Marion University - Marionette Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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‘‘How oft have I loitered o’er thy green Where humble happiness endeared each scene.” I Page 19

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The beauty of the campus is a result of the cooper¬ ation of both faculty and students since the college was founded. Professor A. Jones during his life time devoted much effort in making the campus more attrac¬ tive and in his passing, the “mantle’’ has fallen on Professor Kershner, who has stimulated interest in Arbor Day ob¬ servance. On April 18, 1935 with “Sieb” as chairman, the routine of school work was laid aside and the student body was organized into groups under the leadership of the professors. Among those cooperating in this project were the classes and state clubs which planted trees and provided plants and moss for the rock garden. Dr. J. A. Huffman presented the theological department with evergreens, while Mr. Williams gave some beautiful spruce trees i ' or the east side of the campus and several trees for the rock garden. The bird sanctuary was greatly improved by the addition of shrubs and maple trees. Another important feature of the day was the hamburger stand which un¬ der the supervision of Miss Snyder proved a life-saver to the half-famished workers. The success of the day with its fun, frolic, and work merits its ob¬ servance until it too becomes a Marion College tradition. “What do we plant when we plant the tree? A thousand things that we daily see.” Page 18 ]

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WILLIAM F. McCONN, M.A., B.O. President of Marion College Four Years of Service Marion College is passing another milestone of life with the closing of her six¬ teenth year. Throughout recent years we have battled against financial hazards which have shaken the economic structure of our country to its very foundation yet Marion College has been privileged under Divine Guidance to carry on and enlarge her ministry in the field of Christian education. Marion College and the principles for which she stands live in the world today as a challenge to the forces of Agnosticism, Atheism, Communism and all other political or secular creeds which attempt to deny the individual his right to a vital, living, religious faith. Marion College has been privileged this year to enroll one of the finest groups of young people to be fo und on any college campus. The President desires to ex¬ press through this medium to them, to the families they represent, and to the friends of the college at large, his appreciation for the fine spirit of loyalty and cooperation which the student body has shown this year. We are now engaging in a student campaign for the summer with the goal set for a twenty per cent increase next September, and we are counting on a continuation of this spirit through our state clubs. In the four years that the writer has served Marion College he has never appealed to the student body to support a project which the college deemed to be worthwhile and failed to receive their support. He does not believe we shall fail in the attempt to see an increased number of young people gathering on the campus when school opens next September. Will you help bring or send one more? Wm. F. McConn, President Page 20 ]