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THE CAMPUS CHAT, DENTON, TEXAS. THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1937
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The Campus Chat
ily during the college year by the
a# the North Texan State Teacher* Collar
aa mad class mail at the poet eAee ait
December K, 1910
Santa Fe Teacher, Summer Student Bookomer
In College, Describes Education of Ghosts 23,000 Years Old
SUBSCRIPTION R4TES. DELIVERED HY MAIL
Oat college year $I.Ot
Advertising rate* furnished on application Right
to decline any advertisement is reserved
Oflce Manual Art# 107
Telephone 1242
MEMBKR OF TEXAS IN TE RCO LLEG I AT K
PRESS ASSOCIATION
Hi, ho! Life is just a bowl of cherries. and -pe
cially in the so-called "good old" summer time. Oh,
well. it'* just like I laffed arid told Tom. I sex.
"Tom ..."
Spanish In New Mexico
Walk In Walls' Latest Book
Thane of you who
of this column won't
are wondering
wonder long.
about the title
Editor-in-chief ALONZO JAMISON. JR
Editorial Assistant* William Pinker, Frances
Hamlett. Lao Bennett, Mary Burt McAfee, Joe
Johnson. Bill < hum Iters. Mildred Townsend. Mar-
ian Gibson, Ix i* Ann Wilkin*, Lois Loft in.
COLUMNISTS: Bo wen Evans. Norman Grusky.
William Parker, Ed Bates Smith
ILLUSTRATOR . Mary N. Sweet
SHELTON McMATH
J I). HALL, JR.
Mess my petticoat! Shades of Mac West!
other expression* indicative of sudden feeling
cerninjt the weaker
many of 'em? They
That reminds me . . ,
And
con-
p so
(?) sex! Did you ever
must grow on bushes Bushes
But no. this is hardly the place
Business Manager
Faculty Sponsor
High School Pre**
The growth of the college press and the conse-
quent rise of the public school press is one of the
significant movements in comparatively recent years
of both journalism and education. Advertisers and
advertising men are at a loss, almost, as to how to
take this infant industry which does not ope rate for
profit but which insistently offers an advertising
medium at a price. A great many newspaper editors
refuse to commit themselves upon the question of
whether or not college newspaper experience is of
especial value to aspiring newspaper employees.
The schools and college* claim to know what the
functions of the school press are and what it# place
is. but they seem not to be able to arrive at a general
understanding among themselves as to press finan-
ces. control, and duties. The -Indent editors and
managers certainly have not been able to form a
"professional philosophy" in regard to their work,
which some view as tremendously important and
which others describe as u likely waste of time.
The status of the high school newspaper certainly
is not definitely known. Its place in the school ha*
not been clearly defined, and what its nature should
be has not been agreed upon. A great many peple
hold to the view that the high school paper should
lie in the nature of a house organ. Others contend
that its chief duty should la' to stimulate school 1
spirit and school unity. It i- believed by some
that it should train pupils t<> enter professional
journalism. It is thought by some that it should
be considered purely as a means of circulating in-
formation. Some think its chief task is to train
pupils how to write themes. Others believe that its
justification is found in that it teaches pupils how
to read newspapers and how to critically analyze
the commercial press.
All this diversity of opinion exists in the face of
the fact that almost every high school in the country
boasts of some kind of publication It is evident
from this circumstance alone that the high school
press has a potentially important influence, that it
involves vast expense in many instances, and that
considerable study and inquiry into its operation is
justified.
Possibly the Teachers Colleges, who supply the
superintendents and principals who authorize the
publication of high school newspapers and the teach-
ers who sponsor them, should assume this not easy
job of determining the position which the high school
press should occupy, its duties and obligations, and
its educational possibilities. If this is not to be
undertaken by the Teachers Colleges through de-
partments of journalism—a feature which few of
them offer, because it is believed that the study of
the press is not within the scope of teacher-training
—this evaluation of the high school press should
be deeply considered in the education departments.
Did somebody say Midway?
•
Which brings to nund our friends Shot and Elsie
at the Halfway point Shot has purchased, is the
proud owner of. and otherwise possesses a copy of
the ISKI" Yucca which Dude Neville gave to the
waiting public some three wetks gone. And is he
proud of that Yucca? Well, was Mamma Fouts
proud of her hoy Theron?
Yessir, it's touching to watch Shot handle that
Yucca. He does it with a reverence and grace which
would have done cretin to the High Monkey-Monk trade artery, the
of Canterbury in handling the crown at the recent
doing* across the big pond. Shot cordially invites
all of his Teachers College trade to write in the
book.
"Say. feller, do ya have a pitcher in here? Well,
would ya mind autygraphin' it'1" And if there's
a spot of dirt or water on the counter within i.
radius of three feet. Shot makes sure that it's gone
before his Yucca is laid down to be scribbled in
Shot, he ain't the only one who has been having
folks to write in his Yucca. Nope Your author is
just up from a serious and prolonged case of the
writer's cramp. And you should see my cousin Su-a
belle. She's crazy too.
l> .
"Over at Marquis Hall they have a phone " A
very simple sentence. We'll diagram it for you. The
verb is have. The subject is a very annoying one.
And the object is to get them to put in a few more
o( the blamed hello-boxes so that you don't have
to ring '. ! 1 more than twenty times before getting
that sweet young thing to answer
Denton drug stores are doing a rushing business
No, you sap, not in drugs! That's obsolete. I'm
talking about alarm clocks. And the rest of the
gang is talking about seven o'clock classes. Yeah,
man! In the quiet little city of Denton during the
summer months, each a. m. at approximately fl bells
the alarm clock serenade begins. A tinny clatter
is set up all over this end of town. Lasting until
.40 (these track men are fasti, it has been ac-
claimed by visitors to Denton as "the most delight-
ful forty minutes of music 1 have ever heard."
As the pleasant twinkle of the bells fades into
the distance (or somewhere) sleepy-eyed summer
students begin to make their appearance on the
campus, swearing never again to stay out so late
on school nights That lake will just have to wait!
Or will it?
For the benefit of newcomers, we have compiled
list of nine ways to stay awake in that "sleepy-!
a
hour'
1.
2.
do.
class;
Sit on a
Whistle.
tack. A sharp tack.
"Music Goes Round
and Round" will
Pan-A mericmniftm at Home
3. Contract the barber's itch. Nuff sed,
4 If your neighbors are females, which is likely,
start a conversation. You won't be bothered by heat-
ing the prof any more.
5, Sing loudly. "Organ Grinder Swing" or some
other ha-cha number suitable for the occasion.
ti. Furnish the guy behind you with a pin and
the motto, "Awake, thou sluggard!"
7. Chew tobacco. Day's Work will do, although thi
Dean of Women has indicated that Beechnut is
preferable for mature student*.
8. Cut das*. Perhaps it's just as well.
9. Don't schedule a seven-o'clocker. Simple, eh?
B> FREDDt CAMPOKA
The first permanent white set
tlement in New Mexico was made
in 1680 by Don Juan de Onnte
across the Rio Grande from the
present pueblo of San Juan. In
the early seventeenth century thi*
settlement was moved to Santa
Fe which became the capital of
the province of New Spain. In
1680 the Spaniards were driven
out of New Mexico following a
revolt by the Indians. In 169S the
country was reconquered by De
Vargas a ml has remained under
the control of the whites ever aince.
Spain did not develop the country
to any great extent, chiefly be-
cause the Spaniards were disap-
pointed at not finding the fabulous
riches there that they had ex-
pected.
Even though during the early
year* of the nineteenth century
the Sante Fe trail coming in from
Missouri became an important
country still re-
mained very much isolated. When
the United States took the coun-
try in IS4I) they found a few
white settlements maintaining
themselves with difficult" against
the hostile nomadic Indians of the
region. The native people of the
state, having been i s o a I t e d
throughout their entire history,
still spoke the Spanish of the
time of Cervantes. They had no
conception of conditions outside of
their own little communities. The
early Americans coming to the
state were guided mostly by the
idea of getting rich quickly. Courts
were few and far lietween. schools
were practically non-existent, and
the six-gun was the only dispen-
ser of justice. No attempt was
made by the early Americans to
understand the background or the
culture of thi- people they found
living in the -tate.
After the coming of the railroad
in the 18H0's, immigration to the
state increased rapidly, but the
, new-comers, although greatly in
the minority, made no effort to
understand the people whom they
found living in the territory. When
the first public schools were es-
tablished, instruction in them was
bi-lingual but in a very short time
English was made the only lan-
guage of the schools, The public
school system of the east was
transplanted to New Mexico with
no modifications to adjust it to
the radically different conditions
in New Mexico. As a result of
this lack of understanding on the
part of those who were trying to
give the territory the advantages
of American civilization, the pub
lie school system is still far l>elow
what it should be. Many of the
counties of New Mexico are still
predominately Spanish. Their cul-
tural ties are with old Mexico and
not with the United States.
In attempting to force a foreign
culture and a foreign language
upon these people, a situation has
arisen in which many of them
have developed a marked inferior-
ity complex. They have seen the
new-comers take over the state
and govern it, though t h e y
are even yet in a minority The
actions of the unscrupulous have
done much to increase the feeling
of resentment. While the (tati
has l>ecn very fortunate in having
many men who have been able to
see far into the future, still the
general population among the
—
one's own people are not para
gons of all the virtues. There i*
al*o a tendency to look for faults
in any stranger. By magnifying
Americans has made very little'his fault* one's own virtues are
*imilarily magnified and a very
pleasant feeling of superiority re
suit*.
Modern civilization has become
so complex that it is practically
impossible for any man to under
stand all phases of it It is there-
fore wise to look for abilities of
whatever kind, wherever they may
be found, and to try to develop
those abilities to their uttermost.
The American people nre prone
to get very enthusiastic about a
certain subject. One of these sub-
jects of lat«' has been education,
but American education of late has
been coming in for some rather
severe criticism from the more
forward-looking educators. They
have found that what our schools
have been teaching has not en-
abled the student to improve his
position in life. The subject is a
very complicated one. and one
which will not be easily or quickly
solved. Not all students are able
to learn from books, but as our
ystern is now organized they are
all expected to learn from books.
The trades are largely forgotten
or looked down upon. There ap
pear* to lie a great field in New
Mexico for schools which will
stress the trades more than aca-
demic learning.
The improvement of the posi
tion of the farmer in the state is
one of thi' uttermost importance
to < ur thousands of New Mexi-
co subsistence farmer* who are
raising crops ill-adapted to their
land. They must be given an op-
portunity to raise more suitable
crops so as to get a greater ef-
ficacy of farms, A large market
can also probably be developed
for native handicrafts. A start
has been made in this direction
and the results at the present time
nre quite encouraging for a great-
er development in the future.
The Spanish speaking people
must be encouraged to give their
ideas as to what they feel they
can l>est do Only by securing
the ideas of the people considered
can education in New Mexico de-
velop into what it should Ik- It
has been proved that the imposi-
tion of ideas from above will not
work satisfactorily. Education
must lie shown in a manner in
which they can understand that
it i- to their advantage New Mex
ico must solve her own problem*
in the light of her own necessities.
She can not look to those from out-
side the state to give her any es-
sential aid. The state's resources
must be developed for the use of
the people residing within the
state.
The state has received a very
rich heritagi from the past. It
contains within it three radically
different cultures, The best fca
tures of all these culture* must be
combined into one whole. Only by
so doing can the state really pro-
gress. There i* no doubt but what
the people have th<' ability to ac-
complish this desired end; it is
only necessary to bring to their
attention what has to be accom
plished.
effort to understand the strange
culture which is the basic culture
of the state
The school laws of New Mexico
are generally very good, but laws
are not enough. In several coun-
ties a position on the school board
means only the chance to rent very
inferior buildings to the county
for -chool use The subjects taught
in the schools are the same as
those taught in the east, and in
many instances are not useful to
the students.
From heing long cut off from
contact with the outer world, the
people of the more i*olnted com-
munities find themselves unable to
express themselves clearly in
Spanish. When, therefore, the
children are sent to school where
the instruction is entirely in Eng-
lish they are up against a situa-
tion which is very unsatisfactory.
They hear English spoken only in
school, therefore it i* very diffi-
cult for them to learn the new
language. They are taught to
read nnd write Knglish. but a few
years after leaving school they
iose this ability. There are few
11Si lines: so they have no access to
I ks. A few of them de sub-
scribe to newspapers, but the lan-
guage of their communities re-
mains Spanish, and Knglish is rap-
idly forgotten.
One result of this condition i*
t ' make these people suspicious of
anyone who can not speak Span
ish This is only a natural result
ut their imperfect knowledge The
.intelligence test which held a gicat
vogue in the United States for
many years has done considerable
harm in the state of New Mexico
The inventors of some of the in-
telligence tests never take one
themselves as they have found
that they do rather poorly. How,
then, can it be expected that a
pupil can take one of these tests
in a foreign language ami do any-,
ithing with it?
Having been taught that edu-
cation is all important, these pen
pie find in many instances that
education has not helped but has
rather hindered them. Their con
trol of Spanish is not increased
lij going to school and they have
been able to get only the most
imperfect idea of Knglish. There-
fore their ability to express them-
selves in any language has not
lieen increased, and they are un-
abb to see that their education
is anything but a liability.
There is no lack of intelligence
among these people, but what they
most need is a sympathetic under-
standing. With an education de-
signed to be of use in meeting
their particular problems it will
I*' found that they will be able to
work out their own salvation. It
is an unfortunate fnct that when
two different cultures meet they
tend to take their worst features
from each other. It is a human
failing to believe that one's own
way of doing things is the only
way and to try to forget that any
"The Croquet Player" by II G.
Wells. (Viking Press!. Otii would
think it hardly possible that there
was a new kind of ghost story
to It*' written; yet that is just
what Mr Wells has succeeded in
doing Instead of using healthy,
normal ghost# of a hundred years
old or so. or even a medieval
spook to haunt a castle or church
yard, Mr. Wells, with his usual
burning desire to lie different, has
cotijurcd up ghosts of cave-mei.
dead 25,000 years to haunt an
entire Knglish countryside. Also
different is the idea of having the
story narrated by one who bad
no actual contact with the inci
dent*—a very ordinary, easy-go
i n g, never-excited Englishman
who is winter ng on the Riviera
and whose chief occupation in life
w playing croquet with his aunt.
The whole idea of this Wellsian
fantasy is that today we have not
only the fears of the present to
contend with, but that the fears
of the past are constantly surg
ing up and pouring back and that
the fears of the future open up
lik, r. vast gulf ready to swallow
us up at any time that our lives
and our entire civilization are per-
meated with fears which manifest
themselves in countless forms.
Sitting on the terrace one day
comfortably sipping his vermouth,
our croquet player is mildly sur-
prised when a certain Dr, Finch
atton aproaches and Tiegins a rath
er amazing yarn, It seems that
the doctor had started practice
several years previously in a little
Knglish community called Cains
marsh Nothing distinguished this
secluded district except an extra
ordinarily high proportion of ui
cides and inexplicable crimes. Be
fore long the same feeling of
growing fear and omnipresent evil
——
Fun, Ahoy! . . .
Take 2-hours-full Daily To
Relieve That Tired Feeling
Summer salutations from your
entertainment reporter! The short
session here is a veritable mixture
of the bitter and the sweet tin
bitter U'ing, of course, the bonis
of arduous labor put in on those
90-minute classes and concentrated
studies; and the sweet well, it's
going to In* our job to keep you
posted on the latest of everything
designed to take your mind from
the grind of academics. Let's top
the heavier stuff off with a dash
of gaiety! Here's to a happy sum-
mer!
Thinking people who are interested in fostering
the growth of the Pan-Americani*tic spirit either
la-cause of possible trade advantages or for purely
altruistic reasons are finding, naturally, in the ap-
proaching Greater Texas and Pan-American Expo-
sition in Dallas, ample opportunity for informal
and pleasant study of how people beyond the Rio
Grande and below the Caribbean live, and why they
live, and for the popularization of Pan-Americanism.
The importance of appreciating the remarkable
art that i* manifest in thi' culture of the Latin-
Americans cannot be over-emphasiaed. The neces-
sity of welding into one powerful diplomatic unit
with us the various republic* to the south of us
for war purpose*, or, preferably, for peace purposes,
i* understood well by most people. The taissible
mutual values accruing to both the Nordic-Americans
and Latin-American* through the free flowing of
increased trade between the two continents have
been promptly visualised by commercial interest*.
The importance of appreciating the art that is
manifest in the culture of the Latin-Americans who
reaide this side of the Rio Grande and the Gulf seems
not to be generally recognised. The Pan-American
Exposition would do well to turn a few of its spot-
lights on thi- Pan-Americans who reside in the great
Southwest of the United States. It is well and
proper that North Americans stand in reverence of
the genius and art of the ancient Aztecs, the en-
nng skill of the Incas in Peru and the unusual
of the whole Mayan civilisation. And it is
I to remomaer that the Incas and the Axtec* still
Rl Latin-America. But we can well afford, too.
nplishment# of the Indian* who
the deserts, and the river
American Southwest, and whose
Hve yet in New Mex ico, Arizona, and
art and culture is by
by that of the Incas and the
it equals it, in others it
, R is art and of the highest order
It is worthy of attention, as
it This raee is not extinct
*
Pickups
Co-ed: "I don't think I ought to get zero in thi*
exam."
Prqf.: "I know, hut I'm sorry; that is positively
the lowest mark there is."
SPRING 'AVISTA'
DISTRIBUTED TO
STUDENTS MAY 26
SI'ARKMN<; ISSUE IS
EDITED BY SABRA
PARSONS
Kvelyn McGaughy, is
feature of thi* issue,
been during the entire
In the
—Torch.
olden days, girls worked Knights, too.
"Did you
"Nn-no,
enough."
make the delisting
t-t-t-hey said I
team ?"
w-w-wasn't
t-t-tall
Proving that a hopelessly insane individual i*
capable of performing intellectual acts, a London
university professor who was a dangerous "screw-
ball" for over 30 years, wrote more than 8000 ar-
ticles for a famou* encyclopedia.—Arkansas Traveler
DEHNIITIONS:
Expostulate—a horrid word.
Corn- hate, (a* in: "Hell hath no fury like a
woman's corn.)
Asset—little donkey.
A Scotchman, an Irishman, and a Swede went
into a restaurant and after a healthy gorge fest
the waiter presented the bill. The Scotchman spoke
up and said "I'll lake it." Next day a German ven-
triloquist was found shot through the head.—Mani-
tou Messenger.
, Watch
is about
this space each week for announcements
extension work.
J. E. BLAIR.
The spring issue of the A vesta,
college literary magazine edited
by Sahra Parsons, was distributed
Wednesday, May 2". Those who
assisted Miss Parsons on the staff
were Byron W. Curtis and Kve-
lyn McGaughy, associate editors.
Bob McCloud, photographer, and
Dr. F. M. Darnall, sponsor. Joe
Tom Meador designed the cover.
Contributor* included student po-
ets, prose writers, and drama-
tists.
Poets and their contributions
are Gladys Hyde, "According to
Spring," J. L. Herding, "Pastor
al," Dude Neville, "Charity."
Frances Mikule "At Night," Anne
Phillip*, "Yardstick," Eugene Fry,
"Fairie*' Rendezvous," Angela Di
Castro, "A Dance," and Reba
K11 pat rick. "Lines."
Prose-writers presenter! the fol-
lowing articles; "A Hunting We
Shall Go," Harry Black; "Present
Day Tendencies in Regard to Le-
galization of Euthanasia." John
Shown; "On Beginning to Study,"
Fay Cooper; "Interview," Lee Roy
Nealj "Sidney Lanier, Foremost
Southern Poet," William Parker;
"Patteran" Marie A. Dodsen;
"Flash! Then Gone!" Dude Neville;
"Four Year* Ago," Leo Bennett;
"Travel* of a Tree," Hearon But-
trill. "Personally Speaking," pre-'
pared by
a popular
as it has
year.
Kurl Westerman, member of thi'
College Players, is the author of
"Kxperimcnt X," a one-act play.
The Avesta is a publication of
the College Press.
Dr. Weaver Gets
Honorary Degree
PARK BII1S TWO
FILMS FOR NEXT
WEEK'S PROGRAM
For the tired school teacher
there's nothing like our own rec-
reation park following a day of
strenuous class work. Primary fen
turn of course, is the cool breeze
which makes skating and dancing
really fun. If you like swimming,
ping pong, horseshoe pitching, vol-
ley hall, or miniature golf, we'll
be seeing you there.
Open-air shows have been hooked
for the park twice weekly, on
Monday and Thursday nights.
Ralph Bellamy and Fay Winy are
tin Htai in Monday's night's at-
traction. "Roaming Lady." And on
Thursday. June 10, park show
goers will See that sparkling little
girl singer sensation, Deanna Ilur
bin, m "Three Smart Girls." Your-
I eporter, who ha- ■•eell tills show
can give you the straight dope
Don't miss it! It's great!
Saturday night rolls around and
as the curtains part we see Floyd
Graham the very person of jovial
good will, at the nuke in the Col
lege regular "Sattidy Nlie Stage
Show." The Aces of College Land
will get off to a flying start this
week end with a bang-up welcome
program. On the screen will be
ladies' man Gable and sweet thint
Davics in "Cain and Mabel."
Worth seeing, so they say.
Downtown at the Texas Theater
(Denton's No. 1 theater, installed
since some of you were here last)
Doc Campbell ha- booked a flock
of real hits for the coming week.
Heading them is the Saturday
night prevue and Sunday and Mon-
day show, featuring your favorite
hoofer-. Ginger and Fred, in "Shall
We Dance '" Roweti Evnns.
HUMOR AND HISTORY
FEATURED IN
IMC1TRES
Dr. Clifford S. Weaver, pastor
of the First Christian Church of
McKinney, was honored by Texas
Christian University, Fort Worth,
in its sixty-fourth annual com-
mencement services last Monday
when the institution conferred up-
on him the honorary degree of doc-
tor of divinity for outstanding serv-
ice in religious and social work
in America and in Japan, where
he served for a number of years
as a missionary.
Dr. and Mrs. Weaver are well
known in Denton, and have many
personal friends on the campus.
They have mode numerous gifts
to the State Historical Collection
housed at the College, among them
Mrs. Weaver's famou* internation-
al dolls, their rare china ware, and
a collection of famous editions of
miniature books. The Weaver's
"Heidi" collection, which has been
given the College, in the most com-
prehensive assortment of Johanna 1
Spyri's writings that has ever been
gathered by one individual.
IT'S LATE, bat it's not too late
to get your ad in the Teachers Col-
lege Summer Student Directory.
Don't wait, hut call 1242 and place
your order now.
An outstanding contribution to
this year's serious drnma. "The
Charge of the Light Brigade,"
starring Krrol Flynn and Olivin
de Hnvillnnd, is slated for the
Recreation Park tonight.
The absorbing story -of which
the historic charge of the Light
Brigade makes the sensational cli-
max begin* in India, where two
brothers, both army officer*, are
rivals for the hand of a beautiful
girl. The scene* of action trans-
fer from India to the Crimea
where Russia and Turkey are at
war and where England is also
participating. Kxciting border
skirmishes, mngnificent oriental
palace interiors, and the stirring
charge of the "noble six hundred,"
whom Tennyson immortalized, in-
to "the jaw* of death" to *abre
the gunner* at the height* of
Balaclava combine in thi* picture
to make it one of the most *pec-
tacular of the season. For it*
fine
out. much question lieen accorded
ColUg* Press. . .
Modern Witch-Burning and
The Nation's Colleges
"All matters must be openly
discussed." spoke Harvard's Pre*
ident Conant. "It i* the particular
task of every university and col
lege in this country to foster and
maintain not only freedom with
in its own walls but also tolerance,
self-restraint, fair-dealing and de-
votion to the truth throughout
America," reiterated the United
States' President Roosevelt. The
Harvard Tercentenary last fnll
wa* teeming with ntirring pleas
for "absolute freedom of discus-
*ion, absolutely unmolested in
quiry."
As Harvard's most famous liv-
ing alumnuH, President Roosevelt
went so far as to say "In thi*
acting, the picture ha* with day of modern witch-burning when
question lieen accorded freedom of thought ha* been ex-
a position in the year'* ten l e*t
production*.
Admi**ion to the shows in the
Recreation Park is free upon
presentation of the student'* ac-
tivity ticket; otherwise an admis-
sion price of ton cent* will la-
charged.
iled from many lands which were
once its home, it i* the part or
universities to stand for the free-
dom of the human mind and to
carry the torch of truth.
"But It depends on men'* tol-
erance, self-restraint and devo-
tion to freedom whether the truth
will prevail through free research,
free discussion and the free in-
tercourse of civilised men, or will
prevail only after suppression and
suffering when none cares wheth
er it prevails or not."
This stand for intellectual free-
dom is especially apropos today
when states and universities quar
re I over teachers' oaths and com
pulsory R.O.T.C. training. The de
niand is riot empty and vain, free of
word* without meaning, but an
exhortation for action.
May the plea apply to Prince-
ton during these months when the
committee* on the President's pro-
gram carry on their efforts to
collect contributions. If the donors
and friends to Princeton capture
this spirit of freedom, there will
be no more Littleton and Dubin-
sky flascoes, a* of thi* year, and
no more attempts to steer Prince-
ton into the rut of prejudiced oli-
garchy, but an effort on the part
of both givers and receivers to
maintain here President Roose
velt's "Torch of Truth."
—Daily Princetonian.
i
Dr.
which oppressed everyone in Cain*
marsh liegan to affect the young
doctor The village vicar explained
that the entire district was
haunted by ghosts of cave men
whose bones had recently been dis-
turbed by prying urcheologiat*.
After .several more months in this
unliearnhlc situation the doctor,
fearing for hi* sanity, betook him
self to a London psychiatrist. The
psychiatrist advised returning to
Cainsmursh and conquering this
fear complex. This Dr. Finchat
ton found himself unable to do,
and he had turned escapist be-
coming to the Riviera.
The psychiatrist, Dr. Norhett.
also visiting at Les Nounets. in
form* the croquij player that his
patient i* really quite mad be-
cause of his fear neurosis; but
after candid observation the cro-
quet player concludes that Dr.
Norhett himself has become r,'
fee ted by his patient'* fear* When
Norhett. convinced that the modern
set-up is falling into ruins before
ur very eyes because of past
present, and future fears, makes
an impassioned harangue and then
asks our gentle sportsman friend
what he intend* to do, he receives
the calm reply, "I am going to
plaj croquet with my aunt at half
past twelve today." Thus the an
thor depicts the representative
modern attitude.
II (J. Well* has used his plot as
y social commentary and as an
occasion for airing his pet ideas-
evolution, thing* to come, and that
frenzied race against catastrophe
which ordinary people deem to call
civilization. The story is written
in the mature, self-assured Well
man style and prove* fairly in
teresting reading. One is glad,
however, that the author completes
his tale in a hundred pages. Bd!
Parker.
J i
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