Abilene weekly reflector., 1922-05-04
HIS EaE SKIP DAY
Students Of Brethren College at Up
Land Enjoy m Outing

StudcntS OF Brcfhren COnege ~ Up
land Enjoy m Outing
Upland, Cal, April 29.--Account
of the skip day Of the college de-
partment Of Beulah College Of Up
land, California, under the super
vision Of the Brethren in Christ
church:
Wednesday morning, April 20,
1922, there were at least seven
roung folks of Beulah College that
4rose before breakfast. These were
tYss Wenger, Anna Eyster, Lucille
Oyer, Geneva ZOok, Viola Burkhold-
er, Helen Gish and G. Aposhian, the
college students who arose at IN
order to make the necessary prepar-
ations for the day. Two OF the num-
Der, Viola Burkholder and Helen
Gish stayed at the home OF Joe A.
Smith the night before so at D
O'Clock sharp everybody, including
the two chauffeurs, Emma Byer and
Allen Foote, were on hand at the
Smith home with high spirits, light
hearts and a good lunch for a care
free day. The sun was not to be
seen on account of high fog but
this did not seem to affect the
party whose only aim this morning
seemed to be to get away before any
Of the under classmen saw them.
However, two Freshmen were up
early also that morning and saw
three of the crowd start out for a
walk and surmising that 1t was a
college skip day and thanks to their
loyal hearts they resolved to tell no
one Of the proceedings until they
were missed at school.
Nerrily the collegians scrambled
into the cars, the gas was applied
and they were of for the day. They
rode steadily on through towns and
villages and beautiful country, over
railroads and bridges, past houses |
and trees and people and on and on. |
Many were the topics Of converse
tiOn, but mostly about nature and
the things concerning botany stu
dents. Many beautiful wild flowers
were seen and Mr.. Aposhian was
given his first lesson in gathering
wild flowers. When the girls saw
a rare flower the car was stopped
and he was sent out for the speci-
men.
At last the party pulled up to
Camp Caton and here 1t alighted and
looked the premises over. They
found 1t to be a very agreeable and
enjoyable place to stay SO breakfast
was prepared while Miss Wenger
sat on the stove to warm her feet.
She did not hinder the preparations
by her lofty position and soon they
were all enjoying the hot wienpies,
coffee, buns and pickles. After break
fast the camp was more thoroughly
explored, pictures taken and flowers
picked.
While here 1t was learned that the I
summit of Cajon Pass was only eight |
niles farther SO the cars were load
I'd and they were off again. Several t
stops were made to pick wild. /
lowers. The summit reached all 7
umped out to explore this new land |
which was above the clouds. A
hort stop was made here, then the I
'arty turned their faces toward 9
amp again. This time much long il
r for some Of the girls became en-
hused in their wild flower hunt. Mr..
Iposhian, it seems has lofty ideals,
or he climbed up the side of the
nountain and sang songs in his ma $
I've tongue while Miss Wenger and I
he two chauffeurs sat in the cars a
nd rested. ID
By and by the flower gatherers a
anne back with their hands full and j
he trip homeward was again re- n
umed. This time in search of Il
ne secluded spot in which to eat '
lr lunch. Several stops were made :
, get Manzanita flowers and wild n
lacs. With this the cars were dec
rated At last the ideal spot was =,
ound but how was Emma to be M