The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 14, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 11, 1964 Page: 2 of 8
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PAGE TWO
THE J-TAC
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1964
Hats Off — Please?
It seems as though no one should have to remind young men
to remove their h^t.s when inside a building, but unfortunately,
it has become necessary.
Not adhering to' this rule of etiquette., aa well, as to others,
shows a definite lack of respect and refinement. And although it
is true that respect and refinement are sometimes labeled "old-
fashioned", our campus, as well as everywhere, would profit
from an increase in both of these qualities.
The common defense for wearing hats ten hours a day, indoors
and out, seems to be concerned with "identity" and "habit."
To tho.'je who feel that their hat is a necessary part of their iden-
tity, it could be said that internal character development might
prove a more stable identification than a piece of felt.
To1 those who say they forget to take off their hats indoors
becaue of habit, it could be said that every creature on earth haa
habits, but the human being is supposed to be superior to< the
rest becuse he alone can reason and then change his habits "for
hid own, as well as his society's, best interests.
A Fresh Start
Each new semester brings with it a new start for each of us
in many things. A frnsh start is ours — to either build on or
ruin.
In each of our courses, we start out with a perfect record. It
Is up to us whether we will strive to keey these perfee, records,
or whether we will fall into the same pit-falls that cost us grade-
points last semester. If you weren't happy-with your grades of
last semester, now is the time to' do something about it — not
the middle of May. ;
The beginning of a new semester is a good time to alter your
social pattern also. If you feel that something is laiking in j'oUr
extracurricular activities, now is the time to poin an organ-
ization that fulfills your particular interests. These organiza-
tions often complete, a college education. On the other hand,
if you feef that you have been devoting too much of your study-
ing time to outside interests, now is the time to' restrict your
activities.
It may well be that it will prove profitable to take inventory
of your time expenditure and make sure that each account is
getting its proper amount — both study-wise, and social-wise.
A balance between the two will make for a more successful, as
well an enjoyable, stay at Tarleton.
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The j-Tac, official student newspaper of Tarleton State College, is
published in Stephenville, Texas, weekly on Tuesdays during the
regular fall and spring semesters with the exception of school holidays
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NATKELLB --HEDRIGK: , ii..; —- EDITOR'
EAKL WRICrHT —, - MANAGING EDITOR
MIKE' tliESE BUSINESS MANAGER
HOLMES -JBBNGE MILITARY EDITOR
8HEIi'IiI.;DUeGAN ^ FEATURE EDITOR
ED CANNAN, EARL WRIGHT -■ i SPORTS EDITORS
MARSHALIi FOKD _ ___— EXCHANGK EDITOR
JOHN -WHITING. FACULTY ADVIHOK
BEP0I4TEES; ICAJ PILCKEU, MACK COOK, BENNY JONES, MONE'ITE BOi'KTT,
"CHftlSJBEUTEL'iMAN, "ALFRED M-SKCiEK, NOEaJ} TIKE
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TO THE EDITOR
Dear Editor:
In the January 14 edition of the
J-Tac, there appeared an editorial
by Elaine Findeisen which called
to my attention a fact which I
think needs changing. The parti-
cular pOf tio'n of the cOluni'n to
which 1 am referring is as follows:
"Why do we elect each year an
All-Tarleton Girl and AU-Tarleton
Boy? If we want to be treated like
adults, we might at least give our-
selves (or at least those we hon-
or) more mature sounding names.
Here it is —■ the biggest honor in
popularity on the campus — and
it's worded practically the same
way that most high Schools word
it."
I agree with this viewpoint, arid
I believe a step in the way of pro-
gress would be to change the name,
of the college favorites from All-
Tarleton Girl and All/farleton Boy
to Miss TSC and Mr. TSC.
Signed,
BOBBIE COVINGTON
(Editor's Note: The following
Letter To The Editor is reprint-
ed because of recent renewed
interest in this project. It is !>e-
lieved that this letter explains
exactly what the proposed pro-
ject is.)
Dear Editor,
During a meeting of the Xi
Omiero'n chapter of Alpha Phi
Omega here at Tarleton, a sug-
gestion was brought to the floor
that may interest the. student body
and faculty. This suggestion was
that a block "T" be built and
mounted on the side of the smoke
stack. On special occasions or a
victory at a football game, bas-
ketball game, or ny other ath-
letic event, the "T" would be light-
ed at a special ceremony in the
new Tarleton Center. Many-schools
have just such a symbol —■ Texas
University, Southwest Texas
State, Texas Tech — to name a
few.
The only problem lies in getting
interest for such an undertaking.
The other campus service organi-
zation (the TTP-TTS) has express-
ed a favorable opinion to the idea.
We thought that perhaps the four
classes and the social clubs would
be interested in helping finance
such a project. This would insure
complete student body representa-
tion so that all students could feel,
that the lighted "T" stood for
them, rather than one club or or-
ganization.
We have made plans to secure
price estimates for building,
mounting, and lighting the "T".
If the sudent body is in favor of
such an idea, we would like them
to also write letters to the J-TAC
supporting or suggesting additions
to the project.—Sincerely, Holmes
Beng-e, Corresponding Secretary
Xi Omicron, Alpha Phi Omega.
New Center—
(Continued from Page One)
cidentally, have gold felt cover-
ings. Another area is provided
for table tennis and has three new
tables. Also, a special area is set
aside for card tables for student
body bridge enthusiasts.
An additional feature of the
second level is an unfinished area
approximately one-third the size
of the overall Center floor apace
that can be used for dances. It has
been titled "the Cave". The con-
crete floors, walls, and low ceil-
ing are especially adaptable to
"Mardi Gras", western, and other
free-lance themes.
The third level will, for the
present, remain unfinished. It is
hoped that, as funds become avail-
able, the space can be converted
into offices and meeting rooms
for various campus and student
organizations.
Well-Rounded Man
Begins His Column
As a new and exciting feature,
the J-TAC is going to have a
column, authered by me, on this
page every week. It will cover a
variety of topics, sometimes
thing's of relevance to campus
to learn sculpturing and build it
myself," Wright said in an in-
formal interview some weeks ago.
That's that. Now you know me,
and I hope to meet all of you. So,
thing's of relevance to campus bef(jre j h mQ for th(J
life, sometimes condescending to , introduce vourself.
consider thfnga outside the nor-
mal asphere of campus life. I
feel, however, that one should in-
troduce himself to his readers,
above, introduce yourself.
If you are looking for choice
entertainment, see the motion pic-
ture "Charade," running at the
itrouuce nimsen co ins reamjin, . .. ,m,,
and this shall be the topic of my i Majestic Theatre from this Thin* .
first column. I shall write the in- j ^ UIitl1 nex,fc lufday' Ifc
troduction in third person, as it | mystery-comedy starring Caj
sounds a bit strange in first per-j Grant. "Charade" mixes so-
is the best picture in this vem
' , . , , , 1 since Hitchcock's "North by
The J-TAC is honored to have NorthweBt which also starred
^ Ta® £ Graant. "Charade" mixes so-
Mr, E. Eail Wnght. Mi. Wng phisticated comedy, romance, my-
is considered m at least on quar-i l brawls, chatfs
ter of campus society the most
chasfe
scenes, and some really fiendish
(murders, and comes up with a
solid two hours of fun and chills.
Now for the really important
words for this column.
Wanted: one sports writer.
Must be able to type. Will not
have to cover athletic events;
other enterprising reporters will
do all leg work. Reasonable work-
moved" the National Committee ing hours. If interested, contact
for the Glorification of Men of ,Earl Wright, Public Information
the Renaissance to ask the col- j Office, second floor of the Admin-
lege's permission to build a 50- j istratioii Building, from eight to
foot high white marble statue hi five Monday through Friday*
front of the library. "I'm con- from eight to twelve Saturday,
sidering taking a week-end off1 That's,all for now. _
well-rounded American since Jef-
ferson and Franklin. He is a
scholar, journalist, Novelist, es-
sayist, playwright, poet, short
story writer, wit, historian, phi-
losopher, government expert, lite-
rary critic, film critic, appreciat'or
of music, satirist, and friend of
the people.
Wright's accomplishments have
Piahelie Jfe&dcJz
Cooperation Is Urged
By Staff of J-TAC
Through some distorted twist of
fate it seems as through the job
of editor ha3 descended upon me.
This being true, don't expcct too
much this semester! Each issue
that is published better be ap-
preciated, because I have some
personal doubts about the future.
My only consolation is that many
people have had this position be-
fore me, and the J-TAC has sur-
vived, so I guess that I can do
anything they can do—reckon?
Seriously, the editorship of a
college newspaper is both a great
honor and an enjoyable experi-
ence. Each of the many duties
that you pei'form entails not only
a vast amount of hard work, but
also many pleasantries. In addi-
tion, the experience gained is in-
valuable, as you are in contact
with every facet of the news field.
This is very helpful to those, such
as I, who are interested in enter-
ing the field of journalism sonie
day.
AIMS
I would like to stress to each of
you that this is your newspaper—
the news organ of the student
the organizations on campus. I
would like to correct this'— I am
thinking particularly about tho
Rodeo Club. But in order to pub-
lish news of an organization, it is
necessary to have the facts and
stories. Many tips and stories are
brought to (foe J-TAC office each
day by ' people who are not mem-
bers of the, J-TAG staff. This is
always apprecated for the simple
reason that we sometimes fail to
know about these stories. Club re-
porters are especially urged to
bring us news of their activities
—after all, this is their function.
I might add that our deadline for
news is Friday; therefore if you
wish to have a story published in
the next edition of the J-TAC, bo
sure and get it to the J-TAC of-
fice or a member of the staff by
Friday.
OUR POSITION
I have pointed those things out
for the reason of establishing the
paper's position. We have no in-
tentional particulity to any one
particular group on campus. It ifl
my hope to ascertain the goal
stated previously in this column—
to represent the entire student
nit* ncwa to represent tii6 entue biuueiiv
body and faculty. 1 hope to serve b()(ly ,lni] facu]ty _ but to do so,
your interests and well-being, j Vy|j| ,leed your cooperation.
Therefore, I will appreciate your
cooperation with me in achieving
this goal. Any criticism of the
J-TAC will be gratefully received
— either in the form of writing or
direct address. As to the written
form, we have, as you know, a
weekly feature entitled "Letters
To The Editor". This column is
reserved for your opinions, criti
cism, or views on anything per-
taining to the campus which will
prove helpful if printed. Feel free
to participate in this column as
often as you think necessary. As
to spoken recommendations or
criticisms,, I will Welcome these at
any time. Through these two me-
thods of communication I will at-
tempt to change or add to the J-
TAC to meet th'e demands of Tar-
leton.
COOPERATION urge!)
Th'e J-TAC has been critized "for1
iiot including wiws rrom some'of
BARBS |
CHI' ' I"" 1 -I 1 ■IUMI " ' "H" J
BY HAL COCHRAN j
Thirty is a nice age for a'
woman, especially if shs'gj
forty. !
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First you wondfir hm.es
child will turn out and later
when he'll turn in;
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Am Ohio man told police ho
turned in a false alarm
cause lie didn't Save d' homft
He has one now, for tbiity
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Nowadays a UttU eMlS
who hides behind his woth
er's skirts has I© I
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