Huntington College - Mnemosyne Yearbook (Huntington, IN)

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Washington Banquet Come the evening of February 20, 1942, the lads and lassies of H. C. assembled at the Hotel Lalziontaine about the hour of 6:30. These assembled at said time and place did so in honor of George Washington, as is an- nually the custom. The festivities began with the manifesta- tion ol Enthusa by the toastmaster, Edward Roush, President ol the Student Union, closely followed by the serving ol a baked ham din- ner, alter the invocation by Dean O. R. Stil- son. All decorations were in keeping with the national colors and emblems. There were even blue carnations, but did anyone try smelling them? The program followed, interspersed and introduced by remarks of the toastmaster: a vocal solo by Pauline Borton: four short talks by students on the following phases of Wash- inglon's life: Early Life of Washington by Theodore Heiney, Washington in the Revo- lutionary War by Sarah Bangs, Washington as President by john Funderburg, and Wash- ington in Private Life by June Evermang a vocal solo by Roger Birdsallg the address of the evening on the subject of Heroes by Rev. Erwin D. Sheets, Pastor of the Central Christian Churchg and a message from the president, Dr. Elmer Becker. Following the singing of the Alma lVla- ter the lads escorted the lassies home by various means. The banquet could not have been said to have a dehnite closing hour for who knows when all the lassies got in? A

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The Inaugural Dinner When a new president takes up his duties as executive of a nation, he is honored accordingly, and on his inauguration he delivers his Inaugural Address. When our new president, Dr. Elmer Beck- er, took over the responsibilities of Huntington Col- lege, he was similarly honored at an ,lnaugural Din- ner, at Hotel LaFontaine on December 12, 1941. The large number of students and guests were honored to have present for the occasion two form- er presidents of the College, D. R. Ellabarger and C. W. H. Bangs: and also the composer of Alma Mater , lVlrs. Leora Ellabarger Stout. President Becker received greetings from a re- presentative of each of the following groups: the faculty, alumni, students, public schools, and the community of Huntington. The president in his Inaugural Address not only acknowledged a deep sense of responsibility, but also stated a desire to see Huntington College go forward and be an asset to Christian civilization in the future by producing graduates who will effective- ly present the Christian example. In his address he made this statement, The cry of a needy world today is for a rising generation of leaders possessing worthy character, intellectual understanding, and an active faith in Cod,' for he said, To educate with- out God is to bring disaster and ruin to any people. The aims and goals of the College program, which are being set up in the present administration. With these goals in mind and President Becker to supervise, we expect to see the College grow not only in the number of students, but in Christian value to the coming generations. H---L