Cornell University - Cornellian Yearbook (Ithaca, NY)

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Time Cornellian Counci HE CORNEl.lulAN CQUNCH... olilicial agency tlmrouglm wlmiclm alumni, llormmmer stuclents, and otlmer lriencls ol Cornell contribute to time financial support ol time University, is operating tlmis year from its new tmeaclquar- ters in time recently liinislmecl Alumni House at 3 East Avenue. Time House bas been macle possible tlmrougim time use ol a luncl establislmecl by time Class ol 1888 lor a builclimfmg lrom wlmiclm alumni organizations coulcl operate ancl wlmere stuclent recreational neecls coulcl be met. Since time need lor a stuclent recreational center was proviclecl lor by time erection ol Xwillarcl Straiglmt Hall, time Cornell Central Club Fund became available for application to time Alumni House. Time Council movecl from Wlorrill Hall to its new establislnnent imm iluly, IQS6. Time Councils lunclamental purpose, uto promote time systematic financial support ot time 'University by time alumnif, is accomplislmecl by time system ol annual recurring pleclges. By tlmis plan, all contribu- tions are receivecl into time otlicial Alumni Funcl and are promptly aclcnowleclgecl. lncliscrirmminate ancl merely occasional solicitation is also avoiclecl, ancl as time Funcl is available to tlme University Treasury, it can be clepenclecl upon lor regular financial aicl. Time Class ol 1900 was time liirst to establislm an official alumni memorial. ln tlme same year, at tlme instigation of time alumni, Time Cornellian Council was establislmecl as an otlicial bocly in orcler to limmmit llme number of appeals lor luncls. Tlmrouglm its elliorts, all classes lmave wlmolelmearte-:ily joinecl imm time Alumni Fund plan. During tlme past twenty-seven years 36,359,580 lmas been clonatecl to time Uni- versity. Last year time Council receivecl 5fi185,45Q. it was time first time time 3100.000 maria was passecl since 1952. Altlmouglm tlme use of tlme luncls is generally unrestrictecl, special luncls are raisecl to mmmeet clelinite neecls. Tlmese gilts usually talce time lorm ol memorials. enclowecl prolessorsimips, sclmolarslmips, ancl researclm luncls. Presiclent Farrancl lmas repeatedly emplmasizecl time tact tlmat time annual gifts from Cornell Alumni ancl otlmer lriencls of time University, macle tlmrouglm time Cornellian Council, lmave beemm an inclispensable part ol time University's income, witlmout wlmiclm tlme worlc ol time Uni- ! versity woulcl be severely lmanclicappecl. PALMER Anotlmer inmportant activity lrom tlme standpoint ol University maimm- tenance is carriecl omm by time Councils Committee omm Bequests under time clirection ol Eclwarcl Cornell, 'Sq Tlmis committee tries to en- courage alumni ancl lrienols ol time University to remember Cornell in tlmeir wills. During time twelve years oi timeir existence, more tlman six million clollars lmave been bequeatlnecl. Recently an alumnus lelt to time University a sunm to be usecl lor builcling maintenance, wlmiclm is a very important itemn imm time Universityys buclget. Apart lrom time cluties entailecl in receiving ancl aclcnowleclging contributions, time Council publislmes a Bulletin six times a year wlmiclm is sent to all alumni. Ir contains articles lceeping tlmem in touclm vvitlm contemporary activities on time Hill ancl with time more urgent neecls of time University. lxflembers of time Council consist ol representatives ol eaclm class plus time ollicers and executive commmmittee. For time past tlmree years lxflr. Neal Dow Beclcer, ,05, lmas been presiclent oi time Council, suc- ceecling Mr. Paul A. Sclmoelllcopli, ,06. Time Councilis vice-presiclents are J. Dupratt Wlmite, JQO, Allan C. Balclm, ,8Q, Robert P. Butler, ,Oi ancl Eclwin E. Slmericlan, ,11. General management of time Councils affairs is vestecl imm time Executive Committee, Wlmiclm tlmis year is com- posecl oi J. Dupratt VVlm.ite, ,QO, rl. K. Fraser, ,Q7, VX7alter S. Finlay, Jr., ,O4, Neal Dow Beclcer, log, Paul A. Sclrmoelllcopf, ,06, Robert E. Treman, ,OQ, Vvalclemar H. Fries, ,10, Blinn S. page, ,15, Harolcl E.. lrislm, '16, Jacob Gould Sclmurman, Jr., 317, and Emmet J. Nlurpimy, 22. Arclmie Nl. Palmer, '18, is time executive secretary ol time Council and is responsible for time concluct of its aliiairs uncler time olirection of time executive committee. He is assisteol by lxflarjorie E. Beatty, '51, acting assistant secretary ol time Council, ancl a secretarial force. BECKER 27

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Tlie Cornell Alumni Corporation HE CORNELL ALUNINI CORPORATION was lounclecl in 1903 lor the purpose ol promoting the interests ol tlie University lay organizing tile services ol alumni in its laelialt. rllaere are several other alumni organ- izations, largely inclepenclent in tlaeir lielcls of action, altliougli naturally interloclcing to a degree. Besides tlie annual meeting in ltliaca, just laelore Commencement, tlie Corporation lciolcls laiennial conventions, generally in the autumn. Until 1Q'jO tlaese conventions were sclieclulecl annually: in tlie future, conventions will loe lielcl in tlie tall of eacli even-numlaerecl year. P1-esiclent Farrancl ldas attenclecl every convention since 1922, one year alter their inception, and tor tliis reason tlie last convention. at Baltimore, was cleclicatecl to liim. All Cornell alumni are eligilale to attencl tliese conventions. Representatives lrom all local alumni clulas were present last year. Among tlxe problems cliscussecl were the relation oln tlie llniversity to seconclary schools, scliolarsliips, loan funds, and tlie University Placement Bureau. The lirst alumni organization, lcnown as ltie Associate Alumni of Cornell University, was lormecl in 1872, lour years alter tlie opening of tlae University, lay representatives ol tlic classes tlien gracluatecl. The fXssociate Alumni laecame a corporation in IQO'j, ancl in IQQS tlie name was cliangecl to t'l1e Cornell Alumni Corporation. All per- , sons wllo laave attenclecl Cornell University as stuclents, wlietlier gracluatecl or not, are memloers. Plore tlian a liunclrecl alumni clulvs. in all parts ol tlie worlcl, form tlle main structure of tlie organization. ancl tile Corporation clerives its financial support mainly lrom assess- 1 ments levied on tliese clulas. Fifteen alumni comprise tlie Boarcl ol Directors ol tlie Corpora- tion. Twelve are clistrict clirectors, electecl lrom twelve clislricts into which tlie worlcl llas laeen cliviclecl, ancl lliree are clirectors-at-large. Tlie olticers are: Presiclent. plr. C. Reeve Vanneman, '0j: Vice- 1 Cx0lflflN liresiclents, Ali: Creecl XV, llulton, '09, ancl Ali: George L. Hoxil, '92: lreasurer, nlr. Arcliie C. Burnett. .QOL Secretary, Blr. Foster bl. Cn. - Olflll, 1.2. -lilie central ollice ol tlie alumni is tliat ol tlie rXlumni Repre- sentative. 'lgliis ollice was crealecl in IQZO, lay tlie Board ol: Trustees of tlie University, at llie request ol' tlie alumni organizations. rl-lie Alumni Representative is responsilile to a committee composecl ol representa- tives ol' tlie Alumni Corporation, tlie Association olq Class Secretaries, ancl tlie Cornellian Council. togetlier xvitli two memlaers ol tlie Uni- versity lfvoarml ol Trustees. His primary cluly is tlie ctevelopment ol tlle relations lietxveen tlie University ancl its alumni, witli responsilaility lor tlie maintenance ol' alumni recorcls, lor tlie activities ol' tlie local clubs. lor all alumni activities except lliose associatecl witli luncl-raising. Foster Pl. Collin, 'l2. llas lmeen Alumni Representative since tlie olluice was createcl in 1920. Associatecl willi tlie olilice since IQBO lias lneen Ray S. Aslilnery, '23, Alumni Fielcl Secretary, one ol wliose principal lunctions is to visit tlie local clulas. ln tlie last six years Fir. Aslilaery lias met xvitll clulbs in all parts of tlie country. His special responsiloilities inclucle also Ucornell Day, tlle annual visitation to tlie campus, on a weelq-encl in play, ot selectecl stuclents from tlie seconclary scliools. , Tlie Alumni Corporation. ancl tlie Qlliice ol tlle Alllllltli Repre- sentative liave lunctions in common, witli Dir. Coffin ancl Fir. Asll- laery serving as tlie executive stall ol tlle Corporation. One of tlie most active alumni organizations is tlie Corporationas committee on XIANNEMAN relations witli seconclary scliools, ot wliicli lX'Ir. Tliorne is cliairman. 26

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