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church school in Alamogordo, New vard University in June of 1963. and am thankful for the fine training Mexico. Elder John F. Harris is district pas- I received at SMC," he writes. Samuel Alberro is assistant auditor tor in Phuket, Thailand. '63 of the South American Division and '57 Lindley Richert is a student at the is on the faculty of the River Plate John Bottsford is in his junior year University of Mississippi. He will earn College. of medical school at LLU. His wife, his M.A. degree in English in August Ruby Teachey Campbell lives in De- Barbara, teaches the 5th grade in Glen- of '64. troit, Michigan. (See Alumni Juniors). dale Union Academy. They say: "We Lamar Phillips is assistant editor of "53 would be glad to receive a note from These Times magazine. Lamar spent Mrs. Winnifred Metz Knowling is anyone who still remembers us!" a semester at the University of Mis- teaching in the Denver Junior Acad- Dr. Loel and Marilyn Wurl live souri School of Journalism after grad- emy, while Dr. Knowling is employed in Dalton, Ga. Loel (Sonny) is a '62 uating from SMC and before joining at the Porter Hospital. They have a graduate of Loma Linda Dental School. the These Times staff. daughter, Lynn Anne, three years of '58 Rogene Goodge is teaching English age. Clifton Keller was recently chosen and is librarian at Little Creek Acad- teaches Mrs. Ruth Higgins home "Temperance Man of the Year" for emy in Concord, Tenn. economics at Union College. Mr. and 1963 by the American Temperance Dwight and Dolores Hilderbrandt Mrs. Higgins visited the cam- SMC Society. Clifton is the science and are attending Andrews University in pus during the 1962 homecoming. mathematics teacher at Bass Memorial preparation for entering the Alabama- Everette Erskine teaches physics and Academy, as well as academy sponsor Mississippi Conference. Dwight will mathematics at Greater Miami Acad- of the ATS chapter. In announcing be a ministerial intern in that confer- emy. the temperance honor, M. A. Jones, ence. Glenn Coon is teaching his ritth assistant secretary of the ATS stated: Darrell Cross is doing graduate year at Beltsville Elementary School "The judges felt that Mr. Keller has work toward an M.A. degree in hos- in Maryland. He is doing graduate- provided an outstanding service to the pital administration at George Wash- work toward a Ph.D. degree at the cause of temperance during 1963. We ington University in Maryland. Pow- present time. Mrs. Coon (Martha need more men and women of his James Lambeth teaches band, music ell) is employed in the emergency caliber working the temperance phase and at Gem State Academy in room at Leland Memorial Hospital. of the third angel's message." Caldwell, Idaho. L. Price is pastor of Elder J. '60 the Chattanooga Seventh-day Adventist Terry McComb is attending An- David W. Hamilton is working for church. Just prior to going to Chat- drews University. He is a ministerial the United Nations as head of the tanooga, Elder Price was pastor of the intern for the Kentucky-Tennessee Unit for Research and Reference of the Tampa South church. He has also pas- Conference. Economic Commission for Africa, with tored the Gainesville and Key West Joyce Russell is an editorial assistant its head office in Addis, Ababa. David churches. in the publications office of Loma Lin- spent the first year after his gradua- Elder Harmon Brownlow is a full- da University. tion in I960 teaching school at the time evangelist in the Georgia-Cum- Greater Miami Academy. The next Ronald and Sue Ann Servoss are at berland Conference. Following his year, with a couple of friends, he Loma Linda University. Sue Ann is graduation from Southern Missionary chartered a sailing vessel and visited a first-year medical student, and Ron- College in 1953, Harmon took further the islands of the Caribbean Sea and ald is an X-ray spectrographic research training at the College of the Bible, the South Pacific Ocean, New Guinea, assistant in the bio-physics department. Lexington, Kentucky. Elder Brownlow Indonesia, South East Asia, the East- Geraldine Donak is a nurse at the leads his own music, plays the trum- ern Mediterranean countries and North Washington Sanitarium and Hospital. pet for special music, and preaches in Africa. It was while in Europe that Jack and Stephanie Jansen are in a dynamic way. he began his work for the United Na- Boulder, Colorado. Jack teaches in the "54 tions. David states that his future plans junior academy and Stephanie is a Billy Mack Read is teaching in include studies toward doctorate in secretary in the Boulder Memorial Greater Miami Academy. a Hospital. Celia Youmans has been registrar finance and development economics. at for three '6! ALUMNI HOMECOMING OCTOBER 9-10 years. She writes: "I never dreamed The music teacher at Forest Lake Honor Classes. 1939 and 1954 that the days of work spent in the Academy in is Sylvia O'Brien. registrar's office at SMC would be of Ward Oliver hopes to complete SMC ALUMNI BULLETIN such value to me in years to come. It work for the Ph.D. degree in chem- is a wonderful inspiration and chal- Vol. XIV June. 1964 No. 3 istry the latter part of 1964. He is lenge to work with young people." Published quarterly by Southern Mis- doing his graduate work at the Uni- sionary College, Collegedale, Tennessee. Elder A. C. McClure is pastor of versity of Florida in Gainesville, Fla. Entered as second class matter Febru- the North Miami church. ary 1951, at Collegedale, Tennessee, '62 12, Betty Brisson McKee had serious under act of Congress, August 12, 1912. Joel Gearhart is in Dayton, Ohio, lung surgery but has recovered nicely. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION The McKees have three children, doing plasma research with Wright- Lynne, Jeffery, and Sandra. They live Patterson. OFFICERS in Sanford, Fla. John Siemens Jr. teaches biology, Glen McColpin . __ President "55 chemistry and math at Orangewood Don Crook Vice President Jack Wilt Treasurer Dr. Delvin Littell received his mas- Academy in Garden Grove, Calif. "I Mrs. Lorene Ausherman Secretary ter of public health degree from Har- enjoy my teaching here very much Mrs. Mary Sue Burke Asst. Secretary — M) SSIONARY COLLECT SMC rflumai ^utletia DOUBLE ISSUE

Volume XIV COLLEGEDALE, TENNESSEE, DECEMBER, 1964 Number 4

Swimming Pool Wilson, Waller and Graves Being Constructed Are Leaders at Homecoming Along with Gym The annual Alumni Homecoming Weekend on the campus of Southern Missionary College featured the classes of 1939 and 1954. The swimming pool for the Physi- activities included the Friday evening vesper service, the cal Education Center is now under The weekend Sabbath School, the Sabbath church construction, and an early date for its service, and afternoon service, as completion is planned by the college the administration. well as the appearance of the Voice of Dow Chemical Prophecy quartet on Saturday night. The contract has been let to Cox The speaker for the Friday night Engineering Co. of Birmingham, in Gives Equipment program was Elder Fred Wilson, a the amount of the basic contract Science returned missionary from Africa. $25,000. To Areas The Sabbath School was conducted

According to Charles Fleming, Jr., Dow Chemical Company has made entirely by alumni. Dr. Louis Waller, SMC business manager, the pool itself a gift of scientific equipment to South- '39, was the superintendent. came to $25,000 and the ceramic tile ern Missionary College, according to Elder Ted Graves, '54, MV secretary decking, which will be installed by Dr. John Christensen, chairman of for the Colorado Conference, was the the college, will come to another the Science Division of Southern speaker for the Sabbath church service. $5,000, making a total of S30,000. Missionary College. Smuts van Rooyen, '64, spoke on Sab- Dr. Christensen estimated the new bath afternoon. This total of $30,000, raised re- retail value of the equipment at about cently by the student body and college At the cafeteria a business meeting $20,000. He said that it was ap- staff, was achieved in approximately was conducted, caring for various items proximately half a truck load of equip- six weeks. The campaign was headed of business such as the election of new ment from the Midland, Mich., plant by SA President Bert Coolidge and officers. Mr. Glenn McCoIpin, presi- of Dow Chemical. other SA officers. dent of the world SMC Alumni Asso- ciation, was chairman at this business At the present time the college ad- session. (Officers and positions are ministrators and the executive com- given on inside spread of pictures.) mittee of the Committee of 100 are making plans for the covering of the SMC Students The Saturday night program was swimming pool area in connection with Accepted conducted in the tabernacle at the construction of the basic gymnasium Are 8:00 p.m. The program featured the Voice of Prophecy quartet who flew building. It is hoped that the financing By LL University especially of this will be worked out within the from Washington, D. C, next two or three weeks. for the occasion. Three of the quartet Five Southern Missionary College are former SMC students: Jack Veazey, students have been accepted for study The board of trustees of the SMC John Thurber and Jim McClintock. at Loma Linda University School of Committee of 100, Inc., will be Pictures of events and personnel for Medicine next year. The five are among meeting on the campus in connection included in the center 84 applicants accepted for the medical the weekend are college board meeting with the annual spread of this issue of the SMC school's 1965 freshman class, an- and will give study to some further nounces Loma Linda University Di- Alumni Bulletin. plans for the building and its comple- rector of Admissions Walter B. Clark. tion. Accepted from Southern Missionary Support Your It is hoped that the entire building College are John F. Greene, Caroline Alumni Projects: will be completed and in use before R. Moore, John H. Samuels, William WORTHY STUDENT FUND the end of the college year. H. Willis, Jr., and Allen E. Workman. CAMPUS SIGN Alumni Bulletin

presently Administrative Senior Resi- Those Who Walked These Halls dent at the hospital also.

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Mrs. Quimby, nee Dorothy Baily, Elder Robert Hamm, who is now on Elder H. V. Leggett, pastor of the furlough from Colombia, South Amer- was a visitor on the Southern Mission- Hendersonville, Fletcher, and Brevard ica, visited Southern Missionary Col- recently elected president ary College campus recently where she churches, was lege on January 13, 1965, and was of the Henderson County Ministerial remarked about the many changes that guest speaker for the Industrial Arts Association. This marks the first time at the college. Mrs. had been made Division Club meeting where he a Seventh-day Adventist minister has Quimby is a sister-in-law to Dr. Paul stressed the need for industrial edu- served as president of the ministerial cation. Quimby, member of SMC's staff. group. Elder Leggett served pastorates in the Panama City-Pensacola, Florida, Brent Zachary-Lackey is Mrs. Mary district and also in the Mobile and '49 now living in Modesto, Calif., where Huntsville, Alabama, districts before 4l/ she has been located for the past 2 coming to the Hendersonville-Fletcher Mrs. Verna R. Wood is now em- violin at the district. years. She is teaching ployed as a legal secretary for the Modesto Union Elementary School. Metropolitan Government of Nashville She also plays in the city Symphony and Davidson County, Nashville, Tenn. •53 She writes that she has fond memories Orchestra. recently attended of her Alma Mater, especially since she Mr. Chester Jordan Adventist chaplains' was born in the old yellow house a Seventh-day '25 San which once stood on the corner. conference which was held in Diego, California. Elder Donald Hunter is now presi-

Former teacher of industrial arts | dent of the Pennsylvania Conference. '51 at Madison College, Mr. Lloyd N. of the Sutter, is presently teaching industrial "37 Dr. Arthur Ray Corder, dean School of Science and Technology, has arts at . Mazie A. Herin is the associate sec- recently been appointed acting presi- Roy W. Crawford is enjoying his dent of Philippine Union College. He retary of the Medical Department of work as Personnel Director for the has been on the faculty of the Philip- the General Conference of Seventh-day New England Sanitarium and Hospital. pine Union College since 1956. Dr. Adventists. Recently her work has Corder received his B.A. degree in taken her traveling to the Far Eastern chemistry from Southern Missionary •54 Division where she will visit institu- College. His master's and doctorate Mr. Nobel A. Carlson is now the tions and help with a workshop. degrees, both in the field of inorganic new Bible teacher at Spencerville Junior chemistry, were obtained from Van- Academy in Maryland. '40 derbilt University. Elder Joe Reams has been transferred Frederick S. Sanburn is prin- Dr. Louis G. Ludington is now the Mr. in the Ky-Tenn. Conference from Har- cipal of , director of the Bangkok Sanitarium, lan, Ky. to Dyersburg, Tenn. Union Springs, New York. Bangkok, Thailand. Elder Robert East is now at the Mr. Kenneth E. Scott is presently Harriman, Tennessee, district. He was Texas, serving '41 located at Fort Worth, previously the Gainesville pastor. in the capacity of the assistant treasurer Elder F. C. Petty has transferred for the Texas Conference. He moved '55 from Albany, Ga., to the Standifer to Fort Worth December 16, 1964.

Gap, Tennessee, district. Elder Joel Tompkins is now serving Elder Burton Wright and his family in the Florida Conference as pastor are now at Bethel College in Transkei, "43 South Africa. They sent greetings at of the Cocoa and Titusville, Florida, Christmas telling of their enjoyable churches. Edgar R. Howard, school psycholo- work with the people of South Africa. gist in Downey, Calif., was in charge Dr. C. David Henriksen has returned "57 of the testing and diagnosis of chil- from the jungles of Pahang in Central schools Elder Chester Damron and family dren's problems in six public Malaya where he was with MEDICO. living in Ubol, Thailand. They with an enrollment of nearly 4,000 last After returning, he was married to are now from Bangkok year. He also has a private practice in Jo Ann Soule who is presently studying were transferred to Ubol in marriage, family, and child counseling for her master of science degree in order to help stabilize the program nursing education at Loma Linda Uni- in Lynwood, Calif., where he and his in Ubol. They are making plans to versity. Dr. Henriksen is continuing his family live: Virginia and four children. return to the homeland on furlough specialty training in obstetrics and this coming year around the middle Professor Howard would like to see gynecology at the White Memorial the California Chapter reactivated. Medical Center in Los Angeles. He is of July. -

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'58 Elder Grant Gunter has been trans- She will soon be joining the staff on ferred from Henderson, Ky., u> Law- the Orlando campus as a teaching as- Mr. John T. Durichek has joined renceburg, Tennessee. sistant lor the second semester, 1965. the Industrial Arts Department at

Southern Missionary College. 1 came [e Also recently joining the Florida to SMC from Highland Academj '61 .Sanitarium .ind Hospital staff has been where he was head of the Industrial Jo Ann Winkler. Arts Department, director of the hand Mr. Richard E. Green is now serv- ing and choir, and coach for the tumbling as the assistant treasurer at faith Pastor John M. Robbins has recently team. for Today. He has been associate audi- joined the workers of the Georgia- tor in the Southern Union Conference Cumberland Conference as associate of Seventh-day Adventists. pastor of the Thomaston district. '59

Mr. Melvin Stanaway is now an The new assistant pastor of the Elder Don Wilkinson is the new R.N. Student Anesthetist at Wichita, St. Petersburg, Fla., church is Gerald pastor of the Arcadia-Wauchula, Flor- Kansas, and will finish in April, '65. N. Kovalski. ida, district.

Dudley Nichols, has Elder Paul L. Jensen and family '62 Jr., finished his year of graduate study at have recently been on furlough from Andrews Mr. James Tucker is now a member University and is now the assistant West Pakistan. They spent some time of the staff of Forest Lake Academy pastor of the Tampa First Church. at Collegedale where his parents live where he is teaching biology and Bible. and some time at Miss Patricia Black is attending the with her folks. They have now returned Mrs. Shirley Kurtz-Clark is living in School of Nutrition and Dietetics at to their field of service. Paul was or- Baxley, Georgia. She has been working Loma Linda University where she is dained in December of 1963. at the Lakeland hospital but will termi- working on her master's degree. She nate her work soon as she and her has finished her internship and is now Elder Paul Gates has moved from a full-fledged husband are anxiously awaiting the dietitian. She hopes to Standifer Gap, Tennessee, to Dunlap, finish her graduate work in June. stork's visit. Tennessee, to be the pastor of that Mrs. district. Director of the School for Licensed Virginia Caldw ell-Stiles is liv- ing in Winter Park, Fla., Practical Nurses at Hinsdale, Illinois, and is en- joying her work as office nurse for is now Miss Margie Temples. '60 Dr. Jack Ward.

Miss Florence Fox is also living at Mr. James C. Leeper is presently- Mrs. May Sue is now living in Hinsdale, Illinois, where she is a super- serving as the controller for the Collegedale and is working on the visor for the 3-11 shift. Hialeah Hospital near Miami, Florida. Tuberculosis Project of the Chatta- He is also working on his masters in Mr. Ronald Lee Fox received his nooga-Hamilton County Health De- business management at the University Master of Arts in Physics from the partment and "enjoying it very much." of Miami. Washington University in June of 1964. Mr. Dick Pendleton is studying at Mr. and Mrs. Charles Watkins are At the layman's trophy hour of the St. Vincent's Hospital in Worcester to now located at 525 E. Sixth St., Du- closing Sabbath service in the Kv.- become an R.N. Anesthetist. The Pen- luth, Minn. Norma, '60, is a staff Tenn. camp meeting, Mr. John Bridges dletons are living in Lancaster, Mass. nurse in the labor and delivery rooms of the Covington, Ky., church, was at St. Mary's Hospital in Duluth. honored as the layman of the year. Mr. Terry McComb has finished his Charles, '61, is in the School of Elder Marley the made presentation of work at the Seminary and is now work- Anesthesia in the same hospital. the Seventh-day Adventist Dictionary ing as the assistant pastor of the Louis- to him in recognition of the outstand- Miss Barbara Beavers is the Assistant ville. Ky., church. ing work he has done the past year Director of Nursing Service at a Los in soul winning. Angeles hospital. '64 Miss Esther Virginia Tyler received '63 the Master of Arts degree in library Mrs. Sylvia Sellers-Moyer is presently science from George Peabody College Miss Margaret Burkhalter has re- on the staff of Forest Lake Academy as for Teachers in May, 1964. She is now cently joined the staff of the Florida piano and organ teacher. the cataloger at the Andrews Univer- Sanitarium and Hospital as Team Leader on the Psychiatric ward. Sylvia Allen-Powers is residing in sity Library in Berrien Springs, Mich- Collegedale with husband Steve, who igan. Mrs. Jeanine Perry-Solomon now is attending SMC as a math major, resides at 7511 Democracy Blvd., Apt. Miss Carolyn Luce has joined the having previously graduated from English B-211, Bethesda, Maryland. Department at Southern Mis- Rollins College as an education major. sionary College where she teaches Eng- Miss Brenda Botts is living in Mo- Sylvia has just finished three months lish and literature. She finished work bile, Alabama, and is working in the orientation with the Public Health De- on her M.A. degree at Andrews Uni- delivery room of the Mobile General partment of Chattanooga. versity before coming to SMC. Hospital. (Continued on page 6) Alumni Bulletin

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Glen McColpin, past president of the SMC Alumni Association, installs the new officers into their positions. Warren Ham- mond, publicity secretary; Mrs. Mary Sue Burke, secretary; Elder J. Don Crook, pres- ident; Larry McClure, treasurer; Elder Douglas Bennett, vice-president; Mrs. Bobra Crosby, associate secretary.

The Honor Classes of 1939 and 1954 en- joy supper in the college dining hall.

This view is taken from one end of the table.

The Sabbath afternoon program featured Smuts van Rooyen, seated in center. Others seated are Kingsley Whitsett and Bert Coolidge. Standing are Elder Jack Price Don West and Elder J. Don Crook. Alumni Bulletin

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College and church personnel, along with alumni, start onto the platform for the Sabbath service: Glen McColpin, Larry McClure, Andrew Chastain, Dr. C. N. Rees, Elder Ted Graves, speaker, Elder R. B. Thurmon, Bruce Freeman, and Roy Battle. Alumni Bulletin

Mrs. Juli Wak-Cressler is working Barbara Hoar is teaching elementary in the Psychiatric Ward at the Lakeland school in Huntsville, Alabama. Officials Plan General Hospital. Myrlene Lewis is now at Hinsdale Joining the staff at Madison Hos- Sanitarium. Improvements pital as the assistant hospital accountant Serving as the associate pastor of the is Mr. Robert McEndree. In Alumni Work Collegedale church is Walter Marshall. Mr. James King is assisting Elder Working as a superintendent at the The Alumni Executive Committee Jack Darnall in the Paducah, Ky., Moccasin Bend Hospital in Chatta- and the House Committee of Southern district. nooga is Anne Murphy. Missionary College have been inter- William Tyndall was awarded a ested for some time in providing wider Maximo Rojas is now taking his trophy for holding the world record as services and more complete reporting to work at Andrews University. a student literature evangelist for 1963 the alumni of Southern Missionary with $7,543.50 in deliveries. His faith- Robert Hale and Frances Tarte, both College. fulness and long hours showed that of the class of '64, were married this Although SMC is a young college, he had earned the attractive replica of summer and are now living in Atlanta, it has well over a thousand graduates a literature evangelist with prayer and Georgia. are interested in hearing about its determination. He is now studying at who Loma Linda University. Betty Jane Fail is a supervisor in the activities; therefore, the alumni officers Mobile Hospital, Mobile, Ala. and the House Committee of SMC will Smuts van Rooyen worked this sum- be initiating new projects shortly that David Rouse is now a member of mer with Elder Paul Felt in a summer will keep the alumni more informed the faculty of Sheyenne River Academy evangelistic campaign in Bradford, and will also ask the alumni to be more at Harvey, North Dakota. Tenn. At the close of the summer he active. * was married to Mary Arlene Moore. Donald Swayze is currently attend- He is presently at the theological semi- ing Osteopathy School in Kansas City. Among the items that are in the nary. planning stage is a new SMC Alumni Joy Colburn and Elizabeth Wilson, Lanier Watson has taken the respon- Bulletin that will more accurately both of the class of '64, are doing sibility of being dean of boys at High- spirit of nursing work at the Florida Sanitarium portray the progressive SMC land Academy, Portland, Tennessee. and Hospital, Orlando, Fla. and will also keep the alumni informed Pastor John Fowler, summer grad- of such activities as fund raising, ad- Rosalind Hendren is working at the uate, is the pastor of the Pine Moun- ministrative actions, as well as alumni St. Jude Children's Hospital in Mem- tain Valley, Georgia, district. news. Any suggestions from the alumni phis, Tennessee. Norma Ake is located in the Texas on the format of this publication and Lambeth is working as an Conference. Gwen the news to be carried will be sincerely Hospital. R.N. at Highland appreciated. Barbara Benson is teaching in the Barbara Clemens is presently teach- Florida Conference. Another activity in which the alumni ing in the Public Health Department Walter Brown is working in the officers and the college administration of the Southern Missionary College Di- Ala. -Miss. Conference. are greatly interested is the reactivation vision of Nursing in Chattanooga, of the alumni chapters around the Homer Buell is teaching in the Tennessee. . Any alumni members Michigan Conference. who are anxious to revitalize their Don Mills, Gilbert Burnham, Pa- local chapters should correspond with tricia Chu, James Dunn, all graduates Bulletin Needs the Alumni Office at Southern Mission- of '64, are presently at Loma Linda ary College, Post Office Box 501, Col- University. Addresses legedale, Tenn. Charles Martin and Sara Ruth Cun- Another project that will see com- ningham, both graduates of '64, were For Alumni pletion this year and will result in a married this summer and are living in The Alumni Bulletin editor beautiful addition to the campus is the Florence, Alabama. would like addresses for the following alumni sign project. Mary Ann Deakins was married to people: Mr. John E. Valencia, Mrs.

David Roberts this past summer. Herb L. Williamson, Mr. Jim Vye, Over $500 is now available in the Mr. Neil Tarr, Mrs. Coralee Sullivan, fund for this project and the architect, David Osborne, and Judy Edwards, Mrs. Ernest Stevens, Miss Joyce Russell, the alumni officers, and the college ad- both graduates of '64, were married Mrs. Wilbur Rilea, Dr. David Mes- ministration will be very active in mak- August 23, 1964, and are presently singer, Mr. William Hunter, Mr. and ing sure that a sign representing the at Andrews University. Mrs. Chuck del Valle. Dr. Art Butter- colle.ee well will be chosen. Construe-

Bernice Gearhart is the librarian field, Mr. Alton Anderson and Mrs. tion will begin on this sign as soon as for the Collegedale Academy. M. C. Shain. possible. Alumni Bulletin

Elder H. M. S. Richards and the King's Heralds have Saturday night meeting.

Former schoolmates get together: Francis Cossentine, Stewart Crook, third from left, and Don Crook, second from right, meet with King's Heralds Quartet.

Friends and classmates met for supper and talked about "when we were at

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A complete factual and pictorial history of Southern Missionary College written by former registrar Elva B. Gardner. This beautiful volume is bound in green and white hard-back cover and published by the Board of Trustees.

The SMC Collegiate Chorale presents a forty-minute concert of sacred music, pressed on pure vinyl. Among the titles are:

O SINS UNTO THE LORD Purcell WITH A VOICE OF SINGING Shaw

O BONE JESU Palestrina I LOVE THEE MY LORD Arr. Cram THEE WITH TENDER CARE Bach LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER

ALLELUIA Thompson Arr. Dash

BLEST BE THE LORD Haydn

You will enjoy the history of your col- Order from Public Relations Office lege from its start in Graysville until its 70th birthday, written in a readable man- Southern Missionary College ner by Mrs. Gardner. Collegedale, Tennessee

Prices: Album $3.00, History $5.00

Album and History combined $7.50

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Vol. XIV December, 1 964 No. 4 Published quarterly by Southern Mis- sionary College, Collegedale, Tennessee. Entered as second class matter February 12, 1951, at Collegedale, Tennessee, under act of Congress, August 12, 1912. m*. 1 ALUMNI ASSOCIATION •ft OFFICERS

J. Don Crook President H. D. Bennett Vice-President Mrs. Mary Sue Burke Secretary Larry McClure Treasurer Warren Hammond Publicity Secretary ["(ATE GH RAl Mrs. Bobra Crosby Associate Secretary 1/W^I UUl.Ul.VJl- OUU I I SMC /4lumal ^>cdletCa ANNUAL HOMECOMING, OCTOBER 9-10

Volume XV COLLEGEDALE, TENNESSEE, AUGUST, 1965 Number 3

LEO FRANCIS THIEL CHAPTERS REORGANIZE, Leo Francis Thiel died in March, 1965, at Madison, Ten- REVITALIZE PROGRAMS nessee. He was president of Approximately 80 alumni and Covina, California, in of 1965. Southern Junior College for two May friends of the Southern California During the business session new of- periods: 1916 to 1918 and 1922 Chapter of the Alumni Association ficers were named: Lonberg '61, to 1925. Jon met at Clifton's Cafeteria in West president; Sara Whitt '61, vice-presi- He was born in Alexandria, dent; Leeper '60, secretary, Donna South Dakota, on November 16, Judy Haerich '63, treasurer. 1888. He received his B.A. de- Elder H. R. Beckner was the speaker gree in 191 1 from Union College Unique Plans Set at the meeting. and his MA. degree from the program followed Elder Beckner's University of Nebraska in 1931. By SMC Alumnus A talk, consisting of several solos by He held positions as professor Judy Robert Hamm, '48, now lives at Fowler-LeBaron and Mary Ellen Car- of English at Walla Walla Col- Collegedale, where his wife is a student den-Byrd, and organ selections by lege from 1918 to 1922, at Oak- at SMC while he is finishing his mas- Rhodes. Dr. Dortch was wood Junior College from 1928 Jimmy Ted ter's degree at the University of Mission- master of ceremonies, and Dr. Bernard to 1931, at Washington Chattanooga. Byrd narrated slides of SMC. ary College from 1931 to 1943, He has served as a missionary in Alumni chapter meetings were also and as president of Union Col- Colombia, South America, for 1 1 years held at the various meetings in lege. camp and plans to return to eastern Colombia the Southern this summer. From 1947 to 1952 he was Union and begin an educational program Several the administrative officers book editor of the Southern Pub- of under non-denominational support. the field representatives at lishing Association in Nashville, and were This support is a private corporation, Tennessee. the various gatherings to show color which is drawing its support primarily slide pictures of the college and to from medical groups on the west coast. serve as hosts for refreshments. SMC Graduates His ministry of education and also Carolina Conference— William H. medical aid are the tools he desires to Taylor, director of college relations, 18 in Summer use in bringing a better way of life visited with the Carolina Chapter where Eighteen students were graduated to the Colombians. His plans include the following officers were elected: setting a village-to-village radio at commencement exercises at the close up W. S. Hancock, president; Calvin of the 1965 summer school session. network and taking back with him an Acuff, vice-president; Jerry Kenyon, Speakers for the occasion were Elder airplane to aid him in traveling to the secretary-treasurer; Francis Killen, pub- villages. Roy B. Thurmon, consecration; Elder licity secretary. In 1961 he and his wife founded a F. C. Petty, baccalaureate; and Elder (Continued on page 4) E. L. Marley, commencement. school with equipment from CARE and Graduates and their fields of study started classes under the trees until were as follows; bachelor of arts, Cecil thatched roof buildings could be H. H. HAMILTON

Petty, Jr. and Douglas Allen Walker, erected. The enrollment of that school H. H. Hamilton, former presi- English majors; George Arnold Miller, has mushroomed from 10 the first war dent of Southern Junior College history major; Lewis Bame, Jr., Wil- to 80 this year. from 1925 to 1927, died earlier liam Swafford III, Charles Wheeling, When he returns to Colombia, he in 1965 at Riverside, California, theology majors. Bachelor of science, hopes to purchase a 500-acre tract of at the age of 86. Frances Joan Aitken, Emma Brown land on which to build the training He was a well-known denomi- Avery, Pamela Smith Cross, William center. Students will gain practical national educator, and beginning Nesbitt, Mary Hudak-Petty, Nelda Fay experience by constructing the school in 1906 he taught at Keene Acad- Scoggins, Marsha Ann Watson, ele- and farming the land to provide food emy and Southwestern Junior mentary education majors; Gwendolyn for the school. This experience plus College. Ruth Maples and Molly Vigil, nursing two years of classes in nutrition, pre- majors; Barbara Ann Botts, physical ventive medicine and educational sub- Later he was president there and at Washington Missionarv education major; Jack Combs Jr., sec- jects will supply the students with ondary education major; and Elizabeth knowledge when they establish primary College, besides being president Barbara Gallner, two-year office ad- schools and teach agricultural methods at Southern Junior College. ministration. and hygiene in their own villages.

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