wAKE FOREST COLLEGE ALUMNI NEWS
WAKE FOREST~ N. C.
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE
VOLU ME
2
FEBRUARY, 1930
JuMBER
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Plans for Gymnasium Perfected
Structure to Be Modern From Every Viewpoint
Blueprin ts fo r t h e new gymnasiu m soon to be
erected fr om f und s n ow being soli ci ted have been
completed. The pla n s wer e drawn after a ca r eful
survey of m an y gy mnasium s t hroug hout the country a nd n ot onl y con form t hr ough ou t to t h e be t
sta11.riards nf de ig11 and equip men t , hut ::J l Rn to t h e
gen eral t ype of buildings on t h e Wake F orest
Campus.
The building will be located on t h e western edge
of t h e campu s, co n venien t to a ll student and to the
Gor e athl eti c fi eld .
T he offi ces of a ll ath letic departmen ts of the college w ill be hou ed on the main floo r . T hese office,
will have amp le accommodations for medical examination of all students in the college and especially
t h ose par ticipating actively in ath letics. The main
floor of t he gymnasium has been designed for three
bas k etball practice co urts. These courts may be
comb ined into one for intercollegiate contests. Al.iowan e bas been made for a seating capadt uf
1,200 . An auxiliary practice room, a trophy room,
and offices complete the plan of the main floor.
The ground floor will furnish acco mmodations for
visiting teams, a total of 635 lo kers, four large
dressing rooms, showers, and a 70-foot swimming
pool. Space is also provided fo r minor ports and
office for students' ath letic organizations.
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T HE P R OPO ED PHYSICA l . ED ( ' ATION BL' ILDING
AN IMPl~ RATIVE APP:EAL
Last fall alumni, aro·nsed J,ecausc:- of the m·g·ent need . f)f their .Alma ::\later, deter11tine<l to bring
relief an£t make a greater Wake .F orest. As tbe .Alnuuti News goes to press, announcement is made
of the resignation of President Gaines. Word also comes tltat the General Board of the Baptist
State Comeution will be caned to meet early in Jliarch to redse budgets dra.stica.lly. In face
of Illan tO" raise funds, the Pre ident's re ·ignation appears serious. The meeting of the Gene1·aJ
Board pre ents t>roblem directly and indirectly ·r ital to Wake Fo-rest, since the Board may be
asked to discontinue as istauce to young :tU inisters and eliminate the a.Jlocation of $4,000 to Wake
Forest for cun-ent expenses.
The work of raising funds for new building·s is in the ltaud of a competent committee o-f
alumni, trustees, and faculty. There wiU be no 11esit'ation or retreat. In the present emergency,
however, let eve1·y alumus become doubly Joyal to his Alma 1\Iater.
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Plans for Students' A ctivities Buildin g Comple ted
Th
tud nt '
ctivities Building will be of the
olonial typ , with ad quate pr ovi ion for vis iting
alumni, lit rary o i ti , religious organizations , etc.
The plan indicate that the structur e will be ver y
attra tiv and mod rn in v ry respect. T h
olonia l
de ign i in k eping with the general type of buildi ng
on th \'. ake For t ampus.
Th i n w building \Vill b three stori
i n heig ht.
Th fir t floor will contain ix offices for differ ent
college publi ation and tud nt officia l , a la r ge book
room a kit hen, and a dining room, 62 by 43 feet.
-. hich, by m an of accordion door , may be converted
into ix mall private dining room . In tb e pr ivate
dining ro m vari u tudent organization may have
dinn r and banqu t , and h re al umni rgauizati n
may meet und er wholesom a nd a ttra ti ve c ndition .
The second floor will on ist of a large lobby,
several convertible la rooms, a large r adin room ,
a n offi
fo r t he director of the build ing. and a n
a uditorium i n w hi h reli giou assembli e , student '
d r ama ti c , et . ma y be h eld.
The t hird floor will provide h a ll fo r th Phil m ·
t besia n a nd t b Euz lia n litera r y o ie ti
It will
a l o have eigh t gues t ch a mber with privat bath ,
whi ch w ill be r e erved for a lumni who w i h to vi sit
Wake F or e t. Tbi fl oor will a l o h av a larg
par lor fo r t h r e ept ion of g ue t .
T he buildi ng will t her e fore b a w h 1 s m , home·
lik pla e for stud e n t r ecr a ti n a nd work, a n d w ill
rve a lumni u pon th ir v isi t t t h ir lm Ma t r.
WAKE FOREST COLLEGE AL MNI NEWS
:MATTHEW TY ON YATE , B .A. ' 46
SAMUEL WAIT,
"It ha
bee:n
aid, and will b e
o written, that
Matth ew T y s on
Yates
was
th
gr eate t Ameri can
mi s ionary of th
n ineteenth
century ." -Dr. T . E.
']Qjnner
in
a
ketch in the Baptist Alma11ac for
1 89.
Yate i one of
the finest prod..llcts
of W ak
Fore t
ollege_ The story
of hi
life and
labor
hows what
an important part
even a sma ll college may have m
fitting
men
for
th.e great t
tation in
hri tian
en•ice. Yate wa the -on of n Baptit deacon; lle
wa
hri tian re pon ibility
by
he wa prepar d for
ollege by a T r u tee of \\ a ke Fore t
oll ge, Mr. G. V. .
Thomp on. at hi academy four mile west of the ollege; he
wa encouraged to com e to Wake Fore t by Pre ident \Vait;
while he wa in
ollege tbe mi ionary purpo e whi ·h h
already held were timu.lat d by the en couragement an d ympathy of the Pre ident and members of the Eaculty; and
from a bi oo, a wkward, overgrown youth, pa t the u ual age
of college tudent , he became a trong, cultured, intellec.tuall y
vigorou , . elLreliant man , fitted to tand a God' repre enta tive to th e olde t, proud t and mo t populou kingdom of the
world. Though at time h e erved hi country in importn nt
po ition in th e con ular ervice and wa offer d the pla<" of
on ul General of th e
nited tate to
hina, h declared he
would not lea Ye hi place of tru t a Amba ador for
lui t
to become Pre ident of th e
ni t d
tate . Where in
orth
Carolina could he have b een trained except at Wake For e t
College? H e kn ew the worth of th College to the denomina tion; as a loyal a lumnu h e gave it many thou and of doll a r ,
and he left a daughter with hi
pirit who three year ago
bequeathed the College ten thou a nd dolla1·s more. Thu s Wake
Fore t' greate t son live and bow the way to hi brother
alumni.
LEA
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D.D .,
President 1 34-1845
Samuel \V a i t
was among the
fir st who a w that
a
College
was
incli pen abl
to
Bapti t
progres
1n orth Carolina.
.l!' or three year ,
1 i!0-33, a Agent
tor
the
newlv
tor me d Bapti "t
' tate Convention,
he p1·eached edu ca t
i
0 D
t
0
thil
tJnu r ches and As.
soc1ations of the
tlapti ts from one
end of the
ta te
to the other. 'rhe
Baptists accepted
his m essage _and
established Wake
For e t College,
which opened it
door on Februan·
2,
1 34,
with
\Vait as Pre id nt.
l''r om that day th e
Bapt1 t of - .N.orth "urolina bega n to a ch ·a n ce in the rt- , pect of
~he world _and of th e ~11 _eh'e , in culture, u efuln e~ and pgwer;
m eval?~el!ca_l and m1 1onar ~· ze al , and u cce ; in beue,·olence
and sp1ntuah ty. The ollege under Wait a nd hi
ucc ors ba
been, a . he iutendecl it should be, th e camping ground wher e
t he Bapt1 t young men of North Carolina ar e train ed for t he
active e1·vices of life in ta te and church . In ge ner a l ch ar acter
an~ purpo -e the trainin_g hn. r emained th e sa me.
Th pri ma r y
de 1gn to further BaptJ t progr e
in rorth Ca rolin a h a not
been lo -t s ight of. In our day, a in W a it' , th e n u mber of
our young men who get thi training depe nd upon th p r ovi ion for them at the College. W e hall develop W ait' ideal
only if we make thi provi ion suffi cien t to take care of even
Ba~ti t. youth in th e
ta t who de ire a <"Olleg-e eclucatiOJ;.
Wa1t hve here now, and iu a core of other la nd s im mortal
throug-h un elfLh vi ion and er vice.
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LABORATORY
SIDNEY SJ_,ADE LEA AND FA NIE E. LEA
Sidney S. Lea an d hi wife, Fannie E. Lea- h e a ucce · ful business man of Caswell
ouutv and she hi chari ta ble in ·
~elli gent wife-have .won an ~verl a;sting name in th e a nn a l. of ·w·ak e Forest College. About the 'year 1 886, Mr. L ea, tr~ngly
mfl.uenced by. the w1 shes o~ h1 s w1fe, responded to the soli citation s of President Tay lor an d Professor Mill , and gave the money
for th_e erect1on of a Che m1 str y L a boratory at W ak e Fore t College. Th ey wer e both already a dvan ced in age. Mr. L ea was
born 1n 1 810 and died in 1892, without children . In stead of ho ardin g their mon y, Mr. a nd Mrs. Lea u sed it to provide for
the College. of their beloved denomination the equipment it so mt1ch n eeded .
And they gave with no niggardly hand. When
completed m 1888 the Chemi try Laboratory of Wake Forest College was the best in a ll t he states south of Baltimo1·e. And wh at
a monument of the L eas thi s L abo1·atory i. ! They liYe through imperishable beaut~, of building and servi ce.
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hairman, Exe utiv
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w it h t h
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th c rr ct addres of every former tudent. The
cliffi ult if tho e who reta k will be e-om much le
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