Ambassador 1977 (Vol 3 No 03) Spring

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the
COVER - Junior Teresa Rohr on the
balancing beam, one of the many Am
Aillba§§ador
bassador women who has experienced
the pleasure of participation in sports.
From paralleling the moguls of the Mt.
Dachstein slopes in Austria to kick in'
big sandy
down the tracks of the 440 at Rock
springs High in Texas, Ambassador
women have been there - and have VOLUME III, Number 3 Spring, 1977
known the agony and ecstasy of com
petitive sports. Copyright © Ambassador College 1977. All rights reserved.
Letting the Sun Shine Through
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CONTRIBUTIONS
The Ambassador is a
publication of the stu
dents of Ambassador Your Family Name - What's It to You?
College, Big Sandy.
Contributions of poetry, PAGE 4
articles and photo
graphs are encouraged
from all students. How
ever, once material is
submitted it becomes
the property of the
magazine and is subject Pepperoni, Pearl and Makin' A Buck
to revision.
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Advisers - John Robinson,
Klaus Rothe What Are AC Students Eating?
Editor - Jim Valekis PAGE 10
Editorial Staff - Dee Bishop,
Randy Brelsford, Ava Norton,
Keith Slough, Terri Umbarger.
Photography - Tom Han
son, John Wright.
Women In Sports
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ALSO: SOPHOMORES, Page 18
ernment may pay up to $2,000 of north side the house would be pro
By Terri Umbarger
the cost of the installation and pur tected from cold north winds by
"I'm coming to the point in en
chase of solar appliances. timber or a hill. In front of the house
vironmental management where I
I would probably plant deciduous
have to practice what I preach," AI "Right now I'm looking at plans
trees so that they would provide
Knauf, head of the Science De and trying to decide which design
shade in the summer. The leaves
partment here, explained. "If I'm is best. There are many plans
would fall off in the winter and let
going to be the chairman of a de available, but I want the right one
the sun shine through, helping to
partment with an environmental for me. In addition to being energy
heat the house."
management major, I have to be efficient, the house will have solar
living what I'm teaching." panels on the roof, probably a Government Grant
hot-water circulating system in the
As a result, Mr. Knauf is now A solar home financed by a gov
walls or in the basement and also
engaged in selecting plans for a ernment grant is required to be
have a wood stove as a back-up
new "energy-efficient" solar closely monitored, and must be
system."
heated home. Since he plans to use shown to a certain number of peo
the home as a laboratory for one Of the many plans available for ple each year for the purpose of
of his environmental management solar homes, Mr. Knauf said, "The educating them into building a simi
courses, Mr. Knauf may be eligible one I like best is an "L" that has lar house for themselves. In accor
for an incentive grant from the De south-facing windows that allow dance with this, Mr. Knauf is plan
partment of Housing and Urban the sun to shine through in the ning to use his house as a labora
Development, and as a result winter, supplementing the solar tory for one of his environmental
of a recent bill passed, the gov- heat from the roof panels. On the management courses. The stu-
dents will set up an instrument alternative to building a solar with new energy standards in
shelter on the outside to keep track energy home is to build an mind. This involved insulating the
of" meteorological conditions and energy-efficient one by insulating buildings even beyond recom
they will monitor the solar system well and using a wood stove as a mended thicknesses and the use
inside so they will be able to tell back-up system. of double-glass windows and
very precisely the cost, the energy "We can't continue to use vapor barriers on all exposed sur
savings and the efficiency of the energy like it's going out of style. faces.
system of that particular type of We'll not have to accept a primitive Mr. Knauf is not the only college
house located in this climate and style of life, but we're going to have faculty member to get personally
area. to compromise on all our conve involved with the energy conserva
Presently, the closest solar niences and non-essentials if we tion principles to be taught in his
home is located atthe University of are going to continue in relative classroom, either. Dr. Edward
Texas in Arlington. One of the first comfort. We can't go back to Ronish, assistant professorof math
field trips in the course called "Re primeval times, but we can use ematics and physics, has built
sources in Society" will be to visit what we have wisely." a solar water-heater to be used by
this home. It has just recently been Actually, Mr. Knauf's plans are his "Natural Resources: Energy"
built, is up and operating, and there just a part of a growing nation-wide class. The heater consists of a
will be a family living there to trend of "energy-conscious" con solar panel of copper tubing set
monitor it. struction. Take, for example, the against a black background. Water
The home that Mr. Knauf will campus building program. The circulates from a drum through the
build will be based on an "active past year's renovation of the Am tubing, where it is heated by the
system," which means that the bassador College Auditorium and sun, and then circulates to a hold
heat will be circulated by a pump or the building of the new Welcome ing storage tank.
fan. In a "passive system," incom Center at the campus entrance For many Americans consider
ing solar heat is absorbed by a were both projects undertaken ing solar energy as alternatives to
thick mass which radiates heat into
the house. In Mr. Knauf's home, a
reservoir of water under the foun SOLAR ENERGY
dation of the house will serve as a
holding tank for heat, which will be HOUSE
"stored" in water because of its
ability as a heat collector and abil
ity to radiate heat as well. An elec
tric pump will circulate the water
from the holding tank underground
to the roof where it will be heated
by means of solar panels through
plumbing in the walls and under HOT WATER
/,--,-_"::::::::"..,.....- HEAT EXCHANGER
ground again into storage.
Back-Up
Although cloudy weather can be
a problem, a solar energy system
can store up to five days of heat. A
wood-stove as a back-up system
will provide any additional heat
needed for a home. Thick walls
and good insulation will keep the
inside temperature constant, warm IN·TANK
in winter and cool in summer. HOT WATER
EXCHANGER
It takes between $2,000 and
$12,000 to include a solar energy
system in the building of a new
house, but the rising cost of energy
over the next ten years for a home
would be an even larger sum. An
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conventional energy sources, it is 1964 and became the head of the on a six-credit co-op internship for
now more out of a realistic, practi- Science Department in the sum- the students. It will be a work ex
cal view of the future than a simple mer of 1976. He has a bachelor's perience and give them a chance
desire to get "back to nature." degree in botany, secondary edu- to see whether or not they want to
Many college students today will cation and Theology, and a work in the industry, and it will give
become increasingly aware of this master's in forestry. In May, 1977, the industry a chance to evaluate
as they eventually become he will have a doctorate in forestry our students. I think our students
tomorrow's homeowners. They'll as well. He is a memberofthe Soc- will sell themselves."
be discovering not only newly iety of American Foresters, the The new major will have courses
available methods in solar and Geological Society of America, the including accounting, environmen
other forms of energy, but also the Scientific Research Society of tal law, satellite remote-sensing,
standards lately developed in North America, and the National and writing environmental impact
energy-efficiency for buildings. Association of Geology Teachers. statements. Students will be able
Ambassador College students He is the director of the science to specialize in either "Natural Sci
who are interested enough in clubs on campus, as well as presi- ences" or "Natural Resources."
energy conservation to make a dent ofthe Ambassador Gun Club. Field trips planned for the pro-
career of it will be able to take ad- gram include trips to industries,
vantage of Ambassador'S new en- Fulfilling Needs strip-mined areas, managed
vironmental management major to Mr. Knauf said of the new en- forests, mountain "eco-systems,"
be offered here next fall for the first . and other colleges that deal in the
vlronmental management major:
time. Ambassador College will be environmental field.
"We'll be fulfilling student's needs
the only school in the area besides d . The science clubs will be
an Industry's needs. As soon as
Stephen F. Austin to offer a major we can get the major fully set up another part of this program. They
in this field, according to Mr. Knauf. d h will include specialty groups in field
an t e advisory committee fully
AI Knauf came to campus in bl d be . t k biology and geology, as well as in
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~a_~_e_m~_e~,_w_e_c__an~~g_ln~o__wo_r~ n~u~rnsoumes.Thisgrou~a~
cording to Mr. Knauf, will be "cruis
ing the campus woods to evaluate
what's out there and what should
be done to encourage growth of
more wood in a shorter time with
out ecological disturbance." Their
research will be used in making the
first map the college will have
made showing the economic value
of the timber on campus.
An Investment in the Future
Ambassador's new environmen
tal major will be striving to be an
investment in the future, offering
training for the recognition,
analysis and solution of environ
mental problems. Seemingly, the
campus is a "natural" for such a
program, being situated in
2,500acres of East Texas pine
woods.
Summing up what is hoped to be
The plans for Mr. Knauf's solar energy house are similar to this "ranch" type achieved by the new program, Mr.
house, which is particularly suited to the East Texas climate because of its
Knauf observed: "The principles
ability to add maximum heat loss and minimum heat gain during summer
months. Cooling is the primary design condition, with large windows and we're going to teach here - good,
louver areas for natural ventilation and extended roof overhangs for protection conscientious, wise use of our
from solar heat gain. Wall and roof insulation, double-layered glass in all doors
natural resources - are goinq to
and windows and large southern exposed window areas add substantially to
the solar heating system. This system consists of an air-cooled, flat-plate heat be sound and usable, whether
collector, a buried heat storage tank and associated ductwork, fans, dampers we're talking about tomorrow or
and controls.
100 years from tomorrow."
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unless it is the first time that they
have heard the names. Most peo
ple know the names belong to Am
bassador students like them-
;. selves.
YO UR
~ But what is it about names that
~ make us sit up and take notice, not
pay any particular attention, or
snicker? What's in a name?
FA M IL Y N AME
N
Chiidren ::::::s oon that
there is power in their names. For
"Elizabeth Taylor, you have a instance a child playing with a
WHAT'S telephone call." $60,000 piece of Steuben Crystal
"James Carter, please come to on the coffee table will probably
the foyer." experience the following:
ITTOYOU?
"Richard Burton,long distance." "Scottie, no."
When such announcements are "Scott, don't do that."
made at Ambassador College you "Scott Clifford, stop that this in
will not see press-hounded politi stant."
By Randy Brelsford cians and cosmetic cinema stars "Scott Clifford Moss, if you don't
rushing out of the dining hall trailed put that down I'll ... "
by screaming AC fans. In fact few Not much is needed beyond this
people will probably even look up point. By the time Mom gets
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around to yelling out his full first, all got their surnames from the oc popular nal1l~ in the Western
middle and last names, he realizes cupations of their ancestors. Ani World come~;¢m the Bible, espe
this probably isn't a simple toy and mals proved to be the idea which cially for men. Here at Ambas
that he ought to do what Mom says gave Jim Dove his name. From sador, for example, the three most
before physical retribution befalls colors David and Tony Blue, popular first names are all derived
him. George Black and Richard Green from biblical texts. David and
Names are one of the first things received their family names. Bill Michael top the list with 21 stu
children learn, but they are never and Mark Schnee prove that even dents having one of the two as their
really sure where they came from. weather got its bid in on the sur first name. Mark, John and Paul
In fact, few people are. name game. Schnee is German for follow.
snow. Parents are apparently more
Adam's Last Name
creative with names for their
Jews were among the last to
First names, "given" or "Chris female offspring. The registrar's of
adopt last names. Until the 18th
tian," names as some people call fice shows more names in com
and 19th centuries many Jews
them, have been around literally mon for men than for women. The
used only first names. Finally they
since Adam. But you can search most popular name for women at
were required by law to adopt sur
the Bible through from cover to AC is some form of Susan. Nine
names. Many had voluntarily taken
cover and will never find Adam's teen women have Susan, or some
on surnames, especially in south
last name. form of it, as their first name. Susan
ern Europe. The Kingdom of
There is a good reason for this. is followed by varied forms of
Westphalia, now basically Ger
Surnames are a relatively modern Katherine - including Kathleen,
many, on March 3, 1808, decreed
invention. Apparently surnames Cathy and Karen - Deborah,
that all Jews had to adopt sur
came into being in England Mary and Carolyn. Spellings of
names. Napoleon of France
around the Norman Conquest in feminine names vary more than
shortly followed suit and he was in
10 66. Surnames came into vogue those of their masculine counter
turn copied by Prussia, Poland and
on the European continent a little parts.
Russia.
before this. The rise of large towns Probably the most undemocratic
and growing populations in country For the last several centuries we event in life occurs at birth when a
districts made it increasingly dif have all been more or less stuck child is named. The lucky ones
ficult to identify someone who bore with surnames which have passed flaunt their names like a peacock
only a first name. As a result sur down through the generations and does its plumage. Others less for
names were given to supplement have come to be known as family tunate avoid their names like the
the first name. names. Parents can't do much plague, choosing nick-names as
Royalty took the lead and were about their family names, but the an easy way out.
known as "the Confessor," "the "given," "Christian" or "first"
Fair," and "the Strong." These names can, according to experi Social Station
names were not lasting and ence and psychologists, make or For some reason people often
passed away with the person who break a child. associate a name with social sta
used them. Finally people began to In Old Testament times names tion. You can bet that an R.S.V.P.
choose surnames on a more per had great significance. Names invitation to an afternoon tea from
manent basis and it spread then described a person's physical Nana Peel or Bubbles "Toots"
through all social castes. attributes, the character of a per LaRue would be turned down by
Surnames were taken from son or his particular social station. upper crust Boston society. By the
places, occupations, colors, ani If a person changed, his or her same token Victoria Abigail
mals and weather. You name it name was altered as well. For ex Fitzgerald-Smythe would not at
and surnames were taken from it. ample, Laban means "white," tract a large crowd of Mississippi
For instance, Tersa Hill's sur Korah means "bald." Abram was riverboat gamblers in a New Or
name came from "on the HilL" chosen to father a special nation; leans Bourbon Street dive.
Later "on the" was dropped and his name was changed to Ab "Parents should think carefully
the family name stabilized at Hill. raham, meaning "a father of a before naming their child," says
Or try Mark Anderson's surname. great multitude." His wife, Sarai, Dr. Richard Evans, professor of
Anderson orginally meant "son of had her name changed to Sarah, social psychology at the University
Ander." "Son of" surnames are meaning "Princess," as she was to of Houston. ''Too often parents
among the most popular of Euro be the "mother of many nations." name their child not in terms of the
pean surnames in all languages. needs of the child but for needs of
AC's Most Popular Names
Darlene Camper, Bridgette Baker, their own at the moment. And in the
Bernice Fisher and Jonathan Miller As might be expected, most long run the name just doesn't do
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the job." Adelle and Bertha. dren. Try Ace, Wynter, Paris and
Dr. Evans' beliefs were proven The results: Michael and David Shangri-La on for size. Television
correct in an experiment con fared a full letter grade better than seems to be having its effect too.
ducted among 80 elementary Elmer and Hubert. Karen and Lisa Nicole, Tanya and Natasia were
school teachers in San Diego, scored 1.5 letter grades above popular names for the soap opera
California. The teachers were Bertha. fans. Tenille, Laverne and Farrah
asked to grade eight compositions Names generally run in cycles; were chosen by the prime time
by sixth graders. All compositions from accepted, long standing viewers.
were judged by other teachers to names, to creative, and back Wilma Taylor, reference li
be of about the same quality. The again. At the moment America brarian, summarizes names and
researchers simply removed the seems to be in its creative cycle. In their effects on their bearers. " 'A
real authors' names and gave the an article in The Houston Post a rose by any other name would still
papers fake ones. Four were popu check with the Houston birth cer smell as sweet.' Well, maybe. But if
lar names; David, Michael, Karen tificate registrars showed a you called it a skunk-cabbage no
and Lisa. The remaining four were number of parents seeking the body would go near enough to
unconventional; Elmer, Hubert, original and creative for their chil- smell it."
NAMES: AC'S TOP TEN
DAVID SUSAN
David is from the Hebrew meaning "beloved." Susan is from the Hebrew meaning "a rose or
Dave, Davy and Davi are popular pet forms. lily." Many popular names are derived from it,
including Sue, Suzie, Suzy, Susanne, Susette,
MICHAEL and Suzanne.
Michael is from the Hebrew meaning "who is
like God." According to Daniel, Michael was the KATHERINE
prince of the Angels - the archangel closest to Katherine is a variant spelling of Catherine, de
God, and chief divine messenger who carries out rived from the Greek meaning "pure, purity."
God's judgments. Micah, a prophet, is a derivative Popular forms are Kathy, Cathy, Karen, Kate,
short form of Michael. Mike, Mick, Mickey and Kathie, Katy and Katrina.
Mitch are popular forms of Michael.
DEBORAH
MARK
Deborah comes from the Hebrew and means
Mark is a variant spelling of Marc. The Latin
either "a swarm of bees," or "to speak kind
Marc and its forms are related to Mars, the Roman
words." Debra, Devora, Dobra, Devra, Debbie
god of war. Marc has been defined to mean
and Debby are popular pet forms.
"hammer, martial, warlike."
MARY
JOHN
Mary is the Greek form of Miriam which means
John is a contraction of Jochanan. It is derived
either "sea of bitterness or sorrow," in the Hebrew
from the Hebrew meaning "God is gracious or
or "mistress of the sea," in Chaldaic. For almost
merciful."
2,000 years Mary has been one of the most popu
John is also a contraction of Jonathan.
lar names, and has taken on hundreds of forms in
Jonathan in Hebrew means "God has given," or
almost every language.
"gift of God." Jon, Jonny, John and Johnny are pet
forms of Jochanan and Jonathan.
CAROLYN
PAUL Carolyn is of Teutonic origin meaning "valiant,
Paul is from the Latin meaning, "small." It was virile or strong." The original form comes from the
first used by New Testament Saul of Tarsus who Latin Carl. It has given rise to more variant and
dropped his Old Testament name, which symbo diminutives than almost any other name. Carol,
lized his rejection of action against the New Tes Carry, .Cary, Carolina, Caroline are just a few of
tament Church. the variant and pet forms of Carolyn.
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Photos and text by Ava Norion
Many students enjoy frequent Concerning these students "it is
ing the local pizza parlors, but why a help for supplementing the work
is it that Peggy Nelson, sopho program as far as covering their
more, spends at least four hours a expenses," Jim Kissee, director of
week at one of them? student employment, stated.
Paul Abbot sometimes puts "Some students have been in
in a little overtime in the Audio genious in developing good jobs."
Visual Department, so how does Mr. Kissee went on to say that at a
he manage to spend three nights a recent meeting he attended on the
week in a liquor store? working college student, that many
There are 615 students enrolled employers see how diligent a per
in Ambassador College and out of son is by the jobs he had taken
this number, 409 are on the work while a student.
program. Some students, how Peggy works twenty hours at the
ever, work off-campus to supple campus switchboard and six hours
ment their income or as their main off-campus as a waitress in a pizza
source of income. parlor as well as the campus rep-
PEPPERONI,
PEARL,
AND
MAKIN'
ABUCK
Peggy Nelson, (upper left), a sophomore, works off campus as a waitress in a pizza
parlor, as well as working 20 hours a week at the campus switchboard. Paul Abbot
works at the college's audio visual department by day and at a local liquor store
three nights a week.
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Junior Marty Yale, (right), singing at the 1976 Gladewater Rodeo. Marty is cur
rently part of a band that performs for different clubs and social activities in
this area. "First we playas a service to the people," he explains, "Second, it's
good public relations for the college, and third, we like to play music and we
like to make money."
resentative for a florist shop. Be "No Strain" mercial photography off-campus.
fore she started working off Abbott works for a liquor store in Unlike the students mentioned
campus, however, she made a Big Sandy three nights a week as previously, Edwards' main object
small fortune (from a student's well as twenty hours on campus in f.or working off-campus is not the
point of view) typing papers for the Audio Visual Department. money, but is that he wants to
students, grossing $200 last year. Abbott works because he needs "learn professionalism."
"My job is fun because I deal the cash and says that it is no strain "I just happened to be in the right
with people." Peggy explained. "It working off-campus since he is spot at the right time," Edwards
gets rid of my frustrations and is a able to study at work. He thinks commented. "I had asked Francis
good change of scenery. Besides that two advantages of working at Blanks of Francis Blanks Co. to
that, it's my only source of income. his off-campus job are "the dis teach me. what he knew about
"Things can become hectic," count on liquor and finding out photography and I found out about
Peggy went on to say. "One day who's a boozer." the job."
the cook was gone so I was the "People come in with everything Edwards explained that the job
only one there to wait on tables. from tire irons to jacks to watches fits in with his background of
The place got so crowded and in trying to barter for beer," Abbot photography and graphic arts.
walked Mr. Garner Ted Armstrong said, "and when a drunk comes in "The opportunity is so good that I
(college president), Mr. McMichael and starts arguing the best thing to don't notice any inconveniences or
(Festival Director for the Worldwide do is to try to agree with him and pressures. It's everything that I like
Church of God), and some other not make him mad." to do."
men. I was going crazy, so I walked Senior Phil Edwards works Edwards feels that the company
outside for a minute to catch my twenty hours a week on campus at is expanding and that after gradua
breath and they all thought that I the press and twenty hours a week tion he will probably continue work
had gotten mad and quit." doing color separations and com- ing there.
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