The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 8, 1957 Page: 2 of 4
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With the beginning of classes and the hum-drum of
back-to-school activities just about over students on the
Forty Acres will be settling down to amore civil life in-
cluding for the most partattendanee at classes and study-
ing. y Some will take full advantage of this opportunity
for progress and edification some will not. It is an odd
habit of the American youth that he will invariably spend
large sums for educational courses then become bent on
seeing how little he can absorb in class and how many
"cuts" he can accumulate. This explains the excessive
number of unexcused cuts taken ach semester.
A consistently high grade average involves active
class participation completion of homework doing extra
reading or other projects and regular class attendance.
With some instructors absences don't seem to matter
just as long as the student passes tests. However we have
known few students who miss classes continually and
maintain a high grade average.
Why be satisfied with a "C" when with just a little
more effort an "A" could be had?
That extra effort put forth by going to classes can
easily develop a successful student from a mediocre pupil.
What is a successful student?
Dr. Wray H. Congdon director of admissions at
Lehigh University has set up some standards by which
a successful college student might be measured.
To be a successful student as Dr. Congdon sees him
av person should be able to write five consecutive para-
graphs on a given topic expressing oneself coherently
correctly and intelligently; read an article in the Atlantic
Monthly rapidly retaining the main arguments lucidly
in mind for three days; and listen to an address or lecture
and note briefly the three main points so that the essen-
tial theme of the lecture can be recommended.
The student should also be able to prepare successfully
for an examination so that he doesn't become confused
panicked and ineffectual during the exam; to go to the
library and find quickly the reference and source books
for preparing a paper; settle down to homework prompt-
ly and concentrate at once without day dreaming; put
order w and system into his thinking; and budget the
daily use of his time to meet all necessary assignments
and have sufficient time left for sleeping eating and
wholesome recreation then stick to the budget iii spite
of "all the lures of the flesh and the devil."
If the preceding 'two sentences are too long you're not
quite up to par. The educator does make some sugges-
tion' that H-SU students won't have any trouble following
"If you don't have a ready smile anywhere handy in
your luggage I earnestly suggest that you grow a good
broad one by the time you hit the college campus."
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Entered as Second Class mail matter June 22 1917 at the
Post Office at Abilene Texas under Act of March 3 1879.
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By LARRY LEWIS
"A perfect judge will read
each word of wit
In the same spirit that
its author writ." Pope.
Well here I am ready to spread
more cheer happiness gossip and
(gag) laughter.
GIRLSI
Wow! All the profs really
cracked down on their exams last
semester didn't they. I heard that
they had a faculty meeting a
few nights hefore finals and were
asked to make their tests harder.
Needless to say they did. Prof.
Webb didn't even bother to go
to the meeting he knew no one
would pass his quiz anyway. He
was really a good jokester during
the quiz though. He wrote the
answers to the questions on pieces
of paper and sat there giggling as
he sailed them out the window in
the form of paper airplanes.
Cynical rascal!
FOR DATES
We would like to welcome the
new students that have come to
join our institution of higher
knowledge and we honestly
hope that you will enjoy every
minute of your studying. Yes
we do study here if there
isn't anything else to do.
CALL
Egad wasn't registration hor-
rible as usual. Wasn't half as
bloody as the last one but it was
fun. After fighting for four and
a half hours I finally (after en-
during mental' and physical tor-
ture and intense pain) got my
registration booklet. There's no
need to go into detail about the
ordeal that followed as it is too
gruesome to even tell much less
print. Tears well up in my eyes
and I bite my lip to keep from
crying as I think about it. But
come to think of it everyone went
through the same thing.
All I know is that I'm taking
42 hours and my classes end at
2:50 Sunday afternoon. Que Sera
Sera.
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All right girls now's your
chance to land that guy whose
picture you secretly have hidden
inside that empty shoe box. For
next week is Twirp Week!
QPause.here for hysterical scream-
ing) And I want to tell you that
lots of boys over at the dorm sure
want some dates. You know
guys like Shotgun Ted Hardy
Neal DonRamsey Carroll Green
Teddy Bear et moi! Yes ma'am
these guys are broke and ready to
go.
I may add that there are about
400 other guys just as willing and
able. But no dirty tricks such as
calling later than six in the after-
noon disguising your voices
breaking dates or standing one
up. Such actions will be frowned
upon by the Bachelor's Club of
the New Men's Dorm.
B&L DATE BUREAU
In closing I would like to ex-
press the thanks and appreciation
of the cast and crew of Minor
Miracle to the students and fac-
ulty of H-SU for being stfch a
wonderful audience.
"House of Quality Diamonds"
HUGH BOWIE Jeweler
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By LARRY LEWIS
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No one was on chapel probation.
The Cowboys win the Border Conference Wahoo!
The Speech majors had short hair.
Tuition was lowered. ' '
Bear didn't have a cool level temper.
Abilene had an auditorium other than Rose Field House.
We had trees for this rain. x
Somebody would eat a bug.
All the boys would go on strike during Twirp week.
You could call Behrens Hall after 9:00 p. m.
7Ue GaunxUl Gosmeb
By GENE BROOKS
Basketball game between the
Student Council and the H-SU
Faculty will be held Tuesday
night Feb. 12 8 p. m. in Rose
Field House.
The game will match the
Hardin Globe-Trotters (alias the
Student Council) against a team
or teams to be named by the
faculty.
The first act or quarter will
be played by the male members
of the Student Council against
the elder members of the faculty.
The second quarter will see the
female members of the Council
play the female members of the
faculty.
The last half will pit the varsity
Student Council team against the
younger members of the faculty
Kplus the H-SU coaching staff in a
to-tne-aeatn gruage matcn.
. The purpose of the game is to
raise money to replenish the Stu-
dent Council's depleted social
fund. The funds derived from the
game will be used more expressly
for Fracas Week and to defray
the costs of Twirp Week.
We on the Council believe that
this game will furnish a very
enjoyable evening of entertain-
ment and will serve to bring
closer and friendlier ties between
faculty and student body.
Let's remember that Hardin-
Simmons was founded on friend-
liness and that we should make
a special effort to become ac-
quainted with our new freshmen
and our incoming transfers.
New Mission Band Will
Consider Constitution
A meeting of the newly formed
Mission Band will be held Thurs-
day night Feb. 14 to consider a
constitution for the club.
A committee headed by Doyle
Purifoy will bring a proposed
constitution to the meeting and
after discussion and amendment
if necessary it will be submitted
to the group for approval.
The purpose of the Mission
Band is to give students inter-
ested rin home and foreign- mis-
sions a chance to learn the needs
and qualifications of missionary
work. It is purely an educational
and informational club and will
not make field trips.
Others serving on the constitu-
tional committee include Hal
Haralson Gerald Petree Charles
Richards and Jo Ann Purifoy
and Gene Dyess.
After the adoption of a constitu-
tion the document will be sent
to the student council for final
approval.
The election of officers is
slated as a topic of discussion at
the Thursday meeting.
One Man Art Exhibit
Features Robert Saxon
Mr. Robert Saxon a professor
of art on the H-SU campus will
have some paintings drawings
and lithographs featured at a one
man show in the Kindell Art Mu-
seum in San Angelo Feb. 17.
After winning an award in a
previous exhibit which was spon-
sored by the West Texas Art As-
sciation Saxon was entitled to
the one man showing of his paint-
ings. The exhibits will include
about 3"0 paintings including case-
in oil and encaustic drawings
and lithographs.
Saxon a native of Toomsubs
Miss. attended the University of
Alabama where he received a B.
F. A. and an M. A. degree.
While stationed at Kelly Air
Force Base in San Antonio he
taught painting and ceramics at
the base occupational therapy at
the hospital and night classes for
adults. His paintings were exhib-
ited at the base the River Art
Gallery and Pan American Art
Gallery.
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what we have not what we are.
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ANNOUNCING
A NEW LAUNDRY SERVICE FOR ABILENE
"Do It Yourself"
20 completely automatic machines
Large dryers available
A11 machines are coin operated
Clean pleasant surroundings
Two-Dime Laundromat
1226 N. 8th 8th and Hickory
Former Frontier Stamp Locatioa.
OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY
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The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 41, No. 17, Ed. 1, Friday, February 8, 1957, newspaper, February 8, 1957; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth98400/m1/2/: accessed May 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hardin-Simmons University Library.