Class of 1917
By the time the Class Secretary is able to send out a card to announce an offspring, he will have a pretty good idea of what he wants in the way of a card to announce that birth. Just the other day he received still another sample. It was of a most delicate shade of pink, significant of the fact that a new young flapper had seen the light of day. Eddie Wiesman may not be so keen about having his daughter, Elizabeth Ida, called a "flapper," but how can you blame us, Eddie, when you publish her birth, which took place on January 27, on such a gaudy card?
The Chicago Pow-Wow will have come and gone by the time this reaches you, but we hope that the success of this venture will be indisputable, and that its repetition will be assured. Jim Rubel is certain to be present, so we'll have at least one member of the executive committee on hand to take notes.
George Gregory has just reported (February 8) that the contributions for the 1917 Plan are coming in at the most encouraging rate which the class could expect. Believe me, this is mighty good news, When each man is given the opportunity to know just what the class expects him to do, every Seventeener has been, known to do his job. The executive committee has made every effort to remove all doubt from a man's mind as to his obligation to the class and the College. As we say, it's darned encouraging to have the support that has been given to George.
Each one of you should root for the Plan. It's the sure cure for many financing ills in the class.
In the Sentry which has just been issued, you were notified that the ALUMNI MAGAZINE was to replace the "Class Notes" column of the Sentry. The reasons for this change are obvious. There is, however, one point which should be made. It is understood that many men are now on the free-list of subscribers to the MAGAZINE. These men are asked to be good enough to send a pledge and their first payment to George Gregory or Jim Rubel or their direct agent, immediately.
As before remarked the Secretary is holding an awful lot of news awaiting "Official Release." Will those men to whom this means something be good enough to let us print what we suspect or know to be a fact. There are too many men in our class who make it necessary for the following item to reappear frequently in the alumni magazines of Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, etc. "Mary Jones is still pursuing her single way, and we'd give most anything to have our popular president (cheer leader, treasurer, etc.) capture a life mate." How about it, you birds? Pretty soon we'll start to mention names and then you won't like it so well. Instead of wasting a lot of space to tell about Barney Thielscher's latest affaire du coeur, we'll make large of the fact that three or four of the Georges in the class are still single.
Furthermore, the 1917 Leap-Year list a mailing list de luxe—will be sent to our subscribers in a very short space of time. Take your choice, but for goodness' sake hurry.
Ike Sprague was encountered on the street, and gave a good account of himself to the Secretary. This year Ike is concentrating on the problems of his local education board, and finds his time pretty well occupied. There's nothing like a well-posted bachelor when it comes to educating children. Are we right, Ike?
The letter file is pretty barren this month. We sure do wish that you weirs would cease your everlasting bashfulness and write us about yourself.
Imagine our disgust when we met Charley Paddock on a western train, and had to acknowledge to him that we had had no real information of Harry Worthington or Pete Maxfield for years and years. C.W.P. was going to Syracuse to make a talk, and the Secretary was going that way himself. The talk we had was very interesting, and one thing in particular kept us in smiles for quite some time. Paddock told about Harry's big defeat in Paris. Those of you who remember Harry remember his particular distaste in opponents. Suffice it to say that Paddock knew Harry well enough to give an interesting account of Harry's first important defeat. Paddock also told us that he had seen Pete several times on the coast. We only hope that said Maxfield will not make it necessary for next word of him to come from a stranger (even though he be an agreeable one).
There's big doings all over this country in which 1917 men have a part. What's your share? Send the dope to your Secretary.
Send pledges and money to James L. Rubel, treasurer, at 4933 Woodlawn Ave., Chicago, Ill.
Secretary, 37 Arlington St., Cambridge, Mass.
