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The Presidency of Warren Daniel Bowman 1949-1964 x The Presidency of Warren Daniel Bowman 1949-1964 The Choice of a New College Head When Charles C. Wright was Bridgewater's acting president (1948-49), the search for a president of the college continued. In the fall of 1948, the institution's board of trustees, upon the recommendation of its search committee and of its executive committee, offered the presidency to Forrest L. Weller, a Manchester College graduate (1925) and a Ph.D. (1945) of the University of Chicago.1 Professor Weller, the Department of Sociology head at the University of South Dakota, accepted the appointment, but shortly thereafter resigned. 2 On December 31, 1948, the trustee board's executive committee, upon a motion made by John C. Myers, voted to consider Warren Daniel Bowman for the presidency of the college,3 and on February 21, 1949, the members of the board, by unanimous vote, elected Dr. Bowman president (his term to begin on July 1, 1949), and set his salary at $6,000 for the first year.4 The college's alumni association endorsed the trustees' action and assured the president-elect of its wholehearted support.5 ' The New President Warren Daniel Bowman (1894-1987), the son of Benjainin F. Bowman and Mary E. (Miller) Bowman, was born near Dayton, Virginia. He was educated at Bridgewater College (B. A., 1920) and at the University of Chicago (M.A., 1922; Ph.D., 1930). He was instructor at the State Teachers College, Farmville, Virginia, 1923-30; head of the Department of Education and Psychology at Juniata College, 1930-37; and a teacher in the summer sessions at George Peabody College for teachers (1923, 1924), Emory University (1925), the University of Virginia (1930), and Duke University (1936,1937). An ordained minister, he was pastor of the First Church of the Brethren in Washington, D. C., 1937-49; moderator of that denomination's annual conference in 1945; and a member of its General Brotherhood Board. He was the author of a widely used book, Home Builders of Tomorrow (1937); another book, Counseling with 1TrExComM, Sept. 22, 1948; TrM, Nov. 8, 1948. 2TrExComM, Dec. 9, 1948. 3rrExComM, Dec. 31, 1948. 4rrM, Feb. 21, 1949. 5AlumM, March 26, 1949. 467 468 The Presidency of Warren Daniel Bowman, 1949-1964 Couples before Marriage (1945); and articles and pamphlets on marriage and family. During World War I, he served as sergeant in the U. S. Army's Medical Corps. 6 The president-elect, 55 years old, was thoroughly familiar with the college. Not only he, but also his brother Rufus and his sister Effie were Bridgewater graduates. Their maternal grandfather, Martin P. Miller, was an uncle of the college's founder and one of the original trustees of the school. The president-elect himself was a Bridgewater trustee, 1943-48, as was his brother Rufus, 1936-37. WARREN DANIEL BOWMAN President of the college, 1949-64 6ww (1948-49), p. 266. Bridgewater College: The First Hundred Years, 1880-1980 469 Dr. Bowman was inducted into the presidency at exercises held in Cole Hall, March 25, 1950, in the presence of representatives of nearly 100 colleges, universities, learned societies, and religious organizations. Aaron J. Brumbaugh, vice president of the American Council on Education, was one of the speakers at the exercises, over which Charles C. Wright presided. After being inducted into office by Charles W. Wampler, chairman of the college's board of trustees, the new president responded in a formal address, the first such address in the first such inaugural proceedings in the college's history.7 After occupying the alumni association's guest rooms in Blue Ridge Hall since July, President and Mrs. Bowman, their son and three daughters, in November, 1949, moved into the new dwelling the trustees had built for the college's first family.8 THE NEW HOUSE FOR THE COLLEGE'S PRESIDENTS Other Administrative Officers John W. Boitnott, the college's academic dean since July 1, 1947 (after Charles C. Wright, acting dean, 1946-47), continued in that position until June, 1967, the catalogues reveal. From 1947 until 1962, he was also the college's registrar, and from 1947 until 1957, he usually taught two courses (in education and psychology) each semester. He was also director of the college's summer sessions, 1948-66 (except 1962). He had been Director of Teacher Education at Manchester College (1946-47), after having served as academic dean of McPherson College (1935-46). Donna L. Miller was Bridgewater's registrar, August 1, 1962, to October 1, 1969.9 7HDN-R, March 26, 1950, p. 1; Bee, March 25, 1950, p. 1; Newsette, April, 1950, p. 1. See also TrM, Nov. 7, 1949; TrExCornM, Jan. 26, 1950. 8TrM, Nov. 8, 1948; TrExCornM, Dec. 9, 1948; March 10, 1949; Newsette, Dec., 1949, p. 2; April, 1950, p. 4. 9TrM, March 3, 1962; Talon, Sept. 19, 1969, p. 5. 470 The Presidency of Warren Daniel Bowman, 1949-1964 Cecil C. Ikenberry, the college's business manager and treasurer since 1941, served in that office until the end of 1957. His successor (1958-83) was Lowell A. Miller, Rockingham County's commissioner of revenue, 1952-57. 10 W. Donald Clague, dean of men since 1948,11 served in that capacity until 1966. Mildred A. Wheatley, dean of women since 1948, continued in that position until 1951. Her successors, during Warren D. Bowman's presidency, the catalogues show, were Margaret V. Flory, 1951-53; Kathryn Widdowson, 1953-55; Mrs. Edna W. Shively, 1955-59; and Margaret V. Flory (again), 1959-64. Mr. Clague and Miss Wheatley were the successors of Ida E. Shockley, dean of students, 1946-48. Clarence E. May, the college's director of publicity since 194612 (after Morley J. Mays), served in that position until 1967. From 1952-56, Rufus B. King, the alumni association's executive secretary, was also President Warren D. Bowman's assistant.13 On February 1, 1953, Edgar F. Wilkerson began work as the college's first full-time admissions counselor14 (termed "Director of Admissions" since 1960), and he held that position until 1970. Agnes V. Kline was the head librarian, 1929-37, and 1949-63. Her successor in that position, 1963-82, was Orland Wages. Miss Kline, however, continued to serve full-time as assistant librarian, 1963-68, the catalogues show. Following W. Earl Breon (1946-48), Rufus B. King was the college's director of development, 1948-56, and after him, Jacob F. Replogle, 1956-65.15 After Cecil C. Ikenberry (1941-49), John T. Fike was the college's superintendent of buildings and grounds, 1949-52.16 His successors, the catalogues show, were Raymond C. Phibbs, 1952-55, and Paul V. Phibbs, 1955-81. Jacob F. Replogle was director of church relations, 1956-64, besides being the alumni association's executive secretary and the college's director of development. George S. Row, the college's physician since 1945, served in that capacity until 1972. He had the assistance of a resident nurse at the college. Dietitians, Chefs, and the Food Service After Rebecca Gene Bowman (1947-49), the college's dietitians were Stella G. Reynolds, 1949-53, and Mrs. A. Ray (Louise Garst) Showalter, 1953-57.17 In September, 1957, Crotty Brothers, of Boston, Massachusetts, began providing the food service in Rebecca Hall for the resident students,18 and continued doing so until September, 1961. During the summer of 1961, the college kitchen was remodeled, and in September (1961), a cafeteria style of food service was instituted, in place of family style of service by waiters at 10-rrExComM, Jan. 17, 1958. 11TrExComM, Sept. 22, 1948. 12FacM, Sept. 23, 1946; Aug. 1, 1950. 131-rM, Nov. 3, 1952. 14TrM, March 14, 1953. 15-rrExComM, July 8, 1948; TrM, March 3, Nov, 5, 1956. 16rrM, Nov. 3, 1952. 17TrM, Nov. 2, 1957. 181bid. Bridgewater College: The First Hundred Years, 1880-1980 471 the tables. Slater Food Service, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was in charge. The change was made to relieve the overcrowded conditions in the dining hall, and to eliminate the necessity of serving meals in shifts. 19 Faith Hope Whitelow, the college's chef since 1937, continued in that capacity until his untimely death in October, 1952, after having served the college "faithfully and beyond the call of duty" in various culinary tasks for 28 years. Genial and trustworthy, he was "known and loved by succeeding generations of Bridgewater College students and faculty members.1120 Mr. Whitelaw's successor was another popular black employee, Kem W. Beale, who served as chef from 1952 until 1957, when Crotty Brothers began their food service.21 The Students During Warren D. Bowman's presidency (1949-64), the student enrollment at the college increased by approximately one-third; from 494 to 655. It declined from 494 to 373 during the years 1949-53. The decline was due to the registration of fewer veterans of World War II, the presence of fewer youth of college age in the general population, the drafting of young men for military service in the Korean War, and the fact that several Virginia counties from which Bridgewater drew students were changing from an 11- to a 12- year public school system. During the next 15 years (1953-68), the student enrollment steadily increased.22 As to be expected, Virginians continued to predominate in the student population. Their proportion during Warren D. Bowman's presidency was greatest (80 percent) in the session, 1953-54; thereafter, it gradually declined to 67.6 percent in 1963-64. Rockingham County, as a source of Virginia students, continued to run far ahead of other counties in the state, but the proportion of its students in the sessional enrollments declined from about one-third to about one-fifth during the period here under review.
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