George Williams College - Embers Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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The story begins . . . It made little difference whether you kissed mother good-bye in Pennsylvania, brought your wife and child from California, set sail from Israel, or came by CTA when you crossed the quadrangle and stopped at Dole Hall Desk you were greeted with the same friendly “Hi.” Your fears of finding friends or knowing just what to do were all but forgotten as “Mother” Marshall gave you your room number or a member of the Orientation Committee took you on a tour of the college. The climb to the Tower and your first visit to the George Williams Room left you winded but not so much that you couldn’t join in the singing of a few old familiar songs and for the first time you felt the spirit behind the words and music of the Alma Mater at the New Student As¬ sembly. Most of the first day was spent taking tests, but even these weie taken in stride with the promise of going to BEGINNINGS OF THE COLLEGE 1884 1890 Lake Geneva, Wisconsin: YMCA Western Secretarial Institute established. Chicago: A one year course was offered at the Central YMCA with a total paid faculty and staff of one person half-time, and a total budget for the year of 1200 dollars. On the first day of classes the volunteer instructors out-numbered the students almost two to one.

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► FRANK A. HATHAWAY The Embers of 1957 takes pleasure in dedicating its pages to Mr. Frank A. Hathaway, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the College. Mr. Hathaway, a devoted and tireless friend of the College and the former Executive Secretary of the YMCA of Chicago, has given generously of his time and talent, rendering distinguished leadership in many areas of administration. His efforts have been particularly valuable in expanding the College’s scholarship pro¬ gram—for which the student body is extremely grateful. m

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DENNIS OTTOSEN-GWE Ann Arbor, Michigan . . . Field work at Beverly YMCA . . . Looking toward Hawaiian YMCA as Boys’ Secretary . . . Veep and Prexy of Phi Zeta Tau . . . Student Recruiting Council . . . Varsity Basketball manager . . . Denny is known as a sportsman, particularly golf . . . good at quick quip. PHILLIP G. GEISEL - GWE Kansas City, Mo. . . . was employed at Lincoln Belmont YMCA . . . head¬ ing for YMCA work with camping emphasized . . . Phil was president of Phi Zeta Tau . . . member of Embers staff . . . intramurals . . . drama . . . glee club . . . Choir . . . The Indian Dancer . . . old camper . . . married and looking for twins. Left: Mr. Gunnar Peterson proctors one of the tests. New students include Evelyn Despenza, Harbans Singh, Ray Simser, Jerry Lloyd and John A. Clarke. Right: An informal sing serves as an entree to friendship for Cyril Myers, Lois Fredrickson, new stu¬ dents, Lynn Rinehart and Becky Abrahamson of the Orientation Committee, and Gordon Boys, another freshman. College camp the next day. Friendly fellowship on the bus made the 90 miles fly by quite fast and soon we were carrying our suitcases down Circle Drive. Our quarters in the modern lakefront cabins assured us that College Camp was not quite like the old “Y” camp back home; facilities proved to be more than adequate as a setting for us to become oriented to college life—its rules, curriculum, organizations, customs, philosophy, policies The periods of discussion and recreation went by quick¬ ly and Saturday night found us in Huppy Hollow for the rnr A .,