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THE METEOR
THE
EDITORIAL
THE NOT-SO-SILENT SPRING
"It is generally accepted that
a man will live and die to- wards an end ... or in some way make his life meaningful." Spring has made the scene once
again, bringing with it the warmer weather, baseball games, track meets, softball, exams, and Graduation . . . Hmmm. Graduation . . . Let's con· sider that event for awhile.
For Seniors, Graduation is real enough, but only as a distant ex· pectancy.
For other class members, Gradua· tion is merely a figure of the never· to-be-reached future.
Just what is this thing called "Graduation"? What happens?
When Graduation rolls around, a number of our fellows will for some strange reason disappear, virtually never to be heard of again. It wil" be almost as if they had died. Their time at V.E.S. will have passed and
other boys will have taken our "dead' comrades' places. Life will begin anew.
If Graduation and dying are re· lated to the quote above, a question results which isn't very pretty.
The question? When you leave V.E.S., are you able to say that so much time in your life was worth. while ... that you GAVE something, or are you forced to admit that no one cares whether you "live or die?"
Think about it.
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This institution supposedly exists for academic purposes. It attempts to provide the student an oppor- tunity to achieve sound preparation for a successful and profitable ex- perience in the college or university which he might attend. Those stu- dents who recognize the necessity of conscientious application in their in- tellectual pursuits and reflect this at- titude in achievements are to be commended. Those students who, lacking incentive, somehow enter this institution with the understand- ing that the school itself, solely on the basis of its reputation, will enable them to gain admission to a desirable college, invariably suffer. The student who possessing both natural ability and incentive, intel- lectually contributes to the school society in his classes and in cultural activities, is indeed an asset to the
school. The quality of such an in- dividual is a determining factor in the academic excellence or inferiority of the institution.
It is indeed alarming that our school newspaper has failed to recognize the accomplishments of such individuals and furthermore has failed ro achieve one of the more obvious objectives of a newspaper, that is, to serve as a means whereby thought can be exchanged and in- tellectual curiosity aroused.
To cite specific examples, the Meteor failed to cover both the Quill and Scroll induction and the Morehead Scholarship nominations. It has failed to recognize the rank- ing scholars and on occasion had even failed to mention contributors!
The editorials, which seldom appear, are "borrowed" from the newspapers of other schools. I do not think elaboration on the subject is neces-
sary. It is sadly ironical that the newspaper of an institution attended for academic endeavors should al- most entirely devote itself to sad humor and verbose sports articles.
-Rogers Toms.
Dear Mr. Toms:
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The Morehead Scholars:
As I recall, no issue came out be- tween the nominations and Teague's actual award. The award was cov- ered fully.
The Quill and Scroll:
Between the time when the awards were made and the Meteor went ro press, the news to all concerned had become quite stale. In addition to this fact, how do you suppose two- inch headlines read i n g, "JETE WALKER AWARDED QUILL AND SCROLL" would be taken, when the opposite page . . . boxed even . . . says "Jete Walker, editor-in-chief"?
Ranking Scholars and Editorials:
As to your comments on the edi- torials, let me say this: That at no one time has the Meteor been pro- duced by more than FIVE PERSONS! Lots of help from those contributors of yours who give the editor a chance to express himself in six or seven of the articles "contributed." The rank- ing scholars will, at your suggestion, appear in the next issue with name spelled correctly.
Contributors:
Our main problem stemming from
contributors is their failure to sign
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