Members of the 1960 Crusaders for Christ group. First row: Dwight Williams, Mary Palmer, Lawrence Bailey, Dr. Farr (Sponsor). Second row: Jean Howell, Charolette Loudenback, Duane Pickering. Third row: Prof. Whittlesey, Thomas Hayden, and Lewis…
David M. Edwards was the sixth president of Penn College and the first alumnus of Penn to fill that role. After leaving Penn he would go on to become president of Earlham College and Friends University.
Forensics gained recognition at Penn in 1880 when Rosa Lewis won first place at the state oratorical competition. An Oratorical Association was organized at Penn in 1890, and the department of Speech, Oratory, and Debate began in 1903. The first…
Mr. Nelson's public speaking debate. The students are Norman Aronovic, Marty Peterson, Roger Baskerville, George Wharton, Virginia Lane, Robert Walker, David Jacobson, and Fran Bryca.