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TIIOIIIS-IIIISICFIII. Ilur Tiine - ' By His Eminence Cardinal McGuigun
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Modern psychology has brought to the fore a realization. possessed -st least in an implicit manner by the ancients, that the formation of personality is not dependent entirely upon conscious response to environmental factors such as symmetry. order, grace, harmony,
uf sound andcolor. -"rho nacious and deliberate practical ep lication of this theo- iretlcal tru could go a long way toward im stlon of more truly human persons who would be in a better way of recognizing their need of God. the necessity of" faith in revealed truth, the obligation of rendering due wor- ship, and the true basis of good morality. ' ' It has long been reaiisedf and here thei theoretical truth has been consciously and deliberately applied in practice, that plants and animals grow better. mature 'esrlier, and produce more in fev- orable environmental conditions. Every possible safeguard and remedy is employed to ensure maximum growth. maturity and roductivity. Plant and animal bend.ry is. in short. a highly "developed art. The word art is used rather than science. because the environment is not capable of being completely controlled.
If .we are so concerned to en- sure maximum natural growth. maturity and productivity in
the more should we be concerned to achieve the maximum person- ality development of our people? Our concern is directed principal- ly, oi course. to youth.
Spiritual Needs .
It cannot be denied that we are at great pains to provide for their material needs or food. clothing and shelter are in some were merely animals, the situa- tlon would not be so bad, with the exception, perhaps. that we encourage moderate excesses in food and drink. and that their clothing and shelter. If our youth instances not designed to serve their prime purpose. but rather some secondary one.
Where the reel difficulty arises is that youth has spiritual needs as well as material ones. it is here that malnutrition and near starvation exist for many of our youth. The existence of thee spiritual needs throws an entirel new light even on the provision of food, clothing and shelter. That however, is not our present crmcern.
Auditory and the main sources oi the for 'the spirt, which is here under consideration. What our youth hear and what they see should. as far as possible. be
visual media are food
consciously a n d deliberately slanted toward their apii'ituel growth, maturity and produc- tivihy.
Auditory and visual presenta- tions should not be exhibited
without discrimination to youth and to the mature. Auditory and visual presentations that are per- missible snd even necessary for the adult, may do untold harm to youth. It is extremely unrealis- tic to expect a formed and ma- ture response from unformeci and immature personalities.
Intellectual Harm
Great care must be exercised that the intellectual and moral harm may not come to youth by the reading of books. by the at-
stimulating in the extreme to personalities, which. without the are with difficulty con- trolli g the new forces arising within them.
The root of most trouble in this direction lies in this, that much of what our youth hears and sees is produced commer- cially with a view to cash re- turns ,and with no intelligent concern for the welfare of its auditors or viewers. Thus the producers tend to Gscape the, canons of . good morals and of good art. Apart from the ques- tion of whether this is good economics. it is certainly a great social disservice.
Much of the music so enthu- siastically received by our youth is lacking in harmony, propor- tion, and sense. It is for the most part devoid of any artistic merit. It is overloaded with emotional eonunt: end with stupefying repetition. it idealises romantic and sensual love. It is lacking in any food for the mind.
When men act in a specifically human fashion their minds el- wuys come into play. Music which has nothing for the mind is not good music. Bad ert does not promote good minds nor good morals. To defend such music on the grounds that youth likes it is to say that the wisdom that men have accumulated over the ages is secondary to the whims of youth which has not as yet come into vital and effective contact with our cultural hari. tsge. The mature and developed adult should be a better judge of what is good for youth than it is in its own case.
Lack Decency
The general run of moving pictures are totally lacking in artistic value. They evidence the
lack of s. sense of decency. mod- esty, and refinement in dress and manners. The theatre pages of our newspapers and the mar- quees of our theatres manifest is lack of good taste and of moral and artistic refinement. The covers on the flood of paper- bound books are offensive to the natural sense of modesty. The lurid and the sensational Is ex- Dollled II CODY by many news- Pillars because it helps to sell copies.
It is time that same thought be taken as to the long-run 9:. feet of such inartistic. cheap, End VUIRM lights upon youth, fnaensibly, they are iielng rob- bed oi artistic sensitiv ty, their high sense of values is being lessened, and their personalities are being coarsened. The cultur- ally inadequate auditory and visual presentations to which our youth are subjected are like erosion. which gradually but nonetheless effectively lowers the cultural level oi our whole society.
Plato's Plea
so many years ago Plato said: "Let our artists rather be those who are gifted to discern the true nature of the beautiful and the graceful; then will our youth dwell in a land of healthpamid fair sights and sounds. and re- celve the good in everything; and beauty. the eifluence of good works, "shell flow into the eye Ind Mr. like a health-giving breeze from a purer region, and insensibly draw the soul from
Nlldince It D18)"-I Ind m0VlI'l8 earliest years into likeness and
pictures that are exciting and gympgghy with reuongv The more intellectually and . culturally developed our society
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is, and the more it is turned from culturally inadequate to- cultur- ally adequate expressions and responses. the more capable will it be of -responding to the appeal which must constantly be made for a return of the individual and of societygaa a whole to God.
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while Miss Meredith MscLesn ar- ranged the giiis. In a few well chosen words the guest of honor expressed her thanks. Following this a dainty lunch was served and the remainder of the evening was spent In dancing.
PIE-NUPTIAL FUNCTION - The congregation of New Dominion United Church met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur MacDon- ald, New Dominion to honour Mrs. Fred N. Norton, inee Lois Mec- Lean). prior 'to her marriage. Chair- man ior the -evening was Mr. Hec- tor Q. Currie, who called on Mr. W. R. Shaw to read the address. A beautiful mantle mirror was then presented by Miss Shirley MacDon- ald and Mr. Walter Maclilwen. The guest of honor then expressed her thanks. Rev. A. S. Weir D.D., spoke briefly as did Mrs. A. E. Maclviillan. Gaelic solo by Mr. Show was then iendered.. A social evening was en- joyed. Lunch was served.
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VISITS RELATIVES AND FRIENDS -- Mr. Randolph Murray formerly of P. E. I. and of the teach- i ing faculty. Edmonton Univeraity;i arrived by plane, September 3rd on; a short visit to P. E. Island. He. was accompanied by his' wlfe,i Norene, whose home town IS in Windsor, Ont. Randolph is a son of gilie late H. J. Mumiy. formerly of Clyde River. His mother, the form-, er Berth-a Beer of Desable, now: lives in Three Hills. Alta. Among. the relatives -and friends visited .'wei'c, his aunt, Mrs. Cliesiciu Ishaw, Desable, Mr. and "Mrs. Lloyd Murray, Clyde Riv-q er; Mr. and Mrs. Robert. Inca, Char-, lottetown; Mr. and Mrs. Stewarti MaCFarlaiie, Wlnsioe. and Mr. and. Mrs. Victor Shaw. Belvedere. Mrf and Mrs. Mui'r:iy while on the Is- land were the guests of Mr. and
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