Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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' I ' lu ' Jiulj r sat with his hrad in his hands, lit- looked np once to stare at the Kfadnatr with a blank gaze, ' ou wui, yonnj;stei-, ciii win. ICII oin- story in X ' oiir own wa , hut please try to tell it so I ' ll understand. With the situation now ni complete eontrol, the (!ra(hi.ile pnshed hniiself ii]i on one corner ol the Jndjie ' s lunch and propped a easiialK chid loot on the expensive wood. Glad to do this little thint; lor yon, Pop. (!lad to do it. B, G. of 194S mused a moment and scratched fiirtivelv at its chin. Where to begin. ' W ' here to begin ' Let ' s start it this way. We came to this college slaiting about the year 1938 with a few ot the people in this group, added a few more in the following years until the gi ' eat year of 1944 when the bulk of the class dropped in on the college. Of course, more came in from time to time, some tiropping in as late as 1946. Of course you realize that the reason that some of the students started so earl ' antl finished so late was that there was a recess for some of them lasting for tour or five years. But while they were away the class at home had their hands full. You see, the Navy had occupation forces at Bethany. Ah yes, when the Navy was at Bethany. But that story belongs to another t pe of history. We ' re really a hardy lot. Judge, for so many of us to stick through thick and thin for all these years. We took every subject the college had to ofTer and then e -eii added some extra ones that the college didn ' t offer. There were some stu- dents in Our Outdoors 50 who really learned something. This wasn ' t strictly an tipperclass course or a lower class course, nor did the class of 194H initiate it, but we did do our bit to bring it up to date. Our class comes from many different states and localities. West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey are our strongholds, but other states are represented also. There ' s Indiana, California, Missouri, (the president ' s home town, no less), Ohto, Michigan, Connecticut, and several foreign countries as the Canal Zone, Ontario, Staten Island, and Brooklyn. And some of the towns that we come from! Did you ever hear of Eighty-four, or Red Cloud, Ashtabula, Con- fluence, Wanamassa, Elyria, Great Neck, Rudolph, Leonia, Ben ' s Run, Rahway, Short Hills, Linthicum Heights, Secausus, Tenafly and Independence. ' And as for race or sex, as I said, you can just about take your pick. We graduated students with just about every degree in the books. Bachelor of .Arts in just about everything a bachelor would ha ' e anything to do with, and a Bache- lor of Science in everything a bachelor wouldn ' t have anything to do with. Maybe we didn ' t add anvthing concrete to the school other than to help keep it going in its lean years and then to give a big hand in bringing it back to normal. We saw the change of Bethany from a war-time school to a peace-time school, and a fairly good one at that. We saw the faciilt - come and go, the students come and go, but we stayed in there and fought our way to the end. .And we have just reached the end. The Judge gazed up in awe at the Bethany Graduate of 1948 perched on the bench, cockv and self-sure now that the first test was proceeding on its way. You — you — did all of that? he asked incredulously. Oh, that and more too, boasted the Graduate. Pass on then Bethany Graduate, ordered the Judge banging the ga el dow n on the bench. If you can boast a record like that, you are entitled to join the sixteen million other unemployed college graduates. 17

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THE CLASS OF 1948 The Great Judge of all graduates peered over the high bench, straining his owl-like e ' es to view the little graduate standing bravely under the gaze. Name please, roared the Judge. Bethany Graduate of 1948, snapped back the answer in a brave tone. Bethany Graduate of 1948? The Judge laughed, in fact he almost exploded with hiLighter. Bethany Graduate of 1948.? Hah! Again he doubled up in mirth. How old are vou. ' he asked when his laughing had subsided. Pick a number trom nineteen to thirt - or more, candidh ' replied the Grad- Scowhng down at the Graduate now, the Judge waggled a finger at the lone figure. Don ' t get fresh with me, youngster. Answer the questions. Whatever you say. Now, tell me this. What is your race and sex. Iben he added, And no smart answers. There was no answer at all. Well.? asked the Judge. The Graduate looked blandl - back at the Jutlge. ' ou can just about take vour pick of any of them, Judge. Humph. The Judge snorted in disgust as he sat back and wiped his glasses. Humph, he reiterated. Let ' s try another tack, snorted the Judge, and mind you, now, no more of those indefinite answers. O.K., answered the Graduate. Now then, and the Judge leaned forward over the bench. What degree did you receive in college. ' Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science. Then you received two degrees, pressed the Judge, beginning to see an end to the inquisition. That ' s not what I said, replied the Graduate. I recened about 80 of them. Youngster, do you realize that you are upsetting the dignity of this high court. Sitting back in his chair, the Judge mopped his brow with his handker- chief and twirled the pince-nez around in the air. Finally he stopped and leaned forward again. His voice was weaker this time. I suppose that it is probably futile to ask, but, try to tell me simpl ' just where is j ' our home. Bethany Graduate of 1948 took the upper hand now. Leaning on the Judge ' s bench, and in a confidential tone, the Graduate said, Well, Judge, it ' s like this. Let ' s not kid each other. My home is about ten or twelve different states, five or six times as many cities and towns. 16

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SENIORS I ' mkicia Ann Allen — Edgewood, Pa. — Zeta Tau Alpha, Treas. 3 — Gamma Sifjma Kappa — Assistant Language Dcpt. — P ' rench Club — Spanish Club, Scc ' y 4 — Future Teachers of America, I ' res. .1 — International Relations (, ' lub, Sec ' y 4 — Student Christian ssociation — Y. W. C. A. — Women ' s thletic Association — iMajor, Spanish — Minor, French. Dorothea Frances .Ames — Buffalo, N. Y. — Kappa Delta — German Club •International Relation Club — Soci- ology Club — Psychology Club — Y. V. C. A.— Major, Psychology— Mi- nor, Music. luED C. Angelis — Martms Ferry, ( )hio — Phil Kappa Tau — Football 3, 4— Varsity B Club— Major, Psy- chology — Minor, History. James W. Angelis — Martins Ferry, Ohio — Phi Kappa Tau, Pres. 3 — Inter-fraternity Council, Pres. 3 — S. B. 0. G.— Moo Moo Moo— Major, Economics — Minor, Business Ad- ministration. Furman C. .Arthur, Jr. — Short Hills, N. J.— Sigma Nu, Pres. 4— Pi Delta Epsilon, Pres. 4 — Tower, Man. Edi- tor, 3 — Kalon — Dean ' s List — Major, Journalism — Minor, Business Admin- isfrnrinn 18