Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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The Order of the Book INTRODUCTION DEDICATION ADMINISTRATION CLASSES ATHLETICS ORGANIZATIONS FRATERNITIES CALENDAR FEATURES

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William Dowler Turner those who are interested in the much observed and much talked of developmental changes which are taking place in the religious, social, business and political life of our people, it is evident that everywhere there is a cry for leadership. 1 his appeal is directed to our institutions of learning from high school to university, and there are many who share the belief that the greatest hope in this direction is in the smaller colleges. Bethany College was founded by a leader in religion, has been recently saved lor the church and the community she serves by a leader in the business world, and if guided in her destiny by men who are seriously interested in the educational, religious and business problems of today, she may rightfully expect to acquit her- self most creditably of the task assigned to her. William Dowler 1 urner, Alumnus and Trustee, is a man of this type. Born m Moundsville, West Virginia, in 1874, he was graduated from the high school there in 1889. lie worked in the Benwood Iron .Mills until 1893, when he entered Bethany College and was graduated in 1895. While in Bethany he was active in her social, religious, fraternity and athletic activities. Then followed two years as Superintendent of the Carnegie Library in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, and three years of teaching in the high school at Wheeling. In 1900 he was made Principal of the high school at Shelby, Ohio, and here he married Miss Ada Morris and remained until 1903, when he returned to Bethany to teach Mathematics. From 1904 to 1907 were spent at Harvard Law School, and upon graduation there he entered the Law Offices of M. B. and II. 11. Johnson at Cleveland, Ohio, retaining this connection at the present time. As Student. Alumnus, Professor and for seven years as Trustee, he has kept in close touch with Bethany ' s problems and progress during the past thirty-three years, and through his personal contact with the business world he is alertly con- scious of the responsibility of his Alma Mater to the student body, to the church and to the community at large. He is a strong believer in the youth of today, expecting that from their ranks will be developed the leaders of tomorrow. He has faith in the small colleges and especially in Bethany and the life here. He values the individual contact of the students with each other and with those who are responsible for their training. This interest in the student body is outwardly evidenced by his frequent visits among them and by his presence on the sidelines whenever possible. As a Trustee he is as studiously attentive to Bethany ' s development as he is to the business problems which are his daily task, and this sense of responsibility ac- counts for his regular attendance at the meetings of the Board and his earnest par- ticipation in the questions and policies considered by them. Wherever he has been in his short career he has left an indelible mark on each community, and with his face constantly turned toward the rising instead of the set- ting sun, we naturally find his name high on the list of Bethany ' s prominent alumni.