Finlandia University - Yearbook (Hancock, MI)

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A PROPI-IESY. Doxvii in sunny Georgia in the little town of Willacoochee, on a hot, sultry afternoon, two .1 typewriters were busily clicking in the office of Mr. Lorenzo Thomas, a prominent business ,, man. d H k M h X L f Y 1 --This letter addresse to ancoc , ic i- gan, reminds me of Suomi College, said one of us girls. While she was speaking, the employer came in. Very hot, hm? How would you like a trip to the frigid North? As for myself, I have business outside of the states which will keep me absent for about two months. A vacation would not be a bad thing for you, having worked in this little town for 15 years. What do you say - don't you want to go at -my expense? We had been staring at each other in blank amazement, scarcely believing this sudden good news. Oooh, thank you , was all that we could say. A week later we were boarding the steamer t'Daisy M at Brunswich, Ga., which was leaving for New York. One day while standing on the deck, I was startled by Lillie ex- claiming alg of a sudden, Look! and pointing to the Cap- tain of the boat, she continued, Can that be Leonard Ak- kala?'7 It was. What a fine time we had, talking over old times! He gave us Mayme Lukkarila's address in New York, so that we could visit her while in that city. The first thing we did when we got to New York was to hunt up Mayme. She was manager of the Women's Depart- ment of the National Cloak and Suit Co. We asked her where her other half , Lempi Karppi, was. AlasI she has deserted me, and linked her fortunes and misfortunes with those of the Hon. Eugene Raymond Adams, Vice-Presi- dent of the United States. We had heard that Evert Siikanen had gone to New York shortly after graduating from the Commercial School, and we asked Mayme if there was any possible chance of seeing him. - Wall Street! she said, his being there, it was of no use to try. While going from New York to Washington, D. C. on the Baltimore Sz Ohio Railroad, we bought a copy of The Re- view of Reviews . Hurriedly glancing through it, wecaught sight of a familiar face. It was a full page photograph and 55

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miset lukivat nuo ilmoitukset ja tunsivat ne luettuaan param- min kuin koskaan ennen, ettii maailmassa liiytyy todellista ihmisyyttbi ja ettii liikemaailmassakin voidaan toteuttaa ih- misyyden korkeimpia ihanteita. Taistelussa toimeentulon saavuttamiseksi liikemaailmassa, ei ole suurta se, ettii voi koota muutamia tuhansia dollareita, Vaan suurta on se, ettiei miesten rinnalla kykenee niin tdyttii- 1115511 tehtiiviinsii, niin suunnittelemaan tulonsa ja menonsa, ettii voi kohota itseuiiiseen asemaan, jossa tuntee olevansa tekijiinii siinil yhteiskunnassa, missii eliilei, ja tietiil-ai suoritta- Vansa tehtiiviinsii parhaan kykynsizl mukaan. Nykyinen liikekasvatus tahtoo valmistaa naisia ja miehiii, jotka tuntevat perinpohjin Oman alansa. Yhial suurempaa tie- tomiikiriiii, parempaa valmistusta Vaaditaan. Tavallinen ky- symys on jo konttoristin paikkojen hakijoillekin, onko heillii. hyviit pohjatiedot. Kansakoulukasvatus ei endii riitii liike- koulun pohjaksi, vaaditaan parempaa yleiskasvatusta. Mutta liikekoulukasvatus tiaihtlelzi syvemmiille, se tahtoo tie- tojen pohjaksi asettaa luonteen, joka tekee henkiltin kykene- vlaiksi ennen kaikkea suorittamaan suuren tehtlivilnsii ihmi- Sensi. - ihmisenii, jonka kaikkein tekojen pohjalla on jokai- sen liikemiehen todellisen menestyksen ehto, kristillisen mo- raalin ihana perusohje: Kaikki, Initial te tahdotte ihmisten teille tekeviin, tehkiii tekin hei1le . Minnie Perttula. IN THE TYPEXYRITING ROOM 54

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under it were the words, HY. W. Nelson , author of Life , the most popular modern book of America. In addition to this, there was a short sketch of the author's life from which we learned that it was the Nelson that we had known at school. 1 I wonder how many more of our famous schoolmates we shall - - Tickets, please , the conductor was saying. Here was another - the typical stout conductor, but in whom we recognized the well known features of Jalmar Hendrickson. We had not expected to see him here and asked him how he happened to have such a position. Well, being an old schoolmate of the President of this railroad, Mr. Alfred Honka, I didn't find it hard to get a position several years ago and have worked up to where I am now . And. then we talked of olden times till he quite forgot to collect the tickets. The brakeman announced the next station and this broke up our party. Arriving in Washington D. C., we visited the Federal Buildings. Congress was having a special session. A hot debate was taking place in which Harold Ruottinen, repre- sentative for the 13th district of Michigan, seemed to be the leading man. He had introduced a bill giving the govern- ment the power to take over all the railroads in the United States. We wished to see the White House if only from a distance, so we walked toward it. Wonder upon wonder - a familiar figure was approaching us -- one who-m we had most desired to see - Ina Olson. Her position? A very honorable one - chief cook at the White House. When we left Washington she furnished us with delicious sandwiches, which were intended for the President of the U. S. From Washington we went to Chicago. Luck favored us, for again we met a former schoolmate. Although perfect strangers in this large city, we felt safe in seeing its sights, having for our guide, the renowned Chief of Police of Chicago, Edward Porhola. He, with his assistants, had done very much for the city, the number of crimes having de- creased 35 W since his appointment. The first night of our stay he took us to a grand concert given by a famous Italian singer. She was accompanied on the piano by Miss Ida Hendrickson. Wondering whether any of the other members of our class had won fame and fortune, we learned through inquiry that Arthur Nikula had distinguished himself in a channel most unexpected. He was now termed, THE Lawyer of the North West . He had handled some of the most intricate cases ever tried in the higher courts of the U. S. While continuing our journey to the Copper Country, we saw an old friend lying on one of the seats in the train. It 56