Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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The Preps 'if' Q' HRGUGH the kindness of their hearts the junior Class has given you a page in their Annual for your instruction and edification. NVith Paul we have decided not to despise the day of small things, feeling that in the future you may rise to some degree of prominence. As your most fitting motto we would suggest Follow the Juniors. Your instructors recognizing our merits asked us to deliver for your benefit especially, a series of instructive and eloquent orations and essays. And we know by the wrapt attention you gave to all of them that it has been good seed sown on good ground. Always bear in mind the famous exhortation to the Trojans, Beware of the lhorse' U for in a time when you think not you shall fall to speedy destruc- tion. Remember that there are no such words as can't and i'swipe and be- ware of Mark Twain's method of raising chickens. fThis is a jokej Beware of hill climbing, itls bad for the heart. QThis too is a jokej. 4 In the future we will look to you more and more for our athletes, but be careful of breaking into study hours. Strive to be modest and unassuming in all things, so that in the future you will be recognized as the faithful followers and disciples of ,o6. - f 4-1 J lo' SN- L I -M I f, '-5: -f-A -if S5 - 'A--.-L ff, , jj- .- :ing rf-1 SX . A -0- mg .... X ff E I Pet:-. --Aw V3 ,, R if gang 3-'it M ' QL ' 12215: fi-an 13? '- ' ' 512515, 1 aj.: . ff-:faux Liang - -,Q 1 -- - f-'mi i if 5 Q ' ' A Tfifjggffaf- . LY get Q-iii? - -4 4f-- --.- . -W :W F i A- 1 - gage' 135335 Q 1 , V gk MJ f , :gg X ?: +-f 1 5-fi, ,ff-, Q 'A A-' Y --fir? 42- i ' ,: iffg i?i:2iifaaeff - a2:2P-- S13-- .La -: -..mf-f---e ,-1--ii' .A ---TlY-T- ff -.. 1 ' .iii I' A 3 9

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Freshmen - of green and white, not knowing one recitation room from another, QQ N the fall of 1904 we entered the old college building under the colors 10 b but by the kindness of some higher classmen we were led to the chapel. After the customary devotions the next day's lessons were announced, and five of them were in the freshman schedule. But supposing that the Fac- ulty had assigned this double work as a compliment to our ability, we settled down uncomplainingly to the grind. On returning to school the next morning what was our surprise to find the sidewalks artistically decorated with the numerals 'O8. ' VVhen our class was organized we found that we were just about one-half the number of our would-be instructors-the Sophomores --gg so we decided that what we could not do with our physical powers, had to be done by our mental ability. Believing that discretion is the better part of valor, we de- cided not to raise a Hag. But oh! the fun we had with their posters! VVhat must have been the chagrin of the Sophomores to find, after a night of toil and turmoil, that the morning sun shown on not a single poster. Even the girls of their class would never have known what their seal fyO7D was being attached to had not a few of the posters circulated from hand to hand. Wfe have heard it intimated, too, that these little play papers were rather expensive to our rivals, and that a few objected to paying the price. The annual two-mile relay race was held on October 14, 1904. 'VVe knew, before our team started to train, what the result would be. But we at least showed that we know how to take defeat when it comes rightly, and we are not at all ashamed of the record that we made on that eventful day. Wfe cannot boast of our numbers. Gur class may look small in chapel, but the vacant chairs of our class rooms are always filled by irregular Sophomores. Gur class is yet in its youth, but in the future we will show to our college friends that we have not forgotten their parting advise-'lRemember the Day of Small Thingsf' 'o8 HISTORIAN. 325

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Music Department 'Ei' USIC has an important place in the social and religious life of the present day, and as a consequence it is a subject of great importance in education. In religious life, music is most important. There are ' 1 a few people who are tone deaf, 'just as others are color blind, and to but to most persons sacred music is service is empty and unsatisfactory these music probably affords no pleasureg such a part of worship that a religious without it. Wfe are fortunate in having a good department of music in our college. The Literary Societies all have music on their prograis, the evening orations would be incomplete without music, and the oratorical contests invariably have musical numbers. ' Wfe have a fair equipment and excellently educated instructors. The director of the department, Mr. M. Luther Peterson, is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, and has studied in Europe. He has proved himself a successful instructor in piano and vocal music. He is also excellent as a chorus conductor. Miss Wfarner, the assistant in the department is also a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music, and an equally successful instructor. From time to time the department gives recitals in the college chapel. The programs of some of these follow: Mendelssohn Mendelssohn, October 21. 1904. ' , . . . . . Miss XVARNER Lord God of Abraham I It is Enough S MR. PETERSON Lieder Ohne VV'orte Scherzo in minor CElijahJ Van Dyke, ..... The Lost Wford Miss AcHEsoN Schumann' ' ' Sl From fantasie stuclce. Op. 12 Miss XXVARNER Hervey, . . . Violet Thou art the Sun MR. PETERSON Haynes, . . . The Wfetherell edding CMonologueD Miss ACHESON Schubert, . . . . Haiden - Roeslein Du bist die Ruh! Der VVanderer MR. PETERSON USU, .... Liebestraum No. 3 Miss NVARNER 40