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Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule Online Exhibits ~ Kentucky Museum / LibrarySpecial Collections1937Excerpts from Donor LettersWKU Cherry Statue CommitteeFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/exhibit_2015Part of the Advertising and Promotion Management Commons, Higher EducationAdministration Commons, Mass Communication Commons, and the Public Relations andAdvertising CommonsThis Book is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in 2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule by anauthorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact connie.foster@wku.edu.Recommended CitationWKU Cherry Statue Committee, "Excerpts from Donor Letters" (1937). 2015: Cherry Statue Time Capsule. Book 41.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/exhibit_2015/41EX C ERPTS I lVJ incl os i ng herein CA.shier 's c heck for ten dol l .Q,r s to help p=ty the expense of conpl eting tho oronz o St~tu6 of Dr . H. H, Cherry . No hi sto ry of Kentucky wil l eTcr be wri t ten t~t does not give Dr . Cherry ~ pl~ce there i n ~s one of the gre~t Don of thQ. t cOClI'lonwe~ tho CLEON A. SUM! lrnS Den~tcJnt of Just ice, U. S. Attorney, ~stcrn Dist= ict of Okl~hQo~ , Muskogoe , Okl~o~ . Inclosod i , oy check f or $50 . 00 ~s oy subscr i pt i on to the bronze stptue fund for Dr. Cher~ . I An very ouch i nterost ed i n thi s undortRking qnd w~nt to see i t successful. If you f ind you need ~ddi t ione l Doney l~ter . ~ll on De ~r~ I wil l do ~y best t o i n-cre~se t he subscr i pti on. DIXIE M. HOLLINS St. Petersburg , Flori~ . I ~t i ndeen gl~ to ~~ ~ sonl l contr ibut i on to thi~ fUnd ~ oy check i n your f avo r is inc l osed. her ewith . I run quito sure t l'P,t during o.y entire life i t MS not been oy priv i lege to CO r:JE) i n persoIRl cont~ct with I"\. gref\.ter m~, or :1'\ mAn who bRos done I'-\. grol'\ter Vlork thAn Dr . Cherry. S. G. SAMPLE lA.w Offices Rose qni SA.opl e , Edm. Tems . I t i s wi th gre~t ple~ure tb.~t I i rel ose my porsonnl check fo r $25. 00 to be ~p­plied to the Cher ry Bronze S~tue Fund . OSCAR M. HI NTON New Yo rk City. I t i s with gre~t pl easure i ndeed thAt I inc lose my perso""l chock for the S\l.t:! of $10. 00 to hel p l')l!'chase the bronze st"tue of Dr. Cherry . If you find "t " l~ter d~te tmt you "i.re u.IlR.ble to r Fl. i se enough ooney l et me know I1nd I WlIl mAke SOUl "'Iddi tionl"ll contrl.but i on. I , per soIlA.lly , feel tAAt Dr . Cherry hAs ~",de ~ outstAndiDg6cont r ibuti on to public edu~tl.on in the United StA.tes . As R meober of the el ass of 192 I expect to do oy p\rt to s ee tM.t sooe thing is clone to cause hiI'l to r eRlize t~.l. hi s services hrwe be en F\ppr~ci l1.t ed while he i s ac ti vely ong~ged in his work. JAMES R. NEWMAII Supervis i~ PTincipal , Sixteentn Di strict Publ i c Schools , El nont , Now York. I I'\.m enc los i I1g the subsc r i ption blAnk ~lll(: "\. check in the ::\Count of .ten dol ll1.1's . I feel thAt this is one of the finest things thAt can pussib l y be aone. Dr . Cherry has touched t he lives of thous~ds of Kentuck i~5 RDrl we s i ncerely hope thnt he may be sp9.red i n heJtl th 11.nd yes:tr s unt il thnus"Uld.s of others I:ltty be inspired , but by n~ture .. these ye"".r s c"U1nut be I:lA.ny. The l C"I.st -m CI'\l1 do i s to ""Ol.J3 c e th l 5 stil'\tuo 50 ouch liKe hint wrere it vlil l spoAk out in A s ilent voice to fl.ll wIlo ~y boholrl it, words of in-spi rq.tion Jtnd "thAt other thing". L. C. CURRY, PRINCIPAL. Juni or 1\rx1 Sonior High School s .. Bowling Green , Kentucky . Not only l:ly very gr e,:j.t respec t fo r Prosident Cherry- t s WC'rk but oy c.eep J;tffection for hi.tl p'lr soIRlly wOulcl ootiW\l:.e De to 00 whht I coule! in erec ting "l suitrtble oonument to his achievoments . WYLL IE B. M:::NEAL University of Minnesot,:j., ne~rtrnunt of Agri cu lt~re, Un1versity F~ro, St . fuul, Mum. Dr . Cherry ms nade PI. greJ'\t cont r ibution to the sociAl Il.nd orluCRtionF\.l PLdwlncement of Kentucky and other regi ons uf the Southland . The E. O. HOLLAND, PRESIDENT . st~to Coll~ge Ot W~shington , Pul lcFln, washington . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --I ~ for YOUT under~king 100%. No !.lore fron Dr. Cherry "nd you $ood peopl e of ny st~y . peas~nt . poverty stricken l Rd over obtpined thAn I did--without rogq rn to the shortness O. L. MOHlJNDRO IntcrstF\.te Conmcrce C,?I.loission , ~shington, D. C. Tho photog""ph is very "tt r act ive . The oover.lont is very worthy 'Uld we sh"ll l ook fo~d to the c ompletion of the stotuo. I consider th"t Dr , Cherry is one of the gre~io5t ~nd cost lik~blo men th~t I hnve cet. I shnll ever rcceober the o~y helpf ul aeeds th"t he MS cont ri but ed to cy life. . Indeed, we "re glf\d to c ontribute to a c ..use th~.t c"y hel12 to pex-petue to the c emory of Kent ucky' s gr~test rtnd cost beloved son-Dr. lfenry lj"rdin CflCrry. E. P; GIDRIN AND WIFE Tul ~ , Clkl'<hoOA .• President Cherry! of cour se, is the idol of ~ll who hnvc cone i n close contact with h i e throughout h l S life Rnd i t soees fitti ng And just to erect this l ovel y ocoori~l to he ~ inspir1l. tion to gener"\.tions to co~. MRS . lllE J.. KRESS C~ldwell , Idaho. --------- ---- -- ----- ---- --- --------- -------It i s very gr<>.tifyi ng to Mve the opportunity to c ontribute to the fund to comoooomte Dr. Cherry 5 wor k . I CtU'Ulot think wbR.t Bowli ng Green woul d h..-"we been without hi ::! . Lor 'tdo 'l'!.ft is just the <:Jan t o lE.ve the cm r ge . MRS. SARAH GILBERT GARRIS Nutley. N. J . -------- -- - -- - ----- - --- ------- -- -----------If you need more fund s, please write me l "ter . I ~ gl~ f or this opportunity to cont ribute to thi s worthy Cf\.use . If toore i s one person in the worl d tIPt deserves everyth i ng , i t is Dr. Cherry . T}'I..6 whole Hil l i s R , nom.unent to hill nnd the wor k thAt he has aone 1n Kentucky_ I A,i:!l gl Fl.d tmt h i s fr i ends Rre erecting this conucent while he i· s l i ving tlnt be ml.ght know we Fl.ppreeiFl.to whnt be MS CleA.nt for educ l'\tion i n Kentucky . think l. t is ~ v ery c OClOe n:m.blc tlting to do.. We.::u-e so pr one to WRi t until A. person dies to give bim R wor d of encournge~ent or prRise. FANNIE B. lIARRING'lDN De~rtncn~ of SecIQtA.riA.l TrA.ining , GeorgiA StF\,te Colle(,: o for WoDen . ------- - --------------- --- ------- -- ---- -I "'" gl ad to contribute, t think t h i s" groA.t i de" 'Uld hope to see it cRrried to F\ finisn . MRS. SMITH BROADBENT Cobb , Kent uc ky • I ~ so glR.d you wrote me £ 0 1'1 I v.'Qul d hA.v--! felt I h~::l D i ::;s~d !Juc h i n not getti ng to contribute ny n l. te. Yishinr the promoter s Aburrl~nt success in their undertAkiIlf . l.lRS . ELIZABETH YaJNG TllOl.!PSON 'l,ar ner. Okl~..oDFI. I am happy i ndeed to subsc ribe to tho f und . There is nothing finer that coul d be done thJ:ul you r effor t s i n cre" tinr ; this gr e-'"lt neCloriq.l i n conner:lOrntion of the stJrvi ccs of Dr . Cherry. E. BJCIt',w,N SMITH Pittsburg (Fennsylv~i") Public Schools. - --- -- - - --------- - ----- ----- ----- - ---------I consider i t 1\ pri v ilege to be n. llowed to contribute to the fund. I qJ] so pleased th~t this honor i s shown DT. Cherry While he i s liviru~ _ He bns done so ouch f or ~ ll of us th~t we should show our love f or hi e in q WAY tMt i s convincing . ARTIE M. READY SF\rtf\Ilbur,e , South Carol i nFl. .. The m n who MS bro~ht so ouc h life to the yuuth of Kentucky d e serve s the honor ~bout to be g iven hie . r congrntul~tQ t hos e who originRted the iac~, ~nd t hose who ~re now pushing the wo rk to conclusion . You will fi nd enclosed ny contri bution. J . E. lJJR'1El'T Superintondent Bettsville (Ohi o) Schools , - -'-Ptoesident Cher ry hM gi ven his life f or other s . I a D SIre that he Is touched beCl'\usfJ' of this IYtrk of devoti on and l ove of hi s teR.chers "IIld f arne r sttrlcnt s . Thi s propos1tion ~11 receive t he pr oopt support of thousnnds of c en ~nd wooen who hRve s~t 1\5 students under the spell of h i s i de1ls ~ tho DJ:\gnet isCl of his pcrsom 1i ty _ C, H. .t.Oem: SUPERINTllIIJENT , City Schools , Clo rksville, Tennes see. ----- - ---------- - -- - ------ - ---------- -- - --I certninly ~l l feel th~t we of t he pr ojec t . ~~t to b e >\oo~ thoo e contributing to t h i s proj ect . I thiPk we '?Mnt to IJA.ke contribut i ons tMt Vli.ll insure too proopt cooplet i on PAUL CljANDLER MIlLERSVILLE \ PENNSYLVANIA) StA te Toacher s Colle f(e . 

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