Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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2 oim His principles are such as require little or no sacrifice of earthly desire to uphold them ; or of such a nature that he may be able to justify his conduct suitable to the occasion. It is a simple affair to lay down principles such as have just been described. It is about as easily done as the principles are kept and lived. In deciding his guiding principles one must be honest with ones self and stand for the truth, as it is revealed to us in that model life, which was lived by Him, who should always be our pattern. We do not only find truth at the bottom of the religious and moral life, but also at the bottom of our social life; we find it in the scientific and the philosophical world. Truthfulness is what binds men together, so that it is possible, that society may be able to exist. The greatest detriment to society is a dishonest man, the hypocrite, generally known as a two-faced man. If men want to live and associate like human beings, men must be able to trust and believe their neighbors. You will observe, that in an ordinary conversation everybody wishes to hear the trath. Therefore, it is our duty to society, always to speak the truth regardless of the consequences. Let us consider just for a moment the relationship between a child and its parents. The innocent child is ever confident in its parents, because it has never been deceived by them. Supposing now that men know nothing of deceit and every man could look upon his brother without any suspicion whatsoever, what would our world look like? It would be an ideal; we would have true Christian brotherhood. But now it is impossible, because dishonesty has found room in the lives of men. Therefore it is our duty to society, to ever stand for truth and fight falsehood with courage. Dr. Faustus spent his entire life, seeking for wisdom, but when he arrived at old age and looked back upon his past life, he considered it an utter failure. Why? Just because he had spent a life-time in accumulating a large amount of knowledge and yet not the real truth. It is the determination to get the truth that urges men of great thinking capacities to investigate the phenomena of nature through science and phil- osophy. The thinking man wants nothing but the trutli; nothing else will gratify his desires. This proves that there is room in him for nothing but the truth and we should always help him to find it. We have spoken largely of principles and ideals. Truth is to us only an ideal: it is something, that we must strive for, but cannot attain. Man, as perfect as God created him, had no room for dishonesty; but it is said and claimed, that the finest constructed machines are the easiest to be broken. This was the case with man. The lie was the first foreign quality to enter into his heart and the foundation of a perfect character was forever destroyed. Seeing now, that peifection is imi)ossible, and that our ideals cannot be attained, we must turn for mercy to Mini, who alone is the truth. This requires no more than a strong faith in Christ, for Christianity is a religion of faith. This is necessary, because our Redeemer is the personification of truth, and we must accept Him, for what He has sftid of Himself as to Ills l)cing. In order to become His disciples we must follow His example and stand for ■Truth without fear.

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Athletics is a purely American contribution to the curriculum of our Colleges and Universities. We Americans, as firm adherents to the sage maxim, A sound mind in a sound body, realize that the soundness of mentality is to a very large degree due to the fitness of our physical being. Yet athletics is not alone a generator of mere physical power and ability, but also a powerful promoter of man ' s intellectual and moral faculties. If athletics tend to develop us solely upon the physical plane, it has missed its most vital purposes. To be of real value, athletics must be able to put our mentality so a supreme test, and, above all, inculcate in us an undaunted sense of fair play. If it effects this, it has fulfilled its mission. Athletics at Elmhurst has been remarkably successful this year, due to the efficiency of our athletes; an efficiency wrought by the untiring efforts of able managers and captains. Figuring on the average, the Elmhurst teams show a marked superiority over their opponents. From three out of four Soccer games, Elmhurst emerged with flying colors. Surely, not a bad record. In Basketball two out of four games played had been very successfully contested. The football and basketball seasons now take up their rigid positions in the realms of the past, while before us baseball and track loom up. Many of us are already entertain- ing fond anticipations of their future success. Why should we not? Contemplate for a moment the excellent material at hand for the formation of a baseball and track team, and you will discover that these are no vain Utopian musings. In the meantime, we are anxiously awaiting the advent of these two sports. The following are the winners of the E ; in Football, Geo. Sonneborn, V. Newman, A. Bizer, R. Heim, J. Schneider, .1. BoUens, A. Gernand, P. Schaeffer, O, Meyer, Ed. Koch, Theo. Mehl, and F,d. Kowitz; in Basketball, Theo. Mehl, A. Gernand, N. Sch iltz, .1. Bollens, P. Schaeffer and O. Meyer. Elmhurst, 0 Elmhurst, 7 Elmhurst, 8 Elmhurst, 5 SOCCER Oak Park, 2 Carl Schurz, 0 Englewood, 0 Hyde Park, 2 BASKETBALL Total, Elmhurst, 20; Opponents, 4. Elmhurst, 4. ) Elmhurst, 14 Elmhurst, 215 lOlmhurst, 27 Total. lOlnihiirst, Naperville, IT Enerlewood, 12 Napervilli ' , 29 I ' almer I ' ark. 28 |0!t; Opponents. S(;