CAPT S. M. SHELTON, USN,
Commanding Officer. • J
THE
CDR R. L. STRAUB, ,USN . ' A D A K
Executive Officer SUN
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EDITOR* H. T. DAVIS, YN1 055-J or 365
C H A P. L A I. N ' S CORNER
SHADOW AND SUBSTANCE
Have you noticed that a particular
word enjoys wide currency for a time
then drops back into ranks, just
another entry in ,the dictionary? ‘
Searfth your memory. .You’ll recall that
in ’’educated circles” words, like
dress fashions, have their vogue.
Just now I am concerned with a
high-ranking favorite the word
”image.” The politicians are worried
about ’’The 'image of the United' States” *
abroad. ‘There are choked voices and
handwringing over .’’the image of
Massachusetts” and ’’the image of
Boston.” What’s meant is that abroad
the repute of our nation, our Bay
States and our capital city, are badly
tarnished. People'don’t .like us,'say
the mourners. We must* improve our
’’image.”
For a long time and. very strongly,
I have felt that' this worry over our
’’image” errs on the side of misplaced
emphasis. ' *
An image has not substance. It is a
picture, a representation, a mirror’s
reflection it is not the .reality. The
mirror may reproduce with fair ac
curacy. Or, it may be a ’’funhouse” ’
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mirrorj imaging a monstrous you,"
eight-feet • tall and pencil-thin; or
three feet high with a five-foot
girth.
It is a serious mis-emphasis to
worry about "images.n It should be
our concern as a national community
proudly to remember that we are a na
tion "under God.” To the hilt we
should strivo to fulfill the implica
tions of tint noblest of all asser
tions. Our justice, our charity,
should find their inspiration as they
profess to find their model in God's
law and the perfect charity of His
son.
This continuous reference to
"image" wearies me.
To nations, to every one of our
fifty sovereign states, and to.
municpalities, the dictum of Thomas
of Kempis applies -just as pointedly
as it applies to individuals. It's
not what men say about you that mat
ters; it is what God knows about5 you.
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Father Keefe •;
' TWO REENLIST * "* •
Harold P, Terren, Jr*', GMG1 of Operat
ions Dept,,son of Mr, & Mrs* Harold P.
Terren, Sr,, of Maplewood, N,J, arid hus
band of thh former Harriet J. Campbell
of Chatham, N,J, reenlisted on 25 May W
for 6 years* Aboard the Naval Station
since 2 August 1960, Terren entered the
Naval- Service in March 1945 after attend
ing'Central High School in Newark, N*J,
Congratulations on yo,ur reenlistment,
GMGl Harold P, Terren, Jr*
Herbert H, Cartwright, SHI,attached
to the Navy Exchange, son of Mr* Tobe
Cartwright of Lufkin, Texas and husband
of the former Eula M* Mitchell of San
Francisco, California reeniisted,on 23
May for 6 years* Received on board the ,
Naval Station on 20 February 1962, SHI
Cartwright was promoted to 1st Class on
16 May. He is a veteran.of Naval Serv
ice since 8 June 1944 and attended Dun
bar High School.in Lufkin, Texas prior
to entry into the Navy* Congratulations
on your reenlistment, SHI Cartwright*
-USN