EDITORIAL
PAGE
PAGE TWO THE CLARION
November 11, 1967
GIVE
ME
YOUR
PLACE
I have just finisheid reading an article, one of
many, on college student protests. It seems as
though many of the students today spend a great
deal of time in protests against, the draft, the War
in Vietnam, Civil Rights, smoking privileges, drink
ing regulations, dating stipulations and just about
any thing that they seem to think they vs^ould like
to see another way, Theirs.
Well this is fine and dandy, provided this is the
ultimate line of endeavor they are preparing for. I
don’t see, how^ever, that there will be a significant
demand for experienced protesters. Should I be mis
taken, and the world finds that it is in need of this
type of individuals, individuals qualified to pass
judgment on their country, their state, their com
munity and their parents, to whom they owe their
very existence; nineteen to twenty - five year olds,
able to define the educated thinking of government,
business and civic leaders, who have spent long and
hard years working to make this the land, I thank
God, I was born in; disrespectful, unipatriotic social
derelicts devoted to their own self-centered pleasur
es; then maybe you are one of the lucky ones.
If you are fortunate enough to be one of the
thousands blessed with the opportunity of attending
a college or university this fall, and plan to be an
unkempt, unshaven disgrace to your family and your
country: If you have visions of gay parties, draft
card burnings, making yourself a public nuisance and
national disgrace, I can help.
I am twenty-five, and unlike you I was unable
to further my education.
Let me take your place.
I’ll study hard, and do all in my power to make
this a better country for you to find fault in.
I am not completely satisfied with everything
in general, but I know that "MIND POWER” is
stronger than “STUDENT POWEiR.” If changes is
necessary, it can best be brought forth with educa
tion. _ Education breeds understanding, and under
standing can bring about more change than sit
downs, strikes or marches.
If you are not serious about your education, let
me have it in your stead, then you will have all the
time you need to join the Decaying Breed.
Courtney R. Longdon
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Will We
Control The
Fourth Dimension?
We are trapped. Yes, trap
ped caught in a force
which is dragging us closer and
closer to the grave.
Does this sound morbid or
extremely pessimistic to you?
It should, because it is true.
We are all eventual victims of
the unrestrained killer called
“time.”
Time, a subject man has
been baffled by since the begin
ning of well anyway,
man has long wondered about
the true nature of “Time,”
the name he has given to an
unknown yet readily percep
tible force which constantly af
fects all our lives.
True time is not our super
ficial calculation of hours, min
utes. days, years, decades, and
so forth. Time is an actual
force. How do we know? Just
take a look at your baby pic
tures. Then look at yourself in
a mirror. A definite and mark
ed change has occurred. Time
has acted upon you, and you
have been forced to go through
a developmental process, one
which you could not alter or
control, because time was the
catalyst (a poor word, but the
only one feasible). And we
can’t change time.
And that’s the point we’re
striving to make: Time, an un
known force which man has
not learned to control, is con
trolling man instead. Death is
inevitable because time cannot
be stopped. Thus we proceed at
the “speed of time” to our
graves.
If time is an extant force, and
is subject to the natural laws
of the Universe, then it fol
lows that laws can be formed
which would explain, govern,
and possibly control its behav
ior. Of course, the potential of
such an accomplishment would
be staggering; for if man were
able to control the course of
time, he would then hold his
destiny in his hands. Time
could be stopped, speeded up,
slowed down. A task usually
requiring a decade to be achiev
ed could be performed in a
fraction of a second, simply by
stopping time, doing the job,
then restarting time.
Man would realize immortal
ity (our lifespan would be
but a moment in the life of a
time - master). The human race
would then be an eternal, self-
guiding people unshackled from
the chains of time.
Will we ever gain the upper
hand on Father Time? Possibly.
But it will take time.
; :aFi:EVARtj
It's JVst
In Regard To Student Apathy
The fountainhead of student,
disunity concerning certain ac
tions and policies of the ad
ministration is apathy. When
indifference supplants interest
in the actions of a student
body, the inevitable result is a
lack of harmony between the
administration and the majori
ty of the students.
Progress in a college is de
pendent upon student support
of the administration, and like
wise, the latter’s support of
the students. Without this,
nothing significant can be
accomplished.
I am not saying, however,
that students should be depriv
ed of a voice in college of af
fairs, but rather that opinions
and decisions of both sides
should be considered by each
ATTENTION:
(Continued from Page One)
eral minutes of clapping, cheer
ing, and singing ensued.
Actually, SGA meetings aren’t
quite as joyous as pictured
above. However, the revoca
tion of the double cuts rule is
a major accomplishment by the
SGA, whose members certain
ly should receive our thanks.
Also, our appreciation should
be expressed to the College
Council, who actually passed
the recommendation of no
double cuts on Thanksgiving.
Also discussed at the meet
ing Wednesday night was the
topic of moral behavior on
—Turn to Page Three
to have equal importance.
When a proposal is present
ed by the college leaders to
the student body, and the gen
eral reaction is favorable, any
action requested of the stud
ents by the administration
should also be reacted to fav
orably. Therefore, whatever has
been proposed will become a
reality much sooner.
College B.S.U.
(Continue*! trora Page One)
couple of stomach - aches from
eating caviar for breakfast. But
each student there enjoyed him
self completely and would S>
back tomorrow if the opportun
ity arose.
What’s Happening?
I Saturday, November 11
= Soccer-here
\ 8:00 - Movie, “Seven Days in May” (Dun-
i ham Auditorium)
: Monday, November 13
I 5:30 - Women’s House Councils
I 7 ;00 - Men’s House Councils
: Tuesday, November 14
I 7:30 - Basketball - Brevard vs. Gainesville
: 8:00 - Lyceum - “Comedy of Errors”
i Wednesday, November 15
8:00 - Lyceum
Thursday, November 16
1:15 - Assembly (Dunham Auditorium)
6:30 - Masquers - CB 211
7:30 - History Seminar
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