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

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esLJevelo, First Stages. . . . The ground broken and foundation laid, the new wing for the Gibble Memorial Science Building starts on the long road toward completion in the summer of ' 57. Taking Shape. ... Its steel skeleton in place, the new science wing slowly takes form as the brick walls begin to rise during the fall. The original building stands in the background. T men I FACED WITH the growing needs of an ever-expanding student body, Elizabethtown College moved to stay in tune with the times by launching a million dollar Development Program in July, 1954. The goal for the first three-year phase of the program was set at $350,000. The end of the first phase, June 30, 1957, saw this goal reached and surpassed as alumni and friends of the college responded willingly and generously to Elizabethtown ' s forward- looking venture. In January, 1957, the first tangible result of the Development Program was completed with the erection of a three-story women ' s residence hall providing living facilities for 130 women and dining room accommoda- tions for 350 students at one seating. Ground was broken on Commencement Day, 1957, for the West Wing addition to the Science Building. The building was com- pleted during the spring of 1958. The facili- ties provided in this building have doubled our laboratory space for biology, chemistry, and physics. It contains two classrooms seat- ing 50 and 30 respectively, a large lecture room with a 200 student capacity, and of- fices for the staffs in science and mathe- matics. There is also a conference -seminar room which provides library space for refer- ence literature in science. The half-way mark has been reached in contributions and pledges toward the million dollar campaign goal. This aid has been given by alumni, friends of the col- lege, and industry. Efforts have also been made to encourage the Churches of Eastern and Southern Penna. to place the college in their annual budget giving. Because of the rapid growth of Elizabeth- town College it is urgent that we have a new dormitory for 200 men and a student union building to provide for the health and recreational needs of our students.

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Members of the Board of Trustees pose prior to their annual meeting in the Zug Memorial Library in October. They ore (bock row from left) Jocob L. Miller, York; Paul Grubb, Elizobethtown; D. C. Stambaugh, Queens, N. Y.; Howard A. Merkey, Monheim; Horoce E. Raffcnsperger, Elizobethtown; F. S. Carper, Polmyra; Normon K. Musser, Columbio; Carl W. Zeigler, Lebanon; Cyrus G. Bucher, Biglerville; Galen C. Kilhefner, Elizobethtown; Earl H. Kurtz, treosurer, Elizobethtown; S. Clyde Weaver, Eost Petersburg; and Eli Stoltfus, Phoenixville. Front row (from left) Mortho Bucher, Quorryville; John F. Sprenkel, York; S. S. Wenger, Loncoster; John G. Hcrshey, secretory, Lititz; Joseph W. Kettering, choirmon, Elizobethtown; A. C. Baugher. president; N. S. Sellers, Lineboro, Md., vice choirmon; and Ethel M. B. Wenger, Rexmont. Jru5iee5 IN THE BASIC policies and plans of Eliza- bethtown College, the board of trustees is the guiding hand. From the first class of six students in 1900 to the present student body of nearly six hundred, the trustees have form- ed and shaped the fundamental principles of college action. Trustees also have the duty of seeing that the policies of the school today conform to the original wishes of the founders. They must be concerned with the aligning of pres- ent decisions with those set up in the charter while keeping in mind a concept of progress suitable for changing times. Especially in the growth and development of the college, both as a campus and as peo- ple, the trustees must draw up the final plans, arrange and organize the procedures, and coordinate all projects in connection with expansion. For the past few years, while the ten-year development plan has been in opera- tion, the duties of the trustees have been manifold. Trustees bring honor to a college; they determine its standing among people who know a college only through its policy- making body. A trustee must view a prob- lem from all angles — that of filling the prac- tical financial and material needs of the col- lege, that of upholding the ideals expressed in the college motto, educate for service.

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p. roaram ' 9 The facilities that would be provided in the student union building are: a college store, a cafeteria, study rooms, a lounge, shower rooms, and locker space, as well as some recreational facilities. Because of the obtainable facilities of a student union building, the facilities to be provided in the field house can possibly be limited to a basketball floor with spectator space. This is especially true if the student union building can be in close proximity. Thus our development program moves forward to keep in pace with the constantly increasing enrollment. The decisions of the Board of Trustees Committee on Building and Grounds and the amount of financial support which the college receives will de- termine the rapidity of future expansion. End In Sight. , , . The four columns around the main entrance of the building were in place early in ' 58. With the roof in place, work on the inside progressed rapidly. Almost Ready ... As the CONESTOGAN went to press, the new science wing was ready for its final touches. When completed, it doubled space and facilities for the Science Department.