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...cannot help but think that we have been delinquent in our duty so far--not intentionally, but thoughtlessly. Inas-much as our guests, the Japanese students, have taken the initiative and declared for mutual sympathy and understanding, can we do anything less than thank them sincerely for their fine attitude and strive by reciprocal friendliness to prove ourselves worthy of the proud position in which they consider us as Americans? GORDON W. ALLPORT...
...merely in the interests of journalistic sensation. And when the injustice of the article as printed was pointed out to the Board of the "Illustrated," these gentlemen with the readiest good-will and in the most honourable fashion did all that was possible to recall the article. And I thank them very cordially for their entirely correct attitude in this matter...
...they are therefore set up as examples of poor spirit. Yet their cases, if they will teach others a lesson, will have been worth while. The average student has to have facts knocked into his head; most of us merely shrug our shoulders at these two incidents and thank our stars we are not the unfortunate ones. We are even apt to idolize the men who have been discharged as martyrs to the cause of loafing...
...French Government unbounded thanks for its assistance to our R. O. T. C. last year; we are doubly grateful for its kindness in sending us Lieutenant Morize. In so doing the French are showing that they expect much of us; our only way to thank them is by cooperating heart and soul...
...Thank goodness that a good influence is as contagious as a bad one and a good deal more so." Two or three fellows who get together with the real "Christian spirit" have more power than those who get together with bad intentions. Two or three who are brave enough to take a stand for what they really belive in will soon find that they have obtained a real following and that their little group has been doubled or quadrupled. He advised the Freshmen to come together in such small groups to think things over and really get to understand themselves...