Tage Six
SOUTHWESTERN
UNION
RECORD
Southwestern
Junior
College
‘Department
NEWS ITEMS
Lovers of music feasted their hearis
last Wednesday night,—solos, duets,
quartettes, and choruses,—from Miss
Ranson’s “Whispering of the Pines,”
to the “Good-night’” lullaby of the Ap-
ollene Club,—every number, both vo
cal and instrumental, was thoroughly
enjoyed,
S. W. Abel, from Dallas, one of
Keene's students of other days, took
dinner in the Home dining room last
Sabbath. When they once get a taste
how they do like to come back.
Mrs. Hines, from Oklahoma, spent
Friday and Sabbath in Keene, getting
ber son, Ercell, nicely settled in the
school.
The wedding bells rang for Winnie
Miller, a former Keene student, a
few weeks ago. She was married at
Enid, Oklahoma, to Ernest Hunter.
Did you hear those six intensely in-
teresting letters that were read in tage
Foreign Mission Band last Friday
night? If not, you missed something.
Mr. Spraggins was an over-Sabbath
visitor in Keene.
Thursday morning, the several con-
ference presidents spent the chapel
hour in getting acquainted with the
students of their respective confer-
ences.
The last semester's work is well
under way. If you didn’t get an Al
grade on every exam this time, get
busy. The end is only seventeen
weeks away.
Professor Nelson and Professor
Hamilton visited with the Cleburne
church last Sabbath. Professor Ham.
ilton talked to the church on “Tal-
© ents.”
The officers of the Missionary Voi-
urteer Society for the last semester
Leader, Mr. Dunn; assistant
Mr, Price and Miss Smith;
assistant
are:
leaders,
secretary, Miss Lickey;
secretary, Miss Cordis,
The Gospel Team of the Ministerial
Band has made a good opening at tlie
Hopewell schoolhouse, about two
miles west of Keene, A live Sunday
school has been organized and there
is much enthusiasm. Mr. Cowan re
ported that there were thirty-five
present last Sunday afternoon.
South Texas students clanned to-
gether last week and had a table all
to themselves. Elder Neff, president
of the South Texas Conference, pre-
sided.
Professor Peebles took advantage
of a vacant examination period and
made a flying trip to Fort Worth last
Tuesday.
Board meeting—the event of the
season! They worked early and late,
—and then left as suddenly as they
came,
“Listen to the Echoes” is the theme
of the cover design for the March num-
ber of the Watchman Magazine. The
echoes of peace, of course. This sub-
ject, as well as that of the war situa-
tion, is discussed in several well writ-
ten articles and editorials in this num-
ber of the Watchman Magazine.
“The strong, worthy life is the life
of selection, not of weak surrender.”
“Believe in others and they will be-
lieve in you.”
“No man is called to a far-off ser-
vice who is deaf to that which is near
at hand.”
Mind conscious of integrity scorns
to say more than it means to perform.
—Burns.
A RESOLUTION
Friday will go down in the annals
of the Southwestern Junior College
a3 an high day among the students.
Everybody was glad. President Nel-
son told the school that the old debt
of nearly $28,000, which has hung like
a pall over the College, had been cut
down to about $8,000 during the past
year.
Because the people of the South-
western Union Conference reached
the 20-cent-a-week goal, the General
Conference refunded to the Union to
apply toward the school debt, $10,300.
The sale of “Christ’s Object Les-
sons,” and pledges, raised this sum to
more than $19,600. Moreover, .im-
provements, which include the elec-
tric light plant and the vegetable
house, and necessary repairs, costing
about $2150, were made during the
year.
Enthusiasm ran high, and by a
unanimous rising vote the students
ordered the following resolution:
“RESOLVED—That we, as students
and teachers of the Southwestern
Junior College, express our gratitude
to the constituency of the Southwest-
ern Union Conference, and to the
Board of Managers of the College,
who, by their sacrifice and loyalty to
the school, have reduced the debt on
the College and made possible the
electric lighting system and other im-
provements; and we pledge ourselves
to aid in every way whatsoever, our
College toward the fulfillment of its
mission.”
A new day is dawning for our Alma.
Mater, and the sons and daughters
of the Southwestern Union Confer-
ence are getting ready for the jubi-
lee. Hasten the day!
Are you aware that “The Old East-
ern Question Is Dead?’ This is the
topic of a stirring article by Dr. Ma-
gan in the March number of the
Watchman Magazine. Do not fail to
read it!
“Give as you would if an angel
Awaited your gift at the door;
Give as you would if tomorrow
Found you where giving was o'er;
Give as you would to the Master
I¥ you met His loving look;
Give as you would of your substance
If His hand the offering took.”
“The current of God’s blessing will
ficw into our hearts only so long as we
allow it to flow out to others.”