University of Arizona - Desert Yearbook (Tucson, AZ)

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Alumni The officers of the University of Arizona Alumni Association arc as follows: President, Warren A. Grossetta, ’10 Pice-President, Miss Anita C. Post, '09 Secretary, Miss Marie Purcell, '12 Treasurer, J. Moss Ruthrauff, ’09 There has been established in “The 1914 Desert” a new department, and one that we hope will be one of the most important departments in all succeeding annuals, a department devoted to the interests of the alumni of this University. The alumni, more than any others, make for the reputation and upbuilding of a college or I niver-sity. Every effort, therefore, that can be made to bring them nearer together and bind them more closely to their Alma Mater will tend to advance the University and render more permanent its ideals and traditions. We have not been able to reach all our alumni. In fact we have not tried to. The task would have been stupendous, inasmuch as our graduates are scattered to the four corners of the earth; but out of the number from whom we have requested letters we have received several replies, which we take great pleasure in printing below. We believe that these letters indicate a loyalty to the University of Arizona and a loftiness of ideals in our alumni which must be encouraging and inspiring to all who are interested in the success and growth of this institution. Alumni Editor of “The Desert”: The plan to have some reference made to those who have taken advantage of the opportunities offered by the University of Arizona 1 regard as a step which should draw them closer to those who are coming after. Our relations, as five or ten year old alumni, to the undergraduates, are those of the pioneer. We, too, were fre.hmcn, sophomores, juniors, and seniors, once, so we have trod the same path as all of you and you may perchance recognize some of the landmarks there we made. Hut we finished our work there and have now spent some years as pioneers. And what is the message we send back to you ? It is a message which tells that there is work, glorious work, ahead, that we find our plans to accomplish great things involve far more of that element than we anticipated. Of course you must have pluck and perseverance. You will recognize that. Rut the real force which will lift you fastest is work. The University has given you a scholastic training and has pointed out possible lines of advance. Your alma mater

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History of the Class of 1917 OFFICERS: President, Raymond B. Everest. Vice-President, Albert Crawford. Secretary, Clara Wilkey. Treasurer, C. Zaner Lesher. While this year’s Freshman Class is not as large as last year’s class, we make up in quality what we lack in quantity. ’Tis true that the Sophs shaved our heads, hut we retaliated by giving them a walloping in the class football game that they never will forget. Our girls got even for the embarrasment they suffered College Night from the hands of the Sophomore girls, by trouncing on them in the girls basket ball game by a score of 20 to 4. Although we have been represented in all forms of athletics, having men on the football, baseball, basket ball, and track teams, yet our whole energy is not given up to athletics. We have upheld the honor of the school in scholarship and will have our share of honor students. When we first entered the gates of the campus we realized that we didn’t know quite as much as we might, and have therefore tried to conduct ourselves accordingly. We have tried to keep our place and to know when we were wanted and when not. The day of the greenhorn “Freshie” is past. The Freshman is no longer the booh that the Sophomore would have people think, but in most cases the “Sophs.” were about as green as'the rest when they first came to college. We do not deny that we were green, hut at the same time we feel that we have done our part in the year’s work and will be back next year with renewed vigor to make the University larger and better. Long live the Class of 1917!

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can do that for you, but she cannot force you into any field, nor will she. 1 hat’s for you. We, as alumni, like to reach back to you who are tramping about upon the grounds we know so well and invite you to come prepared and willing to help us in our duties. Yours very sincerely, W. A. Tarr, ’08. Inst, in Economic Geology University of Missouri. We are glad to hear from Miss Post, whom we have all come to know. Miss Post is on of the best rooters at our games, she is always ready and willing to help .. and back student activities. She tells us something of the members pf her class, and their life work. We are indeed proud that they are Alumni of the L. of A. Mr. F. R. Abbott, Alumni Editor “The Desert” My Dear Mr. Abbott: On looking over the roll of the class of 1909 it seems rather remarkable that of the five who are living, four arc residents of Tucson. Miss Wilkerson has been deputy county recorder since her graduation and as she makes her home on Olive Road with Professor and Mrs. Forbes, she is still a familiar figure on the campus. Burrell Hatcher of Hatcher and Carpenter, assayers and mining engineers, is too busy attending to his rapidly increasing business to take a very active part in the present school life, but he is as always, a loyal supporter of the University. The work of “Moss” Ruthrauff, our worthy president, as City Engineer of Tucson, has been highly commended by resident and visiting engineers and reflects credit upon the city and upon the University. Perry Thompson after a course at Columbia University Secured a good position in the geological department of the Anaconda Copper Co., and is held in high esteem by the chief geologist of that company. He has been assigned some special work recently, and will probably publish the result of his investigations. I am indebted to J. Clyde Hoyt ’10 who is at present with the North Star Co., at Tonopah, for infarmation about Mr. Thompson. After four years experience in the High School at Yuma, it has been my good fortune to obtain a position in the Department of Romance Languages under Professor Turrell. During the year I have been glad to observe the business-like way in which the Students have conducted their affairs and that the Spit it of the Student-Body is deepening and developing with the passing years. Anita Post ’09.