Put Together by Ken Norman 1938 Annual Report Buckner Orphans Home

Buckner’s Annual Report - 1938

Back Side of Annual Report

Lift Orphan Children Through the Clouds of Life Into the Brightness of Hope and Happiness It is bright above the clouds!

Buckner in 1938

Grade School grads of 1938

High School Graduates of 1938 Sunbeamers of 1938 in Winter Play Clothes

Entrants into Buckner in 1938 out of 900 applications

More Entrants into Buckner in 1938

And Even More Entrants Entrant Siblings in 1938

Hal F. Buckner General Manager Mrs. Hal F. Buckner Robert C. Buckner Asst. to the Manager Mrs. R. C. Buckner

Memorial Park Monument Completed in 1938

Buckner’s policy through the years has been: “Care for more children and do more for the children cared for.” It cost around 70 cents a day per orphan to care for the 630 orphans in 1938. 93 orphans were baptized in 1938. 41 graduated in 1938. 25 attended college . The home has now served 45 million meals in its history. Without a football field or gymnasium, Buckner was District Basketball Champs and District Football Champs in both 1937 and 1938 . In 1938, 10 cents would pay for an orphan meal and $10 would pay for shoes and ordinary clothing for a youth . $100 would furnish a room for 4 youths . In 1938, with the completion of Hardin, Pires, and the Sunbeam Home , Buckner had 19 major buildings . Highlights of the 1938 Annual Report

Buckner’s policy through the years has been: “Care for more children and do more for the children cared for.”

It cost around 70 cents a day per orphan to care for the 630 orphans in 1938. 93 orphans were baptized in 1938.

41 graduated in 1938. 25 attended college .

The home has now served 45 million meals in its history.

Without a football field or gymnasium, Buckner was District Basketball Champs and District Football Champs in both 1937 and 1938 .

In 1938, 10 cents would pay for an orphan meal and $10 would pay for shoes and ordinary clothing for a youth .

$100 would furnish a room for 4 youths .

In 1938, with the completion of Hardin, Pires, and the Sunbeam Home , Buckner had 19 major buildings .

Father Buckner 1937 FB Champions 1938 BB Champions 1948 Bob Stokes 1938 Frances Weber Ken Norman

Now Buckner is known as “ Buckner International” so they really do have the “whole world in their hands.” The End