[Alumni-chat] Recent Visit to YS

[Art Dole]

On 10/11/07 8:21 AM, "Laura Fathauer" <pas0705 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> College annual fund yearly budgeted amount- $1.5
> million.
> 
> AIF 3-year total fund- $1 million.
> 
> Being able to say "nyah, told ya so" for the rest of
> eternity....
> 
> 
> 
> 
> The AIF's message was three years too early. Up until
> 01, the college still had somewhat of a centrality
> within the system, and a direct relationship with the
> BoT.

Laura--thanks for these clarifications.

I will replow some old ground. During Morgan's presidency, several clever
schemes were developed to finance a liberal arts co-op college. The calendar
was designed so that there two student bodies on campus with one faculty and
plant; that is at div change most students left on co-op and were replaced
by those who had been on jobs. That increased tuition income and lowered
student costs.

Second the College developed during the Depression quite a number of
enterprises that enhanced cash flow or reputation or both and in some cases
provided jobs for students. (For example, a shoe company, Antioch Bookplate,
the Antioch Review, Antioch Tea Room, summer theatre, photosynthesis
research,  etc. etc.)

If change stifles innovation, the larger enterprise is enfeebled.

If Antioch College is saved, it may flourish again--if administration and
faculty and students and community can collaborate imaginatively.

Art Dole '46

Over time such schemes ended