Wilmington College - Wilmingtonian Yearbook (Wilmington, OH)

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oard of Trustees Many steps of Wilmington College were made by the worthy trustees, past and present. The footprints left by these people are deep because on their shoulders rests the responsibility of seeing that Wilmington College goes forward ... forward ... forward... This year Wilmington College has been fortunate in having a board of trustees which has continued to progress steadily onward; one step in front of the other. Officers for the year were: President T. S. Townsley, Vice-President A. M. Haworth, Secretary Faith A. Terrell, Assistant Secretary Esther C. Mc- Millian, Treasurer Howard McKay. Back Row (left to right) —Emery Bales, Thomas Kiphart, T. S. Townsley, D. K. Hemp- stead, Clinton Nichols. Front Row (left to right) — Merle Davis, Susanna Terrell, Faith Terrell, Esther McMillan, James Linton. Nor SHown—A. M. Haworth, Howard McKay, Edward Stratton, Thurman Miller, Lida Johnson, H. H. Brandon, Leslie Schaffer.

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Steps lead on: a dormitory for men called South Hall was built and the first observatory, a telescope paid for by the students and made by the boys, was used to view the heavens. School spirit, college songs, colors of green and white, and the “rock” symbolize the Spirit of Wilmington that we know today, but do you know that these stepped into the pattern of Wilmington College life between 1900 and 1910? In the same momentous stride came Bailey Hall, Twin Ash Hall, the Y organizations and the brick observatory. Science and home economics departments were added, a new gymnasium graced the campus, and Denver Memorial Dormitory for women was built; all these steps towards the success of Wilmington College. There was success in other things in the 1930’s too — financial gain. Campaigns were carried on then, as now, for building funds which were raised and used most profitably for the enhancement and advancement of the campus and curriculum. Transition and progress have been imprinted in the paths trod by Wil- mington Coll ege within the last decade and a half. Football no longer re- mained; but a spirit for music was introduced and welcomed as a cultured friend. A labored-for goal has been attained in Wilmington’s becoming a member of the American Association of Teachers Colleges. A successful campaign for the living endowment has been conducted. A beautiful new library building was erected, an accomplishment of which we may all be proud. During the last decade this institution has arrived at a long strived for goal: Wilmington College has been admitted to Ohio College Association and North Central Association of Colleges. Lately a state wide organization to promote a Townsend Memorial Building has been launched and has already achieved much. Looking back over the steps of the past decades we readily become con- scious of the pace set by Wilmington College. Using that same pace, we lead on into the future striving for greater talent, greater zest, and greater excellence than ever before —step by step on we go; ivied walls, books, and stately buildings.

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OUR PRESIDENT Following the completion of his pub- lic school work in his native state of Kansas, Sheppard Arthur Watson was graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Friends University. He received his Mas- ter’s degree from Kansas Agricultural College, and, while a member of the facul- ty of Wilmington College on leave of ab- sence, the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Dr. S. A. Watson from Ohio State University. He taught in the Biology Department at Wilmington from 1920 until 1928, when he accepted a similar position at Whittier College, where he was Dean during his last three years. In 1940 he returned to Wilmington College as the President. During President Watson’s administration, the College has acquired a forty acre experimental farm and a new library, and has instituted the “Wilmington Plan,” which embodies the integrated curriculum and Work Service experience for all students. Looking toward the future, a five-year blue-print of improvement has been initiated, introducing an extensive building program and the living endowment. Wilmington College may indeed look toward a confident tomorrow under President Watson’s guidance.