1933 Cedrus Yearbook

FRESHMA N CLASS First row: Miller, W. Reid; Second row: Thompson, P. Reed, Knoop, Labig, McCallister, Robe, Henry, Hostetler, Wat- son, McKnight, Thomas: Third row: Chenoweth, Wham, Turnbull, Corry, Corbin, Bradley, Coulter, Guthrie, Bisdorf, Dean, 0. Brill, M. McLaughlin, M. Linton; Fourth row: McHenry, Meyers, R. Murray, Cappola, Glass, Buehler, W. Linton, V. Gar- lough, Fox, Ensign, Chamberlain. under the wheels of his own chariot, and the man who has set his heart upon riches is denied the kingdom of heaven. Character cannot be built successfully without God. By this we do not mean that he must accept some theological formula which we or somebody will draw up, or which some Church may prescribe. We mean only that he cannot build a true and noble charac- ter except by reference to universal ends, and with the help of a power which is more than his own. To build the house of character around anything which is merely per- sonal, or individual, or indeed anything less than universal is to fail to build the best."Ex- cept the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that build it." Psychologists point out to us that an act of will in favor of a higher how secures an influx of energy that enables it to triumph. There is general agreement that in itself the ideal impulse is weaker than the coarser desires of our nature. And yet we know that if we turn an effort of will upon that ideal impulse, and at the focus of consciousness, what it urges, we may at- tain a great victory over the coarser desires. Certain- ly that is how character grows up. But from where does the influx of energy with which to enforce the ideal impuse come? Many psychologists say that self-respect is a great saving force, but it will not account for good character. A man who has ac- quired admirable moral sentiments may yet become an habitual drunkard. He may still desire the real- ization of all that is good and moral, and may have a lofty ideal of conduct, but if he has become known to all the world as a sot, and has become aware of the fact, no longer can he find in his self-regarding sentiment a support for his better, more ideal mo- tive. The Salvation Army can point to thousands of cases where men were habitual drunkards and habit- impulse some- SPECIAL STUDENTS Auld. James, Waddle Page Fifty-six