West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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DEAN OF THE COLLEGE One of the busiest and most well-known figures on Wesleyan ' s campus is Dr. Orlo Strunk, Aca- demic Dean of the College. In addition to his many responsibilities as Dean. Dr. Strunk is recognized as one of the rising young leaders in pastoral psychology. He is author of a recently-published book entitled RELIGION: A PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERPRETATION and has had many articles published in such periodicals as PASTORAL PSYCHOLOGY. THE RAPTIST STUDENT, and CHRISTIAN CENTURY. This summer Dean Strunk will accept a position as visiting professor of psychology of religion at Roston L T niversity. Perhaps the Dean ' s most outstanding quality is his evident dedication to Wesleyan and to the ful- fillment of its unique role as a church college. Dr. Strunk says that the fact that Wesleyan is a church college is more important now than it has ever been. In this time of progress and gradual change, he feels that it is important for Wesleyan to assure the future of its noble past. In all our strivings we must continually return to the grass roots — to the principles upon which Wesleyan was founded. If we are to have any dynamics for the future, they will exist as a result of what has gone in the past. Dean Strunk hopes to see the fulfillment of the realization that Christian principles are relevant to all areas of life. Only then can Wesleyan truly attain its potential role in education. Thus we see that Dean Strunk is playing an important role in Wesleyan ' s progress as he vehe- mently declares that utility in all of life can be achieved by the church college as long as the Chris- tian faith is never limited to a department of religion. Rather, it must be seen to be so broad that it will include the whole system of the liberal arts education and more. 15

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VICE-PRESIDENT In his second year as Vice-President of the College, Mr. Leonard W. Bucklin has been actively supervising the vast expansion program at Wesleyan. Under his guidance the new Student Union is at last becoming a reality. Plans for expansion in the direction of a new science hall and a new gymnasium are being drawn up by Mr. Bucklin. L. BUCKLIN 14

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JAMES STANSBURY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT In another recently-created administrative position is Mr. James Stansbury, Assistant to the President. He serves the college as director of schedules and arrangements for summer conferences, tours, and official occasions. The new information desk, which coordinates all campus activities and information is the latest of Mr. Stansbury ' s accomplishments and additions to the Wesleyan spirit of progress in action. As a mainstay of tin campus, the administra tion building houses of fices and classrooms. TREASURER Always a tradition at any college is the collection, organization, and distribution of finances. Propagating this tradition at Wesleyan is Mr. Heyward Williams, Treasurer of the College. Accuracy and efficiency are the hey-words for Mr. Williams ' office and he and his staff see that the students and the college fulfill their obligations to each other. HEYWARD A. WILLIAMS 16