September 1 7e 1U40
Volo 1* No. 29
"Oh Go g 9 that each day I
might live above a ll just
reproach, and blameless in
thy sightsB
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Editor * * . . . « .Ilarry Ilertzlcr
Associate Editor»I)oria Soli
Artist Eitssii .Virginia Grove
Typiet«osse«3<...5«Ruth Jyler
lolly Cline
Advisor, c 3.„<><e »LI»ToBrackbill
EDITORALS
A hearty welcome,, new students I To what, you
ask? The E J.I.S . life is f il l e d with so many
good things that are -waiting for you to grasp,
Don<t let these golden privilegos~aX"ip by unnoticed*
This may be your only chance to lay
hold of these splended opportunities* The
Weather Vane sta ff is anxious to adopt you into
her family to have you share with, her the oppor-tunities
the Weather Vane o ffe r s c
--Sell
"The Heather Vane is the -meekly newspaper of
the students6 for the students, by the students..
-Weather Vane8 Jan,-, 3 f, 1940,,
This is a publication which is completely
in the hands of the students of ^E»M.St It is
entirely for the benefit of you who are attending
the school & Its continued success depends
altogether upon you» On you we are depending
for contributions to oar Weather Vane# What
are you studying in class that is of special
interest? Do little incidents give variety to
the general routine of class work, and recitation?
Did you notice some especially pungent
remark made by a recent speaker? Or is it an
appreciation of something or someone that you
wish to express? As these things come to your
mind* jot them down^, sign your namea and drop
them in the Weather Vane post office near the
front entrance« Keep your eyes and ©are alert
and you w ill find many things that w ill interest
a ll of us a
With old students cooperating and the many
new students joining u a, the continued success
of the Weather Vane is assured*
— Hertzler
RAIITiJOW
IJo wonder no one wants a rod blotter# "Color”
says it is known that a person entirely surrounded
by red would lose his mind in a short
time® Blue is a staule color and rests one»e
eyes* so here's to the blue blo tters*,
-~Jona H iller
Because of certain curcumstancea I was permitted
to enter the halls of E.ll.S* two weeks
before the arrival of any other students« There
was a strange stillness everyinhere* Disturbance
penetrated the very recesses of the building®
One evidence of lif e was the steady tick of the
a&ster clock in the hall® Other sij^ns of
l i f e ware the newly varnished floors and painted
rooms in the dormitorieso Oliver Wenger, our
faithful janitor*, fireman, carpenter*, fe&inters
and gardner had been busy during the summer
months *
A few days before the opening of school the
Doan of Women entered» Two days later Sister
Kemrer joined the ever-growing circle of life
at E„LLS» The sound of many voices brought
back memories of bygone days®
How the school has fully come to life.? Jhe
is f il le d with old and new students- TJo praiao
God for the many who are seeking to grow in
fulness like as Christ grewo
— George Hiller
Judging by the halting steps anc
worried faces of the students that slowly wend**
©d their ways towards the chapel Thursday afternoon,,
one would have certainly thought their
doom m s coming® Even on the threshold of the
chapel some paused wondering if turning back
would save the embarrasenenfc of not being allowed
to enter the mixed choruso
After a few preliminary remarks, Brother
Stauffer then took small Oroups to room B,
where the testing was done. These who stayed
in the chapel bravely trioc to pass the
time in singing until their turn should c®ae0
Everyone*3 turn came sooner or later and I am
glad to say that a ll have survived to tell the
tale of going up and down the scale several
times singing wah"<-
— ITaomi CJeber
The fear of the Lord stands at the threshold
of all wisdom arid knowledge* as well as all
spiritual blessings»
be, Stauffer
RAINBOW oa September 6 was the occasion of our fir s t
'.Jhat flavor of f i l e folder would you lik e , torn address® Brother Stauffer chose for his
strawberry, cherryt or peach? One student subject ’"Cooperation**1 This proved to be u very
lias deaided to go an a diet of •vanilla*' interesting and enlightening discussiono Ilis
f ile folders® Does anyone want any store manila simple outline is worth remembering* lie stressed
or w ill a ll want "v a n illa " one a now?
— Iona Hiller
HOMESICK
I wake up early in the mom
And don’ t know what to do A
With piles and piles of books t6 rea
And mail to write home too
f S
ead.
Sleep left behind 1 slowly rise
And take my soap end rag,
And wander meekly down the hall
With slow and droopy lags,
$ L / M
I ’m tired of trashing a ll the time
And dressing spick and span
I wish I 1 b o home* I ’ d show you how
To really be a man*
Sitting in the dining hall
I don’ t know what to do
But sit end sit and sit and sit
■ard think and stare and chewo
Across the room with vacant gaae
’ Tis plain enough to see
Same other helpless creature there
All lost in reverie«
At last my room I reach with nea.1
tty lessons to explore* \T
Alas# my eyes grow dim with sleep
T ill they can ope no morea
When down the hall to get a drink
not knowing what to do
I ' l l chance to meet another boy
Exchange a word or two*
"Get back unto ypur room and books*
Comes then the stern command*
Llethinks I ’ ll write a letter home
Tell pa just how I am®
V - >
that cooperation is needed in the home l i f e ,
business l i f e , social life * school l i f e , and
tho congregation* Since we represent all those
phases of life cooperation is applicable to uso
There are three ways in which we can. promote
cooperation* They are unselfishness, cheerfulness
and courtesy*
One individual can. bring disgrace to the
whole group* so likewise one individual can
exalt the groups Itay we be builders of cooperation
o
— George T , Hiller
Request for Sympatiiyt
Alpha, beta, gamma,, delta—
"That’ s like Greek to me” , thought each member
of the fir s t year Greek class« Thus the 1940-
41 victims were initiated into the class which
1ms 7jt»h for itself great popularity at E .I3.S.
In seeking consolation ond encouragement for
the diffic u lt task of mastering fir s t year
Greek, a member of the class got the following
from a second year Greek studenti
" I t ’ s worth i t , just to feel tho r e lie f of
getting out of i t » "
Encouraging indeed®’ 1 1
However, the eight members of the class have
put a shoulder to the wheel* with a mind to
the work* H c to r y is assured®
Ivan Rohrer
As I stood poring over the contents of the
bulletin board there came to my consciousness
the sound of musio«, It m e that of a single
v oice, singing as someone at work, all unconscious
of on audience*
As the work became especially tedious the
music dimimiendoed, then swelled into its pleasing
refraina *t was a strange voice that drifted
up the steps from the kitchen. It wasn’ t Mary
or Bonnie. I was curiouso Who could it be 0 As
I stepped softly down tho stairs I could hear the
faint rasping of a potato scrapero Sure enough*
as I reached the foot of the stairs I saw there,;
l^jr head aches bad* I3y heart is 8i ck |(^ ^ ^ ^ > s i n g i n g for the very joy of singing in spite of
Uy meals I c an ’ t enjoy0 - ^--CTT — ~~~ i— . --- — --■»—.
Come down dear pa and take me home
T,The re I can be a boy*
««~Chester Wenger
Recently one of the boys in the heatwole
house in memorising the books of the Old
Testament hit a snago Turning to another
boy he askedj, "Doesn’ t Ahab come before
Ualaehi?*
-“■John. Ho Stover
cthe drudgery of her task, our new potato peeler,
/R uth Byler*
— D .B .
Fog Horn
Are you enjoying your leisure time by participating
in the athletics of the school? I f you
have not entered this f i e l d , begin nowo You w ill
thus improve your spare time and better enable
yourself for the task of tomorrow* A wide
variation of athletic activity presents a choice
of recreations
A suggestion to everypnej bue equipment of the
Association as i f it were your ov«u
— Paul He Dart ins President
Homesick
I wonder what is wrong with me*
This old world looks so blue and drear.,
Ijy heart is heavy, I feel sad.
And nothing that I do can cheer
IJy lagging spirits as of yorej
I an not sick* 0 , no I
:.!y temperature ( I took i t ) says ninety-e ight,
My pulse is normal burl-,
L]y appetito is not so very, very great}
Things taste so stale and old
Ah, when I think of things at hone,
T7ellc then this food may just grow cold I
Say I Ton’ t t e ll me I
How can this be?
I ’ ve got it I I'm homosiok I
— By a homesick student
AURORA
The fir s t Astral meeting of 1940-1941S
"TTho w ill be our now members?" and "Which former
members w ill be active Astralites this
year V were the questions id our minds and
mirrored in our eyes as wo gathered in the
Astralaboratory at usOO on Wednesday evening,
Each of us fe lt at homo among the familiar and
unfamiliar faces, for while we wore physically
seeing each other, mentally we \vere lift e d up.
The prospect of this y ear's work and enjoyment,
as graphically described by our President
Stanley Shenk, has heightened our enthusiasm
for our coming Astral functions and has already
welded us together in our common aim— to worship
God through an appreciation of the in fin ite
magnitude of Iiis works.
Ad Astra I
—•Edith Showalter
CLEARING
How came the time for really meeting people |
The chairs wore vacated and their former occupants
formed a huge good-nit© circles The fir s t person
in line shook hands with the person next to him
and soon down the lino» He was then followed by
the person who was now first in line* In this
way they continued getting acquainted for a half
hour* Both new and old students returned to the
dormitory with a feeling of welcome and adoption
from their foster mothero
--Sara Jane Weaver
SATURDAY OUTIITG
A happy group left school at 4 :4 5 on Saturday
afternoon and hiked to a beautiful hilltop
overlooking Park View to the east and the h ills
and valleys to the wests Our friendship ohain
was enlarged as wo chatted merrily with old
and new students until those important food
cars reached the summit* lifter the blessing was
asked, it wasn’ t long until our appetites were
appeased with doggies0 bread, potato salad,
p ickles, cookies, and popsicleso Again we
could testify to the fact that our cooks can’ t
be beat.
The ¥esper Service that followed can hardly
be described* As Bro. IJumaw led us in a few
inspirational songs, heart, soulj, and thought
were turned Heavenward. God seemed so very
near as the curtains of night were so very
near us the curtains of night were gradually
drawn around us * With Bro. Mumaw guiding
our thoughts, we meditated on l i f e — our life
that is of short duration but one that shall
count for Christ, following the sentence
prayers and songs we returned to school refreshed
in body, mind, end s p ir it . Christian
youth, enjoying Christian recreation in a
Christian way— how ideal I
— Doris Sell
Hew and old students anticipated a good time,
which they knew the social committee had provided,
in attending the get-acquainted so cial. As the _
old students descended to the front campus, there
was much chattering— for it had been a long time
since they had seen each other. But a la s , they
must be separated even now, so leaving every othor
chair vacant, they eagerly awaited the th rillin g
moment when they would find a new student beside
them to become acquainted w ith .
After group singing, led by Paul IJartin, and a
faoulty quartet in care of Hiss Kemrer, Brother
Uumaw delivered the address of welcome® Following
a men’ s quartet in care of Landis Martin,
Lester Shank introduced the faculty. A special
feature was the music of the Park View Ladies'
Chorus, directed by Edith Shoxvalter. A conversational
trio followed by Homan Loux, James Shank,
and Herbert Loaman.
I'm looking for a blotter— "The thing
one looks for vriiile the ink dries
Quoted by— guess who?" You couldn’ t—
J .L .S t a u f f e r .
— Iona Hiller
RECEIPT TOR MASTERING GREEK
Take one Machen ^reek Text, a study table,
a large supply of determination, a good w ill
power, and a clear mind. Mix the above ingredients
for three or four hours. Then
put in the oven of Room C to bake for 55
minutes. Miss Kemrer w ill regulate the
heat of the oven, YJhen it has been throughly
baked, take out and place on memory’ s
shelf to coole
H'/y following this precedure faithfully
each day until the end of A©bruary, you w ill
then bo able to enjoy a delicious feast
from the Gospel of John*
•—Lester Shenk
IEACON
Last year’ s students w ill remember an important
meeting in ohapel just ' efore Christmas
when each person was privileged to take part in
suggesting means of improving our ohapel services.
Eohoes of this mooting were heard last Friday
morning and we feel that the results of a student
poll taken last year are important enough to be
brought to the attention of new students. The
most important points are as follows:
"The votes wore almost unanimously in favor of
the following: entering the chapel quietly and
reverently, refraining from talking, looking
around, e t c ., kneeling quietly, not whispering
or looking around while at prayer, not rising
prematurely from prayer.
Winety-two voted bowing the head in prayer upon
entering desirable, only five objectiona :1a,
nine were doubtful.
Seventy-five thought turning toward the aisle
in kneeling was desirable, while thirty-six were
about equally divided between doubtful, not practicable
and not necessary.
Over one hundred favored placing the song books
in the rack after the song is finished.
Over ninety thought those reforms should apply
to other religious meetings besides our school
chapel service.
There is certainly a heartening majority in
favor of the more v ital of these chapel reforms,
fend a healthy emphasis on the sympathetic a t t i tude
toward those who may not for various reasons
fa ll in line with these reforms."
— Ed.
Ornithology— -Thursday evening, September 10,
approximately 50 prospective Avians gathered in
the T’iology Laboratory for the fir s t meeting
this year. The fire of our Avian spirits which
lay smoldering was again rekindled as Pro.
Hostetter gave an illustrated lecture on the
South Carolina Junco. The pictures were taken
by Ero. Hostetter himself while making a special
study of the Junco.
A ll High School senious and College students
who are interested in bird-life are invited to
join in this facinating study of our feathered
frien ds.
— James M. Shank
FLURRY
To date 248 students have registered with the
prospect of others in a few days. V/ith such a
large family i t ’ s certain that w e 'l l have splendid
times together this yoar.
— Ed.
"To know what to do, is wisdom.
To know how to do, is s k il l .
To do it as it siould be done is service."
— M .T .f .
I t is good to be homesick once in a whilo,
and it i3 good not to be homesick the rest of
the while, so lot us make the most of our
opportunity.
— M .T . Fraokbill
SIKETERS
"Co—1OS3, co-boss, oo, CO, co, so-boss, so-toas
so, so, s o ," came the sounds of Public
Literary last Friday evening a6 we all followed
the farm boy and the milk maid in their
evening work on the farm.
Old students after having been atsent for
three months were again delighted to attend
this monthly event at IT. S .
Our program was composed of several numbers
which had been given before. This gave
the new students a taste of literary and caused
the old ones to think of days rone by.
— Dorothy Geil
"As Ithers See Us'*
"Awake thou that sleepestS"— to the extreme
surprise of v isito rs, the congregation gathered
in the E . M. S . chapel, slumbered and 3lept
during the fir s t sermon of the school year.
Where ia all the will power and self-control?
* * * * * * * * * *
Mr. Cliche is back at E. M. S . again! v.atch
him! Here are some of his favorites heard this
year: "as the poet says," "th is day and a g e ,"
"meek as lambs."
* * * * * * * * * *
The pace that kills is a crawl.
„ — Owl Critic
Quite intense discussions are taking place
on the third-floor these days. The matter
at hand is the desire of a number of late
comers to find rooms within the dormitory or
on the campus. Suggestions for their accomodations
include the following:
1. Conversion of third-floor study hall into
a "word" (prayer oircle would then be held in
the hall— day students would study in kitchen,
fumaoe room, or coal b in .)
2 . Hoisting of trailers by steel cables to
level of 3rd. floor windows (entry into tuild-ing
would be made through windows, which would
be converted i <to doors.)
3 . Purchase of automobiles with lay-down,
bed-type seats, heaters, and built in writing
desks (oloset space to be found at rear in
frunk compartment.)
4 . Slinging of hammocks from ceiling of
former typing room on third floor (this arrangement,
together with use of large, room-length
studying table should accomodate there
at least tv/elve boys.)
0. Enclosing of a new room at the rear of
the Physics Lab. due to the large amount of
unused space there.
— Stanley Shenk
