Southern Nazarene University - Arrow Yearbook (Bethany, OK)

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FACULTY MRS. ELIZABETH WILLIS, a native of Cherokee Counh ' , Texas, attended Bcthany-Peniel Acadeni ' and later received her B. A. degree from B.P.C. and her degree in Librar}- Science from tlic University of Oklahoma. After eight years as librarian in the Amarillo Pnblic Librar} ' and three in Ada, Mrs. Willis was selected by the administration to snper ise the College library-. Besides her duties as librarian, she is treasurer of the Bethany Church of the Nazarene and the Oklahoma Librar - Association. She has made man ' friends here because of her abilit to get along with everyone. You may recognize her by her little girl smile. ' ■■■A One of the most popular members of the facult ' is our topical man about town, PROFESSOR CHESTER C. CRILL— Dean of Fine Arts and teacher of private voice lessons. Each ear he conducts the mass Christmas Chorus and directs the A Cappella Choir. His students say that the funn - faces he makes in directing give them added inspiration to sing. As co-sponsor with Mrs. Crill of the Sophomore Class, his aptitude for getting things accom- plished in an ever cheerful manner forms a pattern his students desire to follow. Professor Crill ' s outstanding abilitv has recently been gi en unusual recognition by his being selected to member- ship in the National Association of Teachers of Singing, in which there are only 1 50 members in the United States. MRS MYRTLE THOMPSON GREER began tej ing in the Home Economics Department as instru Color and Design, in the spring of 194wyiarl rt tic ability, however, is not present just in hoffhXk woxk. but carries over into home-life. Every meal ms frightened by a clever centerpiece of various and sundry things. In class, as well as at home, she is frequentlv heard to say, The way to get things done is . . . Mrs. Greer is active in religious work. On Sundavs she faithfully fills her place in the local church choir. She is al so Chairman of the Districi Committee of the ' estern Oklahoma Y.W.F.M.S. w 23

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FACULTY Having found that her husband and her four daughters —her Little Women — did not take all of her time, MRS. RUTH TAYLOR has taught private piano lessons for the past fifteen years. Her charming personality and genuine interest in others has made her a fa orite in any group of which she is a member. Aside from her teaching, she gives valuable leadership in such religious circles as: Sunday School teacher, First Vice-President of the Western Oklahoma District W.F.M.S., and President of local Business and Professional Women ' s Chapter of the W.F.M.S. She is assistant organist of the College Church and for five years has been organist for the Merritt Funeral Home. Acting Dean of Liberal Arts this year has been PRO- FESSOR C. HAROLD RIPPER. His wife claims that he is slow— never in a burn, ' ; he has not been slow, how- ever, in gaining prominent recognition on the campus in the four vears of his professorship. At present he holds memoership in the Pi Gamma Mu, Honor Society in Social Science, and in the Oklahoma Academy of Science. His main field of teaching is psychology, but he also in- structs the Christian Doctrine classes. He has an aversion to onions, but he will eat them when he can not gracefully refuse. Tlie Student Council has found in him a er - enthusiastic and inspiring sponsor. Whether at a chess board, in the City Council, on the street corner, or in the classroom. Prof. Ripper is a favorite. • To know MISS ALICE LEWIS is to love her. She began her vocal career in 1915 by taking private voice lessons in Chicago. From 1916 to 1942. .she was a member of the nationallv known Aeolian and Edward ' s quartets. Following a tragic automobile accident in the latter year, which caused the disbanding of the quartet. Miss Lewis became Director of Music at First Church in Hutchinson. Kan.sas. Since coming to B.P.C. in October. 1944, she has directed various vocal groups and taught private voice lessons. She is also ven active in the local church work, directing the junior Church, teaching a FreshuKui Sunday School Class, and singing in church services and revivals. In each detail of her busy, useful life she is truly Christlike. 22

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FACULTY A cherry, Howdy, brethren, in a marked southern drawl will greet vou as you enter the office of the man from Georgia ' -PROFESSOR FRED FLOYD. In his classroom you will be sure to hear about the continuity of history and the five types of personal it} ' . You will find him to be vitally interested in the religious organiza- tions of the campus— especially the Prayer and Fasting League of which he is sponsor. His coast-to-coast education, consisting of a B.S.E. degree from Mercer University in Georgia; an A.B. from Pasadena College, California; and a B.D. from Vanderbuilt University, Tennessee, enables him amply to qualify as Chairman of the Histon, ' Department. Although MISS MARIANA SEARS was bom in Beth- any, she went to Tulsa University for her college work. During her undergraduate days, she taught piano lessons on the side, and was president of Sigma Alpha Iota- women ' s professional music organization. Her teaching activities at B.P.C. combine a generous portion of private piano lessons and English classes. One of her favorite pastimes is writing birthday jingles for members of her family, but she doesn ' t show them to anyone. She also has an intense interest in photography —when she can find the time and equipment. Being a very industrious person. Miss Sears plans to add an A. B. degree in English to her intellectual accomp- lishments. I f. • i Sk . •» PROFESSOR D. R. DANSKIN, Chairman of the Com- mercial Department, is especially fond of chocolate, calls his wife Bird, feasts on the news, prefers making out plans for his classes to eating, and tries to grow h air on the top of his head— without much success. Having inherited a business-turn from his storekeeper fatiicr. Prof. Danskin has continued his interest in figures througii vcars in State Colleges in Nebraska, and for more than a decade of teaching in Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Everywhere he has been he has contributed to the leadership of the local religious institutions. At present he is Treasurer of the Bethany Navigators Society. 24