Beulah College - Echo Yearbook (Upland, CA)

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College Freshmen CHESTER GISH There was a shrill whistle and then the roar of a mighty engine as a train rushed down upon the depot ot a small town in central Kansas. The brakes being applied, the train came to a grinding stop, leaving the engine panting and puffing. Several people alighted and then a young man carrying a grip and several packages stepped briskly oft' the train and looked eagerly about. It was a lfamiliar sight to him as it was his old home town. Presently another young man ot the same age approached him and the two recognized eaeh other at once. Hello C-, Called the seeond boy to the first. I haven 't seen you for a long time. Vilhere have you been? It looks as if you had just arrived from somewhere. I have, answvered C-. Didn't you know that I was away? I have been spending the winter in California, where I attended Beulah College. I was a Freshman, and say, we had the best elass in the school. You don 't say! broke in the sec-ond young man interestedly. Tell me all about it. t'Sure! I will he glad to tell you some things about the Class, replied C+. HVVe had an energetic young man 'lor our president. His name was Erwin Benson. The other officers were Ethelda Yellis, viee-presidentg Edith Eyster, secretary, and I held the sack as treasurer. And say, we had a good motto, too. It was. 'I press toward the mark.' VVe had as our colors green and stone and we made use ot them at dilterent times. One day we gave a program in Chapel and later we edited the school paper for the month of April, using our colors Page Seventeen

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