Huntington College - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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. . . L. y . . . W . ,, , . 1 ,, . . y ' ' ' r ! , . . , - L ! , . . v - , . , ll 33 ' ' 9 ' A 7 J , . . . . 7 ' ! , . Q , I . 3 . . , . . , . J g ' r ' - ' . . S c I I . C marked her as an inhabitant of the wilds, and one to be respected. She . , . n . 9 C L7 .. ......--...H...um..............................................,...........................-..........-U JL 4 .....................-..................... mm. . -1-'---'- Musmosirus Baby Hoot John Robison This IS the story of a truly wonderful owl Occaslonally lt seems, we look with astonlshment upon some unexpected act of a friend Well, we say 'who would have thought it of so and so? Similarly now and then an old acquaintance of the b1rd world surprises us by an extraordinary and unlooked for procedure I will endeavor to tell you a part of the history of a pet Great Horned Owl that has performed the role of foster parent yeai aftei year to suc- ceeding groups of domestlc chicks Sixteen years ago 1n the spring of 1910 while passing through a woods near our home my father was attracted by the caws of a band of crows who were busily engaged with harrassing a pan of Great Horned Owls Act1v1t1es were centered around a large nest in the top of a tall tree and on the ground beneath was discovered an owl not more than two or three weeks old This little fellow was immediately taken into the keep- lng of my father and there began its destiny as a pet of exceptional interest The next important even occurred seven years later IH March when Baby Hoot deposited two eggs 1n one corner of a box that served as her living quarters As the eggs were not fe1t1le they were removed and two hen s eggs were substituted both of which to the great dellght of the neighborhood were duly hatched The owl s whole demeanor gave the im- presslon that she regarded the baby chick as her own offsprmg Each year the last of February or the fix st of March two eggs were found and as often followed the substitution of hen s eggs Each return- ing sprmg witnessed the bringing forth and motheiing of young by this faithful bird Once SIX hen s eggs were substltuted for the two of the owl but she seemed to be mdliferent to the change When these were hatched other little chicks were added until she had a flock of about fourteen One day in the winter of 1921 she gained he1 freedom through an opening in the wire of her cage but her llberty was short lived She was captured 1n the store room of a small country business house not far distant and for two days was on exhibition Here she was teased and taunted by a group of 1dlers who thought that she wa 1 wild bird And she surely played her part Well As she lay partly reclining on her back with talons in readiness to repel all familiarities torinenters and curlous ones alike was rescued by my father whose presence 1nstantly cooled the anger of the outraged bird to the astonishment of the on lookers The last time that I or anyone else saw her was when her body was placed in a wooden box and covered with the sod that grew around the roots of the huge tree that was her first home One Hundred Seventeen

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mmnmumm1miJ nmmimmm ojmy .....r.la.iaLLmEMNaMosYnae The Delights of Shopping To most of us, perhaps, the weekly shopping trip is an event of pleasure. It is a sort of vacation affording a change of scene and of occupation and furnishing most agreeable diversion under the guise of necessity. Not that we must go-often the few articles which we pur- chase could have been secured without making a special trip for them. But the importance of these accessories is sufficiently magnified to provide the excuse which makes a virtue of pleasure, and we are off. What a thrill it gives us to mingle with the crowd, to rub shoulders with high and low in this favorite haunt of Democracy. Here is human nature in a wide range-the timid and the self-confident, the worried and the carefree, the trusting and the cynical, the vivacious and the morose, rustic and autocrat, tall, short, plump, thin, rosy, sallow, in ever-changing groups and contrasts-all with the same purpose as our own. Now we are on a side street. Opposite is a two-story building, from an upper window of which two girls are leaning, enjoying their lunch hour. Their attention is drawn to a miniature domestic comedy below. A well- dressed couple have parked their car and are proceeding toward the shop- ping clistrict. Sharp words are exchanged. As the two turn the corner the girls in the window mimic them perfectly: Jim, shut your mouth. Jim, shut your mouth. Ironically, He can't start itg it's in gear. Again, we see two children sharing the same lollypop, or witness a business transaction between two newsboys, or the discomfiture of a fop. Incidents such as these add spice to our observation of human nature But here is our old friend, Blank, whom We haven't seen for years. We must stop and renew our friendship by talking over old times and ac quaintances. For we can not allow our study of our fellow mortals to set us aloof from them. Indeed, are we not ourselves a part of the passing show to every other human being under whose observation we come? But now conscience prods our attention with the memory that the ostensible purpose of our excursion has not yet been fulfilled, and we pro ceed to make our purchases. Here is the five-and-ten-cent store, the Mecca of all ages and occupa tions. The sidewalk seems to extend to the very edges of the counters The clerks are public servants, perfunctory and reticent, approximating penny-in-the-slot machines. ' Two or three purchases in different departments lead us through the length and breadth of the place, permitting us to see the varied display and perhaps to discover some new product of the inventor's genius or an additional weapon for the combat with the high cost of living One H'1.mcl'1'ecl Eighteen

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semnmwmmmsmmnsmosrns ---1----- M ----- Barbara Lue were in good form While Jenny Jane brought up the rear On the whole we all had a good time. And the greater part of the necessary funds to cover the cost of paper- ing were raised. And that's not all! Two members of the alumni who did the paper- ing took an interest in xthe college and papered the Science room free gratis. -V S. L The Temple Training School Rev. J. E. Harwood For a number of years Huntington College has ofered yearly a number of short courses especially ,planned for the training of Sunday school and Christian Endeavor workers. Under the new policy, adopted by the General Conference of the church in May, 1925, this line of training was transferred to the Depart- ment of Religious Education of the church. Through the courtesies of the president, Dr. C. A. Mummart, Huntington College was offered as the place where the'Department might conduct its first school. Accordingly arrangements were made and the first Standard Training School under the management of the Department was held in Huntington College, March The faculty consisted of Miss Myrtie Huckelberry, Director of Chil dren's Division of the Indiana Baptist Conventiong Dr. C. A. Mummart President of Huntington College and dean of the Department of Religious Education and Theologyg J. W. Burton, Publishing Agent for the United Brethren Church and former General Secretary of Sunday schoolsg G. A Shepherdson, Editor of Sunday school literature for the United Brethren Churchg and J. E. Harwood, General Secretary of Religious Education for the United Brethren Church. The following courses were offered: Daily Vacation Bible School The Curriculum of Religious Education, Administration of Week-Day Church and Teaching Values of the Old Testament. Twenty-two persons enrolled as students in these courses a11d fifty-three credits were granted for work completed. This school, which is organized on the basis of the Standard Training Schools of the International Council of Religious Education is to be an annual event at Huntington College. The faculty will be selected from Christian educators and workers who are experts in their respective fields and the curriculum will be enlarged to include all of the courses offered in Standard Training Schools. 23 to April 2. 7 One Hzmclrcd Sixteen