Evening star., 1940-04-25
Book Interweaves
Mrs. Sfrong's Life
With Salem College
PhiIunthropist Honored
For Opening Education
To Many Youths

Within the gold embossed covers
Of a white leather book the story
Of the life of Mrs. Henry Alvah
Strong and the history Of Salem
College at Winston-S Salem, N. c..
are interviewer.
The volume, only one of its kind
In existence, was presented to Mrs
Strong along with a citation con-
ferring honorary membership in the
colleges alumnae association.
The first such citation ever be-
slowed, it was offered "in loving
recognition of one who has joyed
to open the portals of higher edu-
cation to unnumbered youth other
wise denied suchsentrance into
larger life"
Many students at the college have
been recipients of loans from the
Hattie NJ Strong Foundation, which
Mrs. Strong founded to help young
people 60 on with their schooling
as we'll as to instill in them desire
to help other students by paying
back the loans.
Student Begins Paying on Loan.
During her five-day visit in Win
ston-Salem, from which she has
Just returned to Washington, Mrs
Strong met and talked with three
of the girls now on scholarship. One
of them is already paying back the
loan and the other two are anxious
to start, although no interest is
charged and no time limit set.
The trip to Salem College followed
a winter spent in Strong Hall at
Rollins College, another of Mrs
Strong's many gifts to young people
Called Mother Strong" by the girls
in the dormitory where she occupied
the guest suite, Mrs. Strong, who
never had sister or daughter of
her own, was constantly surrounded
by the young students, joining in
their discussions sometimes far into
the night.
The exquisitely-bound book joins
Mrs. Strongs collection of gifts and
citations, many of which decorate
her sun parlor walls. Beginning
with the founding of Salem College
in 1772. the volume touches on the
high points of the Moravian institu-
tion's history in delicate script and
Photographic Illustrations bordered
In gold. At the year 1864 the story
of Mrs. Strong's life joins that of
the college. Beside a picture of
crossed flags, the Union and the
Confederacy, the page records Mrs
Strong's birth in Connecticut and
reports that at the same time the
college, Conscientious objector in
the Civil War, was having its period
of trial.
Cites French Decorations.
Going on to 1897, Mrs. Strong is
shown in furred costume against a
background of snow, and the script
tells of her going to Alaska. In
1905 her marriage to MIR. Strong is
recorded and the book goes on to
state that at that time girls were
beginning, to attend the college
from Alaska. The Hattie M. Strong
Foundation is mentioned for 1928
and the following pages record the
decorations received by Mrs. Strong
from the French government, the
year Mrs. Strong's donation made
possible the erection of the Hall of
Government at George Washington
University and the gift of Strong
Hall to Rollins College.
Mrs. Strongs other gifts locally
include the Hattie NJ Strong Hall
at George Washington University
the Strong residence of the Y. w.
c. A.. the recreation hall at the Boy
Scout camp, the swimming pool at
the Girl Scout camp and other gifts
to George Washington University.
The Hall of Government bears
within its doors an inscription
stating that the building is the gift
OF Mrs. Strong as tribute of affec-
tlon to her son. L. Corrin Strong,
who is president of the National
Symphony Orchestra Association.
Expressing the sentiments of
George Washington University, of
which she is trustee, is the plaque
outside the Hattie M. Strong Hall.
Written by DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin,
president of the university, it reads:
Erected by a woman's altruism and
understanding Dedicated to the
growth of the human spirit that
God and state may be served by