Westminster College - Argo Yearbook (New Wilmington, PA)

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VbL i ARCO W 1912 ELBERT R. MOSES, Ph. B., Professor of Public Speaking. Graduated from Dixon (111.) College of Oratory, 189S; from Cumnock School of ( Iratory (Northwestern University), 1900; Student at University of Wooster, 1902- 1905; Ph. B. Muskingum College, 1907; Director of Huron College of Expression. 1900-1902; Teacher of Expression and Read- ing in Summer School of Wooster. 1903- 1908; established the Muskingum School of Expression. 1907; Director of Musking- um School of Expression, 190.7-1910; pres- ent position, 1910. OSCAR DEWITTE HOLLEN- BECK, M. S., Physical Director and Instructor in Mathe- matics. I!. S. Colgate University. 1909; M. S. Col- gate University, 1910; present position as Physical Director and Instructor in Mathe- matics. 1910. MARGARET EARLA MITCHELL, A. B. Assistant Instructor in English and Librarian. 22

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: w.™ : arco w 1912 ; EDWARD FRENCH HEARN, Assistant in Pianoforte. Trinity University, 1903-1906; Westmin- ster College of Music. 1906-1907; present position, 1907. MISS LUCIE M. MANLEY. Director of Art. Director of Art. Mansfield Normal School; studied in Elmira College for Women. The Art Students ' League of New York, and private study in Boston and Eu- rope; present position, 100S. JAMES COOPER LAWRENCE, A. B., Professor of English. A. B. Ohio State University. 1010; As- sistant Instructor in English at Westmin- ster, 1010; Professor and head of English Department. 1011. 21

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Westminsters Mission President R. M. Russell, D. D. A College, like any other institution of society must justify its existence by a definite mission of service. A College does not exist for itself and can make no just demands for either patronage or support on any other grounds than that it is rendering an adequate service to its age. Service is the royal charter of existence, and when this ceases the charter has been revoked. Westminster has justified her past existence by service. She- has graduated 1,548 students, 1,017 men and 533 women. Of these at least 47-4 have entered the ministry, while more than 250 have served the world as teachers, either at home or in missionary lands. Her graduates have contributed to the strength of all the learned professions, a creditable number becoming the heads of other educa- tional institutions, and many winning eminence as physicians, teach- ers, lawyers, merchants, farmers and engineers. Westminster has furnished about one-third of the ministry for her own denomination, and is one of the prominent sources of future supply for both the home and foreign field of Christian work. In present equipment die College stands prepared to meet the educational needs of her large synodical constituency, and faces the future with a high hope and a very definite purpose of ministry to world need. Higher Education: The mission of Westminster is that of higher education. This was the motive for her founding, and is the inspiration of her hopes. In the year 1852, the date of her founding, those seeking higher education were entirely dependent upon institu- tions supported by the Church or individual beneficence. The High School was not vet a part of the Public School system. Universities supported by the State were not yet a prevailing feature of National life. If young people sought training for professional life the private Academy and the denominational College furnished their only lines of opportunity. The College was therefore horn ; ' ; due time. The 23