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2 CAMPUS MIRROR THE CAMPUS MIRROR The Students' Own Publication “Service in Unity” THE CAMPUS MIRROR STAFF Kditor-in-Chief Penelope Bullock Associate Kditors-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 Johnnie Hunter 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 Vol. XVII February, 1941 No. 5 Editorial Elizabeth Lipford ’42 The American standard of living has been acclaimed by some to be the high est yet achieved by the human race. We all say that but what do we mean? Food, clothing, and shelter used to be considered the only needs of man. But not for an American; he needs food —yes! But in great variety. He needs clothing—yes! But he wants more than just coverings for his body. His wife and daughter want smart styles, fast dyes, and good material. He needs shelter—- yes! But he w r ants electricity, electrical appliances, running water, and modern plumbing. Even when these wants are filled—we have not quite measured up to the American standard of living. The Amer ican wants much more out of life than just food, clothing, and shelter. He wants, for instance, time for leisure and recreation and luxuries. He strives for self-development. By any means of comparison — with other countries and with our own past, the American standard of living is con sidered the highest. That does not say that every individual in the United States enjoys all the benefits of this high stand ard, but it does mean that an increasing ly large number does, and that the aver age for the entire country is high. Let us put the yardstick of leisure to this standard. This yardstick rates the American standard very high in afford ing much time for amusement, recrea tion, and travel. It used to be that a man worked twelve hours a day, slept eight hours, and spent much of the remaining time going to and from work. No such program would fit the American standard of living now. The American wants more time for lei sure. The average American divides his week of 168 hours something like this: 40 hours for work, 56 hours for sleep, and 72 hours for leisure. In the Ameri can way of living more time is devoted to leisure and recreation than to work or sleep. There is another aspect to leisure. In America children are provided with a long period of leisure during which foundations are laid for future living. For a time children went to work as soon as they were old enough to be of use. Later in several parts of the United States, children had to remain at school and play until they were fourteen years old. As the standard of living developed this period of leisure was extended until now, in many states, children remain at school and play until they are at least sixteen years old. Another yardstick to be used deter mines the amount of material goods each of us has access to. This yardstick de termines how much food the average man consumes, how much clothes and furni ture he buys each year. It measures the educational plants and the expansion and improvement of facilities for the promo tion of health. When this yardstick is used, the United States stands at the top of the list. Proof? Let us look at the facts. The United States has only six per cent of the world’s land area and seven per cent of the world’s population. But Americans consume half the world’s coffee and rubber. Americans have at their disposal about half of the world’s com munication facilities and electrical ener gies and about thirty-five per cent of the world’s railways. In other words, a rel atively few people produce and consume a large part of the world’s goods. It is true that the bare necessities of food, clothing, and shelter are not what we mean when we refer to the American standard of living. The American strives to turn luxuries into the common run of things used by everybody. When he has done this, he forgets that they were ever luxuries. Who thinks of the electric light as a luxury? Or the electric kon? Or the radio? Once only a few could enjoy these commodities. With the passing of each year more Americans regard these as necessities. If there is one phase of the American standard of living we are all interested in, it is in self-development. This involves the formation of character rather than the accumulation of leisure hours and material objects. Such a formation re quires a departure from the notion that all values are measured by materials which are changed by wind and time. The American standard of living al lows a man to give prime consideration to loyalty and good faith rather than to (Continued on Page 7) Maurice Hindus At an assembly held in Sisters Chapel, February 10, the University community had the chance to hear Mr. Maurice Hindus, a foreign newspaper correspon dent, a noted author, and a graduate of Colgate University. Mr. Hindus spoke on the subject “Hitler and Stalin”. In a calm yet arresting manner, Mr. Hindus compared Hitler and Stalin. Hit ler he considered as a physically small, unsuccessful architect who has not de clared himself to he an atheist hut who expects the church and religion to bend when he pulls the strings. Hitler does not want to destroy capitalism itself, hut he aims to suppress all capitalists who are not Germans. He considers women intellectually and socially inferior to men and fit only to aid in the propaga tion of the world by bearing children. He is out to conquer the world for the German people. Stalin, Mr. Hindus considered as a physically large man, the son of an in dustrial class family, and an unsuccess ful priest who now declares himself to be an atheist. Stalin aims at a world revolution that will do away with cap italism and private business. This par ticular character sees no difference in the intellectual and social status of men and women. He fosters no sense of racial discrimination or inequality. He would conquer the world for the industrial classes. In commenting on the three possible outcomes of the war, Mr. Hindus pre dicts that if Germany wins the war, the result will be that of a united Germany using her power of sovereignty in the world to root out from her borders all non-Germans and so placing heavy bur dens on more distant countries. If Rus sia pushes her revolution to the front, Mr. Hindus can see only bloodshed and violence for a long time. However, ac cording to Mr. Hindus, if England wins, there will be a reorganization of Europe along economic and social bases. Op pression will be denounced and freedom promoted. The choice now is between bad and worse, not good and evil. After the lecture, questions were raised from the audience. To these Mr. Hindus answered with clearness that came as a result of his wealth of first hand information. To the question as to why Russia continued to send supplies to Germany although the two are not at all friendly, Mr. Hindus said the same principle was involved as in the case of America sending supplies to Japan. It is a matter of business, of fear, of self- interest based on economics. Other questions brought forth the fol lowing opinions: England alone can not (Continued on Page 6)