Finlandia University - Yearbook (Hancock, MI)

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OSASTO AKATEEMINEN

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JARVI JA SYDAMENI. N'-U4 t wigs ' .l ' vastimessu toisellu puoleu poukamaa sijaitsevat ran 3' nan puut ja sitten sinitnivaan kupuknnnen pilvetttimiin M iiEi1'ett6mEissii syvyvdessii. Flu miie yhtiiin veden asu -1-l-'L kastu. en mitiiiiu epiilnielhttiiviiii oliota tuossa lilpiuii kyviissii kuultavassa jiirven vt-dessii. Niiky loihtii mieleeni kuvau pull taude-sta, Jiirveni, ethiin kiitke- mitiiiin 11 puhdasi iex'1'e-11911 kupeu polliu johtua miuut ohi kivieu, kanto- jen ju puirh-11 yksiuiiisen jiirveu rantaan. Ilma on tyylxi: ei liikahdu lehtiz ei viirise vesi. Katsee-ni mittelee pie- noistn ulappna. kuuues se kiiutyy tuijottamaan alas Syvyyte-Q11 korkealtn iiyliiiiltii. Keksin ensin ve-den ku- an oiaa, saastaa itsessiisi? Ole: 7 Luommon rauha ja jiirveu tyylmeys rauhoittaa, tyynnyttiiil sydiimeni. Lieuetkb sii yhtii puhdas kuin tum puhtoinen jiirvi edessiini? Oletko to- dellisen puhtrxuden tyyssija ja vi1pitti5m2i11 rakkauden asuuto? Q16-than? Askelee-ni ovat ohjautuueet toisen kerran jiirveni rannalle, Myrsky ul- Yoo 1'2111l131'l puissa ja H1Y11Q1'Iiii Yellamon Ve-sissii. Epdtoivoisen syuk- kiuii vybryviit vaahtopiiiset aallot sen tie-ltii, kunnes viisymyksestii vii- Tisteu pirstoutuvat rannan kiviiu ja poukaman vastaisen rannan jyrk eitelleu ja seuloen kulettamansa. ja mi nulta ke-1'1'a11 salaamansa sisimpiinsii. Siksikij jiirveni tykytiit noin ra justi, ettet euiiii voinut kiitkeii rauhallisena noita lijyhkiiiivid jiitteitii Luuletko itsesi puhdistavan sen, jolla tuulessa valta on? J51'YE'11i petti mun. Petyinkti suhteeu sydiimeni? Raskaana rintani ko hoilee, aaltoina aleten ja nousten. Rajusti sykkii sydiimeni, ja veri Yal- timoissani tykkii kovasti. Mil'si'? O' kiihn iiyriiiiseezx, edestakaisiu h .w X 1, on sydiimeni saastainen ja eik6 ole saastuttanut vertani ja henkeiini se, miki siiud piileel Piiiini vai- puu alas, kiiteni liittyviit yhteen, ja huokaus huuliltani pusertuu sanoiksi: 4'Juma1a, luo minuun puhdas sydhu ja uudista minuun vakaa henki! J. A. H. V W A .T FJ'-- -,.... fx 3 1 Wllvf f. A s -'H 1 . 'veg ,fr , '-Q. . 21

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REMINISCENCESOF TI-IE QLD COLLEGE DAYS. TWQQQ middle aged woman sat in an armchair be- A fore a brightly glowing fireplace, while with- Zeygi li- out the storm raged, and the wind whistled weirdly about the corners of the little brown ' ZWQ cottage. On a low bench at her side sat her daughter, - - Mada, gazing thoughtfully at the fire, remind- ing her of her own dream days. Suddenly the silence was broken by her daughter unex- pectedly asking, Mother, tell me what college life was like twenty years ago. Such a request could not be granted immediately. For some time the mother sat in meditation as if studying the flames, and finally she began as follows: The chief subjects taught at that time were foreign lan- guages, mathematics, sciences, history, christianity, and the English and Finnish languages. We did not have the ad- vantages of domestic science, manual training and other modern subjects. But it offered some subjects which a pat- riotic Finnish child could not receive from an ordinary high school. These were christianity and the study of the Finn- ish language and history. The desire to take these subjects caused me to drop my high school course, and continue my Work at the college. On entering the college I was a Junior, and soon became well acquainted with my ten classmates. The loneliness and homesickniss, which at first was so keenly felt, was soon overcome y diligent work. Taking for granted that, Work and no play makes Jack a dull boy , we occasionally found time for outside interests. Now I recall very well a party given by the boys of our class in which Johnny Pete played an important part. You wonder who Johnny Pete was? He was no other than a doll which the boys had secured from one of the seniors in der to make the number of boys equal to the number of rirls. But even for Aina's escort fand she was the shortest ,,.figmber of my classi he was far .too small. Many Weie the evenings we enjoyed together in playing various games. At one of these parties we all decided to meet at Hancock after a lapse of ten years. You, Mada, perhaps can recall when I went to our class reunion about seven years ago. 23