Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Big things can really be expected during our 75th Anniversary celebration, as can be seen after a brief glance into two of the offices in Old Hall. Both of these offices are knee- deep in plans for the forthcoming event. The first of these offices is occupied by Elmer H. Tiedemann, alumni secretary. He is not only busy with plans for the Diamond Jubilee, but he is also in charge of the records of our servicemen. Because of the extra work which has been given Mr. Tiedemann, it was necessary to provide him with an assistant. Rev. C. E. Schmidt has filled this position. Besides work- ing part-time in this office, he is also pastor of the Grace Evangelical and Reformed Church in Chicago. The man in the other office, which is im- mersed in plans for the Anniversary, is Mr. V. V. Hackley. Mr. Hackley is the field rep- resentative for the college, soliciting funds and collecting donations. This office has been working hard in order to insure an exception- ally fine celebration next year. Mr. Hackley ' s secretarial assistants are Miss Josephine Tar- bell and Miss Mary Ellen Johnston. V. V. HACK.LEV, SL.B., Field Representative of Elmhurst College

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a Lure Next year Elmhurst College will pass an- other milestone of its career, when the 75th Anniversary of the founding of our college is to be celebrated. Meetings have been held; the plans are well laid; and the committees are, even now, hard at work preparing for this eventful year. The Diamond Jubilee celebration is scheduled to begin on or about December 1, 1945, and to continue until De- cember 1, 1946. Louis M. Hammerschmidt, the chairman of the executive committee, has announced plans for festivals at Commencement and Home- coming, 1946; an excellent musical program in Chicago in November of that year; and a banquet as a climax during the closing days of celebration. He has said that some of these events will be broadcast over a nation- wide hook-up. The committee has two objectives which it wishes to fulfill during the days of this cele- bration. One is to bring recognition to Elm- hurst College and to place the program ot the College before the country and the church. Its second objective is to undergird the insti- tution with adequate finances. In connection with this event, the Board of Directors has made plans for our post-war college. They have proposed the raising of two million dollars to serve a two-fold purpose. Nine hundred thousand dollars of this will be used to enlarge our endowment fund; the rest will be used for the expansion and renovation of the campus. Elmhurst College had its beginning in 1871. It was then open to male students only and was mainly a pro-seminary institution. In 1919 Elmhurst was recognized as a junior college, and later it became a co-educational school. Momentous things are being planned for the post-war Elmhurst. As we approach the celebration of the 75th year of Elmhurst ' s life, we can see, not far in the future, a college grown in size, in beauty, and in renown. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Standing— ¥. W. Rasche, Rev. M. Baas, Rev. G. Sonneborn, Dr. J. F. Meyer, Dr. F. Frank enfeld. Rev. A. Haeussler, P. A. Jans, A. C. Negri, G. C. Bulk. , , c- d i.- k n 4 4 7; Seated— Mrf . H. Schultz, Mrs. C. Ehlers, L. M. Hammerschmidt, Dr. Timothy Lehmann, Dr. L. K. Koch, Ur. A. . . Z-im mermann. Rev. W. F. Naefe.

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Standing: Theodore Krohne, Admissions Counselor; Robert G. Leonliardt, Business Manager. Seated: Florence L. Cosgrove, Bookkeeper; Alma SchaefFer, Secretary to the President. An essential part of any institution is its office force. Books must be kept, bills must be paid, correspondence must be kept up to date, and much other work must be done m order to keep a college running smoothly. One of the first men whom all freshmen meet upon their first day here is the under- standing Mr. Leonhardt. As the business man- ager, he makes out bills and handles all other business transactions. His efficient assistant is Mrs. Cosgrove. She collects all payments due the college and sees to it that all bills are paid. It is to her that the students fly to get their long-awaited checks cashed. Just down the hall from the business office is the general office. Here we find the secre- taries to the Dean and to the President, Mrs. Langhorst and Mrs. Schaeffer. These women handle correspondence of their bosses ' , make dates for the students who wish conferences with either of these men, reproduce the exam sheets for the profs, and send out our grade cards. Ted Krohne, u the class of ' 36 and a one- time editor of the Elm Bark, has filled the position of Public Relations Director. This office was created during the past year, and so far Mr. Krohne has handled it very suc- cessfully. His job is to take care ot student solicitations and the publicity for the college. During the second semester, a gripe com- mit tee, which is to act as a go-between be- tween the students and the administration, was organized under the leadership of Mr. Kr(jhne. 14