The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 77, No. 6, Ed. 1, Friday, April 6, 1990 Page: 3 of 8
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Opinions
April 6 1990
the Brand
Staff view
editorials
Mates teach valuable lessons
by Lara King
I've recently been reading about
different cultures and the
Australian vs. American cultures in
particular. There are many
fascinating similarities as well as
differences. For instance both
Australia and the United States
were both started as countries by
the rejects of society. Each coun-
try had to start from scratch and
develop their own ideas of govern-
ment and society. But In many
ways this is where the similarities
end.
While building new countries
both Americans and Australians
began to develop characteristics
of their way of life. Americans saw
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their new land as a challenge bet-
ween each man and nature. They
quickly learned to respect the man
who could do everything himself.
In Australia the pioneers decided
that the only way to cultivate the
new country was together. No man
alone hence the development of
the 'mate' the friend who would
stand beside you like a brother.
It seems to me that these at-
titudes are still very prevalent to-
day in both countries. In member-
ship organizations Americans
tend to Join many dividing our at-
tentions and thinking that we as
individuals are the focal point of
any activity. We are the ones who
decide to support or abandon. We
are the ones who constantly
'forget' the committments to the
other members of the group with
which we have affiliated ourselves.
For Australians a decision to
join a specific group is a very
serious one. In some cases the
membership is for life. In all cases
the decision is one of firm commit-
tment and dedication to the ideals
of the organization.
Perhaps we should reconsider
our attitudes of me-ism and start
thinking about the betterment of
the organization in which we are
involved. Perhaps we should
remember that 'no man is an island
unto itself.' Who knows? Maybe
we can learn something from our
Aussie 'Mates.'
letters to the editor
Gardski's management says it's too late
Dear Editor
On March 4th our phone was
removed from the restaurant by
pledging members of Phi Mu Alpha
as part of initiation into this frater-
nity. In the past we have cooperated
with sororities and fraternities
when they have wanted to use the
restaurant as part of the iniation
rites of their pledges. However it
was all pre-arranged with
restaurant management.
Several sororities have held
candle-lit induction ceremonies
here. Other pledges have come in
and sung Christmas carols and we
have been a part of many
scavenger hunts.
Phi Mu Alpha went beyond the
boundaries of the law when they
require pledges to "steal"
Gardski's phone. This fraternity
has cost us time and money. The
phone had to be immediately
replaced at a cost of $150. If we'd
had prior knowledge of the prank
or if the phone had been returned
the next day replacement would
have been unnecessary.
Thanks to this HSU fraternity
we will in the future think long and
hard about participating in any
more student activities.
The phone was returned March
27th but not by any of the fraterni-
ty members or pledges.
Thanks guys--but for us it's too
late!
Sincerely
Mark Byram and Lynne Boykin
Gardski's management
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Mtmbere nd spring pledges of Alpha Kappa Pal a national business fraternity on campus take a break from
pledging procedures In Abilene Hail.
Professors
keep busy
with variety
of activities
by Rick Hope
Bob Howell professor of
art at Hardin-Simmons
University has just received
notification that he has had a
piece of his ceramic
sculpture accepted into a
show called "The Clay Cup
III"
The show runs March
28-April 22 and is hosted by
Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale. The piece will be
hung in the University
Museum there.
Howell's accepted piece is
called "Painting" and
depicts one half of an Abilene
brick in the white color of the
porcelain from which it is
made. Attached to the brick
and conceived as its handle
is a two inch wide paint brush
which is painting it "brick col-
or.". Dr. Taylor Rankin Depart-
ment of Biology head at
Hardin-Simmons University
recently attended the Brown
Symposium at Southwestern
University Georgetown Tex.
This year's lecture series was
entitled: "Punctuated Evolu-
tion The Slender Thread of
Life."
Dr. Julian Bridges pro-
fessor of sociology at Hardin-
Simmons University par-
ticipated recently on a panel
at the regional offices of the
Texas Department of Human
Services.
Representatives of the
Public Schools of Abilene the
District Attorney's Office the
City of Abilene and Abilene
Christian University were
panel participants. The
movie "Lean on Me" and the
educational needs of minority
citizens were discussed as a
part of trie observance of
Black History Month.
The Abilene Baptist Men
and the local Ab'ilene Gideon
Association recently decided
to send 200 New Testaments
to Budapest Hungary in
honor of Dr. Jesse C. Flet-
cher president of HSU.
Dr. Fletcher recently receiv-
ed a letter from James M.
Hobbs Brotherhood Director
for the Abilene Baptist
Association letting him know
of this honor. He explained
that Budapest had been
chosen because of the
groundwork that has been
done by Baptists and the Billy
Graham meetings.
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