Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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GOSHEN COLLEGE RECORD. 17 told yo11 before. I-111 not as good as sat sill-utly gazing out across the val- OIIIVI' girls. I'111 not E111 AIl1Lll'ICill1..- I1-y. After 11 long silouoc, Rzilph took 4'A111o1'ica111-? Vllllat do you lllhliill, Ii10Sl'll2l by the llillltl z1111.I spoke kinfllyz Rosvllu IN Ilosettal I 15111-0 not if you ure ser- HUI1 RaIpI1!14'o1'givo 1116. My falller 111111 girl or llilliilll. I wzuili you be- iflllll uiotlier uro l'0I'QIg1'1G1'S-IlilliilIIS.,I cause- of your willing hz111cI, your honest llz1lia11s. You E111 Iluliuu girl? Ill'2lI'l. your si111pl11 miufl zuul pure soul. 'Docs 111y 1I10llll'I' know this? Why I wzmi' you for y0lll' real XV01'I,ll, Witli 1Ii1l11'l. you toll us this I10fo1'11'? flioscltul your assent Rosvlla, I do llorehy be- RfJStll1l1?lI-AAIISXVUI' nic. lrollu- you ihu wife of Ralph Svaton. I orgiyo 1111: Hiillllll-LIOHII l1lz11111'. I As lu- spoke he placed a bflillllfiflll ring was afraicl to toll you IDCCEIIISC' yo11 -i111-11g11ge1111111l-11po11 Rosvttafs love- XVOUIIIIIII like' 1111: Zlllj' uioru. Aunl your ly wl1it.v li11ge1r. IIIOIIIUI' would cliscllzirgo 1110, Auil lllll 'l'l111i1' spirits, 11-joioiiig, rushed madly so luippy Il6'1'l'.y7 l0,Lft'llll'l'. A1111 as tzlwy moved to arise, 'lIllt'll with Iez11'f11l 1-yes auul hulf i11 ilu-rv stood .I'z11l1v1' and IIl0l1ll0I', each fi-air. Rosetta tohl lhe slory of lu-r life. wilh o11tst1'11tcl1111I ?lI'll1 i11 SOIPIHII wit- SI11- li11isl1ocI null with bowml lu-zul, 111111 silcut bciiomliotioii. , A 4 , - .VA A 1 W xy, 3011? 3 .b . Y 0 'I 5 ' . I wil

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16 GOSHEN COLLEGE RECORD. and son, Ralph, just home from college, were the members of the family. They were well-to-do but not pretending or showy but rather modest and sensible. 'Twas such an atmosphere as this that Rosetta had enjoyed at the Car- son home, several years ago. Her work seemed easy. And yet she always did it perfectly. Honest toil begets joy. It was this joy in Rosetta, that over- flowed into song. Mrs. Seaton was so motherly and good. And both father and son were kind and considerate. At meal time, Rosetta had her place at the table with the rest. On Sunday, she was taken to ehureh and shared part of the fam- ily 's pew. The work done, after supper, how Rosetta and Ralph would play the piano and sing together, or go strolling down among the palms, pepper and citrus trees. And how she was swept awey in admiration by the profusion ot' roses. How lovely it all seemed as they would go autoing on the smooth oiled roads. As time flew on, the two found each other more and more agreeable. Each felt a vague longing when alone. Neith- er knew or at least little realized they were treading on lated soil. The warn- ing songs of the mocking bird were passed unheeded. The suspicious ol' the Father and mother were not unfounded. One evening the son and servant girl sat on the portico, overlooking the orange groves fenced in with rose bushes, the long rows of Eucalyptus trees and the white sand road threading out across the valley, winding and ascending and finally loosing itself on the slope of the snow-capped mountain, far in the distance. A long pause had elapsed. Then Ralph hesitatingly spoke: Ro- setta, do you know it is almost a year since you came to our house? Almost a year! And yet it seems but a month. It seems but yesterday when you play- ed and sang for me the tirst time. The song you have sung l'or me so ol'ten since. The one you sing so ol'ten when at work, about nature, the birds and Howers, the silver clouds and tlod in His heavens. Uh! it. has rung in my ears ever since the lirst. time l heard it. And Rosetta. when the song is not in my ears, before my eyes in fancy, I see your lovely fare and whining smile. Then Rosetta, I admired you For the songs you sang, the smile you wore and for your simple beauty. .lint now my admiration is deeper than that. Ro- setta no longer do I admire you only for your song and your lovely lace. But I love you because of your beauti- ful soul. because of your kind words. your loving deeds and purity olf heart. I love you with all my soul. I love you with all my heart. A heart that would spend its last drop to assure you of joy, ot' eomfort and happiness. Ro- setia eau we not vouch our lives to each other till death. Deathl .Death and all its stings shall not separate us. You ean't say -f-. tlhl Why Ralph! Ral-I 'V--setta--Rosetta I You ean't say no. You 1-an't reject me. We eau live so happy together. Hut Ralph. l'm only a servant girl. What would your father say? What would the people say V7 lf'ather? lllother? People? The wroltl world? Tlmt makes no differ- ent-e to me. You won 't. need to be a servant girl then. Uliut Ralph, that's not all. I never

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18 GOSHEN COLLEGE RECORD. VVILLARD A. BLOSSER, AB. Major Subject, Biological Sciences. NORTH LIMA, OHIO Thoughtful and earnest, yet congenial we have se-en him intensely interested in his school work. Those who have known him longest say, VVe always knew Willard would make goodf' Persisteney has characterized all his col- lege career and he now graduates with a thorough knowledge of the ground he has covered. In a recent contest he proved himself as of no mean ability as an orator. In philosophy he has very seldom been at a. loss fir an answer for the instruetor's question. Persistent in effort and kindly -of heart yet broad and keen of vision with good native abilityg his future career will be one ot which his Alma Mater may well be proud. Testing Life's Value W. A. Blosser IFE is confronted with many prob- lems. These problems may vary greatly in their nature, some of them being small and of little importance while 0lLllG1'S are large and significant. To the mind of every rational individu- al some of them will come for solution. The student because of being in a ra- tional atmosphere may be confronted with a larger number, but every one whatever his occupation, will meet with every day problems. The clergyman will have his problems which may be of a theological nature, the social worker will iind himself in the midst of mountains of preplexitiesg the busi- 11ess man will continually have new situations to solve. So each thinking man Whether he be a lawyer, doctor, farmer, professor, or laborer, will have questions and situations upon which he must pass judgment. But besides these problems of a professional and business nature are others which are perhaps 'of greater importance-the problems concerning our personal life and char- acter. Such questions that have to do with our own conduct or social rela- tions as what should be my moral and thical standardsl!', To what extent am I responsible to society? Or they may be questions as to attitudes as Mean l believe in the progressive ten- dencies of Christianity? Can I ex- pect the evolutionary theory as the ex- planation of the development of living matter, or the 'ether-electron theory' as to the explanation of the universe? Such, and many other similiar ques- tions of a personal nature in religion and politics, in the social and natural 77