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The Future of Lebanon Valley Pres. G. D. Gossard. HEBANON Valley College was founded by consecrated churchmen who be- lieved in Christian education and also that young people had a right to expect a good school and that the church was under obligations to furnish it. For almost a half-century Lebanon Valley College has been making history. It ' s students have been numbered by the thousands and have gone to fill positions of trust and honor in every state of the Union and in foreign countries as well. They came from country, hamlet and city to drink at the fountain of truth and thus fit them- selves for greatest usefulness in life. They were not disappointed in the college nor was the college disappointed in them. They made good in college and their after- lives were but a continuation of the making good process. The College has always stood for high ideals and a well-developed, well-rounded, symmetrical manhood and womanhood. It aims to develop strong, forceful, resource- ful citizens; people who are useful in their community, who can bring things to pass, who are positive and constructive. This is possible only by a training that touches the physical, the mental, the moral, and the religious. The denominational school that does not have this ideal had better close its doors and turn over its students to a church-school that does have positive convictions and does stand for the truth. 12
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The college has passed through some hard struggles in common with other simi- lar institutions, but each time came out a better and stronger school. The disastrous fire of 1904, in a few short hours laid low the material Lebanon Valley and caused many hearts to give up in despair. But from the ashes grew up a greater, a more beautiful and a more efficient college than ever dreamed of before, so that the fire was not an unmixed evil. Our work is divided into five departments; College, Academy, Music, Oratory, and Art. Lebanon Valley is a good school with a fine faculty, a splendid student body, new modern buildings, well-equipped Laboratories, a workable Library, new Gym- nasium, a large campus, an athletic field, a track, good moral and religious surround- ings, excellent church privileges, a healthful climate, and is in close touch with large cities by steam and trolley lines, all of which make it a desirable place to study. The recent improvements and repairs to all buildings, the presenting of a large Howard clock to the college by the class of 1913, the equipping of a new gymnasium by the Alumni, and a general desire to cooperate as trustees, faculty and students, have created a most delightful college spirit, and have helped to swell the number of students to 305 which is a twenty-six per cent increase over last year. The greatest growth this year is in the college and the music departments. Now what of the Future ? Shall we rest on our oars ? Shall we take life easy ? Shall we be satisfied with past successes? Or, shall we go forward? Shall we undertake greater things? Shall we keep pace with the times? Shall we lead or be led? Paul said: Forgetting the things that are behind I press forward. That should be our motto. The thousands of young people waiting to be trained, who will go to college somewhere, and who ought to go to a Christian college ; our obligations as a church to train young people; our ability in brains and money to meet that need, should be a mighty challenge to our intelligence, generosity, consecration, and business acumen. To meet the growing demand, besides our eight buildings and present endowment fund, additional buildings, and several new departments. In harmony with the action of the Board of Trustees the authorities are now in the midst of campaign to raise an endowment fund of two hundred thousand dol- lars by June, 1916, when the college will celebrate it ' s fiftieth anniversary with be- coming ceremonies. Those cooperating, seeing this splendid opportunity to increase the efficiency of the institution, and to multiply it ' s usefulness, with heroic courage and determination will stand together to reach this much desired end. Now, ought this be done? We answer, it ought. If it ought, it can be; it must be; it will be for we have determined to go forward. The times demand the addition of at least three new departments of work, namely Agriculture, Engineering, and Domestic Science. The great numbers of young people who are seeking this special training will find it somewhere. If we are wise, we will make the necessary preparation to accommodate these splendid young students and then say come to old Lebanon Valley and they will come. M ' e icill be wise. 13
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