The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-11
PLANS ARE UNDER WAY
FOR GREAT REUNION
Members OF Six Glasses of Uni
versity Will Gather at
Finals.

annual letter to the alumni or the Uni
vers!ty OF Virginia. Dean James NJ.
PnSe. who Is general secretary OF the
Alumni Association. calls attention TO
tn" extensive plans now under way FOR
the reunion at finals in Juno OF six
claEses-thc caisses OF 1912. 1909. 1907,
/ 1906. 1904 and 1899. each numbering
moro than 250. Speaking OF the pros
poets for the June reunions. Dean
Page says:
when so much was Accomplished
! last gear by tho labors OF 4 few loyal
alumni, even greater results may be
| expected now that the university has
Installed an alumni recorded. Lowis
! ID. Crenshaw, one of whose duties "a
to assist the campaign committees or
reunion classes and take much OF the
burden Off their shoulders.
About 400 alumni returned TO greet
their alma mater last June. and con-
| hdency predict that tho attendance
at the coming finals will be double
mat number. In addition to tho six
classes mentioned which have effected
permanent organization. tho Older
classes ending In 'o4 and 90 are being
helped To organize 10y the alumni re-
corder. and VIII undoubtedly return
goodly number of men
The class of 1908. with which
regular reunions have become n happy
hablt, plans TO have an on year
Q fImOrpI
mat its members arc horing TO win
once more the Colonnade Clubs re-
union trophy clup. There will be keer
competition for this beautiful trophy,
which Is annually awarded to The
ciass returning the largest PERCENTAGE
or its members.
Tho general activity OF the alumni
IS rejected In the Intense interest In
class organization displayed among
Tho graduates. Last session tho class
or 1913 thoroughly organized and
erected It's officers early in the winter,
ana 'his years graduating class Is fol-
lowing in 1878 70 otsteps. Two
months ago call for class meeting
was issued by the five departmental
presidents. and OH March 3. after an
| exciting campaign, the following were
elected oMccrs OF 1914:
j. Lille Campbell. president
Liant X. Slavcn, vicc-prcsidcnt
Nobert T. Barton, Jr.. secretary.
william NJ. Maiden treasurer
~ precedent OF Staying over TIL
| finals was set last session by many
| OF the Undergraduates, and there Is
, every indication that the habit will
| become more prevalent this June
Wh'!e the students. OF course. are only
interested spectators Of the alumni,
program. those who remained till the
END last year found that the pageant
and other events were we'll worth stny
ing for.
The Glass Officers Association now
has n membership OF iifty-ninc, and il
supported by dues from sixteen classes
II Is continuing It's good work com.
lncnccd last session. An annual meet
ing Is held TO discuss class matters and
thc association acts as a sort of clear
ing house of ideas for handling
classes and reunions. The experience
/ ri one officer Is found TO be of in
d "a let,
| spirit of mutual hclpfulness is being
| rapidly built up. The association has
! sent It's president to several other col
| legcs TO study alumni conditions. and
valuable information has thereby been
| obtained
While the lighter features OF class
organization. such as reunions, are be-
ing emphasized just at present the
! more serious side OF class activities Is
by no means being forgotten.
frobably the most valuable CON
tribution II class can make to thu
university is "A carefully prepared bio
graphical record of its members. Tho
classes of 1908, 1910, 1911 and 1912
nave been the pioneers III this move
>nent, issuing annual class records
AMY edited by their secretaries Each
OF these contains an up-to-datc alpha.
betical directory OF members their
distribution by professions and locali-
Ties, and. in addition, Interesting let
tefs about the doings and achievements
or each man In the class. Such books
VIII prove of immense value in future
years In compiling tho Centennial
Catalogue and other university pub
LEGATIONS or biographical nature
me secretary OF 1908 has turned
over TO the printer the most prcten-
tious volume ever published by a class
AT Virginia. IT Is The Quinuuennial
record of the Class of 1905. and Ia an
attractivcly bound and printed book
or 100 pnses. II has a complete ac
count OF the alumni reunion, last nnals,
win special emphasis on the stand
taken by 1905 IL liz illustrator nv
more than 100 photographs OF the
various events. ana Is a most inter-
est!ng souvenir of the occasion"