Class of 1885
To those who have followed the increasing victorious course of our College football team, it is evident that the former effects of the "jinx" and the "jitters" which were sometimes said to attack the members of our teams, when facing Yale, Princeton, and Harvard, have "vanished into thin air" or have been effectively transmitted to the members of those opposing teams—"Wah-Hoo-Wah!"
Word has reached the Secretary that "Life" Philbrick is beginning to start on one of his trips to Boston, which as usual commences in midsummer, when he is clad in warm weather clothing, and is consummated with his arrival in Boston in November in the rigors of winter weather, clad inthat same summer clothing, to the great alarm of the Secretary and "Life's" many friends here in New England. The explanation is that "Life" is so glad to get back among us that he totally disregards his own comfort and health.
Honors are still coming to our classmate Otis Hove)', who has recently received two more—the first came to him on October 4, when he was elected an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, which is a national organization having a membership of 15,244; of this large number only 34 enjoy the distinction of honorary membership—his installation will oc- cur in the third week of next January; the second came on October 14, when he was unanimously elected to be the director of the Engineering Foundation. In this connection it should be stated that the Engineering Foundation is a body chosen from among the members of the four large national engineering societies, known as the Founder Societies. Its object is "for the furtherance of research in science and engineering, or for the advancement in any other manner of the profession of engineering and the good of mankind." The Foundation administers the distribution of the income of quite a large fund for these purposes, and the office of the Director, to which Otis has been elected is the administrative officer of the Foundation; the duties of the position carry large responsibilities and will require at least one-half of his time. He has been a member of the Foundation for several years, and from his intimate knowledge of its purposes and operation, he feels that the duties of his new office will be both interesting and congenial. The sincere congratulations of his classmates and his many friends are extended to him on both these signal honors which have come to him.
Charlie Floyd and his wife are now well settled residents of Boston. He recently made a call upon the Secretary, during which he read a somewhat striking unpublished article received by the Secretary, relating to purported college escapades of some of our classmates, which while interesting was more fantastic than real, and the publication of which would, therefore, serve no useful purpose.
The Secretary insistently urges each member of his class to promptly forward to him any personal and family newsand information which he can incorporate into his annual Christmas letter.
Secretary, Kimball Bldg., Tremont St., Boston
