Chieftain, Volume 35, Number 4, Winter 1986 Page: Front Inside
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Viewpoint
by Debra Hulse
Director of Alumni Services
When the editor of the Chieftain, Gretchen
Tucker, asked if I would like to write the
Viewpoint for this issue, I immediately agreed
to do so. This answer felt very comfortable un-
til I had to start thinking about exactly what
to write. Many ideas came to mind, all complex
with deep philosophical meanings, but none
seemed to say what was truly in my heart
about my recent return to McMurry College.
Therefore, I want to share some things with
you from an alumnus "viewpoint" about this
particular United Methodist institution of
higher learning.
Part of my responsibilities this fall has been
the recruitment of prospective McMurry
students. My travels have taken me to New
Mexico and parts of West Texas. While at col-
lege programs, I have had the opportunity to
visit with a variety of admissions counselors
and recruiters from colleges and universities
around these two states. Through these visits
one thing has become increasingly clear;
McMurry College provides one of the most
balanced educational experiences of all schools
offering a bachelor's degree.
It was easy to come to this conclusion as
many often focus in on specifically two areas:
academics and social activities. While these two
areas combined are terribly important, what
about the other areas of each of our lives? For
example, the cultural aspect. Certainly man is
a cultural creature due to his desire to learn of
art, music and literature, and the history of
these areas. He is definitely vocational, as each
of us has found an area or profession to pursue
through use of his McMurry degree and ex-
perience. It is proven that man is physical; he
uses his body to accomplish daily tasks set
before him. As importantly as the five areas
already discussed, man is a spiritual being,
with the desire to investigate his religious
philosophies and incorporate them into profes-
sional and personal lives.
Whether a college or university requires orals
or extensive written exams to graduate may
say much academically, but very little of the
total educational experience. As a person drifts
away from his McMurry background, he
becomes inundated with many other people who
have definite ideas of what should be the main
focus in life. Because of this, it can become
easy to lose sight of the complexity of what is
necessary to maintain a balance of all of these
areas, not just one or two.
As each of us reviews his McMurry exper-
ience, it is readily seen how all of these six
areas mentioned were reinforced; academically -
small classes, personal attention, knowledge-
able professors; socially - movies, dances, ser-
vice and social clubs; culturally - classes in art,
language, and literature as well as the college
series dealing in the humanities; vocationally -
practical classroom experience combined with
the social skills obtained; physically - intra-
murals and health fitness courses; spiritually -
Christian Life Fellowship, chapel and the
variety of religion courses available. It is im-
portant to remember why McMurry emphasizes
all the above; a balance of these provides a
solid balance in our lives.
Debra Hulse
Volume 35, Number 4
(USPS 104-320)
Director of Alumni Services,
Debra Hulse. Editor and
Layout, Gretchen Tucker. Se-
cond class postage paid at
Abilene, Texas 79604, and ad-
ditional mailing offices.
Published quarterly by
McMurry College, Abilene,
Texas 79697, for the alumni,
parents, faculty, staff, students
and friends. Statements con-
tained herein represent the opi-
nions of the authors and do not
necessarily reflect the attitude
of McMurry College.
Postmaster send address
changes to Chieftain, P.O. Box
335, Abilene, TX 79697.
Published December 1986.
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