President Speaks

PRESIDENT HOPKINS and Prof. Sidney Cox of the English Department were guest speakers at the outdoor Senior Banquet in the Hanover Inn garden on May 19. Both discussed the world crisis, Professor Cox presenting his talk in the form of an examination \which had this final question: "D0 you love life so much that you would lose it rather than sell it or surrender it?"

President Hopkins' remarks were reported by Jerry Tallmer '42, editor of The Dartmouth, as follows:

"President Hopkins spoke chiefly about the importance of Dartmouth alumni to Dartmouth College. Reaching beyond the implications of contributions to funds, he spoke about Dartmouth and its alumni in times paralleling the present national emergency. 'lt is out of times like these,' he said, 'that the metal has been tempered —and that the College has become distinguished.'

"But there was an expansion. 'I think I see that out of the times of today will come a better race, a stronger race, and national life cleaner and sweeter and stronger, when all these things have been washed away.

" 'The only part of Dartmouth I can question today is the attitude, among some of its men, of self-pity. Life isn't easy on any generation Our contribution to life is for life, as those who have gone before have conditioned life for us.'

"The President spoke about the importance of the individual man. 'The liberal college, men have said, deals with intangibles, and in that respect its value has been questioned. I wish to say that these attributes are indispensable, because you can't make an exact pattern—not of life.

" 'This tradition has said that the individual man was worthwhile. It is worthwhile that he should maintain a status where he could remain individual.' "And now the crux:

" 'To the extent that we have come to any convictions as to what are the worthwhile things in life, to the extent that we accept our responsibilities, so it is our responsibility to save those things for others.' "