Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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netnanu li timatilu WHO ' S WHO Each year since 1934 several thousand outstanding students in American colleges and universities have been sketched in Who ' s Who among Students in American Uni- versities and Colleges. Demanding no fees or dues for membership, the volume recom- mends to the business world promi- nent upperclassmen from more than 5 50 colleges. Supposedly one of the highest honors a student can obtain, its invitation signifies scholarship and leadership in all phases of col- lege life. Because no complete list of colle- gians invited to Who ' s Who is available until the book itself comes WHY DO WE DROP OUT? Not enough students accepted for admission at Bethany continue until graduation, according to figures compiled by the Admissions and Personnel office. Why they do not continue is important to the college. In the main, these reasons are: 1. Financial reasons. 2. Lack of industry or capacity for vigorous academic work. 3. Some want only a two-year course. 4. Some find environs or educa- tional resources unattractive. BETHANY ENROLLMENT SINCE 1936 Oct. 2 Oct. 10 Oct. 10 Oct. 2 1936 1937 1938 1939 Seniors 39 61 55 56 Juniors 67 61 70 44 Sophomores 95 104 82 119 Freshmen - 161 127 171 168 Unclassified, P.G. 11 6 10 9 Early Withdrawals 4 5 12 377 364 389 398 Sept. 2 8 1940 31 72 109 153 10 1 376 NOVEMBER, 1940 UNACADEMIC HOMECOMERS Because old grads usually recall more of the frivolities than the aca- demic experiences of their college years, Homecomings are notorious for the amount of celebrating that goes on between the lines of the offi- cial program. Thus while a football game was scheduled for November 9, Beth- any ' s first Homecoming in her sec- ond century, no plans had been made for the Bobcat or Bison gridders to start slapping each other ' s muddy faces, nor had Athletic Director Knight planned to have the specta- tors take part in the game. While the town slept, Moo Moo, Moo hung a twenty foot sign from the Tower, another unofficial event. Despite such added attractions. Executive Secretary Hettler did greet scores of alumni at othcial Point Breeze headquarters. And af- ter brunette Joanne Schott was crowned Queen Beth Ann II, a packed house tittered at the Hend- rick show, You Can ' t Take It With You. After the play. Club Bison, with no cover, packed in customers. Next day, Sunday, Reverend Stevenson restored dignity with the united worship service at the church .md in the afternoon President and Mrs. Cramblet welcomed many Homecomers at the Heights. off the press early next year, Bcth- anian ' s roster of invitees may be in- complete. But here they are: Jane Edmunds, Hilda Sarver, Jean Short, Mimi Strain, John Cos- tanza, Tom Cullison, Lyle Mayne. PROFESSORS ON WAR CALL In case of war or other national emergency, four Bethany professors may be called into government ser- vice of some kind. Along with thou- sands of other American chemists, physicists, engineers, and psycholog- ists, they have been asked to file credentials with the National Roster of Scientific and Specialized Person- nel, which will be jointly administ- ered by the National Resources Planning Board and the Civil Serv- ice Commission. The Bethany specialists are Dr. Allen, Professor Dawson, Dean Kirkpatrick, Dr. Leitch. Joanne Schott as Homecoming Queen Beth Ann II PAGE SEVEN

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NOVEMBER. 1940 BLACKOUT By Ruth Brae til EDITOR ' S NOTE: For many urcks ihv author of Black- out was iinkiiouir The play, uith tuo others cihlcntly written hy the lame person, lay unclaimed in the wire basket on Professor Roberts ' ilesk- Finally, Joe While recognized the plays as ones written by Miss Braem- Professor Roberts then recalled that the author, who is now studying radio acting and writing at Emerson College, Boston, mailed him the plays for criticsm this summer. At that time Miss Braem had been awarded a schilarshp at the Radio Drama Workshop Milwaukee- She spent two years at Bethany, entering in the fall of 19.58. Scene: — As curtain rises a siren is heard- — A lonely business street can be barely distinguished as all lights are suddenly turned out. A young girl instead ot seeking the nearest air shelter walks the street feeling her way by the touch of the rough brick and scone of the buildings against her hands and body- There is also another one who dares to remain in the dark. — a brusque young man who is in haste to get to his destination. He thaugh is clumsily going about it for he ' s lost. He barely knows his way about in th!s district at ordinary times let alone in black- ness. In a restless hesitant manner he rounds a corner to collide into the young girl- He — 1 beg your pardon, Sir, it ' s so confoundingly d.irk. She — It isn ' t .i Sir — Sir, that you bumped. He — Why don ' t tell me. It ' s a young lady. Will you accept my apologies again. But may I ask why you happen to be out? It ' s dangerous you know. She — If I may be so impertinent, Sir, I think perhaps I should ask what you are doing out. I seem to be managing a little better than you. He — (laughs) — So you are — Say you couldn ' t help me find my way could you? To be truthful I don ' t only run into lovely young ladies, but I ' m lost. She — I should be glad to lead you to where you are go- ing. Name your destination. Sir. He — You really can? Miracles, I guess, will never cease. I ' m h-ading for Waterloo Station. She — Very well — follow me. You ' re an American are you not? A foreign correspondent? (Start walking) He — An American — yes. I guess that ' s obvious but what makes you think I ' m a reporter? She — Just plain surmising. For what other reason would an American be here now? PAGE SIX He — For many reasons I would say. You see I was merely posing as a reporter — . She — Posing — ? At least I am close. He — Yes, I had to get into England somehow but I ' m afraid it was all in vain, because the authorities have discovered my real identity. Tonight I must leave and I haven ' t accomplished what I came over to do. She — You must feel very discouraged. He — If my mission had succeeded someone would have been made very happy. If I could only find but why should I bother you with my troubles? Why here I ' ve been talking to you and I don ' t even know who you are. She — And I don ' t know you but let ' s keep it that way. It seems to fit in with the situation. He — Say, I hadn ' t thought of it that way. Superficial things such as names don ' t count. In the dark just the substantial things seem to count. She — Yes, I should know (cynical manner), but here you are, just walk straight down. He — Thank you so much. But I would like to know who you are. She — Just memcmber me as the Girl in the Blackout. Good-night. He — Good-night. Amazing how she ' s going in such a hurry. (He turns into the station as lights go on, while we see the girl walking the other direction and we realize she is blind. Altho her hearing and feeling senses are extra keen she failed to hear the cablegram the young man sent off as soon as he arrived at the Waterloo station.) His voice — To Mr. Wallace, Hamp- field. New York, New York. Could not locate your blind niece. Must come home at once. Sorry, Clinton Claybrook (Curtain closes with sound of siren.)

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NOVF.MBFR. 1 ' 40 ■flt iietic 7tonii HARRIERS END SEASON Jinxcd by their brand new cross- councry course, the Bison harriers finished the 1940 season bihind Westminster and Slippery Rock runners in the Tri-State Conference Run November 23. Jim Edwards, Westminster runner, beat out Bison John Morgan, just as he did earlier this season when Beth- any ran at New Wilmington. (See October Bcthauiaii) Edwards ran the four miles in 22:12, setting a new record for the course. Westminster ' s 31 points gave her the race. Slippery Rock harriers, in- cluding men who placed fourth and fifth, piled up 3 5 points. The Bi- sons had 54. Thiel College ' s lone runner came in sixteenth, hence did not f.gure in the scoring. Before the climatic intercollegiate championships, Boettcher ' s runners had lost to Westminster, 23 to 32, to Ohio University, 18 to 36. In the next two meets, Bethany nosed out H.ram, 26 to 29 and continued with a string of victones over Carnegie Tech, winning 2 3 to 32. Morgan, v ho has never placed worse than second this year, won both of the races. HOWKNIGHTMENCARVED BEST GRID RECORD Bethany College finished its best football season under Coach John J. Knight, winning six games and los- ing two. In 1936 Bethany had a simi- lar record, but the season wasn ' t marked by such outstanding victor- ies. Coach Knight has completed his e.eventh and most satisfying year at Bethany. Every campus fan has his reason of why Bethany won but here is how they won. An underdog Bison eleven pulled a surprise in upsetting a supposedly strong Glenville State team, 14-7, to start the season o n its way. In the next game Bethany per- formed a stunt that hasn ' t been done by a Bethany team since 1910. Need it be said that W. J. was de- feated 14-0? Along came Salem and the Tigers were tamed 3 3-0. In this game Chuck Hart missed his first attempted conversion in six tries but later in the game added his sev- enth successful p.acement. The following wee!;, Bethany weathered the year ' s first snow and froze out Westminster 9-0, and then added Geneva to its list of victims by a hairbreath score of 14-13. By beating Geneva for its seventh straight win (including the final two games of last year) Bethany tied the longest winning streak ever held by a Bison squad, and sports writers began to wonder how much longer the herd would continue its stampede. With the pressure on, the Bison came from behind to topple Heidel- berg from the ranks of the nation ' s undefeated, winning 13-7. This game broke all existing winning streaks at Bethany. Sports writers ' wonderings were brought to an end, when West Vir- ginia Wesleyan won the Homecom- ing game 19-7. The largest crowd, since way back when, was on hand to witness Bethany ' s first defeat. Bethany lead for three quarters but withered in the last period, yielding two touchdowns. Despite the close score and Bethany ' s thrilling goal- hue stands, there apparently wasn ' t enough excitement for the crowd. When several Bethany and Wesleyan players got into a tangle, part of the crowd poured out on the field, delaying the game. A badly crippled and lackadaisical Bison e.even went on to close the season by dropping its second game, losing to inspired Fairmont State, 6-0. Bethany was unable to weather the snow this time and was shutout for the first time this season. Bethany had one of the state ' s leading scorers in big Chuck Hart, who scored 63 points. Season results showed: Won 6. Lost 2. Scored 104 points to opponents ' 52. Additional Sports on Pages 9 and 18 Pari of the sl.,r i„x l,„n,l for the Bethany-Ohio Stale cro.,. country run. Lcf,,„ r„h,-H rry Murphy. Starter Leroy Siraner. ,n u„t. W,b Cramblet. Ohio runner. Tom Committe. PAGE EIGHT ]ohn ctmer. Craun of Ohio, who won the race, fohn Mc- Cord, umdentified runner. Max Luikart, Ohio runner. John Morgan, who placed second. Jim Stoner. Leo Shlickerman.