PAGE TWO THE COMPASS APRIL 25, 1969. FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY CONGRATULATIONS COME d^ke jf/litiiOuM txlend lA»ii con^\aiu(aiioni tc MARION DENNIS THORPE uficn Ik* occasion of Aii mau^fuMtiion aA ^ iiaA of SUjaUk %4> 9’U» 9’tmJaf, A* 3't»«nlf-SP»9tnik of y6untl\»)i anel J\/m* CHANDIS RlNtER WILSON .)6ylww*Wi* WACHOVIA HiPMK AND TRUST COMPANY CLKAaCTH ClTTf. NOHTM CAaOLINA 27909 April 21, 1969 Dr. Marloa 0. Hiorp*, Fr««ld*at EllE«b«th City SUC« Coll*g« Ellt«b«th City. R. C. 27909 Dur Harloe: 1 hsv« b««B Mj from BllcaMU Clcy fot tb« p««c w^k. Howmr. opoo mr r«tuT0 1 VM plMM4 to Tti th» alc« aditorUl »Alch appMrcd U ■raE DAILY ADVANCE oa tb« day of Tuaaday, April IS. 1 cartalaly waat yog to koov that I wtiolahaartadly agr»a with tha racofnltloo giwm fov lo thla article with raapcct to th* bright laadarahlp yow h»^ breught to tha Collaga. I know that thla eoalag w«ak la oaa of raal axcltwaat for yo«. lobarta aad 1 look forward to balng with yo«, your f»lly and aaaoetataa d^*g tamt of tha loaugural avmta, and v« appraclata **ry auch your kind la- vltatloe. 4 Aaaln. 1 al^ly wit to axpraaa, not ooly a paraonal opUl« b«t m to tha Ufa of thla cowBlty aad t« tha aurrowdlag araa. Ma ara ear- talflly fortuMta to ha»a yo«r laadarahlp aa Praaidaat; and aa yo« eo«a to tha i#»ak of yowr official la»«atlt«ra »a Praaidast, I *»t yo« to kam that I m ehinking about yo« and vlahlnt yoB wall lo yo«r coetlauad flaa work at tha Collaga. With all baat vlahaa, I r«MU Slacaraly* WllliM B. Saltb Vlca PraaldcBt WBS/Jo’b ^^fiikcafon (^olLcijc Sjciettdi ''3r«etin^ and '^n^^niulcUiotu ^riatefL®^^fafe on (Ae Vctxuion o^ pnauvfxxiii^^ ^ iSjtaTiOtt IBenms WJiorpe an/ eafirei^ «& itii unJtu fim eonUntiad acAiei>«m»n.t m 5i« eduea&on m/ ^ ^mimrXmuM 1 FNIaiMHT \ CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOOY «»■«»««»* ••■o* The President, Trustees, end Faculty of the Celifornie Institute of Technology present greetings and congretuletion* to ELIZABETH CITY STATE COLLEGE on the occesion of the Inauguration of Marion Dennis Thorpe as President of the College and extend best wishes for the continued success of this distinguished institution • Given at Pasadena, California, this eleventh day of April Nineteen hundred and sixty*nine Brown 3tatt lanivitrsitg and apculniral and flUchanical Colltse \ Y Extends sinccrt greetings a? and consratulations to Hizabtli Stli^ ^tate on the occasion of ih Jnau^urattoa of • iBSarieitt SThorp^ and expresses best toislies for continued actiietiement and distinction In higher education / J T^iifent \ • #) Tht Trustees and Faailly of THE CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY extend greetings and cmgratulatims to BiiMh Citif 5tafe Codcje an the oaasion of ike inauauraiion ^Marion Bainis%orpe as President and express their best ivishes for ccmtimud achievemmt and service in the advancement of educatim Cleveland, Ohio '^/i^ L.^^ioa*^—'— Ptesidml