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Volume XXII

COLLEGEDALE, TENNESSEE MARCH, 1972

Number 1

Open House for Home Ec

Front view of the new Home Economics Building

A view of the lobby of the as yet unnamed beautiful new home economics building.

SMC Enrolls 1312

Clasics began Jan. 12 for the second
semester with a record second semester
enrollment of 1312.

First semester enrollment was I4l4,
indicating that the school took its cus-
tomary enrollment drop between semes-
ters. Thirty of those who dropped at
the end of the first semester were sen-
iors who had completed graduation
recjuirements.

Of the total registered for second
semester, 1284 arc students studying on
the Collegedale campus, and 28 are on
the Orlando campus.

New Shop to Open

A new store, TTie Campus Shop, will
open at the College Plaza near the end
of April, according to Mrs. Warren
Hammond, who will manage it. She is
currently employed by the Mercantile.

The Campus Shop will (Kcupy the
vacant space left by the Mcnantile
which will be relocated in the old mar-
ket building.

The new store will be geared to giv-
ing better service to students than the
Mercantile is able to supply. No appli-
ances or hardware merchandise will be
sold, but there will be a larger supply
of source books for every department.

Open house for the new $260,000
home economics center at SMC is set
for April 10 to 13. The total cost in-
cludes equipment and furnishings.

Special guests expected to be on cam-
pus at that time are academy seniors
visiting for College Days, Tennessee
home economics administrators, and the
SMC Board of Trustees.

Located on the site of the former
Collegedale Academy building, the
home economics center is a two-story
edifice of brick, partly surrounded by a
low stone wall, and set off by a modern
entryway, featuring a diamond-shaped
tapered column.

In fact, modern is the word as far as
interior decor of the center is concerned,
from the bright reds, purples and greens
in the color scheme to the scientifically
designed foods preparation laboratory
and modern equipment.

The home economics center has not
yet been officially named. Several sug-
gestions for names are being reviewed
by the SMC Board of Trustees, which
has the final decision in the matter.

A special open house will be held at
the home economics center for SMC
graduates and guests at the alumni
homecoming next fall, Mrs. Cushman,
chairman of the department, announced,
then hastily added that alumni are in-
vited to visit the home economics center
any time.

A wide selection of paperbacks and
hard-bound books will also be sold.

The store will also carry Hallmark
greeting cards, while the Mercantile
will continue their American Greetings.

Both ladies' and men's clothing will
be sold.

Gift items, luggage, cameras and
film, and various other student needs
will also be stocked.

The National Association of College
Services does not recommend a store of
this type to be designed for self-service
unless the college has an enrollment of
4,000. So it appears that it will continue
to be a full service Campus Shop for
some time.

Alumni Bulletin

Those Who Walked These Halls

1938

A. Carroll Ford of Chatt-inootra has
been re-elected to active membership in
the American Academy of I-"amiiy Phy-
sicians, formerly called the American
Academy of General Practice. Re-elec-
tion signifies that the physician has suc-
cessfully completed 1^0 hours of ac-
credited postgraduate medical study in
the last three years.

1951

Raymond H. Woolsey, formerly book
editor of the Philippine Publishing
House, is now one of the book editors
of the Review and Herald Publishing
Association.

1954

Ted N. Graves is back at Mile High
Academy as guidance director, after
teaching one year at Georgia-Cumber-
land Academy. Ted completed an M.A.
last summer in education with emphasis
on counseling and guidance.

Gerard Gutekunst is now living in
Boulder, Colo., while he is taking
graduate work at the University of
Colorado. He has an MA. from the
Seminary and has done graduate work
at the University of Chicigo while
teaching at the University of Northern
Illinois. Before this he was president of
the Ivory Coast Mission in Africa.

1956

Daiid H. Bauer became director of
public relations at Andrews University,
September 1. David has been director of
freshman education and activities at
Andrews since joining the staff in 1968.
Before this he served as dean of boys at
Shenandoah Valley Academy, director
of student affairs at Mount Vernon
Academv, director of public relations at
Kettering Medical Center, and assistant
pastor of the Sligo Church in Wash-
ington, D. C.

1959

Paul D. Gates is presently pastor of
the Flint, Mich., church. His wife,
Evelyn, is teaching grades three and
four in the Greater Flint SDA Church
School. Maria Kay, their oldest daugh-
ter, is a junior in Adelphian Acidemy,
Clayton is an eighth grader, and Caro-
lyn is in the second grade.

The Woodsen Walkers are back in
the southeast as Woodsen is pastor of
the Highland Academy church in Port-
land, Tenn. He writes that they are glad

to be back m the Southern Union and
hope to attend the next Homecoming
at SMC.

1962

Nancy Reid Rucker and her husband,
Henry, are vice president and president
respectively of a newly organized im-
porting firm, Toltec, Inc., which brings
in products from Mexico and Guate-
mala. The firm is located in Eagle Pass,
Texas, and was incorporated under
Texas laws in December 1971.

1963

W. Lamar Phillips and wife, the
former Felicia LeVere. '6'5, visited the
Hefferlins in Collegedale during the
Christmas vacation. Lamar is in charge
of industrial planning and development
for Colegio Vocacional de America
Central in Alajuela, Costa Rica.

1966

Margarita Rose de Medina lives in
Madrid. Spain, where her husband, Vic-
tor, is employed by the Minnesota Min-
ing and Manufacturing Co. Victor is a
church elder and also directs youth
activities, and Margarita is a housewife
and mother of their 15 -month-old
daughter, Berta.

1967

Rodney C. Bryant, a medical student
at the University of Tennessee Medical
School at Memphis, has performed ex-
periments recently that show that spe-
cific things learned bv one species of
animals can be transmitted to another
species by injecting synthetic memory
molecules similar to those of one species
into another. Rodney is also involved in
research at the UTM Brain Research
Institute.

1968

Vivian Faye Lester is teaching read-
ing and art in the campus elementary
school on the La Sierra campus of Loma
Linda University.

Clifford Port, director of the Nevati
Mission Station and air base, had a new
experience in mission aviation when a
Campa Indian woman passenger gave
birth to a baby during a mercy flight
over the Peruvian jungle.

1969

Richard Caldwell has completed his
tests and is now a C.P.A. He lives in
Nashville. Tenn., and works with an
accounting firm in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

Edson Knight has completed his mas-
ter of divinity degree from Andrews
University and is working with Elder
Rainey Hooper. '51. in an evangelistic
effort. Carol writes, "It is so exciting to
see young people responding — Elder
Hooper is using 'wayout.' "

Kathleen Martin and her husband,
Don. are in Darmstadt, Germany. Kathy
IS working in the library at Marienhoehe
Missionary Seminary and Don is teach-
ing English there. They both received
M.A.s in English this past summer
from Texas Technological University in
Lubbock, Texas.

Willis T. McGhinnis, Jr. was recently
promoted to branch officer in the retail
division of the American National Bank
in Chattanooga.

Elizabeth Ann Schermerhorn (Elise)
who has been working for radio station
WSOQ in New York'state, has recently
moved to California and is employed at
the Pacific Press. She says she loves her
job and is learning many things in the
field of written communication.

1970

Russell G. Hardaway is a captain in
the U. S. Army stationed in Vietnam
and is in charge of the U.S.A. Drug
Treatment Center in Long Binh. He has
been accepted at the University of Ha-
waii to work on a master's degree in
nursing education and anesthesia as soon
as he is out of the service. Russell's
wife. Amy Jean, and two -year -old
daughter. Windy, are living in Apison,
Tenn.. until he returns.

Larry G. and Sonja Royalty Johnson,
both of '70. moved to Madison, Tenn.,
where Larry is studying anesthesia at
Madison Hospital.

1971

Mike Huitt arrived in Peru, Jan. 20,
and is busy w-ith the summer program
at the youth camps. Mike is the assistant
^LV. Secretary of the Inca Union for
the next year or year and one-half. He
has taken mountain climbing equip-
ment with him so, Andes Mountains,
watch out I Here comes Mike!

Ben Magoon has successfully passed
his exams and is a C.P.A. working in
Murfreesboro. Tenn.

Don Steinweg, not long ago, moved
to Redlands, Calif., from Loma Linda.
He reports that he is now half-way
through his business internship with
Loma Linda University.

William F. Worth. Jr. and Linda Sue
Nantt Worth also of '71. are living in
River Edge. New Jersey, and are teach-

Alumni Bulletin

ing at the new Bronx-Manhattan SDA
School in New York Cit\-. Bill is teach-
ing the eighth grade and Linda the
seventh. Bill writes, "It is a real mission
field."

Glenn L. Holtkamp, a former SMC
theology and business major, has re-
turned to SMC as assistant general man-
ager working with Charles Fleming. Jr.
in managing the various businesses and
enterprises of the college. Glenn Holt-
kamp's main area of concentration has
been in the computer field. He has
written two books that ha\e been pub-
lished by Prentice Hall. "A Computer
at Your Fingertips" and "Computers
for Small Businesses."

New Views on Campus

BIRTHS

Alyssa Jilene, born Nov. 17 to Robert
N., '63, and Lynda England McCurdy,
63, of Collegedale, Tenn.

Christopher Michael, born Dec. 4, to
Rodney L., '68, and Marlene Carlson,
in Orlando, Fla.

Dennis Lee, born Dec. 14 to David
M., '62, and Betty Bentzinger Ville-
main, '63, in Melbourne. Fla. David is
pastor of the Melbourne and Canaveral
churches. The 'Villemains have two
other boys, Dougy, 5 years old, and
Danny 2 and one-half.

Paul Thomas, born Dec. 30 to G.
Thomas, '67. and Patricia Fowler Evans,
67, in Portland, Tenn.

Robert William IV, born Jan. 7 to
William R., '71, and Linda Cash in
Dayton, Tenn. Bill is teaching Bible.
English, math and typing at Laurel-
brook Academy on the mountain-top
campus west of Dayton, Tenn.

Kathleen Ann, born Jan. 13, to Elder
Edwin Klein (deceased) and Sylvia
von Pohle Klein, '65, in Miami, Fla.

David Michael, born Jan. 22 to Dan-
iel P., '71, and Juanita Sossong Lesko,
'67, in Columbus, Ohio.

Jennifer Jo, born Jan. 27 to TTiomas
Edward, '69, and Jackie Salyers Hamil-
ton. 69, in Loma Linda, Calif. Ted is
in his third year of medicine at LLU,

David Wayne, born Ap.il 9, 1971,
to Charles \5C^illiam, '68, and Norma
Ake Witter. '64, in Hagerstown, Md.
The Witters have recently moved to
Baytown, Texas.

John Buthanon, adopted by Arthur,
65, and Joyce Cunningham Richert,
'65, in Collegedale, Tenn. Arthur is
assistant professor of math at SMC.

This is the new addition to the Spalding Elementary School, with its four classrooms
and lour res+rooms. it houses the seventh and eighth grades which have two sections
each with a total of 120 pupils. On the left Is the connecting passage between the old
and new parts of the building.

The new greenhouse In which hydroponic tomatoes hopefully will be produced
commercially.

This picture shows the progress on the new cafeteria building which is being
erected on the site of the former cafeteria just back of Wright Hall. The old tabernacle
houses the food service department until the new one Is completed.

MARRIED
Melita Ellen Vest and David Lee
Holland, '68, Dec. 29, 1970. David is
a third-year medical student at LLU.
Melita is a graduate nurse employed at
the University. In their spare time they
have four cats to entertain them.

DEATH

Thomas J. Mostert, Sr., '51, died of
a heart attack in Hanford, Calif. He
had served for some years in the Cen-
tral California Conference as church
pastor.

Alumni Bulletin

Alumni in the News Modern Language Dept.

Plans Three Summer Tours

Des Cummings. '65. has returned to the
Colleqedale area to serve as assistant
pastor of the Collegedale church and also
as campus chaplain for SMC. His wife is
the former Mary Lou Parker, '65. Des is
the son of the president of the Georgia-
Cumberland Conference.

Barbara J. Beavers. '60. a captain in
the air force, has been assigned as a nurse
coordinator with Detachment 609 of the
USAF Recruiting Group. She previously
served at Elmendorf Air Force Base in
Alaska.

Three 22-day language study tours
of Europe, designed to accommodate a
total of 60 people and to be sponsored
by the Language Department of SMC,
is now in the planning stage. The tours
will cover the Spanish, French, and
German language areas.

Leaving May 10, 1972 from New
York, the 60 tourists will travel to
Frankfurt, Germany. There the group
will split into three sections: those wish-
ing to study Spanish will go to Spam;
those studying French will travel di-
rectly to France; and those studying
German will remain in Germany. Prior
knowledge of any particular language
is not required.

Two hours of college credit (or
audit) in any language area is possible
for anyone desiring such, subject to
prior registration.

The German study tour will cost
$636 per person, the Spanish study tour
will cost $769 per person, and the
French one, $725.

The price for each tour will cover the
expenses of the round trip flight, bus
fares, over-night lodging, and one meal
a day, a continental breakfast.

The groups will meet back in Frank-
furt, Germany, for the return flight to
New York. Arrival date in New York
will be June 1.

Checks to cover the expense of the

tours should be made out to Southern
Missionary College and sent to the
Modern Language Department.

Reservations for the tour must be
made by March 15 with a down pay-
ment of S50.00. For further details,
interested persons may contact:

Dr. Robert Morrison, Chairman
Modern Lauguage Department
Southern Missionary College
Box 475, or 615—396-2111
Collegedale, Tennessee 37315

ALUMNI HOMECOMING

NOVEMBER 4-5

The Honor Classes are:
1922 50 -year class
1947 25-year class
1962 10 -year class

Would the members of the honor classes please lef us know if
you are planning to be here then. We would like to have many
of you be on the weekend programs, such as offering prayer,
special music, etc.

If any former music groups can get together and come, please
let us know. These do not have to be honor class members.

DEATH

Mrs. Rusha Hughes, the widow of
Dr. O. G. Hughes, celebrated her 100th
birthday Nov. 21, 1971. Mrs. Hughes
now lives in Walland, Tenn. Her hus-
band was the first physician for the
college after it was moved to the present
campus from Graysville, Tenn.

For 20 years Dr. Hughes carried on
his practice as a rural doctor in and
around the Ooltewah area, and then
mo\ed to Chattanooga. He retired in
1950 and died in 1957.

Dr. Hughes was recognized as one of
Chattanooga's leading diagnosticians.
Because of his humanitarianism and his
outstanding achievements in medicine,
he is a member of Washington's Hall
of Fame. He is also listed in the Ameri-
can Enq-clopedia as one of the nation's
great men.

(We are sorry to inform you that
since this article was written Mrs.
Hughes passed away during the robbery
of her home by masked thieves, who
suffocated her.)

SMC ALUMNI BULLETIN

J. Mabel Wood, '20

Editor

Volume XXII

March. 1972

No. 1

Published quarterly by Southern Mis-
sionary College, Collegedale, Tennessee
37315. Second class postage paid at Col-
legedale, Tennessee. POSTMASTERS: Send
Form 3579 to SMC Alumni Bulletin, Col-
legedale, Tennessee 373 15.

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
OFFICERS

Warren Hammond, '51 President

Floyd Greenleaf, '55 President-Elect

Mary Ellen Silverstein. '67 Secretary

Joan Rowell Bilbo. '67 Assistant Secretary
W. T. McGhinnis. Jr.. '69 Treasurer

Glenda J. Brown, '67 Publicity Secretary