Our nation is now in a struggle for its existence. What the future holds in store, no one knows; but just because the future is dark is no reason for not making plans. To the Ohio Wesleyan campus in the past two years have come leaders of the churches, prominent laymen, and educators to hold two great conferences on the Christian Basis of a World Peace, and post-war recon struction. These men know that they are not wasting their time making plans for years to come, when the future seems so far off. They know that now is the time to make plans, if we are to have a peace which will fulfill the desire of men throughout the ages. The dream of a world forever at peace, where war is a horrible thing that happens in the “Dark Ages”.
What has this got to do with Beta Theta Pi, and Theta chapter? Simply this. When the war is over there are going to be some changes made in our social, our economic, and our political life. There are bound to be. If one listens closely, he can hear their rumblings. Now is the time for Beta Theta Pi and Theta chapter to make plans for the future. Now is the time to plan the readjustments which will be so vital to the fraternity after the peace is signed.
If we are going to exist, We must be able to adjust to the changes in education. Be ready for the possibility of government sending men back to college, for the inevitable social “leveling” which is bound to take place.
We do not have to change our ideals. They are the secret of success no matter what kind of society you have. Perhaps we should pay more attention to them. What we will have to change is our methods.
Assuming that we plan to do this, who is going to do it? Certainly we cannot leave such a huge task to the Board of Trustees. No, it is up to the members themselves. They will have to do the majority of the work. Certainly, the trustees should assume leadership, but just because they have assumed leadership, does not mean that they must carry the burden alone. Every member should feel it his duty to take part in it. The brothers who are serving with our armed forces will be some what restricted in the amount of help they can give, so that leaves it to the brothers on the home front to carry on. Every member should consider it his duty to see that Beta Theta Pi is fully prepared to resume the leadership in the post-war world, as it had in the pre-war world.
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