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PAGE EIGHT
THE J-TAC
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CIVIC SERIES RECEPTION—TSC students talk with a
member of "The Cherry Orchard" cast' at the reception held
for the east by the Civic Series Committee,
Civic
Gives Cast
Members of the cast of "The
Cherry Orchard" were guests at a
reception after their presentation
«f the Chekov play last week.
The reception«.was held for the
past by members of the TSC Civic
Series Committee, Members of the
cast discussed the play with the
attending- students and faculty
members over refreshments of cof-
fee and cookies.
"The Cherry Orchard", present-
ed in a Civic Series, was given by
the Canadian players in the main
auditorium, Feb. 15.
The play was set in the home of
Mme. Ranyevskaia, a widow, who
prized the beautiful cherry or-
chard of the estate. Upon return-
irig after an extended trip to,Paris
to forget the tragic drawing of her
son, she found that the estate was
to. be sold for back taxes.
To save the estate it was sug-
gested that she cut down the
cherry orchard and put up villas,
Committee
TSC Students— -
(Continued from Page One")
reason for a political party at this
time would be to select and back
good candidates.
"For the present, a political
party would be for selecting and
backing' candidates; however, this
would probably result in another
party as disagreement among can-
didates arose.
The Tarleton Student Interest
Organization would have to oper-
ate in much the same manner as
National political organizations.
This would then call for a conven-
tion and delegates to represent
the various dorms and off-campus
groups. This would give broad
representation to- the student body.
Interest .seems to be high in re-
gard to this party system,' How-
ever, it would probably be good
to have the various stand or planks
drawn up so, that students could
begin now to consider platforms.'
This appears to be one of the
best political ideas that has reach-
ed Tarleton in some years. This
party system would solidify elec-
tions and make more than a popu-
larity contest out of important
Student council positions. Another
definite advantage of such an or-
ganization would be the added im-
' portaneo-placed on election of stu-
dent officers by the college of-
ficials.
, Only through some very or-
ganised group will student - of-
ficials benefit the ■ student body.
"Without this organization- of the
student body the student official's
position is not the political posi-
tion it should be.1 Rather it is
just a figure head position of
_ popularity without the voice it
deserves, Gorman said.
but she relied on relatives to raise
money in order to preserve the
precious trees.
Upon failure to obtain funds the
estate was sold and Mme. Ran-
vevskai, heartbroken, returned to
Paris.
English Instructor
Has Quadrangular
Interests, Abilities
By JJLDORA BUHONDSON
Mi*. John K. Pratt,of the Tar-
leton English department has a
quadrangular personality. Most of
his students have become acquaint-
ed with only one side—the English
teacher, but out of class he is also
a fisherman, musician and adven-
turer. Most of Ilia students do
know, however, that his- favorite
novel is "Huckleberry Finn" and it
is usually on the required read-
ing list for his course. Like Huck
Finn, Mr) Pratt haa had an ad-
venturous experience with a river.
In 1956- Mr. Pratt and a friend
set off down the Red River in a 14-
foot open boat. Mr. Pratt denies
that Mark Twain's novel influenc-
ed his decision to make the trip al-
though he admits his motive was
the same as Huck's—to escape so-
ciety. Pratt says the most intrigu-
ing thing about the trip was its
complete lack of purpose. "It was
the only time I ever had a chance
to do something unreasonable,"
the pipe-smoking professor com-
mented.. The trip was not what he
expected. He recalled that much of
the' time he expected to spend
drifting with the current and re-
citing Walt Whitman was spent
tugging the boat over shallows
and through rapids.
The Southern Methodist Uni-
versity graduate also, has quite
a background in music. He mod-
estly considers himself a 'marginal
musician'. "As long as musicians
were scarce, I played," he said. He
played with various dance bands
around Dallas during his Army
term and while he was in college.
Mr. Pratt entered college as a
music major but later 'changed to
English because he found that he
had taken more English and en-
joyed it more than other subjects.
He says he never had any definite-
calling to a certain occupation and
just happened to start teaching
English in a country' high school.
When asked why he didn't teach
music he replied, "I can't stand the
noise."
His favarite hobby is fishing
and his favorite fishing spot is
Possum Kingdom Lake. "But, Sat-
urday- classes have just about
ruined my fishing," he remarked.
Social Science Department Lists
Books for Non-Specialty Reading
Several teachers of the Social
"Science department were asked if
they would recommend any parti-
cular books that they felt would be
of scholastic value as well as in-
teresting to the students at Tar-
leton. The books that were re-
commended are not intended to be
only for students taking
a particular course. All the books
that were chosen are believed to-
present the broadest view of the
subject covered in them.
Dr. A. 0. Grant of the History
department said that he feels art
has a great deal of value in study-
ing history and he has recommend-
ed the following series of art
works which he thinks best ex-
press the art of many different
cultures. "Skira Art Seiies", a
new group of books just purchased
by the library has the standard
type of art used in ancient Egypt
up to modern art. Also believed to
be of great value to the study of
art are the individual art books
which cover the works of such
countries as Greece, Spain, Italy
and France. Dr. Grant said that
for the student who is interested
in historical fiction he recommends
these two novels by Renault, "The
King Must Die" and "The Last
of the Wine",
Mr. Fehrenbach, Assistant Pro-
Six Enter—
(Continued from Page One)
often been told how ugly I am.
I am built like a match stick, red
headed and clumsy."
In answer to the poster put up
by the TTS and TTP which said,
"Why no ugliest girl contest, too
much competition." the J-Tac
pleads the Fifth Amendment.
The J-Tac board feels that the
small number of entries do not
do justice to the material avail-
able. -Have you taken a good look
at your roommate lately?
Debate Club Has
Business Meeting,
Discussion Period
A Debate Clnb business meet-
ing was held at Dr. Grant's house
Thursday. Refreshments, were ser-
ved and a discussion followed. Dr.
Smith and Dr. Martin were guests
at the meeting and they joined in
the discussion.
Student Organizations on the
campus level were discussed. Stu-
dent-teacher relationships was the
point of another discussion, and
student government was another
top topic.
Roddy Gorman, the club presi-
dent, said that the lively discus-
sion was appearantly enjoyed by
everyone who attended.
fesor of Social Sciences, recom-
mended the following goup of
books because he felt they would
give the best interpretation of the
period of history involved. "The
Divine Comedy" by Dante is a
very good story of the late middle
ages and the changes that were
taking place. "Candide" by Vol-
taire, is a critical analysis of 18th
century France.. Fehrenbach think.s
everyone should read "Don
Quixote" by Miguel de Cervantes
for a better understanding of the
fall of knighthood djiring the 16th
century. For a touch of romance
there is " Faust" by Geothe, a
novel that is set in the era of the
French revolution. Moving into the
19th century and the beginning of
some new and radical ideas in the
political as woll as the biological
is the book by Barzum "Drawin,
Marx and Wagner".- For the 2.0th
century, the books recommended
Steinbeck':
"Grapes' of
Wrath" and "The Sun Also Rises"
by Hemingway.
Fehrenbach also thinks that
for the individual who is not
necessarily interested in being a
specialist in the field of philosphy,
Will Durante's "Story of Philos-
phy" is an excellent basic review
of that subject and is easily under-
stood.
The history teacher said that
every college student should at
least try to read some of the books
recommended and that they will
benefit themselves by becoming
familar with literature.
A list of books on American
history were compiled by Mr.
Newton, instructor of history. The
teacher said he made up his list
of books with two things in mind.
The first group of books will
enable the student from this area
to acquire a better understanding
of their local heritage. The pub-
lications recommended with thi3
idea in mind are as follows.
"The Frontier" by Fredrick
Jackson Turner, "Virgin Land" by
Henry Nash Smith, "The Southern
Mind" by W. J. Cash and "Origins
of the New South" by C. Van
Woodard. The second group of
books Mr. Newton haa choosen
deal with American history
also but _ in more of a national
viewpoint. He believes that they
lean supply the student with a
good background of America as a
nation. The list includes: "America
can Mind" - by H. S, Commage,
"Great Plains" by Webb, "The
American Character" by Denis
Brogan, "Democracy in America"
by Alexis De Tocqueviile, "The
Affulent Society" by J. K. Gal-
braith and "Genius of American
Poities" by Daniel Boorstin.
When Mrs, Staig, instructor of
Economics, was asked if she would
recommend some books in the field
of finances, she said that to recom-
mend books that deal purely with
economics thai would be interest-
ing reading to the liberal educa-
tion ' student is a very difficult
thing to do. Not wishing to put an
unfair reflection on economics, the.
teacher said the subject is an in-
teresting one but is rather dry!
reading on an entertainment
point of view. Mrs. Staig does feel
that she could recommend several
books that would be of great in-
terest to the college student. Ia
this age of great awareness of the
struggle between Communism and
Capitalism, the books "Commun-
ist Manifesto" by Carl Marx and
"Dignity of Man "by Walter R,
Davenport give a very excellent
picture of the underlying philoso-
phies of both these systems of
government.
Added to Mrs. Straig's list are
the works by the historian Arnold
Thornbee,
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