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Page Forty-six THE MAROON TIGER A New Epoch A new epoch in newspaper history was begun just before the “Browning Divorce Case” termi nated. Several newspapers bolted against the desires of an avid public and said that it was time to stop printing obscene and lurid episodes. The Atlanta Constitution was one of the papers that took this stand. The editorial caption was “It’s Time to Call a Halt.” Newspapers have a direct effect on the gen eral public. In consquence of this, freedom of press and freedom of speech should mean more than an avenue through which newspapers can commercialize on a very highly emotional public. Newspapers should intelligently corral and print news that will be beneficial to the intellectual, so cial and moral status of the general public.—In formational values should exclude sordid, yet appealing news. “The public demands the type of news and competition requires that it be printed,” is the clarion response. Yet the newspapers that took the uncompromising stand against the printing of sordid news were not unmindful of the gre garious demands of the public, nor of the tenta cles of the octopus of competition that wrap themselves around any prey.—-They belived that the public needed only a jolt—an intelligent awakening. They realize that the public senti ment, in a large degree, follows in concomitant strides the approval or disapproval as given by reputable newspapers. Now—in as much as the newspaper is a barometric indication of public opinion, will the newspaper in face of tempor ary financial loss—yet in defense of justice— try to change public opinion regarding the type of news concerning people, who are held as con temptible in the prejudicial eyes of the world, because of religious practices; social status; col or; or past status of servitude? This bolt against public desire will be bene ficial if the newspapers dare to continue. Failure When Failure stares you in the face, are you going to cower, or are you going to conquer? When you fail at everything you attempt and the land decrees that you will fail, are you going to quit or are you going to stick until the end? When your friends are retreating and the darkest skies hang over your head, are you going to fal ter or are you going to push bravely on? When you and Failure meet on the Battlefield of Life keep faith in your God and you will win, for the inspiration you will receive from Him will make you look Failure straight in the eye and snails say—“Get thee behind me, for that is where you belong. You have too long dominated me and I have too long yielded to your enticements. But now I have found myself. You are no longer wor thy of companionship, for I have found that you lead only to destruction. Success is now my trav eling companion and he shall accompany me wherever I go.” It is to God that I owe thanks for finding my self, for He stripped the bandage from my eyes and I looked in the Mirror of Life. I saw the in most part of myself and it was equal to that of any man. And now I am turning my inmost side out; showing the very best, and concealing with in me that which was formerly visible.—H. J. Smith, ’29. “Fifteen Men On A Dead Man’s Chest” I have come in contact with men and organiza tions that are successful in maintaining their posi tion above the mericless tide of oblivion only by standing upon the foundation laid by men who have preceded them in life. I have seen some of these men slowly sink into the “Sea of the For gotten,” because they depended entirely upon the base built by their predecessors and had not add ed one whit to their heritage, their foundation had wasted away under the ceaseless erosion of Time. Morehouse College has produced men of letters of whom she is justly proud. From day to day we are mentioning and praising these men to one an other and we glory in their achievements. It is only right and just that we be inspired by these achievements, but of what benefit to us or to the world will this inspiration be if it does not offer a motive force for our own development? It is not expected that the first trials of a be ginner in the field of literature will approach the upper limit of excellence but by practice and de velopment it is possible to climb higher and high er up the ladder of success. The MAROON TI GER offers an opportunity for this development and practice. Its pages are open to receive the worthy efforts of the neophytic literati of More house. Are we, the present students of More house going to avail ourselves of the opportunity, or shall we be content to sit, five hundred strong upon the chests of the great Morehouse men who are marching on?—Ralph Lee, ’29. The Editor will be glad to print any reasonable criticism of articles that have appeared in the publication—Constructive criticism is essential to sound progress.