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EDITORIALS
One of Best Papers Entered
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Guest Editorial
Once in the dear dead days almost beyond
recall it was possible to plan and to have high
hopes of fulfilling those plans. It was possible
(it was common) to look forward to the future
with something more than a feeling of dread
and uncertainty. Not any more. Not even
the most avid Pollyanna could possibly foresee
a golden sunrise at the end of the trail, or ex-
pect, when the storm ends, to hear the sweet
silver song of a lark, unless, of course, the rose
colored glasses (standard equipment of all Polly-
annas) were five or six 'layers thick. But that
would be next to blindness.
Communism is the cause of it all. Its mon-
strous growth in less than forty years is incredi-
ble. It is the motivating force behind practi-
cally all of the international evils and almost
everything is on an international basis these days.
Hence, Communism, that malignant horror eat-
ing away the heart, '$oul, mind and freedom of
man, is ever spreading and for the sake of ap-
peasement here, or containment there, we are
forced to bargain with God-hating barbarians,
who regard a treaty or agreements only so much
paper, and who have even less regard for life.
The Free World cannot rest. It cannot sleep
away the ravages of the past decades. It must
be careful. So nerves are growing tout; heart
is growing yeary; and mind is becoming clogged.
For the Fre World there is no safe barbiturate.
Because of Communism we must have air bases
liberally sprinkled over the world. We must
have soldiers for new Korea's. We must have a
Navy for the protection of our waters and shores,
and for the transporting of troops to various
parts of the globe. \A/e must hand out billions
of.doll<vs.to^cpgptries that hate us, tg the edtri-
ment of our own economy and taxpayers. All
this si necessary because of Communism.
Because of Communism we must have the
draft. Men, as well as money, are liberally dis-
tributed—and needed. Young men approach-
ing the draft ag are in a quandary. What to
do? Will he be able to enter college next fall?
Or, if he is already in college, will he be able to
come back next year? Should he marry now
or wait? Or, if he is already married, should he
buy that house, or farm, or car, or wait? Of
course, there are such things as deferments, but
he feels that it is all a matter of sooner or later.
Twenty-one months are not such a long time?
To a youth just emerging from adolescence it is
an eternity. And once his life has been interrup-
ted and he has gone and returned, is no
longer the same. He has different concepts, a
different sense of the value of things. He has
seen, heard and felt too much to be affected.
Oh, well, perhaps a miracle will come along.
And really, will anything less than that bring us
out of the mess we are in? Though-all is not
right with the world, God is still in His Heaven.
But He may be disgusted, too.
Texas Wesley an Student Presents Paper
At Alpha Chi Conference at Sul Ross Sty
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Many students have been concerned about the
Rambler publication, concerned to such extent
that many have volunteered to assist any way
they might serve.
This interest is to be highly commended. It
is always a mark of merit when students band
themselves together for some worthwhile project.
What more worthwhile task could be accomplish-
ed on behalf of school spirit, school prestige,
school cooperation, and school promotion.
A college paper in the hands of mature col-
lege students who band themselves together in
■the production of a mature paper is a compli-
ment and asset to any college. To accomplish
this purpose at TWC, we need more students
from the vari.gusifields of study and interest.
Articles on politics, literature,.' arts, sciences,
and society must be written by the students. The
Rambler is asking and urging students to write
articles^ and take part in the joint effort^tof pub-
lishing the paper.
better fo
Dear Editor:
This is written in reference
to the two letters published
concerning the January 12th
Chapel Program. Several of my
friends preparing for the minis-
try have attended TWC and
were blessed by the oratory in-
struction received in the Speech
Department. Isn't it wonderful
that they received this training?
As for drama, I'd give my right
arm (I love this arm) if our
church had someone who could
lead us in a program of present-
ing plays of the many wonder-
ful Bible stories. And Mr. Edi-
tor, wouldn't it be wonderful if
more churches and homes had
Lenordo d Vinci's "The Last
Supper" on their walls to remind
us of the ministry of Christ T'-yo.u
see, sir, these things can greatly
benefit God's Kingdom — but
here is what I wanted to say.
While many were momentari-
ly inspired and others indiffer-
ent, I seriously doubt if any
lives were reclaimed or elevated
much by the interpretation of
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BY JACK DEMETBUK
Present world tension, in my
opinion, imports dangers both for
the established methods of intellec-
tual pursuit as well as for the end-
in-view of such pursuit, and hence
threaten the existence of man him-
self as well as an intelligent being.
This position rests squarely up-
on two basic assumption?: namely,
that the fundamental aim of
scholarship is to foster man's un-
derstanding of man and his total
environment— which can best be
done through a liberal arts educa-
tion, and secondly, that such an
aim through such a method can be
achieved only where free and un-
limited inquiry, exchange of ideas,
and unhampered publication of
opinions based on research, are en-
couraged and even lauded. Present
- world tensions are destroying the
reality of these assumptions first,
by channeling thousands of stu-
dents from the humanities and so-
cial sciences into-the. natural sci-
ences in offering immediate","'ta'hgi-
ble rewards, and second, by limit-
ing measurably and dangerously
areas of research and discussion,
thus fostering a "new orthodoxy"
upon Americans, historically an
intellectually free people.
H. R. Mundhenke, of Texas Chris-
tian University, former President
of the Southwestern Social Science
Association, pointed up the first
trend when he noted that only re-
cently a New York Times article
reported that a record total' of
With the cooperation of the students and the
faculty, TWC can and will fiave a first clas^ col-
lege paper. It is the goal for this semester not
only to improve the quality of the paper, but to
expand the over-all coverage of the paper to in-
clude every department, every social club, every
phase of college life. This can only be accom-
plished when YOU, as students pass these events
along to us.
Perhaps the most harmful saying'; far as the
paper is concerned, is ' Surely someone will get
that in the paper." If everyone takes that atti-
tude, and too often, they do, then the items
never reach the staff office needless to say print.
How can you help? Every time you see some-
thing that you feel should be of interest, drop
C'it down and pass it to the Rambler. BUT better
still, wfite it up and bring it^ifjfthe office. THIS
IS YOUR PAPER, FOR YOU AND WE HON-
ESTLYnHOPE THAT IT WILL BE PREPARED BY
YOU. /
$350,000,000 would be spent for re-
search projects in the current year
in colleges and universities- about
$300,000,000 being provided by the
federal government. How much of
this $350,000,000 will be used in
the social sciences? Ninty per
cent of the money is ear-marked
for research in the physical and
biological sciences. Only a frac-
tion is set aside for reseaqph in
the. humanities. Virtually none of
the government's funds will be de-
voted to the social sciences or lib-
eral arts. Both government and
business foundations reflect this
attitude—the Ford Foundation be-
ing at present almost the only ex-
ception. In this connection, the
President of the American Council
on Education observed:
The concentration of support
on the physical sciences, by the
virtual exclusion of the hamani-
ties and social sciences, may dis-
tort existing relationships among
the various disciplines with re-
gard to undergraduate and grad-
uate instruction as well as to
research.
Professor Mundehenke concluded
by saying that, "Progress, in the
eyes of Congress and the public
generally, means natural science
progress. Instead of our cultural
lag catching up, the gap between
the giant strides of the natural
science juggernant and our efforts
to take care of the social problems
it is leaving in its train is widen-
ing. Man has learned to swim in
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the water like a fish and to fly
through the air like the birds, but
to live on the earth at peace with
his fellow human beings— that so
far has eluded him."
Perhaps the most noted of all
American economists, Thorsteln
Veblen, in the early part of the
present century was of the opinion
"that scientific and technological
advances were far outpacing the
advance in social thinking and in
socio-economic institutions, thus
aggravating the cultural lag with
the inevitable threat of the annihi-
lation of mankind by his gadgets.
Professor Albert Einstein, pioneer
in the study of nuclear fiasion, is
among the most recent scholars to
voice a similar opinion. In spite
of this obvious danger, our civiliza-
tion continues to emphasize in its
educational program the produc-
tion of "doers" in the field of sci-
entific achievement rather than
"thinkers" in the field of human
relation;?, with the resulting danger
of producing a-' species of man
capable of vaporizing himself with
a few blasts rather than a species
capable of turning technological
advancement toward improving the
lot of mankind upon this earth.
In other words, we may be produc-
ing a Frankenstein with no direc-
tion and no control.
Dr. Lourence J. McGinley, Presi-
dent of Fordham University, said:
We are piling discovery on
discovery and releasing forces
that defy the imagination and
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the Creation, and we could
hardly call this program a wor-
ship service since that was not
the intent of the program. We
have to express our souls (ex-
planation of a ballet dancer's
movements), since our souls in-
clude our minds, ideas, princi-
ples, motives, emotions and
thoughts, and how we express
them is very important.
Last fall Dr. E. Stanley Jones
suggested that we go home and,
if necessary, write out our in-
tentions to change our lives,
which was a very good sugges-
tion. By having or establishing*
a goal, we could then express
our souls by attending church
regularly, working up skits and
plays of Bible stories, develop-
ing pride in our relationship
with God and man, having faith
in the Son of God manifested
with works, accepting the fact
that simplicity is best in serving
God, and most essential of all,
praying.
We are all God's children, for
"The earth is the Lord's and the
fulness thereof; the world and
they that dwell therein." Psalms
24:1. Mr. Editor, maybe we
should consider this: "I will
praise thee, O Lord, with my
whole heart; I show forth all
thy marvellous works." Psalms
9:1. Jerry L. Smith.
A LITERARY COMMENTARY BY
JO ANNE STANSBURY
Francis Bacon, the author of
the essay "Of Marriage and Single
Life," was an outstanding figure
during the great Elizabethan peri-
od. His life extended from 1561 to
1626; and toward the close of his
life his essays were collected and
published under the title, ESSAYS
AND COUNSELS, CIVIL AND
MORAL. The essay discussed here
is a typical Baconian piece, having
to do with a matter pertinent to a
person'^SBlationship to his felow-
man, both as an individual and as
a member of society. Douglass S.
Mead chose this essays as tbe first
item in the collection which he
edited called GREAT ENGLISH
AND AMERICAN ESSAYS.
In the essay, Bacon gives his
opinion supported by fact and
strengthened by quotations from
other writers. His statements are
forceful; yet his style is not argu-
mentative. He does not indicate
that he is either for or against
either marriage or single life. He
mentions advantages and disadvan-
tages of both statuses, using a
well-balanced sentence structure
throughout. His ideas provoke
thought on the part of the reader
and thus lead him to take stock of
himself and decide what is best for
him.
Bacon's essays are considered
formal; yet. the formality is offset
by the fact that the author
thought of the essay as a series of
random thoughts. Thus he is able
to follow a definie pattern and, at
the same time, to give the impres-
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Digestible Williams
By Law Stokes
For full information r*nt*r< roar nfirrit
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION ofBco
The story is told of the spread-
ing of the wisdom of Roger Wil-
liams, founder of the state of
Rhode Island.
When Roger Williams died he
was buried, usual procedure. An
apple tree wds planted at the head
of his grave as a living memorial,
unusual procedure. In time the
tree grew and bore a tremendous
amount of fruit, apples.
Local residents and sightseers
from afar came to visit the grave
of the noted leader and o?"%ourse
many of them ate of the fru\of
the tree.
After a century or two it was
decided that ,the remains of Roger
Williams should \ave a more eon-
spiciotts nnu ^ VioVjorable resting
place. CrfnsequenW the remains
were ordered dug ujkand removed
to the heant of the Vampus
SroWTkUni^ersitjj j.-itj. Roger
iisWis' bVdoviu^ J^videtW.
J When tW^wwrtlers. started dig-
ging to make withdrawal, thin-
followed the o|itlin<r\of thA origi- -
nal grave. NoiicjngNjjhe stVil to We
darker nnd richer tli>m the sur-
rounding ground, they Mug with
renewed effort, but found no
structures, not even bones, by
which to identify the body. How-
ever, to their amazement they dis-
covered the roots of the tre,e .had
grown to form a pattern compar-
able to the head, body, arms, and
legs of a man. These were re-
moved with the soil and trans-
planted to the more permanent
orchard on the campus. To $Js
day the unanswerable question
still goes out . . . Who ate Roger
Williams? ;
Roger Williams might have been
more popular as a corpse had a
rose bush been planted instead of
the tree. Then all the visitors
that came his way could have sim-
ply taken a whiff of Roger Wil-
liams. On this supposition I state
my ambition for worldly fame . . .
When I am dead and long
since.., .gene,
"toasting where I'll never
ji, —
I'll be"f«mous for what I left
behind, -
My undying fresh rosy smell.
—LAW STOKES.
Dingbat Deliberations
PUSH BUTTON SOFTIES
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sion that he is expressing casual
thoughts. It has been suggested
that his profound thoughts, togeth-
er with his ability to say much in
a little space and to imitate a cas-
ual conversational style, have
caused him to be perhaps the most
often quoted essayist in English
literature.
Bacon's appeal to his reader's
reasoning power is perhaps best il-
lustrated by his statement that
men in public life are often better
able to devote themselves whole-
heartedly- to the service of human-
ity if they do not have family ob-
ligations, but that a man's obliga-
tions to wife and children often
restrain him from unwholesome
excesses. A good example of his
balanced sentence structure is
found in this statement: 'Unmar-
ried men are best friends, best
masters, best servants, but not al-
ways best subjects; for they are
light to run away, and almost all
fugitives are of that condition,"
One of the most famous quota-
tions from Bacon is his terse state-
ment in this essay that "Wives are
young men's mistresses, compani-
ons for middle age, and old men's
nurses." His exaggerations are
expressed in such a way as to il-
lustrate his cleverness, but they
are so obviously exaggerations that
the reader is not misled bv them.
These qualities of Bacon's literary
genius may be exemplified by the
answers which he suggests to the
question as to when a man should
marry: "A young man not yet, and
an old man never."
Not too long ago if a person
wanted a light to read or see some-
thing after dark, he would have to
prepare well in advance. He would
have to make his own instrument
for lighting by continuously dip-
ping a string into a vat of melted
tallow, drawing it out, allowing the
process to dry and harden, then re-
peat the process. After this pro-
cedure was completed, , he would
have to light the candle with an
already burning fire in order to
have light. Now all man has to
do is flip a switch and lights of
all kinds go on.
This is only one of the many
examples of the progress into the
push-button world. Man is rapid-
ly getting to the point where ma-
chinerjt^does most of his work for
him. Instead of walking several
miles to see a friend, or even har-
nessing up a team and hitching
them to a wagon, men get into a
contraption called an automobile.
They have to ride, even if they are
going half a block:—*
This push-button world is mak-
ing the human race lazy and there-
fore weaker. Because there is not
so much necessity thrown onto
physical endurance as there was
once, men do not try to develop it.
This could account for the num-
>y
erous occuri a::
today. Men c
body, at times
and too few !,
body. We too;,.,
key-pushers ;.m<;
and there is
ergy exerted in :
of a typewrite.-
(after you get
And, every da;,
ing something * >
efficient and fa-!'
By the • add' !
these new p
more output is p.:
take the drudge:
that once was
children can <!
only proficient ;;
It is even now t
almost any job
touching a bun
button great ma
ing. By pushing
starts. By push;,'
ter is made on
It seems as it'
developing tr,
everything will
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ing on the ma-..-!
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By Ira Thou
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Think With Me
BY WAYNE CAMPBELL
Recently, in psychology class, a
discussion was taking place con-
cerning the teacher's right to
neglect the many members of her
class to draw-out some verbal re-
sponse from a backward child. Does
the worth of the one warrant the
expenditure?
Both directly and indirectly, this
question arises thousands of times,
in diverse manners, everywhere.
"What is the worth of one life, one
personality, one sou!'?"
Has America been educated into
the belief that masses of people
are all that is to be considered?
Business thrives on the thought of
how many can we sell; news is
graded by how many will it inter-
est; hit songs, records, and books
are based on how many hear, buy,
and read.
Everywhere, everywayv we hear
of masses. "BCit what about the in-
dividual, that single, lonesome,
needful person that, too often, wil-
lingly loses his individual identity
to become part of the gang.
Can it be possible that, here in
America, (the last haven for the
despised, the outcast, the down-
trodden) that our hearts have be-
come so callous that we over-look,
turn a deaf ear, and "pass by on
the other side" of the one "that
needs and seeks tender loving care ?
God forbid. n
The Holy Scriptures reveal that
God loved EACtf and EVERY per-
son. Jesus
too, should lov
ACT in behalf
son.
Emerson said
have a friend is
How long Has
have gone out ■
something for
no thought of re;
lonely heart, onc-.-
aged person, vi-;'
or even ma^lcyl- i
a friendly, courte
Many persons
institutions right
cared for them,
been here today
taken the troute
good friends." Tni
accusition comes
convicted crimin;t>
"I was a hung' •
me meat; I wa; >
gave me drink: I
and ye took mo
clothed me; I wa
Visited me; I wn
ye came unto m<
Jesus said, "Com
asmuch as ye hav
least of these, my
done it unto me."
What is the vai
soul? The price i
Calvary. Why sv.
less fortunate?
loved us, and we a
by helpfulness and
toward others.
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