Bulletin, Lycoming College, October 1953

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ol. VI OCTOBER 1953 No. 5
INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT
EAR ALUMNI:
As I write this we are looking forward to the opening of the
[)llege year within a few days and to welcoming the new and retum-ig
students as well as faculty and other friends. We are glad to
tport a substantial increase in enrollment. It will not be long until
!e shall be making preparation for Homecoming which is scheduled
lis year for Saturday, October 24. You will find plans and schedule
; events elsewhere in this bulletin.
In this message I desire to mention two things in particular:
The Conner Memorial Chapel
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At the meeting of the Executive Committee of the col-lege
which was held August 12, I reported the result of
the campaign for the Conner Memorial Chapel a* fol-lows:
Reported in previous bulletin $1310.00
Received since last report 338.50
On Hand at this time (Sept. 4, 1953) . . . $1648.50
This sum is made up a* follows:
2 gifts of $500.00 each
1 gift of $150.00
1 gift of $100.00
4 gifts of $ 25.00 each
1 gift of $ 20.00
1 gift of $ 15.00
IS gifts of $ 10.00 each
22 gifts of $ 5.00
1 gift of $ 2.50
1 gift of $ 1.00
$1,000.00
150.00
100.00
100.00
20.00
15.00
150.00
111.00
2.50
1.00
The total number of members of classes 1913-21, includ-ing
specials, that we were able to contact 315
Total number contributing 48
The Executive Committee felt that it would take at least two full
'lonths to agree on the furnishings and equipment of the chapel, em-loy
an architect, get competitive bids, and have the work done. Since
ss than one half of the $3500 had been contributed up to that time
, was impossible to go ahead %vithout the college underwriting the
alance which the college felt would not be according to the wishes of
he alumni who attended during Dr. Conner's administration. The
:xecutive Committee, therefore, voted to extend the time and urge
respective contributors to make their contribution in the hope that
11 can be completed in time for Commencement next June. On that
asis, therefore, we are continuing to accept contributions though we
egret we cannot have the chapel completed for Homecoming. We in-ite
your comments on this decision.
lomecoming and Greater Lycoming Banquet
The banquet for many years has been in February, usually the
.•eekend nearest Washington's birthday. In more recent years many
lave expressed the opinion that in mid-winter the risk of bad weather
B always a deterrent to many who would like to attend the banquet.
Lfter much consideration, therefore, by the Alumni Council, by the
i.ctivities Committtee of the college (representing faculty and stud-nts),
and especially by those who have the handling of the details of
he banquet, it was decided to try to combine the banquet and Home-oming
this year.
Hence, one of the features of Homecoming will be the Greater
jycoming Banquet. Details of that event also are found elsewhere in
his bulletin.
We have had a very busy summer with two sessions of summer
ichool from June 19 to August 29, making repairs and improvements
';o our buildings and in addition entertaining eight different groups on
our campus, the last being the World Series of Little League baseball.
Next year we shall probably have all the groups which have been with
us this year with the possibility of one additional group.
We are looking forward to greeting you in connection with Home-coming,
October 24.
Faithfully yours,
JOHN W. LONG, President
9^ ^edludle^., Octake/i 23, 24
Homecoming week end at Lycoming College will be an extra-special
event this year as it combines the Greater Lycoming
Banquet usually scheduled in February and the annual Fall
festivities. A complete schedule of activities have been plan-ned
beginning on Friday night and continuing through Saturday
night.
Dr. John W. Long, college pres-ident,
has scheduled his traditional
reception for Friday night in Rich
Hall from 8 to 10 o'clock.
Beginning at 10 :30 and continu-ing
through 11:45 all alumni will
register in the gymnasium.
At noon, all alumni will be
guests of the college at luncheon
in Clarke Dining Room prepara-tory
to the traditional parade.
Promptly at 1 p. m. all candi-dates
nominated by the various
fraternities and clubs on campus
will parade through the town prior
to the judging back on campus.
Reservations for the banquet
must be in the Alumni Office by
October 19, 1953. Please fill in
the coupon on page 3 of the Ly-coming
Bulletin.
Later the same afternoon an ath-letic
program under the direction
of Robert Smith, athletic director,
will be held on the college field.
"Minds That Never Grow Old"
\\dll be the topic of Dr. Wesley
Northridge Haines, guest speaker
for the Greater Lycoming Banquet
to be held in the Clarke Dining
Room at 6:00 p. m. Saturday night.
From 9 to 12 that night in the
gymnasium will be the Harvest
Ball.
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Homecoming Schedules
Friday, October 23
8 p. m. President's Reception
Saturday, October 24
10 :30 a. m. Registration of all
Alumni, Gymnasium.
12 noon—Luncheon
1 to 4:30 p. m. Parade of can-didates
for queen and ath-letic
program.
6 p. m. Greater Lycoming Ban-quet.
($1.50 per person)
9 p. m. Harvest Ball — Gym-nasium.
($1.50 per couple)
DR. W. N. HAINES IS
BANQUET SPEAKER
Dr. Wesley Northridge Haines,
professor of religion of Keuka Col-lege,
will be the guest speaker at
Dr. Wesley Northridge Haines
the Greater Lycoming Banquet,
Saturday, October 24.
Very popular as a lecturer a-mong
students and adults, Dr.
Haines will speak on the subject,
"Minds That Never Grow Old".
While at Brown University
where he received his bachelor of
arts degree. Dr. Haines was elect-ed
to Phi Beta Kappa fraternity.
Later he received his bachelor of
divinity from Colgate - Rochester
Divinity School and a doctor of
philosophy degree from Harvard
University.
An ordained Baptist minister,
in the Pittsburgh Baptist Associa-tion,
Dr. Haines is a former pastor
of Swissvale Baptist Church in
Freeport, N. Y. He has also held
the position of assistant to the
president of Keuka College.
Last year he was President of
the Rotary in Penn-Yan.