Covenant College - Tartan Yearbook (Lookout Mountain, GA)

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NEXT YEAR in St. Louis . . . That was the topic of many Fronl Pasadena ' ' ' conversations during the first year of Covenant College ir. Pasadena, California, where classes were held in temporary y quarters until the gigantic pro- 1 cess of moving the entire 1 school to its present central lo- cation near St. Louis could be executed. lYhen students, fac- ulty, staff, board members, and 1 friends of Covenant College and Seminary gathered in the rnaiu building for the dedica- tion and opening convocation service in September, 1956, the second school year began at the . l new twenty-two-acre campus. 1 lfor the returning students and faculty, it was another convocation service: for some, new students and faculty, it was the beginning of life at zt1 lf' tli QM elim am U1 O mls' 190, heart of first-year Covenant College life. friends in the area, it was an opportunity to see the school in action. For all, it was the realization of answered prayer and the recognition of the guidance of a Sovereign God: for Covenant College began as a result of action taken by the liighteenth General Synod of the Bible Presbyterian Church meeting in St. Louis in june. 1955, when the Lord laid on the hearts of godly men a desire to establish a Synod-sponsored liberal arts school where young men and women could be educated in a Christian atmosphere under teachers devoted to the Vvord of God. This action was subject to the endorsement of two-thirds of the presbyteries of the denomin- ation. and this endorsement was complete in October of 1955. The Board of Trustees announced the purchase of well-kept grounds in suburban St. Louis, and even during the steady activity of the first school year, all thoughts were turned to the Midwest, to the new campus, and to the possibilities for the future of the school. In the meantime, classes were held regularly in the Pasadena City Church building in downtown Pasadena, and 190 North Oakland, student living quarters, became the heart of Covenant College life. A student body meeting resulted in the election of Phillip Olin, junior from Watford City, North Dakota, as Student Body President. Covenant personnel were inspired by the messages of Rev. li. Archer Dillard of Boone, North Carolina, speaker for Spiritual Life Emphasis Week, as he presented the responsibility to live the real Christian life. Plans were begun and completed for the Mountain Peaks Bible Conference to be held in Col- orado in July and sponsored in part by Covenant College, with faculty members being featured as speakers. The Presidents book Fight the Good Fight arrived from the publisher. Covenanters

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FOR votuz outstanding achieve- ments in your pastoral, evangelis- tic, and educational duties: for the fine example of family life you set before us: for your con- sistent Christian testimony as an administrator, a teacher, and a friend 3 for your counsel and guid- anceg for your interest in stu- dents as individuals: for your devotion to the principles on which our school is founded: and for the inspiration your life has been to those of us who have been with Covenant since its very be- ginning, we dedicate the 1957 Tartan to you, Dr. Robert G. Ray- burn, our president and friend. DEDICATIU Dr. Rayburn at first commencement . and with first Covenant graduates.

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dismissed from school for two days, journeyed to Big Bear Lake in the mountains beyond San Rer- nardino for a snowless Snow Conference where Rev. Lyman XYendt of Riverside brought messages from I john on the life and beliefs ofa Christian. The annual spring banquet, Tales of the Co venantersf' with the theme taken from Sir Halter Scotts Old .lI0rtaIz'z',v, more informal gatherings at the home of the Denners, and farewell parties all heralded the end of Covenants first year. llut Synod had given Covenant College its approval and had endorsed the establishment of theological training in addition to the four-year course in the college, and Covenant Seminary became a part of the picture. More evidences of the l-ord's blessing on the school came with the appointment of renowned scholars to the faculty.. Dr. VI. Oliver lluswell, Jr., was named llean of the Graduate School, and other Christian educators became a part of Covenant College and Seminary. Un .Tune l, 1956, at Commencement Services in the Pasadena City Church, the first senior class of Covenant College graduated. The Place Where 6 Jpportunity and Responsibility Meet was the theme of the commencement address by the Rev. Claude llunzel. .Xt the close of the service Hal-V ter C. Loitz of Anaheim, California, Clifford Il. llrewton, Savannah, Georgia, and lfrnest ll. Tyler, lfarmington. Michigan, received the llachelor of Arts degree from Covenant College. The singing of the school hymn, All lfor Jesus, brought the Commencement lfxercises and the first school year to a close. , L . 1 Since that time many school - - ' to X t- 0'-Us events have closed with the singing of the school hymn. lie- cause it expresses the desire of every heart at Covenant Col- lege and Seminary, we have used it for the theme of the l957 Turion, which the staff hopes will give an adequate history of the l95fJ-l957 school year at Covenant College and Seminary. IXLL lfoiz jisscs All for jesus! All for jesus! All my beings ransomed powers: All my thoughts and words and doings, W an G, All my days and all my ,..,,, ,,,,, hours. Main building, Covenant College and Seminary. Q MARY D. I-,MES