Meeting minutes of the WKU Cherry Statue Committee regarding Lorado Taft\u27s statue of Henry Cherry

WKU Cherry Statue Committee

Undated meeting minutes of the WKU Cherry Statue Committee regarding contributions and organization to solicit funds from alumni

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Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®WKU Archives Records WKU Archives11-1935UA1B3/5 Meeting MinutesWKU Cherry Statue CommitteeFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_recordsPart of the Higher Education Administration Commons, and the Sociology CommonsThis Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by anauthorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact todd.seguin@wku.edu.Recommended CitationWKU Cherry Statue Committee, "UA1B3/5 Meeting Minutes" (1935). WKU Archives Records. Paper 4102.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/4102-1-A group of the faoulty at the request of Mr . J". R. Whi t me r met in the tearoom of j . Whit Pot ter Hall for the pur pose of discussing the immediat e possi bility of completi ng the statue of President Cherry by Mr . Lorado Taft. After the luncheon a resoluti on requesting t he cooperation and approval of the Board of Regents in t his undertaking was read by Mr . Cuthbertson and adopted . Mr . Cuthbertson was aske d to present this resolution at the next meeting of the Board of Regents on Saturday . December 14 ~ 1935 . Afte r the cha1man, Mr . ;T . R. Whitmer , r ead a lis t of the members of t he faculty who roode pledges in the begi nning of the campaign for funds and had been able to pay only a part or none of their subscripti on , a mo t ion fla B made and seconded that a committee be aPPointed to see t hese indi vi duals and secure if possible the con-tri bu t i oIlS which they are due. The following is a list: r.ass Loui se Chri stie $12 . 50 }Hss Et hel Clark 50 . 00 nass J"anice Pace 6.25 1~iss Agnes Hampton 5 . 00 Mr . Aubrey Hoofnail 2 . 50 1I1r . Raymond Hoofnsil 5 . 00 Mr . Rex Myers 10 . 00 1,fr. J. R. Griff in 25.00 }.Ii ss Wanda Ellis 5. 00 Mr . E. H. Canon and Mr . W. L. Matthews were appointed a s this corronittee . Attention was called to the fact t hat a number of new members of the faculty would no doubt like to make contri butions toward the fU!ld in question , the following individuals making up the group . Dr. D. \'lest Richards Mr. Gordon 1.1iss Gibbs Dr . Denman Dr . Spr e i gel Dr . Rudi sell Dr . Cole Mrs . T. C. Cherry Mr . \'/inkenhofe r Mr . Bennett Miss Innings Miss Marks Mr . Owsley Mi ss Sprouse Miss Driskell Mr . Sterrett Mrs. Seward Mr. Hart Mr. Nalbach Miss Reardon Mr . Stansbury Miss Strange , , I - 2-I t ITas moved by Dr. Ford , being ssconded and passed, t hat we post pone givi ng any publicit y to the movement fo r the pr esent . It was the consensus of opinion that ~mrch of 1936 or somewhat later would be a better time to start a drive . There was a r eport of t he amount in bank and furhter discus sion of f inances . The meeting was then adjourned . 

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Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®WKU Archives Records WKU Archives8-7-1934UA1B3/5 Meeting MinutesWKU Cherry Statue CommitteeFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_recordsPart of the Higher Education Administration Commons, and the Sociology CommonsThis Other is brought to you for free and open access by TopSCHOLAR®. It has been accepted for inclusion in WKU Archives Records by anauthorized administrator of TopSCHOLAR®. For more information, please contact todd.seguin@wku.edu.Recommended CitationWKU Cherry Statue Committee, "UA1B3/5 Meeting Minutes" (1934). WKU Archives Records. Paper 4103.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/4103• At 9. oommittee meeting in the Tea Room of the J. Whit Potter Hall today , Auguat 7, 1934, t he following were present: Mr. J . R. Whitmer , ohairman, Dr. A. M. Stickles , Dr . M. C. Ford, Miss Florenoe Sohneider , Mrs. M. A. Leiper , Miss Mattie McLean, Mr . W. J . Cra.lg, Mr. W. L. Matthews, 9.nd Mr . L. T. Smith. Among the things disoussed was the pl an to bring before the Board of Regents offioially the matter of ereoting the statue of President H. R. Cherry and the designation of the p~oper location. It was t he oonsensus of opinion that steps should .J<i~ be taken to plao81before a larger group during the Homeooming, 1934, as November 16 wil l mark the 70th anniversary of President Cherry) and with this in view the ohairman was asked to appoint II. oommittee to consider plans and to present them for the approval of this group at the next meeting. This motion was made by Mr . L. T. Smith~ seoonded by Mr . W. J . Craig and unanimously passed. Dr . M. C. Ford moved that the chaircan be authorized to appoint a oOllD'llittee wholtiHould e- oonaul t see the statue , and aooept it aooording t o the soulptor, Mr . Lorado Tart's, wishes , the oommittee to make the trip to Chioago on the expense of the organization. It was the opinion of al l of those present that a member of the Board of Regents should be one of this number. 

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