Southern Nazarene University - Arrow Yearbook (Bethany, OK)

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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

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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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.-xiiei ' FACULTY REV. W. D. McGRAW. JR., Business Manager and Christian gentleman, is known best on the campus for his pleasanat smile and graceful knack of saying, Money please! Following a number of years in the ministry of the Church of the Nazarene as both pastor and district super- intendent, Rev. McGraw was elected to his present position in February of 1945 . The Senior Class has expressed its sincere regard for the man of ten thousand jokes by electing him as its sponsor. It has found in him one who is kind and con- siderate and an inspiration in all of the varying activities of a graduating class. MRS. MARY FLICK, a home-town girl who made good, teaches in the piano department, likes to feed people — especially her husband—, enjoys gardening, prefers to play duets with Willis, and appreciates an opportunity to take care of little kiddies. Following her graduation from B.P.C. with a B.F.A. degree in 1940, Mrs. Flick taught music in the public schools in Spencer and Ringling, Oklahoma, for four years. In 1945, during the commencement season, she was married to Mr. Willis Flick, who at that time was an orchestra leader in the Na y. Mrs. Flick started taking piano lessons when she was only seven years old. Her interest in music increased to the extent that many times her mother would have to make her stop practicing. Having been influenced bv his older sister to follow a musical career, PROFESSOR DUANE SMITH began studying do, re, me, fa, sol, in high school. Later he was privileged to study voice under the private tutorage of three outstanding men: George A. Murphy, noted author and opera singer in Grand Rapids, Michigan; D. A. Clippinger, author of numerous textbooks and former President of the Chicago Council of Teachers of Singing; and Stanley Baughman, dean of Michigan organists. Following ten years of voice teaching in Grand Rapids, concert and radio work (he was a research engineer dur- ing the war), Mr. Smith came to B.P.C. last fall to super- vise the men ' s singing groups and give private lessons. 25