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commendation of the servants-

By JOHN E PLAPP-

PLAPP here at Rice when I can go-

Hice an go A freshmans first set of 3s- 3s was not the absolute amount

amount-

Department of-

of somewhere else and have a lot lot- and 4s may look very disap- ¬ disap that they gained but rather

rather-

Mechanical Engineering-

Mechanica Engineering

Mechanica degree

of fun while getting a degree1

degree-

degree1-

degree- pointing in comparison with the- the whatthey did with what they-

what they witn they

It is only fair to admit here here- This question of why one should-

should flock of As he made inhigh high

inhighs-

in high- were given

given-

at the beginning or this article

of artice

artice-

article- work hard really does deserve-

deserve scho but

school lI t only a I1ttl reflec ¬

chool

scho 1 little reflec- Also please do not think that

that-

that I accepted the invitation

invitation- tion

consider tion-

serious consideration

consideration- tion is requir to show that-

required that I am condemning extracurric ¬

extracurric-

to write it with some hesitation

hesitation- Some of the main reasons why-why the poorer grades here stand- stand ular activities Many of these-

actvities these

since at the time I had no par

bad pa

par-

pa- students work might be as fol- ¬ fol for much more real accomplish ¬

accomplis-

accomplish- can very definitely contribute

contribute-

titular

ti uiar to grind

ticular ax to1 grind- lows Fear of not making a de ¬ de- ment

mentnt

ment-

ment-

m nt-

hment ignificantly

significantly to a persons total

ignificantly total-

The reader therefore shou1d-

should

should-

shou1d conege par-

cent living after college par ¬ ar

ar- Interest in the material that- that development when he allots the-the

n t

not expect to find anything so so- ental demands that one get a- a

a- is being taught is a necessity

necessity- proper amount of time to them-

them

entertaining as a proposal that

a that- degree desire for economic and- and for a high level of accomplish- ¬

levet accomplish

o

the Board of Governors be be- social betterment desire to ex- ex ment Interest is a bit difficu1t

difficult

difficult-

difficu1t-

hanged in effigy or that coed ¬

coed- ceU others

cell in achievement

achievement- to create from nothing but it it-

upper

ucational colleges for uppez

uppez-

upper- pride of ccomp1ishment inter ¬

accomplishment inter- is worth noting that interest of-¬ of

classmen be instituted next fall

class men fall- est in the material that is is- ten accompanies accomplish ¬

accomplish-

accomp1ish-

accomp1ish

However having been a Rice

baving Rice- learned and a feeling of obli- ¬

obli ment even when Jt has not pre- ¬

it pre

undergraduate at one time and and- gation to develop and use ones ones- the accomplishment-

ceded ilie accomplishment

accomplis mentment-

having lived and worked in ra- ¬ra talents

talents- AN OBLIGATION to develop develop-

ther close contact with Rice stu ¬

stu- I SHOULD LIKE to say- say and use the talents that have

ilie have-

dents for the past seven years

101 years- some things about accomplish- ¬

accomplish been given to us should underlie

underlie-

I should like to say a few things ment interest and obligation all the other motives that we

oilier we-

may have for doing a good job- job

We cannot pass this obliga- ¬

obliga

tion on to others nor can we-

oiliers we

avoid it Our abilities must be- be

developed fully If we are to to-

nerve

Serve as we should ourselves-

erve ourselves

our families our communities-

communities

our nation and ultimately the the-

God who gave us those abil- ¬ abil

ities

ities

ities-

The vast majority of us here hero

here-

hero-

simply have too much potential

slmply potential-

to negled or slight this de- ¬

neglect sUght de

velopment

velopment-

velopment

velopment-

PLEASE DO NOT assume- assume

that I am arguing that only the- the

students who are making all1s all 1s

all1s-1s-

are doing their work welL In- In

view of the differences that that-

thate-

eJCist in kinds and degrees of-

JCist

exist of

talent we aU know that some-

all some

persons who are making 3 av- ¬ av

erages are doing better jobs- jobs

high on

than others who rank J1igh on-

otheMl

the deans listlist-

Those of us who take the New