University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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To work collectively, we must work Individually. At the same time In working Individually we must begin to think of our much valued Individualism on the basis of individualism for the man next to us. All must work together for peace for themselves and for their fellow men. Self interest at the cost of peace must be sacri- ficed. The man in Bamberg, Ger- many or Foochow, China is just as involved In the situation as we in this country. All will be affected In a war, and all will be affected in peace. Accordingly, all must work to avoid that war and to achieve that peace. Still this does not tell us what we can do, for to actually sacri- fice self interest Is greatly differ- ent from saying that It should be sacrificed. Education must be the founda- tion of any earnest effort at at- taining peace. It Is the respon- sibility of the educated man to realize the necessity of peace, and to take the lead in establish- ing that peace. SPAN took icverfll American students to Sweden last summer, and the students who visited the country found themselves heartily welcomed. Below, the library of UppsuU University could be Burton Auditorium, as four Americans ask a Swedish student some ques- tions, while still further below. American students prove their uic- fulncfti while working on Swedish farmt. Page 12

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During the war, many Gl ' s had the opportunity to observe and study abroad. This served to broaden the outlook of many Americans, and make them realize that there are other nations in the world. Above, several American soldiers take advantasc of a French class being taught at the Sorbonnc, while to the right, a Gl artist sketches the Cathedral of Notre Dame. We must have peace. If we are to have peace, this nation must change its foreign policy, all nations must ultimately change in their relations with one another. Something must be done — something has to be done quickly, not next week, not tomorrow, but today. Today we are heading toward war, today we must begin to act to turn our course to- ward peace. What then can we do? What can we as students or faculty mem- bers do either individually or collectively? Page II

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Someone must take the lead, le+ it be the students and faculty of our educational institutions. Let us associate ourselves with peace. We must begin to act, and to do that we must begin to think. We must think simply of a way to work toward peace not war. With the aid of our faculty, we must work out a plan. A plan that does not have to be THE plan, or a panacea for all our ills, American soldiers in England were able to attend English universities during the war, as was this Gl studying at Cambridge. However, many of the soldiers were given the opportunity to study at American schools set up by the Army, such as Shrivcnham and Biarritz. These instances and their success, show the value of foreign study, whether under American or foreign direction.