Class of 1913
Our freshman year sometimes seems a long time ago, now there are some sons in Hanover; Grover H. Fox, son of Grover F. Fox, John G. Nelson Jr., son of Jack Nelson and brother of the Class Baby, Vivian Nelson, now at Mt. Holyoke, Scott F. Runkle, son of Jay Runkle, Edwin S. Rutherford, son of Edwin J. Rutherford, are all freshmen. Tom Von Tacky has been doing very well on the golf links this fall, carrying Dick Heneage to the 37th hole in the final match of the college fall championship.
And speaking of daughters, Miss Fanny Jane Smith and Miss Joan Paris Smith, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Prosser Smith, appeared photographically in the rotogravure section of a New York paper a few Sundays ago.
At the time of the Norwich game in Hanover, Bill Davis, Bill Towler, Al Dessau, Jiggs Donahue, T. D. Jewett, Bart Shepard, and George Knight were lucky enough to be able to make the trip, rain or no rain.
Walter Nolan has been transferred to Springfield, still with the Goodrich Tire Co. at Chestnut and Worcester Sts. He is living at 36 Colonial Ave. The following clipping from the Boston Post is of interest to all:
"Major George F. A. Mulcahy, in thepresence of more than 600 friends attending a testimonial dinner last night at theHotel Bradford, was hailed for promotionfrom his present position as master of theSuffolk house of correction to a high postin the penal service of the Commonwealth.
"Representatives of the federal, state,county, and city governments joined withhis college classmates and his comradesof the Second Division in eulogy of theMajor's record of service as a leader ofmen both in war and in peace.
"Imtimation that he is being considered for the first vacancy to occur in theMassachusetts Department of Correctionwas disclosed by State CommissionerArthur T. Lyman, who praised the administration of the Deer Island institutionunder Major Mulcahy during the pastseven years. 7 hope,' the state commissioner declared, 'that the Major will notbe so wed to his work at the island that ifa vacancy exists in the state service, he'llat least allow us to consider his name.'
"And as the representative of GovernorEly at the banquet, P. Emmet Gavin, recently appointed to the State Board ofParole, announced, 'I know that the Majorwill come to a high executive position inthe Commonwealth's service, because hecan handle any problem in penology thatmay ever be presented to him.'
"Representing Mayor Mansfield, PenalCommissioner William G. O'Hare characterised the present Deer Island master as'the best prison official in the land,' pointing out that the Major had not beenswayed to either extreme in the rehabilitation of inmates, that he had taken themiddle course instead of 'persecuting theprisoners on the one hand' or 'coddlingthem on the other.'
"Recalling that Federal Prison Commissioner Sanford Bates was selected from theMassachusetts ranks, Assistant U. S. Attorney John A. Canavan, who with DeputyU. S. Marshal William H. Barker represented the federal service at the banquet,suggested that Washington might well promote Major Mulcahy to the governmentservice."
Ralph Bauman, on here from Cleveland via Washington, D. C., and Tubby Merrill were the sole class members at the University Club on Friday eve before the Harvard game. After the game, however, Ralph joined a class delegation from Newton, augmented by six or eight other college representatives, with their wives, for the dinner dance. It was fortunate for the Secretary that he did, for about 14 ladies were waiting to meet the Cleveland banker. Jack and Mrs. Macdonald were the only class New Yorkers seen at the Stadium.
Secretary, 40 Broad St., Boston
