Spring Arbor University - Echo Yearbook (Spring Arbor, MI)

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ALUMNI EDITORIAL Again the school year at Spring Arbor is drawing to a close, and students arc leaving its campus who arc to be influential in parts of the world about them. It seems like a passing dream when one stops to think of all those who have come and gone. Yesterday we came here with a determination in our hearts to better our conditions by taking advantage of the many opportunities offered at Spring Arbor. Todav we are leaving that place which has fostered us through many of our difficulties. Now we as a severed group of conscientious Christian young men and women arc going out to be swallowed up by the hungry jaws of a giccdy world. One can not help wondering what will be the reaction of many to this new environment. Will they be able to influence those about them with the principles which have been instilled within their minds? Yes, the world has been waiting to clutch us with its slimy hand of agnosticism and wrap its cold fingers of doubt, disbelief, false doctrines and principles of morality about us, and to draw us slowly but surely into that path of countless multitudes. When the tests of life come flooding upon us, will we be able to stand on our rock foundation? I believe that we can, but it behooves each and every one of us to be on our guard. We can be a beacon light in the world of adversity for our Alma Mater. And now in passing we must not forget to pay a tribute to those who arc responsible for our principles of life. We have been indeed a very privileged student body. We have had the advantages of learning under the fine teachings of a faculty which many would be proud to claim who arc deprived of such a privilege. Each alumnus filling his or her place in life, whether it be humble or esteemed, will look back on the guardianship of Spring Arbor with a feeling of gratitude. This gratitude is not only for the education obtained from books but also for the high Christian standards which were a part of the education received. These standards and ideals, imparted by the godly influence of the faculty arc to remain in the hearts of Spring Arbor Alumni as a priceless heritage. What is our duty? Let us all respond to the standards of truth and establish them before the eyes of the world. Let us all be whole-hearted, loyal, and true to our'dear old Alma Mater. Harry F. Vernon.

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TENNIS Tennis is one of the most enjoyed games on our campus. More students and faculty members participate in this sport than in any other carried on in Spring Arbor. The two courts that we have are constantly busy as long as there is day light or any hopes of playing a good game. The school tennis tournament was held last fall. The matches were close and were great to watch, ft just happened that yours truly” came out victor in the men's singles. Burton Rensberry and Herbert Hazcldine took the doubles, and Herbert with Lorraine Dowley came out on top in the mixed doubles. The courts are being redecorated this year with new back stops. The Senior Class of 32 are responsible for this. I am sure the tennis sports are grateful to all those who have made this a possibility. Calvin Kiffer. SOCCER Listen! A shrill sound is heard as Prof. Banks blows his whistle, and the Soccer season is started off with a bang. The games this season were ones of real Soccer science. More skill and good common sense were displayed than ever before. However, there was one class that seemed to have the percentage tournament without a defeat, a clear record that showed no points scored against them. The final tournament was somewhat different. The College Freshmen came up through to the finals with one determination in mind, and that was to crush the Seniors. The first game the Seniors won by a margin of 2 to 1. The second game was more exciting, and the College team won by a score of 3 to 2. Then came the big game. It started one afternoon at 3:16 and lasted until dark. The score at the end of the regular playing time was 0 to 0. An overtime quarter was played and ended in a tie of one all. Another overtime period was played and the score remained the same. The crowd was getting hysterical and the daylight was fast slipping out during the final third overtime quarter. A flourish of fast skirmishes and a dark night put the 2nd. point through for the Seniors, and the game was over, the Championship won. and the hardest fought soccer game went down in the History of 327 Merwin Hicks. SPRING ATHLETICS The spring sports, volley ball, baseball, and track, have been enjoyed by all. A volley ball tournament was held for the first time in Spring Arbor. The College Sophomores, displaying a fine brand of ball went through the percentage tournament without losing a set. The College Freshmen then won the elimination tournament and the right to play the College Sophomores for the Championship. But the Sophomores proved to be the better team, winning the championship in two sets. Baseball is just now getting under way. No team has as yet won the percentage tournament. At present it looks as if the Seniors and the two college teams will have to fight it out for the championship. Track, always popular in Spring Arbor, is being hailed with much enthusiasm. There have been two dual track meets held, the Freshmen winning from the Sophomores in the first one, and the Seniors Taking the College Freshmen in” in the second. We arc looking forward to the all-school track meet, which is to be held in a few days. Homer F. Cunningham, 1 '«( • Sixty-one

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CALENDAR FOR 1931-1932 August— 31—Registration begins. September— 1— Many arrive at the school. 2— Convocation exercises. Memorial held for John Archer, a former student of Spring Arbor. Labor commences. 3— A baseball game held between the old students and the new. The old students are victorious. 4— The old girls lose a game of indoor to the new girls. But don't be discouraged. First Quarterly Meeting begins. 5— All arc busy, trying to settle for the year. 7—The reception for the new students is given. 10— Girls move from the Hilliard Hall to the Dormitory. The Frat and Calhoun houses are abandoned and the boys move to the Hilliard Hall. 11— All-school picnic at Ella Sharpe Park. Some couples are hard to find. 14—Warner School is closed because of paralysis epidemic. 16— The Whitchouse Social Six is organized. They act under the colors of Red and Black. 17— Mr. and Mrs. Fink, of Evanston, are visitors of the school. 18— Inter-class hikes very successful. College Freshmen all have a green time. 20— Lights in Girls’ Dorm mysteriously go out. Why? 21— Tennis tournament starts. 23—The baseball game forfeited to the Seniors by the College Sophomores. 30—Juniors burn mid-night oil watching the • Seniors. But Seniors are peaceful. October— 1— Seniors skip at high noon. Juniors go frantic. 2— Seniors return from a very successful skip-hike. They are received by the Juniors. 3— Just another dreary Saturday when we arc supposed to clean our rooms. 5—Mrs. Brown and Miss Matthewson both try to talk at once in chapel. Now isn’t that just like women? The Seniors treat the Juniors. Seniors arc all given suckers and bibs. ip H i At Page Stxlu-lhree