The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-09-07
FOR A GREATER
penn COLLEGE
New Articles of incorporation Are
Adopted.
PERMANENTLY LOCATED HERE
Board Of Management Increased and
Scope Of Institution Greatly Broad
ened-Future of School
Very Bright.

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College were filed for record Friday
with County Recorder Frank Shoe
maker in obedience to a meeting Of
the old trustees of the college held
Wednesday, August 80, which is the
date of the instrument. The name Of
the corporation is retained in it's old
form, Penn College," of Oskkaloosa.
Should anyone have doubt as to the
future intent of the college to loca-
ton of the school, the articles deter.
mine this point beyond any question
in the statement, land the location
of Penn College shall be permanently
at Oskaloosa, Iowa." which city is
also mentioned as the principal place
of the business of the institution.
Provision is made in the new ar
ticles for the government of the in.
stitution by board of thirty-one trus-
tees, fifteen of whom find appoint.
ment in the body of the Iowa Yearly
Meeting of Friends, fifteen =. are
elected by the board of trustees and
the president of the college is eX.
officio member of the board. The Penn
Alumni Association Is privileged to
nominate six of the board members
elected by the trustees.
The New Board.
The new board of trustees elected
by the Iowa Yearly Meeting and the
board of trustees, together with the
selections of the nominations of the
Alumni are as follows:
Trustees chosen by Iowa Yearly
Meeting are:
Term of one year: Lewis A. Ham
mond, LIE Grande; Alestus J. Hadley,
Earlham; F. w. Sprague, Des Moines;
r. T. Ellis, Milo; Roy E. Arms, Spen.
Ger.
Term of two years: E. F. Morris,
New Providence; Albert Johnson,
Lynnville; Jehu Stewart, Minneapolis,
William Johnson, Oskaloosa; Mahlon
Roberts, Veo.
Term of three years: James B.
Bruff Mt Hamil; U. F. Weant, Patton;
William Mather, Springdale; Gran
Vile Fawcett, Mable, Minnesota;
Henry d. Lane, Oskaloosa.
Board members nominated by Penn
College Alumni and chosen by the
trustees:
Term of one year: Harlan Mere.
dith, Lynnville; George H. Lewis,
Marshalltown.
Term of two years: Roscoe C..
Coffin, Minneapolis; Fred B. Cald-
well, Fremont.
Term of three years Frank T.
Nash, Oskaloosa; Irving c. Johnson,
Oskaloosa.
Nine board members chosen by
the trustees:
Term of three years: w. w. Will
Jams, Oskaloosa William Jasper
Hadley, Marshalltown; S. w. Clark,
Oskaloosa.
Term of two years: S. M. Hadley
Oskaloosa; S. J. Steddom, Oskaloosa;
Harry w. Hill, Earlham.
Term of one year: A. P. Spencer,
Oskaioosa; John P. Hiatt, Oskaloosa;
J. J. Mendenhall, Oskaloosa.
David M. Edwards, president of
Penn College, is made ex-officio mem
Der of the board.
The articles of incorporation are
signed by the officers of the old cor
poration, Dillon Stalker, president;
Frank T. Nash, secretary, and Henry
d. Lane, treasurer.
For Fifty Years.
Reincorporation is for a term of
~ hn~ fNf hnn I'd
members is double that under II
former articles and is increased from
sixteen to thirty-one. The purpose
of reorganization is for the better
representation of the Friends and of
those outside of the Friends church
who are near to and interested in the
welfare and the progress of the
school. The incorporation of the
college institution is in keeping with
the plan being adopted and followed
by the better institutions of the land
and is for the better management of
the interests of the college under the
enlarged endowment fund which was
recently increased to meet the re.
quirements of the college classified
ton required by law. Penn College,
under the new articles is in a. better
position to care for its business and
to claim greater measure of sue.
cess and progress. A new era has
opened for the institution and the
reorganization of the governing body
is the first step toward the attain
ment of great things for the Friends
educational institution.
New Board Organized.
Reorganization of the new board of
trustees of Penn College, elected un-
der the articles of re-incorporation
adopted by the old board, took place
at Penn College at 500 o'clock Fri
day evening. officers of the new
board elected are: President, Will
lam Jasper Hadley, Marshalltown;
vice-president, Irving C. Johnson, Os.
kaloosa, secretary, Frank 7. Nash.
Oskaloosa; executive committee, VIII. |
lam Jasper Hadley, David M. Ed
wards, |. C. Johnson, Frank T. Nash,
Henry d. Lane, Fred Caldwell, Will
lam A. Johnson, w. w. Williams and
Harlan Meredith.
Upon this committee will devolye |