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Vol. XXIII February, 1947 No. 5
EDITORIAL
When a man starts out to build a world,
He starts first with himself
And the faith that is in his heart—
The strength there,
The will there to build . . .
Langston Hughes
How many times have we resolved to
start anew r and build to greater, loftier
heights? How many times have we be
gun our new tasks with fervor? How-
many times have we failed? How many
times have we asked why? Why do I not
become great? Why am I not successful
when my goals were so worthy and fine?
Why do I fail when even the slightest
barrier seems insurmountable?
The answers all lie with us, with you
and me. The answers all lie in our in
ability to realize that high aims are
noble, but that no honors can be claimed
without integrity and a sincerity of pur
pose that streams from deep within our
souls. The solution lies in the fact that
we must realize that the fault is lack of
faith in ourselves, in our neighbors and
in our God. We fail invariably because
there is a lack of will, of determination,
of strength in our hearts to finish—“to
build” what we begin.
W ith the beginning of a new semester,
a new determination is with us all. We
have offered to us a chance to begin
anew and to improve that which was
accomplished under the drive of our first
fiery resolve. To do our best and no
less; to refill our spirits for another
stretch of work of building and to pre
pare for higher goals.
Let us make the best of our opportuni
ties. Let us not only resolve in our minds,
UNIVERSITY CENTER
CONVOCATION
Alma Powell, ’47
The annual University Center Convo
cation sponsored by seven institutions in
Atlanta under tlit* leadership of Atlanta
University was held in Sisters Chapel,
Spelman College on Sunday, January
26th. In addition to Atlanta University
the affiliated institutions are: The Atlanta
University School of Social Work, Clark
College, Gammon Theological Seminary,
Morehouse College, Morris Brown Col
lege, and Spelman College. These insti
tutions are co-operating in the develop
ment of a significant center for the higher
education for Negroes. The speaker on
this occasion was Dr. William Lloyd
Imes, president of Knoxville College.
Dr. Imes addressed the Convocation
assembly on the subject, Some Change
less Values in a Changing World. Among
the Changeless Values, Dr. Imes named:
1. Holding on to life, (getting a grip
where things matter).
2. Conceiving unity, (being a world
citizen).
“Our people are winning a way in the
world,” said Dr. Imes, “and they are
pushing upward. It is not an easy task,
but how glorious the struggle!” Accord
ing to Dr. Imes, there are two ways of
achieving these changeless values, and
they are: That of reason and that of
reality.
* * *
Let us not forget the presence of Pas
tor Martin Neimoeller and his wife at
the first convocation of the new year held
in Sisters Chapel on the third of January
at nine o’clock A. M.
Pastor Neimoeller spoke to us on
faith, and told of the many experiences
that he had undergone in Germany dur
ing the war. His talk was very interest
ing, but most particularly were we
amazed at the faith that he displayed
during his stay in a German concentra
tion camp.
Only through this firm faith and a
resolute belief in the Trinity did he with
stand the treatment that he received
there. This was strengthened by the
faith and prayers of his marvelous wife.
Pastor Neimoeller left with us a bright
er hope for the future and an unfailing
confidence that all things are possible
through faith.
but plant in our hearts the seeds that will
grow untiringly and flourish in plenty
because of our faith in “what I can do.”
Want to succeed enough, want to know
and never weaken, have the “will there
to build” so that an endless energy im
pels us and in us a new faith is born, a
new strength is created.
CHAPEL NOTES
“A galaxy of speakers” is the best
way to describe the aggregation of visit
ing and local speakers who addressed the
college community on various occasions
during the past month.
To begin with, on January 7th, Miss
Alpha Hines, representative of the State
Department of Distributive Education
gave the chapel assembly the benefit of
her reservoir of experiences in that ca
pacity.
On January 12th, Henry M. Johnson
of Emory University was the guest
speaker at the weekly Vesper Service. In
his brief yet direct address “Starting out
the year living while you’re yet alive”,
he offered six criteria as the prescription
for living in this year. According to Mr.
Johnson, one should:
1. Be contented with simple standards
of living.
2. Provide room for leisure.
3. Arrange to have time for family
and friends.
4. Provide room for beauty.
5. Welcome the opportunity to be of
immediate use in the world.
6. Make a place for meditation and
prayer.
Dr. Nathaniel C. Long addressed the
Vesper audience, emphasizing the im
portance of building up a reservoir of
good will. This should be done, accord
ing to Dr. Long, actively rather than
passively.
On January 26th, Dr. William Lloyd
Imes, president of Knoxville College,
was the visiting guest speaker at the
University Center Convocation. On Jan
uary 30th. Miss Ruth Seabury, for many
years engaged in traveling and lecturing
in the United States and abroad, ad
dressed a Convocation assembly on the
subject “Today’s World.”
On Thursday night, January 30th, the
Freshman class sponsored the Prayer
Meeting service at which Reverend Wil
liams Holmes Borders was the guest
speaker. Reverend Mr. Borders, Pastor
of the Wheat Street Baptist Church,
spoke on “Divine Discontent.”
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