Ursinus College - Ruby Yearbook (Collegeville, PA)

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IN MEMOR AM (m-.okc.i 1 .1 mii Omwaki . Ped.I).. I I I). President I .merit us 0 Wednesday. I « l»riiiir 5. 1957. Or. (ieorfie I.. Oimvake died at hi- liomo in ( olleueville. lie had served the Collefic iaitldulb lor twenty four years. I )uiin«j 11is term ol office, 1912 195O. llie C ollege experienced .1 remarkable physical growth in buildings, equipment. enrolmenl. and -ize ol llu- facility. Hi- oilier ureal work wa- performed a- a layman in llu- Reformed ( bun b. Cl I API 111 C. Bl RDAN I'irsl ice President Board ol I )irertors 1921-IO3O I )ied March 0. I95 JAMES M. ANDERS. M.D.. Sc.D.. I.I..D. Member ol Board ol Directors 189,1-1956 I )ied August 2(). 1956 EDWIN M. III RSI || V. Esq.. A B. Member of Board of directors 1 tyiO-1957 Died January 51. 1957 HON. ANDRI AN' R. BRODBECK I 1 .1). Second ice President Board of I )ir tors 1903- 6)7 I )ied I'ebruary 27. 1957 17

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disc ontinucd in u io. «ut' college. era I . lli.it dale on I rsilms has Isolelx Recent I listory of the ('olleqe I l on I lie resignation ol Dr. Omwake. on Inly I. ic)- . I In Direr tors elected .in alumnus .iik! iii( iiiIm i ol llic faculty. I )r. omian I .. Me ( lure, to lie tlie seventh lirr'idcnl in tin liistory oi the institution. Mr. I )on.»M I I lellfcrich. also .in .iluinniis. I km .line vice-president. I )r. Me ( lure, during li is briel time in office, lias continued tlie eslalilislicd policies ol tlie ( ollcgc. I here lias been .1 onsr ious effort to restore to tlie ( ollege some (d the elements whir li were formerly so niui li 1 part ol tlie old I rsinus. before I lie ( •real War swept them into oblivion. I be past yeai lias witnessed tlie estab lisliment ol .1 rerreation center for students in Bomberger basement and a reception room lor male students in I'reeland I bill, and tlie albletir program loi all students lias ( ontinualb been expanded. I lie Registrar. I r.mklin I Sbeeder. reported tliat lor tlie lirsl time tlie enrolment exceeded jOC) students, tlie total being I be I'etteroll borne next to Sbreiner was purcliased. remodeled, and opened as .1 girls dormitory. campaign. directed b 11. I lelffcricli. was also launched to provide a $ioo.0 0 C icorge I .eslie Oinwalu Memorial Sc liolarsliip lund. I lie Board ol Direc tors lias suffered severe losses through the death of live ol its members within less than a year. t its I'ebruary meeting, the Board adopted .1 retirement and pension plan lor lac ulty and administrative officers as recommended by the I'.xec ulive ( omuiittec. One ol the most gratifying lend encies in the past two dec ades has been the number ol I rsinus gradtl ales who have gone to medical, dental. law. professional schools, and to seminaries, where they have made records c rec litable to tl ICIII sebes and their alma mater. I here is no reason to believe that this tendency will not permanently establish ilsell as an essential part ol the I rsinus tradition. cyrus 11 k. ( runs Benefactor and lor Several Years « Member of the Advisory Council If.

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