University of Evansville - LinC Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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A %or R eid 1 ayf n g COr nerstone Dr. Hutchens dedicates site of new Engi¬ neering and Science Building Peggy Treat, student sponsor, fastens plaque on cornerstone 13

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. . . in the realization of a dream in the not-too-distant future of Evansville College was made this past school year of 1944-45. Not only were detailed plans made, but something more tangible was accomplished, for on November 24, 1944, the cornerstone of the Engineering and Science Building was laid. Above the screaming of diving P-47 fighter planes and the drone of slower army trainers, Dr. E. L. Hutchens, acting president of the Board of Trustees, dedicated this cornerstone in an impressive cere¬ mony which was broadcast over the radio directly from the campus. The students then broke the first soil for the building foundation with the beribboned plow. The stone was laid by Dr. Hale and the Board of Trustees, and the plate was screwed into place by student sponsor, Peggy Treat. A small stone, per¬ haps, but it represents a big step taken. Men of foresight have long realized the need for a college expansion program, but until just two years ago nothing was done about it. 1 here has been a great demand for further home educational opportunities in order that the young people would not be compelled to seek their training and bestow its benefits elsewhere. Now the college is small because the war has taken so many young men, but at its present size Evansville College will not be able to provide for all who would wish to enroll after the war, nor will it be able to offer them the necessary educational and social opportunities. The citizens of our com¬ munity have seen this, partly through the unveiling efforts of President Hale, a.nd therefore the Development Program Com¬ mittee was organized, headed by R. D. Mathias, W. A. Carson, and Louis Ruthenburg. The program plans are well under way. The first building to be constructed will be the Engineering and Science Building, and the $300,000 needed is already in hand. Following this will be the Student Union, to which students and alumni have al¬ ready subscribed more than one third of the cost, and a gym¬ nasium of which we are so greatly in need. And thus Evansville College plans and builds today to meet the demands of the postwar world tomorrow.

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President Cincoln M. Male President Lincoln B. Hale arrived at Evansville College in 1939 after leaving Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., where he served as director of personnel and placement services from 1936-1939. Upon coming to Evansville College he was made dean and registrar, and in Mav, 1940, he became acting president, holding this office until June, 1941, when he was made president. After receiving his B.D., M.A., Ph.D., at Yale University, Dr. Hale lived in Salonica, Greece, from 1927 until 1930 where he was the assistant director of Thes- salonica Agriculture and Industrial Institute. He is an ordained minister and from 1930 until 1934 he filled the pastorate of Oxford Congressional Church, Ox¬ ford, Connecticut. Since he has been in Evansville, Dr. Hale has become one of its outstanding citizens. Serving as president of the 1943-44 War Chest, the campaign was an overwhelming success. He is a member also of the American Legion, the Evans¬ ville Rotary Club, and Pi Gamma Mu. Not only has President Hale been a leader in community life, but he has pro¬ jected into the minds of Evansville citizens a new awareness of Evansville College. It is largely through his initiative and untiring efforts that the college develop¬ ment program has progressed so swift!v. Evansville College acknowledges his com¬ petence and leadership: Evansville College owes him unbounded praise and grati¬ tude. 14