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Show WESTMINSTER Page 0 PARSON Friday, December 20, 1957 have shortened the life cycle of The newly elected officers of the Westminster Alumni Association send greetings and want you to know it is a real challenge to all of us to carry on the work of the association revitalized by Their the officers of enthusiasm is contagious. The alumni dinner at Homecoming was most successful and we expect to need much larger quarters next year.. Can you imagine an alumnus arriving from California and asking, Where are the alumni registerIt happened this year. ing? People came from Nevada, California, and Colorado and their enthusiasm went back with them. 1956-195- 7. t One group has already met in Denver. Burton Wheatlakes enthusiasm accomplished this. Jack and Lydia Little called a group together - of California alumni early in December. This group will assist in promoting a concert by the College Concert Choir in the Los Angeles area on Feb- ruary 3. Our organization has needed a constitution and at last this is a reality. Drafted by the previous' set of officers, it was adopted after several amendments on November 11. A fine group of Salt Lake City alumni of the old Junior College and the present Senior College rati- - Hero's How Some Alumni Can Get financial Help For Westminster Perhaps you didnt know this, 'but heres a way all alumni can help the College financially. The first corporate Alumnus program, a dramatic new concept in corporate support of higher education, was announced by the Electric Company in . General 1954. Today some of 40 additional companies have adopted similar programs Although varying in certain aspects, each of the company programs in effect offer to match, dollar for dollar, the gifts of employees to their colleges or universities. The objective of each plan is to provide increased financial aid for the institutions from which the companys employees received their educational training. Through such programs, these leading business and industrial firms have shown their willingness to help finance higher education and in turn stimulating their college-traine- d employees to assume a share of the responsibility. Exact figures on over-al- l of these programs that are encouraging alumni giving is not yet available. However, colleges and universities are reporting many new givers and in- -- fied it. Read it in this issue of the Parson. Our next project is to compile as complete a directory as possible. We need addresses and news of all graduates and former students. Wont you help? Send us any addresses you have and please let us know of any changes in addresses. A. directory, brought up to date, will help old students renew old friendships. It will also serve the College in the exciting develoo-me- nt program. Tremendous plans are under way and things are happening. We feel that former students will now consider Westminster as the school for their children, as well as young relatives and friends. The Directory Association of Park Districts convention. Albert Batey, '29, was asked to represent Westminster at the inauguration of Ralph Johnson as president of the Berkely Baptist Divinity School on Oct. 8. Albert and his wife, Marice Mathews Bately are living in Berkeley and are the parents of one child, Valerie. Marice writes that her mother visited her last year on her return to Africa took with Marices grandmother, Mrs. Crosie, who will be remembered Gram seems by some to be accepting her uprooting and likes life on an African Rhodell E. Owens, '24, 119 farm, she said. The Rev. Robert Bough ton and Clifton, Peoria, 111., was asked to inSheffield were married in Westminster at the Mary represent Bob is pastor of the October. of Paul as auguration 'McKay the president of Milliken Univer- First Presbyterian Church in sity. Rhodell is a director of Rossville, Kansas. William parks in Peoria and could not Boughton married Nancy Harris attend the inauguration as he in August. Bill is teaching in was speaking on that day at the Kokonis, Ind. 111. Southern pines, forcing them to flower in two years. Their experiment is expected to increase the supply of pulpwood. Robert Kelm, 39, recently won a Graybar Electric Company's nationwide contest for selling appliances .He received a new Ford station wagon. He and his wife, Hettie Wight Kelm, '40, drove back for their prize with expenses paid. Congratulations. Barbara Bridenbaugh, '56, was awarded the American Spirit of Honor medal this fall. This award is given to the WAVE recruit who demonstrates the greatest skill and lniatiative in recruit training. Hot-poi- nt old-time- rs. will help. Dues for 1957-5- 8 are now receivable and needed. The alumni creases in the size of gifts from Council has set dues at $3.00 per CONSTITUTION (cont.) alumni taking advantage of their family. The officers will need SECTION 7 this money for printing and mailTwo thirds of the membership of the Alumni Council shall employers' matching gift pro- ing news bulletins, office supconstitute a quorum at all meetings of the Alumni Council, grams. plies, and the scholarship granted If you are an employee of one each spring. Who knows? Some- SECTION 8 of the companies listed below day we may need a paid Alumni Voting: Each voting member of the Alumni Council shall be entitled to one vote, and each voting member of the Alumni Asand the eligibility rules of em- Secretary and could even help J subsidize a college project. sociation shall also be entitled to one vote. ployee participation include you, Good News The President shall vote at all Council and Executive Comthe amount of your gift to the Lois and Larry Olsen send to the new officers mittee meetings, but he shall not vote at the general election exWestminster Alumni fund will be matched by your employer. and write: We though the idea cept when votes are tied and then he will be allowed to cast the of postcard voting was a good determining You can double your contribuone. I 9 tion to Westminster by securing Attention All Alumni Publication: The Alumni News shall be the official publicahe necessary forms from your Please send us news about your tion of the Association. Thisconstitution shall be published in company and sending them with families, your, jobs, travel and it at least once every five years. honors. We promise to include your Alumni Fund Check. SECTION 10 this in future news letters. Your Here are the companies: old friends and Westminster ColExpenses: The President of the Association shall have the. Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp., lege want all the news. If anyone power to authorize necessary expenses up to $25.00. Any Bank of New York, Whitney wants to serve as secretary for amount over $25.00 any shall require authorization by the Alumni Blake Co., Bonwit Teller, Bur- your class, thj Alumni Associa- Council. tion will be most grateful.. May lington Industries, Geofrey L, we hear from you, ' Cabot, Inc., Canadian General Football Electric Co. Ltd., Cleveland We hope you are all aware of Electric Illuminatting Co., Con- the unique record Westminster tinental Oil Co., Deering Millikin made in football this year. It was one of a very fine college teams & Co., Dow Chemical Co., Draper in the country that went through Corp., General Electric, B. F. the season undefeated and with Goodrich Co., W. T. Grant Co., only one tie. Congratulations Gulf Oil Corp., Hewlett-Packarhave come from all over the Co., Hill Ame Co., J .M. Huber United States. R. M. Rankin, a Corp., Jefferson Mills, S.C. John- faculty member in 1917-19son and Son, Inc, Jones and wires: The University of MisLaughlin Steel Corp., Kaiser Steel souri School of Mines was playCorp., Wakter Kidde & Co., ing for its championship today Koiled Kords, Inc., Lihigh Port- and the Parsons crowded them land Cement Co., Manufacturers out in the home Mr. paper. Trust Co., National Distillers Rankin recalled when it days Products Corp., OSullivan Rub- was a different story, when the ber Corp., Owens-ComiFiberParsons played at Park City on Pennsalt Chemicals a snow-ic- e glass Corp., field, with sidelines Co., Pure Oil Co., Reliable Elecmarked off with coal dust and tric Co., Scott Paper Co., Smith, Westminster always lost. The Kline & French, Tektronis, Inc., Fries wrote from Iowa about Wallingford Steel Co., Warner reading articles on the Parsons. Brothers Co., John Wiley & Sons, Never has the College received Inc., Young and Rubicam, Inc. so much coverage In local and national news. . con-gatulatio- ns vote-SECTIO- - 1 d 21 One Stop SHOPPING SERVICE X Fountain Lunches Film 0 Cosmetics School Supplies 0 Stationary Greeting Cards Where the Gang Meets DRYAN RECALL PHARMACY Corner of llth E. & 17th. So. ng Skiers View Films Honors Dr. James Bonner, one of the The Ski Club held a meeting worlds top biochemists ,was feaDec. 17th in the student lounge. tured Oct. 28 in a Newsweek Two films were shown: (1) The article .Dr. Bonner and Dr. Hill-me- rs 1956 Olympics; (2) Skiing Above of the U.S. Forest Service the Clouds. A committee of four: consisting of Kiren Gil, Vickie Cushing, George Coulam, and George Green were appointed as a Ski Club Party committee which will 226 South be held Feb. 21st at Snow Pine Lodge. EAGLE CO. State Attention all Antenna Service Company It Complete TV Repair Student Discounts on: Records Tapes Recorders.0 Tape Hi-- Fi Phone HU Sets 4-99- 01 WESTMINSTER1TES Special Discount - on Of Two Minds Qnthe one hand, you have Thirsty G. Smith. Good taste to him means zest and zip la a beverage, sparkle and lift and ail like that . . . On the other hand, T. Gourmet Smythe ' perceives good taste as the right, fit and proper refreshment for a Discriminating Coterie. Sot . . . Have it both ways! . .so good in taste, in such good taste. . Coca-Col- a -- Athletic Jackets and -Embroidery Work itTooJ SIGN QF GOOD .TASTE hied oftieTaoiborlty cf The Coca-Col- a Coca-Co- la Corr.psriy fey Bottling Co. of Salt Lake City, Utah |