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H-SU BRAND
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EDITORIALS . . :
Gan&uct in the Jdibtaby
Why go to the library?
To chit-chat. To visit with your boyfriend or girl-
friend (as the case may be). To plan a coke date. Or do
you go to study the real purpose of activities in a library.
As is evidenced by the disturbance caused by talking
many students are using the library for a meeting place
to visit with their friends. Why go to the library to talk?
You disturb those who are trying to study. You
are not impressing everyone with your lack of respect
for others. Public relations-wise it's bad to say it
bluntly. One thing is certain students are not studying
when they contribute to misconduct in the library.
University students and teachers should be able to
discipline themselves and not have to be policed in the
library to make the atmosphere conducive to study. Auth-
orities encourage students to maintain a high scholastic
standing. How can this be accomplished when people
can't study in the library.
It's not likely that students can study in the dormi-
tories; and it's most improbable that they can in the
library; therefore where are scholars expected to go to
do their work?
It's unfortunate that students make failing grades
but it's most unfortunate that they don't have any place
to work.
This matter is not one which can he handled by any
dean administrator or professor. This is something that
you and I must take upon ourselves. We must realize
individually the purpose of a library and then do our part
in making a place with an atmosphere conducive to study
to meditate and to work.
It's -not a compliment to anyone for a librarian to
ask a student to refrain from talking. So why not save
yourself the embarrassment don't make unnecessary
conversation in the library.
Qiae a Vote
On April 14 the student association officers' elections
is being held. April 27 the selection of the publications'
heads will be made.
Needless to say politics nationally statewide locally
and even more locally campus-wide is with us and as
time goes on tension will mount right up to the very end
which will be the November presidential election.
Elections are indeed nothing to be taken lightly.
Granted election campaigns can be colorful and some-
times exciting but unless we as citizens go beyond the
campaigns and vote we are failing ourselves our com-
jjnunity our state as well as our nation.
Perhaps you are saying how can the election of the
:student association officers at Hardin-Simmons "affect the
nation.
It's true that the Associated Press won't run a story
.on the results of our campus elections but nonetheless
you and I will be in places of even more responsibility
"tomorrow than we are" today. If we' shirk our duty of
'voting in a campus election is it not probable that we
-.might shirk this duty in other phases of life?
Voting seems to be a rather minute detail amidst our
complex world today but after examining the world and
the campus-world situations voting even carries more
significance than ever before.
What any government (local state or national) does
or does not do affects you and I. Have a voice in what
happens to our campus world.
Vote in the Student Union Building Wednesday from
10:40 to 6 p. m.
Absentee voting will be held Tuesday from 11 to 4
in' the Dean of Men'sof f ice in Mary Frances Hall.
Opinions expressed in The Brand are those of the
Editor or of the writer of the article and not necessarily
those of the university administration.
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Editorial Office: 115 and 116 Mary Frances Hall
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By JONNI HILL
In about 1272 more hours school
will be out so what are you go-
ing to do this summer?
There are always a few amongst
us who will remain in the insti-
tution to attend "the classes of
Ima Slavedriver and to be locked
in their cells by Ura Tough.
You're as free as the breeze
and you can do as you please!
with a few restrictions of course:
1) Be in the dorm by 10:47 2)
Live strictly by the H-SU hand-
book 3) Attend chapel at least
6 times a day 4) and pay $50
Sub dues.
This summer there will be a
slight fee for chapel slips. It is
not real necessary that you pur-
chase these it's just that if you
don't you may wake up one morn-
ing to find yourself on chapel pro-
bation! Now that's where all the fun
comes in getting yourself on pro-
bation. There are various penal-
ties for such an offense you can
stay in the dorm eight nights a
week for a semester or you can
stay in dorm eight nights a week
for a semester! By the time the
semester is over you know ex-
actly how many tooth-picks you
can make out of one desk top
Well after all you have to have
something to do and I hear the
toothpick business is good this
time of year.
After a while if you are philthy
rich you can be released on bail
(some call it payola) but by this
time you kinda hate to leave be-
cause you have become such close
friends with the thousands of rats
and roaches that run around in
your room thirty-six hours a day!
If you plan to attend summer
school please pay no attention
to what I have just said; after
all that's just the bright side of
summer school.
If you don't plan to go to school
you can always work. There are
thousands of jobs open during the
summer it's just that the
employers are looking for the
! humans with Ph. D.'s to fill the
positions.
If you look and look for a job
and can't find one just bear in
mind that "old saying"- at first
Interest in the spring elections
is at an all time high!
Nineteen petitions were turned
in by students interested in run-
ning for a student office next
year. These candidates will have
an opportunity to sell themselves
Speech Students Take
Field Trip to WTRC
Nine Hardin-45immons Univer-
sity speech students made a field
trip to the West Texas Rehabilita-
tion Center recently for a tour
of the center.
Making the trip were Judy
Haralson Littlefield; Alta Nation
Ray town Mo.; Marilyn Cupp Tu-
cumcari N. M.; Marline Gililland
Hereford; La Ra Petit San An-
tonio; Jackie McNew Ft. Worth;
Patsy Powers Childress; Pat
Dishman Rankin; Bill Medley
Abilene and Dr. DeWitte Hol-
land class sponsor.
Don Weston speech therapist
of the Center guided the tour
though the physical occupational
and speech therapy departments.
"We hope to have several H-SU
stifients in our speech therapy
training program in the next few
years" Weston said.
Hardin-Simmons is working on
a program whereby students may
become certified speech correc-
tionists in conjunction with clini-
cal work done at the Rehabilita-
tion Center Dr. Holland said.
By JACK PRESTON
at the Campaign Rally Monday
night at 6 in Rose Field House.
Immediately after the Rally
another all school film will be
shown. Let's all be present at
this rally to back the candidates
and to enjoy a go6d movie to-
gether. The voting for these offices is
Wednesday April 13. Any stu-
dent who finds it necessary to
be away from the campus that
day may cast an absentee ballot
in Dean Jack V. Collins office
Tuesday April 12 from 11 to 5.
Next Tuesday afternoon is the
annual Easter Egg Hunt for all
children of the faculty and mar-
ried students.
Take a REAL part in school ac-
tivities vote for YOUR candidate.
you don't succeed give up no
use acting silly!
Anyway by the time you hunt
all over town for a job summer's
almost over and you have to start
getting ready to come back to
school. O' cruel cruel world stu-
dents go through twelve months
of this and then the doctors won-
der why we have ulcers!
We can always think of the
bright side of life In 15 or 20
years if we are of superior in-
telligence we'll be out of school
then we can retire!
First Business Man: Fve got a
pretty good office boy now but
the little rascal whistles while he
works.
Second Business Man: You're
lucky mine just whistles.
Of boys and girls
Most girls are interested
altering their boy friends.
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Xi Epsilon Chapter
To Have Dinner
A dinner was held at Arthur's
Cafeteria Monday night March
28 in honor of the Xi Epsilon
Chapter of Sigma Tau Delta.
Following the meal Ivan Dav-
idson program chairman from
Sadler led a discussion of Jack
Kerounac's On the Road a con-
troversial piece of fiction dealing
with the "beatniks".
Others who took part on the
program were:
Sherry Baker of Ranger Emi-
lee Griffith of Haskell and Mr.
W. D. Reader professor of Eng-
lish. A joint meeting of the Sigma
Tau Delta chapters of Abilene
Christian College McMurry and
H-SU was announced for April
21 7:30 p. m. at Nelson Hall
ACC.
Billie Lacy Gives Talk
On American Writers
An English instructor at Hardin-Simmons
University read and
discussed poems by E. E. Cum-
mings Ogden Nash and Robert
Frost recently at a meeting of the
Athenian Study Club in Abilene.
Mrs. B. L. Lacy presented the
program on "Literature Deepens
Luster to Living" recently when
the club met at the home of Mrs.
Bud Hale 1104 Matador.
Publication Applications
Must Be In April 27
Written applications must be
submitted by those interested in
the editorship or positions of busi-
Letters to Editor
WHY NOT NOW?
Why not integration now at
Hardin-Simmons University? This
is indeed a puzzling question. Let
us look at the facts concerning
this query and try to reach some
conclusions.
There is no question but that
the social status of the Negro in
American environment is under-
going a tremendous upheaval. Af
ter approximately seventy - five
years of docile acceptance of a
"separate but equal" attitude
which in reality has meant
separate and unequal conditions
and facilities the Negro (with
in some cases the prompt
ing of organizations which are
communist fronts) has risen to
demand what he considers his
rights. Rights such as sitting at
the front of buses and attending
white schools and universities are
some now being demanded.
This last point of attending
schools and universities is what
particularly should interest the
students faculty and administra-
tion of H-SU. Recent court de-
cisions regarding integration in
state universities have not affect-
ed H-SU because of our status
as a private Baptist institution.
But precisely because of H-SU's
status as a Christian institution
this problem and these court de-
cisions should affect H-SU.
I feel that any university sup-
posedly dedicated to the ideas of
Christian teaching and Christian
principles should feel it to be a
personal slap in the face to allow
a state school to integrate first
no matter if' the Integration was
forced or prompted by court de-ckloo.
After all the foundation agree-
ment of H-SU reads in part that
H-SU's purpose shall be "(1) To
bring young men and women to
Christ; (2) To teach them Christ;
(3) To train them for Christ."
It might be well that we read
those purposes in light of present
conditions and then try to cor-
relate them with Christian doc
trine that tries to convert Afri-
cans to Christianity and then de-
nies to a young convert the right
of attending the Baptist school of
his choice because the color of his
skin is black. "Ah consistency
thou art a jewel."
That integration in the South
is coming is as inevitable as se
mester finals. This integration
will come peacefully if possible
but if not it will come through
force in the presence of federal
court orders. Throughout history
students professors and univer-
sities have been among the lead-
ers in all great worthwhile move-
ments. H-SU should rise to the oc-
casion by throwing off racial pre-
judices (in spite of what some
say 1 reel that whenever a Negro
is aemea someimng sucn as ad-
mission to H-SU the person mak-
ing the denial does it because he
feels intrinsically superior to the
Negro) and opening its doors to
capable Negro students.
We thrill to a Negro's exploits
on the gridiron hardwood and
diamond. We "rock" to the mu-
sical sounds a Negro produces.
We glory in a Negro'e scientific
contributions. Surely we at Har-din-gimmona
can sit in claee with
Negroes. Why Not Now?
ness manager of any student pub-
lication by 3 p. m. April 27.
R. H. Wilkerson publications
advisor or Wayland Yates chair-
man of publications committee
will accept the applications and
may be contacted in Mary Fran-
ces Hall.
Publications Committee will
meet at 3 p. m. Wednesday April
27 to start selection of editors for
Brand Bronco Corral and one
business manager for all three
publications.
Applicants should be available
for interviews at the time of the
publications committee meetings.
Selections will be announced as
soon as they are made.
Applicants must have at least
a 2.0 grade point average be
either a junior or senior in clas-
sification at time he or she as-
sumes duties of office work on
the staff of the publication at
least a year (school year) and be
free of scholastic or disciplinary
probation.
Full tuition scholarships are
given to editors of the brand and
bronco and to the publications
business manager.
New Mexico Freshman
Elected YWA President
Sue Engstrom Taos New
Mex. freshman has been elected
president of the Young Women's
Auxiliary of Hardin-Simmons
University.
Other officers who have been
elected include:
Monica Sheriff Albuquerque
New Mex. vice president; Bar-
barf. Sanford Houston program
chairman; Emelda Barnes Odes-
sa secretary; Peggy Mallow Abi-
lene sophomore community mis-
sions chairman: Karen Swartz
Heber Springs Ark. music chair-
man; Dorcas Sealy. Aneon sopho-
more publicity chairman; Xay
Dawson Dalian; social chairman.
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