Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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O' 9on S« » MoMhly. Okul PublK«i on oI Alu«n. Attoo t on Oregon State Monthly The Oregon State Monthly ' official publication of the Oreson State College Alumni association, provides the means of communicating information to and from the college and its graduates. It has proved of distinct advantage to colleges to have their alumni furnished with unbiased information at regular intervals on the political, financial and educational problems. Alumni of Oregon State wherever they may be are informed through the pages of the Monthly of action of the Board of Higher Education as obtained by experienced writers, of new projects being initiated by the departments, of campus improvements, of student problems and of coming events of interest to Oregon State graduates. Issues that particularly depict some certain phase of college activity are sent out to high school libraries and sometimes to individuals. The April issue this year was devoted to college work from the viewpoint of the high school student. Other numbers feature particular campus events and campus departments— President Kerr's 25-year anniversary of service to the college. Homecoming, the school of engineering, the school of forestry and such subjects. Sports news by a student sport writer has been planned to keep material at hand for the graduate so that he is familiar with players available, their ratings and the seasonal prospects. Sports records comparing schools are included so that comparisons may be made with past seasons and true facts at hand when needed in discussions. For news of friends and classmates and vital statistics there is the Beaver Tales ’ section. Notes from newspapers, from letters from alumni and news from alumni visitors contribute material for this section. Since 1927 the Monthly has included advertising, both local and national, in the make-up. Organization of Pacific Coast alumni magazines into a general incorporated advertising agency—Graduate Magazines, Limited—brought considerable increase in national advertising. With the formation of the Graduate Group, Incorporated, in New York City, including a number of eastern graduate magazines a wider range of advertising has resulted. Disseminating travel service material is an added feature of the Monthly. Pacific Coast alumni magazines have built up a travel bureau for the benefit of their graduates, sending advertising literature, giving information, arranging general travel tours, special engineering tours, clinical tours, university cruises for members of their alumni associations and for faculty members of their schools. 5

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Reynold Wf.)h 0« iM« Allw ytK Alumni Organization The need ind desire for contact with the alma mater when undergraduate days are over is proved without doubt by the well-organized American Alumni council composed of alumni associations of 200 colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are these contacts of value to the graduates but to their alma maters in having informed and sympathetic graduates as promoters of the instituions. Some form of organization of alumni of Oregon State has been in action ever since 1875, according to records found in the O. A. C. Alumnus of September, 1920. Not until after reorganization in 1920 did the association employ a full-time secretary, maintain an office on the campus, publish a monthly magazine or compile complete records for information and mailing. Since that time contacts have been established with the American Alumni council, national organization of alumni associations and with the Graduate Travel service which sponsors travel tours particularly for alumni of American colleges and universities. Affairs of the Oregon State College Alumni association are controlled by the Board of Directors, this year composed of these alumni—Clifford A. Dunn, '11, of Klamath Falls, president; Charles H. Reynolds, 13, of La Grande, vice-president; David A. Wright, 08, of Salem, treasurer,- Don W. Holgate, 97, of Portland, and Arthur K. Berman, 07, of Corvallis. Board members are elected for terms of five years, one retiring each year at the election of a new member. Responsible to the board for the execution of its policies, for the direct management of the affairs of the association, and for the publication of the alumni magazine is the executive secretary, Edward C. Allworth, 16, holder of this position since 1926. Operation of the alumni association without financial aid from any other source has been made possible by the addition of national and local advertising in the alumni magazine, the Oregon State Monthly, thus adding to the funds brought to the association by annual dues from members and interest from the trust fund established through the payment of life memberships. At the present time this irreducible trust fund amounts to over $12,000 contributed by 225 fully paid memberships and from payments made on the life membership installment plan of $5.00 a year for ten years. Annual dues in the association are set at $3.00, entitling the member to use of services of the alumni office and to 12 issues of the Oregon State Monthly. The association has one member each on the Memorial Union Board of Governors and Board of Directors and on the college Board of Control. a. a tw. 28

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UnxXi Buildmj Aaa«mI AluMi B n 3u»t Alumni Activities Events for the entertainment of alumni and service to graduates and to the college provide a number of activities to be sponsored by the Alumni association. Homecoming and reunion entertainments are the foremost in the program of the association. Yearly the alumni secretary plans with the student Homecoming committees for events particularly interesting to alumni—registration, get-together opportunities and the Homecoming banquet. At the latter affair graduates have enthusiatically applauded the various 'Coffee Dan features put on by student talent and the speechless program, and have enjoyed the Oregon products dinner. The Homecoming ball follows the banquet. At Commencement further entertainment is planned for the graduates returning to visit the alma mater as an anniversary of their graduation. By the Dix plan of reunions class celebrations are scheduled on fixed years, each class returning with three other classes which were in college at the same time. The 25-year Silver Jubilee celebration, the 50-year Golden Jubilee affair, the Reunion luncheon, the alumni business meeting and the Reunion banquet are the feature events of this Commencement weekend. A feature recently promoted by the association is the broadcast of athletic events over Radio Station KOAC. The basketball series this season was particularly enjoyed by alumni in Oregon and nearby states through this service. Oregon State clubs, city and county organizations of graduates are assistated by the association in providing entertainment for themselves and for prospective students and in furnishing information to these groups on the college set-up and college promotional work. At alumni headquarters the addresses and occupations of graduates and former students are kept up-to-date. This service is maintained for the information of the alumni and for the benefit of the college. A geographical file as well is kept for the location of alumni in the various cities, states and foreign countries. • 30