In the Fall of 1941, a few months before the attack on Pearl Harbor, a young student entered the grounds of PBTS. His name was Floyd Hays Barackman and he was from Girard, Ohio. He took up residence in the
Inner Circle Men's Dormitory behind the Main Building. His class teacher was Miss Alice Chatlos for his first and second year and then the Rev. Marmion Lowe for his senior year.
During him time here at PBTS he met a wonderful woman named Ella Hayes. They would wed soon after graduation in 1944.
His Senior year he also played basketball (as seen below).
His love for PBTS brought him back only a few years after graduation to teach the the school which he loved. The class of 1965 dedicated that year's Theologue to him.
Through his time of instruction at the college he wrote several books. His most famous is
Practical Christian Theology. Others include
Victors not Victims and
How to Interpret the Bible. In all he taught at PBTS from 1962-1968, and then from 1968-1993, and he was the Dean of Men from 1971-1980.
Dr. Barackman and his wife Ella had two children, Ruth and Philip.
On Tuesday, September 11, 2007 the Lord which he had served with his whole heart brought him into the realms of glory.
Dr. Barackman thank you for all your labor now enter into the rest of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Labels: 1941, 1944, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1971, 1980, Alice Chatlos, baseball, Dr. Floyd H. Barackman, Dr. Marmion Lowe, Practical Christian Theology, the Inner Circle, WW2
