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tTbe ComenianVolume XXVI. BETHLEHEM, PA., APRIL, 1917. Number 7.

Zhc DSrotberboob of flDan*JAMES M. SHIELDS, '18.

W E a re liv in g to d a y in a sc ien tific ag e . N o w m o re th an e ve r b e fo re m en a re sea rch in g

fo r facts, th at th ey m ay quiet the g ro w in g un ­re st w ith in , and e x p la in the g re a t m ysteries' and p ro b lem s o f life. F o rm e r th eo ries a re d ism issed as in c o m p lete ; the tim e-h o n o red be lie fs o f ou r a n c e sto rs n o lo n g e r sa tis fy u s ; trad itio n s are fa s t g iv in g w a y to cu sto m s w hich b e tter su pp ly p resen t needs.

E s p e c ia lly a re w e e x p e rie n c in g sw eep in g c h a n g e s in re lig io u s th o u gh t. C h ild -lik e faith and tru st in G o d an d C h rist seem insu ffic ien t to m an y, w h o w ish to e x p la in a ll th in g s b y reaso n . T h u s m en becom e skep tics an d re fu se to believe in the d o ctrin es o f C h ristia n ity . B u t the v e ry m en ta l a ttitu d e o f the sk e p tic w ill n ot p erm it him to sto p th ere . H e is apt to becom e a ch ro n ic dou b ter, a cyn ic , an d v iew all ab o u t him w ith d isb e lie f, o r he y ie ld s to an o v e rp o w e r in g sen se o f fa ta lism an d fee ls th at h e is b u t an ato m in a g re a t ch ao s, a p aw n in the h an d s o f d estin y . E ith e r attitu d e is d ead ly and m u st re su lt in a life o f u tter se lfish n ess an d d istru st in h u m an ity .

Is th is a d esirab le sta te o f m in d ? M u st th ere n o t b e som e fu n d am en ta l p rin cip le w hich w ill d em an d the accep tan ce o f o u r re a so n , w hich w ill le a d to h ap p in ess and a life w o rth w h ile ?

T h e re is su ch a p rin cip le . I ts e x iste n c e is p ro v en b y the liv es o f th o u san d s, o f g re a t and g o o d m en, w h o h a ve lived th e h ig h e st and n o b lest o f liv e s , in sp iritu a l p eace and con ten t­m ent. I t is m an ifest in th e c o m p ellin g ca ll o f ou r ow n b etter n atu re , o f o u r con scien ce . L o v e , tru st in o u r fe llo w -b e in g s, the m utual depend ­ence b etw een all m en, th e d esire to sacrifice o n e ’ s ow n in terest fo r th at o f a n o th e r , is the g r e a t p rin cip le o f a ll h u m an go od 1. A b e lie f in the u n iversa l B ro th e rh o o d o f M a n alone can

* Awarded First Prize in The John Beck Oratorical Contest.

gu id e u s sa fe ly th ro u g h all d oub ts and1 selfish tem p tatio n s.

I f w e h o ld firm ly th ro u g h o u t life to th is idea, w h at e lse m a tte rs? C re e d s and d octrin es a re superficial,- in so fa r as th e ir accep tan ce is d eem ed e ssen tia l fo r sa lv a tio n . W a s n ot the k eyn o te o f C h ris t ’s life H is a b so lu te u n se lfish ­n ess a n d lo v e fo r H is fe llo w m a n ? B y a ttem p t­in g to fo llo w H is p erfect lead a n d to a d ju st H is g re a t te a ch in g s to m od ern life, d o w e n ot fu lfill o u r p u rp o se in life ? A r e w e n o t liv in g in ac­co rd an ce w ith the g re a t , co h e siv e p lan o f G o d b y su b m ittin g o u r l iv e s to the g e n e ra l g o o d o f m ankind. ?

A c la ss ifica tio n o f the g o o d an d ev il in m an m igh t be m ade on the b a s is o f se lfish n ess and u n se lfish n ess. S e lfish n ess p erm its o n ly the g ra tific a tio n o f p erso n a l needs an d d esires . I t re su lts in a so rd id an d d issa tis fied life. U n se lfish ­n ess finds its ow n g ra t ific a tio n in m in is ter in g to th e d esires an d needs o f o th ers. W h a t re a so n ­in g m an can doub t the su p e rio rity o f the la tte r ? A ll o u r sc ien ce an d p h ilo so p h y h as fa iled as y e t to e x p la in h o w w e firs t cam e on th is e a r th .o r w h y w e a re h e r e ; b u t w e can be certa in o f one th in g— w e w o u ld n o t be h ere w ere selfish ness th e d om in atin g fo rce in m an . H u m a n ity w o uld h ave k illed itse lf lo n g a g o . T h e B ro th e rh o o d of M a n is a liv in g fa c to r in h u m an re la tio n sh ip .

B u t h ow can w e a sso c ia te such a con ceptio n w ith the d ep lo rab le sta te o f a ffa irs n o w e x is t in g th e w o rld o v e r ? D o e s n o t the h o rrib le re a lity o f the p re se n t w a r e n tire ly o v e rth ro w an y ideal­istic faith in the B ro th e rh o o d o f M a n ? I t seem s ra n k fo lly to a sso c ia te such an o u tb u rst o f cru e lty an d p ass io n , ru th less m u rd er and crim e w ith the p rin c ip le o f lo v e an d u n se lfish n ess. T h e w h ole w o rld is a ro u sed . A ll h op es fo r u n iversa l

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peace and prosperity have been dispelled for many years to come. Men here protest and exclaim, “ Why doesn’t some one stop it? Why doesn’t the President of the United! States make peace proposals and end it all ?” Men on the other side' of the water are too engrossed1 in the horrible business of killing to indulge in vain moralizing. The experience of such a time numbs thought. They cannot think, but must go on fighting to the end.

Perhaps these men do not wish to think. Per­haps they only desire blood and vengeance, and thus is it proved that man’s nature is evil and 'selfish. But we cannot, dare not take this view. Human nature is not responsible for the war. The millions killed and wounded represent what no-sensibly, kindly individual wants. Would it not be the case were our own country at war? Most Americans are patriotic, and often we even hear some unthinking enthusiast say, “ We ought to teach those Mexican ‘greasers’ a lesson.” But if you suggest that he begin by sticking a bayo­net through some poor Mexcian, he would turn sick at the thought.

No, human nature is not responsible for the war. It is State nature. This world struggle is not due to a l£ck of brotherly love among indi­viduals. It is due to the jealousies and selfish scheming of great groups of individuals, which are at bottom little else than cold-blooded fight­ing units.

Therefore the war in itself is no proof that the Brotherhood of Man does not exist. And the

fact that men at large deplore such slaughter and fear, that humanity has fallen to a lower level than they themselves have attained, proves that the Brotherhood of Man does exist in the minds and hearts of men. Despite all indica­tions to the contrary, love and unselfishness are still uppermost. May we ever hold fast to our trust in each other. We must rightfully doubt our own individual perfection, but never can we . doubt what is o-ur place in God’s great creation, where all men and all things work together for good.

Our philosophies change, our knowledge in­creases, our governments ate altered and our religious thinking deepens, but the great fund-a- ( mental principle,of mankind is ever the same; the Brotherhood of Man, existent since the be­ginning of men, brought to the highest point in the life of Christy and now the all-important factor in human affairs. In that phase is implied all the love and mutual dependence between man ,4 and man, between brother and brother. With­out it all social schemes fail, all religions crumble into nothingness. On the pinnacle of our hope and idealism must be a life in which our duty to our fellow-men is uppermost. We must have the mental picture of a perfect, cohesive humanity, of which we are units. This ideal once established and our lives purposed for its accomplishment, our highest duty is done, and we may look forward with no fear but with abso­lute confidence to the future.

lit Is e a i n tbe worth to live after tbe wotlb’s opinion; it is easg in solitube to live after our own; but tbe great man is be wbo in tbe mibst of tbe crowb fceepe witb perfect sweetnese tbe serenitg of eolitube.—Emerson.

(Bive me a Stanbpoint*SAMUEL WEDMAN, ’18 SEM.

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LI K E a gre.at c h e c k e r b o a r d 'th e u n iverse lies u n fo ld ed b e fo re the M a ster-m in d . E v e r y

m an is m o v e d a c co rd in g to a re g u la r p re d e te r­m ined co u rse . I f th at c o u rse lead s to su ccess an d h ap p in ess, he w ill su re ly reach i t ; if to fa ilu re , m ise ry an d d esp air, he can not escap e. M a n is sim p ly a to y to fate. T h is v iew is h eld by a g re a t m an y, but it is fa lse . R a th e r h as the M aster-m in d ' im p arted to the h um an b e in g som e o f its ow n substance- th at he- m ay w ill and act. Y et in sp ite o f the fact th at m an m ay live a c co rd ­in g to a defin ite, a w ise ly d eterm ined p lan , m an y a llo w th e m se lve s t o d rift. N o w ill co n tro ls th e ir actio n , no re a so n gu id es th e ir co u rse . T h e y sim p ly to tte r h ith er an d th ith er, d riven 'by e very im pu lse and fo o lish id ea th at enters th e ir mindis. T h e ir liv es a re w ith ou t a p u rp o se . C o u ld the ru le o f fate b e a n y w o rse ?

A rc h im ed e s , one o f the g re a t sc ien tists o f thè o ld G re e k w o rld , on ce m ade the a sse rt io n that, if he w e re g iv e n a p la ce on w hich to stand 1'o u t­side o f the earth , he cou ld ra ise it ou t o f its co u rse . T h e re a re g re a t th in gs in sto re fo r e v e ry m an an d w o m an , n ot so m uch becau se th is is a g re a t a g e — e v e ry a g e is fo r som e— but th ere a re g r e a t th in gs in sto re fo r him w h o can find the c o rre ct stand point.

B e fo r e w e can d eterm in e upon a stan d p o in t it is n e c essa ry to decide upon a defin ite co u rse in life ; a sk o u rse lv e s th e q u estion w h y w a s I put in to the w o rld ? W h a t is th ere h ere fo r m e to do ? W h a te v e r w a lk o f life a m an m ay ch oo se , w h eth er to o u r m inds it be w o rth y o r not, it is b e tter th an to h a ve no defin ite co u rse a t a ll. T h e p e rso n w h o p a sse s th ro u g h life w ith ou t a p u r­p o se is ' c o m m ittin g su icide.

A fte r a m an h as d ecided upon a definite co u rse , h as ch o sen h is life w o rk , in ordter to be su ccessfu l, it is n e c e ssa ry to h ave w ith in th at life - c a llin g a c lear cut stan d p o in t, a sp ecia l ru le o f life , a p red o m in an t id ea l. T o illu stra te : A m an m ay becom e a la w y e r, th a t is h is life w o rk . T h en he m ust h a v e , w ith in th is p ro fe ss io n a l sph ere , so m e sp ecia l a im w h ich w ill co n stan tly d riv e h im on to g re a te r actio n . H e m ay try to estab lish

* Awarded Second Prize in The John Beck Oratorical Contest.

a g re a t rep u tatio n b y the sh rew d n ess w ith w hich he c o v e rs up the w ro n g , o r he m ay aim to e sta b ­lish ju st ic e an d tru th and w o rk fo r the u p lift of the com m un ity . T h e sam e th in g m ay be sa id o f a m in ister. M a n y p re ach e rs try to g a in a re p u ­tatio n a s o ra to rs a t the e x p e n se o f th e ir o th er duties. T h e y s im p ly en terta in th e ir au d ien ce, w h ereas th e ir w o rk is a so lem n tru st. B u t th ere a re a lso m an y w h o p reach the tru th fe a rle ss ly , th o u gh it m ak e en em ies fo r them . T h e b u sin e ss m an is in b u s in e ss fo r g a in , b u t h o n e sty should be his ru le o f actio n , and s o on d ow n th ro u g h e v e ry p ro fe ss io n an d a c t iv ity o f life.

S u cc e ss w ill depend u p on the co rre ctn e ss o f o u r stan d po in t, o u r ideals a n d the te n a c ity w ith w hich w e c lin g to th ese id ea ls. M a n y a o n e has been d esp ised , la u g h e d at, fo r h o ld in g fa s t tts c erta in id ea ls, b u t in the end w h at is the resu lt ? S u c c e ss , if o n ly on e ’ s id ea ls a re co rre ct.

E v e r y m an see k s su ccess , an d y e t th e m a jo r ity fail to ta k e the c o u rse th a t w ill b r in g the d esired resu lt. W e o ften h ea r it s ta ted th at the spec ia list is the m o st su ccessfu l m an. T h is can n o t ju s t ly \ be denied. A s it is n e c e ssa ry to specia lize in p ro fe ss io n a l life , so a lso is it n e c e ssa ry to specia lize id ea lly . P ra c t ic a lly e v e ryo n e h a s som e id eals, but w ith m o st m en th ey a re s im p ly cast to g e th e r in a h ete ro g en e o u s m ass. T o be effic ient, in the d evelo pm en t o f c h arac ter th e y m u st be th o ro u g h ly o rg a n iz e d . A m an ’ s Center o f a c tiv ity is co m p o sed o f h is id ea ls. T h e se , m ust be so ch o sen an d p laced in o u r liv es th at a ll o u r ac tiv ities can be g ro u p e d aro u n d th em . U n le ss th ey a re , o u r liv es w ill b e on esid ed . F u r th e r ­m o re , o u r id eals m u st be firm . T h e y a re the fou n d ation upon w h ich the stru ctu re o f ch a ra c te r is built. I f w e e x p e c t to b u ild g re a t stru ctu re s w e m u st h ave fou n d ation s a c co rd in g ly . U n le ss w e do w e m a y su ccee d fo r a tim e but th e c ris is w ill su re ly com e. A p rom in en t e x am p le o f the p resen t d ay w ill illu stra te t h i s : M r. B r y a n w as certa in ly con sid ered one o f the g re a t m en o f th is co u n try , but b ecau se h is fo u n d atio n c o n sisted o f b u t on e su b stan ce , b e cau se h is c ry w a s p eace, p eace at a n y p rice , h e h a s becom e an ob ject o f

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rid icu le to the w h o le n ation . A fo u n d atio n bu ilt o f m o rta r a lo n e can n o t b e a r w eigh t.

W e h a ve an o th er exam p le in the g re a t G e r­m an sc ien tist H a e c k e l, w h o becam e fam ou s in the N e o -D a rw in ia n sch o ol. H e b u ilt s tro n g ly upon the th e o ry th at m an d escen d ed fro m the anth ropoid ' ape. T o p ro v e th is w a s h is p o in t in life ra th e r th an to esta b lish the tru th . In o rd er to m ak e h is c la im s cred ib le he p rod u ced p lates o f the sp in al co lum n o f an ap e an d a lso o f a child , w h ich sh o w ed a v e ry s tr ik in g resem blan ce. T h e n P ro fe s s o r B r a s s cam e upon the scene and p ro v e d th at H a e c k e l h ad d o cto re d b o th the sp ine o f the ape a n d o f the child to p ro d u ce th is s im ila rity . T h is H a e c k e l la te r h im se lf adm itted . T h u s the w h ole th e o ry co llap sed . W h y ? B e ­cau se he tr ie d to b u ild to o la rg e a stru c tu re u p on the fo u n d atio n he had. Y o u can p itch a tent on a san d b an k , but in o rd e r to b u ild a sk y sc ra p e r y o u m u st d ig d ow n to ro c k bo ttom .

A g a in , som e m en t r y to build upon th e fo u n d a ­tion s o f o th ers. T h e y fo rc e th e ir lives, the de­v e lo p m e n t o f th e ir c h aracters in to the fo rm of- som e o th er p erso n . T h is can n o t b u t m ak e th e ir

lives d is jb r te d 'a n d ill p laced . M a n y a m an has trim m ed a w a y the g o o d 1 sid e o f h is ch a ra c te r to fit h im se lf in to the m ould . To ' b u ild the b est c h aracters w e m u st h a v e o u r ow n id ea ls , o u r ow n firm stan d po in t. O n ly w hen a m an bu ild s h is ow n stru ctu re fro m the v e ry fou n d ation can h e claim su ccess. T o be in te re stin g , o r ig in a lity is req u ired , to be use fu l it is n e c e ssa ry to h a ve a defin ite aim , but to b e su ccessfu l w e m ust h ave firm id eals.

’T is h ard to bu ild a firm fou n d ation , b u t u n less w e can it w ere b e tter to dw ell in ten ts . I t is d ifficu lt to find a stan d p o in t from w hich w e can m o ve o u r little w o rld , but it w ere b etter n o t 'to m o ve it at a ll th an to g o to ru in in the attem pt.

Sipeak w h a t w e w ill then o f id ealism and re a lism , the tw o m u st g o h and in hand. Id e a lism is the fo u n d atio n o f a stru ctu re o f rea l ste rn life. “ G iv e m e a p lace on w hich to stan d and I can m ove the earth .” B u ild a firm fou n d ation in life and yo u can m o ve the w o rld , build) on san d and y o u w ill fo llo w the m ass , and. m in gle w ith dust fro m w hich y o u com e.

Hines HClritten in jearlip Sp rin gI heard a thousand blended notes,

While in a grove I sat reclined,In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts

Bring sad thoughts to the mind.

To her fair works did nature linkThe human soul that through me ran;

And much it grieved my heart to think What man has made of man.

Through primrose tufts, in that sweet bower, The periwinkle trail’d its wreath;

And ’tis my faith that every flower Enjoys the air it breathes,

The birds around me hopp’d and play’d ;Their thoughts I cannot measure:—

But the least motion which they made,It seem’d a thrill of pleasure.

The budding twigs spread out their fan,To catch the breezy air;

And I must think, do all I can,That there was pleasure there.

I f I these thoughts may not prevent,I f such be of my creed the plan,

Have I no reason to lament,What man has.made of man?— Wordsworth.

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^Locals‘ The annual John Beck Oratorical Contest was held

in the Stadiger Borhek Memorial Chapel on Thursday, March 29, at 3.30 p.m. The programme given was as follow s:

Duet, “ One Fleeting Hour,” by Messrs. Henkelmann and Kem per; Introductory, “ Comenius Day,” Dr. Schultze; Violin Solo, Henry D. Funk, Springtown, Pa.; “Zinzendorf and Foreign Missions,” Frederic T. Trafford, Detroit, Mich.; “Work as a Factor in Human Life,” Walser H. Allen, Jamaica, W. I . ; “ Our Asiatic Problems,” Raymond A. Kilpatrick, Bethlehem, P a .; Trombone, “A Song,” Abram S. Thaeler, Bethlehem^ P a .; “ Give Me a Standpoint,” Samuel Wedman, Edmon­ton, A lta .; “The Brotherhood of Man,” James M. Shields, Bethlehem, P a .; “ Production for Utility,” Ralph W . Everroad, Hope, Ind.; Quartet, “ The Moon­light on the Lake.”

The judges were Prof. Buck, Superintendent of the South Bethlehem High School; The Rt. Rev. J . T. Hamilton, and Mr. J . S. Krause. The first prize of

S fifteen dollars was awarded to J . M. Shields and the second prize of ten dollars was awarded to Samuel Wedman. Honorary mention was given to Walser H. Allen.

On that same evening an Alumni Banquet was held in the Refectory, which was well attended.

Plans are being made by some of the classes to hold reunions in the nedr future. A fter the banquet a social hour was spent in the Students’ Hall.

During the Lenten season short services were held each noon in one of the Bethlehem churches. Drs. Schwarze, Gapp and Moses were among those who spoke at these meetings.

On every Sunday afternoon special Y . M. C. A. meetings are being held in the Lorenz Theatre. These

' meetings have been very well attended and it is hoped by many that, through this a campaign may be started, for the erection of a Bethlehem Y . M. C. A. building some time in the near future. Dr. Schwarze addressed the meeting held on Sunday afternoon, March 25.

Mr. and Mrs. H. Ar Pfohl and family, from Winston- Salem, N. C., spent the latter part of March visiting with Dr. and Mrs. Schwarze.

George Weinland filled the pulpit o f the College Hill Moravian Church on Sunday evening, March 18.

On Sunday, March 18, the pulpit o f the Lebanon Moravian Church was occupied by Dr. Schwarze, and on the 25th by Dr. Gapp.

C. O. Weber preached in the Bethlehem M. E. Church during the last two Sundays in March.

The engagement of Edward E. Wesenberg to Miss Naomi K. Heller, of South Bethlehem, has been an­nounced. T h e C o m e n i a n extends congratulations.

Messrs. Strohmeier, Kuehl and Gutensohn served as judges for the Junior-Senior debate held at Moravian Parochial School on March 9.

The Glee Club gave concerts at Bath, Pleasant Valley and Macada during the month of March. The Quartet, consisting of Messrs. Henkelmann, Vogler, Richter and Kemper, sang at Linden Hall Seminary on the evening of March 16, on which evening the play “Daddy Long Legs” was presented by that school.

The spring recess will extend from Wednesday noon,April 4, until Tuesday morning, April 10.

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Another year o f Y . M. C. A. activity has come to a close. Success in the work at M. C. has been varied. There have been bright days as well as storms, but as we look back upon the past, though realizing that it might have been better, we must yet thank our Master for the bounteous blessings He has granted. The pessi­mist looks upon the dark side of life and despairs, the optimist sees the dark side,. but it only helps to make the bright side the brighter by contrasts

I f we look back upon the past we most assuredly also look out upon the future. A s we think of the impend­ing national crisis, watch the clouds rise, feeling that at any time the storm may break out in full blast, must it not inspire us to more fervent prayer and more sincere trust in our Master? The topic discussed at our last meeting w a s: “What will be the work of the Y . M.C. A. in the event of w ar?” Many thoughts of interest and value were brought out. Work of this organization in other lands, as well as the attitude taken at times similar to the present in this country, was referred to. The general opinion seemed to be in accord with the spirit of the article in The North American' Student, April number. In this article attention is drawn to the fact that we should follow the spirit of Christ. He cer­tainly was an advocate of peace, but not “peace at any price.” Much rather did He teach that we must fight for Christian liberty and true honor, and “crush the enemy of the human race wherever we see him.”

The annual election meeting resulted^ in the follow­ing: C. O. Weber, President; R. W. Everoad, Vice-President; F. H. Splies, Secretary; F. G. Fulmer, Treasurer. .

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W h a t is ch a ra c te r ? S o m e one

C h a r a c t e r sa y s C h aracter is a p erfec tly ed u cated w ill. A n o th e r de­

fines it as th e sum o f a m an ’s te n d en c ies to con ­duct. S till a th ird s a y s it is w h at a m an tru ly is, and w h at h is re fu ta t io n so o n w ill be. T h u s w e m igh t continue to su m up a g re a t list o f d efi­n itio n s a s w e find them .

In con n ection w ith the th ird h ere g iv e n it m igh t be w ell to d istin gu ish b etw een ch aracter and rep u tatio n , and a ttem p t to sh ow th a t it w o u ld be w e ll if th e tw o term s w e re used m o re d istin ctively . P la in ly sp e a k in g , ch a ra c te r is w h at a p erso n re a lly i s ; rep u tatio n is w h at he is su p p o se d to be. T h e fo rm e r is con tain ed w ith in h im se lf ; the la tte r in the m inds o f o th ers. S in an d tem p tatio n h a v e a n in ju rio u s e ffect upon c h a r a c te r ; s lan d e r and lib e ls a ffe ct re p u ta tio n in a lik e m an n er. D e fa m a tio n in a n y fo rm can n ot in ju re ch aracter , b u t a v o lu n ta ry tra n sg re ss io n b r in g s ab o u t its r u in ; on the o th e r hand, n u m ero u s tra n sg re ss io n s d o n o t h a rm rep u ta-

tion , but a s in g le a ccu sa tio n , tru e o r un found ed , m ay d estro y it.

A g o o d ch a ra c te r is , in all ca se s, the f r u it 'o f p erso n a l • e x e rt io n . I t is n ot in h erited fro m p aren ts n o r cre a te d b y e x te rn a l a d v a n ta g e s ; but it is the resu lt o f o n e ’s e n d ea vo rs , the fru it and re w a rd o f g o o d p rin c ip les m an ifested in a co u rse o f v irtu o u s an d h o n o ra b le actio n . H o w e v e r , w h en on ce a tta in ed , it is lik e sto ck in t r a d e ; the m o re o f it a m an p o sse sse s , the g r e a te r a re his fac ilitie s fo r ad d in g to it.

C h a ra c te r m ay be liken ed to w h ite p a p e r ; if once b lo tted , it can h a rd ly e ver be m ad e to a p ­p ea r as w h ite a s b e fo re . O n e w ro n g step often sta in s the ch a ra c te r fo r life . I t is m uch e as ie r to ( fo rm a g o o d c h a ra c te r a t f irst th an it is to d o it a fte r w e h ave a cq u ire d a b ad o n e ; to p re se rv e th e c h arac ter p ure , than to p u rify it a fte r it has becom e defiled. H .-A. K.

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T o d a y a w o rld m ovem en t is ta k in g p lace w hich ta k es p reced en ce o v e r a ll o th er incidents in p a st a g e s . C o n sid ered on ly as a w a r in its im m ed iate p h ysica l a sp ects , the E u ro p e a n co n ­flict is the m o st am a z in g d isp la y o f all tim e. A ll p ast w a rs a re in sign ifican t in d im en sion s com ­p ared w ith th is. T h e e ffo rts o f th e R o m a n em ­p ire lo o k lik e m ou n tain feu d s, an d th e g ra n d a rm y o f N a p o le o n a p p e a rs no g re a te r th an a p u n y re g im e n t o f h igh sch o ol cad ets, w h en com ­p ared to the g ig a n tic w a r w h ich is b e in g w a g e d a c ro ss the w a te rs , an d w hich h as n o w crep t into th is la n d a lso . , ,

B u t w h at m ean s th is unp reced en ted d isp la y o f m ilita ry p ro w e ss? C an o u r h isto ria n s e x p la in a ll? A s so o n as m en re c o v ered fro m the b lo w ; o f asto n ish m e n t the co u n try w a s flo o d ed w ith e x p la n a tio n s, w h ich d o n o t exp la in . M en p ro ­fo u n d ly lo n g fo r , b u t h a ve b y no m ean s atta in ed , to a fu ll u n d e rsta n d in g o f the u n d e rly in g cau ses.W e a re still g ro p in g in the d a rk n e ss , an d until a fu ll lig h t is th ro w n u p o n the new s w h ich w e re ­ceive , m ista k es a re b o u n d to be m ade.

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H e re is an u n riva lled o p p o rtu n ity fo r th o se w ho stu d y h isto ry . W e a re d e a lin g w ith the w o rld ’s g re a te s t m o vem en t and m en w h o u n d er­stan d w id e re a ch in g cau ses w ill h e n eed ed to p re ­sen t an ad eq u ate ex p la n a tio n . I t is tru e that h is to ry is u su a lly n o t fu lly -w ritten up until a g e s a fte r the p erio d u nd er co n sid e ra tio n , still, h ere is the o p p o rtu n ity fo r an e x cep tio n to th at ru le . Y e t w h en w e lo o k at the fac ts w e can decide n o th in g , w e c a n d ra w n o certa in co n clu sio n s. W e can n ot even asce rta in en tire ly w h eth er th e e v e n ts w ere the e ffect o f p u re ly in d iv id u alistic c a u se s o r o f p u re ly eco n o m ic '’ cau ses, and w e can n o t a lly o u rse lv e s w ith a n y o f the sch o o ls w hich so con fid en tly e x p la in h is to ry up to o u r tim e. A fte r w e h ave stu d ie d fo r an y le n gth o f tim e w e m ay be ju s t a s b ew ild ered as in the b e­g in n in g . T h e fu ll an d tru e a cco u n t o f the c au ses o f th is w a r m ay n o t,b e ob tain ed fo r d ecad es ye t, b u t m ean tim e it is qu ite p ro fitab le and m ost a b so rb in g to stu d y h is to ry in the m ak in g .

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XT bC 3 e W C l a m an w a lk e d th ro u g h afo re st se a rc h in g fo r h is jew e l.

H e k n ew th ere w o u ld be o n e fo r him so o n , and it w a s h is re so lve to be th ere to g re e t it w hen it cam e. H e n e v e r t ire d ; he cut a cane an d sw ept a w a y le av es th at w ere strew n on the p ath b e fo re h im ; h e so u g h t the n o o k s and un frequen ted s p o ts ; he sto o d on, the o cca sio n al ro ck to su r­v e y ; at the fo o t o f one slop e th ere w a s a p ro m is in g a s p e c t ; on n e a rin g , th e v iew d isc losed to h im w a s th at o f a lo n g stretch o f th ick m o s s ; but, o f co u rse , no g e m la y th ere to re w a rd him , an d its p lace m u st be fa r th e r o n !

A strea m let h a lted th e p u rsu it o f the m an bent on d is c o v e ry ; to him it w as s ilv e r-g lid in g . T h e q u a lity o f th e tin g e o f sp a rk le co n v eyed to him the new s th at w in te r ’ s g a rb o f u n ch eerfu ln ess h ad been d isc a rd e d ,a n d th ere h ad c o m e th e p u rity

o f c learn ess o f sp rin g . In its tin k lin g th ere w as ch arm th at h eld him,, and he in d u lged fo r a p erio d in the k in d o f id lin g th e p oets ca ll p ro fit­able. B u t co n sc io u sn ess o f su rro u n d in g s re ­tu rn ed ; he a ro u se d h im self, sa id h is g o o d -b y e to the rill, an d h u rried th e q u est o f the je w e l!

T h e tint o f th e h em lo ck an d sp ru ce w ere in d i­catio n s o f the sp irit o f the' seaso n . H is friend sp r in g has sent the b r ig h te r g re e n to be h is ow n p o sse ss io n fo r a w hile ; an d undter th e b ran ch es of a ta ll sp ru ce w as th e p lace o f an o th er halt. O n g o in g fa rth e r, n o str ils w ere s lig h tly d ilated in an e ffo rt to d etect a v a g r a n t o d o r, but none d rifted h is w a y — n o r a n y oth er, h e fe lt certa in . A n d so , m ayb e th e re w a s y e t no je w e l— but if th ere w e re p o ss ib ly one, he w o u ld find i t !

Oin th is d ay th e b ran ch es o f th e m ap le, the d o g -w o o d , th e b irch , th e c h e rry w e re still la te n tly t ip p e d ; b u t w arm th , su n lig h t and ra in w o u ld so o n serve as a g e n c ie s to c h arg e them w ith p o ten cy to lib e ra te b lo sso m an d leaf. O n the lim b s sa t th e ro b in and the 'b lue-bird , and if sp r in g h ad g iv e n h im th at m uch, w h y n o t his tre a su re ? B a c k , b a c k to th e strea m let’s b a n k s ! F o llo w th em fa r , an d th e q u est w o u ld e n d !

B r ia r s w ere o b sta c le s ; m arsh es o c c u rre d ; the sun w as ra th e r d eep in the w e ste rn sk y . B u t the m ethod s o f se a rch w e re b e c o m in g m o re fa m il ia r ; the m an c o v ered m o re g ro u n d th an p re v io u s ly ; his e y e s w ere tra in e d to d etect q u ick ly , to re c o g ­nize, to re je c t. T h e p ace g re w fe r v e n t !

T h e n a fo rtu n a te stu m ble . A sp raw l w o uld n ot h a ve m attered b e c au se the p u rp o se w a s fu l­fille d : the je w e l w a s a t h is feet. T h e sh ad e of the g r a y th ere w a s on it m igh t h a v e been p e a r l­lik e, h ad it n ot been so deep an d lu ste r le ss . A n d the la y e r o f g re e n d ire c tly b e lo w co u ld n ot h ave been tak en fo r em erald , b e cau se it, to o , lacked a ttra c tio n and sp a rk le . T h is w as a je w e l that h ad com e “ out o f the h ea lth y u n d erw o rld w h ere th in gs slu m b er an d g r o w .” H is h an d s c losed g u a rd in g ly o v e r—th e f irs t b e p a t ic a ! b. y . l .

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Spring XDClbiffePop (reading the morning paper) : “ 'Man Kills Self

By Hanging.’ Well he certainly died o f his own free will and a-cord.”

Professor (in Biology) : “ It is almost an established fact that people with opposite Characteristics make the happiest marriages.” .

A ndy: “ That’s why I ’m looking for a girl withmoney.”

Albright: “ No wonder the price of paper is in­creasing so rapidly. Why, they are making almost everything out o f paper now—even locomotives.”

Stocker: “What’re you giving us?”A lbright: “Why, haven’t you ever heard of stationary

engines ?”

P ro fessor: “ This is the worst recitation I ever heard.I had to do most of it myself.”

Fresh: “ I don’t like those shavings for breakfast.”Soph: “It beats the board we used to get last year.”

Professor: “ How would you define philosophy,Samuel?”

Sammie W ise : “ My definition o f it, speaking figura­tively, would b e : shooting at a black bird on a dark night when there is no bird at all.”

Goosey (reading the Evening Chronicle) : “ Boys, here we have a nice bit o f wisdom from Ohio. Just listen to th is: ‘In order to combat the constantly soaring cost 1of living, we advise our readers to biplane food.’ ”

Stroh: “What does the weather man say? I always find his statements reliable.”

Goosey: “You betcha, here we are: ‘Yesterday we had a clear, pleasant day, with the balmy breezes of spring gently blowing. Toward evening however, it turned slightly colder. What the weather will be to­morrow remains to be seen.’ ”

George (on a crowded car from Allentown, after having waited an hour) : “ Say, Con, your cars come like bananas.”

C on: “Why, how do you mean that, governor ?”George: “They come in bunches.”

The Athletic Committee, headed by Haus, are seri­ously considering the planting of potatoes on one of the tennis courts, hoping to realize from them enough to defray the expenses of next year’s basketball team.

H e l p f u l S u g g e s t i o n s .

More space can be added to small compartments by hanging the wall paper very close to the wall.

Soft water may be hardened by freezing.

(A s old Helios draws nearer with his branding iron, some of us may fall as his victims and it.is for these unfortunate ones that the following suggestion is given.)

To remove a coat of tan, unbutton it arid pull your arm out first, it will then come off easily enough.

Superintendent of Sunday School (in opening the session on Palm Sunday) : “Can any one tell me what day this is?”

In unison: “April Fool’s day.”Superintendent: “ That’s right. What other day is

it?”Boys.: April the first.”Superintendent: “Yes, but I was thinking o f Palm

Sunday. Now, today we are beginning a new quarter. Does everyone have a quarterly? . Well, what lesson do we have today?”

Boys.: “ The first lesson in the quarter.”Superintendent: “Yes, but where is it found?”B o ys : “On the first page o f the quarterly.”

Smyze: “ I saw the butcher at Lititz yesterday. He is getting fatter every day. Have any idea what he weighs now?”

H ass: “ I couldn’t say. What does he weigh?”Sm yze: “Meat.”

Fink (watching Victor put his tooth brush, corn cob pipe, Ingersoll, and collar button under his pillow be­fore retiring) : “ I wonder why it is so many people put their valuables under their pillows before going to sleep ?”

Ted: “ I don’t know, but I suppose they like to have a little something to fall back on.”

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The second of the three public meetings held annually by the Comenian Literary Society was held in the Borhek Memorial Chapel on Friday evening, March 9. The programme rendered was as follow s: Declaimer,Mr.. Mueller; Essayist, Mr. A llen; Reader, Mr. Hassler; Reviewer, Mr. Pfohl. The debate for the evening was on the subject, “ Resolved, That in Times of National Crisis A ll National and International Affairs Be Left Entirely to the President.” It w is' debated affirmatively by Messrs. Strohmeier and Wedman; negatively by Messrs. Everroad and Weber. The judges, Rev. J. Robinson, Mr. Theophilus Shields and Miss Greider, of Moravian Seminary, decided in favor of the negative. While the judges were preparing their decision, the Glee Club furnished music. The per se of the house favored the affirmative.

March 13. The President called the meeting to order, after which the Chaplain performed his duty. Mr. Allen acted as Critic for the meeting. The first de­claimer, Mr. Bahnsen,' recited “ The Height of the Ridiculous.” The Reader, Mr. Steininger, gave “ Grape- Seed.” Mr. Albright recited “Agnes, I Love Thee,” after which a special musicale was given by Messrs. Splies, Henkelmann and Fulmer. The Narrator, Mr. Mueller, gave “The Murder Will Out.” Mr. T. H. Mueller, Sem. ’ 12, then Spoke on “ C-. L. S. in Olden Days.” Mr. Henkelmann was the Reviewer for the evening. A fter the three minutes recess, Mr. Stolz read a paper, entitled, “ The Eternal Feminine Monthly.”

March 30. The President called the meeting to order, after which the Chaplain performed his duty. The extemporaneous speeches were as follow s: Mr. Wed­man, “The Prohibition Movement in Canada;” Mr. Shields, “ The Effect o f the Russian Revolution Upon the Other W arring Nations;” Mr. Vogler, “ Impressions Received from Visiting in L i t i t z M r . Trafford, “The Value o F a National Guard Training.” Mr. Splies con­cluded the speeches, 'speaking on “ The National In­fluence of the Locomotive Brotherhood Union,” after which Mr. Nonnemacher reviewed the current events of the week. A fter the regular three minutes success, a debate was held on the subject, “ Resolved, That the: Purchase of the Danish West Indies by the U. S. Gov­ernment Will Prove Beneficial to the People of this Country.” It was debated affirmatively by Messrs. V. Richter and Kuehl; negatively by Messrs. Pfohl and Henkelmann. The President decided in favor of the affirmative and his decision was upheld by the House. The per se vote favored the affirmative. Mr. Strohmeier acted as Critic for the meeting

On account of lack of space, the C. L. S. notes for February were not printed in the last edition of T h e

C o m e n i a n . Three meetings were held in that month; two were debate meetings and the other was a miscel­laneous meeting. A ll were very interesting and were well attended.

E t b l e t i c sMoravian has just closed one of the greatest basket­

ball seasons in her history. Under Coàch Shields, Mora­vian developed a wonderful team, and her record season will never be forgotten. Moravian is indebted to Mr. Shields for the manner in which he conducted the team, and his interest for it. As to the team itself, we mention, without any hesitancy whatever, that it equals and sur­passes teams produced by other colleges of equal and greater student-bodies. In the personages of Captain Kuehl and Manager Wedman we have two excellent guards. Allen, our center man, has improved greatly over last season, and proved to be a valuable help to the team. Hagen and Turner, as forwards, could hardly be beaten. They, were exceptionally good, and prôved themselves a valuable asset to the team. The three utility men, Mueller, Stolz and Hassler, were also very good. Whenever substituting for the regulars, they always manifested their ability and even surpassed all expectations.

Four of the great victories of the season occurred when Moravian triumphed over Temple, of Philadel­phia, at Bethlehem; over Albright, at Myerstown and at Bethlehem, and over Delaware State at Newark, Del. The memory of these victories shall always be cherished.

Of sixteen games played, Moravian won ten and lost six.

R e s u l t s o f G a m e s P l a y e d .

Alumni ............ ........ 32 Moravian................Drexel ................ . . . . . . 13 M oravian........................ 42L eh igh .................. ........ 42 M oravian................---- - 13Delaware ........... .......... 25 Moravian............Albright ........ . ........ 31 Moravian............ ----- 34Temple .............. ........ 31 Moravian................ . . . . . 25Muhlenberg .......... 32 Moravian............Loyola ............... Moravian........ : ... ........ 42Temple . . . . . . . . . • ........ 36 Moravian............. ........ 46College Hill ........ 41 M oravian............. ........ 50Delaware ........ ........... 23 Moravian...... ........ 42St. Joseph ........ • ........ 31 Moravian.........Lebanon Valley 1........ 28 Moravian............ ........ 49Albright ......... .......... 35 M oravian............. ........ 37Lebanon Valley . .............. 57 M oravian............. ........ 31St. Joseph ....... ........ 15 Moravian........... . ........ 46

Total ............ ........ 494

I n d i v i d u a l S c o r e s .

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Players. Field Goals. Fouls. Total.Hagen ............. ■ 4 4 . 187 275Turner ............ . 5 0 100Allen .......... . 5 0 100Kuehl .............. . 1 4 28Wedman ......... . 7 16 30Hassler ........... . 1 2 24Mueller ........... • 5 - 3 13

One of the greatest festivities of the year was the sumptuous athletic banquet, which was held Tuesday

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evening, March 13, in the Refectpry. It was marked with the spirit of rejoicing over the very successful basketball season this year and the prospect of a brighter one next year. Dr. Schwarze acted as toastmaster for the occasion and during the course of the evening speeches ensued. The Captain, Mr. Kuehl, spoke about the spirit of the team. Mr. Hagen gave some im­pressions of several trips. Mr. Turner spoke on the baseball, outlook, Mr. Mueller, concerning the scrub team, and Mr. P. Hassler on the Freshman team. The Coach, Mr. Shields, spoke very impressively, lauding the members of both teams and those who helped the team through by 'cheering. The College Quartet appeared in their “ full-dresses” and favored us with several humorous selections.

The “ M” was awarded to Captain Kuehl, Manager Wedman, Turner, Hagen, Allen, and P. Hassler.

Mpnograms were awarded to Mueller, Stolz, Stroh- meier, Gutensohn and Kilpatrick.

This illustrous occasion was brought to a noteworthy climax by the singing of “ College Ties.”

Immediately after the-banquet Kuehl was re-elected Captain, and Stolz was elected Manager for the coming season.

Baseball was ushered in eventually at Moravian. Cap­tain Landis issued the call for candidates and about twenty-five men responded. There have been several “work-outs” in the gymnasium thus far, and after the Easter season, the men will begin out-door work. There are eight of last year’s team in College, nam ely: Landis, Turner, Mueller, Kuehl, Shields, Hagen, Kilpatrick, and Fulmer, around which Moravian expects to develop a strong team. In reference to the new men, we add that Stocker, Fink, Vogler, P. Hassler, Trafford, Steininger, C. Richter, and Gutensohn are showing up well and are expected to develop this year, and in the next few years. In spite of the fact that Moravian has abandoned her intercollegiate schedule this year, she is going to produce a fast team and play first-class teams in and about neighboring vicinities.

Moravian, as usual was one of the first in Bethlehem, if not the very first,, to mobilize her tennis forces. Both courts were in use as early as March 31.

The elimination matches, which determine the men who will compose the teams, began on April 11 . The struggle for places on the teams will be a fierce one and some interesting contests are sure to result.

Much interest and enthusiasm is being manifested in the interclass matches, which will start as soon as the elimination contests are over. Each class will be repre­sented in the doubles and singles. The winner in singles ^will be awarded a ^first-class tennis-racquet and each member of the victorious doubles combination will re­ceive a tennis hat and a tennis shirt.

W e will sorely miss the presence of Paul Allen, who won the championship of the college last spring, and whose deadly racquet contributed greatly to the success of the team. His place will be a hard one to fill ade- , quately. However, the fires of enthusiasm never burned brighter at M. C. than at present and we are looking forward with confidence to a banner season on the courts. One thing is certain, whoever composes the teams will go into battle backed by the solid, loyal and enthusiastic support of every man at M. C. Teams with such support as ours will have are mighty hard to beat. \The schedule, although still incomplete, already includes matches with teams of a very high caliber. The follow­ing games will be played by the varsity :April 25. Alumni, home.

28. Allentown Y . M. C. A., home.May 3 - College Hill Tennis Club, of Easton, home.

4 - . Franklin and Marshall College, home.5- Allentown Y . M. C. A., Allentown.

12. GahUwa Tennis Club, of Bethlehem, home.15- Lebanon Valley College, home.17- Ursinus College, home.19. The Perkiomen School, Pennsburg.24- College Hill Tennis Club, Easton.26. Gahuwa Tennis Club, away.

June 2. The Perkiomen School, home.S' Alumni, home.

The second team will play the following matches :April 28. Allentown Y . M. C. A., home.May 4- Franklin and Marshall College, home.

5- Allentown Preparatory School, Allentown.7- Moravian Parochial School, home.

12. Gahuwa Tennis Club, of Bethlehem, home.16. Allentown Preparatory School, home.21. Moravian Parochial School, home.26. Gahuwa Tennis Club, away.

June 5- Alumni, home.

Forw ard! ’Tis Moravian needs you, O nward! Crush the foe beneath you, Victory! It depends upon YOU, Conquer! For Old M. C.

fEbe secret of success in life is for a man to be reaby for bis opportunity wben it comes —Disraeli.

T H E C O M E N I A N 89

J E y c b a n a e s

The Old Penn Weekly is not to be criticised on the basis of the average college exchange. It goes beyond the scope of the average college journal.

Taking up as it does all phases of U. of P .’s work, undergraduate, alumni and public, Old Penn has a world wide field from which to draw. One has only to note the leading articles listed on the cover to realize the extensiveness of its material. Not only are the school’s activities presented in an interesting manner and illustrated by an abundance of good cuts, but lec­tures as well as articles by the professors are published. The doings of the alumni, in all walks of life, pro­fessional, political, scientific, and articles by them con­cerning their activities add to the interest and instruc­tiveness of the paper.

Schools with lesser numbers and limited finance can not hope to equal Pennsylvania’s organ as a magazine. They will, however, do well to pattern after Old Pehn in striving to present their collegiate activities, and the achievements of the men who have gone out to give the world the benefit of the training they have received.

Old Penn in the last month’s issues has given much space to University Preparedness, a movement which originated at Pennsylvania, and is being taken up with

-enthusiasm by the leading universities. The editorials and articles arouse the patriotism of any college man, for the call to the colors which U. of P. has felt and to which she is responding, came not from the visible government but from those deeply grounded foundation stones of our government “by the people,”—the love of liberty, equality, justice, honor and humanity. These articles are especially forceful, • since they are not ap­peals for action but accounts of action. Pennsylvania’s students have been drilling faithfully since October and are in condition to render efficient service to the nation when the call to service comes. Since the rapid ap­proach of hostilities, they have undertaken a far more difficult task. They have begun the enrollment of 20,000 U. of P. graduates. Thus we see a great institution literally sacrificing to Mars the flower of her achieve­ment. The men she has sent out to be leaders in the nation’s life, she is now recalling to die if needs bp for the life of the nation’s most sacred ideals. Recently the statement was made that if the government sends an army to the front, it should send all the “ sports” and “bums” first. It is' a deplorable fact that such action is impossible, but it is undeniably a truth that those men whom the country’s universities and colleges have pre­pared for leaders in time of peace must also be the first to offer their services in time of war.

Not only is Pennsylvania mobilizing an atmy which will be ready to respond at the call of any emergency, but the Medical School is prepared to offer a complete hospital unit, equipped and ready to establish a base hospital, at any place, whenever the government re­quests it. This hospital, equipped as it is with more than a hundred skilled physicians, surgeons, laboratory experts and nurses, is, as Old Penn says, “an exhibition of patriotism and efficiency in organization, which is not likely to be duplicated,” and if this accomplishment “ thrills her with pride,” it equally thrills others with admiration.

The Ursinus Weekly during March had two especially good essays continued through its issues. Both were timely, the one being about causes leading to the war and the other about the social effects of the war.

“ Militarism and Democracy” is a justified attack on the increasing military preparation which led to the present war, for it is evident that even our increased armament has hastened America Towards the conflict. Unfortunately, however, the civilization of the world has not attained the perfection which the writer of the article evidently would'ascribe to it. We believe, too, that the foundation of civilization is based upon peace-; fui transactions between men and between nations, but as yet force must play a part. We hope and are in­clined to believe that this present great show of force will be the last necessary resort to force, and that with its destruction of monarchy will come also the destruc­tion of militarism.

“ The Social Effect of the Present W ar” is an essay setting forth excellently the conditions which must be results of thè degrading butchery. We do not agree with the writer’s idea “ that militarist and pacifist should meet on common ground,” for such a meeting would only make confusion worse confounded or at best temporary compromise. The writer warns the weak not to trust the strong, sighting the fate of Belgium and Armenia as instances of what strength will do to attain its ends. Those violations'were exceptions, not in ac­cordance with the practice of Nations, but were the frenzied blows of a power-mad monarch. The future would indeed look black if we could have no faith in men or governments. In fact only through faith be­tween man and man will permanent peace be estab­lished.

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