University of Georgia - Pandora Yearbook (Athens, GA)

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The War Memorial Fund X Novemlier 11, 1921. nn organization created by the Alumni Society for the purpose concluded a campaign to raise a million dollars for the University. The committee succeeded not only in reaching their objective, hut secured $180,000 in excess of the million. As this was the most important effort of the sort ever undertaken by the University or the alumni, it is fitting that Pandora should express the gratitude of the student body to the alumni and to put into permanent form the record of this great achievement. The idea of campaigning for a million dollars was horn in the minds of Prof. It. E. Park and Prof. H. A. Inghram. These two members of the Faculty were instrumental in calling a meeting in Athens on Memorial Day. 1920, at which the whole matter was discussed and a temporary committee formed to devise plans. Mr. Harry Hodgson, '98. was made chairman of this committee and Prof. H. A. Inghram. 17, was made secretary. When the Alumni Society met in June, this committee laid before the Society plans for an organization. The Society authorized the campaign and created a General Campaign Committee, of which Mr. Harry Hodgson was made chairman and Prof. It. P. Brooks secretary. At the first meeting of the General Campaign Committee it was deemed advisable to create an Executive Committee within the larger laxly. 'Phis Executive Committee was chosen from those members of the Committee who reside in Athens Harry Hodgson, Chancellor I). C. Harrow. C. 1). Flanigcn. It. P. Stephens and It. P. Brooks. C The intensive drive extended from October II to November II. 1921. In that short space of time alumni and friends of the University pledged alxmt $1,128,000. The largest gift received was that of the General Education Board. $100,000. An anonymous friend of the University, living in New York, gave $80,000. which was later raised to $00,000. An effort was made to have the alumni average the sum of $815. More than 1.000 gave that amount. The total number of subscriptions was •1.840. The alumni subscribed $088,000; non-alumni. $4 49,000. The most noteworthy feature of the campaign was the large number of small subscriptions. Outside of the two above mentioned, the largest individual subscription was $15,000. The students in the University at the time of the drive subscribed most generously to the Fund, as did the Faculty of the University. In concluding this brief sketch of the War Memorial Fund. Pandora desires to pay special tribute to Harry Hodgson. ’98. whose organizing ability and unsparing effort largely account for the success of the campaign. During a period of unparalleled business depression, when his own business demanded every moment of his time, he most generously devoted the larger part of bis thought and effort tor eighteen months to this unselfish work. Important as was Mr. Hodgsons service to the cause, his efforts could not have been crowned with success without the aid of Chancellor Barrow, who was always wise in counsel and whose tremendous popularity with the alumni and students was a factor of great moment. Nor could the movement have succeeded without the loval support of hundreds of alumni scattered all over the State and in other States, who gave freely of their time and money to the cause.