Central Wesleyan College - Centralian Yearbook (Central, SC)

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Cur PRESIDENT JOHN FRANK CHILDS, A. B., President, Creek A I. F. -Childs, our beloved president, attended college here. After leaving Central, he attended Marion College, Clemson Col- lege, University of Ceorgia, University of Chicago, and Emory University. He has his A. B. with a major in Latin and Creek. He taught some in the rural public schools in Elbert County, Ceor- gia, and was principal ofa high school at Milltown, Georgia. President Iohn Frank Childs is a man of sterling character. He first attended Central College when but a young man. Later he became a professor of Creek. In 1932 he was elected president and has served faithfully for eleven years. We truly appreciate his leadership, under which the school has advanced in many ways. He is a friend to all and has given words of advice and encourage- ment when discouraging times came. VVe are thankful to have a Christian president and a man who never gives up. Cur prayer for him is that Cod's presence may be with him always.

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LCDCAL BCDARD CDF MANAGERS REV. E. L. SHIGLEY attended Alabama State Normal and then taught school for eight vears. Later he entered the pastorate, serving several churches in Alabama. For six years he was president of the Alabama Conference. He has been a member of the Board since l937. He is now pastor of the Vvesleyan Methodist Church at Springdale, Alabama. REV. GEORGE DAVIS graduated from the Theological Department at Central in 37. He also attended Atlanta Bible Institute. He is now president of the North Ceorgia Con- ference and pastor of the Atlanta VVesleyan Methodist Church. ln july, l943 he was elected to the Board. REV. DEXVEY O. BTILLER, recently-elected member of the Board and pastor of the Vvest Asheville Church in North Carolina, grad- uated from the High School Department of Central.College and studied one year in the College Department. He finished a theolog- ical course at Biltmore Junior College, Bilt- more, North Carolina. REV. R. C. KENDRICK, who attended Cen- tral College Theological Department about two years, has been a member of the Local Board of lklanagers for fourteen years. After serving as president of the South Carolina Conference for twelve years, he entered pas- toral work at Anderson, South Carolina. REV. F. D. CROSS of Chattanooga, Tennessee, the president of the Tennessee Conference, was elected to the Local Board of Managers in August, l943. REV. H. R. CUNBY received an A.B. degree from Central College when it was chartered as a Senior College, after which he took sne- cial course at South Ceorgia Teachers' Col- lege and Mercer University. He has been on the Local Board of Managers for six years. At the present he is pastor of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Hortense, Ceorgia. REV. A. VVOOD attended Central College Theological Department for four years. He became a pastor in Alabama and served as president of the conference for three years. Later he transferred to Ceorgia, serving as Superintendent of Hephzibah Home for six years and as president of the Ceorgia Confer- ence for four years. Now pastor of the First Vlflesleyan Methodist Church of Castonia, North Carolina, he has beenon the Local Board of .Vlanagers for ten years. REV. W. D. CORRELL entered Central College in its first year, l906. He finished the Theo- logical Course which is now the Disciplin- ary Department, in the spring of l9ll, and entered pastoral work in the fall of same year. He served as President of South Caro- lina Conference for thirteen years and is now in his fifteenth year of evangelistic work. He has been a member of the Local Board of Managers over twenty years. Xpresident John Frank Childs is chairman of the Local Board of Alanagers. g. Y lit- l l 1 3 Q l e l i l I l 1 i l 1 1 i 1 5 I l i l U I l r '. Y l v D i 8 I . i l .l 4 I n X

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lL I Wy. if. PRo11EssoR PAUL M. LAVVRENCE, A.B., BD., S.T.B. Bible, Theology Professor Paul Lawrence attended Central College two years, He received his AB. in history at Marion, his HD. at Asbury, and his S.T.B. at the Bib- lical Seminary in New York, He was pastor for two years at Griffin, Georgia, and taught in high school at Zebelon and Middleton, Georgia. He is now Head of the Theological Department here and also Dean of Men. This is his first year at Central. PROFESSOR J. B. CHILDS, A.B. Science, Nlatlfieinatics Professor B. Childs attended Cen- tral College two years and Clemson College one year. He received his A.B. with a major in English upon his grad- uation from Asbury College. He was principal of a high school in Pickens County, South Carolina, for three years and pastor of a church at Piedmont, South Carolina, for two years. This is his eighth year at Central as teacher. He is also principal of the high school department. The PROFESSOR V. A. lVlI'I'CHELL, Th.B. Theology Professor V. A. Mitchell finished the junior college course here, after which he taught at Six Mile, South Carolina, for one year. Later he returned to school and completed the Th.B. course. In addition to his work as teacher he is also the pastor of two churches and con- Mrss PRANCENE CUDE, A.B. Latin, Englisli Miss Prancene Cude finished junior college here and senior college at Mar- ion, where she received her A.B. She has taught in North Carolina schools since her graduation. She came to Cen- tral as teacher on lanuary fourth of this year, taking the place of Mrs. A. l. Argo. MISS RUTH C. UEBELE, A.B., M.A. English, Spanisli, Matlienfzatics Miss Ruth Uehele attended Marion College four years and received her A.B. Later she attended Indiana University, where she received her HLA. She taught here four years, after which she studied nursing for two years. Later she returned to Central and is now in her eighth year. ference president of the W. Y. P. S. This is his first year as teacher at W. M. C. MRS. IPB. CHILDS, B.Mus. Piano Mrs. I. B. Childs received her B.Mus at A5bUfY College. She also attended' school at Furman University and Con- verse College. She taught music here while a student. This is now her twelfth year since graduation. She is the organizer of the Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Societ ' th Southern District. Y In e