ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1954-08-25

EQuCd1I0IldI SIuQeT1I Loan Tu1Q WOulQ
Be Of Far Reaching Value To Society
Widely Known St. Louis Doctor Forwards
$4,000 Check To Give Drive Fine Start
BY ". L. Mandich, Supreme President
Pittsburgh, Pa. - In my speech at the official cele-
bration of the Goth Anniversary of the Croatian Fraternal
Union at West View Park, which was held under the joint
auspices Of the Executive Board and the United Lodges of
Western Pennsylvania, I gave special emphasis to the fact
that our younger generation members are good and fair
minded, and that there is no cause to fear that our Society
will not be in good hands after we, their elders, disappear
from the stage of fraternal and social life in America.
We, who frequently travel among our members, partic-
ularly during this years various Sixtieth CFU Anniversary
celebrations, often observe instances where our younger
members almost exclusively take over the leadership in
these affairs, or else take an interested and active part in
the work together with the older, experienced officers. This
gives us encouragement in our own work, for it is the best
possible proof that there is love and enthusiasm toward
the Croatian Fraternal Union in our younger members, our
heirs, to the same high degree as was harbored in our own
hearts twenty, thirty and more years ago.
AS an example of the goodness of our younger genera
ton, l presented one case, in the form of a letter, which, in
my judgment, is about the incest letter ever received by me
as Supreme President of the Croatian Fraternal Union, in
all the years of my service in that responsible position. I
bring that letter in its entirety, together with my own re-
concentrations in the matter, with the request that you, Sis
tiers and brothers, our members, study the letter carefully,
and then let us know your opinions.
The letter is as follows.
S. S. NEMEC, M. D.
Wall Bldg, Suite 2O5-6
Olive and Vandeventer
st. Louis 8, Mo.
July II, 1854
Mr.. V. l. Mandich, President
Croatian Fraternal Union
3441 Forbes Street
Pittsburgh 13, Pa.
Dear Brother:
Many nationality groups have their own Student
Funds, from which loans are granted to students for
tuition purposes, thus enabling them to complete their
college education. .
For some years past, the Croatian Fraternal Union
has been giving scholarship grants to college students in
the sum of 100 dollars. Although these grants were
highly appreciated, still the amount was too small to
play any important role, as would a more generous one,
b. towards the payment of tuition. l was one of the lucky
m students, and received the 100 dollar gift.
What the university students need most, is to be
able to borrow funds to pay their tuition, which in the
medical faculty, for example, amounts to more than
800 dollars a year.
1t would be very desirable that the GU. establish
an Educational Student Loan Fund, which could lend
money to university students in America and in that
manner enable our gifted young people to help them
selves and be a source of pride to our people. The GU,
as our greatest fraternal organization, is in best position
to play this important role and to manage just such a
fund. In the desire that such a Student Fund be estab-
lished, I enclose herewith the sum of $50 dollars, with
the appeal to all who received gifts from the GU,
and are able to do so, each return the amount which
they received, and more, if possible, so that the money
can be loaned to deserving university students. It would
also be desirable that all of our members who are able,
contribute to the Student Fund, so that the fund may
be built up to an amount which would make it possible
for every gifted and needy university student to borrow
from the Student Fund as needed, to enable him to COM
plete his education.
With the conviction that you, dear Brother Pres-
dent, will take the necessary action to make such a fund
a reality, I remain
Fraternally yours,
DR.. Slavko Nemec (Signed)
Dr. S. s. Nemec
My own commentary and recommendations, as pre-.
sented to the Executive Board, are as follows:
know that many nationality groups in America main.
tain Student Enthusiastically, each nationality for itself
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