Delaware Valley College - Cornucopia Yearbook (Doylestown, PA)

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'FHI41 GLICANICR 15 Igrrarntatinn nf Finn By LEO BENNETT l T In accordance with the custom of each graduating class, as the envoy 'of deliverance of the 1923 class, I do hereby deliver into the hands of the President of the incoming Senior Class this hoe, symbolical of the leadership of the school. ' In relinquishing our ties to the control of our Alma Mater we express our deepest regrets at our failings and justly covet our successes. Our in- terest in the school does not cease here, however. In order to insure the welfare of our School we charge you to remain faithful and loyal. The success of your efforts are not founded ou these two virtues alone, however. Lincoln has said, A house divided against it- self cannot standg and neither can an organization divided against itself stand. Take this example of our class and other classes where dissension and failure have occurred and keep them as a memory, and guard to your actiong and secure absolute co-operation among your student members. It is not the ability of your leaders that countsg it is the co-operation of those who are not the leaders, with the leaders. This may be obtained by a democratic co-operative student government. Abolish distinction arising from prestige and snobbery and substitute for it the undivided spirit of the entire school, and you will succeed in your endeavors and complete your duty to the school as well as satisfy the graduates. O Qllaas IHIIPIII By R. REGELSON Mingled the pangs of parting sorrow, with hopeful longings for the morrow. Last words of friends are softly spoken And tears, the deep felt love betoken. Untried manhood must now go forth alone, To seek in this world its flreside or throne. Although varied and diverse our futures beg All are one-classmates of twenty-three. Cherished our banner, treasured it be, Symbol of school, friendship and twenty-three. More comforting than material gain, ' And more meaningful than worldly fame. Gold symbolic of undaunted youth, Delta, of justice and of truth, Brown, of the vast and fertile earth, The sheaf the harvest it gives birth. Farewell dear school, farewell to thee, Gone are the members of twenty-three. The promising green buds have blown, The gilded petals beneath have shown.

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14 THE GLEANER Sahrlatnrg ' By BORIS H. DUSKIN The graduating class of 1923 extends to you a most hearty welcome. We are happy that you are here with us on a day so eagerly looked forward to, the more so because of our desire to enter the ranks of men and pro- ducers. We are on the threshold, I might say, of a new stage of life, open- ing out into a broad vista of opportunity. For most of us, this day compares with that of a graduate student for the ministry. We have come from the cities to study and then put into prac- tice what has been preached to us. We are as a mere handful which is to help check the alarmingly increas- ing farm-to-city movement. May the Lord grant that we may succeed-and reflect the glory of our success upon our Alma Mater. When we began our career as farmers, three years ago, our class was large, but there were some whose views concerning agriculture have chang- ed. others who found themselves unable, for one reason or another, to con- tinue their stay at the National Farm School, thereby reducing our number, at last. to thirty-two. Those of us who have remained have profitted much not only agriculturally. but mentally, morally, physically and socially. Our us through life. I feel that the biggest thing this institution has helped us to common environment has created a change of view and attitude towards our neighbor, a more democratic and less selfish spirit which will remain with acquire is that almost rare quality, MANHOOD. In other words, we have learned to create an aim and then strive for it. It has given us a rudder to steer us through the troubled sea of life towards our destination-Success. For all this. there is one man to whom we offer our gratitude and thanks for having brought these wonderful opportunities and possibilities about- Dr. Krauskopf, the founder of this institution. We are also grateful to Dr. Ostrolenk and the Faculty for their whole- hearted interest in our welfare. And again we extend to all a most cordial welcome. FW? c LQ- J

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16 THE Gl.l'IANl'Ill Gllass Hisinrg ' By DAVID PLATT What a day this is! What it means to us. How in joy depart we from the protecting folds of our Alma Mater in the world. How many will feel this self-same joy a few months hence. That is the question all graduating classes must face. To-day it is our tum to make history, in the future: to bring fame to our Alma Mater. Our future history is a blank: our past history will now he presented. The prime object in a student coming to this school is to study agricul- ture, in order to take lt up in later life. Farm School however is a great assimilation pot. Here students come from all stations of life and are as- similated into one. From all over, the lure of the farm attracts young men, so therefore we have on a certain day in March, 1920, a group of curious beings being bundled off a Philadelphia and Reading train, at Farm School. What a motley throng they presented and what a curious jabberlng arose. The Philadelphia twang held the greatest sway, but the New Yorkers were heard also. In a few days they came piling in from Chicago, Cleveland, New Jersey. Maryland, Tennessee, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Colorado. After a week's stay the act of assimilation really began, especially after being introduced into the varoius intricacies and sciences of Farm School. We became very much wiser men after a week's stay. Our class was organized by the Seniors and David Rothstein chosen president. Those early days were filled with the squabbles, and our deep planted hatred for our schoolmates. We were changed by their well mean- ing action from docile beings into a vengeful pack. Oh! we were green. Now that we had become settled in our classes and work, we imbibed more and more of the good old Farm School spirit. Baseball season was on hand and we did our bit by contributing to the Varsity such men as Bennett and Bein. Then we began to prepare for our first great event, the Fresh- man-Junior baseball game. The Juniors won 6-2, but were we discouraged, I should say not. Up to this time we were getting smatterings of work, but now, with the advent of harvest we began to experience real farm labor. Then the process of weeding out began. We lost many good men, but those that remained were shown to be nobler of spirit, for the reason of their remaining. The joy of those days I am sure will never be forgotten. Who could for- get those glorious days of pitching hay, wrestling with it in the mow and the glory of tough growing muscles. But the work had its compensations, for there was the lake to receive our tired bodies in its cooling water, and the tennis courts were always being fought over by anxious players. Every- one of us can say that it was the most enjoyable summer that we have ever spent. Autumn came and with it classes and promotions from our class. We 'lost some of our best men by promotion, namely, Fox, who was to become president of the 1922 class and of the Literary Society: Schorr, who was to necome Business Manager of the 1921 Gleaner: Wenger, who was to become captain of the 1921 football varsity: Blumer, Awkburgh and Rothstein. This left our class bereft of its leaders, subsequently we set about elections. Trupin was elected president in which capacity he served till he left us in January. At this time we experienced the height of our spiirt for were we not primed up for our football fracas with the Juniors. Oh, revenge would be sweet, consequently we set about our practice in such business-like manner that we held that haughty tribe to a 20-0 score, which in the face of what