Southern Methodist University - Rotunda Yearbook (University Park, TX)

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SlvIU's PresidenT Dr. Paul Hardin . . . To Those who know him, he is a dynamic individual dedicaTed To home and profession. He appears as an adversary open To advice yeT candidly expresses his own ThoughTs. No descripfion can Truly do iusfice To This new SMU leader. He besT speaks for himself: lf I sTay calm, my secref is I Take my iob very seri- ously buT I don'T Take myself seriously . . . I never Think of whaT makes life happy. buT l'm always aware ThaT iT is happy. I Think I embrace life for iTs good and bad expe- riences. My main frusTraTion is ThaT my responsibiIiTies are soconfining ThaT I have To pass up many Things. BUT iT's an exhilarafing experience. lT's a free choice and I like whaT l'm doing. The fun parT of This job is people. The miserable parT is budgeTs, non-personal duTies. . . The chief value of college is growTh - inTeIIecTual and emofional, if you can divorce The Two. We oughT noT downgrade The classroom. IT is viTal. College involves learning how To learn, how To approach problem solving, and helps in The conTinued deveIopmenT of each person's decision making and moral sfands . . . The grading sysTem is True To life. You're graded every sTep oT The way. People achieve aT various levels . . . You musT geT accusfomed To The facT ThaT you're accounfable. IT you eIecT noT To seT grading as your goal Then you musT have some goal To Take iTs place. . . In The sTudenT is a remarkable human being develop- ing. You lThe sTudenTl are whaT iT's all abouT. You repre- senT The TuTure, The counTry, and our civilizaTion. Col- lege-age people are making Their presence known and have a more profound influence Than They are aware of.

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