The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, September 25, 1962 Page: 2 of 8
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PAGE TWO
THE J-TAC
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1962
MEIN KAMPUS
ISy JUDY HOLLADAY
The greatest change on the TSC
campus scene in the Inst fifty
years lias occurred this year with
the addition of that cream of cam-
pus humanity known as "The Sen-
ior." "Senior" means, simply, that
tlie person bearing this appellative
is of higher rank or standing-, or
lias been longer in service. The
latter phrase we choose to dismiss,
assuming- that everyone knows;
that everyone knows that it tuktf*
longer to reach this classification
than any of the other ones. •
Blowing Our Own Horn
The word "senior" should strike
a chord of awe into every heart.
S'hould win instant admiration from
the masses, and a sigh of relief
from indebted parents. Now, we
t'l'e not just brazenly blowing our
own ,horn, for the image of the
senior has long prevailed. He is
the fellow who has become an ivy-
league clothes buff; smokes two
packs per day; drinks nine cups
of coffee per day; addresses all
teachers by appropriate titles; is
011 a first-name basis with his
counselor; chats freely with all
members of the administration, in-
cluding president, deans, etc.; loit-
ers on his way to classes, for which
Le is often late; emits a general
i.ir of skepticism; pretends con-
tempt, or at least indifference, for
established college customs; and
nhows admirable aplomb under all
circumstances, such as when fall-
ing- down sairs, walking into the
wrong class, or colliding with oth-
er ivory tower occupants.
The senior has in his four or so
years of associating with absent-
minded professors, become some-
what preoccupied himself. He for-
gets where he parked his ear, whom
he has a date with for the even-
nig, what day of the week it is, his
post office box, and to check in
his 15 overdue library books. He
has learned how to graciously ask
a librarian to help him locate
books in the labyrinth of volume;;
in the library, which he naively be-
lieved he could do himself several
years ago. He has learned to take
notes,, after three years of ap-
most effective means of crani-
prenticeship. He has learned the
mine. He has learned that being
completely aboveboard and hon-
est with disgruntled instructors
throws them into such a state of
disconcertion that they arc strick-
en dumb.
Master of Deceit
The senior is, in short, a veri-
table master of deceit. He has
learned ail manner of vices whic'i
are necessary to survive four
years" in the Institute of Hard
knocks. He has come through witli
his head bloody but unbowed, al-
beit somewhat addled from over
use. Jaded and weary at 21, he is
ready to go into the world and
t-eek his fortune, armed only with
sheepskin and cunning. But any-
one who has survived the slings
and arrows of college life long
enough to earn a degree, will
prove more than an innocent lamb
in the great world out yonder.
He will be a sheep, full-fledged.
THE MISSING LINK
CYNICS
Color Song
Oh! Our hearts with joy are thrilling
When the Tarleton colors wave.
And our spirits rise with rapture
When the Tarleton sons are brave,
Fig'ht for Victory, Fight for Honor
And success will crown that fight.
ALL HAIL tiie proud defenders of the
PURPLE AND THE WHITE.
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Editor Elaine Greaham
As^ouiate Editor *— _ Chria Schmidt
Feature Editor - Bill Rutherford.
Military Editor . Carolyn Masters
Business Managers .——Johnny Hatcher, Rick Weaton
Sports Editor _ Bill Vanda-veer
Columnist - - —-— Judy Holladay
Sueiety Editor -- LaDonn& Johnson
Photographer . — John
Cartoonist - Phelps Brown
Faculty Advisor — James M. Pi ice
f Now don't get the Cynic wrong
—he is not a sentimentalist. But
thing-s have been happening to
make him sit up and take notice.
In short, the Cynic warned about
the loss of school spirit at Tar-
leton. Now, however, this warn-
ing- has become a reality.
Thanks to some well-meaning-
person (for their own good, the
Cynic hopes that he or she remains
forever unknown) all forms of
"detrimental hazing" has been
eliminated from our campus. The
Cynic is referring- to such trau-
matic forms of activity as whip-
ping- out and carrying trays iti
the dining- hall.
HE REAL, people. Exactly how
does this hurt a freshman in his
search for social stability? The
Cynic seems to think that, if any-
thing, these things help. They are
practiced in an atmosphere of
friendly rivalry between freshman
and upperclassmen. There are no
lasting wounds. A freshman has
as of yet to die of overexertion 011
tlis Tarleton campus. The ironic
thing about it — the freshmen
dislike the discontinuation of
whipping out and carrying trays
as much as the upper classmen.
TARLETON has been called "a
community of inquiring minds."
Yet, we are taught that "it is not
ours to reason why, but to do or
clie." Well, the school spirit is
dead. With a single slice, tradi-
tions have been killed that have
transcended years of practice and
endearment at Tarleton. But re-
member, we must be progressive.
There is no room for sentamental-
ity. We are not fun-Loving;, col-
legiate, young adults; we are a
community of inquisitioned minds.
Now that we are a four year
institution, there ar-e, of course,
certain things that must be put
aside. We must release our holds
upon our outmoded ideas. We
must take our place among- the
four year institutions. On the
other hand, we are not yet Un-
ivacs. We still like to have fun.
And, funny as it may sound to
some much more mature minds
than ours, we still have a place in
our hearts for our school.
THE CYNIC reminds all stu-
dents, however, that they must
rise above sloppy sentimentalism
for the school. They must cleanse
their minds of souls at the fount
of logic and reason before they
can become good little zombies.
Work, work, work, fellow ants.
Possibly the Cynic has become
too involved over a minor tiling.
Maybe traditions between fresh-
men and upper classmen isn't im-
portant after all. Maybe school
spirit isn't such a noble cause,
either. Maybe we have already
joined the ant kingdom of work-
ers and drones, and this fact is
just now hitting us. Be this as it
may, the Cynic realizes that
things change. Possibly, collegiate
pride is such a thing. With this
bit of nostalgia, the Cynic bids
you to retire and meditate.
Forget the flag, boys, the good
ship Spirit isn't sinking, it is sunk.
Since nearly everyone, both on
the newspaper staff and off,
seems to have a gripe this week,
I would like to start this column
with something else. But don't
breathe easily yet; my gripes will
come latter.
I want to thank the writers of
the "Letter to the Editor" last
week. I've heard some mumbling
and grumbling- around the campus
on the same subject, but of course,
mere mutterings aren't nearly as
effective as a letter.
I agree with what was said in
the letter about the1 first pep
rally and first game. I was begin-
ning to think that perhaps the
TSC students had lost some of
their spirit, but the second pep
rally changed my opinion com-
pletely. The spirit was exception-
ally high, and everyone seemed to
really get into the swing of
things.
The freshman girls did an ex-
tra good job of keeping up the
spirit and traditions. Even with
the verdict that had been parsed
down saying the upper classmen
couldn't have the freshmen do any
of the traditional little stunts they
always do at pep rallies, they
were done anyway — with an
abundance of enthusiasm. By fol-
lowing the traditions, strictly on
their own, the freshmen did a let
to keep those traditions that the
students want kept alive.
Now to my complaints. First of
all, I'm among' the many who are
disappointed about the loss of one
of the best sources of fun on the
campus, the "hazing" of freshmen.
In fact, I think I'm almost as dis-
appointed as most of the. fresh-
men girls I know. Alot of them
feel that half the fun of their
first year at college has been
taken away from them in orv^r
mighty grab.
In comparison to how we have
"hazed" at TSC, I'd like to quote'
part of a letter I received this
week from a good friend of mine
who is a freshman at East Texas
Baptist in Marshall, Texas. "This
is freshman week." Wo have to do
exactly what the sophomores tell
us to do. We can't wear make-up
or roll our hair all week.
"Yesterday at 6:00 we had to
serenade, all the boys' dorms. We
dressed like little girls and had to
carry stuffed- animals around. I
had to sell six eggs for 25e
apiece. Then I had to kiss, the
lamp post, tell it I loved it, and
then I had to ask it to marry me!"'
Stunts there seem to be a lit-
tle funnier, and little more severe
than at TSC in the past few years,
and yet, can you guess what she
had to say as a general statement -
about them all? "It's been a,
blast!!!" Of course.
My other gripe is in agreement
with the opinion of THE GHOST
WRITER on the incident that hap- .
pened at the drill field last Thurs-
day. I just thought the -boys (I
can't call them men, or even young
men) who were trying so hard
(and succeeding to 110 one but
themselves) to make fun of one of
one of the best organizations or.
the campus, the ROTC, would like '
to know that they dropped about
as far down as they could in sev-
eral people's scales of respect. I
just hope they are laughing just
as hard when they have to go into
the service. .Somehow I doubt if
they will be though. Their lack ,Of.
intestinal fortitude, if they don't'
have enough to join the corps at
TSC, will make laughter very .hard
to achieve when they are marching .
off to boot camp.
P ?
Mission Scheduled
At Catholic Center
A five day mission is now in
progress at St. Brendan's Cath-
olic Center with Father Henry.
J-Ieim of Oklahoma officiating'.
Services will be held nightly at
7:00- p.m.,' with the concluding-
service Thursday evening.
The Newman Club will meet af-
ter the Wednesday evening- serv-
ice.
Virginia Military Academy has
won the most football games in
the Southern Conference. VMI
started this season with 88 vie1
tories in seasons.
THE
GHOST
WRITE IS, I r'
This column is written to please no one, except myself when the
occasion so arises that I feel the urge to make constructive, so to
speak, comment on the activities, behavior, or any other general pat-
terns found running loose around the campus. Besides, I do retain a
certain satisfaction from composing an article containing some aura
of the mysterious.
Unfortunately, no name will be attached—not only for my own pro-
tection, but I really feel it just ain't no one's business.
However, one promise I will make and that is to reveal the author-
ship and reason for this column in the 28th issue of the J-TAC. I will
by then have sufficient time to duck my tail and run.
The ultimate goal of The Ghost Writer II will be to create a few
laughs every now and then, to arouse a little emotional stimulation
here and there and, of course, to stay in print.
To put it bluntly, and if Tom Paine won't mind my borrowing a
quote often accredited to him I will add "These are the times that try
men's souls." And people, I will do my best, rationally, of course.
The Ghost Writer will possibly be called many names during the
forthcoming year. First of all, for those who agree with and defend,
him for his courageous endeavors, he will be a seeker of the truth
and a scholar, doing a public good. In-this case he may be called >
crusader.
•However, on the other hand, the ones who disagree with him may
feel he is a "creater of all evils" and a malicious upstart. For those
opinionated persons he may be called a radical. Then, of course, there!
are the selected few who do believe in freedom of the press and the
jurisdiction provided in accordance with this freedom. Unfortunatelyf
these people are few and far between.
It all boils down to this to "win friends and influence people" one
must be a conformist, for to be a non-conformist one must be a very
unpopular fellow. I regret the standard procedures very much, but not
everyone can win popularity contests.
To start things rolling, I would like to bring- up a rather unpleasant
incident that occurred last Thursday afternoon. .
It seems as though the ROTC were busily practicing, on the drill
field with a rather unappreciative audience. This audience was com-
posed of what the more intellectually inclined on the TSC campus call
"The Goat Roper." Now, I have no opinion to offer for or against this
so-called "clan," as I have never roped a Koat, but I will add that at
the present time, 1962, horses have been traded in for newer models-
including tanks, jeeps, jets, etc. The ROTC is voluntary and has added
much to campus activities.
So laugh now, goat roper, jeer, tease, and insult about the "men who
will someday protect our country," but when brought down to bare
essentials, and when the time comes—I will put my faith in military
organization and you can put yours in the "Rodeo." Good luck'
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