Elmhurst College - Elms Yearbook (Elmhurst, IL)

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Dr. Dinkmeyer, energetic aiul tireless, seldom has this relaxation. Dr. Henry W. Dinkmeyer Dear Friends: As you page through this book you will get a fair picttu ' e of Elmluu ' st College in two dimensions. We invite you to visit with us in order to get a three dimensional pictvu ' e. We belie e that it will jilease you. We are trying constantly to impi-ove it. But there is more to this college than is evident to the eye. There is a fourth dimensional quality which is the most exciting and gratifying of all. If you are not acquainted with it, I ask you to take my word for it. Here is singleness of pui ' pose, honesty in scholarship, sturdiness of character, depth of consecration, and loftiness of ideals. When you meet some of the people pictured here, I am sure you will make this fascinating discovery. Sincerely yours. 12

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Violins, bull-sessions , pianos, clacking typewriters, a singing IriOIl chorus or two , telephones ringing endlessly, showers splashing noisily . . . turmoil. . .and all in Irion Hall. . . l—f CI 1 1 Creating its share of confusion and harmony, the School of Music occupies the east end of the building . . . below are the offices of the Elms and Elm Bark, contributors of the clacking typewriters . . . and to the north, the chapel in which the Men ' s Glee Club and the Polyhymnia vocalize . . . the remaining sections of Irion Hall . . . the sole property of the campus men . . . Variety? Irion Hall has that! 11

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BOARD UF ]J»lUECTOHS: SEATED: Mrs. Clara Ehlers Mr. Anton C. Negri, Treasurer; Dr. Erwin Koch, Chair- man; Mr. George P. Wirth, Vice-Chairman; Dr. Edwin J. A. Koch, Secretary; Mrs. Helen Schultz. STANDING: Mr. F. W. Rasche, Rev. Mr. William F. Naefe, Rev. Mr. E. Plassmann, Mr. Robert Buehler, Dr. Loui M. Hammerschmidt, Mr. Erwin J. Goebel, Rev. Mr. Samuel J. Schmiechen, Mr. Paul C. Fleer, Rev. Mr. Edward R. Brueseke, President Henry Dinkmeyer, Rev. Mr. Michael Baas, Mr. George C. Buik. Absent: Dr. ArminHaeussler, Mrs. Frederick A. Goetsch, Mr. Anton E. Hotle, Mr. Herbert Schmidt, Rev. Mr. G. Sonneborn. Board of Directors A S the new dormitory is transferred from a dream into a reality it must be remembered that the Board of Directors was the guiding force behind the venture. Although the new dormitory has been one of the main projects of the board during 19-49-50, it has many other widely diversified functions. It is through the college board of directors that the Evangelical and Reformed Church exercises supervision and control over Elmhurst College. The Board of Directors determines the policies of the college, and is responsible for much of the planning and management of college affairs. The boai ' d is likewise responsible for filling vacancies either on the faculty or administra- tive staffs; for securing new personnel and class- room equipment; and for acquiring housingfac- ilities not only for students, but for faculty mem- bers as well. As Elmhurst grows, so increases the duties of the Board of Directors. Members of the Board of Directors are elected by the General Synod, although some are chosen by the board itself. The board con- sists of membei ' s of the Evangelical and Re- formed Church who have special interests and abilities in the field of education. The entire board meets several times each year although much of its business is transacted through an executive committee which holds frequent meetings at the college. The officers of the organization are Rev. Erwin R. Koch, D.D., chairman; Mr. George P. Wirth, junior vice-chairman; Rev. Edwin J. A. Koch, Ph.D., secretary; and Mr. Anton C. Negri, treasurer. Besides this committee, the Board of Directors is divided into several other committees such as the Executive, Faculty, Finance, Buildings and Grounds, Curriculum, and the Planning Committee. 13