Class of 1928
A few days ago I received a special delivery letter from Roy, stating that he had been sent out by his employers to a little town in North Carolina. Our peace-loving and generally mild secretary had been sent to Roaring Gap, and I wouldn't have believed there was such a place were it not for the postmark on the letter. As his mission was going to require his presence in that presumably secluded spot until after the due date of this article, he asked me to pinch-hit for him, appreciating fully the journalistic capacity I have demonstrated in the past.
He made the suggestion that we make some concerted and organized effort to get more of the members of our class on the subscribers' list of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. As a preliminary to this ultimate aim, I feel that the class news in particular must be made interesting to a larger number of members of the class. This can be accomplished only by widening the circle of those whose doings appear in the news columns, which in turn depends on the willingness of class members to contribute information about themselves and their friends as often as change in circumstances will warrant.
In the excellent showing made by 1928 in the last Alumni Fund campaign, Class Agent Os Skinner has conclusively demonstrated that our class is far from dead. If you can drop a line about yourselves as you did when you sent along your $1 and up, it should be comparatively easy to drop a line to our secretary, when the only expense involved is the purchase price of a stamp. We have a tenth reunion coming not so far ahead, and it would be very pleasant to see that reunion fulfill the promise of greater interest in the College and in Hanover which was indicated by your individual and collective response to the highly successful effort of Os Skinner.
Some of you may be interested to know that Bob MacPhail spent several months last spring riding the range in Arizona on one of the nation's larger cattle ranches, as supervisor of the activities of a rather wellknown and ungovernable English noble. They returned East sooner than was expected, when the youngster unsuccessfully matched strength with a young steer, and received a severe strain as a result of the contest.
I had thought that Jack McAvoy was still coaching the Ursinus football team, but after reading the score by which that college was defeated by Colgate last week I came to the conclusion that it just couldn't be his team. But maybe it was.
Frank Thurston is now back in the textile business after a fling at claim adjusting for an insurance company. From all reports, the new job is a fine opportunity for an ambitious youth.
Larry Martin continues to try out a new department in the Shawmut Bank every now and then, and tells me that Art Lane is to be married on October 10, when he ought to be going to the Dartmouth-Holy Cross game at Hanover.
"Si" Simonds and Jud Moulton have recently seen the light and moved to Needham.
After taking a moving part in the recent organization of the Dartmouth Club of Wellesley, Gene Magenis up and moved out of the town and now lives in Brookline. He would like to sell you some bonds via B. F. White Co., Inc., his new employers. (adv.)
John Nixon and Gene Andres got in early on the Landon for President drive in Massachusetts, and may be seen at the campaign headquarters in Dewey Square nearly every morning.
Rupe Thompson, still with the Newton Trust Co., now lives in Wellesley with Eleanor and their two boys, and represents 1928 on the inner circle of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston.
We understand that the Boston dinner is to be late in January or early in February next, and think it would be a good idea for a few of you fellows to start saving pennies and make plans to be at the dinner.
Secretary, Wm. Iselin 8c Co. 357 Fourth Ave., New York
As prepared by 1253 Great Plain Ave., Needham, Mass.
