Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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This school year will be of double significance in the history of Bethany College, as it will mark the termination of a hundred years of educational progress, and also begin another century of existance. Wheels have been set in motion to celebrate this centennial of Beth- any College in a man- ner befitting its age. dignity, and traditions. The first events of the centennial celebration will take place during the Fall Homecoming, which will be held Fri- day and Saturday, Oc- tober 27 and 28. On October 27, the Board of Trustees of Bethany College will meet, at which meeting the final decision concern- ing the program for celebrating the centennial throughout the year will be made. Also, on the night of October 27, a dinner will be held to formally open the drive for $400,000 with which the college will build the Alexander Campbell Memoria Library. This drive was approved by the Board of Trustees at its last meeting. Churches throughout the country. Alumni Associations, present students and faculty members, and also friends of the college will be asked to cooperate in the drive, which will end May 11, 1940. As ' Tis Fitting Plans to celebrate centennial of Bethany in memorial of Alexan- der Campbell, his ideals and his purposes. by Dclevin M. Barnhart A NEW INSTITTUION. Plvn of a Literary, Moral, and Religious School; or the Union ok four Institutions in one — the combination of the Familt, the Primary School, the College, and the- Church in one great system of Education. I am now about to divulge to this community, to philanthropists, to lovers of good order, to the DiseipJes of Christ a favorite scheme deep- ly impressed upon my mind; long cherished, and in the establishment and supervision of it, it is probable, if the Lord will, I shall close all my earthly projects. In the first place, the location must be entirely rural — in the country, detached from all external society; not convenient to any town or place of rendezvous — in the midst of forests, fields, and gardens — salubrious This is a reproduction of the opening paragraphs of Alexander Campbell ' s an- nouncement In the Millennial Harbinger one hundred years ago this month. The new library building, according to Presi- dent W. H. Cramblet, will probably be located on the campus between Oglebay Hall and Gate- way Hall, and will be built to carry out the Gothic Architectural theme of the other buildings on the campus. President Cramblet also stated that the actual cost of the building would probably not exceed $350,000, and that the remainder of the $400,- 000 would be used to purchase more books for the Memorial Li- brary. The committee in charge of the proposed Alexander Campbell Memorial Library in- cluded: Hon. W. S. Wilkin, general chairman; Donald L. Boyd, Alumni chairman; Archy T. Schrock, associate; W. H. Cramblet, president of Bethany College, Dean Forrest H. Kirkpatrick, publicity chairman; George C. Hettler, secretary; and George W. Williams, director. The other members of the Executive Commit- tee, which is made up of alumni, trustees, and friends of the college, include: R. A. Balderson, Miss Grace Bleming, Argyle Campbell, F. O. Carter, Hon. Bennett Champ Clark, Harold Cramblet, Charles V. Critchfield, James H. R. Cromwell, Dr. L. L. Darsie, Miss Grace Dennis, Cecil B. Dodd, H. O. Evans, W. H. Fields, W. F. Frede- rick, Mrs. C. L. Good- win, Mrs. Walter M. Haushalter, Dan Hel- phrey, Miss Gail Holli- day, A. H. Hunt, Ben W. Irvin, Miss Ida M. Irvin, Ben S. Johnson, Perry Jones, Mrs. Ed- ward L. Kemp. Frank J. Kent, John Marshall, W. H. ' Mc- Kinney, Dr. J. Parke McMullen, J. C. Mor- ris, Herschel C. Ogden, Lewis Perry, W. E. pagh TWO

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Published Monthly The 3£jtPiamcui Editor-In- Chief BY THE Bert Decker Student Entered as second-class matter on January 14, Board of 1920 at the post office at Bethany, W. Va. Publications under the Act of March 1, 1875. of Business Subscription: Four Dollars a Year Manager Bethany College Vol. XXXI October, 1939 Number 1 Geo. Petroff Editor ' s Notes October ' s Contents We on this year ' s staff are just beginning to appreciate the time and energy spent by last year ' s staff. The sages said that everything comes to he who waits, but those sages never waited for Bethanian copy. We have been slow getting started, but make no excuses. Our only consola- tion is that a slow starter sometimes has a strong finish. Two letters of advice to the freshmen are found on page eight. One was written by Miss Barbara Murray, the other by Mr. Robert Martin. It is our firm belief that the freshmen who read and heed these can never go wrong. Miss Gail Close, a freshman, is responsible for some of the art work in this issue. Miss Bar- bara Murray also contributed her usual share in the same line. On page 20 Lyle Mayne more than justifies Looie ' s Lunch for going Phi Tau. Five new faculty members are pictured on page 12. We apologize for not having pictures for them all. Professor Howard W. Eves, our new mathematics professor, explained that he didn ' t mind being omitted, because to him the most interesting thing is an unknown quantity. Ned Metal, Austrian-born freshman, who spent four years in English schools, explains hi- lights of their school system to us on page 19. It may surprise you to learn that the English Public Schools are not public schools but private, similar to our prep-schools. Not only that, they are not co-educational. Centennial Plans The Freshmen Flock In We Support Nothing Letters of Advice Hail. The Forgotten Man Preview of The Bison News Bethany Dawn Review of The Arts Building Empire Builders 10 Freshmen On The Faculty . 12 13 Why We Came To Bethany . 16 . 17 IS 19 Poor Poppa Looie — Deserted . 20 Pledged 21 -y A j % 13 U PAGE one

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Pierce, D. M. Price, Thomas W. Phillips, Jr., Dr. R. R. Renner, S. J. Reno, Kenneth Ressenger, John R i d d e 1 1 , Paul Schaefer, Paul Shank, John M. Smith, W. W. Van Horn, Harry Vodrey, Oliver C. Vodrey, George A. Waddle, Miss Margaret Watson, Ralph Whitehead, and Alfred E. Wright. Just what dis- position will be made of the present Carnegie Library building now in use on the Bethany Col- lege campus will be determined by the Board of Trustees at some future date. It was said by one administration official that it would probably be DR. W. H. CRAMBLET renovated into a building of much- needed class- rooms. Another event which will take place at the Fall Homecoming will be the celebration of the hundredth anniversary of the announcement of The New Insti- tution by Alex- ander Campbell, founder of Beth- any College, on October 1, 1839. This historical date will be celebrated on Saturday, October 28, with students, faculty, alumni, and friends of the college participating. On March 2, 1940, Bethany College will cele- continued on page 22 W. S. WILKIN Reproduction of the architect ' s drawing of the new Alexander Campbell library PAGE THREE