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No. 67 January - March, 1985 No. 1

74th Annual Convention COMING EVENTS Attention Librarians and Others of the Laymen's Extension League Who File THE MADISON SURVEY Madison Academy Homecoming, Fletcher. N.C.. Oct. 11-13. 1984 April 13, 1985 For several reasons, and with the The 74th Annual L.E.L. Convention was permission of the Madison post office, we are Southern Union ASI Chapter Meeting, held at Fletcher Academy in October, 1984. omitting the December, 1984 or 4th quarter April 11-13, 1985, Orlando. FL Due to the fact that the meeting was not issue of the MADISON SURVEY (Volume 66. publicized ahead of time there were only a Simple Remedies and Preventive Medicine Number 4). This January is the first number comparatively few people present. Yuchi Pines Institute, Seale, Ala. in 1985 (Volume 67. Number 1). This is a one On Thursday night L.E.L. president Spring Seminar, May 26-31, 1985 time thing, and will permit us to "catch up," Herbert Coolidge spoke about the Fletcher and stay in course (we hope). institution of which he is president. Due to MADISON COLLEGE HOMECOMING HOMECOMING 1985. Note well the date of financial difficulties in getting a new hospital JUNE 21-23, 1985 next Homecoming — June 21-23, 1985. built, the 170-bed Fletcher Hospital was taken Honor Classes are 1935. 1945, and 1980. Who over by AHS - Sunbelt. Fletcher Academy 54th General Conference Session, in these classes would like to write their (140 students) and the industries continue as Superdome, New Orleans. LA classmates? self-supporting entities of which Coolidge is June 27 - July 8. 1985 still president. The hospital has a separate 1985 A.S.I. National Convention BUSINESS MEETING. Only one change administrator, under Sunbelt. Regrettably Big Ski. Mont.. Sept. 5-7, 1985 was made in the officers elected. Raymond the 3-year Nursing Course which has turned Harold was moved up from vice-president to out so many fine nurses in the past will be 1986 A.S.I. National Convention president. Officers for 1985 are: Raymond phased out at the end of the present school Washington, D.C., August 13-16, 1986 Harold of Pine Forest, president. Roger term. Goodge, executive secretary, Mable Towery, Fletcher was started in 1910. Prof. A. W. Firm Foundation Conferences recording secretary. Norman Peek, treasurer. Date of next meeting was not set. Pine Forest Spalding helped pick out the place. Brad Hal Mayer. assistant to the president of Academy, Chunky, MS., would probably be Sidney Brownsberger was the first principal. Hartland Institute, sent dates for the 1985 the place; however a suggestion was made to Brownsberger's three children all came to Firm Foundation Conferences. Madison, took premed, and became medical have a campmeeting type of meeting. The first one is on "The Sanctuary doctors — Ethel, John. and Sidney. Ethel possibly at Wildwood. Message" at Ontario, CA., March 27, 1985. died. John lives with his daughter Barbara The next one is "Last Day Deception," to be • Dr. Ira Gish, author of the book, Madison, Casteen and family in Silver Spring, Md. held June 14-19,1985. in Arden. N.C. The last God's Beautiful Farm, and presently working Sidney lives in Glendale. CA. conference is "Righteousness by Faith" to be on a new pictorial history book of Madison, On Friday morning Elder Paul Anderson held in Gentry, Ark.. August 2-7, 1985. invited the L.E.L. group to provide pictures of had the devotional, followed by three talks — For information write or call Hartland their building and staff for the new book "Fundraising" by John Lew. "Retirement" by Institute, Box 1, Rapidan, VA 22733. which is aborning. Send these pictures to Tuck Gudger: and "Extended Care Manage- Telephone 703-672-3100. Madison Survey. Box 1303, Madison, Tenn. ment" by Dan Ragell of Southern College. 37116. On Friday afternoon there were insti- which included hospitals, schools, clinics, tutional reports and a business meeting. missions, and restaurants. • Dr. George Knight, professor of Among those who reported was Dan Other self-supporting institutions Educational Foundations at Andrews Johnson, vice-president and treasurer of represented were Hylandale Academy, University, was the speaker Friday evening Wildwood Medical Missionary Institute. Wisconsin. by Bill Bachru and family; Pine and Sabbath morning. Wildwood, GA. He handed out a new 40-page Forest Academy and San by Ray Harold and Dr. George Knight, Professor, A.U. and cover bulletin for 1984-5, which listed the Joshua Johnson; Little Creek Academy by L. E. L. Fletcher, N.C., 1984 faculty, school calendar, financial Roger Goodge. Kenneth and Sharon Straw; information, curriculum, etc. Smithville Academy by Phil and Donita Professor Sidney Brownsberger was the At the Wildwood annual board meeting in Lawless; Laurelbrook by Dr. Perus; Harbert first president of the first S.D.A. College — 1984 a new corporation was set up called Hills by L. L. Dickman and Louise Gish; and Battle Creek. He also helped to establish the Outpost Centers, Inc. (0.C.I.), with Warren several from Fletcher in addition to Herbert Fletcher school. His training in the Classics Wilson as president. Wildwood has been Coolidge, his wife and parents, Mr. and Mrs. led him to view the conventional colleges operating about 80 units in 16 countries, Everett Coolidge. suitable patterns for denominational schools. Ellen G. White bore many testimonies to watching as the church sought to implement English. Brian and Joelle Ringer, coming correct this error. It was evident that physical proper education. She continued to try to from Milo Academy, Oregon, are new labor would have difficulty establishing itself reform Battle Creek College. Not only had teachers. he in the Bible Department, she in any school in a world which highly they missed the mark of reform but were teaching Spanish and Art. Other teachers are espoused and revered intellectual education. leading other schools astray. Teachers as follows: Richard Butterfield. teaching None of the founding fathers of Battle educated at Battle Creek staffed the newer Computer and Math; Gregory Coryell, P.E.; Creek College had anything to say about schools. The problem was clear. Battle Darald Edwards, Industrial Education; Barry work-study programs even though that was a Creek had built on a false pattern and had led Fowler, Science; Terry McCandless, Music; current issue of the public schools of the day. her daughter institutions down the same Ken Shaw, Computer and Math; Jodi This showed an almost total blindness among track. VandeVere, English; Mary Wood, Home Arts. men who established Battle Creek. Our The wisdom that comes from God must Al Hanson has come from Berrien schools were established for those who be made first and most important. The other Springs, MI., to have charge of the auto body wanted to do something for the church and subjects were not to be disregarded, but the shop. Wayne Plank has charge of the cabinet would like to acquaint themselves thoroughly book of books which is the grandest subject shop. Walter Labrenz is manager of the 80- with the teachings of the Bible in reference to for human intelligence was to be put in the unit Home Rentals. Sonny Vance is manager the great truths which pertain to this time. center. Mrs. White was advocating quality of the laundry, assisted by Ralph Starratt. This was the only possible justification for the education, but she was defining quality from establishment of Adventist schools. It was a Christian perspective rather than from a incomprehensible that the Bible would be classical viewpoint, which she considered a CAMPUS VISITORS neglected in our schools or that heathen waste of time. • LILLIAN MAY HANNA of Salem. Ohio, classics would receive a place of honor. (EDITORS' NOTE. It has been very was a Heritage House visitor while her Ellen White spoke to the G.C. to difficult for several reasons to write this husband Albert was in Nashville attending a delegates and workers at the Review & Herald report. In the first place I had a hard time meeting. She took the dietetics course at in December, 1881. "There is a danger that Madison in 1936. She is a sister of Virginia finding a ride from Madison to Fletcher (near our college will be turned away from its May who died in 1970. She has been a social Asheville, N.C.). Next, the car I was riding in original design. . . . The study of the worker for Miami County (Ohio) Children's broke down and we arrived late so I didn't Scriptures should have first place in our Service (adoptions) for 17 years, and has just hear half of the speakers. A third reason was system of education." She declared: "If the delay in getting ahold of the tapes that moved from Troy to Salem, Ohio. placing the Bible at the center of the were taken. When finally delivered little time • TOM BATES (Anes. '69) and wife curriculum made the school unpopular, the was left to work on them. We did the best we JEANNIE (Tucker) (M.R. '62) called at the students who felt that way could go to other could under the circumstances, and were alumni office in June while here at the colleges." If a worldly influence is to bear unable to include resume of all the talks. Tucker-Arnold wedding. sway in our schools then sell it out to Perhaps we can do more in next SURVEY.) worldlings and let them take entire control • Lorraine Anderson, riding with a friend, and those who have invested their means in Barbara Teehee. from Portland, OR., stopped CAMPUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL that institution will establish another school for a brief visit at Madison while on a trip. to be conducted, not upon the plan of popular The Campus Elementary School has an Lorraine's father, James McLaughlin. and her schools, nor according to the desires of the enrollment of 170. The faculty remains mother, Myrtle (Wheeler) were married in principal and teachers, but upon the plan essentially the same. The principal, Ed 1913. He took the Nursing Course at Madison which God has specified. God has declared Rosaasen, is in his 13th year as principal. in 1913 while his wife worked as a nurse. She His purpose to have one college in the land Other teachers are as follows: Frances Dopp, had come here upon the recommendation of where the Bible shall have its proper place in first grade; Phyllis Labrenz, second; Myrna Ellen White. She had also worked for Dr. the education of the youth. Will we not do our Closser, third; Cindy Davis. fourth; Vicky Hayward in Chattanooga, and they had gone part to carry out that purpose?" Pedersen, fifth; Anna Adams, sixth; Ted to Sand Mountain for a while where the Scotts In 1891 at the Harper Springs Hewlett, seventh; and Tim Waterhouse, and Ownbys were located. They came back Educational Convention, attended by about eighth. to Madison in a wagon to the annual self- 100 of the denomination's educators and Harold Greene holds the position of supporting meeting while Lorraine was only church administrators, the main thrust was office manager along with his two choir and two and a half. Her father died when she was the elemination of pagan and infidel authors two band classes. Karen Simpson and seven. Her mother remarried (to Earl Huff). from our schools, the dropping of the long Carolyn Marshall are keyboard teachers, and She taught school and nursed in Missouri and courses in Latin and Greek classics. and a Craig Duncan, from Blair School of Music, Washington State, and died in 1966. substitution of the teaching of the Bible and Peabody College. teaches a violin choir class • OTHER VISITORS: Myrtrude Pierce the teachings of history from the standpoint weekly. Elizabeth Cowdrick is still the faithful Michaelis of Portland, TN.. Charles and Ruth of the prophecies. Ellen White said: "Now I school librarian. (Dysinger) Harris of Centerville, TN. Virginia want to say right here you may go to these This year a hot lunch is served at noon Sellars of Kettering, Ohio, Lawrence and infidel authors to get the right thoughts. but I each Thursday by the sixth grade. It is hoped Mildred Johnson of Loma Linda, Horace and don't want to go there . . . Why? because to resume breadbaking the second semester, Hazel Gore (relatives of Esther Kendall) of mingled with all their writings is a serious also gardening as spring approaches. Cleburne, TX., Elder and Mrs. Bob Dunn (he malady. The cunning of Satan is there. Seventh-graders are again pursuing their was formerly treasurer of Ky-Tenn, now with Brother Alfred S. Hutchins was riding on project with casette tapes which furnishes Quiet Hour) in Redlands, CA., and Jerri a train in Vermont when a lawyer said to him: some income to the students. "I understand you are an Adventist." "Yes." Lawrence (a friend of Velma Jeffus) of "Well," said he. "you are nothing but little Orange, CA. MADISON ACADEMY men." "We knew that," replied Hutchins, "but Marjorie Coon's Classes we are handling mighty subjects. It is by the Madison Academy has an enrollment of Visit Heritage House study of these mighty subjects that we are 105. Dean Hunt is principal, George trying to get the truth before the people." Carpenter formerly of Tucson, Ariz. is the Marjorie Coon's 9th and 10th grade About 3 months after the Harper Springs new business manager; Marie Jansen, English Classes from Madison Academy meeting Ellen with her son Willie White went registrar; Gloria Sutherland, treasurer. Bob came to the Heritage House soon after school to Australia where she helped establish DuBose is librarian and teaches History. started where Dr. Ira Gish showed them Avondale College. a school that closely There are three new teachers this year. around and gave a brief lecture on the history reflected the ideal that she had come to Marjorie (Cates) Coon, former teacher and of Madison. He was pleased that they gave perceive after 20 years of writing and dean of girls at Madison College, is teaching good attention and seemed so interested.

Madison Survey. Jan. - Mar., 1985, p. 2 ALUMNI NEWS & LETTERS • Dr. Gregorius sent a SURVEY sub for her Erma Series (N '38), Hinsdale, Ill. friend Alyce Cruikshank (Mrs. Burton Jackson, in Concord, CA., and wrote: "I do I want you to know words cannot express Ruth (Hopper) Haugen want to order the New Madison book when it the gratitude I feel toward you. You have comes out. . . Mable does such a good job been an asset to the M.C. alumni and really • RUTH (Hopper) HAUGEN (B.S.N. '34), with the SURVEY. . . . She is just super." held it together.... For several years, work, former director of nursing at Madison S-H, meetings, school. tiredness, illness, etc. kept transferred from Laurelbrook Nursing Home Update on Orvan and Evelyn Thompson me so busy I have neglected some important to a nursing home near her stepson, Glynn things. I had to retire in 1977 with respiratory Haugen (Anes. '59), at Trinity, ALA. Evelyn (Ingram) Thompson '40 and failure and congestive heart failure. • The Meister Memorial Community husband Orvan live in Madison. She is Ed Thornton is head deacon at Grove, Ill., Center at Deer Lodge, TN., was recently presently a nurse technician at Nashville church. His father. George Thornton, was in enlarged. rededicated, and renamed "Ruth Memorial Hospital. Orvan is a salesman for Madison S-H lab, and he remembers well Haugen Memorial Community Service Business Samplers. Daughter Janet (Mrs. "pop" Mathews and daughter Dorothy. Vesta Center" in honor of Ruth Haugen who Roy Bee) lives in Goodlettsville and teaches Pfeiffer Bishop, class of 1937, and husband pioneered the work there. piano and organ for Street Music Company at Paul were in a very serious accident. They are McHenry Center. Rivergate. Gayle (Mrs. in a local hospital. Alice (Olsten) Yeager (N '34) Rom Pauly) graduated from Madison Pauline Ponder who once worked for our Vacaville. Calif. Academy and from Medical Records at Vol. beloved Madison and in Battle Creek State. Her husband is in the Army. Son Barry treatment rooms on West End Avenue in It is always thrilling to "find" an alumnus lives at home and is in construction. Nashville lives next door to me and has retired whose address had been missing for many Perhaps the biggest news is in regard to from here. She was in the back seat when I years. After listing the name of ALICE son Steven Thompson, who was a professor had that tragic accident in 1963, and lost my YEAGER in the Wanted Addresses, Dr. M. F. at Newbold College in England, and is now lovely daughter at 20 years of age. Godfrey of Paradise, CA., wrote and gave us president of that institution. His wife is the her address. We found her telephone number former Kristin Peterson who got her Masters and called her. She was happy to be "found," at A.U. in 1972. Medical Matriarch of Grundy County and sent in her dues. Her husband, Paul Under title "Grundy County's Medical Lamont Yeager, was a student here in 1932-4, 1943. VIRGIE (Reed) SIMMONS, (N '43) Matriarch" an article appeared in the and died in 1939. They had one child. a was voted by her peers to receive the "1984 Chattanooga News Free Press of Feb. 5,1984. daughter by name of Svea. who is living with Nurse of the Year Award" at the Owensboro- featuring Ronda Giles Littell (N '15) and her her mother. Davis County Hospital in Owensboro, KY. family. (Father Littell also graduated in 1915. She has received this award three times since He died in 1971.) her employment at ODCH. She is currently Dr. Beverly Gregorius The Littells had four sons who all became the 3-11 house supervisor, which she has (continued from Sept. 1984 SURVEY) doctors — Lester Faye, Jr., M.D. of Dayton, been since 1975. TN; Charles. D.O., of Tracy City, TN., Ned, The alumni office "inherited" the colored D.D.S., of Lebanon, TN.. and Delvin, M.D. of glass slides from the Visual Ed Department at Howard and Oneda Fisher, Joelton. TN. Spring City, TN. Madison 50 years or so ago. The following We saw the Lambert sisters (Oveda and Lester is father of an audiologist, an was written for the September SURVEY. but Jeanetta) and their husbands, Howard Fisher orthopedic surgeon, and a registered nurse. was held over for lack of space. and Wayne Barker at a Madison chapter Charles is father of an optometrist, an (We have a 12-drawer metal cabinet of J. reunion in Orlando, FL., in 1973. Since then emergency room technician, and two G. White's color gloss slides here at Madison. we had contact with Wayne and Jenetta registered nurses. Ned is father of four sons Both LLU and AU would like to have them in Barker. Wayne took the lab course at M.C. Larry, Mickey, Buddy, and Glenn. Ned's son their archives. We had heard that Dr. Beverly 1948-9, and is in charge of the lab at Dr. Mickey. married to Rhonda (Webster) is had worked for them while at Madison and Cabansag's clinic at Santa Anna. TX. But we taking the D.O. course in Kansas City, MO. asked her about the slides. also about had lost track of Howard and Oneda until Ned Jr. "Buddy" is an M.D. from Loma Linda. pictures of herself while here at Madison. She recently when Howard sent in a SURVEY sub. Son Glenn has just finished his B.S. at East answered as follows, and sent a recent from nearby Joelton. TN. He graduated from Tennessee State University, Johnson City, picture of herself.) X-ray at M.C. in 1949 and also took pre- TN., and will be taking the medical course at "About pictures: There are several nursing. Howard is presently in real estate Loma Linda. Only daughter, Bonnie, is taking pictures of me in wide-bottom white satin sales. the 2-year nursing course at S.C. pajamas with embroidery. My lather brought The article said that 88-year-old Ronda me the outfit from the Orient. The pictures • STEWART J. CROOK, former director of Littell is still an avid gardener. When asked were for advertising the hospital. I was in a trust services, Ky-Tenn. Conference, has about her secret for long life, she replied that wheelchair. with Ellen Low, a student nurse. transferred to Collegedale, TN., where he is "keeping interested and keeping working was and similar poses. [Ellen Low — Mrs. associate vice-president for development at probably the secret to leading an active long Hammond — graduated from Nursing at M.C. Southern College. He will be working with life." in 1935. She has been doing Public Health the Century II scholarship endowment Staff writer Jan Galletta concluded her Nursing at Mt. Vernon, OH. I saw her and her campaign. feature story by saying Mother Littell does husband Wilbur at the recent Retirees seem to lead an amazingly active life, and Convention at Atlantic Union — Editor.] Richard Mitzelfelt of Placitas, N.M. is exudes an energy that many her junior would "There are slides of Alice Cruickshank district environmental manager of New envy. (The story extended over three (Mrs. Burton Jackson) and me eating a Mexico Health & Environmental Department. columns plus three pictures. vegetarian lunch. The table is set nicely. Joseph Allen Rudisaile (graduate of There is a picture and slide of me and a baby S.A.C.) is a student missionary to Adventist in a basket (Health Series), and several Secondary School in Zimbabsein, 1984. (Joe, • CAROL KUNAU (N '61), formerly others. son of the late Stanley and Carol Rudisaile '56 director of the LPN school at Florida Hospital, "I feel that the J. G. White slides that you is a stepson of Richard Mitzelfelt. has accepted an internship in the Adventist have should go to Loma Linda because of the Health System Sunbelt. The internship health message in those for the health • Edwin Oliver wrote from Cadillac, Mich., program trains nursing personnel for lectures. Loma Linda is the center of our that Helen (Twombly) Oliver died Jan. 1984 administrative positions. Carol will be health work now. It seems to me to be the in a Florida hospital after about a year of working on special projects in areas of most appropriate place." illness with cancer. nursing and nursing education.

Madison Survey. Jan. - Mar., 1985, p. 3 • WILMA (Sisco) BROCKMAN (N '44) son, Jerry Dwayne, is enjoying Forest Lake I read the Sutherland book, Studies in wrote to tell us we had some facts wrong in Academy where he is a sophomore.... Con- Christian Education, and the Sutherland her report at Homecoming. "I stated both my gratulations on the portrait and plaque. You biography, Madison, God's beautiful Farm.. children were adopted, not doctors, and I deserve it. This past April we drove through the have never been to Fargo, N.D." These campus again and I wept. I longed to see the reports were taken on tape and the one who old Madison that I had read about. I never wrote it out apparently thought she said LETTERS went to school there, but felt a sense of loss doctors, instead of adopted. We have no idea and hurt and disappointment. The mighty how Fargo, N.D. came in. We're glad Wilma blessings of our Father were gone. The Melvin Behrman, Columbus, IN wrote to set the record straight. campus seemed deserted. (One day when we were holding an I felt the same sadness of alumni who come back. We drove down a road close to Maxine (Dilley) Bosch, Tulsa, Okla. alumni committee at the Heritage House two out-of-town visitors came to the door. We the school and saw a little lady working in her We received a note from Maxine Bosch invited them in, and they stayed a short time. garden. We stopped and asked her if she (N '44) saying she would be unable to attend It was Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Behrman. Later knew E. A. S. She sure did. She, too. said the Homecoming and explaining why. She sent a Melvin wrote as follows.) alumni come back and weep. I wonder why? check of $100 "to use wherever needed." We "To find so many of my dear old friends in Do all alumni at all schools do that? Or is planned to write her for family news, but just Madison was a real treat when I opened the there an even deeper sense of loss at a place didn't get to it. She wrote on a Tulsa City - door to the alumni office. Madison certainly like Madison? ... "Gone - but not forgotten." County Health Department letterhead, where left an imprint on my life. The thing that I I sometimes wish I could resurrect the she has been working for years. We see by learned and was so impressed by Madison old school. I am not a researcher, but have her alumni card that she has two children — was the self-supporting teaching and theory. seriously wished that I could delve into the Michael and Debbie. "As time runs out I can see the need to why's of Madison's closing. But then I'm sure know how to survive or exist under the same thought must have occurred to • Dr. Petra Sukau returned to the campus catastrophic conditions which I feel are soon many others. I long for Heaven at a time like this fall at the invitation of Madison Academy to come. (1) Nuclear war (2) the mark of the this. Well, nostalgia is all right in limited to conduct the Week of Prayer. She also beast and the ruling of the image of the beast quantities. But the question will never cease conducted a stress seminar for Madison (perhaps a computer). Now I could go on and to arise - Will there be another school as Hospital. on this subject. closely patterned after the design of Heaven? "Thank you so much, yours in His name." Will there ever again be a place where God's Mrs. Arthur Quance, Gettesburg, S.D. blessings are so rich? I guess it depends on us! (Arthur Quance '58 and wife Carol Charles D. Scarbrough, Hermosa, S.D. • In a later letter Charles wrote: "There is attended Homecoming in June, 1984. He is a only one thing that keeps Madison from living graduate nurse from M.C. in 1958, and (A few weeks ago a request came for a again: People! God is willing and able. anesthetist from St. Marys Hospital, Duluth, copy of the tape of Dr. Sutherland's talk to People are not. When we are willing to Minn. He has been in anesthesia and hospital medical students at Loma Linda about 1940. believe and act as E. A. Sutherland did, then administration in Ortonville, Minn. (15 years), After listening to the tape Charles we can do what he did - not until!" and presently at Gettesburg, S.D. When the Scarbrough wrote the SURVEY office this Quances returned to their home after remarkable letter - remarkable in that it came Mrs. Jean Smotherman, Paris, TN Homecoming she sent a pretty card and from one who never went to school at wrote a note. The card had this printed Madison, but developed an admiration and I have just received the MADISON message: "Since you're someone who always appreciation for it. Charles taught 6th grade SURVEY and always enjoy reading it. I goes out of your way, To add something at Greater Nashville Junior Academy in 1967- noticed that you were asking for an address happy and bright to a day, With kind deeds 9. He graduated from SMC in 1969. He is for Marion Fielding. Artie worked with me you do and with kind words you say.... This presently in colporteur work.) while I was at Madison and we have stayed in brings you the warmest of thanks.") We live close to the Black Hills Health touch through the years. After Marion retired "We thank you so very much for and Education Center, and the Black Hills they moved from Keene, TX., to Rogers, AK. arranging such lovely accommodations at Missionary College at Hermosa, S.D. Those which is where they grew up. Homecoming. We greatly enjoyed the in charge of the college have in mind I, too, want to express my appreciation weekend. . . . It was fun renewing old following the Spirit of Prophecy guidelines for the work you have done with the SURVEY friendships." for education, especially in the area of work- and keeping all of the Madison family in study concepts, agriculture as the ABC. touch. I also appreciate Dorothy Mathews • Dr. Daniel Quevedo has joined Dr. Larry natural-food diet, rural location, etc. They work. I am sure she is a great support. She Grimaldi in the practice of dentistry with are located, interestingly enough, on a meant a lot to us when we lived there and our offices in the P. T. Magan Doctors Building stream of water whose official name is "Battle two sons in their formative years. adjacent to Madison Hospital. Daniel is a son Creek" . . I was thrilled to see that Gary Herman, of Carlos Quevedo '58 of Altamonte Springs, I am 40 and my wife Wanda is the same. my little Primary Sabbath School boy, has FL., who is presently chief technologist of Daughter Carla is 14, and Brian is 11. I was made a CPA. I was wondering about him not Florida Hospital, Orlando, and satellites. raised as an SDA, but in heart was not born long ago. Gary and I taught the Sabbath Danny and his wife Karen and small son again. About four years ago I found Jesus. School lesson together at campmeeting one Christopher live in Madison. He was born at Since then I've read and read. We have Sabbath on Moses and the burning bush. Madison Hospital while his mother Rachel followed the Lord on the principle of diet. Billy Gene Holder, a former Madison boy (Campbell) and father were students here. dress, recreation, etc., and have been blessed who worked with me at Madison when he was His brother Mike is in the Navy. abundantly. in the sixth grade is now working in the We believe the Lord is soon to come and Retirement Department at the G.C. Jerry & Carolyn Shilling, Zephyrhills, FL are doing all we can to become aroused Somehow he found out a Smotherman ourselves and to urge our brothers and sisters (George) our son, was in charge of I just wanted you to know that we to do the same. Probation is about to close accounting at Washington Hospital so he received the Sept. alumni news. Thank you! (2T 190; 4BC 1161). We are mainline SDA's called him and asked if he was any of the Jerry and I are enjoying our work at East but from what we read our church is in a state Smothermans that were at Madison, so of Pasco Medical Center in Dade City, FL. We of apostasy. It makes us very sad. We love course, they had a good talk. Anywhere in the are looking forward to the completion of the our brothers and sisters but we fear many world you meet a former Madisonite and new hospital being built in Zephyrhills. Our have chosen to follow Baal. surely feel just like family immediately.

Madison Survey, Jan. - Mar.. 1985. p. 4 Mary Moore McConnico, Nashville, TN Martha M. Benton, Gobles, Mich. photograph. Leland Straw is presenting a number on his violin. I can remember what a (Mary McConnico, only daughter of (Martha Benton wrote sometime ago lovely program we had. Everett and Edith Moore, lives on Brighton seeking information on her husband's great The two men immediately behind the Avenue in Nashville. Some years ago she uncle, Elmore E. Brink.) Sutherlands in the picture with the buggy are sent us a copy of the 50th Anniversary album. Thank you for taking the time to write. Walter Wilson (nearest to them) and Dr. Recently in response to our appeal for Elmer Brink was the original farm manager at Bruce Sanderson. [See picture in June, 1984, pictures she wrote the following letter and Madison. He worked there for 25 years or p. 2] sent four snapshots, including one of her more. He never married. He was my husband parents in nursing uniforms by the old Harold's great uncle. He doesn't know when • Gladys Curtis. former S.P.A. worker, gave sanitarium, also a copy of women's student he died. He wants the information for his us two valuable books — The Southern application for entrance to the N.A.N.I.) family record. Elmer gave his life for the Gardener, by Dr. Floyd Bralliar. and Madison. "I know I had several large pictures of institution with very little remuneration or God's Beautiful Farm. by Ira Gish. places on the campus the size I sent you when recognition... • Dr. L. F. Littell of Dayton, TN.. sent 74 I gave you the 50th anniversary book, but I'm planning to write a Bible newsletter pictures of people and buildings from his can't find these anywhere. Am enclosing which I'm going to try to sell by advertising in mother. Ronda (Giles) Littell, for us to pick some good pictures I had in an old album you magazines. I have a burden to let the people from for the new Madison book. may be able to use, also sending $30 for a out in the world know how wonderful God has copy of the new Madison book, plus $25 to treated the human race down through the • When Mable Djang wrote about the death help on the publishing. ages. of her husband, Dr. Stephen Djang '34, she The Standish family were there when we I am interested in self-supporting work. I mentioned that he had constructed a hanging got to Madison. Vanessa and I used to sit on was communication secretary for my church lantern with colored slides around the sides. their front porch when we lived on "Boys for several years. but I quit when I became ill We asked if we might have it for the Heritage row." going down the road toward the barn. with angina. . . . I like to learn more about House. and she kindly consented and sent it. That was many years past. Beverly June writing. He was in the Honor Class of 50 years ago. Pruette, what a beauty she was, and so sweet. Well the memories flow back. I thought I was • Robert Sutherland brought a brick from miserable "back when," but how lucky I was Heritage House Acquisitions the former home of Ellen G. White in Gorham, Maine, for the Heritage House. which he and didn't know it. (At Homecoming in June Dorothy I do love getting the SURVEY. No one picked up while on a vacation trip. Dawson Harp '42 gave us a small folder could or perhaps would do the job you have containing some valuable clippings and done. Thank you. What a nice Homecoming pictures taken at the time of the 50th wedding surprise and tribute to you, and well anniversary of E. A. and Sally Sutherland. deserved. The folder contained a newspaper clipping of the happy couple driving on campus in a buggy and two small snapshots. Mrs. Harp Edna Earle Myers, Hagerstown, MD wrote this following delightful description of Dear Mable and Marguerite! What a the occasion.) When the Sutherlands celebrated their pleasant surprise to hear from you fiftieth anniversary, I was secretary in the Marguerite! I've thought of you many times student government and was asked to head over the past many years and wondered up the committee to select a gift. We decided where you were and if I'd ever see or hear on a nice floor lamp which came unboxed, so from you again." it presented somewhat of a problem for gift It's good to know that Miss Mable has wrapping. I decided to get several yards of some help in the Alumni office. Wish I could inexpensive gold colored satin-like fabric, have seen you when we were there at 1983 with which we draped the lamp shown in the Homecoming weekend. small picture. I'm so glad to know I can get another Mrs. Sutherland later told me she made nursing pin. The one I lost was the small one herself a couple of petticoats from the with the R.N. guard, but in my "old age," my material, which she was enjoying, along with ole eyes are playing tricks on me, so this time I will take the large one with the R.N. guard. the lamp. I thought how typical this portrayed I want to say thank you in advance for her very practical character. ordering that for me and also thanks for I believe the faculty members presented sending me the Homecoming program from them with the refrigerator shown in the this year, especially for the copy of the alumni song. May God continue to bless you both. (Marguerite Roberts and Edna Myers were roommates while taking Nursing at M.C.) Pictures furnished by Dorothy Dawson Harp, taken in Catherine Shepard. Loma Linda, CA August, 1940 on the 50th Anniversary of I was only there at Madison nine years, Edward and Sally but interest in the place began early in my life. Sutherland. (See My arrival there was in some of the most turbulent years. It is wonderful the place also June. 1984. continues to hold interest of many today, SURVEY, pages 1. even though in the hours of distress none felt 2.) equal to the rescue. Blessings be upon those attempting to reactivate interest in E. A.'s philosophy! May God bless all efforts.

Madison Survey, Jan. - Mar., 1985. p. 5 Personalities of America Dorothy Mathews was our daughter Georgia Cumberland Conference to pastor Betty Jean's teacher. She and Joe the Statesboro. Ga. church. Presently the Olga Spear, Ardmore, OK Sutherland's daughter Judy and the Wilson Hermans serve the Roan Mountain, Mountain In our December 1983 SURVEY we daughter Patsy were all in the same class. City, Tn. district. related that Olga (Burdick) Speers '41 had Betty Jean (Cooper) finished R.N. course at At the ordination service their son been recommended for biographical Loma Linda, CA., in 1957. She is a nurse in Ronnie's children had special music, playing inclusion in the book, Personalities of the Los Angeles public school system. Peggy violins and a cello. Perhaps a "first" - first America. Recently Olga sent a copy of a (Browne). our second daughter, is a time grandchildren had performed at such a notice she received, and wrote: computer programmer analysis in Ft. Meyers, service. "I'm sending a copy of the award I Fla. Johnnie Marie (Larson), a baby of our received from the American Biographical first family, is a realtor in Sacramento, CA. Institute. When I first got word about this it Carol Ann, "miracle child," married a young was a surprise to me, as I never thought I was man by name of Driver from Tempe, AZ. and Harbert.Hills Needs Your Help doing anything outstanding. I'm thankful the lives there. She graduated from SAC, Keene, TX. Lord can use me in a small way. God has L. L. Dickman, president of Rural Life We are so pleased with all the effort that been so good to me. I praise Him for His Foundation, recently sent out a letter giving a you and Dorothy and others put forth in lovingkindness. report of progress at Harbert Hills Academy sending out the MADISON SURVEY. Often I "I am so thankful for the opprotunities I and Nursing Home, Savannah, TN. He and read every line of it several times. I am always had at Madison. I enjoy the SURVEY so much. his staff are happy over the new 14-bed wing wishing for more news of our class of 1949. It is always so good to get news from just added to the nursing home: also they We were a few in number though. Madison. Thanks for your good work in the have just moved into their new cafeteria alumni association.- building, and he sent pictures of that. He The notice read as follows: "Your name speaks of needs yet to be met in the cafeteria New Principal at P.F.A. has been recommended to the Institute's — central heating and air conditioning and Governing Board of Editors for biographical Clifford Tonsberg insulation, and more work in the dishroom. inclusion in the third edition of Personalities Clifford Tonsberg '52 of Chiapas, He estimates they need to raise 57.000 by the of America. This recommendation was Mexico, is the new principal of Pine Forest end of February, 1985. brought forward by our Research Division Academy. Formerly he served as teacher and If you would like to help with this worthy after their review of the enclosed news article. dean of boys at Little Creek School. A project, send your check to Harbert Hills Personalities of America recognizes practical, hard working person. a firm Academy, Rt. 2, Savannah, TN 38372. Tel. thousands of outstanding Americans in believer in "the blueprint" for our schools, he 901-925-5495. various fields of endeavor. Each year. a copy earned his way at Madison by milking 70 • The Harbert Hills Nursing Home has just of the volume is placed in the Library of cows early each morning, and as an orderly at added a new wing of 14 beds. Congress and in all state libraries throughout Washington S-H while taking graduate work the United States. Personalities of America at the University of Maryland. Name Changes at Stonecave has been nationally acclaimed a valuable He went to Chiapas, Mexico. and worked research document for business leaders, at Yerba Buena Hospital a short time. then to A form letter from the Stonecave board genealogists, biographers, historians, Sabanilla where he almost singlehandedty has been received signed by J. C. Trivett and librarians. and journalists." conducted a clinic and school for 13 years, Tim Farley (principal). We quote the third PERSONALITIES OF AMERICA was sanitary engineer for the town, a builder, paragraph of the letter. Honoring America's Leaders a nurse and dentist, and even a pastor. "The Board of Directors of Stonecave This is to certify that Then he was called to the Conference Institute met recently and voted to give our Olga Burdick Speer Linda Vista Academy in Chiapas, where he school a new name. Sequatchie Valley has been accepted to appear in the taught English and various industries, Academy was the name chosen, as we are THIRD EDITION including printing, orcharding, baking, etc. It located in the beautiful Sequatchie Valley. for was while at Linda Vista that he married Marie We have approximately 350 acres of fertile SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY and they now have two small children. land with 100 acres under cultivation. Our school industries — truck farming, honey, (Do you know of others whose names • Other Madison graduates serving at Pine and bakery will continue to do business as should be called to the attention of Forest Academy and Sanitarium who have Stonecave Farms." Personalities of America? — Editor.) been there for years are Dr. R. L. Johnson and The academy level vocational school is his wife Betty, Jerusha Johnson, Darwin and located near Wildwood at Dunlap, TN. Their 50th Anniversary of Lois and Lelon Bull Velma Secrist. Raymond and Betty Harold. needs are many — a long list of wants was listed, totaling $25,000. Among the items Announcement has been received of the listed was a greenhouse and building for a 50th anniversary celebration of Lelon and Elder and Mrs. James K. Herman cannery and Tofu industries. If you wish to Lois (McCurry) Bull on Dec. 23, 1984. Invi- help, the address is Rt. 3, Box 350, Dunlap. tation was given to attend Open House at the James Herman, Sr. was one of six men TN. 37327. (Tel. 615-949-2678) S.D.A. Church in Plainview. OK.. for the ordained to the gospel ministry at the event, by their children. Betty Jean Cooper of Georgia-Cumberland campmeeting in Los Angeles. Peggy Browne of Orlando, Collegedale on May 25,1984. A picture of Jim Good News About Small Farms Johnny Marie Larsen of Sacramento, and and his wife Charmain (Manzano) and a write Carol Ann Driver of Tempe. AZ. up appeared in the campmeeting brochure At the L.E.L. Meeting in Fletcher, Herbert together with the six couples. Coolidge handed out copies of a clipping Dr. & Mrs. L. J. Bull, Ola, AK. Jim served over three years in the U.S. from the Wall Street Journal of Oct. 4, 1984, (Lois McCurry Bull '49 and husband Army, then returned to Madison and titled, "Booker T. Whatley Contends His come through Madison occasionally on the graduated in 1947. He served ove r 20 years as Program Will Help Small Farms Make Big way back to Arkansas and stopped briefly to teacher and principal of several academies at Money." We thought it worthy of reprinting see Mable Towery and Dorothy Matthews. Baton Rouge, La., Gentry, Ark., Wayzata, as an insert in this issue. The article mentions Lois and Lelon were glad to report that he had Minn., Harvey, N.D., and Lodi, Calif. a "Small Farm Technical Newsletter" at $15 a sold his medical practice in Plainview, AK. During the late 1970's Jim entered the year, but did not tell where to get it. We found and were able to take it more easily in life. ministry in the Arkansas-Louisiana the address is Whatley Farms, Inc., P.O. Box Lois wrote as follows sometime ago.) Conference. In 1980 he was called to the 2827, Montgomery, Ala. 36105-0827.

Madison Survey. Jan. - Mar., 1985, p. 6 Report from Wall Street Journal, October 4, 1984, page 15 Booker T. Whatley Contends His Program Will Help Small Farms Make Big Money

By Ea_BEAN That means svg..etwt.119 berms andand agrees. The Whatley plan is hardly the sal- Staff Reporter of Tin,: Weil. STlikA:T JOURNAL sweet corn are In: white potatoes, wheat, vation of the small farmer, he says, because MONTGOMERY, Ala.-For too long the s0ybeans and pat is are Yii11.—Alarni-grow- it works only for small farms located close prevailing wisdom among small farmers niffoi-Tor soybeans grosses between $200 to cities. has been to get big or get out, says Booker and $350 an acre. Those crops have "almost Mr. Tweeten also wonders how many T. Whatley. His advice: Stuanall but get completely destroyed" small farms, Mr. farmers have the sophistication to operate smart. Whatley says. the farm Mr. Whatley envisions. The berries --A—farmer with only 25 acres can gross Most of the crops Mr. Whatley recom- and other high cash crops that Mr. Whatley more than $100,000 a year, according to Mr. mends tit Into the pick-your-own plan. A recommends require precise timing in plant- Whatley. But to do that, he has to start small farmer can't afford to harvest, grade, ing, harvesting and Irrigating. A few days of thinking less about big tractors and more wash, refrigerate, package and transport his bad judgment can spoil a crop, And Mr. about marketing. crops to market. "City folk will do all that Tweeten wonders how many farmers could Mr. Whatley, 66 earss Lc1, might be dis- for him and pay him a higher price," says handle the bookkeeping and advertising in- missed as-- just another back-to-the-land Mr. Whatley. volved in a pick-your-own operation. None- idealist but for his credentials. He earned An ideal small farm is on a paved road theless, Mr. Tweeten concedes that the Ph.D. in horticulture from 13.11gers Univer- near a city with a population of at least 50.- Whatley concept has merit if used in bits sity an.aCTag t pfatTrandwil science for 12 000. Farmers whose fields are more than 40 and pieces. Institute, the school miles from a city should sell out, Mr. What- One farmer who has used some of Mr. founded by Booker T.'—V14--ashington. Before ley says. Whatley's ideas is Frank Randle. an agricul- retiring in 1981, Mr. Whatley developed five Mr. Whatley's small farm can be oper- ture graduate of AuThirb mversity. Four varieties of sweet potato and 14 varieties of ated by a husband and wife with three teen- years ago, Mr. Randle quit his job as state muscadine grapes. age children. Like any small family busi- bee inspector to farm 45 acres eight miles The trouble with today's average small from Auburn, Ala. Noir& has 1,000 bee- farm, Mr. Whatley says, is that it's nothing hives that jartiduced 17,000 pounds of honey but a scaled-down big farm. It's probably last year. He has a small pick-your-own got corn and soybeans, a few cattle, a lot of blueberry operation and a plot of gre- debt and an owner with a job in town. Says %Firs, A hundred sheep graze on died Luther Tweeten, agronomy professor at ad-eage. Over the next few years, Mr. Ran- Oklahoma State University, "Small is beau- dle plans to refine the income mix, planting tiful mostly for farm operators who have more pick-your-own blueberries. r2.2es. and substantial income from off-farm sources.' strawberries and buirdTIV.,'T.--fish pond. 'Pick-Your-Own' Club Next Interest Payment AI the heart of Mr. Whatley's ideal small Mr. Randle says_he has a neighbor just farm is a 'luck-your-own" club. People who down the road with a big soybean farm who live in a nearby city pay a nominal member- is $750.000 in debt and may not be able to ship fee for the right to pick fresh vegeta- make the next interest payment. "I don't bles at a cost 40% below what they would owe anybody anything," says Mr. Randle. pay for the prematurely harvested produce He won't say how much money he made last on supermarket shelves. The pick-your-own year except that it was more than twice the club saves money by eliminating most har- $20,000 he would have made working for the vesting costs and circumventing the middle- state. man. Mr yhatley who tells small farmers Mr. Whatley started planning his model how to market their crops, has a keen sense small farm at Tuskegee in 1974, with the of how .to market himself. He'll talk to any- help of a $250,000 grant from the Rockefeller one who stops by his well-tended yard here, Booker T. Whatley Foundation. Small farmers have'been aban- but warns them-and he's Serious-that doned by the U.S. Department of Agricul- ness, the farm will demand long hours, and they'll have to pay him a consultant's fee. ture and most university extension services. occasionally the owners will have to lure He speaks at seminars for $500 a day, and Mr. Whatley says: to them the small farmer outside help The I,iiggest piece of equipmeut lie begins each day with a trip to the post .is still a stubborn fellow in tattered overalls they'll need will office where he looks for new subscription with tobacco juice running out of his mouth. The most expensive part of setting up the orders for his Sjravvar "Small Farm Tish-i "It passes understanding how the small farm will lattiporLigLit ion sygew. Every nical Newsletter." He claims to have 23.000 farmer has survived the USDA," says Mr. square inch of the Whatley small farm mast subscribers to the newsletter, an unpredict- Whatley, punctuating his sentences like a be irrigated -a small tarn can't gamble able and entertaining mix of advice and preacher. ''They've written him off." against the possibility of drought. aphorisms. Advice ranges from technical Mr. Whatley believes that asrujill fanner, The farm needs a few auxiliary enter- explanations of sweet potato strains to prac- who wants to break away from subsilit-eme! prises to ensure year-round income. Mr. tical solutions to the age-old problem of pro- 'must diversify his farm so roVide a hatley favors raising rabbits and quail and tecting fields from hungry deer and rabbits. 11E1Thu ome. r. • • ekeeping. Building and stocking ponds (For the latter, try stringing up small bags ummends 1 crops, varying them depending with fish, which city people would pay to of human hair.) ton consuMer preferences and local weather use, Is another Whatley idea. And city pet:)• Mr. Whatley has never been a full-time and soil conditions. The diversity of crops is pie might also be interested In the novelty of farmer but he believes that the purpose God Insurance-if one fails, there are ninq leasing a nut tree or a grapevine, he says. gave him was to save 100,000 small farms. more. Mr. Whatley doubts that anyone will fol- "We're not talking subsistence," says Mr. Harvests are staggered they don't low his model to the letter; he thinks Many Whatley with disdain. "The small farmer of tom-Rte witn one another Tr labor. Each small farmers will adapt his advice to their the future, if he wants champagne, he'll go crop provides at least $3,000 income an acre. needs. Orfahotna State's Mr. Tweeten to town and buy the best they've got."

MADISON SURVEY Supplement, Jan. - Mar. 1985 Gladys Ferciot, Americus, GA. What Do You Say? Sidney Lowry, was killed in a plane crash and she later married John Cannon, Ph.D.) (Gladys Ferciot, wife of the late Herbert In previous issues of the SURVEY we I would like to attend Homecoming but I Ferciot, keeps up with her SURVEY threw out a trial ballot regarding the idea of will be unable. I really don't know anyone in subscription, and writes from time to time. starting a self-supporting college or institute the class of 1959. My husband Sidney and Herbert was a student here in 1913-16, then in again in the South, either here or elsewhere. most of our friends graduated in the class of Army and came back in 1956-9 when both he Not much response was heard, but two men 1939. I was trying to finish in three years, but and Gladys were workers. Following are whose first name is Charles, who never were didn't quite make it and so had to take the fall excerpts from her recent letters.) students at Madison, have been interested — quarter after he went on to Loma Linda. I'm still interested in self-supporting Charles Gallimore (See Dec. 1983, Survey, p. Actually I finished in December, 1939. work. Have been librarian for a new self- 8), and Charles Scarbrough (See page 4, this My husband, John Cannon. and I are still supporting school at Smithville, GA. issue). Also a former student who did not living in the Washington area. John is (Smithville Academy). Previously also when graduate wrote twice recently of his concern working with. the General Conference part same school was supported by churches in — Melvin Behrman — unfortunately we were time. I am keeping busy with my church two districts. I certainly do enjoy the unable to put his second letter in this number. duties. as Junior leader and deaconess to SURVEY. Thank you for the long hours spent Furthermore, this editor. Mable Towery, name two, and doing Volunteer work for the in its preparation. It helps us keep in touch never attended Madison a day in her life; she community. When I suggest to my husband it with those we once knew at Madison. is a 1925 graduate of Union College. is time he retires, he replies he retires every Why do we not see more concern on the ADDRESSES WANTED night. part of M. C. alumni? I never give up if there is Our children are grown. They range in Naomi Mildred George '34, Alvenn anyone to work with me. I'd like to see, at age from 33 to 43. Dr. Cannon's daughter is a (Drehl) Baker. Bereket Michael, Ann least as a possible first step. some adult little older. Of the seven, two are physicians, (Risburg) Rabun, Patricia Ann (Johnson) education on the campus, such as teaching two are nurses. one is in X-Ray and the Houston, Hoytie Freeman. Helen Edsen '32, gardening. People need to know how to grow youngest has her Masters in Social Work and Pat (Sheffield) Nicholas. Pat and Esther their own food in preparation to getting out of Counseling. They all graduated from CUC. Scott. the cities. New business manager of Madison Malcolm went to Madison for a year. • As usual there is much more we'd like to Academy asked for ideas on what to do about We are all looking forward to the soon include, but time and space ran out and we're the farm where there is about 65 acres that coming of the Lord and that glorious compelled to stop writing. We thank could be used for gardening (See Sept. resurrection. Thank you for your devotion to Marguerite Roberts who did so much typing Survey p. 11). No one replied, but the above is Madison and its influence on the world. and Stella Sutherland and Ruby Winters who my suggestion. Following is a quote from the Thank you again for your good work. wrote out a tape each. and others who helped Wasiota Credit Union. • After the above letter was written Dr. in various ways. More help is needed. The Mathematics of High Achievement John Cannon, Lois Lowry's husband. died SEASON'S GREETINGS Aug. 23. 1984. He had served as a pastor, Begin with a dream evangelist, college professor, and more Divide the problems and conquer them one Many Christmas cards and letters have recently in the G. C. Department of by one come in which we plan to list in next SURVEY Education. and report some of the interesting news Multiply the existing possibilities in your contained in them. mind Substract all negative thoughts to get started OBITUARIES Is Your Order In? Add enthusiasm We've had an unusual number of deaths Is your order in for the new Madison And your answer will be to report this time. The cooperation of loved book? Orders and donations for the attainment of your goal. ones and friends who furnished information publishing fund are coming in, and Editor Ira helped. One chief source is the Union Gish is making progress. We have an Don't Overlook This! Conference papers, but in some cases the abundance of pictures, but do we have obituary does not appear at all. The yours? We need many more orders. Some of you are still sending mail to a officiating minister is supposed to send in the wrong address. Little Children, we have told obituary to the union paper, and in some • Do you have a suggestion for the name of you several times — Do NOT address mail to cases to the Adventist Review. We urge the the book? This is the title being considered: the Heritage House. as we do not get mail nearest relative to see that this is done. We "Madison — A School of Divine Origin." The there. Also DO NOT send mail to the editor's have added some facts we found in our former book (50th Anniversary Album) home address on Sanitarium Drive. We only SURVEY index where we could. — Editor covered the years 1904-1954. The new give the home address in case someone companion volume will cover the years 1904- wishes to call on the editor. Really now, it's MICHAEL M. RABUKA 1984. always a shorter address to use a P.O. Box (Gladys Cooke Rabuka '47 sent an number (1303) than to spell out a street • We have gathered a little information on obituary of her husband Michael, and we address. (See back page.) names of those in the classes of 1915 and have added information gleaned from our 1919, but need more replies. Those who were • ANOTHER REQUEST. It would be SURVEY index.) here in school around those early years, helpful if you would give your name and Michael M. Rabuka, age 81, of Osoyoos, please look again at the pictures of these two address — just the way you would like our B.C. Canada, passed to his rest on Oct. 28, classes in the September, 1984 SURVEY, and envelope to be addressed to you — in the 1984, at the South Okanagan Hospital after see if you can help. Of the Class of 1915 it has upper left corner of your envelope — or place several months illness. He was born in a been determined that Ethel and John your name label there. Also if you have a prairie sod house in Arelee, Saskatchewan. Brownsberger are at the far left. Who else in professional degree — M.D., R.N., etc., give He attended Battleford Academy, where the picture? us that on the envelope or on the coupon he graduated in 1926. Determined to inside, with year of graduation. continue his education, he went on to • Gola Bryan (N '25) sent her order for the Canadian Junior College, and then to new Madison book and wrote: "I have often Broadview College, later receiving his wished I had such a book." Lois (Lowry) Cannon, Forrestville, MD. Master's degree from Western State College • Who was the first student at Madison? (Lois wrote about her concern that she of Colorado. The late Olive Wheeler thought it might have had been listed in the Class of 1959, but While at Broadview College he met been the son of a Mrs. Gillespie. Anyone actually finished her course at Madison Gladys Cooke who became his wife in 1931. know about this? College in December, 1939. Her husband, Dr. That fall they joined the teaching staff at Fox

Madison Survey. Jan. - Mar., 1985, p. 7 River Academy in Sheridan, Illinois, out and moved to Agusa, CA to work in the OSCAR PEMBROKE beginning a connection with school work Rural Rest Home there. On June 21, 1938, Word has been received through the , lasting 35 years. He also taught in several Evelyn married Howard Davidson. To their Arkansas-Louisiana Conference of the death junior and senior academies - Nekoma and union were born three sons. When the of Oscar Pembroke of Hot Springs, AK., on ' Witchita, KS, and Rulison, CO. He taught at children grew older and were in school she June 1, 1984. Oscar took the cafeteria course Canadian Union College in Canada four worked at Glendale S-H as a dietitian for at Madison in 1923-6. He put his Madison years. two years at Madison College. While at several years. schooling to practice as a baker and cook at Madison he served as manager of the college In 1977 the Davidsons moved to Ukiah, the san kitchen here, at Navaho Mission press and as principal of the high school. He CA. to be near their son Kenneth. Four years School in Arizona. at Hinsdale S-H, and at taught three years at the Franco-Haitian later she suffered severe brain damage and Grand Ledge Academy, then returned to Seminary in Haiti. He served as a salesman total blindness in a headon car collision Madison for a time as food director for the for the college press at S.M.C., also taught causing permanent disability. In recent institution. several years in public schools. His most months she was confined to a local Oscar and his wife, Addie Allen. were enjoyable teaching years were the last twelve convalescent hospital until her final illness. faithful alumni members. He often wrote and spent at Drury College in Springfield, MO.. The family looks forward to meeting her sent money for the SURVEY. Before they where he was a lecturer on his favorite on the resurrection morning as she was were married, Addie went with her parents, subject. European History, and a teacher of devoted to her Saviour whom she dearly the Aliens, to Cuba as self-supporting the Russian language. His extensive travels loved. missionaries. Presently she has been in a abroad (one five-week tour through Europe She leaves her husband Howard of Ukiah nursing home in Hot Springs for several in which he visited 36 SDA institutions) made and three sons: Robert of Colorado Springs, years. his classes especially interesting to the CO., Kenneth of Redwood Valley. CA., and In 1940 Oscar was in the U.S. Army at ;student. Richard of Berrien Springs, MI., also one Camp Knox, near Louisville. He spent several In 1969 the Rabukas retired at sister Mabel Robinson of Ukiah, CA., and one years in Hawaii. and in 1942 he was staff Armstrong, B.C., Canada. where they helped brother Glen Robinson of Medford, OK. sergeant at Camp Polk, Louisiana. The establish an Adventist congregation. In 1979 (Obituary furnished by Evelyn's Pembrokes spent several years in they moved to Osoyoos, B.C. joining the husband. Howard Davidson.) Massachusetts before retiring in Arkansas. efforts of the small company of Adventists in He wrote several times of his desire to see a building a sanctuary. PETER DONALD DURICHEK, Sr. new Madison started. "There is great need for For five summers during his teaching (Goldie Durichek wrote briefly about the this type of school," he said. years in the South, Mr. Rabuka contacted death of her husband, Peter Durickek, as The Pembrokes had two children — a schools, libraries, and churches with anti- follows.) daughter, LaSina, and a son LaVerne. (We narcotic materials aimed at informing youth "Peter died suddenly with a massive have no information on them.) Oscar's sister, of the pitfalls of liquor, drugs. and tobacco. heart attack on Oct. 11, 1984, and was buried Arlene, took the nursing course at M.C. in Following his father's example of reading at Collegedale. TN. I am retired and living in 1925. After graduation she joined the Navy the Bible aloud. Mike would read several Pomona. CA. I have been staff developer for and was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant chapters aloud daily to his wife for their our Adventist convalescent hospital in Commander. She died in 1967, and was morning and evening devotional times, a Glendora, CA." buried at St. Joe, TX., with full military practice begun when the Rabukas were From our records we glean the following honors. married 53 years ago. information. Goldie graduated from M.C. Brother Rabuka loved his Lord and with a B.S. in nursing in 1950. While she was • Does anyone have information on the earnestly desired to be ready to meet Him at employed in teaching and administrative Aliens, parents of Addie Allen? His coming. His daily prayer was that his positions in Chicago, Peter was engaged in children also would be ready for that glorious laundry management, was a medical SARAH (Huenergardt) STUYVESANT day of reunion. technician for Cook County Hospital ten Mrs. Sarah Stuyvesant died of a heart Survivors include his loving wife Gladys; years, an apartment building manager, and attack at age 90 in the L.L.U. Medical Center two children, Madeline Fuqua of Nashville, an engineer in a Chicago hotel. at Loma Linda, CA. on Sept. 14. 1984. The TN.: and Sue Flynn of Oregon; one son, In 1963 the Duricheks decided to join Stuyvesant family came to Madison in 1944 Mickey of San Diego, CA.; and seven their sister-in-law, Elizabeth Durichek, dean and spent many years here as students and grandchildren; also one brother, William, of of girls at M.C.. he to have charge of the workers. Paul Stuyvesant finished college in Calhoun, GA.; a graduate of Madison College laundry for over 4 years, and she to be 1945. The three children, Wilfred, Carolyn, in 1939. director of nursing service at Madison and Elisabeth, all attended school in the (It was this editor's privilege to be Hospital. After they left Madison they went to academy and college, and both their father entertained in the Rabuka home one Loma Linda where he was superintendent of and mother taught. Both earned Master's weekend in 1965, and get acquainted with laundry service at LLU, and later to Hinsdale degrees at Peabody in 1949. Gladys and Mike. Gladys has been a faithful S-H where he was in charge of the laundry. At first Mrs. Stuyvesant was director of member of the M.C.A.A. through the years. Next they went to Weslaco. TX. where he was the elementary teacher training program but Hers is one of the few names that appear on manager of Valley Grande Academy laundry. was transferred to the English Department of the editorial staff of the SURVEY. The His last work that we have record of was as the College in 1947. She was succeeded by Rabukas home has been in Osoyoos, B.C., manager of four Benefield Nursing homes Catherine Shepard in the elementary school Canada, but they got mail just over the line and chaplain of one, while living in Pomona, program. Sarah was an excellent teacher; between Canada and United States at CA. after teaching many years at Madison she and Oroville, Wash.) The Duricheks celebrated their 50th Paul retired in Loma Linda in the late 60's. The EVELYN (Robinson) DAVIDSON wedding anniversary at Collegedale in July, 50th anniversary celebration was held at the 1983. home of their son Wilfred in Madison in June. Evelyn May Davidson was born in Vega, Surviving are his wife Goldie of Pomona. 1976. In August 1984. Sarah returned to TX, on Dec. 1, 1908 and passed to her rest in CA.. and three sons — Peter, Jr., Johnny and Madison again to celebrate two milestones— Ukiah, CA.. April 23, 1984, at age 75. James. One brother's widow Elizabeth her 90th birthday and her granddaughter In 1924 she enrolled in N.A.N.I. high Durichek is dean of women at Hinsdale Ruth's wedding. school and continued there into college, Hospital School of Nursing. Just before Surviving are her husband Paul completing a dietetic course at Madison in getting this obituary printed his brother Joe Stuyvesant of Loma Linda, Dr. Wilfred 1931. Then for several years she worked with Durichek died in his home in Madison on Dec. Stuyvesant of Madison, Carolyn of Yucaipa, her sister Gladys, operating their own 20. 1984. We plan to include Joe's obituary in CA., Elizabeth Heidinger of Cherry Valley, treatment rooms in Nashville. Later they sold the next SURVEY. CA.

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ELDER ROSS J. SYPE and Hospital. The original property was 59 Department until 1948 when he left to join the acres. After the sanitarium closed in 1969, Dr. faculty of La Sierra College. (Minita Sype Brown, daughter of Ross Dietrich donated five acres to the Judson's assistants at Madison were and Gertrude Hunt Sype '40, wrote from Key McMinnville church where a new school George Juhl, J. W. Blair, C. L. Kendall, Largo, FL regarding her father's death. The building and gymnasium were erected. He Donald Welch. and Adolph Johnson. He did Sypes celebrated their 50th anniversary in continued in medical and surgical practice in outstanding work and at one time had 115 1964. They both attended Madison College. two other hospitals until his health problems registered Jersey cows. She preceded him in death in 1982.) caused him to retire in 1974. He donated all He celebrated, his 21st anniversary of My father, Elder Ross J. Sype, passed the hospital equipment to a mission station in graduation from Madison College by sending away August 10, 1984. at Key Largo, FL. He Haiti. his alma mater a check for $1,000 to express was buried by my mother Gertrude near Dr. Dietrich served in World War II as an his appreciation to be applied as follows: two Orlando. He was 94 years old. Now, after Army captain, served as president of the $200 scholarships for agricultural students, many years in the Lord's work in North and Warren County Medical Society, and was the remaining $600 for classroom equipment Central America. he is resting. waiting for the very active in the McMinnville Adventist and improvements in that department. call of the Lifegiver. Church, serving as elder and teaching a In addition to teaching and setting up the My husband Glenn and I attended the Sabbath school class. Dr. Dietrich was -ag" and dairy departments at Madison he Madison reunion at the Florida campmeeting. honored by a joint resolution passed by the also did the same at LaSierra College and two It was wonderful seeing some of our good Tennessee State Assembly in 1978. academies in California — San Pasqual and Madison friends again. Among the survivors are his wife Monterey Bay. He retired in 1981 and came We are retired and spend the summer Elizabeth of Ooltewah, Tn. and their two back South to settle on a farm in Scottsville, months in North Carolina. During the winter daughters - Peggy Basham of Dunlap, Tn., KY.. near his daughter Marilyn, wife of Dr. Lee we keep busy in south Florida with the and Carol Solomon of Kingsport, TN (Carol's Carter. Community Service work. As president of the husband, Dr. Dale Solomon, is a nephew of He was a life member of the Farm Bureau Lower Gold Coast Community service I the late Dr. John Solomon, who practiced and a life member of the M.C.A.A., and a oversee the medical van ministry in this area medicine at Madison.) member of the P.A.M.A. (Professional as well as all other phases of this important (In speaking of his life, Dr. Dietrich once Agriculture Men's Association). outreach endeavor. wrote the alumni office; "My motivation came Two funerals were held — one at the My brother Jack and his wife Alta are also strictly from Madison training of the six and Bowling Green, KY. church and one at the retired from education in Oregon and living in one-half years I was there." San Pasqua! church in California. Several Key Largo. The four of us are involved in from the Nashville area attended the Bowling raising up a church on this Key. We have Green funeral. A few red roses and sprigs of bought property and are now ready to start alfalfa were placed in his hand and one on the building a church.... May the Lord bless in casket, also Frank's western style big hat. His your work at Madison. We can never forget FRANK EMMERSON JUDSON little granddaughter Jacqueline Carter our time spent there and all our wonderful A shadow hung over the Madison farm played the auto harp and sang "Shall We friends. and orchard on Nov. 10, 1984 when the Gather at the River?" Daughter Marilyn shocking news came that Frank Judson (Mr. Carter gave a touching tribute to her father. MARY BLANCHE (Walters) ACKERMAN Agriculture) had died of a heart attack at his Elders Jack Colclesser and Paul Cannon and home in Scottsville. KY., at age 70. Doug Marcas participated. Blanche Ackerman was born Sept. 15, Frank was born in Glendale Nov. 8,1914. Among the survivors are his wife Velda 1931 in Laurel, MS., and died June 1, in and spent much of his life in California. and her mother. Pearl Close; three daughters Madison. Tenn. She is survived by her Frank Judson came to Madison as a — Janette Bruner of Las Gatos, CA., Donna husband John and three children — Judy student from California. He graduated in Washburn of Whitmore, CA., Marilyn Carter Cox of Big Springs, TX., Gary of Agriculture and Biology with the Class of of Scottsville, KY.; and five grandchildren; Hendersonville. TN. and Rebecca Waddy of 1938. He continued his work in the Frank's brother, Juliet Judson. and a great Nashville: her mother, Bessie Ashley; and agricultural department and also took school nephew, Dr. Larry Grimaldi of Madison. three grandchildren. The oldest daughter work at the University of Tennessee, The family requested two memorials — Carolyn Bell. died in 1977. Services were receiving his M.S. in Agriculture in 1940. He one at Agriculture Department of La Sierra conducted by Elders Jack Clarke and Mark became head of the Madison Agriculture Campus of L.L.U.. Loma Linda. CA. and the Dalton.

COUPON JULIUS P. DIETRICH, M.D. M. C. ALUMNI ASSOC., Box 1303, M. C. Sta., Madison, Tenn. 37116-1303 Julius P. Dietrich was born in New York City and died in Memorial Hospital in I wish to order copies of the new Madison book @ $30 each. Chattanooga, Tn., on Sept. 25. 1984. He had ($25.00 to those who pick it up) been ill with a kidney disease since 1974. enclosed (or will pay later Julius came to Madison in 1928 to I pledge S as a donation to help on the publishing fund. continue his education. He graduated from enclosed (or will pay later the academy in 1932, took the premed course at Madison, then went to medical school at I'm sending $ for alumni dues ($10 annual; $50 life) C.M.E. where he graduated in 1939 with his I am sending $ for THE MADISON SURVEY for year(s) M.D. degree. He took his internship at (at $3.00 a year) (New? Renewal/ Nashville General Hospital. (Alumni dues include SURVEY sub. price) Madison was the first school he had S enclosed as a memorial to Frank Judson. attended that was not a parochial school, coming from a Catholic background. While Make checks payable to M.C. Alumni for tax deductible receipt. at Madison he met and married Elizabeth NAME and ADDRESS Vinson, who took one year of nursing at Madison. News Note or Remarks: Dr. Dietrich began his medical practice in Warren County Tennessee in 1946, and later operated the Faulkner Springs Sanitarium

Madison Survey. Jan. - Mar., 1985, p. 9 other for The Bridge Fellowship, Rt. 2, FELIX A. LORENZ, SR. VIOLET (WEBB) BARHAM Bowling Green, KY. The SURVEY editor suggests a third memorial — for the Madison Lauretta (Walters) Lorenz wrote as Mrs. Earl Barham died Aug. 15. 1984, at farm and orchard that Frank loved so well and follows regarding the death of her husband Columbia, N.C. She graduated from where he worked so hard. Truly he was a man Felix: "We moved to Napa Valley Retirement Elementary Education at S.W.J.C., Keene, who "walked tall." Let's keep his memory Estates in 1981, and Felix was very happy TX., and was a teacher. Her husband Earl alive. here. However, after a fall and hip surgery he graduated from the Agriculture Course at had a heart arrest and and passed through the M.C. in 1951. He had a long record of GLADYS McCRILLIS EUSEY Valley on May 18, 1984. He was 92. He and I beekeeping business, and for some years a were married in 1964 after our spouses had honey house on the street just back of Mrs. Gladys Eusey, former teacher of died. He retired at age 80." Madison Hospital, later called Manzano Lane. typing, shorthand, and music at Madison Elder Lorenz graduated from Union Her husband Earl, of Columbia, N.C., Academy and College for 25 years, died Nov. College in 1917. and earned his M.A. degree survives, also one son and one daughter and 8. 1984. at the home of her daughter Nancy in 1949 and his Bachelor of Divinity degree at nine grandchildren. Son Alvin married Johnson. Andrews University in 1951. He served 10 Ramona Scott, both of whom graduated A native of Wisconsin, she was born in years in the 50's at Madison as head of the from M.C. in 1959. They have been living in 1906 and died at age 78 after an illness of over Bible Department, also was editor of THE Columbia. N.C. Daughter Evelyn graduated 4 years. She and Lee Eusey were married in MADISON SURVEY until 1960, preceding from Madison Academy in 1961. and is 1939. Both taught in a number of places for the present editor. During his last years at married to Dean Brown. They live in many years — Cedar Lake, Bethel, Madison he started a history of the institution Cascade, Mont. Shenandoah Valley, Oak Park, and Blue and Dr. E. A. Sutherland. His first wife, Olga, We are sorry we do not have more Mountain Academies, also Erie Junior was head of the Home Economics information on Mrs. Barham. She wrote while Academy. In addition she did secretarial Department at the college and chief dietitian back and sent renewal for the SURVEY. work at the Southern New England at the hospital. She died in 1962. "We enjoy reading the MADISON Conference office. She was a graduate of Lorenz had a long teaching record. In SURVEY very much, and thank Mable Towery Atlantic Union College in 1954. addition to Madison he taught Bible at South- for all she puts into it. I think we need to After retirement from Madison College. western Jr. College, he was teacher and renew our subscription, and am sending a the Euseys moved to Portland, TN. Surviving principal of Echo Valley Academy. check for that." are her husband Lee Eusey of Portland, TN., Wytheville, VA., taught in the Religion daughter Nancy Lee Johnson of • Several others died that we can't include Department at C.U.C., and lastly at Hendersonville, TN, four grandchildren; a this time as we had insufficient information. Sacramento Union Academy in California. sister Verna Mace of Los Angeles; a brother Joe Duricheck of Madison died Dec. 20; One of his practical skills was in building Elder Gordon McCrillis of Thomasville, GA; Roberta Gilbert, twin sister of Alberta (wife of construction. After he left Madison in 1960 he and his son "Mack" McCrillis. former student Dr. Claude Randolph) died Dec. 16. 1984 in wrote a book on the history of the Medical of M.C. Hillhaven Nursing Home, Madison: and Ruth Group Foundation at the request of the Darnell, mother of Jack Darnell, died in Statement of Ownership and Management Doctors Malin. Oakhurst, CA on May 25. 1984. at age 90. We MADISON SURVEY and ALUMNI NEWS is a Surviving are his wife Lauretta of invite relatives to send us obituaries. non-profit publication. published quarterly by the Yountville, CA.. two sons — Felix, Jr., of Madison College Alumni Association. Madison. Northville. MI; and Everett of Nashville; and Tenn.. with headquarters at Madison, Tn. an adopted daughter, "Lonnie" (Mrs. 0. K. Dr. Beverly Gregorius, Relief Duty. Singapore Name and address of editor: Mable H. Towery. Blayton of Rowland Heights, CA.. also a step- • Dr. Beverly Gregorius '34 served a 3- Box 1303, Madison College, Madison, Tenn. 37116. daughter, Merrillyn Johnson of Chico, CA. Name and address of owner: Madison College month term of relief duty at Youngberg Alumni Association, Madison. Tenn. DOROTHY (PROVINCE) MORGAN Memorial Hospital in Singapore in 1983. They The known bondholders, mortgages, and other were in need of a lady doctor with a specialty security holders owning 1 percent or more of total (The following information came from in OB Gyn for their outpatient clinic. She was amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: Dorothy Morgan's husband Ben. Mr. Morgan very enthusiastic about Singapore. and was None. MADISON SURVEY and ALUMNI NEWS also sent in a two-years subscription to the doing some consulting by phone. She wrote, carries no advertising. SURVEY.) "I loved it at Singapore. The people were so Dorothy Province Morgan died Oct. 9. nice and the patients were interesting." M.C.A.A. OFFICERS 1984, in the Walter Reed Army Hospital. President Herbert Hewitt '39 Washington, D.C., at the age of 68. After a CORRECTION: It was Robert Brock, not Past President Robert Sutherland '48 long illness caused by Osteoporosis. she had Charles and family who visited on Campus in Vice-President Marguerite Roberts '60 a hip replacement and blood-poisoning set Vice-President Don Rebman '51 June on furlough from Zaire, Africa. Robert in. She was a native of Battle Creek, MI. She Treasurer Lawrence Bidwell '46 has since been employed by AHS - East Mid- had lived in Texas for some time before the Asst. Treasurers .... K. Marshall & Edith Johnson America as an internal auditor and lives in family moved to Blackshear, GA. Executive Secretary, Director, and Custodian Frederick, MD. Mable H. Towery She is survived by her husband, Benjamin A. Morgan of Blackshear, GA.; two Brock Family Reunion OTHER BOARD MEMBERS: Bernard Bowen '56. sons — Benjamin. Jr.. of San Antonio, TX., William V. Campbell '53. Dorothy Mathews '37. While here at Madison a Brock family Velma Jeffus '46, Mabel Schlenker '44. and J. P. Morgan of Waycross, GA.; and three daughters — Vallerie Grant of Sequim. WA., reunion was held at the home of his mother, Barbara Crews of Blackshear, GA., Betty Lou Opal Brock, in Madison, where all her MADISON SURVEY & ALUMNI NEWS children were present — Richard of Mailing Address: Fisher of Adelphia, MD., also a sister Betty Barantine of Ft. Worth, TX; and a brother, Bob Knoxville. Judy Silva of Madison, Robert Box 1303, Madison. Tenn. 37116-1303 (now of Frederick, MD.). Barbara Busch of Subscription Price. $3.00 a year Province of Hartsell, AL. Madison, Patty Higgenbotham of Chicago, January - March, 1985 Editor: Mable H. 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