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however unequal; with his political
creed, however contrary; with his

creed, however contrary; with hlsl
however different. 7
In the local branches the best fell
owship and comradeship prevails.
AS soon as a chapter Is strong enough
10 assume financial obligations, IT
rents a suite Of club rooms, or its
members lease an entire house, the
lower floor OF which Is devoted to
club purposes, while the rest of the
building Is used as dormitory. One
Of the most enterprising chapters,
the Cornell Cosmopolitan club, has
even begun the erection of beautiful
$50, 900 building which will be last
ing monument to cosmopolitanism. In
the club rooms the members meet
their fellwo cosmopolitans on terms
of friendship, and form attachments
that last far beyond college days.
They engage in discussions which con-
tribute materially toward eliminating
national prejudices.
Giving and Receiving Benefits
The Americanmembership in the
cosmopolitan clubs is made up Of
students who are selected because
they are known to have sympathy
with the foreigner and to enjoy a
good reputation in the university
community. Members of the uni
versity faculties, too, form con-
spicuous element in the American
contingent. Though the United States
members the foreigner is introduced
into American families; from them
he learns the characteristics of the
American people and their ideals. In
return, his American hosts have the
opportunity of coming in contact with
man who in all likelihood is des-
tined to become a leader in his COM
munity.
American students as a rule are
proud to have the foreigner in their
midst. They realize that the foreigner
is here not merely to get a degree,
and to acquire laboriously from books
written in language not his own
what he might with less difficulty
! learn from texts or translations In
his mother. tongue. The foreigner is
here to give as we'll as to receive;
to communicate his own impressions
as we'll as to absorb ours. His mi
grafton to a foreign soil sprang from
a desire to become citizen of The
world. His patriotism led him tt
disregard family ties and the associa
tions of his youth, and to go abroad
among strange peoples and strange
nations in order that he might re
turn better citizen and more use
full member of society. The presence
of the foreigner is thus source o
inspiration to the American. Hi
example is we'll worth emluating. ON
cannot but be impressed by his loft,
1 ideals, his steadfastness of purpose
and his broadminded conception o
his mission.
j Consider what an inpuence a cos
mopolitan club becomes in the If
of a large university. In former year
the foreigner was looked upon as
curiosity which must be tolerated, blu
with whom no intimate Acquaintance
must be cultivated. He felt out Q
place, stranger in strange land
He now has a place of refuge i
which he is not handicapped, wher
he is the equal of every other maj
!. No sooner has he reached the uni
versity than he Is called upon b
members Of the club and Is give
whatever assistance lies within thei
power.
: To Establish Peace Among Nation
But the movement has deepe
significance. the words Of the vel
cradle secretary Of the America
:, Peace society, DR.. Benjamin F. Tru
: blood, GAS an agency for promotir
the final establishment of permanel
peace among the nations there
nothing in the educational sphe
4 likely to bear richer fruit. Clio
personal contact between people
3 different races is necessity in ord
that they may understand each othe
t is fundamental prerequisite to al
movement for world peace. Nation
y antipathies or prejudices in a lar,
part rest upon mutual ignorance.
the international and cosmopolit;
clubs men from almost sixty differe
!. counties are brought in contact wi
y each other. They learn to understan
= admire, respect, yes, even love ca
other. They cannot help but car
= home with them the message
Peace on Earth, good will iowa
= man -