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CAMPUS MIRROR
Wild Life in Olympic
National Park
Those who have thought of national
parks as impenetrable wildernesses peo
pled only by black bears and mosquitoes
received a pleasant surprise when the
technicolored motion pictures of wild
life in the Olympic National Park were
shown by Mr. Preston Macy in Howe
Memorial Hall, February 10.
Throughout the United States are re
gions maintained by the federal govern
ment for the conservation of scenery
and wild life. One of these regions, the
Olympic National Park which is the third
largest of twenty-seven national parks,
covers an area of about 1100 square miles
in the northwest corner of the United
States. The park is remarkable for the
towering mountain ranges among which
is Mount Olympus for which the park
was named; for the approximately seven
hundred varieties of flowers which grow
in great profusion, often pushing up
through one or two inches of snow; for
the large lakes, streams, and waterfalls
which are of romantic beauty and which
are born of glaciers and fields of per
petual snow; and for the forests in which
the predominant species of trees are the
Douglas Fir, Alpine Fir, and Western
Red Cedar. Here the many kinds of wild
animal life are protected from hunters
and given care to prevent their becoming
extinct.
The pictures served to further a knowl
edge of the scenic areas of the United
States.
Scripture Reading and
Recitation Contests
Announcement has been made of the
annual competition for the Chamberlain
Scripture Reading prize of $15.00, and
the Lucinda Hayes Scripture Recitation
prize of $15.00.
Any student may enter both or either
of these contests. From the preliminary
contest to be held March 6. the judges
will select three contestants to partici
pate in the final contests on March 20.
Students wishing to compete should
leave their names in the office of the
Dean of Women on or before March 4.
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defeat Germany. England needs Amer
ican help, not so much in the form of
armed forces, but food and army supplies
and naval and aviation help to insure
the supplies" reaching England. At the
present time there is no shortage of food
in Germany but in neighboring districts
there are possibilities of shortage. Hitler
must completely defeat or greatly soften
England before he can turn his attention
to the East.
The Proper Fare
Carolyn Taylor ’44
At the beginning of the new year, Mr.
Bullock impressed upon the minds of the
members of his Sunday School class that
the road one chooses in reaching a goal
is as important as the goal itself. This
brings to my mind an incident which hap
pened on a trolley.
As I was going across town one cold
Thursday night, the conductor stopped
the car and opened the door, hut no one
came in. I saw him look out of the door
as if he saw some one running to catch
the car. Einally he said, “Do you want
to catch this car, Aunty?” A feeble voice
outside answered, “I did want to take
it, but I can't find my transfer”. “Come
in”, said the motorman, “maybe you will
find it”.
In stepped an old lady with only a
small portion of her face showing out
from her heavy clothing. As she earnest
ly searched for her transfer, the motor-
man looked up with a kind expression
on his face and said, “That is all right.
Sit down, and I will pay it for you.”
As the lady started to her seat, an
other man offered to pay the fare. “You
have more chances at things like this
than I have. Let me have this chance,”
he said to the motorman.
After thanking the gentlemen, the lady
continued down the aisle. She mused to
herself, “That's the trouble with the
world now; there are too many of us who
are negligent about the proper fare.”
This remark of the old lady is a ser
mon. As students in college, we have in
mind our goal. Let us make each year
a phase of road construction leading to
the goal. Let us be careful to take the
proper fare with us.
Essay Contest
The contest is again opened to all stu
dents who wish to submit an essay for
the Mary E. Simmons Prize of $22.90
offered each year. The purpose of the
contest is to stimulate a spirit of self-
reliance.
The essay should deal with a program,
actual or imagined, by which someone
could achieve financial support in college
or elsewhere.
All essays, which should be typed and
which should consist of from 1500 to
2500 words, are due in the Office of the
Dean of Women no later than March 1,
1941.
Each essay will be judged on the fol
lowing recommended points: organiza
tion of thought, correctness of expres
sion, and originality of expression and
ideas.
The contest is opened to all students,
but a winner may not compete a second
time.
The Call to Adventure
Fanny Maxey ’44
In the whistling of the wind, in the
flashing of the lightning, and even in
the roaring of an airplane, youth always
hears a call to adventure—to something
different. Many have called this “the
recklessness of youth”, but isn’t there
something radiant in it—something al
most divine? Although, as the years pass,
the call becomes more frequent and more
actuating, many stand by and do not
heed this invitation to a richer and fuller
life. This is one of the gravest mistakes
of a life time because the saddest rem
iniscence of old age is the thought—“It
might have been”. Furthermore, a na
tion’s strength depends upon its youth.
The toil and strife of life for them has
just begun, but vast power and jeweled
crowns await them.
Then, there is a second group of youth.
This group hears and accepts the call,
but gains nothing from it. After the su
perficial pleasures of the adventure have
passed, they have gained nothing of last
ing value from it. Often the loss is
greater than the gain.
But there is always another group
that follows the call and gains a world of
experiences; experiences that are more
valuable than gold and that, as years go
by, become cherished memories. Why has
this group succeeded, whereas the other
one failed? Is it because destiny has had
her say? No! There is but one answer
and a very simple one it is. They knew
the secret to success or, in other words,
they carried their “Best-Selves” along.
Who is this “Best-Self”? It is that mys
terious somebody that loves a person
even better than he loves himself; who is
always near to draw one from tempta
tions and pitfalls. Often as one follows
the call, he tries to leave “Best-Self” be
hind, thinking that he is too much trou
ble and that the adventure would be
much more thrilling without him. But
“Best-Self ” is a wilful person, and
sometimes he is a bit contrary. He hides
himself in some forgotten place and
goes along in spite of all. But when one
reaches the cross-roads and must make a
decision; when one ’is torn between
right and wrong, “Best-Self” pops up
in time to save the situation. How glad
one is to see him! That settles every
thing. “Best-Self"’ is given the choice
dwelling place in the heart because he
gives the “Will To Win” and that is all
that one needs.
Therefore, when that challenging call
to adventure comes to you in the wind or
over the seas, take up the challenge and
follow the call but always carry “Best-
Self” along. He likes adventure too.