University of Tennessee Knoxville - Volunteer Yearbook (Knoxville, TN)

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unnuu-uu...uunnuuuunu-unonnnnunnu P-nmlllllm1 u . C 5 OUR NEEDS i': W; ................................................... M i e- 3' . : . The Needs of Our University As Seen By a Senior In the midst of the progress that our University is making, and while we are congratulating ourselves on the many improvements which it has been our great pleasure and inspiration to witness, it might be well for us to pause a moment and take an inventory, so to speak, of the further needs of our Alma Mater so that we may be better able to strive and work towards these ends in a more systematic way. Could we all express our opinion as to the greatest progress our school has made in recent years, I am sure that we would all agree that it has been the development of a greater Tennessee Spirit. Our student body is putting the University first in all things, and this is why the wonderful spirit has grown. Our need in this regard is not the amount of spirit-because we have no end of it-it is rather a unity that we .lack. We lack first of all systematic Cheering at our games. We need cheering sections where every ounce of our vocal strength can be expended in the right way. Our cheer leaders will have to work hard. VVe must assist them, and unless we all cooperate, we shall fail. A Tennessee man backs his team win or lose. We need to reach a higher perfection in cheering. The faculty and student body need an honor system at Tennessee. Attempts have been made to give the University an honor system, but every effort has been in vain. Why we have failed, we shall not discuss. We need an honor system at Ten- nessee that is indorsed and supported by every student. The student body must have confidence in it. They must be entirely familiar With all of its workings. The honor council must consist of representative men and women who are popular with the student body and strong enough to enforce the law and render justice. If a student against Whom a Charge of dishonesty in his work has been made feels that his case has not been properly decided by the honor council, we would suggest an appellate court, composed of faculty members, which will act as a court of review and final adjudication in all such matters. We can not have an honor council if the instruc- tors in every department will not cooperate. If he does not believe in honor, the kind that will stand in the face of all temptations, he is not a believer in his fellow- man. Success can not come without honor. Let,s develop this phase of our moral training to the highest degree at Tennessee. Finally, we need an extension of our athletic facilities at the University. For a long time the athletes of Tennessee have faced the opposing team at a great handicap. This handicap can not be attributed to any specific cause. We simply have not had the money. Through the graciousness Of our friends and alumni, we have been given a better playing field with a larger seating capacity. What we need now is to im- prove our field, and to increase its seating capacity. If we would extend our con- crete stand, the crowds at our games would increase in proportion. It takes money to make money. We need to raise the money through our alumni and other means to complete our stands. We must have as fine a stadium as any school in the South. Furthermore, we need a modern gymnasium where our athletes and our entire student body can get the proper training. Tennessee is sadly lacking in this respect. Let us hope that before long, we shall have a fine gymnasium Where the student body of our Alma Mater can reach a high mark of efficiency in physical education. Page Twenty-fonr

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