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A Discussion of Common Problems With Group Decisions Alumni President's Message A RTIST-ADVENTURE SERIEC JT\. 1983-84 ^ Graduate Thanks Alumni
by Susan Boyd Miller
Recently I received a letter from one of our graduates who expressed the feeling of many students who have received much-needed scholarship assistance from our Alumni Loyalty Fund. She wrote: "A small sign sitting on the Finance Officer's desk quoted
Romans 8:28 "All things work together for good. ..." I had always gained comfort from those words when everything seem
to go wrong, but somehow I couldn't see any "good" that coul
come from my financial plight. Final exams were coming, I hac
worked all that I could, my parents had helped all they could
and I still lacked so much before I could take the exams. That's when Mrs. Wells told me that the Alumni Loyalty scholarship funds would come to my rescue! Thanks Alumni, used you to answer my need and make "all things work togetl ." for good. . . Her expression of thanks goes to every one of you who had part in last year's BECA Fund Drive. We are now looking forward to this year's goal— $120,000 w a participation goal of 1500 donors. Three of our sister colleges failed to meet last year's challenge and this year there may be
more. Please give us your best support possible and help us tc be able to help more students with more scholarship aid. BECA funds are uncommitted funds. Our Alumni Executive September 10 The New York Banjo Ensemble Committee once again recommends that these funds be used a; 24 "To the Holy Land," Dr. Charles much as possible for scholarship aid. Southern College Forbes Taylor Administration recognized this urgent need also and plans to i this year's funds for this need unless, of course, greater and October 8 Southern College Pops Concert more urgent needs should arise. 18 Dr. George Sheehan (Chapel Your Executive Board of SC Alumni says to you once Program) again—Thank you. 29 From Mao to Mozart November 6 The Fanz Liszt Orchestra of Budapest Mailbag 19 Southern College Symphony Orchestra Responses to Peshkin Study December 3 Southern College Concert Band January 14 Warren Miller's "SnoWonder" Dear Susan, 21 "Kayaks Down the Nile," John In response to the Peshkin Study: A Deviant Education. I received my education from a "Christian Academy." Coddard Everything he says was true for me. Isolated? You bet we wer February 12 Jack Daniel's Original Silver We learned to be prejudiced, intolerant of the ideas of others, Cornet Band narrow-minded, snobbish, insensitive, bigotted, and completer] March 17 The New Swingle Singers out of touch with the real world. How amazed I was when I finally got out into the "world" 20 Christopher Cerf (Chapel Pro- learn that there were kind, loving, caring people "out there." gram) had so much to unlearn it has taken me years. In my case th<
24 Southern Union Music Festival intolerance and prejudice I learned at school was reinforced at 31 "Galapagos," John Wilson home. April 7 Southern College Concert Band I am interested in knowing if you receive responses from many, and what other reactions were. I can't be an isolated c; with Guest Artist 14 Gymnastic Home Show Sincerely, Virginia Hubbard 15 Student Association Talent Redlands, Calif. Program Editor's Note: We are publishing all of the ideas and feelings 21 Die Meistersinger and Caroliers have received on the Peshkin Study. 22 Southern College Symphony Orchestra Dinner Concert Southern Columns, The Alumni President's Message in the last issue really hit Por ticket information, write: Artist Adventure home with me. I am a fifth generation Adventist on both of i is, Dean of Students Office, Southern parents' sides and I have been to church schools all of my lift Ck)liege. Collegedale, TN 37315. Or call (615) except for two summers at a state university and a special eqi 238-2015 care course at a sort of vocational school. My father spent son thirty years devoting himself to Adventist education, and I arr very much for our educational system.
SOUTHERN COLUMNS But I agree with Peshkin's conclusions, at least in my own case, and that after all, is all I am adequately knowledgeable of to speak of. When I got out of the "Adventist ghetto" and into the real world, I had some serious shocks. The main one was that people could drink, smoke and party and still be nice
people, people I could count as friends. I have finally come to see that all someone's drinking means is that he drinks. Another shock was how well I was accepted, even with my different lifestyle and my having Sabbaths off when everyone else had to work them at times. The comparison to how unaccepting most The official magazine of church members are was saddening. My year or so in the world Southern College Alumni Association has made me much more accepting of individuals, much more
Collegedale, Tennessee 37315 (615) 238-2026 able to love people in spite of whether I approve of their Office hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. weekdays lifestyle. Isn't it sad that the world taught me more about unconditional except Friday until noon. love than our schools ever did? Somehow we must instill more acceptance in our young people. We must get away from our isolationist, "we - have - the - truth - and - the - world - be - damned" attitude, or more kids (and Alumni Association Officers 1981-1983 grown-ups) will be hurt like your student who lost her friend SUSAN BOYD MILLER, '63 President because of intolerance. There must be a balance between '54 JOHN WILLIAM HENSON, President-Elect protecting our young people and isolating them, between '58 JOHN DURICHEK, Past President instilling truth in them and creating intolerance. Sincerely, Cecilia Thompson, 1980 Executive Committee Members Scottsdale, Arizona EVONNE KUTZNER CROOK, 79 LOIS HILDERBRANOT MOORE, 72 NELSON THORESEN, 74 Tear Down Lynn Wood Hall?
Dear Alumni Office: The College I have been told that Lynn Wood Hall, our dear old ad JOHN WAGNER President building, is going to be destroyed. It would be a shame for our CYRIL FUTCHER Academic Dean college to have a new name and all new buildings. It wouldn't EVERETT SCHLISNER Dean of Students be ours anymore. RICHARD REINER Business Manager Many of us laughed, married, attended church and cried in the
JACK McCLARTY Director of Development chapel. We courted and gossiped on the front steps (and I don't WAYNE THURBER Director of Public Affairs think that's changed much). Some of us even bought groceries, stamps and got our shots in the basement. Also most of our RON BARROW Director of Admissions classes were in Lynn Wood Hall. May it live forever! Big universities know the importance of keeping a part of their Staff of Southern Columns heritage on the campus. Alumni and current students both profit WAYNE THURBER Executive Director and gain a sense of their roots when such things are preserved. If our alumni gave funds for the restoration of Lynn Wood Hall MARK NEWMYER Managing Editor & including the chapel, would Southern College spare it for us? Layout and Design How much would it cost?
JOE DENNY Contributing Writer By the way, I especially enjoyed the last issue of the Columns. GARY HOWE, MARK NEWMYER, I appreciated the farewell to the past president, Dr. Frank Knittel, and the warm welcome to Dr. John Wagner, Southern College's PETE PRINS, CYNTHIA WAGNER Photographers new president. Thank you for it. CHERI SMITH Secretary Sincerely, ROBIN HALVORSEN Circulation Manager Dolly (Darbo) Fillman, '53 Collegedale, Tenn.
POSTMASTER — Southern Columns is published quarterly by Southern College. Second class postage paid at Collegedale, Tenn. POSTMASTERS: Send Form 3579 to Southern Columns, Col- Dear Editor: legedale. TN 37315. (USPS 420-400) The special presidential issue of Southern Columns did an COPYRIGHT — The entire contents of Southern Columns is copy- excellent job of lauding the outstanding contribution of Frank righted by Southern College of Seventh-day Adventists, © 1983. Knittel as well as welcoming his successor. As one who has
MAILBAG — We encourage your letters about anything pertaining to known John Wagner for many years, I feel confident that he will either Southern Columns or Southern College. Letters which meet handle this new challenge most capably. the standards of this publication will be printed. I was disappointed to find that the historical survey covering former presidents paid tribute to selected ones while omitting MY FAVORITE TEACHER — Let us know about a teacher who has many fine men who also served. A few minutes spent consulting touched your life in a special way. old SDA yearbooks revealed the following succession: 1915-1922 ASK THE STAFF — If you have any questions about anything con- Lynn Wood; 1923-1925 Leo Thiel; 1926 H. H. Hamilton; 1927 cerning the college, put them in writing. We will do our best to M. E. Cady; 1928-1937 H. J. Klooster; 1938-1941 J. C. Thompson; answer all questions. 1942-1943 D. E. Rebok; 1944-1955 K. A. Wright; 1956-1958 T. W. THOSE WHO WALKED THESE HALLS — All alumni are encouraged Walters; 1959-1967 C. N. Rees; 1968-1971 W. M. Schneider; lo inform us of any recent news of significance relating to where- 1972-1983 Frank Knittel. abouts, family and job promotions. It should be noted that each yearbook is based on the CHANGE OF ADDRESS — As soon as you know your new address, preceding year's statistics. please inform us so that you won't miss a single issue. I knew four of the neglected ones personally and hold them all
ADMISSION to Southern College is granted irrespective of race, in high regard. Each one contributed something unique to the color, national or ethnic origin, sex or handicap. campus. Best Wishes, Margarita (Dietel) Merriman, '46 South Lancaster, Mass.
SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 3 .
"Many graduates will have a ruJ Industrial Education . . awakening when they go looking a work," the January 24, 1983, issue! U.S. News and World Report infornq its readers. The writer blamed a Preparing for Work "slowly expanding economy that is not providing many new jobs, eve: in scientific fields." Though the in a Practical World current unemployment rate for colli graduates is 5.6 per cent (compare
with 2.4 per cent in 1970) it is nc likely that many of the graduates from Southern College's Industrial
Education programs will be part ol that unfortunate statistic. Students! who graduate from those programs enter the working world with practical skills which are in high demand. This past summer the
Division could not begin to fill the demand for graduates from their Construction Technology program, and graduates from the one-year Auto Body Repair and Refinishing program are also in high demand.
Those programs attract students fr considerable distances. Mike Burne a 1983 graduate of the Auto Body program came to Southern from Michigan because, in his words,
knew it was the best Auto Body program in the denomination." The value of hands-on experienc in the field of industrial education cannot be overestimated. Virtually none of the labs at Southern's " Industrial Education Division are labs." "There's a concerted effort
avoid doing it (a task) just for the exercise," says Dr. Wayne Janzen, Chairman of the Division. As a res of this philosophy, each year the Construction Technology students build a house and Auto Body Repc students rebuild 20 to 25 cars. Students carefully hand rub the fir of furniture they have constructed,
painstakingly overhaul the engines I cars, or replace defective componel in audio amplifiers.
Construction Technology graduates know building trade inside and out.
4 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS Many non-Industrial Education without the Teaching Endorsement. Body Repair and Rennishing is a najors take courses in the Division, The two-year Associate of Science diploma program preparing students jither because they are cognate degree in Industrial Technology for employment in the trade. eguirements or because they simply emphasizes plant and institutional For further information about the vant to add valuable skills to their maintenance. The Associate of Industrial Education programs offered :ollege experience. Tom Hunter uses Technology degree in Construction at Southern College contact Dr. he skills he learned in Graphic Arts Technology is a two-year program Wayne Janzen, Industrial Education :lass every day in his work as an with the emphasis on residential Division, Southern College, iudio-visual technician at McKee construction. The two-semester Auto Collegedale, TN 37315.
(Left) Welding skills and safety procedures are taught in General Metals class. (Below) The Woodturning class is popular with majors and non-majors. (Bottom) Tom Hunter applies the skills he learned in Graphic Arts class every day in his job as an audio-visual technician.
laking Company. "It's helped me nmensely," he says. It's helped me ith layout for audio-visuals and it's ught me basic photography inciples." The most popular classes for ion-majors are Auto Fundamentals, foodworking, and Auto Body Repair. here are always some faculty embers who hope the classes won't and there will be room for them k>. H H. Kuhlman celebrated his stirement from the Biology apartment by taking a class in oodtuming; something he had
ways wanted to do but couldn't fit
to his busy pre-retirement life. thers credit the automotive courses ith saving them hundreds of dollars year in auto repairs. The Division offers four separate ograms. The Bachelor of Science in dustnal Education is offered with or
SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 5 Southern Update
message on it. building: Computers in the Wohlers, Professor of written History and tour director, Charles Lacey, Director "Make a joyful noise to Dorms the purpose of the tour is of Grounds for S.C., is the Lord all the lands. these Serve the Lord A recent letter from John to enable students and responsible for with gladness! Beckett, the head of other tour members to beautiful additions to the into His Presence Southern College's receive a more vivid campus. He said he wasn't Come Computer department understanding of western sure just how the idea for with singing." 10 revealed that the college culture than is possible in the signs came about. "I —Psalms people will be offering direct lines a classroom. This will be just wanted to get from the college's HP-3000 accomplished by visiting to appreciate the things of The College Press Is computer for those who the most significant nature more, and maybe wish to bring their own museums and historical get a message to someone Nationwide Mailer micro computers. The sights in Europe, but will who's feeling down," For Selected Areas student's computers will also include spending time Lacey said. College Press act as terminals, thus with the people as well. The Grounds Department The has bypassing the expense of Present plans call for each began the sign project last expanded its nationwide buying terminals for each tour member to have his spring, and so far 26 signs mailing service with almos placed in Cox room in the dorm. It is own Eurailpass which will have been 100,000 Kenneth expected that many of the allow unlimited rail travel several scenic areas on Dimensions of Prophecy computer science majors, throughout the continent S.C.'s campus. Lacey said brochures addressed and along with many others, and will enable tour scrap metal and other carrier route presorted for will be taking advantage of members to rub shoulders discarded materials are direct shipment from the this new plan and that the with the people by using used in making the signs, Collegedale U.S. Post enormous growth of the their common means of and the only item their Office to Tulsa, Oklahoma Computer department will transportation. Tour department has had to for dated delivery prior to continue. members will also have purchase is paint. the September 10 crusade. sufficient free time to Dave Matthewson, a S.C. Although The College explore Europe on their Art major who graduated Press has mailed European Tour own. last spring, contributed publications for over half Offered by Arts and The current announced several ideas and did most century this is the first of lettering and art mailing of this type Letters Division price of the tour is $3,350. the This includes all work for the signs and outside the Chattanooga Alumni and friends of transportation, lodging, many of the signs were area. With the advent of Southern College will once admissions, and two meals designed so they could be computerized mailing lists again have the opportunity per day. interchanged periodically it is possible to do to join the Division of Arts All inquiries by potential with new ones, Lacy said. selective mailings to any and Letters study tour of participants should be He also mentioned they part of the country. Europe next summer. directed to William tried to coordinate the Among publications no' Scheduled for May 22 Wohlers, Department of message of the signs with being printed and mailed through July 9, 1984, the History, Southern College the buildings they were are the Southern Tidings, tour will visit England and of Seventh-dav Adventists, near. An example of this is Southern Columns, The seven countries on the Collegedale, TN 37315, found on one of the signs Right Arm, Focus on continent. London, York, Telephone (615) 238-2682 or near Ackerman Education, Bryan Life, Amsterdam, Paris, 396-3220. Auditorium, the music Bryanctte, Action Era Florence, Rome, Venice, Vienna, and Munich are Inspiring Are among the most notable of Signs the 40 cities and towns in Placed Around which the tour will stop. Campus The tour will also travel ., garden is a peaceful place through the spectacular An attractive feature has Alpine country of recently been added to the jj| Where I can go apart Switzerland. campus of Southern Participants in the tour College. Several small, To think, +o ir)gditate,to pray will be able to claim six colorful hand painted signs hours of college credit if have been placed in And listen u/ith my heart they complete the various locations on the necessary requirements. campus grounds. However, it is not required Some of the signs quote that tour members earn Bible texts, others lend bits this credit. No addition to of worthy advice, or the basic tour price will be contain portions of made for" those earning encouraging poetry. Each credit. sign is brightly illustrated According to Dr. William to coincide with the One of the many new signs placed around campus.
6 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS 'ehicle, and the Winner Summer Session ind Smoke Signals for the jeneral Conference Success I'emperance Department. Five-hundred and fifteen Modern equipment and students attended this know how" make it years 4th summer session possible for The College with over half of those 'ress to produce every taking advantage of the ype of work from business free tuition offer. The free ards to books, printed tuition plan, in its second 'lack and white or full year, has been a real jolor from internally marketing tool with over produced color separations, 80% of the new freshmen Delores Rice. Louise Jones, Ken Sliger, and student employee •everal students are returning for the fall Jim Spicer have just finished a mailing of Kenneth Cox mploved in the year semester last year. Dimensions of Prophecy brochures. The loaded U.S. Mail carts round operation. are on the way to the Collegedale Post Office for direct Free tuition was not the shipment to Tulsa, Oklahoma. only thing unique to the summer session. The !uill Chosen For tremendously fulfilling out or come in. chance to taste a christian studies occupation." Zuill has lived "That posed no problem college's lifestyle was in Bermuda, England, and for faculty or another of the sessions Southern College art Germany along with this administrative personnel features and for many new
nstructor Charles Zuill has country, and studied for during the day, but at students it turned out to een chosen to study his master's in the field of night, when parents be the best. nder renowned artist Fine Arts. The last issue of usually call their children, .ichard Anuszkiewicz in the magazine Spectrum it was a hindrance. Often lorida this fall. featured a collection of his they could not get through Southern College i Zuill was recently paintings. because all the lines were Research Presented leading through an issue After completing studies in use," Spears said. He in Berlin Mr the National Art and work in this country added that with the new tagazine and discovered in the fall, Zuill and his system there is now full Dr. Hefferlin presented n opportunity to study family will move back to usage, and if need be, all two papers at the nder the Polish artist who his original home, the phones on campus can International Conference on ; well known for his Bermuda. His wife, be used at once. the Physics of Electronic ccomplishments, especially Lorraine, and children, Other positive features and Atomic Collisions, July
1 1 the display of rich Lilla and Christian, will are that the new system is 27 to August 2, in West olors. Over the years, join him there as he connected directly to an Berlin. h'uill had come in contact teaches Art History and outside switchboard, The Physics Department |l/ith several persons who directs the Art Gallery at allowing the faculty to do of Southern College has new Anuszkiewicz and Bermuda College. their own dialing. And, been active in research, «as anxious to meet him there is now available a with the participation of ecause Zuill says their security program which, if undergraduate students.
> ainting is in a "similar Phone System ever needed, could lock The presentation on irection." The studies will Upgraded incoming calls so the caller "Ground States of Neutral egin this fall along with could not break the Quasi-Molecules" concerned ight other students at the Southern College recently connection. work done by Ken Parker itlantic Center for the Arts changed and upgraded the As a result of the change and Ken Priddy (both ~\ New Smyrna Beach, phone service for the there are many new freshmen), Rosalie Parrish lorida. Zuill will then College campus. Kenneth numbers. Some of the Martin (sophomore), and avel to Baltimore to be a Spears, Business Director more often used ones are Mike Seaman and Kevin isiting artist at the for S.C., cited three major listed below for your Shaw (seniors), as well as Maryland Institute of Arts reasons for the change: convenience: Dr. Henry Kuhlman. By 3T a short time. First, the equipment of the the use of graph-plotting Zuill began his teaching former system was to it's Admissions Office and of computer t Southern College in capacity. Second, the 238-2037 formula-fitting, they found 977. He says art was equipment of the former Financial Aid Office at least one mistake in part of my earliest system was old, outdated 238-2052 published data for lemory." The 48-year-old and often required repairs. Information/Switchboard molecules and have rtist says we live in "a And third, which is most 238-2111 predicted hundreds of data lost pictorially-oriented important, the old system President 238-2001 for molecules as yet not /odd. Art was something was limited to only 42 Public Relations . 238-2027 measured. always wanted to do. It "talking paths." This Records Office . . . 238-2033 The second presentation /as my earliest ambition meant when 42 people on Residence Halls — concerned a very current ) be in the visual arts campus were using Men's 238-3004 area of research: small nd I find it to be a (and other) phones, no calls could go Women's . . . 238-2904 groups of metal
SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 7 atoms called clusters. These an integral part of the tests taking, expanding Our Mistake clusters are found in space, school. one's memory, and rapid between the stars, and The purpose of the reading. Discussion on In the last issue of our may be very useful in Teaching Learning Center having more input from Columns we included a catalytic reactions. Ken is to provide extra help to the professors is also short update on the Caviness and Penny students in the areas of occurring. Seminars for nursing graudates who Duerksen (SC seniors) English, math, reading, teachers on identifying attended a reunion at participated in this work and study skills. Other student learning problems Southern College. Name along with Dr. Hefferlin subjects also can receive are being discussed. The and omission errors were and G. V. Zhuvikin. The help. This is accomplished Teaching Learning Center made and to correct these work consisted of through one-to-one is a valuable tool that all we wish to bring the expanding the periodic tutoring, computer divisions of Southern following to your attention chart of the atoms into programs, tachistoscopes, College will use. Members of the 1933 four, six, or even more and study skill reading nursing class of the Florida dimensions, so that any materials. While tutoring Hospital who were present one cluster can be located forms a major part of the for this occasion included near to other ones with instruction, the ultimate Communication the following: Bowman — similar properties. Perhaps goal is to help the student Seminar Held Geneva the prediction of their become an independent Machs Creek, Missouri properties may be possible learner. A Communication Seminar, Iva (Camer) Tompkins — using this construction. Situated in the former sponsored by the Portland, Tennessee The National Science Cube Room in the Student Communication Department Thelma (Stegall) Withrow Foundation assisted with Center, the Teaching of the Southern Union, — Lake Charles, the travel expense to the Learning Center has, as of was held on Southern's Louisiana - Conference in Berlin. En the end of the 1982-83 campus on July 24-27. Beryl (Walker) Brewer route to the Conference, school year, helped 241 Representatives from many Yountsville, California Dr. Hefferlin conferred different students. (The churches throughout the Dorothy (Ulmer) Evans with scientists at the Royal grant called for helping 100 Southern Union attended — Miami Springs, Observatory in Brussels, individuals). The majority workshops and field trips Florida Belgium, and at Imperial of these students have that emphasized the Eleane (Wainright) Riley College, in London. been helped in the area of "Awareness '83" theme of — Miami, Florida writing, but many of them the seminar. Dr. Lucile (Hall) Jones - received assistance in Elder A. C. McClure, Walla Walla, math, accounting, and the President of the Southern Washington Station Manager sciences. Union Conference, Gladys (Null) Kenny — Center now is presented the keynote Greeneville, Tennessee Wins Writing Contest The extending its outreach into address. Other special Guests that attended
Olson Perry, Manager of the area of tests speakers included J. E. with the class included: WSMC-FM, was the first preparation for anyone Chase, communication Iola (Ezell) Walker and place winner in a creative interested in preparing for director of the General husband Fred writing contest sponsored the California Achievement Conference; James Coffin, Dr. Carl Jones by SECA (Southern Test (CAT) or the TCY assistant editor of the E. Fisher Kenny Educational test. Special tutoring in Adi'entist Review; O. L. Thomas Withrow Communications problem areas is available. Heinrich, creator of
Association). As first place Material also is available in Mission Spotlight; J. Paul winner, Olson will attend preparing for post-graduae Monk, editor of Message an all expense paid "SECA tests. magazine; and Ron 1625 Enroll for Fall 83" communications An area of concern for Wiggins, vice president for Semester conference in Memphis, the department is making marketing and Tennessee. the students more aware of communication, Life Care A report from Mary its services. This past Centers of America. Elam, the director of summer letters were sent A special banquet in the records at Southern to all incoming freshmen college banquet room College, indicates that our Teaching Learning and professors were made concluded the program and enrollment for the first Center Helps Variety aware that their students included the final address semester of 1983-84 is 162: compared to of Students could get help outside of by James Coffin, assistant students as class. As a result of these editor of the Adventist 1801 enrolled at this time In October 1982, communications, the fourth Reviezv. last year. This shows that Southern College received a summer session brought a The last time a similar enrollment is down 176, Title III grant from the wave of new students—not seminar was held in the but it is interesting to not Federal Government for the just freshmen—seeking Southern Union was at that this loss is from development of a learning help. least 10 years ago. While students outside of the center on campus. The Plans for the new school plans call for another one Southern Union. Within grant is for four years, and year include evening in five years, many have the Southern Union, there in this time the college is seminars. Topics that will requested that one be held was actually a slight to establish the center as be covered are note taking, sooner. gain.
8 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS a 1 have been traveling with various overseas groups for five years and have always been treated well; but this is the first time that I felt that the members of the group actually loved me!"
IImagine if you will a Russian guide standing in front of 85 tired but happy orchestra members from Southern College who had just completed a week's tour of Russia and were about to leave. Behind them were days filled with touring, sightseeing, programming, getting acquainted with Russian life-styles and culture, and especially getting to know quite well their seasoned guide. As she speaks her "new friends" detect emotions not readily noted in many of her countrymen. "My friends," she began. "I have been traveling with
various overseas groups for five years and I have always
been treated well; but this is the first time that I felt that the members of the group actually loved me!" Spontaneous, unconditional love going out from Adventist youth was the finest Christian witness possible. Prayer and dedication had set the tone for the tour even before boarding buses at the starting point at Mable Wood Music Hall on the SC campus. For the third time in five years, the Southern College Symphony Orchestra experienced the thrill of traveling overseas to share the joy of Christian witness through fine music. Operating under the auspices of Friendship
SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 9 Ambassadors, the Orchestra met appointments in Romania and the Soviet Union covering a three-week span. Their nine concerts, most of them during the final week in Romania, were enthusiastically received by a total combined audience of approximately twenty-five hundred individuals.
M he initial flight on Monday, May 9, took the members of the ensemble and their traveling companions from Atlanta to Bucharest, via New York and Amsterdam. Suddenly they were immersed in a culture different in almost every way from that of this country (American popular music being one of the few constants which
seem to have greeted us on all of our tours). The Romanian day as we walked through the Our three buses, together with the guides—one for each of the three Kremlin, Red Square, and Lenin's large truck which carried our big buses—introduced us to their capital Tomb. On our last evening there we instruments, took us on a large loop city with extensive sightseeing visited an International Youth Club through the southwest portion of excursions, including a visit to the and enjoyed folk dance and music Romania. Rimnicu Vilcea, Horezu
island monastery chapel where the performed by East German and (famous for its pottery). real Count Dracula (Vlad the Impaler, Hungarian young people, then Calimanest-Caciulata (where Napoleon the founder of Bucharest) lies buried. boarded a night train for Leningrad. came to get mineral water). Sibiu. the By Thursday afternoon, the time of In Leningrad we toured the Castle Orlea (ask some orchestra our first rehearsal, the orchestra Peter- Paul Fortress (actually used not member about the mid-day meal members were all keyed up and for defense, but as a political prison) there!), Tirgu Jiu, Tumu Severin ready to perform. Fortunately, since along with such attractions as the (where the hotel overlooked the the first concert was cancelled, a Museum of the Great October beautiful Blue Danube and a glimpse number of conservatory students and Revolution, the Hermitage, the of Yugoslavia), Craiova, Pitesti (site of faculty were allowed to come to the National Cemetery, and Paul's the oldest Adventist community in rehearsal, so that we could feel we Summer Palace, which has been Romania)—these are some of the had really gotten started. completely rebuilt and restored since exotic tongue-twisters which On Friday the group, with their the Second World War. Our one came to represent places, concert immense assortment of luggage concert in Leningrad took place in halls, and happy people. (including seven string basses, three the largest auditorium we encountered Because of the nature of the tour timpani, three trombones and tuba, on the tour, but due to poor publicity and the attitudes of the countries we four horns in special cases, and the crowd was the smallest to which visited, we were not able to make percussion equipment), flew to we played. any extensive contact with fellow Moscow. Here the cultural One of the highlights of the entire believers. We did, however, have environment seemed even more alien, venture was the day we spent in brief visits with a couple of pastors in
with economic conditions, architecture, Tallin, the capital of the Republic of Romania. The church is vigorous and accommodations, and food providing Estonia, approximately 60 miles south growing in spite of difficulties. Surely new experiences every day. Here of Helsinki across the Baltic Sea. The these precious people need and again sightseeing was the order of the "old city" area of Tallin was deserve our support in prayer.
fascinating, with its quaint shops, its It was not easy to bid our guides historical city wall, and one of the farewell and return to the marvelous largest Russian Orthodox churches just country that we call "home." So across the street from an early much, not only in the material realm, Lutheran church. The hotel was but in terms of the freedom that we delightfully clean, with elevators that take for granted, would be a most were incredibly fast. welcome boon to them. And what a
tremendous opportunity it was to share the graciousness of Christian B"ack in Moscow for an overnight concern with them. No finer witness stop, we were charmed by a beautiful can we give of our Christian presentation of a ballet presented in experience than to manifest this the Palace of Congresses, the spontaneous, unconditional love to Communist party's counterpart of our any and all whom we contact. Senate building, inside the Kremlin.
The following day we flew back to Dr. Bruce Ashton is a professor of Bucharest to begin our final week. music at Southern College.
10 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS Southern College 1982-83 Financial Report
by Richard Reiner, Vice President for Finance
Southern College has just completed another fiscal year the Campus Kitchen. This support is greatly appreciated with a balanced budget—a result of careful planning, by students and college personnel alike. good management, and the commitment of college The accompanying graphs and statistics show the administrators to finding ways to operate the college more distribution of education and general operating income efficiently while best serving the students for which the and expense for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1983. In college was established. addition to this eight million dollar budget, the college's In its distribution of expense, Southern College auxiliary and commercial enterprises had a budget of six compares favorably with other higher education million dollars. institutions. One significant factor in such a comparison is the portion of the budget allocated for instructional purposes. In spite of some cost curtailments and program Sources of educational and general income 1982-83: adjustments. Southern allocated 41% of its resources to the academic program last year as compared to 37% as an average for Adventist colleges in North America. New sources of non-student income which can assist in providing a quality program with less reliance on tuition income are constantly being sought. During the past three years tuition and fee income has decreased from 88% to 80% of the total educational income. The college administration is committed to continuing to look for ways to support the college from non-tuition sources so that high tuition will not be an insurmountable obstacle to students seeking Christian education. Generous financial support from the alumni have provided badly needed scholarship funds and made possible the recarpeting of the cafeteria and renovation of
Source of Funds
8.3% Other Sources G r o u p t h i n k
It was in the early 1970's that Yal social psychologist Irving L. Janis identified a crucial team building problem he called "groupthink." His theory development grew in part fror his curiosity about an examination o a single question asked by President John F. Kennedy after the Bay of Pig invasion failed so miserably. Kennedy's question was, "How couldi we have been so stupid?" After lanis verified that members of Kennedy's group included such intellectual talents as Dean Rusk, Robert McNamara, Douglas Dillon, Robert Kennedy, McGeorge Bundy, Arthur
Schlesinger Jr., Allen Dulles and others, he concluded that stupidity certainly is not the explanation. Janis began to apply Kennedy's question to decisions and decision making groups that led the United States into other fiascos in recent
Kennedy's question was, 'How could we have been so stupid?'
history: failure to be prepared for th attack on Pearl Harbor, the Korean War stalemate, the escalation of the Vietnam War (Janis 1971; Janis, 197: and Watergate (Beebe & Masterson, 1982, p. 168). Janis (1972) recognized, of course, that there is an imperfect link between groupthink and fiascos. He said: Any opposed signify by the raising of the right hand. "Simply because the outcome of a group decision has turned out to be
fiasco, I do not assume that it musi
After seeing committees of intelligent men make have been the result of groupthink i even that it was the result of unintelligent decisions, Dr. Irving Jam's identified this defective decision-making. Nor do I crucial team problem as "groupthink." Dr. Jerry McGi expect that every defective decision, whether arising from groupthink or addresses this topic as it relates to our church and other causes, will produce a fiasco. all the . . . Over and beyond institutions and attempts to sharpen our skills as but familiar sources of human error is i decision makers. powerful source of defective judgme that arises in cohesive groups—the concurrence-seeking tendency, whicl
12 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS A study of decision making by groups
by Dr. Jerry McGill
t fosters overoptimism, lack of that persons engage in when issues that carry the implication that vigilence, and sloganistic thinking t concurrence-seeking becomes so this fine group of ours, with its about the weakness and immorality dominant in a cohesive ingroup that humanitarianism and its high minded of out-groups." (pp. 11, 13) it tends to override realistic appraisal principles, might be capable of The importance of Janis's of alternative courses of action," and adopting a course of action that is observations continues to be accepted further, that it refers to, "... a inhumane or immoral." (pp. 43-44) and supported by repeated reference It is interestingly ironic that the to them in the literature of small closer or more cohesive the group, group research and theory (e.g. Beebe the greater the danger of groupthink. Masterson, 1982; ". ". & Bormann & . . an awareness of . . the greater the compulsion on Bormann, 1980; Brilhart, 1982; the part of each member to avoid DeVito, 1983). And an announcement groupthink, its creating disunity which inclines that just came to our Communication him/her unproductive results and to believe in the soundness Department members here at of whatever proposals are promoted Southern College regarding a selection how to avoid it can by the leader or by a majority of the of courses and seminars at the group's members." (p. 44). It does not University of Tennessee, Knoxville for help in our decision have to work this way, however, as 1983—there was listed in one of the we will see by Janis's (1972) making processes here seminars to be led by David L. illustration of the Truman Sharrar a section shown as at SC and our other administration's Marshall plan. And ' 'Groupthink' and the team." Janis's we will see why groupthink was idea has proven to be a valuable one, denominational remedied in Truman's groups and not only theoretically, but practically. perhaps remember how it has been entities." And I further believe that an successfully dealt with in groups we awareness of groupthink, its have been associated with. unproductive results and how to When groupthink does become avoid it can help in our decision deterioration in mental efficiency, dominant, Janis (1971) explains, ". making processes here at SC and our reality testing and moral judgments . . there is also considerable other denominational entities. as a result of group pressures." (43) suppression of deviant thoughts [not According to Janis (1971) when I think it should be stressed again deviant in terms of evil deviance but groupthink develops, there is a that what Janis is observing as different from the ideas presently desperate drive for consensus at any symptoms of groupthink are being accepted in the group], but this cost which involves a nondeliberate nondeliberate,- that the suppression of suppression takes the form of each .suppression of dissent and a cluster critical thoughts as a result of person's deciding that his misgivings of related phenomena of social internalization of the group's norms are not relevant and should be set conformity. Although Janis undertook is nondeliberate,- and that the aside, that the benefit of the doubt to examine major fiascos, groupthink symptoms arise when the members of regarding any lingering uncertainties phenomena have been typically decision-making or problem solving should be given to the group
displayed in studies of group groups become motivated to avoid consensus." (p. 44) dynamics among ordinary citizens. In being too harsh in their judgments of these groups, he said, "powerful their leaders' or their colleagues' social pressures are brought to bear ideas. This is an honest motivation, by the members of a cohesive group but in times of crisis a dangerous "It is interestingly ironic whenever a dissident begins to voice one. It should be clarified that to that the closer or more his objections to a group consensus." critically exam a leader's ideas if one p. 43) conscientously feels that it is needed, cohesive the group, thee He also observed that one of the is one thing. But it is quite a most common group norms is that of different thing to depreciate a leader greater the danger of ticking with the policies to which him/herself. The latter of course is :he group has already committed not what Janis is concerned with. He groupthink."
: tself, even when those policies are (1971) expanded on nondeliberateness ibviously working out badly and have in saying that group members tend to anintended consequences that disturb be, . . . "amiable and seek complete It is quite possible that many of he conscience of each member. In concurrence on every important issue, those workers who as committee lurther definition, he said, "I use the with no bickering or conflict to spoil members participated in our recent :erm groupthink as a quick and easy the cozy, "we feeling" atmosphere. . . North American financial scandal; or way to refer to the mode of thinking Nor are they inclined to raise ethical in some recent fiascos of church or
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institutional overbuilding; or in roles and the group has traditions it?" The carriers were in fact moving committee discipline of workers with concerning the procedures to follow full-steam toward Kimmel's commanc deviant ideas—could repeat not only in pursuing a critical inquiry. But, post at the time. Laughter together former President Kennedy's question, "The problem," Janis points out, "is about a danger signal, which labels ii but Kennedy's ingroup member that the advantages of having as a purely laughing matter, is a Schlesinger's words in A Thousand decisions made by groups are often characteristic manifestation of Days quoted by Janis (1971): "I can lost because of powerful psychological groupthink. (p. 44) only explain my failure to do more pressures that arise when members than raise a few timid questions by work closely together, share the same reporting that one's impluse to blow set of values and above all face a ". the whistle on this nonsense was crisis situation that puts everyone . . reliance on simply undone by the circumstances under intense stress." (p. 44) consensual validation of the discussion." (p. 74) So with those appropriate Janis has observed that nothing disclaimers, Janis (1972) offers the within the group tends seems to develop groupthink quite as main principle of groupthink: much as high stress situations, which "The more amiability and espirit de to replace individual can and do occur with varying corps there is among the members of critical thinking and degrees of frequency in all a policy-making ingroup, the greater organizations including our church the danger that independent critical reality testing. and its institutions. And so Janis thinking will be replaced by (1971) disclaims: groupthink, which is likely to result "I do not mean to imply that all in irrational and dehumanizing
cohesive groups necessarily suffer actions directed against outgroups." (p. 2) Rationale Victims of groupthink from groupthink. All ingroups may 13) not only ignore warnings, Janis (1971 have a mild tendency toward In his attempt to operationalize the averred, they construct groupthink, displaying one or another concept of groupthink, Janis (1971, rationalizations in order to discount of the symptoms from time to time, 1972) described the following eight warnings and other forms of negativ* but it need not be so dominant as to symptoms, each of which can be feedback that, taken seriously, might influence the quality of the group's identified by a variety of indicators, lead the group members to reconside final decision. Neither do I mean to derived from historical records, their assumptions each time they imply that there is anything observer's accounts of conversations, recommit themselves to past necessarily inefficient or harmful and participants' memoirs. decisions. Kimmel's group rationalize
about group decisions in general." (p. 1) Invulnerability Most of the away their numerous warnings right 44) members of the ingroup share an up to December 7, 1941. "And," saic A consensual decision is said to be illusion of invulnerability that Janis, "they made no attempt to loo! provides some degree of reassurance at the situation through the eyes of about obvious dangers and leads them the Japanese leaders—another to become over optimistic and willing manifestation of groupthink." (p. 46) "Direct pressure is to take extraordinary risks. Among 3) Morality There is an examples suggested are: A) The unquestioned belief in the group's applied to any member operation of the Kennedy ingroup on inherent morality inclining the who expresses strong the false assumption that they could members to ignore the ethical or keep secret U.S. responsibility for the moral consequences of their decision arguments against any Cuban invasion B) The operation of 4) Stereotypes Victims of the Nixon ingroup on the false groupthink hold stereotyped views o: of the group's assumption that the Watergate enemy leaders as too evil to warrant stereotypes, illusions, or break-in was not criminal and could genuine attempts of the ingroup to be kept secret C) The attitude of negotiate, or too weak and stupid to commitments, making President Lyndon B. Johnson's ingroup counter whatever risky attempts are which kept escalating the Vietnam made to defeat their purposes. clear that this type of War despite repeated setbacks and Documents on Pearl Harbor, Janis failures D) And the "most poignant observed, showed that naval dissent is contrary to example of an illusion of commanders stationed in Hawaii ha< what is expected of all invulnerability" pointed to by Janis a naive image of Japan as a midget (1971) was the ingroup of Admiral H. that would not dare strike a blow loyal members." E. Kimmel which failed to prepare for against a powerful giant. Has our the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor: college or our church, or have any Informed by his intelligence chief number of churches in Christendom that radio contact with Japanese been threatened with or actually a synergistic outcome in which the aircraft carriers had been lost, suffered from membership and other
group produces something superior to Kimmel joked about it: "What, you divisions because of a naive image ( a summation of individual ideas and don't know where the carriers are? a midget that would not dare strike thinking. (Brilhart, 1982, p. 167) Janis Do you mean to say that they could blow against a powerful giant? Whai (1971) agrees with this as long as the be rounding Diamond Head (at is being suggested here is simply th group members have properly defined Honolulu) and you wouldn't know warnings signals might best be
14 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS seriously and collectively considered diligently seek out the best you may be wrong, but the President
as early as possible. information. . . [available] in order to has made his mind up. Don't push it
51 Pressure Direct pressure is decide. . . [individually] exactly how any further. Now is the time for applied to any member who expresses serious the risks might be. This is everyone to help him all they can." strong arguments against any of the one of the unpleasant consequences Rusk also functioned as a highly group's stereotypes, illusions, or of being in a group of hardheaded, effective mindguard by failing to commitments, making clear that this critical thinkers. transmit to the group the strong type of dissent is contrary to what is To avoid such an unpleasant state, objections of three "outsiders" who expected of all loyal members. Janis the members often become inclined, had learned of the invasion (1971| employed lohnson's "Tuesday without quite realizing it, to prevent plan—Undersecretary of State Chester Cabinet" as an example of the very latent disagreements from surfacing Bowles, USIA Director Edward R. subtle but familiar social pressures when they are about to initiate a Murrow, and Rusks' intelligence | chief, Roger Hilsman. Had Rusk done I that axe used to "domesticate," as Johnson said, the dissenter. One such so, their warnings might have dissenter that needed "domesticating" reinforced Schlesinger's memorandum "No ingroup anywhere i was Bill Moyers. When Moyers and jolted some of Kennedy's ingroup if not the President himself, into I arrived at one meeting, the President can be said to be more I greeted bim with, "Well, here comes reconsidering the decisions, (p. 74) Stop-the-Bombing." 74) Let us again consider our church j Mr. (p. responsible for sensing 61 Self-censorship Victims of organization. Without detailed groupthink avoid deviating from what an ethical accountability research that would confirm the appears to be group consensus; they presence of part or all of the above to its own people, as keep silent about their misgivings symptoms, one could not point to and even minimize to themselves the well as to those in groupthink as the principal cause of importance of their reservations. church crises such as the 71 Unanimity Victims of groupthink outgroups, to perceived employment struggle we passed share an illusion of unanimity through a few years ago over the truth, to consistent i concerning judgments conforming to issue of equal pay for equal illusion work and more recently the debate »the majority view. This rationale, and to faithful — I'results from two sources: A) partly over the office and work of Ellen
I from self-censorship of deviations, B) discharge of Divine White. But it seems that a fair appraisal would consideration J augmented by the false assumption demand that silence means consent. Janis mission than our church of the possibility that some
:• |1971| added: symptoms of groupthink might have and its institutions." When a group of persons who been present in groups that met prior respect each other's opinions arrives to those crises. Much more [at a unanimous view, each member importantly however, honest concern lis likely to feel that the belief must risky course of action. The group would demand a determined jbe true. This reliance on consensual leader and the members support each resolution toward adopting preventive l validation within the group tends to other in playing up the areas of measures in the future. Illusions of replace individual critical thinking convergence in their thinking, at the unanimity and invulnerability, direct expense of fully exploring pressure on seasoned, loyal ingroup divergencies that might reveal members when they have dissenting unsettled issues. ideas to discuss, mindguarding by "You may be right, you "Our meetings took place in a preventing adverse information from curious atmosphere of assumed being heard, and the other symptoms wrong, the may be but consensus," Schlesinger writes, (p. 74) of groupthink, I believe could President (Kennedy) has 8) Mindguards Victims of profitably be thought of as highly groupthink may witness the intolerable in our decision-making made his mind up. emergence of self-appointed groups. No ingroup anywhere can be mindguards—members who protect said to be more responsible for Don't push it any the group from adverse information sensing an ethical accountability to that might shatter their shared its own people, as well as to those in further. Now is the complacency about the effectiveness outgroups, to perceived truth, to time for everyone to and morality of their decisions. consistent rationale, and to faithful President Kennedy's ingroup members discharge of Divine mission than our help him all they can." Robert F. Kennedy and Dean Rusk church and its institutions. were Janis's (1971) examples: A final word on the past: While At a large birthday party for his groupthink may have contributed to wife, Attorney General Robert F. less than optimum outcomes of
and reality testing. . . If the illusion Kennedy. . . . constantly informed committee work in our church and
pf unanimity is broken, each . . . about the Cuban invasion plan, took institutions, it is probably of equal person] must then face the annoying Schlesinger aside and asked him why certainty that we would leam, with 'ealization that there are troublesome he was opposed. Kennedy listened proper research, that our leaders and
-incertainties and . . . [he-she] must coldly and said, "You may be right, leading committees have met various
SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 15 crises with a conspicuous absence of members who clearly have neither organizational maze probably can groupthink. Likewise, as a reason nor intention to be disruptive, figure out how to apply one or counterpoint to his case studies of but have abundantly shown their another of the prescriptions fiascos, Janis (1972) analyzed the wish for lasting successes in our successfully, without harmful side Cuban missile crisis (referred to as endeavors. So what shall we do? effects." (p. 76) "the most critical in our nation's It was from the missile crisis, Janis's (1972) two main conclusion; history" and "the greatest danger of Marshall Plan and other are: catastrophic war since the advent of successful groups, groups who . . . along with other sources of the nuclear age") during which most prevailed against groupthink, that error in decision-making, groupthink of the same key men who janis (1971, 1972) discovered good is likely to occur within cohesive participated in the Bay of Pigs practices which he incorporated in small groups of decision-makers and the following recommendations for that the most corrosive effects of preventing groupthink: groupthink can be counteracted by
1. The leader of a policy forming eliminating group insulation, overly "T«earn building is group should assign the role of directive leadership practices and probably one of the critical evaluator to each other conditions that foster prematu: member, encouraging the group consensus, (p. 223) most important items of to give high priority to open He thinks, safely I believe, that if airing of objections. we take his conclusions seriously, ". business right now here 2. When key members assign a . . we will probably find that the policy-planning mission to any little knowledge we have about at Southern College, group within their organization, groupthink will increase our and quite possibly in they should adopt an impartial understanding of the causes of stance that will encourage open erroneous group decisions and the church generally. inquiry and impartial probing of sometimes can even have some a wide range of policy practical value in preventing fiascos
alternatives. (p. 223) 3. Several groups should be set up decision functioned in a much more to work on the same question, Bibliography effective way and showed few, if any, each deliberating under a symptoms of groupthink. (p. 138) different leader. This can prevent Beebe, Steven A., & Masterson, John Janis (1972) said the same thing the insulation of an ingroup. (1982). Communicating in sma about several tough-minded groups 4. At intervals before the group groups. Glenview, Illinois: Scoi within the Truman administration reaches a final consensus, the Foresman and Company. who throughout 1947 confronted one ingroup's members should each Bormann, Ernest C, & Bormann, Na of the gravest crises of the discuss the group's deliberations C. (1980). Effective small group cot century—the threat of complete with trusted associates in his munication (3rd ed.). Minneapol economic collapse of war-devasted own unit of the organization and Burgess Publishing Company.
Europe, (p. 167) Apparently a norm of report back their reactions to the Brilhart, John K. (1982). Effective gro. open critical scrutiny took hold in group. discussion (4th ed.). Dubuque, Iov the major decision-making group. 5. The group should invite one or Wm. C. Brown Company Publisher Janis asserted that adherence to this more outside experts to each DeVito, Joseph A. (1983). The interpi norm requires a delicate balance of meeting on a staggered basis and sonal communication book (3rd ec mutual suspicion and mutual trust. encourage the experts to New York: Harper and Row, Pu Not a suspicion in regard to each challenge the views of the core Ushers. other's loyalty or character, but . . . members. Janis, Irving L. (1971). Groupthir "a suspicion about the soundness of 6. Whenever the agenda calls for an Psychology Today, 5(6), 43-46, 74-7 each other's arguments, combined evaluation of policy alternatives, Janis, Irving L. (1972). Victims of grot with a basic attitude of trust that at least one member should think. Boston: Houghton Miff] criticizing each other's ideas will not function as a good lawyer in Company. be taken as an insult or lead to challenging the testimony of retaliation." (pp. 178-9) those who advocate the majority Dr. Jerry McGill is an Associate A final look to the future: Team position. Professor of Communication at building is probably one of the most 7. After reaching a preliminary Southern College. important items of business right consensus about what seems to now here at Southern College, and be the best policy, the group quite possibly in the church should hold a "second chance" generally. In crisis and normal meeting at which each member situations, the effective team builder expresses as vividly as he/she does well to encourage responsible can any residual reservations. dissent from informed people in While Janis (1971) admits the outgroups, but possibly it is even possible disadvantages that go with better to encourage freely the some of these recommendations, he expression of ". reservations from stated: . . inventive executives who experienced, trusted and loyal ingroup know their way around the
16 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS Ask the Staff
Question: Dr. Hyde, from your perspective as chairman of the Department of Religion, how do you view the prospects of this new school year?
school year just closed. For one thing, the 70's is also to ignore the
I wondered what the climate would hundreds of outstanding graduates
actually be on this campus (and I who fill important roles world-wide in already knew about the weather!). church and community services. Then came the swift announcement of But when people used to speak of a planned change in the leadership of SMC as the "school of standards" the school following a dozen or more —and we probably came to accept the illustrious years under President Frank motto for reality more often than was Knittel (and that announcement could good—people meant the spiritual tone have proved traumatic). But I want to of administration, faculty, staff and
assure you that I have been able to students. And that is something enjoy the young people of '83 as well which can be lost slowly—almost as those of '63 —warm, friendly, imperceptibly. And, when lost, it serious and appreciative. And we cannot be restored overnight. But it have weathered what could have been will be the top priority of the new a very rough year with scarcely a administration—and the Division of ripple. The Faculty and Religion—or all other forms of Administration merit high progress will be in vain.
It seems impossible, looking back commendation for that. 2. The General American Scene:
Dn it now, that when a phone call With the coming of another strong Much as we have yet to boast of in :ame for me, in the spring of 1956, but different leader, in Dr. John the United States, and anxious as Tom Collegedale, Tennessee, to Wagner as of May 20 last, we expect new immigrants are to find a way rVisconsin Academy, where I was Southern to re-set its sails a little and into this land of plenty, we cannot be castor and Bible teacher, I really had move out, on course, gaining blind to the deterioration of so many io frame of reference for the place, or momentum with which to meet aspects of the long-admired he name of the man calling, or the whatever may lie ahead. The Wagners "American way of life." Surely we school of which he was president. I are not strangers to the Southern have reached the day foreseen by Tad never traveled south of Union. Their winsome ways and God's special messenger when she jndianapolis. But I soon learned that qualifications for higher education said that men would find security .here had been such a series of administration should gain every nowhere and in nothing. None of the Providences behind that phone call advantage for them and the school. old sure-fire tests of prosperity and
.hat it had to be the plan of God for As we look to the future of economic stability seem to work any he Hyde family to come to Southern Southern College, we can only do so more, and no one seems to know Missionary College in readiness for intelligently in the light of several what to do about them. Inevitably,
,he fall of 1956. factors: the homes from which students are With our family of three children, drawn to SC are affected by all these rma and I spent the happiest and 1. The school's illustrious past. things. Therefore, unless we can nost rewarding years of our lives in 2. The general American scene create a financial undergirding for SC,
hat beautiful valley amid the green today, especially as it affects we are faced with the real threat that wills of Tennessee. Some of you will higher education. soon only the children of the emember that early in our stay the 3. The message and mission of the well-to-do will be able to consider chool suffered a number of severe Seventh-day Adventist Church. paying our fees. rises, first in leadership and then, 4. The present status of the In another area we are fooling luring the years that followed, over church—especially in North ourselves if we do not believe that "he military involvements of our America, but also world-wide—in our own young people are tinged by lation, and other issues. Yet God matters of: the promiscuity, self-indulgence, and •rought us through the stronger for a. economics physical abuse of our times. Even tanding shoulder to shoulder as b. patterns of church growth secular and worldly organizations are tudents, faculty and staff, c. issues of theological unity becoming alarmed over these things. dministration and board. And what d. educational priorities 3. The Message and Mission of the
' appened then can happen again in SDA Church: At the risk of pe present difficult times. Just a casual observation or two on over-simplification, let me offer a
It was still with some misgivings, each of these items: series of related propositions for your i owever, that Irma and I postponed 1. I wonder if people are aware of consideration: ur retirement plans last summer to the academic giants that graced a. Any time we lose our ccept the strong urgings of the Southern College from its earliest distinctive and historical rethren for us to return to teach at development. Any suggestion that SC message, we have lost our ollegedale at the beginning of the had little academic standing before mission. Our message gave us
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our mission! Our schools do could teach their bright young experienced faculty and able not justify their cost to this people how to restore the administrators. We are going people if the message that productivity of their abused to pull together into the created them becomes blurred and dying ecologies. Is it too immediate future. And our or is abandoned in any late to restore such programs brightest days can yet be just respect. in our schools? ahead of us. b. The attacks on our message c. Issues of Theological Unity—the today may not be stronger nor richness of SDA theological more vicious than in past heritage lay in non-credal times—for our history seems to searching of the Word of God repeat itself—but they are by pastor and lavman alike. bolder, more widespread, more We had rich diversities on available, and more readily minor points or what Ellen accepted than ever before (or White called "Unsettled
so it seems to me) and this Questions." But there was no last is the most worrisome questioning the authority of
factor of all. the Word of God or the
c. If we, as teachers, cannot learn historicist principles of or teach our students prophetic interpretation. We everywhere the secret of had many struggles over the doctrinal unity within diversity role of Ellen White but there or individuality, we could be was general confidence in her heading for schism as well as call and special ministry. for the shaking of our people. We desperately need to know 4. The Present Status of the now how to respect minor Church: differences and distinguish a. In Economics—perhaps we are them from the landmarks. more thrifty and responsible Above all, even where we can than most citizens (it seems we safely differ, we must surely should be), but our greatest learn how to differ with grace denominational asset has been and love. Hate mail and APPEAL: Sisters and Brethren, We placed in ever-increasing screamed telephone messages need your prayers and your support. jeopardy over the past 15 or so have no rightful place in this We, in turn, pray for you. We need
years. I refer to the confidence movement anywhere, any time! you to put dampers on rumors. Che Their confidence in us is an I remember when the first efforts to keep the doors of our asset that erodes slowly at teachers in our schools began schools open to our youth who first, but then disintegrates at to earn advanced degrees. I appreciate and need them. And we an alarming pace and is most remember the earnest are not trving to be melodramatic in difficult ever to restore. discussions over accreditation. suggesting that several of our school Whatever else, the Davenport We need to remember in could be forced to close in the next affair has dealt a sad blow to prayer, love and counsel those few years. Please pull WITH us, nev the credibility of church who have to wrestle with the AGAINST us. And if any of us as leadership in some areas in world's wisdom in their school people seem to be pulling particular and most areas in pursuit of the degrees we seem against you, we need to know it. general. There must be a to require of our teachers. It is This is no time for petty behavior ii diligent and conscious program a critical period in every any segment of the church. It is a of restoration therefore at all teacher's life, real battle that we and you are levels of church life. And we d. Educational Priorities— I do not engaged in—almost a battle to the at SC want to be in the know whether there was a death—for if our schools go, what d forefront of restoration, not of limit to the time of which you imagine goes next? breaking down! Ellen White was speaking God have mercy on us all! Coura;". b. In Patterns of Church Growth when she said that our schools in the Lord, brethren. Courage in tlf —dislike it as we may, we are were "prisoners of hope" and Lord! not really a rural, small-town that they would come back people any more. We are more from their swing toward urban in our present make-up worldly standards to stand free Dr. Gordon M. Hyde is the Chairm, and outlook. In that context it in God and the Third Angel's of the Division of Religion at Souther) seems ironical that just now Message. But we want to put College. This material icas presented ti the Third World is crying out the spiritual above all else. We Adventist workers at Southern Union for agricultural specialists with need her words fulfilled at SC. Conference camp meetings in May ana even a Master's degree, who We have a talented and June of 1983. 18 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS Those Who Walked These Halls Margaret is Staff Science Division at City S.D.A. Church in 1920s Development Director at Antillian College in Puerto Glendale, California. Marlinda Conference Rico. Donald W. Hunter, '24 Hospital System. Their Roy W. Crawford, '53, ind his wife Mary are fourth grandchild, Matthew retired in 1972 after presently living in Pawluk, was born June 1, serving at Southwestern 1960s Riverside, California. 1983. Union College, New Donald is a General England Memorial Hospital, Ruth (Lutz) Cheneweth, '62, Zonference Representative and Union College. The and her husband J. it Loma Linda and Mary 1940s Lord has blessed him with Edwin Cheneweth are self s working as a librarian. good health and Roy has employed. They serve as rhey have two daughters many opportunities to administrators of two vho are both married. Don Bradford Braley and witness for Him there. convalescent center facilities ind Mary also have eight Olive (Rogers) Braley are Elaine (Grove) Higdon, in the San Diego, jrandchildren, the voungest former staff members of '52, is the new girls' dean California area. s a senior in medicine at Southern College. They at Highland View Judy (Haas) Holbrook, oma Linda University- were married in 1944 in Academy. She received her '69, is working on a Alfred Vincent McClure, Lynn Wood Hall. Bradford Masters from Georgia State Foreign Languages degree IS, and his wife Edith are and Olive are living in University in counseling, at Auburn University of ving in Highland, Glendale, California where English, and adult Montgomery. Judy is California. Alfred is a Bradford is an Organist. education. Elaine has three married to Robert W. ptired Pastor and Cecil R. Coffey, '49, and children. Holbrook and they have onference President. Barbara (Benton) Coffey, William A. Hust, '53 and three boys; Robbie (11), Warner E. McClure, '24, '49, are currently working Patricia (Murray), '52, are Hans (7), and Rolf (3). ias retired after 42 years at Coffey Associates, Inc. living in Angwin, Robert and Judy have n Educational where Cecil is Board California. William has worked together in the vdministration. His wife Chairman and CEO and taught at PUC the last 21 Alabama-Mississippi velyn is a graduate of Barbara is years and is retiring as of conference youth ministries lorida Hospital where she Secretary-Treasure. Coffey July 1, 1983. Patricia is for the past five summers. 'orked as a Registered Associates, Inc. is located working as a secretary near Previous to that they were Jurse. They have four in Walla Walla, their home. missionaries in South -lildren and six Washington. James W. McClintock, America for 5% years. randchildren. Jack Griffith, '47, and '56, is in a newly Michael D. Hanson, Thyra (Burke) Reins, '29, his wife Ruth are presently inaugurated, full-time '66-'68, and Sharon id her husband Donald residing in Oxnard, gospel music ministry as of (Thurber) Hanson are re living in Jacksonville California. Ruth works in April 1, 1983. His wife living in San Diego, each, Florida where accounting while Jack is Ann is an R.N. and works California. Michael is [Onald is a dentist and Systems Engineer and as an Assistant to a local Pastor of the Paradise nyra is a court reporter Computer Programmer at Plastic surgeon. They are Valley Church and Sharon |ith Thyra D. Ellis & PT. Mugu. living in Thousand Oaks, is beginning an ssociates International, California. experimental ministries Robert Ellsworth program at Paradise Valley Northrop, '53, and LaVerne Church as a Pastoral 1950s (Hughes), '53, are living in Assistant developing Loma Linda, California. special ministries for 1930's Rose (Beckner) Bates, The Northrops have four women. Michael and '58, and Charles Bates are children, Judy, Joy, Dale, Sharon have two children, William Osborne living in Franklin, and Dean. Heidi and Jim. eynolds, '37, and his wife Kentucky. They have two Lester E. Park, '52, is a Dwight L. Hilderbrandt, able recently retired in children, Melissa (21) and Bible Teacher and Jr., '63, and Dolores >ma Linda, California. Gregory (20). Rose is Associate Pastor at (Crittenden), '62, have two le Reynolds' spend their currently President of the Monterey Bay Academy. daughters and are living in inters in Fletcher, North Hospital Auxiliary in His wife Betty is a Whites Creek, Tennessee. irolina. William is a Franklin, Kentucky, and housewife and mother. Dwight is treasurer of the tired minister and spent Supervisor of Spencer's They currently have a Kentucky-Tennessee « with George Nursery also in Franklin. daughter attending Conference and Dolores is indeman in IT IS Charles is a Lab Southern College and secretary to the Director of RITTEN. William and Technician. majoring in music. Communication for the ble are now taking time Arthur Corder, '51, and Relious L. Walden, '53 is conference. fl enjoy their six Patsy will be going to the Vice President for Ed Motschiedler, '63, is fandchildren. Mayaguez, Puerto Rico for Finance with the So. pastoring at the Roland Wyatt Shorter, a six year tour of duty. California Conference of Seventh-day Adventist I', and Margaret Dr. Corder will be Seventh-day Adventists. Church in Kettering, Ohio. (rherer), '39, are working Professor of Chemistry and His wife Beverly is the His wife, Valeetah is a i Glendale, California. Chairman of the Physical Secretary for the Glendale staff member at Sinclair SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 19 Community College in Paula Thum, '67, and Houston in the California, at both the Dayton, Ohio. They have her husband David Conroe-Cleveland district. elementary school and three children, Rhonda, Bramigk live in San He was ordained on June academy as band director. Kevin and Krista. Elder Antonio, Texas. Paula is 4, 1983,. at Keene, Texas. Diana is employed as a Motschiedler received his nationally certified and Harrod A Beatrice, '71, medical receptionist for a Master of Divinity degree employed as an OB/gyn is a nursing aide at local SDA physician. '77 from Andrews University. nurse practitioner. In Friendship Manor in Pewee Carole M. Derry, , is Bill Charles Mundy, '62, August she will begin Valley, Kentucky. Harrod presently living in and Susi (Hasel), '66, are fulltime classes for a MSN and his seven-year-old girl Glendale, California. She i: living in Angwin, in maternity. live in Anchorage, working at Jefferies California. Bill is currently Kingsley Whitsett, '65, Kentucky. Banknote, a printing '77 Professor of Physics and his wife Nancy, and their Gary A. Blinn, , and company in Los Angeles. '77 Chairman of the two sons, reside in Amber Laurey (Wilcox), , are Robert DuBose, Jr., '75, Department of Physics and Meadows, Frederick, currently living in and Judith (Dean), '71, an Computer Science at Pacific Maryland. Kingsley and Ooltewah, Tennessee. They living in Madison, Union College. Susi just Charles Disney recently are both practicing as Tennessee. Robert receivec completed a Masters assumed leadership of the nurse anesthetists in the his master's degree in Degree in Clinical Frederick, Maryland Chattanooga area. They Educational Media at the Psychology and is now Church. Whitsett received have one child, Justin University of Central employed as a graduation his Master of Divinity from Alan, who was born Florida in 1979. Judith is analyst/advisor. Bill and Andrews University August 22, 1983. keyboard teacher at Susi have two children, Theological Seminary. He Terry Blough, '73, is Madison Academy and Enrico (12) and Marcus began his ministry in president of the alumni choir director at Madison (10). Baxley, Georgia, and also association of Highland Campus SDA Church. John E. Neff, '67, was served as Bible instructor View Academy in Currently Robert is media recently named pastor of at the Greater Miami Hagerstown, Maryland. specialist and history the Elmhurst, Illinois, Adventist Academy in Terry is the senior teacher at Madison Church. He and his wife, Florida, and a Bible accountant of Tidewater Academy in Madison, Birgitta have two children, instructor and pastor at Memorial Hospital. Tennessee. Norma (14), and John (13). Highland View Academy W. Eugene Brewer, '70, Clebern Russell Edward Everett E. Oxberger, '61, in Hagerstown, Maryland. is presently principal of '71, and Karen (Driskell), is retired and working part He also has pastored in Highland Academy. He '69-'70, have three childrei time as a Chaplain for Springfield, Missouri. Prior married Patricia (Lanaville) Traci, Debi, and Rusty. Pine Hill Sanitarium in to going to Frederick, he who attended SMC in The family lives in Birmingham, Alabama. was pastor of the Roanoke, 1961. They have one Mayport, Florida. Clebern Everett is now involved in Virginia, church. daughter, Candis Diane, joined the Navy in 1980 United Prison Ministry. William L. Wood, '66, who just graduated from and they have been Truman Parrish, '60, is and his wife Janet, have Highland Academy. traveling around the worl< presently boy's dean at two sons, 11-year-old Jeff Ken Chrispens, '75, is since. Highland Academy. Mr. and nine-year-old Scott. presently a sales manager Mara-Lea (Feist), '78, ai and Mrs. Parrish have two William is the youth for Electrolux in Howard Coston, '79, live children, Clinto (22), and ministries director for the Pennsylvania and is also in Charleston, South Rosalie (20). Rosalie Arkansas-Louisiana attending Penn State Carolina, where Howard graduated from Southern conference and was part-time. He plans to attends the Medical College with an AS in ordained June 11, 1982. obtain a master's degree in University of South Computer Science-Business Janet is principal-teacher at business administration in Carolina and plans to in 1983. the Shreveport Junior 1984. graduate in 1984. He is Wilfred F. Reyna, '60, Academy. Gene Clapp, '78, and taking the Extracoporeal and Gloria are living in Corrine (Graham) Sherry (Alford), '74, are Technology Program and San Diego, California. Young), '64, and her living in Houston, Texas, has been on the dean's li Wilfred is currently the husband Alvis live in where they have become for the first two semester hospital Chaplain at Memphis, Tennessee. converted Texans. Gene is Mara-Lea teaches English Paradise Valley Hospital. Corrine is teaching grades producing slide shows for as a second language for William L. Strong, '69, one and two at Memphis one of the largest slide Trident Technical College and Dixie (Halvorsen), '69, Junior Academy. They have companies in Houston. in the evenings and are living with their two a daughter who is a junior Sherry is staying home and substitutes in English children in Louisville, at Highland Academy this raising their two sons, classes for Charleston Kentucky. Bill has served year. Chris and Robbie, and County Schools during tl as a pastor of the S.D.A. keeping busy with Sabbath day. church for the past 13 school, Pathfinders, and Thomas L. Ford, '71, years. He has now school board. working at Riverside accepted a call to become 1970's Randy Day, '78, married Hospital in Nashville, the principal of Louisville Diana (Tsoukalas) on June Tennessee. Thomas lives Junior Academy in Dennis Altrogge, '78, 2, 1980. Randy is currently Madison, Tennessee. Louisville, Kentucky. pastors just north of employed in Lodi, Fred R. Fuller, '76, am 20 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS Thank you for your gift to your college's Thank you — from the students and teachers — annual fund. for your gifts in the past and continued support. Last year you and 16,352 other alumni of We're counting on you to make a difference in Seventh-day Adventist colleges contributed the education others receive at your alma mater. $1.24 million in unrestricted support to your alma maters. In addition, the colleges collectively received I 1 $360,000 in matching gifts from the BECA Thank you alma mater. Fund — Business Executives' Challenge to Alumni — because you gave. Count me in! So that's $1.6 million the colleges can use to best meet the needs of students who are com- mitted to getting a Christian education. An education you experienced firsthand. Name _ Because students are those who benefit most Address from an education, foundations, corporations and wealthy individuals are interested in the giving City patterns of alumni — first, how many and second, State Zip how much. As a result of the growing number of Adventist College . alumni whose commitment and gifts are provid- Class of . Amount $_ ing financial support, Adventist colleges can now look to these sources of support with confidence. Please complete and mail, with your check, Knowing that their alumni are behind their to your college. purpose, programs and plans. L Support Your Alma Mater When you contribute, others do too! rews University. Berrien Springs, Mi 49104 • Atlantic Union College. South Lancaster, MA 01561 • Canadian Union College, onege Heights, Alberta, Canada K • a Union College Takoma Park, MD 20912 • Loma Linda University, Loma Linda/La • jkwood College, Huntsviile, Al 35806 • Pacific Union College, Angwm, CA 94508 • Southern College 15 • Southwestern Adventist College, Keene. IX 76059 • Union College. Lincoln, NE 68506 • Walla Walla College College Place. WA 99324 SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 21 Rose (Shafer), 73, are nursing from the sterile and recovery rooms. Alvarado, Texas. living with their family in University of Texas in Terry has been staff David E. Smith, 73, and Portland, Tennessee, where Austin, she is presently anesthetist at McMinnville Cheryl (Berkley), 74, Fred serves as pastor. They working on her Community Hospital in reside in Tuscaloosa, have three children, certification as an McMinnville for the past Alabama. David is pastor Rebekah (6), Freddie (3), Advanced Psychiatric Nurse eight years. of the First Seventh-day and Julie (1). Practitioner. Diane (Burroughs) Adventist Church in Jay Gallimore, 70, and Karen (Lanz) Milliken, Proffit, 76, and Eddie Mobile. They have one Linda (Martone), 70, are 75, and her husband Jerry became the proud parents daughter and are expecting presently living in Kent, are living in Greenbrier, of Rodney Daniel on April their second child. Washington. They have Tennessee. Jerry is an 26, 1983. Diane is William S. Snyder, 77, two children, Alicia and optician in the area, and employed in the Student works at Sts. Mary and Matthew. Jay began Karen is keeping busy and Finance Office of Southern Elizabeth Hospital as a pastoring the Kent church enjoying being a College. medical technologist in Feb. 1, 1983. He will also housewife. John Rathnam, 79, and Louisville, Kentucky. He be director of the Connie Rae Nelson, 78, his wife Ileen are presently moved there in 1979 after Northwest Ministries is presently working for living in Riverside, having completed his Training Center, which Old Stone Mortgage Corp. California. Ileen is a math internship as a medical operates from the Auburn in Walla Walla. She works teacher part time and is technology student at Adventist Academy in the accounting also working for Loma Kettering Medical Center. campus. After leaving department there. Connie Linda Foods. John is Patricia Veach, 77, Southern College, Linda will be getting married employed by Southeastern currently resides in went on to complete December 18 to Larry Serl. California Conference as Waukon, Iowa, where she requirements for CPA Kathy Gail Oakley, 78, Assistant Publishing is an elementary school through the University of finished a master's in Director. They have two teacher. North Carolina. Public Health in 1981. For children, Michelle (5), and Wilfred E. Starr, 73, an Ray Hartwell, 78, and the past two years, she has John (3). Dorothy (Hedrick), '63, an his wife Jeanne (Zacharias), been working as assistant C. Greg Reaves, 74, currently living in 78, are living in Kentucky to the director for the lives with his wife Mabel Jacksonville, Florida. where Ray is pastor of the Office of Extended and his two children, Wilfred taught for 17 year! Elizabethtown church. Programs at the School of Christopher (2) and Sonya in the denomination with Cheryl D. Kovalski, 77, Health in Loma Linda. (2 mo.), in Moorpark, experience in grades graduated May 22 from the Wayne D. Okimi, 74, California. Greg is 1-10. Wilfred has done University of Health works as a senior currently working as a some classwork toward a Sciences College of consultant for the Hospital purchaser for Lorene master's degree. They havi Osteopathic Medicine. She and Medical Services Housewares. one daughter, Lynnette is presently interning at Group of Price Waterhouse Patricia Ann Roberts, (16). Garden City Hospital in CPA firm in St. Louis, 78, moved to Loma Linda Donald W. Thurber, 70 Garden City, Michigan. Missouri. His work where she has become a and Donna (Dickson), 70,| Gary and Judith (Lacks) involves hospital financial financial aid advisor. Patti are living in Riverside, Maddox, 73, live in and data processing, has been working in this California. They have thre Redlands, California, where planning, and field for four years. The children, Jill (10), Joni (5), Gary is Director of Physical implementation. last two years have been and Jeff (1 month). Don i: Therapy at Loma Linda Don and Sandi (Lechler) directly with the dental Chairman of the University Medical Center Pate, 73, now live in school, setting up debt Department of Music at and also teaches a class at Keene, Texas, where Don management programs, and Loma Linda University. the university. will teach senior Bible educational programs Mic Thurber, 78, and Laurence M. Mader, 75, classes and be the campus involving budgets and Jana (Boling), 76, are and his wife Betty are chaplain at Chisholm Trail financial aid. presently residing in San living in Jacksonville, Academy. Having just Lynn (Chabra) Sams, 70, Diego, California. They Florida. Laurence attended concluded 5Vi years of was married May 21, 1983, have a three-year-old chile Andrews University where pastoral ministry in to Jerry Sams of and are expecting a secon* he received his B.A. in Michigan, Don writes that Indianapolis, Indiana. They child in December. Mic isj Architectural Technology. "it will be an interesting reside in Indianapolis pastor of Family Ministrie i| He also received his change of scenery and where Jerry works in the at North Park SDA graduate degree from weather" for their two parts department for Church. He is also C Lawrence Institute of boys. Carrier Air-Conditioning. developing a radio spot ft Technology in 1980 and Terry Phillips, 71, his Lynn is program director ministry for the San Diegu-s became a registered wife Kathy, and their two for Rainbow Foods. area. architect in July of 1983. sons will be moving to Becki (dePas) Seery, 78, Reggie Tryon, 73, Phyllis J. McCluskey, Malawi, Africa. Terry will and her husband, Kenneth, graduated in May, 1983, 73, works at the VA be the anesthetist at will be leaving soon for from the University of Hospital in Long Beach, Malamulo Hospital in mission service in Zambia, Tennessee at Memphis California. Having earned Malawi. He will also be in Africa. They had with the degree of D.D.S. her MSN in psychiatric charge of surgery, central previously been residing in Having been selected for 22 • SOUTHERN COLUMNS his residency in family and his wife Teresa practice at Hinsdale (Airman), '78, are living in Hospital. Since graduating Oakland, California. Bruce from Southern College, is working on a Ph.D. in Linda worked on a English at Berkeley. He is Attention Hospital neurosurgical floor at a writing a thesis on hospital in Knoxville, "Modem Culture and Employees! Tennessee. Four years ago Non-Conformity in The she moved to Illinois Catcher In The Rye and The where she worked on a Moviegoer," and will be medical-surgical floor and teaching Remedial English We have good news Alumni! If you are then in radiation-therapy. at Berkeley next year. David and Linda have Teresa is working in the employed by H.C.A. (Hospital Corporation of recently accepted a call to burn unit at Alta-Bates America) they now have an Education Gift Guam to work in the Hospital in Berkeley. Matching Program. If you are a full time clinic. Linda "would like Monica Ciuffardi, '82, her friends to write" to teaches accounting at employee of one year service or longer, her as they will be in Columbia Union College H.C.A. will add dollar for dollar to your Guam for six years. Her and is also pursuing her Alumni Loyalty Fund gift of $25 or more up address is: % SDA Clinic, master's degree in business to $500.00. P.O. Box 7267.. Tamuning, administration at George Guam 96911. Washington University in Deborah Winters, '73, is Washington, D.C. In other words your $500 gift becomes working with Kem Linda (Edwards) $1,000, your $25 gift becomes $50— and Radiology and Nuclear Black well, '82, and her BECA adds even more! Medical Group and husband George, live in thoroughly enjoying her Oakland, Tennessee. work as a staff radiologist. George is a literature All you do is get an education Gift She just received notice evangelist, and Linda is Matching Program blank from your business that she passed specialty staying at home with then- boards, so she is a new daughter, Ginda. or personnel office and fill it out, indicating Diplomate of the American Jay Brand, '82, is the amount you chose to give. Your H.C.A. Board of Radiology. Dr. currently studying toward a will send a check of equal amount to Winters is listed in the Ph.D. at the University of Southern College Alumni Loyalty Fund. 13th edition of Who's Who Louisville, in Perception of American Women and the and Performance (Human 14th edition of Who's Who Factor Psychology). Thank you for this important in California. Her husband, Mark Driskill, '80, was consideration. Clyde Marlin, is a medical recently promoted to technologist. The couple Assistant Director of Public Your Alumni Committee resides in Bakersfield, Relations/Public Information California. at Andrews. He was also Miller, President Susan Boyd Ron Wolf, '79, and his named in the Outstanding wife Nancy (Boyd), '79, are Young Men of America for currently living in 1983. Mark is now living Chattanooga, Tennessee. in Berrien Springs, They are expecting their Michigan. second child in September, Dean Edwards, '83, is 1983. currently teaching the Lloyd D. Young, '69, seventh and eighth grades and Marleen (Genton), '70, at Pewee Valley Junior are presently living in Academy. Jacksonville, Florida. Lloyd Daniel Kittle, '82, is I? Dean's Honor Society Keith Walters, '72, is is a teacher of grades five presently living in id also by the Academy currently manager of the and six while Marleen Portland, Tennessee. Dan I General Dentists as the Adventist Book Center in takes care of their son, is teaching Bible and 'utstanding graduating the Minnesota Conference. Samuel (5), and their History at Highland iior of the year/' He claims that the daughter, Cheri (1). Academy. Iggie, with his wife Faye, Minnesota winters are cold Dale L. Walters, '81, and ive relocated to Danville, but the summers are a Lezlee (Caine), '81, were Jnnsylvania, where he delight. married in Milwaukie, fll begin a general Linda (Gadd) White, '77, Oregon, on July 31, 1983. iictice residency program lives in Hinsdale, Illinois, 1980s Their parents hosted a 4Geisinger Medical with her husband David, reception for the couple on Cnter. who has recently finished Bruce R. Benway, '80, September 25. SOUTHERN COLUMNS • 23 Preparing for Work in a Practical World Jo matter how hard we try, we just their heads and their hands. cant get /a computer to repair our car, If i/ou ar& read>( for tile challenge Industrial Education offers tihen lei bwild us Ja home, make plates for a that printing press or rebuild our carburetor. us prepare /you for a rewarding rareej Bjut, at Southern College there are in a/ practical world. trained professionals ready to teach, you For more mformatior write: .'Chairmar these and many other practical uf friUusliiftl EUu(laliuii,/SouLlie/ii tomputers and' state jbf the /art College, Collegedale, TN 37315. technology cant accpmplisl \dmissipn to Southern Collage is Our/philosophy in the department of granted irrespedive on race, color, /Industrial Education Is to prepare national pr ethnic origin, sex /or f students for work in/ a practical we handicat Technology increases by leaps and bounds eve ry year b ut the^re will/alwav ^outhern^ Colleat be a neeg ipr tno^e who/ utilize/ both \J OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTSW I