Colgate University 1939 Yearbook (Hamilton, NY) - Full Access

DR. \\' ALTER c. CRA,\\P '00 Pre.rident The Men Behind The Gun Graduation from Colgatedoe notmeanaseparation from one's university and £ llow-classmen; instead such contacts remain unbroken through the activities of the Alumni orporation, of which every Colgate man auto– matically becomes a member upon graduation. The one contact of an alumnus with his Alma Mater is main– tained through the lumni Corporation, which, in a way, is a clearing house for all alumni of the university. Fifty-two district clubs are organized in all parts of the country where Colgate men are living. The ecretary of the Corporation travels throughout the country in order (o keep in contact with the different clubs. £yery member of the Corporation is kept informed of the doings of fellow alumni, and happenings a( Col– gate through the Colgate Alumni News, which is pub– lished nine months f the year by the Corporation and sent to every alumnus. Besides making a generous contribution to the tudent Union Building fund, the Alumni Corporation has erected a large bronze plaque in a prominent place in the building. pon this plaque na!l}eS of h o alumni are added each year for distinguished service to Colgate. This award is comparable to an honorary degree from the university and i an honor coveted by every alumnus. The Alumni Corporation carries on a drive for funds each year and every alumnus is asked to contribute. In this drive the difl'erent classes compete with one another to s e which cia s is able to raise the largest amount, thus making a conte t out of the drive. A valuable s rvice rendered 1o students is the stu– dent loan fund maintained by the Corporation and ad– ministered by the uniYersity to worthy students of the junior and senior clas es. The Corporation maintains the on! ' active list of alumni for university, athletic, and alumni purposes. Pre.ridenl R.\·eculit~e Secrelar,v T rea.rurer Dr. \Val ter C. Cramp '00 H. L. 1osier '22 Harold 0. Whitnall '00 HERSCIIEL L. MOSIER '22 Rwculive Secrdary Board oJ Diredor.r Bruce L. Babcock '14 taxwell E. kDowell'16 Raymond E. Brooks '06 Roscoe A. Page '14 George W. Cobb '9-1: William M. Parke'()() L. Vincent Collings '16 Wellington Powell'2l G. Munro Hubbard '09 H. Hastings Reddall '18 G. De\'1-ey Hynes '25 1arkham \V. tackpole '95 Da id . Johnson '17 16