Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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3n 5Itcmoriam Miss Elizabeth Myer departed this life on May 1!). L924. In the occasion of her death Elizabethtown College lost the oldesl teacher on the staff, the only one who had continuously served the school from the time of its founding. She died at the home of .Mrs. John Heilman, 7:4 North Lime Street, Lancaster, Pa. Mrs. Fleilman (neeLydia Buckwalter) was one of the firsl lady students of the college with whom Miss Myer fori 1 an abiding friendship. The depth of this friendship can lie most vividly seen in the fact thai Miss Myer was so kindly invited to spend her closing days of illness in her comfortable Imnie. The funeral service was held at her old Inline church at Bareville in charge of Elders S. II. Hertzler, II. K. Ober and .1. (J. Myer, who based their remarks mi John 1 1 :25. She was quietly laid I rest in the old Myer burial ground near Bareville. Miss Myer was born at Bareville in lSli:;. She grew up with seven other brothers and sisters. She attended the public schools nf Lancaster Countv near her home. She later attended Millers villi- Stale Normal School and was the lirst Church nf the Breth ren lady graduate of thai institution in L889. Later she taughl v. I

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. ■ Oo t )£ Members of the Senior (Tlass The time of graduation marks the attainment of a goal which each of you held in fond anticipation. The common interest which all of you shared in striving to this end lias constituted the basis for enduring friendship. No one is able to evaluate the far reach- ing results of the impressions received from your contacl with the studenl body, with the faculty, and with each ether. These years of fellowship surely will afford you pleasant memories. In the adjustments incident to class actions you have found need for the exercise of charity and forbearance with one another. This is hut a type of the greater demand for similar adjustments in the experiences which you will face in the coming years. As you go our hearts hurt at the thought of separation. The un- tried future lies before you, challenging your besl endeavors in the accomplishment of the tasks which you choose to undertake. Rest assured thai you will have in your going, our best wishes for your success in lines of proper endeavor. Your triumphs and successes in the righl shall ever make us glad. Your griefs and sorrows shall he shared by us. None of us wish a life of continu- ous sun-shine. The surface of life ' s ocean can not always remain sn th. There shall he testing times ahead. We can hut pray that there may he just enough shadow to temper the glare of the sun. and just enough storm to make yon fully appreciative of the joy of t he calm. We can hut wish that yon shall be found faithful to your ideals and noble purposes in every endeavor, and that every honest at- tempt iu attaining such purpose shall never he counted as an ut- ter failure: for only lie who can see the end from the beginning is competent to evaluate the full signiricence of honest effort. We commit you unto the care of a lovely Heavenly Father, in whose service we trust you shall find your highesl joy. May the peace that passes all understanding he ever yours. II. K. OBER

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le 5gr o ■ft c ?J in the public schools, When Elizabethtown College was founded in L900 the Board of Trustees selected her to become the first lady teacher and preceptress of the institution. She had a clear con- ception of the ideals which Lived in the minds of the founders of the college and as a greater Elizabethtown College developed she was ever solicitous that these first principles should not be lost. Her life as a teacher was a radiating life for she had friends in all parts of the country. Her life had gone out into the lives of others. She was an ideal teacher in the classroom. She de- manded thorough work from her pupils. She was very earnest and sincere. As a hall teacher or preceptress she was concerned about the welfare id ' the girls and her heart followed them wher- ever they went. She was not a mother hut she possessed strong motherly instincts. Her general attitude demanded one ' s confi- dence. She was just ami conscientious. She was charitable for her hand was always ready to give. As a Christian woman she stood for the highest ideals. She had a remarkable zeal for truth and deep devotion. I fer Christian wom- anhood was radiant in the classroom. Underlying her teachings was a deep conscientiousness and a firm conviction. She was a strong believer in prayer and the long-forgotten arts of meditation and fasting were not absent from her Christian experience. She was wholehearted and self-sacrificing in her service to the church she so deeply loved. She had built her life into the warp and woof of many who had been her students. She has carried her life into the hearts id ' boys and girls who have now gone out into the world as her monuments. She bore her lingering illness with courage and contentment. She expressed a hope that her life may have counted for some- thing in this world and that those who came within her personal influence may have had the path of life made clearer. Those who knew her best sincerely testify that her life was nol in vain. Her last expression was that her friends were so kind to her and hop- ed that she might meet them all in heaven. True-hearted, whole- hearted, loyal ami faithful do we think ' of her now since she has gone to lie with her Lord with whom she walked so closely in this life. ■ ' When we walk with the Lord in the light of His Word. What a glory He sheds on our way ! While we do His good will, lie abides with us still. Ami with all who will trust and obev.