No. 7 ALUMNI NUMBER
Grove Cily, Pa., December, 1937
accepted
list
of
the
As
of
Indiana
University
officially
honor of Mr. Crawford who is a
for many years has been interested ory, he reorganized and rehabili
in the Grove City community. With his partner, Mr. Thomas C. Greg
$6,500.00 of which was paid in by the Alumni and $.3,500.00 by Mr. Howard Pew. We are happy the fund is now at work helping young men and women in getting an education.
j
^
the
Association
of
American
—
,
Record With 898
I P l|f*A jltWfkflf' iPLq have some means, yet would not be able to come to college if they could not get some extra help from 1
for the college than to continue to buiid up this fund. There are so many worthy young people
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of the Board of
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E. Marshall, are to be congratulat ed upon the work they have done.
to a total of $10,000.00. The Coun cil and the special committee, under the leadership of Mr. James
$3500.00 increasing the Loan Fund
Secretary of the Alumni Associa tion that $6500.00 had been raised and that Mr. Pew had contributed
met with a hearty response. Early in the fall, it was announced by the
lenge was a stimulating one and
the class of 1900 and President of the Board of Trustees, offered to contribute $3500.00 if the fund raised from other Alumni could be increased to $6500.00. The chal
ed to the fund. In the second year, Mr. J. Howard Pew, a member of
that .$1,000.00 had been contribut
first year, the report indicated
lege students. At the close of the
to successive generations of col
ty so that it would give assistance
which would have a rotating quali
needy and ambitious students and
of a substantial Scholarship Loan Fund which would be available to
ing needs was the establishment
work. At this time one of the press
tribution to the support of its
College in making an annual con
undertake a movement to enlist the interest of the Alumni of the
the leadership of the Alumni Coun cil, a committee was appointed a little more than two years ago to
cil and the Alumni Cabinet. Under
One of the important develop ments in the college program in the past few years has been the organization of the Alumni Coun
Loans Explained
Work of Alumni
j is the largest registration in the Fortunately the increase in the physical plant of the College, which has been made in the past few years, together with the enlarge
excellent Work the college is doing—their gift to the college to which they are deeply devoted. building is now under process of construction on the Upper Campus. Surely we, as AliimnI, want to
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llaypy Nwu faar
aoJi a
a Iwy Mnru ffll?nstmaa
(grnuT Olity OInllFgF
JntfiTBt m\h Support
Jn Ci^rat^ful Ap|jr?riatton of
keep in step with the wonderful Work being done by the Board of Trustees. Very sincerely yours, JAMES E. MARSHALL, Chairman.
is
an
evidence
that the
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While plans are at present in a tentative state, it is expected that
not come.
College might plan to make the pilgrimage who otherwise might
ed, many of the friends of the
campus. It was felt, however, that if a special day could be designat
dents are always welcome on the
at any time and prospective stu
ed in entering the College as stu dents. It is, of course, true that the Alumni are welcome to come
to bring with them young men and women who may be interest
being made to invite the Alumni of the College to visit the campus and
of the Alumni Council, plans are
At the suggestion of members
High School Day Planned By Council
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The College recognizes that the
the institution.
most successful in the history of
quality of work being done on the campus is excellent and that the year promises to be one of the
There
a number of years were reopened.
dormitories are filled to capacity and a number of cottages for wo men which have been operated for
any loss of efficiency. All of the
tlie increased enrollment without
made it possible to accommodate
ment of the teaching staff, has
Our college Is on the march. Our Board of Trustees is doing wonders. The sixth fine new ] history of the Colleg-e.
rollment for the previous year. It
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tion to the college each year. All colleges, of importance, have an Alumni Fund.
Universities expressing, as it does, such sources as this fund. We are urging the Alumni of Grove City College to get the habit of making some contrlbu- ( the approval of the work of the College by one of the most impor tant educational agencies in the We are not asking large contributions, because any amount is most welcome. All our The total registration for the country is gratifjdng to the gifts small and large pooled together make a worthwhile annual contribution to our college. fall semester of the current col College. Many hundreds of Grove City College men and women from all comers of the world will Join lege year is 898. This represents a substantial increase over the en hands this year in making a contribution to this Student Loan Fund. This is their tribute to the
of
Building
trustee of the College and who
University Women. It is on the official lists of Pennsylvania, New Mr. Pew, President of the Board of Trustees and Dr. Ketler, President of the Coliege, and your \ York, and other states and is a Alumni Corninitte^e, are stronalv. of vsv®* AvVsnnni ecwWd not, Vrvany -way. do a finer service.*—,. -lic-iiiuci hnpuitcUiL national ediicational organizations. The action
and the Association of American
Administration
will be named Crawford Hall in
The
of the Board of Trustees.
of Philadelphia, Penna., President
tribution of Mr. J. Howard Pew
this year, and by a generous con
which was announced at the com mencement exercises in June of
Construction is progressing rap idly on Crawford Hall, the new $200,000 college administration building which will be the fifth addition to the college plant on the upper campus in the last six years. Contracts were let recently by the building committee of the IBoard of Trustees, the general contract go ing to the Cook-Anderson Con struction Co., of Beaver, Pa. The construction of the building is made possible by the magnificient gift of Mr. Harry J. Craw ford of Emlenton, Pennsylvania,
$200,000 Ad BuiMing Placed On Upper Campus
Union Natural Gas ComFund has now reached the total of $10,000; tated the ^-hich serves Grove City He
December 6, 1737
A Letter From Loan Fund Committee
jArchitect s Drawing of Crawford Hall
The College had been placed previously on the approved lists Dear Fellow Alumnus: of the Middle States Association We are happy to inform you that the Alumni
mittee.
following, his report, favorable action was taken by the Com
to the Commission this fall and
Doctor Payne reported
his visit additional information was filed with the Commission.
examine in detail the plan and program of the College. Following
ties, visited the College. While here he had an opportunity to
and Chairman of the Committee on Classifications of the As sociation of American Universi
School
Two years ago, Doctor Femandus Payne, Dean of the Graduate
sociation of American Universities.
the
Universities that Grove City College had been placed on
In November the College received notice from Mr. Frank H. Bowles, the secretary of the Committee on Classification of Colleges and
Grove City Recognized By A. A. U.
Construction Work Is Already Started on Crawford Hall
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