Marion University - Marionette Yearbook (Marion, IN)

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I, 1. .-' rs t ,. N 9 'j - - :. ' 1 , . , . , E lgl hsx KM 45,-F Q u .22 , y ,ff . Thirty Eighth .-.:, 41 l f ? 11.1 1 'wif 'Q' 6 Q, 'm'F gl .-...www-1-'f :?'i2Z S3 ' a5y f. bw S P 4 mm 1 W -1 - his ff.1ui.pa Ueelf l'Opel'ty A H J ' 3325 . W SC? I, , . ':lQ5w .. Land was purchased W A f'vT vWti'1l f - at 38th and Washin ton K' . . g lliy and a building was l' ill91g,k,i: ,?fi'7 erected to house the ZX institution tthere is .wr as it lif1f1'L5wl1 l presently -H well-used w ijfwg 3' 1 ,3 ff! ' .1 it Y !, 4,': 1, . ' . - - -ff3?'ifigif'iff5ff5?tl?'Q2i ilfily . i ' H?llIii. vl , if .11 'Q lie M l ' Park at WS Slfel- .. .-',, 0- ,nip .w 4.5- 5,1 -,.,g - ' gn jf.,. ,J ,i ' ,A .- , ' ,,f't',u . -L , 1 . Tlliiilflggs. 5 Zf2 ?f2H Q33f:tL -W 'ri yy 1-'-ff. J . 1 ' f L w- . ..-VT? 'W - -5 ., -T ,'f?E??L.4 ' ',' ,. I K N15-33.211 m e, figipiw-,AM L-zvgiki W rail 3- - fe-if-J i -f'. .i..,1:gi.:j-,Mg Wim .TfZ'12:4-Q., 4122.5 ',,f,., ' ii' 'P WT: s Q'l-wW'MwJ?'2ziw 'Iv--,il-1 ,,., 1 , -V ..- .,,f,'f, 'Wil' my ' - ffv12.f.l's5fs2f?s,.....-sl. ' '- ,.- i.. Triangle Property .f ' The school was moved to 'J the triangle ibordered by Harmon and Washington Streetsl and the name was changed to Marion Normal College. In 1912 Marion Normal College closed and a new school, Marion Normal Institute, operated on the campus until 1916. Fairmount ' Bible College ' For 14 years C1906-19205 the Indiana Conference had maintained Fairmount Bible School, with Prof. 1. O. Baker as its head. The Wesleyans purchased the triangle property in 1919 and in 1920, the Fairmount Bible School was merged with the new institution to be known as Marion College. Prof. Baker came to head the Theological Department. I9

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, l . , , . . , ,l ' i ' 1' , r , , . , N - Q , l . l .-. ' ' l .lk Dr. Woodrow Goodman, President 1960- t1lllQll'-fJr- i i vi ,3, ty , ., AX, ' . - f f' i , . an ye lo e Marion College was born out of a deep concern for higher edu- cation with a Christian perspective. At times the immediate atten- tion to curriculum, faculty, student, building, and financial problems may have overshadowed other concerns. It is refreshing though to look at Marion College in its Golden Anniversary year and see that the purposes of the founding fathers still abide. We salute Marion College that after fifty years, and the registration of 9629 students, it remains stedfast in service to God and our fellowmen. -W. Good- man In the Beginning The year 1872 iq saw the first institution of higher learning in Grant County. It was called Tharp's Institute or Indiana Normal School and was located at 4th and Branson. . I I-ff 1 'r si NFB blip... ---, . V --. ,v,,,,..-.mi Haier - 1, gl FS? Marion was already a thriving business community when Marion Normal School was founded. Pictured here is a view from the Court House square.

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-VM XVNZG-fx. fflqwrsq ,AIG 5 ft-fx, Cisvwsl-s,.,-2-1-Mff's7 Uteeandie lofi Bieagmtmmmutx H. C. Bedford john W. Leedy A. lones James 5. Luckey .,, ' President President Acting President Acting President 1920-1922 1922-1927 1927-1928 1928-1929 V 'ff slit 'l ',.,' , I il l l T 1 P ill T li ' I' A , , 4 6 l s ql W v 1 A I Q3 X 9 2 M ef - lr'1'm nu- ' f f Our education must not only be in knowledge but also in Godliness The students who go out from a Christian school can not be counted as so many pieces cast in a particular mold and shaped to fit somewhere among the wheels and cogs of a social or political machine which moves for a few years the affairs of men. . -1. W. Leedy Student News Media The student news media, The Marion College journal , was first published in 1920, monthly, in newspaper form. F , l for their ,. T K