Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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174 GOSHEN COLLEGE RECORD. JUNE AN EDUCATIONAL IDEAL fContinuecl from page l50j in majesty and the complaining brooks that make the ,meadows green , but in the stagnant mud puddle as well, broad-minded eno-ugh not to take ad- vantage of the law at every oppor- and to see more in life than tunity, dollars and cenltsg sympathetic enough to see the good in a little child, to lend a helping hand to weaker men, or even to attract a lonely dogg a character wlhich is agressirvely as well as passively good, a character which does as well as endures, a character of resolution, of courage, and of in- dormitable will for the overc-ofm,in.g of obstlaclles and the plerform'anlce 'off those duties which will bring ultimate success, happiness and contentment. Tlhis may be an old and oft repeat- ed message, but in this day when so much emphasis is being placed upon material things it is increasingly im- peraltive. Our educational ideal, and for the smalll c-ollege especially, should be a training which recognizes and does not nelgllect the bread and butteri' requirements, but which, nevertheless, places primary emphasis u-pon culture and character. Wha't- ever the function of the technical school in the purely practical and pro- fessional, or the university in research and specialization, the small college can have no higher ideal than thisgfor it means the making of men and Wo- men of pralotical ability, culture and character in the fullest sense and meaning of those terms. 52 95 925 995 PROPHETS IN LITERATURE. fcontinued from page l53J C this-that a truly noble message will sometime be known according to its worth and will wield a persistant in- Huence wherever it is known. Tlhe ears of a progressive people can not remain closed to that whiclh is created for its highest good. Other great souls will arise to interpret these prophetic messages and tio proclaim their real value tio men, Other pro-- phets will arise to construct newlmes- sages upon the foundla-tions of the old a-nd thus the germs, of spiritual truth will ever be kept gnowing in human. hearts. Have we recognized as we should the universal messages that come from, the pens of literary -geniuses? Have we sympathized with their suf- ferings, their desires and their strug- gles for the production of truth? Have we truly interpreted the living thoughts which spring from their surging emotions of lorve for the wlorld? Have We felt the quiet in- fluence of their lofty ideals and made them a part olf our lives? If not, we have lost much of this wo-rld's happi- ness. Let us search and find in the worlds literature wlhat is written for our highest good, let us love and cher- ish those whose life-blyood was given that we might advance, let us repro- duce their messages and add to them our own visions of everlasting truth, let us suffer if necessary that the truth of God may 'prevail on earth and when we have done this our highest earthly mi-ssio-n will be performed. We will then feel the significance of Raumeris words: Profound thoughts born of holy love and under severe pain are thoughts of eternal life and like love shall never cease.

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1 1910 GOSHEN COLLEGE RECORD. 173 if I never know anything more about history, I shall not soon forget that part of it, so vivid and real did it seem in seeing it acted out. But I 'must cease to ago into rhapsodies about these societies, else when you come and do not happen to see things from the angle, I look , you will become disgusted with the whole, and lose faith in me in the bargain. So with my mind still lingering over the affairs of the day, I am yours very cordially, Miss Jane Carrol. My Dear Marguerite: You will be glad to know that I visited Kulp Hall the other day. I wish I might tell you all that trans- pired while I was there, but I must limit myself to the second floor. As I walked through the main corridor, I saw that the doors of most of the rooms were open, and .the rooms empty. I wondered where the girls could all be, for it was about a half- hour after supper and I knew they would be about the building some- where. Then I heard laughter and -gay chatter. I went towards it, and there, in one of the corner rooms, was a perfect 'fswarmi' of girls. Some were sitting on the couch, a few on chairs, others on the floor, and one or two were perched up on the study table. They were discussing a tennis game, and then drifted off on some- thing about rules, which I couldn't understand, but upon my honor, I had never heard such a volume off expres- sion as went up from that room. I should not have been surprised to see the ceiling come down from the pres- sure. Well, I stood at the open door -three or four minutes before an one saw me. VVhen they did, they all stopped short in wide-eyed amaze- ment. Iennie and Rose and Elizabeth were the only ones I knew, and they got past the others somehow, and came to welcome me. They present- ed me to the other girls, and they are all just dandy I spent the night with Rose, and we talked until one o'clock, I guess. Fin- ally we were both safe in dreamland and when we were startled by a shrill, piercing sound. -Then another and another, in rapid succession. It is a fire alarmv, I cried. No, it is the door belln, said Rose. What can it meanu? At the some moment we heard a masculine voice from the veranda be- low, bidding, us look at the sunrise pointv. Rose was prepared for this. K'It is the cometu, she cried excitedly, and sprang tofthe window, HO, isn't it large ! she exclaimed. By that time I was at her side, and saw that she was looking at the beauti- ful gibbous moon. Olf course she was imortified when I pointed out her mis- take, but when we finally found the co'met itself she seemed to forget that her pride had been stung. An hour later we were sleeping again, and it seemed 'but a moment or two until I awoke in broad day light. It was not the day light that awakened me, how'- ever, but the noise of a bell in one of the lower halls. I did not fancy such an abrupt call from sleep and made a few remarks to that effect. The girls don't seem to care at all for such things. They say it is all in get- ting accustomed to it. O, there is much more I want to say but I have written too much already. Lucile.

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1910 GOSHEN COLLEGE RECORD. 175 BIRD CLASS i The brain needs some other nourishment than that given it by books and college professors. WVe would recommend bread taken internally in large doses three times a day. It should be made by the Famous Blended Flours n GERBELLE and NEVER FAIR Sold by all Grocers MADE BY THE GOSHEN MILLING COMPANY ' GosHEN, INDIANA