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Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 1-27-1961 The Crescent - January 27, 1961 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "The Crescent - January 27, 1961" (1961). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 704. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/704 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Volume «*, No. 6 THE! CRESCENT Friday, January 27, 1961 Victory Bell Trailer Is Built, Second Semester George Fox Players Receive Thanks to Ken VandenHoek Faculty Adds Awards at Annual Football Banquet A special award dinner was song called the "Beautyshop Last Wednesday a new crea the bell stolen by any and every given in honor of the 1960 Geo Quartet." Next on the program ture appeared on campus—a one. Therefore, the student body New Members rge Fox college football team was Dick Edmonson and his victory bell trailer, constructed delegated the responsibility of at the college dining hall last harmonica. ' by Ken VandenHoek. making the-victory bell secure- - Two new teachers will join Friday, January 20. The dinner, Gerald Dillon, pastor of the This handsome trailer, in case safe from all danger, harm, and the George Fox college faculty an annual program sponsored First Friends church of Port you have not seen It, is made Reed students—to the Foxmen second semester, Dr. Milo Ross by the Foxmen club, included land, was the guest speaker. Mr. from an old Plymouth axte, club. announced this week. special musical entertainment Dillon, a former basketball and complete with springs, donated The Foxmen drew up general They are Mrs. Gretchen and a guest speaker. baseball player in college, spoke by Bob Church. By making use specifications for a bell trailer, George, who will be teaching Fred Newkirk, a 1957 grad on the qualities of a good athlet of three inch channel iron, Ken to which the bell was to be se general botany and Mrs. James uate of George Fox, acted as ic contest. He then compared made a very sturdy frame for curely anchored and Ken Van Hendricks Kennison, who will emcee for the evening. He sprin these points to the more serious the bell to set on. denHoek volunteered to build be taking over some literature kled a liberal shower of jokes contest the game of life. He this trailer for a certain price. The bell is fastened to this courses. following the football theme finished with the question, So the work began—first plan throughout the program. The ."Which team are you on?" frame in such a way that "re ning and buying, then figur The first of these, Mrs. moval is possible only with the Clarion Trio, a girl's trio on The players earning letters ing and building. George, is a retired public campus, sang several peppy use of metal-cutting instru school teacher, having just left in football for the fourth year ments." To complete the trailer, numbers and then drafted a re are Captain Gil Rinard, John the, Newberg system. A grad cruit from the audience for a fenders, Moon hub caps and uate of Grlnnel college in Iowa, Johnson, and Ed Cammack. Mickey Mouse flaps (white siae- with a B.S. in biology, she has Howard Crow and Chuck New wallsl have been added as ac Salute to Smiths taken additional work in the kirk are three-year lettermen cessories. Ken painted the trail Oregon school system and at New Custodian and those earning their second er frame blue, the axle silver, Vassar. letter include Lowayne Brewer, and the bell gold. It is also re Lloyd Pruitt, Steve Wilhite, ported that Ken has the desire For Long Service Her sole previous college Howard Morse, and Bayard to put Laker tail pipes on the teaching experience was at the Added to Staff Stone. trailer, but can see no definite After fifteen years of service University of California at Most recent addition to the here on our campus, Isaac and Thirteen first-year letters advantage. Berkeley. George Fox family is Elmerv C. Esther Smith are retiring from were given to Harvey Bloomer She is recognized in her pro Lewis who replaces Isaac A. Toby Clark, Lee Cook, Boo The concern for this trailer full time work. Besides being Smith as maintenance man on came several months ago when maintenance man, Isaac has fession as an outstanding teach Davis, Cliff Davis, Ken Gidlof, er, especially in botany, accord the campus. Maintenance du Loren Hinkle, Mike Kell, Stan it was deemed foolish to have counseled and been a father ties consists primarily of caring to many of the students attend ing to Dr. Ross. Stokke, Phil Zoller, Gary Tisn, for the boilers and other equip Fred Radford, and Bob Poet. ing George Fox in the .past Mrs. Kennison, the wife of ment in order that they might years. His Christian testimony faculty member James Kenni be kept in proper working con and complete dedication to God son, is coming onto the lang dition. Alumni Meet Here, has been a help and an inspir uage arts faculty and will be ation to young people preparing taking oVer American litera Mr. Lewis was born in Em for their life work. ture and possibly some others. poria, Kansas, and secured his Mrs. McCracken Her appointment is to reduce education in several small Banquet Given Isaac Smith was born in 1890 towns in Kansas. He then at at Rose Hill, Kansas near the load presently being car ried by the division head, Dr. tended Haviland Friends Bible Leaves Faculty Forty-five graduate and for Wichita. His early life was college. mer students, members of the spent on the farm Where he Martin, who had to take over George Fox college has re French in mid-semester. In 1941 he traveled west cently lost a very capable and Alumni Association of George was superintendent of Sunday ward to make his new home in Fox college, met for a six o' schools, having, been instru well-loved professor. After Mrs. Kennison is a former Oregon. For the past 15 years teaching French in our college clock dinner in the college din mental in helping start three student of George Fox and re he was a resident of Sherwood, ing hall, Saturday, January, 21. new ones. When he received his for nine years, Mrs. McCrack ceived her degree from Asbury. Oregon, and just recently mov en has been forced to retire be Book jackets from new vol call to Christian service, he She will be receiving her mas ed to Newberg with his wife went to California where he cause of health reasons. umes in the library were ar ter's degree this summer from and two sons. His wife, Vida Mrs. McCracken came to ranged twined with ivy, in the graduated from a Bible train the University of Washington. Lewis, is presently assistine in ing school, now known as Geoisre FOK in 1951_after seven center of each table and tenttts A former public school teach the college dining hall. Their teen years of public high school rackets formed a backdrop for Azusa college. He also er, she has been teaching re sons are enrolled in the 6th and helped start a new Sunday teaching. Mrs. McCracken, who the speakers' table to draw at lease time Christian .education the eighth grades. is supposed to be resting, stat school and a new church in and raising a family. tention to the current Alumni Home Gardens, California, He and his family are mem ed that she was very sorry to Project which is to raise $2,000 which is now a thriving church. Both will continue on the fac bers of the Sherwood Friends give up her French students, to help complete the tennis court While serving in this location ulty next fall, according to Dr. church, and Mr. Lewis holds and that she misses the classes drive and to contribute $1,000 and finishing his schooling, he Ross. the position of clerk of the which she loved very much. Mr. to the library book-fund. received his call to the mission Newberg Quarterly Meeting. and Mrs. McCracken have plans During the dinner hour the field in Guatamala, Central For eight years Mr. Lewis to move into Friendsview Man Swordsmen Quartet provided America. Here with his wife was employed at the U. S. Es or on» its completion, the entertainment. A business and son he spent five years palier Nursery of Sherwood. meeting followed at which a of rewarding service under Kennison Speaks He then spent four and a half committee, to be chaired by Eil- California Yearly Meeting. years in the wholesale egg de livery business. He destributed Catalog Coming ene Nordyke, was selected to In the spring of 1947 he be nominate alumni for the five On Education eggs mainly to the Portland The 1961-63 George Fox col came acquainted with George area. The eggs were purchased lege catalog is scheduled to be offices to be filled at the annual Fox college. Since there was through contracts with private meeting in June. "Perhaps you have never issued this spring, reports Dr. a large building program on, specialized poultry raisers. Mr. Ross. Verna Kellar, G.F.C. Alumni he could see a place in which thought of education as being monstrous; however, education Smith processed the eggs in his The publication, which is a Association president, resigned he could serve his Lord.