10 The Acorn Sunday." And she kept her promise. The following week the rest of the boys and girls went on their Easter trip, and Ned and his followers begged so hard to go, that they were allowed to. In after years Rose still remembered the beautiful lesson that was taught to her on that Easter, and she grows more like the lily every day, moving among her circle of friends, over whom she will always exert an influence for good. "Like Easter lilies, pure and white, Make thou our hearts, O Lord of Light! Like Easter lilies, let them be, Sweet chalices of love to Thee!" Lillian Guthrie. Ideal Conditions in Society True education is the source of our most enjoyable pleasures. It consists not only in knowing mathematics, history, languages and the laws of the nation, but also knowing how to get the most enjoyment out of life. One mode of learning is to notice the beauties of nature and this depends upon our comprehensive powers. If our faculties of perception have been cultivated we are able to see not only the outside of the flower, but also the minutest details. When we are able to read the message the plants have for us, we receive true enjoyment for "Happy are those who when sorely wounded in life, can turn to the natural world and find in every tree, shrub, and flower a comforting friend that will not turn from them. Such are not far from God and peace." Again, in connection with history and literature, if we have a knowledge of the sciences, understand both the laws of health and of the universe, we are more capable of benefiting the world. "We have active minds, we are able to understand the principles upon which the different inventions work, we are capable of making improvements on the locomotives, street-cars, and nearly all kinds of machinery, and we are also able to create new aids to civilization. If we see a person breaking the laws of health, or of the nation, we might show him his error and probably save him from disgrace. For instance if a person steals, we might cause him to repent or if he smokes and drinks, we can point out to him the danger of them and be the means of stopping those degrading habits. The Acorn 11 But true education does something more than merely to help a person in this little world of ours. It develops the soul (the greatest heritage God has given to man.) It gives us a knowledge of the principles of salvation which we, in turn, can give to our fellowmen that they too might find eternal happiness. This earnest desire to benefit humanity will stimulate us to say with the poet: "Build thee more stately mansions, O my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life's unresting sea!" Wm. F. Driver, '08 The Old Parlor As one enters the old parlor he feels as if hewere in a sacred place. The shades are drawn, the air cold, and stretched across the floor is a home-made carpet. The walls are plain white, the only decoration being the large family pictures hung here and there. In one corner stands the old organ, locked tight for fear of being used. In another corner is an easel supporting an enlarged picture of some renowned ancestor, over the right side of which is a lace doilie. The curtains are draped with dark red ribbons, in such a manner that they look stiff and unaproachable. Placed against the wall are two or three straight-backed chairs, and in the center of the room is the main piece of furniture, a small round table, bearing the Holy Bible. C. G. '10.