Oakwood University - Acorn Yearbook (Huntsville, AL)

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fn Zledicatiaft Life Sketch of Dr. Z. H. Coberly Dr. Zoral H. Coberly, a third generation Seventh-day Adventist, is one of four children born to Elder and Mrs. Robert Coberly. As a boy, he pursued his education through our de- nominational schools from the Cveryb beginning. During his senior year at the Gem State Academy his father's health failed. Thrown upon his own resources, he went to work, stacking hay and digging potatoes. This knowledge of how to work, plus wise use of study hours, enabled him to grad- uate from Walla Walla College. Though he labored eight to ten hours per day Cbeginning with milking at three-thirty each morningb, he found time not only to maintain a high scholastic average but also to persuade Miss Elga Barclay that her future was to permanently intertwine with his. She agreed, stipulating, however, that they wait for three years before marrying, as she wished to finish her nurse train- ing. Time has proved the wisdom of their decision. Throughout the years,-twenty of them in China's mission field-Mrs. Coberly's nursing skill has made her an able partner in this husband-wife team. Ever eager to continue his learning, Dr. Coberly seized furloughs and enforced vacations to obtain his Masters' degree from the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary at Wash- ington, D. C. After the Communists forced all missionaries to leave China permanently in 1950, he studied at Oregon State College, receiving his Doctorate in 1952. He joined the faculty of Oakwood in 1958 as Professor of Education and Psychology. That this brief account of Dr. Coberly's determination to receive his training despiue the lack of any financial help may be an incentive to the students of Oakwood is the hope of .... THE ACORN STAFF K fri, , I ' ' www -Wg, a FN ,ag ZS. - ? ' A 5 ,ia sz ci ll that ii

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