West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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m BOARD OF TRUSTEES-BOTTOM ROW, left to right: Martin, Hymes, McCuskey, Benedum, Price, Boetticher, Mallory (guest). Ransom, Simmons. SECOND ROW: Godwin, High, Redfearn, Parks, Keefer, Hanifan, Montoya, Hooper, Jamison. THIRD ROW: Boley, Howell, Burns, Coppinger, Presot, Ross, Dalzell, Helm. TOP ROW: Whetsell, Ware, Bucklin (vice president), Linger, Wolfe, Culpepper, Curry, Ward. BOARD OF TRUSTEES The chief legislative body for the school, the Board of Trustees, guided the college during one of the most decisive and active years of its existence. The board, composed of prominent clergy and lay- men of the Methodist Church, approved final plans for a new stu- dent center while construction of the new men ' s dormitory pro- gressed under their watchful eyes. The Methodist Memorial Room in the library was the scene of the regular bi-annual meetings held at Founder ' s Day and graduation. The approval of the annual budget of the college and review of the general operational policy of the institution as a whole occupied the board as it continued its primary function of raising the standard of Wesleyan as an institution of higher learning. The president of the Board, Dr. Myron B. Hymes, prominent Buck- hannon attorney, dedicated much time from his already busy sched- ule to help formulate and guide the best interests of his Alma Mater. Dr. Hymes served as secretary of the Board of Trustees for a number of years before assuming his present vital position in the organiza- tion of the college. DR. MYRON B. HYMES, President 14

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ORLO STRUNK A.B., West Virginia Wesleyan College; S.T.B., Ph.D., Boston University. As Dean of the college, it is the responsibility of Dr. Orb Strunk to supervise the educational program of Wesleyan. He aids with the selection of faculty personnel, and also is the chief disci- plinary officer of the college. Another duty of the Academic Dean is to assist with the editing of the West Virginia Wesleyan College Bulletin and other academic publications. In addition to his work which is directly con- cerned with the college, Dean Strunk has been appointed Associate of the Leadership Training Project of the North Central Association for this year. He also is the President-elect of the West Virginia Association of Academic Deans for 1961. A special interest of Dean Strunk is writing. He published his first book in 1959, and is pres- ently working on a second book, to be entitled, Religion: A Psychological Orientation. Most of the fifteen articles he published in 1960 were in the fields of education, psychology and religion. He was particularly pleased by having had three short stories accepted for publication— including, The Day Mr. Harper Began to Die, published by Artesian, a literary magazine of the University of Michigan. DEAN OF THE COLLEGE 15