Maryville College - Chilhowean Yearbook (Maryville, TN)

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SAMUEL T Y N D A L E WILSON 1858-1944 Samuel Tyndale Wilson, D.D., LL.D., Lif+.D., was the fifth President of Maryvllle College. He was born in Horns, Syria, the son of Presbyterian missionaries, graduated from Maryville College in 1878 and Lane Theological Seminary in 1882. For two years after that he served as a missionary to Mexico. Then he began his major role at Maryvllle, the enactment of which brought the College development and Importance. It ran thus: from 1884 to 1901, Professor of the English Language and Literature and the Spanish Language; 1901 to 1930, President of the College; 1930 to 1944, President Emeritus. He had the ability to make other people feel important while never seeming to feel so himself. That and complete friendliness and loyalty to people are some of the qualities that made him a good man as well as a great man. His greatness is attested for by his record. It has been said that as a Christian man and minister, as a teacher, as a college builder, and as a personality of strength and influence. Dr. Wilson was one of the great leaders of education and re- ligion of the past hundred years, and no tribute paid him is too high.

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WILLIAM PATTON STEVENSON 1860-1944 When a man possesses a dynamic spirit, it is much. When that spirit is present in a man who works for God ' s kingdom, the world Is blessed. Rev. William Patton Stevenson. D.D., LL.D., was such a man. In this case Maryville College and her students re- ceived the benefits of his services. Without salary, he served as College Pastor from 1917 until 1941. He then retired and be- came College Pastor Emeritus. During all the years he was College Pastor, he con- ducted Sunday Vespers and the Wednes- day morning preaching service. He was a native of Pennsylvania, gradu- ated from Westminster College in Pennsyl- vania, and Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh. For thirty-two years before coming to Maryville College he served as pastor of churches In Pennsylvania and New York. His fluent speech, interesting talk, and spirit of perpetual youth combined to make him a prominent preacher and a tasting friend. MARY ELLEN CALDWELL 1863-1945 Miss Mary Ellen Caldwell, Dean of Women Emeritus, was known as Miss Molly. That alone speaks volumes for the position she held in Maryville College among students and faculty. She was a real person, one who un derstood herself and consequently made it easier for others to understand her. College girls always recog- nized and respected her as a woman of highest Christian char- acter. She spent 57 of her 81 years In some connection with the College. She received her B.A. degree In 1 89 1 , served for two years on the Faculty as Instructor in Latin and Mathematics, was hiead of Baldwin or Pearsons Hall for 36 years, and for 23 years she was also Dean of Women. In 1936 she became Dean of Women Emeritus. Her influence for good is made Indelible by her Christian faith, high standards of living, fairness and loyalty to the College, to her colleagues, and to the students. 17