Colgate University - Salmagundi Yearbook (Hamilton, NY)

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Halfwa House Iim's' building -a year and a half have passed since the rainy day in ,November when over one thousand students, alumni, faculty members and friends of the University gathered to dedicate a fitting memorial to Iames Colby Colgate. For fifty years he had been doing things for Colgate like his father before him. For fifty years his devoted service and loving interest had guided, had led, had assisited. By this time it was different. Now Colgate was doing something for him. Friends of Colgate had .given Colgate's best friend a memorial. - . I Under the leadership of Dr. Cutten, president of the University, and Mr. George Cobb, chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means for the Student Union Building, students, faculty, alumni, trustees, and friends were quick to acknowledge their 'love for Iimmy by their wholehearted support of a project- which would in some small way commemorate their gratitude. S Iim's' buildingn-the unifying importance of the Student iUnion Building is an apt symbol through which to honor lim, Students eat there-long needed boarding facili- ties accommodate freshmen and non-fraternity men. Students play there-ping ,pong and pool tables are at the service of all. Students gather there-soda fountain, post office, reading, and lounging facilities integrate the various functions of student life. Students meet there-the first and third floors contain nine offices availablefor extra-curricular ac- tivities in which meetings can conveniently be held. ' Deferred rushing has been made possible by the Student Union building. Freshmen can now be accommodated in the main dining room which holds five hundred persons. Be- sides becoming the crossroads of Colgate life it has afforded the freshmen the opportunity to live together as a group during their Hrst year in college. A rebirth of class interest seems a definite result accomplished by the new building. With spring rushing the percentage of mistakes in choosing a house has been greatly lessened. The freshmen have time to consider the fraternity situation and the fraternities have a chance to let the freshmen prove them- selves. Iim's' building -yes, a year and a half have passed since that rainy November clay, but the time has only increased the benefits reaped from the Student Union. It has grown into the very fibre of Colgate life. It has consolidated Colgate and stands as a fitting monu- ment to the man to whom it is dedicated and to the spirit by which it was made possible. IllZl6l'L.0l' Vieww of J. C. Union Buildifzg I 5

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A The Men Behind The Gun Graduation from Colgate does not mean a separation from one's university and fellow-classmeng instead such contacts remain unbroken through the activities of the Alumni Corporation, of which every Colgate man auto- matically becomes a member upon graduation. The one contact of an alumnus with his Alma Mater is main- tained through the Alumni Corporation, which, in a way, is a clearing house for all alumni of the university. Fifty-two district clubs are organized in all parts of the country where Colgate men are living. The secretary of the Corporation travels throughout the country in order to keep in contact with the different clubs. Every member of the Corporation is kept informed of the doings of fellow alumni, and happenings at Col- gate through the Colgate Alumni News, which is pub- ' lished nine months of the year by the Corporation and sent to every alumnus. Besides making a generous contribution to the Student Union Building fund, the Alumni Corporation has erected a large bronze plaque in a prominent place in the building. Upon this plaque names of two alumni are added each year for distinguished service to Colgate. This award is comparable to an honorary degree from the university and is an honor coveted by every DR. WALTER C. CRAMP '00 Prefideni alumnus. The Alumni Corporation carries on a drive for funds each year and every alumnus is asked to contribute. In this drive the different classes compete with one another to see which class is able to raise the largest amount, thus making a contest out of the drive. HERSCHEL L- MOSIER '22 A valuable service rendered to students is the stu- dent loan fund maintained by the Corporation and ad- ministered by the university to worthy students of the Executive Secretary junior and senior classes. The Corporation maintains the only active list of alumni for university, athletic, and alumni purposes. OFFICERS Preaicieni . . Dr. Walter C. Cramp '00 E.xecuz'ive Secreiarny . H, L, Mosier '22 Tremrurer . . Harold O. Whitnall '00 Board Qf Direcionr Bruce L. Babcock '14 1V1axwe1l E. 1V1cDowell '16 Raymond E. Brooks '06 Roscoe A. Page '14 George W. Cobb '94 William M. Parke '00 L. Vincent Collings '16 Wellington Powell '21 G. Munro Hubbard '09 H. Hastings Reddall '18 G. Dewey Hynes '25 Markham W. Stackpole '95 David C. Iohnson '17 ew i I 5