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LEHIGHWEEK
Volume 8, Issue 06
Trustees vote on ZAC construction
October 11,1994
by Rita Malone, Writers' Group
The long-awaited
Zoellner Arts Center
took another step towards reality Oct. 7
when Lehigh's board
of trustees voted to authorize
the start of construction in the
spring.with a target opening
date of January 1997.
"I am very happy to be able
to announce the board's decision," said Bill Hittinger,
chairman ofthe board of trustees. "A great many people have
been working hard on this
project for a long time. This
facility will benefit generations
of students and the Lehigh Valley community for years to
come."
"This is an exciting day," said
Trustee Dexter F. Baker '50,
chairman of the fundraising
campaign for ZAC. "It has been
almost 48 years since I came to
Lehigh as a freshman and even
then a facility for the arts was
clearly missing. The Zoellner
Arts Center completes Asa
Packer's vision for Lehigh."
Baker, who earned a B.S. in
chemical engineering , and his
wife Dorothy have been major
contributors to the project. The
1000-pIus seat concert auditorium in ZAC will be named the
Baker Concert Hall in their
honor.
More than $28 million has
been raised toward the estimated $33 million cost of the
project, which includes a $6
million operating endowment.
A concerted effort is underway
to raise the rest of the necessary funds, including a campaign to sell the seats in both
theatres of the facility. The
name of the benefactor will be
engraved in a brass plate on
each seat.
"This is a wonderful step,"
continued on page 2
Grads told seven R's are timeless
values for troubled times
by Rita Malone, Writers' Group
Founder's Day speaker Niara
Sudarkasa, president of Lincoln University, challenged the Class of 1994 to
"make constructive use ofthe time you
and your generation have as leaders of
your communities, your country and your
planet."
Sudarkasa spoke Sunday (Oct. 9) in Packer
Chapel, on a beautiful fall day, to the family and
friends of 236 seniors and graduate students who
completed their degree requirements over the
summer.
"By the yardstick of scientific and technological discoveries and developments that have already taken place in the 20th century, we live in
times of triumph," said Sudarkasa. "But by the
yardstick ofthe social problems that continue to
plague us, we must acknowledge that these are
very troubled times, not times of triumph."
Her studies of traditional African societies
have led her to postulate seven values that help
hold families and communities together: respect,
continued on page 2
John F Belcher '42 (front row, second from the left), an army
cadet with Lehigh's ROTC, is pictured with members of the
rifle team. Their expertise on the shooting range is evident,
judging by the trophies in the foreground.
WW II interrupts degree
by Penny Savakis, Writers' Group
Hor most of us, the long, hard, character-building
road to college graduation takes about four years,
give or take a semester or two.   For John F.
Belcher, a member of the Class of 1942, the trip
took a little longer,. . .52 years, to be precise.
Belcher graduated Sunday on Founder's Day, earning a B.A.
in economics. According to records in the registrar's office, at 75
years of age, he is the oldest student to receive a Lehigh baccalaureate degree.
Although scheduled to graduate in 1942, Belcher was shy a
few credits. World War II intervened and brought his quest for a
degree to an abrupt halt. As an army cadet in Lehigh's ROTC, he
was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the infantry that
spring. Within 72 hours of leaving campus, Belcher found himself on active duty.   He volunteered for the parachute infantry
continued on page 2
photo by Joe Ryan
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