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THE ATHENAEUM 15 Dr. C. B. Wilmer, rector of St. Luke’s Episcopal church is quoted as saying “the address was one of the most interesting I have ever heard. It was filled with poetry, humor and oratorical flights, Yes, it had poetry, humor, and oratorical flights; and thats about all, for it was certainly lacking in the fundamental principles which are necessary for the understanding and improvement of the two races; as well as, for the common sense knowledge that man has stored np since the dawn of history. Material aid from the white man must be acknowledged and ap preciated. However, we must not allow this to mean that we shall always be the tool of his folly. Some of our own leaders have never succeeded in schooling their imaginations to the fact that wealth and organization are not ends in themselves and that it is possible for society to go back in happiness and real well being with every step in the forward march in material prosperity. Our race must produce thinkers. We need men who will soar far out into the realm of thought and view existing problems for themselves. Our leaders must have higher opinions of the race and more convictions to speak the truth. THE MORALE OF THE PEOPLE Mary V. Sinkford, ’27 The first question which comes to my mind on this subject is, “What is Morale?” Morale is the confidence, courage and zeal that we inspire in ourselves. During the war, throughout the struggle the cry was “Morale will win the war!” Professor Hocking after spending several years with the soldiers in France defined morale as: “The State of will in which you can get most from the machinery, deliver blows with the greatest effect, take blows with the least depression and hold out for the longest time.” It is both fighting power and staying power, and strength to resist the mental infections, which fear, discouragements, and fatigue bring with them. And it is the perpetual ability to come back. And I think as in war so in peace, the chief defense against the foes of morale is educa tion. And as there is only one agency of education which will reach effectively all the future citizens of the country, the morale of the.- nation is mostly in keeping with the public schools. Some people who do not know will ask why. It is because so many of our girls and boys both white and black never get any fur ther in school than the seventh grade public school.