Coe College - Acorn Yearbook (Cedar Rapids, IA)

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fairest promise of conforming to the ideals of the college and through whom the college may most readily realize its purposes. One of the developments of the new day is the bureau for receiving applications for entrance. The bureau is under the direction of Professor Perkins who will work in close cooperation with Professor Robbie, College Examiner. Under the leadership of these men, Coe will give first attention to applications from those who are recom- mended by our friends and alumni. Scholarship and character and geographical distri- bution of students are factors to be considered in the selection of students. Further- more, ability to finance a college course must be considered. Coe is not and will not become a rich man's school. It is a democracy in which all have equal opportunities. The student who is dependent on self-help to meet college expenses is prized for his unique contribution to college life. Special attention will be given to his needs. A final word in regard to numbers. In 1920 the Freshman class numbered 242. This year we admitted in September 354. The increase in attendance is due to a large Sophomore class which numbers 236. If we admit approximately 350 next year and the year following, we shall open in September, 192-l, with 1000 students in college. 4 V For such a group of students the new day promises many good things. As these words are being written Coe is prepared to inaugurate a campaign for 31,500,000 to enlarge the campus, and to increase endowment and equipment. Grounds for a new athletic field and gymnasium will be purchased. A new library is in prospect. Funds will be added to the endowment. The new day will be marked not only by large numbers of students, new grounds and buildings, but by the enrichment of the curriculum, by better scholarship, and by a helpful and careful organization of all student activities. Even a hurried glance at the pages of this volume will reveal an amazing number and variety of student organ- izations and activities. Cur department of journalism surprises us with the informa- tion that there are on the campus seventy-seven different sources of news . Now a source of news to a journalist is one who knows what's doing in some particular line of activity. Generally he represents an organization. One of my deepest convictions is that student activities should not be treated as side shows, but should be incorporated in theA'perffo1Trra'rrCe'of tl'Te main tent. All of the major student activitizs-lf'orensics, dramatics, athletics, journalism, music-should be-and in Coe they are-under-'the supervision of expert directors who are members of the faculty and whose leading and instruction is as distinct and valuable a contribution to a liberal education as is instruc- tion in Mathematics. For that reason I prize THE ACORN. It shows Coe in action and in the business of living. It is a bright and faithful representation of all those campus activities which make life in Coe a busy, happy and instructive experience. Very sincerely yours, Page I9

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Annual Message A PRESIDENT HARRY M. GAGE To .412 Students and Prospective Students of Coe College: This is my third annual address to you through the pages of the ACORN. First came a greeting. Then a word of hope and expectancy. Now the proclamation of a new day. The day just preceding the one into which we are going has been marked by a very rapid increase in the number of students. During the last ten years, attendance has increased nearly three hundred per cent. Coe has been growing more rapidly than any college in the Middle West. This year opened with S26 students matriculated and registered in regular college classes. Second semester registrations will make the enrollment for this academic year approximately 900. To this must be added enroll- ment in other departments amounting to about 400 and-making a- total enrollment for the calendar year of 1300. u Increase in numbers heralds the new day and determines for us the character of the day's Work. First, attention must be given to selection of students. Since students as well as the college are active in this business of selection, it may be Well to state that our desire is to assist students in the choice of a college. This is important, for the success of a college course depends in the first instance on the wisdom used in choosing a college. The issues of life as a whole and of college life in particular depend upon our engagements-our selection of friends and sweethearts, social and business con- nections. Coe has unique character. I It has typical ideals and distinctive purposes. It has a spirit which can only be described by saying that it is the Coe Spirit. There are several colleges in Iowa, and many in the United States. There is, obviously enough, and in full appreciation of others, only one Coe College. So We want every student who comes to our campus to feel that Coe is the one college he wants, the college destined from all eternity to be his. Coe does I1Ot wish to erect barriers which will make it unnecessarily difficult for students to enter. It rather wishes to come into personal contact with prospective students and to invite into its family those who give Page 18

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--...-. ME... 1 ... ...H -AE i , - . E HARRX' MoREHoUsE GAGE M. A., LL. D. President OWEN LLOYD MORRIS, B. A., B. D. Vice-President BLARIA LEORARD, M. A. Dean of VVomen RISSER PATTY Director of Conservatory and Professor of Voice Cuxrox O. BATES, PH. D. Professor of Chemistry GEORGE VV. BRYANT, A., D. D. Professor of Latin XVILLIAM MCCLUNG EVANS M. A., D. D. Professoiof Bible VVILLIAM BENSON, B. A. Professor of Greek Page