The Gavelyte, September 1906

CEDARVILLE COLLE(;}ij, ]50 owning, operating, officering and nationat non-political, non-partisan manning of the ships engaged in our organization, on which account any foreign carrying. It causes the an- good American citizen is eligible to nual withdrawal of many millions of membership, and all such are heart– dollars from the United States for ily invited to join. the payment of freight charges to foreign ships. It is a reproach to II our statesmanship, an anomaly in our national development, a vital weaknP-8S in our national armer. It is to present these facts in greater detail to the American people, to the newspapers of the country, and to men interested in national affairs, in the hope of arousing the interest of all of those desirous for the welfare of the United States, its greater se– curity and prosperity, that the Lea– gue is organized, and it is the basis upon which it appeals to patriotic American citizens to become mem– bers. In presenting these facts and conditions it is the League's purpose to leave the suggestion of remedial measures to legislative rather than to League initiative. And, finally, the Merchant Marine League of the Unitecl States, which was organized in Cleveland, Ohio, in November, 1904, by a group of citizens having no personal or financial interest whatever in the promotion of our d~epsea '3hipping, and which is free from the conti·ol or domination of any shipowning, shipbuilding or any tlwr selfish interest, is a wholly Phil osophic Recept ion . The second reception for the new students of our college was giv n by the Philosophic Literary Society in their hall on Friday eveninf2; S6lpt. 21. About ninety, consisting of the faculty, students, alnmni and friends of the college, were present. Upon entering the hall the guests were welcomed by a receiving com– mittee who gave them cards tied with greL\n and white ribbon, the soc– iety colon~. Shortly after nine o'clock they were ushered to the lecture room where refrfshments of green and white ice cream cake and ladyfingern were servt!d . The room, decorated in the society colors, presented a very beautiful ap- pearance. After supper they retire<i again to the society hall where an hour or two was spent in a social manner and in drinking punch. Several musical selections were rendered during the evening g,nd all report a pleasant time.