Class of 1927

Having heard since childhood of Husking Bees and Quilting Parties, but never having attended one of either in our thirty short years, we got fed up tonight and decided that there was no reason why we shouldn't at least have a "Class Notes Bee." Consequently we are sitting at the typewriter awaiting the arrival of Bill Prescott, Gus Cummings, Bill St. Amant, Charlie Bartlett and their respective wives who are coming to helping us write this column. With the aforesaid we disclaim all credit or blame for what may appear here, but we do promise to read it carefully in the morning before mailing it in. Yowsahl Well done, me lads.

A swell letter from Billy Abbott. They had a good '27 dinner in Chicago March 5 th. Among those present who have vociferously and vehemently stated that they will be present at the next gathering are: Roy Flannery, Phil Thompson, Kroggie Krogstad, Curt Wright, Harvey Jones, Winnie Rodormer, Marsh McGough, George Provost, Woody Burgert, George Howell (who apparently has come out of Hibernation), Burt Snow and Bill Abbott. Billy says all the boys are in good health and good spirits and reasonably prosperous.

Lovey Lovegrove is with the Mutual Management Company, and says that he is moving a good deal of the time between Connecticut and Rhode Island, but he likes it and is looking forward to the TENTH. Quoting from Lovey's letter:

"Down in Bridgeport I see George Kishonce in a while. He is still rushing arounddoing a business in real estate, insurance,finance, and stuff 'like that.' While goingthrough Bristol in my travels, I stopped tosee Joe Tracy. He is married as you probably know and working in a bank. Seemsto be the same Joe. Have seen Chick Sheaonce or twice in New Britain. The NewBritainers sure like him after the teams hehas turned out for them. Quite often I seeFrank Marsh who is working for an insurance company in Hartford. What else canone do in that town? He is doing very well.Also married. Also saw Jack Sheldon inHartford at the Bond a month ago. He isselling furniture and seems prosperous. Isee Blondy Lashar is 'on the go' in Bridgeport most of the time."

The strain of a class dinner in New York on February 4th was too much for Guy Bostwick who finally reported in his own inimitable way on March 13 th (may the Good Lord give us more like Guy): At the dinner were the following who matriculated in the Fall of '23: Baker, Ballantyne, Davis, Draper, Freeman, Gillespie, Herwitz, Howe, Jacobs, Keleher, Kennedy, Lund, Reinhardt, Preuss, J. Shaw, Vincent, and Sam Wormser.

Here's the gossip: Bonsai has wisely gone to the South Seas. On February Bth, Jack Draper was married to Mary Ayres. Hale Ham was best man (believe it or not). Jack will teach at the Michigan Medical School. Incidentally, it is now official that Dr. Hale Ham will marry Miss Fanny Curtiss of Boston on May 16th. Rumor hath it that Fanny is one of the best Badminton players in the country but that Hale himself is still a Ham. It's fun to pun, ain't it? Hooker Horton is still selling rope or something for the Plymouth Cordage Company. Don McCall is so proud of his new house in Scarsdale that he did himself up shovelling snow, but I guess he's okay now. Ed Ruth says he will be back at work after a while, but at present he is recuperating from a brief heart ailment. Hitch Hitchcock can't get over the old New England winter spirit, so he is taking the ski trains every week- end.

At the Annual Alumni dinner at the Commodore the following '27ers were present and able to raise their right hands: Jacobs, Reinhardt, Ballantyne, Chabot, Shaw, Freeman, Hardin, Davis, Bob Page, Gilbert, Ketz, Howe, Mills, Bert Williams and Bostwick.

Last fall Bill Williams ran into Jerry Covert out in Billings, Montana. Jerry is married and in the auto finance business. Bill sees Ed Fowler in New Haven now and again.

Vern Whitney took his wife to South America for Xmas, and hasn't been seen since."

A most interesting letter from Dick Lougee informs us that he has recently returned o his home in Maiden, Massachusetts, where he will devote the next few months to finishing the requirements for his Ph.D. in geology at Columbia University. Dick spent this past winter in the South where he was put in charge of a new project of the Soil Conservation Service in the Department of Agriculture. From September to late November he traveled back and forth across the southern states between the Carolinas and the Mississippi River studying the conditions of land destruction. His work involved a study of the movement of sand from the gullies and upland regions to the valleys where it chokes the stream channels and spreads over the rich corn and cotton lands. "In thecourse of my travels I went out of my wayto visit Cherokee, N. C., and hunt up FrellOwl. I was cordially entertai?ied by hisrelatives on the reservation which is situated in a beautiful setting at the easternbase of the Great Smoky Mts., but I learnedthat Frell is teaching at a reservation inWisconsin. He is married and has a child."

At last the truth is out as to just what particular event caused the downfall of the late Yale Jinx. Bill and Kay Prescott, our western Massachusetts reporters, inform us that on the day of that now famous game there was a daughter born to Jerry Allis and his wife Billy. "And mentioningdaughters," says Bill St. Amant, "how aboutHank Ort.h, the Chicago daughter-getter?Well, he got one. Yes sir, Hank is a daddyand he'll send snapshots to anyone who isinterested."

If anyone besides the authors likes the above column we will be tempted to have another "Class Notes Bee" in the near fu. ture, and if anyone doesn't like it we suggest they try running a "Bee" of their own and send the results in to us. We will promise to print them with a certain amount of editing.

Don't forget that the Alumni Fund cam- paign is under way. Let's all give Gus the cooperation he deserves in his difficult task and give our Class an even finer record than the splendid one we had last year.

Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass.