Lake Forest College - Forester Yearbook (Lake Forest, IL)

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. L . , iq: ,Fi FQ T H E I 9 I 0 F O R E S T E R .Eff 155132 Qlumni Qwiuriatiun. William Cn. Wise, 'SS --------- President John F. Haas, '00 ------- First Vice-President Sarah Williams Rice, '98 ---- Second Vice-President Allen C. Bell, '03 ------- Secretary-Treasurer Heaven be praised for sentiment-the working of the heart in a sordid world! More and more as the years pass are the alumni growing in a loyalty to Alma Mater and the old friends of youth, which finds expression in chance meetings or reminiscences of the days which used to be. One day is set aside during Commencement week when the former students can rally once again, and each recurring year sees increasing numbers of Lake Forest men and women gather at the shrine of the red and black. Athletic contests of a character to include all are a most enjoyable feature of this day: class reunions are held and the annual meeting and dinner close the occasion. The old Lake Forest student who misses Alumni Day, cuts a happy chapter from his life. The Qtltjiragu Qtlumni Qltuh. Walter A. Graff, '98 --------- President john H. Jones, '96 - - Vice-President N. T. Yeomans, '05 ---------- Secretary John F. Haas, '00 ---------- Treasurer For almost a score of years the Lake Forest men in Chicago and its environs have maintained a strong organization having as its object, the growth and advancement ot the college. lncidentally, this club enjoys monthly dinner meetings in which the finest fellowship rules. The enthusiastic November meeting is held at the Durand Commons, following a football gameg the other great day of the club is its mid-year rally about the dinner table in Chicago. This meeting in l909 was the best of a long series and clearly demonstrated the happy loyalty of the Lake Forest alumnus. The new ,igurk Qltumni Qlgsuriatiun. Theodore Starrett, '84 --------- President Charles G. Smith, '95 --------- Secretary For several years the Lake Forest men and women have maintained the light of the college brightly burning among the many altars of college devotion in the metropolis. At the reception dinners the days at Lake Forest have been relived and the interests of the college advanced. As the days pass, more of our people seek the city of The Great White Way and this Association not only welcomes the new comer, but adds much to the pleasure of the dweller in the loneliness of the multitude. fttnganfpurt Qtumni Cttiub. Perry l-l. Stevens, '06 ---- ------ P resident Gertrude Funk, Ferry Hall, '06 ------ Secretary An index of the growing strength of Lake Forest in Indiana was the organization of the Logansport Club, three years ago. Its purpose is akin to that of the New York and Chicago Clubs-Lake Forest Fellowship, loyalty and devotion. ln its short history the club has already accom- plished much for the college and its members. 23

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Pl fji T H E 1 9 1 0 F o R E s T E R deals with an individual, while in the former, with a corporation. This in some way may affect the pecuniary reward which many think is not generally commensurate with the high standard of attainment required or the successful prosecution of the object sought. Nevertheless it is a fact that the recent graduate need not expect his services for a year or two to be regarded as very valuable to his employer, however much they may be to himself, and it is needless to say that this fact is duly recognized in the monthly pay check. Engineering is very largely a matter of common sense and experience, and not- withstanding the scientific basis of the subject and technical training which now has become of the highest importance, one who has not a bent for the practical in his nature is not likely to find either the work or the rewards therefor permanently attractive. Davenport, Ia. M. WOOLSEY, '96 The College Man in the Mission Field. In order to learn and -master the language of an oriental people and put himself in proper working relations with their customs and social conditions a missionary needs just that mental equipment which only a college education can give. Life on the mission held is very primitive and simple, and again it is very complex, in the sense that the missionary, the man from the outside country is supposed to know all about the heavens above, the earth beneath, and the waters under the earth. Every bit of intelli- gent information that the missionary can give to the satisfaction of the native's inquiring mind will be so much pure gain in reaching the hearts and establishing confidence in those whom he is seeking to evangelize. When the missionary comes to the task of translating the scriptures and making a literature for the people or preparing text books for the schools, he will be grateful indeed for every hour of conscientious college work spent in the study of languages. The great mass of material pre- pared for class room work may be forgotten but there remains a language habit which will enable him to translate with facility and skill. While a student the college man has had ample time to develop himself socially. This is a prime requisite on the mission field. As a missionary he has relations with the peasant, the merchant, the prince, the priest, and with the highest officials of the land. l-le numbers among his associates ambassadors, consuls, doctors, lawyers, and commercial men-graduates from the best institutions in England and Europe. Therefore as a college man whose social instincts have been properly developed he will commend him- self to the native people. He will approach the great oriental religions with a courteous spirit and will be gentle and tactful and fair to all the life-long customs and habits of the people. Among the foreigners and Europeans he will appear the jovial, wholesouled, dependable Christian gentleman whose very presence radiates sunshine. The college man is a necessity on the mission field. l-le is qualified to cope with the great and varied missionary problems. Whether in the capacity of teacher, evangelist or physician he holds within himself the forces which can help transform a heathen world and make its life and conditions sweeter, happier, and holier. Lake Forest, Ill. HENRY WHITE, 22

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+' ' 1 ' ' T H E 1 9 1 0 F o R E 5 T E R !Wv'? : K ' CHARLES DYER NORTON Lake Forest, not old enough as yet to be able to choose her trustees wholly among her own alumni, has been fortunate in finding public-spirited men, prominent in the life of Chicago and the West, to serve on her governing board, and give time and effort, year after year, to her interests. One of the most active of the college trustees is Mr. Charles Dyer Norton, recently made First Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, one of the youngest men by the way, ever appointed to that position. Mr. Norton, a graduate of Amherst College in the class of l893, and ever since con- nected with the Northwestern Life Insurance Company, is one of the best-known and most useful citizens of Chicago. He has been interested in many branches of civic life, bringing to every field of work remarkable energy, thoroughness, and public spirit. Not the least of his services to Chicago was his active participation, as President of the Mer- chants' Club and later, with the working out of the elaborate system of parks. boule- vzirds, and breathing-spaces for the city. He has shown the same energy and clear foresight as trustee of Lake Forest. The comprehensive Campus Plan recently adopted by the college and now in process of realiza- tion, by which the great natural beauty of the site is given the fullest development, and a wise plan of growth arranged for all time, is owing very largely to his initiative. In all the efforts of recent years for the enlargement of the college and the improvement of its standard he has borne an active part. PROF. JOHN M. CLAPP. 24