Dodge City times., 1889-05-23
COLLEGE COLUMN.
PROFESSOR B. F. PowELsON, Sup't.

COLLEGE COLUMN.
PROFESSOR B. F. PowELsoN, Sup't.
In reading the history Of our variou
colleges we are impressed with one fac
in the experience of almost all Of @
them, that they had days and eve
years of trials and struggles. Hanove
college, which now occupies so high
rank among institutions of learning
had its small beginning and periods o
struggle. 1t opened in 1927 with si'
pupils, in log csbbin; and out of thi
humble beginning also came forth ou
Chicago Theological Summary, now I
fountain of immense good to the Pres
byterian church and world. Betweel
three and four thousand students hav,
been educated in whole or in part il
Hanover college, many of whom ar,
found in high places in all spheres o1
business scattered throughout the re
public and many foreign lands.
Miss Flora Swan has enrolled for thu
balance of the term, and will pay at
tention to a few branches of study
specially. She became member o.
the Dormitory boarding club.
The closing exercises of the college
for this year will be held in the opers
house, on the evening of June 6.
The time for the annual meeting ol
the board of trustees, elected by the
Presbytery, occurs June 5.
The annual address will be delivered
on the evening of the 9Th of June 10y
Dr. A. Forbes Irwin, of Hutchinson,
Kansas.
BE COURTEOUS, BOYS.
81 treat him as we'll as he treats
me, said Hal.
His mother had just reproached him
because he did not attempt to amuse or
entertain boy friend who had just
gone home.
Il often &C in there, and he doesn' t
notice me" said Hal again.
"Do you enjoy that?''
"Oh, l don't mind; l don't stay
long"
II should call myself very selfish
person if friends came to see me and |
should pay no attention to them.
well, that's different; you re grown
up"
"Then you really believe that polite
ness and courtesy are not needed among
boys?'
Hal, thus pressed said that he did
not exactly mean that; but his father,
who had listened, now spoke:
"a boy or a man who measures his
trea tment Of others by their taeatment
of him, has no character of his own.
He will never be kind or generous or
Christian. Ii he is ever to be a gen.
,leman, he will be go in spite of the
Of others. If he is to be
noble, no other boys meanness will
change his nature. And very earn
,stly the father added: Remember
his, my boy, yon lower your own self
every time you are guilty of an un-
worthy action because some one else
s. Be true to your best self, and no
BOY can drag you down.
We feel like venturing the recital of
! story for the benefit of our young
friends, and l am sure our boys will
it. 1t is true incident re-
ated, in his ripper years by the son who
proved it the best policy, to show one
owe Now
On day-a long, hot day it had been,
OO-he met his father on the road 10
own.
II wish you would take this package
% the village for me, Jim,'' said the
ather hesitatingly. Now this sou was
boy of twelve, not fond of work, and
ust out of the bayfield, where he had
,een at work since day-brake. He was
ired, dusty and hungry. The town
vas two miles away. He wanted to at
end singing after supper.
His first impulse was to refuse, and
hat to do it harshly, ve1ed as he was
n being asked to do this after hard
lays toll. But he knew that if he did
efuse, his father would himself 90. He
vas a gentle patient man. But some
hing stopped him-some good guardi-
n spirit.
"Of course, father, I'll take it." he
aid heartily giving his scythe to one of
he men, and taking the package.
''Thank you, Jim," said the father,
4 was going myself, but some how l
ont feel very strong to o-day''
The father walked with the son to
he road that turned off to the town,
nd as he left, he put his hand on the
on arm, saying again, Thank you,
ny son; you We always been good boy
o me, Jim"
The son attended to the delivering
f the package and returned without
elay. When he came near the house
e saw a number of the farm hands
about the door. One came
o him with tears rolling down his
heeks. "Your father" he said, che
ell dead just as he reached the house.
The last words he spoke we're to you"
Over and over again has that son
banked God that his fathers last
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