<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/magazine/fall-2013/family-sacrifices-serve-westmont.html" dsn="news"><pubDate/><title>A Family Sacrifices to Serve Westmont</title><excerpt>Westmont’s first faculty taught faithfully even though they never knew when they’d get paid and rarely received their full salaries the first 10 years. Unlike most of his colleagues, Paton Yoder brought his wife, Hazel, and a child to Los Angeles in 1940 when he accepted a position as professor of history and chairman of the department. Her willingness to live with such uncertainty demonstrated her commitment to her husband and the young college.</excerpt><author/><image>
            
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