Utilize four Time Wisely
Two distinct forces are always evi
dent on any college campus*. These two
forces represent two different groups of
sundents» Each group, appropriately, has
its focal point of congregation-, Certain
students have an intrinsic desire to
learn. They utilize their time wisely.
These are the students you will find in
the library pouring over their textbooks,
utilizing the facilities available for
them there. Their yen for knowledge goes
beyond being complacently satisfied with
parroting what they learn. They try to
reason out solutions to academic problems
for themselves. They find it difficult
to walk away from a problem unresolved
in their minds. These students have
already begun to realize that the aim of
education should be to convert the mind
into a living fountain and not merely
a reservoir of ephemeral learning.
On the other hand, there are the
students, in the majority sad to say,
whose quest for knowledge tapers out at
the ending of each class period and
culminates in the student union building.
Whet little knowledge they do glean from
their presence in class is soon lost
amid the din of raucous laughter and
idle chatter. A worthwhile, thought
provoking idea given by the professor
before they leave the class has fallen
on barren ground. They usually do retain
enough of the objective material needed
to pass a test. They may know the date
of a certain war, the number of casual
ties on either side and how many cigars
each overweight general smoked in a
twenty-four hour period; but have they
ever tried to reason out for themselves
why wars start at all? Do they search
for a means ?\?hereby their education can
contribute to the eradication of war for
all time? No —it is the sad reiterated
story time and again. They venture
nothing and gain the same. The small
number of students who do arrive at
some worthwhile conclusions and who have
something worthwhile to say are too few
to be significant. This attitude of
complacency can only lead to retrogres
sion. If there is a bright side to this
dilefSa, we have failed to see it,
Admittedly, recreation is to be
desired- An hour or two a day mu rhe SUB
can refresh and stimulate as long as our
sense of time propsrtior- does not fall
noticeably cut of balance., As it is
however, the two groups stand represented#
one group in the library, the other in
the SUB,
The .new student stands in between.
Evaluate future consideration carefully,
and then ask yourself—What group will
I join?
P.S. If questions are asked as to the
origin of this bit of invective, strict
military secrecy will be observed. If
said interrogater persists in nosing into
this article, he will be untruthfully
informed ; that it is of "obscure" origin,
having been found oh the editor's desk
with a phantom's signature.
This will cause an aura of mysterious
spine-tingling suspense on said campus.
Perhaps the "blame" will be relegated to
one "Tiny Yokum" who lives in a barn
behind Highacres and is given over to
pursuing pretty coeds with malicious in
tent so enthusiastically thgt they lose
all sense of direction and never more
find their way back, (alasH) to High
acred
The Phantom Philosopher