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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION of the 1929-1973
Northern Conservatory of Music
Vol. 5 Number 2 Newsletter
July, 2003
ALUMNI MEETING
Friday May 16, 2003
Gorham Campus of USM
Gorham, Maine
Alumni in Attendance:
The fifth spring session of the
Alumni Association was held at Bailey Hall on the Gorham campus of the
University of Southern Maine. There
were 7 members in attendance:
Everett Simpson, Bruce Brown,
Frank Walker, Arnold Poland, Steve Orlofsky, Roger Whitney and Doretta York
Standing in for President
Louis Harper who could not attend was Vice President Bruce Brown, who called
the meeting to order at around 5:10 P.M.
Frank brought a copy of the NCM
farewell performance album that was recorded at Peakes Auditorium at Bangor
High School in the spring of 1972.
Lots of memories.
There was a discussion of
Music Education in various schools around the state and how it has changed.
TreasurerÕs Report:
Treasurer Everett Simpson
presented the TreasurerÕs Report and Member Count as follows:
Currently
we have 2 Certificate of Deposits
The
9 month CD comes due in October this year with a value of $ 1700.00
The
1 year CD comes due in November this year with a value of 2300.00
For
a CD total of ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ 4000.00
Checking
balance
ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ 438.23
Grand
Total ÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉÉ.ÉÉ. $4438.23
Everett
discussed combining CDÕs into one at the end of their term.
Frank
asked for yields on CDÕs which currently are 1.45% & 2.60 %.
Arnie
suggested 2 year alternating CDÕs so that they would come due in opposite
years.
There
was other discussion on investment of our funds including a stock market and
other investment options. To
really build the fund we need to get to the place where donations become tax exempt. Then we can start a campaign for gift
donations which should increase our funds much more quickly. In order to get to that point we have
to finish filling out the legal paperwork.
Membership
count:
For
the year 2002 we had 41 members
16
lifetime members
1
lifetime member 70% paid
1
lifetime member 50%
23 members
chose the annual option for 2002
So
far for the year 2003 we have 16 lifetime members
1
lifetime member 50% paid
the
previous yearÕs 70% paid member is now deceased
7 members
have renewed their annual dues
Total
24 members for this year
By-law changes review:
We need to vote on update to the
by-laws at the annual meeting in August.
That means that we will need to notify all of you in this newsletter of
our intentions to vote on these changes in the August meeting in order to
qualify for 10 day rule before the meeting.
These are the proposed
voting issues:
- Changes to annual dues 2001
& 2002 life member changes which were the voting results from the Fall 2002
ballot. Membership dues changed
from $100 lifetime membership to $200 lifetime
membership.
- Changes to the term limits
of the Board of Directors which were the voting results from the Fall 2002
ballot. Previously our
directors served a one-year term.
The vote on the ballot was to stagger their terms
for the fall 2002 election and then elect them in the following years for 3
year terms each.
Review of April 2003
Board of DirectorÕs Meeting:
There was a discussion about
stipend vs. scholarship. Roger
suggested a scholarship to All-state.
It seems that some schools require the kids to pay their own way to
All-state. It was suggested that
we have a Maine Music Camp scholarship.
It was discussed how to
administer the fund after we are no longer around. Again reflecting back to the BOD meeting in April where it
was suggested that we let the Maine Community Foundation or the Maine Music
EducatorÕs Association handle it.
Roger said he would like to
dispense a scholarship this year so that we could make our presence known and
possibly stir up some interest in our group. This was also discussed at BOD meeting in April.
Frank suggested that we
extend our membership to others beyond those that attended NCM such as
interested family members, etc.
Bruce said he did not think the incentive would be there to carry on the
group which was the general consensus of those in attendance.
The New List Serve
hosted by The University of Maine:
We now are the proud owners
of a list serve where we can generally converse and discusses past, present and
the future of the group. It has generally
been a hit with those that are now using it. Usage is easy, just post an email to NCM-alumni@lists.maine.edu and
everyone on the list receives a copy of it. This will make Newsletter distribution much easier and will
facilitate the answers to the paperwork that the group must complete before we
finalize our Scholarship program.
The cost of the list serve is $5.00 a month and the decision on how to pay
for it is yet to be decided.
Everett suggested that perhaps there are some donors out there that
would be willing to foot the $60 a year cost.
The Annual August meeting
of the Alumni Association will be at Miller's Restaurant, Main Street, Bangor
Saturday August 16, 2003 -
The business meeting will begin at 3:00.
The meeting this year is
important because we will be voting on the recommendations of the Board of
Directors for the groupÕs Mission Statement and Scholarship / Stipend design
and the election of officers. After
the business meeting we can remain at MillerÕs for socialization and
nourishment.
Membership Application 2003 Calendar Year
NAME:___________________________________________
TEL:_____________________
Mailing
Address:____________________________Town:_____________St.___ Zip_________
Annual Dues $ 20
Lifetime Dues $200
Dues
Enclosed:____________________________________
Contribution to Scholarship
Fund _____________________
Total Enclosed
_____________________
Make check payable to:
Please send your check with
this application form to:
Everett
Simpson
88
Pleasant Vale Road
Corinna,
Maine 04928