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Congratulations
The presentation of MRS. BUMP
STEAD-LEIGH last Saturday night
was in many ways the most import
ant thing that has at
Guilford this fall. Although the at
tendance was not as large as it
should have been, the audience was
appreciative and sympathetic. It is
clear, however, that dramatic pro
ductions of this high standard are'
going to draw larger numbers to
Guilford each year. The public
must be showed and the plav last
Saturday was a splendid advertise
ment.
The dramatic council should be
congratulated for it is doing its
work the best of any organization on
the campus. The students and all
loyal Guilfordians appreciate the
work done by the dire tors and cast.
Special mention should be made of
the services of Miss Hoffmann, she
has done a tremendeous amount of
work and has really been the power
behind the action.
America, out of gratitude for her
spiritual and material blessings,
had every reason for observing De
cember 2, as Golden Rule Sunday.
The loyal way in which the Guilford
students contented themselves with
the scanty rations which their brother
and sister students across the ocean
receive daily, as well as the liberal
financial contributions were gratify
ing.
We are prefectly aware that our
little bit seems infinitely small
among so many, but there is at
least a finer feeling of world brothel
hood now prevailing on the campus.
Psychologists tell us that impres
sions made early in life are lasting,
consequently the complete value of
our efforts may only be realized bv
more e:c': sive and far reaching
service in the future. There will
still be work of this nature to do.
For years of the most successful
labor will be required to restore to
normalcy the heartrending condi
tions now prevalent throughout ccn
ral and southeastern Europe.
There can be no question but that
America now has rare opportunities
and responsibilities for directing
world affairs. The real test was
not in what we did toward winning
the war. The value of that is ques
tionable unless we are now able to
see beyond the borders of our own
land and realize that peace, pros
perity and advancement can only
come to the world through the unit
ed efforts of all nations. Even tha
all powerful American dollar can-1
not bring it alone. It can and will
aid but along with it must go the
co-operation and Christian fellow
ship of the American people.
Formerly we have prided our
selves on our isolation and our
freedom from polution by those les?
fortunatee than we. The doctrine of
the "holier than thou" attitude was
completely overthrown in principle
during the war. The test of a great
man is not whether he can sever
relations with those around him and
live a self-righteous life. but
it is whether he can stoop to lift
others from the depths to which
they have fallen and not be pollut
ed by their misdeeds. The same ap
plies to nations.
Our money cannot go farther than
our personal interest and service .:s
a nation. Consequently if the pres
ent civilization is to be saved Amer
ica must take the lead in saving it.
if it fails America will be largely
| responsible. The moral, political,
and educational standards of ths
United States are directly dependent
upon the world standards as a
whole. Consequently, from a self
ish point of view it behooves "us to
use our influence and devote our
best efforts to restore Europe.
College students mav be helpless
at present but they will exert an in
creasing amount of influence in the
years to come. If any one at Guil
ford is not familiar with internation
al problems of this nature he snould
study them and arrive at the mos!
plausible conclusion possible. For
through educational processes alone
can the American people be aroused
to action in behalf of the starving
and helpless millions.
Put Trash Where It Belongs
Visitors judge us by our conduct
and by the care we take of our
buildings and campus. While we
take the greatest of care to make
a favorable impression in what we
consider the outstanding points of
good behavior, we often overlook
the all-important little things. This
is not due to disrespect or lack of
I love for our college, it's just thought
lessness.
It may be easier to throw waste
paper and other kinds of rubbish on
the campus or on the floors than it
is to put it into the waste-basket, bul
we would not dare do such a thing
at home. This is our home while
we are here in school but judging t>y
the amount of paper and trash scat
tered over the auditorium after
i entertainments, somebody does not
| realize it. It may be all right to eat
peanuts, or chew gum, or eat candv
j during a show but men and women
'do not litter the floor with trash.
Probably the most outstanding ex
pression of this type of carelessness
is to be found in the terrible amount
of paper that the boys manage to
scatter on the campus around Cox
Hall. There is absolutely no excuse
for this. What we need is to real
ize that we are really living here in
college very much as we will live
when we get away from here. When
that fact is carefully considered
waste paper will find its way to
the waste-basket.
MISS MCDONALD TALKS
ON THE REVOLT OF YOUTH
Miss Lois McDonald, traveling sec.
retary for the Greensboro Y. W.
C. A., adddressed the local associ
ation, with a message concerning
"The Revolt of Youth."
In beginning her discussion, Miss
THE GUILFORDIAN
McDonald went back to the school
days of parents and called attention
to the la k of student initiative. At
the dawn of the 2(ith century there
came a change in student life, they
began to break away from old nar
row conventionalities and set their
own pace. This revolt at the satrr
time spread in Europe, and th*
speaker mentioned with especial
praise the work of German student?
known as "Birds of Passage" before
the war.
The youth of the world had
fought to stop all war, and when i
was over, the older men took the
reigns and again muddled world
affairs. This has caused two dis
tinct class of young people since
the war. First, the group that has
gone to extremes. These people
believed in the inherent goodness
of man and thought the world would
cease to be full of strife after the
world sacrifice. Now they have sim
ply lost faith in mankind and are
saying "After all. what's the use?"
The second group is composed oi
students who still have an enthu
siasm for the risht and who are
causing a triumphant revival of
the "Youth Movement."
The speaker noted the spontane
ous groups of students that are
springing up in all continents, who
have visions of a new world where
war is impossible and whose power
is coming to be recognized. She
stated the platform of the youth
movement to be in general: first,
The youth believe in a new world
founded on Love. Second, This must
he a pure world with high standards.
Third. In searching for Truth, tra
dition shall not stand in the way.
Fourth, Christian ideas are to be
worked over, putting life and vital
ity instead of more' dogma into re
ligion. Fifth, Every one must work
even at the most menial hand labor
if necessary-
Glenn Lassiter Leads "Y";
Subject, Measures of Life
Glenn Lassiter in leading Y. M
C. A. last Thursday evening spoke
on Measures of Life—standards in
government, in college life, and
for the individual.
After stressing the need of proper
standards in government he men
tioned the standards set by tradi
tion and experience for college
students, and then took up the
standards for the individual.
"Our standard should be Christ,
the ideal man," said Mr. Lassiter.
"The principles of Christ are to be
applied in our own lives. College
life is a mirror which reveals the
life of each to his fellow students.
"Let us imagine a mirror of
truth which would reveal all the
characteristics of each person who
stood before it. To some it would
reveal deeds of shame, to some,
hypocrisy and pretense, to others
jood deeds. Would the students
here want others to see them as
they would be revealed in the
mirrors of truth?"
"Can a man decide his career
better in college than out in the
world?" questioned Mr. Lassiter.
"First we must know the needs of
the field before we can decide our
fitness or unfitness for it."
"Selfishness and irreverence are
two great faults," he affirmed, "yet
Jesus Christ was the most reverent
man of the ages. Likewise there
was no taint of selfishness in his
character. Selfishness will make
one do the thing he wants to,
whether it is right or wrong. It
also isolates him from his fellow
men."
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