The Columbia evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-17
LOYAL ALUMNI
ARE SPONSORS
OF ACTIVITIES
The Association Is Planning
Il Mass Meeting for Day
Before Homecoming
Game.
MEANS MUCH TO NJ. Z.
Local Organizations Influence
High School Graduates to
Attend Some Higher
Institution.

The Missouri University Alumni As.
sOciaiion is in charge of arrangements
for big meeting TO precede the Home
coming game this year. The biggest
mass meeting Of Missouri students and
former students ever held before a game
j. the aim Of the meeting which will be
held on Rollins Fled il the afternoon
Of the day before the Thanksgiving
game with Kansas. Hundreds Of alumni
will be in town for the game and ban
quci is to be held in the evening. thus
the mass meeting must come in the af-
ternoon. Burning of the freshman caps
viii then take place before thousands Of
Missouri football fans
PLAN RALLIES AT CAME.
The interest Of the University Alumni
Association in the promotion of athletics
will not be confined TO Columbia alone
this year. but rallies Of Missouri root
ers will be held in Oklahoma City before
the Oklahoma game. in Lincoln before
the game with Nebraska. and in st.
Louis before the St. Louis University
game. The association is responsible for
the attendance Of many Of Missouri's
best athletes through the interest the
county association Of graduates are TAX
ing in bringing students to the Uniyer-
sity.
ORGANIZED EVEN NATIONALLY
The Missouri University Alumni As
sociaiion was reorganized only last Oc-
tober. Since that time il has established
organizations Of Missouri alumni in
practically every county Of the state. in
the principal cities. ST. Louis. Kansas
City, Springfield. Joplin. Hannibal. ST.
Joseph, and outside the state in prac-
tically every city Of the country includ- !
ing New York. Chicago. Boston. Los
Angeles, Oklahoma City Boston. Sal, |
Lake City. Portland and all other cities |
where two or more alumni are residing. |
Data blanks numbering $4,000 have /
been distributed and the information /
filed in the office Of Il. l.. Hill. the alum /
nj recorder These blanks call for the 1
name OF the former student. married |
name if woman. date of graduation /
and degrees, organizations belonged TO
while in school. athletic record. wal rec
ord and positions Of trust held s.nce i
graduation and record of any relatives
who have attended the University.
HAVE A PUBLICATION
The Missouri Alumnus. monthly
magazine published by the Association
AT 4 subscription rate of So a wear. and
i news letter sent free TO every graduate
OF the University, comprise the publica-
tions Of the office. The news letter is
also mailed 10 every newspaper in the
state, and post cards containing infor-
nation OF any successes by Missouri
graduates or students are mailed TO the
home town paper Of the recipient of the
honor.
Thus publicity for the University i
The purpose in the Missouri association
and the chain of clubs. while service for
alumni has been the achievement. The
support and loyal assistance Of the citi-
zcns of the counties OF the state is of
prime importance TO the University in
the matter Of the biennial presentation
If the budget by the President of the
University and the Board Of Curators TO
he State Legislature every two years.
The alumni organization has done much
10 bring favor to the University in the
minds Of those who have the power to
grant funds to the institution.
The county and city clubs interest
themselves in sending good debaters to
he University and in promotion of ath-
cites here. The ST. Louis Alumni Asso-
,iaiion entertained all the high school
athletes in St. Louis County last spring
with the result that 40 per cent Of the
ren entertained have registered in
'chool here this year
The Alumni Association is rcspon-
,ible for the Missouri Song Book
which is now in the process Of being
Missouri Day at the State
air was inausurated by the same or
.anizaiion last year. The luncheon