Class Picture

Class Picture

From 1944 to 1949, William Penn College had the honor of having Cecil E. Hinshaw as its president. A Quaker minister, who was originally from Kansas and North Dakota, became president of Penn in 1944. During his time at Penn, he welcomed students from all walks of life to his campus: blacks, whites, the poor, the rich, war veterans, conscientious objectors, professors who didn't wear ties, and even students who were from Japanese internment camps. Hinshaw believed that college was a place where students should learn how to live, as well as how to make a living. His philosophy is best illustrated in his words, "While nations have locked arms in titanic conflict, while incomprehensible tragedy has stalked the world, while men have sought to turn from ways of war to paths of peace, we have engaged in the life mirrored in these pages...Enduring imperishable values are inextricably interwoven with the fun and frivolity, the happiness and heartaches, the loyalties and friendships, the aspirations and hopes here recorded...We have envisioned here together dreams of peace and brotherhood, ideals of sacrificial service and abiding faith in God and Man." Graduating class includes: Jean Adams, Harry Andrews, Phyllis Bondus, Alice Clark, Jennie Fry, Esther Hobson, Ruth Jensen, Beulah Johnson, George Killinger Jr., Emma Maxwell, Richard Newby, Dorris O'Neal, Mary Rabenold, Pauline Riggs, and Carolyn Zelliot.

Box 6

William Penn University; Wilcox Library Digital Archives

2012-06-01

www.wmpenn.edu/library/about.html

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