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THE WINDOW THE dismissal bell rang. The day had been especially trying, and as I slowa de' scended the steps, I wondered if it was all worth while. Halfway down, I stopped, and mechanically glanced at the memorial window. Then, in surprise, I looked again. A stray shaft of sunlight had iiltered through the glass, and somehow, the central figure of the window seemed transfigured. Truly, I had never appreciated the beauty of the window before; and as my eyes wandered from the noble figure of William Woodward, standing in the prow of the small rowboat, gazing over the shores of our own beautiful Ohio, my mind flitted over the story of his life. How, as a young man, he had come from Connecticut, westward; how he had bought wide farm lands covering the very ground on which our school today stands; how, through labor and diligence, he had become prosperous; and how, himself childless, he had had the vision of greater opportunity for the children of other men. And through loyalty to that vision, his dream had come true I looked at the five school houses which adorned the border of the pictured window, and as I looked, the window seemed to grow and expand; from the doors of those jive buildings came streams of young people, who poured- down into the great vale of life. And from the central figure came a Voice, which said, Why are you unhappy? What trivial troubles burden your heart? Look through the window and see! I looked again at the window, and I saw that stream of boys and girls from the doors of the Five buildings spread itself over the whole world. I saw doctors in distant cities fighting the plagues of the earth--I saw engineers spanning great riverseI saw teachers in schools and colleges Linravding the mysteries of the ageseI heard the immortal music of great musiciansz saw Clergymen earnl estly speaking the word of God-I saw, in countless homes, mothers of familiesAI saw chemists in their laboratoriesil saw laborers at their humble tasks. And the Voice spoke againee ' siWhat is a manIs personal disappointment? What are heartaches? What is failure? Look through the window of your vision. Will you leave your school and say, II have failed, because I had no courage? Face your difficuIties, smiie, and serve your fellow: men? I came to myself with a start The shaft of sunlight was gone; the window seemed as before, but in my heart I knew it would never again be a commonplace of the school to me. The Spirit of William Woodward had spoken, NATALIE ATKINSON, 29. Page Five
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