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THE RPTHERFORD RECTANGLE
DECEMBERvM932
The Rutherford Rectangle
RUTHEEFOED COLLEGE, N. C.
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North Carolina, by act of Congress of March 3, .
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FORD RECTANGLE extends its best wishes for a happy Christ
mas and a prosperous New Year.
EDITORIAL
The Christmas season, beyond the shadow of a doubt, is a very-
happy time in most of our lives. Our thoughts tend to turn to
ward home and the loved ones there. College boys ai^ girls have
a recess from their studies and go to their respective homes. 1 he
majority of them think of having a good time, receiving ^gifts,
and the like. However, while we are celebrating, we often fo^et
the real reason for our happiness at this particular time. One
thousand nine hundred and thirty two years ago, God gave his
only Son in order that a wicked world might be redeemed When
the child Jesus was born in the little town of Bethlehem, the Magi
came bringing their gifts of gold, frankincense, ^^id myrrh.
From this, originates our custom of giving gifts at Christmas
time.
While we are having our good times, we should never forget
to give God something in return for His great Gift. We can do
this by living a spiritual life that is pleasing in his sight. ^ We may
give ourselves to His service as Lowell expressed in his famous
poem “The Vision of Sir Launfal”—
“Not what we give but what we share,
For the gift without the giver is bare;
Who gives himself with his alms feeds three.
Himself, his hungering neighboring, and me.”
Our gifts of material wealth may also serve as an agent to do
some great good.
This year let us not think so selfishly of receiving gifts but, on
the other hand, may we try to see a way to help someone else. In
Acts 20 ;35 these words are found: “It is more blessed to give ^an
to receive.” How true this is but it is evident that many ot us
forget it when Christmas time comes. We should remember
those who are far less fortunate than we. In this time of econom
ic depression and unemployment in our great land, no doubt
there will be many homes that Santa Claus will fail to visit. Cases
lilfp this are the ones which demand our attention.
There are numerous ways by which we can make someone,
somewhere happy. Many times a kindly act or deed accom
plish more than an expensive gift. Then, we can give liberally to
our various organizations for charity which will, in turn, supply
the needs of some poor family. There are also instances where it
is possible for us to offer individual help. In your own comiMn-
ity, some family probably does not have enough food or clothes.
What can we, or rather what will we, do with conditions like
these? Such situations furnish a wonderful opportunity for a
bit of mission work. Will you welcome the opportunity or care
lessly pass it up?
May we all strive to make this one of the happiest of Christmas
seasons in spite of our “hard times.” We can do it. Go out and
play Santa Claus to someone and you will gain utmost benefit,
pleasure and happiness. Try it!
It is natursit for "human beings to
take many things as a matter of
course. Broadly speaking, we enjoy
the privileges and advantages pre
sented by nature, human fellowship,
and God, without so much as consid
ering the reasons for, and true sig
nificance of, their existence. They
are inherited values of which we may
avail ourselves with little personal ef
fort. The constant study, past and
present, of noted scholars and the
heroic bravery of liberty loving pa
triots that have resulted in unprece
dented educational attainments and
peaceful Democracy which clothes our
great nation “conceived in liberty and
dedicated to the proposition that all
men are created equal” have ap
parently grown dim in the minds of
unappreciative modern Americans.
Do we appreciate the patient
mercies God has shown us ? He made
this perfect universe and all that
therein is and gave man, a creature
most wonderfully made, dominion over
it. Since the fall of the human race,
God has made provisions, even to the
extent of giving Ws own Son, whereby
all men might travel the enlightened
Road of Salvation to Satisfaction and
Peace. We, being restricted by hu
man weaknesses and temptations, are
unworthy of this uriceleaa kindness
and can do little iiy way of recom
pense for it. Nevertheless we all may
appreciate these blessings of God.
Many of us, however, are so wrapped
up in worldly affairs we forget this
important privilege of appreciation.
The home is a great place to learn,
and begin to practice, the art of being
appreciative. All through the tender
age of a child, the parents struggle
patiently to give it a start in life.
Later, when left to his own' initiative,
the boy often beiomes selfishly am
bitious, using his parents’ teachings
and goodness only as a personal step
ping stone, seemingly forgetful of the
love and sacrifice that motivated their
attentions. This sacrificial labor
should be appreciated by this young
generation to the extent that it would
inspire us to lead such lives of moral
purity and progressive activity as to
stay the gray hairs of worry and dis
appointments from our mothers’ and
fathers’ aged heads.
In the social world, we have many
friends. Are our personalities great
enough to merit their devotion? Do
we express bur appreciation of their
friendship ? So many times, instead
of being appreciated, our friends are
taken, along with other things, as a
matter of course. A monotony and
dullness results that saps out the very
spirit of living itself.
Upon looking into the matter care
fully, we find thousands of privileges
and advantages that we enjoy but per
sonally do not deserve. To mention a
few, there are educational advantages,
governmental prestige and protection,
industrial inducements, recreational
retreats, and other subsidiary ones.
In applying this to our own lives as
college students of today and aspiring
leaders of tomorrow, let us break
down these generalizations into those
minute portions which effect us day
after day. By doing this and reacting
favorably to circumstances, we will be
in an appreciative mood that will
draw us into a higher and nobler plane
of Christian living.
I OPEN FORUM I
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SCHOOL SPIRIT
Dear Editor:
To my way of thinking one of the
pre-eminent requisites of a successful
school is that intangible element
known as “school spirit.” When this
subject is mentioned our minds almost
inevitably turn to thoughts of football,
baseball, and the sports. This is w.ell
but why do we ordinarily limit its
scope to the sports when it should
justly fill a bigger and more meaning
ful mission ?
In justice to a well balanced curri
culum school spirit should cause each
student to be considerate of his Alma
Mater. In doing this he will refrain
from all those petty offenses which
are common to every student body but
which profit no one. The rules of our
school should be the guide of our lives
so long as we attend its classes and
drink at its fountain. The indifferent
member of any school should be ousted
by those possessed of a true school
spirit. Those who have a purpose
should make the proverbial “drone”
feel that he is entirely out of his
sphere of activity.
The strength of any organization
is easily detected by the spirit which
actuates its existence. As we look
back over the history of Rutherford
College our hearts are filled with pride
as we view her noble accomplishments
along educational and spiritual lines
of endeavor. Her illustrous sons are
today filling seats of honor and re
sponsibility. It is then only a natural
consequence that there bums in our
hearts an earnest desire to see perpet
uated this good work, but we find our
selves in the clutches of circumstances
and avrait with eager anticipation the
labors of that meeting which is to de
termine our destiny. The question
then arises: shall we not continue to
live in the atmosphere of that spirit
which has safely guided us through
other storms of distress? Unless -We
exhibit the right school spirit we a|re
apt to find ourselves harboring ill f eri-
ings towards others. Let us instead,
fellow students, be considerate of all
parties concerned. ’Tis true we want
our school to remain intact but if tbe
fates decree otherwise let us fall :in
lines to make the most of whatever
changes may take place. ;
John Gibbs.
LET RUTHERFORD LIVE!-
To the Editors of '
The Rutherford Rectangle:
Rutherford, our dear old Alma
Mater, has stood the test almost
eighty years. In the annals of her
life, great men have gone out into the
world to render untiring service to
their fellowmen. Not only has Ruth
erford educated a large number of
ministers, but other professional men
have received their education from the
grand old institution. She has been a
mother to a great number of boys,
who, because of financial conditions,
could not go to school elsewhere.
Rutherford has in her possession a
college farm, which enables a large
percentage of the boys to work a
major part of their way through.
And, too, the farm provides the school
with a number of necessary victuals.
The location of Rutherford is very
fine. We are out here, away from the
noise and clang of the busy world.
There is nothing to distract our minds
from our studies. It is a fine place to
delve into our course of study; to leam
the real values of an education; and,
to apply them to our life work.
Rutherford has splendid buildings on
her campus, which add much to the
desire for her to remain at her present
site.
The atmosphere at Rutherford is
y^ry. splendid. ; The friends we. make
here are the ones that will be 4, life
long brotherhood relationship. A co
operative spirit is shown by nearly
every student. The stu,dents are will
ing, to help wh^n, you are .. in .trouble.
We, too, have a splendid faculty, who
seem to be intensely interested , in
each student. , ;.
The literary societies of the school
have long been an enjoyment to, the
students of Rutherford. An intense
interest is taken in the literary work
at this school. Men have, become; tal
ented ;in thought, eloquence, and de
livery, through the aid of the literary
societies.
I, as one of the happy students of
Rutherford, sincerely desire that the
men who are at the head of the grand
old institution will see and have the
opportunity to permit Rutherford to
remain with us many years. I hope
that she will be able to do greater
work in the future than ever before.
Finally, I shall say my desires shall
be fulfilled if she remains.
Billie Sides.
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