THE ALUMNI AND THE ALUMNI FUND
The Alumni Council has been making a study of the showing of the Alumni Fund up to May 20th of this year as compared with the total of a year ago. Last year, it will be remembered, some 446 out of 5000 alumni contributed to this Fund enough money to clean up the College deficit for the year, and carry something over to account of principal.
The Council felt particularly proud of its achievement because it was the first time that a general alumni enterprise had fully accomplished the purpose for which it was inaugurated. The feeling has been growing among them that the logical way of showing an interest in the College is for every man to contribute something, at least, annually directly towards its assistance. This, of course, the Fund, with its annual appeal for a reasonable sum from every man, makes possible.
Of course the Council is interested in a large aggregate gift in any year, but it is, if possible, considerably more interested in a large aggregate of givers. The results of this year to date are, accordingly, given not in terms of gifts but of givers, showing what number of men in each class have thus far taken advantage of the opportunity which the Alumni Fund offers them as compared with the final result of a year ago.
Certain classes that are not yet reported or show very small numbers giving, have separate funds which will appear in the annual report, but, for the most part, the following table shows pretty well what has been done to date.
The Council expresses the hope that between now and June 30th the total of givers will rise from the present 344 to certainly not less than 1,000 men.
Last year eight men contributed $100.00 each to the Fund. So far this year twelve men have contributed $100.00 each, and there are a number yet to hear from.
Mr. Fred A. Howland of Montpelier, Vermont, who is Chairman of the Committee in charge of the Fund, will be glad to receive subscriptions from now on.
No. of Members No. Giving No. Giving Class (Living) Last Year to May 20 1846 1 - - 1849 2 - - 1851 1 - - 1852 1 - - 1853 5 1 - 1854 5 - 1 1855 3 - - 1856 8 1 1 1857 10 - - 1858 7 1 1 1859 17 4 2 1860 15 - - 1861 13 3 1 1862 19 1 - 1863 22 1 1 1864 19 - 3 1865 14 - 1 1866 20 3 3 1867 24 2 2 1868 24 3 2 1869 26 4 2 1870 25 5 3 1871 45 9 4 1872 53 13 4 1873 50 5 3 1874 45 2 1 1875 37 4 4 1876 46 2 - 1877 49 5 5 1878 61 13 6 1879 40 14 8 1880 45 6 10 1881 49 9 6 1882 51 9 3 1883 67 4 7 1884* 54 9 4 1885* 55 1 1 1886 59 14 6 1887 55 17 8 1888 55 17 8 1889 51 12 4 1890 58 10 6 1891 51 5 3 No. of Members No. Giving No. Giving Class (Living) Last Year to May 20 1892 54 15 16 1893 62 11 4 1894 84 16 14 1895 63 10 8 1896 47 4 7 1897 89 8 8 1898 66 10 6 1899* 97 39 - 1900* 114 12 5 1901 114 38 28 1902 128 12 6 1903* 129 10 5 1904* 122 11 6 1905* 139 15 5 1906 160 17 8 1907 189 18 13 1908 190 15 10 1909 198 12 14 1910 245 20 14 1911 224 14 19 1912 223 19 13 1913 233 5 5 1914 258 - - 1915 265 - - Total 4859 446 344
*Has special fund or special methods of collection such that report has not yet been received.
