Maplewood Academy - Maple Log Yearbook (Hutchinson, MN)

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P x r U r .,. F, A h HUTCHSONIAN f .B-if ef swhsws e P if MMM ' Vik:--.. Class Sonq 9 The parting of the way Now lies just before our eyes. 'Tis sad to leave behind Loyal friends and schoolday ties. CHORUS Holding high the banner Christ would have us to unfurl, We shall joyfully some day Meet inside the gates of pearl. We must not long delay, Swiftly pass the days of grace, To guide some wandering soul Who doth here destruction face. Perfection! is our goal, As we climb 1ife's rugged way. Though it be rough and steep May we from it never stray.

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I x f ., . HUTCHSONIAN X ,,,., up t . .., I.. K I Y: in 04,31 29 oillmmhmmsti if 'Q - 1 MWWW ' Ls., fills, but by the way he performs the duties assigned to him. Every man has a mission to perform, not to his own glory but to the glory of God. By what, then, do we measure life? By success? Shall we say that he who has achieved what he set out to achieve has re- ceived the most from life? fThen those of the lowliest ambition, whose aim in life is the most commonplace, would have to be illegal victors by this test. For it is they who succeed most. The man who has such high ambition and links his destiny to a soaring vision, who puts away the little tasks near at hand for the distant goal, is not likely to succeed. His goal is too far distant. His arms cannot reach what his soul desires.b No, achievement is no more a true measure of life than it is a true index of character. There are men who are great in the realm of thought and character and helpless in the arena of action. How, then, shall we measure life? Not by wealth, not by fame or glory, not by success. By what? By growth! By mind and soul growth. How inuch have we bettered our yesterdays' best? Do we see beauty now where before we could see none? Have we cast away our fears, hates or bitterness, selfishness or self- deceptlons? If so, we have grown and lived. All life is growth. Throughout all creation there is an unceasing, throbbing life which manifests itself unceasingly in endless variety. Some plants live longer than othersg some are hardier, some more fragrant than others. But they all have one thing in common-it is growth. Some men live longer than others, are richer, happier, more successful, but they like the plants have one thing in common. That, too, is growth. If we have made our past fruitful and our present one of greater prosperity, if we ever strive upward through labor, pain, and struggle, if every year our minds have keener perceptions, if our hearts are more loyal and our judgments sounder, then we are alive -and possess the greatness and glory of life. Kind teachers and board trustees! On a day such as this we feel especial- ly obligated to you. Before. leaving this place it behooves us once more to express our gratitude for the help you have given us, for the encouraging words you have spoken to us in trying times, and for the support you have given us. To you, kind instructors and trustees, we say farewell, assuring you that we! will never forget you who are our best friends. May God: richly bless you for all you have done in our behalf. , Parents and Friends! We sincerely thank you for the kind support rendered us als students of 'this school. We appreciate the kindness shown us and your timely counsel amidst trials and difficulties. We shall never forget you. Fellow-students! Soon our relationship will cease. We shall enter upon new activities but you will remain here. We thank you for your comradeship. Juniors' you are to be the graduating class of 1932, and as such Godspeed. Classmates! Let not the thought of separation distress us. It is true that the sun of our academic school days is sinking, but another sun is rising. Our days here will soon be a thing of the past, but the future is calling us into a broader and wider arena where we are to put into practice what we have learned here. And though we separate in body, each going out to fulfill his duty, let us not separate in spirit and may each be true to his sacred trust. As we leave our dear old school, we bid her a last farewell! Words cannot ex- press our feelings. We leave hopingthat God will continue to bless her in her endeavors to prepare Christian young people for that greater service. Dear Friends, One and All! The class of 1931 now extends to you its last farewell. ii2 I21 f.1ZifQfi QfTiEf.fS! 29 il .1532fgEiQ.LsE,.Qgelf.Qs40

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.wif if iiimlilmses f F ,. 1 IWW ' CI-LC Class Poem V We have come to the close of our senior year, With a courage dauntless and strong, And never, never shall we fear The rush of life's unnumbered throng. We're the loyal class of nineteen thirty-oneg A11 are soldiers faithful land brave. On life's great sea we've just begun Helping others to ride the wave. Let us always choose to be helpful and true, And reflect the light we have caught. Well give to God what is His due, Gladly telling what He has wrought. He has guided us thus far, safely through life: He will never forsake His own. So if we're true through all the strife, He will never leave us alone. So let us be valiant all the day long, And never our Master betray, That we may sing the victor's song, With those who have walked in the Way. -Burnell Rosenthal ij2f1 ffZl 2Eif EEf' ffi IfZ Q.1l? 31