Marion University - Marionette Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.”—Matt. 6:33. Rev. L. A. Singer At “a school that puts first things first” religious days are naturally quite prominent. As pastor of the College Church, Rev. L. A. Singer is one of the religious leaders of the college community. During his two years as pastor here he has met with college religious groups and has shown his friendliness toward the students. Perhaps the most potent force in the college religious life is the weekly Student Conference meeting for prayer and praise. The services are characterized by fervency, and are increased in helpfulness and interest by special musical numbers and often by the ministry of guest speakers. The Foreign Missions Fellowship now has a Marion College Chapter which holds weekly prayer meetings and sponsors guest missionary speak¬ ers. The College Church Y. M. W. B., a missionary group quite active, holds monthly meetings and sponsors mis¬ sionary giving. This organization sponsored the annual spring mission¬ ary convention, at which Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Decker were the able and greatly loved speakers. The W. Y. P. S., the regular young peo¬ ple’s organization of the church, meets each Sunday evening for study and worship. The latter part of last fall’s revival meeting was greatly enriched by the Area Ministerial Convention as it held its first meeting, from October 28 to 30. The Wesleyan Methodist ministers of Indiana, North Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky met on the cam¬ pus for fellowship, inspiration and instruction. Dr. L. R. Marston, Bishop of the Free Methodist Church, brought challenging messages at the various sessions of the convention. Dr. Marston, who holds a Ph.D. in psychology, Dr. Barrett, of the theo¬ logical faculty, and Miss Emerson, speech instructor, conducted morning classes in their particular fields. Dean Meredith was largely respon¬ sible for the convention, the first of its kind here.

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ptiuu Cll One essential and, curiously enough, ever-recurring feature of college life is the familiar “daily routine.” To simplify our study let’s take one day —Max Banker and Friday (meaning the day and not Robinson Crusoe’s associate). We’ll follow him a day and see where his time goes, and where he goes. Then follows an absolute es¬ sential—lunch. Practicing for his piano lesson. Max demonstrates the intended purpose of practice rooms. Before dinner in the evening, he shaves, while wondering if they have to in Utopia. Then the date at Roane’s and it’s at this point that we don’t know whether to call Max typical or ideal. Tiventy-one Observing his devotional pe¬ riod, we see Max is living up to the school motto by putting “first things first” in his day. Next he tends to one of the minor duties of collegiate life— a class.

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STUDENT CONFERENCE Front row: Irene Feaster, Phyllis Green, Mina Steele. Back row: Emerson Chap¬ man, Lowell Jennings, Rob¬ ert Waggoner, Robert Del¬ linger, Carl Olander. F. M. F. Watson Goodman. Y. M. W. B. Front row: Betty Moore, Charlotte Moore. Back row: Mina Steele, Lowell Jennings. W. Y. P. S. Front row: Lois Jackson, Carl Olander, Marjorie Sav¬ age. Bank row: Verdon Higgins, Opal Luce, Clarence Huff¬ man.