Bacone College - Warrior Yearbook (Muskogee, OK)

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THE BACONE CHIEF 43 the students as few other ministers could do. Some of the things he taught will undoubtedly live in the hearts and minds of some of the students as long as there is any life within them. When the meeting closed there were only four boys in the school who had not publicly confessed Christ as their personal Savior. During the year thirty-three stu- dents have been received as members of the church . The students have the opportunity of hearing some of the best sermons, since we have preaching service each Sun- day evening. Rev. Sharp recently preached a Wonderful ser- mon upon the second coming of Christ. We believe, as did the founder of Bacone, A Christian school planted in the midst of a Christian people, becomes one of the most powerful agencies in the Work of civiliza- tion. ii .. . P. 4 Q Wfzaa-0 .-f, eivivf Fl x33r4?gvnf1 'iHPv.,w'ii5 ' ' 9591810 ' V UV 'U

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42 THE BACONE CHIEF for Indian Schools, visited us and told us the story of a prince who changed his kingdom from a land of bitterness, gossip, and cruel hate, to a land of happiness and joy, where there was no time for anger , by giving to each, individual within his kingdom a flower to be planted and cared for. Early in the year we sent over 323.00 to the suf- fering Belgians. We have pledged 8510.00 for Home Mis- sions and have already paid our pledge of 310.00 to Foreign Missions. On December 27th, the Young W0men's Christian As- sociation of America met with a great loss in the death of Miss Grace Dodge, who for eight years had been the Presi- dent of the National Board. She was the associationis hu- man resource for wisdom, outlook, peace, joy and courage, and because of the inspiration of her life thousands of men and women, boys and girls of America and the world, have been brought nearer to the Christ life. At the beginning of the new year the active members of the Y. W. C. A. received certificates which will admit them to the privileges of any Y. W. C. A. in America. In each term we have tried to have six devotional meet- ings, three practical talks, and three missionary meetings. We also have a prayer circle which meets on Sunday even- ing, and a meeting for those who can not understand the English language very well. This latter meeting is held on Wednesday evening so that some of our Indian girls may not miss the help and training which those who speak English freely get in the Tuesday night meetings. We believe that the Bacone Y. W. C. A. has meant more to the girls this year then in former years, because they have seemed to feel less difiidence in making the meetings their very own, and in not only giving Verses, but in telling their own thoughts upon the subject, and especially in prayer. Early in the year an enterprising B. Y. P. U. was organ- ized under the leadership of Miss Crouse. The B. Y. P. U. is divided into four groups of about twenty members each. This affords a little good natured rivalry, when a new stu- dent arrives on the hill . The B. Y. P. U. has done much good already, and we expect to get much training from its lessons. The first ten days of February were given to evange- listic services. The teachers and students congratulate them- selves upon being able to secure the services of Rev. Jas. Peden, a prominent minister in eastern Oklahoma, for this occasion. Rev. Peden took his college course in Bacone, and the memories of his student days enabled him to appeal to

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I I - DF 4 'N' 1411-1131: , '-I lS'E '5 'l ' f I ' : WMM , ' f 'I li f E NWS X 1' I H. G. GARNER, Editor. Music washes away from the soul the dust of every-day life. And while we hear the tides of 111llSlC,S golden sea, Setting toward eternity, Uplifted high in heart and hope are we. -Tennyson. The origin of Music is uncertain as it seems to have existed from the beginning in all countries. We know of in- strumental music from the pictures of musical instruments on the Egyptian obelisks and tombs. The Romans used both stringed and wind instruments. Imagine, if you can, Bacone College without a music department. It would be a lifeless place. But Bacone has its music department and a line one. In no other year has it taken sucha prominent part in regular school work. This year we have two departments in music, the vocal and instrumental. The latter has the advantage, as it has a regular home in the new addition to Sacajawea Hall. With the beginning of this school year vocal music was made compulsory, so each student in and above the sixth grade has to take at least two chorus lessons a week. As some students were farther advanced than others, it became nec- essary for our teacher, Prof. J. Morris James, to organize the chorus into a beginners and an advanced class. These have already furnished some good selections for our Sunday School, and a recital is expected from them some time in the near future. In addition to these classes Prof. James is giving pri- vate lessons to a number of students, who favor us with solos from time to time at our Sunday evening services, and literary societies. We believe that we have some splendid home talent, and we can see that there has been a great im- provement since they began to have their voices trained.