The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 18, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 5, 1952 Page: 4 of 8
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' 4—THE J-TAC Tuesday, February 5, 1952
Now Get This!
' Why should we have any school .spirit'? All
■ the other schools have lots of campus enthusi-
asm, and they are usually crowded with happy
people. Why shotild we want to be happy and
full of spirit? There seems to be.no future in
the field of school spirit, so why waste time
and energy on a field that is rapidly declining?
■ Besides, we want to be remembered as the
"dull"' graduating class, don't we?
After all, why on earth should we cheer for
our team, or stick by our school, apparently
they don't meann anything to us anyhow. At
least, from the lack of student representation
at school events, it appears as if we 'don't
- really appreciate our' school.
' However, if we do not care for our school,
the fault is our own, because WE ARE THE
SCHOOL! The activities of our school depend
on us; and, as a result, the success of these
, activities depends on us—the students.
Keep Informed!
" Now with the present state of world affairs
in a desperate condition, it is imperative that
all of us, especially students who will soon be
the leaders of our nation, keep well informed
on current happenings and events. After all,
,a part of the educational process is or should
fee concerned with keeping up with the prog-
ress of a . fast moving world.
Students at Tarleton have an excellent op-,
.portunity to keep themselves abreast of world
•affairs. Weekly movies sponsored by the mili-
tary department show current news of the
<war in Korea while the engineering depart-
.iTCient also .sponsors frequent movies on scien-
tific, technical, and other similar types of
subjects.
Newspaper and magazine clippings posted
,pn the bulletin boards of teacher in the vari-
ous departments help to keep students inform-
ed on up to the minute news, advances, and
situations. Many other means are available
•to those who wish to keep themselves inform-
ed on current! events of concern ttt all. Why
,;Pot take a<lv&&ta£e: of \'these opportunities
now? They ma^ hever be offered again.
Citizenship
The term "citizenship" is ^ concept which
■ is often difficult to understand. Yet we like
.to call ourselves citizens and feel that we are
.part of the government which we have pledg-
.•.ed ourselves to support.
Good citizenship can be practiced in any
j, locality under almost any conditions. All that
: is necessary is for the individual to put out
- some effort and take part in the activities of
r his society. A person need not be a born lead-
er to make at least some small contribution
for the benefit of his community.
Everyone has opportunities to exercise the
■..'.qualities,' of good citizenship if, he will only
: . try to see th;em. All ,that is asked of him , is
hthat he support his community, state, oc
i ^nation to the best of his ability. No one could
do more.
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"42." GAME—Engaged in a hot forty-two game, four TSG
students take time out to ponder their next play. Included
are Jimmy Kensey, Everette Abern^ithy, Jack Harrell,
and an unidentified player unfortunate enough to have
his back turned to the camera.
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Forty-Two Games
A re Rec Hall Rage
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iSports Editor.— - Dick Yantis
re circulation Editor- - — —June Hensley
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Tarleton's Recreational Hall ser-
ves a very useful purpose indeed.
For many students take time out
there to relax between classes and
sip Cokes while passing the time
of day.
An especial feature of the Recre-
ation Hall is the numerous amount
of "forty-two" games which go on
there day in and day out. It is not
unusual to see half a dozen games
going at one time with students
flocking all around to watch the
progr.ess;.of.,;.the games.
■Playlfe, "fpi-ty^two" or even oc-
casionally -'eighty-four'' seems to
be. ^an,'ideal way. to relax as well
as while away Unoccupied moments
of one's time. At least that's the
way ..several hundredi.Tarleton. stu-
dents feel about it. .
At almost any. tim o.f the day
one can enter the rec hall and hear
the clickety-clack of the dominoes
being placed on the hard surfaced
tables and the exhuberant cries of
the victors mixed with the despair-
ing wails given out by the losers.
It's all in fun though and no one
really seems to get angry about
the outcome of a game. After all,
they may want -to play again some-
time. ,
An excessive amount of domino
playing, of course, would tend to
interfere with studies quite a bit.
But few seem to take-domino play-
ing to extremes or even seriously,
so no one ever loses his temper. If
such was the case, I'm afraid that
the Rec Hall would be the setting
for at least a half dozen fights or
brawls per day.
Maybe it's a good thing that TSC
students take their domino playing
lightly, then. Competition is keen
and makes for good hard playing
as well as good sportsmanship. No
professionals have turned up yet
but there are some mighty good
amateurs. If you don't believe it,
just-ask-them. ■ ;:. -
At any rate domino and "forty-
two" playing-seem-to. be .here to
stay, in the Recreation Hall at
Howell Speaks to
Lions Club Group
president E. J. Howell and Pro-
fessor W. W. Reed-attended -the
Thursday meeting df' the' "Mineral
Wells Lions Club where President
Howell was the guest-speaker. -Mr.
Reed is a past president of the
Mineral Wells club.
From Mineral Wells the two Tar-
leton: men went to Fort Worth for
an afternoon at the livestock show
and where President Howell at-
tended the banquet given the junior
college livestock judging teams and
Prof. Reed attended the annual
banquet and meeting of the Aber-
deen Angus Cattle Breeders' As-
sociation,
least. "Forty-two" games seem to
be more numerous than straight
domino games but both are enjoyed
at various times by indulgent TSC
cadets and coeds.
The value of domino games as a
relaxing and soothing influence
cannot be underestimated. They en-
able students to take a break from
the monotonous routine of class-
work and studies when such begin
to become a bore. Usually after a
few fast-games of "forty-two" or
"eighty-four," students are enabled
to return to their ordinary tasks
refreshed and ready to go. Domino
games seem to be in style. They
don't seem to be such a bad idea at
that!
No student shall board or room
in any home not approved by the
Housing Committee, nor shall he
or she change rooming or board-
ing places withQut a permit.
- Students are prohibited from
having in possession, without au-
thority, firearms, deadly weapons,
ammunition, explosives; and set-
ting off fireworks or explosives of
any kind on the campus.
KSTV Radio Log
1510 Kilocycles—250 Watts
Stephenrille, Texas
TUESDAY, FEB. 5, 1952
7:30 Early News.'
7:35' KSTV Billboard. ,
7:40 Texaco Sports,
7:45 Farm Forum,
8:00 News- for Breakfast.
8:10 Local News for Breakfast.
8:15 Musical Clock.
9:00 News Hi-Lites.
9;:30 Housewives Protective
"League.
10:00 Mid-Morning News.
10:05 Organ Melodies.
10:15 Hymn Time.
•10:80 Your: Business Reporter.
10:45 Book: Review.
il:00 News; Hi-Lites.
11:05 Hits from the Semi-Classics.
31:30 Hollywood Calling.
31:45 Perry Corrio.
11:00 Noon News. :
12:15 Parade of Quartets.
12:30 Neighborhood News.
12:45 A Man and His Magic.
12:50 Todays Top Western Tune,
12:55 Market Report. •
1:00 News Hi-Lites. . . :
1:05 Western Music Hall.
2:00 News Hi-Lites.
'2:b5:Platter Parade.
3:00 News Hi-Lites,
3:05 Western Roundup,
4:00 News Hi-Lites.
4:05 Air Corps Time.
4:15 Hawaiian Melodies.
4:30 Eddy. Arnold.
4:45 Guest Star,
5:00 Central Texas Local News,
6:10 World and Texas Headlines.
5:15 Here's to Veterans.
5:30 Sports Finals.
5:45 Sign Off.;
POINT OF VIEW
By WILLIAM HOUSE
Religious Emphasis Week will be observed
on the Tarleton campus again this year from
February 11-15. This is an annual occasion
with a portion of each week day being set asicje
for worship, meditation-; and a short talk by
the speaker of the week.
I think that the observance of a religious
emphasis week is unique here in that I have
heard of few junior colleges and a relatively
small number of senior colleges who adhere
to such a practice. The Student Council mem-
bers and their faculty advisers are to be
highly commended for being so instrumental
in devoting one week to emphasizing relig-
ious activities and the spiritual needs of
college students, so often overlooked.
Those who heard Meade Griffin's talk on citi-
zenship could hardly have failed to enjoy it,
to a certain extent, anyway. The fact that he •,
was speaking from persorfal experience and'
knew the inner workings of our governmental'
system from his work made the address just
that much more interesting.
Perhaps like he says, we Americans do not
appreciate our personal freedom and liber-
ties enough and as a result fail to take as
active a part in supporting our government
as we should. However, I think that two
world wars and the present Korean conflict
have done much to open the eyes of most
people and to drive home the idea that our
Amerieann democratic system is not to be
taken foi; granted or even lightly and must
be protected at all costs.
, More and more we are coming to realize
what an asset freedom and democracy really
are and what they can mean to the lives and
happiness of people who' have been forunate
to experience such concepts. No one really ap-
preciates something any more than when he is
made to understand that he may lose that
which he has thought was safe and secure from
all harm.
Here most of us have been going along
taking our America nheritage and citizen-
ship for granted, never stopping to think
about what they really mean to us and what
would happen if we had to do without them
Our future and that of this nation are in
great danger; we face grave, and seemingly
insurmountable obstacles in the years ahead.
Be the greatest dangerto our present govern^
mental system lies, not in outside opposition,
but in the possibility of internal collapse and
that the individual citizen will riot support the
government he has created, in the clutches. We
hear all the time about the menace "to democ-
racy proposed by Communism in Europe and
the Ear.East and even America to some extent,
but few speak of the dangers which are evident
right here within our own country.
Today the individual eitizen has assumed
an importance formerly not acorded to many
large groups or classes. The government
needs his support and aid for without such,
it can only hope to fail in its objectives or
even collapse. Linclon proposed a govern-
ment "of the people, by the people, and for
the people." Even he, though, could hardly'
have realized the. full significance of what
he was saying, that the citizen himself is his
his own government whether he knows it or
not.
That the citizen is the backbone of our pres-
ent governmental system is very' evident. In
any true democracy, the governmental form us-
ed must, be,, the voice of his people aijd must
exercise the will of the majority rather than
aceding to the -wishes or requests of any min-
ority or pressure groups. If he could only real-
ize how important our government is to the
welfare or well-being and happiness or even
satisfaction of our nation, then we mighty
possibly take more interest and. an even larger
part in the control and regulation of govern-
mental afairs.
Too many people take the attitude that
it is not their job to worry about the state of
afairs in China or whether or not the Russi-
ans are building air bases in Siberia and
that such things should be left to more qual-
ified persons. But then what if everyone
took this attitude, all the responsibilities .
would be left for the other, felow, nothing
would be done, and the functions of th«
government would inevitably .collapse.
'We cannot afford to let such., an occurrance.
take place in our governmental system if 'we
hope to survive. We.are on the verge of another
global conflict and it will require the united
services of every man, woman, and child to
vanquish our foes in tfre event war does come.
You, the college student of America/will
soon have a great deal to say about, the func-
tions of the government. Why not make your
opinions and efforts count, when the services
and efforts of every citizen are so desperately
needed.
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