sch am ▁Old ▁Girls ' ▁Union ▁(" A O G U ") ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁by ▁former ▁students ▁of ▁the ▁school . ▁It ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁membership ▁of ▁over ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁A O G U ▁encourag es ▁invol vement ▁of ▁all ▁past ▁students ▁in ▁the ▁A sch am ▁community ▁and ▁helps ▁al um na e ▁remain ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁their ▁class m ates . ▁The ▁A O G U ▁also ▁funds ▁b urs aries ▁for ▁the ▁daughters ▁and ▁grand d augh ters ▁of ▁past ▁students . ▁The ▁recip ients ▁of ▁b urs aries ▁are ▁means - test ed ▁and ▁review ed ▁ann ually , ▁and ▁also ▁carry ▁an ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁u ph old ▁the ▁ide als ▁and ▁values ▁of ▁A sch am . ▁The ▁A O G U ▁released ▁three ▁publications ▁per ▁year ▁to ▁its ▁members . ▁ ▁He ads ▁ ▁Marie ▁Wall is ▁( found er ) ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁- ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁ ▁Herbert ▁J . ▁Carter ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁- ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁ ▁Margaret ▁Ba iley ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁- ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁ ▁H ilda ▁Ray ward ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁- ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁ ▁Dor othy ▁White head ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁- ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁ ▁Mer rile e ▁Roberts ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁Row ena