T II K DAILY NEURA8KAN
AS80CIATI0N8 ARE NEW
(Continued from Pago 1 )
ropoi tfil by them fur membership bo
cnint' n nn tuber One or two colleges
confeired membership on former stu
dents by a vote Others gave honor
ary membership for distinctive service
to the college or to tin' state
":t Wluit Is tin circulation of your
nliimni magazine? (State whothei
weekly, inontlily, or quarterly)"
Seven magazines gave three thou
sand as their circulation, five aH 1 .000 ;
four an b-HK than 1,000, three an 1.51)11;
four iih two thouHand. one aH U.500;
one an 5,01(0; one an 5.500; one aH 7,000;
and two as 8,000. The largest circu
lation came from NorthweHlern 13,
500. Three alumni associations cocoper
nte with the student paper to which
many of the alumni are subscribers.
One aHHOclatlon sends the paper to
tlieir members at the expense of the
aHHOclatlon. Two of the alumni maga
zines are financed by private corpora-
tiOHH
"1 What percentage Ih thin of the
total number of graduates and former
HtudentH from your Institution?
This question produced a variety of
answers from which it wan hard to
compile comprehenHive data.
In many cases the subscription list
was )artlally made up of many copies
sent to libraries and high schools to
advertise the Institution. In many In
stances It was impossible to more than
estimate the number of former stu
dents Seen reports said that the maga
zine was sent to all graduates free,
either being paid for by popular sub
scription or sent as a bulletin of the
Institution.
Three reports stated that the sub
scription list was less than 10 per cent
of the total number of graduates and
former students. One gave 12 1-2 per
cent, another gave 15 per cent; a third
gave 25 per cent; two said 30 percent;
they finally used a sight draft when let
ters and statements failed Princeton
required payment In advance. Ohio
averred that the most effective method
was "incessant dunning "
Dills were sent out in most cases
twice or three times a year A few sent
bills oftener
"7 Do you have a homecoming In
the fall? it so, how largely attended?"
Twenty per cent had homecomings
Many of those who did not, stated that
they concentrated on bilnglng back the
alumni at commencement. Many had
reunions at the alma mater in the
spring In February or March Home
had reunions of the alumni In larger
cities of the state at stated times dur
ing the year.
Very few gave figures on attendance
at the homecoming which could be con
sidered accurate One said the attend
ance was poor, one said it was fair,
three expressed It as good, two institu-
HmtMiiUJml-tum luinilrnil "SllilUv l'Cg-
Istered, one gave 500, and another
varied between 1,500 and 2,000.
"8. Do you have mid winter meetings
of alumni throughout your state, such
as county club reunions and other like
gatherings? Do you believe in this sys
tem?" The answers to this question were
hard to classify
Nineteen institutions held reunions
throughout the state which were sup
posed to be for all the alumni Eleven
answered "no" to the question.
Only one Institution expressed itself
as against the plan although Kansas,
which has such gatherings, said that 1
the benefit was doubtful Eighteen
were in favor of the plan and the re
mainder expressed no opinion
"'.) Is the compensation of the
alumni secretary paid entirely by the
alumni?"
Forty-seven answered this question
In twenty instances t ho entire salary
is paid by the alumni In sixteen in
stances the secretary obtained no com
five mie 20; six gave 33 1-3 per cent; pensatlon while one said that he "works
and one clapped the climax with 50
cent.
"5 What percentage of your sub
scription liHt Is paid In advance?"
Twenty-seven answered this ques
tion (not including those where the
magazine was sent free to members of
the association).
The answers varied all the way from
none to all to the entire subscription
list Six reported that all tlieir sub
scribers paid in advance while three
stilted that none of their subscribers
paid in advance. Four reported not
many; one reported nearly all; three
reported 50 per cent , three 80 per cent;
two 10 per cent; one 12 1-2 per cent;
one 20 per cent; one 70 per cent; and
one 75 per cent.
"(I. What method do you find most
effect ho in collecting subscriptions?"
There were twenty-one answeis to
this question
Two-thirds of those said that they
used a statement and a letter One as
serted that enclosing bills in the mag
azines proed effective, and Kansas
gave the information that a "jolly" was
sent with their bills.
Illinois summed up the feeling of the
entire set of answers when it gave the
one "Persistency " The general tone
of t he answers indicated that collecting
Michigan and Wisconsin stated that
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In five cases a part of the compen
shation was paid by the alumni and
the rest by the university. In two
cases the salary of the secretary was
paid by the alumni but the university
furnished the clerical help.
The university hired the alumni sec
rotary in four of the schools report
ing "10. What do you consider the best
attraction to bring the alumnus back
at commencement?''
Several did not answer this question
Six said they did not know Seven
teen expressed a preference for class
reunions.
Six institutions found that many at
tractions, suited to the different tastes
of the graduates, athletic contests,
speeches, plays, and banquets wore
the most attractive features.
Throe said that a baseball game
coupled witli a banquet was the most
attractive feature they had found Two
suggested a banquet for the alumni.
Several other attractions were men
tioned. Colorado stages a football
game The other suggestions were: a
program, a class play on the campus,
alumni day, a good speaker, and a prize
for the largest reunion class. A free
dinner brought the alumni back at one
college.
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Leggan $61.10 NKW Y()RK
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Detroit $33 20 WYOMING
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