Lebanon Valley College - Quittapahilla Yearbook (Annville, PA)

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Vision and planning formed an f W Institution of higher learning We ' re 1 20 years old and still alive! Most people do not live that long, yet businesses and colleges continue down the path of time, many times struggling and fighting to stay alive. Many wm the fight, contmuing and progressing with ad- vancements in society. Our founders ' vision when they open- ed the College on May , 1866, was a place where the minds of young people, under Christian influence, might be train- ed to the greatest efficiency, so that these young men and women, freed from the drag-chains of ignorance, superstition, ancf prejudice, might the more fully realize themselves in the service of God and man. Trustees, presidents, ad- ministrators and faculty have sought to uphold this vision down the path of time so students would become knowledgeable so that when they could use that nurtured knowledge in their jobs, homes, and communities. Our College motto is Lihertas per Ventdtem which means the truth snail make you free. Before 1906, been freed from ignorance, superstition and pre- judice — our founders ' vision. We have the knowledge of facts and have coupled that knowledge with the truth found in life about the facts. One of our major founders was Rev. however, our motto was Knowledge is Power, a quote most likely derived from Francis Bacon. Through the years, students who have passed through the buildings and grounds have discovered that knowledge is power. Those who have sought knowledge and truth have G.W. Miles Rigor. He was part of the General Conference of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ that voted in 1845 to establish a college for its denomination. However, it took some time to organize the institution and to find a home for it. During that time there was, in Annville, the Annville Academy which later changed its name to Lebanon Valley Insitute. In 1866, this academy became the sight of the College. So finally, when the church conference and founders decided on the location and basics for the college, the college opened its doors on Monday, May 7, 1866. And for the past 120 years its doors have re- mained opened despite college and na- tional problems. Many of the other col- leges started by the United Brethren in Christ Church closed their doors shortly after they opened. From the day Thomas Rhys Vickroy, first president and major founder, began his duties, to the establishment of the charter which states that the citizens would establish and maintain forever, an institution of learning of high grade, there have been many happenings in the College ' s history. In tne early years, college and church administrators debated moving the Col- lege to Lebanon, Chambersburg, or Hagerstown, Maryland. Curriculum changes have also been made with the most recent one of a leadership program being introduced under President Arthur Peterson ' s administration. There have been presidential stirs which have caused several presidents to leave, leaving the College without an officer. Balanced budgets have been sought for. New buildings have risen from the ground, ad- ding to the original academy. Then, of course, the first administration building burned in 1 904. And now, in 1 986, we are termed America ' s Leadership College, only one more change in the College ' s history. These changes have not occurred merely by accident, though, but by vi- sion. Our founders had visions, the citizens had visions, the church had vi- sions. Trustees, presidents, ad- ministrators, faculty, and students have carried out these visions to make LVC what it is today. But, these same people still have visions for the future. Lebanon Valley College is alive after 120 years and it is through knowledge and vision that we ' ll remain a vibrant institution of higher education. — Drew Williams The academy was the first Lebanon Valley College building. It stood on the site of Boll- inger Plaza, next to the LInited Methodist Church. The first College seal represents that which was first taught at LVC — the classics. The seal is in Latin and Greek. The Greek meant knowledge is power. Today, many administrative decisions are made in the Administration Building.

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The Daily News, Lebanon, Pa.. Wednesday, February 26, 1986 Harsco CEO Gets Founders Award By lOY OWENS Staff Writer ANNVIILE — leffrey |. Burdge, chairman and chief ex- ecutive officer of Harsco Corp., received Lebanon Valley Col- lege ' s 1986 Founders Award Tuesday night during ceremonies in the college chapel. Burdge, a British Army veteran who sometimes describes himself as a war bride in reverse, came to the United States after World War II, became a Certified Public Accountant, and joined Harsco ' s division in Butler, Pa., as an auditor in 1953. He has been with the firm ' s corporate headquarters in Camp Hill since 1975 and was elected president in 1977. In an introductory citation, LVC President Arthur Peterson hailed Burdge tor dynamic leadership cjualities and praiseworthy citizenship in responding to the needs and con- cerns of his fellow residents in Central Pennsylvania. He referred to Burdge ' s many community service efforts with Goodwill Industries, the Salvation Army, Harrisburg Polyclinic Medical Center, and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Commerce. In response, Burdge said he believes ' this prestigious award is the more to be valued for the emphasis Lebanon Valley Col- lege IS placing on leadership. As 1 thank you, so am 1 challeng- ed to so concTuct myself as to earn it. The theme of community and the corporation was followed throughout the service when Clifford Jones, current president of the state Chamber of Commerce and former head of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, addressed the Founders Day audience. lones recognized that Pennsylvania is dotted with com- pany towns, company homes, company stores, but said he placed the greatest value on the example of Milton S. Her- shey, who valued the individual above the corporation. Communities look to their corporations, their employers, to provide many things, Jones went on. Chief among those, he said, are major contributions to civic and service programs, grants and scholarships for the education of young people and concern tor the general welfare of the community. But the corporation also looks to the community for certain things, and can decide whether to locate in one area or another on the basis of seemingly small benefits. Jones said be believes the company community bond re- mains tirm, but declared a quiet crisis is very much present that is forcing more changes than at any time vvitnin my memory. In many communities, the largest contributors to the United Way and to all of the public simply no longer are there, he noted. Management today is facing concerns and challenges they never knew before. And I never have seen anything like what ' s going on in corporate board rooms right now. Jones did not otter suggestions tor the cjuiet crisis solu- tion, but he praised LVC ' s Founders Day program as signifi- cant in the community-corporation partnership. Mr lettrev I, Burdge, HARSCO CtO, received the 1986 Founders Day Award. Becoming involved in the communil was tlie stress of Mr ( liltorfl lonc ' . speecfi at Founders Day. ( jU fMpa i; 20