CLASS OF 1921
The football season has formed the background for some good 1921 parties, and one of the best was staged in Boston the night before the Harvard game under the able guidance of "Permission Dan" Ruggles. Thirty-five members of the grand old class sat down for dinner at the City Club, and after the boys had devoured everything in sight and chewed the fat pretty thoroughly the meeting was adjourned up a few flights, where the gang took in the Boston alumni's football rally.
Those out for the dinner were: Don Sawyer, Hal Braman, Russ Goodnow, John Perry Mitchell, "Red" Stanley, Lorin Goulding, Norm Lowe, Charlie Johnson, Manny Manchester, Reg Miner, Don Morse, Rog Wilde, Chan Symmes, El Harper, Ort Hicks, Bill Fowler, Russ Bailey, Fran Cosgrove, Paul Belknap, Johnny Sullivan, Con Beattie, "Fat" Childs, Dick Hill, "Chick" Stiles, Marsh Whelden, Frank Ross, Bill Perry, Dan Ryder, Tom Norcross, Charlie Stickney, George Cavis, Joe Shaw, Ralph Baker, Jeff Lawrence, and Dan himself.
The New York party was staged in conjunction with the lads from 1920 at the Fraternities Club the evening of the Columbia game, and the 34-0 victory over the New York eleven served as a good starter for the affair. Ye Sec. most regretfully had to miss both the game and the party, but those on hand report one was just as successful as the other. Unlike the Boston dinner, this was not a stag affair, but the boys brought their companions from the game, provided they had any, so in addition to dinner there was dancing. These from 1921 out were: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Clark, Mr. and Mrs. "Bunny" Gardner, Mr. and Mrs. Ort Hicks, Mr. and Mrs. "Coot" Carder, Mr. and Mrs. Lovell Cook, Mr. and Mrs. Doug Storer, Mr. and Mrs. "Rex" King, Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Nardi; and the following formed '21's section of the stag line; Mac Johnson, Bud Richart, Rog Bird, Sumner Perkins, Dave Plume, Norm Crisp, Bill Alley, Walter Wolfe, Harold Geilich, and Cliff Hart.
And though they had no football game to hang the party on, the crowd out in Chicago went ahead and had a dinner anyway. It was held at the Harvard-Yale-Princeton Club on Monday October 21. Seven men were out, as follows: Bill Embree, Ken Thomas, Dick Hart, Bill McClintock, Dud Robinson, A 1 Laffey, and Harry Mosser. According to our Chicago reporter.the boys spent a good share of the time lamenting the state of the stock market, and then they showed they were good sports by deciding to take up a collection of fifty cents a head from those out at the dinner, the sum to be applied toward '21's quota in the next Alumni Fund drive. Last year they charged a quarter a person.
And now to turn to the cards.
John Perry Mitchell sends one in from Cambridge, Mass., to report that he is now an assistant professor of business economies at the Graduate School of Business Administration of Harvard University. He resigned his position as secretary of the School of Business Administration and assistant professor of business policy at the University of Michigan to become a member of the Harvard faculty.
Jim Wicker, who last spring was inspecting the W. T. Grant stores in the New York area, and who at the time said, "The next you'll hear from me I'll probably be in Indiana," is. His card comes in postmarked Hammond, Ind., and he reports he is managing a new store there for the Grant firm. Before leaving the big town for the Middle West, Jim married Miss Sarah Hopkins Morrow of Flushing, L. I.
Rog Wilde contributes as follows: "Back from the wilderness! After living for, three and a half years at Orleans, Vt., where our factory is located, I am back in the old home town again. Orleans has its advantages—it's just 15 miles from the border, but it takes too long to commute from there to Boston and New York. I'm still on the same job, manufacturing furniture and selling it to the unsuspecting. The sales office is now in Boston. Rog's home address is now 10 Wyman Court, Winchester, Mass., and his business address is care of E. V. Chandler Corporation, 131 State St., Boston.
Vic Welch writes from Chicago, "I am to be married October 26 to Miss Jenny Louise Spears at Chattanooga, Tenn." As October 26 has come and gone, we judge that Miss Spears is now Mrs. Welch. Vic is connected with the F. I. Raymond Company at 228 North LaSalle St., Chicago. Bord Helmer checks in from Cambridge, Mass., where he is taking the second year course at the Harvard Business School.
From Mayor Sullivan, once of Hanover, but now of Manchester, N. H., comes the admission that he is still county solicitor (what is more often called district attorney) for Hillsborough county. He adds, "Am still single, but I'm beginning to worry about Randy Childs."
Tom Staley ships the following east from Kansas City: "Business okay. Daughter, Nancy, yes a blonde, 28 months old. See Boggess about once every six weeks. He is little changed." Tom, when he isn't touring Missouri, Kansas, and way stations for the Staley Milling Company, resides at 4432 Mill Creek Parkway, Kansas City.
"Red" Ege, who is lawyering it in St. Paul with Ex-Secretary Kellogg's firm, writes in to say: "Nothing new. Not even a death."
Bud Richart uses his card to give us the following item. "Dana Lamb, who is connected with Wood, Low and Company at 63 Wall St., New York, was married on October 19, to Miss Helen Tweedy of New Haven, Conn. The wedding took place in New Haven, and they will live in New York." Bud admits he himself is still single, living in White Plains, and deep as ever in the real estate game.
Ken Smiley's contribution is: "No new j obs. No new weddings. No used weddings. No children to speak of. In other wordsstill dean of men at the University of North Dakota at Grand Forks, N. D."
Ralph Pendleton says: "R. Gager Pendleton arrived July 31. Weight ten pounds. No more elated than his sister Ann, aged four, who has already learned to give a 'wah-hoowah.'"
Phil Noyes reports he is still a member of the faculty of Worcester Academy at Worcester, Mass.
George Harris tells of "George B. Harris, 3d, born in Springfield, Mass., on January 30, 1929, and now grown into a sound, strong baby." George is still connected with the publishing firm of G. and C. Merriam in Springfield, as is Ingham Baker.
Paul Rosenthal says, "Just returned from three and a half months in Europe. Flew for six weeks. Visited eleven countries and 21 cities. Great trip." Paul is now as active as ever in New York's financial district.
Dr. Jim Smead of Springfield, Mass., writes of the arrival of Miss Nancy Ann Smead, who was born on January 26 last.
Dr. Paul Sanderson lists the following events: "1. M. D. at Harvard 1929. 2. Paul G. Sanderson, Jr., arrived October 24, 1929; this makes half a backfield. 3. Coaching football at Deerfield Academy this fall prior to starting my (4) internship at the Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Conn., January 1.
D. Jay Fuller, who is connected with the Pike Manufacturing Company at Littleton, N. H., writes, "I am going to have a sign put up outside of town telling that I live here and see if any of the fellows will stop over." The chances are excellent they will, D. Jay.
Leon Bateman, who is another Grant store tourist, says, "Finally have a permanent location as manager of the local Grant store. (The card comes from Evansville, Ind.) Nobody here ever heard of Dartmouth or Hanover. It's hot in July and cold in winter, but a good place to live at that. Coal is $4.25 a ton delivered, and automobile insurance with full coverage for liability, fire, and theft, $30 a year. Think it over." Well, we'll believe everything but the crack about permanent location. As for that, we doubt if Mr. Grant knows that there is such a word as permanent in the dictionary.
"Jack" Sercombe writes: "You can add one more to the list of Twenty-oners living in the Northwest. I have left Omaha and am back home again in Portland. Am still with the Union Pacific, however. Present position is chief clerk in the law department. Am also studying law on the side. Jack's new business address is 727 Pittock Block, Portland, Ore. He is living at 496 East 20th St., North Portland.
And now if you've failed to fill out your card and send it in, how's to make up for lost time and ship it along to-day. We thank you.
Secretary, 7 Lotus Road, New Rochelle, N. Y.
