Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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4 THE GLEANER The Qalutatnrp BY JAMES WoRK, '13 FRIENDS: After two, three, or four years, as the case may be, in the National Farm School, we are going proudly forth, diplomas in our hands, and a feeling of satisfaction, yea, elation, in our hearts. For have We not accomplished something, have we not proven we have that attribute, that power so aptly termed stick-to-it-iveness by Rooseveltg have we not assimilated knowledge? VVhether we put this knowledge into im- mediate practice or not, whether we step forth to enter agricultural callings or not, we have that wealth of knowledge within us, that wealth that but needs our wish to be changed from wealth to capital, capable of production. We have had imbued within us the love of Nature, of the green fields, of the pathless woods,-that love which we can ne'er express, yet cannot all conceal. The advantages have here been offered us, we have taken them, we have grasped all offered. Some of us may be skeptical of the oppor- tunities in practical agriculture, thinking too much along the same line as the one who remarked, T he only opportunities in agriculture are in telling' it to others. But remember, opportunities come not with their face value stamped on them. Farming at the present time may not be the most remunerative of occupations, it may not be the easiest, it may not be the most pleasant, but the day is fast approaching when it will be the only vocation, the day when each man will sit beneath his own fig tree. Then must our knowledge surely be changed to capital. As we leave the school, one phase of our life has passed, a bright future is opening to us. But dwell not on, dream not too much of, the bright future. Think not because you have a training, both a prac- tical and theoretical training, that your future is assured. Rather let us live each day. Don't dream. It reminds me of the old story: Uncle William, are you troubled with the hereafter? I No, suh, it's de wharfo' of de herein what keeps me guessin'. The door to great knowledge, to a wonderful vocation, has been opened to us by President Doctor Krauskopf, thru our school. I say Doctor Krauskopf, for his name is indelibly connected with, is bound by chains of love, of self-sacrifice, to that of the National Farm School. It was thru his untiring efforts that the School was founded, it is due to his untiring efforts that it still exists, that it has made such rapid strides in its short history. Our thanks toward him, our appreciation of his work, are too great for expression. Our appreciation of, our respect for, the Faculty, cannot be too

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be Iszaner VOL. II FEBRUARY 1913 No. 6 xX Fi f a lf, T lliterae JACOB BILLICK, Editor. Qlllass foam Farewell, dear Alma Mater, Farewell, dear teachers too, Farewell, schoolmates kind and true, Were off to wander farther, To ,wander where Opportunity dwells, Upon her door to knock, And ask admittance to the flock, Where reign the good and well. Hail, kind Nature! We greet thee, We shakeyyourhearty hand, Come, present your bounteous land, VVe yearn to work for thee. We greet thee, for we know Thou wear'st no false mask. Honest' but hard is thy task,- VVe' reap whlate'er we sowf Life's not dark as it seems, Still gleams the light of fairness. F Come, let's change yon barrenness Be monarch of all you survey, The farm and its simple home. join Nature's harmonious tone, And feel the joy it conveys. Yet forget not when off far, The lesson we can teach To students here who each Regard us as their guiding stars, And when Old Time deems to sig On by-gone youthful days. V Reflect while on the joyful way, Of Class '13 and its night. So farewell, a long farewell, , To dear old Farm School days, I Its joys, sorrows and its frays Will long in memory dwell. se, friends, 'let's all together pull, For in unity we strengthen. . Forget not dear Class Thirteen, And our Alma Mater too. if h To :living fields of green. -A. LEXVIS KRAVET, 13

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, THE GLEAN ER 5 great, for it is they who have taught us, have reared us during our stay here, it is they who have shown us ideals toward which we should strive. Then let us all join in heartfelt thanks to all, President, Board and Faculty, and let us prove an honor to our Alma Mater, remembering: T Build it well, whate'er ye dog Build it straight and strong and true, Build it high and clean and broad, Build it for the eye of God. Walehictnrp BY MARTIN FEREsHET1AN, '13 The object of education is to teach men how to live, and the proper use of that training for humanity at large determines its value. Wliat the world needs to-day are men who do things, men who can shoulder some part of the world's common burden, men who have a well-balanced development 3 men whose cultured brain controls and directs atrained hand. ' We are living in a practical age, and all things must be done with asystem and definite object in view. The training of men for agricul- tural pursuits must be done as carefully and earnestly as the training of those in the so-called higher professions. There is a prevalent, yet erroneous idea, that any one may become an agriculturist, or farmer, if you please, without any study or previous preparation. This in itself lays a false foundation for a successful career. The reason why there are so many failures among men,-and there are many, who go from city to city to the farm with the expectation of finding riches with the least effort,-is the too much enthusiasmnand very little if any temperamental or vocational fitness. i It is difficult for a man to change the training and mode of life of years to one entirely new and diametrically opposite and find content- ment or happiness, yet every day we hear about men who sell their business or take what money they have and launch on a vocational sea as strong and treacherous as can be, without the rudder of sufficient experience to make the voyage safe or the destination sure. There are several causes which have shaped this popular opinion of back-to-the-land movement, and I can safely say that it has become a fad to some people, the principal ones of which are 2- 1.-Men who are earnest and think of the welfare ofthe people and seek to relieve the sorrow and suffering of our congested cities. Q - p .