A t left is Miss Irene M ills, Dawson’s grammar school teacher and church C.E. leader. It was she who started Dawson memorizing verses and who later provided money to attend the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. Biola records show that during one four month period he dealt with 51 men, preached 31 times, taught 14 Sunday school classes, held 21 shop meetings, two mission meetings, gave out 231 tracts and six Bibles. Right photo shows Miss M ills in front of old Trotman home in Lomita where Dawson had his first office. His first memory system had verses in a 3x4" booklet with verses on one side of page and ref erence on reverse side. The cards came later.
L eft to right photos show: Dawson, Lila and Miss M ills on camping trip; Lila circa 1929; Christmas in Colorado Springs .
A recent photo of Dau>son at California’s Acorn Lodge. Above right is 36-year-old L om e Sanny who automatically took over as the world-wide director for the Navigators.
In studios of Bible Institute of Los Angeles, Dawson’s father, 84-year-old Charles E. “Dan” Trotman, listens to a replay of broadcast dedicated to his son. The senior Trotman became a Christian about five years ago. He often told Daws and Lila, “ Just let me alone. I don’t want to be pushed into anything.” He refers to Lila as “ m y dear sweet Lila” ; maintains he picked her out for Daws when she was only 13.
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