Columbia University Teachers College - Tower Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Glnllvgv Spirit A college education is a thing of many parts. Une part consists in intellectual training, a mastery of that knowledge which is generally con- ceded to be essential to the well-being of an educated person. Another part has to do with the development of personal power, it seeks to make the most of those abilities with which the student is endowed by nature. Some of these natural gifts may be disciplined and made dependable by class room instruction, but others thrive best in the free give-and-take of social life outside the class room. The making of a leader, concededly, one of the chief aims of higher education, presupposes contact with one's fellows, and the process is as dependent upon opportunity for the exercise of one's talents as the shadow is dependent upon the body that obstructs the light. Set up the right conditions, and the desired results become possible. A college devoted exclusively to the acquisition of knowledge and intellectual discipline does not satisfy the conditions necessary to the development of leadership. The secret of mastery over others is found both in the develop- ment of self-direction and self-control, qualities which may be aided by instruction and perfected by discipline, and in the exercise of tact and com- mon sense in the practical affairs of everyday life. Wfithout the opportuni- ty to take the initiative in doing something which appeals to others as worth while, there can be no growth in the ability to lead. College spirit, whether it be directed to the promotion of athletics, dramatics, or any other student activity that seems worth while, is merely the attempt to create opportunity for self-expression, and as such should be welcomed as an aid in the business of making leaders. College spirit implies team work, it is inconceivable that it should emanate from the recluse or solitary work- er. On the contrary, it takes the recluse out of his retirement, puts him in contact with his fellows, measures him by the standards of the group and gives him a chance to show what he is good for. If he is good for something, and can demonstrate the fact to the satisfaction of his as- sociates, he is on the highway to preferment as a leader, and his education is made available for all who will follow him.. College spirit, therefore, is more than loyalty to an institution, it is an essential part of that broader curriculum which seeks to convert knowledge into wisdom and turn pro- mise into power. JAMES E. RUSSELL Page Eight

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