St Paul Bible College - Shield Yearbook (St Paul, MN)

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filled by Stanton Richardson, a graduate of the class of 1940. Mr. Richardson served for one year and Mr. Zeek succeeded him for a second term as Dean of lVIen in 1942-43. In the early months of 1943, upon the resignation of Dean Perkins, Mr. Strohm was recalled from Nyack and once again became the head of the Insti- tute. VVhen Mr. Strohm returned ta distinct change came into the school and its policies. Up to this time the Superintendent of the Northwestern District had been, by virtue of office, the President of the school. Now, upon the recommendation of the New Nation- al Board of Education, the oflices of Dean and Presi- dent were merged and the new oflice which Mr. Strohm accepted was that of President-Dean. Many changes were made that were definite im- provements. The physical aspect of the campus and building was improved by the addition of shrubbery, the change of otlices for greater efiiciency, the en- largement of the Institute Book Store, the installa- tion of the interofiice communication and public ad- dress system fin honor of Chaplain Floyd Richert of the class of '33 - the first St. Paul Bible Institute Chaplain to be killed in servicel, and the strengthen- ing and change of location of the library. And with these changes came another strengthening of the faculty of the school: H. L. Turner as the Director of the Bible and Theology Department, Donald I. Kenyon as Dean of Men and Instructor in Bible, Miss Ethel F oust, formerly of Taylor University, as Instructor in the Humanities. In 1945 Charles H. Shaw was appointed to the new and responsible position of Business Manager, while Miss Mary Hoffman Q now Mrs. W. Myersj was appointed to the new position of Librarian. Then a new step was taken that is to set a prece- dent for years to come. On February 12, 1946, the St. Paul Bible Institute presented World Missions Night. Six student speakers spoke of the needs of the world all around, while the Choral Club assisted in setting the musical background. It was such a chal- lenge to the hearts of young men and women that scores rose to their feet in a new consecration to the Lord of the Harvest. Yes, the year 1946 ushered in one of the most glorious in the history of the St. Paul Bible Institute. New strides were taken, great things were accom- plished for the Lord and Master. Praise His Holy Name! The year 1946 saw the Choral Club catch a new vision of a lost world that needs Christ - saw them reach outacross the continent to the east and the I 1. - ' f . - ' .gg -.F - we... f -. wi. i li .Jaw tx .. , ffl -' E -Mtg-'11, -if-.Ill ,qui -fr 1 mm 'Q ,1 ,miiiwj .lug llc' , L' 1' pl- ,L .s v a - ' :'ailii.,if l 4 12 ls, 1 q . JZ! new--il 4 X 'V 'i fn' Neat 'tr a ll ill Il,iilllii'ilo. Hi ll- ll i l 5 i?li'l'ffel ' ' ff' itil All lll'l2,'l hill. liilll ll ivif n ,l 1.1 iiri ' lllmf'-'il 'ilfi 'Ill -L . . iw Vu. i 'ni Hll I ilu ' 'lui ll l'l ,nl! The present resldence of the St. Paul Bible Institute- 1361 Capitol Avenue Know Englewood Avenuej. west with the Blessed Story of Salvation. The year 1946 saw our servicemen returning with a clear vision of the task that the Lord has given them to do. The year 1946 saw prayers answered and saw, on April 24, the first spadeful of earth upturned as the first step in the building of our new dormitory. The year 1946 saw our beloved school with a peak enrollment of 314 students, all desiring to know Him in His fullness and His power, so that they might tell others of His love. The year 1946 saw the beginning of our Chris- tian Service Department with Rev. G. A. French as Director. The year 1946 saw the real beginning of a Ladies' Choir under the direction of Miss Lucile Maxwell, Instructor in Music. The year 1946 saw the addition to our faculty of Mrs. A. B. Raines to fill the position of Dean of Women left vacant by Miss Cora Schultz, and Rev. S. R. Richardson as Registrar and Instructor in Bible and Theology, and Rev. C. Wenninger as Instructor in the Humanities. The year 1946 led us into the year 1947 and led us to january 6 when another milestone was passed. The men who had lived in the attic barracks since last September began to move into their new private rooms. On the same day the new kitchen and dining room, seating between 250 and 300, swung into oper- ation. This miracle building alone would be enough to make our Thirtieth Anniversary an outstanding event. God has been gracious in doing more than we could ask or think. It has been thirty years of constant growth both materially and, more impor- tant, spiritually. The year 1946-47 has been a year of untold blessing. We have a beautiful new dormitory, a new lounge, a new dining room - the Lord has been good! But above all these material things there is something far more vital - He has given us a new VISION of those that are lost without Him. Thanks be unto God!

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churches throughout the Middle West. He featured a carefully planned musical appeal based upon the call of missions and the challenge of missions, and the challenge of consecration. The next step was to strengthen the faculty. In 1933 Charles Zeek, formerly of the Beulah Beach Bible School, came as a full time Bible Instructor. I. Merrill Tannehill, Instructor in Music, came from Minneapolis on a part time basis. In 1934 Gordon Meyer, pastor of the Alliance church in Duluth, Min- nesota, was called as the Instructor in Speech. In the same year L. A. Perkins was called as the pastor of the Alliance Tabernacle in the Midway, and he joined the faculty as the Instructor in Homiletics and Old Testament. A Thus, through careful promotion and a strength- ened faculty, the school was able to begin an upward growth in numbers as well as in effectiveness, that has lifted it to a place of prominence among Bible Institutes. By 1935 over 1200 students had been in attendance at the St. Paul Bible Training School. Of this num- ber 435 had graduated and some 48 had gone into foreign mission service. Of the 105 District workers 77 had received training at the school. But it was becoming more and more evident that new quarters must once again be sought. After much prayer, attention was called to the Norwegian Lu- theran Synod of North America which had in 1901 built a large, substantial, brick seminary building fat a cost of a quarter of a million dollarsj, at the corner of Hamline and Capitol Avenues. Because of a union in Lutheran Synods another location was chosen for a united seminary, which in turn left the St. Paul building vacant. It remained vacant until 1935 when it was offered in trade to the Northwestern District for the District properties and 510,000 The Sl0,000 One of the first Missionary Leagues to travel with Rev. G. D. Sirohm. was an impossible sum for the District and the matter was tabled. But, in March, 1935, the miracle hap- pened. The Lutheran representative offered the building at an even exchange. The new quarters which had lain idle for many years required much renovating and those who labored at the task' of cleaning and painting will still painfully tell of the shambles the building had become in the inside. Finally, with the help of student volunteers and pro- fessional workmen, the huge task was completed. In the summer of 1935 the Training School moved from 1635 Sherbourne to 1361 Capitol Avenue and the District Headquarters took oflices in the new building. The same year I. A. Peterson succeeded E. C. Swanson to the Superintendency of the Dis- trict and Presidency of the School. I. Merrill Tannehill joined the faculty of the school in a full time capacity, and with him came Theodore Bergman and George I-Iultgren to bring the music staff to four. Miss Maude Street had served for many years previous on the music staff. She continued in this capacity until 1941. The five years between 1935 and 1940 were years of growth and change. The average age of the student became lower and the average pre-education require- ment higher. The enrollment of the school mounted steadily. More and more denominations came to be represented in the student body. Students came from practically every state in the union and occasionally from foreign countries, especially Canada. Activities during this era included in 1936 the publication of the school paper, the Zithian, later changed to the Institute Digest in 1937-38, and the Institooter in 1945. It was in 1939 that the Senior class founded and published the first school yearbook, The Shield. Then war came. World War II began in Septem- ber 1939 - but the St. Paul Bible Institute, as it was now called, did not feel the effects of it until the selective service acts were passed and the rearmament program brought a new prosperity to the land. Like all other educational institutions, St. Paul suf- fered a depletion of the student body. However, the energetic efforts of President-Dean Strohm were able to maintain an excellent enrollment even though the number of men was proportionately less. The year 1941 brought another change. Dean G. D. Strohm and Miss Cora Schultz fwho was matron at this time and who had been connected with the school from the early daysj accepted positions at the Missionary Training Institute at Nyack. Upon Mr. Strohm's departure L. A. Perkins became the Dean of the school and the position of Dean of Men was

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