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wAKE FOREST COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS WAKE FOREST COLLEGE WAKE FOREST~ N. C.

VOLU ME 2 FEBRUARY, 1930 JuMBER 2

Plans for Gymnasium Perfected Structure to Be Modern From Every Viewpoint

Blueprin ts fo r t he new gymnasium soon to be erected from funds now being soli ci ted have been completed. The plans wer e drawn after a careful survey of m any gymnasiums throughout the coun­try a nd not only conform t hr oughout to t he be t sta11.riards nf de ig11 and equipmen t , hut ::J l Rn to t h e general type of buildings on t he Wake F orest Campus.

The building will be located on t he western edge of t he campus, convenien t to a ll student and to the Gor e athl eti c fi eld .

The offi ces of a ll athletic departments of the col­lege will be hou ed on the main floo r . These office,

will have ample accommodations for medical exami­nation of all students in the college and especially t hose par ticipating actively in ath letics. The main floor of t he gymnasium has been designed for three basketball practice courts . These courts may be combined into one for intercollegiate contests. Al­.iowan e bas been made for a seating capadt uf 1,200 . An auxiliary practice room, a trophy room, and offices complete the plan of the main floor.

The ground floor will furnish accommodations for visiting teams, a total of 635 lo kers, four large dressing rooms, showers, and a 70-foot swimming pool. Space is also provided fo r minor ports and office for students' ath letic organizations.

T HE P R OPO ED PHYSICA l . ED ( 'ATION BL' ILDING

AN IMPl~RATIVE APP:EAL Last fall alumni, aro·nsed J,ecausc:- of the m·g·ent need . f)f their .Alma ::\later, deter11tine<l to bring

relief an£t make a greater Wake .Forest. As tbe .Alnuuti News goes to press, announcement is made of the resignation of President Gaines. Word also comes tltat the General Board of the Baptist State Comeution will be caned to meet early in Jliarch to redse budgets dra.stica.lly. In face of Illan tO" raise funds, the Pre ident's re ·ignation appears serious. The meeting of the Gene1·aJ Board pre ents t>roblem directly and indirectly ·rital to Wake Fo-rest, since the Board may be asked to discontinue as istauce to young :tUinisters and eliminate the a.Jlocation of $4,000 to Wake Forest for cun-ent expenses.

The work of raising funds for new building·s is in the ltaud of a competent committee o-f alumni, trustees, and faculty. There wiU be no 11esit'ation or retreat. In the present emergency, however, let eve1·y alumus become doubly Joyal to his Alma 1\Iater.

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Plans for Students' A ctivities Building Completed

Th tud nt ' ctivities Building will be of the olonial typ , with ad quate provi ion for vis iting

alumni, lit rary o i ti , religious organizations, etc. The plan indicate that the structure will be ver y attra tiv and mod rn in v ry respect. T h olonia l de ign i in k eping with the general type of buildi ng on th \'. ake For t ampus.

Th i n w building \Vill b three stori in height. Th fir t floor will contain ix offices for different college publi ation and tud nt officia l , a la rge book room a kit hen, and a dining room, 62 by 43 feet. -. hich, by m an of accordion door , may be converted into ix mall private dining room . In tb e pr ivate dining ro m vari u tudent organization may have dinn r and banqu t , and h re al umni rgauizati n

may meet under wholesom a nd a ttra ti ve c ndition . The second floor will on ist of a large lobby,

several convertible la rooms, a large r adin room, a n offi fo r the director of the build ing. and a n a uditorium in w hi h religiou assemblie , s tudent ' dramatic , et . may be held.

The third floor will provide ha ll fo r th Phil m · t besian and tb Euz lian litera ry o ie ti It will a l o have eigh t gues t chamber with privat bath , whi ch w ill be r e erved for a lumni who wi h to vi sit Wake F ore t. Tbi fl oor will a l o hav a larg par lor for t h re ept ion of g ue t .

T he buildi ng will t herefore b a w h 1 s m , home· lik pla e for studen t r ecr a ti n a nd work, and will

rve a lumni u pon th ir v isi t t t h ir lm Ma t r .

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:MATTHEW TY ON YATE , B .A. ' 46

"It ha bee:n aid, and will be o written, that

Matthew T y s on Yates was th gr eate t Ameri can mi s ionary of th n ineteenth cen­tury." -Dr. T . E.

' ]Qjnner in a ketch in the Bap­

tist Alma11ac for 1 89.

Yate i one of the finest prod..llcts of W ak Fore t

ollege_ The story of hi life and labor hows what an important part even a sma ll col­lege may have m fitting men for th.e great t ta­tion in hri tian en•ice. Yate wa ­

the -on of n Bap­tit deacon; lle

wa hri tian re pon ibility by he wa prepar d for

ollege by a T ru tee of \\ a ke Fore t oll ge, Mr. G. V. . Thomp on. at hi academy four mile west of the ollege; he wa encouraged to come to Wake Fore t by Pre ident \Vait; while he wa in ollege tbe mi ionary purpo e whi ·h h already held were timu.lat d by the encouragement an d ym­pathy of the Pre ident and members of the Eaculty; and from a bi oo, awkward, overgrown youth, pa t the u ual age of college tudent , he became a trong, cultured, intellec.tually vigorou , . elLreliant man , fitted to tand a God' repre enta ­tive to the olde t, proud t and mo t populou kingdom of the world. Though at time he erved hi country in importn nt po ition in the con ular ervice and wa offer d the pla<" of

on ul General of th e nited tate to hina, h declared he would not leaYe hi place of tru t a Amba ador for lui t to become Pre ident of the ni t d tate . Where in orth Carolina could he have b een trained except at Wake For e t College? H e knew the worth of th College to the denomina ­tion; as a loyal a lumnu h e gave it many thou and of dolla r , and he left a daughter with hi pirit who three year ago bequeathed the College ten thou a nd dolla1·s more. Thu s Wake Fore t' greate t son live and bow the way to hi brother alumni.

SAMUEL WAIT, D.D ., President 1 34-1845

Samuel \V a i t was among the first who a w that a College was incli pen abl to Bapti t progres 1n orth Carolina. .l!'or three year , 1 i!0-33, a Agent tor the newlv tor me d Bapti "t ' tate Convention,

he p1·eached educa­t i 0 D t 0 thil tJnu r ches and As. soc1ations of the tlapti ts from one end of the ta te to the other. 'rhe Baptists accepted his message _and established Wake For e t College, which opened it door on Februan· 2, 1 34, with \Vait as Pre id nt. l''r om that day the Bapt1 t of - .N.orth "urolina bega n to a ch ·ance in the rt- , pect of ~he world _and of th e~11 _eh'e , in culture, u efuln e~ and pgwer; m eval?~el!ca_l and m1 1onar~· zeal , and ucce ; in beue,·olence and sp1ntuah ty. The ollege under Wait and hi ucc ors ba been, a . he iutendecl it should be, the camping ground wher e the Bapt1 t young men of North Carolina ar e train ed for the active e1·vices of life in ta te and church . In gener a l char acter an~ purpo -e the trainin_g hn. r emained th e sa me. Th pri ma ry de 1gn to further BaptJ t progr e in rorth Carolina h a not been lo -t s ight of. In our day, a in W ait' , the n u mber of our young men who get thi training depend upon th p r o­vi ion for them at the College. W e hall develop W ait' ideal only if we make thi provi ion suffi cien t to take care of even Ba~ti t. youth in the ta t who de ire a <"Olleg-e eclucatiOJ;. Wa1t hve here now, and iu a core of other la nd s immortal throug-h un elfLh vi ion and er vice. '

LEA LABORATORY

SIDNEY SJ_,ADE LEA AND FA NIE E. LEA

Sidney S. Lea and hi wife, Fannie E. Lea- he a ucce · ful business man of Caswell ouutv and she hi chari table in · ~elli gent wife-have .won an ~verl a;sting name in the anna l. of ·w·ake Forest College. About the 'year 1886, Mr. Lea, tr~ngly mfl.uenced by. the w1shes o~ h1s w1fe, responded to the soli citation s of President Taylor and Professor Mill , and gave the money for th_e erect1on of a Che m1str y L a boratory at W ake Fore t College. Th ey wer e both already advan ced in age. Mr. Lea was born 1n 1 810 and died in 1892, without children . Instead of hoarding their mon y, Mr. a nd Mrs. Lea used it to provide for the College. of their beloved denomination the equipment it so mt1ch needed . And they gave with no niggardly hand. When completed m 1888 the Chemi try Laboratory of Wake Forest College was the best in a ll the states south of Baltimo1·e. And wh at a monument of the Leas thi s Labo1·atory i. ! They liYe through imperishable beaut~, of building and service.

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Fa ulty Trust e .Alumni

A. . Reid J. 1. Broughton J . W. B unn H. . Jon s . J. Hutchins G org Pen nell E. B. Earn haw W. . Dowd L x Mar h H. B. Jon s J. B. Willis J. B. T urner

arp nt r E. B. Josey W. H. W ather poon

Ex-OFFl 10 IE IBER

F. P . ,ain s. PrE> id nt , ' ake For t College E gb rt L. Davis, Pr sid nt, Alumni A sociation

. E . Lin b rry, hairman, Exe utiv ommittee, Boa rd of Trustees

. vV. W eathers, Secretary, Bapti t Fou ndation

F a ·ult) lumni oun il i triving to obtain th c rr ct addres of every former tudent. The ta k will bee-om much le cliffi ult if tho e who re­c iv thi · Bull tin will kindly advi e u of their ad­dr , a nd giv us information about tho e who may n ot r e iv a C'opy . W ar mailing a copy to every form r tud nl who e pr nt addre w have.

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