Keuka College - Kiondaga Yearbook (Keuka Park, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 36 of the 1912 volume:

VOLUME VII NUMBER 2 THE College Decord KEUKA PARK, N. Y. AUGUST, 1913. Published by Keuka College, Keuka Park, N. Y. Issued quarterly. En- tered as Second-Class Matter, February 22, 1909, at the Post Office at Keuka Park, New York, under the Act of July 16, 1894. OFFICERS. JOSEPH A. SERENA, President of Board of Trustees. H. W. HURLBUT, Vice-President of Board of Trustees. CHAS. A. DOWDELL Secretary and Treasurer. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. JOSEPH A. SERENA. C. W. KIMBALL. H. W. HURLBUT. C. H. BEACH. E. R. TAYLOR. Z. A. SPACE. Z. F. GRIFFIN. TRUSTEES. Term Expires in 1915. FRANK C. BALL Muncie, Ind. HENRY HURLBUT . Keuka Park, N. Y. Dr. ELI H. LONG Buffalo, N. Y. CHAS. G. MONSER Buffalo, N. Y. C. E. VAN ZANDT Troy, N. Y. Z.T.SWEENEY New York, N. Y. CALVIN J. HUSON Peun Yan, N. Y. C. E. GUILE Penn Yan, N. Y. Term Expires in 1914. Mrs. A. C. McKOON Keuka Park, N. Y. C. H BEACH Wolcott, N. Y. LOWELL C. MCPHERSON Keuka Park, N. Y. W. H. JUDD Rochester, N. Y. Z. A. SPACE Keuka Park, N. Y JOSEPH A. SERENA Keuka Park, N. Y. Z. F. GRIFFIN Keuka Park, N.Y. W. T. MORRIS Penn Yan, N. Y. Term Expires in 1913. ELLA BALL Keuka Park, N. Y. C. S. EMERSON Keuka Park, N. Y. C. W KIMBALL Penn Yan, N. Y. WALTER B. TOWER Penn Yan, N. Y. JULIA A. BALL Keuka Park, N. Y, WENDELL T. BUSH New York, N. Y. H. R. SAUNDERS North Scriba, N. Y. E. R. TAYLOR Penn Yan, N. Y. CALENDAR OF COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES. 1912. Wednesday, Ma}' 22, 8 P. M. — Institute Class Day Exercises. Tuesday, June 18, 8 P. M. — Faculty Musical. Thursday, June 20, 8 P. M. — Recital by Music Department. Friday, June 31, 8 P. M. — The Girls of 1776, by Athanaeum Society. Saturday, June 22, 7 P. M. — Athletic Association Dinner; Award of Letters. Sunday, June 23, 10.30 A. M. — Baccalaureate Sermon, President Joseph A. Serena. Monday, June 24, 8 P. M. — Karesthenia Literary Society Public. Tuesday, June 25, 10.30 A. M. — Alumni Base Ball Game. Tuesday June 25, 1 P. M. — Alumni Luncheon and Business Meeting. Tuesday, June 25, 8 P. M. — Commencement Address, Dr. Z. T. Sweeney. COMMENCEMENT exercises each year really begin with - the Institute Class Day, which is held late in May, in order to avoid final examinations. This year the program was above the average, the different members of the class fur- nishing creditable productions. Two selections, printed in this Record, the Class Poem and Valedictory Address, reflect the character of the program. PROGRAM. Processional, Prof. Mozealous. Invocation, President Serena. President's Address, Clarence McPherson. Class History, Maude Oswald. Class Poem, . . Matie Green. Vocal Solo— Love's Sorrow. Shelley. Maude Oswald. Prophecy, Eva Werle. Class Will, Helen Purdy. Valedictory, Helen Space. 4 THE COLLEGE RECORD. Instrumental Solo — Impromptu, Op. 146, No. 4, Schubert. Geraldine Trelawny. Advice to Juniors, Jennie Taylor. Response by Juniors, Bruce Grubb. Vocal Solo — Husheen, Nedhatn. Josephine Gillette. Organ Postlude, Prof. Mozealous. FACULTY EVENING, TUESDAY, JUNE 18. rTnHE faculty musical was the first function of Commenee- - ■ ment Week and presented Professor Mozealous, director of music of Keuka College, in a most fovorable manner. He was ably assisted by Miss Julia Ball, Pianist, Mr. Badrig Guevcheuian, Tenor, and Miss Agatha Rose Kelly, Accom- panist. PROGRAM. 1. W. A. Mozart. — Recitative and Air, Vedro Mentr' io Sospiro. (Marriage of Figaro.) Mr. Mozealous. 2. (a) Robert Schumann, — Grillen. (b) Frederic Chopin. — Valse Op 64, No. 1. Miss Ball. 3. (a) Dr. Arne. — By the Gaily Circling Glass. (6) S. Coleridge Taylor.— Comfort. (c) Schumann. — Wanderer's Song. (d) Franz Schubert.— Hark ! Hark! the Lark ! (e) Franz Schubert. — Erlkoenig. Mr. Mozealous. 4. (a) Scarlatti. — Son tuttaduolo. (6) Sarti. — Lungi dal caro bene. (c) Schubert.— Fruelingsglaube. Mr. Guevchenian. 5. F. Mendelssohn- Bartholdy.— Rondo Capriccioso. Miss Ball. 6. (a) Anton Rubinstein. — Yearnings. (d) Anton Jensen. — Marie. (c) Augusto Rotoli. — At Daybreak. (d) Augusto Rotoli.— The Thought of You. (e) Robert Franz. — Now Welcome My Wood. Mr. Mozealous. THI COLLEGE RECORD. n 7. Mendeluohn. — For So Haifa the Lord Himself Commanded. (St Paul.) Mr. (iuevchenian and Mr. Mo .ealons. RECITAL BY STUDENTS 01- MUSIC DEPARTMENT, JUNE 20. UNDKR THE DIRECTION OF PROFESSOR HENRY E. MOZBALOUS. MISS FRANCES CORNWALL, AND MISS AGATHA R. KELLY, ACCOMPANISTS. PROGRAM. i. Fritz Kirchner. — Valse, Improniptu. Miss Rachel Stanton. 2. R. Dc A'ov en.— The Ferry for Shadow Town . Miss Maud N. Oswald. 3. (a) F. II. Coiven.— Thy Remembrance. (6) F. H. Co wen.— Snow-flakes. Miss Elsie Kinne. 4. Heinrich Lichner.— Heliotrope. Hazel Bcckwith. 5. Marchant.— Man-o'-warsman. Mr. Raymond Mc Adams. 6. N. W. Oade.— Capriccio. Miriam Hurlbut. 7. F. H. Cowen. — The Mission of a Rose. Miss Maud Cornwell. 8. Mendelssohn, — Recitative and Air. If with All Your Hearts. (Elijah.) Mr. Harvey W. Jackson. 9. Theodore Frederick. — The Dancing Lesson. Miss Mary Reagan. 10 (a) Charles Gounod. — Quando a te Liete. (6) Benjamin Whelpley.— The Nightingale Has a Lyre of Gold. Miss Josephine Gillette. 11. O. Merkel. — In the Beautiful Month of May. Frances Taylor. 12. R. De Koven. — Past and Future. Miss Florence I. Boyd. 13. (a) Edward German, — Roses in June. (6) J. Massenet.— Open Thy Blue Eyes. Miss Edna Ballard. 14. A. C Blakeslee.— The May Party Dance. Muriel Hurlbut. 15. W. A. Mozart.— Who Treads the Path of Duty ? (Magic Flute.) Professor George H. Krug. 16. Charles Gounod. — Faust Waltz. (Arranged for four hands.) Frances Taylor and Miriam Hurlbut. 6 THE COLLEGE RECORD. ATHENAEUM LITERARY SOCIETY, JUNE 21. THE GIRLS OF 1776, BY DORA ADELE SHOEMAKER. Cast of Characters. Madam Evelyn Mayfields, wife of Colonel Mayfields, of ye British Army Mistress Geraldine Lockhart. Tef1} Mr, MayfieU's daughters,. . . { ™ ™ s Barbara Steele, Bitter Sweet, Mrs. May field's niece, Miss Gertrude Taylor. Dolly Darrah, ye friend of Barbara, Mistress Josephine Gillette. 11 Grandmere Mayfields, ye mother of Colonel Mayfields, . . Mistress Mabel Bergerson Honora Drake, a stanch Loyalist, Mistress Inez Wilder. Anne Van Dresser, ye friend of Amanda, Mistress Ruth Sergeant Lieutenant Francis Churchill, Barbara's lover, Mister Oscar Mayer. Jacqueline Marie Valcartier, a French-Canadian girl of fallen fortune, . . Mistress Geraldine Trelawny Betsey Ross Mistress Miunie Clark. Troubles, a slave, Mistress Enid De Cew- Minerva, a slave, Mistress Evelyn Sutfin. Synopsis. A ct I. — Philadelphia. 'Tis afternoon late in ye month of May. ACT II. — Scene I. — At ye old cabin. Sunset time. July fourth. Scene II. — Ye home of Betsey Ross. A morning of early autumn. ACT III. — Trenton. Ye hall of ye ballroom. Christmas night. ALUMNI DAY. ' I 'UESDAY, June 25th, was given over to the Alumni. At - ■ 10.30 the Alumni met the Varsity on the diamond and defeated them by a score of 7 to 4, showing that Keuka's men do not lose their cunning in battling with the cares and strifes of their daily occupations. In the afternoon the annual lunch- eon was held at Holmes' Inn, where full justice was done to the excellent cuisine of that famous Inn. THI CO] i i CGH RECORD. 7 At the business meeting, which followed, officers for the en- suing year were elected as follows : President, Prances S. Rose. Vice-president Robert H. Stevens. Secretary and Treasurer, CHAS. A. DOWDEXA. It was voted to continue the Alumni Scholarship. This is a sustaining- scholarship, raised each year from among the Alumni. Preference in awarding it is shown to candidates contemplating taking a full course at Keuka College. It is to be regarded by the recipient as a loan, to be returned at his convenience and held for the increase of the fund. This ought to merit the support of every alumnus. By One-of-Them. ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DINNER, JUNE 22. n WENTY-T WO men partook of the repast at the Benham - ■ House, Penn Yan, where the final meeting of the Ath- letic Association was held. The guests of the occasion were Mr. W. T. Morris and Mr. Johnson, of Penn Yan. Manager John E. Demorest acted as Toastmaster and remarks were made by President Serena, Professor Eddy, Mr. Morris, Cap- tain Brislin, and Rodney Banatyne. Letters were presented to the members of both the base ball and basket ball teams, and an honorary letter to Mr. Morris. His announcement concerning his plan in improving Morris Field and also the gymnasium was greeted with enthusiasm. ' I 'HE Baccalaureate Sermon was preached Sunday morning, • - June 23d, by President Joseph A. Serena, on the subject, The Value of a Man. KARESTHENIA LITERARY SOCIETY PUBLIC. PROGRAM. Invocation. Piano Solo— Second Waltz, Godard. Frances Taylor. Introductory and Editorial— The Karisthenia Society, Clarence Mc Pherson. Selection — The Legend Beautiful, Harriett Cole. Vocal Solo— In the Garden of My Heart, Ball. Maude Oswald. 8 THE COLLEGE RECORD. Editorial — A New China, Eva Werle. A Story— Author of The Catastrophe, After the Ball. Helen Purdy. Piano Solo -Menuet, Paderewski. Helen Space, Poem — Farewell, Matie Green. In Lighter Vein, Maude Oswald. Vocal Duet— The Fishermen, Gabussi. Messrs. Mozealous and Krug. THE STAGE. A STRING OF PEARLS. Mr. Madison, a business man, Clarence Mc Pherson, Miss Phoebe Madison, his maiden sister, who is very deaf, .... Helen Space. Ethel Madison, his oldest daughter, ... Eva Werle. Peggy Madison, his youngest daughter, Maude Oswald. Hannah, the family servant, Matie Green. Mr. Anthony Augustus Waterbury, a young society man Donald Bullock. COMMENCEMENT. JUNE 25. Organ Prelude, Prof. H. E. Mozealous. Invocation, Rev. Ira L,. Parvin, Auburn, N. Y. Recitation and Air, Arm, Arm, Ye Brave, From Judas Maccabeus, Handel. Prof. Mozealous. Accompanist, Miss Julia Ball. Address — The True Aristocrat, Dr. Z. T. Sweeney, New York. Presentation of Diplomas, Pres. J. A. Serena. Hymn, by Congregation, Alma Mater. Benediction, Rev. De Witt H. Bradbury, Syracuse, N. Y. THE COIXEGE RECORD. . GRADUATES. KEUKA COLLEGE. John EARLE DEMOREST. eeuka institute. Matie Elaine Green. clarence Lowell Mc Pherson. Maud Naomi Oswald. Hei en Frances Purdy. Helen MILLER Space Jennie Hooge Taylor. Mary Eva WerlE. n HE animal meeting of the Board of Trustees was held in - ■ the College parlors Thursday, June 27th, at 2 p. m. Members present were the Misses Ella and Julia Ball, W. T. Bush, L. C. McPherson, Z. A. Space, W. T. Morris, Jos. A. Ser- ena, Z. F. Griffin, C.W.Kimball, E. R. Taylor, Arthur Braden, Henry Hurlbut, Dr. EH H. Long. Reports were received from the President and Treasurer which reflected the condition of the institution and its property. These reports were received and ordered filed. The following gentlemen were elected members of the Board of Trustees : Mr. K. S. Emerson, Keuka Park; Mr. C. E. VanZandt, Troy; Mr. C. J. Huson, Penn Yan; Mr. Chas. G. Monser, Buffalo; Mr. Z. T. Sweeney, New York; Mr. C. E. Guile, Penn Yan; and the following old members re-elected: Mr. Frank C. Ball, Muncie, Ind., Henry Hurlbut, Keuka Park, and Dr. Eli H. Long, Buffalo. A word of introduction of the new Trustees may not be amiss here. R ev. C. S. Emerson is pastor of the Branchport Baptist Church and is a graduate of Hillsdale College and Col- gate Seminary. He is the special financial secretary of the College in central New York and has done good work in se- curing funds during the past few months. Mr. C. E. VanZandt, of Troy, is a prominent manufacturer of that city, being the senior member of the firm of Van- Zandt, Jacobs Co. He is Superintendent of the River and Jay Street Church of Christ Bible School and is connected with many local philanthropic enterprises. His interest in Keuka College is through the fact that the Disciples are taking such a prominent part in its maintenance and upbuilding. Hon. Calvin J. Huson, of Penn Yan, is the present Commis- sioner of Agriculture of the State. He is a prominent attor- 10 THE COLLEGE RECORD. ney and has ever been a loyal friend of the institution. When the college comes into its own as apart of the Agricultural system of the State no small amount of credit will be due Mr. Huson. Mr. C. E. Guile is a member of the firm of Guile Wind- nagle, of Penn Yan, prominent manufacturers of grape baskets. He is actively engaged in the work of the Penn Yan Baptist Church, being Superintendent of the Bible School. Mr. Chas. G. Monser is a prominent insurance man of Buf- falo, being Superintendent of Agencies of the Mutual Benefit Insurance Company of New Jersey. He is a member of the Richmond Avenue Church of Christ and actively interested in every advance of the Disciples. General Z. T. Sweeney is at present pastor of the Lenox Avenue Church of Christ of New York. He is a lecturer of prominence and has held many political positions, the most important being Consul to Turkey under appointment of the late Ex-President Harrison. His Commencement address this last June here was one of the best ever delivered at the Col- lege. r I 'HE two following productions were given at the Institute - - Class Day Exercises: LABORE BT HONORE. If the secret page of history could reveal to you and me The future years, the coming fears, I wonder what we'd see. Would they be years of action or paths with roses bright To lead us, guide us gently to the Land of Great Delight, There to spend our lives in dreaming of the days that used to be ? Or would it fire us to ambition and to deeds of valor bold, If the secret page of history would to you and me unfold? But if the book were opened to the place where we began Our work in dear Keuka, and the pages we should scan, We would blot out many places and begin the page anew If a record of our school days could be brought before our view. But we're living in the present, the future is to be; Our destiny we know not ; 'tis not for us to see. Each day sets forth new duties, each morn gives us its task What the future days will give us 'tis not for us to ask. For our labors are not over; the battle'sjust begun. We have only entered training for the goal that's to be won. Some of us will enter college, some, perhaps, will gain renown And in the future book of history their names be written down. But where e'er our work may lead us, let our motto ring out clear, Lahore et Honore, maj- it give us inward cheer, THK COLLBOI RECORD' I 1 To do our tasks more bravely and do our duty well That men may sing our praises and may to others tell Of Our worthy deeds of action and our deeds o( valor bold, When the secret page of history shall to the world unfold. By labor and by honor we have mounted to the height. Pond memories He before us, and linger on our tight. They reveal the brave, hard struggle after Labor's bitter fruit, The wear}- bonis with mathematics, Ah, vain was our pursuit, For when the hour of testing came, it seemed beyond recall, To answer e'en a question; our doom was Study Hall. There tospend five weeks in grinding o'er the lessons in our books And to view eternal vengeance on our friends whose saucy looks Bespoke their satisfaction at our seemingly sad plight, And the gloom that settled o'er us was like the blackest night. Our schooldays now are waning; we'll soon be through with tests. We can put away our school books and calmly take a rest Till the chill of next September reminds the Juniors dear That they will have the honors that we have had this year. If they keep up patient plugging ere many years are told, When the future page of history shall to the world unfold, We hope to see emblazoned in letters big and round, The Class of 1913 with the Class of '12, renowned. M. Elaine Green, Class of '12, Keuka Institute. VALEDICTORY. The word life suggests to us ideas of vitality, animation, and energy. We are taught that we must create a place for ourselves in the world, that our independent efforts are those which count. our imagination adds brilliancy and color to our experiences, relieving us from monotony and creating that state of feeling which we call happiness. The richest joys of life are those found in common experi- ences. It is a striking fact that our famous poets and prose writers almost invariably associate the thought of happiness with the common people, the class that is deprived of luxuries, but which has the full benefit of wholesome, invigorating pleasures. Milton places the setting of 1 Allegro in the coun- try, amid the rustic folk. Burns depicts Scottish peasant life with simple, graphic beauty. We can almost see the toil- worn cotter, who weary o'er the moor his way doth bend, then, only a short time after, at home, he quite forgets his labor and his toil. On the other hand Henry V bewails his fortune, hampered by ceremony and burdened with the respon- sibility of his kingdom. He says: 12 THE COLLEGE RECORD. And I know 'Tis not the balm, the sceptre, and the ball, The sword, the mace, the crown imperial, The throne he sits on, nor the tide of pomp That beats upon the high shore of the world.' that brings one happiness. With all these, he cannot be as con- tented as the humble laboring man. The joys which surround us in life are many and varied. Our heritage from the past is of great significance to us. The study of history shows us many men who have worked and accomplished much good in order to leave something lasting for the race. In ancient Greece, we find the beginnings and early development of the arts, sciences and literature, reaching their highest point in the age of Pericles. Those men found satisfaction in bringing to light for future generations that which had enriched their lives. With modern history has come the founding of our republic. New inventions and discov- eries have simplified the methods of work, so that the difficult problems of yesterday are now problems of the past. This heritage of ours is what makes it possible for us to progress, to advance toward the ideal. Ivife is made bright each day by common gifts. Our food, the air we breathe, our senses of seeing, hearing and feeling, all are common, but yet inestimable in worth. Many other joys are simply built upon these and are aided by them. Through our senses impressions are conveyed to our minds, which guide us to the places where we may find great enjoy- ment. In the artist it is the eye that is trained so finely; in the musician it is the ear and sense of touch. In the poet there is a combination of sight, sound and emotions, that in- spires him to write such lines as thrill us to more noble thoughts and deeds. In nature, happiness is a reality. Animals are constantly reminding us of the joys of life. In the open air, we too enter into those sports and practical exercises, which call to action our strength and endurance. Our health and vitality are built up and we are cheered by the new feeling of strength. Here also we may cultivate our love of beauty. We see the har- mony everywhere manifest. The sounds of nature, the water- fall, the bird notes, the rustling of the trees; the colors of na- ture, the grass the rocks, the sky with all its varying hues, all unite to make a perfect harmonious impression. Amid such THI COLLEGE rkcord. L8 scenes we take a broader vision and forget the vexations which would mar our happiness. A wonderful joy of life is that of friendship. This is one of onr most marvelous influences. A true friend has no fault to find. A friend is considerate. A friend is fair in his judg- ments. He tries to understand us and participate in our pleas- ures. He is the one who encourages our worthy ambitions and ideals, for the fact that some one is concerned in our wel- fare is a powerful incentive to greater effort. Indeed, friend- ship fills one of the greatest needs of life, the need of human sympathy and love. To labor is the common lot of life, but this too is a source of happiness. Work is the only means by which we can reach that goal toward which we are all striving — success. Whether at work or play we long to be active, achieving and conquer- ing our difficulties. To attain this end becomes our fixed pur- pose, and, at the same time, our service seems important and worth while. Examples come before us of men who have stood steadfast to gain a particular object for which they alone were fitted, though others scoffed and ridiculed. They, never- theless, rejoiced in their power to surmount these obstacles. Luther Burbank had to endure just such treatment aud many privations before he could prove his ability to accomplish his task. Now his fame is world-wide. Among his flowers and trees, selecting and choosing with the utmost care, this wiz- ard is the happiest of men. Edison, in his laboratory, success- fully achieving what scarcely seemed possible, is always most contented when following out and trying to prove his theories. Besides all of these sources of happiness, much joy is to be gained from knowldge. There are great fields of investiga- tion and study. Ruskin speaks of the riches to be found in books, if we will only humble ourselves and be willing to dig for them, leaving our prejudices behind, that we may read then for their beauty and truth. History, literature and science not only teach us the lessons in our text books, but they also awaken our interest in the progress of civilization. As we de- velop, we feel bliss in our growth, the quickening of our fac- ulties, the recognition of our own independent powers and the deeper, fuller meanings of life. As the Class of 191 2 of Keuka Institute, we have now come 14 THE COLLEGE RECORD. very near to an important event in our lives. For four consec- utive years we have looked forward to the completion of our course. During this time many pleasant experiences have come to us in our class work, our recreations and our social activities. We have been helped by coming in touch with the trustees of this institution and with the principal and faculty, who have directed our course of study and have made our school life pleasant. To you all, we give our heart-felt grati- tude for everything you have done for us. To those who have been our fellow students and who will remain when we are gone, we wish success and good fortune. There is a beautiful expression in the German language for a parting word Auf Wiedersehn — Till we meet again. This will ex- press our feeling tonight. While this is the culmination of our preparatory course, before some of us there still lies col- lege, and before others, special study. So we would not bid you a final farewell. We would rather think of that happy future time implied in the phrase, Auf Wiedersehn, when you may again hear of the members of the valiant class of 191 2 of Keuka Institute and be pleased with our successes. Meanwhile, by labor and by honor, we will enjoy life to the full and be content with its results. We would now say to all our friends, not Farewell, but 'Auf Wiedersehn. With our classmates, we would join in the spirit of those beautiful lines of an ancient poet: O, we can wait no longer. We too take ship, O Soul. Joyous we too launch out on trackless seas, Fearless, for unknown shores on waves of ecstasy to roll Amid the wafting winds, (thou pressing me to thee, I thee to me, O Soul J Caroling our chant of pleasant exploration, O my brave soul, O farther, farther sail, O daring joy, but safe, are they not all the seas of God? O farther, farther, farther sail ! Helen Miller Space, Class '12, Keuka Institute. THE GOVERNMENT DEPOSITORY. n HE value of the examination of sources in the study of - history is now too widely recognized to be in need of arguments in its favor. In every history course given in THE COLLEGE RECORD. 15 secondary schools, the more progressive teachers urge the use of sources, at least as illustrative material. The most serious difficulty in the way of their fuller and more effective use, how- ever, is the lack of history teachers prepared to handle such material. It is, in part, with the hope of helping to meet this demand for trained history teachers, that Keuka College is rapidly increasing its facilities for thorough training in the use of sources. The most important problems before the American people at the present time relate to constitutional questions and inter- national relations. For a safe solution in either field a careful examination of State papers and debates in Congress is an absolute necessity. The relations between our State and Federal Governments were determined not only by our Consti- tution, but by the Civil War and by decisions of the Supreme Court. Conditions which brought into existence the Inter- state Commerce Commission have raised new questions, and the demands for such so-called reforms as direct primaries and the popular election of U. S. Senators have increased the jeal- ousy the legislature feels in regard to the Chief Executive. These are serious problems, which must be solved by the citi- zens of the United States ; which cannot be solved according to prejudice or passing fancy ; which can only be correctly and effectively solved by the calm judgment and broad view that comes from a profound study of the origin and development of the Constitution of the United States. For this study the Government has itself furnished us the best and most authori- tative material, in its publications of official documents. In response to our request, the Superintendent of Documents at Washington has sent us several thousand duplicate volumes in possession of the Government Printing office, and Keuka College now has over 4,000 volumes of Government publica- tions, consisting mainly of House and Senate Journals, Execu- tive and Miscellaneous Documents and Reports of Committees — an almost complete set from the first session of the 27th Con- gress (1841) to the second session of the 62d Congress (1910). The debates in Congress are well covered during certain periods, as follows : Debates and Proceedings in Congress, vols. 1 and 2 ; 1789 -91. Register of Debates in Congress, vols 1-13 ; 1824-37. 16 THE COLLEGE RECORD. Congressional Globe, 3oth-42d Congresses ; 1847-1873. Congressional Record, 43d-6ist Congresses ; I873-1909. NEW YORK DOCUMENTS. Documentary History of New York — Colonial — to 1802 ; 3 vols. Documents rel. to Col. Hist of N. Y. ; 10 vols. Messages of the Governors— 1683-1906 ; 11 vols. Public Papers of Geo. Clinton, 1st Gov. of N. Y. ; War of Rev. Series ; 8 vols. New York in the Revolution ; 3 vols, and sup. New York at Gettysburg ; 3 vols. New York in Spanish-American War — Rep. of Adj. Gen'l. ; 3 vols. New York and War with Spain— Hist, of Regiments. Military Papers of Gov. D. D. Tompkins — 1807-1817 ; v. 1. Calendar of Sir Wm. Johnson, MSS. Council Minutes — 1688-1783. Revised Records of Constit. ; Convention of 1894 ; 5 vols. Military Records— 1 784-1 821 ; 3 vols and Index. Public Papers of Gov. Flower — '93 '94 ; 2 vols. Public Papers of Gov. Hoffman— 1869- '72 ; 1 vol. Ecclesiastical Records ofN, Y. — 1621-1810; 6 vols. Colonial Series ; vols. 1 and 2. Report of State Historian. SOME VALUABLE GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS. Rebellion Records ; over 100 volumes, with maps of battlefields. Naval War Records. Messages and Papers of the Presidents — 1789-1899. Executive Register (Mosher)-i 789-1902. American Archives. American State Papers. Descriptive Catalogue of Government Publications — 1774-1881. Comprehensive Index of Publications of U. S. Government — 1881-1893. Document Catalogue ; 7 vols. — 1893-1907. Document Index ; 4 vols. — 1907-1909. The Federalist (Ford). Biographical Annals and Tabular Record of Civil Gov't, of U. S.— 1776- 1876. Biographical Congressional Directory — 1 774-1903. Fur Seal Arbitration at Paris, 1893 ; 16 vols. Treaties and Conventions — 1 776-1909 ; 2 vols. Constitutions and Charters ; 7 vols.— 1492-1907. Digest of International Law ; 8 vols. Report of Immigration ; 26 vols. Report of National Monetary Commission (Banking) ; 35 vols. Again we call attention to the fact that ours is a Public Library, and any information we can give is at the command of our neighbors. Valuable Government and State pamphlets THE COLLEGE RECORD. 17 are received regularly and may be secured by writing to tbe Librarian. These cover all phases of rural life ; soils, crops, buildings, materials, etc. Besides, the selection of magazines, newspapers, and current literature is of the very best. NOTES OF INTEREST. The improvements begun last summer are still in process of completion and the building is now beginning to show the effects of months of hard work. Last year the new boilers ade- quately heated the building, while the electrtc lights trans- formed the halls and rooms at night. The re decoration of dining room, halls, parlors, class rooms, and many dormitory rooms served to give an entirely different appearance to the interior of the building. During the summer, work on the exterior has been carried on and the wood work entirely paint- ed and other repairs made. Besides the two college residen- ces have been repainted and the grounds put in better condition. The largest remaining improvement to be made before fall is the installation of a new sewer system. Sanitary Engineer Chas. G. Hopkins, of Rochester, has submitted plans, which have been approved by the State, that call for the installation of a system which will cost about $1000. It is to be a sub- surface tileing system and requires the construction of an Imhoff tank and three thousand feet of tileing. It will be placed under the campus on the northeast section. The extension of our fruit farm this year gives us four hun- dred and thirty-five peach trees, one hundred and five cherries, and seventeen apple, a total of five hundred and fifty-five two- year-old trees, which are in excellent condition. This fall several rows of apple will be added, and it is hoped by next summer that the orchard will number one thousand trees. The ground between the rows is being cultivated and a crop of beans, po- tatoes, and corn will be harvested this fall, besides tomatoes, cabbage and turnips. The small garden will furnish the col- lege table with lettuce, onions, radishes and cucumbers in abundance. Last year our farm account showed a profit of 18 THE COLLEGE RECORD. nearly six hundred dollars, so that this portion of our enter- prise manifests a healthful condition. The entertainment of the New York Christian Missionary Convention, June 25-28, developed considerable enthuiasm and interest in the college, and it was voted that the convention re- turn next year, provided a larger charge for entertainment of delegates would be made. Dr. lyOng, the President of the convention, is of the opinion that next year's meeting will be at least twice as large as the one last June. September marks the beginning of the third year of the Three Year Fund, and we are frequently asked what is to hap- pen after that at the end of next year. It is unwise to proph- esise, but it is safe to say that this next academic year will see such advances made in both educational and business manage- ment of the school that it will be stronger and better than it has been for years. Definite steps to secure a reasonable en- dowment by next June will be taken, and unless those who ought to be first to insure Keuka's permanence fail in this hour, the victory will be won. It will mean the hardest kind of work, and on the part of some, noble sacrifice, but the cause of education is one of the most worthy that calls for the aid of men. The small college has an important and distinct place in the educational system of this country. Occasionally one meets a person who clearly sees this, though the average person, car- ried away by numbers and the show of great buildings, wTill declare that such colleges as our own should not exist. If the graduates of the small schools of this country were suddenly to be removed from public life, our nation would be poor in- deed. The tragedy of the large university-college, like the average city high school, is the large number of students who are lost to lives of usefulness. Many of our best smaller col- leges of the east are recognizing this fact and have placed a limit upon the number of students they enroll. A change in public sentiment is going on, and the small school will soon THE COLLEGE RECORD. 19 come into its own place in the affection and generosity of nun of means. Kenka College has been in existence for more than twenty years. It is yet a young institution, but not too young to have won a place in the heart of many people. It should be the recipient of legacies and gifts, yet few of these have been received during the past years. May all of its friends, both old and new, remember that this is the critical year of its history and that a gift made now will probably mean more for lasting permanancy than at any time in its history. Kenka Institute will open Tuesday, September 3d. Pro- fessor Dudley C. Barrus will again act as Principal and teach History and Science. Miss Francis C. Rose will also return for the classes in Latin and German, and Mr. Roy B. Graves the Mathematics. The new teachers will be Miss Florence H. Evans, of Milville, Delaware, who will teach English and Miss Grace H. Youngs, of Perm Yan, will have charge of the Pre- liminary classes. The prospects for students are very good and a considerable gain over last year's enrollment is expected. Keuka College will open Monday, September 15th. There will be several changes in the faculty, Prof. E. M. Barrus re- turning to us after several years with Geneva College, Beav- er Falls, Pa. He will teach College Science and Mathematics. Prof. Rolla James Bennett, A. B., Bethany College, and M. A., Yale University, will teach History and Philosophy. Prof. Jacob E. Boethius, A. B., Bethany College, Eindsberg, Kas. , and M. A., University of Kansas, will teach German and French. Miss Mary A. Shipman will again teach English and also- act as Dean of Women, and Philetus Bankson, teacher of Greek and Eatin. President Serena will also offer classes in Sacred Literature. The incoming Freshman class will be the largest in years and most of last year's college students will return, so that 20 THE COLLEGE RECORD. the prospects for a good college enrollment are very encour- aging. The Convocation exercises will be held Tuesday evening, September 17th, the address being delivered by Dr. Wendell T. Bush. This is a new departure. NEW GIFTS. rT ,HE Reed Manufacturing Company, of Erie, Pennsylvania, - - has presented the college with a complete set of dies, pipe cutters, and a vice for use in our water department. Such gifts are most useful and appreciated. The services of Mr. Elmer L,. Kelland, of New York, expert accountant, in auditing books and installing a new business system for the college accounts, is of great importance. It has been necessary for him to make several trips to the college during the year, besides sending one of his assistants for a month to go over the accounts. All of this work, including expenses of travel, an item of several hundred dollars, has been borne by Mr. Kelland and given as a donation to the college. Mr. W. T. Bush sends his personal check for $250 to help install a new sewer system. Miss Catherine Rose sends a gift for $5 for flower seeds. By the way, the campus never looked better than now, thanks to President Serena and Secretary Dowdell. Mr. W. T. Morris has presented the College with six hand- some rugs for its parlor, and he is to grade and reconstruct the base ball diamond, so that football, track and other events, may take place thereon. When finished it should be called Morris Field. Mrs. G. E. Phinney, of Syracuse, has presented a new set of window shades for the parlor. VOLUME VII. NUMBER 3. THE College Pecord KEUKA PARK, N. Y. NOVEMBER, 1912. Published by Keuka College, Keuka Park, N. Y. Issued quarterly. En- tered as Second-Class Matter, February 22, 1909, at the Post Office at Keuka Park, New York, under the Act of July 16, 1894. OFFICERS. JOSEPH A. SERENA, President of Board of Trustees. H. W. HURLBUT, Vice-President of Board of Trustees. CHAS. A. DOWDELL, Secretary and Treasurer. CHAS. S. EMERSON, Special Field Secretary EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. JOSEPH A. SERENA. C. W. KIMBALL. H. W. HURLBUT. W. T. MORRIS. E. R. TAYLOR. Z. A. SPACE. Z. F. GRIFFIN. TRUSTEES. Terra Expires in 1915. FRANK C. BALL Muncie, Ind. HENRY HURLBUT Keuka Park, N. Y. Dr. ELI H. LONG Buffalo, N. Y. CHAS. G. MONSER Buffalo, N. Y. C. E. VAN ZANDT Troy, N. Y. Z.T.SWEENEY New York, N. Y, CALVIN J. HUSON Penn Yan, N. Y. C. E. GUILE Penn Yan, N. Y. Term Expires in 1914- Mrs, A. C. McKOON Keuka Park, N. Y. C. H. BEACH Wolcott, N. Y. LOWELL C. MCPHERSON Keuka Park, N. Y. W. H. JUDD Rochester, N. Y. Z. A. SPACE Keuka Park, N. Y JOSEPH A. SERENA Keuka Park, N. Y. Z. F. GRIFFIN Keuka Park, N.Y. W. T. MORRIS Penn Yan, N. Y. Term Expires in 1913. ELLA BALL Keuka Park, N. Y. C, S. EMERSON Keuka Park, N. Y. C. W. KIMBALL Penn Yan, N. Y. WALTER B. TOWER Penn Yan, N. Y. JULIA A. BALL Keuka Park, N. Y, WENDELL T. BUSH New York, N. Y. H. R. SAUNDERS North Scriba, N. Y. E. R. TAYLOR Penn Yan, N. Y. 0 KEUKA COLLEGE FACULTY, 1912-1913. JOSEPH ARCHIBALD SERENA, A. B., Prksid Professor of Sacred Literature. MARY ETHEL SHIPMAN, A. M., I'rofessor of KnylUih literature. ROWLEY MONROE BARRUS, A. M., Professor of Science and Mathematics. ROLLA JAMES BENNETT, A. M., B. D., Professor of Philosophy and History : PHILETUS COOLEY BANKSON, A. B., Professor of Ancient Lanyuayes. PAUL RUSSELL BAIRD, A. B., Professor of Modern Lanyuayes. CHARLES D. BEAN, L. L. D., Professor of Law. ABELS. WOOD., A. M., Professor of Oratory. HENRY EDMUND MOZEALOUS, Professor of Music. KEUKA INSTITUTE FACULTY. 1912-1913. JOSEPH ARCHIBALD SERENA, A. B., President. DUDLEY CHAPIN BARRUS, B. S., Principal. Professor of Science and History. FRANCES SARAH ROSE, Ph. B., German and Latin. ANN ROBERTSON MELDRUM, Commercial Subjects. ROY BLAKE GRAVES, Mathematics. FLORENCE HANNA EVANS, Enylish. GRACE H. YOUNGS, Preliminary Subjects. EVA BELLE TAYLOR, Librarian. THE MODERN SPIRIT IN EDUCATION. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED AT THE CONVOCATION EXERCISES, SEPTEMBER SEVENTEENTH, BY DR. WENDELL T. BUSH. T YERYBODY knows that there is in the air a disposition J — ' to be radical. To be radical is to be discontented with something and to try to get rid of it. It is a negative attitude. We are all, I suppose, more or less radical, at least about the high cost of living and the low price of grapes. This new spirit or the spirit of seeking what is new and dif- ferent is to be found everywhere. Not everybody likes it. Some people call it the the spirit of progress, others call it anarchy and scepticism. I happen to like it, and I am going to speak up for it. It is called by different names in different places. In American politics we call it insurgent or Progressive; art, the field where new ideas are apt to get expressed first, has known this spirit for 100 years under the label of Roman- ticism. But call it what you like, the old sense of security in eternal verities, the habit of standing pat in a standpat universe has given way to a sense of movement of experi- ment and adventure. This interest in the new and the different appears also in theories and methods of education; and because education is a thing of such immense consequence, radicalism here ought not to be the merely negative attitude that it frequent- ly is. If the new spirit is really to spell progress in the field of education, we must know what we want and why we want it. Tben, if wTe are reasonable and fortunate, we may in some measure, be able to get it. I wish I might be able to say something worth while on this point. It would not be worth while to try to define ed- ucation, or progress, or the radical spirit. We all know what those things are. We live in the same part of the world, and feel the same great currents of public interest. So I will not try to be complete or orderly, or systematic. We are more likely to hit upon something if we just dump on the table whatever ideas we have, and then see what there is. The spirit is new because conditions are new; something THI COLLEGE RECORD. has happened. It has oot happened all at once, bnt its effects upon the imagination have come rather suddenly. A big part of it goes by the name of the industrial revolution, tin ohange from hand Labor to power driven machinery. And that is bringing a social revolution. We may like it or uot, we may apprehend the violence of anarchy, we may forsee the peaci i'ul evolution of new social arrangements, but we have got to make the best of it, and it will be well for us to make the best of it and not the worst. I think we are goiug to make the best of it. What is at the bottom of the industrial revolution? It is not poetry, or art, or religion. It is not anything that we owe in any great measure to the centuries before the nineteenth. It is a new thing ; it is science. To call this a scientific age is of course to commit an ob- vious platitude. Those who do not like science, and many that do like it, lament that the age has gone daft on science and cannot produce good art or good poetry. That is open to discussion, but it is true to a considerable extent, and it cannot be helped all at once. When the best ability of the day is attracted into industry and science other lines are bound to suffer. But all that belongs to another chapter. To say that science is a new thing, and that we have it in a stupendous measure is to say that our generation knows incomparably more facts than did the men who lived before 1850. I am not sure that we know any more about human values, about love, loyalty, courage and things like that. But we are getting a new point of view, and that is the great thing. It is the point of view of progress, not progress back to the civilization of Athens, but progress forward to, — well, nobody can tell quite what, but progress to something differ- ent and something better, because we are going to make things different and better, because we don't stand forever the stupidities that mutilate society. At least we talk that way very ardently and very nobly, and we think we are say- ing something. Yet if existing conditions are stupid, just what are the conditions that would be reasonable? No- body quite knows. That is however no reason why we 6 THE COLLEGE RECORD. should not find things bad and determine to make them better. There is one idea with which natural science is continual- ly occupied, the idea of casuality. The simplest illustra- tion is from chemistry. If you want to get sulphuric acid you put together hydrogen and sulphur and oxygen in defi- nite proportions under definite laboratory conditions. The farmer does the same kind of things. If he wants a crop of potatoes he must put his seed potatoes into the right kind of soil and he must have the right kind of weather. The cook that makes a pudding and the statesman that brings about some social reform use the same method. They all put certain things together and then something happens. We assemble the conditions, which, when they can co-oper- ate, will generate a perfectly definite product. This is the operation of casuality. Things behave in typical ways when brought into conjunction with other things under definite conditions. If they did not we could never know how to do anything; we could not know with any certainty how to build a fire or how to boil an egg. If anything whatever is to be brought about, it has got to be brought about in this way. Somebody must put together the natural forces that will do spontaneously the work to be done. What I call assembling the conditions is technique or method. The technique of progress, to use a rather grand phrase, must be of the same sort. It must be, in the first place, a technique of remedies. We must find out what group of conditions generates the present result, and then what variation in the conditions will alter the result as we wish to alter it. It is not faith in ancient wisdom nor in the myths of ancient po- etry that will keep us here. Our only resources are the casualities that nature puts at our disposal, and the only way to know what these are, is to look for them, to study nature, for there is nothing else that we can use. Science gives us the technique of self-reliance, and the spirit of pa- tiently studying the facts, in order to discover the techniques to which facts lend themselves, I venture to call the spirit of science. We might say that the typical behavior of substances is THE COLLEGE RECORD. man's greatest asset. Another asset, equally important from the point of view of progress, is the plasticity and instabili- ty oi human habits and human institutions. Technique can- not generate progress unless society is a plastic affair. And when we get tlms Ear, we feel, if we have imagination enough, that we belong to a social organism that lives on and on, and ought to live better and better, but is just as capable of living worse. It is not stability, but instability, that gives opportunity to initiative and imagination and to the effective use of knowledge and wisdom. That is, of course, all obvious enough. The different languages have their maxims on the mutability of human affairs. All parents tremble at the plasticity of their chil- dren. Yet mutability has rather pessimistic associations. That shows how we are getting away from old habits of mind. I say this is all obvious enough, yet the willingness to remember it in our serious philosophy is something new. The discovery that plasticity and instability make the only basis for that large imaginative outlook that is inspired by the idea of progress is a new discovery. The modern spirit stands in the strongest contrast to what we may call the reminiscent habit of mind. It scoffs at tra- dition often too easily and too gayly. A critic of it might say that it is just as deferential to its own authority as is any other spirit, however antiquated. But the authority of the facts is a new authority, and that makes all the differ- ence. And what are the facts, and how shall we make them serve wise ends, and what are the ends they ought to serve ? Well, we are just trying to find out. That is what gives to the modern spirit its quality of adventure and its method of experiment. In the words of one of the Harvard philoso- phers that I am always glad to quote, it is a point of view, that looks to science for its view of the facts and to the happiness o f men on earth for its ideal. How does all this bear on the business of education ? Again I can say only that we are trying to find out, to make young men and women acquainted with the modern spirit, to help them to catch its enthusiasm and to respond to the contagion of its ideals is to vitalize whatever courses of 8 THE COLLEGE RECORD. study they may pursue. To make our ideals more reason- able, our methods more effective and our information more complete and accurate — that is a standard that should dom- inate any education. The student that has that standard will come to see that the spirit of science is the spirit of simple truthfulness. I suppose this sounds like a laudation of courses in chem- istry, biology, or engineering, at the expense of history, lit- erature, and language. I do not mean it so. My own in- terests are mainly of the latter sort. Yet study that culti- vates the reminiscent type of mind fails of its purpose; it produces the merely academic imagination, which does not appreciate history, literature and language as facts and real- ities, but only as items in a tradition or in a text book. I don't quite know how to put it. Perhaps I can illustrate what I am trying to mean. Not long ago I knew a student who was very ambitious, very able and extraordinarily industrious. His work was in English literature and he was concentrating all his time and energy upon this subject. Inevitably, he studied chiefly such topics as Elizabethan drama, Victorian poetry, the es- sayists of the 17th century, and other similar chapters in the literature of previous centuries, all extremely interesting and well worth knowing about. I ventured a word of ad- vice, and put it something like this: You are studying the writings of very flue people, who happened to live quite a while ago. But what were those fine people interested in ? Were they interested chiefly in the writings of still earlier Englishmen, or were they interested in the England of their own day and in the Englishmen that were contemporaries? Isn't it quite evident that any writer whose work survives as a stimulating influence, is one who is interested iu the social life they are able to share, namely the life of his own time ? If these gifted people could study here at this university, what would they do? Would they study the literature of the 16th and 17th centuries, or would they study the life and problems of the 20th century ? I am sure they would do the latter? I do not mean to discourage the study of the history of literature. I am much too fond of it to do THE COLLEGE RECORD. W tli.it, but those writers of the past were modern people in their own day, ami you will get their Spirit and their nics- sage all the better it' you too are a modern person, and if you get the spirit of tho workers who study the problems that are about us now, you need not change your line of work, but get the spirit of modern inquiry so that you may get at the heart and not merely the literary trappings of Spenser and Shakespere and Ben Johnson and Dryden and Shelley. The adviee was taken, as far as circumstances permitted, and the student began visiting courses in sociolo- gy, political economy and anthropology. The effect of it upon the English work was remarkable. What I call the reminiscent quality disappeared. The facts of history were not viewed as items in a tradition, because the student had become emancipated from the idea of tradition. Questions of literature were treated like questions of economics, in a free and independent way. The student felt, perhaps for the first time, that he had a right to really use his own mind, and only when study has this quality of self- reliance it is very profitable or very interesting. The difference is all in the spirit of the hour. Whether one studies poetry or comparative anatomy, the work can be done in what I call the spirit of science, that is, the spirit of dealing with facts and not with convictions which every gentleman and lady is expected to share. In science, opinions are respectable in so far as they have the evidence behind them, i. e., in so far as they have the marks of being true. The respect for evidence is a form of loyalty to truth, of allegiance to the facts, and studies that do not show entire respect for evidence and for facts cannot hold the respect of honest students. Education succeeds on its moral side where it cultivates the instinctive recogni- tion of sophistry and the instant contempt for it. One superiority of scientific training is that it gives those who go in for it a technique that they can use for a career. This is for many of those who believe in higher things than bread and butter, a ground for criticism. Anyone can look forward to very different things, to cheap and selfish things as well as to noble things, but what I am trying to claim 10 THE COLLEGE RECORD. for science and the scientific spirit is that they are for- ward-looking, and the problem of literary studies is, it seems to me, how to teach them so that they may cultivate the forward-looking temper of mind. And I have tried to sug- gest how this may be done. To show that the masters of literature have been sensitive, observant, and thoughtful about human life and human prospects, not in the abstract, but in the dramatic present of their own day and country, is to set an example to every student, from which he will see for himself that it is his business to think about real things, effective things, that concern real things to-day. And to find that out for oneself, to possess it as one's own discovery, is, well, no student can do anything that is more stirring and that will do more to vitalize his college work. The student of literature must get the feeling for facts, for evidence and the contempt for sophistry. He has to guard against the disposition to fastidious preferences. No rule can be laid down for accomplishing these things. Every teacher must use his own intelligence and imagination as he best can. And if he is modern and progressive, he may know better what he wants to avoid than what he wants to accomplish. He should, it seems to me, seek to prevent the sluggish deference to tradition, that complacent blankness of imagination which supposes that the present can possibly be just like the past, or the future just like the present. He should make the philosophy of causalty not a living faith, but something clearly comprehended, because in this world things inevitably have consequences, and t he only way we can control the consequences is by controlling the conditions that produce them. And the only way to control the conditions is by knowing the resources, the instrumentalities with which Nature has provided us, and the systematic study of these is the patient labor of science, of sociology as well as physics, of morals as well as chemistry, of the science of curing and training souls as well as of curing and training bodies. The modern teacher, will, in a word, do his best to make his students look to science for the views of the facts and to the happiness of men on earth for their ideals. The spirit of science is not hostile to poetry; it is hostile THE COLLEGE RECORD. 1 1 only to sophistry. It is the spirit whicli is Leading lis to understand better and better the resources of our own dwell- ing place, this beneficent planet. FOUNDERS' DAY. HPHE twenty-second anniversary of the founding of Keuka College was celebrated Tuesday evening, December 10th. Members of the Board of Trustees and their families, ami, also, members of the Faculty aud their families took dinner with the students and regular boarders in the college dining room. It was an excellent manner to meet informally and to be prepared for the program which followed. The exercises of the evening were held in the chapel and were open to the public. Professor Mozealous presided at the organ, opening with a voluntary. Rev. Charles S. Emer- son, pastor of the Branchport Church, offered the invoca- tion. The address of the evening was delivered by Professor Charles D. Bean, of Geneva, who has recently been appoint- ed Professor of Law by Keuka, and his first appearance be- fore the student body was greeted by hearty enthusiasm. The trite subject, College Life, was handled in an original and interesting manner. It dealt , of course, with the experi- ences and incidents of undergraduate life, so familiar to every college graduate, but made clear that these are but secondary to the real purpose of an academic education. The deep purpose of every institution of higher learning was defined in the kind of a place its graduates fill in life. Pro- fessor Bean paid a fine tribute to the memory of Henry VI., who, founding Eaton College, endowed it with such a sum as to make its life secure so long as Windsor Castle stands. This noble school has contributed to the life of English students who have graced every walk of public se rvice. And it is but a type of the newer schools of this country, which, in their own time and way, will do no less for the Nation. After the address Professor Mozealous, accompanied by Miss Helen Space, sang. The historical paper for the occasion was written by Miss Ella J. Ball, and, on account of her absence, was read by 12 THE COLLEGE RECORD. Prof. R. M. Barrus. It is the more interesting because it comes from the pen of the daughter of the late Dr. George H. Ball. A FOUNDER'S IDEAL, BY MISS JULIA A. BALL. In considering the facts that led to the founding of Keuka College, my point of view must necessarily be personal, as a daughter of the founder and a co-worker with him from the beginning. As far as this college is the expression of the mind and heart of the founder, it is in harmony with the spirit of his life, taken as a whole. The two purposes uppermost with him were — to make good men and women, as he often ex- pressed it, and to bring about a union of the Christian denominations to this end. The church in Buffalo founded by him when a young man, and of which he was pastor over thirty years, was an expression of the one consuming desire to make men better, and the establishing and editing of The Baptist Union in New York City was the outgrowth of his desire for co-operation among Christian churches. His hope was to make Keuka College an embodiment of these two ideals, and for twenty-three }rears this foundation has stood for the conviction that character should be the ultimate end of education and, furthermore, that it is the duty of the church to co-operate in keeping this truth well before the people. Nor, he believed, is the church justified in with- drawing from the educational field or even relaxing its hold on educational work so long as character building is but a secondary matter in our national system of schools, or, per- haps, entirely ignored. Then, too, there were contributory causes making this foundation possible in the personal and intimate relations of the founder's life. What availed his ideals, his power of initiative, his indomitable will, high moral courage, patience and perserverance in the midst of discouragements, if his wife had not been equally indifferent to the material side of life in her enthusiastic abandonment to good works and devo- tion to things of the spirit ! The relation, too, of his noble THE COLLEGE RECORD. L8 nephews to their Uncle M was something singularly beauti- ful and unique. A friend to them in their early struggles there was apparently no limit to their sympathetic support of his endeavors, as the trustees well realize, their generous donations to the niaintainanco of the collego being stead- fastly contributed in his memory since his death. The idea of a rallying point for social and educational ends was enthusiastically entertained by the Central Associ- ation of Baptists, of which Dr. Ball was President. A dele- gate was sent to spy out the land, and behold ! a school and assembly was planted in a perfect paradise of natural beauty. The constituency was State wide and included many in Pennsylvania as well. Little parties made enthusi- astic pilgrimages to the promised land to explore and invest. With the leader, the man of vision, was closely associated a small but picturesque group of men devoted to the same noble ideal. There was Mr. Lang worthy, of Utica, N. Y., — a tall, tine looking man, of grave and elegant demeanor, white haired, though comparatively young, a stalwart, with- al, wise in council, a faithful ally. Quite as distinctive, though in a different way, was the Eeverend William Tay- lor, an ardent spirit, gifted in imagination and speech, off hand, ready and hearty in his methods and at the same time full of kindly sympathy and unusual insight into human nature. The sj mpathy of the much respected and substantial citi- zens of the township surrounding, was much appreciated in the first years of the school, and was a valuable asset in ac- complishing the work it set out to perform. Farmer Wil- liams, so typical of the best class of American farmer in in- telligence and refined character, gave expression to his inter- est by donating the beautiful strip of woodland to the north of the or iginal property bordering on Bay brook. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt are remembered for their warm hos- pitality. The school is a 'center of light', was their fre- quent expression. In their death good friends were lost. But best of all, the good citizens all over Yates County showed their confidence and appreciation by sending their sons and daughters here to be trained. The noble lives of 14 THE COLLEGE RECORD. these young people are the best proof of the reciprocal and beneficant relation existing between the college and the sur- rounding community. Among the teachers, selected for their personality as well as for their efficiency, there should hang conspicuously in our gallery of portraits that of Principal Millspaugh, that excellent organizer. Under his administration the atmos- phere of the school was charged with enthusiasm. There was an eager desire among the students to stand high, not only in scholarship, but in good record of conduct. The intellectual atmosphere of the school was pervaded by the religious spirit. The Sunday morning addresses of the president in the college chapel were appeals for a spiritual- ized morality and a call to service for the public good. The Sunday evening religious conference was invariably led off by suggestive remarks by the president on the subject of the evening and the testimonies of the students were character- ized by a thoughtfulness and spontaneity unspoiled by pre- arranged cut and dried program. This is but a hasty sketch of memories and impressions of the birth and infancy of Keuka College, written without material at hand for reference. As the years pass new problems will arise and new friends rally to their solution, but is to be hoped that the ideals of the founder, that character is the supreme end of education and efficiency for service is the noblest call of life, will ever be upheld as the sacred tradition of Keuka College. President Serena announced that the next year of the life of the college will be one of the most important in its his- tory, as positive steps toward a permanent endowment must be made in that time. He announced an unconditional cash gift of Dr. W. T. Bush, of New York, of $2500 and his prom- ise to give an endowment gift early in 1913 and of the condi- tional endowment gift of $1000 by Dr. Z. T. Sweeney, of New York. With an enlarged constituency, he pointed out, the effort to secure $100,000 before the end of the next birthday of the College ought not to be an impossible at- THE COLLEGE RECORD. 15 tainment. Thoso announcements were enthusiastically re- ceived by the audience. Tho benediction was pronounoed by Dr. Z. A. Space. A YEAE OF EEPAIES AND IMPEOVEMENTS. r I 'HE year jnst drawing to a close will stand out as one of much repairing and new improvements in the College property. For several years little or nothing had been ex- pended in the way of repairs and the building plainly show- ed it, both inside and out. A good start had been made the year previous with the installation of boilers and electric lights, but it was plainly only a start, and almost constantly the work has been kept up until now it begins to show. Some of the things accomplished in 1912 are : Dining room and entering hall furniture painted. College parlors repainted and refurnished completely. Every class room of the college redecorated. Many of the student rooms redecorated. All exterior wood-work, tower and porches of college building re- painted. Both residences belonging to the college repainted. Gymnasium repaired, steam heater installed, showers and dressing rooms installed, New Gould's triplex pump and motor placed in the pump station of water works. This is connected with the dynamo in the college building by two lines of copper wire, 1,000 feet long. This outfit permits water being pumped by electricity, the old gasoline pump being retained in case of accident, or to be used when electric light plant is not in opera- tion. New sewage disposal plant. This consists of a cement Imhoff tank and thirty-six hundred feet of subsurface tiling, and is placed in the north-east quarter of the campus. All of this work, completed within twelve months, means an outlay of nearly $3000.00 and much hard work. It is perhaps the greatest year in this respect in the history of the institution since the work of building was com- pleted. V. «lW vXmr. Votf l w 5 i« . ,'• • - n fa MS KEUKA COLLEGE, KEUKA PARK, N. Y.