The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 16, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 25, 1964 Page: 2 of 8
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'AGE TWO
THE J-TAC
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1064
Participate!
Fellow comrades — both student,1? and faculty — participate!
hink it over. Isn't this the only way Tarleton will ever really
row? '
Growth is more than added buildings, equipment, ground, and
odiea. lt is also development of personality, energy, ideas, and
bove all, participation, And participation is not sitting' around
1 twos and fours glumly complaining. It is rather a combina-
on,'of enthusiasm and action.
Participate in your class meetings. (At the last meeting, the
•ashman class had twelve in attendance, and the other class
leetings were equally crowded.) Participate in your clubs and
ther activities of your choice.
Participate in being open-minded. Join hi controversial
iscussions. Learn the background of these matters, from both
ides; voice an opinion — and then act.
In other words — participate in participation. This is your
chool. It can either be an arm-chair society or a moving, grow-
lg college. It's up to you.
Take A Giant Step
(Editor's Note: This editorial is taken from an edition of
he "Lone Star Lutheran". It is our opinion that it might have
[leaning for our campxis as? well as their's.)
The prevailing opinion on our campus is that education
s the" completion of a required number of semester hours and
>. cumulative grade point average of 1.00. The bare fact is that
vhen we are satisfied with just "getting by," this is exactly what
ve -get!
When we take a quick look .at our college community we see
mrselves carrying stacks of books, we even see ourselves retir-
lig to our dorms or the library oil most week nights.
But upon closer observation we see ourselves retiring to tele-
'ision lounges to pursue the adventures of T. V. westerns. We
;ee our selves going to' the library to study, but only to study
>nough to meet the immediate needs ol: the next day's classes..
Described as a generation of opportunists, we apathetically
gnore our golden opportunity. Described as an explosive gene-
■ation, we refuse to even light, the fuse. Described as a Beardi-
ng generation, we fail to search beyond the ends of our noses.
Meliority is never gained through mediocrity!
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"Thank You"
The members of the Wainwright
Band and Waimvright Rifles would
like to thank the Student Council
and the citizens of Stephenviile
who helped to make it possible for
the two groups to go to the Mardi
Gras.
Wo apologize for having to call
oil these people for help, but due
to the size of Stephenviile, it is
next to impossible to raise funds
of the size which was required to
finance the trip by ordinary fund
raising methods.
We feel as though we represent-
ed the school in a proper manner
and we hope that the people who
contributed to the cause, feel that
their money was used in a bene-
ficial i via riner, — Signed, Bill
Whisivnant, Commander of The
Wainwright Band.
£a>il WbifUt
Entertainment Marred
By Excess Violence
"I smashed him in the kisser
and his teeth flew around the room
like so much runaway popcorn.
Then I hit him in the breadbasket
with a left and he grunted and
doubled over. I grabbed him and
threw him across the room against
the wall, his body hitting the wall
with a sickening thud and droj>-
ping to the floor like a potato
sack gone empty. Then I—"
Sound familiar 1 Chances are, if
you read many paperbacks that
you run across it pretty often,
without much variation in vocabu-
lary or imagery.
Scenes of violence are not re-
stricted to bad fiction, bad drama,
or bad movies, of course. Aeschy-
lus, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Dost-
venski, Faulkner, and Hemingway,
to name only a few great masters
of literature, use violence abund-
antly. Many classic motion pic-
tures, including "Birth of a Na-
tion," "All the King's Men," and
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
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■egular fall and spring semesters with the exception of school holidays
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NATRELLE HEDRICK ——— EDITOR
2ARL WRIGHT.' ' MANAGING EDITOR
MIKE liEFTSE ■ BUSINESS MANAGER
HOLMES BENGE MILITARY EDITOR
&HERRI liUCCAN - •_ FEATURE EDITOR
fcD CAPSTAN, EARL WRIGHT — — SHORTS EDITORS
ptARSIIfVLTj, FORD -L .. . EXCHANGE EDITOR
Tohn whiting faculty advisor
REPORTERS: KAY PI'LCHER, MACK COOK, BENNY JONES, MONETTE BOYKTT,
CHRIS BEUTELMAN, ALFRED MENGER, NOLAN TIKE
Bill
How to Cultivate And
Grow A Gossip Plant
I like Tarleton. That's why I
came to school here. But should I
ever leave for any other reason
than having obtained a degree, it
would bo because of one particular
type of growth that makes me
sick to my stomach. That type we
unfortunately have in profusion at
our fair institution. It is commonly
(and I do mean commonly) called
the gossip plant.
More than growing in profusion
in our holy soil, gossip plants are
preannial. Only a few slovenly fol-
lowed steps are necessary to grow
them abundantly.
1. Find a nice, warm incubation
area. Sucli suitable areas around'
our campus include the Tarleton
Center, coffee tables, or the bridge
tables. Better yet is the living
quarters of the female of the spe-
cies. Here, especially between the
hours of seven in the evening to
around two in tile morning, is
ideal.
2. Food. This necessity, contrary
to most other species of parasitic
growths, is the easiest to obtain.
Simply sprinkle the growth light-
ly with an opinion, an insignifi-
cant occurrence, or other such
trivia. One important note: The
food definitely has to be of a very
insignificant nature. Food with
any significance or degree of truth
is much too rich and will kill the
plant instantly.
3. Simply sit back and watch
the results. You will be amazed at
the rapidity at which this particu-
lar species does grow. Almost
overnight, opinions become iron-
clad fact, usually with definite
overtones of lust, desire, perver-
sion, and highlights of a felonous
nature.
4. One last point. Be very care-
ul that the specimens are never
exposed to direct sunlight. In addi-
tion, feed them regularly. They
have no substance of their own,
and like other parasites, they must
feed upon others' existance, real
or imaginary.
The gossip plant is. a danger-
ous thing to have around the house.
Over-exposure or prolonged con-
tact can cause flaking. If one does-
n't exercise care, such flaking can
rub off onto your shoes, and this
will cause indelible stains ail over
the floor-.
The pity is that the gossip plant
never lives very long. It flowers
and shows a beautiful bloom, but
if it is ever ignored or misses even
a day's feeding, it will wilt and die
the most horrible of deaths—dry
rot.
A final precaution — grow
them in isolation from one another.
They have a definite cannibalistic
nature, and nothing can cause a
neuroses faster than watching two
gossip plants in mortal combat for
the best particle of food or atten-
tion.
Personally I prefer roses .The
worst one can expect is leaf blight.
"Treasure of the Sierra' Madre,"
contain scenes as violent as any
Grade B producer ever dreamed
of.
The difference between a violent
work of art and a poorly done pieco
of bloody trash ia that in art the
violence has a purpose, directly re-
lated to the theme. In a hackneyed
low grade "thriller" it is there to
influence the reader; the more
gore served up, the more money
the author makes.
Violence in entertainment is, ae-
cording to> the majority of educa-
tors, politicians, and ministers, a
growing problem and a frighten-
ing one. Some violence is, of
course, necessary in entertain-
ment. Who would watch a West-
ern with no gunfights or brawls?
Who would want all literature and
television shows calm and serene?
Violence in entertainment is use-
ful in that it allows us to reduce
our frustrations and tensions. We
can identify our problems with
the villain, and relax a little when
he is shot.
Many cheap works, however,
glorify the criminal and violence,
working a bad influence on chil-
dren and the ignorant adult popu-
lation.
There are a number of possible
antidotes to' the problems raised
by excessive violence:
1. Education in the classics, in
the techniques of art in all phases
of entertainment, and in psycholo-
gy, beginning in the first grade,
2. A massive effort by educa-
tors, politicians, and ministers to
influence parents to censor the
literature, television shows, and
movies which their childsen see
and hear.
3. State laws forbidding theatre
owners to admit children under 12
to the trashier Grade B movies,
witli stiff fine:-; for any violators,
ftattelle Ji&Sdch
Things Criticized And
Things Commended
Where, oh where, have all the
formals gone? Where, oh where
can they be?
Since when is it such a great
thing to abolish'formal bulls? Ts
this supposed to be the mark of a
polished, dignified college calen-
dar?
I don't know how the rest of
the girls feel about it, but it seems
to me that something is missing
from the social calendar when the
only dances we have are either
semi-formal or completely casual.
So what if you can't do all of
the lastest dance fads at a for-
mal? J. fail to see why this should
matter if sonicsone would sponsor
an old-fashioned, romantic ball.
Isn't the abolishment of form-
als just another step toward a
lower level of sophistication on
campus? If we change our kinds
of dances to a casual type in
order to get a bigger attendance,
this is encouraging the whole
campus to fall into the habits of
the unsophisticated.
It just seems to mp that one of
Tarleton's main problems is a
lack of campus culture. Formal
balls, as well as many other
things, are among the missing in-
gredients.
A Commendation
Now that I've voiced my weekly
criticism, I'll add my vote of com-
mendation. This vote goes to the
TSC Judging Team. These boys
are often overlooked, but they are
doing a fine job of upholding the
reputation of our agriculture de-
partment.
Tin team's outstanding per-
formance at Sain Houston recent-
ly is just another of their many
victories. Their devotion to their
field should be recognized by all.
Social Clubs
With the rush activites at hand,
there is a lot of discussion con-
cerning the worth of social clubs.
This is something that has to be
left to individual preference, of
course. However, I feel that many
who fail to recognize the benefits
of social clubs may not be aware
of all facets of them.
First, there is the matter of
getting to know more fellow stu-
dents better. This it itself very
important.
Second, social clubs are very
important in helping the members
to take on campus responsibility.
As a club members are asked to
undertake various roles in college
life.
Third, it is'usually possible for
you to join a club that shares your
mutual interests. This can lead
to happier friendships.
There are many more good
points of joining a social club,
just p.s there are a few bad one3.
But the main thing is to think it
over,' and be sure that the decision
you make is your awn. ■
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