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I THE CAMPUS MIRROR Subscription Rates: 35c per year; 20c per t<»rin; 6c per copy. Published eight times a year in the interests of all Spelman students. Editorial Staff Editor-in-chief Mattie B. Harper Editor of News Rosa Hammonds Editor of special features Alice Fowlkes Editor of Jokes and Sports Inez Johnson Editor of High School Section Florence Morrison Business Staff Business Manager Roselyn Purdy Treasurer Helen Green Circulation Manager .. Fannie Dell Jordan KNOWING THE FACTS During this age of increased a- bility to perceive and make con clusions as to the how and why of natural phenomena, to understand more clearly the handwork of God and of more thorough means of developing the mind, let us stop to consider our bodies externally and internally. These are temples of God. which can only be treated properly through knowledge re ceived from the study of human life and glory of God. Recently, I read, “Men, Women and God,” by Gray. In this little book he deals with sex relationship from a Christian viewpoint. In pre paration for a better womanhood and manhood of the future he takes up facts with the student. It is the student of to-day who will soon be man and wife, and mother and father of to-morrow- Our parents give us books and lectures on etiquette but seldom tell us of this human nature that God has enbedded in us. The ques tion is, what does a girl need to know in social life besides forms of etiquette? She has a body that contains a peculiar nature within. Why shouldn’t she know how to proper ly care for this? The God of love who designed our human nature could not have put into our bodies anything which is incapable of a pure and happy exercise; and in making the sex interest a part of us, he must have had some great and beautiful purpose in doing so. Nothing is more needed in the pre sent day than knowledge of this life force implanted in us and its use to forward higher aims of common life and help the race on its upward march. The word, “sexual” to some is met with a sensation of distaste, partly because they have a sincere passion of indecency for the sub ject. Could we only think of the God who gave us these natures of ours it would be a high spiritual mind with which we would not re frain from such a divine subject- Woman can enly attain the high er realms of social and aesthetic life by knowing the facts. By our own experience we may come to know the facts in an evil manner. We need the knowledge that will save mothers and fathers heart aches and tears. In whatever way that we have obtained the facts, let us now seek the knowledge from a spiritual viewpoint. Cast aside the evil thoughts when such a subject arises. God gave us our natures, He gave them to be cher ished and kept pure, it is our duty to know how. —Irma E. Earle Teacher:—“Now, Benny, can you spell ‘avoid’?” Benny:—“Sure. Vot is der void?” —Selected.