The Gavelyte, January 1915

8 THE GAVELYTE The Gavelyte PUBLISHED BY THE Students of Cedarville College, Cedarville, Ohio. Entered a Second Cla Mail Ma tter, in the Post Office at Cedar– ville, Ohio, January 6, 1906, uuder th e act of March 3,1 79. All correspondence to "The GAVELYTE'' - Office on Main St., Cedarville, Ohio. Subscription Rate Ti5c per year-Smg le Copies, 10c . EDITORIAL STAFF W. D. Sterre-tt, '15 ............................ . ............. ............ .... ... Editor-in -Chief Ralph S. Eld ~r, '17 ................ . ....... . ........... .... ..... ............ Associate Editor vV. Emery Hoskinson, '[(3 t Ruth R. Harris, '17 ~ ..............: ................... ....... ....... Society Editors Mary E Bird, '16 l David C. Bradfute, '16 \ .. ...... ................ ........... ....................... Local Editors A. Alberta Creswell, '10 ......... ...... ................ ................ ....... Alumni Editor BUSi r ESS STAFF R. Cecil Burns, '15 ....... : .. ................... ...............Business Mgr. and Treas. J. R. McCorkell,'15 ( H . F. Bird, '15 \ ... .................... .............................................Ass't ~Jgrs. David C. Bradfute, '16 ........... ... .. ....... .. .. ............ .... . Subscirption Manager EDITORIA<L. The estimate put upon a pers-0n. The sum of a man's tendencies to conduct. "Our estimate of a man's character is a sort -of weather forecast of what he will do in various situ,ations." We say then that goodness of character -c-0nsists of such impulses that will lead always to good acts. "A good man," says CHIA RiACTER. 1Drake, "is he whose _mind is so set and adjusteld• that it will turn a way from evil and espouse the right." Another says th.at goodness -is that dis– position that is fruitful in happiness. ·why 1Ci-o we as a rule p-refer to a ss ociate with those who are of a good character? Only those of a poor character enjoy the com– pany of others of like character. It is the result of our desire t-0 be free fr 1 oon the dominat.ion of evil. We fe ar the acts of those of .an eV'il character more than all others. We go not to such people for friendship or advice, if we are aware of the fact. If character were a sort of inward possession, not connected in any way with conduct, we should not feel thus towarids it.