DR. 0. J. FINCI-I, President Behind every worthwhile endeavor there is always a man and a vision. On Bethany-Peniel College .campus Dr. 0. J. Finch is that man. With his leadership the College is making rapid strides in increased usefulness through a $300,000 Expansion Program, the development of a thorough and effective curriculum, and a more fervent spiritual emphasis. Having been born in a log cabin in Ohio, and having enjoyed the rigor of the homestead life of Nebraska, Dr. Finch journeyed to Illinois and then to California to gain his education. He graduated from Pasadena College with both an A. B. and B. D. degree. At Pasadena he served the student body as President of the Student Council and editor of the La Sierra-student year-book. In 1941 B.P.C. conferred on him the Doctor of Divinity degree and in 1945 he was elected to the Who's Who of America . Dr. Finch has served the Church of the Nazarene, which he joined when there were only 16,000 members, in a number of important positions. Following pastorates in the First Churches of Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan, and Wichita, Kansas, he was elected to the Superintendency of the Kansas District. He has served on the Boards of Trustees of Olivet, Bresee, and Bethany-Peniel Colleges, and for four years was a member of the General N.Y.P.S. Council. Dr. Finch's hobby, photography, is a source of great enjoyment to him and in turn has made possible the kodachrome photography in this ARROW. Although he has been our President for only two years, we feel that he is really one of us. He joins in our work and our fun, our joys and our sorrows. As President Finch leads on to greater mental, physical, spiritual, and cultural development Bethany Peniel College marches ahead!
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