WHY did I choose MOUNT UNION COLLEGE
by Jim Stamp on February 08, 2022.
Alegacy is an applicant to a particular college or university
who is regarded preferentially because a parent or other
relative attended the same institution. I don’t know what it
is called when one chooses a college because relatives attended.
I know I never received any preferential consideration. Great-
Great Grandpa Levi Stamp attended Mount Union College
around 1857. I don’t know the exact years but, I he was a
teacher before the Civil War.
There is a long list of Stamps attending Mount Union College
(University).
Levi Marshall Stamp 1857
John Stamp (Levi’s brother)
John’s sons, J. Harley Stamp graduated from Mount
Union, then obtained his MD in Philadephia
in 1899;
Floyd R Stamp attended Mount Union in 1899 – 1901
Before becoming a MD and subsequenly
Medical Examiner for Stark County.
Floyd’s wife, Katherine Elizabeth Keith (Stamp) went
to Mount Union
Floyd’s daughter, Jane Stamp (Zang) graduated from
Mount Union in 1937
Floyd’s son, Lewis Stamp graduated from Mount Union
Jane Stamp Zang’s daughters, Katherine attended
Mount Union and Elizabeth Jane graduated
in 1975
I don’t have a list of all the relatives that attended Mount
Union before I did. Aunt Jane Stamp (Miller) attended
Mount Union, I think in 1944.
Grandpa Stamp’s cousins Ida May Lanpher (Johnson)
went to Mount Union. It is possible that Bernice Lanpher,
Ruth Lanpher and Mary Lanpher (Harris) also attended
Mount Union. Jim and Mary Lanpher Harris set up a
scholarship at Mount Union for mathematics. Our son,
Shawn received the scholarship when he attended Mount Union.
I enrolled at Mount Union College in the fall of 1962. One of the
reasons I chose Mount Union was location. I could live with
Mom and Dad, help on the farm, and commute to school. While
I was going to Mount Union I was able to work in Salem, Ohio
my freshman year.
In addition to location, I liked the campus and the size of
the classes. Most classes had less than 35 students and you
could interact with actual professors. State Universities had
some classes in the hundreds and graduate students taught many classes.
It may be noteworthy that many of my teachers in High School
were graduates of Mount Union.
I pledged Phi Kappa Tau fraternity in my Freshman year.
In 1964 I met my future wife, Margaret Boski at Mount Union.
Eventually, all three of our kids [Shawn, Heather, and Eric] went
to and graduated from Mount Union.