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Belmont Abbey Colleye
VOLUME III ISSUE 4
JANUARY - FEBRUARY, 1975
Winning Combination
150...$270,000...And You
Fr. Raymond Geyer
Director of Admissions
Is Belmont Abbey’s
pail half full or half
empty? The answer, of
course, depends on one’s
point of view. There are
those who will tell you
that the road ahead for
the private, church-
related college is one of
rough going. In many
respects, I indeed agree
with this viewpoint.
However, another
dimension must be
considered as far as the
Abbey is concerned. This
dimension is attitude and
spirit.
Hardly a day goes by
that I do not come in
contact with our students
on campus. The ex
perience of working with
and observing these
young people gives me
much faith in the future.
We have literally hun
dreds of students with an
exceptionally positive
spirit and outlook on life.
They want to help the
college. This was
especially demonstrated
as we planned for
Parent’s Weekend ’75.
Attitude and spirit can
spell the difference for
Belmont Abbey as we
move down the road
ahead with its financial
and educational un
certainties. The attitude,
spirit and actions of
alumni, friends, parents
of students, and others
who believe in the Abbey
can make a big dif
ference, just as our at
titudes “on campus’’
make a difference.
Today, there are
several campus groups
who are “going the
second mile” to aid the
college. For example, our
Athletic Foundation,
which is growing in
size and in results;
our student recruiters
who have such ex
citement about them; our
deans and student
leaders who are highly
creative in numerous
activities; and a good
faculty which is devoted
to a sound academic
process.
When I think of these
and other groups, I am
convinced that we have
the potential to keep our
pail more than half-full.
But what about you?
How can Abbey alumni,
parents and friends help
relieve some of the
financial pressure that
the college faces today?
Alumni, particularly the
more recent graduates,
often say to me: “I’m
just getting started in life
and really am not in a
position to do anything
great for the college. Yet
,I would like to do
something. Do you have
any ideas?”
Well, any contribution
to the Abbey, no matter
what its size, is deeply
appreciated; but there is
something more you can
do. Something that can
make you a “major
donor” with little out-of-
pocket expense. Here’s
the idea:
We have room for
around 150 additional
dormitory students
beyond our present
enrollment. If these
rooms were filled with
students, this would
produce an additional
$270,000 yearly to help
meet our constantly
increasing cost of
operations.
If alumni, parents, and
.friends will become our
“special agents” in
student recruiting, then
this can make a dramatic
difference at Belmont
Bishop Wafers, Abbey Alumnus
Integration Pioneer Dead
The Most Reverend
Vincent Stanislaus
Waters, 70, bishop of the
Diocese of Raleigh, N. C.
for almost 30 years, died
December 3 at his home
in Raleigh of a heart
attack. He was to be the
central figure in the
ceremonies celebrating
the 50th anniversary of
the diocese.
Bishop Waters was best
known as the man who
ordered the integration of
Catholic churches and
schools in North Carolina
a year before the U.S.
Supreme Court ordered
desegregation of public
The Very Rev.
Vincent S. Waters
schools across the nation.
Ha • was a native of
Roanoke, Va. and was
educated at Belmont
Abbey College, St.
Mary’s Seminary in
Baltimore, Md., and the
North American College
in Rome. He was or
dained into the
priesthood in 1931 in
Rome and became the
bishop of the Raleigh
diocese in 1945. Two
years later he established
a weekly diocese
newspaper. The North
Carolina Catholic.
please see p. 5
Fr. Raymond discusses recruitment with students.
Abbey College. Pressing
financial need would be
eased, out total program
strengthened, and the
road ahead made
smoother.
our Admissions staff will
assist you in every way
possible.'
As many of our alumni
.are now demonstrating,
jyou can “talk up” the
{Abbey among
prospective students and
jtheir parents. The next
time you come to campus
for a visit, consider
bringing a prospective
student or two along.
You can send in the
names and addresses of
student prospects for our
follow-up, or we’ll supply
you with literature and
other tools and work with
you. Whatever it takes.
The starting place is to
let us know you want to
help. Just write or call
the Admissions Depart
ment at 704-825-3711.
Think of this: by helping
the college net ap
proximately $1,800 per
year in disposable in
come from just one new
student, you can become
a significant contributor
to Belmont Abbey ... and
!all it has really cost you is
ia little extra effort.
Remember ... $1,800 x 150
equals $270,000. That’s a
target worth shooting
for! And, with your help,
we can make Belmont
Abbey’s pail overflow.
Become An Abbey Recruiter
iHelp us to recruit qualified students. Please complete
this form and mail it to: Director of Admissions,
Belmont Abbey College, Belmont, N.C. 28012.
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