Houghton College - Boulder Yearbook (Houghton, NY)

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Z, VV eds, ., I P, h , f if if n f v l Uhr Eluninr 0112155 To be of service we desire, It isn't fame we would acquire, WVe'll strive to aid our needy brothers: Our motto, then, Not self, but others. . To be at home in all lands and agesg to count nature a familiar acquaintance. and art an intimate friend, to gain a standard for the appreciation of other men's work and the criticism of your own: to carry the keys of the world's library, and to feel its resources behind you in whatever task you undertake, to make hosts of friends among the men of your own age who are to be leaders in all walks of life: to lose yourself in generous enthusiasm and co-operate with others for common ends, to learn manners from students who are gentlemen, and form character under professors who are Christians-this is the offer ofthe college for the best four years of your lifef, This is precisely what is offered us by our .-Xlma Nlater through whose halls we, as Juniors, have been privileged to walk the first three years in which Houghton has existed as a chartered college. We do not care to burden our friends with an extended dissertation. but let a few words of explana- tion suH71ce for those who may care to read. Realizing that quality always stands higher than quantity, we would not boast of our membership, although in numbers we are twenty-one. But when it comes to loyalty, there's not a Junior who would slip into the row ofslackers, whether that loyalty be toward the class or our school as a whole. To show loyalty, a certain degree ofenthusiasm and pep is surely necessary. But where is the man who will say that the Juniors lack pep? For the benefit of the few doubters there may be, allow us to pull back the curtain, thus revealing to you some of the activities of the past year which helped to make the path of the Juniors a pleasant one. If you were present at the Bedford Gym on Friday night, the fourth of December, you surely have not forgotten the impression which you received when a band of young hopefuls with crests of Crimson and Gold crepe paper foh no, not red and yellowl ambulated around the gym floor, and at last gave you to understand that they were Juniors. Then came the Junior versus Frosh game, with the honors at last carried off by the former. Maybe there wasn't any pep or class spirit evident that night. Just what did you term it, then F Furthermore, in Chapel, on the following Tuesday, we Juniors in a body marched to the platform and at the same time discarded our red and yellow caps CI mean Crimson and Goldl. Did you say you thought at first that they were our class colors? But you soon found out differently, when you saw our large Rose and Silver Banner with the words, Not for self, but for others, firmly fastened on the wall. Then came our program which was the first class program given in the past year. If further proof of vivacity in the Junior Class is necessary, see Professor lVoolsey or his wife, who so royally entertained- us at a Hallowe'en Party at their home. It might not be necessary to mention the fact, but we are not at all ashamed of the scholastic standard maintained by the Junior Class, as a whole. We are coming to realize more and more the value of an education as a preparation for various fields of service. We realize, on the other hand, that education consists not solely of the learning obtained from books. Thus, in the personnel of the College Orchestra we find some of our Junior members, while in athletics our class plays a very important role. Of course, all these activities help to build up character, but we as a Junior Class are fully convinced that we could not well get along without our class prayer meetings. Wie are sure that the help we have received from these meetings will better enable us, in the days that are before us, to be of service to God and man, and this, after all, is the goal for which we are striving. Twenty-nifrz 5

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KX I . g r- ,g -fa i. ,A,4 . , ,.. , i lg if Elin mlllllilfl' . 4 ,lvl ' v ,gf Y , - M.-X-f Top Row--Davies, Fero, C. Williams, Douglass, Houghton, Jones, Sloan, H. Bain, Moore I Middle Row-Elzey, Baker, Van Dusen, Mosher, Davidson, Jassimides, Burleigh, Duggan, Christy Boltom Row-Albro, Davis, Horton, R. Crouch, V. Hussey, Linquest, Tucker, Y. Crouch, H. Kellogg i Uhr Svnphumnre Inna Having thus far pursued our college career with brilliant, gleaming success, having crashed 1nto higher education with a will to do and a spirit of achievement, and having safely endured that year of proverbial greenness --that period of gruesome testing which often uncovers secret characteristics that were better unknown-we, as the Sophomore Class, are tranquilly yet obviously advancing, en deavoring with all our power to fill the position to which we have been assigned Despite the fact that our representatives are found in every phase of college activity, despite the stable truth that the ranks of almost every college organization are partially if not wholly led by Sopho more chieftains, this is not essentially our boast, although it is a statement of which we may justly be proud. But the true worth of man is not always depicted by great works. Therefore, since character is the mirror in which fame is reflected, we, as a class, are constantly striving to hold high the principles of our college, and to emanate them to the world at large Nevertheless, it must not be understood that our college life is entirely taken up with studious pursuits and philosophical indulgences, for we are one af the most merry, jovial, fun-loving groups in our institution, every ready for a good, wholesome time, always willing to participate in sportsmanlike affairs. Although our social activities have not been numerous, we have made the most of our opportun ities, and have had a very pleasant school year together As a united, compact body, striving ever for the right, we fondly anticipate the remainder of our school days, and hope that we may become a blessing to mankind Thirty H , . , D . ,,,,...---... --....-.-...--i...-.,.,-,.,.,...,....... ..., ,.a,--.t-...,.,.,..,. . . un Q 1- ' -I ' W' ' .nr T-u.Y'iI ,- ' 1:q911f5f'1'I-Eiil, jg:-as-24-ff