Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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Thirteen Born Elkhart, Ind., 1897, son of G. L. Bender for many years Treasurer of Mennonite Mis- sion Board . .. graduated Elkhart H. S. 191+ . . . taught H. S. 1-916- 1917 . . . B. A. Go- shen College 1918 . . , taught Hesston College 1918-19211 . . . B. D. Garrett Institute 1922 . . . M. A. Princeton Cniversity 1923 . . Th. M., Princeton Seminary, 1923 . . married Elizabeth Horsch KG. C. 'ISD 1923 . . .spent fifteen months dur- ing 1923-192+ at. zt European Trax- eling Fellow in Old Testament from Princeton . . . studied at Tu- bingen University Germany, 1 9 2 3' 192-1 . . . 192-l--27 Prof. History and Social Science, Go- shen College: 1927 Prof. Church His- tory and Sociology .. . 1930 served as European repre- sentative of the Mennonite Central Committee in Rusf sian Relief workg studied one semes' ter at Heidelberg I bermanx since 1957 has been Dean ot Go hen Colleve anl Dean of the Bible School librarian of Goshen Colle e NIDCC 192-1 deeplx interested in Nlen nonite History, President of Nlennonnte 1-11 torical Nociets since 197-1 editor the Nlennomte Quarterly Review since 1971 author of Txso Centuries of Xmertcan Mennonite Litera ture 119291 . . . member ot Historical Noctette both in I N and Lermanx father of two children. E hmm MMM 1 he mile if

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Born 1S79, Sharon Center, Ia. of Amish Mennonite parents . . . grad- uated Clarion QIa.J H. S. 1901 as Pres. of Senior class . . . employ- ee of International Harvester Com- pany summer 1901 . . married Emma Stutzman 1903 . . taught c 0 u n t r y school 1901-190+ . . . principal Sharon High School fIa.1 190+-05 . . . prin- cipal Pioneer s c h o ol, Prosser. XVashing'ton, 1905- 06 . . . stockman and rancher state of XVashington and XVestern Nebraska 1906-1912... ordained as Am- ish Mennonite minister 1911 in Nehr., and bishop 1913 in Iowa . . . bishop East Vnion Q1a,l Church 1913 -31 . . . evangel- istic work 191+-17 . . . teacher short Bihle Term, Hess- lon 1919, 1921-23 . . . assistant mod- el'flf1'll' Xver-tern A. M. Conference 1915-1921, moder- ator 1921-23 . . , moderator of the General Conference, 1919-1921 . ., . traveled to South America 1919-1920 as official Mission Board representative to help locate the Argentine Mennonite Mission . . . helped organize and served as member of the Mennonite Relief Commisison for Yvar Snrlerers 1918 till organization was discontinued 1926 . . . served on Mennonite Board of Education since 1918, president of the hoard 1919-192+ . . . elected treasurer ad interim, Menno- nite Board of lX'1issions and Charities following death of G. L. Bender 1921 . . . served Menno- nite Board of Missions and Charities since 1913, Secretary of the Board since 1922 . . . B. A., State V. of Iowa 1927 . . . LL. B., Hamilton School of Law, Chicago 1926 . . . graduate student, School of Religion, State University of lowa . . . M. A., YVinona Lake School of Theology 1933 . . . B. D., Northern Baptist Theological Seminary 1934 . . . President of Goshen College since 1923 . . . father of three children. E p :Meant 1r.r.gp1d m'

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Fourteen Gusrav H. ENss-born Lindenau, State of Samara, Russia, 1885 . . . lived for twenty-one years in Northeast Russia and five years in South Russia . . .married Amy Evelyn Greaves Suderman of Sheffield, England in 1912 at Halb- stadt, Russia . . . graduated H. S. of Alexandertal, Russia 19003 State Teachers' Seminary, Stavropol, Russia 1910 . . . student Gymnasium, Odessa, Russia: U. of Berlin, Ger- many, Kan. State U . . . Th. M. Southwestern Baptist Sem- inary 1929 . . . student University of Chicago, Northwest- ern U., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. . . in- structor Military Academy, Odessa, Russia, 1911, Berlitz School of Languages, Shefheld, England 19143 Bethel College 1915-18, Hesston College 1921-275 professor of Philosophy and German at Goshen College since 1923 . . . Pastor of Moundridge, Kans., Mennonite Church for ten years . . . ordained bishop 1917 . . . has poultry-raising and flower- gardening as past-time . . . father of six daughters. Paul. BENDER-born at Springs, Pa., 1899 ...son of D. H. and Ida Miller Bender. . . at age of six moved to Scottdale, Pa., and three years later to Hesston, Kansas, living there until 1932 . . , married Bertha Burkholder of Harrisonburg, Va., 1929 . . . graduated Hesston Academy 19163 B. A. Hesston College 1921 . . . instructor Hesston College and Academy most of the time in years 1921-1932 . . . M. S. If of Iowa 1925, Ph. D., U. of Iowa 1931 . . . spent summers working on farm . . , taught in country school 1913-19, first grade pupils of which graduated from llesston Academy in class of '31 of which he was sponsor . . . professor of physics at Goshen College since 1932 . . . interested in bird study, home planning, conservation of wild life, scientific research and development of physics. Su..-xs Henrziciz-born Baltimore, Md., 1388 . . . grew to manhood on farm . . . graduated Towson, Md., H. S. 1909 . . . B. A. Goshen College 1913 . . . B. D. Yale Divinity School 1917 . . . M. A. Columbia U. 1918 . . . Sterling Scholar, Yale Graduate School 1925-26 . . . Ph. D. Yale V. 1927 .... taught rural school, Kalxona, Ia., 1913: taught Menn. Collegiate Institute, Gretna, Manitoba 1913- 1915 . . . Relief work in Near East Relief in Syria 1929- 1930 . . . instructor in Goshen 1920-23 and since 192-I--25, Prof. Psy. and Education, Goshen College since 1927 . . . Registrar, Director of Summer Session and Director of Teacher Training . . , author of The Rise of the Public High School in Connecticut . . . married Anna Rose Weav- er in 1924- . . . father of new twins, Joanne and john, and three other children. - MRS. AMY EVELYN Ewss-born Sheffield, England, daughter of George Turton Greaves, English manufacturer, and Anne Yule Greaves . . . graduated from High School at Sheffield, England, from Private School for Girls, Dore and Tottley, Devonshire, England, and from College of Pre- ceptors, London, England . . . a student at Sheffield School of Art and Sheffield School of Music . . . married G. H. Enss in 1912 . . . mother of ten children . . . instructor Mennonite College, Halbstadt, South Russia, 1910-12 . . . Bethel College, Newton, Kansas, 1917... Hesston Col- lege, 1926-27 . . . Goshen College since 1929 . . . makes painting a hobby.