CLASS OF 1907
Over eighty members of 1907 attended the fifth reunion of the class at the 1912 Commencement at Hanover. Thanks to a very efficient reunion committee and the good spirit in which each member of the class entered into everything and did his part, the reunion was most successful in every way.
From the arrival of the special train on Saturday until the alumni luncheon on Wednesday, everything went through according to schedule, and every '07 man felt that he had attended a real reunion.
Saturday and Sunday were spent in renewing old acquaintances, looking over the College, etc., as the program called for no formal events on these days. Monday morning we made our first appearance in full dress (perhaps undress would be more correct), and the Highland costumes made a most attractive and striking appearance. Every man from "Jerry" Macdonald to "Ted" Richardson looked like a real Scotchman, and we were pronounced by all present the most shapely assemblage ever caught off the stage.
Headed by two real bagpipers, the class marched by twos to President Nichols' residence, where a short, informal reception was held, thence to the campus for the ball game with 1902. "Jim" Reilly "on the mound" covered himself with glory, and "Harry" McDevitt caught in his usual peerless manner. "Ted" Foster on first, "Skinny" Ahern on second, "Judge" McLane at short, and "Grebby" on third made a stonewall infield, and "the gardens" were gracefully and efficiently taken care of by "Rip" Heneage, "Dick" Lane, and "Pat" Hathaway. With such an aggregation of stars, it is almost needless to say '07 won by the one-sided score of 11 to 2.
Monday afternoon we attended the Class Day exercises in costume, performing enroute some clever marching maneuvers under the guidance of Marshals Foster and Hathaway. Monday evening many members of the class attended the operetta, "The Green Parasol," at Webster Hall.
Tuesday morning in costume again to the Alumni Oval for the ball game with Amherst. Before the game and between innings many "stunts" were pulled off with the 'O9 sailors, including a sham battle and a Republican Convention with Bill Ahern on the steam roller as President Taft. This ended in a bolt and a Third Party Convention in which Bill Smart nominated John Barrett (Theller '09) as candidate. A relay race with '02 and '09 was also a feature, and '07 gained more glory by winning this with a team composed of Harry Haley, Ted Foster, George Liscomb, and Reub Prichard. This morning marked the last appearance of the class in their costumes.
In the afternoon a class hum was held on a temporary platform erected on the Campus. This was only one of the many "hums" which took place all through Commencement, and '07 certainly held its reputation as a singing class.
At 8 o'clock we gathered at College Hall for the class dinner, which was a great success. "Jim" Brown presided as toastmaster, and "did himself proud." All the talks were informal, short, and interesting. Those who spoke were "Judge" McLane, "Ted" Foster, "Pat" Hathaway, "Fritz" Luberger, "Ben" Washburn, and "Bill" Smart Harry Wellman reported for the Clock and Reunion Committees. It is very gratifying to know that all expenses of the reunion were met, and that the '07 clock has been paid for.
It was with the greatest regret that the class accepted the resignations of "Sam" Barnes as treasurer and "Tute" Worthen as secretary. Both of these men stated that present conditions prevented them from continuing in this work and so felt it best to resign, and suggested that new officers be elected. C. P. Woodworth was elected treasurer and R. S. Southgate secretary. The idea of holding a seventh and eighth reunion was discussed, and everyone present approved of this heartily. This will be taken up more at length in the near future.
After the dinner we adjourned to the golf links, where we entertained the other classes in a very pleasant party as in days of yore. Wednesday, Commencement Day, was marked by no formal class activities except the march to the alumni luncheon in a body.
It was a splendid showing for the class, not only in numbers and spirit, but also as to territory represented, as the men came from all parts of the United States and, in a few cases, from outside the country. The following is a list of those present:
Ahern, Ashley, Barker, J. A. Bartlett, S. C. Bartlett, Beals, Berry, Blaisdell, A. H. Brown, J. B. Brown, R. W. Brown, P. W. Churchill, W. H. Churchill, Coburn, Crocker, O. C. Davis, Filiau, Foster, Fassett, Gray, Grebenstein, Greenleaf, Griffin", Haley, Hammond, Hathaway, A. R. Hazen, Heneage, Hill, Hinman, Kennedy, Kenyon, Kitching, H. R. Lane, Langill, Leighton, Lena, Luberger, Liscomb, McCann, McDevitt, Macdonald, McLane, Merrill, Nickerson, Niles, Paris, Pierce, Piper, Plummer, Prichard, J. C. Reilly, Richards, E. Richardson, Rowell, W. B. Sanborn, Shattuck, Smart, M. K. Smith, Southgate, Spencer, Stearns, Stevens, Storrs, Tabor, A. W. Taylor, F. B. Taylor, Stone, Vaitses, Walker, Washburn, Wellman, Whitaker, A. G. White, W. G. White, Woodworth, Wadsworth, Wight.
Secretary, Richard S. Southgate, 1118 People's Gas Building, Chicago
