Southern Nazarene University - Arrow Yearbook (Bethany, OK)

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Sunday School teacher faithful lajTTjan n ty tfi eciaiiofi Dr. C. A. McConncll. Dean Emeritus of Religion, was a con- firmed atheist until he was thirty-fi c. Today he is the grand old man of Bethany-Peniel College. For fifty years Dr. McConnell lent his talents to journalism. During this time he established a religious paper which later be- came the Herald of Holiness. Dr. McConnell ' s autobiography has been published only this year— the seventh book he has written. The Church of the Nazarene has found in him one of its most faithful laymen. Not only was he one of the charter members of the Churcli, but he was one of the seven men who met to establish Peniel College. At the age of fift} ' -seven Dr. McConnel! ac- cepted a professorship in Bethany-Peniel College. For twenb,-five years he helped to mold the lives of Nazarene youth. He taught religion, English, history, and logic. Professor Dobson, Miss Lundy, arid Mrs. Lundy were English students of his; he taught Professor Floyd histon, ' , and Professors McClung, Snowbarger, and Shannon were in his classes of religion. More than twent}- Nazarene chaplains in the recent war had Dr. McConnell for a professor. Dr. McConnell has been a member of every General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene. For a number of years he was a member of the Ceneral Board and ser ed as Chairman of the De- partment of Foreign Missions. Even though he has passed his eighty-fifth birthday, Dr. McConnell is still active in Christian service as Sundav School teacher of the largest class in the local church and treasurer of the Western Oklahoma District. The students and faculty affectionately call him Uncle Charlie. Wherever students of his day and today are found, the influence of our beloved friend is calling men to Christ. As long as Bethany- Peniel College shall last, the name of Dr. C. A. McConnell will have a prominent place on its roll of honor. friend of youth a 9 I 10

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Shilling, Delton Short, James Simpson, Roy Sullivan, Alfred Taylor, Charles Ed. Theus, E. G.. Jr. Theus, Harold C. Transue, Earl W. Treader. Mavnard Toepfer, E. L. Thompson, James L. Wann, Claude W. Wiman, Cecil H. Wilson, Royce Wright, Vernon NA Armstrong, Kenneth Atkins, Gene L. Beresford, Daniel B. Bishop, Joe B. Bowman, Ray Browning, Charles Joe Brazeal. Mavnard Brecheisen, C. B. Cleveland, Jess Corlett, J. P. Cozby, David B. Creech, Harris Fauss, Darwin C. Fauss, Ed. Jr. Gillespie, James Graham, Calvin Hale, John Hamilton, James Harper, John W. Hodges, Donald Horger, J. C. Knight, N4arselle Messer, Joe E. Motsenbocker, Othel Munn, Luke E. McNamara, O. H. McNeilly, Robert W. Owens. Charies O. Phillips, Robert E. Purdy, Elgin W. Snowbarger, W. E. Swann, Wallace Taylor, Charles T. Vaughn, Fred Wessels, Dean H. West, Willard H. Wiegman, Floyd M. Wilson, Warren Kenneth Yarbrough, Daniel James MARINES Canaday, Reese H. Dodson, Milton A. Foreman, James Stroman, David H. MERCHANT MARINES Hill, Harold Ronnekamp, George B. Van Arsdel, Rov C. COAST GUARDS Atteberry, Alton WAAC Hoyt, Harriet Miller, Audrey C. CADET NURSE Arnold, Barbara Frederick, Civilla Roeber, Johnnie B. P. C. ' s EX-SERVICEMEN: (First row) Simmons, Bynum, V. Phelps, Baldwin, Martindale, Bruce, Lee. (Second rou) Peterson. Shreffler. Johnson, Cotton. Milbiirn. V. Ledbetter. Bonnett, Horn, Makes Cry. (Third row) Mansveld, Newcomb. Guv, Cantrell, Largo, Nlunn. (Fourth ro«) Harper, Carden, Lemmons, Loughridge. Kemendo, McGill, Bebout. (Fifth rou) B. Scroggins, Cargill, Pollard. Massev, Martin, Walker, O. Baldwin. (Sixth rou) Conrad. J. Coale, Baker. Brazelton, Fulton. (Seventh row) Lynch, Little, Bean, Smith. Crawford, Burdue, Phelps. (Eighth row) Bowman. Miller. O. Riggs. D. Hall, ' essels, Shellenberger, Davenport. (Ninth row) Lawrence, Burton, Hollingsworth, H. L. Green, NL Parrish, Newberry.

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DR. C. A. McCONNELL, Dean Emeritus of Religion 11