COLLEGE OF THE ATLANTIC NEWSLETTER (I. to r.) Robert Kanzler, Chairman of the Second Decade Fund Campaign and Thomas S. Gates, Chairman of the College's Board of Trustees, congratulate Ed Kaelber on COA's successful first decade. Photo by Marion Kane ED KAELBER TALKS ABOUT THE SECOND DECADE As College of the Atlantic Annual Giving. Annual Giving approaches its second decade, it supplies part of the operating has demonstrated that a small budget which covers maintenance college can offer sufficient of educational programs, financial breadth, depth, and rigor to aid, faculty salaries, books and provide its students with a first- supplies as well as cultural events rate education. It also achieved that benefit College of the Atlantic accreditation in record time, and and the surrounding community-- its growth has been nothing short in essence, most of the necessities of remarkable. It has truly been a of the educational mission of decade of educational achieve- COA. ment. While we have successfully Now the College begins its launched our first capital second decade. The capital campaign, our operational needs support received from trustees, remain the same. We count on faculty, staff, students, and the your increased support SO the community has been gratifying; College's outstanding record of however, it is necessary to achievement may continue. maintain our outstanding level of FIRST PHASE OF COA CAPITAL FUND DRIVE SUCCESSFUL To celebrate the end of a have gone into the formulation of decade of educational achieve- this campaign. We believe that ment, College of the Atlantic's the College's achievements to past and present trustees were date represent a bright spot in honored at a dinner held at the American education." Bar Harbor Club on the eve of the The College is now launching College's annual meeting. the second phase of its campaign: Thomas S. Gates, Chairman of The Second Decade Fund. The the Board of Trustees, in goal of this campaign is an welcoming the guests said, "This additional $2,000,000. for is a special time in the young endowment and $2,000,000. to history of this College. We upgrade the present physical acknowledge the many successes plant. Plans are also being made and the growth of the past ten to build a new auditorium. Ed years. We look ahead to the Kaelber said, "A successful future with confidence and second decade campaign is enthusiasm." He then announced insurance for the future." that the Board of Trustees had Robert Kanzler, Vice pledged $3,100,000. toward the Chairman of the College's Board Founders Endowment Fund of Trustees, will be chairing the which successfully completed the Second Decade Fund Committee. first phase of the College's first He said, "There is a great deal of ever capital campaign. Mr. Gates good about what College of the thanked those who had pledged Atlantic has done, and Ed Kaelber and said, "College of the Atlantic has kept that good going. Now a succeeds at a time when many secure financial footing can only small colleges are failing. This make COA's good better." success in matters educational, A surprise announcement by financial, and civic is due to Samuel Eliot, COA Academic careful selection of priorities and Vice President, climaxed the guarding of resources. COA evening. He said that College of proves that excellence is no the Atlantic's faculty and staff had accident." pledged over $10,000.00 to the COA President Ed Kaelber Founders Endowment Fund. thanked the trustees and said that COA Business Manager, Liane he was moved by their support Peach, spearheaded the and by what they had done. He solicitation which was carried on said, "The goals and objectives unbeknownst to the trustees. It presented by this campaign are was a magnificent show of far-reaching. Several years of support for the College of the hard work, careful analysis, long- Atlantic by those most closely range planning and our best associated with it. predictions and observations Dinner guests included (1. to r.) Mr. John Dreier, Mrs. Frederic Camp, Rev. James Gower, and Mrs. R. Amory Thorndike. Photo by Marion Kane COA Graduate and Trustee Bill Ginn and Mrs. Robert Blum discuss COA's progress while COA President Ed Kaelber and Robert Dworak, a dinner guest, agree that it has been outstanding. Photo by Marion Kane COA Trustee Robert Kanzler, Mrs. Albert Smith, and Trustee Les Brewer discuss the College's Second Decade Fund. Robert Kanzler will Chair the fund drive. Photo by Marion Kane SHOP GREENHOUSE sinterance auditorium library MAIN BUILDING SITE OF PROPOSED AUDITORIUM TURRETS RYLES URCHIN SEAFOX to Bar Harbor COLLEGE of the ATLANTIC BAR HARBOR MAINE 100 200 300 400 500 Scale i 100 Base Map by H Hyman 1979 from the 1974 Raynes Survey College of the Atlantic's plans include building an auditorium which will serve not only the College but the community as well. This map shows the projected location of the new auditorium. Summer, 1981 Nonprofit Organiz. College of the Atlantic U.S. Postage Paid Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Bar Harbor, Me. Permit #47