Bethel University - Spire Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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»JL 1924 — The Bethannual — 1924 iiillliNlitMtiimiiiiMiin iiiiiiBimii iiBium iipimiaiin m u nn■iitiisnuiinni imnniiiiiiiiiaii i iiiiiiHiiiimumiMamiBMimiiiii niiiiiiiiaiiiiu iiiiiniii iiiiiiaiiiiiiniiiiiHiiiiuaiiiiii Carl Henry Carlson . St. Paul, Minn. “Earnest, sincere, and decided; and above all, a gentleman.” Johnson, Mabelle . St. Paul, Minn. “If more people had a similar nature. the world would be better than it is” Hocpelt, Carl . Traverse City, Mich. Vice President. Alpha Beta (1st semester). ”23. “Keeping everlastingly at it brings success” Johnson, Ewald . Two Harbors, Minn. Football, '23 and ”24. Treasurer. Student Council. ‘23. Student Council, ’24. Serge.mt-at-Arms. Alpha Beta. ”23 and ”24. Vice President. Junior Class. 23. Vice President. Commercial Dept.. ”24. Advisory Board. Boarding Club, ‘24. Athletic Board. ”24. “Two-fifths of him—Genius. Abili'y, the rest.” Aspaas, Emil . . Willmar, Minn. .News F.ditor. Clarion. ”23. 24. “To be well informed is a gift of nature.” 22

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1924 — The Bethannual — 1924 Hhinimiiiim nniinii.uiiiimiiii inminittiiiiiaiimiiiii iiiiiisiiiih iimiiiii i!it«iiiii:iiii iniiimiiiu iiuiiiiliiiiliiiwiiiiaiiii iniiiBiiiiit iiiiiiini ■ nciaiiiiriiiii iiimaii iiiuiumiii mil Hei , Paui...................Svea, Minn. “You can't keep a good man down.” Westerdahl, Gertrude . Newark, N. J. Vice President, Athcnacans, 24. Publicity Committee. ’24. Advisory Board. Boarding Club, ’24. Athletic Board, ’24. Secretary-Trcasurcr, 0. J. M. M. M., ’24. uI'm not always going to be a teacher.” Stearns, Annie . . Borup, Minn. u IVhat sweet delight a quiet life affords.” White, Lilla . . . Ipswich, S. D. Reading Contest. ‘24. “Whom not even critics criticize”

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1924 — The Bethannual — 1924 iBiiaiiiiiciiaiffilfBjiliiitliBniiiiaiiiiiniftsiiiiMiiiiiiiiii tmttiiiraiiiiiitlin iimaniaaiiiii niitiini iitiin iitiiiim uiinuiixiiiiiiiiiaiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiimai iiiiiiaiiiin iii.nmnii iiriiai HENRY C. WINGBLADE OUR CLASS ADVISER There arc many good schools which loval-heartcd youth may attend, but there is no other school just like Bethel. It fills a much needed place for a certain class of students. And just as our Bethel fills a unique place in the roster of educational institutions, so this teacher stands out among others each in his own way, gracious and helpful. His pupils looking at life with eyes made more discriminating and understanding by the hours spent in his class-room, before going forward to the test of the future; pause to render homage to this inspircr and cnrichcr of soul life. Each of us has been glad to work away’, knowing that those kindly eyes, though keen enough to sec the faults and the flaws, sees also the noblest possibilities of each, and as we go out to meet the demands of our complex age, thank him for thus equipping us. May many other Bethel students gather in his class-room day by-day and meet in the literary- societies from time to time under his direction and be enlightened to seek the possible grandeur of life. BETHEL—THE HOUSE OF GOD W hen Jacob came to Bethel And tarried there all night, He saw a ladder stretching From earth to Heaven bright. And angels, dazzling creatures, Adown the ladder came, And back again to Heaven They seemed to take his name. Jehovah stood above it And promised him to give That country to his children Who after him should live. When Jacob woke, affrighted, He vowed, if God would bring Him safely on his journey, He to his hand would cling. We, too, have come to Bethel And in our dreams have seen The ladder and the angels, And sensed what life can mean. So in the beckoning future We stronger yet can climb; The call of God will lead us And last as long as time. What to us was imparted Within these sacred walls, Will lure us through the future Wher’er our Father calls. e The distant purple mountains May- prove to be bare hills; The ardent buds of springtime May feel the frost that kills. But if we work sincerely And trust God through the years, We doubt not time will give us Far more of joys than tears. And Bethel we’ll remember In springtime’s sunny days, When summer comes upon us. And in the autumn’s haze. The friends we loved at Bethel, The songs and games we shared, Will come to our remembrance As long as life is spared. And when our Father calls us From earth’s cold, transient sod, We’ll walk and talk together In Bethel, the House of God. —Lilla White. 25