Frankfort Pilgrim College - Pilgrim Yearbook (Frankfort, IN)

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Effect of Public High Schools on Youth ' HE effect of Public High Schools on youth is general, for their system of education throughout the nation is almost identical. There is a same- ness in the training and seemingly a pattern has been cut regardless of the individual. The result of this mechanical grind is a turning out of young people as graduates with that one spark of character smothered, that might have made them different, had not the desire to be modern been cultivated. Education is not complete unless it embraces the spiritual, mental and phys- ical powersg therefore a lack of one of these tends to make our youth some- what one-sided. In a. sense, this systemized character of the youth is crushed by his free- dom of opinions and frankness of speech along lines of his views in religion. You ask, isn't this a good sign? Isn't it better for him, who seeks to be mod- ern, to act his part in being free to discuss questions of religion as set forth in the Bible than to be slow and timid? This might depend upon two things, the spirit which leads him to speak thus, which is usually non-serious, and his knowledge of the Bible. Since no training or study in the Bible is oifered him, the Scriptures, to this type is a mass of verses without a divine interpretation outside of the child Bible Stories which to him become mythical. Salvation, meaning personal contact with God, to the average American student is flung aside in mockery. There is no depth whatsoever to the word eternity and the soul planted by God to seek after Godly thoughts, deeds and ambitions is filled to overflowing with the corruptness of modernism often found in text books and sanctioned by teachers. -Doris Montoney. Negligence of the Church ' HE world comes to the child when it is in the April of life, and sows tares. The world comes along again when the child is in the May of life, and sows thistles. Again in the fair June it comes and sows nox vomica. The church meanwhile folds its hands and waits until the April has gone, and the May has gone, and June and July have gone, and then at the close of August gets in earnest and says, Now, now we have got. a bag of good wheat here, and we must sow it in this fresh young soil, and we shall have a glorious harvest! Will it? No, no! It is too late! Everlastingly too late! You should have sowed in April and in May the good seed of the kingdom. g ' -4654-

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3 Uhr Gleamu e The Youth Who Wins EBSTER says. By winning We gain the victory. The thought of win- ning, then, necessitates the idea of battles to tight. of perplexing prob- lems to solve, of conflicts in which the winner must engage before the victory can be won. ' The youth will have battles and he should recognize them as his own, iight them as his own, and come out a conqueror. Some might wonder what these battles are. First, he must combat the enemies-ill health, and disease. He must have good health to give him energy, wholesomencss. enthusiasm, and personal magnetism. His second battle may be in the spirit. There Will be dis- couraging times when mountains of difficulties as impassible as the Alps may loom between himiand success, but he must have a iixed purpose, a goal in view. He must learn to say with Napoleon, f'There are no Alps. The youth who has a Christian home has the advantage over others, for from his babyhood he has had instilled within his mind, obedience and respect for his parents and at an early age is more apt to give his heart to Jesus. If the parents see that their children read good pure literature and should sur- round them with every environment it will tend toward higher ideals and pure morals. The usage of good language should be insisted upon-for lan- guage is charactcr in expression, and purity of speech denotes purity of thought. As a result of such training the youth will be energetic, responsive, tactful, and honest in thought, Word and purpose. Honesty is power, it gives convic- tions, self-respect and self confidence. Honesty puts life into words, it is the basis of that silent force that passes from man to man, speaking louder than words, and the youth who is going to succeed in life must have these characteristics. The second vital factor in the training of youth is his selection of the school for his professional training. A boy or girl may succeed in his studies but if, while attaining high scholastic standings, he should have his faith in God and in the Bible wrecked, what a calamity! The youth who wins must have faith in God, faith in man, faith in him- self and faith that he will be victorious both physically and spiritually. The Word says, Without faith it is impossible to please Godf, The person who starts in life actuated by selfish motives, and practices for mercenary ends, is a failure from the beginning. Even though he make money, and command an extensive practice, the motives of his life will dwarf his soul and inhibit the development. of those qualities of mind and heart that command respect and confidence. The youth who is actuated by pure motives and true ideals. who practices his profession to serve his com- munity. who does his best and lives an exemplary life, throwing out a good influence to all with whom he comes in contact, and above all keeping before him the vision of Christ on the Cross will be the youth who wins in life. -Ruth Kirk. tg I ...54..

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Academy Juniors MARVIN MILLER .......... President FLORENCE HICKS ........ Secretary THURMAN PREUSZ ,,,.....,, V.-Pres. VVAYNE BROVVN .,.,........ LFl'CZlSllI'Ol' MARVIN O. MILLER Detroit, Mich. J. THURMAN PREUSZ Loogootee, Ind. LESTER L. D. WA YNE BROWN F1'31IIifO1't, Ind. FLORENCE D. HICKS Frankfort, Ind. ROBERT I. HENRY MQCLUSKY No. Vernon, Ind. Gl't'611Sb01'0, N. C. LUCRETIA LOLA D. POWERS MILLER Tuckcrdalc, N. C. Dctroit, Mich. . -GG-