Pusey Suggests Change In Alumni Organization

President Pusey has suggested to the Board of Directors of the Harvard Alumni Association the possibility of reorganizing the structure of the University's alumni groups. At a meeting of the Board in Pittsburgh Saturday, he called for greater cohesion and better communication between the groups.

Noting the preponderance of graduate school alumni over those of the College, by a ratio of almost three to one, Pusey urged that alumni offices explore new methods to keep graduates in closer touch with the University and to remind them of their obligation to it.

He said that the present form of alumni organization was good enough when it was set up 61 years ago, but advised consideration of steps to make the groups more competent to deal with the problems of the mid-20th century.

The President also pointed to the 144 Harvard Clubs throughout the world in an appeal that leaders in all fields assume greater responsibility to maintain the national and international stature of the University.

Speaking to the annual meeting of the Associated Harvard Clubs, also held in Pittsburgh over the weekend, James R. Reynolds '23, Assistant to the President, announced that gifts to the Program for Harvard College now total $39.2 million.

He also reported "a healthy upward trend in the number of donors," and said that raising such a sum, which represents 47.5 per cent of the Program's goal, is "a major accomplishment during a period of economic recession."

Daily Average Down

Nevertheless, the new total shows a decrease in the average amount received daily. Since April 16, $1.9 million was received, at the rate of slightly more than $60,000 a day. Earlier, however, the drive maintained a daily average of about $100,000.

Saturday afternoon, Pusey attended a symposium at the University of Pittsburgh on the role of universities in the "renaissance" of great cities. Others from Harvard participating in the discussion were Jose L. Sert, Dean of the School of Design, and John C. Snyder, Dean of the School of Public Health.