Southwestern College - Moundbuilder Yearbook (Winfield, KS)

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Smith Hall Slips Into The Past About fifty-seven years ago the Levi Smith Family in Kinsley, Kansas, don- ated some money for the construction of a building at Southwestern College. On completion the building was named Smith Hall, after the family that donat- ed the money for its construction. For about fifty years the building served both as a residence hall and a cafeteria for the students. But on completion of the present Student Center the food service from Smith Hall to the newly constructed building. Due to its deterio- rating condition Smith Hall could no longer serve as a residence hall, and consequently it was turned into a ware- house. Dr. Rutherberg is not yet sure what the long term use of this patch of land will be. Meanwhile he thinks the place might be turned into a temporary park with some picnic seats and benches in it. However, he stressed that whenever there are adequate funds, he hopes that a building will be constructed which could be used either as a museum or the center for the study of Christian values. Well, Smith Hall is gone once and for all. The beauty it used to add to the place is gone with it, perhaps. But there is one thing that remains and which shall continue to remain for quite a while, and that is the sweet memory of the building. Like a beloved old fellow who had dedicated his life to the service of his people, Smith Hall will always be remembered by those who knew it for the very useful 57 years of service it had given to both the students and faculty of the College. lStory reprinted from an article by George Utek, COLLEGIAN, January 20, 1978.1 Q, v

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I What The Heck's Goin' On?! Dr. Ruthenberg tries to clear up some of the confusion that arose over the retirement of Gleva Hanson and members of the physical education department. ann' aww On Monday, May 1, some 56 students marched up the '77' to take up seats outside the office of the president. The groups of students held that 'sit-in' until some questions were answered regarding resignations in the language and literature division. The conflict appeared to arise after resignations in both the language and literature and the physical edu- cation departments. It was the student's belief that replacements were to be made in the physical education department but that Hanson's classes were to be ab- sorbed by other instructors or dropped entirely. Stu- dents feared a drop in the quality of education for the support of athletics. It was this seeming favoritism that incensed students and sent them marching into the president's corridor. Issues of cost, faculty workloads, and priorities were bantered around all morning as students and adminis- trators tried to reach agreements on what was needed. The president and Dean Barton found themselves on the firing line in answering the student's questions. After meeting with members of the literature depart- ment, Dr. Ruthenberg announced that a full-time re- placement would be found for Hanson and the halls cleared.