Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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a THE ACORN recognition. Bat indead few can appreciate the needs of a well systematized school, and can foresee the great future of such a school, except those who are directly connected with the institution, the alumni and the students. Nor do few feel more generously disposed towards a scat of learning than the alumni. But these arc few and not flushed with money nor are fortunes honestly made in a day. thus white an alma mater is yet young it can’t expect much financial aid of its sons and daughters. But she can justly expect, while their fortunes are growing that they earnestly strive to increase the enrollment year by year. Vacation is at hand: books will be put away and recreations of various sorts will be sought. But let it be remembered that a good word spoken now and then here and there will tell lor the school. Young people are to be encouraged to seek instruction at our institution. Talents are to be discovered and sharpened and trained. The need of education is to be preached. Thus the united effort of the student body ought to be concentrated on this one thing at least.— more students. l et no one ignore the youthfulness of Bethel Academy. Let him who turns his nose in the air at our youth, lemember small things are worthy of consideration, — many a lowly object has stubbed the toes and consequently woefully Battened an up-turned nose.’ LABORATORY ROOM.

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THE ACORN 7 e THE ACORN PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF BETHEL ACADEMY. EDITORIAL STAFF. A. RRICSOX, 00..........Edltor-ln-Cblef. E. G. NORSSTRO.M. ’OS),...Associate Editor. J. AHLQUIST, ’ll........Business Manager. C. G. JOHNSON, '0!)..Advertising Manager. ADOLPH OLSON. 10............Swedish Dep t JUDITH SWANSON, TO, W ALFRED DANIELSON, TO,... Religious Dept ALBERT DAHLBY, TO, EDNA SKOOLUN, 'll,........Alpha Beta Notes ERNEST THOMPSON, ’ll. STEWARD SEGERSTROM. ’09...........Athletics ESTHER IIAGLUND. 09. Locals Exchange Application lor second class matter at the Post Office at Minneapolis, Minn. Subscription Price 50c per Year. All articles contributed to the Literary Department should be addressed to the Kditor-in-Chief and all business communications to the Business Manager. Tribune bldg.. Minneapolis, Minn. The school year is rapidly drawing to its close, and it behooves us as the staff to make our final bow. When reviewing the past year we cannot help but feel a deep sense of gratitude toward our friends for assistance in what a few months ago seemed to us a dubious project. A school which cannot boast of a large attendance, must neccessarily rely upon friends for support when it comes to the financial, and the friends of the institution have, without overstating anything, shown interest. Besides, we are thankful for criticism and timely suggestions given by other school publications. We have found them to be of great service. An inexperienced staff, undertaking to — X.W. Jo fVj JV - publish a paper—no matter how small it is—finds it no easy task. Therefore if things have not been as they ought to have been, we sincerily hope that, mishaps may be overlooked. Let us all look up to a bright future and make the “Acorn” better as I he years pass by. In conducting a denominational school supported by the contribution and interest of the people, there are two needs probably more keenly felt, while the school is yet in its infancy, and that is the lack of funds for a more enterprising progress, and. need of students. We do not wish by this to say that those of our people who have contributed, have not done so generously and their efforts ought not to receive clue

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TIIE ACORN 1) Swedish Department. PONTUS WIKNER. Av J. Nordell. Karl Pontus Wikner foddes i Ryrs soc-ken i Dalslnnd den 19 maj 1837. Redan som gosse visade det sig. att han agde stora anlagd for studier och hlev darfOr vid tolv ftr sand till Goteborgs trlvlalskola och vidare till unlversitetet i Uppsala, varest han vid nitton ftrs ftlder avladc studentexamen och sex ftr senare filosofle kandidatexamen. Hans ungdomliga fram-tidsdronunar. att bliva hdlsad av Uppsala studenter som larare, blevo snarl verklig-heter, ty sanima ar, som han blev filosofle kandidat, anstalldes han som docent i teo-retisk filosofi, och ftr 1S73 sokte och erholl han lektorsbefattningen i kristendom och hebreiska vid Uppsala allmanna l roverk. Denna befattning innehade han till ftr 1SS-1, d han utnamndcs till professor vid Fredriksuniversitetet i Kristiania. Wikner var en filosof och tankare som fft och pft sanima gang en enfaldig och od-mjuk kristen. Han ansftg sig sjiilv vara intet. och dft han genom tron pft Kristus hade mottagit syndernas forlfttelse, sager han om sig sjalv foljande: ‘Mag hade vun-nit allt och intet pft sanima gang, ty jag var intet i mig sjalv, men jag hade allt i Kristus.” Det var denna odmjukhet och denna karlek till Gud som skapade honom till en sftdan karleksperson, att han var omtyckt och alskad av snart sagt alia, som kommo 1 bans narvaro. Han fordrade intet, men han gav allt. Och i sanningkunna dessa hans egna ord lillampas pft honom sjalv: “Att verkligcn alska det dr att giva sin sjiils innersta, det ar att tranga in till hjartat och vasendet af det alskande fore-mftlet. men vdsendet ar Gud; dftrfdre ar det icke mojligt att alska ratt utan att i det alskande fdremftlet alska Gud.” Sftdan var Wikner, sftdan var hans karlek, sftdant var hans liv och sftdana Sro hans djupgft-ende och djjnptftnkta filosofiska skrlftei och religiosa fd red rag. Allting synes vilja gft upp i Gud. Wikner var en framstftende forfattare ocli poet. Hans prosadikt ager en skon och adel form. En sftdan prosa som den vi mo-ta i ‘‘Min models testamente och i “Mantegnas angel” tillhor, enligt Karl Warburgs utsago, det allra basta, som vi aga frftn ISfiO—1870 talen och komraer Viktor Rydbergs mastarestil narmast. Han lyckades ocksft, niycket viil som poet, eliuruvftl han snart lamnade versen for prosadikten. Ibland andra tacka poem, skrivna av hans penna, hava vi “Mig torstar , “Albino” och “Regnbftgen”, vilka alia kanncteckna sig for en skon form och rika adla uttalan-den. Dentie adle man och kraftige tankare, “ungdomens van,” som han var kallad, av-somnade den 15 mars 1888. Men trots det han sover, sft lever han och verkar gott och foradlande genom sina skrifter bland ett nytt slakte, varande for det en foresyn. MIG ToRSTAR! Fftfangt, fftfangl! Jorden ager Intet, som kan slacka branden Av dc krav, dem evigheten Ristat i mitt brost med eldskrift. Om en krona ock jag satte Pft min hjassa och i purpur Kladde guldomstrftlad skuldra. Brann dock elden under purpurn,