Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Baccalaureate services Direction of the program of the association is in the hands of Edward C. Allworth, 16, who was selected by the board as alumni secretary and chief executive. The major portion of his time is concerned with maintaining permanent records and up - to - date ALUMNI addresses of the 6000 graduates and 15,000 ex-students of Oregon State. To his office come the reports from alumni chapters and from individuals with records of their activities. It is the alumni secretary who encourages the formation of alumni clubs wherever possible. Plans of class organizations for reunions and homecoming fall within the scope of his duties. Campus week-end in the spring presents many problems for his decision. When the big event of the year -commencement arrives, he encourages the former students to be present. Establishment of intercollegiate alumni hotels all over the country by the American Alumni council has been made possible through cooperation with the 80 largest and most prominent universities in the United States. Such hotels provide a scries of homes for traveling alumni and add greatly to their convenience and comfort. Alumni headquarters in the commerce building are maintained primarily as a campus home for alumni. All are invited to share the cheerful hospitality of the office whenever possible. The official organ of the alumni association is the 0. S. C. Alumnus, a monthly publication which carries to its thousands of readers a bit of college life and the plans and projects of their alma mater. Illustrations, special departments such as athletics, dramatics, forensics, music, notes from the various schools on the campus, and vital alumni statistics are a part of this periodical. The American Alumni council, of which it is a member, has accorded its class A rating. It is edited by Philip H. Parish, class of '17. Mr. Parrish plans to make the Alumnus an all-college publication by adding features that will be of interest to both undergraduates and alumni. These will be subjects on every school within the college. O]

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BOOK II ADMINISTRATION