Bethany College - Bethanian Yearbook (Bethany, WV)

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A GOOD FACE Old Main stands prominently in the background as Oglebay Gates crumble down. Theme Introduction

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A Good Life I went to the woods, says Thoreau, because I wished to live deliberately, This is the key to Bethany living. From the moment we enter as freshmen, we want to try everything. We experience every party, join too many clubs, and see one too many sunrises over long procrastinated term papers. This is the attitude for the Bethanian . . . one that allows us to live deliberately — to adapt to change and not hold back. Dr. Richard B. Kenney, long-loved professor of Religious Studies and Chairman of the Department, is a model for us all. Far beyond the sense of great loss, he has given us something very important. He loved life, and he has shown us to live for it oil. And we did in 1987. Opposite page, Harold Fortis, weary, calls for a time out in class. Top, Oh — this? It ' s just the rough draft of my biography, soys Jenny Greusser, Middle, Chris Hill soys of Harry Balk, he ain ' t heavy he ' s my brother. Bottom, The view from Oglebay Gates — Autumnal peace. Theme Introduction

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Spring of ' 86 brought the sounds of Oglebay Gates swinging shut for the lost time and the clanging of the bolts which would weld them together for the next year. For the class of ' 86 it meant the end of a tradition . . . they weren ' t able to march through the gates for Bac- calureate. Fall of ' 86 swept in the closing of an- other set of doors, with the onset of the Old Main Quadrangle renovations. Both the stairs to the Phillips Johnson Visual Arts Center and the back of Old Main were closed off, resulting in detours for all of us. Bethany Memorial Church lost its main en- tranceway and steps as well. It looked as if the church was being torn down, but it was yet an other renovation project. At f irst we grumbled about all the refur- bishing and the looks of the campus, but we hod to trust that Bethany ' s facelift would speak for itself, once completed. Slowly, day by day, with the signs of spring, improvements became visible. Seniors had hopes of marching through the gates. Old Main Quad was relands- caped with shrubs and walkways re- paved and the church steps were com- pleted. Just as sculpters unveil their work, Bethanions experienced the new facelift, growing together toward a new attitude ... of appreciation. Oglebay gates were finally opened in early March but only to thie workmen reconstructing ttiem in time for ttie seniors. Decorating closed gates witti frestimon enthusiasm are Gina Mediate and Debby Finfrock. Theme Introduction