Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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20 THE ACORN day, for now the waitress lias to come out and ring the dinner bell three or four times before she can call the attention of the industrious players. Nothing is more lamentable here at Bethel, than the fact that we have not the material for working up a first class baseball nine. We all have an ardent liking for this sport, and all you can hear now on most every student’s lip is base ball, and how wonderful St. Paul has been playing these last two or three weeks. We would all like to see Bethel come up against some other team and gain prominence in the base ball world. However, a few of the boys go down to the park every afternoon, 4 . and play with the park boys, who play with many of the city amateurs. Last but not least is our great field day the 2lst of this month, which every student of Bethel is looking forward to with most intense interest. The boys are under the leadership of Prof. Wingblade.who is doing his utmost to train the boys to go at their work in the most profitable manner, so as to gain the very best results. Every day we find them out on the field practising running, jumping, throwing, etc., each one doing his utmost to outstrip the other. Prizes and medals are offered and. it. will, certainly be interesting to see the boys dig for these honors. May 5th we again had the great pleasure of listening to Dr.Frank A.Cone of the Park M. E. Church. He spoke of life as a series of enlarging circles. The school room.” lie said, is only a mental gymnasium, and although, we may soon forget many of the things we here learn, and hear, still our minds are developed. The influences of (he men we meet, as well as of the influences surrounding us. while in school, will live with us through eternity.” i Dr. Caroline Geisel of Battle Creek. Mich., spoke at chapel May 3rd. Her theme was The Effect of Alcohol Upon the Human Body.” Among other interesting points she brought out the following: In Munich. Ger- many, which drinks more beer than any other city in the world, only IS children out of every hundred are born normal, while 94 per cent of the children born in the pro. hibition state Maine, are normal. ‘‘Have we a right io deform the coming generation before they are born?” Miss Geiscl used charts to illustrate her lecture. A most unique surprise party was sprung, on Walfred Danielson at the Bethany Church,.Monday evening April 2nd. Speechs; were made by Rev. Mr. Dahlstrom, Professors Haglund. Wingblade. and Smith. Mr. Raymond Dahlstrom and Mr. Danielson. Later, refreshments were served. Mr. Danielson received a sum of money from the members of the church in recognition of his faithful work as janitor and organist, for which work he would accept no pay. Seven o'clock.Sunday morning.May 1st, a-gay company of students boarded a Stillwater car. and after a delightful ride in theorist) morning air. they arrived at Stillwater just in time to attend chapel at the State-Prison. The happy crowd then went to the-

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THE ACORN 19 ATIT TjTOTICS Of late we find that Hie editor in Athletics lias been in a hibernal state, but now the warm rays of the spring sun has been playing upon him for a month or more, and blown new life in‘o his nostrils, so that he feels he must get up and do something. We can hardly say that he is altogether to blame for this, because the athletic spirit ■during the winter months has been pretty low among the students here at Bethel. This is due largely to the fact that we are greatly handicapped for room, as we have no gymnasium, but we hope that in the near future we shall have the privilege of having one. During the winter months, we have been using the Greek room as a substitute. where many an exciting boxing and wrestling match has been pulled off. It was not anything unusual then to see large noses and blue eyes. Then just three blocks from the school, there is a large pond, or a small lake whichever you choose to call it, where we could spend many an afternoon with our skates and hockey sticks, working up a good appetite for supper.Then when the snow came to spoil our out door skating, we had the Hippodrome, one of the largest enclosed skating rinks in the West, just a little over a half mile away. But now that spring has come, we find that the tennis court has been rolled, and is in an excellent condition for even the champion players. We have the privilege of seeing two champions play every morning when the weather is favorable, namely Profs. Smith and Haglund. and sometimes , they become so interested as to almost forget their class hours, which brings grievous effect upon the students, oh yes! Most every student has been out trying to see what he could do, and we find that the new ones are already putting up a close game with many of the older players. We find the enthusiasm growing greater every

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THE ACORN 21 Baptist Church. Here several musical numbers were rendered by members of the party. From here they proceeded to Wilson’s place, about a mile down the river, where the next thing in order was a picnic luncheon. The remainder of the afternoon was spent on the St. Croix river in a gasoline launch. The splendid three course dinner, to which Mr. and Mrs. Wilson had invited the party.will not soon be forgotten, especially by those who did not expect more than one course to be served. The Bethel Academy quartette gave several selections at the evening service of the Swedish Mission Church. Adolf Olson spoke at a meeting of the Ladies Society of the First Swedish Church of St. Paul, May 12th, and will speak at a similar meeting at the First Swedish Baptist Church of Minneapolis next week. There are now in the library 92 volumes of bound magazines as follows: Baptist Review 1. Biblical World 13, Cosmopolitan 7, Electric 1. Homiletic Review 7, Independent 5, Literary Digest 11. McClure 11, Outlook 9, Review of Reviews 10, Scribners C, and World To-Day 11. All of these, except the Homiletic Review, were added during this year. Dr. Ola Hanson was one of the speakers at the Laymen's Missionary Movement. While in the Cities he visited the Academy and gave us an address on missions. He laid especial emphasis on the success that mission work has had in the heathen world during the last two decades. Paul Anderson, one of our former students. visited school on his way home from Sioux City where he has been working. The Seniors are busy with their theses. Mr. Thomas Graham, secretary of the student Y. M. C. A. at the University, gave a lecture at Chapel, April 14th. He showed that our country is greatly in need of men strong in mind, in body, and in soul. The Junior class has planned an outing at Bald agle Lake, May 16th. It is to be given in honor of the graduating class. Mr. Oleerlund works at Lake Minnetonka two days every week. Herbert Johnson visited school, etc., April 23rd. The members of the Junior class have purchased pennants. The Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School and Bethel Academy held a joint picnic at Como Park, April 25th. A hearty dinner mixed with races and games of almost every conceivable kind made the greater part of the day pass altogether too soon. Long strolls through the park and boat-riding occupied the remainder of the afternoon, until a hungry feeling turned the weary footsteps homeward. Jonas Larson led the prayer meeting at the First Swedish Baptist Church of St. Paul, May 12th. We were pleased to see the genial smile of Aug. Sundwall at the Academy recently. Last year he was known on the gridiron by his speed and “white sweater.” On May 12th we had the pleasure of having with us at Chapel Rev. J. O. Backlund of Strandburg, S. D., Rev. Carl Antonson. our state evangelist, and Pastor Hedberg of Elim. Minneapolis. Mr. Backlund, who for several years was an instructor in Bethel, gave us an encouraging address. Several of the students have been up to look at the comet in the early morning hours; in the evenings they go nstronomiz ing.