Southern Nazarene University - Arrow Yearbook (Bethany, OK)

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FACULTY For the latest word on etiquette see MISS EURELA BROWN— the campus Emily Post. Evervone enjoys being invited to the Home Ec coffee room. because some- thing good is sure to be served. As head of the Home Economics Department, she gives her students plenty of opportunities for practical experience in working out class- room theories. Miss Brown has many interests. Before coming to Bethany she had time for participation in horseback rid- ing, golfing, swimming, and tennis. While in Springfield, Missouri, she was director of the Junior Art Museum. Her hobbies -are collecting antique furniture (most of it is in the attics of various friends) and glassware. w ! - We have missed PROFESSOR WILLIS B. DOBSON, who has been on a leave of absence at the University of Texas where he is working on his Ph. D. degree. Not only is Professor Dobson a favorite of the College, but he has contributed greatly to the town and church work through his activities with the Bov Scouts and his supervision of the Intermediate Department of the Sundav School. He is an accomplished pianist and an unusually well-informed and widely-read person. With him in Te.xas is his wife, Mrs. Naomi Dobson, a former teacher of Voice in the College, and Billy, their best and only child. Professor Dobson has taught here longer than anv other faculty member, which makes us feel that, whether here or away, he belongs to us. 1 i f Canada ' s good-will ambassador to B.P.C. campus is f MISS ELIZABETH NELSON, sponsor and director of ' the Treble Choir, teacher of private voice and church music classes. Her education includes diploma in voice from Canadian Nazarene College, studies under Dr. ' Henry of the Henry School of Music in Saskatchewan, Canada, an A.B. degree from Northwestern Nazarene College, and an M. A. degree from Boston University. Miss Nelson ' s love of music, zest for life, enjoyment of association with people, and her voice which is a com- bination of rich contralto and soprano, make her a fav- orite among the students. 31

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l FACULTY I- have come to tell you ... Yes, meet DR. C. B. STRANG . . . college pastor. Post Chaplain of the Put- nam City American Legion, member of the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene, Trustee of B.P.C. lie is also listed in Who ' s Who. Nazarenes everywhere know him as the author of Meeting Life ' s Situations and the editor of the Young People ' s Department of the Sunday School Quarterlies. But the people of Bethany appreciate him particularly for his rich messages. On the campus and in his classes of Major Prophets and The Life of Paul, his sense of humor, his friendliness and optimism make all students feel that he is their own individual parson. m 4 MISS RUTH FESS. Acting Chairman of the English Department, graduated from college as valedictorian of her class, with majors in both English and Greek. There is ne er a dull moment in any of her classes, because she has a new method for each session, making it novel and colorful. When visiting in the cozy apartment of Miss Fess. one is introduced to Hansel, Gretel, Aunt Phoebe, and The Bookworm which are a few of her rare collection of pictures. She adds lustre to campus banquets and dinners with her decorations of beautiful Old English lettering. The Honor Society expressed its respect for her in- terest in high scholarship, by choosing her as sponsor for the year. MEDIC CAPTAIN LESTER DUNN rejoined the B.P.C. faculty in Februan, ' after three years of service with the Army Medical Corps, thirteen months of which was .spent overseas. Having been attached to the 99th regiment as com- manding officer of a collecting company. Captain Dunn participated in the Battle of the Bulge. Tlie last six months of his overseas service was spent in the vicinity of the world-famed city of NurenlxTg. where he studied voice four months with Alex Miltschinoff, leading Ger- man Opera singer. Before entering the armed service, Mr. Dunn was principal of Bethan high school and also a professor of voice here in the college. When you think of Dunn, you think of the army, singing, and sports. 1 30

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L CAMPUS FRIENDS V There are always a few indispensable persons on even, ' college T V ( campus. At B.P.C. Mrs. Katie Drewry (top), Mrs. Man, ' Scars % ' ' {center). Mr. and Mrs. Paul Simpson (Jower Jcft), and Mrs. v Nettie Bracken (Jowcr right) claim that distinction. It is heir rcsponsibilit} ' to make an enjoyable home-life for the o V porm students and to satisfy the ravenous appetites of 250 V. ' students daily. In her early days MRS. MARY SEARS was a natural at teaching school. Having gained much practical experience in raising her own four children— two professors of B.P.C, and a Nazarene pastor, Mrs. Sears is today successful] filling the place f mother in the lives of hundreds of girls on the campus. With the advent of the new girls ' dormitory ' unit this year, there was need for an additional girls ' counselor. MRS. NETTIE BRACKEN, who spent a number of years as school- teacher, business woman, and pastor ' s wife, was chosen to direct this new venture. She likes young people, but it troubles her that she is getting old. Although the problems would tend to be greater than ever for the Perceptor of the boys ' dorm by having the fellows scattered in different houses around the campus, MR. PAUL SIMPSON has gone quietly about his duties and has provided a happy home-life for the boys. He has taken an active part in basketball and softball and gained membership in the Honor Societ ' for three semesters. The captain of the college mess-hall, better known as MRS. KATIE DREWRY, graduated from the Arkansas State Teacher ' s College with a major in mathematics. After teach- ing for five years, she traveled with her husband— a piano tuner and collected the best recipes from the chefs of the hotels in which she lived. Today she is trying out those favorite recipes on the Bethany dining hall gang. .:j ' ■I . Vs •V ■m- 32