News Release (January 8, 1964)

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SUMMARY FOR CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NBWSs ew Co11 g January 8, 1964 In 1961, Dr G uahm n, th n vic resident n tr ur r of w York llniv rcoity, acccpte apo ition as Pr ident w Col g in Sar ot lorid H r count for hi fri nd nd fo r c rch rs om 0 th nt 0 h d v lo nt o w Co1l g I r 1 t d to t Uni d Churc of Chri t, nd o ning or t t n th f 11 of 1964 w Coll g w r r in 196lr today it i lity. Th prog a b n joining o m ny h nd an many h art including tho o :you who lr ady hav d gift to h lp build w ol1 g Since 1961, w coll g obt in d a 115-acr at rfront campu co p rabl to any in th nation. I fri nd h v p ovided ap roxi t ly $8,000,000 in crift nd pl dg s .. haY dded to an outst nding 0 0 T u t uch n Dr. nry Chaunc y, Pr i-dent, ducationa.l Te ting s rvic at Prine tonr Dr. Al rto G inza Paz, publl. h r nd ditor o La Pr n a, u no ir Sf Dr 1 r d Barr, fir t dir ctor, od rn um of Artr Dr. c rroll v. w o Vic -Chairm n of th Bo rd of Pr ntic Hall nd Ch irman of th .J. study of High r Educ tionr L .H. LaMott r ir d cuti'Y vic ident of tnt rnational u in s chin nd till chairman of th IB Ex cutive and inane co itt In 1962 w occupied one xi ting nd on r nov ted building on the cam u nd y r 1 ter, aft r world-wid 8 rch, s l cted N w York architect and pla.nn r I .M Pei to d sign th entire $15 million campu

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-2r n d i i r tor nd due tor, Dr. ohn 1. tad, wa n no t nd n r Y cu y ppoin nt was Dr. Ar old a Vi i oynb e, a i y world1s gr st living hi torian, n of eor of i to y for 19 0011 g uch o nts have broug t phy iei t nd not Englich sehol r. -65. Oth r f culty ppoint-n xc 11 nt th or tic Selectio of d n for th eh rt r el g n in 1962 and We 1 yan U iver be Coll g will d it to t ctor o n of ir t el pick d for th r pon ibility of as well a it tr diti n dmi ion Rob r J. ion Only a out 100 fo t i ro p i ing h nd tting t eoll g d mic pac i in this else will b r cognized s Ch rb r Schol rs, with all coll 9 r 1 t d co t for th ir ful thr y r ( bout $12,000) provid d y donor w Coll g provi th opportunity for a stud nt to t d 11 onth of ach r, ith gr u tion n a bach lor d gr in thr y ar curricul ha en d v loped to pr -invigorat th liberal ar s nd to ak it po ibl for st nt to v ah d a f st a th y d sir Th individu 1 tud n i th k y to t pr r and seminar and u ori will provid opportuniti or hi to tretch hi fid n ind to ncomp i ha t w are s o of knowl dg broad hor n n xciting y r nd w ov c ievin th quality goal we on into 1964 cont forth wh n ew COlleg w only an id a. The progree ade has b en chi ved, I

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-3aaaure you, only through the great friendship of n mero s persons and groups such as yourselves. New College ia the es ence of your hopee and support. George F. Baughman