University of Rhode Island - Renaissance / Grist Yearbook (Kingston, RI)

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Alumni Association OFFICERS President, Warren B. Madison ; Vice President, Stephen A. Sweet ; Secre- tary, Geo. A. Rodman, Providence, R. I. Executive Committee — The President, Vice-President, Secretary, John E. Hammond, H. E. B. Case. Th e Alumni Association of the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts came into life on June 16th, 1894, at about four o’clock in the morning. It was on the occasion of the banquet of the class of 1894 at the Tillinghast Parlors, Providence, when having devoured the last remains of the feast and exhausted every topic of conversation, the members were be- ginning to take little departures to the land of rest that Mr. Tucker launched a motion that “We form an Alumni Association.” As nobody had any de- cided objection, this was agreed upon, and in about seventeen minutes the Alumni Association was organized with seventeen members and a full corps of officials. The active life of the Association has been confined to holding a meet- ing each Commencement day and attempting to have a banquet at certain times. The latter feature has not thus far been a decided success, but we look for better things next time. Our Association now has about one hundred members (owing to the liberality of our constitution, which allows a membership for three years without payment of dues). It is to be hoped that graduates of the institution will one and all show their interest in the Association and the College by attending the meetings and the annual banquet.

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Class of ’02 R. N. Maxson, President. O. N. Ferry, Vice President. R. W. Pitkin, Secretary and Treasurer. HONORARY MEMBER E. Josephine Watson. MEMBERS R. N. Maxson R. W. Pitkin A. L. Reynolds L. Clarke B. J. Cornell O. N. Ferry