Eastern Mennonite School - Shenandoah Yearbook (Harrisonburg, VA)

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COLLEGE JUNIORS FRONT ROW: Ui-ft 141 iighti S. J. Weaver, M. Moyer. Elsie Lehman, D. Showalter. N' Loux, B. Weber. J. R. Mumaw lK'l4iw .Xilvigu-r. SECOND ROW: L. Hartzler, M. Marlin, P. Cline. Esther Lehman, L, KauB'man, R. Byler R. Goldfus. THIRD ROW: R. Weaver, M, Frey, M. Horst, D, Slabaugh, R. Harnish, C. King R. Eberly, W. Martin. COLLEGE BIBLE STUDENTS L. Shank, S. Shenk, M. Keener. R, Baer, I. Rohrer. limi' 'lircwzf-V-mn'

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lP1resiiden1t's Address GQ ig N THE WORLD about us hatred and bloodshed abound. Our whole fs- -il nation is stretching every muscle to make instruments of war. Every nation seems threatened both from without and Within. Men are filled with despair. What a contrast is this scene of happy faces, radiant with t T T-1 inward joys and peace, trusting in the King Eternal! Here Christian love binds us one to the other as filial love does the home. For the sake of the occasion let us think of this group as one large, happy family. Already we are members of an earthly family and I trust the family of God, but within this new family each also has a place. Some are fathers. Some are mothers. Some are children. And at present E. M. S. is the home we claim. Fathers are those of you who have provided the means for erecting this home and through days and years of toil have met expenses as they arose. We may think of the Board of Trustees as the father of this institution, but they only repre- sent the much larger group of you who have given liberally to make this school possible, and the still larger group who are supporting with your interest and prayers. All such are fathers to this home and family. , The term alma mater means, fostering mother. Such a mother, E. M. S., you have been to us, showing kindness and thoughtfulness in a thousand ways. In the routine duties of supplying delicious meals and washing the weekly laundry you 'have been faithful. In providing for our spiritual life you have been scrupulously careful. Time would fail to tell of the many prayer groups, devotions, Bible meet- ings, and evangelistic services. For mental, social, and physical development you have made the lessons hard, the socials uplifting, and t'he exercise invigorating. We can never thank you enough, O Alma Mater, for the good things you have done in caring for us as children. You, especially, the faculty, have been as a mother, self-sacrificing and loyal. Yes, there are children in the family and many of them! Students and alumni, you are the sons and daughters. Some of you have come home for reunion. Others are preparing to take leave and still others have yet a number of years to labor with patience. Let us not forget that this our foster home is far more than a temporary place of abode. It is a training camp of the Church of Christ. It serves as do the training camps of the nation to prepare youths for active warfare. Theirs is a drilling for carnal warfare, but ours, a preparation for spiritual warfare. Many in the warfare now could gladly testify to the value of the years spent in training under this roof. Fellow classmates, tonight, we represent the son who is about to leave his training camp and plunge into a great war. Our friends have come to celebrate the farewell with us. The battle 'has long been raging for truth and righteousness. Already we have had a few engagements with the enemy, but the time has arrived for a challenging conflict. As we depart for the battle-front can you not see the anxious faces of father and mother where they stand in the doorway at home? Is that not t'he position of the Board and Faculty of Eastern Mennonite School? Sad news it would be to them and all our dear friends for any to desert -to the foe. Worse news it would be for one to become a traitor. O God, forbid that any in this class of '41 should suffer defeat from the enemy of our souls. Grant to each of us always a real victory in t'he battle for Truth. Thy Word is Truth. -Chester L. Wenger. Page Twenty

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Class Reminiscences HE COLLEGE SENIOR CLNSS OF 1941 is the first college class to grad- uate from E. M. S. apart from the High School Senior Class. With an organization all its own it has been able to foster a distinct college spirit l and engage in distinct college activities. There are other distinctive features ? 1 31 of the Class of 1941. Almost half of the class are Bible students. Five are graduating from College Bible and five are graduating from Iunior College Bible. Martha Wikerd has the distinction of being the first alumna of E. M. S. to receive the Th. B. degree. During the iunior year the Class, numbering thirty-three, chose Bro. D. Ralph Hostetter for their Class Adviser. Bro. Hostetter's interest and counsel in class work together with his native friendliness have made our class activities more worth- while. Several ever-to-be-remembered incidents made our junior year interesting. One of the best was an invitation to Bro. Hostetter's home. Bro. Hostetter puzzled us with quizzes on science and quizzed us with puzzles on the Bible. Refreshments and music brought the interesting evening to a close. The occasion on which we entertained the Seniors at the annual Iunior-Senior Outing must be mentioned. The day and place seemed to have been made for the occasion. Beside the green, slow Shenandoah River, at Shenandoah Retreat we entertained the Seniors with boat- ing, soft-ball, quoits, and other games. They never dreamed of boating,+but the Seniors had to have the best. Next we gave them prophecies and some singing and Finally a lunch a la mode. But our most serious reflections go back to the prayer circle, conducted under the starry sky in the heat and light of an open camp-fire. Later our Iunior Class Social developed a greater Class spirit and it was here that many of us really learned to know each other. At Commencement time we saw the Seniors graduate, in fact, we helped them to graduate, by selling their Iournals and ushering their friends into the Chapel. It was an impressive occasion and we eagerly looked forward to the time when we would graduate. The summer's respite prepared us for the last great thrust of our abilities into the duties required to Finish the race set before us and to gain the treasured prize- a diploma! We numbered twenty-one strong. 'Chester Wenger joined our ranks to complete the requirements necessary for t'he Th. B. degree. Chester was elected Class President. The other oHicers were as follows: Vice-President, Mahlon Hess: Secretary, Doris Selly Treasurer, Virginia Grove, Business Manager, Iames Shank. Our Class Adviser entertained us in his usual hospitable manner one evening in November. We will never forget that evening, especially the home-made museum and the avocados. We were reluctant to say good-by that evening. The Senior Class Social was held on a wintry night in March when there was about one foot of snow on the ground. Because of the snow we had the social at Winston Weaver's home in Harrisonburg. Again we felt the drawing of group consciousness and the unity of the class was assured. With such undergirdings the Senior Class accom- plished its goal. We very vividly remember the Outing provided for us by the Iunior Class. It was very unusual for the group to be composed of college students entirely. The recreation, the refreshments, and last of all-the prayer circle made us feel very happy. The time is here to say farewell to all that has become precious to us at E. M. S. Adieu, Classmates! May we ever serve faithfully under our banner Valiant for the Truth. -George T. Miller. Page Twenty-two