Wake Forest University - Howler Yearbook (Winston Salem, NC)

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■ A book store for a coke between classes. Fraterni- ties socialized and held political caucuses and shot the bull with the same vigor evidenced by irger membership. Procrastinators sat up all night before examinations with the sustenance of hamburgers arid coffee from Shorty ' s. The foot- hall team upheld its reputation in foreign fields. Publications came out on schedule. Informal parties sprang up on Saturday nights, with the in- structed and instructors attending. But even in the gayer moments there were frequent reminders of Byron ' s famous picture of a scene in Belgium before the battle of Waterloo, when there was sound of revelry by night, and bright the lamps shone o ' er fair women and brave men. For the ominous sound in the distance could never be drowned out by the sound of mer- purpose, began to move out about the first of riment, and frequently there was hurrying to January and soon it had vanished. For a time and fro and sudden partings. there was a great vacancy and a great silence And so at the end of a momentous Year we go settled down upon the campus. But still the our several and varied ways, whither we may not College went calmly and serenely with its never- know, hut grateful for a haven during many ending routine. stormy days while we have gathered strength But, in the midst of the serious atmosphere, the for tile battles ahead, and confident that when the spirit that has been a part of Wake Forest for storm is over our Alma Mater will still stand the hundred and ten years since the College was serene and secure, our home of many happy founded remained. The students gathered in memories — memories recorded in part in The chapel three days a week. They still rushed to the Howler of 1944. JtfAKfc FOREST ursu. LIBRARY

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IN DEDICATION TO DR. OLIN TRIVETTE BINKLEY AND DR. JOHN ALLEN EASLEY Dr. Olin Trivette Binkley and Dr. J. Allen Easier, Professors of Religion, symbolize an ideal that runs like a golden thread through all the history of Wake Forest College — the ideal of intelligent Christian leadership. The College owes its existence to a religious impulse and to the desire of a great and growing people, the Baptists of North Carolina, to foster education under religious influences and to provide an educated ministry. Throughout its one hundred and ten years the College has ever been alert to the problems of a changing world, has expanded its program as conditions required or as opportunities occurred, and has attained a distinguished place as a leader in liberal education, all in keeping with its motto, Pro hnmunitutc. But the original pur- pose remains unchanged, and the original ideal prevails and will prevail through the coming years. Dr. Binkley and Dr. Easley came to the College six years ago, men of mature scholarship, rich experience, and widely recognized leadership. Dr. Binkley received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest College, the degree of Bachelor of Theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the degree of Bachelor of Divinity from Yale Divinity School, and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Yale University. For five years he served as pastor of the Chapel Hill Baptist Church, and during a part of this time was instructor in Sociology in the University of North Carolina. Dr. Easley received the Bachelor of Arts degree from Furman University, the degree of Master of Theology from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and the honorary degree Doctor of Divinity from Furman University. He pursued graduate studies in Harvard University and in Columbia University, served as chaplain in the United States Army, as pastor in Glasgow, Kentucky, and for ten years as pastor of the Wake Forest Baptist Church and as chaplain of the College. Temptations to work in what seemed to be enviable positions in larger fields have been declined, and the work of building and expanding the department, of making religion vital in the life of the College, of reaching the larger fields through young men and young women trained here, has been accepted as the greater mission. With profound respect for their scholarly attainments, with sincere appreciation for their guidance and stimulation as master teachers, we affectionately dedicate this issue of The Howler to Dr. Olin Trivette Binkley and to Dr. J. Allen Easley, and through them to the ideal of yes- terday, today and tomorrow — intelligent Christian leadership.