Columbia Bible College - Finial Yearbook (Columbia, SC)

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J arewell, J e Spring, 1941, has come and with a fresh, fragrant crop of Seniors. Nature seems to be displaying the very best of her glories to deco- rate Mother Earth and the world in her new garment. Cold dismal life is taking on a new slant while the flowers bloom and the world receives our Seniors. For four years they have hidden under the protection of God in the shelter of C. B. C. — yet evidence of buds creeping through have often been seen. Now — after years of faithful training, hard work and growth in the Lord — the bud seems to be bursting into started bloom; emori ready to send the fragrance of Christ from their lives to a world — tho ' in nature bright — in sin — black as ebony. Seniors, we salute your effort — we ' re glad to have been privileged to see you- in the budding process for three years — and now at your last year — we see lovely blossoms not quite opened yet. Yours now is to plant the seed of Christ in other lives because you are going out in His service. Goodbye Friends, may God bless you to have a fruitful vineyard for His glory. THE JUNIOR CLASS J4 Jribate to U. i5. O. Prepared! The first training period is over. The trumpet sounds and we advance confi- dently and expectantly into the field, of a wider conflict. Though the enemy is mighty, the victory is certain, for our Captain is Almighty! As we prepare to march forward we pause briefly to consider all that the past days of training have meant to us. We have learned that we must fight the good fight of faith, daring to believe every word of the Heavenly Manual which our Leader has given to us. We have learned to wield skillfully the keen-edged Sword of dynamite through the intensive study of the Guide Book, so that we no longer count our lives dear unto ourselves for they belong to Him. We have learned, too, that the con- flict is fought not by visible weapons of human making, but that it is fought and won with that invisible and greatest weapon of all — prayer — which is mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. We have learned that self-discipline and self-control is a prime requisite of the good soldier. Our Captain requires unquestioned obedience without reser- vation. Therefore we go forth to fight an offen- sive warfare because we are utterly convinced of the certainty of those things wherein we have been instructed. We look into the future — what does it hold? Our Captain has given us sealed orders. We have our marching orders — that is enough. On the far-flung edges of the battlefield the carnage is heavy; among the moving maelstrom of men we see many who need the message of succor. Prophetic shadows are being cast by the long rays of the setting sun; the day is almost spent and the night is at hand. We raise aloft with a triumphant shout the blood-stained banner of our King. Across it is written in glowing letters one word — Victory. THE CLASS OF ' 41

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CONTENTS DEDICATION FACULTY SENIORS UNDER CLASSES EXTRA CURRICULAR ADVERTISEMENTS

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r4istom of School Columbia Bible College is the youngest of the state ' s institutions of higher learning. Officially opened in late September, 1923, the Bible College has maintained a slow but steady growth over a period of seventeen years. During one of his conferences in Columbia, Dr. Robert C. McQuilkin was consulted regard- ing the founding of such a school in the South. Dr. McQuilkin manifested a deep interest in the work, however small it might be at the start, and the group which later organized as the board of trustees unanimously asked him to come and be its founder and dean. He moved to Columbia in 1922 to make prepara- tion for the work which was to begin a year later. When the school opened in the fall of 1923 he was the only faculty member, except as assistance was given by members of the board. Two rooms were rented in the Colonia Hotel. Room 107 (now the book store) was Dr. McQuil- kin ' s office. It was also the business office, and the cloak room for faculty and students. Room 209 was the only class room. A little organ stood in the corner, and chapel exercises as well as classes and prayer meetings were held here. In 1927 it seemed clear that the time had come for the introduction of a course equal in length and academic standing to the colleges of liberal arts. With the approval of the South Carolina State Board of Education and the legislature, a four year course was established and Columbia Bible School became Columbia Bible College. In May, 1931, the degree of B.A. in Biblical Education was first conferred on students who had completed the work of the four year course. Meanwhile the Bible College had become too large to operate in a few scattered rooms. As the student body increased in size, additional rooms had been rented from the Colonia Hotel. The Bible College was clearly aware of the need of owning and operating its own plant. Follow- ing months of careful thought and prayer, the property of the Colonia Hotel was purchased in November, 1927. The women ' s dormitory occupied the fourth floor, the men ' s dormitory a part of the second floor. Classes and chapel were held in the main building; students ate in part of the dining room. Rooms not used by the students were rented to guests. In 1935 the size of the student body had increased to the point where additional dormi- tory space was urgently needed. Providential circumstances made possible the renting of the buildings formerly used by Chicora College. For two years the men occupied buildings on this property. In 1937 it became clear that the property formerly used by Columbia Theological Semi- nary would serve the purpose better than that of Chicora College. Accordingly the buildings and grounds were rented for a year. In 1938 the Bible College secured an option on this prop- erty, and in October, 1939, a payment of twenty thousand dollars was made and the deed turned over to Columbia Bible College. From the earliest days of Columbia Bible College, college graduates had enrolled for study. In 1935 the board of trustees decided upon the founding of a graduate school with a two year course of study leading to the degree of M.A. in Biblical Education and a three year course leading to the degree of Master of Theology. Several college graduates immediately enrolled, and graduate degrees have been offered since May, 1938. There are now thirteen members of the faculty assisted by a staff of able helpers in the different departments. Under the leader- ship of Dr. McQuilkin, the Bible College still aims to carry out the purpose it had from the beginning, to train young people to know Him and to make Him known.