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CAMPUS MIRROR THE CAMPUS MIRROR The Students' Own Publication “Service in Unity” THE CAMPUS MIRROR STAFF Editor-in-Chief Penelope Bullock Associate Editors-in-Chief Elizabeth Lipford Doretha Williams Editor of News Jean Warren Associate Editor of News Helen Robinson Editor of Special Features Eleanor Bell Associate Ed. of Special Features....Lydia Brown Editor of Sports and Jokes Sara Smith Social Editor Evelyn Ebbs Art Editor Jennelsie Walden Music Editor Mildred Cuthbert Exchange Editor Kathryn Brown Business Staff Business Manager Alice Clement Advertising Managers Helen Nash Alma Vaughn Circulation Manager June Strong Secretaries Zenobia White Rae Jamison Treasurer Alfred Taylor Faculty Advisor Miss M. Mae Neptune Subscription rates 75 cents a year, 10 cents a copy, 40 cents a semester—Postage 2 cents a copy You. XVII December, 1940 No. 3 EDITORIAL In Roman religion Janus, the two- headed god, was the custodian of the universe, the opener and fastener of all tilings, the guardian of gates and doors. His shrines were gateways in common places of resort and at cross-roads. The Temple of Janus, located in the Forum at Rome, was a small bronze shrine with doors on its eastern and western sides. The doors were opened in time of war and closed in time of peace. They were open to indicate symbolically that Janus had gone out to assist the warriors. They were closed so that he might not escape. These doors were closed only four times before the Christian era. If the tradition of the temple of Janus had been con tinued, the doors of the shrine would have been open much more often than they would have been closed, and today they would he flung wide open. Did the Romans honestly expect that the gates would be closed most of the time? It is highly improbable that they did. for an imperialistic nation is not a pacifist nation. That is, although its ul timate aim may be peace, its immediate policies are militaristic. Peace, like most other precious things, is rare and hard to get. Although it is desirable that peace should exist always, there are but few times when peace can exist. Unless jus tice is exercised and unless everybody respects everybody else’s rights, there is no peace. When sons and daughters feel that their Mid-Victorian parents are not giving them their due rights and privileges as modern youth in a modern world, family relations become strained. When the subjects of a ruler actively resent the neglect of their welfare and the uncalled-for prerogatives assumed by their ruler, civil war breaks out. When one nation becomes too aggressive for another, international peace is dis rupted. At times like these, peace could not possibly be asked for. The mis treated people have the right to protest and. if necessary, to rise up in rebellion. The difficulties and strained relations must first he ironed out. Because jus tice, impartial and unbiased, is difficult to determine and to put into effect, peace is rare. But although actual peace is more often unattainable than attainable, the idea and the ideal of peace is still being expressed in some form or another every day throughout the world. For too many people it has become a purely sentimen tal and therefore empty ideal. Every other Christmas card received during the Yuletide season will, in its own feeble way, cry out for peace. However, some people are sincerely striving for a future peace. They do not sing “Give to us peace in our time, Oh Lord,” because they realize that peace is not possible today. But they do believe that there will be a time when relations existing among all peoples and all nations will be conducive to peace, and they hope that that time will come as quickly as possible. Although peace has been neglected, mistreated, and abused throughout the centuries, it is still “the best of all those things which are ordained for our blessedness. And that is why there rang out to the shepherds from on high not riches, not pleasures, not honors, not length of life, not health, not strength, not beauty, but peace.” We Think . . . Lenell Salter ’43 What is your honest opinion in re gard to the possible drafting of Ameri can girls within the next five years for necessary kinds of defense service? It is my belief that conscription, al though it has its disadvantages, is right. America must be ready for whatever may come. The sooner she begins prep aration of all the people, the better. Conscription with compulsory training for work suited to women will not only prepare girls for defense service, hut will make the nation as a whole more conscious of the need for greater at tention to physical fitness, for arduous toil. Conscription will bring about keener interest in world affairs on the part of young people, and an awareness of the importance of active participation in caring for the welfare of the nation. —Sadie Sims ! 41 Generally speaking, I think that girls should be drafted for the things they can do. as well as the young men. There Dr. and Mrs. Arnett For almost two weeks. Dr. and Mrs. Trevor Arnett have been visitors on the campus. Dr. Arnett is the President of the Board of Trustees of Spelman Col lege. In a short chapel talk, after greet ing his old acquaintances, the sophisti cated upperclassmen, he gave words of advice to his new friends, the fresh men. “Pay attention to the small things in life, such as punctuality and orderli ness, and whatever you do, do to the best of your ability,” he said. Miss Read had invited the faculty in to meet Dr. and Mrs. Arnett Friday night after the Carol Concert. In the reading room, there are several interesting gift books from Dr. Arnett, which those of us who spend Christ mas on the campus will find enjoyable reading, thus adding to our pleasure dur ing the holiday season. We hope that the Arnetts enjoyed their stay here and that they will con tinue to visit us as often as they can. are, in my estimation, certain reasons why. In these modern days women are keeping pretty much up to the level of men in many kinds of work. There is hardly any work a man can do that a woman will not try. Nine times out of ten she succeeds. If women are going to attempt nearly everything else, I see no reason why they shouldn’t be drafted and share in the glory of having pro tected their country. —Ernestine Horton ’44 It is my staunch opinion that if the situation of America became so unstable and intricate that it would need to draft its girls, they would don their proper attire and pledge their support to the cause of democracy. The most timid American girl. 1 feel, would become one of the patriotic citizens in shop, office, hospital, ambulance driving, or other services. With the present world crisis and the miraculous trend of events today, I doubt that it would seem far fetched to expect a drafting of the happy American girls. —Ruth Hinton ’43 American women are more and more coming to share equally in the responsi bilities of the world; and it is my opin ion that they will he expected to assume even greater responsibilities as time goes on. To become active in winning a war is no exception. If each woman is given a year of training, she will he far better prepared to execute work which might he assigned to her. However, it is very necessary that mothers he left in the homes where there are children, and that only unmarried girls or women without children he drafted to help with war (Continued on Page 7)