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Praises Line A Harrier

by Scott Peterson
By Don Chambers
Football coaches to a man tell Many have seen College of the
you that your team is no better than Canyons' cross country team in
action, but few know what it takes
its offensive line. to develop a cross country runner.
This is as true of College of the The following ingredients are es-
Canyons' tough Cougars as it is of sential:
the Minnesota Vikings or the Balti-
more Colts. One very live body
The Cougars possess an outstand- One strong mind
line. One pound of intestinal fortitude
The Cougars keep winning. A generous helping of dedication
"The entire success of our team Two large handfuls of patience
depends on the ability of our line- A full measure of finely ground
men to block our opponents, and self-discipline
up to now they've been doing an A brimming cup of School Spirit
excellent job," said Head Coach Blend these ingredients by alter-
Don Kloppenburg. nating between sprints, long dis-
Linemen, traditionally, are the tance runs and intervals, until they
unsung -heroes, although it is they are fully mixed. Place in a pre-heated
who block the charging enemy, 110 degree earthen oven for two
punch holes through his line, and .................. /-, back Richard Smith, scoring one of his three touchdowns months and then allow to cool in
generally intimidate the foe. in the Mira Costa game. The flashy runner carried the ball_ 17 times for 25 degree weather for another six
When they do their job right, 181 yards, averaging a spectacular 10.6 yards per c~rry. ~mith, ho_wever, weeks. Sprinkle generously with
the linemen give Red Stevens plenty suffered a knee injury in the Palo Verde game which will keep him out School Spirit and send to league
of time to throw his glamorous of action for a while . · finals.
passes and convoy running backs The preceding recipe is, perhaps,
on those exciting runs. a ridiculous analogy depicting a
But, if they falter, Stevens gets cross country runner in training.
knocked on his whatchamacallit, But that is not to say that the
and running backs Gary Hamilton time and energy a harrier puts out
and Dick Smith are torpedoed. is in anyway silly.
If the line falters, the quarter- Our runners can be seen on the
back is doomed, and there is no track or in the hills daily grinding
offense at all. out another 15 miles for the sole
"I've never played back of a bet- purpose of bettering their times and
,. ter line," says Hamilton, the small winning as a team for College of the
but dazzling ball carrier. . Canyons. And win they have, be-
Who are the Stalwart Seven up cause as of press time, College of
front responsible for the Cougars' Canyons' harriers are still unde-
formidable offense? feated in conference competition.
End Jim Elford was an all CIF Our runners have shown that
player at Canyon High. Dave How- they can win. They have repeatedly
sare, right tackle., came to the demonstrated keen School Spirit.
Cougars from Bedford, Pa. Center But have we?
Mike Underwood was all-league at I have attended most of COC's
Hart High. home meets and, generally, there is
Right Guard Gary Fitch is a gift only a scattering of students on
from Watick, Mass. LeJt Guard hand to cheer the team.
Frank Ceilya was all-league at Can-
yon High, a11d Dan Minyard, another Starter Lee Smelser fires start of recent dual cross country meet with It is true that cross country is
Canyon all-leaguer, is awesome at not a glamorous sport such as foot-
ball. It's not even an ideal spectator
left tackle. End Bruce Mitchell came Mira Costa, which COC harriers won easily.
to COC from Savannah, Ga. home- sport, but our boys love it and our
town of another star Cougar, Gary Council Sets Calllpus BSU school enough to run their guts out.
It seems to me that the least we,
Hamilton. the student body, can do is to
"These are the men who make
our offense go," said Kloppenburg. New Policies Chapter Set show up at the meets in support of
"They engineer the opportunities Recent Student Council action A new chapter of the Black a championship team of dedicated
runners.
for our ball carriers to run inside includes adoption of several new Student Union (BSU) has been es-
and out, and protect our quarter- policies. tablished at College of the Can-
back so he can get off his passes. One of these was proposed by yons. Currently, there are approxi- One advocated a Black History
"If we intend to keep winning, class, which would cover the time
they must continue to provide the Rally Committee Chairman Laura mately 15 members in the club, and period from the beginning of Re-
holes for our runners and the pro- Lyman, who also chairs the Home- their advisor is Mrs. Hazel Carter, construction to today, and another
coming committee. Miss Lyman re-
COC's one black instructor.
tection for our quarterback." ported that the Homecoming com- BSU officers are Rodney Grimes, a Black Psychology class, which
When asked if he thought the might be based on such books as
granting the
considered
mittee
team, which at press time remains · Homecoming Queen a life-time pass chairman; Bruce Mitchell, vice chair- Black Rage, by Grier and Cobbs.
man; Jeff Sherman, secretary; Billy
undefeated, could reach the state to all regular home athletic events. Brewer, treasurer, and Larry Nun- Brewer suggested that the book,
championships, Kloppenburg, in the This required Student Council ac- Born Black, by Gordon Parks, might
nally, minister of defense (sergeant
customary fashion of cagey coaches, tion and was adopted. at arms). be of particular interest to club
refused to park himself on the end Freshman President Bill Leach Committees are Membership, members. This book is not in our
of a limb. presented a report of the Noon Grimes, chairman; Finance, Brewer, college library.
"I think only one week ahead Hour Film committee, of which he Meetings of BSU are held every
at a time," he said. "I don't look is chairman, proposing that the chairman, and Alvin Edwards and Tuesday at 12 noon in Room C-3.
Mitchell, members; Constitutional
that far (as far as the champion- council adopt a policy for showing By-Laws, Jerry Jackson, chairman, There is no discrimination in deter-
ships)." mining membership. Anyone is eli-
at least one noon-hour film each and Gary Hamilton, member.
But, as Coach Kloppenburg spoke, week. This was approved unani- Social Affairs, Sherman, chair- gible. ·
this reporter noticed a dreamy, mously. man, Alan Morris and Nunnally, Applicants must fill out the stan-
far-away look in his baby brown Constitutions of the Black Stu- members, and BLACK, Alan Morris, dard information/application sheet,
eyes, .and on his "No, no" lips one dent Union and the Veteran's Club chairman, and William Savonne, submit it to the BSU for approval,
detected a "Maybe, I hope so" were presented to the council by member. and pay a $1 membership fee.
smile. Parliamentarian Rick Hoefel, a mem- The BLACK committee will as- Application must be approved by
fr is obvious that a great in- ber of the Constitutional Screening sist students in school work and in members. Dues are 50 cents per
justice has taken place so far in this committee. procuring scholarships and other week, payable on or before each
story. The defensive line also lives The Screening committee found financial aid. Friday.
and dies in the "Pit." A story on
the two constitutions satisfactory The subject of a Black Studies
these brave men and true is up- and recommended their approval. program came up during an early
coming. The two new clubs were chartered. meeting. Brewer reported that Steve Perhaps I do not know what I
In other action, Leach proposed Cerra, history instructor, had asked was made for; but one thing I cer-
Students interested in playing that a committee be established to for assistance in creating a minority tainly never was made for, and that
volleyball at noon on Thursdays investigate the possibilities of free studies program. Suggestions were is to put principles on and off at the
and Fridays are invited to join the coffee for COC students. The com- taken from the floor as to what dictation of a party, as a lackey
Volleyball club. Contact club mem- mittee was appro~ed, with Leach changes his livery at his master's
these classes might be.
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