The Normal Star (San Marcos, Tex.), Vol. 6, Ed. 1 Friday, December 8, 1916 Page: 2 of 4
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THE NORMAL STAR
The Normal Star
Published every Friday by the s'u-
dents of the Southwest Texas State
Normal School.
Subscription, per year ...........$1.00
Subscription, per term____________ .35
Advertising Rates given on application.
EDITORIAL STAFF.
Editor-in-chief______Roger H. Porter
Assistant— —Miss &mma Flowers
BUSINESS STAFF.
Manager.,.......... Proctor W. Day
Assistant ..............Warner Rasco
All matter for publication must be
signed and mailed in The Star box not
later than five o’clock p. m. Saturday.
Entered as second-class mail matter
at San Marcos, T- xas, October, 1913.
When the students of S. W.
T. N. give their support to a
new form of government, they
are going to want that govern-
ment to be of a representative
nature, in keeping with the
democratic ideals, and one
which will keep harmony be-
tween teacher and student, and
benefit the school as a whole.
One of the primary purposes
of The Star is to express the
sentiments of the student body
of the Southwest Texas Normal,
and in doing no position is
taken by the staff with out first
finding out the general opinion
of the student body. Now, on
trying to express the feeling of
the students in regard to a form
of government for this school
known as Limited Student Self
government we feel safe in say-
ing that the student body of S.
W. T. N. does not want this
form of government, if its ex-
tent is going to be only one-
half what it should be. Now
we feel that we could inaugur-
ate a well balanced govern-
ment. and so delegate the
powers and define the respon-
sibilities, that it will be the
means of improving certain
evils that are prevalent here
now. But if the seat of judg-
ment shall consist in an appoint
ed few, the mass of students
will fail to feel their governing
responsibility and such a sys-
tem would defeat its own pur-
pose. Every instance of mis-
conduct should violate the right
of each individual, and if each
be thus individually concerned
a correction could be made,
since the student has a fair and
direct means of expression—
and this at its best is direct re-
presentation. The student body
of this school stands in favor of
Limited Student Self Govern-
ment if the faculty of this
school is willing to give us the
true student government, but
we, the student body, stand
united in opposition to a form of
student self government that is
only student government in
name. If we are to have a
change in government let us
have a change to a system of
complete Student Self Govern-
ment, and if we are not going
to make that change let us
leave conditions as they are.
Existing conditions are not bad,
so if we are not going to make
a change for good, why should
we change from a course of
good enough to one that would
be worse?
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“Of course all college men
are going to loaf some, and the
proper thing is not to condem
this practise altogether, but
to provide some place for reere-
ationation other than the street
corner/'—The Lariat. It would
be well for the Normal School
to incorporate this idea in its
official program for there was
no statement ever made about
college men that was any more
truthful than that all college
men are going to loaf. The
objection might be raised that
S.W.T.N. is only a Junior Col-
lege and therefore the men
students are not to be per-
mitted to loaf any, but you must
remember that the Juniors and
Seniors in S. W. T. N. are doing
college work and therefore are
going to loaf some so why not
provide suitable places for the
men to spend their vacant
periods? Why not provide
suitable rest rooms if nothing
else? Why not provide rooms
in which the men may find
recreation as well as a place to
study? Why not provide rest
rooms with checker boards,
chess boards, and other forms
of recreation? We will all
agree that all college men are
going to loaf some and is it not
the proper thing to provide a
loafing place where the men
will be furnished with desirable
influences? If all other places
provide loafing places or rather
rest rooms, why should not the
Southwest Texas State Normal
School?
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Christmas Candies, The Fair.
Geo. W. Knight
JEWELER — OPTICIAN
Glasses correctly fitted. Graduate
optician of many years experience
does the work.
CLASS AND SOCIETY
PINS TO ORDER
Regular lines of Jewelry,
beautiful and durable.
Call on me. Established many \ ears.
Books are Beft
at Christmas
Remember Christmas is
coming soon. Be prepair-
ed by going to
French’s Book Store
State Bank
AND
Trust Co.
SAN MARCOS, TEXAS
Jt Jt Jh
Guarantee Fund
Bank
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Your Business
Appreciated
Christmas Tree Ornaments at
The Fair.
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Christmas Hosiery, The Fair.
The Beil
Men s Shoes
your money
will buy
are here
$4.00
$4.50
$5.00
$5.50
$6.00
BREVARD’S
Department Store
^ Where Shall I Buy ^
• my Christmas Presents •
At Harrison & Merrill’s
WHY?
Because they have the largest stock of jewelry in San Marcos. They buy
from the largest wholesale houses in the United States; discount their bills. Do
not have to add an extra per cent in order to give away automobiles nor do
they have to sell cheaper merchandise in order to give away automobiles.
Buying from them gives you 100 CENTS VALUE for YOUR DOLLAR.
HARRISON & MERRILL
The House that Handles the Be&
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