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Vol. 28, No. 4 | December 1952

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VOLUME XVIII DECEMBER, 1952 NUMBER 4

Enrollment About Same

The fall session opened ·with a total enrollment of 373 students. This com­ pares with an enrollment of 385 last year. The slight drop runs trne to the enrollment experience of many liberal arts this fall. The freshman class is one of the largest on record, however, with 88 men and 56 women. A definite increase in resident women enrollment was experienced this fall so that practically every available dormi­ tory room was occupied in September for the first time since the opening of beautiful Blue Ridge Hall in 1949. This development was offset by the drop in non-resident male enrollment, explaining the slight over-all decrease.

Faculty Changes ROANOKE TIMES-WORED NEWS PHOTO Some faculty change for the fall ses­ s Participants in the September planning meeting for the $50,000.00 Roanoke area sion following the June issue of the drive for th•� Bridgew,1ter Tp 1.-Year Development Pi-ogrnm. L. to R.: A.-D. Miller, NEWSETTE are as follows: trustee; Warren D. Bowman, president; Dewitt T. Miller, campaign chairman; and Galen B. Fahnestock of Lancaster, Rev. S. Earl Mitchell, chairman of the Roanoke Ministers. Pa., graduate of , was added to the Business Department. Large Homecoming Campaign In Roanoke He is teaching office practice, secretarial studies and business English. Homecoming on October 18 brought This fall for the first time, an ex­ Robert Newcomb of College Park, out the largest return of alumni ever tensive area campaign in behalf of the Mel., was appointed in the English De­ to attend this annual event. Some 2,- Ten-Year Development Program is being partment to replace Miss Louise Truxall 000 people were estimated to be present. attempted in Roanoke with the five who resigned to accept a position at With perfect weather the Valley coun­ Churches of the Brethren in the city St. :Mary's Seminary in Maryland. 1/fr. try-side cried out with color. and the local alumni chapter cooperat­ Newcomb holds a B.A. and M.A. de­ Miss Janet M. Eller, co-eel from ing. gree from the University of Maryland. Salem, Va., was crowned Homecoming The campaign was pnjected with ten­ Queen in the first ceremony of this tative elates last January. A prelimi­ DeForest Strunk assumed the respon­ sort. The Student Government sponsor­ nary planning dinner at Central Church, sibilities of the Psychology Department ed this event as well as the very ex­ Roanoke, was held September 12 when replacing Willard Frick who accepted a cellent parade staged through the town definite plans were adopted. Present at position in Arkansas State College. Mr. just prior to the game. A number of this meeting were 40 alumni officers, pas­ Strunk holds a B.A. and an M.A. from clever and original floats were in the tors, trustees of that area, various local the University of . parade. church officers, and college representa-­ Miss Olive Wise RN. is serving as A tea, open house by the Yount Hall tives, including President Warren D. college nurse while pursuing a bachelors boys, and a lyceum program at night Bowm:rn. degree this year. She is on furlough as were other features. The only discon­ A goal of $50,000.00 was set for the a missionary from the India field of certing note was the 45 to O defeat of campaign. DeWitt T. Miller '41, presi­ the Church -of the Brethren. the Eagles at the• hands of R·.ndolph­ dent of the Roanoke Alumni Chapter Mrs. D. S. Geiser, wife of Coach Macon. was selected as chairman of the drive. Danny Geiser, returns to the faculty as Coming the greatest distance were a Dr. Roy M. Hoover '15, Roanoke physi­ instructor in speech and dramatics suc­ group of students from Bethany Semi­ cian, was named honorary chairman. ceeding William Lee Pryor who is pur­ nary from Chicago a·•cl Dr. '41 and suing graduate work Mrs. Geiser is a Mrs. '41 George M. Nipe from Miami, Kick-Of Dinner graduate of and holds Florida. A kick-off dinner with 100 volunteer a masters degree in drama from Yale solicitors met on November 14 at the University. Rank Raised First Church of the Brethren. Presi­ Dorothy S. Shultz, recent graduate of Assistant Professors Galen Stinebaugh dent \i\/arren D. Bowman '20, A. D. Manchester College, is serving with her and Daniel S. Geiser were raised to the Miller '13, Leland Moomaw, and Douglas husband, Prof. Carl J. Shultz, as an in­ rank of associate professors. Rufus B. Nininger '28, Dr. Roy Hoover, A. R. structor in the music faculty. King has been appointed assistant to Showalter, and others participated in Mrs. John Basta, Bridgewater, has the president and will continue in his this program. been appointed secretary to Dean John present duties as director of development The week of November 16-23 was set Boitnott. and alumni secretary. ( Continued on Page 3) PAGE 2 BULL ETIN OF BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE

BULLETIN OF Pastors On Move Cran£ ord Is Speaker BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE Among Bridgewater alumni 111 the Dr. Clarence W. Cranford, pastor of THE NEWSETTE Church -of the Brethren who have re-­ the Calvary Baptist Church, Washington, PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR cently changed pastor ates ar e A. Joseph was the Religious Emphasis Week

EN T ERED AS SECOND CLASS MA TTE R AT THE Car icofe '27 from Hollins Road, Va., to speaker and counselor on the campus POS TOFFICE AT BRIDGEWA TER, VA, , UNDER Meadow Branch, Md. ; Allen Pugh '5lx November 3-7. AC T OF CONGR ESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912. from Grottoes-Pleasant Hill, Va., to Dr. Cr anford was popular with the VOL. XVIII DEC. , 1952 No. 4 Wiley Ford, W. Va. ; C. G. Hesse '17 college community, and his presence was from Gr eenville to Hartville, Ohio; Carl gr eatly appreciated. He delivered the Smith '43 from Bush Cr eek, Mel., to commencement address at Bridgewater Alumni News iVIanassas, Va. ; M. Guy 'N est '26 from last June. Uniontown, Pa., to First Church, Yark, Other Conferences Jim Mason '48 has received his de­ Pa. ; Rober t Byr d '35 from Pocahontas, g ree from Richmond Professional In ­ '0/ . Va., to ·w inter Park, Fla. ; Floyd A Christian vocation conference will stitute as an occupational therapist. He :M itchell '44 from Middle Ri ver, Va., to Le held on the campus for students Feb­ l has passed the registration examination Mar tinsburg, vV . Va. ; Galen Crist '40 ruary 1-3 wih Dean \i\ illiam Beahm n n n i India a and ca now use 0. T. R. from Luray, Va., to lVI t. Her man, Va. ; of Bethany Biblical Seminary, and Dr. after his name. He is pr esently work l ­ J. D. Rober tson '45 from Unity, Va., to C. Ernest Davis and Dr. \i\ . Harold ing at the Veteran's Hospital in For t Lebanon (2nd Va.) D. Paul Greene, Row '33 of the Brotherhood Board staff, n Way e. Jr. '46 from Mt. View, W. Va. to Clays­ Elgin, Illinois, as leaders. burg , Pa. ; and Rhett R. Fetcher '45 to The annual Spiritual Life Institute is Catherine Ro-Iler '46 is taking post Fruitdale, Ala. , from Argos, Indiana. scheduled lo be held February 3-5 this graduate work at San Jose State Co l­ year instead of in January as heretofore. Recent Seminary graduates who have lege, Calif., in occupational therapy. For This is a conference at the co llege pri­ taken up pastorates are Emory Smith th e past few years she had been em­ mar ily for pa stors an d lay leaders of the '48 at Olympia, Washington ; John A. ploy ed by the Brother hood Boar d of the Southeastern Regi on. Leaders of this Go snell '48 at l\iliddle River, Va. ; Ea rl Church o £ the Brethren in Elgin, Ill. Institute will be Dr. Ralph W. Schlos ­ D. Row land '49 at Blue Ri dge, Va. ; J. ser of El izabethtown, Pa. ; Dr. Edward \tV eldon Myers '43x at Hollins Road, E. E. Jv[ ay '25 and Harry \N . McCary K. Ziegler '29, and Rev. Calvin Bright, Va. ; and Eugen e Smith '48 at Elk Ru n, '37 are presidents of the Staunton City recen tly of th e mission field. Va. ; Harol d Garner '51, after se r ving as and the Rocki ngham County Public summer pas to r at Mi dland, Va ., is co n­ School Teachers As sociations, respec­ tinuing through th is yea r instead of re­ tiv ely. Fletcher Retires tu rning to his seminar y studies. l vVi lliam vV . Trask '47 is in the 693 rd Ro bert Sherfy '34 has ac cepted a ca ll \i\ . Z. Fletcher '04 fo rmer music teach er at Bridgewater and Blue Ri dge Army En gineer Com pan y, presen tly lo­ to th e Harrisonbu rg, Va ., Ch ur ch an d ca te d in Europe. He has been in th e wi ll move soon after th e first of th e has reti reel as pro fes sor of music at Army si nce February 1951. Recen tly year. Arkan sas State Co llege wh ere he ha s ta ught interm itten tl y since 1926 Trask com pl e ted a course in · th e opera­ . ti on of electri c acco unting mac hines at The high rega rd with which he was th e Army 's Eu ropean Quar termaster Chapter N ates held at th e Arkansas insti tu ti on is evi­ S ch ool. denced by th e fact tl1 at on his reti re­ Mardel a Ch apter met in thei r ann ua l ment he was given th e ran k of Pro fes­ pi cnic at th e i\[arclela camp gro un d, Wi lliam Z. Cline '4 1 has accep ted a so r- Emeritu s, the first pro fessor to re­ Denton , Mel ., on August 27 wi th some posi tion a public rela tions di rec to r of ceive th is honor in th e hi s tory of Ar­ s 75 people presen t. A co nstitution was the American Fri end s of the Mi dd le kansas State Coll ege. adop ted . Ru fus Ki ng '36 represented the Eas t with headq uar ters in Ne w York. In oon ferri ng the ti tle, Dr. Carl R. college an d spoke on the "Problems of For se veral yea rs Bi ll ha d bee n asso­ Reng, Presi den t of the coll ege, stated : a Ch ristian College Today. " Officers l cia ted with Ch ris tian Ru ral Overseas "1,fr. F etch er, du rin g your long years elec ted were : G. Arth ur Mc Dani el '30, of service with Arkansas Sta te College Prog, ·am (CROP). He was successive­ Federals bu rg, president ; Gi l bert Wal­ ly fiel d director an d th e public rela tions every studen t an d every member of the bridge '49x, Eas ton, vice -preside nt ; Mrs. di rec tor for what was popul arly kno wn faculty have come to look upon you Freel Fi fer '3 1, \,Vi,oming, Del., secre­ as the "Fri en d ship Train " progTam tha t with a feeling of respec t and fellow­ tary ; Amos Crou se '29 , Elkton, IVId., sh ip; a man wh o en j oys tha t sincere co l lected over 6, 000 carload s of food for treasurer ; and J. M. Bennett '23 was admi rati.on which only deed s can com­ Europe and Asia. re -elected to the Associatio n board of ma nd. Through th e years we have all directors. learned to · admire you for your sterling Hospital Heads qua lities, and two of these th at have Richmond Ch apter met on Saturday impressed us most are your loyalty an d The significant expan sion an d erection night, October 11, in Ewa rts Cafeter ia fidelity to the cause of education. " of ne w hospita ls th roughou t the co un try with 38 present. Dr. H. G. M. Jepson Mr. Fletcher is no w located at Col­ is attracti ng so me Br idge wa ter alumni spoke on "Changes at Bridge wa ter ." fax, La ., whe re he hopes to read , write, to the field of hospital ad ministration Officers elected we re Edgar \t\ /ilke rso n . and do some fann ing, ti me for which Positions of this sort are demand ing in '49, pres ide nt Glenn Su ter '48 , vice­ i ; he has longed. He has not forgotten respo nsibi l ty bu t re wa rding to serv ice­ pres ident ; and Ma ry Acke rman Par rish his yea rs at Br idgewater and Blue Ridge. minded individuals. Sa laries are co m· • '46x, secretary -t reasu re r. J. Albert \i\ line i i r mensu rate w th the responsib il ty. '28x was elected as a di rector to rep re­ Rev. Frank lin G. Senge II '26 is now Amo ng alumni ser ving as ad mi n istra­ se nt the chapter on the A lumni Asso­ pastor of the First Presbyter ian Church i l to rs in hosp ta ls are J. Ne lso n Liskey ciatio n boa, ·cl of di recto rs beg inning at Wi ndber, Pa. Fo rmer y he was at i '36, the Rock ingham Me mo rial Hosp ta l, Ju ly 1, 1952, for a 2 - year te rm. Cresso n, Pa. Ha rrisonbu rg Joh n C. Eller '41 Beth ; , ­ any Hosp ita l Ch icago and Omer B , ; . Baltimo re Chapter met on Thursday Albe rt Schue '19BR was re -e lected presi­ i l i Maphis lSBR Green Coun ty Hosp ta l r ' , , night, October 16, at the No rth Ba t ­ dent ; Catherine Eaton '49x, secreta y­ Xenia, Ohio. Mau rice A. Click 'SO mo re Church of the Breth re n. A. Ray treasure r; and Dr . Robert Burns '16 r holds an ass istant ad minist ration job in Showalter '30 rep resented the co l lege and was re -e lected as di recto to the general a hosp ital in v\lenatchee Wash , . showed the film, "Fritz Goes to Co llege. " Alumni Assoc iat ion until June 30, 1955. BULLETIN OF BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE PAGE 3

Basketball Starts Tandy's Girls Win C+oss Country Champs

The Bridgewater Eagle's Coach Ruth Tandy's girls Doc J opson's Cross Country boys all team have a 22-ga111e schedule for the team sailed through another successful but had a clean sweep this fall, winning co111ing season which opened on No­ season this fall with five wins, one loss, all dual meets, the Little Six, and the vember 22 in Rich111oncl with a 71 to and one tie. Players Mary Hooker, Mason-Dixon Conference Meet for the fifth time out of eleven meets in con­ 54 loss to the Dixie Containers. Nokesville, and Barbary Kelley, Wyom­ ference history. Last year the season ended with a ing, Del., placed on the Allied-West All­ 50-50 win and loss percentage. Star Team. Joyce DeBolt, Masontown, The only loss was in the Virginia A. Coach Geiser will 111iss the services of Pa., was an alternate. A. U. in Richmond when the University Billy Burkholder, an all-state junior who The complete ga111e results: of Richmond won first and the Eagles signed up last su111111er to professional B. C. 2 Madison 4 second in all-state competition. Paul Kline, senior runner stepped up . Veterans Ji111 Sho1110 and Ray­ B. C. 4 Lynchburg 2 mond Bussard will also be missed. B. C. 4 R. P. I. 0 to fill the vacant spot left by Merle last June. Kline Shomo graduates at the encl of the first B. C. 2 Lynchburg Crouse who graduated semester and Bussard took a coaching B. C. 5 Mary Baldwin went on to better several of Crouse's records on so111e of the courses. Kline job at Elkton High School, Va. B. C. 1 Hollins Pro111ising newcomers are Lee Eckard, B. C. 6 Roanoke lives at Bridgewater, son of Alvin Kline. Middletown, iVIcl.; Charles Kurtz, Stam1- In the Little Six meet, Bridgewater ton; Freel Pence, Montevideo; and Dale Total points scored won per111anent possession of the "Little Flora, junior of Franklin County, Va. 24 Opponents Six Cross Country Team Plaque" win­ The schedule: ning the meet for the third year in suc­ Nov. 22 Dixie Containers Away cession. 25 Alumni Home Bussard Top Scorer Leading performers besides Kline were Away Dec. 5 Gallaudet Raymond Bussard '52, one of Doc Herschel Fike and Chester Bowman of 6 Washington College Away J opson's Eagle track stars of last spring, Boone Mill, Va.; A. J. Caricofe, VVest­ Away 12 Hampden-Sydney · · competed in the su111mer National A. A. minster, Mel.; Paige Will, Bridgewater; Home 18 Lynchburg U. Regional Decathlon meet in Balti- and freshmen Roel Layman and Dick Avvay Oberschain of B acksburg. Jan. 7 Roanoke 111ore and: topped all competitors. Bus­ l 10 Balti111ore Univ. Horne sard scored a total of 5,919 points to his The seasons record: Home 16 Gallauclet College nearest competitor, Melvin Carter, of the B. C. 26 Univ. of Virginia 35 Away 17 Randolph l\facon University of Maryland who scored 4,- B. C. 18 Washington and Lee 39 28 Shepherd College Away 936. B. C. 19 Lynchburg 39 Ho111e 31 Bussard is coach this year at Elkton B. C. 20 Catholic Univ. 38 Ho111e Feb. 2 Shepherd College (Va.) High School. Little Six: (Top three) B. C. 25; Away 3 Catholic Univ. Lynchburg 41; Hampden-Sydney 67. 6 Balti111ore Univ. Away Mason-Dixon: B. C. 54; J,ohns Hop­ 11 Lynchburg College .l\. vvay . CAMPAIGN IN ROANOKE 13 Towson State T. Home (Continued From Page One) kins 67; Towson 93; \iVashington Col­ 14 Randolph Macon Home for the solicitation work. Some $10,000 lege 115; Catholic Univ. 122; Gallauclet 18 Hampden-Sydney Home in advance gifts was announced at the 133; Lynchburg 153; Hampden-Sydney 20 A111erican Univ. Home kick-off dinner. 195. 23 R. P I. Home At this writing the final result is yet (Low score wins in cross country). 26 R. P. I. Away to be determined as only a few solici­ tors had completed their work. \t\/hile Chandler Scores Crouse Still Running the goal of $50,000 may not be immedi­ reached, it is the opinion of the ately The finished their director of the ca111paign, Rufus King Merle Crouse '52 continues to set new football season with four losses and two records in cross country. Graduating '36, that- the effort can be considered a wins under popular Buddy Chandler's success. Not to be counted in the final last spring, he ran under the Baltimore first year of coaching at Riverside Field. tabulation are several wills that have Oly111pic Club colors this fall. In his Chandler was an assistant coach at been written in behalf of the college first five races he won first place. He Davidson last year. set new records at Clifton Park, Bain­ concom.itant with the drive. Chandler's team was short on depth The fine press, radio, and educational bridge, Training School, and at 1Nash­ but developed into a scrappy team that work clone in the churches has given ington College. He won the Del-Mar played very interesting football. After on ovem .. Bridgewater additional status to a very Cha111pionship in Baltimore N an unfortunate scheduling of undefeated ber 1. fine position previously enjoyed in the Roanoke area. Lenoir-Rhyne in an opening game that :Merle has entered Brethren Volunteer found the Eagles on the short encl of a Service for a two-year stretch and: was This experi111ent may set the pattern for subsequent campaigns in other 79 to O score and the 45 to O defeat by l,ocated at New \t\/inclsor, Mel., this fall Randolph-Macon at Homecoming, the while running for the Olympic Club. metropolitan areas in the Southeastern Region where alumni and Church of the Eagles went on to be real contenders He has been assigned to sen·ice in for the rest ,of the season. and will leave the last of No­ Brethren peoj)le are fairly well concen­ The Eagles closed out the season with vember with a load of relief heifers for trated. the rest of the scores as follows : Europe. \t\/hile at Bridgewater he won many Richard W. Byrd '52 has completed B. C. 19 Hampden-Sydney 26 distance running records and establish­ his basic training in the Army at Fort B. C. 27 Gallaudet 20 ed himself as the top distance runner Knox, Ky., and 1s now located at Fort B. C. 13 Apprentice School 0 in B. C. history by the time he had Devens, l\ifass. B. C. 13 Shepherd 18 graduated. 1n the Associated Press Little Six Crouse's peak achievement in runnina Kathleen \t\/a111pler '49 has accepted gridiron selections at the encl of the sea­ this fall 1vas to win the South Atlanti� appointment as home demonstration son, Eagle's back, Johnny Vance, and A. A. U. 4-111ile race in Balti111ore on agent of Pittsylvania County. Prior to encl, Freel Pence, were named to the of­ November 15, completing the distance her appointment she served as assistant fensive and defensive teams, respective­ in 22 minutes and 3 seconds. Twenty home demonstration agent in Rocking­ ly. Tackle Charlie Kurtz and back Al runners competed. ham County for three years. Cheatwood received honorable mention. PAGE 4 BULLETIN OF BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE Marriages Rufus Bowman Dies Faith Whitlow Dead

Freda May Citbbage 'SO and Stanley The death of Dr. Rufus D. Bowman Bridgewater alumni, students, and staff B. Thawley June 28 at the Washington '23 on August 19 while riding on a train were saddened by the death of Faith Church of the Brethren. At home: through Kansas was noted with pro­ Hope Whitlow on October 1 after sev­ 813 Giles St., Havre de Grace, Md. found sorrow throughout the Bridge­ eral months of illness from a heart con­ water alumni family. He was stricken dition. He was 46 years old. William Z. Cline '41 and Betsy Sch­ with a heart attack. Faith, as he was familiarly known, neider June 29 at the Harrisonburg Dr. Rufus Bowman was a brother to had served Bridgewater College fo.r 25 Church of the Brethren. At home: Bridgewater's President, \\larren D. years. Practically all of these years he New York City. Bowman '20. At the time of his death served as chef in the kitchen. Along he was in his 15th year as president of with his friendly manner, his hot rolls Boyd I. Glick '28 and Kathryn Spader Bethany Biblical Seminary. Twice he and other specialties will be remembered July 5 at Winchester, Va. At home: served as moderator of the Church of by a host of alumni during the years Penn Laird, Va. the Brethren. He had held many top of his service. positions in his denomination. He was His wife, Muriel, survives him and Jam.es Mason '48 and Dorothy Smith widely regarded in interdenominational continues as a college employee. Also, July 13 at the Church of the Brethren, circles where he also gave leadership. two sons, Alfred Tennyson, a student Fort \l\layne, Incl. At home: 2816 New Besides his baccalaureate degree, at Rock Castle Military Academy, west Haven Ave., Fort Wayne. Bridgewater conferred upon him the of Richmond, and Carlyle, at home, honorary D.D. in 1937. He held a survive. Stanley Everette Rhodes and Mary B.D. from Yale Divinity School and a President Warren D. Bowman assist­ Frances Cr

Mrs. ]\!label Harloe Horn '97 of Win­ Rev. Bob Richards '46x, who made J. Wm. Harpine '15 is the author of a chester and Dr. C. C. Wright '18 have history last summer in Helsinki, Fin­ new book on the Harpine family his0 each sent in copies of the Philomatheon land, by jumping 14 ft. 11.14 inches for a tory, published by McClure Printing Monthly in recent weeks. Their favor new Olympic Game record will hold a Company, Staunton. Recently released, is appreciated. youth revival in Rockingham County, the book is entitled, "Philip Harpine and The Library is anxious to bind and January 11-16. Catherine and Their Descendents." preserve the complete series of this col­ Bob is being sponsored by the young The history contains over 600 pages lege peri,odical. It is a most valuable people of the Church of the Brethren in and traces the geneol,ogy of the two source of historical reference. A second the Northern and Second Districts of Harpines named in the title. urgent plea is directed to any and all Virginia. His schedule will be: J. W. Harpine is a retired mm1ster alumni of that period who might have Sunday, January 11 A. M. Beaver Creek and insurance representative. He lives in their possession any of the following Sunday, January 11 P. M. Bridgewater in Staunton. copies: Monday, January 12 P. M. Bridgewater Vol. 3 1898-99 The entire volume ex- Tuesday, January 13 P. M. Harrisonburg cept April Wednesday, Jan. 14 P. M. Harrisonburg Dove Books Given Vol. 5 1900-01 The entire volume Thursday, Jan. 15 P. M. Pleasant Valley Some 150 books· from the library o-f Vol. 6 1901-02 Oct., Feb., May, June Friday, Jan. 16 P. M. Pleasant Valley the late Dr. F. D. Dove '16Dal were Vol. 13 1908-09 Feb., March, April, Bob is very popular on the college given to the Bridgewater library by Mrs. ]\fay, June campus and in the Valley area where Dove who is now dean of women at Vol. 14 1909-10 The entire volume his exploits as a Bridgewater student are Juniata College. Vol. 15 1910-11 The entire volume widely known. He appears here almost Vol. 16 1911-12 Oct., Nov., Dec., Jan., These books are largely standard text annually while attending some of the books in psychology and sociology, fields Feb., March, April, wi .,ter indoor track meets in eastern in which Dr. Dove taught while on the May cilies. He will be in the Evening Star Vol. 17 1912-13 Dec., Jan., Feb., Bridgewater faculty for many years Ga'.nes in Washington the night of Jan­ until he retired in 1948. This gift will March, April uary 10. Vol. 18 1913-14 Oct., Nov., Jan., April, add considerably to the reference ma­ Richards, one of the greatest pole May terial in these fields. vaulters of all tir'.1e with many records Vol. 19 1914-15 Oct. helped provide the outstanding drama in Vol. 20 1915-16 Oct., Jan. the pole vaulti;,,; event in Finland late New Home Ee. Plan Vol. 22 1917-18 Jan., Feb. in July. As tne bar was placed at 14 Vol. 23 1918-19 Nov., Dec., Jan., Feb., feet 11.14 inches, his nearest competitor Following recommended procedure of April, May and student, Don Laz, failed three times. state and federal authorities in the Vol. 24 1919-20. Nov., March, Apr;1 Bob, then, cleared on his third trial. Smith-Hughes vocational home econom­ Vol. 29 1924-25 Oct., N,ov., Dec., The Associated Press reported: "The ics work, Bridgewater inaugurated a March r crowd of 55,000 that stayed on until nev. plan of practice teaching this fall 7 :40 P.M. in the bright northern evening in this field. Gym Improvements went wild." Those senior students in teacher-train­ ing work will now leave the campus With the opening of the basketball for eight weeks and live in the com­ season, game followers" will see substan­ Crim Gives Books munity where they do their practice tial improvements in the gymnasium. teaching. This fall five girls from the Rev. Keith Crim '47 has given to the During late summer some $3,000.00 was college engaged in this program in Au­ college library approximately fifty books spent in making these renovations. Glass gusta County. dealing with the German language- and brick has replaced the old window panes. This development keeps Bridgewater literature. Keith formerly taught Ger­ An inside paint job and substantial al­ man at Bridgewater while a student in abreast of othe� schools of home eco­ terations for more functional purposes nomics engaged in this work. Bridge­ his senior year. During the war he have been made in the basement. water is the only private college in Vir­ was an interpreter while in the service No, it isn't a fix-up for another fifty of the Army. The Crims visited Bridge­ ginia approved by state and federal au­ year stretch! The new gym is on the water in August after having spent a thorities to train viocational teachers for docket. Students and staff long for it 1 home economics. Miss S. Ruth Howe year in Switzerland where Keith studied All that is needed is the money! The heads the department and supervises this at the University of Basel. He was a old gym will be used for women' phys. s student of Karl Barth, world noted program. She holds a master's degree ed. if and when ... .. theologian. from Penn State and has taken gradu­ ate work at Columbia University. At present the Crims are located in Tokyo, , where they are in langu­ Strickler Writes Margaret Glick '46 has accepted a age study for a year prior to• taking up position as child welfare worker in the Harry M. Strckler '02, attorney and missionary duty for the Presbyterian City of Harrisonburg. Margaret re­ former mayor of Luray, has written a Church, U. S. A. in Korea. cently spent 21 months in Europe in re­ comprehensive history of Page County Following Keith's graduation at containing 442 pages, recently released. lief and rehabilitation work with the Bridgewater, he secured the B.D. and Brethren Service Commission. Earlier Mr. Strickler's book was very favor­ Master of Theology degrees from Union she taught school for several years. ably reviewed by Dr. John 'W. Wayland Theological Seminary in Richmond. As '99 in the Harrisonburg Daily News­ at Bridgewater, he was an honor stu­ Rev. '40 and Mrs. '46 Wendell Flory Record this fall. Dr. Wayland is the dent in the seminary. His year of study left on November 22 for a term of peer of living his­ in Europe was in the nature of a fel­ service as missionaries to India. For­ . torians if not for all time. Strickler's lowship granted by virtue of his aca-­ merly having served in China, in recent book was published by the Dietz Press, demic achievement. years 'vVendell has assisted in the Elgin Inc., of Richmond. Mrs. Crim was the former Evelyn office for the Foreign Missions Com­ Mr. Strickler is the husband of Vir­ Ritchie '46. They have one daughter, mission of the Church of the Brethren. ginia Cole Strickler who gave Oole Hall Debra, who is approaching he.r second The Florys will be located at Bulsar, to Bridgewater College. birthday. Surat District B. P., India. BULLETIN OF BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE Miss Mattie V. Glick Bridgewater College Bridgewater, Virginia

Heltzel In Spotlight

Rev. :Massey M. Heltzel '36, pastor of the Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church, Augusta, Georgia, had the honor of hav­ ing in his church audience President­ elect and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower on Sunday mornings, November 9 and 16. The Eisenhowers were in Augusta on vacation following his sweeping N ovem­ ber 4 victory as the new head of the republic. The only time that they left their vacation quarters was to attend these church services. Pictures of the Eisenhowers and Mas­ sey appeared throughout the country. Massey's sermons were likewise widely quoted. On his second sermon, which included a shot at the Klu Klux Klan and the like, Mr. Eisenhower remarked to Massey after the Sermon : "That WIDE WORLD PHOTOS, INC. was shooting from the hip. I liked it." Massey presented the Eisenhowers with Rev. Massey Mott Heltzel '36 and President-elect and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower following the November 9 Sunday morning service at the Reid Memorial Presby­ a new Bible following Eisenhower's first terian Church, Augusta, Ga., where Heltzel is pastor. The "halo" over Mr. Eisen­ visit. hower's head happens to be a light chandelier in the clrnrch. During his college days Massey was a successful debater. He enjoyed discuss­ Bridgewater alumni are important ing politics and was often seen in verbal Colleges Organize cogs in the work at Bethany Hospital, combat on the subject with one of his Twelve Virginia privately-endowed Chicago, a Church of the Brethren in­ favorit professors, Dr. M. Henry. e J. and church-related colleges have formed stitution. John C. Eller '41 is the hos­ Following graduation at Bridgewater a corporation to "promote the interest pital administrator. Gene Edmonson '43 h e_ :oc1.p·ed },ic. c.pn1inary Pdtica1·io11 al of higner education in the state." �� t!""::: h::�d tech:'!:c::in i� th� cli:-:ic.::!--­ Union in Richmond and subsequently laboratory. Bessie Naff '41 is the ad- In this group is Bridgewater. Dr. served Presbyterian Churches · at Jack­ mitting clerk. Frances \l\lood '48x R. N. Warren D. Bowman has been elected sonville Beach and Tampa in Florida is employed as supervisor of one of the vice-president. Dr. Francis P. Gaines before going to the Reid Memorial medical-surgical floors. of Was·hington and Lee is president. Church in Augusta. He is married and John Eller accepted the position of has three daughters. Incorporated this fall after almost a administrator upon graduation ·from the The Clericus Chorus of Bridgewater year of preliminary planning, the other Northwestern University School of gave a concert in the Reid Memorial colleges include Emory and Henry, Hospital Administration in the spring. Church on its spring tour to Florida in Hampden-Sydney, Hollins, Lynchburg, He is a member of the American Col­ 1950 upon invitation of Rev. Heltzel. Mary Baldwin, Randolph Macon Col­ lege of Hospital Administrators and of Massey replied to a complimentary lege, Randolph-Macon Women's. College, Alpha Delta Mu, hospital a'.'rninistration note from the alumni office concerning Roanoke, Sweet Briar, and tl1e Univer­ fraternity. th� Eisenhower incident: "Of course, sity of Richmond. this has been a wonderful experience Headquarters will be in Lynchburg. Don Glick '49, Montevideo High for me and for our church." An executive-secretary is to be selected. School Athletic Di;-ector, has recently A trustee board of 25 has been provided been elected president of the Valley Bridgewater alumni figured promi­ for. Basketball League. He succeeds L. P. nently in the annual sessions of the Representing Bridgewate1- are Dr. Hill, former president of Shenandoah Evangelical United Brethren Church ses­ Warren Bowman and Dr. \N. T. San­ College, as head of the 8-team loop. sions in Winchester this fall. Floyd L. ger, college trustee and president of the Merlin E. Garber '34x has been Fulk '34 is the conference superintend­ Medical College of Virginia. awarded. a six-weeks trip to South ent. Daniel A. Frazier '32 of Mays­ The organization has grown out of the America as chaplain on the S. S. Brazil. ville, W. Va., is the statistical secretary. problem of maintaining and strengthen­ The luxury passenger liner will include James A. Swain '37, Harrisonburg, re­ ing the member colleges' financial posi­ stops at Rio de Janeiro and Montevi­ ported on conference relations. tions in th face o-f mounting costs. e deo. Merlin left on November 29. His The purpose of the organization will Other alumni ministers in the confer­ pulpit at Central Church of the Breth­ be to interpret the importance of these ence are: Millard Floyd '45, Roanoke; ren, Roanoke, will be filled by Dr. Paul colleges to the state and nation and to Daniel L. Newman '35, U. S. Army H. Bowman, in his absence. Merlin is solicit in a united way foundations and Chaplain; Forrest S. Racey '41, director president of the Roanoke Ministers Con­ of public relations, Shenandoah College; corporations in behalf of their current ference for 1952. and Leslie 0. Shirley '37, missionary to operating budgets. Sierra Leone, \Nest Africa. M. Garold White '32, assistant principal starred in football, basketball, and base­ of Jefferson High School, Roanoke, has Harry "Fuzzy" Bowers '51 has accept­ ball while in college and is widely known been appointed to the national 14-mem­ ed a position with the Post Office De­ for his ability as an athle1e since grad­ ber board of directors of the Hi-Y partment in \Nashington, D. C. Fuzzy uation. Clubs of America.