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Tlil: TIMUl:V-Cl2UISl:l2 Published By The Journalism Class of A!pena Community College VOL. VIIl No. 6 ALPENA, MICHIGAN Queen Donna Reigns Over Grants Available For College-Bound Millions of dollars in scholar- ships will be at stake in t he next few months as college - bound students compete for Fe- deral, Industrial and National Merit Grants. Some federal scholarships are payable within 10 yeaxs at a low 3 per cent interest rate. If the stu.uents enter the teaching pro- fession, only half· the amount must be paid back and if he or she teaches in an underprivileg- ed school community, the en- tire debt can be cancelled. Many industries and private companies offer grants and scholarships. The Huron Port- land Cement Company and Bes- ser Company offer grants to students of Alpena. The F o r d MotO'l' Foundation and the Na~ tional Merit Scholarship Pro- gram will hand out $2,000,000 jn grants in the next year. These awards are presented' for academic achievement, but the actual amount given is de• termined largely by the need of' the student. GI Bi II ls Passed y ongress Congress passed a bill provid- ing education, home loan, and other benefits for veterans with more than 180 days of active service in the Cold War. The only opposition to the bill was that it wasn't liberal enough. Some said that the U. S. o w e cl its fighting men more than they were getting for sacrificing their lives for their country and ib democratic freedom. The ibill provides for 36 months of schooling based upon one day · of service for one day of. school- ing. If a man is single the bill provide him with school aids of $100 and $125 for men with one dependent and $150 for men with two or more dependents. Home loans are also provided for in the billl. There ~ an al- lowance for these loans up to $7,500. Along with educational and housing help the service men are also provided hospttal care for non - service ailments if beds are available in the ve- terans hospitals. Donna Lutes, 1966 Homecoming Queen STUDENT ,EVALUATION FORMS As the college is growing each year in the physical plant as well as in the student body, it becomes more and more dif- ficult for us to know every stu- dent personally. As each of yoa. is preparing to leave Alpena Community College and pursue your ch~ field, it is always . necessary for someone from the college to fill in the appropriate forms since their colleges and prospective employers ask for recommendations. Therefore, in order to insure that each and every one of you has a recom- mendatin on file, the Student Services Office has prepared a student Rating Form which will assist us in making the proper eva!uation of · each student. All sophomores are invited to pick up the Student Evaluation Forms from the Student Services 0~ fice ( Conference 8) and give them to the instructor you wish to have evaluate you. After the instuctor evaluates you, the form will be filed as part of your permanent record. A friend of ours who is a nut on classic automobiles bought a car a few weeks ago that runs entirely on electricity, and he paid $10,000 for it - $5000 for the car. and $5000 for the extension cord. Summer Work In Europe Can Yield Fun And' Profit Grand Duchy of Luxembourg - You can spend this summer strolling the beaches of south- ern France, enjoying a breath- taking view from a Swiss cha- let, or moving with the fast pac- ed life of Paris, London or Rome. How? Simply by taking a sum- mer job in Europe. nor language ability are need- ed. But perhaps most important of all to the average American c-ollege student is the fact that the ASIS gf.ves travel grants up to $1000 and every applicant receives a .minimum travel grant of $250. Write to ASIS . . ~ . Thu!s~ay, Fe,bruary 24, 1966 A.C.C.- ··ff_O_ffle(oming Lumberiacks Toppie ·Muskegon 113-92, Tio Make A.C.C. Homecoming .a Success Donna Lutes, a Sophomore from Alpena, was selected from a bevy of candidates to Feign over the annual Basket- ball Homecoming festivities held tw-0 weeks ago on February 12. The remaining six candidates comprised the royal court. They were Linda Le· Meiux, a Freshman. from Alpena; Gail Ayling, a Sophomore from Harrisville; Cindy McNeil, a Fresh- man from Harrisville; Betty Wolf, a Sophomore from Alpena; Ann Dault, a Freshman.from Alpena; Jannel Thomas, a Fresh- man from Beloite, Wisconsin.. The results oi the election were not announced until after t h e game at the semi - formal dance held at the Besser Technical Cen- ter. The dance, was entitled !'Queen of Our Hearts" and had - a Valentine's Day theme. The New Esquires entertain- ed from 10 until 1, and punch and cake were served as re- freshments. At 11:00 p.m., the selection of Donna Lutes as "Queen" was announced, as well as the in- troduction of her court. The es- <:orts of the young ladies were ee,Ron Brinkman, Chuck L Richard McDonald, Bob Hamp, Sam Charlton, Ken Sysak, Roy McNeely, and Fredrick Taber. Mr. Dutcher, A. C. C. basket- ball coach, crowned the new queen The e_v_enit;g began on a. high um Lumberjacks over .Muskegon 113 • 92. (The game is covere.d in detail on the Sports page.) This year Miss Lutes will re- present Alpena Community col- lege in competition for the title of "Wueen of the Northern Michigan University Carnival." which will be held at Northern, in the city of Marquette. Draft Class Can't It was announced this week by the Justice Department that draft laws cannot be used to muffle the right of students to protest U. S. military actions in Viet Nam. It has been charg- ed that Selective Service Direc- tor Lewis B. Hershey condoned local draft boards changing men's classifications because of India Puts Woman In Driver's Seat Women of America, someone else has won the race for equal- ity of the sexes! Mrs. Indira Nuhru Gandhi has become the world's first woman prime min- ister. Mrs. Gandhi, the 48 ~ year- old mother of two, was chosen by a parliament of the ruling Congress party. She received 355 of the 526 votes cast to de- feat the former finance minis- ter, Morarji Desai. Mrs. Gandhi is the world's only woman head of governe dia' • · ·d .leade:t since the independence of 1947. American has had thirty - six leaders, and not one has been a woman. America the land of freedom and equality must take a back seat. The closest we came to a woman president was Margaret Smith's candidacy. · - Diane Prittie Be Used to Punish their opinions against the war ia Viet Nam. Whether you agree with U. S. Policy in Viet Nam or not, this cans should be proud of. The mews was something Ameri- cans should be proud of. The right to disagree or to hold· a minority opinion has · been pro- tected once again. The American Student Infor- mation Service, with headquar- ters in the Grand Duchy of Lu- xembourg, has some 20,000 sum- mer jobs on file to be filled by American College students. Life- guarding, resort, office, sales factory, child care farm and shipboard work are only a few of the categories from which you may ehoose. Neither experience If you are interested irr a sum- mer job in Europe write to Dept. VI, ASIS, 22 Ave, de la Liberte, Luxembourg City, Gran Duchy of Luxembourg requesting the AS- IS 36 - page illustrated booklet which contains job descriptions, · wages, working conditions, etc. and a job and travel grant ap- plication. When you write en- . ciose $2 for the booklet, handl- ing and air mail postage. From left: Gail Ayling, Ann Dault, Linda Cindy McNeil, Janet Thomas Betty Wolf. -