On the occasion of late Rev. Eskijian's 10th anniversary, ca. 1926

Harry Montgomery. "Man with a dream" (The Rotarian), 1957-03

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Content Man witha Dream

About Steve Mehagian and his college.

By HARRY MONTGOMERY

Newspaperman; Rotarian, Phoenix, Ariz,

G cacrznze wre inant itaironcand Grew
for the surtetgain,” this time by cametback to Egypt

st was “run ae Zon and on—with Steve meeting and work:
ing on Armeliih's famed General Allenby, with the Me
and with Brital vied in their home town of Hadjin, and.
agian family revied at the University of California at
with Steve nro no more than well started when there

jailed,
groups of 5

Medical

A. Stephen Mokagian, Rotorian of Phoenix, Ariz,

‘came the sad news that his parents and three sisters had
been sisin,

For Steve Mehagian this changed everything. No use ever
to think of returning home as an educator. Going to work.
for Bullock's department store In Los Angeles he became
manager, later moving to San Franelseo to manage the
foor-covering department of the “City of Paris.” For health,

reasons he then came to our town—Phoenix—and started

his rug store. In 1925 he married Mary Haigazian, daughter
of the president of the college he had attended in Konia.
‘They have two sons—Arthur, who Is a vieepresident of the
store, and John, who is finishing his work at the University,
of Arizona,

Yet never for a minute in all the busy years has Steve
really forgotten his dream of helping his people educa-
tlonally. "No flock of sheep can stay together without a
shepherd,” he remarks. “The Armenian people need trained,
educated leaders, and though many do receive fine educa-
tions in such excellent institutions as the American Uni-
versity in Beirut, too few have the needed funds.” Thus in
1955 Steve put up $40,000 and got $20,000 more from other
people and, going to Belrut, started Haigazian College, the
ame honoring his late father-indaw, a great Armenian,
scholar and educator who also was a vietim of the "depor-
tation.” He bought'a bullding, imported Dr. John Markarian
from Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, as prest
dent, and found the Armenian Missionary Association of
“America happy to act as sponsor of the institution,

‘As Steve and his colleagues see it, Halgazian College ts
only the seed of what is to come, They can picture a plant
of vigor, size, and deep human value growing from this
seed.

‘And if you knew Steve as we in Phoenix do, you would
not doubt for a minute that this will come to be. I, for one,
‘think that peace-loving, knowledgeavanting humanity every:
where will be greatly served.

‘Tue Rorasian

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Harry Montgomery. "Man with a dream: about Steve Mehagian and his college" in The Rotarian (1957 March).

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Title Harry Montgomery. "Man with a dream" (The Rotarian), 1957-03

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Title On the occasion of late Rev. Eskijian's 10th anniversary, ca. 1926

Description 3 documents on Hovhannes Eskijian and on Stephen Mehagian:

"On the occasion of late Rev. Eskijian's 10th anniversary", a eulogy by an unknown author, ca. 1926. Handwritten translation in English (2 pages) from the Turkish by Bagbedesmar Adjomian [?]. There is a handwritten note to Luther Eskijian on the back of page 1.

Steve McLaghan, testimonial to Hovhannes Eskijian, 1977 October 22. Handwritten in English (1 page).

Harry Montgomery. "Man with a dream: about Steve Mehagian and his college" in The Rotarian (1957 March).

Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name), Mehagian, A. Steve (personal name)

Inherited Subject Eskijian, Hovhannes, 1882-1916 (personal name), Mehagian, A. Steve (personal name)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu (digital); eskijian@ararat-eskijian-museum.com (original)

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections (digital); Ararat-Eskijian Museum (physical)

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 (digital); 15105 Mission Hills Road, Mission Hills, CA 91345 (physical)

Rights McLaghlan, Steve, Montgomery, Harry

Date Created 1926, 1977-10-22

Creator McLaghlan, Steve (writer), Montgomery, Harry (writer)

Contributor Adjomian, Bagbedesmar (translator), Ararat-Eskijian Museum (donor), Eskijian, Luther, 1913-2007 (recipient)

Publisher The Rotarian (original), University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Issued 1957-03

Type images, texts

Format 12 pages (extent), articles (aat), eulogies (documents) (aat), notes (documents) (aat)

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Language English