I ’d rather be poor
and trusted, than
be rioh and by a
single person justly
mistrusted®
M.T.Bo
Editors
J» Lester Brubaker
Assooiate Editors*
Rosa Mae Kurtz
Kathryn Hostetter
Typists s
Ruth Krady
Mildred Slagell
Artists*
Janet Weaver
Ruth Martin
Pressman?
Ray Horst
Sponsor*
Mo To Brackbill
March 10, 1943 E. Mo S. Vol„ IV, No* 26
The Weather Vane etaff wishes to extend
its sympathy to Goldie Hummel in the recent
passing of her father from this lifeo
Editorial
"Procrastination is the thief of timot" It
steals more eaoh day than you oan ever recover*
Why cooperate with it? Give it a kick and send
it flying through the doors of your mind* "Never
do today what you oan put off »til tomorrow”
is a bad motto.-, During the nine wweks of sohool
life that remain be careful not to let procrastination
steal your time, pile work upon you, and
harass you in numerous details® Get your work
done as early as possible so that you may be
free to enjoy the lovely spring days just aheado
— K.
My Task
To love my God more truly every dayj,
To seek to serve mankind a better way;
To know all men as friend though he should provo
Himself unworthy of a friend’s true loves
To lift a shadow* mond a broken string,
To smile a smile, perchance a song to sings
To right a wrongs the evil hand to stay
By showing men the Christ,, the living Ways
To give to life the best a life can give.
To wait, to hope, to pray, and yet to livef
This is ray tasko “Ada Mo Zimmerman
Prom the Mews Room*
Now that the lovely weekend has passed
let’s have some news. Here* is a little something
whioh I must tell® On Friday afternoon
a college student picked up a package whioh had
been lying on the rear drive* It looked rather
precious as it was wrapped in gold tinted paper,
To the boy's chagrin a note attached road,
"All that glitters is not gold.”
* * *
Raymond Sauder, Alton Horst., and Isaao
Sauder "blew in'* for a hurried visit®
* * *
The Mixed Chorus expects to render a pro=-
gram of sacred musio on the evening of the 13«
Did I hear you say "new chapel"?
* * *
All aboard for the annual trip to Western
State Hospital on Saturday afternoons that is
those of you who have taken genera! psychology
and did not fail to 3ign your name on the sheet
that was posted last week*
* * *
The chapel period on Monday morning was in
charge of Brother Paul Mininger, brother of
Mrs0 Braokbill* His message was based on I Coro
16*9, "For a great door and effectual is opened
unto mo, and there are many adversariesB"
* * *
Brother Jo Otis Yoder delivered the regular
Sunday morning message~-"Things that are
preoiousa"
* * *
Coming- - ^another Literary Interpretation
Program® Something new, something different#
— Nows Caster *
G E T M O R E - I
Public Literary
Last Friday evening we understood why it
was that some Armeriane and Fhixomatheans were
looking serious all day. They wero preparing to
tell us why the Industrial Revolution did or did
not do more harm than good® If our world with*
out communication would be like a human body
without a nervous system, aren«t you glad we
havo excellent facilities for communication?
One speaker, in denouncing faotory work, said
the modern mother ia not around when the rod
should be applied<> And did you ever hear of
people killed by monotony? It really w e b a
good debate®
We all enjoyed the original poetry given by
Pearl Shraok and Lydia Boiler, Pearl told about
a "Letter to Daddy.” We felt sorry for the
little boy who felt so lonesome for his daddy®
His mother found him at bedtime writing a letter
with the address--"To Daddy, Up in Heaven*"
Lydia told us that "The Hobo Has Ho Home", but
she hoped he would find Christ, then he would
havo a home in heaven some day*
■'The End of a Perfect Day" and "Peace, Per-fact
Peace” were well sung by a ladies and a
mixed quartet respectively.
The oharaoterizatione of Aunt Kate and Max
were so aptly given that we oould easily pioture
them. Have you ever seen Aunt Kate's kitchen,
all spio and span, and her flower garden, all
abloom? And oouldn't you just see old Max holding
a fat chicken, while he stroked its feathers
and sang "Love’s Old Sweat Song?"
The last mind pioture we were shown took ue
to the woods, where we listened to the story of
Hiawatha. Did you see the stalwart young Indian,
as he talked with his grandmother by the river?
Did you roam with him among his "chickens" and
"brothers"? Did you feel glad with him when ho
fetumed with Minnehaha to his grandmother’s
tent i This chorio number was given in two parts
-“Hiawatha’s Childhood and Hiawatha"s Wooing.
A men’s quartet sang three songs. Hie were
amused at the short microphone stand and the
loud pitch to begin.
The "unusual part of the program" was an
announcement by Brother Harry Enmk, His announcement
was "Audience.please stand."
Brother Chester said the two societies
mutually excelled one the other,,
— Ruth Winay
Won9t be long now!
If all the winds are favorab.e and not too
many unforeseen extras coma along, and I maintain
my health, it must might be within the realms
of the possible that I oan get the pictures made
whioh you ordered and paid for, this week or
next. I am doing ray beat.
— M.T.B.
S E N I O R J O U R N A L S
'/Bargains 5 Bargains;!
The girls' lost box sale was held Friday
evening in the lounge. Caroline Plank*s characteristic
lusnor and wit added pep to the auction.
You see, she was auctioneer, and if anyone
can suggest a good reason for buying a csr^
tain thing, Caroline can.
High prices, rationing and scarcity did
not attend the auction. It was a real opportunity
to save money. The low prices received
are evidence that it is a matter of economy to
buy at such a salo. One girl said it was an
opportunity to purchase things for grandmother
and younger sisters. If you are interested in
bargains, attend the next auotion.
-“Barbara C« \ Garber
The Erasing Campaign
The Y.P.C.A. heartily thanks all those
who ao nobly helped to erase the markings from
our chapel song books. The detailed investigation
of the condition of the books revealed
the startling fact that there were scaroely
two dozen books in the entire room that were
entirely free from markings. Most of the scars
have been removed} however, some were so deeply
imbedded in ink that it was impossible to remove
tho stains without causing injury to the
paper.
Tho books with loose pages have not yet
bean repaired. If you are interested in helping
ivith the repair work, watch the bulletin
board for announcement as to time and place*
-“The Y.P. C.A.
Are You Hungry?!
"The best we've had this year!" someone
remarked.
The best what?
Basketball game? No, guess againa
Activities period? No-— think harder.
Well, was it literary?
No. a .I’ll give you a hinto It happened
on Wednesday evening.
Wednesday evening?
A further hinti It was in the dining hall,
AhaS Nov I know I It was that de-liciouf;
da-*luscious pie we had for dessert.
Right you areI Poach pie topped with
9wirls of whipped creami Let's give our oook-ies
a vote of thanks.
They certainly deserve it...
Thank you. Cookies2
— Lois Shank
March 10, 1942 *> 3
Biography of Chester K. Lehman
November 5, 1895, Cheater K.a the ninth and
last child in the D. N. Lehman family opened his
eyas to a busy worlds
His farm home was on the bank of the "Little
Conestoga", and in or on that winding, friendly
stream most of hie childhood leisure hours were
spenti fishing end swimming in summer and skating
in winter*, His constant playmates were
Danny, Lizzie (Mrs. J. S. Kurtz) and Maggie. At
an early age he attended a sale, screwed up
courage to bid on a sled that had four skates for
runners. It was knocked off to him for one cent*
When the weather man accommodated him with a
snow, topped with a hard crust, he flew down the
hill on his skate sled with a speed that challenged
"The Spirit of St« Loui3n, until the sled
struck a soft spot and suddenly stopped but the
boy seemingly "went on forever"»
Farm chores, a part of his growing up afforded
him that wholesome discipline and training
which is the heritage of every farm child. Hie
father was a minister, his mother an ideal minister’s
wife, and their home was one of hospitality.
Many church workers were among their guests
and the lad, hearing muoh conversation concerning
the Church and her work, early received a firm
conviotion that some day he would preach the
Gospel. He was converted at the age of eleven,
just at the period when great revivals were
sweeping over the Mennonite Church. His early
childhood conviotion became a reality when in
July, 1929, he was ordained to the ministry at
Weavers Churoh, Harrisonburg, Virginia.
Chester has spent almost forty of his forty
seven years in the schoolroom either as a student
or a teacher and some of them as both. His
eduoational trek from the first grade to the acquiring
of hio DoctorSs degree represent a number
of years of hard work. He took his grades, high
sohoal, and Normal School work all in his home
town of Millersville, graduating there in the
class of 1915. Two other illustrious members of
the same class were Mo T. Braokbill and D. R®
Hostetter. Then in order to fatten his slendor
purse he taught a year at Boalsburg, Peu In 1916
he accepted a call to Hesston College as a stu-dent-
teaoher. He spent three yoar3 there receiving
his A.Bs in their first college class in
1919. The years 1919 to 19E1 wore spent at
Princeton Seminary from which place he received
his Th.Bo degree. In May, 1921, the long "courtship
by correspondence" culminated when on the
26th of that month he married and with his bride
toolc a trip to Niagara Palls, came home and received
his A.M. degree from Franklin end Marshall
College9 and then went on a second honeymoon trip
to E.M.S. Those were eventful two weeks and he
says that that vras his best and last vacation*
He claims he no longer has the word vacation in
nis vooabularyo
In the fall of 1921 he started his work be
Dean and Head of the Bible Department at E.M.S.
Here he has served full time at Riohmond, Va.,
which work with his theses qualified him for
his Th.M. and Th.D. degrees. He also was "on
leave of nbsenoe" one year, part tine of which
he spent In writing and part time in work for
the Mennonite Central Committee then located at
Ephrata, B&.
His home was a music loving one and hio
own love for music was inherited. He was fortunate
in attending a school where music was emphasised
throughout the grades and high sohool.
In Normal Sohool he took several years work
both in voice and piano. He found expression
for this training in directing the Glee Club
there and later in directing the Choruses at
Hesston. As a delightful sideline h® directed
the Chorus at E.M.S. until 1940 when pressed by
too many other duties he turned the work over to
our present full time music director. Another
hobby where "he buries his worries" is broiler
raising.
In addition to serving the Churoh by teaching
and preaching he serves through General
Conference on the Missions Committee, the Music
Committee, the Board of Education and as Secretary
of Home Interests in the Commission for
Christian Education and Young People’s Work.
Though many duties call, still he feels
with the poet, "The Dearest Place on earth to
m3, is Home Sweet Home." Here with his companion,
his three daughters and one son, he feels
him greatest challenge to follow his Lord. As
a testimony to hio Christian life, I, who live
nearest to him can say that I know ray Lord better
by having known him.
— Mrs. C. K0 Lehman
Eastern Mennonite Sohool
E.M.S. is a school that is dear to us. We
gather within its walls every day to hear God!e
Word and how Christ has planned our way. E.M.S.
is a place where we learn not only out of books,
but by lip and example. We ere told that we are
known by our actions and not just by our looks.
E.M.S. is not merely bricks, walls and
stonej it is where we learn to serve the Master
of Galilee. Her principles shall stand till the
sun acts no more, If she remains true to God's
word. E.M.S. is the place where we should pr«“
pare for the life eternal in heaven by following
the example of Christ. May E.M.S. remain faithful
to him in this world of strife.
— 'Omar Stahl
Announcements
Avian Program— Biology Laboratorys March 11,
6*00 p„m.
And—
Get More Senior Journals!
G E T M O R E
Vi ere ifou a'hera f
Thosa who were absent from Mission Prayer
Meeting last Sunday morning mis sad ono of tho
best talks of tha year«. Brother John Kurtz spoke
on "Soul-Winning in the Mountains," He stressed
the point the.t Christian workers in the mountains
should be -vary careful to keep thamsalve3 on tho
level of the people., "The gospel," said Brother
Kurte, "should ba given in such a way as not to
cause tha peopla «i»ba rra a ament ©n He gave a
number of concrete suggestions along this line:
1„ Don#t be afraid to shake hands with
them,, visit in their homec and eat their food®
2© Don^t be in too muoh of a hurry to ac"*
oept their money©
3® Don6t wear your best clothes, but bo
neat with your second-best®
4© Don't try to insist that people ras.d
a portion of the Sunday school lasson» Maybe
they can't read©
5o Don't use language that they oan8t understand
® They’ve nevwr heard of swine, for
example, but they know all about pigs,
6© If you've been to high aohool or
college or if you’ve studied Latin or Greek*
don'Jt reveal it© They may think you3re too
smart for them©
7. Remember that in the sight of God, all
souls are equally precious*
-"•Stanley Shenk
"Don't say anything behind a parson's baok
that you wouldn't want to say to his faoe»n
"If you can’t say something nioe about a
parson, don’t say anything about him,"
•— Submitted by Melvin Weaver
Snowflakes
Snov/flakes, pure white snowflakes©
Saturday morningt to our surprise, the aarth
was robed in a garment of white« As I beheld
tho beauty of our surroundings whioh had been
dressed by the Master’s hand, 1 thought of a
;raat miracle© A miraole that, happens in every”
one who bids Jesus come and reign in M s heart©
A miracle? Yes, our hearts, once blackened by
3ins have been made aa white as snow* ^Though
your sins be aa scarlet they shall ba aa white
as snow®"
Have you experienced tnis miraole? Has
your heart been made aa white aa snow? If not0
give God a chance to clean up your life© Let
us eaoh day consecrate our all to Christ* Let
ua strive to be as pure, aa white and as lovely
e.8 the snowflake®
— Mabfc# Erb
A n s w e r ' A# Ujh<> m
f~ e t> r UQ r u / H u e /
>^r5, S t a u f f e r
3 E N 1 0 R J O U R N A L S
Tribute
"It takes batter peopla to be good losers
i heard soma one say recently.:
"Yea, it i-eally does©"
The Philomathean contestants have shown
themselves to be euoh® Royally, they entertained
the Armerian contestants in the Art
Laboratory on Saturday evening. There waa no
formality, no competitions, but instead a warm
feeling of comradeship© Had you listened you
might have heard the peals of laughter as we
joined in games, singing, giving readings*
poems, etc© Lucky bars and potato chips ended
tha pleasant evening©
We, the Armerians, heartily thank you9
Philomathaans© We deeply respect and honor you
for your noole apartsmanahip*
— Emma Hi stand
Tha Harvest at Your Door
Time 10*00 a sm.
"Who's thar?"
"Your Sunday school taacher© Ar® you coming
to Sunday aohool this morning? Hurry and
get out of bed® It is time for Sunday aohool
right nowi"
Aa an old dirty cloth ia pulled aside from
a broken window sash, two sleepy brown eyes
come into view and in true Negro dialect he
answers, "Yah, aah, I “11 be dar."
If it is summer -an exit by the porch roof
ia moot convenient; if the weather ia too cold,
ho may not come at all* One needs a measureless
amount of patience in dealing with this race of
people because of their indifferent, passive*
and indolent characteristics © Many of them nee;'
to work on Sunday and therefore have no time for
religious services© (White people are usually
responsible for this©) Many others are always
to be found everywhere whiling away their time
rocking in the devil’s cradle© The greater
things of life are only aa a passing thought to
them* But "The love of Christ constraineth us
“-— and He died for all!"
The blessings ancPjoys in dealing with
these people are many. It is a real challenge
to stand before 40 sparkling black faces on a
Sunday morning® The ability of the boys and
girls to retain the knowledge they have gotten
from stories proves that ona’s labor is not in
vain. Our faithful Christiania ara a real inspir-ation,
too©
Last Sunday in our communion service one
more was addad to the number of members here©
Pray for this lady, Mrs© Webb, that she may remain
faithful to her promise and bring her
daughters to her Saviour© Continue also to remember
Harry Lewis, a promising young man whom
the devil is trying his utmost to recapture©
— J« Lester Eshloman
Mar oh 3,0, 1943 - 5
A Dear and precious Book
In tho days when tho Bible was forbidden to
tho common people, they took all kinds of meacurea
to conceal their Bibles fron the ayes of public
law enforcement officials, some to the extent
that they hazarded their livac.
One naan cut a hole in the wall of his house
and arranged it so that the cut out piece could
be replaced again and no one would euspeot there
was a hole there. This man had a little daughter
who also learned to love the Bible. She and her
father would read their Bible and then carefully
place it back into the hole in the wall.
Somehow the officials found out that this
man had a Bible in hia house. They searched tho
house, but their soarch was fmitlaas. So
they decided to arrest the man and burn the
house*
After tho house was burning, the little girl
ran in and got the Bible» In doing so she even
singed off some of her hair. She carefully
wrapped tho Piblo in cloth and hid the largo vol-uma
in har drass* She want to the garden and
quickly buried the precious Book in the ground.
She loved the dear old Book— so much ao that
she was willing to risk hor life in the flames.
Do you and I really love our Bibles? Do you?
— Walter Sohlabaoh
P.S. My fathor told me this story when I wae a
little boy.
W \
Thoughts On Tho Blackout
— ‘And, lo, a horror of great darkness fell
upon him. Genesis 15s12
As I groped about in the thick blackness of
the blackout, I cou.ld not help thinking of the
thiok blackness that is covering the world— not
natural blackness but spiritual blackness«
Several of ue boys joined hands on our way, but
it was liko the blind leading the blindo Someone
said to Tie,. "This is the way hell will be»”
During prayer circle I was challenged as we
sang, "Let the Lower Lights Bo Burning," "This
Little Light of Uino/’ "Brighten the Corner
■Where You Are," "Lord Keep Me Shining For Thee*"
and sonrs of sirllsir nature. There is no doubt
that the worl.i in in spiritual blaokout enforced
by Satan, but here is a question for eaoh of us t
Am I letfcing my light shine brightly for Jesus?
As we blundered our way to third floor after
the air raid drill the lights suddenly flashed
on brilliantly. That symbolized to me what the
accepted gospel means to a dinner= Tho ;e things
which were once dim, obscure, and indisoernable
are now illuminated in the light of hia Word.
"Ye are the light of the world-," Matthew
"As Ithere See Ua"
Is an owl too solemn to laugh or is he just
dull of wit? Anywayi-
Hiawatha’s Wooing,
The undecided attitude of the boy's quartet,
The question about age and weight that embarrassed
a girl, and
People who couldn’t give a rising vote to
more reverence in chapel services failed to
strike me aa humorous last weeki
» * *
In last Viednesday’s panel discussion on
reverence in public worship, one speaker referred
once or several times to some kind of "war-ship"
« What did the navy havo to do with it?
"Three b ee t sn d a raspberry", says the
owl, "for paopla/who mark song books and the
sane for those who promised to M ^ p erase them
and then didn’t fhowVjip." / /
Why in riaiiig from*puSTic prayer do people
try to beat the p'reaoher to t>sr' .<vt=non?" It's
irreverent to G c /q andJVuda £o thfe lone offering
the prayer. / j ) \
Couldn’t ifhe usKsrs mak?rone? fcf their number
responsible for see'lnr thatytho chapel radiators
are turned or^in -tMie te^have\the room
warm for morning worship? \
I was embarrassed in chapel Monday morning
when I saw Brother Cheater Lehman apologize to
our visitor, Brqftbhor Paul MinjLnger, fof the
draft ewaoping I V ™ on the pulpit. \
Why is theie\ always such \m accum’Jo.ation,of
old ladders, sci^^s lumber, pie&pa of ti|.3 an# 4
general junk between the building and tijo^5c-hall?
In some f oW\or other it!tN^efja^h^s^all
year. It8s a me8s\.\Lot’s burn cart
it away® ^
The exorcise stfiedujLai^^feKo mafn tulletin
board could stand^j^j^acjj?^''' \
I ®m a p > 3 « ± I n g ' t h o infant vJho
up a Friday Mtfrhing Devotiork signt I
pared or typed a program for\he bull
how would ^ou like to have someone mar’
If you^ro a man, you’ll apologiVs.
A bouquet to the Smithsoniari'S'fTd Adelphian
arti3ts for their original art work on next
Friday's programs. Incidentally, where are
the Armorian and Philoioathoan programs? Literary
programs are supposed to be up two weeks in
advance, aren’t they?
Flowers to the Nature Society’s program f;.v
its flowers.
* # *
A bulletin-board correction— "a" before "i"
in Raymond Bailor’s name.
There are Shenks and Shanks in school thi§
year. You will eliminate a lot of confusion if
you learn who is who.
— 'The Owl.
0113. — Martin W . Lehman
G E T M 0 R E 6 S E N I O R J O U R N A L S
A Hereditary Analysis
19 your ncce bulbou; , straight, conoave or oon- '
vox? Are your nootrils oblong-ahapea, pear-shaped
or circular?
Are your eyelids retracted, drooping or overhanging
?
Are yo\ir ears large, small or average-aize? Are
they rimed or rinless? Do they have free or
attached lobae? Do they lie dose to the head
or are they outstanding?
Is your hairline on the forehead high, low or intermediate;
oontinuous or broken; with or without
a frontal point?
la your ohln square or round, long or short,
large or small, wide or narrow, protruding or
raceding?
Are your fingers long or short, coarse or doll-cate,
straight or curved, taporing or blunt?
Is your hair color white, blond, 3hado3 cf red,
russet, brown or b la ole?
Are your eyebrows numerous, intermediate or
scanty? Are they slightly or highly arched?
Is your eye iris color blue, haaol, green or
pink?
Are your lips thick, thin, full, straight or
curved?
Is your foct long or short, wide or narrow? Do
you have a high or low arch; flexed, webbed or
normal toos?
Are you tall or short, right or left-handed,
stout -or thin?
Do you enjoy music, art, literature, nature and
religious sonriocs?
Are you oalm or hot-tempered, timid or bold, tidy
or untidy, ohoarful or depressed, thrifty or
a epo .id~tK\!.i‘t?
A most interesting study of youraelf, your
parents and grandparents may be found under the
title “Family Treasures'’ by Whitney, a reoant
addition to our library., A careful study of
the illustrations ia really a good atudy of inheritance
--Do R» Hostetter
More LeaaonsS
Art:~Do pink and green harmonise? Well, maybe*
if it*o tilo you're thinking about® But
we decided in favor of the green by itself
or else the ton* That waa aftor we look©
over and over aamples of tile to be used in
the new chapolo
& IS.
net Nature s-'/o know how hunters t^e the: •> deer to
the meat polos after a a>jiooeas;'Al hunt.
Bro. Kurtz, the arohiteo^^t^ic; uaJ The
tying of a package^remin^d /'him of it.
Bro® Kurts knows ovor/thi/fr.i almost everything,
anyway» ; ) /
n &
Photographyi-Judging photographs oame the other
day when Bro. Stauffer honored us by displaying
Evelyn Joyce's pictures* Didn't
that one with her hands up and her face
beaming make you sure aho was a "natural
bom" muoio director? [r™7|
\ m \ \ jUw.)!
The Astralitos See Worlds and Ghi-varsea
The Astralitea who visited the Oboorvatory
Monday night had n rare privilege th ees a nuiri"
bor of celestial objoots through tho three
telescopes. The following were seenj The ores-oent
moon, Venus in gibbous phase, Jupiter and
hio four largest moons, Saturn and his rings
whioh was especially dear in the highest pos.x ,
the gaseous nebula in Orion, a faint open clue-tor
in Cancer and a bright open cluster In
Cania Major, tho Pleiades, Whipple's Comet
whioh is now a naked-eye object, twe universes
seen in the field of the telescope together and
Castor a beautiful close double,,
—“M» T. Braokbill
Rainbow
Tho College Senior-:,.enjoyed a social time
r.~. h n m Saturday
WR a a
,vere drawn
close t y / . & y ieovanly Father and to bi^^nother©
A^v^rit or o sting game was arranged b«\\j;he
Lehmu^'’if&mily in which objects and pictur^V plaoad
about’'/A0 roov-iB illustrated musical toma\whioh
we •wUtp to guess.
jjipji'tor ploying several other games a deMyjious
lunchj W a served including some of Brother
Daniel’s "good home-inode ice-cream." \U\
'j.^iTha seniors m y fjhank you to the Lehman'*a
for Uhe happy time -
— Mary Hurst
Overheard
Eva Klion Taylor on entering tl a class
room for her science teat— -''HSy hands are empty
but my head is fullo"
P.S. And she proved it3 Goodfor her2
Paean
The sunshine box was lovely! Raya of sunlight
peered out for a week and their light
and choerfulneas are still flooding my heart ai
making it merry. Thank youJ Thank /oul
I’m also grateful for the other gifts I received
end for the many deeds of kindness whio!
were scattered in ir$r patho you are truly
frienda*
— Lydia Beiler
