Evening star., 1951-10-16
Truman Back After Talk in Winston-SoIem
By Joseph A. Fox

me turned the nrSC space OF earCl
for a new S25 million Wake Fores
College at Winston-Salem. and Il
a speech defended this country
arms program as step to peace
and called on Soviet Russia to joil
the other nations in working to
ward the goal Of world amity.
In his first major talk sine,
formal White House announce
|ment that Russia has the A-bomh
the President declared that "wt
are ready now as we always hav,
been" to seek peace and reduction
of armament with Russia, within
the framework Of the United Ma.
tions.
Il cannot guarantee that W,
will reach our goal" he contin.
ued. '"The result does not depene
entirely on our own efforts. Ths
rulers Of the Kremlin can plung.
the world into carnage if they
desire to do so, but that is some.
thing this country will never do"
The President had a tart wore
for critics and the frightened
men" who fear to go ahead, ane
he made it plain that this coun.
try does not intend to turn back.
The President made the flight
to Winston-Salem in an Army
Constellation when magnetic trou-
BILE grounded his private plane
the Independence. just before
takeoff time.
When. a little later, 1t was
thought that the Independence
troubles had been corrected, the
big silver and blue DC-6 started
for Carolina. but the magnetic got
balky again, and the craft re-
turned to Washington. It was
said that the kink can be ironed
out here without difficulty.
The new Wake Forest Is the
Joint endeavor of North Carolina
BaptiStS and the Reynolds tobacco
family, and it will replace the IT.
year-old institution now in Gen.
trail North Carolina.
After the President turned the
first earth, Wake Forest President
Harold w. Tribble and others in
terested in the project followed
suit, and the institution, to be To-
Gated on the estate of the late r.
]. Reynolds. was on its way.
The partial tert OF President
Truman's speech at Winston-
Salem, N. c., yesterday tolloDs::
Freedom Of the mind and spirit
are very, very important to us
and to the whole Dorld today.
And I believe the history Of Wake
Forest College has some signifi-
can't lessons for us in this regard.
Wake Forest College has given
lit years OF distinguished service
to education and religion in this
State.
This college, like others in every
part Of our country, has remained
loyal to the principle. that the
purpose Of education is to seek the
truth. a..
This is an article of faith that
our whole educational
system: Know the truth, and
the truth shall make you free"
Pursuit Of Truth Open to All.
Students and teachers in Amer
lean schools. seeking the truth
without hindrance or censorship,
have been largely responsible for
the amazing progress of our coun-
try. We believe. in America, that
the pursuit Of the truth is open
TO all corners. No group that
seeks the truth is a dangerous
group, or a Subversive group
not in the United States Of Amer
Ca. We know that any attempt
10 control the mind of man de-
'eats itself. We know that as
long as our schools enjoy free
dom, our political liberties are
safe. =.
Dedicated to Future.
A college Is an institution that
IS dedicated to the future. 1t is
based on faith and hope-faith In
the basic decency Of our fellow
men, and hope that the increase of
knowledge will promote the gen.
eral welfare.
This faith and this hope are a
very important part of the Amer
can way Of life, so important that
t they are lost, that way Of life
will be destroyed. Faith that the
average American is honest and
trustworthy; hope that when he
znows the truth, the truth will
make him free. This faith and
his hope are the strong founda-
ions on which Wake Forest Col
egt was built. They are the foun-
lations on which this Republic
1as stood. mistaken by all the
storms that have beat upon it.
Yet, there are always some
who do not share this faith and
this hope. These people go up
and down the land, wailing that
we must not do anything, be-
cause it might turn out wrong.
For faith and hope. they have
substituted suspicion and fear.
This is deplorable, but we
should not let it alarm us too
much, for after all it is nothing
new. It is as old as this college,
and a lot older.
On December 81. 1888. the bill
granting a charter to Wake
Forest came up for final passage
in the North Carolina State Sen
ate. Without this bill, the college
the vote was q tie, 20 to 20, and