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60 THE ATHENAEUM Only a few men will sacrifice all and give their lives to the ser vices of these people. It is impractical that all should go, but it is very imperative that each man in Morehouse College make a contri- fii^V 0 the man Wh ° n0t onIy re P rese nts the race on the mission fields, but represents Morehouse. If Horton fails, Morehouse college fails How can we touch the lives of our brothers who need our help Africa. This is answered by thqf answer to this question. How do we meet our athletic budget? We pay not in promises but cash. This year we are paying $6.0Q per man. The Y. M. C A asks for just one sixth as much. ' Ail f Every red blooded Morehouse man, every man who has the spirit- H ne ' a ? d ,,° u ne f ° r all » ? very man who knows that the old “ma roon and white has floated in the breeze of African fields fully half trai l mg . m the dust > and that the standard bearers Buoy, and Horton and others, never shun the! task nor betray their trust, yea every man who has any of the spirit of Jesus Christ and cherishes the hope that Morehouse College shall hold her dlace in program will gladly give his DOLLAR and whatever edie may b- necessary and reasonable. may —B. Brazile Eatmon, ’26. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THANKSGIVING DAY By V. Colfax Payne, ’25. . .^ he " w ® thi ” k °J Thanksgiving Day our minds immediately go back to the Pilgrim Fathers, for it is to them that this day owes its origin This day the last Thursday in November, was first set apart n? y pi Thanksg, y ,n g in six *een twenty-one by Governor Brad- triv?na f ^! ymouth Colon y- It is in its essence a harvest Thanks- g ng. The people came together in order to thank God for the bounteous yield of their farms and for the great supply of game that surrounded them. We know too well the story of that first year fhTtW. ™ L and . 1how they died - and we can imagine how grate ful they were when they assembled on that day to sing praise! and give thanks to God in a wild and strange land. *! is day ia a PPO'nted by the President, and usually the Governors of the various states, as a day of thanksgiving in coin- memoration of that first Thanksgiving Day. On this day fte who” P aus ® s ln lts . mad sweeps of modern industrialism to give thanks for the mercies of the year. ° , This have man y things to be thankful for both collec tively and mdividually. Collectively we are glad that our nation to- a^alLniSfr 1 ^ aI1 ” ations ’ that i ustice and love are still making a valiant fight against the wrongs and injustices of our country and invendl 0 " lndTvfd Ce u° ntin ' leS t0 , brin S *® " a w discovert “S inventions. Individually we are glad that we are alive, that we are able tojlove, to make plans, and have ideals. I hjope that all of us, no matter how important our lot may seem, < V/f