Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1920-10-28


ant anticipation, but great as was the
expectation Prof. Minis has completely
fulfilled and surpassed the fondest
hopes of his admirers at the Univer-
sity. To say that we are grateful to
the Y. M. C. A. under whose auspices
he came and to Prof. Minis for his
coming is indeed putting our thoughts
in their mildest form for he has
brought messages which have appeal
ed to, impressed, and taken hold of
all the students and faculty who have
heard him to such degree that few
have ever before done. His addresses
have dealt with and treated of the
very Fundamentally Of our present
age. He has analysed these condi-
tons and problems in the clearest
way, and with the purpose and idea
to bring before US as College stu
dents our relations and responsible
ties to the present civilization.
The Challenge of the Present Hour.
In "The Challenge of the Present
Hour" the first Of his lectures he
showed in a broad and exhaustive way
the conditions of the, world as it ex-
lists today. After taking up each
country and discussing its glories
and sorrows as was brought out in
the World War, he pictures them as
they emerged from this terrible
struggle and told of their condition
today The relations of these coun-
tries, so intimate and so vital during
this crisis have become strained and
the bonds of sympathy have now
changed to letters, and these are soon
to break if a realization of the high
er and nobler virtues does not take
the place of greed and lust that is
now dominant. After contrasting the
present America with that of 1917, he
likened it to the Ship Of State that
has braved the strife and storm of
War and has safely passed through
the tempestuous and perilous voyage
to the point Of apparent safety and
easy sailing -"But," he says, "as the
multitude is down at the harbor await
ing the glorious arrival Of the grand
old Ship, they learn that just out of
he danger zone, the Captain became ill
and the crew grew mutinous, and that
since the Ship has diifted and
floundered until it is now on the verge
If dashing on the rocks which will
saatter it and cause it to sink to the
lepths of disgrace and ruin. Have we
a Captain "that can take the helm, and
a crew that will faithfully work, and
viii they together strive to pilot the
,rand old Ship to q harbor Of safety
nd prosperity? With Gods direc-
ion and guidance may the Captain
and crew be found that can perform
he task" were his closing words
The Foundation of Right Thinking.
On Monday night his subject was
The Foundations of Right Think
ing" He showed wonderful know
ledge and clear understanding of the
present day college student who otter
times fails to avail himself Of the
opportunities and consequently misses
the great things that go to make a
foundation upon which the highest
and noblest life can be substantially
built. Hard work, application, con-
ceptration, imagination and determi-
nation not to shirk are the principal
guides and influences which a student
must have to reap the greatest har-
vest from his college work. These at
tributes coupled with the ever present
and conscious realization that God is
our father and to him we owe all
things, make the full grown, we'll
rounded, developed man, capable of
successfully meeting any responsible
ty and performing any of the worldly
tasks.
Imagination in Literature And in.
Life.
In his third address of the above
title, he discussed Imagination as that
of Penetratiye, Associative, Interpre-
tative and Constructive, and showed
the virtue of each form. He gave
the dreams and ideals that men have
had which gave been the beginnings
of the great events Of history. He
showed the power of SMILES and the
wonderful exercise of the magma
ton in the proper understanding and
appreciation of the things that are
great and lasting. Without magma
tios on the part of someone few Of
the really great and wonderful things
both in Litelatare and in Life would
have been produced Imagination is
a faculty which, if left ALONE and not
guided and directed in the proper