By Faith Endowed: The Story of Maryville College, 1819-1994 PDF
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ABOUT THE AUTHORS Dr. Carolyn L. 5lair Dr. Carolyn LouiseBlair, retired Professorof EnglishandAcademicVice Presidentand Deanofthe College,cametoMaryvilleCollegein 1948. Shefound alongandproudtraditionofexcellenceinthe English Departmentandahighstandardofteachingatthe College. Shetookithigher. Anativeof Leeds,AL, Dr. Blairgraduated fromAlabama Collegein 1943. Shetaughtat SylacaugaHigh Schoolforthree yearswhile studyingduring thesummersat Columbia Universityandthe Universityof Mexico. Shethen receivedher master'sdegree, and laterherPh.D.fromtheUniversity ofTennessee. Shejoinedthe MCfacultyasAssistant ProfessorofEnglishin 1946. Shewasnamed AssociateProfessorin 1960, ProfessorandSecretaryof the Facultyin 1962,and DeanoftheCollege (titlelater changedtoAcademicVice President) in 1972. In 1978, desiringtoreturntoteaching. Dr. BlairbecameChairof the DepartmentofLanguagesand Literature,aposition shehelduntilherretirementin 1987. Dr. BlairwasaFord Foundation FellowforAsian Studiesin 1964-65andaVisiting ScholarattheBritish Museum in 1969-70. Atvarioustimesthroughouthercareer. Dr. Blair servedonthe MaryvilleCollegeAllCollegeCouncil,the Curriculum Committee, the Faculty PersonnelStandards Committee, andthe FacultyLiaison Committeetothe BoardofDirectors. ButDr. Blairisbestrememberedfor thequalitiesthatledtoherbeing named"Teacherofthe Year'in 1981 andagainin 1986. In 1991,theCollege honoredherwiththe MaryvilleCollege Medallion. IHE STORYOF MARWILLE COLLEGE 1819 = 1994 'Nowfaith is the substance ofthings hopedfor, the evidence ofthings not seen." Hebrews 11:1 BY FAITH ENDOWED THE STORY OF MARYVILLE COLLEGE, 1819-1994 Carolyn L. Blair Arda S. Walker MARYVILLE COLLEGE PRESS -0^ Maryville, Tennessee © 1994 Maryville College Press. All rights reserved. Nopart ofthispublication may be reproduced without written permission ofthe publisher. Manufactured in the United StatesofAmericaby Quebecor Printing BookGroup, Brentwood, TN. This book is dedicated to our students in appreciation for their contributions toward our liberal education PREFACE Recently in NewYork two insurance executives met for the first time. After finishing their business agenda, they turned to small talk. "Where did you go to college?" asked the older. "Oh, a little college in Tennessee that you never heard of' was the response. When pressed for specifics, the younger named Maryville College. One a native of East Tennessee andthe other ofPennsylvania, they were surprised to tlnd that they shared an alma mater. This same scene with essentially the same dialogue has been played often, even in foreign countries, where Maryville College alumni have served as missionaries, teachers, diplomats, business executives, and military personnel. With an enrollment that has rarely exceeded between eight and nine hundred, the College has extended its influence throughout this country as well as to remote areas ofAfrica, China, the Middle East, and the Philippines. How does one explain such an im- pact? In the firstplace, the College has deep rootsin Christianity, com- munity, and the liberal arts tradition-rootsestablished when the country was young. Of over two thousand four-year colleges now operating in the United States, Maryville is among the firstfifty established, the third inTennessee. Its reputation as aschool where one could receive asound education at a low cost brought a cosmopolitan student body as students from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, along with inter- national students, joined those from Tennessee and other parts of the South. Yet Maryville remained small by design. In recent years studies have been made to determine why graduates of small colleges—and not necessarily those classified as elite-comprise a disproportionate num- ber of Who's Who entries. The conclusion is that the environment of a small college is cohesive. Individuals who receive strength from their community are more likely to realize their potential. Maryville alumni insist, however, that Maryville College is more A than simply a small church-related, liberal arts college. Maryville senior, attempting to explain its uniqueness, concluded that the differ- ence could not be put into words. It lies in the people, she said, "and they have to be experienced." vi
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