Cleveland College - Square Collegian Yearbook (Cleveland, OH)

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FOREWORD A pictorial record of life at Cleveland College in 1946-1947, the SQUARE COLLEGIAN will be remembered, not only because it is the first yearbook, but also because of its emphasis on returned veterans whose influx into Cleveland College has done much to revive activities dormant during the war years. These veterans brought with them an eagerness for knowledge which was apparent in their desire for increased library and study facili- ties. In their search for an education, they did not neglect to reserve a place in their daily lives for social activities. This is evidenced in the record-breaking attendance at all college functions and the formation of new clubs and societies. In its readiness to emphasize the importance of the veteran, the yearbook, however, has not failed to record in its pages the efforts of students made during the war years to perpetuate existing organiza- tions and to form new ones. Events which, in the opinion of the year- book staff, represented permanent impressions of life at the college are included. The staff of the SQUARE COLLEGIAN herewith presents a souvenir of Cleveland College.

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and Q1-ew. . . Cleveland College from its quarters above the automobile agency at Euclid Avenue and Twentieth Street to the Chamber of Commerce Building on the Public Square. A 99-year lease was obtained for the building, and through that summer the new quarters were remodelled to receive students in the fall. The history of Cleveland College would not be complete without recog- nition of the invaluable aid given by Newton D. Baker. As President of the Board of Trustees, he strongly supported President Vinson and Dean Leutner in establishing the college. In the crash of 1929 and the early Thirties, he raised approximately two hundred thousand dollars in a campaign to save the college from closing its doors. In 1936 a co-operative education system was introduced. Under this plan, the co-op students work and study in groups of twos, both holding one position. While one attends classes on a full-time schedule, the other works. At the end of the semester, they exchange programs. In April, 1942, the former Chamber of Commerce Building became the permanent property of Cleveland College. It was purchased for S210,000 and renamed the Newton Diehl Baker Memorial Building, in recognition of Mr. Baker's help and interest in adult education. World War II had been ended scarcely a year when Cleveland College was filled to the rafters, and there was a need for more space. In addition to the Annex and class-room facilities on the Western Reserve University Campus, the college has spread out to include rooms in the Public Square Building, Engi- neeris Building, Public Library, Women's Federal Building, Cleveland Heights High School, Euclid Central High School, Family Health Association, and the Board of Education annex at 2060 Stearns Road. Although this is carrying out the policy of taking any space available, plans for the future call for centraliza- tion. Dean Hunsaker envisions a new structure on the southwest corner of the Mall, extending from Rockwell Avenue to St. Clair Avenue. The plans call for demolishing the present college auditorium and constructing an eight-story building in its place. Two stories will be added to the present building to match with the new structure, and a new east facade across the two buildings ,would blend architecturally with the Board of Education Building across the Mall. Eventually the Card Building will be acquired, and the college property will then extend in an unbroken line from Rockwell Avenue to St. Clair Avenue. Thus Cleveland College will establish itself permanently in a suitable struc- ture in the heart of Cleveland, as it has so firmly implanted itself within the hearts of the thousands of Clevelanders who have benefited from its unique services and its important function of preparing the individual for both life in the world of business and the world of culture and intellectual progress.

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CONTENTS STUDENTS SORORITIES-FRATERNITIES ORGANIZATIONS SPORTS ACTIVITIES