THE ALUMNUS the STATE COLLEGE of WASHINGTON T Volume XV September, 1925, Pullman, Washington Nunwer 7 J I
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~~~t A. published Monthly ·. by the Alumni of the State College of Washington .~ • .. .\ -c .............................................................................................................................................................................................. t . THE ALUMNUS THE STATE COLLEGE OF WASHINGTON t Volume XV September, 1925, Pullman, Washington NUnWer 7 J I .............. .........................-......................................................~........................................-•..•.."..•..•............................................. .. • OFFICERS OF THE ALUMNI ASSOOIATION 1-. G. H. Gannon, '15, Pullman, Wash.. ... ... ........ ....President A. R. Galbraith, '13, Garfield, Wash. ... .... .First Vice President • J. O. Blair, '08, Vancouver, 'Vash.. .... .... Second Vice President Alumni Secretary ,. H. M. Chambers, '13 .............................Pullman, Wash. Treasurer ,. C. L. Hix, '09 . .. .... .. ... ...... ........ .....Pullman, ·Wash. Members-at-Large r, L. B. Vincent, '15 ... .... .. .. ... ....... ...... Yakima, ';!,Tash. S. Elroy McCaw, '10, ..........................Bellingham, Wash. J. H. Binns, '16, .................................Tacoma, Wash. ,; Ira Clark, '02 ......... ..... ... .... .... ..·Walla Walla, Wash. Walter Robinson, '07 ............................Spokane, "Wash. Members of Athletic Oouncil I · R. C. McCroskey, '06 .............................Garfield, Wash. C. A. Zimmerman, '24 .. .. ... .. ... ... ........Spokane, ·Wash. Earl Foster, '24 ... ... .... ... .. ..... ..... ......Pullman, Wash. .. Editor and Manager of The Alumnus II. M. Chambers, '13 ................. .. .. ...... .Pullman, Wash. ,... Official Oartoonist for The Alumnus H. R. Fulton, '12 .................................Seattle, Wash. , E. V. Edmonds, '11 ...........................Mt. Vernon, Wash. ·. THE ALUMNUS Published monthly by the Alumni of the State College of Washington. Entered as second class matter June 13, 1919, at the post office at Pull .--/ man, Washington, under the Act of March 3, 1879. • • • • THE ALUMNUS A Digest of the News for the Alumni VOLUME XV PULLMAN, WASHINGTON, SEPTEMBER, 1925 NUMBER 7 The President's Message The Cougar Coaches Homecoming time, beginning Thursday, Octobcr 29, and ending Sunday, November 1. Mark the datcs on your desk pad now and see to it that noth EXEY ." ing interferes in the mcantime to kccp you from being prcsent. It is going to bc a great week-end in the vicinity of the State College of , . Vvashington. I t will be well for you to plan starting from your home town on Thursday in order that you may be in this part of the country in time to attend the Un;versity of Southern California vs University of Idaho game in Moscow .. on the afternoon of Friday, October 30. It wi ll be a great game, and the first time we hardy northmen will have had an opportunity to see the native sons of the south in action on a gridiron of this vicinity. The State College Homecoming festivities wi ll begin on the evening of Friday, October 30, with the big rally and entertainment in the College audi torium. The entertainment will be some sort of a joint glee club concert, rhe exact deta:ls to be worked out and announced later. Saturday forenoon an alumni meeting will be held. Your President and Secretary are now working on a program of important things to be taken up at this meeting. Every district in the state must be represented at this meeting. Announcements concerning this gathering will shortly be placed ill 'C the mail. Head Coach, A. A. Exendine, Cou On Saturday afternoon the big Homccoming football game will take place gar football mentor, who is leading the on Rogers field; the University of 'Washin gton vs. the State College of Wash varsity aspirants through their paces ington. It will be a great gamc. Many dignitaries of the state will be in preparatory to opening of the football at tendance. A special inv;tation will be extended to Governor Hartley and season. his staff to be present. President Henry Suzzallo of the University and President Charles Gaches of the University Alumni Associatioll, together with m embers of the executive committee of the association will be on hand for the big game. lncidcntatty, plan s are uilder way for a joint meeting of TOM WHELAN alumni representatives of the two in stitutions. .. Following the game will come the big alumni get-together in the gym. There will be good cats, good entertainment, and few if any speeches. Then witt come thc Homecoming dances in the gym, the White Owl and the Armory. In the wee small hours of the morning the old grads w;1I gather around the firesides of the fraternities and swap tales of the "good old days." AlI in all it will be a week-cnd full of good times. Vvithin a week follow .. in g thc opening of college the student~ are making ready for Homecoming. A royal welcome awaits you. The Graduate Manager's office is attemp;ng to arrange two things with the railroad companies. One is te.· run special trains from Seattle with day .' coach accommodations, the round trip to cost but $8.00. If this plan mate ,'ia li zes these special trains wi tt leave Seattle Friday evening, ur:ving in Fullman sometime Saturday forenoon; leaving Pullman on the retum about Assistant Coach Tom Whelan, who midnight Saturday, arriving in Seattle sometime Sunday. is putting the varsity backfield ;l11en The other thing the office is attempting to arrange is to get a rate of in shape for a fighting season. Tom fare and one-half from all points in the state and certain points ,n Oregon, sure makes the boys -work. • '"I' • 0 ' 2 THE ALUMNUS Montana and Idaho. If this goes through it will be on the certiiicate plan .:. .:. .;-. .:. ~. .l- .:. -:. .:. .:. .:. -:. .:... .:. and persons purchasing one-way tickets will be required to get a certificate .:. -: at the point of departure in order that it may be validated here for allow -:- IMPORTANT NOTICE .:. :;.nce on the purchase of the return ticket. .:. .:. The program above outlined is only tentative. Definite announcements -;- Seats for the two big foot- ',: covering all phases of Homecoming activities will be announced within the -:- ball games to be played on .;. next two weeks. In the meantime, begin to turn your face toward the -:- Rogers field this year will be .;. campus. -:- reserved; the Idaho-W. S. C. -: Faithfully yours, -:- game on Saturday, Octoher 17, -: GEORGE H. GANNON, '15, .;. and the Washington-W. S. C. -: President Alumni Association. -:- game on Saturday, October 31. -I -:- The athletic council will be .: ----0--- -:- mailing out blanks for the pur- .; -:- pose of making reservations for -: . ABOUT FOOTBALL -:- these games sometime in the .; -:- near future. .: This should be a good year in football at the State College. The Alumnus -l- If you are interested in secur- .: feels that this is true for several reasons: .;. ing first choice of seats to -: First, there is a goodly number of lettermen on hand to begin the season .z. either or both of these games, -l where they left off last year. There are 18 lettermen turning uut on the -:- you may mail in your order at -: field at the opening of the season. Therefore, it is possible for the coaching .;. any time. Do not wait for the .: staff to start the first game of the year with a comparatively seasoned foot .;. blanks. Be sure to enclose -l ball team. -:- check to cover price of seats -: Second, there are a number of exceptionally good men coming up to the .;. ordered, together with self-ad- -: varsity who were on the squad last year and who were not quite seasoned -:- dressed and stamped envelope -: enough to make a letter. Add to this the number of likely candidates who -:- for the return of your tickets. -: come up from the freshman team of last year, and it is evident that the -:- The price for seats is $2.00 -l coaching staff will have a good group of reserves to throw into any emer ~ each. + gency that may arise. -:- Mail orders will be filled in .: Third, the coaching staff has been augmented by the addition of Thomas -:- the order of their receipt. .: Whelan, which was a move in the right direction. The coaching staff has -z- First come, fidt served. -: been handicapped because of the number of men to be coached and the lack -:- Ivlail all orders to Earl F05- .: of numbers on the staff to do the coaching. The addition of one more will -:- ter, Graduate Manager. State -: help to solve the problem. -:- College of Washington, Pl1Jl- .: .;. man, Wash. -: Fourth, the spirit of the student body was never better. Among the stu -:- Mail orders will be filled .: dents themselves there is no friction. They are pulling together in a spirit .:- only when accompanied by .;. of unity. This spirit must reflect itself to the members of the team. Petty -:- check. .:. differences should be forgotten. .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. .:. -t. .:. {. -1 All in all, the prospects in football are more than favorable. SPECIAL TRAIN HOMECOMING ----,o~--- Fifteen hundred football fans will A BIG YEAR IN PROSPECT come to Pullman from west side points The college year began on Thursday, September 17, and indications are for the University of \IVashington-W. at the present writing that it will be a big year in the history of the college. S. C. homecoming day game on Octo The enrollment is well over the 2500 mark and before the year is over it ber 31 if the reduced rates requested is safe to assume that more than 3000 will have enrolled. of the railways by the student