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for a permanent replacement. Van Meter held the position of acting president from 1911 to 1913, during which time financial difficulties, namely persistent annual deficits and growing debt, threatened the survival of the school. With support from nearby educational institutions and associates and alumni of the college, the college completed a $ 1-million fundraising campaign, which was enough to sustain it. Van Meter reassumed his position as dean when the administration named
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The women of the conference formed an association through which they pushed for such an institution, and Van Meter supported their efforts, at one point exclaiming that "the
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Methodist ministry. In the 1860s, he was a minister and preacher at several churches in Maryland and
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