70 a master in that line of work. He did that work for many like myself who had had meager opportunities to get an education. At our school holiday and school outings Professor Moench was always with us, and though he was a man in middle life, he was usually in the lead in games and recreational activities, a thing much appreciated by his students. Football and basketball had not yet came into the Academies of the Church to over-work one tenth of the boys and leave nine tenths of the student body with no recreation except the exercise of their vocal organs in school yells. Recreations were programmed for us in which we could all be active and on the level. Our teacher planned such activities because of the opportunities they offered for informal contact where he could learn to know the individual students better. Students enjoyed these games and recreations because all were active. The Academy had a Friday evening society that met weekly. This was not a lyceum lecture course quite popular now. We had a program in which we, the students, were the actors. Our school choir, our quartettes, and our budding soloists sang; young scientists demonstrated to the audience by means of experiments; poetry and drama were recited by students in those lines; choice selections of literature were read; and art exhibited. These programs were usually before full audiences. Parents of the students and friends attended. The Friday evening society was a means in the hands of Professor Moench of wearing away stage-fright, awkwardness, and self-consciousness on the part of the students. It helped the students to develop confidence in their ability to appear properly before public gatherings. In our present day we hear and read much about human personality and its training in our schools. Professor Moench practiced that seemingly subconsciously in all his educational work. Training in religion was a main function in our church academies. Professor Moench was a master in that line of training. We memorized choice passages of scripture and underscored them in our Bibles. Probably the best thing students got from the study was a liking for Bible literature and the habit of reading it. Prayer opened and closed our day's activities. Students participated in that. We had long lists of the names of students, who, by signing the lists signified their willingness to pray in public. That was one of the best lines in which we were trained in the academy by our great teacher. Great men appreciate the power of prayer. President Lincoln said: "Without the assistance of that Divine Being who attends me I cannot succeed; with that assistance I cannot fail." (Under-score mine.) Dr. Alexis Carrel said: "Prayer, our deepest source of power and perfection, has been left miserably undeveloped." Professor Moench trained us, his students, in prayer. HENRY PETERSON