Emory and Henry College - Sphinx Yearbook (Emory, VA)

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THIS IS EMORY! Emory has the traditional side and the historical side, as does every college, but it has more. There is an intangible spirit which permeates the everyday life of each student who comes in contact with the campus. It might be the friendly atmosphere of students who learn to know each other on the basis of their own individual merit and not on the standards set by a social conscious society. Van Dyke Student Union

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Creed Fulton Obsorvatory and Physici Building Gonoral Stuart was a student at this colloqc bofore attendinq West Point. Three qraduates have been governors: Henry Carter Stuart. '74, and Georqo Campbell Peery, '94, both servod as governor of Virqinia: 8ra«fon B. Comer. '69. was qovornor of Alabama. Other qraduates have served in Congress and other areas of government. Tho Bishops of the Methodist Church numbor three Emory and Henry graduates among Byars Memorial Library E. E. Wiley Administrativo Building their membership: Hoss. lambuth and Watorhouso. Emory and Henry alumni were once servinq at the same time as presidents of the American Medical Association and the National Education Association. Dr. Fred Allison. '04. is one of the Icodinq scientists in Americo. His discovery of two of tho olemenls on tho periodic chart went unrecognized for yoars, but gradually ho has beon qivon credit for their discovery. The modern radioisotopos laboratory in the Gibson Scionce Building was established and named in honor of Dr. Allison, who was the first to publish experimental evidence on tho existence of the heavy isotopo of hydroqon. This evidence was a significant contribution to the advance- ment of atomic and nuclear scionce. Dr. Robert E. L. Humphreys, '89. was a retired Diroctor and Vice- President of Standard Oil Company of Indiana. It was his work with the holp of an associate that led to tho development of tho thermal method of cracking petroleum hydrocarbons to produce qesoline. Emory and Honry graduates havo mado outstanding achiovomcnts in the fields of rellqion and education. College presidents, deans and profossors rank among tho alumni. Many outstanding ministers and missionaries and school teachors have served tho world better as a rosult of their association with Emory and Henry College. Dr. George J. Stovonson. Chairman of tho Department of History and Political Scionce of the Colloqo. will publish in Ocfobor of this year a detailod and scholarly history of the college. This comprehensive study deals with the theory behind the formation of tho college ond its force on this area of the South, Tho boot is an accurate account of the history of the college since its foundation. It will also sorvo os a source book for a study of history of this section of the United Statos. The 1962-63 acedomic yoar marked the bcqinninq of an intons-ve self-study by tho college of evory phoso of its activities. This self- study will yiold now plans for tho futuro ond will becomo the pattern on which Emory ond Honry Collogo will base its course of action if it is to meet tho educational, reliqious and sociol issues facing our country today. 158

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Off ih The yearbook in 1902 tells of a young man's future view of Emory and Henry. He wrote of his return as an old man. He wrote of getting off of a modern streamliner at the gleaming white marble edifice which replaced the old green and white depot. The town of Emory, quiet and peaceful, hod become a bustling city of fifty thousand. Instead of the prophecy be- ing fulfilled, the train has modernized some since 1902. but not much. The some old depot stands beside the tracks. There are several new buildings in the community, but it is still a quiet little southwest Virginia town, unique in that it is the home of on institution of higher learning. Emory is just Emory and the signs over Worthington's and Addison's will hang there for many years, and boys and girls will continue walk- ing across the railroad tracks to the post office on fruitless missions for mail. The cemetery on the hill will always be the best place to get away and think, and when spring time set- tles that strange disease on the campus, as it does each year, and people cut classes for suntans and ballgames. there will still be couples taking that slow walk up the hill by the Crowe’s Nest and on up to the graveyard to decide the problems of the world. Freshmen will come and go: ratting will continue to be the endless drudgery to be criticized and studied and revived: and social organizations will become -frantic for new mem- bers. Seniors will graduate: juniors will become aware of such terms as doubt, existentialism and conservatism. Sophomores will join clubs and wonder why they have to take so many re- quired courses. Patterns for lives will be established and 160