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CAMPUS MIRROR
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Christinas Is Born
Minnie Wood '40
The night was spacious, silent as the dew:
The Eastern Star's strange brilliance filled the earth;
The watchful air was gently stirred by moving angels' wings
And clear the song rang, "Hail the Saviours birth!
The Christ is born, 0 sons of men, rejoice!
Arise, ye people, haste to Bethlehem.
He lieth on a bed of straw, the Virgin there beside;
He bringeth peace on earth, good-will to men.
The wondering shepherds sought their eager way;
And wise men hastened o'er the mountains wild;
Three oriental kings their coffers full before him laid;
Men. high and lowly, knelt before the Child.
“The Christ is born! O sons of men. rejoice!"
Again we hear the heavenly choir sing.
Come, all ye faithful, bow yourselves before the King of Love.
And homage pay to Christ, the newborn King.
What Does Christinas Mean
to You?
Isolyn Comer '41
To some Christmas means a day of awe
and reverence which is as it should be in
appreciation of the world’s first Christ
mas gift. Jesus.
To some it means a day of rest, one of
those days that seldom come in the indi
vidual’s life.
To some it is a time to go home and
spend a day in sweet communion with
those whom we love.
To some it is a day for merrymaking
frivolities and the like as expressed in
fireworks and in intoxication, etc.
To some Christmas is just the twenty-
fifth of December prepared for only by
long hours of drudgery and toil.
To some it means preparing toys, etc.,
for those who are looking up to them for
a visit of old Saint Nicholas.
To some it means a day for giving and
receiving gifts.
To some it is a day for the spread of
“Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men.
What does Christmas mean to you?
Our happiness on Christmas day depends
upon what it means to us.
Dr. Will Mercer Cook at
All-University Assembly
On December 1, at the first All-Univer
sity Assembly of the year for Atlanta
University. Morehouse and Spelman Col
leges, Dr. Will Mercer Cook, professor
of French at Atlanta University, said that
the idea that the Negro can solve his
problems by taking residence in France is
a fallacy, and that any solution to the
problem of the American Negro must be
worked out at home.
Dr. Cook’s subject, “The Race Question
in France.” was discussed in three as
pects, namely: (1) cited conditions in
France, where there are very few Ne
groes; (2) in the French West Indies,
where the population is between ninety-
five and ninety-seven per cent Negro: and
in the French African possessions where,
despite the fact that France has a more
liberal regime than the other empires,
there is still much to be desired.
Dr. Cook visited France, Guadelupe
and Martinique, where he was engaged in
research on the Negro in French posses
sions on a grant of the Julius Rosenwald
Fund.
Dr. Cook stated that in France there is
still some prejudice and the influence of
white Americans is keenly felt.
A Thought In Passing
At this time of the year, our hearts
and minds are turned toward the tradi
tional spirit of Christmas and peace. Our
spirits are tuned by two definite purposes,
the one of praising God and the other of
serving our neighbor.
Jesus, the incentive of all our spiritual
awakening, said. "The first of all the
commandments is: Hear 0. Israel; the
Lord our God is one Lord; and thou
shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, and with
all thy mind, and all thy strength; this
is the first commandment. And the sec
ond is like unto it, namely this, Thou
shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. There
is none other commandment greater than
these.” The true Christmas spirit, then,
can be shown if we observe these two
commandments, for within them can
be found the spirits of fellowship and
reverence that Jesus longed to instill in
to humanity as he taught and preached
years ago. I feel, however, that this is
not only the spirit which should domi
nate our thoughts and actions at this
time of each year, but that Jesus in
tended that it should remain with us
every day and should therefore bring
God’s kingdom to earth, and make of
every man a saint.
The interest of youth in these matters
is increasing in view of the hitter cruelty
and injustices rampant about the world.
To the Editor:
Our hats are off to you and your staff
for the interesting issues of the Campus
Mirror which you are giving us this
year. We hope that you may find the
inspiration to keep up the good work!
A Spelmanite.
Candy Cane and the Others
Isolyn Comer ’41
At the sound of the shop-door opening.
Tin Soldier began to march back and
forth, Toy Engine began racing around
the track and Candy Cane began to swing
forward and backward on the rack, but
the late Christmas shopper was going out
again taking with her their last oppor
tunity to become a part of Christmas. A
minute later, when they heard the strains
of the village choir pealing forth, “Guide
us to the heavenly light,” they regained
their spirits. Candy Cane saw a star shin
ing much brighter than any of the others,
and it seemed to beckon to them. They
followed the star through dark streets and
along lighted boulevards thronged with
Christmas merrymakers who paid no at
tention to them. Eager-eyed children hug
ging little packages gave no thought to
them or passed without even looking at
them. Obviously, they were unwanted,
hut they followed the star onward. As
the star came down and down, it stopped
in front of them and grew dimmer. As
they drew nearer to it. it became a candle
in the window of a meager home. Each
marched into the arms of one of the three
small children who had nothing for
Christmas. As each child hugged tightly
his gift. Toy Engine, Tin Soldier and
Candy Cane realized that they had found
Christmas and how blissful it was. They
wondered if their fellows who were be
sought for Christmas were as happy as
they themselves who had had to seek
Christmas. Toy Engine knew that the
others could not be nearly so happy, for
they were one among the sought-after
toys which are so often forgotten, even
before Christmas day is over, by their
youthful owners who have so many toys to
divide their interests among.