1926*

REUNION JUNE 20-21-22

There seems to be some confusion in connection with our 15th Reunion dates next June. Apparently, some members of the class are under the impression that Reunion will continue for a full week. Here is the plan. As you know, the administration in Hanover requested the Classes of 1936, 1931, 1926 and 1921 to experiment with Reunion one week following Commencement instead of the regular Commencement week-end. The idea was given much publicity through the medium of this column and also by direct mailing from the Alumni Council. Your class officers and executive committee in meeting last summer, decided to cooperate with the College administration and join the other classes mentioned, in the experiment. This decision followed examination of the unfavorable, as well as the favorable, aspects of the plan. Answers to requests by your scribe for comment were all favorable. The Reunion will conform to the regular threeday program except that it will take place one week later than usual. However, the entire week following Commencement coincides with Hanover Holiday, the popularity of which you already know. It has, therefore, been suggested that many men might like to avail themselves of the Hanover Holiday program as well as Reunion taking a week of their vacation and consequently enjoying the attributes of an entire week on Hanover Plain. However, bear in mind that the formal 1926 Reunion program will take place at the end of the week, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. You may be interested in knowing that many members of the Glass are planning to be in Hanover for the entire week.

While on the subject of Reunion, you will be pleased to get the latest report from our Committee Chairman, Bob Salinger, who writes as follows:

"With the elections and football season over, the time has come for all members of the class to start making definite plans to attend reunion next June. Combining our reunion with the Hanover Holiday program which runs the week of June 16th, and climaxing it on the June 20-22 weekend, gives us the opportunity of having the largest crowd, the most satisfactory living conditions and the most complete program (with plenty of time available for real reuning) that any class has ever had at Hanover. We intend to make the most of it.

"The college administration and the classes of '21, '31 and '36, who are reuning at the same time we are will cooperate with us on activities, and I have asked Sid to organize a committee of '26ers in Hanover who will help arrange and coordinate our plans with theirs. I am sure that Sid, as well as the rest of us working on reunion, will heartily welcome suggestions from the class.

"At this time we ask every member of the class to let us hear from him as soon as he can regarding his expectations of attending reunion. As time goes on, we will, of course, be in touch with the class by direct mailing, but in the meantime we want to hear from as many as possible who are planning to be there, and expect to see the list of their names in your column grow rapidly from month to month."

Bob also reported on the excellent '26 party held the day of the Harvard game:

"Just about twice as many were at the Cock-Horse Inn for the Harvard game class luncheon as attended last year, and that is probably as good a measure as any of the success of the party. Our usual unsettled weather straightened itself out, as it generally does, into a swell afternoon, a bit on the breezy and cool side perhaps, but no one was reported to have frozen. The Athletic Council did right well by us in the matter of seat location, as a salute to our coming reunion, so it all added up to a most satisfactory class party. The thanks of all go to Don Norstrand for his. expert preparation and ministration of the punch. No pain was felt whatsoever! Those attending the luncheon were: Bill Barclay, the George Bucks, the Bob Clearys, the Ran Coxes, the Ed Emersons, the Doug Everts, the Harry Halls and two sons, the Sid Haywards, the Bill Hughes', the Jake Jacobuses, the Al Louers and Al's niece, the Dick Mandels, the Hal Marshalls, the Wee McClintocks, the Mac McDavitts, Red Merrill, the Al Morrises, the Dick Nichols, the Don Norstrands, the George Peirces, the Frank Poors, the Walt Rankins, the Bob Salingers, the Ken Semples, the Jim Sullivans, the Tubber Weymouths and the Hank Whitmores."

Monty Colladay and his family are safely back in the U. S. from his diplomatic post in Estonia, having left there Sept. sth and journeying through Finland, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, France, Spain and Portugal, finally sailing from Lisbon. The State Dept. has assigned him to the American Consulate General at Winnipeg, Canada. We are happy to announce that he plans to be at Reunion and will, of course, have many interesting experiences to relate.

Don Hoffman, our railroad equipment tycoon, wrote us on October 31st explaining his long silence by the great activity in his business. However, during his many travels about the country, he has had time to visit several '26ers. While in San Francisco recently, he saw Ritchie Smith, Gob DesMarais and Bill Nigh. He also ran across the long-lost Miller Pierce.

Al Louer used New York as a base of operations for the Yale and Harvard games. He found time to hold a couple of meetings in connection with the next Alumni Fund Campaign. He had lunch uptown with Bob Stopford, Chuck Webster, Harold Van Duyn, Lloyd Sanford and Dick Mandel. Another luncheon downtown found Jack Bickford, Snipe Esquerre and Larry Wolff in attendance. This continued planning throughout the year is just another indication of Al's great interest in the Fund and the reason for his great success each year.

Warren Fellingham recently served on the Federal jury in Chicago which convicted the "big time" gamblers of the Windy City.

The mention of Carlie Blunt brings tomind that he was one of the most active campaigners for the Republicans cause in Chicago. He did not limit his crusade to- Chicago, however, as indicated by a report from Brant Wallace. It seems that Carlie was so steamed up on the subject of one Frank Hague that he sent Brant a very generous contribution to the Jersey Campaign Fund.

Through the courtesy of Ed Hanlon, we learned of the publication of Liquidityand Instability, a book by Courtney Brown. To quote the Wall Street Journal, "Many people in Wall Street have been waiting for the appearance of this book. Their patience is now amply rewarded. For Dr. Brown has brought forth in an interesting and very clear way the fruits of his study of the desire for liquidity and its effects upon prices, interest rates, debt and money profits. * * * * The book is a 'must' on the list of monetary and economic theory literature. " Congratulations, Courtney!

Sid Buffington is now living on Newhill Street in Fall River, Mass Lou Conant's new address is 630 Van Buren Ave., Oxford, Miss Ken Semple, 3 Orchard. Place, East Douglass, Mass George Alger is President of Connecticut Frosted Foods Co. and living in Suffield Art Forrest is in the advertising business in Charlotte, N. C Dick Maloney is teaching at the Cyrus Pierce School, Nantucket Island, Mass Vin Meyer is with Chase Brass in St. Louis Bob Mclndoe is teaching at DeWitt Clinton High School in New York and living in Scarsdale Dave Harriman is Manager of Universal Credit Co. in New Haven, Conn Jim Wooster is now with the Savings Bank of Newport, R. I George Borglum is Associate Professor of French at Russell Sage College in Troy, N. Y.

WRITE TO US AND SAY THAT YOU WILL ATTEND THE 15TH!

Secretary- Whitney Road, Short Hills, N. J.

Treasurer, 33 Wedgemere Ave., Winchester, Mass.