Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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THE GLEANER 21 X zvssaiasation of ce Ladies and Gentlemen: As far back as civilization can be traced there have always been two great classes of mankind: Those who earn their living by producingg and the rest who subsist by handling the instruments and products of those pro- ducers. The number of food producers in proportion to con- sumers is fast decreasing. Farm School has undertaken the noble work of doing what it can to remedy this most alarming condition. We should all be proudly conscious of the fact that we have been trained as producers of man's iirst necessity. In following our vocation we not only benefit ourselves but our fellowman as well. We shall not be weeds in the garden of mankind. A The implement that has universally been used thruout the ages to combat the weeds inthe hoe. This hoe, embellished with the colors green and gold, we -have adapted as a symbol of our devotion to the soil. The green to signify the glory of the springtime, gold to signify the sunshine without which there could be no harvest. But no matter how favorable the spring, or how friendly the sun, unless we ourselves take the hoe in hand and bend our backs to the task, we can have nothing. You, Mr. Rabinowitz, must bend your back to the task of leading the members of the new Senior class to success- You must help engender in them a love for the tradition for which the hoe stands. To you I tender it, trusting that you will not fail in your duty. In striving to bring Farm .School a step higher in its steady upward climb you have our sincerest wishes for success. Remember never to allow yourselves to become weeds in man's garden. ABRAHAM KROTOSHINSKY, '21 + ln the world's broad field of battle In the bivouac of life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife! Longfellow.

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20 THE GLEANER our Historical Research Committee on dark and moon- less nights. Item Fifteen: To the Class of 1923 now emerging from servitude, we leave the custody and tender care of the incoming class of 1924 with special injunc- tions to remember their delicate constitutions and city palor and the great danger of causing weak hearts, backs and wrists if exercised too frequently. Item Sixteen: To Simon Loius Cohen we leave the hope that all will realize that though small physically, he is big and important. Item Seventeen: To Goldfield we leave our popu- lar work, Brains as a factor in successf' Item Eighteen: To Duskin fnee Maudelbaumj we leave a magnet so that when playing football he will be drawn thru the point his eye sees. . Item Nineteen: To Sneidman we bequeath that famous section of Dantes Inferno given over to eternal barn work. Item Twenty: To Snyder we leave Silverman's re- cent composition on Pure English with the hope that this humble effort will be an aid to, Snyder in enlarging his vocabulary. Item Twenty-one: To Regelson we bequeath this advise- Silence is the best form of intelligence: - Item Twenty-two: We hereby appoint the mem- bers of the Class 1922 to be the executors of this, our last will and tesament, with special request that their aims so far as their limited powers permit, to carry out the ideals striven for by us for the enlightment and betl terment of all underclassmen- In witness whereof we have hereunto affixed our names and seals this twenty-second day of February A. D. 1921, Jewish Calender 5681. Class of 1921 fsealsi - Signed, sealed, published and declared as and for their last will and tesament in the presence of us who at their request and in the presence of each other have hereunto affixed our names as witnesses, Gatzula Goldfield, Emma Goldman, Gabriello D'An- nuzio, Bennie Ime Koming, Bigbonch Kidds. Why is an elevator operator like a therometer? Because he has his ups and downs.

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22 THE GLEANER aze ic-scary Mr. Dean, Members of the Faculty, Alumni, Fellow Students, Ladies and Gentlemen:- It is needless for me to indicate the huge ta-sk which confronts our country in this present gen eration,-a task which in the name of humanity we must accomplish, but which will take years of hard work. I am referring to the feeding and rehabitation of war stricken Europe. Besides taking care of our own people at home, we must respond to the appealing cries for aid, from the starving people and poverty stricken children of the European countries, as Armenia, Poland, Austria, Germany, Checko-Slovakia. Many years will have elapsed before these countries can recover from their present war stricken condition. Previous to this past war, the farmer and the agri- cultural profession in general were looked upon as being humble, and was regarded especially by the more ignor- ant people, as an industry of but little importance. It was thought of as an occupation, which did not require skill or scientific knowledge in order to make it a suc- cess. During the war the farmer was called upon to help our nation in it's great struggle by concentrating all his efforts and skill in 'producing better and more abundant crops. How this so thought unimportant industry more than contributed its share in this great emergency, will be written large in history forever. Bunker crops were raised in every part of the country, and food was plenti- ful for all-here, for our army overseas,-our allies abroad. We are called upon at present for a more noble task than ever before. Not to raise food to feed soldiersg so that they can live to' destroy property and kill their fel- lowmen, but to feed those poor hungry starving mothers and babies who' lost their, dearf ones in, the war. Mothers and babies whose stomachs are hallow, and whose eyes would sparkle, if they could only get to eat what we often in America waste and throw away after each meal. The farmer is at last coming into' his own. He has proved his worth, and is rapidly making the agricultural industry recognized as the most important industry in the world.