A competitive stimulus to the classes in connection with the Alumni Fund is provided by the Green Derby contests in three groups of contemporary classes, with weekly rankings on the basis of the combined per cent of graduates contributing and per cent of objective. This ranking is the most significant criterion of all-round accomplishment. It is possible to make a good showing on per cent of objective with a few large gifts but without broad participation of the class, and conversely a good showing on per cent of contributors may be made by emphasizing participation only without regard to amount. The combined Green Derby ranking strikes a balance between the two types of achievement.
All figures are as of May 23, 1938. The classes of 1900 and 1919, both operating on special class plans, are not included until the end of the campaign. Last year's winners were 1901 in Group A, 1921 in Group B, and 1926 in Group C.
GROUP A: CLASSES 1898-1909 %of . %ofNo. Class Contributors Received Objective Objective Combined Ranking* 1 1901 82 $2,111.50 $1,614 131 213 2 1898 79 1,044.50 922 113 192 3 '9«S 33 1,317.00 1,844 71 104 4 1906 31 1,783.00 2,465 72 103 5 1899 34 811.00 1,419 57 91 6 1902 29 932-°° 1,826 51 80 7 19°5 24 823.00 2,039 40 64 8 1904 26 687.00 1.915 36 62 9 1908 20 737-oo 2,890 26 46 10 1907 17 714.00 2,979 24 4l 11 1909 17 765.00 3,245 24 41
GROUP B: CLASSES 1910-1922 1 1913 36 11,595.00 $3,097 52 88 2 1914 34 1,868.00 3.458 54 88 3 1918 32 1,462.40 3,139 47 79 4 1921 38 1,039.00 2,616 40 78 5 1912 25 1,637.00 3,402 48 73 6 1911 27 1,540.00 3.812 40 67 7 J9L6 29 1,063.50 3,139 34 63 8 1915 20 1,442.50 3.461 42 62 9 19*7 14 1.005.75 3.171 32 46 10 1920 20 620.00 2,491 25 45 11 1910 19 946-59 3.972 24 43 12 1922 16 533-O0 2,521 21 37
GROUP C: CLASSES 1923-1937 1 1926 24 $2,254.84 $3,065 74 98 2 1930 32 1,222.00 2,382 51 83 3 1937 36 674-78 M 92 45 81 4 !932 31 824-49 I.989 4I 72 5 1923 27 1,408.25 3,736 38 65 6 1925 30 1,064.00 3,068 35 65 7 1928 29 811.20 2,684 30 59 8 1936 25 524-5° 1.628 32 57 9 1929 27 750.00 2,743 27 54 10 1934 22 574-5° 1.853 31 53 11 1935 20 470.00 1.797 26 46 12 1931 16 644.00 2,199 29 45 13 1924 17 697.00 3,245 21 38 14 1933 16 388.50 1,915 20 36 15 1927 12 332-OO 2,574 13 25 * Per cent of contributors plus per cent of objective.