The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1953-02-24
Many Oh allenges
Will Meet Youth.
Historian Believes
Education's Job
10 Liberate Men
OF Internal Fear

WIN sledler knowledge. love
ana faith. the Atomic Age can
become an Age Of Mercy
mat was the opinion of DR.
Harry j. Carman, former dean OF
Columbia University and professor
OF history at that institution, who
spoke at a Hampden- Sydney con-
vocation, Friday morning. in
Johns Auditorium.
basing his talk on challenges in
modern living. the speaker believ-
ed that the young men and women
OF today will be able to meet these
challenges.
Il have great faith in the
ability Of the rising generation. .
he added.
DR.. Carman discussed Youth
and the World OF Tomorrow" for
Hampden-Sydney students Il d
guests. The lecture was arranged
through the Richmond Area Uni
verslty Center, a project sponsor
ed by the Rockefeller Foundation
to bring noteworthy speakers 10
Virginia college campuseS.
Today's Challenges
Among the challenges listed by
the Well-known New York edu-
Gator were struggling ideoloRieS,
immoral science, elimination OF
racial and religious bieotry. a
world made small by technological
advances. and personal relation
ships.
There is no neutral ground IN
the struggle between the welfare
CT humanity based on Individual
needs and Stat'em and tyranny"
Dr. CaIman said.
He continued by saying that
man has not learned how to con-
troll himself We have 10 sight
OF spiritual things and his world
is filed with material things"
Two a~ueof>
Two aspects Of science meet
people living today. These arc the
NE of scientific technology as far
as human values are concerned
and how they shall use leisure
time made possible by such tech
nology he said
More free time in the future can
be used for creative living IN a
community. DR.. Carman felt. Il
can be used for hubpieS. travel
and discovery Of one talents and
how he can use these talents.
Many of lis never discover
ourselves to live a fuller HE" he
commented
In speaking of racial and re-
lieious bieotry, the Columbia his
tory professor said, Most OF the
dangers to America come from
within and not from TIC outside
Dancers
Among these dangers he listed
ignorance, suspicion sclf.Shness,
prejudice. intolerance. bigotry
worship Of power for powers sake,
and fear
Education can DC a lbcrating
process to free men from these
dangers. Dr. Carman said. "Edu-
cation can make men more free
to be masters of themselves and
to use their abilities fully and
crcatively
People are free when they can
yerballzc. analyze. synchronize
administer. create. and organize,
he felt.
Citizens Of the western World
must know about religion, cul-
turc. government and economy Of
other countries III this shrinking
world MIR Cagman said that the
Western World docs not have any
monopoly Of knowledge aboIt these
things
And as long as three fouthS Of
the citizens Of the world live on
marginal and submarcinal stand
ards. the struggle Of world state
versus nationalism will continue.
"Nra must help neonle of other
countries raise their standards Of
living" Dr. Carman explained
What kind Of a citizen must one
be to live in the CHALLENGING
times Of today? Or Carman be
lieved that he must try TO have
these qualities - broad pr spec
tive. noble values deep sense Of
responsibility to his fclloWmcn, IN
tegrity ambition, subordlnatlon
OF succcssfulneSs 10 usefulness.
creative leisure. and continual
learning processes
He said that real human values
consist of integrity. reliance.
responsibility unSelfiShneas. fair
play. interest in progress o: m
dividuals. and placing premium
on excellence OF performance
ethical values are beyond the
valuation OF science. he SAID IN
closing. we must have more
knowledge. love, understanding
and faith.