The Gavelyte, September 1911

• ·r1tfi: ; VNLY'l't, an11tlw1· ltv 1IP · •lopin, tlw tal •nt of' npprP<'ill1 inn, hv k" ping n1w' 'l'lf ,t mw' h1• t 11nd H1•1•ing- tlw lwH( in 01w anotlwr. C'nllt·it, oft •n prod11e, n i; ritir.nl h 1h1t nf mind. Ami m1wh miHchil•f iH do,w In f1•llnw sl111lPnlf1 and fa!'ulty 1,y •ultiv t– ing n lltw,•rinr,- ntt,tud' townJ'(l l·v1•rybody. Young nwn nnd wom1•n, 10-:1.11~ 1,: IN OT11~;H i,·nt.t(S. Don't hl' rynieul. HHllml' thnt othPrH will Hurr1•1·rl until ttll'y prnv1• llwy •:urnot. Do not Hn '<'r Ht tlwm. Mr. Kipling Hay "Tht• monk,•y hn I\ p·1Hsi11n l'nr pirking things lO piec •11: and that pa!-!Hton iH the r.harnct •ri lie- nf i'1 Ct.>rior mind:..·• H • l'l'lldy to ~peak n word of cleHl'l'Vt•cl , ppr,•rintion. B1•li1•ving in ntlwrs will h •lp you to have fuilh in yourself. nd I tln want to 1my that you net•d to hnv<' prop r confidPnc in your,wlf. You mny not have extraordina1·y ability. But beli •ve that if you work nnrl \ ait and dare you will ucce cl. Nev r I t up: and never doubt your ultirnatP success. Mr. D pew in addressing young p op! once urged s •lf-n·lianc1•, de– claring that the Bibi asserts, "Every tub must sit on its own bottom," and when laughter follow <l he added "Th Bible eith r says that or Is it ought to." Depend upon yourself. Have courag . You cannot lean up againi.t a barn door and walk off at the same time.'' It is properly expected that you will have Jots of fun in college. Proper fun which is not vamlalism nor the breaking down of self respect and prop r rP– spect for others i wholesome. Have your "pranks." Go in for athletics. There is something lacking in the young man or young woman who docs not en~ joy athletics and proper fun. But you do not need tobacco nor a pipe. Of course you will not disgrace yourself by drinking. Fun is not dissioation, fun is recreation. And in it all be honest with the mother who is at home praying for you. Be enthusiastic. And remember what you are in college for; not to learn to make a living but to make a life. You are no l6nger a little child. Getyour bearings for life. Don't play with toys and let the worthier things of life g t lost. Begin now to put the emphasis on the right place in life. Make the most of what is worthy. What would you think of a man who built a steam engine fa~tory and then manufactured nothing but pins? Prepare your life to do worthy things: to produce a proper output for a college educated man or woman. Do not play the fool and waste all of your bullets on the short range. Keep close to Christ. Central to all of this are these words: ''The soul of all improve– ment is the improvement of the soul." Reciprocity. Toast given at Alumni Banquet June 9th, 1911. MISS VERA ANDREW, '03. From year to year, as one listens to the toasts at the banquet season, it is interesting to note just what effect an invitation to respond to a toast pro– duces. Some are affected with 3. sort of hysteria, others are angry, other~