WEARY BUCKKEEPER
TO FOLD HIS TENT
BEGINNING JUNE 20

© A new Buckkeeper is being sought by the
Great White Fathers of TBMC. The old
one has resigned, effective June 20, 1937, the
end of his second year in office.

It had to come sooner or later and
everybody familiar with the size of
the burden the Buckkeeper must tote
knew it was coming. The decision
was made only after long considera-

tion of the factors involved and the members
of the Club should know what these factors

_ are.

In its beginning the Club was conceived as
a small, closely-knit but strictly informal or-
ganization with a possible membership of
probably not more than 100. On this basis,
its few fundamental rules were laid down,
chief among which was that every cent col-
lected should go to Stanford University in
payment of tuition of needy student athletes.

It was believed that its secretary, or Buck-
keeper, could handle all details of collection,
correspondence, accountancy and editing of
the monthly bulletin without pay and without
undue hardship.

It Wasn't So

Long before the end of the first fiscal year
it became obvious to Murray Draper, the or-
iginal Buckkeeper, that the burden carried
by the Buckkeeper was over the preliminary
estimate by some 700 per cent. In other
words, instead of carrying this detail for a
possible 100 members it had been multiplied
to 700.

Since then it has grown to approximately
850.

Theoretically, this means opening 850 let-
ters per month; endorsing 850 checks; making

850 journal entries; making 850 card index |
entries; making 850 deposit slip entries. And; .

this is but a part of the routine. If payments
are not made by members, it means sending
of delinquent notices, added detail of per-
sonal letters, rendering of accounts.

That's Not All

This takes no account of gathering, sorting
and writing of news for the monthly bulletin;
of preparing monthly financial statements;
of the routine of withdrawing money for tui-
tion payments; of the conduct of membership
campaigns by personal letters; of the personal
letter acknowledgment for every new mem-
ber.

It takes no account of daily trips to the
postoflice; semi-weekly trips to the bank;
routine engagements with coaches, students,
alumni and, of course, the printer.

It takes no account of time devoted to new
devices for keeping interest in the Club alive

BUCK OF THE MONTH CLUB

or to making the Club interesting to poten-
tial members.

It takes no account of personal expense in-
volved for telephone, telegram, transporta-
tion and many other normal costs of running

a show of this kind.
A Hobson's Choice
In brief, whoever is charged with running

the Buck of the Month Club must be in a
position to devote a good share of his day to
it every day. And if he is making his living
at the same time, either his living or the Club
must suffer.

It is the belief of your present Buckkeeper

_ that the Club has not suffered during his in-

cumbency. The same cannot be said for his
income. A newspaper man, unless he is in
the high salary bracket where he wouldn’t
have any time to run the Buckklub anyway,

must use his spare time in outside work to,

build up his income. Of these opportunitiés
your present Buckkeeper could not avail him-
self.

In its final analysis, this becomes the do-
nation, not of service, but of money. What-
ever it is, it has been given gladly and with
a sense it has been a pleasant privilege.

Can't Afford It

But further enjoyment of this privilege the
Buckkeeper must deny himself. It’s a luxury
he can no longer afford.

So convinced was Murray Draper of the
need for caring for some of the extra expenses
to which the Buckkeeper is put, that upon
withdrawing he recommended and had ap-
proved a method of securing from outside
sources $25 per month to pay in part for sten-
ographic services needed by the Club.

Your present Buckkeeper, in withdrawing,
recommends considerably more. Unless the
next Buckkeeper is independently wealthy, he
will find he has been called on to make a con-
siderable personal sacrifice, not only of time,
but of money. If he takes his duties seriously,
he will find that the Buck of the Month Club

will rule his life.
Can't Buy It

The services of a competent Buckkeeper
are not something money can buy. All money
can do is to make it possible for somebody to
undertake the work. If you entered the mar-
ket for a man to do the work the Buckkeepers
of record have done, you would have to find
a separate source of income far beyond any-
thing to date proposed.

But we don’t want a hired man. We want
a guy who will put his heart into the work and
whose stomach won’t suffer because of the
overuse of his heart.

We think we have solved the financial part
of the problem. We think we have found a
source of income that will give the next Buck-

February, 1937

keeper at least a reasonable down payment on
the time he must give.

Next step is to find the man.

There is another very real reason for the
current Buckkeepet’s resignation—a situation
that can be corrected only by resignation.

One-Man Show
The TBMC has become too much of a

one-man show. In two years the Buckkeeper
has jumped from secretary to dictator and
that’s no business for any organization.

More and more the original enthusiasm of
members has waned, partially because the nov-
elty has worn off, partially because members
felt the central organization would take care
of things.

It can’t go on indefinitely. Strong local
committees must carry on their work as they

did in the early phases of the Club’s history. —
\ More frequent trips to the field should be

made by representatives at Stanford. There
has been no tour of California in behalf of
the Club since the current Buckkeeper took
office.

The burden must be shared. If it isn’t,
the four months left in which to find a new
Buckkeeper won’t be long enough.

Well, that’s that. The Buckkeeper awaits
your pleasure and solicits your comments
and recommendations. The one-man show
is over and the 1000-man show is about to
begin.

STANFORD GOLF STAR
IS TOURNEY MEDALIST

Although Jack Wallace, Stanford’s long
lean economics scholar and great golfer, won
his way to the finals in the Pacific Coast in-
tercollegiate golf championships at Del
Monte February 20, and had been medalist
in the qualifying round, he was trimmed
next day in the gruelling finals 5 and 3 by
Roger Kelly, Loyola law student.

The second flight was won by Bill O’Neal
of Stanford, who poured it on 13 and 11 to
win from Alan McLenegan of California.

RUGGERS RANK WELL UP
DESPITE LOSS TO U.S.C.

A single loss has come to Stanford’s Rug-
by football team, this at the hands of
Southern California’s Trojans on February
13 by a 0-3 score, leaving the Indians well-
up in the running for the title.

Previously, they had defeated the Palo
Alto All Blacks 9-0, the U. C. L. A. 15 by
a 6-5 score and the Stanford Medics by a
rout. On February 20 they asked Univer-
sity of San Francisco down to the Farm
and smacked over their guests 11-0.