London College of Bible and Missions - Archway Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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jltia ia our ik Secrecy, secrecy, all was secrecy. Posters announced the semi-formal Valentine banquet the girls' dormitory was sponsoring for the men's residence. Mystery surround- ed the news that someone's life story would be told in a presentation of This Is Your Life . Who could it be? the students wondered. Only three girls knew. The night of the big event, cupids, hearts and stream- ers transformed the dining hall. The girls in their lovely formals, accompanied by their escorts, lent the final touch to the candlelit room. Dinner music was provided by Mrs. Beckman who sang a solo and Carol Carey who played her violin. Mr. Carey gave his dialogue and piano rendering In the Us- ual Way. 'Later in the chapel the air was filled with suspense. This is Your Life was about to begin. To the strains of The Yellow Rose of Texas, the Mistress of Ceremonies, Maureen Harvey, described a certain young student who enrolled at Dallas Theological Seminary in Dallas, Texas, in 1947. This young man was an all-round student, a scholar, with a great sense of humour. We pfaise the Lord for leading him and his wife to L.B.I. And so . . . Dr. Harris . . . This is YOUR LIFE! While Marj Schindel played appropriate background music such as Rock-a-bye-baby and snap shots from the Harris family album were projected on a screen, Dr. Harris' life was unfolded. He recounted his amazing ex- periences during the war and in a concentration camp. Hidden behind a curtain off-stage were special friends and relatives of Dr. Harris - his brother Ross and his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morrison of Guelph, friends from University of Western Ontario days. Corsag- es were given to the ladies and Paul and Elizabeth Harris received story books. Dr. Harris was presented with an amplified New Testament and a This is Your Life scrap- book of memories. A coloured film of Dr. Harris' gradua- tion from Dallas was a gift from Dr. and Mrs. Gannett. This truly was a night to remember. The example of Dr Harris' life was one to follow, because the life of Christ was seen in him. Sponsored by the T Christ was the center l l l A lovely way to end a day. Dr. Harris . . . This is YOUR LIFE girls' dormitory. Page 51

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r Z QW' H' 1 37' ,. ?-1-f tif 4 TF? . ,. .'i tw. SJ- 3 o -Q I : . i rienfafzon ,,,ff-tipjfyfggfgg. Big Bfofhef and Sisfef REFLECTIONS or AN orb HOUSE Faculty Reception I live at the corner of Queen's Avenue and Peter Streets. The students speak of me as being slightly old-fashioned but they all love me. Last spring I thought of the four lonely months ahead without all the laughing, singing and talking and I felt so sad. I knew I'd miss feeling the presence of God as the people prayed in the chapel. Then suddenly the summer was over and Big Brother Dean Balser and Big Sister Gwen Gellatly were here waiting for the freshmen to arrive for Orientation week. I can remember that just before the final exams last April, Dean and Gwen were plan- ning for Orientation week. How time flies! On the Tuesday after labour Day, Dean was up on a ladder putting up signs in the foyer, which helped me say Welcome Where was Gwen? Why in the L.B.I. chapel decorating the curtains with the freshman theme I am the Way. Then the rush began! New footsteps hurried up my steps and pushed open my doors. Ouch, I cried as freshmen dropped their suitcases too hard on me. I was so hot and so busy I didn't know which way to turn next! Midnight, Tuesday and Wednesday . . . and Dean and Gwen were still up talking. They were so tired by the end of the week! On Thursday I Wm wakened at 5:30 a.m. The new students talked excitedly about going out to Dr. Beckman's farm for breakfast. I had a few more much-needed hours of sleep! The rest of Thursday I got my breath. The new students were being tested and registered. Some went job hunting. Friday was a good day for their picnic. The freshmen met in my chapel where they had to do such crazy things as put clothes on backwards and put cu.rlers in their hair for initiation. Then they were ushered into a truck and taken to Springbank Park. My, it was quiet here all afternoon without anyone around. Saturday, Dean and Gwen decorated the dining hall for the climax of the orienta- tion activities - the orientation banquet. What a big happy family! Being at L.B.I. to learn more about God! The new students heard Daddy Harris point his family to their heavenly Father. I got such a warmth running through my walls when I saw all those eager young people eating up God's message. I was thrilled to be called their home. Sunday afternoon Rev. Daniel Firth of Chalmers Presbyterian Church pointed the students to The Way at the Vesper Service. As I felt the reverence in my chapel I knew that a wonderful year of blessing was in store for my family. I 2 5457- suv' U ,E 3 1 is ,Q . an , .,. , a ,Mil V xl P' I .fi Q L' Q Y,. The Banquet The Picnic

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,wing icnic Hey, what's cooking? yelled Lloyd Webb as he completed the mile and a half cross-country race from Springbank Park to XX'onderland along the banks of the Thames. M-m-m-m! smells good, blurted Dr. Cramer, making a dash for the finish line on Bruce Ramsay's shoulders. Luscious hamburgers sizzling on the open bar-b-que tantalized the hungry picnickers. Everyone sat around the old- fashioned teahouse and reminisced on the year's activities as they devoured bar- b-cues cooked by the men of class '62-'63. What a day it had been! All kinds of games and relays had provided a lot of laughs and craziness. Gooey dough- nuts on long fishing poles had been fed to boys lying on the ground. Then everyone had to blow up balloons and sit on them to see which one broke first. Shirley Funnell, looking for a few min- utes rest had been tossed into a big flower pot and soon had become the tar- get for basketball throws. In a short devotional message at the end of the day, Rev. Jonas Shepherd challenged each one to attain greater heights in, through and for the Lord jesus Christ. He1p! I'm not a target. Our Olympic star! .jvlocgeg af as Mai FRONT ROW: Leroy Tower, Wally Stephenson, Bill Wills, George Bradford. SECOND ROW: Bill Adkins, Jim Moyer, Brian Bridle, jim Routledge, Doug Routledge, Ed Caffin. Sponsored by the Men's Residence