Elizabethtown College - Conestogan / Etonian Yearbook (Elizabethtown, PA)

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The Etonian, 1933-1934 OL ■! ■!! ' I : i ymii 1 lil ' ii i - I I ' m ■ L .U ■ ■ ■ ' . ■ V t . : ■ ' ■ rrr-r- m rr rr — n , ■ ■ ; .,; M I UNCLE SAM TALKING FOR THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES I AM not surprised that the students wonder what the trustees are doing in their long sessions. It they had the chance to make decisions, wouldn ' t they turn the trick? Well, the trustees sometimes think it they were students they would do just a bit differently from the way they do do at times. Probablj this is due to the fact that the students are young and some of the trustees are old and none are very young. Now I ' ll let you in on some of the problems with which th;y have to wrestle. A large part of the constituency thinks the College is too FRESH. Some of the students think it ought to be FRESHER! The trustees are supposed to satisfy both elements as the College must have the cooperation of both if it is to continue to function. Then, too, the purpose of the College is clearly stated and the trustees are charged with keeping it true to the ideals of its founders. Some of these ideals do not mesh perfectly with some of the ideals of the students. This is especially true regarding the emphasis that should be given athletics. Following are some of the reasons for the attitude of the board on the football game: 1. The hundreds of young men killed. 2. The commercializing of the game. 3. The wrong slant it creates in the mind of the student, making the basis of efficiency physical — with, to say the least, questionable morality — instead of intellectual, moral and spiritual. 4. It calls out the most robust, who do not particularly need the physical develop- ment, and rejects those who do need it. This view of the trustees must not be construed to mean that the board would prohibit physical exercise. On the contrary, the development of the body is one of the outstanding objectives of the College. However, these are some of the reasons the trustees would prefer intermural games to intercollegiate contests. I am just stating this to let the students get a part of the viewpoint of the board. Then there are the financial problems. The students can not afford to put up buildings and equip them. This is done by public spirited men and women, principally by members of the Church, under whose auspices the College is conducted, and by those who are in sympathy with its ideals. he unfortunate financial conditions existing have made it impossible for a large number of these patrons to pay the amount subscribed for erecting buildings and pro- viding sufficient endowment for the College to standardize. Then the board was com- pelled to appeal to our faculty members to come to the rescue. This, we are glad to report, they are doing, thus helping out in this time of financial stress. The board does not expect the College to rest its reputation on its athletic standing. Nothing is so encouraging to the board of trustees as the many reports we get of our graduates ' success in the business world and in the work they are doing in the ministry and the field of Christian Education. Then, too, we are especially proud of the many high school positions so creditably filled by them and of the excellent work they are doing as teachers in the grades. I am sure I am speaking for the entire board when I congratulate the Sophomores for the reception they gave the Freshmen early this year. That kind of spirit is in- dicative of true culture and is in harmony with the ethics of the Master Teacher. Page eighteen

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The Etonian, 1933-1934 Rear row, reading from left to right— G. A. W. Stouffer, A. G. Breidenstine, J. M. Miller, i ' . E. Grapes, G. G. Minnich Second row from the rear — R. P. Bucher, A. S. Baugher, H. K. Ober, S. H. Hertzler, C. L. Baker, C. R. Oellig, J. N. Cassel BOARD OF TRUSTEES Officers of the Board S. H. Hertzler, President H. K. Ober, Secretary C. L. Baker, lice-President J. Z. Herr, Treasurer S. H. Hertzler Executive Committee H. K. Ob er A. G. Breidenstine C. E. Grapes R. W. Schlosser S. H. Hertzler Finance Committee G. G. Minnich J. Z. Herr G. A. W. Stouffer R. W. Schlosser Equipment Committee R. W. Schlosser J. Z. Herr R. P. Bucher J. M. Miller Meetings of the Board 9:00 A.M., Thursday, September i+, 1933 9:00 A.M., Monday, January i, 1934 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, April 17, 1934 9:00 A.M., Tuesday, July 17, 1934 Page nineteen