Word: feeling
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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William G. Weston, professor of Cryptogamic Botany, emeritus, said that he and Edward O. Wilson, associate professor of Zoology, who teaches the other half of Nat. Sci. 8, "certainly do not plan any drastic changes." He said that "although some people seem to feel that the General Education courses are waterd-down for non-concentrators, Nat. Sci. 8 is not and will not be as long as I am around...
...Student Council on a Socialist ticket with full support of the Social Progressive Party. The Student Council rules prohibit any student running with the backing of an organization. "I expect to be disqualified by this rule," he added. "We are making a test case out of it, as we feel it is unfair that only independents are allowed to run," he explained...
Because of the impossibility of representation, many students thus feel nothing but disdain for those who bid for their vote and pass themselves off as their representatives. In addition the belief of the academically oriented that those who politick are in a lower class causes disdain for another reason, and so the student may mark his ballot with the patronizing view that he is pampering to the foolish whims of these politicos who perhaps do what they do because they lack the intellectual strength to study and become immersed in academics, and so must compensate for their academic weaknesses...
...does not explain his saint. Perhaps, his justification might run, there is no explanation for the existence of a man so out of joint with his world that he cannot feel hate, is incapable of acting in self-interest or even self-protection. He is a blind soul who probes his way, not with the white cane of rationality but with a mild, gentle love...
Although the Council may feel stung by this exhibition of apathy, its good works will not remain unnoticed long; sales are bound to pick up soon. In fact, the energetic lawmakers ought to look around not for new opportunities to serve the College. There's a six-day bike race coming to town, and tag-team wrestling at the Arena each week, and maybe a flea circus. The Council has only begun to serve...