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continually been growing stronger. We have kept the work on the new church going on by the co-operation of the school and the community. A new pipe organ has been purchased to be installed as quickly as possible. In the past year the moral life of the town and school has taken a step up- wards. At the first of the year a number of restless Sophomores and Freshmen committed a few small depredations on some of the town and school property, but it needed only a Senior ' s gentle hand laid on their shoulders, a Senior ' s mel- odious voice spoken in their ears, and they would see and turn from the error of their ways. Card playing, cigarette smoking and the more minor evils generally found wlicrc there are numbers of boys have been al)olish( d. In athletics we have accomplished much. By combined effort we have cleaned away a track, and have organized an enthusiastic track team. We have also organized a tennis club, a basketball team; and last of all a sturdy baseball nine. Each of these teams would do credit to any college. One of our class holds the honor of being the best all-round athlete in school; an honor not to be despised, considering the large body of students we have. He has been the win- ner in many contests held in different parts of the State. We must not forget to mention the prominent part we have taken in the music department of the school. We have gotten up plays, musicals and oper- ettas for the entertainment and edification of the public. In none of them have we failed to please. Indeed it has been said by persons who are capable of understanding music and its intricacies, that we have talent destined to be famous. We could mention numerous other accomplishments in which we have be- come proficient, but we have not the space. These attainments we are proud of, and the height of learning we have reached is a constant satisfaction to us. Though we have reached the place towards which we have striven so long, by no means are we satisfied. To-day we stand upon a higher plane than yesterday. We have begun to breathe the invigorating ozone of knowledge, but we would fain drink more. We have caught the smell of battle and nothing can stop us until, with a strong will, courageous heart, and the great weapon of perseverance, we have jiut to flight the opposing ho.sts that surround the opportunities which dot the lantlscape of life here and there, and taking possession of them we shall press on triumphantly to heights of learning attained by few; and there we shall receive the reward of our labors. HlSTORL N. Page Twenty-:
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)enior Cla si ?|istorp AT last we are Seniiirs; we are nearing our sraduatioii day with joyful antic- ipations. The time when we will receive our reward for weary days and ■ sleei)les.s nights is near at hand. The thdUght is a constant satisfaction to us just as it is to a, worthy soldier after a well fought battle. Though the preparation for linisiiing our work and departure has us well occupied, yet some- times even in the nndst of it, a pang of regret stirs in (lur bosoms; regret at leav- ing the dear old noiiks and corners of the Academy, the old familiar desks at which we have sat and d ig our way into learning ' s .store. iM-en the walls hold sacred memories of days gone l y, and our attachment for all these will never be erased. But the strongest regret arises with the thought of leaving the teachers who have done so nuich for us; surely no student has had better. They have labored faith- fully to give us the best that they had, and our increased efficiency is due to the things they have seen fit to teach us, and tlie example they have set before us in daily life. Our Seniority dates back to the 2()th day of August, when we gathered to- gether for the last time at H. ( ' . A. to take our final step farther up learning ' s ladder before going to college. At that time some of us had no distinct ideal in hfe, (we will admit) but each of us had a miml towards accompHshing something worth while. From that blurri ' d |)un)ose and hazy view of things has arisen before our separate minds an ideal ]iure and strong towanls wliieli we shall strive with e -er increasing determination. Through the struggles in days past we have won triumph after trium|)h. though attenilcd with great difficulties; but our record is one any class might be ])roud to possess. We have not been satisfieil with just simply passing off our work, but we have succeeded in furnishing a grade of work fai ' above the ordinary. Oin- aveiage on class work has exceeded that of any ot liei- graduating class by a large percentage. The record is the more gratifying if we take into consideration the nimibcr of subjects we have been loaded wiUi. Sevei ' al of oui ' members have carried as many as eight or nine stuilies during the gi ' ealer pait of their Senior year, and onl - one or two in the whole class have had less than live. We are sure our record this spring will be e -en better tlian that of l;ist fall. The class of ' b) and ' 14 has more medals than any class before us has ever had. We iriight meiil ion I he mosi important . ( )ne of our members has won tlie ten dollars .-.s the best all-iound student in school. . lso, we are carrying with us ni ' ar a half do en ilcbater ' s meilals, and we expei ' t to win more this sjjring. In the i-eligious affairs of I he school we have |)la ' eil an important pait. ' . .M. ( ' . A., 15. ' . 1 ' . r., and prayer meetings have been held regularly, with a large and ai)i)reciati -e audience present at almost every meeting. The religious life has ' » (, V T ,r c „ I ii - .s , X
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:ll trenuoug Crisiisi The very spirit of the times in which we live points to material prosperity. The world has never before reached such a crisis of opportunity to attain perfection. Yet this is not a period for idle men, who seek to live on the bounties which have ah-eady been accumulated, and these characters have but little chance to succeed amid all the existing opportunities of the age. The time has come when the man cannot hope to make the most of life and be numbered among those who stand at the forefront of the world ' s progress who does not seek to thoroughly pre- pare himself for such a place. This preparation is not acquired by sudden flight or by paying the price in gold and silver. He who attains an education and prepares himself for the stern battles of life, secures it by an unceasing zeal artualcd l y his own originality. The great opportunities for development whirli thi ' American student has to day have not come like the gentle breeze, or the quiet and peaceful fall of the snowflake, liut tlie |iillars of every institution of learning tell the stories of strenuous efforts, self-denial ami licmic work on the part of these who have gone before and kindled the torch of knowledge. And if we fail to grasp the.se o))|)iirtunities the great contlii ' t of our forefathers has ended in a failure. If we would hold up the standard of citizenship which has been attained and promote the interest of a noble cause we must realize that no prosperous people are idle, but that strenuous effort and the exercise of every energy is essential in maintaining ideal conditions. To-day there is no great war for independence to inspire us to great deeds on the battle- field, the call for men of warlike fame is no longer heard. The drill grounds where young men once learned the art of war and thereby attained the highest honors, are to-day beautified with magnificent high school and college buildings, where ihousands of young men are gathered to better prepare thera.selves, not for a battle of cannnn hut, Init for the strenuous battle of life, in which a trained iiitellerl is the essential wi ' apon. Our days here have been full of joy and inspiratiiin, yet these |ilcasincs raine to us as rewards fur Ixittling with and defeating the most difficult prolilems nl ' selinnl life. C -hall never lament our school days because of the toil and sacrifice enilure(l, Im imleed we Ikivc learned I hat the finest things can only I ' h.id at the highest jirices, and I hen unly when paid for ui :iil :ini ' e. No race was ever won which did not point out Ihelni-I llial ils wnniei had paid tin ' cdsl ui :ul ' :uiee, Xo man reaches the high- est mountain-peak iinlil Ik Ii;is brnised his knees and scrambled over the jagged rocks and fallen into the gulches on his way np the hei hi, liut wdien he has made the heroic struggle and reached the summit, the world lies at his tei ' t and the glory of triumph illumines his pathway, the journey to him seems no longer difficult. The strenuous effort, put forth in the struggles upward is worth the eost, and without the lost would nut he worth while. Long periods of life are Inst and the realizaliun i f failure is endured because at the begin- ning of life so many of us try to ])enetrate the ehannel of success by an easy method. Man can easily drift in the channel of failure. It rei|iiiies hut little effort to fail m life; Iml exaniiiie the jniths of success and you will find lliein ru.iitied. Thi ' re is a vast expanse of territory lying about the foot of the mountain hill, and il i((|Uin ' s but little exertion to cross the level plain; but when you have mounted the hills and reaehed ihi ' lop, where you can view the world about you and catch a more i ad glimiise (jf the vaiilled skies, xilli all their shining glory, you shall have stiained every nei c and liliei ' . .Vnd when yi.ii have reaelii ' d the summit of success you sh.-ill he racwned Willi honor, l.eeaii.se you have siiriiioiinl ed I lie ilillieiilties in life, and not be- . s w. ' gn mil from lliese walls li.-niglil, l.i enler ihal lii ld nf wurk for wliirli we liavi ' been prep.ariiig. in:i. - we go ninidful of the fact thai we Imve l.-ilioicd here, not only to hroadeu and develop our individu.il powers, but to better aeiiuaint ourselves with the principles which give Page T w c n I ij - r i g li I
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