Houghton College - Boulder Yearbook (Houghton, NY)

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BLUE STARS . in same la am llfaifaan n of the E see it waving from its slender staff above the gree campus, splashing red and white'against the pale blue sky. We see it standing at the right of the platform in our chapel. We see it at our banquets, symbolizing the spirit of the effort that has gone into our bond drives. The American flag is a part of our everyday lives at Houghton. - The war with its accompanying calls to armed service, its demand for wealth, talent, and labor has jogged our inert imaginations into realizing that the country for which that flag stands cannot be ours without watchfulness, without sacrifice. Thus, we have become familiar with war-loan campaigns, Red Cross drives, blood- bank donations, special war courses, and letters to servicemen. In the morning church services we have prayed ,silently and sung reverently Our Father's God to Thee for our men in the armed forces. We have seen the numbers on the service flag in chapel increase to above three hundred. Already some of the blue stars have given place to gold. ' ' l tion of a War Council or with the over- Houghton does not stop with the e ec subscription of a war-loan allotment, She is giving to the nation men and women with a knowledge of right and effective living, and a faith workable in war as in peace. Distinctive for its flag, Houghton is a college where we may find loyalty to ht in word, and in action. ur country expressed in thoug , O 10

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704411465910 mae We sell stamps and bonds: we SPOIISOI' WSI' PI'OQl'3I11S. We pay tribute to our fight- ing men, and welcome them back to the campus.