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bacteria are now controllable with his
available knowledge. In fact, in relation
to all those parts of his environment ex
ternal'to himself, man i slearning very
fast to compete successfully.
Any effects that remain from such dis
eases as smallpox, thypoid, malaria, tu
berculosis, venereal diseases and depther-
ia will result from difficulties with human
beings not with the micro-organisms
which cause these diseases. Only in dif
ference, ignorance, prejudice, and failure
of economic, social or financial systems
now prevent the complete eradication of
the mental ills of man scourges.
The only real threat to man left in that
part of the universe known to him, as far
as can be seen now, is man himself. Mrs.
Rosie T. Hollis, speaking to a world fel
lowship audience recently stated, “Man
has learned to fly the skies like the birds,
and to move through and under the wa
ters like the fish, but he has not learned
to walk on earth like a man.”
An attempt is now underway to try
to understand why man remains a men
ace to man, and why it appears that man,
perhaps within the near future, may go
far towards wiping out the whole human
race. This problem of mental illness of
mankind is being seriously studied by
the World 1 Health Organization of the U-
nited Nations. In the constitution of this
great organization the problem is stated
thusly: “In order that the human race
may survive on this planet, it is neces
sary that there should be enough people
in enough places in the world who do not
have to fight each other; who are not the
kinds of people who will, take effective
measures whenever necessary to prevent
other people fighting.”
They must be able to look at reality no
matter how dreadful and threatening it
may be. They must be the kinds of peo
ple who are of sober judgement. They
must be the kinds of people who are in
capable of dissociation, of fooling them
selves, of putting things out of their
minds when those things are unpleasant
or fearful. They must be capable of recog
nizing their own aggressive reactions and
redirecting those reactions into useful, or
at least harmless channels. They must
recognize that there exists in the world
now, and will continue to exist for a long
long time, a great variety of social ex
periments.
Many groups of people are attempting
to live together in many different ways.
All of these ways, including our own way,
are experimental. None of us have found
any answers which we can presume to be
lieve are final. We must all recognize that
we are not in a position to attempt to im
pose our own kinds of social, organization
on any other people.
Nevertheless, we must continue to em
ploy the best minds in this country to
study solutions to the mental strain on
mankind. The best minds in our race
must be used to discover ways of releas
ing the strain placed upon its people
through the years of servitude.
Let us look forward to the years to
come when the minds of mankind will be
free from fear, for it is only then that the
other freedoms may come into being.
’51 Year Book
Complete
Congratulations to
Mr. Holman and to
the Yearbook Staff
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there was no doubt as to whether he
could compete with the best men in the
game. The mile relay team placed only
because of spirit, determination and the
desire to win. No one expected Ricks,
Barrett, Johnson or Clark to rate a fourth
place. But wihen the sound of the gun fil
led the air a new hope filled the hearts
of many. Ricks got off to a fair start and
seemed destined to bring up the rear un
til three-quarters of the race was over.
Then I heard someone yell “Kick, Ricks,
Kick”. This someone was Coach Epps, and
as if they were conversing Ricks did kick
past the opposition. Coach’s face was fill
ed with more satisfaction when Barrett
took his turn. All the boys ran a smart
relay, and I know we have nothing but
admiration for them.
Next year we should have a champion
ship team and repeat the 1945-46 record
held by our institution. Considering pros
pects like Clark, Turmon, Ricks, Leon
ard, Clark, Cannon, Johnson, Barrett,
Kendall, and Knox, one can expect noth
ing else. We have a young and determin
ed track team and the mistakes made this
year will go toward making it more per
fect for next year.
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