Carthage College - Driftwood / Crimson Rambler Yearbook (Kenosha, WI)

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The Clean-up Crisis Campaign PRESIDENT N. .1. 01111.11 WH'KIH', P14. U. L'mlnuhtvdly thv uutntnntling evrnt 111' this :11-1111vmic 111:1? is 1111- Clcnu-up Frieda Campaign. Tu dwacriht: it :19.- suvh i5 nut 111111-11ly :1 matter of allitvrntinn. lt wnh' :1 c'h-nn-up i11 thr Ht'nHL- thut :1ll drllts lmd tn ln- 11:1icl. Ell'm'ts wrrc put forth to haw nll punt tluc plvrlgCH paid. It was :1 vrisis crunpaign in tht- sons:- that hurl tlu- vnmpuign l'nilul. tllt' status of the college would lmn- hvt-n must uncertain. Thc 1-1.1llcgc could not hun- mm tinned tht- high scholastic standards without :1 lnrgrr incumt'. Mrvting thr condi- tions- ol- the offer at the General Education Bunrd appvzn'rtl tn lu' thus only way :1 larger- im-nmc could luv secured. lf tln- offer Imtl nut 11111-11 mvt thv hl'HIltlHl'th' wmllil lant' ln-c-n lnwvrvd. ll'ith lower standards 1n- wmltl not harp vunsvivntinuslr asked young people to attend Cnrthagv t'ollt-gv. Thcrc wuuld haw hwn n distinct dvrrwnw in the L'llrollmvnt. In other words. the cullugt wnuld hurt- t-xpt-l'ivm'cd :1 slow dvath. XV: arr grateful that .aurh nt'trll nut l11- tlll' picturv wr shall prvm-nt. 011 1 1'-l11'11- :lry thirtL am: of tllv most tvnm' nmmt'nth in tllt' hintory 11f tllv t'ullcgt'. 1w annulmcwl t0 the Htutlcnt body. The Campaign is mtr-tIIc-tnp in cash. This virtm'y did not 0111110 vasily. Tho obstacles won- very u-rimls. ll'c wvrr not 11tr1'mittL-d t0 11:11:11 what is called :1 rcul church campaign, because many churches 1111-1-11 still paying on pledges mmlv in a prn'iuus drive. Then came th1- unusual min and llund of May and June. and thc din' cumumic conditions of Illinois and Iowa agricultural art'an. This brought us t0 the vacation days of July 11nd August which pruvcntt-d any campaign work. In thus full the r-tTu-th of the crop failure. wrru very oridvnt. Then. among: thL- churches therc ht'gzm nttivity in hrlmlf 11f tlw $-l-.000.000 Ministerial Pension Fund Campaign. And lilmlly. than: was the stern fact that our $200,000 was nvcdcd in cash by the first at February. But through faith and tremendous. work these obstacles were m-crmmc. A hmt of voluntucr workers rallied to the support 11f the college. and :1 larger host of frivnds gart- nf tllt'ir wealth and poverty in order that tho 0111151: of Christian Education might not he hindered. T11 all who worked and to all who gawr. on behalf of the authorities of Cnrtllagc Cnllt-gtl. I want to cxprcsm :1 dnep-fult Tlmnk-Yuu. With the collage safely ruott'd financially. it ln-mnws our task to go 111111111 tn larger and greater things. Some have said. The dawn of :1 now day is hrrv. Tht- DL'Xt generation will ht. ablr: t0 hcur tcstimnnj' as to the accuracy at this Stiltt'l'l'ltTlt. Great things 2m; hcing planned. The new studcnt campaign for next year. we 1111111. . will hear ln-m-ficlal rtrsults. lVith an enlarged studl'nt body will come the absolute m't'd Of a building program. such as morr space far clnHH-roums. :1 1111'n's dormitory. a new gymnasium and auditorium. and nrw library. This program will cnust- tlw cxpcnditurt- 11f abnut $500.000.00. It is evident that 1111 11m- shuuld 5113'. 111- cn-n think. thnt tl11' nccds of Carthage Cullt'rgc art- at :111 c1111. H'hrrv there. is 1111 111-111 tllt'rt' is no growth. and tIu-rv is gt'ncrsllly stagnation. Into this ncw day. I would 5:13: HCOIIH'. m1! l.1'tls g0! ch Inmw not what thr future has in store far 115. ll't- know not what the dnngul'ri and difficulties arc. Wv lmnw only that tl11- urtlt-rs :1ru llAdmm-rl As you rallied, dear render. to thc rescue of your rnlltrgt- in this 31-111: HO may you ever bc loyal. and t1'111- in tl11- days to 1-111110.

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CONTENTS College Classes Conservatory Organizations Athletics Calendar

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In memory of one we loved, whose unfailing faith and sympathg? inspired us to higher icleals of Christian living.