The Gavelyte, November 1912

· 1::u.\ R \ ILLE "UL LEGE all her effort to gain selfcontrol "Ellen, can it be true? You, here?'' "Yes, Mr Hamilton , I've been here for two years and am happy in th work. But why d . you come here? Have you forgotten your last message?" "My last message!" uttered Hamil– ton, shuddering, no never! It remains the same, I shall still love you for– ever." v\' ith the above words the misunderstanding wa made clear, and both realized that one little word had caused three years of bitterness in thei r liv es. It is needless to say they were 5'10n mirr ied and are now far happier tha n if the telegram had been sent correctly, £or £lien sJ.ys that she would never have heen fitt ed £or the duti es of a wife had she not had the settlement train– ing, and learned the happiness oE doing for others while Earl declares that tho·e three year. only tau-{1t hi n to appreciate the only jewel ever found . Chapel Talks. On Monday, October 21, 1912 the chapel hour was given to Rev. W. R . Graham, '05. Rev. Graham gave an interesting talk from whi ch b oth faculty and students were able to gather some good a !vi ce . H e used a text taking it from Luke 14:~8. He emphasiztd ''The Build ing of Cha racter." "It mean nothing, he said to have our emotions moved to the better and bigger lt1ing if we are nut willin ~ tu make some sacrifice.'' H e said that there were two important things necessary in character building as well as in any other con truction. 'I hese two neL essities are Mate rial and Cost . The "cost" is very important. Every ideal is combatant. Every time we make an impact on our ideal a reaction occurs exactly at the same time. At that place comes the cost. If you pay the cost y,)u go on building but if you withhold it you stop building. He stated th ;i t what we needed was a "prepetual motive." Thi, perpetual motive i~ Jesus Christ. Rev. Graham is welcomed by both students and faculty to return whenever the opportunity permits. \fr. VJendall Foster, wliu is ".1µerintending Sunday Schoo l work in Erie, Pa., wa with u Thursday morning, October l 7. He gave a short talk during <.h.ipel hour. He empha i7.ed that all students should endeavo r not to make .my enemies while going through bis collPge life. He said the best way to keep frvrn doing this was to be very careful in wha t you said and how you said it. HP returned to his work in Erie, Pa., the next day. He will return tu college during the next . emcster and will resume hi work in his studies. He is a member of the e r1ior clz.s. and is expecting to graduate next spring. R~v. J. Alvin Orr, '97, gave a talk to the students and faculty in chapel, Monday morning, October 28 He took for his subject, "Our Tal ent of Ap– preciation." He said that we ought to bury this habit of critJCism. That we were all too apt to criticise rather than to approve and appreciate something i,orneone else bas said or dune. He wished to empbasi e tint the only life wunh while is the "self-lcs. " life. ''Except a graill of whe.;t fall into the grouud and die it shall not live." Vl/e are all conn Lec.1 with people around tt,; by cords. We should ende,wor to use these cords for a good purpose and 110t try to cut them. He: left many good thoug·hts witb the students and t•1 nvo11e was glad of the opportu11ity to hear him. "" '