University of Findlay - Argus Yearbook (Findlay, OH)

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Findlay College proudly dedicates the 1962 Argus to Mrs. Glenn Donnell, who demonstrates by her example that learning is an ever- intriguing process. Conspicuous in her activities as a student and as a youth leader, Mrs. Donnell has long followed the progress of Findlay College and looks upon the school's recent accreditation as being won- derful , . . a real asset to the communityf' Her most prominent work, outside of her studies, has been with the Campfire Girls, the Boy Scouts, and the YMCA. She says that her dominant interests always lie with those projects designed for community betterment. 10

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DEVELOPING ACADEMICALLY Faculty . .... .... . p. 16 . Seniors . . . ..... p. 23 juniors . . . ..... p. 31 Sophomores ...... p. 37 Freshmen . ....... p. 43 DEVELOPING PHYSICALLY Sports.. .. .. .. ..p. 52 DEVELOPING SOCIALLY Organizations .. .. p. 70 Activities . . . . . . . .p. 98 Advertising ...... p. 107 CONTENTS ' If 9 PROGRESS

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HE LAMPQ Vol. X, No. 14 Findlay College, Findlay, Ohio Thursday, March 29, 195 After 14 Years DANCING IN STREET l - J 0 Y A B O UN DS Professors Cry Openly President Returns Triumphant Headline Wrilery Abandon All Decorum Students Gleefully Dangle Modifiers 4-Y-4 'k'A k 'iii' BULLETIN!!! After functioning for 14 years as a non-accredib ed institution, Findlay College was granted full ac- ceptance yesterclay by the North Central Associa- tion of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The action came at a regular meeting of the association held in Chicago this week. 'kiri' 'k'kir 'kit Findlay College's long drive for accreditation has left innumerable changes on the face and in the heart of the institution. Now, with accreditation m hand, even more changes are expected to follow. Reforms came slowly at first, following North Central's dropping of the college in. 1948. The first major move forward was evidenced in 1955 with the completion of Myers Residence Hall for Men. fAt that time, there was n total student enrollment of 298.3 The next year, the Businessmen's Advisory Com- mittee was formed. This group of local business leaders served to assure a sound financial approach to all college operations and was instrumental in placing the college on a stable operating budget. Ad- vice on the school's investment program was also tendered by the committee. In june, 1959, Dr. O. I. Wilson, a specialist in ac- creditation procedures, was inaugurated as the elev- enth president of Findlay College, This year proved to be a pivotal one in the history of the institution, for it saw not only Dr. Wilson's inauguration, but also the completion of Lillian Lovett Residence Hall for Women, the highest point in total enrollment since 1948, and the beginning of the eight-year De- velopment Campaign. The Campaign, still in the first of three phases, directly resulted in the Alumni Memorial Union and the NVilliam B. Brewer Science ,Hall Qboth complet- ed in.l96lj as well as an overall improvement in fac- ulty conditions. Teachers at the college now share in hospitalization, illness and retirement benefits, have a program of research, sabbatical leave, and tenureg and operate under the highest salary sched- ule in the colIege's history. Not to be discounted in the colleges recent growth are the expanded day, evening, and summer school curricula, the expansion of the scholarship, workship, and loan program, the creation of the Student Affairs Office, the strengthening of the acl- missions policyi and the improvement of relations between the college and its major publics: the Find- lay community, the church, and alumni, and its fel- low institutions. Town and Campus, a group oi Findlay's leading Personal Affects What Is Your Reaction To FC's Accreditation? Carol Armentrout - Accreditation means that we QZeta Sigma Chij can continue our sorority next year. Most of the students had planned to transfer to another schoolf It will offer me unlimited oppor- tunities for employment after terminatinglmy Find- lay College career. Richard Crosby - Accreditation is an important fac to r for consideration in my applcation for a teaching position. It is also an important factor in the growth of Findlay College. Sue Hosler - I think it's wonderful! C re di t should be given to the administrators and faculty for their efforts in the college's achieving accredita- tion. Mrs. Lowanda Bowers - I think the whole future of Findlay College depended upon this decision of North Central. Because of the numerous problems which could have prevailed for me, since I am in my senior year, it means better professional opportuni- ties. Joy Burcham - Accreditation solves my prob- lems about being certified to teach in other states, and my chances for entering graduate school are greater. I think there has been a lot of hard work put into achieving this, especially by President Wil- son and the vice presidents. Robert Bravard - The relief is almost indescrib- able. Accreditation will reduce the committee load by about two-thirds. I am somewhat pleased and smug that the library played a part in achieving ac- creditation. Dr. Arthur Eakin - Accreditation is only one of many good things which has happened recently at Findlay College. But its value not only makes the other good things that have happened more nikan- ingful, but it also predicts greater things for the future. women citizens, has done much toward improving the social climate of the college and is of special aid and benefit to the school's women students. While the college built with one hand, it made the formal approach for reaccreditation with the other. A greatly detailed self-study report was submitted to North Central last year. As to what re-accreditation will mean to the col- lege. only time will reveal. Certainly, its influence will be felt in student quality and enrollment. Pros- pective teachers will find fewer reservations among their employers. Philanthropical foundations will look upon the college with more favor, and the in- terest engendered by the Development Campaign will, in all probability, be revitalized. The college's relation with the Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges will be strengthened, and this most import- ant source of income will be secure. No doubt, an al- ready excellent faculty will become better as cap- able teachers are attracted to a growing and accred- ited liberal arts institution. The foregoing are all conjectures, but they are calculated ones. They by no means encompass the whole field of potential benefits. But one thing is certain, the accreditation stands as a quiet tribute to those - administrators, laculty, students, alumni, and friends - who had the persistence and faith to work against odds which were neither easy nor short-lived. This issue of The Lampost, combining the worst features of 300 years of American journalism, is de- signed to show graphically our elation over the news it carries. If we have taken certain liberties with the truth, it is only an indication of this special madness with which we hope all our readers will be infected. Although the story content exudes honesty, some of the headlines are pathetic attempts at Whimsy, and deep-throated chuckling and an occasional slap to the knee will not be in bad taste. The Staff 'WQ l v' -ff' l .5 H27 A f QF 7' We made it! Signed, Sealed and Delivered, Development Booms On Dec. 12, 1959, just six days after the dedica- tion of Lillian Lovett Residence Hall for Women, President O. I. Wilson announced a long-range de- velopment program calling for the construction of eight new buildings and a fund for faculty advance- ment during an eight-year period. The Development Campaign was designed to so- licit aid from four major groups: the Findlay com- munity, the college family, the Churches of God in North America, and the alumni. Ground -was broken for the Alumni Memorial Union, key to the entire development program, on March ID, 1960. Within less than a year, the Union was completed and in service. This new build- ing provided space for recreation, a snack bar, a 600- capacity cafeteria, alumni office, and campus store. On Oct. 6, 1961, the William B. Brewer Science Hall was dedicated, after having been in use since the start of the academic 'year. This second major building project houses a planetarium and elevated lecture room and laboratories for geology, general and organic chemistry, quantitative and physical chemistry, anatomy and physiology, elementary and advanced physics, and botany and zoology. In the most recent issue of the Findlay College Alumnus, Dr. Wilson announced that the Alumni Memorial Union will' be enlarged starting this spring. This project will double the size of the exist- ing lounge area and will make additions to the snack bar and kitchen. An auxiliary dining room, capable of seating 125 persons, is also planned. Plans have been drawn for a fine arts building, but are being held pending the outcome of the col- lege classroom bill, now in Congress.