Ashland University - Pine Whispers Yearbook (Ashland, OH)

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If the success of student enterprises can be measured to any degree in terms of adequate financial support, then this current year should be considered one of the most successful in the history of the Ashland student body. A full-time enrollment of 586 during the first semester, and 562 during the second has permitted the Student Council to operate student activities with larger financial resources than ever before in the history of the Council. A year ago the American Council on Education reported to the North Central Association of Colleges and. Secondary Schools that their studies led to the belief that seven hundred students was the most efficient number with which to operate a small college. Before the present inflationary spiral the most efficient number was generally believed to be about five hundred. These statements are true because there are certain minimum costs, such as the upkeep, operation of a physical plant, and maintenance of faculty, that are essential regardless of whether the college has one hundred or five hundred students. These same truisms apply to student enterprises. Student social activities and publications require adequate financial support if they are to be honored representatives of Ashland College. The College annual is a prized history of college life on the hill top, especially for those who were members of the student body during the year that is chronicled. It is a record that enables us to relive the happy days of a collegiate career. The college owes a deep debt of gratitude to those whose labor makes possible the picturesque story of the year. Careful planning, patience, skill, and, above all, hard work are the enduring characteristics of staff and advisers if this publication is to be completed. May | earnestly congratulate all those whose efforts contributed to the arrival of the 1948 Pine Whispers. PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Be er rr ees