Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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JOHN S. V. ALLEN, Ph.D. Professor of Physics Head oi the Department BRADFORD TYE, M.S. Associate Professor of Mathematics Head of the Department Mr. Tve was instrumental this year in making plans or the Secondary School Teachers Institute which he ,-ill direct in the summer of 1963 at Bethany. Mr. Arthur is a former senior lecturer in mathe- ratics at the University of Glasgow, the parent in- titution of Bethany College. Professor Arthur is a fe fellow of the Boyal Society of Edinburgh and the oyal Philosophical Society of Glasgow. Mr. Kurey recently joined the Math department after btaining his B.S. in 1962. He teaches six hours of lasses a week. Dr. Allen returned to Bethany last fall following a summer spent on research on a National Science Foundation Fellowship at Pennsylvania University. He is a trustee of the Bethany College Radio Club, and radio is taught as part of the electronics course at Bethany. Dr. Wei. who was Minister Plenipotentiary from Nationalist China to the L nited Nations, joined the Bethanv faculty in February. 1963. He is a distin- guished inventor, phvsicist. and public affairs official. WILLIAM ARTHUR, M.A. R.A. Long Professor of Mathematics JOSEPH M. KUREY, B.S. Instructor in Mathematics HSIOH-REN WEI, Ph.D. Professor of Physics and Public Affairs 29

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Dr. Preston has reorganized the pre-seminary cur- riculum, and introduced studies in New Testament Greek — the first time this language has been taught at Bethany in more than 10 years. Dr. Booth has been a faculty member since 1929. He is the author of the book The Chosen People, and is currently writing a new book entitled, Epistle to the Hebrews. Mr. Doster this year introduced three new classes in religion. These were: for freshmen, a course on Church Vocations: for sophomores, a study of The Restoration Movement: for juniors, a better under- standing in The Local Church and Its Wider Rela- tionships. Mr. Hamilton is the first chaplain in the history of Bethany College. He did his post graduate work at St. Andrews University in Scotland. ROBERT A. PRESTON, Ph.D. Professor of Religion Head of the Department HAROLD C. DOSTER, B.D. Instructor in Religion OSBORNE T. BOOTH, Ph.D. T. W. Phillips Professor of Old Testament J. JEFFERSON HAMILTON, B.D. Chaplain 28

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RICHARD L. SCHANCK, Ph.D. Lecturer in Sociology JOHN A. SPENCE, Ph.D. Professor of Education Head of the Department Director of the Summer School Dr. Schanck is a consultant for business and labor organizations, and is the author of numerous books. New studies in anthropology were added to Bethany studies with the arrival of Mr. McNett to the faculty in 1962-63. He is a Phi Beta Kappa scholar who attended Tulane University on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. Mr. Bonar is the former superintendent of schools of Ohio County in West Virginia. His son, Carl Bonar, is a teacher at Bethany High School. Dr. Spence was busily engaged during the year in making preparations for the 1963 summer school, Bethanv s first in a decade. Miss Mathison instructs courses which include and involve students in many varied learning activities and jobs. CHARLES W. McNETT, JR., B.A. Instructor in Sociology and Anthropology LEVERING BONAR, M.A. Instructor in Education MARGARET MATHISON, M.Litt. Associate Professor of Education 30