Excerpt from The Banyan, 1916 Some one has spoken of our school as a religio-republic. The name is appropriately expressive of the spirit accompanying our free will mass movement, and it is quite descriptive of the organizations through which individual patriotism and institutional provision and protection combine in making the most of the best in both. We have heard and tried to heed the call of the new era - service, service, service! Happily we have been preparing to pioneer the new social world where individuals shall compete in helpfulness, and nations shall grasp the sword of truth sheathed in these words, He that would be greatest of all, let him be servant of all. We have learned to know and feel that the heart pulsing with the richest blood is the one that throbs with greatest anxiety for others; that the head that plans the happiness of the other fellow is the one to wear the signet ring of power. A selfish service is at best unco'mmendable, but self-service is indis pensable; it is a prerequisite to altruistic service. Service-sentiment without the power to serve is a dream rope in a phantom hand. Efficiency then is the fundamental consideration in service. In its perfection service consists of three elements: First, efficiency for service; second, willingness to render service; third, enjoyment of service. Making for efficiency is the chief function of a school. The very atti tude to serve, is in the main, dependent upon a consciousness of efficiency in the direction of service. As to the love of service, it is quite beyond the direct reach of the individual. It must come through success, and success must come through efficiency. The great call then is self-service as preparedness for social service. He who will not be self-helpful, cannot be helpful to others, as he who cannot to himself be true, cannot be true to any man. Our slogan first must be: Efficiency. Physical, intellectual, ethical, and spiritual efficiency; through it alone is drudgery changed into work, and servitude transmuted into service. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.