Form letter used to raise funds for the Cherry Statue after Henry Cherry\u27s death on August 1, 1937

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Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®WKU Archives Records WKU Archives8-1937UA1B3/5 Dr. H.H. Cherry Bronze Statue FundForm LetterWKU Cherry Statue CommitteeFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_recordsPart of the Higher Education Administration Commons, and the Social and Behavioral SciencesCommonsThis 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 Dr. H.H. Cherry Bronze Statue Fund Form Letter" (1937). WKU Archives Records. Paper4113.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/4113THI: DR. H. H. CHI:RRY BRONZ!: STATUI: FUND ( C O M M IT T I: E - - - -D-R-'-D- '-W- E- '-T- R- ' -C-H-A-R-D-' ---l I MR. J. R. WHiTMER, Chairman DR. M. C. FOnD ~fR. STERRE'l'T CUTIIDERTSON ~ DR. F. C. GRISE MH. 1.. T . SMITH MISS }O'LORENCE SCHNEIDER MR. E. 11. CANON DR. W. M. PEARCE MR. W. L. MATTHEWS MR. ROY H. SEWARD MR. KBLLY THOMPSON DR. A. M. S'I'ICJ(LES \ Mn W J CRAIG MISS MARGIE HELM "-_ __ ' __ ' _ ' ____________________ _________ )I_R_, _' _" _L_L_B_, _H_'L_L _ _ , ___ _ MISS MA1'TIE M. McLEAN, Secretary Dear Viestern Graduate: Our great educational leader , President H. H. Cherry. has passed on , but that dynamic personal-lty~whlch has tn·s'r:f1.-r·e-d~'h-ou·s-arrd-s w'-ltlPWh-6m lie came in contact lives on . His motto, IILife. More . Life" i s 8 challenge to the - sixty thousand students who have been wi th him on the Hill. It is our duty as well as our privilege to carryon those principles and high ideals of young tlanhood and womanhood wh,ich he held sacred lfor nearly half a century. He loved a life t~1at served; and he himself longea to I d. ve to complete fifty years of hard, honesf' could any man have than a nd sincere service for his fellowman. What greater wish this? He, like many o ~ther great men, has l eft much of his work unfinished . t No doubt hfs greatest joy in life was, to provide an opportunity for the young men and women of his rlative state to aevelop in body. mind and !:ioul. The individua l deb t of thousands to IthiS great pioneer educational leader of Kentucky can never be paid, but we may havel an opportunity to express our personal tribut e in bronze , his statue carved from life by a master artist . the late torado Taft. The great mass of flowers which were ba~ked aTound his casket while it l a y in state in chapel was tevidence of our love for our great leader ; these flowers have withered , but this b Ijonze statue will stand through the ages as a permanent a nd constant r eminder of our devotfon to him and of the principles for which he stood, and as a con-tinuous inspiration to the thousands who IIIill come to the Hill. This s t a tu l will be unveile'd on November 16, 1937 , Dr. Cherry's sevonty-third birthday. We Hope that you will arrange to be present at this time. We felt that you ",Iould want to havd a part in this memorial to the man we love . The original price of the statue, $20,000, was conSide18bly reduced by Dr. Taft because for his fl'1endsh'ip of President Cherx'y and his interest in the fact that the subscription s wo J ld come from people who spend thoir lives in ~ervice but would :~~~u:~~y t~i~~::d i:e~~~ ~7 .I're owe a balance of $2 , 500. The average , subs c rip tion by each The names of a ll contributors wtll be \p laced in the granite pedestal on which the statue will stand. Please send vour contribution to Miss Mattie McLean , Secretary. L~Ou-r-S--for a g-reater College-Home- Weste-l'n". I) The Dr:'t . H./Oherry ~ron-ze \; /td)) , , ~ () Chairman ~  secre t ary 

UA1B3/5 Dr. H.H. Cherry Bronze Statue Fund Form Letter

Form letter used for the Cherry Statue fundraising campaign

Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®WKU Archives Records WKU Archives1937UA1B3/5 Dr. H.H. Cherry Bronze Statue FundForm LetterWKU Cherry Statue CommitteeFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_recordsPart of the Higher Education Administration Commons, and the Social and Behavioral SciencesCommonsThis 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 Dr. H.H. Cherry Bronze Statue Fund Form Letter" (1937). WKU Archives Records. Paper4104.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/4104THE DR. H. H. CHERRY BRONZE STATUE FUND C---M-"-J-.-n-.-W-'-nT-M-E-R-' -"'-<-,=- •• ---- CDIt°M.~ :R~ .. T TEE --~~D-R-_ -D-.-W-E-ST-R-I-CH-A-RD-S---·~ Dn. F. C. GRISE MR. L. T. SMITH MR. STERETT CUTHBERTSON MR. E. II . CANON DR. W. M. PEARCE MISS FLORENCE SCHNEIDER MR. ROY H. SEWAlU) MIt KELLEY THOMPSON MIt. W. L. MATTHEWS MR. W. J. CRAIG MISS MARClE HELM DR. A. M. STICKLES MISS MATTIE M. McLEAN, Secretary Dear FOr1ner Student: P1'esident Cherry has given forty-five yewrs of unselfish service to the childhood 0/ Kentucky. ThroJ,tgh steadfast devotion to his task he has succeeded in building up a great educational institution. Under his militant leadership, the school has grown until today it is one of the largest teachers colleges in America, rendering a type of service that compares favorably in quality of work done with any of the inst-itutions of its kind in the country. I am sut·e you will agree with us that such indefatigable labors deserve more than Q1·dinary consideration and some tribute of recognition of an enduring nature. A group of Dr. Cherry's friends, who had assembled on their own initiative, conceived the idea that the splendid service he has rendered should have some permanent monument, and decided that a bronze statue should be erected on the campus to commemorate the 1nan and his work,-the man we love, and the man who has been so busy all these years helping others he has had little time to think of himself. The project was started without Dr. Cherry's knowledge or consent. When he was informed of the plan it was difficult to convince him that this was the logical time to launch the campaign. Hi3 friends' importunity finally won out and work on the undertaking was continued. It was realized that if this monument was to ca1'ry out the purpose of the committee, it would have to be designed by a master. After due deliberation we selectet1 one whom we regard as America's out-standing sculptor in the person of Dr. Lorado Taft. lle had met President Cherry on a former occasion and at once became deeply interested in the project. Under his personal direction he has already produced the plaster cast of the statue. The committee, which has been in close touch with Dr. Taft, reports that it is delighted with the results so far attained. The next step will be the casting of the statue which 1.3 an expensive and, of course, a necessary process. We have solicited financial aid only from members of our faculty and some very close pe-rsonal friends of Dr. Cherry, living in Bowling Green, To date they have contributed $3,600.00 which has carried the work to its present state. We feel the time has come when this monument should be cast and brought to completion so that it may, at the p'l'ope1' time, be erected at an appropriate place on the campus-this place to be selected by the landscape and building architects. This would require an ad-ditional amount of $6,400.00. This self-appointed committee decided early in its deliberations that if the spirit at the undertaking was to be carried out, donations should be asked from the great host of Dr. Cherry's friends and admirers scattered all over Kent'ltcky and other states. It would be far better at the unveiling of this monument to be able to say that it was erected through the smaller contributions of the many, than through the larger contributions of the few . We know you are one of the loyal f1'iends and admire1's of Dr. Cherry and will want to have some part in the erection of this statue. It will be the purpose of the committee to see that a permanent record of the names of all sub-scriptions made by friends and admirers of Dr. Cherry, is kept. The early returns are very gratifying. Contributions are ranging from five dollars to one hundred dollars. Kindly fill out the inclosed subscription card and mail it with your check to Miss Mattie M. McLean, Secretary, Bowling Green, Kentucky, Sincerely yours, 

Form letter to solicit funds for the last $1000 owed on the Cherry Statue

Western Kentucky UniversityTopSCHOLAR®WKU Archives Records WKU Archives10-2-1937UA1B3/5 Dr. H.H. Cherry Bronze Statue FundForm LetterWKU Cherry Statue CommitteeFollow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_recordsPart of the Higher Education Administration 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 Dr. H.H. Cherry Bronze Statue Fund Form Letter" (1937). WKU Archives Records. Paper4112.http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_ua_records/4112• THE DR. H. H. CHERRY BRONZE STATUE FUND ~- COM MIT T E E:------.----~ l OR. D. WEST RICHARDS I MR J. R. WHITMER, Ch.iTman DR. M. C. FORD MR. STERETr CUTHBERTSON DR , C. CRISE MR ' T "MITH MR. '. H. CANON' .... . " . MISS FLORENCE SCHNEIDER MR. ROY H. SEWARD MR. KELLEY THOMPSON MR W L MATfHEWS L MR. W. M. PEARCE J M __ R_. _W_._,_. C_RA_>C __________ M_"_' __ M_A_R_G_"_ H_' _C_M _________ ~_,_~'_. :,_._,~_~_. R_'T_~_~_~C_LES ____ _ MISS MA TIlE M. McLEAN, Secretary October 2, 1937. Dear Western Gtaduate: The bronze statue of Dr. H. H. Cherry will be complt:rcd November 1,1937. A balance of $toOO must be raised witl:lin th~ next thirty days if the statue is unveiled on November 16. If this amount is n ot raised by that time, it will be necessary for the statue to be put in storage for another year. WE BELU;:VE THAT YOU WILL MAKE A SUPeEM~ EFFORT TO DO YOUR PART TO HAVE IT UNVEILED ON HIS SEVENTY·THIRD BIRTHDA Y. as we have planned. May we depe nd upon you to respond promptly to this fina l call. With all good wishes, and thanking you in advanct' for this response, we dre, Sincerely yours, The Dr. H. H. Cher (-t;~>A-r-:l-~' C::;;hairman ~---. . • Secretary 

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