George Washington University - Cherry Tree Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Reflections of 1927-1959 SPEC ID m 7 ,C5 H It is an honor to pay tribute to Dr, Cloyd Heck Marvin, who retired in January of 1959 as presi- dent of the University. For the past 32 years Dr. Marvin has taken pride in the University and has done much to increase its stature among the great academic institutions of the nation. CLOYD HECK MARVIN The New President, ]329 — President Marvin confers Doctor of Laws degree upon Calvin Coolidge. 1937 — The Dedication of Hattie M. Strong Hall for Women,

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THE 1959 YEARBOOK OF TEE GEORGE WASHINGTON ONIVERSLTY WASHINGTON, D. C. editor JOAN RAMAGE

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1946 — President Truman and Mar- garet Truman both receive degrees from Dr. Marvin. 1947 — Dr. Marvin and Mrs , Marv- in at a convocation to honor the President for his twenty years of service to the Uni- versity. 1947 — Dr. Marvin, Consultant to the Secretary ol the Army, receives from General Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Army Citation for excep- tional civilian service. Education has been and will continue to be the means of building hope in our democratic society. Educational discipline assumed for dem- ocracy will overcome the exactions of totalitari- anism where ever it may be found. With this as his philosophy of education, Dr. Marvin took over the presidency in 1927. He began an am- bitious program to build a great university. His plan for academic expansion was achieved by the construction of a library, an auditorium, class rooms, and dormitories; perhaps more important, an increase in faculty members and a careful re- vision of curriculum. 1947 — Plans for university expansion were v.rell under way. 1949 — J. Edgar Hoover presents Dr. Marvin a check which was given to the University for cancer research by the Damon Runyon Foundation, 5 0 88 32