Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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faculties almost ftiHy developed and his love more embrac- ing, a larger vision of life had crept over his soul and pos- sessed it vvith unbounded enthusiasm and courage. Fol- lowing the advice of his guardians he plunged farther into the recesses of English, German, Latin and Greek. Among his many new acquaintances were Cicero, Virgil and Ho- mer. He enjoyed translating the Novum Testanientum. Physics was very interesting to him and he realized more than ever before that this is indeed a iwonderful world. Besides this he was eager to become a leader. All the ac- tivities of the school grew and flourished under his leader- ship. Courageously he met failures and success, defeats and victories. On the base-ball diamond, foot-ball field, track, basket-ball floor, tennis court and in the gymnasium he won laurels. He distinguished himself in dramatics and music and was a powerful factor in social, religious, and missionary work. But now his turn to go out into the world to further prepare himself f or life ' s work is close at hand. When thinlving of parting, it may be forever, with the surround- ings and comforts of his youth which have entwined his heart as so many fetters, his soul is full of sadness and sorrow. Only the vision of future opportunities beckoning him to soothe his wounded heart causes him to become cheerful, knowing that somewhere he is needed to further the work of the one great Guardian, the Lord Jesus Clirist. Herman Gebhardt, (Historian).

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Lueder and Wilkinson. Two new guardians, Professors Arlt and C ' nisius, were called to fill the vacancies. Mean- while, time and gro vth advanced hand in hand. Again the guardians planned to give their son a vacation, and Master Class of 1914 was sent to distant friends. Upon his return, the guardians were pleased to meet the boy, now a youth, and gladly noted the results of tlic vacation. These were manifold. The youth had attained better jjliysical strength, new intellectual vigor, greater power of absorption and assimilation, and a wider diffusion of interest. The guardians, taking advantage of these changes, made the work more clifficidt by going deeper into the branches. The youth was, forthwith, introduced to Cjesar, who invited him to make his acquaintance. Only the eagerness to learn and augment his store of knowledge caused him to do so. But knowledge Avas not all he was seeking after. His desire for prominence and iudeix;n- dence among his brothers induced him. to take active part in the physical, social, and religious activities of the school, and establish himself as a special factor in the student body. To be distinguished from others, he selected the colors of In-own and gold to crown his triumphal march along the paths of knowledge. AVork and recreation caused the time to pass fleetly by and presently the vacation days were beckoning him to regain spent energy. The days of play and recreation took their com-se and again we find Master Class of 1914 in the old home. l?ut how different! He could hardly Ijo recognized as the youth who a short time before had put aside his books to answer the call to Nature. Approaching manhood was gradually transforming him. Xew mental and plivsical powers, new ideals and conceptions of life, and iiimiv independence had devolo|iiMl. flis views had lii ' oaili ' iied, his interest had be- come less selfish and his cliwrwclci ' . steadfast and altruistic. The work was proportionalrl increased so a,s to call forth the oiToi-ts to develop this nvw ti ' ansformation. Geometry was presented him to sti ' englben his mental efficiency ; the liistory of botb. tlie Englisb and Gei ' man literatures, to create a love for literature and to gi ' e him an insight into the formation and (levelo])ment of tlie languages; Sallust and Livy, to awaken Ins love for the old Eoman classics and to wai ' d off the possible squandering of a few spare moments ; and Xenophon and Plato to bring him in touch with the ancient Greeks. He was given the opportunity to develop his ability in public speaking. But these stud- ies still allowed him a little spare time to remain active, in the diffei ' ent phases of student life. At last the time came when the guardians decided that his remaining older ))rother must shift for himself. Master Class of 1914, in viewing the dominating and all-important air of this older brother was of the same opinion. Before his departure, though, he w as given a banquet by Master Class of 1914 to obliterate any possible hard feelings that perchance might have entered his heart. These last moments spent in each others ' company were meant not to be easily forgotten. Soon after, the old brother bade adieu and Master Class of 1914 was advised to seek again the haunts of nature. Having done this, Mr. Class of 1914 returned to the okl memorial halls to spend his last period of preparation under the paternal roof. He was now a man. With his

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CLASS OF 1914 A nick-name is the heaxnest stone the devil can throw at a in an. — Anon. Hail to the Vice-president of our class! Puss is a well- known nick-name of unknown origin. It is only of late that it has become a fitting cognomen for our soccer manager, for only lately has he found a companion in a fellow-student, who caresses Puss and is caressed by Puss. ' ' On account of his fairness and quickness he was appointed bas- ket-ball referee, a job which he asserts was a thankless one, but even more thankless was the one of umpire in base-ball, for there he almost lost a prop under the cannon-like fire of Elmhurst. May Puss encounter easier propositions in life than have been his lot at college. Better- to go to bed early and be ivide awake all day, than to stay wp late and nod all day. H. Enry. Waldo, president of our class, manager of base-ball and captain of basket-ball, was a favorite among the students. He was in the pressing firm (we mean pres- sing clothes), as a member of which he toasted brown the trousers and parched the coats. May he always be a favorite a- mong his associates. Probably his being a favorite accounted for his boldness in doing what he pleased. Arno Franke Home people never grin, they alu ays sin He. — Bovee. Probably the best production of our breakfast-table Force were the Sunny-Jim smiles of this Hawk-eye lad. Wherever he went, in class-room or cam- pus, his smile always accompan- ied him. Sunny Jim ' ' showed his agility on the soccer field, where he received much applause. May his smile never wear off, nor be darkened by the frown of his dearest one. Nobody loves a fat man. Anon. Franke, universally known as Tubby, in spite of his avoir- dupois, rivaled Mantell on the stage. To say nothing about his confused manner when a dis- cussion of feminine characters was at hand, would be slighting Tubby, for he invariably red- dened from ear to ear and left the room. As a Hercules he flopped many a vicious opponent on the soc- cer field, thus avoiding many de- feats for Elmhurst. This, how- ever, was only the dawn of his athletic career, for he showed his greatest (?) ability as mana- ger of the basket-ball team. If our Arno displays so much len- iency in his domestic affairs — poor Arno!