Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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.fl x ,.,. f' Sunday we saw the seniors march down the aisle of the Presby- terian Church for the baccalaureate sermon. Somehow they looked different than usual. lVas it simply the caps and gowns or was it the thoughtful seriousness! People looked at them with solemn atten- tion. Relatives and friends smiled or looked a little sad to think that they would soon be going away. Many stared with the round Won- dering eyes of pure curiosity. President McClelland's address was full of helpful suggestions and of worthy thoughts which he had gleaned from the lives of the founders and with principles tested and proved by them and by the president himself in his years of work for the college. '4The spirit of The Master, he said, His the essential of successful service. Blake it the starting point of all your plans and purposes and you may rest assured, that whatever the seeming may be, there will be 110 failuref' The same thought was expressed but applied in a slightly differ- ent manner by Dr. YVilliam E. Barton of Oak Park that evening in the annual address before the Christian Associations. Dr. Barton's talk was characterized by masterful simplicity and fervid emphasis of practical truthsf' He Considered five topics-the Physical Being, the Ilome, the School, the State and the Church. Into each of these, he said, a great deal more is being put than is being realized in practi- cal returns. These institutions cost more than ever before but the re- turns are not proportionally larger. Too much emphasis is laid on material equipment,-that is, too much in proportion to the actual re- V f f I v ! 1 . 'lf it 7 M X l, l 1 X I 1 I l l PW l 1 l i 1 l 1 h WH, .. -,-.,. ..-.i..1-f lv.. -Q 7 f,'fr 1, f tl y mi 1. '44 .M gg- 'LQKEIVAA ,gin-Af' VK, , ., is., i .,. 1 iia I

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ill .l...- 4.-. li But most of us did not have time to ponder nmch concerning the appearance of things for we were too busy going to parties, reunions, musical programs, speeches and gatherings of all kinds. From the time we entered Central Church for the organ recital until the last moments of the Alumni dinner there was no cessation of interesting events. If you did not like to listen to a lecture or to an address, you could stroll out on the campus and watch the Coburn Players. Or you could go into Central Clmrch and listen to wonderful music, or you could attend a banquet and hear witty toasts. Certainly the man who found nothing of interest in the whole affair was on the outside,- he was not a member of the Knox family. It was a happy thought that the glad festivities began with an event which perfectly symbolized the spirit of the whole anniversary Week. That event was the dedication of the Triumvirate lNIemorial Organ in Central Church at eight o'clock on Saturday. The new organ, the beautiful gift of a host of loyal friends, pupils, and rela- tives of the three grand old men of Knox, Albert H. Hurd, Milton L. Comstock, and George Churchill, recalled the fine spirit of present day progress. Its real meaning, the meaning of the thought which placed it there and the music, recalled the present generation's debt to the three great men and the splendid ll3.l'lllOIly of their purposeful lives.

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I K 1? i U, v 321 it My I 441 V11 W 7 Z YZ I 1 A , ,fl f 9,1 1 1 Z . fflf 7 i l N., lf , 1 ,1 3 , A ., ttf? I, Lys, ,U i ii 1 X i F xg, ,Ilia V7 if 4:1 - 4 A .W y sults in increased efficiency and citizenship. The speaker made his final appeal for the Church. He said that he believed that this insti- tution was the most 'fpayingn of all and that it should receive the care- ful consideration of every young man who sought a field of useful leadership in the world. hlonday was a great day for the regatta. A clear sky, a bright sun, and a cool breeze skipping across the lake at Highland put pep into everyone. A cynic had been heard to remark that morning that he bet gi1'ls could not row worth a cent. He felt sure that a girlis 1'egatta would turn out to be an affair of capsized boats, splashing oars and SCl'63.lllS. But when he saw the long line of decorated floats glide gracefully about in winding maneuvers, he began to change his mind. And when he saw the four racers dart f01'WV3l'Kl at the c1'ack of the pistol and come splitting the little waves down the lake, oars rising and dipping i11 veteran style, he concluded that he had somewhat over- estimated matters. The Freshman boat was plainly the winner from the start. The well trained rowers gained the lead and held it until the finish when they shot under the string with the Juniors close be-