JULY AUGUST WHEATON HAS lOOth ANNUAL

JULY
and
AUGUST
1959
WHEATON, ILLINOIS
VOL. XXVI, NOS. 7 and 8
WHEATON HAS lOOth ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
The 100th Annual Commencement of Wheaton College brought
over 500 Alumni and former students back to Campus with relatives
and friends to enjoy a time of real inspiration and fellowship. Everything seemed at its best. Weather was almost perfect, permitting the
scheduled outdoor programs on the Center MalI. Thursday night"s
.1 speech recital in Pierce Chape!, Friday night's Band Concert und~r
the baton of Russell Platz and his senior assistants, and the musIC
of the Combined Men's and Women's Glee Clubs on Saturday directed
by Mignon Bollman Mackenzie and Clay ton . E. Halvorsen were ail
of high calibre and the subject of comment in the conversation of 50
many who enjoyed the programs.
Alumni Day was full of activity from early morning until late at
night. The Alumni Directors and Club Presidents started the day with
a breakfast meeting, while many others enjoyed the fellowship provided by Registration and Coffee Hour in Memorial Center. As the
day progressed more and more "old-timers" arrived, many with members of their families. Introductions and renewing of acquaintences, as
weil as the nine reunion class luncheons produced many memories
of former days and experiences.
The Faculty-Alumni Pane! held
in Fischer Chapel was led by Dean
of the College, Dr. John Fadenrecht. Three topics were presented
that were deaIt with objectively:
first, the predicted increase of college enrollments and the attitude
of Christian schools concerning the
expanding of facilities to accommodate a greater number, which
was presented by Dr. Arthur
VoIle; Dr Kamm followed with
the question as to whether Wheaton should continue its strong
liberal arts emphasis or move in
the direction of specialization; and
Mr. Harold Faulkner, Business
Manager deaIt with the costs of
education at Wheaton and what
would be involved if enrollment
is expanded. Other members of the
panel were Richard Gross '53, J.
Edward Hakes '37 and Dr. Enock
Dyrness '23.
The luncheons of the reunion
classes proved times of unique fellowship. The Class of '09 celebrating its 50th was weIl represented
with eight of its members, sorne
of them coming from California
for the occasion. The Class of '49
had an enthusiastic time and program with over 80 present. Pictures
of those attending are shown
throughout this issue.
Led by a three-piece German
Band and Judge Herrick bearing
the standard of the Class of '99
the Reunion Classes paraded
around Campus and down to the west front for the Alumni Mixer.
One of the sensations of these two events was the sudden and noisy
appearance oÉ a large representation of the Class of '50, led by "Duke~'
Johnson to taunt their old college-day rivaIs, the Class of '49.
John Whitaker '17 led the meeting of the Scholastic Honor
Society in Breyer Science (air-conditioned) Building. Two main
speakers, Dr. Clyde Kilby spoke on "Retrospect" and Richard Gerig
'49 on "Prospect." Many new members from the graduating cIass
and alumni were welcomed. Dr. Arthur Holmes '50 was chosen as new
president, with Dr. Robert Stone '33 to serve a two-year, and Mrs.
Mignon Mackenaie '33 a one-year term as directors.
More than 250 gathered fOl' the Alumni Banquet with Ed Coray as
master of ceremonies and presenting a pro gram of interest and enjoyment spanning a represented sixtYyears.
President Edman on Sunday morning brought the baccalaureate
address on "Righteousness or Reproach?" which proved to be a challenge
not only to graduates but aIl attending. Announcement was made that
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the offering reeeived would be designated for
for the new Chapel-Auditorium. It amounted
to over $1,300.00, which we understand is about
$500 increase over the peak.
One of the thrilling events of the weekend,
following baccalaureate service, was when the
great crowd followed the Trustees and Academic
pl'Dcession over to the site of the new ChapelAuditorium for ground-breaking.
At the Commencement exercises on Monday
morning, the familial' radio voice of Theodore
H. Epp of Lincoln, Nebraska and the Back to the
Bible Bl'Dadcast was heard as he in person described in his message, addressed particularly to
the graduates, "The Successful Spiritual Servant." Honorary degrees were conferred on Dr.
Epp (D.D.) and Frederick AIton Everest
(D.S.), Associate Director of the Moody Institute of Science. Alumni Association president
Dr. V. P. Oleari besides we1coming the graduates
into the association, presented the Distinguished
Service Award of the year to Dr. Paul Adolph.
MISSIONARY NEWS
Art '47 and Helen Drake Lewis '46 in Portugal rejoice in the new hospital constructed by
the Baptist Evangelistic Association, which will
provide care for believers and increase the respect and interest of the Portuguese in their
m~nistry. They ask prayer for those who follow
every new cult, and that the Gospel might indeed be the power of Go'd unto salvation.
Clare and Grace Theobold McGill '51 are
home on furlough fl'Dm Taiwan, but were able
to leave behind a primer, 'hymn book and simple catechism in the Taval language for Christians. They ask prayer for the three colporteurteachers who are undertaking a pl'Dgram of
literacy and literature distribution among their
own people.
:r>avid L. Su~den '51 has become managing
ed~tor and pubhsher 'Of In/and Africa, the official
VOlee of the Africa Inland Mission. He is married to Marian Stam ' 51.
Roger '52 and Joyce Nichols Coon '53 have
been accepted by the Africa Inland Mission
for work in Kenya, and Leo '53 and Marlene
Skinner have been called by Wycliffe for work
in Mexico.
Helen Siebert '52 in Northern Rhodesia
Africa, has fort y girls in the compound for thi~
term, ranging fl'Dm fifth through eighth grade.
WHEATON RECEIVES NCATE
FULL ACCREDITATION
Dr. Paul Adolph 123 Rece've,
Alumui Distiu9uished Service
The National Council for the Accreditation of
Teacher Education, through its director W. Earl
Armstrong, on May 29 notified Dean of the
College Dr. John H. Fadenrecht that the Council
had granted full accreditation to Wheaton
College's pl'Dgram of teacher education.
Last November the College submitted an
eighty-seven page self-study, begun during the
~chool year 1957-58. Then last December as
reported in the Alumni Magazine, an evaluating
commJttee of six visiting educators spent three
days on campus, studying our total program as
it relates to our preparation of teachers. Following the notification of Wheaton's receiving full
accreditation, Dl'. Fadenrecht on June 2 received a copy of the evaluating committee's
report, including a listing of strengths and weaknesses in our pl'Dgram, as they saw them. This
should be very helpful to the Department of
Education and Psychology and to the interdivisional Committee on Teacher Education as
they work toward continued impl'Dvement.
The NCATE plays the role of the highest
body and the key agency in the nation for accrediting teachereducation programs. Sorne
states, and the number is steadily gl'Dwing, have
deClded to accept for certification individuals
who are graduates of NCATE-accredited pl'Dgrams, without requiring that they meet the
specific criteria set up by the particular state.
This accreditation places more responsibility
upon the College in that it certifies directly to the
state offict; involved that 'Ît considers the gradua te quahfied to receive certification. On the
O'ther. ha~d, the College also enjoys greater
prestIge !fi the field of teacher education than
ever before.
The NCATE informed the Colh;ge that this
a~credi~ation is effective immediately and begms wrth our graduates this June.
Aw"",,f
Needed at Wheaton College:
Assistant to the Director of
Christian Service Council ....
WO'rk ~ncludes scheduling Gospel
Teams and secretarial duties
Write to: Staff Personnel Director
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IllinO'is
Irene Johnson registers Jack '39 and Esther Eastwood Wennell '37
Or. Paul Adolph
"In recognition of Outstanding and Distinguished Service to Mankind as Missionary, Author, and Christian Leader in the Field of Medicine." Thus reads the citation of the award pre. sented by Dr. Valdo Oleari as president of the
Alumni Association to Dr. Paul E. Adolph, when
he was publicly recognized at the Saturday night
Alumni Day Banquet, and at the Monday morn·
ing Commencement exercises.
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Receiving both the B.S. in chemistryand the
B.A. in Greek degrees from Wheaton in 1923.
Dr. Adolph worked for both his M.Sc. and M.D.
degrees at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School. With his wife, the former Vivian
MacDougall, he served as missionary to China
fl'Dm 1929-41 and again fl'Dm 1946-49. During
the years of W orld War II he served with the
U.S. Army Medical Corps in the ETO, for which
he received a citation. At the start of the War he
served as a Captain, but then was promoted to
Major and appointed to serve as chief of Surgical
Service in a large general hospital in England.
Later he was named consultant to eight German
Prisoner of War hospitals.
Dr. Adolph is the author of several books including "Surgery Speaks to China," "Health
Shall Spring Forth," "The Evidence of God in
an Expanding Universe," "Missionary Health
Manual," and "Triumphant Living." He is one
of the founders and an offieer of the Christian,
Medical Society, and writes articles ·fO'r Christian
medical journals. He sel'Ves as Medical Advisor
to the China Inland and other sis ter missions,
maintaining an office in Oak Park.
Dr. Adolph is a member of the Wheaton College Scholastic Honor Society, Alpha Omega
Alpha, and Fellow of the American College of
Surgeons.
The Adolphs have two sons.
Vol. XXVI, Nos. 7 and 8
July-August, 1959
WHEATON ALUMNI MAGAZINE
Editor ................ Donald]. MacKay '26
Features-Sports ............ Robert Olseng '53
Alumni Secretary ....... Edward A. Coray'23
Advisory Committee: Virginia Jenkins Muir '44,
Dorothy Randall Norbeck '50, and Edgar R. Seaberg '41
Published every month during the year except
July and August, (bi-monthly) by the Wheaton
College ,Alumni Association, Wheaton, Illinois.
Subscription price $2.00, single copy 25c. Entered as second class matter at the Post Office in
Wheaton, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
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CORAY'S CORNER
Back in the early thirties when Wheaton was
struggling ta achieve academic accreditation the
examining committee alma st turned ·"thumbs
down" because the endowment was not adequate. Then sorne of the
trustees and administrators showed from the re·
cards the number of
friends who contributed
l'egulady to the support
of Wheaton. The committee decided support
of this kind from loyal
friends was as good as endowment, and our Alma
Mater received the desired accreditation.
Thousands of alumni can thank these friends
who added ta the value of our Wheaton degrees.
What more appropriate "thank you" could be
made than ta join the number who regularly
giv::: of their tithes that young people coming
ta Wheaton may have the best education possible?
Loobng at the Alumni Fund statistics as of
June 1, it is gratifying to see that 4,630 alumni
have contributed $128,429.78 in the nine
months since September 1, 1958. Just think what
it would mean ta Wheaton if the remaining
made an investment in young lives at Wheaton
during these last three months of the fiscal year!
BOOKS FOR VOU
THE WHEATON TWELVÉ: A Report of
the Studerrt Summer Missionary Project of 1958
published by the Student Foreign Missiol1lS Fellowship of Wheaton College is now available
at 25c per copy. It is not a statistical report, but
an interesting compilation of testimonies and
experiences of twelve Wheaton College students
and their visits to foreign countries during the
summer of 1958. For two months these twelve,
representative of the student body who supported
them with their prayers and gifts, lived with
missionaries, worlœd with them, prayed with
them and were permitted to share their prob·
lems. Then returning to campus the unforgettable impressions made on the Twelve were
passed on to fellow-students, faculty and staff
and in many area churches. The book is illustrated with group and j.ndividual pictures of'
the twelve, and a map of the courrtries and names
of mission agencies with which they served,
(DJM)
AN IMPORTANT REMINDER
Wheaton Alumni set a goal of $500,000.00 towards the Centennial Chapel-Auditorium.
This money is to be raised largely through contacts with nonalumni friends and relatives.
To date $215,000.00 of this amount has been secured in cash and pledges.
Will you, loyal alumnus, make from one ta five contacts with
friends and relatives for support of this great centennial project? It will take hundreds of active alumni to accomplish this
goal.
The building is now under construction. More information and material will be
furnished on request! Thanks for your help!
WHEATON WEDDINGS
SHIN FUNAKI '53, M.A. '57, to KEIKO
SAW AMURA, March 31, at the Asagao Church
~n Tokyo. Dr. Don Hoke '41 gave the message
and Martha Gowan Hoke '47 sang. Barbara Dean
'49 planned the reception. Mr. and Mrs. Funaki
are living at the Japan Bible Seminal]' where
he is the dormitory supervisOf and teaches.
CARL ARMIGER '56 'and ANNIE MAE
LAWRENCE. Carl is at Presbyterian Seminary
preparing for the ministry. They live in Portsmouth, Va.
RUTH RILEY '53 œnd DAVID CROCKETT,
They live in St. Louis Park, Minn.
JEAN WYMORE '56 and JOSEPH McKEE,
March 28, 1958. Jean is teaching in Wilkinsburg
schools and receives her M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh in August.
DONNA L. SUMNER '50 and ROBERT
BREDENBAUGH. They live in Philadelphia,
Pa.
PAUL F. IRELAND, JR., '51 and NAOMI
ELG. They live in Wheaton.
A. GERALD JOHNSON, JR. '54 and MARJORIE RICHARDSON. Gerald attends Gordon
DiviîlltÏty School at Beverly Farms, Mass.
LORRAINE A. JENSEN '55 and ARNOLD
BELGUM on April 4, in Westwood, N. J.
Wheatonites in the wedding party included
Beverly Berman '55 and Wesley Jensen '53.
Mr. and Mrs. Belgum live in Dallas, Tex., where
they are on the staff of the Officers' Christian
Union. Mr. Belgum was formerly an officer in
the Marilne Corps flying a jet plane.
JOHN C. POTTS, ]R. '48 and MARJORIE
WRIGHT. They live in Portland, Ore., where
John is Oregon area director of Young Life
Gampaign.
ROGER W. LEWIS '43 and MARILYN
CARLSON. They live in Wheaton.
VIOLET YOUNGBERG '47 and RUSH T.
MORROW, March 26 in the First Free Church
of Chicago. Violet has been instructor in Christian Education and faculty secretary and later
became dea'n of women at Trinity Seminary and
Bible College in Chicago. They now live in Port
Huron, Mich.
THOMAS KAY '53 and JANICE L. CAVE,
April 25 at Waverly, la. Tom will be 'teaching in
the history department at Wheaton College in
the fall.
VICTORIA VAN '55 and TIEN TEH
CHANG, May 2 in a Christian ceremony at Holy
Trinit y Protestant Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, and then in a Chinese Civil ceremony in
Gentennial Hall, when Ching-teh Chia, former
president of the Examination Yuan (congress)
of the Central Government of China, Taiwan, of
which the bridegroom was person'nel director,
performed the ceremony. Victoria was dressed in
the traditional white dress and veil for the
Christian ceremony, but changed into the pink
sheath-like Chinese gown with its mandarin color
andembroidered flowers worn at Chinese weddings. The g1'Oom too changed from the formaI
attire of a dinner jacket ta the black mandarin
jacket over a l'Obe of blue traditionally worn.
Victoria has been teaching at the Chinatown
YMCA while she continued her studies in English literature in graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania. The groom has been director of the YMCA since he organized it in
1955. He was brought up in Hangchow, and was
a lawyer, colonel, mayor and personnel director
in China before coming ta the States. He has
developed a whole series of services ranging
from classes in languages and appreciation of
the arts and music of the Chinese, to hobby
groups and social evenings. Mr. and Mrs. Chang
will continue in this vital work of helping these
people become a part of America and yet retain
their appreciation of their Chinese heritage.
DONNIE JIM: In response to numerous requests from many parts of the world, Moody
Press has printed a new edition of a book first
appearing in 1940 by Esther O'Brien MacKay
'25. Originally beadng the title "Of Such Is the
Kingdom" which had several printings, but has
been out of print for ten years, DONNIE JIM
is the new title of the book, with an attractive
Cover incl uding an artist' s picture of Donnie J im
which is also new to this edition. It is the story
of the spiritual victory Don '26 and Esther MacKay experienced in the lO'ss of their son. A good
book ta give parents going through deep waters;
a good book for Ohristians ta read sa that they
ffiay be assured that our God is sufficient even
in the death of a loved one.
The book may be ordered through Moody
Press or the College Book Store for 75c. We
suggest you order sorne extra copies to have on
hand to give those needing its message of comfort and faith, (ES)
Faculty-Alumni Panel
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"Then they that leared the Lord spake often one ta another: and the Lord hearkened, and
heard it and a boak 01 remembranee was written before Him far them that feared the Lard, and that
thaught ;'pan His name."
Malaehi 3:16
THE CONCLUSION OF A CHAPTER
Miss Julia Blanchard
"With the lord"
Message of Dr. Edman at the funeral
service of "Miss Julia" Blanchard
Serving actively for forty years in the Wheaton College Library, Miss Julia Blanchard started
in 1908 as assistant librarian, and then in 1915
was named Librarian. At the time of her retirement in 1948 she was made a professor emeritus
and granted the honorary degree "Doctor of
Letters" and appointed the College Archivist.
Most Wheaton alumni, with the possible exception of those in recent classes kn ~w "Miss
Julia", as she was affectionately caiJed by her
host of friends.
Julia Eleanor Blanchard was born in Wheaton,
August 7, 1878. She was the daughter of Dr.
Charles Albert and Margaret Ellen Milligan
Blanchard, and one of the five children of that
happy family. She was the granddaughter of Dr.
Jonathan Blanchard, the first president of Wheaton, and her father served for more than fort y
years as the second president of the College.
The conclusion of a chapter is not necessarily
the ending of the book, unless it is the very last
chapter.
We have come to the end of the first chapter
in the history of the College with the homegoing of Julia Eleanor Blanchard. What a glorious
chapter it has been, and how significant that it
coincides with the dawning of 'Our Centennial
Year. The chapter began a hundred years ago in
almost idyllic simplicity. Upon invitation from
friends and from trustees of Illinois Institute,
Jonathan Blanchard came to the little village of
Wheaton on this wind-swept, relatively treeless prairie in 1859 to confer about the founding
of the College, which project was accomplished
during the following year. This century-Iong
chapter has been marked by struggles, by
strength of character on the part of administration and faculty; and has been crowned with
suceess. It has had its times of deep testing and
tears but the outcome thereof has been triumph.
There has been prayer with patience, faith with
fortitude, consecration with courage, dedication
in education with devotion to the Lord Jesus.
Like the taU elms and the broad maples that
adorn its campus, the College has put its roots
deep into the heart of God and spread its
branches far afield in the earth.
The chapter of this century that now closes
is spanned by the Blanchards: Jonathan who
founded the College and led it for twenty-two
years; Charles Albert who carried it forward
in days of difficulty or delight for another fortyfour years; and concludes with the passing of
Miss Julia who had been our librarian for nearIy half a .century.
Miss Julia was always a great deJight and
encouragement to me. Again and again she
told me about grandfather and father, and when
1 would report to her an answer ta prayer for
the College or the provision 'Of new buildings
she would say, "Father would be thankful to
know the continued blessing of the Lord among
us here." If she were still with us 1 would want
t'O say to her again:
"Miss Julia, the Book which your grandfather
and your father believed to be the Word of
the living God, we still believe!
"The Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, whom
they loved and served, we do still love and
serve!
"The great essentials of the Christian faith as
defined in our doctrinal platform we do believe
wholeheartedly, and without any qualification
or mental reservation !
"The vision of education that is thoroughly
Christian which your grandfather and father had,
we have, and will continue to make a reality to
our children!"
The chapter of Wheaton's first eentury closes,
and a new one begins. It is our responsibility to
read well what has been written in that chapter
so that the one we write today and tomorrow, as
our Lord tarries, will conform to that which we
have learned from our Fathers. The Blanchards
have written c1early and cogently, and at the passing of Miss Julia we reaffirm our faithfulness
ta the trust committed ta us.
Sa help us God!
"MISS JULIA"
Until a few months prior to her death "Miss
Julia" made the old Blanchard House at 623
Howard Street her residence. She died May 6 at
the Geneva Community Hospital where she had
been confined during the last months of her illness.
The funeral service for "Miss Julia" was held
in the College Church of Christ, of which she
had been an active member for many years.
Though not planned that way, the funeral service was most appropriate for a librarian who for
so many years handled and loved books. From
the hymnbook organist Reginald Gerig played
and Elbert Dresser sang the favorite hymns of
"Miss Julia." Her pastor, Dr. L. P. McClenny,
read from God's Book portions of Scripture
that were the foundation of her faith as well as
a source of comfort to all attending. Her former
pastor, now College chaplain, Dr. Evan Welsh,
spoke beautifully of "The Book 'Of Remembrance" (Malachi 3:16), of them who "feared
the Lord and spake often one to another." President Dr. V. Raymond Edman then brought his
message of comfort and hope on "The End of the
Chapter."
In another tribute, Prexy had this to say, "To
US who knew her these many years, Miss Julia
herself was like a splendid book: clear type, bond
paper and the best of contents."
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DEATHS IN THE
WHEATON FAMILy
EUGENE R. HUFF '53 passed away in his
sleep at his home in Kenosha, Wisc., after an
illness of eighteen months. He was pastor of the
Assembly of God church in Lombard, Ill., from
1953 to 1957. He leaves his wife, Joyce Black
Huff '55 and three children, Barbara, Bradley
and Bernerd. They will live at 4716 84th St.,
Kenosha, near Joyce's parents.
VERNON KERNS, husband of Stella Fishe,
'19, and long time official of the Northwestern
Railroad, passed away in May, just a few weeks
before they had hoped to return to Wheaton
for the Class of '1..9 reunion. Since his retirement
eleven years ago, the Kerns have made their
home at 117 Greene St., Boone, Iowa.
MORE MISSIONARY NEWS
Edward '44 and Ramoth Lûwe Burkhalter '44,
M.A. '45 in Saraipali, India, are in charge of the
reading room and library in their city. They
ask for old copies of National Geographic,
Popular Mechanics, or interesting boûks on the
junior 'Or high school level, to be sent to them
in small bundles, fûr use in their ministry there.
They may be sent to Saraipali, via Mahasamund,
M. P., India.
Dr. Zeme '40 and Caroline Smith Chapman
'40 working in Landour Gommunity Hospital,
Mussourie, U. P. India, and in Woodsto,ck
school, rejoice in the lives of those they have
been able to heal physically and reach with the
Gospel message. A goodly number 'Of elementary
boys have come to Christ, sorne from hûmes of
unbelievers. They ask prayer fûr these especially.
They hope tû cûme home onfurlough this year.
Betty Rude '57 wrote to tell us she is now
Mrs. Russell Varsi. After working for sorne
time with Bethany Mission in Salem, N. J.,
they have been led to join in the Würk of the
D. & D. Missionary Homes, in St. Petersburg,
Fla., helping make a home for furloughing
missionaries and Christian workers who need a
rest.
Paul '58 and Betty Piers on Teasdale '58, after
spending a year in the public schools at Littleton,
Colo., 'are preparing to go tû the Belgian Congo
where Paul was horn. His father was the
founder 'Of a Bible College in Africa and Paul
expects, after a: year 'Of study in Belgium, to
teach industrial arts in an all-African school.
NEWS FROM THE CLUBS:
COLUMBIA
The Columbia Wheaton Alumni Group met
in the home of the Frederick Giles '47 on May 8
for a potluck supper. Eighteen alums and spouses
attended. Included were Nancy Neely '58; Thelma Ewert '55; Walt '56 and Jackie McCarty
Woerner '55; Jim Ellswûrth '56; Shirley Rogers
'52; Eleanor Rodgers Robertson '56; Fred Gargantiel '56; Marguerite McQuilkin '46; John '35
and Johanna Voget Munro '35; Mrs. Ruth Brabazon and Mrs. Frizelle Hill. The group later
viewed the "Martin Luther" film,
QUITO, ECUADOR
On May 14th during the Annual Intermission
Fellowship retreat, the Wheaton Alumni attended a wonderful outdoor breakfast at Kay Evan's
with Kay as the hostess. The new officers for the
Ecuadorian Alumni group are Jim Savage, president; Gordon Loptson, vice-president; Lois
Schneider, social chairman; and Betty Harkins,
secretary-treasurer.
FACULTY NEWS; KAMM AND
BOARDMAN GO TO
PAKISTAN
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DO YOU REMEMBER
DR. ARTHUR VOLLE '38
HONORED BY TOWER
The Junior Class and its Tower staff dedicated
their 384-page yearbook to the Dean of Students,
Dr. Arthur H. Volle '38. The Tower staff has
run true to tradition and produced a top-
Announcement of Dr. S. Richey Kamm's appointment to lecture at the University of Dacca
in Pakistan brings to three the number of Wheaton College department and division heads studying and lecturing abroad next year. Dr. Kamm
has been awarded a Fullbright lectureship to do
work in social science. Mrs. Kamm will accompany him.
Can you identify
this Wheatonite?
Dr. S. Richey Kamm
Dr. Donald Boardman
As previously announced, Dr. Donald C.
Boardman has accepted a South-East Asia Treaty
Organization professorship and was selected for
the professor of geology appointment from
among candidates submitted by all member countries of SEATO. Dr. and Mrs. Boardman will be
accompanied by their daughter Barbara and son
Don while Anne remains in Wheaton and will
b~ a college freshman.
Recipient of the 1959-60 Alumni FacultyResearch award, Dr.! Clarence B. Hale will be
doing research and study in Europe preparing
a graded Hellenistic Greek grammar and reader.
Mrs. Hale will accompany him, and they will be
joined in Europe by son Austin.
Dr. Clyde Kilby
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Dr. Clarence Hale
Dr. Clyde S. Kilby is taking a year's leave of
, absence to complete work on a new book. He
will make his residence and do his work in Mississippi. Dr. Paul Bechtel, chairman of the division of languages and literatu<l:e, will fillin for
Dr. Kilby at the College. Dr. Robert C. Stone
will be acting chairman of the foreign language
department during Dr. Hale's absence, and Dr.
Douglas Block will act as geology depar.tment
chairman for Dr. Boardman. Prof. James O.
Buswell will be studying this next year under
a Danforth Teacher's grant, working toward a
doctorate in anthropology at Columbia Unive!'sity in New York.
Administrative appoirrtments recently made include Dr. Willard C. Jackman, chairman of
the division of education; Dr. Peter Veltman,
chairman of the department of education and
psychology, and Dr. Stanley Parmerter, ehairman
of the divi~ion of science.
On February 11, 1945, deep within
the Siegfried line, a Chaplain of the
class of '36 eonducted a morning servive in a schoolhouse whose second story
had been blown off earlier that day by
enemy artillery. When leaving the area
to hold another service further back,
"it" began coming in. Before he could
get to cover he was hit by a large shell
fragment which penetrated his ehest
and abdomen.
This is but one of the many epel'Ïences
which our mystery personality has been
through during his mreer as a chaplain,
Ranger, and professor. Married to Mary
Emma of the class of '35 he just received his Ph.D. from the Uni~ersity
of Texas last month. Why sure, he's ....
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DEGREES (Partial List)
Alumni who obtained advanced degrees include Henry Hiddinga Acad. '47, B.A.; John
Burke '55, and John W. Stuber '49 the B.D.
degree, and William W. Barndollar '27, Th.D.,
ail from Grace Theological Seminary and College, in Winona Lake, Ind. From Dallas Theological Seminary Edgar C. James '55, E. Hilton
Jarvis Jr. '55, and James Grant Howard Jr. '51
received their M.Th. degree. James Howard was
also given two awards, the H.A. Ironside Award
in Expository Preaching and the Arthur C. Gannett Award in Christian Education. Jack H.
'Ward '56 was awarded the B.D. degree by Union
Theological Seminary, Presbyterian, as was Lennart Pearson '55. The seminary is located in
Richmond, Va. From Southwestern Baptist Seminary at Fort Worth, Texas, William]. McCall , 56'was given the B.D. degree.
Janette Bohi ' 51 stopped in the office to tell
us she was given the Ph.D. degree in History
from the University of Illinois, Champaign, Ill.
She wil be teaching history at Wisconsin State
College, Whitewater, Wise. James Duren '56
completed his work at Conservative Baptist
Theological Seminary in Denver, and received
the B.D. degree in Missions. Don Lindholm '55
was given the M.A. degree in Public Administration at Cornell University, in Ithaca, N. Y. He
is rrow with the Bureau of the Budget in Washington, D. C.
Omar N. Barth '37 gave the baccalaureate
address at Eastern Baptist College and was
honored with the Doctor of Divinity degree. He
is pastor of the Broadway Bapdst Church in
Paterson, N. J.
William Broughton '55, M.A. '56, was 01'dained to the Priesthood in the Church of God
on April 20 in Christ Episcopal Chureh in Winnetka, Ill.
Dr. Arthur Voile '38
quality book, containing 48 pages of historÎcal
supplement as a forerunner of the Cerrtennial
Year. The dedication 10 Dr. Voile reads, "In
calling ... eombining the answers to a student' s
problems with an approachability, In purpose
incorporating insight and tact to extend understanding, In serving .. ,helping us form a practical concept of a ChJistian gentleman, In living
. .. teaching us by a consistent life the eternal
import of Christianity. To a successful dean and
an inimitable man ... We dedicate our book of
aspirations."
CLUBS
GREATER ST. LOUIS
Greater St. Louis alumni met on April 25 for
a dinner and program, planned by Lucille Mellis Caldwell '34 and Donna Myers Jepson '54.
Bob Kees' '36 wife sang several numbers while
the devotions were brought by Bob Steinmeier
'31. Toastmaster for the evening was George
Provinse, husbard of Elaine McFarson Provinse
'47. A mock spring fashion show inc1uded
models Ann Waldvogel '55; Louise Loizeaux
Baseler ' 3 5; Jeanette Geisen ' 57; Mildred Schlieman Bowerman '38; Sam Caldwell '35, Bob Kees
and Marlir. Jepson, husband of Donna. The narration was given by Edna Asher Case '29. Dr.
Everett Sugarbaker '31, noted cancer specialist,
with his wJe, Geneva Van Dyke Sugerbaker '33,
and three of their charming daughters were
guests of the evening. Dr. Sugerbaker gave the
address of the evening speaking on the subject
of cancer, and the progress in research for treatment. The program was closed by the singing of
the Alma Mater with Dr. Peter Stam L.L.D. '48,
now at Covenant College, St. Louis, at the piano.
JAPAN
A group of Wheatonites living on the island
of Kyushu met for a miniature Washington Banquet and class of ' 50 reunion. After a dinner in
the dining room of the city's only department
store, the group went to the home of Dave
Kruse '50 fora time of fellowship. Those attending were Dale '50 and Betty Swartz Oxley
'48 from Hitoyoshi; Dave '50 and Edna Kruse
from Yatsushiro; Paul Shook '50 from Kagoshima; John '47, G.S. '50 and Pearl Swenson
Sarjeant '47 also from Kagoshima, and Chaplain
Roger '50 and Darlin Arendsee from Itazuke Air
Base.
WA-S
TRUSTEE D. OTIS FULLER
PREACHER OF TRUTH
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., November 20, 1903,
David Otis Fuller spent a good part of his boyhood in North Carolina. Later he was enrolled
at Wilson Academy, a boys' prep 5chool connected with Nyack Institute in New York-going on to Philadelphia Business Gollege-then
completing his work and graduating from Wheaton Academy in 1922. Three years later he graduated from the College, a leader in the class of
'25. Though packing the four years of college
into three he was active in extra-curricular activities, member of the Record staff, editor of
the T ower, president of the Beltionian Literary
Society and all-around athlete earning his letters
in baseball, basketball and football.
Though "Duke" prepared to be a teacher of
English, it was during his first year of teaching at a military school in Wisconsin that he
definitely responded to the Lord's cali to the
ministry and entered Princeton Theological
Seminary, graduating in '29. After leaving the
seminary thirty years ago, he was pastor for
five years at the Chelsea Baptist Church of Atlantic City, and for the past twenty-five years
has been at the Wealthy Street Baptist Church in
Grand Rapids. In the ministry, "Duke" has run
true to form with a busy and varied schedule,
contributing to many phases of the Lord's work.
He has been a College Trustee for 25 years, and
served a similar length of time on the Board of
the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism, and for many years on the Council of 14 of
the General Association of Regular Baptist
Churches. He has served on both the American
and International Councils of Christian
Churches. "Duke" has both a prolific and effective pen, and an unusual ability for digesting
and reducing the books of Augustine, Calvin and
Spurgeon (including the many-volumed "Treasury of David" to two), and he contributed
the article on "Baptists" to the World Book
Encyclopedia. During World War II he was 'a
Navy Chaplain and besides shore duty served on
a troop transport to India.
Two Wheaton Alumni gatherings especially
stand out in "Duke's" experience. In '25 just
beginning as English teacher at the military
academy he returned to Campus and met Virginia Emery, a freshman from Weymouth, Mass.
Then, four years later, at a Wheaton Alumni reunion in Philadelphia, in the fall of '29, they
met again, and the spark kindled into a flame
with their being married in '31. Four lovely children have been added to the family: Beverly'55
married John Berman '54 and they live in Hartford, Gonn.; Allen x'58 graduated from Michigan State University; David Jr. is a junior at
Wheaton; and Mabel Elizabeth went to be with
the Lord in '56 at the age of 12. His parents live
WA-6
SPECIAL REPORT FROM YOUR NATIONAL ALUMNI FUND
CHAIRMAN:
In this issue you will see the report of Alumni giving from
September 1 to June 1, 1959, broken down by classes, number of donors and the amount of the gifts.
We are grateful to the Lord for the grand total of
$128,429.78 received thus far towards our goal of $160,000,
We are trusting the Lord to speak to the hearts of those who
have not given to help us reach the remaining balance of
$32,000,00 needed to go over our goal before September 1.
Special emphasis is being placed upon class participation,
and you will see from the enclosed report that, as of the time
of going to press, the class of '49 was in first place with
the biggest total, and the class of '58 only a few dollars behind in second place. The class of '43 is running a close
third. This picture of course will change many times before
the final awards are given at Homecoming for the class winners.
Your Alumni Fund Committee at present is concentrating
on those of you who as yet have not given. This is being
done by a combined program of personal calls from your own
classmates, along with a series of letters from the college to keep you posted on developments,
If you 'haven't given thus far, won't you mail in your gift today, so that the per cent of participation will be definitely increased? And if you have given, won't you encourage ail other Wheaton
Alumni with whom you are in contact to give if they have not already done so? We know that the
Lord will bless you for every effort that you make as unto Him in this most worthy cause.
Very sincerely yours,
Herb Jauéhen, '4o
National Alumni Fund Chairman
in South Carolina, and his sis ter Muriel '23 in
New York City where she counsels about the
publishing of books, encourages young authO'rs,
and also does a good share of 'her own writing.
Though none seem to know where the title
originated the contemporaries of David Otis
Fuller know him best as "Duke." For a quarter
of Wheaton's centennial history he has faithfully served on the CoUege Board of Trustees.
MISSIONARY NEWS
Tom '52, M.A. '55, and Sharon Billings Eckel
'54 live in Vitry, France, where Tom teaches a
Sunday school class of American teen-agers at
Orly Ai~ Base. They ask prayer as they conduct
their summer youth camp in Upper Savoy during
the month of August.
Dr. Maybel Bruce '46 home on furlough
from West Pakistan, stopped in the office. She
came home early because of the need of surgery.
Also home on furlough from her part 'Of the
world are John '41 and Eunice Buffam, from
Indta. They are livi<ng in Eliza:bethtown, Pa.
From Kowloon, Ghina, cornes word that William
'44 and Joan Reid are in Romeo, Mich., for their
year away from the field. They hope to see son
David enter Wheaton in the fall. Alex '23 and
Dorothy Miles MacLeod '24 are in Holden,
Mass., while on furlough from Taipei, Formosa,
while Paul '50 and Vada Eikenbary Shook '46
are in Plainfield, Iowa, havingarrived from
Jap3!n recerrtly.
Chet '43 and Marjory Williams Terpstra '47
spent most of their time of furlough from the
Carolines in Scotland, finishing work toward
a degree. Arrother letter notified us that (Bud)
Henry '52 and Virginia Howard deVries, Jr.
'55 from the Philippines are in the States for a
time of deputation and rest. Ken Kensinger '53
isals'O home on furlough from Peru, staying
in Roaring Spring, Pa., for a time but planning
on lots of study at the University of Pennsylvania
in order to speed up the job of giving the Word
of God t'O the Cashinahua Indians.
From Monrovia, Liberia, Bill '47 and Grace
Farah Watkins '48 came to live in Falmouth,
Mass. Gordon '37 and Janis Treat Timyan are
also on fudough from Ivory Coast, French West
Africa, living in Flint, Mich. Enid Miller Forsberg '33 with daughter Dorothy came home early
from Khartoum, Sudan, while Malcolm '32
cornes later. He rejoices, as do we, that in one
isolated village 'a group of believers sprang up
through one, school boy witnessing for the Lord
and playing Gospel reoordings on a phonograph, Two teams of Uganda Christians are also
holding meetings in various places. A spirit of
revival that could be the preparation of hearts
before Billy Graham's visit in early 1960.
Marguerite Bowden '42 is Director 'Of Religious Education and Lend-Lease Counselor for
the National Board of Christian Education of
the Presbyterian Church. She travels in the
South west area.
Phyllis Chamberlain '46 in Takamatsu Shi,
Japan, rejoices in the work 'Of the Holy Spirit
in a special evangelistic series of meetings just
completed. Both adults and children came and
sorne were led to the Lord. She is also anticipating the work at the Bible Camp property on
Lake Matsubara which the Lord 50 graciously
made it possible for their mission to purchase.
Sheasks us to remember her in this work with
the children.
Mary Foster '50 is home on furlough from
Toky'O, Japan. This last year through gifts of
books, Bible pictures, cloth dolls and cotton
materials from friends in the States, she has
been able to work in schools and orphanages
with sorne Japanese young people. Through
these means she has had an enlarged ministry
and come closer to the college girls in her Bible
class.
Also from Tokyo, Barbara Dean '49 writes
that besides teaching she is secretary to Dr,
Donald Hoke '41 at Japan Christian College.
Besides these duties she also teaches in the
Seminary and hopes to begin work on the third
teacher-training manual for the Japan Sunday
SchO'ol Union. In all these undertakings she asks
thatwe pray for her.
Earl O. Roe '51 studyingat Syracuse, N. Y.,
University School of Journalism while home
from Ni~eria, has written an article printed in
the spring 1959 editÎ'on 'Of the Religious Journalism Newsletter, a new stylebook for use of
religious journalists. He has also been on the
AlUMNI FUND STATISTICS-September 1 to June 1
Glfts
Class
Chalrman
1958 Clifford MeCrath
1957 Allan Sutfin
1956 Harold Merwald
1955 Walter Kaiser
1954 Robert Farrell
1953 James Anderson
1952 Jack Swartz
1951 Glenn Heek
1950 Wm. Duke Johnson
1949 Richard Gerig
1948 Kenneth Kenriard
1947 Wesley Morris
1946 Elmer Fitch
1945 Jane Isaacson
1944 James MeCarrell
1943 Corrine Sonneveldt
1942 William Geidt
1941 Howard White
1940 Wilbur Gemmel
1939 Myrr. Koppin
1938 Arthur Voile
1937 Edward H.kes
1936 Robert Ke.ting
19'15 Clement Jervis
1934 George Oison
1933 Edward Matson
'932 Foster Oury
1931 Rernard Nelson
1930 Kenneth Gieser
1929 Obed Kay
192R Margrl rf>t Squires
1927 Rvan Welsh
1926 R"loh Trwin
10?')
Helen Tenn.ev
1924 Gladys Wright
No. of
No. of
Non-Donors
Donors
393
410
472
423
370
361
374
324
341
385
399
394
318
249
245
226
196
217
262
235
175
151
139
142
108
104
89
111
92
55
44
67
37
21
32
225
240
226
219
226
240
230
212
195
234
214
178
136
104
96
114
111
119
109
101
105
80
83
71
70
75
57
75
41
42
33
30
27
24
23
Of.
36
37
32
33
38
40
38
40
36
38
35
31
30
29
28
34
36
35
29
30
38
35
37
33
39
42
39
40
31
43
43
30
42
53
42
Total
Amount
Class
Glfts
Chalrman
No. of
Non-Donors
$4975.68
22
1923 Enoek Dyrness
3839.46
1922 Howell Evans
19
3246.89
16
1921 Baldwin Sears
3713.42
1920 Julius Phillips
18
3759.98
12
1919
3943.35
11
1918
4525.39
9
1917
332.1.00
7
1916
3598.66
3
1915
5013.16
4
1914
4206.75
8
1913
2808.75
8
1912
3808.43
1911
3
2937.93
5
1910
2234.10
1909
9
6488.52
6
1908
3196.10
1
1907
3535.44
2
1906
3521.30
1905
3
3647.50
8
1904
3354.00
2
1903
222l.53
3
1902
3094.50
1
1901
3915.08
1900
9
1612.50
5
1899
3490.41
0
1898
1051.80
4
1897
4573.00
2
1896
1608.50
0
1895
1123.94
2
1894
712.50
1
1893
776.75
1
1892
874.94
0
lR89
635.25 V. Alumni Gifts through Business Office
1055.70" ..... Faculty, Parents, and Miseellaneous
TOTALS
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staff of News For You, a Iiteracy new~p~per
written for forei~n-born adults learning English ..
Itis a newspaper written in basic English using
sentence patterns familiar to the new Iiterate.
Another project, Customs and Comte<ies of the
U.S., is the first in a series of small booklets
desi~ned to be of informative and educational
value, also written in basic Endish. Earl asks
prayer conce:'n;ng his future work and return to
Africa.
Dick '47 and Helen Savage Broach '50 have
visited a llumber of mission stations in Venezuela in c10sing up their work fur TEAM in that
country. They are stationed permanently in Quito, Ecuador, with Dick working as co-director
of the first English youth camp in Ecuador.
Helen keeps busy with their three children and
participation in six radio programs weekly over
HCJB. They ask prayer espedallv for the youth
camp because many children will be there from
families of businessmen, government personnel,.
and army units.
Although ready for a furlough, Charles '25
and Laura Danzeisen Hess '25 are remaining on
the field until they finish proofreading the whole
Bible which has been translated into the Kisukuma language. The Afriea Jnland Mission is
:llso celebrating its 50th year in Tanganyika in
August, and they will remain there to help in
the Conference.
Edwin '38 and Margaret Yoder Rogers M.A.
'39 are moving to California after serving for
three years in the Cook Christian Training
School in Phoenix. They will take up a new
ministrv in the Palm Springs Community Presbyterian Church.
Going out for the first time or returning ta
fields of service are Phil '52 and Jean Allen
and Felice Reeds, M.A. '58 to Japan. Felice was
transferred from work in Singapore to Sendai
Shi, Japan. On the way she had fellowship with
Barbara Dean '57 and Shin Funaki '53, B.D.
'57. Aiso returning were James and Jean Turner
Woehr '47 to Temuco, Chile; Oarence '47 and
Mary Horkrider Snyder '45 to Mato Gro'so,
Brazi!. Ken '50 and Gwladys Howes Larson
,49 ·have been given their visa to enter Colombia,
and George and Phyllis Brown Woodward '53
are ~n Peru as 'pilot and nurse for the first term.
Charlotte Payne '36 is back in Africa, with her
visa granted for working in the Union of South
Africa, and Charlotte Bruce '41 is back in Kano,
Nigeria. She asks prayer in this year of Nigerian
independence.
Ruth Aldridge '39 is home on an early furlough from Japan. She was called home because
of the serious iIIness of her mother, who later
went to be with the Lord. She 'asks prayer that
she may know c1early what the will of the Lord
is for her in the days to come.
Henry '31 and Florence Holton in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia, tried caroling with Chinese
Christians for the first timeand found it a great
blessing. Permission was granted by the authorities so a choir of 15 went out. They ask prayer
that this little nation, which is seeking a place
in the spotlight of the world, might see its
need of the Lord.
_
Lonnie and Margaret Geiger Iglesias '45, for
25 years missionaries among the Cuna Indians
on the little-known San Bias Isla.nds near Panama, have been used of the Lord in a private
mission school. Lonnie was the fruit of a
British missionary's efforts for God, and has
been used among his own people.
Bob '45, M.A. '47 and Ann Brandyberry
Miller '47 in Oosterbeek, Holland, report a
hunger for the Word of God in conferences held
recemly. Some committed their lives to the Lord
for service, and others were led into a deeper
walk with the Lord. They ask prayer as they
teach courses in Brussels Bible Institute in
Dutch and as they undertake additionallanguage
study.
Frank '49 and Ardis Soules rejoice in the
Lord' s band in raising up their baby Linda recently. The native believers in Crato, Brazil, ~n­
tel'ceded on her behalf in an· evening prayer
meeting, and the Lord answered. They ask
prayer that this might strengthen the believers.
Frank '43 and Ruth Holecek in Japan saw
the Lurd's power working in the lives of believers in a village that was opened to the Gospel
justten years ago. One young man from there
is now working among Japanese in the San Jose
area. The Holeceks came home via the Middle
Easf and Europe and are living in Brainerd,
Minn.
8,044
No. of
Donors
30
17
7
11
3
4
7
5
7
6
"
5
5
0
5
2
4
2
3
0
3
3
1
1
2
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
1
Of.
58
47
30
38
20
27
44
42
70
55
33
38
62
00
36
25
80
50
50
00
60
50
50
10
28.57
100
42.85
00
100
00
00
00
100
122
4,630 36.53
Total
Amount
1244.23
795.00
$ 195.00
110.00
90.00
120.00
180.00
130.00
354.47
421.00
206.47
352.50
167.50
0
70.00
30.00
72.00
100.00
1017.60
0
35.00
1010.00
1.00
100.00
80.00
15.00
75.00
0
20.00
0
0
0
25.00
$111,647.98
10,097.45
6,684.35
$128,429.78
PRAY FOR THE
WHEATON CRUSADE
Billy Graham '43 and his Crusade team will
return to campus ta lead the Wheaton Crusade
September 27 to October 4. The meetings will
be held eachevening ·in the new College gymnasium as part of the regular fall evangelistic services of the College. However, they will be open
to the public. Pastors and churches in the Wheaton area are being invited to participate in the
Crusade, and already prayer groups are looking
to the Lord for a demonstration of His presence
and power through the Wheaton Crusade.
There will be huge outdoor rallies on each of
the two Sunday afternoons. Laymen's Conference
is also scheduled to be held on campus the c1osing weekend of October 2-4 with Billy Graham
speaking at the Saturday banquet.
An executive committee, headed by College
Chaplain Evan Welsh, is already at work planning details of the meetings which should prave
a real opportunity to make an impact for Christ
in the area and community of Wheaton.
Many of our alumni family araund the world
will heed the cali to prayer for this crusade. Only
chus can the Lord do for us what we so desp·erate1y need, and as 50 often in the past, blessings
at Wheaton may result in blessings around the
world. Lives touched by the saving power of the
Lord Jesus on campus may be consecrated to the
furtherance of the Gospel in the will of Gad.
Pray for the Wheaton Crusade!
WA-7
News From Wheaton's Sports World by Bob Olseng:
CRUSADERS CAPTURE SECOND AS
WESLEYAN WINS BASEBAI.L TIllE
WESLEYAN TAKES GOLF TIllE:
WHEATON SECOND
Illinois Wesleyan's 1959 baseball champion·
ship may have been won by the bare margin of a
blade of grass. Old Lawson field was the scene
of the May 9 doubleheader between the two
perennial CCI diamond powers, tied for first
place with identical 6-1 reçords. The opener wa;
a superb pitching dual between the Titans' freshman star Dick Burwell and Wheaton's wphomore ace Bill Ladd. In the last of the seventh
inning the Crusaders loaded the bases with two
out in a scoreless game. Second baseman Dave
Chamberlain then lined what appeared ta be the
game-winning drive only to have the rightfielder
malœ a sensational shoestring catch. Wesleyan
then scored an unearned run in the next inning
to win 1-0 and then took the nightcap 8-3 to sew
up the crown.
The Pfundmen rebounded to win two of their
remaining three conference titles and finish in
the number two spot in this their last season of
CCI play. Mel Peterson hurled a 4-0 shutout
over North Central and Bill Ladd defeated Carroll in the Hrst game of a twinbill 10-4 but the
whitewash brush was appHed in the second game
6-0.
In non-conference play the Crusaders whipped
the 5th Army Headquarters twice then suffered
losses to Northwestern. ina hard-fought 4-2
scrap and were beaten twice by Northern Illinois.
The Crus ad ers were 8-4 in the conference and
11-7 overall.
All of the boys played hard throughout the
season to make up for what talent was missing.
A tighter infie!d and mo1'e depth on the mound
plus a shorter blade of grass could have meant
another championship. These will be Coach
Lee Pfund' s objectives in 1960. Seven seniors
depart inc!uding three infielders-Skippy Meier,
Don Anderson and Stan Chamberlain. Outfielders Bill McEimurry, Bdb Whitehead and John
Egeland along with pitcher Ron Pott have completed their college careers on the diamond.
Next year's squad will be led by captain·elect
Dick Cole From Rochester, Michigan.
Illinois Wesleyan paced by meet medalist
Frank Huss (74-81-155) came up with a surprising CCI conference campionship in golf, outlasting second place Wheaton by eight strokes
644-652. The Crusaders, who finished seventh
last year, made a very strong showing as Hank
Harrison finished second behind Huss with a
77-79-156 and Bill Crawford gained third with
a 79-79-158. The meet was held at St. Andrews
Golf Course in West Chicago.
CRUSADERS REGAIN NET
TIllE FROM AUGUSTANA
The Crusader netmen fortified with the best
freshman crop in their history, regained the CCI
title from Augustana. Coach Jack Swartz '52,
former all-conference end on the football team,
molded together a combination of thœe seniors
and' three freshmen in his first year as mentor.
Captain Buddy McCalla and freshman Ron
Elenbaas gained two of the four singh~s titles and
McCalla teamed with senior Bill Gerig and
freshman Paul Borgman combined with senior
Roland Tabell to capture two of the doubles
matches on the way to a 15-10 victory over defending champ Augustana. Bill Gerig failed to
retain his singles tide as he lost to North Central's Otto Hector 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Gerig had previously beaten Hector 6-1, 6-0 in Wheaton's 9-0
rout of the Cardinals. Hector then lost to the new
champion Sheldon Weiner of Augustana.
On their way to the championship the Swartzmen downed Carroll 8-1 and DePaul 7-0, losing
to Marquette 6-3.
The nucleus of next year's squad will be the
three freshmen stars of this year: Ron Elenbaas
fro.m Grand Haven, Michigan, Paul Borgman of
Bndgeport, Connecticut, and Riverside, California's Mike Hogan.
WA-8
CINDERMEN BOW TO BRADLEY:
CAPTURE TWELFTH CCI CROWN
Whe<rton's track team piled up 82 points ta
gain their twelfth CCI track crown in thirteen
years. Goach Gil Dodds ended his brilliant career
as his charges rallied in the running Events to
FOOTBALL
September 19
26
October
3
10
17
24
November
31
7
14
smash second place North Central by Over 3S
points.
Senior Tom Hanchett ta ok first in the mile
second in the 880-yard dash and second in th~
two-mile run. Other Crusader firsts were Won
by senior Bill Hoppel in the high jump, senior
Dick Arndt in the 880, Bill Carson in the two.
mile run, Frank Drake in the 220 low hurdles
and Duane Slayton in the pole vault. Slayton, a
sophomore, tied the meet record established last
year by Carroll's Reichert, when he vaulted
12' 6". Duane made three futile attempts at the
13 foot mark.
Boyd Bender of Elmhurst, like Hanchett scor.
ing 13 points, tied the Crusader HoUatz's 1956
time of 21.5 in the 220.
The week before the thinc!ads lost a dual
meet to Bradley 71-59 on the McCully Field
track. Tom Hanchett won the one and two-mile
while Bill Hoppel took high jumping honors.
Slayton won the pole vault, Arndt the, 880
and Bill Evans the 440.
SCHEDULE
Northern Illinois University
Central State-Ohio-Wilberforce
Elmhurst
Millikin
Carroll
North Central
Wesleyan
Lake Forest
Augustana
1959
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VENTURE FOR VICTORY
Crusader basketballers Bill Gerig and Bob
Whitehead take athletic talents to the Orient
this summer for the glory of God. Playing some
90 games in Okinawa, KÇJrea, Formosa, Hong
~ong and the Philippines, the half-time ceremonies take on the form of a Gospel service with
players giving their testimonies through an interpreter. After the game the spectar01's are invited ta remain to hear more <tbout the Lord
Jesus Christ.
Bdb, From nearby Lombard and Bill, From
Fort Wayne, Indiana both admit that if they were
going just to play ball they would be ready to
come home in two weeks but they aregoing ta
make Him known to those who know Him not.
Then both of the fellows are trusting the Lord to
make known His will to them for their own
lives through this experience. Alumni are urged
to give their prayer support to Bob and Bill and
to each one of Coach Don Odle's team. Wheaton's Bud Schaeffer now on furlough From missionary work in the Philippines made five Ventu1'e for Victory tours in the Orient and two
to South America.
CENTENNIAL MUSIC TOURS
The Conservatory of Music will 'Observe the College Centennial celebration by sharing its music
with as many friends as possible in 1960. Wheaton's music organizations will visit the four corners
of the land during the year presenting concerts with alumni, churches and schools cooperating.
Itineraries in the following areas are now being IiJanned and suggestions for concert locations will
(Win ter )
(Spring)
be we1comed at the Gonservatory Office.
Concert Band
Illinois and Wisconsin
Buffalo, Boston, New York City
Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Washington, Pittsburgh
Nashville, Atlanta, Jacksonville
Women's Glee Club
Illinois (to St. Louis)
Miami, St. Petersburg,
Birmingham
El Paso, Tucson, Los Angeles,
Michigan (ta Detroit)
Men's Glee Club
San Diego, Fresno, San Francisco,
and Denver
Denver, Salt Lake City, Oakland,
Chapel Choir
Wisconsin (to Twin Cities)
Sacramento, Portland, Seattle,
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Vancouver, Spokane, Grand Forks
The. C~NT~NNI4L HIGH-FIDELITY RECORD ALBUM of the Wheaton College music orgai01zatlOns, lOcludlOg the Gleè Clubs, Chape! Choir and Goncert Band, bas just been released by.
WORD RECORDS, and is now available at the College Bookstore.
COACH GIL DODDS LEAVES
WHEATON
WHEATON BABIES
Gil Dodds is leaving Wheaton! This is
indeed sad news, not only to the track ~en and
other Wheaton students, but to the ·entire WheatOI1 family on and off campus. Gil has accepted
an appointment at Naperville, lllinois, High
School as a guidance counsellor.
Gil Dodds
Gil came to Wheaton when he was at the
height of his fame as the "Flying Parson." .At
that time he held the world's indoor mile recOl"d
and the American mi1<e record. He nad the best
mile mark on every major indoor track in the
country. He was known around the world not
only for his track prowess, but for his earne·t
Christian faith and consistent Christian lik In
the summer of 1943 the great Swedish distance
runner Gunnar Haag was brought to this country for a series of races for the benefit of the
Red Cross. Gil Dodds was the only American
capable of giving Haag serious competition. The
plan was to have the races on Sundays, but when
Gil refused to compete on the Lord's day, all
the races were rescheduled for Saturdays. Gil
did make a big concession when he agreed to
race Haag in two-mile races rather than the onemile distance, which was his best ..event.) For
a periüd of four years until his retirement in
1948 Gil never lost a race. In 1943 he was
given the nationally pl'Ominent Sullivan Award
as the "athlete who has contributed the most' .
to further the caus'e of sportsmanship."
Some great athletes do not make successful
coaches, but Gil Dodds was great in both areas.
His cross country teams as well as indoor and
outdoor track squads have been phenominally
successful. In thirteen years of conference competition Wheaton track teams were a close second once, and winners the other twelve times.
The Wheaton tl'Ophy case is loaded with trophies
From many major rneets. During the period many
outstanding runners were developed, includin:.;
"Cookie" Moriya, who was the National Collegiate Athletic Assüciation's two-mile . champion
in 1956.
As a coach Gil was a mas~er strategist and
a strict disciplinarian. As one who had always
worked diligently himself, he expected sacrificial
training from his athletes. He was beloved by
them. Every boy, whether talented or not receÏ\"ed Gil's careful attention and expert advice.
Gil' s very presence on the 'athletic staff
brought prestige to Wheaton. It helped draw
Christian athloetes to Wheaton.
Gil's life has been characterized by a firm
. desire to do the Lord's will. In this move his
tnany friends will understand that he is follow-l
ing God's leading. He will be missed but not
forgotteir by the Wheaton College family.
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ABERLE, BELINDA MAE, Feb. 24 to Jim '53
and Ernestine Wray Aberle '56 in Tonawanda,
N. Y.
BAYLY, DAVID JEREMY, to Joe '41 and MaryLou DeWalt Bayly '42. He has two bl'Others
and a sis ter.
BEDFORD, THEODORE JAMES, March 8 to
Rudy '57 and Sally Beveridge Bedford '58 in
Holbnd, Ohio. Rudy teaches seventh grade in
the public schoül.
BELDON, DEBORAH DIANE, April la ta
Harold and Marilyn Such Beldon '49 in Cleveland, Ohio. Douglas is g and Denise 6.
BIGELOW, DONNA JOYCE, Nov. 23 to Stanley '51 and Linda Bigelow in Villa Park, Ill. Stan
"Jrks with the Christian Medical Society in
evangelistic and leadership work among Chrijtian medical students.
BIGELOW, LAUREL JULIANNE, Feb. 12 to
Don '55 and Glenna McMahan Bigelow '55.in
Denver, Colo.
BLOCK, HANS BERTRAM, March 31 to Lt.
John and Sue Block in Clarksville, Tenn.
Grandparents are Judge Bertram '22 and Margaret Peil'Onnet Rath je '33.
BRAUN, PHILIP DONALD, April 24 to Willys
'42 and Thelma Still Braun '41 in Belgian Congo. They have been asked to build a stud 0
for the recording of daily pl'Ograms in the
Kikongo language, and will also be members of
the guiding committee fm Billy Graham's visil
to Leopoldville in early 1960.
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BROWN, REBECCA LOUISE, May 17 to Don
R. '55 -and Shirley Edson Brown '56 in Salem,
Mass. Don received his B.D. degree from Gor·
don School of Divinity.
CARLSON, EDWIN RICHARD, April 21 to
Bob '51 and Margaret Larson Carlson '51 in
Wheaton. He arrived on his grandfather C.
Edwin Carlson's 62nd birthday. His other grandfather is Dr. Reuben Larson L.L.D. '54 both of
Quito, Ecuador.
CHIDESTER, KATHY LYNNE, chosen in January by John and Zaida Harvey Chidester '39
to live with them in Port Huron, Mich.
COOK, VIRGINIA LYNN, May la to Gilbert
'55 and Nancy Spriggs Cook '56 in Champaign,
Ill.
CUDNEY, DAVID BERT, March 16 to James
'47 and Margaret Cudney in Kabul, AfghanistaJ,
where Jim is associated with the International
Coopemtton Administration in the Visual Education field.
CUMMINGS, DONALD RAY, March 9, to Bel
and Mary Lee W'arren Cummings '51 in Quito,
Ecuador.
DITTMAR, KENRON CRAIG, Feb. 9 to Douglas '55 and Ida DiUmar in Tucson, Ariz. Sis ter
Karen is 2. Douglas plans to attend the University of Arizona in the faU to get his advanced
degree in geology.
DUCKLES, CAROL LYNN, April 24 to Don
'51 and Susan Jeffries Duckles '51 in Akron,
Ohio. She joins Anne 6, Jane 4, and David 3.
EL SEN, VIRGINIA GAY, April 11 to Dr. John
'42 and Virginia Culver Eisen '42 in Evanston,
Ill. Brothers and sisters include Andy 11, John
10, Paul 9, Sylvia and Patsy 8, Kimberley 2Yz,
David 17 months, -and f'Üster brothers Eddie 6
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and Chuckie 8.
GATHMAN, STuART DA\i'±D, May 7 to Stuart
'58 and Ann White Gathman '57 in Washington,
D.
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GEYER, ERIC SANFORD, March 1 to Allen '50
and Betty Geyer in Des Moines, Iowa. Sister
Lorie is 3Yz.
GILLESPIE, REBECCA FE, April 14 to George
and Charlotte Fletcher Gillespie '54 in Syracuse,
N. Y.
HARRISON, WILLIAM TERRY, April 21 to
W. Terry '54 and Andrea Gl'Oenboom Harrison
'56 in Clarksville, Tenn. Terry has been promoted to the rank of Captain in the Marine
Corps and is stationed at the Clarksville base,
near Ft. Campbell, Ky.
HARRO, DWIGHT HERBERT, March 1 to Dr.
Dale '53 and Dorothy Vosgian Harro '52 in
Philadelphia, Pa. Dale is taking further studies
at Johns Hopkins University School of Public
Health.
HELM, ROBYN LYNN, May 12 ta Richard '55
and Andrea Morken Helm '58 in Wheaton, Ill.
HORNESS, CYNTHIA KAY, April 7 to Joe
'49 and Evilynn Van Kampen Horness '57 in
Muskegon, Mich. She was made welcome by
Joe Jr., and Brenda Lee.
HUDGENS, DEBRA ELAINE, May 16 to Don
'56 -and Roberta Lohne Hudgens '57 in W'Üodbridge, Conn.
HUGHEY, ROBIN ELIZABETH, April 5 to
Robert '55 and Marion Hughey in Hartford,
Gonn.
JAQUIS, ROBERT JOHN, March 1 to John
and Rosie Boren Jaquis W.S. '56 in Reinbeck,
Iowa.
LINDSKOOG, ESTHER Lors, M-arch 13 to
John '51 and Carrie Slack Lindskoog '50 in
Santa Cruz, Calif. John is attending San Jose
State College while on furlough from Peru.
LOEWENS, GRACE JEAN, to Kenneth and
Jean Bryars Loewen '48 in Hillsboro, Kans.
LOPTSON, DAVID MELVIN, April 30 to Marian Gailbreath Loptson '52, wife of the late
Melvin Loptson '52. Marian is living at 2415
Napolean Blvd., Louisville 5, Ky., with son Paul,
who is 3.
LOWRIE, Roy LEON, to Roy '52 and Margaret Smith Lowrie, Jr., '49 in Newton Square,
Pa. He has three sisters.
LUTZ, RODNEY, Feb. 21 to Allen '51 and
Delores Kilinski Lutz '49 in Fennville, Mich.
They are home on furlough fmm Africa.
MATTHEWS, BRET LIONAL, April 14 to
Clyde and Frances Dupcak Matthews '55 in
Bellevue, Wash. Brother Mark is 2.
METZ, JUDITH LYNN, April 5 to Larry and
Mary Wats'on Metz '50 in Tulsa, Okla. David is
lYz.
MILBOURNE, JONATHAN WALTER, April
16 to Howard '52 and Marjorie Milbourne '52
in Drexel Hills, Pa. Brother Stevie is 5 and
Tommy 2.
MOSIMAN, MARIANNE JOY, April 28 to
John '53 and Gloria Mosiman in Quit'Ü, Ecuador.
MULL, SARAH BETH, Feb. 14 to Bill '45 and
Althea McClintick Mull '46 in Flemingtdn, N.].
She is the seventh Crusader, writes Bill, joining
three sets of twins. Bill has completed nine years
of ministry at the Cherryville Baptist Church.
MULTOP, DAVID LEE, born May 7 to Major
a!l1d Mrs. Charles Multop in Wheaton. Major
Multop is assistant professor of MS & T with
the ROTC on Campus. Big Brother Arthur is 9.
NAUTA, SHERYL JEAN, April 24 to Sp/4
Ronald '56 and Barbara Miller Nauta '56 wh"l
are 'stationed in Augsburg, Germany with the
24th Inf. Div.
NELSON, SHERRI KATHLEEN, Dec. 4 to Jack,
Acad. '51 and Lois Gardnel' Nelsen '56 in
Aurora, Col'O.
NEY, JAMIE, Dec. 1 to James '55 and Marie
Ney in Ypsilanti, Mich. Jim has been awarded
a teaching fellowship in the English Language
Institute at the University of Michigan, teaching foreign students to speak English. He is
working toward his D.Ed. degree.
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CLASS OF '09
1 fo r: Row l-Mrs. Thomas Crull, Laura 5. 5tarkey
Rilla M. Jones, Mildred Blanchard Ogden, May 5.
Hull, Susan Mackenzie, Lucile Fenton; Row 2-Tom
F. Crull, Glen B. Ogden, Harold Mackenzie.
NISSEN, AMY ELAINE, May 26 to Dave '54
and Celia Middleton Nissen '54 in Champaign,
III. Dave received his M.A. degree in History
from the University of Illinois and has finished
one year of the three required in the Law
School.
PHILIPS, VIRGINIA DICKSON, April 10 to
Harry '47 and Virginia Philips in Chattanooga,
Tenn.
REED, LAURIE LOUISE, April 14 to Robert
'48 and Naomi Brinks Reed '48. Bob is minister
of the First Presbvterian Church of Defiance
Ohio, and Grandfather B. Allen Reed '20 i~
minis ter of the First Presbyterian Church of
Senecaville, Ohio.
ROOST, CAROLYN RENEE, April 5 to Bill
'54 and Sally Roost in Royal Oak, Mich. She is
greatly admired by sister Colleen 3.
RUMBERGER, TIMOTHY PAUL, March 18 to
William and Bethel Powell Rumberger '57 in
Clifton Heights, Pa.
SAWYER, LAURA ELAINE, May 9 to Jo'hn '54
and Coralie Gladwin Sawyer '56 in Ridgewood,
N. ]. Grandparents are John, Sr. '21 and Kathleen Sears Sawyer '21.
SCOTT, MALCOLM' STANLEY, April 3 to
Roger' 48 and Edna Scott in India.
SHANK, SUSAN PATRICIA, Feb. 10 to Wendel
'5 1 and Patricia Hanseln Shank '51 in Syracuse,
Ind.
SIMON, JOANNA, April 18 to Carl '57 and
Betty Farren Simon '56 in Gainesville, Fla. Carl
John is 2Y2.
SKINNER, DALE ANDREW, May 14 to Merrill '51 and Helen Atkinson Skinner '51 in the
Ivory Coast, French West Africa. Grandmother
Mrs. Lilian Atkinson, who has served the College
many years as secretary to the Scholarship Committee in the Personnel Office brought us the
news.
SMITH, SCOTT EKVALL, March 24 to Ray
'54 and Lillian Weaver Smith in Glen Ellyn, III.
Grandparents include Gertrude Ekvall Smith '26
of Hawaii, and Charles '24 and Lillian Norris
Weaver '24. Charles Weaver is past president
of the Alumni Association and is presently serving the College as a member of the Board of
Trustees.
STAROOK, KAREN LEE, April 9 to Sam and
Ruth Reisler Starook '55 in State College, Pa.
STIEN, BETH ANN, March 17 to Howard and
Ethel Pierce Stien '46 in Inglewood, Cal if.
Suzanne is his sis ter.
STREET, JAMES SHELDON, May 4 to Harold
'50 and Donnaline Holsteen Street '57 in Wheaton. Harold will be teaching in the Pleasa'nt Hill
School in Wheaton in the fall.
STREETER, DAVID KARL, May 26 to David
'58 and Carolyn Steele Streeter '58 in Wheaton.
David is studying at the College of Osteopathy
in Chicago.
SVEDBERG, DEBORAH ANN, born May 8 and
chosen on May 22 to live with Dr. Arthur '42
and Clatice Swaidmark Svedberg '42 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
TAYLOR, KEITH CLARK, Jaln. 18 to Morton
'47 ·and Peggy Taylor, in Princeton, N. J.
THIESSEN, SHEILA ANN, May 15 to Dr.
Arthur and Jeannette Martig Thiessen '51 who
are home in Wheaton on furl'ough from India.
THOMAS, SHARLEEN KAY, April 25 to
Everett and Sally Sears Thomas '59 in Elburn,
III. Grandparents Baldwin '21 and Elizabeth
Murray Sears '23 w1'Ote us the glad news.
THORNE, SALLY, April 17 to John '43 and
Sue Gates Thorne '42 in Wheaton.
TOSH, DEBORAH JANE, Feb. 24 to David '49
and Lois Swanson Tosh '49 in Birmingham,
Mich. Jeffrey and Julie are very happy with their
baby sister.
TULGA, LOUISE ANN, April 18 to Louis '57
and Lois Tulga in Chicago. Louis has accepted
a cali to the pastorate of the First Baptist Church
of Wellington, Ohio.
VOSS, LORI JEAN, April 5 to Don '57 and
Marilyn Wilson Voss '57 in Minneapolis, Minn.
VREELAND, DAVID MARCY, March 3 to
Walter and Janice Rimback Vreeland '54 in
Mountainside, N. ].
WESOLEK, TIMOTHY JOSEPH, Feb. 9 to
C"simer and Odetta Mears Wesolek '57 in Lansing, Mich.
WINSTON III, JOHN CLARK, Feb. 9 to John
'47 and Lorraine Woodson Winston, Jr. '48 in
Brussels, Belgium.
WITTENBACH, PHILIP HUGH, Jan. 28 to
Glenn and Lois LeFast Wittenbach '54 in
Lowell, Mich. Paul is 3 and Kathleen 2.
ZUBER, JENNIFER LEE, April 15 to Kenneth
'50 and Dorothy Zuber in Oradell, N. ]. Brother
Peter is 3.
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NEWS FROM THE CLASSES
BEFORE 1920
Having spent her Iife since leaving Wheaton
in 1918 in the teaching field, Pearl 1. Geddes
retired this June. She had been in the English
department of the West Senior High School in
Rockford, III., since 1936.
1920-'29
William]. Jones '25, editor of the American
Sunday School Union, Philadelphia, attended
the annual convention of Story Paper editors in
New York City. At a banquet at the Hote! Man·
ger-Vaqderbilt the speaker was Thyra Ferre
Bjorn,author of the best-selling novels Papis
W'ife, and Papa's Daughter. The former is in
i·ts eleventh printing. In the course of her en'
tertaining talk Mrs. Bjorn sai d, "1 am hapPY'
to see that the editor who first saw any promise
in my work and who published my stories is
here tonight. He is Mr. William Jones." Muriel
Fuller '23, who sent us this news, goes on to
say, "Bill has undoubtedly started a lot' of
writers on their way. He is a credit to Wheaton
and Miss Dow."
Peter '25 and Sallie Wall are kept busy pastoring the Desert Highlands Baptist Church in
Palmdale, Cal if. They conduct six Bible clubs
a week, reaching about 150 children, and Pete
keeps going with pastoral duties, jail work and
sorne broadcasting. They recently conducted an
eight Sunday Victory Crusade in the church.
Stacey Satterfield Locker '20 is associated with
the State Department of Public Welfare of Ft.
Worth, Tex., as a field worker.
Virginia Keefer Streeter '20 and husband
Earl enj'oyed the recent Wheaton gathering in
Oregon. They live on Route 4, Box 329, Corvallis, Ore., and extend the Jatchstring to any
Wheatonites traveling through.
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Dr. Louise Koester and Ella Gernhardt
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Row l-Alice Winsor, Martha V. Park, Ruth Spencer,
Gladys Wright; Row 2-Phil Richmond, Lorine Williams Richmond '33, Alice Howard, Kittie Cox, Bob
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authored a timely article ~n the MayL): issue of
CHRISTIANITY TODAy on "Fake Degrees in
the Pulpit." The article is not merely a realistic
expose but a warning to evangelicals and a
cali to a discharge of responsibility as good
citizens against these diploma mi Ils of dishonesty.
Dr. Fred Leach '25 associated with the Polytechnic Institute in Puerto Rico, is now living
in Hampton, Va., where he is minister of education in the First Presbyterian Church.
Gene '26 and DeUa Kinsey Haldeman '25
living in Ganado, Ariz., are spending three
weeks in Hawaii attending a seminal' at the
University of Hawaii. They are also visiting
Gertrude EkvaU Smith '26.
Paul '26 and Stella Jacksoljl live in Johnson
City, N. Y., where Dr. Paul is completing his
thirteenth year as president of Baptist Bible
Seminary.
Grace Cramer '26 retired to work in a smaU
library. She reports that the work has grown
so that she hasn't many of the leisure moments
she anticipated upon retirement. She lives in
Westwood, Mass.
Raidie Poole Merdinger '28, living in Chicago,
has been elected for a third term as president
of the Illinois CoUege Health Association.
1930-'39
A recent issue of The Baptist Bulletin carried
pictures of Joseph Stowel1 '33, D.D. '56, and
John Walvoord '31, who were Gonference Chairman and Special Prophetie Emphasis speaker
respectively for the 28th Annual GARBC Conference held in Rochester, 'Minn.
Jessie AUnatt Hadley '32, living in Cherry
Creek, N. Y., teaches third grade in the public
schools there.
Kenneth Amsler '32, general director of the
Children's Bible Mission,} Inc., in Lakeland,
Fla., has just completed;a 5,000 mile trip
through twelve states for the work. He hopes to
bring son David to Wheatoridn the faUto begin
College.
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L. David Cowie '33, pastor of the University
Presbyterian Church of Seattle for the past ten
years, gave the baccalaureate sermon for the
1959 graduation ceremonies of the University
of Alaska. Although he has a congregation of
over 4,000 members, he has always been vitally
interested in young people, having been the
founder and promoter of the famous Forest
Home Conference in southern Califomia where
some 20,000 young people are reached each
year. During his ministry at the church the
membership has doubled, a new sanctuary has
been completed and a Christian Education unit
added which will accommodate 2,000 young
people in one session. Dr. Cowie went on a
wodd-preaching mission in 1953 and '54, visiting missionaries and nationals throughout 21
differerrt countries, also Central and South
America. He spent a month in England with
Billy Graham at the Mission to Oxford and Cambridge, and helped in the Mission to Yale and
New York. He also serves as a trustee of Whitworth Col1ege in Spokane; was elected by the
General Assembly to be a member of the Board
of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church,
USA, and has recently become a member of the
Commission on Ecumenical Mission and Relations.
Dorothy Horton Galde '34 and husband Lloyd
are again bus y working at the Sky Ranch in
Lewisville, Tex., a camp for young people.
John Page, Jr., '36 is pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Billings, Mont. His daughter
Nancy is in her first year at Lewis and Clark
in Portland and son Bob is in seventh grade.
August Ballbach Jr., '37, pastor of the Brookhaven Baptist Church, Brookhaven, Chester, Pa.,
has been named to the Delaware County Chapter
of the National Conference of Christians and
Jews, Board of Directors, and to the Boards of
The Christian Testimony to the Jew and The
Watchman-Examiner, the Independent Voice of
Baptists. His errtire morning worship service
has been broadcast to a four-state listening area
every Sunday morning since last December. He
also addressed a Sunday evening meeting at
Ocean Grove Camp Meeting, N. J., this summer.
Chap. Alexander '37 and Mrs. Paxson are now
back at Fort George Meade, Md., after spending
three years with the armed service in Korea and
Japan and twO and a haH years in Germahy.
While in Germany he received a citation for
service.
John Clint Youle '39, weather commentator
for the National Broadcasting Company, was
elected president of the Executives Club of
Chicago at their 48th annual meeting.
Iver '39 and Emily MiUer Basinger '39 while
holding meetings a few miles from Bradford,
Pa., met Elmer Rose '39, who is pastor of the
First Baptist Church in Bradford. A glad reunion
took place. Later they also met Walt MacMillan
of the rival c1ass of '38 in Atlanta. He is in the
Baptist Church in Marietta, Ga. The Basingers
live in Parkersburg, W. Va.
As we go to press, word has come of
President Edman being admitted to the
W oodlawn Hospital in Chicago for
emergency eye surgery. Arrangements
have been made for cataract to be removed on July 14 and 16, but recent
pressures and tensions of the eye reveals
a depached retina that needed immediate
attention and surgery was performed
Saturday June 27.
We know our Alumni family will
definitely pray for Dr. and Mrs. Edman
at this time.
1940-'49
Ivan D. Rose '40 has accepte ... the l'astoral<:;
of the Bethel and Beulah Evangelical United
Brethren Church at RusseIJ, Iowa.
Lars Granberg '41, dean of students and associate professor of pastoral counseling and
psychologyat FuIJer Theological Seminary, reviewed a book written by Dwight Hervey Small
'40, "Design for Christian Marriage." He has
had a rich ministry with young people, and for
CLASS OF '29
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Row l-Nan Kjelstad Brushwyler, Ruth W. Prentice,
June Miller Ecklund, Hazel L. Jedike, Nellie Sharrelis Graham, Lillian Muirhead Dahlstrom; Row 2 Vincent Brushwyler, William CR Thomas, Miriam
Given, Doris Brown, Edna Asher C'!se, Ruth Dili Gale,
Virginia Emery and husband D. Otis Fuller '25.
WHEAION. U..UNOiS
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CLASS OF '34
Row l-Edward Kellogg, Helen ,Rossing Kuhl, Mar,
'garet Denton, Abigail Pre,ndergast Halpin, Pat Stol,
ford '45, Alice Reid, Ruth Brunne~ Luckman, Lorraine
Lofdahl Oison a,:,d Stanley Olson,.Cliff Mikelson,
Helen Grabner Hof~man; Row'2~Sa."uel and Lucille
Mellis Caldwell, Marie Allen a."dGI~i1n Smit", Phillis
and Henry Phillips, Eldon ,and 'Marge Kent Allain
Cy Luckman, Harvey and D'ItotfÎy Chrouser.
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number of classes' he could .te~ch, jl~ has also
served as Moderator oCtliti' Minnesota Baptist
Conference and is currently sertirrg # ti'ustee of
the Conference and chairman of)th~:r.win City
Conference Baptist Chutch Extèh'siôn Com.
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one semester taught the Marriage and Family
Relationships course at the college. The book
is published by Revell.
The May 7 issue of the Watchman·Examiner,
National Baptist Paper, carried a picture and
write·up of Edward R. Dalglish '41. Besides
having been professor of Old Testament ln·
terpretation and Hebrew in Eastern Baptist
Theological Seminary in Philadelphia since 1952,
after having earned his Ph.D. at Columbia Uni·
versity, he has recently returned ftom a sab·
baticalleave spent in Germany, where he visited
Baptist Deaconess House and Predigerseminar
in Hamburg. He also studied at the University
of Heidelberg. He is a member of a number of
organizations, among them the Society of Biblicai
Literature, the National Association of Biblical
Instructors, the Philadelphia Oriental Club, and
the National Association of Hebrew lnstructors.
He is also a member of the Board of Managers
of the American Bible Society and serves on the
Translations Committee.
Roy M. Allen '42 had a new edition of his
book, "Photomicrography" published by D. Van
Nostrands. Roy is a mineralogical technician,
preparing slides and other visu al aids for schools
and biology supply houses.
Wayne Balch '42 has joined the North Park
College faeulty as chairman of the Fine Arts
Division.
Chap. Peter '43 and Jean Thompson Bakker
,44 live in Patuxent River, Md., where Peter
serves as Lt. Cdr. U.S. Navy Chaplain.
Chap. Elwin N. Sire '44 has spent the last
eight years in the Navy Chaplaincy also. He is
now stationed at Camp Lejeune, N. C, with the
Second Marine Division, a:nd makes his home
in nearby Jacksonville, N. C, with his wife
Phyllis Taylor '45 and s'Ons David and Robert.
For two years prior to his pre'ent assignment
he was chaplain of Submarine Ten, the lirst
CLASS OF '39
Row l-Irma Green Cressman, Ruth Oulund, Cathy
and Don Russell, Margaret West Taylor, Donald and
Ruth Brooks Stark, Inez Olander, Vivian Strombeck,
Estelle Lincoln, Myrra Koppin, Emily Miller Basinger,
Marge Gundersen Michaelson; Row 2-Ed Oulund,
John D. Harleen, ,Eleanor Schell Russell, Ruth McBride
Fischer, Helen Howard, Eunice Claar Todd, Ginny
Horton Roberts, Greta Chappell Thomas, Elsie Weeks,
Betty Frame, Ruth Baumgartner Johnston, Esther
Eastwood Wennell, Jack Wennell, Iner L. Basinger;
Row 3-Jay Mawhinney '64 and Ellen King Mawhinney, Kay Sundstrand, Ruth Von Verdo Zelle,
Carla and Louis Zelle, Fred Russell '38 Howard
Fischer '38, Clay ton Howard, Richard H. T~dd, Dave
Roberts '41, Cora King, Charles Frame '40, Ray
Johnston, Eleanor Gustafson Peck '40, Bill Pack, and
Paul Arthur Troy.
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squadron to use the nuclear submarine, opera·
tionally. His "parish" induded the Submarine
Tender "Fulton", the reseue vessel "Skylark",
and ten submarines including the famous
Nautilus, Seawolf, and Skate, which made the
historie crossing of the North Pole under the
icecap.
Eastern Baptist Seminary recently honored M ..
W. Carrico '44 for his work for the seminary
and denomination, by presenting him with an
Achievement Award. He has served in such
positions as Eastern's New York State Develop.
ment Fund Chairman; New York State Annual
.Giving Chairman, and Co.chairman for the 1959
Pastor·Layman New York City Conference.
Donald Wise '47, M.A. '51, a special in·
structor at Moody Bible Institute since 1956, has
become a member of the faeulty. He teaches in
the fields of Greek and Bible. He is also pres·
ently a candidate for the Ph.D. degree at the
University of Chicago.
Eva Hirsch '47, now Mrs. Warren C. Shultis,
teaches in the West Chester, Pa., elementary
schoOols.
After a year of teaching at the University of
the Andes, in Bogota, Colombia, Lyndora Mor·
row Smith '45 is back in Dallas, Texas.
Maurice Laws'on '46, presently pastor of the
Olivet Baptist Church of Minneapolis, has been
named to the Board of Trustees of the Baptist
Hospital Fund. His background and work as
chairman of the W orld Relief Commit tee of
the Baptist General Conference fit him to serve
on the trustee board admirably. He has also
been a member of the faeulty of Bethel College
for a number of years, until increasing responsi.
bility at the church forced him to eut down the
. John Kephart '48 hasaccept~d;'~he pOosition
of librarian at Westmont College. He is doing
graduate wOork at the University of Michigan
now.
Woodrow 1. Goodman M.A. '47, president of
Bethel College, Mishawaka, Ind., since its found
ing in 1947, has resigned. During his administra.
tian he was instrumental in establishing the
department Oof education which advanced to the
point where the school was granted accreditation
by the state for teacher training on the e1e·
mentary level in 1955 and in certain areas fol'
the secondaly level in 1958. As chairman of
the Division of Biblical Literature, Dr. Good·
ma,n pioneered the new curriculum leading to
the Bachelor of Science in Theology degree.
He has also been a teacher and at one time served
in the dual capacity 'Of president and business
manager for an eighteen·month period.
Byron Crozier '48, pastor Oof the West Allis
United Presbyterian Church, Wisc., was in·
stalled as the first moderator Oof the merged
Presbytery of Milwaukee of the former Pres·
byterian Church in the U. S. A., and the Pres·
bytery 'Of Wisconsin of the former United Pres·
byterian Church of North America. The new
denomination, the Presbytery of Milwaukee of
the United Presbyterian Church in the United
States, consists of 53 churches with approxi.
mately 21,700 members. Nationally, the two
Presbyterian groups were united last May in
Pittsburgh, Pa., becoming the fourth largest
. ProtestaITt body in America.
When Jane Peterson Lewis '48 of Boulder,
Colo., made a recent trip to Hartford, Conn.,
four members of the class of '48 met for after'
nOoon coffee at the home of Martha Peterson '53
in Manchester. Renewing acquaintances were
Ruth Wilmart Olsen, Marilyn Blake Esau ~nd
Mary Nowack Badalian, ail living in the Hart·
ford area.
CLASS Of '44
RoW l-Margaret and Virginia Jenkins Muir, Joyce
MacDonald Brown, Mrs. Douglas Brown, Doris Nielsen Breckan, Ruth Maxson Hattrem, Jan StO,ckburger
Shallenberg, Portia Akens Vescelus, Kathryn Ludwigson, Eleanor Chambers, Vivienne Blomquist;
Row 2-May Vanderpoel McDowell '47 and Donald
E. McDowell, Douglas Muir '37, Roger White, Ann
White, H. A. Breckan, Jim McCarrell, John W. Vescelus '47, Ellie Barnes and Dick Chambers.
Floyd Northrop '42 is pastor of the First Baptist Church of Albion, Mich.
Caroll Rinehart '42, M.A. '48, is Youth
Director at the First Baptist Church in Downey,
Calif.
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ditector a number of years in the Christian Missionary Alliance Church in Chicago of which
Rev. Tozer is pastor, has moved to the Christian
Missionary Alliance Church in New York City
where he will direct the choir and make recordings with Jerome Hines. He was recently soloist
with the Swedish Glee Club when they presented
a concert in Orchestra Hall in Chicago.
John and Ruth McNaughton Hinds '45, living in Los Angeles, Calif., are hoping to adopt
two children they have been caring for, Cindy
age 5, and Frankie, 7. Ruth has four more
books in the "Tiny" Series being published by
Scripture Press.
Ernest Frost' 43 after serving for a period in
Hawaii, is now back at the Hill AFB, Utah,
and has been awarded the rank of major.
Gerald '47 and Mrs. Hewitt are serving
with Sudan Interior Mission at Kano Eye Hospital in North Nigeria, Africa.
William Dunlap '40, with ]. Edwin 01'1',
upon invitation from the United Committee of
Irish Churches and officially appointed by the
major Protestant Denominations, held a series
of Teaching Missions in celebration of the Centenary of the 1859 Revival of North Ireland.
They had the opportunity to address 400 c1ergy
from all over Ireland recently, and have also
been able to enlarge their ministry to other
protestant churches. They have ministered in
Brazil, Europe, North India, New Zealand,
Australia and then in South India and Pakistan,
under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church.
Lynn and Laura Nelson Sanford '47 returned
to Venezuela, S. A., where they will work in
Valencia, a large indus trial center of over '150,000 people.
Arthur Schulert '43 who works at Columbia's
Lamont Geological Observatory in Palisades,
N. Y., delivered a paper beforea large group
of chemists and chemical engineers gathered in
Boston for the American Chemical Society meeting.
DaVlid Paynter '44 was named superintendent
and principal of Elsinore Union High School,
Lake Elsinore Valley, near Riverside, Calif.
He was released upon request from the county
superintendent' s office in order to filL this important vacancy. He is married to Beverly Tournell Paynter ' 43.
James Bunker '47 is pastor of the Congregational Church of Eastford, Conn .
David '47 and Joan Churchill Page '48 live
in Albuquerque, N. M., with David Jr., now
almost a year old.
Virginia Bort Lawson '48 will receive her
M.A. degree from the Duluth Branch of the
University of Minnesota in August. She teaches
in the Pompano Beach Junior High School in
Florida.
Billy and June Watson Hunter '48 serve
four rural Methodist Churches in the Wes'tern
North Carolina Methodist Conference. June
has taught third grade in the public sc'hools
for the past six years.
James Gardner '49 is an engineer and lives
in Hermosa Beach, Calif.
Lee pfund '49 was a speaker recently at a
breakfast at College Church of Christ, Wheaton, for teen-agers. About 70 young people attended to hear pfund and College athletes give
a challenge for Christian living.
Janet Taylor '49 graduated from ColumbiaPresbyterian Hospital in New York and is
now working as a public health nurse with the
Gommunity Nursing Service of Oak Park and
River Forest, Ill.
Obie Snider '49 living at Imler, Penn., has
been named the Outstanding Young Farmer of
Pennsylvania for 1958, winning this Pennsylvania Junior Chamber of Commerce award for
the outstanding record he has achieved at his
651-acre Singing Brook Farms. Obie received
his bachelor of science degree from the University of Pennsylvania and then began his career
with the pUl'Chase of Singing Brook Farms.
He and his wife, Mary Gilbert Snider '47 are
also active in church activities, school directorships, and have met weekly for the past six
years with a Young Life Club of Altoona High
School. He is one of the directors of a newlyincorpOl'ated cha pel, non-denominational, that
is being built in East Freedom. lheir children
are Carol Linn la, Bruce 7, Jo Nell 5 and
Rose Anne 1.
John '48 and Mrs. Potts live in Portland, Ore.,
where John has been named Area Director fo,r
CLASS OF '49
Young Life. They have one son, David, almost
Row l-Chuck Hoisinger, Dr. M. Neil and Lillian
a year old.
Anderson Williams, R. Wesley and Donna Peterson
Lewis, John and Audrey Anderson Varland, LaVerne
Nelson Cox, Carolyn Jones Bates, Gloria Gustafson
Van Westenbrugge, Betty Wells Gardner, Lorraine
Bergman Cory, Eleanor McKnight Swanson, Bobby
and Jack Swanson, Lewis Stafford; Row 2-Warren
and Elain Hayes, Richard Gerig, Harry and Betty
Smith, Jean Rumbaugh, Virginia Ranney, Bill and
Lorraine Johnson Pruett, Sarah Lemon Blomberg,
Jeannette Garling, Barbara Wright and Robert Sengpiehl, Anna and Jim Rust; Row 3-Ronald and Darlene Oison, Allen and Lorry Kilinski Lutz, Lois Swanson and David Tosh, Verdaine and Bernita Hoisteen,
Royal Peck, Jeannie Martig Thiessen, Gladys Christensen, Louise Warren and Jim Wright, Joe Ranney;
Row 4-Claire Logefiel Anderson, Dick Wadewitz,
Addison and Roselynne Moore Soltau, Bob Blaschke;
Row 5-Dr. and Mrs. Clarence Hale, Marjorie Tobey
and Lyman Osborne, Frank and Dorothy Breisch,
Douglas and Dolly Anderson, Lillian Krumes, Lois
Mellquist, Norma and Ed Pruett, Maryjane Kitchen
and Earl Nelson, Dan Gardner, Don Anderson; Row
6-Mariorie and John Buyse, Louise Hacker, Aline
Buchner, Gretchen and Jim Patterson.
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1950-'59
Harold '50 and Barbara Skow live in Mercer
Island, Wash., where he is employed with Remington Rand.
Leo Sell '51 after one year of residency at
Coatesville Hospital and two years of general
practice 1in Coatesville, Pa., will enter New
Jersey State Hospital at Ancora for a Psychiatrie
Residency."
Jim '51 "and Ruth Deckard live in Memphis,
Tenn., with their son Mike 3 and daughter Shirley 2. Jim is associated with the F~scher Steel
Corp.
Wilson Dacus '52 is teaching sixth grade in
Parlin,'N. ]., while Joseph Hoffman '52 teache,
junior cotlege at Fullerton, Calif.
Patricia Reeder '51 lives in Williamsport, Pa.,
where she works for a sports columnist.
Rosalie Carlson '56 is now Mrs. Charles
Dahl and lives in Whittier, Calif., while Sue
Pearce '57 is Mrs. Ed Yoris and lives in Dallas,
Tex.
Rudolf A. Renfer received his A.M.
from Southern Methodist University before entering World War II as a chapIain. Rudy was the·first chaplain to hecome a full-fledged Ranger, going
through ail the rigors such as being a
human bridge and crawling in and
through barbed wire under a hail of
live machine-gun fire. He is 110W a Lt.
Colonel in the Civil Air Patrol in the
Dallas area and serves as the Southwest
Regional Staff Chaplain and Religious
Advisor to the Commander. Renfer originated the present chaplain course 011
the seminary level.
Ml'. Renfer has had many years of
pastoral experience as weil as being a
professor of Historical Theology at Dallas Seminary where he received his Th.M.
degree.
Renfer married Mary Emma Fewell '35
who has recently received her Master's
in Psychology from SMU. They have
three children: Patty just graduated from
junior high, Rudy, Jr. from senior high,
and Nancy who is in the class of '60
at Wheaton.
Rudy's varied interests and responsibilities extend to the mission field by
serving as a board member of the Cenhàl American mission. Last year he
studied at the University of Basal on
his way ta Jjis Doctorate.
The cause of Christ and His Kingdom
have surely been carried to the far corners of the world by the Renfers.
Mary Ruth Howes '53 works for the Sunday
School Times in the advertising department and
with Inter-Yarsity as an associate staff member
in sorne of the schools in the Philadelphia area.
She often sees Georgianna Delling '56 who is
taking Occupational Therapy at the University
of Pennsylvania.
Clayton '54 and Margaret Alexander Bell '56
live in Camden, Ala., where Clay ton is pastor
of the First Presbyterian Church.
A. Gerald Johnson '54 was married last summer to Marjorie Richardson. He finished his
third and final year of seminary at Gordon Divinity School and is a candidate for the Presbyterian
ministry.
William '54 ànd Lois Brock Heinze '54 live
in Naperville, Ill., where Bill pasTo'rs the Evangelical Free Church.
Esther Moses '56 is teaching fourth and
fifoth ,grades in Muskegon Heights public schoo1.
Bill Oberg '56 while attending Northern Baplis! Sem1nary has been named Production Supervisor for the department of Radio and Television of the Church Federation of Greater
Chicago. Wife Ruth Wiedman Oberg '57, is
medical secretary to the Administrator. of Ch:icago's Mary Thompson Hospital, and serves as
organist at the Washington Boulevard Methodist Churchin Oak Park.
Lois Hofman '56 is personnel manager of
the Maas Bros. Departmerrt Store in Sarasota,
Fla.
Quentin Sewell '51 received his B,;D. from
Northern Baptist Seminary and is sèrving the
First Baptist Church of East Moline, Ill., as
pastor.
More Missionary News
LAUREN ASPLUND '52 recently sent
in a gift to furnish the office in the
Centennial Chapel-Auditorium in memory
of his father, MR. ELMER R. ASPLUND.
A suitable plaque will be placed in the
room. In this way Lauren is preserving
the memory of rus own Dad, who made
possible his education at Wheaton, and
is he1ping to make 'a reality a new house
of God where many future students will
be drawn tothe Lord.
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Arthur '23 and Annie Linquist praise Go.P
for the openings that have come their way iii
Singapore to start Sunday schoo1s in three areas;~,
Two years ago their visa was denied, but
God .... in answer to prayer, heard, and opened
the door for them.
WheatonÎtes Dave Fox '52 and Peggy Wendell '42 were able to take part in a Guatemalan
Indian Institute, a "Betterment Plan" serving
as a demonstration of the Indian program
for that country as it was used among the Po-
comchi Indians. The American Indian Congress
meets in Guat~mala City in May.
Howard '39 and Margaret MacKenzie Moffett
'39 writing from Taegu, Korea, tell of two
young men who brought a !etter into the office
from a former patient. He wrote that because
of the expert and amazingly kind care he had
received from the Korean doctor and nurses,
he had made a further study of the Christian
religion and had now made a decision to follow
Jesus Christ: As an added dividend the two
young men bringing the letter also spokeof
having been impressed with the kindness of
the hospital personnel, and decided to become
Christians. Howard and Delle labor for the
Lord in the Presbyterian Hospital in Taegu.
Their children are Chuck 13, Skip 9, Marilyn 7,
and Sam 5.
Ron and Doris Schaeffer Hoyle '52, M.A. '54,
laboring for the Lord in Chatou, France, ask
prayer for the evangelical church in southern
France. The membership is indifferent and
needs an awakening and vision from God
for the task that is theirs.
Paul '53 and Mary BIen Walker Johnson
'54 are in Jungle Training Camp in southern
Mexico, with the Wycliffe Bible Translators.
They expect to serve under the JAARS program,
maintaining lines of communication for trans·
labors who are bringing the W ord of God to
tribes that have never had it. They had previ.
ously spent the summer in Oklahoma at the
Summer Insitute of Linguistics.
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Thelma Still Braun '41, wife of Willys '42,
writing from the Belgian Congo, describes the
pail that hung over every rnission station, however remate, when news came of the riots 'in
Leopoldville. However, in answer to prayer
when missionaries and native believers set aside
a day for intercession, a work of grace has been
wrought in the heart of many hardened sinners.
Tent meetings at Ngombe brought many to a
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saving Faith.
A number of WheatonÎtes are home on furlough and they write to tell where they will bS
staying. Ronald and Marie Hodges Garst '40 ar~
living in Murray, Ky., while home from th~
Punjab India while Marian Andersen '4~
lives 1~ Stanon: Mich., having come from a ter~
in Peru. Harvey '40, M.A. '44, and Nao~,
Bostrom live in Bergenfield, N.]., where Harvey
is launched on a fulltime program of doctor~)
studies in religious education at New York University. They are home from Ecuador. Homf
from India also are William '39 and Eleanof
Gustafson Peck ' 40 and they are living
Devon, Pa. Landing in Seattle, from Japan, a~
Bill and Edith Griner Lautz '47 with sop
Andrew Hale, who expect ta drive to Florid~
for a time of l'est. Living in Chicago whilf
home from Guatemala are MaNe ' 49 an~.
MariI:~n Piepgrass Mayers '50. Marve receiv~~
his M.A. in Anthropologyftom t'he UniverSity
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of Chicago in Decernber.
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"Prodaim liberty throughout aH the land unto aIl inhabitants
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Last month we announced the death.,of Lois
RaWs Robertson '40. We are happy to have
one of the latest pictures of Lois with her
three children: Janet, Susan and Keith. Her
husband Roy is the director of The Navigators'
work for the countries of Asia. Though writing triumphantly of Lois' life, work and sudden
death, aIl of which seem to be for the glory
of the Lord, Roy adds that the real tragedy
is that "here in J apan there are over ninety
million people, only about one-third of one per
cent of whom have honestly faced the daims
of Christ and yielded their lives to Him ....
Millions are lost .... our churches are cold,
our methods are out-dated, our devotion to
Christ smal!. Organization has taken the place
of spirituality-program the place of piety.
Oh, how we need topray and labor and look
to God in deeper devotion if we arc effectively
to calI the dead unto life !"
Jane McNally '39, M.A. '44, and Louise
Loewen '49 in East Khandesh, India, writing
about the World Congress for Christian Youth
in Madras, rejoice over the interest displayed
in the Light of Life Bible lessons, wl-itten in
many languages. They ask prayer that many
young people will become interested in these
correspondence Bible courses and come to know
the W ord of God.
Jack '53 and Dorothy Simmonds are now in
Goma, Belgian Congo, after having studied
Congo Swahili in Brussels, Belgium for a year.
IrI and Florence Manley McCallister '34
rejoice in the many opportunities that are theirs
in the Christian Book Room in Durban, Natal,
Africa. Times of counseling, guiding in the
choice of books to read, dealing with the unsaved, and helping those with problems are aIl
part of a day's work for them.
Marian '45 and Fern Enns are in Quito,
Ecuador, under the Evangelical Covenant Board.
George and Davina Mills Doepp '54, in
Brazil, are teaching in the primary school and
As we begin our Centennial Year we are reminded that Wheaton stands as always for freedom-freedom of enterprise and opport unity, freedom of press and conscience, freedom of government,
and especially of the Gospel of God's grace. Let freedom ring!
The primary responsibility of Clarence Ad·
ams '54 is the running of a bOük-shop which
is really a center of Christian culture and where
the larger percentage of visitors come to talk
and argue rather than to buy books. Nevertheless this proves a real opportunity of witness and spreading the Gospel. At the Tunis
International Fair more than 4,000 pieces of
literature were so'ld at a stand run jointly by
the Mission and the British and Foreign Bible
Society. Correspondence with many Arabs who
purchased this literature has led to a number
being enrolled in Bible correspondence courses
in Arabic. Cla·rence with his wife Mary and
their Ii'Hle Cynthia, three years old, are all
in the process of learning languages. You
can imagine who will be the best linguist in
the family.
helping in the local church. With two hundred
students their opportunities are great.
Sally Voelkel ' 51 besides being a full~time
student in Cantonese, is teaching English and
Bible in a church-related primary school in
Hüng Kong. She is enjoying Wheaton fellowship with those living there.
Richard and Mary Klein Norton '45 are In
Hyogo Ken, Japan.
Virginia Meir '49 is youth director at the
A home mission project meeting a definite
need in a fmitful field is the Traveler's Spiritual Aid Foundation directed by Rev. Gustave
E. Anderson '22 which conducts what is known
as "The Waiting Room Pulpit" with headquarters in LaCrosse, Wise. The "Pulpit" is a
stand displaying Güspel posters and offerin:5
literature to travelers.
First Missionary Chureh of Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ed '48 and Mae Jones in Ethiopia have seen
evidence of heathen darkness as those refusing
help die in their unbelief. They point out to
us that in a recent survey it was found that in
Africa today seven out of ten converts from
paganism are converts to Islam and only three
to Christianity. It appears that indifference and
our selffish pursuits are hindrances to our being vitally concerned for these lost ones.
Wilford '34 and Esther Basset Congdon '38
who spent their fulough time in the Los Angeles area have returned toNigeria with their
children.
John and Beverly Blegen Feldman '50 are
serving the Lord in a mission hospital in Tank,
West Pakistan. BeverIy's grandmother has
jained them and is helping with the care of
their three children.
Dr. James '36 and Mrs. Belote are serving
the Lord in the Hong Kong-Macau Baptist
Mission under the Southern Baptist Convention.
After completing graduate study at Louisville
SeminalY, Columbia Bible College, and New
Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, they went
in 1940 to Hawaii, then to Canton, China, and
now are in Hong Kong.
Paul '43 and Laura Selander Edwards '43
are in medical and educational work in Assam,
India. During their recent furlough Paul
received an M.A. at George Washingtün University while Laura had an obstetrics-gynecology
residency at Jühns Hopkins Hospital.
James Keith, Jr. '57 is on the staff of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship working with
Student Foreign Missions Fellüwsbip groups
throughout the United States.
Jünathan and Margaret Allee Ekstrom '51
urgently ask our prayers for their work among
the Hopi Indians because il has been considerably hampered by ill health.
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Centennial
News
A Word From Yom Editor
WHEATON HYMN
HERITAGE THAT
TRIUMPHS is
the
theme of '59 Homecoming. Thes'e three prizewinning word~ submitted by Billy Evans '61
and adopted by the Committee seem most app1'Opriate for Centennial
Homecoming. Having
just read Dr. Kilby's
MINORITY OF ONE, and having passed
through a busy, blessed Commencement including the nostalgia of Alumni Day and Re·
uniün Classes, l, like so many others; found
the words of the Psalmist (16:6) most appro·
priate, "The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant
places: yea, l have a goodly HERITAGE." l'm
glad l was a student, graduated, and am now an
alumnus of Wheat'0n.
But, as we have said 50 often, "Wheaton il
different, ifs unique." No douht other Alumni
of other colleges and universities are proud of
the rewrd of their schoo1. But, we the more.
Wheaton is more than a liberal arts college ....
The distinction is that Wheaton' s boards of trustees, faculty and staff have insisted that the
College be "FOR CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM," and that the College offer more than
courses, diplomas and degrees .... that here
young hearts might find Christ real, His Word
vital, and "dedication in education," Verse 5
of Psalm 16 says, "The Lord is the portion of
mine inheritance." Christ is the distinctive at
Wheaton College.
l was interested to note that Webster's
Collegiate Dictionary in defining the word "heri·
tage" gives as an illustration "God's Chosen
People: Israel, the Christian Church." Here
again we see the significan0e of the motto "FOR
Christ and His Kingdom." There a1'e two
sides to the Heritage ... ours, and His. And
just as "the Lord is the portion of mine (our)
inheritance" the Bible tells us "the Lord's pOortion is His people" (Deut. 32: 9). Our heritage
is not merely that we are a part '0f and enjoy
a lovely college with beautiful campus, con·
secrated personnel, high academic standards and
scholastic achievement, but that through continued interest and intercession and sacrificial
giving, Wheaton may continue to be FOR
CHRIST AND HIS KINGDOM. Then as workers together with and for God l am sure we will
find in Wheaton a HERITAGE niAT
TRIUMPHS.
Words by
Robert Zondervan '59
reported by
Richard Gerig
Centennial
FOR CHRIST AND HIS KINGODM
Coordinator
TUNE NEEDED FOR
NEW HYMN
In its general planning, the centennial steering
committee commisioned the Division of Languages and Literature and the Conserva tory of
Music to secure a new Wheaton hymn as one of
the contributions of the centennial '0bservance.
The hymn is to be used in addition to the Alma
Mater as another music signatme of the College.
F1'Om several poems submitted, one 'alrthnred
by a member of the 1959 s'enior c1ass, Robert
Zondervan, has been selected. The text follows.
Music is now needed to complete the hymn. Students, faculty and staff members, and alumni are
invited to submit proposed tunes with four-part
harmonizations.
The melody should sing easily, although it
should be characterized by strength, with opportunity for good cadence patterns. Preference
should be shown to harmonic patterns of 18th
and 19th century hymns, although a contemporary uS'e of interesting modal passages is
possible.
Proposed composition sh'0uld be forwarded
to the Conservatory of Music by Septembet· 1,
1959, and should be written on standard score
paper with the first verse of the text inc1uded.
Al! praise to Thee, 0 God of aIl
That we have sought to know;
Creation help us now to see
\'Vhich from Thine hand did flow.
As Thou didst lead with fiery cloud
Thy people on the plain,
Great might unchanging, now as then,
Thy Kingdom doth sus tain.
AlI praise to Thee, 0 Son of God,
Thou Savior of Mankind;
Thy people bless throughout their lives
With singleness of mind.
As Thou didst teach in ancient times
To 'cvowds upon the mount,
Be Thou our gllide in sacred halls
Thy Wisdom to recount.
AIl praise to Thee, 0 Spirit pure,
Who moves in fire divine;
Baptize our minds and hearts of flesh
Till they are wholly thine.
Enlighten us, reveal ro us
Thy Word of ancient Truth;
Help us retain through years to come
The blessings of our youth.
o Trinity, we praise Thee now
For care through endless days;
Whom, ere the earth in orbit spun,
The elements übeyed.
Still on this day Thüu art our God;
Thy banner we uphold.
o send us forth through aIl the earth
With faith that makes men boldo
Plan to attend
CENTENNIAL
HOMECOMING
FRIDAY-SATURDAY-SUNDAY-OCTOBER 16, 17, 18
"HERITAGE THAl TRIUMPHS"
Football Game with Carroll-Soccer and other sports
Concerts and Alumni Talent programs
National Fund Drive Class Awards
See new Centennial Gymnasium and Cha pel-Auditorium
THIS WILL BE THE ONLY CENTENNIAL HOMECOMING
YOU CAN ATTEND.
WA-16
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"Thou wUt keep him in perleet
peaee, whose mind is stayed on thee:
beeause he trusteth in thee."
Isaiah 26:3