1927

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On September 19, 20, and 21, 43 classmates, wives, and widows gathered in Hanover for 1927's annual fall reunion, to review plans for our 60th reunion next June, and to view the football team's humilation by Princeton in the rain. Frankand Evelyn Strong and Tom Gillespie, with assistance from Steve Tracy, were in charge of the event.

Space does not permit listing the names of all of those present and other details, which will appear in Tom Gillespie's Speakeasy. Suffice it to say that Bob andCarolyn Bliss, from Wisconsin, traveled the farthest distance, and Mike and Gertrude Choukas came up from Portsmouth, N.H., to hear a fine address by Mike Jr. at Friday night's dinner. Mike Jr. holds a responsible position in the administration and spoke of the difficulties and frustrations in accommodating the many diverse groups that are now on campus. At the Saturday night banquet, DowMills gave his reflections and memories of his 55-year association with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn.

Yours truly and his wife, Ruth, were disappointed to have missed the reunion, as we were traveling in England, Scotland, and Ireland for a delayed celebration of my 80th birthday a few months earlier. I am indebted to Bob Long for substituting as secretary pro tem.

Classmates continue to send in thank you notes for their class birthday cards. Chuck Carroll, for instance, wrote from Ft. Collins, Colo., "Yes, I am well, that is, for my tender years. I have the usual and general aches and pains but am generally quite well and golf usually about 3-4 times a week. My two sons live nearby and come over often. My oldest son is a grandfather so I guess that makes me a great-grandfather."

Bob Slater recently dusted off the tenor saxophone that he played for four years with the Barbary Coast, and this reminded him of the many happy days that he had in Hanover during the 1923-1927 years. For 15 years, Bob has been a retired banker and still lives in Louisville, Ky. Much of his long and welcome letter was directed to his disturbance over events and occurrences in Hanover during these last 12 months. We agree with Bob thoroughly, although we won't go into detail at this time, on the assumption that many classmates share the same feelings.

Joe Russakoff wrote from Kew Gardens, N.Y., that in a visit last summer to his hometown of Skowhegan, Maine, he saw Allan Stinchfield. Allan is a practicing orthopedist in Augusta, Maine, and looked lively and healthy. He lives in Manchester, Maine. Joe himself is also fine but, in retirement, misses the long hours that he put in while working and is now adjusting himself to having a lot of time for reading.

Dow Mills, recently visited Fred Fellingham, who is in a nursing home in Denver. Dow reported that Fred has recently given up driving because of failing eyesight.

We regret to report the deaths of two classmates since our last column, namely: August Buschmann on August 25 and Howard J. Mullin, class president from 1967-1972, on August 22.

Now that our thoughts are beginning to turn to our 60th reunion next June, perhaps you recall that: 60 YEARS AGO TODAY

Hildreth Auer won the two-mile run in the interclass competition, and ElmerWorth placed third.

President Ernest Martin Hopkins admitted that the anonymous donor of the new library now under construction was George F. Baker.

The athletic office awarded football letters to: N.M. Horton, E.H. Dooley, J.A.Davis, D.W. Gardner, C.L. Hardy, J.H.Holloran, J.E. Picken, W.S. Prescott, and H. Rubin.