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CHRISTMASOlandt0CIVILIZATIONLL Christendomagain celebrates thonativity of tho founder of the Christianfaith and the inauguratlon of tho newyear The heartyields to tho pre-vailing spirit and

dfsplteIntel1ectualNot to observe Insome form thoChristmas festivalis felt to do via

I lence to the bestInstincts of humanity This holidayeclipses all other birthdays as thesun makes tho electric light to castlargeLgives occasion for springs of humankindness and good will to flow Itchallenges the charge that man IsInnately and persistently selflsbMore than Is believed practice the

I truth that is more blessed to givethan to receive

ChrUtmas Is the festival of childrenand women Christs conception ofchildhood and youth and his treat ¬

ment of women made It possible forthem to commemorate his birthdaywith Joy and gladness At the out ¬

set of his career ho foretold the regnancy of tho cradle and the glory ofthe woman Christmas celebrates thebirth of a child to whom the worldowes tho progress of 1900 years andwhose work will endura so long asearth shall continuo and Influence oth-er

f worldsINETEEN

centuries ago a peasantgavebirththe greatest possible work to free allwomen from bondage and nil childrenfrom slaverythe evils which disgraced past ages Jesus Influenceupon humanity as a child a man ateacher and as a Saviour as one whoput the eternal right of man above nilestablished customs and precedentIs the greatest Inheritance of the human race The king of the Jews hasbeoome the king of the world A He-brew mind with no racial bias is nowruling the nations The spirit of theChrist most deeply moves modern lifeand thought Ills name has passedover our Institutions and his mind haspenetrated Into our social and domestic existence The Inspiration of truebenedlotlonit tors literature and morals areascribed to him J

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shores light to those in darkness andmaking the wilderness to blossom asthe rose Inuunierable poems dramasand songs have been developedthrough hip teaching Art taxes Itselffittingly to portray his life anhileclure struggles to build temples suitablefor his worship Universities col ¬

logos schools and all systems of education attempt to realize his esti ¬

mate of the dignity and worth of child-hood

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Government Itself said Gladstone is but the translation of theteachings of Jesus Christ into humanlaws and Institutions Ills thoughts

sand Ideas toll like a giant for mansprogress The single historic vine inSanta Barbara carried to California bya priest has changed all the Industriesof that land so Christs Ideas carryenergies for civilizing worlds As thesun upon the borlzlon trolls forwardpouring forth warmth out of Its In ¬

visible urns so we perceive an atmos-phere of hope and Joy has beenpoured over the continent out of theart of Christ and those who lovedhim The world celebrates at Christ-mas

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the advent of this wonderful be-Ing It looks reverently upon the faceof him the feeble Infant In the mangor and upon other children to whomhe gave so much

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IILDREN and Christmas are thefactors of civilization Edmund I

Burke defined civilization asthe spirit of a gentleman and the

spirit of religion in n life lived in theI presence of man and God

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dron educate the parents In affectionand gentleness and through them thecommunity The spring whence civIllzatlon flows Is the Babe of Maryand the babe in every home TheChristmas spirit Incarnated In deedof kindness of solf forgetfulness lovemutual helpfulness is the secret olChristian civilization

It will Inoculate all the world withthat purpose to do Justice and dealkindly with our follows Christianityhas been d oil nod as a beautiful civ-ilization rlowly Journeying across theearth It la tho only civilizationworthy to be named It presentsIdeals with the power to realize thorn

rr IIBRB were Individuals who refooled ideal virtues in otherperiods but wore unable to mul

uply themselves dylug like Beatricewho took her beauty as they carriedtheir moral excellences away wibthem The first Christmas dawned ona world of selfishness and sin anddark with folly and cruelty Tberwas beauty for the few slavery pov-

erty and starvation for the manyLdeath for the unwelcome child nt I

degradation for woman There wen375000 paupers In a population o I

1000000 In Rome It was a period otIntellectual chars moral and socialdesolation and Individual hopeless-ness Into this gloom came the statof Hohlohem beaming light hope andsympathy The contrast between themanger birth and the Christmas mornthat will dawn this wee with itscarols songs gifts Joy and gladnessla the most striking contrast earthshistory holds

With that first Cbnstmaa childhoodbecame sweet amt sacred woman wascrowned queen sif the heart and homepoorInnd sympathy and the Joy of gener-osity became contagious As the sunriser erller and lingers longer thenyesterday so the split of rbrtafmaawill uftbor in tile golden age of bapplness sad food win Inuse great pieture of Coreggto the tight on ib fauof the babe h ids a glow to Bhppheuland wine men The Christmas spiritlends a Blow to all tbe instrumentsand fortes of society

IViBILE htmmnliy fads bolow thn

Ideal tile effort o practice i

U sot wholly nucatnrv Tldrift o the world Is upward Tu

people are ellrabl K Interest In ciiiidree is lawMstnc Woman Is comingto tier own Labor Is entering ihereward of work War ig becomingunpopular Racal prejudice will hidein sbame The Christ spirit is vietnriims Gods good will becomes triumphant In home street and logiclative hall The triumphs of the pastdictate new struggles for the futureWhen Pericles gave his oratlen overthe Athenian dead pointing to thegraves the great orator said Theirsilence is eloquent These heroes askus to go and live for the city for whichthey died Thus past achievementspledge us to fresh fidelity Christmatt asks us to lend tho impulse of anew love to home school street andcity to be a friend ot the friendlessa benefactor to some dumb beast ordeserted child to be voice for thedumb eyes for the blind springs ofwater for the thirsty trees of shadefor the weary food for the hungryrefuge for the smitten

Be an angel of mercy bringingpeace on earth and good will toward

men and thus hasten a Christmaswhich will not simply come tomor-row but will stay all the year

Christmas SaladIFor a Christmas salad select thelargest and brightest red apples andcut n deep slice from eqch at thestem end Scoop out the pulp dropboth the covers and apples Into coldwater and loevo them until neededCut crisp celery Into small pieces with

WDIInutsapple and fill with the salad fittingeach cover carefully and set on a bedof crisp lettuce leaves Just beforeserving

11ISo dirt It tinWhen ihe Crest Love came to the

stable doorAnd entered In

And hid Himself la the breath olline

AllIS the wirmih of hayAnd whispered the Stir to ihloe

And 10 brut ibj diyAtke SnaD

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NIELS NIELSENTenor

MISS AMBROSESoprano

YOU WILL FIND FRIEND IN BEREA

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finding somebody whom you know10f who Is coming to Berea this

and you may be sure thatwhen you get here that you willfind young people that you know

But there la something more im ¬

portant than this You will find inBerea Just the young people that youWANT TO know Those who come

here are the very bestthose whohave most ambition aspiration andhigh purpose It Is well worth comln

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makerto Berea Just for the friends you

There are many ways In which wo

become acquainted with the studentshere There will be many pleasantyoung men or young women In thebuilding where you have your roomwhich is called a dormitory Thereare four ot these buildings occupiedby young woman and eight which areoccupied by young men In each ofthoio buildings there Is a teacher ormonitor In charge who will show youyour room help you fix things up andIntroduce you to the other students

And then our meals are happy tlmesAt table you wllllmoet some whomyou have not seen perhaps In classor In the dormitory Sometimes anumber of friends In one class havea table by themselvea so that theyare euro to meet three times a day

And there on Friday night thereare the Literary Societies and onTuesday afternoon a meeting of theMountain Society and on Tuesday andWednesday nights great singing class-

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Some of these you will attendand find friends there

And there are the leathers Everyyoung lady meets first Miss Bowersox the Dean of Women who has asmile and greeting for all You vlllfind her In a pleasant office at thoLadles Hall and she will take downyour name and the name and postoffice ot your parents and help youIn all the first things so that youwill know right away that you haveone good friend that you can alwaysgo to

Each young man has his advisingofficer If he Is studying to be a

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teaher In the Normal Department

this first friend Is Prof Dlnsmorowhose wonderful book on Teaching aDistrict School has Just been Publ-

ished by the American Book Comp-

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The young men In tho Academygo to Dean Marsh in tho east end ofLincoln Hall The young men In thoModel Schools have their headquar ¬

eastlofand Tutor Diznoy ore to be foundYoung men In the Collegiate Department have as their special advisingofficers President Frost and Protflame

In this way at tho very start youget acquainted with one teacher wloIs your special friend and helper Andthen one after tho other you will

Kt sicqunlnted with others But youhave this one friend to begin with

Iand to that friend you can always return If you get Into any difficulty

You will find that you are taken

Igood caro of In every way Berea hasbeen more particular in caring for Itsstudents than any other school Thisis shown in the expensive provision i

of mountain water which comes In

Iron pipes from ten springs far awayIn the hills Besides this there isDr Cowley who Is ready tolook afterany student the moment he begins-

to be sick or feel bad In any wayI And In tho hospital where they aretraining girls In tho caro of those

i who are sick they are always anx ¬

j ious to have patients Parents neverweed worry about their children whenthey aro at Berea because oven thothey should bo nick they will be bettercared for than If they were at homeAs a matter of fait there cannot bo

found anywhere a thousand young peo¬

plo who have as little sickness as thestudents at Berea

iLet no one hesitate to start forfear he will be lonesome or homesickOf course wo love our homes but welove them well enough so we can goaway In order that we may come backstronger and better The fact Ja

that tho end of tho term you will havemore friends In Berea than in an11other place on earth

MISS CORNRUUSContralto

MR WELLESBasso

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WHERE THERE IS A WILL THERE

I IS A WAY

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It was a noble Roman In Homesi Imperial dayWho heard a coward eroaker before

Ithe battle say

Theyre safe In such a fortressthere Is no way to take It

Ah No replied tho hero Ill finda way or make it

A great many people fall to accompllsh anything in this world because1otIroueagelike to make a start to get an edu-

cation and amount to something butthey have not tho nerve to startout to do It

I And there aro always a grcaX manypeople who are ready to discourageyou when you think of starting out

i for some Improvement and advanceYou cannot do title you will never

succeed people will make fun of youfor starting Those are the Ulsoouraging remarks that our friends often

makeNowwhat we have to say Is tills

Any young person In tho UnitedStates who bay socd health goodsense and self determination can getan education at Berea

Just read the advertisements tfI

tho College on another pago of thispaper Then write to Will C GambleSecretary and find out anything you

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do not understand Go right to workto getting togother the money youwill need Collect your debts andget your friends to help you Setyour determination that on Wednesdaytho Cth of January you will bo inDerea YOU CAN DO IT Tho onlything now that can mako you fallwill be a weak heart And when youyourIrlondsIwill be moro rejoiced you canImagine now YOU CAN DO ITWhore there Is a will there Is a way

CHRISTMAS SAYINGS OF NOTED

TIIINItmSI Christman Child possess mo may tho Star

l of Bethlehem shine abovo my dwolilnplace Thomas A KempU

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The season of Mgtimmled f tHag sthe e3oa for UHrtMftg set merelythe Cre of hap aJIty tit Ute oltHlt-the gratis Darnel of shanty IB theheart Washington Irving

We make a great deal of peasewith heaves Christ made mush fcpeace on rt11II0817 Drummond-

It to good to be children sometimesand never bnUr than at Christmaswhen Us mighty Founder Was a eh lidHimself < ChartM Dlskens

1 have always thought of Christreaa time as a good time A kind fengiving charitable pleasant tImeCharles DIokenaLift up your ayes to the great

meaning of the day and dare to thinkof your humanity as something todivinely precious that It Is worthy ofbeing made an offering to God Countulagmftblng back and then go out to

UtIhAving rt

His divinity as He was born jtvuPour humanity on Christmas day

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terlorate Into a stunted boast 4Do you ovary day pull soggy or

stackDiscouragingeating for the stock Resolve not todo It next winter

A long halter strap In tho table

thehorseenough to kick Ito stable mateLousy cattle may Daftly be sprlnkn

ledtwlth45Vvpodashes rubbed withointment or whaleoilrwithDo not let tho heifer form thor

habit of drying up as soon as cold rweather begins Give her plenty et 1good food keep her warm and com cr

fortablo and sho will develop Into a v>

profitable cow From December FarmJournal i

Lsarnlng Lifes LessonsAlcott Our bravest lesions are

butdlaadventuroLivingReader oven nowglyethe >

my Qedonko zu loben Yes think ofliving Thy life wert thou the pltlvfulcsl of all tlw sons of earth In noIdle dream but a solemn reality It Isthy own it is all thou to frontBIhounboning yet unresting CarJySs

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