Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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FIRE Sunday, Sept. 14 was indeed a day of excitement, for, not only was it the day the freshmen arrived, but it was also the day of the big fire at Forney ' s. At approximately 5:30 P. M. the siren at the heating plant com- menced it ' s banshee wail to proclaim to the Bethany Volunteer Fire De- partment that their services were re- quired. These worthies lost no time in responding to the call. But a few minutes later the chemical wagon, drawn by the firemen, was racing down Main Street, closely followed by the ladder department, also drawn by firemen. By the time these museum pieces had arrived at the scene of the fire, other firefighters had entered the lower floors of the house and found the fire to be enclosed in the south wall, from first floor to third. They knocked small sections of the wall out and brought into play buckets, and hose. Some removed furniture and other valuables to a place of safety and in but a few minutes the fire was out and everything under control. At this propitious moment, after the fire was out, the Wellsburg fire department, complete with truck, came into Bethany. It is said that this was the first appearance of the Wellsburg company since the night many years ago when the Old Beth- any house burned to the ground. Tha t is a tale worth telling. It seems that the students had long been ashamed of the appearance of this old hostelry and when the college bought the ground it occu- pied, and incidentally the hotel, they saw an opportunity to be rid of this eyesore by the simple expedient of setting it on fire. At the height of the conflagration the Wellsburg fire department made it ' s appearance and went into action. The students, fearing the firemen might succeed in extinguishing the blaze hindered their progress by cut- ting their hose with axes. To pro- tect the equipment the firefighters turned their hose on the students but by the time the small riot was quelled it was too late to do anything about the fire except to let it burn. Every- one had a grand time. There was a community sing and parade in the light of the end of the Old Bethany House. The pictures to the right show the Wellsburg truck, the Bethany ladder wagon and chemical cart, and in the lower right a demonstration of two methods of entering a third floor room.

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BETTY BELLINGER A s sis tant L 7? ra r ' ui n ALYNE KEY La n gnashes FRESHMEN ON THE FACULTY JOHN F. HARRISON ■;; . n . . E. HUGH BEHYMER L-hrariau ANNA E. PALMER Dictiaau — Bclhauy House ZETTA E. BANKERT Sociology » •■ ■»-♦ . BETTY CLARK Physical Etiucation INEZ CUNNINGHAM LYLE Secretarial Arts PAGE FIFTEEN

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BETHANY HOUSE, NEW EATING PLACE FOR MEN, AND SODA GRILL BETHANY HOUSE Newest addition to the buildings of Bethany is the new eating place for freshman men, and any others interested. Construction was started at the end of the school term last year and dur- ing the summer the present edifice quickly took shape. It was finished shortly before the present semester started. Opening night was the 6th of September. Dinner was served to the Live Wire Club of Wheeling. The dinner was free to those attending, a gift from Bethany College. The most attractive feature of the Bethany House is the soda bar and sandwich grill which occupies the front end of the building. It has facilities for loafing, bridge, and jitterbugging. The big question in the minds of many is what effect this will have on that old haunt, the College Inn. With the upperclassmen the Inn is almost a tradition and if Cocoanut Grove or The Troca- dero were moved into town they would still patronize the Inn for they have been at home there for years and feel comfortable nowhere else. However the Freshmen comprise the bulk of the student body and they are prone to patronize Bethany House. Just what will be the effect on the Inn and the Grey Bonnet cannot be predicted with any accuracy. Management of Bethany House is in the hands of Anna E. Palmer, for picture see page 15, who comes from California to Bethany. She is a graduate of Penn State and has spent two years as a dietician. She has also been the author of a dietetics column and a household hints column in western newspapers. Prices at Bethany House are consistent with other eating places in town. The board rate is $6.00 per week, the same as at Phillips Hall. Notable items on the bill of fare are: Banana split 2 5c, Chocolate frost 2 5c, Cheeseburger 15c, Cokes (of course) 5c. PAGE SEVENTEEN