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THE ALUMNI 113
tries, their need increased to have a central organization competent
to look after other matters than the election of the alumni trustees
and able to conduct its business throughout the year. The Associate
Alumni became a corporation under the laws of the State of New
York on May 9, 1903. Amendments to its constitution and by-laws
were adopted from time to time to provide for the new duties that it
was expected to perform.
A general revision of the by-laws took place at the association's
annual meeting held in Ithaca on June 16,
association was changed to Cornell Alumni Corporation. Direct
1923. The name of the
representation on the board of directors was given to each of twelve
geographical divisions into which this country and the rest of the
world were divided for that purpose. The Corporation includes in its
membership all the thirty thousand persons who have attended Cor
nell University as students, whether graduated or not. It ties to
gether in its organization all the active Cornell clubs in the world.
Association,"
Essentially it is "The Alumni the entire body of former
students of Cornell University. Although it includes all former stu
dents, the main structure of its organization is composed of the local
alumni clubs and it derives its financial support mainly from an annual
assessment levied upon those clubs. The amount of the assessment
upon any club is determined by the number of its resident members
at a rate per capita fixed by the board of directors of the association.
The rate is -five usually twenty cents.
Besides the annual meeting in Ithaca just before Commencement,
the association holds an annual convention, generally in the autumn,
in some other city. It met at Cleveland in May, 1921 ; at Chicago in
April, 1922; at Pittsburgh in October, 1922; at Buffalo in October,
1923 ; and at New York City in November, 1924.
The officers of the Cornell Alumni Corporation for the year 1924-
25 were: President, Archie C. Burnett '90; Vice-Presidents, Miss
Margaret L. Stecker '06, and Dr. Walter H. McNeill, jr., '10; Treas
urer, William W. Macon '98; Secretary, Foster M. Coffin '12, Room
31, Morrill Hall, Ithaca. The Board of Directors consists of the
President and the two Vice-Presidents; Dr. Frank M. Dyer '02 ; Neal
D. Becker '05, Dr. Floyd S. Winslow '06, Andrew J. Whinery '10,
Karl W. Gass '12, Dr. Frederick V. Coville '87, Harold D. North '07,
William H. Powell '90, Perry Post Taylor '89, Wilson D. Clark '08,
Fred M. Randall '00, and Edwin N. Anderson '87.
THE ASSOCIATION OF CLASS SECRETARIES
The Cornell Association of Class Secretaries was organized in
1905. Its object is to see that proper and uniform statistics of each
class are kept; to provide that the regular class reunions be organized
so as to insure a good attendance;
to stimulate the work of the class
secretaries by effective cooperation ; and to promote unity of action
among the classes and throughout the body of alumni. The active
members of the association are the class secretaries. The officers of