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January 9, 1996
Securities and Exchange Commission VIA EDGAR
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: The Arch Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"); File Nos. 2-79285 and 811-3567
Ladies and Gentlemen:
This letter is being transmitted by means of electronic submission by the
Group pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Regulation S-T.
As the assistant secretary of the Fund, I hereby certify that the definitive
Prospectus for the Fund's Short-Intermediate Municipal Portfolio (Trust
Shares) and the Fund's Statement of Additional Information, each dated January
2, 1996, each of which has been in use since January 2, 1996, which would
have been filed by the Group pursuant to Rule 497(c) do not differ from
those contained in the Groups' most recent registration statement on Form
N-1A, filed pursuant to EDGAR on January 2, 1996.
If you have any questions concerning this filing, please do not hesitate
to call me at (614) 470-8074.
Sincerely,
/s/ Walter B. Grimm
Walter B. Grimm
Assistant Secretary
