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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GEORGE YOUNG, JR., B. Arch.. Cornell, 1900. Protes- sor ol! Architecture and Dean ol tlie College ot Arcl1itectu1'e. 1191115 TB Hg CDKCD. VV RO151iRT MORRIS OGDEN. 15.8, Cornell, 1901: PHD., XV11erzlJ1.1rg. 1905. Professor ol liclurzxlion zmcl Dean ol tl1e College ol Arts zmcl Sciences. X115 flllglfg 11110115 EE: f1PAK. ILLIAM ARTHUR HAGAN, D.V.lV1., Kansas State Agricul- ture College, 19151 Cor- nell, 1917. Professor ot Veteri- nary Patlmlogy and Bacteriology, ancl Dean of tl1e New Yorlc State Veteigjnary College. AEf1Jg fDKCDg 235 Z. CARI... EIDXVIN L.-XDD, BS.. Cornell, 1912, PhD., IQIB. Donn ol tl1e New Yorli State :Xgriculture a111cl lll6 New Yorlc State Home Et'o11o111ics, uncl Director ot tl1e Stations. College ot College ot Experiment Cornell CH:XR1.1iS 1ilil.-LOGG BURDICK, Ali., Princeton, 1904: LLB.. Colum- laia, 1908. Prolessor ol Law ancl Dean ol ll1e Law School. f13K417g fblfb: Orcler ol til1e Coil.. 30