1920 Cedrus Yearbook

... A 1920 JUNIOR CLASS HISTORY CLASS OF 1921 NOTHER year has come up in the lottery of life. It has found the class of '21 of Cedarville College pushing rapidly forward in their college career. There has been much hard work. Many discouragements have been encountered. And yet, we, as a class, can not but feel the thought which the poet sings: "From founts of dawn our joyous college days Have rippled like a brook right pleasantly, Half-way to noon. But now with widening turn, make pause In happy retrospection locked, We backward look." Time has wrought many *a change in our class during the three years of its life. So many changes that there is only one among us now who belonged to the class as a freshman. Helen Stewart represents the original class and brings to us a fine example of its former ability and love for knowledge. The remaining number of our class began college life together in the preceding class, but for various reasons we one by one were destined to the class of '21. Although we are sorry to lose our classmates of those other days we are very glad to have been brought together as a class to experience these days filled with work and with pleasure, days of the junior year of the class of '21. Paul Duncan and Leslie Dean have but one draw-back to their felicity. Leap year! Since the rest of us belong to that sex which during leap year hold the key to the world's happiness or misery, these young men are living in fear and trembling since January, the first. Of course, Leslie is not afraid of the proposal. He is afraid someone will get ahead of Helen. We have in our possession that which many a class lacks. A blues- chaser! For Millie believes that if one makes the best of things and lives each day as it comes, one is bound to get through—even examina- tions. With the junior year, the serious side of life begins to present itself. One bcg:ns to look back on the pleasant schools days with a feeling of regret that they are so nearly done, and forward with anticipation, eager, yet rather fearful, to the great step out in the world after graduation, the commencement day of that fuller, deeper life for which one has tried to prepare. When we think of these things it brings a new sense of the responsibility of "life" and a sweet seriousness which leads us to wish in the words of Longfellow that we as a class may: "Build today, then, strong and sure, With a firm and ample base. Thus ascending and secure Shall tomorrow find its place." M. L. G. 28