University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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3500 3000 ?500 2000 i5oo lOOO 5oo UNIVERSITY of PITTSBURGH General Alumni Association Jan.1,1916 Jan.1.1917 Jan.1,1918 Jan.1.1919 Jan.1,1920 Jan.1,1921 Membership Increase Chart 1916 19 20

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 OWL (Brnrral Alumni Asimriatiun President . . . Vice-President Secretary . . . Treasurer . . . Chairman . . . Officers .............. R. T. McCormick. Engr., ’88 .................. Dr. E. A. Weiss, Med., ’00 ...................... K. E. Davis, Engr.. '10 ...................... H. H. Smyers. Col. ’93 .............. W. D. Hockensmith, Engr., ’01 Honorary Vice-Presidents H. S. Calvert. Col.. ’93 George H. Clapp. Col., '77 J. M. Hansen, Col., ’83 T. H. B. McKnight. Col. ’81 R. B. Mellon. Assoc. Col. Samuel A. Taylor, Engr., ’87 Benjamin Thaw, Col., ’78 Joseph C. Trees. Engr.. ’95 Alumni Headquarters General Secretary’s Olllce................. 503-505 Commonwealth Building Personnel of Alumni Council P. E. Angle. ’08 W. C. Art her. ’17 Dr. J. S. Ash brook. ’1 1 H. C. Bashloum, ’05 Dr. J. F. Biddle, ’03 •Dr. E. T. Chatham. 09 W. C. Coffin. '83 A. K. Collingwood. ’16 •Prof. J. C. Fettermann, ’96 •Prof. C. R. Foster, '11 •Prof. A. M. Goldberger, '13 J. S. Gow, ’16 •R. E. Grove, ’14 •Dr. A. S. Haines. ’14 A. R. Hamilton. ’94 •W. A. Humor, ’13 •P. L. Hay. ’95 Dr. H. W. Heckel. ’08 •Dr. C. H. Henninger. ’00 •J. P. Herron. '15 •J. Garfield Houston, '06 L. B. Hurst. ’02 II. W. Leonard. ’15 C. A. Locke. ’97 •Norman MacLeod. ’17 W. C. MacQuown, ’13 R. A. McCrady. ’14 Arthur McKean. ’05 R. A. McKean. ’86 ♦R. C. McKenna. ’04 Dr. P. V. McParland. ’04 Dr. C. C. Marshall. 'U8 •Dr. J. L. Martin. ’03 •Dean H. B. Meller. ’10 A. Parkin Miller. ’16 •J. J. O'Connor. ’10 J. G. Quick. ’13 F. H. Ramsey. ’10 •J. A. Richardson. ’15 Dr. Walther Riddle. ’92 •C. W. Ridinger, ’93 •Floyd Rose, ’ll C. W. Scovel. ’83 Prof. Alexander Silverman. ’02 Dr. A. F. Judd. ’95 •C. G. Ketchum, ’16 •Dr. J. A. Koch, ’84 C. L. Wooldridge, ’97 •Indicates term expires June. 1921. T. Lee Trimble. ’19 Dr. A. B. Wallgren. 02 R. H. Wettach. ’13 1922 11

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‘Ike OWL Alumni Artiuiliru WITH “Alumni Hall” in process of construction, serving to keep Pittites closer to Alma Mater than at any time in the history of the University, the past year was an exceptionally gratifying one from the standpoint of alumni interest. As a result of all this, membership in the General Alumni Association shows a decided increase since the last issue of the “Owl”. The chart on the opposite page shows the membership to be 3.500. January 1. 1021. and this figure was increased by more than a hundred when the “Owl° went to press, or a total of over 3.600. With the additional members secured from the 1921 Senior class, the figure at the wind-up of the collegiate year will be near the charmed 4.000 mark. There are few Alumni Associations in the country which can boast of a paid-up membership of this magnitude. Owing to the fact that the cost of “Alumni Hall” exceeded the original estimate by about $200,000. it was necessary to conduct a second campaign during the month of January. This was handled by Alumni Council, with Carlton G. Ivetchum, ’15, J. Steele Gow. '15, and the Alumni Secretary acting as Dhectors. With the aid of an additional $50,000 from Athletic Council, (making a total of $100,000 from that source), the required amount was realized. The second campaign brought in many new subscribers, and a large percentage of the original subscribers increased their gifts—many of them 100 percent. Chairman Wilbur 1). Hockensmith, ’01. of Alumni Council, started what was called the One Hundred Per Cent Club” for such subscribers and the response was fine. It did a lot to put things “over the top.” During the progress of the Campaign, members of Alumni Council held frequent meetings, sometimes two a week, and this all helped to develop Pitt spirit and enthusiasm. Athletics, as usual, played an important part in developing alumni spirit. The 1920 football season was the greatest on record in this respect and thousands of “grads” came back for the games. The demand for tickets was so great that for the more important contests the alumni only could be supplied, and it was necessary to restrict the number which they secured. The 1920 Commencement banquet was a decided success. It was held at the Hotel Schenlev. June 9. and was attended by a crowd which taxed the capacity of that large banquet hall. Col. Joseph H. Thompson. ’05. was toastmaster and the speakers were C. B. Connelley. Louis Broido, ’17. I)r. John Thom Holdsworth. Floyd Rose. ’96. and Chancellor S. B. McCormick. Pitt graduate organizations had their usual affairs during the year and the alumni were very active on the various advisory committees in charge of undergraduate activities, lending valuable assistance in these important undertakings for Pitt betterment. 1922 13