Meredith College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (Raleigh, NC)

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in memory of two men who strongly loving service and dedication. The Editors Dr. Ralph McLain 1909-1977 Professor of Religion, 1945-1977 Head of Department, 1945-1968 So many times I remember walking ast his office and hearing the life in his Dice. There was always someone in his ffice either asking a question about a leological problem in their course or Dout some illness that one of their lants had. His knowledge could keep you under spell for hours. I remember one time ' hen he really got excited about how to loose an avocado and to prepare it for iting. Now I know why his homemade :e cream was the best I had ever tasted - his main ingredients were himself nd love for everything around him. He showed that best by his concern )r students. With every word he 3oke, the listener received a piece of ' r. Mac. One statement that Dr. McLain made in my Psychology of Religion class has meant a great deal to me and has greatly influenced my life. He said that we must learn to reap the grain from the chaff. From that I have learned to let the winds of God thresh out the chaff. This is how one student remembers Dr. Ralph McLain, a teacher, a friend, and a loving gardener of life. Dr. McLain served Meredith College in a number of capacities. He joined the Meredith faculty in 1945 as chairman of the Department of Religion and Philosophy. In addition to teaching such courses as The Religions of Mankind, Christian Education, or Psychology of Religion, Dr. McLain was chairman of the Meredith School of Christian Studies which brought noted theologians to study at Meredith. He represented Meredith as chairman of its committee of the Commission on Christian Higher Education. Dr. McLain, an avid organic gardener, was also recognized by friends and students as one of those special green-thumb persons. He taught organic gardening courses in the Meredith Continuing Education Program. Dr. McLain ' s life was further rounded by extensive travel in the United States and abroad, by articles published in a number of religious journals and periodicals, by interim pastorships, and by membership in a number of national religious societies and associations. In June 1974, Dr. McLain was chosen Outstanding Christian Teacher at Meredith. OAK LEAVES 1978

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We present the 1978 OAK LEAVES influenced Meredith College through Dr. Carlyle Campbell 1894 — 1977 President, 1939 — 1966 Dr. Campbell brought to all relationships with faculty and students a mind broad in its interests and finely honed in its functioning — keen, perceptive, disciplined, and curious — always searching for the yet unknown and unperceived, nourished on ' the best that has been thought and said, ' attuned to that best, and unwilling — if not indeed unable — to settle for less or to condone sham, shoddiness, or even mediocrity. Dr. Norma Rose spoke these words and more in tribute to Dr. Arthur Carlyle Campbell, leader, administrator, arbiter, pace-setter, peace-maker, taskmaster, guardian of ideals, who served as president of Meredith College for 27 years. He died suddenly at his home on the morning of July 28, 1977, at the ag of 82 years. The son of the founder of Campbell College in Buies Creek, Dr. Campbell attended Buies Creek Academy now Campbell College), received his A.B. and A.M. degrees from Wake Forest University, and did graduate study at Columbia University. Dr. Campbell, at sixteen years of age, was the youngest graduate on record at Wake Forest University. He taught at Buies Creek Academy, 1911-1917 and 1919-1920; was head of the Department of English at Coker College in South CaroHna, 1923-1925; was president of Coker College, 1925-1936; and was head of the Department of English at North Carolina State University, 1937-1939. The University of South Carolina and Wake Forest University honored him with L.L.D. degrees, and Campbell honored him with the L.H.D. degree. Dr. Campbell was honored in 1975 by the North Carolina Association of Colleges and Universities by being presented the McEniry Award for service to and humanitarianism in higher education. He was president of the State Literary and Historical Association, 1946-1949; president. North Carolina College Conference, 1953-1954; president, Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, 1953-1954; and a member of Phi Beta Kappa. His mind was, no doubt, the great tool which he brought to the problems and challenges of college administration, but the character of the man was the determining force in his use of that intellect. Spiritual values and integrity were the foundation stones on which he built his forceful and exemplary life. 16 — OAK LEAVES 1978

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mEREDHH IS Inspirations 1-18 People 19-124 Administration 20-33 Facult y 34-49 Seniors 50-81 Honors 82-87 Juniors 88-97 Sophomores 98-109 Freshmen 110-123 Opportunities 125-164 Events 165-213 Continuations 214-224 Memories 214-215 Accomplishments 216-217 Locations 218-221 Acknowledgements 222-224 In the 1978 OAK LEAVES, we the Editors have tried to express what Meredith means to us and to a representative cross-section of the Meredith community. We hope that in this book of memories you will discover a hint of what Meredith means to you. We offer this book in memory of two men who meant a great deal to Meredith. We present this book to you, the Meredith community. 18 — OAK LEAVES 1978