1923

One of the real pleasures of this secretarying is to unexpectedly meet or pick up a bit of news of one of the old gang with whom we have been out of touch for a number of years and the more the years, the more the pleasure. A visit with Henry Sullivan recently was tops in this respect, as I haven't heard of Henry since 1923, and as I can find no record of any mention of him in past issues of these notes, I judge most of you are as much in the dark as I was. Henry, will be remembered best for his work in writing the music for the Car- nival shows of our undergraduate days, and of course the first one we think of is "Sahara Derby," a completely '23 produc- tion with the lyrics and dialogue done by Tom McKnight and Sid Flanigan. Henry also did "Hush" in collaboration with Cip Orr '22, and "Blue Blood" with Joe Butler '24. Composing is the field Henry decided to stick to, and after two years of advanced study in Vienna immediately following graduation, he landed in New York, doing odd bits for many musical shows. Mr. Joe Kennedy, the present U. S. Ambassador to England, was at that time head of Pathe, and signed Henry to a Hollywood contract. He was out there for two years, and then in 1929 did his first complete show, "Al- manac," produced in New York that year. It was in this review that Henry scored his first real hit with"I May Be Wrong But I Think You're Wonderful," which was a best seller for several years and recently has been revived by several leading orchestras. In 1931 he composed "Falling in Love" and "I'm a Little Campfire Girl," for Beatrice Lillie, the latter another tremendous hit, and in the same year did the operetta "Racketeer" for the Shuberts. It was at this time that Henry was asked to write the music for a show to be produced in London, and it was such an immediate success that since then Henry has done pretty nearly all of his work on the other side, and I might add that he has done plenty, the list sounding decidedly like the itinerary of an unusually busy first-nighter. I tried to jot down some notes during our conversation, but I am sure I missed some, however here's what I did get: 1932, "Bow Bells," a review; 1933, "Ballerina," an operetta played at the Gaiety and based on the very popular novel of the same name by Eleanor Smith; 1934, "Over the Page," the review for which foe Cook, the American comedian, was imported to England. Music for Gloria Swanson's picture, "Perfect Understanding," produced by United Artists, also "Fan Fare," another review. In 1935 he returned to New York to do the music for "Thumbs Up," in which Eddie Dowling and Sheila Barrett were starred. A German operetta in Vienna, his first experience in writingmusic for foreign lyrics. 1936, "Mona Lisa," a review, the theme song of which proved a real hit in London and later was successfully released over here under the name of "My Temptation"; 1937, back in London to do the coronation show "Home and Beauty," a C. B. Cochran production at the Adelphi. The lyrics for this show were written by A. P. Herbert, former owner of Punch and now M. P. from Oxford and author of the recently revised English divorce laws. "A Nice Cup of Tea" from this show is the biggest musical hit in England since the era of the war songs, and while it has not been released in this country as yet, it has been played by all the American orchestras touring England, Rudy Vallee in particular being most enthusiastic; 1938, in France to compose some songs for Maurice Chevalier to use at the Casino de Paris, set of course to French lyrics. As a result of the success of these Henry is scheduled to do an operetta in Paris, but the start has been delayed, due to the upset conditions in Europe and it may be that it will be postponed indefinitely, in which case there is another review waiting for him in London. So he expects to be off shortly. Before I left I was able to prevail upon him to drag out his scrapbook, and from the reviews, pictures, etc., it can be very definitely said that Henry holds a high place in the English theater and justly deserves all the fine tributes that have been paid him.

Now getting back to the dull unromantic life of industry, we find Bill Sawyer as credit manager of Thompson Products Company of Cleveland, one of the largest producers in the world of automobile valves and tappets. They manufacture also airplane parts, and are the same concern that donates the Thompson trophies as special awards in the annual national air races. Bill "I do'ed" in 1933 to Marion May, a graduate of Western Reserve, and the family now adds up to four, with Mary Ann, 4 years, and Willard Todd, one year. Another Clevelander we want to catch up on is Tex Forbush, and if to do this we had to follow Tex's steps we would be in for quite a journey, as in his sixteen years with the Metropolitan Life Insurance Cos. he has worked in every one of the forty- eight states and in Central and South America to boot. Tex has always been connected with the group department, and when this type of insurance was more or less in its infancy, it was Tex's job to go into plants after the company had decided to take it on, and sell the idea to the employees. He has been in railroad yards, coal mines, lumber camps, and thousands of odd out-of-the-way places, and of course has had more than his share of unusual and many times amusing experiences. The height was the day he spent in some tank town on the Southern Pacific to sign up a group of Mexican track maintenance men, only to have the whole crew light out for Mexico sometime between evening and morning because the rumor got out that the cards they signed meant in reality that they had enlisted in the army. For the past few years, however, Tex has been in the Cleveland office and apparently has hopes of the same, as in December, 1937 he and Marjorie Smith of Massillon, Ohio, agreed to L. H. & O. Tex very modestly neglects to mention that his golf game is down in the low 70's and that for several years he has been a member of the team representing Cleveland in the annual Tri-City matches against Buffalo and Detroit.

Tex manages to see Dwight Haigh quite often on trips to Toledo, and reports that the "Judge" is quite the prosperous business man, director of the Toledo Club, etc., and even has the gray hair to match his dignified position. Dwight is president of Haigh and Haigh, Inc.—don't you wish 'twas so, but unfortunately they're only printers and typographers. In 1927 Dwight married Annette Lippe, also of Toledo, and has passed out cigars twice, once for George and once for Fritzie.

A fine letter from Ward Hilton neglects to give us any news of himself, but does bring us up to date on lawyer Dick Thompson. Ward and Bill Wallace had dinner with Dick recently when he passed through Chicago on what I understand is a typical Townsend all-air trip. Leave San Francisco Sunday, arrive Washington, Monday morning, there until Thursday trying a case before the U. S. Maritime Commission, leave Washington Thursday noon, dinner with the boys in Chicago until 8:30 that night, sleeper plane for Kansas City, leave Kansas City Friday morning and home Friday night. Dick is specializing in maritime cases, and very apparently his practice is a most successful one, which is no more than we would expect of him in consideration of the name he made for himself scholastically at Dartmouth and later at Harvard Law School. Rumor has it that Dick remains single and that his golf game is almost as perfect as were his marks.

Phil Bowker is still at bat against his old enemies, the Curley-Hurley-Kelly Democratic combine. He had a good deal to do with the overwhelming defeat of this faction in the November elections, and now as representative in the Massachusetts legislature is doing his best to embarrass the "hold-overs" by forcing an investigation of one of Ex-Governor Hurley's last-minute pardons Apologies to Oscar "Hocky" Hockenson for referring to him as Roy in an earlier issue, and thanks to Brooks Palmer for calling it to our attention

Truman Metzel, who seems to be making good his threat to retire and see the world, was in Chicago for a few days not long ago, but is off again for parts unknown

Anybody know the whereabouts of Si Hamilton? The last address we have is Cheyenne, Wyoming, but mail is returned for want of forwarding instructions

Sherm Clough reports the following in attendance at the Boston alumni meeting, referred to in the last issue: Ches Bixby, Ted Caswell, Fred Clark, Jiggs Donahue, Frank Doten, Poke Goss, Jack Griffin, George Fuller, Doc Morgan, George Musk, and Sherm himself According to reports, Hen Perkins and George Weston were '23's representatives at the Alumni Carnival.

FRANCIS EDWARD ROGERS January 5, 1939 Thus goeth another of our legion to the beginning. Let his ever be eternal peace.

Fund Contributors for 1938

Contributors: 331 (77% of graduates). Total gifts: $3,854.01 (76% of objective). SHERMAN M. CLOUGH, WARD H. HILTON and JAMES D. LANDAUER, Class Agents.

1923

Adams, John P. Akin, Charles G., Jr. Alcorn, Howard W. Allen, John C. Almy, Frank S.1 Bailey, Frederic S. Baker, H. Dean Baldensperger, Arthur F. Baldwin, Sherman Baldwin, Vincent C. Barker, Raymond M. Barrett, Henry R., Jr. Barstow, Theodore S. Bartlett, Howard R. Bassett, J. Walden Behan, Herbert G. Beggs, Morrison S. Behringer, George A. Bertch, J. Widman Billings, Roger Bishop, Charles H. Bishop, Harold H. Bixby, Chesley T. Blake, Wilfred K.1 Bliss, Gorham Bohrer, Joseph F. Booth, John D. Bourne, Henry T. Bowker, Philip G. Briscoe, Ronald

Bronner, Leonard, Jr. Brown, Howard B. Brown, Leroy T. Bruning, Joseph H. Bundy, C. LeGrand Burch, Thomas L. Burroughs, John H.2 Calder, Charles A. Caldwell, Hartley M. Callan, Luke F. Camp, Edwin T. Cannon, Victor M. Carlisle, Paul E. Carlton, Roger C. Carpenter, Russell P. Carson, J. Nevin Carver, Nathan P. Caswell, Frederick H. Catlin, Clarence W. Chadbourne, Charles E. Chaloner, Robert G. Charles, Robert F. Churchill, Kenneth A. Clark, Frederic P. Clough, Sherman M. Cobleigh, Donald E. Conrad, William L. Connelly, James B.1 Coonley, John S., Jr. Corrigan, William B.

Couch, Clifford D., Jr. Coulter, Craven H. Creighton, John T. Crump, G. Curtis Cullen, Thomas H., Jr. Curts, Charles W. Cutler, Henry M. Damon, Frank G. Davis, Frederick A. Deering, Philip J., Jr. Dempsey, John E. Dillon, Frank A.1 Dixson, Ira M. Donovan, Francis B. Doten, Franklin F. Doyle, James S. Duffy, Ralph E. Eager, W. Lawrence Eastman, Chandler Elliott, Glendon M. Emerson, Howard P. Esmond, Robert W.1 Esquerre, Edmond E.1 Evans, Willis C. Everit, Arthur M. Fay, C. Norman Fenn, Robert C. Ferguson, George W. Fermoyle, Norman F. Fisher, Frederic A. Fitz, Harold S. Flanigan, Sidney J- Fletcher, Morton W.1 Flindell, Edwin F., Jr. Fogg, Laurence W-1 Forbush, Dallas H. Ford, Burton L. Foster, John E. Friedman, Leon L., Jr. Friend, Walter A. Fuller, George S. Fullerton, George M.1 Furey, Edward R. Gallagher, Donald G.1 Gates, Walter C. Gauss, E. Wood Gaver, Donald P. Gordon, Cecil F. Gordon, John W., Jr. Gordon, Norman S. Goss, Clarence E. Goss, Parker S. Goulet, Benoit J. Gratz, William J. Gray, Carl A. Grevatt, Edward M. Griffin, James M.1 Grover, Louis E., Jr. Guppy, John W. Gutterman, Lester S.1 Haggart, J. Roberts Harding, Lyman C. Harmon, N. Palmer Harold, Melbourne P.1 Haubrich, Bernard P. Hawkins, Dudley W. L. Height, R. Leßoy Hellwig, Theodore A., Jr. Hennessy, James J. Herz, Adrian A. Hilton, August H.1 Hilton, Ward H. Hockenson, Oscar R. Holt, Kerchival R. Hopkins, Edward B. Horan, George B. Home, Herbert Q. Home, Samuel P. Hovey, Almon G. Hudson, Henry W. Hurd, Kenneth B. Hussey, Luther W. Jaeger, George J.1 Jellison, Philip C. Johnson, Sylvester P. Jones, Charles H., Jr. Jones, Matthew G. Jones, Walter L.1 Jorgensen, Roswell S.

Juergens, William F., Jr. Keef, Dwight L. Keigher, Philip J. Keith, Henry M. Kelly, William P. Kepner, Wade H. Kershaw, Richard B. Kidder, Harold V.x Kilmartin,Thomas J.1 Kimball, Philip E.1 Kimball, William W. Klaren, Karl O. Knight, F. Stuart Landauer, James D. Laventall, Edward S. Lee, John H. Lewinsohn, Louis1 Lewis, Robert K. Little, Arthur F. Lohnes, Carl W. Lombardi, Joseph C. Lundberg, Karl W. Lyle, Edgar R. Lynch, Edward B. Lyons, William M. McKenna, Harold A. McKown, Paul F. McLaughlin, George A. McMillan, Robert L. Mackedon, Francis D. J. McPherson, Carroll W. Mairs, David K. Manning, Bernard G.1 Manson, Douglas C. Maroney, WTalter K. Martin, Ivan J. Martin, Walter W.1 Mason, George H. Maxwell, Robert E. Maynard, Hull P. Meleney, George L. Meloy, John Y. Merriam, Francis N., Jr. Merridith, Robert P.1 Merridith, Robert P.3 Merritt, Alfred I. Metzel, Truman T. Millar, Joseph A. S. Miller, Aubrey F. Miller, Frank A. Miner, Theodore R. Monroe, Donald L. Moore, Donald R. Moore, John E. Moore, Henry S. Morgan, F. Paul Morrell, George A. Morrison, Charles J.1 Muehleck, Frederick A. Musk, George H. Myers, John V. Neidlinger, Lloyd K. Noble, Ralph E. Norris, Whitton E. Norstrand, Leif B. Norton, Thomas L. O'Gara, Francis J. . Osborne, James M. Paisley, John S. Palmer, Brooks Palmer, Charles A. Palmer, Ralph D. Parkes, William M. Paterson, Robert A. Perkins, Henry J. Perley, John R. Phillips, Elmer 1., Jr. Pianca, Alvin L. Pick, J. Richard Plant, George L. Pollard, Joseph G. Pope, E. Donald Pope, Ernest E. Pope, J. Dudley Pratt, Lyndon U. Putnam, Lewis A. Quencer, Kenneth C. Read, John M. Reed, David C.

Reed, Howard W. Reinthal, Albert E., Jr. Rice, Charles B. Rice, William F., Jr. Riley, Gerald E. Rippel, Julius A. Robinson, Clarence A. Rockerfeller, Howard1 Roe, Edward G. Ross, Lewis H. Rubin, Emanuel H. Ruder, Lucius S. Ryan, Augustine J. Ryan, William A. Sammis, Howard D. Sargent, Leon F. Scaling, Charles W. Scammon, George R. Schiffenhaus, Joseph W. Schmidt, Emil G. Schultz, Erwin H. Segal, Philip A. Shattuck, Howard W. Sherman, Howard . Siemon, Robert W. Slate, Justin R. Smith, J. Francis Smith, Owen M Smith, Philip F. Smith, Robert A. Smith, Ruel S. Smith, Taylor Smith, W. Bradlee Snider, Ralph E. Sollitt, Sumner S. Spore, Judson P.1 Stadlinger, Karl P. Stanley, James P. Stern, Morton S. Stevens, Lester F., J1'* Stevens, Philip E. Stewart, Colin C., Jr. Stoneman, E. Harold Streight, Harold H. Strong, William C. Sutphen, Charles K.1 Suydam, Martin J. Swenson, Merwin W. Taylor, Alson P. Taylor, Edward W. Taylor, Herbert H., Jr. Taylor, Horace F., Jr.

Taylor, James T. Taylor, John D. Teagle, Brereton Temple, W. Leroy Titcomb, Jonathan R. Townsend, J. Richard Tracy, Francis V. Travell, Winthrop A. Turgeon, Ford W. Turnbull, Leonard F. Van Orden, Louis J. Veit, Herbert H. Wackerhagen, Edward N. Wadleigh, Winthrop Wagner, Philip T. Walker, Howard R.1 Wallace, William H. Way, B. Kendall Weed, Ellsworth S. Welch, William B. Wells, Clinton A. Werner, Jerome J. Weser, Winfield S. Weston, George F. Whipple, William C., J r. Whitcomb, Pemberton White, H. Carleton White, Samuel C. Whiteside, George W. Whitman, Mark Whittinghill, Robert Wilcox, Louis Van 1. Wile, George E. Wilkinson, Ralph B. Wilkinson, Roger M. Williams, Karl C. Wilner, Ellis H. Wolff, Frederic O. Woodruff, Lewis W. Wormcke, H. Arthur Wylie, John H. Young, Leon H., Jr. Zimmerman, Charles J. Zone, Joseph P. 1 Memorial gift.2 Memorial gift from hisbrother, Mr. Robert P. Burroughs '2l.3 Memorial gift from hisclassmate, Mr. John C.Allen.

Secretary, 17 Nottingham RcL, Worcester, Mass.