Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1942-04-24
The College and The
American Way of Life

Participation, we mean sharing III
common with others. Our ma
u0nal defense or economic securl-
iy, will never be maintained un-
til every citizen, regardless to
color or race, has been provided
for amply, this done and the
American way of life will have
heen made boulevard for all.
Our Colleges
Before the American way of life
can be made fully safe for ell
Americans, we shall have to place
greater emphasis on the religious
way of life. Too many OF our
secular institutions are leaving
God out of the equation. One Of
the chief detectives Of the Ameri-
can college should be to provide
the most wholesome possible reli-
gious environment. Recently a
survey was made to ascertain
from college administrators rela-
tive to the religious side Of their
school program students were ask
ed whether they felt that men,
beers of the college faculties de-
monstrated a religious spirit in
carrying on their responsibilities,
only 46 percent answered "Yes".
Our American youth is standing
today at the cross road in institu-
tional thinking, particularly in
our colleges, and universities. It's
recognized that there is an alarm
ing trend toward atheism, mater
ialism and Communism. The cher
ished idealism of our God fearing
fathers is slowly dying out. Chris
tian college youth today has
real challenge, They cannot longer
remain Indifferent. They must as
sert their beliefs and point of
views. The great question that
should concern us as teachers to-
day, will the youth turn and fol-
low the path of least resistance by
imbibing devitalizing dogmas
which insidously sap their mental
and moral life and lead them ulti-
mately to ruination
Some of the Reasons for Many
OF our Present Criminals
Some of the reasons for many
criminals in America Is the dia-
bolical teaching which have flung
thousands into the bottomless gulf
of moral degeneraey. Too many
are following the American plea
sure way, which has given the
country too many inflicted with
neurosis. The American way Of
life is freedom of speech, free
dom Of expression, freedom of
worship, freedom of want and
fear for all. Our colleges should
make a distinct contribution in
making American christian, when
we shall have won this war, we
shall have to fight it all over be-
cause peace won through blood
shed, will never live eternally.
The Greatest Enemy to our
American Way Of Life
Prejudice
Lynching is the oldest daughter
of prejudice. The father of pre-
JUDGE is ignorance. Ignorance is
mean, thoughtless, hoastful, un-
fair, a destroyer Of justice, crime
breeder. In order to give Ameri- |
ca a new birth of freedom, it will |
be necessary to inaugurate new
system of education. The present |
system lays too greater stress on
the wrong type Of heroes, too great |
er tribute has been paid brute |
force, and too little or improper
or spiritual and moral
development.
Education For Security
Our educational system will |
have been founded in vain If it
fails TO secure. During this our
crisis, we need that type
that will secure, defend, drive out
fear, apprehension, that kind that
insures protection, shelter, safety, !
certainly. Education has always
been and always will be a persis-
tent problem to American people. |
lis a constant problem to the peo-
pies Of the nations. Our new
system of education must teach |
the student that his safest invest
ment for life's security, is to make |
larger contributions toward the !
of American ideals |
rather than to himself or individ
uals. The system of education
that the fathers of this country |
gave, served well its day. but it
in many respects has grown oh
solete. If we expect the present :,
Jay student to give new tectmiques