University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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The Owl Commencement Banquet The 1919 Commencement Banquet was a splendid affair, with the largest attendance on record present. Charles A. Locke. ’97, of the “Old Guard”, was toastmaster. Lieut. William H. Allen, Jr., '15, who had recently returned from France with a wonderful war record, was one of the speakers. During the Commencement exercises Thomas Bakewell Kerr. '67. was given the degree of LLD., and William Johnston. ’91, was the recipient of the Litt.D. degree. Two well known Old Grads” were called to the Great Beyond during the year, both being members of the class of 1867—Thomas Bakewell Kerr, of New York, and Howard Dunlap, of Emporia, Kansas. Mr. Kerr was a well known patent attorney and had been a prominent figure in the New York Pitt Club. He was rightly called “Pitt’s Grand Old Man.” Mr. Dunlap was president of the Emporia National Bank, and a leading business man in his community. The oldest living graduate of Pitt is Rev. Dr. J. H. McCandless. ’64, of the Northside, Pittsburgh, formerly of Smethport. Pa. Two members of the class of ’65 are living—Rev. Dr. John Gordon, of Rensselearville, N. Y.. and R. Herberton Negley, of Pittsburgh. Jefferson County Club—President, Dr. W. C. Newcome, ’92. Big Run, Pa., Vice President. Dr. R. C. Gourley, ’94. Punxsutawney, I a.; Secretary-Treasurer, Robert M. Campbell. ’19. Punxsutawney, Pa. Westmoreland County Club—President. W. D. Hockensmith, '01. Penn Station, Pa.: Vice President. R. K. Pickard, ’12, Scottdale, Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. B. F. Jenkins, ’06, Jeannette, Pa. Beaver County Club—President, Samuel Reed, '99. Beaver FallsJ Pa.; Vice President, J. Edgar Knott. '08. Beaver Falls. Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer, I G. Thompson. ’15, Freedom. Pa. Youngstown (Ohio) Club—President. Dr. R. D. Linn. '13. Youngstown. Ohio. Vice President. Dr. M. E. Hayes. ’95, Youngstown, Ohio; Secretary-Treasurer. L. W. Ritzi. ’ll. Youngstown. Ohio. Johnstown. Pa. Club—President. J. B. O’Donnell. ’14, Johnstown, Pa.; Vice President. R. B. Moses, ’15, Johnstown, Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer. E. H. Allendorfcr, ’13, Johnstown, Pa. Monongahela Valley Club—President. Dr. F. C. Stahlman. ’96, Charleroi, Pa.; Vice President. Dr. J. A. Sprowls. ’96. Donora. Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer. John Lutes, ’20, Pittsburgh, Pa. Shenango Valley Club—President. Dr. L. W. Wilson. ’91. New Castle. Pa.; Vice President. Frances W. Foulke, ’11. New Castle, Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer, A. E. Douglass. ’08. New Castle. Pa. Kiski Valley Club—President. Dr. J. P. Quinn. ’00, Vandergrift. Pa; Vice President. Henry Heffrin, ’94. Kittanning, Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. W. J. Lace. ’13. Vandergrift, Pa. Pitt Clubs iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiNiiMiiniiuiiMiiMiiuiiniiiiiiniiuiiiuitiiiiNiiniiMiiiiu 13

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llimilllllllllMMIINIIMmilllllllllllHIItHIUIMIIMIIIIIIMIIIIIIMIIIIIINIIIIII iiMiitiiitiiittiiiuiiriiiiiiiiiiiiaiiiiiiiiiii MMmMNMMMMMMM iMmiiuiiHiiniimmtiMMimimiwiMwmiuimimmmiMm i ne Kjwi miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiitiiiiiimiiiiiiii MUMMIMUMMUaUMIMUM Alumni Activities THE present collegiate year has been a most momentuous one in the history of the University, from the standpoint of Alumni activities. This was, of course, largely due to the impetus given by the Alumni Building Campaign. Not only was sullicient money raised from the graduates to finance another fine building on the Schenley Farms campus, but the movement awakened an interest among the Pittites that had never before been attained. It all went to show that an alumnus who is giving and sacrificing, if need be, for his Alma Mater, is the 100 percent loyal “grad”. The fact that about 2500 subscriptions were received from the Pitt Alumni and students for the Campaign, proved beyond a doubt that they are back of their school. The Campaign was directed from Alumni Headquarters, with Carlton G. Ket-chum, ’16. J. Steele Gow, '16, and the Alumni Secretary in charge. Alumni Council acted as the Executive Committee for the Campaign, with Col. Joseph H. Thompson. ’05, President of the General Alumni Association, as Chairman. Frequent meetings were held before and during the progress of the drive, and these all helped to add pep” into the movement and put it across. The Campaign was the culmination of a movement which started in earnest four or five years ago to get the Alumni of Pitt closer to their school, and to enable them to finally prove this loyalty in a real concrete way. First, all efforts were concentrated toward getting the membership list of the General Alumni Association up to a respectable figure, and by consistent hammering, this mounted from several hundred to about 3,000—the present membership'. With all these 3,000 Alumni getting the Pitt Weekly”, and thereby keeping in close touch with the University, and being fully informed of her plans and needs, the interest soon became intense. Athletics Helps Athletic activities also undoubtedly played an important part in awakening the enthusiasm of the graduate body. At the big football games thousands of Alumni came back to see the Varsity perform. This caused them to talk and think Pitt. The result was that when the call finally came for financial aid, and the proposition was placed before them in a clean-cut business-like manner, they responded liberally. Alumni Hall, which will be ready for occupancy next Fall, is the monument which the grads” are erecting for all time on the Schenley Farms campus. And it is a monument that all Pittites will ever be proud of. The coming of peace, and the return of thousands of service men to their native country, brought back several thousand of the Pittites who had left their homes to do their bit” for Uncle Sam. Many of the grads” reiurned to their old pursuits, while the careers of others were changed entirely by the experience. But gradually things are shaping themselves back to normal. It was noteworthy that a large majority of the service men, on returning to Pittsburgh, hunted up Alumni headquarters immediately on arrival. During the year the Alumni continued their usual routine activities for the betterment of Pitt affairs. Each issue of the Pitt Weekly” contained a full page of Alumni news, and the 3,000 members read every line of It. The various Pitt clubs held meetings, and a number of new clubs were formed during the Campaign. Aid was given the undergraduates in the supervision of their activities, with the usual Alumni representatives on the Student Activity Board. Athletic Council, and Student Publication Board. 1921 12

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 1 il KJWl New York Club—President, Abram Gross, ’08, New York. N. Y.; Vice President, E. C. Shaler, ’93, Brooklyn. N. Y.; Secretary-Treasurer, F. H. Ramsey, ’10, Bayonne, N. J. Fayette County Club—President, E. H. Ward, ’19, Uniontown, Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer, Irene Hopkins, '19, Connellsville, Pa. Chicago Club—President, M. A. Follansbee, ’14. Chicago. III.; Vice President, L. V. Haering, '83, Chicago. 111.; Secretary-Treasurer, R. F. Bradburn, ’02, Chicago, 111. McKeesport, Pa. Club—President, J. C. Fitzhugh, '06, McKeesport. Pa.; Vice President. Arnold C. Kreis, ’95, McKeesport, Pa.; Secretary-Treasurer, Ur. John C. Kerr, '12, McKeesport, Pa. illtillilllillllll 111 ni ill11lllllll iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiini llllllllllllllllllllllllllllltll|HIIIII||||||ltllllllllllllllltlllllllll|||||||||||||,„| 14