The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 15, 1953 Page: 2 of 6
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EDITORIALS
Se<z&(M ^aclme
Christmas has been glamorized, commercialized, glorified,
and mysterified, but now it is time for Christmas to be Christian-
ized. ®
Being one of the more significant holidays of the Christian
• era, it is celebrated in most of the countries of the world today.
Businessmen have made remarkable use of the occasion to dispose
of their products. Even merchants who sell products that are con-
demned by the teaching of Christ change the name of the day to
Xmas and continue to reap vast benefits from the occasion.
For many years, the tendency to remove Christ from CJirist-
mas has crystallized in the American way of life. Magnify the
gift and forget the spirit is the main thought today. If he gives
me a tie, I must in turn give him something comparable. Have
you heard this saying?
» With Christ removed, the holiday becomes "sounding brass
and a'tinkling cymble." With Christ removed from a nation, it
becomes a nation of "the blind leading the blind."
Gaiety, festivities, and cheer are most appropriate for the
occasion, but must be directed in the proper direction. When
we attend a birthday celebration, every game we play, every song
j^e-Jtrvgr-ali. the refreshments are directed in proportion and in
k proper taste, honoring the person for whom it is given.
™ - When students Lpcome cognizant of The spiritual impetus of
the Christmas season, they will direct all their thoughts,' energies,
and actions toward honoring the day in proper perspective with
a. proper spiritual connotation.
When Christmas has been Christianized, the holiday will again
be centered in the home. The spirit and thought behind the gift
will be revived. The holiday spirit will again bring personal edi-
fication, not a morbid hangover.
With Christmas Christianized, America will have taken an-
other step forward in re-establishing the foundation on which the
nation was formed. Christmas Christianization will revive the
truth in the confession engraved on our medium of exchange,
"In Sod We Trust."—W. C.
TWC
The Rambler
EDITORIALS
Dec. 15, 1953
AND FEATURES
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W 1Ro4ed#£e
*dcve ta IR.ecite Sfoty
TWC owes a vote of thanks to the City of Fort Worth for
a traffic tight insta%,d recently- at the southeast corner of the
campus.
For many years, anyone trying to cross the street anywhere
near the intersection of East Rosedale and Collard Streets actu-
ally was risking his life. Collard is a busier-than-average thoro-^
fare, and Rosedale is a veritable speedway.
Yet, on six days a week, dozens of students and faculty mem-
bers need to'enter and leave the campus at that point. On Sun-
day, hundreds of churchgoers meet the same problem trying to
reach Polytechnic Methodist Church, which is on the southeast
corner of the campus.
Manyv ps^-Tons, over the years, have regularly walked more
than a block out of their way to cross the street at a traffic light,
rather than fight the pedestrian-speeding-car duel where they
needed to cross. Others, less wary, have been involved in the
numerous accidents that have occurred at that intersection.
Now, thanks to the new traffic light at East Rosedale and
Collard Streets, pedestrian? have a chance to pross the street in
that vicinity and live to tell about it.
A LOOK INTO THE PAST
BY JERRY RAYE
40 YEARS AGO
Every girl in Dan Waggoner Hall received a 10-pound box of
candy and a package of fruit for Christinas.
Boaz-Benbrc^ok Hall was the Boaz-Benbrook Conservatory. It
had a reception 'hall, office for its matron, and rooms for 45 young
women, in addition to the studios of the varius music instructors
on the first floor. Mulkey Hall contained a large number of piano
practice rooms. Dan Waggoner Hall had recently been con-
structed^,
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The gym contained a basketball court and two bowling alleys.
What is now the auditorium of the Fine Arts Building was then
the college church. The science departments were located in the
Administration, Building.
Room, board, and tuition was $150 a semester. Free tuition
was given to daughters of Methodist preachers in regular minis-
terial work. Languages taught were English, Latin, Greek, Ger-
man, French, and Spanish.
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15 YEARS AGO
• Students decorated a £hristmas tree and gave it to a Poly
"family consisting of a widow and five small children. They also
took gifts and entertainment to them.
The girl who held the title of May Queen had been neither
absent nor tardy from school in more than 14 years.
Hard-fighting Rams downed TCU's Horned Frogs, 41-34.
When a teacher said in a lecture, "You can't keep a good man
down,"jshe didn't know the effect it was to have on one student.
He leaned near and whispered, "Now, I know why cannibals don't
eat missionaries!"
The Fire Department offered cures for a disease called gifto-
phobia.
Five TWC students completed a two-year course offered by the
National Red Cross.
A program called "The Electrical Wonders of Today" was given
by Lewis Hoskins in the auditorium of the Administration Build-
ing. Included in the demonstration was a burglar alarm, electric
eye, radio beam, dancing electron, visible sound, and numerous
other electrical devices.
The hand received new uniforms of gold striped in blue.
TWC placed three basketball players on the mythical all-star
team of the Texas Conference.
Girls of TWC smeared the John Tarleton basketball team 30-18.
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BY WAYNE CAMPBELL
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One cannot overlook the Goodfellow re-
ports that are printed daily in the down-
town newspaper. Some letters mailed to
the editors are cries of pained and neglect-
ed souls.
It. is gratifying to read of the kindness of-
fered in answering these calls for assistance.
All Americans have kind spots in their
hearts but too often those spots are covered
by the sham, "Let someone else" or "I
don't have time."
Boy Wouldn't Recover
Sometime ago, there was a boy seriously
ill. Doctors had told his aprents that he
could not live long. It was suggested that
if somebody would just write to the lonely
boy, he would feel better.
"People Loved Ilim"
In answer to that request, hundreds of
thousands-'■•of letters and cards were re-
ceived by the boy.'- Needless to say*, he re-
covered. "People loved me too much for
mo to die," he said.
Love for others made known by some act
of kindness, some word of cheer, or some
thought of helpfulness often means the dif-
ference between success and failure or life
and death.
Desire to be Loved
One of the many strong desires of hu-
manity is the desire to be loved. There is
at least one requirement to being loved.
Unless one is able to give love in return,
he soon becomes cast aside and is no longer
loved.
One of the wiser suggestions comes from
the poet, "Look all around you, find some-
one in need. Help somebody today."
When people permit that innate desire
to love, to do good, and to be kind to mani-
fest itself in some overt act, a feeling of
personal satisfaction and exaltation always
ensues.
i Deeds of Kindness
,Speaking of deeds of kindness, small gifts
to the ones in need or personal favors ex-
tended to the less fortunte, Jesus said, "In-
asmuch as you have done it unto the least
of these, my brethren, ye have done it unto
me."
Course in 'Effective Living'
Receives Support at Baylor
Waco, Tex.—(I. P.)—Baylor University's
pioneering efforts for a personalized course
" to. helj^the student find his place for ef-
fective living in a democratic society' has
proven so successful it is being expanded
this year for a major spot in the school's
curriculum. President W. R. White re-
vealed that the course is being offered in
seven sections to meet the great demand.
It has been made available to all entering
students, men and women, and will earn
two hours academic credit.
He said that the course, originally known
as "Human Relations," is being renamed
"Effective Living" in keeping with its de-
sign "to help tbe student examine his own
behavior, habits and values, so that he may
direct his efforts toward self-improvement
and betterment of American society."
Bridges High School and College
Dr. White explained that the course was
initiated three years ago under sponsorship
of the Cooper Foundation of Waco. The
course is more oivJtess novel in American
college life, President White said, and Bay-
lor "is pioneering in this particular aspect
of bridging the gap between high school
and college." He said that other schools
which have made notable progress in simi-
lar endeavor are the University of Southern
California, Columbia University, Michigan
State College, and Stephens College.
Personality analysis and adaption to col-
lege life, health maintenance, problems in
ethics, vocational guidance, and many other
considerations are a part of the course. He
termed the course's content "interdisciplin-
ary, drawing its concepts from the general
areas of the humanities and t!he social sci-
ences in an endeavor to deal realistically
and intelligently with the opportunities and
problems of life."
Teaching Techniques °
Varioutj teaching techniques — lectures,
Yale President Attacks
Professors Who Hide
Under 5th Amendment
New Haven, Conn. — (I. P.) _ Faculty
members who invoke the Fifth Amendment
as ground for refusal to answer questions
are "unworthy to servo on a university
staff," according to Charles Seymour, presi-
dent emeritus of Yale University. At the
same time, ho emphasized that the unversi-
ty must "guarantee to a professor that ho
will not be penalized for an honest opinion
that is supported by adequate evidence, even
though it runs counter to that of a disap-
proving majority and evokes strong criti-
cism."
The university faculty "must themselves
lepresent a variety of opinions," the former
i-Yale president stated. ;'This means that
the university not only tolerates but invites
a diversity of view upon current problems
and will protect its teachers from any com-
pulsion of conformity."
I once had a roommate named Messer
Whose knowledge got lesser and lesser.
Till it finally got so small
He knew nothing at all,
And now he's a college professor.
—DAILY TEXAN.
College Hen Warned
By Selective Service
Of Changing Policy
Washington, D. C.—(I. P.)—In order to
meet the calls for men, "we rrj,ust look to-
ward the colleges with more than an ap-
praising eye," according to Maj. Gen. Lewis
B. Hershey, Director of the Selective Ser-
vice. "The time for appraising in that di-
rection is about over and the time for ac-
tion is almost here." He mentions however,
that "it should never be forgotten that stu-
dents will not be the only men affected by
this tightening.'.' -
The General believes that the .fallacy of
a man sacrificing his future ambitions when
he enters the service is widely accepted.
"In the case of the college student, the ab-
surdity of this fallacy is apparent, for in the
vast majority of cases, the man who leaves
college to serve in the Armed Forces, grant-
ing that he is ambitious, will come back to
college vastly grown in mental stature."
More Male Students
He also states "there is every reason to
believe that the combined effect of Selec-
tive Service and the new Korea Bill of
Rights will be to increase the male popla-
tion of the college rather than to decrease
it." Hershey estimates there are l,2OO,0OO
male students in college today. Of these,
many are World War II veterans, and more
than one-fourth are enrolled in ROTC be-
cause they meet certain class standards or
received a certain score in the Educational
Testing Service Examinations.
"So if I may be permitted to use the word
'vulnerable,' not a great number of college
students have been vulnerable under the
present Selective Service law," he continues.
The General believes that, "One of the sim-
plest things that seems to be misunderstood
is that, although Selective Service is tak-
ing many men from civilian life, it is like-
wise returning them in numbers as great or
greater."
Serves Campus
Successful
Celebrated
The Guardians of the Golden Shears
moves into its sixteenth year as an inde-
pendent club on TWC campus.
Designed to focus attention on students
who have made a worthwhile contribution
to the campus, the Guardians have suc-
ceeded in securing the cooperation of all
other campus flubs, organizations, and
groups. The Golden Shears lipids no offi-
cial college status, however.
Because the Guardians are unaffiliated,
and fully independent, the executive com-
mittee occupies a position enabling it to
make non-prejudiced awards based upon in-
dividual accomplishments.
Since the beginning, the "Wearers of the
Golden Shears" have been representative
of the entire campus, coming from each
club, division, and each class group.
Stemming from an idea of several jour-
nalism students in 1938, the club was for-
mulated and, after selecting its emblem, the
name "Golden Shears" was chosen.
The club was founded as a permanent
organization to provide a means by which
wearers of the emblem might keep in closer
WHAT THE CHOIR SANG ABOUT
BY M. T. MORRISON
A foolish little maiden bought
a foolish little bonnet
With a ribbon and a feather and-.fi
bit of lace upon it.
Then that all the other maidens in the
little town might know it,
She thought she'd go to meeting the
next Sunday, just to show it . . .
"Alleluia, Alleluia!" sang the choir
above her head.
"Hardly knew you, hardly knew you!"
Were the words she thought^ey said.
16 Yean
by Shearsi
pa not discussions, movies, opaque projec-
tions, group activities,, role-playing, and
others—arq, employed. The course is co-
ordinated with Baylor's counseling service.
Extensive use is made of objective tests,
such as personality interviews, aptitude
tests, reading tests, and voice recordings
(followed by conferences with speech ex-
perts).
contact, with fellow stu<!
Alma Mater.
Mrs. Roy Yager u,t
pin on Feb. 9, 193S. Si
student has been .-1\>. •,,
week of the j' Kul.u
original pin has never i
The Guardians held '
ings each year, one in
other in May.
On March 3, 1939,
meeting was held in
Building, with 24 chart.■
sis was laid upon form
that would be differ, n
club.
A constitution and by
and accepted at that i;
the usual officers, two
up—an executive comn
student wearers, and a
tee, composed of ex-M
students are elected ear
permanent chairman, M
QOne of the outstandi
organization is- that its i
,-rdonts. The selection ,.i
by students only. Car-
given as to the ability, ti
the scholastic standing,
of the individual. Pep
individual to the Texas
is strongly considered h\
mittee in the selection o
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By Ira Thompson
Major in Astronomy
Curriculum Addition
At Texas University
Austin, Tex.—(I. P.)—The University of
Texas has instituted a major study in as-
tronomy this year. Under the arrange-
ment, undergraduate students will be able
to spend at least one summer at the Uni-
versity's farried W. J. McDonald Astronomi-
cal Obse.rvatory. The department of math-
ematics and astronomy will offer the new
major study. Transfer of certain astro-
physics courses from the physics department
makes the new major in astronomy possible.
Students seeking bachelor of arts degrees
and majoring in astronomy must take four
regular academic years of work at the main
university, the summer work at the obser-
vatory being optional. At McDonald Ob-
servatory, students will assist jn research
programs, operating equipment under the
direction of outstanding astronomers. The
University of Texas owns the Observatory,
which is operated jointly with the Universi-
ty of Chicago.
Scientific Training
The astronomy program will train stu-
dents for scientific work necessary in pre-
paring time tables and navigation tables,
investigating sunspot effects on radio and
television transmission, seeking new infor-
mation about the universe and others, and
preparing for the possibility of eventual
space travel.
Active Participation
The astronomy study implements plans
for more active participation by the Uni-
versity of Texas in the McDonald Observa-
tory program. In the future, the Univer-
sity hopes to offer a graduate major in as-
tronomy. In the future, the University of
Texas hopes to offer a graduate major in
astronomy. Facilities at the main Univer-
sity include an observatory which houses a
QM-inch telescope and necessary auxiliary
equipment. The McDonald Observatory,
located in the Davis Mountains near Fort
Davis, houses the world's largest reflecting
telescope and other extensive facilities.
Very few people would
waiting for tho»frc?shmen t
pole. Nor, at 5 a. m., w.
off an attack by the !'Hi,
some who would do this
loyalty to their class tu t:
a guy is David l.at!.
still willing to stick to .
from intramurals to votm.
Latham this year is i s-'
nior class member as h
freshman and sophomore y
TWC in 1951 as a buy in
major, after his graduation
that year. Since conwu
has become a popular gu>
was never one of the acf
the campus. Not a win
best spokes found anywh"
Many people who do not
recognize his means of tn
of the smallest excuses fu
ever seen anywhere. How
gets David to school and t
gomery Wards.
Because he was working
David was unable to play
junior class intramural
will be different in bask,
played at night. The loyal
putting in his bid and bit
in intramural basketball.
During his freshman y
one of the most active c'a-
raising fight. Then, last ;
sated for the failure of th
raise their flag by helpin
freshmen. In the attack.
Latham dealt misery to !
them back until the final
Very plain spoken about
subject, David is ready an
his opinion from race relai
in business law. Ho is
fellow, making and kcepi;
Very firm in his beliefs a
Christian lines, he has ai'.v;
age of his convictions.
On ,class programs, t h-
you filitvo to do to get 1;
That one thing is—ask ;
active in class meetings,
nominating, or campaigner
So, to a swell guy and
it gives me a great deal
ing the "Dinglib Lid" th.
Latham and saying, "Th;
being so loyal to your cl
through your loyal efforts.
Merry Christmas to all
libber*.
Behind The Masque
'No Picnic' Agrees (ampus Newspape
By Shelby ®
Getting out a newspaper is not exactly a
picnic. If we print jokes, people say we
are- juvenile. If we don't, they say we are
too serious.
%If we stick by our typewriter all day,
they say we ought to be out rounding up the
news. If we go out and hustle, we ought
to be on the job in the office.
If we don't print contributions, we don't
appreciate creative genius. If we do print
them, the paper is filled with trivia.
If we edit the other fellow's story, we're
too critical. If we don't, we're asleep at
the copydesk.
If we clip Ihiflgs from other papers, we're
too lazy to write them ourselves. If we
don't clip, we're stuck with our, pwn stuff.
Now, likely as not, some guy will say we
lifted( this from some other
—from The Daily T
it from the SMI* Cam;
' swiped it from tIt A
Who swiped it from - :
the little effort'
the
banc-
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in tHf|
You say
make will do no good, tit-'1'1
never prevail to tip
scales when justie
ance.
I have never claimed t'5l > (
But I am prejudiced bev't"'
in favor of my ritrht to
side, of any matter shall
tltfl
born ounces of my
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