Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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The Maple Leaf E i g h t f The Mennonite Board of Education THE Mennonite Chiireh has founded and established schools for the express purpose of surrounding her young people in the pursuit of knowledge with that religious environment which will make them loyal and staunch supporters of the princijdes and practices of the Church. The one great task committed to the Church by the Master is to preach the Gospel, hence religious education should be the primary function of our schools and the Bible should receive the chief emphasis. Their principal purpo.se is to train young people for definite service for the Master in the Church that gave the institu- tions birth. Not only should the fundamentals of salvation and the high moral standards upheld by all evangelical denominations, be taught, but particularly those teachings and prcatices that distinguish the Mennonite Church from all other denominations, for it is these distinctive teachings that give us a right to exist as a separate denomination and for the maintenance of which our schools were established. The aim of the Mennonite Board of Education is to make the institutions under its charge strong, religious centers in which are to he fostered the ideals and standards of Christian living and service upheld by the Mennonite Church; to help create and main- tain such an atmosphere and standard of scholarship as will produce loyal, devoted and well-trained men and women for effective and eflicient service in the Church: ami to promote the educational interests of the Church consistent witli tlie spiritual interests committed to her by the Master. II. F. K. Tlie first step to kiidwled.i;

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The Maple Leaf A Resume— Nineteen Eighteen THE historian of future years, as lie casts a refleotivi look n]Hin the si-hoiils of our land during our first year in the fireat War, will no doubt view many changes from previous years. The drafts upon the resources of the nation have affected every phase of life in every nook ard loriier of our vast domain, and, in an especial way, have placed an added burden uium tlje educational system As President Wilson wisely declared, there is more necil than over, if our land is to be stronger yet in the arts of peace after the days of war are ]iast, that thoro and amjde training be afforded our young JOHIM ELLSWORTH HARTZLER President 1913-1918 men and women. Goshen College has tried to M ' .ei-t this need to the best of her ability during the i)ast year, in sjiite of the increased burdens brought by the war. As was expected, and in common with all other colle,t;es, the enrollment of students wag reduced from that of last year. The number (Fall term — ISl!; Winter term — :;i4: Spring term — 167) shows an average decrease of twenty jier cent. It was the first year that the registrar ' s book has fai ' cd to s ' .unv an im rease. The decrea.se was especially noticeable in the spring term since n any of the uioii enroUeil were compelled to leave by the sjiriiig drafts for the national army.