134 THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 



THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION A POTENT FACTOR IN 

 PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF THE COLLEGE. 

 By Walter Regnault, Phar. D. ■ 



The Alumni Association of any educational institution is founded 

 with two objects in view, first to continue school friendships and 

 promote social intercourse among- its graduates, and secondly to fur- 

 ther the interests of the institution of learning which it represents. 

 The first object is attained by the holding of annual dinners, balls 

 and other entertainments, and is usually quite successful. A far 

 higher motive, however, ought to and does stir the heart of every 

 loyal graduate, and that is to work for the welfare and prosperity of 

 his Alma Mater. And it is this spirit, ever alive in the hearts of the 

 graduates of the New York College of Pharmacy, that has caused its 

 Alumni Association to grow strong and prosperous, and to become a 

 powerful factor in promoting the 'interests of the college. 



In the first place let us see what the association is doing for the 

 college at the present time. Every May, on "Junior Night," an enter- 

 tainment is given to the members of the Junior Class and their friends. 

 At this entertainment three valuable prizes are given to the three 

 juniors who have attained the highest standing in their class. More- 

 over, at the regular Senior Commencement exercises, a gold, a silveT 

 and a bronze medal are given to the three seniors who have come 

 out best at the final examinations. And now the association has 

 established a scholarship, to be striven for at a competitive examina- 

 tion by students entering the junior class. With such work before us 

 as a foundation, we may be sure that the Alumni Association of the 

 Xew York College of Pharmacy will ever continue to exercise a most 

 powerful influence for the support and uplifting of its Alma Mater. 



How can the Alumni Association further promote the interests 

 of the college is therefore a more appropriate question — the one 

 which I shall attempt to answer in the following brief suggestions. 

 In the first place, let us consider the material ways in which the 

 association can make the college more attractive to the prospective 

 student. The prizes as given at present should by all means be con- 

 tinued. The Scholarship Committee should be allowed more money 

 to carry on its work on a more extensive scale, i. e., to increase the 

 number of scholarships to at least three, as soon as the finances of 

 (he association warrant such a step. Further, the athletic association 

 of the college, being still in its infancy, could be helped along and 



