Bridgewater College BC Digital Commons Bridgewater Magazine Journals and Campus Publications 12-1954 Vol. 30, No. 3 | December 1954 Bridgewater College Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.bridgewater.edu/bridgewater_magazine BULLETIN OF BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE VOLUME XXX DECEMBER, 1954 NUMBER 3 Gymnasium Project The Coaches and . Captains Return To Begin Soon Plans are being processed to proceed with raising money for the new health and physical education building in the very near future. Approval for this project was granted by the college trustees at the Nov. 1 meeting even though the indebtedness on the science building has not been relieved. This is to be the big project for the 75th anniversary year. The new building will cost in the area of $350,000.00. Preliminary blue print plans have been done by the archi­ tects of J. Nielson <1,nd Co. of Harrison­ burg, builders of Blue Ridge Hall and the science building. These plans are under study by a committee of the facul­ ty and a group of alumni. The plans in process call for two complete playing courts with a seating capacity of 2100 spectators. Classrooms, offices, activity rooms, and . dressing William Blake Norris, professor emeritus of English at the United States rooms are projected to accommodate the Na val Academy, who coached the Eagle elevens of 1903 and 1904, wishes Paul entire physical education program of Gunsten, present Eagle coach, luck, following the halftime ceremonies honoring intra-mural and intercollegiate wi,nter former coaches and team captains at the Bridgewater-Randolph Macon Home­ sports for men and women. Provision coming game on Oct. 16. for a swimming pool to be added later (1 to r) back row: Dr. Sam Driver, Roanoke, captain of the 1926 team; Sam is a part of the plan. Gouldthorpe, Virginia Seminary, Alexandria, and Jim vVhitmore, Staunton, co­ Richards Expected captains of the 1953 team; Rufus King, Bridgewater, captain of the 1935 team; Bob Richards, world's leading pole vVilbur Pence, Superintendent of Rockingham County Schools, Harrisonburg, cap­ vaulter and Bridgewater's most illustri­ tain of the 1928 team; and Dr. George Row, Bridgewater, captain of the 1932 ous sports great, will be on hand for a team. kick-off dinner January 19, probably on Front row: Joe W. Miller, Bridgewater, coach from 1928-1930; Coach Paul the campus. Bob has just returned Gunsten; Mr. Norris, Annapolis; and John C. Myers, retired Superintendent of from a two-month trip to the orient as Rockingham County Schools, who was fullback on the 1903 team. a representative of the State Depart­ Other captains present but not in this picture were Howard Dull, 1951, Tommy ment where he did exhibition pole vault­ Jenkins and Claude Smith, co-captains 1949, and Merle Jenkins, co-captain 1950. ing and spoke before many youth groups in a good0wiH venture. A new gymnasium has been a very Anniversary Loyalty Great Homecoming great need for many years. The Fund Up To $75,000 One of the largest crowds in Bridge­ "match box", as some of the Eagle op­ water Homecoming history attended the ponents refer to the present building, The alumni directors, meeting on Oc­ 75th anniversary event on October 16 is altogether· inadequate. It was built tober 16 with Earl D. Flory '23 in the to see the Eagles play a hard-fought in 1908, almost fifty years ago. president's chair, voted to increase the football game against Randolph-Macon Complete plans will be published in a goal to the 75th anniversary Alumni which was won by the latter 12-0. brochure in time for the kick-off dinner Loyalty Fund from the earlier figure of The student floats were the best ever, in January if the present schedule is $40,000.00 to $75,000'.00. displaying interesting phases of Bridge­ realized. The complete new objective calls for water's history and present student life. seventy-five per cent of the alumni con­ The girls from Blue Ridge Hall won Books Received tributing $75,000.00 in the 75th anni­ first prize for their float depicting a versary year. This plan calls for local 75th anniversary theme. The band per­ Mrs. Justus Cline, widow of Dr. orga1iizatioi1 and personal solicitation. formed splendidly under the direction of Justus H. Cline '99, has given some fifty The idea was suggested by Ernest T. Prof. Roger Cole. of the late Dr. Cline's geology and other Stewart, Jr., executive-secretary of the science books to Bridgewater College. Arrierican Alumni Council, who was a Former Captains Mrs. Cline has disposed of her Stuarts speaker at ·the alumni officers and direc­ The half�time at the football game Draft home and has moved to Hagers­ tors' retreat on the campus in Septem- was the occasion of the crowning of town, Md., to live near her �ister. ( Continued on page 6) (Contifmed on Page 3) PAGE 2 BULLETIN OF BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE BULLETIN OF Portrait Underway Chapter Meetings BRIDGEWATER COLLEGE THE NEWSETTE The pamtmg of a portrait of the late Delmarva PUBLISHED SIX TIMES A YEAR Virginia Garber Cole Strickler, college The Delmarva Chapter met for a pic­ trustee and donor of Cole Hall, has been nic on Sunday, August 22, at the Mar­ commissioned to Robert Stevens of dela Camp ground near Denton. Gil­ ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MATTER AT THE Washington, D. C., by the alumni com­ bert Walbridge, '49x, president, presided. POSTOFFICE AT BRIDGEWATER, VA,, UNDER mittee working in cooperation with her Rufus King represented the college in a ACT OF CONGRESS OF AUGUST 24, 1912. husband, Harry M. Strickler '02, of Lu­ short address. The chapter voted to ray. The directors took action in this raise money for scholarship aid to an Vol. XXX DECEMBER, 1954 No. 3 direction some months ago and appoint­ Eastern Shore student. Approximately ed Rufus King '36, Mattie V. Glick forty were in attendance. New officers '20, and Dr. Paul H. Bowman '10 to are Norman Warner '22BR, Queens­ Diamond Jubilee see the project through. town, Md., president; Alton McDaniel Mr. Stevens is the painter of the por­ '43x, Bridgeville, Del., vice-president; It is a notable achievement for any trait of the late Dr. J. I. Baugher, Mrs. Emerson Fike 'SO, Cordova, Md., institution to celebrate its 75th anniver­ Bridgewater's president in 1946-48, which secretary, and Otto Sanger '07BR, sary of service. Bridgewater is in that hangs in Memorial Hall Chapel. It is Trappe, Md., treasurer. year of celebration. anticipated that the painting of Mrs. Bridgewater was born in the period Strickler will be unveiled sometime dur­ Richmond when the death rate of infants was high. ing the 75th anniversary year. The Richmond Alumni Chapter met Likewise, the death rate of colleges was for its annual banquet at the "Pantree" high. The seven or eight Brethren edu­ cent since 1946 with 1658 degree grad­ restaurant on Saturday night, Novem­ cational institutions that were born in uates today. ber 6, with Norman vVagenschein '47x what is now the Southeastern Region all Still Problems presiding. J. D. Robertson '45 served died except Bridgewater. The life of But there are still problems. And, as toastmaster. Thirty-seven were 111 Bridgewater was at low ebb at several the1·e is no easy solution. The additional attendance. Jleriods: the fire of 1889 when the main new plant and the additional present-day The program consisted of "briefs" building, which practically constituted college services cost more money to from the alumni secretary, Rufus King, the college, burned at the site of the maintain and operate. Additional scholar­ special music by Rudolph Bush '47, stu­ present Wardo Hall; the perio.d around ship funds are needed. A new gymna­ dent from Waynesboro, and Olivia Cool 1890 when certain moral irregularities sium is a must. A new men's dormi­ '27 of the Music Department. A sound were charged to a head of the school ; tory will soon be needed. The library movie on Switzerland was also shown. the session of 1893-94 when the institu­ situation is not satisfactory for an in­ Officers elected were Roy L. Miller tion's debt approached one-half of its stitution of Bridgewater's stature. There '47, president; Claude Hylton '54, vice­ listed assets, were crises periods in the should be more teachers on the staff president; and Priscilla vVakeman life of the institution. The war years with earned doctorates; the 1954-55 ses­ Vlampler '54, secretary. Norman Wagen­ and the depression period were periods sion lists but six in this category al­ schein was nominated as a director to oi rriai. though there are six additional teacli.ers the general Alum111 Association for a Then there were the chronic periods on the staff who are candidates for doc­ 3-year term beginning July 1, 1955, to of strain: the hostility of the Brethren toral degrees. Competition is keen for s·ucceed J. Albert Wine '2Sx. to higher education in the early days of good teachers with docto1·al degrees. the college, perhaps a majority of them There is a sizable debt on the Science Baltimore Scheduled for the first qu::1rter century; the limited Building and Blue Ridge Hall that The Baltimore Chapter is scheduled constituency in terms of church sup­ should be retired as rapidly as possible. to meet Friday, February 4. Place to· porting territory which was not satisfac­ The past two. ye� rs have seen operating be announced. Lois Atkinson St. John torily resolved until the thirties; and deficits for the first time in a decade. '53, 3914 Beech Ave., is the secretary. the period with uncertain academic Student expenses have risen twenty per status preceding accreditment by the cent within the past five years.