1923
It is about 21 years since this correspondent last undertook to put out class notes in this MAGAZINE, when he relinquished the portfolio which has again been thrust into his palsied and inadequate grasp. There are certain to be many, including himself, who will doubt that the passage of the years has improved his talents.
While we are talking about notes might be a good time to tell you that quite a slug of material which was supposed to be included in the report of our Reunion, contained in the July issue of this MAGAZINE, was dropped out by the Editors for lack of space to print it. These same Editors have authorized us to bawl them out publicly, which we now do, and hasten to reinstate one item, in particular. This had to do with a description of the ovation which greeted the announcement during the general Alumni meeting in Hanover that 1923 had won the Class of 1930 Cup, by reason of the return of 174 members of the Class for that memorable occasion. Amidst this storm of applause Charlie Rice strode to the platform, where our JohnnyMoore presided, to clasp this cup to his bosom. It was largely through Charlie's efforts that this record was attained, as most of you are well aware.
And while we are talking about Reunion might be as good a time as any to drop a hint that The Irishman, whose skillful plugging for many Class projects has produced many a Class success, is still at it. This correspondent is privy to some information, as yet not publicized to a waiting world, that fine schemes are brewing.
We are sure that every man in the Class is most grateful to A 1 Dickerson '30 for the whale of a job he did in reporting the '23 Reunion Class Dinner in his open letter to Irish, printed and mailed to all of us in August.
A tsk! tsk! for the doubting Thomases! A few misguided souls had an idea that our magnificent Memorial Fund job would preclude a good Alumni Fund showing this year, and this has turned out to be an item for the Sour Prediction Department. 1923 was one of 31 classes which reached its objective, and there were 33 classes which did not equal that distinction.
Most of you read in the papers about Massachusetts State Senator Phil Boxuker's scheme for legalizing the delivery of diapers on Sundays. He was a passionate advocate of a bill to accomplish that praiseworthy objective, last April, and in a sort of aside, he described to reporters what he, a bachelor of 49 summers, believed to be the attributes of a good wife. A typical '23 man, he said: "I want one who will allow me a night out with the boys now and then." It may now be reported that on July 29th of this year our Phil filed his intentions to wed Margit P. Lunde, a native of Stavanger, Norway, then a resident of Brookline. It may be assumed that Miss Lunde combined a lot of personal charm with an acceptance of the liberal views with which Bowker was apparently concerned when he contemplated future nuptials last spring.
We queried Dick Kershaw, who has been our Class Secretary until this June, about himself. We had to do it by mail, because illness prevented Dick from making Reunion, where he would have received the thanks of many readers of his column for a job well done. He is free-lancing as a publisher's consultant on circulation promotion, his two chief accounts being TIDE and THE INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL BUREAU, and he also takes on an occasional stint for MAGAZINES OF INDUSTRY and THE FINANCIAL CHRON- ICLE. This kind of roving duty permits Dick to divide his time between New York City, New Rochelle, and Old Lyme, Connecticut. Henry Sullivan, composer, has written a musical called "Auld Lang Syne," based on the life of Robert Burns, which was premiered in St. Louis, and which is expected to, play in both London and New York this year. Henry authored 20 numbers for his show, and his home town of Worcester, Massachusetts, and all of us, are proud of him.
In ' 1939 Lew Ross, of Manchester, filed a tax return which didn't please the Treasury, and bye and bye the tax court found a deficiency. Lew is a scrapper, and the issue eventually found its way to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in Boston. Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, reviving a custom of the early days of the Republic when members of the highest bench used to. travel the circuits, was sitting as a member of the court. In an opinion written by the Justice himself the court held that Lew was right all the time. Now Lew is all smiles again.
The Class will be sad to hear that HowardW. Reed died in May. Details may be found in the In Memoriam section of this MAGAZINE,
THE BIG THREE OF 1923 at reunion, looking extremely happy about their $109,000 Memorial Fund achievement: In the center are Fund Chairman Jules Rippel and wife Carol; left, Irish Flanigan, wife, Alice, nephew Dick Dolan and niece Grace Rafter; and right, Clarence Goss, wife Priscilla, Barbara and Donald.
Secretary, 1425 Astor St., Chicago 10, Ill. Treasurer, 5 Tyler Rd., Hanover, N. H. Memorial Fund Chairman, „ 744 Broad St., Newark, N. J.
