CLASS OF 1928
Migosh—what letters! I would never have believed that my literary possibilities would prove so seductive. But on the other hand, it was probably mere coincidence. At any rate, letters did arrive, and following is the information they carried.
Roy Myers writes from Baltimore that he is studying for a Ph.D. in romance languages at Johns Hopkins University—his program includes French, Spanish, Italian, German, and Old French. Incidentally, Hoy spent the summer as ordinary seaman on board a ship going to San Francisco; on a return trip, he met Cy Johnson, who roomed with Jack Rose freshman year.
Paul Kruming writes from New York that Bob Kilgore is working in a bank on Wall St. Mai Halliday studies law at N. Y. U. George Emery works for the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company at New Brunswick, N. J. Charlie Hazzard is studying for an M.D. at Columbia, and Charlie Dickinson is at M. I. T. Red Jenkins works for the Telephone Company at East Orange. Paul himself is with a foreign advertising agent in New York city.
Ed Atkinson writes from Hanover that Skipper Drayton and Park Estabrook can be found at most any time during the day somewhere in the vicinity of Bud's Smoke Shop. Marty Bergin and Steele Smith wander from movie to class to movie and now and then vice versa. Ralph Church is at the Inn. Ed Cogswell, Ted Baehr, and George Holbrook commute every day from the suburbs of East Wheelock St. Van Ingham is doing some- thing or other in India, address or occupation uncertain. Bob Hankins intends to forego his graduate work at Michigan for business. Fred Burleigh divides his time between the Museum and the Carnival Show.
Bill Lary says that he has been recently transferred from New Haven to Haverhill, Mass., as agent for the Texas Company. This change is unusually convenient, because Joe Tidd, with whom Bill roomed for four years, is teaching there. Barney Nova is going to Columbia Law School. Herb Adams is studying at the Yale Forestry School. Herb Sensenig is with the General Seafoods Corporation at Gloucester, Mass.
Al Fowler writes from Cleveland that Wat Dickerman has been in Washington for some time, working on foreign service exams. Jack Herpel is living with George Emery, and is also working for the Telephone Company. Al says that the Sherwin Williams Company is making too darn much paint nowadays, and keeps him working overtime. He also mentions that Bud Ranney is a "big time" reporter for the Cleveland Press.
Bud writes from Lorain, Ohio, on the same day, and says that Al is a big paint and varnish man. Clint Goodwin is at Western Reserve Law School. Bud himself is bored to death in Lorain, having been in on only three murders, one suicide case, a few stab cases, liquor raids, and whatnot in the past month or so, spending his evenings watching the county coroner do a tasty post-mortem.
Prof Eric Kelly sends in this item from Hanover:
" 'Seeing Marcus's' is Gotham's latest fad. Especially is this newest outdoor sport popular with the post-dinner and pre-theatre parties—those groups who have an hour before the opening curtain. Smart hostesses who know what's going on in Manhattan almost before it starts are steering their parties en route to the playhouses to the Fifth Avenue show-windows of Marcus and Company, jewelers, at the southwest 45th St. corner.
"Here they see presented, each night between dusk and midnight, Marcus's fascinating series of 'The Romance of Historic Jewels. In miniature boxed stage designs are illustrated the famous legends of history. One night it will be 'The Koh-i-Nur,' that famous diamond now among the crown jewels of England and safeguarded in the Tower of London. An exotic scene from its tale will be presented by Marcus. Another night it will be 'The Great Mogul' or the 'Cullinan' or some gem around which moves the breath of emperors and their queens, murder, intrigue, and mystery.
"The designer who is being hailed by dramatists and critics as the leader of a new theatre trend is W. Bayard Okie, Jr., of South Orange, a former Dartmouth student, member of Beta Theta Pi, former movie star at the Famous Players' East Coast studios at Long Island City. He now fills the post of assistant advertising manager and merchandising counselor for Marcus and Company."
The class will remember Bill from undergraduate days, and will certainly be pleased to learn of this very evident head-start on the rest of us. Moreover, Prof. Kelly's kindness will be appreciated.
Bob Edgar writes that he has seen Ernie Bessette in Harvard Square and learned that he is working for Ryerson and Company, a steel plant in Cambridge. Johnnie Nixon has completed the training course of the Em- ployers Liability Assurance Company, Ltd., and has been playing for the company hockey team this winter. Don Solis is in Salem working for the Hygrade Lamp Company in the bulb department, not tulip. Al Fusonie is enjoying his teacher-coach position at Taft. Buckie Stoler is learning the merchandising business at Filene's, as is Bob Grey. Rem Kinne has been in Boston recently, and expected to go to work with the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company. Bob is at present in the freight traffic department of the good old B. and M.
Johnnie Kenerson writes from Hanover that Ev Field, who has been with Macy's since last July, has been seriously sick with diphtheria, but he is now back on the job again. The roll of Tuck School includes: John Ahern, Upty Bartlett, Lou Beers, Don Benjamin, Max Carlson, Hammie Hammesfahr, Tom Carroll, Hsi-Jui Shen, Bob Clark, Lane Dwinell, Jeff Glendinning, Mutt Jennings, Court Keller, Chet Kellogg, Larry Kenney, Walt McKee, Red Moore, Bill Morton, Kewp Munson, Bunny Sanborn, Parker Noyes, Scotty Scott, Bud Weser.
Our athletes, Monty Wells and Myles Lane, are doing big things here in Boston. Monty has won first place in the hurdles in the K. of C. and B. A. A. meets in successive weeks. And Myles has been recently transferred from the New York Rangers to the Boston Bruins, where he teams up with George Owen in great shape.
A grievous error has been committed. It seems that in past issues of this noble publication it has been mentioned that Lane Dwinell rooms with Phelan-McPhail-O'Sullivan. But this is not the case, as Jack Phelan so ably points out. The Secretary offers profound apologies. I have seen Bob and Johnnie O'Sullivan in Harvard Square, but both were in such a hurry that no information could be gained from these sources. Rumors are current, however, that the above mentioned John has taken unto himself a fiancee, but it is only a rumor, and may, like other things mentioned in this column, be subject to question.
Walt Simpson writes from East Orange that George Bell and yacht "Mei Lu," flying the colors of the Standard Oil Company of New York, are barging about in the unknown and muddy waters of China. On his way up the Yangtze Kiang River, the party was attacked by three sampans (whatever they are) full of Chinese gentlemen with evil intentions. George, exhibiting his usual presence of mind, grabbed a Colt, and waiting until he saw the whites of their eyes blazed away. The battle was over. Ken Robbie is working with his father in their factory at New Brunswick, N. J. Merrill Hodsdon is married and living in Woodlawn, N. Y.; he works for White's Studios. Walt is taking care of the pennies of the Western Electric Company in their Commercial Accounting Department at Kearny, N. J.
And that completely exhausts the present supply of information. Have to have more dope—next month will be here darn soon.
Secretary, 70 Mt. Vernon St., Melrose, Mass.
