Class of 1927

Thanks to Jim Hodge, secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Northern New Jersey, we have the following item: "Reg Vincentand Josh Davis of your class attended theannual banquet of the Dartmouth Club ofNorthern New Jersey on April 7 at theEssex County Country Club in WestOrange. Josh was elected Activities Chairman, a job with much work. Incidentally,he has changed his residence to 291 High,land Ave., Upper Montclair; and his business to Van Meter, Shepherd and Hughesof cio Broad St., New York City." We understand the aforementioned firm are Investment Counselors.

Gus Buschmann is now living in Westfield, Massachusetts, where we presume he is teaching, having completed his graduate studies at Harvard.

Bill Pepper is working for Merck & Cos., Inc., in Rahway, New Jersey.

Bob Treat lives in Waterbury, Connecticut, where he works for the American Brass Company.

Johnnie Wood was married to Miss Marion Spicer of Gloversville, New York, on Saturday, April 21.

Harry Dey is still teaching and coaching at Staunton Military Academy in Virginia. Harry is married and has one son who before many years will shoot a few baskets and hit a few home runs for the Big Green like his daddy used to do, no doubt.

Phil Guyol has the distinction and honor to be the first and only '27 man to receive one of the Senior Fellowships. As we reported recently in this column, Phil, who left college after our sophomore year, has returned to get his degree. Quite recently he was elected one of the six Senior Fellows for next year, an accomplishment of which he must be justly proud, and in which we as his classmates take considerable pride. His marks for the first semester of this year were four A's and one B.

A very interesting letter from Bob Stevens dated in Antwerp, Belgium, February 5, gives a very graphic and complete picture of the effect upon Belgium of the tragic death of King Albert. On the morning the King was killed, Bob and a friend of his were tramping through the same district and passed within about eight miles of the spot where the accident happened. Bob says in part: "Every streetcorner in every small village was occupiedby groups of genuinely sad villagers discussing in low and awed tones the tragedy.The news was just beginning to filterthrough the countryside. In fact, we carriedit to a hunting party out in the woods aboutnoon that day. The effect was astounding.It was that type of news that aroused atfirst a general laugh, because of the incredulity of it, and then numbed as itstruth sank in." Bob also attended the funeral later that week and says that it was a most impressive ceremony.

We hope you noticed in the last issue of the MAGAZINE that the class of 1927 had a distinct honor in placing one man on Dr. Kingsford's All Medical Director's Team. Jim Picken was the one member from our class to qualify by having been granted eighteen or more medical excuses during his four years in college.

As you have already learned through several reminders from Gus Cummings, the Alumni Fund Drive is now on. Last year Gus did a splendid piece of work in pulling our class from near the bottom of the list up to a far more enviable position. This year he is convinced that we can show another improvement, but it can only be done through greater cooperation than he has had in the past. Even if some contributions must necessarily be small, 100% subscription is his aim, and it can be realized if each one lends a little assistance.

Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass.