Goshen College - Maple Leaf Yearbook (Goshen, IN)

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DEDICATION . . . PROFESSOR JOHN S. UMBLE John Sylvanus Umble was born near Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, on February 16, 1881. The years of his service to the Mennonite Church have been highly beneficial to its young people. His interest and efforts for our well being and happiness continue today, and we who are directly influenced take this opportunity to express our appreciation to him with this issue of The Maple Leaf. At Goshen College we are receiving the fruit of John Umble's long and extensive educational experience, both as a student and a teacher. His training includes Kingscreek High School, Ohiog Elkhart Institute, University of Wooster: Goshen College: North- western University, University of Chicago, Garret Biblical Seminary: University of Coloradog and the University of Minnesota. B. A and M. A. degrees were received at Northwestern University. In 1910 European travel and study were undertaken. His Fields of study have been German, Latin, speech, English, and literature. This prepara- tion led to teaching in an Ohio elementary school: Northwestern University: Mt. Vernon High School, Indianag South High School, Akron, Ohio, and Goshen College. Such a record cannot portray his character, but it does indicate the rich background that we benefit from academically. At present Professor Umble teaches English and literature. He also takes a keen interest in the debate activities of the college. He is secretary of the college. But his activities also include a broader' service in the form of historical writing His studies and contributions fill a niche in this area. At his home on the corner of College Avenue and Main Street, Professor Umble pursues his hobbies of gardening and photography. His granddaughters are a favorite subject for his camera. The rock garden and lawn plantings you see when passing by are the work of his hands. But john Umble will often come over to his college office or the library, for more study and writing that will aid and inspire young people. We dedicate this issue of The Maple Leaf to John Umble, a friend and helper of youth. page twelve

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9 We are at the moment confronted with an unprecedented opportunity in the field of Christian higher education. Our colleges are not soliciting students. We have them standing at our doors knocking for admission. We house them in basements and sleep them in tiers and we provide traffic lanes to pass them through our crowded halls. A staff already overburdened with many responsibilities is asked to take time to help students to Find themselves in terms of vocation, belief about God, and attitude to the Church. It is time now to direct a larger share of the resources of the Church to meet the needs of the young men and women who are on our campuses seeking help and guidance. There are two main tasks before the Christian church. The one consists in calling out from the page lourreen ERNEST E. MILLER President and Professor of Education Ph. D., New York ROM OUR world and maintaining a body of believers who will live together in a Christ-like way. The other task consists in the commitment to the service and salvation of the unsaved world on the part of those so called out and maintained. It is the duty of our schools as institutions of the Church to help carry out that program. To the extent to which we succeed in doing this we may be considered worthy. In this respect we have not done all that we should but our graduates are serving the Church today in many ways in many parts of the world. The Mennonite Church of the future exists in our present young people, full of energy and vigor, potentially ready for guidance into consecration for the tasks that lie ahead. -Ernest E. Miller