Class of 1925
From our Chicago correspondent comes word that twenty-two classmates and two ringers dined and discussed the approaching tenth reunion at a 1925 party held January 25 within the shadow of the Wrigley Building. About nineteen of those present indicated an intention of being in Hanover in June. As each one answered "yes," he was immediately made chairman of a committee, so that we now have,
among our committees, a committee on railroads, a committee on buses, a committee on bicycles, a committee on skates, a committee on housing, etc. The Chicagoans present were: Carl Clifton, Gardner Howe, Sherm Barnett, Tige Lyon, Ross Beatty, Tubby Washburn, Ken Montgomery, Lennie Larson, Barney Barnfather, H. Russell, Neil Williams, Bob Borwell, Newt Tobey, Joe Murphy, Milt Hart, Bill Lauman, Paul Reed, Karl King, and Whit Campbell. Out-of-towners present were: Ford Allen of Sycamore, and A1 Sparks and Stan Smith of Rockford. The ringers at the party were Henry Parker '26 and Lawrence Barnett '23. Henry claimed he was proxy for Bob Reading and Lawrence claimed he was proxy for Sherm—despite the fact that Sherm was present. The affair was ably conceived and policed by Karl King and Milt Hart. There will be similar events before June—with perhaps overtraining as the only danger. Newt Tobey, Bob Borwell, and Whit Campbell will act as a committee on committees to control the exodus from Chicago in June.
Apparently the above party was executed with flying colors, as evidenced by a flock of post cards we received the next day. It was obvious that they were written after a great deal of intense concentration (at the party). I only wish I might reprint them here, but certain of the stronger references to your secretary and the employment of a rather unusual—though not foreign—vocabulary prohibits this course, as it is to be hoped that they would be found utterly incomprehensible to our average reader.
For your information the various reunion committees have definitely been formed, and are hard at work on some really interesting plans for next June. Incidentally we guarantee that the allday outing at Shanty Shane is going to be a humdinger.
Jock Brace is around town with a big smile again. Yesterday Mrs. Jock presented him with a ten-pound son. Jock is now the proud pappa of three boys.
Bill Griffin of the New York office of J. Walter Thompson was in Chicago a short time ago for special research work on Nash advertising.
Jim Adams is spending this week-end at Lake Placid, where he and Jim Norton '24 are trying out for the Olympic bobsled team on the Mt. Von Hoevenberg 1 un. Jim has just received his driver's license, and will be the first New England entry in the Olympic winter games. He informed us the other day that before long we would have one of the best bobsled runs in the country right here in New England.
A1 Perkins has launched on a literary career and is now editing a magazine on outdoor life-exact title unknown at this writing, BUT WE'LL FIND OUT.
Art Dewing is on his way to Easter Island on a fellowship.
P. B. Deisroth has shifted from New York to Pittsburgh and back to New York, and can now be reached at Box 122 Suffern, N. Y.
Word has come through that Lee Jamison is now in Washington, D. G., with the United States Air Line. Lee has our nomination for No. 1 class cosmopolite. If my memory is correct, Lee has been since 1925 at Cologne, Philadelphia, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Portland, Seattle, San Diego, Salt Lake City, and now Washington, though this order may be wrong. .... Of interest from St. Paul comes news that Twist Elmquist is now a partner in the new law firm of Elmquist, Felhaber, and Elmquist for the general practice of law before state and federal courts, probate courts, and state and federal commissions and bureaus. Offices: E-1407 First National Bank Building, .... And now, we get a special announcement from the Golden Gate that Slim Bauman has gone and went and done it, and joined the ranks of the benedicts. The attractive missus was before January 16 Charlotte Raible of San Francisco.
Secretary} 67 Milk St., Boston
