The Archive · 1940

Flowery Beds

"Yet recent events in Europe have taught us that these blessings cannot be retained by those who recline on flowery beds of neutrality. It is necessary for young and old alike, to be willing to saeriflee personal liberty and personal possessions in order 0 secure the privilege of living in a world of goodwill and mutual ser. vies, Had' the generations before you been willing to make greater sacrifices of the rights of rugged individuals to acquire a fortune and to live ut ease regardless of the income or welfare of their neighbours, the present catastrophe might have een averted.

"You are to think of your college life as really living and not simply a preparation for life, You learn live by living, and every phase of your lite should be part of an integral whole. Your selection of courses should not be so narrow and Specialized as to fail {o give the broad, training that one must have In order (o muke wise decisions. not give yourself entirely to one lit-fle part of a field but seek opportuni.

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