Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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BS-cPwasKKjw™ ' ® ' ' -■.. ■r-. yuLumt AAV I - inwiMiHiwenr -Tj];j-iiiniinTtimrn Wilson Riley Reynolds Clark Cupper Porter Alumni Activities Alumni activities throughout the year are varied and yet chiefly hinge about two major events — Homecoming in the fall and the class reunion in the spring. Extensive preparations are made for Homecoming weekend, letters are advanced, luncheons arranged, special ar- rangements are made for the paid-up alumni reserved section at the big game, and this year a most elaborate and entertaining alumni banquet under the direction of Chuck Stidd of Portland was arranged for a crowd of over 500 enthusiastic alumni in the ballroom of the Memorial Union building. The Coffee Dan style of service was maintained and strictly in- formal entertainment was prevalent. The ball- room was cleared for a dance after the ban- quet. Registration and general interest in the weekend marked it as the most outstanding event of its kind in the history of the college. Unusual effort is expended in making the spring class reunions equally as impressive and memorable as the fall Homecoming. The Dix plan, whereby classes of consecutive years gather back on the campus, is followed. In this way, husbands, wives, brothers and sisters find it more convenient to come back together. This year the reunion classes were those previous to 1881, the classes of ' 81, 84, ' 85, ' 86 and ' 87 in the first group, 1903, ' 04, 05 and ' 06 in the second group, and 1922, ' 23, ' 24 and ' 25 in the last group. Besides these two major events the associ- ation is responsible for the game broadcasts from radio station KOAC in the fall and the rally programs. Also considerable work is being done in cooperation with other campus projects in an effort to bring to the school the most desirable high school graduates and in advertising Oregon State college. E. C. ALLWORTH Secretary .23.

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HbCjC. vhAV N Cramer Dunn McCalBster 1 Reynolds Holsate Alumni Organization The Oregon State Alumni association con- sists of about 7700 graduates besides ex- students who are bound together by the in- terests of the Alma Mater. The Alumni office in the Memorial Union building is the hub around which this vast group is centered from year to year and from all parts of the world. Forty-two alumni clubs function in the United States and territories to keep alive the Beaver spirit with meetings, parties, and pro- MARK D. McAllister President ■ grams of varied nature. These clubs enable the alumni to keep in touch with the campus, renew valued friendships and cherished memories and gain contacts with alumni of every generation. The Oregon State Monthly, edited and published on the college campus, is the me- dium of contact between all clubs and mem- bers. Since its formation in 1875, five years after the first class was graduated, the associ- ation has grown until it has a large group of life members and a trust fund of over $11,000. Each spring the senior class takes more in- terest in the organization and benefits of alumni membership and a greater per cent de- clare themselves as interested alumni members. Efforts are being made to give graduates unable to attend the main campus events an opportunity to hear about the activities through the radio. Many programs are pre- pared especially for the interest of alumni, former students and friends of the college. Plans are under way for a more extensive alumni program in the coming school year. k22.

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i t fc t A V £ R ■ i ' «lrFFiH1l Iff I i«iim jj|M HC Memorial Union Building Alumni Administration The Alumni Association is soverned by a board of directors which consists of five mem- bers, one going out of office every year. Members at present and their expiration of terms are Mark D. McCaHister, Salem, 1931; Jeannette P. Cramer, Portland, 1932; C. A. Dunn, Klamath Falls, 1933; Charles Reynolds, La Grande, 1934; and Don W. Holgate, Port- land, 1935. Officers of the Alumni association are Mark D. McCaHister, president; Jeannette Cramer, vice-president; Charles Reynolds, treasurer; JEANNEHE CRAMER Vice-President Edward C. Allworth, secretary; R. J. Chris- man, field secretary; Eunice Courtright,records clerk; A. L. McMillan, editor of the Monthly; and Marian Conklin, circulation manager. Meetings of the Alumni board are held during hJomecoming, during the reunion weekend in the spring and at other times deemed neces- sary to determine general policies for the association and to act on budget affairs. The alumni association is represented in campus enterprises by a member of the board of control, Jay M. Reynolds, ' 10; the Mem- orial Union board of directors, J. F. Porter, ' 12; and four members on the Memorial Union board of governors, E. E. Wilson, ' 89, Roy R. Clark, ' 09, R. Earl Riley, ' 12, and Percy A. Cupper, ' 04. Files are maintained with information re- garding all alumni with whom it is possible to keep in contact. Definite information regard- ing the class, school, married name, occupa- tion, and business and residence addresses is filed and accessible within reason to all alumni desiring such information. These files are used by departments of the college in sending out and seeking information. Class lists are also maintained. 24.