For 21

Not many Princeton men become preachers nowadays, and of the few who do, fewer still are regarded as "regular fellows" by their classmates. In Princeton's Class of 1920, however, was a Canadian preacher's son whose popularity was immense, yet who surprised few of his friends when he was converted to "Buchmanism" the spring of his senior year. Erdman ("Erd") Harris was an exuberant cheer leader, a powerful swimmer, a talented composer of Triangle Club scores (Julius Caesar, Isle of Surprise). He ranked high in studies, too. His bright, bubbling nature continued as engaging after conversion as before and his post-graduate religious work on the campus was extremely successful, except among the few students who found his happy sincerity naive. Interesting to many a college man of his generation was last week's news that "Erd" Harris -- now an assistant professor at Union Theological Seminary, no longer an extreme Buchmanite, married, and still a dabbler in music and painting -- has written a book of advice for young men.*

Some Erd Harris questions and Erd Harris answers: Can You Choose Your Job Wisely? You must determine your ability-- the. thing you can do best; find something in which you have an interest, something useful, something marketable.

Are You Worried About Your Personality? "All of us can avoid boring and offending others needlessly. We can see to it that we are well-groomed and cleanly."

What Do You Know About Sex? What Kind of Girl Will You Marry? "A man should know all he really wishes to know about sex, and then forget it as much as possible. . . . No one needs to be afraid of sex. . . . [Sexual] adjustment of some sort will be necessary. . . . Every couple should learn methods of birth control which will permit them to consummate their love without the necessity of having children.''

Do You Know How To Spend Your Money? "Money is power. . . . One should not discuss one's finances in public. . . . There are lots of other things to think about. . . ."

What Is To Be Your Philosophy of Life? Conceive an explanation for the universe: for Christians, God "in terms of the kind of personality which Jesus possessed, raised to the nth power. . . . Whatever your way of looking at things ... it should be your own."

*TWENTY-ONE--Long & Smith ($1.50).

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