Vennard College - Vision Yearbook (University Park, IA)

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Dear Vennardian: of historic Firsts at our school. Merne A. Harris, Ph.D. President You helped launch the FIRST DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM in recent years. Known to you as the Decisive Decade the College's program of advance has already resulted in many improvements to our facilities and significant progress toward the remodeling ofthe Men's Dormitory. The FIRST ATHLETIC FIELD ever to be available at the College was begun during this busy year at Vennard. Under the leadership of your Student Govern- ment the whole project was given a good start in the preparation of the area and the construction of such recreational facilities as a miniature golf course, archery range, and combination softball, foot-ball, soccer field. You have helped make my FIRST year as Vennard's President immensely re- warding. And so we have shared the excitement and the challenge of new endeavors which have made this a memorable year indeed. Undoubtedly, there have been other firsts for you at Vennard as you have encountered the spiritual, academic, and social life opportunities so typical of this school. In fact, that's what Iifefespecially the Christian lifeeis really all aboutg an unending panorama ofthe new, the exciting, and the challenging. As a member of the Vennard College student body of 1968-69 you have been part of a number You witnessed completion of CEI--Vennard s I FIRST NEW BUILDING in morethan 40 years

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Lua Every student is involved in many campus activities or organizations from the ino- ment he becomes u Vennard- ian. The opportunity for lun, fellowship, :ind service is provided by the inany class activities und organizations. Provides Social Experiences 1 Q?

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