Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28

: gift of the student simply because he
! gathers UP clothes, shovels snow or
cleans furnaces. To do those things
shows strength Of character, but 1t would
club than 1t would win him q place in q
|. New York or Philadelphia club.
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But let him have in addition to his
strength Of character that other strength
that we speak Of as personality then
the fact that he is working his way
through college will bring him votes
when he comes to a club election"
On the way across the campus to
President Hibben's residence a student
expressed the situation in this way:
IF man is what we call a sad bird
he can't make a club: If he isn't a sad
bird he cam"
I want poor boys to come to Prince
ton" continued President Hibben. I'm.
giving him an opportunity to educate
himself I feel that Princeton Is giving
the right opportunity to the right boy.
THE boy who has in him the quality
OF self-denfal that is needed for him to
work his way through college is very
apt to make good in college and to
Il have often looked out of my window
when was dressing and seen a fresh
man delivering the college daily. There
he was every morning, regular as clock
work, no matter whether ii was raining.
showing, or the sun shining. The boy
that can do that has the right sort Of
stuff in him.
What impresses me more than any
thing else in life is the supreme will
power 1t takes. not to rise to one or q
number of scattered efforts, to meet one
emergency or struggle. but to carry the
struggle on through life. That is the test
a IN fG do af
capable of the four years of self-deniaI,
or constant effort that is needed to work
his way through college, has proved the
quality of his metal.
1t Is great thing for a boy to meet
IN college what / might call a cross-sec-
ton Of life. The variety of men he meets,
the rubbing elbows with men from DIFF
ferent social stations. is part OF his
schooling for after life. It teaches the
student democracy.
How would / define democracy?' re-
peated President Hibben IT would de-
fine 1t as an equality Of privilege and a
prevailing standard OF judgment that es-
Inmates every man on his own merit and
not by his social position or fortune.
Princeton meets these conditions; IL
has In the past and 1t does now. I can
say this very emphatically. that there is
not single instance that can be pointed
to where any man has got undergraduate
honors through the wealth or social posi-
ton OF his family.
III there is any aristocracy at all In
Princeton 1t is an aristocracy Of achieve
ment, OF men who have done something
here.
Take Sam White, the man who made
the winning touchdown in the game with
Harvard. and repeated the same feat two
weeks later in the game with Yale. He's
getting the honors. Ask any Princeton .
man II Sam White has money and he will
laugh at you
That is only one instance. / could \
mention many more.
Democracy. real democracy is one OF
the great needs of our republic today
Our universities should see that they
turn out young men with a sense OF SYM
pathy for the needs Of their fellow-men
who have not had the opportunity for ad.
vancement that they themselves have en-.
I0yed-young men with q sense Of re-
sponsibility for these less-favored fellow.
men.
I'm modern life there are SO many In
stances Of men who have made fortunes.
put who feel none OF this sympathy, none
3f this responsibility. They simply have
The money to spend on themselves.
And that IL what 10 arousing feeling
the classes. IT IL not that there
Ire some men immensely wealthy. but
he way these men use their wealth. that
= Irritating people who have no money.
"a university education should give =
nan broader. q little more human sym-
lathy with the world