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J-TAC Page 2
May 4,1982
COMMENTARY
DK's Doubts
by Donna Kennedy
Ramblin' on
by Maria Weaver
Everything changes.
Seasons change and people
change with them,
I remember crying one
spring when I was small
because my favorite clover
patch was not in the shade
of the cedar tree that year.
1 cried because my big
brother had grown tall
enough to reach the low
limb of the tallest tree in
the yard and could climb
into the sky while 1 stayed
on the ground, looking up. 1
wanted everything to stay
the same; changes around
me meant 1 must also
change.
When 1 walked into this
office in 1977, I was
frightened yet excited by
change. Back then 1 was in-
timidated by sophomores
who had been there for a
whole year and knew their
way around.
Lots of things have
changed since then, I've
changed.
I'm no longer the
frightened freshman afraid
to comment because an up-
perclassman might
snicker. Now sometimes 1
say too much and
underclassmen snicker,
I'm no longer the single
girl going to dances, par-
ties and football games
with classmates. Now 1
have a husband, a home
and a family on the way.
I'm glad things change
and 1 am able to change
with them.
Being editor of the J-TAC
has taught me many things
about people and the world
1 live in. It's brought me
new friends and memories
that will last a long time.,
It's taught me that change
is npt as scary as 1 had im-
agined.
l'nt ready for change, so
1 step aside and let so-
meone new take over.
Everything changes.
Etc. etc. etc.
by Jean Pate
1 finally made it! Well,
almost. I have almost
finished a whole year of
college. All I have to do
now is make it through
finals and pass all my
classes. This has to be the
most eventful year I have
ever spent in my life,
I came to Tarleton back
in August and did not know
... soul, except my cousin
and 1 hated to be a pain. He
had better things to do than
look after me. So anyway 1
just plunged in head first.
Things were pretty good.
I got a roommate that 1
could get along with and we
became fast friends. 1
didn't get involved much. I
did nothing but study. I had
great grades. I stayed
home every night, i made
the family" proud. And...I
was bored stiff. I hated
school! Why was everyone
having such a good time?
Well, this semester I saw
the light! First of ail ..I
began working on the
TAC, Now I had plenty to
keep me busy. I began to
spend every afternoon up
here hammering away at
my typewriter.
However, that was not
enough to keep me busy, so
I decided to pledge a social
club. So here I go again,
plunging into something 1
knew absolutely nothing
about. Pledging was an ex-
* perience I will not soon
forget. It was not all good,
but not all bad either: I now
realize that if you want
something bad enough you <
have to work for it. No one
could have told rne this at
the time,but it was worth it.
For three weeks I lived in
fear of being blackballed. 1
just knew all those girls
hated me. Obviously they
didn't because 1 made it in.
Now I'm busier than
ever. I'm never bored. I
love school! My grades are
terrible. My parents won't
speak to me. The last thing
they said to me was, "Don't
come home."
But I am having a terrific
time!
GRADUATION
19 8 2
High school students en-
joy being exempted from
finals, but I'm not sure that
that's the best for them.
When I was a freshman
in high school we got ex-
empted from midterm and
final exams. Then Texas
changed their system and
we got exempted from
three quarter tests.
All it took was an 85 or
above average and three or
less absences. That wasn't
too difficult. I never had to
study, and barring a
serious illness that lasted
more than three days, I
didn't have much trouble.
There were ways around
the absences, too. If you
could make it until 10:00 in
the morning, then you
could go home.
When 1 came to college I"
had never taken a final and
had no idea how to study.
My first major test had me
so panicky, I hardly knew
my name (and it showed)..
Then finals rolled around
and there were a whole
bunch of major tests right
in a row. That really mess-
ed me up. I did survive
them, but not without wor-
rying quite a bit.
I always loved being ex-
empt. Two days without
school plus a weekend
made a nice vacation. I
always thought it was neat
that I didn't have to study,
too.
Now I wonder if high
school didn't hinder me
some. High school is sup-
posedly a preparation for
college, I don't feel 1 was
completely prepared, 1
think high school students
should have to take finals.
They'll appreciate it when
they get to college.
Letters to
To Dr. Trogdon:
Sir, with the conclusion
of your term as president
and our best season yet,
we, the gymnastics team,
want to express .our
gratitude for the uncondi-
tional- support you have
shown us.
Because of your ad-
ministration's policy of
concern for the individual
as well as for the group, for
the underdog as much as
for those in the spotlight,
we have had experiences
and opportunities made
available to us that many
other teams at other
schools, with positions
relatively equal to ours at
their universities would
never have been able to
hope for. Specifically, we
are referring to our par-
ticipation at the Division
111 AlAW National Cham-
pionships, Thank you for
giving us that chance.
At a time when gym-
nastics at the college level
is experiencing a very
abrupt and definite drop
from the athletic pro-
grams, we at Tarleton are
encountering an increase
of support from tfie ad-
ministration. Evidentally
linked to this is a steady
improvement in the quality
of our team, we are attrac-
ting better quality gym-
nasts with higher goals and
realms of achievement
because of the security ot
support and position.
Once again,,thank you
tor your support and con-
cern.
Sincerely,
1'he l'SU Gymnastics
leam
Dear editor,
Tarleton State Universi-
ty is vital to Stephenville!
Stephenville is important
to TSU! Any issue that
alienates and isolates one
from the other is sad and
unfortunate for both. ,
Issues that are promoted
by either or both result in
conditions that Stephen-
ville AND future TSU
students must live with.
Present students may soon
leave it behind." It seems
grossly unfair for tem-
porary residents and out-
side influences to pressure
changes for the others.
We feel that TSU and
Stephenville must remain
and maintain a oneness'ot
spirit. We must be concern-
ed about the good ot the
whole. The'"pressure" we
teel from "the campus" is
not, in our opinion, in the
spirit of mutual interest.
And, "a house divided
against itself cannot
stand."
Furthermore, it is sad to
see young people asking for
■ freedoms" that ages ot
experience and history con-
sistently show lead to. pro-
blems. The years of tears
drown out the moments of
pleasure. In this "wet-dry
issue" i again), it seems
from statistics that we are
being asked by the youth to
help them "self-destruct."
I'm not ready to do that
May 8.
In love with Stephenville
AND TSU,
Ralph L. Starling, Minister
Graham St. Church of
Christ
Dear Editor:
I think thanks are in
order for the Student
Senate, which thoughtfully
gave three beautiful Selec-
trie typewriters to the
library for use of the
students,
J':. I. also think we owe a
great deal to Billy Marcum
for securing such excellent
I'CAB programs for us - G.
Gordon Liddy, Kreskin and
others. He worked with
members of the Tarleton
Center Advisory'Board on
this.
My fa; wants to thank
Maria Weaver Hn the ex-
cellent story she did about
me.
I want to thank Harvey
Gover for being so patient
when I ■ asked a million
questions and sought his
help on so many things ni
thelibrary.
Finally, 1 want to thank
all the kids who came up
and hugged me after
Mana s story appeared.
Most of you did not give me
your names, but I thank
each one of you.
Sincerely,
Barbara Lancaster
The J-TAC, student
newspaper of Tarleton
State University, is
published weekly during
the regular fall rnd spring
semesters, with the excep-
tion of university holidays
and examination periods.
The printer is the Stephen-
ville Empire-Tribune.
Opinions expressed on
the editorial page do not
necessarily reflect the opi-
nions of the university.
The J-TAC welcomes let-
ters to the editor, but these
should not exceed 250
words. All letters to the
editor must be signed and a
local telephone number in-
cluded. Libelous material
will not be printed.
Address correspondence
to: J-TAC, P.O. Box T-98,
Tarleton Station, TX 76402.
Telephone 968-9057.
STAFF
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'EDITOR: Maria Weaver
ASST. EDI'i'OK: Donna
Kennedy
EDITORIAL ASSTS.: Jean
Pate, Scott Stevens
PHOTOGRAPHERS:
Javier Tamez, Jeff Arthur,_
Tim Stewart
CARTOONISTS: Carol
Daniel, Kevin Seuser
AD SALES: Tammy
Guthery
AD LAYOUT: Martha Rice
ADVISER: Byron Travis
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