The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-03-09
ALUMNI LOYAL
ANDPROMINENT
President Jones Finds Many in
East Rendering Distin.
guished Service.

There were thO tnlngs 1 was pdIICu
larly impressed with by my visit to the
alumni in the East said President ]. C.
Jones in speaking Of his recent visit to
the alumni of the University Of Missouri
in Eastern states; first. the prominence
Of many Of the alumni, and second, the
loyalty they bear to the University.
Il found many alumni living in the
cities of the East and many had become
prominent in the cities in which they
live. At Pittsburgh, which was the first
place We stopped We found many Mis-
souri, students. Among them were II. r.
Swariz, president Of the alumni in that
city: lienning Prentiss, advertising man.
ae,r of the Armstrong Cork Co. and
many other former students. mostly en-
gineers who were with the Westinghouse
Co. and all we're highly esteemed by the
company.
AT Washington We met Fred Morris
Dearing, first assistant secretary OF state;
Charles G. Ross. correspondent Tor the
St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New
York World; Emmett Moore, also cor
respondent for a New York paper; {.
F. Marbut. Lead Of the soils survey OF the
Agricultural Department; Walt Mandry,
who is president of the alumni association
in that city and who is associated with
]. :. Hornbeck. an alumnus OF the Uni
,ersiiy. in a law firm; ]. IL. Patrick. a
wellknown student while here and who
is now in the George Washington Law
School; Tom Loid, who is practicing law
with his father; II. F. Loomis and J. L.
Porter who are under DIR. Richard b.
Moore in the Bureau of Mines. and many
other alumni who are rendering distin-
Ruished service TO their country.
We have many alumni in New York
and many Of these have attained promi-
nence. Among the more prominent ones
are: b. F. Anderson, economist Tor ihe
Chase National Bank; James A. Jackson,
a e.president of the City National
Bank. the largest bank in America; W.
F. Switzler. assistant cashier OF the City |
National Bank; Walter Rautenstrauch.
professor Of mechanical engineering at
Columbia University; c. ]. Keyser, pro-
fessor of mathematics, and John Cerig,
professor Of romance languages. also Of
Columbia University; Hamilton Nj.
Dawes, a prominent lawyer; Homer Croy.
a well known author; Easy" Anderson,
who is prominent in Y. NJ. c. A. work;
Oscar Riley, connected with the Japan
sse consulate; Miss Clara Dunn who is
writing for newspapers. and many other
'ormer students who are reflecting credit
lpon the University.
Il was surprised to find so many for
ner students enrolled in the law, COM
nerce and medicine schools Of Harvard
University. Most Of the former students
n Boston are taking work in Harvard.
alked with the deans of the different
chools and they all said the grade of
work done by the Missouri students was
cry high. Among the most prominent
itizens of Boston who are alumni of the
of Missouri are: Harlowe
,harpley, head Of the Harvard Observa-
Dry, the highest astronomical position in
america; Frank Burch who is with one
{ the leading advertising agencies Of
'oston; Frank B. Williams, professor Of
at Clark University, which
; near Boston and Claude Cross who is
racticing law. Edwin Mayes, a student
n the Harvard school of commerce is
resident of the Missouri students in
,oston.
The second thing |, was impressed
18th was the loyalty of the former stu
ents to the University. At all places
here meetings were held from so to 100
primer students attended. found them
, be greatly interested in the develop
,ent of the University and in the new
and in particular were the med
,al students interested in the develop
rent Of the medical school.
They we're all interested in the bas- {
eiball team and hoped that it would 60
trough the season without defeat. They
1 expressed their interest in the Uni. {
.rsiiy and their willingness to assist I
in any way they could.
Il returned 10 Columbia with a renew. q
sense Of the services the alumni are
TO the country and stronger J
ehng than ever Of the interest and 10y.
ty Of the alumni throughout the East,' y
President Jones.