Correspondence 1910-1913

1910 January 8 to R.E. Laramy from W.P. Roberts election of officers for nextyear topic of interest as are the classes among the foreigners and boys’ club work (letterhead is now Lehigh University Christian Association,Drown Hall) 1910 January 13 ditto receipt for deposit and invites Laramy to make Drown Hall his office 1910 January 15 ditto list of names of town subscribers: W.A. Wilbur, Bishop Talbot, A. N. Cleaver, Eldridge P. Wilbur and Jr., R.M. Gummere, Dr. WmL. Estes, G.R. Radford, A.B. Fichter, Arthur Hafuer, R.P. Stout, Ray Walters 1910 January 17 ditto query about book of minutes of Advisory Board, points about Constitution in question, changes to Article II, III, VI 1910 January 26 ditto thanks for letters and enclosures, mentions Gay and suggested amendments 1910 February 8 ditto asks Bishop Talbot about Advisory Board Meeting 1910 February 14 ditto reports cabinet couldn’t meet on Sunday so Constitution Question was not brought up, arranged to give talk at Mercersburg Academy 1910 February 24 report of a meeting where Minutes read and piano question Reported, Executive Committee nominations 1910 February 25 reports on receipt for deposit and Constitution questions 1910 March 5 to R.E. Laramy (Phoenixville, Pa) from W.P. Roberts (Drown Hall) Re: correspondence from International Committee about Constitution Article 1910 March 15 ditto re: thanks for check and list of names for solicitations:Charles Dodson, Allen Dodson, Joseph Adams, John Fritz also mentioned are Bird, Fichter, Ogilvie, McCleary, Platt, Duncan. Contact with Penn State (two page letter) 1910 March 19 ditto re: receipt for a deposit, Penn State correspondence 1910 March 30 ditto re: Duncan, Koehler and Platt of Penn State, Bishop Talbot and new pledges 1910 April 7 ditto re: receipt for deposit, Duncan mentioned again and Platt. 1910 April 8 ditto re: solicitations from faculty and instructors queried 1910 April 20 ditto re: Bank book records for deposits, Bird will approach Buck and Grace of the Steel Works for contributions, secretaryship still not settled, Bishop Talbot visit 1910 May 25 R.C. Laramy (Phoenixville, Pa) from W.P. Roberts re: meeting with Talbot, Thornburg and Stewart and financial question; decide to approach Trustees of the University: Price, Lathrop, Peale, Taylor through Drinker; Alumni Trustees: Dravo, Forstall, Eynon; re: secretaryship two Yale men and one Penn State are approached, also a Dickinson man, Van Blascom can’t take position; also mentioned Knauss, Kaufman and Gilmore, editor of Brown and White (three page letter) 1910 June 2 ditto re: financial matters mistake in bank book and June salary 1910 June 22 R.E. Laramy from W.P. Roberts (Brooklyn, N.Y.) re: financial Matters, Platt and Quinlin mentioned 1912 January 19 R.E. Laramy from J.E. Platt (Drown Hall) reports on great Campaign, Advisory Committee inactivity due to Thornberg and Hort not available, change in Constitution mentioned again, Mr. Pontius, Eastern International Student Secretary is coming March 30 to discuss plans for next year 1912 February 21 ditto re: discussion about doubt in making his job at YMCA his life’s work and is considering teaching 1913 April 18 R.E. Laramy from Harold C. Whiteside (Drown Hall) reports that Trustees of University have acknowledged responsibility to pay the (YMCA) secretary’s salary