Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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The Bethel Herald A monthly published during the School year by the students of Bethel Academy and Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minq, SUBSCRIPTION PRICK 75c PER YEAR Gordon Hasselblad—Business Mgr. SEMINARY Eric N. Lindholm................Eng. Dept. Axel A. Anderson...............Swed. Dept. David Moberg...............Rapportor Oscar Magnusson ......Ass’t Bus. Mgr. Emanuel Schmidt, Ph. D...Faculty Asst’ S X A P F EMIL T. CARLSON Editor-in-Chicf W. G. Holmberg—Circulating Mgr. ACADEMY Gladys Hedman ..............Eng. Dept. Bengt Anderson ............Swed. Dept. Lillian Wik { „ , , Milton Ward ............School Items William Carlson ........Ass’t Bus. Mgr. Edwin Omark..............Ass’t Cir. Mgr. H. C. Wingblade, A. B....Faculty Ass’t BETHEL HERALD Snelling and Nebraska Avenue. St. Paul, Minnesota Entered as second-class matter December 15,1919, at the Post Office at St. Paul, Minnesota under the Act of March 3, 1879. Prof. Henry C. Wingblade At the close of this school year, Prof. Henry Wingblade will have completed his ten,th year as teacher at Bethel Academy. He came to Bethel in the fall of 1910, after having graduated from Washburn University of Topeka, Kansas, to take charge of the English and Public Speaking departments. That he has shown himself to be an excellent instructor is evidenced by his popularity among both studen.ts and alumni. Ten years may not seem a very long period in history, but in a teacher’s life it means much. At a school like Bethel, hundreds of students will have studied during that time for a longer or shorter period. The education which a student carries with him from school is not on,ly that which he has been able to learn from text books, but also from the life and character of his teacher. This has made an impression on the young mind and has helped to mould his character. Bethel has been fortunate in having good teachers and this has in, no small measure added to the success of the school. We shall not endeavor to write a biography or character sketch of Prof. Wingblade. His life and work is known and felt thruout or denamination today, and his influen.ee will continue to be felt, we are sure, as the years go by, for we feel certain that these ten years have merely been an introduction to his work as teacher at our school.

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16 THE BETHEL HERALD A MODEL LIFE When you think, when you speak, when, you read, when you write, When you sing, when you walk, when you seek for delight, To be kept from all harm when at home or abroad. Live always as under the eyes of the Lord. Whatever you think, never think what you feel You would blush in the presence of God to reveal; Whatever you say in. a whisper or clear, Say nothing you would not like Jesus to hear. Whatever you read, though the page may allure. Read nothing of which you are perfectly sure Consternation at once would be seen in your look If God should say solemnly. Show me that •book. Whatever you write, though with haste or with heed, Write nothing you would not like Jesus to read; Whatever you sing in the midst of your glee, Sing nothing that His listening ears would displease. Wherever you go, never go where you fear, Lest the great God should say. How earnest thou here? Turn away from each pleasure you would Shrink from pursuing If God should look down and say, What are you doing? —Selected. ..Anomalous a6 it may seem, it is the “wets” who arc dry. —Shreveport Times. •' Visitor— I am collecting for the poet's hospital. Will you contribute? Editor—With pleasure. Call tonight with the Ambulance and I'll have a poet ready. —Selected. WHICH FOR l’Ol’? What position,, please do you occupy in the church? Are you An Attender, or an Absenter?— A Pillar, or a Sleeper?—A Wing, or a Weight?—A Power, or a Problem?—A Promoter, or a Provoker? A Giver or a Getter? —A Goer, or a Gadder?—A Doer, or a Deadhead?—A Booster, or a Knocker? A Supporter. or a Sponger?—A Soldier, or a Slacker? There with the goods, or off with au excuse? Ask yourself the question: Which am I? “God asks little of you. but he asks your best.” “Christ is ready to turn our water into wine, but he expects us to keep it from turning into vinegar.” “Every man should keep a fairsized cemetery, in which to bury the faults of his friends.” Grace is better than ability, an.d love of souls is better than talents. - God always gives us our duties. Often lie gives happiness; but it is not the essential thing. Life is never a failure until a man gives up. To the faithful who fail, God opens new doors. ♦ + No one is a good Christian whose peace of mind is at the mercy of events, and not anchored iu God. Sympathizing with the hopes and endeavors of others enlarge the mind more than most studies can do.

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18 THE BETHEL HERALD EX LITKN ATEKBLICK Sn.art liar Aterigen ett skolar hastat ha-dan, och vi stft fardiga att lanma dessa lar-domssalar sA dyrbara for de fiesta av oss. I)A vi nu blicka tillbaka over detta skolAr kunna vi icke annat an tacka Gud for bans underbara ledning. DA man tager allt i be-tankande bar det i sanding varit ett i alia riktningar valsignelserikt skolAr. Antalet elever i alia avdelningar bar varit betydligt storre an nAgot annat Ar. Detta har gjort att flera larareformAgor ha anlitats. Flera tillokningar hava ocksA gjort.s till skolan.s utrustning, till exempel i skolans gymnasium, vetenskapsavdelning och bibliotek. Biblioteket ensamt har tredubblats genom Dr, E. Schmidts storslagna gAva. Aven ve-tenskasavdelningens utrustning har betydligt tillokats genom bans gAva. Andra hava frikostigt kommit ihAg oss, for vilket vi kanna oss tacksamma. Med denna tillvaxt ar det ju naturligt att vi vanta Annu storre tillvaxt i det kom-mande. MA ungdomar i vAra forsamlingar liorsamma kallelsen att komma till Bethel. VAr skola ar en missionsskola. Detta var iindamAlet med dess tillkomst och denna anda ar mer och mer tilltagande. Allt efter som elevantalet okas ar det ju ocksA naturligt att hehov pA medel och utrustning vaxa. Om nAgon skulle lasa dessa radcr, som kanner «sig vilja gora nAgot for Her-rens mission, lAt oss pAminna cr att liar ar ett ypperligt tillfalle. Ingen verksamhet ar val utav storre vikt an att soka vinna sjalar for Gud och utbilda kristn,a karakta-rer. If Christianity ceases to be an enthusiasm, it ceases to be a reality. —Charles. No man is born taijto the world whose work Is not born with him; there is always work, And tools to work with, for those who will; And blessed are the horny hands of toil! —Lowell. MOULDING I took a piece of plastic clay And idly fashioned it one day, And as my fingers pressed it. still, It moved and yielded at my will. I came again when days were past, The hit of clay was hard at last. The form 1 gave it still it bore But I could change that form no more. I took a piece of living clay, And gently formed it day by day, And moulded with my power and art A young child’s soft and yielding heart. I came again when days were gone; It was a man I looked upon; He still that early impress bore, And I could change it never more. —Selected. A LAST WORD Just before sending this last issue to press we wish to say a few words of farewell to our many readers. We have enjoyed speaking to you month after month thru these columns because we have had the conversation pretty much our way. We are indeed thankful for all words of appreciation received from time to time as this has made our work more enjoyable. It has not been an easy work to edit a paper, but it has been very interesting in many ways. Wo have in some measure come to understand that the path of a newspaper man is not free from thorns. We desire to thank all the students and members of the faculty who have helped to make the paper a success. We would not forget -those who have desired to Iv more for the paper but have in some way been unable to realize their ambitions. The typographers of “Veckobladct” arc worthy of thanks for the pleasant way in which they have helped to make the Herald a success. We hope that the staff to be selected for next year will find the same support as we have had. May the Bethel Herald live aud grow!