Towson University - Tower Echoes Yearbook (Towson, MD)

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foe fowez' Lyfzt WL. VIII OCTOBER, 1934 No. 1 Privilege Qlirom Antioch Nolesj RIVILEGE, in its unethical sense, is the taking of any advantage-in power, wealth, or opportunity-which is not justified by essential Worth or by service rendered, and which is to the disadvantage of society as a Whole. Privilege has burdened human society, as fleas have infested dogs, from time immemorial. There are few better measures of real civilization than the degree to which men free themselves from this age-old incubus. THE HISTORY OF PRIVILEGE The little fleas that do us tease Have other fleas to bite 'em, And they in turn have other fleas, And so on, ad infinitumf' Wherever life occurs, other life strives to prey upon it. Freedom from parasites--which word is a good synonym for privilege-is not a return to nature, but a move forward to new and unprecedented freedom. Society always has been burdened with human parasites who demand more than their contributions justify. Such favored position, or privilege, always has intrenched itself in law and custom as vested right. The elimination of privilege is a radical undertaking in human history, and will create a new level of social Well-being. Success is yet far from being achieved. TOOLS OR PRIVILEGE Adequate and necessary equipment for doing one's proper Work may be designated as tools. The carpenter does well not to give away his saw and plane, for they are instruments by which he makes himself effective. For a banker with large operations, a hundred million dollars may be as necessary tools as hammer and saw for the carpenter. What- ever one rightfully possesses and necessarily uses for doing his proper work should be considered as tools, not as privilege. For a carpenter needlessly and ostentatiously to enlarge his own house, while his neighbors sorely need his services, would be turning tools into privilege. For a banker to use vast resources to incur unnecessary 3 1355,s'5 J