NOTHING HEARD FROM MR. "O" - WHAT DO WE DO NOW? - for JUST A MINUTE RADIO - Wednesday 111123

We draw – or are drawn into -- the holiday vortex, and are happy about it…. Mostly.

 

The difficulty comes when it gets down to ‘duties never conflicting… (just overlapping).  Students from BJU back in the ‘50’s will recall that reality with a smile.

 

Trouble is with the capabilities of record keeping, and class and other meetings and appointments during the “pencil and paper” era of the dark ages, we did find ourselves obligated to be in two places at the same time… The Founder, Dr. Bob Jones, Sr. used to emphasize a saying – or perhaps there were administrators who ‘jumped on it’ when there were sometimes expectations to be in two different places at the same time.  “Duties never conflict!” – was the banner raised over the difficulties. And the standard response was – “No… they just ‘overlap.’”  Not exactly a satisfactory answer when appearing before the Discipline Committee for adjudicating demerit-slip grievances. (L)

Some time ago as a graduate I was asked how I described the discipline and general rule-keeping at BJU. I recall there was a small notice on the inside of each dorm rule (I assume it was the same on the girl’s side of the campus) that the first rule was “Constructive suggestions appreciated; griping not tolerated.”  So no real doubt about it in those days shortly after the conclusion of WWII… when a lot of BJ students were veterans now engaged in education having been in combat or combat theatres. The atmosphere was one of “spit&polish” which ex-‘dogfaces’ and ‘plebes’ recognize as excuses that were not readily accepted.

So my response to the question was that BJU was widely thought of – at least among the young men – as “West Point without uniforms.”

Thus when we start crowding Halloween up next to Thanksgiving and dumping over the turkey and cranberries in getting to the actual nativity week… things just remind me of the ‘whirl’ that I recall being caught in when I was a lowly ‘freshman’ with more reading to do than I could imagine – and always being up against a deadline. As I’ve grown older I see life is filled with deadlines… it’s not just at school.  There are hurdles to be crossed and I suppose that’s one of the bigger lessons learned growing up. Maybe some people master it better than others. Anyway – I’m beatin’ around the bush too long. I’ve got two more scripts to write and programs to put together before the weekend… I thought I left all that behind when I graduated.  – But I find out different every day. (J)

Cordially, IN HIM – I look forward to being with you tomorrow.

Jack Buttram

 

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“JUST A MINUTE”

NOTHING HEARD FROM MR. “O” – WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

 

BB: Jist A Minit– Since awl th’ Pres-dint is sayin’ is “NO!” Whut air we supposed ta do now?

MizP: Well ah certain cain’t figger hit out. They done disbanded th’ soop-er doo-per committee.

BB: And they didn’t git a thang done. Ah knowed hit was a-gonna happen tha-ut way.

Homer: Well Mr. Jack th’ ReePubs wuz set agin enny tax increase…

BB: Yeah they done pledged tha-ut fer th las ‘lection.

Homer: So they caint go back on they’re word.

MizP: But th’ Dimmer-crats done pleged ta give everbody a raise an…an

BB: No hit wuz ta raize taxes on ‘em milliyun airs.

Jack: What about forcing people to buy medical insurance? Can you do that?

BB: If’n you kin hole ‘em in jail long enuff …  

MizP: No no … you cain’t watter board ‘em.

Jack: We’re getting way off the subject here.

BB: Whut IS th’ subject when th’ sooper committee done throwed up hit’s hans an…

            … ain’t nobody kin stop’em.

MizP: Ah bet Ah could if’n you’d jis cut me a hanful of hickry sticks…

BB: Ah got my pocket-knife rite here.

Jack: Wait a minute…wait… do you know what tomorrow is?

BB: Hit’s Thursday….

MizP: Hit’s th fowth Thursday in November. You know…

BB: Course Ah know… hit’s Thanksgiving.

Jack: And what does that mean MsPearlie?

MizP: In November hit means hit’s a day on which we Thanks God.

Jack: Like the first Pilgrims did?

BB: Yeah… like th Pilgrms. --  Ah guess ah done got carried away.

Homer: Well… Ah’m sorry.

Jack: I’d like for you all to be listening tomorrow… we’ll have our

      traditional Thanksgiving poem – Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers.

MizP: Ah’ll be a-listnin’

BB: Me too --  Awl of us… Happy Thanksgivin’ Everbody. C’bye

Jack: I’m Jack Buttram – Blessed Thanksgiving to you all.

(END)

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