LIBERAL CLUB GIVES HOUSEWARMING PARTY

A housewarming given by the Student Liberal Club was held last evening in the new Club House at 66 Winthrop Street. The meeting was open to all members of the University, and the principal address was delivered by Professor W. E. Hocking '01. His speech was preceded by a dinner given in his honor by the members of the Club, and by short talks from H. B. Davis '21 and John Rothchilds '21, former presidents of the Club, who explained its origin and purpose.

In his address Professor Hocking said that the Liberal is likely to be a critic; but he can never be a cynic. He believes that the final force in the world is the force of ideas. The Student Liberal Club already has found a place in University life. It has been successful in part because it meets needs peculiar to this University. Other discussion groups have struggled for some years at Harvard and finally failed, but the Student Liberal Club strikes a balance between discussion among ourselves and discussion by outside speakers.

The Liberal Club has a creed, but it wisely says little about it, apart from adopting the name Liberal. Its actions and program speak for it. The principal tenet of this creed is that every honest belief deserves respect and a hearing. There is no official club doctrine on the Mooney case, the open shop or the Irish question. Outside college, Liberal Clubs are fighting organizations but the Student Liberal Club regards the discussion as always open.