Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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Zfbe Students' Only True Q Original Editorial wt? on wt' Chapel Talk f0n the occasion when this was to have been published it was maliciously tllchcd by our lowdown devil , who sat up all night to prepare the canard on the opposite page which hc in- serted in its stead.-No.5 NE of the distinguishing features of Knox College life the daily chapel exercise. Students arise every morningat about 7:43, and after partaking of a light breakfast, eagerly and piously hasten to the chapel building, not only to take part in the prayer service, but to compose an audience so that the Prof's. can orate.I Here the scene is truly an impressive one. A Prof. stands upou the platform eloquently elaborating some line of thoughtg the excited audience strains its at- tention lest it should lose a wordg whilst congregated together in rt corner of the room a coterie of Prof's. lends dignity to the occasion and' makes the scene truly life like and real. We have been taught to believe that we have a faculty more efficient than any other college in the world, and we hereby protest that we do believe ity and furthermore we hold with them that their fame is se- cure. 'llheir chapel talks alone would insure them a remembrance in the hearts of posterity. Now, it is not our purpose to enter into any elaborate detail con- cerning this important phase of our college life. We will therefore endeavor to choke down the enthusiasm that is aroused every time we approach this subject and refer only to the range of knowledge that is covered. Manipulating their vast knowlege by the leverage of their immortal genius they are enabled, as it were, to dish up for us any sort of literary victualn- At times we listen to wise counsel and gentle admonitiougi or, being transported hence, we seem to hear the meas- ured tread of an embattled host as it hastens proudly on its way to smite the enemy into 3-il11lthSl'66l1SQ-l now the kaleidescope of history is revolved before us and we observe her as she is madegi again we are transported into the seventh heaven of beatif-ic bliss as one recites to us a tale of lovegfl anon a Prof. rises be- fore us and, casting aside some of the well-worn dignity that doth so easily beset him, furnishes us with a talk replete with sparkling wit, variegated fancy and Side-splitting illusionsg7 etc , etc. And so it goes. Love, morality, religion, in- formation, humor, exhortation, everything springs as though spontaneously to seek perpetual lodgement in our convicted bosoms. lt is a custom to fill us with inspiration, to drive frozn our souls whatever of evil thinking may have been harboured there: to ,pour light into the melancholic disposition of our nature: and to provide us gratis with an available fund of useful information. May it be pre- served and may heaven develop it. l. See Prof. Humphrey's recent pamphlet, 'l'he Art of Oratory in Chapel Pricf- 39 cents to cover postage. 2. After consideration, we feel called upon to state that this beautiful sentence was inspired by Prof. Simonds' little book. Some Sidclights on the Use of Metaphorical Speech. Il. See especially Prof. Hurd's addresses, particularly the one, 'Fake llccd lest a News- paper Fall in Your Pathway and by Chance You Learn Something of Current Events. You arc not Old Enough to Know. 4. Dr. Ryan's address, Who'll Pull Down thc Flag? is already the favorite oration of sehoolboys 5. See Prof. Rcad's masterly efforts. ti. Because of characteristic modesty delivcrcd by proxy in the form ofa story. 7. lf you wish to see something really funny by all means secure a copy of Dr. Grif1'lth's address, How I Rau Afoul ofa Breach of Promise Suit. Either two copies of this or one copy of l'eck's Bad Boy will hc sent for three new subscriptions.

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f dfvz W, ,fznW......l 5:'.2'. 06Zif.l' f Patvfw Bu-r no-rr Fonf-OWEN .4 .ul UNE nl tlietlistlngtnshnig featurehnl' Knox College lile is tht- tlaily chanel cxcrcisc?,f- A ' Stuilcuts cnmc together each ninrning nnt only lot' thc prayer service hut tu listen tu atltlresmes and intercstin-it talks of Prufeasurs antl others. To stutlentx, who were her we cars ago it is :t question whether the ehape la 's u the present year are thuwc of twn 'cars 'nga Then the 'Students . 2 . , . . . . hail the pleasure of hearing nut only the I fflrufcseaurs but many prominent lucn of tht' city and visitors tn the city. lluring the present year vury few speakers have appear eil in chapel other than shQu mexnhersnl tht' tacnlty. While it is a lrleanturc tu necasinn- .tlly nee and hear a vlaitnr in chapel. we are nnt thspusetl tn criticise the members uf the Iaculti' on that puint. We sincerely believe that linux Cullcge has a eurpn uf instructors .is able antl cllicient asthuse ufany cnllcge in the lautl. A-t the mme time tll:-ehagelttilgg I are nut what lhcv wlmultl be. Same ul the - - .. - -. ,ir-.itwwrs alu-nys :tune bel'--ru the students wt-ll prcpnrctl and :ire listened tn with much slnnetnncx attciupt to talk when they scarcely 'IIAAA-1:44-Q-' q I a '11DMn44.s. - 44.0-vg! nuturuat lltlwr lneiuhers. nl the faculty knnw tlicinnelves what they are talking alnait. We helicve we are justilietl in saying that the chapel cxcrcxau meets with the Itearty appruval nl thc inajurity ul the ata- ilents. yet stnrleutw are nn nune tlcsirnun than .my other clasw nl lwuplu ul' hearing a man whn ha-. iintlnul' ln nav. Nu nxan slmultl utilmsu upnn an aurlieuve hy atluniplillg tn way vunctlnng. nnluw he has N--ineilung ln wav aml kluuvc limi' lu ear It YOTI-I-ll1H0l'l0Ll by special pcrinision ofthe College Faculty. 5. ,gg flanfina f 1 !QLAl.---G-1-9 mga-F fix Chfhxff' s

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