Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-02-18
U. OF p. CLUBS
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tho gist Of tho transactions at the meet
ings Of the Associated Clubs with the
idea oi cndcavoring To work ont hAr-
monion program that will mcct the
wishes Of the alumni and the ,nivcrsity
heads.
President Brunkcr emphasized the need
for some new arrangement whereby tte
spirit Of PcnnsylvAnia might be kept alivp
throughout tho country. He related some
Of his experiences this year in cndeavoring
to collect the Pennsylvania men together
for this convention and Of the tremendous
obstacles that confronted him and his Ms
socistTr.
! A. ID. Smith of Washington spoke
along the same lines. He snid that the
university should not he condemned Alto
| gcthcr for its failure TO place the proper
| publicity ii the members would not come
| to the Quaker City 10 attend meetings
and event. to which they were invited.
| He also contcndcd thot there WAS lack Of
| the proper spirit at "homc," mea ming
Philadelphia, in supplying university men
with news OF the tloing and activities OF
| the institution and quoted instances To
support his contention.
Morris j Clothier of thfs city, secretary
of the Associated Clubs, indorscd Mr..
Snyder's rcma Ks insofar ~ his knowledsr
referred tn vnrious meetings called for this
city at which university professors spoke
and of the fact that had he been given
notice Of these men coming TO Wilmington
TO speak, that he could have obtained
proper publicity about them and the
university.
J. C.. Irwin Of Boston suggested A. one
Of the means Of aiding the movement to
keep alive the Penn spirit was 80 divide the
country among regional directors whore
duty IL should bc to endea vur 10 msnt-in
he clubs and rlumni units.
TAFT FER PRESIDENT
While there will be, it i. said, no public
Smith, vet that is one Of the big topics
discussed bv the delegates informally.
There are TWENTY-FIVE men mentioned for
the position Among them former Prcsi-
dent William Howard Taft, seems tn be
the favorite among n majority f the
delegates The next chance is Robert
Lansing, late secretary Of State. Her
bert Hoover, General Thornton, Dean
Grover Of the educational department of
the university are other favorites.
A, report on the relations by tho uni
versity to secondary schools was the
first one submitted this morning. No
suggestions were made as pertinent TO
train students better in order tn fl them
for tho university course, and TO increase
the prestige Of the university among
secondary schools.
One Of the WAYS to bring about a hrtt<r
understanding was To send information
to l,500 secondary schools about the
university and thus increase their inter-
est Another helpful way IL was intinat-
ed could come through the formation of
national and local committees.
ALUMNI RroHoAsuAr ION PLAN.
The plan for the reorganization on OF
the alumni as submitted by the COM
mlstec on that subject follows:
l. An ali-embracing membership. con-
tanning all alumni and all matriculates
of the university, and one that u not de-
pendent on the payne ut of annual dues.
2. A small responsible managing
board, so truly representative OF all
elements and organizations Of the alumni
as TO engage their loyal adherence and
support.
5. 4 managing board selected without
the expense OF annual postal election,
and in which the principle Of permancncc
is fifty-hfty with the principle OF "new
blood"
4, An assurance that the income de-
rived from the alumni, will tie disb,Irsed
wisely and according to a consistently
followed plan.
3. The coordination and centraliza-
hon OF all schemes, originating anywhere
among the alumni, to raise money from
the alumni for special purposes.
6. The departmental Societies strength
ened by the assigning TO them of definite
important duties, and by apportioning
their income in accordance with their
usefulness.
z. A recognition In the management |
of the principle OF representation by the |
organized classes, thus opening the door
for an extension of this principle, If ever
IL may become advisable.
The committee plans to have this !
report appear In the next issue of The
Alumni Register, so that all of the alumni
may study it. After u sufficient time has
elapsed, it is hoped that our plan will
be received with sufficient favor to per-
NIT the starting OF negotiations for putting
it into effect.
SMOKER LAST NIGHT.
Delegates to the conference began to
arrive in the city late yesterday afternoon.
Last night an informal smoker was held
In the clubroom of the Hotel du Pont, at /,
which Albert r. Br,inker of Chicago, /
president OF the association, received the |
visitors. Among the early arrivals today |
were L. +. Curtis OF New York, an official |
of the Associated Press; G. ID. ScIlly, |
prominent Pittsburg attorney; former |
Governor Phillips Lee Goldsborough of |
Maryland, recently elected head of the /
Maryland Society; Justice Covington Of /
president of the Washington |
Club; George Wharton Pepper, noted /
and churchman, OF Philadelphia; |
" illiam Mcclellan of Philadelphia, former /
dean of the Wharton School of Finance; |
II. W. Ogden, of Boston, who was a colonel /
with the A. L. f., attached to the Judge |
advocates department; Col. James Me- /
Hay of Washington, noted army ply /
sician; Morris l.. Clothier of Philadelphia; |
DIR. Ii. G. Wetherill of Denver, noted ply /
sician, and George +. Snyder of Washing
ton, secretary of the Railroad Cancellation |
Board.
MANY DELEGATES AND GUESTS.
Among the guests and delegates who
registered up TO noon today were l. c.
Irwin, '09, New England Club; William
Ray Baldwin, '02, Maryland; L. G.
Farquar, 90, New England; John Laning,
95, Luzerne County Alumni Association
Of Pennsylvania; W. l.. Coresin, 81,
Portland, Maine; Oscar Il. Forester, 10,
Wisconsin Alumni; Mark Lansburgh, IL,
ID. c.; Lucius r. White, Jr.,
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