Class of 1926

Huzza! and hallo! and also hallelujah-! With the arrival of 1928 comes also an unheard-of event in the alumni notes for 1926. A group— mind you, folks—a group of our classmates have clamored for recognition in this column. And what a clamor! I've heard clamors in my day, but none such as this. From Boston, too, which makes the New Year even brighter. It seems that there were two traveling salesmen in a Pullman smoker and—pardon me, wrong story, what I meant was, it seems that every Thursday at the Ambassador (Ginter) restaurant on Boston's Winter St. at No. 41 a handful (quite large hand) of classmates meet for luncheon. There we may find such stellar youths as Charlie Singleton, Clyde Hall, Ritchie Smith, Johnny Manser, Joe Batchelder, Bill Barclay, Ted Sullivan, Randall Cox, George Peirce, or Richard Mann. It is this pleasant gang plus others who are demanding publicity in defying any other '26 group to tell a better tale. Not only for luncheon do they gather, but they attended en masse (Fr.) the Harvard-Dartmouth alumni hockey game, where Doug and Johnny certainly cut a lot of ice, and these lads had a big affair (non-stag) on Friday the 13th of January. Well does Boston '26 deserve the headline news for this month, for who among us has done so much for our class?

It is only a short step to San Diego, where we discover Dick Husband spending the holidays before returning to Stanford. He reports Les and Thede McFadden doing their best to help the banking situation in Los Angeles. I believe they have a fine new law that helps out considerably, and I'm told the races at Tiajuana were quite good recently. Dick also reports a swim in the Pacific with Dick Haywood on December 24, and that he is the author of two articles for psychological publications.

In New York the McGill-Dartmouth hockey game, the Columbia basketball game, Dartmouth-Yale hockey, and the annual alumni dinner at the Biltmore have been features enjoyed by 1926 men. Harwood, Cleary, Jenkins, and C. C. Brown among others are doing their share to uphold the social traditions of this our class.

Bob McConnaughey, our brilliant law student, gave us some time shortly before Christmas. He claimed to have been studying pretty hard, and I must confess he looked the part. Lou Ingram has seemed all atwit because of midyears at Columbia. Claiming to have done absolutely nothing for hardly any courses, he seemed worried. We feel, however, that he may have exaggerated slightly.

Warren Crosby reports his first wedding anniversary, and that he frequently sees Norcross, one of the few of 1926 in Kansas City.

And this lets us out for news for this month. Now let every one think real hard, and see if you can remember what I've told you about giving news to the secretary. Prize winners of last month's contest will be announced some time.

Secretary, 342 Madison Ave., New York