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THE CAM PUS ECHO
Wednesday, March 8, 1939
Dr. Chidley Impressive
in Series of Addresses
Dr. Howard J. Chidley, pastor
of the First Congregational
Church, Winchester, Massachus
etts, delivered a series of ad
dresses in B. N. Duke Auditor
ium Monday and Tuesday, Jan
uary 23 and 24.
The first of the lectures dealt
with “The Spirit of Optimism.”
He pointed out to us that we
must have four essentials to be
an optimist:
1. A sense of humor.
2. Historical perspectives.
3. Imagination.
4. Religious faith.
We need a sense of humor so
as to be able to smile along with
the world. We need it in order
that we may be able to see the
bright side of life and smile
through the darkest troubles.
We must have historical per
spectives so that we may be
able to look back over the
things that have already hap
pened and see that things have
happened worse than they are
now. We need it so as to be able
to see the beauty in all things.
We must have imagination so
that we may have the ability to
be patient and not have self-
pity.
We must have faith in God
because it helps us to search on
carefully and diligently and pa
tiently wait on the Lord for His
blessings.
In the second lecture Dr.
Chidley discussed “The Build
ers of Destiny.” He outlined to
us that we are our own builders
of destiny.
Dr. Chidley stated, “It is a
known thing that we must dig
out our foundation for happi
ness, prosperity, etc. We must
dig a foundation on rock so that
our buildings will be . able -io
withstand the hurricanes and
storms of life.”
Continuing the series of lec
tures, Dr. Chidley spoke in his
third address about “Sidelights
on Ourselves.” He pointed out
to us that short cuts will not
pay; we must go the long way
around sometimes in order to
reach our goal. Dr. Chidley
said, “It is best not to take short
cuts. We should go the long way
around as God led the Israel
ites from Egypt. If we go the
long way around, we will be
able to stand when we reach our
destination.” He further stated
that Stalin of Russia, Mussolini
of Italy, Hitler of Germany, and
even Roosevelt of the United
States are trying to take short
cuts to fame and power.
The last of the series was
“The Invincible Armor-Indiffer-
ence.” Dr. Chidley used as his
background, words spoken by
Jesus Christ, “I would that thou
wert either hot or cold, but since
thou art neither, I will spew
thee out of my mouth.” Dr.
Chidley in his words said, “I
hate men who are half and
half.”
Dr. Chidley stated in this final
lecture, “We are all broadcast
ing stations; we broadcast
whether we want to or not.
What we broadcast is what we
are. We are the sum total of all
that we have met.”
Dr. Chidley emphasized in his
final remarks that what we do,
and what we say, let’s do it with
self-confidence. His final words
to us were as a consolation when
we have finished our tasks. “We
have come with faltering foot
steps, but we have come.”
German Universities
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most numerous and where the
entire cancer research staff has
been dismissed, the following
new courses are offered: Nazi
philosophy and race theory, first
aid with special reference to
military sport and gas defense.
The effect of these changes
has been described to me in a
letter I have received from a
German school-teacher who re
cently graduated in the Univers
ity of Hamburg, who writes:
“German Universities today
give the impression of being
abandoned places. The class
rooms are half empty. Profes
sors who used to lecture in the
Great Hall, the Auditorium Max
imum, in Hamburg, now lecture
to not more than a dozen stu
dents.
“The standard of the students
has sunk to a very low level. The
old professors, accustomed to
the pre-1933 conditions, com
plain bitterly about this intel
lectual decline. Degrees are now
granted after only the most
scanty study. Thus before the
Hitler regime came to power,
students never dared sit for the
Philosophy Doctorate without
having spent at least ten terms
at the University. Today their
studies have been reduced to two
terms in order to make up for
the long period of military ser
vice.
“Indeed the decisive factor in
students’ examinations now is
the status of the student or of
his parents in the Nazi Party.
Knowledge is a minor factor. It
is by no means unusual for lead
ers of the Nazi Student Groups
to approach the professors just
before the examination and tell
the professors just what marks
they want. One went so far as to
sajf- txj-^ne ■ professor at Ham
burg: ‘You know I hold the po
sition of . I only want to say
that I don’t much care if I get a
very good pass, but I won’t put
up with anything worse than a
Good.”
“This graft is no secret—Nazi
Student Fuehrers boast about it
to their fellow students. There
have been cases in Hamburg
during the last three years when
theses handed in for doctorates
have not even reached the stan
dard of the average secondary
school essay. In spite of this no
professor, if he wants to keep his
job, dare let a student leader
fail.”—Students Call.
Among the many recent anti-
Semitic measures taken in Ger
many is the decision made by
the leader of the National-So
cialist students to call upon all
Jewish students and intellectu
als who had received scholar
ships and grants before the tak
ing-over of power by National-
Socialists, to pay back the total
sum received in this way, within
a fortnight. Steps will be taken
forthwith by the police against
any recalcitrant persons.
Dr. Chidley is one of the most
highly appreciated visitors, be
ing a pioneer friend of this insti
tution. Dr. Chidley has so do
nated funds that it has been
possible for this institution to
erect a building, Chidley Hall,
jiamed in his honor. He is an in
timate friend of the institution
as well as a friend of the presi
dent, the faculty and the stu
dent body. His annual visit to
the campus is always a far-
reaching pleasure.
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O Wondrous Light
O wondrous light.
That led the magi.
That led the way,
To where the Christ-child lay,
O wondrous light,
The heavens are telling.
The angels are singing,
The heavenly host rejoice.'
O wondrous light,
That shone down through the ages.
That prophesy the birth of a King,
That the people had hoped for.
O wondrous light.
The star that gives off
Light is sublime.
Thou shineth in thy splendor.
0 wondrous light,
We come to adore Him,
He that is born of a Virgin,
We fall down before Him.
O wondrous light.
That led to the Babe of Bethlehem,
Lead us to that manger bed.
That we may worship.
O wondrous light,
We have no gifts,
Of gold, frankincense, or myrrh,
But loyal hearts we bring.
O wondrous light.
May we hear the angels sing.
Wilt thou shed thy light on us,
That we may be blest.
O wondrous light.
May we like the wisemen,
Shepherds, magi, and all.
Fall down and worship Him.
O wondrous light.
To Him we pledge our devotion.
Our humble hearts, and only ask
In return for peace and holy lives.
* —Maude Brandon.
Dr. Howard Chidley
Lectures at N. C. College
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Germany and itaiy are failing in
their ambitious program of po
litical control.
Finally, he pointed out the
dangers in our country at pres
ent because of trying to take the
short cut instead of the long way
around.
The speaker discussed this by
explaining the cost of social se
curity to the people, the cost of
government owned utilities, and
the money spent for political
control. In conclusion his answer
was to return to the old way of
doing things, because the long
way around is the safest in
building character which all na
tions and all people must have
in order to succeed.
In his final lecture. Dr. Chid
ley discussed the danger of in
difference. His advice was never
to be luke-warm, for it is a sign
of indifference.
Things Worth Knowing
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boiled-egg opener to prevent
housewives from burning their
fingers; and an ice bag shaped
and worn over the eyes like
goggles to ease “shiners” away
in a hurry.—Capper's Farmer.
Except for milk, most popular
beverages are conspicuously bit
ter. Some people drink only
chocolate-flavored milk, which
is bitter. Coffee and coffee sub
stitutes are bitter and “burnt”;
tea, mate, and cassina are bitter
and astringent; cocoa is bitter
and aromatic; tomato juice, cit
rus juices, and many manufac
tured soft drinks are conspicu
ously bitter and sour. Beer is
outstandingly bitter.—The In
dustrial Bulletin of Arthur D.
Little, Inc.
Fright
The sudden cold slapped me
full in the face as I stepped out
of the dormitory and started for
the dining hall.
The moon was slowly sinking
and a gray dawn was being born
in the east. I stepped briskly
along, humming a snappy tune.
As I swung up toward the bell
tower, suddenly I stopped! I
stood utterly still. Then terri
fied, I shrieked, my voice rang
terribly in the cold clear dawn.
Something was behind that
bush! I could see it! From some
where I got enough courage to
move forward a step. That silent
thing disappeared. Chills shook
me. Trembling, I stepped back
and back; the silent thing re
appeared; it was almost com
pletely in sight. I wanted to run
but I couldn’t. Desperate with
terror, completely beside myself
with fear, I rushed at the bush,
the thing disappeared again. I
rushed after it, and discovered
the thing—it was my shadow.
—A Freshman.
. . . Depths
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But even in many institutions
which have entrance standards
for selection the rejection is
heavy — far beyond efficient
industrial standards. It can also
be claimed that boys and girls
are not metal and wood and
therefore not docile material to
process. This, of course, is true.
The tragedy is that the uni
versities are making few sub
stantial attempts to study the
causes of separation. Such
causes may be entirely beyond
the power of the university to
correct, or they may be such as
to yield to correction. The nub
of the matter is that the univer
sities on the whole make no seri
ous efforts to discover the
causes.
Industry would not tolerate
such a condition because its pro
cedures can be measured in fig
ures, black and red. Universities
tolerate the condition because
they have no measuring sticks
of sufficient accuracy or validity
to evaluate their techniques of
instruction. They can measure a
student’s learning after a fash
ion, but they cannot measure
the teaching efficiency of their
faculties. In business a work
man whose products are marked
as failures would be judged by
prima facie evidence to be an
inefficient workman. In univer
sities much can be said for the
same opinion.—W. W. Charters,
in The Journal of Higher Educa
tion.
Club for All Creeds
Better Economics in Medi
cine Is U. S. Demand
Lord Baldwin, broadcasting
an appeal in aid of the Student
Movement House in Russell
Square, said it was, so far as he
knew, the only club in Europe
open to and used by students of
all creeds and all colors.
Referring to the students of
60 nations associated with the
club, he said: “During these last
years Arab and Jew have met
and been friends; Japanese and
Chinese, German and French,
Hindu and Mohammedan, white
and colored.”
Much more needs to be dis
covered about the cause, cure,
and prevention of disease. But
the great American medical
problem of 1939 is distribution
of medical care. The medical
profession has become entangled
in a mixture of vested economics
and professional folklore which
is reminiscent of the theory of
disease before Pasteur.
The mass uprising of citizen
groups demanding the right to
prepay their health budgets
promises to continue through
1939.
In man’s fight against disease,
major government support is
now being given to campaigns
against some major diseases.
These will undoubtedly be con
tinued.
New Research Laboratories
Applications of chemistry to
the biological products of the
soil will be sought in the four
great new regional research lab
oratories to be set up by the U.
S. Department of Agriculture,
as well as in the scores of exist
ing laboratories both public and
private. Results should be larger
and more stabilized income for
dustries.
A battle royal of germs will
be staged under glass. Shown
under a microscope and project
ed on a motion picture screen,
they will appear to be as large
as house cats.
A gigantic talking wisdom
tooth, electrically animated, will
give lectures on tooth decay,
tooth pulling, and kindred sub
jects. —UP
Thousands of film stars’ curls
—masculine as well as feminine
—done up in neat souvenir
packages, will be on sale at $1,
regardless of whose head they
come from. Every curl will be
authentic.
For the first time in 30 years.
New York City has adopted a
new report card in the form of
a folder of the cumulative vari
ety. Evaluation of personality^
and behavior traits is made as
well as of academic proficiency.
Social and medical history is
also recorded.