1893-06-01 Wesleyan Echo

              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.
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