New alumni officers have a big job ahead

The five new members of the board of directors of Marshall's Alumni Association have quite a job ahead of them.

According to today's story on page three, Jeffrey A. Porter, the association's new president, has a few goals for his term. Porter wants to increase active membership and create more activities for alumni.

Marshall can spend as much money as it wants trying to get more people to choose to attend school here. But we say alumni are one of Marshall's biggest assets.

Alumni are the ones who live all over the world­they certainly reach more potential students than a television commercial ever could. Certainly word of mouth is one of the most effective forms of advertising.

The more alumni active in the association, the better off the university is.

We wish the new members of the Alumni Association's board of directors luck with their goals.