Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1963 Page: 3 of 4
four pages : ill. ; page 18 x 12 in. Scanned from physical pages.View a full description of this newspaper.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Pa^fe 2
THE LONE STAR LUTHERAN
Friday, December 13, 18-33
Fifth Row Center
By SHARON RYAN
v '-Dear friends, the subject of this afternoon’s little symposium is
TESTS. Nothing else on campus this week has been the subject of so
much conversation, profanity, tears, and gnashing of teeth. Not even
during mid-semester finals week was so much electricity used. To
iname only a few of the tests to which the student body has been
"'subjected this week, there have been lit., Shakespeare, drama, gov-
ernment, American history, economics, Latin American history, ana-
tomy, biology, quantitative analysis, business, education, Greek, and,
last but not least, the English Disqualifying Exam.
Tests loom in various sizes, shapes, and colors. There is blood-
red Ditto, death-black mimeograph, and Advc-nt-purple ditto—all three
to be color-coordinated with blue-lined notebook paper, white paper,
or those beloved Blue Books. Tests may be on short slips of paper or
they may be from 9 to 87 pages in length, depending upon whether
yoifjiave Dr. White or Mr. Christie.
Students taking test come in various sizes, shapes, and colors.
They may be pallid white, deathly grey, black and blue (from pound-
ing information into their heads), blood-shot red (especially around
the optical area), or sickly green. They may also be yellow.
Cheat sheets and past test questions come in a wide price range.
There are also a wide variety of types of ‘test questions from
vrhfefi professors may choose, depending upon whether or not they
want their students to pass or fail. The most feared is the essay.
Here are a few examples. You will recognize them, I am sure.
It is eight minutes after the hour. You have been trying to read
the last chapter—for the first time. You begin to wonder if your
professor is coming. Perhaps he or she (depending upon the sex of
the professor) has spilled peanut butter and jelly on his (or her, de-
£eVding, you know) front and won’t be able to make it. Someone
suggests sentence prayers. At nine minutes and fifty-four seconds
rafter the hour your professor saunters in. Please notice that I did not
say rushes or hurries in. He saunters in. He leans against the desk
and smiles out at you pleasantly. Then he says, “Sorry I’m late. The
funniest thing happened on my way to class. I spilled peanut butter
and jelly on my shirt.” Then he proceeds to pass out the test.
YT^hodically, carefully, slowly he passes out ominous-looking small
slips of paper. There is one question on that piece of paper. You read
it over twice. You read it again. It says, “Trace the rise of the
common man from creation through yesterday.’ Fourteen students
faint. The rest begin to cry.
Another cute trick is this one. “Compare, contrast, and otherwise
^.expound upon the history of comic drama ... in twenty-five words
oi^less.”
Fortunately not all tests are of the essay kind. There is also
multiple choice. “Hogmanay is a) a kind of sausage, b) a sing-
song, c) a Jewish holiday.” And, of course, it-is none of these. Some
multiple choice questions are more lenient. “Circle the MOST cor-
-rect or BEST answer. George Washington was a) a man, b) an
American, c) a president.” Now I ask you, what, just what are you
|i$feg to do?
How about the fill-in-the-blank questions? Here’s a typical ex-
ample. The following is a quotation from George Eliot’s Stradivarius
(you are of course familiar with George Eliot): “May I reach that
purest-, be to other -, The -- of - in some great
_Nobody, but nobody gives tests like that. You think not? Think
"again!
r And, of course, there are always the profs who simply cannot
resist having their little fun. You know, it’s sort of like don’t let a
little thing like a test come between friends. Have you ever run
across one of these goodies? “Who drank six quarts of beer at Var-
sity last week, wrapped himself around the victory bell, and went to
sleep?”
One word of warning for pre-test lectures. Have you ever heard
ttfts quietly spoken statement: “I probably wouldn’t ask this on a
test, but . . .” Buddy, you’d better take notes like mad!
These are but a few examples of what you may have been
struggling with this week. But it’s all over now. I hope you did well,
and, if not, do better next time ... if there is a next time. In the
meantime, like the professor said through his sneer, “Lot’s of luck!”
AMEN!
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13:
9:00 a.m.—Student Convo
6:30-6:45 p.m.—Vespers, Larry
Trone
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14:
7:15-7:30 a.m.—Suffrages
8:00-4:00 p.m.—Debate Tourna-
ment on Campus
3:00 p.m.—Door judging (Gam-
mas)
7:30 p.m.—TLC vs. UCC, Gym
Private Omega dance following
Private Alpha dance following
MONDAY, DECEMBER 16:
9:00 a.m— Convo, Dr. Sally
6:30-6:45 p.m.—Vespers, Terry
Rivelli
7:00-8:20 p.m. — Sorority and
fraternity meetings:
Betas, FA 152; Gammas, FA
140;
Sigmas, FA 153, Alphas, WIT
207;
Lambdas, Small Dining Room—
Riebe;
Omegas, ED—Old Main
7:30 p.m.—TLC vs. Texas Soutn-
ern, Gym
8:00-11:00 p.m. — TLC Ag Club
Initiation
TUESDAY, DECEEMBER 17:
7:15-7:30 a.m.—Suffrages
6:30-6:45 p.m.—Vespers, Omega
pledges
7:30-10:45 p.m. — Sorority carol-
ing (Meet in Clifton)
10:00-10:30 p.m.—Private medi-
tation with special music, Chapel
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18:
9:00 a.m.—Convo, Matins
12:20-12:50 p.m.—Calendar Com-
mittee, Meinke Room—Riebe
5:00-6:30 p.m.—Christmas Buf-
fet
6:30-6:45 p.m.—Vespers, Gamma
7:30 p.m.—TLC vs. Georgetown,
Gym
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19:
7:15-7:30 a.m.—Suffrages
6:30 6:45 p.m. — Vespers, Su-
zanne Sorenson
7:00-8:20 p.m.—WRA, Gym
10:00-10:30 p.m.—Private medi-
tation with special music, Chapel
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20:
9:00 a.m.—Convo, Dr. Cole
6:30-6:45 p.m.—Vespers, Betas
7:30 p.m.—TLC vs. A&I, Gym
8:30-11:30 p.m. — All school
Christmas party, Riebe (SAA)
8:30 - 12:00 p.m. — Christmas
dance, Lambda Chi
From the Greekvine . . .
BETAS
On Sunday, December 15, at 3 o’clock, the Betas will present-
a program for the Golden Age Christmas party at Emanuel's
Lutheran Church. This program will consist of Christmas music
and readings by the group. Beverly Kiel, the service chairman
of the Betas, is in charge of the project.
On December 17, at 7 o’clock the Betas, together with the
Sigmas and Gammas, will go Christmas caroling. After caroling
they will have a combined Christmas party in the Clifton Lounge.
The Betas will have their annual Christmas party at the
home of their president, M’Liss Morck. This party will be on the
evening of Thursday, December 19.
On Friday, December 20, at 6:30 o’clock the Betas will have
their Christmas vespers service. In charge is Gayle Dittmar,
Beta chaplain and historian.
SIGMAS
Last Sunday, December 8, the Sigmas had their second
breakfast in bed.
On Monday, December 16, the Sigmas will have their
Christmas party. Each member will bring a gift to the party.
These gifts will be wrapped at the party and will then be taken
to an orphanage in San Antonio.
OMEGAS
Plans for the Omega-Gamma Jubilee are under way.
This coming Saturday night the Omegas will go Christmas
caroling. They will have a party afterward in Clifton Lounge.
GAMMAS
The Gammas have invited both the Sigmas and the Betas
to join them on December 17 at 7:30 to go Christmas caroling.
After the caroling they will hold a party in the Clifton Lounge.
The Gammas will hold their Christmas vespers on Wednes-
day, December 17.
Baeniiger Model Market
Everyday Low Prices Pius S&H Green Stamps
5 i 0 E. Court St.
Mickey's
WATCH & JEWELRY REPAIR
107 VV. Court St. — Seguin, Texas
m,,,,, HiniiiiniiiHiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniii
’ *Seguin Sfate Bank & Trusf Company
Friendly, Courteous Service
Member F.D.i.C.
lllllllllllllil!!ll!llll1ll)l!llllU!!|n!HI]iB!!llll]liHll!!llllllll1llimilHll!l!lli!]!lll!llilH]im!lll!1iri.1tltlHUUillimiUimilll
S AGE KIEL’S
OUR TEXACO STATION NEVER CLOSES
HTTTTTTT'
Letter to the Editor
(Continued from Page 2)
be a reflection on the entire class)
Another point I would like to
mention is that high school spirit,
which is a boistrous display of
| emotions, and college spirit are
slightly different. College students
are allegedly more mature than
high school students, and there-
fore they do not express them-
selves in the same manner.
In reply to a letter submitted
by “Name Withheld” in which
there was severe degrading of our
cheerleading squad, I would like to
make these comments.
First, no group on campus has
worked harder to increase enthu-
siasm at TLC than have the cheer-
leaders. I have personaly attend-
ed their workout sessions on num-
erous occasions, and not until
after I had made these visits did
I realize the hours that were spent
in perfecting the timing and
movements of each yell.
Secondly, perhaps the apparent
lack of interest on the part of the
cheerleaders is due to an acute
disappointment as a reaction to
the apathy of the student body
concerning school spirit.
In closing, I again draw atten-
tion to the lack of thought and
judgment on the part of the au-
thors of the two previous letters,
and I would like to make one
final remark: The football team
showed a great amount of gump-
tion in their last two outings at
Christmas
Spirit....
By ROBIN BROWN
A sense of frenzy has seized
the TLC campus, even though
there still remains a week before
we return to our homes for
Christmas. Wrapping paper, glit-
ter, small pieces of Scotch tape,
Christmas cards, and mistletoe lie-
fer the dorms. Cedar branches,
hot chocolate cups, straws, nap-
kins, snow, red ribbons, and mistle-
toe decorate the Kennel. White
and yellow Christmas lights, Yule
wreaths, and muddy footprints
adorn the front of Old Main.
There is a continuous stream of
cars running from TLC to down-
town. Students are in every store
buying Christmas presents for
roommates, girlfriends, boyfriends,
counselors, big sisters, little sis-
ters, family, kinfolk, and for that
friend who isn’t quite a friend,
but she did get you that date with
John, from UT.
Yet behind this mad rush, there
remains a sense of peace, a feel-
ing of jubilation over the coming
Christmas season. For even though
we sometimes attempt to deny the
fact, we are preparing for the
celebration of the birth of our
Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.
Gripe all you wish about the
| commercialism of Christmas
i Gripe about the reasons behind
j giving gifts. Gripe about decora-
| tions. But just remember that
I Christmas is what YOU make it—
not John Doe from two doors down
the hall, not your professors, not
the store keepers, but you!
After next week TLC will be a
deserted campus — but the spirit
of Christmas which we create on
campus will remain. What kind
of spirit will it be?
home. Where was your intestinal
fortitude when it came to signing
your letter?
Happy next year,
JACK HARTMAN
Dance Group
To Show Skill
Memorial Gymnasium will be
the scene of a most unusual con-
vocation January 13. On this date
the Texas Woman’s University
Modern Dance Group will pres-
ent a unique program of creative
dances.
This group has gained national
recognition as highly skilled per-
formers. Utilizing the full range
of dance material, including folk,
humorous and religious, their pro-
grams provide entertainment for
all tastes. All the dances they
stage are of their own ceration.
Anisisal Buffet
To Be Held
This year, the annual Christ-
mas buffet will be held in the
Riebe Dining Hall on December
18 from 5:00 to 6:30 in the eve-
ning. Special guests for the oc-
casion wall be the faculty mem-
bers and their families.
The following are included in
the menu: Shrimp Cocktail, Tur-
key and Dresing, Baked Ham,
Fruit Salad, Potato Salad, Cream-
ed Peas, Macaroni and Cheese,
Hot Rolls, Pecan Pie, Mince Meat
Pie, Strawberry Shortcake, Iced
Tea and Coffee.
This meal should prove to be
quite a delight with all the Christ-
mas decorations lending a festive
atmosphere.
CHRISTMAS CARDS
STILL AVAILABLE
ON SALE IN COMMONS
11 to 1 p.m. 5-6 p.m.
PRE-THEOS
REIMER'S ART CO.
Art Materials
I Paint - Wallpaper - Ceramics
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Seguin, Texas
Your Friendly Bank"
Member F.D.I.C.
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This issue can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Newspaper.
Lone Star Lutheran (Seguin, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 10, Ed. 1 Friday, December 13, 1963, newspaper, December 13, 1963; Seguin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1073887/m1/3/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Lutheran University.