COMMENCEMENT
THE TOGGERY SHOP
Report of the Secretary of the
Alumni Association.
The Alumni Associaticin records
and books have been kept in one of
the alcoves of the Carnegie Library,
and Helen J. Beck has been em
ployed as assistant secretary, giving
one-half her time.
Monthly statements have been
sent out during the year, and have
been responded to by 260 members.
Four issues of the Alumni Quarterly
have been published, and sent free
of charge to all active members of
the association. The issues of the
Quarterly in which this report is
given will be sent to all members of
the association, whether their dues
are paid or not.
A card file of the alumni has
been completed on which as com
plete a record as possible is kept of
every alumnus. It is very hard to
keep an exact record due
. to the
fact that many of the alumni change
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
ciWe have a bundle of full dress shirts, gloves
etc. but as you know our goods are always
of a superior quality so hurry and get "THE
RIGHT THING" before this bundle dwindles to a
mere pile of empty boxes. Perfect Dress ties, Silk
palm gloves which are the coolest things on earth
are among the newest. .r., . it it
their location from year to year, and
fail to notify the secretary of the
change.
The total number of graduates of
the Pennsylvania State College up to
June 1908 number 1039. Of these
56 are deceased. Of the 983 living,
338 are active • members of the
Alumni Association. During the
year communications have been re
ceived from 450 of the entire num
ber. We have also been able,
either directly or indirectly, to com
municate with all but about 15 whom
we cannot reach by letter.
The work of local organizations
has progressed very materially thi3
year and there are now nine active
associations, five of which are lo
cated in the state of Pennsylvania.
The funds collected amount
to $554. Expenditures, .$323.76
which ',includes assistant secre
tary's salary, postage, and printing
of three issues -of the Alumni
HERE
Quarterly.
The above figures are for receptsi
and expenditures up to Commence
ment week, and not inclusive.
H. A. Leitzell, Secretary.
Delegates.
The following colleges have been
heard from and will have accredited
delegates present at the inauguration
exercises : Western University of
Pennsylvania, Lehigh University,
Wilson College, Meadville Theo
logical School, Haverford College,
Muskingum, College, Philadelphia
College of Pharmacy, Rhode Island
College of Agricultural and Mechanic
Arts, Dickinson College, University
of Wisconsin, Albright College,
University of Pennsylvania, Susque
hanna University, The Western
Theological Seminary, Bucknell
Seminary, Bucknell University.
President Sparks represented the
College at the 125th annual com
mencement at Dickinson college.