Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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The Westminster Spirit W hat is it? How shall we deline it? IMrst ot all. it is the spirit of loyalty. This has been fundamental to Westminster ' s success. L.oyalts- to the great principles upon which our college was founded, loyaltv to God and to His truth. lo alt ' to dutv and to ser ice. loyalty to the United Presbyterian Church and the great cause she represents, loyaltv of the alumni to their Alma Mater, and of the student bodv to the administrative and teaching force. It is the spirit of co-operation. Svnods. Boanl. . lumni. I ' acultN ' , and Students work- ing together for the accomplishment of a might - purpose. Some of the most aggressive forces and the finest talent of our Church are functioning in this enterprise, . nvone who has looked upon the work in the classroom, attended a stuilents ' pep meeting in the chapel, or witnessed an inter-collegiate contest, will catch the final meaning of this paragraph. It is the spirit of progress. Believing that progress is a dixine watchword, Westminster is yearl - enlarging her horizon and setting for herself new standards of attainment. So rapid has been her progress in recent years that it may be said of her. . 11 things ha e become new. Her most recent attainment was her enrollment in the Association of .American Colleges and L ' niversities. The year 1921-1922 marks the largest teaching force and the largest student enrollment in her historw The end is not et. The spirit of progress will continue to animate Old Westminster. ' and to keep her abreast with the requirements of the da ' s to come. It is the spirit of achiesement. What hath God wrought through Westminster College? Her alumni are found in man lands: — on the frontiers of civilization forcing the fight for truth and righteousness; on the far-ilung battle line of missionary activity ' , winning victories for the kingdom of God; in the great cities and in the quiet countr -; dispensing justice in our courts (jr engaged in the ministr ' of healing in the hospitals ani.1 in the I ' omes; preaching salvation from the pulpit or denouncing e il and exalting goodness from the platform — in e er ' field of constructive etfort ma - be fountl the Bo ' s and the Girls of Old Westminster, animateil b ' the same spirit of achievement which still rules the campus and the classroom. There are greater things ahead. Ours is a mightv task. We face th e future with an optimism based upon the record of the past and radiant with the promises of God, How appropriate here is the second stanza of our College llvmn: — Mother triumphuiit . Id ll y splciuliJ story Teach us the truth it cicr tauulA thy sous: 7 hat age hands dozen to counug age its glory, Through all our lues the same firm purpose ruus. Hole can lee falter, then, if thou command us. ' ' How can we fear, if thou dost us inspire: How faint or fall or yield, what e ' er withstand us, Thy presence iii our heart, a holy firef —Dr. R. J. Love.