The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-25
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 "Then he's the goat"
 old hlossomed with glory. He commanded, Go to 1t, Frank. Let's hear your plan"
 All of them were young-even Lou Klock was but twenty-six-and in the ardent next two hours 1t was variously stated that:
 Christianity is exhausted and Q failure.
 Christianity has never yet been given Q chance.
 The church is the trap wherein the Capitalist class nabs the work CTS.
 The church is the one union wherein all workers can defy the heathenism of the Capitalists.
 The Russians will have socialism first.
 The Russians are lazy; they drink tea and read novels, and never will have socialism.
 Adelbert College is in Q class with Abraham Lincoln, science, football and the Packard car.
 Adelbert College is snobblsh and hasn't had new idea since 1882.
 With each of these opinions, Cid voluptuously agreed. He felt that they were having e fine, free en- Tightening time, but at last he pounded the table, with Hatch's dollar watch, and announced, We're beginning to see light in this discussion. It's sure-enough round table, all right. But before we try to SO any further, It's time to organize. We've got to decide on just who will map out each depart- ment of our activities
 That makes sense," said Hatch.
 Francis begged, "oh, not yet! Let's spend month or so search- Ing each others minds and sort of inspiring each other.
 As Q professional, Cid was hor- rlfied. You mean so on chewing the rag about ell these mighty topics without or.gan.iS-ing"
 Why, yes. The natural form Of organization must grow out of what we think and then decide to do."
 Cid explained, with great sweet. ness and reasonablenesS:
 "NeverI The kind of organiza- ton you set up, and who's on the committees, decide what you can do and what you do determines what you think. Honest, that's the straight goods; that's modern pSy- ehology, 1 know by experience. You bet" The veteran nodded Sage- ly. That's the way I've seen 1t work, for many years however since the sixth Grade. We started in to collect litter on the school grounds, but do you know, we had such on active organization that we Improved the whole basic idea, and turned It into Q cooperative re- voiying fund to buy molasseS pop" corn. YessirI And how can We raise money unless we have the right organization -- fearless but fiexlbie?"
 What do we want to raise money for7" they protested,
 "So we can send out letters and do publicity and get more mem. bers."
 Hatch suggested, Then when we get more members, we can raise more money 90 we can get stili more inembcrs2"
 Why, certainjyl And. then when we get Q lot Of g1oneyg we can put on c real campaign and get . whole lot of fnenibersI That's what ors ganIzatIon b. That's how you progress, in this ole world'
 Some time during the evening there was an election Of officers Gid had assumed that he would be president.
 He was president. Not only that, but, without the least hesitation, he made an inaugural address;
 However much they might dbs agree upon minor details, such as the value Of Christianity and of women, they stood shoulder to shoulder, through fire and obloquy, an army small but determined, in. vincibie In their loyalty as in their enfranchised intellects and their common determination to throw of their chains, . force to make the blind monster of Capitalism look Up from ibs prey in terror, denouncing unSparingly the capitaiistlc tyranny of Compulsory Latin and demanding lower prices on tennis balls at the Co.op.
 He, their leader, would retire for meditation and consolidate his plans,
 After this sprInglng verbiage, Comrades Traub, Kiock and Tyne flied out, looking dazed.
 Old fretted, Hatch, do you sup. pose we can trust those dubs to keep otr. plot absolutely dark tili were ready to spring socialism on the worldS"
 "dld, do you think that pIkers like mo ought to have even c vote?
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