North Central College - Spectrum Yearbook (Naperville, IL)

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A TRIBUTE Through thirty years ol tireless and olten un- aclcnovvledged erlort, President Edvvard Everett Pall has proved an able administrator and has given unstintingly ol his time and strength to create in North Central the land ol college ol which all may be justly proud. This year his regular responsibilities have been augmented by the planning ol nevv buildings which will greatly increase dormitory Facilities, the registra- EDWARD E. RALL, Ph.D. tion ol returned servicemen, and the problem ol housing a larger group ol students than this college has seen since before the war. l-lis interest in the many varied activities about the college is without bounds and his ollice much frequented by advice seelcing students. Graduates ol these past three decades can be proud to have been students during his ad- ministration. -.J

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AN APPRECIATION ANNIE MEPNEI2 PFEIFFEI2 'I 860-1946 I-IENRY PFEIFFEI2 'I 857-1939 No truer friends of Christian I-ligher Educa- tion have arisen in the history of American philanthropy than l'lenry Pfeiffer and his recently deceased vvidovv, Annie lvlerner Pfeiffer. Both were the products of humble Evangelical homes, both lived lives of personal purity and integrity, and both were simple and unpre- tentious in their ways of life. They were blessed vvith an unusual measure of this vvorld's goods, yet they remained unspoiled, unassuming, and Without vvorldly pride. Mr. and IVIrs. Pfeiffer vvere most generous in their benefac- tions, but their gifts were as vvise and discerning as they vvere generous, they gave to character- forming, religious and educational institutions. Their gifts stimulated giving by others, but were never made for public praise or personal pride. The objects of their beneficence included more than a score of Christian colleges, because they believed in them and in the moral and spiritual as well as intellectual training which such institutions offer. I-lerevvith is appended the remarlcable record ofgiftsoflvlrand Mrs. I-lenry Pfeiffer to North Central College: For Endowment ..... . . .fB354,500 For Reserve Funds ..... ...... 'I 04,250 For Fart I-Iill Campus ..,...... 5,000 For Buildings-Cpfeiffer I-Iall, fBQ5,000, lvlerner Grgan, SQ5,000, Kaufman I-lall, 5-'IQ,Q50, lVIerner Fieldhouse, fBT33,I00, dormitory funds, 5625005 .,... 287,850 s7si,6oo The memory of Annie lVIerner Pfeiffer as that of her husband, I-Ienry Pfeiffer, will abide as an inspiration to all vvho Icnevv and loved them, and their gifts will bless countless generations of youth trained in the institutions they have helped.