Trevecca Nazarene University - Darda Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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NEW ADMINISTRATION BUILDING Offices, laboratories, high school classrooms, studios. ! ! HARDY HALL DORMITORIES McKAY HALL

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SALUTATIONS from Br. Mackey Trevecca College is planning a program which provides collateral reading from the Bible In every class, not only in the theological college but in the college of arts and sciences, In the high school, and In the grade school. Our plan Is to emphasize the Bible courses by making their contents applicable in every avenue of life ' s activities. To do this It must be taught In connection with economics, education, psy- chology, English, science, and literature. Some of the leading authorities have said that we do not learn a subject so well in school that In later years our knowledge of that subject can be applied when we meet with the problems of actual life. The reason for this Is that unless the applications are made at the time the course is studied. It Is forgotten. And, therefore. In later years there would not be enough retained to apply. For example. If a person does not learn to apply his knowledge of arithmetic at the time that he studies arithmetic, he will never apply It because the application of the principle Is what keeps him from forgetting It. Conse- guently, to make the principles of the Bible ap- plicable In the lives of our students In the years to come. It is necessary for us to do It while In school. The Bible has a close relationship to all worth- while knowledge. The translation of the English Bible has had much to do with the crystallization of the English language. A major part of the worthwhile English literature has had Its back- ground in the Bible. Long before Mendel for- mulated the law of heredity, the Bible said, the sins of the fathers shall be visited unto the third and fourth generations. The Constitution of the United States and the American democracy is based upon the Bible. The repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment Is an indication that we are now wandering too far from the Bible. Trevecca College will teach In Its history courses that Righteousness exalteth a nation and sin Is a reproach to any people, and Blessed Is that nation whose God Is the Lord. Other colleges may teach without consideration of the Bible, but to the extent that they do, they are not teaching Truth. A professor In a leading university announced to his students In economics that spiritual values were not to be considered In his class. The time will come when university professors will become aware of the fact that spiritual values should be considered more Important than all other values put together. The Bible says, The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom. Again I maintain that a course taught In a Christian college — a Nazarene college — in light of Biblical and theo- loqical truths, is far superior to those taught even In the most outstanding universities where God and the Bible are not made prominent. Our President In consultation with two students. President and Mrs. A. B. Mackey in their home. •HI '

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THIS CAMPUS oi OURS Trevecca ' s campus of 1945 offers quite a contrast ro that of 1935, the first year at the present location. Throughout these years there have been constant im- provements in the way of more land and buildings, more beautiful appearance, and great comfort and convenience. The presideni ' s home, with its well-kept lawn and shade trees, as well as the two-story Gresham apart- ment house, are attractive additions to our campus. Both of these homes are of rock veneer construction. The print show now is housed in a snug masonry build- ino instead of the former old wooden shed. Inci- dentally, even the cows have a new home with a concrete floor. The two dormitories, the only two remaining build- inos that were here in 1935, have been reworked and redecorated internally until they are quite adequate, except in size. The cafeteria, which is beneath Mc- Kay hiall, has been brick-veneered, renovated inside, and equipped with furnace and Venetian blinds. And we are all quite proud of our college building, which contains the library and auditorium as well as college classrooms. Where once stood the antiquated colonial house serving as administration building, now stands a new stone building which has been erected on the ashes of its predecessor. This is a modern, well-equipped structure which Is practically fireproof. There are private offices for each administrator, separate and complete high school facilities, and studios for our Music Department. In the near future we believe we shall see a new men ' s dormitory, an activities building (a concrete tennis court is now in the making), and a College Hill • Church building. This campus of ours is steadily growing and improving.