GROVE CITY COLLEGE BULLETIN ALUMNI ISSUE Vol. 28
May, 1941
182 Seniors To Graduate On June 8 President Ketler to Complete Dr. F. B. Haas To Give
25 Yedrs' Adminlstretion on
Principal Address At
College Commencement Day Alumni, Students and Faculty Will Join In
6lst
Dr. Louis Evans Leads Wide Variety Of Siude t Prayer Week Assembly Programs
25 Years of Service
Celebration A quarter of a century of serv ice as President of Grove City Col lege—that is the record of Dr. Weir. C. Ketler, whose twentyfifth anniversary will be celebrat ed at this year's Commencement by alumni, faculty and trustees of the College. At the time of his inauguration Dr. Ketler was the youngest col lege president in Pennsylvania and one of the youngest in the entire country. He now has the honor of having served for a longer period of time than any other college president in the State; but in spite ,
leader In the services of the week
was the Reverend Louis H. Evans, D.D., Pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recently called to the
Rev.
Andrew
Mutch,
pastor
conducted niatic performances, concerts and emeritus of the First Presbyterian similar services on the campus a other general meetings, but has Church of Bryn Mawr will preach
had
number of years ago. His return been used periodically throughout the baccalaureate sermon to the to the campus was warmly wel- the year for morning special cha- 182 members of the class of 1941 comed by students and faculty Pel assemblies. in Harbison Chapel on Sunday, alike.
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In the past year the program June 8.
The program for the week in- has included the
Salvi
Ensemble
Student speakers at Commence-
\ eluded a chapel service each morn- presenting a program of chamber 1 ment wiW he-. Va.\ec\\elm:\aTv—Walph.
j ing- from eleven to twelve. These I music, Mr. Chsnning Follock who i E. services were
the
Since the completion of Craw-
Dr. Francis B. Haas, Superin ford Hail with its beautiful audi- tendent of Public Instruction of torium, it has been possible to in- the Commonwealth of Pennsyl troduce an important new feature vania, will be the main speaker at into the life of the College. The the sixty-first commencement on
I vided improved facilities of dra-
Doctor Evans
held in
Harbison I lectured on the subject, "Wake Up
Brown of Grove City; Saluta-
torian, Phyllis M. Conner of Ardmore, and College Orator, Anthony was filled to its utmost capacity. ; dall gave an illustrated lecture on Anderson of Lawrence Park.
Chapel. Every morning the chapel j America", Doctor George S. Ken-
Dr. Ketler was made acting president of Grove City College in December 1915, and was at
Dr. Mutch To Preach At Baccalaureate
First Church of Hollywood, Cali- new auditorium has not only pro- Wednesday, June 11.
fornia.
College.
President
Ralph Brown, Phyllis Connor and Anthony Anderson Will Talk;
Appeal To Students
This year the week of February 10 was observed by the College as Spirtual Emphasis Week. The
of this, he is as young in spirit as ever, and is optimistcally planning for the future development of the
elected
Commencement
At the close of the week it was Egypt showing a complete set of This Commencement will be esthe universal, testimony of stjj- , sH/Ias an. King Tuft's Tamh, Mr.s., penia'i'ry ineiuuiaiAe, nut unVy 'oe-
annual
meeting of the Board of Trustees dents and faculty that seldom has the college community received in June, 1916, His wise leadership, This year's Commencement will such benefits from the service of backed by the unselfish coopera tion of the Board of Trustees, has mark the close of twenty-five a Spiritual Emphasis Week. resulted in a unique record of years of service for Dr. Ketler. In his first year as president, Dr. HEADS SONS OF LEGION
Carveth Wells who gave an illustrated lecture on the "Par East", Doctor John Richelson who spoke on fundemental American issues, Captain Edward B. Hitchcock a
cause it is the twenty-fifth Com mencement during the presidency of Dr. Ketler, but also because it will mark the sixty-fifth anniver sary of the founding of the Col lege. All alumni who can possibly at tend, are urged to return for this anniversary Commencement.
noted writer and foreign corresKetler was the youngest college Mr. D, C. McEuen, Professor of pondent discussed international president in Pennsylvania and one English, has long been interested problems, the Apollo Boys' Choir of the youngest in the country. in the affairs of the veterans of of Atlanta, Mrs, Cornelia Stratton BOOKLET FOB CLASS OF 1900 the World War. At the present Parker the noted novelist and lecC. E. Wright and S. E, Downs, time, Professor McEuen is Chair- turer, Mr, T. Z, Koo, and Mr. of Trustees were faced with the both of the class of 1900, are in the man of the Committee haidng Torn Matsumoto who discussed double problem of a possible de crease in enrollment and a rise in process of putting out a booklet charge of the Sons of the Legion problems of China and Japan, the I the cost of operation. These diffi of information about their class. and also Chairman of the Ameri- Carnegie Tech Clee Club, Sir Hu-' Among other things, the booklet canism Committee of the local Lt- bert Wilkins who presented an 11culties, as well as those that The forty-third annual reunion arose from the long period of de will contain pictures of the faculty gion Post, In addition, Mr. Mc- lustrated lectore on the Polar Re- of the Pittsburgh Alumni of the pression in the 30's were success as it was in 1900. The booklet will Euen is Patriotic Instructor for gions, the New York Symphonetta College was held in the dining fully met, with the result that the revive many pleasant memories the Crove City Post of the Veter-; and the Continental Cypsy Ensem- room of the East Liberty Presby ans of Foreign Wars. , ble of Chicago. past twenty-five years represents for members of the class. terian Church on the evening of continual progress for the College. March 28th, One hundred and When Dr. Ketler was inaugurat twenty-six people attended the re ed in 1916, the College had an en union. rollment of approximately 300 stu The success of the meeting was dents. This year the enrollment due very largely to the efficient reached 934. In 1916 the College work of the officers; Elton Dare, plant included ten buildings locat '26, President; Truman Cheeseed on 40 acres of land. At the man, '05, Vice President; Mary present time the campus includes Hazlett, '22, Secretary, and James approximately 100 acres and the Graham, '34, who acted as Treas number of buildings has increased urer in the absence of Heath Lary, to sixteen. The new buildings in '34, who was unavoidably absent.
expansion for the College. Faced By Problems Shortly after President Ketler took office, the first World War broke out, and he and the Board
Pittsburgh Alumni Group Holds Forty-third Reunion
THE FACULTY OF 1906-07
clude two modern dormitories for
Dr. Ketler, Dr. Calderwood and
men and the beautiful Mary And erson Pew Dormitory for women.
Mr. W. M. Calbraith, British vice-
counsel in Pittsburgh, spoke dur ing the evening. The following officers were elected: President, Rodney Dean, '24; Vice President, Stewart Scott '26; Secretary, Janet Daubenspect, '33, and Treasurer, Mr. R, R. For rest, '29.
They also include the Hall of Sci ence, Harbison Chapel and Craw
ford Hall, which is acknowledged to be one of the most beautiful
and best-planned college adminis tration buildings in the country. Improvements Made
The past quarter of a century has seen many improvements in
NOTICE
the college curricula. General En
gineering, Chemical Engineering and Metallurgical Courses have been added, the graduates of which are in demand by leading steel, oil, and chemical manufacturing com panies, In 1920 a four-year Com merce and
tion
course
Business Administra
was
inaugurated,
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The Alumni luncheon will be held
Pictured above is the college faculty as they appeared in the school year 1906-07. From left to I'is'ht
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Back'Row: Mrk H. C. Schimmelfing, A, J. Calderwood, Mabel Young (Mrs. James Campbell), Miss Darby, Miss Ida Meyer, E. C. Myers.
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at noon, Wednesday, June 11 in Ketler Hall. Since that will mark
the twenty-fifth year of Dr. Ketler's presidency, and since the $25,000 Alumni Loan Fund will be turned oi'cr to him at this time,
Second Row: Miss Ida Pearsall (Mrs. M. W. Graham), Dr. Samuel Dodds, Miss Cecil Stewart (Mrs. L. L. all alumni who can return are Cribbs), Miss Lillian McConkeq, Dr. C. M. Thomas, Dr. O. J. Seiplein. urged to come back for graduation Lower Row: M. E, Wright, Custav Mehner, Dr. F. W. Hayes, President Isaac C. Ketler, Lieut Mitchell, and to attend the luncheon. Prof. H. W. Harmon.