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PAGE TWO The RANGER Homecoming -- - After 28 Years? Twenty-eight 8 hom~omingl years old nnd never known Why not have a Homecoming · • · a f~l: day o! artivitles; reunions or clubs; spec~ attention to the oldest graduate. the one W.t~ has come the greatest distance, the one wt the most children who also .attended SAC: 1~ barbecue; a basketball game: a clllnee .. would be 8 good way to prt.ve that educab~n isn't here to •laY ... it's here to CO PLACES nt leut at San Antonio Collcre. That's the story of San Antonio College, which in 28 years hitS hnd three homes. more than a thou..and graduatet<. but no homceominr. Since the Colle~re stayed onh· n year at Main Avenue. there was no thoug~t or a return to the alma mater !or a spec~al day· While the collegt> wa~ situated on South All!· mo Street. students often returned to vlstt friends among the faculty and. to see If the rickety stairt~ were still standmg. But talk of "homecominA:" was t•lwn~·R postpo~ed v.ith the suggeAtion, "Wail unhl we get mto th~ new buildings.'' And in February, 1951. the Cullege moved. There """ talk once ot homecoming (that was in 1952). but it waa sidetracked for NOmething elNc. Now we nrc bullding again. But mu•t "<~ wall until the buildinA: ia fin· iahod 1 Surd~·. there will never. be a hom~ coming then. for if San Antomo Colleg~ Ill to continue to grow there will always be ,·om~ sort uf ph)'$lcal expansion underway. And in onler to continue growing. a college needs the Interest of its gradunlcs, needA lo kt."'P them well informed on what the college ia doing. Bow about it _ Alumni AMoelation. Student Council. student body - are you ready !or It? Examine Your Attitude After finishing 12 years of t<ehoo)lng, a few consider they have reached the pmnncle of their scholnotic endoovor Many, however, choose to follow up what they have been taught with additional learning In a cho•en field. A select few plunge into the task set before them with renewed vigor in ~n all~ut effort to succeed. But a dlacoura~mg number enter college to prolong t h~ ltme when they must go to work or to satuuy I'Brenls who inRisl the children attend. Lmu MAN ON CAMPUS Geography Review The latter Q1'0Up, obsessed with th~ idea that further schooling, or schoollng tltlelf, is at best a neceasary e'•il, have Ultle or no reBp<JCt for the instructor or for the studenta who have a sincere desire to learn. Range Riders A very good point came up the other ~Y when tour civic leaders from the Bavnrtatl town of Regcnsburg, Germany were interviewed by the SAC faculty. All four seemed to stress In uni~n that while they were still in Europe they \'isualiwd Americans as not knowing too much about geography. Wbat they meant was that we lack the initiative to take interest In countriea that are separated .rrom the U. S .. by water. As bard a fact aa It seems, it looks a~ though our neighbors (and we mean neighl>ol'l< in our pruenl air age), from acrooa the Aea do not th!nk too highly or us when it comes to dlscusstng the world situation. Not too many students here can tell you the country In which Prague. Budapvst. Buchare•t. Antwerp, Bell(rade or Ammon is located. l\1avbe that's one of th~ reasons we Americans -never made good diplomats at the conferl! llce t.abl._., concerning the world situation. We simply didn't know the facts about geography. It's a situation that has to be remedied if we are to get along wllh our 'neighbor~.' now then are we to in~till a comprehensive ,,iew uf geogrnph}· Into our future leader>!? One wny i• to give training in the lower grade• of t1<'hool. and not in college where students no ndult.1 should already possess that knowledge. This is not td deride teaching or geography in the universities. But when it Ia gh·en in rollege the student should feel that be is taking n rer...,.,her course. ln that way can we develop an adef!uato ~uppl~· or leaderK who can understand the complex problems of lanrl and communitie• when they are di>«:uased at the roundtables of the world leaders. Th e RANGER Now if thia higher learn!ng came fr~ as the prevlou.• schooling dtd this o.ttttude could be overlooked, but common 114!nse says that when you pay for 110mething you.t~hould receive something in return. lo th•s case the only thing that can be obtained Is ~<:nowledge and only then if an honest e!fort •~ put forword to ab:IQrb iL No matter how well. the nwterial I• presented. nothing can be 11amed if it is not properly received. Students uoon entering college like to be treated nt~ adult.~. but they can hardly expect aurh if they don't act as adults. They cnn be treated only ns adole~~tents i! that is the behavior they choose to follow. Everyone's Business In many l'Olleges a student using the library has to fill out a "call slip," tum it In at the charging desk, then wait 15 or 20 minutes for his book. That Isn't true at SAC: her'e you may go to open shelves to find the material without delay, or you can browse thtough all the books with complete freedom. But such an open shelf system can be successful only through the co-operation or every student. If the privilege is abused - books arc carried out without being charged, expensive reference books arc "borrowed.'' or magazines and book$ are mutilated - there must be some modillcation or reBtricUon of the prlvUege5. ll is up to you to prevent abuses or the library materials I! your own rights are not '" he limited. 'l'o IIUiintain the freedom in tl • or th~ library is everyone's business. Uan 7uu hnu-.J Un,• "Ebontt......,r·lmii"Y PubliRhed bi-weekly b)· the otudents of SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE I" a ""'ont Phi Theta Kappa mt.ottinc. ReTake &bton•ikf"1tfT wu hford to IOJ', "Robort Clinoo, wl~ )'dV piR• cUmb up the door!" S...lnr that Ume ••• IIJ'Owlng ohon for th• mMUnw. oh• aaid, 1300 San Petlrl> A\'enue- San Antonio 12. Texu ••wo·re ru.."'nifla out of town. t4> Represented for national adwrtialng by National Advertlalq lho """'1{n" '- •ciJ•urnod" Service lor., ·1!!0 Madison A"enue. New York, New York. Co-Editors Shirley lnsall and Ben Siegel Reporters Shirley LiiUIIIrtz, Ylrginia Con&ales. Danny Grant, Marjorie Ennis, Olh·e Eng, Pearl Gravis, Leah Hall, John Rogers, Joyre Gardner, Jane Shelton, Alklrts Yeager, Mayverd Horan, and Jim Coleman. Buainess Manager Robert Cllnea Faculty Ad'•iser Mii!S Adah Louise Staph Roy &keollum. In a .....,nt Chomlot17 006 tl-, "'"' dl.tuotnw vto ... ity. To mak• tho oubl<t• tl"*rtr. he oaid, "111 ldn .., ou.m. JJit of a vilcou.a fluid. Doea any .. one h..-e .... \\'lldroot c,.am 0111" To which • voice ln t.b~ rear o·t th~ room repli~, ••charlll' ctoe.••• Lou's Done Lot of Robert Does Some a bility ~ that tcrand old A meriean "l(•n..a yuma •• tquab Robtlrt Cllnee. And that' I S.n Antonio Co1tege'e formula ror A tornokh Studl~nt Council pnrllatnt""nt.arian. RobforL brin K"~ t.o ht. Studtont Council pollt hlt~ fi.ne c-xpt.'ricnttt with parlinmonu.ry proc'-•durc. WhiiC' ntt.tndimr ~rne lfiah Sehaol h~ wat purliament.ar .. ian of tho f'. F. A. ( Futu"' Formt" n ot Am~rica) , and ht> baa l>H:n a mrmlwcr of lhTl"C F F. A. parliamcntilr) · ltaderahip t t"llJIUl. A nAtural companfon to bis in· ternt in rtarB•mrntiU')' law ill Rober&.-"a ambition to be a lawyer or - U ht JOkingly put$ il - ''o. professional liar." But. Robert'• obvlou•ly rrlou• plans caocf'1 hit own d"rish·e commtont, for ht inhrnd. a to eomJ'III•tto •ht •ddltlonal yran of atudy for lo.w at t'iLhtor Baylor or the- Unlv~ni\y ot TeXAJ., SACitel h6V(' onen tiN!\ Robert In thf' llbrarr. whtrt' be work~ durin~ hi• f...,.. P<'riodo •nth clay. Tn addition t.o thil he tal!~• an at"t.i\·e part in many SAC ornnlza.tiont and I• bu•int'n mnnag(_•r of lh< RANGER, • mombt'r of the d•· bat~ te!'Am, nnd Stude-nt Cou:1cll r«' pren nt.ath•e for Phi Thctn K.nppa. A tru~ Texan .tin('tl th..: day ht• "U born. RoOOrt cornm\lt.c.•t ttl SAC' tat'h dar from hi• Bofrn• home, a 1'1lDt'h •nd dAiry farm. Bdn.r a111o * truo ran~her'a aon, Rohrrt nulnb< orw amon2 hl.8 dlv~rat• 1ntcn·•~. tarmba-, rru'K'hinl(, end hunLing When h(' !indl. tlmr for lllomethim~ elae, be likes to liat,•n to eitflt·r elu.len.l mWtt.: or popula:r tunes.
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PAGE TWO The RANGER
Homecoming -- - After 28 Years?
Twenty-eight
8 hom~omingl
years old nnd never known Why not have a Homecoming · • · a f~l:
day o! artivitles; reunions or clubs; spec~
attention to the oldest graduate. the one W.t~
has come the greatest distance, the one wt
the most children who also .attended SAC: 1~
barbecue; a basketball game: a clllnee ..
would be 8 good way to prt.ve that educab~n
isn't here to •laY ... it's here to CO PLACES
nt leut at San Antonio Collcre.
That's the story of San Antonio College,
which in 28 years hitS hnd three homes.
more than a thou..and graduatet<. but no
homceominr.
Since the Colle~re stayed onh· n year at
Main Avenue. there was no thoug~t or a
return to the alma mater !or a spec~al day·
While the collegt> wa~ situated on South All!·
mo Street. students often returned to vlstt
friends among the faculty and. to see If the
rickety stairt~ were still standmg. But talk
of "homecominA:" was t•lwn~·R postpo~ed v.ith
the suggeAtion, "Wail unhl we get mto th~
new buildings.''
And in February, 1951. the Cullege moved.
There """ talk once ot homecoming (that
was in 1952). but it waa sidetracked for
NOmething elNc. Now we nrc bullding again.
But mu•t "<~ wall until the buildinA: ia fin·
iahod 1 Surd~·. there will never. be a hom~
coming then. for if San Antomo Colleg~ Ill
to continue to grow there will always be
,·om~ sort uf ph)'$lcal expansion underway.
And in onler to continue growing. a college
needs the Interest of its gradunlcs,
needA lo kt."'P them well informed on what
the college ia doing.
Bow about it _ Alumni AMoelation. Student
Council. student body - are you ready
!or It?
Examine Your Attitude
After finishing 12 years of t |