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Show graduates a compact and loyal body of men and women, the Club will undertake to collect and distribute regularly interesting information about the graduates and about the University, to get into operation a regular and definite system of reunions, and to hold itself ready as a Club to serve the graduates and the University upon any specific occasion that may arise.The idea of the Club had its origin among the members of the class of 1906 during their senior year. At a meeting presented the classes of 1905, 1906, and the efforts of this class, at which were reheld June 5th, 1907, largely as a result of 1907, plans for a permanent organization were discussed and a committee consisting of L. J. Seckels, '06, B. F. Tibbey, '05, Hazel Stevens, '07, Helena Critzer '06, and L. R. S. Taylor, '07, was named to formulate a constitution. At a second meeting held June 8th, 1907, at which were represented the classes of 1895, 1896, 1902, 1905, 1906, and 1907, the constitution which had been formulated was adopted, and temporary officers, constituting an executive committee, were elected, as follows President, F. W. Reynolds, '95; Vice-President, Elbert Thomas, '06; and Secretary, B. F. Tibbey, '05.By letter to all the degree holders of the University these officers are now asking the vigorous and unhalting support of the graduates of the University who have received degrees, in carrying into effect the following plans:1. To publish in bock form a directory and biographical report of all degree holders of the University from the first class, that of 18 , to the class of 1907. The book will give reports of about two hundred persons. It will comprise more than one hundred pages, and will cost about two hundred dollars. With the co-operation of the graduates the committee believes that this book can be made a full and accurate and interesting record of what University graduates have been doing since they left the University.2. To interest the various graduating classes of the past and of the future to adopt a regular scheme of reunions as follows: After being out three years, a triennial reunion; after being out six years, a sexennial reunion; after being out ten years, a decennial reunion; and reunions thence every five years.3. To urge the graduating classes each year to concentrate the exercises of Commencement Week into fewer days and to make the exercises more interesting.4. To establish the custom of giving each Commencement an Alumni play.5. To support as soon as the time seems ripe a plan for a Graduates' Magazine.6. To raise a fund for the necessary expenses of the Club by subscription and other means. This fund the committee hopes may become a permanent fund which will not only yield a sufficient income to meet all running expenses of the Club, but will eventually become an endowment fund for the University.(27) |