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Published Monthly by
The Students of Bethel Academy,
St. Anthony Park, Minn.
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Object Description
| Title | Bethel Yearbook 1910 |
| Alternative Title | Acorn 1910 |
| Academic Year | 1909 - 1910 |
| Subject |
Bethel Academy (Saint Paul, Minn.) School yearbooks |
| Description | This volume documents the people, events, activities and ideas of the Bethel community during the 1909 - 1910 school year |
| Date Published | 1910 |
| Decade | 1910 |
| Digital Publisher | Bethel University Digital Library |
| Editor | Ahlquist, Jonas A. |
| Contributors | Judith Swanson, '10 Associate Editor; Albert Dahlby, '10 Adv. Manager; Nath. Edwall, '11 Religious Dept.; Adolf Olson, '10.... Alpha Beta Notes; W. Anderson, '11 Exchange; Olof Okerlund, '11. Swedish Dept.; P. Anderson, '11 Athletics; Personals: J. Burkman, '11, Edna Skoglun '11, Alice Lundholm '11; |
| Digital Collection | Bethel Yearbook Collection (1909-1989) |
| Location |
United States Minnesota Saint Paul |
| Time Span of Publication | Published annually from 1909 to 1989 except for the years of 1933-36, 1982, 1984-87. |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Original Publisher | Bethel Academy |
| Copyright | Images are available for educational and research purposes and are covered by Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported license. This image may not be reproduced for commercial purposes without the express written consent of Bethel University Digital Library. Contact Bethel University Digital Library at 651-638-6937 or digital-library@bethel.edu. |
| Physical Dimensions | 23 x 17.5 |
| Transcript | Published Monthly by The Students of Bethel Academy, St. Anthony Park, Minn. • MAY CARL 0. ERICKSON Photo Artist OUR PRICES MUCH LOWER THAN OUR WORK MERITS EXCLUSIVE FINE PHOTOS A SPECIALTY Phone T. S. 2618 171-173 EAST SEVENTH STREET ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA REMOVAL SALE 153 EAST FIFTH STREET ST. PAUL, MINN. JULY 1st WE MOVE TO 72 EAST 5th ST. 1910 — BASE BALL SEASON — 1910 ARE YOU READY? Our new stock is here and ready for your in-spection— Three complete lines—All new ideas.. Gloves, Mitts, Masks, Balls, Bats and Uni-forms always in stock. THE WM. R. BURKHARD COMPANY, 319 Robert Street. SOIT00.11 GOOD THINGS TO EAT. Seventh and Broadway. St. Paul, Minn. Reduced Prices on Developing 6 EXPOSURES NO. 1 AND NO. 2 BROWNIES, 10c PER ROLL. 6 EXPOSURES, UP TO 4x5, 15c. ALL 12 EXPOSURE ROLLS 25c. T. V. MOREAU CO. 114 EAST SIXTH STREET. OPPOSITE MANNHEIMERS. Parlor Clothing Co. %hogiun and EluteHue Payne Ave. and York St. St. Paul, Minnesota Student Ztrle Suits and Overcoats $15, $,8, $20, $22.50. ALMA MATER Garments. The Acorn VOL. II. MAY 1910, No. 8 CHRISTIAN EDUCATION • Wm. Smith, A. B. In the make-up of man we find three elements, body, mind, and spirit. For a man to realize his greatest possibilities he must develop all his powers in right pro-portions. Our school system recognizes the first two elements and so develops physical giants, intellectual prodigies, but spiritual Pigmies. The place and influence of re-ligion in the life of the individual is ex-cluded and so the perfect balance is lost. Religion is universal. There are no rec-ords of any tribe, however rude, that has been found dcxstitute of religion under some form or other. The child is instinctively religious as is first shown by his reverence for and dependence upon his parents, who are really gods to him. God implants the religious impulse in the child and gives to parents and teachers a share in bringing him to his divine destiny. In the period of adolescence there is a reaching out for something of greater satisfaction than what the eyes see or the hands feel. At this period there is a susceptibility to ideal long-ings which culminate in religion. The religious impulse, at all periods, is just as normal as any of the other instincts. The end of education," according to Prof. Peabody of Harvard, "is not informa-tion, but inspiration ; not facts, rules, tables, but insight, initiative,. grasp, growth, char-acter, power." How can this be attained when the spiritual life is utterly neglected? There is an alarming tendency of youth toward vice, but then it is not surprising when the schools banish the real and only source of power to mold character so as to withstand temptations. Education should help the young person to realize all of his - possibilities. Some may say that it is suf ficient to teach history, languages, science, to bring the desired end. Produce a race of Miltons, Shakespeares, and Edisons and all will be well. But it must be remem-bered that a pure type of citizenship will not come from learning alone. Some even would say that religious culture is a thin veneer clinging to the outside of our civ-ilization rather than a pillar. But any fair-minded person will agree that religion is more than a fungus growing on the ex-terior. The religion of any civilization must form an essential part of the educa-tion. which is to fit men and women into 4 THE ACORN THE ACORN 6 that civilization, The religion of Mohame-dan, Jew, Buddhist, and Christian must characterize the education of each. If our civilization can make any just claims of superiority over any other, it must be based on the fact that the underlying religious Principles are higher than those of any other. Assuredly then this element should have a place in education. An educa-tional system without this is like a boat without ballast. The atmosphere of religion produces a spirit of reverence which is necessary for a nation's strength. It mani-fests itself in a reverence for law, author-ity, and above all for God. Because of some narrow sectarians all religious training has been banished from the public shools. Since the state cannot give a religious atmosphere to education, then it devolves upon the church to make good this deficiency. Many parents are justified in the desire that their children be trained under the influence of the ethi-cal and religious views they cherish. But it must not be forgotten that the time comes when the young person throws off all external guidance and chooses whether or not he shall hold to the belief of his parents. Because of this some would at the outset set the youth adrift on the path-less sea and let him find his own way so as not to interfere with the sacredness of individual choice. But the daily uprising of song from the college chapels of Oxford and Cambridge has not meant any decrease of intellectual liberty. A religious atmos-phere does not mean an inhibition of free-dom to think. In our colleges the average freshman and sophomore is a vigorous, liv-ing contradiction of the pleasing hypothesis that he has reached the point where he is able to draw his own charts and steer his own bark. Educators are beginning to realize that he needs wholesome advice in the choice of his studies. It is then possi-ble that he may still be guided with profit in the choice of his recreations, ideals of conduct, and even in his dominant thoughts of the Infinite One. He needs not control, but guidance; not explicit instructions of spoken or written word, but that of envir-oiling personality. Many admirable young persons have been sent to the large schools with serious results. Many who are not fit for the free and irresponsible life would do well in some Christian institution. Pres. Jordan of Leland Stanford has suggested that the first two years be dropped from the university course so as to keep students of that stage of development under condi-tions more suited. to their immaturity. If this be the case with respect to the first two years of the college, then certainly the students in the more tender years of the high school or academy period need healthy moral surroundings. Without any doubt our public schools are doing great work, yet there is an incom-pleteness since nothing is done to develop the spiritual nature, and so for this we must turn to the Christian institutions. The environment is such as to help the spiritual life. It makes for righteousness because the majority of the students are Christians. The Bible classes, the mission study class-es, and high plane of social life help to make conditions such that the clean life is more easily lived than the unclean.. The teaching and living of the Christian teach-ers is a great factor. The daily contact with such high-minded instructors does more than to see and hear in the pulpit, once a week, the man who wears a Prince Albert coat. It is true that the state institutions have many Christian men on their faculties, but no provision is made for the moral and religious training. The teachers in the larger schools do not have the opportunity in this line such as afforded by the smaller Christian schools. The public schools leave their stamp, and it is usually one of indif ference to religion. Such a place is not good for those who are not firmly enough fixed so as to be able to resist tempta-tions. But it is not only because of the religious atmosphere of these schools that we up-hold them, for they have other advantages also. President-emeritus Eliot of Harvard says, "Academies, as a class, are distinctly superior to high schools, as a class." In such schools the classes are smaller and thus each student comes more into imme-diate contact with the teachers. This means that immaturity is under constant impact of maturity. Under such conditions the in-structor becomes well acquainted wi.h each individual and is thus in a position to direct each student in the best way. Our great educators realize the importance of such conditions and are trying to provide some substitute for it. Not only are the students brought into closer touch with the teachers but with each other. In the small school where every person knows every other per-son, there is less tendency to the formation of cliques, or closed circles, that tend to narrow the sphere of the students rather than widen it. In the small school the students come into closer touch with all the school activities and not only with one or a very few as is the rule in the larger school. A business man in one of our large uni-versity centres recently expressed alarm at the prevalance of "cribbing" among the students. He said that this would tend tc develop men who would be dishonest when they entered the business world. This is one instance of one of the many evils which have a more fruithful field in the state schools than. in the Christian institu-tions. When we face the matter squarely we find that the small Christian institution has been a mighty power for good, and al-though by no means perfect, yet it will con-tinue to exert its influence and is worthy of our attention. It is to the Christian school that we must look for an adequate ministry, for workers in the mission fields, and for Christian teachers. Not only that, but we need men of high ideals in all walks of life. We need laymen who have been trained in the atmosphere of Christianity. We need business and professional men who are guided by true Christian prin-ciples. The crowning work of education is to give an incentive to worthy conduct, to set up high ideals and purposes, and to give clear visions of life's possibilities. Educa-tion that does not issue in high moral pur-pose and worthy achievement is a failure. -Though I speak in the tongues of the Greeks and Romans, and though I have all knowledge of the sciences and have not a noble purpose for life, I am n.othing." The graduate with high scholastic honors, with-out true ideals and inspiring motives, is de-fective in training. The noblest thing in the world is true manhood and womanhood with strong moral purpose, and that is what Christian education brings about be-cause it deals with the person as a whole :end leaves no one of his essential elements undeveloped. t; THE ACORN THE ACORN WHAT IRRIGATION MEANS TO THE DITCH-RIDER By Joel Burkman '11. John Anderson looked very tired, and out of sorts as he saddled his horse preparatory to beginning his days work. The last few days had been very strenuous, and the farmers were more than usually discontent-ed. John lived in one of the many valleys between the Rockies and the Cascade Moun-tains. He was supposed to take care of a large ditch that supplied a stretch of coun-try with water. This canal ran along close to the side of a lava mountain, and in one place went right through a promon-tory of these lavas. When the canal had Passed this, it ran along near the top of a ride-hill over forty feet higher than the • plain below. In this side-hill the formation was not of the kind that easily holds water; layers of lava were frequent, and although thousands of dollars had been spent in trying to cement all the crevices in which the water was constantly escaping, it was still leaking in many places. No matter how closely it was watched the water would every once in a while trans-form one of these small cracks into a large washout that it often cost thousands of dollars to repair. But more than that, it also took time—and time could only be val-ued by the price of the magnificient crops on those vast tracks of land that were ,depen-ent on the canal for their moisture. If the water should cease running for a week the crops would be a total loss; if but for a day, the loss, would yet be very great. This was one of the many things John was supposed to look out for and prevent. There were other phases of his work which while they were not so hard in some ways as the one mentioned, they were the more vexatious in other respects. From the canal, ditches led to each farm, or laterals to each group of farmers living together some distance from the main canal. At the head of each ditch and later-al the water was measured, so that each farmer would get his share; and then again at the head of each private ditch that led out of the laterals. Otherwise, those who lived at the lower end would not get a drop of water, of course, those who lived nearer the head of the lateral never got enough, no matter how much they took. This caused constant conflicts between the "ditch rider" (as the caretaker of the canal is called) and the farmers, and also be-tween the farmers themselves, whenever they chanced to meet. Very little snow had fallen the previous winter. The river was, therefore, much lower than usual; and although the dam which was to raise the water in the river, o that there should be a sufficient stream entering the canal, had been repeatedly repaired and made higher, there was still not nearly enough water entering . the canal to fill the amount ordered. The canal com-pany would have raised the dam still more, but the government had forbidden any more dams or other obstructions to be placed in the river, since a few miles below the river was entirely dry, and the animals and even the people were suffering for the want of water. Under these circumstances it . was not to be wondered at, that the farmers were discontented; and it was of course only natural that John should re-ceive all their surplus temper. When John had gotten up in the morning and looked at the canal, he had seen to his dismay that it contained even less water than usual. He knew well what this meant. The farmer who had been almost desperate before at seeing their crops drying, would be all the worse now. He had telephoned the manager urging him to send down more water, but was told that it would be im-possible to send down any more for the Sal mers were already in an ugly mood at seeing so much water passing them and and going to those below. As far as John could see there would be less water every day. This made it neces-sary that he lower the gates of each farm as he went clown that those below might at least get some water. As he rode along the high side-hill he reflected on all these thing-S. There were no gates along this hill, as the farmers below received their water from another canal. All he had to 10 was to watch for gopher holes or other crevices through which the water might be 'making its Way. Now and then he would see some water coming out of the high bank. He knew it came from the canal, but just where it startred, it sometimes took hours to find gout. Sometimes, as he was trying to find the hole, he would see the stream at the foot of the high bank increase. This hast-ened his anxiety. What if he could not find the opening until it was so large that he could not stop it with a shovel. This. of course, would mean a washout, which at this critical time was the worst thing that could happen. It was nearly noon when he arrived at the first gate. He was tired and out of humor. The farmer who took his water through this gate had ordered two hundred inches, but as there was only about one half as much water in the canal as it would take to fill all that was ordered, he had to half shut the gate. He was in the act of doing this when he saw the farm-er coming up the ditch with long strides. "Good morning, . Mr. Scheidiger," said John. "What have you mit all the water done?" said Scheidiger without answering the greeting, `--and here have you my gate nearly shut. What do you crazy ditch-riders do anyway? My crop is drying, yet you just put gate down all the time. I will go to Benton to sue the company, and they will have to pay for my whole crop. Then I will find out if they can't hire common sensable men for ditch-riders." To this volley of threats, John gave no answer. He simply rode on, warning Mr. Scheidiger not to meddle with the lock on the gate. At the next gate he found a trench dug around the gate from the canal into the witch. He had filled up the trench, entire-ly shut the gate, and was putting a sign of No Treaspassing" on it when the farmer's scn arrived at the place. John paid no at-tention to the young man, but kept right en wish his work. The young farmer look-ed at the filled trench with a guilty look. He evidently felt to hum.ilated at being caught in the theft to have courage enough ;o censure John for closing the gate. When John was done, he looked around and said, "Hello Jack, nice dry weather we are hav-ing, isn't it?" "Yes, the weather is dry enough.," said Jack, "and so are the ditches." "Well, some cf them at least, were not dry during the night," replied John. "I don't care if they weren't. We did not have half our share of the water after you meddled with the gate yesterday. It is just like father says, you are always help - ing those fellows down along the canal, so they get more than their share of the water. But just wait till we have threshed and find our kernels are dried up little things, that won't weigh anything. Then they will tell us how poor farmers we are." John replied, "Well, I am not here to say who can farm best. I am here to look after this canal, and I will do it. If anyone 1 as not got more respect for right and law than to steal water from his neighbors as you did here last night, I have the right to close his gates. And that is just what .1 have done." At nearly every gate John had some en-counter. He was getting very tired and his horse was about to drop in his tracks. About five o'clock in the afternoon he ar-rived at Johnson's one of the last farmers THE ACORN THE ACORN 9 under the canal. Mr. Johnson was sitting on the gate as John came riding slowly up. "Hello there," shouted Mr. Johnson while John was yet far away, "I thought you would be coming soon, for I saw the water rising in the canal. How are you anyway— you look so tired?" -Thank you," said John, "I am all right only a little hungry. You see I have not had a bite to eat since five o'clock this morning." "Ha! Ha! Is that all that ails the boy. Come right up to the house and my wife will have you feeling fine in a jiffy. You take your horse up to the barn and care for him while I go and tell Mary to get some grub ready." When John had refreshed himself, he continued on his round until he had been to all the farmers. He stayed at Johnson's over night. The next morning John got up about three o'clock to look at the water. To his dismay he found that the water in the ditches was much lower than it had been the previous evening. He quickly saddled his horse and started off up the ditch to see what the matter. Either several of the farmers had opened there gates, or else the canal had washed out. The morning was very cold and damp. No rain had yet fallen, but it looked as if it might start at any moment. John rode on with feverish haste. He felt how the horse shivered from exhaustion; still he did not stop. What were a few hardships on his part, or the life of a horse, compared with all those magnificent crops. The rain soon began to fall and made the banks so wet that the horse slipped at almost every step. When John came to the side-hill he kept right on riding on the bank, because he could there better see if the water was increasing or not, although he knew that the horse might at any moment slip on the narrow bank and plunge headlong down the forty foot dike. The flow of water was steadily de-creasing as he went on. If all the water was rushing clown that high bank, there certainly was no hope of stopping it by hand. And just think what an opening it was making in the canal bank, and how many farms would not be destroyed by the run-away stream! There were many farms, also ditches, and levees, which it had taken years of hard labor to construct, that would be utterly de-stroyed. Then there were those larger farms, and especially that big company farm. Suppose the water was running over them. Their owners would sue the canal company for immense sums of money. These thoughts filled his mind as he rode on, blaming himself because he had not rid-den up the canal the night before, instead of resting. As he rode on he heard a sound louder Than the noise made by the wind and the rain. What was it? When he came nearer he heard the roar of falling water. His worst fears were realized. The canal had washed out, and with terrible force the water was over-running acre upon acre of grain. He scarcely glanced at the tremen-dous wash-out as he hurried with the same feverish haste to the first waste canal, three miles farther up, to turn off the water. (The waste canals are dug at in-tervals along the main canal and into these, the water is turned at any emer-gency. They conduct the water to the river or some slough where it can do no' harm). When John had the water running safely down this waste ditch, he telephoned up to headquarters., telling them of the wash-out and that they could use all the water, since it would only go to waste where he was. There was now a general stir-up through-out the settlements below the wash-out. "What's the matter with the water? Where is that old ditch-rider," were the words the farmers greeted one another with when they chanced to meet. Soon the awful truth was learned. Wagons, loaded with all kinds of ditching machinery, were soon on their way to the scene of the washout. The ground around the washout was too wet to drive on, so a plank bridge was made below the bank. Sacks were now brought, filled with dirt and hauled to the washout 'on the plank bridge. Here now began the construction of a bank of sacks. Load upon load of sacks was brought and piled up, until late that night, a bank forty feet high and over six feet wide at the top was ready. A thick layer of wet dirt was now placed over the sacks inside the canal and then canvass was spread over the whole so that no chance whatever would be given the water to break out again. The water had been turned on before the work was finished and almost as soon as the last canvass was laid the water passed From across the Rhine, the towers of the magnificent cathedral of Cologne greeted us, in the twilight, long before we reached Deutz and crossed the bridge into 'Cologne, the German Köln. This is an old city, full of historical memories, dating back to the days of the Romans, when it was merely a Roman. camp, and later a Roman colony, Colonia Agrippina, called after the wife of Emperor Claudius. It was dark and rain-ing, when our train pulled in at the Central Bahnhof, and we went directly to our hotel, one block from the cathedral square. The next morning found us early visitors at the cathedral, which is the chief object of in-terest in the city. It is built in the form of a cross, and is considered one of the finest Gothic edifices in Europe. But how is it possible to describe this amazing magni-ficence, when even in seeing it, the mind and the imagination seem unable to fathom the wonder in the builder's art, without, towers extending toward the heavens, and within, lofty pillars, chapels, richly colored by the washout. The water had only been running a few minutes when a small stream was seen trickling out at the foot of the sack bank. John and several others immediately plunged into the water and began to tramp around hoping to find the place where it started. In spite of all their efforts the stream at the foot of the bank kept steadily increasing. Soon the suction of the water was so hard that it caused a small whirlpool in the canal. This led to the speedy discovery of the hole. Several sacks filled with dirt were quickly thrown into it. Then the water was completely stopped with loose dirt put upon the sacks. The washout was repaired, and the next morning John was again riding down the canal, having his usual scraps with the farmers. windows, monuments, figures and decora-tions of stone! We shall leave it to you to visit, to see and to describe. There was some disappointment for us, in that the day set for our trip up the Rhine was a rainy one, but the varying, picturesque and interesting sights along the river, compelled us to forget this. The first stopping-place was the neighboring Bonn, the "city of the Muses," a university town, and to music lovers, the birthplace of Beethoven. Here, several tourists boarded our small but comfortable boat, crowded with passengers, most of whom were Eng-lish or American. We passed the little town of Godesberg, with the steep cliff and the ruins of some old castle, bearing the same name, and soon saw on our left the "Siebengebirge," whose high summits at one time were crowded with castles, but only on one of these are the ruins still re-maining. Legends say that these mountains are the rocky ground, which seven giants, in answer to the people's prayers, dug out FROM COLOGNE TO MAINZ FREDA SWENSON, A. B. 10 THE ACORN THE ACORN 11 from the mountain which prevented the onward flow of the river. The highest of the "Siebengebirge" is called Drachenfels. Here the hero Sigfrid of the Niebeiungen-lied, or Sigurd Fafnesbane in the Scandi-navian Edda, is said to have won the fam-ous treasure„ which was guarded by the terrible dragon. A little toward the south rose Rolandsek. However, as we passed the little island Nonnenwerth, with its cloister, the story came • to us, of Roland, the Chivalrous knight of Charlemagne's court, and of Hildegunde. While the castle on the now famous Ro-landsek was being built, the warrior knight was summoned by the emperor, to turn his thoughts and his steps towards leading a crusade against the Moors. Sad tidings came later to Count Heribert of Drachen-burg, and to his daughter Hildegunde. She left the glorious castle for the convent on the island Nonnenwerth, and Roland return-ed 'too late. We had now entered the Rhine valley. The mountains, whose sides were wreathed with the trailing vineyards., hov-ered closely to the banks of the river, while again, a mountain. here and there seemed to reced from the shores, giving place to small, white villages. At the juncture of the Moselle and the Rhine, lies the city Coblenz, with extensive fortifications on the one side, a triangle, bounded on the other two sides by these rivers. Even at the time of Drusus it was a mighty post. Directly across on the left bank is the fortress Ehrenbreitstein. Fol-lowing the shores of Rhenish Prussia, we found that here they surpassed in beauty what we had seen before, and up the river along Nassau, the country seemed to have clothed itself in its most beautiful and pic-turesque array. But there was a decided change after we left Boppard. Steep, bare and desolate cliffs hemmed us in on both sides. Further on to the right was Sankt Goar, where a saint by that name, first preached the gospel to the poor people liv-ing on the Rhine. Most of these villages and towns are poor, and the people depend almost entirely on their vineyards, where it is possible to grow these, for their sup-port. From Sankt Goar the river became very narrow, the cliffs bordered closely on the waters' edge, and we moved on very carefully, since this was the most danger-ous part of the trip. The river made a decided turn, a steep perpendicular rock rose darkly on our left. while our boat steered along the right. We were passing the Lorelei Rock. Every passenger left his guide book, rushed to the steamer's railing and strained his eyes to see the pole on the top of the cliff which marks the place where the beautiful Lorelei once sat, sing-ing her wonderfully melodius songs to charm and allure the boatmen on the Rhine far below. Toward evening we approached Bingen. Probably because we had forgotten all about the rain, it, in turn, forgot us, for the sun now was sinking toward the horizon in full glory, and at sunset we were steaming by Hattos Island, or the Mouse Tower on a small island just off of the city of Bingen. Here, too, every one of us felt more or less curious, eager to see the deso-late little town. The avaricious, heartless Archbishop Hatto of Mainz is said to have met in this stronghold a cruel death, being devoured by the mice which had followed him from his palace across the river. Bishop Hatto, built this tower in order to stop the passing ships and to collect toll from them. But history does not make this imperious prelate so cruel and merciless as the legends do. Our day's journey came to an end at Maniz, often written Mayence, one of the oldest cities of Germany, which still retains many relics, belonging to the days of the Romans. No trace of the ruins is to be seen, of the castle built by Emperor Trojan, nor of that belonging to Charles the Great, nor of Gustaisberg, the fortress of Gustavus Adolphus. The streets running along the river are modern, and handsome, quite dif-ferent from the others in the city, and a fine quay some hundred feet in breadth boarders the Rhine. There is no river, perhaps, in any coun-try of which we hear more or read more than of the Rhine. Yet we cannot say that it surpasses in beauty some of those in our own country, but the romantic scenery, as well as the picturesque, the varying and For there was never yet Philosopher that could endure the tootache.—Shakespeare. The world deals goodnaturedly with good-natured people.—Thackerey in "Henry Es-mond". There is no man suddenly either excel-lently good, or extremely evil. —Sir Philip Sidney. Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we eft might win by fearing to attempt. —Shakespeare. Vita labore nihil dedit mortalibus. "Life allows nothing to mortals without great labor". —Horace. "Another course may look easier and more attractive, but pursuing duty for duty's sake is always sure and safe and honorable. —William McKinley. No man e'er felt the halter draw, With good opinion of the law. --Jno. Trumbull. Worth makes the man, the want of it, the fellow. —Alexander Pope. True hope is swift, and flies with swallow's wings, Kings, it makes gods, and meaner creatures kings. —Shakespeare. interesting sights can hardly be equalled., and then too, the ingenious Germans from. ages back have clothed the romantic and the picturesque in romance, and have eii2, veloped these ancient castles, of which only the ruins remain, in legends and in sagas, from the earliest myths in their hero songs., And look before you ere you leap, For as you sow you're like to reap. —Samuel Butler. Dost thou love life, then do not squander time, for that is, the stuff life is made of. —Franklin. I call that man idle who might be better employed. —Socrates. 'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, deserve it. —Joseph Addison. One of the sublimest things in the world, is plain truth. —Buliver. If you wish success in life make persever ante your bosom friend, experience your - wise counselor, caution your elder brother, and hope your guardian genius. —Addison. We cannot change yesterday — that is, clear, Or begin on tomorrow until it is here; So all that is left for you and me Is to make todaw as sweet as can be. —Youth's Companion. In idle wishes fools supinely stay; Be there a will, then wisdom finds a way.. —George Crabbe. "AS YOU GO THROUGH LIFE" The A_corn PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY THE STUDENTS OF BETHEL ACADEMY. EDITORIAL STAFF J. A. Ahlquist, '11 Editor-in-Chief Judith Swanson, '10 Associate Editor Albert Dahlby, '10 Adv. Manager Nath. Edwall, '11 Religious Dept. P. Anderson, '11 Athletics Adolf Olson, '10 .... Alpha Beta Notes J. Burkman, '11 W. Anderson, '11 Exchange Edna Skoglun, '11 Olof Okerlund, '11.. Swedish Dept. Alice Lundholm, '11 } Personals 12 THE ACORN Entered as second class matter October 20th, 1909, at the Post Office of St. Paul, Minn., under the Act of March 3rd, 1879. Subscription Price SOc per Year. All articles contributed to the Literary Department should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, and all business communications to the Business Manager, Bethel Academy, St. Anthony Park, Minn. PAUL ANDERSON @LOP OKERLUND. JONAS AIILQUIST JUDITH SWANSON NATHANAEL EDWALL EDNA SI:00GLITN ALLERT DAHLBY JOEL BURKMAN WALFRED ANDERSON ALICE LUNDHOLM ADOLF OLSON STAFF It is only a short time ago, since one of the Ancient languages was excluded from the list of required studies in the high schools of Minnesota and German or French was substituted SCANDINAVIAN 'as more practicable. LANGUAGES When we consider, how- IN SCHOOLS. ever, that the greatest per cent of the inhabit-ants of Minnesota is Scandinavian, either by birth or heritage, would it not seem judicious to give the Scandinavian language equal place with those already mentioned? As food for thought read the following clip from an editorial published March 30 in a leading newspaper in St. Paul: "Now that it 'has grown to be the cus-tom to elect a governor from one of the Scandinavian races, and United States 'Senators, now that wherever one goes throughout the state he hears on street corners, either the North peninsular ton-gues, or else English with the accent of these, it would seem the part of the practical to teach these tongues in the school. How -a pdlifician can. succeed in Minnesota unless he speaks "the langu-age," grows more and more difficult to understand, even for the politician himself. As to the Scandinavian languages as substitutes for German, there is room for plenty of argument. The languages are kin, with the same general disciplinary value. The literature of the Scandinavian tongues is also rich, and comparatively little of it translated. There are still much to be done in investigating the old literature, a large part of which will no doubt be accomplished by future scholars of Minnesota. And there is a rich new literature, as vital and searching as the German modern writings, with nearer rela-tion to our own psychological problems." If an editor were to snap att all induce-ments held out he would soon become a millionaire. If he ran a paper according to popular notions he would soon be in the poor house. If he published - all items that were sent him he would be in jail half of the time and in the hospital the other half. --Volante. 14 THE ACORN THE ACORN 15 Religious Notes "Live by the road of unselfishness" is a maxim everyone and especially students should apply to themselves. In this materi-alistic age the tendency is to regard only one's own advantage without thought for the brothers and sisters who have wandered away from the straight and narrow road. We have become so self-righteous that we shrug our shoulders and draw our mantles just a little closer when we meet one who is down and out.. As Christians we are dis-obeying our Master's -command when He said, "Love thy neighbor as thyself," and we disregard the supreme call when he said, "Go ye into all the world and preach the Gospel to all men." These words mean without any doubt the lowest fallen as well as those who appear more respectable. A school located in a city as large as the I said, "Let me walk in .the`.fields." He said, "No, walk in the town." I said, "There are no flowers there." He said, "No flowers but .a crown." I said,, "But the clouds are black." There is nothing but noise and din." And he wept as he sent me back: "There is more," he said, "there is sin." I said, "But the air is thick, And fogs are veiling the sun." He answered, –Yet heatts are sick, And souls in the .dOrk tindon.e." Twin Cities, gives to its members many opportunities to live by the way of unself-ishness. During the past year our students have been trying to do this more than ever. Every other week they have taken charge of one meeting at the Scandinavian Union Mission in Minneapolis. Several of the students have helped in services at the Ramsey county Almshouse and others have assisted in personal work and singing at the Union Gospel Mission, St. Paul. These meetings have been valuable not only to those who have listened but even more so to the students. Many of them have here found the first opportunity for doing sys-tematic, personal work, and this spiritual education will make for better Christian workers. I said, "I shall miss the light: And friends will miss me they say." He answered, "Choose to-night, Am I to miss you, or they." I pleaded for time to be given. He said,, ."Is it hard to decide? It will not be hard in heaven, To have followed the steps of your Guide." Then into his hand went mine: And into my heart came He: And I walk in light divine, The path 1 had feared to see. At a meeting of the Alpha Beta Literary Society the following were elected on the Acorn staff for next year: Willard Osborn, Editor in chief. Miss Alice Lundholm, lAss't Editor. Victor Person, Religious Notes. Jonas Ahlquist, Swedish Dep't. Miss Gunhild Hagstrom, Alpha Beta Notes. Miss Edna Skooglun, Exchanges. Paul Anderson, Athletics. .Joel Anderson., Alumni Notes. Joel Burkman. Miss Flora Letford. Locals. Walfred Anderson. Jonas Larson, Business Manager. Andrew Edstrom, Advertising Manager. It is natural to make a review at the close of a school year, and in so doing we, no doubt, recall to our memory a few of the main events of time past. The Alpha Beta Society is only a five years old child, but nevertheless it has accomplished some feats that even may stand a comparison with maturity. The debate—one of the best exercises for the reasoning faculties—has steadily been pursued, a fact, that is mani-fest in the marked development of some of our great minds. The study of great his-torical characters has been of interest, in-spiration, and benefit. Reading, recitation, and song by our splendid quartette and others have stimulated and heightened the interest. One Swedish program has been rendered, which reminded some of their fatherland and of good times in the old country. Some social gatherings, the last of which was a picnic to Como Park together with the students of the Northwestern Bible School, have nourished and sustained the social make-up of the students. At several occasions the society has on invitations from friends rendered programs in different homes, which times have especially been enjoyed by all. Those, who thus remember the Alpha Beta, are worthy of our sincere gratitude. Our critic, Prof. Smith, has to a great satisfaction faithfully served the society, except at the Swedish program, when, we presume, he felt unable to criti-cise. On the 16 of April the society was in-vited to the home of Olof Swenson, St. Paul. Our thoughts for the evening cen-tered about Jacob Riis, his struggle to suc-cess, his manifold experiences, and his great achievment of good in New York. "Resolved, That the United States should own and operate the Railroads," was the subject for debate at the same occasion. After this honest combat refreshments were served, and a pleasant social hour was spent. Everybody was in a cheerful mood and seemed to be well pleased with the evening, although the return home had to be made through deep snow. Our following program, on the 29 01 April, was rendered at the home of David Magnusson. "The Swedes in the United States," was the theme of this meeting, and "The first settlement in America," "The Swedish Colony at Bishopshill," and "The Swedes in Minnesota," were respectively discussed by different speakers. The social time was amply provided for, and everybody reported a good time. The society has also this year decided to have a declamatory contest, which will take WHAT HE SAID. GRADUATING CLASS ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT 16 THE ACORN THE ACORN 17 place on May 31. Several are preparing for this final proof of oratorial ability. Who will be the winner? At the meeting May 17 the following were elected officers for next school year: Jonas Larson, Pres. Miss A. Lundholm, Vice Pres. May 28, 1891, was an important day in the history of St. Paul, for it was then that Albert John Dahlby began to smile upon this world, and with a few interruptions he has been smiling ever since. When he be-gan to talk, his parents could not under-stand him, and we are led to believe that he spoke Latin then, if we may judge from the fondness which he has later developed for that language. He graduated from the Phalen Park. School of St. Paul and entered Miss Letford, Sec. Nath. Edwall, Ass't. Sec. W. Anderson, Treas. W. Osborn, Sergeant-at-arms. Jonas Ahlquist and Olof Okerlund, Audrs.. Albert Dahlby was elected to serve the Society as June President. Persevere - Motto Cleveland High School. After one year he entered Bethel Academy. He has been a leader in student activities and in two years has held several important places on the Acorn staff. He is head preacher and soloist at the County Poor Farm. He has had many thrilling adventures and hair-breadth escapes in his little life. Next year "young America" in some backwoods school will wonder how one small head can carry such a fund of useful knowledge. He aims to do missionary work in Africa, and will take his college work in the South so as to become accustomed to the black race. He is not very big up and down, but east and west—well, Pres. Taft's overcoat would furnish enough material for his vest. Has a great fondness for car rides, mathematics, and fish. Some time in the last quarter of the nine-teenth century (we hope the science of archaeology will some day be able to give the exact date) Judith Augusta Swanson uttered her first meaningless jargon in the city of Chicago. When she was only one and one half years old the great metropolis was deprived of her as her parents moved to Russel, Minn. Here she began her school career. After some earnest entreaties and implorations she returned to her native city and spent some time in gazing over the broad expanse of Lake Michigan. But this stay was not of long duration for she again moved back to the state of stumps, swamps and Swedes. She spent three years at the Northwestern Bible School in Minneapolis from which she graduated. After this she entered Bethel Academy. She has been very prominent in the life of the institution and especially in Greek class. She is now president of the Literary Society and as-sociate editor of The Acorn. Her aim is to go to the mission fields of India. She is very considerate of others and when cross or "cranky" goes to the laundry room and turns the crank of the clothes wringer. She would thrive well on a diet of coffee and "decimal points." Floby socken, Vastergotland, Sweden, is responsible for Adolf Johan Olson. This responsibility began March 21, 1886. He attended the public school and when his time was not taken up in scholastic pur-suits he wrenched his daily bread from a somewhat stubborn soil. But the role of agriculturist did not appeal to him, and so in 1903 he bade good-bye to Fatherland and set out to find a new home across the sea. For some time he worked in a machine shop in Minneapolis. But it is impossible to keep a good man down, and so he laid aside his tools and entered Bethel Academy in the fall of 1906. He was reared in the native place of .Johan Henrik Kellgren, one of Sweden's shining literary lights of the eighteenth century, and so breathing this atmosphere it is not surprising that he has developed a nice taste for literature. He has been thorough and conscientious in all his work. During his career as a student he has served several churches, both during the school year as well as in vacation peri-ods. This summer he will be a district missionary for the Swedish Baptists in Wisconsin. In the fall he will enter the University of Chicago and divide his time between the Academic and Swedish Theo-logical Departments. Lake Nebagamon, Wis., was rather star-tled on Nov. 11, 1887 by a somewhat plain-tive sound. It was soon learned that Walfred Danielson had raised his voice in song, and he has been singing ever since. He began his school work, in his native city. After some time he moved to Stillwater, Minn., which was his home until last summer, when he moved to St. Paul. He has had a varied experience in factories and sawmills . At one time he was elevated to the high position of "spare man" in a sawmill, and was almost subjected to a "thrashing" by some workmen who coveted his job. Last summer he worked at everything from a mason to an electrician. He is really a charter member of the Academy for he has been in attendance ever since the school began. He has been connected with all the quartets and musical organisations in the school. He is very regular and faithful in all his work. This year he has acted in the rather novel capacity of organist and janitor at the Bethany Baptist Church in The Park, and has attended to both in a very creditable manner. EDNA MAGNCSON, Sec., ANNA DAHLBY, FLORENCE OSWALD, ALFRED MOLINE, Pres., FLORA LETFORD, Tress., MINNIE OSWALD. ELLEN WESTLING, JOEL ANDERSON EMIL JOHNSON. Anywhere if Onward—Motto. 18 THE ACORN THE ACORN 19 BUSINESS DEPARTMENT A_ -11 _L 1 TICS The man who wins is the man who does, The man who makes things hum and buzz, The man who works and the man who acts, Who builds on a basis of solid facts; Who doesn't sit down to mop and dream, But humps ahead with the force of steam; Who hasn't the time to fuss and fret, But gets there every time—you be!! The man who wins is the man who wears A smile to cover his burden of cares; Who knows that the sun will shine again, That the clouds will pass and we need the rain; Who buckles down to a pile of work, And never gives up and never will shirk Till the task is done and the toil made sweet, While the temples throb with the red blood's heat The man who loses is he who moans That the way is rough and he dreads the stones; Who is looking for something soft to do, Where the pay is big and the hours are few; Who dreams of this and dreams of that, But never sails in and throws off his hat; Who fears the feel of a drop of sweat, And never gets anywhere—you bet! The man who wins is the man who climbs The ladder of life to the cheery chimes Of the bells of labor, the bells of toil, And isn't afraid that his skin will spoil If he faces the shine of the glaring sun And works in the light till his task is done A hilman engine with triple beam And a hundred and fifty pounds of steam. —Selected. Of late we find that the editor in Ath-letics has been in a hibern.al state, but now the warm rays of the spring sun has been playing upon him for a month or more, and blown new life into his nostrils, so that he feels he must get up and do something. We can hardly say that he is altogether to blame for this, because the athletic spirit (luring the winter months has been pretty low among the students here at Bethel. This is due largely to the fact that we are greatly handicapped for room, as we have no gymnasium, but we hope that in the near future we shall have the privilege of having one. During the winter months, we have been using the Greek room as a sub-stitute, where many an exciting boxing and wrestling match has been pulled off. It was not anything unusual then to see large noses and blue eyes. Then just three blocks from the school, there is a large pond, or a small lake whichever you choose to call it, where we could spend many an after-noon with our skates and hockey sticks, working up a good appetite for supper.Then when the snow came to spoil our out door skating, we had the Hippodrome, one of the largest enclosed skating rinks in the West, just a little over a half mile away. But now that spring has come, we find that the tennis court has been rolled, and is in an excellent condition for even the champion players. We have the privilege of seeing two champions play every morn-ing when the weather is favorable, namely Profs. Smith and Haglund, and sometimes they become so interested as to almost for-get their class hours, which brings griev-ous effect upon the students, oh yes! Most every student has been out trying to see what he could do, and we find that the new ones are already putting up a close game with many of the older players. We find the enthusiasm growing greater every THE MAN WHO WINS. 20 THE ACORN THE ACORN 21 day, for now the waitress has to come out and ring the dinner bell three or four times before she can call the attention of the in-dustrious players. Nothing is more lamentable here at Bethel, than the fact that We have not the material for working up a first class base-ball nine. We all have an. ardent liking for this sport, and all you can hear now on most every student's lip is base ball, and how wonderful St. Paul has been playing these last two or three weeks. We would all like to see Bethel come up against some other team and gain prominence in the base ball world. However, a few of the boys go down o the park every afternoon, May 5th we again had the great_ pleasure of listening to Dr.Frank A.Cone of the Park M. E. Church. He spoke of life as a series of enlarging circles. "The school room," he said, "is only a mental gymnasium, and although, we may soon forget many of the things we here learn, and hear, still our minds are developed. The influences of the men we meet, as well as of the influ-ences surrounding us, while in school, will live with us through eternity." Dr. Caroline Geisel of Battle Creek, Mich.; spoke at chapel May 3rd. Her theme was "The Effect of Alcohol Upon the Human Body." Among other interesting points she brought out the following: In Munich, Ger-many, which drinks more beer than any other city in the world, only 18 children out of every hundred are born normal, while 94 per cent of the children born in the pro-hibition state Maine, are normal. "Have we and play with the park boys, who play with many of the city amateurs. Last but not least is our great field day the 21st of this month, which every student of Bethel is looking forward to with most intense interest. The boys are under the. leadership of Prof. Win.gblade,who is doing. his utmost to train the boys to go at their work in the most profitable manner, so as. to gain the very best results. Every day we find them out on the field practising running, jumping, throwing, etc., each one doing his utmost to outstrip the other. Prizes and medals are offered and. it will certainly be interesting to see the boys dig. for these honors. a right io deform the coming generation be-fore they are born?" Miss Geisel used, charts to illustrate her lecture. A most unique surprise party was sprung: on Walfred Danielson at the Bethany Church,Monday evening April 2nd. Speech& were made by Rev. Mr. Dahlstrom, Profes-sors Haglund, Wingblade, and Smith, Mr.. Raymond Dahlstrom and Mr. Danielson. Later, refreshments were served. Mr. Dani-. elson received a sum of money from the members of the church in recognition of his faithful work as janitor and organist, for which work he would accept no pay. Seven o'clock.Sunday morning,May 1st, a gay company of students boarded a Still-water car, and after a delightful ride in the , crisp morning air, they arrived at Stillwater just in time to attend chapel at the State , Prison. The happy crowd then went to the, Baptist Church. Here several musical num-bers were rendered by members of the par-ty. From here they proceeded to Wilson's place, about a mile down the river, where the next thing in order was a picnic lunch-eon. The remainder of the afternoon was spent on the St. Croix river in a gasoline launch. The splendid three course dinner, to which Mr. and Mrs. Wilson had invited the party,will not soon be forgotten, especi-ally by those who did not expect more than one course to be served. The Bethel Aca-demy quartette gave several selections at the evening service of the Swedish Mission Church. Adolf Olson spoke at a meeting of the Ladies Society of the First Swedish Church of St. Paul, May 12th, and will speak at a similar meeting at the First Swedish Bap-tist Church of Minneapolis next week. There are now in the library 92 volumes of bound magazines as follows: Baptist Review 1, Biblical World 13, Cosmopolitan 7, Electric 1, Homiletic Review 7, Indepen-dent 5, Literary Digest 11, McClure 11, Out-look 9, Review of Reviews 10, Scribners 6, and World To-Day 11. All of these, except the Homiletic Review, were added during this year. Dr. Ola Hanson was one of the speakers at the Laymen's Missionary Movement. While in the Cities he visited the Academy and gave us an address on missions. He laid especial emphasis on the success that mission work has had in the heathen world during the last two decades. Paul Anderson, one of our former stu-dents, visited school on his way home from Sioux City where he has been working. The Seniors are busy with their theses. Mr. Thomas Graham, secretary of the student Y. M. C. A. at the University, gave a lecture at Chapel, April 14th. He showed that our country is greatly in need of men strong in mind, in body, and in soul. The Junior class has planned an outing at Bald agle Lake, May 16th. It is to be given in honor of the graduating class. Mr. Okerlund works at Lake Minnetonka two days every week. Herbert Johnson visited school, etc., April 23rd. The members of the Junior class have purchased pennants. The Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School and Bethel Academy held a joint picnic at Como Park, April 25th. A hearty dinner mixed with races and games of almost every conceivable kind made the greater part of the day pass altogether too soon. Long strolls through the park and boat-riding occupied the remainder of the afternoon, until a hungry feeling turned the weary footsteps homeward. Jonas Larson led the prayer meeting at the First Swedish Baptist Church of St. Paul, May 12th. We were pleased to see the genial smile of Aug. Sundwall at the Academy recently. Last year he was known on the gridiron by his speed and "white sweater." On May 12th we had the pleasure of hav-ing with us at Chapel Rev. J. 0. Backlund of Strandburg, S. D., Rev. Carl Antonson, our state evangelist, and Pastor Hedberg of Elim, Minneapolis. Mr. Backlund, who for several years was an instructor in Bethel, gave us an encouraging address. Several of the students have been up to look at the comet in the early morning hours; in the evenings they go astronomiz-in g. 22 THE ACORN THE ACORN 23 Mr. Edwall has become a noted man among the students because of his marvel-ous English and his great ability to play the "enthusiasm key" on the piano. Some of the students have recently been wont to go star gazing, etc., on the campus much to the vexation of some occupants of the dormitory. For a gentleman to use his fingers ill:- stead of a handkerchief is not a neat habit at any time, and is certainly not to be excused when in company with a lady. The following was taken from Walfred Anderson's essay on "How to Plant Pota-toes": "The usual distance between the potatoes is one in each corner of each three foot square." Mr. J. Anderson thinks that a smart woman is wiser than a foolish man. Mr. Osborn never goes out walking, espec-ially after dark without his cane (Kane). Mr. Sundstrum has quit school and is now selling neckties at one of the large department stores in Minneapolis. Mr. Osborn must have become "sund-strumized" lately. One week he only came to school one day. Rev. Mr. Hagstrom delivered his last lec-ture on "Aliens or Americans" Wednesday L. F'almquist, '08, has the reputation of being Nebraska's greatest farmer, and we soon expect him to put Wm. Jennings Bryan in the shade. evening, May 25th. The course has been very instructive and the members of the class have received information which will be of great use to them in their work on different fields. Never has a more enjoyable day been spent by the Bethel students and faculty than when the class of 1911 entertained at Bald Eagle Lake, May 16. Having left the Union Depot in St. Paul on an early train, we soon' arrived at Bald Eagle station. After an enjoyable walk ending with a boat-ride, we reached Mr. Skooglun's pretty little cottage on the opposite shore of the lake. That the Juniors are a live bunch was exhibited by the many "1911," "Bethel Academy," and "Alpha Beta" pennants that adorned the walls. From the first every one pitched in with the right spirit, and the morning passed so very rapidly that we felt nearly positive that our watches were in the wrong, when dinner was announced, but our appetites told a different story. Dinner over, the crowd dispersed, some to go fishing, others to visit Boy Island. On the island several pictures were taken, and shortly after five o'clock we again gathered at the cottage. After supper, when quality and quantity abounded, most of the company hurried along the lake shore or by boat to Bald Eagle's picturesque railway station. We ar-rived safely at St. Paul, every one feeling like shouting, "Horray for the class of 1911, they're all right!" that complicated piece of machinery called the telephone. He is at present taking the water cure in Nebraska at the Wasau ar-tesian wells. Miss Haglund, '09, the little miss with the winsome way, has not as yet struck her calling. Dr. C. G. Johnson, '09, has finished his first year at the University of Chicago. His greatest achievement during the past year has been the raising of a mustache. ■ Miss Clara Granbeck, '09, at present with the West Publishing Co., will soon write a book on some interesting subject. Andrew Erickson, '09, very studious and very bashful. Hits the nail on the head and sometimes his thumb. Is a whirlwind carpenter and an expert photographer. We admire the Bethany Messenger, for the true Swedish spirit, which is revealed in it. "The Life and Character of Cicero as Revealed in His Letters" in the Volante is an interesting as well as an instructive article. We missed the exchange department in The Ray. Was it crowded out for more important matters? The Spud contains an excellent produc-tion entitled "The Lost Colony." It should be the duty of the exchange editor to know, what exchanges he receives during the month, and not only what he may find on the exchange table at the end of the month. P. Hedblom, '09, he of the quiet and, studious nature, will send in a bid for the construction of the New Minneapolis post office, which will be his greatest work up to date. N. Soneson, '09, the man who likes Latin and Hebrew, is now finishing his first year at the Southern Baptist Theological Semi-nary, Louisville, Ky. He will not take his B. D. this year. C. G. Tideman, '08, who is finishing his second year at college in bed, would rather fish than eat. Has as yet done nothing worthy of note. Goes out to the country Sundays to keep himself out of trouble. The Joshua Palm, Goldfield, Nev., is a neat little paper. You will always be re-ceived with a hearty welcome. The Criterion contains several good and interesting stories. "My Trip to the North Pole" and "The Autobiography of a Pota-to" deserves special notice. They are well worked out plots and show a great deal of work on the part of the authors. Resolutions of Condolence over a school-mate or someone else should be given a place separate from the jokes, and not on the same page. Otherwise it will be de-prived of its effectiveness and bring about a feeling that it was all a joke. We are glad to receive The Bulletin, Montclair, N. J. It is a paper of the high-est rank. WHAT OUR GRADUATES ARE DOING. (By one now attending the University of Minnesota.) Ernest Norstrom, '09, has been instruct- S. Segerstrom, alias Midget, '09, Jim ing the natives of Arizona in the use of Hill's right hand man. 24 THE ACORN THE ACORN 25 We wish to pay a high compliment to the author of the essay found in the Oracle entitled, "A Plea for Womanhood." We extend a hearty welcome; to the "Owl," Fredericktown, 0. It is in all ways a first class paper, but the school like the one it represents ought to be capable of sending it out once a month. According to the will of Charles Bots-ford, any christian young man in Idaho or North Dakota, who will agree never to touch intoxicating liquor, tobacco in any form, or other narcotics, will have his full college expenses paid either at Fargo Col-lege, N. D., or at the Idaho Industrial In-stitute.— Ex. "I thought I'd drop in and tell you what Ett djupt andligt marker vilade over Sve-rige vid medlet av forma arhundradet, som nara nog kan jamforas med den dystra natt, som vid Luthers framtradande bredde sin svarta slaja over kristendomens varld. Morkret borjade dock sa smaningom att forsvinna och sakra tecken till en annal-kande dag forspordes har och dar. Manga vaknade• upp, sokte Gud och kommo till sinnesandring och tro. Dessa samlades, trots forfoljelse fran de andliga myndighe-terna, i hemmen, laste Guds ord, sjongo sina trosfriska sanger samt frajdades i Guds barns harliga frihet. For deras ogon hangde likval en slaja, som gjorde, att de ej annu kunde urskilja skriftens lara anga-ende dop och forsamlingsgemenskap. Ar 1834 blev ett fartyg pa, resa mellan New York och Charleston utsatt for en haf-tig stormby, sa att alit hopp till raddning syntes farlora.t. Det var ,cla, med dadens fruktan i sitt inre, som en ung man, sven-sken. Fredrik Olaus Nilson, kastade Tomas your hair-restorer did for a friend of mine," said the visitor. "When he started using your hair elixir there were only a few hairs on his head, but now it is com-pletely covered." "Indeed?" exclaimed the patent medicine man. "Yes, by six' feet of earth." Teacher: "Tommy, next time you are late, bring an excuse from your father." Tommy: "Who? Father? Why, he ain't no good at excuses, Ma always finds him out." Lest you forget, and feel regret, Seek first the right and for it fight. Then for thee will spring the light Fraught with purer, clearer vision Of the triumph of true delight. Paines otrosskrift, "Farnuftets Tidevarf," som farut varit hans lektyr, Over bord och anropade den evige our nad och barmhar-tighet. Fornyad till sitt sinne, atervande F. 0. Nilson efter nagon tid till sitt fader-nesland och verkade med framgang i evan-gelium pa vastkusten, sarskilt i Goteborg. Ar 1845 intraffade en handelse, som lade fraet, atminstone det synliga, till baptist-samfundet i Sverige. En ung sjokapten, Gustav W. Schrader, som blivit omvand un-der sina resor till sjos och dopt i New York 1844, ankom till Sverige och sam-m. antraffade med F. 0. Nilson. Foljden blev, att ljus Over Nya Testamentets laror gick upp i den f. d. sjiimannens sjal, och tvanne ar darefter, den 1 augusti, 1847, blev han av 'J. G. Oncken dopt i floden El-be. Darefter aterviinde Nilson till Sverige och upptradde a sin Mastares vagnar med fullheten av hans fralsningsrad. Litet Over ett ar efter denna handelse, natten mellan den 20 och 21 september, 1848, doptes Kattegats vagor nara Goteborg fem lyck-liggjorda sjalar, vilka tillsammans med F. 0. Nilson den foljande dagen bildade den forsta baptistfOrsamlingen i Sverige. Dessa syskon, som sakte vandra i lydnad for Gud, blevo utsatta for svara farfoljel-ser. Vid ett visst tillfalle, da Nilson var pa besok hos en troende broder i Elfsborgs lan, inbrot under motets gang en skara man, bevapnade med klubbor, pistoler, ro-stiga svard, pakar och muskater. De bar-jade sla, och sparka den varnlose Herrens tjanare, och under eder och forbannelser forde de honour i den smallkalla vintern bort till ett fangelse flera mil darifran, och dar blev han inkastad i en cell med en stinkande hog av halm att vila pa. Taligt fardrog han denna barbariska behandling, utan ett ord av klagan. Snart borjade dock myndigheterna att ingripa. Den 11 februa-ri, 1850, blev F. 0. Nilson instamd att in-far Gata hovratt i Jonkoping svara i sitt mdl for utspridande av villfarande lara. Efter en lang rattegang och efter att aven ha inlamnat sin natlesansakan till konun-gen, maste den gudfruktige baptistpredikan-ten sasom landsflyktig lamna sitt foster-land. Men, "martyrernas blod var kyrkans utsade," har nagon sagt, och ur sjalva for-foljelsen ledde Herren sitt verk till seger. Rattegangshandlingarna, daribland Nilsons forsvarstal, trycktes i tidningarna, och pa sa satt blev baptisternas lara i ett enda nu slungat ut Over hela landet, och tusen-tals slumrande hjartan vackta till liv. Snart borjade afven en och annan of de kristna i huvudstaden skaka av sig inro-tade fardomar och manniskobud. En stats-kyrkoprast, Andrew Wiberg, som borjade tvivla pa, denna kyrkas akthet, reste Over till Danmark och doptes i ostersjon natten mellan den 23 och 24 juli, 1852. Rorelsen spred sig alit mer och mer. Det ljus, som fordom uppgick for dem, som sutto i marker, kastade sina klara stralar over en stor del av Sveriges landamaren. Bland andra forkampar ma har namnas D. Forsell och P. F. Hejdenberg, som blevo dapta i Hamburg ar 1854. I maj manad samma a,r agde den fiirsta dopfarrattning i Stockholm rum vid en plats kallad Hast-holmen. Sa, var det verk barjat i Sveriges huvudstad, som i dag har natt en sadan utstrackning. I Dalarna hade 'Agra ar forut en kraftig andlig rorelse uppstatt. Pa. sommaren, 1854, kom Hejdenberg upp till Orsa och predikade ett nyatestamentligt evangelium for oppna hjartan samt dapte 20 lycklig-gjorda sjalar, vilka bildade den forsta bap-tistforsamlingen i Dalarna den 6 juni, 1854. Det goda verket gick framat, sa, att efter sex ar funnos i Dalarna 6 forsamlingar med ett medlemsantal av 810 personer. Men fienden, kunde ej ostord ase en sadan framgang inom Guds rike. Prasterna tilli-lna med deras undersatar reste sig till mot-stand. Hela lass av de s. k. lasarna fordes till lansfangelserna i Falun, Vesteras och andra platser. Under alit detta behollo de dock frojden i Gud och sjango pa sjalva vagen, till fangelset: "Du iimma Faders-hjarta, som vakar Over mig, Hur shall jag kunna alska, hur kunna lova dig?" Folket lyssnade med forvaning till sangen och vittnesborden frail detta underbara ressall-skap, och manger sjal kom darigenom till en levande tro pa Gud. Om vi hade till-falle foretaga en resa upp till Orsa i Da-larna och fa, ett samtal med de numera aldriga veteranerna Nas Per Person och Dordlofva Erik Erson, sa, skulle vi fa veta, att de tillika med manga av deras medsy-skon flera ganger suttit i fangelse pa, vat-ten och brad, den senare en gang pa, 28 dygn, vilket ruinerade hans halsa for hela livet. Det foljande aret, eller 1855, organisera-des den forsta baptistforsamlingen i Norr-land, den i Sundsvall, som sedan blev en utgangspunkt fiir verksamheten i norra Sverige. Den trosfriske dalamannen Nas Per Person tillbringade vintern 1859 inom norra polcirkeln med det resultat, att ska-ror folio som segerbyte till Mastarens fat-ter, och den ena forsamlingen efter den SWEDISH DEPARTMENT BAPTISTERNAS MISSION I SVERIGE. Adolf Olson '10. A Friend of the School, who has g yen a conditional promise of $5,000.00 26 THE ACORN andra sprang upp i den kalla och snoiga riejdenuerg, vil.kens kraftiga vitt-i_ esoord om nanen i Kristus nadde nastan a_ .a demy av Sverige, ma med skai• ralinas sasom baptismens apostel i vart fosterland. angelset biev han fortrogen, med, men en-dast tor att dal igenom bliva mera fortro-gen med sin Gud, som han tog med sig in i den mOrka cellen. En gang, sasom fange NykOping, blev han i talfalle a.t genom fangelsevaggen bara fra,sningens budskap till ett forkrossat hjarta i nargransande rum. PA evighetens morgon skaii resulta-tet av fangens vittnesbord om Kris tus bliva uppenbart. INastan sam!idigt uppstodo nem forsani-lingar i mellersta Sverige, dar broderna Palmquist voro ett kraftigt medel i Guds hand till det s',ora verkets beframjande. ackelsens vindar nadde ned till Saane, sa att redan efter nagra manaders verks.amhe~ dar funnos 7 fOrsamlingar med 300 med-lemmar. • • • Det stcra verket var nu grundlagt, och utvecklingen fortgick med raska steg. Ett avbrott skedde likval ar 1859, (la den Sid-dingska syndfrihetslaran hotade att bortso-pa en stor del av forsamlingarna. En an-nan pestvind, som nagot senare blaste Over sodra Sverige, liisryckte mangen gren fran 'Oct sanna vintradet och astadkqm spli.tring room det kristna lagret. Efter dessa foriidande harjningar kom 'en ny tid av valsignelse. Arbetskrafterna okades med sadana man som Adolf Drake, Per Palmquist, Wilhelm Lindblom, K. 0. Broady, J. A. Edgren )n. fl. Till underlat-tande och utvidgande av verksamhefen bil-dades distriktfOreningar i olika delar av landet. En skola for utbildandet av predi-• kanter lions av Gustav Palmquist under nagra dr. Behoven for ett fullstandigt la-roverk gjorde sig dock gallande, och ar 1866 upprattades Betelseminariet, som allt-sedan bar varit en kalla av valsignelse for 'det svenska baptistsamfundet. K. 0. Broa-dy och Adolf Drake, man utrustade av Gud for sitt hall, • blevo skolans larare och stodo cgria pa sin post, den senare tills- hem-b. nue, nadue honom for fyra ar sedan, och broauy this for tre ar tillbaka, dd. han lam-riz. ae but ansv arsinila kall till yngre krafter. ra juiatton ar 18,)1 bade Per Palmquist riagra barn till sig, fOr vilka han fran sualue uen enala berattelsen om Bar- 1.ens v an. Leta biev bOrjan till sondags-sLoian i Icorsta bap tistfiirsamlingen i Lockliolm — nen forsca i Sverige — vars e.evantal nu uppgar till tusentalen. Pa Oct htterara omradet bedrevs en vik-tig mission, synnerligast genom tidningen Evarigetisten, som senare uppgick i Vecko- Posten, svenska baptisternas i Sverige nu-varande veckotidning. A. Wiberg,. A. Dra-ke samt Vecko-Postens nuvarande redaktorer -J. A. Borgstrom och Jakob Bystrom hava ned.agt ect fOrtjanstfullt arbete i detta hanseende. Sa genom torfoljelser och strider bdde utifran och inifran ledde Herren sitt folk framat fran seger till seger. Samfundet tillvaxte i yttre kraft i det det ena tusen-talet efter det andra blev vunnet for apost-larnas tro, och forsamlingarna styrktes till Oct inre livet genom rika n.adesregn fran 1.6jden. Att vi i dag finna 607 fOrsamlin-gar, nastan lika manga ordinarie predikan-ter, ett medlemsantal av 51,259, 1,050 son-dagsskolor med 60,099 barn, 400 ungdoms-fOreningar med ett medlemsantal av om-kring 20,000 — allt detta ar ett under for yard ogon. Ej mindre an 2,928 blevo dopta fOrlidet ar. Bet ljus, som forst sprang fram i den lil la staden Betlehem, lyser klart Over Sveri-ge, och dess stralar ha darif ran trangt ned i hedendomens morker till skilda delar av var jord. For femtio ar sedan samlades vara fOrtader mangen gang room lykta dor-rar av radsla for ett i okunnighet och synd forblindat folk, nu fa •deras barn och ef-tertradare pd sina konferenser mottaga lyckonskningar fran landets hogste styres-man. Svenska baptistsamfundet har ut-vecklats fran en ringa och foraktad hop till en malt i varlden. Comfiliments of `/ ctorithvG HOU 5 L 1ST 'IN lUDEN"S! 3 S HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO EARN 30o OR MORE THIS VACATION? "The Life of Governor Johnson" is on sate by subscription only. We give liberal terms and exclusive territory rights. For particulars see DAY & KINAPPEN, 401 Hackney Bld, 4th and Jackson Sts., Tel. Cedar 343. St. Paul, Minn. United Engraving Co. FOURTH & CEDAR STS. ST. PAUL. 9th and 10th floors Globe Bldg. 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DAHLBY Plumbing and Heating ST. PAUL, MINN. P. A. JOHANSON, FIN F SHO FS Payne Ave., St. Paul. T. S. 20081. Swenson Bros. Payne Avenue's Largest and Best Furniture and Hardware Store, 882 to 990 Payne Ave. St. Paul GO TO ALLEN BROS. FOR GOOD T. S. 16782. 0. E. LARSON UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER 1911 CENTRAL AVENUE, MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. JEWELRY CHAS. OLSON & CO. 215 CENTRAL AVE., MINNEAPOLIS PALMQUIST BROS. Fine Groceries 989 P.iyn Ave., St. Paul. Tang Sisters, Millinery, lien's Furnishings, Dry Goods and Notions, COUNTY ROAD AND CARTER AVE. GROCIA,RI 928 Raymond Ave. St. Anthony Park, Minn. Our Advertisers are Reliable. 111PORTANT SUIT SALE AT 1- 1-10ENS FASHIONABLE CLOTHING AT LESS THAN MANUFACTURER'S COST. DIVIDED IN THREE LOTS—$15, $20 and $25. ST. PAUL STORE: MINNEAPOLIS STORE: 6th and Minnesota Streets. 32 Sixth Street South. BETHEL ACADEMY Educational Institution of the SlAradish Bapti sts of Arnaricet. Location and Building. Bethel Academy is located in North St. Anthony Park, a beautiful residence district, midway between St. Paul and M nneapolis, on the Como Interurban Electric Line, within the five-cent limit of either city. The new Academy building is a modern brick structure, heated by hot water and lighted by gas. Religious Influence. The atmosphere in Bethel Academy is thoroughly Christian. The daily chapel services, the students weekly prayermeeting, the work of the Missionary Band, the daily Bible classes, all have an effective tendency in checking the literary worker from losing spiritually. Character of the Work. It is our purpose that the work done in Bethel Academy shall be only of the highest order, and equal to that of the best schools of the same grade. We have a large and efficient faculty and are each year adding to our equipments. Admission. The Academy welcomes students of both sexes, regardless of denominational preferance, but all applicants for admission must furnish evidence of good moral character. Academic Department. This department offers three courses of study; the Classical, the Scientific, and the Philosophical. These courses are designed to prepare the student for entrance into any first-class college. Preparatory Department. This department offers advantages to those who are unprepared to enter the first year's class in the regular academy. Business Department. This department offers two courses: A Business course and a Shorthand course. Its purpose is to give superio-r advantages to those who desire to fit themselves to fill remunerative position in business life. Expenses. The expenses are much less than at any other place. Information. For illustrated cataloge and further information, address the Principal of the Academy: ARVID GORDH, ST. ANTHONY PARK, MINN. |
| Language | English; Swedish |
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| Title | bua-1910 1 |
| Date Published | 1910 |
| Transcript | Published Monthly by The Students of Bethel Academy, St. Anthony Park, Minn. • MAY |
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