i THE BATTALION Thursday, October 4," 1951 — ‘If I Were AFreshman Again f Working for Others, Diversity Of Interests Would Be Goal (The following article “If I were a Freshman Again” by Senator Estes Kefauver is reprinted from Motive, a Christian student magazine. We believe it will be of in terest not only to the freshman but also everyone con nected with education.—The Editor.) By SENATOR ESTES KEFAUVER It is not “Old Hat”. Its observance is an insurance pol icy for a truly and happy satisfying life. As to the second objective, if I were a freshman again. Take a Break College Survey Indicates Ideal Prof Students Prefer By POGO Over at Forty Acres plans are being speeded to create a ‘•‘spirit.” They say “ ... at A&M you get it “What is a good college profes- and essays from all of the 48 ® His office door would be open (spirit?) on the end of a paddle; sor, according to 1951 standards?” states. to students for help in their sub- at Baylor, in a chapel; at other That is the. question a faculty According to these answers, the jects or personal problems, schools out of a bottle ...” But member in a certain university ideal college professor would have • The curve system of marking the killing line in The Daily Tex- recently asked students, in other these characteristics: in which eight or ten per cent an was “. . . at the airport (pep colleges and universities all over 9 He would be a young man, of the class must fail would not be rally) Friday, there weren’t the country. The survey had the would have a thorough knowledge used ' The ideal college professor enough people to start a decent success of bring in over a thous- 0 f his subject and would be ade- would rat e each student mdivid- Canasta game ...” Only one thing I would place more emphasis on having a wide diversity of to say: Some can ’ some cant ' 1 If I were a freshman again, I would place more emphasis ^ on two fundamentals goals of life—working for others and diversity of interests. In my 12 years in Washington, I have had many oppor- 1 tunities to observe the reactions of those whose accomplish- 3 ments are only for themselves or some narrow selfish group. They are not happy. Their souls know no true or lasting peace. Regardless ^. of the money they make, the contracts they land, the special aimes - interests bills they push through Congress, they are basical ly unhappy. ■|i Evidence of their unhappiness is provided by their rest- ' lessness and their constant and never-satisfied desire for more and more accomplishments of the same unsatisfying character. interests. Specialization unquestionably has its virtues, but like all things it can be carried too far. And in my opinion, too many people have already carried it too far. Certainly we have seen specialization carried too far in the field of education. This has been particularly true of students in the physical sciences who all too often have carried just enough courses in social sciences and humanities to get by, confining all their interest and energy to their specialty. While turning out highly-trained mechanics, such spec- Never underestimate the pow er of a “dewdrop” ... it was in a French class and the prof was calling roll for the first time . . . he called a name, a body dashed up madly, met the prof, and the prof was so shocked, he dismiss ed class immediately. Vet Wives Club Elects Officers quately prepared to teach it. ually on effort as well as growth. ® He would possess a sense of ® ^ £ humor and would laugh with the ,, , , -J! ® „ other courses and would make as- class even if they were laughing signments with this in mind . a m ' . O He would give frequent an- • He would recognize the stu- no unced exams rather than merely Officers were elected by the Vet de f a / f indlv jJ ual i° th 111 aad a final, or a mid-term and final. crcu oyrne out 0 f c i agS) rather than merely 9 H e would dress in an up-to- Wives Club at their first meeting held Monday night in the South Solarium of the YMCA. Mrs. Timi Kramer was elected president of the VWC. Paula Phillips was chosen vice president. Other officers elected were Nita ^ It could only happen here ... A ialization does not produce well-rounded, integrated person- otheSouthwes^ Amuses before f Mathis ’ secr ! tary; aad Bca Vinas ’ irtant "’material iUustrate the Nnr Hopc! it m-nrhipp nspfnl eitiVpns ? T e ?r ? 1W u treasurer. Kay Hebert was ap- important matenai. mi does it pi ounce US Clt Zens. he decided to attend A&M ... His pointed chairman of the dance com- • He would express enthusiasm The Great Books approach to education has proved an reasoning ... I went to Loyola, m ittee at the meeting, important and useful counter-force to the trend toward Rlce ’ S ^ U > and Texas . . . every- New mem bers welcomed in the (here were jarfqae wtaonitlon 1 titT.T-wLnqueS'dind”: tractions, he answered, . . . you j drs> Charlotte Maddox, know, those things .. . women . He should be president. as a name on the class roll. 1 da ^ e f as hion which sets an exam- ® He would come to his class pie for his class, fully prepared, knowing what he • He would be the type of per is going to say. He would say it son who could be a leader of men in an interesting manner without if he should leave his cloistered extensive reference to notes, and existence. • He would be sincere in his work and in his relations with the could give to a college freshman it would be—to read. Well Read Person—Useful Citizen and would like his subject so that his enthusiasm would be transfer red to his students. ® He would attempt to correlate his course with the' world of real- The group decided to schedule a ity and would use up-to-date ex regular meeting on the second amples. Idealists Form Striking Contrast In striking contrast are the few genuine idealists I Monday of every month at 7:30 p.m. A program will be planned and refreshments served at each meeting, the members decided. Hattie Benson was appointed Some 7,680 reserved seat tickets program chairman for the October 7,680 Tickets Left For A&M-OU Game ® He would use simple, clear those of the professor. • His class . would be friendly And do not confine your reading to just one or a few fields. A well-read person is not only a well informed per son; he is a useful citizen. But the task of absorbing the wisdom of the past in have met in Washington. Whether they work in behalf of philosophy, history, literature, the arts and the broad hu- w „. , __J world peace, better living standards for the poor, or some manities, generally, should not stop with the end of college, are still available for the A&M- meeting. Activities scheduled for similar idealistic cause, they share in common a repose of It should continue throughout one’s life, supplemented and OB football game Saturday night, d ^ a e eai n fU Q a [ e wee^omTof spirit and a happiness of soul which those who struggle only reinforced by the works of the important and serious writers ageT^said. 6 Half on this dumber the football game with the Univer- for material ends can never attain. of the day. are temporary box seats now being Sity of Oklahoma. I believe, there is a strong tendency among young peo- Diversity of interests should, of course, extend beyond placed on both sides of the track Summer marriages have increas- ple—at least there was in my day—to think of the Golden reading of books. A well-rounded person should be interested m Kyle Field. cd the membership in the club, ac- and would be conducted in an in- Rule as a fine and noble idea, but at something which actual- in the theatre, in the arts, in the concerts. He should also gouth'end^f the fiekTmakeup the C0ldnig to one member ' formal, democratic manner, ly has little place in the modern world in which we live. be interested in sports, particularly those in which he can remainder of this number. Such an attitude, I am convinced, is wrong. It is wrong participate At the rate of present selling, because the rules of life which have largely come to take But above all, the well-rounded person should be active- ^ els 1 a T said a PP roximately 4 gooo its place bring only restlessness and unhappiness. ly interested in world and national affairs. He should attend And out of this restlessness and unhappiness has come forums and debates on public issues. ing 3,590 are being sold in the the moral breakdown which is the all-pervasive character- It probably would not hurt him even to participate in a corps section and many of these istic of our times. Therefore, I urge all young people, in political campaign. And when he has the opportunity, he stiR are on sale > Nelson said, embarking on their life careers, not to disregard the Golden must exercise his privilege to vote, not only in national but Rule and the concept of working for others. in state and local elections as well. time Saturday. students. • He would use impersonal fair ness in his grading of students. • He would express on interest for his students and a hope of their mastery of the subject and of life. • He would know other sub jects rather than just his own specialty. He would be well versed language rather than attempt to in sports, music, literature, popular impress the student with his large fiction and the comics, vocabulary. 9 He would not dodge the stu- © He would treat the student dents’ questions. He would answer as his equal and would recognise them when they are asked and that occasionally the student, too, would admit it if he does not know can be right and can express ideas the answer, that are sound but different from 9 He would vary his voice tone LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Block Voting? Sweetheart Choice Method Clarified Editor, The Battalion: objection, we would like to know? Also, we would like to make clear why the selection committee was chosen in this manner. It is very evident that the writer of the article neglected to take the time THOUGHTS- AND AFTE^OUGHTS Editor, The Battalion: In regard to your article (?) in or effort to find out the reasons Tuesday’s Battalion, captioned for himself. “Sweetheeart Chances Enlarged By Since when has A&M College been run by dorm masters? Today, I was instructed to vote u „ Officials of TSCW requested that for the three (3) dorm masters Two Selection Groups”, was as the selection be made at least two running for Student Life Commit- members of the Senior Class would weeks prior to the Corps trip be- tee. like to ask a few questions and cause of the many duties that they ... „ clear up a few points. We say have to be performed and arrange- All you fe low Aggies,with'any “article” questionably because the ments that have to be made by the let s . st °P Bus block voting impression we got from reading college and the girl that is chosen. ^ defeating these dorm masters if Krocs floof if airoc. Q Ta/s/av. offa-rwraf Ttl P fWfl TMnst IfKnVnl TTlPn f.n tOnignt. Don’t use my name for these Corps and the'Social Secretary of dorm masters will give me hell. Name Withheld By Request it was that it was a poor attempt The two most logical men to to fill up blank space. The blank handle the job, J;he Cobnel of the space would have been better. You give the impression that tbe Senior Class, were asked to there is a major controversy be- make the necessary arrangements tween the Senior Class and the toward choosing a selection com- Student Senate over the question mittee. The Senate could not even of who should choose the Aggie be considered in making the selec- sweetheart this year. tion since it would not be func- Yet, how can there be a contro- tioning in time, versy between two groups when These men completed arrange- one of these groups is not even in ments and a committee was ap- existence at the present time. No pointed. In our opinion, the corn- members of this year’s Senate have mittee could not have been more been elected and the Senate won’t representative since it includes rep- be organized or in operation for resentatives from each of the eight at lease another week and a half, regiments, two-non-corps represen- Still, your so called article, tatives, and even one of your own leads us to believe that someone staff members. (This letter was received yes terday. It’s contents refer to last night’s elections. Yet, The Battalion staff after cursory examination of the situation could not find any information to. correspond with that of the writ er.—The Editor.) has made an objection to the fact that a representative group from In conclusion, it is our opinion that there are enough real con- the Senior Class will select the troversies on this campus with out Notes From Grad School TffoZRJS- Sweetheart. Just who made this Rush or Rush? In yesterday’s Battalion W. T. Rush was mistaken for his broth er, Marshall, who was named the third top Aggie lineman of the week. The trouble was there were so many Rushes, rushing against Tech, we were sometimes mistak en as to which Rush was rushing. €U Department (Continued from Page 1) any attempt on your part to create “Guide Posts for Graduate Edu- new ones. In the future may we cation” will be the topic presented suggest that if you are so hard up by Dean Laurence H. Snyder of for articles to fill up space try the Graduate College of the Uni cross-word puzzles or something versity of Oklahoma in the first more simple and suited to your tal- lecture of the year in the Graduate ed out screens, ents Lecture Series. I think student breakage has Sincerely, The meeting will be held in the greatly reduced since several years Ted M. Stephens ’52 Lecture Room of the Biological a g.°i however, I expect to replace R. E. Bickham ’52 Sciences building at 8 p.m. on reis year at least $1,000 worth Thursday, October 4. street lights and fixtures broken Rather than deal with a particu- k y students,” Walker said, lar subject matter area as most “Our present plans call for the graduate lectures do this one is repainting of every dorm on the designed to present the fundament- campus, but when this will be ac- al principles of graduate education complished I cannot say,” revealed and graduate school organization Walker. “I do know the program and operation as Dean Snyder see has been retarded by the over- them and as they are practiced in crowded housing of students, many of the best graduate schools “A building cannot be properly in the country with which he has repaired and re-painted with oc- been associated. At the close of Dean Snyder’s (Editor’s note: Touche!!!) 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