In 1950, Roger Voskuyl left a prestigious, secure position as dean of the faculty at Wheaton for the uncertainties of the presidency of the young and deeply troubled Westmont. The Westmont trustees had just fired then-president James Forrester. Between 1940 and 1950 Westmont had two presidents, two interim presidents, and a three-person executive committee. As a protest against the firing of Forrester and the supposed mistreatment of earlier presidents, nearly one-half of the faculty resigned. Many of them cited lack of confidence in the board as their reason for leaving. The school was heavily in debt and confusion reigned. Furthermore, student enrollment declined from a high of 324 in 1946-47 to 218 in 1950-51 . By any criteria, the future did not look very promising. As the new president of the college, Voskuyl faced a daunting task. 1 Column Content Background Color White Heading...