Central College - Pelican Yearbook (Pella, IA)

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We Live One must live within himself. All of man's thoughts and actions reflect the way he lives. Life is a period of adjustments. One must be willing to live and sacri- fice for others if he is to accept the responsibilities placed upon him by modern society. We come to college to prepare ourselves for later life. We come wishing to perfect ourselves. College is a place where many adjustments have to be madeg and at college age we are ready to make those adjust- ments. In college we work, play, and live together. We meet different people in different situations. This all enters into the development of our personality. In our studies we live intellectual lives. In our worship we would live more like Him, the Great Teach- er. In our activities we would live like true ladies and gentlemen. In our physical development we would live cleanly and like sportsmen. We would live a richer, more abundant life.

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The College Year 111 Retrospect We Learn College is a place where one may malce ad- justments to the many varied and profound experiences which are a part of all living. College is a place of preparation for later life. College is a place where one may learn how to live, where one becomes enriched by personal contact with others, where one re- ceives a broader perspective of life through actual experience, where one becomes more appreciative of the finer things in life. Yes, these are some of the reasons why we came to college. We came to learn, and by learning we came to live a richer, fuller life. Ir was a beautiful day when we hrst joined, or rejoined, the Central Family. The campus was green, the air was fresh, and our hearts were full. Some of us renewed old friend- ships, some of us were a bit bewildered by the new life, but not for long. We met our instructors. Our learning began. This learning, however, was not con- fined to the classroom. We learned by doing, we learned by contact with others, we learned by living through experiences of religious life, social contact, and extra-curricular events, we examined ourselves and found that with our learning we had gained understanding. Some of us have more work to finish before we leave these halls that we have begun to love. Some of us are leaving after a short four years sojourn within these portals, but our learning is not finished. We have only begun.

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Dedication To Reverend and Mrs. Douwstra, the donors of the Douwstra Chapel, we dedicate the 1940 Pelican. May it be a lit expression of our appreciation for what they have done for us and for genera- tions to come. And we wish to pay tribute to those members of the Central Family who have given years of service to our beloved Col- lege, who have sacrificed much in its behalf. In this respect we would like to mention the following, who are worthy of this honor: Miss Martha Firth, Miss Marie Greiner, Mrs. Carrie Halbert, Mr. Herman Vanden Berg, and Mr. H. Vanden Berg. These people are still active in their work for Central. We congratulate them. We wish also to express our appreciation to the members of the Faculty who have guided us within the classroom and have been an inspiration to us in all of our associations with them. We revere them for their generosity and self-sacrifice.