SOUTHERNADVENTISTUNIV McKeeLib Vol. 61 No. 2 105908-160 e of Southern Adventist Universi McKEEUBRARV / SotrthwnAdventistUniverstty CdtogBtfale.TN 37315 / SEP 7 2008 / # \ • ^^ = Bad Economy Good News ^ 12 p. Southern in the Pockets of Great Depression Prayer WSk — Opening Comments y iththeeconomycrashingaroundus,onefeelingstands outamongstthejumble ofdailyemotionsthenewsbrings asenseofresponsibility. Ijustcan'tshake thefeeling thatGod hadprepared me to, inasmall way, beablessingtothosearound me inthis timeofcrisis. Yousee,overthe lastdecade, myfamilyfacedourownfinancialcrisis. Circumstances largelybeyondourcontrolhad ledtooverwhelmingdebt. But inmid-September, 1satdown tocrunchsomenumbers anddetermined thatwe couldbe freeofcreditcarddebtby the summerof2010. Providential eventsthat led up toourfamilybeingnearly freeofdebt made mecertainthatGod lightened ourfinan- cialburdenjust intime toshareourblessings. With this inmind,we investedalargechunkofourtime and money intopteparing togrowandstorefood.This isn't because 1 fearmy incomebecomingunstable in the near tutute but because 1 want tobeprepated tosharefood with thoseclose tome as theeffectsoithe economyhit home. Asaneditor, thissenseofresponsibilityled metoselect atticlesforthis issue that 1 feltwouldbepatticularlyuseful to Southern'salumniandfriendswhoarealsocaughtup inthe economicdtamaoftoday. Knowinghow important it istoreflectonourhistoty in ordertoapply its lessonstothe present, I askedLynnSauls, '56, tolookintohow theGreatDepressionaffectedSouthern anditsstudents. You'llfindhisresultingarticle,basedon the investigationofhistorybooksand interviewswith living alumnifrom thatera, onpage 8. 1 learned thatoneofoutalumni, Da\id Beckworth, '94, IV aneconomistwhohasdone research (whichcaught the attentionofCNN) onhoweconomicclimate affectschurch involvement.The informationhepresents inhisarticleon page 12 maybeofparticularinteresttopastorsand laypeople seekingtomeet the needsoftheircongregations inresponse Fytcherhopeshergatd^ enough to theeconomicdownturn. foodtosharewithout-of-workfriends. And ofcourse, 1 couldn't let this issuegotopresswithout someadvicefromsomeofourownemployeesand alumni sharedonpages 14 and 15. Whetheryou're like me (seekingaway tohelp those aroundyou in the midstofthefinancialcrisis) orlike the manywhoarestilldrowning inthe stresscausedbythecrashingeconomy, it'smyprayerthatyouwillfindsome- thing inthis issue tohelpyoufacetoday'schallengeswithwisdom. Lori Futcher, Editor 2 • Summer2009 McKEELIBRABV southernA(lvent.stUnivers»y Collegedale.TN 3731a Features SBPO720Q9 8 Southern's Survival Look at how Southern flourished during the Great Depression, and see what the university is doing to repeat history. 19 Thp Gf\nr\ Npw<: in a RaH Fronomy Economist David Beckworth, '94, shares his research on how a bad economy can be good for churches. 14 Tips for Tough Times Southern employees and alumni share advice on how to adjust and yet continue being charitable on a tighter budget. Avenues of Prayer 16 Take a virtual walk through Southern's campus, and experience how prayer permeates a variety of locations. 18 The Best Medicine Meet three Southern alumni who are at the top oftheir medical fields. De|i COVER:Lesscoincouldleadto morefaith,accordingtoresearchby economistDavidBeckworth,'94. ^ 181^ Columns • 3 InBox Blessed are the Friends Feasting on Photos 1 normallyskim throughCOLUMNSmaga- 1 wasn't able tomake it toSouthern'shome- zine, but this time [winter2009] torwhatever coming lastfall, so it wasfunexperiencinga COLUMNS COLUMNS reason, 1 read throughmostofthe articles. taste oi it through the pictures in Ienjoyed all the write-upsfromVivienne, [winter2009]. Volume 61 Number 2 Chris,andAdrienne, hut 1 particularly liked I alsoenjoyed the travel memoriesphotos, "Friendsinthe Divide."Thisarticlereinforces whichbrought mebacktoacoldThanksgiving how important it istobeafriendwhenpeople trip toNewYorkCit>'withmyArtApprecia- — hurt andwehaveahurtingworldall around tionclass. Howmuchwepacked intoashort ManagingEditor:LoriFutcher,'94 us. amount oftime! LayoutEditor:IngridSkantz,'90 Thankyou,Vivienne,forsharingthat. 1 ReadmgCOLUMNS remindsme ofwhy wasblessedreadingyourarticle. 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Questions, concerns, compliments, criticisms, COLUMNSistheofficialmagazineof and even discussions^all are welcome and SouthernAdventistUniversity,producedby encouraged. Letters may be edited for length MarketingandUniversityRelationstoprovide informationtoalumniandotherfriends or clarity. Please send InBox letters to: oftheuniversity.'-2009,SouthernAdventistUniversity COLUMNS Editor, PC Box 370, Collegedale, TN 37315-0370 or email [email protected]. 4 • Summer2009 Teaching Teachers "You Are Meff Here for Theholidayswerefast approaching, and therewasabuzzofactivity andenergy in Daniells Hall. 1 wasexhaustedand inseriousneedof a vacation.Thesemesterhad beenoneofthe busiest and moststressful byTerrieLong,SocialWorkandfamilyStudiesDepartment ones I hadexperiencedsincereturningtoSouthern asaprofessor. As 1 began the workofpreparingforexams, updatinggrades, and schedulingappointments, 1 wonderedhowIw-asgoing toht it all in. 1 thengatheredclassmaterials and begantowalk theshortdistancedown needed morehours inmyday! Mydeskwascoveredwithpapers ("or- thehallway totheclassroom. ganizedconfusion," I like tocall it),stickynotescoveredtheframeof Iputonmy"gameface"andkeptrehearsingGod'spromises,butI still mycomputer, and myphone indicated thattherewereseveral messages hadthesamequestion,"God, whyam Ihere?"Godwasstillsilent. waitingfor my reply. As Ientered theclassroom, afamiliarenergyandjoyreturned. I went Tackling the tasksbefore me, my mind turned to the semester's activi- aboutmyresponsibilitiesofteaching and workingwith students. ties.Therewerehighsand lows,good timesandbad, butthenegative Theclasswentwell,yetas1 began togathermythingsthequestion thoughtsseemed todominate mymind.Thecriticalevaluationofastu- returned, "God,whyamIhere?" 1 lookedat theemptyingroomand dent, amistake made ingradinganexam, anunclearassignment, student critiquedmypresentation.WasI clear?DidI makeadifference? complaints.... Mymentalassessmentwas interruptedbyastudentwhoapproached 1 tookadeepbreath and pulled myselftogether, tryingtofocusonthe mewithaboldness 1 hadnotseen inherbefore. Qiana Millro, ajunior positiveaspectsofthesemester.Therehadbeengreatguestspeakers, familystudiesmajor, transferredtoSouthernfromChattanoogaState successfulfieldeducationmatches, andpowerfulprayersbeforeeachclass. becauseshe wanted tocompleteherbachelor'sdegreeonaChristian Yetinsteadofpeace,mymindwas campus.Asasinglemother,shewas filledwithquestions."\X-?i>'amIhere.'" determined tobecomeasocial Evenas 1 lookedatthedegrees workersoshecouldmakeadifference neatlyframedon my ofhce wall, 1 in the livesofhurtingpeoplelikeso didn'tfeel like muchofaprofes- manypeoplehaddoneforher. sor. Doubtcloudedmy mind, and I Quietlybutboldly,Qianatook againaskedGod, thistimewitha myhands inhers, thenlooked tremblingvoiceandtear-filledeyes. deeply intomyeyesandbeganto "Why?" ButGod wassilent. He cry. Iwasn'tquitesurewhatwasgo- seemed tobedistant, almost uncon- ingonwithherbutfelt impressed cernedwith mysituation. toremainsilent. Iquicklyrehearsedthescriptures Asshewept, shespokesincerely found inJeremiah 29:11: "'ForI fromherheart: "Mrs. Long, I'mso know the plans 1 haveforyou,'de- gladyou'rehere. Youaremyinspi- claresthe Lord, 'plans toprosperyou ration. WhatwouldI dowithout andnot toharmyou,planstogive you?Youarehereforme." youhope andafuture" (NIV) and God's Answer Romans8:28: "Andweknowthat allthingsworktogetherforgoodto Thewordscontmuedinmymind: themthat loveGod, to themwho "Youarehereforme."Ireviewedmy are the called accordingtohispur- question, "God, whyamIhere?" pose." 1 repeatedthosepromisesover thenherwords"Youarehereforme." andover, buteventheydidn'tbring Through thepowerfulwordsof thequickrelief1 sought. Qiana,Godhadansweredmyprayer. Godhadconfirmedmypurposeand A Student's Voice TerrieLongheardGod'sanswertohertroublingquestionthroughthevoiceofastudent. renewedmyfaith. Myheartwas A knock at thedoorand the abouttoburst; 1 wassofilledwith ringingphonebroughtme backto therealityoimyhectic schedule. thejoyandpeaceofGod's loveforme. Hewas listening. Hewas .Appointments, meetings,classpreparations, andgradingastackofpapers concernedaboutmysituation,andatjusttheright time. Hestilledthe — thatwereoverduecalledformyimmediateattention andIhadaclass wavesofmyquestioningan—dga\'e mepeace. Itstillamazes me.Qiana in 15 minutes. I attendedtothestudentatthedoor, returned thecall, thought I wasthereforher but inreality, shewasthereforme. -^ Columns • 5 People thesoldiersduringthe interview. "Iftheyliked Chester Jordan you that much,"he said, "thenwewantyou." Heartfelt Hospitality Following this,Chesterservedatservice- man'scenters inTexas, Korea, andGermany. hedoorbellrangatthe homeofChester Therehe usedhisgiftofwarmhospitalityand Jordan, '53. "I knowyousaidnot tocome at acceptance asheprovideda"homeawayfrom this time, but I'mhungry,"said thesoldier. "I'll home"fordraftees, single youngpeople, and justgobacktothekitchen." military'families. He facilitatedmealsandwor- Chester'sguestfromthe GeneralConference shipservicesamongothernurturingactivities. sat in thelivingroomabsorbingwhathadjust Afterretirement, Chesterfeltdrawn tothe transpired. Hewasthere to interviewChester witnessingopportunitiesoftheAdventist torthedirectorposition at thechurch'sservice- Heritage Ministry. Hestarted at theWilliam men'scenter inSan Antonio,Texas. MillerFarm andthen moved on toJoseph Thedoorbell rangagain, andChesterfound Bates' boyhoodhome. Onceagainopeningup yetanothersoldieronhisdoorstep. "I'mhere doorsand invitingothersin, heserved as formy Biblestudy. Pastor,"thesoldiersaid. "1 caretakerandtourguide, tellingothersabout justremembered that 1shouldn'tstopbytoday, thegrowthofAdventism. but hereare my Bible lessonsfornext time." "1 wasable tohelpAdventistslearnmore Apologizingforthe interruptions, Ches- aboutourhistory and talk tononbelieversabout terresumedhis interview. Afterafew weeks, God,"hesays. "There issomuch to learnby Chesterwasnotified thathehadbeenselected walking in thefootstepsofAdventistpioneers." fortheposition. Knowingtherehadbeenthree Tothisday,Chesterstillwelcomesothersinto witnessedandaided thegrowthofthe church — othersmorequalified,Chesterasked whyhe hishomeandchurch. Workinginthepersonal from 17 membersto96 andstillgrowing. hadbeenchosen.The interviewerexplained ministryandcommunicationsdepartmentsatthe "Mypassionforservicecamefrom reading that it wasthehospitalityChestershowed to newNorth LakeChurch in Florida,Chesterhas aboutJesus, whocame asaservant tosave His Leslie Ann Schwatzer The Aroma of Christ AdvancementAdministrativeAssistantLeslie AnnSchwarzerdesirestobethe aromaof Christ. Shegottheideawhilereading2Corinthi- ans2:15,whichsays, "Forwe aretoGodthe aromaofChristamongthosewhoarebeing savedand thosewhoareperishing" (NIV). "1 like theword'aroma'because it'sgentle," shesays. "Youcan impactotherpeople'slives in littleways."Schwarzerespeciallyenjoys 1 ministeringtostudents. Thoughsheneverhad children, ifshehad, they wouldbecollege-aged now.Throughher interactionswithstudents, Schwarzerhas many"adoptedchildren." "WehavesomestudentsatSouthernwho arelonely andstudentswhoarehurting,"she says. "Youhave totouchthem littleby little." An interactionthatwasespeciallymean- ingful toSchwarzerhappenedwhen married studentsJosh, asophomorebiology major, and Leanne Baltzer, asophomorepsychologymajor, lostadogthatwaslikeachild. Togetherthey buried thedogintheSchwarzers' backyardand Browsingthe Internet forpotential college Myron Jenkins options, Myron stumbledonto Southern's stepping Out in Faith website. "I had neverevenheard ofSouthern," Mvrt)nJenkinswas4yearsoldwhenhe first Myronsays. "As 1 looked onthe mainwebsite, tcltGodcallinghim. Sittingnexttohis 1 felt serenityand peace. I knew I belonged grandmotherat a Baptistchurch in St. Louis, there." Missouri, little Myronfeltprompted towalk Myron moved toCollegedale, where he tothefrontandsit in thepulpit area.The became afull-time student and achaplain at pastorhaltedmid-sentenceandwatched with Morning Point, an assisted livingresidence. amusementasMyronapproached thepulpit. He "Southern seems like asmallglimpse of allowedMyrontojoinhim and turned to the heaven,"saysMyron. congregation, saying thathecouldseeGod had Attendingcollegehasnotcome without somethingspecialplannedforMyron. itsprice. Havinggiven uphis business togo Justasthatpastorpredicted,aspecialplanwas toschool full time, Myron'sfinancialsituation beinglaidoutforMyron.At 17, hepreached isnot what it used tobe, but his faith remains hisfirstsermon. Myron'spassionforsingingled unshaken. tohisinvolvementwithanAdventistsinging "When you live in faith, you seeGod group, andsoonhewasboundforOakwood clearer," saysMyronofhisneedsalways being College, despitehis Baptistfaith. While at met. "1 felt God telling me that ifI live in Oakwood,Myron'sfriend used the Bible to earnest effort, He will connect the dots." peopleandsetanexampletorallofus," provethattheseventhday istheSabbath.Con- ~ManuelaAsaftei saysChester."Therecouldbenobetter foundedwiththis waytospendalifetimethan insendee." simpletruth that ~ManuelaAsaftei hehadsomehow missed, Myronwas baptized intothe Adventistfaith. held afuneralserviceforhim. Afterhis "I got tobeamotherinaway," baptism, Myronre- Schwar:ersays. "Toholdsomebody turnedtoSt.Louis, who issobbing uncontrollably." wherehe started Schwarzer'sgentlemotheringway amechanical wasexactlywhatLeanneandJosh contractingbusi- needed in theirtimeofmourning. ness. Foryearshis "Leslie hasdefinitely beenalike businesssucceeded momawayfromhome," Leannesays. whileraisinga "Herpresenceandherunderstanding familyofnine ofourgriefwasverycomforting." children.Oneday, Schwarzerisalsoinvolved in whileatworkfeel- campuslife.Thisyearshestarted the ingthepressuresof FiberArtsClub, whichgivesstudents beingpulledfrom anenvironment to learnhow toknit, ahundreddifferent crochet, anddoothercrafts. directions, Myron "It'saclubwherestudentscanlearn feltGodcalling acraftand impactthecommunity himagain. both locallyandgloballywithproj- "Ifelt very ects, likeknittingscarvesforMongo- stronglythat lia," Schwar:ersays. Godwassaying, ForSchwarzer, that's what being 'shutthedoorsof the aroma ofChrist means. It is yourbusinessand about meetingpeople'sneeds when preachmyword you see them. full time',"Myron ~EmilyYoungandManuelaAsaftei recalls. Columns by R. Lynn Sauls, '56 Southern's Survival Southern didn't just survive tlie Great Depression. It thrived. Here's the story of how administrators, faculty, and students worked together to keep the college alive. SouthernjuniorCollegewas indebt. Enrollment hadplummeted. Thenumberoffacultywas helowarationaloperating minimum. Before theGreatDepressionhit thenation, theSouthfacedaregionaldepressionthat nearly ledtotheclosingofthecollege.Thefaculty'sresponse to thiscrisiswoulddetermineSouthern's verysurvival. Duringanemergencyfacultymeeting inOctober 1921, PresidentLynnWood asked the employ- eestoconsider individuallywhatsacrifices theycould make. Bible Professor].H. Behrenswasthetirst tospeak up,declaring thatheneededonlyaplace to live inthe residencehall, foodfromthedininghall, andaway towashhisclothes. Otherschimed — inwith similarconcessions andwith theirsacrifices,changed Southern'sfate. New industrieswereestablished.Although theyoftentookafinancial loss, thewagesthey were able toprovidehelped the enrollmentgrow\ Withoutthejobsthese industriesprovided, many studentswouldnothavebeen able toafford attendingSouthern. Donationsfromchurch membersandgeneroussubsidiesfrom Southern'sconstituent and union conferencesaswellas theNorthAmerican Division and theGeneralConference alsohelpedkeep thecollege open. Southern was able to continue preparing students for careers in education, science, and more because of industries like the furniture factory and bakery, which enabled students to earn their waythrough school during the Great Depression. • SUMMI^R2009 By 1929 Southern u;isJcht tree. At the A .second action wastoexpand indus- Withsomeguidancefrom Klooster,she 1930constituency meetinj;, aspokesperson trial employment opportunitiesand relieve determined that it took$13 a month tofeed announced that theschoolshowed aprofit tor the president and treasurerofallteaching Nobleathome. everyyearsince 1927.Thedelegatesrose to responsibilitiessothattheycould moreclosely "Sendus$13 each month, and we'll provide sing"PraiseGod, FromWhom All Blessings monitortheschool's industries.Thebroom workforhimtocoverthe rest,"Kloostersaid. Flow,"unaware that thediflicultiesoftinanc- factorywasresurrected, andotherindustries In helpingfamilieslike theViningscope — ing aChristianeducation during theprevious were started among themanutcrackery, a with the Depression, Southern'spresident was 1 1 years were ahout toheeclipsed hy theGreat reed furniturefactory, acerealpuffery, a book alsohelpingSouthernJunior(Collegecope, as Depression that wasjust heginning. bindery, andahosierymill. Someofthese were enrollmentwasbecomingkey tothecollege's short lived, othersoperatedata loss, butall survival. The Depression Hits Home provided earningopportunitiesthatenabled WiththeDepressioncameadecline inenroll- studentstoattendSouthern.Afew industries, ment. Manyparentsdid not seehow theycould such asthehosiery mill and theCollege Piess, afford tosend theirchildren toSouthern. The werequite prohtahle and by 1936 were making enrollmentof300 in 1927-28droppedtoalowof uptorthe lossesofsome oithe other indus- 194 in 1932-33.Suchaprecipitousdropmeanta tries. With these industries,Southernenabled bigdecline in thecashreceivedfromstudents. .studentstoearntheirway throughcollege. Thecollege tookseveralactions tohalt the One ofthosestudentswasNoble Vining, '36. drop inenrollment. In 1933, theworst yearoftheGreat One actionwastoslash tuitionrates.Tuition Depression, youngNobleandhis motherwere and roomexpenseswerecutfrom$248 to$180 in President H.J. Klooster'sofficewondering forthe 1931-32 academicyear. Tocompensate ifNoblewouldheable toattendSouthern torthe income loss, thecollegereducedteacher JuniorCollege. salarieshy 10percent inJanuary 1932, another "Mrs. Vining, do you knowhow much it 10percentsix months later, andanother 10 costs tokeepyoursonathome?" asked percent inJuly 1933. Klooster. "I managed to hitch a ride from Florida to Southern Junior College, then got a job in the woodworking shop to try to build up credit before the new school year began. Times were hard. I don't know whether it was because of the Depression or just my family poverty." ~ RobertJ. wieiand. '35 Columns • 9 "I worked at the College Press. W.C. Starkey was the manager and specialized in soliciting business from paint manufacturers. We printed what seemed to me millions of paint labels." ~ Clyde Franz, '32 From Surviving to Thriving PublishingAssociation, andsupport from alum- Tuition reduction and expansionotemploy- nisuchasGradye (Brook) Summerour,from the mentopportunitieshadthedesiredettect. classof 1908. Southernnotonlysurvivedbut Enrollmentrosefrom 194 in 1932-33 to248 in thrivedduringtheGreatDepression. 1933-34. By 1936-37 itwas 358.The improve- AstheDepressionworeon,thefinancialsitu- ment in thejobrate throughout the nation ationofthecollegestabilized. Bydecade'send, created by Roosevelt'sNew Deal alsohelped. employeewageshadbeenrestored, andSouthern Meanwhile, as the Depression was influ- wasagaincfeht-freewithacollectionsrateof encingotherschools tolowertheirstandards, nearly 100percent.Thecollegehadpurchased Kloosterconvincedtheboardandmostofthe adjacent realestate, madecapitalexpenditures facultyoftheneedforaccreditationandled the foragriculturaland industrialplantequipment, faculty to take steps topreparefor it. He said upgraded the libraryandscience laboratories, that many Adventist youngpeoplewentelse- completedthe manualartsandnormal (teacher- wherebecauseSouthernwasn't accredited. training) buildings,constructedanewdininghall, "Kloosterwasadynamicspeakerandhad a expanded thewomen'sresidencehall, andbuilt commandingdemeanor,"saysNobleVining."One additionalfacultyhousing. Inaddition, Klooster's feltawed inhispresence.Hewasagreatpromoter dreamofaccreditationhadcome true. Thesec- of industries, academic excellence, andChristian ondaryschoolprogramwasaccredited in 1930. education. 1 don't believe theschool would be Juniorcollegeaccreditationfollowed in 1936. here today itithadn'tbeenforPresidentKlooster." Southerncame outofthe Depressionstron- WithKlooster'sforesightanddynamic lead- gerthanever, v" ership, thegeneroussubsidiesfromconstituent Thehistoricalin/ormarionintliisarticlereliesheavilyonresearch conferencesand the SouthernUnion,helpfrom dtnieh>HistcrryProfessorDennisPettihoneinumtmg,ACentury FloridaSanitariumandHospitalandSouthern ofChallenge:TheStoryofSouthernCollege 1892-1992. President H.J. Klooster (above) led the college in introducing new majors like home economics (top left). To make college affordable for those affected by the poor economy, the university slashed tuition rates but requiredthe students to put in six hours of free la- bor at industries like the dairy (center left) and College Press (bottom left). 10 • Summer2009