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The Rams Horn
EDITORIALS
The Ram’s Horn staff would like to make several suggestions for
campus improvement, to whomever it may concern. To
Represraitative Arthur Williamson, donator of the college campus
land, we respectfully ask that certain unpleasant sights be removed.
Specific examples are the old falling barn and abandoned truck left
at the right side of the college campus.
Another area in need of improvement is the burned trees in front
of the school that needs clearing away.
Although the sidewalks are beautiful yet not very practical at
times they must be used. The Ram’s Horn asks that faculty,
students, and administration use the sidewalks instead of the grass as
much as possible (all of the time.)
The problem of the month seems to be the stealing of books. A
crackdown on text book stealing has caused an almost impossible
task to result in the reselling of texts to the school store. Library
books have also been the target for big time book thieves. It seems a
shame that people feel it necessary to steal books to enjoy them.
Perhaps we should have a “return books day” when no one can tell
when the books are stolen or just being returned to the library. This
could also include a “free day” for overdue books.
More azaleas and dogwoods would certainly improve the general
appearance of the campus. Maybe someone would feel generous to
give some to the college.
MY BIGGEST PROBLEM
By LEMUEL BOONE
My biggest problem in college is that / don't really
want to be here. What / really want to do is He around all
day and run around all night. / want to shoot pool, play
cards, or just hang around on the streets. / want to relax. /
want to have a beer with my friends. / want no struggle in
my life, no strain.
College makes me leave all of this life and go to work.
College makes me compete, forces me to think about
getting ahead, about beating the next fellow, and getting
good grades. College makes me look too clearly at myself
and my future makes me worry. If it weren't for college, /
might never have to grow up and become a useful citizen.
If it weren't for college I might be happy. / might grow old
instead of up; I might vegetate instead of live.
MAY YOU BE BLESSED
May You Be Blessed from day to day
To live your life; your own way.
May You Be Blessed to reach your goals
Above and beyond many poor souls.
May You Be Blessed to be a success
Although life's not filled with happiness.
May You Be Blessed to admit you are wrong
Even if it means giving up your royal throng.
May You Be Blessed to respect others
And think of them as your brothers.
May You Be Blessed to be understanding.
Helping anyone whose problems are demanding.
May You Be Blessed to always be kind
Even when things get in a bind.
May You Be Blessed to show concern
To anyone's problem of which you learn.
May You Be Blessed if you're blessed,
Cause you're outstanding from all the rest.
Wendell Enzor
THE RAM'S HORN
Official student newspaper of Southeastern Community
College, Box 151, Whiteville, North Carolina, 2847Z
Published nionthly during the College year except during
holiday and examination periods.
The opinions expressed In this newspaper are not
necessarily those of the College, Its Administration, Faculty,
or Board of Trustees.
Editor-In-Chief Red Ward
Sports Editor Rick Mason
News Editor Sharon Townsend
Feature Editor Judy Hayes
Photographer "Mac" Smith
REPORTER-Prlscilla Hewett, Miriam Manning, Walter
Strickland, Elizabeth Pait
How Our Readers See It
Dear Editor,
After readily the March 1969
issue of THE RAM’S HORN I
feel that the issue could have
been subtitled “Down With The
SGA”. I admit that some of this
criticism was warranted, but
some of it is not completely
true. I am writing this Irtter in
defense of the Student
Government.
In Rams Heard, Mr. Mason
bitterly attacked the SGA for
the “runaround” it has given the
baseball team. Mr. Mason said
that money has been raised for
the baseball team, but he failed
to mention that the amount
raised is not half enough to
flnance a baseball team for its
first season. Thus, the SGA was
asked for the rest. Since the
Student Government is alreadj
supporting 3 sports, our decision
had to be postponed until we
were sure that we had sufficient
funds to support another sport.
We also had to delay our
decision until coac hes and a
faculty sponsor could be found.
This took several weeks. Then
the boys heading the team were
asked on January 23 to write a
simple letter formally requesting
permission to start a team and
including a request for the
money they will need. This
letter was finally handed in to
me on February 24. So it would
seem that the entire blame does
not lay on SGA.
In the editorial “SGA Apathy
Hits”, the editor’s lack of
knowledge is apparent in his
information about our
Constitution. A committee was
appointed at the banning of
the school year and the revised
Constitution is now ready to be
presented to the student body
for its approval on May 14. No
change in the Constitution can
be made by the SGA without
the approval of the student
body.
The editor really tore up the
Student Government for the
Drifters Concert. The reason we
accepted the offer to sponsor
such a concert was because the
students have a£ked us many
times to bring a good group to
Southeastern. The editor
complained about our students
having to pay to get in at the
concert. Well, the students
themselves responded mudi
more to this concert than to the
Spring Dance (where NO
admission was charged). There
were at least 4 times more
student at the concert than at
the Spring Dance.
The editor has warned the
SGA to shape up or ship out. So
now the SGA would like to
return the “compliment” to the
Ram’s Horn so that we can both
do some shaping up! You should
remember that a correctly-in
formed staff is one asset every
good newspaper should have.
Sincerely,
Pat Clark, President, SGA
Dear Editor; !
I am the mother of a girl
student now attending and a
male alumni of Southeastern
Community College. In the last
publication of THE RAM’S
HORN (March, 1969) I was very ;
much impressed by the article;
“The Other Side” by Richard
Hayes. I don’t agree with the!
three categories he list all the'
girls in. There may be these
three types of girls but I am sure
there are others in which the
more respectable girls would fit.
Where did he place these girls?
Or is he saying there are no i
respectable girls at I
Southeastern? I do not feel my *
daughter would fit into any of
these categories he placed them
in and I’m sure there are otho:
mothers who feel the same way.
As one mother, I hope my
daughter hasn’t stooped as low i
as he has placed all the girls at !
Southeastern.
Mrs. Irvin E. Meares
Strickland Views
WALTER STRICKLAND
DEN OF THIEVES IN OUR MIDST
“Where in the hell did my
books go” is a question that is
being asked by quite a number
of students. It seems that the
“Art of Stealing” has replaced
“Spying the Thigh” as our
number one pastime at
Southeastern.
Students can not enjoy the
pleasure of leaving their books
and other possessions alone for
even a second because of the
fantastic amount of stealing that
is occurring at our beloved
conservative college. One must
now hold his books in hand
while eating, studying, playing,
and even while using the local
latrine. These thieves must think
that Southeastern is Fort Knox
in disguise from the way we are
being preyed upon.
At first, cars in the parking lot
began missing a hubcap here and
there, but finally one of these
amateur bandits figured out that
if he pressed a button the door
would open. Inside he found
booty that would make his
profession more profitable. This
didn’t keep our little outlaw
gang contented for long before
they aimed at the jackpot.
Whoever knocked off Macke and
company in the student lounge
had planned their caper well.
Our hoodlums were well
informed about what time the
security cop would go off duty
and then they gained entrance to
the auditorium by kicking out
one of the glass doors. Alias
Jessie James and gang advanced
on through the auditorium and
into the student lounge where
they reaped the treasure chest
by cleaning out all the machines.
These guys were no Robin
Hoods because they failed to
confiscate the food which would
have been a service to the
student body.
Well, all this calamity inspired
some people at Southeastern to
take up the Art of Stealing and
books or other materials began
to disappear at an incredible
rate. This problem of book theft
became so serious that one must
now go through a C I A type of
interrogation before he can resell
books to the bookstore. With all
the problems college students
have to face today, petty theft
should not be a serious problem.
I suggest that students be extra
careful when choosing where to
leave their books and while
walldng in the lobby of the main
building. If you choose to walk
in the lobby, keep your head
tilted high in the air so as
observe if anjrthing falls fir. ,n
the balcony.. If you see a quarter
lingering through the air, run
like hell in the opposite
direction to avoid being stomped
to death by Atilla and the Huns.
One final point, will the bastard
who stole my PRINCIPLES OF
SPEECH book please return the
picture of the playmate for April
that I carelessly left in it.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
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