Texas Wesleyan Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1971 Page: 2 of 12
This newspaper is part of the collection entitled: Texas Digital Newspaper Program and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the Texas Wesleyan University.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Page Two
THE RAMBLER
Emerson Essays
Christmas: A Time of Peace and Joy
Well, it's Christmas time again
and everyone is rushing to and
fro trying frantically to finish
their shopping. It seems that
every year the stores start to
instill the Christmas spirit into
"tTftv^eneral publij1 a little earlier.
And this year "tw Student As-
sociation decided t hat they
would try to help the Yuletide
season get its start on the TWC
campus. They intend to put up
a tree in the Student Union
Building for all the commuters
who never see the ones display-
ed in the dorms.
I don't know where the idea
came from but whoever it was
I woud like to personally thank
him (or her). During this next
week With the busy, hectic sched-
ule for students who are taking
finals, the SUB will be one place
to relax. And with the tree
standing there it will be a plea-
sant sight to see after two and
a half hoiirs of tests.
Maybe with the SUB decorated
for .the Christmas season the
students in between classes and
tests will take the time to relax
and remember what Christmas
is all about.
By this I don't mean that they
will sit there and think about
the rest of the gifts they have
to buy, even though to some that
is what it really means. Nor do
I meyn to think about the holi-
days although it will be nice
to have a chance to catch up on
everything else one has wanted
to do but never found time for.
All I'm trying to say is that it
is a tirffe of peace and tranquil-
ity, for there is no other day or
holiday that seems to bring out
the quality of friendliness and
helpfulness as that of the Christ-
mas season. Why is this so?
I realize that it is almost a
small scale war when one is shop-
ping and trying to get to the
cashier's stand intact with the
gift ybu want. Yet thex-e is still
Something about the surround-
ings that feel different. •
I also know that year after
year the problem of commercial?
ism gets worse and the true
meaning of Christmas begins to
drift farther and farther away
from our minds. But there is
still hope for us as the human
race.
Within the next few weeks we
will begin to see. ■ a change in
ourselves. The mood is more re-
laxed and when things go wrong,
which is just a fact of life, they
don't seem to matter as much.
Every once in « while people will
, stop and reminisce over the
Christmas c&ys in the past, es-
pecially while watching the ex-
citement glow in the brightness
of the eyes of children.
Again I ask why this time of
year is so special to us? There
is a reason and if one has not yet
realized it then it is getting late.
This reason is stated in the all
time best seller and can be found
in the passage which reads "...
for unto you is born this day in
the city of David, a Saviour ..."
This is what Christmas is all
about and as long as man can
communicate in one form or an-
other the tale of the miraculous
birth will live on. With this will
always come this season of joy
and time to give, but this next
semester let's carry on with this *
spirit and not let it die when
we return to our classes^
In the words of a Christmas
song from a popular musical.
"... learn to give, try to live
each day like Christmas Day."
—'Messiah'...
(Continued from Page 1)
in a Young People's,"Concert,'and
y,ith the Dallas Symphony in the
same capacity. This past Novem-
ber' he was selected as a semi-
finalist in the Illinois Opera Guild
National Auditions of the Air,
with final, auditions to be held
in February 2972.
Dr. Williamson is Professor of
Voice at Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary. His de-
grees are from William Jewell
College, the University of Kansas
City, and the Ph.D .from Kansas
University. He taught previously
at Central Baptist Theological
Seminary. Dr. Williamson has
performed in opera and is a wide-
ly-known recitalist and oratorio
soloist; - *•
Stephen Simons, conductor, is
Director of Choral Activities at
TWC and has music degrees from
the Universities of Northern Iowa
and Northern Colorado, with doc-
toral study at Indiana University
and NTSU. He is director of mu-
sic at Westcliff United Methodist
Church.
The Podium
FINAL EXAMINATION SCHEDULE
FALL SEMESTER 1971
Final examinations"for evening classes will be held during
the class hour of the week, December 13 to December 17,
1971. All examinations will be held as scheduled agd no
exceptions will be made.
Day, Date of Exam
Monday, Dec. 13
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Friday, Dec. 17
Hour
Course or Period
8:00
8 MWF
10:30
English 311 & 312
Education 333
2:00
12 MWF; 1:30 MW; 3 MW
4:30
B AD 317
8:00
8 TT
10:30
English 321, 323, 331
2:00
All Foreign Language
311, 321 Sections
4:30
Math 310, 311, 312
8:00
History 311 & 323
10:30
9 MW«S>
2:00
B AD 316
V
4:30
Psychology 321
8:00
9:25 TT
1.0:30
11:50 TT
2:00
Biology 411
4:30
11 MWF
8:00
Bible 31 lj 312
10 MWF
10:30
2:00
B AD 323
Students Do
As Semester
THE EDITORIAL PAGE OF
Healrptt Samhbr
An Independent Campus Newspaper;
Representing All, Obligated to None %
Margaret Emerson, Executive Editor
J' Adams, Associate Editor *
Bill Martin, Advertising Director
Published each Thursday of the school year,
except holiday periods, by students.
'Texas Wesleyan College is an equal opportunity educational
institution in all aspects of its operation."
:.a ^
FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76105
by Roy Farkash
Rambler News Editor
Looking back on the past and
relishing in either yoyd victories
or your defeats, tends to become
rather droll il not plain mel-
ancholy. To look back on a sem-
ester that has just slipped us by
is in essence the same thing. A
summation of events p'ast, fan-
tastic strides forward or in re-
treat is at this time practically
ridiculous. Whether or not the
semester was a total failure or
in fact a starting point still re-
mains to be seen. At least, as a
cohort of mine in the Student
Association put it, "Wo got our
feet wet."
The things that should concern
us now, that is an active student
body, is just what do we want?
Are we content with the way
that things are now, do we want
tc push forward, stay abreast of
major issues? But it seems to
'■* boil down to just one main point,
What do we care about? What
things are important to us? Not
just about the college but about
ourselves. What things do really"
matter to us?
Granted, people put different
judgments on different things,
but just how often is it that we
takes a good, long, and almost
impossible objective look into
and at ourselves? Perhaps now
is the time. We won't, that is
very soon, have the pressures of
college on our backs for three
full weeks. For ourselves we can
mak'6 it a real vacation in the
sense that we can possibly get
in touch to a little extent with
Thursday, Decemb
jfOpani
i jirm:
at tn
kjtoun
§fc» D
few J>la>
fi Worth
a
B um* "<
and t
Quarto ex
§jfcrti08t
gs were t!
HKO. How
s
ifeh Chri;
fcm the !i
s£ churel
6sk Chn?:
,t was :
«otion Cei
ted this
It. at 7:3f
seen in bustling stor
THE CHRtSTMAS spirit can be
there is still a great deal more.
fo. Laur
Red the o
course is i
il wet Mot
® '.his coui
and ii
aster from
Reflect
Closes
the little things that make us
tick.
It is stated over and over again
that college is a place of learn-
ing. Ask yourself if TWC is a
place where you .feel that you
are learning. I'm not just talk-
Jr. & Sr. Senators
Needed for Spring
Petitions for the two vacant
positions of junior and senior sen-
ators are now being accepted in
the Student Association Office
by Terry Campbell, S. A. presi-
dent. Students interested in
either of these positions must
turn in a petition of candidacy
no later than 4:00 p.m., Thurs-
day, December 16. Petitions
should specify <J*hp office scjj^ght,
as well as the candidate's name,
the name of his campaign man-
ager, and the names of 10 other
supporters.
Candidates for the offices are
required to posses® a cumulative
grade point average of 2.3 or bet-
ter, and to be registered as a
full-time student.
Campaign Week for the two
open positions begins on Monday,
January 17, and concludes with
the election to be held that
Thursday and Friday, January
20 and 21.
Votes may be cast by respec-
tive class members in the Sen-
ate Office between 8-.0Q a.m. and
4:00 p.m. Results of the election
will be posted ort the afternoon
of the 21st.
itig academics. I'm g if you ]
feel that you arc gett^H the j
full experience you feel thtjjfcyou j
need from interpersonal! rela-
tionships? Do you feel • hat you •
could do better in anotheMwpe j
setting? Ask yourself thjjggi
Are you wasting awayl gain-
ing, losing something but you
don't know what? But the trick j
is not just to be able tc finally
admit to yourself that this*is the
wrong place for you, if it is, but j
to be able to accept the respon-
sibility for it yourself. If- you
find that you don't like the way
that things are, you have- three
choices. You can either accept
them the way they are, t rajisfer i
to a place that you think would
be better, or stay and try t0 j
change things so that thea are
better suited to you.
If you do do a Wtlel^
searching this vacation I really
hope that what you find yoa arc
happy with. If not realizelthat
some sort of change is called
for, and at least set your town
mind to get out and do it.lBut
either way, you still will some-
how or another grow.*
1%
Summer Jobs
Information c o n c e r n i IS
summer jobs in federal agen-
cies is in the Placement Of-
fice, according to Terry De-
Croes, Placement O f f i c e| •
Students int^rc^Jed in lin"
mer employment in t'ieSe
agencies should pick up 'P*
plications immediately.
The fo
j '^rned.
[| j^Riber
lumber
pfober
Member
ktjary i
^h'Jury 4.
{f'Uary 7
-fciuary 9
'StiUary j
: ..,r
RHHwHlBiMSifiaHRHw
' ■ . . .
mm
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Texas Wesleyan Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 9, 1971, newspaper, December 9, 1971; Fort Worth, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth771320/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas Wesleyan University.