Keuka College - Kiondaga Yearbook (Keuka Park, NY)

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THE COLLEGE RECORD. 15 State Board of Regents says that Keuka is among the best of the small colleges in the State. Splendid advantages in both vocal and instrumental music are offered. A special feature of the vocal department is the large chorus class, which is enjoyed by all its members. A concert was given be- fore the Christmas holidays, and preparations are in progress now for another, to be given at the end of the next college term. There is a religious influence about Keuka too important to be passed over lightly. Keuka is not a denominational col- lege, but it is a Christian college. A deplorable tendency toward atheism prevails at the present day among college stu- dents. This is the result of the neglect of proper moral training while striving for intellectual attainments. The two should go hand in hand. Then the result will be graduates cultured in the highest sense of the word. Of the graduates of Keuka, a large percentage are men and women engaged in Christian work, and in educational work. Only a strong fac- ulty and energetic, ambitious students could make such a record. Keuka proves that the quality of the men, rather than large endowments, make a college. One of the most attractive things about Keuka is that it is a co-educational school. In the West, where so many pro- gressive schools and universities are coming to the front on account of excellence of scholarship, co-education is not a question. It is a settled fact. Experience has proven that the highest grade of work is done, and the best results are reaped when young men and women are educated in the same college. Boys and girls are together in the home and in their early school life. After they are out in the world they are thrown together. Why should they be separated during their college life ? Men's ideals of womanhood is raised by contact with the college bred girl. Men who have definite views for life wield a valuable influence over young women whose tendency is to act on caprice. The students at Keuka are enthusiastic about the social life of the school. Every Saturday evening, when there is no basket ball game, some kind of entertainment is planned. These gatherings seem to be enjoyed by both teachers and pupils. The Y. W. C A. and Y. M. C. A. are active organi-

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14 THE COLLEGE RECORD. The physical side of education is not neglected at Keuka. The campus is supplied with tennis courts. The basket ball team has done splendid work already this year, for it has won a majority of the games played with other schools. There is also a base ball team. When the lake freezes, as it does every winter, the skating is fine. In the spring the lake is used for swimming and boating. The climber finds an abundance of hills. To most persons the expense of a college course is an item of considerable importance. An education is supposed to be costly, and, therefore, out of the reach of many capable, bright young people. If they could find a school where the expenses were light, or where they could partly earn their way, they would enter without the slightest hesitation. Keuka is within the reach of every ambitious young ma n or young woman. It is well, also, for people who have plenty of money to practice economy, when such a school as Keuka is accessible, and to save their surplus income for use in after life. It is not wise for the young person with means un- necessarily to exhaust his resources during his college years. He should save as large a proportion as possible for starting himself in his chosen profession, or for establishing his life work. Every one should take a general college course as a founda- tion before he specializes in any direction. In the physical w7orld disproportioned growth is called deformity. In the mental world specialization without a sufficiently broad foun- dation results in narrow-mindedness. Daniel Coit Gilman, the first President of Johns Hopkins University, said : If the drift of university work in this country is toward prema- ture and excessive specialization, many a mariner is doomed to shipwreck on that rock. In Germany, where specializa- tion has been favored, the cry is, tl Too many specialists! Happy and fortunate is the specialist who knows something about everything, and everything about some one thing. Keuka College affords every opportunity for a broad and comprehensive education. It offers Classical, Scientific, Busi- ness, and Biblical courses. All its diplomas are granted under the seal of the University of the State of New York. The

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16 THE COLLEGE RECORD . zations in the machinery of the college. In the literary society, college credit is given for the work done. It is true that Keuka is a small college, but the arguments brought forward in favor of large institutions are overwhelmed by the advantages of small schools. In great colleges the student of ability loses his identity. He has no individuality. Only the occasional genius receives proper personal atten- tion. Students come into contact with their professors merely in the class room. They do not have sufficient opportunity for recitation, for the classes are too large. In Keuka each student has his own particular place, as in the home. Are not the advantages of Keuka College very evident ? The location is ideal, the environments clean and sweet. The expenses are so low that the school is open to everyone. A general college education is necessary before specializing, and Keuka offers a broad, splendid course. The Christian atmos- phere is wholesome, and the social life is pleasant. Keuka College is a college where are learned the lessons of true living, that living which produces ideal homes, honest busi- ness, and ultimate success. Keuka Institute. —M. M., 'op. THE ATHENAEUM SOCIETY. r I 'HE Athenaeum Literary Society occupies a spacious and ■ ■ attractive room on the fourth floor. It was designed especially for the society, and is furnished with seats, oak chairs, and table, and a new upright piano. Sash curtains at the windows, and a large hanging lamp add much to the attractiveness of the room. The object of this Society is the improvement of its mem- bers in parliamentary law, the art of public speaking, and literary composition. The student feels the need of these things, the first two of which cannot be acquired in the class- room. In order to make the work interesting and definite, this last term the Society has been studying the main features of China, and will continue to do so as long as the work is profitable. At the commencement of the program the devotional exer- are onducted by the Chaplain. The programs are made