The Gavelyte, May 1911

The ~avelyte. VOL. VI. MAY 1911. What Cedarville as a Community Owes to Cedarville College. BY REV. WM. GRAHAM, '05. NO. 5. I received a letter from a member of the editorial staff, asking me to show my appreciation of the Gavelyte by contributing an article to its pages. I wish I could show my appreciation in a more substantial and a more generally satis– factorily way. No alternative suggesting itself, I shall proceed with the article. The Alumni's neglect of the Gavelyte, - unfortunate as that is, would be a comparatively small matter if it were not an indication of indifference toward the general welfare of the college. I have been a consistent subscriber to the Gavelyte, that is: I have taken it ever since it was first published. And my subscription is paid up to date if I am not mistaken. (If I am let me know by return mail.) I do not say that the above is the fulfilment of my whole duty toward the Gavelyte, but I am gomg to take the liberty to say to the managers of the paper, that its success depends upon them. The job is yours. If it fails the c-auses are solely with you. You are not making a cent out of it of course, but if it fails you will be the greatest losers. If it succeeds the credit is all yours. If it succeeds you will be the greatest gainers. Don't blame the Alumni or anybody else. Its just like my proposition or the other fellows, the difficulty is to keep other people interested in it. But that iR our task. Person– ally I think you have succeeded. This, however, does not alter the fact that the general indifference of those whose support you wish to enlist, has made your work doubly hard. Had the same paper gone out among men and women who really cared to maintain a vital interest in the life of the college, and in each - other, results would have been very different. There are, however, signs of an awakening among the sons and daughters of Cedarville College. One move at least, has been suggested that may result in something worth while. I refer to the plan presented in your last issue by Rev. Clarence Young. I presume that by this time the idea has been brot to the notice of every member of the Association. It commends itself to me be– cause it is so obviously workable. There can be no doubt about that. If any member of the Alumni Association turns down this plan, it certainly will be be– cause he does not care to turn his hand to aid in the building up of the college. And that, of course, is a reflection upon him or her as the caRe may be, and not