Danville, Ky. January 25, 1912
The Board of Trustees of Caldwell College met at the Citizens National Bank of Danville, Ky. Present John A. Quisenberry, Samuel R. Cheek, Robert T. Quisenberry, George W. Welsh, George E. Wiseman, Alfred B. Nelson, M.J. Farris, John J. Craig, N.K. Tunis, S.M. Harbison, John C Acheson, and John A. Cheek.
On motion, John A. Quisenberry was elected President of the Board of Trustees and John A. Cheek its Secretary and Treasurer.
On motion the following resolutions were adopted. Resolved that the President of the corporation be and he is hereby authorized empowered and directed to accept from the College Board of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars, for and in behalf of the corporation;
Further resolved that the President and Secretary be and they are hereby authorized empowered and directed to execute and deliver for and in behalf of the corporation, a deed of gift from the said The College Board of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, to secure the repayment of the said the sum of one thousand five hundred dollars, and to affix the corporate seal of the corporation there to.
President John C. Acheson read to the Board a letter from the College Board offering to give to Caldwell College the sum of five thousand dollars on certain conditions as set forth in the letter referred to dated.
On motion, the $5,000 referred to above was accepted with the thanks of this Board and an expression of its appreciation of the interest of the College Board in the efforts of Caldwell College to raise additional funds to eliminate indebtedness, and place the college on a more permanent basis.
On motion President John C. Acheson and the Executive Committee were authorized to prosecute their efforts to raise $125,000 as set forth in a circular read to the Board by President Acheson.
On motion, a new contract was made with John C. Acheson for the year from July 1st 1912 to July 1st 1913. Said contract is a duplicate of the contracts made with said Acheson for several years past and the President of this Board is authorized to sign and execute same in due form.
On motion, the efforts of President Acheson to enlist the alumnae and old pupils of Caldwell, and other women in the efforts of the Board to raise $125,000 was approved to express to Dr. Clark of the Advance published at Nashville, Tenn. the thanks of the Board for notices in his paper of Caldwell College. Board adjourned.
John A. Cheek, Secretary; John A. Quisenberry, President, Board of Directors
Danville, Ky. June 1, 1912
Board of Trustees of Caldwell College met at Citizens National Bank. Present John A. Quisenberry, J.H. Letcher, George E. Wiseman, John C. Acheson, George W. Welsh, N.K. Tunis, M.J. Farris, Charles H. Rodes, J.E. Wiseman, Alfred B. Nelson, J.M. Wallace & John A. Cheek.
Application to the College Board in New York for $2,000 for current expenses for year 1912-13 was presented and read to the Board and same was approved and President of the Board authorized to sign same.
On motion a committee consisting of John A. Cheek, John C. Acheson & George W. Welsh was appointed to nominate members for vacancies in the Board of Trustees. Board adjourned.
John A. Cheek, Secretary; John A. Quisenberry, President, Board of Directors
Danville, Ky. June 5, 1912
Board of Trustees of Caldwell College met at Second Presbyterian Church of Danville, Ky. Present John A. Quisenberry, S.K. Veach, Alfred B. Nelson, George W. Welsh, J.H. Letcher, M.J. Farris, N.K. Tunis, Samuel R. Cheek, J.M. Wallace, John J. Craig, John C. Acheson, George E. Wiseman, Robert T. Quisenberry, and John A. Cheek.
Degrees were conferred on graduating class as recommended by the Faculty.
Bachelor of Arts
Frances Talbot Allen
Harriet L. Rice
Marvin Steinson
Jane Ingram Letcher
Margaret Hann
Harriett Harbison
Helen Stevenson
Mira Pipes
Diploma in Literary Course
Mattie A. Butt
Nell Fithian Crutcher
Josephine Ellis Bell
Edna Withers Smith
Evelyn Hawley
Flossie Taylor
Charlotte Watson
Margaret Ella Bean
Jennie Graham Bright
Jane Joplin
Grace Otter
The announcement was made that the College Board New York had offered an additional $5,000 would be given by the College Board provided that the total of $80,000 was thereby secured to meet the conditions named by Mr. Andrew Carnegie's conditional gift of $20,000; additional subscriptions by members of the Board and friends were secured making a total of $102,007.31, including $10,000 from the College Board and $20,000 gift of Mr. Andrew Carnegie. President Acheson was authorized to make announcement of same at close of commencement exercises, and the following telegram was sent to the College Board New York,
To Rev. Robert Mackenzie
Secretary College Board
156 - 5th Ave., New York City
Trustees of Caldwell College at meeting this morning accepted offer of five thousand dollars additional from College Board with expression of our thanks and gratitude to the College Board and yourself - for your deep interest past and present in establishing an a firm basis a college for Christian education of women. With great enthusiasm the balance of eighty thousand dollars was subscribed and will be announced at commencement today.
John A. Cheek, Secretary
The following action was taken.
Whereas the Alumnae Association has in undertaken to raise the sum of $10,000 to aid the Board of Trustees in receiving the sum of $80,000 required as a condition by Mr. Andrew Carnegie of his gift of $20,000, and Whereas $5,032.85 of this $90,000 has been subscribed by alumnai and pupils, and friends at this date.
Resolved by the Trustees of Caldwell College that in appreciation of their efforts and for the purpose of encouraging the raising of the balance of the $10,000 it is hereby agreed that on completion of raising and payment to the Board of Trustees of the sum of $10,000 by the Alumnae Association, the present new gymnasium building shall be called the Alumnae Gymnasium.
Board adjourned.
John A. Cheek, Secretary; John A. Quisenberry, President, Board of Directors
Danville, Ky. July 5, 1912
Board of Trustees of Caldwell College met at Citizens National Bank. Present John A. Quisenberry, Alfred B. Nelson, N.K. Tunis, J.M. Wallace, George W. Welsh, George E. Wiseman, John C. Acheson, J.E. Wiseman, S.M. Harbison, John A. Cheek.
On motion it was ordered that the subscriptions to the $100,000 fund be spread on the minute book of the Board as they are collected in cash so as to show compliance with the condition of Mr. Andrew Carnegie requiring $80,000 to be paid in cash before his subscription of $20,000 becomes payable.
On motion the secretary was instructed to notify all subscribers that more than $80,000 required by Mr. Carnegie had been subscribed and request the payment of their subscriptions to the Treasurer as soon as convenient.
The Building Committee consisting of John A. Quisenberry, Robert T. Quisenberry, George W. Welsh, George E. Wiseman and John A. Cheek were authorized to move the cottage to new location on the campus and make alterations and improvements of the same; and same committee to secure services of landscape gardner and building plans.
In the will of Mr. John A. Heron deceased, a moral obligation was placed on Mr. Samuel R. Cheek to pay a part of a legacy left by him to Mr. Cheek, to Caldwell College at the death of Mr. Cheek. Mr. Samuel R. Cheek proposed to pay $500 in cash at this time in full settlement of this matter.
On motion the Board accepted the offer of Mr. Samuel R. Cheek, and Treasurer was authorized to give receipt in full.
Board adjourned.
John A. Cheek; John A. Quisenberry, President, Board of Trustees
Danville, Ky. October 18, 1912
Board of Trustees of Caldwell College met at Citizens National Bank. Present George E. Wiseman, J.H. Letcher, Charles H. Rodes, S.M. Harbison, N.K. Tunis, John C. Acheson, Samuel R. Cheek, M.J. Farris, John J. Craig, John A. Quisenberry, George W. Welsh, J.M. Wallace, and John A. Cheek.
The following committees were appointed to confer with the Trustees of Princeton Collegiate Institute about a consolidation of that institute with Caldwell College. Members of committee were John A. Quisenberry, George W. Welsh, George E. Wiseman, S.M. Harbison, John C. Acheson, Robert T. Quisenberry, and John A. Cheek.
Board adjourned.
John A. Cheek, Secretary; John A. Quisenberry, President, Board of Directors
Danville, Ky. December 14, 1912
Board of Trustees of Caldwell College met at Citizens National Bank. Present John A. Quisenberry, George E. Wiseman, J.E. Wiseman, N.K. Tunis, S.M. Harbison, J.M. Wallace, Charles H. Rodes, Robert T. Quisenberry, and John A. Cheek.
A check from Mr. L.H. Severance of New York for $5,000, with a deed of gift setting forth the conditions of the gift as follows: That said Caldwell College shall maintain a college of higher education; shall be actually approved as to the quality of its work by the Synod or Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America in which said college is situated; shall at no time use the principal of the endowment funds of the college for any other purpose than that of investment, and shall not pledge or hypothecate same for any purpose whatever; shall cause the Bible to be systematically taught to every regularly enrolled student attending such institution as a part of the regular curriculum required for graduation; one hundred and forty four (144) hours being the minimum time for required Bible study in the college course, or thirty six (36) hours at least in each year; the faculty of the party of the second part to be at liberty however, to arrange the said thirty six hours according to their best judgement; shall at all times after the execution of this deed of gift, engage and retain upon its teaching staff, any professor for whose positive Christian influence the President of the party of the second part can vouch; shall report its work annually to the College Board of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America, on the Boards official forms supplied to the college for this purpose; and that upon failure to comply with any or all of the foregoing conditions, this present grant and release shall cause determine and be utterly void and of none effect to all interests and purposes as if the same had never been made herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding; and the said five thousand dollars shall forthwith reverse and become payable to and be paid by the party of the first part to the College Board of the Presbyterian Church in the United States of America was presented to the Board and the President and Secretary were authorized to sign same and affix the seal of the college. On motion the President of the Trustees and the Secy. were authorized to execute and deliver deed of gifts of like terms and containing the same conditions to any donors who have or may give $1000 or more to the College.
Board adjourned.
John A. Cheek, Secretary; John A. Quisenberry, President, Board of Trustees