Olivet Nazarene University - Aurora Yearbook (Bourbonnais, IL)

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Sluntora OFFICERS ELMER KAUFFMAN President GRACE McLEMORE Vice-President BRUCE DIESENROTH Secretary SAMUEL R. BURKHOLDER .... Treasurer Colors: Lavender and White Flower: Sweet Pea Motto: Esse Quam Videri 26

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Ruth Ellyson Hugh Benner Ethel Dain Flower: Hyacinth Colors: Moss Green and Gold Motto: At the Foothills, Climbing A SnaBt in tljr QJnttB ruatnrH QUaaa nf ' 15 TO THE three who are climbing- the mountain of the sublime art of music — sublime because God is the author of all harmony and has so constructed the universe that every star and every flower, every hill and every stream shall contribute to swell the anthem of His praise. Come all ye unnamed minstrels, bring them music from heaven ; come with the wave-burst, solemn and majestic, or with minor strains, which pulsate with pathos and tenderness until the very rocks will be softened and the shadowed mountains tremble as with reverent joy. While their own souls revel in ecsta- sies of highest rapture, which run out at their finger tips, may they be the instruments by which the divine Master will communicate revelation to human listeners. Under the spell of their genius may all controversy be silenced, and alienation be forgotten in brotherhood; while a consolation which touches every quivering fiber of human sorrow turn tear drops of grief into rainbows of hope. Play on with heaven-given afflatus, for amid earth ' s ruins some souls will catch a line of beauty and be made glad with pure exultant joy! Play on! Until this night-life be gone and the morning be fully come; then, with immor- talized fingers you may strike the golden harps of heaven ' s grand orchestra in the city of our God. Professor M. Emily Ellyson. 25

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®rue (Etjararter THE twentieth century is, in many respects, an age of superficiality. The main effort is given to appearance. The paint makes the house look like a mansion; varnish and stain conceal the real material, and often the furniture that seems to he oak or walnut is only spruce; much that is only veneer passes for the solid. The multitude clamors for cheapness. Real quality is expensive. Silk costs more than calico, and gold more than brass. Imitations and counterfeits are only accepted because they cost less. But the sweetness of low prices never overcomes the bitterness of poor quality. With regard to men and women, nobility of character is demanded. To be something is the standard of today. Stained character cannot be hid. The first impression may lie wrong, but the test of time shows what the man really is. It pulls off the mask and reveals that below the surface. Everything that a man does reveals what he is. Purity of life springs from purity of heart. Golden conduct flows out from golden character. Character is strength. He who has it is as transparent as a sunbeam and honest as truth itself; he has touched a spring of power that accident, adversity or failure are not able to take from him. Allied on the side of truth, he is secure. His property, ships, stores and houses may burn; he may suffer ca- lamity, disaster or reverses; he may encounter sorrow, affliction or bereave- ment, but in spite of all that can befall him, he will still have a working capital — his character. Of this treasure none can rob him. A sculptor ' s chisel in the hands of a novice may mar the loveliest statue: in the hands of a criminal it may become a burglar ' s tool. The moulding and building of our character is in our own power. We may make or mar our own natures. Foolish we are if we do not try to produce beauty and harmony, happiness and success. The sculptor dares not strike random blows while gazing away from the marble. With eyes steadfast, he makes every stroke count toward the final result. He has that result fixed in his mind: he is slowly bringing the model up to his ideal. We must do likewise in making our character. Noble and true character is expensive. Building a character is a lifetime occupation ; the rough work is done in youth, the polishing in later years We are continually at the task. We cannot lay the chisel down, as the sculptor does. Every thought is a blow that influences us permanently, until we will always think good thoughts, helpful thoughts. We will always have high ideals. We will have quality; for we, the Class of ' 16, have as our motto: Esse quam videri — to be rather than to seem. Alvin H. Kauffman., Jr., ' 16. 27