The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-06-17
GREAT CROWD
Alumni at Annual Commencement
of State University To Set
New Record This Year
TO RE.0RCANIzE THE SOCIETY

The largest gathering of graduates
and former students Of the University
Of Wisconsin since the jubilee Of the
institution will be held at the coming
commencement, June 1923. Over 500
alumni are expected. The Chicago
Club will send over 100 graduates ac-
companied by the alumni glee club,
popularity known as FIne Noise Com
mittee. - This glee club is to sing a
number OF the new songs in the Uni
versity Song Book just published by the
Chicago alumni club. Twenty-f well
known graduates are to make three
minute responses at the alumni dinner
to be held at $50 O'Clock Tuesday
evening, June %, at which covers will
be laid for 500.
Alumni activities of commencement
weeds will begin on Monday, June 81
when the sixty alumni visiting commit
tees that have been inspecting the vari
GUS colleges and departments Of the
university will meet to discuss the con
ditions and needs Of the institution as
they have found them. Three hund
Ered alumni have been engaged in this
work, and it is anticipated that some
important experimentation in regard
to the university and it's development
will be made.
The regular meeting Of the Universe
/ y Alumni Association will be held
Tuesday morning in University Hall
The reorganization Of the association
In order to increase It's effectiveness, il
being considered, and plans for a
stronger union of old graduates will be
presented by the revision committee
The executive committee of the alumni
association, which has been at work on
the matter this year, consists of: Presi
dent, DR.. A. j. Ochsner, 'S4, Chicago
vice president, Mrs. Webster E. Brown
rs, Rhinelander; secretary, Prof. w
G. Bleyer, 's6, Madison; treasurer, M
rs. Dudgeon, '95, Madison; c. n
Brown, 81, Madison; I. L. Harrington
go, Milwaukee; J. G. Wray, '93, Chi
cago; Mrs. J. M DIN, '76 Madison
Judge r. B. Siebecker, rs, Madison.
In cooperation with the regents Of
the university, the executive commit
tee of the alumni association proposes
to provide for q permanent alumni
secretary to take charge of all activi-
ties pertaining to graduates and former
students, including the organization of
alumni clubs, the editing and publ;sh,
ing of the Alumni magazine the com
piling of alumni records, etc.
Many Of the classes will hold re.
unions at the coming commencement,
Tuesday afternoon having been set
aside for this purpose. The class of
$50 will celebrate the fftieth anniver-
sary of its graduation from the college.
arrangements for which are in charge
of Bishop Samuel Fallows, SO, of Chi
cago. The thirty-ffth anniversary of
the graduation of the class of ia will
be celebrated this year, and Congress
man Webster E. Brown Of Rhinelander
is in charge of the arrangements. The
reunion of the class of rs is being ar
ranged for by Charles F. Harding. of
Chicago
Another innovation this year is the
transfer of the annual alumni dinner
from noon to the evening of Tuesday
of commencement week Covers will
be laid for 500. President A. 7.
Ochsner of the Alumni association viii
preside and responses will be made by
some twenty-five well known graduates.
Music will be furnished by the 'Snoise
committee - of the Chicago Alumni
Club.
The activities of the week will close
with the alumni reception and ball on
Wednesday evening. During the re-
ception promenade concert will be
given by Bach s orchestra of Milwau-
kee, which will also play for the ball
following.