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OPINIONS
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either. " ... Political freedom. how- ever. does not make us really free. . . . The Standard Dictionary de- fines the adjective. frre thus:''Not bound by restrictions. physical. gov- ernmental. or moral.' How are we to attain such a state?"
The speaker went on to cite ex- amples to establish the fact that neither education nor science can make men free. The Xazis and the Japs had both of these in full meas- ure.
,;There seems to be hut one pos- sible way. and that is what Jesus had in mind. It depends on what we want to do. 1f we can always do what we want to do. surely we will have arrived at the state called jrrrdo111. This of course inYolves the truth that he spoke of. T H E
TRuTH OF GOD and of Jesus as we know him. . ..
"It works the same way every- where. In the last analysis it will work in any society. \\'hat do the individuals want in this society that we call the United States? \\'hat do
you want? On that depends the amount of real freedom that you will have. Finally on what you and the other people like in this land de- pends whether this land will remain truly free.
"The truth. the truth about God. the truth concerning the rules which He has laid down for our guidance. and the degree to which we practice this will determine ,·our future. YE SH:\LL IG\0\\' 'THE TRCTH :\~D THE TRCTH SHALL
SPORTS
North Main Wins
)t.:NE I.-Befo re a cheering crowd on ]ohnson Field this after- n o o n t h e r o r t h ~lain " N a s t i e s " (also referred to as the "Snow- balls") . captained by "Rock" Lee. came from behind to win the Shaughnessy Playoff of the Greater V. E. S. Softball League by a score of 9-8.
For the first five innings the game seemed "in the bag" for Billy Long's First and Third West ''Bam- boons." but capable cheering from the sidelines inspired the "Nasties'' to make five runs in the last two innings to pull the game out of the aforementioned hag. "Jiittin' Hal" Dunbar made the only home run.
The "Nasties" sho~,·ed the result of the inspired management of that grand old man of disorganized base- ball. Connie Mack Garnett.
The batteries were Lee and Alex- ander for the ''Nasties," Betty and "Shirt Tail'' Williams for the "Bamhoons." The umpires were "Shorty" Gannaway and ''Fatty" Barton.
Final Standings
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\Vell. here it is. a surprise ''spe- cial extra. not on the program... This. we hope. will compensate in some degree for short-changing our subscribers-for omitting altogether the April issue.
TnE ::'\fETEOR has had its ups and downs this year. We were good* in most departments. hut excellent in only two (sports writing and print- ing). Credit for the latter goes not to us. but to The Mutual Press. \Ve consider Miss Louise Jacobs of that organization one of the most valu- able members of our staff. And we acknowledge with deep gratitude the courteous and efficient service of the entire print shop from its pro- prietor. :\Ir. Odell Bell. to the
anonymous linotype operators who have so often struggled successfully with the various ill-formed and il- legible handwritings of our staff. However. we think that thev should know that the neatly typed copy which has been substituted for much of the pencil scribbling this year has been the work of Dr. Barton's sec- retary, Miss Ruby Key. a young lady who apparently really enjoys JX>tmding on the typewriter for ex- tra hours.
Special notice is also due to the members of TnE ~IETEOR staff who have contributed time and talent to the magazine. especially to Dr. Bar- ton fo r his photographs. to Bill Thomas for his cartoons. to Townes for his efficient business manage- ment. and to Richarclson for seeing that delivery was made on the clay of publication.
Thus we end another editorial year with the conventional sign-off of the copywriter-''30."
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"Truth Shall Make You Free"
Tn his commencement sermon l~ev. Richard Tl. Lee look for his text John 8:32: "Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." Ile pointed out that the Jews to whom Christ addressed these words replied that they were the
children of Abraham and had ne,·er been in bondage to any man.
'vVe Americans. according to Mr. Lee. have never been in bondage
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