TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1964 '. MIC I 1111 ' DAILY Alumni Association Keeps Former Students in Touch wit Graduation by no means ends a student's ties to the University versity into constructive channels. -at least not if the Alumni Asso- Alumni play key roles in preserv- ciation has anything to say about ing and perpetuating the well-be- it. ing of the University. There are Maintaining these ties-and a many ways in which they do this, relationship beneficial to both the such as: alumnus and his alma mater-is -Helping to maintain a top- the major function of the Asso- notch student body by directing ciation. outstanding students to the Uni- There are many ways in which versity. the Association serves University -Advei'tising the University - alumni. When a group of alumni to the Legislature and the news comes back to the campus for a media in particular. class reunion, it is the Associa- -Giving advice and counsel to tion's job to find quarters for the University. those who need them and also to -Providing financial support prepare a program for the reun- through their own contributions ions, including such events as and through soliciting contribu- speakers and films. When an tions from others. alumnus wants to contact an in- The Association sponsors many dividual or an office here on activities aside from class re- campus, the Association makes the unions. One of these is the an- arrangements for him. nual European Tour that was The Association. also directs started last year under former alumni interest toward the Uni- General Secretary Jack Tirrell, and year. peanr which was continued this Alumni going on .the Euro- tour benefit not only from reduced group from the fact alumni greet the1 ous countries. rates, but also that University travelers in vari- In 1963, the Association launch- ed its first fulltime program of Alumni Family Camping. Camp Michigania, on Walloon Lake, near Traverse City, Michigan, was op- ened this summer for Alumni Family Camping. The camp offers a blending of education with rec- reation, as outstanding members of the University faculty are resi- dent campers. The camp is run on a family basis, and all members of the As- sociation are welcome. Article I of the By-laws of the Association's constitution tell the requirements for membership: Basically, any person who has at- tended the University for at least one semester or a summer session, and who pays dues of $1 per year or subscribes to the Michigan Alumnus is a regular member. As- sociate members are those people who have a close relationship to the University, although they did not attend it, and pay dues or subscribe to the Michigan Alum- nus. The Michigan Alumnus is a magazine of commentary and Uni- versity news that is published 10 times yearly. Featured in recent issues of the Alumnus were ar- ticles on such topics as why so many students flunk out of col- lege, and whether or not the col- lege professor deserves all the pow- er he has. The accomplishments of the University's athletes are given full coverage, and the paper keeps its subscribers up to date on what other Michigan alumni are doing, in a section called "The Alumni Family." The Alumni Association serves as a coordinating center for the more than 200 Michigan Alumni Clubs throughout the world. The purpose of these clubs is to ad- vance the University's interests. Representing over 50 of these clubs on campus are student governors. The Student Governor Program was started by Mrs. Allison Myers in 1956 in order to get an even closer relationship between the alumni clubs and the University. The student governors are an invaluable link between the clubs they represent and the University. While here, they learn about the Alumni Association first-hand and become better acquainted with the workings of the Association and the University. They are thus able to aid their home clubs with this knowledge. The governors go back to their own high schools and talk with guidance counselors and students there about the University. The governors are very helpful to their home clubs in that the facts they have learned about the University and the Alumni Association help "cut the maze of uncertainty" in the dealings between the alumni clubs and the Alumni Associa- tion's central office. Herb Stough- ton, '63E, is the on-campus chair- man of the program. There are over 204,000 Univer- sity alumni, and Field Secretary Philip J. Brunskill said "The Alumni Association would be very happy if it could get half of its alumni involved in Association ac- tivities." Of the 80,000 alumni that live in Michigan, 25,000 live in the Detroit-Ann Arbor area. Detroit attorney Frank Ortman was elected president of the Alum- ni Association in 1961 for a three year term. He was elected by the Association's board of directors, who come from the University Alumni Clubs, Council and other Alumni organizations, such as the Alumnae Council. Robert Morgan, who was field secretary for 27 years, became general secretary of the University of Michigan Alumni Association In 1963. Under Morgan's guidance, the Association has continued its em- phasis on interesting alumni in the more serious aspects of the University, and in reversing the persistent image of the alumnus once articulated by Tirrell: "the bald-headed guy with the hip flask and the raccoon coat who comes to the football games and does nothing else for his school." CORDI4L IflVITflTIOfl to the New (our first in Ann Arbor), we have undertaken the most pleasant task of creating an all I 1'? During the past year new shop dedicated toward the unusual, in the realm of greeting cards, a world of gift ideas, and exciting trends in home accessories, in contemporary, traditional or early American. *1 HALLMARK CARDS . . featuring over 1500 famous designs, for just about any occasion. And you'll like the convenient, easy-to-see displays of these lovely Hall- mak rds .. The cards that tell your friends that "you care enough to send the very best." JUST A CORNER... of our recently expanded EARLY AMERICAN SHOP featuring accessories in wrought iron, milk glass, pewter, pictures, plaques, lamps and other gift and home decorating ideas. --ON STATE STREET- I Don't miss the State Street Area's SPECIAL WELCOME PROGRAM on Friday, August 28th. Details will appear in your orientation kits. Come in and see us during our open house on that day for a special gift. BACK-TO-SCHOOL 1. Bedspreads .. . bunk and twin sizes by Bates and Cannon. Specially priced for school opening. From $4.95 2. U. of M. Monogrammed stationery . . . four styles in assorted colors. 3. Huge assortment of desk accessories at only 88c each. SPECIAL SERVICES Free Gift Wrapping Mailing service anywhere in U.S.A. Monogramming of stationery, napkins, matches, etc. One-day service. Delivery Service. Too new even to show you a photo is our new BARTON candy department. Come in for a free sample of one of America's finest candy creators. CONTEMPORARY ACCESSORIES are what you will find in this corner of our shop, showing the latest in color accents and decorative pieces for today's mode of living. NEW MEN'S GIFT BAR. . . presenting the unusual in masculine gifts and novelties . . for any special occasion in his life. x: - ~