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Friday* September 18, 1964
THE MEGAPHONE
Positively Positive
“Being positive is possibly the most impossible at-
titude to portray positively.” Or at least Robert Tenn
Warren said so.
Negativism, on the other hand, is an easy attitude to
maintain. And maybe this is why so manv people share
the feeling.
But as the school year starts, we feel it is necessary
to take the more difficult approach — the positive stand.
It is necessary to look at our position as compared to
past years and move from there.
In past years the Senate has become a stronger and
. better organized body. And while it suffers from the
k inescapable plague of problems, it stands on the thresh-
, hold of great things if the Senators move in the realm
Where positive actions can be taken. A positive approach
by the group can mean the difference in gaining or
i losing respect and responsibility.
' The Megaphone, while at times a paper which leans
or sways in its attempt to accomplish some good, can,
, with proper leadership an support, be a paper of the
I university. It is the aim of the staff to prove the worth
of the paper by being fair and honest. It may take time
i — but there is plenty of that. It may take severe criti-
cism — and we are getting used to that.
Concerning school spirit, Southwestern is in no
worse shape than any other school that has no football
team. Without something to unite behind, it is hard
j to have unity -j— but it is not impossible. Unity is more
than having a positive attitude and sharing it with
others.
We at Southwestern can share a positive attitude
about our academic standing, and this1 is probably the
most important unity we can show.
The Greek system is working toward a positive end
this year as all groups are joining forces to make the
upcoming Greek Weekend a success. This is a first at
Southwestern, and with proper cooperation, it won’t
be a last.
A building program is getting slowly on its feet, and
this, too, shows growth toward the positive.
In recent years, Southwestern has come a long way
in numbers, too. There have been fewer and fewer up-
perclassmen transfering, and more students than ever
i are interested in attending.
With little effort we could reverse all of the above
statistics and show a negative side, but this would des-
j troy everything we have come to see in and like about
Southwestern, and it would erase the forward progress
! that has been made.
This is not to say that we should all be “Follyanna-
I Sunshines,” but we should understand the demands of a
positive approach. Any growing program will have kinks
in it. Problems are inevitable. ~ 7 ;
The old adage that you can’t please all of the people
all of the time is truer than some people realize, but
| being positive, we can at least hope for and aim at
I pleading some of the people sortie of the time. (And there
are always those you can’t please any of the time. So
forget them.) 1
f - There are a great many things we cannot change
j on thing is very certain — and that is only by being
i one thiing is very certain — and that is only by being
positively positive can we make this university the in-
! stitution it must be if our educational experience is to
be valuable, enlightening, and truly stimulating^
Name .
Address
.......................................
Phone Number .....,......................
1 am interested in working on
NON QUIS
SED QUID
(Editors note: This column will ap-
pear in THE MEGAPHONE from
time to time. It will deal with
eauipiiK problems in a specific way.
The columnist’s name will remain
secret until he - or she ■ wishes to
let you know for sure.)
Ash Cans> Urns . . .
And Garbage
by LAN NY NAEGELIN
We’re off and running now, and
tomorrow when the rush race ends,
school will be-
Ever since Southwestern University
was formed by the merger of four
Mc'thjeJist institutions of higher
learning in Texas in 1873 it has been
known for the quality of its aca-
demic achievement.
Every student of Southwestern
has the unique opportunity .. “to
become involved in a continuing dis-
course among the disciplines wheth-
er aesthetic, humanistic, scientific,
social, or theological.”
Each student has the opportunity
to involve himself in the pursuit of
academic excellence. It is unfor-
tunate that many students do not
avail themselves of the opportuni-
ties afforded by their attendance at
Southwestern University. Many do,
however, and these students are aid-
ed by die university in their pur-
suit of excellence by a basic univer-
sity ^orientation toward:
“Some understanding and appre-
ciation of the meaning, methodls,
and values of the main branches of
learning, including the arts;
Some acquaintance with the cul-
tures of oilier peoples, past and
pjesent;
Emotional maturity and intelli-
gent self-direction;
Respect for the worth, dignity,
and rights of others;
Ability to think critically, con-
structively, and creatively;
Proper uses of knowledge for hu-
man welfare and worthy citizenship
and
Concentration in one or two areas
elf learning in preparation for a
vocation.”
Since this week’^ paper is dedi-
cated', more or less, to the proposi-
tion that all freshmen are created
equal to upperclassmen in the eyes
of the Megaphone, this issue
will spotlight die Southwestern new-
comers tin? first issue did the re
turning students.
Looking around 1 can see we have
been running a better opening race
than we did last year. Cooperation
is the key word, and everyone
seems to know it.
It was this cooperation that made
the Sunday noon buffet for nejv stu-
dents and parents a success. All
comments coming my way were in
praise of the dinner.
Too, the opening Convocation for
New Students held in die Lois
Perkins Chapel was the best in re-
cent years — the last three at least.
There was organization, a crowd,
arid a well executed program..with
opening address by President Flem-
ing. •
Perhaps the best event of the day,
diough, was the first meeting of the
Summer Reading Program. And as
the sessions continued through the
week, the value of the discussions
became more evident. The partici-
pants showed remarkable interest
in the academic side of university
life. (A word of congratulations to
these responsible for the Reading
Program is in order.) •
Even orientation appeared to mu
more smoothly this year than in
past attempts, and the Monday af-
ternoon convocation, with David
Baugucss. Senate President, pre-
siding, offered several concrete sug-
gestions to new students.
It was, caLled to my attention,
however, that the prevalent attitude
of the convocation was somewhat
negative at times. Tills is a valid
criticism — and having been nega-
tive myself, I accept it and ask you
to, read this week’s editorial for a
more positive viewpoint.
A great deal more has happened
this week — dirty rush and some
academic things -r- but more re-
capping would only serve to make
this column too king.
Therefore, I close with one re-
quest: Remember the practical and
useful things you learned this week
(the ash cans and the urns of orien-
tation — to, be symbolic), and all
else (the .garbage — and there’s
rnpre troth than symbolism to that)
leave to the Lord of the Flies!
Dr. Teele Spends
Unusual Summer
* Dr. Roy Teele, head of the South-
western English Department, spent
past , of his summer in New York on
an unusual mission: to aid college
faculty members in acquiring
knowledge in areas other than those
in which they specialize.
Dr. Teele was invited to join a
group of the nation’s top scholars to
assist in conducting classes on Jap-
anese thought and literature at
Columbia University.
Working with Dr. Teele is Pro-
fessor William T. de Rary, chair-
man of Columbia’s department of
Chinese and Japanese.
i . ■ . V
Dr. de Bary will head the sem-
nar sessions on Japanese thought
and Dr. Teele heads the section on
Japanese literature. The course is
designed for teachers of compara-
tive literature with little or no
background in the Jpancsc tradi-
tion.
J} ,
Other courses included in the pro-
gram are biophysics, African stu-
dies, and industrial science,
a Union Com-
mittee. (................)
I would like to work on the.................* committee.
(Mail to Judy Ledbetter, Campus Mail)
THE MEGAPHONE STAFF
LrANNY NAEGELIN, Editor
SUSAN McCOOK, Associate Editor
GARRY LEAVELL, Associate Editor
BARRY BROWNE, Editorial Assistant
iv.
BETSY PHELPS, News Editor
SARA MILLER, Union Reporter
LAMAR HANKINS, Senate
Reporter
DON TROMPLER, Religion Editor
CAROL LIEBE, Cartoonist
DOROTHY SLAUGHTER,
GEORGIA MARTIN,
DAVID BAUGUESS.
DAN ALEMAN, Fine Arts Editors
VIRGINIA PETERSON,
JUDY LEDBETTER,
BARRY SIMMONS, Staff Aids
ED MANGUM, Faculty Advisor
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