Wheaton College - Tower Yearbook (Wheaton, IL)

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The Wheaton students say simply “prexy.” And after that, they have trouble. For Dr. Edman is such a basic part of Wheaton and Wheaton life, that they almost take him for granted with the rest of the advantages of the Wheaton education. But when they do stop to think and to appreciate —they realize how much it matters that he leads them in their chapel worship, praises and encour- ages them in their studies, and teases them about their fun. His own unique and quiet manner as he talks with them and sets an example for them is hard to explain. But they understand as they say simply—‘prexy.” Dye, Raymond Edman 20

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Dean of the Graduate School There seems to be no end to the tiny but important facts, the clear patterns, and the new meanings that accompany all of Dr. Tenney’s teaching and ministry. As the head of the graduate school he must deal with all the personnel and administrative work that pro- vides a smooth background and keeps a consistently high standard for the school’s work in Christian edu- cation on the graduate level. As a teacher and friend of the students he is a constant challenge and help in the work of each one. To his numerous out- side speaking engagements, he brings the wealth of scholarship and the devotion from experience. He is appreciated and loved by both his faculty and his students. Merrill C. Tenney, Ph.D. Dean of the College The students have such a difficult time managing the faculty that they consider themselves able to sympathize readily with the man whose job it is. He coordinates the Ph.D.’s and grapples with the cur- riculum for the prospective B.A.’s. The craze to study abroad sweeps in epidemic proportions through the student body now and then; the dean of the col- lege acts the part of pharmacist with statistics for the dreamers, and encourages every serious applicant to try for a scholarship. The pressures of increasing numbers of applicants and the problems of rising academic standards accumulate. They await tangi- ble solution across his desk. John H. Fadenrecht, Ed.D. 22