Valparaiso University - Beacon / Record Yearbook (Valparaiso, IN)

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WOMENiS GUILD At the close of the 14th convention of the University Guild, Valparaiso found the en, thusiasm and initiative of this organizations members unparalleled. At present the mem- bership is as high as 3,500, and over half of the United States is represented. Altruria Hallis chapel is. one of the many gifts presented by this organization, Which helps to create and develop a greater interest in Valparaiso University as an institution of Christian higher education. Establishing book nooks in the dormitories, beautifying the campus landscape With trees and various plants, and making countless other gestures have proved the Guild an outstanding benefactor to the University. After five years of unfaltering success, the Guild has reason to believe that in the near future they Will Witness the fulfillment of their dream. At present they are confronted With the task of raising $75,000.00 to erect Guild Hall; however, it is needless to say that this womenis residence Will materialize. The new residence Will be a symbol of What hard work, patience and faith can produce. Presiding at the fall meeting of the national guild are: Mrs. Arthur Taube, president; Mrs. Walter Hansen, secretary; Miss Louise Nicolay. treasurer; Mrs. Ernest Schwiebert, executive secretary. Page 23

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W. C. Dickineyer, President; Paul Amling, Vice-president; Paul F. Miller. Secretary; John A. Sauerman, Treasurer, B OARD 0F DIRE C TORS Page 22 In October the Board of Directors of Valparaiso University outlined an expansion plan costing $5,000,000 to reach over a period of ten years. Because of the inllux of new students this semester, it was deemed advisable and necessary to step up this program, and plans were immediately drawn up for the erection of two new dormitory units dur- ing the period of 1946-47. This $800,000 expenditure is the first step toward the new Valparaiso that Will supplant the old Valpo, Which has expanded beyond the limits of its present capacities. It is particularly fitting that now with the toil and turmoil which engulfs the world, a new Valparaiso should be built; now more than ever there will be a need for educated men and women who have been taught well in the ways, of education, and who also have a background of Christianity through which they must apply their education to guide a troubled world. This will be a realization of the dream of the hopeful men who took over Valpo for the Lutherans twenty years ago. This will be the Lutheran educational center of the world i . . a Lutheran institution of higher learning that will be the equal of any other university in caliber of scholarship and education, but which will have an intangible something which can only be present when the faculty and students have a Christian atti- tude in their dealings with each other and with the world.

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I PROFESSORS DEAN W. G. F RIEDRICH The Dean? The freshmen remember him. At registration day he was the man we Would have sworn was tripletsethe way he took charge of the endless Comp. I line, scrawled adviserst names on long sheets of registration cards, barked answers to silly, freshmen- like questions, and tried to help the desperate sophomores who followed him around, dogalike, because they hadnit decided on a major. Dean Friedrich? Of course the juniors know him. It didnit take us long to find out his name and to learn that he was head of the English department He was such an interesting instructor that we decided to enroll in his English courses. Dean Friedrich soon knew us, too, and suddenly a more personal contact was established. Dean? For the senior, spaghetti suppers and evenings spent listen- ing to records at his home are a treasured memory. For now, after. four years, we recog nize Dean VJalter G. Friedrich not only as a Wise and respected scholar, but as a good friende-a Vital, essential part of the pattern that is Valparaiso. Page 24