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European Tour Offered 38th COMMENCEMENT SCHEDULED MAY 16-17
An opporliinily foi' summer school
.Study unci loflcrcd for
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Iravcl in Europe is being lie firsl time by Bryan lliis year through the experienced lour director and lecturer, Dr. John Bartlett, dean of the college.
The 31 -day tour leaving New York on July 12 will include visits to Scotland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland, and France, and offer six hours of college credit in the areas of world literature and fine arts.
Dr. Bartlett has guided similar tours for the past five summers and reports that nearly a tliird of the maximum ciuoUment of students for this summer have already registered for the study-travel program. Highliglits of the summer's literary tour will include visits to Shakespeare's home in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Poets" Corner in Westminster Abbey, the Dickens" and Keats' homes in London, the Browning home and Dante home in Florence, the Moliere theater at the Louvre in Paris, and the Caracala ruins in Rome for the performance of an opera.
This tour is open to college students, or teachers, and alumni who would like to share the fellowslijp of a Christian group in European cultural and educational experiences. Complete information is available by writing to Dr. John B. Bartlett. Bryan College, Dayton, Tenn. 37321.
SUMMER SCHOOL
June 7— July 9 July 12-August 13
BIBLE CONFERENCE July 24-30
Commencement exercises will be held May 16 and 17 for the 38th graduating class at Bryan College to honor sixty-five seniors, inchulint' seven wh" ininplcicil
Col. Goatley Succumbs To Coronary Attack
Col. F. J. Goatley, assistant to the president of the college for the past nine years, died suddenly on Jan. 3, of an apparent massive coronary attack. He was widely known to the Bryan constituency because of his work in public relations and development, including travel for several years with Bryan musical teams. He and his wife, Ethel, and daughter Jeanine had just returned the evening before liis death from New Orleans, where they had attended the Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day, renewed contacts with friends of the years they had lived in New Orleans, and attended two watcluiiglit services. His funeral was held on Jan. 5 in the Bryan chapel with Rev. M. O. Pettus, pastor of First United Methodist Church; Dr. Irving Jensen, head of Bryan"s Bible department; and Dr. Theodore C. Mercer, president of the college, officiating. Burial with full military honors was held on Jan. 7 in Milton. Ind.. where liis married daughter. Mrs. Merrill Ferris, and the two grandsons live.
Col. Goatley was horn in Guilford. Surrey, England, immigrating as a child with liis family to Canada. Later he
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their degree requirements in January and
a few who will Hnish by
August.
Dr. George W. Long, pastor of the Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church near Chattanooga, Tenn., will preach the bac- calaureate sermon on Sun- Long day afternoon. A fighter pilot who served in the European theatre in World War IL Dr. Long received his theological training in Columbia Seminary. Decatur, Ga.. and New College. University of Edinburgh. Scotland.
Dr. Cary M. Perdue, pastor of the Oak Ridge (Tenn.) Bible Church and a December graduate of the University of Tennes- see where he earned the BA T i Doctor of Education de- Perdue gree, will be the commencement speaker on Monday. A graduate of Bryan. Dr. Perdue completed seminary training at Dallas Theological Seminary and is a graduate also of Appalachian Bible Insti- tute, where he taught several years just prior to attending U.T.
The two graduation ceremonies are scheduled on Sunday afternoon and Mon- day morning this year to accommodate visiting parents and friends. The usual Monday activities including the board of trustees' meeting and the president's re- ception for seniors and their guests are being rescheduled.
moved to New York state, where he grew up at Port Chester. He was graduated from Syracuse University in 1934 with a degree in landscape architecture.
With the coming of World W'ar II, he entered the military service, graduating from the Command and General Staff College in 1943. His rrulitar\' rank covered all grades from lieutenant to colonel, with approximately half of his career as a commander and the remainder as a staff officer. His commands included infantry units, transportation battahons. special units and port facihties. He w-as commander of Leadersliip School and for four years professor of rrdlitary' science at
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Staley Lectures Initiated with Tenney
Through the generosity of the Thomas
F. Staley Foundation of New Yorlc,
Bryan is sponsoring its first Staley
Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture
program on April 12-14 with Dr. Merrill
C. Teiiiie\. professor of Bible and
theology and dean of the
Graduate school at
^1 Wheaton College as
^iPw lecturer.
JSjf^ The first three
^A^V^^^ par agraphs of the ^HILT'^^H statement of purpose of
Dr. Tenny j,^g Thomas F. Staley Foundation are as follows:
"The Thomas F. Staley Foundation is a private, non-profit organization, established to administer funds to further the evangelical witness of the Christian Church, and with a particular concern for College students. Deeming the cause worthy and the need great, the trustees of this Foundation will support men and women who truly believe, cordially love, and effectively propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ in its historical and scriptural fullness.
"The Foundation is independent of any other institution, but will co-operate with other enterprises which, out of a frankly evangelical concern, enrich the quality of Christian service and sharpen the effectiveness of Christian witness, especially at the college level.
"While the means of achieving these objectives will necessarily be varied, the central concern of the Foundation will be deliberately unvarying. In the world of private philanthropy it will offer its resources to support and encourage devout Christian workers who are unashamed in their testimony, who rightly divide the word of truth, and who, taking the Scriptures as their rule of faith and hfe, give themselves, as did the apostolic propagators of the Gospel, to the promotion of Christian evangelism."
The statement adds that the chief concern of the Foundation is the student world and that by Christian evangelism is meant "the presentation of Jesus Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit, that men shall come to put their trust in God through Him, accept Him as their Saviour and serve Him as their Lord in the fellowship of His Chiarch."
It is further stated that the Staley Foundation "is firmly persuaded that the greatest need in America today is for millions of men and women to enter into that transaction with Almiglity God through Christ that results in a new and transformed life. Tliis experience is what the New Testament calls the New Birth." Aware of the personal salvation-social action controversy in evangelical circles today, the Foundation adds that it "is not unaware of the great social needs of our day, but in allocation of priorities, the Settlor believes that personal
Preparations for Self-Study
Significant history in the development of Bryan College may well be written during the next two years from Septem- ber of 1971 to May of 1973 when the college will be engaged in the "self-study" program of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Bryan was accredited by this regional accrediting association in Decem- ber of 1969 and must complete self-study witliin four years of that date. Reaffirma- tion of accreditation for a ten-year period depends in part upon the successful exe- cution of this intensive program of self- evaluation. The purpose of self-study as defined by the accrediting association is, "to help institutions reassess their objec- tives, measure success in attaining objec- tives, explore ways and means by which educational efficiency may be improved, and prepare for the ever-increasing de- inands by society."
While self-study begins formally at
Bryan in the fall of 1971, preparations for tliis activity are being made tlrrough- out the current academic year. The president of the College, the academic dean, and a representative of the faculty attended the Conference on Institutional Self-Studies conducted by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in Atlanta last September.
Everyone associated with Bryan College will hear more of self-study in the coming months and many will be directly involved. Alumni will have a very impor- tant part. They will be asked to fill out and return a questionnaire which will provide the study committees with essen- tial data. The findings and recommenda- tions of self-study will affect the College— the Board of Trustees, the faculty and staff, the students, and the alumni and friends of the College— for several years.
Evening School Supports Growth in Enrollment
Emphasizing the opportunity to reach modern man through a Christian perspective of philosophy as taught by Dr. R. Allan Killen has proved to be an attraction to fifty students enrolled in an evening class in addition to twenty-seven regular students in a similar day time course.
Another popular course with an evening enrollment of twenty-five is a non-credit reading and study skills
salvation must always receive the ili ,{ consideration, for Jesus Christ said, 'What shall it profit a man if he shall gain the whole world and lose his own soul, or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?' "
The statement also deals with the often-heard charge of anti-intellectualism leveled at evangelicals by saying, "While The Thomas F. Staley Foundation believes in an appeal to the hearts of men, its founder is not unmindful of the fact that our Lord declared we must love God with all our minds as well as with our hearts and souls. Consequently there is nothing anti-intellectual in what the Foundation seeks to promote. While there were many unschooled Christians in the early Church, there were also such intellectually gifted men as Paul, Luke, Stephen and others who could challenge the best minds of their day and win them to faith in Christ. Accordingly the Foundation will promote programs which will seek to win for Christ not merely the average student but also the brightest and most promising among the youth of our American universities."
development class which has approximately half its membersliip from local liigh school students who are also seeking to improve ability in reading and study habits, under the instruction of Glen Liebig.
This expanded community service, including several other evening courses at Bryan this year, has been a strong factor in drawing an increased number of special students to maintain a second semester enrollment of 405, of whom 347 are fulltime students. This is just eight short of the first semester enrollment of 41 3.
The new registration list for the second semester shows 58 names, of whom 22 are fulltime and 36 are parttime. They are replacing 66 withdrawals during or at the end of the first semester, of whom seven completed their degree requirements and will return for commencement activities in May.
Applications for fulltime students for next fall are keeping pace with last year's peak. Approximately one hundred new names are already in process for the fall recruits out of an expected two hundred new freshmen and transfers. Student visitors and their parents or counselors continue to stop for campus tours and are anticipated in increasing numbers during the spring months.
High school seniors or college transfers who desire to share in the fully accredited program of a Christ-centered education in the arts and sciences in the peaceful, scenic setting of the Tennessee hills should write for an application to Miss Zelpha Russell, director of admissions, Bryan College, Dayton, Tenn. 37321.
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Members of the touring choir are pictured above as follows:
Front row (left to right): Marsha McDonald, Monongahela, Pa.; Vera Klamm, Lynchburg, Va.; Barbara Peck, Springfield, Mo.; Carol Austin, Paris, III.; Carolyn Jewett, Valdosta, Ga.;Sue Nolan, Lexington, Ohio; Rebecca Hogan, Berryville, Va.; Peggy Hesterly, Hendersonville, N.C.; Dawn Roberts, Harriman, Tn.; and Mr. Greasby.
Second row: Pat Voss, Memphis, Tn.; Linda Minter, Oak Ridge, Tn.; Annette Henderson, Crossville, Tn.; Steve Griffith, Tullahoma, Tn.; David Kinsey, Memphis, Tn.; Steve Gregory, Muskegon, Mich.; Bill Irwin, Richmond, Va.; Brenda Wikoff, Cincinnati, Ohio; Sherry Hill, Winfield, III.; and Phyllis Mitchell, Knoxville, Tn.
Third row: Mary Howard, Sale Creek, Tn.; Beth Willis, Nashville, Tn.; Dave Alford, Richmond, Va.; Steve Parcell, Tad, W. Va.; Marion Gray, Forest Park, Ga.; Brent Ferguson, Trenton, Ga.; Charles Hunnicutt, E. Flat Rock, N.C.; Dennis Bodlien, Ellicott City, Md.; Jim Steele, Dayton, Tn.; Gurney Miller, Columbia, S.C.; Lynda Paulson, Hopkins, Minn.; and Karen Parrott, Spring Green, Wis.
Back row: Ann Fulmer, Springfield, Va.; John Peterson, Lowell, Ind.; Mike van Huisen, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Dale Taylor, Buena Vista, Va.; Byron Ballard, Trenton, Ga.; Paul Hayward, Wheaton, III.; Eric Birkett, Oxon Hill, Md.; Paul Banfield, Chesterland, Ohio; Dow Barton, Miami, Fla.; Randy Wilcoxson, Fairview, N.C.; Larry Wilson, Bradenton, Fla.; and Rebecca Napier, Upperville, Va.
Not pictured are: Marcia Stewart, Lake Alfred, Fla.; Terry Hill, Winfield, III.; and Jenny Cather, Huntsville, Tn.
Choir Itinerary
Friday, March 19, 7:30 p.m.
Lyon's Creek Baptist Church
Strawberry Plains, Tenn. 37871 Saturday, March 20, 7:30 p.m.
Ghent Bretiiren Church
Roanoke, Virginia Sunday, March 21, 11 :00 a.m.
Timberlake Baptist Church
Lynchburg, Virginia Sunday, March 21, 6:30 p.m.
Immanuei Baptist Church
Richmond, Virginia Monday, March 22, 10:30 a.m.
U. S. Capitol
Washington. D. C. Monday, March 22, 8:00 p.m.
Faith Community Church
Camden, Delaware Fuesday, March 23, 10:15 a.m.
Dover High School
Dover, Delaware Tuesday, March 23, 7:45 p.m.
Wall Intermediate School Auditorium
Wall Township, New Jersey Wednesday, March 24, 8:00 p,m.
1 irst Baptist Church
Atlantic City, New Jersey Thursday, March 25
Bethel Baptist Church
Ellicott City, Maryland 21043 Friday, March 26
McLean Bible Church
McLean. Virginia
Saturday, March 27, 7:30 p.m.
Aldersgate United Methodist Church Baltimore, Maryland
Sunday, March 28, 11:00 a.m.
Abbott Memorial United Pres. Church Baltimore, Maryland
Sunday, March 28, 7:00 p.m.
Forcey Memorial Church Washington, D. C. 20012
GOATLEY SUCCUMBS
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the University of Miami. His final assignment was director of administration for the Transportation Terminal Command in New Orleans.
Col. Goatley came to liis post at Bryan in November 1961. He had been unusually effective in the closing months in liis work of securing financial support for the college. On the day of his funeral, a gift of S 13,000, in wliich he had had a major part, was received. He was also active in helping students with a variety of problems. His handling of hospitality for visitors to the campus and the hospitality of the Goatley home are proverbial. In addition to the numerous fioral arrangements received at the time of his death, many friends responded to the family request that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be sent to Br\an
Beach Evangelism Planned
Plans to repeal the beach cvangeJi.sm program of last year's spring vacation in ooperalion with Campus Crusade for ( iirisl arc being made by ihc student leaders of Ihc Christian .Service Association for Bryan's spring vacation period late in March.
Last year .36 Bryan students spent a week at Daytona Beach, Florida, to work with 1,500 other Christian students among the 50,000 college students on the beaches.
James L. Lindh, president of CSA, invites the prayer and financial support of friends who would like to help with transportation, lodging, and food costs of approximately S40 for each student going to Florida for this thrust in college student evangelism.
This constructive ministry by Christian youth to fellow-collegians who are seeking soul satisfaction has provided an excellent stimulus for spiritual growth among the participating Bryan students and in its coordinated effort on the beaches has been declared a deterrent to the evil forces that earlier prevailed at the vacation resorts. Thousands of searcliing youth have been introduced to Jesus Clirist and told of His saving power. Would you like to help send the witness back to the beaches this year?
College. These gifts now totaling more than a thousand dollars have been added to the student emergency loan fund, wliich is being named in honor of Col. Goatley. This fund is for short term loans to students who find themselves unexpectedly unable to meet their financial requirements. It was established three years ago and with these memorial contributions now amounts to appro.ximately S3500. It is fitting tribute lo a man whose friendly interest and engaging spirit were always in the direction of helping others.
At the time of his death. Col. Goatley was the teacher of the adult men"s Bible class at Dayton First Methodist Church. Over the years he had been active in a variety of organizations, including Officers Christian Union. Christian Business Men's Committee International, and the Fellowsliip of Christian Athletes. He and Mrs. Goatley ser\ed as teachers, officers, and youth sponsors in many of the churches in wliich they were members during Iiis military career. He was the most faithful attender of the weekly men's prayer breakfast at Br\an. His spirit of persistence and generosity joined with an amiable and conciliators' disposition endeared him to a wide circle of friends. He was a true Cliristian soldier and a aentleman.
Sports Review
Basketball Summary
The 1970-71 basketball squad faces the SCAC tournament once again as its only hope for glory. Everyone starts over in the tournament and the winner gains a berth in the National Christian College tournament along with the conference regular-season champion.
The Lions have a 9-3 conference mark which offers no better prospects than a tie for second place with Temple, while Lee College holds out for the lead posi- tion.
The Lions opened the season con- vincingly with victories over Atlanta Christian and tough Lincoln Memorial. Then they lost a twenty-point lead in a Trevecca game for a one-point decision, and Lee claimed a ten-point victory two days later.
After a fair showing in the Temple Invitational Tournament with a second place trophy, the Lions dropped three straight decisions, including a return match with LMU. After Christmas the team took its first victory ever over Sewanee and gained a narrow margin over Trevecca. Temple and Lee closed in for two important conference victories in hard-fought battles with the Lions.
It was a decisive victory over Covenant College who had recently outmatched the Temple Crusaders that built Lions' hopes for the most recent Bryan-Temple scrap. The 82-79 Lion victory at Temple before a Feb. 14 homecoming audience was a triumph that Bryan fans and players have long desired and that boosts spirits for the SCAC tournament.
Bryan has proven that it has potential to outplay any team in the league, and the eager Lions are anticipating that one last tournament chance on March 4-6.
TRACK SCHEDULE 1971
1970 INCOME ANO EXPENSE BY PERCENTAGES
March 31 |
Carson Newman |
Away |
April 3 |
Univ. of South |
Away |
April 13 |
Berry College |
Away |
April 21 |
Maryville College |
Away |
April 24 |
Union College |
Away |
April 30 |
State Track Meet |
Away |
& May 1 |
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BASEBALL SCHEDULE 1971 |
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March 31 |
Hiwasee |
Away |
April 1 |
Maryville |
Home |
April 3 |
L.M.U. |
Away |
April 8 |
Appalachian State |
Home |
April 10 |
Covenant College |
Away |
April 19 |
Maryville |
Away |
April 22 |
Cleveland State |
Home |
April 24 |
L.M.U. |
Home |
April 26 |
Tennessee Temple |
Away |
May 1 |
Tennessee Temple |
Home |
May 11 |
Hiwasee |
Home |
Where It Came From
How It Was Spent
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Report For 1970
The year of 1970 was Annus Mirabilis for
Bryan College.
This year of wonders, the first full year after
Bryan's accreditation, was characterized by the
following:
« a genuine spiritual revival on campus begin- ning Feb. 17
• largest graduating class to date
• 38% increase in new student applications
• 25% increase overall in fall registration (413 against 328 the year before)
• 18.5% fuUtime equivalent increase for first semester (based on actual experience first semester)
• largest gift income for any calendar year ($687,000 as against $354,000 previous year)
The chart shown above indicates both the source and use of 1970 income.
BASIC CONTINUING CONCERNS
Change: What are the ways in which Bryan can and should change without compromise or modification of its basic Christian commitment and what are the ways in which Bryan should not change in view of this commitment?
Resources: How can the base of financial support for Bryan be enlarged, a development essential to the growth and improvement of the college?
Enrollment: How can the growth in student population be accelerated to bring the college as soon as possible to a viable economic size?
Faculty: How can the college more effectively recruit, maintain, and retain a faculty which is both academically capable and strong in Chris- tian commitment?
Results: How can all these factors be translated into that educational and spiritual experience in the life of the total college community which meets the individual's need and is the effective answer to the rising secularism of the day?
Goals For 1971
Continuing on-campus development in the n
finement of specific goals leading to moi
effective management, better teaching an
learning, and more fully committed Christia
living.
Efforts at greater involvement in the life of tli
institution in appropriate ways of trustee
alumni, and friends.
Completion of the new dormitory now undt
construction and its occupancy in Septembe
Minimum enrollment increase of 10% to brin
fuUtime equivalent enrollment to 400 or abov
next fall.
More intensive promotions of a program i
deferred giving through a development office
working specifically toward this objective.
Specific financial goals of:*
$70,000 to cover college participation i
new dormitory
Construction $60,00
Furnishings 10,00
$70,00 Note: $1200 from 3 donors has been receive to date toward construction costs.
• $150,000 in other plant gifts for a miscell; ny of necessary projects including cainpu roads and parking areas, renovation c ground floor in main building for studer union, faculty offices, permanent area fc Henning Biology Museum, relocation c tennis court, support for student project c "Save the Octagon," and other plant need of lesser financial scope but equally impoi tant for the activity served.
• $200,000 in operating gift income, one-hal by June 30 to in.sure a balanced budget fo Fiscal '71.
• Inclusion of endowment fund in overa fund raising efforts (Southern Associatio recommends $5,000,000 in 3-5 year; $550,000 at present)
*No figure is included here for the Rudi Memorial Chapel project as a specific got awaits trustee action.
Eugene '44 and Ernestine (llcalan) '44 Rosenau are parlicipaling in llio Life in Christ Campaign I'or tlicii conntry of Contra! African Repnlilic. In llicir print sliop in Silnit they liave printed tliousands of tracts and l)ooklcts and 28,000 hymn bootcs were completed lliis fall. Their family report includes, Anna Kay who is studying the Dutch language along with her husband, John, in Holland; Douglas is at D;illas Seminary for the second year; and Vernon was inducted into the Army last fall.
Bruce '47 and VVilma (Walker) x"49 Rcsenau hope to return to Central African Repulilic in Feb- ruary in order to be there for the opening of Bible School on March 1. Their daughter, Judith, will re- main in Greenville, S. C.
George '49 and Ruth Ann (Adams) .\"5 1 Cone of Central African Republic are on furlough with Kipling, Calla, and Karrisse in the St. Petersburg, Florida area. Kim and Camille will complete their school year in Africa and join the family in June. Kim, who will graduate from high school this year, is considering Bryan ne.xt fall
Nell Pearson '49 returned in December from Austria for furlough, coming a few months early because her father was injured and her stepmother was killed in an auto accident in Sept. She will be available for deputation in the spring from her home address in Reagan, Texas, 766S0.
Jean Pulkin '49 has resigned from the Central American Mission as of Nov. 1. 1970, not being physically able to work in the isolated places of Central America. She is serving as a community health nurse and has many opportunities to witness for Christ in Wichita, Kansas, where she is making her home. Gordon and Thelnia (.Andrews) '52 Svelmoe have just completed the translation of the Gospel of Matthew in Mansaka, a tribe in the Philippines. Mark, .'\cts, and John have alread\' been printed and are being distributed. Mansaka believers are helping them with the translation work and the teaching in the church.
Jack Lacey '52 has returned from Africa with his family to the States and is making his home in Waterloo. Iowa. His schedule calls for a visit to llorida in February, Emmaus Bible School in March, and, as the Lord enables, a six-week visit to Kigali in April.
Edward '46 and Eileen (Goodman) '46 Miller are surrounded by their children, Carol (right) and her husband, Larry Howard, Jeannctte at Grace College, Eddie Jr., (center) senior in liigh school, and Stanley, a high school sophomore. The family is residing in Winona Lake, Ind., during their furlough from Brazil where they serve under the Foreign Missionary Society of the Grace Brethren Oiurch. Ed visited the campus in January on a trip to Florida for ministry.
Sterling x'51 and Nita (King) x'50 Theobald are assisting in teaching at the Missionary Training Institute of New Tribes Mission in Durham, Ontario, Canada, after a period of service in medical practice at Camdenton, Missouri. Last summer Nita Mae and their daughter Cheryl took a trip to Europe spon- sored by a friend, and were accompanied also by Nita's parents, the Kings, and two of Cheryl's high school friends. They visited eight countries. Cheryl has now entered nurses' train- ing. Ruth, Paul, and Mary are in grades 12, 11, and 9.
Ronald Meznar '5 2 shared in the graduation of eleven seniors in the eleventh class of the Seminary and Bible Institute in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Mr. Meznar has taught in it since its second year. The oldest Mezn;ir daughter, Jill, has applied to Bryan College for next fall.
Dale '54 and Martha (Sheffield) '55 Payne took their son Mark to Iquitos, Peru, to the Emmanuel Baptist .Academy in .August. Three days after returning they set out for Manaus. Brazil, nearly 1,000 miles from their station, to file a new identification card with the Brazilian government. In September another trip was necessary to attend the field council meeting to make plans for camp in January. In October a harvest of 15 professions of faith were made in Santo Antonio.
Charles '56 Willoughby reports 14 girls and 32 fellows in their Bible Institute in Ocana, Colombia. Charlotte (sp. "56) is housemother and counsellor for the girls and also a teacher. The first annual TEAM missionary conference
for Colombia as a separate field was scheduled for Dec. 1-3 and a spiritual retreat (or pastors and missionaries on Jan. 4-7, 1971. They have four children in school in Rubio and just Sieve at home.
RachacI O'.Mcra '58 in Alaska is helping lo use hammer and saw to build a Iwo-slory house lor an elderly Cliristian couple who live five miles from her. Her ministry includes a tape library and Bible study classes including Sunday school.
Sandy Cue '55 has completed the basic translation of the book of Mark into the dialect of Waica for this Indian tribe in Brazil. Her translation will be corrected by informants and missionaries and improved where possible. She plans next to work on an abridgement of Genesis to provide background for future trans- lations.
Bill and Verena (Bender) '55 Hekman arc now stationed in Indonesia to strengthen the evangelization program. Tliey work with an active youth group in Djakarta which meets one week for fellowship and inspiration and the following week to distribute Gospels and tracts on the crowded streets of the city. In December they held meetings in Surabaja. the second largest city of Indonesia. Their ministry in- cludes showing Moody Films in prisons, schools, and to armed forces, also newspaper and magazine evangelism throughout Indonesia and follow up on correspondence courses.
Jim x"56 and Barbara Pitts are grateful for the miracle of their continuing in .Azrou. Morocco, with their 30 children at Children's Haven. Another miracle is the provision of a qualified Arabic teacher who is a (Thristian lo restore their school program this year. Their OW'U four children are doing well at school and in music, including Melodce who has rejoined them after being separated for 9 months in a special school in the States.
David '5 7 and Kay (Temple) '55 Henry returned to Fairbanks. .Alaska, with their four children, by way of the Alcan Higliway. arriving on Sept. 13, two weeks late for school. Dave was elected base manager for the W ycliffe Base in Fairbanks and also asked to serve on the executive committee for the North .America Branch of Wycliffe \\ ork.
Nancy .Akins "6 1 is on furlough from teach- ing in Mexico and worked this summer with Child Evangelism in the Carolina .Mountains. She is working on a master's degree while living at home in .Asheville.
David '63 and Phyllis sp. "64 AMiitney are in the second year of their second term at Trans World Radio ministry in Bonaire. TTiey sing together in Portuguese as well as Enghsh. Phyllis also uses her flute as instrumental background. Dave spends most of his time
writing, besides directing certain English pro- grams and some announcing. Trans World Radio is now promoting a Seminary Extension program to train Bible school students in their home areas as a follow up of correspondence courses.
Jane Renee Parvin, daughter of Earl and A I da (Williams) '52 Parvin displays her Bryan loyalty at 8 weeks at her home in Beckley, W. Va., where her parents teach at Appalachian Bible In- stitute. Jane was born in September. Don '66 and Beatrice (Pendleton) '66 Crane are serving with Missionary Internship in Farmington. Mich. In preparation for Bible school work in Portugal, Don is teaching at Detroit Bible College, teaching a Sunday School class, and preaching on Sundays, besides attend- ing MI classes. Bea has a home Bible study class and cares for their new son, Danny, born on July 30, as well as Eric, 2, and Stephanie 3. They are appointees of Greater Europe Mission. Kurt '68 and Marsha (Ramsey) '67 Dibble are now serving with the City Mission of Niagara Falls, New York, in co-operation with New York State Department-Division for Youth.
Bud '68 and Helen Cathey are located in Jimma, Kaffa, Ethiopia, after finishing language school in Addis. They are teaching at Grace Bible Institute under SIM. Bud teaches homi- letics, hermeneutics. Old Testament, music and gym, and Helen teaches English and piano. They also have charge of the Sunday school and a part in the Youth Center downtown. They live several miles from Jimma on top of a green hill with mountains in view, a river full of hippopotamuses ten minutes away, monkeys and hyenas nearby, and a yard which includes a strawberry patch, besides lemon, lime, orange, and banana trees.
Faith Isbell '69, serving at Hoa Khanh Children's Hospital of the World Rehef Com- mission in Vietnam, recently came safely through a typhoon evacuation. She describes Christian service in a war-torn land: "I have seen . . . people actually buying garbage (from a Vietnamese-operated agency which contracts to haul garbage from U.S. bases), a hospital so crowded they had two patients in the same cast (honest!); Marines coming out of anesthesia, realizing they have lost legs or arms, crying silent tears and not e.xpecting an answer to their Vhy?'; a four-pound, three-month-old baby: a VC attack on a village which completely de- molished the homes and the lives of all but 50 villagers ..." A companion nurse had the privilege of leading a fellow nurse to the Lord and now they study the Bible together and attend church as regularly as their demanding hospital schedule permits.
PASTORS
Adam Rager '47 is pastor of the Grace Brethren Church in Sanford, N. C, following several years in Oregon and California pastor- ates.
David L. Marsteller '51, pastor of the Calvary Baptist Church in Sandusky, Ohio, presided at the dedication ceremonies on Sun-
day, January 17, for the new church sanctuary and educational faciUties.
Donald L. Reed '63, minister of education at Central Baptist Church, Sioux Falls, S. D., was ordained to the Christian ministry on Sunday, Nov. 29, 1970. Following his gradua- tion at Bryan, Don completed a major in Christian education at Dallas Theological Sem- inary for the master of theology degree. He also took some work towards a master's degree in psychology at North Texas State University. His wife is the former Rachel Paulson '63. They have two children: Rodney, iVz and Michelle, 2.
WELFARE WORKER
Mrs. Beatrice Shelby '66 is working with the Children's Welfare Division of Bradley County Welfare Department at Cleveland, Tenn.
David Marsh, age 2, son of Robert '64 and Marlene (Schaiper) '65 ^ Marsh, wears his Bryan shirt while taking a ride near his home in Winona Lake, Ind. He hopes his baby sister, Anne Marie, will soon be big enough to play - with him.
"TEACHING THEM TO OB- SERVE ALL THINGS"
GRADUATE ADVANCES
Ory Perdue '58 was awarded the Doctorate in Education by the University of Tennessee in December. He and his wife continue to plan for foreign missionary service, having in mind the Philippines. They are currently living in Oak Ridge, Tenn., where Dr. Perdue is pastor of the Oak Ridge Bible Church.
James Mathisen '64 has been appointed assistant editor for Moody Press with special emphasis on textbooks. Prior to coming to Bryan, he attended the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin State University and was graduated with honors from the Grand Rapids School of Bible. When he left Dayton, he returned to Grand Rapids as an instructor of Biblical studies and communications for four years. In 1968-69 he undertook a M.A. program in Old Testament at Wheaton College Graduate School, which he completed with honors. He then served as a special instructor in Biblical studies at Moody Bible Institute while taking additional work at Wheaton. He attended Regent College, University of British Columbia during the summer of 1970. His wife is the Resident Director of a women's resident hall On Wheaton College campus.
Jesse Pincus '68 received the master of education degree in administration in Dec. 1970. He is working with Dr. Cambron at the Seaside Mission and is a corrective reading teacher with the public school system in Miami. He indicates he has had many witnessing opportunities through these contacts.
Four Bryan graduates listed with the new students at Dallas Theological Seminary in September were: Randall Bell '70, Stephen
Harthan '70,Ronald F. Neely '68, and Gerald Wylie '70. Other Bryanites continuing their study at Dallas include: Eugene Bengtson '55, i Wayne Brooks '67, Robert Kaatz x'67, John Stone '67. Paul Timblin '68.
Allen Mawhinney '68 of Levittown, Pa., has
returned to Westminster Theological Seminary for the third year, accompanied by his wife, the former C^ol Otteson x'69.
Catherine Lee Fung '68 is working for an advanced degree in education at the University of Pennsylvania and also gives private piano lessons in her home, while her husband Daniel is a professor in the field of micro-biology.
TEACHERS
Glenn Klamm '40 is teaching Bible for 7th through 10th grades at the Lynchburg Christian Academy, sponsored by the Thomas Road Baptist Church, of which Dr. Jerry Fallwell is pastor. There are 400 students this year and plans to expand next year to include 11th and 12th grades.
Ruth Ella (Williams) '48 Johnson recently received her teaching certificate in Pennsylvania and has now joined the role of full time teachers with a fifth grade in the Mt. Pleasant school system in the town of Norvelt, Pa.
Ernest '52 and Margaiete (Friedrich) '52
Schwenk moved back to Indiana in August
\ from Athens, Tenn. Margarete is teaching
second grade and Ernie is servicing typewriters
and then will return to teaching.
Larry O'Neil '66 is elementary principal in Grove City, Minn., and is still working on a specialist degree in school administration at Mankato State College. Elvera does some tutoring and has a Thursday morning ladies' Bible Class. The O'Neil family now includes Mitchell Kent bom on Nov. 1, 1969.
Clarice McCarthy '70 is teaching this fall and studying part time at North Te.xas State University, Denton, Tx., working on her mas- ter's degree.
SERVICEMEN
Don '69 and Shirley '69 Emerson are in Dauchau, Germany, in southern Batavia about 17 kilometers from Munich. A chaplain who really loves the Lord directs the services at their base, where Don is song leader, and Don and Shirley each have a Sunday school class and jointly direct the youth group. They recently visited Maranatha Bible Camp near Bad Tolz which is operated by Donald '53 and Joy Ann (Conlan) x'54 Walker. Don plays basketball on a German team, the Dachau city league, which helps establish friendship with German people.
Harvey Senfer x'68 is a Ueutenant in the USMC, who has been serving in Okinawa and expected an assignment to Vietnam early this year. Gregg Senter x'70 is a sergeant in USAF at Nellis AFB in Nevada.
Airman Carvis D. Chappell '70 and Airman Stanley Hopkins x'73 graduated from Lackland AFB, Texas on October 30, 1970.
Airman Craig Wilson x'72 took Basic Train- ing at Lackland AFB, Texas, and he was due to graduate around December 1, 1970.
"THY K A in II
HILL Hr: DONE ON
BIRTHS
To Bill :iikI Verciiii (Heiuler) '55 llekman a (laiiglilcr Kristi Y;H)li, on August 31 in DjaikaUi, Irulonesia, where llicy arc now sla- lioned under TliAM.
lo Ralph x'Sy and Nola (.lalinkc) '5K Luia a daughter, Anne .ludilh, born December Id, in Soulli Holland, III., and welcomed also by brother I iniothy, age 6 years.
To Paul and Rebckali (Bollnian) '63 Marcy a .son, David Loe, on November 9 in Whealon, III,, where the Marcys spent an emergency furlough. They also have a son, Tiinniy. They plan to return to Central .America in Tebruary, going to Costa Rica lor language school.
To Leslie '64 and Betli (Billey) '65 Cox a daughter, Lesley .lanelle, on .lanuary I I at Alliens, Tenn.
To Donald '66 and Beatrice (l'endle(on) '66 Crane a son, Daniel .Alien on .luly 3(1, in Detroit, Mich.
To Kark E. Ill '6X and Carol (llicklin) '66 Keefer a son, Phillip Andrew, on Sept. 25 at Charlotte, N. C.
To Bruce and Linda (Fulnier) n'66 lngebrct.sen a second son, Eric Linden, on November 12, at Jackson, Miss. Douglas i.s two.
To Frederick and Susan (Cockiell) '67 Caverly a son. Christian Frederick on June 26, in Endicott, N. Y. |^
To Tom '63 and ^
Arlene (Busch) \'65 if.
B e a I a d a u g li t c r , ^ i
Jennifer, on December • »
10. Brothers are Todd and Jeffrey.
To Robert '56 and Elizabeth Young, their third child, Robert Elmer, born November 30, at Chicago, 111. Other children are Burt 9. and Jo Ann 6.
"Asms IN HEAVEN"
MARRIAGES
Jack Dale Ogden '65 to Gail Bieslin Jacobo on February 20 at Hickam .Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jack is a captain with the US Air Force.
Gerald L. Walter '65 shares the news that he has been happily married to Louise since July 21, 1969. They ;ire living in St. Michaels, Md.
Lowell Balman '68 to Beth Green on June 13, 1970 in Wheaton. 111. Lowell is teaching in an elementary school in Glen Ellyn, 111.
Esther Ruth Hulbert \'72 to Cameron Ray Arensen on December 18 in the Immanuel Bible Church at Bellingliani, Washington.
Construction progresses on the women's dormi- tory to be occupied in September.
Jelfery Scott Johnson and Ruth Mane Kochenderfcr '69 at (.alvary Baptist Church in Bradenlon, I'la. in August. The couple is living in /ephyrliills and teaching in Pasco County school syslem.
Mary Ruth C(jlvjn .x'?!) and Don l.ce Holmes on December 6 at the Ogden HaplisI Church near Dayton. Don is manager of the M&J grocery in Dayton; Mary Ruth is cm- ployed at First lederal.
John Timothy Margenc '70 to Vickie Lynn Rowsey '70 on December 21 at the Central Bible Church in St. Petersburg, lla.
John Reese '70 lo Dianne Miller on December 26 at the Ciiristian and Missionary Alliance Church in Crooked C'rook, Pa.
Philip Jepson '70 lo Maye llaycs '71 in the Bryan College Chapel on December 18. Phil is teaching this year at Rockwood High School while Maye completes her senior year at Bryan.
Lanny Lee O'llail ,\'72 to Sandra Carol Barnes on January 2, at the First Alliance Cliuich in Manstleld, Ohio. Lanny is a student at the Olivet Nazarene College in Kankakee, III.
Paul Thomas Baker to Kathcrine Elizabeth
.MtWilliamA x'72 on November 28 al Ihc f-if4t Baptist Church of I'ckin, III. ITlc couple arc residing in Grand Rapidft. Mich., where Paul h attending firand Rapido School of Bible and Music,
William B. F-rccman x'f)9 to Su»an Arlcnc Mofter x'7l on January 30 at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Orrvillc, Ohio. I he Ireemans are living in Columbu*, Ga., where Bill is stationed with the U.S. Air Force.
William Britt and Jean BIrHjnl '69 on Aug. 28 at Uerachah Baptist Church in Hampton, Va. Bill is now In his fourth and finai year al Toronto Baptist Seminary and cxpctl* lo receive the B. Hi. in April. Then Ihcy plan lo move lo St. Paris, Ohio, where Bill ha\ attept' •! Ihc pastorate of .Millcrslown Commur.it. Church.
DEATH
Marcia Broughton ,\'73 of Irving, Texas, who spent one year at Bryan, was killed Nov. 17, 1970, in an auto accident on her way lo .school at North Texas State College.
STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
VOL. 4, NO. 1
Creating and Conserving the Moderate Estate
Most estate planning counsel seems to be directed toward those who have large estates; whereas, by far the greater num- ber of estates are moderate or small. Most large estates are the fruit of estate plan- ning in previous generations, because few large estates are amassed in a single generation.
The accumulation of a small to mod- erate estate, however, is often the result of frugal living and careful planning with- in a single generation. Large estates unless dissipated through carelessness or reck- lessness tend to grow somewhat by natural momentum. Estates beginning from "scratch," without the benefit of inheritance from previous generations will more likely be the result of hard work, frugahty, and careful planning. The plan- ning process, therefore, for a small to moderate estate begins with tecliniques of
FEBRUARY. 1971
creating the estate rather than with the problems of distribution.
CONTINUE CHARITABLE INTERESTS
As a Christian institution. Bryan Col- lege has always been supported largely by those who have been generally more concerned with laying up treasures above rather than on earth. Choosing to give in life rather than in death, the Bryan constituency has seemingly never had a strong will or estate consciousness.
The growing comple.xity of the society in wliich we hve, however, requires more and more sophisticated planning. Things just don't happen. They must be planned.
Those who feel that Bryan College is worthy of their life-time support should also consider what will happen after their death to the college and its program of providing quality Christian education within the reach of every Christian young person who desires a Christian education. Ver>' few people among a constituency such as Bryan's will not have at least a small estate to distribute. However, man will be involved first in creatine that
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estate. Most estate planning counsel deals primarily with the distribution of the estate, which may be proper in the case of large estates. But those who are in the small to moderate estate category often need more help in creating and conserving the estate. This counsel may be even more needful for those who choose to maintain a generous plan of giving during their lifetime. Therefore, we are devoting the rest of this issue of the "Stewardship Planner" and perhaps some succeeding issues to the techniques which may be employed to help create and conserve an estate.
PLAN ESTATE DISTRIBUTION
In view of the uncertainty of life, however, the wise planner will give some thought to his distribution plans even before he may have much of an estate to distribute. Time has a way of slipping up on us. Many are taken unawares with their plans yet unformulated, always thinking that the estate is not large enough to be concerned yet with its distribution. Every estate plan should be reviewed periodically and updated in ac- cordance with changing conditions. The problem is generally complacency con- cerning the small or moderate estate during the time it is building.
Management of the estate during lifetime means insulating the estate from untoward invasion, as well as establisliin"
management and property ownersliip plans that are designed to prevent dilu- tion of the estate and to assure the prudent build-up of wealth. It must be kept in mind that the principal purpose in creating an estate is to provide adequately for unforeseen eventualities in later years, not primarily to pass something on to the next generation. Protecting the estate from early invasion and shrinkage is simply protecting the provision for un- concerned later years. The problem of distribution only comes into focus when the decision has to be made as to what to do with the remaining estate should it not be necessary to use it all for emergencies or ordinary maintenance during the de- clining years.
GUARD AGAINST ESTATE DISSIPATION
Insulating the estate against potential loss or liabiUty is quite important. Cas- ualty or carelessness can wipe out a small or moderate estate and the early dissipa- tion of an estate may cause considerable concern and anxiety in the latter years. Consideration should be given to transfers of property, incorporation of a business, and, of course, casualty and liability insurance. The level of insurance coverage needed should be carefully calculated. This will vary under different conditions and circumstances at different times and usually requires greater coverage at the
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beginning of the estate building process than at the end, so that generally in- surance coverage may be planned to taper off as the estate grows.
Sickness and disability can create extraordinary financial demands. As a matter of fact, the likelihood of perma- nent or long-term loss of income is not substantial, but you should keep the possibihty in mind. Health and accident insurance, major medical coverage, and disability insurance serve to insulate the estate. In determining what is needed, you should consider employment benefits and wage continuation plans, unemploy- ment and workmen's compensation, and the income potential of the non-disabled spouse.
During the years while building the estate, one of the chief concerns, of course, is provision for the wife and cliildren should the breadwinner be taken. The simphest and perhaps best way to provide an immediate potential estate is through life insurance. However, the insurance plan should be tailored to the individual needs. Though these needs undergo constant change, there are flex- ible plans that will provide considerable relief from anxiety during those years while the estate is building. Return the coupon on the preceding page for a copy of EFFECTIVE ESTATE PLANNING THROUGH LIFE INSURANCE.
This information bulletin is published quarterly as an addendum to the NEWSETTE to provide friends of Bryan College with information that will as- sist them in their Christian stewardship. This section is perforated so that it may be easily detached and kept for future reference to information on es- tate planning, tax changes, and many other topics related to Christian giving.
Neither the author nor the publisher of this publication is engaged in ren- dering legal or tax advisory service. For advice and assistance in specific cases, the services of an attorney or other professional person should be obtained. The purpose of this publi- cation is to provide accurate and au- thoritative information of a general character only. Watch for tax revisions.
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Volume XXXVII
April-May-June 1971
Number 4
NEW FACULTY APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED FOR 1971-72
KEENER SELECTED TO BE DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Marvin L. Keener of West Chicago, 111., has been appointed director of develop- ment. Mr. Keener was formerly president of Keener Marketing and Public Rela- tions, which served several companies in advertising and public relations. Prior to that he was regional manager for Chris- tian Life Publications, Wheaton, 111. He has worked also at the Chicago Associa- tion of Commerce and Industry and has been a life insurance agent. Mrs. Keener and their five children will move to Dayton shortly to join Mr. Keener.
In his new position, Mr. Keener is filling vacancies in the development office created by the withdrawal from the staff of Edward Steele who now operates Word Systems, Inc., and serves the College in the area of its printing needs, and by the death of Col. Francis J. Goatley in January this year.
Heading the list of achievements among continuing faculty is thai of Richard M. Cornelius, chairman of the division of literature and modern lan- guage, who received the Ph.D. in English from the University of Tennessee al Knoxvillc, March 17. The title of his dissertation was Christopher Marlowe's Use of the Bible.
New faculty appointments completed to date include the following:
Richard D. Barnhart, Everett, Wash., associate professor of mathematics; B. S. degree, Whitworth College; and M. S., University of Idaho, where he is a candi- date for the doctor's degree.
Dale A. Carter, Chattanooga, Tenn., associate professor and chairman of the division of education and psychology; B.A. degree Tennessee Temple College; M.A., Middle Tennessee State University; and Ed.D., University of Tennessee. Dr. Carter replaces Dr. Daniel Rosenberger, who has been at Bryan for the past two years after having retired from New York schools in 1969. Dr. Rosenberger is mov- ing to Florida where he will be associated with Clearwater Christian College.
L. Donald Hill, Dayton, who returns to the Bryan faculty after an absence of five years, as registrar and assistant pro- fessor of education; B.A., Trevecca Col- lege; M. A., Peabody College; and graduate work at the University of Tennessee in higher education. After having taught at Bryan 1959-66, Mr. Hill left his teaching position to run for the office of Rliea County superintendent of education, to which he was elected in 1 966 ; in 1 969 , he resigned that post to accept the position of dean of continuing education at Cleveland State Community College.
As registrar, Mr. Hill will replace Miss Louise Lason, who has been associated with the registrar's office for the past eleven years, the last five years as full registrar; Miss Lason's plans are incom- plete but include possible graduate work in English.
Robert L. Mounts, Seminary. Miss., associate professor of philosophy and psychology; B.A. degree. Tennessee Temple College; M.A.. Bob Jones Univer-
sity; and Ed.S. and Ed.D., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary. He is pres- ently serving on the faculty of Reformed Theological Seminary, Jackson. Miss.; at Bryan he will replace Dr. R. Allan Killen, professor of philosophy at Bryan, who has accepted a post al Reformed Semi- nary.
Joseph Overholt, Uniontown, Ohio, assistant professor of modern languages; B.S. and M.A. degrees. Kent (0.) State University; additional graduate work at Heidelberg University and Western Re- serve University. Mr. Overholt will com- bine in one position the teaching of (Continued on Page 3j
Continued Enrollment Growth
Pre-registration tallies recenils coir.- pleted for 1971 fall enrollment indicate that at least 250 students plan to con- tinue as full-time students, and new appli- cations combine for a total prospect at this date of 415 as compared to last fall's final enrollment of 413. Additional new applicants and part-time students from the community offer the Ukelihood for a substantial increase for the fall, support- ing Bryan's growth trend since its accred- itation nearly two years ago.
During March and April over 260 visitors came to the campus. These in- cluded representatives from seven churches in Michigan, one in Charles- town. W. Va., and one in .Arena. Wis. Two choral groups, the .\ppalachian Bible In- stitute ensemble of Bradley. W. Va.. and the Young Foundation Singers, of High- land, Ind.. also included a number of student prospects for Brjan.
Class of 1971
LAiipcl, Anulo, I'ikrvlllr, Iciiri., hUriiicnlarv
/■.'(JniiiliDil 2. IJUIK', Cluirk's, !<()( kwooil, I I'lin., Hio/of;}' II 3.Bull;ir(l, Ityriin, I ii-nlon, (ki., l./in/ixli 4.Biirkcr, Kulpli, Wyiincl, III., Clirixliriii Educa- tion 5.Bic'lu-r, Lindu, Miisi^iliiK', Iowa, /;V),t,'//,s7( 6.Blaki', Connk', Slravvbcrry I'lairis, 'Icnii.,
Eh I lie 1 1 Iciiy luJiicti lion V.Uroiighlon, Belli, Sockly, li-iin., HIciiieiilary
lulinvlioii H.BoynlDii, Maxim-, Pikcvillc, K'lin.,
FJviiu'iiliirv lulucalioii 9. Boynliiii, Janios, I'lkcvillo, It'iin., Elciiicii-
lary Education lO.Biowii, Margaix'l, Kisrmi, Kenya, Wcsl
Africa, Eiii^lisli I 1. Campbell, Alice, I'ikoville, ■|eiiii.. Elemen- tary Education 12. Carlson, Robcrl, Colcraine, Minn., Eleiiien-
tarv Education I 3. Cook, John, SI. I'eler.sbnrg, Ma., B/We H.Cortler, Richard, Highland. Ind.. Christian
Education 15. Crooks, William, lllkridgc, Md., History 16. Daigncaiill, Vkilcl, Meadow's Bridge, W.
Va., Elementary Education 17.Daigncanll, Liicien, Wallacebnrg, Onlario,
Canada, Elementary Education IS.Deakins, William. PIkeville, Tcnn.. Elemen- tary Education 19.DeGroot, Marsha, Warner Robins, Ga.. Ele-
mentarv Education 20. Dollar,' Alan, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.,5//)/c 21.Estabrook, Cheryl, Mnseatinc, Iowa, Ele-
inentarv Education 22. Gibson, Dale, Cloverdale. Va., History 23.Goatley, Jeanine, Dayton, Tenn., Mathe- matics
24. Hakes, Mary Helen, Glen Burnie, UA., Music Education
25. Hamilton, Gail, Greenhurst, N. Y., Elemen- tary Education
26.Haywaid, Paul, Wheaton, 111., Mathematics 27. Bight, Steven, Buckeye, Ariz., Historv 2iS. Hill, Terry, Winfield, III.. History
29. Hippie, George, Honesdale, Pa., Mathc- inaties
30. Hogan, Rebecca, Berryville, Va., Histoiy 31.Holleinan, Betty, Hampton, Va., Elemcn-
tarv Education
32.Ho'rton, Phillip, Spartanburg, S. C. Chem- istry II
33.Hoskovec, Rila. Golden, Col., English
34.Housley, Mary Ellen, Dayton, Tcnn., Ele- mentary Education
35..Ienkins, .ludy, Niota, Tenn., Music Educa- tion
36.Jepson, Maye, Central, S. C, Elementary Education
37..1ohnson, Patricia, Miami, Fla.. Elementary Education
38. Judy, Twyla, Witter, Ark., Elementary Ed- ucation
39.Kiser, Charlene, Knowille. Tenn., C/;ns/ifl» Education
40.Knou.se. Joel. McClure, 111., Greek and Math- enialics
41. Le. Dao, Vietn.ini, Mutluinalics
42.Lilley, John, Lini\crsil\ C'it\, Mo.. History
43. Lindh, James, Gra\ s Lake, 111.. Music Educa- tion
44. Looniis. Diane. Sweetwater, Tenn., Eleinen- larv I'ducation
45. Mace. Keith, New Middletown. Ohio, Ele- mentary Education
4(1. McCready, Dudley, Lusby, Md., Business
Administration 47.McKa\. IViuglas. Wilniinglon. \M.,Bihle 4>i \k Donald, Marsha. Mononuahela. Pa,. Music
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4').Mcbcig. Ted, Orlando, Fla., Elementary Education
51), Miller, (iurney. CDJuiiibia, S. C, Music
riwdfv SI.MIlcirull, Phyllis, Knoxvillc, Tcnn., /j'/cwien-
tary Education
52.Miillins, liillic. Swords (ruck, Va., Eleinen- tarv luJuiation
5.1. Miirpliey, Kalhleen. Palaline. Ill,, Elemen- tary Education
54.Newkirk, Carolyn, Sriielhporl. Pa.. Elcnien- tarv lulueation
55.Newkirk, Richard, Heaver Dams. N. Y., Elemcntarv Education
56. Page, Chrisline, llunlsville. Ala., liusincss Administration
57. Papen, James, Salem, Wis., liihtc
5K.Pallersiui, Patricia, Grove City, Va.. Elemen- tary Education
59.Pearman, Joel, llarriman, Tenn., History
60.1'lckel(, Dcl)orah, Sale Creek, Tcnn!, El- ementary Education I 6 1. Purser, Sue, Dayton, Tenn., Elementary luluealion
62.Roberl.s, Dawn, llarriman, Tenn., Mathe- matics
63. Roddy, Stephen, Wyoming. Ohio, Elemcn- tarv Education
64. .Sailer*, Miriam, Lasl I'oinl. (ia.. Mathc-
maliin 6S.Schucx<ilcr, Helen. Ea«l Ruiherford, N. J„
Elementary Eduralhii 66.Sliul(li)n. I.lainc. Minneapolis, Minn.. BIhle 67. Shelley. Uryan. Aslieville. N, C.EnKlhh 6«, Snyder, Mary Ann, Akron, Ohio. A/if/d/j 69,Slevens, Lynne. Memphis, lenn.. Mutic
Education 70. Summers. Laurel, Clearfield, Pa., Elemen- tary Educaliim ♦ 7I.SwaHi)rd. Lorene Hughes. Pikevillc. Tcnn,. Elementary EJucalhn 72.Talberl, Howard, I'erry. Mkh.,aiolf/gy 1/ 73.rerwilligcr. Carol. Angelica. N. Y., kicmen- tary Education *74. Thcrrell. Iluheria, I'ikeville. lenn.. Elemen- tary Education 75.Triplell, Judy. St. Petersburg, V\a., Elemen- tary Education ♦76. Tyler. Lli/abeth, Daylon, Tenn., Elemen- tary Education 77.Varga. Georgia, Sully, Iowa, Elementary
Education 78.Wlkoff, lircnda. Cincinnati, Ohio, £nj;/({/> *Not pictured
Summer Outreach Is Object of Five Programs
Five stiiiimer prugiam;> sponsoicd by the College provide opporliinily for study and service by menibers of the college community. Two of these programs arc on campus and three are off campus; one in each category is a study program.
The two study programs are the ten-week summer school on campus and a European study tour coincident with the second term of summer school.
The summer school of two five-week terms scheduled June 7 through August 13 offers courses in psychology, teacher education, Bible, science, business, and freshman English. In addition, a non- credit course in reading and study skills, which has attracted considerable interest during the academic year, will be repeat- ed this summer with Glenn Liebig, assist- ant professor of modern languages, as director.
European Study Tour
The European Study Tour, which begins July 12, will be lead by Dr. John B. Bartlett, academic dean. A student may earn six semester hours of credit in world literature and fine arts during this 31 -day tour of seven European countries. Thirty-three participants have registered to date. Only a few reservations remain: anyone who is interested should contact Dr. Bartlett immcdiateh'.
Musical Messengers
A male quartet and a soprano soloist along with their accompanist will tour fourteen states this summer in the inter- est of student recruitment and to give a Christian witness in, music. The itinerary of this group appears elsewhere. Inter- ested friends are invited to write Miss Rebecca Peck, Alumni E.xecutive Secre- tary, about any of the open dates. Summer Bible Conference
A pleasant oxpcnence which has be- coiue a part of the on-campus activity is
llic ainiiial suimnei Biijic cDiiieitnce sponsored by the alumni association. Last year's conference attracted a daily attend- ance of some 150 and featured separate programs for adults and for children and young people. This year's conference is scheduled for July 24-30. Full details on this conference appear in the BRYANETTE section of this paper. This family style conference is designed for the Christian public with rates set to encourage family attendance.
Summer Missions Program Twelve Bryan students, and possibly others, will participate in short-term mis- sionary work this summer in four coun- tries. Ten of these will be a part of the Operation Mobilization program for col- lege students working in France and Spain; one student will go to Germany to participate in Greater Europe Mission's Euro-Corps, and one-a military vet- eran—will go to Japan, where he was formerly stationed.
FACULTY IMPROVEMENTS
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German and French, which have been taught in recent years b\' part-time in- structors.
Rebecca Van .Meeveren. Ft. Lauderdale. Fla.. assistant librarian with the rank of assistant professor; BA... Bob Jones University: B.S. in L.S.. Peabody College: further graduate work. Univer- sity of Clticago and University of Michigan. For Mrs. Van Meeveren tliis is also a return to Bryan where she was head librarian 1957-62. when her late husband. .Arthur Van Meeveren. was assistant pro- fessor of English. Mrs. Van Meeveren replaces Mrs. Peggy Rosenberger. who has served as assistant librarian on a pari-iime basis for two \ ears.
Messengers Plan Itinerary to 14 Northern and Eastern States
Messengers shown at rehearsal. Standing, left to right: Brent Ferguson, Brenda Wikoff, Rick Efird, John Main, and Alan Dollar. Seated: Mrs. John Bartlett, director.
FINE ARTS FESTIVAL
The Fine Arts Festival of April 25— May 2 provided an opportunity for the display of art works by both Bryan and community talent under the direction of Raymond L. Gage, Elk Grove, Calif., who has been artist in residence this year at Bryan. In the total of thirty-five artists, eighteen exhibitors were Bryan faculty and students and seventeen were from the local community.
The third floor reading room of the Ironside Memorial Library was converted temporarily, as in past years, into an art gallery, opening Sunday afternoon to show one hundred works. Additional exhibits were displayed in the windows of twenty business establishments in Dayton and fifteen in Spring City. Twelve works of Mr. Gage appeared in the college exhibits, including a special display in the main lobby of the administration build- ing.
Other activities of the week included the showing of Ecce Homo: Behold, Tliis is Man. an award-winning film produced by Southern Baptist's Radio-Television Commission, which shows man as creator of the arts because God created him that way; performances by two vocal student groups, the Choralaires, directed by Virginia Seguine, Librarian, and the Madrigals, directed by J. James Greasby, chairman of the fine arts division; and an evening concert by the symphonic band, directed by William R. Boyd, assistant professor of music.
The final production of the fine arts week was a Sunday afternoon choir con- cert on May 2 when Schubert's Mass in G was performed with the support of the string ensemble from Cadek Conservatory in Chattanooga. At this concert prizes were presented to artists who had the best displays in Dayton and Spring City, followed by a reception honoring all participating artists.
Wednesday, June 9, 7:30 p.m.
Augusta Street Presbyterian Church
Greenville, South Carolina Thursday, June 10, 7:30 p.m.
Faith Tabernacle
Hendersonville, North Carolina Friday, June 11, 7:30 p.m.
Denny Terrace Baptist Church
Columbia, South Carolina Saturday, June 12 Sunday, June 13, 11:00 a.m.
South Dalton Baptist Church
Dalton, Georgia- Sunday, June 13 Monday p.m.— Friday a.m., June 14-18
North Hills Presbyterian Church
Salisbury, North Carolina Friday, June 18, 7:30 p.m.
Guess Road Baptist Church
Durham, North Carolina Saturday, June 19 Sunday, June 20, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Sheets Memorial Baptist Church
Lexington, North Carolina Sunday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.
Westover Presbyterian Church
Greensboro, North Carolina Monday, June 21
Tidewater Youth for Christ
Virginia Beach, Virginia Tuesday, June 22, 7:00 p.m.
Temple Baptist Church
Fredericksburg, Virginia Wednesday, June 23, 8:00 p.m.
Temple Baptist Church
Richmond, Virginia Thursday, June 24, 7:00 p.m.
Grace Memorial Church
Fredericksburg, Virginia Sunday a.m., Mon., Tue., June 27-29
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Norfolk, Virginia Sunday, June 27, 7:30 p.m.
Glengariff Baptist Church
Norfolk, Virginia Wednesday, June 30, 7:30 p.m.
Marvin Chapel Community Church
Benyville, Virginia Thursday, July 1, 8:00 p.m. EDT
Upperville Baptist Church
Upperville, Virginia Friday, July 2, 7:30 p.m.
Calvary Baptist Church
Woodbridge, Virginia Saturday, July 3 Sunday, July 4, 8:30 & 1 1 :00 a.m.
Cherry dale Baptist Church
Arlington, Virginia Sunday, July 4, 7:00 p.m.
Newark Evangelical Presbyterian Church
Newark, Delaware Tuesday, July 6, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Fellowship Church
Ephrata, Pennsylvania Wednesday, July 7, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Brethren Church
Hagerstown, Maryland Thursday, July 8 Friday, July 9 Saturday, July 10 Sunday, July 11 Sunday, July 11, 7:30 p.m.
Gay Street Brethren Church
Hagerstown, Maryland Tuesday, July 13 Wednesday, July 14, 7:30 p,m.
Emmanuel Congregational Church
Egg Habor City, New Jersey 08215 Thursday, July 15 Friday, July 16 Saturday, July 17, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Mullica Hill, New Jersey
Sunday, July 18, 11:00 a.m.
Bethel Baptist Church
Wilmington, Delaware Sunday, July 18, 7:00 p.m.
New Ark Union Church
Wilmington, Delaware Tuesday, July 20 Wednesday, July 21 Thursday, July 22, 8:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Bloomfield, New Jersey Friday, July 23 Saturday, July 24, 8:00 p.m.
New England Keswick Camp
Monterey, Massachusetts Sunday, July 25, 11:00 a.m.
East Chatham Methodist Church
East Chatham, New York July 25-August 5 OPEN Friday, August 6, 7:30 p.m.
Moreland Baptist Church
Muncy, Pennsylvania Saturday, August 7 Sunday, August 8, 9:30 a.m.
First Brethren Church
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Sunday, August 8, 10:45 a.m.
Riverside Brethren Church
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Sunday, August 8, 7:30 p.m.
Mentor Road Bible Church
Elizabeth, Pennsylvania Monday, August 9 Tuesday, August 10 Wednesday, August 11, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Evans City, Pennsylvania Thursday, August 12 Friday, August 13, 7:00 p.m.
City Mission Teen Camp
Grand Valley Ranch
Rock Creek, Ohio Saturday, August 14 Sunday, August 15, 10:30 a.m.
Maranatha Bible Church
Zanesville, Ohio Sunday, August 15, 7:00 p.m.
Madisonville Christian Church
Cincinnati, Ohio Tuesday, August 17 Wednesday, August 18
Literary Publication
The first literary anthology in the history of Bryan College is being put out this year by members of the Enghsh Seminar class under the direction of Dr. Richard CorneBus. Covering the years 1961-71, this collection of student writ- ing was compiled from entries in Bryan literary contests, articles in the Hilltopper and the Bryan Broadside, themes selected from the Freshman English theme vault by members of the English Department, and examples of student writing submit- ted by various faculty members. The anthology, entitled Dandilines, is eighty- eight pages long and includes poems, short stories, essays, and miscellaneous works on sacred and secular themes.
Copies of this book are available at $1.50 each (postage paid); send orders in care of the English Department.
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BIBLE CONFERENCE FEATURES ALUMNI SPEAKERS, JULY 24-30
Roy Clark '52, paslor ol llic licllilolicm Baptist Church, of Cleveland. Ohio, will deliver a series of Bible studies on the theme. The Prophetic Scriptures and Israel Today. He recently completed a tour in Israel and has hcen closely associated with the Cleveland Hebrew Mission during the fifteen years of his ministry in that city.
Mrs. Clark and Mrs. Park, joined by Mrs. Park's twin sister. Mrs. Jim Barth, (the King twins), will assist in the musical program of the conference.
Bryan alumni and faculty members will share the early morning
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Howard Park "55. pastor of the Shadct Mountain Bible Church in Birmingham Ala., will develop a theme of Christian life and growth. Mr. Park's congregation has recently built a new church and parsonage in a suburban area of the city.
missionary and prayer hour.
Children's and youth classes are conducted each morning simultaneously with the adult services and a children's session is also conducted in the evening.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
SATURDAY 2:00 p.m. Registration 6;00 p.m. Picnic Supper 7:45 p.m. Film
SUNDAY
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:30 noon
3:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Breakfast
Local churches
Dinner
CONCERT
Supper
Local churches
Missionary Film
SCHEDULE
7:45 a.m.
9:45 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 12:00 noon
Afternoon
(Outing and Recreation)
6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
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Cumberland
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Lost Sea
Lake Queen
Boat
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Oak
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Museum
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FELLOWSHIP HOUR . . . MISSIONARY PICTURES . . . REFRESHMENTS
CONFERENCE COSTS
Room and Board for entire session: Adults
Adults (2 or more in one family) Children (3 through 11) Children (2 and underl
Daily Rates: Room Breakfast Lunch Dinner
Linens (sheets, pillow case, towels) will be furnished; guests should bring pillow and blankets if desired.
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SPECIAL FEATURES
■ Picnic supper on campus on opening Saturday night. Local area friends bring covered dish.
■ Sacred concerts at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, 7:00 p.m. Friday.
M Group outing on Lake Queen cruise on Tennessee River in Chattanooga.
U Swimming daily at Cumberland Springs Bible Camp pool. Adults S.40; Children S.25.
■ Air-conditioned dining hall, dormitories, and conference room
■ Choice of other sight-seeing opportunities include many historical and scenic points in the area.
RESERVATION — BRYAN COLLEGE BIBLE CONFERENCE
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NAMES AND AGES OF CHILDREN ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE WHEN DO YOU EXPECT TO ARRIVE AT BRYAN? DAY:
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ALUMNI NEWS
Mr. Ingram, Mrs. Rudd, Mrs. Ingram, Mrs. King
SURPRISE REUNION
Emma Rae (Bechtel) x'38 Ingram and her husband, Eric, of Ocean City, N. J., enjoyed Sunday dinner with Mrs. Rudd at Bryan on March 14 and toured the campus that after- noon. During the tour a passerby, Eugenia (Hess) x'39 King, who was driving from Rome, Ga., with her mother and friends, spotted her classmate, Emma Rae. An exciting reunion followed for "Corky" and "Jeep" as they and Mrs. Rudd shared memories of more than thirty years previous on Bryan Hill.
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Bryan has a strong force at Grace Theologi- cal Seminary this year with six on the roster (requesting equal mention with the "Dallas" boys): three from '69-Denzil Mauk. Larry Connors, and Bill Slocum; and three from '70-Steve Cramer, Bill Wilson, and John Young. All except Steve Cramer are accompa- nied by their Bryan wives.
Paul Yates '58 is head of the Orange County Christian School and Academy sponsored by Temple Baptist Church in Orlando. He is seeking teachers for this school located in a rapidly growing community.
Steve '69 and Madge (Akins) '68 Fitzgerald are living in Columbus. Ohio, where Steve is planning a graduate program at Ohio State University and Madge is teaching first grade.
Terryl Roddy x'70 of Dayton, Tennessee, received the bachelor of science degree in biology at Middle Tennessee State University in January. As a member of the U. S. Naval Reserve, he took four weeks of basic training at Orlando, Fla., and Charleston, S. C, and then will begin active duty in November. He is living at home in Dayton at present.
Jane Ellen Hodges '70 has enrolled at Moody Bible Institute for a special course in preparation for missionary service. She also plans to attend Summer Institute of Linguistics at Norman, Okla.
BUSINESS ADVANCES
Carey Jackson '68 has taken a new position with the Southern Chemical Company of Calhoun, Ga., where he is chief chemist of the Specialty coating division. Carey and Elaine continue to live in Dalton.
Barry x'69 and Jean (Smith) '63 Walcott and their daughter, Alissa, live in Plainwell, Michigan. Berry is assistant manager at one of the McDonald drive-ins in Kalamazoo. He also teaches 7th and 8th grade Sunday School class and Jean leads the young married peoples' class. They both sing in the choir. Alissa is now two years old.
Robert Engelsman x'66 of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is married to the former Kay Judkins, and now they have three children, Mary
Elizabeth, Robert Jon, and David William. Bob is employed at Steelcase, Inc., and assists with music at the Highland HilLs Baptist Church.
Don x'53 and Lorraine Thornton have been living in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, for over three years and "just love it." Don is assistant plant superintendent and tooling engineer at lorm Products and Lorraine is cashier at Country Boy." Their children are: Tim in ninth grade, Deb in junior high, and Dan, the youngest.
Cousins Family
Wilkins Family
English class seems more exotic in Spring when taught on the campus by Dr. Richard Cornelius.
NEW DOCTORS
Richard Cornelius "55. see NEWSETTE page 1 for details.
Ila Ruth Mahr '48, of Atlanta, Ga., passed the final test for the Doctor of Education degree to be awarded June 5 at the University of Georgia.
CAMPUS VISITORS
Included among many campus visitors during this spring were a number of alumni represented by the two families pictured below.
Paul '63 and Pat (Stewart) '59 Cousins
brought their three sons, Jonathan, Kevin, and Dennis, as shown left to right. Paul has been teaching biology and conservation nine years at Dexter (Mich.) High School and is negotiator for the Dexter Education Association on behalf of the teachers. Pat works two days a week at the hospital as lab technician.
Dennis '64 and Mary Carol (AJdrich) x'63 Wilkins are also shown with their three sons, Dennis, David, and Dean. Dennis, Sr., works with the Juvenile Court and teaches a course on police and the juvenile offender at the Kellogg Community College near their home in Hickory Corners, Mich. Mary Carol keeps busy meeting the needs of her "four boys."
MISSIONARY BRIEFS
Wanda Lautzenheiser '49, missionary to Japan under Far Eastern Broadcasting Com- pany, has returned to the States for furlough and resided temporarily at the D & D Mission
Homes in St. Petersburg, Fla. For health rea- sons she has resigned from the mission and the Lord has provided work for her with Christian people in the William Swan Insurance office.
Charles and Eulalie (Escoffier) x'51 Zimmerman are expecting to come on furlough this summer from Japan where they work especially with young people under Baptist Mid-Missions.
Dan and Betty (Smetters) '52 Merrick re- turned with their family of four children to Central America in February. The Lord provid- ed a 30-foot Airstream trailer and a new 1971 Travelall to pull it. The trailer will enable them to travel in various provinces showing films in schools, hospitals, on beaches, miUtary camps, as well as churches.
Ernest "52 and Lois (Cartright) x'54 Lee with their five children plan to return to the States in May to attend the Summer Institute of Linguistics at the University of Oklahoma. They had the bienniel Wychffe conference in Viet Nam in February. They have decided to ' purchase property in Saigon for headquarters. The Lees have just finished printing the book of Ruth in the Roglai language. Before furlough they hoped to complete I Samuel 1-7 and a , Roglai hymnbook.
Nancy Freiberger x'59 another Wycliffe team member in Viet Nam, anticipates furlough this summer. She has been working with the Nung tribe for whom the first Scriptures are in print: the first Nung believer is growing in the Lord, the first tape recordings and tape players are being circulated; and primers and teachers' guides are being completed for the use of the Nung tribal people.
Robert '52 and Evelyn sp. Yunker with their two daughters Mary Esther and Naomi Ruth, plan to re- turn to Japan in August after their furlough spent in Indiana to begin their fourth term under TEAM.
Malcolm Bradshaw '57 is now the director of the new Asian office of Evangelism in Depth located in Singapore. He earned the Master of Missions degree at Fuller Seminary in June 1969. His thesis was the first book to be published by the newly formed William Carey Library. Mac's position requires visits to Viet- nam, Thailand, Philippines, and Indonesia, where they worked last term. He holds seminars and workshops with leading nationals and missionaries and lectures part-time at the Dis- cipleship Training Center. Rhoda is helping with secretarial and bookkeeping duties. Their four children attend the Singapore American School so they can live at home.
MARRIED
Brenda Stewart '63 to Harty Edward Amonette at the Indianapolis Baptist Temple on January 29. Brenda is still teaching first grade at Southside Christian School. Harty was widower with three children, and two teenagers are still at home. Brenda and Harty are rejoicing at God's leading in bringing them together.
Dallas Smith '65 and Wanda Bean '63 on April 3 in Dayton. Both are Rhea County teachers.
William B. Freeman x'69 to Susan Arlene Moser x'71 on January 30 at the Christian and Missionary Alliance Church in Orrville, Ohio. The Freemans are residing in Columbus, Ga., where Bill continues his mihtary service at Ft. Benning.
William Britt to Jean Blount '69 at the Berachah Baptist Church in Hampton, Va., on August 28, 1970. Bill and Jean have been living in Toronto this year where Bill completed his fourth year at the Toronto Baptist Seminary to receive the B.Th. in April. They planned to go
lo (he St. Paris iirun of Ohio wIktc Itill would hu paslor ol' llic Mlllcislowii ('oiiinuiiiily Churcli.
Roy Harrow '70 ami Keheccu Nines \'^^ on April II in llic Bryan Collci'.c Chapel. Roy is Icachiny ni iJovcr, Del., where Hie eoiiple will he residing for Ihe remainder ol Ihe sihooi year.
ADOPTED
By Ken and Sherry (Moore) x'6() Marri.son a son, Kirk Roland, who was horn Dee. 12, 1970. Al seven weeks he was weleomed inio Ihe family whieh ineludes Iwo sisters, Kari, 7, and Krislic, 4. The Marrisons live in Holt, Mieh.
By Paul and Laurel (Hansen) '.S9 Van Hoiite a daughter, Danielle .loy, liorn on Mareh 3 1 and added lo Ihe Van lloule family on April 12 in Long Bcaeh, Cat. Brother David Paul is now 2 years old.
BORN
To Robert '63 and Greta (Sorrell) '60 Carigon a new son, Stephen Dash, on Mareh 13, at Zceland, Mieh. They have three other ehild- ren.
To Manriee '63 and Carolyn Allen a daughter. Amy Rene, on Mareh 28 in Kokomo, Ind.
To Miehael '68 and Peggy (Neece) '63 Loftin a son, Sean McRae, on April 7, in Chattanooga, Tenn. They also have a daughter, Michelle, who is two years old. Mike conlinucs to work with CHATTANOOGA TIMES.
To John Wiley '65 and Linda Purser a son, .lohn Wiley III on April 7, in Dayton, Tenn.
To Richard and Sandie (Oswalt) x'67 Kelsey a daughter. Amy Elizabeth, on March 17 at Monticello, Ind. Richard and Sandie graduated from Fort Wayne Bible College in 1969. They are in the second year of pastorate at Zion Bethel Church, an IFCA church in Monticello.
To Neil '67 and Karen Jackson a daughter, Jennifer Susan, on February 12, at Huntington, W. Va.
To Wayne x'67 and Andrea (Loftin) x'67 Hamilton, a son, Brett McRae, on Febniary 25 at Miami, Fla. Wayne is an electrician's appren- tice.
To Roger '70 and Kathy Mclntyre their first child, Mark Roger, on April 6, in Dayton, Tenn. Roger is working with Word Systems, Inc., of which Ed Steele is director.
To Randall '70 and Donna (Frappier) x'71 Bell their first child, a son, David Randall, in Dallas, Texas, where Randy is enrolled at the Dallas Theological Seminary.
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STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
VOL.4, No. 2
Inflation and Estate Planning
The last issue of the Stewardship Planner began a series of discussions on tiie general subject of "Creating and Conserving the Moderate Estate." This should be of interest to a large portion of the Bryan College constituency, since the estates of most of Bryan's friends would probably fall into the moderate category.
One of the factors in estate planning, particularly in the moderate estate range, that cannot be very accurately antici- pated is the effect that continuing infla- tionary trends and the rising cost of living will have on the value of an estate at the time of distribution. If at all possible, some reasonable estimate should be placed on the future estate value, because it is this value, rather than its present value, that should chiefly govern its distri- bution. The estate planner should keep in mind that there may be many years for either appreciation or depreciation of the estate, or this period may be very short, depending on many circumstances over which he has no control.
We want to emphasize again what we said at the end of the last issue of the Stewardship Planner One of the best ways to create and protect an estate during the years when the course of the economy is uncertain is througli life insurance. Life insurance is not subject to the normal depreciation of other invest- ments. It can provide no protection, however, against possible devaluation of the dollar; that is. there can be no guarantee that the insurance doUar will have the same purchasing power some years hence. Life insurance generally will provide increasing "living" protection, as well as set "death" benefits in that the cash value of most life insurance policies grows with the payment of each year's premium.
May, 1971
INVESTMENTS
It is probably reasonable to assume thai both inflali'in and the cosi (jf living will continue lo increase. Though infla- tion and the increasing cost of living have the same general dollar-shrinking effect, the two terms are not synonymous. Actually, two different forces are work- ing simultaneously to place your estate in double jeopardy. The difference between the two may be explained as follows: A certain automobile that may have cost 51,000 in 1920 could be made and sold today for S 1 ,500. But the average cost for this year's family car is perhaps S3.500. Inflation is represented by the S500 additional cost for the 1920 car; and the increase in cost of living is represented by the additional S2,000 for a modern car with all of its luxuries (by 1920 standards) which have become or- dinary by today's standard of living. You must seek to make sure that today's dollar grows sufficiently to buy an equivalent share by tomorrow's stan- dards. Therefore, you should have some understanding of 'equity" investment, which tends to follow economic trends.
Investments should fit your individual abilities and interests. If you do not have the time or talent for investing or trading in securities, perhaps you could benefit from mutual fund investments, or invest- ments through an agency account, or the investment counseling service of a brokerage house or bank. If, on the other hand, you are a business man, you might very profitably invest in the expansion of your own business rather than dissipating your energies in different directions.
We warned in the last issue against possible estate dilution. One of the great- est tlireats to moderate estates is pro- crastination, simply waiting until you can "afford" to begin building your estate, or always using savings for every emergency that arises. Perhaps payroll deductions, fixed premiums for mutual fund invest- ment contracts, variable aimuities, etc., or investment in securities or property not
Dormitory construction progresses slowly to the second floor level in anticipation of use this fall for 105 women students.
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EFFECTIVE GIVING THROUGH YOUR WILL
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so readily convertible into cash could be the "protection against yourself that you need to get you started on the way to building an estate.
LIFETIME TRUSTS
Active lifetime trusts in smaller estates are rare. Extensive use of trusts, parti- cularly irrevocable trusts, is usually not advisable since productive assets are limited, and it is usually more prudent to have such assets more readily available. Also, additional expenses, such as costs, fees, should be avoided.
Perhaps you should consider the use of revocable trusts for management of pro- perty if you are unable or would rather not have the responsibility of managing your property. A revocable trust might also be used for short-term management, for example, if you may be out of the country for a time.
A revocable trust established with charitable institution such as Bryan College could provide some real advan- tages both for you and the institution. Have you considered the possibility of making a revocable trust to Bryan College if you have property or assets from which you do not now need the income but would hke to hold the property as a sort of "insurance" against unforeseen contin- gencies. Later, under certain circum- stances, you may wish to change a revo- cable trust to an irrevocable trust for certain tax -saving benefits.
JOINT OWNERSHIP OF PROPERTY
"Should property be held in the name of both husband and wife," is a question frequently asked in connection with moderate estates. In larger estates, there is a tendency to shun joint tenancy arrangements because of the inflexible nature of the disposition and because of property and tax problems which it may create. In the smaller estate, however, joint tenancies between spouses generally make good sense.
One factor frequently overlooked is that if the probate estate is reduced to a relatively small value, it may qualify for quick and simple administration under a particular state's Small Estates Act. Fre- quently, the major assets of a moderate estate consist of life insurance, the family residence and bank accounts. Securities
of relatively minor value may also be present. Life insurance proceeds payable to a named beneficiary or a trust are not usually subject to administration. A joint tenancy in the residence, bank account and securities may remove these assets from the probate estate. Thus, a joint tenancy might be used to secure the advantages of Small Estates administra- tion.
Even thougli the estate may qualify for Small Estates administration, you should nevertheless have a will to name personal representatives and guardians, dispose of property which is of a char- acter not appropriate for transfer to joint tenancy or trust, for example, family automobile and personal effects, and pre- vent intestate distribution of property which has not been effectively transferred to joint tenancy or trust.
Real Estate
Normally, there appears to be no reason to avoid a joint tenancy between husband and wife in the family residence, so long as the spouses agree that the survivor should receive the residence. Real property located out of the state, such as a summer cottage, will be subject to adininistration in that state upon death of the owner. However, if such real property is held in joint tenancy, aux- iliary administration in that state may not be required.
Bank Accounts
The decision as to whether bank accounts should be held in joint tenancy depends upon convenience and the spend- ing habits of the spouses. Generally, business bank accounts should not be in joint tenancy. The setting up of a joint bank account does not create a gift. The gift is complete only when the joint- tenant donee makes withdrawals for his or her own benefit. Normally, in the moderate estate, such withdrawals would not exceed the $3,000 annual gift -tax exclusion.
The inheritance tax laws of a number of states prohibit the withdrawal of joint tenancy funds after the death of a joint tenant until a consent is obtained from the appropriate state tax department. Other states permit withdrawal of the surviving joint tenant's fractional interest
but "freeze" the fractional interest of the decedent joint tenant. You should check your own state law and its impact on the immediate availability of funds for the survivor. If your state law would unduly limit the availability of funds for post- death living expenses of the survivor, consider estabhshing separate emergency accounts.
Where recognized by state law, bank account trusts are occasionally used as an alternative to joint tenancy. The trust is fully revocable during the settlor-trustee's life; property passes to the beneficiary upon the settlor's death. Since the bene- ficiary may not withdraw during the life of the settlor, this arrangement offers an advantage over joint tenancy if the donor is concerned about losing control of the account. Bank account trusts have some disadvantages, however. A number of states tax only the fractional interest of the decedent joint tenant wliich passes to the survivor upon death; however, these same states may tax the entire balance in a revocable bank account trust. Joint tenancy may pass to the surviving joint tenant free of creditor's claims against the decedent, but it is hkely that creditors may proceed against the balance de- posited in a bank account trust.
This Information bulletin is published quarterly as an addendum to the NEWSETTE to provide friends of Bryan College with information that will as- sist them in their Christian stewardship. This section is perforated so that it may be easily detached and kept for future reference to information on es- tate planning, tax changes, and many other topics related to Christian giving.
Neither the author nor the publisher of this publication Is engaged in ren- dering legal or tax advisory service. For advice and assistance in specific cases, the services of an attorney or other professional person should be obtained. The purpose of this publi- cation is to provide accurate and au- thoritative Information of a general character only. Watch for tax revisions.
BRYAN NEWSETTE
"Christ Above Ail"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Volume XXXVIII
July-August-September 1971
Number 1
FACULTY STRENGTHENED BY NEW DOCTORATES
Dr. Ironside in front of IVIoody Church
IRONSIDE MEMORIAL LIBRARY DEVELOPMENT INITIATED
Adniiiers and students of the late Dr. H. A. Ironside in the Chicago area have been rallied through the efforts of Marvin Keener, director of development at Bryan, to a renewed interest in the H. A. Ironside Memorial Library at Bryan Col- lege. This library was dedicated in 1956 to the memory of Dr. Ironside as a vital memorial to this articulate and scholarly champion of historical Cliristianity and in appreciation for his twenty years of service as a member of the Bryan Board of Trustees.
A sponsoring committee of Ironside friends is headed by Melvin Lundquist, an insurance executive with the Swanson Insurance Agency in Chicago. The organi- zational meeting was held on June 26 and additional friends' meetings on July 30 and 31.
As the student body at Bryan con- tinues to grow, the library must be expanded to meet the recommended minimum size of 50,000 volumes to maintain the good rating received from
ALUMNI
HOMECOMING
October 15-17
See Page 5 for details
J. James Greasby, pro- fessor of music and head of the Division of Fine Arts, became the second Bryan faculty member to complete requirements this year for the doctor's i degree. In August his dis- D""- Greasby sertation and the oral defense of it were accepted by the University of Southern California with final approval for the degree of Doctor of Musical Arts. The degree will be awarded at the January 1972 commencement.
Dr. Greasby directs the concert choir and the madrigal singers at Bryan and also gives private instruction for advanced organ and piano students. This fall he begins his fourth year with Bryan.
Earlier this year, ^_^-j^ Richard Cornelius, head of MKmtk the English department B__^ 1, was awarded the Ph.D. in J "~^ "^ Enghsh at the University .' --'' of Tennessee. ^ '^^^
Other faculty additions, mKk. -*■ l^H
which include four with a Dr. Cornelius
doctorate, bring to a total of ten the number of doctorates in a faculty roster of twenty-nine fuU-time teachers for 1971-72.
In addition to the appointments of Dr. Richard Barnhart, Dr. Dale A. Carter, L. Donald Hill, Dr. Robert L. Mounts. Joseph Overholt. and Mrs. Rebecca VanMeeveren mentioned in the last
the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools at the time of Bryan's accredi- tation in 1969. From that date tlie library holdings grew from 29,625 to just under 37,000 volumes in the spring of 1971. To purchase and shelve the additional 13,000 volumes by 1973 and add needed items to the audio-visual collection, tlie goal of the sponsoring committee has been set for $150,700.
A maihng was sent recently to a hst of Ironside friends recommended by the sponsoring committee. Additional per- sonal contacts will be made by committee members under the direction of Mr. Keener.
Mr. Ashworth
NEWSETTE, one more addition and three replacements are listed belov.-
Philip Ashworth, origi- nally of Dayton, Ohio, re- turns to Bryan on a one- year appointment as assis- tant professor of biology, to replace Russell Porcella, also a Bryan graduate who is continuing studies at University of Tennessee in Knoxville in a doctoral program. Mr. Ashworth gradu- ated from Bryan with the B.S. in biology in 1967, and earned the M.S. in biology at the University of Tennessee. He is married to the former Mary Kate McCroskey, a 1967 alumna of Bryan, who has been teaching Spanish in high school
Stephen Cobb, asso- ciate professor of history, holds the B.A. from Mac- Murray College, the B.D. from Garrett Theological Seminary, and the Ph.D. from Northwestern Uni- versity. Dr. Cobb's experi- Dr. Cobb ences include serving as minister of the United Methodist Church, directing a European travel seminar)', and most re- cently teaching history at Judson College in Elgin. 111. He is married and is the father of one son.
Wayne Hook, of Naples. Fla., will serse as instructor in art. suc- ceeding Raymond Gage, who returned to Cahfomia for this year. Mr. Hook specializes in ceramics and sculpture. He is a graduate Mr. Hook (Continued on page 4 1
COLLEGE FOR-A-DAY
Previously scheduled for October 22
has been postponed because of
delay in dormitory construction.
FALL PLANS PROJECTED; SUMMER PROGRESS REPORTED
FACULTY CONFERENCES
A spiritual retreat for all college per- sonnel and a self-study conference high- lighted the opening of school activities in early September. Dr. Robert Smith, pro- fessor of philosophy, Bethel College, St. Paul, Minn., led the two-day spiritual retreat, the first of its kind to be devoted exclusively to the spiritual dimension as a part of the faculty-staff workshops.
The self-study conference, directed by Prof. Glen Liebig, was the beginning of the second phase of the institutional self-study, a comprehensive in-depth anal- ysis of every phase of college operation involving the total college personnel. A part of the reaffirmation of accreditation process of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the self-study will continue in its various phases through the winter of 1973. A committee repre- senting the Commission on Colleges of the Association will visit the campus in the spring of 1973 to evaluate the college for renewal of accreditation.
Other activities prior to the beginning of classes on September 20 included the regular faculty workshop, soccer and cross-country camps, a parents' meeting, orientation and registration, and spiritual life meetings led by Rev. Charles Stanley of Atlanta's First Baptist Church.
FACULTY STRENGTHENED
Of major importance is the increase in the number of doctorates on the faculty, as reported elsewhere in this issue. This includes two members of the current faculty receiving the doctorate and a gain of one additional doctorate in new ap- pointments. Two faculty members are on leave this semester, one to complete a doctoral dissertation and the other to complete residence work for the doc- torate.
PHYSICAL FACILITIES IMPROVED
A number of projects in the area of physical facilities were carried out during the summer months. These included in- stalling of hand-rails in the gymnasium, construction of two new tennis courts (still in progress) to replace those dis- placed by the new dormitory, the cutting of a new road from the main triangle to the gymnasium, interior painting of sev- eral areas, panelling the chancel wall in the chapel, and creating a new choral room to accommodate the expanding music department.
The Rudd Memorial Chapel committee expects to present plans for consideration of the Board of Trustees on October 4.
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New dormitory for 105 women students nears completion
DORMITORY DELAYED
The new dormitory to house 105 women students was not ready for the opening of the fall term as originally planned. Temporary arrangements have been made for housing the student over- flow until this building is ready. No date has been set for occupancy.
LAST YEAR
Bryan's annual enrollment for the past academic year passed the 500 mark for the first time with the enrollment for the fall semester a year ago showing a solid 18.5%increase over the previous fall. This increase was attributed largely to accredi- tation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in December 1969. The college completed the fiscal year on June 30 in the black, with a gift income of $538,000, the second highest in the forty-one year history of the college.
Admissions Counsellor Appointed
E. Walter Seera, dean of students for the past four years, has been appointed Admissions Counselor for the college. This is a continuation on a full-time basis of the activity in student recruitment Mr. Seera carried out part-time last year. Replacing Mr. Seera as dean of students is Dr. Robert Mounts, whose faculty ap- pointment was announced in the previous issue of the NEWSETTE.
Mr. Seera is available for appointments at high school and church college career days and similar events. He is also avail- able as a speaker for church meetings, including youth groups and Sunday School classes. He will specialize in per- sonal contacts with prospective students and their parents as well as pastors, youth directors, and guidance counselors.
Friends of Bryan who wish Mr. Seera to visit their area, or who have contacts relating to prospective students to sug- gest, should write directly to E. Walter Seera, Admissions Counselor, Bryan Col- lege, Dayton, TN 37321.
Enrollment Shows Increase
As of press time (September 1) it appeared that the enrollment for the fall term may run 5%or more ahead of a year ago. New student appHcations have run slightly behind a year ago, but improved retention of continuing students offsets this small decline and pushes the enroll- ment expectancy ahead. The higher reten- tion of continuing students also reflects the sohd 18.5% increase in enrollment in the fall of 1970, which was attributed in large measure to the accreditation of Bryan by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in December 1969. A total of 413 registered for the fall term in 1970 as against 328 in the fall of 1969.
New apphcants are divided about two- thirds freshmen and one-third transfer students with advanced standing. Men students outnumber women sliglitly, with one in eight students married. Geographi- cal distribution this year Hsts thirty-four states plus six foreign countries, besides several other overseas countries where missionary children have lived with their parents. Among the states, Tennessee claims over a hundred representatives, or a fourth of the total Bryan enrollment population, and Florida follows in its usual second place with some fifty. Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania share a substantial representation nearing five per cent or more each.
One of the contributing factors to the enrollment increase was the ministry of the Bryan Musical Messengers this sum- mer. The six-member student team travel- ed for ten weeks, covering 8,260 miles in twelve states from Georgia north along the coast to New York and west to Ohio, ending in Covington, Ky., on August 18. Many enthusiastic comments were receiv- ed following their seventy appearances in youth rallies, church services, Bible con- ferences, vacation Bible schools, and in their contacts in homes where they were entertained.
FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT LISTS IMPROVEMENTS
The liiy;iii itiusic tlcp:irlinciil li;is been strengthened by some physic;il impiove- menls this siuiiniei ;ind conliiuies wilh its live facuhy members from hist ye;ir: Dr. J. James Greasby, associate professor ol' music and head of the line arts depart- ment, who is director of the concert choir and the madrigal singers and private instructor for advanced organ and piano pupils; William R. Boyd, assistant profes- sor of music, who instructs in music theory and instrumenls and directs the sympiionic band; Dr. John Barllctt, aca- demic dean, who gives vocal instruction to advanced students; Mrs. John Bartlett, assistant professor of music, who is voice and piano instructor; and Mrs. Mary N. Holt, instructor in music who shares in the voice and piano instruction.
To supplement the four practice rooms, two studios, and band room in the music building, a new office for Dr. Greasby and a choral room have been renovated on the ground floor of the administration building. Light wood pan- eling, new tloor with carpets in prospect, a drop ceiling and storage cabinets for music and equipment provide a much- needed improvement for the department.
The Concert Choir is planning the spring vacation tour for March 24-April 2 through middle and west Tennessee, Ar- kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mis- sissippi, and Alabama. Suggestions for appointments in tliis area and contri- butions for the tour which is student- sponsored may be sent to Miss Sue Nolan, secretary to the choir. Box 309, Bryan College.
Other choir appointments will be tilled in a number of East Tennessee churches throughout the school year.
The sixteen Madrigal Singers returned to the campus early to prepare a program for performance in area high schools. Special attention has been given to new formal outfits including tuxedos for the fellows and also to matching casual attire for the lighter part of their program. This group wishes to express appreciation for the support they have received through contributions this summer toward their outfits and expanded program efforts.
A new feature for the department for 1971-72 is the awarding of music scholar- ships to eight students who have qualified on the basis of their work in the depart- ment and their general academic standing. These are; Dow Barton, sophomore, Miami. Fla.; Brent Ferguson, junior, Tren- ton, Ga.; Mary Howard, senior. Sale Creek, Tenn.; Ray Locy. junior. Takoma Park, Md.; Sue Nolan, sophomore. Lexington, Ohio; John Peterson, junior.
A TRIBUTE
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Mrs. F. J. (ioalley was a special guest of honor at the all-coilcgc picnic on August M beginning the activities ol the new academic year. She will move to Indiana this fall. Mrs. Goatley's late husband, Col. F. J. Goatley, was a member of the public relations and development staff Mrs. Goatley of the college for nine years prior to his death last January. Besides assisting her husband in his work on occasion, Mrs. Goatley has been active in the affairs of the Bryan Women's Auxil- iary of which she is the immediate past president. On more than one occasion. Col. and Mrs. Goatley hosted the opening of school picnic at Knoll- wood, their home in the Edgewaler section of Dayton.
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Lowell, Ind.; Mike Van Huisen. senior. Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Debbie Vin- cent, freshman, Beaumont, Texas.
FINE ARTS FEATURES
In cooperation with the Rliea County Concerts, three concerts will be spon- sored at Bryan this year including the Timm Woodwind Quintet from Baton Rouge, La.; two short one-act comic operas by the Nashville Chamber Singers, and a third program to be announced later. Other schedules activities of the department are listed as follows:
Dec. 12 Ctiristmas Concert, "Christ-
mas Story" by Ron Nelson
Dec. 13 Christmas Candlelight service
Mar. 24-Apr. 2 Spring Choir Tour
Apr. 4 Home Concert by Choir
Apr. 30-IVIay 7 Fine Arts Festival Week. Concerts by the Symphonic Band, Madrigals and Choir. Art displays by Rhea County and Bryan artists.
May 13 Pop Concert
Two traveling art shows are a new feature on Bryan's schedule this year;
Jan. 1972 Traveling exhibit sponsored
by the Tennessee Arts Com- mission, ART FORMS AND CIVILIZATION
Apr. 1972 MEMPHIS WATERCOLOR
SHOW
The fine arts division welcomes the addition of Wayne Hook to the staff as art instructor. Details concerning Mr. Hook are mentioned elsewhere among the new appointments to the faculty.
Students Share Overseas Missionary Outreach
Iwclvc (jfyaii ■.ludcTils "vcrvcd with nearly a thousand Christian workers under Operation Mobili/^lion in Mexico and several countries of Europe this summer, and two others wcnl overseas under other mission boards.
Those traveling in Spain were Sarah Abernelhy, of Salisbury, N.C., who is considering a year's involvement; Darlene Logsdon, Jacksonville, Fla.; Lynn Puffer, Miami, Fla.; Suzann Georgianni, Miami, Fla.; and Anne Crawford, Waxhaw, N.C.
The team to France included three fellows and one girl: Lcroy Nicholson Latrobe, Pa; Sharon Peterson. Worlhing- ton, Minn.; Bryan Shelley, Asheville, N.C; and Steve Gregory, Muskegon, Mich.
One young lady. Christine Byers, of Claremont, Calif., served in Italy; and two representatives, Jennifer Stockstill, of Houston Texas, and Jim Lamb, of At- water. Ohio, went to Mexico.
Operation Mobilization is a fellowship of like-minded Christian college students that have banded together for training and service in evangelism. Its work is carried on in more than 20 countries of the world using mostly nationals assisted by student volunteers.
Reports of the summer's experiences tell of many open doors for literature distribution, eager responses as well as indifferent attitudes, and remarkable in- stances of the Lord's provision and pro- tection.
Somewhat different experiences but also enlightening ones were shared by Robert Marlow, KnoxviUe. Tenn.. who went to Japan under TE.Vvl and Annette Winkler. Dayton. Tenn.. who worked at the German Bible Institute in Seeheim, Germany under Greater Europe Mission.
Evangelism Institute Scheduled
On November 12-14. the College is sponsoring a Lay Institute for Evangelism for students, faculty, and staff, as well as for non-Bryan individuals in the East Tennessee area. The three-fold purpose of the institute, which is being conducted by staff members from Campus Crusade for Christ, is to ieach Christians how to live a Spirit-tilled life, to train them to share their faith, and to pro\ide practical op- portunities for witnessing.
Executive committee chairman for the institute is Scott Coverdale of the Bryan mathematics department, who has experi- enced first-hand the spiritual impact a lay institute can have in the life of an indi\idual or a Christian organization.
Bryan Joins National Athletic Organization
The Bryan College athletic program will have a new dimension this year since it became a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics. Under Coach Wayne Dixon, director of athletics and assistant professor in health and physical education, Bryan shares the NAIA basic premise that the athletic program must be a part of the general educational process in the institution and not a separate enterprise.
Coach Dixon attended the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in Miami, Fla., in June, repre- senting the smallest institution at the convention. The seminar was continued at Freeport in the Bahamas with discus- sions of business procedures used in directing intercollegiate athletics.
The Bryan Lions will compete this year in five major sports in the total intercollegiate program. Membership in the Southern Christian Athletic Con- ference since its reorganization last spring includes Covenant College, Lee College, Trevecca Nazarene College, and Bryan for basketball competition only.
In addition to the SCAC area con- ference, Bryan is also a member of the National Christian CoUege Athletic Asso- ciation and will hope to qualify for participation in the spring basketball tournament to be held at Tennessee Temple College.
The fall program includes cross coun- try coached by Lloyd Matthes, assistant professor of mathematics and coach of track and cross country; soccer coached by Jim Bath, assistant professor in health and physical education and assistant coach; and basketball coached by Wayne Dixon. Baseball and track will be added in the spring.
The 1971-72 fall and winter schedule for what Coach Dixon terms one of the toughest Bryan has faced thus far lists the following events:
SOCCER |
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Sept. |
18 |
* Toccoa Falls Inst. |
25 |
Univ. of Ala., Huntsvllle |
|
29 |
* Sewanee |
|
Oct. |
5 |
* Covenant |
8 |
University of Tennessee |
|
12 |
Tennessee Temple |
|
16 |
* Kings College |
|
23 |
* Athens College |
|
29 |
St. Bernard |
|
Nov. |
5 |
* Tusculum College CROSS COUNTRY |
Sept. |
18 |
Covenant |
20 |
Tennessee Temple |
|
22 |
* Milligan |
25 |
Carson Newman |
|
27 |
Fisk |
|
Oct. |
2 |
* Temple & Berry |
5 |
* Covenant |
|
8 |
Sewanee |
|
12 |
MTSU |
|
16 |
Carson Newman |
|
19 |
David Lipscomb |
|
23 |
* Bryan Invitational |
|
30 |
TIAC at Murfreesboro BASKETBALL |
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Nov. |
19 |
* Trevecca College |
20 |
Lincoln Memorial |
|
22 |
* Lee College |
|
25-27 |
Temple Invitational |
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Dec. |
2 |
Union University |
4 |
Maryville College |
|
7 |
* Milligan College |
|
9 |
Milligan College |
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16 |
* Tennessee Temple |
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Jan. |
8 . |
* Lincoln Memorial |
10 |
* Spring Arbor College |
|
13 |
University of South |
|
15 |
• Spring Arbor College |
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22 |
* Maryville College |
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25 |
Trevecca College |
|
29 |
* Covenant College |
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Feb. |
5 |
Lee College |
8 |
Covenant College |
|
11 |
* Univ. of Ala., Huntsville |
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18 |
Augusta (Ga.) College |
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19 |
Armstrong (Ga.) College |
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22 |
* Steed College |
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26 |
Tennessee Temple |
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28 |
* Johnson Bible College |
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Mar. |
3-4 |
SCAC Tournament |
*Home games |
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FACULTY STRENGTHENED
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of Florida State University with the bachelor of science degree in art edu- cation and has continued graduate studies in this field. Mr. Hook's wife, Mary, is cashier in the business office.
Miss Kay Sorber, of Beach Haven, Pa., has ac- cepted a one-semester po- sition as instructor in his- tory to fill the vacancy made by Blair Bentley, who is on leave of absence to complete his doctoral dissertation. Miss Sorber holds the bach- elor of religious education from Baptist Bible Seminary in Clarks Summit, Pa., and the M.A. in European history from Bloomsburg State College, also in Pa.
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Student Union Plans Fall Activity Calendar
The Student Union role at Bryan College is different from that of a secular college. Although the purpose is enter- tainment, recreation, and activities of educational value, this is done in the spirit of Christian fellowship with a stress on spiritual growth.
Membership in the Student Union is open to any student, faculty, or staff member. Membership dues are used to pay initial cost of the HILLTOPPER , (student newspaper), refurnishings for the j TV and game room, and all the Student Union's scheduled activities. The Student Union tries to make Bryan a little more like home. Their officers for this year are: president, Steve Griffith of Tullahoma, Tenn.; vice-president, Dow Barton of Miami, Florida; and secretary -treasurer, Nancy Bugg of Atlanta, Ga.
A calendar of week-end activities planned by the various organizations and college administration has been coordi- nated by the Student Union to provide some definite activity each week end. Plans made by the Student Union for the first semester include the foUowing:
Sep. 13 Student Union Freshmen Reception i featuring "The Best of Love" (a folk ensemble)
Sep. 25 All School Picnic and "One in the Spirit" bonfire
Oct. 2
Film, "The Lost Worldwide films
Generation"-
Oct. 8
Bus to University of Tennessee for UT-Bryan Soccer
Oct. 22 Film, "For Pete's Sake"
Oct. 29 Roller Skating in Chattanooga
Nov. 12 Faculty Talent Night
Nov. 13 Sadie Hawkins Day
Nov. 20 Concert— "Denise Power"— FourMost Guild Recording Artist
Dec. 3 Student Union Drama Club produc- tion
Dec. 10 Christmas Caroling
Jan. 14 Bowling in Chattanooga
Pictured below are the new faculty members introduced in the previous NEWSETTE.
Carter
Hill
Mounts
The Bryanette
BRYAN COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
Children's choir sings for adult service
BIBLE CONFERENCE REPORT
The summer Bible conference sponsored by the Alumni Association on July 24-30 was acclaimed this year by many as the "best conference yet" in the eight-year experience of week-long summer conferences. Outstanding was the warmth of family fellowship among the 17 famihes with about 40 children who occu- pied dormitory facilities to join a similar number of Bryan students and faculty families plus local residents who shared in the classes and activities for a daily attendance averaging between 150 and 200.
The prophetic messages of Pastor Roy Clark '51 illustrated by pictures and stories from his recent Israel tour, and the inspirational mes- sages of Rev. Howard (Mickey) Park '55 were a stimulating combination. The musical leader- ship of Steve x'64 and Barbara (Tanis) x'65 Snyder aided by soloist Judy (King) Earth '57 and in combination with Martha (King) Park '57 and Virginia Seguine '54 gave a vibrant musical presentation.
Other features included the Billy Graham film, "The Lost Generation," an unscheduled address by Tom Skinner of New York City and numerous otlier features and activities to pro- vide a memorable week in an atmosphere of rustic beauty aided greatly this summer by refreshing July sliowers.
Why not mark your calendar now for July 22-28, 1972 to attend the Bryan Summer Bible Conference! Ken Campbell '56 and Jim Reese '56 are booked as evangehst and musician and hopefully will be accompanied by their families. Dr. John Reed '5 1 , now of Dallas Theological Seminary faculty, will be the Bible expositor.
OCTAGON SOUVENIRS
While the Octagon was being dismantled to make room for the new women's dorm. Dr. Richard Cornelius rescued pieces of the special grooved wood used in each of the rooms. Anyone contributing to tlve Rudd Memorial Chapel Fund who wishes a small souvenir from a particular room in tlie Octagon should send his gift to tlie Alumni Office and specify which room number (or numbers) he wants (e.g.. Upper 7, Lower 2, etc.) Unlike pieces from "the true cross," these reUcs are guaranteed to be genuine. In addition to these mementos and any memories in the hearts of Octagon dwellers ("Hello, Octagon; two bars for a quarter"), the Octagon also lives on in the form of an addition constructed from its remains by the congre- gation of tlie Morgan town Church of God.
ALUMNI HOMECOMING October 15-17
The annual fall homecoming is scheduled for the third week end in October (a week later than usual this year as are most fall events by virtue of a later starting date). The following schedule is a basic outline of events:
Friday
8:00 p.m. Bryan Lions Preview Game
Junior Varsity vs. Alumni Bryan Booster Band
Saturday
10:00 a.m. BRUNCH on the Bluff
1 1 :00 a.m. Annual Business Meeting (Also on tlie Bluff at Skyline Bible Conference)
12:30 noon Tours of Bryan campus includ- ing new facilities
2:00 p.m. Soccer Game with Kings'
College
Cross Country with Carson- Newman
6:30p.m. Homecoming Banquet
Alumnus of the Year Award
3:00 p.m.
Sunday
Alumni-Student Vespers
OUTSTANDING YOUNG MEN
Outstanding Young Men of America has included the following Bryan graduates in its 1971 edition.
Tom Beal '63, B.S.; M.S. from University of Tennessee in biology: employed by Atlas Chemical Co. in Newark, Delaware. Mar- ried to Arlene (Von Busch) x'65; three chil- dren-Todd 6, Jeffrey 3, and Jennifer 8 mos. Robert Combs '62, B.A.; Th.M. from Grace Theological Seminary; pastor of Ghent Brethren Church in Roanoke, Va. Married to JuUe (Sakich) x'65; tliree children-Ruth Marie 7, Mary Beth 5, and Tony 3.
David Egner '61, B.A.; B.D. from Grand Rapids Baptist Seminar}-; M..'^. from Western Michigan University; professor of Literature at Grand Rapids Baptist College, Grand Rapids, Mich. Married to Shirley (MTiitner) x'63; two children-Ann 9, and Mark 7.
Russell C. Llewellyn '62, B.A.; Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary: working on doc- torate at Fuller Theological Seminar}'. Married to Christine (Elmore) x"62; two chil- dren-Donna 9 and David 6.
James Mathisen '64, B.A.; M.A. from Whea- ton College; assistant editor of Moody Press, Chicago. iTl. Married to Rhoda.
Donald Reed '63, B.A.; Th.M. from Dallas Tlieological Seminary; working toward master's degree in psycholog}' at North Texas State Univ.; Minister of Education at Central Baptist Qiurch, Sioux Falls, S.D. Married to Rachel (Paulson) '63; two children-Rodney 4, Michelle, 2.
John v. Kyrider* '59, B.A.; Y<ni(h Patlor of ,Sylvania ilcighl'i Baptitl Church in Miami, Florida. Married to Joan (Dowcll) x'64; five children l.ori S, Uarrin 5, Jcancll 3, and iwint, Jamie Lynn and Jclfry l^ync, 1 mo,
Orald Smith "59, B.A.; ni..M. from iJalla* Theolojtical Seminary, now aitocialcd with the Bible Memory As<fKiation in Si. I>nji», Mi»- souri. Married to Amy fWiUonj x'59; three dauglilcrs Jill I I, Sutan 8, and Jana 6.
David Whitney '63, B.A.; vcrving with the Trans World Radio in .Montc f.arlo, a* radio announcer and program dirctlor. Married lo Pliyllis fWilliamsonj sp. "64; (wo daughter* Robin 13 and Shelley 11,
NAMES IN THE NEWS
Albert Wyllic '44 received the maMcr of divinity degree with honors in New Tc\tament in the spring graduation at Columbia Seminary in Decatur, Ga. He and Owen (Hay) '45 mfAcd to Williamson, S.C., where Al is a Presbytcnan pastor.
Richard x'4S and Betty Mills visited Bryan this summer with four of their children. 'Ilieir son, John, is a student at West Point Academy. Karen is a senior in high school this year and will be living in Falls (Thurch,
Va., when her parents return to lvor>' Coast under Conser\'ative Baptist Foreign Mission Board. Richard and Ruth Ann are also pictured with them; their oldest daughter, who was not with them, is married.
Edward *39 and Joyce (Hinchy) '40 deRos.set have returned to their station in Trujillo, Peru. Tliey anticipate starting a new work since the nationals are handling the local churches.
Harold and Virginia (Smiley) '50 Sells left on August 1 for Peru where they will be teaching missionary children at Wycliffe's school in Yarinacocha. Their preparation has included the pastorate. (Thristian education. Christian day school and the public school over a fifteen year period.
Mildred Mosby x'50 who is teaching at Birabi Memorial Grammar School in Nigeria had the privilege of spending a vacation period in Switzerland with a friend. .Among her stu- dents are some prospects for SIM Seminar^' in Igbaja where Larry Fehl 57 is principal.
Hugh "50 and K" Coombs with their daughters, Lois and .Miriam, were home on a short furlough during the summer months to give reports of their work in Kenya East .Africa under Berean Mission.
Qifford Hanham 52 and his wife, Ruth, are now in their ninth year of work with the Tempio BibUco, a Spanish-speaking Bible church in Miami. ClifTord is co-pastor with a Cuban national and Ruth teaches Sunday school, and helps in training teachers. They have organized two mission churches for Cu- bans and made Spanish literature available in all three churches. CUfford is also head of the junior and senior high school Bible depart- ments of Miami CTiristian School with ap- proximately 150 students. They continue to work under Berean Mission.
Watch for an ALL'MNI QL"ESTIONN.\IRE which is being planned for an earl>' fall mailing. We need your cooperation in returning this form to help in self-study evaluation at Bryan for reports to the Southern Association of Colleges and SchooL
We are thankful for regional accreditation and we want to keep it that way!
Bessie Degerman 53 celebrated her 17th anniversary since arriving in Japan. In mid-June, young people from America spent the night at Tokyo Christian College; among them was a present Bryan student, Robert Marlovv. Bessie's cousin plans to visit Japan in September and travel home with Bessie by way of Europe.
Norma Sweeney '53 has been able to pur- chase a new car for use in her Child Evangelism work in Sao Paulo, Brazil. She especially enjoyed a missionary information bureau con- ference in Caxambu in April when over 300 missionaries gathered for a five-day conference. They held a seminar on basic youth conflicts. Roscoe Mulvey '54 is working at Halstead Mitchell Corp. in Zehenople, Pa., and is active in the Faitli Baptist Church at Harlansburg. He is a S.S. teacher of the adult class and a director for the Pine Valley Bible Conference and Bible camp in their area. His wife, Maijorie, is also working. Their daughters, who were also 'trailerville ' residents, Mary Esther (who is married to Robert Johnson) and Martha, are registered nurses. The youngest daughter, Kathy, is married and Uving in Evans City, Pa. George and Ruth (Morrow) .x'56 Burt re- turned to South America in March but to a new field in Pucallpa, Peru, under a new mission, the Maranatha Mission. They were previously in Bolivia.
Fred and Delores (Yockey) '56 Plastow report remarkable freedom in open-air preaching to Arabs-not in Morocco where they were excluded, but in Belgium, where many Arabs have taken refuge. Since beginning a Uttle over a year ago to sell Bibles and Christian books in the market in Brussels, over 1,200 books have been sold, including a substantial number of Arabic New Testaments.
Larry 57 and Shirley (Aidelean) '56 Fehl returned to the states in July with their three daughters, Jan, Wendy, and Cindy, leaving behind the Bible College and Seminary teaching and principal's responsibilities.
Dr. Gary Perdue '58 with his wife, Verna, and their four "C's"-Carrie, Carla, Caris, and Carlene-flew early in July to Manila, Philip- pines, to begin ministry at the East Asia Seminary under the Far Eastern Gospel Cru- sade.
Miss Betty Jamerson '59 was named "Out- standing Young Educator" by the Henderson- ville, (N.C.) Jaycees in January and was third runner-up in the state contest. She was one of five top winners from 61 nominees. She is a senior English teacher at Henderson High. See Weddings.
Wayne Kiser x'62 is pubUcations editor for Good News Publisher in Westchester, 111. He has edited a Good News book, "If 1 Had a Penny" describing tract ministry.
David '63 and Phyllis sp. '64 Whitney and their two daughters, Robin and Shelley, trans- ferred on May 4 from Bonaire to Monte Carlo, Monaco, for their ministry in radio broad- casting with Transworld Radio. Theophilus Patnaik '63, has been elected by the Bap- tist World Alliance Executive Committee to the position of Associate Secretary with re- sponsibility for youth work beginning in Nov. 1971. He is married to the former Sonia Maria Neves of Rio de Janeiro, bri.'il musician whom he met as a student at the Golden Gate Baptist Theological Seminary where he earned the M.Div. and Th.M. degrees. Judith Ann (Frappier) '64 Hogan will be teaching third grade this fall at Dallas Christian Academy while her husband, Gary, attends Dallas Theological Seminary.
Robert Marsh '64 recently became pastor of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Homeworth, Ohio. He is accompanied by his wife, Mailene
(Schaiper) '65, David who was 3 in July, and Ann who just passed her first birthday.
^^, Dan '62 and Mary (Atkinson) '62 Berry, with their two children visited Charles '62 and Sandra (Sorrell) '63 Westgate and also Bryan Campus during their summer vacation. Dan is a doctor of chiropractic who practices in Strasburg, Pa.
Ron '64 and Diane (Peck) x'64 Morren with their two children are training in Wycliffe's Jungle Camp at Ukarumpa, New Guinea, after completing two years as teachers of missionary children in NasuU, Philippines.
Hope Warwick '65 on furlough from mis- sionary work in Peru attended Wheaton sum- mer school and is taking a position with Pioneer Girls in the headquarters office this fall, also in Wheaton, 111.
John '67 and Kiiby (Heglar) '64 Hills with their son Jonathan, in- cluded Bryan Hill on an eastern swing from Golden, Col. John is pastor of the Church of tile Open Door in Cold Creek Canyon and also works for the county on road construction.
David '69 and Sue Crawford have returned to the States on an emergency furlough to establish a new relationship as missionaries under the Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music and their Missionary Fellowship Sponsors because of conflicting pohcies in their former association. They have been invited to resume their teaching at the Korean Bible College where Sue graduated.
Robert Mathiesen '68 has been appointed assistant professor of history at Greenville College, Greenville, lU. He has recently been working on a doctoral program in Knoxville, Tenn., following his completion of require- ments for the M.A. from the University of Tennessee. Robert and his wife, Diane, have one son, Jeffrey.
Also a new appointee to Greenville is Deborah Uphouse Wingard, assistant professor of physical education, who was a Bryan campus resident while her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Norman Uphouse were Bryan staff members in 1945-52.
DEATHS
Willis Brownlee '57, a lawyer recently ap- pointed to the probate court, succumbed to a heart attack on August 26 in Detroit, Mich. Funeral services were on Aug. 30 in Wilham- ston, Mich. He is survived by his wife, Ann (Moore) x'58, and four children, Mary, Faith, Timothy, and Steven.
WEDDINGS
Betty Ann Jamerson '59 to William Reed on July 24 at Brevard, N.C.
Nancy Akins '6 1 to Leopoldo de Guerrero on June 26 at the CMA church in Puebla, Mexico. Leopoldo works for IBM of Mexico and Nancy will continue teaching at Puebla Christian School as first and second grade teacher this year with her missionary affiliation still under Central American Mission.
Dale Edward Gibson '71 to Connie Ruth Blake '71 on June 26 at Caledonia Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tenn.
Douglas James McKay to Rity Kay Hoske-
vec, both '71, on May 18, in Bryan College Chapel in Dayton, just the day following their graduation.
Keith Mace '71 to Rebecca Ann Hogan '71, on June 5, in Berryville, Virginia.
Timothy Mark Boeddeker x'72 to Margaret Mary Botts, on May 15, in St. Louis, Mo.
Kathleen Marie Wipplinger '70 to Michael Thomas Murphy on May 19, in Warrington, Pennsylvania.
Mark Andrew Longnecker '72 to Nancy Ann Birch '70 on June 13, in Dalton, Ga.
BIRTHS
To William '59 and Theresa (Rynders) '61 McKinley, a son, Paul Douglas, on May 3, at Whittier, California. They have an older son, Jonathan, IVi years.
To John '61 and Joan (Dowell) x'64 Rynders a surprise package-twin boys, Jeffrey Layne and Jamie Lynn, on July 22, in Miami, Fla. They have three older children, Lori 8, Darrin 5, and Jeanell 3.
To Lowell '62 and Nancy (Sinn) Martin, a son, Philip Carl, on August 1, in Irving, Texas. The Martins have two other children, Kevin 6 and Amy 3. This summer they assisted Rev. and Mrs. Henry Geiger in the program at Cedar Lake Camp in Livingston, Tenn.
To Gail (Rose) '62 and Larry Lester has been added a daughter by adoption on May 7, Cherith Lynn was bom April 9, to be welcomed also by brother Allen.
To Otis R. and Sandra (Shanks) x'62 Stone a son, Kurtis Shay on Aug. 7, 1971. Kurtis joins Kevin 6, Kandace AVi, and Kenton 1 yr. Otis is the pastor of die First Baptist Church, Kewan- na, Indiana.
To Roger '64 and Dorothy (Hargreaves) '65 Allen, a second daughter, Kimberly Sue on July 31 to join her sister, Dana, who is 3. Roger is teaching 7th and 8th grade math and sciences in Marysville, Mich., and Dot is taking a leave of absence from teaching.
To Wayne '64 and Phyllis (Frykman) '64 Dixon, a son, Adam Clinton, on June 12 at Dayton. The Dixons have two daughters, Lisa and Suzanne.
To Johnny and Patricia (Crandall) x'65 Caldwell their first child, Tonya Beth, on March 6 in Aurora, Colorado. In August they visited Bryan and Patty's sisters, Marilyn Crandall '70 and Carolyn (Crandall) '70 Hays.
To David x'66 and Phyllis (Bovey) x'68 Bauer a daugliter, Stephanie Lynn, bom April 29, and united to the Bauer family by a- doption. David is now working as associate director of Northwest Indiana Youth for Christ in Hobart, Indiana. Phyllis is a kindergarten teacher turned mother.
To John '66 and Barbara Eastman, a daugh- ter, Lisa Dawn, on July 13, in Boca Raton, Fla., where John is assistant to his father at the Boca Raton Bible Church.
To James '66 and Sharon (Johansen) x'69 Bath their first child, Erin Jennifer, bom on August 1 1, in Dayton, Tenn.
To D. G. x'67 and Elhe Haase, Jr., a son, Richard Andrew, on April 29, at Bon Air, Virginia.
To Daniel '69 and Dorothy (Miller) '68 Tilly a second son, David Andrew, on June 23 in Wilmore, Ky. His brother, Steven Daniel, is now two years old.
To David '70 and Martha (Owsley) Haught '72 a daughter, Alison Paige, on August 8, in Dayton, Tenn. Martha plans to continue her work at Bryan this fall while David is teaching at Rhea Central High School.
To Keith '70 and Charlene (Hogan) '71 Kiser, a son, James Scott, on June 5, in Dayton, Tenn.
STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
VOL. 4, No. 3
Conserving the Moderate Estate in Distribution
The distribution of moderate estates is concerned generally with transferring estate assets to the surviving spouse, and in turn to the children, withoui undue dissipation of the assets. Although lliis is usually accomplished througli a simple will, in some cases there may be more effective methods.
WILL SUBSTITUTES
Joint ownership of property and revo- cable trusts are common will substitutes, both of wliich have certain advantages and disadvantages. Although the revo- cable trust is sometimes used to avoid the expense of probate, trustees' and attor- neys' fees relating to trust management and distribution could exceed the cost of probate administration. The use of a revocable trust usually shortens the period between death and the distri- bution of the estate and may reduce the probate estate to a level which could qualify it for short administration.
Even though a will substitute may be used for specific purposes, a will is advisable, also, to name personal repre- sentatives and guardians, to dispose of property which is not easily transferred by joint tenancy or trust, and to prevent intestate distribution of property which has not been effectively transferred to joint tenancy or trust.
POUROVER WILLS
Simple pourover wills are used gener- ally to dispose of previously established living trusts which sometimes have com- plex provisions. The pourover will does not usually provide any tax-saving bene- fits. Its purpose is to provide privacy of disposition to persons whose affairs may be of interest to the public.
The will wliich is probated reflects only the name of the executor, personal and estate guardians, specific bequests either minor in nature or intended to be public, and distribution of the residuary estate to "a trust." The actual distri-
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bulion through Ihe "trust" is not revealed lo the general public.
MARITAL-DEDUCTION PLANNING
Marital-deduction planning may not appear significant in small or moderate estates since there is no estate tax unless the estate exceeds .$60,000 and if the spouse is alive, the tax is usually very small in estates up to $130,000. However, life insurance can quickly swell the estate to a point where estate tax becomes significant. Also, if both spouses should die in a common disaster, all property in the estate may be subject to tax consider- ations.
Almost any estate has the potential of reaching a level where marital-deduction planning could be significant. This likeli- hood could easily exist in the estate of a younger person who has developed a good plan for estate creation.
A simple will requires continuing counsel, review, and updating as circum- stances develop and change. There may be a significant difference in cost, ini- tially, of developing a sound, detailed plan to exploit the marital deduction as compared to the cost of a plan that is designed to be continually reviewed and readjusted. A simple wiJl may be ad- visable, because a marital-deduction plan can complicate a smaller estate if the testator dies before his estate has had time to develop. _
Any estate, small or large, can be subject to comphcations created by unan- ticipated circumstances. Most compli- cations, however, caa be avoided or les- sened through careful planning. Estate planning is not a case for '"do-it- yourself." Seek good counsel in which you have confidence. Our booklets con- cerning wills may help you to be knowl- edgeable of various possibDities which you may discuss with your professional estate-planning counselor. Send tlie cou- pon below for your free booklets.
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Three Faculty Members EUROPEAN PARTY COMPLETES MONTH TOUR
Awarded National Honors
Three Bryan faculty members who were chosen as Outstanding Educators of America for 1971 are Dr. John B. Bart- lett, academic dean; Dr. R. Allen Killen, associate professor of Bible and plrilo- sophy, 1969-71; and Mrs. Robert M. Sheddan, dean of counselling services and student aid officer.
Dr. Bartlett holds the B.A. and M.F.A. from Bob Jones University and the Ph.D. from Oliio State University. He was in- structor in speech and dean of men at Bryan from 1956 to 1960 and returned to Bryan in 1970. This summer he con- ducted a study tour for four weeks on the continent of Europe with a party of 32 members.
Dr. R. Allen Killen hsts the following degrees: B.S. from Wheaton College, 111., B.D. from Faith Theological Seminary; Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary, and Th.D. from The Free University of Amsterdam, Holland. He taught philo- sophy and Bible for two years at Bryan but has accepted a position to teach this fall at the Reformed Theological Semi- nary in Jackson, Miss. He is being re- placed at Bryan by Dr. Robert Mounts who is transferring from that Seminary.
Mrs. Sheddan, an alumna of Bryan with the B.S. in business administration, also holds the master of M.Ed, from the University of Chattanooga. She teaches business courses part time and ad- ministers the testing program of the college along with her duties as director of student aid and counselling services.
Outstanding Educators of America is an annual awards program honoring dis- tinguished men and women for their ^ exceptional service, achievements, and leadership in the field of education. Selec- tions are made on the basis of recom- mendations by the institution with which they are affiliated.
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Pictured above are the members of the Bryan European Tour Party as they gathered in the New York airport for the overseas flight.
In the front row kneeling are: Christine Page, Huntsville, Ala.; Betsy Senter, Greenville, S.C; Celia Dixon, Dayton, Tn.; Linda Crews, Athens, Tn.; Ellen Cox, Athens, Tn.; and Betty Hodges, Dayton, Tn.
Second row standing are: Catherine Eckles, Marina, Cal.; Dr. T. C. Mercer; Mrs. Reita Hall, Athens, Tn.; Mrs. Alice Mercer; Sandra Gibson, Erianger, Ky.; Mrs. Crews, Athens, Tn.; Mrs. J. J. Rodgers and Dr. J. J. Rodgers, Dayton, Tn.; Don White, York, Neb.; Mrs. Ruth Bartlett, Dayton, Tn.; Richard Daugherty, Dayton, Tn.; Muriel Marshall, Ottawa Lake, Mich.; Dr. John Bartlett, Dayton; and Barbara McCarrell, Glenview, Illinois.
Back row: Jennifer Bartlett, Dayton; Bonita Shumaker, Northumberland, Pa.; Glen Tallent, Spring City, Tn.; Sheila Mercer, Kirkwood, N.J.; Karen Brodsky, Fincastle, Va.; Mrs. Eugene Cox, Athens, Tn.; Elaine Purser, Dayton, Tn.; David Mercer, Dayton; and John Mercer, Dayton; Mrs. Dale Carter and Dr. Dale Carter, Chattanooga, Tn.
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Major points of literary, historic, and fine arts interests were visited in seven European countries by the Bryan College party of thirty-two students, faculty, administrators, alumni, and other Bryan associates on the first Bryan College study abroad seminar. Twenty members of the group earned college credit for one or both of the courses taught in world literature and fine arts for a total of six hours credit.
The thirty-one day tour was directed by Dr. John Bartlett, academic dean, who also supervised the fine arts study pro- gram. World hterature instruction was handled by Dr. Theodore Mercer, college president. Both were accompanied by their wives and other members of their families.
A highlight of the seminar was a visit to Berlin. Students began to feel the tension of the communist regime during the flight from Frankfort. The heavy restrictions imposed in the air corridor in many cases result in very choppy flying. Seeing the contrast between communist-
controlled East Germany and the com- parative freedom of the western sector is a shocking experience to any traveler. When one passes through "Checkpoint Charhe," he immediately feels stifled by the restrictions of the East. A visit such as this to a communist country makes one doubly appreciative of the American heri- tage.
Dr. Bartlett maintains that among the best learning experiences a student can have today are such on-the-spot visits as the Bryan European Study Tour af- forded. A student may read texts, look at pictures, and hear lectures about places and things; but seeing the originals of the world's great masterpieces of art and archi- tecture, visiting great literary shrines and the cradles of great civilizations gives impressions that can only be derived from such a tour.
The thirty-two travelers returned to the States weary in body, refreshed and stimulated intellectually, and grateful to God for our great American nation.
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Volume XXXVIII
October-November-December 1971
Number 2
( Fish Service Program I Initiated by Students
LasI wiiilci during llic Spiriliial Life Coiifeience al Ihc College, many sludenls expressed a desire lo share their Christian love witli (he community of Daylon. Tiie realization that Christ was concerned with the social and personal needs as well as spiritual development ol His followers raised a vital question, "How can we, as believers, show our love in an outreach that will be both relevant and meaningful to this community?" This was the inquiry thai gave birth to the "Fish" program at Bryan this year.
The Fish organization, conceived and operated by students, is sponsored by Bryan's Missions In Action (MIA). The officers providing the leadership and motivation for the student participation are as follows: president, David Wolfe. Sheldon, Iowa; vice-president, Jim Fitzgerald, Richmond, Va.; and secretary, Yvonne Jenkins, Beaver, W. Va.
Fish is designed to channel the stu- dents' concern into actual service to the people of the community of Dayton. More than one-fourth of the student body have committed themselves to par- ticipate in over seventeen services, includ- ing companionsliip for the elderly by way of taking them for drives around the city and reading to shut-ins; Big Brother/Sister relationships with neglected children or children whose homes cannot offer them the inlluence of both a mother and father; blood donation; tutoring elemen- tary and high school students; and emer- gency services such as baby-sitting, trans- portation, and house cleaning for the sick.
Fish volunteers answered 28 calls in the first four-week period to do yard work, baby-sitting, house cleaning, paint- ing, and tutoring. Fish services are otTered free of charge to the recipient. The
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An aclion-packcd throe-day confer- ence on the Christian life is scheduled for January 24-26 to open the second semes- ter. This conference has been planned to combine the essential elements of the annual Bible and former FMF confer- ences into an inlcgraied program both to nourish the inner spiritual life and to inspire overt response to the Great Com- mission of Jesus Christ. This new combi- nation program is an experiment growing out of recommendations made by mis- sionary executives participating in the 1970-71 FMF conference.
The three major speakers for the January meetings are Rev. John W. P. Oliver, pastor. First Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Ga.; Dr. Warren Webster, general director, Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society, Wheaton, 111.; and Dr. Don Hillis, associate director. The Evan- gelical Alliance Mission. Wheaton, III.
Mr. Oliver's messages will deal with the kind of spiritual life which is necessary to enable the believer to respond to the
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gratitude shown by those helped has been greatly rewarding, a perfect example of Acts 20:35b, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
The response of Dayton city leaders has also been very enthusiastic. In a chapel program this fall, several promi- nent citizens extended a welcome to the Fish. They expressed surprise and genuine pleasure at seeing young people interested in aiding their community and elicited the hope that this organization will foster even better relations between the town and college.
As Dr. Theodore Mercer, president of Bryan, said, "Bryan College is a part of the Dayton community, and the Fish program is a way of showing it."'
(jreal ( ommission. Dr. \S'jIj.1ci jnd Dr. Hillis will locus primarily on the promo- tion of missions and the carrying out of an oven Christian witness. The emplu.sis will be world mi.ssions individual f>crson- al witnessing in a non-vocational conlexl as well as the kinds of Christian service generally denominated as home missions and foreign missions.
Approximately 20 mission boards and other organizations have been invited to send an official representative to the conference. Besides the three main speak- ers for the public meetings, many others, including exhibitors, students, faculty, administrators, and visitors, will partici- pate in a variety of ways in discussion groups, testimonies, and informal coun- seling.
The conference both in its planning and execution is the joint responsibility of the student organization, Missions in Action (successor to the Foreign Missions Fellowship chapter), and the college ad- ministration. Missions in Action is dedi- cated to world evangelism, on the premise that Christian students will respond posi- tively to the commands of Jesus Christ when confronted with the reality of His power in the personal life and with the spiritual need in the world around them. Two programs sponsored by MIA are Fish and the Summer Missions project. Through Fish, students have an opportu- nity to show love in action in the local community; through Summer Missions, a more global context is achieved.
The intensive schedule will include three major addresses daily, a discussion period, and a generous allowance of time for viewing the e.xliibits and films and for interviews and counseling with the exliibi- tors whose organizations are participating in the conference. The format of the conference makes it a kind of mini- Urbana.
The conference is open to prospective students, families of students, and friends of the college. Those wishing a detailed program may request a schedule by writ- ing MIA. Brvan Collese. Davton. Tenn. 37321.
TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE RUDD CHAPEL PROJECT; RAISE TUITION
At their fall meeting on Oct. 4. the board of trustees accepted preliminary plans for a college chapel to be built as a memorial to the late President Emeritus, Dr. Judson A. Rudd. and authorized the development of these plans for use in a program of promotion to raise funds for this five-year project estimated at an overall cost, including furnishings, of 5500,000. Conceived by the alumni as- sociation, the building has been designed to serve both as a college chapel, symbol- izing the spiritual commitment of the institution, and as a fine arts center for the growing music department until ex- pansion makes possible a separate fine arts building.
Keefer Made Trustee
Dr. Karl E. Keefer, Jr., dean of the School of Education of the University of Tennessee at Martin, was elected to the board of trustees and has been assigned to serve on the academic affairs committee of the board. Dr. Keefer was academic dean of Bryan 1957-66, and his two sons, Karl III and Thomas, are Bryan alumni.
Arnold Village Purchased
The purchase of Arnold Village, the married students' housing area adjacent to the campus, was authorized, with transfer of the property taking place November 1. This complex of eight build- ings with twenty apartments was devel- oped beginning in 1960 by Mrs. E. B. Arnold and her daughter, Mrs. Frank Cowden. Sr., both of Dayton. Mrs. Arnold is a founder of the college and served as a trustee from 1949-69, becom- ing trustee emeritus in February 1970. Mrs. Arnold served as secretary of the board, a position also held by her late husband in his lifetime. Arnold Village is successor to Trailerville of the 1940's and 1950"s, an area developed on campus for married students after World War II.
Tuition Increased
A tuition increase of S90 per semester effective with the 1972-73 academic year was voted, subject to whatever modifica- tions may grow out of the present federal program of wage and price control. As a part of their fall meeting, the trustees were involved in sessions relating to the institutional self-study, which is the heart of the reaffirmation of accreditation pro- cess culminating in 1973. The winter meeting of the board will be held February 28-29.
Trustee Hoyt Completes 25-Year Term at Bryan
Dr. Herman Hoyt of Winona Lake, Ind., was honored recently with a certifi- cate of merit for twenty-five years of service to Bryan College as a trustee. At the time of his resignation in October from active service on the board. Dr. Hoyt was the trustee with the longest term of service. In resigning, Dr. Hoyt cited the dilTiculty of continuing active service on the Bryan board in view of his increasing responsibilities of Grace Schools, which include both Grace Col- lege and Grace Theological Seminary. He was voted trustee emeritus in apprecia- tion of his long and faithful trustee service to the college.
The connection of the Hoyt family with Bryan dates back to its early years. Three of his brothers and one sister attended Bryan, and another brother was a French and linguistic teacher— Solon x"43, a missionary in Argentina; Lowell '42, a pastor and mathematics teacher who lives in Hartville, Ohio; Eldon x'50, a resident of Indianapolis, Ind.; and Char- lotte x'47, now Mrs. Forest Lance, a pastor's wife in Montclair, Calif. The French professor. Garner, is now teaching at The King's College in New York state.
Prior to the establishment of Grace College in the 1950's, Bryan drew up- wards of half of its students from the Grace Brethren Church, which is the popular name of the National Fellowship of Brethren Churches, with which Dr. Hoyt and Grace Schools are affiliated.
IN MEMORIAM
Wallace P. Haggard, prominent business- man of Americus, Ga., and a founder of Bryan College on August 28. He is survived by his wife, the former Roberta Schoolfield, of Pikeville, Tenn., who was a student in Bryan's first class.
Mrs. Ethel Schild Stansbury, wife of Bryan's business manager, Russell V. Stans- bury, and school teacher in Dayton for 40 years, on Nov. 16.
Mrs. Gladys Morgan Duncan, retired Sale Creek high school librarian and teacher and an early librarian at Bryan, also on Nov. 16.
Advisory Committee Organized for 1972
In a recent meeting held at the college, the Rhea County Advisory Committee was organized for 1972 with the follow- ing officers elected: Ben Purser, president of Dayton Bank and Trust Co., chairman; W. C. Hilleary, president of Southern Silk Mills, vice chairman; Philip Hall, Dayton area Texaco distributor, secretary- treasurer; and Martel Gamble, Spring City Motor Co., and John Beard, Beard- Walters Ford Co., members of the execu- tive committee. Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Gamble are from Spring City and the other officers from Dayton. Composed of some fifty businessmen of the county, the Committee adopted for its immediate project the raising of funds to pay for the furnishings in the new women's dormi- tory now nearing completion.
The Advisory Committee was original- ly organized in 1957 and took as its first project the raising of $15,000 to renovate the present college dining room. C. P. Swafford, Dayton attorney and now a trustee of the college, was chairman of that first committee. Since that time the committee has been instrumental in rais- ing funds for many college projects, its most recent project being the official residence of the college built in 1968-69 and named Rliea House in honor of the Committee. Although not functioning within the committee framework, many members of this committee were actively involved in the 1968-69 accreditation drive in which $300,000 was raised to offset expenditures accumulated in the accreditation process.
SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE July 22-28, 1972
The 1972 summer conference spon- sored by the Bryan Alumni Association has booked the following speakers for its one-week program in July:
John Reed '52, associate professor of practical theology at Dallas Theological Seminary, who will be the Bible expositor and will give a speech recital on Sunday afternoon, July 23;
Kenneth Campbell '56, Canadian evan- gelist and Bible teacher, who founded the Campbell-Reese Evangehstic Association; and
James Reese '56, baritone vocalist and trombonist who serves with Ken Camp- bell.
TWO ACADEMIC LECTURES FOR ANNUAL SERIES
Biblical Studies and Philosophy
Dr. Kcnnelh (). (iniigcl, piorcssm ol Cliiisti;in lickiciilion and cliairinan of Ihc depaitmenl al Trinily Evangelical Divin- ity School in Deerfickl, 111., was llic gnesl speaker for (he Bryan lecture series spon- sored by the division ol Bililical studies and philosophy. Dr. Gangel's lecture pro- gram was sponsored by the foundation which supports the Stalcy Dis- tinguished Christian Scholar lectures to "propagate the Gospel of Jesus Christ in its historical and scrip- tural fullness."
For his Bryan talks Dr. Gangel chose the theme, "The Task of the Church in Contemporary Society." In three morn- ing chapel messages he dealt with the local church as related to its Biblical legacy. Biblical leadership, and Biblical love. Friends in the area also shared in the evening messages dealing with "You and Your Spiritual Gifts," and "Crisis at Conviction Gap."
My World is Changing
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A lillle over Ihrce years ago when I enlcicd Bryan as a rrcshrnaii, I was looking at Bryan, life, and socicly from a rather dislorlcd perspective. I have dis- covered iliai like many others who were in my silualion, I was living in a candy-apple world. As I was living from mo- menl lo moment, I saw ^^ life as a game, and col- ^^^k /| lege seemed lo be a HBBBL^I ralher exciting recess John Mam from reality. Like most of my peers, I developed an attitude of rebellion against any restrictions that were placed upon me-especially those which seemed lo have survived from prehistoric times.
As time progressed, so did i. My thinking began to include not only today but also yesterday and tomorrow as well. 1 realized that liiough 1 attended a Chris- tian college, it was not going to make me Christian. When I began to study God's Word, I began to find some meaning in life, some purpose in my everyday tasks. But it too only made me question more the motives of others and especially what
Bryan was trying lo do. l-'or Ihc ncxi Iwo years 1 lailcd lo sec whal ihc norms ol this socicly had lo do wiih being C'hrts- lian.
Socicly has changed much over lhc»c Ihrcc years and so has Bryan. However, neither ol tiicm have changed as much as I have. I can now understand some ol Ihc Ihings that seemed irrational as a fresh- man. I now am an advocate o( change not because my desires are being rcsincled. but because there is a real need lor Bryan t<j stand for and leach some tangible Biblical principles ralher than some unre- lated traditions which cannot be under- stood by students. The college has made some tremendous progress in both its physical plant and faculty. There arc some real men of God at Bryan who are concerned lor the total development of its students and I appreciate very much ihe job they are doing. God has used Bryan to help me in many ways, and I believe He wants me lo help ii while I am here. I hope everyone involved with Ihe school will realize how much is being done now, and how much more could be done if we would all work together.
Literature and Modem Languages ^\^^\^ Jq U f SClieClUleCl; NBW RObSS SOUgHt
Another academic lecture series sched- uled for this year will be sponsored by the division of literature and modern languages on April 6 and 7. Dr. Ernest Lee, a Bryan graduate of 1952 and a linguist who has been working in Vietnam under Wycliffe Bible Translators, will be the visiting lecturer. He and his family are making their furlough home in Columbus, Indiana.
The ten-day spring tour lor the Bryan Concert Choir, directed by Dr. J. J. Greasby, head of the music department, will begin Friday. March 24, with an appointment at the Horton Heights Free Will Baptist Church in Nashville, Tenn. On Sunday morning they will sing at the Forrest City (Ark.) Baptist Church and
Science Museum Receives Gift Rock Collection
Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Castle of Dayton recently gave a collection of rocks to Bryan College Natural Science Museum, of which Dr. Willard L. Henning, head of the division of natural sciences, is curator. Mrs. Castle is a Bryan graduate of 1962 who teaches at Rhea Central High School. The Castles spent the past summer and fall on a collecting trip in the northern Rocky Mountains mainly in Wyoming and Colorado.
According to Dr. Henning, the follow- ing minerals were added to the Bryan collection of rocks to be used mainly in the geological studies of the physical science survey course: fern agate, black
and turritella agates and an intrusive quartz vein; purple and white amethyst crystals, medium quartz crystals, large and unusual feld-spar crystals: and fossils of petrified wood, palm tree trunk and part of a whale bone (from CaliforniaV Of special interest is a "Volcanic bomb." nearly as large as a baseball which came from Washington state. It consists of a large angular central core of olivine and chert surrounded by a very hard but round coat of reddish basalt.
The Science Division acknowledged appreciation to the Castles for these interesting and helpful collector's items.
on Sunday evening at the First t\angeli- cal Church in Memphis, Tenn. Plans are being laid for a swing into Texas with appointments in Dallas, returning on the following week end through Louisiana and Mississippi.
The program will include a wide vari- ety of selections including a cappella music from the Renaissance period through hymn settings and experimental music of today. Forty-four students will comprise the touring choir, which also includes the madrigal singers.
The choir personnel are undertaking to earn and soHcit funds to purchase sixty new choir robes to replace those that have been used for the past fourteen years for both local and tour concerts. Contributions for the robe fund have been made by members, parents, and former choir members.
Any requests for tour appointments or local week end engagements may be directed to Miss Sue Nolan. Bryan Col- leae. Davton. Tn. 37321.
Two new tennis courts were completed recently as pictured above with the gymnasium in full view in the background. The balmy fall season has promoted continued use of these courts for scheduled matches as well as individual enjoyment.
OLD RECORDS FALL DURING SOCCER SEASON
The Bryan soccer team ended their 1971 season with a 2-9 season, but did finish strong as they won two out of the last three games. Nine records were bro- ken by the Lions and opponents during the year, two individual records and nine team records.
Ray Locy, a junior, broke two individ- ual records while playing in the goal. Against Alabama he had 21 saves to set a new record for saves in a single game, and for the year he had 1 53 to set a record in
Wolfe Sets New Records In Four Running Events
The cross country season at Bryan was highlighted by the outstanding success of junior Dave Wolfe from Sheldon, Iowa, who was first place runner in nine out of ten meets and broke several records in- cluding two of his own.
On October 2 he set a new Bryan course record with a two-second improve- ment over Russ Karvonen's record of 1968 and three weeks later at Bryan's Invitational Meet he cut off one more second for a time of 15:36 on the three-mile course.
He was also a pace setter for a new record on the Carson-Newman course in Jefferson City, Tenn., at their four-way invitational in October when he improved the course record he had set earlier.
In the 17-mile marathon run to Spring City on November 13, Wolfe averaged 5:55 per mile for a total time of 1 hour, 40 minutes, 35 seconds to improve his own 1970 record by over five minutes.
At the National Association of Inter- collegiate Athletics regional meet in Nash- ville, he placed eighth to earn an invita- tion to the national competition of NAIA, held at Liberty, Mo. on Nov. 20.
that category. Dave Gerard, '69, had previously held both records.
Team-wise many records were broken, both good and bad. Opponents took 419 shots at the goal to break the old record of 227. Tennessee Temple shot 55 times to set a new game record, and Bryan shot 48 times against Athens College to break their old mark. Bryan scored 24 goals this year for a new record, but their foes got 62 to exceed another previous record. St. Bernard and Tennessee Temple tied with 1 1 goals each for the most goals in a game.
The record was set for both the most saves in a season and in a single game as Bryan had 185 for the year and 25 against the University of Alabama at Huntsville. The last mark to fall was for the most corner kicks in a season as the Lions' opponents took 67.
The Lions will only lose three seniors, Paul Peterson, Tim Kimmel, and Larry Jacobsen from this year's team. The 1972 outlook is already bright for Coach Jim Bath as there will be a solid nucleus to build upon with some hopeful new pros- pects.
At this event in competition with over 330 outstanding runners from all over the U. S., he finished 110th on a hilly five-mile course in a time just two min- utes, forty-five seconds behind the national champion for 1971. He was third among East Tennessee runners.
In spite of individual successes, includ- ing the tie for first place in one meet by Jim Steele, sophomore of Dayton, and more individual improvement among squad members than any year that Coach Jake Matthes recalls, the season's results were a hapless 1-9 win-loss tally. With undaunted optimism for the future. Coach Matthes points out that this sea- son's number one, two, and three run- ners, Wolfe, Steele, and Mark Thoreson, of St. Charles, Minn., will be returning next fall.
BASKETBALL SEASON PREVIEW
The 1971-72 basketball season for the Bryan College Lions will be a rebuilding year. With the graduation of Steve Roddy the leading scorer in the confer- ence and one of the top rebounders for the last three years, a big void was left under the Lions' basket. Returning for the Lions are five lettermen to provide the nucleus for rebuilding— Phil Long, 6"4'" senior, Johnstown, Ohio; R. T. Barker, 6'2" senior, Hazard, Ky.; Woody Duncan, 6'I" sophomore, Oliver Springs, Tenn.; Wayne McPherson, 5' 10" sopho- more, Calhoun, Ky.; and David Eldridge, 5' 10" sophomore, Soddy, Tenn. Several freshmen and transfer students are also being counted upon to contribute toward making the year a successful one.
The demanding 1971-72 schedule in- cludes such teams as Union University in Jackson and several Volunteer State Ath- letic Conference schools, along with the reorganized Southern Christian Athletic Conference.
Christmas Season Events
The Christmas banquet with its formal dress and candlelight held on Decem- ber 11 as an annual event in the college dining room featured the Rev. James H. Patterson, pastor of the Westminster Pres- byterian Church of Atlanta, Ga., as speaker. Mr. Patterson is a graduate of Wheaton College with a B. A. and of Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary with the B. D. degree.
The decorations for the festive Christ- mas theme were prepared by the adult education class taught by Mrs. Bryan Elder of Dayton, who also taught a course in decoupage earlier in the season.
The usual attractive buffet tables were prepared by Bryan's caterer, Professional Food-Service Management, directed this year by Ernest Buff.
The Bryan concert choir presentation of The Christmas Story by Ron Nelson was given in the chapel on Sunday after- noon, Dec. 12, under the direction of Dr. J. Greasby, professor of music. Brent Ferguson, junior, of Trenton, Ga., was the male soloist who along with the choir was accompanied by the brass choir and tympani, directed by William Boyd, assistant professor of music.
The final thematic event before Christ- mas was the Service of Lessons and Carols which has become an annual Bryan family tradition presenting the story of the birth of our Lord in Scripture lessons and familiar carols illustrated by slides of art masterpieces. The program featured musical groups from the college including the choir, choralaires (women's voices), madrigals, and small ensembles in the candlelit chapel.
The Bryanette
BRYAN COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
THE ALUMNUS OF THE YEAR 1971
. , . has been closely as- socialeil Willi Ihe school iiol only tluring sliident clays but also since his graduation;
. . . served (wo years as a clerk-typist in the U. S. Army;
. . . taughl school one year in .lacksonville, Tla.;
. . . obtained his master's degree at the Universi- ty of Tennessee in Knoxville;
...returned to Bryan in 196 1
faculty member where he continued as head of the department;
. . . received his Ph.D. in English in March 1971;
. . . is author of several articles and editor of the self-study report being prepared for Bryan's reaffirmation of accreditation of the South- ern Association of College.s and Schools;
. . . is an educator with a keen interest in Bryan's intellectual development;
. . . has become a favorite among students and teachers as a faithful instructor, a diligent servant of the Lord in home, church, and college, and a dependable friend with high ideals and warm concern for others . . .
RICHARD M. CORNELIUS '55
Alumnus Cornelius receives plaque from President Westgate.
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HOMECOMING REPORT
Homecoming was great! from the basketball game when Ihe old "pros" de- feated Ihe intramural "all stars" in a I'riday evening fun time which included introductions of the 1971-72 Lions of basket- ball fame and a half-hour concert by the 37-piece Symphonic band to Ihe alumni-student vesper hour of music and inspiration on Sunday afternoon. Highlights for Saturday started with Brunch on the bluff, which because of fog and damp- ness turned out to he a cozy ham and eggs "cook-in" with homemade rolls served in the Skyline conference dining room. Reports were made by President Mercer on enrollment pro- gress, faculty improvement, and trustee deci- sions and by Mr. Keener, director of develop- ment, who presented the plan for the Alumni Homecoming Telethon. A brief business meet- ing with .secretary's and treasurer's reports, discussion of plans to promote the Rudd Memorial Chapel project, recognition of two honorary alumni-Mrs. Betty Wynsema of Dayton, and Mrs. Mary Lee Kenyon of Miami, Ha. -and letters of appreciation to Dr. Herman Hoyt for his long term of trustee service and to Mrs. Vincent Ross for the brunch preparations. The Homecoming parade of floats showed enthusiastic participation by the students in welcoming alumni and was climaxed with the crowning of the Homecoming Queen Martha Jones, senior of Abbeville, S. C. Three former queens also took part in the day's events: 1970. Gail Hamilton, Jamestown. N. Y.; 1969. Nancy Birch Longnecker, Dayton, Tenn.; and 1968, Kathy Avery, Dayton, Tenn.
The Alumnus of the Year announced else- where was a main feature of Homecoming banquet along with the speaker. Dr. ,\lan Johnson '57, who is an assistant professor of Biblical studies at Wheaton College.
The Sunday afternoon vesper climaxed a full week end with its theme of praise as Dave Llewellyn '66 provided continuity for the musical selections of the choir, the madrigals, and alumni vocalists.
Alumni Telethon
Watch for more news about the .-Mumni Telethon begun at Homecoming and now being continued through the area chapters. More than $6,000 in "faith promises" as five-year commit- ments to the Rudd Memorial Chapel project fund were added at Homecoming, and re- sponses from those called are still coming in. .At press time the total is near $40,000 toward the $100,000 alumni goal.
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ALUMNI NAMES IN THE NEWS
John lie KfrtMrl \"M rcpodcd f^inxi tonlacl-. in (iiad liip', during; Iht- summer in Ccnlral African Kepublic, (it\ one Irip Ihcy (cached 20 vijjaccs and preached lo a l<i(al of 5.50 umh Over 40 pfofc>.Mon>i of (ailh in Chrul were made and several backsliders rnadc lhin^« riKhi Willi (he Lord. John anticipates (urlou^ in Ihc near future, perhaps before Chrislmas lo be wilh his children, John W. Jr., '67 who n leaching al a rural school in Ihc iJayton, Tenn,, area, and Diane (dcRo^scI) 'dA Mardin as svcll i-, her husband l.ainai, and daughter. Julie, who live in Oliver Springs, Icnn.
Margaret Ann .McKinnon >'.'4I had a busy schedule of summer camp activities including teens and later family camp in Ihc Philippines Her stories lell of some real problems but alv; victories in lives surrendered lo Chrisl, 'IJiis fall she is leaching llihic in Cagayan in Ihc college and one high school. She conducts a "Oucslion of Ihe Week" program discussion in connection wilh a book table display set up in Ihc snacl bar. June 1972 is the prospective furlough dale
George '48 and Alice fNorlhrup) '45 Birch made a three sveeks' Irip lo Ihc Slates from Jamaica in order lo attend Ihc weddings of their daughter Nancy '70 to Mark l-fjngneckcr in Dalton. Ga., and Iheir son John lo Bonnie Snook in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. They returned lo Jamaica on June 23, their own 26th wedding anniversary.
Wanda Burcham '49 included Bryan on her summer itinerary and assisted wilh missionary messages on India al the Bible conference. She plans for fall courses at Marshall L'nivcrsily in Huntington, W. Va.
Robert rre\) '5: and Lavana (Tullerj 'f'l 1^ .^JiO,''!^ Williams of .Mesquile.
^t ' MC/l 'y-x~ ' Te:^as. wilh their j^B lfte[ daughters, Becky and
^^ ^Er Karen, visited Bryan in
.August. Tex is business manager of a land de- velopment company, the Holly Lake Ranch, and Lavana is secretary to the Chamber of Commerce of .Mesquite. TJiey are active in the Town East Baptist Church.
Paul '54 and .Mary fWiggans) x'56 Maisteller have a busy schedule at Belem. Para. Brazil. where Paul has supervised the construction of a new hangar including shop and office, but the roof is still not finished. Recently Paul and their older son. Phihp and three other men with an Indian guide took a ten-day trek by plane, canoe, and foot. They found people svith a different language who are to be visited by another missionan'. .-V Translation Workshop was scheduled to be held on the base so the library load has increased for .Mary. She is also aviation secretary, and often entertains com- pany tor meals in addition to the routine of family cares.
John "54 and Janice (Brown) '53 MiescI are located in Drome. France, as they continue their printing ministry of French tracts and other literature. Their daughter, Brenda is Using in Racine. Wis., with a Christian family for her last year in high schooL
Carole E. Miesel "57 receised the master of arts degree in special education: rehabihlation counseling at the University of^ -Northern Colo- rado in May.
Joseph Henry '55 has recently moved in Phoenix. .Arizona, to a small house on the property of the Christ Chapel with which he is affiliated.
Bob and Joy (Leslie) '56 Bostrom of Rock- ville, Md. and family of three children spent a week of summer vacation camping at a state park in eastern .Maryland. They contributed their afternoons and evenines to ministry with
migrant workers from Florida who help harvest crops. Activities were planned for the children in the afternoon and evangelistic services in the evening. Their home church, Rockville Bible Church, is very active in its outreach which this fall will include a Christian Day Care Center to accommodate 150 children.
Pictured at the , a. ".
right are Ann .. " V. '
(Moore) \ ' 5 8 Brownlee and her four children. Mary, Faith, Timothy and Steven, taken when they attended a Bryan alumni fel- lowship recently in Detroit. They are living in Williamston, Mich., since the unexpected death of husband and father, Willis Brownlee '57 as mentioned in the last issue of BRYANETTE. Willis had worked for General Motors Corp. for four years while attending law school in Detroit, He passed his Bar Exam last May, and three weeks before his death on August 26, had started working as assistant to the Ingham Co. prosecuting attor- ney in Lansing, Mich.
Joy Canady, eight-year-old daughter of .Tack '58 and Norma Canady, is recovering from severe injuries from the attack of a dog last summer. The process of skin graft has restored an almost normal facial appearance and she has been able to return to school. This difficult experience for all the family has opened new doors of testimony for the Canadys in Barstow, Calif., where they work with a new church under Village Missions.
Miss Marilyn Laszlo '59 left the jungles in West Irian by canoe and arrived by plane at her home in Valparaiso, Ind., on Oct. 7 for her first furlough from trib- al and linguistic work under Wycliffe Bible Translators.
George Vogel '58 has returned with his wife and daughter to California after spend- ing three years in Europe. He is working as a marriage, family, and child counselor in Orange Co., doing pulpit supply, and maintain- ing an active status m the National Guard. He was commencement speaker for the Bible Training School in Watts which is training men and women of the black community for service in their churches. He formerly served on the faculty of this school. Prior to going into the miUtary chaplaincy he met William Jennings Bryan, Jr. who lives in the Los Angeles area.
Robert Brennan x'59 and his wife, Marilyn, are pictured above with their children-Bobby, Rodney, Terri, and Tracey. Bob and Marilyn have completed ten years in Brazil as mission- aries to the Jewish people. Bob founded the first Brazilian Mission to the Jews in April, 1968. He is also responsible for the Jewish Missions course in the Regular Baptist Seminary and in the Word of Life Bible Institute. The family expects to come on furlough ne.xt year, when Bob wants to continue his studies at Bryan.
Naomi Glock x'61 has returned from Suriname for her first furlough from work among a tribe of "Bush Negroes." She visited at Bryan in September, and is residing in Balti- more, Md. with her family during furlough.
Janet Claycomb '64 has returned to the States after a busy summer in camp work in Korea for the Korean-American youth who like the .same activities as American campers- swimming, contests, awards, camp-fires, films, good food and Bible study. Many of these children are orphans who especially appreciate such an opportunity. She recently severed her affiliation with United World Mission and is living at present in Hartsville, Pa.
Ned Couey '64 is working at Okaloosa- Walton Junior College as director of a new Chautauque Center in DeFuniak Springs, Fla. He and Margaret and their daughter Leigh Ann attended Homecoming activities.
Gene '65 and Yetta Bengtson, with Carrie 4, Stephanie 2, and Julie 6 mo., visited Bryan this summer. Gene is pastor of the Lorida Church of the Brethren near Sehring, Fla. He received his Th.M. in Bible exposi- tion from Dallas Theo- logical Seminary last spring.
David '65 and Ann (Kelly) '65 Lind report a good year in their teaching assignments at the Fortaleza Academy for missionary children in Brazil. Ann had 18 first and second graders and worked with high school girls in the Pioneer Girls program. David, who taught in high school, saw nine students graduate. Their daughter. Heather, was pleased to have Grand- ma and Grandpa Kelly visit in July.
Oscar x'65 and Ginger (Snow) .\'65 Perry live in Jeffersonville, Ind. Oscar is principal of an elementary school in a nearby town. The Perrys have one child.
David '66 and Ellie Barton visited Bryan in Oct. with their 3-year-old daughter, Laura Lynn. David is now pastor of the Belmont Evangelical Free Church in Chicago.
Milo Macko '67 received his master of education degree from Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 2. He is beginning his fifth year of teaching and fourth at Hamilton Garfield Senior High School in Hamilton, Ohio. He teaches bookkeeping, typing, and is also advisor to the Campus Life club. He is starting his second year as cross country coach. Last year's team won two victories, which were the first ever earned in the school's 12 year history of cross country.
John Burns, Jr. '68 completed requirements for the master of education degree from Xavier University also, on June 23. He is in his fifth year of teaching and second year at Hamilton Garfield Senior High School in Hamilton, Ohio, where he teaches health and is a drivers' education instructor. On August 4 he was named basketball coach for the Griffins, who in 1968 were named state runnerups in Ohio's basketball championship.
Pri.scilla Greener x'6 8 was married to Karl Kloppmann on June 6, 1970 while Karl was enrolled at Grace Seminary. Priscilla had taught school in her home area of Peoria, 111., for two years prior to her marriage after graduating from (Greenville College, in III. Then she taught in Indiana during Karl's tmal year of seminary. Karl graduated from seminary in May 1971 and now IS pastor of the Village Bible Church in Lansing, 111.
Nita Karges '68 taught five-day clubs this summer for Child Evangelism Fellowship and spent some time at home on the farm with her parents in North Dakota. She taught last year at
Gresham, Wis., was teacher aide in Sobieske, Wis., and did some substitute teaching to fill out a year's program after returning from her year with Operation Mobilization in Europe. This fall she again plans to teach.
Gurney Miller and Jim Papen of the class of 1971 are enrolled as the first Bryan students at the Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology directed by Dr. Clyde Narramore in Rosemead, Cal.
WEDDINGS
Benjamin Swift Purser, Jr., '68, to Theresa Margaret Swift, September 1 8, in Baltimore, Md.
Harry Allan Graham '69 to Margaret Francine Milam on July 3 1 at the Calvary Presbyterian Church in Charlotte, N. C.
Jackie C. Revis to Beverly Ann Massengale '70 at New Union Baptist Church in Dayton, Tenn., on October 23.
David Sault to Beth Broughton '71 on November 13 at the Bakewell Federated Church in Bakewell, Tenn. David and Beth are living in Atlanta, Ga.
Sandra Revis x'72 to Bruce Edward Corrigan on October 23 at Cove Methodist Church in Lakewood, Ohio.
William Paul Banfield x'73 to Mary Ruth Broughton x'74 on October 23 at Bakewell Federated Church in Bakewell, Tenn.
Raymond Locy '74 to Linda Sue McKemy x'73 at Lexington Baptist Church in Lexington, Va., on August 7. Linda is working while Ray continues his college work.
Rick Miller '72 and Kathy Sue Avery "69 on December 10 at the Sale Creek Presbyterian Church. Kathy is teaching at Morgantown School and Rick is completing his senior year at Bryan.
BIRTHS
To Paul and Carolyn (Hamilton) '62 Richardson, a daughter, Modelle Eunice, on July 30, 1971, in Decatur, Ala. Home for the Richardsons is in Memphis, Tenn., where Paul works as an industrial engineer for a subsidiary of Holiday Inns, Inc.
To Ray '64 and Virginia (Buell) x'66 Rose- berry, a second daughter. Tammy Melissa on September 17 in Irving, Texas. Tonja is four. Rav is teaching fifth grade in Irving.
To Philip '66 and Katie (McCroskey) '67 Ashworth, a daughter, Chanin Patrice, on Octo- ber 6 at Dayton. Phil is teaching biology at Bryan this year.
To Perry x'67 and Patsy Utz, twin boys, Matthew Bryan and Mark Brannon, on October 5 at Mount Jackson, Va.
To John '6 7 and Phyllis '69 (Morton) Stone, a daughter Portia Lynn, on October 1 1 m Dallas, Texas. Eve Ann is two years old. John is teaching part time and studying at Dallas Seminary, after traveling for ten days in Sweden this past summer investigating possibil- ities for future service.
To Steve '69 and Madge (Akins) '68 Fitz- gerald, a daughter, Kendra Loren, on Septem- ber 8 in Columbus, Ohio.
To Al and Barbara (Penton) x'69 Cocchi a son, Michael Joseph, August 19, in Decatur, Ga.
To Don '69 and Phyllis Tack, a daughter, Lori Jeanne, on October 22, in West Chicago, 111. Steven, age 4, is very happy with a sister. Don is associate pastor at the West Chicago Bible Church.
To Donald x'61 and Alma Ray by adoption a son, Eric Wayne, who was born on Novem- ber 4. The Rays were married last summer and live in Tucson, Arizona.
To David '69 and Sue Crawford, a daughter, Sonya Sue on November 9 in Korea.
To Bela '67 and Georgia '70 Varga, their second daughter, Elizabeth Ann, on Novem- ber 19, in Dayton.
STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
VOL 4 No. 4
FOUR FRIENDS REMEMBER BRYAN IN THEIR WILLS
For the past four years the feature "Stewardship Phinner" has been carried as part of the Ncwselie. Of those wiio jiave returned the coupons requesting iiil'ormation about wills, estate planning, and annuities, some have bought annui- ties to support the work of Bryan as well as to secure their own future.
To the Lord be praise for these re- sponses and for those individuals who have included Bryan in their wills. Per- haps you would like to be sure your estate is used for the Lord after you are gone but are not sure how to take care of the details. Explanations have been given previously about various ways for plan- ning estates, and in this issue some case studies are given where these principles have been put into practice. The people in these studies were convinced that the work at Bryan College was the Lord's work and wanted a part of their estate to go to further that work.
PENNSYLVANIA BENEFACTOR
The first bequest to be considered is that of a family in Pennsylvania. Some- time ago the husband died leaving his estate to his wife to support her for the rest of her life. The two of them had agreed previously to leave a large part of their estate to the Lord's work. Should she die first, the money would go at his death to these organizations he had speci- fied in his will. However, he died first and the estate went to her. This fulfilled his written will and the estate was now 100% hers. Under these circumstances, the state would divide the estate among her rela- tives on her decease; but this was not what either of them wanted. Therefore, she drew up a new will. In this will she gave a little money and much of her personal effects to eight friends. Then she gave a specific amount of money to each of 33 Christian ministries. Bryan was willed S2,000. Not knowing how much money would be in the estate after expenses, she gave the specified amounts
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and directed llial llic residue he divided pro rata among Ihe 33 Chrislian minis- hies named. When she died in I'cbruary nf this year, this woman's estate was dislribuled as she wauled instead of its being dislribuled according lo the stale's laws which would have prevailed if she hati nol made a will.
THREE SISTERS OF ILLINOIS
The next will is that of three single sisters in Illinois who were interested in Bryan College because they knew Mr. Bryan personally. They inherited the I'amily estate when their parents died. Nol having any dependents, each sister named the other two sisters in her will as beneficiaries. Each also named three Christian schools as alternate benefi- ciaries. These alternate beneficiaries were to receive 1/3 of the estate each at the decease of the final testator. When the first two sisters died the estate passed to the survivor. This year the last of the three sisters went home to be with the Lord. Now the estate is being liquidated. One-third of it will go to Bryan and one-third to each of the other two Chris- tian schools.
OHIO WIDOW
Now let's look at the will of a widow in Ohio, who had been left her husband's entire estate. When she made a will, she gave 45% of the estate to her son, an only child who was well established financially and did not need her total estate. 40% to her granddaughter, and 15% to be divided equally among three charities-Bryan College, a children's hospital and a church retirement home.
1968 TRUST
In the fourth will the benefactor placed the proceeds of the estate in a trust which was executed when he died in 1968. The trust was designed to give the
wile an income as long us she lived. It aJMi gave her ihe right lo invade the trust if she needed more money If) live on than the trust provided. On her death in Sepieinbcr. ihc trust was divided among ihrce cliarilies a memorial home, a church college, and Uryaii, 'Ihe college received SI 0,000 lor its endowment fund, which was invested in the purchaiie o( Arnold Village, the married .students* housing area.
In all four of these cases, Ihc testator's family was provided (or first. Secondly, in each case, provision was made lo place a portion or all of the estate into Chris- tian work. Wiih<nit a properly drawn will, one cannot leave a part of his estate lo charity. The slate has drawn a will (or those who die without a will that gives 100% of the estate (after taxes) lo the relatives of the deceased. Those who wish to give to charity must specifically desig- nate money or property in their will for this purpose.
If^ you have put Bryan into your will, please note this fact on the coupon below. The record of these future be- quests is of great value to Bryan for credit references. You do not have to reveal how much you have willed to Bryan unless you wish. Just indicate that you have included Bryan in your will. You can be sure that any knowledge you share with us will be kept in strictest confi- dence.
Bryan provides literature and ideas without obligation to help you plan your estate. For assistance, write Marvin Keener. Director of Development. Bryan CoUeee. Davton. Tennessee 3732 1 .
Ttiis information bulletin ts publtshed quarterly as an addendum to the NEWSETTE to provide friends of Bryan College with information that will assist them m their Christian steward^ip.
Neither the author nor the publisher of this publication is engaged in render- ing legal or tax advisory service. For advice and assistance in specific cases, the services of an attorney or other professional person should be obtained. The purpose of this publication is to provide accurate and authoritative infor- mation of a general character only. Watch for tax revisions.
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AUDITORIUM FLOOR PLAN
Basic chapel structure includes balcony for total seating of 1,000, a small prayer chapel with separate outside entrance and seating for 56, plus a basement to include choir room, band room, fellowship hall, kitchen, and rest rooms.
RUDD MEMORIAL CHAPEL
RUDD CHAPEL DESIGNED
With trustee approval of basic plans for the Rudd Memorial Chapel as present- ed by Uda Koerner, AIA, with Equitable Builders of Nashville, Tenn., the Alumni Association is pushing ahead on its goal toward securing commitments from alumni for SI 00.000. This has been set as the alumni project over a five-year period toward the construction of this new building estimated to cost an overall SSOO.OOO including furnishings. It should be pointed out, however, that this is a preliminary estimate. When final plans and specifications are developed and a construction date has been set, an esti- mate based on construction costs prevail- ing at that time will be more realistic.
The growing student body of 455 this fall is meeting for the second year in the gymnasium for its regular morning chapel sessions and other all-college functions. The existing Army chapel, which was erected in 1947 on Bryan campus, accom- modates only 350 and with auxiliary seating can care for 400; hence the need for the enlarged facility is well estab- lished. It is also a worthy purpose to honor the memory of Dr. Judson A. Rudd, who served the college for thirty- eight years of which twenty-two were in the role of college president.
In the early months of promotion of the Chapel project, the alumni have pledged over S37,000 and cash gifts are near $10,000 of this amount. After the alumni phase of the campaign is well under way, further plans will be an- nounced for enlisting the contributions of other individuals and organizations that would like to share in the spiritual wel- fare of today's college youth who are being trained in a Christ-honoring envi- ronment.
The Lay Institute for Evangelism (L.I.F.E.) of November 12-14 attrac- ted a total of 235 registrations— 91 in the lay division and 144 in the campus division. The institute was carried out under the direction of the Tennessee leadership of Campus Crusade Inter- national with Scott Coverdale, Bryan professor, serving as local chairman.
BRYAN NEWSETTE
"Christ Above All"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Robert E. Sheddan Circulation Mgr.
Published and Printed Quarterly by
William Jennings Bryan College
Dayton, Tennessee 37321
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Volume XXXVIII
January-February-March 1972
Number 3
Mr. Hay
t 39TH COMMENCEMENT , PLANNED FOR MAY 21, 22
The 39th conimcncenienl exercises at Bryan will be held on May 21 and 22 l"or more than 90 members ol' (he largest graduating class in Bryan's history. The baccalaureate preacher will be Rev. Ian M. Hay, North American director of the Sudan Interior Mission, and the com- mencement speaker. Dr. John G. Barker, president of Marshall University, Hunting- ton, W. Va.
Mr. Hay, a Bryan alum- nus who received the bach- elor of arts with the class of 1950, also holds the master of arts from Columbia Bible College. Following the example of his missionary parents, he served for 13 years in Nigeria, Africa, with his wife, June, until taking his present position in 1965.
Dr. Barker holds the B.S degree from Concord College, the M.S. from the University of Maryland, and the Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. At Radford Col- lege where he began teach- ing in the biology depart- ment in 1953, he moved from instructor to profes- sor and head of the department, and subsequently became dean and vice presi- dent of the college. In 1968 he took the position of associate executive secretary for the commission on colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools which provided his introduction to Bryan at the time this institution became accredited. Last year Dr. Barker became president of Marshall University.
SUMMER SCHOOL
First Semester: June 12-Julv 4 Second Semester: July 17-August 18
SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE July 22-28
Write for details of schedule and rates.
Dr. Barker
The new 105-bed women's dormitory pictured above, which was occupied on January 28, has been named Arnold Hall in honor of the late E. B. Arnold and his widow, Mrs. Arnold, in recognition of their services on the Board of Trustees. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold ivere among the founders of the college. Mr. Arnold served as a trustee and for a number of years as secretary of the board until his death in 1948. Mrs. Arnold was a trustee from 1949 until 1970 including a term of service also as secretary of the board. Now as trustee emeritus Mrs. Arnold continues an active interest in the affairs of the college and has recently built a new store to house the Mrs. E.B. Arnold Women's Apparel. Action in naming the new dormitory was taken at the February 29 meeting of the Board of Trustees.
College Visitation Month Set for April 6 - May 6
College Visitation Month will be ob- served from April 6 through May 6 replacing College for a Day this spring, according to plans announced by the Admissions Office. Miss Zelpha Russell, director. Prospective students and their sponsors are encouraged to visit the cam- pus during this period but it is important that advance reservations be made for an overnight stay. Dormitories, including the new women's dorm will provide housing for guests with Bryan students acting as hosts and hostesses.
Accommodations can also be pro\ided at a minimal rate for adults accom- panying the student visitors. April 6 through May 6 will be a month tilled with interesting events, primarily in the field of the fine arts and culminated by the Fine Arts Festival. May 1-6.
Rush inquiries for further information about class and acti\ity schedules, meal rates, and housing plans to the Director of Admissions, Bryan College. Dayton. TN. 37321.
EARLY SEMESTER OPENING
When Bryan opens for the 1972-73 academic year, it will begin operation on a calendar known in academic circles as the early semester, meaning the first semester ends before Christmas. As of the current year, this calendar has become the prevailing mode for higher education in the United States.
The fall semester will begin Augiist 23 with the faculty spiritual retreat, fol- lowed by a workshop. New students will arrive August 26 and 27. continuing students on Augtist 29. classes will begin September 1 . and Christmas vacation on December 21.
The second semester will begin January 9 with registration and com- mencement in 1973 is May 7. followed by final examinations for aU but gradu- ating seniors.
New features of the first semester will be a three-day week-end break on October 21-23 and no recess at Thanks- gi\'ing except for Thanksgi\'ing Day.
Tennessee History Collection Named for Local Citizen
The collection of books on Tennessee history in the Ironside Memorial Library at Bryan was recently named the Anna Trentham Tennessee History Collection in honor of Miss Anna Trentham of Spring City, Tenn.
Miss Trentham received a citation of merit from President Theodore C. Mercer for her continuing support of the Bryan College library and in recognition of the establishment of the collection named in her honor.
Miss Trentham was the first graduate of Spring City high school, being the lone member of the class of 1912. She at- tended Middle Tennessee State University and was graduated from Peabody College with majors in home economics, chemis- try, and history. She did graduate work also at Peabody and later took special work at Columbia University. She spent 29 years in her chosen field of home
ON CAMPUS
Feb. 10-11
Dr. David Kelly, associate executive secretary of the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, visited the campus to confer with the faculty and administration on the institutional self-study, which has passed the half-way mark.
Feb. 28-29
Winter meeting of the board of trus- tees; the recommendations and projec- tions of the institutional self-study were a major consideration.
March 1 1
Founders Day celebrated with an em- phasis on the future; the program fea- tured plans for the Rudd Memorial Chapel in the first detailed presentation to the larger college community. Foun- ders Day (known in earlier years as Bryan Birthday Celebration) is traditionally ob- served in March, which was the month of the birthday of William Jennings Bryan.
March 1 1
The college hosted a regional retreat sponsored by TEAM (The Evangelical Alliance Mission) for prospective mission candidates and other young people inter- ested in learning more about missionary opportunities.
March 15
H. Blair Bentley received the Doctor of Philosophy degree in history from the University of Tennessee. His dissertation is a 690-page manuscript entitled "Andrew Johnson, Governor of Tennes- see, 1853-57."
Dr. Mercer presents citation to Miss Trentham in recognition of her support to the Bryan library for the Tennessee history collec- tion.
economics, the last 24 with the Univer- sity of Maryland extension service in Baltimore county.
Miss Trentham now makes her home in Pennine Community near Spring City, where she lives with her sister, Jean, in the Trentham family home built in 1882.
Report and Thanks to Donors
Gifts for the King
$30,101.63 613 gifts for student aid. up 12% over last year
Ironside Memorial Library Project
$13,744.63 cash and pledges in spe- cial project among Dr. Ironside's friends
$ 4,797.08 in first month of book club project— further re- sponses solicited!
Choir Project
$ 2,248.00 to buy new robes and to help underwrite spring tour
Missions In Action
and Summer Missions Project
S 2,800.00 for student ministry in local community and support of six students for summer ministry
Total Gifts for calendar year 1971
$511,402.00
IN MEMORIAM
"Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord
Mable Spurgin (Mis. R. L.) Bryan, Bartow, Fla., Feb. 9, 1972, wife of Trus- tee R. L. Bryan and frequent visitor to Bryan campus.
James S. Dalton, Pompano Beach, Fla., January 3, 1972, longtime friend and supporter of the college.
Ben F. Gordon, Pompano Beach, Fla., January 21, 1972. father of alumna Lois Gordon- (Mrs. Wm.) Lanning. Mr. and Mrs. Gordon celebrated their golden wedding anniversary Nov. 16, 1971.
ADMISSIONS COUNSELOR TRAVELS EXTENSIVELY
These past few months of actual field work by Walter Seera, who has been serving since Septem- i^, ber as a full-time Admis- sions Counselor in student ^_ ^ recruitment for Bryan, ^B IL have shown gratifying re-^^ 4J., suits. The present increase of 25 per cent over a year ago in applications received in Bryan's Admission Office is due, in part, to the involvement of students, alumni, ! faculty, trustees, parents and friends in opening doors for the Admissions Coun- selor on the road to tell the Bryan story.
In order to reach the enrollment antic- ipation of 500 or more students for the fall of 1972 and to create new interests for the future, Mr. Seera has already traveled in many parts of the East making contacts with alumni, prospects, and parents. Presentations have been made from Michigan to Florida in private and public schools, youth rallies, Sunday schools and Sunday school conventions, churches, alumni meetings, and Bible schools, as well as through more individ- ualized contacts in home visitations and telephone calls.
Future Schedule
Future plans include visits through Alabama into Florida in early March followed by the Washington D.C. area, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York, and , New Jersey. As new opportunities and | invitations come, they will be co- - ordinated into travel schedules as quickly as possible.
Bryan's summer student recruitment program is being expanded to include one or two-day stops by Mr. Seera in Chris- tian youth camps. In a camp atmosphere | young people welcome the opportunity to saunter into a lodgehouse to see the I Bryan display and to browse through the college yearbook, literature, and catalog. The continuous slide presentation of Bryan campus Ufe fascinates these high- schoolers and draws many interesting questions and comments that frequently | lead into a serious discussion of their i future plans.
Reader Participation
Readers of this column are invited to assist in this special summer program of ' recruitment for Bryan by sending, as soon as possible, the names and locations of camps for high-schoolers in addition to names of their directors. Address this information to the Director of Admis- sions, Bryan College, Dayton, Tennessee 37321.
Spring Choir Itinerary Heads West to Texas
March 5
New Home Bnpllsl Church
Trenton, Ga. March 12
Brainerd Baptist Church
Chattanooga, Tenn. March 24
Norton Heights Free Will Baptist
Nashville, Tenn. March 25
Willow Park Baplisl Church
Memphis, Tenn. March 26, a.m.
Calvary Baptist Church
Forrest City, Ark. March 26, p.m.
First Evangelical Church
Memphis, Tenn. March 27
Bible Church of Little Rock
Little Rock, Ark. March 28
Reinhardt Bible Church
Dallas, Texas March 29, a.m
Dallas Bible College
Duncanville, Texas March 29, p.m.
Pantego Bible Church
Arlington, Texas March 30
Westwood Bible Church
Beaumont, Texas March 31
The Church of the Way, Presbyterian
Baton Rouge, La. April 1
Word of Faith
The New Covenant Church
New Orleans, La. April 2, a.m.
New Orleans Bible Church
Metairie, La. April 2, p.m.
April 4
Bryan College Home Concert
Dayton, Tenn. April 23
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Atlanta, Ga. May 7
First Baptist Church
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Request for Musical Messengers in the states north of Tennessee and east of the Mississippi River between June 7 and August 16 should be addressed to Miss Rebecca Peck, Summer Tour Coordinator, Bryan College, Dayton, TN. 37321.
Officers of the Bryan Concert Choir who planned the spring vacation tour into the mid south are pictured, right to left, as follows: Vice president, Mike Van Huisen, Grand Rapids, Mich.; president. Brent Ferguson, Trenton, Ga.; secretary-treasurer. Sue Nolan, Mansfield, Ohio; and stage manager, Dennis Bodlien, Ellicott City, Md.
Bible Conference Reports
Joyce Turner, Senior Wheaton, Maryland
Sure the Christian Life Conference meant long, seat-straining hours on hard cement, but more significantly it meant contact with men and women who are excited about what God is doing around the world. It meant under- standing and catching some of that excitement. It meant taking a more honest look at myself and my own commitment to my Savior. It meant a deeper awareness of the privilege it is to have been chosen by God to serve Him in Napal, or Chad, or France, or anywhere.
Ed Quigley, Freshman Claymont, Delaware
The Spiritual Life Conference, held at the beginning of the second semester here at Bryan, was a real challenge to me. Since I am accepted as a Bryan College Summer Missions Project student, I was interested to hear what the speakers had to say. I was al.so able to meet Mr. David Zehr, the representative from Greater Europe Missions with whom 1 will be traveling this summer.
After each nightly meeting, there were dis- cussions in the dining room which 1 felt were really times of blessing to me. The missionaries answered questions asked by students, gave informal testimonies, and the students them- selves gave testimonies. There was one I'll never
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Faculty and Staff Honoretl
Al a '>i)Vi;iril)i;i iiuiiut ". c/iaj^fj, a
iiiimbcr 1)1 faculty and staff member* were rcoogni/ed for terms oi service completed recently in multiples of five years. The recognition reviev/ed all service records for the past three years v/hcn no other public announcement had been made. Ihose honored v/ere as follows:
Twenty years Miss Rebecca Peck, alumni executive secretary.
Fiflccn years Dr. John C. Anderson, professor of ancient languages; Dr. Willard L. lienning. professor of zoojrjgy; Dr. Irving L. Jensen, professor of Bible; Dr. Theodore C. Mercer, president.
Ten years Mrs. Harriet Anderson, library assistant; H. Blair Bentley, associ- ate professor of history; Dr. Richard .M. Cornelius, professor of English; Miss Madge Hughey, secretary to director of admissions; Mrs. Mayme Sheddan, dean of counseling services, director of testing, and student aid officer: Russell V. Stansbury, business manager.
Five years Dr. John B. Barllett. aca- demic dean and professor of speech; Mrs. Ruth L. Bartlett. assistant professor of music; William R. Brooks, janitorial staff; Miss Karin de Rosset, dean of women; Austin Higgins. superintendent of build- ings and grounds; Mrs. Grace Higgins, secretary in administrative services: James N. Johnson, buildings and grounds staff; Glen Liebig. assistant professor of Spanish; Mrs. Mary Liebig. bookstore manager; Melton Paschall. janitorial staff; Miss Virginia Seguine, librarian: Robert Sheddan. director of administrative serv- ices; Mrs. Eleanor Steele, clerical assistant in administrative services: Rev. Alan Winkler, assistant professor of Christian Education; and Mrs. Elizabeth Wynsema, secretary to the president.
forget. A fellow student, whom 1 admire a lot gave Job 19:25. 26 as his life verses. This is God's promise to everyone concerning the fact that we will see Him face to face. No matter what happens to us. we will stand before our Redeemer. This really challenged me to be sold out for Jesus Christ now. Being saved is good, but if you "re not spreading God's Kingdom then you're wasting time.
A freshman male quartet accompanied by senior Mike Van Huisen rehearses for its sum- mer repertoire to be used on a ten-week tour to churches and camps.
The Madrigal Singers participated in the musical program for the conference as part of their busy spring schedule of appearances in churches and schools.
Bryan conference guests stood to relax from the concrete gymnasium seats at an evening mid-point in the January Bible and missionary conference opening the second semester.
The Bryanette
BRYAN COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
HONORARY ALUMNI FETED
At left are Mrs. Betty Wynsema, President Mercer's secretary, and center. Miss Mary Stuart Farrar, a Chattanooga teacher, who are honorary alumni members that shared in a dinner fellow- ship during the Christmas holidays to honor the newest alumni honoree, Mrs. Mary Lee Kenyon, a retired teacher of Miami, Fla.
On the occasion of the recent visit of Gerald Smith '59, right, to Bryan as he represented the Bible Memory Association, BMA students plus staff members. Dr. John Anderson and Mrs. Betty Wynsema, met for a group picture.
Alumni president Charles Westgate '62 and his wife, Sandy (Sorrell) '63, left, chatted with Lowell '62 and Nancy Martin, of Cookeville, Tenn., after the Christmas banquet. Lowell is program director for a radio station in Cooke- ville.
TRIBUTE TO ALUMNI
June (Lykens) Keith x'45 went to be with the Lord on November 3 after an extended illness. Her husband John Keith, is pastor of the First Baptist Church of Kenmore, Akron, Ohio. Also surviving June are their two children, Timothy and Suzanne.
Judith Ann (White) '69 Oberle died in Honolulu, Hawaii on April 8, 1971 follow- ing a short illness with cancer, leaving her husband, George, and a year-old son. Buddy.
Teachers- Graduates—
Dr. Lloyd '35 and Mary Lois (Hodges) '35 Fish • '
moved in January to War- saw, Ind., where Dr. Fish joined the faculty of Grace College in Winona Lake as associate professor of psychology for the spring semester. Their son, Gordon, was an off-campus Wheaton College student in a physics honor program at Argonne National Laboratories near Wheaton and returned to the campus in January for his final undergraduate semester. Their older son Allan and his wife Phyllis, with their son, Timothy, live in the Chattanooga, Tenn. area.
Edwin C. Moreland x'51 with his wife and children visited at Bryan during the Thanks- giving week end in connection with Ed's attend- ance at the annual meeting of the National Council for Geographic Education in Atlanta. Ed is a teacher in Emporia, Kansas.
Ward and Bonnie (Bacon) '55 Cunningham now live in Saco, Maine, where Ward is electri- cal heater advisor for all southwestern Maine. Their daughters, Joy and Jill, are in third and second grades.
Robert x'58 and Lajena (Barker) '55 Harper live in Point Pleasant, 'W. V., where Bob works with patients in the Rehabilitation Center of Lakin State Hospital. Lajena is teaching Spanish and in December completed 15 hours toward her master's degree at Marshall Univ. Their sons, Philip, a trumpet player, and John, an avid sports fan, are in the 9th and 6th grades.
Russell McLeod '58 is assisting his father on their dairy farm in northern Wisconsin. He is active in the Wesleyan Methodist church there serving as usher, church officer, working with young people, substitute teaching for the col- lege age class.
Doris (Arganbright) x'60 Sullivan now re- sides with her husband Bill, and their two sons, David, 1 1 years, and Todd, 5 years, in Lynchburg, Va. Bill is a UT graduate who works as credit manager with Sears Roebuck and Co., and Doris works for a savings and loan association. They are active in the West Lynchburg Baptist Church.
Mrs. Alta Jean Weir '64 is teaching short- hand and typing at Red Bank High School this year, transferring from Brainerd where she taught three years besides two years in elemen- tary.
Larry '66 and Elvera Cp. '66 O'Neil have moved to Mapleton, Minn., where Larry is now elementary principal. Larry continues his work on his SpeciaUst Degree at Mankato State College and works part-time for F.E. Compton Co. The O'Neil's son, Mitchell, a two-year old, enjoys going to Sunday school and church with his parents at Grace Baptist in Mankato.
Wilfred Lee '67 is now in his third year working in the Harvard School of Public Health. He was married in May 1971 to Susanna and hves in Boston.
Mrs. Catherine (Lee) "68 Fung has com- pleted work for the master of education degree
at Pennsylvania State University in University Park. Pa. Cathy and her husband, Daniel, live in State College, Pa. Dr. Daniel Fung is a professor at the University in the micro-biology depart- ment.
Tim x'68 and Donna (Parcher) x"68 Smelser with their two children. Beau, age 3, and Jason, age 9 months, live in Cleveland, Ohio. Tim earned an associate degree from Cuyahoga Community College last spring.
Sallie Jones Garrett '58 finished a master's degree in guidance and counseling at the Uni- versity of Virginia in January. This school year she has been Resource Coordinator for the Culpeper, "Va., school system.
Miriam Meyer '68 is teaching four children who represent three grades at the elementary school conducted for the children of HCJB staff members in Quito, Ecuador. She plans to return to the states in the summer of 1972.
Don Samples '68 is principal of the Macedonia Christian Schools in Macon, Ga. He and Ramona (Anderson) "68 with their chil- dren. Melody Joy and Mark Joseph are living in Sheltering Pines Mobile Home Center in Macon. First Lieutenant John D. Anderson "69 graduated at Mather AFB, Calif, from the U.S. Air Force electronic warfare officer course. He has been assigned to Wurtsmith AFB, Mich., where he serves with a unit of the Strategic Air Command, America's nuclear deterrent force of long range bombers and intercontinental bal- listic missiles. He was in Dayton for a visit with his family and friends at the College during the Christmas hoUdays.
David Gerard '69 is working at the Walter i Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., as a lab assistant with the rank of private in the U.S. ' Army.
Kris (Vaclav) x'69 Keener reports from Pasadena. Calif that she graduated from Pasa- dena City College and is still taking some courses there while her husband finishes his dissertation which is now being typed for his doctors degree to be awarded at California Institute of Technology.
Karl Geesey '70 is a research technician at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
Jane Ellen Hodges "70, who plans for mis- sionary service, completed a semester at Moody Bible Institute last year and spent the summer at Summer Institute of Linguistics at Norman, Okla. This year she is hving at home in Dayton, Tenn.. while teaching fifth grade at Dayton City School.
Robert Marthai x"70 completed his bachelor
of arts program at Tennessee Temple College
and is presently finishing a master of arts degree
in psychology at Middle Tennessee State Uni-
; versify. Following his junior year at Tennessee
! Temple, he spent one year teaching missionary
I children in Senegal, West Africa under New
: Tribes Mission.
Clarice McCarthy '70 is currently team
teaching in a multi-age primary grouping (5-8
■ Yr. Olds) at an inner city school in Dallas,
! Texas. She received her master's degree in Early
' Childhood Education from North Texas State
University.
Lynne Stevens '71 taught the fifth grade at
the Evangelical Christian School in Memphis
during the second semester last year, then spent
another summer with Operation MobiUzation,
accompanied by her sister Jeanie, "67, her
younger brother David, and their parents, Rev.
; and Mrs. W. Earle Stevens. They were scattered
, in different locations in Europe. She is current-
i ly enrolled at Moody Bible Institute.
, Brenda Wikoff '7 1 is soprano soloist for New
' Life Missions with Mr. and Mrs. Neil Macauley
as they broadcast out of Boca Raton, Florida.
Mrs. Helen Wilson x'71 was recently ap-
j pointed to the position of real estate associate
, with the Central Real Estate Co. in Chat-
, tanooga, Tenn.
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Missionaries on Furlough Attend Bryan Conference
Missionaries and local alumni enjoyed confer- ence fellowship at lunch. Seated left to right are Mrs. Hilda Winkler, Marilyn Laszio '59 and her co-worker, Judy Rehburg, Mrs. Kenneth Federico, Mrs. Floy Meredith Orenburg x'55; standing, Mrs. Donna Cornelius x'57, Wanda Burcham '49, Ruth and Clifford Hanham '51, Ralph Toliver '37, Francis Neddo '54, Alan Winkler '60, Charles Westgate '62, John de Rosset x'37, and Lloyd Granburg.
Missionaries and Pastors Report
Eugene "44 and Ernestine (Healan) '44 Rosenau arrived in the States from Central African Republic in time for Christmas in Greenville, S. C. with Mother Rosenau then on to Florida with Mother Healan for New Year's. They returned from Africa with their son Douglas by way of Holland where daughter Anna Kay and her husband live and were met by son "Vernon and his wife Jan. The Rosenaus are making their furlough home in Greenville, S. C.
Grace (Theobald) x'46 and Clare McGill who are living and working in Taiwan with their two sons, are requesting prayer that the Provincial Department of Education will grant permission to publish the Bunun New Testament which was denied at first. Over 360 Presbyterian churches plus some in other churches are waiting for this book. Clare continues to work with a national on the Tayal translation which is now about 80 percent finished. Their sons, Tim (junior in high school) and Terry (grade 1) are attending Morrison Academy in Taichung, Taiwan.
Ruth (Dew) x'48 and Stephen Sarvis recent- ly moved to Amarillo, Tx,, where Stephen became pastor of the Irwin Road Baptist Church after completing over eight years in a pastorate in Granite, Okla. They have six children: Stephen, Jr. and Paul, who are in the navy, Timothy, Nathan, Samuel, and Rebekali. Nell Pearson '49 began a film ministry tliis fall and in November had 28 showings in different types of situations. She is hoping for favor with the educational officials in Austria to allow her to show films in schools, not just in Protestant religion classes.
Rev. John S. Teeter '49 has moved to McArthur, Calif, where he is pastor of the McArthur Bible Church.
Ellsworth x'51 and Lois Balzer are finding a fruitful ministry at ELWA in Monrovia, Liberia. Ellsworth is Services Director over electrical engineering, garage, paint shop, telephone serv- ice, building and maintenance work with 30 national workers and two missionary workers. Lois works in the counseling department for the radio ministry. Their daughter, Priscilla, is
now attending Oak Hills Bible Institute, Eunice. 15, is an honor roll student at llilltrca Hi^h School in Ni);eria and Nalhan, 13, is an Hlh Cradci at I'lLWA Academy.
Charles '.SI and Hetty (Manna) '.51 Tabcr Willi their five cliiklreri plan lor lurloU)'J) in June 1972 from llieir present localion in Ghana. Their oldest diiu/;hter, Chris, linished high school by correspondence and is enrolled in Bethel College in St. Paul. Minn. Diana (1 2lh grade) and Kalhi (1 llh grade) are active in a singing group of girls and served during vacation as nurses' aides al a bush hospital. Charles recently completed the Irenth adaptation of The Theory and I'raclice of Traiistalion with Betty's typing help.
Joel '51 and Pauline (Jewell) x'51 Kcttenring with Iheir children pictured below, Ken, Kevin, Kristine, and Keith arrived in Jamaica on July 27. They found a house in niid-AugusI and began leaching at l-airview Baptist Bible College on August 31. Pauline is teaching music and Joel. Bible and music. Ken returned to Wellington, Ohio, to live with his grandparents this year.
David '52 and Mary (Grover) '53 Naff anticipate furlough in September 1972 from their radio and teaching responsibilities at ELWA radio station in Monrovia, Liberia.
Dr. Ernest Lee '52 taught at the Summer Institute of Linguistics in Norman, Okla., last summer. His wife, Lois (Cartwright) x'54 and children-Dan, Joel, Ben, Karen, and Kristina- traveled from the Pliilippines in May and Ernie went to Mexico as a "Vietnam delegate to Corporation Conference. The Asia Foundation undertook the financial sponsorship for Dr. Lee's trip. He will be a lecturer at Bryan in April. Their furlough home is in Columbus, Ind.
Bessie Degerman '53 completed her term in Japan as assistant director in five camp sessions. Among their campers was the granddaughter of the Emperor of Japan. She spent a month enroute from Japan in order to visit Hong Kong, Beatenburg, Geneva (including a visit to L'Abri), Paris, Frankfurt, .Amsterdam, Brussels, and London, arriving at Chicago airport on Nov. 13. She plans to itinerate next spring and
Placement
Bethel Bible Church in Boulevard Heights. Md. seeks a pastor for a church membership of 130 and similar Sunday school.
(Tiiristian Tabernacle, of Dayton. Ohio, wishes an assistant pastor in an independent evangelical congregation of 800. Prefer a young man with abilities in young people's work, counseling and preaching.
Shades Mountain Methodist Church in Birmingham, Ala., an independent young church with 300 members, desires to secure a young ministerial graduate who will intern as the pastor's assistant for most administrative functions and occasional preaching.
Music teacher needed now for Ehada Homes in AsheviUe, N. C. and otlier teachers for next fall.
The Union Mission in Fairmont. W. "Va. needs an assistant superintendent in their work with aging men. hoys and girls, and young people.
fiummcr and lo allcnd Bryan Momccoming in Otiobcr, This wmlcr ^hc i» ilayinj; wjlh her molhcr al their home m iicmidji, Minn.
Mildred Mo»by r. '53 plan* lo return lo her home in Chicago lor a Ihrcc-monlh (urlou^h beginning in .March. She ha» l)ccn leaching biolof;y al liliombe Collc({c in l.)<bc. Nigeria.
Dan and t.elly (SmcKcr*) '53 Merrick will be in fJualemala liom Oct. 15 lo March 15 with Ihclr film and literature minittry. ITjcy have just completed similar v/ork in Nicaraffua and Honduras, 'l"hey arc praying for more film* thai will be suited lo the area they are seeking lo evangelize. ITieir three boy\ arc in private schools in Central America and Mchxly will travel with Ihem and study by torrespondentc,
Ralph '54 and .Mclba (May») '55 Maynard have resigned Iheir respeclive poMllonva* lield Leader and Assistant lield Ireavurer under Unevangelized Fields Mission in West Irian. Indonesia as of Nrjvember. 1971. They arc grateful for the privilege they have had of serving for 14 years on that field, fhcy plan to leave their home in Naltja in March and then be at Sentani for about seven weeks helping with the landscaping of the new Sentani Bible and Vocational Institute. In May the family, includ- ing their three sons, Tim, Grady, and Dwight. plans lo leave for the Slates by way of Israel and Europe.
Francis '54 and Hazel Neddo of Sale Creek, Tenn., along with Francis' mother spent eight days with Darwin "54 and June IHivelyj 54 Neddo and their six children in September at Iheir mission home in La Madeleine. France.
Dale '54 and Martha (Sheffield) '55 Payne had a successful trip to Rio de Janeiro from northern Brazil to get new single side band radio sets. Six were baptized in November. "Vouth camp was planned for January 18-25, with Martha as a counselor and in charge of giris' sports and Dale, a teacher, sports director for boys, and in charge of music.
John "54 and Joyce (Johnson) "54 Rathbun are now living in Seoul, Korea, because of the decision of TEAM to discontinue the Eastern Korea (Thristian College. John is leaching a college-age English Bible class and preparing Lay Evangelism courses for the Korean church. Joyce is teaching English to seven high school students and is studying one evening a week at Yonsei University. They are also assisting the U.S. Army chaplain with retreats for U.S. personnel. .\ conference for Korean pastors in February and a retreat for college-age youth in January were also on the schedule.
George '55 and Norma Haberer with their three children have been hving in Grand Rapids, Mich., during furlough from the Philippines since summer 1971. George and Norma are taking classes at the Baptist Bible Seminary along with Lyn and Tim in the College depart- ment. George also works four hours a day at Zondervans, plus doing deputation. Laurie has been in the pastor's baptismal class to join the other members of the family as active members of the North Park Baptist Church.
.\lice \STiite '55 is taking a nursing course at the Florida Keys Community College since being called home to Key West. Fla.. from Zambia. Africa, on an emergency when her uncle was murdered by three teenage boys. He had hved with his sister, .Alice's mother, for 14 years. Mice has completed one term in nursing and is taking a correspondence course in art.
Pearl Rathbun "56 svas severely injured in an auto accident on Nov. 3 in Korea having both kneecaps fractured and both bones in her right arm broken. She went to her brother John's home in Seoul for recouperation after about three weeks in the hospital. Two leg casts and an arm cast for three months require extra patience from the Lord. In January she re- turned to the States for special therapy and is living at the TE.A.M headquarters across the hall from her parents in Wlieaton, lU-
David '57 and Shirley (Pitcher) '57 Marsteller re- port a good year at their new post as pastor and wife of Calvary Baptist Church in
I Sandusky, Ohio.
Kathy, Karen and
Their children, David
Stephen, are attending Christian schools,
Everett Boyce '56 is in his second year as Business Administrator of Faith Academy in Manila, Philippines. He is also teaching one class in church history. Faith '61 is serving part-time as food buyer and dietition for the campus dorm. She is teaching 11th grade Enghsh and has a weekly barrio Bible study. Mary is a member of Faith Academy's top singing group, "Madrigals and Guys," Bryan is now eligible for interscholastic sports, and Amy K. has finally begun school in Faith kindergarten.
Fred and Delores (Yockey) '56 Plastow report good response to the Moody Science film "Dust or Destiny" in Arabic as shown in Brussels. One Moroccan Christian who is at- tending Brussels Bible Institute gave a strong witness to the 50 Arab men. There are 12,000 Arabs in this Belgium city. Delores has begun a Good News Club at their home in a suburb of 50,000 people with no evangelical church. The Plastows were happily surprised to meet Ronald x'57 and Ann (Tate) x'58 Bensinger at the International Baptist (Thurch in Brussels. Ron is teaching on an exchange program this year.
Jim x'56 and Barbara Pitts expect to come to the States from their Children's Haven in Morocco for the three summer vacation months in 1972. They are parents to 44 Arab children, of whom 36 are in their school this year. They are constructing a new building on their prop- erty as the Lord supplies the funds and workers are available.
Ed '57 and Doris Svedberg and their chil- dren, Gordon, Joan, and Kelly, are located in Waxhaw, N. C. at the Wycliffe (JAARS) Head- quarters, where Ed is doing aircraft engine major overhaul. Engines that he services go to various parts of the world to be installed in Wycliffe planes for 1200-1400 running hours. Doris teaches Bible at the Waxhaw grade school one day a week to 30 children. They expect to be in Waxhaw for about two years.
Jerry '59 and Ruth '62 Sisson have moved to St. Clair, where Jerry is pastor of the First Baptist CThurch which is associated with the GARBC of Michigan. This church will soon have its lOOth birthday. Lauren Hoyt '51, also of St. Clair, attends this church where he is a deacon and principal of the intermediate school. Lawrence Luard '58 lives about eight miles away.
Evelyn Robinson '62 is working in the school office at the Ozark Bible Institute and giving special help to one student as she also works on the writing of her personal testimony for publication.
Robert Marsh '64 is pastoring a small church, Mt. Pleasant Baptist, in Homeworth, Ohio. Marlene (Schaiper) '65 shares in the ministry and has the care of David, 3, and Anne, 1.
Ron '64 and Diane (Peck) x'64 Morren are now in New Zealand for a three-month Summer Institute of Linguistics training program follow- ing their completion of three-month jungle camp in New Guinea.
rj;:-- u,,| I I 1 Walter '66 and
^** "^ '" ' ' yr Beverly Watts with
- * their children, Byron 8, Laurie 5, and Linda 3. Walter has been pastor of two churches in Lake George, Minn., for y/i years.
Wayne '67 and Rosemary (Withers) '67 Brooks have moved to Dallas, Penn., where Wayne became pastor in October of the Com- munity Cliurch near Witkes-Barre. Wayne com- pleted his Th.M. with a major in systematic Theology at Dallas Seminary on May 7. Rosemary finished four years of teaching fifth grade in the Dallas school district in June.
Marge Scholz '68 has been assigned by SIM to teach Bible to grades 9 to 12 at the Girl's Christian Academy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This is a mission school for about 500 national girls. She completed language school last May at Debre Berhan.
Chuck and Sally (Carlson) '69 Keller flew on October 26 after a summer's program with Wycliffe at the University of North Dakota, to Paris. France, where they plan to live for the next year. Chuck is studying Vietnamese three days a week and Sally is learning some French to shop in their Paris suburb of Bry-Sur-Marne. Chuck also has the assignment of working for the release of Wycliffe translator. Hank Blood, captive of the Viet Cong, and is negotiating with Viet Cong and North Vietnamese repre- sentatives in Paris.
Elaine Sheldon '71 is in Mexico for Jungle Camp training with Wycliffe Bible Translators until March.
Jim Rigby, Jr., x'69 is living in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, serving under Pocket Testa- ment League. In January he completed three years of service, is married, and has a daughter.
Kay Austin x'72 to Samuel Geer on January 22, 1971, at the First Baptist Church of Corry, Pa. The couple celebrated their first anniversary at their home in Scranton, Pa., where Sam is enrolled as a student at Baptist Bible College.
Births
Weddings
Richard L. Miller '72 and Kathy Sue Avery '69
on December 10 at the Sale Creek (Tenn.) Pres- byterian Church. Pic- tured with the bride and groom are the maid of honor. Barbara Gail Peck '73, and the best man, Paul Rose '66. The cere- mony was performed by Pastor (Charles Westgate '62.
Miriam (Dickey) x'56 Shaffer and John Arrowood on December 22 in Elkton, Md. John is a crane operator at Lukens Steel Co. in Coatesville.
Marvin Gerber x'59 to Use Alexander on December 18 at the Judson Baptist Church in Oak Park, III. Use was the financial secretary for Child Evangelism Fellowship in Grand Rapids, Mich. Marvin is assistant superintendent for Cook County Elementary School District 95 with offices in Brookfield, 111. He received his M.Ed, degree in administration at Loyola Uni- versity of Los Angeles in June. 1969, and is presently about half way through the require- ments for an advanced certificate in administra- tion. The Gerbers have made their home in Downers Grove, 111.
Martha Elizabeth Jackson '66 to Roger Lee O'Brien on December 18 at the Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lakeland, Fla.
James Arthur Townsend '66 to Lucy Mellicant Forsyth on January 1 in Marine City, Mich. The Townsends are living in Memphis, Tenn., where Jim teaches in the Bible Depart- ment of Mid-South Bible College.
Jean Neal '68 to Glenn Jans at the Swan Lake Independent Church in Minn, on June 12th. Glenn is an electrician by trade and is now a student at Oak Hills Bible Institute in preparation for missionary service.
Charles Wayne Davis and Karen Mahoney '69 on October 10 at Lost Creek. Ky. The Davises are now living in Newport News. Va.
William Hunter Chaplin '70 to Sandra Kay Leonard on January 29 at Sheets Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington, N. C. Bill is a lieutenant in the U. S. Marines.
To James '57 and Judy (King) '57 Barth, a son, Alan James, on November 26 at Poland, Ohio. Alan is welcomed by Anna, Irving, Lisa, and Amy.
To Edward and Maureen (Hay) '58 Read, their third child. Michael John, on April 23, 1971. They have moved to Maureen's home area in Narvon, Pa. from Jasper, Missouri.
To Vernon and Mable (McLeod) x'60 Barger a daughter. Amy Josephine, on September 17, at Waunakee, Wis. She joins an older brother, Victor, who is two.
To Tom '61 and Margaret (Gibson) x'63 Williams, a third daughter, Jennifer Leigh, on October 5. Their two older daughters also have October birthdays. The Williams are staff mem- bers at the Bachman Home for about 80 children in Cleveland, Tenn.
To Calvin and Verle (Foster) x'62 Franz a son, Gregory Neil, on Jan. 12. Gregory joins his three sisters: Cynthia 10, Robin 8, and Lisa dVi.
To John '63 and Bunny (Welsh) '64 Rhoad a daughter. Sandra Jane, on January 25 in Innisfail, Alberta. Canada, with the temperature at 50° below zero. They have three children, Johnny 5, Kimmy 4, and Heidi 2.
To Jackie '65 and Gail Ogden a daughter, Christy Joy, on December 3, in Japan where Jackie is an air force captain assigned to a squadron on Tachikawa Air Base, working in a logistics position with the Department of De- fence Dependent Schools, serving both Japan and Korea. They are living on Yokota Air Base.
To Jim and Suzanne (Boykin) x'66 Karam a daughter. Dawn Marie, on February 9, in West Lafayette. Indiana.
To Bill '67 and Corabelle (Jackson) '67 Joyner a son, David William, on January 10 in Lakeland, Fla.
To Robert x'67 and Ann (Rudd) x'68 Pettus a son, Robert David III, on November 2, in Maryville, Tenn. He is welcomed also by four-year old Julie. Robert II is director of personnel at Blount Hospital in Maryville.
To Harold James '68 and Phyllis Anding a son, Galen Meredith on December 11, in Omaha, Neb.
To Ron '68 and Roberta Heefner a daughter by adoption, Ruth Delphine, who was bom on Jan. 5. Ron and Roberta are serving under Village Missions in Wood Lake, Nebr.
To Richard S. and Carolyn (Hamby) x'68 Livingood a son, Richard Eric, on December 19 in Chattanooga, Tenn.
To John x'68 and Ann (Triplet!) '68 Reynolds their second daughter, Deborah Ann, on November 1 8, in St. Petersburg, Fla.
To Barry '69 and Nancy (Leininger) '68 Gilman their first son, Christopher Scott, on Dec. 9 in Richmond, Va.
To Ray '69 and Paula x"69 (Huffingham) Parker, a daughter. Rebecca Lynn on Nov. 26. They live in Bakewell. Tenn. where Ray is pastor. He continues as part-time Christian education instructor at Bryan.
To Danny and Sherry (Ciraky) x'69 Pflug a daughter. Rebecca Sharon, on December 4 in Cleveland. Danny and Sherry assist occasionally at Bachman Home where Danny's father, Arthur Pflug '54, is superintendent.
To Douglas '69 and Bonnie (McMillan) x'71 Bodlien, a daughter. Eve Elizabeth, on October 2 in Annandale, Va. Doug is a civilian computer programmer for the U. S. Navy and works in the Naval Yard in Washington, D.C.
To J. Wayne and Marion (Lomas) x'72 Shank a son. Steven Wayne on December 14. in Winter Park, Fla.
Annuities- Eternal Investment and Present Security
I'm often asked, "What denominalioii or group supports Bryan College?" Most ol' llic people who ask are surprised to learn Ihal Bryan is an indcpendenl work wilh no single denoniinalion, roundalioii or group supporling it. The nexl (|ueslion is always. "Who then does support Bryan?" The answer lo liial c|neslioii is the souree of much thanksgiving lo the Lord.
Christian people who are sold on developing conservative evangelical leadership have rallied behind the school to help financially. Hundreds of these dedicated individuals donate and invest in our work each year. Their support helps us keep a college where the motto is CHRIST ABOVE ALL. It is for these friends that we write this column. The Stewardship Planner. These people are looking for the best possible way to invest their money in the Lord's work. Each issue we endeavor to share proven methods with you.
One of the most used plans for invest- ing in Christian and charitable institutions is the gift annuity. A gift annuity is an irrevocable agreement by wliich an insti- tution, in appreciation of a gift for its work, promises to pay a fixed sum of money each year throughout a donor's life. Often these agreements are set up to pay to two individuals as long as either lives.
When an annuity is established, part of the amount goes to the school as a gift and the rest is invested to assure the donor's annuity benefit. The part which is a gift is deductible from income tax in the year the gift annuity is purchased. A large part of the income received by an annuitant annually (quarterly if desired) is non-taxable as it is considered a return of the principal.
A Bryan annuity agreement may be established for as little as SI 00. There is
STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
This information bulletin is published quarterly as an addendum to the NEWSETTE to provide friends of Bryan College with information that will assist them in their Christian stewardship.
Neither the author nor the publisher of this publication is engaged in render- ing legal or tax advisory service. For advice and assistance in specific cases, the services of an attorney or other professional person should be obtained. The purpose of this publication is to provide accurate and authoritative infor- mation of a general character only. Watch for tax revisions.
no limit lo Ihe auKiunl that may be invested. Cash, stocks, bonds, real estate, or other property may be used (o pur- chase an aniuiily. When slocks or appreci- aled property are invested, Iherc is a- nolher special (ax advantage. Most if not all of the capilal gains tax is also avoided. Many people find Ihis a most profitable way lo reinvest low yield stocks that have appreciated greatly.
A man, age 70, wilh $ 1 0,000 worth of slock which pays 2% annually, earns ,$200 per year, which is taxable income. If he bought this stock for S3, 000 ten years ago, the capital gains tax would be formidable .should he sell it. On Ihe other hand, this same man could give this block of slock to Bryan in exchange for a $10,000 annuity. The annuity would pay him 6.823% interest or S682.30 per year. $559.50 of which would be non-taxable income, and only $122.80 would be taxable. Should this retirement income be low enough, this would be exempt from
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lax. I his appreciated stock would av(jid a large part if not all of the capital gains lax. In addition he would be able (o deduct S3, 5 10.00 from his Income tax Ihe year of the gift with a five-year carryover. The double lax advantage along with Ihe favorable tax Ircalmcnt of Ihe income makes Ihis method of annuity purchase most attractive. The same prin- ciple holds true with appreciated real estate or other property.
This year Bryan College's student body has grown from 408 to 455. This 10% increase added to last year's 18% increase has raised the financial burden considerably here. While it costs us about $2,500 per year to educate a student, the student pays only S2,050. This added S450 per student must come from inter- ested people. We need many new annu- itants to join with us in training Christian leaders for this critical day. To learn how you can become a partner with us in this vital ministry, send in the coupon below.
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If you would like to give to Christian education but cannot because of the limitation of funds and the un- cei'tainly of the future, there is a way to fulfill your desire .ithout sacrificing your peace of mind. Sur\-ivorship benefit may be included.
INVEST IN A BRYAN COLLEGE GIFT AN"NUITY. A gift annuit}' pro\'ides an immediate gift to the College and a 'guaranteed income to you for the rest of your life. You can start with as little as SlOO or convert a large part of your estate to a lifetime annuity.
An immediate tax deduction is allowed for the gift portion of the annuity, the annual payments are largely tax-free, and a special tax saving may be realized through the pur- chase of a gift annuity with appreciated property'.
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Missions in Action Sponsors Six Summer Missionaries
Viewing the mission field as a place of involvement now. the Bryan student mis- sionary organization, "Missions in Ac- tion," has a Summer Missions Project of raising support to send six of its own members to the field for summer minis- try. These students were introduced at the Christian Life conference in January and pledges were secured from the Bryan family toward the $6,000 needed for their travel and maintenance expenses.
As you read the following information about these young people and their own desires in volunteering for summer serv- ice, please pray for the direction of the Holy Spirit as they go and tell of Christ.
Kim Alt, a sophomore math major from Johnstown, Pa., plans to go with Greater Europe Mission to work in a French Bible school. Hoping to train as a WycHffe translator after her years at Bryan, Kim is looking to this summer as a chance to experience the missionary joys and hardships.
Also volunteering to go to France is Ed Quigley, a sophomore biology major from Claymont, Delaware. As a construc- tion worker for a camp, Ed hopes to gain "experience as a missionary, experience in practical Christianity, and experience in watching Jesus Christ transform many people by His Holy Spirit." About his reasons for missionary interest, Ed says, "I have had many experiences with mis- sionaries at my home. We always house them during our Church Conferences. Just to watch them makes me hunger for a taste of the mission field."
Sherry Lee Porter has spent two sum- mers working with missionaries in Mexico and has applied to go with SMP to Mexico again this summer. Sherry is a sophomore elementary education major from Decatur, Alabama. When asked what she hopes to gain from the summer, Sherry replied: "I expect to gain a bigger heart for other people, to consider them before myself, and I hope to gain the satisfaction that I have shared my love for Christ with someone else."
Above are two students, Mark Shaver and Paul Ryder, shown as they deliver hot meals to elderly people in Dayton. The Bryanites repre- sent FISH, in a community service as they cooperate with the federal program to serve hot meals to the aged on welfare. Other students are involved as "Big brothers and sisters" to children from Dayton whom they may en- courage with frequent contacts.
The FISH program, which is new at Bryan this year, has answered numerous types of emergency calls for baby sitting, painting, cleaning, transportation and other special tasks.
Bruce Pauley, a junior elementary edu- cation major and Bible school graduate from Tuscola, Michigan, also plans to return to a field in which he has had some experience and recognizes a great challenge— the Mormons in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bruce wants to share the reality of Christ with this rapidly growing cult.
Joyce Dresdow spent her Christmas vacation in Mexico with Operation Mobil- ization selling and distributing Christian literature from door to door. For the summer she is interested in working with an Inter-Varsity camp in Guatemala for one month, then with one of the missions there for the remainder of the summer. A sophomore Christian Education major from West Chicago, Illinois, Joyce regards this privilege of serving God as the most meaningful way in which she can spend her vacation time.
The youngest member volunteering her missionary abilities is Gwynn Henry, a freshman from Barnesville, Ga. With past counselling experience at Triple-R Ranch in Chesapeake, Va., Gwynn wants to reach children for Christ, and so has applied to work in camps for under- privileged city children in New York. She hopes that "it might encourage more people to support and pray for missions if they see that young people are getting directly involved."
BARTLETT LEADS TOUR
Bryan's European Study tour is sched- uled from June 19 through July 10 for a twenty-two day tour with visits to England, Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Switzerland and France offering college credit in the area of fine arts. Dr. John B. Bartlett, Bryan's academic dean and an experienced European traveler who has guided such tours for the past five summers, will serve as director and lecturer.
Highlights of this summer's literary tour will be visits to Shakespeare's home in Stratford-on-Avon, the Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, the Dickens' and Keats' homes in London, the Browning home and Dante home in Florence, and the Molier theater at the Louvre in Paris.
With its wealth of opportunity to view European architecture, painting, and sculpture, this summer's first-class tour has been developed with special con- sideration for alumni and friends who may wish to share this experience just as tourists in a Christian party.
Last year's tour members have stated: "The 1971 European summer tour was an A-1 experience in every way for the four members of our family who were privi- leged to go . . . Linda and I are finding periodicals and television programs that have special meaning now . . . this sum- mer has indeed been the highlight of my life ... on the tour we saw education come alive ... it is great to have Rome, Paris, and the Swiss Alps become a real part of our lives . . . the tour was well planned and worry free. Dr. Bartlett, as the tour director, was most efficient and pleasant."
Complete tour information is available by directing inquiries to Dr. John B. Bartlett, Academic Dean, Bryan College.
WOLFE TAKES TRACK HONORS
David Wolfe, a junior of Sheldon, Iowa, gained honors with a first and second place at the indoor track meet sponsored by the Tennessee Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in February on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville.
His first place finish came in the 1000-yard run in a time of 2:22.3. This race was run just 20 minutes after the mile event in which he placed second in a time of 4:37.5, two seconds behind the winner.
aRYAN NEWSETTE
"Christ Above All"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
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Volume XXXVIII
April-May-June 1972
Number 4
New Teachers Strengthen Three Academic Divisions
Three new faculty members have been contracted for next fall to strengthen the business, speech, and Christian Education departments at Bryan.
For the rapidly growing business de- partment, Dr. Robert P. Jenkins is com- ing from Centreville, Vir- ginia, to serve as professor of business. Having been an economist for the Fed- eral Economic Research Service since 1966, Dr. Dr. Jenkins Jenkins will teach courses in economics, banking, and the mana- gerial sciences. He received his B.S. from Virginia Polytechnic Institute, his M.S. from Ohio State University, and his Ph.D. from Virginia Polytechnic, where he served part-time as staff member. Dr. Jenkins plans to move to Dayton in July with his wife and five children.
Miss Rachel J. Ross, originally of Pella, Iowa, will be assistant professor of speech. She received her B.S. from Bob Jones University in 1955 and her M.A. from Northwestern University in 1961, and since that time has held Miss Ross the position of instructor in speech at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Her musical talents in singing as well as piano and organ playing will be appreciated at Bryan along with her experience in dramatics.
Dr. Brian C. Richardson, who com- pleted his doctoral dissertation on May
SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE
JULY 22-28
See Page 5 for details
ROBERT E. SHEDDAN
Or. Richardson
12, at Southwestern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas, will bring
^^^ a new doctorate to the
m^^i division of Biblical Studies
"'»»■ >• and Philosophy, with a
specialty in Christian
Education. He received his
B.A. from Campbell
College and his M.R.E..
from Southwestern. His appointment at
Bryan is with the rank of associate
professor of Christian Education. Dr. and
Mrs. Richardson and their two cluldren
wOl move to Dayton this summer.
DR. BARTLETT PROMOTED
Dr. John B. Bartlett, dean of the faculty, was elected executive vice presi- dent of the coUege at the February meeting of the board of trustees. He will continue as dean of the faculty and part-time teacher of speech. In the new executive position,, he will share in the responsibility of the president's office, performing the functions of the president in his absence and such other duties as may be delegated to him by the presi- dent.
STAFF MEMBER CALLED HOME
"Whatcyir yriu do. do your work heariilv. as for Ihf Lord ralhcr than for men. knowiiiK thai from llic Lord you will receive llie reward of Ihc inheritance. It i\ the Lord Chrin whom you serve. " (( ii|ii'.M.jn% 3:2.^- 14(
Robert Sheddan has always been a stalwart example among the Bryan family that all things can be done willingly, cheerfully, and to the glory of God. Now a heart attack has taken him to be with the Lord. Praise should be given to God for the testimony of faithfulness and service he lived.
Mr. Sheddan asked that no eulogy for him be given at his memorial services, and we will not violate the spirit of that request here. As Director of Administra- tive Services and in earlier positions Mr. Sheddan served the college for eight years until his death on April 1 2. He was such an integral part of Bryan's daily op>era- tions, in continual contact with faculty, administrators, and students alike, and his death was so unexpected, that it will be a long time before our loss will be fully reaUzed and his contribution to Bryan fully appreciated.
Mr. Sheddan was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Dayton and sang with the choir for several years. He was also a veteran of World War II. He is survived by his wife. Mrs. Mayme Sheddan, who is dean of counseling ser- vices and student aid officer at Bryan: two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Posey, an alumna of 1967, and Miss Beverly Sheddan; and one son, Frank Sheddan, who is a member of the 1972 graduating class at Bryan.
'■'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." 'Yes.' says the Spirit, 'that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow with them." (Revela- tion 14:13).
SUMMER SCHOOL
1st Sem. -June 12-July 14 2nd Sem.-Juiy 17-August 18
Write to Registrar for details
Class of 1972
!. Alvis, Shirley Marie, Jacksonville, l''la., Elementary h'ducalioii
2. Arndl, i'ldsel Vcnlcrs, Beckley, W. Va., History
3. Auringer, Lois Sally, I'riendsliip, Ohio, Elementary EiJiieation
4. Barker, Roy 'lalmon, Hazard, Kenliicky, liii)li>i;y
5. Bcckwith, Darlcne Lynne, Ipswich, Mass., French
6. Bellamy, Adricnne Cheri, Dahloiicga, Ga., Elementary Education
7. Berwager, Ned Allen, Hanover, Pa., Bioloj^y
8. Bi.shop, Paul Cooper, Chattanooga, Tenn., Greek
9. Bocddeker, Elizabeth Anne, St. Louis, Mo., Math
10. Boggs, Barton Allen, Butler, Pa., Math
11. Bradshaw, Richard Wayne, Avella, Pa., Math
12. Byerly, David Ldward, Spring City, Tenn., Business Administration
13. Combs, Bertha Cirace, West Alexandria, Ohio, Elementary Education
14. Conrad, Rebecca Susan, Dayton, Tenn., Elementary Education
15. Corder, Mary Jean, Hammond, Ind., Ele- mentary Education
16. Ford, Donald Junior, Four States, W. Va., History
17. Fonts, Gerald Clayton, Hammond, Ind., Christian Education
18. Fritts, Edward Homer, Harriman, Tenn., E]iglisli
19. Fugate, Cora Wiggins, Spring City, Tenn., Elementary Education
20. Fulmer, Juha Ann, Springfield, Va.. Ele- mentary Education
21. Graham, Deborah Scott, Graysville, Tenn., Business Administration
22. Gregory, Steven Lee, Grand Haven, Mich., English
23. Gridley, John Milford, St. Joseph, Mich.. Christian Education
24. Harbin, Terry Lynn, East Point, Ga., English
25. Harper, Bonita Shumaker, Northumber- land, Pa., Elementary Education
26. Harper, Larry Dee, Booker, Texas, Greek
27. Harris, James Haiold, Evensville, Tenn., Christian Education
28. Haught, Martha Owsley, Michigan City, Ind., Elementary Education
29. Hawkins, Ellen Catherine, New Orleans, La., English
30. Holder, Patrick Leonard, LaFargeville, N. Y., Bible
31. Howard, Mary Elizabeth, Sale Creek, Tenn.. Music Education
32. Irwin. John WiUiam, Richmond, Va., Busi- ness Administration
33. Jacobsen, Linda Joan, Chicago, 111., Ele- mentary Education
34. Jenkins, Jamie Earl, Mobile, Ala., History
35. Jenkins. Yvonne Marie, Beaver, W. Va., Elementary Education
36. Jones. Martha, Abbeville, S. C, English
37. Judson, Ness George, Linden, N. J.. Busi- ness Administration
38. Judson, Pamela Stroupe, KiUarney, Manitoba, Elementary Education
39. Karr, Diane Patricia, Clarkeston, Ga., English
40. Keeping, Thomas Charles, Decaturville, Tenn., Christian Education
41. Kerber, Robert Dale, Glenview, 111., Chemistrv
42. Kile, Peggy Driver, Chatham, 111., Ele- mentary Education
43. Kimmel, Timothy James, Ashland, Ohio, Greek
44. Kypriandcs, David, Newport Ncwii, Va,, History
45. Lc, lln'u, Saigon, Soulh Vietnam, /<uv/»»'VJ Administration
46. Leal', (Jary luigcnc, Slunchndd, Minn,, Christian Education
47. Loelllcr, Philip Ray, Royal Oak, Mich. Math
48. Long, Henry Phillip, Johnstown, Ohio, Biology
49. Longnccker, Mark Andrew, Berwick, Pa., Business A dministration
50. Main, John Dallas, Northvillc, Mich., Greek
51. Mathisen, (Jcrald Stephen, Wausau, Wise, Bible
52. Matthes, Sandra Schmickl, Dayton, Tenn., Music Theory
53. Mc(!arrell, Barbara Ann, Glenview, III., Elementary Education
54. McCrcady, Elizabeth Clark, Erwin, Tenn., Elementary Education
55. Mebcrg, Harold Henry, Orlando, I'la., Bible *56. Medley, Evie Keener, Pikevillc, Tenn., Ele- mentary Education
57. Mercer, Sheila Kay, Trenton. N. J., Ele- inentary Education
58. Miller, Richard Leroy, Miami, P\!i., Biology
59. Minter, Linda Marguerite, Oak Ridge, Tenn., Music Education
60. Mitchell, Danny Bill, Madison, W. Va., Christian Education
61. Neal, Lois Mac, Granite Falls, Minn., Ele- mentary Education
62. Otto, David Vernon, Glen Burnie, Md., Business A dministration
63. Paulson, Lynda Mae, Hopkins, Minn., Ele- mentary Education
64. Peterson, Lynne Leopold, Milford, Ohio, English
65. Peterson, Paul Harry, Ft. Myers, Fla., Biology
66. Poole, George Joseph, Miramar, Fla., Ele- mentary Education
67. Poole, Marilee, Miramar. Fla., Elementary Education
68. Quigley, Eleanor Edna, Claymont, Del., English
*Not pictured
69. Ru«itell, Chartoi t-Uiv/aid, I'airfield. Ohio,
Chrlillan Eduralirm 7(1 Ky.lcr. I'aiil Ch.irlc*. Corlland, N. y.,Bu^' nr\s Adininlatrallon
71. Sav.iKc Connie Gwencver rih, I- la., liiology
72. Shakvtpeare, Donald Louii, King of Pruimia. I'a,, I'tyclutloKy
73. Shaver. Iloinion Kelly, Dayton, Tenn., ffusincas A dm/niflrallon
74. .Shcddan. I rank Kobcfl. Daylon, Tenn., Mu\ii Eduialion
•75. Simmons, Uciilah Walker, Pikevillc, Tenn.. E^lemenlary Education
76. Smith, David l.cilic, Spring Hill, f-la,, Bifilogy
77. Stewart, Marcia Ray, Lalce Alfred, I'Ul, Music Education
7K. Stralcy, Kevin James, I.an«ing, Mich,, 0/W«
79. Strickland, Kenneth Wayne, Pomplon Plains, N. J., Bible
80. Summers. Charles l::.ugcnc, Huntington, W. Va., Biology
81. Tallent, Bobbie Owenby, Dayton, Tenn., Elementary Education
82. Turner, Joyce Elaine, Whcaton, Md,, Ele- mentary Education
83. Van Prooyen. Nancy Lee. Wausau, Wise., Elementary Education
84. Weld, Linda Carol, Lansing. .Mich., Biology
85. Welker, Donald Eugene, Elkhart, Ind.. Greek
86. Wells, Patricia Jeanne, Huntington, W. Va., Elementary Education
87. Welhcrbee. TimoUiy Mark, Newficld, N. Y., Church Music
88. Whisman. James Wiley, LouisvilJe, Tenn., Elementary Education
89. Wilson, Carol Anne. Ft Lauderdale. Fla., Elementary Education
90. Wilson, Larry John, Bradenton, Ra., English
91. Winkler. Noma Annette, Dayton. Tenn., Music Tlieory
92. Wyllic. John Finley, Williamston, S. C. English
BRYAN TRUSTEE ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF CBMCI
A Bryan trustee, Albert J. Page, was elected Chairman of the Christian Busi- nessmen's Committee Internationa] at its fall meeting in Mobile, Ala. Mr. Page's daugliter, Christine, graduated from Bryan College in 1971. With a record of over twenty-five years service with Inter- national Business Machines Corporation, Mr. Page is currently manager of adminis- tration at the Huntsville. Ala., IBM opera- tion.
An active Christian layman and mem- ber of Calvary Bible Church in Huntsville. Mr. Page has been working with CBMC for many years and is presently ser\ing his second three-year term on tlie Board of Directors. He is also very much in- volved in community affairs such as the planning commission, the model neigli-
borhood planning committee, the Hunts- ville Industrial Expansion Committee, and the Administrative Management Society of North Alabama.
Bryan College feels fortunate, indeed, to have such a man as Mr. Page serving on its Board of Trustees.
Fine arts exhibits included a display in "The Little Gallery" by Wayne Hook, art instructor, of the bird and circle constructed of steel and the oil painting in the background.
In the main lobby art exhibit, the central figure is a free form sculpture made of plaster by IVIarion Gray, a junior from Atlanta, Ga., and observed by Jim Hughson, a junior of Lily Dale, N. Y.
Bryan Sponsors Fifth Community Festival
For the fifth year Bryan College has sponsored a spring fine arts festival for Rhea County. Many local and student artists shared their paintings, drawings, and sculpture pieces along with floral arrangements for display in merchants' windows in both Dayton and Spring City during the week of April 29-May 7. Simultaneously the campus art show in the Library Reading Room exhibited many creations of students and county artists all week after an official opening and reception held on Sunday, April 30.
Chapel time during the week was devoted to various programs: a new, award-winning film, WHY MAN CREATES; concerts by the Choralaires, directed by Mrs. Ruth Bartlett; the Brass Quartet, led by WilHam Boyd; the College Choir and Madrigals under the direction of Dr. James Greasby; and the presenta- tion of awards by the English department chairman Dr. Richard Cornelius to win- ners of the Literary Contest.
The Symphonic Band under Mr. Boyd had an unusually versatile program and featured senior music major Mike Van Huisen of Grand Rapids, Mich., at the piano for Gershwin's RHAPSODY IN
BLUE on one evening. The Drama Club, newly formed on campus this year by the Student Union, presented three one-act plays: THE SANDBOX. SUPRESSED DESIRES, and THE DARKEST HOUR for two evenings to conclude the week's festivities.
Advisory Committee Launclies Drive
The Rhea County Advisory Commit- tee is completing a campaign to raise funds to pay for furnishings in the new women's dormitory, Arnold Hall. To date, $6,000 has been reported against the goal of $10,000. The funds are being used to cover the cost of movable furnish- ings provided by the college above the contract price which included certain items of built-in furniture. Included in the Advisory Committee project is the handsome lounge furniture already in use.
Members of the committee are as follows:
Ben Purser, chairman
William C. Hilleaiy, vice chairman
Phillip Hall, secretary-treasurer
John Beaid and Maitel Gamble, directors
Two guests from the community view some of the paintings displayed in the Reading Room area by both students and local artists during the Festival week. Other displays were in the Dayton and Spring City store windows.
Elbert Abel Keith Ament John Beard Lee Borders M. W. Choate Jim Cunnyngham Bryan Elder Ernest Forsten, M.D. Robert Forsten Martel Gamble Frank Glass, Jr. Phillip Hall William C. HUleary Edd Morgan Sam Morgan
Robert Norris Jack PuUin Ben Purser N. Q. Purser Wallace Rice Charles Robinette T. Jack Robinson J. J. Rodgers, M.D. Richard Rogers C. P. Swafford Frank Tankersley Howard Taylor Tom Taylor Dan Wade Luther Welch Jimmy Wilkey
TRACK TEAM WINS UNION INVITATIONAL
In spite of not having a track to practice on, the Bryan track team found a seasonal highliglit when they won the annual Union Invitational Track Meet to bring home a total of sixteen trophies.
Leading the Lions this year were four young men— Dave Wolfe, Paul Bishop, Ron Davidson, and Ben Turney— who helped establish the name "Bryan" in track circles in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia.
Wolfe was named the outstanding per- former in the UIT by scoring 17 points with three firsts and being on two relay teams. He ran the 880 in 1 :57, the mile in 4:27, and the three mile in 15:55. One other time this year he won all three events in a dual meet .plus winning the state indoor title in the 1000 yard run.
Bishop took first place trophies in aU three throwing events at the UIT to make tliis the second meet in one week for winning aU three events. At press time Bishop's put of 46'35^" was the best throw in the shot put for the whole state of Tennessee.
Davidson showed his great leaping ability by winning every high jump event that he entered. With a record jump of his own height of 6'5", he broke the school record four times this year and also had the best jump in the season's state statis- tics.
In the long jump and the triple jump, Ben Turney now holds the school record in the triple jump at AV6" and has a leap of 21' in the long jump.
Other first place winners at UIT in- clude Joel Kocher in the high hurdles and Doug Mains in the 100-yard dash.
Coach Lloyd Matthes '59 is encour- aged with the team's record and hopes the prospects for a track are not far away.
New officers of the Bryan Women's Auxiliary are pictured above, left to right: Mrs. Hilda Winkler, treasurer; Miss Pearl Wallace, vice president; Mrs. Rebecca Van Meeveren, secre- tary; and Mrs. Kathleen Barnhart, president.
BIBLE CONFERENCE FEATURES EVANGELIST, MUSICIAN, BIBLE TEACHER
JAMES REESE '56, biiss- barilonc vocalist and Ironibonist, who has served since 1961 with Ken Caniphcll in evangelistic minis- try, will direct Bryan's nuisicai pro- gram and share in the Sunday after- noon minislry. He is the author of Reese more than 75 gospel songs, hymns, and clioruses, and has produced four LP recordings. He will be accom- panied by his wife, Adrienne (Kerr) '56, and liieir five children.
KEIM CAMPBELL '56, evangelist and president of the Campbell-Reese Evangelistic Association, Inc., will add an evangelistic dimension to the Bryan conference. Together with Jim Reese he has conducted more than 300 interchurch crusades since 1961 with the involvement of over 60 denominations. He is a member of the Founders' Committee and a former governor of Richmond College, Canada's only evangelical Christian liberal arts college. He is the author of A LIVE COAL FROM THE ALTAR and publisher of a quarterly, ENCOUNTER. Ken plans to bring his wife. Norma (Nandrea) '59, and their five cliildren to Tennessee for the conference.
JULY 22-28
Campbell
JOHN REED '51 i.s known best for hi.s public speaking perfor- mances when a Bryan student and in his pursuit of his dcKloral degree at the Ohio Stale University until his present position as associate professor of practical theology at Dallas Theological Seminary. Dr. Reed will share in a speech recital on Sunday afternoon and bring a series of Bible expositions during the week. His wife, fcrris (Martin) x'52, originally of Sale Creek, Tenn.. and their children will make their annual visit to Tennessee to share in this summer's conference.
Missionary alumni will also be included in the conference schedule to share experiences and to show pictures from their fields. Already scheduled to be on the program are the following:
Miss Margaret Ann McKinnon x'43, missionary Bible teacher and youth worker in the Philippines serving under International Missions, Inc; and
Miss Marge Scholz '68, high school Bible teacher serving with Sudan Interior Mission in Ethiopia.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Saturday
2:00 p.m. Registration
6:00 p.m. Picnic supper
7:45 p.m. Film
8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:30 noon
3:00 p.m.
5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Sunday
Breakfast
Local churches
Dinner
Music Concert
and
Speech Recital
Supper
Local churches
Missionary film
SCHEDULE |
MONDAY |
TUESDAY |
7:45 a.m. |
BREAKFAST |
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9:45 a.m. |
Missionary ar |
id Prayer Hour |
10:45 a.m. |
Reed |
1 Campbell |
12:00 noon |
LUNCH |
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Afternoon |
Campus |
Ruby Falls 1 |
(Outing and |
Tour |
Confederama ! |
Recreation) |
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6:00 p.m. |
DINNER |
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7:30 p.m. |
Campbell |
Reed ( |
9:00 p.m |
FELLOWSHIP HOUR . . . MISSIO |
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
Reed
Local
Scenic
Tour
Campbell
Reese
Fall Creek Falls State Park
Reed
FRIDAY
Reed
Alumni Reunion
Campbell
CONFERENCE COSTS
Room and Board for entire session: Adults (2 to a room)* Adults (2 or more in one family) Children (3 through 1 1) Children (2 and under)
Daily Rates:
Room
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Linens (sheets, pillow case, towels) will be furnished; guests should bring pillow and blankets if desired. •Single accommodations $5.00 additional.
S40.00 each |
|
35.00 each |
|
20.00 each |
|
no charge |
|
Adults |
Children |
$4.00 |
$2.50 |
.75 |
.50 |
1.15 |
.80 |
1.50 |
1.00 |
SPECIAL FEATURES
• Picnic supper on campus on opening Saturday night. Local area friends bring covered dish.
• Sacred concerts at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, 7:00 p.m., Friday.
• Group outing to Fail Creek Falls State Park with picnic supper.
• Air-conditioned dining hall, dormitories, and conference room.
• Choice of other sight-seeing opportunities include many historical and scenic points in the area.
RESERVATION-BRYAN COLLEGE BIBLE CONFERENCE
Name
Names and ages of children attending the conference.
When do you expect to arrive at Bryan? Day:
When do you expect to depart from Bryan? Day:
Address
Approx. Hour: Approx. Hour:
Send to: SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE, Bryan College, Dayton, Tennessee 37321
The Bryanette
BRYAN COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
ALUMNUS BECOMES COLLEGE PRESIDENT
Dr. Lyle Hillegas '56 has been appointed president of Westmont College, as announced on April 29 by the West- mont board of trustees. He is the fifth and young- est president of this sister Christian college in Santa Barbara, Cal. He has been on the faculty at West- mont since 1962, follow- ing the completion of his
residency for the doctor's
degree at Dallas Theological Seminary.
During his first two years at Westmont, Dr. Hillegas wrote a 25-year history of the college. He has held positions in different areas includ- ing head resident, dean of men, and chaplain. As associate professor of religious studies he has taught various Bible courses as well as Greek and Christian Education.
A world traveler and European visitor on several occasions. Dr. Hillegas led a Westmont student group on an academic tour of Europe in 1970 and then stayed on in England for a year of sabbatical leave to do post-doctoral studies in contemporary theology at Cambridge University.
GRADUATE PROFESSORS
Jim Westgate '65 is assistant professor teach- ing group dynamics and homiletics in the Christian Education department of Dallas Theological Seminary.
Dr. Roland Fleck '63 is teaching courses in statistics, measurement research design and child psychology at Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology in Cahfomia. Prior to his ap- pointment at Rosemead, Dr. Fleck was chair- man of the psychology department at Cedar- ville College in Ohio and also taught part-time at Wright State in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to being a Bryan graduate, he holds the M.Ed, in guidance and counseling and the doctorate in research design and child development from the University of Georgia. Roland and Dorothy (Tewis) x'66 have three children.
NEWS BRIEFS...
Harold and Virginia (Smiley) '50 Sells are sharing in the responsibility of teaching about 200 missionary children in the Wychffe school at Yarinacocha base in Peru. Five members of the Wycliffe family were among those killed on Dec. 24 when a Peruvian airliner went down in a storm. Harold was on the plane that rescued the one girl survivor from the 92 passengers. Harold and Virginia had reservations on that plane but decided to stay a few more days in Lima; so they are especially conscious of God's purpose in sparing their lives for continued service here.
John '54 and Joyce (Johnson) '54 Rathbun and children plan to return to the States for furlough from Korea in mid-June.
Nadine Schick '54 flew back to Africa on Jan. 25 to resume work in Zaire (formerly Congo) as a Bible school teacher. She is taking up the study of the Swahili language with courses at the Kenya Language School in Nairobi, Kenya, until May 1.
Paul '54 and Maiy (Wiggans) x'56 Maisteller with their two sons, PhiUp and Mark, are on furlough from Belem, Brazil, with plans to return in January 1973. Paul will be helping with the flight orientation program for new pilots at the Wycliffe Jungle Aviation and Radio Service headquarters in North Carolina during the fall months. The summer is being spent in Arizona and California.
Glenn "58 and Dorothy (Bean) '54 Graham with their four children returned in November to their tribal work in an Amanap village of New Guinea. On the last lap of their journey in a twin-engine Aztec flown by a Wycliffe pilot who became aware of mechanical difficulties with the plane's nose wheel needed for landing, a miraculous "Finger of God" was applied just at the necessary moment of landing to lock the landing gear into place. Later investigations by mechanics showed that the gear could not be locked because it was broken! God had inter- vened!
Dan x'63 and Shelby (Skinner) '61 Harrison have returned to their school responsibilities in the Summer Institute of Linguistics base in Ukarumpa. New Guinea.
Janet Claycomb "64, after discontinuing her work in Korea, has been appointed to serve in Nairobi, Kenya, East Africa, with the Grace Independent Baptist Mission. Her work will include Sunday school teaching, junior church, youth work, camps, teaching Bible in pubUc schools, women's work, and literature distribu- tion. Presently she is working at a nursing home while residing in Doylestown, Pa.
Ron '64 and Diane (Peck) x'64 Morten have returned to the States after completing Wycliffe Jungle Camp. With their two children, they lived in Miami with Diane's parents from Easter until May 1 when they joined Ron's family in Kalamazoo, Mich.
John Eastman '66 recently accepted the position of Assistant Pastor at the Christian Tabernacle in Dayton, Ohio, serving with Pastor Wayne W. Boyer.
John '67 and Phyllis (Horton) '69 Stone plan to be in Sweden for eight weeks this summer where John will be teaching two courses. He is completing his third year at Dallas Theological Seminary.
Ken Hurley '68 received the master of education degree in mathematics from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in August 1971. He was assisted by a National Science Foundation Grant. For the past five years he has been teaching algebra and geometry at Rhea Central high school.
Denzii Mauk '69 and Bill Slocum '69 are on the Grace Theological Seminary list to receive the Master of Divinity degree on May 24. Bill plans to continue his seminary work in theol- ogy and was voted by fellow students as best preacher of his division of senior homiletics.
Continuing Bryanites at Grace Seminary are Larry Connors '69, Bill Wilson '70, Steve Cramer '70, Charles Gaehring '70, and Allan Dollar '7L Allan was yearbook editor this past year.
U. S. Air Force Airman First Class Carvis D. Chappell '70, of Macon, Ga., has been named Outstanding Airman of the Quarter in his unit at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. A communications center specialist, Airman Chappell was selected for his exemplary conduct and duty perfor- mance.
WEDDINGS
Patricia Ann Lyons '62 to David Arthur Fraser on April 14 in the First Presbyterian Church of Hendersonville, N. C.
Mile Anthony Macko II '67, to Dianne Lee Beer on May 6 in Fairfield, Ohio.
BIRTHS
PhiUp Mark to James '56 and Adrienne (Kerr) '56 Reese in Milton, Ontario on January 18. He joins Beth, 13; Paul, 11; Steve, 8; and Daniel. 4.
To Terry x'64 and Mildred Chesebro their third daughter, Anita Jo on December 8. Her sisters are Pamela Carol, 3, and Deborah Kay Vh. Terry has been working for Farmers' Home Administration in Escanaba, Mich., since June 1971.
To Richard and Sandie (Oswalt) x'67 Kelsey a son, David Ray, on March 22, in Monticello, Ind.
To Robert '68 and Nancy (Bickford) '69 Johansen on March 8 their first child Stephen Andrew, in Dayton, Tenn.
To Charles and Sally (Carlson) '69 Keller their first child, John Paul, on New Year's day in Paris, France. They are studying Vietnamese and seeking to make contacts with the Viet Cong to secure information about the release of American missionary and captive. Hank Blood,
To Charles '72 and Darlene (Cook) x'73 Russell a daughter, Bronlyn Kaye in Dayton, Tenn., on March 13.
PLACEMENT
The Oak Ridge Church in Charleston, W Va., is seeking a pastor for an independent, fundamental fellowship.
The Community Bible Church in Keithville, Louisiana, is seeking candidates for the position of Youth Pastor.
Pictured above are alumni and friends of Bryan who attended the March 25 dinner at the Bonanza restaurant in Jacksonville, Fla. Stu- dent testimonies preceded a devotional chal- lenge by Ray Parker '69, who is instructor in Christian Education at Bryan, and a report from the alumni office by Rebecca Peck, executive secretary.
At left in front are 90-year "young" grand- parents of Dr. Richard Cornelius, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Yahraes, then Jesse and Evelyn (Patterson) '58 Brown, Dannie x'70 and Patricia (Stimatze) x'70 Smith, Jeanice (Corcoran) x'60 and Kenneth Connett. Other alumni present included Hazel Nell Geiger '47, Ray '69 and Paula (Huffingham) '69 Parker, and Mrs. Elizabeth Cornelius, honorary alumna, in second row; and Lee Simpson, '70 in back row.
The Jacksonville group elected Dannie Smith chairman and Mrs. Dannie Smith as secretary for 1972 for the Jacksonville chapter functions.
CHECK LIST FOR YOUR ESTATE-
STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
by Marvin K«en«r
The S(cw;irclsliip Planner lias been endeavoring lo provide yon willi data lliat will lielp you gel the most from your assets and enable you lo be a more cITeelive ('iirislian steward, liy properly planninj.', your estate you can protect your family and your home and financial assets I'roni becoming entangled, threatened, and burdened unnecessarily. Tlic key item in this planning it a valid up-to-date will.
This issue will give you a check-up qui/, to help you be sure ilial you arc on the right track. Read each question and check the square if your answer is yes.
D Do you have a will?
D Has it been reviewed recently?
D Are provisions made for eveiy possession in your will?
D Do both husband and wife have wills?
n Do the wills provide for each spouse to leave property to the other outright?
D Do the wills contain trusts designed to escape estate tax in the second estate?
D If you have set up any inter vivos (living) trusts, do they dovetail with the other parts of your estate plans?
D Do you have any calculations of the estate tax impact of your will as of the present time?
D Do you have any calculations of current liquidating requirements?
D Does your spouse know where your original will is located?
D Does your Ufe insurance dovetail with the other parts of your estate plan?
D If your wife owns the life insurance on your life, has she paid the premium from her separate funds?
D Does the will provide for the continuation of your business interests?
D If you are a partner in business, have you made plans for the orderly liquidation of your partnership interests?
D If you are a stockholder in a closed corporation, have you entered into any buy-and-sell agreements of your stock?
D Have you been following a program of lifetime giving?
D Have you taken Social Security benefits into account in considering your family's financial requirements after your death?
n Have you made any large gifts lately? If so, have you estabUshed proof that these gifts were not made in contemplation of death?
D Have all invalid and revoked wills been destroyed?
D Has your will been updated to comply with the latest changes in the law?
n Has your family remained the same since you drew your will?
D Has your financial status remained the same since you drew your will?
D Do you still live in the same state where you lived when your will was dravm?
D Have you remembered the Lord's work in your will?
If you can answer all of the above "yes," then your will should be in good condition. One "no" means that you should review your will right away and bring it up-to-date, making all necessary changes for the welfare of your beneficiaries. For additional help with your will, check and return the coupon below.
This information bulletin is pub- lished quarterly for friends of Bryan College.
Neither the author nor the pub- lisher of this publication is engaged in rendering legal or tax advisory service. For advice and assistance in specific cases, the services of an attorney or other professional person should be obtained.
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TWO MUSICAL MESSENGER TEAMS MAKE SUMMER TOURS
Itineraries are nearly complete for two teams of Musical Messengers to travel this summer for Bryan in a dozen northern and eastern states, beginning on June 7 and continuing through August 16. Requests for unscheduled dates may be addressed to the Public Relations Office at Bryan.
The male quintet at left includes a freshman quartet and accompanist Mike Van Huisen, a graduating senior from Grand Rapids, Mich. In order from the left are Chuck Davis, first tenor, of Spring City, Tenn.; Danny Camp, second tenor, of Hixson, Tenn.; Emerson Roth, bass, of Louisville, Ohio; Mike at the back; and Greg Norwood, baritone, of Richmond, Va.
At the right seated are Brent Ferguson, tenor, of Trenton, Ga., and Rick Efird, bass, of Kanna- polis, N. C, veterans of the 1971 summer tour. In the back row are Carris Barker, accompanist, of Ashford, W. Va.; Debbie Vincent, soprano, of Beaumont, Texas; and Barbara Peck, alto, of Springfield, Mo.
MALE QUINTET
Wednesday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.
West Jefferson Bible Church
West Jefferson, Ohio Thursday, June 8, 7:30 p.m.
Millerstown Church
MiUerstown, Ohio Friday, June 9
Erie County S. S. Convention
Erie, Pennsylvania Saturday, June 10, 7:45 p.m.
Youth for Christ
Erie, Pennsylvania Sunday, June 1 1, 7:30 p.m.
Fluvanna Community Church
Jamestown, New York Wednesday, June 14, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Struthers. Ohio Sunday, June 18, 8:30, 10:40 a.m.
Dueber United Methodist
Canton, Ohio Sunday, June 18, 7:00 p.m.
First Friends Church
Salem, Ohio Saturday, June 24, 7:30 p.m.
South Ridge Baptist Church
Conneaut. Ohio Sunday, June 25, 7:45 p.m.
Faith Baptist Church
New Castle, Pennsylvania Wednesday, June 28, 7:30 p.m.
Bethlehem Baptist Church
Qeveland. Ohio Friday, June 30, 7:00 p.m.
Mentor Road Bible Church
Elizabeth, Pennsylvania Sunday, July 2, 1 1 :00 a.m.
New Salem Presbyterian Church
New Salem, Pennsylvania Sunday, July 2, 7:30 p.m.
Emmanuel iSaptist Church
Johnstown, Pennsylvania Wednesday, July 5, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Danville, Pennsylvania Friday, July 7, 7:30 p.m.
United Methodist Church
Milan, Pennsylvania Saturday, July 8, 7:45 p.m.
Tri-State Bible Conference
Port Jervis, New York
Sunday, July 9, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Dallas Community Church
Dallas, Pennsylvania Sunday, July 9, 8:00 p,m.
Moreland Baptist Church
Muncy, Pennsylvania Monday, July 10, 11:00 a,m., 3:00 p.m., and 7:30 p.m.
Montrose Bible Conference
Montrose, Pennsylvania Wednesday, July 12, 7:00 p.m.
Folcroft Union Church
Folcroft, Pennsylvania Saturday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.
America's Keswick
Whiting, New Jersey Sunday, July 16
Cinnaminson Baptist Church
Cinnaminson, New Jersey Sunday, July 16, p.m.
New Ark Union Church
Wilmington, Delaware Tuesday, July 18, 7:30 p.m.
Abbott Memorial United Presbyterian
Baltimore, Maryland Wednesday, July 19, 7:30 p.m.
Faith Bible Church
Baltimore, Maryland Thursday, July 20, 7:00 p.m.
Church of the Atonement
Silver Spring, Maryland Sunday, July 23, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Aldersgate United Methodist
Baltimore, Maryland Sunday, July 23, 6:00 p.m.
Calvary Baptist Church
Garfield Estates, Woodbridge, Va. Wednesday, July 26, 7:45 p.m.
Immanuel Baptist Church
Richmond, Virginia Friday, July 28, 7:30 p.m.
Glengariff Baptist
Norfolk, Virginia Sunday, July 30, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Gorman Baptist Church
Durham, North Carolina Sunday, July 30, 7:30 p.m.
Hope Valley Baptist
Durham, North Carolina Monday, July 31-Saturday, Aug. 5
Guess Road Baptist Church Camp
Durham, North Carolina
Saturday, August 5, 7:30 p.m.
Guess Road Baptist Church City-Wide Youth Meeting Durham, North Carolina
Sunday, August 6, 1 1 :00 a.m. Guess Road Baptist Church Durham, North Carolina
Sunday, August 6, 7:30 p.m. Ridgecrest Baptist Church Durham, North Carolina
MIXED QUARTET
Sunday, June 11, 11:00 a.m.
North Kannapohs Baptist Church
KannapoUs, North Carolina Sunday p.m.. June 11 — Friday, June 16
Vacation Bible School
North Hills Presbyterian Church
Salisbury, North Carolina Friday, June 16, 8:00 p.m.
Keysville Presbyterian Church
Keysville, Virginia Sunday, June 18— Tuesday, June 20
Calvary Presbyterian Church
Norfolk, Virginia Thursday, June 22, 7:00 p.m.
Community Bible Church
Newport News, Virginia Sunday, June 25, p.m.
Bible Baptist Qiurch
Danville, West Virginia Sunday, July 2, 10:00 a.m.
Fundamental Baptist Church
Tallmadge, Ohio Sunday, July 2, 7:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Medina, Ohio Sunday, July 9, 9:45
First Baptist Church
St. Clair, Michigan Sunday, July 9, 7:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Livonia, Michigan Tuesday, July 1 1
First Baptist Church
Williamston, Michigan Wednesday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.
Rives Baptist Oiurch
Rives Junction, Michigan
Friday, July 14
Youth for Christ
Toledo, Ohio Saturday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.
Howardsville Gospel Chapel
Marcellus, Michigan Sunday, July 16, 7:00 p.m.
First Baptist of Eaton Rapids
Eaton Rapids, Michigan Monday and Tuesday, July 17 and 18
Gull Lake Bible Conference
Hickory Corners, Michigan Wednesday, July 19, 7:30 p.m.
The Hartford Federated Church
Hartford, Michigan Friday, July 21, 7:00 p.m.
Twin Branch Bible Church
Mishawaka, Indiana Sunday, July 23, 10:00 a.m.
West Chicago Bible Church
West Chicago, llUnois Sunday, July 23, 7:00 p.m.
Meadows Baptist Church
Rolling Meadows, Illinois Tuesday, July 25, 7:00 p.m.
Community Bible Church
Whiting, Indiana Wednesday, July 26, 7:00 p.m.
Palatine Bible Church
Palatine, lilmois Friday, July 28, 7:00 p.m.
Peoples Church
Beloit, Wisconsin Saturday, July 29
Youth-A-Rama
First Baptist Church
Lancaster, Wisconsin Sunday, July 30, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Arena Bible Church
Arena, Wisconsin Wednesday, August 2, 7:30 p.m.
Grace Presbyterian Church
Peoria, Illinois Saturday, August 5
Youth for Christ
St. Louis, Missouri Sunday, August 6, 9:30 and 11:00 a.m.
Brentwood Bible Church
Brentwood, Missouri Sunday, August 6, 7:30 p.m.
The United Methodist Church
Anna, Illinois
BRYAN NEWSETTE
"Christ Above All"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Published and Printed Quarterly by
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Volume XXXIX
July-Auguit-Septamber 1972
Number 1
ENROLLMENT INCREASE HIGHLIGHTS 1972-73 OPENING
A recent aerial photo of the Bryan campus shows the main administration building in the center from a rear view with the two women's dormitories, Huston Hall and Arnold Hall on the right, and Long Dorm for Men hidden by trees above Huston Hall. In the upper left corner is Faculty Circle with three houses in sight and the location of the new Clementson home close by. The maintenance building is in the center foreground and the athletic field and tennis courts on the extreme right behind the plane's wing strut.
REGISTRATION REPORT
Enrollment for the fall term on Sep- tember I reached 49 1 , according to regis- tration figures released by L. Donald Hill, registrar, representing 457 fulltime stu- dents and 34 part-time, and fulltime equivalent enrollment of 469. These regis- tration figures are to be compared to 455 a year ago, 406 fulltime and 49 part-time, and 418 fulltime equivalent. The 1972 enrollment represents a 12% increase in fulltime equivalent and corresponds favor- ably with the 9% increase in 1971 over 1970. Since Bryan was accredited in 1969, the fulltime equivalent has increased 32%.
FACULTY RETREAT
The new academic year opened on August 23 with a two-day spiritual retreat for faculty and administration at the Watts Bar Lake cabin of Mr. Harry C. Johnson of Athens, Tennessee, a trustee emeritus of the college. Dr. Jay Edward Adams, dean of students and associate professor of practical theology at West- minster Theological Seminary, Philadel- phia, served as speaker and consultant in a program which emphasized the ministry of counseling. Homework for the partici- pants included the reading of Dr. Adams' book COMPETENT TO COUNSEL.
Dr. Adams holds the bachelor's degree from Johns Hopkins University, the B.D. from Reformed Episcopal Seminary, the master of sacred theology from Temple University, and the Ph.D. from the University of Missouri. He has been a pastor and a speech teacher and he currently carries on a conference ministry in addition to his seminary responsi- bilities. He is the author of two books and several pamphlets and has a third book now in preparation.
SPIRITUAL LIFE MEETINGS
The spiritual life meetings held each year in connection with orientation week were led by Dr. Stanley Toussaint, pastor of Immanuel Baptist Church. Richmond, Va. Dr. Toussaint holds the B.A. degree from Augsburg College and tlie master and doctor of theology degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary, where he also taught for a time. He was on the faculty at Northwestern College and served as president of Western Bible Institute in Denver. Immediately prior to assuming his present pastorate in 1969, he was pastor of the Irving (Texas) Bible Church. Dr. Toussaint is widely known for his effective Bible teaching conference ministry.
NEW FACULTY AND STAFF APPOINTMENTS New appoinlmcnis in addition to the three new faculty members announced in the last NEWSETTE, are a.s follows:
Returning alumnus, Kermit Zopfi, dean of students and assistant pro- fessor. A student at Bryan two years. Mr. Zopfl re- ceived both the B.A. and M.A. at Wheaton College and then re- turned to teach at Bryan from 1951-55. After a period of fifteen years, mainly in Germany and then for three years as west coast representative for the Greater Europe Mission, he studied and ser\'ed on the staff at Azusa Pacific College for two years, earning the M.A. in social studies with a major in psychology.
Jerry R. Sawyer, assistant professor of English, holds the B.A. from San Francisco State College, the M.A. ^»- "»■»*. from the University of California at Santa Barbara, and is a doctoral candidate at the Washington State University.
John Reeser. assistant professor of health and P.E. and soccer and base- ball coach, coming from the coaching staff of the Roberts Weslevan Collese in North Chili.' N.Y.. holds the B.S. from Greenville (Illinois) College and the M.S. from Kansas State Teachers College.
Rev. Charles Robinson, joining the administrative staff as assistant director of public relations, replac- ing Robert Sheddan, has just completed eighteen years as pastor of the First Baptist Church of Jacksboro, Tennessee. He is the father of two Br>'an .A.lumni. A graduate of the Pennsylvania Bible Institute. Mr. Robinson began his service career as a missionarv in (Continued on page 3j
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PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
LOOKING AHEAD
The successful completion of the 1971-72 year, even though with an un- wanted operating fund deficit, and the a optimistic begin- nings of the new year should be a cause of satisfaction XL '•, '^' and thanksgiving for
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..liifl. 9Vi^^ College. Last year saw the largest graduating class in history (92), the completion of the new women's dormitory, an increase in endowment fund assets by some 5125,000, and, basic to all other factors, a good year in respect to the achievement in the area oi^ its spiritual and academic commitments.
The new year has opened with an enrollment increase and with further im- provements in the academic preparation of the faculty. For the first time all academic majors are fully covered with faculty holding the doctorate (40% of the faculty hold the doctorate and some 57% have formal academic preparation equal to a year or more beyond the master's degree, both of these categories being related to Southern Association stand- ards).
Major expectations and goals for the new college year include the following:
1. Tlie completing, finally, of the unfinished areas of the main building, including the new student union on the ground floor and a new faculty office complex, and adminis- trative offices on the main floor. These projects, already approved by the board of trustees, will be financed in part by the sale of the remainder of the Summers Estate property in Chattanooga. Additional funds, however, will have to be raised.
2. Completion of the institutional self-study, in progress all last year, in preparation for the evaluation committee visit of April 1-4 from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as a part of the reaccreditation process.
3. Raising of a minimum of some S200,000 in unrestricted gifts for the operating fund to prevent reoccurrence of a current funds deficit and to offset any negative effect of the 1971-72 deficit and to accomplish this goal by April 1, the date of the evaluation committee visit. A President's Club has been established to give recognition to all donors who contribute a minimum of S500 in unrestricted funds during the academic year. Memberships are solicited! To date eight have joined the Club with $13,000 in gifts or pledges.
4. Launching the capital funds campaign of S500,000 for the -Rudd Memorial Chapel, plans for which are nearing completion. It is hoped that commitments for the chapel can be secured within a year's time and con- struction begun by late 1973.
5. Basic to all of these goals is sound
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educational and spiritual service to the students. A few months ago I saw in one of the widely read letter columns the letter of a woman who had been on a tour of colleges and universities who said that everywhere she had found beautiful campuses and hand- some buildings but "crummy students." I was sorry her letter did not carry a name and address so that 1 could invite her to Bryan to see our students. If we fail with our students, all the building improvements, accreditation, or fund raising will be in vain. We thank God that the commitment of faculty, adminis- tration, and students is still to the original Christian purpose of the college (and above all to a living person, Jesus Christ) and to a continuing improvement in our program of educational and personal services to students. If you want an investment in money, prayer, and time that is yielding excellent returns regularly and has good growth potential, Bryan is the college for you.
Three Trustees Chosen for Board
Three new trustees were elected at the commencement meeting of the board of trustees, bringing to twenty-seven the number now serving out of a possible full complement of thirty authorized by the college charter. Elected were Mrs. Cliff Barrows, Greenville, S. C, wife of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association song- leader. Cliff Barrows; W. C. Hilleary, vice president of Southern Silk Mills. Spring City, Tennessee; and Ben S. Purser, presi- dent of Dayton Bank and Trust Com- pany. Mrs. Barrows will serve on the student affairs committee, Mr. Hilleary on buildings and grounds, and Mr. Purser on public relations and development. The Bryan board will hold its fall meeting on October 2.
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In ceremonies on August 27, the Summers Gymnasium was dedicated with the unveiling of a plaque in memory of the late James Ernest Summers, benefactor of Bryan College who left an estate of $700,000 for the largest gift ever contributed by one donor to the College. In addition to building the gym, this gift also provided the improved academic facilities on the third floor of the main building and other campus improvements.
CAMPUS IMPROVEMENT
Summer physical improvements in- cluded completion of the parking lot at the gymnasium, surfacing of three other campus parking areas, a new roof and the painting inside and out of House 3 used as a men's overflow dormitory, installa- tion of cabinets, stoves, and refrigerators in Cedar Hill to convert five more apart- ments to married students' use, and the beginning of a renovation project in newly acquired Bryan Village. (Formerly known as Arnold Village, because it was developed by Mrs. E. B. Arnold, the name of this married students' housing complex has been changed to prevent confusion with the newly named Arnold Hall.)
NEW PLAQUE IDENTIFIES ARNOLD HALlj|
Shown in the accompanying picture is^ Mrs. E. B. Arnold, Dayton merchant and trustee emeritus, observing the new plaque in front of Arnold Hall, Bryan's newest dormitory, which was named for her and her late husband. Official announcement of the naming of the building by action of the board of trustees was made at the May 22 gradua- tion, when Mrs. Arnold was presented to the commencement convocation and the dedicatory inscription of the plaque was read. Both Mr. and Mrs. Arnold were among the founders of the College and rendered distinguished service in succes- sion as trustees, including service as secre- tary to the board by both of them.
SUMMER ECHOES
SUMMER SCHOOL
A sLimiiici scliool legislrulioii ol l'> represented three kinds ol' progriinis: (1) on-canipus classes for 41 students with 10 faculty and 17 courses; (2) the European tour which included II slu dents in a fine arts course with Dr. .IdIiii B. Barllett as instructor; and (^) the Challanooga phase ol' the ciMitinuing education program with 27 registrants in three courses with three faculty.
Of the 79 summer registrations 58 were first-time registrants for the 1 97 1 -72 academic year, bringing the annual head- count enrollment to 623, a new high for the annual enrollment (counting each registrant, whether fulltime or part-time, once only in the statistics for the full academic year of two semesters and the summer). Summer school is a separate section in the budget and is not included in the academic statistics for the regular year in computing fulltime equivalent enrollment, which is the more significant index of enrollment growth. Bryan's full- time equivalent (FTE) for the two semesters of the academic year was 4 1 3 out of a headcount registration of 565.
Of new significance this year was the growth in part-time registration because of an increased emphasis in continuing education, including participation in the Chattanooga program mentioned already. Of the 175 part-time registrants during the two semesters of the regular academic year, 53 were in the Chattanooga pro- gram, 19 in the Boca Raton extension Bible class, and the remainder on campus. In the Chattanooga program Bryan was a cooperating institution with the Chat- tanooga City school system in its Com- munity Action Agency program operated by that system under a federal grant for the disadvantaged. The Bryan registration in that program for both the second semester and summer totaled 80. L. Donald Hill, registrar, is director of the continuing education program.
BIBLE CONFERENCE
The summer Bible Conference at- tracted more than 80 resident guests in addition to a similar number of area visitors for the week-long session of in- spirational messages, music, and outings. The wholesome Christian fellowship among the guests as well as the challeng- ing messages by Dr. John Reed and evan- gelist Ken Campbell, and music by Jim Reese, plus missionary testimonies, pro- vided the setting for an outstanding con- ference program.
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MUSICAL MESSENGERS
Two teams of Musical Messengers traveling in the Northeast and Midwest were given excellent ratings as to their music, testimonies, appearance, and evidence of Christian character.
A director of Christian Education in Maryland commented, "I noticed a real unity of teamwork among the members and their cooperative spirit toward their leader. Their witness before us was of great credit to our Lord and a good advertisement for Bryan College. They have given me a very good impression of the college." Concerning the second team, "We have had several groups of young people from other colleges in our church, but none that could even com- pare with the (Bryan) Mixed quartet. We found the young people exceptional in all areas. The one thing that impressed many of us was their knowledge of the Word both in the services and in the sessions that followed."
The team leaders, Walter Seera, admis- sions counsellor, and Jim Fitzgerald, junior student and head resident of Cedar Hill, recognized real dedication on the part of the student musicians and a
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Kentucky. Ills rcxpomibitttics include ovcrsi).'lil of the printing and mailing services and proniolion of ihc college through its publicily and publications channels, and coordinaior of general public relations functions,
Mrs. Barbara Davidson from a secre- tary's post m ilie development and alumni office to head resident of Huston Hall for women. Bolli Barbara and Ron, lier husband, arc senior students, Mrs. Davids(jn replaces Kalhy Mir ■ 'i
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Mrs. Gleneale Zopfl, secretary in public relations and development.
Mrs. Frank Schmickl, transfer from head receptionist to secretary to the Vice President and Academic Dean, Dr. John Barllett, replacing Mrs. Ann Morgan who moved to Dayton, Ohio.
Mrs. Elaine Miller, a new student's wife, assistant in the business office.
Mike Albrecht and Mary Jo Jordan. both of Evensville, to the Buildings and Grounds staff, with Mr. Albrecht in charge of all janitorial services.
Students wives were expected to fill the remaining positions as assistant in administrative services and receptionist in the main lobbv.
continued growth in Christian grace dur- ing the experiences of the summer.
The students themselves became more aware of the need for evangelism and challenge for Christian living and rejoiced in the numerous opportunities they had during the summer to confront other young people with the claims of Christ.
FUTURE MUSICAL MINISTRIES
The 40-voice College Choir and Madrigals plan a spring tour in Georgia and Florida during vacation, March 2-12, 1973.
Requests for the choir during this period or for smaller Messenger teams during December 27— Januarj' 8 of the Christmas vacation period, the spring vacation dates in March, or the summer period of June througli .\ugust should be addressed to the Public Relations Office. Bryan College. Early requests will be given preference as far as is possible within the liniitarions of the total tour schedules.
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BRYAN COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
CLASS OF 1952 HOLDS 2G-YEAR REUNION
The members of the class of 1952 who staged a 20-vear reunion during the summer Bible con- ference are pictured above, left to right: (stand- ing) Dave Wisthoff, Albert and Joyce (Cooper) Levengood, Gloria and Billy Monn; (seated) Katie Wisthoff, Barbara (Becker) and Richard Mcintosh, Jim and lona (Costley) Harris.
OTHER CAMPUS VISTORS
Paul '54 and Mary O^'ggans) x'56 Marsteller with their sons Philip and Marl< and pet monlcey are shown as they made a Bryan stop on their way from Brazil to Ohio for furlough days. Paul will be teaching at the JAARS headquarters in VVaxhaw, N.C. this year.
Frank x'6 1 and Martha Sides x'62 Huston shared in a chapel session their experiences in con- ducting a ministry among youth and including the opera- tion of a home to encourage and train young Christians in Pamona, California. They have one daughter, Rae Cheri, who is five.
Alumni president Charles Westgate '62, right, welcomes Bob '62 and Julie (Sakich) x'65 Combs at commencement time when Bob's sister Ruth Combs was among the graduates of 1972.
Additional classmates of the 20-year anniver- sary class who met at the College providentially in May are shown above. At left are Marion and Jack Lacey, and right, Shirley and Allen Jewett.
Other recent campus visitors include the following:
Mary Ellen Bough '59 in August with her teaching partner, Dorothy Williams, who shares the responsibility for mathematics at Delaware County Christian School in Philadelphia.
Walter Watts '66 with his wife, Beverly, and their three children, who visited in August as part of vacation between locations in Lake George, Minn., and a new pastorate in Cotton- wood, Minn.
Henry '68 and Karen (Dobbs) '69 Shaffer, Daisy, Tenn., and Allen Arment '67 and wife, Dayton, Ohio, who were March visitors.
Don x'69 and Marilyn Averill, visitors in June from Kankakee, HI., where Don works in a bank computer center.
Craig Mutton x'69 with his wife Laura and 7-month old daughter Donna in July to report his association with Gospel Fellowship Missions under Bob Jones University.
Also commencement visitors shown below were Tseng Min Hsu '62 with his wife Dorothy and their two daughters, Melissa and Rachel. Tseng Min is a control systems programmer for the 1MB computers used by Ohio Gas Company in Columbus, Ohio.
Allen '68 and Carole (Otteson) x'69 Mawhinney are shown with their two sons on a Bryan visit since Allen be- came teacher of
Greek and Bible at ■I"'"'^^^^. JMI .-•'■' -^ Covenant College on Lookout Mountain, Tenn. He received the Th.M. at Westminster Theo- logical Seminary with the class of 1972.
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ALUMIMI IN THE NEWS
Eileen (Garwood)
Fuss '40 included Bryan on her recent visit from Thousand Oaks, California, where she is continuing to teach high school math in the Los Angeles area.
Judge Durward W. elected president of the ville. School of Law, Alumni Association, at its 126 til annual meeting, held in May in con- junction with the Convention of the Kentucky State Bar Association in Louisville, Ky. At the same time he was elected Vice-Chairman of the House of Delegates of the Kentucky State Bar Association. He has been a member of the House of Delegates for the past seven years. Also in May he was elected to be the General Counsel, Executive Vice-President and Chair- man of the Board of Directors of the Greater Kentucky Building and Loan Association of Louisville, to begin duties on July 1. He has been vice-president and a member of that board for several years. His son, David, is a freshman at Bryan this year.
Wanda Burcham '49, was scheduled to return to Cherial, India in August. In April she attended a leprosy seminar sponsored by U.S. Public Health Hospital in Carville, La., for over a week with six daily lectures, plus slides and films.
Morris Morgan '51, Laurel, Md., had another heart attack on April 12 and was in the hospital until April 27. By June he was able to return to work on a limited basis. His wife, Doris, tires easily, has weekly visits to the doctor for cancer and now has added arthritis. Their daughters, Beverly and Carol help with the household chores. Morris" sister, Dorothy (Morgan) '45 Grote was also hospitalized recently with a heart condition.
Ronald '52 and Gladys (Jennewein) '50 Meznar returned from Brazil to the States this summer with their two younger children, Jennifer and Marc, to join Jill in Cincinnati. The family visited Bryan when Jill returned to school this fall.
Leonard '51 and Dona (Blaine) x'53 Meznar, Rio de Janeiro, continue Jewish minis- try in Brazil. During July visits were made to Salvador and Recife with opportunities for Leonard to speak in the local synagogue.s. The radio ministry to these cities and others is being strengthened. Leonard had the opportunity to witness to England's chief Rabbi, Dr. Immanuel Jakubovitz during the Rabbi's visit to Rio.
Dr. Charles and Betty (Hanna) Taber, both '51, are shown (center and left below) with their five children as they travel on furlough from Africa under American Bible Society. They visited Bryan en route to Minnesota where Chris and Diana (right end) are enrolled as sophomore and freshman at Bethel College. Kathy and Patsy (center) and Chuck (left) are high schoolers.
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David '52 iiml M;iry ((;r<)ver) '5 t NiilT relumed from l,il)cri;i, Al'ricn, lo (he Sinlcs in Autiisl. 'I'lioir riirl(nit;li lic:ulcnuirlcrs is McGiihcysvillc, V:i., iiiul phins iru-iiidc Iriivcl in (lie I'lasI iind Midwcsl lo visil cliurclies unci friends.
Glenn '52 i\nd Marjorie Crumley luive IouikI llie minislry of six Casscllo players lo he very cffcelive as assistants (o be lenl out amonj; llieir people. They recently made a trip where they visited Christians in a chapel thai had not had missionaries to preach in their village since l')59. The African Church is facing a real crisis in hcing forced lo merge with the National Church, Inil the Crinnleys arc praying that strong leaders will stand up for the Lord.
Norberl I'rust '52 was ordained in May 1972 through the Independent I'undamental Cliurches of America, lie is pastor in New Albany, Ind. Ruth Joy, the oldest ilaughtcr of Norbcrt and Hetty .loy (I'itzgerald) '50 was married on July 1 lo Kenneth McGowan who is in the Air I'orcc.
Dr. Krnest '52 and Lois (Cartrighl) \'54 Lee have been assigned to the new International Linguistic Training Center for Wycliffc just outside Dallas, Texas. They are living in Duncansville, jusi two miles from the Center, l-rnic and their son Dan spent the summer at the Summer Institute of Linguistics at Norman, Okhi. while the rest of the family remained in Columbus, Ind.
Dan and Betty (Smetters) '53 Merrick re- port an effective five weeks in Honduras on the north coast where some 20,000 saw their Christian film.s and received literature. In other areas another 10,000 viewers shared the films and a total of 1,087 made professions of faith in Christ. A month was spent in Nicaragua mainly among schools before a trip to the States, where the two older children. Melody and Danny, will attend Markoma Bible Academy in Oklahoma.
Bessie Degerman '53 is taking a leave from TEAM and her assignment in Japan to accept the proposal of Wesley Simonson of Bemidji, Minn., for marriage in September.
Nadine Schick '54 has completed her language study in Swahili in Kenya and then traveled on to Zaire (Congo) to Berean Mission headquarters at Bukavu. She expects to teach at Katshungu in the Bible school.
George '54 and .loan (Harrington) x"56 Harris teach in a Christian Day School in Dothan, Ala., George's home town.
Jim '56 and Barbata Pitts and their four children spent the summer in tlie States with headquarters in Virginia for the three summer montlis. Their additional family of 42 at Children's Haven in .Azrou, Morocco, is being cared for by a couple and four American ladies during the summer.
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Kalph '54 and Melba (Mays) '55 MaynarJ are making their home in Orlando. Ila.. since they relurned from West Irian with their three children, Tim, fJrady, and Dwiglil. Iliey are |)lanning to do deputation with llncvangelized lields Mission during the coming year, mostly in the South and Southwest.
David Stearns '55 is pastor o( the Otter Creek Christian Church near Seelyville. Indiana, and is also salesman for WI'IK-IM radio station of I'erre Haute.
Norbert Kier '56 was selected president of the Tennessee School Counselors Association at the I'SCA annual eonlerence. He is guidance counselor al Soddy Daisy Junior High School, having earned his M.Ld. in guidance and counseling from the University of Tennessee al Chattanooga.
Tom Sachcr x'56 as camp director lor the Bible Club Movement reports 6,442 camper days last summer at Camp Streamside in I'enn. This program accommodated an average of 100 children for each of nine weeks. In addition 1,500 young people participated in weekend retreats during the winter months. Tom has been on the camp stall for fourteen years and is now a tulltime resident at the camp along with his wife and three daughters.
Dr. Mark Davis '56 was awarded a lord loundalion Academic Administration Intern- ship grant as one of forty American Council on Lducation l-ellows and the only recipient of the honor from Minnesota. Dr. Davis is associate professor and chairman of the English depart- ment of Augsburg College. He will serve a nine-montli internship at Augsburg to partici- pate in policy and decision-making activities as a part of the training program to strengthen leadership in American liigher education.
Dorene Palmer, widow of Ramon Palmer, '56, continues her work with students in Honduras. She has recently written a novel for teenagers lo present the importance of putting Christ first in their lives and seeks a means of publishing the book.
Wilbur '56 and Ida Lou Pickering came on furlough from Brazil in July and spent August at Ida Lou's home in Lake Ariel, Penn. In September Wilbur expected to enroll at the University of Toronto for an intensive study program. Just before leaving Brazil. Wilbur traveled some 200 miles of the Purus River in four weeks stopping at three strategic points to visit some 200 individuals of the Apurina tribe and leave copies of the Bible story book and primers with those who could read.
Edwin '57 and Doris Svedberg expect to remain for another year at Wycliffe-JAARS Center in Waxhaw, N. C. where Ed is overhaul- ing airplane engines that go all over the world, .lack x'58 and Lora Lee (Clingan) '57 Spurlock were scheduled to leave Bukavu, Zaire, in July and take a chartered llight from Nairobi to New York via London in time to attend the Berean Mission annual conference in Nebraska. They plan to live in California during furlough. Their oldest son. Bob, hopes to enter Moody Tech and Sherry looks forward to Judson Baptist Bible College in Portland, Ore.. this fall.
Janie Vo.ss '65 is teaching missionary chil- dren in the Wycliffe Bible Translators school that is located on the South China Sea coast in Vietnam. She and Karen Gunnette share the responsibilities for about eighteen children in the first five grades.
Pictured above .in: Jach 'bS urui Myrru (Gibson) x'61 Grammar .ind Iheir (ivc childfjn. Jack IS pallor of Tucvon Bible C Tucson, An?.
Roger Dickinson '59 has been pailoi of I aitb liibic Church in Columbus, Ohio for frvc years. He is assisted by his wife DonnU (LcaM) '58. They have two children. Rcncc in (i(lh grade and Todd in third grade.
Gary and Alice (Tobclmann) '59 Frcdricks expect to leave with their two sons. Scrjll and Mark, for Itliiopia in September. The first two months will be in Kampala, Ugiinda. with experienced staff members of Campus Crusade in preparation for a minislry with African students.
David Honeywell '59 is leaching Spanish in Three Rivers High SchooL He and Robcrla (Funk) '59 visited Bryan June 30 with their children. Laura 10. and Tracy, 7.
Gerald '59 and Amy (Wilson) x'59 Smith moved in August to Poltersvillc, N. V.. where Jero' is leaching Greek and Bible at the Word of Life Bible institute. Their three daughters are looking forward to learning all th;- — ■ ■■ sports.
Lee '60 and Irene Temples were s.. lo return lo Venezuela in August to spend eight months in Puerto Ayacucho taking a refresher course in Spanish as they continue their work under New Tribes .Mission.
Malcolm Herndon '61 who is teaching malh at Emmanuel College in Eranklin Springs. Gi. plans to attend a National Science Foundation Institute in malh at Emory University in .Mlania for the next three summers.
Kenneth R. Roden, Jr. '62 receised a doctorate in mathematics in May from the University of Arkansas in Fayettesille. He has been teaching at LeTourneau College in Long- view, Texas. He is married lo Joyce (Malthes) x'64.
William Rhoad '63 is a systems analyst with control data in Lockville. Md.
Margie (Denner) '63 Grote received the doctorate in education from Temple University on .May 18. She is teaching at Glassboro State College.
Paul and Becky (Bollman) '63 Marcy find rewarding opportunities in their missionary service as pilot and teacher. Becky recently substituted in the 4th grade at La-S Arr,eri.a< Academy in Hondur3.s. Timmy at fi\e : ing Spanish with his playmate: Dasey at already had surgery, and was .schedules tor ten* in .August to determine the extent of an abnomialits in his development. The Marcys made their headquarters with Becky's sister, Rachel Bollman "64, in Wheaton, IlL
Pat Conner "65 has been named principal at Rhea Central High School in Dayton, Tenn. For tlie past four years he has been principal at GraysviUe Elementary SchooL He has com- pleted academic requirements for his master's degree at Middle Tennessee State University at Murfreeshoro. Tenn.
John Hillyer x'65 is a T.V. Engineer in New- York Cits for the David Frost show. He sisited in Tennessee recently as guest of the Westeates in Sale Creek.
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Daniel and Sylvia (Toliver) '67 MacNeill have moved to New Bern N. C, where Dan is head librarian at the Junior College.
Robert Kaatz x'67 and Paul Timblin '68 both graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary in May with the master of theology degree in missions.
Robert x'67 and Dorothy (Sides) '65 Kaatz have been accepted as missionary candidates for Europe under Bible Memory Association. The Kaatz family including Christy, are making their home in St. Louis. They assisted at Miracle Camp, New York, during the summer.
Nita Kaiges '68 is working at Moody Book Store in Chicago but is still looking forward to missionary work in a Muslim country as the Lord leads.
Miriam Meyer '6 8 who taught for two years at the school for missionary children in Quito, Ecuador, has returned to the states and will be first grade teacher at the West End Christian School in Hopewell, Virginia.
Steve and Susan (Voss) '68 Ulmer moved in June to Conway, Ark., where Steve became associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Conway with responsibilities in families, campus, and youth ministries. The city has three local colleges. Steve received the Th.M. from Dallas Seminary early in May and Susan was awarded the Ph.T. (Putting Husband Through).
David Crawford '69 along with a student group from the Korean Bible College planted over 50,000 trees on the mountain sides as an attempt to make the college self-supporting in future years. Dave and Sue have Bible study groups in their home every week including students from ten non-Christian colleges with studies on Science and the Bible.
Sonny Goodman '69 graduated cum laude from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in June. He has accepted the position as youth pastor at Bethany Evangelical Free Church in Littleton, Colo. Both he and Patty (Collins) '69 are enjoying the church and the scenery in Colorado.
Denzil G. Mauk '69 began his work as assistant pastor at Bethel Bible Church in Hammond the first of September. He is a 1972 Grace Theological Seminary graduate.
Dan Cvacho '70 is now in the U.S. Coast Guard, stationed at the Balboa Park Naval Hospital where he is in the Pharmacy Tech School with the rank of HM3. He and his wife, Judy (Sadler) '71, are living in San Diego.
Bonita Gunn '70 has been accepted for missionary service in Ethiopia under Sudan Interior Mission. She plans to teach for a year in the States while preparing for departure in 1973.
Richard D. Logsdon '69 received the master of divinity at the May commencement exercises of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas.
Joyce Lukridge '70 went to Japan in September 1971 to lecture in the English lan- guage as a member of the faculty in Hokkaido University. She also assists the Overseas Mis- sionary Fellowship missionaries who are work- ing in Sapporo. The desire to learn English by both Japanese students and faculty was height- ened greatly this spring by the Olympics in Japan and thus increased Joyce's opportunities for service and testimony.
James Papen '71 is minister of Evangelism at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Pasadena,
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Calif, while studying at the Narramore School of Psychology at Rosemead, Calif.
Gerald Fouts '72 began his work this summer as an assistant at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Vero Beach, Fla. His daugliter, Terri, is a freshman at Bryan this year.
Patti (Hill) x'73 Danner and her husband, Phil, plan to attend Columbia Bible College. They have one daughter. Amy Michalle.
Anita (Bacon) x'73 Hardeman and her husband, are also at Columbia Bible College.
Joyce Dresdow x'75 worked with Operation Mobilization this summer in Mexico in the cities of Vera Cruz, Rio Blanco, Tetala Oaxaca for five weeks of concentrated literature dis- tribution and testimony. Says Joyce of this experience, "The Lord has been enabling me to witness in Spanish and to pray in Spanish to a limited extent, but it has been great to be able to share Christ at least a little in another language."
1972 GRADUATES TEACH IN RHEA COUNTY
Several 1972 graduates have Rhea County teaching positions as follows: Nancy Lee Van Prooyen at Frazier; Yvonne (Jenkins) Tallent at Evensville; Martha Haught at Morgantown; Lynn (Leopold) Peterson, Rhea Higli; Rebecca Conrad, Special Education, Dayton; Shirley (Alvis) Meberg, Marilee Poole and Lois (Neal) Caneday at Graysville; and Barbara (McCarrell) Sheddan at Spring City Elementary. Other alumni who are new on the Rhea County staff include Jeanine Goafley '71, Spring City High School; Paul Wells '66, Rhea High; and Charlene (Hogan) Kiser '71 Frazier.
SYMPATHY
Scott Davis x'75, who had completed his freshman year at Bryan, was killed on July 25 in an accident on the county road job when he fell on a mound of loose dirt in the path of the road machine. Just a little more than a week before his death, at the Sunday evening service in his home at Canton, Ohio, Scott went forward to accept the Lord and asked his father to come to the front of the church for reconciliation. The following Wednesday night he gave further public testimony during the service.
WEDDINGS
Joanne Worley '63
to Timothy Morscheck on June 24 in Mt. Clemens, Mich. *
Kenneth M . Froemke '68 to Marcia Stewart '72 on Septem- f ber 2 in Lake Alfred, . ,,,
Fla. 'tAj.j
Doreen Elise Gassman '70 to Harold S. Jenkins '70 on August 5 in Minerva, Ohio.
Rebecca Rhoad x'70 to Lloyd B. Moore on July 1, 1971. The Moores are living in Alexandria, Va.
Linda Sue Bieber '71 to Glenn C. Gage x'73 on June 24 in Muscatine, Iowa.
Steven Hight '71 to Ratherine Sue Bane on June 9, at Rockwood, Tenn.
Patricia Ann Johnson '71 to Richard S. Ring on July 8 in Miami, Fla.
Edward H. Fritts '72 to Judy Lynn Triplett '71 on June 9 in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Shirley Alvis '72 to Harold Meberg '72 on June 10 in Jacksonville, Fla.
Lois Auringer '72 to Richard L. Fisher on June 17 in Portsmouth, Ohio.
Roy T. Barker '72 to Joyce Jacobsen x"73 on August 12 in Chicago, Illinois.
Ned Allen Berwager '72 to Sharon Hartshorn x'74 on August 19 in Canton, N. J.
Bertha Combs '72 to David Bruce McKay on August 26 in Trotwood, Ohio
Donald J. Ford '72 to Nora Frances Gadd on June 10 in Beckley, W. Va.
Sandy Gibson x'73 to Phil Long '72 ori August 12 in Ft. Mitchell, Ky.
Mary Elizabeth Howard '72 to Dennis Lee Stayton '74 on August 18 in Sale Creek, Tenn.
Yvonne Jenkins '72 to Glen Tallent '73 on August 5 in Beaver, W. Va,
Barbara McCarrell '72 to Frank Sheddan '72 on May 13, in Des Plaines, 111.
Lois Mae Neal '72 to Ardel B. Caneday '73 on July 1 in Cottonwood, Minn.
Lynda Paulson '72 to Dennis Blake on June 10 in Minnelonka, Minn.
Patricia Jeanne Wells '72 to George Manley Hippie '71 on May 22 in Dayton, Tenn.
Timothy Kimmel '72 to Darcey Dirks x'74 on August 19 in Annapolis, Md.
BIRTHS
To Dan '62 and Mary (Atkinson) '62 Ben>
a son, Daniel Charles, Jr., on January 26, ir Malvern, Penn.
To Larry and Gail (Rose) '62 Lester a son Brett Matthew, on June 12. Brett joins brothe Allen 3Vi. and Cherith 15 months.
To Ronald '65 and Lois (Groeneveld) '6; Zartman their second child, Timothy Alan, oi November 3, 1971. The Zartman family includ ing five-year-old Onalee also plans to visit a Homecoming in October.
To Dan x'65 and Louise (Graham) '6i Sheyda their third child, Rachel Dawn, oi August 24 in Matthews, N. C. Their olde children are Rebecca, 5, and Timothy, 3.
To Allen '68 and Carol (Otteson) x'6' Mawhinney a son, Scott Allen, on May 31 1972, in Philadelphia, Penn.
To John '68 and Naomi (Cox) x'70 Corcoran a son, Shawn David, on July 10, ii Richmond, Va. John is an accountant with th( Virginia State Health Department.
To Dan '69 and Anita (Anderson) x'7^ McMillan a daughter, Wendy Suzanne, oj May 9 in Dayton, Tenn. Dan is continuing t(j teach at Rhea High.
To Harvey x'70 and Irene (Wilson) x'6S Klamm a daughter, Annette Irene on July 27 ill Springfield, Ohio.
To Mark '72 and Nancy (Birch) '7i Longnecker a daughter, Julie Marie, on July 21 Mark has joined the U.S. Navy and is station in San Diego, California where Nancy and Juli( joined him in August.
To Gene "72 and Laurel '71 Summers a sonj Benjamin Eric, on June 22 in Dayton, Tenn.
THANKS TO THE CLASS OF 197|
The class gift from the ninety-two membes of the class of 1972 provided a Pitney-Bowl parcel post scale given in honor d Robert E. Sheddan and also substantial suppoa for the Ironside Memorial Library book projeC^ for a total gift of S750. Thanks and congratula-'' tions, class of 1972!
STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
POOLED INCOME FUND
One of the inosi cxciling iidvances conkiined in llie 10(i') T;ix Rclonii Acl was llie Pooled Income Fund. Under the new l,:iw many small life income dona- lions can be pooled together and managed as one large Irusl.
The cost of adminislering Ihese funds is very low because they are managed as one unit instead of several. The fund has a mutual benefit to all those who have life income contracts in them.
Bryan College has now started a Pooled Income Plan and we invite our friends to take advantage of this service.
The Pooled Income Plan may be used when a donor makes an irrevocable gift to Bryan College of assets such as cash, stocks, bonds, real estate or other market- able property having a value of $500 or more. These assets are placed in a Pooled Income Plan with similar gifts from others, and the investment of this Plan is supervised by the College with the guid- ance of private investment counsel employed by the College. The donor makes the gift subject to a life income interest, and the College agrees to pay income to the donor quarterly, based upon the earnings of the Plan. The interest of the donor in the Pooled Income Plan is adjusted quarterly to reflect changes in market value.
Assets which have appreciated in value since their acquisition may be given into the Plan and under present law no capital
This information bulletin is published quarterly as an addendum to the NEWSETTE to provide friends of Bryan College with information that will assist them in their Christian stewardship.
Neither the author nor the publisher of this publication is engaged in render- ing legal or tax advisory service. For advice and assistance in specific cases, the services of an attorney or other professional person should be obtained. The purpose of this publication is to provide accurate and authoritative infor- mation of a general character only. Watch for tax revisions.
by Marvin K««n«r
pains lax is assessed on such a gift.
A siiii^lc life Pooled Income Plan may be obtained \n provide income beneliis for one person.
A sim'ivorsliip Pooled income Plan may be obtained il' the donor desires to provide income benefits for a loved one in addition to himself.
The principal amoimt invested in ihc Plan remains with the College and at the death of the donor il is used to further Bryan's distinctive program asaChrislian liberal arts college,
A large percentage of each gill under this type of an agreement is deductible in the year of the gift as a charitable deduction on the donor's federal income tax return. Should a gift be more than the allowable deduction for the year, it can be carried over up to five additional years,
ADVANTAGES OF A LIFE INCOME AGREEMENT
• Quarterly income payments are made throughout the donor's life.
• A loved one inuy in: in.rj'lcu ;is a survivor in a Life Income AKreenicril and conliniic lo rctfive all income llirouphoul lijs/lic( life should lie/stic survive the donor
• No capital gains lax is avses.sfd <jn apprecialed a.sscls which arc Kivcn subject lo a life income inlcrcM
• The Pooled Income J-'und may provide security nol normally enjoyed by an individual.
• The donor Is relieved ol costs ol management as well as problems and worries of I he reinvestment of a»ct*.
• The assets invested in a Pooled Income Plan are removed from the donor's estate and are nol subject lo probate costs. In a survivorship agreement the assets may be subject to estate tax. The single life plan avoids estate taxes.
• The principal amount remains with Bryan College at the death of the donor. It provides eternal dividends by supporting the training of young people for Christian leadership, leaders who put "Christ above all."
If you own highly appreciated prop- erty or stocks that yield low returns, this Plan would be especially valuable to you. .Send in the coupon below if you are interested in learning more about this exciting new plan.
Illustrating one facet of the deferred giving program of the college is the erection of a new house on Faculty Circle by Mr. and Mrs. Mercer Clementson of Chattanooga as a gift to the college. The Clernentsons will have life tenancy in this home being built according to their own desires and plans.
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At left above, at the ground breaking cere- monies early in August, the Clernentsons are shown at the right assisted by President T. C. Mercer, center, contractor Harvie Lewis, stand- ing; and shoveling at left, is Russell V. Stansbury, business manager.
At right is shown construction progress by August 31 as the Clernentsons keep an oversight on the erection of the two-bedroom house which also has a living-dining-kitchen complex, plus a carport for both car and camper.
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NEW DAYTONSIGNS WELCOME FALL ARRIVALS
New attractive city markers as pictured above have been erected by the Chamber of Com- merce at each end of Dayton on highway 27, providing the fulfillment of a project suggested by the Bryan class of 1964 and including the aid of their class gift which had been held in reserve.
Fall Sports Feature Soccer, Cross Country
Soccer and cross country camps were held a week before the opening of school for a season's head start under Coach John Reeser and assistant Bob Andrews for soccer and Lloyd Matthes for cross country. Schedules for the two fall sports are listed below.
SOCCER SCHEDULE
Sept. |
23 |
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Toccoa Falls |
29 |
King College |
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30 |
Tusculum |
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Oct. |
7 |
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*Carson Newman |
11 |
University of South |
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14 |
Athens |
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20 |
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University of Tennessee |
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24 |
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Tennessee Temple |
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28 |
Covenant |
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CROSS-COUNTRY SCHEDULE |
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Sept. |
16 |
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Carson Newman |
19 |
Berry |
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23 |
Carson Newman |
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25 |
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Fisk |
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27 |
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Univ. of South |
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30 |
Milligan |
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Oct. |
3 |
Covenant |
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7 |
1 . |
Bryan Invitational |
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10 |
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Covenant |
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14 |
Carson Newman Invitational |
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24 |
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Tennessee Temple |
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28 |
T.I.A.C. at Memphis, Southwestern |
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Nov. |
4 |
Tennessee Temple |
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7 |
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David Lipscomb |
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Dme games |
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SECOND GENERATION STUDENTS
Twelve freshmen pictured at right are sons and daughters of Bryan alumni as follows: Front row— Terri Fouts, daughter of Gerald '72 and Bernice Fouts, Vero Beach, Fla; Brenda Hay, daughter of Ian '50 and June (Bell) '51 Hay, Fanwood, N. J.; Karen Levengood, daughter of Albert '52 and Joyce (Cooper) '52 Levengood, Dayton, Tenn.; Chris Marken, daughter of Kenneth '47 and Evelyn Wlarken, Richmond, Va.; and Anna McCarrell, daughter of Robert '55 and Genevieve McCarrell, Cleveland, Tenn. Back row— Jonathan Bennett, son of Robert and Grace (Levengood) '42 Bennett, Cleveland, Ohio; John Lacey, son of Jack '52 and Marion Lacey, Waterloo, Iowa; Becky Peck, daughter of Earl x'49 and Lillian (Borgard) '45 Peck, Springfield, Mo.; Lucy Lieb, daughter of Edgar '48 and Jane (Sutton) '49 Lieb, Fortaleza, Brazil; Bob Simmons, son of Clyde '49 and Ruth (Kuhn) '47 Simmons, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Alan Cordova, son of Augusto and Florence (Monck) '47 Cordova, Lynwood, Calif.; and David Maynard son of Durward x'41 and Virginia Maynard, Louisville, Ky. Other freshmen not pictured include Susan Griffith, daughter of Billy J. and Helen '69 Griffith, Tullahoma, Tenn.; and Craig Samuelson, son of Ralph '59 and Beverly (Kampf) x'57, Samuelson, Lapeer, Mich.
There' are ten second generation students among the returning classes for a total of 24 children of alumni parents.
Returning cross country lettermen are pictureL on the back row, right to left as follows: Jim Steele, Dave Wolfe, Joel Kocher, Jim Thornton, and Drew Bauder.
New runners in the front row are Paul Young, Dave Maynard, and Tom Potter. Team members not pictured include Roger Coulter and Greg Norwood.
Shown above center and below are parents and family members whom the photographer captured on visits at registration time. Center— Levengoods and Bennetts, and Florence Cordova with Gloria and Alan; below— Markens, Simmons, and Liebs.
OPENING ACTIVITIES
Activities ofthe opening nine-day period prior to beginning of classes on Sep- tember 1 included a two-day faculty workshop, a student leadership con- ference, soccer camp, and four days of orientation and registration. Social features of orientation week were the annual reception for new students spon- sored by the Dayton ministerial associa- tion and held this year at Dayton's new First Baptist Church, with Rev. Hayden Center as host pastor; an information meeting for parents of new students, followed by a refreshment hour for the parents and other campus visitors hosted by President and Mrs. Theodore C. Mercer at Rhea House, and a party sponsored by the Student Union. The annual formal President's reception on September 2 directed by Mrs. Mercer, with blind dates arranged by the Student Senate, featured decorations and a pro- gram utilizing an election year theme.
BRYAN NEWSETTE
"Christ Above AH"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Wanda Davey Circulation Mgr.
Published and Printed Quarterly by
William Jennings Bryan College
Dayton, Tennessee 37321
Second Class Postage Paid at Dayton, Tenn.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Volume XXXIX
October-November-December 1972
Number 2
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HOMECOMING FEATURES CHAPEL SPIRE RAISING
The college mi)lli), "Christ Above All," was given a new mode of expression a( Bryan this fall with the erection of the 75-l'oot free-slanding steeple with a four- armed cross at the tip and four larger crosses at the base. The raising of the new spire, which was a special feature of Homecoming weekend, is designed to call attention to the future location of the Rudd Memorial Chapel and to be a permanent symbol identifying Bryan in accepting the sacrificial death of Christ as the central theme of Scripture.
At the erection ceremony shared by faculty, students, and alumni, the group sang "To God Be the Glory." heard the reading of portions from Ezra by
CHRISTIAN LIFE CONFERENCE January 10-12, 1973
SPEAKERS:
Rev. James C. Offutt, North Central Regional Coordinator for the Black Lay Ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ.
Dr. James Engel, professor and direc- tor of communications research at Wheaton College graduate school. Morning and evening sessions eacti day
Dr. Jensen, lisienea to Lr. .Mcrctr :, com- ments about the significance of the event as related lo the Chapel construction, and shared in the dedication prayer by Alumni president Charles Wcstgate.
The promotion for the Rudd Chapel fund has been conducted by the Alumni Association thus far among its own members with a stated goal of SKXJ.OOO toward the expected need of S500,000 for the total project. To date over 557,000 has been pledged by alumni members with S24,000 already con- tributed in cash.
Plans now under way to promote the securing of funds for the chapel are designed to reach a level of commitments and cash gifts which will enable construc- tion lo be initiated next year, hopefully at Homecoming time.
The design for the new steeple was conceived and drawn by Wayne Hook, Bryan's art instructor. It was constructed by Campbellsville Industries from acr\Tic pre-finished aluminum and transported as a unit by truck from Campbellsville. Ky., to the campus site. The installation on a masonry base was made under the super- vision of Equitable Church Builders, the Nashville architectural tTrm which has been employed to handle the plans for the new chapel.
RUDD MEMORIAL CHAPEL SPIRE
Ctiarles Westgate, alumni president at left, and Dr. Ttieodore Mercer, college president at right, appear with Mary Frances Rudd and Mrs. Judson Rudd at the chapel spire raising.
Wayne Hook, Bryan's art instructor and the designer of the new spire, appears tjetween the cross arms as he examines the craftsmanship of the towering reality fashioned from his design.
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Enrollment Grows 48% Since Accreditation
Seeking a college education where Christ is honored and the Bible is re- spected as the inspired Word of God, students have enrolled at Bryan this fall from 34 states and 12 foreign countries, representing also more than 40 different denominations.
The total registration including part- time students has risen to 534, for an increase of 12.5 per cent over last fall. Another significant statistic shows a 48 per cent increase in enrollment in the past three years since accreditation.
Tennessee continues to take a long lead with 159 students, or nearly a third of the registration. Approximately 100 of these claim Rhea county as their resi- dence, which is a good indicator of the strong community-college relationship.
Factors which have strengthened the total enrollment include evening courses designed to serve local needs and a public service careers program in Chattanooga where Bryan faculty offer such courses as sociology, psychology, and communica- tions improvement for minority-group adults under the Chattanooga Com- munity Action Agency.
Second in state representation is Florida with 47. Succeeding states in order are Georgia, 32; Ohio, 26; Illinois, North Carolina, and Virginia each with 23; Michigan, 22; Pennsylvania, 21; others with 10 or more are Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia, New Jersey, and New York. Other distant states include Minnesota 7, Arizona and California with 6 each.
The foreign country representation in- cludes citizens from Canada, Bahamas, and Vietnam and other foreign residents whose parents are missionaries or profes- sional people in Brazil, Colombia,
Governor Winfield Dunn, center, is shown at the main building as he addressed students who had gathered to greet him on Sept. 11, when he attended a luncheon at the college held in connection with ground breaking ceremonies for La-Z-Boy Chair Co., Dayton's newest in- dustry.
Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Indonesia, India, Ethiopia, and Zaire.
The denominational representation continues to indicate a strong pre- dominance (some 250) of various Baptist groups and more than 100 students from independent churches without denomina- tional affiliation. Presbyterians and Methodists have significant identity among Bryan students with some 16 other denominations being included.
TRUSTEES ESTABLISH ENROLLMENT OPTIMUM
The steady upward trend in enroll- ment growth encouraged the trustees to examine realistically the desirable rate of growth and the maximum size for the "small college" when they met in Oc- tober.
The trustees agreed upon an optimum enrollment of 700 to 800 full-time equiv- alent for purposes of long-range planning. This will allow for a resident dormitory enrollment of approximately 650 and an overall enrollment including part-time students of 800 to 900.
After conferring with college adminis- trators the trustees felt that fixing the limits on future growth would enable the utilization of existing physical facilities to the fullest extent and would provide operation under existing and foreseeable fund-raising potential. Expansion of facil- ities would necessarily include three new dormitories, a student union building, and the proposed new chapel which is already on the architect's drawing board. The decision included plans for beginning negotiations immediately for the con- struction of the fourth campus dormi- tory.
The decision to limit future enroll- ment takes into account the current decrease in the national birth-rate which projects an end by 1980 to the spiraling school enrollments which have prevailed nation-wide since World War II and are already evident in many small private colleges. It is also consistent with the desire of Bryan College to continue to provide a better quality of education to all of its students rather than to major on expansion of campus facihties.
Other actions at the recent trustees' meeting included the re-election of Dr. J. Wesley McKinney, Memphis ophthalmol- ogist, to his fourth consecutive term as chairman of the Board of Trustees. He has been a Bryan trustee since 1950. Other continuing trustee officers are Rev. Mark Senter, Bible teacher of Green- ville, S.C., vice president; and Mr. Edward J. Robeson III, business executive of Chester, S. C, secretary.
Miss Huston
TRUSTEE AUTOGRAPHS NEW PUBLICATION
Dr. Ruth Huston, a trustee of Bryan College since 1959, presented the first copies of her new book, ACTING LIKE CHRISTIANS, to fellow board members at the October meeting. Faculty and staff members also received personally autographed copies at a coffee hour later in the week. The 177-page volume has been published and copyrighted by Bryan College and will be available through the College Book Store.
Miss Huston's family has for five generations been prominent in the Lukens Steel Company, Coatesville, Pa., of which she is a stockholder. Most of her life has been spent in Christian work in Knott County. Ky. Her benevolence and long, faithful service was recognized byj Pikeville College, Pikeville, Ky., whichi conferred upon her the honorary degree of doctor of humanities. She retains a summer residence at Emmalena, Ky., and spends the remaining months in Winter Park, Florida.
The reasons for writing this book are explained by Miss Huston in her introduc- tion. "Because I have been puzzled, dis- turbed, and often misled by the behavior of some people who called themselves 'Christians,' I decided to look at my New Testament to see how I, a Christian, should act during the rest of my days here on earth. This book is hopefully the answer to those who, like myself, want to be genuine Christians by God's stand- ards."
In developing her theme she describes how Christians should act toward the Bible, toward God, toward themselves, others, money, circumstances, pleasure, opposition, and the future.
Dr. Huston is also the author of| GOD'S TIMING IN THE KENTUCKYI MOUNTAINS, an accoujit of her earlier experiences in mountain mission work.
IN MEMQRIAM
Mrs. Loren G. Jones, 87, Greenville, ] S. C, October 16, 1972, longtime \ friend and supporter of Bryan College. She and her late husband, who died in 1960, were widely known to the American evangelical constituency be- cause of their musical ministry (she as pianist and he as song leader) from Billy Sunday on. Dr. and Mrs. Jones j conducted the music for the 1958 fall ; Bible conference at Bryan.
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GROUND FLOOR RENEWED FOR STUDENT CENTER
by Kcnnil /.opfi Dean of Sliidciils
"Wlicrc can the sludcnls go to relax and have I'un during their Crec lime?" "The COMMONER stalT needs a room in whicli to meet and work." "What rooms can we give to the Student Senate and lo the Student Union this year for tiieir meeting places?" "And don't I'orgel Mis- sions in Action and the Christian Service Association- they need places lo meet too!" "Where can we set up the ping- pong tables, and how about a TV room?" These are some of the perennial questions that are asked at Bryan College at the beginning of every school year. Each year the problem is solved by finding some "leftover" and "make-shift" space some- where in the Administration Building for this student activity or for that student body function. The room, perhaps a storage room in the old, unremodeled part of the building, is usually drab and poorly lighted. The students are re- minded, "Of course, this is only tempo- rary. Some day when Bryan gets its new Student Center, then you will have your own room for your particular activity!"
But a Student Center on any college campus usually means another building- and that means a lot of money.
Last year a faculty committee was appointed to investigate the possibility of a student center, perhaps by utilizing more wisely our present facilities. The committee came up with a plan and a sketch: remodel the north end of the ground floor of the Administration Build- ing and make it into a student center. The plan was adopted last spring and the construction and remodeling was begun in October when funds became available for this major renovation project.
On the north end there will be individ- ual and permanent rooms for the COM- MONER Staff, for the Student Senate and the Student Union. Missions in
PRESIDENT'S TOUR
12 Days to the Holy Liind with Dr. T. C. Mercor, host nnd lecturer
March 1-12, 1973
Tour directed by Dr. J. B. Bartlott,
vice president of Bryan College
and director of travel tours.
President's Tour stops include:
• Athens, Greece • Bethlehem
• Tel Aviv, Israel • Beersheba
• Jerusalem • Meqirido
• Mount of Olives • Nazareth
• Mount Zion • Sea of Galilee
• Jericho • Haifa
• Qumran • Caesarea For details write: President's Tour, Bryan College, Dayton, Tennessee 37321
Action and (he Christian Service Associa- tion will have their own offices too. The college bookstore will be located on the south end of the ground floor next to the dining room.
The main feature of the new project will be one large open space between the student offices and bookstore. This open space will have various "areas" designated for specific activities, such as the Lion's Den snack bar. a lounge area, a game area, and a TV area. The whole area can also be used for student meetings and assemblies. The walls and floors will be covered with attractive but durable materials. The furnishings will be modern and conserva- tive. The whole area will be well-lighted.
Even though we are having to shove things together temporarily in other parts of the building in order to vacate the whole north end of the ground floor to facilitate the remodeling, the students are making the shifts and sacrifices without complaints, for there is great anticipation among them for the day when they will be able to enjoy their own Student Center
The good student morale and spirit of understanding and cooperation on campus this fall is due largely to the very excellent and dedicated work of our student leaders.
Gifts for the King Support Student Aid Program
CJur annual (.ill:. lt)i ihc King ptutuij- lion is repealing this year a Iradiliun eslabhshcd more than twenty years ago. You may have received by this lime your brochure with the accompanying Idler from Dr. Mercer. If yrju have already responded, we thank you now for your gift. I( you have not yet sent your gift, we call your attention once more to the need and thank you for what you arc going to do.
NEWSETTE for December 1948 carried the earliest mention of Gifts for the King which we have found. We quote from it in part;
Almost the entire student body and staff will join in prayer and fellowship for a service in which lo present their Gifts for the King.
In addition to the Bryan family of two hundred fifty, over seven- teen thousand others are invited to attend. Though it is expected that few of these will be present in person, it is anticipated that many will come 'by mail,' sending their gifts for the King to be opened at the service in the presence of the entire family.
Although a service is no longer held to open the gifts for the King, we hope that hundreds, -even thousands.— of you will indeed "visit" us this Christmas season by sending your gift for the King. We remind all of our readers that the Gifts for the King presentation is three-fold:
Gold: A gift for the student-aid
program
Frankincense: Prayer for Bryan College in all of its many needs
Myrrh: A word of encouragement or testimony
If you cannot visit us in person, you can "visit" us at Bryan nevertheless by sending your three-fold gift for the King. We shall e.xpect to hear from you.
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1972-73 Prospects Bright for Bryan's Towering Lions
The outlook for the 1972-73 basket- ball season appears very favorable. After a losing season last year, his first since coming to Bryan in 1968, Coach Wayne Dixon made an extra effort to find new talent to strengthen the 72-73 team. Top prospects were found in the persons of Rick Burroughs, a 6'6" center from Florida Junior College, Larry Bellamy, a 5'2" guard from Lindsey-Wilson Junior College, Jack Newton, a 6'4"' forward from Northeast Alabama Junior College, and Rodney Edwards, a 6'5" forward from Paducah, Kentucky. Another new face in the Lion uniform this season will be Gary Wilson, a 6'7" center, who just returned from the service. These men should provide needed depth to the Lion front line.
Returning from last year's team will be a nucleus of seasoned players who will be expected to provide leadership and spirit. Returning at guard will be Woody Duncan, the SCAC's leading scorer from last year with an average of 23.6 points per game. Also at guard will be David Eldridge, who was the SCAC free throw percentage leader last year. At forward, two men return, 6'5" Ron Davidson, who averaged 10 points and 10 rebounds a game, and Ray Locy, at 6'3"', one of the team's best leapers. Ready to play this season, after sitting out the 71-72 year is Reggie Cook, a 6'0" guard from Williamson, New York.
The schedule for 72-73 is by far the toughest ever attempted by Bryan College; however, the prospects for suc- cess are hopeful and certainly bright as the combination of old hands, new talent and experienced coaching reaches for a Bryan victory in 72-73.
Members of this year's basketball squad pictured above are, front row, left to right, Dave Eldridge, Woody Duncan, Biff Quarles, John Murdock, Dan Decker; back row, Larry Bellamy, Jack Newton, Rick Burroughs, Gary Wilson, Ron Davidson, and Rodney Edwards.
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
Nov. |
18 |
'Johnson Bible |
23-25 |
Tenn. Temple Tournament |
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27 |
'Atlanta Christian |
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28 |
Univ. of South |
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Dec. |
2 |
Univ. of NC/Charlotte |
4 |
Union Univ. |
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6 |
Birmingham South. |
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8 |
Lee College |
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11 |
Carson Newman |
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14 |
*Toccoa Falls |
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16 |
'Temple |
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Jan. |
15 |
•Steed |
16 |
Trevecca |
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19 |
'Milligan |
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20 |
♦Univ. of South |
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26 |
♦Birmingham South. |
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27 |
♦Covenant |
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31 |
Johnson Bible |
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Feb. |
5 |
Milligan |
6 |
Covenant |
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8 |
Maryville |
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12 |
•Lee |
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16 |
♦Trevecca |
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19 |
♦Steed |
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23 |
Temple |
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26 |
•Maryville |
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Mar. |
1-3 |
SCAC |
May 21-June |
12 West Indies |
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Republic of Haiti |
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Dominican Republic |
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Guadeloupe, French Wl |
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Dominica, British Wl |
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Martinique, French Wl |
♦Home Games-8:00 p.m. EST
Flanked by Assistant Coach Robert Andrews at left and Coach John Reeser at right are members of this year's soccer team-kneeling, left to right, Kidd, Grant, Ballard, Miller, Strauss, Cook, Robeson, Kier, Camp, Faugl, Hash, and Travis; back row, P. Shaver, Kocher, Hayes, Cropp, Whitlock, McCollam, R. Efird, Locy, L. Efird, Henry, Ediger, M. Shaver, Mains, Lacey, and Jacobsen.
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Wolfe Leads at State Meet
Flash-David Wolfe captured first place at the State Cross Country Meet October 28 to lead his team to a third place finish among seven schools.
Another season highlight for Bryan's cross country team was its second place finish in a tough eight-team field at Fisk Invitational when Dave Wolfe, senior from Sheldon, Iowa, gained second place honors. Wolfe's speed of 31:05 on a hilly 5.8 mile course stands as a remarkable accomplishment in his seasons' efforts.
Beginning the season with its own Invitational, the Bryan Lions barely lost to Covenant for third place, with Dave Wolfe, Jim Steele, junior of Dayton, Tenn., and Tom Potter, freshman from Lansing, Mich., placing in the top ten.
Wolfe set a new course record at the Carson-Newman Invitational to take individual honors and led the team to another second place finish. Steele, Potter, Roger Coulter, sophomore from Sale Creek, Tenn., and Drew Bauder, junior from Fort Lauderdale, Fla., also received individual awards.
The team record for this season stood at 3-6-1, with the state meet and MAIA distant cross country championship meets still in view.
Dave Wolfe and Coach Jake Matthes are shown with individual and team trophies earned at the Fisk and Carson- IMewman invitationals.
Soccer Team Evens Score
The Lions' soccer team has come out with a season record of 3-1-3 in spite of a plague of injuries, with one game left to play against Covenant before entering the tournaments.
Some of this year's main scorers are co-captain and senior Everett Kier, senior Larry Jacobsen, sophomore Steve Kocher and freshman John Lacey. Among the new freshmen are Lee Efird, Roddy Miller, Mastin Robeson, Chuck Grant, Tim Faugl, and Randy Ballard, who have proved to be assets to the varsity's all-out team effort. Goalie Ray Locy and sub- stitute Andy Hayes have helped to save many of the shots from becoming goals, with assists along the defense line by Steve McCoIIam, Dale Henry, and Rick Efird.
Coached by John Reeser, who is new to Bryan this year, the Lions look for- ward to making a good showing in the fall tournament to be held at University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee.
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BRYAN COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
HOMECOMING ECHOES
llornccoiiiiiig visitors ol 1972 will not soon I'orgc-l (he impressive scene at (lie niid-ilay erection of tlie gleaming white spire on Saturday as a striking reminder of the continu- ing project of tlic Alumni Association the erection ol' Ihe Rudd Memorial Chapel,
I'or the students and alumni visitors, the musical program ol the niglil before with the Madrigals, the Common People (a new folk group), and Uie Symplionic Hand were an appropriate prelude to the action of the 1972-73 Lions who were introduced for a warm-up preview of the basketljall season. An alumni teain that challenged the best of the non-varsity basketball players carried off the honors.
Sports events highlighting Alumni Day in- cluded the Cross Country Invitational, crown- ing of the Homecoming Queen at soccer half- time, and a soccer match with Carson Newman that gave the visitors a 6-2 victory despite a desperate Lion struggle.
The social highlight of the weekend was the festive homecoming banquet joining students, faculty, prospective students, visitors, and alumni in a well-filled dining hall decorated with miniature spires and building bricks to support the homecoming theme, "Let the house be built."
The spirit of the evening can best be reviewed by quoting from the banquet address of Everett Kier x'51, pastor of the Sheets Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington, N. C. In following the theme from Ezra, he introduced the question asked of the elders of Israel, "Who eominanded you to build tliis house?" and pointed out that behind the king who gave the order was the "God of heaven," who was tlie divine director. In concluding his remarks to the banquet assembly. Mr. Kier said:
"My concern in the,se few moments together is that we be united as tliose who are now connected or have been in previous days under the blessings of the ministry of Bryan College as we move into this most tremendous and blessed task that we have undertaken under tlie hand of the Lord. 1 am sure that God has instructed in the building of the Rudd Chapel; and since God has given the order for the building, how do we acquire the provision that God has laid out for us?
"It is illustrated by the story told by Dan Sickles. Sickles had been wounded and Presi- dent Lincoln came to visit him. Sickles observed tliat the President seemed to be deep in thought. His face was lighted up. Turning he said, "When Lee crossed tlie Potomac and entered Pennsylvania, I felt tliat the crisis had come. 1 knew the fighting of a great battle on northern soil involved Wa.shington. I went to my room and got down on my knees in prayer, I wish I could repeat my prayer. I felt I must put my trust in Almighty God. He gave to our people the best country. 1 felt unequal to the task of saving my country. God had been our protector and I prayed He would not let tire nation perish. I asked Him to help us and give us victory now. I feel my prayer was answered and I felt sure of the results at Gettysburg.
"Ihe orders have come from God to build the Rudd Memorial Chapel. Now as wc stay in louch with Him, the God who has given Ihe orders will be the (iod who gives llie supply in the days ahead. May it be our desire and personal privilege as student body, as faculty and staff and alumni to sec our prayers an- swered, and by tlie grace of God one year from today sec the new Rudd Memorial Chapel begun.
"Yes, as God gives the order He has the supply. As we stay in touch with Him, He will bring the two together."
Alumnus of the Year 1972
Larry '57 and Shirley (Ardelean) '56 Fehl and daughters, Cindy, Jan, and Wendy.
Recognizing the outstanding service of one of Bryan"s seasoned missionaries who has been particularly effective in training nationals to take places of leadership, Charles Westgate presented the Alumnus-of-the-Yeai trophy (in absentia) to LARRY FEHL '57, missionary- teacher who has recently returned to the field of Igbaja, Nigeria, under Sudan Interior Mission, to his responsibility as principal of the Igbaja Seminary and Bible College.
Honorary Alumni
Five Bryan-related friends were selected as honorary alumni this year in appreciation for their fellowship and service to tlie college in various ways. These were Mr. and Mrs. Mercer Clementson, the retirees from Chattanooga who are building a home on Bryan property which they plan to leave to the college; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Steele, who have shared on Uie staff of tlie college over a period of twelve years and now have Siree children among the stu- dents; and Mrs. Walter Seera, an enthusiastic member of the Bryan Women's Auxiliary and wife of alumnus Walter Seera "68, who is admissions counsellor for Br>'an,
Homecoming Honorees— Jackie Bright, Queen Rozlind Fitzenreider, Marilyn Hawkins, and Jennifer Jenkins.
N*.'W Alumni A-.'.ociation officort for tfi» 1972 74 tomn .ire piclur«d at the bavi of »h« new chapel spire on October 7 jiKt after iu arrival on campus before it v/a% homed to its permanent location. Left to right are: R. Groan, K. Hurley, C. Westgate, R.Andrew*. L. Andrews, and K. deRosset.
Alumni Ballot Results
President
Charles Westgate "62 Vice President
Ralph Green '56 Secretary -
Lillian Andrews "67 Trea,surcr-
Kcn Hurley "68 Committee on Eleclion.s-
Karin de Rosset '64, Chairman
Robert Andrews '67
Joyce Levengood '52
ALUMNI NEWS BRIEFS
Edward '39 and Joyce (Hirschy) 40 deRosset report from Trujillo. Peru, under Baptist Mid-Missions they had the fullest year since they arrived in 1944. A new church ha' been completed in Vista Alegie and in the first six weeks at least 20 people accepted Christ Ir: April the Independent Baptist Churches of Peru started the Baptist Seminary of Lima with 18 students enrolled the first year. The deRossets had the aid last summer of a Bryan student. Sherry Porter, who was supported by the student Summer Missions Program. Rosalie deRosset '69 visited her parents for two weekj. She is continuing at Moody, sharing time between W.MBI and teaching at the Institute.
Paul and Dorothy OMute) "40 NSTlson Uve now in Com. Okla.. where Paul Ls principal ol the Grace Brethren Mennonite .Academy.
Paul AVelk x'40 began teaching world his- tory and geography tliis year at Rhea Centra] High School in Dayton. He had three years at Bnan with the class of 1940 and then com- pleted degree requirements in 1%6.
Laurine Kolderup '49 has been helping with office work and teaching EngUsh and Spanish tliis past year. The Zapotec New Testament on which she and others have worked several years is now at the printers in Mexico City. In the meantime, portions of the New Testament in leaflet form are used in ministry with Zapotecs.
Nell Pearson '49 has had a full schedule showing films and conducting meetings with the Church on Wheels in .Austria. The needs are so great in her headquarters city of Salzburg where probably not more than 100 children are in Sunday school on any Sunday among a population of 120.000. Children were respon- sive to open air meetings Nell held on i playground, but there is no outreach from any Salzburg church among children and Nell's time is spent in traveling with Gospel films.
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Gary, Alice, Mark, Scott Fredricks
Gary and Alice (Tobelmann) "59 Fredricks have accepted the appointment of Campus Crusade for Christ to serve in Africa.. With their sons, Scott and Mark, they left from New York by air on October 17 to go by way of London to Kampala, Uganda to work with the staff there in ministering with the students at the University. Later they may go on to Ethiopia. David Stearns '55 was ordained to the Gospel ministry on September 21 at the Terre Haute Bible Center in Terre Haute, Indiana.
Nancy Freiberger x"59 had a short furlough from Saigon with her family in Buffalo, New York, but returned to Vietnam in September under Wycliffe Bible
Translators. In July she
"V ^ * ^ _^^li"'W>M shared her testimony and Nancy Freiberger ^ sUde-tape presentation at the Bryan Bible Conference.
Albert '60 and Gertrude '59 Landis have returned to missionary service in Temuco, Chile, where Mr. Landis is teaching in the Christian and Missionary Alliance school. They had served in Chile prior to coming to Bryan and most recently he was on the Moody faculty in the area of missions.
Lee '60 and Irene Temples returned to Venezuela under New Tribes Mission to take a refresher language course and continue their service there.
Roberta "(Lilley) Groff, '61 has co- authored with Lee and Irene Ten:iples Dr. Elmer Towns a new book in the field of education under the title, SUCCESSFUL MIN- ISTRY TO THE RETARDED published by Moody Press. After graduating from Bryan, Mrs. Groff taught two years before going to Trinity Evangelical Divinity School where she received an M.A. in Christian education. She and her husband are now teaching at Mountain View Bible College in Alberta, Canada, where Roberta has organized a school for the retarded of her district and is currently teaching at Horizon School for Exceptional Children.
Naomi Crab tree '63 completed her first term with Overseas Missionary Fellowship in Thailand and came in May on a ten-month furlough. She is living in Linden, Indiana. . Ron '64 and Diane
Naomi Crabtree (pg^.^) ^.54 Morren both
completed the Uteracy course at the Summer Institute of Linguistics in Norman, Oklahoma. Ron has accepted an offer of a graduate assistantship at New Mexico State University and Diane is enrolled in four courses as well as supervising twenty-one sophomore students who are working in classrooms in the local junior high schools. They hope to retum to the Philippine Islands by next summer.
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Robert '65 and Robin (Seaver) '65 Crane secured their annual order of groceries to be ready for another Alaskan winter. Bob has added responsibility as assistant field director with the Slavic Gospel Association.
Eugene H. Bengtson '65, pastor of the Lorida Church of the Brethren in Sebring, has been selected by the Sebring Jaycees as outstanding young religious leader in the community. He is a graduate of the Sebring High School as well as from Bryan and holds the Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary. Activities in addition to his pastorate include weekly Bible study for community youth and twice-monthly men's Bible study and prayer group, youth advisor in organizing volley ball and Softball games. He also includes radio ministry, jail visitation, and various other community services.
Eugene Bengtson
Bea, Don, Stephanie, Eric, Danny Crane
Donald "66 and Beatrice (Pendleton) '66 Crane recently finished their five-week course at the University of Lisbon. Don has been in charge of several services at the Parede Baptist Church, meets with the young people for Bible study and has spoken also at the Youth for Christ chapter to give evidence of progress in the Portuguese language.
John Hills '67, pastor of Church of the Open Door, of Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado, was ordained to the ministry during the past summer. In May he received the master of divinity degree at Conservative Baptist Semi- nary, and President Vernon Grounds was the ordination speaker.
Lillian (Seera) '67 Andrews was selected to be listed with Outstanding Young Women of America this year. As a senior at Bryan she received the Mrs. E. B. Arnold award for stu- dent teaching. She taught in Rhea High, in the West New Trier High School in Winnetka, Illinois while her husband was in Seminary, and now is teaching at the Spring City Higli School. Robert Andrews '67 is now in his third year as Dean of Men at Bryan. The Andrews live in the counsellors' apartment of Long Dorm for Men.
Dorothy M. Miller '68 attended summer school this year and then moved in August to Owatonna, Minnesota, where she is teaching church secretaryship and is secretary to the Dean at Pillsbury Baptist Bible College. She is also dorm supervisor on one floor of the women's dorm.
Kenneth Hurley '68, a mathematics teacher at Rhea Central High School in Dayton, has completed a six-week graduate level computer mathematics summer program at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Fla., sponsored by the General Electric foundation. In addition to his Bryan B.A., Ken holds the masters in mathematics from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He has been teaching for six years at Rhea High. He was one of 38 secondary school teachers to receive a fellowship for the computer training.
Walter Cathey
Walter H. Cathey '68
has enrolled this year at the Reformed Theolog- ical Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, after working for two years with the Sudan Interior Mission in Ethiopia.
Reiko Suzuki '70 has enrolled at Grace Theo- logical Seminary in Winona Lake, Indiana, after spending two years working in a bank at Washington, D.C. and taking some graduate courses there.
Jane Ellen Hodges '70 has been accepted by Unevangehzed Fields Mission for Indian work in Brazil. She hopes to be in language school in Belem, to learn Portuguese beginning in Janu- ary for a nine-month course.
Elaine Sheldon '71 completed Jungle Camp with Wycliffe Bible Translators and worked for several montlis at the headquarters office in Santa Ana, California. She has been assigned to work in the Philippines and will be at home in Minnesota making final preparations.
Lynne Stevens '71 returned from another summer with Operation Mobijization in Europe to continue studies at Moody Bible Institute and also serve as Resident Assistant in a women's dormitory with responsibility for fifty-five girls on her floor. Her brother David is also a Moody student who served last summer with his father in Sicily.
WEDDINGS
Bessie Degerman '53 and Wesley Simonson in Bemidji, Minn., on September 14. They visited Bryan on their honeymoon just after Homecoming.
Cecelia Dianne Richmond '70 to John Wayne Hill on October 14 in the Ghent Brethren Church of Roanoke, Virginia.
Richard Bradshaw '72 and Diana Patricia Karr '72 on September I, in Atlanta, Ga. Diana (Hazel) is the daughter of Raymond '57 and Evelyn Karr of Clarkston, Ga.
Linda Carol Weld '72 to Douglas Dwayne Vaughn x'73 on October 28 at the South Baptist Church in Lansing, Mich.
Pictured above are two former missionaries to Japan— Bessie (Degerman) Simonson '53, center left, and John Quimby '45, right end, with their spouses, Wesley Simonson (see Weddings) and Jean Quimby, who visited at Bryan in October.
BIRTHS
To Robert '67 and Connie (Robinson) '66 Vogt a third daughter, Angela Jeanette, on July 4 in Dayton, Tenn. Her sisters are Jennifer 5, and Kristie 2.
To Bill x'69 and Susan (Moser) x'71 Freeman a daughter, Stephanie Angela, on October 5, in Greenville, S. C.
To Kuo Ren and Miranda (Wong) x'71 Lin a daughter, Stephanie Yuein, on Labor Day, Sept. 4 in Oakland, California.
To Russell '67 and Faye (Smith) '67 Porcella by adoption on March 23, Heather Lea, who was born February 5.
HAPPINESS IS . .
BEING TEN
STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
by Marvin K««n«r
"For me? Oh look! A new dross Iwo ol' thcni! And a slip (o go with llicni!" These were some of (he excited squeals and shouts that came from Bonnie Poc as she opened gifts at a party given for her tenth birthday Friday evening, Sept. 2'), by twins Joy and Judy Steele at their home in Dayton.
Bonnie is one of (he many girls and boys involved in the Big-Brother Big- Sister relationships, an activity of the Missions In Action FISH program at Bryan. Bonnie's big sister, Joy, is a Fulltime sophomore at Bryan this year.
Also sharing the thrill of the party was Sue Poe, age 12, the little sister of Judy Steele and the real sister of Bonnie.
After coke and ice cream, the "little sisters" went hand-in-hand with their "big sisters" to see the film HIS LAND, starring Cliff Barrows and Cliff Richards, which was brought to Bryan campus by the Student Union.
Even the most exciting times must come to an end, and two tired but happy little girls returned to their home at Wolfe Creek late Friday night, eyes aglow and drooping at the same time, to show Bonnie's gifts to another sister. Debbie, age II, who didn't come to the party. "Thanks, Joy and Judy, for the nicest birthday I've ever had yet!"
This story written by Jeanette Fitzgerald, wife of Missions In Action president Jim Fitzgerald, is one of many stories that could be told by the 25 Bryan students that have adopted an under- privileged child in the local community this year. For an all-day outing the youngsters were treated in October to visits at Kay Arthur's Reach Out Ranch and the Bryan-Covenant soccer game at Covenant College in Chattanooga.
In addition to its work with children, FISH has included in this second year of service such activities as housecleaning for a lady whose baby had just died, tutoring, installing storm windows for a man with a bad heart, and assistance with recreation for retarded children.
When the load is lifted, a heart is encouraged, or a "little brother" just sits down and starts talking about how he had accepted the Lord, the reward is already being enjoyed.
ESTATE
PLANNING
SEMINARS
Bryan College has developed an Estate Planning Seminar as a part of the develop- ment program of the college in order to challenge people to be good stewards of their estates. The presentation shows how bequests and trusts can benefit the local church or other sponsor as well as Bryan College. This service is offered free in return for the publicity which the college receives. If the sponsoring group is able to do anything toward the Bryan representa- tive's travel expenses or to furnish hospi- tality, that will be appreciated; but this is in no way a requirement.
The seminar lasts two hours. First, a slide presentation shows how to plan an estate properly. It explains how to avoid estate taxes and administrative costs through the right use of trusts and chari- table gifts. After a short coffee break, a panel discussion and question period con- clude the evening. In addition to Marvin L. Keener, the Bryan representative, the
This information bulletin is published quarterly as an addendum to the NEWSETTE to provide friends of Bryan College with information that will assist them in their Christian stewardship.
Neither the author nor the publisher of this publication is engaged in render- ing legal or tax advisory service. For advice and assistance in specific cases, the services of an attorney or other professional person should be obtained. The purpose of this publication is to provide accurate and authoritative infor- mation of a general character only. Watch for tax revisions.
panel i.s composed of a fhrislian attor- ney, a CPA (it possible), and an insurance salesman secured by ihe local %p<>nv>t. These men give local crcdibilily and arc able to follow up contacts for the group. The main thrust of the meeting is to help those who attend by showing Ihem how they can save money. Any person who applies the ideas presented should be able to conserve many estate dollars. The discussion does not over-emphasize tax savings on charitable gifts. Attention is not directed toward any individual: rather those in the audience are challenged to consider their responsibility to
their immediate family and other loved ones;
their local church, the Lord's work;
and
other charitable works, especially Christian organizations, including mission boards and colleges.
Publicity for these seminars is pre- pared for the local sponsor. They include press releases for local papers, announce- ments and inserts for church bulletins, and information booklets. The local spon- sor has only to place them so that they can be used to the best advantage.
A seminar should be planned two months in advance in order to allow the staff at Bryan sufficient time to prepare the materials and to promote the meet- ing. If desired, the Bryan representative may be able to stay around for a day or two for personal interviews and to assist anyone who may wish individual help in planning his estate. It is emphasized that the Br>'an representative does not give or tr>' to give legal ad\ice or to consummate arrangements which are in the province of the legal profession.
To secure more information about sponsoring an estate planning seminar or to secure assistance for personal estate planning, return the coupon below.
BRYAN COLLEGE, Dayton, Tennessee 37321
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Whitcomb Lectures Treat Biblical Basis of Origins
For the third annual Staley Distin- guished Christian-Scholar Lecture series at Bryan, Dr. John C. Whitcomb, Jr., professor of Old Testament and Theology at Grace Theological Seminary, was the speaker on November 20-22.
Dr. Whitcomb's theme on modern science and the Bible was developed througli his discussion of The Origin of the Universe, The Origin of Life, and The Origin of Man during the three morning chapel sessions. In the two evening ses- sions his topics were The Flood and Final Judgment, and The Flood and Modern Geology.
In several classroom sessions Dr. Whitcomb dealt with such themes as Modern Science and Biblical Miracles. Genesis and Evolution, and The Original Perfection of the World.
These lectures by Dr. Whitcomb were especially appropriate with their Biblical perspective to share in the community as well as at Bryan following the recent
North American premiere showing of "The Darwin Adventure" in Dayton with its support of the evolutionist position.
Dr. Whitcomb, who began his theolog- ical studies in Princeton Seminary, con- tinued at Grace Theological Seminary where he received the B.D., Th.M. and Th.D. He has taught at the same school since 1951 in the department of Old Testament and Hebrew, and since 1969 has been chairman of the Department of Christian Theology. He has been active also in missionary interests serving as president of the board of the Spanish- World Gospel Broadcasting, Inc., since 1962, and as president of the board of the Foreign Missionary Society of the Brethren Church since 1971. He has traveled through much of western Europe and the Bible lands; he lived in China three years and has ministered in Peru, Puerto Rico, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, as well as United States.
Dr. Whitcomb co-authored with Dr. Henry M. Morris a defense of the universality of the Flood entitled. THE GENESIS FLOOD, in addition to several Old Testament commentaries and charts.
ELEVEN SENIORS CHOSEN FOR COLLEGE WHO'S WHO
Eleven seniors nominated by the faculty on the basis of merit in scholarship, citizenship, leadership among students, and future potential have been selected for listing in the 1972-73 yearbook of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges as follows:
Karen Brodsky, Fincastle, Va. Higli school valedictorian and winner of National Merit award. A biology major, student senate repre- sentative, Christian Service Association mem- ber, yearbook layout editor.
Janice Decker, Murfreesboro, Tenn. National Honor Society member in high school. Music major, student assistant in dormitory, member of band and choir.
Rozlind Fitzenreider, St. Louis, Mo. Na- tional Honor Society in high school. Elemen- tary education major at Bryan; homecoming queen 1972.
Annette Henderson, CrossviUe, Tenn. High school salutatorian, mathematics and English award. English major at Bryan, also dean's list and honors Ust. Member of choir and student union.
Everett Kier, Jr., Lexington, N. C. History major, student union president 70-71, senior class president. Lettered in soccer and track.
Raymond Locy, Takoma Park, Md. High school honor society. Music education major at Bryan. Athlete of the year, 1971-72, in soccer, baseball, basketball; trombonist and band presi- dent.
John Peterson, Bemidji, Minn. High school National Honor Society. Music major, band member, vice president junior class.
Larry Puckett, Bristol, Tenn. History major, junior class president, student senate president, 1972-73.
Richard Speece, Lake Worth, Fla. Greek major, consistent honor student.
Glenn Tallent, Spring City, Tenn. High school beta club, basketball letterman. History major at Bryan, treasurer of Missions in Action.
David Wolfe, Sheldon, Iowa. Math major, first year award in math. Lettered in track and cross country, established several new records botli at home and on other courses, dean's hst all semesters. Missions in Action president 1971-72, and vice president 1972-73.
Dayton Hosts Premiere of "Darwin Adventure"
History came alive in Dayton on September 26 with the showing of the North American premiere of the film, DARWIN ADVENTURE. Produced in England by Palomar Films and dis- tributed in the United States by Twen- tieth Century-Fox, the fUm depicted Darwin's five-year journey on HMS BEAGLE to the South Sea islands in the 1830's and the subsequent publication in 1859 of his theories in his book, THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES. The premier showing was in the Rhea County court room, the scene of the historic 1925 Scopes trial and the debate between Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan.
The event brought to Dayton Mr. Francis Darwin, British-born biology professor at London University, and great-grandson of Charles Darwin. Francis Darwin visited the Bryan campus, met faculty and staff during coffee-break, and showed keen interest in Dr. Willard Henning's natural history museum.
On Wednesday night, September 27, a second showing of the film was presented in the Bryan chapel. This was followed by a panel discussion which served as a rebuttal of the film's subtle attack on the Bible and Bible-believers. Participants on the panel were: Dr. Irving L. Jensen, head of the Bible department at Bryan; Mr. Phil Ashworth, assistant professor of biology at Bryan; Dr. Willard L. Henning, head of Bryan's division of natural sciences; Dr. William Stillman, depart- ment of chemical engineering, University of Tennessee; Dr. Roger Rusk, former professor of physics at University of Tennessee, now retired; and Dr. William J. Tinkle, retired geneticist and former professor at Taylor University.
Bryan's participation in the premier was based on the understanding that it would be treated as a straightforward event and would not develop into an organized publicity stunt. The Bryan representatives who spoke on various occasions presented a good image of the college and handled the situation in a dignified manner.
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"Christ Above All"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Wanda Davey Circulation Mgr.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Volume XXXIX
January-February-March 1973
Numbsr 3
A Memorial Tribute CLASS OF 1973 TO GRADUATE MAY 7
Rembert Leigh Bryan 1889-1972
Bryan College lost one of its most dedicated friends in the death of Mr. R. L. Bryan, of Bartow, Florida, on November 25, 1972. A trustee of the college since 1952, Mr. Bryan will be remembered for his frequent campus visits, often accompanied by Mrs. Bryan, and for the generous scholarships he annually provided for students, many of j whom he personally recruited to attend the college. His vigorous and persistent promotion of Bryan College was a factor j in making Florida the second state at Bryan in student enrollment, a position it maintains today. Though both he and i Mrs. Bryan had been in somewhat less j than robust health in recent years, his j interest in the college never slackened. He last visited the campus in February, 1972, shortly after Mrs. Bryan's death, to at- tend the winter meeting of the Board of Trustees.
On numerous occasions, Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and their family hosted the Bryan choir and the musical messenger teams on their Florida tours, arranging appointments and hospitality and giving the non-Floridians their first visit to an orange grove. Annually he sent a generous shipment of citrus fruit to the campus as his salute to the students. For all this personal attention to so many in succes- sive student generations, Mr. Bryan be- came widely known and much beloved. j On his eightieth birthday, in 1969, the students created a large "Charlie Brown" {Continued on page 2)
Commencement exercises closing Bryan's forty-third academic year will feature alumnus Everett Kier, of Lexing- ton, North Carolina, as the baccalaureate preacher on Sunday afternoon. May 6, and four members of the graduating class js joint speakers for the graduation on Mon- day, May 7. Mr. Kier, of the Class of 1951, is pastor of Lexing- ton's Sheets Memorial Baptist Church and the father of Everett Kier, Jr., president of the Senior Class.
Having students as commencement speakers is a departure from Bryan's traditional custom of having one major outside speaker. The innovation comes about as the result of acceptance by class vote of the administration's invitation that the class provide four speakers to give brief addresses deaUng with topics of interest to the class and to their com-
mencement guests. One or more of the speakers may be chosen from the winners of the McKinney Senior Essay Contest in which members of the graduating class are invited to compete for a SI 00 prize for the best essay on the dual subject of "How Bryan Has Changed .Me and How I Would Change Bryan." The contest, in- stituted in 1970, is endowed by Dr. J. Wesley McKinney, .Memphis oph- thalmologist, who is chairman of Bryan's Board of Trustees.
The list of candidates for degrees in the Class of 1973 exceeds one hundred, eigliteen of whom completed require- ments at the end of the first semester and a similar number who will finish their work next summer. This is the largest graduating class to date and compares with eighty-nine who received degrees last academic year.
Other commencement activities in- clude the annual senior trip just prior to commencement, a meeting of the Board of Trustees, and the president's reception for the graduating class and their guests.
SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE SET FOR JULY 21-27
The 1973 week-long summer Bible conference on the final full week of July will round out a ten-year tradition which began in 1964. the year the first two new brick dormitories were occupied on Bryan Hill. In 1972 a third dormitory, Arnold Hall, was completed with its suite-style rooms, which will also be used this summer for conference guests.
A full program of conference sessions with special children's classes, recreation including swimming and water skiing, sightseeing to local attractions, and fellowship times around the dining tables with speakers and missionary' \'isitors are aU combined for a week of family enjoyment and inspiration to be long remembered.
The 1973 speakers and musicians are Usted below:
Rev. Ralph Maynard '54. missionan,- to West Irian
Rev. Leonard Meznar '51 , missionary' to Jews in Brazil
Mr. Chuck Olson, Swedish tenor soloist of Iowa
Rev. Donald Weltmer '56. Gospel magician and Pennsylvania pastor
Moderate prices, home style meals, and air-conditioned dorms and meeting rooms in a setting of natural scenic beauty offer a combination that would be hard to surpass. For further details, write to: Summer Bible Conference, Bryan College, Dayton, TN. 37321.
student Senate President Reviews Progress
By Larry Piickett, of Bristol, Term., a member of the class of 1973 and president of the Student Senate. Last year he was president of his junior class and therefore a Student Senate member.
Larry Puckett
This year I am a senior at Bryan College. In the past four years Bryan has changed much. My first year, 1969, saw regional accreditation come to the coUege with the accompanying mental and physi- cal anguish of much paper work, bound in red tape. I feel it is a great privilege to add to those volumes of well-documented soul-searching called "Self-Study" my own introspection of Bryan College during this period of my stay.
Last year's graduating class felt the impact of regional accreditation on their educational experience to such a degree that they bemused the fact in a satirical play on words that restated the college motto as "Accreditation above all." They had seen the efforts to attain accredita- tion and it was with a high degree of concern that they made such an observa- tion. Certainly the point comes through, though the phrase itself is a prime exam- ple of the devastating frankness of college wit which often tends to hyperbolize. The fact is that accreditation is a large part of the change in Bryan which I see.
Accreditation has provided this institu- tion an impetus for improvement in some essential areas. The physical facilities of the college have been expanded through the erection of a new dorm, the gym, new tennis courts, and presently the renova- tion of the ground floor of the adminis- tration building into a student center. The addition of new faculty and staff has strengthened the various academic and administrative divisions of the college. A characteristic attraction of the college to students has been the willingness of those who teach and work with students to offer freely of themselves in academic and personal counsel beyond the formal classroom presentations.
Accreditation has set for Bryan defi- nite goals and provided a structured program for the achievement of positive ends. God has used the accreditation process to expand the image and scope of the institution. The blessings of accredita- tion which I have enjoyed are evidence of divine purpose and intent, which is even more important than the physical conveniences.
An increased ministry should be the result of such a blessing as accreditation has been, and this is the most exciting aspect of change that I have seen during
my tenure at Bryan. Students in these years have revitalized the outreach and Christian ministry of the college. This year the Christian Service Association has expanded its ministry from Bible classes in the local public schools to include a jail ministry, visits to the state reformatory at PikevOle, and gospel teams which minister on week ends throughout the immediate area. Two new musical groups, the Com- mon People and Maranatha, have come into being as the result of a desire by ordinary students to share Christ in some manner.
Mission in Action's FISH program has ministered to the needs of the very old and very young alike. In the local school for the mentally retarded, Bryan students have voluntarily worked with the mental- ly handicapped, the first such instance in the state of Tennessee. In addition, about forty Bryan big brothers and sisters spend time each week with their economicaOy and socially deprived little brothers and sisters from the community in an attempt to show the love of Christ in an intimate relationship. Six summer missionaries, students who are supported by feUow students, have been chosen to represent Christ on various fields during the coming summer. Not every student is involved in this kind of outreach, but those who are involved are doing a good job and the Lord is working through them.
Accreditation gives these students a chance to receive a bona fide education in a Christian atmosphere and to share in the ministry of the college so they can see immediately the fruits of their educa- tional experience. Bryan's ministry is for these students a today ministry, not one that is awaiting the completion of their academic preparation. "Christ Above All" is a mandate for constant involvement and constant progress, and accreditation is an evidence of both at Bryan College.
I feel I have experienced the peak years of development. Yet when I leave this spring I do not expect that the peak is passed. For me perhaps a milestone is reached and with an accredited degree in hand, a sense of fulfillment is present. However, I desire for Bryan no such sense of completion; but those who follow me should have the opportunity to feel as I do now the excitement of seeing the progress of this institution in an ever- expanding ministry for Jesus Christ among its students, its community, and its world.
Indeed, I am thankful that God sent me to Bryan four years ago!
Student Senate president Larry Puckett and vice president Rick Efird discuss plans in the newly decorated Student Center area near the College Book Store.
MEMORIAL TRIBUTE
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type of poster birthday greeting, which was signed by nearly everyone in the college community. A picture of Mr. Bryan and this unusual greeting ap- peared in Bartow papers.
Mr. Bryan was a man of genial and optimistic spirit and of unwavering per sonal Christian commitment. His wide experience, including twenty-three years he spent on the road as a salesman of citrus nursery stock, gave him a broad understanding of human relations and a fund of real-life stories to illustrate al- most any situation. Sometimes in a trus- tee meeting at a tangled point of discus- sion, his comment or story was just what was needed to give perspective to the problem at hand.
A Florida native, Mr. Bryan was born "in an orange grove," as he liked to say, in Adamsville. Sumter County. A 1910 graduate of Florida Southern College, he went to Bartow in 1916 as manager ol Lake Garfield Nurseries Co., then foui years old. He became widely known, helping to pioneer many of the develop- ments which give Florida the preemi- nence it enjoys today in the citrus in- dustry. An interesting sidelight is that India's commercial grapefruit industry began with seventy-five trees which Mr. Bryan sold to an agricultural mis- sionary. Mr. Bryan's civic and profes- sional connections were numerous; and in 1955 he became president of Lake Gar field Nurseries, an enterprise which includes everything in citrus business from nursery stock to groves to frozen concentrate.
Mr. Bryan was descended from William Bryan of Virginia and was therefore a distant cousin of William Jennings Bryan. His maternal grandfather, David G. Leigh, was a signer of the Florida Ordinance of Secession in 1861. Mr. Bryan's survivors include two sons, Don and Leland, with their families, and a sister, Mrs. G. N. Grant, of Orlando.
—Theodore C. Mercer
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Choir Plans Travel In Georgia and Florida For March 2-12
Friday, March 2
I'irsl Haplisl ('lunch
Lalaycllc, (Jcoigia Saturday, March 3
Azalea Cily HaptisI ('luirch
Vaklosia, (rcorgia Sunday, March 4, a.m.
Monlrosc Avenue Haplist Church.
Lake Cily, I'lorida Sunday, March 4, p.m.
Unjveisily Baptist Church
Gainsville, I'lorida Monday, March 5
Calvary Baptist ('liiirih
Bradenlon, Florida Tuesday, March 6
Sylvaiiia Heights Baptist Church
Miami, Morida Wednesday, March 7, a.m.
Miami Cliristian University
Miami, Florida Wednesday, March 7, p.m.
Calvary Church
Miami, Morida Thursday, March 8, a.m.
Miami Christian Schools
Miami, F'lorida Thursday, March 8, p.m.
Moorings Presbyterian Cluirch
Naples, Florida Friday, March 9
Faith Baptist Cliurch
Orlando. F'lorida Saturday, March 10
Jacksonville, Florida Sunday, March 11, a.m.
University Baptist Church
■Tacksonville, Florida Sunday, March 11, p.m.
First Alliance Church
Savannali, Georgia
Two Musical Teams Arrange Summer Tour
Two mixed quartets with piano ac- companist and staff director are preparing for ten- to twelve-week tours between May 15 and August 15. One team will emphasize a western swing to California and return through the north, and the other team will have a mid-south and mid-west tour. Requests for a team in your church should be sent to Musical Messengers as early as possible.
The Bryan College Concert Choir is picturori above in its performance of selections from Handel's MESSIAH in the college gym under the direction of Dr. J. Greasby before 1,200 elementary school children from Rhea county. The forty-five members of the spring touring choir have been chosen from this larger mem- bership.
Jhfi Symphonic B-ind unrJcr tfio dtroction of William Boyd n »hov/n above n they g»v« • concert during the Chrntian Life Conf«r»no» »t the opening of the jocond iem»iter. Six m»in conference sessions wore held in th« gym v/iTh personal witnessing sominan divtdod into small- er groujK who met in cfamrooms.
STEWARDSHIP PLANNER
by Marvin Keener
The development department at Bryan College is gratified with the good response our friends have given to the Estate Planning Seminars. The program was set up as a service for our donors and friends to assist in conserving their estates. Seminars have already been conducted in Jacksonville and Miami, Fla., Richmond, Va.. and Chattanooga and Dayton, Tenn.
Wills, bequests, trusts, and other methods of planning one's estate are covered in each seminar. A panel of estate planners will be present to answer questions and instruct regarding the latest ideas in estate planning. These seminars are conducted free to assist those attending in saving money and preserving their estates for those they love. Every Christian has a stewardship responsibility to be sure his estate is well planned.
Here is a list of additional seminars scheduled for this spring. You are invited to attend any of these that might be convenient for you.
March 20, 1973-7:00 P.M.
Sheets .Memorial Baptist Church Cotton Grove Road Lexington. North Carolina
March 27, 1973-7:00 P.M. Palatine Bible Church 315 Mozart Palatine. Illinois
April 13, 1973, 7:00 p.m. •youth for Christ 1 GO W. Gore Orlando. Florida
May 4, 1973-7:00 P.M. Montrose Baptist Church 5110 Randolph Road Rockville. .\lai>'land
March 6, 1973-7:00 P.M.
Faith Bible Qiurch 10620 Montgomery Road Cincinnati, Ohio
March 10, 1973-7:00 P.M. Open Door Bible Church Kay Street Bristol, 'Virginia
March 13, 1973-7:00 P.M. National Wesleyan Church 10929 Pleasant Acres Adelphi, Maryland
If you would like to sponsor a seminar in your area, please send the coupon below. We will be happy to check into the possibility of holding an Estate Planning Seminar in your area.
1 would like to sponsor an Estate Planning Seminar in my area. I would like to have personal estate planning assistance. Please send me the brochure BETTER ESTATE PLANNING.
Name.
At rehearsal for a summer tour are (left to right) Brent Ferguson, tenor; Carol Austin, alto; Danny Camp, baritone; and Sherry Hill, sopra- no; with Carris Barker, accompanist.
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Future College Students Welcome on Spring Visits
A special invitation has been issued by mail to student prospects as well as their pastors, counselors, youth workers, par- ents, alumni, and other friends of the college to visit the campus during the spring months in order to get a glimpse of college life in action. With commence- ment scheduled this year for May 7, it is urgent that visitors complete arrange- ments ahead of that closing date.
Student visitors are invited to stay in the college dorms overnight for one dollar when reservations are made in advance, to eat in the college cafeteria for about $2.50 per day, to attend classes, and to share in other activities available on the calendar.
During March and April of 1972 over 300 prospective college student visitors were registered through the admissions office and a similar number are expected this year.
To determine the extra incentives for the time of a planned visit, the calendar of activities for March and April 1973 is recorded in the accompanying column.
Please write for further details and make reservations in advance to Director of Admissions, or phone (615) 775-204 1 .
March and April Activities
Mar. 2-12 Spring vacation (arrange visits affer this date)
13 Home choir concert
14 Rev. Edgar Lieb '49, chapel speaker
Missionary to Brazil
15 Student music recital
16 Student Union trip to Atlanta (pro -basketball: Atlanta vs Phoenix)
17 "Fellowship" in concert
20 Rev. Galen Call, chapel speaker. Calvary Baptist Church, Covington, Ky.
23 Student Union swim party at UT
24 Founders Day banquet
28 Day of Prayer
29 Tom Taylor '54, chapel speaker. Biblical School of Theology, Phila., Pa.
30 Hobo Day, evening movie: "The Gospel Blimp"
31 All School Fair Apr. 2-7 Fine Arts Week
10 Student music recital— Locy
13 Student music recital— Loose
14 Student Union water ski party Sadie Hawkins Day
17 Student music recital— Heath & Ferguson
Bryan Speakers' Bureau Evaluation Committee to Visit
Dr. Mercer, Dr. Bartlett and other Bryan staff and faculty are available to accept invitations from churches and other organizations, to supply pulpits, conduct Bible conferences, or to present the college and its opportunity for training Christian youth. Contact Public Relations Office.
Lions Hold Balance In Season's Record
The Bryan Lions coached by Wayne Dixon have had the good and the bad this season with their record, as of Febru- ary 10, showing 11 wins in 23 outings. With five regular season games and the SCAC tournament left on the schedule, the Lions are still playing for a 1973 season record that balances on the win- ning side.
There have been many exciting mo- ments this year, none of which so far tops the January 20 game with the University of the South, when the Lions came out on top, 62-60, behind a clutch per- formance at the free throw line by junior guard, Dave Eldridge. Five individual games have also been turned in by senior forward, Ron Davidson, who scored a high 33 points against a strong Toccoa Falls team which the Lions defeated 96-83.
Woody Duncan, last year's SCAC scor- ing champ, is again leading the Bryan attack with an average of 19.2 points per contest this year. His best game to date is a 32-point outburst against small-college national power Carson-Newman.
Through 23 games the Lions are being paced in average scoring per game by Duncan with 19.2; Davidson, 15.0; and Eldridge, 1 1.5. Rick Burroughs, 6'6" jun- ior, leads Bryan in rebounds with an average of 83 per game. Following close- ly behind him is Davidson with an average of 8 rebounds per game.
For details on the
1973 EUROPE STUDY-TRAVEL TOUR
June 20 -July 11
write Dr. J. B. Bartlett
An evaluation committee from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will visit Bryan April 1 4 as a part of the process of Bryan's seeking reaf- firmation of the accreditation achieved in 1969. Southern Association accreditation is granted initially for four years, after which an institution is evaluated every ten years. The report of Bryan's self- study, in progress now for two years, was completed for distribution just prior to the February meeting of the Board of Trustees. This report, covering all stand- ards of the Association apphcable to colleges, has involved all faculty and administration and a representative num- ber of students. Glen H. Liebig, assistant professor of Spanish, has been director of the project. The report contains recom- mendations and projections for both im- mediate and long-range improvements.
Gifts for King Response Exceeds $40,000 Goal
The annual Gifts-for-the-King Christ- mas offering for student aid reached $43,600 with 600 gifts. This compares with 611 gifts and $30,100 a year ago. Contributions ranged from $1 to $6,000. These gifts are being used to underwrite grants provided by the college from its own funds and to cover the college cost of the federal programs in college work- study (20%) and student loans (10%). These kinds of financial assistance are a part of the overall student aid program of grants, loans, and employment which will total some $235,000 for 1972-73. Ap- proximately 60% of Bryan's full-time students receive some kind of financial aid.
Second Semester Enrollment
The head-count enrollment for the second semester is 526 compared to 534 for the first semester. The second semester registration in- cludes 80 new students, bringing to 614 the head-count enrollment for the academic year of two semesters. The equated full-time enroll- ment for the two semesters is 480 at this time, a figure which will dechne slightly by the end of the year. All of these statistics represent new highs and reflect the enrollment increases which Bryan has been experiencing.
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"Christ Abeve All"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Wanda Davey Circulation Mgr.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Volume XXXIX
April-May-June 1973
Number 4
Student Speakers Give Commencement Messages
A loui-parl commci'iccMicnl ;Kldicss by members of the senior class and participa- tion by nine ministerial I'alhcrs of seniors were special features of the commence- ment exercises concluding the forty-third academic year of the college. The four student speakers at the graduation con- vocation, chosen by written competition open to aJl seniors were Martin Collins, Dayton, Tenn., business education; Ray Locy, Takoma Park, Md., music educa- tion; Larry Puckett, Bristol, Tenn., Iiistory; David Wolfe, Sheldon, la., mathe- matics.
Though not chosen for that reason, each of these students had distinguished himself in some area of student activity- Collins as a member of the college band; Locy as an atlilete, musician, and academic honor student; Puckett in student government, serving as president this past year; and Wolfe as an honor student and as Bryan's record-breaking distance runner this year, winning both the Tennessee cross country champion- ship and the Tennessee mile, setting a new state record in the latter.
Nine fathers of graduating seniors par- ticipated in the commencement pro- grams, Everett L. Kier, Lexington, N. C, being the baccalaureate preacher. Otliers participating in the baccalaureate service were W. Dean Henry, Akron, O.; Richard B. Moore, Altoona, Pa.; John Van Puffelen, Bradley, West Va.; and Homer E. Willis, Nashville, Tenn. Those taking part in the graduation exercises were J. Allen Bailey, Chicago, 111.; James A. McCollam, New Salem, Pa.; George D. Miller, Jr., Spencer, N. Y.; and Howard Van Sice, Elkton,Md.
Recognition and prizes awarded seniors included the following:
Undergraduate Record Examinations, a national examination produced by Educational Testing Service. Princeton, N. J., which com- pates students in a given college with a national sample of undergraduate students on these liberal arts tests-nine seniors for ranking at or above the 90th percentile in the social science area (winner: Terry Voder, West Liberty. O., 99), ten in the humanities (_joint winners: Marion Gray, Forest Park, Ga.. and Linda Horton, Dayton, Tenn., 96), and eleven in
TENTH SUMMER CONFERENCE JULY 21-27
Rich in the meat of the Word, satisfying in Christian fellowship, refreshing in the vacation spirit of comfortable guest accommodations and delicious "home-cooked" food, the Bryan summer Bible conference has successively rated commenis as the "best conference ever." The family spirit predominates with special activities for the children and teenagers as well as adults. You are invited to plan your schedule for a purposeful vacation with combined spiritual and physical refreshment.
The three main conference speakers are Bryan graduates with fifteen to twenty years of experience in the Lord's service and have been selected because of their effective public ministry on previous occasions at Bryan.
Leonard Meznar '51 , a missionary among the Jews of Brazil since 1958, will develop a prophetic theme. "More Buds on the Fig X\^y Tree," as viewed from
^^^^^^^ his knowledge of the mH^ ^^^1 Jews and their home- land.
Ralph Maynard '54, pioneer missionary to a cannibalistic tribe in West Irian that was re- ceptive to the Gospel and is now receiving Bible institute training, has selected the theme. "You Can Be Victori- ous Yet Human."
Donald Weltmer "56, Maynard pastor of the Grace Fel-
Meznar
lowship Church of Ephrata. Pa., will speak mainly to the children through his "Gospel Magic" to teach Bible and moral truths. He is also a song leader and trumpeter.
Chuck Olson, a Swedish-American tenor soloist and re- cording artist from Iowa City. Iowa, will share his professional sacred concert reper- toire as well as his con- temporary styling of hymns and gospel songs throughout the confer- ence musical program.
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The college Musical Messenger teams will also be present for part of the week to share their testimonies in song and word.
For further details including confer- ence rates and daily schedule, write to the Alumni Office.
natural science (joint winners: Ben Turney. Monongahela. Pa., and Craig Kiikpatrick. Phoenix, Ariz.. 99); also four for ranking above the 90th percentile in the tests in their major fields in comparison with a national sample of students in the same llelds. two in history and two in education (winner: Terry Yoder 94. history).
P. A. Boyd prizes to a senior man and a senior woman for "highest degree of influence over their fellow students"-Larry Puckett. Bristol, Tenn., and Karen Brodsky. Fincastle. Va.
F. R. Rogers Awards in Bible and Music, for excellence -Ronald Davidson. Burbank. Calif., and Dennis Bodlien. Ellicott City. Md.
McKinney Senior Essay .Award on "How- Bryan has changed me and how I would change Bryan"-Ronald Davidson.
Mrs. E. B. .Arnold Student Teaching .Award- for student teacher of the yeai-Rohert. Daniel. Asheboro. N. C.
Departmental .A»ards-his;or>. Larr> Puckett: Christian Education. Wayne McLeod. St. Gair. .Mich.: business, overall achievement. Greg Renaud. Sully. la., and I»'j// Street Jour- nal. Shirley Burrows. Eleulhera. Bahamas: mathematics, Naomi McCarreU. Qeveland. Tenn.
Faculty prizes-highest scholastic record. Richard Speece. Lake Worth. Fla.. summa cum laude with 3.967 on scale of 4.0: faithfulness and loyaltN'. Stephen McCoUam. New Salem. Pa.: most progresLs during years at Brj'an. Dennis Bodlien.
Eighty -six bachelor of arts and bachelor of science degrees were conferred on seniors who had finished all requirements, including eighteen who had completed their work first semester. .An additional nineteen were recog- nized as summer candidates. This total of 105 is the largest senior class in the history of the coUeae.
jCLASS OF 1973
1. Adams, Melody Darlcnc, Sale Creek Tenn., Elciiiculary Educalioii
2. Allison, Kenneth Bard, llol)c Sound, Fla. Matlicinatics
3. Bailey, Philip Elmer, Midlothian, III. Bible
4. Barker, Joyce Jacobsen, Chicago, III. Elementary Eduealion
5. Bishop, .lanice Decker, Murfreesboro Tenn., Music Education
6. Bodlien, Dennis Stephen, Kllicott City Md., Church Music
7. Brennan, Robert Joseph, Sao Paulo Brazil, History
8. Brodsky, Karen Grace, Fincastle, Va. Biology
9. Brest, Darlene Jill, Brockway, Mt., Ele- mentary Education
10. Burnett, Linda Lee, Clinton, Md., Ele- mentary Education
11. Burrows, Shirley Elizabeth, Eleuthera Bahamas Business Administration
12. Caneday, Ardel Bruce, Taylors Falls Minn., History
13. Chatman, Virginia Lee, Miami, Fla., Ele- mentary Education
14. Claik, Charlotte, Peoria, III., English
15. Collins, Martin Day, Dayton, Tenn.,Si;s; ness Education
16. Corbin, Deanna Graham, Dayton, Tenn. Business Administration
17. Corntassel, Kenneth Raymond, Silver Creek, Ga., Bible
18. Coulter, Annette Francine, Dayton, Tenn., Elementary Education
19. Coulter, Herman Ancil, Chattanooga, Tenn,, Business Administration
20. Coulter, Jeanette Frances, Dayton, Tenn., Elementary Education
21. Crawford, Anne Coleen, Waxhaw, N. C, History
22. Crosbie, Jane L., Neptune, N. J., Ele- mentary Education
23. Daniel, Robert Lee, Hyattsville, Md., Ele- mentary Education
24. Davidson, Barbara Winfree. Stone Mountain, Ga., English
25. Davidson, Ronald Max, Burbank, Calif., Bible
26. DeMora, Nancy Lou, Villa Park. III., Business Administration
27. Dillon, Donald Elden, Kermit, W. Va., History
28. DiPrima, Paola, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Bible
29. Eastman, Lawrence William, Pittsfield, Pa., Elementary Education
30. Edwards, Eunice Rebecca, Bradenton, Fla., Elementary Education
31. Ellison, Shirley Jean, Banner Elk, N. C, Elementary Education
32. Ferguson, Eldridge Brent, Trenton, Ga., Music Education
33. Fitch, Paul David, Monroeton, Pa., Bible
34. Fitzenreider, Rozlind Sue, St. Louis, Mo..
Eletnentary Education
35. Garniezy, Caryl Dawn, Duncdin, I'la., Elem entary Edu ca I ion
36. Goodlett, Thomas William, Columbus, Ga., Psychology
37. Gray, Marion Mixson, Forest Park, Ga., Mathematics
38. Gridlcy, John Milford, St. Joseph, Mich., Christian Education
39. Harris, Sandra Sue, Bloomficld, Ind.. Biology
40. Hayward, Annette Henderson, Crossvjlle, Tenn., English
41. Henry, Dale Eugene, Akron. Oh., Chris- tian Education
42. Hesterly, Peggy Anne, Hendersonville, N. C, Elementary Education
43. Horton, Linda Joy, Dayton, Tenn., Ele- mentary Education
44. Howard, Barbara Wells, Arlington, Tex., English
45. Howard, Linda Louise, Leslie, Mich., Ele- mentary Education
46. Hughson, James Edward, Jr., Lily Dale, N. Y.. Psychology
47. Jacobsen, Lawrence Allen, Chicago, 111.. Elementary Education
48. Johansen, Stephen Paul, Richmond, Va., Biology
49. Jordan. Sherry Porter, Decatur, Ala., Ele- mentary Education
50. Kier, Everett Laverne, Jr., Lexington, N. C, History
* 51. Kinney, Michael Charles, Endicott, N. Y.. Elementary Education
52. Kinsev, David Ward, Memphis, Tenn., Bible
53. Kirkpatrick, Robert Craig, Phoenix, Ariz., Biology
54. Knutson. Ronald Dale. Fenton, Mich., Bible
55. Locy, Raymond Sheldon, Takoma Park, Md.. Music Education
56. Loose, Lizabeth Claire, Graysville, Ala., Applied Music
57. Mason, Joan Ehzabeth, Chepachet, Rhode Island, Elementary Education
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TWO MUSICAL MESSENGER TEAMS TAKE SUMMER TOURS
TEAM I
Saturday, May 19, 7:30 p.m.
HuntsviUe Youth for Christ
Southside Baptist Church
HuntsviUe, Alabama Sunday, May 20, 1 1 :00 a.m.
HuntsviUe Bible Church
HuntsviUe. Alabama Sunday, May 20, 6:00 p.m.
Calvary Bible Church
HuntsviUe, Alabama Wednesday. May 23, 7:00 p.m.
Shades Mt. Bible Church
Birmingham, Alabama Thuraday, May 24, 7:30 p.m.
Central Baptist Church
Dixon's MUls, Alabama Friday, May 25, 7:30 p.m.
Central Baptist Church
Dothan, Alabama Saturday, May 26, 7:30 p.m.
Service Men's Home Away From Home
Biloxi, Mississippi Sunday, May 27, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Service Men's Home Away From Home
Biloxi, Mississippi Sunday, May 27, p.m.
Trinity Church
Guifport, Mississippi Wednesday, May 30, 7:30 p.m.
Faith Bible Church
Port St. Joe. Rorida Sunday, June 3, 11 :00 a.m.
First Baptist Church
Lake Butler, Florida Sunday, June 3, p.m.
First Baptist Church
Lake City. Florida Tuesday, June 5, 7:30 p.m.
Bayvale Baptist Church
Augusta, Georgia Wednesday, June 6, 7:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
Augusta, Georgia Sunday, June 10, 7:00 p.m.
North HUls Presbyterian Church
Salisbury. North Carohna Saturday, June 16, 7:00 p.m.
Sheets Memorial Baptist Church
Lexington, North CaroUna Sunday, June 17, 11:00 a.m.
Sheets Memorial Baptist Church
Lexington, North Carolina Sunday, June 17, 7:30 p.m.
Westover Presbyterian Church
Greensboro, North Carolina Monday, June 18,
Sheets Memorial Baptist Camp
Lexington, North CaroUna Tuesday, June 19
Johnson Memorial Presbyterian Church
Jackson, Tennessee Friday, June 22, 7:30 p.m.
Bible Church of LitUe Rock
Little Rock, Arkansas Saturday, June 23, 7:30 p.m.
Northwest Bible Church
Dallas, Texas Sunday, June 24, 9:45 8t 11:00 a.m.
Reinhardt Bible Church
Dallas, Texas Sunday, June 24, 7:00 p.m.
Woodland Heights Baptist Church
Fort Worth. Texas Thursday, June 28, 7:00 p.m.
Bethany Baptist Church
Phoenix. Arizona Friday, June 29,
First Baptist Church
Prescott, Arizona Saturday, June 30, 7 :30 p.m.
Calvary Bible Church
Lucerne Valley, CaUfomia Sunday, July 1, p.m. Bethany Church
Siena Madre. California
Two mixtd quartets s*l»ct«d from th« coll«9» choir and madrtgal sinQer? will make wparat* ten- to twelve-week tours with their pianists and directors. Team I. at the left, will be accompanied by Karmit Zopfi, dean of students: Team II, at the right, by Walter Seera, admissions counsellor. The members of Team I, pictured above left to right, are Danny Camp, Hixson, Tenn.; Carris Barker, Ashford, W. Va.; Sherri Hill, Winfield, 111.; Brent Ferguson, Trenton, Ga.: and Carol Austin, Paris, III. At the right are Team II members Charles Davis, Spring City, Tenn.; Karen Parrott, Madison, Wis.; Dennis Bodlien, EMicott City, Md.; Mike Van Huisen, Grand Rapids, Mich.; and Sue Nolan, Lexington, Ohio. Their itineraries are shown below.
Monday, July 2,
First Baptist Church
Sepulvada, California Wednesday, July 4, 7:00 p.m.
Emmanuel Faith Community Church
Escondido, California Thursday, July 5
Church of the Open Door
Los Angeles, California Saturday, July 7,
The VaUey Church
Cupertino, CaUfomia Sunday, July 8, a.m.
The VaUey Church
Cupertino, California Sunday, July 8, 7:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
San Francisco, CaUfomia Wednesday, July 11,7:30 p.m.
Bethany Evangelical Free Church
Littleton, Colorado Thursday, July 12, 7:30 p.m.
Church of the Open Door
Golden, Colorado Friday, July 13, 8:00 p.m.
Alma EvangeUcal Free Church
Alma, Nebraska Sunday, July 15, 7:30 p.m.
Central Baptist Church
Sioux FaUs, South Dakota Wednesday, July 18, 8:00 p.m.
Calvary Bible Church
Maishfield, Wisconsin Friday, July 20, 7:00 p.m.
Immanuel EvangeUcal Congregation Ch.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin Sunday, July 22, 9:45 & 11 :00 a.m.
First Baptist Church
Wheaton, Illinois Sunday, July 22, 7 :30 p.m.
Paris Bible Church
Paris, lUnois Monday, July 23-Friday, July 27
Bryan Bible Conference
Dayton, Tennessee Monday, August 6-Sunday, August 12
Sheets Memorial Baptist Church
Lexington, North CaroUna
TEAM II
Sunday, May 20, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Calvary Baptist Church
Covington, Kentucky Sunday, May 20. 7:00 p.m.
Faith Bible Church
Cincinnati, Ohio Monday, May 21, 7:00 p.m.
Youth Bible Qass
Columbus, Ohio
Wednesday, May 23, 7:00 p.m.
Christian Tabernacle
Dayton, Ohio Thursday, May 24, 7:30 p.m.
Maranatha Bible Church
Zanesville, Ohio Friday, May 25.7:30 p.m.
St. Qair Ave. Baptist Church
Hamilton, Ohio Saturday, May 26, 7:30 p.m.
Calvary Baptist Church
Bucyms, Ohio Sunday, May 27, 10:45 a.m.
Calvary Bible Church
Mansfield, Ohio Sunday, May 27, 7:00 p.m.
Grace Brethren Church
Mansfield, Ohio Tuesday, May 29, 7:30 p.m.
Springfield Baptist Church
Akron, Ohio Wednesday. May 30, 7:00 p.m.
Goss Memorial Church
Akron; Ohio Thursday, May 31 , 1 1 :45 a.m.
Christian Business Men's Committee
Akron. Ohio Thursday, May 31, 7:30 p.m.
Bethel Bible Church
Jefferson, Ohio Friday, June 1, 7:30 p.m.
Stockton Community Church
Stockton, New York Sunday, June 3, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Cassadaga Community Church
Cassadaga, New York Sunday, June 3, 7:30 p.m.
Fluvanna Community Church
Jamestown, New York Wednesday, June 6, 7 :30 p.m.
Grace United Church of Christ
Altoona, Pennsylvania Thursday, June 7, 7:30 p.m.
Bethel Baptist Church
ElUcott Qty, Maryland Saturday, June 9, 7:30 p.m.
Locust Grove Baptist Church
Huntington, West Virginia Sunday, June 10, 10:00 a.m.
Oakndge Bible Church
Charleston, West Virginia Sunday, June 10, 7:00 p.m.
The Bible Center Church
Charleston, West Virginia Monday, June 11-Saturday, June 16
Camp Nathanael
Emmalena, Kentucky Sunday, Jurw 17, 9:30 & 10:30 a.m.
Mayking Baptist Church
Maykmg. Kentucky Tuesday, June 19, 7:30 p.m.
First Assembly of God Church
Lexington, Kentucky
Wednesday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.
Berean Bible Church
Columbus, Indiana Saturday, June 23,
Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Evansville, Indiana Sunday, June 24,
Presbyterian Church
Ml Vernon, Indiana Wednesday, June 27,
EvangeUcal Free Church
CUnlon, Iowa Thursday, June 28. 8:00 p.m.
First Baptist Church
Cresco, Iowa Sunday, July 1 , 1 1 :00 a.m.
Faith Baptist Church
New London, Wisconsin Sunday, July 1,8:00 p.m.
Arena Bible Church
Arena, Wisconsin Tuesday, July 3-Saturday. July 7
GuU Lake Bible & Missionary Conf.
Hickory Comers, Michigan Thursday. July 5, 7:30 p.m.
Howardsviile Gospel Chapel
MarceUus, Michigan Sunday, July 8, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Michigan Center Bible Church
Michigan Center, Michigan Sunday, July 8, 7:00 p.m.
First Baptist of Eaton Rapids
Eaton Rapids, Michigan Tuesday, July 10, 7:00 p.m.
Fenton Bible Church
Fen ton, Michigan Wednesday, July 11,7:00 p.m.
Vassar Baptist Church
Vassar, Michigan Saturday, July 14, 8:00 p.m.
Maranatha Bible & Missionary Conf.
Muskegon. Michigan Sunday. July 15, 7:00 p.m.
Church of the Open Door
Wyoming, Michigan Tuesday. July 17, 7:00 p.m.
Gull Lake Bible Conference
Gull Lake, Michigan Saturday, July 21, 7:30 p.m.
Toledo YFC RaUy
Toledo, Ohio Sunday, July 22,
F^irst Baptist Church
New CarUsle, Ohio Sunday, July 22, 7:00 p.m.
BrookvUie Brethren Church
BrookviUe, Ohio Monday. July 23, All Day
Calvary Baptist Church Camp
(Covington, Kentucky)
VersaiUes, Indiana Tuesday, July 24-Thursday, July 26
Bryan Bible Conference
Dayton, Tennessee Friday, July 27, 8:00 p.m.
First Methodist Church
WilUamston, North Carolina Sunday, July 29, 11:00 a.m.
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Durham, North CaroUna Sunday, July 29, 8:00 p.m.
Faith Baptist Church
Durham, North CaroUna Monday, July 30-Friday, August 3
Camp Lapihio
Raleigh, North CaroUna Wednesday, August 1, 7:00 p.m.
Angier Avenue Baptist Church
Durham. North Carolina Saturday, August 4, 7:30 p.m.
Nick Cruz Rally
Durham. North CaroUna Sunday, August 5, 1 1 :00 a.m.
Guess Road Baptist Church
Durham. North Carolina Sunday, August 5, 7:30 p.m.
Holloway Street Baptist Church
Durham, North Carolina
BRYAN NEWSETTE
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
New Faculty Provide Four Doctorates
New I'acully incnibcrs lliis fall iiicliule four with llie docloralcs and a lillh doctorate in prospect for later in llie year, plus two others with masters degrees, of whom one is a returnee with previous service at Bryan.
Dr. Robert Spoede, a native of Wallis, Texas, is assistant professor of iiistory, replacing Dr. Blair Bentley. He earned the B.A. in history from Texas A & M, the M.A. from Harden-Simmons University, and the Ph.D. from the College of William and Mary. Dr. Spoede's experience in- cludes teaching at William and Mary and at Mackinac College and twenty years of active military service as a commissioned officer in the U. S. Army. He is married and the father of three teenage children.
Dr. and Mrs. Blair Bentley, who com- pleted twelve years of service as Bryan teachers, have moved to Dyersburg, Tenn., where Dr. Bentley is teaching history and Bible at the Dyersburg Com- munity College. Their daughter Vicky is a sophomore at Bryan.
Dr. Owen Biller, Jr., of Plainview, Texas, is assistant professor of psy- chology. His B.A. is from Cedarville College in Ohio, his M.A. from Valparaiso University in Indiana, and his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas. He has previously taught at Wayland Baptist College in Plainview. His Bryan appointment fills the vacancy in psy- chology left by Dr. Dale Carter of Chat- tanooga, Tenn.
Dr. James G. Baldwin, assistant pro- fessor of biology, is a native of East Cleveland, Ohio. He earned the B.S. in
TRUSTEE BOARD ENLARGED
.Mrs. Ray Fidoe of Canton, Ohio, was appointed lo Ihc Bryan Board of Trustee* by tlieir vote at the May business session to bring to iwenly-fivc the total member- ship of the Bryan directors.
Mrs. Fidoe is vice president of an insurance agency of North Canton. For twenty years she has been associated with the Aultman Hospital in the administra- tion offices, and she is presently serving as executive assistant in the office of the president.
In her service on the Bryan board. Mrs. Fidoe joins Miss Ruth Huston of Orlando. Florida, and Mrs. Cliff Barrows of Green- ville. S. C. as the three women members among the Bryan trustees.
Mrs. Ray Fidoe
biology from Bob Jones University, the M.S. and Ph.D. in plant pathology from North Carolina State University. His appointment at Bryan is his first teaching position. His wife is employed in the college business office.
Dr. Emigdio Egipto, of Quezon City. Philippines, is a visiting lecturer in educa- tion. He has the B.S. from City College of New York, the M.A. from Columbia University, and the Ph.D. in education from Santo Tomas University, Philippine Islands. His wife and son will remain in the Philippines.
Miss Ruth Kantzer. of Wheaton. 111., is associate professor of English, replacing Mrs. Louise Bentley. She holds the B.S. from Ashland College in Ohio and the M.A. from University of Wisconsin. Her work for the Ph.D. is being completed at
the University of Iowa. Her teaching experience includes service at Cedarville College and Wheaton College.
Richard C. Carter is instructor in mathematics and business to replace Lloyd Matthes. who has been granted a sabbatical leave to work on his doctoral program. Mr. Carter has the B..A. in mechanical engineering from Virginia Polytechnical Institute and the M.S. in applied mathematics from East Tennessee State, as well as the NL.A. in business administration from Xavier University. His past employment has been in industry. He is married and the father of two sons, one of whom is a junior at Br\an.
Returning to the modern language
department is Frederick Bedford, of
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PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
Bryan enters a new academic year with many encouragements from last year. An important factor is that the college completed the fiscal year in the black, with a sufficient surplus to offset last year's red ink and at the same time to provide funds for necessary improve- ments in physical Dr. Mercer facilities. The new
student union and the faculty offices are most attractive and very impressive for anyone who remembers their previous appearance.
Last year showed also the largest enrollment in the school's history (572 total enrollment) and with a senior class of 105, also the largest. Whether Bryan has come to the end of the enrollment crest (48% from the fall of 1969 through the fall of 1972) remains to be seen after registration is complete for the current term.
Last year was the year of the institu- tional self-study report and the Southern Association visiting committee evalua- tion. The results of this process in which Bryan is seeking reaccreditation will not be known until December.
For all of these developments we are indeed grateful to God and we dedicate ourselves to His purpose for the college this year.
This brings me to our goal for 1973-74— the raising of funds for the Rudd Memorial Chapel. To date a total of some 5140,000 has been pledged or paid in cash against a need of §500,000-5600,000. In view of inflation and other factors operating in construc- tion today, it seems clear that the longer we wait, the more the project will cost.
NEW FACULTY
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Hornell, New York, as assistant professor of French and Spanish. Mr. Bedford holds the B.A. from Houghton College and the M.A. from Middlebury College in Vermont. His teaching experience besides four years at Bryan, 1956-60, includes five years at Houghton College and in two high schools in New York state. Mr. Bedford replaces Joseph Overholt, who has returned to Ohio for Christian service in his home area.
Glen Liebig, assistant professor of Spanish at Bryan since 1966, has been appointed assistant academic dean, and will combine that responsibility with part-time teaching in the modern language department.
We must, therefore, give this matter full attention so as to bring the beginning date of construction into view. The trustees have wisely set down the principle that the actual construction is not to begin until the money is in sight with firm commitments and sufficient cash to get under way.
During the coming months, specific contacts will be made with many Bryan friends. This multi-purpose building is urgently needed, for chapel, for the music department (which is bursting at the seams), and for a variety of other pur- poses. Please put this project on your prayer list. 1 wOl be getting in touch with you.
New Faculty Offices
Four divisional office suites have been renovated to accommodate si.xteen faculty members on the south end of the main floor in the administration building.
These offices, which have been in use for thirty-five years variously as dormi- tory accommodations, classrooms, and faculty offices without any major im- provement since their original construc- tion, have taken on a wholly modern appearance with plastered and paneled walls, carpeted fioors, and lowered ceil- ings. The installation of telephones and air-conditioning brings these facilities into first-class offices which now excel some of the administrative offices that are also in line for renovation.
In addition to these quarters which are being used by the Bibhcal, modern languages and literature, education, and history and social studies divisions, two sections of classroom space and certain other office allocations on the third floor complete a modern and spacious pro- vision for twenty-three individual faculty offices.
Expansion is also planned for the administrative offices on the north end of the main floor to be completed as soon as laborers and funds are available.
Faculty Share Spiritual Retreat, Academic Workshop Meetings
Following the tradition of a pre-school retreat, the Bryan faculty and adminis- trators held their spiritual retreat August 20 and 21 with the Rev. Donald C. Graham, executive director of the National Presbyterian Reformed Fellow- ship as the minister and counselor.
Mr. Graham recently completed an eight-year pastorate at the First Presby- terian Church of Montgomery, Ala., and has also been active in the presbytery and in ministerial circles both in Alabama and Florida. He is a ministerial advisor to the Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Miss., and a trustee of the
Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa.
Mr. Graham's messages on the theme of the "Joys and Trials of Teaching" were designed to inspire new confidence for meeting the needs of young people from today's culture.
A two-day workshop in the same week helped faculty and staff to formulate plans for the new academic year and included a special orientation for the incoming faculty members. The report and recommendations of the Southern Association Visitation Committee of last April were reviewed and discussed.
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
Mr. Larry Levenger of Chicago, 111., has been appointed to the administrative staff with the title of assistant to the vice president to work in the area ol development. He rc- places Marvin Keener, who is now conducting his own advertising agency
in Dayton, Tenn. I^lr. Levenger
After attending South Dakota State University and Southern Methodist University, Mr. Levenger transferred to Bryan College for a degree in business administration, which he is currently completing. For the past two years he has worked as an insurance salesman in Oak Lawn, 111.
Mr. Levenger was married July 28 to Gail Hamilton, a 1971 graduate of Bryan and the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Wayne Hamilton of Superior, Wis.
Opening Spiritual Life
The Rev. Marlin C. Hardman, pastor of Barcroft Bible Church in Arlington, Va., ministered to both faculty and students at the fall Spiritual Life meetings held for three days during registration and orienta- tion week at the opening of the fall semester. A special session for the faculty included a dinner fellowship with Dr. Hardman.
Mr. Hardman is a native of Charleston, W. Va., who graduated from Piedmont Bible College of Winston-Salem, N. C, and did graduate work at Columbia Bible College for the M.A. degree. For six years he was on the staff of the Washington, D. C, Youth for Christ, and since going to Barcroft as pastor in 1965 he has con- tinued additional youth evangelism, college and conference ministry, as well as vocal expression in sacred music.
SUMMER ACTIVITIES-At Home and Abroad
SUMMER SCHOOL
Regisli;ilion loi' llie summer school program included :i loi;d of 87 persons, of whom I I were new registrants. The 1972-73 lieadcounl from (he fall semesler through summer school showed 572 en- rollees. Of this number 86 received degrees at Hie May graduation. An addi- tional 19 were scheduled to complete wiirk during the summer.
Summer courses held on the campus included Bible, philosophy, business law, botany, history of western civilization, general mathematics, trends in education, art in classroom, and personal evangelism.
EURGPEAIM STUDY TOUR
Bryan's third study linn in liurope added 9 tourists to tiie 10 students for a total party of 21 with Dr. John Bartlell, director, and Miss Virginia Seguine, hostess. With stops in Scotland, England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, the 5,000-mile tour on the British Isles and European continent in three weeks, offered a broad cultural variety in sights, sounds, and tastes for the youngest student to the several spirited senior citizens that took the tour quite in stride.
On a separate excursion to Europe, Miss Rachel Ross, assistant professor of speech, spent a month in Greece attend- ing a course of study and lectures on Greek drama, language and folklore and archaeology as designed for college teachers and graduate students. Interest- ing sidelights of her study included such features as visits to Greek islands and attending two Greek plays at Epidauros Theater, a well-preserved 5 th centuiy B.C. theater seating 1 2,000 people.
STUDENT MISSIOMARIES
Bryan students are finding exciting opportunities for missionary orientation on the field in the midst of the cultures they have studied about in the classroom as they become involved in the summer program of Missions in Action. Six students were sponsored by gifts from fellow-students and faculty to go to four foreign countries and two stateside loca- tions for service this summer under Summer Missionary Project (SMP).
Peggy Lawson, a "73 graduate, is at the European Bible Institute in France under Greater Europe Mission's Eurocorps pro- gram for students. Peggy, who is from Ruckersville, Va., has completed training as a teacher and expects to work in the Christian school system.
Another Furocorps parlicipanl is John Mercer, a rising senior at Bryan, who spent his summer at (he Scandinavian Bible Institute, learning a little Swedish to assist in weekend gospel team activities while working on the maintenance crew at the Institute. John was elected presi- dent of the student body for his final year as a student.
Mary Jo Hemme, from DcSoto, Mo., spent one month in Guatemala, where she lived with national Christians and assisted them in evangelizing in their local com- munity while studying the Biblical basis of missions under Inlervarsity Christian Fellowship. Mary is publicity director for Missions in Action next year.
John Lacey, a rising sophomore, spent his second summer in Ireland with Ireland Outreach in door-to-door literature distribution, evangelism, and church planting. Despite several weeks of illness with pneumonia, John was speedily re- newed after lung surgery in June. He is the son of missionary parents who served in Uganda and have lived in Waterloo. Iowa, the past two years. John is vice president of Missions in Action in charge of the SMP.
Bruce Pauley, a 1973 graduate from Tuscola, Mich., is working for the third summer in Utah under the United Mis- sionary Fellowship and has made applica- tion for full-time service. He will be the first SMP trainee to enter full-time mis- sionary work.
Nancy Nofsinger. a rising senior from Washington, III., was sent under the supervision of the West Indies Mission to St. Lucia Island off the coast of South America to work with the nationals. Nancy is a psychology major.
In addition to the six Bryan-sponsored students, several others have served on summer missions assignments. Leroy Nicholson is on his third tour in Europe with Operation Mobilization and pre- sently serving in Belgium. One of his tours lasted 16 months. He is a 1973 graduate from Latrobe, Pa., who plans on entering the foreign mission field.
Sue Oliver, a rising sophomore, of Hagerstown, Md.. was with a group of thirteen young people from her home clmrch that went to Mexico for a special missions project.
Among other students sharing in similar service are Gwynn Henry', a rising junior, who was sponsored last summer by Bryan's SMP program and is repeating her service this year at Triple R Ranch in Norfolk, Va.. and Ellen Smith, a coun- sellor at Camp Hope in Canton. N. C.
1974 Spring and Summer Tours to Israel, Europe
February 28 March 14, BEST OF THE HOLY LAND TOUR, directed by Dr. Theodore C. Mercer, to visit Jerusalem, Beth- lehem, Galilee, Jordan River, and other significant Biblical locations in F.raol.
June 12-June 26, EUROPEAN HIGHLIGHTS TOUR, directed by Dr. John Bartlett, as Bryan's fourth European Study tour for both students and tourists. See review of the 1973 tour elsewhere in this issue.
June 24-July 15, CHRISTIAN HERITAGE TOUR, directed by Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Zopfi, to include church history and modern missions in England, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, East Germany, and West Germany.
CAMPUS VISITORS
Among the numerous campus visitors during the summer were two large youth groups. The first was a 60-voice choir from the Guess Road Baptist Church of Durham. N. C. brought to Dayton by its director. David Pierceall. a Bryan alumntis of 1963. They gave concerts and shared the evening meal with a Bryan summer audience on a Tuesday evening and with the congregation at the First Baptist Church in Dayton on the following Wednesday evening.
A second larger contingent of about 180 high school young people repre- sented the third consecutive Youth En- counter summer Bible training camp week sponsored by an East Tennessee committee under the leadership of Donnie Cantwell. a vouth evanaelist.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENT TRAVELS
Douglas Zoptl. an entering fresliman this fall and the son of staff members. Mr. and Mrs. Kemiit Zoptl. had the unique experience of traveling with a basketball team to the Orient in July. He is a grad- uate of Pasadena California Higli School.
The all-star team of Christian athletes toured to the .Asiatic countries of Japan. Korea. Taiwan, the Pliilippines. Thailand and Hong Kong. They won eleven out of twelve games as they sought to give a Christian witness to their competitors in these countries.
CHOIR PLANS CALIFORNIA TOUR
The Bryan College Concert Choir has been planning for over two years to visit California for their spring vacation tour in 1974. Because many young people in California like to go to eastern colleges and because there are many evangelical and conservative churches that are sympathetic to the Christian position of Bryan, Dr. Jim Greasby, the choir director, has worked with the student choir officers in mapping out the ten-day itinerary, March 1-10, between San Diego and San Francisco.
The 45-voice choir will have a total repertoire of nearly two hours of sacred music from which to select their hour- long program representing musical styles from the 16th century to the present day. Along with some of the earlier master- pieces, more of the familiar tunes are being included in this year's concerts.
In addition to appearing in churches for evening services, the choir will be available for morning and afternoon per- formances in Christian day schools and junior colleges.
The choir and their director have already started raising funds to provide for a chartered flight to California and a chartered bus for travel within the state. Requests about this tour or contributions for it may be addressed to Bryan College Choir, Dayton, TN 37321.
Musical Messenger Reports
Two student teams of Musical Mes- sengers have completed twelve-week tours, both concluding with week-long appointments in North Carolina. The team accompanied by Coach John Reeser had their final week at the Camp Lapihio near Durham, N. C, where they were counselors and musicians for the more than a hundred teenagers from Baptist churches of the area. This team toured in the midwest as far north as Wisconsin and as far east as Pennsylvania and Virginia.
A similar five-student team accom- panied by Kermit Zopfi, dean of stu- dents, began its tour in the southern area of Georgia and Florida and took a western swing through Texas, Arizona,
and into California before returning through Colorado, Minnesota, and Illinois. Their final week was participa- tion in the Bible school program and missionary conference of the Sheets Memorial Baptist Church in Lexington, N. C.
With gratitude to the Lord for the ministry of these young people, we acknowledge the gracious comments of host pastors.
"Their music and testimonies were good. I'm thankful for the standard of music they presented."
"One of the finest groups we have ever had here at Camp N. I would like to commend the group on their selection of songs and ways of presenting them."
"The fresh looks and excellent person- alities of the entire group made a most favorable impression. Also, the choice of music was very good, and our people still comment about the relaxed friendliness of the group."
"Good appearance, good music, credible testimonies, excellent acceptance by our people .... I shall be eager to recommend your excellent college when- ever I have opportunity."
"Our congregation loved the young people from the moment they first arrived. They were vivacious, friendly, professional in their musical presentation and lifted our hearts with their Christian testimony."
Tenth Summer Conference
The summer Bible conference held the last week in July attracted about eighty guests who stayed in the college dormi- tory in addition to other area participants as well as Bryan faculty, staff, and summer students.
At least fifty children and teenagers participated in the morning classes con- ducted by four Bryan teachers and the children enjoyed also the evening pro- gram of Gospel magic by Rev. Donald Weltmer of Ephrata, Pa.
The musical program was highlighted by the outstanding performance of tenor soloist Chuck Olson, of Iowa City, Iowa, whose thoughtful interpretation of the hymns of worship, as well as the more modern sounds in Gospel music, were most inspiring to the listeners. Both teams of Musical Messengers shared in the evening programs and gave a combined concert one evening.
The spiritual challenge and uplift of the missionary and prophetic speakers gave the conference rich soul food through the messages of Leonard Meznar, missionary to Jews in Brazil, and Ralph Maynard, missionary to West Irian. Bryan administrators, missionary speakers' wives, and numerous others helped to round out a conference program which evoked comments like the following:
"All well planned for spiritual, mental, and bodily upbuilding. Food, fun, and fellowship best of my eight years."
"I like the idea of Bryan products (as speakers). So many conferences take on such a 'professional' air. Have appreciated the relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere of the services. The separate children's program is good for the children and for the parents as it enables them to be free to more fully enter into the adult meetings."
"The food and room accommodations are equal to the finest of hotels any- where."
"It was good to have the musical teams and administrators on campus for the conference."
Theodore C. Mercer ......'.... Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Wanda Davey Circulation Mgr.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Volume XXXX
October-November-December 1973
Number 2
Banquet, Choir Concert Highlight Christmas Season
Dr. Tlieodore H. Epp, speaker on the well-known radio program, "Back to the Bible Broadcast," was (he guest speaker for the annual formal Christmas banquet at Bryan on December 8.
In this first visit '^ ^^ lo Bryan, Dr. Epp was impressed lo see ^-^^-jpSHj^^ the institution which he had known since its founding only by publications and rep- resentatives from the college. Dr. Epp brought a devotional Theodore H. Epp message emphasizing the Christmas theme before an apprecia- tive audience of more than 350 students, faculty, and visitors who attended the dinner.
Back to the Bible Broadcast, founded by Dr. Epp in 1939 as a daily program on a Lincoln, Neb., station, is now broad- casting each week more than 3,570 Enghsh programs, and 570 foreign lan- guage programs in 19 different languages.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
Two diverse musical programs but both featuring the Christmas message were combined for a Sunday evening musicale in the college gymnasium on December 9. GLORIA, an oratorio by Vivaldi, was presented by the concert choir and a chamber orchestra from the Chattanooga Symphony. The soloists were Karen Parrott, a junior of Madison Wis., and Terri Fouts, a sophomore of Vero Beach, Fla., sopranos; and Mrs. Ruth Bartlett, mezzo-soprano, who is assistant professor of music and director of the Choralaires, the women's choir.
The second event was the one-act Christmas opera, AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS, by Gian Carlo
MISSIONS CONFERENCE OPENS SECOND SEMESTER
J. Allen Thompson E. Watford Thompson
ACCREDITATION REAFFIRMED
The accreditation of Bryan College, first achieved in 1969, was reaffirmed on December 12, 1973, at the annual meeting of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools in Houston, Texas. This reaccreditation is effective for ten years. It comes as a climax to a process involving a two-year institu- tional self-study, an on-campus evalua- tion by a visiting committee, and the responses of the college, written and oral, to the committee's recommenda- tions bearing on compliance with the Association Standards. Reaffirmation of accreditation is not an invitation to complacency in the days ahead but rather a commitment to a continuing program of institutional improvement in all areas.
Menotti. The cast included Amahl, played by Sue Nolan, a senior of Lexington, Ohio: his mother by Linda Friend, a junior from Sandusky, N. Y.; the three kings by three junior fellows. Charles Davis, of Spring City, Tenn., Mike Hodge. of Princeton, 111., and Mike Gilmer, of Jonesboro, Ga.; and the page. Randy Paeplow. a sophomore from Lake Placid. Fla.
These programs were directed by Dr. J. James Greasby. professor of music at Bryan.
The main speakers for the January 9-12 Christian Life conference which opens the second semester will be two men named Thomps^jn from the West Indies but who represent two different nationalities, cultures, and missioni-Rcv J. Allen Thompson, general director of the West Indies Mission, and Rev. E. Walford Thompson of Jamaica, coordina- tor of the evangelistic program called Men in Action.
Mr. Allen Thompson, born in Cuba, the son of American missionarj' parents, received his training in Canada and the United States at Prairie Bible Institute, Columbia Bible College, and Conservative Baptist Theological Seminary. His mis- sionary experiences have taken him through revolutions in Cuba and the Dominican Republic.
Mr. Walford Thompson is a native of St. Vincent. British West Indies, and received his bachelor of arts training in Canada. Since college he has been involved in evangelism and church plant- ing in the West Indies.
Other mission boards and their repre- sentatives expected to participate in the conference include the following;
Unevangelized Fields Mission. Bob Cable
The Evangelical .Alhance Mission, Charles Willoughby fa Br>'an alumnus)
American Association for Jewish EvangeUsm, Al Vanderslik
WycUffe Bible Translators. Perry Priest
Trans World Radio, Roy B. Deck
Sla\ic Missionary' Service. A. J. Overton and .\lex Leono\ich
Greater Europe Mission. Harley Smith
Cedine Bible Mission, John Stringer
Gospel Missionary Union, John M. Barcus
Intervarsity Christian FeDowship. Randy Pope
Campus Crusade for Christ. Jim Gorton
RUDD MEMORIAL CHAPEL PLANS EXPANDED TO ACCOMMODATE GROWING FINE ARTS DEPARTMENT
FACILITIES
Since the original conception of the Rudd Memorial Chapel in 1970, student enrollment grew by 48% from 1970 to 1972; and in spite of not posting an increase this fall, the college has a long- range planning goal of 800 full-time students. With its present facilities, the college choir had to turn away thirty-five qualified students this year. On renova- tion of the administrative office wing of the main building, the art department must be relocated. Looking to the future with ultimate economy in mind (to do away with the necessity of a separate fine arts building), the feasibility of expanding the proposed chapel to accommodate the fine arts division was considered. After conferring with the architects in light of present circumstances and future goals, revised plans were drawn.
Included in these revised plans are the following additional facilities: 1 1 practice rooms for voice, piano, and organ, 6 classrooms, 7 faculty offices, 1 secretarial office, 2 art studios, and additional audi- torium seating for 131 persons, bringing the total main auditorium capacity to 1159.
COST
Costs have risen here as they have everywhere else. The original estimate in 1971 for the smaller building, excluding furnishings, landscaping, and parking, was $377,000. By September of 1973, infla- tion increased this original estimate to S575,000. Adding this to the cost of 9,120 sq. ft. of instructional space for fine arts, the architect now estimates 5725,000 for the basic building of nearly 40,000 sq. ft. An additional 5150,000 will be necessary to provide interior equipment and furnishings such as organ, piano, auditorium seats and curtains, and exterior landscaping and parking faci- lities.
By Larry Levenger Assistant to the Vice President
PROGRESS
Encouragement was the key in 1973,, fully realizing our Lord's presence in this, program. Beginning as an alumni project late in 1970, the Rudd Chapel Fundi commitments reached $13,227.50 by; December 31 of that year. December 31 of 1971 saw an increase to $44,113 and I December 31 of 1972, $63,645. As of December 1, 1973, through the active participation of friends, trustees, faculty and staff, administrators, and additionaL alumni, we've reached $231,358. Encour- agement grows as one dear brother hasi offered $50,000 if the college matches it by raising $200,000. Praise the Lord for such an incentive. Complementing this fine effort will be a strong local campaign involving key people in Rhea County. ! Please pray as these friends and others contact individuals and businesses in an effort to begin construction as soon as . possible.
Architect Bob Schumacher displays the revised plans to the Rudd Chapel building committee.
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RUDD CHAPEL PLANS
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MEMORIAL OPPORTUNITIES
111 response Id lnc|uiiics, llic lisl below is intended lo sliow various possihllillcs for memorializing iVicnds and loved ones tlirougii the Rudd Memorial Chapel. As specific items are chosen, they will be removed from the list. For example, Mr. Smith, wishing to acknowledge his personal love and appreciation lor Mr. Allen B. Friend, his pastor, donales the cost of the prayer chapel, $ 1 1 ,000 (based on actual cost per sq. ft., excluding furnishings). The chapel would then be designated as the Allen B. Friend Chapel and removed from the lisl.
FALL ENROLLMENT SUMMARY SHOWS SLIGHT DECLINE
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Fellowsliip hall |
$53,000 |
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Prayer chapel |
1 1 .000 |
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Band room |
33,000 |
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Choir room |
33,000 |
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Control room |
2,500 |
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Secretarial office |
6,500 |
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Covered patio |
30,000 |
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2 Stage dressing rooms |
4,000 each |
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6 Classrooms |
7,000 each |
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9 Faculty offices |
7,000 each |
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11 Practice rooms |
2,000 each |
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2 Art studios |
8,000 each |
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Piano |
$ 9,000 |
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Organ |
60,000 |
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1 159 Auditorium |
seats |
50 each |
A-V PRESENTATION
A ten-minute color fihn strip with pre-recorded cassette tape has been developed to aid in the Rudd Chapel solicitation. The result of a thoroughly researched and well-thought-out script, this audio-visual presentation emphasizes spiritual life, educational programs, physical facilities, campus activities and the plans for the new chapel.
The object of this new production is two-fold: first, to put the Rudd Chapel project in context by showing Bryan College as it is today, and second, to capture the attention and active interest of the viewers for the Rudd Chapel project in particular.
It is hoped that such a presentation will recruit new friends for Bryan who share concern for quality Christian educa- tion. To reach our goal of approxirnateh' one milhon dollars for constructing, fur- nishing, and equipping tire Rudd Chapel, there is a need to reach a wider spectrum of friends, both individuals and busi- nesses, as well as foundations.
You can help us in this effort by submitting names to the Development Office of people and businesses whom you would like to see actively supporting Bryan College.
'I lie eiirollnicnl ol liilllime .■.liideiil:. in the fall semester showed a 4.1% decline from llie fall semester a year ago, down lo 442 from a peak or4fil. 'Hie drop was entirely in lirsl-llme college sludeiils, a characlcrislic which has now appeared in American colleges with sufficient fre- quency to constitute a national trend in which the surging enrollment of the l'.)60's is seen as peaking and stabilizing
Holy Land Tour Expanded
Biyan's 1974 llolv Land lour sched- uled for February 27 lo March 14 has been expanded over the 197.'? lour lo include visits to Cairo, Egypt; Beirut, Lebanon; Damascus, Syria; and Amman and Petra in Jordan. Rather than emphasizing legendary sites of doubtful identification, the week spent in Israel will concentrate in both the history, geography, and archaeology of biblical Palestine and the development of modern Israel. Activities will include visits to Masada; Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered; and Mea Shearim, the orthodox sector of Jerusalem; tour of a kibbutz with lunch; a boat crossing of the Sea of Galilee; and a synagogue tour.
President Theodore Mercer will be tour host and lecturer, and Dr. John Bartlett, vice president, is tour director. Transportation for tour members may be arranged either from New York, Chat- tanooga, or any hometown.
A descriptive folder is available on request. Reservation should be made at least six weeks before departure date.
European Tours
The European Higltlights Tour is scheduled for June 12-26 under the direc- tion of Dr. John Bartlett. as Bryan's fourth European study tour, including Scotland, England, France, Italy. Switzer- land, Austria, and Germany.
The Christian Heritage Tour under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Zopfi departs June 24 and returns July 15. Places of interest associated with church history and inodern missions will be visited in England. Holland. Belgium. France, Italy. Switzerland. Leichtenstein. Austria, East Gemi.anN'. and West Germany.
Details on these tours are available through the indiWdual tour director at Bryan College.
prior to a picclitlciJ U((jp in Uic \')'''M'\. The lolal on<ampur» enrollmcnl llii'i faU, including parl-iimc rcgislrani*, wa^ 487 compared lo ,S()2 a year ago. Hartici^ration In the o(f-<;ampus Communily Action Program in Challancxjga. which ac- counted for 32 additional part-time students a year ago, was not repeated Ihii year. The on-campu* fulllimc equivalent this year is 450 compared lo 471 la*l year al this lime. The senior claw thi.% year numbers 100, approximately the same a» last year.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION The fall semcsier's enrollment repre- sents 33 states, the Canal Zone, and 13 foreign countries. Of the 23 students from foreign countries, four are inter- national students representing Vietnam, Kenya, and Peru, and 19 are students with U.S.A. citizenship representing 10 countries, where their parents, many of them missionaries, continue lo live and work. These countries are Brazil, Colombia. Dominican Republic. Ecuador, Ethiopia. India. Indonesia. Rhodesia, Spain and Zaire. The foreign student enrollment represents all continents ex- cept Australia.
STATE RANK Among the states, Tennessee with 104 fuUtime students is in first place. followed by Florida with 38. an order which has existed now for several years. Georgia (37) is a close third to Florida, with Ohio (28). Virginia (27), North Carolina (24) and Michigan (22) next in order. Six additional stales in the 10-20 student enrolbiient range are .Maryland (14), Pennsylvania (13). Illinois and Wisconsin (1 1). and New Jersey and West Virginia (10). Four slates from the far west are repre.sented— .Arizona (6). California (5). Oreeon (2). and Montana (2).
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS
The religious denominations repre- sented by the fall semester enrollment number 34, with sLx Baptist denomina- tions accounting for 27^ of the student bod\ and those from unaffiliated in- dependent Baptist churches representing an additional 16^c. Independent churches of various titles (Bible. non- denominational, I.F.C.A., and those in- dependent churches retaining denomina- tional names, including independent Baptist) accoimt for an overall 40^r of the reUgious affiUations of Br\an students. Other major groups are Presbyterians, Methodists. Christian and MissionarT.- AUiance. Grace Brethren, and PhTnouth Brethren.
Lions Raise Scoring For Best Soccer Season
With a season record of 6-9-2, the Lions ranked first in the Tennessee Intercollegiate Soccer Association, broke several school records, came out fourth in conference tournament and played at the N.A.I.A. against Asbury College. The Lions proved themselves as a team with outstanding victories over University of the South and King College, both conference games, and over North Georgia and Tusculum.
The team members elected for the all-toumament and all-conference teams were Dave Beaty, sophomore; Reg Cook, senior and team captain; and John Shalanko, freshman. Chuck Grant and Roddy Miller, both sophomores, were elected to the second team.
The most goals in one season by an individual player were scored by Reg Cook with a total of fifteen goals with six assists. The most goals scored by the team for the season was also broken with the total of 45. With four goals David Beaty broke the old record of the most goals scored in one game by an individual player.
In October the team travelled to Winter Park, Florida, to play Rollins College rated fifth in the South. The T.I.S.A. tournament games were played at Darwin Field in Chattanooga against Tennessee Temple and University of the South. In the game against Temple, two five-minute overtimes faOed to break the tie. After five players from each team
Daugherty Efird Fitzgerald Hodges
Jewett Lovegren Mercer Nofsinger
WHO'S WHO AMONG STUDENTS NOMINATED FOR 1974
The eleven senior students selected as the Bryan College representatives to Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities includes two who began their educational career in the Bryan kindergarten and are now seniors-Betty Hodges and John Mercer. The honorees (pictured in same order above) and their qualifications are as follows:
Kathy Ballard-St. Petersburg, Fla. A psychology major, vice-president of FISH, Student Union treasurer 1973-74, and sports information director for soccer.
Reginald Cook— Williamson, N. Y. and Pompano Beach, Fla. A psychology major, varsity basketball player and captain of the soccer team; his wife, Melanie, also a senior.
Richard Daugherty— Dayton, Tenn. An English major, last year's winner of the P.A. Boyd Award, and summer Spanish-English instructor of children of Mexican migrant workers.
Rick Efird— KannapoUs, N.C. A biology major, winner of the Rudd Testimony and Influence Award and the P.A. Boyd Award, past vice-president of student body, and former
were picked to shoot five penalty shots, the score still remained tied. On second try, Bryan shot 3 out of 5 and Temple broke the tie by making 4 out of the 5 penalty shots, making the final score 3-2. The following day Bryan played Uni- versity of the South. After 90 minutes of equally matched play the Lions lost 3-2. This gave them the 4th place berth in the T.I.S.A. Conference.
Pictured above is the soccer team with their coach and three female sports information directors as follows: front row, left to right — I. Lacey, W. Cropp, D. Mains, K. Dykes, J. Dickinson, G. Porcella, C. Carroll, J. Shalanko; second row— A. Hayes, D. Ingraham, G. McLawhon, N. Magnussen, D. Beaty, R. Miller, T. Faugl, M. Shaver, C. Grant, P. Githuka; back row-K. Ballard, C. Cline, R. Ballard, K. Baker, D. Dark, R. Efird, M. Robeson, R. Cook, S. Strauss, P. Shaver, Coach Reeser, C. Peacock, N. Nofsinger.
member of madrigals, choir, and Musical Messengers.
Jim Fitzgerald— Richmond, Va. A psychology major, winner of the P.A. Boyd Award and the 4-Way Rotary Club scholarship in his junior year and twice president of Missions in Action.
Betty Hodges— Dayton, Tenn. A math major, consistent honor student, and member of both the Student Senate and the Academic Council.
Carolyn Jewett— Hendersonville, N.C. An elementary education major, winner of P.A. Boyd Award in 1971, choir member of the year in 1973, and four-year member of the symphonic band.
Terry Lovegren— Park Forest South, 111. A business administration major, a member of the Student Union, and coordinator of Christian Service Association.
John Mercer— Dayton, Tenn. An English major, consistently on the dean's list and honors lists, 1973 summer missionary in Sweden, and current president of the Student Senate.
Nancy Nofsinger— Washington, m. An ele- mentary education major, secretary of the Student Senate, summer missionary in St. Lucia, W.I., and Homecoming Queen in 1973.
Susan Nolan— Lexington, Ohio. Applied music major; member of choir, madrigals, and Musical Messengers; and consistent honor student.
BASKETBALL SCHEDULE |
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Jan. |
12 |
Centre College |
14 |
*Milligan College |
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17 |
Lincoln Memorial University |
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19 |
*Toccoa Falls Institute |
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22 |
•Trevecca Nazarene College |
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25 |
Covenant College |
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26 |
"Maryville College |
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28 |
•Johnson Bible College |
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31 |
Lee College |
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Feb. |
2 |
*King College |
5 |
♦Centre College |
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8 |
•Union University |
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12 |
Trevecca Nazarene College |
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14 |
University of the South |
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16 |
Gardner-Webb College |
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23 |
•Tennessee Temple |
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Feb. |
28- |
SCAC Championship |
Mar. |
1,2 |
Tournament •Home Games |
BRYAN NEWSETTE
"Christ Above All"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Wanda Davey Circulation Mgr.
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Witnesses Reach Out I To Community, World
CHRISTIAN SERVICE ASSOCIATION
"Ye shall he witnesses uiilo me hoth in Jerusalem ..."
In response to this parting admonition from the Lord Jesus, Bryan students and faculty find various avenues of com- munity outreach through organized and individual witnessing, teaching, singing, and preaching.
The Christian Service Association pro- vides the organizational channel for the practical Christian woriv of the students under the supervision of Dr. Brian Richardson, chairman of the Christian Education department, and Terry Lovegren, a first-semester graduate with the class of 1974, as coordinator and sponsor. In its January report, the C.S.A. indicated that one of its most far-reaching channels for sharing the message of God's love is through students who conduct weekly Bible clubs for over 1,300 chil- dren in the Dayton area, including the childrens' program conducted in a hous- ing development in Dayton. Many parents from this development were also con- tacted when they accepted an invitation to attend a Christmas program.
This year C.S.A. is sponsoring six gospel teams who present testimonies, songs, and a message in area churches on weekends. Team ministry is being planned for three groups during the spring vacation period in Chicago, 111., Clarksville and Livingston, Tenn. Other services of C.S.A. include a ministry in the local jail in Dayton and in the Rliea County Nursing Home, and a Bible study on the campus of a nearby college. Bibles are being placed in the local motels with an invitation to patrons to accept a Bible as a gift along with a free correspondence course, and a supply of Bibles and tracts are provided to students and faculty for general distribution.
C.S.A. student leaders this year in- clude: Steve Strauss, president; Bob Tatum, vice president for gospel teams; Steve Smith, vice president for com- munity service.
41st ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT MAY 5,6
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MISSIONS INACTION
Missions in Action at Bryan is the student organization which fosters the missionary aspect of Christian service both at home and abroad by securing missionary speakers at chapel and for the annual conference and by providing channels for student missionary activity.
The January Christian Life Conference gave excellent exposure of several mission fields through the representatives of six- teen mission boards and the attractive displays which they set up in the student center for easy access to visitors during the three-day conference. In addition to (Continued on page 3)
Rev. Robert C. Hill of Stone Mountain, Ga. editor of Christian Review Magazine, will preach the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday afternoon. May 5, as a part of the forty-first annual commence- ment of the college.
Mr. Hill, whose daughter Sherry is a member of the graduating class and whose son Terry is an alumnus, is a brother of Bryan's registrar, L. Donald Hill. Mr. Hill holds a business diploma from Rutgers University, the bachelor of arts in theology from Free Will Baptist Bible College in Nashville, and he has done graduate work in journalism at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Previous to his organizing Crossroads Publications in 1973, of which he is president, Mr. Hill was a pastor for seventeen years in churches in Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia; he served as assistant editor iox Moody Monthly: and he was sice president and managing editor of Christian Life Publications. Besides the publishing of Christian Review Magazine. Crossroads Publications includes book publishing and Christian bookstores.
GRADUATION Graduation for tlie appro.\imateIy 100 candidates for degrees wiU follow on Monday, May 6, at 10:00 ajn. with four student speakers from the graduates to be featured as last year. These speakers wiU be chosen this spring by written competi-
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Ten candidates for the Summer Missions Program pose before the new missionary map In the Student Center.
SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE JULY 20-26
SPEAKERS:
Rev. William Banks, Pastor Philadelphia
Dr. Charles Taber, Linguist MUSICIANS:
Dr. and Mrs. John Bartlett
Miss Virginia Segulne
RUDD MEMORIAL PROJECT GAINS MOMENTUM
The Rudd Memorial Chapel project gathered new momentum recently when a campaign was launched for the local area of Rhea County by a committee of businessmen in Dayton and Spring City, who set a goal of $100,000 for their participation. The new building will offer to the community the prospect of enjoy- ing its use througli the concerts, lectures, dramatic productions, and Bible con- ferences that are open to the public.
Pictured below are the Rhea County campaign leaders. Chairman is William Hilleary, Jr., vice president and general manager of Southern Silk Mills in Spring City and a trustee of the college; vice chairman in the commercial area is Ben Purser, president of the Dayton Bank and Trust Co., and a trustee of the college; vice chairman for community relations, Mrs. Jewell Corvin, a local civic leader; vice chairman for industry, John Cammenga, vice president and general manager of the new Lazy Boy Corpora- tion in Dayton; and vice president for the professional division is Arnold Fitzgerald, attorney.
The commitments of the Alumni Association members who initiated the project are now at $88,000. Members of the Board of Trustees have pledged over $50,000, and the faculty and staff pledges total over $27,000. Additional gifts and pledges of parents of students and other friends bring the total, commit- ments to $285,000 toward the estimated total cost of $800,000.
An extended five-year plan to provide for the financing of the additional funds for the Rudd Chapel has been established for 1974-78 to enlist 500 donors, each of whom will contribute $200 annually for an individual total gift of $1,000. Since this plan was introduced in January to a few alumni groups and to the faculty and staff, over $45,000 has been committed to the fund to represent the first 45 of the 500 contributors sought.
The urgency to secure these commit- ments even before actual construction begins is to provide the financial backing which the trustees feel is necessary when they authorize the architects to proceed
with construction plans. Both trustees and administrators recognize the impor- tance of making the building available as soon as possible and also avoiding further inflationary losses.
Those who contribute to the Rudd Chapel fund may also wish to establish a memorial— $500 for one person or $ 1 ,000 for a couple or two individuals. The names of thoSe memorialized in this manner will be included on a bronze plaque to be erected in the lobby at the main entrance. Gifts not designated as memorials will be commemorated in a similar manner on a plaque listing the living donors.
Memorials have already been desig- nated by contributions amounting to $22,000. Among these is the memorial to Walter Cornatzer, an alumnus who was killed in a truck accident while he was in U.S. military service in Turkey. Contribu- tions by his mother and two sisters have provided for this memorial to be included in the Rudd Chapel where other young people will be benefited by Christian training similar to that which helped Walter to be prepared to meet the Lord early in his hfe.
At the erection of the Rudd Chapel spire at Homecoming in 1972, the banquet speaker, Everett Kier x'50, sug- gested the possibility of holding a ground- breaking ceremony for the new chapel at Homecoming 1973. That time passed without the prospect of beginning con- struction, but Homecoming in October 1974 could be a possibility— let's pray and work to that end!
A-V Presentation
The new audio-visual presentation of Bryan College produced by Film-Sound Production of Collegedale, Tenn., has proved to be a useful tool to display life at Bryan and to present the need for the Rudd Memorial Chapel. Either in its form as a briefcase-size table model showing a 5x7 colored picture with recorded narra- tion or in the auditorium-size projection with sound track, the ten-minute "show
Hilleary
Purser
Corvin
Cammenga Fitzgerald
and tell" has been receiving wide use and appreciation.
During February Dr. John Bartlett, vice president and academic dean, made numerous contacts with the A-V presen- tation in Florida, including alumni fellow- ship meetings in St. Petersburg, Miami, and Jacksonville on three successive days, February 21, 22, and 23.
Larry Levenger, assistant to Dr. Bartlett in the area of development, is concentrating on contacts in the local community during February and March. He has given the presentation to two alumni chapters, faculty and staff, busi- ness and professional women's club, busi- , ness men's dinner and various personal contacts in the community. He antici- pates more extensive travel in later spring I months and during the summer and wel- comes invitations to share developments at Bryan College either in personal inter- views or in public assemblies, including civic clubs as well as churches and youth groups.
NEWS ROUNDUP
GIFTS FOR THE KING
The annual Christmas offering for student aid known as Gifts for the King came to nearly $52,000, which is $8,000 more than last year. This money goes to underwrite student aid, primarily grants, paid from college funds.
SECOND SEMESTER ENROLLiVlENT
Second semester enrollment was a pleasant surprise package, with the full- time enrollment of 428, only one student under a year ago, and with the fuUtime equivalent for the two semesters of 1973-74 only seven under that for the 1972-73 academic year. This is the more remarkable in view of the 4% decline in enrollment first semester and the fact that some twenty 1974 graduates com- pleted their degree requirements in December.
Total headcount enrollment for the year is 535 for the two semesters.
COMMENCEMENT
(Continued from page 1) tion. Last year's student speakers were received with such enthusiasm that it was decided the experience should be re- peated.
As has been customary for many years, senior parents who are in fuUtime vocational Christian service will be invited to participate in both baccalaureate and graduation.
Some twenty seniors completed degree requirements at the end of the first semester in December but wUl receive i degrees at the May coirunencement.
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ALUMNI GAIN RECOGNITION
Three recent acknowledgemeiils oC ihc acconiplislimenls of Bryan alumni arc reprcscnlalivc of Ihc conlribiilions which Bryan graduates nial<c in llicir professions and coinmunilies.
DIJRWARI) MAY INARI), wilt) had his first two years of college at_ Bryan with the class of , , 1941, is president-
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He is currently serving as chairman-elecl of the Kentucky Bar Association and will be chairman of the House of Delegates in 1975, the year he will be installed as president of the Louisville Bar Associa- tion. From the Appalachian State Univer- sity in Boone, N.C., he earned the bache- lor of science degree and from the Univer- sity of Louisville the bachelor of laws in 1951 and the juris doctor degree in law in 1969. Dr. and Mrs. Maynard have three children, the oldest of whom, David, is a sophomore at Bryan this year.
LESLIE COX, a Bryan graduate with the class of 1964, was named Young Educator for Bradley County for 1973. He is the as- sistant to the vice principal at Cleve- land High School in Leslie Cox Tenn. Previously he
taught history for five years at McMinn High School, his alma mater, and for two years was coordinator of federal programs for Cleveland State College. He is a member of several educators' associations and is a teacher at the First Baptist Church.
KENNETH FROEMKE, a gradu- ate of 1968, received the award as Out- standing Young Educator of the Year at the Dayton .laycees Award Ban- quet in January. He is 7th and 8th grade social studies and at the Dayton City School. In addition to his quality work as teacher. Ken was cited for civic work as assistant coach at Dayton City School for four years in extra-curricular basketball and football and for a successful summer recreation program at the city park which grew into summer classes in basketball and tennis.
Kenneth Froemke
literature teacher
Choir officers pictured above in the back row are vice president Chuck Davis, presi- dent Mark Trail, and in front, accom- panist Carris Barker, co-secretary Jenny Gather, treasurer Ellen Smith, and secre- tary Sue Nolan.
MISSIONS IN ACTION
(Continued from page ] ) daily missionary challenges, supported by a well-coordinated musical program in six public services, there were opportunities to attend seminars on nine different topics ranging from the practical concern on "How to fit everything I have always wanted to do into my schedule and still find time to study, " to "I don't want to eat monkey meat, and besides the people live in unsanitary conditions."
Four songs were composed for the occasion by William Boyd, assistant pro- fessor of music, including the theme, "Song of His Coming," which was intro- duced witli symphonic band accompani- ment under Mr. Boyd's direction.
The immediate missionary expression of MIA is the involvement of individual students in the FISH program of serving as big brothers and big sisters for neg- lected or handicapped children in the area. Nineteen students maintained the brother and sister relationships during the first semester and a similar number were added for the second semester. The little brothers or sisters are contacted in some way each week for a ride, a party, a meal at Bryan, a Christian movie, or Saturday morning recreation in die coUege gym.
The Summer Missions Program, which sponsors students on summer projects to aid missionaries, has found growing re- sponse widi ten students now approved for the 1974 summer vacation period. Some individuals have already chosen their anticipated places of semce in Korea, Sweden, France and intercity New York; others are depending on counsel, specitlc openings, and avaUable support to guide tlieir decisions.
The work of MIA has been strength- ened during the past two years under the aggressive leadership of its president Jim
MUSICAL TOURS LIMITED
r^fjNCLRT CHfJiR
ITic plan.s for ihc Bryan Concert Choir to tour in California were set aside in deference lo the energy crisi* and a shorter trip was arranged in ihe northca»i with appoinlmcnis for March MO during Ihe spring vacation. Concerts were given in churches in Ijoudon and Bristol, Tcn- ncs.sec; Durham^ North Carolina; I>exing- lon, Lynchburg, Achilles and Richmond, Virginia; Ellicott City and Derwofjd, Maryland; Wilmington, Delaware; and Danbury, Connecticut.
MUSICAL MESSENGERS
It is also anticipated that only one team of Musical Messengers will be repre- senting the college this summer.
Tliis student team will include a quartet selected from members of the college choir and madrigals plus an accompanist and the staff director. TTieir repertoire of sacred music and devotional message is appropriate for a variety of situations ranging from the more solemn Sunday morning worship to the entertain- ing songs suited to youth groups. In all their musical expressions, Bryan musical groups have sought to honor Christ and have found a hearty response from both pastors and congregations.
The team is offered to churches, con- ferences, camps or other Christian organizations on a freewUI offering and overnight entertainment basis. Inquiries for the services of a Brj'an team between May 13 and .August 15 should be ad- dressed to: Musical Messengers, Bryan College, Dayton. TN 3^32 ! .
A limited number of copies of the book, Acting Like Christians, by Miss Ruth Huston, Bryan trustee of Winter Park, Florida, are still available. Copies of this 177-page paperback book may be ordered from Bryan College at S2.00 per copy plus 35< for postage and handling.
Fitzgerald, a psychology major, who is a member of the class of 1974. Other officers of ML\ are Lynn WTieeler, vice president of FISH: John Lacey. \ice president of SMP: Brian Schrauger, treasurer: Pam Dekker. secretar\", and Mary Jo Hemme, pubUcit>' chairman.
Concerning his part in the work of MIA, Jim sa} s, "It has been exciting to see students get involved in expressing what the>' have e.xperienced in Christ Jesus by sharing with others through practical demonstration of love. The up- ward relationship to God then becomes an outsvard manifestation— theor\" put into practice now."
European Tour Confirmed
Plans for the fourth Bryan College European summer study tour are con- firmed for June 17 to July 8 by tour director, Dr. John B. Bartlett, vice presi- dent. The 22-day first class tour will visit England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland. New places of interest to be visited this summer are Belgium and Vienna, Austria. Credit for Fine Arts 391 will be available to students.
Several people who have gone with Dr. Bartlett on previous tours are making plans to travel with him again this sum- mer. His large file of acknowledgements from satisfied tour members indicates that the European visits have been a highlight of their lives.
Complete tour information including prices is avaOable upon request.
The Holy Land Tour scheduled for early March was dropped for this year on account of political conditions in the Middle East and the European Christian Heritage Tour scheduled for the summer has also been cancelled. Both of these tours will be offered again when travel conditions are more favorable.
Kindergarten Education Certified
Bryan received official approval in November, 1973 for its teacher prepara- tion program in kindergarten education as a broadening of its certification in ele- mentary education. Students may obtain a teaching endorsement in kindergarten while pursuing a degree in elementary education by taking an additional methods course in early childhood educa- tion and completing the student teaching experience on the kindergarten level.
The college has also submitted an application for approval of teaching endorsement in special education. The program is currently being reviewed by the Department of Education in Ten- nessee with action on the program ex- pected by the next quarterly meeting of the State Board of Education.
New courses being added in the division of education and psychology to meet the requirements for this new major include teaching methods for special education, speech correction methods, and mental retardation.
Brent Ferguson, one of Bryan's alumni student recruiters at the right, hosts a group of high school visitors.
Admissions Office invites Student Prospects To Visit
Do you know a high school senior who is a prospect for a Christian college training? Or, perhaps you have in mind a Bible college student who will soon grad- uate or a state university student who needs spiritual encouragement and would benefit by a Christian liberal arts college opportunity. The Admissions Office would welcome your suggestions to add to its prospects for the fall of 1974, who are being contacted with letters, phone calls, and personal interviews by college representatives and alumni. Names for future years are also welcomed, since it is
UONS' STAR SHINES
Woody Duncan, 6'1" senior from Oliver Springs, Tenn., became the all-time leading basketball scorer of the Bryan Lions in a game with South Christian Athletic Conference foe Trevecca Nazarene College. The Lions won the game 90-7 1 , finishing the conference schedule with a 4-2 record and second place. Woody scored the 2,078th point in the first half to top the previous record held by Tim Margene, a graduate of 1970.
Duncan led the SCAC in scoring with an average of 22.2 points a contest. Dan Begley, a sophomore of Hazard, Ky., followed with an average of 16.8 and 11.0 rebounds per game, and Dave Eldridge, the senior point man from Red Bank, Tenn., averaged a close 13.7.
not too early to encourage juniors or even sophomores in high school to think about their college plans.
Even more effective would be a visit to the college for young people who are exploring the possibilities for the future. Visitors are welcome any time, but it is requested by the Admissions Office that prior arrangements be made to stay in the dorms, to take guided tours on the campus, or to attend classes and chapel or other functions of the college. Address your inquiry about a campus visit to the Admissions Office and information will be sent promptly.
In order to encourage visits at a time i when some activity would help to give an j overview of life at Bryan, the following list of events is provided: '
March 17 Bryan Concert Choir
22 Hobo Day -Old comedy movies 26 Day of Prayer 29 "So Long, Joey"-movie April 4 Rhea County concert- Chattanooga Symphony with Lynn Hairell, cellist
5 Bowling
6 Bike-a-thon
9 Symphonic Band concert 13 Sadie Hawkins Day-Gymnastic Exhibition 18, 19, 20 Three act play (Drama Club)
20 Sidewalk Day (sales, music groups in downtown Dayton)
26 Athletic Department banquet
27 Pop concert
May 4 Tedd Smith concert
5 Baccalaureate
6 41st annual Commencement
Baseball Schedule |
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March 23 |
* Trevecca |
28 |
* University of Tennessee in |
Chattanooga |
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April 2 |
* Tusculum |
9 |
* Covenant |
10 |
University of Tennessee in |
Chattanooga |
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12 |
Lincoln Memorial University |
16 |
Covenant |
20 |
Trevecca |
22 |
* Temple |
25 |
* Cleveland State |
27 |
Temple |
29 |
* Lincoln Memorial University |
May 4 |
Tusculum |
Coaches: |
John G. Reeser |
Brian Richardson |
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* Home Games |
"Clirist Above All"
TheoUoic C. Merc Rebecca M. Peck
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Volume XL
April-May-June 1974
Number 4
1973-74 SPECIAL ACTIVITIES ' OF FACULTY AND STAFF
Dr. James Baldwin, assistant prolcssor of biology, presented a paper on his doetoral thesis titled: "The Fine Struc- ture of the Amphid of lleterodera Glycines Males," at a meeting of the International Society of Nemolologists at the University of Minnesota. He has been awarded a National Science Foiindalion grant to do summer research at North Carolina State University on the ultra- structure of plant parasitic nematode reproductive systems.
Dr. Richard Barnhart, associate pro- fessor of mathematics, presented a paper at the American Mathematical Society regional meeting in Atlanta titled: "Auto- morphisms of Handlebodies." He also attended a short course in Atlanta on "Mathematical Modeling and Computing in the Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences" and presented a paper during one of the sessions.
Dr. John Bartlett, vice-president and academic dean, along with four other deans of the Academic Commission of CASC conducted a four-day workshop in Chicago for 27 neophyte college deans. The commission has been asked to be responsible for the entire 1974 summer program for tlie 140 CASC colleges.
Mrs. Ruth Bartlett, assistant professor of music, was asked to serve as judge for the Tennessee Grace Moore Music Scholarship in Chattanooga.
Dr. and Mrs. Bartlett recently pre- sented a sacred concert in the First Presbyterian Church of Augusta, Ga., where the Rev. John Oliver is pastor and Barry Whitney, Biyan College trustee, is a member of the board.
Fred Bedford, assistant professor of French and Spanish, and Mrs. Mayme Sheddan, dean of counseling services, were united in marriage on March 2. The new Mrs. Bedford will be on a sabbatical leave next year to pursue her doctoral program in educational psychology and guidance.
Dr. Tom Biller, assistant professor of
psychology, was chosen for membership
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Pictured left to right are: Ferguson, Loshbough, Tatum, Davis, and Camp.
Gospel Messengers Plan 12-week Tour
Bryan will be represented in the field this summer by a Gospel team with a program of personal testimonies, a devo- tional message, and music. The all-male team this year includes three members of previous summer teams-Brent Ferguson. of Trenton, Ga.. an alumnus from the class of 1973; Dan Camp, Hi.xson, Tenn., and Chuck Davis, Spring City, Tenn., rising seniors— plus two who are new travelers-Bob Tatum, Atlanta. Ga.. also a rising senior, and Charlie Loshbough. Calvin, N.D.
The Gospel Messengers will be directed by Brent Ferguson with Bob Tatum as the official speaker, Charlie Loshbough as piano accompanist, and Dan Camp, guitarist. With Charlie at the piano, the other four fellows combine for quartet numbers or trios and duets.
The summer itinerary beginning May 15 in the Atlanta, Georgia, area includes such appointments as Augusta, Ga.. on May 19; Charlotte and Salisbur}'. N. C, on May 26; Lexington. N. C. June 2; Elkton, Va., June" 10-15; Egg Harbor City, N. J., and Philadelpliia. Pa.. June 23; Elizabeth and New Salem. Pa.. June 30; Wellsville, Ohio. July 3; Warren and Port Huron, Mich., July 7; Augusta, Mich., July 10; Chicago area, July 13-21; Lexington, Ky.,. July 24; Bp,'an Bible Conference. July 25-26.
Inquiries for the Gospel Messengers within this scope of places and dates may be addressed to the Public Relations Office. Br\'an College. Davton. TN 37321.
RUDD CHAPEL FUND NEARS $400,000
"Commit thy way unto the Lord, and He shall direct thy path." .Surely the evidence of this promise can be vccn in the progress being made toward the ful- fillment of the Rudd Memonal Chapel program. The most recent blessing com- ing in the form of a check for S25,000 from the Benwood Foundation of Chat- tanooga has brought our cash to S225.000 in a total commitment of S370,000 toward our S800.000 goal.
Col. and Mrs. J. Henderson Brock of Bradenton, Fla.. were honored at Com- mencement as Rudd Chapel Benefactors. Their contributions have included a SSO.OOO challenge grant which has brought in an additional S 140,000 since mid-November when the commitment was made. The Brocks, who are native Kentuckians. have lived in Florida for many years and retired recently from the citrus business. They were introduced to Br>an by the .Allen Jewell family, now of Hendersonville, N. C. who came to know the Brocks when Mr. Jewell was minister of music at Calvary Baptist Church in Bradenton. Fla.
As one of the Lord's stewards who would like to share in this exciting project for the Rudd Memorial Chapel at a lime when construction seems imminent, you are urged to make a commitment now. Your gift or pledge, which could be spread over the next five years, could help boost the total commit- ments to a level enabling the trustees to determine the beginning of construction at an early date.
It is the support and prayers of God's people thai will make available to the students of Br\'an the greatly needed worship center, auditorium, and class- rooms for art. speech and music. God is richly blessing Bryan as a training center for young people. Here is your opportu- nity to get involved in a major step of moving forward to God's glory' and for the use of students and faculty.
CLASS OF 1974-Name, Hometown, Major
1. Aclnniski, l,ind;i, Sprinnrickl. \\\., Ilixlory
2. Alt, Kim, Johiislown, l';i., /iihic
3. Anderson, I'liilip, Colnnibus Jiinulion, la., Psycht)l(>gy
4. Archer, llelen, Dayton, Tenn., Psychology
5. Austin, Carol, Tcrre Maute, Ind., Lie- men lary l-.'diiralioii
6. Austin, Rohert, I'airficld, Pa., Business Ailmiirislralion
7. Ballard, Kathy. St. Petersburg, Fla., Psy- chology
8. Barton, Dow, Miami, Fla., Music Education y. Bander, Andrew, I't. Lauderdale, Fla.,
Chrisliait I'ducalioii
10. Beard, Mary, Dominican Republic, Ele- nicnlarv liJuealion
11. Birkett', Kriek. Oxon Hill. Ud.. Psychology
12. Boyd. Bonnie, Columbia, S. C. Psychology
13. Bright, .lacqueline, Memphis, Tenn., Psychology
14. Bugg, Nancy, Mania, G-i., Mathematics
15. Burroughs. Rick, Huntsville, Ma., Business Administration
16. Byers, Christine. Claremont, Cal.. Ele- mentary Education
17. Cather, .lenny, Dayton, Tenn.. Christian Education
18. Cook. Melanie, Chattanooga, Tenn., Ele- mentary Education
19. Cook. Reginald, Williamson, N. Y., Psy- chology
20. Cox, Ellen, Athens, Tenn.. Elementary Education
21.Cropp, Wayne, Orlando, Fla., Business A dministration
22. Crosthwait, Delana, Kingston. Tenn.. Music Education
23. Daugherty, Richard, Dayton. Tenn.. English
24. Davis, Alice, Indialantic, Fla.. Psychology
25. Duncan. Woody, Oliver Springs, Tenn., Psychology
26. Efird, Robert, Kannapolis, N. C, Biology
27. Eisenback, .lonathan, Camden, S. C, Biology
28. Eldridge, David, Soddy, Tenn., Natural Science
29. Ely, Fred, Jimina, Ethiopia, Business Administration
30. Eure, Betty Lou, Newport News, Va., Ele- mentary Education
31. Ferguson. Ruth, Augusta, Mont., Business Education
32. Fitzgerald, James, Richmond, Va.. Psy- chology
33. Ford, Frances, Beckley, W. Va., Elementary Education
34. Giesel, David, Orlando. Fla., Chemistry
35. Goehring, Ronald, Malcom, Iowa, Ele- mentary Education
36. Griffith, Stephen, Tullahoma, Tenn.. Bible
37. Hammett, Jeanne. Pell City, Ala.. Ele- mentary Educaticm
38. Hill, Sherry, Stone Mountain, Ga., Psy- cliology
39. Hitchens, Tiudi, Bradenton, Fla., Psy- chology
40. Hodges. Betty, Dayton, Tenn., Mathematics
41. Hodkinson, Carol, Quaker City. Ohio. Ele- mentary Education
42. Hulsey, Haiold, Doraville, Ga., Christian Education
43. Hunnicutt. Charles. East Flat Rock, N. C. Christian Education
44. Jewell. Gregory, Indialantic, Fla., Christian Education
45. Jewett. Carolyn, Hendeisonville, N. C, Ele- mentary Education
46. Jiles. Martha, Dayton, Tenn.. Elementary Education
47. Johnson, Sondra, Burlington, N. C, Enghsh
48. Johnson, Su.san, St. Louis, }:lo.. Elementary Education
49. Kaiser, Linda, Bemidji, Minn., Music Educa- tion
50. Lawson, Peggy, Kuckersvillc, Va., Ele- mentary Education
51. Levcngood, Thoma.s, Pine Forge, Pa., Ele- mentary Education
52. I.indquist, Judy, Zaire, Africa, Elementary Education
53. Linebaugh. Glenn, Young.stown, Ohio, Ele- mentary Education
54. Lloyd, Nan, Trenton, Mich., //(We
55. Lovcgren, Terry, Park Forest South, III., Business Administration
56. Mains, Doug, Rives Junction, Mich., Busi- ness A dministration
57. Marshall, John, Savannah, Ga., Christian Education
58. McManus. Thomas, Indiana, Pa., History
59. Mercer, John, Dayton, Tenn., Englisli
60. Miles, Bruce, Grand Rapids, Mich., Psy- chology
61.Minturn, Faith, Williamsburg, Ky., Psy- chology
62. Newton, Jack, Knoxville, Tenn., Business Administration
63. Nofsinget, Nancy, Washington, III., Ele- mentary Education
64. Nolan, Susan, Lexington, Ohio, Applied Music
65. O'Connell, Beverly, Cincinnati, Ohio, Busi- ness A dministration
66. Pence, Anice, Cleveland. N. C, Elementary Education
67. Peterson, David. Flint, \i\ci\.. Psychology
68. Pierce, Mary, Emmalena, Ky., Psychology
69. Puzey, Lyle, Indianola, 111.. Business Administration
70. Ramsey. Rebecca, Kingsport, Tenn.. English
71. Rash. Janice, Olin. N. C, Elementary Education
72. Ree.se. Glenda, Parrotsville, Tenn., Ele- mentary Education
73. Roddy, Debbie, Dayton, Tenn., History
74. Russell, Thomas, Fairfield, Ohio, Ele- mentary Education
75. Seera, David, Dayton, Tenn., Chemistry
76. Shaver, Mark, Zancsville, Ohio, Elementary Education
11. Shein, Maicia, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.. Psy- chology
78. Simpson, Dale, Jacksonville, Fla.. Psy- chology
79. Simpson, Susan, Tampa, Fla., Psychology *80. Sinclair. Eva, Dayton, Tenn.. Elementary
Education
81. Smith, Cathy, Spring City, Tenn., History
82. Smith, Milo, Soddy, Tenn., Psychology
S3. Smith. Roy, Augusta, Ga., Business Administration
84. Spencer, Bonita, Asheville, N. C, Ele- mentary Education
85. Steele. James, Dayton. Tenn., Bible
86. Steele, Peggy. New London, Wis., Oiristian Education
87. Stockstill, Jennifer. Houston. Texas. Ele- mentary Education
88. Swaffo'rd. Barbara. Soddy. Tenn., Ele- mentary Education
*89. Tallent. Bobby. Dayton, Tenn., f/eme/irari- Education
90. Taylor, Ronald. SaUsbury Center, N. Y.. Business .A dm inistration
91. Thompson, Linda. South Belmar, N. J., Elementary Education
92. Thornton. Jim. Elkhart. Ind.. Mathematics
93. Trinh. Peter, Saigon. Witnsm.Mathetrwtics
94. Waddell, Susan, Lewisburg. W. Va., Englisli
95. Wolfe, Dale. Sheldon. Iowa, /"xvc/io/o^y
96. Wright. Daniel, Pennsboro, W. Va., Psy- chology
97. Wright. David, Maicellus, Mich., Elementary Education
98. Wright, Vicki, Dayton, Tenn., Elementary- Education
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FACULTY STAFF ACTIVITIES
(ConlinucJ from pafic 1 )
in the American Psychological Attocia- tion and the Tennessee Psychological
Association.
William Boyd, assistant profciwjr of music, has been granted a leave of absence lo work on his doctoral program in music composition at Louisiana State University.
Dr. Richard Comclhjs. professor of English and chairman of the division of literature and modern languages. Glen Liebig, assistant professor of Spanish; and Fred Bedford attended a two-day con- ference in Atlanta for the .South Atlantic Modern Language Association.
I3r. Emigdio Egipto, visiting lecturer in education, was interviewed at the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago for his life's story which will be dramatized on "Un- shackled," a world-wide broadcast for the week of Sunday, May 12 through .May 18.
Dr. Willard Henning, professor of biology, and Mrs. Betty Giesemann. instructor in chemistr>' and physics, attended the collegiate division of the Tennessee Academy of Science, eastern regional division, held at Roane State Community College in Harriman. Tenn., when several papers were presented by Bryan students, including Jim Fitzgerald's first-place ps\'chology paper.
L. Donald Hill, registrar, attended a week-long meeting of the .American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers in Atlanta in April.
Dr. Irving Jensen, professor of Bible. has written a ten-part series of articles on "Tlie Life of Christ." which is currently appearing in Moody Monthly. He traveled to Dallas. Texas, recently for the filming of a "Day of Discover>" program emphasizing personal Bible study in a series beginning June 30. Dr. Jensen's appearance is scheduled for .August 11. His Bible study series published by Moody Press was featured in a recent issue of the Christian Booksellers Associa- tion magazine.
President Theodore C. Mercer is giving a Bible stud\' series each Saturday at 6:45 p.m. over Radio Station WAIBW in Chat- tanooga. In March. Dr. Mercer was re- elected to a three-year term on the board of directors of the Dayton Chamber of Commerce. Recently he was appointed to the .Appalachian Resional .Anhritis Foundation Center Board sersing a tliirteen-count\- area, and as president of the Rliea Count>- Historical Societ>-. he is 3 leader in the project of adaptive restora- tion of Rhea Count\'s famous court- house.
Miss Rachel Ross, assistant professor
of speech, sened as judge for a speech
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students Honored at Honors Day and Graduation
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Three members of the forty-first graduating class who were selected to give speeches at the commencement program on the basis of written competition open to all seniors were Jonathan Eisenback, Camden, S. C, biology; Stephen Griffith, TuUahoma, Tenn., Bible; and Dale Wolfe, Sheldon, Iowa, psychology.
Recognition and prizes awarded to seniors at commencement included the following:
P. A. Boyd Prizes to a senior man and a senior woman for the "higtiest degree of influence over their fellow students"-James Fitzgerald, Richmond, Va., and Susan Nolan, Lexington, Ohio.
McKinney Senior Essay Award on "How Bryan has changed me and how 1 would change Bryan"-Dale Wolfe.
Faculty Prizes: faithfulness and loyalty- Richard Daugherty, Dayton, Tenn.; most prog- ress during years at Bryan, Stephen Griffith.
Mathematics award for highest achievement in senior math-Betty Hodges, Dayton, Tenn.
Undergraduate Record Examinations, a
national examination produced by Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N. J., which com- pares students at Bryan with a national sample of undergraduate students on these liberal arts tests-two seniors ranking at or above the 90th percentile in the social science area; seven in the humanities; five In natviral science (John Mercer, Dayton, Tenn., winner with 97 in all three areas, and Rebecca Ramsey, Kingsport. Tenn., a joint winner in the humanities area): also four ranking at or above the 90th per- centile in the tests in their major fields-two in English, one in business, and one in psychology (winner: Dale Simpson, Jacksonville, Fla., with 99 in psychology).
Awards made at the Honors Day program in April mainly to underclas.smen since most senior awards were held until commencement include the following:
P. A. Boyd Prizes, similar to senior awards: junior-Beverly Shondelmyer, Avonmore, Pa.;
SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE
JULY 10-16, 1974
REV. WILLIAM BANKS
Pastor, Union Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; radio Bible teacher, part- time member of evening school faculty of Manna Bible Institute and of day ^k school of Philadelphia " College of Bible. Author of numerous Gospel tracts, "Soul Food," "Search for a Black Savior," and others, and author of several articles and books, includ- ing, "The Black Church in the U.S.," and "The Day Satan Met Jesus," both by Moody Press.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 20
3:00 p.m. -Registration 6:00 p.m. -Picnic Supper 7:45 p.m. -Film
Sunday, July 21
3:00 p.m. -Music Concert
Monday -Friday, July 22-26
9:45 a.m.-First Session 1 1 : 00 a.m. -Second Session Afternoon Recreation 7:30 p.m. -Evening Session
MISSIONARIES:
Miss Marlene Beck '56, Korea
Miss Sandra Cue '55, Brazil
Miss Evelyn Robinson "62, Liberia
Miss Marge Scholz '68, Ethiopia
Mrs. Bessie Degerman Simonson '53, Japan
DR. CHARLES TABER '51
Visiting professor of world missions and anthro- pology at Milligan College in Tennessee. Former transla- tions consultant of the United Bible Societies with service in West Africa in addition to service in Central African Republic with the Foreign Mis- sionary Society of the Grace Brethren Church. Past editor of Practical Anthro- pology. Speaker at the Milligan College convocation on April 7, 1974, concluding the three-day Church Growth Symposium.
MUSICIANS: |
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Dr. John ^mileU, Music Director |
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Mrs. Ruth Bartlett |
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Miss Virginia Seguine, Children 's choir |
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COST: |
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Per Week |
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Adults (double room) |
SSOeach |
Adults (2 or more in family) |
$40 each |
Children (3 through 11) |
$$25 each |
Children ( 2 and under) |
no charge |
Per Day |
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Adults |
Children |
Room S4.25 |
$2.75 |
Breakfast .95 |
.65 |
Lunch 1.50 |
1.10 |
Dinner 1.90 |
1.30 |
All prices subject to 4'/2% Tennessee State Sales Tax
•Separate classes for children and youth, both morning and evening. •Air-conditioned dormitories, meeting halls, and dining room. • Home-cooked food, served cafeteria style.
For reservation form, write to Public Relations Office
sophomore-Steve Strauss, Escondido, Calif.; freshman-Dale Bodlien, Ellicott City, Md.
Highest achievement first-year chemistry- Glenn Porcella, Miami Springs, Fla.; science and Christian citizenship award-Jonathan Eisenback, senior.
Highest achievement in first-year mathe- matics- Gwen Watson, Forest, Va.
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James Fitzgerald of Richmond, Va., a 1974 graduate who majored in psychology, won first place in the behavioral science division of the Tennessee Academy of Science at its annual meeting in April for his paper based on an independent study project dealing with student academic achievement at the college level. Two Bryan coeds. Colleen McCarty, Daisy, Tenn.. ' and Rebecca Ely, Jimma, Ethiopia, received high commendation for their joint paper on a natural science research project aided by a third | student, Tim Faugl, Aiken, S. C. I
FACULTY -STAFF ACTIVITIES '
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contest at the Alliance Christian Schools 3 in Birmingham, Ala.
Jerry Sawyer, assistant professor of English, passed his Ph.D. preliminary written and oral examinations at the Washington State University.
Dr. Robert Spoede, assistant professor of history and social sciences, and William Ketchersid, assistant professor of history, attended the three-day Southern His- torical Association meeting in Atlanta.
Dr. Glen Turner, Wychffe missionary and visiting professor in modern languages, was honored by an invitation from the United States Agency for Inter- national Development to represent them at the First National Bilingual Education Seminar held in Quito, Ecuador. The five-day seminar was produced by the Ministry of Ecuador and represented the first global effort to prepare concrete, specialized programs for Ecuador's one and a half million monolingual and semi- monolingual population. Dr. Turner also made a final recheck of the Jivaro New Testament translation before sending it to the publishers.
Five Bryan faculty members were named to the list of Outstanding Educa- tors of America for 1974 as foUows: Wayne Dixon, athletic director and assistant professor in health and physical education; Mary N. Holt, assistant pro- fessor of music; Dr. Robert P. Jenkins, professor of business and economics; Rachel Ross, assistant professor of speech; Dr. Brian C. Richardson, associate professor of Christian Education.
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TWO DOCTORATES ADDED: OTHER FACULTY ADVANCE
by Charles Robinson assistant dircc/or of public rclallons The addilion lliis ye;ir lo Hie Bry;iM faculty of two new members holding Ihc Ph.D. degree brings the tola! of teachers with the doctorate to fomteen out of a total of full-time faculty of twenty-seven. Both new doctors are in the division of natural science. Two other faculty mem- bers joined the music and business depart- ments.
Dr. Merlin D. Grieser has been named assist- ant professor of chem- istry. For the past year he has been engaged in post-doctoral research at the University of Iowa. He holds the B.A. in mathematics from Goshen College and the Ph.D. in analyt- ical chemistry from the University of Iowa. Dr. and Mrs. Grieser are the parents of a two-year-old daughter.
Dr. Ralph B. Paisley has been appointed associate professor of biology. He earned the B.S. in secondary edu- cation at West Chester State College in Penn- sylvania and the M.Ed, with a major in biology from the same institution. His Ph.D. in plant science was conferred by the Uni- versity of Delaware. He and Mrs. Paisley are the parents of a three-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter. Dr. Paisley replaces Phil Ashworth, '66, who was on special appointment and is now teaching at Rhea County Higli School.
Miss Nancy Anna Burkhalter, assistant professor of music, re- places William R. Boyd, who is on sabbatical leave to pursue his doc- toral studies at Louisi- ana State University. Miss Burklialter has a bachelor of arts degree in music educa-
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July-August-September 1974'
Number 1
I'VE WATCHED THE GROWTH!
bv l.arrv I'ucketi '73, admissions counselor
Larry Puckett, left, and Miss Zelpha Russell, right, are viewed in the renovated admissions office from the hall where a large glass window gives immediate access to visitors.
The Lord led me to Bryan five years ago. During my four years as a student God's challenge to me was a total learning experience-His Word illuminating all aca- demic areas in a college setting which also stimulated spiritual and social develop- ment. My experience as a student fully convinces me that Bryan College is an exceptional institution. I am pleased to have the opportunity to continue my involvement in such a ministry for the Lord as a part of the admissions staff.
More individuals than ever in Bryan's 44-year histoiy are being convinced of the value of Christian education and Bryan's ministry in that area. The growth trend in Bryan's enrollment is a strong contrast to the national enrollment de- cline among colleges. Records show that from 1963' to 1969 Biyan's full-time enrollment rose 33 per cent. In 1970, the year following accreditation, there was a significant llVi per cent increase; in 1971 another 10 per cent rise and in 1972 another 13 per cent, for a total full-time enrollment increase of 40 per cent since accreditation. Only in 1973 was there a sliglit decUne of 2 per cent, and it was this turn of events that caused the careful scrutiny of the overall admissions outlook for Bryan lest this setback become a trend itself.
It is apparent from preregistration statistics tliat Brvan's 1974 fall enroU-
mcnl will exceed the previous year by al least 10 per cent, reestablishing ihc fa- vored path of increase. With a total of over 4.50 resident students, all dormitory accommodations are filled and additional housing has been secured in the commu- nity. The nearly one hundred day students including married students who have moved into the community as well as local residents who commute to the campus round out a total student body near the 550 mark.
Of the nearly 300 new students on Bryan campus this fall, there are approxi- mately one hundred transfers bringing credits from 20 different Christian col- leges. 14 Bible institutes, 14 Junior and community colleges, and 28 state or private secular colleges.
In state representation Tennessee con- tinues to provide about 25 per cent of the student body followed by Florida in second place with 10 per cent. In close succession with 5 or 6 per cent each are Michigan, Virginia, Georgia, and North Carolina. One significant increase among new students has been from the slate of Michigan. New states added to last year's list include Colorado. Kansas. Maine, Mas- sachusetts, New Hampshire, and Ver- mont, for a total of 39 states represented. Fifteen foreign countries are claimed as home by 30 students this year— 10 being nationals and the remaining being sons or daugliters of missionaries who make their home in the countries where they serve.
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FALL ENROLLMENT
Registration in progress at press time indicated a record fall enrollment of some 550, for an apparent 20'r increase over a year ago. All college housing, including the overflow areas, are crowded to capacity.
DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT REPORTS PROGRESS
by John B. Bartlett, vice president and director of development
The continued response to the devel- opment program which is focusing on the Rudd Memorial Chapel has brought the current total of pledges to approximately $430,000 with 5240,000 already contrib- uted in cash. One of the most interesting aspects of this summer's activity concern- ing the Rudd Memorial was attendance by Larry Levenger at the Rudd family reunion in Denver, Colorado. As a college representative Larry was able to share the story of Bryan and more particularly that of the Rudd Memorial with about eighty of the Rudd clan who met for this occasion. Mrs. Judson Rudd had planned to attend with Larry but was prevented because of poor health.
A project to establish a Rudd family memorial for Dr. Judson A. Rudd within the Rudd Memorial Chapel has been promoted by a committee composed of two of Dr. Rudd's Kansas cousins, Gerald V. Rudd and Ruhe Rudd Pringle, and Dr. and Mrs. Rudd's daughter, Mary Frances Rudd, of Tullahoma, Tennessee. To date approximately 55,000 has been contrib- uted by 23 members of the family.
The prayers of all alumni and friends
are urgently requested as tlnal decisions are being made by several foundations regarding Rudd Memorial allocations. Larry Levenger is planning as his major emphasis to further the campaign this fall by an extensive phonothon. Telephone calls will be made by staff members and alumni to graduates, former students, and other friends who have not yet made a commitment to the chapel project.
Two further development projects be- ing considered but still only in the unoffi- cial talking and sharing stages are an Olympic swimming pool and a retirement center. The swimming pool would greatly strengthen the athletic and recreational program for our growing student body and also enable a fuller use of the campus for camps and conferences all summer long. The retirement center idea grows out of the experience of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer Clementson's having built a retire- ment home on the edge of the campus in 1972 under a lifetime tenure contract. As a response to this first retirement dwell- ing, several others have expressed interest in a similar type of retirement housing as a part of the college community.
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tion, a master's degree in music education, and a master of music degree, all from the University of South Carolina. She has undertaken further study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and was a flutist with the Columbia (S.C.) Philharmonic Orchestra. At Bryan she will direct the symphonic band and give instrumental instruction.
Martin D. Collins, '73, will be a part- time instructor in business. He has a master of education degree from Middle Tennessee State University and is pursu- ing advanced study in accounting.
Dr. James G. Baldwin, who served last year as assistant professor of biology, accepted an appointment to do post- doctoral research in nematology at North Carolina State University.
OTHER APPOINTWIENTS AND CHANGES
Under the rotating system for division- al chairman. Dr. Irving Jensen has be- come chairman of the Division of Biblical Studies and Philosophy, replacing Dr. John Anderson. SimUarly Dr. Richard Bamhart replaces Dr. Willard Henning as chairman of the Division of Natural Sci- ences.
Lloyd "Jake" Matthes returned from sabbatical leave to his faculty position as assistant professor of mathematics. For the past year he has been teaching calcu-
lus under an assistantship at the Universi- ty of Tennessee, Knoxville, while working on his doctoral program there. A teacher at Bryan since 1967, Mr. Matthes is also cross country coach. He is a Bryan alumnus of the class of 1959 and holds the M.Ed, from Illinois State College.
Glenn Liebig, assistant professor of Spanish since 1964, and assistant academ- ic dean since 1973, assumes also the responsibility of registrar this year. He relieves L. Donald Hill, who continues as chairman of the Division of Education and Psychology, head of the Department of Education, and assistant professor of education.
Miss Kim Alt, '74, of Johnstown, Pennsylvania is the new assistant registrar, replacing Mrs. William Boyd; and Mrs. Linda Summers of Dayton has become secretary to the registrar, replacing Mrs. Delores Wilson.
Mrs. Shirley Holmes has been appoint- ed manager of a new Support Services System to provide secretarial support for administrative offices. Mrs. Holmes, who was a Bryan secretary from 1955 to 1959, during the student years of her husband, Raymond Holmes, '59, returned to Bryan in September 1973 as a secre- tary in the public relations department. She and Raymond live in Spring City, where he is an elementary teacher.
R. Carlos Carter became business man-
ager as of July 1 , succeeding Russell V. Stansbury, who has retired after 14 years in that position. Mr. Stansbury, however, is director of special projects and has been directing the summer renovation of the administrative offices. Mr. Carter, who came to Bryan last year as instructor in business and mathematics as a sabbatical-year replacement, will continue as part-time instructor in business.
Mrs. Barbara McDowell is the new loan clerk, replacing Mrs. Peggy Steele in the business office. Mrs. Wilma Harrow has become accounts payable clerk, as a returning employee who served for the 1968-69 school year.
Mrs. Mildred Arnold has returned to the business office as cashier, replacing Mrs. Deanna Baldwin.
Two other graduates of the class of 1974 are returning to staff appointments. Terry Lovegren will be director of Practi- cal Christian Involvement, and Miss Anice Pence replaces Mrs. Sherry Jordan as head resident of Huston Hall and secretary to the dean of students. Replacing Jim Fitzgerald as head resident of Cedar Hill is Lynn Wheeler from Athens, Pennsylva- nia, a senior majoring in Christian Education.
Miss Melodie Linebaugh, R.N., Spring Creek, Pennsylvania, is the new college nurse replacing Shirley Ellison, '74. Miss Linebaugh has a B.S. in nursing from Cornell University Hospital School of Nursing.
NEW DEGREES
Robert D. Andrews, '67, dean of men and instructor part-time in the Division of Biblical Studies, completed a graduate study program which he began in 1972. On August 23, he received from Tennes- see Technological University the degree of master of arts in college student personnel services. Completion of the program required one hundred hours of internship at Bryan, working in the vari- ous offices of the college. Mr. Andrews holds the B.A. from Bryan in 1967 and the M.Div. from Trinity Evangelical Di- vinity School. He has been on the Bryan faculty since 1971.
Miss Karin de Rosset, '64, dean of women, is engaged in the same graduate program as Mr. Andrews and will contin- ue taking evening courses as her time allows.
Miss Miriam Sailers, a 1971 graduate of Bryan, received the M.S. in educational psychology and guidance from the Uni- versity of Tennessee, Knoxville. She is now employed full-time in the counseling services office, assuming some of the duties of Mrs. Mayme Sheddan Bedford, dean of counseling services, who will be on partial sabbatical leave this year to work on her doctoral program at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE RENOVATION COMPLETED
by Rebecca I'eck executive alumni secretary
A bi;md new look in ;ill Ihc ;iclniinis- li;ilive oiHccs on llic noilh end of llie main floor of the adminislialion building greeted new and returning students at the opening of the fall term in August. Tiic lidlc-uscd front door on the north end of Ihc building has become a popular en- trance with its hall serving between Ihc admissions office on the south and the personnel dean's office and Ihc nurse's station on the north.
From crowded quarters of about three hundred square feel of floor space each, the admission and personnel offices were the tnst to move into new areas with nearly three times the amount of space. Private offices have been provided for Ihc dean of students, Kermit Zopfi; the dean of women. Miss Karin deRossel; the dean of men, Robert Andrews; director of admissions. Miss Zelpha Russell; and ad- missions counsellor, Walter Seera.
The space left by these two offices has been used to double the office area for both the records' office and the student aid and counseling office to improve services to the students as well as accom- modate the need of the office staff and equipment. New staff members in this area are announced elsewhere.
The executive suite next to the north stairway provides private offices for Presi- dent Mercer and Vice President Bartlett with Mrs. Elizabeth Wynsema serving as receptionist and secretary. The space for- merly used by the president serves as a conference room adjoining his new loca- tion.
To complete the renovation and ex- pansion, the public relations office has been moved to the northeast corner with the administrative services of printing and mailing being maintained in the same room which joins the public relations department and the new aclministrative support system, which provides a center for secretaries serving the public relations, admissions, and academic departments. The addition of IBM typewriters with memory features that can repeat letters or other special information automatical- ly facilitates the handling of correspondence, preparing college publi- cations and programs, and promoting the school among student prospects.
The glow of liglit from new recessed fluorescent fixtures, the comfort of cen- tral air conditioning, the dignity of paneled walls, and the lush softness of carpeted floors make the renewed offices a delight for staff members who have long used rooms with concrete floors, block
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SPIRITUAL LIFE MEETINGS HIGHLIGHT FALL CALENDAR
Two major events which provide the spiritual undergirding for Ihc new aca- demic year al Bryan are Ihc faculty rclreal which was held August l<)and 20 and the spiritual life meetings for stu- dents and faculty held on August 28, 29, and .^0.
Dr. Jack D. Terry, Jr., of Fort Worlh. Texas, addressed ihe faculty and adminis-
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walls, and lighting dropped from the ceilings in various stages of construction. Visitors will find a more cheerful wel- come to the commodious new quarters and even a place to sit comfortably when waiting to see someone.
For both the administrative and facul- ty offices a new telephone system ordered for November installation prom- ises greatly increased efficiency in conmiunications both within the college and to friends outside. Another area of improvement this summer was the new lighting installed in the dining hall to replace the decorative but dim chande- liers.
The renovation of the faculty offices last summer in the south wing of the main floor, plus the new student center on the ground floor also completed in the spring of 1973, along with this summer's administrative office renewal brings the main building to a state of finished appearance throughout. For alumni who like to remember "when I was a student," one short section of the hall on the south end of the ground floor and a few hidden sections in the north end still reveal tile blocks and nails protruding from the ceiling as the last vestige of the unfinished walls in the building which has been used for over forty years in various stages of completion.
Today there is rejoicing in what God has wrought step by step througli tliese years in bringing to its present attractive appearance the building which is similar in size to the ark that Noah built and which is planned as an ark of spiritual safety for young people who tlnd refuge from the storms of doubt and despair in the world as they launch out to serve under God's rainbow of hope and prom- ise.
(ralof, al Ihcir lwu-<lay rcifcal al Ihc Harry Johnwm collage on Walls Bar Like. Since 197.1 Dr. Terry ha» been dean of ihc .School of KcJigious iuJucalion and since 1969 asvicialc profcswir of f-'ounda- lir»ns of Hdiicadon al Souihwcvlcrn Bapiisi Thco|r)j>ital Seminary,
l-Dllowing Ihc "ipirilual refreshing Ihc faculty convened in a iwo-day wofk%hop
10 prepare for fail rcgislralion and other counseling and academic rc%pon*ibili';' in connection with ihe arrival ')f Bryari % largest .sludcnl body.
To speak lo Ihc students al ihcoulvM of Ihc fall term. Mrs. Kay Arthur came from f'hallanooga. where she i* executive director of Reach Oul Ranch. Her frank- ness and spiritual discernmcnl have established for her an idenlily as a chal- lenging Bible teacher among high school and college age young people. She is a graduate with a degree in theology from Tennessee Temple College. Chaltanr)oga. and also a graduate nurse from Si. Luke's School of Nursing in Cleveland. Ohio.
Other significant events for the coming year include the following excerpts from the college calendar:
September
7 All-college picnic
9-10 Natural Science Division lectures
28 I-rcshman talent night
October
14 Board of Trustees meeting
4-5 Staley Distinguished Christian Scholar Lecture Program
Rev. Ray Ortlund. pastor
Lake Avenue Congregational Church
Pasadena, California 25-27 Alumni Homecoming
25 Steamboat Ride on Tennessee Rrver
26 Soccer with Toccoa Falls Institute Homecoming Banquet
November
6 Day of Prayer
John L Layman, headmaster Ben Lippen Schools AsheviJIe, North Carolina
15 Dr. Lehman Strauss. Bible teacher 27-30 Thanksemng Recess December
3-4 Rev. Charles Pinkerlon. pastor
Southside Estates Baptist Church Jacksonville. Florida
7 Christmas Banquet
8 Choir Concert
1 1 Candlelight Service
20 Christmas Vacation begins
January
6 Faculty Development Workshop
6 Vacation ends
8-10 Christian Life Conference
February
25-26 Rev. Paul Van Gorder. Bible teacher
Radio Bible Oass
Grand Rapids, .\lichi2an 28 SCAC Basketball Tournament March
1-10 Spring Vacation 25 Dav of Praver May
4 Baccalaureate
5 Commencement
ALUMNI HOMECOMING October 25-27
Administrators and Faculty Attend CASC Conference
by William L. Ketchersid chairman of the faculty
During the week of August 5-9, Bryan College participated in a program of faculty development directed by the Council for the Advancement of Small Colleges (CASC). To participate in this program each college was required to file with the CASC office in Washington a tentative program for faculty develop- ment. On the basis of this plan, forty of more than one hundred forty colleges were selected to send teams to the CASC faculty development workshop which was held in Oklahoma City on the campus of Oklahoma Christian College. Bryan's CASC workshop team consisted of President T. C. Mercer, Academic Dean John B. Bartlett, Registrar Glenn Liebig, and Professors Robert Spoede and William Ketchersid.
The team members worked in sessions with three or four teams from other CASC colleges. For example, Bryan's representatives participated in sessions with teams from Averett College in Danville, Va.; Paul Quinn College in Waco, Texas; and Trevecca Nazarene College in Nashville, Tenn. Professional consultants, all of whom possessed exper- tise in various areas of professional educa- tion, led the sessions.
Throughout the week, team members drew from the vast experiences of the consultants and from the ideas of partici- pants from other colleges to help formu- late a Bryan College faculty development proposal. This proposal will serve as a basis for faculty consideration of a long- term development program. Some of the many possible areas of faculty develop- ment included in the proposal are the development and implementation of a comprehensive program of faculty evalua- tion, individualized faculty growth plans, the establishment of a faculty resource center, inter-college faculty visits, re- training of faculty to meet the needs of the college, and the adoption of a faculty salary scale which would link merit raises to faculty productiveness.
At the August faculty workshop, the entire faculty devoted considerable time to discussing various facets of a potential
development program. CASC consultants will aid each college in the refinement of development programs through a process of periodic evaluation of efforts made in faculty development. The first evaluation will occur in October or November of this year, and the last will be conducted in 1979. Each team member sincerely hopes that this CASC project will serve as a catalyst for continual improvement of Bryan's faculty.
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Pictured left to right are Kim Alt, Linda Summers, and Anice Pence, three new staff members who are conferring in the personnel office.
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SOCCER SCHEDULE |
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1974 |
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Sept. |
13-14 |
Tennessee Temple Tournament |
21* |
Maryville |
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25* |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
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28 |
Maryville |
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Oct. |
4 |
Covenant |
9 |
University of South |
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11 |
King |
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12 |
Tusculum |
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19 |
Athens |
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22* |
Tennessee Temple |
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26* |
Toccoa Falls |
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28* |
Tusculum |
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Nov. |
1-2 |
TISA Tournament |
7,9 |
NAIA and NCCAA District |
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15-16 |
NCCAA Nationals |
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•Home Games |
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Coaches: |
John Reeser, Bob Andrews |
I'VE WATCHED THE GROWTH
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the steady growth of Bryan's enrollment are merely a continuation of the goals set when the institution was founded as stated in its early publications, "a univer- sity for the higher education of men and women under auspices distinctly Chris- tian and spiritual, as a testimony to the supreme glory of the Lord Jesus Christ, and to the Divine inspiration and infalli- bility of the Bible ... it is confidently expected that the William Jennings Bryan University will rank, within the next few years, among the leading institutions for higher education in the United States."
Today Bryan is more nearly approach- ing those early optimistic goals. It is meeting the challenge of academic excel- lence and is continually seeking to improve the quality of instruction and facilities. The entire constituency of the college has joined the admissions office in its efforts to increase its service to stu- dent prospects. Students have provided the names of friends and relatives and have helped to contact prospects in their home areas. Faculty and administrative members have written personal letters to potential students who inquired concern- ing some specific department. Alumni have also helped by manning Bryan booths at conventions and by contacting student prospects in their locale.
This year's admissions team includes Miss Zelpha Russell, director; Walter Seera, admissions counselor; Miss Madge Hughey, secretary; and my fellow alum- nus Brent Ferguson and I as recruiters. This team has made several innovations designed to communicate Bryan's person- al interest in Christian youth who are planning for college by providing new literature and increasing personal contacts with them. Brent and I, who are both new in the department, have concentrat- ed on reaching student prospects through high school guidance counselors. We have also made hundreds of phone calls to assure prospects of our readiness to help them with their college plans and encour- age them as they make a definite decision. Now we are glad so many young people have joined our student body this faU, and we are already working with students who plan to enter college in 1975.
BRYAN NEWSETTE
"Christ Above All"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Wanda Davey Circulation Mgr.
Publisiied and Printed Quarterly by
William Jennings Bryan College
Dayton, Tennessee 37321
Second Class Postage Paid at Dayton, Tenn,
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WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN COLLEGE
Volume XL I
October-November-December 1974
Number 2
BRYAN EXPERIENCES RECORD YEAH
Love in A<li<)n
By Lynn Wheeler
senior student from Athens, Pa.,
head resident of Cedar J HI I Dormitory
I'or the Staley Lecture Series presented annu- ally to the entire Bryan commu- nity, we were privileged (his year to have a team consisting of Pastor
Mr. Wheeler
Raymond Ortlund; his wife, Anne; and his assistant. Rev. Kent Tucker, of Lake Avenue Congregational Church of Pasadena, Cal. For the lectures held October 15, 16 and 17 during the chapel time and two evening sessions, the theme was "The Bible and the Christian Life." The main objective was ". . . to get stu- dents connected with God in a new way." (Anne Ortlund). Parts of the Ortlund lectures have been given to many differ- ent groups around this country and to missionary groups overseas. The heart of their message has been recorded by Dr. Ortlund in his book. Lord, Make My Life a Miracle.
The team, as they referred to them- selves, obtained their objective in the lives of many in our Bryan family— both stu- dents and staff-with the help and nur- ture of the Holy Spirit. This was evi- denced when several students publicly asked forgiveness, e.\horted others with their new-found strength, and praised God for the wonderful working of the Holy Spirit iii drawing them to a vital realization of Jesus Christ and His teach- ings.
Dr. Ortlund spoke Tuesday evening of "brokenness," relating it to the story found in Mark 14:3-9, about the woman who broke the alabaster box of precious perfume for Jesus. Not until the box was broken did the fragrance of the oil fill the surroundings. The analogy was drawn that we, as Christians, must be broken of
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Teammates Kent Tucker and Ray and Anne Ortlund shared the ministry of the three-day lecture series in the Summers Gymnasium which is Bryan's substitute chapel.
ourselves to radiate Christ to all those around. A broken vessel remade in the image of Christ is beautiful!
The team also centered on love as being the responsibility of all Christians to one another, the Body, or the Church. The command found in John 13:34-35 is ". . . that you love one another, even as I [Christ] have loved you . . . ." because "By this all men [unbelievers] wiU know that you are my [Christ's] disciples . . . ." NASB. The world has even,' right to scrutinize Christ because of our lack of love shown to one another as Christians. But how much better the picture of Jesus becomes to people in the world when they can see brother helping brother, brothers and sisters showing love! 1 now realize that it is not love when I keep it: only when I share it, sliow it. and tell it. does it become love!
1 sincerely believe that these practical Christian truths from the Word of God will continue to enliance our lives and to make us more effective in our ministries, not only as we live together at Br>'an this year but also as we move out to take our place of service after we leave Brj-an.
Dr. Mel Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn., and Dr. Mark Corts. Winston-Salem, N.C., will be the main speakers on Jan- uary 8-10, 1975 for the annual Chrisiian Life Conference, which opens the second semester. Dr. Johnson is a conference speaker known for his radio broadcast, "Tips for Teens"; and Dr. Corts is the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, a center of dynamic Christian ministry in central North Carolina. For his first visit to Bryan. Dr. Johnson comes highly recom- mended by students who have profited from his conference and radio ministry; Dr. Corts has visited Bryan twice pre- viously with great spiritual blessing to the college community.
The schedule of the three-day confer- ence will provide large group meetings with the speakers, small group discussions and seminars on topics of special interest to college students, and opportunities for informal fellowship.
The principal emphasis of the confer- ence wiU be on the teaching of the Bible under the theme of the responsibility of a Christian; to oneself, to the body of believers, and to others. The January' conferences are on an alternating cycle- one year the major thrust is that of missions and the next year the personal Christian Ufe.
FALL ENROLLMENT SUMMARY |
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Fulltime students |
535 |
Part-time academic students |
29 |
Total regular students |
564 |
Adult education enrollment |
46 |
Total headcount registration |
610 |
States represented |
39 |
Foreign countries represented |
16 |
(represented by 9 intematiorxal |
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dents and 30 U.S.A. citizens «+iose j |
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families live overseas) |
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First states in fulltime enrollment: |
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Tennessee |
126 |
Florida |
53 |
Michigan |
34 |
Virginia |
34 |
Georgia |
33 |
North Carolina |
30 |
President's Column TRUSTEES AUTHORIZE FIIMAL RUDD CHAPEL PLAIMS
The beginning of a new school year is always an ex- citing time, but I believe that this year's beginning, the nineteenth for Mrs. Mercer and me, has been the most exciting in our e.xperience. The normal excitement of welcoming returning students and the greeting of new students and their parents was intensified by the increase in enroll- ment which was a solid 20%. Nothing raises the level of anticipation like an overflow crowd!
The physical challenges of where to put the overflow dormitory men, how to use administrative offices that were still in process of renovation, and how to adjust the food service schedules and facilities to keep the food-waiting line to a minimum— all had their part in height- ening the normal excitement of the open- ing. In addition to the stimulating round of normal activities, including a much- better-than-normal year in cross country and soccer which you can read about elsewhere in this issue, there is, as one professor described it, "Not only the excitement of activity but also the excite- ment of anticipation of what the Lord will do this year."
We have already seen God manifest Himself in very special ways in a pre- vailing demonstration of unity among the body of believers in this place. We always acknowledge that all who are truly united to Jesus Christ by faith are indeed mem- bers of His body and members of one another as Paul clearly shows us, but to have this glorious fact demonstrated in daOy routine is quite another matter. Inasmuch as this unity is not a thing which can be created by us, it must have come from a renewed acknowledgement of Christ as Lord and the rule of God in individual lives as well as a reaffirmation of institutional commitment to the founding principles of the college.
Yet at the human level this unity is all the more remarkable because of the diversity in the college community. The more than 600 of us on this scenic campus in East Tennessee come from some 40 states and 16 foreign countries. All continents except Australia are repre- sented. We are white, black, brown, and oriental. Those of us who are USA citizens come from New England, the Atlantic seaboard, the Midwest, the South, and the West. We represent a wide spectrum of religious orientation— from more than 40 denominations or from no
In their fall meeting on October 14, the Board of Trustees authorized the development of final plans and specifica- tions for the Rudd Memorial Chapel. At their January 1975 board meeting, the trustees will consider a specific date for the beginning of construction in the light of the level of fund-raising achievement at that time. As of October 15, $448,000 had been received in cash and pledges toward a total estimated cost of 51,000,000 for the full project. The plans are being prepared to allow for the possibility of constructing the building in stages— that is, fully completing certain areas and deferring other areas if the flow of cash does not warrant full completion at the time. At this point it is estimated that a significant portion of the three- floor building could be completed and put into use from the $650,000 level upwards.
In the light of the overcrowded dormi- tory housing situation, the board also
authorized development of a proposal for an additional dormitory. Bryan's record fall enrollment of 564 (535 fulltime plus 29 part-time students in regular academic courses) made necessary several special arrangements to accommodate 436 dormitory students. The earliest possible date for occupancy of such a building would be the fall of 1976. In the mean- time a study is being made as to how the interim housing requirements can be most satisfactorily met in the event next year's enrollment continues at the current level or better.
A final budget for 1975-76 of some $1,600,000 was approved for the current operating year. This includes an overall student aid program of $340,000. Action was taken to increase the charges to students for 1975-76 to approximately $2,850, representing a 10% increase over the current year. Bryan's rate of increase over the past five years has been about 7% annually.
Mr. Levenger
HEARTFELT THANKS TO BRYAN SUPPORTERS
By Lam' Levenger
assistant to the vice president
in development.
As a representa- tive of the devel- opment depart- ment I want to relate to all you faithful friends who have sup- ported Bryan College so gener- ously through the years that God has been speaking to my heart about communicating in some small way the rewards of your contributions to Bryan.
Having been with the college only a year in my position, I cannot begin to comprehend the impact of this Christ- denomination (40% of Bryan's enroll- ment is from independent churches of various kinds and from non- denominational fellowships); and each of us represents the heritage of his own family background and the flavor of personality that is truly individual. Yet we are one in Christ and members of one another. Thus we see two remarkable qualities of life on a Christian college campus— unity and diversity: and each quality has its place as we seek to do God's will together.
centered institution in the lives of indi- viduals through the years, but I can in a small way express the influence of today's students on my own life.
Oftentimes while walking from office to office, I overhear comments by stu- dents on their way to and from class. Recently I heard one student expressing to another his difficulty in a particular class. Then the other replied, "Let's pray before class that the Lord will help you." That's taking God at His Word, looking to Him for wisdom and knowledge.
Frequently on my way home late in the afternoon just before dinner, I see students gathered in an open grassy area overlooking the river and hills, praising God, singing, studying the Bible, and praying together.
Not long ago I saw a big old country boy with tears in his eyes confront a friend to ask forgiveness for ill feeling he had towards him. What an example! How often have we gone to God in prayer, knowing we had something to straighten out with a Christian friend and because of pride failed to do so.
Finally, I think of how many of our young men and women are involved in organized prayer groups as well as Prac- tical Christian Involvement service pro- grams.
In behalf of these young people I thank you for your loyal support and I commend these our young people to you as worthy of all your bountiful gifts. Please pray for them as they challenge lives like mine with the love of Jesus Christ.
Baker Barker Bradsliaw Brewer Conrad
Davis Path Mishow RodtJv Shundwlmvor Smith Smiih Liinm T..bf.- V>r.rl«<.ri
Who's Who Amoiiji
I'iftccn Bryan seniors were sclceted from the ehiss of" 1975 for listing in Who's Who Among Sludcnls in American IJiiivcisilics aiiJ Colleges, 1974-75 edilion. Selei-lion lor Uie honor is made by llic faculty and adniinislra- tion hascd on aeadeniie excellence, character, and citizenship. They arc the following:
Patricia Baker, an I'nglisli major, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .John 1,. Baker, Orlando, I'la. Winner of a 1974 Honors Day Academic Award, Patty is secretary of the student union and student senate. She has served on numerous committees, is treasurer of the drama club, and was a cheerleader in her freshman year.
Carris Barker, an applied music major, daughter of Rev. and Mr.s. William I'. Barker. Sr., Ashford, W. Va. Carris is accompanist for the Choralaires and a member of the band. L.ast year she served as accompanist for a Ckispel Mes.senger team and was selected choir- member-of-the-yeiir.
Stephen Bradshaw, a psychology major, son of Mr. and Mr.s. Benjamin G. Bradshaw, Ivy- land, Pa. On the dean's list for four years, he wrote the prize-winning .set of suggestions on how the college can best conserve energy during the pre.sent energy crisis.
William Brewer, a science major, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Brewer, Arcadia, La. He is on the dean's list and vice-president of the student senate. A paper he presented before the Tennes- see Academy of Science won high commenda- tion.
Robert Conrad, a history major, son of Rev. and Mrs. Earl Conrad, mission,aries in Poona, India. A dean's list student and member of (he band. Bob was editor of The 1974 Commoner.
Charles Davis, a double major in Christian education and applied music, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Philip Davis, Spring City, Tenn. He has traveled three summers representing Bryan on the Gospel Messenger team. He is a member of the band, the choir, and the Madrigals and has been on the dean's list two semesters.
Gary Fath, a bu.siness administration major, son of Mr. and Mrs. Willis Fath, Dalton, Ohio. Gary is a dean's list student and member of the student senate. His wife. Norma, is the college receptionist.
Leslie Mishow, a psychology major, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George M. Mishow, Augusta, Ga. On the dean's list and secretary of the junior class, Leslie is a member of Practical Christian Involvement.
Jack Roddy, a Christian education major, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Roddy, Dayton. Tenn. Business manager of Tlie Conwioner last year and a student senate member. Jack is student pastor of the Grandview Baptist Church.
Beverly Shondelmyer, an elementary educa- tion major, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shondelmyer, Avonmore, Pa. On the dean's list the past three years, Beverly won the junior P. A. Boyd prize for citizenship last year. She sings in the choir, is in the student senate, and is vice-president of the drama club. She ser\'ed as a 1974 summer missionary in Haiti.
David Smith, a biology major, son of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Smith, Hogansville, Ga. He is president of the band, a member of the dorm council and student union, and winner in his freshman year of the term-paper award.
Ellen Smith, a mathematics major, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Smith. Augusta, Ga. She won the term-paper award in her freshman year, participates in intramural sports, and has
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Robert Tatuni, a Bible m.ijor. son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. I alum, Jr., Decalur, (;a. A dean's list student. Bob was a member of (he 1974 Gospel Messenger team. He is chaplain and stage manager of the drama club and a vice-president of Practical Christian Involve- ment.
.leffrey Tubbs, a psychology m.ijor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Tubbs. Milan, Pa. Jeff is president of Ihc student senate, was junior class
president, and vitc-prcMdcnl of hit frettimin and uiphomotc tiatwt, Mc ha» »crvc<J i\ man- ager of Ihc Iratk, cioiw ounlry. and WKccf teams and as coach of (tills' inltamura) baikcl- ball.
Sue Vandcvcrl, an clcmcnury cducaliMO major, daughter of Mi. and Mrs, Claude Vandcvcrl. Hcavcrlon. Ore. f onsislenfly on Ihc honor's lisi, Sue is a sludcnl scnalc member, and was junior class atlcndanl lo Ihc 1973 homecoming queen.
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A keen awareness of ilic power of God's love shown through students and .slaff has been evident in the growing desire to share this love with others by leacliing out in the coininunily sur- rounding Dayton as well as to the utter- most parts of the eartli.
ON BRYAN CAMPUS
The Christian service program has con- tinued througii the years at Bryan with varying emphases under several different names— George E. Guille Ministerial Association (named for Bryan's first president). Christian Service Association, Foreign Missions Fellowship, and Mis- sions in Action. Three years ago FMF (Foreign Missions Fellowship) took the name MIA (Missions in Action) when it expanded to include the local ministries known as Fish and Big Brother-Big Sister. Last spring MIA and the older CSA (Christian Service Association) merged to form PCI (Practical Christian Involve- ment), which unites all these ministries under one organization. Response to in- creased opportunities for students to be involved in Christian service while they are still at Bryan has shown remarkable growth to the extent tliat some 350 students are active this year in one or more PCI ministries.
IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
The biggest segment of service has been among children of Rliea County through weekly Bible clubs and children's Bible classes, a Saturday morning AWANA program which includes Bible study and recreation, and the Big Brother-Big Sister relationship estab- lished with individual children. Contacts in the weekly classes reach over 2.000 children with a Bible stor>-. Gospel songs, and the offer of a free Bible to any child who does not already have one. This ministry involves some 150 student
teachers and participants.
A new feature of PCI thi.s year is the initiation of a l5-minu(c weekly radio broadcast from the local Dayton station to give campus news and events, testi- monies, and musical expression.
Six Go.spel teams involving 65 students go to local churches by invitation to sing and to give testimonies and a devotional message. From these teams it is planned that some 25-35 students will be divided into two groups for ministry in Chicago during the vacation period, February' 28- March 10, 1975. One team will spend the week at Pacific Garden Mission and the other will work with the Light Bearers Association, a national chaplaincy in federal and state penal institutions.
In addition to giving Bibles to chfl- dren, PCI also has undertaken to supply the local motels with Bibles which are offered as gifts to patrons who desire to keep them. This service is provided in cooperation with the World Home Bible League. Other projects of PCI include a weekly visitation program by ten students who go to the Rhea Countj' Nursing Home to share individtially with about 30 elderly and infirm persons.
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Brvaii Collese Travel Tours
A tour of the Holy Land is planned for February 26 through March II. Dr. Mercer, president of the college, w ill again serve as tour host and lecturer and Dr. BartletU sice presi- dent, will serse as tour director. The 14-da> tour will visit Egypt. Lebanon, Syria, and the many famihar places of Biblical significance in Israel.
Plans are also underway for the fifth sum- mer tour of Europe. Projected dates for t'^e 1975 tour are June 17 through July 8. Ir.;!-:;: in the itinerary \sm be Scotland. Engi"-. Belgium, Holland. Denmark. .Austria. Switzer- land, and France.
.•\11 accommodations on each tour are first class and the price is aU inclusive. For complete information on either of these trasel programs direct your correspondence to Dr. John Bartlett at Brj'an College.
LIONS TRIUMPH IN FALL SPORTS
CROSS COUNTRY
The Lions are now concluding their best season ever in cross country. Along with a dual meet record of 12-1, Bryan has won the SCAC championship and their own invitational, they added a second place in the Fisk Invitational and a third place in the state cross country meet. The SCAC championship was especially sweet, because the Lions lost the same race to Covenant last year by one point.
Teams that the Lions have beaten include Covenant, Tennessee Temple, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Lee, Trevecca, Fisk, Alabama State, Alabama A & M, Jackson State, More- house, Rust, Savannah State, Stillman, and Lemoyne-Owen. Four powerful squads, Berry, Tuskegee, Carson- Newman, and David Lipscomb, have dealt the Bryan harriers their only defeats.
Tom Potter, junior from Lansing Mich., has developed into the best runner in Bryan history. He has finished first in all but three meets, successfully defended his SCAC championship for the second consecutive year, and has set six different course records. One of these new course records (and the most satisfying) was the Bryan course record which was broken in the Bryan Invitational. Potter was clocked in 22:47.8, breaking the old record of 22:51.4 set by Dave Wolfe in 1972.
Mike Wood, a new freshman from Roanoke, Va., is running second on the team and consistently beating all opposi- tion. Chris Hatten, Huntington, W. Va.; and Mike Hodge, Princeton, 111., both returning lettermen, give the team strong and experienced middle men. Three new runners-Tom Lane, Trenton, Ga.; Wayne Scott, Advance, N.C.; and Isaac Munyua, Kenya— give the Lions a depth that they have never had before in the lower positions.
Reports were not available for the NCCAA meet on November 9th, which concluded the harriers' extremely reward- ing season under Coach Jake Matthes assisted by senior, Jeff Tubbs.
High scorer David Beaty maneuvers the ball into position for a goal.
SOCCER
Bryan's soccer team became the Tennessee Intercollegiate Soccer Asso- ciation champions on October 22 when they shut out arch rival Tennessee Temple 3-0 to earn a record of 5-0 in the conference.
The Lions' unusually successful 1974 season, which stands with a record of 12-0-1, began with the Tennessee Temple Tourney in which Bryan burned Temple 2-0. Other matches in which the Lions won were Central Wesleyan 3-0. MaryviUe 11-0 and 6-1, Tennessee Wesleyan 3-1, University of the South 2-0, King 7-1, Tusculum 1-0 and 2-1, Athens 6-0, Temple 3-0 and Toccoa Falls 3-0. Bryan and Covenant held each other to a 0-0 deadlock. The team is coached (to a new conference record of 5-0 in the TISA) by Head Coach John Reeser and Assistant Coach Bob Andrews, who played on Bryan's first soccer team in 1964.
High scorers for the season are fresh- man Luke Germann, of Nashville, Tenn., and formeriy of Ben Lippen School and Paul Githuka, a sophomore from Limuru, Kenya, who each have 12 goals. David Beaty from Bulwayo, Rhodesia, has 1 1 goals this year and is top career scorer for Bryan with 20 goals and 7 assists.
Post-season activity for the Lions will include the TISA Tournament at Ten- nessee Temple on Nov. 1-2 and the district NCCAA tournament on Nov. 9,
hosted by Bryan. Based on the success thus far, the Lions have high hopes of being district winners in order to partici- pate also in the national tournament of NCCAA at Covenant College on Nov. : 15-16.
"LOVE THAT SOUL"
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TO THE UTTERMOST PARTS OF THE EARTH
Not waiting for graduation to begin missionary service, several students have taken advantage of summer vacation months to get acquainted with the mis- sion field. Last summer the Summer Missions Program provided over $7,790 through gifts of students, staff, and other friends to enable Judy Steele to go to Korea; Connie Cropp, to Spain; Gee Gee Goad, to Peru; Lucy Lieb, to Brazil; Linda Friend, to Sweden; Beverly Shondelmyer, to Haiti; and Steve Strauss, to Lausanne, Switzerland.
This overview of missionary hfe and practical help that could be rendered to missionaries in their daily routine have provided a wholesome atmosphere in which candidates for missions can eval- uate future service. Plans are being made to expand this program for sending more students in 1975 to various mission fields.
Steve Strauss, a junior from Escondido, Cal., who is the son of Pastor Richard Strauss and grandson of the well-known Bible teacher, Lehman Strauss, is president of PCI this year. He is assisted by five vice presidents who head the following departments: summer missions program, John Lacey, junior, Phoenix, Ariz.; elementary school age children. Bob Tatum, senior, Decatur, Ga.; gospel teams, Charlie Loshbough, sophomore. Port Alberni, B.C., Canada; radio, Dan Jelley, sophomore. Lakeland, Fla.; and chapel and conferences, Lynn Wheeler, senior, Athens, Pa. The entire program is directed by Terry Lovegren, a 1974 graduate who works under Dr. Brian Richardson, head of the Christian education department and the PCI adviser.
Love in indeed reaching out from Bryan through its students and staff to touch lives in the local community and around the world.
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"Christ Above All"
Theodore C. Mercer Editor
Rebecca M. Peck Managing Editor
Wanda Davey Circulation Mgr.
Published and Printed Quarterly by
William Jennings Bryan College
Dayton, Tennessee 37321
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Founders Week Focuses ' On William Jennings Bryan
Founders Week of March 17-22 focused on tlie life and career of William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925) with special emphasis on the events of the Scopes Trial and the summer of l')25. Three visiting scholars gave lectures at three convocations during the week, the public relations department and the Ironside Memorial Library featured an historical exhibit, and the week concluded with a Founders banquet which included as special guests those who in some way were associated with the trial of 1925.
The three lecturers and
their topics were as follows:
Dr. Willard Smith, professor
emeritus of history, Goshen
(Ind.) College, spoke on
"William Jennings Bryan at
Dayton: A View Fifty Years
Later." Dr. Smith's book.
The Social and Religious
Thought of William Jennings Bryan, is
scheduled for publication this summer.
Dr. Edwin Hollatz,
professor of speech and
communication at Wheaton
(111.) College, presented
William Jennings Biyan as
orator and Chautauqua
speaker on Mr. Bryan's
Hollatz birthday anniversary, March
19. Dr. Hollatz's material included
original research in the archives of Illinois
College on Mr. Bryan's student days.
Dr. Warren Allem, Bryan
alumnus of Egg Harbor,
N. J., lectured on the
Scopes Trial, using the
research he did in writing
his thesis for a master's
'A iHHI degree in history at the
Allem University of Tennessee
Knoxville. In his research. Dr. Allem used
primary written records of the trial as
well as the now widely acclaimed oral
history technique.
The Scopes Trial lasted from July 10-21, 1925. William Jennings Bryan died in Dayton five days later. Remembering
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1975 COMMENCEMENT COINCIDES WITH SCOPES CASE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
episode into an event which allraclcd international allenlion. This led to the Scopes Evolution Trial and in lime to the founding of Brvan College.
The 1975 class of I2S candidates for degrees, some of whom will fini.sh gradua- tion requirements in the summer, will provide its own speakers from class members being chosen through a -.'.Tinen competition now in progress. 1 the ihird year for student ;[;__• graduation, a new tradition whic! been well received by both the c>..,i.£<. community and commencement guests. Rev. Milton Leininger, pastor of Abbott Memorial Presby- terian Church of Baltimore. Md.. will preach the V y baccalaureate ser-
^^^^^g ^ "10" o" Sunday V|^^^^^ aftemoon. Mav4. ^^W^ ^^k Mr. and ^t^KiM^ ^^^H Leininger have
Leininger twin daughters.
Jan and Judy, in the graduating class: an older daughter, now Mrs. Barry Oilman of Richmond. Va.. was a graduate in the class of 1969.
Other seniors' parents in a fulltime Christian ministn,' invited to participate in baccalaureate or graduation services include Howard J. Peterson. Grand Rapids. Mich.: Chaplain Roscoe B. Garris, Johnson City. Tenn.: Louis Friend. Sandusky. N. Y.: William Barker. Ashford. W. Va.: Edward Ferguson. Bozeman. Mont.: Richard Krueger. Ringwood. N. J.: O. W. Harer. Cosby. Tenn.: and Georae Smith. Hoeans\iIle. Ga.
Otlier events of the annual commence- ment include the spring meeting of the board of trustees on May 2-3 and the annual reception for seniors and their commencement guests hosted by President and Mrs. Theodore C. Mercer at Rhea House.
Pictured in today's Robinsons Drug Store around the famous table used in 1925 are three Scopes Trial participants (left to right), O. W McKenzie, H. J. Shelton, and Ed Pierce, who are being interviev\/ed by Betty Mack, TV reporter of Chattanooga.
The May 5 graduation completing the forty-fifth year of the college falls on the exact fiftieth anniversary of a discussion around a table in Robinson's drug store on Main Street in Dayton in 1925. The participants in this discussion, which led to the plan for a court case to test the recently passed Tennessee anti-evolution statute, included young John T. Scopes of Kentucky, a mathematics teacher and coach, who was teaching a biology course that year. He pointed out that teaching certain material in the current biology text would be in violation of the new law. His agreement to violate the statute to provide the test case changed a local
his expressed desire that a Christian school be established on one of Dayton's scenic hills, a group of local citizens representing a national committee char- tered the Biyan Memorial University Association on October 15, 1925. Five years later Brj'an College was chartered on July 24, 1930. and tlie first student body of thirty-two began the school year on September 18, 1930, in the Rhea County high school, where John T. Scopes had taught.
Other events of an historical nature commemorating fifty years ago will be a part of the annual summer Bible conference of July 19-25, sponsored by the Alumni .-Association.
MR. BRYAN'S UNDELIVERED SPEECH STILL RELEVANT AFTER HALF CENTURY
As a member of the counsel of prosecution in the Scopes evolution case in Dayton, William Jennings Bryan had prepared an address in defense of Tennessee's law against the teaching of evolution in the public schools. This address was not delivered during the trial because arguments to the jury by counsel on both sides were dispensed with by agreement. Journalists were so eager to hear Mr. Bryan's undelivered closing arguments that he promised to commit the speech to writing. Two days after the trial he had dictated some 15,000 words and deliv- ered the copy to a Chattanooga printer per- sonally. Then he went to Winchester, Tenn., to speak before returning to Chattanooga, where he made pencilled corrections on the prooF sheets the following Saturday, the day before his death. After spending the night in Chattanooga he drove to Dayton Sunday morning, July 26, and spoke at the morning service of the First Methodist Church. It was that afternoon he died in his sleep at the F. R. Rogers home which was his temporary resi- dence. Selections from the introduction and conclusion of this last message are presented here.
May It Please the Court, and the Gentlemen of the Jury:
Demosthenes, the greatest of ancient orators, in his "Oration on the Crown," the most famous of his speeches, began by supplicating the favor of all the gods and goddesses of Greece. If, in a case which involved only his own fame and fate, he felt justified in petitioning the heathen gods of his country, surely we, who deal with the momentous issues involved in this case, may well pray to the Ruler of the Universe for wisdom to guide us in the performance of our several parts in this historic trial.
Let me, in the first place, congratulate our cause that circumstances have com- mitted the trial to a community like this and entrusted the decision to a jury made up largely of the yeomanry of the state. The book in issue in this trial contains on its first page two pictures contrasting the disturbing noises of a great city with the calm serenity of the country. It is a tribute that rural life has fuUy earned.
I appreciate the sturdy honesty and independence of those who come into daily contact with the earth, who, living near to nature, worship nature's God, and who, dealing with the myriad mysteries of earth and air, seek to learn from revelation about the Bible's wonder- working God .
Let us now separate the issues from the misrepresentations, intentional or unintentional, that have obscured both the letter and the purpose of the law. This is not an interference with the freedom of conscience .
The right of the state to control the pubhc schools is affirmed in the recent decision in the Oregon case which de- clares that the state can direct what shall be taught and also forbid the teaching of anything "manifestly inimical to the public welfare." The above decision goes even farther and declares that the parent not only has the riglit to guard the religious welfare of the child, but is in duty bound to guard it.
Evolution is not truth; it is merely an hypothesis— it is millions of guesses strung together. It had not been proved in the days of Darwin; he expressed astonish- ment that with two or three million species it had been impossible to trace any species to any other species. It had not been proven in the days of Huxley, and it has not been proved up to today. It is less than four years ago that Prof. Bateson came all the way from London to Canada to tell the American scientists that every effort to trace one species to another had failed— every one. He said he still had faith in evolution, but had doubts about the origin of the species. But of what value is evolution if it cannot explain the origin of the species?
Can any Christian remain indifferent? Science needs religion to direct its energies and to inspire with lofty purpose those who employ the forces that are
unloosened by science. Evolution is at war with religion because religion is supernatural; it is, therefore, the relent- less foe of Christianity, which is a re- vealed religion.
Let us, then, hear the conclusion of the whole matter. Science is a magnifi- cent material force, but it is not a teacher of morals. It can perfect machinery, but it adds no moral restraints to protect society from the misuse of the machine. It can also build gigantic intellectual ships, but it constructs no moral rudders for the control of storm-tossed human vessels. It not only fails to supply the spiritual element needed but some of its unproven hypotheses rob the ship of its compass and endanger its cargo .
The world needs a Savior more than it ever did before, and there is only "one Name under heaven given among men whereby we must be saved." It is this Name that evolution degrades, for, car- ried to its logical conclusion, it robs Christ of the glory of a virgin birth, of the majesty of His deity and mission and of the triumph of His resurrection. It also disputes the doctrine of the atonement .
Again force and love meet face to face, and the question, "What shall I do with Jesus?" must be answered. A bloody, brutal doctrine-Evolution— demands, as the rabble did nineteen hundred years ago, that He be crucified. That cannot be the answer of this jury representing a Christian state and sworn to uphold the (Continued on page 3)
Inherit The Wind-1975
Unfortunately a good deal of the general public impression of William Jennings Bryan and of Dayton, Tenn., derives from the stage phy. Inherit the Wind, which was later made into a movie and premiered in Dayton in 1960.
Although the authors of the play are careful to state in the prologue that "Inherit the Wind is not history," that "only a handful of phrases have been taken from the actual transcript of the famous trial," and that the play "does not pretend to be journalism" but "theater," the historical interest evoked by the presentation causes most people to think of it as histoiy. Even if a viewer understands clearly that the play is not history, he is still likely to be psychologically influenced in a negative way against Bryan and the cause he represented because of the bias of the dramatic content.
The drama department of Tennessee Wesleyan College, under the
direction of Prof. Lynn W. Whiting, of Athens, Tenn., brought Inherit the Wind to the Dayton courtroom on February 7 and 8 in a version based on in-depth research by fifty-two Tennessee Wesleyan College students for their January interim project. The result was a more satisfying experience for the local community. The most extreme lines and scenes which put Mr. Bryan and Dayton in an unfavor- able light were omitted or modified.
One of the expressions of Bryan College in marking the Scopes Trial anniversary will be to reprint the review of the premiere of Inherit the Wind written by Dr. Judson Rudd, late president emeritus of the college. Additional material will be added to this report to answer in part many inquiries received from high school students who are either studying or producing the play.
-Theodore C. Mercer
STUDENTS PLAN TO EXPLORE FOREIGN MISSION FIELDS
Bxploiiilion ol' scvcr;il foreign mission I'iclds during llic suminei' months is unlici- piilcd by five Bryan sludenls being sponsored (his year by the Summer Missions Program for service in Africa and Europe. Several oilier sludenls are also making individual plans for foreign summer service, which will be reported later as details arc more complete.
Three familiar Old Testament names Jesse, David, and Daniel- designate the three male representatives- Jesse Bugg (who prefers lo be called Jay), a freshman from Brentwood, Tenn.; David Fiet, a junior from Wilmington, Del.; and Daniel Decker, also a junior, fiom Murfreesboro, Tenn. David has applied for service in Senegal and Dan in Zambia, both African countries, and Jay is still waiting his assignment.
Completing the group of five are two Europe-bound young women, both juniors, who are venturing out under Greater Europe Mission's summer pro- gram. Margaret English, from Kinsale, Va., and Verna Carney, from Little Hocking, Ohio, have been assigned to Belgium and France respectively.
A training orientation program is being conducted for the 1975 summer candidates by John Lacey, a junior from Phoenix, Ariz., who is a missionaiy's son from Rwanda, Africa, and who spent two previous summers in personal evangelism in Ireland.
BRYAN'S SPEECH
(Continued from page 2)
laws of Tennessee. Your answer will be heard througliout the world; it is eagerly awaited by a praying multitude. If the law is nullified, there will be rejoicing wherever God is repudiated, the Savior scoffed at and the Bible ridiculed. Eveiy unbeliever of every kind and degree will be happy. If, on the other hand, the law is upheld and the religion of the school children protected, millions of Christians will call you blessed and, with hearts full of gratitude to God, will sing again that grand old song of triumph:
"Faith of our fathers, living still. In spite of dungeon, tire and sword; 0 how our hearts beat higli with joy Wliene'er we hear that glorious word- Faith of our fathers-holy faith; We will be true to thee till death!" (Copies of the full text of this ttiessage in a 32-page booklet are available free upon request from the Public Relations Office, Bn'an College. Davton. Tenn. 37321)
Summer Gospel Messengers pictured left to right are: Dan Jones, Ted Headlee, Larry Efird, Charlie Loshbough, Brian Schrauger, and Steve Strauss.
VACATION TEAMS WITNESS IN CHICAGO
A contingent of iweniy-seven "now missionaries" including two staff members left the seclusion of Bryan Hill during the early March spring vacation to spend a week of meaningful service in the Chicago area where two teams were divided between the Pacific Garden Mission and the Light Bearers Associa- tion, an evangelical chaplaincy to several institutions.
The nine-member team to Pacific Garden Mission was directed by Charlie Loshbough, sophomore, as they coun- selled with individuals during the day and after evening services concerning personal salvation and spiritual growth. Tliis team also assisted in tract distribution at the door of PGM, at the YMCA's, and at train and bus stations. At the Mission's evening services they also had opportunity to share in the music and messages. On Sunday this team participated in the worship services of Palatine Bible Church and West Chicago Bible Church.
A larger group of eighteen was direc- ted by Terry Lovegren, director of Practical Christian Involvement at Brvan. as they assisted in the Liglu Bearers ministiy. They found unlimited oppor- tunities for individual witnessing as well as some group ministry at the Cook County Jail, Cook County Hospital. Chicago Reed and Mental Health Institute, and Oak Forest Hospital. For their Sunday ministry they attended the Midlothian Bible Church and Village Bible Church in Park Forest South to share their experiences.
The attitude of this eager, service- oriented band of student missionaries was reflected in the statement of a repeater from last year: "I just learned so much b>' this experience that I can hardly wait to go again."
Eleven-Week Itinerary Booked For Male Team
I he bryan GMipci '•! include in ihcir Mimmcr weeks i»f cat
dirctlors in '. .
C'ar'ilina.
From June 9 throudi 11. ihc tcim aIH serve as muMcian» aii Children's Bible M Morgan Kinney, of h July 6-11, Rock Havv,, j,, ., Hasty, Ark., with David M director; and July 2^ ' Grove Baptist Churcl N. C, with David Picucjil (,
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the (cam may be channeled through the Public Rela( ions Office.
Team leader and piano accompaniii for (he group is Charlie LoUibough, a sophomore, whose father is a Bryan gradua(e and pas(or in Port Albemi, B. C, Canada. Steve Straii&.s. a junior who is bo(h trumpet soloist and •; '
the Messengers, is the son of D 1
Strauss, pastor of Emmanuel Faiih Community Church of Escondido. Cal., and the grandson of Bible teacher Lehmann Strauss.
Quartet members include first tenor. Dan Jones, freshman from Augusta, Mich.; second tenor, Ted Headlee, sophomore of Chattanooga, Tenn.: baritone, Larry Efird. sophomore of Kannapolis, N. C; and bass. Brian Schrauger, sophomore of Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Ironside Memorial Library Reaches 50.000 Volumes
IVIrs. Harriet Anderson, seated, library assistant, is seen as she accessioned the 50,000dth volume of the Ironside Memorial Library on February 20. Looking on are Miss Virginia Seguine, left, director of library services, and Mrs. Rebecca Van Meeveren, assistant director of librar>' services. The title of this significant volume is GREAT PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE AND HOW THEY LIVED.
Ellen Smith
SENIOR REVIEWS GROWTH DURING COLLEGE YEARS
Ellen Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, of Augusta, Ga., is a mathe- matics nwjor in the class of 1975. She has been a consistent dean's list student and was included with the 1975 Bryan seniors recog- nized by Who's Who Among Students in Colleges and Universities. During her college career Ellen earned a freshman term paper award, has been active in intramural sports and Christian ser- vice activities, and is this year treasurer of the touring choir. Her college record follows an outstanding high school record when she was valedictorian of her gradu- ating class at Richmond Academy in Augusta.
God brought me to Bryan three and a half years ago to teach me specific lessons from His Word, from the personal trials and situations that He had planned for me to confront, and from the personal relationships developed here.
The most important way that the Lord teaches me is through my personal time spent with Him in His Word. While I was studying Romans 6, the Lord really dealt with me about things that I had never before recognized as sin and showed me that they could not be part of my life before the Lord. God has honored His word in my continual and gradual process of growth by changing my attitudes to correspond to His thouglits.
When I left home in Augusta, Ga., to come to Bryan, not knowing one person here, I had to learn to completely trust in my Heavenly Father for all of my needs. I have always been very dependent on my famDy, even for my spiritual welfare; but here I was put into situations where only the Lord was available. I found Him faithful to His promise to be a "present help" in adjusting to roommates, under- standing boy friends, and coping with reports, tests, and term papers under schedule pressures. Before these testings came into my life, I knew that God could be my strength and comforter, but my
Authors, Missionaries, Pastors Address Chapel Audience
"The Holy Spirit could have come on no other day than the Day of Pentecost, because God always moves on schedule," declared Dr. Paul R. Van Gorder, Bible teacher of the Radio Bible Class and Day of Discovery TV program, who spoke on the Bryan campus late in February in a two-day series. "The Day of Pentecost came as the fulfdlment of a calendar of Old Testament feasts which God gave to Israel," Dr. Van Gorder continued. "The Holy Spirit did not come because the disciples 'tarried and prayed.' No. 'They tarried and prayed' because the Holy Spirit was coming. We often hear some- one remark, 'What we need is another Pentecost.' One might as well expect another Bethlehem or another Calvary as to expect another Pentecost."
college experiences have established the truth and reality of those words.
God has used my fellowship with other believers to show me experientially how to share my struggles, weaknesses, or victories with others. I have learned the value of honesty and openness in giving of myself, expecting nothing in return. These relationships are preparing me to better fulfill my function as part of a local body of behevers, wherever the Lord shall direct me.
I know that the process is now nearing its end, but I do hope to be found faithful in receiving what the Lord wants to teach me in the future as the Holy Spirit accomplishes His work in con- forming my life unto the image of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Shown above center Is Dr. John R. Rice, well-known evangelist and publisher, on the occasion of his visit to the campus to speak at chapel. With him, left, are Dr. T. C. Mercer, president, and, right, Kermit Zopfi, dean of students.
Other visitors who shared Bryan's chapel platform since the beginning of the second semester were:
Dr. John R. Rice, evangelist, author, Bible teacher, and editor of The Sword of the Lord, Murfreesboro, Tenn.
Rev. Richard Wurmbrand, Roumanian author of Tortured for Christ, Glendale, Cat,
Rev. Peter Deyneka, director of Slavic Gospel Association, Chicago, 111.
Dr. Oiarles F. Stanley, pastor of First Baptist Church, Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. Galen Call, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Covington, Ky.
Rev. David Barnes, director for northern Europe and director of European Bible Insti- tute under Greater Europe Mission, Lamorlaye, France
Dr. Robert Ledford, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Huntsville, Ala.
Rev. Peter Brooks, missionary with Baptist Mid-Missions in Brazil, living in Dayton, Tenn., during furlough
James and Maiti Hefley, free-lance Christian writers. Signal Mountain, Tenn., who are authors of over 30 books and articles, including Clirist in Bangledesh and Uncle Cam, story of the founder of Wycliffe Bible Translators.
SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE July 19-25, 1975
SPEAKERS:
TOM TAYLOR '54, Old Testament professor, Biblical School of Theology,
Philadelphia, Pa. IAN HAY '50, deputy general director of Sudan Interior Mission DOUGLAS CULVER, pastor of the Evangelical Free Church, Wheaton, Illinois MUSICIANS:
DOW FAMILY SINGERS (Lester '58 and Mary Graydon '58 Dow and their
five children), Livermore, Maine COLLEGE STAFF MUSICIANS
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'*How My Years At Bryan College Have Changed Me"
By Steven Bradshaw (The following excerpts were taken from the award-winning McKinney Senior Essay which was also delivered as one of two senior speeches at the May 5 gradu- ation exercises. J
From a beaiiie to a cap and gown. What has transpired in my life the last four years at Bryan College? How has my relationship with the faculty, staff, and students affected me? For Bryan College is more than a physical entity, it is people and it is the interpersonal relationships that individuals have with one another that enables change to take place.
I arrived at Bryan College in August of 1971 awed at the novelty of actually going to college. At that time Bryan College itself held no special meaning to me. My parents and I went to a large building, that I was to learn later resem- bled Noah's ark, and there received my freshman packet. We were greeted by some of the Student Senate members, who gave us a very hearty welcome. Long dormitory was to be my home away from home for four years. I met the Student Assistant on ground floor and was par- ticularly impressed at his friendliness and willingness to help me, not only to get unpacked but to help me become ad- justed in the college atmosphere.
Academically my freshman year was difficult. However, I feel now that the heavy schedule and difficulty of the subjects were good for me, because they forced me to get my priorities straight immediately.
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BRYAN LIFE
April-May-June 1975
NumlMr 4
RUDD MEMORIAL CHAPEL CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
Record Enrollment Trend Requires Additional Dormitory
The continuing upward enrollment trend caused the board of trustees in their meeting of May 3 to authorize final plans and specifications for a new dormitory which has been in preliminary planning for the past year. The decision was based on a net 1974-75 enrollment gain of 18% over the previous year and the fact that new student applications continue to run 20% ahead of last year. All of this adds up to a housing crisis for the coming year when the number of dormitory students will outnumber the regular housing areas. Special temporary arrangements are being made to meet this housing need.
Total enrollment this past year reached 604 students in regular credit courses. An additional 50 community residents registered in continuing educa- tion courses and as auditors. In keeping with this upward trend, 112 students received degrees at the May 5 commence- ment with 16 candidates enrolled in courses with the possibility of completing degree requirements this summer.
The architect for the new dormitory- is
the firm of Barber and McMurry of
Knoxville. The plans for die four-stor>'
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GROUNDBREAKING June 15
Repreientative truftMt, alumni, and other friendi are pictured at the ground- breaking ceremoniej on June 16 for the Rudd Memorial Chapel. Preii- dent Mercer and Mayor Paul Levengood are at center back and Mrs. Rudd and Mary Frances, with shovels, in front.
On the theory that a picture is indeed better than a thousand words, not much can be added to the picture above show- ing the long-awaited beginning of con- struction on the Rudd Memorial Chapel on June 16, when representatives of the coUege and local area gathered at a 9:00 a.m. ceremony of prayer and dedica- tion on the site just before the bulldozer began actual excavation.
The project is under the supervision of Equitable Church Builders of Nashville, Tenn., a firm well known in the South- east for the planning and construction of church auditoriums. Bids indicate the cost for the basic building will run to some S850.000 with furnishings and equipment additional. These figures are In Une with earlier estimates for an overall project cost in the neighborhood of one million dollars. Gifts and pledges to date are approximately 5550,000. Estimated construction time for the auditorium-fine arts complex is fifteen to eighteen months.
This chapel is being named for the late Judson A. Rudd, who died on October 6, 1970. The project was initiated by the alumni at their homecoming intmediately following Dr. Rudd's death. The free- standing chapel spire was erected at homecoming in 1972 to symbolize the plans for a new btulding to be erected at that location.
1975 CLASS LIST-
Name, Hometown, Major, Honors ^v
1. Nancy Lyn Adams, Byron Ccnlcr, Mich., English, sumnia cum taiide
2. James C. Anderson, Dayton, I'enn., Biology
3. Dianna Lynn Ashby, Sulphur, La., Elementary Education
4. Russell Lawrence Bailey, Endicolt, N.Y., Bible
5. Patricia Kathleen Baker, Orlando, Fla., English, cum laude
6. Kathy Baldner, Andrews A.I-'.B., Md., Elementary Education, magna cum laude
7. Carris Jeanette Barker, Ashford, W. Va., Applied Music, magna cum laude
8. Loren L. Baughman, Waxhaw, N.C., Psychology
9. Ginger Sue Bell, Cosby, Tcnn., Biology
* 10. Bonnie Kaye Bodlien, Auburn, Me., Applied Music
11. Andrew Lee Boeddeker, St. Louis, Mo., Business Administration
12. Brenda Lynn Boggs, W. Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia, Christian Education
13. James Wesley Booth, Eagle River, Wis., Christian Education
14. Stephen Paul Bradshaw, Ivyland, Pa, Psychology, summa cum laude
15. William S. Brewer, Arcadia, La., Natural Science, magna cum laude
16. Homer Franklin Brown, Jr., Macon, Ga., History
17. Rondall Brown, Hayesville, N.C., Christian Education
18. James Scott Bursmith, Canton, Ga., Bible
19. K. Daniel Camp, Hixson, Tenn., Business Administration
20. George Van Pelt Campbell, Balboa Hts., Canal Zone, Business Administration and Natural Science
21. Philip Wayne Carter, Dayton, Tenn., Greek, cum laude
22. Douglas G. Cline, Binghamton, N.Y., History
23. Robert E. Conrad, Poona, Maharashtra, India, History, magna cum laude
24. Constance Ruth Cropp, Orlando, Fla., Elementary Education
25. Charles P.' Davis, Jr., Spring City, Tenn., Christian Education
26. Frank Harold Davis II, Painesville, Ohio, Elementary Education
27. Mary Louise Davis, Spring City, Tenn., Christian Education
28. Sharon Messina Davis, Warren, Mich., Elementary Education
*29. Grace I. Ely, Dallas, Texas, Natural Science
30. Marilyn H. Eisenback, New Orleans, La., Elementary Education
31. Rhonda Jean Evans, Spring City, Tenn., Elementary Education
*32. David Lee Everett, Dayton, Tenn., Natural Science
33. Jamie W. Fairweather, Pikeville, Tenn., Psychology
34. Gary Lee Fath, Dalton, Ohio. Business Administration
35. Maiy Lois Ferguson, Bozeman, Mon., Mathematics
36. James Ervvin Friedrich, Racine, Wis., History, cum laude
37. Linda Lee Friend, Sandusky, N.Y., Music Education
38. Virginia A. Ganzel, Mound, Wmn., Biology
39. Robert E. Garmczy, Clearwater, Fla., Elementary Education
40. Pamela Lee Garris, Johnson City, Tenn., Elementary Education
41. Janice Ann Gerber, Grand Rapids, Mich., Elementary Education
42. Albert H. Givens, Yuma, Ariz., Business Education, magna cum laude
43. Gee-Gee Goad, Gary, Ind., Elementary Education
*44. Stephen L. Goehring, Fortaleza, Ccrea, Brazil, Elementary Education
45. Ronald Edwin Gordon, Phoenix, Ariz., Music Education, cum laude
46. WiUiam C. Graham, Jr., Dayton, Tenn., Business Administration
47. Lawrence Robert Gridley, St. Joseph, Mich., Christian Education
48. Elaine D. Griffith, Charlotte, N.C., Bible, cum laude
49. Linda Sue Hall, Seminole, Fla., Elemen- tary Education
*50. George E. Hamm, Statesbury, W. Va., History
51. Janet C. Hardie, Harmony, Venn., Elemen- tary Education
52. Kenneth Forrest Harper, Clendenin, W. Va., Christian Education
53. Andrew H. Hayes, Jr. Central, S.C, Elementary Education
54. Patricia A. Henderson, Evensville, Tenn., Elementary Education
55. Gwynn Marie Henry, BamesviUe, Ga., English
56. WilUam Randall Hickman, Augusta, Ga., Christian Education
57. Michael Raymond Hodge, Princeton, lU., History
58. Donald Alan Hodkinson, Cambridge, Ohio, Biology
59. Ronald Pogue Holder, Knoxville, Tenn., Elementary Education
60. Sydney James Ingle, Magnolia, Del., Business .4 dministration, magna cum laude
61.Denise Rae Jewell, Indialantic, Fla., Elementary Education
62. Dennis L. Johnson, Burhngton, N.C.. History
63. Glendell Dee Jordan, Camden. Tenn.. Biology
64. Robert J. Knapp, Waukesha, Wis., Bible
65. Eunice Ruth Knouse, Sale Creek, Tenn.. Biology, summa cum laude
66. Deborah Lee Krueger, Ringwood, N.J.. Elementary Education, magna cum laude
67. Jan Margaret Leininger, Baltimore, Md.. Elementary Education
68. Judith Ann Leininger, Baltimore, Md., Mathematics
69. Huy Le-Quan, Saigon, Vietnam, Business Administration, magna cum laude
70. Robert Thomas Lester, RosweU. Ga., Christian Education
*71. Geraldine Lewis, Nitro, W. Va.. Elementary Education
72. Janice Marie Lovegren. Lowell. Ind., Elementary Education
73. Cynthia Ann Marshall, Kensington, Md.,
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74. Carol .McKcmy, Lexiriglon, Psychology
75. Jill Jacqueline Mcznar, S»o Paglo, Brazil, English, magna cum laude
76. tdra GaJI .Miller, Daiiy, Tcnn., EIrmenlary Education
•77. Mary Jane .Miller, Spring Qly, Tenn., Elementary Education
78. Leslie Maria .Mivhow, Auguila, Ga., Psychology, magrw cum laude
79. Joia Ruth Ncff. Sao Paulo, Brazil. Psychology
80. Sandra Rose Neumann. Waxhaw, N.C. Elementary Education
81. Steve Eugene Parccll, Tad. W. Vil, Business Administration
82. Valcry R. Parker, Lima, Peru, Elementary Education
83. Karen L. Parrott, Arena, Wit., Elementary Education
84. Keith Edward Patman, Kentington, Md., English
85. Jane Peterson, Grand Rapidt. .Mich., Elementary Education, cum laude
86. Marshall Herbert Peterson, Jamestown, N.Y., Bible
87. Mary Elizabeth Pierce, Emmalena, Ky., Psychology
88. Ronald Calder P>les, Hyattwille, Md., Elementary Education
89. Therise E:dith Rich, Bogota, Colombia, English
90. Stanley Paul Roberts, Bameveld, Wij., Business Administration
91. Jack Edward Roddy, Dayton, Tenn., Christian Education
92. Carolee Jean Rothenbach, Palatine, IlL, Elementary Education, magna cum laude
93. Maicia Gail Rowsey, Seminole, Fla., English
*94. Daniel Leroy Senseman, Macon, Ga., Bible
95. Carmen Elaine Sharpe, Dayton, Tenn., English, magna cum laude
96. James Dale Shepherd, Gauley Bridge, W. Va., His tor}'
*97. Sandra A. Shoemate, Pikevflle, Tenn., Psychology'
98. Beverly Ruth Shondelmyer. Avonraore, Pa., Elementary Education, summa cum laude
99. Gar>^ G. Siefers. Letts, Iowa, Greek
100. Dasid George Smith, Hogans%ille, Ga.,
Biolog}' lOl.EUen McNeiU Smith, Augusta, Ga., Mathematics, summa cum laude •102. Thomas Walton Smith, Jr., Greensille,
S.C, Elementary Education '103. .Mar>- Elizabeth Sneed, Dayton. Tenn., English
104. Dennis L. Stayton, Osceola, Ind-, Christian Education
105. Joy Marie Steele, Dayton. Tenn., Biology
106. Judith Lsnn Steele, Dayton, Tenn., Psychology
107. W'iUiam .\rthur Stewart W\ Prestonburg, Ky.. History, cum laude
108. Elbert Ralph Story. Byrdstown, Tenn., Elementary Education, summa cum laude
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Graduates Receive Honors At 42nd Commencement
Two members of the forty-second gradua- tinf! class were speakers for commencement exercises on May 5. Karen P. Underwood, history major from Jacksonville, Florida, in keeping with the fiftieth anniversary of the Scopes evolution trial, spoke on "The Character and Influence of William Jennings Bryan." Steve Bradshaw, psychology major from Ivyland, Pa., delivered his award-winning McKinney Senior Essay on the subject: "How Bryan Changed Me and How I Would Change Bryan."
Recognition and prizes to seniors at com- mencement included the following:
P.A. Boyd Prizes to a senior man and woman for the "highest" degree of influence over their- fellow students: Jeff Tubbs, Milan, Pa., and Leslie Mishow, Augusta, Ga, Both are psychology majors.
Faculty Prizes for the three following honors:
Highest Scholastic Record during attend- ance at Bryan: Steve Bradshaw and Nancy Adams, EngUsh Major, Byron Center, Mich.
Faithfulness and Loyalty: Jeff Tubbs.
Most Progress during years at Bryan: Andrew H. Hayes, Jr., elementary education. Central, S.C.
F.R. Rogers A ward in Bible: Robert Tatum, Bible major, Decatur, Ga.
F.R. Rogers Award in Music: Charles P. Davis, Jr. Christian education major. Spring City, Tenn.
History Department Senior Award: Robert E. Conrad, Dayton, Tenn.
Christian Education Department Senior Award: Jack Roddy, Dayton, Tenn., and Charles P. Davis, Spring City, Term.
Judson A. Rudd Testimony and Influence /Wze.- Jeff Tubbs.
Senior Business Award: Huy Le-Quan, Saigon, South Vietnam.
WALL STREET JOURNAL Business Award: Sydney J. Ingle, business administra- tion. Magnolia, Delaware.
Mathematics Senior Award: Ellen Smith, Augusta, Ga.
Mrs. E.B. Arnold Student Teacher Award: Frank H. Davis, elementary education, Paines- vUle, Ohio.
Undergraduate Record Examinations (URE), a national examination produced by Educational Testing Service, Princeton, N.J., which compares students at Bryan with a national sample of undergraduate students on these liberal arts tests: four Bryan seniors ranked at or above the 90th percentile in the social science area; ten in the humanities; eight in natural science; three in education; two in literature; and one each in business, psychol- ogy, and history. Those achieving the highest scores in each area were: social science, Phil Carter, 98 percentile; humanities, Patty Baker and Keith Patman, 98 percentile; natural science, Don Hodkinson, 98 percentile. Don also made the highest combined score.
CLASS OF 1975
(Continued from page 3) **109. Betsy Wheeler Swafford, Pikeville, Tenn., Elementary Education *1 10. Phillip Dale Swafford, Birmingham, Ala., Elementary Education HI. Robert Travis Tatum, Decatur, Ga., Bible, magna cum laude
112. Elaine L. Thompson, South Belmar, N.J., Elementary Education
113. Olivia Ann Coleman Thompson, Pikeville, Tenn., Elementary Education
114. Mark D. Trail, Wilton, Conn., Psychology, cum laude
115. Jeffrey Lynn Tubbs, Milan, Pa., Psychology
116. Elizabeth Ann Tucker, Monticello, Ga., Music Theory
117. Karen P. Underwood, Jacksonville, Fla., History
118. Jon W. VanDeusen, Hillsdale, Mich., History, magna cum laude
119. Sue Ann Vandevert, Beaverton, Ore., Elementary Education, cum laude
120. Barbara Elaine Waggoner, Miami, Fla., Elementary Education, cum laude
*121. Martha Jane Walker, Richardson, Texas, Elementary Education **122. Mary Margaret Darwin Wasson, Dayton, Tenn., Elementary Education *123. Lynn Allen Wheeler, Athens, Pa., Christian Education
124. Robert Vaughn Whisman, Louisville, Tenn., Business Administration
125. John Mark Wilkie, Gretna, La., Business Administration
126. Marilyn Kaye Williamson, Cosby, Tenn., Psychology, cum laude
127. Anna Mae Workman, Genoa City, Wis., Elementary Education
*Summer Candidates **Not Pictured
HOW BRYAN CHANGED ME
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The main spiritual lesson I learned my freshman year was the importance of a personal relationship with Christ on a day-to-day basis. From this close relation- ship, I felt my love for the Lord growing.
Socially the biggest lesson I learned my freshman year was how to coexist with a roommate that actually did not like the room as warm as I did. There-, were the usual tense moments of getting to know one another, but oddly enough it was not until after our first confronta- tion that we became closer to one another.
I felt the Lord's leading into the area of psychology, partiaUy because the sub- ject intrigued me but also because I felt that I could serve the Lord more prac- tically and in a more direct way in that field.
In my sophomore year I also became
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involved in intramural sports at Bryan. It was through these sport activities that I realized the importance of team co-opera- tion, and developed close relationships with some of the guys in my class.
The first semester of my junior year was my rookie semester at being a Resi- dent Assistant. This responsibility really taught me a lot about myself, my person- ality, and also how to get along with other people and become sensitive to them as individuals.
The opportunities for Christian service here at Bryan have really helped the maturing of my faith. It was a good way for me to put my love for Christ into action. I've been involved with the Big- brother program and the Recreation Pro- gram for the mentally retarded. These outlets of Christian service have meant more to me than words can express, and have caused my faith in Christ to mature, develop and strengthen.
Lastly, my experiences as a Resident Assistant for two years have given me considerable knowledge in counseling, discipline, responsibility, and dealing with people. My college days have been rich with experiences and personal success in the things I was actively involved in. I just praise the Lord for His goodness to me these past four years and look forward to many more things to come in His service, with the help of His keeping grace. ADDITIONAL DORMITORY
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