Knox College - Gale Yearbook (Galesburg, IL)

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A stranger on campus for the ftrst tame wculd fund rt hard to bellexe that Dr Umbecl has been our college presldent for onlt two tears l-le has won the students slmplg bt mal rng them his frlends Hrs sons, Jnmmg and Johnny are both sports fans and beung anwous to lntroduce hrs famllx, Dr Umbecla brlngs them and thelr mother, of course, to all the brg games, Besrdes brlngrng hls vxvfe and chrldren to us, the presrdent has often entertarned student groups un has home wlth nnformal drnners Vwth so much untumacy and trust to relt upon. Dr Umbeclc has the xttal loundatnon to carry out all has enthuslastuc, ambttrous plans for the future of Knox Gstenslblt, the new Memorial Ctmnaslum proves thus most clearlt and rrnpressne proof lt rs Cn Founders Day, howexer, as he sketched the near future plans for completrng Kno-fs arehttetgtural protect for us, we realuzed that the gt m was only a beglnnnng toward a well rntc-grated cam- pus, wnth modern dorms, a flne arts burlclung, football staduurn and on and on Important and dazzllng as these acldltrons wrll be, the prestdent forsees an lntanglble, almost sprrltual, growth rn Know College The growth that occurs tn the student bodt Itself as at absorbs a stlmulatung and thoroughly natural atmosphere The growth of course must happen, but Dr Umbecls has alreaclx land the groundworlc for proxldlng the atmosphere The development program wrth nts own staff the soecraltzed dutres of Dr Pealce as Dean of the College, rnternatlonally famous spealers on cafnpus, a much rmproted freshman Qrrentatlon program- -all stepping stones toward a college of exen greater nateonal renown 29

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Xernon I. Welsh, Chicago, President Sharvy Cr Umbecl., Kellogg D lvlcClelland, Calesburgg lvlrs Philip S Post, Oneida, Nelson W Willard, Riverside, Ralph D Stevenson, Chicago, Bertram W. Bennett, Chicago, Richard l. Jones, Tulsa, Quincy Wright, Chicago, Wallace Thompson, Calesburg, Abramj Povvelson, Calesburgg Louis Niel- sen, Calesburg, l-lenrt S Taxlor, Springtieldg Elmer W Williams, lklrnneapolrs, Rodney L Stuart, Calesburg, Mrs l Edgar C Dreus, Wilrnetre, lxlrs Royal l-l Wensberg, lxrlercer Island, XVashrngton, l-larry l-l Cleaveland, Rock Island, Willard El Dean, New Yorl Crtt, Alfred W Bays, Chrcagc The Board ot Trustees is vitally important to the security and vveltare ot Knox College, This group handles the property and trnancial business ot the school and is the ultimate authority on all matters ot broad policy, The 25 members ot the board are concerned with the over-all picture that Knox presents and such essential matters as long range tund development Three ot the board members are Alumni Trustees nominated by the Knox Alumni Asso- ciation tor three-year terms The president ot the college is a member ex ottrcio The remaining ll are elected by the board rtselt to serve seven year periods, Meetings are held three times a year, at l-lomecomrng and Commencement in Calesburg, and the January meet- ing in Chicago The trustees are not alvvays Knox graduates and at present tive members ot the board did not attend Knox--an added testimony to their interest in Sivvash. Knox College Trustees are tor the most part men and women actively engaged in their ovvn business attairs, and yet they voluntarily give a tremendous amount ot their valuable time to the board work They are very generous in their financial support as vvell, as is evidenced by the tact that their contributions to the Memorial Gymnasium have totalled S2l l ,396 , Outstanding in service and time spent in building a better Knox are Thomas l-l, Blodgett, vvho has been a trustee since l926, lvlrs. Janet Crerg Post and Nelson W, Willard who have served since l925, and Frank lVl, Lay vvho has been a board member since l923, has served as Chairman, and has recently contributed 3lO0,000 tor a swimming pool in the gymnasium. Ottrcers ot the Board ot Trustees are President, Sharvy C, Umbeck, Secretary-Treasurer, Kellogg D, McClelland and Chairman, Vernon lvl, Welsh, l-lonorary Trustees are Earnest Elmo Calkins and Otto l-larbach. 305