Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

Text from Pages 1 - 148 of the 1916 volume:

m .W«9 W 4 mrntmss; I INTERPRETATION OF THE SEAL The Olivet University, of Olivet, Illinois, under the guidance and sacred influence of the Holy Spirit, and guarded by Righteousness and Truth, stands for the protection of all illuminated truth; and especially those phases of truth emphasised by the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene. ' ' ' ' ' n- ' I i- ' i ' JK ' jm oixxxtx (Jltrjeje-U0 |JublTsite:6 by lite Iwiijeirtts of HittuerBtly In mytholoo-y Aurora is the daybreak or uiorniiu; ' deified. She is the goddess of light. As she ap- proaches, the atmosphere is cool and refreshing ; the song birds are singing their sweetest selections ; the whispering breeze bathes the verdant foliage; and the flowers send forth their sweet aroma. She her- alds life and .joy, and inspires a sleeping world to renew its task with gladness. It seems fitting that this l)ook should bear such a name as it goes on its mission to enlighten, enliven, cheer, and elevate the hearts of all who scan its pages. S liirattnn TO PROFP]SSOR JOSHUA ELVIK HOOVER tvho has ever manifested a keen interest in the student activi- ties, and ivho, hy his himible and exemplary life, has won the esteem of all: we affectionately dedicate this, the third volume of The Aurora •  P ' (Formerly Illinois Holiness University) itiiJ n , • i n , Iff ' s « ' ' .. .MM jjiiiy ,Mg Mg |j_j )3| ««Si.- ' M '  Domestic Scikxie H. itL PRE- ' inEXT ' s REsinENCB ill MC (. oN l.ln M ' l ' ! AliMlM TRATION BUTTiDING BENJAMIN TKANKLIN IIAYNES was born and educated in Tennessee. Early in life he took up journalisni as a vocation and followed that profession until he was twenty- t-wo years of age, A dien he Avas called to the ministry, lie l)eeami an ordained minister of the M. E. Church South and served as pastor for a number of years. Ten years were spent in the editing of the Temiessee Metho- dist at Nashville, Tennessee, folloAved by the editing of Zion ' s Outlook. ' ' In 1901 he became Pres-ident of Martin Female College at Publaski, Tennessee, an institution for the higher education of women. Then he became President of Asbury College at AYil- inore. Kentucky. After a number of years he went to Penicl University and served as Dean of the Theological Department, which position he resigned in 1912 to become editor of the Her- ald of Holiness at Kansas City, Missouri. He still occupies the last mentioned position and became President of Olivet T niver- sity April 1, 1016. JiKXJAMIX FRANKLIN HAYNES, D. D. Pi i:siiir:NT Compliments of TiiK Messknoer PuiiLisiusfi Company CHICAOO, ;i.i.r ois Mary Hath Chosen the Better Part Ti ustees FaGulty Staff lutii rsttg ItnuB CAN A BEDS Tianvh of ©rufit? 0 Top Row— H. R. I?ecgle. New Galilee, I ' a., K. M. Messenger, Chi Olivet, 111., Dr. Edwin Burke, Cliicago, III ' Martin, Madden, Mass. Olivet, 111., P. F. Moore, Danville, III., W. R. Cain, Wichita, Kan. icaijo. III., W. M. Creel, Warren, Pa., C. W. Surber, Chicago, 111., E. .S. Cunninuham, Mansfield, 111. N. 11. Hcrrell, Middle Row— Dr. H. E. Reynolds, Kansas City, Mo., Dr. L. M. Williams, University Park, la., E. G. Anderson, Kansas City, Mo.. I. G. Bottom Row— Dr. .M. F. (Jerrish, Seymour, Ind., Wm. T. Richards, Olivet, III.. J. H. Dennis, Olivet, III., E. ,S. Benner, Olivet. Ill , I . i:. Uiclianls, Pictures Omitted- Dr. M. E. Church, Calgary, Alberta, I,. E. Goode, Bloomfield, la., II. C. W iUoii, Dli , 111. iFarultg (Eabinrt Mrs, Mary Maud Pick T. Elvin Hoover Mrs. Emma Ashbaugh H. S. Hester Dr. E. F. Walker H. R. Warner H. S. Keister T. S. Greer R. J. Ashbaugh iFamltg W. D. Foster Annie E. Montgomery Ruth Sawyer Mrs. Louise Skeleey T,ut.u Norrts G. B. F. Stovaij GWENDOLENE FraTER Jessie Peed H. O. Fanning Mary NesbItt Ifitii Aqput T ttic school soiifil soli Rev. T. . lie h ■itHliori. [IE Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene eauuot esteem too high her _ schools These modern schools of the prophets are feeders to the churc i- Witliout tl.cni the standard of an efficient ministry would be lowered, ihe „reat importance of the preacher ' s training was voiced by our beloved Dr. Uresee- ' If I had onlv ten years to preach, I shoiM use tive of those years in preparation. Even to those who never expect to enter the munstry, a Christian education is a most, valuable asset. In fact, it is necessary, if one would attain the highest success, usefulness, and happiness m life. Preparing men and women to live and to serve is the work of his school. It gives its students more than a knowledge of facts and something better than a training in athletics. It builds noble Christian character. turning out Socmians and iniidels. but young men and women who will be true pastors, tiaming evangelists, teachers, musicians, professional men, and business men, who will stand for the Bible and full salvation. AVho can limit their possibili- ties for o-ood ' Is not such a work worthy of all the sacrifice which it demands ? It is a fact though it may not generally be known, that few educational insti- tutions without an endowment are financially self-supporting. And especially IS this true of the religious schools. The tuition and other fees are not sufacient to meet the regular running expenses. This is true in every « ' 1 «°1, ut Olivet University has an additional burden-a large indebtedness. The in- terest on this debt, which is not a small sum. must be paid regularly. This condition positively hinders the work which God wants done here How orand it would be if someone would give Olivet University an endowment of $500 000 and a new donnitory for men, which is so much needed. We are pleased to present herewith the picture of Rev. T. H. Agnew of H. AoNKw. F..u AoKKx Jacksonville, Illinois, who has always been a zealous supporter - riencl to n • i +«vino- the work of rais ng the indebtedness through per- „. been employed as flmncial agent and .s ' l . J . ool. will be greatly appvee.ated. An ..limn!-, vlletl.er large or small, gwen to hnn or sent anea to A. H. K., Jr.. Col. ' 16. Snrmttnry Kfi? EVERY student has some interesting or exciting story to tell of school life: but unless one term at least has been lived in a dormitory an im- portant chapter in life has been missed Dormitory life: the very name brings recollections of various sorts, some pleasant, some unpleasant, and others , the English vocabulary fails to supply a word to express my thought. Our dormitory is a large lirick buiblini ' , the interioi- of viiicli is divided into a nmnber of cozy little rooms. In these reside most of the boarding students, whose lives are kept very busy with the various duties which deuumd their attention. At the sound of the big bell and th buzz-bell at six o ' clock in tlic morning, wliat a scramble ensues in the different rooms, as each prepares a hasty toilet! There is a scurrying to the dining hall below, where breakfast is served at six-thirty. After breakfast, the girls repair to their rooms, and when they have finished putting things in order and taken a last glance at their lessons for the day, they make their Avay to the chapel, where the daily exercises are held at eight-fifteen. From three-forty until five o ' clock in the afternoon the student ' s time is his own, and each pursues his own course — recreati ni, rest oi- study. At sevein o ' clock the study hours begin, at wliich time each one is supposed to be in his own room. Quiet reigns suiireme. But, no! does it? Wlmt was. that pe- culiar sound, which was heard by tlie matron in her room? Was it the lioidv ol; a Ford or the whistle of the interurban? The matron concludes that it was neither, and steals down tlie hall, only to find that two girls had forgotten it was study hours, and were haviiiL:- a .jolly time. The matron enters; the girls look serious, apologize, and return to their studies. The dormitory is a splendid place to develof) spii-itually as well as mentally. On Tuesday eveiiiniis a gii-ls asst ' iid)]y ' ' is held in the parlor, and all ai ' i invited to take part. Pi ' ayer nu ' etings are also held thi ' oughout the week and Ood ' s presence is manifest. Such is a brief glimpse of doi-mitoi-y life. S|)ai ' e will jiot permit of enumerating incidents and advcntui-es. AVe invite you to come and enjoy its wondei-s foi- yourself. A. Field, Arad.. ' 17. Mrs. Lolise Skellky, rATKON Aurora §taff Unper-E H Kau.tman Hu gh Benner, A. H. Kauffman. Jr., Walter Henschen, Harold Palmer, Glenn Reddick Rev. C. A. BR«y- Lower-PROF ' . Krister, Naomi Anberso;, S. R. Burkholder. Grace Ritchie. Mack Bouton, Fannie Bovce, Bruce Deisenroth. Prof. Sawver. 3hf Aurora i ' taft 191fi MACK E. BOUTON Editor-in-Chief HAROLD L PALMER Assistant Editor FANNIE BOYCE Art Editor GRACE RITCHIE College Associate C. A. BROWN Bible College Associate S. R. BURKHOLDER Music Associate GLENN REDDICK Academy Associate J. BRUCE DEISENROTH .... Stenographer E. H. KAUFFMAN Business AIanager HUGH BENNER Assistant Business Manager A. H. KAUFFMAN, Jr Sales Manager WALTER G. HENSCHEN .... Assistant Sales Manager NAOMI ANDERSON Stenographer 1-ACULTY REPRESENTATIVES PROF. RUTH SAWYER Editorial PROF. H. S. KEISTER Managerial ICZZZ A Srtbutr WE FIND pleasure in expressing- the sentiment of fellow- students in liehalf of our beloved Editor-in-Chief, Mr. ] rack E. Bouton, B. S. Mr. Bouton registered in the Academy the first day the Illinois Holiness University opened its doors, in 1908. He has filled his place in its classes for the past eight years as a loyal studmt and as an ever-ready co-laborer. During this time, every president has left the impress of his personality upon his character. Nearly every teacher has con- tributed the best labors of his class room to his education. To their ideals he has lent himself in such a way that he has become that type of student which the school attempts to produce : true in scholarship, upright in character, and filled with the Holy Spirit. Today, Mr. Bouton holds the distinction of being the first student who has finished the entire course of the Academy and College of Liberal Arts. We are sure that as he leaves these halls he is well equipped for a life of useful service for the Master. — E. H. K.-, ' 16. Mack E. Bouton, B. S. LITERAR.Y Me.con 3L TlrrtotKij Two Fifteeiv ifii To HAVE an aim iu life witli supreme devotement to it; to see the good in others with true appreciation of it ; to know the benison of good-fellowship and the strength of unity : to seek after truth and prize it above rubies; to bear aloft that standard of scholarship which repudiates error, discredits inac- curacy, delights in nature ' s perfections, and beholds the Hand that hath created all things: and to attain to that retreat in God where love is constant and predominant where it finds expressior; in the simplicity of service, and where faith translates the holy life into glorious reality: these are ideals of Olivet. To all those, from out the near and far, who would realize these ideals is extended the heartiest of welcomes to this communion. Prof. Hester. Aurora ' Ifi ' age Twenty m mxMH ev AxuakptttHg IX THE garden boAver of a beautiful ooiuitxy home near the city of Ivichmond, Virginia, sat the fair Elise Langdon. The attractiveness of her face was rather the mirrored beauty of lier pure soul than that of regular features. Indeed, only those who knew her best tliought her beautiful. As Elise sat in the boAver trying to read, her thoughts wandered off in other lines and she could only surrender herself to them. Just think, she said half aloud. tomorroAV I ' ll be starting for New York to begin my career. Xot really a career, of course, but getting ready for it. I wonder hoAv I will succeed under Professor Marlow. He is a Avonderful musician — the best in America ; but my own dear teacher has given me excellent recom- mendations and he says I need not be afraid. But, Europe! It hardly seems possible that it can be ; and tlien my life on the stage. I am so glad father came to take me to New York, even if he was compelled to leave the mines Avhich need his attention. Hoav I Avish my mother Avere here ! They all say I inlierit my literary and musical talent fi ' om her. If she Avere lici ' c uoav to enjoy all my good fortune, it seems eA ' er.A ' thiiig would be complete. Aunt Lou has been good to me, biit slie can ' t take the place of a mother: she be- lieA ' es greatness consists only in outward things, those the Avorld Page Tyenty-one] sees and applauds. ]Maybe it is so, but still I Avish — . AA ' hat is it I do Avish? I ' m not satisfied. A e are told that Avhen our ideals are realized, we still long for something greater. Perhaps that ' s Avh} I ' ve had the yearning in my heart for something — I Avish I knew what. AVhile Elise is solilociuizing, she falls asleep and dreams. She stands before a bed of sweet peas, is in the act of plucking some of the floAvers, Avhen two pea blossoms begin to talk. A gay red blossom, the topmost one and not yet a day old, calls to a beautiful Avhite one near the ground. ' ' It must be very dull for you down there. AVhy, you can scarcely see those purple asters only three feet aAvay, and you are almost ready to die. I can see all over the garden; and often Avhen the Avind blows, I get glimpses over the Avail. 0, it is beautiful out there, and I so long for a broader life! I must see the Avorld ' ere I die. The Avhite blossom replies Avith modest voice: ' ' I have plenty of sunshine and rain and the dear mother stalk gives me plenty of nourishment. Indeed, the Avorld must l)e beautiful, but I niust bear fruit, r am contexit to know that next yt ' iw my children may be many and make tJie Avoi-ld brigliter and liappier. Almost before it had ceased speaking, there came a puff of Aurora ' Ifi wind and the red blossom Avas tossed over the wall and ont into the meadow, there to wither among the grass. Blise opened her eyes and there at her feet lay a mature white blossom and on the stem that it had so lately grac ed was a well developed pod of seed. Recall- ing the recent dialogue, Elise thought of the ripened fruit and the beautiful blossoms that possi- bly would be hers next year, and again could see the light of pleas- ure chase the shadows of pain from the pale faces of those in the crowded wards of the city hospital to whom she had taken blos- soms from these very stalks only a few weeks ago. While pon- dering the meaning of all she had seen and heard in her dream, she realized it was growing late. What does this strange dream mean? again and again she asked herself as she returned to the house, thinking to spend the evening with her father. But noting her listlessness as he en- deavored to converse with her, and supposing it due to fatigue, Mr. Langdon insisted that she retire early. Glad for an excuse to l)e alone, Eli se hastened to her room, but not to sleep. Hour after houi ' jiassed, but sleep refused to come to her weary eyes. I i .irt understand why this strange little dream troubles mo so. WliMt hMs it to do with my musical career? Why do I (Iravv hMck frojn tin- life Aunt Lou and I have so long and care- i ' lillv phiiuHMl: ' These were the questions wbieh burned them- seh ' . ' s upon 1li ' hi-iiin of Elise Langdon as through the long hours slie lav HVVMke and watch, -l 1hc moon thread its way in and out among the fleecy clouds until at last it disappeared behind the dark line of trees marking the western horizon. Shortly before dawn, she fell into a troubled sleep. Remembering her tired look of the previous evening, her father would not have her called for l)reakfast. Later in the morning when she appeared, her face was so haggard and her step so feeble that her father was alarmed and exclaimed, What is the matter, dear? Are you sick? No, father, I ' m not sick; only tired. I ' ll be all right in a few days. I wonder if we could postpone our trip to the city for a a Aveek? I ' ll be better tlien. Day after day found Elise more nervous and restless; then a phvsician was summoned. After an examination, he called Mr. Langdon aside and said in an undertone, What your daughter needs is a complete change. She is worn out, but I fail to find any organic trouble. Give her this tonic and see to it that she has a change of scene and if possible find something to arouse her interest. . As Mr. Langdon returned to Elise she asked, What is it father : He thinks you will be all right in a few days, but suggests a change of scene. Wliere shall I go, father? Anywhere you may desire, my child. I laiow ! I ' ll go up to Aunt Elizabeth ' s. It Avill be fine near tlie nu.untains! I ' ll get well so quickly and then — she ended with a sigh. [Page Twenty-two m mivH But, daughter, isn ' t LakeAvood Resort a more attractive place ? Or, if you prefer the mountains, there is Mt. Hatten Inn, he said, as these were popular summer resorts. I want to go to Aunt Lizzie ' s. She Avill be so good to me. Well. You don ' t care, do you, daddy? We ' ll see, girlie. AVhile Elise lay on her bed anticipating the visit to her aunt ' s Mr. Langdon was planning with his sister, ] Irs. Devoe, Avith whom Elise made her home while he Avas in the West. Wc can ' t let her go there, said Mrs. Devoe, as her brother told her Elise ' s plan. I agree, sister. My wife ' s sister, Elizabeth Davis, is a reg- ular fanatic. She spends all her time visiting the sick and help- ing the poor. She would drive Elise crazy. ' Way up there at Elwood, in the White Mountains, I Avould be distracted; and there would be no one to appreciate Elise ' s ability. I wonder of Avhat the child is thinking. Sister, you must make some plan to take her to another place. In spite of the protestations of Mrs. Devoe and Mr. Langdon, Elise was determined to go to her mother ' s sister. Fearing lest denying Elise this woukl impair her health still more, at last the consent of both Avas obtained, yet each had a secret fear that in some way I Irs. Davis might discourage Elise in her plans for the future. The folloAving Friday found Elise starting for Ncav Hampshire, to the home of her aunt, Avho Avas more than glad to hear of the coming of liei ' dead sister ' s daughter. Saturday daAvned clear and bi-ight. Each ray of sunshine seemed to vie Avith the others to see Aviiich could shine the brightest; each tloAver in ] Irs. Davis ' garden seemed to strive for suprenuicy in being the most beautiful. The air Avas clear au ' l Fage Twenty-three] fresh as Elise stepped from the omnibus Avhich brought her from the train to her aunt ' s door. After the first greetings Avere exchanged, Elise looked arouu ' l at her surroundings and exclaimed again and again, Hoav peace- ful and calm everji hiiig is here. Let me drink it in. The tAVO spent the forenoon in pleasant conversation, recalling the time Avhen Elise, as a girl of fourteen, had spent the summer in this same home. Elise Avas almost surprised that she could realty laugh so gayly again, yet underneath all the enjo. mient she could not lose that indescribable restlessness. After luncheon, Mrs. Davis approached her niece AAdth apologies. I ' m sorry, Elise, but I must leave you to make some calls. T visit the sick regularly, and they Avill be so disappointed if I do not come. Don ' t bother about me. Aunt. I can take care of myself. I don ' t AA ant to trouble you. When you get stronger you may go Avith me: and hoAV much they Avill enjoy hearing you sing. Yes, replied Elise, listlessly. Why, oh I Avhy. she asked herself, does every mention of singing make me feel so restless? Tliroughout the busy afternoon Mrs. Davis frequently recalled the careAvorn and troubled face of her niece and, being so long accustomed to hear the stories of heartache and soul-burden, she readily divined that something Avas troubling Elise, and resolved to speak to her that evening. T ' pon her return home, Mrs. Davis found Elise in the little study which she called the library, ' ' seated before a table upon Avhich lay the old Ehvood family Bible. There Avere tear stains on tlu ' gii-1 ' s face, and ] Trs. Davis obserA ' ed she had l)een reading the pai ' a])le of the Lost Sheep. What is it, Elise? asked : Ii ' s. Davis. Do you believe tills i)aral)le. Aunt Kli abeth? It seems to mo I a)n just like this lost sheep. I ' ve been seeking after honor an l Aurora ' Ifi pleasure, and now I feel so lonely: I wisli some one wonkl eonK: for me. There is always One willing to lieli). Why not trust TTim witli it all, Elise? Elise then poured out her heart to lier aunt nnd told her of the late plans, her mirest of heart, and m ind, her dream in the garden bower, her increased burden, and her decision to come to her. Jesus is ready to bear all the burdens of those who come to Him repenting and believing, encouraged Mrs. Davis. He is able, my child. So often does He come to us weak creatures and give divine assistance. He wants to cany our burdens. I want Him to carry mine. I ' m so tired of struggling Avith them. The two knelt in prayer and Elise poured out her heart to GJod, confessing her sinfulness and shallowness of purpose, and asked forgiveness and guidance. It is needless to say that she arose from the place of prayer a different girl. She was, indeed, a r e v creature in Christ Jesus. Old things had passed away; the long- ing for the Avorld and its applause, the unrest of heart and mind, the burdens of sin were gone and in their place peace and joy reigned. The next day Elise accompanied Mrs. Davis to tlie village church, where Doctor West, the District Superintendent, was to preach. After the opening exercises, this devout man of God read his text: St. John 12:24, Except a grain of wheat fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone, but if it die, it bringeth fortti much fruit. The thought embraced in these words Avas strangelv ffimiliai- to Elise; she recalled the dream in the garden. Long und earnestly did this servant of God set forth the truths cr.ihodied in the text depicting the value and fruitfulness of a consecrated life— the life Hid with Christ in God. He used for one illustration the life of a talented teacher of vocal music in one of the schools of his denomination, telling of her consecration, her self-sacrificing life, and her triumphant death. In his discourse he mentioned the fact that as yet they had been unable to satis- factorily fill the vacancy made by her death. O, could 1 do tliis work? Am I competent? Elise eagerly asked herself. She became so absorbed in this thought that she scarcely heard the closing hymn and the benediction; and learning that Doctor AVest was to take dinner at her aunt ' s home, resolved to speak to him about the matter. He heard her gladly and was favorably impressed Avith her ability and training. After consultation with : Irs. Davis he left, promising to present Elise ' s name to the executive board for consideration. In a few days the letter came, telling Elise that her application had been accepted and she would be expected to assume her duties as vocal teacher of K. C. the folloAving Monday. Elise ' s heart was filled to overflowing as she knelt and lifted her eyes to Heaven. Jesus. I thank Thee. She would not have time to return home, so taking leave of her aunt, she left Saturday to begin a contented life of usefiilness. Three days later Mrs. Davis received a letter of Avhich the fol- lowing is an extract : arrived here Saturday at five p.m., and am delighted. I find that I have had ample training to meet the needs of the department, and I believe Cod will help me rvith all other responsibilities. It seems as if all my life I had been asleep and have been aTValfe only since the dream in the garden boTver. of which I told you; but, truly, ' The darkness is past and the true light now shineth Affectionately yours, Elise Langdon. [Page Twenty-four m mxmt ®l|p J agpB of JSimFB Bolmnp Into life ' s dim yesterdays I g-aze And see unfolded in magic maze Etchings, Time so thoughtfully preserved There in faultless hues and varied curve, Find portrayed the actions of the past. Please ie ' with me, pages turning fast. Upon the initial page so bright, Is a picture bathed in Heaven ' s light; An innocent lad, at mother ' s knee. Lisping a prayer, angels look to see. Faith so pure sends up its incense rare, RiS ' ing to Heav ' n, is aeknov dedged there. Another page slips into loving view ; Here a laughing lad Avith eyes so blue. Playing, romping with his comrades gay. Study, play, and mischief speed the day; Faith has a part in ev ' ry child ' s game. In work or church worship, is the same. The fairest page of all stands alone; Reveals the lad into manhood grown, His faith in love now unfolds its part, Two lives become one by Avedlock ' s art. Two faiths unite, two pray ' rs rise as one, Two seek b ut the Master ' s words, Well Done. Now the pages, turning seem to tly. Reveal the two beneatli changing sky. Temptings, Avork, and cliildren add their share Of .ioys, sorroAvs, tears, and smiles and care. Faith gains strength Avith many passing years, Harder battles Avait without a fear. Death steps grimly in and claims its page: Paints upon the sheet as if in rage His image, grim and dark ; the black hands Hold unsheathed a blade, he gloating stands. Faith Avith lioly brow and shining shield. Adds lighter tone: Death to Hope doth yield. TlitMi ' I ' ime ' s l ook clangs shut Avitli di-eadfiil sound; ' P re the Great White Throne the man is found. Faith pleads the man ' s case Avith gentle Avord ; The Judge speaks, Enter unto thy Lord; Probation ' s o ' er, thy sorroAA ' s uoav tloAvn, Thy rcAvard, ' Well done and welcome home ' . ' -Jay J. Gould. Page Twenty-five] mm Aurora ' Ifi SputiuiarpurfB of Mi] ©rip tn dualfutala Walter Henschen HALF the Avorld knOAVS not what the other half is doing. This adage has a deeper signitieanee when one has had the privilege to travel outside the liorders of his na- tive land. Our missionary party sailed from New Orleans, January ITlh, ]914, on the S. S. Coppename, of the Great White Fleet Line. The departing of an ocean steamer is a scene never to be forgotten. While the last of the freight and baggage was being loaded, friends and relatives were engaged in earnest conversation. It w as ap- parent that some repressed their feelings with great difficulty. When at last the hour had come, the signals were given and with prolonged embraces and hearty hand-shakes friends and relatives bade each other good-bye. The great engines began to putt ' , and churn the water, and the vessel steamed out into the middle of the Mississippi River, slowly, seemingly for the l)enefit of parting friends. Meanwhile, friends and relatives from the railings of the boat waved handkerchiefs to those on the docks as ](mg as they were visible. ' I ' lie Lnnd of the Stars and Stripes was being left behind— possibly never to be seen again! Tlif |)nssing frmn the waters of the Mississippi to the Gulf was (■ tur ' -ny.c y the increased rocking of the ship. We soon found ourselves on the rolling billows of the miglity deep, where the restless blue sea waves were continually heaving and splash- ing against oui- monster sea-horse, causing our vessel to assume a gentle rocking. The dizzy and somewhat sickening sensation that began to take hold of us was our first experience of that common complaint, called sea sickness, so prevalent among sea passen- gers. However, the sea was not as rough as it often is, and in a few hours we became accustomed to the gentle rocking, and greatly enjoyed the remainder of the voy- age. After three days sailing there was a very noticeable change in the atmosphere. When we left the States it was cold, but here the air was warm and balmy and filled with a sweet fragrance from the foliage of eocoanut trees and tropical woods which we saw on distant islands. Anothei- night ' s sailing brought us to our destination — Port Barrios, Guatemala, Central America. The first view of this little tropical city gave a complex impression. Some modern buildings, such as the large custom house, railroad depot, a neAV rooming house, an American hotel and the ' ' Commandante s ' ' quarters, gave the appearance of an American city; but when Ave had seen the Mai ' ket, Avhere native Avomen stood under trees in the middle of the street with fruits, vegetables and meats for sale, primitive [Page Twenty-six m mxxtH huts with thatch roofs, and especially the natives in their (luaiut costumes, it was enough to remind us that we were in a foreign land. We established our headquarters at Livingstone, another port, and the capital of one of the states of the Republic of Guatemala. In my imagination, I can still hear the town clock strike out the time of day each hour (the clock was a steel rail suspended from the limb of a tree and struck with another piece of iron) : hear the military band playing early in the morning: and see native women in dirty rags, passing down the street with cigarettes or little white pipes in their mouths, bearing vessels of water on their heads or carrying large bundles of wood on their backs. My first view of an interior city in Guatemala made me think of Palestine. The white adobe buildings, cobble stone streets, prim- itive ox-carts, pedestrians going about in sandals, and girls and women carrying water jars on their heads, all closely resemble the customs of Bible times and the Holy Land. There are some interesting things about the inhabitants. The better classes are amicable and courteous. Tlirough the estab- lishment of a public school system by the government, a portion of the population is now educated. They especially like the arts and sciences and many are beautiful singers and good musicians; all are dexterous in handicraft. The girls do various kinds of fancy sewing and crochet work; the men make mats, hammocks, and carve many kinds of fancy woodwork. On the Atlantic coast there is a pecidiar class of people, called Caribs. They are a species of the negro race, and live in a very primitive manner. There are also several thousands of West Lidian negroes livin-i on the eastern coast of Guatemala. Of this class was I ' aliner, the jester and gambler, whom we met shortly after our arrival. He was tall and dignified in appearance, and was one of the uiosr conspirMious figures in town. His handsome JVanu ' , stately walk. Page Tvvfiity-.sevenJ and graeefvd actions revealed a former refinement and better days. Yes, he had been well trained and educated and had once held a good position. But drink had overpowered him and blighted his life. Palmer was retained by the railroad company as a jester to enliven the employes by his jokes and witty sayings. One day he became seriously ill. I visited him at the employes ' cjuarters, where he lay in dirty rags in a hard booth. Disease had claimed its victim. I talked to the poor man, cited him to Jesus, and prayed with him. Before leaving, I took soap ami water and washed his dirty face and hands, at which he gratefully remarked, How good. The next time I called on him one of the men of the building told me that Palmer had been praying. When talking with him he said, I feel so good in here, pointing to his heart. He said (jod had saved him and he was ready to die. He lived only about a day longer. The religion of Guatemala is purely pagan. Twice a year, in January and June, people from all over the country make long pilgrimages on foot to an idol called The Great Lord of Esquipulas, or sometimes called The Black Christ. Those who want to be most holy a[)proach the idol by walking on their knees thi-ough the cobble stone streets. All this is carried on by the Roman Catholic church in the name of Christianity. The one urgent need of this beautiful country is the gospel. With a Christian civilization fioui-ishing and the great natural resources developed, (inateniala might become one of the great nations of the world. The Avi ' iter has tlie satisfaction of Iniving ojxMied two schools while thei-e, which ai ' C prepai ' ing ])i-oniising hoys and gii ' ls of inateniala to jiartieipate in ( levating tlieir country into a sti ' ong ( ' hi-istian nation. ' I ' lu ' call is for a strongiM- foi ' ee of well-trained |u-eachei-s, teiichei ' s ami other workers to helj) in this great work ' . ' 1 — r Aurnra ' Ifi Snai ' Shuts ' ;iti( ' Tweutv-eight m mwH A umm r UarattDii ON THURSDAY, June 11th, I stepped off the Pere Marriuette train at Grand Rapids, Michigan. I was met by a friend who piloted me to the home of the Kauffman brothers. There I found seven more of the Olivet boys, who were also on the way to fame through the sale of a curious but marvelous combination ironing table and step ladder. On Saturday we all went out for a half-day ' s work, and when we returned our enthusiasm had lost its polish: only one order had been taken by the whole crew. If one should peep into my diary record of that day, these words would meet his eyes: Badly in need of grit. We all were. The record for the next day says, Worked industriously ; the record for the 16th reads, More work : the 17th, Still working . As yet no mention of an order. But at last a few were obtained, which, to quote one of our number, were An oasis in the desert of my memory. But don ' t imagine for a moTnent that life didn ' t seem Avorth living to us. We had the best of times. On a number of occas- ions we entertained different families in Grand Rapids with a literary program; besides this, on Saturday evenings, we often held street meetings, and on Sundays we attended the Nazarene church at Grand Rapids. In addition to this, we had numerous invitations to dinner on the Sabbath, and outside of workin hours we had such a delightful time that the viiiegar was all taken out of our system. By no means the smallest factor in making our stay in Grand Rapids a delightfid one was the home at which Ave were boarding. ] lr. and Irs. Kauff ' man were a real father and mother to us hoys, and we were fed suinptUDnsly (Avliich. of course, we enjoyed). ( !i tile twenty-fifth of .Tunc we (l(M)aft( ' (l I ' oi ' .MusI-.cliou. where we had a fine time. Our (luartette shhl: ' to the fisher n in the shore of the lake, visited a blind millionaire and sang to him also, met the ex-ehampion middle-weight prize fighter of Canada, and incidentally made a few sales. From this on, nothing Avill be said of the sales: they were few and Avell earned. I can merely make mention of our experiences during the rest of our travels in Michigan, and can say nothing of the good time we had batching it by means of our little alcohol stove: how we Avere taken to be Mormons: hoAv Ave held a meeting in Ionia and the Lord helped us to break the whole church up and bring the salvation light to the people. I must not linger to tell of our visit to the state reformatory, nor of the jail services Ave attended, nor of our visit to the State Agricultural College. On July 22nd three of us departed for North Dakota to try our hand at farming as a means of revenue. My first day ' s experi- ence on a farm Avas not so bad. I Avas sent out to the field to rake hay, and haA ing never seen a hay i ake before, I felt some misgivings as to my success along that line: but after receiving a fcAv demonstrated instructions by the farmer I got along fairly Avell and began to think that I Avould rather enjoy farminu ' . But the bright prospects .sometimes fade into oblivion Avitli the i ainful realities Avhich come to pass. Tiie next morning I Avas giA ' en an axe and turned loose on the Avood-pile — a heartless looking pile of railroad ties. My diary reads sonu thing lilce this: Tavo hours liard fighting against the foe nearl - ])ut a liiiish 1o me. Little Willie almost decides home is the best |)laee foi ' him. . f- ter an houi- s I ' e.st. 1 got at the job auain and nia(h ' things ll. - the lest of tile niorniiiL; ' . In the al ' tei-noon 1 Lzi-onml oats and did ;•. few othei- tilings of little iiiipoi ' tanee, aiul at the end of the day felt |ifetty liood. after all. My iie.xt joyful expei-ienee was weedinu ' potatoes. T had lived Page Twenty-nine] Aurora ' Ifi in Chicago all my lil ' c ami knew not its pleasures. After staying with tlie job for four or five hours, I liad a very peculiar feeling along the region of my spinal column. In time it passed aAvay, but sufficient to say, I had rather anticipated than realized it. On Monday, August 3rd, we started to shock grain. I vaguely remembered having heard of such work, luit knew not what it was. I soon found out. We started in like steam engines the first thing in the morning, to show the farmer that we were some workers. We continued this Avay until din- ner time, and I had begun to feel considerably tired. Worked in the afternoon until five, and was almost a minus ciuantity. My feet felt like chunks of lead, my body was like a dishrag; the sun was scorching hot; the water jug car- ried by the binder nowhere in sight, and I felt as if I didn ' t care if I amounted to a row of pins if I could only get a rest. Nine hours ' good, hard, steady work had been enough for a city chap. I started for the hoiise, which was a half mile away. When about one-third of tlie way I faltered and stumbled behind a shock. The ground seemed as soft as down, and I could then and there have gone off into a most delightful slumber, but rousing myself. I started again. Three times in the half mile I had this experi- ence. Finally I reached the horse trough near the house. I sat on the edge of the trough and was so hot and thirsty, and so dead tired, that I was just about ready to roll over in the water when I saw the farmei- eoniing down the road, and l)eing ashamed of my weakness, I mustered strength and tottered over to the cistern and drank, and drank, and drank, of the water, which I afterwards found contained all sorts of things. Then I went to the tent aud knew no more uiUil I was awakened for supper at six-thirty. The next day at seven I was at it again. By noon I was very tired: my feet were blistered. I walked on blistei ' ed feet and fought fatigue all that next day and the next. After four or five days I was adjusted pretty well to the work and things went along fairly well. I might put in a word here about the meals. I estimate, at a moderate guess, that I ate enough for four men, each meal. And those farmers ' wives could cook I ]My mouth Avaters now as I think of it. ly narrative has been too long, now. I can only make mention of the delightful experience of getting soaked to the skin three times a day and putting on the same wet clothes and working until they got dry. While in North Dakota Ave frequently had our literary programs, and Avith the playing and singing in the house in the evenings, Ave had a splendid time. About the first of September I departed for Chicago, wonder- ing after all if it Avasn ' t all a dream. Bruce Deisenroth, Col. ' 16. [Page Thirty m mxwt 3infimmt INFLUE.XCE appears to be some sort of social electricity, and like that inexplicable phenomenon, possesses both a direct and an alternating current. To put it awkardly, tho sug- gestively, everybody is influencing somebody else, and that somebody is anybody whom we may meet. From this relationship there is no immunity. Influence is an epi- demic. You catch it, you give it, and yet you have it. You ever carry with you what you are al- ways leaving behind. To be is to exert an influence. It is either helpful or hurtful, hopeful or hap- less, happifying or hideous, accord- ing to the source of emanation. You are the Architect, the Con- noisseur, the Executor of your own fate or fortune, and that of others. Would you like to exist without exerting an influence? Then you would be better off as a fence post. But you are a human being; you cannot dodge the issue. You are ever influencing somebody. ' I ' hey are better for having met yoii, or worse. There are many things in this woi-h! wliicli in i)oint of time, in memory or geographically, we may tlepart from; Ijut not so with our influence. It is indispensable. Our appearance may change with age — or cosmetics, — our clothes with the fashion, bnt in- fluence, like tlie poet ' s brook, ii-oes on forever. There have been millions of hunuin beings wlio Inivc nppcnred iipon this stage of life; liave enacted tlicji ' pnrts. just lil c we do today; they saAv the same sunlight, gazed upon the same terres- trial scenes; they played, they toiled, they laughed, they tried as Ave, but they are gone. Where? Echo answers AVhere? God only knows. But this Ave know : they lived, and no man liA ' eth to himself ; they died, and no man dieth to himself. Bi;t more. They noAv liA e a dual life ; one in the lieyond, and one representatively by their influence left behind. What they left is our legacy, — and thus the Avorld goes on. One has but to contemplate the handiAvork of God to ascertain the estimate AAdiich He places upon in- fluence. The Avorld is as beautiful in appearance as it is Avonderful in construction. Ajid for every thing that Avas made there is a pui ' posc. Happy is that person Avho can read the ideographic annals Avhicli natui-e Avrites. He Avho made the flowers commanded us to behold the lilies. He did not say, Listen to the lilies, ' for they could not speak. Tliey could only be, ;ind heinu ' . they could exei1 an in- fluence. (Jaze upon the sunset sky, fi-om the haunts of birds in the soli- tude, when the suuimei ' sun h.is set. and the twilight shadows gatluM- about; Avlien the evening breeze is fragrant, and the Avest- ern sky aglow, when the golden clouds appear as the ])ortals of that l)lest be -oii(l ; then, of ;dl eai ' thly scenes, this is one of tiie Page Thirtv-one Aurora ' Ifi most sublime. Happy is that aesthetic bcijig upon whose soul nature is permitted to stamp her glories. Theu, tliere is the influence of kindness. Is your influence upon others tempered by this genial spirit? In taking an inventory of yourself, do you find a good stock of kindness on hand 1 Should you essay to take a trial balance, to ascertain if yours was the true character equilibrium, you could not succeed unless kindness was included in your assets. Did you ever meet a sociological criminal? They are just lil e other human beings, only they lack in kindness. Hence, their in- fluence nuist be undesirable. Perhaps they may mean well, but do- ing well is better. Influence does not follow from intentions, but from acts. Did you ever meet a former schoolmate or acquaintance, and look for a pleasant token of ]-ecognition, only to behold an icy glance given in silence? Then, the door of your sonl that had been opened for a pleasant salutation was closed upon a dreary void. Then you feel that something is not quite right, and wonder if it is not yourself. But afterward, life is not the same. Again you go forth and l)y the wayside, meet another. There is that cheerful greeting and pleasant look which makes you think that after all, life is not so gloomy. It was only a small thing, but it yielded great dividends. Only a word, a glance of the eye, or a kindly look of a passer-by, and afterwards life is not the same. Indeed, the importance of exerting a good influence often is not felt till aftei- some weary one has passed beyond the confines of tinif. Then, as if to atone, we carry a beautiful bouquet and place it ii])()n the coffin. But the one to whom we owed the debt could neither see nor smell. The fragrance was wafted in vain. This world, at best, is not any too cheerful. Her myriads of iuhahitMuts have been stricken by sin. Their best song is in the minor key, in tin- y)laintive wail. Our utmost influence is needed 1r. cMiintci-jH-t tin- iini.lcjisjinlness. For this task we need salvation and courage. AVill we do our best? If we should assemble all the learned men of the age, with all theii ' power of analysis and synthesis of logic and precision, ana should they concentrate their best efi ' orts, they should utterly fan to define and give the scope and extent of the influence of a single human being. It is a product of personality, a concomitant of the soul. Such is influence. But how varied are its manifestations! Tliere are folks whom we meet, and going on, we straightway forget them. There are others, the impress of whose personalities is caught by the camera obscura of the soul: and they ever after- wards live with us. In conclusion, bear this in mind : no human soul is made of cast iron. It is plastic and capable of receiving the most delicate im- pressions. What it receives, it registers and retains. Then, at the great Judgment Day, like the record of a phonograph, it will transmit what in life it has received. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good or whether it be evil. This world is nearing a crisis. Present conditions are doomed. All nature seems to be in an attitude of expectancy. Life is too serious for trifling. Our best influence is none too good. Then let us be diligent, awake, alert, active. Shall we gaze upon the world ' s necropolis and think upon the dead, or shall we look upon the mass of living and adjust ourselves to their needs? Shall we lose heart and falter by the wayside? No, never! The weeping willows of despair may tower A dth ghostly majesty above the graveyard of time-buried years, and cast their sickly and sullen gloom out over her monuments of memory: but. thank God, hope does not lie buried here, but abounds with life, hidden with Christ under the shadows of the Almighty. Oscar Raisor. I Page Thirtv-two m mwtt Bxh tlj0 Qlrrattnu (Enurr B x literal SaijB? GONCERXIXG the Creation the Scripture has spoken its last word ; after which the first word of Science must begin. ] lany great philosophers, theologians and scientists have worked on the problem of reaching some conclusion regarding the Creation, harmonizing the results of modern science with the Mo- saic account. This record has not for its ob.ject the details of creation as siich, but only so far as they concern the coming history of mankind; yet, as Ave view it in the light of geology and its various interpretations, its truth will only stand the more thor- oughly vindicated and the more highly appreciated. Perhaps the most serious question of adjustment is that of the time occupied during the creation. According to the generally received interpretation of the first chapter of Genesis, this covered six days, whereas geology teaches that it must have been in progress through periods of time which cannot be computed. The question confronting us is whether these days are literal days, as now measured by us, or indefinite and prolonged periods. The Avord day is used in many places; and every other place where a literal day of twenty-four hours is implied, a numeral is connected with it. Again, it may indicate a period of time during which certain revealed purposes of God are to be accomplished. In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens (Gen. 2:4). We read of the Day of Mercy and the Day of Vengeance. II Peter 3:8 says, One day is witli the Lord as a thousand years. From the earliest ages of Christianity, learned couinicntators have differed in their interpretation of the record of creation. Without an attempt to decide at present between theii- several claims, we shall proceed to show wliat these are; and that, accord ing to any of them, all agreed facts of science may be fully I ' age Thii ' ty-three] admitted, and yet the record of Moses stand secure and by no means discredited. First. let us take that theory Avhich is most literal, In six days the Lord made heaven and earth, each of these days being taken as our solar day. Whatever geologists may agree upon, whatever fossils the scientists may dig from the earth, may not the Christian reply, Is not God Omnipotent? Was not His crea- tive act a miracle? And might not God have formed and ar- ranged all those particles just as they noAv appear in a single day as easil.y as in a million centuries? We believe the trees of paradise Avere originally created in fruit-bearing maturity and that man Avas not made first as an infant. Why not think of the Creation as extending over just six natural days ! Another method of interpretation is to take the expression of the first A ' erse. In the beginning, as referring to a period greatly distant in the past, in AAdiich God created heaven and earth. The second verse describes the earth as Avithout form and void, or as the original HebreAv i-eads, a desolation and a Avaste. The Bible distinctly states that the Lord created the earth not in vain ; hence, Ave ' would not expect it to be in this state of riiin in the first place. The first verse tells of the Creation of th( Universe, but of non-existing material; and the second verse liegins a record of altogether distinct and subsequent events Avhicli did not affect the sidereal heaven, but only the earth and i1s immediate sni-round- ings. Some nuiintain that the earth had undergone a cataclysmic change as a result of dixine judgment. Age aftei- age may have r-olled MAvay. and during their course the earth ' s ci ' usi was grad- ually foi ' uied. There is I ' oom for any lenLilh of time between the first and second v(M ' ses of the P)ilile. and hei-e jiijain vi- liiid the geological attacks i ' oiled. The six days com|)rising I he sec- Aurora ' IB oudary ereation were literal days, during- which the I ' eadjiistnieiit and formation on the earth were completed, the creative acts be- ing those connected with animal and man. The advocates of this theory hold to the idea that these were days of twenty-four hours, since they are spoken of as having evening and morning . While both the primary and secondary creations were accom- plished by the wisdom of God and His power, there is a distinc- tion betAveen the two which is given in Genesis 2 :3, where it says, He rested from all His works which God had created and made. The third mode of conciliation is construing the six days as metaphorical days, each implying an indefinite period of time. Here the word day is interpreted as meaning an enormous cycle of creative activity. The epochs of God whose periods are not as ours, are presented to us in our history as human epochs. There is then a double series of days: an upper and a lower: the one analogous to the other. The higher or the heavenly are the great cycles of creation, which ended in the Sabbatic cycle of the reconstructed economy with man at its head. The lower and earthly, are the form they take to us in the representation of literal days ending on the Sabbath, hallowed forever, each of ou.- working days being used to symbolize its own term in the second- ary creation of God, and our own literal Sabbath His rest. The first day in the creation is the most comprehensive, includ- ing all down to the production of light, one period of untold du- ration whicli it pleased (iod to -d what we know as the natural (hiy. witli its evening and morjiing. ' I ' he last day is the long Sab- batic rest with God, which with nmn is the hallowed day of rest. ' i ' hus we find three theoi-ies regarding tiiis question. First: the old oi ' thodox view, most recently defended by Keil, wliich claims that the world was created in six literal days. Second : the Resti- tution Hypothesis, which says the ge(, logical epochs form an incal- culably long period before the period of light and other creative acts. Therefore, the Mosaic six days work is a restitution or a formation superimposed on an earlier and, as it were, perished order of things. Chalmers, Buckland, Sedgwick, Hitchcock, Kui-tz and many other eminent writers, adhere to this view of the literal days, and believe that ages of geology passed over silently in Genesis 1 :2. Third : the view of the Harmonists or Coneordists. who hold that the six days are periods of great indefinite length and are, therefore, reconcilable and parallel with the long geologic formations. This theory was taught by St. Augustine in the sixtli century and later advanced by Dr. Pope Cnvier and Hugh ililler. With these theories before us, it is well to rememl)er that the Lord has said. As the heavens are higher tlian the earth so are my ways higher than your ways. While God does not forbid us to search as far as we may be able into the laws of His universe, our great task here is to learn the lesson of absolute dependence upon Him and entire submission to His will. Then, after a season. He will open vast stores of His widsom to those who love and trust Him and will delight their souls with the secrets of His creative power. Grace Ritchie, Col. ' 19. For the Lord is a great God. and a great King ahovc all gods. In his hand arc the deep places of the earth; the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his. and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land. come, let us zvorship and boic dozvn: let ns kneel before the Lord nir maker. Psalms 95 :3-7. [Page Thirty-four m mimt A Fi; v Rksidknci.s ]3rii.T in Oi.ivm ' I ' mis ' l■;AK TaKe Tliirty-live | Aurora ' IB mnaatr on iPaill) O Faith, how cans I thou accomplish thai Which nothing else can bring to pass? Is there anything too hard for thee? How can thyi power measureless he? The fever from the aching brain Thou cans ' t remove, and quiet pain. That racks the physical of man. And bring him back to health again. Against the missiles, darts, and blows. Despite the efforts of thy foes To ruin and defeat thy plan. Thou dost a huge Gibraltar stand. At last unconquerable faith. When wide swung open are the gates Of heaven upon the streets of gold, Thy glory there shall be untold. —0. J. T ■ Faith is a firm conviction of the truth of what is declared by another, simply on the ground of his truth or faithfulness; practical dependence on a person, statement, or thing as trustworthy; belief; trust; especially such beliet and trust exercised toward God and Christ, — Webster. Faith is an acceptance, a renunciation of claim; a confession of unworthi- ness- an act of homage to God ' s grace. It is without merit, but not without excellence It is the ver - opposite of a meritorious claim upon God s mercy; but there is an ethical excellence in the renunciation of such claim ' because it is the essence of the obedient and teachable spirit. — Stevens. FROM the al)Ove definitions it is seen that real faith includes intellectual assent, submission of the will, self commitment, confidence, and trust. All anxious care, fretfulness and worry are foreign to faith, while, on the other hand, it brings rest, hope, and contentment. They who believe do enter into rest. Faith and rest are inseparable. In Christian experience there may be two kinds of faith, saviny faitli ;iiid the fullness of faith. If an individual possesses the latter, his soul will continually exclaim with the Psalmist, Wait thou only upon Cod for my expectation is from Him. TIm ' I ' nilli hy which we are .justified is not simply an assent to th. «-osi) -l vi1hnii1 iiHivinii ' or Mifcctinii ' the heart or brino ' ing the in- dividual to a realization of sin. Faith has a saving power and is the only condition of our justification. It is a concurrence of the will and affections with the plan of salvation which causes a renunciation of every other refuge. Such a trust in Jesus causes us to come to Christ and receive Him as our personal Savior, committing ourselves to Him with confidence in His abil- ity to save us. There is no saving quality in faith itself, but it ]s faith in Jesus. The saving power is in the Savior. Faith is always eft ' ectual : it brings something to pass and through it the personality and finite capabilities of man are raised to superhuman power. The greatest accomplishments have been and are being Avrought by those who have unlimited trust in God. Just as certainly as faith lays hold upon God, its desires shall be realized. But there are obstructions which cause absolute trust to be an impossibility, for example: a lack of perfect assur- ance that God exists: doubtfulness as to His ability: ciuestionings as to the truthfulness of His Word ; sin harbored in the heart : and any unbelief in His Word. True faith receives ample reward in this life and will be more fully recompensed in the life to come. — E. E. T. [Page Thirty-si; m mxvH IStbb JUuatrattnn PETER, with Jesus and the other disciples, had come to Caper- naum to minister the gospel unto the people. When they arrived and did not pay tribute, some came to them and inquired concern- ing their altitude. Wherefore Jesus called Peter and instructed him to go to the sea, cast in a hook, draw out the first fish that came up, take from the fish ' s moiith a piece of money, and go and pay their tribute. The request was simple and possibly there was no difficulty in carrying it out. But, doubtless, Peter encountered some sug- gestions from the tempter that would have shaken his faith had he heeded them. And methinks I can see that disciple as he proceeds on his strange mission. But before he reaches the water ' s edge, questions confront him: Why is all this necessary? A fish with a coin in its mouth! Where would it get it ? But my Lord said it would be so, and He never was mistaken. With similar thoughts flitting through his mind, he reaches the water. Something seemed to say, Peter, 3 ' ou have been a fisherman all your life; you have caught tons of fish; few men know the trade better than you ; but now, at the sug- gestion of this Galilean, you come here expecting to catch a fish that has a coin in its mouth. Go back and tell Hhn that such things are impossible. Peter reflects: Would Pie tell me to do something that is impossible? No! He never did. And if He could feed that multitude with those few loaves and fishes. He can do this; so, here goes my hook. And with this he throws it into the water. One minute passes; two minutes; five, ten; biif not a bite. Wouldn ' t they laugh if you should tell them what you are doing, Peter ? ,Again he drops his head, but, — There, I have a bite! He didn ' t fool me, — but it ' s gone. Now, Peter, jou have been following this man for some time; you have left your home, your trade, and all; and now you can see that He is just an ordinary man. He hasn ' t any more power than you have. But there the devil ovci-shot tln ' iiuirk iind iiniinMlijilcl y 1h(i-e rushed to his mind scenes (if the sick. l)lind. l;niie iiiid (h ' lil ' . as they leaped and praised (iod ;is this Ahiii spoke, Thy sins he for- given thee. And He said all things are possihh ' wilii us if v Page Tliirty-seveii] believe ! Lord, I believe, and the line was jerked violently. He had the fish on the bank; he thrust his finger in its mouth and out came a shining coin. An exclamation of joy escaped his lips. The tribute was paid, Peter ' s faith strengthened and God glorified. — M. E. B. A ppraonal Sxpcrirnrr AFTER God sanctified me, I felt that it was His will that I should go to school and prepare for work in His vineyard. Last summer 1 felt that the time had come for me to go. At that time I was working for a woman ijti Lincoln, Nebraska; and, having heard her express disapproval of girls leaving their employers suddenly, or on short no tice, I felt impressed oJie Thursday morning to give her a twenty-four days ' notice. I did so, telling her my plans. She said that it Avas foolish for me to go to school and tried to persuade me to stay with her. On Friday she told me a girl was coming on Monday to take my place, thus leaving me to look for a new place or go home. The Assembly which I desired xevy much to attend was to meet in Lincoln in three weeks ; but I could not afford to pay board and room rent without having any means of income, so it seemed that I must go home. On S;mday, the pastor used for his text Romans 14:23, For whatsoever is not of faith is sin. After the services I told him that the sermon had settled the qi;estion of my going home. Then I began to pray for God to make it ])ossible for me to stay. On Sunday evening I said to tllie girls of the church, All things work together for good to them that love God; and 1 do not believe God would take my position from me unless He had something better for wm ' . On Tuesday the girl came to take my jilace. 1 was (•om])elie(l to leave, but had I believed (iod in ain . ' No! |)i-ais( His name; for I heard of a woman who wanted a uii-1 i ' (M ' three weeks. 1 went to see hei ' , took the woi ' k, and iouiid it iinicli lighter than thai ■hildl I had been (hiing. So i was gi cn an o| |ioi-t ninty to do some sewing ii; the day and lio to pi-ayer iiieetiim in the e ' eu- ing. 1 attended the Asseml ly and i1 was through 1lie inllnence of pei ' sons there that I am attendinii- the ()li ct I ' lnvei-siy this year. — A. M. Aurora ' 10 Goiiiijliineiits of Till-; Mbssenoer Publismino Comimnv CHICAfiO, II-f.lNClIS The Widow ' s Miti ' [Page Thirty-eight m mxuH ml)f (greatPBl Art IT IS Avith wonder and admiration rhat we note the progress of nations in science, art, and inventions: but the greatest art is being neglected. Great men have lived tor art alone, with- out regard to the high principles which should govern society and individual life. We cannot develop one side of our nature or intellect only without detrimental results. There is a greater benefit to be derived by having a symmetrical development of all our powers, which will leave neither our l nowledge, nor our faith in God impaired. With all our poAvers developed, Ave Avill lie fitted for the highest and iioblest duties in the Avalks of life. ] roral life in the tAventieth century is very complex. Wealth, knoAvledge, poAA er, and social Avelfare make demands for estab- lishing a standard of Avhat is good and right. We cannot easily understand moral life today, Avith its problems and issues, except in the light of primitiA ' e society. It AA as out of the relation of the individual to social obligations and political order that the Greeks came to full consciousness of moral laAvs and personality. The ne- cessity of forming a standard has been evident until today modern morality and civilization rcA ' cal influences of ITebreAv, (Jreek, Roman, and Celtic life. A great philosopher has said that the encampment of ignorance must be broken, the spell of satisfaction must be disturbed, and Christian spii ' its must haA-e the right of Avay into obscurity, dark- ness, and speculation that they may overshadoAV it AA ' ith light and victory. Socrates, the great philosopher, said, KnoAvledge is the only virtue, and ignorance the only vice. As this great teacher taught men hoAV to think and acquire knoAvledge. it Avas with tlir intention of teaching them hoAV to live. The greatest! happiness that comes iji our lives docs not coiin ' to the individual AA-ho builds liis enjoyment on the pei ' ishable things of the Avorld. Iiu1 ini tlic etidui ' ing |ii-ini ' i|ile within liiiii and seeks ti-utli in ordei- to rejicli 1 he hiiihe t standai-.l of iiianlinod or Avomanhood. It is the mission and duty of e ci-y |i ' Mson 1 i tiain 1lie l ' ;iiMilties to precise action, and e(piip tlie iidellecl ith all ])ossilile means Tliirty-iiiiio] of research, so that Avith faith in God and Avith science perfectly developed, they Avill form a beautiful harmony of truth. Religion is the lamp of reason and the key to the doorAvay of life. Religion and science are parts of tnith. Avhile reason and rcA elation are factors of knoAvledge : and it is only by joining these components that a complete system of truth can ever be realized, and only through the harmony of these may Ave aspire to the highest good. When the intellect has been trained to its greatest degree, and the understanding made clear and free from all imperfections and ignorance, then the mind can remain su])ject to the divine Avill of God. Zeal for kuoAvledge is Avide-spread. Nations are perfecting their educational systems, and all forms of intellectual knoAvledge and the progress of the tAventieth centuiy is due to the increased interest in educational matters. The demand everyAvhere is for the ncAv. because of the incompleteness, imperfections and dissat- isfaction of the old. Poetiy, art, philosophy, and eloquence, lui- accompanied by religious life, are dangei-ous to auA nation. Let him Avho Avoidd cast off the teachings of religion in the pride of research be assured that he Avill find knoAvledge and divine things inseparable and himself in ignorance. As Ave look forth on a field bounded Avith thought, her ideals and principles are struggling for the mastery. With the interests of humanity and the Avelfare of nations staked upon the issue, let us he found ranked Avith loA ' ers of truth and benefactors of maidvind, that Ave uuiy fulfill the high- est functions of life. AVisdom is not merely ability to apply a standard, but to form one for guiding and sluiping ideals and princples in mu character. TJiere is a Irue system of rules for linman ' -oiiduet hack of all thai man knows, it is jin unvarying ])i-inciplc, but it woi-ks out in dilVei-cnl ways, hccanse of the I ' ola- tion Avc ha ' e to |)hn ' cs and things. it is hy our knowledge tliaf our personal st;in(l;ii-d is rornuMl. i eliL:i(in is more 1h;in a luoi ' al inllrencc. il is iin in1ellee1u;ii loi-ee. In il is 1lie scci ' ct ol ' no- hleiicss and knowlcduc jind under its Linidam-e and help A ' e may Isiiow tlic truth as il is i ' c -e;dc(l in ( ' lirisl. Seva J. Ellis, Acad. 17. Aurnra ' Ifi g iirtFtij THE OPENING RECEPTION. ON the evening of September 18, the opening reee])tion was given in the dining hall. The students were received at the door by two of the lady professors, who furnished each with pencil and paper and instructed the recipients to write their names and exchange papers with others. Thus names as well as faces were learned. After the students had exchanged names and become somewhat ac- quainted, all entered heartily into the playing of games. Later in the evening, a program was rendered, consisting of readings and music, which was greatly enjoyed by all. After the enter- tainment of the evening, all kn elt in prayer and dispersed with joyous anticipations. HALLOWE ' EN RECEPTION. OX Hallowe ' en the faculty and students met in the University dining hall for a general good time. Unique decorations showed the significance of the occasion. The entertainment began with music by the band; this was followed by a few harmless games. All threw care aside and liad a jolly time, especially those who could, without assistance from the hands, bite apples floating in a tub of water, or doughnuts hanging on strings suspended from the ceiling. The refreshments — pumpkin pies, doughnuts and milk — wore placed on a table and each helped himself. After another selection by the band and prayer by Professor AVarner, the crowd dispersecl, all declaring they had had an excellent time. SENIOR RECEPTION. TIIK (loUeoe Seniors were entertained by Miss Mary Brandon, at the lioiiic of AIt ' . Mud Mrs. N. B. Herrell, on the evening of Novem- licf 11)1 li. After enjoying a social time together, they were ushered into tlic dininu ' room to ] Mrtfd :e of the good things fiwaiting them 1 here. AftiM- i (, i s jiislicc 1o the well filled plates of ice cream and (■Mk(% thc - reliii ' i]c(| to the parlor where a short musical pro- gi-atn Wits i-cii l Tc(l. It was now growing late and they were i-r ' inindi ' d ili;it thcv iiiust sooji part and also that, as Seniors, they mast soon be separated. The class president, Mr. Elmer Kauffman, gave an inspiring talk and impressed on the minds of all the fact that the world was expecting something from them and that they should put forth every effort to make good. After a short season of pi-aye)-. they I ' etired to their rooms. THANKSGIVING DAY. THANKSGIVING Day was joyfully spent by the faculty and students as well as the residents of Olivet. At eight-thirty a. m. a Thanksgiving service Avas held in the chapel. In the prayers and testimonies God ' s presence was manifest and our souls were made thankful for His goodness to us. Each member of the faculty and student body, boarding at the dormitory, was a guest at one of the homes in the village. The tables were loaded wdth everything one could wish to eat, and we feasted on tiu-key and cranberries until Ave could eat no more. Our time Avas occupied in the afternoon Avith games, readings, nii ' Sic and taking of pictures. WEENIE TOAST. THE students residing in Olivet and those living too far distant to go to their homes for the Christmas A a cation deserved a special treat, and this they had on Tuesday evening, December 21st. Chaperoned by the cook and the matron, they Avent to the Avoods AAdiere a fire Avas built and logs Avere arranged about the fire for seats. While some Avere seated around the fire engaged in con- versation and playing games, others Avere busily preparing the eats. But the latter AA as of too much interest for some to sit by and not take any part. So all endeavored to assist in hurry- ing things along. The sight Avill never be forgotten. Weenies, chicken, po- tatoes, apples and marshmallows dangled over the fire. Of course, the dainties were not prepared as Avould have been expected had they been set on the dining table, but that only added to the flavor, and each pronounced them very excellent. As might be expected, Avhen everything edible Avas eaten, it Avas time to go home, and home Ave Avent. Page I ' cirty m mivH Uht Art nf ICtBtf ntng SOME people always have raueh to say, but very little time to listen to anyone else. One has well said that in a company each one is eager to tell his oM ' n story and impatient of listening to others. Much emjihasis is laid on beiiig a good writer, thinker, or speaker. Bacon is often quoted: Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and Avriting an exact man, hut nothing is said about the man that listens. We need more listeners, and not so many speakers. Listening is an art. It takes power of concentrated thought to be able to foUoAV a speaker through his discourse. The student who can sit and hear a story related, a lecture given, a verb conjugated, or a proposition explained, and not lose the connections, has made a wonderful achievement in his education. A good listener is an inspiration to the speal-cer. Some few people, by their attentive interest and sympathetic attitude toward the speaker, have a magnetic faculty of eliciting words right out of the speaker ' s mouth. It is one of the most exquisite gifts possible. Psychologists tell us that the attitude of the body Avill control to a great extent the attitude of the mind. If the student would take this into consideration from day to day as he sits in the class room during the recitation period, perhaps it might help him to solve the problem of understanding and retaining instruc- tions of the teacher. Some of the same advice might be given to the one attending a church or listening to speaking of any kind, whatsoever. Certainly, real politeness, if nothing else, will cause us to give undivided attention to the speakei-; but if we would but feel, as we should, that he is woi ' thy and dcsei-ves oiii ' attcnlion. wliich in most cases is true, listening would have a dirtVrcnl asix ' ct. Let us studv tn he quiet and hcai- what dlluTs iiiav have to say. ■ . — r. E. P.. ©Itr AutDbingra jl|i| of a l nmi] MY earliest recollections are those of the mint life. Though brief, it was sutficiently long to leave with me impressions for a lifetime. I am very ruddy of complexion, not to say red-headed. My vocabulary is qi;ite limited : all I can say is that I am one cent, was born at such and such a time, and that I am a citizen of the United States. When it comes to popularity at a missionary or church collec- tion, I am the non plus ultra. A five dollar bill isn ' t in it. Though I may be in the same pocket with many of my big kins- folk, when the hat comes my way in I go for a ride to visit a disap- pointed treasurer. But I am not alone ; there are others. Alas, we are wearing ourselves out riding in church collection boxes. Of course, circumstances alter cases. When I am in the pocket of a man who says Hallelujah, and LIVES it, I then get a rest M ' hile my big Brother Dollar goes to help the needy. I have had many hard times and tight squeezes: especially squeezes! P u1 more, a tough ease got hold of nu oiu-e, gave me a silver-like coat and passed me for a dime. It is such a disgrace to be a hypocrite. Speaking of hypocrites reminds be of another sad case: the hinnan beings were tak ' ing an offei-ing to hel]) Olivet University. A fine, big man, worth several millions of myself, came mai ' ching by and, would you believe it. thrust liis generous hand into his full ])oeket and hauled me ou1 and placed me care- fully on the open Bible. Tie shouted so loudly as he did this that eveiyhody thought he put in a thousand dollar s. l id, not so. This i ' elloAN ' A ' as iu)t a I ' eal Nazarene : he was only a Nazai-ene- jade, an imitation like mysell ' when 1hi ' timgh ease |)assed me for a dime. Again I i-epeal it, it is such a disLiraee to be a li y| oci ' ite. 0. J. p. I ' ngo Forty-onp | Aurora ' Ifi A g ' tubPitt ' B SjPttprB i nmr ■ . Olivet, III., September 14, 1915. My Dearest Mother — Doubtless you are wondering why I haven ' t written you yet; but, reallv, mother dear, everythincr has been so new and exciting I can scarcely catch my breath. It is ail so wonderful to really be in college and, of course, I love it. I had a nice trip coming down and arrived here Sa,turday P. M., at two o ' clock, just as we had thotight. Hardly a student had arrived yet, but the Chicago Central District of the Nazarene Church was having its yearly as- sembly and there were crowds of ministers with their wives and friends here. They acted as if thev had known each other all their lives (and such a social time as they had). I felt so lonely all by myself that I thought I ' d sleep all the time until the students came, but that was impossible, as there wasn ' t a quiet place available. It was noise, noise, noise! One of the girls, who got here early, was so nice to me. She asked me to go to church with her Sunday p. m. I went because I didn ' t want to be a reg- ular heathen, and I was too lonesome to go by myself in the a. m. I ' m so glad I did. They had the best meeting ! Folks acted so queer to be at church. They were all so happy ; one boy walked all around in the auditorium with his hands held up above his head ; a man pulled a flower from a vase and ran around, holding it over his shoulder like an umbrella; one woman danced right in church, honest she did, only she wasn ' t with a man ; and the whole bunch seemed to have the best time. They cried and laughed and shouted and sang and did almost ever .-thing imaginable. Even I laughed, mother. But, serious now, what made them do it? Do you know? I ' d like to. And it was all so unassumed. I ' ve written so much about the assembly. I ' ll just mention school this time. I room with the sweetest girl; her name is Marion Stowe ; she takes second year college work, so can help me out when I get stuck. She is a Christian, but isn ' t at all sour or cross. The old students all love each other so much. T wonder if tliev will love me next year. Your own girlie, Elizabeth. | S.— Olivet is in the country, so I suppose we can have all the eggs, chicken, and milk we want. Olivet, III., October 31, 1915. Dkak MoTiiiK-It was so lovely of you to send ' the eats, and such a lark as we had. I had six of the girls with whom I associate come in to share the feast. Of couse, it is study, study, study, all the time, so there wasn ' t time left to have them until quarter till ten. We had just started eat- ing when ding went the bell. The temptation was too great to resist. We stuffed the keyhole with cotton and covered the crack under the door with our rugs and were eating as big as life, while the matron slept as peacefully as a child, never mistrusting a thing, for we were so quiet. Honest we were, mother, even if we all were girls. But all good things must come to an end, and our spread was no exception While we were having such a good time, the President was going home from his office. He saw our light, so he stopped and asked us whence the gaiety. Of course, we were scared to death, and turned out the light immediately. Verj ' unceremoniously did our spread end and the girls all scampered home to bed. And, would you believe it, the next morning in chapel he told the whole school about the light being on after ten. No telling what he would have done if he had known all that was going on. The Hallowe ' en stunt was Saturday p. m. Had a good time, but wished I was home with you folks. It ' s most mail time, so, farewell. Elizabeth. Olivet, III., November 20, 1915. My Own Dear Mother — I just can ' t study, so I ' m going to write you and tell you all about things. My throat isn ' t one bit sore, but when I go to the table, I just can ' t eat. I want to cry all the time, and I can hardly choke doNMi a bite. I wish I ' d never come ! They pray, and everything and every- body is so happv, except me. All the girls are nice to me, but they are so dif- ferent. I can ' t study much and oh, dear! When I was home I wasn ' t so wicked, was I? At least, I never felt so wicked and uncomfortable then. I do want to be good and I tr - hard, but there ' s no use denying it, I am not happv like the other girls. I wish you were here so I could tell you all about it. I can ' t tell my room- mate. Slie is a dear, but she is so peaceful and happy I ' m sure she never, never felt like I do tonight. I ' m even scared to go to sleep because I might not wake up in the morning. I love you, mother, and want to see you. Beth. [Page Forty-two m miM t Olivet, III., November 25, 1915. Dear Mother — Oh, I am so happy! This a.m. they had the loveliest sermon I ever heard, only I felt so uncomfortable all the time the minister was preach- ing. I felt worse and worse, but he preached so good, and when he got through he said he felt someone there needed help. I thought That ' s I. He said if anyone wanted to get rid of all his sins and feelings (and he de- scribed just how I felt and, honest, I never told him nor anyone else) he would pray. I knew he meant me. It didn ' t take me long to make up my mind, so I just got up and went to some long benches they have in front, and how good I feel now. All that old uncom.fortable feeling is gone now. I know I ' m a Christian. I see now why they laughed and sang and shouted so that first night. I feel it inside. I ' m sorry for all the naughty things I did and said when I was home. Your own happy girlie. P. S. — I told the President and the matron what a naughty girl I was when my eats came, and the both forgave me so nice. Olivet, III., January 8, 1916. My Darling AIother — My first letter to you since I got back from vaca- tion at grandma ' s. It really seemed good to get back here, for I do so love the girls. O. U. is a lovely place ! We had the greatest old time last night. Isabelle has a friend and he comes to see her every week. While she was at the parlor, Grace, Lou and I went to her room, and what we didn ' t do ! We turned ever ' picture on the dresser upside down; i)ut her chafing dish in the middle of the floor; piled her dresser drawers in front of the closet door and put a dummy in her bed. We had just finished that much when stud - hour came, so we scampered off to our rooms, so we wouldn ' t be naughty. At 9:45 Isabelle came rushing up- stairs to accuse us all of being guilty. She thought it was the biggest joke, and we all did have a big laugh over it. It ' s fun to have fun. They have a year book here, and, do you know, the editor asked }iic to write an article on doniiitor ' life, and I don ' t see what I could ever write about it that would be intei:esting, but he persuaded mc to think it over. Do you suppose 1 could? 1 just lo e English, but — oh, well! Your loving daughter, Beth. Olivet, 111., May 12, 1916. My Dear Mother — I ' m so tired toni.ght, as I have had a vcr - lins week, but want to write to you, anvway. Our literarv societ - had their annual picnic Page Forty-three I Philathean Picnmc, 1915 as a jubilee to-day. It was a picnic in itself getting the lunch ready. Be- tween classes Marion and I would make sandwiches and then rush back to school and pour out all that our brains contained. The others did the same in the line of salads, cakes, etc. At last all was ready, and at 3:40 we started. We went through groves, up steep banks and then down on the other side, until we reached an ideal place for a picnic. We certainly did have a jolly time. The boys built a big bon- fire and then we roasted wenies and marshmallows. We played all kinds of games, and by six o ' clock we were almost starved, but didn ' t stay that way long — we had the best eats! We started home soon after supper and, as we had no society, I ' m writing. lust think; it will soon be time to go home. Tmg ea.uer to see on all ; it has been a long time since Scptcmilier. 1 can ' t help but tell ou 1 rather dread coming home, though, for I ' m so changed. The old crowd will har 11 know me and the - won ' t understand; but ' 0U and Jesus will, .ancl lllat ' ' enough. I i . ' ill stand true to Him. Since 1 was sanctified at grandma ' . 1 do not wear my rings and lavallier. Jane will ask me the first thing if 1 lost the ring she gave me for Chirstmas, and do you know, I ' ve never even worn il ! I ' xe also made up ni mind I ' ll ' -;o to the Xazarene church. W4ialc er will the girls think? Hut 1 don ' t care. Good-bvc until next time. F.ltzareth. Aurora ' Ifi If A lurien Hiftpr Somebody ' s heart with sorrow is broken, Crushed by the absence of kindness and smiles ; Some loving deed, or word kindly spoken. Might bind up the wounds and make life worth while. Some little act, tho ' small and unnoticed, May sunshine and cheer bring back to the heart, Some little favor may act as a poultice To heal up the wounds which are torn apart. Dying is the world for lack of time love; Longing a kind word for someone to speak; In gross darkness lying,— no light from above. Will you lend a hand, some lost one to seek? for someone to be thoughtful of others. Forgetful of self and her own desires. Willing to sacrifiee as would mother, For the best good of her own precious child. Many hearts now are aching with sadness, Anxious for pity and love of a friend; No one to comfort and bring them gladness. No one with sympathy o ' er them will bend. Brilliant gems in the bosom lie buried. Of poor little orphans, waifs, on the street. Kindness might win them if some one would bear A message of love, and shoes for their feet. Down in the ditch a poor drunken father; At home, little children crying for bread. Many delight in dragging him farther; — Could some one help to uplift him instead? Out on the street is a poor girl outcast: Once she was virtuous — white as pure snow,— But now so degraded; friendless at last, — Would you a kindness upon her bestow? Does Jesus love her and pity and groan? Was it for her His sufferings He bore? Yes, for her, those indescribable moans. His love will forgive her. Could He do more? Some mother ' s dying; no friend to di aw near And place a sweet kiss on her sallowed cheek; Tho ' fever is raging there ' s none to care; She ' s left all alone to suffer and weep. Does any one love her? Does no one care If she dies all forgotten and forlorn? Is no one Avilling her burdens to share, And tell her of Jesus who ' ll guide her home? Up, let us be doing; and fill with cheer The souls all about as, cast down and sad. Let our lives bring sunshine and dry up tears, And make the Avhole Avorld aliout us noAv glad. Ora J. Turner, Col. ' 18. [Page Fourty-four m mxxtH i£hxtavm[ A NOTHER school year will soon be gone ; but it has been one that will be remembered in future years as an eventful one - - in the history of our lives. We met in the college chapel, September 15th, for the most part strangers. We glanced out of the corners of our eyes at those around us to see what our new- comers were like. Here and there were to l)e seen those to whom we had become attached by the associations of a previous year, and we wondered if these strangers ever could become such close friends. We didn ' t wonder long: every one seemed eager to get acquainted with every one else. A warm handshake here, a cheery Glad to know you, there, a Lord bless you, and a hearty welcome to one and all, and our hearts began to knit with cords of real fViendsliip and Christi;iii h)ve. And now, at the end of the year, we separate as close friends with whom it seems wo have always been acquainted. The year has been remarkable for many reasons. We have had the largest faculty, the greatest number of students, and more graduates than any previous year. With our blessings we have received afflictions, but our (iod wliom we serve, has delivered us out of them all. As we look back we marvel at His leadings, And now, farewell, O. T.; we must depart. .Some to carry sal- vation ' s news across the water, others to lal)or in the homeland for the Master; but we shall still be joined in heart and hope to meet again. NATIONS are rising against nations: kingdoms against Icing- doms, and the whole worhl is in a state of tin-moil and confusion. One need onlv look ahont, and he must be (■onv:n ' ' ed that prophecy is being fulfilled. The unrestful condition which is gripping nations is also manifested in the smaller circles of society, and everywhere we turn our hearts are saddened be- cause of the awful plight into which this old world has fallen. About six thousand years ago a great catastrophe came to this world when the peace, happiness, and harmony of our foreparents were suddenly interrupted and an element of discord and con- fusion came in that robbed man of his most priceless blessing. Order and harmony had been preeminent: but now, confusion and discord prevail. Man is out of harmony with God, nature, his fellow-man, and himself; and not until the Prince of Peace reigns supremely on the throne of man ' s heart will there be that concord or agreement which l)rings the liappiness that was once in vogue. It seems that the clinuix has been reached when even the in- stitutions, which were established for the sole purpose of rectify- ing this awful condition, are wavering and falling under the grasp of this dreadful monster. The individual Avho is at variance with his environment — unless he is in the right — is not only most wretched himself, but exerts a veiy unpleasant influence upon iiis associates. One sinner in heaven would desti-oy that ])erfect liai ' inoninusncss and coiuMU ' d of righteousness and peace which pi-cvail tlierc nnd convert heaven into a state of confusion. Scientists find one element th;it |)i-events the possibility of i)er- petnal motion, viz.. friction. So likewise soci( ty finds one clement which I ' dai-ds its progress, — discord. Our duty is evident: seek to know the Kight and adjust our- si lves accordingly; be ti ' ue, be Ioy;d 1o durselves, oui ' fellow-mnn, and (iod. Page Forty-five] Aurora ' Ifi «■ Library, Dining Hall Book Store, Business Office [Page Forty-six ifi ' c Forty -seven I Aurnra ' Ifi 0h? TIalur of a QloUrgr lE urattnn rT HE value of a college education does not lie m the fact that I the graduate is the happy possessor of a sheepskin, or a string of degrees; nor does its value lie in the added oppor- tmiity for filling advanced positions nor the increase of personal prestige which it may bring. But it does lie in the fact that the college and university have for their aim and ideal, graduates who are Fitted for a life of useful service. To equip young manhood and Avomanhood to face the battles of a strenuous life ; to train them to cope with the problems confronting them, that they may become masters in the strife, is the worthy task of higher education. Someone has said, AVhen a person goes to college, he matricu- lates, not in one school only, but in three. He goes to school to his books, he goes to school to his professors, and he goes to school to his fellow students. In his books, he listens to the voices of the brightest minds of all the past ages. He studies their faults and failures and learns how and Avhy they succeed. He lives their lives with them, catches their spirit of endeavor, absorbs their ideals and forges for himself a character which without their help would be impossil)le. As a result, he ponders on the past thought- fully, gazes on the present in peace, and views the future in con- fidence. As he goes to tlie school of his instructors, he finds that they are not men who simply give information; but he finds large- minded, great-souled men, who make their sub.jects glow with light af]d warmth : men who arouse to a worthy purpose and enrich the wliolc life of theii- students; men whose hearts are intent upon the (Icvchipiiicnt of the personality first and the acquisition of knoMd- cdge afterwards; men who themselves are struggling for higher heights of acliievement and who carry with them that magnetic force which attracts to higher things those wlio associate with them. Last, and greatest of all, is the school of the fellow-students, whose ambition and determination inspire to greater achievements than can either books or instructors. Who can estimate the value of the mental appetite which results from the friendly con- test for knowledge with fellow students? Who can resist the influence of those whose whole personality throbs with the dom- inating purpose of a holy life? Invaluable is the benefit of their association. As iron sharpeneth iron, so man sharpeneth the countenance of a friend. Thus we see that it is the personal touch of the brightest minds of the past, the broad-minded personal enrichment by the pro- fessors and the inspiratio!n from the personalities of felloAv-stu- dents Avhieh are the potent factors in the process of educational development in the luiiversity. The poet ' s fancy, I am a part of all that I have met, is proven an absolute fact. But the glorious laurels of education are placed upon the brows of those who lay bare their hearts and minds and exert persistent, determined eft ' ort. These are they who go forth valiantly into the world of action: vdio are trained for useful service; who are equipped for life ' s emergencies, and who are confident of conquer- ing its difficulties. These are they who step forth from the classic halls invigorated by a purpose true : and impelled by a de- termination firm, and return honor to their Alma INIater. Ijong live our own dear Olivet, Avhich not only trains her youths for useful service, but surrounds them with the infinences for righteousness and with exemplary holy lives. Arouse yourselves, oh, fellow Christians, and arise to her aid. Lift up her hands till she shall tower above her sisters and men shall adore the un- sullied banner of Holiness which floats over her portals. E. H. Kauffman, Col. ' 16. [Page Forty-eight m mivH gipniDrH nf QlDlIpgp of ICibpral Arts Elmer H. Kauffman, B. S., iTranil Rapids, Micliigan. Attended Wchb Academy and Ferris Institute; graduated from Union High School, Grand Rapids; entered Olivet Uni- versity, September, 1913 ; memV)er of Philathean Literary So- ciety, ' ' Sons of Asaph ' ' Quartette; President of Senior Class; President of Philathean Literary Society for one term; grad- uate from scientific department; expects to teach. ITiis whirlwind hails from Michigan, and with him comes many a gust of en thusiasm ; with the enthiisia.sm is a reality. He is not afraid of hard work. We can see Kauffman boosting for O. l ' . as he persuades the young people through the Middle States, life is not woith living without an education. -All tluil ,.■ ln,:t. hr ,l,„ ' s inilli lii.i mi hl: Thlinlx ihiiii hi him liri iilu-iii x dniir rii lil. James Bruce Deisenroth, B. S., Cliicago, Illinois. Graduated from Calumet High School, Chicago, ' 13; Vice- President and Ambassador of Philathean Literary Society for one term each; member of Aurora Staff, ' 13- ' 14, ' 1-1- ' 15, ' 15- ' 16. Cliicago is well represente l b3 ' Deisenroth. lie Inis been with ns three years and we will miss him when he is gone. He is one of thf best matJie- iiKificians O. U. has ever had. He doesn ' t think ic will have need for it, but to be on the safe .side he is taking a course in Domestic Science. He (X|)( ' Cts to teach. He will, no doubt, make a mark in the world. To err is liiiiaati : In joriiirc, diriiii-. — 1 0PK. Grace Gertrude McLemore, Ph.B., Salem, Indiana. (iraduatcd fioni High .School of Salem, Ind., ' 09; Vice-President and Secretary of Phila thean Literary Society one term each; member of Miriam Quartette, ' 14- ' 15. Tliis young lady is one of Olivet ' s loyal friends, and a lover (?) of liistoiy of plnlosojjliy. Ilcr manner and winning smile make her loved wliercver she go ?s. Many times have we all liceu IiIcsmmI by In chapel and church services. •S7ic will xinij III! ' savagcncss oul a l rar. lma ♦;lltuulg |] T singing Page Forty-nine] Aurora ' 16 grninrB of (Enllcnp nf ffiitbpral Arts Mack E. Bouton, B. S., Georgetown, lUiuois. Entered Olivet the opening day of school in 1908; graduate of Olivet Academy; member of Philathean Literary Society; Editor-in-chief of Aurora, ' 15- ' 16; President and Critic of Philathean, one term each; graduate from Scientific De- partment; will enter the ministry. We iiie all asking ourselves, What shall we do next year without Mack, our charter member of Olivet University? Such loyalty as he possesses is rare. Modesty has her hand upon this youth, yet efficiency has her share of hini. Success will follow him, especially while he Smiths in the woods. ••Born of lore and wisdom avd worthy of all honor. Samuel Kay Burkholder, B. S., McPherson, Kansas. Attended McPherson College, Bethany College and Conserv- atory, Lindsborg, Kan.; member Philathean Literary So- ciety; President of Philathean for one term; member of Sons of Asaph Quartette; member of the Orchestra; Pianist. mon°- the noted Here is our musician, and you may be sure we are proud to have had him with us ! He was blown in here by a Kansas cyclone some two veai-s ao-o He is studious, g-ood-natured, curly-haired, and unmarried. Ra.ther a queer combination, isn ' t it? His stature is like a palm tree. We predict that he will be a great man some day if he continues to grow. ••Be w ' ho l-noics most grieves most for waste of time. ' ' Alvin H. Kauffman, Jr., B. S., Grand Rapids, Michigan. Attended Webh Academy, Ferris Institute, and Union High School of Grand -Kapuls_ Secretary of Philathean Literary Society, ' 15; Chairman of Program Committee, 14 _ ' 16; mei ' nber of Sous of Asaph Quartette; Leader of Missionary Prayer Band; win- ning Orator, ' 15. ,,,,., , j-v. Here is a good advertisement for Olivo ' t IJniver. rity ! Be.sides being from Orand Rapids Uvin has several other things to his credit, He is industrious, wiue-awake, and popular. Thuugh he boasts of h,s accomplishments as a cook, it is quite evident that lie has better plans for the future (cooking) organizationw and lia.s a large fund of enthusiasm a fiireigii mi--.s:oiKn-y wurkiT, ' 15, , ,,_ ,. He is an active member of various He is dev ' oTe ' d to the life work to which God has called him — •True. ' !! wisdom li a resolute determiniition. [Page Fifty m mivH S miats of QlnllpgE of ICtbf ral Arts Olin Whitefield Waltz, A. B., Armstrong, Illinois. Chadcioc-k Academy, C uincy, 111.; Illinois Wesleyan Univers- ity, Bloomington, 111.; Philathean Literary Society, Vice- President, ' 16; member of Band and Orchestra. Small, but mighty; is a good cometist and trombonist. Brickey is a type of his own. He will get through, you may depend on it. He is earnest, friendly, thoughtful, and rt ' d-hpadfd ; but capable. He has enough religion to enjoy it and finds his greatest happiness in the Ministry of the Word . Don ' t try to estimate what there is in a quiet fellow. lied hail- is a lirlnr. ' ' Otto Franklin Hinz, Ph.B., Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Graduated from West Division High .School; attended Al- bian College and Central Holiness University; entered Olivet University September, ' 15; member of Philatliean Literary Society; Treasurer of Philathean one term; graduate from Philosopliic Department. Expects to preach. This young man, like many others, came to Olivet to get wisdom : ere he had been jicre long every . ' mptom indicated he was getting Wise — now he is wiser. Mr. Hinz does not mingle with us in the dining hall, but we are glaJd to .see liis snniling faw a.s he nishes through the halls and across the campufl. He is getting helpful experience in the culinary line. Srarcliiiu for truth. Eula Wright Jay, A. B., (ieorgetown, Illinois. Graduated from Wesleyan Methodist Theological Seminary, Fairmoiint, Ind., ' 10; High School, Carthage, 111., ' 12; entereil Olivet Septenilier, ' 12; member of I ' liilathean Literary Society, Secretary and Critic of same one term each. Contemplates teaching. A .studious, staunch, s ' n.sible .student. Miss .lay has strong convictions, but her good sense prevent-s her from im- posing tlu-m on others. From la.st yeai ' s ' e, j ericnce, we are sxire success will follow Iier in her ciiosen vocation. It is rumore I that she declares her detennination to be an old maid, but ! canvas not the smile of praise nor dread the frown of censure. ' ' Page rifty-oncj UttiprgrabuatPB. (Enllpgp of ICibpral Aria Aurora ' Ifi Winnie Schurman Sidney Massie Hugh Benner Harold Palmer George Luchsinger Lura Boyce Joseph Ruder Fannie Boyce Grace Ritchie Mrs. Ora Turner Ernest E. Turner [Page Fifty-two 5 eniors College Bible ' Tkij WopdL I5 O- LoLrn. unto vwy |eet Ml Aurora ' Ifi Adam R. Shipley, B. S., S. T. ntnr nf itutnttH g rI|Ool ADAM R. SHIPLEY was born in Montgomery County, Mary- L- land, in 1878. He f].nished work in the Grammar Depart- ment of Taylor University, Upland, Indiana, in 1907. He entered the Academic Department of Central Holiness University, Uni- versity Park, Iowa, in 1907 : was in school there until 1910. After leaving C. H. U.. he Avent as a missionary to India, but after remaining there a year was obliged to return on account ol; ill health. While recuperating, he spent six months in Idaho in pioneer religious work. After completing his duties there, he went to North Dakota, where he met i Iiss Alta Wolfe, who be- came his wife. He entered Illinois Holiziess University in 1913, in the Depart- ment of Liberal Arts, and graduated from the same in 1915 with the degree of Bachelor of Science. During his school life he has taken much theological Avork and has the honor of being the first to graduate from the advanced theological course of Olivet University, wit h the degree of Bach- elor of Sacred Theology. Mr. .Shipley has Avorked his Avay entirely through school, to use his own language, God making Avays AA ' here there seemed to be no Avay, and is, indeed, a man of character and AA orth. Fasre Fifty-four m mxvst S m ars, (Ealk e of 2 tble Mrs. Mvrta Sharp E. H. Kauffman A. H, Kauffman, Jk. Bertha I. W ' eixh Myrta Sharp, Christian Workers ' Course. A woman that fcarcth the Lord, she shall he praised. Elmer H. Kauffman, Greek Theological Course. His delight is in the laic of the Lord. Ai.viN H. Kauffman, Jr., Greek Tlieolosical Course. Ash of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine iiiheritaiui and the utteniiost parts cf the earth for thy possessions. Bertha M. Welch, Christian Workers ' Course. Her price is far above rubies. Page Fifty-five J ' '  I WHMMW B «v Aurora ' Ifi Mniprgra ualPH, ©nllpgp nf Stblp upper Kow — Alva Eastman, L. T. Wells, L. V. Ludwiy, Henry Peters, Frank Baumgartner, Paul Snyder, Fred Sharp. Second Row — Walter Henschen, Mary Suddith, Richard Kunze, Russell Niitt, Zena Rasmusen, Forest Landgral e, Oha. A. Brown, Elsie Jenks, Carl Nelson. Bottom Kow — Mamie Hess, Dora Hutchison, Bessie He.ss. Bessie Steven.son, Retha Hoffnian, Esther Miller, Elnia Younu, Hazel Budd. Page Fifty-six Seniors Acadi imtj ¥ Arab my BrnxaxB Aurora Ufi Paul Lincoln Hagekty. And one may travel thnnigh this 7vorId and sozv it thick tvith friendship. Beulah Pearl Livingston. A companion that is cheerful is -worth gold to me. Charles Lmeralij AIorris. All his faults are such that one loves hitn still the better for them. Grace Pauline Mellert. A sweet, attractive kind of grace. [Page Fifty-eight m minH Ara emg g emDra Emin LaRoy Metz. Lilian Mae Murray. A judicious silence is abvays better than truth spulceii Silence and sunshine blent. ' a ' ithout charitv- Glenn Rs:di)Ick. An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. L A v K 1-: N c !■■. H o vv F, . A iiioral, sensible, and zvell-bred nian. Page rifty-nine] mm Aurora ' IB l tBtorij Dt Arabpuiy (ElasB of IB FOUE long years ago, we entered OH ' et University, and t ' onnd that the Freshman class consisted of bnt four members, to whom we ascribe the honor of being the charter members of the famous Class of ' 16. During the second year our self esteem increased greatly; we had become Sophomores. Soon Ave were Juniors. At once we began business: class meetings were called, officers Avere elected, and everything was in a rush. We felt very important. Everybody in school kneAV that the Juniors had organized. When the storm had subsided, we found the officers to be Paul Hagerty, President: Glenn Eeddiek, Vice-President; (iraoe Mellert, Secre- tary; Emin Metz, Treasurer. Our first experience in public Avas the usual Senior reception, given by the Juniors at the home of the University President. Dr. Ellyson. Kefreshments Avere served, games AA ere played, a short program was given, and a very pleasant evening Avas spent. Each member, Avith great anticipation, looked forward to the day when Ave Avould become dignified Seniors. We gazed upon them Avith great admiration, as they passed through the halls an ' l {il)0ut the campus, and Ave longed for the time Avhen Ave Avould step into the ranks and hold as high a place as our precedents. At last the great event came. A¥e Avere Seniors. The realiza- tion was greater than the anticipation. One must ideally be a Senior to appreciate its meaning . A meeting Avas called for the election of the ncAV officers, but scarcely any changes were made Ifrmi the pi-evioiis year. Oui- former President Avas reelected, as he was thought to be the most capable of steering the ship through all the storms it might meet. This year has afforded us many interesting things. Fi ' om the beginning Ave have been a small class and have had many prob- lems to solve. But small beginnings often have great endings. NoAv Ave look back over the four years. We see the Freshies just in their prime. We say. ' ' Can it be that A e were ever s-o young and green? We see the Sophs in all their gaiety, and again Ave Avonder, Can it be that Ave Avere ever so gay? Then Ave watch the proud Junies, in all their splendor, as they pass in and out of the class rooms, and Ave ask ourselves, Did Ave ever act so proud, Avhen Ave Avere Juniors? But noAv Ave pause and Avon- der Avhat they think of us, and if Ave have lived up to their stand- ard of a Senior. It is our earnest desire and prayer that, as a class, Ave may live lives that Avill tell for time and eternity: and set an example of an ideal class, to Avhich other Avill strive to attain. When Ave see our motto, Climb, Though the Heights Be Rugged. and also our emblem, the eagle, waving before us, Ave are encouraged. Though at tinn s the heights be rugged, Ave may, as the eagle, soar above the trifling things, each day climbing higher. During these last four years, Ave believe Ave have made real history. Although it may vanish from the minds of many people, it has found a place in each of our secret hearts: as Ave depart from the Avails of Olivet University, may our greatest desire be to inake histoiy that Avill count ftu ' God. — Grace Mellert, Acad. 16. Page Sixtv m mivH Ara Fina iluutnrB Top Row— Uc-I-;i.te fJiliuore, Orvilk ' Coate, Wesley lliddleton, Ralph SurlK-r. Faye Bc-iiiiis. Middk ' Kow— Wilhelmina Livingston, Lena Allen, Opal Coate, Willis Canaday, Albert Obreeht, Seva Ellis, Lelila Howe, Helen Peters. Lower Row Paul Tonguett, Xormi Anderson, Jesse Brown, Adele Field, Ra.yn -oiKl Carroll, Ellen Lanham, Paul Richards, Lois Nees. Page Sixty-or.e ■fc..;-!:-:. „.,- - .. - jjl. urrj a—wai Arai mg g nplinmnr a Aurora ' Ifi Upper Ujw— James Willison, Dwjght Richards, Yon Stevenson, Clover Keen, Francis Canaday, Raymond Knighton, .Joseph Shelby. Lower Row-Denton Floyd, Daisy Hester, Flora Willingham, Hazel Carlson, Helen Nottingham, Lila Schunmn, Edna Cole, Homer Gilmore. [Page Sixty-two m mxvH Arabpjny H rpslimfn Upper How — irgil Pool, Albert Wells, Albert Givens, Walter Wright, Ctcil Fry, Win. T. ' I ' lioinpson. (_ ' url MeClain. Middle Row — Marguerite Ityan, George Corson, Emma Canaday, Celestial liayl, Amanda Mellies. Lower Row — Ethel Springer, Hollo Kenner, Ellen Cole, Allen Smith, Ruth Turner, Howard Williams, Bonnie Marr, Kirby Middleton, Gertrude Pool. Page Sixty-three] Arabrmy OIlasB of 1915 That class lias departed — much sorrow we see; Their voices make merry no longer 0. U. AVe now view in weeping their tombstones — Oh me! If Ave could cease weeping, our tears would be few. Twelve mouths have elapsed since their faces we knew; Tho ' the power of their lives on our noodles doth stamp, And now they are gone from us ever — Boo-hoo ! To sleep evermore near the gasoline lamp. Of this precious Class, born September A. D., We say — tliey did well as a cinder path crew. In leaving a shaft that by daylight we see. And a gasoline light that by night we might view. Altho they ' re gone hence, but still they remind us That we, by painstaking may make our lives talk; And then in departing we may leave behind us Some footprints of learning on the old cinder walk. But now we must leave with our tears still unchecked; We trust this v ill teach us a lesson or tAvo : That if we a Sun Dial would ever erect. We ' ll not only start, but we ' ll finish it through. — O. E. Aurora ' IB The Consummation Tn Memoriam [Page Sixty-four Husk - Aurora ' Ifi (Umtarniatury uf Hiiatr Vkra Ellie Averill, Aquilla, Texas 1)1 VI ' K IN I ' H ' ' The man tliat hath no music in himself, Nor is not moved by the concord of sweet sound- Is fit for treasons, stratagems and spoils, The motions of his spirit are dull as night. And his affections dark as Erehus; J ct no such man he trusted. Said Lorenzo. —Shakespeare. MrsiC is a mirror in which the soul of the iimsieian is reflected, the embodi- iiient of the iiiwai-d feelings. If, as is generally accepted, music is the true expression of th - soul, we may rightly expect the highest and noblest productions of this art from those who possess the purest and noblest souls, ' ince the mind is the dooi-way to the soul, in order to become a musician it is necessary to educate the mind musically: but in the pursuit of a musical education the mental and physical are so closely allied that we may acquire the desired results only liy developing the two together. Aside from natural ability and good health, the first and greatest requisite to the development of the musician is a competent teacher, who directs th.. ' thought by example, by explanation, and by inspiration. Hearing is probably the second greatest factor in the musical education. Every student strives to produce the tones which meet his idea of good music He is satisfied with and judges music according to his oavu stage of develoi) ment. Thus, through hearing, the conception of music is broadened. 1 ' he field of music has been so widely explored that it is impossible for any one in his brief lifetime to give the world anything new in the art, except he first get the general principles, and travel the paths already marked out by the masters of this and other days. This may be done by availing one ' s self of good music literature, which takes in such a broad scope that to acquire a good general knowledge of nnisic is simply a matter of application. The best litera- ture of the world can be obtained right at our oAvn door, and at a price which most anyone can afford. The old idea that musicians are born, and not made, is a mistaken one. One inay become an artist only by years of thorough practice and hard study. The student may have talent for music, he may have the teacher and the best of opportunities and yet lack the key to success— the will to work. • If you want nuggets of gold, dig for them. Prof. W, D. Foster. [Page Sixty-six m mivH tann g titbrnts L-ppei- — lona Bentk-.v, Beulali Li iiiKstori. Dfiiton Floyd, Emily Freshncy, [ary Corson, iigil I ' ool, Wilhelmiiia Livingston, Bonnie ,M.ii]. i:lMr Jenks, ]!oger i cisler. Middlt — Helen Pritehard, Esto Ilickey, Leiila Howe, Sidney Massie, Mrs. C. A. Brown, Hngh Benner, Annaniay Carlson, I ' aul Richards, Ethel Springer, Lower — Jean Keister, Cecil Allen, Beniicc Sharp, Lucille Karr, Prof. Ashbaugh, Prof. Cookin, Leah Kline, Charlotte Livingston, Mai- ' Floyd, Hntli Asliliaiigh. Pago Sixty-seveiiJ 9 Itnltn mtb lHanbulm g lub nts Aurora ' Ifi UprxT liow— Prof. Lulu Norris, Edna Cole, Daisy Hester, Emily Freshney, Howard Williams, Frances Smith, Ellen Cole. Prof. Dana An cnll. Middle liow— Marv Floyd, Kiehard Williams, Ruth Itichards, Park Allen, Ralph Coate, Geneva Skelley, AUene Brown. Lower Kow-Mary Suddith, Bomiavier Kell, Denton Floyd, Albert Given., Zena Kasmuseu, Dwight Richards, Harold IMhncr, Naomi Anderson, Hellen Nottingham. [Page Sixty-eiglit m mivH Bnral g ' twieuta Upper— Helen Pritchard, Boiinavier Kell, Amanda Mellies, Hetlia Hoflman, Lucille Karr, Russell Xutt, Annamay Ca-i ' lson, Beulah Livingston, Lhiui Young, lla .il Biidd. Mamie Hess Lower— Joseph Rudder, George Luchsinger, Walter Henschen, Samuel Burkholder, Henry Peters, Prof. Foster, Lawrence Fict, Carl Nelson, Paul Snyder. Page Sixty-nine] .--fe — -— a Aurora ' Ifi ginua nf Aaapli (f uarlpttp 3be f larp of Ringing in Ifutuala SINCJKXG is an auxiliary to prayer and to all Christian work. God made us to be moved by sinoing. Sacred song refreshes, stimulates, and ennobles the mind. It is ealeulated in a very eminent degree to lift l  - H k ' vr T te ' m ' ' ' ' ' ' • ' ' ■ ' ' it ' an associations and to inspire helpful emotions. B M Singing- attracts the young to revival meetings; it rivets the truth on their hearts. During the revival of 1857, the demand for cheap hymn books was enormous. Every one sang witli the spirit and the effect was excellent. Poetry and song are the mental language of strong feeling. The intel- lect discerns truth most easily under the impulsion of feeling. From the very earliest time religious emotion has taken music for its medium and songs have been the instruments used t o awaken devotion. Luther was a musician as well as a preacher and leader. He felt that singing was a powerful instrumentality for good, which must be reseiied First Tenor Celestial Rayl fj j- - g bondage and given back to the people to strengthen and help Second Tenor E. H. Kauffman Music is the art of the prophets, said he. It is the only art ' fp t ;,r TZZuoLn which, like theology, can calm the agitation of the soul and put the devil Second Bass Samuel k. t uRKHOLDER ■ • ' to flight. Mr. Bliss believed that all who led in the service of song should sing with grace in their hearts: that the music shoidd be strictly spiritual, honoring God and exalting Jesus Christ. There should be but little singing in the earlier stages of a meeting. It is then time for confession and contrition. A bowed, self abased, aching heart cannot sing; neither can one that is in agony for the souls of others. There is a time for everything — for sing- ing find for praying. Till- choii- should act as leaders of the congregation, not as monopolizers of the singing. The leader also should be thoroughly in sympathy with 1hc preacher, and discard all ideas of mere exhibition of sldll. Above Mil, let those who sing feel what they utter, and so plainly speak the words as to edify the hearers: as Paul says, singing with the understanding. Let everything bend to the one object of awakening, edifying, and saving men, and Do it heartily as ,i„lo the Lord. Grace McLemore. Col. 16. I Page Seventy Expression -rrrl frtuatr Expr BBton Aurora ' Ifi Upper Row— Grace Ritchie, Richard Kiinz, Albert Obrecht, Walter Wrig-ht, Chas A. Brown, Ruth Buell. Lower Row — Emin Mctz, Helen Peters, Grace McLemore, Lelila Howe. Hazel Carlson. .Toseph Shrlliv. [Page Seventy-two m mivH 3ljp StIjddI nf (iratDry IX ACCORDANCE with the aggressive spirit which demands the very best conditions of student life, instruction in pub- lic speaking has been given a place, rightly deserved, in our school and college curriculum. Olivet University offers two courses in Expression, Avhieh arc based on the methods and teachings of Dr. S. S. Curry. Studio recitals are conducted at intervals and public programs frequentl} rendered. Besides platform work, opportunity is given for training in discussion, debating and extempore speaking; in fact, an opportunity for the development of natural and conversational qualities. This department puts- foi ' th strong efforts to realize the school motto, Excelsior . In any art the high educational aim and the value is self-revelation. Real expression affords the best, measurement of our true worth. AVe find where we are weak- es-t and Avhere we are strongest, and this leads the way to a more intelligent concentration and application of our forces toward lifting the standard higher. In this Avorld today, power is with those who can speak. Colonel Higginson says, Speech-making is recognized as a condition of American life and government. It is the saying of anything which shows the student ' s understanding. Noth- ing can so effectively touch men ' s sensibilities as those revela- tions given through the clirctness and earnestness of the living person. Writing tests accuracy and correctness: speaking tests the right feeling, the right attitude of ])eing, and the de- gree of assimilation. — Curiy. Many eri-oneous and fanciful notions are connected with the art of Pu])]ic Speaking. This is due to our modern elocution- ary methods, vrhich contain rules and generalizations on the dramatic order. These lead to the mechanical and artificial, and, of course, are of little practical value to the student when in after years he is called upon to speak. But this is a low con- ception of so worthy an art, Avliich, in its very nature, is the opposite of anything superficial and unnatural. Listen to Mdiat Ruskin has to say: Elocution is the leading of the human to what is best and making what is best out of them. Our school has as its ob.ject the training of the voice and body for free, .I ' oyous and harmonious responses in conscious accord with divine order. The teaching of expression demaaids, primarily, insight into mental and emotional conditions. Tlien, how nuich it means if the instructor be able to instill into the hearts and minds of the students, along Avith a set of rules and directions, noble and righteous principles and lead them in the way of Trutli and Life. If expression brings out the inner life, how essential that this inner life be rightly developed and in hamnony with Cod ' s laws ! If the spoken Avord is the real word of power, how nuu-h is its A alue increased when it is thrilled and saturated witli the Divine Spirit ! It is the purpose of each member of our class to become, through the medium of tlie Expression Depai-tment, efficient public speakers and better equipped for life ' s work. We earnestly expect the practice we are getting to pi-epare us bet- ter to serve humanity, and, with bright hopes and bigger pros- pects, we are pressing on toward tlu goal of success. Grace Ritchie, Exp. ' 17. Png ' e Roventy-tlivci ' ] Aurora ' Ifi Normal g lub uts 1. n- vrth n.vnlH Palmer Frank Baum-artne,% Alvin Kauffninn. Richard Kuiiz, Sidney Mass ie, Mack Bouton, Olin Wal , Von Stevenson. Lower Row-Elmer KanfTman, Sev. KUis, Merle Baird, Prof. H. R. Warner, Lehla howe, Grace RitcMe, Otto Hmz. L.uJ G. Ba.,d. I I ' age 8eventy-four m mxMH JPagrlifllngu — Sb S partm nt of Ourattnn By Prof. H. R. Warner, A. M. I CAN think of no more appropriate statement with which to begin this article than the important (piestion propounded by a vice-chancellor of the University of the City of New York: Shonld teachers be intrusted with the guidance of minds and hearts, and wills, Avho have never yet reached retieetion upon what a soul is T ' Young men with military and naval aspirations are directed to turn their gaze towards West Point and Annapolis. These are the portals through which they must enter upon their career of hard- s hips to glory. They are reminded, moreover, that to good physiques must be superadded long years of patient study and se- vere discipline, if the goal of their ambitions would be reached. The prospective engineer understands full Avell that before he shall be entiiisted Avith the running of a train, the construction of a railroad curve, or the building of a bridge — all of which in- volves human life and destiny — he mnst master the science upon which these mechanical arts are based. The chemist and physi- cian are required to make a careful, thorough study of botany and chemistry, physiology and anatomy, and undergo experiences of the laboratory and dissecting i-oom before they are admitted to practice. Neither are those who contemplate the profession of law unmindful of the fact that they must travei ' se Blackstone and Kent on their way to the bar. But the teacher, whose mission it is to command heart and mind forces, to build character, to treat the soul, may be permitted to exercise the greatest function on earth without technical preparation! True, it is possible to point out individual cases in all the vocations mentioned, whei-e a measure of success has been attained by pure empiricism or ex- periment. Still these are the exceptions and not the rule. On the contrary, the lack of technical knowledge has wrought dread- ful havoc. In an Open Letter to Young ' IVachers, Professoi- Gordy once said: Oui- mind doctors, so to speak, undertake to treat the mind without having made a study of the mind, the result is eyes that do not see, }neinori( s that remember the wrong things and remember them iiuiccurately. reasonin i ' ])Owei ' s used to su| port Page Sevoiitv-fivc I ti-aditional and party opinions instead of constantly exerted to find out what is true and support it, capacities for the apprecia- tion of nature, literature, and art undeveloped, wills weak and in- capal)le of persistent effort to do disagreeable things! Do you intend to be a live teacher, determined to live by the best light of your own generation, or a fossil contented to make such prepa- ration as was deemed sutficient a hundred years ago? You are living today and Avhat you need is an outfit suited to today and not to a hundred years ago. Yes, this is true; and more. The preparation of ten or irventy years ago Avill not suffice for the present. The last two decades have witnessed marvelous advances along mechanical, scientific and educational lines, and experts tell us that the science of ped- agogies must be grounded on psychology if it is to have a rational l)asis. Of its practical importance sonu ' thing may be inferred from the fact that the Illinois State Examining Board, in granting four-year elementary certificates, four-year high school certifi- cates, four-year supei ' visory certificates, and three-year county supervisory certificates require as one condition that applicants pass a successful examination in educational psychology. It is the writer ' s conviction that much of the difficulty that has attended the study of psychology in the past is due to the fact tliat the learner was confronted with too great a mass of material, and hence became discouraged at the thi-eshold of his undertak- ing. Clear, logical arrangement and improved methods of pre- sentation have wrought wonders in the study of the classics and higher mathenuitics : and there is no reason why the student of psychology shall not be provided with like i ' acilities. We most firmly lielieve that one great need of young teachers is an inielUgenl grasp of the essential fads of psychology: that every one who is competent 1o teach at all may and ought to have a clear view of the importnat mental operations he is employed to direct. With Colvin and Bagley and other modern wrifci ' s, we approve the functional i)c)int of view in ])sychnlog -, and ronunend all successful attempts to foi-niidate psxchdloLiical pi ' inciples in terms i-f lirinan conduct or behavior. Aurora ' IB Inm attr rtntr B artmrut IN THIS day and age tliere is a very evident need for Ave!l equipped housewives. There is a common opinion that all that is required of a housewife is that she be able to sweep and dust and cook a few things. But this is far from the real standard for the maintenance of a home. A young nuin does not want to yoke up with some charming one of the fairer sex to find her only a sort of a doll alTair. He wants a real woman with some aim and purpose in life besides merely keeping the house clean enough to avoid criticism and setting enough on the table to keep them from starving. The modern young man desires a companion who will enjoy reaching the maximum in the matter of keeping the house in order and preparing meals. During this last year the Domestic Science Department Avas added to the advantages of the Olivet ITniversity. AA e feel that it has truly been a step in the onward direction. The study of household art deals Avith a phase of study which bears directly upon the useful and practical. The enrollment for this, the first, year was surprisingly large, and there is every reason for a good outlook in the future. Tliere are two branches to the Department of Household Art: the cooking and sewing. The equipment for the latter consists of ■A sewing machine and other paraphernalia necessary in that line of work. For the cooking depar-tment, a pantry full of bright new utensils was provided. There are three kitchen cabinets and five 1wo-burner gasoline ranges for the preparation and cooking of meals. Perhaps your mouth will water as you note some of the things Avhich have been prepared by the students this last year. AVhat is more appetizing than a good broiled steak Avith plenty of brown gravy and biscuits? Hoav Avell pie, cake, or fruit salads served as di?ssert set oit ' a meal! AVho Avould not be tempted at the smell of roast chicken, fried cheese balls, or banana fritters, to say nothing of a dish of nice cold ice cream on a hot day? All these Avill be your portion if you come to Olivet and register for Do- mestic Science. One of the most interesting features of our cooking branch is the fact that it has several yoiuig men members. At the beginning of the year, five brave young men walked into Dr. AValker ' s office and solemnly signed up for Cooking. They Avere chaffed by the other less adventurous young men, but they plodded doggedly about their duties and tormented their accusers occasionally with a description of the delicious pie or splendid salad they had .just prepared and eaten. It would not greatly surprise me if there M ere some young men among the number Avho actually took up tlie study under the stress of the temptation of the delicacies to be enjoyed thereby. — • - B. D., Col. ' 16. The slioricst route to a m ail ' s heart is ' da Ins stoinaeh. — Ano [Page Seventy-six m mxwt Bameatxc SrtpntP— QJonking (Ulaaa X-w,„.u •I ' - ' -i ' I ' ' i. .1. v-r liinu-,1, Ihi rl ( ;,ii;i.lay, Iwi l|.li Suil .( T. M.iri .Sii ' Mitli, J..H , Walt ., ];iii(r l)risciin lh, Adelu 1m ' 1.1, Kayiii.jii.l (nitmII. IJiiily l-rcshiiey, Mrs. C. . . BVowii, Lflila ilowe, Mrs. L. T. AN ells, Prof. Skellpy, Helen Pritcbard. Lucille Karr, Esto lliekey, Lois Wise, ticncva Slvcllc -, Mary Flojd. Page Seveiitv-seveii I stssS fsajtaa mmm Aurora ' 16 iumfstir grtnirr— Sriuiiuj (Elasa Ii- I T Wcl] ;. Mary Siuldith. Luis Wise, Prof. Skelley, H .zel Canaday, Jessie Peed. Am.amay Carlson, Mary Floyd, Mrs. C. A. Brown, nnicva Skelley, Esto Hiekey, Lucille Kar, rnge Seventv-eight m miMH ®ur (grammar StIjddI lejjartmr ut IT WAS a beautiful afternoon in summer; the gentle breeze wafted a sweet fragrance from the different beautifully colored tlowers, which could be seen here and there peeping out of the grass, which was like a velvet rug spread over the ground. In the afternoon, I ras sitting in the park enjoying the beauties of nature, now and theii chatting with my friends as they passed, and noting the appearance of the different people. AVith my time thus employed, I had lieen sitting there for some time when, presently, I noticed tAvo well dressed girls sit ciown not far from me; as the people were not coming and going as much as they had been for some time previous, I turned my at- tention to them. They were small girls of about thirteen and fourteen years of age. They were very attractive ; one for her mass of golden yellow hair, which fell in ringlets over her shoul- der, and the other for her large brown eyes. They began to talk, and one girl said, Oh, Marion; how did you like Olivet University? I was at once interested and began to listen to what they were saying. I soon learned that the dark- complexioned girl ' s name was Marion, and she was telling the other girl, Louise, about Olivet University. Did you like the school? asked Louise again. Yes, replied Marion: I liked it very mucli, for we had an excellent teacher. In what grade were you? again asked Louise. I was in the eighth grade, replied Marion. Go on and tell me all a])out it. Well, each morning at 8:10 we all attended chapel for fifty minutes with the more advanced students. Then we went to our rooms where the rest of the day was spent in much the same way Page Sevonty-iiinc] as it is in any other school, except that we study our Bibles and often sing and pray. Some did not love our teacher as much as they should, because she was determined to have order; and al- though it was for our good, yet some did not seem to think so. She knew just how to give us our lessons so as to impress them on our minds, and the Grammar Department was greatly strength- ened by her. One of the students went to school in a large city after going to Olivet, and was promoted because she had such fine notes in her note books. That is the way we rank with city schools. Mrs. Fick. our teacher, gave such a fine course in gram- mar that some of the high school students took it. At Christmas and Commencement tinie, continued Alarion, the primary, intermediate, and gramma i ' schools united and gave a Hible program. ] [any times the people in the audience were blessed and they assert that thcv come to our programs to get a spiritual refreshing as well as to hear the children recite. Somet imes, during prayer — which was of common occurrence with us — a student would get blessed and our school would be changed into a meeting, in which souls would be saved and sancti- fied. Of coui-se, it interrupted ov.v studies, but Ave always made them up: and isn ' t getting souls into the Kingdom l)etter than getting lessons? Yes, replied Louise; I wish 1 could go to a school like lliat. Why, maybe you can! It doesn ' t cost very much; only four- teen dollars for a semester, and it surely is worth that. Do you suppose I could? Let ' s go and ask mama. And off ' they scampered as fast as they could vwu. 1 sai there and thought much about what I had heard and said to myself, Yes, this world would be inuch better off ' if we had more schools like the Olivet I ' jiiversity. — C. L. L., Gr. Seh. ' 16. .r___. S i mSSm Grammar g d|n0l Mrs. Mary Maud Pick, Prinxifal Aurora ' IB i V---i.,ia Smith Ksther Shelby, C rl Nelson, Kusscll Xutt, Lloyd McMann, Wallace Patterson, Tilden Davis. Tiney Peed, Mrs. De AVitt. „,.,.. kri Allen RhStton Jahleel Gilmore, En.ily Freshnev. Mr. Fick. Mrs. Frick, Ray MeClain, Edith Smith, Everett Shepard. 01 arlotte Ln ns ' ston Ralph (oate. Ralr ' hRlSdslLrt ' d lIL Lnoes Smith, John Willingha.., AriUa Ca.aday. Raymond Sehunnan, Bernic. Shat , Richard W.lhams, Geneva Skelley [Page Eighty m mivH Jutprmpitalf (grammar rIjonl Miss Jessie E. Peed . ■ Gladys DeWitt, Beulah Massie, Roger Keister, Edwin Frcshney, Herman Neubert. Mar.v Curson, Earl Romaine, Harold Dennis, John Keller, Ivan DeWitt, Ruth GiliJicrc James Floyd, Eva Burger, Rubel Gilmore, Middleton B ' rookshier. Samuel Herrell, Rutli Richajds. Margaret Smith, Julia llorris, Robert Schurman, Everett Keller, C ' cdl Allen. I ' age Eighty- one] Pnmarjj Grammar §rI|uol Miss Mary Nesbitt Aurora ' Ifi Rebecca Murphy, 01i -e Burg-er, Allene Brown, Frank Forbes, Sanford Smith, Paul DeW ' eerd. Zella Smith, Mildred Dennis, Alma Massie. Naomi Kimze. Norwood Broolcshier, Joseph Herrell, Mildred Schurman, Noble Neubert, David Murphy, Vivian Millag-e, Jean Keister, Raymond Gilmore. Kenneth Hester, Opal Mellert, Naomi Smith, Naomi Shelby, Eunice DeWeerd, Henry Millage, John Floyd, Marcia Smith, Paul Floyd, Hoyle Neubert, Norman Massie. ! [Page Eighty-two ' • Organizatioas; T r- ass Aurnra ' Ifi jpi ilatli an ICtt? rary S ' nrtfty Upper l(cw— K. Kauffniaii, Nelson, A. Kauffman, Eastman, Nutt, Peters, S ' nil.ley, Wells. Second Row— Jay, Deisenvoth, Mrs. Sharp, Snyder, McLemore, Hinz, Buell, HeDschen, Seliunnaii. Third Row— Turner, Pritchard, Ruder, Ritehie, Burkholder, Prof. J. E. Hoover, Mrs. Ttirner, Waltz, Mrs. liaird. Lower Row— Benner, Brown, Massic, Sharp, Stevenson, Palmer, Boiiton, Kaird, ' f ge Eighty-four m mwtt 5Pl)tlatl|0an ICtt raru S ' nmty (§{[xtns EX-PRESIDENTS E. H. KAUFFMAN ■ ■ EARL G. BAIRD S. R. BURKH OLDER ADAxM R. SHIPLEY President FRED. W. SHARP Vice-President GRACE Mc LEMORE Secretary HENRY E. PETERS . . . Treasurer EULA JAY Critic SIDNEY MASSIF . . Ambassador PAUL SNYDER . Sergeant-at-Arms itlinnbrrii CHARLES AUGUSTUS BROWN . PROFESSOR HOOVER HUGH C. BENNER . ' ■ ■ A. H. KAUFFMAN MACK BOUTON GRACE RITCHIE VON STEVENSON ALVA EASTMAN RUSSELL NUTT HAROLD PALMER CARL P. NELSON HELEN PRITCHARD LOUIS T. WELLS OLIN WALTZ RUTH BUELL OTTO HINZ ORA TURNER MYRTA SHARP JOSEPH RUDER MERLE BAIRD E. E. TURNER WINNIE SCHURMAN WALTER HENSCHEN JAMES BRUCE DEISENROTH Page Eiglity-live | J Aurnra Ufi AIatl]ian ICttfrarj} nriPtu Top Row— Richnrds., Dennis, Canaday, Freshney, Richards, Turne; ' , Metz. Second Row— Kline, Carlson, Karr, Hickey, Coate, ?fees, Allen, Carlson. Third Row— Gilmore, Peter, CaiToll, -Wise, Prof. T. S. Greer, Mellert, Canaday, Lanham. AVillinghani. Fourth Row — Obrecht, Coate, Keen, liayl, AVells. [Pa m mxxtH Aktl tan Utt rary nrt tg iifmbpra treckt A. J. f oate Orville rator V ool een C. iina D)ayle C. lOyal ells A. M. ill ise L. on t pilmore D. Tpeter H. parroll R. V llenial iLL eace V andy ellert G. panaday V. lid V ourteous arr L. inacK Carlson A. k. leer lUL. ickey E. appy Coate Opal are etz E. igkt L; ankam E. ' anaday F. ikeral V olonial Freskney E. (f arl rolic V ko Ison fl. ice line L. leen |D)ickards D. lUStlC Turner R. ricky M ees L. ice illingkamF. |D)ickards P. ell-ored lare © ennis F. emure Page Eighty-seven] •i Aurora ' Ifi (iltwpt (Honrrrt lauJJ Hugh G. Benner, Conductor Dent, Hagerty, Mellert, D. Richards, Frye, P. Richards, Gilmore, R. Benner, Middleton, Coate, L. Benner, Massie, Morris, Floyd, Waltz. [Page Eigty-eight m mixiH ®Ife ©Itet Inwrstty Qlottr rt lan HUGH C. BENNER, Conductor S. A. MASSIE, Pres. and Bus. Mgr. mpmbpra HUGH C. BENNER, Solo Bb Cornet R. B. Benner First Alto C. A. Dent Baritone W. Middleton Second Alto Paul Hagerty First Trombone Orville Coate Third Altc). Elmer Mellert Second Trombone Lawrence Benner Eb Bass DwiGHT Richards Bass Drum Olin Waltz Clarinet Homer Gilmore Second Bb Cornet Denton Floyd Solo Bb Comet Paul Richards Third Bb Comet C. E. Morris First Bb Comet Paul Tonguett Saxaphone Sidney Massie BBb Bass Cecil Frye Snare Drum Page Eighty-nine] x ©Itupt Imttrrattij ®rrl| 0tra Aurnra ' Ifi Palmer, Anderson, Averill, Burkholder, Sehiirman, Benner, Waltz, Frater, Skelley, Kichards, Prof. Lulu Norris, K. Benner, Gilniore, H. Benner. [Page Ninety m mxMH Alumni OLIVET University Alumni are glad to sound the praises of their dear Alma ] Iater. j Iemory recalls ehapel hours, class recitations, and literary entertainments, -which gave birth to lofty aspirations. Realizing that these hopes have borne some fruit in practical life makes therii sweeter There are but few things dearer to a college graduate than the ties that bind him to his Alma Mater. The first reference to former associations, college organizations, or devotional season touches a responsive chord. We would bear tribute to the teachers ' Avork by saying with another, AA ho does not owe a debt of grat- itude to the teacher; AVe are accustomed to look with piide upon the noble phalanx of educated men and women who have done so much to elevate and honor our country, our editors, authtn-s, orators, and statesmen — professional men who have gained a world-wide reputation. Yet the questions obtain, Are not these the work of a teacher? Does not the great privilege of holding college affiliations and securing training un- der noble instructors place upon us a lasting debt of gratitude? It has been said that if any organization is to stand in tlie day of critical judgment, it must answer tAVo counts: Does it in any Avay make for the interests of the institution? Is membership in it worth any- thing? If the variety and extent of the infiuenee for students, friends, and finances of an association could be aderpiately summed up. tlu implication of the first question would be refuted. AA ell, does membership mean anything? The answer to this question is with the individual himself. Aside from the inore obvious things which are his along Avith association membership, tliere is a nobler possession which comes to him. He is made to feel that he is a part of a great force for good, and responsible foi a definite contribution to it. Fortunate and prosperous is the institution Avhich may rely upon its alumni in the hour of emei ' geney and need for adequate suppoi ' t. AA ' e trust that oncoming classes of our University Avill maintain high stand- ards and as they enter the Alumni Association, I ' ealize that each succeeding year must in;ii-l some real ach ' ance. AA e rcA ' ere the foimders of this institution for establishinu ' a Avoi ' thy type of educalional life, ;ind pni-])ose that the Alumni shall steadfastly uphold it. Zella M. AVarner, Col. l-i. Page Niiietv-onc I •wsmmoi Aurnra ' IH I ' op — Halt Good-bye Middle — CaufAht ' IS and ' 16 Bus. Mgrs. Lower — W ait, Professor It ' s too cold Beautiful Studying Readv Just 1-UU Thirsty ' Too busy Dede and his All right A happy father I Page Ninety-two m miwt ISrltgt0U0 ICtft Olliappl ©alka. Upoitrala — Sr. i£. J. Walkrr TEXT: 0 Lord revive thy work. — Hab. 3:2. SPECIAL MEETINGS. There are so many man-made revivals today, and so much thought and speech regarding revivals that it has become a habit to confuse and confound revivals with special series of meetings, protracted meetings, or evangelistic meetings. We believe in special meetings for the promotion of revivals. Tliere haAC been few revivals in history unaccompanied by a special series of meetings. They mostly come before the revival, but in some cases revivals have resulted in special meetings. There nuist be a distinction between special meetings and re- vivals. There are many series of meetings unaccompanied by revivals. There are veiy feAV revivals of (jod ' s work now, com- pared with special series of meetings. A religious meeting and a revival are of the same quality, but not the same quantity; wliile quantity is an essential feature of a revival. None can hold or conduct a revival, nor is it in the province of man to close one AVe may conduct what we call a revival, and close a meeting, l ut we must distinguish between this and a re- vival of (iod ' s woi-k. r;od only can liold oi- conduct a revival, but the devil sometimes hinders and closes one. (Jod only can carry it on. INCREASE IN MEMBERRTTTP. Some confuse revivals with an increase in membei-sbip. Tt will result in additions, for l)elievers will be added wnto the Lord, unto the church, and unto them. And yet it may be that a re- vival of God ' s work will not result in addition to the church at once. A real revival today might cause a withdrawal (and it would be a good sign) from church membership. Many worldly people would recognize the church was no place for them and would withdraw. Don ' t use the words Back door revivals. The Bible says, Many went back and walked no more Avith Him f Jesus), and yet His work was advancing. The rubbish has to be removed before the foundation can be laid. If we can do nothing but remove rubbish, we are workers in the temple of God. A small increase might be a good sign. It is not always a lack of prosperity. We cannot measure a revival by statistics of mem- bership. If the church is in a nornial condition, a revival will work toward an increase of membership; but if it is in an abnor- mal condition, there will be a decrease. RELIGIOUS EXCITEMENT. A revival is often confused with religious excitement. One is abnormal, if not moved by the truths of the Bible. A geiuiine re- vival will In-ing excitement. People get excited oxi ' v evei-ything but religion, but there is no work of grace there. There might possibly be a religious excitement, and the people go crazy over it without any revival of (fod ' s woi-k. A revival of God ' s Avork will last at least a week. WHAT IS A REVIVAL OF GOD ' S WORK? What is a revival of (lod ' s work? ' I ' lie woiv], i-evive, means Page Ninety-three ■ ..ij--. ' Aurora ' IB to make alive again; to bring to life; an enlivenment of (Jod ' s work. A revival of religion is not a revival of God ' s Work. We do not want the name, but the thing. The truth is magnified, and many are being saved. A revival consists (1) in (I ' liekening believers to a higher life; (2) in awakening the church to her divinely appointed mis- sion; (3) in leading sinners to Christ. Quickening believers to a higher life means a holy life. Pente- cost produces conviction upon the world. A revival begins in the upper room, as with the disciples of Jesus. Awakening of the church to her divinely appointed mission- that for which she Avas organized: the saving of souls. The church is so feeble to-day she is not able to bring strong children to God. On an average, only about one in three stand. The mis- sion of the church is to bring men to Ghrist. A revival is the normal working of sanctifiied human nature, moved by super- natural forces. We may lead sinners to church, to religion, to religious duties, and yet not lead them to Christ. No one is joined to Jesus until he is disjoined from that which separates him from Jesus. Everyone not under the dominion of Jesus Christ is under the dominion of the devil. Some have the idea of religion as a sinning religion, in which they can serve both God and the devil. But we cannot serve both, but must be disjoined from our sins. One must settle for the wrongs he has done before he can belong to Jesus. He must first be free from sin. NEED OF REVIVAL. There is great need of a revival today, as the art of holy liv- ing is receding and holy people are backsliding. The post-millen- iumists think that we are now living in the milleninm, but I do not see how they can possibly think that, nor how they can believe the scriptures which command us to watch for His coming; and if it Avill yet be a thousand years, that command will lose its force. None is really joined to Jesus unless he has a desire to he free from the least and last remains of sin. REVIVAL AT PENTECOST. The day of Pentecost was, in a sense, the birthday of the Chris- tian church. Certain characteristics of that day are common in all revivals from that day to this. In the second chaper of Acts is a record of it, and the following characteristics attend the de- scent of the Holy Spirit: (1) Continuous, united, believing Prayer. The answer came at the end of the tenth day. As a re- sult of Pentecost, there was continual praying in the Holy Ghost, while before it was prayer for the Holy Ghost. Every revival is the result of prayer. (2) Simple, fearless preaching of Christ. Fearless does not mean furious nor impudent preaching. Some think it means to be saucy and insulting. It means to be plain spoken. Cry aloud and spare not. It takes courage to do that, to be a good soldier of Jesus Christ, but that is fearless preaching. Pentecost was preceded by a protracted prayer meeting. The apostles of Pentecost preached Christ simply and fearlessly. And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat Avith glad- ness and singleness of heart, praising God and having favor A dth all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. This was a blessed consummation, a full reali- zation of a Pentecostal revival. This is not the conclusion, but simply reaching the zenith. — Reported by Elsie Jenks. [Pag3 Ninety-four m miMtt IN CLOSE and vital connection with the school and its siDiritual interests, is the University Church. This church has a large and growing membership, composed of most of the citizens of the town and some of the students and teachers. On the Sabbath the regular services are held in the University chapel, with the pastor in charge. At these services there is a happy commingling of students, teachers, citizens, and people from the surrounding country. It is the purpose, on the Sabbath, to do away with all lines of distinction between teachers, students, and citizens, which must, of necessity, exist someAvhat dui ' ing the week. It is desired that all who attend these services, whether members or not, shall feel that they have found a church home and are among friends. Students are invited to attend the mid-week prayer meetings, which are times of refreshing and blessing. The conditions in and about Olivet are very different from those surrounding the ordinary institution of learning. It is ex- pected that every interest shall be made to lend to the interest of the school. This is so, not only of the natural interest, but also of tiie spiritual. The messages of the pastor, the prayers of the Christians, and the burdens of the people at large are, to a very great extent, for the school. It is the idea of those in charge to make this an aggressive church, so that students Avho are prepar- ing for the ministry may have a right idea of what a model church should be. ' • —J. E. H. g pmal ilMtngB A ' MONO interesting occa.sions during the school year were the special revival services, which were conducted in the latter part of November and the first of December. Rev. I. G. Martin being in town November 20th, was asked to preach in the chapel in the evening. This he did with good results. The pastor of the Page Ninety-five] University church. Rev. W. E. Shepard, because of the interest manifested, continued the meetings. Rev. R. M. Kell, Avho, at that time, Avas conducting a series of meetings in the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene at Danville, had charge of three chapel services, and a number of persons bowed at the altar for prayer. The meetings continued for several days, characterized by in- tense interest and conviction on the part of the unsaved. At al- most every service a luimber of sonls claimed conversion or sane- tification. Ncav students Avho canu to the school Avithoiit an experience of salvation, found the all satisfying portion. Some who may l e the means of bringing manj- souls to Jesus Christ, received definite calls to foreign fields, Avhile God ' s people Avere encouraged to tiiilit the e ' ood fight of faith. — L. T. AV. A ®tmp nf Sbsstug A TEN days ' meeting Avas held in the University chapel, begiu- • ning larch 10. The burden of our President ' s messages in the chapel for Aveeks had been for a real old-time Holy Ghost revi- val, using for his text, ITab. ' 2:3, 0 Lord revive thy Avork; and those really concerned had been interceding at the Throne of Grace that God might pour out His spirit on the school and community. On Friday morning the Spirit seemed present in a special Avay, and in the chapel exercises there Avere manifestations of spiritual shoAvers. Rev. AV. (J. Schurman, our District Superintendent, Avas announced to preach at night. Thus began the services Avhieh continued to groAv in interest. Brother Schurman preached Avith poAver and unction each evening and on school days at 3:40 in the afternoon. From the first service there Avere seekers at the altar. A number claimed to be restored, some newly conA ertecl, and not a fcAv claimed sanctification. AVith this manifestation of the pres- ence of the Spii ' it came the i-efreshing of the saints and the quiet- ing influence of God ' s grace settling down over the student bodv. — C. A. B. «■ Aurora ' Ifi I ' m ready, snap ' The man we all love First spring flowers In the ravine The old dynamo Real happy Good-bye Domestic Science Cookies Ralph and Lelila Miss S ■ ■eT off duty ' Happy By the river Try it again [Page Ninety-six m mxxxH iMtHatnnartj Sanb ONE of the leading issues of the church is the evangelization of the foreign field. Probably no other phase of Christian activity is of greater importance : and that the Christian world is awakening to her wonderful possibilties of foi eigTL missions, is evident. The school also has an important part to accomplish. The missionary has need of the best preparation possible, and blessed is that one Avho has the opportunity of being educated in a school Avhere he may receive stimulation that Avill be incentive to such noble work. The Missionary Band of Olivet University is an important fac- tor to the missionary spirit of the school. Under the leadershijj of an enthusiastic president, it meets each week to consider vital questions of missionary enterprise. In the regular order the meet- ing is conducted l)y a member, but frequently inspiring addresses are given by resident, ministers, visiting evangelists and others. None of the services of the school glow with greater spiritual zeal and enthusiasm than do these lively missionary meetings. Broader visions of Christian service are here created; energetic and promising young men and Avomen dedicate their lives to the Avork of the Master; and lasting impressions are made on all Avho come Avithin the mighty sweep of its A ' italizini;- intiueiices. Through its corresponding secretary, and others delegated by him, the society carries on a correspondence Avith missionaries in various fields. The effect of this is easily foreseen. In future years, it may lie ])ru(lently anticipated, noble men and Avomen A aliantly Avaging gi ' eat missionary enterprises in for- eign fields, Avill look l)ack Avith i i-atitude to tlic Missionary l)aiid of Olivet University, and )-ecall Avitli happy remembrance inliu- ences received there, which led them into the Avork to AA ' hich they shall have been consecrated. — W. G. II. f oung MmB AsBrmblu THE primary purpose of the Young Men ' s Assembly is the mutual encouragement of the young men to fight the good fight of faith. The meetings are held on Tuesday and Thursday eA ' enings, from five-thirty to six o ' clock. A district superintendent and secretary are elected every four Aveeks. Pastors are appointed by the district superintendent to Adsit and pray Avith the members. There have been some real refreshing seasons from the Lord in the meetings this year. The time is usually spent in song, prayer, and a short talk by one of the members. Our aim is to giorify God in every serAdce. — PI. P. S tnhn iB f ratB Hurting A IOXG tlie many religious services held in connection Avith the school, is the Students ' Praise Meeting. This is held on Monday evening of each week, beginning at six-thirty and continuing for one hour. It is, as its name indicates, a time of prayer, praise, and song. After the busy duties of our Mondays, Ave look forAvard to this hour, Avhen our souls will be refreshed by the presence of the Lord. These services have been times of real spiritual sti-ength and encouragement, and often haA ' e we seen visible manifestations of His presence. At times they hav e been turned into evangelistic serA ' ices, and souls have bowed at the altai- and found tlie Lord as their Savior or Sanctifier. These meetings are presided over by the Pi-esident. a member of the faculty, or often by some student appoitited by the President. Unless the Holy Spii-it has bi ' ouglit conviction to some heart, and he desii-cs to ])ray thi ' ough, the meeting is closed ])romptly at seven-thirty. Then the students retire to their rooms or homes to ])rc|)ar( ' thiMi- woi ' l; for the folloAving day, rested in body, re- fi-eshcd in mind and strengthened in spirit, feeling as did Peter of ohl : Master, it was good I ' di- us to be there. — E. .). n;; ' ' Xiiiety-r.PA ' on | Aurora ' Ifi ONE of the most helpful and interesting features of dormitory life is the Girls ' Assembly, which meets each Tuesday evening. It is in these little gatherings, where we feel alone with God, that we can grow in grace and take on strength for the IMaster. Here all may take part in the prayer and praise service. The Assembly opens with a hynui. We then have readings from the Scripture and comments or a discus- sion. Often Ave have the privilege of listening to a mes- sage from one of the saints of God, of the village. This is a great blessing and always inspires us Avith fresh courage to push the battle for the Lord. Most of the time is spent in praise and petitions to the Loi ' d. Each month we elect new officers, a district superin- tendent, a secretary, critic, and pianist. The district superintendent appoints two pastors for each tloor in the dormitory. These are to pray with each girl and to inquire about her spiritual condition. As these offices are held only for four weeks, it gives most of the members an opportunity to serve in at least one of them; the experience thus gained may prove valuable to her now, and will help in responsible positions, which they may hold when they leave school. It is the purpose of the assembly to make those A lio j)Mrticipate in it more Christlike and useful, and to teach us to 1)(; faithful in whatever duties we have to perform. lie that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in mur ' h. _ — ' T - ©lie (EnlumbuB Qllub T IIIE Cohnnbus Club came into our midst at the beginning of the second semester. They are here through the direct efforts and financial aid of Rev. R. M. Kell. The history of their coming begins Avith the opening of the ministry of Rev. Kell in the Pentecostal Church of the Nazarene of Columbus, Ohio, lay, 1915. The story of the Avonderful progress which the little church of only tAventy members had during the fifteen months of his ministry is shown by its increase in membership to over one hun- dred and fifty. Eight of this number noAv make up the Columbus Club. There are a number of others Avho expect to join them next year, and fit themselA es for the serA ice of the Master. With the Club came Prof. Lulu Xorris, AA ' ho is noAv instructor of violin in the Con- servatory of I Iusic. Mother Kell is in charge of the girls and under her loving, motherly hand they are cared for and ministered to as only one can, Avhose heart yearns for their Avelfare. A¥e congratulate our Brother Kell in his efforts to raise the needed finances for the support of this noble group of yoimg peo- ple and Avish him much success. AVho can tell the future results of the great good they are receiving in the University? Eternity alone Avill reveal. ■ — E. H. K. Rev. R. M. Kell [Page Ninety-eight m mxvBt (Enlumbwa Qllub I P 1 ■H Ba k p 1 lr  JJ 1 J t ; S SHMH H F shI v H ' - l I C s. 1 ' I H l i 1 1 3 ' -ni HI k« ' MB I ' ' ' ' V ' ri l l H v !! 1 BP 2i l Si H 1 gj saj HB V- utr 3 ? ' ' BB ' J|B H| E I rot. Liilii Nciiii-;. lic.iiiiavicT Ki ' ll, Esther Millcv, Bessie Stevenson, Bessie Hess, Retha Hoffman. Mcihir ] ( II, li.MM IhilcliisiMi, Hazel Budd, Mamie Hess, Elma Young. I ' agc Ninety-ninn| Aurora ' 16 ( iFmt mttl) tl|r Jarultg Dr. Walker: EXCELSIOE ! The Chapel Desk : It ' s a member of the FAC- ULTY in good and regular standing. Authority— Rev. R. M. Kell, November, 1915. Professor Stovall : We must have well bodies. Professor Ashbaugh : You can ' t always tell — now. it might have been this way — Ct t ' , Professor Hester: We are here assembled to de- termiiie the status of the inci- sive concensus of elaborated opinions, expressed or unex- pressed ! ! tt ia. Professor Hoover: Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! [Page One Hundred m mxxiH QlnntmtB 0f 191fi Aurora COLLEGE SEAL TITLE Page PROLOGUE DEDICATION . OLIVET UNIVERSITY, Photo PRESIDENT HAYNES, Photo and Biogr ART PICTURE, Mary Hath Chosen the CANA BEDS, Photo .... BOARD OF TRUSTEES, Photo FACULTY CABINET, Photo . FACULTY, Photo . ■. FIELD AGENT .... DORMITORY LIFE AURORA STAFF, Photo — At Beginnmg AURORA STAFF, Personnel . TRIBUTE TO EDITOR-IN-CHIEF . LITERARY Excelsior ..... Her Awakening .... The Pages of Time ' s Volume Reminiscences of My Trip to Guatam Snap Shots ..... A Summer Vacation Influence ..... Did Creation Cover Si.x Literal Days Snap Shots ..... Mosaic on Faith .... Art Picture, The IVidoic ' s Mite The Greatest Art. Society ...... The Art of Listening; Autobiography A Student ' s Letters Home . Be a Burden Lifter EDITORIAL PHOTOS . SENIORS, COLLEGE OF Value of a Collkc.k Edu Senior Photos Underc;raduates COLLEGE OF BIBLE Senior of Divinity School aph},- rtter LII5ERAL AR cation ALA TS Par 1 Bible College Senior 55 3 Undegraduates 56 4 SENIORS, ACADEMY 57 r Seniors, Photos 58 6 History of Class of ' 16 60 7 Juniors 61 8 Sophomores ....... 62 10 Freshmen ....... 63 11 Class of ' 15 . 64 12 MUSIC 65 13 Graduate, Photo ; Conservatory of Music . 66 14 Piano Students 67 15 Violin and Mandolin Students . 68 16 Vocal Students ...... 69 17 Sons of Asaph Quartette ; Singing in Revivai .s 70 18 EXPRESSION 71 19 Private Students ...... 72 20 School of Or- tory ..... 73 21 NORMAL STUDENTS 74 25 Psychology and the Department of Education 75 26 DOMESTIC SCIENCE DEPARTMENT . 76 28 Cooking Class ...... 77 29 Sewing Class ...... 78 31 OUR GRAMMAR SCHOOL DEPARTMENT . 79 3,3 Departments, Photos 80 35 ORGANIZATIONS 83 36 Philathean Literary Society 84 38 Alathean Literary Society. 86 39 0. U. Concert Band 88 40 O. U. Orchestra . 90 41 Alumni 91 42 Snap Shots 92 44 RELIGIOUS LIFE 93 45 Chapel Talks 93 46 Miscellaneous 95 47 Columbus Club 99 48 FUN WITH THE FACULTY .... 100 49 MANAGERIAL 102 52 ADVERTISEMENTS, CALENDAR, lOKES . 103-140 53 AURORA STAFF, Photo — After 139 54 AUTOGRAPHS . Inside Back Cover Page One Iluiidi d One] Aurora Ufi JHanagertal THE management of the 1!)16 Aurora takes this opportunity of expressing their appreciation and thanks to all who have helped iis make this book what it is. The task of producing a book of its nature in the midst of the d ities of school life would be impossble were it not for the hearty cooperation of the students, faculty, and friends. We are especially indebted to the advertisers for the loyal financial support they have given. That they are true friends and boosters of Olivet is shown by their advertisements Avhicli fill our advertising section. We recognize this and urge that all our friends will favor our advertisers with their patronage ; and, as they do so, will favor us by mentioning the Aurora to them. Our constant aim has been to make this The Excelsior Number of the Aurora, but many unforseen difficulties have made the task exceedingly difficult. We recognize that we have failed to reach our complete ideal, but we have labored faith- fully, and Ave trust the result Avill not be a disappointment to our patrons. To the Business Manager of the 1917 Aurora: We are sure that we have made nev, ' friends and supporters this year and we trust that they will be the support to you that the friends have been whom the former Business Manager be- queathed to us. With best wishes for the success of all, Ave remain, Yours for success, E. Tl. KATTFPMAN, Business Manager, ' 16. ( m Ifaa SJpturufb re are t[ t Nine? . --Ct-O C -Q L J ' lN 1 5 ?;6 2, -4 rW - T-I -tT [Page One Hundred and Two AWE?ah£f myi Aurora Ufi INDEX TO ADVERTISERS BENJAMIN TEMPLE OF MUSIC, Danville 129 FRANK BREWER, Ridgefarm 115 DR. M. L. BROOKSHIER, Olivet 109 CAVANAUGH MEYER, Danville 131 CITY NATIONAL BANK, Ridgefarm 113 CORNELIUS RESTAURANT, Georgetown 121 CONRON HARDWARE CO., Danville 129 DOWLING-SCHULTZ, Danville 126 DANVILLE TENT AND AWNING CO., Danville .... 125 MONROE EWING, Ridgefann 117 J. A. FRAZIER, Georgetown 121 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Georgetown 140 FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Ridgefarm 117 FIRST STATE BANK, Georgetown 120 GEORGETOWN IMPLEMENT Co., Georgetown .... 119 GRAESSLE-MERCER CO., Seymour, Ind 137 C. K. GROUSE CO., North Attleboro, Mass 116 GOLDEN RULE, Danville 127 W. F. HALL, Georgetown 121 HACKER ' S FAIR, Danville 128 HENRY HARDWARE, Georgetown 123 DR. D. C. HINSHAW, Ridgefarm . . 118 DR. F. M. HOLE, Ridgefarm 118 L. W. HOLE, Ridgefarm 113 J. A, HIRSBRUNNER, Olivet 110 H. J. HOUGHTON, Georgetown .122 INTERSTATE PRINTING CO., Danville 125 INDIANAPOLIS ENG. ELECT. CO.. Indianapolis, Ind. . . 136 KININGHAM PIANO CO., Danville 132 P. H. LEARNARD CO., Danville 130 D 12 • o g rl|nol QIaknbcir SEPTEMBER 13. Again merry voices are heard about the campus, as students arrive and greet old friends and form new ac- quaintances. 14. Registration. Hijiz signs up for Trig. 15. The Profs, show their liberality by the length of lessons assigned. 18. The first long week is gone and homesickness has begun to wear off. 20. God ' s blessing is poured out on us at the first band meet- ing. 25. Reception for the students in the dining hall. New students think they have come to the right place. OCTOBER 2. The first cooking lesson is given by the Domestic Science Department. Five hungTy boys .join the class. Miss Frater takes an auto ride. Several General Assembly delegates visit Olivet. 1.3. Obrecht goes to the parlor. 19. Hearts sink as the students read the exam questions on the board. Quite a commotion in town ! Nlr. and ]Mrs. Willingham, a former graduate and teacher, arrive to spend part of their honevmoon in Olivet. Patronize our Advertisers and mention the Aurora to them. ' age One Hundred and Four m mwH OLIVET YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE (§ix ttt ImnFrsitg ILLINOIS Before Deciding Where You Are Going to Attend School SOME ADVANTAGES ARE Reasonable Prices Exceptionally Good Student Body Strong Standard Scholarship Fine Buildings and Good Equipment Teachers Who Kiiow How to Teach Unsurpassed Spiritual Environment NINE DEPARTMENTS College of Liberal Arts Normal School Academy School of Music Grammar School School oj Oratory School oj Theology School oj Commercial Science School oj Domestic Science ALSO GRADUATE WORK IN THEOLOGY Catalog Sent Upon Application OLIVET UNIVERSITY :: :: OLIVET, ILLINOIS Page Olio Hiindrcil and Five 1 ps !wa! wiilU Aurora ' Ifi INDEX TO ADVERTISERS J. W. MADDEN, Georgetown -- J. H. MEYERS, Georgetown MESSENGER PUBLISHING CO., Chicago, 111 138 O. A. NESBITT, Olivet 108 107 125 105 132 116 OTTO E. NEWMAN, Danville 133 OLIVET BROOM WORKS, Olivet HI OLIVET IMPROVEMENT CO., Olivet 108 OLIVET REALTY CO., Olivet H. E. OVERHOLT, Danville OLIVET UNIVERSITY, Olivet PHIPP ' S STUDIO, Danville 127 POSITIVE ELECTRIC CO., Georgetown 119 PLASTER DRUG CO., Danville RIDGEFARM REPUBLICAN, Ridgefarm B. B. SAPP, Olivet H- A. P. SANDERS SON, Ridgefarm 116 SAVOY HOTEL, Danville I ' -l SANITARY LAUNDRY, Danville 124 SHARON COAL BRICK CO., Georgetown 120 SMITH TRANSFER CO., Danville 131 C. B. SPANG, Georgetown 123 WM. T. THOMPSON, Olivet 115 VERMILION COUNTY TELEPHONE CO., Danville ... 133 WALK-OVER BOOT SHOP, Danville 134 WEBBER TURNELL, Danville 134 WEST-ENGLEWOOD ASH. STATE BANK, Chicago, 111. . . 135 WEBSTER GROCER CO., Danville 128 WM. T. WHITE, Georgetown 121 J. A. WILLINGHAM, Olivet 114 WOODBURY BOOK CO., Danville 130 WOLGAMOT-CAVANAUGH, Danville 125 OCTOBEK--Continue(l. 80. Hallowe ' en is here once more: all meet in the dining hall. The purpose is two-fold: to keep the more lively out of mischief, and put some life into the dead ones. NOVEMBER 4. Bvu-khoider takes a walk and exercises a young maple tree. 1-2. The Aurora Stalt ' is elected. 15. Paul Tonguett cleans his room. 19. Miss Brandon entertains the College Seniors and Pres- ident Walker: good eats. 12.1. Thanksgiving day brings relaxation to the students; bas- ket ball and big dinner bring excitement. ■28. Rev. I. E. Miller, of Michigan, sends a supply of chickens to the dormers. 29. Revival meetings are in session. DECEMBER 1. Ruth Buell falls out of bed. 6. The new matron inaugurated. 8. Deisenroth invents a new adjustable chair . Students try it. It works. 11. Gone, but not forgotten. Inauguration day for open parlor. [Page One Hundred and 8ix m mxvH The Olivet Realty Company Facing the University campus, we have a number of choice building lots, at exceptionally lo v prices. We can fill your needs for a farm. We have one acre, five acre, and larger tracts, of rich Illinois farming land. Any of these farms, with proper management, can be made profitable sources of income, while yoiir children enjoy the advantages of the best Holiness University in the country, and you yourself receive the benefit of its spiritual influence. We are in a position to offer excellent railway rights for the securing of new and profitable industries, near the new proposed depot. Excellent service on the Big Four R. R. from Chicago to Cairo, 111. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, ADDRESS, F. E. RICHARDS : Olivet, Illinois Tatic One Hundred and Sevenl Aurora ' Ifi THE NEW I 9 I MODELS Elco 30 Automobiles Price Touring Car $585.00 Tlie Most Popular Priced Cars .. on the Market. Price Roadster $585.00 Complete with Electric Starter, Electric Lights, Demoiuitable Rims, Etc. The Bimei Automobile Company O. A. NKSBITT, Distributor Olive t I LL I N 01 S Olivet Improvement, Investment and Land Company lIorSES, LOTS, FAK IS (Rmall or Large) FOR SALE OR RENT Olivet :: :: Illinois Fairview Fruit Farm FRUITS IN SEASON Fruit and Shade Trees Ornamental Shrubery Plants. Vines, Roses, etc. CATLIN, ILLINOIS A CAFF SCHOOL A oAl Ey TOWN In which to keep your Valuables. Be on the safe side. VICTOR SAFE AND LOCK COMPANY O. A. NESBITT, Salesman OLIVET ILLINOIS i I [Page One Hundred and Eight m mxmt ri|ool (Ealenliar— (Enttttnupi DECEMBER— Continued. 13. Aurora Staff members make stirring speeches in chapel. 14. Crammar School gives a Christmas program. 15. Concert given by the band and orchestra. Social priv- ileges. 16. A new lighting system is installed by Homer (lillmore in the auditorium for the musical and expression program. 18. Oft ' for home. Christmas vacation. 31. i o one is left but 1915, and he will soon be gone. JANUARY 3. Students are arriving on every car — the girls with new dresses and the boys with new neckties. 4. I ' rofessor vStovall, the new member of the faculty, greets each member of his classes. 6. The chapel clock exaggerates. 7. An old-time spelling bee. 15. Students have grip on hands . Classes are dism issed. 18. Ilinz comes to Psychology class on time. 21. Alathians give their annual i ublic program. Resolved never to have another. 26. Semestei ' exams arrive on the nine-o ' clock car and will spend tlip week at the rniversity. A welcome guest ( ' ! . Special Attention and T R E A T M E N T S f 7- Nervous Diseases M. L. BROOKSHIER Physician and Surgeon Doctor of Medicine and Modern Electrical Treatments Day or Night Calls Promptly Answered PEEMANENTLY LOCATED AT OLIVET. ILLINOIS Page One Huiuli-eil riiul Xiiu ' l ' ' 9 wmmmsmaissBem Aurora ' Ifi J. A. HIRSBRUNNER Dealer in GENERAL MERCHANDISE Consisting of staple and fancy groceries, cnred meats, fresli bread and cakes, covmtry prodnce and fruits in season. A Little Candy now and then, is relished by the best of men. ' ' We are Headquarters for the Finest Candies and Confections We are Agents for, Majestic, Rose, Scotch and Marks tailoring estab- lishments. Four of the best tailoring establishments in Chicago, and especially solicit those who desire Good Fitting Clothes. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED We also Furnish yon with any kind of House Furnishing Goods, hardware, farm tools, fencing, house paints, at Mail Order Prices. WE SOLICIT YOUR TRADE. PROMPTNESS AND COURTESY TO ALL. [Page One Hundred and Ten m mivH JANUARY— Continued. 27. Miss Skelley, having been injured by a dart, goes to the south land for her health. 31. Fire ! Fire ! Vohmteers wanted ! Heroes rush to the Do- mestic Heience Hall — to turn otf the steam. FEBRUARY 1. Students enlist for another semester. Hail to the Colum- bus Club ! 7. Lois Waltz returns from a visit to Seymour, Indiana. 8. The College Seniors appear in chapel with their caps and go ais. 10. C. A. Brown renders Excelsior in chapel. 15. Virgil Poole starts a bank in Olivet. Capital, five cents. Dr. Walker, stockholder. 16. Business office is moved do ai stairs so as to accommodate students Avhose money burns their pockets while on their way upstairs; also to remove all danger of any member of the faculty being robbed before leaving the building. 19. (_)ui ' new (iraiid Steinway piano arrives from Chicago P)ri( ' kie ' ttikes I Iiss Schurman home from society. ' 22. We forgot George ' s l)irthday. 24. Professor Stovall gives a lectiu ' e on Fresh Air. 29. Miss l ;ilsl( ' y dodges the photom ' aphei-. AVhy? Olivet Broom Works Make a Superior Quality of WAREHOUSE PARLOR WHISK and TOY Brooms S. p. Smith, Proprietor Olivet, Illinois Page One IIuihIi ' imI ami Klcven J wmmgm ssm. Aurora ' Ifi These two Beautiful Homes are very desirable for large families Both have electric Hghts and bath, furnace heated, private water systems and good wells. They are well built and well arranged. One-half block North of the University Campus Anyone looking for a location in Olivet will find these are two real bargains OTHER PROPERTIES FOR SALE ADDRESS REV. B. B. SAPP : : Olivet, Illinois LIBERAL TERMS [Page One Hundred and Twelve m mivH MARCH 4. Esto Hiekey goes into the lumber business. 9. Ceiling ' is moved by the mandolin quartette. ' 10. Evangelistic services begin, Brother Schurman in charge. 11. The arrival of a huge dark object on rollers. It ' s safe. Why? We don ' t know the combination. 12. The Olivet Band, Sons of Asaph Quartette, and other students attend the dedication of the AVestville Nazaren church. 14. Knighton gets a fat business letter from Chicago. 18. Ruth Buell falls off her chair in expression class — body culture. 23. Expression program — a rare occasion. Staff works until three o ' clock on the Aurora. 24. Aurora goes to press. 24. Academy Juniors entertained — Avhom? 25. Spring Vacation Begins, Oh, Joy! 28. Impromptu program. Clodhopper Quartette sings. Other phenomena. 29. Trustee meeting begins. 30. Banquet in lionor of Dr. Haynes. Crowd goes fishing, no luck. 31. Mrs. Skelley becomes matron. Go to L. W. Hole ' s Candy Kitchen RiDGEFARM, ILLINOIS BEST PRODUCTS LOWEST PRICES Will be thankful for your patronage. Trjf to please. All Kinds of Candies Complying with the provisions of Pure Food Laws COME AND SEE FS The City National Bank RiDGEFARM, ILLINOIS Capital $25,000 Surplus 15,000 A Careful, Conservative and Reliable Bank Your Bankm j Business Solieited JNO. W. FOSTER Cashier I ' age One Hundred and Thirteen] iPW MJIlBPBBPWIWWgJLiyy -- . ' - ' '  ■-  Aurora ' Ifi J. A, Willingham Son OLIVET ILLINOIS Dealers in Dry Goods, Notions, Ladies ' and Gents ' Furnishings, Shoes, Hats and Caps, Hardware, Groceries, etc. We speciahze in Men, Women and Children ' s Fine Shoes and Furnish- ing Goods. If you are expecting to build, repair or paint, let us figure with you on your Hardware and Paint bill. You will always find a full line of Groceries and Mill Feeds at our store at the lowest prices. Always something nice and fresh in our Cake and Candy Department. If you have a sweet tooth we can satisfy it. Special attention given to the wants of Students. If we haven ' t ivhat you want, will take pleasure in getting it for you. Make yourself at home with us. Yours jor service, jfJCHAM SON I Paae One Hundred and Fourteen m mx xH Christian Barber Shop We Aim to Please Galatians 6:10, As we have there- fore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. Wm, T, Thompson Olivet : : : Illinois Frank Bre ver FURNITURE AND FLOOR COVERINGS EMBALMER AND FUNERAL DIRECTOR Ridgefarm Residence Phone 7 Illinois Office Phone 16 rijool OlalrttJiar — (Eonttnupb APEIL ]. April fool ' s day. Surber single yet. 4. School work resumed. Mr. Waltz has undergone his annual haircut. 5. The Big Six returns at 12:05 a m. 11. Tuesday evening and the parlor va- cant. What ' s the trouble, HIP? 14. Philathean public program. Session of Congress reproduced. 18. School welcomes Dr. and Mrs. Haynes and granddaughter. 24. Special meetings begin under Dr. C. T. Coombs, of Shadron, Nebraska. 27. Dr. and Mrs. Haynes, little Jean, and the Sons or Asaph eat chicken at Miss Brandon ' s. Um ! Um ! 27. Aurora proofs arrive. Phew! 28. No exams. Nice, kind, generous fac- ulty. 28. Registration reaches 281. 29. (iood-bye, Aurora. Don ' t be hard on the press. Page One Hundred and Fifteen] mummm Aurora ' Ifi RI D G E F A R M WEEKLY J epublican The Best Advertising Medium in South Vermilion County High-Class JOB PRINTING our Specialty A. H. CLICK, Proprietor RIDGEFARM, ILLINOIS IHI ' Class Pins w RfNCS-MEDALS-PRIZECUPS FOR SCHOOLS, CLUBS ATHLETIC EVENTS DIRECT FROM FACTORY BOOK OF UP-TO-DATE DESIGNS FREE C.K- GROUSE CO. North Attleboro, Mass. Box i 03 | A. P. Saunders DRY GOODS AND CLOTHING BOOTS, SHOES, HATS AND CAPS Client ' s Furnishing Goods, Ladies ' Lingerie, Hosiery, Shirt Waists and Eeady-to-Wear Skirts. Carpets, Eugs, Linoleum, Wall Paper, Win- dow Shades, Lace Curtains and Mattings. fl Trunks and Valises. CORRECT THINGS AND RIGHT PRICES RIDCEFARM, ILL. [Page One Hundred and Sixteen m mivH Btl}aa[ CHalrnliar — (Eontinupii MAY 1. Burklioldei- played his first Grace note in the parlor. 1. Imagine Prof. Keister in ]iliss Jenk ' s rain coat. ' 2. Aniateui- orators perform. Very prom- ising yoitngsters. 5. University Band gives concert at Ridgefarm. 13. Annual Philathean picnic. Lots of fun, good eats, social privileges. 18. College Seniors entertained by College undergraduates. 19. Piano recital and lecture by I Ir. Sam- uel Ray Burkholder. 23-26. Special Musical programs by Con- servatory pu]iils. 30. Cram I Cram I Cram! Exams! Exams! JUNE 2. Camp meeting Itegins. 4. Baccalaureate Day. (). Conservatory Day 7. Academy Day. 8. Commencement Day. 11. Camp meeting closes. 12. iood-bve. Home and eats. JEWELRY AND REPAIRING MONROE EWING JEWELER LET ME SHOW YOU Suitable Gifts for your friend ' s birthday, Fountain Pens for the school, Christmas Gifts a great variety in season. Repairing a Specialty. Your Patronage Appreciated. Prices in All Lines Right. GIVE US A CALL RIDGEFARM ILLINOIS THOS. H. REES, President L. M. HARROLD, Vice-President H. G. BARKER, Cashier Fir National Bank Ridgefarm Illinois OUR MOTTO LIBERALITY CONSISTENT WITH SAFETY 3% Paid on Time Deposits SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES FOR RENT Page One llinidved ami Seventeen] mmmm BamBm mmam wsmm Aurora ' Ifi OFFICE PHONE 11 RESIDENCE PHONE 83. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON RIDGEF ARM I L L I N OI S EAST DOOR NEW BUILDING EAST OF FURNITURE STORE. TELEPHONE 65 PHONE FOR APPOINTMENT ANY TIME ©r. E M. IH!®I DENTIST Office over Horanda Drug Store Office Hours: 8-12 a. m., 1-5 p. m. ALL WORK GUARANTEED RIDGEF ARM, ILLINOIS JUNIOR CLASS SONG. want to be a senior and rvith the seniors stand, A big broad smile upon my face and a diploma in mp hand. Greece had her Demosthenes, America her Webster, and •Olivet her Joe Shelby. Why is the dorm, like purgatory? Because it takes a lot of pleading to get out. ToNGUETT (to barber) — How long Avill it be l)efore I can get a shave? Barber — Two years, my son. What is the best state? Steve — The marriage state. Professor (in Bible class) — Who was the fellow that slew the lion and the bear? Future Mooser — Theodore Roosevelt. Prof. Fanning — Name a city that is used as a type of sin in comparison with Jerusalem. Student — Westville. [Page One Hundred and Eighteen m mxvH W. H. ELLIOTT 0. P. CLARK Phones: Residence 56 Office 19 Rooms No. 9, 10, 11 Over State Bank Georgetown Implement Positive Electric Co Company Implements Buggies Wagons Harness Pumps Field and Poultry Fence Phone No. 23 GEORGETOWN :: ILLINOIS Ue carry a full line of Electric Fixtures Light Globes Irons Vacuum Cleaners Toasters Washing Machines Percolators Flash Lights Vibrators Door Bells Fans Hand Lamps Batteries Rubber Covered Wire Sockets Lamp Cord Switches Loom Rosettes Shades SPECIAL QUANTITY PRICES HOUSE-WIRING A SPECIALTY fF. L. RICHIE, Manacjer. Georgetown, Illinois Page One Hundred and Nineteen] I ■ mwj A Bank of Merit You will find our bank efficient in all particulars to handle your banking business. Our J aults are Burglar and Fire Proof. Our Officers are Reliable. Our Bank has a Good Record. It is the Bank for All Classes- the Home of Accoiinnodations. You cannot afford to overlook these points of service LET US PROVE OUR MERIT BY HAVING YOUR ACCOUNT First State Bank Aurora ' 10 Sharon Coal and Brick Co. GEORGETOWN, ILLINOIS GEORGETOWN ILLINOIS Miners, Shippers and Retailers of AH Grades of Good Coal Correct Weights and Prompt Delivery Courtesy to All FRANK P. MORRIS. General Manager [Page One Hundred and Twenty (if mxwt WATCH AND JEWELRY REPAIRING of All Kinds Done Here Hall the Je veler and Optimetrist SPECIAL ATTEXTIOX GIVEX TO EXGRAVIXG RIXGS MADE TO ORDER G E O R G E T W X ILLIXOIS ESTABLISHED 1828 J. A. Frazier Jr. GENT ' S FURNISHINGS MExX ' s, Ladies ' axd Children ' s SHOES ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW Georgetown, Illixois iriien in Georgetoun, stop at the Cornelius Restaurant agex t for STAR LAUNDRY ED. CORNELIUS Proprietor Georgetowx, Illixois Wm. T. White TAILORING Cleaning, Pressing and Repairing Suits tailored to order from $ir.oo up. Students ' trade solicited S. E. Corner Public Square Georgetowx, III. Page One Hmulrefl and Tueiity-one] ma mssmmmmmm Aurnra ' Ifi H. J. HOUGHTON UNDERTAKER GEORGETOWN. ILLINOIS BOTH PHONES 201-202 BLUEFORD BUILDING OFFICE HOURS 8-12 and 1-5 DENTIST TELEPHONE 84 GEORGETOWN ILLINOIS Snrltcr ' s occupatioi) : Learning IIoAv(e: to eook. Prof. Greer — Where was the Declara- tion of Independence signed? Student — Why, — at the liottoni. Prof. Prater — Conjugate Amo. Pupil — Amo, amas, amat: the rest I have forgot. Which is the most ridiculous: Ruder in his monkey garb, or Elmer Kauffman in his cap and gown? Music halh charms to sooth the savage. To rend a rock, and bust a cabbage. If this is hard to understand. Just listen to our Silver Band. Professor (in Latin)— AA hat tense is I love ? Mr. (looking at girl with knowing eves) — Intense. Student — May I have something to eat? Mr. Romaine — AVhat do you think this is? Your birthday? [Page One Hundred and Twenty-two m mivst There ' s just one place you ought to go when you want any of the FOLLOWING ARTICLES Carpenters ' , Blarksmithing , Garden and Hay- ing Tools. JV ashing Machines, Clothes JT ringers, etc. Guns, Razors, Strops, etc. Granite, Alumnium, Nickel-plated, Wooden, Silver and Tinware. Stoves, Cream Separators, Churns, etc. Buggies, Harness and Knives of all kinds. Paints, Refrigerators, Lawn Mowers, Porch Swings, etc. Henry ' s Hardware The Favorite Store GEORGETOWN ILLINOIS LEST YOU FORGET LET US REMIND YOU Ue Handle the Following Yellow Pme Lumber Eedwood Lumber Cypress Lumber Poplar Lumber Fir Lumber Shingles. Lath Slate Surface Eoofing Galvanized Eoofing Rubber Booting- Building Paper Eoof Paint Screen Wire Moulding Iron Pumps Putty Builders ' Hardware Linseed Oil Cement Plaster Lead Flour Lime Feed, Meal Glass Barn Door Hangers Barn Door Track Sewer Tile Sewer Connections Nails Ridge Roll Valley Creoseptine Pickets. Prompt and Courteous Service, with Right Prices, will Justify You in Giving Us Your Business. HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID FOR GRAIN White Cedar Posts Red Cedar Posts Porch Materia! Screen Lumber Windows Doors CALL US C. B. SPANG, GEORGETOWN, ILLINOIS Page One Hundred and Twenty-threeJ mmmmmmm WE DO IT RIGHT The Sanitary Laundry SPOTLESS WASHING FAULTLESS IRONING 122-124 Walnut W. A. NOLL, Prop. Madden ' s Meat Market For A Complete Line of Fresh and Cured Meats Sunft ' s Oleomargarine and Creamery Butter Fish and Oysters in Season Goods Delivered. Best of Service Guaranteed J. W. MADDEN, Prop. S. W. Angle of Square Georgetown, Illinois Aurora ' Ifi DANVILLE, ILLINOIS EUROPEAN PLAN Public Square ALL CARS, AND CARS FOR OLIVET PASS THE DOOR [Pago One Hundred and Twenty-four m mxvH SEE US FOR CORRECT STYLE AND FIT HAND TAILORED CLOTHES EXCLUSIVE FURNISHINGS WX)RK SHIRTS S)MiiMi(0)ll Cii iiniiiinnilQi Straightforward Merchandising Trunks and Grips. 40 North Vermilion Street If It s : Iade of Canvas. We Make It iim nlllla Tannft Manufacturers of TENTS, AWNINGS and CANVAS COVERS Cots and Tents for Rent Telephone 838 ■ DANVILLE, III. 202 W. Main St. tm In business is the only route to a suc- cessful and pleasant business career. Interstate Printing Co. DANVILLE, ILLINOIS Telephone lOII ©¥EEE©L¥ Wholesale Dealer in HIGH-GRADE FLOUR AND FEED for every purpose 2,s Washington Avenue Danville, Illinois Page One Hundred and Twenty-five] wsmmmmmammm Aurora Ufi EDWARD L. DOWLING OTTO R. SCHULTZ PHONE us Dowling-Schultz Hardware Company HARDWARE 35 VERMILION STREET DANVILLE : : : ILLINOIS ' We bid farewell A PARADOX. How can A Field be the world? Ask J. B. D. Teacher (in grammar department) — ■ What is a skeleton? Student — It is a man with his insides ont and his outsides ofiP. Father, do not chastise me or there Avill be bloodshed. ' Xo. my son, Avoodshed, not blood- shed. Former Student (to Mrs. Richards) — ' May I have some buttermilk? Mrs Richards — Yes. Student — I thank you. Mrs Richards — Oh, that ' s all right; we feed it to the hogs, anyhow. QUEER STUDEXTS. A Rayl in the bookstore. A Xutt taking theology. A Karr studying shorthand. A Field in the Academy. [Page One Hundred and Twenty-six m mixiH The Golden Rule HEADQUARTERS FOR HIGH-GRADE DRY GOODS, CARPETS, DRAPERIES COATS, SUITS, MILLINERY Schmitt Leachman DANVILLE, ILLINOIS The Phipps Studio of Photography 132 North Vermilion Street DANVILLE, ILL. OUR frORK IS OUR RECOMMENDATION Pago One Himdred and Twenty-se -eii | f BmBsmmmBsmssxmms.rm ' Mfff PILLSBURY ' S BEST LARRABEE ' S BEST Webber Gorcer Co. MARVEL BRAND CANNED GOODS North Street and Washington Avenue DANVILLE. ILLINOIS HOME GOODS CHINA, GLASSWARE, LAMPS, ETC. Headquarters for Almost Everything i HACKER S FAIR 207-209 East Main Street DANVILLE ILLINOIS Aurnra ' Ifi D01{MIT0RV BEANS. We liave sailed with those navy beans, been hun ' up by those string ' beans, ate dinner with tliose l)ntter beans, suffered with those kidney beans, drank water oft ' those soup l)eans, and l)een served with those baked l)eaiis. Beans! Beans! Beans! Beans ! Seva Ellis expects to control the Palmer H[ouse some dav. Prof. Hoover — How does water get into the watermelon? Student — It was planted in the sprint:. Teacher — Give its an example of per- fect attention. Hugh Benner — Homer concert. Teacher ' in lower grades — What is the wooly Avorm ? Student — It is an upholstered Avorm. Prof. Greer — What did Ca?sar say -when Brutus stabbed him? Bright Student — Ouch ! « i I ' aae One Hundred and Twentv-eisjlit m wiwH a PIANOS PLAYER-PIANOS Edisox, Victor and Columbia TALKING MACHINES EASY PAYMENTS Benjamin Temple of Music Pianos to Rent. Rent Jpplied on Purchase Later DANVILLE , ILLINOIS It Pays to Advertise ' ' the right kind of merchandise, backed up hj the largest and most complete line of Hardware in Eastern Illinois SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR MONEY REFUNDED When you are in the market, don ' t fail to look at our lines of Sporting and Athletic Goods House Furnishings and Stoves Washing Machines and Wringers Tools and Builders ' Hardware Paints and Oils Cutlery and Nickel-plated Ware Thos. Conron Hardware Company Sellers of Good Goods 1 16-120 East Main Street DANVILLE, ILLINOIS I ' ngc One Iliiiidrcd and Twenty-nine] wimm P. H. Learnard Company HIGH GRADE Sporting Goods and Supplies Aurora ' Ifi 149 North Vermilion Street Telephone 1038 DANVILLE, ILLINOIS DO YOU REALIZE WHAT IT MEANS when you trade at a store -where everything is of the highest quality with a reasonable price? You are sure to get Full Value here when you buy BOOKS, STATIONERY, OFFICE SUPPLIES, PICTURES, FANCY GOODS or WALL PAPER We will be pleased to see you at our new store 125-127 N. Vermilion Street Odd Fellows Builidng Woodbury Book Company North Vermilion Street DANVILLE, ILLINOIS [Page One Hundred and Thirty m wiwH Prof. Hoover (in botany) — Did you ever see a cowslip? F. Canada — Yes ; I saw our old cow fall doAvn the other day. A chamelion was put on a piece of Scotch plaid, and it killed itself trying to make siood. ON WHOM IS THE) JOKE ? The Academy Juniors prepared an elab- orate banquet for the Academy Seniors. When the guests arrived, behold their new fashion in dress ! The Juniors put out their sign: No Admittance, and hurried out into the dark night to arovise the Col- lege Seniors, who, at the late hour, ac- cepted their invitation and went and par- took of the bounteous feast prepared for others. Thompson, the barber, dropped a hot towel on a customer ' s face. Customer — Why did you drop that towel on my face? Thompson — Because it Avas too hot to hold. Some fellow always gets Wise at the end of the year. COURTESE Y GOOD SERVICE CnWiliniiHilliliil i ar If you Avant to Luy tlie best Skoes in Danville Ciome to us ana we ■will give up-to-date Foot wear 18 Nortk Vermilion Street DANVILLE : : : ILLINOIS ALWAYS AT YOUR SERVICE )niiiin Tiriiniiifeir C®o PHONE 125 Office Plaza Hotel DANVILLE, ILLS. [ ' age One Ilundi ' ed and Thirty-one] r Sm ' MMf mmmmmm Aurora ' Ifi SUCCESS IS GAINED BY CLIMBING UPWARD Therefore, CLIMB the STAIRS and Save $50.00 The Ross C. Kiningham Music Co. Piano Parlors TELEPHONE 2480 Commercial Bank Building Second Floor, Room 2 1 0. 28! N. Vermilion Street DANVILLE, ILLINOIS WE DO DEVELOPING AND PRINTING Eastman ' s High-grade Papers and Chemicals Used in Our Finishing Department Plaster Drug Company WHOLESALE and RETAIL DRUGS KODAKS and PHOTOGRAPHIC SUPPLIES 08 North Vermilli on Street DANVILLE, ILLINOIS SUITABLE GIFTS During t,h(? past year the dormitory lias received from its friends several very ac- ceptal)le gifts. The pleasures Avhich these have hrouoht to the students well repaid the cost and effort necessary. Remember, the good turns which you give a worthy student struggling for an education are well invested. Every year the dormitory needs Barrels of canned fruit, flour, and sugar, Barrels of beans, and vegetables, Barrels of salt meats and fish, A carload of potatoes, Several quarters of beef, and a host of other good things to eat are always acceptable gifts and are worth as much as cash. Write for shipping directions first. What a gift of $500.00 will do. It will equip the boys ' or girls ' gymnasium. It will equip the library with the needed ref- erence w ' orks. It will pay two-thirds of a teacher ' s salary for a vear. It ' will buy much needed scientific equipment. What $200.00 will do. It will pay all the expenses of a worthy student for a vear. It will buy a large flag pole and flag for the campus. It will build a new cement walk to the car track. It will buy a new piano for the Conservatory. What $100.00 will do. It will pav the deficiency of a working student. It will buy a good refrigerator for the kitchen. It will decorate the chapel. It will pay the light bills for two months. It will buy a stereoptican projector for the Sci- ence Department. [Page One Hundred and Thirty-two m Qpituft The Vermilion County Telephone Co. General Offices, Danville, III. EXCHANGES Catlin Illinois Danville Illinois Fairmount Illinois Fithian Illinois Ceorgetorvn Illinois Indianola Illinois OalfXvood Illinois Ridgefarm Illinois Westville Illinois 7000 Telephones in Vermilion County Long Distance Connections with All Principal Cities and Towns S. F. PHILLIPS g R. C. ROTTGER R. L GILLELAXD B. R. BAUM , President ,. Secy. Gen. Mgr. Auditor .Superintendent rriSH TO THANK the Students and others at Olivet for their kind patronage in the past, and I ■zcil! do my utmost to earn same in the future. CLOTHING SHOES FURNISHINGS SPECIAL DISCOUNT TO STUDENTS Otto E. Newman One Block East of Square 101 E. Main St. Danville, 111. Page One liundfod timl Tliiity-thvee] wm Aurora ' Ifi Wf bbpr Surnrll JEWELERS 22 Vermilion Street DANVILLE : ILLINOIS SERVICE AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Popular Priced Shoes for Men, Women and Children Walk-Over Boot Shop Shoes of Quality WE APPRECIATE YOUR PATRONAGE 1 23 E. Main Street, 1 Vi Blocks East of Square DANVILLE, ILLINOIS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS FOR SALE : Dress suits, worn by Acad- emy Seniors to Junior reception. See Hagerty. LOST : Junior Class pins. FOUND: Senior Class pins. FOR SALE OR RENT : My position as chapel pianist. Apply between the hours of 4 and 6, Commencement morn- ing. Ray Burkholder. WANTED: A man to haul post-holes, shuck pumpkins, teach the pigs to go to roost, and do general farm work. Will Richards. LOST : A period in the study hall ; finder please return to Mr. Tonguett or Olivet University. No reward offered. WANTED : By the Olivet Band. A bas- ket in which to carry tunes. It must be air tight. Address Sid Massie, Pres. and Bus. Mgr., Olivet, 111. NOTICE : My kingdom for a pony. Paul Hagerty. AVANTED : Agents ! To sell Joe Shelby ' s Sleeping Potion. Perfectly reliable; tested thoroughly. For recommendation, see the Faculty. WANTED: Charity in your criticism. Aurora Staff. I Pago One Hundred and Thirty-four m mxuH TDLE money and idle men are both useless. They should - ' - be at work. Money will work if you give it a chance. You will be the richer if you place it at 6% in our First Mortgage REAL ES IWl E GOLD BONDS Guaranteed by the CHICAGO TITLE AND TRUST COMPANY You can Start with $500.00 We Knglewood Ashland State Bank 1610 W. 63rd Street CHICAGO : : : ILLINOIS CAPITAL, $250,000.00 SURPLUS, $35,000.00 Page One IIiukIiimI mid Tliii-ty-li -p | mmsmimk Aurora ' Ifi Engravings For School Publications A Specialty An annual does not get itself out. It is two or three times harder than it looks. It makes no difference whether it is a little thin high school annual, or a big university year book as heavy as a paving brick, it is a job of a thousand details, and the funny thing about it is that nine hundred of them are unlooked for. Your first step, then, is to call in the assistance of a reUable engraver, and let him help plan your book. 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A MESSENGER PUBLISHING COMPANY 22 Quincy Street : : : : Chicago, Illinois i [Page One Hundred and Thirty-eight I m mimt The Staff — After Page One Hundred and Thirty-nine] maBmmsmmmi Aurora Ifi J. G. CLARK, President R. SANDUSKY, Vice-Pres. O. P. CLARK, Cashier H. J. ELLIOTT, Asst. Cash. 3 x X Nattnnal lank Of GEORGETOWN, ILLINOIS Capital, $50,000.00 Surplus, S23,000.00 We Especially Solicit the Banking Business of the Students and Patrons of Olivet University. J. G. CLARK J. W. GLINGAN DIRECTORS: J. H. HEWIT R. SANDUSKY O. p. CLARK GEO. BUCHANAN i [Page One Hundred and Forty Every man passes his life in the search aftjer iendgnip — Emerson. %n4j Or.:... , ' W ;6 A rO A J JJL OL, l.-i J AX -IA. z ( . uMh fi-tA -pL JM. 9r .rrHu , f- Mj ' Jit n - ( 7 a yL (i- t , ML L ' . k ? lA uX JlHr( Qjr UA. 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