Bethel College - Graymaroon Yearbook (North Newton, KS)

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THE DEANS The best that a great education can do is to show the student all the kingdoms of learning--of his- tory, letters, philosophy, science, art, and religion, and help him to feel at home in these various areas. But a mere acquaintance with the various areas is not enough. Somehow all of these must become a whole. Christian education would point out the unity of all knowledge and truth. Thus man comes to see the marvelous creation of God. Mr. D. C. Wedel Acting Dean However good, strong, and noble our forefathers were, real progress in the future demands men and women who are at least their equal or better. True education, therefore, faces a great challenge. lt must function in the development of sound bodies, promote knowledge and understanding, grow dis- ciplined lives, as well as instill courage for con- structive undertakings. These ends, however, will only be realized when the great end of education is to make men truly conscious of God and lead them to a dedication to do His will as revealed in His Son, Jesus Christ. Dr. P. S. Goertz Dean, On Leave of Absence 11

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PRESIDENT A school is a place of growth. This implies studying, laboratory experiments, keeping records, writing papers, play and physical exercise, social functions and club activities, religious exercises and ordinary labor, dining hall con- tacts and various other engagements. Friendships made in college go with us through life. Not only the serious but also the humorous happenings of school days are worthwhile. lt is the purpose of the GRAYMAROON to preserve for us some of the fondest experiences of college days. ln years to come we will leaf through this 'Book of Memory' in gratitude for the opportunities that were ours dur- ing the school year of l947-48. ln that day we will understand even better than now that the lessons we learned, the friendships we formed, the wit and the humor of college life-all played a part in bringing us nearer to each other and nearer to God. lt is the purpose of a school such as Bethel to help young people to grow not only in knowledge but also in spiritual power and become strong and useful in the work and life of the world. Dr. Ed. G. Kaufman IO

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it i lilii ll DEAN OF WOMEN As college students begin to discover them- selves and to do independent thinking, there is a tendency on the part of many to become hy- percritical. Former values are scrutinized and often rejected in toto. Critical evaluation is es- sential to progress, but in its first flush there is often a tendency to 'throw out the baby with the bath'. Time, experience and comparison may eventually serve to bring a better perspective. With this should come a grateful realization that in spite of the inadequacies of our culture, we can say with the psalmist of old, 'Yea, I have a goodly heritage. DEAN OF MEN There is no finer group of people anywhere than one finds on the campus of a Christian College. Here are the leaders of tomorrow, here, the hope of the future, here one finds the eager, critical, growing edge of society. lt is a responsible priv- ilege to be engaged with Christian young men and women in the common task of discovering and transmitting knowledge, in trying to find God's will for our lives and in learning to yield ourselves to His guidance. Dr. J. Winfield Fretz 12