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W e a m b le a lo n g th e p a th of life o r p e rh a p s th e p a th o f le a s t re s is ta n c e a n d ta k e w h a t com es o r it t a k e s u s , n e v e r t r y in g to s t r iv e fo r a h ig h e r p la n e . W h y do p eo p le be sa t isf i e d w ith th e m ed io c re th in g s o f l ife w hen by a sm a ll b it o f w ell e f fo r t w e co u ld a ch iev e so m e th in g r e a l ly w o r th w hile .

B u t a ta w d ry bi t o f a m u se m e n t w ill s a t is fy th e g e n e ra l c la s s o f peop le w hen so m any t h in g s c o u ld be h ad by ju s t th e ta k in g th a t w ou ld be goo d fo r o u r m e n ta l lives a n d be a f u tu re rich m em o ry . H ave e x ­p e r ien ces , b u t s e le c t exp e r ie n ces th a t w ill h e lp y o u a lo n g in y o u r c h o sen c a re e r . E x p e rien ces d o n 't j u s t h a p p e n . T h ey can b e p ic k e d ju s t lik e s tra w b e r r ie s a n d w ith m u c h le ss e ffo r t .

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p h is t ic a te d b u t to b e a r ea l so p h is t ta k e s c lev e rn e ss , in g e n u ity , a n d a d isce rn m en t t h a t f e w y o u n g p eo p le h av e . O ne c a n n o t be re a lly so p his t icate d u n til he h a s h ad t ra v e l, e d u c a tio n , a n d e xp e r ien ce en o u g h to s e e life 's si tu a t io n s fro m every a n g le b es id es th e p e rso n a l one.

T he o rd in a ry so -ca l le d so p h is t is ju s t a pe r s o n w ith a ha r d bo iled sk in a p p a re n tly b u t u su a lly is n o t s o h a rd b o iled a t th a t . Most o f m o d e rn so p h is try Is Ju s t a c h e a p cy n ic ism , w h ich is d e r iv e d fro m a n a r ro w view p o in t a nd l i t t l e rea l exp e rien ce in life .

C o llege c a n b e e i th e r a p la c e to a c q u ire a r e a l view p o in t o r th e o p p o site . M ost c o l l e g i a t e s t a k e t h e Ideas o f o th e r peop le th a t h a v e a lre a d y been p o lish ed and p rim ed t o me e t th e w orld a n d If th e y f a il to f i t th e s i tu a tio n , th e n a h owl is ra is e d . Idea s a r e f r e e a n d a ll you ha ve to d o to g e t o n e is to th in k a t r i f le . T h in k in g n e v e r b r e a k s dow n b ra in c e lls b u t i n a c tiv ity d o es , so t h a t ’s th a t .

Y ours t i l D eogenes p u ts m e o u t o f m y p h ilo so p h ic t r a n c e .—S e a -See .

T h e fo llow ing le t te r w a s s e n tP re s id e n t H e rb e r t H o o v e r in lig h t o f th e fa ct th a t th e W o rld N aval D is- ar m am en t c o n fe re n ce is m e e tin g In L o n d o n , ex p re ss in g th e sen tim e n t o f b o th th e facu l ty a n d s tu d e n t body. A com m itte e fo r t h e s tu d e nt s a n d fa c - c u l ty o f th e C o llege com posed of P ro f . R a y P e tr y a n d J o h n Le h m an Is th e a u th o r o f th e le t te r .H o n o rab le H e rb e r t H oove r,P re s id e n t o f U n ited S t a te s, W a sh in g to n , D. C.D ear Mr. P re s id e n t:

C iv ilized pe o p les re c o g n ize th e eco- nom ic w as te , th e s ocia l de s t r u c t ive- ness, a n d th e in te rn a t io n a l b a rb a r ism o f w a r . Lea d in g n a tio n s h av e h e a r ti ly e n d o r s e d the K ellogg P eace Pa c t a s a p ro s r e s s i v e m ovem e n t to w ard th e e lirn in a tio n of w a r fa re In th e s e t t le - m en t o f in t e rn a t io n a l d isp u te s . T he e n o rm o u s expe n d i t u re s u n d e r th e p re sen t c om pet i t i v e s ys t e m call fo r im m edi a te a n d d ec is ive s te ps in th e a c tu a l re d u c tio n o f a rm a m e n ts . F u r - t h e rm o re , c om pe titive a rm a m ents are a v io la tio n o f th e s p i r i t o f the P a c t; c o n tr ib u te t o a se n se o f f a l s e se c u r - i ty, a n d c o n s t i tu te In th em se lv es a cau se o f W ar.

In k eep in g with th e sp ir i t o f th e K ellogg P eace P ac t th e U nited S ta tes sh o u ld In itia te a de f in i te p ro g ram of re d u c tio n . T h is p ro g ra m sh o u ld re ­p lace th e p re sen t n eg o tia tio n s for m e re l im il a t io n , a t th e L o n d o n N a v a l C onference .

As r e p r e s e n t i v e s o f a c h u rc h and c o llege w hich d en o u n ce w ar a n d t he f u t i l i ty o f a r m a m en ts , w e h e reb y re ­so lv e ;

1, T h a t t he U n ited S ta te s propose th e e x te n s iv e red u c tio n of b a ttle sh ip s

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T o d a y th e t o i l s a n d la b o r s o f t h e th ir te e n o r ig in a l co lo n ie s is th e p r id e , h o p e a n d a d m ira t io n o f th e fo r ty -eig h t s ta te s . T h e U n ite d S ta te s is a d m ire d b y al l t he w o rld a s t h e p o w e rfu l n a tio n . in 1 9 17 a n d 1918 w e s e n t m ill io n s o f m en to F ra n c e to w in th e " w a r to e n d w a r" . T o d ay w e h a v e se n t b u t a sm a ll g ro u p o f d ip lo m a ts to L ondon to w in th e p e a ce o f th e w o r ld . If n av a l re d u c tio n i s to becom e a r e a li ty th e n th e U n ite d S ta te s is to d i s a r m f i r s t . I f t he c o n s t i tu t io n is to l iv e w ith t h e in te n t io n s s e t fo r th th e re in by th e fo re fa t h e rs o f th e n a t io n t h e n i t i s th e re sp o n s ib ili ty o f t h e U n ite d S ta tu s o f A m erica to a s s u re th e p ea c e o f t h e w o rld , a n d to k e e p th e la b o rs o f t h e th ir te e n th e p r id e o f th e f o r ty -e ig h t.

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M r. J o h n so n say s th e r e a r e tw o th in g s w h ich fo rm a bas is f o r c h a l­len g e . F ir s t th e r e m u s t be co m m o n in te r e s ts a n d co m m o n e xp e ri e nces . If th i s is n o t so ; i f t h e r e i s n o th in k in g to g e th e r C h in a c a n n o t c h a lle n g e u s . In th e so cond p lace th e r e can be no c h a lle n g e i f o u r c o m m on in te re s ts a r e b e in g fo rw a rd e d by p re se n t c o n ­d it io n s . B u t we do h a v e co m m o n in ­t e r e s ts a n d p re se n t c o n d i t io n s d o not fo rw a rd th e m a s rap id ly a s possible. T h e re fo re C h ina c a n c h a lle n g e u s .

M r. Jo h n s o n h a s sp e n t s ix y e a rs as a m iss io n a ry in C h in a w her e h e h a s o b se rv ed a few o f t he co n d itio n s e x ­i s t in g th e re. H e says t h a t fo re ig n e rs h a ve t r e a te d C h in a b a d ly b u t they a r e n o t t o b la m e e n t i re ly fo r ex is t ing c o n d itio n s .

C h in a ch a lle n g e s o u r im ag ina tion . E v e n h e r p o p u la tio n c a n b e numbe r ­ed o n ly in im a g in a t io n . H e r a n tiq u ity ch a lle n g e s th e Im a g in a tio n .

C h in a c h a lle n g e s o u r reserva tion . S h e w an ts t o k n o w w hy t he fo re ig n - e rs h a v e c o n c e s s io n s in C h in a o v e r w h i c h h e r g o v e rn m e n t ha s n o c o n ­tr o l . W e m a y b e b ene f i t in g th e C h i- n e s e b y o u r i n d u s t r ia l m e th o d s b u t she ce r t a in ly d o e s n 't p ra y fo r fac- t o r i es o r fo r ca r s . C h in a u s a la n d o f th in k e r s a n d n o t o f a u to m o b ile d r iv - e r s .

C h in a c ha lle n g e s o u r C h r istian ity . S h e is a c h a lle n g e i n that she pr e - s e n t s a large fie ld In w h ich w e m ay w o rk . T h e y accep t t h e gospe l. Th e r e h a s n e v e r b e e n a g e n e r a l u p r i s in g

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D o n ’t b e g in w ith a n a p o lo g y . I t d o e s n o t d is a rm c r it ic is m ; it aw a k e n s i t .

D o n 't m e n tio n th e sh o r tn e s s o f th e t ime allo t t ed to y o u . T h a t w as te s i t .

D o n ’t sa y th a t you looked in th e d ic tio n a ry to f in d th e ex a c t m ean in g o f y o u r top ic .

D o n ’t r e f e r to w h a t you sa i d o n a fo rm e r o ccasion o r to w hat you are g o in g to sa y a f te r a w h ile . K e e p th e m in d s o f y o u r au d ie n ce o n th e p re s ­en t m o m en t .

D o n ’t d ro p y o u r v o ice a t th e end o f a s en ten ce . D o n 't lo se y o u r p la c e i f y o u sh o u ld h a p p e n to be a p p la u d e d .

Be lo g ica l. B e concise . T h in k a few th o u g h ts o f y o u r ow n a n d p res e n t t h e m s im p ly , na t u ra l ly a n d ea r nestly.

D o n 't te ll o n w h a t c o rn e r o f th e s t r e e t you me t th e P ro g ra m C h a ir- m a n w h e n h e a s k e d you to m a k e a ta lk n o r w h a t d a y o f th e w ee k it w as.

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I n 1 9 1 4 R o b e rt H o w e ll, h is to ry m a jo r , rece iv ed th e K. U . f e llo w ship . M r. R u ssell Is n o w p ro fe s so r o f h is ­to r y i n t h e S t a t e N o rm al a t K a ta n a - zoo , M ich ig an . T h e fo llo w in g y e a r P a u l H a rn ly, s o n o f D r . a n d M rs. J. H . H a r n ly of th e M cP herson fac u lty , rec e iv e d th e h o n o r a s h o n o r s tu d e n t a n d is now p r in c ipa l o f th e h ig h sc h o o l a t G ra n d Is lan d . N e b ra s k a .

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Walte r s . O k la h o m a . M iss E llio t w as a m e m b e r o f th e g ra d u a t in g c la s s of 1 9 2 4 . L a u r a McG a ffe y , s is t e r o f E d ith M cG affey w h o r e c e ive d t h e fe llo w sh ip in 1 9 1 8 , a lso re c e iv ed th e co v e ted h o n o r In 1925 a nd is now s t udy ing In th e U n iv e rs ity o f W isc o n ­s in , a t M ad iso n , a f t e r te a c h ing a few y e a rs a fte r b e in g g ra d u a te d .

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T h e sce n e o f th e o p e ra “ M ik a d o ' ' i s i n J a p a n , th e t im e th e p re s e n t . A b r ie f o u t l in e o f th e p lo t is th u s : N an k l P o o is in lo v e w ith Y um Y um . w ho is b e tro th e d to h e r g u a rd ia n . Ko- K o , L o rd H igh E xecu t io n e r . P o o -B ab. re t a i le r o f s ta te s e c re ts a t a lo w f ig u re , te l ls N a n k l P o o o f h is s w e e t­h e a r t 's b e t r o th a l t o a n o th e r b u t th e you n g m a n se c u re s a n In te rv ie w w ith Yum Y um a n d c o n f e s s e s h e is the M ik a d o 's s o n , d i s g u is e d in ho p e of exc a p ing p u n ish m e n t fo r h is r e fu sa l to m a r ry K a t is b a . K o -K o rec e iv e s a m essag e f ro m th e M ik ad o t e llin g h im

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A t th e o p e n in g o f th e s e c o n d a c t Y u m Y um is p r e p a r in g fo r t h e ce re - m o n y . W h ile ta lk in g w ith N a n k l P oo sh e is I n te r r u p te d b y K o -K o w h o te l ls h e r t h a t a c c o rd in g to th e law w h e n a m a r r ie d m a n Is e x e c u te d h is w ife Is b u r ie d a l iv e . T h is n ew s c o o ls Y u m Y u m 's a r d o r bu t N a nk l P o o , to sa v e h e r , sw e a r s th a t h e w ill t h a t d a y p e r- fo rm th e h a p p y d isp a tc h a h a r i -ha r i . As th is w o u ld b e d a n g e ro u s to Ko- K o , h e p ro m ises In a la r m to s w e a r f a ls e ly t o th e e x e c u tio n o f N a n k l Poo .

T h e M ik ad o now a r r iv e s a n d K o- K o te l ls h im t h e e x e c u tio n h a s ta k e n p la c e , b u t th e M ik ad o on le a rn in g w ho th e v ic tim i s , f l ies i n to a ra g e a n d s ays h e has b e h e a d e d th e h e ir to th e th r o n e a n d m u s t h im s e lf s u f f e r t o r tu r e fo r h is a c t. H o w e v e r , N an k l P o o ’s o p p o r tu n i ty a p p e a r s a n d K o- Ko g a in s h is p a rd o n by m a rry in g K a t is h a , w h ile Y um Y um a n d N a n k l Poo a r e h a p p i ly u n ite d .

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