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...principles of the organization are "the cultivation of the open mind; the development of an informed student opinion on social, industrial, political and international questions; the encouragement of inquiry; the presentation of facts; subservience to no isms; and the education of the college youth in the problems of citizenship." In scope the organization plans to be national and affiliated with similar groups abroad, "with a view to an eventual international league of college liberals...
Many other equally amusing errors are cited, but, as the author asserts, cease to be amusing when one considers that those now in the colleges are to inherit the responsibilities of citizenship. Here is much food for thought. It would seem that the elementary and secondary schools, and even the homes are not fulfilling their task of fundamental education. And to quote Professor West in regard to the responsibility of the college in this direction: "Students are being taught to answer quite glibly academic questions of a decided erudite character, while at the same time they are losing contact with...
...ways and means of bringing an association into being of these American college students who are interested in social, political, and international questions, and who have felt the need for a central student association which should promote among undergraduates a wider interest in the problems of national and world citizenship. They have felt the need for a central association which should furnish speakers to the college groups, organize student conventions, and in all possible ways build a community of the mind, whose citizenship should be the socially-conscious college students of America...
...Frenchman; a Serbian, a Czecho Slovakian, a Mexican, a Pole, and a Russian. These men are graduates of the Army School at Camp Dix, one of six Army Schools which take the illiterate and non-English speaking recruits and by means of a thorough course in English and citizenship, coupled with instruction in the fundamental duties of a soldier, turns them out intelligent, patriotic and disciplined Americans...
...foster ideals of citizenship among its members and in the University, and to co-operate in constructive undertakings in the community...