Norwich bulletin., 1920-03-25

300 already in; college, 1S0 more ready to enter in the next freshman class. Connecticut men and women must -Jet let their college be checked in it's splendid work for want of the s2,000,- 900 needed for the Endowment and Maintenance Fund, declared President Benjamin T. Marshall, the college president, at the luncheon given at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the Mohican hotel in New London, when the plans for the effort to raise the $2,00o00O fund were announced.
 Up at the college on the hill, said President Marshall. the 300 students were awaiting anxiously the result of the luncheon, bridging the distance from< the campus with a chain of thought and ready to translate their intense interest in the college into active. and efficient aid as soon as they knew the plan was approved.
 George $. Palmer of New London, one of the trustees of the college, fir ed the meeting with an electric spark of enthusiasm, when near the close of the afternon;S he spoke brief ly but earnestly, declaring that he had come to- consider his interest in Con necticut college the most vital. thing in the remainder of his life. The only problem about the s2,00e,000 fund, said Mr.. Palmer, was to bring Connecti- cut college at New London into touch with the people of large means in the state. That done, there can be no doubt that the needs of the college will be abundantly met, for never have Connecticut people of wealth had incomes to equal what they have re- ceived during the past year.
 MT. Palmer's talk was followed by 5-r-e -f,,-r 41,s plan which had been presented by of Norwich spoke briefly in advo- cacy of the plan before the vote was taken, and with this business done the meeting adjourned at 4:45 o'clock The luncheon was held in the Dutch room with covers laid for fifty. On the wall behind the speakers table was displayed the insignia of the campaign, poster in black and white designed by Professor Henry Bill | Selden, instructor in the art depart ment. Ere long, as the campaign pro- gresses, this poster will become a fa- miliar sight in every city in the state x-Governor Simeon E. Baldwin O. New Haven, one of the trustees O. the college, presided at the gathering briefly introducing, the subject fo
 which the friends of Connecticut Col i lege had been called togetherA
 l Miss Elizabeth Wright, burSar, gav gave an interesting sketch of the in ception of the college: Her sketcl | covered from the appointment 0 | three members of the Hartford col lege club ten years ago as a commit tee to investigate the possibility o
 establishing a college for women Ii Connecticut to the opening of col lege on Sept 27,- 1915 with 100 pupil: l Miss Ruth Morris from Texas bein
 after known in college as "Texa Tommiee."
 1 Dean Nye Shows the Opportunity
 Dean Irene Nye effectively present
 ed the wonderful opportunity that lie
 before the college and was given !.
 spontaneous burst of applause for he
 stirring appeal. In part she said: .I Our college opened in 1915 wit
 the largest first year enrolment be
 lieve that any college ever ha, . Last September we started ou fifth year with a freshman class (
 1S0. We had in February of this yea . as many promising candidates 1t next years freshman class, as we di : in June last year. That is my fir  We believe that every woman 2 , well as every man can probably C
 some kind of work superlatively we
 and that 1t Is of supreme important
 to the world that Sne find out wh. this work is and definitely and care
 fully prepare herself for it.. It wa to this proposition that our collef
 was dedicated at it's foundation. Th double purpose to combine the oppol
 tunities of the best cultural college f.
 women with those of the best institl , tionS for advanced vocational trair ing has since that time been esteems
 as the unique glory of our college. A girl who must earn her own li' ing often cannot manage to alter college for four years and then
 give two or three years more to trail ing in a library or art school, a scho . of Journalism or philanthropy, or ; some other specific vocation. If tn
 means that she must renounce a gel eral college course in order to get h specific vocational training by so ? ing she may be closing the door l the highest success to herself. IT founders of our college determine [ that nere she should have the chan t to- get all or at least a large sha
 of her vocational training. as a pa 2 of a general. college course. That what we hope will make Connectic college a better place for girl W l' has chosen her. profession than a no = nal school, a school of dramatic a a school devoted solely to physiS 7, education, or to any other one voc $ tion To give every girl an opportunity - cultivate her peculiar talent and to pr
 pare herself for her individual ta
 in life,' while here, is the ideal of Co
 necticut college.
 As our enrolment shows you
 have the girls. As you see for you - selves, we have the place and as T. have been trying, to tell you we ha e the great idea. What more do
 l. want? We want the money. We ca l. not get it through higher tuition fe for we must continue to base ( p, standard of admission on the size "a a girls brain and not on the size 0 her fathers pocketbook. Educate 1
 able girls and every one is a leat
 and the able girls come from all .s nanciaI grades. The world needs he is the world need sane and useful IT at and women. Connecticut college ( if increase the number of sane and u ,s full women. As I have so many tin re reviewed in my own mind our otl re advantages, have said to myself, " we had the money there is noth If we could not do."' One man alone l. great wealth who decided to dev in that wealth to what is more preci'
 than rubieS could make our state er Connecticut lead the van of the VIC th In womanS education. 1 truly 5y lieye. that we are doing a differ 1e work and that you have it in v