Roanoke College - Rawenoch Yearbook (Salem, VA)

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ERA OF RGANOKE COLLEGE Part I , s..iim t DR. SMITH,S INAUGURATTON The Roanoke College of 1920, viewed externally, was not too different from the Old Roanoke of today. Seventy-six years of its life had slipped quietly by, leaving the buildings aged and worn but still willing to open their doors to those who sought for knowledge. Already clothed in tradition, the campus rested in its quiet seclusion, looking out upon Salem and the world from behind its seven and a half decades of existence, much as it does today. Yet the student of 1949, set back suddenly in the midst of the campus then, would have missed many things. Immediately he would be struck by the absence of several buildings. Upon careful analysis he would find those which were here to be poorly cared for and in bad repair, and the grounds unkempt and neglected. Besides the physical difference, he would also shortly discover an intangible something missing which would not be immediately definable. Yet if he were alert, it would not take him long to discover it, for him, spirit or Roanoke would not be the same. The Roanoke Family would be unknown. Students and faculty alike would seem discouraged and disinterested to our transported Maroon. The source of this un-Roanoke-like spirit would scarcely be hard to trace. Roanoke, 1920, faced the gloomy prospect of becoming a second-rate school, or of closing entirely for lack of endowment. The atti- tude of the surrounding territory toward the College was hostile. Scarcely any of the hundred-odd students were drawn from the vicinity, most of the student body were apathetic, and spirit was at a low level. The lack of endowment was the most serious difficulty to be faced. If the buildings were in disrepair it was because there was no money to repair them. If the grounds were neglected it was because there was no one to tend them. lyfuch new equipment was necessary, the presidency was vacant and the lack of leadership was felt everywhere. Literally a drastic change had to be made or the College could not con- tinue to operate. Faced with a hopeless-seeming future and without a president, it was no wonder that the Roanoke Spirit, so valuable to the College, seemed on the verge of permanent deterioration. It was to the vacant presidency of this Roanoke that the Board of Trustees called Dr. Smith in IQZO. He must have left the New York church, Holy Trinity, of which he was pastor,with mixed feelings. Roanoke had been his Alma Mater. He had come here as a rat, worked, studied and played like all good college students, graduating in 1901. Now his Alma Mater THE LIBRARY or ZQ YFEARS AGO had called him back again to serve her in her need. It was a great need, and it called for a great person. There was much work to be done, and the future, of course, was doubtful. Yet, if Dr. Smith doubted, he did not show it. There was work to be done, someone must do it, why not he? In June, 1921, at the 77th Commencement, Dr. Smith was inaugurated as the fifth president of Roanoke College. From that date a new era for her began. 5 4 E 1' fl .c .gms 112-eg ffL1i't.? rv--lQf...i .A 5.1 . -,.. xi... 14l.f:?Nwing Mi Lwii-s-HZ: sh, x, 3 ak. ' . A. 5 xg ,fbi-pi 51' .l Hai - .:5:.5f:i32gF'J --..-1' .A Y - Q if. . T':f 'K fx 1 . N -I- l Y'

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WW! f THE DEANS EDWARD D. MYERS, PH.D. Dean ofthe College AB., Roanoke College, 1927 ANI., Princeton University, 1928, Ph.D., 1931 The announcement that Dr. E. D. lhlyers was resign- ing his position as dean at the end of the current session was taken by both faculty and student body with a deep sense of regret. In his all-too-short tenure, he has made an indelible impression on Roanoke College and con- tributed greatly to its academic standing. gr Q 12 at 12 Ee NELLIE MANGES, A.M. Dean of Women AB., Gettysburg College, 1942 All., Columbia University, 1947 One of the most fortunate additions to the faculty this year was hfliss Nellie hflanges, Dean of Wvomen. Her ability and friendly disposition have been of valuable service to the College. we