The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1919-07-12
School Exhibit at Zion College Building
Zion Educational Institutions, Held on
June 5th and 9TH
(CBWD
Continued from previous issues.)
&C. B. W.

1896, only two years previous to the Span
lsh-American war.
If that was true in 1914, the beginning
of the world war; what would be the differ
ence in value now? The figures would
indeed be startling. Is it any wonder that
industrial strikes and upheavals are every
where taking place and that present condi-
tlons are threatening to burst out with all
the fury of pent-up volcano and demolish
the whole existing order of things?
Other interesting graphs showed that
young men with high school education
advanced far higher in position, salary and
general capacity, by the time they reach the
age of twenty-five, than those possessing
facts having been gathered from statistics
taken from great industrial establishments
in various parts of the country.
In the Ancient History class, ones atten-
ton was attracted by maps representing the
four world empires according to Nebuchad-
nezzars dream and Daniels Interpretation
the Babylonan, the Persian the Grecian
and the Roman; also maps showing the four
divisions of the empire of Alexander the
Great and others showing the two divisions
of the Roman empire.
1t is intensely interesting, in studying
these outstanding world events as outlined
| in profane history, to note their relation to
sacred history. knowledge of ancient
history is of invaluable aid in the study of
! prophecy, and one finds incontestible proof
that prophecy has been fulfilled to the let
ter right up to the present time.
| If ic a1cO Of ir,tepca iptaract +o ct,,dxy tba
relationship of ancient to modern history
the way in Which the one merges into the
other and in which prophecy is being full
filled at the present time. In this connec-
ton was a drawing of Nebuchadnezzar's
image, with the head of gold opposite
map of the Babylonian empire, the breast
of silver parallel with map of the Persian
empire, the belly and thighs of brass with
a map of the Grecian empire, the legs of
iron, showing the Roman empire, and the
toes of iron and clay with map showing
the pupils idea of the way this is develop
ing in the League of Nations and the gradu-
al revival of the Old Roman Empire, as
indicated in the current events of the day
and as outlined in prophecy.
In the study of Modern History, each
student had written papers on topics in
which interested, giving authority for state
t1ents, with a complete photography of COM
tents. These papers will be placed In the
school library for historical reference and
must therefore be absolutely authoritative,
having borne the closest inspection of the
teacher besides being compiled with the
greatest care as regards accuracy
The topics covered an extensive field -
The Irish Question from 800 A. D. to Pres
ent Nfne The Development of Russia,
History of the Airplane, History of the
Tower of London, Typical Cathedrals of
Europe, etc.
The best students, teachers, writers, speak
ers or people of consequence in any field
of endeavor are never entirely satisfied with
work accomplished; they are merely graft
fed that it has been done so we'll, compara-
lively speaking. The only man or woman
who regards himself with entire compla-
cency is the one who has played at the
serious things Of life while others did the
work and faced the real problems.
! Judged from this standard, the work III
English has been highly gratifying Every
thing on exhibit was shown just as handed
i in, with red ink corrections and there
were very few
! Most of the themes dealt with personal
experiences, thus training the students to
respect their own thoughts and observations
which they are too apt to regard as common
place. In this way, originality and self
reliance are developed. Moreover, they