Bethel College - Graymaroon Yearbook (North Newton, KS)

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Dcdicaiiott The profile of Dr. Walter H. Hohmann competes with the treble clef sign as a musical symbol. From the early days when he directed the girls ' glee club, through the first European tour by the Mennonite Sing- ers and the advent of their weekly radio broadcasts in 1952, and to the present day, Walter Hohmann ' s life has been devoted ' to the cause of good music at Bethel College. An ardent foe of mediocrity and a disciple of the great masters, his contributions as director, composer, teacher, editor, and com- munity leader have improved the quality of church music among Mennonites everywhere. The 1957 Graymaroon is dedicated to Doc- tor Hohmann.

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Fa teuxr ul -J ■ The year is past, a|id f i K ' We know we car?f ' Oi WClie past ' agal Yet, loath to Jf jf ' V With books like this we try to duplicate In words and static pictures what was real. The year is past; these images recall But ghostly echoes and dim shapes 16 mindjfl Then let imagination now translate These spectres to familiar scenes, And capture fleeting faces for our dreams.

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Tho Scionco Hall, with more classrooms than any othtM- campus building, is the mocca of future doctors, nurses, enfj;meers, natural ana social scientists. Behind its red brick walls and many-paned windows, the probing biologists inhabit the laboratories while aspiring mathe- maticians and historians sit in the lecture rooms Student iournalists meeting a publica- tion deadline and amateur technicians produc- ing a radio program may also be found in the versatile ivy-covered building. Center of student .life is Memorial Hall, larg- est campus structure. Its commodious audito- rium seats nearly 3,000 for Memorial Hall Series programs, church conferences, plays, lectures and other special events. The gymnasi- um practice floor of the 1957 Kansas Confer- ence basketball champions, facilitates intramur- al sports as well. Providing students ' food — at mealtimes and between — is the task of the dining hall and College Inn. A focal point for fellowship and recreation is the spacious Stu- dent Union room. Central storehouse of knowledge is the new Library with its 36,000 volumes. In the ultra- modern, well-lighted reading room, some stu- dents pore over textbooks while others intently write term papers at the individual study desks in the stacks. A rich reservoir of material per- taining to Mennonites, the Bethel College His- torical Library downstairs provides extensive research opportunities. Preserving the essence of Mennonite history, the specialized library features valuable archieves, microfilmed docu- ments, Mennonite periodicals, and unique col-