Taylor University - Ilium / Gem Yearbook (Upland, IN)

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Class Prophecy II was a calm still day in June. The Seniors of the College ol Psychic culture, clothed in iheir black gowns, filed in dignified proces- sion into the great chapel, to receive their diplomas from the hands of the learned President of the College. The address of the day was delivered by Dr. Swartz, whose discoveries, a few years previous to th? laws governing mes ' nensm, liypnotism, telepathy and other kindred psychic phenomena, had led to the founding of this College, where hundreds of men and women gathered yearly to study the new science. I listened with great interest to the address on practical applications of telepathy. After the exercises were over, I slipped away Irom the crowd, and walked alone, diploma in hand, to a near by wood, and sat down on a rustic bench to meditate. As I turned my thoughts back over the years, I remembered it had been just ten years since I was graduated from Taylor University. The faces of my class mates came before me and I began to wonder where they were, and what they were doing. Knowing that, in accordance with the recently discovered laws of telepathy it was possible to get my mind in touch with theirs, I waited c uietly. Suddenly, the bnre white walls of a hospital were before my mind. and Miss Allen in nurse ' s uniform, passed back and forth, ministering to the wants of helpless children lying in the tiny white cots. The next moment the scene changed, and I realized that the Rev- erend Doctor Kidder was preparing a sermon to deliver to his cultured audience next Sunday. A grou|i of merry school children passing by, disturbed me just then, and when I again turned my mind toward the invisible, I saw a neat kitchen with rows of shmmg tin ware on the wall, and a charm- ing young matron baking a cake for the family tea. On the floor beside her, a golden haired baby girl was cleaning out the cake pan. I gazed in astonishment for I supposed Miss Brooks would enter upon a liusiness career. 1 waited a long time for any further news but finally learned that Mr. Lewis was a distinguished professor of I heology in a large semi- nary. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson I found on a farm m the west, whether visiting or living there, I could not determine. Mr. Holmes was doing a noble work among the coal miners of Pennsylvania. In vain I waited for some message for Miss Tanner, but as I knew she had gone to China as a missionary ' s wife I concluded that at that time she was probably asleep, which accounts for my failure to get in touch with her.

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Class Poem of College Seniors When, in vain one has sought inspiration When gone is the treacherous Muse, Then, we buckle on cJetermmation. (hor my classmates I could not refuse!) The class needs a poem — for certain! And the poet (?) must needs sing the lay. So here ' s tor the class of 1913 Who are launched out on Varsity Bay. ' The Bay ' s full of skiffs, small and greater. Some listlessly float with the tide; Some bending to oars, sooner or latei Will merge on the lull ocean wide. But a queer, motley crowd are the barges! Varied hued, varied shaped, varied speed. And when the bay unto the sea merges. The class of ' I 3 takes the lead. See how deltly Miss Aliens cruiser Is managed with womanly skill. Of determination accuse her — I he way ' s found where there is a will ! Demure, patient, faithful Miss Tanner Well ballasted ' s her vessel ' s hold. And lucky I 3 ' s on her banner. She ' s true to the silver and gold. Miss Golden hair Brooks, pessimistic. Who graces this fleet, not by chance, Has fitted out bark quite artistic. To launch on the ocean ' s expanse. And there ' s cheery Miss Draper ' s liner Which she has faithfully toiled to equip. Constancy will well define her, And she ' s all in ship-shape for the trip. In the van is our president ' s gunboat. Nine long years he has floundered the bay- But now on his ear falls the sea-rote. Hurrah. Holmes, away, then away! Close behind is friend Lewis ' s schooner With sails all set to the breeze! If the Thompson ' s skiffs got there no sooner In the rear they, too, enter the seas. Ne. t, IS mariner Kidder ' s vessel. Twas launched some time since the ark. The storms with which he ' s had to wrestle Would have wrecked a frailer bark. I hen we ' re out on the cruise of Life ' s Ocean, Our Pilot will see us safe thru. We leave now with tenderest devotion Farewell ! From ' 1 3 to T. U.

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Last Will and Testament of 1913 Senior Class of Taylor University We, the Senior Class of Taylor University, Village of Upland, County of Grant, State of Indiana, being of souiid mind and memory, and considering the fact that our senior-class life is about to close, do therefore make, ordain, publish, and declare this to be our last will and testament, to-wit : First. — From the heights of our seniority and wisdom, we ha e watched with compassion the struggling Juniors as they endeavored to keep pace with our illustrious class. Therefore, fearing lest they might lose their way as they clamber up the rugged heights of development and achievement, we hereby give and bequeath to the said junior Class an electric arc light. This is a token of our love and best wishes for them, and it is also a symbol of our experience, which, we trust, will shine with greatest brilliancy, especially upon those days of their life when the days seem dark and the heights insurmountable. May the thought of this symbol cast over the rugged pathway of the juniors, in the midst of their discouragements and trials, the motto: What man has done, man may do. Second. — Since the Sophomore Class is just approaching the foot- hills of difficult problems and stern experiences, we bequeath to them a compass, trusting that it will safely guide them to the heights of men- tal and spiritual achievement. Third. — To the Freshman Class we hereby give and bequeath a barrel of salt and our best wishes. Fourth. — To the Academy Senior Class we hereby bequeath a large box of ANTIMONY . This substance has a physical prop- erty of expanding noticeablj- when cooling. It also enters into com- bination with other substances to form valuable alloys. How many a graduate of High Schools and Academies is like unto Antimony. While the heat of Commencement week gradually cools, he expands noticeably m his own estimation. Antimony, therefore, is to be a warning against a swelled head. But this is not all. As the antimony enters into combination with other substances to form valuable alloys, so may the academy graduate let his character enter into combination with other godly characters to form a holy commonwealth. Fifth. — To our kind Brother Abbey, who has so faithfully and energetically superintended the work of the campus and the buildings for our comfort and convenience, we leave a hearty Thank you. Sixth. — To the Faculty, who are untiring in their devotion to right and duty, uncomplaining in their untold sacrifices, and holy in their example, we bequeath our deepest, heart- felt gratitude, praying that the blessing of God may continue with them in their work of faith, and labor of love, and patience of hope. Seventh. — fo Dean Ayres we hereby give and bequeath a ton of pure carbon which has the power to break down the strong af- finity that many substances have one for the other. We trust that this will assist the Dean m breaking down the STRONG AFFINITIES that many SUBSTANCES manifest ONE FOR THE OTHER in the library. We also bequeath to our beloved Dean our sincere affection and friendship and gratitude for his holy, consecrated life which he so unhesitatingly devotes to the welfare of Taylo ' - students. God bless our Dean. Eighth. — To the kind and thoughtful President of the Univer- sity, we hereby give and bequeath our heartiest good-wishes for his con- tinued success in leading the University to a place of still greater bless- ing and power. Thanks for his leadership under God in the past; hopes for his leadership under God m the future. Ninth. — To a needy World we hereby give and bequeath our lives in, and for the name of the world ' s REDEEMER. THE 1913 SENIOR CL.-X.SS OF TA ' LOR UNIVERSITY. The above written instrument was subscribed by the said Senior Class in our presence, and acknowledged by them to each of us; and they at the same time declared the above instrument, so subscribed to be their last will and testament; and we, at their request, have signed our names as witnesses hereto in their presence and in the presence of each other, and have written opposite our names our respective residences. Dated: March I, 1013. at Upland. Indiana. Bill Nve, Upland. Indiana L. S. John Doe, Doeville. Indiana L. S. Richard Roe, Roeville, Indiana . L. S. By Burt W. Lewis.