Western Oregon University - Yearbook (Monmouth, OR)

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i , 3 ::::THE NOR :3 L f , .w' PROGRESS . 3 PEOPLE who have made real success are the ones who have had a real purpose, that is, one that is dehnite, practical, sincere and unselfish. It is not selfish to seek to pro- gress in character or culture by adding to ones vision, or .to general knewl-edge, or by developing power for self expression; nor is it necessarlly selfish to Increase ones ' ui social contacts. . emcgictgetgr is sometimes a by-product of the thing sought, and is realized hy the 333 seeker becoming the giver. As soon as one finds treasure, one is asked to share 1t, thus .f completing the circle and becoming a contributor to progress Whlle progressmg as an ,i . . . 5:3 mdmaual' HALABAMA BRENTON, Dept. of-Art. V: 1a Eta A TRIBUTE TO OREGON I love the hue Of the clouded blue When the lingering summer dies, 5i!!! And the rains, soft sweep Mr When the earth drinks deep :3!!! Under the Oregon skies; am For the rains Will cease, Wm: And the sun increase, The mists from the valley rise 5333 And after the showers 3H Will a myriad fiowers Tim Laugh up at the Oregon skies? :ng Also a bit of advice, slangy but expressive- Tie a tin can to your troubles? 3?! -MABEL G. WEST, Librarian. w Eta m THE following prose poem is a beautiful tribute to music. The anonymous writer BEN has eulogized music in such an exquisite manner that everyone should know of it. tall The wish that you, students of the Oregon Normal School, may equally prize it, prompts 3Wh me to ask for a place for it in the tiNorm columns. 5 33M til AM MUSIC 33V! Servant and master am I; servant of those dead, and master of those living. Thrui emu me spirits immortal speak the message that makes the world weep, and laugh, and 33Q wonder, and worship. 3 One I serve as I serve all; and the king I make my slave as easily as I subject his : 3i! slave. I speak thrut the birds of the air, the insects of the fields, the crash of water on rock-ribbed shores, the sighing of Wind in the trees, and I am even heard by the soul that knows me in the clatter of Wheels on city streets. I know no brother, yet all men are my brothers; I am the father of the best that L is in them, and they are fathers of the best that is in me; I am of them, and they are I of me; tLFOR I AM THE INSTRUMENT OF GOD. 3 -MARIE A. SCHUETTE. a i :5 t24i 3'

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IIZTHE NORMZII IF we only fully realized our powers and would employ them to our utmost, what wonderful works we might accomplish in the world and especially for our beloved Normf' wJ. H. ACKERMAN. hm 7k THE TEACHERiS RESOLVE THE Great War is over. Silent is the cannonis mouth. The sword is sheathed again and peace is said to reign. In it all I had a part. But now that peace is come I have a far greater work to do. My beloved land is filled with those who hold all too lightly those time-revered principles of freedom, justice, equality and humanity for which my countrymen gave the last full measure of devotion. They would set up a false Goddess of Liberty in the High Place and by foul means or fair would conjure our youth to fall down and worship her. But this shall not be! It must not be! My soul revolts at the very thought of it! I see my mission. I will be strong. Illl meet this foul corruption of our youth with the grand stories of Bunker Hill, of Valley Forge, of Gettysburg, of San Juan Hill and of Belleau Wood. I will not falter. I will be brave, God helping me. Iill carry on! -THOS. H. GENTLE. xx pk FARMER John decided after his journey to the city, The best part of the journey is getting home again? I wish to corroborate Farmer John's statement, since getting home means tiBack to Oregonl' and to the Oregon Normal School with so many fine young women in the student body. To these young women I would give the strongest impression which I bring from the Orient, which is that America is the place for women. xw 7k SOMEONE once asked Charles Kingsley to what he attributed his success in life and he replied, ttI had a friendf, This thought came to me: What a wonderful opportunity every teacher has to contribute to the worlds success by just being a friend to all her boys and girls! mJESSICA TODD. -KATHARINE ARBUTHNOT. xx 9k LETS see, you want a word for the tiNorm. Surely you donlt want me to discuss the joys of having the flu. A large percentage of you have already tasted that cup. It cant be the ttmissing link,, you want to know about, nor even the weather. Of push pull you,ve had a-plenty, and rural school problems too. It can't be geography. I have it and I shall give it a name so that future generations may join me in my mirth. It shall be Fredrick RichardeFredrick the Great, and Richard the Lion Hearted. My cup is full to overflowing, I can think of nothing further. Join me in my toast while I strut my hour? -L. P. GILMORE. i23l

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K ?:::TI-IE NOR :2: dams. Selfish 351 am km M to :5: id isre-j 5de t0 5' He Drag? TON, i; COME what may, succeed or fail what will, I need be no failure. My field may be stony 0r swampy, my plough may be poor, my strength small, the weather bad; but if heartily I do the best I can and look not back but keep right on, I am no failure. HMaltbie D. Babcock? HEDNA MINGUS. THERE is a certain amount of joy in working. There is more than joye-there is pure inspiration in working with students who are ever willing and eager to co-operate with you on every occasion. The very best wish I could and do have for the Normal students is that in their teaching they may have as loyal a student body to work with as we have here at Oregon Normal School. -VIRGINIA HALES. hm fb. D URING the years in which it has been my pleasure to observe human nature I have been led to quite agree with that bit of wisdom which divides the workers of the world into two great groups: Those who receive in their pay envelopes at the end of the month, gold and satisfaction, and those who receive only gold. The first group is characterized by a spirit of loyalty, optimism, and sincerity which can but bring advancement for them in, their chosen lines of work. The second group, on the other hand, virtually says, iiPay me in gold; I am tired of work; I shall do only that which will bring money. I no longer care for the success and continued satisfac- tion which the first few months of successful experience has brought to me. I want to play. Dissatisfaction, criticism of things in general, and of those in authorty, unhappiness and misery characterize this group. Why are they unhappy? Why do they lose the le- spect of those with whom they associate whose conception of life demands that they themselves live up to their highest possibilities? It is because they are no longer on the payroll of satisfaction, and this very point marks the place where they begin to slip back into the zone where they cease to achieve and so become commonplace. It is both right and proper that every worker should re- ceive his pay in these two kinds of coin. But When we come down to old. age and sit by our iiresides painting all the beau- tiful golden hues of autumn with the brush of imagination, time will have proven to each one of us that of the two kinds of coin in which we are all paid, satisfaction is better than gold. Sincerely yours, -IDA MAE SMITH. l RUE worth is in being, not seeming, In doing each day that goes by Some little good-e- -KATE L. HOUX. t25i