Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

{ Continued) dence in themselves carried them to the end of their first term in India. Then, all they had endured — the sickness, the war, and most impor- tantly, the family separation was be- hind them and, on the insistence of President Womack, they came to Lambuth. When they arrived at Lambuth they found two buildings and a very basic curriculum, but, above all, " a family atmosphere " among the people of Lambuth. Mrs. Whetstone recalled Presiden t Womack as being sort of an " Old Testament character, " a " patri- arch " to the campus and its people. Dean Whetstone thought of the Stu- dent Christian Association as the group that " set the tone of the cam- pus. " During this time, chapel meet- ings, which were held three times a week, were an integral part of campus life. In 1952, the Whetstones once again felt the call of the missionary field in India and returned for their second term of service. « It took faith to come to Lambuth College in 1952, for when Dr. Luther L. Gobbel first came from Greensboro College, where he had served as Presi- dent since 1935, he found some dis- couraging conditions. According to Dr. Gobbel, Jones Hall was suffering from deferred maintenance, the Me- morial Chapel was far from comple- tion with sixty-five broken panels of glass and with a partially completed roof; the library had a two-foot hole in TOP — Freshmen of the early fifties arrive at Lambuth. ABOVE — Library in what is now the business office. BELOW — Students enjoy trip to a local hangout.