Central College dedicates campus additions during 1965 Homecoming
Central College celebrated Homecoming Weekend in November 1965 with dedication of nearly 1 million dollars in campus improvements. Projects included a revamped Student Union with a campus post office a larger bookstore a conference room a snack bar a dining hall and the Vogelaar dining room named for local businessman Gary Vogelaar and memorialized with several donors. A new monitor dorm named for Dr M J Hoffman and a new women’s dorm Scholte Nan were dedicated. enrollment rose to 865 with 71 freshmen in the largest class on record and plans for a 1000-student year. Geographically most students come from Iowa with notable representation from New Jersey Illinois New York and several foreign nations.
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Central College
Central
Arend D. Lubbers
Bert Bandstra
U.S. House of Representatives
Central College Alumni Association
Vogelaar
Gary T. Vogelaar
Pella
Gertrude van Ommen Vogelaar
Margaret Vogelaar Vander Linden
Gradus Vander Linden
Arie J. Kleinjan
Mary Vogelaar Kleinjan
Scholte Nan
Eliza
Beth Gezel Pietenpol
Henry W. Pietenpol
Wilma Rempe
Schulte Hall
Iowa
New Jersey
Illinois
New York
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania
Dutch Ambassador to Speak at Central College Commencement
His Excellency C. W. A. Schurmann Netherlands ambassador to the United States will deliver the commencement address at Central College on May 30, announced by President Arend D. Lubbers. A former UN permanent representative, Schurmann led the UN Conference on International Commercial Arbitration in 1958 and the UN Economic and Social Council in 1960.
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C. W. A. Schurmann
Netherlands
United States
Central College
Central
Arend D. Lubbers
United Nations
United Nations Conference On International Commercial Arbitration
UN Economic and Social Council
Central club winter and spring sports banquet May 16
The Central club will hold a winter and spring sports banquet on Monday May 16 at 7 00 p m in Graham Hall to honor CUI athletes in those sports this season It is the first year two banquets have been held by the club and a fall sports banquet was held previously Members and Central college athletes may attend with club membership others must join the club The club will begin its 1966 67 membership drive
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CUI
Graham Hall
Central College
Central College Sixth Edition Cook Book Goes on Sale
The Wo men's Auxiliary of Central College in Pella Iowa announces the sixth edition of the Pella Cook Book goes on sale May 10 to the general public. The luncheon at Central College featured the first copy presentation to Mrs. George Gaass. Special sections cover Dutch cookery breads cakes cookies casseroles and more with contributions from numerous Auxiliary members and CUI students Judy Grandin Judy De Cook and Eunice Roorda listed among Tulip Time Royal Court members.
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Central College
George Gaass
Vogelaar
Alvin de Wild
Gaass
Hattie Rose Keahles
Lasses’ Baptist Aid Society
Leonora Keables Scholte
Henry P. Scholte
Holland
Dan Bergman
de Wild
A. D. Lubbers
Alice Lammers
Mina Baker
Henry Roorda
Harry Grond
Alfred Gosselink
Miss Baker
Miss Lammers
Royal Court
CUI
Judy Grandin
Judy de Cook
Eunice Roorda
Pella Publishing
Ken de Wild
Shore
Central College Auxiliary
Chronicle News
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The
Reformed Church In America
Partners
Alliance
Chicago
Ferenc Nagy
Hungary
Georges Matore
Sorbonne
University of Paris
Dwight Kirsch
Iowa State
Des Moines Art Center
Pietro ©. Bramante
University of Ilinois College of Medicine
Jack Miller
Paris
Germany
Vienna
C. W. Schurmann
H. P. and
Maria Scholte
Midwest
Pella, Lowa
Gosselink
Murray Grandia
William G. Wing
Wilson Duven
Roorda
Esther O1bergen
Ronald Sagraves
Frank Overman
Bob Klein
Stuert L. Roorda
Gerard Gosselink
Delis van Zante
John Groendyk
the Pella
D. J. Crawford
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