Class of 1914
Greetings to the class as we open the fall season. This issue of the MAGAZINE comes out a few days too late to carry any football news. A good many of us will have had a chance to get together at the Harvard, Brown, and Cornell games during the past week or two. In the next few days the Chicago game will bring together some of the boys in the West.
"Red" Loudon and Sam Sheldon have been promoting special arrangements for the Chicago game on November 14. Wish we were going to be there. In the latter part of September "Red" wrote that he was going down to Florida to look over some bond prospects down there and see what else might be going on of interest to a bachelor. Strange how some of these folks pull a perfectly good business excuse for going down to Florida.
Charlie Crandall is parking his family at Norfolk, Va., for the winter, and taking a six months' leave of absence in Florida to see what he can make in the golden land of opportunity. Said family includes a second child, a daughter born on May 28 last.
"Buster" Swain has left St. Louis, and is secretary and treasurer of the Swain Development Corporation in Lake Worth, Fla. This, as we understand it, is a family proposition.
If Buster's development does not appeal to you, you can turn your attention to the holdings of our original real estator, Roger Rice. He has closed out his holdings in New Jersey, and is located permanently at Venice Nokomis, wherever that is. Roger expected to be in the Adams House on a certain evening in September, but I was unable to locate him and had to drown my sorrows in a Keith show next door.
Mart Remsen wants me to voice his appreciation for the whole-hearted backing he received on the class fund. Our quota was $2825, and members of the class contributed $2839, putting us over 100% for the first time in several years. Mart very graciously gives most of the credit to Aborn, Slater, Leech, Loudon, and Larmon, although I am under the impression that he deserves the larger share of it himself. It certainly is a fine record. Mart is responsible for the following items.
John Peppard of Plymouth, N. H., writes that besides housing his wife and children, he feeds and houses five rabbits and one dog, which, he claims, makes him perpetually bent most of the time, but that he stands the strain very well.
"Doc" Carleton, our best band master, is with Complete Story Magazine, 79-89 Seventh Ave., New York city. Now and then one can read his interesting stories in Sea Stories Magasine.
"Ted" Lavin is with Eastern Advertising Company, 152 Temple St., New Haven, Conn.
"Hod" Potter is at Norway, Me. He is one of our unfortunate members, and is depending on the Veterans Bureau for an allowance on account of total disability.
Lawrence F. Barsaloux is connected with the Union Bag and Paper Company, Hudson Falls, N.Y.
Dick Barlow announces the arrival of Mary Jane, August 13.
Sig Larmon has gone with N.W. Ayer and Son at 308 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. In addition to changing his business connections, Sig announces the arrival of an entry for the class of 1947.
The following paragraphs from Bill Slater should have your careful attention. When we were in Hanover in June, 1924, we voted to make class dues $3.00 and have them cover a subscription to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. This issue of the MAGAZINE in accordance with college policy is being mailed to every member of the class on the mailing list. The remaining issues of the winter and spring will come to you provided you pay your annual tax of $3.00 at once.
" Mart Remsen has our heartiest congratulations for having exceeded our quota for the Alumni Fund. It was also the result of his efforts that we had 91% of the class as contributors. (221 out of 244 living members.) By comparison, the number who have paid their class tax (135 last year) is not so pleasing.
"We have also failed to have a sufficiently large number of class notes in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Plans are now under way which will put some real effort into their collection and publication. It is our intention that every issue shall contain a goodly supply of information regarding the activities of Fourteeners.
"Some of us will be fortunate enough to attend several of the football games this fall. Not only shall we be seated as a group at the different games, but there will be the annual smoker before the Harvard game, a special 'l4 party in Hanover at the time of the Cornell game, some of the boys who have not seen the team for years will be at the Chicago game, etc., etc. These occasions will all give rise to no small amount of class gossip, which will make interesting reading. Only a small percentage of the class will attend the games, and the rest of you must rely upon these columns.
"As you remember, it was voted at our Tenth that our annual tax should be $3.00, and that payment of the tax should entitle you to a year's subscription to the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Your class tax is now due. Will you please co-operate with the Treasurer by sending him your check at once and, together with it any news of interest to the class? A prompt reply is essential that we may place orders for the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. Make checks payable to William B. Slater, treasurer, and mail to 824 Hospital Trust Building, Providence, R. I."
Assistant Secretary, Mass.
