Carleton College - Algol Yearbook (Northfield, MN)

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CARLETON COAT-OF-KRMS Among the possessions in which Carleton takes great 5 W pride is the Carleton-Coat-of-Arms. Well may we be proud, C! C79 for Carleton's escutcheon is that of one of the oldest fam- fgq A m '? C ilies in England. 'ffgg mm' ji ' J,-we The family is descended from Baldwin, who had his resi- .J H ' K dence at Carleton Hall, near Penrith, England. Family gtk V wi names were almost unknown in England until after the C 6 I ff., J conquest of 1066. It seems that Carleton or Carleton Hall, e :iA 1 which was the Saxon name of the place and might have i existed for a century or more at the time of the conquest, ,ACK if I N ,qw was taken possession of by Baldwin, who may have been a 2-' C 4, - A I. follower of King William. This Baldwin and his descend- 1'- 9 l , ' - Q. ants continued to live there for about 600 years, and at first - 3 were called de Carletoni' or of Carleton, but eventually .f the name became Carleton. In about 1712 the manor of wi Carleton on failure of direct line fell into other hands and since that time has been owned by others. Carleton College was named in honor of William Carleton one of the descendants of this family. The shield of the coat-of-arms has the Held in Uargentf' the 'fbevzdn in sable, the Hmasclesn in white and black. Of the crest, the ducal coronet is or, that is the color of goldg the unicorn's head is Hsablegl' the horn is twisted so as to showboth white and black,-pen haps one side was white and the other black and if twisted would show both colors. The motto non ad perniciemn literally means not for destruction. Some interpret it as mean- ing, immortal, Q IO

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but soon rebuilt with amplified accommodations. Through the munificent donations of Dr. Edward H. Williams of Philadelphia, in 1880 was erected, as a memorial to his son, the Science building, Williams Hall. In honor of the gift of fifty thousand dollars by Mr. Ebner C. Gridley, the ladies hall, built in 1883 was called Gridley Hall. William W. Payne, Ph. D., came to Carleton in 1872 and in 1877 under his personal di- rection the Hrst Observatory was built. In 1887 it was replaced by a much iner building. In that same year Herbert C. Wilson was called as another instructor for this department. Dr. Wilson has discovered an asteroid but it was not visible long enough for him to compute its orbit. His especial fort is the cataloguing of stars in the nebulae. At present he has six hun- dred forty-four. He has looked up and recorded one thousand double stars, many never seen before. Seventy-five photographs of the planet Eros have been taken at the Observa- tory, and when reduced we will have a 1nore accurate knowledge of the solar parallax. Three hundred dollars of the Gould fund have been appropriated for Carleton's workin this line. The chart now being prepared of the new star Nova Persei, is the most extensive in existence. We have twenty long exposure photographs of nebulae in star regions. These are probably unsurpassed by any in the world. VVell may Carleton rejoice in her Observatory so magnificently equipped and directed by two such instructors. She has something here which but few institutions in the United States possess. Carleton's most beautiful building, the Scoville library, was added in 1896. In 1899 D. K. Pearsons promised Carleton fifty thousand dollars if she would raise one hundred thous- and. Through the efficient work of President Strong, large gifts of generous benefactors and the cooperation of students the amount was secured. In 1901 Rev. Eugene W. Lyman, A. B., B. D., came to Carleton as Professor of Philosophy. In the present year, 1902, a splendid new athletic field has been dedicated, and named Laird Field, in honor of Mr. Laird, who gave the money to fit up and equip the Held. The self-sacrifice-and constant support of the faculty have done much to make Carleton what it is. Had Miss Evans accepted the presidency of Wellesley when it was offered her, and had Professors Payne, Metcalf and Wilson taken the large university positions offered them, Carleton's history would have been quite different. All honor to those who have so loved the institution that money could not tempt them away. Right along with Carleton's development materially has been formed a Carleton atmo- sphere of true wisdom and benevolence. Not only are her present students interested in her welfare and desirous of spreading abroad her beautiful spirit, but her Alumni are ever mind- ful of their Alma Mater, showing their interest by contributions to their College paper, by aiding very materially in a Hnancial way and best of all, by reflecting her life in the part of the world in which they are placed. 9

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THE STORY OF THE SEVEN BEKUTIEUL PRINCESSES In a far away country, somewhere, sometime, lived a king wno had seven beautiful daugh- ters. At the christening of each princess, the customary gifts had been sent or brought, but no other was so lovely or so much prized as a present sent to each by the king of an adjoining country-a slender, golden chain, suspending a curiously set pearl. The pearl was of wonder- ful beauty, but its beauty was not its chief value, for it was found to have magic properties. The owner and wearer of this wondrously beautiful stone had by reason of it brighter eyes, a sweeter smile, a pleasanter voice, a lovelier expression, a happier face, more energy and am- bition, more strength and enthusiasm. Whatever the reason might be, it was certainly a gift of very great value. Now, the Princesses were well brought up. Though their father was a king and their mother a queen, they were sensible and kind and good, and they often and often gave their daughters just such advice as our own dear fathers and mothers give us now-and very good advice it was, too. Be truthful, be affectionate, be honest, be industrious, be loyal, be kind, .and many other things the queen mother would say, but oftenest of all, this: Whatever else you do, and I know that like all the rest of us, you will do many wrong things, never do anything to be ashamed of. Never think of a thought you would blush to have the whole world read, never say a thing you would be sorry to hear me say, never do a thing you will look back at in after years and fear to have found out. Like the birds to their old trees, like the deer to familiar springs, your thoughts should, in later years, turn back in happy remembrance to the days of your youth. It is a bitter thing to have to pray to God and man, not only, 'Forgive' but-'Remember no! the sins of my youth.' And the young princesses would listen respectfully and say, Why, dear mother, of course we will never do anything to be ashamed of. We, who belong to the royal family and have such lovely parents and so much respect for ourselves. You need never fear for us. And so they grew up into girlhood. Before I tell the story of their adventures, I must say that near by the palace of the good king was a dark castle where lived a family of evil brothers, who hated the goodness of the sisters no less than they coveted the pearls, and they were equally anxious to have the sisters share their wicked lives and to put the jewels into their own jewel Caskets. ' 1 1