Class of 1928
You see it's like this—this holiday idea of the banks was so darn contagious that last month the Secretary woke up and found that he had taken an Alumni Notes holiday. But maybe you didn't notice it anyway. I remember now that there seemed to be a scarcity of protests in the usual fan mail—downright humiliating I calls it —not even taking the trouble to bawl a fellow out. However, one gets used to such insults in this literary racket, and as long as you insist that it was unintentional, we'll overlook it.
You'll be surprised to hear that we actually have some first-hand information on some of the boys. Along about the middle of last month there was a '2B dinner at the Dartmouth Club here in New York, aided and abetted by one Os Skinner, who is a telephoning son of a gun, and Craw Pollock, master of ceremonies and general manager in charge of arrangements. It was a huge success, naturally, and fortythree of the brothers congregated! The largest number in one place since June, 1928. After a tasty slice of steak and the usual appurtenances, someone dug up several reels of Sid Hayward's movies about to be shipped back to Hanover. They were excellent and well appreciated, for a glimpse of Hanover now and then is good tor the soul.
Joe Smith told me how rough he is on some of those smart Montclair Academy kinds, but I didn't believe much of it. He looked better than ever—as if he hadn't a care in the world, and particularly as if he enjoyed his meals thoroughly. French and Latin consume most of Joe's time, although he did mention a couple of interesting damsels, and the track team accounts for the rest.
Munny Raymond moved here after he was married, as previously reported, but instead of staying in the insurance business he has switched recently to selling Proctor and Gamble's soaps, etc., to retailers.
Budd Maring is selling New York Life Insurance Company products, and enjoys it immensely. Charley Gearhart is an agency organizer for New York Life, and, incidentally, got Budd interested in that work.
Cal Billings is in the trust investment department of the Bankers Trust Cos., and Johnny Wallace is doing the same sort of work for the Guaranty Trust Cos. Johnny was transferred from the Guaranty Company, and for the past six months has had his hands full with a reorganization and expansion of the trust department at the Guaranty Trust.
Johnny Cronin is still with L. F. Rothschild & Co., and still single.
Phil Orsi said that life is hard at Mr. Mitchell's National City Bank, but Phil is liable to be running the place and not bothering to advertise it. Bill Monaco is working like a beaver most of the timehe works in a law office days and spends his nights at Fordham Law School, graduating in June.
Art Lane said that things were slow but interesting at Bruce Lewis' Lewis Historical Publishing Cos. Art is doing editorial work—said that Bruce was fine, but unable to attend the dinner.
Paul Ahlers is in business with his father exporting dairy products, the market for which is slightly less brisk than is necessary. Time must be moving along slightly. Rog Sundean told me that he has been married over three years and has a pair of husky twins about two and a half years old. He is still with DeCoppet and Doremus, at 42 Broadway.
Jack Herpel is still with N. J. Bell Tel. Cos. at New Brunswick, as is George Emery at Plainfield.
Wat Dickerman claimed that, while technically he had retired, he was even then thinking seriously of going back to Springfield, 111., to scare up a job.
Bill Heep intimated that he was still hanging on at Lord and Taylor's, but as a matter of fact he comes pretty close to operating the whole first floor. Bill was married on February 11 this year.
Hal Pierce is downtown in the stock brokerage business with Halladay & Co.
Dave McCathie still reports to the A. & P. Tea Co. at 9 A.M., rain or shine.
Wally Carr can now and then be urged to give a speech to poor, defenceless school children, from whom he pries nickels and dimes in the interests of thrift. The Educational Thrift Service is the name.
I read a sports article signed "William Treanor" in the New York Sun the other night. And sure enough, it was our Bill.
Craw Pollock got himself a swell promotion with Dupont Cellophane Cos. just the other day. Craw did some promoting, was promoted, and is now promotion manager.
Hank Walker is in the law office of McGovern & McGovern on East 42d St.
We'll save the rest for next time.
Secretary, 357 Fourth Ave., New York
