Bethel College - Graymaroon Yearbook (North Newton, KS)

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' This threshing-stone, hewn out of solid rock, has been chosen as the emblem of Bethel College. It sym- bolizes certain fundamental characteristics of this

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school : the pioneering spirit, simplicity of life, faith and stability, solidity of character. A year ago almost three hundred students shivered around the Science Hall steps to adopt this homely implement as the emblem of Bethel College. In spite of the chilly November air, three hundred hearts warmed to Mose Stucky ' s words as the student body dedicated the emblem. This happened on a beautiful, tree-clad campus. We students love the soft gray stones of the Adminis- tration Building, the challenging outline of the Science Hall, the dented steps of the Dormitory, the beckon- ing lanes underneath the trees. We love the spirit of simplicity and wholesomeness that envelopes all. Half a century ago one gray stone building rep- resented the hopes for Mennonite education. The men who built this school were primarily farmers. To thresh their wheat, they designed a threshing-stone, the orig- inal of our school emblem. That rugged, sturdy stone typifies the simple, hardy spirit of the pioneers who used it.