COMPOSITIONS XVHY I Lllili XIX' HONIli IOWN My home town is not a town. It is a large. miclwestern, inclustrial city situatecl on an important river. Because ol its size, my city lacks some ol' the Iamiliarity ancl lrienclliness characteristic ol small towns. But I lincl this cleliciency balancecl by the extra lacilities ancl opportunities which are a part ol any large city such as Cincinnati. I like this city. Clincirmati, where I have livecl tlrroughout my whole lile. I think that one ol CIincinnati's best ancl most important assets is her people. Here on the Ohio River is one ol' the melting pots ol our nation. Germans, Irish, French, ancl other peoples from variecl backgrountls set- tlecl here in harmony ancl proclucecl an at- mosphere which seems to me to be remark- ably lree ol prejuclice ancl class clistinction. Perhaps the chiel contributors to this atmosphere are the many cultural aclvantages available to Cincinnati resiclents. Some ol' these are the Zoo Opera, the Cincinnati Sym- phony Orchestra, ancl our various museums. Every summer a series olf operas is presentecl at the Zoo, leaturing many lamous artists. 'l'he Symphony Orchestra also presents worlcl-renownecl guest stars ancl brings to my city the best works ol' music that have ever been proclucecl. 'I'he Art Museum clisplays to the public the best art works ol the worlcl. both in its own collections ancl in special exhibitions, such as the exclusive showing last year ol the Lehman Collection. .XII ol these opportunities, il' usecl properly, help Clincinnatians to unclerstancl others better ancl to live their own lives with greater enjoyment. But, in aclclition to the many opportuni- ties to enjoy the works ol man, there are also opportunities to enjoy the works ol Cocl. 'l'he beauty ol nature is abunclantly clis- playecl in this area. The river. which causecl the growth ancl clevelopment ol' this city, may be enjoyecl through boating, Iishing, ancl water skiing, In the many convenient parks one may spencl a clay in the relreshing atmos- phere ol' unspoilecl nature. Another even more important element ol Cincinnati life is the eclucational system. Here, on all eclucational levels ancl in all types ol schools, public ancl private, citizens learn how to appreciate lile ancl how to live it. For without such eclucation one cannot enjoy nature or beauty, ancl people, ignorant ol' their essential likeness, mock ancl hate those who appear clillerent Irom themselves. 'I'rue. Cincinnati is not entirely sell'-sul! z licient- no city is. But I believe that Clin- cinnati is a very aclecjuate place in which to live, grow, ancl learn. I enjoy living in my home town. .-Ilf'.v1'.s lioll, 'ol l'RIX'll.lifQI'Q .XXII tJI1I.ItL.XI ION Paracloxically, the more lully one is re- leasecl Irom obligation by privilege, the more cleeply obligatecl one becomes. X'Vhen, lor example, a high school stuclent is grantecl privileges by his superiors, he can be certain that he is consiclerecl above the average in capability ancl responsibility: he realizes that either he must continue to be worthy ol the trust placecl in him or he will be clisgracecl by the removal ol his privileges ancl the lessening ol his esteem in the mincls ol, those who hacl believecl in him. 'llhe stuclent who can prove himsell' excepticmally trustworthy is likely, however. to maintain his stancling lor more iclealistic reasons. Reprehensible concluct on the part ol a highly respectecl stuclenl woulcl certainly cause clisorcler ancl might conceivably result in wholesale penali- zation ol' the stuclent bocly or even complete collapse ol the schooI's system ol government. Realizing these lacts, the stuclent thinks not merely ol himsell. but primarily ol those who benelit by his goocl concluct. 'lihe maturing young person ol goocl character thirsts lor responsibility - the chance to prove himsell -- ancl glaclly welcomes privileges ancl their accompanying heavy burclens. Illia ilIc I'z1nlnr'y, 'ol lllllf lfORlflfIX SLRYICIIQ CllI.Xl.I.lfNCLli In America toclay there is a neecl lor capable men ancl women to serve in our Iforeign Service Department. Newspaper ar- ticles, essays, ancl novels illustrate the clisas- trous resttlts ol an inept loreign service, es- pecially in Alrican ancl .Xsian countries, where the Communists seize the chance to exploit our slightest mistake. XVe are all lamiliar with the lamous caricature, 'Ilhe llgly American. Presently, we reacl in the newspapers about the plight ol Laos, a tiny country into which the Unitecl States has pourecl lantastic smns ol mcmey. This expensive aicl program perhaps salves the ccmsciences ol Americans. but when we take a conscientious look at the situation, we see that this money has been inellective in solving Laotian problems, 'I'his is largely clue to an unsympathetic ancl un- skillecl stall. The problem is perhaps more cleplorable ancl acute in Laos than anywhere else: however. it is inclicativc- ol the trencl
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