Linfield College - Oak Leaves Yearbook (McMinnville, OR)

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F1 The Board of lrustees Officers of the Board l937-1938 Otoif LARSELL ,. , President J. F. WATSON . . Vice President H. L. TONEY ..,, Sammy E. C. APPERSON . . . . , . . . . . . Treasurer H. LOUISE JENNINGS . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary and Treasurer JAMES B. KENT . Acting Assistant Secretary and Treasurer To the Students of Linneld College: This year marks the close of President Anderson's service with the college. We all regret that he is leaving, but he goes to what appears to be a larger lield of service with the best wishes of all--alumni, students, faculty and trustees. The past six years have marked a material growth of the college unprecedented in its history. While rapid, we believe this growth has also been substantial. Five new and much needed buildings, important additions to the faculty. almost twice as many students, revision of the curriculum and other changes have been brought about since Dr. Anderson became president. Without the solid foundations laid by his predecessors this growth would have been impossible, but his planning and his energy were also indisf pensable. What of the future? Students, faculty, alumni, trustees and friends of the col' lege are interested in the answer, A committee of the board of trustees, aided by a committee of the faculty, is actively engaged in the search for a man to take over the important task of president of the college. A large number of names have been pre- sented for consideration. Time is required to gather information about the men and their qualincations. Some have already been interviewed and others will be seen in per- son before the final choice is made. The board of trustees regards it as very desirable to have a new president by September, lst, if possible, and is making every effort to find the right man. To the fine student body of Linfield College, let me give the assurance that the board of trustees has your interest at heart and that it is for you the college is conducted. That idea shall be foremost in selecting the new president. OLOF LARSELL, President of the Board of Trustees.

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4 r Where rbsre We? FTER eighty years Linheld students, alumni, faculty, trustees and friends should rightly ask, XVhere are we? In the first place. eighty years of continuous service represent a most gratifying achievement. All around us colleges have opened and closed whereas Linneld continues stronger than ever before in her history. ln the second place, the material achievements are striking. to say the least. An endowment of one million dollars, plant and buildings worth more than one-half mil- lion dollars, an enrolment of six hundred thirty all point to a pinnacle of achievement, justifying pride. In the third place, our academic achievement gives us ground for satisfaction. Increasing numbers of our graduates are being awarded fellowships, scholarships and assistantships in graduate schools. Teaching and coaching positions are today filled by many Linneld graduates. The quality and extent of training and experience of our faculty compare favorably with the best institutions on the Pacific coast and our rating by the Association of American Universities satisies the last requirement of academic standing. Wlaile we thus may content ourselves with our past achievement we must never- theless seriously and earnestly set ourselves to the task of continued progress, not neces- sarily in the direction of material expansion so much as in the essential spirit and quality of Linneld achievement. Scholarship must be stressed. The quality of students who enter Linneld. while high. must if possible be improved, but above all else the spiritual emphasis which insists upon thorough permeation of all its activities by Christian ideals and an integration of all scholastic achievement with a Christian philosophy of life, must be the criterion by which Linneld's continuous existence must be judged. So instead of goodbye your president would rather say bon voyage and full steam ahead. ELAM J. ANDERSON, President.