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

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A College A COLLEGE is many things — classes, organizations, and activi- ties — which are inconceivable without the people of whom they consist. Even the campus buildings are a result of man ' s creativity and energv. Most of all. then, the college is people — students, fac- ulty, administration, alumni, and community residents. Some sixty years ago, the college would not have originated if a group of men had not shared a common interest in higher edu- cation. The college would not have endured, nor would it continue to endure, if members of the Church of the Brethren, alumni, and people of the community did not give it their support. The college 18

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Extending Our Services A UNIQUE ADDITION to campus facilities, the Cam- eron Estate was purchased by the college In 1961 to be used as a special school for individualized training of mentally retarded children. Located near Maytown, several miles from the col- lege campus, the estate is a historic landmark. Simon Cameron, first Secretary of War in the cabinet of Presi- dent Lincoln, bought the estate in 1872 from Dr. Na- thaniel Watson. The original house was deeded to Wat- son by James Stephenson, who received the grounds by a land grant from William Penn in 1734. 17

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Is People would be inefficient if the administrative personnel did not offer their services. The college would be inadequate without the fac- ulties concern for the education of youth. The college would be futile if the students lacked a desire for higher education. With- out these people, the college would cease to continue. People are the heart of a college. They make it a living, dynamic institution. Here and on the following pages are some of these people engaged in their various activities in and about Elizabeth- town College. ■ 19