La Sierra College Prep School - Memory Trails Yearbook (Arlington, CA)

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Q3-.D film. ,. M .i , M X i ' apartment uf intents ants atbematirs F. W. l.UDi3eKif. God is the author of Science. Scientific research opens to the mind vast fields of thought and information, enabling us to see God in His created works. Ignorance may support skepticism by appealing to science: but instead of upholding skepticism true science contributes fresh evidence of the wisdom and power of Cod. Rightly understood, science and the written word agree, and each sheds light on the other. Together they lead us to Cod. by teaching us some of the wise and beneficent laws through which He works. -Counsels to Teachers, p. 426. Vvhen sitting in one of Miss Godfrey's classes, whether expounding the equations of Algebra, or reasoning out the theories of Geometry, we see the infinite wisdom of God in working out such laws that never contradict themselves, but are a striking example of the works of Him that changeth not. And when one stops to think that the millions of millions of stars whirling through the universe follow similar laws, which, should they for an instant fail. would prove dis-Q astrous to the universe. Truly in studying this we can see more clearly that the heavens declare the glory and wisdom of Cod. Or we may come down to the smaller things. Of man it is written, he is fearfully and wonderfully made. One can hardly understand this statement until the study of man's anatomy is taken up. And then we may study the life of the lower animals and see how God is giving life and breath to every creature. We can see how the simplest work of C-od is by far more complicated than the finest thing a human hand can make. Even the tiny leaf of some plant has written in it a message of the Creator. Thus we see that the study of science will draw us to C-od, and will more securely establish our faith in the God of Nature. And the study of science begun here. will be taken up in the new world revealing to us the infinite wisdom of God. TWENTY-FIVE

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i ul ln in uf'- Q llll apartment nf English MABEL C. PIERCE Tomorrow, Miss Huenergardt is speaking to the rhetoric class, we shall visit the Mission Inn at Riverside, and your assignment is to write a theme describing some part of the Inn that impresses you most. She then handed to the class some corrected themes. Thats strange, -this from a student who was looking worried. G-O-O-D, what does that stand for? Hello, another 'R' 3 the student was smiling broadly, 'Tm getting used to them, haven't had any mark but 'Rs all this period. Theme writing is easier for me than it used to be, chimed in another student, but this one was really perplexing. The words and sentences would not come, but seemed to be hiding away off in the darkness. I could almost hear them laughing and mimicking my earnest entreaties. At last I caught some of the unwary ones that strayed too far from their hiding places and held them fast. One by one I placed them on my paper until my theme was finished. I thought it was a fairly good piece of work, but look at it now! -beautifully decorated is it not? Those little red w's seem to be waving their aims jubilantly as if they are glad to tell me that words are in the wrong place. The English teacher receives her share of surprises, as all teachers do. Who is the author of Lamentations? was asked in a test recently. The answers were varied: job, Jonah, and Edgar Allan Poe! One gave the information that Holmes wrote the Autograph of the Breakfast Table . Another gave her definition of loose, and periodic sentences thus: Loose--a sentence which does not have to have a period to stop it. Periodic-has to be stopped by a period. But still we know that the English department is thriving and growing steadily, owing, no doubt, to the unsparing use of paper, and ink-red and black. The literature class is enjoying its work. In this class as in all our English classes the Bible holds first place as the masterpiece of all literature. All noted writers admit that the language of the Bible is eloquent, for do they not glean quotations from its pages to add force and beauty to their own? TWENTY-FOUR

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V t is-3, frlwfllfllllllllllltt' . , apartment uf Jlaisturp CLARA CAMPBELL Have you ever attended the history classes at La Sierra? If not, you have little of the enthusiasm and interest that prevails in the classes studying this subject under the instruction of Professor I. Robison. In our history work we not only master our text book, but we study current events, keeping in touch with all the topics of the day. We also have topical studies, learning how to do reference work. Did you ever stop to think what an important phase of school work history really cc-vers? If it were not for this study we would be little in advance of an ignorant people, for it is by comparing the events of the past that we are able, to a certain degree, to in- terpret the happenings of the future. History shows the people of this day and age just where they are living in the trend of this world's events. Through history we awake to the realization that we are surely living in the tarrying moments of this worlcl's existence. Divine prorphecy says that know- ledge will increase, and that time is certainly here. We also study in divine prophecy how the course of events of this world was marked out many ages ago, and how these prophecies have come to pass and are still being fulfilled. Thus our history department holds a very important place in the school curriculum, and we are made to realize that the events of this world, which we have long been study- ing, will soon come to a close. Our world is a college, events are our teachers, happiness is the graduating point, and character is the diploma C-od gives to man. TWENTY-SIX