The Gavelyte, April 1914

CEDARVILLE COLLEGE Vi'e never reach ouir 1i1d·eals, wheit'hEr of me.ntal 'Or moral imp,ro 1 ve– merut 'but the thot 1 oif tihem s'h1ows us ,our de'.fi'Ciencies and, ,spurs ws •on to Mg1h er a nd 'better thin.gs . The visfo.n o,r ideal i,s,. neV1e1r •pe1rfo,crtly 'Wl"Ought, ,for as mam. •rud1v,ance•s hi1s ideal a certain ,s1te1p 'he i•s not tlhern sati"lfied but srtill wis 1hes to rai1se irt Mg1he•r, and it musrt alrwiays reim,ruin a Nttle beyond his reach. H one's aim we-re to reach a goal, then after the prize was won 'he woruld have n 1 otihin,g ,tJo ,Ie,aid •him on oT notJh1in:g towa,rld wthi,cih rto bendl hi•s efforts . .we have fill! ex-ample of GaTilb 1 alidii wh•o,se whole idea 1 wiais towrurd the Ull'ifiicaJtrion of 1 I1traly. He ,led 1 many expe.di, ti1onrs a,nid fou1ghlt rm.1an,y battloo to ga:in h1s ideal. Ho 1 we,ver i,t w,a.s 1 ,neveir aocom,P'].ds1hed. Though all the gleams for material t 1 hings may fade, snrnh 3JS !fille gl,eam for 1power, glory and wc. 1 aHJh ,tihere is. one whioh wm al.w1ays remain in our hea•rts. Thiis is the gl £am of Ohrist'•s, 1,0,ve ,and ·C1hri 1 s– rtian lbel'.1e,f w.Mch lead s us to 1ife ete,rnal. Thus whEn t•be •r·ay of in.spfr,a1tion ~mrd•den•ly Plhines, on us, }eit us recognize it and seek to r ,aise it 1hilgihe 1 r. Tthe man wh 1 0,s,e lHe wo1rk irest:.B on the vi·sion or gleam is giv:i.rug the gr eatest ,proof of ibis, kJirusthip to his Maker. Not of ·the sun.Hght, Not of the mo,oniH,ght, Not •of the srtarlighrt, 0, young mariner, Down to the haven, Call your companions, Launch your vE,s 1 s·el, And crowd your canv•as•, And 'ere it vanishes Over the mar.gin. ·After it, foHow 1it, Follow t •he gleam. "OUR ADtVISERS." Fl'(),rence Scott, '17. The Ladies•' .Adv1sory Board is becoming mlo~·e active t he last few months. They recently ,gave an oys,ter supper at wMcih they realized a nre,at sum, and in the, nerar fu1t,ure, will 1 g\'. 1 ve ,a play, "Thoe Pin'k Swan Pattern," at which they will be gl•ad to •have the patronage of ,s1tud•ents an>d friends. The object of the Bo-ard is to refurnish the gi11s' waiiti1ng room as soon as ,the necessary funds are raised. ,and they wouM advise t hat when the room is put in good condition •thiat tJhe g1l 1 1,1s lbe ,a Ht'tle more tidy and u1r ,ful 'in diS'pos·inig- of 1.h rema 1 ins of tthe,i,r lluil!c'hes, ,a,s tin <'an:-; d•o not make pretty liackgrounds for window drruperi s. 3