The Alumni At Lansing

i'iillowini; artille. ín reference to tli" id] niation Ol a live Alumni ÁSaodertlon a1 Lanslng, Is taken from the Lamsiaig Republican, and s gladly srivcn place, li 1 a g od síütu to mese aeeociatlons forming throughout the state and country. May i live lnnu aml prosper : (íiaduates of the University of Michigan in tliis city are agltating the subject of formlug an alumni association, to i Delude botli alumni aml all who have attended the university, and it is probable tliat before many days have passed a cali will be is.sned to perfect theorganization. ín Lansing there are about seventytíve gradwates, besides a large number who attended the University but never received their degrees. Many of these areamong the most prominent business men of the city, including Hon. O. M. Barnes, Hon. William Donovan, O. F. Barnes, CA. Gower, Russell C. Ostrander, Jay P. Lee. Judge P. II. Dolan, Dr. ,1. F. Campbell, Dr. E. J. Shank, Supt. Cheever, and many others of equal prominence. With such a backing there is 110 reason why an organiation could not be effected wliich would prove an active, working body tor aiding the Univereityand ng 011 the work or uinversity extensión n this city. WIth active work a series of lectures coulil be planned for, to be given liere, by the professors of the institution on subjects of general interest. It has always been a subject of reniark, and also one of gieat regret by irominent iluiiini because of the indctivity of the alumni of our state institution, and it has only been within he past few years that they have in dny way become active. There are more living graduates of "Michigan" than of any other American college, et there are fewer alumni associations. While numbering twice the graduates of Harvard, there are about one-half as many associations. In Michigan there are a number of active organiza;ions that have done much toward making Michigan's University what it is, the largest and best known institution of America. Detroit has an especially active association, Grand Rapids ;raduates are organized, as are also all ;he graduates in the upper península.