Newark post., 1911-11-15

caused each to run his interests in
such narrow channels. 1t is then
indeed so vivifying and inspiring
for those scholars to came together
and through one another's work
get a glimpse of the larger world
which lies beyond the artificial and
narrow specialization. That the
members of such an association,
would have scientific interests to-
tally different from one another, is
all the more reason for them to
unite and from these meetings
gather sympathetic understand
ing Of each others work. So much
of great work has been the product
Of intellectual cooperation. Locke s
masterful Essay on Human Under
standing. grew out Of the meetings
and discussions Of some few
friends, among whom Locke him
self was not philosopher, but a
physician. We know how well the
advantages Of intellectual compan-
ionship were realized in Greece and
how Socrates developed his lofty
notions of truth and justice by dis
cussions with fellow men of ali
ranks and occupations.
The bearing Of such an associa-
ton upon the general intellectual
attitude Of the community may not
at first be apparent, but it will
soon have it's influence felt in all
forms of social gatherings. This
association would represent to the
outsider the social unity Of the col
lege, and at the same time set be-
fore the community a standard of
intellectual pleasures in social life.
1t is the duty Of the College to
establish and maintain intellectual
standards and values in the COM
munity in the midst Of which it ex-
lists, and guide the growth OF the
intellectual life around the college
walls. The college being the organ
of the higher life Of the community
it is to it that the people rightly
look up for guide in all social and
educational matters.
Similar to the faculty club here
advocated. we might have other So
cial clubs in town with intellectual
aspirations. Perhaps one Of the
things most needed in Newark is
the establishment of a free reading
room open especially in the even
ings which could be enjoyed by
people all day long at work. 1t
would give the young means of
spending the evening otherwise
than by going to the moving pie
ture show, or strolling along the
streets. 1t is by laying an avenue
before the young people S activities
that one can succeed in directing
them to worthier and loftier aims.
Every community ought to have a
peoples institute, town hall, no
matter how small, a place where
young and old could come together,
enjoy the reading of a book, paper
or magazine, hear lecture, dis
cuss town matters, etc. Such a
building ought to be the property
of the town. so that every indlvld-
ual should feel at home in it.
1t must be here stated to the
credit of the members Of the New
Century Club that theirs is perhaps
the only one club in Newark in
terested in all phases OF town life.
No doubt the club is not without its
shortcomings, and mistaken are the
critics who imagine that the mem
bers themselves do not realize these
shortcomings. Members Of the Cen
tury Club we'll know that it is only
very recently that the association
has become the club of the town in.
stead of being what it first aimed
at, secluded gathering Of those
who modestly but firmly believed
themselves superior to the rest OF
their sisters, and did not care tt
mingle with them in social ant
friendly intercourses. But with al
these shortcomings, it has none th'
less done a great deal Of good tt
the community. The establishment
: of the town library has been one o
the greatest steps in the effort o
upbuilding an intellectual life to
Newark. If the library is limitet
| in it's content and circulation,
4 is but the natural result of a grea
; task being undertaken by a few in
dividuals instead of being the &C
operative work Of every inhabitan
e Of the town.
n One need not go far to point on