Class of 1927
This column, we regret, must of necessity be comparatively short. Our man Oscar is either suffering from a bad case of writer's cramp or else he has lost our address. And that goes for you too. Not one letter has been received by your strug. gling scribe during the past month, so if this feeble effort sounds like a lot of hot air, please do something about it before next month. Note that our address ap. pears at the head of this column.
By this time you have received the opening mailing piece of the Alumni Fund campaign. 1927 has a real job to do this year. Last year we showed encouraging improvement, but we still have quite a way to go. Our hard-working class agent. Gus Cummings, has already given considerable time and thought to the campaign. With your individual cooperation we are confident that this year will be our best ever. The job of rounding up the laggers makes the last few weeks of the campaign particularly busy ones for your class agents. You can help tremendously by sending in your contribution now.
Ted Selig is living in Pittsburgh and works for the Mellon Institute. His address is 6622 Northumberland St.
Jim Forgie is in the insurance business in New York, and lives at 149 Wellington Rd., Garden City.
Joe Russakoff, advertising counselor in New York, lives at 10 Monroe St. in that city.
Dick Mather still hangs his hat during the day at Pratt & Lambert, Inc., Buffalo, while Ed Mahoney is in the same city with the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company.
Excuse us please, but the doorbell just rang twice. Perhaps it's the postman, and maybe there will be a letter for us. Yup, there is. This is a shock. Let's read it.
"Dear Doane: "Your feeble efforts in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE have been so lousy of late that I have decided to stir out of my lethargy and give you a little information or news that people would like to read. I am working as a salesman for the Jones Widget Manufacturing Cos., of Punxatawney. Not getting rich, but do manage to feed my wife, Veranda, and the two kinds, Joe Jr., age six, and Susie Jane, age three. A seven handicap in golf proves that I haven't exactly wasted my time away from business. My other hobbies include trailer touring and photography.
"Here are a few bits of news I have picked up recently. Ken Anderson is in New York City, doing publicity work with the Rubber Manufacturers Association. Hank Bayles is in that same town working for the Bank of U. S. in liquidation. ArtLund, another New Yorker, is with Socony Touring Service and lives out in Jackson Heights. Russ Weston is a safety engineer for the Liberty Mutual Insurance Company in Providence, R. I. Nielspossum holds the position of secretary of the Greenwich Cab Company in Greenwich, Conn. Bill King is now in the Boston office of the Felters Company, and is living with his wife and youngsters in Cohasset. Willard Smith works in Salem, Mass., where he is testing supervisor of the Radio Tube Division of Hygrade-Sylvania Corporation. Willard makes his home in Exeter, N. H. Saw Marshall Lovearove at the Brown game last fall in Providence, where he is working for a finance company. Frank Steegmuller writes for the New Yorker and is living out in Port Chester. Jimmy Van Loon sells for Continental Typefounders in New York City. His home is in Bloomfield, N. J. Heard from Ross Lyon the other day that he is still selling bigger and better coffee beans around Harrisburg, Pa. Cliff Rice still lives in the home town, Reedsville, Pa., where he is a merchant. Bill Neilson is an investment broker with W. A. Duckham & Cos., in Pittsburgh. Driving through Fairfield, Conn., on the Post Road the other day, I saw that George Kiss, the local realtor, is still doing a flourishing business in that neck of the woods. Harry Milner is still in the merchandizing game in Scranton, Pa. Bob Congdon sells real estate and insurance on that famous little island of Nantucket.
"That seems to be about all the news I have right now, but will try to dig some up before the next issue goes to press. In the meantime how about giving us a little dope on some of the following: Bob Birch,Woody Burgert, Brownie Freeman, BoHead, Brad Harrison, Walt Lashar, HowieMullin, and flock of other guys you haven't given us anything about for ages.
'Yours for better columns, "JOE 1927."
Oh, oh,—we just woke up and found it was only a dream. However, it was a pleasant one, and some day maybe we'll get a real letter. Catch on?
Secretary, 152 Waban Ave., Waban, Mass
