Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 4-1-1901 The Crescent - April 1901 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "The Crescent - April 1901" (1901). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 50. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/50 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ____________ / ‘I / — Tr-----r--— —.--—-——--— VoL XII. No. 7. j! * PACiFIC COLLEG.• OGON. PUBLISHED BY TH CRESCENT SOCIETY. [J are you wut? (:7j7/br? THE CRESCENT. VOL. XII. APRIL, 1901. NO. our, soo is I4Ai:. OUI GOODS NEW. tUR he .Wuncl/on of a Go//090 9. PLICS LCW. rainin i; VITe I:z a hus..!er ii 1” Fu 0. K. LowARos, ‘gf (Jioti:Lug, i:ats &; hoes HEN we look into society and Neither do the intrinsically seek 1 see the activity and commo political power for the influence TTIE IN 3r$y.fl9 ?T;: Fi1’ tion which prevails in all lines, we they may have. They do not seek LN are inclined to exclaim; what chaos! social standing for the sake of being Society seems to b one wild mob first in the leading social circles. There is a limit below whkh Honest rushing after honor, wealth, social Men are not seeking for what they GO)t1S eall)iot We ace standing, pleasure, political power seem to he. Every one is seeking our prices and for selfish ambitions iii many for the same thing no matter wheth at Low Water :IMark for other such lines. er he he a ‘wall street hanker,’ a Safe and ReliaMe Goüd But this is a wrong impression. ditcher, a clergyman or a society There is law at work even in chaos, man. One man goes to the ball and hack of law there is a triune room or a saloon for the same pur power, greater than law, and that pose that another goes to the Jnpoct Us Crit:ioie iJ is mind, heart and will, and these church. It is not material things are the greatest powers or power in we are striving for except as we ::now U, the universe. see in them contentment, at the A man Spends his whole life supposed sight of wInch every heart i nd yOU will find we deal fair and seeking the position which lie deems quickens. most honorable and influential in It is the one who is doing least society, j i t q and if he wins the coveted who is most satisfied. But the one Il position he is not satisfied. Men who is most content is the one who C do not seek wealth for the money is doing most. Contentment is the £]t4L or property they may possess. product of the development and THE CRESCENT. S ‘l’!-IF: CaESCENT who traveled most, or divided growth of the entire man, or the of our Alma Mater, ‘‘Christianity product which is most difficult to mall abil his efforts in the greatest number of mind, the emotions and the will. and Culture.’’ This ideal is alike produce—a man of honor and truest ways, or failed most often in busi If we develop the mind alone we adapted to the cultured and igno ity, or successful men in the the ness, would he the successful mail. enjoy and are content only while rant. It is above all and vet it may sense who are able to deal with questions If success depended upon knowl the mind is actively engaged. If be reached by all.— --This is the great social and political college edge, the ‘book worm’ or the walk we develop only the emotions we ideal, the training follows closely. with a masterly hand. The ing encyclopdia would have the are oniv content and happy while College men should learn as is only the opportunity, the man admiration of the world for his suc the emotions are pleasantly excited. but few have learned, until they must do the work. has filled the cess. If success depended upon If we develop only the will, we are have left the college halls, that the When He who whoso the number of years one spends iii overbearing, ugly and of all men B. S. or B. A. cc,nferrecl by the in world with life, said, ‘‘Por his life shall loose college or the number of degrees most miserable. The development stitution dloe& not insure success. ever would save loose his conferred upon him, the sluggard of any one of the poers alone, Men are only trained in college, it; and whosoever shall might easily come to the front and means the rusting out of the other they make their lives afterward. life for inv sake shall find it,’’ he universal occupy tile most coveted places in two, the overworking of the one The making of the best life or the expressed one of the society. But it does not depend and finally the degeneration of all greatest success, depends more up truths which is of most importance of human life. If upon these, but upon what a man three. A man had better attend on tile effort of the one trained in every phase what he can do, how much ahil the theater twice or three times in than upon tile institution giving we wish to develop the pll’sidjt1e, is, present physical itv he has to gain knowledge and the week or take a Sunday excur the training. In order that tile we lay down our through ex how vell he can use the varied ex sion, than stay in his office or work institution may train men so that strength, we destroy, we now periences which come into his life. shop seven clays in the week with the’ may make real men, they ercise the tissues which may re The college is endeavoring to out recreation or rest. But we must first have something to train possess in order that we and a filler train men to sacrifice the lower for would not encourage such recrea or develop. A college can not ceive a greater strength sacrifice our the higher, to grow under all cir tion in any one whose development make men, it only develops the tissue. Morally we cumstances, and form in their lives had gone far enough to get the manhood there is ill them. If a life ill order that we may gain a the habit of conquering until they better things. These things are man’s character has been destroyed higher and stronger moral life. will not know defeat. degrading only to those whose lives by dishonesty, or if his mmcl or The student is not benefited so he learns or by the Almost the universal demand and ideals are above them, they are will power has been dwarfed by much by what tile today is for young life. Go to the uplifting to those who have never dissipation, the college, no niatter knowledge he may gain as 1w man’s suc great railroad companies or great seen anything higher and better. how high its ideal or how good the sacrifice lie makes. A little upon how manufacturing establishments of to It is the object of the Chris training, can not make the best cess depends but has had, or day and you will find them largely tian College of today to place an man from such fll a terial. much experience he or how long filled with young men and women. ideal before the pupils and give a The college once placed on the how much he knows, These young people are not em training which will develop the en market a product and asked the he has gone to school or how many If sue plov.d in these important positions tire man. This ideal is most corn world to take it. But now the degrees lie has received. the because they are young or because prehensivelv expressed in the motto world is asking tile college for a ress depended 1111011 experience, 4 THE CRESC}NT. THE CRESCENT. they have had more experience or he comes in contact as lie will learn or equal in intellectual power. All The college, the chtirch, socie are wiser than older ones, but be from the proper use of a four years men can not do all things equally ty, and wealth are only opportuni cause they have life and are grow good college course, will soon crys well. One man’s judgment is not ties for the development of the best ing and developing, because they talize. Some men cease to develop as good as another’s and never will and most successful man. can adapt themselves to the latest before they are twenty-one years of be while one man’s development is and most improved methods. age. While the advancement and greater than another’s. Some Institutions are desirable or They have never felt the hitter development of others does not men, on account of the greater de undesirable as their total effect, or limit of their powers. They cease until they reach the eminence velopment of their parents or grand the total effect of what they lead know no task which they can of a Gladstone at the age of eighty- parents, inherit greater capacities to, upon society is good or evil.