University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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Wc step forward to receive our degrees, the tangible symbols of our four years of work, our four years of maturation and development. Wc cannot resist, nor do wc wish to resist, taking a backward glance through the kaleidoscope of flashing colors of what has been. Fresh quiet hours spent in the hush of marble libraries. Fresh green moments of walking with friends along grass-bordered walks, up stairs worn by the feet of those who have gone before us. The rich gold and scarlet minutes of sharing the companionship of the University's great. The bright orange and purple of active hours, debating, acting, writing, watching track meets, cheering football squads. Peaceful azure moments lazed away before the Heinz House fireplace, sharing thoughts and experiences with fellow-students. Nor can we, as we reach for the sheepskins, escape a glimpse into the future. We watch the rainbow of school activities blend into the sharp black and glaring white of the reality that is the larger life of the city, as we assign a place and a significance to our little lives in the entity that is society of today. 26

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Alumni Association John W. Halloci: , Stentary The General Alumni Association is an organization of more than twenty thousand graduates of the various schools of the University. Practically all colleges and universities maintain active alumni associations. It is the hope of our organization that we can provide a significant service, not only to graduates and former students of the University, hut also to undergraduates. In order to accomplish this we arc anxious to carry in our alumni publications and to emphasize in our program of activities timely information about current student affairs. As stated in its constitution, its object is to promote the welfare and interests of the University of Pittsburgh and its alumni, to foster close cooperation between alumni and the University, and to support and advance the cause of higher education ' The Association docs more than that—it provides opportunity for helpful fellowship; it promotes the friendships and associations of student days; as an organization, it safeguards the interests of the University, its faculty, students, and alumni. It is a great, constructive, civic force and every eligible individual should align himself immediately upon graduation. Members of the General Alumni Association automatically become members of the constituent alumni association representing the school from which they were graduated. There arc ten such constituent associations,—College, Engineering and Mines, Business Administration, Medicine, Dentistry, Law, Pharmacy, Downtown Division, Education and Graduate Schools, and Alumnae. The General Alumni Association holds only two stated meetings a year. Constituent school associations meet frequently and promote the distinctly professional relationships. The governing body of the General Alumni Association is Alumni Council. This consists of three elected delegates from each of ten constituent associations, elected delegates from qualified Pitt Clubs outside of Allegheny County, and the Don F. Saundbu, Editor The Record and Tbt Alumni Review elected officers of the General Alumni Association. Alumni Council divides itself into the following committees: Executive, Finance, Program, Publications, Alumni Headquarters, Membership, Relations with Constituent Associations and Clubs, Relation with Undergraduates, New Students, Aims and Objects, and Publicity. In populous centers Pitt Clubs arc chartered by Alumni Council to hold regular meetings and to foster and perpetuate an interest in University affairs. The oldest of these Clubs was formed in 1914. Clubs arc now active or arc in the process of organization in Westmoreland County, Erie, Harrisburg, Conncllsvillc, Lehigh Valiev, Lackawanna County, Philadelphia, Newark, N. J., New York City, Youngstown, Ohio, Chicago, Illinois, and Southern California. The General Alumni Association has two official publications,—The Pittsburgh Record and the Alumni Review. The Record is published four times a year and the Review seven times a year. Both publications arc sent to members in good standing. The Placement Bureau is operated by the secretary's office, to assist in putting alumni in touch with prospective employers. A very effective work nas thus far been done in this connection. Dues in the General Alumni Association arc $3-00 a year, payable July first. These dues include a year's subscription to the Pittsburgh Record and the Alumni Review; membership in one constituent school association (and to a Pitt Club if the alumnus lives in a Club territory), and all the general and special services mentioned. Above all, the payment of the annual dues aligns the alumnus with the organization which keeps him a member of the University body as long as he remains in good standing. For further information regarding the General Alumni Association or its activities, address the secretary, 1301 Cathedral of Learning. 25

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