The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-11-07
STUDENT PAPER
POINTS TO LACK
OF KNOWLEDGE
Declares Senator Watson Is
Right About Situations
in Colleges.

BIZ Times Special
GREENCASTLE, Ind, Nov. T.
An editorial in the De PAW, stu
dent newspaper of De Paw uni
versity, agrees with the following
statement by Senator James E.
Watson in the course Of his address
at the annual university home-com-
ing:
1t is useless to talk to college stu
dents on politics or government, for
they are too busy, too engrossed
with campus affairs, to be interested
in international or national prob
lens"
In part, the editorial is as fol-
lows:
students are apparently little
concerned with anything outside of
college; and what's more, they seem
little troubled with what goes on
within the portals of higher educa-
ton. They are merely cogs in a
huge machine which annually turns
out into the world finished products
called seniors.
But to be specific for a moment;
the De Paw campus is obviously
ruled by mob psychology. For no
reason at all, some puny individual
Is obsessed with an idea, and the
rest meekly fall into line. Students
take all of the customs, traditions.
problems Of the campus as a matter
OF course. Only rarely do they so
much as open their mouths in pro-
test or suggestions. They are in
terested only in that which concerns
themselves; they are obvious to i'm
portant questions Of the day. Stu
dents go to class, never question the
authenticity of what the professor
says; they go to school with the at
titude OF just enduring four years
OF monotonous routine.
Foreign Students Active
what is the trouble with sleepy
American youth? What does it
stand for; and if it stands for some
thing, why doesn't it declare itself?
Whlle the students of America sit
idly by, watching rather indifferent
~ the progress Of world events, STU
dents Of other nations are actually
participating in making history.
The students of Germany and China
exert tremendous influence upon
the politics and intellectual thought
OF their countries. Students of
Spain were instrumental in the last
revolt Of their country; they differed
with the political leaders and were
unafraid in their condemnation of
political conditions. European STU
dents go to school with a definite
objective, while those in America
fail to realize what it's all about I'M
til too late.
Watch Parade
IF the students of De PAW are
planning to be the leaders of to-
morrow, surely they are missing a
choice opportunity to prepare them
selves for such time. Instead of
watching the parade pass by they
should step to the front and at least
become interested. At present, we
doubt seriously if recognition could
be given to an outstanding leader on
the campus; De PAW seems devoid
OF any such persons and becomes
just herd of sheep, taking the
path of little resistance. But doesn't
every other college in America COM
pare similarly?
THE other day we were walking
behind two goods. One of them
said casually, Isn't it too bad about
Senator Morrow The other girl
naively retorted, Senator Morrow?
Who is hep AS first, the whole af-
1alr seemed absurd, impossible. And
then we began wondering.
Have American students resigned
themselves to total disregard of
national problemsP Have thew be-
come so pliable, so Indifferent that
they bend to the will of the masses9
Have they become so Self-centered
that everything foreign to their ex-
1Stence is inconsequentiaI?"