108 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



much of this work at that season, at least to reduce the residence to one year. 

 We have students on the campus who are now completing the year for our 

 degree. This is a splendid feature of the session. More of such students 

 should be encouraged to come to us, upon liberal terms. 



It has been the aim of the management of the summer session to find the 

 fields of service peculiar to the College, and to refrain from entrance upon the 

 territory of other institutions. This policy has been adopted for obvious 

 reasons. Duplication of facilities in an already well-occupied field, is unde- 

 sirable; the special facilities of colleges such as this are not only desirable, but 

 are in great need. Faith in this attitude grows stronger with each summer's 

 experience. 



Respectfully submitted, 

 E. H. RYDER, 



Director of Summer Session. 

 East Lansing, Michigan, June 30^ 1921. 



REPORT OF ALUMNI RECORDER. 



President F. S. Kedzie, 

 East Lansing, Michigan, 



Dear Sir: 



The follomng is the annual report of the Alumni Recorder beginning July 

 1, 1920, and ending June 30, 1921. 



During the year we have been adding considerably to our alumni records 

 and making the individual records of alumni and former students much more 

 complete. The activities of the .local associations and groups of alumni have 

 helped put us in touch with a great many with whom we had lost contact. 

 Besides the "base" or history cards for all graduates, totaUng 3,677, we now 

 have such cards for 3,100 former students who did not complete their courses. 

 As stated in our last report, these cards give the home address, class and course, 

 college activities, and changes of occupation and address since leaving college. 

 Durhig the past year in addition to cards already made, we have completed 

 records for 800 additional former students and 216 graduates, bringing our 

 total number of base cards to 6,570. The new visible index fiks which were 

 added to our equipment early in the year, have greatly facilitated the keeping 

 of these records. It is believed that our records are more complete and up to 

 date and that alumni service rendered by means of them is better than it has 

 ever been before. 



During the past winter an attempt was made for the first tim.e to get 

 "alumni" records for our short course men. A large number of inquiry cards 

 were sent out and through them, we have been placed in touch with al:out 

 400 former students of our short courses. During the coming fall and winter, 

 it is planned to make a further circularization in an attempt to extend our 

 information and our contact among this group of former students. 



During the year, nine new local alumni associations have been formed, 

 those of Barry county, South Haven, Alpena, Calhoun county, Clinton 

 county, Ionia county, Washtenaw county, Buffalo, New York, and Western 

 Pennsylvania. Four existing associations, those of Jackson and Lenawee 

 county and Saginaw and Bay City, have been reorganized and are now on a 



