Baldwin Wallace University - Grindstone Yearbook (Berea, OH)

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I i Baldwin-Wallace College is a very fortunate small in- stitution in the fact that they are guided by such a com- petant administration. The cog that has really set this machinery into motion is a newcomer, President Alfred B. Bonds, Jr. Coming to Baldwin-Wallace only last January, he and his family have ht very naturally into campus life and its surroundings. The growth and improvement of our college has been the point of concentration of all his efforts. He has been very instrumental in furthering the progress of our new Ritter Library. His enthusiasm toward this subject is very easy to detect by just looking at the accompanying picture of President Bonds showing the plans of the new library to some of the members of the Board of Trustees. His presence has been inhuential in obtaining This picture is of Dr. Leehner, President Bonds, Mr. Wells, and Mr. Beehberger as they are seen in a Board of Trustees meeting. I lllu - I I mu 1 m dministration the substantial gifts that have been received in pursuit of the one million dollar goal. This building is only the first of many that have been planned by Dr. Bonds and the board. It is part of an expansion program to meet the increased enrollment and to improve the facilities already at hand. This is merely one of his many projects as Miss Edna Riegler, his secretary, can easily tell you. Another person who has been prominent in the chi- cient functioning of the Administration has been B. Howard Peake, aided by his secretary, Mrs. Virginia Wagner. Mr. Peake has served the college as assistant to the President for the past three years, and has been very helpful in acquainting Dr. Bonds to the Baldwin- Wallace way. Mr. Feake and Mrs. Wagner are reviewing the agenda of a full day which is in store for them.

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Special Recognition t0 B-W Grads Bob Beach 1r. ,50 For a long time to come, the name Robert A. Beach will be synonymous with Public Relations at Baldwin- Waliace College.n This statement is quoted from the Exponent which was put out shortly before Bob re- signed his position as Director of Public Information here this fall. We feel that his name is also synonymous with eam- pus publications for during his student days he served as Editor of both the Exponent and the Grindstone. As a member of the administration he was an adviser 0f the Grindsmne twice and has been a ready source of advice and encouragement in the infancy stages of this book. Some of his other activities as a student at B-W were president of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity, and president of the Student Council. In 1949 he received the A. Fred Crossman Leadership Prize and was elected to ttths Who in American Colleges and Universities. With success as his password we know that Bob Beach is doing the very best work possible as Assistant to the President of Antioch College, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Chuck Thomas 49 lf'a cheerful smile and a friendly Hi are characu teristic of the Baldwin-Wallace spirit, then Chuck Thomas may be Mister B-W himself. We have chosen him for special recognition for his outstanding record as a student and as a member of the administration. Serving as president of his fraternity, Lambda Chi Alpha, Greek Council, Interfraternity Board, and one of the dramatics groups are a few of the highlights of his college days. In recognition of his service he was awarded the A. Fred Crossman Leadership Prize in 1948 and elected twice to H'ths Who in American Colleges and Universities? On the administration he has served as Assistant Director of Admissions and is now holding the position of Executive Alumni Secretary. Chuckls future can only hold more noteworthy achievements. He will long be remembered as a special part of B-W.

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President Bonds Prior to B-W the Bonds family resided in Egypt where Dr. Bonds worked for the government. Though he has been on campus since January 0f1956, his formal inau- guration was held April 26, 1957. President Bonds is a man of many interests, but his main interest and pride lie in his family. Dr. Bonds and his wife, Georgiana, are the parents of four children: Annabelle, thirteen; Bryan, eleven; Sandy, seven; and Stephan, six months. They reside in the large comfort- Here President Bonds is ready to depart for one of the many meetings that till his day. able Presidentis House at 329 Beech Street. The Pres- ident is definitely a iifamily mana, and can often be seen with one or more of his children on the campus. His sincerity is evident in his eagerness to become ac- quainted with the students and help them to improve campus life. He has been a very definite asset to the college and has brought dignity and prestige by' his presence.