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THE J-TAC ..
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, I?Si
Students
Most students' are not aware of the fact that the elevators,
In the building^ were intended primarily for faculty membera
and disabled stullents. Students seem to be under the impression
that the elevators are for their own convenience. There is nbt a
written law or statute that says students must forego the use of
the elevators, biit common courtesy demands that faculty mem-
bers and the physically handicapped have first priority.
; There lias never been any complaint from either, but last
week a student tin crutches admitted having' difficulties because
of the large number of students who were riding the elevators..
" The answer to this problem is simple. Students can extend
their courtesy to disabled students and faculty members by
walking instead of riding the elevator. -
Neatness Needed
The lack of neatness displayed In the Rec Haii by Tarleton
ptudents is appalling. The icleaq hall that is presented tb the
Students early ip the morning disappears by noon.
_ The' blame cannot be placed on the caretaker, he is constantly
Sweeping, mopping, aiid cleaning'' aftfer-inconsiderate litterbugs.
The blame must; be placed squarely on those students. irtia
oblivious to the-presence of trasii barrels find soft di-irik easies.
College students; are old enough! to be responsible for cleahlihesa
and Jieatneas. ; .
; Just as a student's actions reflect the character of his school,
.go do the areas -in''"which students relax mirror the students' char-
acter. The Recreation Hall is riot reflecting a very good picture.
LITTLE 2J AN ON CAMPUS
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The Fourth Estate
By GEOFFREY HOLLADAY
It is time to close - ranks.
Any antipathies that might have
boen fostered by the recent eon-
A Grain
of Salt
DORM MACHINES Judy Hicks puts a coin in the slot to try out
the now vending machine in the Women's} Dormitory. Several ma-
chines are planned for the dormitories in answer to the coeds' re-
quests.. j
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Editor 1— -..Cordon McCtUwawi
Klan.-itvijig Editor ...... _ Geoffrey Holladay
Feafan-® Editor Noel Johnson
Cartoonist ...... ... u....- Bill G*pves
PIiotor.'rapht'1'd — —Johii Mas-"-', Christopher CliGung
Columnist. ... Holladay
faculty Advisor . ......Dean C. DeuPree
By GORDON McCULLOUGH
'i.'ho ,Htu(ietjts ,0/ Tarleton State
history last \veek -when they;
[set kslde the name "Plowboys" and,'
chose the.'new monnik&r, "Texans'%
With the adoption- of the new
it)arfi(j th& students have ..created a
problem for everyone to work on
arid express ideas about.
One of the biggest problems
which the name "Plowboys" pre-
sented throughout the years, was
;how to build- spirit with a Plow-
'boy as an imago. One of the main
reasons > for , discarding Plowboys
was .the fact that it represented
the cowboy faction too much. We
are now faced with the danger of
reverting right hack to the posi-
tion which we previously occupied.
U we create an image of the
"Texan" as a cowboy with a big
hat on and boots up to his knees
we will be no better off than we
ever were. The idea of adopting a
figure like "Big Tex" which reigns
over the State Fair was suggested
the other- day. This -would be a
revolting developement indeed.
We must try to create an image
which we can be, proud of and one
which will reflect that a Texan is
in the minds of people in general.
While creating this new image
way not be. boastful about it. The
picture of the wealthy Texas oil-
man-rancher immediately pops in
one's mind. Why not adopt the
Texan of "Giant" fame as our Tex-
an. The tall Texan clad in ex-
pensive suit, $100 Stetson, a tie
with dollar signs and oil wells on
it, money hanging from each
pocket, and driving a big cadilac is
an image which could possibly be
used.
The above is merely an idea
which has been, kicked around
by a few people I have talked to.
Regardless of your views on this
matter the fact must be realized
that if we are to better ourselves
by the name Texans we must be-
gin to work with It, think about it,
and in the end result come up with
a solution which will create spirit
on this'campus the like of which
has never boon seen at Tarleton
State.
The-'J^Tac would like to hear
the students opinions on this mat-
ter. Send your ideas to the J-Tac
and let the student body evaulate
thorn. -
trovei'sy Over the name change
should be. forgotten and dissolved.
For tins one thing that we must
seek to'maintain through any coil-
'itrayersy is unity of purpose. This
;nnity of .purpose *—- this common
purpose — must transcend all
petty; animosities and trivial guar
!rels in the critical years of the
new Tarleton State College as
we seek to shape her destiny. We
must all direct ourselves on the
higher plane of a common, united
goal, toward the type of college
that we'seek to build. In the wake
of-each cohtrovery, if it is brought
to a head, voted on, and resolved,
■we i must close rahks and-prevent
anything deterring us from, our1
'higher^..goal. The. one thing .that
can render a student body, im-
potent, that can prevent it from
going forward, from making pro^
gress, is a constant bickering 'be-
tween "factious that evolve out of
controversies and never get re-
conciled;
< There will probably be many
changes in the next few years at
Tarleton. With them will come a
great deal of controversy. If we
resolve those controversies peace-
fully and then close ranks, we
just might help Tarleton State
College shape her destiny as an
outstanding liberal arts college.
Letter to
The
For the love of womanhood, why
don't Tarleton coeds wash their
faces? So many of the coeds are
truly lovely creatures that it seems
a shame that they use an excessive
amount of makeup. Do they at-
tempt to highlight their features
and enhance their natural beauty?
Gad no! They attempt to paint
themselves a new face, and the
ultimate result is that they look
like Dracula's girl friend. Really,
girls, the males think these scared
hairdos - and plastered make-ups
are strictly for the moon people,—
Tarleton male.
LITTLE I_1Z
There are always some women
„,.^rhd would rather bg looked
.Ground et than up ©n o
Box
By JUDY HOLLADAY
^ t
Along with other glittering,
vows in my first column, I prom-
ised to provide you with occasion-,
al touts. Perhaps you have come,
to think of columnists as basa
newsmongers who carry on week-
ly tirades against school tradition^
student apparel, and deportment,
But this week I wish to tell yoii.
that you probably know morft
than you think about all sorts of
things. In a recent issue of GLAM-
OUR. there was a real gem of $
quiz which asked such question^
as: "Not that you're likely to re-
ceive a severed ear in the malL
but if you did, it might have lionte
from: (a) Van Gogh (b) Sir Thorn-,
as Browne (c) Sir Kenelm Digby
(d) Burke and Hare." (Incidental-
ly, the answer is Van Gogh.)
Now, this may sound like a lot
of balderdash to you, but this qiii|
actually helps you realize hovfr
weli-informed. or uninformed .' yo{|
are. The qjiestionk range from' cMsi
sicg to TV commercials, ^0*3
Latin quotes to scientific equai
tio,ns. Dq you know what eharaefc*
er in American fiction was foundi
Of saying: "I'll think about fchaf
tomorrow" ? How would you fig-j
ure out hpw many miles there are
in a light year? What were Jea$
Jacques Rosseau's opinions of civile
Izatlon? What does, "Cogito ergo
sum," mean? What and whore ll-
Freeddmland ?
If you can answer all" of the
above questions, chances are yon
are well informed. This state 61
enlightment is hot necessarily tha
result of a solid formal education^
There are some vastly knowledge*
able people with the sketchiest 0$
training; and some Ph.D.'s ai'si
literally know - nothings putsidg
their , own fields. The difference i§;
■ in being aware, curious, interested
You don't even have to be very
intelligent to he in the know. Ohti
of the .most interesting men
know did not finish high school
and is not outstandingly bright. i .•
but he has a pack-rat proclivity:
for picking up little bits about*
almost everything. He can limbO>
collects Victorian novels, plays thts?
flamencan guitar, is an authority;
on billiards, and can' cook a do-
licloits pizza. M
■Today in order to bo a person
of . culture you need a supply ojt,.
knowledge about art, music, liter?
ature, sociology, psychology, old,
movies, the latest Paris fashionsr
French, cuisine, architecture, auto-
mobiles, sex, and the latest BroaA^,
way productions. Not all of. us
cah be -walking Univacs, but a
reasonable source of information,
in a variety of fields is withill-
anyone's power. Of course, bookr
and periodicals are the best sourc4,
for said information. Then, too,,
radio and television can be en-,
lightening, as can movies. And I,
highly recommend eavesdropping;
as a source of interesting intelli-
gence. ;
You never know what small.
amount of information will conm
in .handy. Take, for example, the
prologue .to "Canterbury Tales,"
which students in English 201
may be encouraged to memorize.
Since committing it to memory
two years ago, it has stood me -in
good stead on several occasions.....
By the way, if anyone know.H;
the answers to any of the qiiesv
tions aforementioned, would yoti
please tell me what they ar&?
"Cogito.ergo sum"?
Twaa many and many years ago -
There crept from the dark damn '
sea '
A slime, the lowest form of life •'!
That now has evolved into mo; ."
Witlr ominous threats of missiles
and bombs, , '
With sure destruction arid
slaughter, ' t
I would that I could go buck to the
slime '
And slink back into the \VaWi, ^ .
' —K. V. (Pqjte) Stanford
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The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 50, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, October 17, 1961, newspaper, October 17, 1961; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth140742/m1/2/: accessed May 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Tarleton State University.