Lambuth College - Lantern Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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TOP — Dean Whetstone teaches a religion class. ABOVE — Construction begins on the gym (now the Theatre). BELOW LEFT — Pep club of the early 40 ' s. BELOW RIGHT — Homecoming parade gets underway. The Growth Of A College Lambuth would be a successful ven- ture. Describing Lambuth ' s early de- velopment, Miss Womack said poi- gnantly: It was a long, hard battle, for about twelve years passed before people really contributed to the col- lege. Influenced by Lambuth ' s shaky economic standing, board members many times urged my father to close the college, and they even suggested selling the college to a meat packer. However, adamant in his belief in the great future of Lambuth, my father declared, ' Over my dead body will you sell this college to a meat packer! ' In the early years of the college the first and only building was the ad- ministration building, now known as Jones Hall. According to Miss Wo- mack, at first the girls lived in a dor- mitory on the third floor. In addition, Miss Womack talked enthusiastically about her father ' s successful relationships with both the faculty and the students. He gained loyalty from the faculty by being hon- est with them from the very begin- ning. He gained loyalty from his stu- dents by being truly interested in their well-being. Moreover, he en- couraged the faculty to inspire stu- dents to search for the truth. This search for truth was uppermost in his mind. From 1940 through 1946, the Whet- stones lived and worked in Mathura, India, where Dean Whetstone was principal of Clancey High School. Their faith in God and their confi-

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ABOVE LEFT, — Miss Katherine Clement, one of the original Lambuth faculty members. ABOVE RIGHT — A typical dorm room in Jones Hall. RIGHT — The new freshman is introduced to rush. BELOW LEFT — Yes, Lambuth did have a football team! BELOW RIGHT — A basketball game with Vanderbilt. Black And White Photos In This Section Courtesy Of Luther L. Gobbel Library

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{ Continued) dence in themselves carried them to the end of their first term in India. Then, all they had endured — the sickness, the war, and most impor- tantly, the family separation was be- hind them and, on the insistence of President Womack, they came to Lambuth. When they arrived at Lambuth they found two buildings and a very basic curriculum, but, above all, a family atmosphere among the people of Lambuth. Mrs. Whetstone recalled Presiden t Womack as being sort of an Old Testament character, a patri- arch to the campus and its people. Dean Whetstone thought of the Stu- dent Christian Association as the group that set the tone of the cam- pus. During this time, chapel meet- ings, which were held three times a week, were an integral part of campus life. In 1952, the Whetstones once again felt the call of the missionary field in India and returned for their second term of service. « It took faith to come to Lambuth College in 1952, for when Dr. Luther L. Gobbel first came from Greensboro College, where he had served as Presi- dent since 1935, he found some dis- couraging conditions. According to Dr. Gobbel, Jones Hall was suffering from deferred maintenance, the Me- morial Chapel was far from comple- tion with sixty-five broken panels of glass and with a partially completed roof; the library had a two-foot hole in TOP — Freshmen of the early fifties arrive at Lambuth. ABOVE — Library in what is now the business office. BELOW — Students enjoy trip to a local hangout.