Beulah College - Echo Yearbook (Upland, CA)

Page 29 text:

Upland, California V President of B. C. U.g President of Senior Classy Bryce Historicalg Beulah Purity Band. 'His life was gentle, and the ele- ments so mixed in him that na- ture might stand up and say to all the world, 'this was a man'. Bulawayo, Africa Class Vice-presidentg Philo. Liter- ary Treasurerg Beulah Purity Band. 'If that mine eyes be trueg and true she is, as she hath proved herself? Abilene, Kansas Class Secretary and Treasurerg Beulah Purity Bandg Philo. Liter- ary Society. 'O, true in word and tried in deed. Cleona, Pennsylvania V Editor of Echog President of Philo. Lit.g President of Beulah Purity Bandg Debating Clubg Intercollegi- ate Debater. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom and the man that getteth understanding. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bryce Historical Treasurerg Debat- ing Clubg Beulah Purity Band. 'He is a very good friend and an honorable gentleman. Vienna, Maryland Bryce Historicalg Beulah Purity Banclg Class Reporter. Her brow is wet with honest sweat, She earns whate'er she can. Page Nineteen

Page 28 text:

A Message Have you essuyed to elirnb the rugged slope Ol' San Antonio? You doubtless took The trail upon an starry moonlight night. You sought to reach the suinniit ere the dawn Should bring to Baldyls view the graindeui' Ol? the morning sun. Your journey through the school is mueh Like such 21 climb. Not all who take the trail Ot erudition keep it to its end. For it becomes too steepg distracting paths Lead into gorgeous yales. For many yours You've proven stziuneh :ind true. At different times You have uttziined less lofty sunnnits. Fai' out above the valley you have lookedg The Excelsior cull has held you in the ehosen path, The stutely summit high youlve reached at last, And you can look in all directions forth Toward other mountain crowns. Yes, peaks there are 'Phat lift their snowy cups above your present height. Now, let your heart he strongg know not the tear Ot dreaded tusksg hit the trail again. Never lnind, though glaeiers hair your way, For you will seule the heights of lite to reach At lust your ehosen goal in regal triumph. lX'l1+:m'oN ld. 11 1 Ll,

Page 30 text:

A ,-----.,, V , ,. 4 , 1 fef .-of . tumuumx f N 1, Vg I X 1 A X. , , 55 Ellll rmimituat EH U 'i Fixity of Purpose- ANNA Nolan. As a student approaches the end of a course in school work, he begins to realize that this completion is not a final goal ot' intellectual attainment, and that commencement is the right' word. He feels that he is hardly over the threshhold ot' his education and that he has done well if he has reached the place where he is ready to begin to learn, what life has to teach. He has received from his triendsliips i11 school a wealth of inspiration, a constant stimulus to the 'tiormation ot' high ideals. VVill he be able to carry this inspiration and these ideals sa'l'el.y through this world which seeks ease and pleasure? WVill he be able, in this age which craves such lead- ership, to give his 'fellow men the benefit of what he has received in such a way as to make him a leader who can say, Follow mel' It will greatly depend on whether he has a fixed purpose. Bate says, He who wishes to tultill his mission must be a man of one idea, that is, ot' one great mastering purpose, overshadowing all his aims, and guiding and controlling his entire lite. ln a general way everybody has some purpose, an ambition to do something worth while, to render service to his 'fellow men, to leave the world better for his having lived in it. But mere energy is not enoughg it must be concentrated on some steady, unwavering aim. The sun might blaze out upon the earth forever without setting anything on fire, although these same rays 'focused by a burning-glass would melt solid granite, or even change a diamond into vapor, A man may have ability, the rays ot' his faculties taken separately may be all right: but il' he is powerless to collect them, to bring them all to bear upon a single spot, he will not have sutiticicut power to carry himself to success. He may think that ii' he keeps everlastinngly at it he will succeed, but this is not so, working without a plan is as dangerous as going to sea without a compass. A ship which has broken its rudder in mid-ocean may keep everlast- ingly at it, may keep on a full head ot' steam. driving about all the time, but never reach any port except by accident. The ship must be directed to a definite part and must aim steadily 'for that port. through sunshine and storm, through tempest and fog. So a man who would succeed cannot drift about rudderless on the ocean of lite. lflfe must not only steer straight toward his destined port when the ocean is smooth, when the currents and winds serve, but he must keep his course in the very teeth ol' the wind and the tempest, and even when enveloped in the 'I'ogs ot' disappointmut, or mists ot' opposition, or spray ol' temptations with its dazzling colors of ease and pleasure. There is no vacation or occupation which does not present many difficulties, at times almost over- whelming, and the young man who will allow himself to waver every time he comes to a hard place in lite will not succeed. James says, HA double-minded man is unstable in all his waysf' An undecided man, a man who is ever balanc- ing between two opinions, forever debating which ol' two courses he will pursue, is ever at the mercy of the opinions of others. He may see the right but. drift toward the wrong. He cannot bring himself to a focus. Thus he dissipates his Page Twenty