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THE ARCH FUND (R), INC.
3435 Stelzer Road
Columbus, Ohio 43219
February 3, 1998
VIA EDGAR TRANSMISSION
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Judiciary Plaza
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: THE ARCH FUND, INC.
(1933 ACT REGISTRATION NO. 2-79285)
(1940 ACT REGISTRATION NO. 811-3567)
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of The ARCH Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") and pursuant to Rule
497 (j) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act"), I hereby certify that
(i) the Statement of Additional Information with respect to the Arch Growth
Equity Portfolio, dated September 2, 1997 (as revised January 29, 1998) that
would have been filed under paragraph (c) of Rule 497 of the 1933 Act would not
have differed from that Statement of Additional Information contained in
Post-Effective Amendment No. 42 to the Fund's Registration Statement on Form
N-1A under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940,
which was filed on January 29, 1998, and (ii) the text of Post-Effective
Amendment No. 42 has been filed electronically.
If you have any questions or comments regarding this filing, do not
hesitate to contact Allan J. Oster, Esq. at (215) 988-2935.
Very truly yours,
The ARCH Fund, Inc.
By: /s/ David Bunstine
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Assistant Secretary
