Marturion 1951

HISTORY OF FRESHMAN CLASS On the ninth day of Sept emb er in t he y ea r nint een hundred an d f i f t y, an event of h i s t or ic sign i f ic anc e t ook p l a c e a t t he Bapti s t Bi b le Ins t i t u t e in Clevelan d, Ohi o. It was t here t ha t t he clas s of 1953 assemb led f or the fi rs t t i me. The pur pose of t heir ga t hering WA S t o r eg i s t er f or t he fall semes t er. Here they me t the i r President an d Dean Mr . Ams l er, an d the ir s chool bus iness manager , Mr . Bennett . On the sevent eenth day of Sept emb er t h e f a cul ty an d admini s t ra ti on deemed it on l y prope r t ha t t h i s c lass should b e r e c e iv ed f ormally ; the r efo r e, a t sev en thirty s h arp e ve ryon e assemb led a t t he do rmit ory on Eas t Boulevard wh ere they were wel c omed b y t he fa c ul t y an d s t af f . Near t he en d of Novemb er t he c las~ f a c ed mid- t erm examina ti on s. Supr i s ing– l y en ough, they managed t o surv i v e t he i r fir s t major s i ege of t es t s. Wi t h these b ehind them t hey left f or home t o en joy a pleasant Than ksgiving vacati on . When they finally pulled t hemselves out of the s n ow t wo weeks lat er , t hey re t urn ed, r e f resh ed, t o t he daily routine of c lasses. The t i me from Than ksgiv ing t o Ch r i s t mas passed so rap i dly t ha t it i s d ifficul t t o rememb er wha t d i d happen. It seemed t o b e j us t on e b ig b lur of t es t s, c lasses, happy times in t he dorm, cho ir pra ct ice, an d s t udying. Chri s t mas va c a ti on was b liss i n deed but , it mus t b e admitted, t here was a strong des ire t o ret urn t o B .B . I . Back e t s chool the day s of hush, r ush, an d cram n ow c ame ov er the enti re c lass as the en d of the semes t er c ame c loser an d cl oser. Final examina ti on s h ung over h ead like a h eavy c loud. Desp it e the wo rrying an d fr e tting , the exams wer e not as h a r d a s the c lass expect ed, an d mos t of it s memb e r s c a n look b ack on t he t es t s with the sati sfac ti on of a job well don e. As t h e n ew semes t e r b egan , t he wea– ry c lass was r evived b y t he t ran sfus i on of n ew b lood. Twelv e n ew memb ers j o ined it s ran ks. Now t ha t t h ings are again n ormal, the u s ual l iv ely f irs t y ear c lass sh ou ld b e r eady t o withs t an d any– t hing . As thi s y ear en ds , they look forwa r d an d upwa r d for the s t reng th , guidanc e an d love t o c arry them on t o b igger a nd b etter things · f or Ch r i s t . 30