The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 19, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 20, 1962 Page: 2 of 8
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PA (IE TWO
THE J-TAG
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 19G2
Student Behavior is
Causing Concern
The rash of student misbehavior 011 and around the Tarleton
campus is the cau.se of great concern on the part ol' Dean Cecil
Ballow.
Normally, he is a jovial individual who takes great pride in
his friendly relationship with the male students on the campus.
Tljia is an accomplishment of some size when one realizes the
nature of his job. Mr. Ballow is dean of men and it's his job
to administer the discipline when students run afoul of the
regulations.
The reason for Dean Sallow's concern is that lately he has
had more than his usual amount of business. "I've had to talk
to several students recently about matters that a college ad-
ministrator should run into only infrequently. If students
would only stop and think for a moment before committing an
unwise act, they could save themselves a lot of grief,"
Dean Ballow hurries on to say that Tarleton Is not the only
college with a problem of this nature. "Other colleges are re-
porting the same problem."
The dean says that most of the prolbems that are brought to
his attention are especially annoying because they are things
that would never happen if a student would give them a little
thought
"Somehow, the students feel that they are getting away with
something. Actually, .they know they will have to pay the price
t'oj- their actions, eventually."
What the dean is saying has been said so often that it's al-
most trite to repeat it. But basically it is this: A responsible
individual, whether in school or out, owes it to his college and
his community to respect regulations. There is not enough re-
spect for the rules at Tarleton.
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Letters to the
New Outlook Needed
Dear Editor,
First I would like to congratu-
late you on your accomplishment
as being- chosen us the recipient
of the award from the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association for
publishing one of the finest col-
legiate newspapers in the state of
Texas.
However my primary purpose
in writing- this letter is to inform
John Student of the potentiality
that Tarleton State harf. I per-
sonally think Tarleton is in an
area conducive to growth both
physically and intellectually. Fr<jm
past records and future indica-
tions, our community of inquiring
minds idea is basically good, but
not without a break in restraining'
bonds such as fear of growth, over
emphasis on conservative high
schoolish ideas, and the stifling- of
personal initiative. We are all
aware of the progressive trend in
education, freedom of thought and
freedom of expression. Are we
really a community of Inquiring
minds, minds that are overflowing
with constructive ideas, or are
we one in which the "negative be
flunked" reigns supreme?
-I am prone to believe that the
latter trend is prevalent at the
moment.
To what source can we attribute
this trend ? Not wholly upon the
shoulders of the students is my
Contention.
Until we can truly say that we
are objective and progressive in
our thinking, we as students and
faculty members, are failing mis-
erably. It seems that "status quo
is dominant" when progress and
new Ideas should be prevalent over
stagnant and confining near-
sightedness. Personally I want to
see Tarleton become a great school
ranked among the best, but in
order to do so it must be brought
about by a change of ideas in
"community of inquiring- minds."
-—Sincerely, Aubrey Hillman, Stu
dent Body President.
The Fourth Estate
BOX 33 7
By JUDY HOL.LADAY
"What is poetry? Why, sir"
a'oared Dr. Samuel Johnson to a
companion, "we all know what
light is, but it is not easy to tell
what it is . . . It is much easier
to say what it is not."
According- to a recent TIME
article, poetry is not what most
poets are writing in English to-
day. In the last 20 years, the
English-speaking world has pro-
duced no major poet and scarcely
any minor ones. But if quality is
lacking, quantity i8 not. Accord-
ing to authorities, more poems
have been composed in the U. S.
in the 10 years since WW II than
■were written in ten centuries be-
tween BEOWULF and the Bqmb.
Poetic Revolt
Along with poetry's popularity
lias come a striking change in
poetry's style and content — a
revolt of the vernacular and a
blundering deeper into obscurity
and ambiguity. Poems often sug-
gest serimschander, a working
hard for small results. "Poetry,"
says Time, "became a world unto
itself, self-sealing vacuum in
which poets engaged in a con-
spiracy of mutual approval, safe
from the embarrassing questions
of the bewildered public, safe
from the indignity of being un-
derstood."
Now the poets seem to be try
ing to rejoin the human race. De-
spite having little to say, they are
first-rate technicians in verse.
This is, the Couth Poets are.
As for the Uncouth, or the
Beats of "The Drip School," they
still adhere to their anti-meatball
gibberish.
AND AND AND AND AND
AND AND
Writes Michael McClure, an act-
ion poet, and futhermore,
WHAP WHAP WIIAP WIIAP
WHAP
"Action Poetry"
The Beats have a lot of nothing
to say about religion, sex, excre-
ment, and the unmeaning slime
of modern life. Despite being ban-
ned from the ivory tower of re-
spectable poetic tradition, the
beatniks have had great influence
over the masses. Virtually every
college student has taken pen in
hand and imitated the very free
verse of the beat school. This
makes him feel intellectually sup-
erior and he deems himself a.
By GEOFFREY HOLLADAY
That glorious season of the
year tailed Spring is almost with
us again. And if you have never
been on a college campus during a
Spring semester, you should have
a pretty good idea what that
means. If you haven't, a brief pre-
view is given below.
Outburst
Spring seems almost inevitably
to cause a sort of dynamic out-
burst of spirited activities among
Collegians. In short, all hell us-
ually breaks loose. As spring be-
gins to burst forth, so do the stu-
dents. They get restless and ener-
getic. They want adventure and
excitement to break the drabness
of their academic life. They want
to vent their exuberant energy in
projects that require imaginaton
and bring satisfaction. The men"
all want to become Casanovas, the
girls Cleopatras. The men are
crazy about the broads, the broads
aro man-crazy. The men are an-
xious to prove their manhood by
their prowess with the girls, by
feats of physical endurance, and
by seeing who can hold their
liquor the best. The girls are anxi-
ous to prove their blossoming
womanhood by all the feminine
wiles they can conjure up.
Chauvinism;
Sex, liquor, manhood, and wom-
anhood are probably the domin-
ant themes on a college campus in
spring ,but college chauvinism,
and discussions on politics, philis-
ephy, and administration policy
all spice up the air. Every college
student has pridei n his institute,
but pride becomes chauvinism when
Spring hits the college campus.
Collegians want to start a fad
that will get their college favor-
able publicity. They want their
antics to be the most original and
the best. They want glory and
publicity.
While this college chauvinism is
running rampant, college admini-
strations usually come under the
mo3t severe demonstrations dur-
ing spring. While it may seem
ironic, demonstrations against
college administrations are usual-
potential man of letters. Anybody,
can sit down and knock off a
verse a minute without any strain.
This, for example, written in 47
seconds:
her candle burned at both ends
it would not last the night
she sighed and stretched
watched the light gray fog
smiW a bright green smile
and watched the mute red
light !!!.':
Take up your quills, O Collegi-
ans, for you too can join the
school of the Uncouth Poets 1
ly only an extension of the intense
pride that collegians feel in the
Spring. The same sort of idealism
and pride that prompts chauvin-
ism prompts students to demon-
strate against what they consider
the oppressive and outmoded poli-
cies of the administration.
Idealism
And, while discussion oil politi-
cal ideals and philosophy may
seem to take a back seat if dis-
cussed in their larger realms, they
are often confined and directed in
the realm of the college. Often un-
realistically idealistic, college stu-
dents nonetheless realize that
their college is somewhat of a
little world, and they direct their
political and philosphical ideas of
reform at the college.
The same sort of things that
happen on most college campuses,
usually happen on the Tarleton
campus. Last year during Spring,
for example, newsworthy items
included an administration crack-
down on drinking, Sadie Hawkins
Day, the dumping of fond in the
Dining Hall, 51 boys crammed in-
to a dormitory bunk bed, and 15
students carrying a giant hula-
hoop to Denton.
So, whether you were ever a
Boy Scout or not, be prepared. All
hell will probably break loose in a
couple of weeks.
j-Tac—
(Continued From Page One
From 1958 through I'JOO the news-
paper won "medalist" honors, a
special classification for not more
than 10 per cent of the first place
winners. The rating announced
Thursday marked the first time
in the history of Tarleton State
that the newspaper was judged in
the senior college-university class-
ification.
By GOKDON McCULLOUGH
Tarleton's annual social pheno*
menen was pulled off with rela-
tive success in the form of the
Military Ball this past weekend
and as far as the sunshade crowd
was concerned it was a roaring
success. TSC has two real big-
weekends throughout the year;
the always enjoyable Homecom-
ing celebration and the Military
Ball. When these weekends come
around all the party-goers take
the full advantage pf them, I feel
sure that all the bleary eyes didn't
come from the MB, extra-curri-
cula parties before and after the
Ball were the order of the night
and well attended by the dance
crowd.
Tarleton Relays
There was once again a con-
flict in activities on the TSG
campus this weekend. The always
popular Tarleton Relays were be-
ing run-off at the same time aa
the Military soiree was in full
swing. This track meet is becom-
ing- more and more popular with
high schools from throughout the
state and in the future I think
everything possible should be
done to avoid a conflict in dates,
for this meet is a fine spectacle;
for the sports fan.
Navy Band Concert
Friday night the world famous
United States Navy Band will
bring their wares to the TSG ;
Main Auditorium for a concert
under the auspices of the Civic
Series. In the past attendance at
theso programs has been slim in-
deed, with a fair percentage of
the students turning out and even
fewer Stepbenville citizens. Ste-
phenville doesn't have many op-
portunities to see entertainment
of this caliber and it is hoped thai
the student body and the people of
Stephenyille will support this pro-
gram. If enthusiasm is shown in
attending the programs now
available it is highly possible that
entertainment of a more popular
nature will be acquired for the
coming school year. It is known'
that several people are sorely con- ;
cerned by the apathy shown by*
TSC students in regard to ■ pro-
grams presented for their benefit
and these people will* be hesitant
to support popular entertainment
until more interest is shown.
Ugly Man On The Campus
Entries have begun to slow
down in the UMOC contest. Per-
haps all the uglies have entered,
but at first glance around the
campus we find this hard to be- .
lieve. The contest deadline will bo '
announced very soon now so we 1
suggest that everyone encourage
their favorite unsightly one to fill
out his entry blank and bring ifc:
to the J-Tac office.
While we are seeking a Ugly
Maan perhaps we shoidd search:
for a UWOC, Who knows the:
cbuple might be perfectly suited'
for each other. This is the time of
the year for selecting various
queens and this would afford the ;
girl who will never have this
chance to win a crown the chance '
of a lifetime to see her name ia
the headlines.
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