University of the South - Cap and Gown Yearbook (Sewanee, TN)

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9 «- WAI E S .1 1 in r » la - ■ - — L 1 1 1 L LT CM The plan must he put into action by the campaign, which officially began on February ii, 1947, after months of careful staff work. The Associated Alumni voted to sponsor the project and selected the men for its overall leadership: Dr. Alexander Guerry, Vice- Chancellor, Chair- man; Mr. J. Albert Woods, president of the Associated Alumni, Vice-Chairman; Mr. Charles E. Thomas, Vice- President for Endowment; Mr. Porter Ware, Campaign Director. In addition, a Special Gifts Committee was set up. The community chairman is the keystone of the cam- paign, for he is the link between donor and drive. Some 230 men, leaders in their communities, are entrusted with this fundamental task. These set the campaign in motion in their localities at banquets, held throughout the South and in such cities as New York and Philadelphia, at which friends and alumni of Sewanee gather to make plans and begin work. Their work in securing donations has been supplemented by that of the Special Gifts Com- mittee and by visits from the central coordinators. Many of these donations are made as memorials. A donor may contribute for a building, a part of a build- ing, or a room as a memorial to whomever he wishes; or he may give to the permanent endowment for the purpose of general income or to endow a scholarship or professorship as a memorial. It is still too early to evaluate the success of the cam- paign. The task is great, but the opportunity is greater.

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St. Augustine ' s Chapel All Saints ' Now Carnegie Science Hall has not been able to reach its authorized strength t 75 students. The goal is $5,000,000 — an additional $3,000,000 for permanent endowment, the annual income from which will assure for the University the finest faculty and staff, and $2,000,000 for new construction. This is our challenge. When Bishop Polk of Louisiana, laying the cornerstone of The University of the South in i860, said to the 5,000 devoted persons gathered on this mountain, An institution . . . that thereby God may be glorified and the happiness of man advanced, we cannot think that he meant less than the University envisaged in the plan, which can be actualized by the campaign effort. We who are finishing our education at Sewanee feel the need because we live with it. We know the opportunity because the work of Sewanee has become a part of us. JfllH t New All Saints ' ¥■ - New Science Hall Dr. Oscar N. Torian in Clinic Present Library

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Brigadier-General JAMES POSTELL JERVEY Jn . Mtmntwm Brigadier-General James Postell Jervey, a distinguished member of the faculty of The University of the South from 1926 to 1945, was born in Powhatan County, Virginia, on November 14, 1869. His entire life was one of devoted service toward the betterment of mankind. While at Sewanee, the institution to which he gave so much, he was loved and respected by everyone. We believe that the finest tribute paid to this grand gentleman was at the time of his retirement from the faculty in 1945: . . . In his con- tributions to the Faculty, he always displayed clear vision, sound judgment, and understanding of our mu- tual problems. ... In his relations with the students, he won their undying respect and affection, both as a teacher and a Christian gentleman. . . . General Jervey ' s closest friends have long noted his physical resemblance to George Washington and his spiritual kinship with Robert E. Lee. Like Lee he left the military to become an educator, and he brought to his new work rich experiences and resources. Of an older friend, General Jervey once inquired, ' What kind of a man was General Lee? ' After a pause came the reply, ' A kingly man! ' With equal fitness these words may apply to General Jervey.