East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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12 THE CHALK LINE June 6, 1980 HELEN EVA BOWMAN Johnson City, Tennessee “She says little, hut thinks much ” Mathematics, History, English EDNA ELIZABETH COLEMAN “Greta” Asheville, North Carolina “Oh, tell me less or more” English, French, Science Sapphonian; Science Club, ’29-’30; Glee Club Re¬ porter, ’29; Y. W. C. A.; Alumni Editor Chalk Line, ’30. EDWARD L. STANLEY “Ed” Oneida, Tennessee “A man with a purpose” Mathematics, Science, History, and Social Science Pestalozzian; Science Club; Secretary Pestalozzian, , 28-’39. MAUDE ELIZABETH LYON Manchester, Tennessee “Speech is great, hut silence is better” English, French, Sociology L. DEANE DEAKINS Jonesboro, Tennessee “Quiet and Studious” History, Home Economics, English

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June 6, 1930 11 THE CHALK LINE SENIOR ADVICE To Freshmen: Every freshman of today needs courage. It makes but little difference in what field of activity he enters; whether it be a continuation of his school work or some¬ thing else, he will find that competition is keen and if he does not have abundant courage, he cannot hope to reach the top. However, I am not going to say very much about success, though I assure you that such a thing is not to be despised. I am merely going to mention a few things for you to think about. The great mass of freshmen of today merely drift along with the crowd, and say, “What’s the use?” This is the coward’s attitude. It is the pusillanimous whine of the weakling. It is the excuse of the traitor. Often, a freshman, in his conceit, thinks himself of far more importance than he is, and overestimates his capabilities at every point; however, it is not always what he thinks himself to be, that determines what he is, but according to the quality of thought that he ac¬ knowledges, or recognizes as a part of himself, that fash¬ ions the balance of reality in which he is weighed. College life is all a struggle. Within or without, there are conditions against which you, as freshmen, must contend. Your very existence is a series of efforts and struggles crowned by either success or failure, and your right to remain among your classmates as an intel¬ ligent student, depends upon the measure of your capac¬ ity to successfully combat all the elements of fear with¬ out and the enemies of truth and virtue within. Now, to arrive at a means of combating these unfriendly ele¬ ments should be your primary goal. To the ambitious student, college life is a brilliant game—a game to be won, in the long run, by the quick eye and the steady hand. The freshman who pities him¬ self because he has to work, is in for a hard time. A large number of freshmen are ground down on the grind¬ stone of life during their first term of college, while others snap out of it and fall in line with the victorious. Freshmen of the victorious class always form a neat, useful background for great portraits to be painted upon, and they make a receptive audience for the active spirits to play before. There is one thing for you to do. WIN. Win the battles of a freshman—try not to gener¬ al maneuvers of a senior battalion. You’ll either take on a polish or you’ll corrode—it all depends on the kind of stuff that’s in you. L. E. H. To Sophomores: We, the members of the senior class of 1930, having weathered the storm and stress consequent upon the two years you are now destined to endure; and, by virtue of our triumph, having been ordained by the “powers that be” to prescribe the regulations which must govern your conduct and pursuits for two years hence, feel con¬ strained to point out publicly your most sacred obliga¬ tions and rigid requirements and to admonish you to faithfully discharge and fulfill the same. Your first and highest duty will be to consecrate yourselves to the important task of bringing such pres¬ sure to bear on your county and city superintendents, boards of education, local boards, sub-local boards, mag¬ istrates, preachers, elders, and others of any political consequence, as will induce them to provide jobs for every member of our class at salaries of not less tha n $50.00 per month, and for a term of at least one school year. Subsequently, you are to return to our Alma Mater and deport yourselves in a manner befitting successors and protegees of so great a class. In your scholastic pursuits, be mindful that you obey your teachers and prepare your assignments con¬ scientiously and diligently. Failure to read every line or to solve every problem laid out for you, will inevit¬ ably undermine your reputation, degrade your charac¬ ter, and pave the way for your utter ruin. All notes we have taken shall be consigned to consuming flames; and any attempt, on your part, to salvage any part of them or to disturb their sacred ashes would amount to a crime sufficient to warrant certain and severe punishment. Any hopes you might entertain that your burdens will be made lighter for you, as you advance, are so vain as to occasion authoritative remonstration. You are reminded that you are about to begin your directed teaching. We must insist that you give the same lesson every day, so that your performance will make a lasting impression on official observers, which is a “consummation devoutly to be wished.” Although you may have taught a dozen years, one mistake here will spell your doom. We must reluctantly surrender our standing room in the library. If you should be so fortunate as to in¬ herit a portion of the same, receive it in the spirit in which it is given, always remembering that it has been dedicated to tense muscles and aching bones. Failure to observe regulations of silence and obedience will auto¬ matically require expulsion from the library and call down on your heads the wrath of the faculty and your predecessors. Finally, your behavior with reference to social reg¬ ulations should be restrained and exemplary. You are expected and warned to repel any temptation to trifle with the companionable instincts of those of The oppo¬ site sex. In your sophomore year you are admonished to practice the virtue of utmost seclusion from would-be lovers, never permitting yourself to communicate pur¬ posely or accidentally, meet formally or informally can¬ didates for your affection. Strictly observe every ex¬ postulation from officials never to permit yourself to be thrown in the presence of such company either in a ve¬ hicle or in a theatre. By the time you shall have reached your senior year, all your ambitions and hopes for conjugal relations should be paralyzed, and you should be resigned to the fate of celibacy as practiced by nuns and priests. With these words of advice and encouragement, we commend you to the future and await your destiny with eagerness. —L. M. C. To Juniors: Commencement! Another long year or ttiuo - and you’ll begin to experience the all-inclusive meaning of this word. There is still a long, long trail a windin ' , over which you must journey before you can leave be¬ hind you the slain enemy of ignorance. Juniors, do you know of any shifters among your lot? Better kick them out. Take this dope from me— no extra charge, there’s one teacher—only one—on our faculty, who simply detests such folks. You’d better stay clear of his classes, and don’t let him catch you (Continued on page 13)

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June 6, 1930 THE CHALK LINE 13 SENIOR ADVICE (Continued from page 11) wasting time in the halls, especialy after the bell has rung. You must continue to be prompt in meeting your classes—and don’t forget the advantages of a front seat. You have already graduated from the school of bluffing, but remember, it still has a use—always ap¬ pear interested in every class, even though you can dis¬ cover no good reason for so being. When your teacher assigns an impossible task, “grin and bear it.” That’s about all you will do toward preparing it. As to our teachers, it has been rumored that they crave attention. This is especially true of the blondes. Just use your tact and diplomacy in handling them— they’re human. They’ll fall for your line, if you have the ability to put it across. Now, as a final admonition. Regardless of the secret complicities in your life, always keep the laws of the faculty with unceasing diligence. Beware, lest you should by chance fall prey to their unforgiving wrath, and thereby meet your eternal doom. —E. L. E. OUR SUCCESS As we go forth from the shelter of our Alma Mater, many serious and complicated problems confront us, but the most perplexing one is HOW CAN WE ACHIEVE SUCCESS. It cannot be doubted that the primary essential for success in any endeavor is activity. Constant activ¬ ity on the part of each of us in our individual realms will sow seeds of success in fertile soil, where continued effort will generate life, stimulate growth, and insure an abundant harvest. One cannot hope to enjoy the harvest without first laboring in the field, nor pluck the fruits of native ability without constant and careful cul¬ tivation. In planting the seed of success, there is no preferred season; the wind and the weather are always on the side of the diligent, steady worker. A cheerful disposition is a great factor in making the pathway to success more pleasant. If we smile into the face of the world; a smile comes back to us. We are often judged by our outward demeanors in times of stress; hence, despondency, in the time of a crisis, will inevitably designate us as failures in the opinion of others; and, when our fellows set us down as failures, we often fail. One’s disposition constitutes a great mirror that reflects one’s thoughts, ambitions, and atti¬ tudes. Therefore, let us see to it that the mirror is not beclouded and our ambitions dwarfed by the false im¬ agination that an unfriendly world is not giving us a square deal. A strong determination to win is half a victory in itself. Half-hearted effort will not take one very far in any line of endeavor. If a person thinks enough of a job to accept it, that person should think enough of himself or herself to make of it a better job. Faith in one’s own powers and confidence in one’s own individual methods are essential to success; but let us remember that an attentive ear is the open door to knowledge, and no man is a graduate of the school of experience. It is a trait of human nature, common to all, to become egotistical in the presence of progress; but it is well to bear in mind that success may become its own hindrance through too much self-glorification. We cannot be independent of the indispensable “give and take” spirit in our work. Finally, when we have attained a degree of suc¬ cess, we should not become so much enraptured in it as to stop in the middle of the ladder; for we cannot dwell in contentment in the ephemeral structure of temporary achievement. The greatest success is one who dies suc¬ ceeding. —L. M. C. OUR FUTURE PROSPECTS The iime-light of the future emits ultra-violet rays of “good tidings,” as we small, insignificant mortals view it from the realm of our imaginations. Should the prophets and oracles of the past return to prophesy our destiny for us, they would beyond a doubt recount it in picturesque phrases of extremest brightness and rarest good news. Reflecting upon our past history, we are reminded of our long, swift strides of continuous development. Development which has been in accord with the ad¬ vanced thoughts of our age. Then, why should we not look upon the future as holding trump cards for our hand? With nothing for us to do, but play the cards sensibly, the tricks to be turned are: larger and better buildings; more modern equipment; increased prestige; general expansion; increased enrollment; a higher type of students; a stronger alumni association; and greater social freedom. With the advent of our new buildings, our students will add pride to their store of acquired characteristics —and as a result of such a pride, will boost their school to their friends, who will in turn pass the good word on to their friends, thus helping to establish a certain prestige, certain traditional legends, and, as Dean Bur¬ leson would say, “certain apocryphal stories of vivid imagery, phenomenal setting, and intensive local color,” which hold the listener’s attention in the face of all dis¬ turbances. Furthermore, many new students will be persuaded as a direct result of this free advertising, to select this school to continue their higher education in. With the coming of more modern equipment, our medium of instruction will be greatly facilitated and improved. With this development and growth, must come a parallel raising of our standards and requirements; if this is done, we can naturally expect a higher type of student— and with this higher type of student, there will, as we can rightly expect, come greater social freedom. And as these higher type students begin to swell the ranks of our alumni, we have a right to expect their superior strength to have a direct bearing upon the strength of our alumni association. There’s a role for each one of us to play in bring¬ ing about a realization of our, perhaps far-fetched, dreams of the future. Let each, who holds dear and sacred “the hand that has fed him,” sound abroad the good name of the institution which has nurtured him from ignorance’s infancy to the maturity of wisdom. —R. C. M.