48 John M. Crane of Omaha, Nebraska. The purpose of the Fund is to provide emergency financial assistance to students at Waynesburg University. The loan is to be repaid within a nine-month period. The Joseph R. Mayher 1941 Memorial Loan Fund was established by his wife and friends for the purposes of providing loans to students who otherwise could not continue in college or who incur emergency health costs. Shortterm loans are available for books. The Elmer Curtis Patterson, Jr. Memorial Student Loan Fund was established by his son, E.C. Patterson, D.D.S., P.A. Mr. Patterson, an outstanding student leader, graduated from Waynesburg University in 1936. The income from this endowment will be placed in a permanent loan fund to assist qualified and needy students with their educational program. The Pleasant Hills Community Church Fund provides for the financing of a loan to a student chosen by the College, with preference to applicants from the Pleasant Hills Church. The Richard L. Pollock Memorial Fund was established by Lloyd E. Pollock (1909) and Edna Baily Pollock, 1906, in honor of their son, Richard L. Pollock (1943) who gave his life for his country in World War II. The Virginia Stout Memorial Loan Fund is used to aid young men and women preparing for full-time Christian service. The Henry W. Swartwout Memorial Loan Fund, established to provide loans to juniors and seniors who plan to devote their lives to Christian service. The George L. Zimmerman Scholarship Loan Fund was established in 1964 by the Honorable George L. Zimmerman, Jr. (1947) and James B. Zimmerman (1948) in memory of their father. The purpose of this fund is to assist deserving students with emergency financial aid for academic expenditures.
Special Endowments These endowment funds support University operations as noted. The Arie Baily Fund is designated for general maintenance of building and grounds. The Earl Baily Endowment Fund was established through a bequest made by his wife, Mrs. Mary McKean Baily. By action of the Board of Trustees, the bequest was placed in the endowment fund of the College, and the income therefrom was designated for the use of the sciences. Mr. Baily was a pharmacist in Waynesburg for many years, and a lifelong friend of Waynesburg University. The Amanda Beeson Foundation was established through the bequest of Amanda Beeson, a prominent Presbyterian leader in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, to support a Chair of Bible in Waynesburg University. The Benedum Geology Chair was established by a challenge gift by the late Michael L. Benedum from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation. The Achsah M. Crawford Library Fund was established by her husband, the Rev. B.F. Crawford, D.D., former minister of the First Methodist Church, Waynesburg. The income from this fund is to be used to purchase library books for the department of religion. The Glenn A. and Jane L. Crosby Sciences Lectureship provides funds on an annual basis to bring prominent scholars in the various sciences to campus for campus and community lectures, workshops and special group meetings.