THE MEXICAN VOICE
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE NW QUEl'ZA; (Cont’d from p. 4)
chAllnnglng nnd Inviting. Tho task to bo xindartakon is well -yor-th tho efforts of tho most loarnod
and profosoic-nal social worl'jrs. Thera Is, howov ¡r, ono n.dvantago in favor of tho Fraternity. Tho Fraternity kno-?s and understands fully tho psychology of th?. Mexican mind. It knows and understands tho customs, and traditions of the lloxi-cons. It f^Rts what tho people fool and can tall boforohand moro or loss -’hat the reaction to certain plans or ideas will bo.
Another worthy aim of tho Fraternity is to offer companion-shlv to young men more or loss intoros tc-d' in the same thing as thing gods. " The group finds itself in almost s trillar pro di camo nt s, thinks and fo ils tho same, has almost the samo troubles and problems to ovor-como. What tho Mexican-American of tomorrow, will be, will v iry largely depend or. tito iJwdcre'*)! today and what they intend to do In behalf of their fellows.
Tho Quetzal rjas worshiped both as a deity and as a. symbol of deity. ' As a symbol it was associated with tho worship of Quetzalcoatl, god of the air, and its phenomena. Quetzalcoatl moans in Aztec’ "serpent of tho green feather". Quetzalcoatl, according to Aztec tradition, was rospbhsiblo for the oarlicst Aztec cultui'o. •This god was also a symbol of day, in contrast to Tozcatlipoca, the symbol of night.
Quotzalcoatl was a god of")tho Mexicans before tho .conquest oX Mexico by tho Spaniards. Hi was god of the air and of all its mysteries. According to the Toltec legend, Quotzalcoatl was a king banished from his Fatherland, but returned to it after 15 years
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brlriging brtcJc with him from distant lands across tho Oriental sea a. civilization far• hdvnncod from the ciyillzabion of the Toltecs, > and a. religion that was more human "nd more basically pure.
BROGRAM OF THE QUETZAL FRATERNITY
For tho years to come and especially the next year tho Quetzal Fraternity has outlined a program-of the work which they hope to adhere to. Their plans a??o:...,
1.	Student loan fund to help students of Mexican descent who have a desire to continuo their education but uro handicapped by lack of funds.
2.	H- Ip in financing the Mexican Voice.
3.	Servo as a Conference st • ring commltt'o.
4.	Subdivision of state inte Districts for Division.'.1 Conferences.
Oth. r plans are b ing discussed but are still in tho tentative stage.... some of which arc the chasing o-f delegates to the conference and formation of the athletic league.