1924
It all comes out well in the end ... the end, in this case, being the Princeton game and' its thriller final quarter and win. I was glad to pay my respects to two of the stars in the class, where they sit in the back row, Monday morning. And none happier than the manager of the team, Frank Loveland's son, known with affection as "The Turtle."
Belated news of wedding bells: loan, daughter of the Frank Karslakes, was married to James R. Beauchamp last June 22 in Boston; they now live in Framingham - far away from Chicago home. Our congratulations to all. Still hope for the annual family picture on the Christmas card - and with this in mind let me thank, in advance, the increasing number of classmates who send family letters or pictures or both at this time of year. We enjoy every one of them; there's a lot of hidden talent in some of them — as from Greenough Abbe, Joe Burleigh, etc.
By now you've had #1 in the series of publicity fliers sent out by Stan Chittick. The reunion committee met at Bonnie Oaks at the Brown game reunion, and we all owe a tremendous vote of thanks to all members, but especially to chairman Ted Nilsen; the familiar-of-old cartoon-style head drawn by Jim Taylor is very good. Even as far back as October, the returns indicated good reason to believe that '24 can break attendance records for a 40th ... and this is to urge you to send in your intentions to FordBowman pronto. The title, Friendly Fortieth, isn't going to be just a catch-phrase; plans now being completed guarantee we can and will make good on the promise. All we need is your attendance. (Weather always beyond control, but we are due for a break this time.) And also important, even belatedly ... if you've mislaid the questionnaire for class book data, ask Spud Spaulding (12 Haviland Street, Worcester 2, Mass.) or me for another copy; and send a glossy print photo. This is another labor of love, and again we need your help.
From the clipping bureaus, the following gleanings: Al Vincent, who was acting ever since he left in 1923 and who turned writer for MGM in 1945, is now turning to business promotion, away from his current TV production and car sales, to enter into a vast real estate promotion to be named Mt. Olympus. It was Al's idea to build a residential area high up in the hills overlooking Hollywood, as far back as seventeen years ago; in 1961 he found engineering approval of the idea and a partner (Al Hess, a developer in Los Angeles etc. areas). Some 300 acres in the hills are to be completely reshaped and will contain some 700 expensive homes, all custom built and in keeping with rigid architectural controls which will be set on the basis of an international contest. Says the press comment: "It can rightly be called colossal" — in good Hollywood tradition John Dregge continues in Washington with the Civil Aeronautics Board, as Director of Community and Congressional Relations, travelling where the air service problems may be. He hopes to join us in June for the 40th reunion. ... Bob Morgan, president of the Boston Five Cents Saving Bank, was elected vice-president of the Mortgage Bankers Assn. of America; he was a former member of its executive committee. Jerry Wheeler is in Westport (Conn.) politics with the Democrats. His work is that of consulting engineering geologist, former vice-president of the Giles Drilling Corporation of New York, and serving on various committees (flood and erosion control, permanent disposal). ... Book Week
for October 27 had an article entitled "About A. J. Liebling" - which started with these words: "At 60, Abbott Joseph Liebling is the undisputed dean of critics of American journalism, though there are those who would agree that chief pathologist might be a better title." The article reminds us all of his way up from newspaper work and now with The New Yorker; his love for France is traced to the year his father gave him in France in 1927. I won't spoil your pleasure in reading by trying to digest the article here. See' file of N. Y. Herald Tribune for October 24. Also ... another writer, Marcellus Joslyn, has another book, "Ways for Wagering Success." See Dick Morin's review elsewhere in this MAGAZINE. I'm planning to read this during the Christmas holidays; sounds interesting — or better. ... Don Coyle was elected senior vice-president of the Chemical Bank in New York City, as reported in late October; he is also chief administrative officer of the International Division, which follows naturally from his status as vice-president in charge of European business... Dana Haskin, vicepresident of the Vermont Transit Company, was in the news as speaking on the history of Vermont transit to a service club in Burlington. ... Cfaev (for Alexander Cheves)Haskell, who is executive vice-president of Lombard Industries, in Framingham, Mass., also talked on his specialty to a local group. For those who did not know his varied past, including Tuck School, he has been with the M.I.T. Research Administration Center for International Studies; a salesman and salesman-manager of sales training and New England sales manager for IBM.
The several obituaries in recent issues have included belated news of one or two who have been in our "not interested" file for some time. This happens in all classes, but I venture to make one comment: many of us are concerned how to reach classmates who have withdrawn from us because of some misunderstandings or gripes. We who are officers ask for the opportunity to discuss any such situations; many of them can be worked out with mutual benefit and good will. This is an invitation. On the other side of the coin, and we want to "accent the positive" even as we acknowledge some negatives, are the few who have been on the College records as "officially 1925," for example. I won't mention names, but I am delighted that three such have responded to my birthday card and note asking for their preference with strong indications that they consider themselves part of '24 and want to be so regarded by us. We very much want to include everyone who started with us in 1920 whether or not he graduated with us or graduated at all - unless we are specifically told to the contrary. I refer you once again to the breakdown of 1924 (as of September): 317 living graduates and 191 living non-grads; 63 deceased graduates and 60 deceased non-grads. I am continually surprised as I write birthday cards to be reminded of some who did and others who did not, for a wide variety of reasons, graduate with us in June 1924. The degree of active participation on class affairs and reunions has little positive correlation with the fact of graduation; you'd be hard put to it to even remember which of your friends in College graduated or did not graduate.
As I write (December 5) we've had our first snowfall; the trees were beautiful beyond description early this morning. As Parker Hicks would put it: "I wish you might have been here; you would have liked it."
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