Temple University - Templar Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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TEMPLE OF LEARNING Completion of the tower group of Broad Street is part of the University's dream for the future, which also anticipates an indoor sports building, adjoining Mitten Hall, and new buildings for the Law School and other of the professional schools. Of the buildings shown in the model above, Cornell Hall and Conwell Hall, at right, are completed. Twenty-five

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lEUlPlE Ul THE FUTURE N assuming a prophetic role, l am constrained to accept Temple's past record and present status as logical premises upon which to base predictions for her future. The record stands as a most inspiring one, well-calculated to tinge with op- timism the outlook upon the Temple University of Tomorrow, and, with past achieve- ment as the accepted standard of healthy progress, l see ahead a bright and promising prospect. ln looking backward upon the early struggles of the University-sometimes, for its very existence-I cannot escape the conviction that some intangible, but power- ful force has shaped its destiny. Sweeping over all obstacles, it is my belief, and the universally-accepted one, that this mysterious force was the all-abiding faith of the Founder, conceding no defeat. We upon whom the mantle of Conwell has fallen have striven to perpetuate his idealism, and the fine new buildings, elevated standards, and all else we have attained, are but physical manifestations of that great driving force which has car- ried the university upward and onward. Given such a spiritual impetus, it is reasonable to believe that the institution will continue to forge steadily ahead. To what heights of accomplishment it will attain is a matter of conjecture. But, appraising its future development by the yard- stick of past performance, its potentialities are illimitable. As l gaze figuratively into the crystal, l foresee great buildings that are hives of educational activity, skyscraper classrooms filled with earnest seekers for knowledge, an enlarged, but highly-selective faculty personnel, a steadily-growing student enroll- ment, a more comprehensive system of extra-curricular activity, a richer campus life, deeper spiritual values, a heartier college spirit, closer-knit alumni relationships, and a greater reverence for university traditions. I visualize a consistently advancing degree of prestige for the university, as the natural consequence of achieved academic goals, and, more practically, a more sym- pathetic public response to our pressing need of more adequate endowment as a direct result of that increased prestige. l can readily conjure up a greater Temple University which will interpret and serve the needs of the times-an institution which will rise to meet new challenges thrust upon it by a rapidly-evolving social order, with the ideals of democracy as its ultimate goal. Twenty-four

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FROM HIS OFFICE IN MITTEN HALL, RAY BURKLEY, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, DIRECTS ALUMNI ACTIVITIES. T HE General Alumni Association is composed of all the alumni associations of the various colleges of Temple University. Its governing body consists of three representatives from each college alumni association and seven officers elected to this group. Whenever concerted action is needed, the General Alumni Association functions. It was started April 16, 1926, by President Charles E. Beury and Associate President Laura Carnell, and has been working for the University and the alumni since that time. It has kept pace with University development and is today a vital factor in the affairs of Temple. Membership in the association has trebled in its lifetime, and there are now thirty Temple University Clubs spread over the country. The alumni associations of the various colleges have all increased in strength and numbers, and each functions for the betterment of the University and the individual members. The yearly program of the Alumni Association is varied. There is a home-coming day, at which there is a meeting of the presidents of the clubs in the morning, a luncheon in their honor, and a football game in the afternoon. This year the Home-Coming Game will be 'the Pitt-Temple game, Saturday, December 3. It will be preceded by a dance at the Penn Ath- letic Club the evening before the game, Friday, December 2. Dances and receptions in honor of the seniors of the particular schools are held each year IHE HIUIIIH by the various college associations, and meet- ings and dinners for the members are held. In June the annual alumni banquets are enjoyed by all. This year, the day before Commence- ment, there will be a Field Day at the Lulu Country Club. The Alumni Association holds an Award Din- ner at which time awards are made to repre- sentatives of the separate college alumni groups who are selected by the respective groups for outstanding service to the University that year. Recipients of the awards this year were: Ray E. Dougherty, D.S.C., 1934, Samuel G. Barton, A.B., 1903, George A. Welsh, LL.B., 1905, Har- vey lredell, D.D.S., 1880, Charles Klein, LL.B., 1921, Elizabeth Miller, G.N., 1903, Esther Ellis, D.H., 1931, Anthony DiSilvestro, Ph.G., 1926, Frederick Prosch, M.S., 1929, and Herbert H. Hunsberger, S.T.B., 1935. There are nine alumni on the Board of Trus- tees, seven on the Council on Athletics, and three on the University Council. An Alumni Loyalty Fund was started in May 1936. This is an annual giving fund to which all alumni are asked to contribute. Since its inception, all the contributions have gone to the Student Loan Fund. The Alumni Association takes this occasion to welcome the Class of 1938 to the active participation and membership of the associa- tion. Twenty-six L