Manchester

NEW OFFICERS for the next year were elected at the recently held annual meeting of the Executive Committee. Jim Shanahan '16 turned over the gavel to Boofy Perkins '30, who became the 32nd president in the Alumni Association's 40th year of formal existence. Randy Childs '21 took on the duties of first vice-president with Ken Davis '24 backing up the line as second vice-president. FerdEdgerly '04 continued his long and faithful services as treasurer and yours truly continued as secretary. Herrn Sander '30 became chairman of the Executive Committee. There was considerable discussion at the meeting about the composition of the Executive Committee with particular emphasis on getting members of the younger classes interested in Alumni work. The committee was enlarged by the addition of several new members: George Harris'21, Lanky Langdell '28, Walker Wiggin '30, Jack Parfitt '35 and Carl Peterson '46.

The Secretary had some o£ the new brochures on the Hopkins Center Project and spoke on the plans of the building and the fund raising drive which is being organized.

The Annual Alumni-Undergraduate Christmas Holiday Luncheon will be held on Saturday noon, December 27, at a place to be arranged by a committee to be appointed by the president.

President Shanahan stated that while undergraduate financial assistance has not been requested much in the last few years because of the number of veterans receiving the benefits of the G. I. Bill of Rights, with the return to normalcy and the gradual disappearance of the veterans from the campus in the next few years, there will be a need for loan funds. In anticipation of this, letters will be sent out to the local alumni followed up with personal contact, soliciting gifts to the Undergraduate Revolving Loan Fund which this organization has contributed to over a number of years. The fund is used exclusively for Manchester boys needing financial assistance.