A WO R D F ROM T H E B U SI N E S S M A N A G E R
T H E success of a
deno m i na t i o n a l col l eg e w i l l d e p e n d not a l one upon the eff i c i ency of i ts a d m i n i s t r a t ive officers; to be e m i ne n t l y successful it must have the l oya l support of a zea l ous and prog ress i ve const i t u 足 ency. Bethany-Pen i e l Col l ege boasts today her l a rgest, most i n terested, and most coopera t ive consti tuency of her l i fe . Evidence of th i s spl end i d s u pport i s con t i nuously evident by i n c reased f i nanc i a l support, a rap i d l y g rowing studen t body, a Widen i n g of deep concern for t h e col l eg e's we l fa re, and a strengthen i ng of f r i en dsh i ps. These coope rat ive efforts i n turn have resu l ted i n the c h u rc h's rea l i z i ng more fu l l y i ts a m b i t i on for o u r col l ege.
B . M . HALL, B u s i n ess Manager
W i t h the p rog ress made, new prob l ems have a r i sen. ma k i ng expansions for adeq u a t e l y c a r i n g for the mea n t added f i n a n c i a l obi i g a t ions.
The necess i ty of
i n c reased e n ro l l ment has
I n fact, these obi i g a t ions have i nc reased
al most to an excess of the i n c rease in revenue.
The pos i t i on of the col l eg e
was q u i te accurate l y desc r i bed by D r . Chapman i n h i s statement, "We m u s t b u i l d ou r wagon wh i l e w e r i de i n i t." Another d i fficu l ty a l ways accompany i n g or c l osel y fol l ow i n g a per i od of g rowth i s the l esse n i n g support occas i o ned by a l a c k of apprec i a t ion for the fact that need con t i n ues in the m idst of success.
I n fact, success i s most
prop e r l y defi ned a s s u p p l y i n g the n eeds that demand our best.
I n th i s way
we meet our needs success i ve l y as they a re presen ted, but we c a n n ot bu i l d a reserve from the not h i n g rema i n i n g after we have g iven o u r best.
I t has been
necessa ry for B e thany- P e n i e l Co l l eg e to expand in order to keep fa i t h w i th h e r const i tuency. Our a n t i c i p a t i o n o f you r con t i n u i ng a whole-hea rted su pport for B ethany足 Pen i e l Co l l eges g ives us rea l encouragement.