The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-24
ALUMNI WILL
RE0RGANIzE
U. OF M. GRADUATES WILL FORM
NEW ASSOCIATION.
Present Association Has Failed to
Fulfil All the Objects for Which 1t
Was Formed-New Organization
Will Be on Broader Lines and Have
Wider Scope.

The present University Of Mime.
sofa Alumni association will soon go
out Of existence and in it's place will
be established a much broader and
stronger organization, composed OF
all graduates of the Institution in the
northwest.
The committee which has charge of
the reorganization plans was ap-
pointed at the annual meeting OF the
association last June and consists of
Professor H. F. Nachtrieb, Fred b.
Snyder and Professor F. M. Anderson.
The committee has gone over the
ground very thoroly and in conjunc-
ton with larger committee composed
of alumni from all departments, has
decided upon a definite plan of re-
organization.
The present alumni association is
made up almost entirely Of graduates
of the academic department, and be-
yond the annual reunion at COM,
time, has never. taken any
active interest in university affairs.
The membership has been small, as
little effort has been made to perfect
a comprehensive Organization y,
In formulating the plan Of reor-
ganization, the committee has fol-
lowed, in a measure, the plan adopted
by the University Of Michigan Alumni
association, which organization has,
for the past decade, been an impor-.
tant factor. in the conduct or atfa1rs
at that institution.
posed of graduates Of all departments
and an especial effort will be made to
interest the alumni of the different
professional schools. The governing
board Of the association will consist Of
an executive committee or board of di-
rectors, in which all departments Will
be represented. This board will be
elected at the annual meeting of the
association and will be responsible for
the policy Of the alumni. The plan
provides for the employment of paid
secretary who shall devote his time to
the interests of the association and the
university.
One of the important features of
the new organization will be the legis-
lative committee, which will look after
the interests of the university in the
state legislature. Along this line it
is expected that a determined effort
will be made next fall to have the
university management withdrawn
from the state board of control. as
practically all alumni of the univer-
sity are in favor of control by the
board Of regents. The association will
also interest itself in the appointment
of the regents, comforting with the
governor in reference to such ap-
pointm ents.
In order to perfect united organ
ization, chairman will be elected
from each county in the state, in this
way interesting many alumni who
could not be reached thru the central
organization.
The first meeting for the formation
of. the new organization will be held
Saturday, Jan. 80, in the university
armory, and a call will be issued to
all alumni in the state to be present.
! The Junior ball is to be held the pre-
vious night and arrangements have
been made to use the decorations from
that function for the banquet, which
will probably precede the business
meeting. Officers will be elected at
that time and work for the coming
year outlined.