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16th Annual Founders Day And Homecoming
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1948
9:45 a.m.— Founders Day Service (In the Alumni Gymnasium). Speaker— Charles Hodge Mathes,
M.A., Professor of French and English, East Tennessee State College; formerly
Dean of the College and for many years Secretary of the Tennessee College Associ-
ation; Professor of Greek and History at Maryville College, 1903-1911.
5.45 p.m.— Homecoming Barbecue on the Athletic Field (In case of rain— in the Alumni Gym-
nasium). Due to the food prices this year, the Executive Committee of the Alumni
Association voted at their meeting on September 23, 1948 to serve the Barbecue
meal at 50 cents per "plate."
8:00 p.m.— Football game with Emory & Henry. (Get your special alumni ticket either at
the Alumni Office or at the Barbecue; special reduced price ; 75 cents).
Homecoming Committees
The following chairmen were elected by the Executive Committee to prepare for Home-
coming. Each chairman selected his own committee.
The Food Committee: David L. McArthur, '36, Chairman; Mrs. Arthur Bushing, '42; Mr. Hugh
Crawford, Jr., '35; Mrs. Clyde Murray, 13.
The Hospitality Committee: Marvin Minear, '39, Chairman; Mrs. W. R. Carter, '48.
The Promotion Committee: Mr. Harwell Park, '16, Chairman.
OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
1948 - 1949
President Earl W. Blazer, '30
Vice-President. A. B. Waggoner, '14
Recording Secretary _ Winifred Painter, '15
Executive Secretary
Executive Committee
Class of 1949: Mrs. Earl Blazer, '31; Mrs. Ray Forter. '20; Mr. Marvin Minear, '39.
Class of 1950: Mrs. Arthur Bushing, '42; Mrs. John Carson, '17; Mr. Leslie Webb Jr., '33.
Class of 1951: Mr. Arnold Kramer, '40; Mr. Joe L. Marshall, '28; Mrs. Clyde Murray, '13.
MARYVILLE COLLEGE BULLETIN
Published by Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee
Ralph Waldo Lloyd, President
Vol. XLVII
October, 1948
No. V
Published quarterly by Maryville College. Entered May 24, 1904, at Maryville, Tennessee, as sec-
ond-class mail matter. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 1103,
Act of October 3, 1947, authorized February 10, 1919.
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DEAR ALUMNI:
You will be interested to know that the general condition of the College
is good as we take stock in the second month of a new academic year.
Enrolment
There are 884 students, with men still outnumbering the women by about
one hundred. This is because our enrolment above the former number of 800
has to be men since the women's dormitory space is no more than formerly and
only men are permitted to room off campus.
High Prices
High prices affect the College as they do people and it is certain we will
have a struggle balancing the budget. We were not able to balance it last year
but fortunately could absorb the deficit in some accumulated current surplus
and start the new year free of debt. And the spirit of faculty and students is good.
Home From Europe
I spent the month of August in Europe attending the meetings of the
General Council of the Alliance of Reformed and Presbyterian Churches at
Geneva and the Assembly of the World Council of Churches at Amsterdam. They were meetings of large significance, espec-
ially the World Council meeting, and participating in them was a valuable experience which I hope to be able to make helpful
to Maryville College as well as to the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A. of which I was one of the delegates. I spent time
only in Paris, Geneva, and Amsterdam, and traveled over and back by air.
Alumni Clubs Again
There are reports in this issue concerning Maryville College Clubs which will be of interest to all alumni. Wherever
there are enough alumni they are being encouraged to form organizations. This is a healthy movement that will bring benefit to
the individuals and the College.
Financial Campaign
When this is read the financial campaign in Maryville andBlount County for $150,000 toward rebuilding the Chapel will
be well along. The schedule calls for completing it here in October and for another campaign in Knoxville in November. Our
attention and energies will be much occupied by this and the other building projects for many months. Before a great while we
will be explaining the needs more fully to alumni outside the Maryville and Knoxville communities.
Sincerely yours,
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DEAR FELLOW ALUMNI:
As your Alumni President for this year I take this opportunity to express a word of
greeting to each of you. I deeply appreciate the honor of serving in this capacity and will
discharge to the best of my ability the responsibilities the office entails. It will elicit the
best of which we are all capable and I earnestly solicit your help and co-operation.
Maryville College needs us more today than ever befcre in its history. The job ot
our Church related colleges in training Christian youth is becoming increasingly difficult
in these days when the moral structures we have built and the very spirits of men are
being tested. We must make our influence felt by helpin3 our Alma Mater maintain its
high standards and high morale for meeting the problems it must surely face. A great deal
of the power and influence of Maryville comes from us and we must give our whole-
hearted support to this great Institution. No half-way, half-hearted, half-apologetic service
will suffice.
Not only does Maryville College need our moral support but it needs our material
assistance. A tragic loss was suffered last year when Vocrhces Chapel burned. You will
recall the Chapel with a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction for I'm sure it brings
happy memories of social enjoyment as well as mountain top experiences that have
vitally affected every phase of life throughout the world. The Chapel cannot be re-
built without our help.
Then there is great need for further expansion if the College continues to grow
and meet the demands of the day in which we live. Maryville College will meet these de-
mands only in proportion to our responsiveness.
To these tasks we earnestly ask your whole-hearted co-operation and support. It
will take an unusual spirit of vision, courage, and sacrifice on the part of us all but I
am confident that the challenge will be graciously accepted.
Sincerely yours
EARL W. BLAZER, 1930
A. H. Waggoner
Here and There
Mr. William F. Phillips (Uncle Bill) was married to Mrs.
Ava Sutton September 14, on the Bride and Groom radio pro-
gram. Mr. Phillips is 79 years old. During World War II, he
served in the Merchant Marine Corps. Congratulations, Uncle
Bill!
1907
Lloyd E. Foster, executive vice president of the Birmingham,
Alabama, Chamber of Commerce, was the guest speaker at the
annual dinner of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce
September 20, held in the College dining hall, and also led the
College chapel service the next morning. Mr. Foster was captain
of the famous football team of 1906 and was a noted baseball
player of those days. The August 1948 issue of Nation's Busi-
ness, published by the Chamber of Commerce of the United
States, carried a feature article concerning him. He is now pres-
ident of the National Association of Commercial Organization
Secretaries.
1916
Frank M. Cross was elected Moderator of the Synod of the
Mid-South. Dr. Cross was a delegate to the World Alliance of
Presbyterian and Reformed Churches in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mrs. Cross accompanied her husband. Following the conference,
Dr. and Mrs. Cross visited several European countries.
1925
Charles Edgar Cathey, pastor of the Central Presbyterian
Church of Ft. Smith, Arkansas, received an honorary D.D. from
College of the Ozarks on May 23, 1948.
1929
Edward George Conrad, for the past two years Managing Edi-
tor of The Presbyterian, is now pastor of the Aisquith Presby-
terian Church of Baltimore.
George and Mary Crawford (Mary Jewell Davenport, '29)
are now living in Monroe, Louisiana, where George is store
manager of a brand new Kress store.
1930
J. Hayden Lastcr has been appointed president of the French
Camp Academy, an institution under the Synod of Mississippi
of the Southern Presbyterian Church at French Camp, Missis-
sippi.
1931
Mary Josephine Carroll has just received her master of arts
in government at George Washington University, Washington,
D.C.
1934
Dana Hanby is living at League City, Texas, and has two
children. He has been working for Monsanto Chemical Com-
pany for about ten years.
Warren W. Warman, after serving a year as president of the
Lebanon County (Pennsylvania) Ministerial Association, was
"promoted" again to be superintendent of young people's work
by the Lebanon County Sunday School Association. His church
now has the largest membership in its history— 300.
1936
Winifred Hamilton Smith (ex-'36) is living in Kirkersville,
Ohio, and has five children, one of whom should soon be enroll-
ing in Maryville.
James B. Wilson was appointed Associate Professor of Soci-
ology at Los Angeles College.
1937
Lillian Cassel visited our office recently. She plans to be
married in May to Larry Drislell, a student at San Anselmo
Theological Seminary. They hope to leave for Japan soon after
the wedding.
Ralph Hand, Jr., has left his pastorate in Honey Brook, Penn-
sylvania, to go to Frederick, Oklahoma.
Ann McCambridge Hoffman (ex-'37) is living in Beach
Haven, New Jersey, doing radio work, and has one son.
1938
Gus Hernandez, who is Associate Professor of Spanish at Bir-
mingham-Southern College and head of the Spanish Department,
spent the summer at the University of North Carolina working
on his Ph.D. dissertation. Mrs. Hernandez (Wilma Pechak, '38)
and the children remained in Birmingham for the summer.
Jacob T. Hunt will teach undergraduate and advanced courses
in educational psychology at the Western Reserve University,
Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Hunt served in the Navy for three years
and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Delta Kappa.
1940
Charles. E. Fish became rector of the Church of the Good
Shepherd in San Jose, Costa Rica. His work includes missionary
aspects of the pastorate.
George and Mary Alice Hunt, (Mary Alice Minear, ex-'41)
visited Maryville in July. Before they left on their vacation they
entertained several Maryvillians at a picnic.
James Orville Jarrell underwent a spinal operation recently.
Lie is recovering rapidly. Mr. Jarrell is now pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Frazeysburg, Ohio.
Elbert Benjamin Smith, Jr., received a master of arts degree
at the University of Chicago in 1947. He has recently received
a fellowship from the University which will enable him to con-
tinue his work there toward a Ph.D. degree in the division of
social sciences.
1941
Louise Kent Alexander (ex-'41) is living at 1906 East Idle-
wild Avenue, Tampa 4. Florida, and has three children.
Boydson Howard Baird was awarded a master of science degree
in physical education from the University of Indiana on June 13,
1948.
G. B. Clark is on the faculty of Carson-Newman College.
Before going to Carson-Newman, he was an instructor at the
University of Tennessee, an insurance inspector, and an Army
Occupational Counselor.
George E. Haynes has been made merchandise manager of
the Sears Roebuck and Company store in Gulfport, Mississippi.
David Humphreys is stationed in Philadelphia temporarily on
the U.S.S. Manchester. He has decided to go back into the
Chaplaincy, after having been out of the service a year.
Arthur and Marianna Peterson are now in the midst of their
language study in Brazil. In April they wrote of an interesting
and wonderful country, the need there, and something of their
future hopes. Little Ted, going on two years, is reported to be
"opening many new doors of friendships in their strange, new
home."
1942
Frank M. Cross, Jr., who has been doing graduate study at
Johns Hopkins University, is teaching Hebrew and Old Testa-
ment at MeCormick Theological Seminary this year during the
absence of Professor Sellers.
. Jack Kramer received his LL.B. degree from the University of
Michigan Law School on June 12, 19s8. He is now practicing
law with his father and brother in Knoxville. He and his wife
(Margaret Clippinger, '43) are making their home in Knoxville.
Mrs. Kenneth A. Swanson (Virginia L. Stroebe) is teaching
Home Economics at Addison High School in Addison, Michigan.
Henry Wick, Jr., will finish his course work at the University
of Pennsylvania's Law School in December and expects to
take his bar examination in April.
1943
Perry N. Bigham expects to graduate from the University of
Tennessee in December. His major is economics.
Roy Crawford received the degree of LL.B. from the Uni-
versity of Tennessee Law School on June 7, 1948, and is now
practicing law with his father and brother in Maryville. He and
his wife (Dorothy Jobes, ex-'43) are making their home in
Maryville.
Katherine Crews visited the campus the opening days of
school. She is going to attend the Eastman School of Music to
work on her master's degree.
Hal B. Lloyd wrote in April of his work among the Filipinos
at Borongan, Samar. He not only conducts classes in English
and "character education," but conducted a glee club of 40
boys and girls in their formal concert beiore hundreds of listen-
ers. After a June vacation in Manila, Hal planned to return to
Samar and Leyte for continued work with the school and the
churches on the islands.
Lois Roberts sailed in September for Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
She is going out to the mission field for full time service.
Mrs. D. E. Brown, Jr., (Mary Morgan, ex-'43) is now living
in Newark, New Jersey, where her husband is stationed as a
pilot with the American Airlines.
Virginia Margaret Williams is beginning her senior year at
Temple Medical School and hopes to receive her degree in the
spring.
1944
Charles Burgreen on the first of May was transferred to the
charge of St. Mark's Church in Haines City, Florida, and St.
Alban's Church in Auburndale.
Rill Clear expects to receive his D.D.S. from Tennessee's
Dental College in Memphis in December.
Benjamin A. Lynt is continuing his work as minister of educa-
tion at the Georgetown Presbyterian Church, Washington, D.C.
Aimee M. Wriggins Richmond received her M.D. from
Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Dr.
Richmond began as an interne at Easton Hospital, Easton, Pen-
nsylvania in July.
Janet Eleanor Smith was appointed as a missionary to Brazil.
1945
Florence Gobillot graduated from Johns Hopkins School of
Nursing.
Louise Henry attended Princeton Theological Seminary last
year. She is now Director of Religious Education in the First
Presbyterian Church, Greeneville, Tennessee.
Phyllis Irshay, ex-'45, is librarian at the Cooley High School in
Detroit. She writes that the school is one of the largest in the
city; it has an enrollment of about four thousand.
William Sanders Ogle, ex-'45, is now a doctor and at present
is teaching anatomy at the University of Tennessee's Medical
College in Memphis.
Robert Edward Seel, who completed his theological training
at Princeton in March, 1948, was ordained and married within
two days at Maryville. He went before Union Presbytery on May
17 and was married to Jean Esther Almy, '48, on May 19.
Mac and Lois Wilson (Lois Graf) visited the campus in the
early summer. In July they entertained a number of Maryville
alumni in the Philadelphia district at an outing at their home.
Among those present were Frank and Ruth Kramer, '47 (Ruth
Lloyd, '47), Jack and Ellen Lippard, '43 (Ellen Pascoe, '43),
and Henry Wick, '42.
1946
Melba Holder is now employed as a research assistant in ped-
iatrics at the University of Chicago. It was good to see so many
of the alumni on the "hill" this year. Melba was among the
number who stopped in to say hello.
Abner Paul Richard, Jr., was ordained and installed as their
minister by the Arlington Heights Presbyterian Church of
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 6, 1948.
Marinell Ross is Maryville's newest and only woman lawyer.
She attended the School of Law at the University of North Car-
olina and the Vanderbilt School of Law.
1947
Eva Mae "Sonny" Campbell, ex-'47, writes that she has had
a wonderful rest this summer and has been working diligendy at
the piano. She plans to continue her music studies this fall.
Albert and Dorothy Dockter (Dorothy K. Gredig, '44) have
left Virginia to make their home in Maryville. Al was a Y.M.C.A.
boy's work secretary.
William R. Grosh worked as a student chaplain in Clinical
Pastoral Training at St. Elizabeths Hospital, Washington, D.C.
He will resume his study at the Protestant Episcopal Theolog-
ical Seminary in Virginia this fall.
Robert Huber is on the copy desk at the Birmingham Post.
Mary Elizabeth Hunt is Desk Editor of The Elizabethton
Star in Elizabethton, Tennessee.
Robert A. Hunter received his M.S. in physical education from
the University of Wisconsin this year. Bob is again teaching in
Altha, Florida.
Ruth Kaye is now working in the Legislative Reference Ser-
vice of the Library of Congress and finds her work "extremely
interesting."
Irvin McArthur is now a student at Louisville Presbyterian
Seminary, Kentucky.
Jean Magill completed her course of study at Iowa State Col-
lege in July. In September she began teaching vocational home
economics at the high school in Farmington, Missouri.
Harriet McKean is working as a teletype operator for TWA in
Kansas City, Missouri. She is stationed in the Reservation Sen-ice
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Office, which is the control office for reservations made any-
where in the system.
Harvey Overton worked as a student assistant in the Central
Presbyterian Church, Atlanta, Georgia.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Parkinson (Joan Liddell) have taken up
residence at Washington College where Tom is employed as
instructor at the college. Joan is teaching third grade at the Lime-
stone School.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Renegar, after serving New Providence
Presbyterian Church Chapels in the Maryville area, have now
enrolled in Louisville Seminary.
Leonard Schieber is teaching physics at Carson-Newman Col-
lege.
Catherine Stout is working as the secretary of New Providence
Presbyterian Church, Maryville, Tennessee.
1950
Jimmy Jones, ex-'50, has joined the Navy.
SUMMER ON THE CAMPUS
Three chief activities made up the summer program at the Col-
lege. The first of course was the administrative and enrolment
program. The offices were busy; closing of the academic year
does not close the offices. An immense amount of work is neces-
sary in the summer to close the old year, prepare for the new,
and carry forward the affairs of the institution.
The second kind of activity is that of church conferences dur-
ing the first half of the summer. This year there were the Pres-
byterian Senior Westminster Fellowship Conference, the Junior-
High Camp, and the annual meeting and conferences of the
Synod, Synodical Society, and Westminster Fellowship. The
last named brought near to four hundred people from the
various parts of the Synod, which takes in Tennessee, North
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi.
The third type of activity was in the schedule of painting and
repairing. A great deal of expensive paint was spread and the
results are gratifying.
The Athletic Department has announced that season tickets
(reserved seats) will be sold this year for the football games.
SOCIAL DANCING
After careful consideration by the Directors, the President,
and the Executive Council of the Faculty, it has been decided
to permit social dancing at Maryville College effective with
this college year, under the following conditions: That regula-
tions satisfactory to the Executive Council of the Faculty shall
be established governing times, expense, tone, number of func-
tions, and supervision; and that the student body through its
official organization shall assume with the Faculty joint res-
ponsibility for administration of the regulations and program.
This change of a longtime policy by the College is made with
the aim of enriching the campus social program and with the
expectation that the high spiritual, moral, democratic, and cul-
tural standards of the College will be maintained. The degree
to which the results fulfill this aim and this expectation will
determine the permanency of the new policy. A student-faculty
committee is now working on the regulations and the program.
1948 M. C. FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 25— Hiwassee
Oct. 2-Middle Tenn. State
Oct. 9— Sewanee
Oct. 16-East Tenn. State ._
*Oct. 23— Emory & Henry _
Oct. 30- Western N. C
Nov. 6-T. P. I.
..Wilson Field
-Wilson Field
Sewanee
—Johnson . City
—Wilson Field
Nov. 1 3— Carson-Newman
^Homecoming
..Cullowhee, N. C.
Wilson Field
Jefferson City
SPRING SPORTS ROUND-UP
The Editor of the Echo should be given credit for the following
information:
BASEBALL- With a 10-win, 6-loss, and 1-tie record before
the close of the final week of school, the Highlanders travelled
to Emory, Va. for a 1-6 humiliation by Emory-Henry on May 10.
The following day, Tuesday, the Scottie ball club lost to East
Tennessee State 1-2.
Hitting hard luck on the road, the Honakermen retired to
the home diamond for the annual commencement week baseball
game with Coach Ike Peel's Tennessee Vols. The M. C. nine,
with hits by Neff, Hamil, and Boring look a 3-0 lead in the
first inning. The Vols tied the game 7-7 by the eighth inning
after Bender hit a homer in the fifth and Littleford made a
circuit run on a three base hit and an error.
In the ninth inning, the U.T. batsmen were put out— one,
two, three, and the Highlanders took the bat. Reynold's single
sent Hamil home and the Scots were the winners. Scots' record:
1 1 victories, 8 losses, and 1 tie.
TENNIS— May 8, Coach Johnson's raqueteers ended the sea-
son with a 4-2 victory over Tennessee Wesleyan. Considering
that this was Coach Johnson's first year and that most of the
team were freshmen, the record of 4 wins and 7 losses was
fairly impressive.
TRACK-At the 13th annual meeting of the T.I.A.C. Track
and Field Meet at Sewanee May 8, Maryville's cindermen ac-
cumulated 7 points for a 6th place tie with T.P.I.
U.T. won the meet by scoring 75 points and setting 3 new
records— in the mile 4: 13.4; the discus 155'5"; and the 2-mile
10: 16.4.
In the mile run Mabry placed a close third after coming up
from tenth in the third lap. Gillette placed third in the 2-mile
run while English took third in the 440. In the mile and half-
mile relays Maryville placed fourth.
It was decided that next year's meet would be held at U.T.
on May 13, 14.
THE FINANCIAL CAMPAIGN
During September and October a financial campaign for $150,-
000 toward the Chapel is being conducted in Maryville and
Blount County. The Campaign Executive Committee is com-
posed of John C. Crawford, Jr., Chairman, Earl W. Blazer, A.
M. Brinkley, Jr., Joe C. Gamble, Andrew B. Harris, A. D. Hud-
dleston, Ralph W. Lloyd, Frank D. McClelland, D. W. Prof-
fitt, and A. B. Smith.
In November a campaign will be conducted in Knoxville.
The Executive Committee there is John H. Murrian, Chairman,
Jo H. Anderson, Clifford E. Barbour, F. E. Barkley, Will H.
Cain, James S. Hall, II, S. O. Houston, Ralph W. Lloyd,
Thomas McCroskey, A. E. Mitchell, Richard W. Riggins, and
Joe W. Sullivan, Jr.
The schedule for solicitation of alumni outside these areas
is being developed.
MARRIAGES
William F. Phillips, '98, to Ava Sutton, September 14, 1948.
D. Malcolm Miles, '24, to Dorothy Niemeier, September 9, 1948.
James B. Wilson, '36, to Adene Lotta, September 7, 1948.
Charles E. Fish, '40, to Cecil Brewer, July 31, 1948.
Frank Barr, '42, to Harriet Hylton, July 3, 1948.
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IM MB
This preliminary drawing of the new Samuel Tyn-
dale Wilson Chapel aims to combine the motifs of
some of our present buildings and the more modem
style now being used in various parts of the world.
Roberta Gail Hope, '42, to Marvin Louis Guthmann, Septem-
ber 2, 1948.
Virginia L. Stroebe, '42, to Kenneth A. Swanson, June 11, 1948.
Elizabeth Clevenger, '43, to Charles W. Carbery, April, 1948.
Robert B. Francis, ex- '44, to Betty Eleanor Robinson, ex-'43,
August 5, 1948.
William Henry Lyle, ex-'44, to Lillian Proffitt, September 10,
1948.
Margaret Graham Caldwell, '45, to Charles Cassius Smith, June
15, 1948.
Dorothea Lehman, '45, to Cabin Leonard III, May 22, 1948.
Agnes Irene Lodwick, ex-'45, to Paul C. Kilby, June 24, 1948.
Ruth Anna Anderson, '46, to Henry K. Bacon, June 19, 1948.
Marian Louise Corbett, '46, to William Hamilton Owen, June
12, 1948.
Ruth Lillian Freeman, '46, to Leslie Webb, Jr., '33, June 5
1948.
Rosalind Garges, '46, to Frank Wadlington, March, 1948.
Nell Louise Minear, '46, to Donald R. Mitchell. July 16, 1948.
Mary Jo White, '46, to Clifford Junkins. Jr., September 12,
1948.
Miriam Wickham, '46 to William DiPace, May 22, 1948.
Jessie Liu Brunson, '47, to Lloyd Allen Anderson, '48, May 30,
1948.
Virginia Alice Clabough, '47, to Thomas C. Eckert. '50. May 29,
1948.
William Gerald Cover, '47, to Viola Margaret Clute, June 3,
1948.
Edith Earle, '47, to Sergeant Floyd Allen Hightower, August 7,
1948.
Donna Reyncr Smalley. '47, to Kenneth J. Chapman. Jr., Au-
gust 27, 1948.
John Robert Shell, '47, to Gwendolen Rees-Jones. '47, June 6,
1948.
Barbara Trotter, ex-'47, to Carl Engle. September 13. 1948.
Doris White. ex-'4~. to Jack Hancox, '49, June 5, 1948.
Jean Esther Almy, '48, to Rev. Robert Edward Seel, '45.' May
19. 1948.
Esther Cornelius, '48. to William Swenson, '4 1 ). June 30, 1948.
Bernell Ethel Crowder, '48, to Allie Anderson Clayton, '49,
August 21, 1948.
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Alverta Fink, '48, to Richard Smilie, '48, June 6, 1948.
Thomas Horst, '48, to June Garland, '47, August 8, 1948.
Emily Leety, '48, to Noble Pribble, '49, August 14, 1948.
John W. Massie, Jr., '48, to Florence M. Dillener, '49, August
18, 1948.
Marvin Mitchell, '48, to Katherine Keny, July 2, 1948.
Shirley Oshana, '48, to William R. Carter, '49, June 5, 1948.
Janet Lucinda Rich, '48, to Robert H. Garner, '48, May 19,
1948.
Lorraine Yvonne Swift, '48, to William Paul Abbott, '50, May
18, 1948.
Ruth Angeline Williams, '48, to William T. Brewer, ex-'50,
May 22, 1948.
Lois Wilson Thomas, '48, to Owen McGarity, Jr., '46, May 19,
1948.
Julian Gresham, '49, to Rebecca Walton, '49, June, 1948.
Sara Jo Kiger, '49, to Carl W. Wilson, '49, August 17, 1948.
Ouida Newman, ex-'49, to Buster Sloane, June, 1948.
Edward Pancoast, '49, to Eunice Billings, '49, June 12, 1948.
Robert Carter Eastman, '50, to Elizabeth May Field, '51, June,
1948.
Herb Parsons, '50, to Geri Fisher, August 1, 1948.
Former Faculty
Vivian Lanfear to David Edwin Bernard, August 21, 1948.
Jessie May Wild to Peter Raymond Wilkerson, May 20, 1948.
BORN TO
Mr. a-nd Mrs. Ditt Thomas Welch (Ellen Emma Metz, '32), a
son, Ditt Thomas, Jr., June 6, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Winship (Clara Dale Echols, '38), a
son, James Parker, June 25, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ennis (Mary A. Cornelius, '39), a daugh-
ter, Kathleen Ann, August 18, 1948.
Rev. and Mrs. John Magill, '39 (Dorothy Louise Wells, '41), a
son, David Wells, Februa'ry 6, 1948
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Abbott (Margaret Lois Trotter, '40),
their first child, Kenneth Kyle. Jr., June 17, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. David Edward McGehee (Mary Elizabeth Gil-
lespie, '40), their first child, Mary Janie, August 21, 1948.
Rev. and Mrs. Phillip Evaul, '41 (Margaret Cloud, '39), their
third child, a son, September 8, 1948.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert J. Lamont, '41, a son, Robert J. Lamont,
Jr., July 24, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Stirling Leitch (Edith Hitch, '41), their third
child, Thomas Hardie, July 17, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe H. Miser, '41 (Irma Russell, '43), a son,
Joe Houston III, May 4, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Hilton A. Wick, '42, their first child, James
Hilton, June 24, 1948.
Dr. and Mrs. Marvin Lee Williams (Ruth Evelyn Ogle, '42),
twin sons, Michael Luther and Gary Clark. January 30, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Gray Pierce, '43 (Meredith Preston), their
second child, Pamela Elizabeth, August 17, 1948.
Rev. and Mrs. Edward R. Rowley, Jr., '43 (Esther Ann Winn,
'43), their second child, Sharon Louise July 1, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Shaver (Phyllis Anne Cain, '43), a son
John Erwin, August 27, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. O. Holt Allen (Nettie Rose Spraker, '44;. their
second child, Louise Marie, September 20, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Buford. '44 Sam Elizabeth Copeland,
ex-'46), a daughter, Laura Ann, July 1, 194b.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Moehlman, '44 (Marjorie Stokesbury,
ex-'46), a son, Gerald Hal, September 12, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Clark Rowland Ruth Cathcart, '44). their first
child. Susan Kaye, July 15, 1948.
Rev. and Mrs. Lawrence E. Wegner (Muriel Geisler, '44), their
first child, Vance Lester, July 26, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. James Fershee (Marion Metcalf, '45), their
first child, Sarah Kay, May 17, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. George Hipkins, ex-'49 (Nellie Cuellas. '46),
their first child. Rebecca Frances. September 3, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Curtis W. Wright, '46 (Frances Sisk, '43), their
first child, William Augustus, July 8, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude W. Best (Betty Lou Boyatt, '47), a son,
their first child, Thomas Allen. May 10. 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Rupert Boyatt (Vera Ross. '47), a son, their first
child, Francis Mark Douglas, September 17, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. James E. Evans, '47 (Kate Powell. ex-'42), a
daughter, their second child, Sarah Elizabeth, August 29, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Purifoy, Jr., '47 (Betty Lou King, '46),
their first child, Lewis McCarroll III, March 7. 1948.
Rev. and Mrs. Robert Schwanebeck (Judy Turk. '47), their
first child, Catherine Louise, July 20, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Engel, '48 (Marion Lewis, '48), their first
child, Scott Lewis, July 25, 1948.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Naundorf, ex-'49, their first child, Geryll,
June 19, 1948.
DR. LUKENS ELECTED DIRECTOR
At its meeting in June, the Synod of Mid-South elected the
Rev. John N. Lukens, D.D., Pastor of Independent Presbyterian
Church of Birmingham, as a new Director of Maryville College.
Dr. Lukens went in early summer from Cincinnati to Bir-
mingham as successor to Rev. Dr. Clark Neale Edwards.
HONORARY DEGREES
At the 1948 Commencement in May, honorary degrees were
conftrred on two persons who appear in the informal snapshot
reproduced on the next page.
Upon ]oseph Stuart Caldwell, Washington, D. C, Class of
1902, the degree of Doctor of Science, "in recognition of your
eminent attainments as a scientist, your contribution to the
welfare of mankind, and your sen-ice as a Christian man in
the Church." Dr. Caldwell received the Ph. D. degree from the
University of Chicago in 1914, was a college teacher and research
biologist for eleven years, and for over thirty years has been a
Plant Physiologist with the U. S. Department of Agriculture.
He has published more than 125 technical articles and bulletins
in the field of fruit and vegetable preservation.
Upon Rev. Wu Yik-Wan, of China, the degree of Doctor of Di-
vinity, "in recognition of your work as a Christian Minister and
your leadership in the Church of Christ in China." Dr. Wu,
born in a small village in South China, rendered a courageous
and notable service to the Church in Canton and south China
throughout the Japanese war. In 1946 he came to this country
Nine
Commencement 1948: Dr. Edwin R. H. Espy, of New-
York, Commencement speaker, and President Lloyd
in front; recipients of honorary degrees — Dr. Wu and
Dr. Caldwell — following.
under provisions of the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
for rehabilitation and study. Since May he has returned to
China and is to be Executive Secretary of the General Assembly
of the Church of Christ in China with headquarters in Shang-
hai.
DEATHS
Rev. Thomas Judson Miles,
D.D., '93, of Maryville, for the
past forty-one years a Director of
the College, died at his home on
Indiana Avenue, September 11.
Dr. Miles was an ordained min-
ister forty-seven years, having re-
ceived his theological training in
Lane Theological Seminary, Cin-
cinnati. In 1920 Maryville con-
ferred the degree of Doctor of
^^^M H^^ Divinity upon him in recogni-
I I tion of his outstanding service as
^^P AM I ;i minister of churches in the
Mm I rural areas and his leadership in
the church of the entire region. At one time he served as principal
of the Alpine School in the Cumberland mountains. He was
married in 1895 to Enola M. Malcolm, who had been a Mary-
ville College student. Their five children graduated from Mary-
ville and their daughter Mary, who served for many years as a
missionary to Japan, is now on the college library staff. Dr. Miles
retired from active work in 1933 and has made his home in
Maryville since that time.
Rev. Eli Nathaniel Quist, '03, seventy-six years old, died on
June 2, 1948 at his home in Seattle, Washington, after a brief
illness. He graduated from Auburn Seminary, New York, and
held pastorates in Illinois and Oregon before going to Wash-
ington State. He is survived by his wife, a daughter, Mrs. Helen
Sigrist, Pleasantville, N. Y., and two sisters, Mrs. Hannah An-
derson, Ghent, Minn., and Mrs. Matilda Errengren, Canada.
David C. Gulick, '47, was killed June 6, 1948, when the auto-
motile in which he was a passenger was sideswiped by another
car and then struck by a ten-ton truck. Dave was a student at
Temple Medical School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Surviving
him are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A. Gulick, and his
brother Richard, ex-'50.
Miss Ethel Davis, who taught organ at the College for ten
years, from 1937 to 1947, died September 27, 1948. Miss Davis
was a sister of Professor E. W. Davis and had made her home
in Maryville since 1932.
STUDENT CENTER BUILDING OPENS
Maryville's first Student Center building ) combining the old
Rec Hall and Y-Store facilities, opened September 3, 1948. The
new building is located between the swimming pool and the
football field. It will be the focal point of student social activi-
ties.
Mrs. Carmen Park Marquis, '19, has been appointed as full-
time director. She will serve on the committee for determining
the policies and for the control and maintenance of the Center.
In addition to the director, the committee is composed of the
Dean of Students, the Dean of Women, the presidents of YM,
YW, and Student Council, and the social chairman.
The building was constructed last semester from army sur-
plus materials and has been furnished by the building funds of
t'.ie YMCA and the YWCA. The open fireplace, the gay and
colorful draperies add to its warm and friendly atmosphere. It
is equipped with ping pong tables, couches, chairs, and small
tables for games and the serving of the Y-Store.
The Y-Store has been constructed along one side of the room
with a serving counter which can be opened for use.
ALUMNI OFFICE
Theodore B. Pratt, '43, who served very acceptably during the
part year as Executive Secretary of the Alumni Association, and
his wife, who assisted in the office, resigned in the summer that
he might take a position as a teacher and publicity director at
Carroll College, Waukesha, Wisconsin.
Therefore, there is no Executive Secretary at the present
time. Steps are being taken to find someone who can carry this
work and the other work of the College which must be com-
lined with it.
Shirley Oshana Carter, '48, whose husband is a veteran at-
tending Maryville, is handling the work in the Alumni Office.
THOSE QUESTIONNAIRES!!
We are still accepting those lengthy information blanks. The
data is very valuable to the Alumni Office, and unless you sup-
ply us with the answers the picture of our alums is incomplete.
Incidentally, there have been some rather startling replies. On
the line "List other jobs or positions" one alumnus wrote, "None
except working for myself and large wife and family." Of course
another line explains his confusion. Under children, he listed
six— two boys and four girls. Nuf sed?
ANNUAL FOUNDERS DAY AND HOMECOMING
The date is Saturday, October 23, as announced in the Cat-
alog and by recent post cards to alumni in the states nearest
Maryville.
The Founders Day service scheduled for 9:45 a.m., brings
back to the College one of its most respected former faculty mem-
bers, Professor C. Hodge Mathes of East Tennessee State College.
He was for many years Secretary of The Tennessee College As-
sociation. His theme has to do with the founding of colleges in
East Tennessee.
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The Barbecue, at 5:45 p.m., gives to alumni who can attend
an opportunity to meet one another around the tables and the
bonfires before going to the football game against Emory and
Henry at eight. Special admission price for the football game
is available to alumni who attend the Barbecue.
REUNION CLASSES 1949
At its annual dinner and meeting last May the Alumni As-
sociation voted to discontinue the Dix Plan of reunions which
has been in effect for some years and to follow a plan based on
five- or ten-year reunions, as the Executive Committee might
decide in light of individual class desires.
The following classes are scheduled for reunion at the 1949
Commencement :
Class of 1899 (the Fifty-Year Class)
Class of 1909
Class of 1919
Class of 1924 (the Twenty-Five Year Class)
Class of 1929
Class of 1934
Class of 1939
Class of 1944
Commencement is on Wednesday, May 18, 1949, and Alumni
Day is Tuesday, May 17.
Alumni Clubs
CHATTANOOGA
Alumni in Chattanooga met at the Second Presbyterian
Church on April 20 for a dinner and meeting before the con-
cert by the College A Cappella Choir. Rev. Dr. Donald A
Spencer presided at the dinner and John Witherspoon, ex-' 19,
presided at the alumni business meeting. About twenty-five
alumni and thirty others were present. Joe Hacker, '32, was
elected chairman and Mrs. William New, '29 (Vinny Smith-
son), secretary-treasurer. The choice of a name for the group and
the date of the next meeting were left to a committee composed
of Mr. Witherspoon, Dorothy Dickerson, '24, and Emil Farr,
'32.
BIRMINGHAM
The Maryville College Club of Birmingham was organized on
April 21, 1948 with approximately thirty alumni present. The
meeting was in connection with the concert by the College Choir
given before a capacity audience of 450 in Sixth Avenue Pres-
byterian Church in Birmingham. Alumni met after a delightful
supper at the church just prior to the eight o'clock concert in
the sanctuary.
Dr. David M. Hall, '42, an interne in the Jefferson-Hillman
Hospital in Birmingham, was elected chairman of the club for
the coming year. Other officers elected were Mrs. J. V. Rives
(Margaret McKinney, '24), vice-chairman, and Mrs. Robert
Huber (Carolyn Ulrich, '47), secretary-treasurer.
Alumni attending the organizational meeting were: Dr. and
Mrs. David Hall, '42; Mrs. Rives, '24; Mr. and Mrs. Huber,
'45 and '47; Burney F. Acton, '22; Rev. and Mrs. Robert C.
Cross, '13; Mrs. Marvin M. Crotwell (Frances Hendricks Min-
gea, '33); Rev. and Mrs. Paul C. Dickinson, '30 (Velma Farley,
'31); Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Foster, '07 (Minnie McGinley); Mrs.
Elizabeth Kent Hanby, '36; Mrs. Claude Hearn (Mildred Mac-
Kenzie, '32); Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hernandez, '38 (Wilma Pechak,
'38); Mrs. Lucille Jordan; Mrs. Richard Mills; Miss Shirley
Montgomery, '44; Miss Martina Robison, '36; Mrs. John W.
Thomas (Barbara A. Whitmore, '35); Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
Anderson, '26; Mrs. Dennis McClendon (Lina Louise Hodges,
'24) and Lt. Warren Culver, '42.
Representatives from the college were Dr. Frank McClelland,
Dean of Students, and Mr. and Mrs. Theodore B. Pratt, '43,
from the Alumni Office.
MONTGOMERY
A number of alumni met at dinner before the Choir Concert
in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 22, 1948, for the purpose of
discussing organizational plans. All alumni near Montgomery had
been invited to attend. It was agreed that because of present
conditions (the small number of alumni in the Montgomery
area) no club should be formed in that particular area, but the
Birmingham club should be encouraged.
Alumni which answered the call in Montgomery were Mr.
and Mrs. August Johnston, '23 (Dollie Enoch '24), who were
instrumental in publicizing the gathering, Mrs. L. A. Caldwell,
'28 (Inza Marler), Mrs. Lindsay K. Bishop, ex-'43 (Marianne
Coleman), and Miss M. Catherine Payne, '46. Dean Frank D.
McClelland and Ted Pratt represented the College at the get-
together.
ATLANTA
Alumni in Atlanta met for dinner at the Covenant Presbyterian
Church before the concert there by the College Choir. About
forty-five alumni and fifteen others were present. They voted to
organize a Maryville College club and chose the name "Mary-
ville Highlanders of Atlanta." William F. Buchanan, 11, was
elected chairman; William A. Buford. '44, vice chairman; and
Mary Batchelor, '46, secretary-treasurer.
SEATTLE
Nearly fifty alumni and friends of Maryville College met for
a Maryville College General Assembly Breakfast in Seattle,
Washington, on May 29, 1948, as guests of the College, in the
Exeter Hotel.
Those attending were as follows: Mary R. Armstrong, former
faculty member; Rev. Dr. Clifford Barbour, Director; Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Burleigh and daughter Betsy, '45; Rev. and Mrs.
Harry O. Bush, '15, and ex.-'18; Rev Douglas M. Carhart, '35;
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cody, '18; Rev. Earle W. Crawford, '35;
Mr. Ed DeHaven, '29; Rev. Howard L. Davies, '39; Dr. John
H. Gardner, Jr., Director; Rev. O L. Gilmore, '31; Mr. and
Mrs. Edward A. Gowey (Dorothy Donnell Bailey, '44); Rev. and
Mrs. W. Malcolm Gwaltney, '34, and Ex. '36; Dr. W. Wade
Haggard, '17; Rev. Ernest Harbaugh; Mx. and Mrs. Wilson A.
Heaps, parents of three students; Mr. and Mrs. C. G Johnstone,
'23 and Ex. '15;
Rev. Arthur R. Kaufman, '35; Rev. Howard W. Kipp, '34;
Rev. and Mrs. Robert J. Lamont, '41; Dr. Ralph W. Lloyd, '15;
Rev. C. Sumpter Logan, Ex. '32; Rev. and Mrs. William Mc-
Gill, '39 (Joy Corrigan, '40); Rev. Fred F. Schell, '06; Dr. Mar-
garet Shannon (Honorary Alum.); Dr. Vincent T. Shipley, '12;
Mrs. Marcia Keirn Spickard, '45; Rev. Dr. and Mrs. J. V. Ste-
phens, Jr., '15; Mrs. Donald W. Tibbies, '41 (Lois Wester); and
Rev. and Mrs. Irving S. Yeaworth, parents of three students.
This breakfast is held annually in connection with the Pres-
byterian General Assembly. President Lloyd reported on the
current status of the College and the building plans.
SAN FRANCISCO
"The Golden Gate Maryville College Club" was the name
chosen by our alumni living in the San Francisco area at their
luncheon meeting in the Sir Francis Drake Hotel on June 5,
Eleven
1948. Approximately fifteen alumni attended the preliminary'
meeting and reported thoroughly enjoying the reunion as well
as the luncheon.
The luncheon turned into a business meeting when the
group decided it would he worthwhile to organize a northern
California alumni group. Dr. Vincent Shipley, '12, visiting from
Philadelphia and therefore an "innocent and impartial onlooker,"
presided during the election of officers. Dr. Andrew W. Morton,
01. was unanimously elected Chairman and Marguerite Taylor,
'43, was elected Secretary-Treasurer.
President Lloyd of the College was there and showed campus
sketches of the proposed building program. The group set the
next meeting time tentatively for the fall and has had an in-
vitation to meet sometime at the ranch of Mrs. Fred H. Knobel,
(Mary Elizabeth Deaderick, '30) in Lafayette, California.
Alumni attending the organizational meeting were: Rev. Dr.
Laurance L. Cross, '14. and Marguerite Taylor, '43, of Berkeley;
Rev. and Mrs. Roland W. Tapp, '41, (Helen Pratt, '42) of San
Anselmo: William Henry Humphrey, '00, Mrs. William H. Mat-
tesheard Dolores T. Burchette, '35), Dr. Andrew W. Morton,
'01. Andrew W. Morton, Jr., '29, Mrs. Mary White Smith, '29,
and Mrs. Eleanor Henry Topalian, '31, of San Francisco; Margaret
Gessert, '44, of San Mateo; and Mrs. Lois Painter Hamilton, '25,
of Yuba City. Miss Violet Webb, '35, of Richmond, failed to re-
ceive her second notice in time and went to Dr. Cross' church in
Berkeley (where the meeting was originally planned) and there-
fore missed the gathering at the Sir Francis Drake.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
The Maryville College Club of Southern California held its
first meeting since the war on the evening of June 8, 1948, in
Los Angeles. The dinner at Cole's, 6514 Pacific Blvd., Hunting-
ton Park, was attended by sixty-four persons.
Rev. Dr. Lester E. Bond, '15, of San Diego, retiring chairman,
presided over the meeting and made the introductions.
Dr. Ralph W. Lloyd, President of the College, was the guest
speaker of the evening. He spoke concerning the plans for devel-
opment of alumni clubs throughout the country, the latest cam-
pus events, and the building campaign for the new chapel.
The memorandum of the Plan of Organization of Maryville
College Clubs was received and made a part of the minutes of the
meeting. Dues of $1.00 per year were accepted. New officers
were elected for the ensuing year as follows:
Chairman-Robert C. Butts, '48, 4036 Iowa Street,
San Diego
Vice-chairman-"Uncle Bill" Phillips, '98, 5401 Olanda
Street, Compton
Secy-Treas.— Kathryn Quass Tarwater, '37 (Mrs. J. R.)
6411 Cerritos Avenue, Long Beach
Alumni attending the reorganizational meeting with their fam-
ilies were as follows: Robert M. Arnold, '40; Bobert Belt, '20;
Elizabeth Bassel Belt, '23; Robert L. Birchfiel, '41; Lester E.
Bond, '15; Kate Hill Bond, '15; Robert C. Butts, '48; Finis G.
Cooper. '18; Ethel Burchfield Cooper, '19; Frank Cowan, '08;
Elizabeth Walker Condon, '09; Belle White Coulter, '11;
Edith Gillette Drake. '39; S. R. Dykes, '21; Lucille Dykes, '21;
Ethel Fanson, '13; Max Gamble, '16; Julia Gamble, '16; Eva
Taylor Henderson, '38; Bess White Henry, '17; Chester F. Leon-
ard, '17, Josephine Wicks Leonard, '17; Pauline Johnson Lamken,
'43; Tex Middleton, '21; Mary McSpadden Middleton, '23; Lucy
H. Martin, '28; Addison S. Moore, '14; Horace S. Moore, '20;
N. S. McCall, '17; Maude K. Magee; Samuel E. Peters, '21;
Hattie Davis Roose, '09; Ernest M. Reeves, '14; S. Boyd Ritner;
Melvin B. Ricks, '23; Eva Ritchie Shields, '19; Margaret Sheffey;
W. Hadley Webb. '32; James B. Wilson, '36; Lamar Wilson, '21;
Mary Vance Wilson, '23; Mildred Brewer White, '17; James L.
Young, '08; William Phillips, '98; and Kay Tarwater, '37.
WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA
Maryville College alumni in Western Pennsylvania and East-
ern Ohio organized at a dinner meeting in Pittsburgh on April
20, 1948, and met again for a picnic on July 10th. Present stu-
dents and prospective students were invited to the picnic, which
was held in North Park several miles north of Pittsburgh proper.
Approximately sixty-five people attended each meeting.
The name adopted is, "Western Pennsylvania Maryville Col-
lege Club." The following were elected as officers: Chairman,
Rev. Dr. H. Gordon Harold, '27; Secretary-Treasurer, Mrs.
James E. Evans (Kate Powell, ex-'42). The preliminary meeting
was held at Waverly Church, Pittsburgh, with the Rev. Dr. and
Mrs. Jarvis Cotton, '21, taking leading parts in the plans. Pres-
ident Lloyd was present at both gatherings.
Alumni who attended one or both of the events are as fol-
lows: H. Gordon Harold, '27; Betty Sharp Harold, '29; Pat
Howarth Thorne, '44; James E. Evans, '47; Kate Powell Evans,
'42; Dorothy Taylor Lowe, '42; Joe Brown, '45; J. Arthur Rowan,
'42; Abner Richard, Jr., '46; Harold Huffman, '47; Ada Yadon
Huffman, '47; Marion Lodwick Bauer, '38; J. Morgan Cox, '20;
Dexter Clayton Cox, '21.
W. Cecil Timblin, '24; Beulah Rankin Timblin, '26; J. E.
Fawcett, '25; A. R. Kaufman, '35; Beulah Duggan Linn, '32;
Pauline L. Thorne, '34; Fern Metzger Muskat, '35; Lorena May
Dunlap Organ, '35; Jarvis M. Cotton, '21, Elsie Dawson Cotton,
'21; Elizabeth McConnell, '44; Curtis W. Wright, '46; Frances
Sisk Wright, '43; and Mary Jane Long, '48.
The officers were authorized to set the next meeting date,
which will probably be in the fall or during the Christmas va-
cation.
NEW YORK
A group of interested alumni in the New York City area met
on July 12 with President Lloyd and Director James L. Getaz
to discuss the question of a Maryville College Club in the met-
ropolitan area. Those present were agreed that such a club
would be practicable. A committee was appointed to explore the
matter further and make arrangements for a meeting in the fall.
The committee consists of John Henderson, '22, Ralph Teffe-
tcller, '32, and William Quigley, '36.
Since that time the committee has called the meeting for
Nov. 5.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
A meeting of Maryville College alumni in the Washington
and Baltimore areas was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Homer McCann in Washington July 14. There were thirty-
three alumni present as well as President Lloyd, former As-
sociate Professor Ralph S. Collins, and Mr. S. E. Hening.
It was definitely decided to maintain an alumni club for that
area. The name chosen was the "National Capital Maryville Col-
lege Club" and the officers elected were Homer E. McCann, '32,
chairman; William Vogel, Jr., '48, vice chairman; Carol Cush-
man, '31, secretary -treasurer. This club will keep contact with
the Atlantic Highlanders, in whose general area it is located
and to which its members belong.
PHILADELPHIA
The alumni of the Philadelphia area held a picnic in Knights
Park, Collingswood, New Jersey, on the evening of July 16.
with almost one hundred persons present. Among these were
President Lloyd, who spoke concerning the building plans and
other matters connected with the College, and Duncan J. Crowley.
'36, President of the Atlantic Highlanders. The question of
Twelve
Alumni at Hickory organized the North Carolina
Maryville College Club. On the front row, left to
right, are W. Reid Garrison, ex-' 18, Hiram S. Balch,
'15 (elected Chairman of the group), President Lloyd,
forming a Maryville College Club for the Philadelphia area was
left for further consideration. Note was taken of the faet that
clubs had been formed in Pittsburgh and Washington and that
other clubs are being considered for central Pennsylvania and
New York.
M,s. Lloyd, Mrs. Earl W. Blazer, '31, and Mr. Blazer,
'30, President of the Maryville College Alumni As-
sociation.
NORTH CAROLINA
On July 17 at a dinner meeting in Hickory, the North Carolina
Maryville College Club was organized. Arrangements lor the
meeting were made by a committee consisting oi Mrs. C E. Bi-
sanar, '14 (Maymc Maxey), Mr. Robert M. (Pat) Shores, '26,
and Mrs. N. S. James, '33 (Inez Hamrick). President and Mrs.
Ralph W. Lloyd from the College and Mr. and Mrs. Earl W.
Blazer Irom Maryville were present and took part in the meet-
ing. Mr. Blazer is President of the Maryville College Alumni
Association this year.
Hiram S. Balch, '15, was elected chairman. L. Philip Guigou,
'07. vice chairman, and Mrs. H. E. Guigou, '26 ; Mary Louise
Tronj, secretary-treasurer. The name. North Carolina Maryville
College Club, was selected with the idea that until it seems
practicable to form another group in the State all alumni in
North Carolina would be considered as belonging to this one
State-wide group. From the picture which accompanies this ar-
ticle it can be seen that this was a representative and cheerful
gathering.
1949 FEBRUARY MEETINGS
The February Meetings this year are scheduled for Feb-
ruary 2-10. Morning services will be held at 9:45 a.m. in the
Alumni Gymnasium and the evening services at 7:00 p.m.
either in New Providence Church 'as last year) or in the
Gymnasium.
The leader will be Rev. Howard Moody Morgan. D. D..
Pastor of the Tabernacle Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania. Dr. Morgan has been the leader twice, in 1937
and 1941.
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CLASS OF '48 GOES FORTH
Betty Absher started working Oct. 1 as Pastor's Assistant with
special responsibility in the field of Religious Education at First
Presbyterian Church, Kokomo, Indiana.
Lelia Ambrister is teaching arithmetic, spelling, reading, and
English in Maryville High School this year.
Rella Anderson attended summer school. This fall she is teach-
ing piano and also attending Converse College in Spartanburg,
South Carolina.
Virginia S. Baier is Assistant Dietician at the George School,
Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
Martha Barnwell studied at the University of Michigan in
Ann Arbor this summer. She will teach in the West Memphis
High School, Arkansas, this fall.
Barbara Blair is teaching in Knoxville High School.
Martha Grace Brindley writes she has been keeping house
this summer and will continue to do so.
Janet Campbell is teaching social studies at Friendsville High
School.
Matt Cardella is attending the University of Tennessee, work-
ing on his master's degree in Bacteriology.
Shirley Oshana Carter is assisting in the Alumni Office, Mary-
ville College.
Jean Cobb wa.s camp dietician for seven weeks this summer.
In September Jean began work as dietician in the Charlotte
Memorial Hospital, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Doris Cook spent the summer at a resort hotel in the Pocono
Mountains. Doris is going to teach music in high school this year.
John Dillener has begun work on his master's degree in
Chemistry at the University of Tennessee.
Margaret Elise Frazier has accepted a position as Assistant
Home Demonstration Agent in Hawkins County, Tennessee.
George F. Gillette entered Princton Theological Seminary in
September.
Christine Gilreath is teaching in The Alice and Wonderland
School in Washington, D. C.
The Henderson twins, Marion and Merle, worked as Water
. Front Directors in Girl Scout Camps. Marion worked in Town-
send, Tennessee, and Merle in Hardy, Arkansas. Both entered
the University of Tennessee this fall to study physical educa-
tion.
Charles B. Hoglan is attending the Virginia Theological Sem-
inary.
Thomas Horst served as student minister of the Rock Creek
Presbyterian Church near Springfield, Illinois. Tom will con-
tinue at McCormick this fall.
Florence Housch is employed as a laboratory technician at
the Carbide and Carbon Chemical Corporation, Oak Ridge,
Tennessee.
Max House worked as a foundryman, mechanic, and truck
driver during the summer. Max entered Union Theological Sem-
inary, New York, in September.
Margaret Howell was a counselor in Sea Pines Camp, Cape
Cod, Massachusetts. This fall Peggy will teach first grade in
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Una Jordan worked at the Graystone Presbyterian Church in
Knoxville, Tennessee, this summer, and she will continue there
this fall. Una enjoyed her trip to Wooster, Ohio, where she
studied for two weeks in the Director's Workshop.
Elaine Kern attended the Newark State Teachers College
during the summer. She is going to teach fourth grade in Eliza-
beth, New Jersey.
Paul Kolter is attending the University of Tennessee, working
on his master's degree in Botany.
Mr. and Mrs. William O Largen (Edith Delany) were coun-
selors at the National Music Camp in Interlocken, Michigan.
They entered the University of Michigan to do graduate work
in physical education.
Mary Gene Lawson operated the dining room at the Lawson
Lodge. She will enter the Kennedy General Hospital to take a
year of dietetic internship.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Lehman (Jeanne Blanchard) are
living in East Providence, Rhode Island. Don is working on his
doctor's degree; Jean is working for the counseling board at
Brown University.
Rebecca Maddux will be teaching home economics and gen-
eral science in Manila, Arkansas.
John W. Massie, Jr., is attending the University of Tennes-
see doing graduate work in English.
Virginia McArthur spent six weeks at the Presbyterian
Training School in Richmond, Virginia. Since September she
has been the Religious Education Director at the First Presbyter-
ian Church in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Scott McClure and his wife (Margaret Messer, '45) are at-
tending Princeton Theological Seminary, New Jersey.
M. G. Merlanti worked as a Social Worker in Rochester, New
York, this summer. She plans to do graduate work in psychology
at the University of Rochester.
Marvin Mitchell is going to coach and direct physical educa-
tion at Loudon High School.
Beverly Muetzel will attend the Presbyterian College of Chris-
tian Education in Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Murray (Ernestine Harrison, ex-'47) left
for Princeton Theological Seminary on September 21, 1948.
Elsie Onifer is teaching biology and general science at the Elk-
horn High School in Switchback, West Virginia. This su mm er
Elsie worked as the hostess in the Norris Park Tea Room.
Mildred Orr worked part time in the Maryville College Per-
sonnel Office. She left for Youngstown, Ohio, in September to
assume the work of Director of Religious Education in the West-
minster Presbyterian Church.
Julia Pancoast supervised and taught in a Bible School at the
Dressier Orphan's Home in Loysville, Pennsylvania. She is
now teaching Spanish and mathematics in Everett High School,
Maryville, Tennessee.
Lacy D. Powell is going to Peabody College where he has
already finished some work on his master's degree.
Marjorie Pritchett is teaching mathematics at the Murray
County High School in Georgia.
Anna Sakaizawa acted as registrar and secretary for three con-
ferences at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Anna writes: "Work in-
cludes everything from soup to nuts." Possibly she will attend the
night school at Northwestern University this fall.
Martha Scanlon has been working for the Philadelphia Elec-
tric Company since April. She will be married October 9, 1948,
to Nelson Ernest, '48, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They will
go directly to Clio, Michigan, where Nelson has a position
teaching music in the high school.
Wilbern B. Seymour will do graduate study at the University
cf Mississippi this year.
Mary Smith will be teaching in the Fuhsiang Girls School in
Changsha, Hunan, China. This summer Mary attended the
Out-Going Missionary Conference in Hartford, Connecticut.
She reached Hong Kong September 4, 1948.
Esther Cornelius Swenson is working in the Maryville College
Library.
Kenneth Talbott is doing graduate work in chemistry at the
University of Tennessee.
Marion Weiler is teaching public school music at Fort Craig
and West Side Elementary Schools in Maryville, Tennessee.
Haydn O. White worked for the Presbyterian Board of Chris-
tian Education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He plans to enter
the San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, Cal-
ifornia.
Evelyn Vaughn is teaching in the elementary school in Cran-
berry, New Jersey.
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Proudly does Rev. Mr. William A. Brown congratulate
his four sons who are ordained ministers - of The
Presbyterian Church, U.S.A. All four graduated from
Maryville College and from Western Theological
Dorothy Vawter is teaching piano at Maryville College.
William Vogel is attending Princeton Theological Seminary.
Thomas Van Horn Wheeler has heen awarded a scholarship
by the Knoxville Symphony Society. He is the first to receive
such a scholarship. Tom is attending the University of Tennes-
see working on his master's degree in English.
FACULTY
Paul W. Henry, of Atlanta,
was appointed Acting Treas-
^H^^^^fc^ urer of Maryville College and
f began his work on February 1.
I Before coming to the College he
was associated with Clement A.
Evans and Co., Inc., investment
bankers, Atlanta. He served in
the Army Air Forces for three
years and prior to that was with
Fidelity Bankers Trust Co.,
| Knoxville, for six years. Mr.
^^M W "\ B> j Henry belongs to a pioneer
JM M& .j -I Blount County family, his fa-
!L":'' ■_'./■ B^H^'iii am '"-i ther being Sam H. Henry, man-
ager of the Townsend store and long a member of the County
Court. His sister, Ruth, attended Maryville College from 1930
to 1932. The position of Treasurer has been vacant, except that
Judge Crawford of the Board of Directors gave part of his time
to it, since the death of Mr. F. L. Proffitt in 1943.
Other new faculty appointments are as follows:
Arthur David Ainsworth, Political Science. B.A., New York
State Teachers College; M.A., Cornell University. Mr. Ains-
worth is to serve this year in the absence of Mr. Pieper.
Mrs. Bernice Cathcart Blair, Music. B.A., Maryville College;
M.Mus., American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. Mrs. Blair
is doing part-time work in voice.
Carolyn L. Blair, English. B.A., Alabama College; M.S., Uni-
versity of Tennessee.
Paul Joel Cooper, French. B.A., Maryville College; M.A., Co-
lumbia University. Mr. Cooper is taking the place made vacant
by the resignation of Miss Ruth Cowdrick, who accepted a posi-
tion at Wittenberg College, Springfield, Ohio.
Mrs. Lenora M. Courtney, Drama and Speech. B.A. and M.A.,
University of Kansas City.
Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pictured left
to right are Clyde Raynor, '43, William Malcom, '38,
Paul Llewellyn, '41, Joseph Mathew, '45.
Charlotte Bitel Johnson, Art. B.A., Barnard College; graduate
work at the Institute of Tine Arts of New York University.
Mrs. Kaythryn C. Kolter, Housemother in Camegie Hall.
Howard O. Long, Social Sciences. B.A., Maryville College;
M.S., University of Tennessee; and graduate work at George Pea-
body College. Mr. Long was on the faculty of Carson-Newman
College last year.
Mrs. Carmen Park Marquis, Director of the Student Center.
B.A., Maryville College. Mrs. Marquis taught at the College for
three years before her marriage to Rollin H. Marquis, also a
Maryville graduate, who died in 1945. (See article on the Stu-
dent Center.)
Mary Miles, Assistant in the Library. B.A., Maryville Col-
lege; graduate work at Biblical Seminary ir. New York and George
Peabody College. Miss Miles was for twenty years a missionary
in Japan. In 1940-1941 she served on the dormitory staff at the
College.
Mrs. Frances Williams Morgan, Spanish and English. B.A.,
Huntingdon College; M. A., University of Tennessee.
Kenneth Lee Paxton, Physical Sciences. B.S., Maryville Col-
lege. Since his graduation in December, 1947 Mr. Paxton has
been doing graduate work at the University of Tennessee.
lngeborg Margaret Rodemann, German and Education. B.S.,
M.S., University of Tennessee.
Mrs. Mae M. Scott, Assistant to the Head of McLain Me-
morial Hall.
Mrs. Esther Cornelius Swenson, Assistant in the Library.
B.A., Maryville College. Mrs. Swenson is taking the place made
vacant by the resignation of Mrs. Etta Culbertson Kennedy,
who is taking graduate work this year in preparation for teach-
ing.
Dorothy Helen Vawter, Music. B.A., Maryville College.
Arda Susan Walker, Economics. B.A., Maryville College;
M.A., University of Tennessee; and graduate work at Columbia,
American, and George Washington Universities. For five years
she was employed as a Government economist in Washington.
Dorothy D. Home, of the music faculty, is back at the Col-
lege after a year's Sabbatical leave to study at Eastman School of
Music.
Archibald F. Pieper, of the Social Sciences Division, is on
leave this year to study at the University of Tennessee.
Nailialia Wright, of the library staff, is on leave to study at
Yale University in the field of American Studies.
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Where Chilhowee's lofty mounted
Pierce the Southern blue
Proudly stands our Alma Mater.
Noble, grand, and true,
I Orange Garnet, float forever.
Ensign of our hill!
. Hail to thee our Alma Mater,
Hail to Mary ville !
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