Notable Bethanians
This Bethany alum holds the record for the third oldest Academy Award winner for Best Actress. Also, she was in Fargo.
Who is Frances McDormand?
In 1842, a new type of class showed up at Bethany, “Belles Lettres”. You might know it better as this class, focused on grammar and the ability to write well.
What is English?
Bethany College is the birthplace of this fraternity, where it still has a chapter today.
What is Delta Tau Delta?
This building was formerly called Society Hall and the Oglebay Hall of Agriculture and Science.
What is Kirkpatrick Hall?
“Wanted: a new coat of paint” for this Bethany Landmark, visible from almost anywhere on campus.
What is the Clock Tower?
Richard Montgomery Gano was a Bethany alumnus, surgeon, Protestant minister, and a Brigadier General in this last land war on US soil.
What is the American Civil War?
In 1932, Bethany established this tradition. Though, at the time there were two of them. One at your Sophomore year for general knowledge and one at your Senior year for your major.
What are Comprehensive Exams
(Also Accepted: Comps)
In 1923, Bethany established this, in order to create rules and regulations for the Sororities.
What is Pan-Hellenic Council
(also accepted: Panhel)
In 1908, this Pittsburgh steel baron gave Bethany an endowment to build a new library.
Who is Andrew Carnegie
Students in 1905 were asked to give a favorite quote by this immortal author. Professor Beatty’s was “I must go look at my twigs”
Who is William Shakespeare?
Virginia Dare Aderholdt was a codebreaker in WWII. One of the most important messages she translated was a message of surrender from this nation, later commemorated on August 14, 1945 with V-J Day
What is Japan?
When it first opened, Bethany focused on five main subjects, Religious Philosophy, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Chemistry and this subject, mainly focused on studying Greek and Latin
What is Ancient Languages?
(Also Accept: Classical Languages)
As president, Wilbur Cramblet brought several honor societies to Bethany. Included in them is this repetitively named Biology honor group.
What is Beta Beta Beta?
(Also Accepted: Tri-Beta)
Robert Richardson, one of the first professors at Bethany, taught this subject, now taught on the third floor of the building that bears his name.
What is Chemistry?
The back of early copies of the Bethanian contained this section, presumably to fund the cost of the book.
What are Advertisements?
John C. New served as Treasurer under this president, a Civil War General with the nickname “Unconditional Surrender”
Who is U. S. Grant?
During World War I, the requirement for this class went up by one hour, to prepare students better for fighting.
What is Physical Education?
(Also Accepted: P.E.)
Despite the name, Mu Mu Mu, a pep club for Bethany, did not have a cow for their mascot. Instead they had this horned animal, similar to an elk.
What is a Moose?
After WWII, Bethany College decided to sell its natural resources leading to this campus landmark.
What is the Coal Bowl
Throughout the pages of the Bethanian there are mentions of a “smoke out”. This was a practice where these objects were put in a bowl and burned in order to fill the room with noxious smoke.
What are Pepper Flakes?
Ray Rappaport was a cell biologist that studied at Bethany until WWII interrupted his schooling. He pioneered new understanding of this phase of cell division, where the cell splits into two cells.
What is Cytokinesis?
After Alexander Cambell’s death, Robert Kidd is brought in to teach a class on this 9-letter term, referring to the art of public speaking.
What is Elocution?
In the 30’s (and still practiced today), a man in a fraternity would give his partner this object, worn on the lapel, to show they were “going steady”
What is a Pin?
(Also Accepted: Lavalier)
This President of the College, after getting into an argument over how drywall was hung, was shot in the shoulder with a shotgun. He survived.
Who is Thomas Cramblet?
The Bethanian wasn’t always named that. When it was first published in 1896, it held the name of this celestial object.
What is The Meteor?