Monmouth College - Ravelings Yearbook (Monmouth, IL)

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LO RAVELINGS. CHRISTIAN UNION the Bible study department lias been quite satisfactory. In introducing our new paper to the Much interest has been added to the public, there are several important work in general by the reports of the features of the college that are worthy delegates who attended the state eon- of attention, and not the least among ventions of Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. these is the only Christian organiza- A. Hugh B. Speer and John T. Find- tion of the student body, that is the ley were delegates to the Young Men ' s Christian Union. State convention, held in Springfield The primary object of the Union is from Oct. IT to 31. Miss Blanche Mor- the spiritual as well as the temporal row and Miss Jessie Clark attended welfare of every student in connection the Young - Women ' s convention, held with Monmouth College. To accom- in Evanston during Oct. 31 to Nov. 3. plish this object, the Union has its The delegates were highly pleased regular officers and committees, under with the conventions and gave spirited whose supervision are the class prayer reports to the Union on their return, meetings, the missionary department The membership of the Union is about and the Bible study classes of the on the average with other years, if not school. ' The regular Monday evening a little in advance. Fifty-nine new prayer meetings of the Union, togeth- names have been added to the roll this er with the mid-week prayer meetings fall and most of these are engaged in of the different classes, have had a the active duties of the organization, good attendance this fall, and the in- Although the attendance on Monday terest shown in these by the students evening- meetings has been good, we is a good indication of what may be believe it could be increased: an in- done during the remainder of the crease in numbers would add interest year. to the meeting ' s and be helpful to all The Missionary Committee has been concerned. Xow that the athletic sea- successful in laying the foundation for son is about to close, would it not be a g ' ood missionary library in the col- well if more of us would turn our leg ' e, and also have in charge a large steps in this direction? and interesting class which is making Dr. McMichael gave one of his pithy, a special study of missions. practical talks in last Monday even- The Bible study department is one ing ' s meeting on the subject, Our of the most interesting features of the Conversation. based on Ps. 141: 3. work. There are now twelve classes The Doctor is very original in his comprising a total membership of ideas and the students listened to him about ninety, who are engaged in dai- with pleasure. ly active and earnest study of the The Missionary Committee conduct- Word. The plan of study is chiefly ed a very interesting meeting a few that proposed at the summer schools evenings since. The subject was. A of the Y. M. C. A., known as Prof, few of the open doors. In a brief White ' s method. The classes meet for time the field for work was so present- one hour each week and compare the ed that all present might clearly see results of their week ' s work. Consid- that truly the harvest is yet great and ering the amount of outside work the the number of laborers comparatively students have on hand, the work in few.

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BATELINGS. 9 umph is heard the despairing- wail of opportunity. This nation is today defeat: the joyful song- of the conquer- face to face with problems grave and or makes hideous discord with the dy- serious. The question of slavery in ing- groans of the conquered. His the South has but given place to one robe is crimson — aye! with the blood of more dangerous aspect. The ties of fathers; and those gems that spar- that unite the interests of capital and kle in his crown, are they aught but labor are strained unto breaking. The the frozen tears of widowed mother- gap between wealth and poverty hood? It is as the enemy of war, the seems not to lessen. In the very cen- champion of peace that the Compro- ter of our civilization are want and miser should be crowned the hero of suffering enough to sicken him who is modern civilization! not either blind or heartless. Among The world shows its growth in good- working classes there is a general feel- ness by its appreciation of the good, ing of disappointment and bitterness — There is nothing more hopeful in the li a widespread feeling of unrest and sign of our times than the increasing brooding revolution. ' popularity of arbitration. The Behr- In these times of strik es and riots, ing Sea question was settled without when social disorders are being so the aid of sword and cannon ball, painfully brought before us, may no The world is coming to recognize that false ideas of heroism mislead human- the Pan-American Congress was based ity. Strong, unscrupulous men. ex- upon a principle of wider significance ponents of blind, popular desire, or and greater importance than a mere fierce popular passion, may precipitate selfish compact for national aggrand- a nation into all the horrors of a revo- izement. Xo word today is more fam- lution. May society be deaf to the iliar to the American people than ar- wild appeals of the rash agitator and bitratio)!. ' ' Indeed, we seem to have the ignorant demagogue. The lurid been ushered into an age of comprom- flame of anarchy, the smoke of the sol- ise. dier ' s rifle, which have recently dis- And yet. a wail from Corea tells us graced and startled an American city, that the clouds of war have not passed teach a two-fold lesson. They who away. From out their gloomy depths violate justice must bear her frown; flash the hellish fires of battle, blast- they who seek her altars must respect ing the lives and hopes of Asia ' s mil- the sovereignty of her law! lions. Toward the field of carnage May men learn to heed the voice of are turned the rapacious eyes of Eu- him whose heart and soul are large rope ' s powers, while their peasants enough to see that all have rights: a groan beneath their burden of taxa- man with mind and judgment keen tion and standing armies. When will enoug ' h to discover the sotirce of a contending humanity learn the folly grievance: with strength and courage of crime and war? There will be no enough to relieve it by just and fair brighter page in all history than that compromise. Heaven will unite with which records the names of those who man in proclaiming him hero — whose taug-ht this blessed lesson. Shall it be purpose it is to serve, not self, not par- the American people who will add ty, nay, not country— but humanity, this, the brightest star, to the firma- = raent of their history? Ample is their ••Whatever is. is right.

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EAVELINGS. 11 ATHLETICS. people to have fits and spoiled a few banquets, but it was not intentional Monmouth College has this fall fully on our part. This year we were more demonstrated what can be done in considerate and have not spoiled any athletics if time and energy be given banquets. The first foot ball team in- to it. For some years past she has al- vited to our slaughter pen was St. Al- lowed herself to be content with a bans, of Knoxville, 111. They came standing equal to her sister colleges, over Sept. 33. The game was too one- and has turned out from her classic sided to be interesting ' , Monmouth walls many a fine athlete undeveloped, started the ball with a kick off. St. Why not stand first in that array of Albans got it and lost on their down, colleges which form the Intercollegi- When Monmouth got the ball she ate Association? Why not have the walked over the chalk line and cried other colleges look to Monmouth as down. This was repeated three the college of the state with the ath- times during the first half with one letes of the west? goal kicked: Monmouth 14. St. Albans These, with many others, were the 0. The second half was a repetition questions that filled the minds of the of the first, three touch downs being ' Monmouth students when they re- made and one goal kicked. Time was turned last September. The foot ball called with Monmouth victor, 2S to 0. season was on. Intercollegiate was In this, the first game of the season, near at hand and Monmouth was in our boys showed up well. The inter- the race. In order to start the ball ference. bucking the line and punting rolling ' , D. M. Moore, manager of the were beyond expectation, base ball team, arranged for a game of The game between St. Augustana base ball with Kuox to be played at College and Monmouth. Sept. 28, was Monmouth, Sept. 15. The game was perhaps the most exciting one we an exciting one, the score at the end played on the home grounds. The of the fifth inning ' being a tie. But ball was kicked off by St. Augustana. during the latter part of the game our Monmouth made a series of g ' ains, and boys let out on their reserved force lost to St. Augustana on a fumble, and the Knox boys might knock the The ball changed hands several times, ball in any direction but it would nev- and at last by continuously bucking er touch the ground. Did our boys the line St. Augustana secured a hit the ball? Well, 1 guess so. You touch down but failed to kick goal; St. should have seen the Knox fielders Aug ' ustana 4, Monmouth nothing, chasing the ball! Suffice it to say that This was still the score at the close of the last man was called out with the last half. The remainder of the Monmouth 13 scores and Knox 11. first half and all of the last was taken This was the initiatory step to the up in hard fighting in the middle of many coming victories. the field. Each team played nobly Do we play foot ball? Well, it is and gave the crowd a good exhibition notour business, .but we sometimes of foot ball. While we feel that sev- turn from the dull cares of life and eral decisions were made against us adorn ourselves with the white trou- and a touch down made by Schmunk sers and M sweaters for a little ex- should hfeve been counted, we are ercise. Last year we caused some ready to acknowledge that St. Angus-