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.... Dec.’33—= Jan. 34
tn Survey of Student Body by Alumni Office
othe Brings to Light an Interesting Fact
UNZ, What do the Alumni Do to Aid Alma Mater? Is a Question Often Asked
of Alumni Bodies; and the Alumni Demonstrate at Least One Way
» Dia
mouncé “wt are the alumni doing to aid
er, Mr Alma Mater?” is a question often
les Pat asked at Villanova and at most
3 Meye'colieges for that matter. With no at-
as gry tempt to answer that question, but rather
. ;in an endeavor to uncover some indica-
clip: tion of what the alumni might be doing
out dx; for Alma Mater in sending students to
nnot } Villanova, the Alumni Office conducted
a survey of the student body this fall,
‘with results that are highly surprising
to everyone to whom they have been
quoted.
Nineteen per cent. of the total student
ta body now at Villanova have relatives who
2 Oct: once attended Villanova. It may not be
beck i true, of course, that alumni were directly
responsible in each instance for the stu-
_dent’s matriculation at Villanova. But
to Ms that they exerted some influence cannot
ghter ' be doubted.
amer, t
y of Vi
Yatheris
Freshman Percentage Higher
It is significant to note that the per-
to Ms centage of men in the present Freshman
and Ms class who have relatives among the
1 Sundy alumni, is seven per cent. higher than the
‘percentage of upperclassmen, and four
per cent. higher than the combined aver-
‘age. Twenty-three per cent. of the
Freshman class are related in some way
7, prom u men who now call Villanova Alma
; Mater.
and wl _And what is the nature of that rela-
. Haute tionship 27—38% are first cousins to
sm Vil alumni; 37% are brothers; 9% nephews;
1905 and 6% sons of former Villanova men.
yes The degree of kinship is somewhat more
we aoe distant with the remaining ten per cent.
8 It may be that all this proves little or
ynothing; but the Alumni Office is con-
t. Mati vinced that it is significant and does in-
j his dicate something. And that is—loyalty,
t. Maly good-will and active participation
West ° in student solicitation on the part of the
aembet! alumni. It indicates achievement in other
nsylval fields, it presages the possibility of great-
er endeavor.
ante An Alumnus’ Privilege
ea It is common knowledge that college
15 and / enrollments have fallen markedly in the
903, past two years and that Villanova’s has
5 Supp been no exception. The College never
‘Indust? has and never will cater to mass produc-
gstion. It will never turn out a factory-
“ made product. Small classes, teachers of
‘nights thigh standing in academic circles, will
med ¢always be the policy of your College. In-
, aM “dividualized instruction, the treatment of
ge each student as a distinct entity is funda-
aret mental in the Catholic educational heri-
vo Si tare. Yet, the faculty at Villanova is
and 5'not exerting as wide an influence as it
. Jose?’ might; the benefit of the College’s equip-
: prothe' ment, the very finest of its kind in class-
aubel *rooms, laboratories, and athletic facili-
and L ties, is not spread to the numbers who
Y. who can profit by their use. And to rec-
44 dgommend promising, eligible young men
» rics’ to Alma Mater is one of. the very real
as St" privileges of the alumnus.
; 2
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in Which They Can and Do Help—Student Enrollment.
Young men already know of the ath-
letic prowess of the Wildcats, a reputa-
tion that will be maintained. But they
may be eager to know that eighty per
cent. of the present student body engages
in some form of intramural athletics. And
they will want to know just what the
College has meant to you, just what
Villanova will mean to them.
The Catholic Standard
A great deal of emphasis has been
placed in recent years on the material
advantages of a college education, on the
effectiveness of a college education as a
weapon in the battle of business; and
accommodating statistics have always
been found to substantiate the point.
Neglected in large measure has been
the value of a college education as train-
ing in right thinking and the consequent
enrichment of living. “That value, the
formation of character, rather than the
sharpening of talents exclusively, has in-
creased rapidly as the gold standard of
education has fallen with the markets.”
It is the answer to the question: Why
college? It is the answer to the ques-
tion: Why Villanova?
A Few Suggestions
Does the librury of your prep or high
school possess adequate information
on Villanova? <A catalog? Descrip-
tive booklet, and the rest? ~The name
of your school sent to the Alumni
Office will bring them complete in-
formation.
That neighbor’s son is just about ready
for college, isn’t he? Where is he
going? Does he know all about
YOUR Alma Mater?
Are you in touch with a fairly large
group of people,a Knights of Colum-
bus Council, for example, that might
be interested in hearing a talk on
Catholic education? Speakers are
available here at school,
Do you know of a section of promising
territory that Villanova is not reach-
ing? A word to the Office, with sug-
gestions, will be appreciated,
Or perhaps you can arrange a meeting
for a speaker from Villanova with the
Senior class of your preparatory
school?
Do your friends know all about the
record of the Wildcat eleven, the
Wildcat five, and the Wildcat nine?
Tell them. It helps.
low many men of your acquaintance
will be going to college next Septem-
ber? If you do not know them well
enough for personal contact, good old
Alma Mater will be glad to receive
their names and addresses.
Do YOU know the Villanova of today?
A card for a descriptive booklet will
bring latest Information.
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDED
In Honor of Chas. McGeehan
The foundation of a scholarship in
honor of the late Charles A. McGeehan
has just been announced by the Very
Reverend Edward V. Stanford, O. S. A,,
president of the Col.ege. The fund is
known as the Professor Charles A. Me-
Geehan Schoarship, and, beginning with
tne next school year, 34-35, will be used to
aid a worthy young man through school.
‘the facuity and groups of alumni have,
on several occasions, expressed their de-
sire to see the memory of Mr.. McGeehan
perpetuated at Villanova, a scholarship
fund having been suggested as a fitting
manner in which to memoriatize the name
of a man who had been known as friend
and teacher by Villanova men for more
than a quarter century.
Started With $500
From divers sources, Father Stanford
has been able to gather sums totaling
five nundred doars. With tnis amount
he has founded the fund and established
it in trust. Income on the 1und will ap-
proximate not more than twenty-five dol-
lars during the first year the scholarship
is awarded, but it is hoped that the many
friends of Mr. McGeehan will add to the
fund from time to time until the prin-
cipal sum of $20,000, an amount suffi-
cient for a full scholarship, is realized.
The names of the donors will be placed
on record here at the College, and the
name and purpose of the fund carried
perpetually in the College catalog.
LOCAL CLUB SCORES
With 11th Annual Dinner
The annual reunion and football din-
ner sponsored by the Villanova Club of
Philadelphia is rapidly becoming a tradi-
tion with Villanova alumni. And_ the
eleventh annual dinner held on December
14 has gone far to establish it among
colleges as the outstanding dinner of its
kind in the entire Philadelphia area.
More than four hundred alumni and
friends paid honor to the team and its
coaches at the recent dinner at Hotel
Adelphia. The evening got under way
with an introduction of the toastmaster,
the Honorable Charles D. McAvoy, ’98,
Federal District Attorney for Eastern
Pennsylvania, by Thomas J. McCoy, ’29,.
president of the Philadelphia Club. Mr.
McAvoy then introduced the speakers of
the evening who included, Father Stan-
ford, President of the College, Head Coach
Harry Stuhldreher, Assistant Coach
Robert P. Regan, Ed Hunsinger, former
Cat mentor who is now coaching at Ford-
ham; Coach Rip Miller, of the Navy;
Coach Henie Miller, of Temple, and a
group of newspapermen including Ross
Kaufman, of the Bulletin; Ed Pollock,
of the Ledger; Stoney McLinn, of the
Record, and Stan Baumgartner, of the
Inquirer.
Smith Receives Award.
The principal alumni speaker of the
evening was J. Stanley Smith, Esq., ’93,
who was recently named to the College
Board of Trustees. Mr. Smith was also
the recipient of the ‘Philadelphia
Award,” an annual trophy presentation
made to a distinguished alumnus. The
award takes the form of a life-size foot-
ball in silver. and was introduced last
year by the club. :
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