The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine University of Maine Alumni Magazines University of Maine Publications 2-1950 Maine Alumnus, Volume 31, Number 5, February 1950 General Alumni Association, University of Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation General Alumni Association, University of Maine, "Maine Alumnus, Volume 31, Number 5, February 1950" (1950). University of Maine Alumni Magazines. 150. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/alumni_magazines/150 This publication is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in University of Maine Alumni Magazines by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 0 A ALUMNI may well be proud of their part in pro Then, there’s the case of Bill, who runs a hot dog viding scholarship aid for worthy students. Thanks to stand; John, who repairs shoes; Sam, who fixes watches alumni, 40 students are being helped by means of gifts and clocks; Susan, who waits on table and “baby sits” and bequests to the extent of more than $3,000 this year. for faculty members in the evening—all are able to Endowment funds from alumni for scholarships now remain in college because of scholarship help. total more than $86,000. Alumni may also be interested to know that 664 stu The scholarships are going to worthy students, too. dents are now working on campus jobs to defray part For example, one girl—let’s call her Mary—gets $500 of the cost of their college educations.