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AM D S J . PE ASLE E , ’O il
INTERNATIONALLY FAMOUS LA W Y E R
A mos J. Peaslee, ’07
T THE meeting of the Joint Alumni Councils on May 31,
1941, Amos Jenkins Peaslee, ’07, was elected President
of the Alumni Association for the coming year. Anna Oppenlander Eberle, ’13, was elected Women’s Vice President; H.
Chandlee Turner, ’23, Men’s Vice President; and Esther
Howard Allen, ’27, Secretary-Treasurer.
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Amos Jenkins Peaslee has the unrivalled distinction of being
the first President of the Alumni Association ever suspended
from College. After three months in Swarthmore he and six
other honorable members of his class were suspended for
three weeks, for (according to President Swain) their own
good and the good of the College. They had been guilty of
tossing a fellow Swarthmorean into the Crum.
It is not particularly surprising to find that during the rest
of his four years he was an outstanding student, active in many
fields. He led the Debating Team and the Literary Society,
and entered every public speaking contest there was.. In his
senior year he atoned for his earlier "mistake” and received
the medal for highest performance in scholarship and char
acter. No wonder that in later years he was able to enter into
a successful legal contest with the government of Germany!
He received his law degree from Columbia in 19 11, and
practised in New York from that date. In 1920 he married
Dorothy Quinby, a graduate of Earlham. Dorothy Peaslee,
the eldest of four children, is now a . Senior at Swarthmore.
Probably the greatest achievement of Mr. Peaslee’s legal
career has been the victory in the Black Tom case. He represented the American interests who were suing the German
government for the demolition of munition stores on Black
Tom Island in 1916. Although the .case seemed hopeless and
the evidence was most difficult to secure, Amos Peaslee persisted
and won a settlement of $10,000,000 for the Lehigh Railroad.
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Captain Henry Landau, in his book "The Enemy Within,”
published by G. P. Putnam & Sons, has so ably described
Amos Peaslee and his qualifications for this work that we are
quoting him direct:
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"Peaslee was extraordinarily fitted to carry on this battle
(the Black Tom case) and to organize and search for clues.
For fifteen years he has labored tirelessly and patiently to amass
the overwhelming evidence which today sheds light on the mysteries of Black Tom and Kingsland. He had had considerable
wartime experience as a major in the American Expeditionary
Force, both as Judge Advocate of the General Court-Martial
at the headquarters of General Harbord and in organizing a
trusted band of officers to act as confidential couriers at
General Pershing’s headquarters. After the Armistice he had
been attached to the American Commission to Negotiate Peace
and had proposed several important amendments to the
Covenant of the League of Nations. For a number of years
he had specialized in cases involving questions of international
law, and was Honorary Secretary of the International Law
Association in America. Above all, however, he had had
considerable experience in handling cases involving German
interests. He is short, slight of build, mild-mannered, and a
Quaker to boot; but behind all these disarming appearances
is the shrewd lawyer and skilled negotiator with an iron
determination. Tireless and patient, he has refused to be
discouraged by Germany’s campaign of delay and obstruction.
Ever ready at a moment’s notice to travel to the most distant
countries to collect evidence and follow up clues, he has
crossed the ocean more than thirty times in this contest of
endurance and wits.”
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Mr. Peaslee now lives in Clarksboro, New Jersey, where he
was born, and is doing a lot of things that he has always
wanted to do. He has recently been appointed to the Board
of Managers of Jeanes Hospital and is a Trustee of the
Philadelphia Yearly Meeting.
Anna Oppenlander Eberle, Women’s Vice President, was
graduated with the Class of 1913. She married Tod (Charles)
Eberle of the Class of 1912, and the two Eberle boys (Buzz
and Dick) have graduated with the Classes of ’40 and ’41
respectively.
Mrs. Eberle has organized parent education and adult edu
cation classes and is famous for her Story Telling. During
the year she gives her program before numerous clubs, schools
and churches. She has always been active in Swarthmore
affairs, and has served on the Alumni Council since it was
formed.
H. Chandlee Turner, Jr., ’23, Men’s Vice President is a
member of the Turner family known to all Swarthmoreans.
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M W ALUM N I PRESIDENT
mtNOWN TO MANY SWARTHMOREANS
Chan is named for his father, Henry C. Turner, ’93, and has
spent most of his time since graduation with the Turner Con
struction Company. He has been in the Philadelphia office
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of that company since 1938 when he was made Vice President
in charge of the Philadelphia branch. Before he was trans
ferred he was President of the Swarthmore Club of New York.
In Florida in 1928 he met Virginia Melick of the Class of
1927, and a member of another famous Swarthmore family.
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Ginny had gone to Florida to teach school. Five months later
£ 1 they were married. They live in Haverford with their two
j little girls, Ann and Marlee.
This year the position of Secretary-Treasurer will be filled
by Esther Howard Allen, ’27, or "Es” to her many friends.
"Es” is the permanent Secretary of her Class, and as such is a
regular contributor to the Garnet Letter. She is Mrs. George
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Allen and lives in Swarthmore where she takes an active in
terest in the Home and School Association and serves as
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Chairman of the Mothers’ Group and teaches Sunday School
at the Presbyterian Church. The Allens have two children,
one of each.
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Any commentary on the newly elected officers of the Association would not be complete if we failed to mention the outstanding work done by the retiring officers of the Association.
* Ray Denworth, ’l l , the retiring President, and his colleagues
have been directly responsible for what has been called "the
most active year in the history of the Swarthmore Alumni
Association.”
During this period the Alumni have successfully launched
j and completed the first Annual Giving Campaign, full details
of which are reported in another section of the Garnet Letter.
| Recently we saw the arrival of the Swarthmore Commemorative
Plateware from the Wedgwood factory in England. These
plates have aroused no end of interest among the Swarthmore
A nna O ppenlander Eberle, ’13
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Alumni and the original shipment is fast being depleted. A
collection of books and works which have been written by
former students is now taking shape and will be known in the
future as the Alumni Library. In excess of 350 of the works by
alumni authors has already been reported and roughly 50%
of this number has been collected.
The past year brought the formation of five new alumni
groups throughout the country and John Nason, in his first
year as President, has travelled over 10,000 miles to speak
before sixteen alumni audiences. W e have seen the appoint
ment of three alumni to vacancies on the Board of Managers,
and largely through the efforts of Ethel H. Brewster, ’07,
retiring Vice President of the Association, there has been a
planned reorganization of Somerville Society which will bring
it into closer harmony with the Alumni Association at large.
During the year two alumni groups (men and women) vis
ited at the College for several days to study present methods
of teaching, to inspect the grounds and buildings and to talk
with students about contemporary problems of all kinds. It is
hoped that the Alumni will continue such visits annually. Once
again the Alumni have taken great interest in the matter of
vocational guidance and placement for both men and women,
and a men’s committee has met during the year to study how
our students should prepare themselves in view of the current
draft legislation.
On Commencement week-end the Alumni saw for the first
time their gift to the College—the joint portrait of Mr. and
Mrs. Aydelotte which had been recently completed by the artist
Charles Hopkinson. And since Alumni Day the College has
enlarged and redecorated the alumni quarters in the West
End of Parrish.
Again we say, "Ray Denworth, during the past year you
and your fellow officers and Council members have done a
real job.”
H. Chandlee T urner, ’23
Esther Howard A llen , ’27
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. . from the President . . . .
This first year would not be
complete without saying some
thing to all the alumni about
the problems that lie behind
and ahead. I have tried to
express my feelings to indi
viduals and to groups of
alumni, but only The Garnet
Letter reaches everyone and
goes everywhere— even to the
wastebasket, I am told.
When Mrs. Nason’s class
was celebrating its fifteenth
reunion on May 31st of this
year, a birthday cake was set
in front of us with a single
candle on it and the words
across the top, "the first year
is the hardest.” I suppose— and hope— that that is true. And
yet this first year has been made immeasurably easier by the
way in which you alumni have welcomed us. You have no
idea of the comfort your interest in the College has given me
or of the many times I have gone to different members of the
alumni body for counsel and advice. You have done every
thing in your power to make a difficult year easy. Mrs. Nason
and I are deeply grateful.
The success of the first year of the Alumni Fund has sur
passed everyone’s expectations. It will enable the College to
continue many of its activities which would otherwise have
been curtailed. The College is indebted to everyone of you
who made these results possible and in particular to those who
under Frank D ’Olier and his Committees did the greater part
of the work. So long as the spirit which made this showing
possible survives, Swarthmore will continue as a great small
college.
As I write, Hitler has declared war on Russia. The Axis con
suls are being bundled back to their respective countries, and
ours have been asked to return home. By the time the College
opens in the fall we may be legally at war. It is difficult to
tell what that will mean to the life of the College— except
that it will complicate existence here as elsewhere. Fortyeight students registered under the Selective Service Act last
October, forty-one of them being seniors. Some will receive
deferment on the basis of occupation, but more than half will
be in service or in Civilian Public Service Camps by next
December. Twenty-three juniors and four sophomores will
register July first at the time prescribed for all men who have
reached twenty-one since last October. It is too early to tell
how many of these will not be able to return to College. The
Selective Service Board has so far declined to make any further
deferments for students in course. Much will probably depend
on events in Europe. W e have as large an enrollment for next
year as we want, with a full freshman class; but the decision
of this country to go to war during the summer could upset
our plans as well as those of other colleges.
W ar or no war, the next few years will be difficult. There
are profound changes at work in American life. The acids of
modernity, to use Walter Lippmann’s phrase, are biting deep,
and they are different acids from those discussed in A Preface
to Morals. Swarthmore College has a role to play. After this
year s demonstration of alumni interest in and support of the
College I am more convinced than ever that that role will be
both important and distinguished.
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JOINT ALUMNI COUNCILS FOR 1941-42
MEN
Z one 1
Edward M. Bassett, ’05
Herbert L. Brown, ’16
*W . Ralph Gawthrop, T 4
Frank H. Griffin, ’10
Albert L. Hood, Jr., ’31
Charles P. Larkin, ’21
*Edwin A. Lucas, ’14
Z one 2
Edward P. Palmer, ’06
Allin H. Pierce, T9
* Davis W . Shoemaker, ’24
Z one 3
Robert Kintner, ’31
*Thomas R. Taylor, ’12
Z one 4
Jess Halsted, ’18
* James F. McCormack, ’36
Z one 5
Fred G. Young, ’13
WOMEN
Z one 1
Ellie Simons Bassett, To
Hilda Lang Denworth, ’17
*Virginia Brown Greer, ’26
Reba Camp Hodge, ’15
Jean Walton Noyes, ’32
Helen Carre Turner, ’08
*Sue Thomas Turner, ’35
Z one 2
Elizabeth Biddle Ayars, ’25
* Sarah Percy Rogers, ’27
Anna Miller Smith, ’ 15
Z one 3
Patty Morris Cowie, ’37
^Catherine W right Donnelly, ’18
Z one 4
Betty Blair Cochran, ’35
* Catherine Bays Parrish, ’36
Z one 5
Mary Walton Irvine, ’29
* Newly elected members
Entered, as second-class matter January 1CL 1941, at the post office at Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, under the Act of August 24, 1912.
Alumni Day Photos by Ted Goodman, '43.
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R ex T ompkins, ’40
along the main walk in the front of the building. The mar
shals of the parade were the ex- and the new president of
the Alumni Association. Following them in an open car with
gracious dignity was Lucy Price McIntyre of the class of ’76,
accompanied by an escort from the class of ’86, Charles M.
Pidgeon of Washington, D. C.
The class of ’91 was the first marching group. Twenty
strong, they represented a half century of progress. The bal
ance of the procession was an impressive sight and it was a
very close decision that gave the honors of the day to the class
of 1921. The winners affected a patriotic motif, decorating
themselves with flags of the U. S.A.
HE following is a bit of contemporary history, not soul
searing history of the type that hits us so much these days,
but nice comfortable history of the type that refreshes all
Swarthmoreans.
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Alumni Day dawned cool and inviting. In scarcely no time
at all, as the mind counts the hours, the formal meetings were
over and Amos J. Peaslee, ’07, was the new president of the
Alumni Association.
Promptly at 12 :15 the American Friends Service Committee
opened the doors of Clothier to admit the first of almost 800
luncheon guests. The menu was a delightful combination of
chicken salad, ham and nut bread sandwiches, salad, cool drinks
and ice cream. On coming from the serving tables the guests
scattered themselves comfortably under the trees on the front
lawn, choosing their, own company for the hilarious laughter
that floods the endless succession of stories that are new each
year only because time adds immeasurably to their stature.
In keeping with the time-honored tradition, Swarthmore
Alumni went parading at two o’clock. Bubbling with astound
ing enthusiasm, but still well-disciplined— John Nason was on
the wagon (with the class of ’2 6 ) — the reunion classes started
around Parrish and wound up in full glory stepping smartly
In the intra-Swarthmore battle of physical skills the rain
caused a stalemate. W ith the alumni and varsity tennis teams
tied in their match at three to three, old Jupe Pluvius broke
into tears at the thought of having to choose between age and
youth, and so the dreaded decision was postponed until another
year.
In baseball the visiting team from Drexel was being most
polite to the alumni patrons right up to the eighth inning.
But then they roared from their batting stupor with a ven
geance, not stopping until they had paraded seven runs across
the plate. This Beclouded what would have been an afternoon
of glory for the home team in which they had scored four
runs as the result of some timely hitting and had executed
some brilliant plays afield.
Despite the showers cast down at dusk a large group of
celebrants showed up for the Alumni Dance in the evening.
In some years the younger members have not responded to
the occasion, but this year they packed the dining rooms to
capacity. And there were also quite a few there who knew
"shag” only as slang for catching fly balls in baseball. But all
enjoyed themselves, not a little of which may be attributed
to the attractive decorations that were supplied by the student
social committee.
Ten-thirty saw the climax of the day with the college sing.
The weather had cleared and in the cool of the evening four
hundred voices joined in singing college songs.
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PROMINENT ALUMNUS
DIES SUDDENLY
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On June 30 at his home in Swarthmore, Hugh F. Denworth
died, as a result of a coronary thrombosis. Until two days
before his death, he had been well and vigorous, attending
to business and his many outside activities with all his usual
dynamic ability and enthusiasm. He was forty-nine years old
and in the prime of his power and usefulness.
His father was a leading lawyer in Williamsport, Pennsyl
vania, and throughout his life Hugh Denworth’s interests have
been strongly in the educational field. For a time he taught
at the West Chester State Teachers’ College, then left that
work to go to Swarthmore College from which he was graduated in the Class of 1916. He won his Masters degree at the
Wharton School (o f the University of Pennsylvania) and was
preparing for his Ph.D. when, during the W orld War, he was
called to serve as Executive Secretary in the Philadelphia
District for the Federal Food Administration.
A nne Engle Taylor , ’25
Anne Engle Taylor, ’25, who has just been elected to fill
the vacancy of Lucy Biddle Lewis on the Board of Managers, is
by several years its youngest member. Before studying at
Swarthmore she attended Moorestown Friends School.
Immediately after leaving College she went to Friends
Central School where she worked for five years as a secretary.
There she was equally popular with faculty and students.
Robert E. Lamb, a member of the Friends Central and Swarth
more Boards, reports that when Anne Engle left to marry
Thomas T. Taylor, ’24, it was a real loss for Friends Central.
Tom and Anne lived first in Jenkintown, where Anne moved
her membership to Abington Friends Meeting. Before her
own children were born, she was frequently called in to
Abington Friends School when they met an emergency. When
Tommy, now ten, and Jacky, going on nine, were old enough
to go to Abington, where Tom and his ancestors had gone
for generations, Anne was put on the school committee. For
the past two years she has been its secretary.
He has taken an active part in the life of various financial
institutions, serving as Assistant to the President of the Bank
of North America, later as President of the United Security
Life Insurance and Trust Company, and as Assistant Manager
of the R. F. C. in Philadelphia. Since 1934 he has been VicePresident of the Land Title Bank & Trust Company, as well
as director of the Quaker City Federal Savings & Loan Asso
ciation.
In addition to his busy life in the financial world he was
useful and active in many other fields. He helped organize
and was one of the moving spirits in the Economics Discussion
Group here in Swarthmore. Since 1936 he has been a member
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In 1936 Tom and Anne built a stone Pennsylvania farm
house connecting with the grounds of Father and Mother
Taylor. Their address is 8240 Fairview Road, Elkins Park, Pa.
Anyone who could see the inside of their lovely home
would realize how well Anne is qualified to work on the House
Committee of the Board of Managers. The carved mantel at
the living room fireplace is the one from an old family place,
in front of which Anne’s parents were married. The house
>s filled with antiques, oriental rugs, collections of miniature
pitchers, colorful old family china, mellow coppers, and all
the plants which somehow grow for Anne.
Below the living room, but with full sized windows for
light, since it is built on a little hill, is the most perfect
rumpus room we have seen. Its paneled walls and beamed
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ALUMNI FUND DRIVE SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED
HROUGH the generous efforts of 1751 Swarthmoreans and
friends of the College, our first annual Alumni Fund Cam
paign has been brought to a highly satisfactory conclusion.
More important than the $17,454.89 which this drive has
produced for the College is the spirit manifested by the con
tributors in this remarkably successful enterprise.
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It must be remembered that annual giving campaigns are
to Swarthmoreans a new idea. To most colleges and univer
sities however, such a plan has been traditionally established
in their individual programs of alumni activities for a period
of many years. For this very reason our Swarthmore effort has
been all the more commendable. Individual gifts ranged from
ten cents to $1000.00. The women "outgave” the men in num
bers 1009 to 683. The men "outgave” the women in amount
received, $9648.69 to $6946.81. The contributors’ list shows
that of the donors 1401 were graduates of the College and
ANNE ENGLE TAYLOR, ’25
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ceilings, its Bermuda type fireplace, pine furniture, and ping
pong table, all make it the most useful room in the house.
Here the children entertain, and so do Tom and Anne.
In her sizeable home Anne does most of the work. Her
in-laws, who have been spying on her for years, report they’ve
never found the house when it wasn’t in perfect order. In
addition to this, Tom and Anne keep a vegetable garden and
a flower garden, the latter banked against an informal stone
wall, just beyond thé awninged terrace where they eat and
live in summer.
The religious training of their children began early. When
Tommy was a little more than a year one of the Overseers of
Abington Meeting came to call. Little Tommy, without aid
or abetment, offered the visitor first the latest number of the
Friends Intelligencer, followed by a copy of the Bible.
Anne is a capable hostess and a good cook. She and Tom
like to entertain informally at Brother Herb’s (’27) cabin
along the Neshaminy Creek. They belong to two or three day
time or evening bridge groups, largely composed of Swarthmore
people. And in between Anne serves as a useful member of
the board of the Jenkintown Day Nursery.
Her youthful outlook combined with her experience and
ability will make her a valuable addition to the Board of
Managers.
By M ary S ullivan Patterson, ’28
As has been our custom, this July issue of the "Garnet
Letter” contains no Class Notes. They will be continued
as usual in the October number.
291 were ex-students. The Class of 19 16 had both the largest
percentage of contributors and the largest amount contributed.
A special word of thanks should be extended to Francis W .
D’Olier, ’07, General Chairman of the Campaign and to the
members of his committees who worked so diligently at great
sacrifice of time. Many letters have been received at the College
commending the manner in which this drive has been con
ducted— a few were critical— but all were helpful. Countless
suggestions have been turned over to the Alumni Councils and
to the Administration about the "running” of the College.
A permanent manual of these written suggestions has been
prepared and due consideration will be given each proposal
in the weeks to come.
A chart on the next page gives a graphic story of the results.
Swarthmoreans should pride themselves on a job well done—
one which was described by a recent visitor from another
college as "a magnificent accomplishment.”
HUGH F. DENWORTH, T 6
of the Board of Managers of Swarthmore College, and through
his thorough knowledge of investments, contributed much
to the Trust Committee of that Board.
Of late years he has been increasingly interested in the
Society of Friends. He joined the Swarthmore Monthly Meet
ing, where he has done valuable work as chairman of the local
Friends Service Committee and he has also served as a member
of the Corporation of Trustees for the Philadelphia Yearly
Meeting of Friends.
For the past year he and his wife have taken into their
home, as a member of the family, a little girl from Oxford,
England who has been a happy and loved companion for their
own daughter Dorothy.
His life has been strong and vital and rich in accomplish
ment. Many people in many walks o f life will miss him and
feel his loss deeply.
The first shipment of Swarthmore Commemorative
plateware (which we thought would last a year) has
been virtually depleted in a period of six weeks. An
additional thirty dozen, ordered from Josiah Wedgwood
& Sons, Ltd., has just arrived in this country. W e are
hopeful that the English factories will be able to com
plete the remaining order, including single plates of
Parrish, and that safe shipment to this country will be
made during the early fall months. The Alumni Office
will continue to take orders for immediate delivery
as long as the present supply is available.
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FINAL RESULTS OF FIRST ANNUAL GIVING CAMPAIGN
Class
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
1885
1886
1887
1888
No. Living
Alumni
2
7
12
10
10
10
10
19
16
12
16
27
42
1889
1890
24
1891
1892
39
39
37
50
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
38
53
51
48
Percent of
Graduates
Contributing
100.0
100.0
Percent
of Total
Class
50.0
28.4
8.3
30.0
20.0
20.0
20.0
25.0
18.7
8.3
50.0
22.2
23.8
25.0
42.1
33.3
25.0
40.0
100.0
75.0
14.2
30.0
42.8
42.3
30.7
23.5
23.0
12.8
15.3
13.5
22.2
33.3
27.2
22.6
32.1
25.5
18.7
12.7
Total
Amount
Contributed
$2.00
15.00
10.00
625.00
10.00
4.50
12.00
35.50
100.00
1.00
173.00
90.00
143.88
37.00
335.10
158.33
1105.00
187.00
119.00
175.50
260.00
129.34
47
20.7
26.6
1899
1900
38
23.5
15.7
38.00
46
30.0
139.00
1901
1902
53
67
1903
1904
53
47
61
35.7
44.7
37.1
25.8
19.5
22.6
31.3
30.2
21.2
416.00
173.00
137.00
82
39-3
44.2
24.5
29.2
312.50
291.50
83
62
67.8
42.8
56.6
29.0
716.00
158.00
1905
1906
1907
1908
100.00
89.50
Class
1909
1910
1911
1912
1913
1914
1915
1916
1917
1918
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
Percent of
Graduates
Contributing
42.1
38.4
153
182
171
186
192
158
167
203
218
196
220
37.3
30.5
50.8
32.8
34.2
30.0
30.7
28.1
31.7
38.5
34.5
37.6
51.2
Percent
of Total
Class
33.0
/ 30.1
20.5
22.8
20.8
30.0
30.0
59.0
30.0
28.1
25.4
21.7
25.7
18.9
26.5
20.4
25.5
20.7
28.5
< 22.0
22.0
43.1
30.7
25.1
22.0
23.9
23.4
22.7
30.1
28.4
32.1
38.6
6202*
36.6
27.3
No. Living
Alumni
103
83
117
96
125
123
115
117
130
121
134
120
190
184
158
171
149
179
182
177
161
30.3
33.3
47.3
4 0.8
32.1
80.2
40.4
37.6
35.7
30.5
37.0
29.5
34.3
28.5
31.4
29.5
35.2
* Does not include Prep School Alumni or Ex ’41, ’42, ’43.
CONTRIBUTORS
1692
45
14
Alumni . . . .......................................................................... $16,595.50
Prep School Alumni and Ex ’41, ’42, ’4 3 ................
168.35
Faculty and Friends..........................................................
317.50
Balance in Alumni Ass’n Treasury......................... .. .
373.54
Total
$17,454.89
Total
Amount
Contributed
$375.50
481.50
463.00
146.00
262.50
421.50
349.00
1346.00
424.00
213.50
356.00
149.00
286.00
411.12
309.50
277.50
213.50
214.50
279.50
277.00
240.50
239.88
252.00
284.25
201.50
180.00
202.00
164.50
295.50
241.35
334.85
404.40
$16,595.50
Swarthmore College Alumni Bulletin 1941-07-01
The Swarthmore College Bulletin is the official alumni magazine of the college. It evolved from the Garnet Letter, a newsletter published by the Alumni Association beginning in 1935. After World War II, college staff assumed responsibility for the periodical, and in 1952 it was renamed the Swarthmore College Bulletin. (The renaming apparently had more to do with postal regulations than an editorial decision. Since 1902, the College had been calling all of its mailed periodicals the Swarthmore College Bulletin, with each volume spanning an academic year and typically including a course catalog issue and an annual report issue, with a varying number of other special issues.)
The first editor of the Swarthmore College Bulletin alumni issue was Kathryn “Kay” Bassett ’35. After a few years, Maralyn Orbison Gillespie ’49 was appointed editor and held the position for 36 years, during which she reshaped the mission of the magazine from focusing narrowly on Swarthmore College to reporting broadly on the college's impact on the world at large. Gillespie currently appears on the masthead as Editor Emerita.
Today, the quarterly Swarthmore College Bulletin is an award-winning alumni magazine sent to all alumni, parents, faculty, staff, friends of the College, and members of the senior class. This searchable collection spans every issue from 1935 to the present.
Swarthmore College
1941-07-01
8 pages
reformatted digital
The class notes section of The Bulletin has been extracted in this collection to protect the privacy of alumni. To view the complete version of The Bulletin, contact Friends Historical Library.