Scandinavia Academy - Trumpet Yearbook (Scandinavia, WI)

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28 THE TRUMPET we take? And are we on the right path? What about the ivy? It 's the tendrils or little aerial roots along its stem that holds it up and leads it onward. So we must hold ourselves to our dear Alma Mater. And by its teachings based upon true Chris- tian faith and love, we shall climb upward, although we may not all go ahead from the very beginning. We may look upon the vine as the class, and the leaves as our deeds. The tendrils may be compared to what we base our deeds upon, or as in the ivy to what we fasten ourselves to. Let us then be careful so that we do not fasten these tendrils to something unfirm, so that we loosen our grasp and fall, but let us fasten them to our Alma Mater, to something firm and strong, so that they may hold us up and lead us forward. Sometimes this plant does not grow as fast as we think it should. lt might seem, at times, as if it would die. But by Watering and caring for it, it will live and thrive just as well. if not better, than the others because of the work put upon it. So, maybe, it will be with some of us. We cannot always go onward from the beginning. But instead we have to go through many trials and tribulations. By working so much more our- selves, and by the teachings and help of others we may climb on. Other times if the ivy has a fairly good beginning it does not always keep its bright green color, but it will sometimes change into a yellowish color and seem to wilt away. So it may be with us. We cannot always keep on pursuing, but there will be drawbacks , there will be tribulations and it may seem at times as if everything goes against us. Shall we then give up? No! There are other ways by which we may loosen our grasp. We may form bad habits, or, associate with bad company and be tempted to do things which we here have been warned not to do. Let us keep away from these things. We must guard ourselves against forming bad habits. When the ivy begins to fade the people who do not care for it will let it die. So there are also many people who do not care about our welfare, but they love to drag us away from our Wall, and if we do not resent we descend farther and farther into the darkness. We can resist these temptations, and we must have will power enough to do so. Let us resist the first, and the second will not be so hard to defeat, but if we do not resist the Hrst, the second will have the greater power over us.

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THE TRUMPET 27 but wish that our dear Academy building that was sometimes called the cheese box were still there. The seniors of 1920 will undoubtedly never forget that dear old school and the memories connected with it. Now I must leave my dear classmates and attend to my patients. Farewell, my dear classmates, farewell! THE IVY ORATION Gladys Gurholt, '20. Why do we plant the ivy here? It is not our intention that it shall remain here. It is planted on this spot for the present where we know it will be taken care of, but as soon as our new school is finished, it shall be transplanted up to one of its walls. You may ask the question, Why do we plant the ivy? Why do we as a class who are now about to leave, plant this little vine by our school? Let us think for a moment. Are we plant- ing it because we want it to serve as a remembrance of our commencement day? Let us think of the ivy as a beautiful vine with its bright green leaves upon its winding stem, which by its numerous ten- drils or aerial roots is climbing the walls of our new school. And as years pass, there will not only be one vine, but it will appear as a bright green foliage against the wall. If the ivy is taken care of and grows as described, the class of 1920 will be remembered by it. And we will be happy to think that the beautiful green vine climbing upon the walls of our school, was planted there by us on our class day. But is that the only reason why we plant it? No. It shall serve as a symbol of us who are now about to leave. Let us compare ourselves with the ivy. Just as it grows upward and onward, so should we. We are now about to graduate from Scandinavia Academy. We have, as it were, set our Erst roots . Just as this plant, when it has been taken care of and strengthened, and its vine grows faithfully onward and upward, so when we have now received our education here where we have been strengthened and guarded by the many teachings and warn- ings, we must now take our path in life and go faithfully on- ward. The cry of today is for trained men and women. Some of us may go at once to satisfy their cry, others may continue their education in order to prepare themselves better for their vocation. The question is what shall we do? what path shall

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THE TRUMPET 29 We must cling to our dear Alma Mater. We must fasten our grasp, not loosen. Then we shall not fall down, but climb up higher. Care for the ivy, and it Will grow. Let us have courage, will power, and above all true Christian faith and love and we shall on. Let all our doings be such that they will not put a blot against us. Do not let us be slovenly or dishonest in our work. But just as the ivy, climbing to the walls of our school, appears as a beautiful green foliage, so let us, by clinging to our dear Alma Mater, be seen by our deeds. VALEDICTORY Thelma C. Leean, '20. Classmates and Friends:- As a member of the Class of 1920, I have been given the privilege of saying a few Words in parting. For us, this is in- deed a year of parting. We have said Goodbye forever to the old building we had learned to regard as a true friend, and we are now almost to say farewell to a school whose history as the Academy we knew, is complete. But may God's blessings rest more than ever upon the institution which shall rise from its ruins. Let us thank God for His visitation, for in the midst of our misfortune we have learned the true worth of our friends. Many a half-hearted Worker has been aroused, so that this year more than ever, i11 behalf of the still united Class of 1920, I wish to extend a hearty Thank you to each and every loyal supporter of our school. Board of Directors: Accept our sincere thanks. lt is largely your efforts that have made it possible for us, in spite of our loss, to gather here tonight. Alumni: We are now about to join your ranks. May you always continue to support your Alma Mater as you have done in the past, and as we join your ranks make a bigger rally than ever for our new Central Wisconsin College. Members of the Faculty: Thanks to you for your untiring patience and constant encouragement. Thanks also for the guidance we have received in seeking the higher and nobler goals of life. Dear Parents: Words cannot express our gratitude to you. Your sacrifices cannot be overestimated. But may you