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\NOIlCl1IuSQ FIOm flISC Eage.)
in and out of Congress that the
American educational system
has been infiltrated by Commu-
mist doctrine.
| Call to Opportunity"
To the student body, he
| warned against seeking security
rather than opportunity, as he
reverted to one of the campaign
issues raised by the Democrats
who recalled that the general
once had said that those who
really wanted security could find
it in Jail.
He topped off a busy day by
going to the Astor last night to
a dinner honoring Young B.
Smith. retiring law dean at CO.
lumbia, and there bespeaking
that counsel of wise men" and
the prayers of a united Amer
lea" as ne assumes the presl-
dency.
AS mementoes of Columbia
Gen. Eisenhower carried away a
plaque from the trustees, and
from the students a bronze rep
lica of the Columbia lion, which
dominates the scenery at Baker
Field, where the university's ath-
letes perform.
First attending a luncheon.
Gen. Eisenhower then Joined in
meeting with the public policy
committee of Columbia's newly
formed institute of war and peace
studies, whose membership in
cludes educators, industrialists
and scientists.
Adjustment Problems.
Prof. William T. R. Fox, di-
rector of the institute, said the
closed meeting took up the prob
lens of adjusting military and
industrial mobilization require
ments to the changing goals of
foreign policy and changing esti-
mates of world political condi-
tiOnS.
The director said that Gen.
Eisenhower called upon the
institute to intensity it's studies
of the organizational require
ments of a democracy determined
to leave no avenue of peace un-
explored. particularly under
modern conditions of protracted
mobilization"
Stopping next at Low Library,
where only a fraction of Colum-
bias huge student body could
crowd in to hear him, the general
told the young men and women
not to play their lives too care
fully-but rather seek to meet
each problem as it develops.
Adverting to the presidential
race, he commented that 81 have
read in this campaign many
things that I have said that I
didn't know I had ever said.
Some of them I am alleged to
have said in Columbia. Some
are remarks about security, both
national and individual. Now
the funny thing is. l believe in
security and / believe that today
we have to take measures to
provide security for the individ-
ual far over and beyond what
we did when I was a boy" when
the country had more natural
resources.
But. he admonished. security
should be a floor" and not a
ceiling above your heads"
| opportunity made this coun-
try" he asserted.
In his address a little later to
the faculty, where he spoke out
for academic freedom. Gen
Eisenhower gave a scanty p
view of the approach he will ia.
in discussing the Communist is
sue IN his inaugural message.
Possibly it is not good public
! relations to express these things
in advance. but ! tried to say
speaking of the American sys-
tenn. as we preach with convic-
ton and teach with integrity
that Is the true defense against
communism" he said.
The communism in colleges
issue had been raised by Dean
Emeritus Harry j. Carman, in
criticizing those he said sought
to abridge academic freedom.
Dean Carman brought up the
subject of the freedom of the
teacher to teach what is in his
heart and in his mind, and !
believe in this" Gen. Eisenhower
said.
IntOlerant of Traitors.
He also prefaced the remark
by saying, we will have none of
traitors That also / deeply be-
lieve. In fact, when I was asked