Goucher College - Donnybrook Fair Yearbook (Baltimore, MD)

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DR. OTTO F. KRAUSHAAR THIS year, President Otto F. Kraushaar will celebrate his tenth anniversary as chief administra- tor of Goueher College. These have been years of accelerated progress in both academic and physical aspects. Under his leadership, Coucher has made great steps toward completion of the new campus. Academically, the future looks increasingly favor- able. Problems, which naturally appear when changing from the old to the new, have been solved with a minimum of excitement and a maximum of effi- ciency. That the college survived the confusion caused by a division of location7 that it did not let this in any way interfere with its academic standards is a tribute to President Kraushaar and all those working with him. In 1954, when the enrollment began rising stead- ily, the academic requirements paralleled this rise. Gradually, Coucher became a leader among wom- envs colleges. The faculty, administration, and President Kraushaar are continuing to work to- ward the development of a different and better ed- ucational system. New courses, methods, and added stimuli are being constantly put into practice. Basic to all this advancement is a very interested and extremely loyal alumnae. Through their efforts, the funds, without Which present-day Goueher would not exist, were made available. Through their con-

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SOMEONE has been watching you. The penetrating eyes of Donnybrook 59 have swept the campus, recording elusive i111p1essio11s, lasting expressions of Coucher College. F 01 although the ordinary e01- Iege student is to be discovered staring out of a window, observing resplendent horizons broaden before her earnest gaze, or just watching the grass grow, we have chosen instead to look into the Goueher windowseto 111t10speet. We have seen the Gaucher student treading a tightrope between two worldsethe tangible and the intangible, the heat, world of twentieth century polities and pepsi and the aeadenn'e world of the printed page, the latest Realm of Ideas. Her greatest security hes 111 the realization that, teetering 011 the tre111hh11g wire of independence, she belongs Wholly to neither. We have observed her Dedicatio11eusually to a patchwork of expiring hopes, adolescent ideals, nascent ideas. Here t1111e 111115 by the dayetullethe ineffectual days, when sheer weariness coats the world with a Hat patina of grey, when study is as palatable as cotton batten. And the tourth-of-fuly days When :1 bookstore becomes as exhilarating as Bonwit Tellers and 5111 Idea comes at last, streaking like 3 101115111 candle out of nowhere, spilling its brilliance into the little world of Goucher. But this is a single 1111press1011, a single expressioneand only the first of the 111311y voices to he heard 111 Donnybrook 759.

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fidence, additional motives for Coucheris academic progress have been present. They have worked con- sistently toward an improved college, and now their ambitions are being realized. Since Goucher receives no aid from any outside organization Uleitlier state nor churehi, it depends entirely upon its own resources and the backing of its alumnae and others who are interested. Gifts, grants, and endowments are vitally necessary not only for its expansion, but for its very existence. Thus, through the years, various fund-raising carn- paigns have been instigated for this purpose. In order to make the financial future of the College as secure as possible, the largest campaign in Gouchervs history has been put into action. The 75th Anniversary Fund, which is to end in 1960 tCouchefs 75th yearl, has as its objective to raise approximately 5 million dollars. This money will be used to increase endowment funds for faculty salaries, to add ten full-tuition scholarships and ten part-tuition scholarships, for the student loan program7 and to build a College Center, 3 Chapel, at student activities center, and a swimming pool. In addition, it will be utilized for the maintenance and service center, various campus improvements7 and to support current operations of the College for the duration of the campaign. Throughout this drive President Kraushaar and his many co-workers have made countless visits and talks toward this end. Again and again, the alumnae and friends of the College have shown their faith through gifts and immeasurable effort to help in fulfilling this ambition. While much still is needed to fulfill this aim, we have every hope that, in the next year, success will be realized. Looking back over the past ten years, we can see many changes. A younger and larger faculty, more scholarship students, and changes in program are among these innovations. Also noticeable is a change in the attitude of the student. Maturing more quickly in a rapidly paced world, she has shown a desire to take part. in the working of the school. She is here for a serious education and is willing to put forth concentrated effort in this direction. Withlthe help of the effort we now have, headed by the President, she finds the things she needs to accomplish her goals conveniently at hand. We have looked back through President Krau- shaarls adeeade of service5 and seen the many ad- vancements. We have noted the immediate and the more distant goals. We have no doubt that much remains to be done. Conlidently, we face a future in which these tasks will be methodically and care- fully executed under the skillful guidance of Presi- dent Kraushaar. In his own words in the current College Bulletin, lcby the grace of Providence we will continue to build here a college dedicated to the perfect freedom of the human spirit?7