Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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TIIE (JRADUATING CLASS LAUNCHED RUT NOT ANCHORED. —Motto. Ncls Scr.escn was born at Hjelrashult, Skane. Sweden. At the age of eighteen he came to this country. For the first four years he resided at Virginia, Minn. While in Sweden Nels graduated from the rublic schools of Allerum. He began his studies at Bethel Academy in 1905. After graduation he intends to prepare for the ministry. Miss Clara Granbeck claims her birthplace in the Windy City. At the age of seven she distinguished herself as a heroine, by saving the life of her brother. Her aspirations being inclined towards learning she enrolled in the public school. After spending some active years at home she came to Bethel. Miss Clara is especially r.tt:acted to the study of sciences.

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THE ACORN 17 The tennis court has ban rolled and marked off, and is now in an excellent condition. Some very close and interesting games have been pulled off. Field day is now near at hand. At a meeting of the Athletic Association Joel Anderson was elected to take charge or the practice for this event. An exciting game of base ball was played Friday May 14th between the Dormitory boys and the outsiders. The score was tied up at the end of nearly every inning, but in the last inning the Dormitory boys started a batting rally and piled up a score that was too high for the Outsiders to approach in their final half. The final score was: Dormitorites .............15 Outsiders ................11 We admire the motto of the Y. M. C. A.: Mind. body, and spirit. This motto, if followed up closely, will give us a perfect man as far as man can be perfect. The development of the mind is what we prl-marely come to school for. and yet we must not forget that the other two are equally as important, in fact more important. It is unnecessary to mention the importance of spiritual development, for we all know that a man without a clean soul has but little to live for. These first two essentials, mind and spirit, have received due attention at Bethel Academy, but in order to develope the mind and spirit, development of the body is absolute- ly necessary. We must remember that the body is the temple of the spirit. When we think of the beauty of the human body which is the image of the Creator himself, it would be an unpardonable crime to neglect its preservation and development, which many of us do. We are not only hurting ourselves but breaking the laws of nature, the result of which lowers our ability to accomplish things in the world. Thus far the facilities for this development of body have been inadequate and neglected at Bethel Academy. Something should be done at once to give us an opportunity to develope this phase of a man, and we sincerely hope that, with the growth of the school, the facilities for developing our bodies shall receive proper attention In the form of a well-equipped gymnasium. This year, in all the athletics we have attempted, we have been seriously handicapped by lack of suitable grounds. Last Tall, in playing football we had no grounds for practice except the lawn around the building and this was greatly damaged thereby. Our small quarters seem even more confining in the case of baseball, because of the numerous windows that are endangered by our heavy batters. These matters ought to be considered by all who are interested in the school. Something must be done in this matter, or else we will have physiques so enfeebled that we will not be able lo carry around our stores of knowledge. Now. brethren, do not all get excited at once: Speak, one at a time, please.

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THE ACORN 19 Miss Esther Hagluiul, a smiling lass from the Sun Flower State, was born at Enterprise. In the verdant days of her youth she was enrolled as a pupil of a Kansas Public School, and at the age of 13, she made an enterprising move to Linds-borg of the same state, where she finished the graded school worn and matriculated at the High School of that city. After attaining honorable distinctions of a Junior she entered Bethel Academy as a senior. Miss Haglund is well known by her cheerful disposition. She always carries “the smile that never comes off. Handy Andy otherwise known as Andrew, son of Ericson and probably a defendant of Lief Ericson.—the Viking explorer of America—discovered the land of day, when he was very young. Later in life Andrew left Ilelsingland and pounced upon the Badlands of Michigan. Here the adventurous spirit possessed him and therefor he contemplated the exploration of vaster realms. Thus one day he landed on the shores of learning at Republic, and for seven years Andy wandered up and down learning as many lessons by the ferule as by books. Here, in one year be strained the intellectual capacity as well as the patience of four different pedagogic potentates. Andrew next turned his bark towards Bethel Academy and landed 1905. The next four years he struggled wltn Ceasar, Cyrus and others until finally being about to embark again, he can truthfully say, veni, vidi, vici.” Mr. Peter Hedblom. carpenter, mathematician, physicist, began to solve the very tiist problems of life in Dalarne. Sweden. Later without much ado he worked his way thru the puzzling mazes of grammar school. Laying down his scholastic labors lor a time, he busied himself with the square and compass. Next the problem of navigation appealed to him. This being successfully worked out Peter knocked at the gates of Bethel Academy. There he distinguished himself as. a man of numbers, theorems and theories. What his supreme problem of life .will be, Peter will not say. Carl Johnson made his enterance into this world in the Land of the Midnight Sun. He could not have been very satisfied with the land of his fathers, for at a very early age he came to this country together with his parents and settled down upon the grassy plains of Nebraska. Here, while at home, agriculture received most of his attention, corn-raising being the chief pursuit. During this time he entered the public school. In the year of 1901 he thought a change of climate might be or benefit. As a consequence he came to Milaca, Minn. After finishing his graded studies, he entered the high-school of that town. Ill health, however, compelled him to discontinue the studies after a brief stay of four months. Since 1906 Mr. Johnson has lived In St. Paul—however making occasional visits to Minneapolis (?). He entered Bethel the year following the above date. Mr. Johnson has shown himself a very capable business man and has devoted much of his time in behalf of the Acorn , acting as its advertising manager. Stewart Segerstrom (Midget) hails from Sk ne. Tho small in stature he is a young man of large talent. Mr. S. finished his early school life on the other side of the sea. In 1903 he came to Sandstone, Minn., where he entered the high school, and distinguished himself in his latin studies. Mr. S., unlike most students claims his Caesar to have been his favorite subject. Sometimes when in a happier mood Midget will be seen “colo dare brachia circum of someone, who in the act of translating a difficult passage, reminds him of the happy couple in Sandstone. Stewart came to Bethel last fall, and is now finishing his senior year.