Beulah College - Echo Yearbook (Upland, CA)

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Page Twelve N If H Abilene, Kansas Vice-president Ciceronian Literary Society, '24-'25, Class Reporter, '24-'25, President College Sopho- mores, '26, Secretary of Bryce His- torical, '26g Beulah Purity Band, '25-26. An equal mixture of good humor and good sense. Waukena, California Beulah Purity Band, '25-'26, Bryce Historical, '25-'26, Webster Liter- ary, '25 5' Debating Club, '26g Presi- dent College Freshmen, '25, Vice- president College Sophomores, '26, President Bryce Historical, '25 5 Religious Editor, Echo Staff, '26. The warmth of genial courtesy, the calm self-reliance. Upland, California Valedictoriang Beulah Purity Band, '25-'26, Bryce Historical, '25-'26, Debating Club, '26, Literary Edi- tor, Echo Staff, '26. So unaffected, so composed a. mind, So firm, so true, so strong, yet so refined. Ramona, Kansas Vice-president Bryce Historical, '24g Webster Literary Society, '24, Treasurer College Sophomore, '26, Bryce Historical, '26. Always jolly and light hearted, with a lofty ideal.

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To the Classes of 1926 YOUNG men and women of the classes of 1926, you go out this year from the invigorating atmosphere of a Christian school to live high principles of righteous- ness and service in a needy world. May the spirit of Beulah College as it partakes of the spirit of the Master, inspire you to the noblest and holiest efforts in the future. May the sacred memories of the aspiration of school days bring courage and assurance to you in the accomplishment of your life tasks. As you leave the class rooms of your Alma Mater, you take with you the benediction of the fellowship and prayers of Christian fellow students and teachers. May you be true to the trust bestowed upon you by your opportunities and your God. ALMA B. CASSEL, A. B., Acting Dean. Page Eleven

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,dnl l 4 , - X 'rf' --xl'Nf ' f- e A - f N e . .. sf X ic is - il l, l p llietnzeimllilll The Arch of Experience ANNA M. l1h's'1'n1i Many have been the triumphant arches which have been erected for emperors and kings in ages past. For centuries some ot' these arches have stood the sto1'm and sunshine as monuments of noble and heroic deeds. Others have crumbled and decayed within a few years, leaving only the ruin and the name. Or, perchance, even the name has passed into oblivion. The great arch-the arch of experience-is continuously being erected from our daily encounters throughout. life. These experiences may be great, or they may seem of little importance. yet they are built into the arch-experience. The essential requirement of the structure is that these experiences may be genuine and upright, or they, like the temporary structures of the day, will crumble and in a few years will be gone forever. Every arch consists of at least. two piers built upon a foumlation. These piers finally reach the desired height, and the arch is formed by the impost, springers, voussoirs and extradors. The consummation of the arch is made by the final rock being placed in the center of the arch. This is known as the keystone. As tl1e arch is constructed from material substances. so the arch of experi- ence is likewise fashioned from encounters of human life. The two piers may be considered as the temporal and spiritual experiences of life. Both of these are essential in the formation of a well-constructed arch. ttFor human experi- ence, like the stern lights of a ship at sea, illumines only the path we have passed over. Let us first consider the building of the temporal side of the arch. As in any structure, the foundation is of fundamental importanceg for if it, like the house built upon the rock, is constructed upon a true foundation, the remaining part of the structure is assured of perfection. Vtlhcre will these foundation stones be laid? The first stones of the temporal-the intellectual, and the physical-experiences are without question laid in the home. It is in the home we are awakened to consciousness concerning those about us. It is here that the psychological pha.se of life is Hrst roused, and the foundation of thought, mem- ory, and attention is established. lt is in the home that we receive our first social experiences in playing with other children, and learning phases of un- seltishness and eo-operation. If these are not acquired in the home, greater and harder problems will later be ours. Through the home we first learn to know the world. lt is comparatively small at first, but enlarges as new knowledge becomes ours. These foundation stones of experience are of incalculable value in the formation of our arch of experience. The eventful day which occurs in each child 's life at length arrives, and new knowledge is revealed in the school room. It is here that. a. new and broader vision commences to unfold, and like a moving panorama, continues to grow and enlarge each year. These experiences gained in the class room are essential to our intellectual development. Knowledge along one phase of intellectual development is not sufficient to complete our arch in a symmetrical fashion. Book knowledge is therefore not the only experience that is necessary. One essential substance is our social development which began in the home and expands to our schoolmates and friends in general. Our friends, therefore, play a. large part in building our arch of experience. ' Page Thirz'ccn