Self-surveys by colleges and universities . ovember eighteenth, from four until six oclock,at the Womens University Club, io6 East 52d Street,New York. Tea, twenty-five cents. Several business men in New York and vicinity receivedthis card. Whether this informal gathering is to take theplace of the annual meeting is not stated. Why it is held;why on November eighteenth; why at the Womens Uni-versity Club, is not stated. Nor is it intimated who is to bethere; what if anything will happen except general conver-sation; whether there is a reception or introduction com-mittee; whether non-members a
Self-surveys by colleges and universities . ovember eighteenth, from four until six oclock,at the Womens University Club, io6 East 52d Street,New York. Tea, twenty-five cents. Several business men in New York and vicinity receivedthis card. Whether this informal gathering is to take theplace of the annual meeting is not stated. Why it is held;why on November eighteenth; why at the Womens Uni-versity Club, is not stated. Nor is it intimated who is to bethere; what if anything will happen except general conver-sation; whether there is a reception or introduction com-mittee; whether non-members are invited as guests. Thereturn postal card contains the name, which like the othercard, fails to bear a title or any other mark to indicate thatit is official for the Association rather than personal by onemember. Without waiting for outside surveys colleges can mate-rially help themselves and their alumni by conductingthrough faculty officers and alumni officers self-surveys ofthe purpose and content of communications to and aboutalumni:. Earning A lumni Support 217 1. Are appeals for money preceded by brief statementsof fact? 2. Is an annual report sent to all alumni and former stu-dents? 3. Are alumni asked to make suggestions and criticisms ?Y N ? 4. Are dealings with alumni direct to each member ...or indirect through alumni committees .. ? 5. Is the alumni organization democratic ... or is ithoneycombed with the politics of cliques ..., , and political parties ... ? 6. Are facts in the alumni directory so specific that con-tributors feel it is an honor to have facts about them-selves reported there? Y,,, For keeping in touch with alumni, President Hughes ofMiami recommends an endowment of the Alumni Associa-tion. After listing attendance of 12 alumni groups in 11cities, the report on alumni interests concludes: I am moreand more convinced, by my own experience, and by the dis-cussions of the National Association of Alum
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