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SuEDCAR'S CLUB WESLEYAN STUDENTS, WINTER TERM, 1893. THE EDGAR CLUB. manifests its presence only by its results. No feature of college life is so The Wesleyan has ever been lasting or so influential in its work fortunate in having a number of of developing character as the stu- such organizations. They have dent organizations. It is a fact been at times numerous, again few; that the words, personal conduct some have arisen, flourished and and beliefs of the teachers influ- then died but somehow or other ence to a great extent the lives of their names linger with us still those who occupy the benches. and we hear today of the Fuller, Few there are, however, the school the Murray, the Baidridge. being large, who form close ties Though dead to life their memory with the instructors. Few are the lives intimate, moulding and influential While we thus honor the dead friendships that teacher forms we must not fail to remember the with pupil. The former transfers oldest and most successful that to the latter ideas and theories of has ever known existence; the Ed-life. Too little is seen of him to gar club, a handsome group pic-judge of his practical use of those ture of which adorns this page. very principles he "advocates in The founder and master-spirit class room. Students on the oth- of this organization has a just er hand are very much inclined to right in priding himself on the follow their own pilot. The teach- success and influence of this so-er is too old to instruct; he is old ciety. in wisdom; the student is wise in The Edgar club was organized his own conceit. Prefering there- by J. P. Edgar in the fall of 1889 fore the congenial, warm and with Mrs. M. Ross as matron pre-glowing nature of his young com- siding over the tables at her home panions, the student is more easily 1110 North Prairie street. Under and rapidly influenced for good or the direction of these two and at evil by the company into which he the same place the club has con-first falls upon entering school. tinned with unvarying success un- There it has ever been the aim til the present day The member-and purpose of Christian college ship at first consisted of 22 young organizations to be on duty during men. The roll soon commenced the first days of the term. To to increase until over 30 had meet the young man or woman, signed, below which figure the strangers probably to city life and membership has never fallen. The its snares, and to introduce them first year ended and all accounts into wholesome air is a noble pur- settled developed the fact that the pose. average cost per student had But after all,the most important amounted to $2.00 per week. The problem the stranger has to solve second year the average was $2.114 is "where shall I room? with per week; the third, $2.13 and the whom? and where shall I board?" fourth will average about $2.20. Upon answering these rightly, The gradual increase in cost was rests his future life, for the influ- at the wish and desire of the mem-ence and effects of college com- hers who asked for more of the panionship are the most powerful season's luxuries and the unani-of all that work upon one's life. mous vote that ladies be admitted. About the dinner table charac- This was the event of the spring ter is developed, courteous behav- of '91. At first it was a doubtful ior and polished manners reign. experiment but since then the in- It is a happy hour. All care is noration has not only proven suc-laid aside and man, free and unre. cessful but pleasant as well. strained, shows his true nature. Among those who have graduated The friendships formed about the from the Wesleyan, the Edgar boarding table are stronger, better club has furnished Wm. Brandon, and eternal. There seems to be a H. J. Harnly and Eugene Landon, hidden, silent current at work which three young men whose voices were always listened to and whose work today is of power for good. Mr. H. S. Magill, the well known orator was also an honored mem-ber. Figuring up the accounts of this organization it is seen that Mr. Edgar collected during the first year.............. $2,000 second year............ 2,866 third year ............. 2,925 fourth year ............ 3,260 aA gllr athnids tmootanle yo f h..a..s.. .b.een e$x1p1e,0n5d1- ed in Bloomington and almost en-tirely with butchers, bakers and grocers. But it is not alone in the finan-cial and social success of this club that its pride and glory reside. The Edgar club has been distinct-ly a body of Christian students. Its work in this direction has been carried to such an extent that special prayer meetings have been held and on several occasions non believers have confessed faith in the Christian religion. It is in this that Mr. Edgar finds the re-ward for his labors and his asso-ciates their happiness. With the graduation this year of its founder the club will prob-ably abandon, at least its name although some member will act as its steward. Whoever he may be he can do nothing better than preserve, if not the name, the tra-ditions and memory of a noble or-ganization. A COLLEGE CAMP. , In order to accom- 'a odate the lar ge num ber of stu- = 7,' " dents and others ,OMRF 'who will wish to S -i, }attend the World's - '_- -Fair, but who on account of the high prices prevail-ing for lodging, might not be per-mitted to view the magnificent spectacle, I have completed ar-rangements with the World's Fair Temperance Encampment Associ-ation whereby I can offer lodging at the very low rate of 50c per day. Ihe encampment is two blocks west of Washington Park, between 56th and 57th streets, on Indiana Ave., close along the line of the South Side elevated railroad and within walking distance of the fair grounds.. There will be 700 tents, 100 of which have already been set aside for college men, and from the present outlook, this number will be far too small. The tents will be 10x14, made of the very best known material,with double or fly roof, and guaranteed not to leak. They will have good L. D. ATWATER, N. W. University Medical School, '94. Chairman Y. M. C.A., Supt. Marie M. E. S.S. board floors and be supplied with cots or beds, with woven wire mat-tresses, sheets, pillows, comforters, chairs, stands, etc., etc., in fact ev-erything needful for the comfort and convenience of guests. Sep-arate tents will be provided for ladies. In 1888 the writer was a delegate from Cornell University to the stu-dents' summer school at Northfield, Mass., and last year was a delegate from the school he is now attend-ing to the Lake Geneva student's summer school, and in hoth these places he slept in a tent. If you prefer a hotel, nothing can equal Hotel Endeavor, both in accommodations given, and the very low rates for rooms. For full particulars address at once. L. D. ATWATER, 2526 Calumet Ave., Chicago, Ill. N. B.-Send 25 one cent stamps for popular guide to Chicago and the World's Fair. I
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Title | 1893-06-01 Wesleyan Echo |
Publication title | Wesleyan Echo |
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Universities & colleges Students Periodicals |
Year | 1893 |
Decade | 1890 |
Publisher | Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, Illinois, 61702 |
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Collection | Student and Alumni News Periodicals (Illinois Wesleyan University) |
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Language | eng |
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Full Text | SuEDCAR'S CLUB WESLEYAN STUDENTS, WINTER TERM, 1893. THE EDGAR CLUB. manifests its presence only by its results. No feature of college life is so The Wesleyan has ever been lasting or so influential in its work fortunate in having a number of of developing character as the stu- such organizations. They have dent organizations. It is a fact been at times numerous, again few; that the words, personal conduct some have arisen, flourished and and beliefs of the teachers influ- then died but somehow or other ence to a great extent the lives of their names linger with us still those who occupy the benches. and we hear today of the Fuller, Few there are, however, the school the Murray, the Baidridge. being large, who form close ties Though dead to life their memory with the instructors. Few are the lives intimate, moulding and influential While we thus honor the dead friendships that teacher forms we must not fail to remember the with pupil. The former transfers oldest and most successful that to the latter ideas and theories of has ever known existence; the Ed-life. Too little is seen of him to gar club, a handsome group pic-judge of his practical use of those ture of which adorns this page. very principles he "advocates in The founder and master-spirit class room. Students on the oth- of this organization has a just er hand are very much inclined to right in priding himself on the follow their own pilot. The teach- success and influence of this so-er is too old to instruct; he is old ciety. in wisdom; the student is wise in The Edgar club was organized his own conceit. Prefering there- by J. P. Edgar in the fall of 1889 fore the congenial, warm and with Mrs. M. Ross as matron pre-glowing nature of his young com- siding over the tables at her home panions, the student is more easily 1110 North Prairie street. Under and rapidly influenced for good or the direction of these two and at evil by the company into which he the same place the club has con-first falls upon entering school. tinned with unvarying success un- There it has ever been the aim til the present day The member-and purpose of Christian college ship at first consisted of 22 young organizations to be on duty during men. The roll soon commenced the first days of the term. To to increase until over 30 had meet the young man or woman, signed, below which figure the strangers probably to city life and membership has never fallen. The its snares, and to introduce them first year ended and all accounts into wholesome air is a noble pur- settled developed the fact that the pose. average cost per student had But after all,the most important amounted to $2.00 per week. The problem the stranger has to solve second year the average was $2.114 is "where shall I room? with per week; the third, $2.13 and the whom? and where shall I board?" fourth will average about $2.20. Upon answering these rightly, The gradual increase in cost was rests his future life, for the influ- at the wish and desire of the mem-ence and effects of college com- hers who asked for more of the panionship are the most powerful season's luxuries and the unani-of all that work upon one's life. mous vote that ladies be admitted. About the dinner table charac- This was the event of the spring ter is developed, courteous behav- of '91. At first it was a doubtful ior and polished manners reign. experiment but since then the in- It is a happy hour. All care is noration has not only proven suc-laid aside and man, free and unre. cessful but pleasant as well. strained, shows his true nature. Among those who have graduated The friendships formed about the from the Wesleyan, the Edgar boarding table are stronger, better club has furnished Wm. Brandon, and eternal. There seems to be a H. J. Harnly and Eugene Landon, hidden, silent current at work which three young men whose voices were always listened to and whose work today is of power for good. Mr. H. S. Magill, the well known orator was also an honored mem-ber. Figuring up the accounts of this organization it is seen that Mr. Edgar collected during the first year.............. $2,000 second year............ 2,866 third year ............. 2,925 fourth year ............ 3,260 aA gllr athnids tmootanle yo f h..a..s.. .b.een e$x1p1e,0n5d1- ed in Bloomington and almost en-tirely with butchers, bakers and grocers. But it is not alone in the finan-cial and social success of this club that its pride and glory reside. The Edgar club has been distinct-ly a body of Christian students. Its work in this direction has been carried to such an extent that special prayer meetings have been held and on several occasions non believers have confessed faith in the Christian religion. It is in this that Mr. Edgar finds the re-ward for his labors and his asso-ciates their happiness. With the graduation this year of its founder the club will prob-ably abandon, at least its name although some member will act as its steward. Whoever he may be he can do nothing better than preserve, if not the name, the tra-ditions and memory of a noble or-ganization. A COLLEGE CAMP. , In order to accom- 'a odate the lar ge num ber of stu- = 7,' " dents and others ,OMRF 'who will wish to S -i, }attend the World's - '_- -Fair, but who on account of the high prices prevail-ing for lodging, might not be per-mitted to view the magnificent spectacle, I have completed ar-rangements with the World's Fair Temperance Encampment Associ-ation whereby I can offer lodging at the very low rate of 50c per day. Ihe encampment is two blocks west of Washington Park, between 56th and 57th streets, on Indiana Ave., close along the line of the South Side elevated railroad and within walking distance of the fair grounds.. There will be 700 tents, 100 of which have already been set aside for college men, and from the present outlook, this number will be far too small. The tents will be 10x14, made of the very best known material,with double or fly roof, and guaranteed not to leak. They will have good L. D. ATWATER, N. W. University Medical School, '94. Chairman Y. M. C.A., Supt. Marie M. E. S.S. board floors and be supplied with cots or beds, with woven wire mat-tresses, sheets, pillows, comforters, chairs, stands, etc., etc., in fact ev-erything needful for the comfort and convenience of guests. Sep-arate tents will be provided for ladies. In 1888 the writer was a delegate from Cornell University to the stu-dents' summer school at Northfield, Mass., and last year was a delegate from the school he is now attend-ing to the Lake Geneva student's summer school, and in hoth these places he slept in a tent. If you prefer a hotel, nothing can equal Hotel Endeavor, both in accommodations given, and the very low rates for rooms. For full particulars address at once. L. D. ATWATER, 2526 Calumet Ave., Chicago, Ill. N. B.-Send 25 one cent stamps for popular guide to Chicago and the World's Fair. I |
Collection | Student and Alumni News Periodicals (Illinois Wesleyan University) |