Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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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.

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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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:%f Alumni Banquet, Homecoming, 1930 Alumni Financial Plan The Orange council, a band of Beavers whose activities are particularly dedicated to the ad- vancement of the interests of Oregon State, was created at the meeting of the board of directors of the Alumni association in August. The body was formed as a special alumni fund organization to take charge of alumni dona- tions other than the regular dues. The plan is similar to that followed by other large alumni groups, notably Vale and Cornell. The administration of the council is placed in the hands of the Alumni association board of directors. No member of the council is obligated to pay regular set sums although members of the group plan an annual dona- tion in appreciation of the gift the college has made to them through directing their higher education and setting them on their life voca- tion trained to compete ably for success. In- crease in the funds available for the Alumni association projects, through the efforts of the Orange council, will enable the association to render still greater services to the alumni group as a whole. Need for additional funds to improve the alumni magazine, expand the games broad- casting program which proved so popular in its trial this past year, and further other worth- while undertakings of the Alumni association indicates the value of the program on which the foundation of the Orange council is based. The council holds an annual meeting at h-|omecoming to discuss problems, look into projects and in general further the in- terests of the college. Further impetus was given to the work of the council when a number of breakfasts were held and radio reports of the Oregon State-West Virginia game in Chicago were heard Thanksgiving. CHARLES REYNOLDS Treasurer 25»