The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 55, No. 28, Ed. 1 Friday, May 4, 1962 Page: 3 of 4
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HE MEGAPHONE
Friday, May 4, 1962
Page Three
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by DAVID WATTS
I suffer from mixed emotions
about leaving the office of presi-
dent. In one sense it is a monkey
off my back- and in another it
marks the termination of a very
interesting, educational experience.
As I leave the office, several
thoughts run through my mind —
the most important of which are a
concern for the future of student
government, a self-evaluation of
this year’s senate progress, and
an analysis of our situation here.
I am very pleased with the slate
of candidates for office this year.
There seems to be an abundance
of qualification and enthusiasm
which in itself is one of the most
important factors in effective gov-
ernment. The candidates for presi-
dent represent to me three individ-
ual approaches to student govern-
ment, each of which is important.
They should be judged by you, the
student body and the president -
elect should take into consideration
the platform and programs of the
other two.
One of the first things we did
this year was to re-define the role
of student government — some-
thing I feel each senate, honor
council, and SUB board should do
each year.
One thing we failed to do at the
beginning of the year was to es-
tablish favorable relations with
the MEGAPHONE. This cost us
a lot in terms of communication
and therefore effectiveness.
We introduced this year to senate
a new form of governmental me-
chanics, legislation through bills
and resolutions. Most of these res-
olutions were directed to general
student welfare.
1) Opening of doors, , student
placement service, parking area,
FM system in the Commons,
2) A resolution making possible
the establishment of political par-
ties on campus
3) Improvement of rules such as for decision. The bill
vestigated to the fullest and found
that it just isn’t for the student
body at Southwestern and IF the
administration pays no heed to
risipg disagreement (three b i g
if’s> then I say it is the duty of
the student senate to organize the
student body to walk out of chapel
every Thursday until it is consid-
ered. This is the bargaining power
senate must use in an extreme
case to make its legislation effec-
tive. This is a ticklish area of stu-
dent government and it is always
very hard to balance the suprem-
acy of the administration against
the desires of the. student body. The
senate represents the Student Body
and the president is the go between
between that body and the admin-
istration, and believe me it is a
narrow path to walk. He has to
give the appearance to the admin-
istration that he is capable and re-
sponsible and that the senate is
dealing with the vital areas of stu-
dent concern, and he has to give
the appearance to the student
body that he isn’t being “duped”
by the administration.
New lets look at the drinking
resolution. I didn’t even try to
create the illusion of responsibility
to the administration on this one,
and for a reason. I realized, and I
think that this is an honest ap-
praisal, that if I had taken it to
the administration first, it prob-
ably would not have reached the
student body for discussion, at
least not as universally as this did.
It was not drinking perse that
was so important to me about this
resolution, it was the principle ly-
ing behind it — that being that the
student is a mature individual cap-
able (in this case if of age) of
making his own decisions. And it is
not our duty as a university to
shield him from the horrors of the
world behind our apron but to ex-
pose him to reality. To make him
a man by giving him opportunity
did not
Holly Berries
Influence Felt
hi by MELINDA Moses
Well, tomorrow homecoming be-
gins in earnest and all the old grads
will be scoping out the school and
exchanging stories and old jokes
that are still alive on the SU cam-
pus. Some of them will tell the oth-
er alums of their jobs and impress
everybody with the greatness they
have achieved since leaving these
limsetone walls. Once again mem-
ories of mean old Mr. Stupid who
failed all the class and the good
parties that only happened back
you know when. Much discussion
will ar ise as to who had the great-
est influence on the lives and voca-
tions of each ex-student. This bit
about influence hits home mighty
close and now right before home-
coming and Dr. Fleming’s inaugur-
ation, I must let everybody know
the huge influence I , yes I, had on
our newest president. This is true,
and even if Dr. Fleming doesnt
remember it, I still do. One day
about two weeks before Christmas
when I was in the primary Sunday
School class at St. Luke’s Church
in Houston, the class had met to
finish some decorations of green-
ery and tinsel to take to the or-
phan’s home and to practice for
the caroling that we were to do
around the neighborhood. I was
busy messing around with the
holly and pine needles when Dr.
Fleming walked in. That was his
mistake and it was mine. Oh, was
it mine. Well, Satan didn’t get be-
hind me and I refused Uo resist. I
threw one of the holly berries at
him, just to unnerve him. It un-
nerved him all right, right smack
in the head. Toughest part was I
got caught and was told to apolo-
gize and I wouldn’t get to go on
the caroling party. I didn’t mind
R. J. MOTT
Being of sound mind, for the first
in years, 1 have decided to make
my last will and testament. It is
my wish that my dramatic talent
and my punctuality be left to Her-
by Boehme, who needs both in the
worst way. My curly hair I be-
queath to Eleanor Shult; and my
distinct speaking voice 1 will to
Alan Share. .
DAVID WATTS
Feeling alert and fairly sane, 1
make my last will, My tennis
racket I bequeath to Ben Oefinger,
along with my ability to hit the
ball, and not Thunderbirds. I leave
my ability to get accepted into med
school to all those pre med stu-
dents who are flunking Girvin’s
Biology. And my wife I leave to -
on second thought, that s one thing
I’ll take with me.
JOE BAUCHER
Being of sound mind (and de-
finitely sober, I, Joe Baucher,
leave my army uniform to Bob
Burcalow; my thirst for education
I will to second semester pledges.
I bequeath my suaveness to Elliot
Flowers, and my book TEN EASY
STEPS IN WRITING AN INTER-
ESTING NEWS STORY to M,iss
Fox. My trim and healthy figure
I leave to Ben Oefinger, and last
of all, I leave Southwestern.
DELTA ZETA WILL
Yes, that’s right. Susie McCIung
(who used to be Stark) is now one
of the world’s greatest theologians.
Soon after raising her 10 kids she
decided to join her husband, Tom-
my, because of her love for philo-
sophy, and become a theologian.
Her major was Christian Education
in college, but she decided that
wasn’t deep enough for hei*f-
As I look into my crystal ball of
the future, I see a tall blond wom-
an in an elementary school room.
As the last bell rings and she gath-
ers her papers in preparation to
leave, I see she is Joanna May.
But Joanna’s last name is n u w
Tanner and into the school room
comes her children, Eric Jr., Eric
III, Eric IV, and Eric V.
Because of her great attachment
to wild life, Beverly Medford was
hired by the National Zoo Associa-
tion to feed, water, and take care
of all the animals and insect needs.
She is constantly losing money out
of her salary though — she keeps
feeling sorry for those “precious
little Vampire Bats” and lets them
go. The only problem is that they
never return. She also, we have
heard, has a great attachment to
Baby Bunnies...?
L see Barbara Sing now as a
successful lawyer, wife, and moth-
er. Often one can find her in the
Supreme Court defending innocent
souls, at home feeding hungry kids,
and always being a loyal artist’s
wife.
Oh, now in the near future I see
Mary Gordon Lynch. It seems like
she was one of the first founders
of the Jewish Synagogue on the S.
U. campus. Let’s see now... are
they all ‘“Finks?”
the ill - fated drinking resolution
A few were directed off campus-
Hurricane Carla
A few were policy declarations-
role of student government
One was a corrective measure
for students — newspapers in cha-
pel. This bill was misunderstood by
many for it immediately received
a misrepresentation in the Cavas-
palrio column of the MEGAPHONE
The essence of the bill was that
it disagreed with the tactics stu-
dents used to register disapproval
for the system of chapel attend-
ance and offered an alternate solu-
tion in its place — student senate.
Now there is an underlying princi-
ple here that is very important. It
may well be the case, as many be-
lieve, that if senate came out a-
gainst the required chapel attend-
ance it would have no effect upon
the policy, but if the administra-
tion paid no heed to the voice of
the student body then open defiance
would have been justified. Now this
brings us into another important
area of concern. Just what effect
does the senate have on the ad-
ministration and what bargaining
powers qan it use.
IF required chapel is a legiti-
mate gripe, and IF it has been in,-
port alcohol (C6H50H) but spoke
out for the right and privilege of
decisions
The resolution was taken to stu-
dent life where in effect it was ta-
bled indefinitely, in actuality the
present policy was reaffirmed. The
senate and the student body receiv-
ed no answer except through the
student representatives. Thus hours
of work, a near unanimous senate
vote,, and 265 names on a letter of
support meant absolutely nothing.
A realistic approach was all we
wanted, now its more of a novelty
to defy the rule than it is a blessing
to abide by it.
) We tried to take stands on every
important issue and put them into
resolutions. Since we did use this-
resolution form, there is concrete
evidence for every stand we took,
every one of which created a little
bit of ontroversy, and everyone of
which is bound to be unpopular to
seme one.
Controversy should not be feared
and avoided 'in the hopes of mak-
ing everyone happy. Controversy is
the mother of progress and its en-
emies we must count as the price
we pay.
Controversy stimulates progress’
but progress still cannot occur un-
SUP- saying I was sorry because I didn’t--Yes, it is thirty
mean to hit him. From then on I
knew that as long as I lived Dr.
Fleming would be waiting for the
opportunity to throw holly berries
back at me. When he learned that
I was coming to SU, he had his
chance and followed me here and
next Christmas if I am not careful
he’ll get me with the holy berries.
So, you see that the reason for
our new president’s coming here is
not as most think, duty and self-
eshness but, he is seeking revenge
for my little childish prank and
here he thinks he will find the op-
portunity to get me back.
is imriy years later now
and Nancy Hart is still everyone’s
“dream girl.” Some still wonder
how and when she got rid of the
KA’s and if it was a wise move or
not.
Sharon St. Lawrence is now
teaching and heading the Depart-
ment of Education. She says that
teaching in Georgetown really gave
her the good experience she need-
ed?
Looking into my crystal ball I
see Linda HplseTI as a physical
therapist and singing to her pa-
tients. When ask( how she feels
about her life work, she replies, “I
owe it all to dear old Southwestern
in Georgepatch.”
—o—
PETE CALHOUN
I, Pete Calhoun, giving an Aca-
demy Award performance, wiii one
cream colored Dodge to Beth Fair;
my round face, dimple, and smile
I leave to Dean Ullrich, and I will
Big Rose to the University of Colo-
rado for another year. My last re-
quest is that with my parting the
S. U. Drama Department be given
back to Dr. Springer.
SAM BIRKNER
Under the influence of opium and
my wife, I, Sam Birkner, make my
last will and testament. My pac
tience and understanding for the
opposite sex I will to Dean Mitten.
My Rice I bequeath to the com-
mons, and my manners to Charlie
Wright. And, in conclusion, I will
Dr. Fleming a new receptionist.
Dr- Steelman To
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Attend Oxford Meet
The 1962 Oxford Institute on
Methodist Theological Studies be-
ginning on July 17, will take 35
Americans, including Dr. J. H.
Steelman of Southwestern Univer-
sity, Georgetown, to Lincoln Col-
lege of Oxford University in Eng-
land, where John and Charles EWes-
ley and devout fellow students were
first dubbed “Methodist.”
Sailing on July 6, the American
delegation will join Methodist theo-
logians of England and other coun-
tries for ten days of intellectural
interchange and fellowship. Aboard
ship on the passage over, the dele-
gation will warm up for the main
event with a series of daily semi-
nars where scheduled papers will
be read and discussed.
Upon arrival, a chartered bus
will take the group on a pilgrim-
age to Bristol, Stratford, Birming-
ham, Lincoln and Epwbrth during
the four days prior to institute.
The 35 U. S. faculty and mem-
bers of the Institute were selected
by the American committee from
those attending the 1958 session
and from a list of about 70 nomine-
es from U. S. Methodist colleges
and seminaries.
FRANK HAYS. O.D.
OPTOMETRIST
Phone UN 3-2233
Next to The Post Office
les the medium is conducive for it.
And this boils down to the admin-
istration. Now let rpe say at the
outset that Dr. Fleming came here
with very go^d intentions along this
line. His attitude was essentially
this. Let me hear your problems—
all of them — it may be a month
until I can answer them because
I have so much to do, but I’ll do
my best. This is an important ave-
nue for progress. This at least pro-
vides for consideration of issues
and is big step in the right direc-
tion.
To be continued next week.
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