io s tar, Art Linkletter.

Art Linklet ter was the guestpeaker for NSU

’

s Centenn ialonvocation at 10 a m . Friday)ctober 5, 1984, in the Fine Artsl ud i to r ium of th e A .A .

redericks Crea tive and Per

) rm ing Arts Center.

A telev is ion and rad io star fortore than 45 years, Art Linkletar has performed in two ofthe

) nge s t- runn ing shows in

roadcas t ing h istory . House

Party, on daytime CBS televi

sion and radio, ran 5 days a

week, 52 weeks a year, for 25years, won an Emmy Award forbest daytime show on television ,and four Emmy nom inations .People Are Funny, on n ight

time NBC telev ision and rad io,

ran weekly for 52 weeks a year,for 19 years, was in the top ten

rating list most ofthose years,and won 3 Emmy nom ina tions .

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h ono rary do c tora tedegrees from co lleges and

universities have been awardedArt for h is humanitarian workand his interest in youth . He has

been named Speaker ofthe Yearin 1969 by the InternationalPlatform Associated, Salesman

ofthe Year, Grandfather ofthe

Year, and h is national charitywork has rewarded h im withcitations as Chairman ofNa

tional Easter Seal Week, Na

tional Heart Week, NationalCancer Week, National ArthritisFoundation, Foster Paren ts plan ,Goodwill Industries, and YMCAand Boy Scout leaderships .Art has served on the President’s National Advisory Council for Drug Abuse Preven tion ,

and on the presidential Comm ission to Improve Reading inthe US . and also was Presidentof the National CoordinatingCouncil on Drug Abuse Education and In formation , Inc . , headquartered in Wash ington , D C .

H is ch ief interest was to workin the crusade aga inst drugabuse . He wrote, spoke, and

broadcasted from coast to coastin the fight aga inst the drugep id em ic th rea ten ing o u r

nafi on .

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Roadside Revueentertained Northwestern

students with theirTexas FolkMusic Student Union

displayed their entertainmentthe year

Roadside Revue entertained at the Student Union .

A display ofthe many Union Events thaiappeared at Northwestern

Robert Nelson as The ButterflyMan .

NSU alumni participated in State Fair parade .

June Johnson posed for a p icture .

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5 2

A sticker display for State Fair.

Vic (Demon mascot) entertained at Hurry Party.

NSU students played disc jockey for Hurry Party.

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DoogleMcNulty and LynnNicolle posed to”RiverCity Photography.

Angela Lasyone and Tony Hernadez had fun at Ta ilgate Party .


Th is year’s Folk Festival wash ighlighted by exhibits depicting the early days ofeducationin Louisiana . Children shootingmarbles and jumping rope werea few ofthe scenes found at thefestival . Other scenes includedch ildreneating lunches from tin

boxes and learning from the

McG uffey Reader and Blue BackSpeller in a typical classroomsetting ofthe early 1900’

s . Theseexh ibits and the theme ofth isyear

’s festival were developedby M rs. Maxine Southerland,

curator of the Center for the

H istory ofLouisiana Educationat NSU .

Other activities at the festivalincluded music, foods, crafts,dances, stories, and daily lifedepictions ofthe common people ofLouisiana . The fifth an

niversary of the Natch itochesFolk Festival in Prather Col

i seum wa s ce lebra ted bythousands of visitors fromFlorida , Virg in ia, Arkansas,Texas and other states .Festival Director D r. Donald

Hatley did'

a tremendous jobcoordinating the July 13- 15

event which focused on the

cultural influences North Lonisiana characterized .

FrankMorris and TodKlozbach enjoyed samples ofthe many types offood .

Two young girls demons trated the art ofqui lting .

Xfestivalworker demonstrated the making offish nets .

The showcase events ofthe’estival were the nighttime

nusic shows . Appearing on the

Friday Night Music Show werehe Central Louisiana Dixielandazz band, former LouisianaSOV . Jimm ie Davis and his trio,

ll‘

ld Beausoliel, one ofthe state’siest-known Cajun dance bands .itars of the Saturday NightVlusic Show were the East Texasitring Ensemble, the Carterzamily ofNashville, and Cajuniddler Hadley Castille and his

Zajun Grass Band . Varieties ofmusic found throughout the

bree—day event included Cajun,

white and black gospel, country,

back-porch bluegrass, countryblues, Irish, zydeco, folk and

country, and fam ily reunion .

The Saturday and Sundaydaytime programs also featuredsome 14 booths serving manyd i fferen t food i tem s characteristic ofthis region . In addition visitors could go by to see

the many craft displays and

workshops . These a lso reflectedthe varied cultures of NorthLouisiana . The festival even provided entertainment for the

ch ildren .

New this year were work

shops in wh ich the public couldparticipate . Scheduled were program s on duck call making andduck calling by J . L . Melancon .

John Miller demonstrated the

art ofmaking prim itive pottery,

while Myrna Wilson displayedher talent in making strawbaskets . Decorative decoy mak

ing by Larry Leggett was a lsoone ofthe many crafts found atthe festival .The Louisiana Folklife Centersponsored and produced the

yearly event .

The Nat iona l Players , a

theatrical touring companyf rom W a sh i ng t on , D .C . ,

presen ted ‘W i l l iam Shake

speare’s’ classic comedy “

A M ids ummer N igh t

’s D reamWednesday, February 8, 1984; atNorthwestern State .

This was the National Players’35th anniversary tour production of

”A M idsummer Night ’s

D r e a m , w h i c h w a s

Shakespeare’s first masterpiece .

The production was a lyricalextravaganza offun and beauty .

It became widely-recognized as

a blend ofromance and fantasy,

comedy and buffoonery, and

love and misunderstandings .Director of

“

A M idsummerNight

’s Dream was William H .

Graham, chairman ofthe Department ofDrama at The CatholicUniversity ofAmerica and the

Vice President of UniversityPlayers, the parent organizationwhich operated the NationalPlayers Touring Company and

Olney SummerTheatre .

The National Players was thel on g e s t - ru n n ing t ou r i n gtheatrical repertory company inthe United States and was themost prom inent touring attrac

tion in the field .

In a m ixup between two pair oflovers, Demetrius and Lysander tried restrainingthe rav ing Hermia as the tearful Helena looked on aghast .

A Scene from AM idsummerNight’

s Dream.

Left members Nationa l Players Company performed in their 35th ann ive rsary tour

production ofShakespeare’

s first mas terp iece , A

M idsummer N ight’s Dream .

Below: After Puck places a charm on the eye lids ofTitan ia, she awakens and immed ia tely falls in lovewi th Bo ttom , a weaver, whose head was changedin to that ofan ass by the m isch ievous spri te .

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The student Activities Boardpresented country music star,Lou ise M andrel l in th e

Christmas Festival Concert .

The concert was the climax of

the Natchitoches’ annual lightcelebration . Mandrell beganher musical career before she

could read . In junior high she

joined older sister, Barbara’sgroup playing bass guitar.

Before she was sixteen she hadplayed every major city in the

United States and Canada and

had made appearances in

Europe . Mandrell brought to

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Louise chatted with a young fan .

Louise entertained the audiencewith her fiddle .

LouiseMandrell h ighlighted the 1 984 Christmas Festivafi

the stage ofthe coliseum a live

performance that had beendescribed as, ”

The very best example ofa female vocalist captaring and using the N ashvilleSound

’

to its best advantage. The

mu l t i - ta len ted en terta iner .

’

played a slew ofinstrumentsthat included the saxophone,country bass and the fiddle .

World famous juggler and

comedian, Robert York was theopening act ofthe concert . He

was a former resident ofNatchitoches and a rising starcollege entertainment .

Northwestern State Un iversiDepartment ofTheatre and

ed ia Arts and the School of°

eative and Perform ing Artsesented S crooge by Leslieicusse, December 7 and 8 at

30 p m . in the NSU Fine Artsud i to rium . Sc ro og e wa s

rec ted by Keith Woods ,ssistant Director was Melanie

a, and the Choreographerwas

Rebecca Maxey. The cast included : Scrooge (Ryan Horton), BobCratchit (Dale H igginbotham),

Ethel Cratchit (Elizabeth Corley) ,Tiny Tim (John Hatley), Ghost ofChristmas Past (Elaina Verett) ,

Ghost of Christmas Present(Robert G uy), Ghost ofChristmasFuture (Scott Cooley) .

ississi

Huck 8 :

J im: On the M ississippiwas based on Mark Twain’s TheAdventures ofHuckleberry Finn.

It was produced and directed byJoshua Logan .

The cast included Chris Gray,Steve Thomas as Huck, and VinceWilliams as Jim . J im Ford playedthe part of the King, LillianTaylor was The Widow Douglas,Britt Solano was Pap, Dale H igginbotham as The Duke, MollyThorton as Mary Jane and

ElizabethCorley as Susan .

Joshua Logan was a Pulitzer

Prize-winning playwrigh t and a

world-renowned director and

producer. Among h is many h itproductions were Paint YourWagon, South Pacific, Picnic,Camelot, andM r. Roberts .Though his work and fame

had taken h im far away fromMansfield, he retained a deep affection for North Louisiana and

had written at length about hisSouthern ch ildhood in h is

autobiography, Josh.

VinceWilliams, Chris Gray, J im Ford and DaleHigginbothamperformed in Huck and

J im.

Joshua Logan, Producer and Director ofHuck and J im.


VinceWilliams, LeighWoods, Betsy Corley and RobinGunter performed in I ’mGettingMyActTogether and Taking It on theRoad.

Department Theatre

Arts and the School ofPerforming Arts ofNorthwestern StateUniversity presented, ”

I’

m Get

ting My Act Together and TakingI t on the Road, February 27

March 3 . The play was directedby Ray Schexnider and Dr.

William Hunt was musicaldirector.

I’

m Getting My Act Togetherand Taking I t on the Road was a

deligh tful consideration oflifeand love from the point ofviewofa woman taking her first stepsalong the rocky road of in

dependence . It was a musicalplay that was a clever, upliftinglook at life in the

”age of

liberation .

The cast included Heather(Leigh Wood) , Joe (V inceWilliams), and Cheryl (BetsyCorley) .

McLemore, TreavorDean, Tony Smith in One Flew OverThe

roduction was directedSchexnider, who was

by Cyndi Dutton whostage-managed the producCreating an atmosphere of

ental ward was the respon

l i ty of M ichael Atkins .hanie Ryals was responsiblethe wonderful lighting ef

Maldonado mustfor the original

composed and

Becky Maxey and the

d board operator Shellyeynolds were kept on their toes

with the complex action ofthe

play . Robert G uy coordinatedcostumes and properties were

by Merrill Laurent. Merrillalso stepped in with the old

theatre motto”the show must go

on!”to play the part ofBilly Bib

bitt when the actor Trevor Deanbecame ill for the Monday nightperformance .

This drama deals with a groupofmen that are no longer ac

cepted in the mainstream of

society . The audience watchedthe show through the eyes ofChief Bromdon (Robert G uy) .

Ch ief Bromdon is the oldest patient at the hospital . He is an Indian who has lost his heritagethrough the modernizing of

America and now has chosen to

be a deaf-mu te, so that people

will leave h im alone . He a longwith the other patien ts are

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controlled with an iron fist byNurse Ratched (Gail Robinson) .She truly believes her methodsofridicule and embarrassmentwork the patients bend to herevery command with the helpofher two aides Warren (JohnnyCox) and Williams (Jerome Cox)until a new patient is adm ittedin to the ward , Rand le P .

McMurphy (Britt Solano. )

He brings new life to all the

patients on the ward and beginsto decrease Nurse Ratched’

s rul

ing hand, until the frictionbecomes unbearable for the patients, especially for the youngBilly Bibbitt (Treavor Dean) whotakes his life rather than face thepersecution of h is mother. A

confron ta t ion comes cen terstage between Nurse Ratched asMcMurphy tries to strangle Ra tched . She narrowly escapesdeath and for punishmen t to

McMurphy she orders h im

lobotom ized . Even though the

McMurphy that entered the

ward is now dead and there is

on ly a shell ofa man left it g ivesCh ief Bromdon the push he

needs to escape from the

Hospita l and return to the out

s ide world .

one engaged in a course ofstudy one devoted to studyan energetic force full ofvitalityThe above description, a

combination ofdefinitions, maybe a silly way to look at

“

Stu

N-Side View’

s introduction to the pool atthe Rec . Complex .

What is college l ife like?

”College life is like layers ofimpressions all blended together

knowing that it will all come to anend but wanting to be here forever

terminal lack ofsleep smileson a cold afternoon volumes ofclass notes .

Susan FortenberrySenior

dent Life, yet it seems most appropriate .

”College life” was

varied it pertained to schooland studies, professors and

students, sleeping and eating,

playing and partying, withmany things in between .

Ashton Langlinais and his friend,

“

People are really friendly. I’

m

making new friends every day.

Most ofthe courses arefun like

English 1OZH . NSU’

s campus ispretty, although there

’s plenty ofwalking to do.

”

riends Kelly Farley, Brad Bates, and Elaina Verret gatheredfor a friendly hug .

A s tudent checked through books at the University Books tore .

Registration was the beginning process a very crucialaspect to the

”student” part of

Student Life . The hassles of

Northwes tern’

s reg i s tra t ionwere the envy ofalmost everycollege in the state until thisyear . Pre -regi s tra t ion was

ava i lab le for the Springsemester, but not for the fallsemester. Due to NSU

’

s new

computer system , the usual 30minute registration time jumpedto the three hourmark .

People desperately clamored

Students fi lled out computer forms after collecting class card

Victory Vic the Demon receivedhis annual at Registration .

for class cards, and manyaltered schedules more thanonce . Those lucky

'

enough to

breeze through the first partwith no major difficultieswere stopped in their tracks(literally) to wait in line forfinancial aid .

Sm iling for the camerasended this year’s frustratingordeal which m ight

plain the funny picturescomical complaints about I .D .

pictures .


Cook ie Monster enjoyed the heck out ofMard iGras in New Orleans and caught lo ts, too .

Buns in the sun at Ft . Lauderdale .

Pres ident L inco ln a fam il iar s ight to thosewho v is itedWash ington , DC .

Enjoying the sun at the hotel .

a few warmly welcomed daysaway from the hectic schoolroutine . It was a favorite part ofthe year.

Most students packed their

bags and ”

got away from it all bytraveling . For those who wereready for summer, Floridaalways ”had it good,” and manywent to see for themselves .Grandmothers, the nat ion

capital, and mountains were all

sights to see .

Another Spring vacation gavestudents a chance to see Mardi 'Gras in the fun loving city of

New Orleans . Elaina Verret,

however, took the opportunityand went skiing in Colorado .

”Spring break in Florida was justabout the best time I ’ve had in mycollege years . Thousands ofcollegestudents going to a paradise to do

one thing havefun and we

did. We spent four days in Ft .

Lauderdale. The times we had werememorable and unique.

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What made (college relationships)

differentfor me was that I had togrow to like the friends I made. I

came from a small town and all my

close friends were kids I had knownall my life. I know them and their

ways . Here, I had to make friends,then I had to adapt to their ways .

Sometimes it'

s funny how two peo

ple can be so different, but the

closest offriends .EvelynD . RobinsonJunior

It takes a lot ofwork, rehearsaltime and patience, but it ’s all worthit when you enjoy it .

The LSMSA’

s American flag .

Drum majorM ikeGibson led the bandat rehearsal .

SusieMaloney and M ichelleHofer puffedthrough the i r puckers for sounds ofmus ic .

D ane Broussard and JeffEversull, un i ted inbrotherhood through Kappa Alpha .

The canoeing class enjoyed an outing .

Mark Self, po ised for the pe rformance .


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reeks in some form or another

have ex is ted on the Northwes tern campus sincethe early 19005 . They have a lways had the support

ofstudents . and facul ty except for a smal l lapse in

t ime when G reek organ izat ions were disbanded

and forbidden to organ ize .

This s ituation took place in 19 1 1 , when a man

small in stature yet forceful in character became

pres iden t ofthe Normal school . That man was

V ictor L . Roy . He felt that the groups would

h inder learning . Though the pol icy was strict, itwas unques t ioned . The groups wh i ch he

abo lished included the Klu Klux Klan , the

Witches , the Yum Yums , Les Chats No irs de Vi lle,

Meph istra and Alpha Zeta . A page in the 19 1 1

issue ofthe POTPOURRI was especially dedicatedto the

“

death”

of these organ izations . Thoughme s tuden ts even tual ly d id voice their

d is con ten t , Pres iden t Roy con t inued th is

res triction formany years .

About 1921 , however, a group ofs ix young men

secretly formed a fraternity wh ich they named

S igma De lta Tau . It had to meet privately in town

so Pres iden t Roy would not find out . Yet it was

able to get officially recognized as a social

fratern i ty by h im in 1925 . These young men,

wh ich had grown in number, held a banquet and

inv i ted Presiden t Roy . When he attended the

d inner, he was unab le to say anyth ing against the

group because sitting among the members were

teachers , principals , and administrators . Thesemen had returned to the Normal to earn their

Bachelor’s degree because when they firstattended, the schoo l had only prov ided a two year

program . Mr. Roy was well acqua inted with eachofthese prom inent men . There fore, he had to g ive

in because oftheir in fluence .

Roy’

s acceptance ofS igma Delta Tau brought

about the installment ofa sorori ty, Delta Sigma

Eps i lon . On March 26, 1926, this organ ization

took i ts place as the campus’ first national sorority .

From i ts beginn ings , the new chap ter Ph i grewrapidly in number and populari ty . The first rush

Editor’s Note: Informat ionfor the Greek art icle was comp iledfromissues ofCURRENT SAUCES and POTPOURR IS and an interviewwithD r. Jolly Harper.Right : Greeks participate in Wreck Tech week .

week started on October 2 1 926, with a picture

show party. The fo llowing night the girls had a

dance and surprisingly the third activ ity took

place at President Roy’

s home, where Mrs . Royserved as the hostess ofa bridge party . At the end

ofthe week, the chosen pledges were initiated .

As the social l ife ofNormal became less restric

tive, more sororities and fraternities came . For in

stance, in January of1 929, the firs t national fraternity, Sigma Tau Gamma, took up residence by incorporating the members ofSigma Delta Tau intotheir newly formed chapter ofNu . Th is establishment benefited the school because Sigma Tau G amma was

"distinguished by being the oldest fraternity”

for educators in the nation . Its main purpose was”to establish a more intimate relationship and

brotherhood among its members and serve in every wayas an uplifting factor in their lives .

”Supporting this

belief, Sigma Tau Gamma continued to be the most

in fluential fratern ity on campus formany years .

Delta Sigma Epsilon also held its h igh standards

ofexcel lence even when the organization decidedto join with another national sorority in 1956 . At

the National Conclave held in New Orleans on

August 1 9-20, a representative from each chapter

agreed to merge with Delta Zeta . The local

members were then initiated into this body on Oc

tober 7 in Shreveport . The new name oftheir

chapter was Epsilon Beta . Though these changeswere made, the chapter continued to serve the

community . In 1 984, it continued striving in ser

v ice and accomplishments . These two, Sigma TauGamma and Delta Zeta, were but a couple who

started Greeks on campus .

Northwestern has had the

honor ofchartering many Greekorganizations during her past .

The first was Sigma Delta Tau, a

fraternity for men, wh ile the

first sorority was Delta Sigma

Epsilon . After their establishment in the early twenties, theseorganizations have since beenan ongoing tradition ofNSU .

From the 1930’

s to the m id

1 950’

s , there ex i s ted f ivesororities and three fraternities .Then, changes occurred afterwards including name changesand the formation of new

organizations through the late

fifties and sixties . The 1970’

s

brought new organizations dueto increased campus enrollment .

The following is a list ofall

social Greek organizations thath a v e e v e r e x i s t e d a t

Northwestern .

Fraternities

Lamda Zeta pledges showed their pride in 1949 .

Inter-Fratern ity Counci lFounded : 1909Installed : 1938Presently Active

Sigma Delta Tau EAT

LocalFounded : 1921Installed : 1921Closed : 1929(re-opened as ETI‘)

Sigma Tau Gamma

Nu chapterFounded : 1920Installed : 1929Presently Active

ET I‘

Tau Kappa Epsi lon TKE

Epsilon Upsilon chapterFounded : 1899Installed : 1957Presently Active

Kappa Alpha Order KAOGamma Psi chapterFounded : 1865Installed : 1963Presently Active

D elta Chi D elta AXA

LocalFounded : 1965Installed : 1965Closed : 1966(re-opened as K2 )

Kappa Chi XX Delta Zeta AZLocal Epsilon Beta chapterFounded : 1926 Founded : 1902Installed : 1926 Installed : 1957Closed : 1928 Presently Active(re-opened as II K2 )

Alpha Gamma Delta AI‘

AS

'

KSigma Sigma Sigma 2 2 2 nmlgedaqggfhapterAlpha Zeta chapter Installed ; 1959Founded : 1898 Closed : 1964Installed : 1928Presently Active

Sigma Kappa 2K

D It M h tBeta Phi zeta " B‘I’Z Fcimideci

l

: isi5er

Local Installed : 1959Founded : 1928Installed : 1928Closed : 1928(re-opened as

Presently Active

Phi Mu MKappa Iota chapter

P1 Kappa S igma II K2 Founded : 1852Alpha Delta chapter Installed : 1967Founded : 1894 Presently ActiveInstalled : 1928Closed: 1959(re-opened as 2 K)

Del ta Sigma Theta A2 8

Iota Mu chapterTheta S igma Ups ilon 0 2 1

“ Founded : 19 13Kappa chapter Installed : 1972Founded : 1907 Presently ActiveInstalled : 1928Closed : 1959'

t e-opened as AFA)Alpha Kappa Alpha AKAEta Chi chapter

Sigma Alpha 2A Founded : 1908Local Insta lled : 1973Founded : 1928 J Presently ActiveInstalled : 1928Closed : 1930(re-opened as A2A) Zeta Ph i Beta Z B

Z i Epsilon chapterAlpha Sigma Alpha AEA Founded : 1920Psi Psi chapter Installed : 1974Founded : 190 1 Presently Ac tiveInstalled : 1930Closed : 1972

S igma Gamma Rho 2 I‘

P

Phi Kappa K Delta Lamda chapterLocal Founded : 1922Founded : 1930 Installed : 1977Insta lled : 1930 C losed : 1979Closed : 193 1 (re-opened as m

G reeks Serve Their Fellowman .

Fraternities and Sororities hadprojects to raise money for theirphilanthropies . Philanthropieswere persons or organizations towhich Greeks donated time and

money . They were in need of

services which were providedby Greeks .Philanthropies were either

local or national projects thatwere undertaken by the greekorganizations when a needarose . Greeks showed concernfor others and through philanthropies helped their community and world better.

Many Greeks started majorfund-raising events to benefittheir philanthropies . Two ex

amples ofthese events were the

Delta Sigma Theta gave a beauty workshop forNSU students .

Charity Bowl football game

which was held annually byKappa Sigma fraternity and the

annual Kappa Alpha BoxingTournament to benefit MuscularDystrophy .

Alpha Kappa Alpha and DeltaSigma Theta sororities heldfashion shows and Alpha Phi

Alpha fraternity held car washesto benefit NAACP and other

organizations . Vast mounts of

money were raised by thesededicated Greeks .Delta Zeta, Tau Kappa Ep

silon, Omega Psi Phi, and Sigma

Tau Gamma donated money to

causes such as Sickle CellAnem ia , Spec ial O lym p ics ,Gallaudet College, and St . Jude’s

Children’s Hospital .Theta Chi served the CentralLouisiana community through

holding work weekends everymonth at Louisiana Lions Camp,an area summer place for

crippled children . Theta Chi’salso sponsored a Halloween party for retarded citizens . Zeta PhiBeta helped children at the localdaycare center. Other fratern

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ities and sororities also sponsored drives to raise money forchildren with birth defects andneedy .

Greeks worked together in

the hope that needy peoplewould be adequately cared for.

Kappa Sig’

s sold seat cush ions for the Natch itoches Christmas

Fest ival . Theta Chi s helped clean up Lion 5 ch i ldrens camp .

Kappa Alpha’

s sponsored a boxing tournament to ra ise money forMuscular Dys trophy .

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The Interfraternity Councilwas the governing body ofthe

fraternities at Northwestern .

I .F .C . was the medium through

wh ich m ember fra tern i t iescould express themselves for thebetterment ofthe Greek system .

Services coordinated by the

I .F .C . were : all-star games, Greekweek, Rush / workshops on

various subjects, and serv iceprojects .The I .F .C . strived to promote

the same goals that its membersretained : character building,developing leadership abilities,promot ing part ic ipat ion in

social and service activities,scholarsh ip, and brotherhood . addition , the I .F .C . promoted

President, JonRobbins, chaired IFC meetings everyWednesday .

Greek life, coordinated fraternity activities, mediated interchapter disputes, and developeda positive relationsh ip withfaculty, adm inistration, and the

community .

I .F .C . recently joined the

Southeas tern In terfra tern i tyConference, whose memberswere located throughout the

southern United States . Thisnew membership enabled the

I .F .C . to participate in regional

conferences . Through attendingregional conferences, the Interfraternity Council hoped to

learn and use its knowledge tob e t t e r G r e e k l i f e a t

Northwestern .


TRIBUTE

Robert Triplet t cam e to

Northwestern after having beenvoted, “ Most Likely to Succeed”in h is graduating class at Hornbeck High School . Robert joinedTau Kappa Epsilon social fratermity in the Fall ofh is freshmanyear and was initiated into ac

tive status in the followingJanuary . He was very active inNSU student life as well as inTKE. Robert served as a Senatorat-Large in the SGA and was on

several committees for the SAB .

Robert was one ofthe leaders ofthe chapter ofTau Kappa Epsilon as he served as the FundRaiser, Social Alumni chairman

during his three and half yearstay with TKE at NSU . He alsoserved in the capaci ty of

Secretary for one year. We all

m iss and loved him very much .

Robert passed away following anautomobile accident on January4, 1985 . He was 22 years old .

REST IN PEACE FRATER

We, the Greeks, of Northwestern appreciated the hardwork Robert Triplett did in promoting the Greek system .

NSU Greeks

Robert Triplett

A<1>A l

A lph a Ph i A lph a w a s

founded December 4, 1906 and

made a home at NorthwesternNovember 13, 1973 . Their colorswere black and gold . Their openmotto was

“

First ofall service toall. We shall transcend all.Alpha Ph i Alpha strove to

serve his fellowman. . In the pastyear the brothers served the

community by v isiting old folks’homes in the area . They raisedmoney through Greek Showsand Car Washes for their

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philanthropy, NAACP .

There are several Alpha PhiAlphas that deserve recognition .

Ron Cook was l st runner up forMr. NSU . Arthur

”Tank” Berry

was an all-American tackle and

has been scouted by the Pittsburg Steelers and the BuffaloBills . Vincent Williams attendedTheatrical schoo l in Saraso ta,

Florida . Alpha Phi Alpha had

four men on line during the fallsemester and all were initiated .

(A KA

The Gamma Psi chapter of

Kappa Alpha Order was founded on December 21 , 1865 at

Washington and Lee Un iversityin Richmond, Virginia . Its oi

ficial charter was formed at

Northwestern on March 15,

1963 . Since i ts inception at

Northwestern, over 1000 men

have been initiated into this”Southern Tradition.

The Gamma Psi chapter hadreceived many various awardsand had improved its publicservice record over the past 3years . The chapter was honoredwith such national awards as”Most Improved Chapter, the

”National Publications Award,and

”The Mayor’s Award for

Beautification.

”

Kappa Alphas were veryproud of their annual boxing

Kappa Alpha Order

tou rn am en t for mu s cu lardystrophy . The chapter was a

leader in the nation for donations to this cause for the past 15years . The group was very in

volved in many service projectsfor the city of Natchitochesunder the guidance ofMayor JoeSampile.

Another highlight ofthe yearfor KA was the annual OldSouth Ball .

Academ ic achievement, service and good times were the

main goals of Kappa AlphaOrder. The southern tradition ofKappa Alpha Order would lastforever.

OFFICERS : FIRSTROW : Darrel M i ley, Ch r is Magg io, SECOND ROWRicky Br inkly, Dane Broussard, Henry Magg io, Kendall Acosta .

ROSE COURT : Reatha Co le, Christi D ickey, Marsha

McLamore, Ei leen Haynes . NOT PICTURED : Camm ie S tatler,Elycia Graham .

Ginger D isante and TommyMoore posed a t O ld

South .

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Kappa Alpha Psi was foundedon January 5, 191 1 . It was

chartered and incorporatedApril 15, 191 1 on the campus ofI n d i a n a U n i v e r s i t y a t

Bloomington .

Kappa Alpha Ps i , Theta

Lambda chapter at Northwestern was organ ized bybeloved brothers John Simmon,

John W inston and adv isorMelvin Johnson in 1974 with thesame vision shared by our

founders in 191 1 .

The fundamental objective of

Kappa Alpha Psi

this chapter was to unite collegemen ofculture, partriotism and

honor in a bond ofFraternity .

K a p p a A l p h a P s i a l s oencouraged spiritual and socialgrowth ofchaptermembers .Some ofthe service activities

held by Kappa Alpha Psi in the1984 year were: Halloween parties for area religious organizations, the Kappa Alpha Psi annual Benefit Fashion Show, and

Campus Beautification, whichwas a service project to cleanNSU’

s campus .

For the fifth consecutive year,the Kappa Sig flag football teamwon the fraternity division and

met the independent championsin the Intramural Super Bowl .This year, Kappa Sig won the

all-campus title by downing theJocks, 19- 12 .

The Fraternity’s G PA toppedthat ofall fraternities in 1984,

and Kappa Sigs could be foundleading many campus organizations, including SGA, band,Curren t Sauce

,cheerleaders,

Potpourri, and many others .Kappa Sigma also won its

share ofhonors . Russel Bienvenuwas selected by the studentbody as Mr. NSU, wh ile the

chap ter received numerousawards, both from the University and from the Nationa l

Fraternity .

Socially, the Kappa Sigs wereagain very active as they hostedmore sorority exchanges than

Kappa Sigma

did any other fraternity . The

Founders Day Banquet, Blackand White Formal, and Luauweek highlighted the year.

Kappa Sigma was involved inseveral service projects, in

cluding service projects and

fundraisers for the RiversideGuest Home, the ChristmasFestival, and the 1984 KappaSigma Charity Bowl, whereKappa Sigma and Tau KappaEpsilon went head-on in a fullpads football game . The KappaSigs won 20-0 .

The national Fraternity wasfounded in 1869 at the University ofVirginia in Charlottesvilleand currently is one of the

largest with approximately 200

chapters across North Americaand Canada .


Omega Psi Phi was foundedon Friday evening, November17, 191 1 , on the campus of

Howard University . Howard’schapter had four foundersHonorable Earnest E . Just ,Honorable Frank

.

A . Coleman,Honorable Oscar J . Cooper, andHonorable Edgar Love . Omega

Psi Phi was strengthened by itsfour cardinal principles of

manhood, scholarship, preservation, and uplifting . These principles proved that the goals that

James Frazier

Robert Moore

EdgarWash ington

Walter Young

Omega Psi Phi en tered the Stu

den t Union Christmas Windowcontes t and won second place .

one set for him self were merely

limitations placed on the m indNorthwestern’

s Theta Deltachapter was founded May 20,

Omega Psi Ph;

1972, by Advisor George StanleyLewis . Annual projects ofthe

chapter included raising moneyfor sickle cell anem ia, beautifying the city ofNatchitoches, andvisiting prisons and nursinghomes .Notable alumni ofthe chapterwere Mark Duper of MiamiDolphins and Sidney Thorton ofthe Pittsburgh Steelers .

Two events held during the

1984 year were a Memorial DayProgram and Founder’s Week .

“

Phi Beta Sigma, a national '

social fraternity, has been activeon Northwestern’

s campus since1973 . Ph i Beta Sigma was

originally established on the

campus ofHoward University,

stressing ”culturefor service and

servicefor humanity.

Along with brotherhood, them em bers en couraged th e

Phi Beta Sigma

Phi Beta Sigma displayed their talen ts in the s tudent union

lobby .

LITTLE S ISTERS : FIRST ROW : Daphne Douglas ,V icki Harris, VondaWatkins . SECOND ROW:

Frankie Campbell, Ca'

Sandra Cri ttle, Sharon Kelly .

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closeness offlesh and blood . Ph i

Beta Sigma has always been an

asset to Northwestern as well asthe Natchitoches area . They are

involved in service projectscalled SAD , Sigmas AgainstDefects, in which the brotherswould raise money: for the fightagainst birth defects in the

Natchitoches area .

The Nu chapter ofSigma Tau

Gamma was founded on

January 19, 1929 . Since the

chapter’s inception at NSU,

some ofits alumni have servedin prom inent positions such as

Lieutenant Governor ofLoui

siana,Superintendent ofEduca

tion, president of LouisianaTech University, and also in

various m ilitary positions .Members ofthe chapter held

various scholastic honors . Fourofthe chapter members and theWhite Rose were voted intoWho’s Who Among Students In

Sigma Tau G amma

Ame r i c a n C o l l eg e sUniversities.In the fall of1984, Sigma Tau

Gamma enjoyed one of the

largest pledge classes since its

inception . The pledges heldmany activities, for both the ac

tives and the residents of

Natchitoches .The highlights of the 1984

year were the ground-breakingfor a new house to be built onGreek Hill, the re-activation of

the Rose Court, and the regionalmeeting which was hosted bythe chapter.


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Tau Kappa Epsilon dedicatedtheir year ofachievement to the

memory offrater, Robert Triplett.The Epsilon-Upsilon chapter of

Tau Kappa Epsilon at Northwestern was honored to be

recognized as the most im

proved chapter in the nation forthe 1983-1984 school year. We

appreciated the support fromNorthwestern

’

s students and

faculty .

TKE pooled together manytalents to achieve this award . We

were the 1983-84 school yearcampus wide intramural cham

pions . In Blue Key, we had the

president as well as more

members than any o ther

organization . Also, we were

Tau Kappa Eps i lon

honored by other fraternitieswith the president ofthe InterFraternity Council . We had

members from all walks oflife,from the varsity athletics such as

football, basketball, and track, tostrict programs such as ROTCand scholastic .From the country to the city,

TKE drew together men to con

tinue in its tradition of ex

cellence, in not only college life,but also community and charityorganizations as well .TKE A Tradi t ion of

Excellence!

Kent Masta inich

Jon Maynard

M ichae l M iguezRoy Roach

OFFICERS : FIRSTROW : G reg D eshote ls, Denn is Jaffares , M ichaelM iguez . SECOND ROW: G rady No rton, John Leve r, F rank S isson,

Rusty Jackson .

TKE’

S showed the ir spi r it by ente r ing a

banne r in the 1984 Homecom ing Pa rade .

LITTLE S ISTERS : FIRST ROW : Lisa Seeger, Lori Landry , Te rri LeDoux,

Shelly Jackson . SECOND ROW: Tracy Fisher, Ka thy Jackson , Pam Pe rkins ,

Lesseley Desho te l, Lisa Borde lon, Susu Wi lliamson .

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Theta Chi was founded on

April 10, 1856, at Norw ichUniversity, in Norwich Ver

mont . We are one ofthe top ten

largest nat iona l fratern i ties ,have over l iv ingmembers and consist ofmore

than 180 chapters in America .

Eta Om icron chapter was

recognized at Northwestern as afratern ity on October 13, 1973

after serving as a colony of

Theta Chi since 1969 . This yearour members are involved in 16campus organ izations and 3 of

our members have been selectedfor Who’s Who on AmericanCollege and University cam

puses for the 1985 year. We are

also proud ofour 13 Daughtersand Little Sisters ofthe chapter.

These Ladies are chosen by howmuch interest and participation

they show in our fraternityevents .Theta Chi stands for ”HelpingHand. We strive to live up to

this meaningful cause by pro

Theta Chi

viding serv ices to the community and to those who need help .

Every semester, we extend our

serv ices to the Lion’s CrippledCh ildren’s Camp in Leesville bycompleting whatever work theyneed to be done . Also, eachHalloween we threw a party for

the Natchitoches Association forRetarded Citizens . In addition,we have provided maintenanceand repair work for the VernonParish Council on Aging Home

in Rose Pine along with severalother projects .Theta Chi believes that fam ily

and school are oftop priority .

We emphasize the importanceofscholastics . We are here to

benefit from school, to benefitour school, and to benefit our

fraternity.

”Alma Mater first, and

Theta ChiforAlma Mater.


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Som e needed accep tance .

Some needed a place to go . Some

needed people to study, or hangaround with .

F r o m fa r a w a y o r

Natchitoches, Greek membersbecame brothers and sisters a

fam ily to help one another inthe m idst of life’s trials and

tribulations .

PhiMu loved to pose for pictures .

KappaAlpha’

s threw a Halloween Party .

G reeks partied at Kappa Jam.

Delta Sigma Theta’

s posed for a quickie

National Panhellenic was a

conference body, composed of

member women’s fraternitieseach ofwh ich was autonomousas a social, Greek-letter society ofcollege women, undergraduateand alumni .National Panhellenic was an

organ izat ion estab lished to

foster interfraternity relationsh ips , to a s s i s t co l leg ia techapters of the NPC membergroups, and to cooperate withcolleges and universities in

m a in t a i n i ng th e h igh e s tscholastic and social standards .Actual legislative powers oftheNPC were lim ited to enactmentoflaws for its own government .

PANHELLENIC

It was enpowered to make

recommenda t ions becom inglaws only after ratifications by

OFFICERS: Leah Sherman, Monica Aucoin, Renee Cot

the member groups . Througlsuch recommendations ha i

come the seven unanimou

agreements ofthe ConferenceThese were : the Panhelleni

Creed, Panhellenic CompactStandards of Ethical ConductAgreement on Questionaireand Const i tu t ions , Co l leg iP a n h e l l e n i c Ag re em e n tJuri sd ic t ion of a Co l lege

Panhellenic Council, and NP(

Declaration for Freedom .

”We, the sorority women 0

America, standfor service througjthe development ofcharacter inspired by the close contact and dee'

friendship ofindividual swordandPanhellenic life.


Ph i Mu originated in MaconGeorgia, at Wesleyan College in1852 through the inspiration of

three women : Mary MyrickDaniels, Mary Dupont Lynes,and Martha Haddaway Red

ding . It is now the second largestwomen ’s organ izat ion . Our

chapter name is Kappa Iota and

was established in the 1960’

s .

Symbols are Lions, Ladybugs,and Balloons .Over the past year, Phi Mu

M <1>M M M <1>M M M

has grown strong . The KappaIota chapter takes pride in her

Phi Mu

achievements . Phi Mu won the

1984 Homecom ing Float contest,received two national awardsand reigned V ictorious in flagfootball becom ing the NSU

Campus Champions .Our social calendar begins in

the fall with Rush and GrubDance and closes with HOPEWeek . We hold a formal and

Mother-Daughter Banquet in

the spring .

OFF I CERS : F IRST ROW : LeAnn Gray,Cindy Ernst, Kristine Leone . SECONDRQW3 Leah Sherman , Stacy Brown, Cam Mel Bice and Emilyn Matthews Ph i Mu

’

s letters were a symbol spirit dur

mi e Salter. shared a pose with”BooKitty. ing Demon football games .

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1 1 0

Founded at Colby College inWaterv ille, Maine on November9, 1874, Sigma Kappa was the

first Greek letter sorority to be

established in New England .

Lavender and maroon were ac

cepted as sorority colors in 1891and the violet was chosen as the

flower in 1892. The pearl wasadopted as the official jewel in1915 .

In 1904, Sigma Kappa took itsfirst s tep toward na t iona lrecognition by adm ission intothe National Panhellenic Conference . The name Sigma Kappa

and Pi Kappa Sigma Sororitiesin 1959, NSU

’

s Delta Mu

Chapterwas chartered .

Sigma Kappa’s involvementon Northwestern

’

s campus hasnot been limited to one area .

Member’s participation in mostactivities has resulted in the

titles ofIntramural Champions

for 1982-84, Greek Week OverallChampions, and Greek WeekSpirit Champions . In addition ,Sigma Kappa has won

Panhellenic awards, Outstanding Sorority Woman two years

in a row and Scholarship awardsfour years in a row .

Also recognized by their na

tional headquarters, Delta Mu

S igma Kappa

has won awards for ContinuousOpen Bidd ing , Panhe llen ic,Sisterhood , Scholarsh ip and

Doubling Chapter Size .

Sigma Kappa’s philanthropiesinclude the Maine Sea CoastMission (adopted in the

American Farm Schoo l in

Salonica, Greece (adopted in

and Gerontology (adoptedin

In the spring semester of1983,Delta Mu began its annual

Teacher Appreciation Party, as a

way ofthanking the instructorsfor their help and dedication .

The fall semester of1984 involved the introduction of Sigma

Kappa’s Dream Man Party,

when each member got to invitethe

”man ofher dreams . Other

annual activities include an

Alumni Reunion on Homecom

ing Weekend and a Fam ily DayCookout on Parents’ Weekend .


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Sigma Sigma Sigma sororitywas founded on April 20, 1898 atFarmerville, Virginia . Northwestern’s Alpha Zeta chapterwas founded at Northwesternon February 17, 1928 .

The chapter’s national philanthrophy was the Robbie PageMemorial Fund . Through thismemorial fund, three children’shospitals were established in

Dallas, St . Louis, and in NorthCarolina . Another service proj

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Sigma Sigma Sigma

ect was“

Sigma Sigma Sigma

Serves Children” which was a

week dedicated to helpingneedy children .

The 1984-85 year was filledwith events which included intramurals, the annual fallHarvest Dance, a Thanksgivingdinner, a Christmas party and

.

dan c e , a s p r ing form a l ,

Founder’s Day Banquet, and

social exchanges with other

Greek organizations .

E i leen Haynes

Mandy Hebert

OFF I CERS : Sharon Sampite, Beth McMillan, Donna Jo Kelly, Joy Pil! , Cathy laCkSOnLisa Jan Bryant, Susan Arthur.

Tri Sigmas supported NSU peprallies .

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Spirit was the m iddle name Parade proved to be a big suc partied at the Tailgate-n-Turpinfor greek organ izations in 1984 . cess for Ph i Mu sorority as they in anticipation ofwinning theParticipation in activities varied won first place in the float con big game that night .

from pep rallies and football test . Greeks fired up at pepgames, to homecom ing floats rallies on Fri

and T-N-T. days . On Satur " a

Th e 1 9 84 H om e c om ing d a y s , t h e y

Ph i Mu escorted their prize winning homecomingfloat .

nh ie Theils and Mandy Heb Kappa Sigs dropped their tailgate

enjoyed relaxing a t TNT. and part ied .

Delta Zeta ’

s bannerfor the homecom ing parade .

Omega Ps i Ph i demons trated s tomp ing during a pep ral ly .

homecom ing parade .


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Pan-Hellen ic consisted of

three sororities : Alpha KappaAlpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and

Zeta Phi Beta . These sororitieswere national organ izationswith many diverse goals . Themost common goals were to

maintain sorority life and interfraternal relationships . Anotherimportant function was to serveas a standard setting and im

Brunetta AnthonyDarlene Brown

Jenn ifer BrownMary B ishop

LeJoyce CaauldenSusan Combest

OFFICERS: Heidei th Myles, Jenni fer Brown, Brenda

Wash ington, MarvaMoxey

plementary body for affiliateorganizations in the areas of

ru sh i n g , p l e dg i n g , a n d

initiating .

Pan-Hellenic assisted collegeand university administratorsby making recommendations tothe members for legislation . The

organization acted as a catalystofothers on matters ofinterestto the college world .

Alpha Kappa Alpha was a

Greek sorority wh ich was

founded in 1908 at HowardUniversity in Washington, D C .

Its purpose was to make collegeexperiences mean ing ful and

valuable to members in orderthat they gain self-confidence .

Northwestern’

s chapter ofthisorganiza tion was formed in

November of1973 .

Through the years since its inception, A.K.A. had maintained “

Alpha KappaAlpha The P INK LAD IES showed how to

line up .

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the theme of”Service to All

Mankind.

”The chapter carried

ou t t h e th em e t h rou gh

scholast ic ach ievemen t and

friendship among members .Annual service projects of

Alpha Kappa Alpha were : a

Greek Extravaganza , a FashionShow for the AKA ScholarshipFund, and a spring fashionshow which aided members oft h e N a t c h i t o c h e s I nterdenom inational Choir.

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Delta Sigma Theta is a na

tional Greek letter society withchapters reaching across the

United States, West Germany,

and the Republics ofHaiti andLiberia . Approximatelymembers have been initiated into Delta Sigma Theta . Delta provides a means for a member tomaintain a close affiliation withher profession, encourages her

Brunetta Anthony

Darlene Brown

Susan Combest

Brenda FowlerMarvaMoxey

Heide ith My lesDeatrice Newton

OFF ICERS : Heidieth Myles, Brunetta Anthony, Marva Moxey, Brenda

D elta Sigma Theta Fowler, Susan Combest, DarleneBrown .

Delta S igma Theta demonstrated how to step the Deltaway .

interests and ach ievements .Delta Sigma Theta was foundedin February 18, 1913, and incorporated in 1930 . Delta Sigma

Theta’s purpose is

“

to establishand maintain a high standard ofmorality and scholarship amongwomen, also stress is placed onscholastic achievement rather

than mutual enjoyment of

cultural and social activities .


”Party was a major word in

the Greek vocabulary an op

portunity to meet and make

friends, to ”

pass a good time.

Greek organ izations grewwith Rush . Combining through

exchanges and dances helped tokeep the social life alive . Theme

parties were sponsored at nightclubs, giving the public a chanceto join in the fun . Formalshighlighted the Spring .

TKE’

s enjoyed barbeque duringTailgate-n-Turpin .

Phi Mu’

s enjoyed Kappa Sigma /Ph i Mu Pajama party

H E R E'

JamesM axey and Russel Bienvenu asked Where’

s the Beef? Elycia Graham, BethM cM illan, and Sharon Sampite, posed atthe Kappa Alpha /Sigma S igma Sigma exchange .

Donald Bihmand Richa rdConstance jammed at the ThetaChi /Sigma Tau G amma jo int party .

LandonMathis and Jeff Eversull showed their sp iri t

during the Kappa Alpha /Sigma S igma Sigma exchange .

JudiHumphrey ca lled for Ghostbusters during the S igma Kappa Ha lloween pa r ty a t S tuden t Bodv C lub .

the Next Best Thing to Being There!

More than just a place to callt h e i r o w n , m o s t o f

Northwestern’

s Greeks lookedat their house as the next bestthing to home .

While eight Greek organizations owned houses, only two

were located off campus, on

Second Street, providing the

u n i qu e o p p o r t u n i t y fo r

members to reside there whileattending school . The other

houses, or Lodges, were locatedon

“ Greek Hill” which was

donated by the University to theGreek organizations in the late

1950’

s . The houses servedseveral purposes . They prov ideda setting for weekly meetings,

The Kappa Sigma house .

The Tau Kappa Eps i lon house .

The Ph i Mu house .

The Kappa Alpha house .

The Sigma Kappa house .

study sessions, and work pro

jects for the group’s chapter.

As Rush took over the cam

pus, the sorority houses became

“ Racetracks, ”Casino’s, or a

scene from the”Roaring 20

'

s,

while the fraternities threw parties never to be forgotten .

For its members, the house

became a main social hang-out .

Visiting with friends or justwatching TV gave the memberssomething to do, keeping themaway from boredom . At

Homecom ing, alumn i werewelcomed and found the housesa great place to visit .


The Black Knights Drill Teamwas formed at NorthwesternState University in 1956 . A

parade at Colfax led the BlackKnights to win their first drillmeet in 1957. Following in 1960,with Jim Plum as commander,the Black Knights won their firsttrophy . In December of 1975,the James A . Noe Drill Meet wasthe first to be sponsored at

Northwestern State Universityby the Black Knights . In honorofthat beginning, there was a

drill meet which was held an

nually named after the late

Governor James A. Noe .

Because of their dedication,the Black Kn ights receivednumerous v ictories . In 1983, the

Black Kn igh ts posed wi th their sweetheart, Suzette Ybos.

group attended the LouisianaPecan Festival and was awardedfirst place honors overall . As

1984 approached, the BlackKnights became one ofthe mostdistinguished and aggressivemarching units in the state of

Louisiana . The team capturedfirst place honors in the KreweofPoseidon Parade over the pastseveral years . In events held atTexas A&M University, the

Black Knights won second placehonors as well as an award forbeing the best overall team .

Northwestern’

s Black Knightshave always had pride in their

hard work and have traveled tothe National Conference DrillT e am C om p e t i t i o n i n


Members ofthe Orienteering teamexercised during physical train ing .

For the past four years, theNorthwes tern Orien teeringteam , or Path finders, has com

peted in both national and area

competition . The 1984-85 team

was Northwestern’

s largest andtheir competition in meets wasmorefar-reaching .

Orien teering was s low lygrowing in popularity in thiscountry . The sport involvedcross country navigation over a

set course using a compass andmap skills . Orienteering ap

pealed to many people, youngand old, with one big interesta love for the outdoors . Everycompetitor ran against others inhis or her experience, skill andage level

1 984-84 Orienteering teamThe Path finders went . to

m ee t s in P i n ev i l le , LA ;

Huntsville, TX; Shreveport, LA;Hunstsville, AL; and St . Louis,MO . The team also sponsoredtheir second annual meet in con

junction with Natchitoches Central High School in the spring .

This event welcomed more than300 area participants .The members of Northwestern’s Pathfinders for th

1984-84 season were: CaptainGerry Snelson, Advisor Jo

Keating, Fran Hanks, Brian

Marshall, Billy Nichols, Dian

Gratten, John Edboizg, GeralSpenser, Lawson Adams, DaviSilver, Ann Police, Richard Fenoliand Greg Jolley.

)TC Studen ts stand at attention .

The Army Reserve Officers’a ining Corps prepared collegei dents across the country fore cha llenges of m ili taryrvice . ROTC programs supled approximately seventyte percent ofthe new officersboth the active Army and

s erve components .Northwestern

’

s ROTC pro

am provided its cadets withluable leadership experience,d training in various m ilitaryills .This year saw the mostallenging activities scheduleddate . The Corps ofCadets

conducted a field training coursefor 350 high school Junior ROTCstudents in order to expose themto m ilitary life in a field en

v ironmen t . Other ac tiv i t ieswere : bringing the game footballto the State Fair game and raising money for the Shriner’sCrippled Children’s Hospital inShreveport . Also, the groupp lanned and attended the

Military Ball .The ROTC Program a t

Northwestern con t inued to

grow and was well respected oncampus .

Two ROTC Studen ts duringState Fair Run .

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The En terta iners ofNorthwestern State Universiry have delighteddiences for the past ten

years, and the 1984-85

group was especially im

pressive because of the

talent, professionalism and

enthusiasm ofits members .The twelve vocalists and

instrumentalists who performed in The Entertainerswere selected from scores ofapplicants for the musicalgroup . They were chosen

their abilities to relate to a

wide “

range of audiences,and their versatility as

musicians, performers, and

Through the years, re

quests for performances byThe Entertainers hadtinually increased as the

Two members ofthe NSUEntertainers work to get theaudience involved .

group’s reputation

ce l l en t en t e rta inmen tmore far-reach ing .

This year’s group performance h ighlights includedthe s Louisiana World’s Fair

and club assemblies .-.We at Northwestern

inspired by the talent, en

thusiasm , energy, positiveattitudes, and rapport the.

group had with eachand their audiences .

The group displays theirmusical talent .


TheNatchitoches/Northwestern Symphony and theNatchitoches/NorthwesternChorale.

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The NatchitoChes Northwestern Symphony had its begin “

ning in the spring of1966 whenDr. Joseph Carlucci met withrepresentatives ofthe community to determine whether therewould be civic support for an or

chestra . A symphony societywas founded to sponsor an or

chestra that would combine thetalent of university facultym em be rs , s tud en t s , lo ca lcitizens, and musicians fromneighboring communities .

The Natchitoches NorthWestern Chorale sponsored two

recitals during the fall semesterof1984 . Their first major performance was at the annual fallchOral concert which featuredovertures written by Mozart,Brahms, F0 55, and Hovland . OnNovember 30, the group performed with the NatchitochesNorthwestern Symphony at

the Christmas Festival Concert .

NATCHITOCH RTHWESTERN SYMPHONY

VIOLA CELLO

HORN

ElleneOwens

Jeffrey Z eringue

NATCHITOCHES NORTHWESTERN CHORALE

SOPRANO ALTO BASS

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Practicemakes perfe


Northwestern’

s Cane RiverBelles are a precision danceline

wh ich was formed in 1977 by

Vicki Parrish. Instead ofbe ingfeatured performers as they hadbeen in the past, the girls performed the entire halftime showwith the band at football games .The danceline also traveled withthe band to Monroe, Shreveport,and to area marching festivals .Members ofthe Cane River

Belles were selected by auditionswh ich were held at the end of

the - spring semester. Each girlhad to maintain at least a

average . The danceline met withMs . Parrish,

who taught themprecision jazz and pop /noveltyroutines for a total oftwelve or

more hours each week, wh ichincluded practice before the

football game on Saturdays .Because of their talent, hardwork and dedication , the CaneRiver Belles were cheered on bymany spectators .

Cane R iver Be l les Front RowCh ri s sey Ba i ley , Ma rsha KayMcLemore, Susan Combes t, YevetteJourdan, Linda Kane, H illory Verret .

M iddle Row : Liz Borrero, Mary Ann

B i s h o p , J an i c e Wh e a t , Ke c iaG u illo ry . Back Row : Amy Wh i tford,

Co -Cap ta in ; B renda G oleman ,

Cap tain .

IV E I'

ance

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Pu rp le Ja cke t s wa s an

Honorary Service Organizationat Northwestern which was

composed ofthirty- five womenofjunior or senior status . Thesemembers showed leadersh ipabilities by belonging to at leasttwo campus organizations andholding an officersh ip in at leastone campu s

,

organ iza t ion .

Members must also maintain a

high grade point average .

Five of the members wereselected as officers for the 198485 year. June Johnson served as

president . Other officers were:Janice Duggan, Vice-President ;Lisa Williams, Secretary; JudiHumphrey, Treasurer; and KathyJenney, Public Relations .The club served as hostesses

for the university at receptions,registrations, and communityevents . Because ofqualities suchas scholarship, good character,and loyalty to the university,Purple Jackets continued to

serve Northwestern in the same

manner as the group did whenfounded by President V . L . Royin 1927

Purple Jackets Row 1 : Beth Sandiford, Jeanne Snelson, Stacy Baumgardner,Wanda Huhner, Anita Lodridge, Natasha Dutton, Lola Boone . Row 2: JuneJohnson, President ; Janice Duggan, Vice-President ; LisaWilliams, Secretary;Judi Humphrey, Treasurer; Kathy Jenney, Public Relations ; Tim Jacobs, Beau .

Row 3: Brenda Fowler, Marva Moxey, Stephanie Samuels , Stacie Lafitte,

Belinda Slaughter,Mignona Cot! , Carla Erickson, JodiWerfal, Judit-hCov ington, Brenda Foster, Ri ta Ravarre, Cindy Ernst .

Warrington Campus Purple Jackets Row 1 : Aimee Sp icer, Kim Kimball,

S tephanie Norred, Kris t i Lightfoot, Row 2 : Rob in Price, Mark Parker, FeliciaBeavers, Louis Teems, Vicki Ramsey, John Sacker.


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Alpha Lambda Delta was a

national honor society whichrecogn ized h igh scho las t icachievement during the firstyear of college . The group’smain purpose was to promote

intelligent living and a con

tinued standard ofh igh learning, to encourage superiorscholastic ach ievement amongstudents in their first year at college, and to assist men and

women in recognizing and

developing meaningful goals fortheir roles in society .

Members ofAlpha LambdaDelta had to maintain a

grade point average and had to

be reg is tered as fu l l- t ime

students .The group planned several ac

t ivities for the 1984-85 year

wh ich included preparation forthe honors banquet, a Christmasparty, a pizza party, and a

Valentine Sweetheart Party .

Phi Kappa Ph i was the na

tional honor society for secondsemester juniors, seniors, and

graduate students who main

tained a grade point averageor better.

The group planned two majoractivities for the 1984-85 year,

the initiation banquet in the

spring and the honors banquet .

Alpha Lambda Delta Row 1 : Patricia SanM iguel, Wanda Huhn‘

er; [PennyBishop, Pres ident ; Doris N iette, Carolina Dharmaid . Row 2 : T '

erri Etheridge,

Susan Fortenberry, Carla Erickson , Sharla Foshee, Angela Bradford, J enn iferDelano .

Phi KappaPhi Firs t Row“: Tom Wh itehead, Pub lici ty ; Marion Nesom, Edward

Matis, Pres ident ; Doris N iette, Carolina Dharmadai . Second Row: Beth Wright,

Sharla Foshee, Susan Fortenberry, Scott Burt, David Hough, Jerry Vroegh,

Dhann i Sukhai ,M ichael M iguez .

t a fG lzmma Psi Front Row: Ken F0 5 ter, President ; James Hartline,

Willia Sewell, Adv isor. Back Row : Carolyn Benjam in ,

inn Smith , Thomas Goss, Rob in Jones , Karen Richardson .

Beta Beta Beta was Northwestern ’s national honor societyfor biological sciences . Membersof th is organ iza t ion usedresearch to aid their studies .

'ta Beta Beta Front Row: Karen Murphy, Secre tary ; Martin Maley,

resident ; Theresa S tewart, Vice-Pres iden t . Back Row : M ichae l M iguez,

avid Hough , Skip Waters , Sco tt Burt .

Beta Gamma Psi was an

organization for accounting ma

jors . In order to become a

member ofthis honorary society, a student must have had at

leas t twelve hours of ac

counting . Members needed to

maintain a grade pointaverage, both in their accounting courses and overall .

Alpha Eta Rho was organizedby Ray Carney and CurtisWeber. The group was foundedfor the purpose ofpromotingaviation to the general public .

S igm a A lpha Io ta wa s

founded in 1903 at The Univers i ty of M ich igan . Northwestern ’s chapter of Sigma

Alpha Iota helped to makestudents and the communitymore aware ofmusic by sponsoring a series ofrecitals andother events .

Alpha Eta Rho Front Row: Dhanni Sukhai, President; Sandy Magee, VicePresident ; Terri Cox, Secretary ; Timothy Steil, Treasurer. Back Row: Richard

Dupree, Victor Chambert, Alfred Johnson, Ir., Sergeant-at-Arms ; John Quave,Pledge Master.

Sigma Alpha Iota Seated: Bonnie McNeill, G ay Scott, Leisa Kennedy, Editor;Angela Row, Chaplain .


The Soc iety ofPro fessional Journalis t, S igma De lta Ch i , is the larges t,o ldes t and mos t represen ta t ive

organization serv ing the fie ld of

jou rnal ism . I t is a not-for-pro fit,vo lu n ta ry a s so c i a t i on w i th a

worldw ide membersh ip ofmen and

women engaged in every field of

journa lism .

The Society is dedicated to the

h igh es t id ea l s of j o u rn a l i sm .

Through a broad range ofprograms ,

i t seeks constantly to raise the s tan

dards ofcompetence ofi ts members ,

t o r e c o g n i z e o u t s t a n d i n g

ach iev emen ts by journa l is ts , to

recruit and ho ld ab le young ta len t

for journa lism , to advance the causeoffreedom ofinformation, and to

elevate the pres tige ofjournalism .

These members he lped in beh ind

the scenes ac tiv i ties to promo te a

h igh school journa lism day on our

campus .

Psi Ch i was Northwestern’

s

h o n o r a r y s o c i e t y fo r

psychology . In order to be eligi

ble for membership in Psi Chi, astudent must have been a

psychology major or m inor withat least a grade point averagein all psychology courses .

Sigma Delta Chi Front Row : Kathy Jenney , Pres iden t : Jeff Thompson, VicePresiden t ; Theresa Manry, Secretary /Treasurer; Craig Scott . Not Pictured : PeterM inder, Adv iser .

Second Row : Roslyn Redd is , Kath i Bai ley,

do lph Mason,Pres iden t ; Stephen Madonna, Treasurer; Dona ld G ates, A

C indy Bowman . Back Row: Keith Sockrider, Roberto Pron tera, Mark

Ricky McPhail, Frank No the is , Ir. , M ichael Dodd, M ichael Maness , Chr

ney, Martin Engeran, Robert Breckenridge, Adv isor.

Phi Eta Sigma Front Row : Torn Wh i tehead , Adv isor; Cra ig Sco t t , Pres iden t ;G regory C . Shoalm ire , Coy G ammage , Secretary /Treasurer; Sylves ter Roque .

Back Row: Sco tt Burt, Sen ior Adv isor; Chris Magg io , Dav id Hough , M ichae lM iguez, Marv in Lew is , James Trammel . Not P ictured: Bri tt Eaves , Treasurer .

Delta Psi Kappa Fron t Row: Anne t te Manue l, Secre tary /Treasurer; An ita

Lodridge, V ice-Pres iden t ; Mary Sue An ti l ley , Pres iden t ; S tacey Maddo xJohnson, Chap la in /Sergean t

-a t-Arms ; Susan Mo ls tead , Adv iso r . Back Row :

Debbie Darbonne ,Donna Lafi tte ,

G inger Cra ig ,Wanda Verre t te , Beverly San

difer, Margaret G rem i llion ,Tracy Foshee , Abby Wh ite , Donna Box , JennyJohnson .

Delta Ps i Kappa was a professional organization for women

majoring in phys ical educationand related fields . Membersmain tained a high grade po intaverage in theirmajor classes .Delta Psi Kappa served as a

means ofpromo ting friendsh ipand worthwh ile ach ievement .

Ph i Eta S igma was a NationalHonor Society for freshman

men and wom en . No rthwestern ’s chapter, however, included only freshman men . In

order to be eligible for membersh ip in th is organization, a stu

dent needed to maintain a

grade point average or better.

Ph i Eta S igma had no formal

activities, but assisted a t university activ ities throughout the

year.

Kappa Omicron Phi was a nat i on a l H om e E c o n om i c sH on o ra ry So c i e ty wh i chrecogn ized the ab i li ties of

students who majored in Home

Econom ics and related fields .Members were given the oppor

tun ity to meet professional people who worked in the field ofhome econom ic s . Th roughworking with others, this grouphe lped i ts members ga inknowledge and self-confidence .

Phi Alpha Theta was createdto recogn ize excellence in

h istorical studies .Northwestern

’

s chapter ofthisorganization was founded in

1934 . Since that time, the

chapter received several awardsfor outstanding achievement .

Full-time students who main

tained at least a grade pointaverage were e l ig ib le for

membersh ip .

m icron

Kappa Omicron Phi Sea ted: Ce lia Decker, Adv isor; Caro lina Dharmadi ,Presiden t ; Penny Bishop , ReneePaccone , Treasurer; D r. Virg in ia Crossno .

PhiAlpha Theta Sea ted : Max ine Taylor, Departmen t Head ofH is tory ; S tephenBrandow ,

Pres iden t ; Charl ton Matovsky, V ice-Pres iden t .


“ 1 [ M u G A U L

Northwestern’

s Wesley Foundation was organized in 1977.

Although the organization wassponsored by United MethodistChurch, membership in the

Wesley Foundation was open toany student .

Some ofthe activities whichthe group held during the 198485 year were the ThursdayNoon Alternative, an activitywhich featured a meal and

special guest speakers, a Sundayevening fellowship and worshipservice, and a Monday afternoonBible study group .

Wesley Foundation Front Row: Jacquetta Navarre, President ; Robert Gage,Vice-President ; Jane Napier, Secretary ; Marvin Thomas, Treasurer; MarvinLewis, Recreation Director. Back Row: Deborah House, Laura H i ll, Beverly Sandifer, Russell Kellenberger, Kaye Stevens, Staff Secretary; ChurchillOneywuch i . Not Pictured: Rev . Barbara Duke, Director.

P e n t e c o s t a l S t u d e n tFellowship International was a

religious organization estab f : A A A A

lished in the S pring of1982 at

NSU . Since its beginnings, thegroup strived to provide Bibled i s c u s s i o n s w i t h g o o dfellowsh ip . Students involvedthem selves in these livelydiscussions every Monday . Theyalso showed films and for thefirst time sponsored a Christmassinging . For the future, the

organization desired campus invo lvem en t to grow , and

service-orien ted activ ities to

develop . They wished to meet

the needs ofstudents in a larger

capacity Pentecostal Fellowship Front Row. Terri Gri ffin, Pres ident, Della Dykes, V i cePresident ; Celena Strickland, Secretary ; Wanda Walton, Treasurer. Back RowNeldaWebb, Evelyn Robinson, Lisa Jowers, Carolyn O’

Neal .

O o l V .n .

udent Nurses Association (Natchi toches Campus ) Front Row : Theresa

ewart, Presiden t ; Caro lyn Cockerham ,Vice-Presiden t ; Suzette Ybos ,

cretary ; Margaret Roberts, Treasurer; Kris tin Allred, Publici ty ; Danaiumabre , Reporter. Back Row: Vera Lee, Imogeann ie Dav is, Carmen Roberts ,

i lma Woodward . No t Pictured : Beth Hayes , Facul ty Adv isor.

udent Nurses Association (Warring ton Campus ) Fron t Row: Lea V in ing ,

mie Husak, Kim Kimball, Aimee Sp icer, S tephanie Norred . M iddle Row

ne t LeB lanc , Betty M itche ll, Ann Haywood , Lori Spartz, T ina M iguez, Carme l'

eyan , V icki Ramsey . Back Row: Peggy Scog in , Beve r ly S tewart , Sandra Timm ,

y Burroff, Marce l lus Pearce , Lou is Teems , Sandra Dye .

The Student Nurses Association was the pre

-professionalorganization for all studen tnurses . This association prov ided the basis for growth into theprofessional organ izations thatdirect professional nursing . The

SNA sponsored orientation fornew students and Career Dayfor career placement oppor

tunities . Service projects included part ic ipa t ion in b loodpressure screening, blood drivesand the Health Fair. SNA sponsored meetings with program

topics such as Ethics in Nursing,

Stress-Adaptations and CurrentEvents in Nursing .

N o r t hw e s t e rn’

s M i c robiology /Biochem istry Club wasorganized for the purpose of

promoting an interest in the

areas of m icrob iology and

chem istry .

Requirements for membership ln the club were that one

must be enrolled in or previously taken a Microbiology or

Biochem istry class .

The Northwestern chapter of

the American Chem ical Societywas founded on March 8, 1967.

This group was composed of

students who were majoring inchemistry or other related fields .Students gained experience incurrent issues through listeningto guest speakers . One majortopic presented was ”Coal- to- G as

Conversion: The Fuel ofthe Euture. During the 1984-85 year,

ACS sponsored and aided the

Chemquest program . The groupa lso built a mobile lab for theschools who lacked properfacilities .

M icro-Biochemistry Club Front R ow : S co tt Burt , Karen ‘

Murphy, Martin MaleyBack Row : Jerry Allen, Adv isor; Allen Pearce , M ichael M iguez .

American Chemical Society Front Row: M ichael M iguez, Dav id Hough , J illBlake, President ; ReneeWhi te, Secre tary ; Martin Maley, Treasurer. Back Row :

Karen Murphy, Coy G ammage, Sco tt Burt, Me lissa Lynn, Andy Too thman . No t

Pictured : Darrin Blom, V ice-Presiden t ; D r. Tom Griffi th , Adv isor.


Northwestern’

s chapter oftheInstitute ofElectrica l ElectronicEngineers was founded by Raymond L . Christensen in 1968 .

Th e group he ld m on th ly

meetings to discuss the careerfields related to electron ics . During the year, a few guestspeakers met with the club .

The National Association of

Industrial Technology changedits name from the IndustrialEducation Club in the spring of

1983 when NSU’

s IET department gained national accrediat ion from Northwestern had the only chapter inLouisiana and there had beenonly 28 educational institutionsin the United States that wereeligible to have an

chapter.

NSU’

s chapter provided IETmajors and m inors a chance to

learn more about industry, to

serve in positions ofleadership,

and to foster new friendships .Each semester, members traveled to an industrial city and

toured various businesses to

gain first-hand insigh t in tomanagement, job opportunities,and to V iew the work in pro

gress at technical work sights .

Institute ofElectrical Electronic Engineers Row 1 : Raymond Christensen , Spon

sor; Frederick Rush ing , Pres iden t ; Dhann i Sukhai , V ice-President ; GustavoVera . Row 2: Cesar Mogo llen , Kev in Berry, Allen Harlan , Russel l Ho lts, LuisVasquez . Not P ictured : Clark Hyams , Treasurer; Jerry Dav is, M iquel D iaz,Daniel Ryals, Jerry Wh i te .

National Association ofIndustrial Technology Front Row : Sam i Wehbe, LynHenn igan , Wayne Francis , Adv isor; Jon Mouser, President ; Allen Harlan,

Secre tary ; Dalia G ibson, Sweetheart ; Jerome Cox, Treasurer; Bi ll Shaw, GordonDoo li ttle , Jus tin Normand . Back Row : Jerry Clifton , Eugene Pridgen, JonathanGuess, Tim Towers , Sco tt Ford , John Salard , Carl So i leau, Johnny Cox, FrederickRush ing , Dhann i Sukhai , Kev in Berry, Robert De lph in, Anthony Brown .

Northwestern’

s Associationfor Ch ildren Under Six, or

N was an organizationcomposed ofkindergarten , earlych i ldhood , and e lem en taryeducation majors . Th is year,

N had expanded to include members who would beteach ing first . through fourthgrades .Members held several ac

tivities throughout the springand fall semesters . Some oftheseprograms were workshops withM r s . A d k i n s a n d M r s .

Christensen which dealt withhow to teach children music andreading . A fund-raising activitywas held in the fall . Memberssold goody sacks to NSUstudents . membersalso started compiling files foruse when they became teachers . NorthwesternAssociationfor Children Under Six Seated: Laura Chandler, Jan

Chate lain, H is torian ; ReneePaccone . S tanding : Susan Johnson , President ;D ianna Hollenbeck , V ice-President .

Rachelle RichardsJulie Speer

Miss Judy Dance


Eta chapter ofAlpha Kappa

D e l t a , th e i n t e rn a t i o n a lsociology honor society was advised by Dr. Roland Pippin . The

organization was a democraticsociety ofscholars dedicated tothe ideal, ”

To investigate humanity for the purpose ofservice.

Promoting an interest in the

study ofsociology and researching social problems were the

club’s objectives .Alpha Kappa Delta inducted

eight new members and at

tended several state and localconferences . The group alsosponsored a speaker for the

distinguished lecture series .

Alpha Kappa Delta Row 1 : Dean Johnson, Marian Jones, Treasurer; TriciaGuidroz, Secretary ; ReneeBarton, Vice-Presiden t ; Randy Hoffpauir, President .

No t Pictured: D r. Roland P ipp in, Adv isor; Lisa Bordelon .

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Periaktoi was a club whichwas open to Northwestern

’

s

sociology, social work, and law

enforcement majors . Each year,the club planned activitiesdesigned to acquaint studentswith these three curriculums atNSU .

Periaktoi Row 1 : Dean Johnson , Renee Barton, President ; Dexter Anderson,

V ice-Pres iden t ; Reginald Horton , Secre tary Treasurer; Doris Ni ette, Sergeant

at—Arms ; Charles Keenan, Adv isor . Row 2: Marian'

Jones, Beth Wrigh t, Reg inaldF ie lds, Randy Hoffpauir, Theresa Manry, Tricia Gu idroz .

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Le Cercle Francais, Northwestern ’s French Club, was

established in 1984 to providestudents with the opportunity tointeract with others who werealso interested in the Frenchlanguage and culture .

The organization was in

volved in numerous fundraisers, the Renaissance Fair, intramura ls , parades , Frenchbreakfasts, parties, study ses

sions, and frequent meetings .

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia wasestablished at Northwestern in1942 . The organization ’s main

objective was to learn more

about the education, research,

and performance of musicthroughout the world . The

group also helped others learnabout music by sponsoring a

series ofrecitals, wh ich featuredperformances by NSU studentsand area residents . Ph i Mu

Alpha Sinfonia also tutoredstudents who were having difficulty with music classes .

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Le Cercle Francais Row 1 : Jon Mouser, Pres iden t ; Wanda Huhner, V icePresident ; Paula Rubin , Secre tary ; Linda Rus li, Treasurer; Elizabeth Rubino,

Adv isor. Row 2 : Julie Rus li , Elaina Verret, Sam i Wehbe , Activ ities Coordinator;Hanna El-Jor, Public Relations Spokesman ; Zaki Shab ib , Ce lia Blandon , Teresa

Rub ino, Mascot .

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Front Row: Jack Dowdell, Pres iden t ; Bryan Guillory,

V ice-Presiden t ; M ichae l Packard, Treasurer; Brett Baud in ,Warden . Second row

Dale Meade,Howard Burkett, Terrell Spears , Vincent Vogel . Not Pictured

Tony Sm i th , Adv isor; Duke Terrell, Secretary ; Richard Stalling, LevernMcLemore, Danny Edwards , Ed Corley, Wayne Bridges, Steve Lozano .



s Y o u n gDemocrats was an organizationcomprised ofstudents interestedin learning about government

on the local, state, and national

levels . Through working withthe campaign efforts ofpoliticalcandidates, members were ableto obta in a working knowledgeofall aspects ofgovernment inaction .

Young Democrats Sea ted: Susan G regory, Treasurer; Gregory C . Shoalm ire,Presiden t ; Skip Waters, Vice-Pres iden t ; Sharon Samp ite, Secretary . StandingEm i lyn Matthews , Cathy Erns t, Russel Bienvenu, J im Sm i th , Melissa Cox, Shan

non Bennett, Rhonda Leydecker.

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Northwestern’

s University of

Yang was organized in 1978 by

David Stamey . Since that time,

the University ofYang has beengenerally accepted as the men’si n d e p e n d e n t I n t ram u ra l

champion .

University ofYang Seated : M ike Musgrove , First Vice-Pres ident ; RobertDelrie,President ; Perry Anderson , Grand Yang ; Dav id Pedroza, Bobby Askew ,

Second Vice-Pres iden t . S tanding : Van Craig , Joe Bienvenu, Ron Askew, Dav idLambert, Kip Terrell, Luke LeG rande, Jason Deer, Martin Maley , Adi

Waworuntu .

Societyfor theAdvancement ofManagement Front Row: Lewis M i lem, Ir. , President ; Robert Helton , Executive V ice-Presiden t ; Mark Birch , Vice-Presiden t ofPrograms ; Thomas Goss , V ice-Pres iden t ofMembersh ip ; Karen Rich ardson ,Treasurer. Back Row: D r. Marie Burkhead, Adv isor; Melan ie Richardson,

Kuong Hu Ling, Larry Southerland , G regory C . Shoalmire, Jon Mouser, RobinJones, Julie Chatelain , D r. Stephen Ell io tt, Adv isor.

Student Personnel Association Front Row: Jul ie Brown ing , Lynn Lary, MaryBane, Vicki Wi lliams . Back Row: Edd ie Ham ilton , Arch ie Ande rson , Pres iden t ;Kev in Bas tian , B . A . Hendrix, Ken Baxter, V ice-Pres iden t . No t P ictured : D r. Er icVogel , Adv isor.

Northwestern’

s Student Personnel Association was organized in 198 1 . The main purposeof SPA was to promote the

growth ofstudents majoring inStudent Personnel Serv ices . Oneofthe major activ ities the SPAheld th is year was a banquet forits members .

Northwestern’

s Society for

the Advancement ofManagement, or was founded in1967 . The reason that th isorganization was founded wasso that students could learn professional ideas and conceptsabout management . One ofthe

h ighlights ofthe 1984-85 year

for NSU’

s SAM was sponsoringa lec ture by Na tch i tochesmayor, Joe Sampite.

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The Student Louisiana Association ofEducatorswas organized in 1978 after the Louisiana TeachersConvention . The idea beh ind this organization wasto acquaint educations majors with the ethics oftheteach ing profession as well as to get the

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members

more involved in education . Students majoring inother fields related to education were also eligibleto become members .Officers of were elected in the spring .

Even though the club was unusually small, the of

ficers stimulated the group and managed to ac

complish many tasks . One major project wasassisting at the Future ofEducation Conferencewhich was held at Northwestern in the fall . Theclub also held raffles and other such activities .

Student Ambassadors was a newly charteredorganization at Northwestern . Founded in 1983 bythe Office ofHigh School Relations, this group wasdesigned to acquaint state high schools withNorthwestern . The members of Student Am

bassadors were students who attended NSU . The

group sent correspondence to interested high

school students and toured area schools to informstudents about Northwestern .

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Front Row: Penny Bishop, Treasurer; RhondaTaylor, Secretary, S tephen Brandow, V ice-Presiden t ;Sylvester Roque, President . Back row : Jan Chatelain ,Dav id Hough , Perry Anderson , Fern Christensen, Ad

v isor. NOT P I CTURED : V icki Cleveland, H istorian .

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Student Ambassadors Front Row: Gregory C . Shoalm ire ,Cathy Erns t, Perry Anderson , M ignona Co t! , Tony Her

nandez, Adv isor. Back Row: Liz Borrero, Angelia Cross ,Skip Waters , Ron Askew, Russel Bienvenu, Donna Jo Kelly, CammyMcClary


Executive Council Sea ted : Em i lyn Matthews . S tanding : Tod Klotzbach , Shawn

Wyble, Jon Robbins .

The principle function of


s S t u d e n tGovernment, or was to

protect the rights and interestsofthe university’s students . Inan effort to fulfill th is responsibility, the S GA . sponsored a

variety of program s and ac

tivities such as the Student BodyLoan Fund, Legal Aid for

Students, the Distinguished Lecture Series, and an annual blooddrive . During State Fair and

Homecom ing weeks, the Stu

dent Government Associationsponsored elections to choosestudents to represent the university . NSU

’

s S .G .A . also provideda forum for voicing opinions onma tters wh ich affected the

students . This was accomplishedthrough the introduction and

passage ofbills and resolutionsas well as through the manyuniversity comm ittees wh ichhad student representatives .

Cabinet Members Front Row: Sharon Sampite

M ignona Co te’

. Row 2: Tod Klo tzbach , Jon Robbins,

Shawn Wyble .

President Orze and S .G .A. President Klotzbach

ded icated the o ffic ial Cen tenn ial sea l .

S.G .A. Senators- at-La rge Be th McM i llan , E ileen Haynes , Jod i Werfa l ,Row 2 : Chris Magg io , Jon Mouser, D an Kratz .

Robe r ts .

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Each year, eight class senatorswere chosen to represent the

students at meetings wh ichwere held by the StudentGovernment Association . Classsenators for the 1984-85 yearswere : Dave Decuir and CharlotteZumwa l t , F re shm an C la s ssenators ; J ohnny Cox and JeffEversul l , Sophom o re c la s ssenators ; Tommy Moore and

Paula Simmons, Junior classsenators ; and Brunetta Anthony

and Donna Jo Kelly, Sen ior Classsenators .

In April of 1984, Northwe s tern ’ s S tuden t Un ionG o v e r nm e n t B o a r d , o r

voted to change its

name to the Student Activ itiesBoard . By unanimous decision,the vote was approved . The

reason for the name change wasbecause ”Students were confusing us w ith the S tuden tGovernment Association

,ac

cord ing to Charlene Elvers,1983-84 President .

The Student Activ ities Boardheld elections in the spring .

Stephanie Samuels, who was

elected Pres ident,served as a

liaison between the Student Activities Board and the university . R ita Ravarre, first V ice

Stephanie Samuels, Pres ident

Rita Ravarre, Firs t V ice-PresidentL af i t te w a s s e l e c t e d a s

Parliamentarian . She served asa Sergeant

-At-Arms during all

S tuden t Ac t iv i t ies B oard

M ee t i ng s . L isa W i l l iams ,Program D irector

,served as a

Historian . She kept a scrapbookofall events that were held bythe S .A .B . This scrapbook was

used to record the events forfuture reference . These new of

ficers composed the ExecutiveCouncil of the Student Ac

tiv ities Board.


est-m n e t

1984—85 Committee Chairmen: Dav id Si lver, Wanda Huhner, Theresa S tewart , Elaina Verret, Judi Humphrey,Levern McLemore .

NSU’

s S tuden t Ac t iv i t iesBoard had several comm itteeswh ich students may join . The

only requ irement for membership was that a student must beenrolled in 12 hours ofcoursework and maintain at least agrade point average . The S .A .B .

comm ittees were :Hospitality Decorations, wh ichwas c haired by Wanda Huhner;Lagn‘

iappe, wh ich was headedby Judi Humphrey; Fine Arts,whose chairman was Elaina Verret; the Lady of the BraceletPageant comm ittee, wh ich was

chaired by LevernM cLemore; the

C inem a Fo cu s Comm i t tee ,

wh ich was chaired by TheresaStewart; and the Public RelationsComm ittee, which was headed

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by David Silver.

The Hospitality DecorationsComm ittee decorated the stu

dent union bu ilding for severalfunctions . At Christmas time,

th is comm ittee sponsored a window decorating contest and helda t r im - a - t re e p a r ty . Th e

Lagniappe Comm ittee invitedperformers to Union Station and

also sponsored a photographerwho specia lized in taking old

fash ioned novelty portraits . TheFine Arts Comm ittee helpedwith the Natchitoches FolkFestival i in the summer and

sponsored acts such as classicalpianists .The L .O .B . Pageant Comm it

tee produced the annual Lady of

the Bracelet Pageant . Before thepageant, the committee choseentertainment for the event and

gave an acceptance tea for the

contestants . After a week of

rehearsals, the comm ittee wouldconduct the pageant and hold areception for the contestants andtheir parents .The Cinema Focus Comm itteesponsored movies and videos forthe spring and fall semesters .The Public Relations Comm itteehad the responsibility ofmakingposters and doing other suchduties to publicize union events .The comm ittees ofthe student

Activities Board helped studentsbecome more involved in stu

dent life at Northwestern .

The NSU Country Dancerswere directed by Colleen Lan

NSU Country Dancers : Jan Bryan t, Colleen Lancaster, Ren! Faccone, J im Sim

mons , Dhann i Sukhai , and Butchcaster and sponsored by the

dance division ofthe theater artsdepartment . The group was

founded in the fall of1982 forthe purpose of perform ingCoun try /Wes tern Ba l lroom

Dances at benefits, for the localnursing homes, and for other

events where a ”Western Themewas used .

The NSU Country Dancershave performed each year for

the Fall Tour of Homes in

Natchitoches and the annualChristmas Festival RiverbankShow

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The Cane Country Swingerswas a perform ing group wh ichwas established at Northwesternin 1982 . Before its inception at

NSU, the group consisted ofthetownspeople from Natchitochesand surrounding towns . Classesin square dancing were heldeach semester; studen ts whocompleted the lessons wereeligible to join the perform inggroup . The Cane Coun tryswingers sponsored a danceeach mon th and visited other

area groups during each month .

Shreveport, Alexandria, Leesville, DeRidder, and Lufkin,

Texas, were some ofthe citiesthat the group danced in on

Saturday nigh ts .

Co llins .

Cane Country Swingers : Dav idJones , Johnn ie Jones , B ill Ehert, Lorraine Ehert, Ren! Faccone , Pa tsyLanglaio , Thad Lang la io , Be tty Hug

g ins , Charles Hugg ins , Bud Free ,

Melba Free, Dot W ilkerson , Ves ter

W i lkerson . No t Shown : WayneO twe l l, Catharine Otwe ll and DuaneKruze .

1 984-85 ARG US STAFF

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MembersoftheKN.“

Members ofthe Argus s taff had fun in Natch itoches n igh tl ife .

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Argus, Northwestern’

s literary

magazine, was published by thestudents ofNSU as an outlet for

their creat ive works , bothliterary and artistic .In addition to holding a Fall

and Spring contest throughwh ich student works werejudged and selected for publication in the magazine, Argus alsoacted as a way these works couldbe further recognized for theirmerits . The magazine enteredseveral regional and national

contests, including LouisianaCollege Writer

’s Society and the

Southern Literary Festival . The1983 issue ofArgus received thehonor of being awarded firstplace at the Southern LiteraryFestival . Several pieces fromboth the 1983 and 1984 issues

placed in the Louisiana CollegeWriter

’s Competition as well asgaining recognition and publication in The Rectangle, the officialpublication ofSigma Tau DeltaNational English Honor Society .

Argus literary competitionswere judged by the NSU Englishde partment faculty and the con

tests culm inated in an awardspresen tat ion in con junct ionwith the prize winning pieceswh ich were read by the LoftReaders, an NSU readers theatregroup .

The creativity ofArgus wasth a t of th e s tud en t s of

Northwestern . They were the

driv ing force beh ind the

magazine and without their input and care, Argus would nothave existed .


urren

Northwestern’

s Current Sauce,the official student newspaper,saw many changes in its 73rd

year of pub lica t ion . Morephotographs, a larger sports section, cartoons, classified ads, andmore features were just some of

the many changes in the paper.

An effort was made by the Carrent Sauce to compete with other

established state newspapers .Editorial Board members for

the 1984-85 year were: JohnRamsey, editor; Lisa Williams,managing editor; Lucy LeBlanc,advertis ing manager; StacyScroggins, business manager;Bryan Williams, layout; RobinGunter, news editor; Kim Nolde,sports editor; Russel Bienvenu,circulation manager; and WarrenTape and Kev in Hopk ins ,photographers . Peter M inderwas the adviser for CurrentSauce.

auce

JohnRamsey, 1 984-85 Current Sauce Editor.

RobinGunter, News Editor.

lisaWilliams,Mina

Lisa Williams, Managing Edi tor. PeterM inder, Adviser.

Lucy LeBlanc, Adve r t i s ing .

Stacy Scroggins, Bus iness Manager.

The enthusiasm and dedication ofthe 1984 staff helped inmeeting deadlines while tryingto recover from the lateness ofthe 1983 book . Switching to

computers was a major goal .Meetings were held every

other Wednesday at in the

Potpourri office, located on the

second floor ofKyserHall .S ta ff members were in

strumental in the distribution of1983 books at fall registration .

But it wasn’t all work and no

play . Parties, including a pizzabash at Halloween helped to

keep m inds sane .

Staff members included : CarlaEa son’ q tor’ KnStme Leone, Section Editors (from top ofstaircase to bottom) : Carla Erickson,Wi lfredEVentS Edl tOl’ ) Lucy LeBlanc) Skippy Waters, Kristine Leone, Anita Reed, Jan Chatelain, Lucy LeBlanc .

S tuden t L i fe Ed i tor ; J an

Chatelain, Organizations Editor;Wilfred (Skippy) Waters, III,Greek Editor; Anita Reed, SportsE d i t o r ; Dwigh t Bordelon,

Photography Editor; CharlesTesche, Photographer; SusanFortenberry, Photographer; and

Warren Tape, Photographer. Apprentices : Terri Griffin, RobertG uy , B il l ie S loop , CelenaStrickland, Patricia Williams .

Peter M inder, Adviser; ShirleyGraduate Adviser.

Apprentices Seated: Robert G uy, Bi llie Sloop, Celena Strickland . StandingPatriciaWi lliams, Terri Gri ffin .

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Northwestern State continuedto run the ball well, picking upwhere it left offlast year, despitedropping a 17- 14 decision to

McNeese State in Lake Charles .Demon ball carriers chewed up1 63 yards in 45 carrie s .

Sophom ore ta i lback E lliot tD awson, led n ine Demonrushers with 45 yards on 12 carries . Chris Chenier tallied 39

yards on just seven attempts .Two o ther NSU p layers ,freshman fullback John Stephensand sophomore receiver OdessaTu rne r , b o t h s c o re d a

touchdown and gained 26 yardsrushing apiece . Turner scored on

M SU

James Hall anticipated a tackle .

Linebackers Larry Robinson and Earnest

Demon struggled for firs t down .

a six-yard run the first time he

touched the ball . On the

d e f e n s e , P re - s e a s o n A l l

Am e ri can M ichael Red”

R ichardson totaled nine tacklesfrom h is safety position and

recovered the fumble that led tothe first Demon touchdown of

the season . Demon sophomore,

Earnest Crittendon, a 6-2, 200

pounder from Haynesville, participated in 20 tackles . Fellowsophomore James Hall anchoredthe defensive line from his end

position and recorded 1 1 tacklesbefore leaving the game with a

hamstring injury .


Northwestern State CoachSam Goodwin enjoyed the feeling as h is Demon footballteam defeated Abilene Christian by a 26-7 margin for itsfirst w in in three games .Goodwin was able to relaxbecause h is defense had

turned in'

anOther outstandingperformance and his . offensehad rushed ’

for more yardsthan a Demon offense had

gained since the 1980 season .

The Demon defense, im

proved again , holding the potent Abilene Christian attackto just 149 total yards, in

cluding 35 rushing and 1 14

yards passing . The Wildcatsmanaged just 25 yards in the

final two periods . Our

ene

Elliott Dawson faked ’

em out .

Todd Squires tried to shake ACU linebacker.

M ikeWalker tried to escape aWi ldcat defender.

defense really got after them,

noted Goodwin . Wewere able

to put more pressure on the

quarterback in the second half.Tank Berry got a sack early in

the third period and from then

on we did better with the rush.

The Wildcats completed only 12

of26 passes and cornerbackCharles Fulton also had an in

terception. While the defensewas strong again, the offenserolled up 427 yards for the

night, including 354 yards onthe ground. Elliott Dawson ledthe way with 1 1 1 yards whileChris Chenier added 98, JohnStephens 77 and quarterbackRob Fabrizio 61 yards and twoscores .

Elliott Dawson faked an Indian defender.

Demon showed h is reverse form .

Wayne Van gu ided the o ffens ive l ine .

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It was the big plays and the

turnovers that were the dif

ference as the Demons took a

27-10 win over the fifth rankedNortheast Indians . The Demonsused a fake punt for the firsttime this season on their seconddrive ofthe night . The 32-yardpass-play from punter M ikeCrow to Anthony Gibson, with a

15-yard penalty added on, led to

the opening field goal of the

night for NSU’

s Benny Brouilette.

During the second half, quarterback Wayne Van read an upcom

ing blitz and hit Odessa Turnerfor a 71 -yard scoring strike . The

Demons recovered three Indianfumbles on the night and in

tercepted three passes . On the

other hand, Northeast had justtwo plays ofover 25 yards, oneon a fake punt for 32 yards andanother a pass for 26 yards . SaysCoach Sam Goodwin,

”Not having

a single fumble was the big key tothe win. The win left the

Demons with a 23-10 series advantage over the Indians .

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IIn the Demons 28-7 rompo v e r S o u t h w e s t Te x a s ,Northwestern runner ChrisChenier carried 15 times for 85yards, including the Demonslongest run from scrimmage, a

20-yarder. Fellow tailback, ElliottDawson had h is best output of

the season, gaining 95 yards andscoring his first two touchdownsofthe 1984 campaign . The passing game tallied 175 yards, all onthe arm ofWayne Van. Van

sprayed the ball around to fivedifferent targets, with fullbackJohn Stephens being the favorite .

The 6-2, 202-pound freshmangathered in six catches for a

season high 96 yards . The

Wayne Van started the play .

Roy Fontenotwent up for the ball .

James Hall reacted quickly on defense

game’s longest play came right

before ha lftime when Van

dumped a screen pass to

Stephens, who then precededdown the left sideline, pickingup a key block by center R ickyAinsworth in route to a 51 -yardtouchdown reception . W idereceiver David Groman hauled intwo passes for 39 yards as Vancompleted 12 of 20 throws .Kicker Benny Brouillette re

mained tied with Vanfor seasonscoring honors after he suc

cessfully converted all four extrapoints . Brouillettewas 12 of13 on

extra point attempts and two of

f i v e in t h e f i e l d go a l

department .


Northwestern State had its

four-game w inn ing s treaksnapped in a 5-0 loss to Lonisiana Tech in the annual StateFair Classic Game .

”We just

didn’

t play well offensively, saidthe Demon coach about the con

test that was played in the rainand mud .

”We made mental

mistakes on offense and we had

some penalties that put us in the

hole, giving as long yardage situations . The Demons had one ear

ly scoring chance fail as a fourthand one attempt gained no yardage in the first quarter and in

the second period the Demonscame up empty after a firstdown at the

'

Tech 14-yard line.On the fourth down attempt

Hal Harlan'

and James Boydmade room for a Demon runner

Goodwin said a field goal attemptcrossed his mind, but only briefly .

”We had less than a yard and

we had been getting two or three

yards a carry, noted Goodwin.

”Plus with the conditions we felt itwas best to go for it. FullbackJohn Stephens was stopped for nogain and Tech took over. Later,in the second period, a 19-yardpass from Quarterback WayneVan to Roy Fontenot put the

Demons in good field position atthe Tech 14 . But two straightprocedure penalties and a sackended that threat . Thosepenalties sort ofrattled us for

the rest.

of the half, addedGoodwin.

”Then in the second

half we thought we might be

out ofthe hole but we had a cou

ple ofpenalties that put us inlong yardage situations and theconditions weren’t good for

that .

”The Demons used two

quarterbacks in the contest as

Rob Fabrizio at times spelled Van.

Northwestern came up” with

four interceptions and two fumble recoveries aga inst the

Bulldogs, one ofthose interceptions going to All-Americansafety M ichael Richardson. OtherDemons w ith in tercept ionswere linebackers Freddy Smith

and Anthony Jackson and cornerback Robert Moore. Smith and

Anthony Gibson had the fumblerecoveries.

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Northwestern State’s offensereturned to mid-season form as

the Demons ran over Sam

Houston by a score of38-7. Offensively, NSU quarterbackWayne Van had his best game ofthe year, passing for 194 yardsand running for an additional 53for a combined yardage figure of247. The junior signal-caller alsoran for one score a two-

yarder,and passed for his secondlongest touchdown ofthe 1984campaign, a 44 yard strike to

DeShon Jenkins . John Stephens gotthe Demons’ first touchdown ona one-yard drive and later in thefirst quarter dragged much ofthe Sam Houston defense withhim on a nine-

yard TD . He end

FrankGraham threw some muscle into BearKat defender:

BearKats swarmed Demon offens ive l ineman .

Roy Fontenot lost two Bearkats .

ed the night as the Demons’leading rusher on the seasonwith 438 yards to date, carriedonly four times but got the most

out ofhis efforts with 47 yards .

Elliott Dawson rushed for 35

yards and a touchdown . The

four touchdowns on the groundmarked a Demon high for theseason . Odessa Turner returnedtwo kicks for 69 yards, com ingclose to breaking both ofthosefo r t ou c h d ow n s . B ennyBrouillette had a good night, asthe placekicker tallied eightpoints to give him 33 for the

season . NSU now has sur

rendered just points per contest, including a total of19 overthe last four contests .


eas ern

Northwestern State’s 34-14

win at Southeastern Louisianaclinched at least a share ofthe

Gulf Star Conference titlefor theDemons . The Demons jumpedto a 14-0 advantage at halftime,

but after leading 21 -0 saw

Southeastern LA rally for two

quick scores to get back in the

game . From there the Demon oifense put together two longscoring drives and the defensereverted to its usual form as the

Demons won for the seventhtime in eigh t games . The

Demons ground out 286 yards

a S l CS

CenterRickyAinsworthworked hard .

Fullback Orlando Thrash carried the ball

Anthony Jackson battled a Lion .

on the ground, including a

career h igh 121 yards on 12 carries by freshman John Stephens .Running from the tailback spot,Stephens set up the third Demontouchdown with a 71-yard run

in the third period . The Demonsalso got 89 yards on 15 carriesfrom tailback Elliott Dawson.

Southeastern gained just 74

yards rushing on the night . We

had too many penalties on offensethat kept us in long yardage situations, said Demon Coach Sam

Goodwin.

”Mentally we weren’

t as

sharp as we have to be.

”

Wayne Van handled the ball well

Eh ;Fullback FrankGrahamwent head-on wi th defender

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Giving up the big play on

defense and failing to convertscoring opportunities on offensewere the reasons given by

Northwestern State footballcoach Sam Goodwin after he

viewed films of the Demons’22- 18 loss at Stephen F . Austin .

That on the part ofthe Demonsand the fact that Stephen F .Austin played a solid game withfew m istakes . The Demons, inthe contest for the first time thiss e a s o n , g a v e u p t h r e e

touchdowns, all com ing on, or

being set up by, the big play .

The first Lumberjack score came

on a 67-yard run with a

recovered fumble . A 47-yardfield goal attempt was justm issed to the right, another fieldgoal try was never kicked after ah i g h s n ap and a l o n gtouchdown was called back on a

holding call . Plus the Demonsdid not score after reaching theSFA seven yard line in the finalseconds . The season for the

Demons ended at 7-4 and with a

Gulf Star Conference title sharewith Nicholls State, a team the

Demons defeated with a 19-0

margin .

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With his youngest squad andtoughest schedule in five years,Northwestern State basketballcoach Wayne Yates knew the

1984-85 season would be a

challenge for his Demons . TheDemons would go up againstthe likes of Texas, SouthernMethodist, Louisiana Tech and

Oklahoma .

”While we realize our

hardship ofyouth, noted Yates,”we look forward to the challengeofthe season. Three starters,Jerry Harris, Sylvester Smith and

Donald Mays served as the

backbone that Yates looked tofor experience to combine withthe enthusiasm of the 1 1

freshman players .

George Jonesmade it look so easy .


Northwestern State returnedthree starters and eight letter

winners from a year ago as the

Lady Demons competed for thefirst women

’s basketball championship in Gulf Star Con

ference . We’

re excited about competingfor a conference championship and I think it will give our

program a big boost, said LadyDemon Coach Pat Pierson. The

Lady Demon basketball fansdidn’t have to worry about getting theirmoney’s worth as theysaw the Lady Demons combineboth skill and grace to create fastpaced action .

Teresa Thomas guarded a McNeese Player.

Linda Graysonguided her shot to the goal

AnnieHarriswent for twi

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an O O 0

Leon Johnson, Head CoachWilliePaz, Graduate Assis tant

The All-American form ofMarrio Johnson shone .

rmances

concen trated hurdles .

Kevin Barber showed impeccable ski ll and style .


9 111 0 11

Virginia Benninghoffcompeted in the barrel racing contest .

M axi Smithwas aided by two outrageous clowns .

uccess!

Jeffrey Campbell brough t them .

l ay Harbison p laced second in TAAC Tournament . Chris Escott checked h is scores .

KimMerten took carefu l a im .

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Northwestern State Un iversitycaptured its first-ever Trans AmericaConference Championship as the

Demon rifle team outscored sevenother conference schools at theMardiGras Invitational hosted by NichollsState . NSU placed four shooters onthe 10-member all-conference team

in shooting to a total score of

out ofa possible points . A total

of45 teams from 13 states competedin the overall competition , withNorthwestern placing sixth out of

the 32 schools . Top shooter for theDemons was Ray Harbison, Kim

Merten placed 3rd, Scott Ford placed4th, and Chris Escott finished 6th . The

rifle team is the first Demon team to

capture a league title .

6 11 1 0 11

Herbie Smith, Head CoachDonnieM cLaughlin, Assistant

CoachDavid Bailey facedCowboy at second base .


9 11 1 0 11

James Smith, Head CoachMary Sonnier, Graduate

Assistant

Robyn Justin and Sherri Broockswatched ReneeRichardmake the play .

AnnetteManuel carefully eyed the signals . Renee Richard sensed an attempted stea l .

The 1 984 Lady Demon so ftbal l team , from le ft : Debbie Darbonne, Julie Robinson, Robyn Justin, CindyBerry, Wendy Zucconi, Janet Guerrini, Renee Richa rd, Sydney Forrester, Cissy Palmer, Sherri Broocks andAnnetteManuel .

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Francisco Acuna Morris Brow

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9 11 11 1 5

Johnnie Emmons, Head CoachWilliePaz, Graduate Assistant

Sergio deAlmeida HugoMolir

Northwestern State’s men’s

tennis squad displayed an impressive season by winning itsfirst dual four matches oftheseason, all on the road . The

squad continued to be com

petitive, placing ninth in the

National Inv itational Tenn isTournament . Oriol Vega and

Coach Johnnie Emmons werehonored as TAAC Player and

Coach ofthe Year. You improveby playing the best competition.

We have played very well and have

gotten the breaks when we neededthem, added Emmons in explaining the success ofh is team .

Juan Carlos Molina Pierre Genevi

Jorge Salvo Orio l Ve


Joy Arnett Julea Bradley

emon

ennis

Johnnie Emmons, Head CoachWillie Paz, Graduate Assistant

Ana Maria deFelippo

N o r t h w e s t e r n S t a t e ’ swomen

’s tennis team continuedits winning ways by defeatingthe Lady Gents from Centenaryas well as other competitiveteam s . The squad also advancedto the sem i-finals and placedfourth in the Northeast Louisiana Invitational Tennis Tournament at Monroe .

”We should

be stronger and hopefully we willimprove as the season goes along .

Without any seniors, we can

establish ourselves and make improvements for the future, com

mented Coach Johnnie Emmons .

Monica Isaza

Julie Mess ina

”I think that we will bemore ofacomplete and stronger team with

the newplayers .Liliana Isaza

Carmen Sirera

Karla Tubbs Liliana Isaza showed why she is ranked No .

”I feel that I have accomplishedsomething by being on a collegetennis team. I not only competeformyself, butfor the school and myteammates .

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DaphneMorgan kept the ball in play . Wendy Zucconiwatched and planned her strategy .

Linda Jones, HeadCoachJanet Guerrini, Graduate

Assistant

The 1 984 85 Volleyball Team,Front Row: Jaime Link, Wendy Zucconi,

Tatum, and Lonnie Banks . Back Row: Robin Justin, Daphne Morgan, GussieLeonard, Coach Linda Jones, Janet Guerrini, Graduate Assistant; and DonnaJo Laffitte, Manager.


1 984 Gol f Team : Front Row: Joey Brown, Eddie M cDugle. Back Row:Carpenter, MarkChamberlain, John Zeidler and Joe Bienvenu.

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in all areas as the conference tournament rolls around, he

commented . Only four let

termen are back on a list that included 1 1 members . Thigpen

looked to senior and team captain Eddie M cDugle for leadership . Other players that werestrong were Sam Carpenter and

Joe Bienvenu. McDugle had a

good season, wh ile Kendall

Acosta finished second on the

team . The squad saw action insix tournaments during the

spring season .

1984—85 Demon Ski Team

9 C0 1‘

Jump Hayes Worley,108 fee t

Sla lom Jeff Powell, 2 buoys , 28 mph a t 22 off

Trick Mark Thompson,2500 po in ts

3 13

consisted ofa group ofNSUstudents who shared a common

bond . Th is bond between the ind iv iduals was the love of the

rush ing water underneath their

feet, the feel ofthe gleam ing sunon their backs and the excitement that came with adventure .

Together these students formedthe Demon Ski Team . They en

joyed competition, skillfu l ex

h i b i t i o n a n d g r o w i n gfriendsh ips .These students saw action in

d ifferent meets in many dif

ferent cities . In these meets theymet new faces that also sharedth is love ofski ing . They had the

Opportunity to show—off their

best skills in hopes ofwinning atrophy or ofsimply enjoying thefun . In every sense ofthe word ,th is group ofyoung studentscreated many waves of their

own .

S

The NSU Intramural Programoffered recreational activities forall students, faculty, and staff,and involved a wide variety of

activities . The main objective of

intramurals was not competition, but the enjoyment of

participation .

In tramural even ts rangedfrom flag football to horseshoesand canoe races, the programalso offered play in softball,darts, bowling and basketball .Intramural Champions were

awarded troph ies for their

outstanding performances .

NSU students pulled hard in the tug-o-war.

M iller Ball participan ts, Kappa S ig vs Tau Kappa Epsi lon .


Theta Chi went in for the plunge! Lonnie Banks en tertained at the I M Awards N ite .

WOM EN’

S OV ERALL FLAG FOOTBALL CHAM P IONS : PH I MUFront Row : Rosemary Fiorentino, Donna Box,

Julie Messina . Back Row : Angela Lasyone, Sheila Cole, DinaHaynes, Stacy Brown, Anna Hill, Babette Bourgeois, and ShahuDempsey .

ReneeRichard portrayed Boy George . M Canoe Racers competed on Chap lan’

s Lak

Cheerleaders showed their spirit at a pep rally .

The 1 984-85 Chee r leaders , C lockw ise ,Demon Mascot, V ic , Theresa G ui llory, Albertha Jones , Scott

Repp ,Julie Browder, Mark Co lomb , S tacy Thurman, Sonya Roark, Laurie Weaver, Mel issa

H igh tower, and J immy Ch ilton .


11 11 18

NLU Inv itat ional


Be careful, I ’m right on target!

Watch this one, everybody!

Come on legs, don’

t fai l me now!

You’

re not going anywhere!

We’

ll take that!

Hey, I’

ve go t i t!

I can hand le anyth ing !

Come on , g ive


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

1984, the Centennial year, wasan exciting year to be presidentofNorthwestern, as Dr. Orzediscovered .

Dr. Joseph Orze, whose education includes a BFA-magna cumlaude and a MS from SyracuseUniversity, “

received his Doc

torate in Education from GeorgePeabody College .

Plans for his office includedfollowing through with the zero

Orze’s advice to students”Become all you are capableing. Reach your potential.

base audit ofthe university and

working to implement the

priorities that the audit helps toestablish .

Orze felt that learning was anongoing process, and that the

best education was that whichhelped you to understand yourfull potential by preparing yout o b e a s e l f -m o t i v a t ed ,self-educator.

LOUISIANA

BOARD OF

TRUSTEES

LOUISIANA

BOARD OF

REG ENTS

E EE E EEEE

Robert Bodet

Donald 80 11i i i i i

Richard D ’

Aqui n

Frank Pruit t

uuu u uuuu

a a aaaaa aa a

Rick Penis

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D ean G ies

F rederick TGies supported a

move toward a ”

preeminent satusin teacher education” by a facultythat was

”ready, willing, and

able.

When asked for advice, Giessaid, ”Life is a process ofbecomingthe most and best that we can be.

Each life has three interdependentdimensions that need to be nur

tared mind, body, and spirit. Ignore any one and that life will beincomplete and eventua l lyunfulfilled.

DEAN OF

EDUCATION

D ean Ledbetter

DEAN OF

NURSING

Peggy J . Ledbetter, whoseeducation included a BS . and

MS . in Nursing, as well as a

Doctorate in Education from the

University ofAlabama, servedas the Dean ofthe College of

Nursing .

Dr. Ledbetter expected her college to provide the best education for individuals choosing a

nursing major.

She valued her participationin perpetuating an institution oftradition and heritage .

Dr. Ledbetter’s advice?”Maintain a relationship with Godtranscending merely existingand be.

DEAN OF BUSINESS

AND APPLIED SCIENCES

Head ofthe College ofBusiness and Applied Sciences was

Dean Smiley. This college offered degree programs in areassuch as accounting, computer and informational services,pre

-veterinary medicine, aviational science, and home

economics .

D ean Sm i ley

DEAN OF STUDENTS

As Dean ofStudents, Frederick Bosarge’

s duties included making sure that out-of—classroom activitiesand learning situations were available . He focused onnonacadem ic services available to students, to insurethat they were the best that Northwestern resourcesoffered .

Dean Bosarge

in

Dean Edward Graham headedthe College ofArts and Sciences,wh ich offered degrees in suchareas as theatre, advertisingdesign , biology, mass com

municatiOns, h istory, mathe

ma t ics , mu s ic , and soc ia ls c i en ce s . Th e two m a inbuildings for this college included the Rene J . Bienvenu Hall,wh i ch h ou sed b io log i ca lsciences and psychology, and

the new Center for Creative andPerform ing Arts complex .

Ben Barron’s office was located

the renovated Old TradeSchool building,

“ where Orientation and tutoring took place . He

was the Dean ofBasic Studies,wh ich offered associate degreeprograms as well as a bachelordegree program in GeneralStudies (wh ich helped in casesof undec ided ma jors ) . All

freshmen were enrolled in thiscollege until th irty semesterhours were completed .

D ean Graham

Dean Barron

Monicalewis,Senior

Ica


The NSU Center at Fort Polkoccupied 64 acres ofland deededto the University by the US . Ar

my . The Center was located onLouisiana State“ Highway 467

between Leesville and the mainentrance ofFort Polk . It served abroadening area which includedAllen, Beauregard, Sabine, and

Vernon parishes .The Center offered associatedegrees in accounting, auto

mechanics, business adm inistration, computer science, dentalassisting, general studies, pers onne l m an agem en t , and

welding . Also available weremany ofthe courses required forbache lor’s degree s in ac

counting, business adm inistration, computer science, generals tud ies , psycho logy , soc ia lsciences, and sociology.

NORTHWESTERN

FORT POLK

DeanRogerBest ofFort Polk .

A diligent student at Fort Polk .

Military men pursued h igher educat ion at Fort Po lk .

Dr. Coley ofFort Polk .

A NSU sticker showed pride in i ts

location .

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According to the January 29issue ofthe Current Sauce, thenew Nursing Education Centerin Shreveport, located at 1800

Line Avenue, neared completion at the beginning of1985 .

The project, at the cost of$8million, involved the construc

t ion of a new academ icadministrative building and the

renovation and restoration of

the old Line Avenue School .

NORTHWESTERN

WARRING TON

Cons truct ion atWarring ton campus in Shreveport .

Both buildings were located nextto the Schumpert Med icalCenter. The Line Avenue Schoolwas entered in the NationalRegister ofHistoric Places inJune of1981 .

The new center gave the College ofNursing nearlysquare feet of additional ad

m in is trat ive and c lassroomspace, and allowed the three

nursing degree programs to belocated on the same campus forthe first time . This convenienceadded positive changes in classscheduling flexibility, instruc

tional capabilities for faculty,a s s i s ted and se l f- learn ingresource use by students, and

communication within the College ofNursing and with the

University


NORTHWESTERN

ENG LAND AIR FORCE BASE

NSU at England Air ForceBase in Alexandria was run byStan Gallien with help from two

graduate assistants and three

s tuden t workers . H i s jobinvolved ”

the coordination ofallUniversity activities in the centralLA area.

The branch served approximately 500 undergraduates persemester and 575 graduatestudents taking courses in the

Alexandria Pineville area .

Stan G allien, Director ofEngland AirForce Base .

Classrooms for EAFB students .

EAFB offered three degreesthe associate and bachelordegree in Basic Studies, as wellas the bachelors in BusinessAdm inistration .

Semesters Were divided intotwo eight week terms, with 25courses offered each term . Mostcourses were offered at night .

The Air Force supplied the

physical facilities to use for the

programs that they requestedthe University have there .

Students in an EAFB computer class .

Christopher Perry, mi litary man and student .

Staff members at EAFB . Brenda Kelly, secre tary and s tuden t worke

a t EAFB .


Gail M . Cherami e

Assistant Professor

Debbie LynchJohnn ie C . Emmons Assistant ProfessorAssoc iate Professor

Be tty Ann P icke ttJames H . S immons Ass is tant ProfessorAssociate Pro fessor

The primary purpose of the College of Education and

Behavioral Sciences was to prepare well-qualified teachers for theelementary and secondary schoo ls ofLouisiana, and to offerservices to schoo l systems in a con tinuous effort to improve thetotal educational program . The College of Education and

Behavioral Sciences included the departments ofPsycho logy,

Education, Health, Phys ical Education and Recreation, and

Special Education .


Grady Murre ll Harp’

erBurtO

prgfefiil

iCkley

Professor PeterM inderAss istant Professor

Nei l l Doug las Cameron

Assoc ia te Pro fessor

Charles E . V iers , Jr.

Associate Pro fessor

Mas ter Sg t . Rona ld Sand fo rd

Dwayne Nathan ie l KrusePro fessor

Ro be r t And rew Dasp itPro fesso r

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Assistant Professor

Clara GatesAssoc ia te Professor

for quality patient care, and emphasized nursingtheory . The Assoc iate Degree Program studentscompleted all requirements on the Kings Highway

John M ichael CuckaAssistant Professor

JudyW . Boone

Thomas HartleyInstructor

Raymond Chris tensonAssoc iate Professor

Henry Brei tkreutzAssociate Professor

Gary R. Boucher

Wayne E . FrancisAssistant Professor

Thomas B . Boone, Jr.

Professor

Assistant Professor

Michael J . MooreIns tructor

John E . StaggInstructor

Assistant Professor

Wi lliam DennisProfessor


University Services

JohnM . Price WilliamC . Buchanan Otis CoxDirector ofNSU Press Director ofUniversity Library Director ofInstitutional Research

Terry Faust Dan SeymourDi rector F inancial Aid DirectorCareerPlanning and Placement

P ictu red above (le ft to right ) : Carolyn M . Wells, Head LibraryArch ives D iv is ion ; A. Sandel, Human Services ; C . Roscoe,Li terary Ral ly ; and PhillipMorgan,

Library .

Barney Lewis Kyzar, Sr. 1ibraDirector Personnel EED “ Staff

University Services

Back : 1 to r; Phyllis G ardner, Darlene Rachal Fron t : 1 to r;

Mary Haw thorne, Luven ia Fr iday, Amarylis Cedars

Books tore Un ivers i ty PressAgatha New i tt , John M .

Price , Ange la S ib ley

Lib ra ry S taff

Universit Servi ces

Jo Hargis, Infirmary Nurse Hous ing

HOUS ING : Kev in Bast ian, M ick ie Townsend, Thelma Chaffin, El izabeth Baker,Patsy M ason, Hazel Evans , Jul ie B rowning, V ick i W i ll iams, Edd ie Ham i ltonPFM : D a isy Rachal, I rma Odom, Ann ieEl lex, B i ll ie Johnson, Edward Jackson,

D a isy Jackson, Cloth i lde Ra ins, RonaldAdams , L inda N ichols

PPM, Student Union

‘xl fil a‘im

Informational Serv icesROW 1 : J im Johnson, Susan Norman, Jerry P ierce . ROW 2: D on Sepulvado,

Rhenda Cedars, D elc ie Levasseur, Steve Roe. D r. Thomas, Infirmary


University Services

Back Row : 1 to r; Robbie Roderick,

Cleo la Ammons , Be tty Rache l ,Caroly '

n Brown, Sh irley Jennings,Betty Matthews, Vi Williams, AnnaNugent Front : D r. Ray Baumgardner

L to R: Leigh Jonson, Ray Carney,

Gracie H icks, Elise James

Registrar’

5Office

External AffairsMs . Marion Nesom, ALOC

Purchasi

Back : 1 to r' Donna Luneau, Debbie Delrie Front : Sylvan R

Sibley

University Services

L to R: D r. Barney L . Kyzar, JulieLongino, Oneda Morgan, Cathy Zick,Eugene Ainsworth

Personnel Office

University Printing

Financ ia l AidL to R Back : Joyce Bur ton , Do ro thy Uppe rPost Office man, Joe Harvey, El izabe th Cox F ron t : Te r ryL to R: Bernice Co llins, Betty Gi lcrease , Dav id Chris tophe Faus t

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9 1 1 1

n the spring of1 886, three young women

embarked upon their teach ing careers aftersecuring the knowledge necessary for such a task .

These women, however, were di fferen t than most

at that time in that they were the first graduates ofLouisiana State Normal Schoo l . They possessed a

wider knowledge of the ir profession than did

many ofthe teachers already serving in Louisiana,

because was especially designed to

prepare men and women for teach ing . These firstgraduates were Miss Mary Wash ington , M iss

Sallie Ph illips , and Miss Emma Oswalt . Their

education careers helped to establish a preceden tfor future graduates .

For Mary Washington , such educational goalshad always been a part ofher li fe . She came fromMansfield to Natch i toches, seeking a pos ition of

employment preferably as a tutor. Her first jobwas in the home ofJudge Dav id Pearson . When

the Normal opened in 1885, she promptlyen tered . After her graduation in Apri l of1886, sherema ined at as a geography and

calisthenics teacher un til the end ofPresidentSheib

’

s term . H er new endeavor was getting a

bachelor’s degree in New York . Wi th that ac

complished, she was able to get a faculty posi tionat the Un ivers ity ofArkansas . But after six years ,her heart called her back to Mansfield where she

married Mr. Joe R. Brown on March 3 1 , 1898 . Mrs .

Brown resided there un ti l her death . Yet during

that time she never forgot her old school becauseshe v isited i t on a few occasions .

Sallie Ph i ll ips, on the other hand, lived much of

her li fe away from Lou isiana . She, orig inally fromBienv i lle parish, left after graduation wi th her

new husband, Rev . James Ham i lton . He was a

Presbyterian m inister called to the m iss ion fie ld .

They le ft for South America where Mrs . Ham i ltondevoted her teach ing ski lls to the church schools .

After completing their service, they returned to

the US . The Ham i ltons then lived in Dallas unti ltheir deaths .

Emma Oswalt took another route wi th her

education . She came to Normal from Lauderdale,

Mississipp i after graduating valedictorian ofher

senior class in 1 877 . Then with the new teach ingdegree from the Normal School , she decided to

teach there unti l 1 890 as a teacher ofarithmeticand civ il government . Then she undertook a

teaching posi tion in Monroe . There her skills

were used to educate e lemen tary school ch ildren .

She also con tinued to improve her education byspending a few summers at the Universi ty ofColorado .

These three women left their indelible mark,

wh ich many of the other graduates have also

done . These women influenced the,world

through education . Other graduates in educationhave also succeeded by becoming except iona lteachers, principals, and adminis trators, whi le

others have succeeded in law, politics, med icine,

art, mus ic, athletics, and business . Th is institute of

h igher learn ing has produced lawyers, den tists

and o ther such professionals . I t has been

represented in the sports world as well . A former

lieutenan t governor, a bank president, and a

former Natch i toches d is tric t a t torney are

represen tatives ofthe important people who have

graduated from Northwestern . These are but a

few ofthe many s tuden ts who graduated and pur

sued higher degrees oi learning and influentialcareers .

Editors Note: Informat ionfor the People article was compiledfromissues ofCurren t Sauce, Po tpourri, and the Potpourri Collect ion intheLouisiana Room.

In 1978, studen ts enjoyed the exci temen t of

college life.


Mas on, Randolph; CanadaM cPhail, R ick y ; Jackson,MSMurphy, Karen; NatchitochesNard in i, D av id; Scottsdale, AZ

Peterson, Gwendolyn; Brewton'

sM illBeddix, Boslyn; NewOrleans

Scott, Brad; Natchitoches

Sm ith, Dwanda; HoumaStrange, John-M icheal ; Shreveport

W i lliams,V ick ie; Shreveport

Tensions in some co rners ,Spi ritua l G uidance in Others,P rosperity nea rby ,

itsfg/

overnment'

to tte r ing . The p rice of

high and the Marines left Bei rut .POPEj OHN PAUL II Was t raveling pope in

“

1984. In May he went to South Ko rea ,

’

Thailand, Papua New G uinea and the

So lomon Islands ; in J une he went to

Switzer land; in September to Canada and

in Oc tober to Spa in, Dominican Republicand Pue rto R ico . The phoro shows the

Pope in Mt . Hage, Papua New G uinea

where he met some ofthe na t ives

tha t turned out to welcome him in the

highland jungle count ry .PRINCESS DIANA gave bi r th to P r inceHa r ry in la te 1984

.

The pho to shows

P rince Charles and his o the r son, two -yea ro ld P rince-

William.


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The World’s Fair and New

Orleans . It was a celebrationunlike none before . Fabulousfood, music, performers and ex

h ibitions from all over the worldwere just a few ofthe thingsvisitors to the fair enjoyed .

The World’s Fair exhibitsrepresen ted the variety of

mankind’s cultural, scientificand econom ic breakthroughs .Fairgoers were able to sensefirsthand the wonders ofJapan,Australia, the Peoples Republicof China, United Kingdom ,

Greece and others . Perhaps themost popular attractions werethe Vat ican , the CanadianPavillion, and of course the

Louisiana Journey .

Over hours of live

mus ic, dance, and drama wereprovided during the six months

THE 4984LOUISIANAWOQLD

'

S FA[9MAY 42—NO\/ M, 49811

The gondola carried v isi tors 36 stories h igh above the migh ty M ississippi .

ofthe fair’s stay in La . International stars including Bob Hope,Air Supply, and Willie Nelsonwere on hand to welcome thoseattending .

The World’s Fair operated for184 days opening on May 12 and

continuing until November 1 1 .

Despite many financial problems, the extravaganza was en

joyed by visitors from all over

the world including Louisianians and yes, even Northwestern students .Most students who went had

varying opinions as to their

favorite attractions . Some en

joyed the Aquacade, a lavish,

b eau t i fu l ly syn ch ron izedaquatic extravaganza . Othersboasted ofthe spectacular V iewfrom the gondola cars that car

ried many 36 stories high above

the mighty Mississippi River.

And still there were others whoweren’t too impressed by the

fair’s attractions, but who en

joyed just being down in the

magical city ofNew Orleans .Delicious foods cannot be left

out as part ofthe World’s Fairexperience . From gumbos, freshcrawfish, and red beans and riceto de l ic iou s in ternat iona ldelicacies, cuisine was not leftout ofthe festivities .Held alongside the Mississip

pi River in downtown New

Orleans, the theme of thisworld-class event was

"The

World ofRivers FreshWater asa Source ofLife. The 1984

World’s Fair was indeed a greatcelebration .


Ward, Lesl ie; ShreveportWarmack, Pamela; Z wolle

Warren, Pegg i ; Yorktown, ID

Waterfallen, Deborah; ShreveportWaters, IsLoe; SibleyWatson, Evelyn; DelhiWells, Peter; Nalchitoches

Young,Wendy ; Dry ProngYoungblood, Z ella; ShreveportZ eringue, Jeffrey ; Lul ing

M r. Thomas I. Teague, Presidentof the Louisiana Association of

Independent Colleges and Universities addresses the FUTURE OFEDUCATION CONFERENCE .

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Art Enter ta inment

M ICHAEL j ACKSON conducted his so

ca lled Vic to ry Tour to mo re than a dozen

c it ies . The o r igina l t icke t po licy , which t e

qui red fans to ma il in a $ 1 20 po sta l moneyo rde r for four t ickets w i th no gua ranteetha t they could receive t ickets , was shelvedafter much c r it ic ism .

ROBERT DUVALL received an Osca r fo rhis ro le as a washed-up country singe r whoovercame a lcoho l ism in the film "

TenderMerc ies . SHIRLEY Ma cLAINE won for

beSt act ress and j ACK NICHOLOSON won

best suppo r t ing acto r as an eccent r ic po tbellied ex-ast ronaut in Te rms ofEndea rment , which a lso won the bes t pictureawa rd. The bes t suppo rt ing act ress Osca rwen t to LINDA HUNTfo r her ro le in The

Y ear ofLiving Dange rously .

The STATUE OF LIBERTY celebra ted her98 th b i r thday in 1 984 and she began to

show her age . The S ta tue was wo rn fromconstant pummeling by w indy , sa l t a ir and

ac id ra in . The i ron r ibb ing suppo r t ing the

c0 pper cover ing was badly co r roded. A

two -yea r res to rat ion began in J uly '

l 984 . I t

includes a new go ld-pla ted to rch.

Chicago Bea rs ’ WALTER PAYTON ca r r iesthe ba ll on his way to set t ing the reco rdfo rrushing . He b roke the reco rd of

ya rds held p reviously byj im B rown .

The Wo rld Se ries in 1984 saw the

DETROIT TIGERS bea t the San DiegoPadres fou r games to one . K i rk G ibson of

De t ro it jumps fo r joy after sco r ing in game

five .


Huhner,Wanda ; GretnaHumphrey, Jud i ; GonzalesHus e in, Isam ; JordanIbn-Mohammed, Bukar; NigeriaJohnson, Janet; AlexandriaJones, Angela; MarksvilleJones, Laura; Denham Springs

Lodridge, An i ta; PowhattanLok, Kwok ; Hong KongMann ing, Eric ; HaughtonMart in, Solomon ; NatchitochesMccann, Terri ; Fordyce, ARMcc l intock , Mel issa ; ConverseMcc l inton, Barrett; Natchitoches

McManus, Mars ha ; MontgomeryMcCam ic, Mary ; ManyMerri tt, Karen ; ManyM iguez, T ina ; RagleyMontano, Beth ; F isherMoore, Mary ; Pleasant H illMoore, Terry ; Shreveport

NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY

’

S CENTENNIAL celebration during1984 focused atten tion on both the insti tu

tion’

s rich and cherished heritage and the

progressive, innovat ive programs and

superior facili ties and resources that havemade the un iversi ty a leader in h igher

education for Louis iana, the region and

the nation .

Since the first graduating class ofthreestudents in 1886, Northwestern has

graduated over and has an alumni

l is t of former s tuden ts . I ts

graduates have become leaders in everyfield ofendeavor, enhancing the prestigeand impact ofthe universi ty .

From its modest beginn ings in the con

ven t faci li ties , Northwestern has grown to

a modern acre main campus in Nat

ch itoches wi th branches in Shreveport,Fort Polk and an education center in

Alexandria .

Northwestern houses a folkli fe cen ter,museums , the NSU Press, Southern

Studies Ins ti tute, Centerfor the H istory of

Lou is iana Education, Lou isiana Sports

Hall of Fame, Louisiana archives and

numerous other auxi liary instructionaland supporting agencies, resources and

faci lities .

Northwestern has le ft a posi tive, inde li

b le mark on Louis iana, the reg ion and the

Un i ted States in i ts first cen tury ofserv ice .

The un iversi ty con t inues to provide con

tinuity wi th the past whi le facing the

future w i th the strong and unswerving

values, principles, ideals, enthusiasm and

s en s e of comm i tm en t th a t h ave

underg irded the ins ti tution for 100 years .

The Presidents ofNorthwestern State University

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1929-1934 1 950-1954

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5; Albert A . Fredericks John S . Kyser6

1 934-194 1 1954- 1966

Beverly C . CaldwellArnold R. Kilpatrick

1 896- 19081966-1978

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sen Joseph E . Gibson Rene J . Bienvenu

1 1

V ic tory L Roy (3.w. McG inty Joseph I . Orze19 1 1 - 1 929

1949- 1950 1982


Rus li, L inda; IndonesiaSanders , Karen; SulphurSand ifer, Beverly ; Castor

Schexnayder, Courtney ; Baton RougeSelf,Mark ; R inggoldShab ib, Z ak i ; Jordan

Shafer, Paula; DeRidder

Young, Gloria; ShreveportZ eno, Jacque l ine; Natchitoches

Tina Baccigalopi and Patricia Coffey wereladies-in-waiting .

Two knights displayed their skill with swords for the audience .

EllenDollar, one ofthe Lords ofM isrule, was

accompan ied by two clerics .


The FUTURE OF EDUCAT ION CONFERENCE brought a dis t inguished panel ofspeakers, thought provok ing discuss ions, andan interes ted audience to the campus .

They explored issues ofK-1 2 school ing and higher educat ion, l ifelong learning and independent scholarship, the humanities

in education, the computer revolution and learn ing, educational reform on the s tate and national levels, the role ofm inorities ineducat ion, and other challenges and changes on the educational horizon as envisioned by prom inent national and state scholarsand pol icy makers in education .

In addi tion to the dis tinguished lectures, special highl ights ofthe conference included a computer fair featuring a wide varietyofhardware, educat ional software, and demonstrations ; book exhibits ; a p ictorial his tory ofearly Louis iana Schoo ls, and a

display ofearly textbooks,featuring the M cG uffey readers .

Th con ference was open to the general publ ic free ofcharge. Conference proceedings were pub lished and wi ll be availab le in1 985 .

286 F r ida y and S a turday , Nov em ber 9 1 0 , 1 984Nor thwe s tern S ta te Un iv ers i ty

0 Na tch i toch es , Loui s i ana


Stroud, M ichael ; MontgomeryTay lor, Pamala; AlexandriaTay lor, Rhonda; H icksThomas, D eborah; WinnfieldThompson, Chery l ; Philadelphia, PATuff, D el ; Marshall, TX

Va i les , Sheldon; Benton

Seldom seen nor heard bu t defin itely there is Ms. Bebe

Adkins, Pres . Orze’

s secretary . A Natch itoches nat ive , M s .

Adkins earned her bachelor’s degree from NSU .

Secretary to D r. Rene B ienvenu when he was dean of

the Co llege ofScience and Technology, Ms . Adkins moved

to the presiden t'

s o ffice when D r. Bienvenu was named

president ofNSU in 1979 .

When asked about wo rking for D r. Orze , Ms . Adkins

rep lied :“

He’

s so relaxed. There'

s never any pressure. He'

s a

pleasure indeed he is .

Describ ing her job as doing whatever needs to be done,

Ms . Adkins says tha t her wo rk is no t a ll secre ta r ia l . She

has severa l o ther dut ies and is some times asked to a t te nd

mee t ings .

Time away from the o ffice inc ludes a fou r-m ile wa lk

every day w i th Ms . Adkins'

s cocke r span ie l “

Tool i. The

pres iden t'

s secre tary a lso loves to read as we ll as ga rden .

Throughout her years a t Northwes tern, M s. Adkins has

become a fam i liar face to adm inis t ra to rs , facultv and

s tudents .


The Sp i r i t ofAme r ica

REV I EW

VANESSA WILLIAMS was fo rced to sur

rende r her t i t le as M iss Ame r ica a t the t e

ques t ofpageant o ffic ia ls because she had

po sed nude fo r sexua l ly expl ic i t pho tos .

She became the fi rs t of57 M iss Ame r icasto be fo rced to res ign .

The Un i ted Sta tes did ve ry wel l in the Sum

mer Olymp ics , w inn ing 8 3 go ld meda ls , 6 1

s i lve r and 30 b ronze . MARY LOU RETTON

won the a ll-round go ld meda l and led the

gymna s t ic team to a s ilve r medal ; she a lso

won b ronze meda ls fo r the floo r exerc iseand the uneven pa ral lel ba rs and took a

s i lver meda l fo r the vaul t .

M i ss ion spec ia list BRUCE McCANDLESS

takes a wa lk in space in ea rly 1 984 . In the

pho to he is seen us ing the manned

maneuve r ing un i t as he moved away fromthe Shunle Cha llenger dur ing the eight

-day

space m i ss ion .

PRESIDENT REAGAN won t e-e lect ion w iththe b igges t e lec to ra l vote in the na t ion

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s

hi s to ry . He won 49 S ta tes with 49 pe rcentofthe to ra l vo te . Th pho to shows P res identand Mrs . Reagan a t the vic to ry celeb ra t ionon elec t ion n ight , Novembe r 6 , 1 984 .

D em o c r a t i c p r e s iden t i a l c a nd ida t eWALTER .l lONDALE made h isto ry when hechose a woman, G ERALD INE FERRARO as

his v ice p res ident ia l runn ing ma te . Mon

da le and Fer ra ro we re nom ina ted ‘

on the

Demo c ra t ic t i cket a t the pa r ty convent ionin San F ranc i sc o in J uly . He announcedea r ly in his campa ign tha t to lowe r thefede ra l defic i t inc reased ta xes would be

nec essa ry .CARL LEWIS won four go ld meda ls -the

10 0 me te rs , the 20 0 meters , the four x 1 0 0me te r relay and the long jump . The SovietUn ion and O the r Communis t count r iesboyc oued the Summe r O lymp icSUZ IE

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TE CHARLES, the fi rs t runne r-upbecame the 58 thM i ss Ame r i c a . She c rowned SI IARLENIE WELLS, M iss U tah, a t the

At lan t ic C i ty Pagean t in September .


Ybos,-Suzette; SlidellYoungb lood, Sindey; ShreveportYoung, Shana; Winters, TXZ un iga, Sarah; Shreveport

Top left and above: Northwestern students inhome economics put to use those thingslearned throughout the semester. Left : ReneeHughes preparesfor her scuba diving class .

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wo rke rs checked da i ly da ta sheets .

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A workerwri ting labels

on pizza boxes .

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Abstract words designate in

tangible qualities, concepts, ideas“ I don'

t think that I can makeit through much more ofthis :English doesn’

t fascinate mewhen Ihave an empty stomach.

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Many college students hadconversations such as this withthemselves on nights when'

burning the midnight oil.’

The

answer to their prayers was onlya phone ca ll away . Dom ino'sPizza was there to remedy theirhunger pains with pepperonipizzas and cokes .Dom ino’s also participated instudent act iv ities, such as statefair week, by giving away freeT-shirts and pain ter hats to

ca llers .Dom ino’s major role in stu

dent life was delivering food tohungry students .

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