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The Bethel Faculty of 1910-11 consisted of Alice Martin, P.J. Wedel, Hellen Hoisington, G.A. Haury, D.A. Hirschle, P.H. Richert, E.R. Riesen, Lizzie Wirkler, Lena Hunzicker, J.H. Langenwalter, and D.H. Richert. This partic- ular faculty served under the first administra- tion of J.H. Langenwalter. During Langenwalter ' s administration, Bethel made the step toward becoming an accredited col- lege. The 1912 graduation class was the first to re- ceive college degrees from Bethel. The class members were F.J. Isaac, M.J. Galle, J.C. Kliewer, J.M. Regier, P.R. Schroeder, and A.J. Regier. Galle, Regier and Schroeder all be- came prominent ministers in the General Con- ference. Isaac became a missionary in India; Regier served as a teacher and a college pro- fessor, and Klieweer became engaged educa- tionalwork and government service. The threshing stone is a symbol of Bethel Col- lege and is also fitting for the Mennonite church as a whole. The stone was used to sepa- rate the grain from the straw by a laborius pro- cess. First, a smooth hard surface, on which the cut grain was spread, was prepared by tamping. Second, the stone was drawn over the wheat by oxen. And third, after the second step had beem performed for a while, the grain was turned and the stone was drawn over it a second time. This process was re- peated until all the grin was out of the wheat at which point, the straw was shaken by forks in order to separate the grain from the chaff and thrown aside. The stone was adopted as Bethel ' s symbol on November 16, 1934.
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On the Bethel College seal are the words Faith, Hope, and Charity, three words that were very important to the early Kansas Mennonites. They moved to the United States on the faith and hope that life would be better than in Russia. Likewise, they founded Bethel College on faith and hope. The seal also has the Bethel College motto, Other foundation can no man lay than that which is Jesus Christ from I Corinthians 3:2. The motto was also one of the favorite :exts of Menno Simons (c. 1496-1561) for whom the Mennonites were named. Serving from 1893-1910, Corne- lius H. Wedel was Bethel ' s first President. Rather than do ad- ministration work, Wedel would have preferred the quiet life of a scholar, but on the urgent request from the board of directors, he ac- cepted the call to service. Wedel was devoted to his field of bible studies and was able to inspire many with his enthusiasm for learning. Wedel remained at Bethel until his death in 1910. J.M. Regier, and P.R. Schroeder. The 1912 commencement, besides giving the first A.B. degrees of the college, also set a new precedent on procedure. ; Instead of ora- tions being given by the senior class, there was a commencement speaker who spoke in English. The first was President N.E. Byers of Goshen College. A comnhence- ment speaker has been the custom since 1912. Thus, by 1912, after two decades of being an academy designed to keep Mennonite youth within the church, Bethel College was taking steps towards being an accredited college. Although a few Bethel supporters raised a question of Bethel becoming a Bible college, the main push was toward liberal arts, a tradition around which Bethel developed Steps taken in 1910 were significant because they set Bethel in motion toward an insti- tute of higher learning which has contin- ued to prosper. Peter J. Wedel, The Story of Bethel Col- lege (North Newton: The Mennonite Press 1954), p. 6. Bryan Reber, Founding of Bethel College Was Result of Dreams in Newton ' s Optimistic 80s, Mennonite Weekly Review May 21, 1987, p. 6. ' Wedel, p. 46. Ibi-d., p. 52. ' Bryan Reber, Bethel College Bulletin April, 1987, p. 1. •■Wedel, p. 56. ' ibid., p. 61. ibid., pp. 61-62. ' Ibid., p. 75. ' ibid., p. 87. Ibid., p. 81. ' -James C. Juhnke, Dialogue with a Heri- tage: Cornelius H. Wedel and the Beginnings of Bethel College North Newton; Bethel Col- lege, 1987. Keith Sprunger, Histor ' , Bethel College 1986-1988 Catalog p. 5. ' William Vandever, The Education of Teachers at Bethel College in Kansas, Bethel College Bulletin March 1987, p. 5. For their help in choosing the pictures on both the history and division pages, the MLA, espe- cially Rosemary Moyer, deserves a special thanks. Keith Sprunger is also acknowledged for his advise on the history.
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