Christmas, 1965
Christmas 1965 is almost upon us. This year, more so than in past years, it seems most difficult to get into the spirit of Christmas. At this very instant Americans are fighting and dying in far-off places with almost unpronounceable names; men are busy designing more horrible ways of killing their fellow men; children are dying because they have nothing to eat.
In the midst of this, Americans are spending billions of dollars buying presents for each other. Perhaps this is wrong, perhaps not.
It may very well be that such years as this are the true test of Christmas—in an environment of universal joy and happiness, it requires very little effort to say, and mean, “Merry Christmas.” Yet if a mother, with a son in Vietnam, can say this with a smile on her face, then the true spirit of Christmas is not dead. Because the gift of love and compassion is far greater than any that money can buy.
Growing Pessimism
There has been an ever-growing pessimistic attitude from the student body at Texarkana College this year toward campus activities.
Since athletics were dropped at the college last year, there has been a general spirit of not caring what goes on. The students are forever talking and griping about no activities ever being held.
Why did these students not attend the Intramural Football Championship last week on campus? Why also did they not attend the Powder Puff Bowl in the same week? Both activities were practically free to the students but there were only approximately 20 students at the Intramural Championship and only about 200 at the Bowl game.
If there is no better turnout at these games how could the student body expect college officials to even consider the resuming of athletics with the expectations of having no more than 300-500 students present?
Another example of the student body non-participation was the Miss Bulldog Beauty Pageant two weeks ago. It was probably one of the biggest activities that will be held on campus all year, yet there were only about 500 students in attendance, which is less than one-half of the student body.
Surely if anyone is of college age he can shirk his high schoolish ways and conform to college life, by this, supporting the campus activities which some of our students work so hard to make a success.