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December 15, 1935
THE CAMPUS MIRROR
3
One For You, Too
Beulah Johnson
Aunt Lilia never quite understood
Westly, so she labeled him “peculiar”
and went on to other things. Perhaps
Westly would have been a dreamer
under any circumstances; but when
one saw that intensely absent look that
came over his face as he listened to
the fugitive winds gently tossing the
branches of the three huge cedar trees
in the yard, one instinctively felt that
here lay part of the reason.
Tonight, as he sat on the top step,
clasping his worn jacket tightly about
him, he imagined he heard sounds
among the cedars which were not mere
wind-sounds; the tall cedars were
whispering secrets to each other in the
blue of a December twilight. He was
always glad when this time of day or
night came, for somehow the intruding
interfered with his thoughts.
But he had to begin where he had
begun ten, twenty, a hundred times be
fore. How could he make up to Aunt
Lilia for the wrong he had done? Or
was it a wrong? He wondered what
Jesus would think about it. In fact,
he had asked God about it each of
the three nights since it had happened,
but he supposed God Avas too busy at
this time of year to be bothered.
On all Christmases and birthdays be
fore this one, he had been able to man
age nicely because the little orphan,
Johnny, aged six, who lived in the di
lapidated hut across the creek, had
been willing to wait for the presents
from Santa Glaus and his parents and
friends until everything had quieted
down. It was true that Aunt Lilia al
ways said he was careless to lose so
many things; she even threatened to
keep him from receiving any more, but
she never did, and his excessive care
lessness, as she thought, became a part
of his “peculiar” ways. But this time
everything had been upset. Johnny
had prayed so earnestly for a eoAvboy
out l it. with cap, breeches and gun, that
Westly thought he had to take some
precautions to insure Johnny's getting
them. First he approached Mrs. Ken
yon, the very poor old lady upon whom
Johnny had been quite unceremonious
ly thrust at the age of about one year
(that day had been used for his birth
day) by an unknown person. When
asked by Westly it' she thought John
ny might get the outfit, Mrs. Kenyon
doubted it : in fact, she declared in a
voice tinged with sadness that she felt
sure it could not be, as she had no
washings now and the spread-making
business was not what it used to be.
So Westly added his prayers to
Johnny’s. Then, just five days before
Christmas, Westly opened the big
trunk and there it was! a new and
perfectly elegant cow-boy outfit. Of
course, it was intended for Johnny.
God probably got the directions mixed,
since they had both been praying for
the same thing. But noAv Westly was
not so sure about that. He had gone
to Mrs. Kenyon with the outfit and
she had sworn herself to absolute se
crecy concerning the matter when
Westly had explained everything to
her. And since he had seen Mrs. Ken
yon slipping out of Aunt Lilia's back
door—a very unusual thing—he was
downright Avorried. He had seen pack
ages in that trunk before. What Avould
happen? Westley could only fear and
tremble.
The next night was Christmas Eve
night. Westley Avent to sleep hoping
that God, and especially Aunt Lilia,
Avould understand.
Christmas morning the first thing
Westley saAv Avas the cowboy outfit.
As he reached to touch it to make sure
he had seen aright, his soft broAvn eyes
filled Avith tears. Poor Johnny! What
Avould he think? Westley had promised
him so faithfully that he Avould get the
suit. Xoav many things were clear to
him, including his Aunt Lilia’s silence
on the matter and Mrs. Kenyon’s visit.
She had brought the suit back. Westley
snatched the suit and ran at full speed
to Johnny’s house to explain that there
had been a mistake, while a smile flit
ted across the face of Aunt Lilia.
When Westley entered Johnny’s
house his heart turned somersaults.
There stood Johnny in the middle of
the floor, proudly displaying the same
outfit that Westley had slipped to him.
“Did you get yours, too?” he greet
ed Westley, and when Westley unfold
ed his suit, Johnny explained, “You
see I prayed for you one, too, while
you were not listening.”
Again Westley's soft brown eyes
brimmed Avith tears, but this time they
were tears of joy and gratitude.
All University Assembly
On Monday morning the 18th of No
vember, the first joint meeting of the
year of the three affiliated schools was
held in Sale Hall chapel.
The room was full to overflowing
as Dr. John Hope, president of At
lanta University, stood to speak to the
thousand students under his care. In
his low, positive voice, Dr. Hope told
his audience of the changes he had
seen occur in Morehouse College, At
lanta Lniversity, and the city of At
lanta itself.
He reminded us of our many oppor
tunities to serve, and illustrated with
reference to alumni who had fulfilled
his hopes. Then he discussed the fi
nancial standing of the three schools,
and Ave found that a great deal more
money Avas being spent on us than Ave
had supposed.
When Dr. Hope finished, Ave all
realized that ours Avas indeed a splen
did opportunity, and that we OAved a
great deal to the Avorld, rather than
presuming that it owed us.
Honoring A Gracious
Giver
Frankie Smith
A very brief, but interesting, event
in the Reserve Book Room of the At
lanta University Library, on Monday,
November 25, Avas the unveiling of a
portrait of Andrew Carnegie, Ameri
can benefactor, in commemoration of
the one hundredth anniversary of his
birth.
President Hope, before introducing
the principal speaker, told the audi
ence that the Atlanta University Li
brary, on the old campus, Avas a di
rect gift of Mr. Carnegie in 1905,
and that another direct gift of
ten thousand dollars in 1909 made
possible the erection of Sale Hall.
In his address, President McCain of
Agnes Scott College, who Avas the prin
cipal speaker, gave a brief and inform
ative account of Mr. Carnegie's life;
his rise from poverty to Avealth and
his theory concerning wealth which he,
Mr. McCain, stated as folloAvs: “No
man has a right to earn, accumulate,
and keep a great deal of money until
he dies.” Mr. Carnegie's larger gifts
have been given for the erection of li
braries and for the establishment of
the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission.
The portrait Avas unveiled by Miss
E. Usher, one of the graduates of At
lanta University, Avho used the Car
negie Library in her senior year, and
was accepted by the present head li-
brian, Miss Templeton. In accepting
the portrait, Miss Templeton said that
the gifts of Mr. Carnegie were an
“Expression of his deep and abiding
faith in books and of his gratitude
for being able to borroAV books in his
boyhood.”
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