Wilmington College - Wilmingtonian Yearbook (Wilmington, OH)

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WILMINGTON COLLEGE. (Any statement of principles and goals will of necessity. embody a number of unrealized objectives. This state- ment does, however, reflect the principles to which we strive to adhere, and the goals to which we aspire.) Education at Wilmington College is planned to reflect Judeo-Christian values, particularly as inter- preted through Quaker experience. It is shaped with consideration for the needs and interests of the local community as part of a world community. Responding to a time of great changes and a world of large demands, Wilmington College chooses to emphasize a liberal arts approach. In keeping with a belief in the importance of the individual, its goal is to cultivate rounded persons and responsible citizens. The mark of its success will be students with an alert intellect dedicated to truth, a mature spirit de- voted to goodness, and a sensitive outlook attuned to ‘beauty. From experience in self-help, many of these st udents will come to know first-hand the meaning of initiative and independence. It is hoped that they will possess a personal faith deep enough to respect the contrary views of others and will live and act in the light of their best in- sights but be ever willing to search and question, test and prove. Such students will have more than personal goals. They will be prepared to express through church and community, locally or in a broader sphere, their be- lief in the divine-human nature of society. They will show commitment to purposes larger and more en- during than personal objectives by their service to JAMES M. READ President, Wilmington College The following statement of Principles and Goals has now been formally adopted by the Faculty, Board of Trustees and Student Senate of others and their active concern for a world of peace and freedom. For such commitment they will learn an inner discipline for the conduct of life. Within the framework of liberal education, Wilmington College expects to give students some chance to focus on at least one selected field. This concentration provides a place for students to plant their feet and encourages the discipline of sustained search. They should achieve some vocational compe- tence or the foundation for further specialized train- ing. They should learn to respect manual as well as intellectual skills. They should recognize that true equality of oppor- tunity opens the way for development of differing talents in themselves and others, and that true sim- plicity leads to respect for all branches of construc- tive endeavor. Students will not go unaided in their quest. They will have the counsel and guidance of dedicated teachers who see the value of scholarship in human as well as academic terms. Wilmington College hopes that the quality of its teaching and the example of its teachers will inspire its students with a goal of excel- lence. They may then develop patterns of work, play, study and worship that will enable them to fulfill their potential for themselves and society.

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At Wilmington College during a period of less than two dec- ades hundreds of young men and women have learned the values of hard work and self-reliance as they have, with their own hands, built parts of eleven major buildings on this campus. They have helped build their college for future generations of Wilmingtonians they may never know, while earning the tuition necessary for a high quality education. They have labored in the factories, hospitals, laboratories, business establishments and on the efarms of this community as participants in the nationally known Wilmington work-study program. A miracle of. transformation has occurred because Wilmington College believes deeply in five fundamental values of the human spirit. These are as follows: A PASSION FOR EXCELLENCE Wilmington believes that its students are entitled to the finest inheritance of the scholastic community but it also believes that they must exert themselves in order to win this birthright. SIMPLICITY This is a talent for making the most of the least. It is the art of leading an uncluttered and unconfused life. It is the attitude of placing reliance on the internal qualities of character and judgment rather than on the externals of comfort and material accumulation. INTEGRITY This is the ability not only to think truth but to live it as well. It is the capacity to translate ideas into deeds. It means the responsibility of the individual, before God and man, for his own life and acts. SELF-RELIANCE This is the liberating spirit of freedom that unchains a man from dependence upon paternalism wherever it is found. It is this same spirit which motivated the American pioneer to conquer the unclaimed frontier. CONCERN FOR SERVICE This is the human necessity which Jesus of Nazareth under- stood so well when He proclaimed, “Whosoever would be first among you must be’the willing servant of all.” The miraculous development of Wilmington College is still taking place. The college will complete its First Century of Service in 1970. Most educational experts agree that by the year of Wilming- ton’s centennial anniversary there will be twice as many young Americans seeking admission to colleges as there were just a decade earlier, in 1960. A carefully developed study has indicated, therefore, that if Wilmington College is to assume its share of responsibility for these oncoming generations of Americans, the institution will need to acquire, in the next ten years, resources valued at seven and one-half million dollars. Those needs believed to be most urgent by its Board of Trustees in keeping with the Wilmington tradition of simplicity are delineated as follows: Physicalstacilitiesty ¢.2 7. 5.. cis ene eee $3,475,000 Scholarships, faculty salaries, CONLIN PENCIES’. Js:5 .ce trya.) s) eae See 1,225,000 Perpetual trusts and endowment .......... 2,400,000 Academic development and research ...... 400,000 $7,500,000 In the past fifteen years the net worth of Wilmington has miraculously increased more than five times. The spirit which wrought this miracle is a continuing one; it will provide the impulse which will assure success as the college prepares for its Second Century of Service. It has also won the support of many of America’s greatest spiritual, political and industrial leaders, including Grover M. Hermann who has now become a part of: the Wilmington miracle. Dr. James M. Read President Wilmington College Wilmington, Ohio Dear Dr. Read: This will serve as a confirmation of . . . the availability of a grant from me of $740,000 for the Wilmington College Cen- tennial Fund to be used for: (a) The building of a physical education center to be known as Hermann Court, and (b) The removal of the existing gymnasium building, tennis courts, and houses on the site of the future mall, with landscaping and improvements required for the subsequent development of the mall. This sum is intended as a “Challenge Gift’’ made available on the condition that the “challenge” will be met by other contri- butors’ pledges substantially totalling $1,510,000. Sincerely, Seon Normim Grover M. Hermann