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

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ExP resident Henry K. Ober In all dl e honor, a „1 in appr iciation of faithful serv ce rendered dur ng his ten , of preside nc) at Elizabethtown C .1 lege, we de ieate this section of the 1928 Etonian to i lit- esteemed Dr Henry K. Ober. IM s resignation, earl) in t he sch ii ' 1 year. 1 with reg et. and was accepted oi iy after it was ealized th; t his state of health impelled disci n- tinuance of 1 is sen ices as Preside it. Mis untiring zeal a id devotion to t he cause i which he u a- an earnest champil .n. has placed fa m in high regard am mg Students anil admin trators alike. In accepti lg the past .rate. .1 the Klizahctht. n it Church of tl e Brethen . we are s till within the shadow of his influence ind interes . He has 1 H-en connec ted with ti e school -nice 1902 in I he capacity of t eacher or idministrat ir, and the many chang es and progress ve tin enu nts evident during those years re •al mure than ; nything e se the effi irts he put forth in t he advancement of the sch lOl. His sen ice. canno he measi red. he has been a m. ist inspiring tea :her, capab e executor and a faithful devotee tl. all College p ojects. It - with a fe jlingof deep gratitude a 1(1 appn for his ser ices thai ve reserve these pages in recognition i f our rctiri ,1 a. t.l muc l-loved president.

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An Alpha Homily Irrived there, the little house they till. e look for entertainment wht re no i Rest is their feast, and all things at their will: The noblest mind the best contentment has. These lines from Edmund Spenser ' s Faerie Queen refei to a seem in thi hermitagi of thi aged sire, Archimado. The Red Cross Knighl at the counsel of Lady Una decided to spend the night in this little house where pleasant conversation and res; from the labors of the day furnished the- entertainment of the evening. Nothing spectacu- lar, nothing extraordinary, nothing thrilling was necessarj to provide the pastime for their leisun 1 urs fhen was genuine contentment in the nobility of soul found in Lady I n.i and the l d Cross Knighl For this contentment of mind the world offers many substitutes to youth. Imong thi most alluring ol thi 51 ai Ihi 1 vanesecnt pleasures of life. Youth is caughl bj thi glamoui • ' —pleasures or, like poppies • You seise the flovfr, its bloom is shed; Or like the snow falls in the river, . I moment white thi n melts forever The mind that is feverishlj excited by men sensuous appeals loses its nobility. There is too little time in such a soul for the ties thai an besl in our friends. Not less deceptive to many talented minds are the empty honors the world is ready to confer upon her sons nut daughters. The subtle appeal of high station in society, of exaltation to official position, of high political office- such attractions have robbed countless thousands of a happiness such as Spenser delineated. What is the worth of regal purpli of lordly titles, of medaU ol honor, when the recipient lies down to rest with an uneasy head ' For after all becomes wi sin ,i iln The ran The man The lion shunf; po, is but ihr gurnet ihr gov d for .1 mam, tho ' e ' e men for , ' that. Kind Inarts arc marc than coronets And simple faith than Norm in b, A third attraction that opens a wrong door for our youth is the lure .it wealth. 1 though men are usiiiL; money lo greal advantage today, many have been drawn by a trust in riches into tins maelstrom of despair Affluence promises them satisfaction 1 lo refinements of civilization, and thi joys of leisure hours. But caughl in tlu mad org) and spending, the capacity for the enjoyment of higher things is losl foi even thing thai is uplifting thej are out of tune. How true. then, thai thi • wealth does not bring contentment of mind! quire the contented mind, be noble. When storms assail and si es arc d calm; when iugh md the ship tosses, steer bj the compass; when fea and hop, grows dim, look to Cod i all times fear no oui ideal shall com- mand, in the constant presence of that othei self who goes with you and so shall you blend with him at thi end. [ hink the thoughts that are noble, do the duds that arc manly, and your nun, | shall have the radiance of a heavenl] glorj and he a glorious Eoregleam of the life 1 ni 1 ontentmenl of this kind Ralph If. ScklbsSar. J