Vol. 7 
MiSS MVY P,te Gaffard 
Madison College, Tenn. 
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Madison College, Madison, Tennessee, September 30, 195_9 
No. 13 
435 Enroll in Academy and College 
College Welcomes New Pastors 
Elder H. T. Anderson, n e w 
:pastor of the college church, Mrs. 
Anderson, and Linda arrived from 
Covington, Kentucky, to take up 
their new pastorate on September 
11. 
A graduate of Southern Mission-
ary College and the Theological 
Seminary, Elder Anderson has 
spent 18 years in evangelistic 
.and pastoral work. He began his 
ministry in his home state, North 
Carolina, and has also been pastor 
in Jackson, Mississippi, conference 
evangelist in Georgia-Cumberland, 
pastor o f t h e Houston, Texas, 
Central Church, pastor of the St. 
Louis First Church, pastor of the 
Colorado Springs, Colorado, church, 
.and, most recentl~, pastor of the 
Covington, Kentucky, church. 
Mrs. Anderson, the former Mar-
garet Kelley, is from Dyersburg,· 
Tennessee. Linda, their daughter, 
is 10 years old. 
Madison first became acquainted 
with Robert Pierson, its new assis-
tant pastor, about five years ago, 
when he was a student here. He 
is the son of Elder R. H. Pierson, 
former Kentucky-Tennessee Con-
ference president, and now presi-
dent of the African Division of 
the General Conference. Pastor 
Robert Pierson and his wife, the 
former Phyllis Short, both have 
spent most of their lives in the 
mission field. He was born in 
India and has spent in all 15 years 
in India and the West Indies. 
Mrs. Pierson has spent 17 years 
in Africa, where her parents are 
now missionaries. 
Pastor Pierson is a graduate of 
Southern Missionary College and 
the Theological Seminary. 
The 
Piersons have a baby daughter, 
Martha May, fi e months old. 
Dr."Webber Joins Staff 
Dr. Perry 1\.. Webber has been 
appointed by the executive com-
mittee as consulting chemist and 
acting manager of Madison Foods. 
Mr. Frank Miller has also been 
employed as salesman. 
Dr. Webber has a record of. a 
lifetime of service in educational 
work both in foreign fields and in 
this country, having spent many 
years in Japan as a missionary in 
conference employ and also in 
self-supporting work. For years he 
was head of the Chemistry Depart-
ment at Madison College, between 
his two periods of service in Japan. 
Elder H. T. Anderson, new college pastor, Mrs. Anderson, and Linda 
William C. Sandborn 
President and Academic Dean 
Hospital Patients Now 
Hear Music Programs 
Madison Sanitarium and Hospi-
tal patients are now listening to 
classical, semi-classical, and reli-
gious music, which is broadcast 
throughout all areas of the hospi-
tal from eight in the morning till 
7: 15 in the evening. 
Individual 
disc-type 
speakers, 
which can be controlled by the 
patient, have been installed by all 
beds in the hospital, and loud 
speakers have been placed in vari-
ous areas including nurses' sta-
tions, waiting rooms, and parlors. 
The speakers can be regulated or 
turned off, as the patients or visi-
tors desire. 
Chaplain Oscar Hegstad, with 
the help of the Music Department, 
is in charge of the programs. The 
present schedule calls for music, 
devotional services, news, health 
talks, and public relations. 
The broadcasts are being well 
received, and the chaplain plans 
to use only music that will be 
soothing and relaxing to the pa-
tients. 
Electronics ~gineer Fred Mar-
tin, with the aid of student help, 
(Continued on page 4) 
The college enrollment stands 
at approximately 325, at the begin-
ning of the first week of classes, 
with late_ registrations still going 
on. The academy reports an enroll-
ment of 110, and the elementary 
school, 89. 
Freshman orientation w e e k , 
packed with tests and lectures, 
was climaxed with a· welcome 
reception held on the lawn and in 
the chapel on Sunday evening, 
September 20. The reception was 
a joint welcome for the new stu-
dents, the new college pastor, 
Elder H. T. Anderson, and his 
family, and the new assistant pas-
tor, Robert Pierson, and his family. 
The occasion began at five o'clock 
with a band concert on the lawn 
while the tables were being piled 
high with food brought by church 
members and from the cafeteria 
and food factory. After tlie meal 
a miscellaneous welcome program 
was presented. 
Registration days were climaxed 
by the annual fall picnic held at 
Shelby Park on Thursday, Septem-
ber 24. The big events of the day, 
next to dinner and supper, were 
the ball games between· the college 
and the academy and the academy 
teachers and students. 
A praise and testimony service 
led by Elder Lorenz ushered in 
the Sabbath. Elder Lorenz's talk, 
"Our Wonderful Father," inspired 
both old and new students to 
come to the microphone at the 
front and express their thankful· 
ness for the leading of the Lord 
in their lives. 
The faculty entertained the stu-
dents on Saturday night · at an 
informal reception in the cafeteria. 
Speeches by the president and 
the dean, readings and music by 
faculty members, and several con-
tests helped the students to be-
come better acquainted with their 
teachers. 
The opening convocation on Sun-
day night, September 27, formally 
ushered in the new school year 
of 1959-60. On the platform were 
the teachers, who were introduced 
to the students by President Sand-
born, after his opening address. 
Another interesting feature of the 
evening was the President's inter-
(Continued on page 4) 
Forty-ninth Annual Self-supporting 
Convention to Be Held October 8-11 
The Forty-ninth Annual Conven-
tion of Southern Self-supporting 
Workers will be held on the Madi-
son College campus October 8-11. 
At this time delegates from the 
units and from many other self-
supporting institutions in t h e 
Southland and in other parts of 
the country will meet. 
Outstanding speakers will be 
Mervyn Hardinge, M.D., from the 
College of Medical Evangelists, 
who will speak Friday morning 
Former Workers Visit 
Campus Friends 
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Collins and 
Donnie, on furlough from the mis-
.sion field, were campus visitors 
recently. Mr. Collins, former li-
brarian at Madison College, left 
Madison about three years ago for 
West Africa. The Collinses have 
been connected with the Beckwai 
Training School in Ghana. 
While on furlough, Mr. Collins 
will attend the Seventh-day Ad-
ventist Theological Seminary, pre-
para.tory to connecting with a new 
training school for native ministers 
which is opening this year in West 
Africa. 
Enrollment-from p. I 
views with about 30 new students, 
who received gifts cf dollar bill~, 
books frol{l the pastor, and cans 
of Madison foods. 
Te~chers Not Pictured 
Mr. Winston Ferris, Mathematics 
Mr. James Hancock, I.V. Therapy 
Mrs. Jean Lowder, Obstetrical 
Nursing 
Mrs. Leslie Morris, Ceramics 
Elder R. E. Stewart, Spanish 
Mrs. R. E. Stewart, School Nurse 
Mrs. George Taylor, Academy 
English 
Dr. Perry A. Webber, Chemistry 
Mrs. Ruth Zollinger, Pediatric and 
Medical Nursing 
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and Sabbath afternoon, Elder N. C. 
Wilson, president of the Georgia-
Cumberland Conference, who will 
give the keynote address, and P. F. 
Ayer, executive secretary of the 
Convention of Southern Mountains, 
Inc., who well speak Friday after-
noon. 
Elder Felix A. Lorenz, presi-
dent of the Laymen's Extension 
League, is chairman of the Forty-
ninth ·Annual Convention. 
In Sympathy 
The campus family extends its 
deepest sympathy to Hugh and 
Imogene Shepard, whose baby died 
on September 9, two days after 
birth. Mrs. Shepard is a member 
of the nursing class of '59. 
It also extends sympathy t o 
Elder Felix A. Lorenz, who was · 
recently called to Los Angeles, 
California, because of the death of 
his sister, Mrs. Olga Barratto. 
Campus School Has 
Enrollment of 89 
The Campus School, w h i c h 
opened August 31, has a present 
enrollment of 89 in grades 1-8, 
according to Principal Winston V. 
Ferris, who also teaches grades 7 
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Q11U U. 
Joining the teaching staff this 
year are Miss Vesta Lester, from 
the Florida Conference, and Miss 
Beverly Hegstad, Madison College 
elementary education graduate of 
1959. Miss Lester teaches grades 
3 and 4 and Miss Hegstad, grades 
5 and 6. Mr. John Baker is teach-
ing, for the second year, grades 
1 and 2. 
San Music-from p: I 
installed the intricate wiring sys-
tem throughout the hospital and 
took care of all designing and 
mechanical aspects of the opera-
tion. The sound system is designed 
so that it can be hooked up to FM 
radio for further programs. 
So far as is known, Madison 
Sanitarium and Hospital is the 
only hospital in this area provid-
ing musical broadcasts for its 
patients. 
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· Dr. Frances L. Dittes 
·Dr. Frances L. Dittes, professor 
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Economics, returned on September 
16 from her European trip. Dr. 
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Sept. 30, I ?59 
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9uture Cvent~ 
Oct. 2, Vespers-Mr. Gulley 
Oct. 5, Chapei-Mr. Zeigler 
Oct. 7, Chapel-Elder Straw 
Oct. 8-Self-supporting Con-
vention Opens 
Oct. ~-Convention 
Oct.! tO-Convention 
Oct. I !-Convention 
Oct: 12, Chapei-Mr. Lynd 
Oct. 14, Chapei-Mr. Dysinger 
Oct. 16, Vespers-MY Rally 
Oct. 19, Chapei-Mr. Walper 
Oct. 21, Chapei-ASMC 
Oct. 23-Week of .Prayer begins. 
Elder Charles Edwards, speaker 
She spent much of the summer 
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in Germany visiting relatives as 
well as places of historic interest. 110 Enroll in Acaderr1y 
Dr. Dittes states that the high-
light of her summer trip was the 
Madison College Academy, in 
visit to the home and grave of her 
the full swing of school again, 
relative, Frederick Dittes, German 
has welcomed to its doors 110 
reformer in education. Other high-
students, who come from as far 
lights were visits to shrines of 
away as Oregon,·Washington, Flori-
John Knox and David Livingstone 
da, Texas, and New York. The 
in Scotland and of Melanchthon, 
academy is a very cosmopolitan 
Hus::., and Jerome in Gcrma11y. 
group of young people. 
Dr. Dittes was in England, Scot-
The student enrollment breaks 
land, Ireland, Holland, Denmark, 
down as follows: 39 seniors, 30 
Sweden, Germany, Austria, Swit-
julliors, 21 sophomores, and 20 
zerland, and Italy. 
. £reshmen. 
Dr. Dittes came to Madison in 
; Teachers and students give a 
1910, and, though she r e t i r e d 
hearty welcome to two new faculty 
from active teaching in 1958, is , members-Mrs. Florence Taylor, 
. still counselor, adviser, and friend • English teacher, and Mr. Worth 
to all on the campus. 
'Lowder, mathematics teacher. 
Join TOT· Club 
All prospective teachers a r e 
urged to join the Teachers of 
Tomorrow Club, soon to reorgan-
ize for the school year. This active 
campus organization holds monthly 
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programs and socials throughout 
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the year. Membership gives to the 
members publications including all 
issues of the state journal and the 
NEA Journal. 
Join the Teachers of Tommorow 
Club and enjoy its inspiration and 
fellowship. 
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