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NEWS OF THE ALUMNI Va o-
50th REUNION Nine members of the '01 Class r e turned for their 50th Reunion. This class, made up of the "insubordinate seniors," actually was not graduated until the fall of '01. Capt. Lyrnan Hall, thinking the class had conspired to overstay their Christmas holiday, forced them to return and answer roll call for 30 days in the fall before they could get a diploma. Those who returned for the reunion are: J. W. Moore, College Park, Ga.; W. J. Holman, Paris, Tenn.; Joseph S. Waterman, Miami Beach, Fla.; George Merritt, Ridgewood, N. J.; Julian Benjamin, Jacksonville, Fla.; D. O. Dougherty, Atlanta, Ga.; J. Fulton Towers, New York City; J. Howard Williams, Providence, R. I.; and Rye Ferris, Atlanta, Ga. Strother C. Fleming, '01, died at his Atlanta residence Sept. 27 following a long illness. Mr. Fleming, a native of Albany, had been connected with the insurance business 36 years until his retirement four years ago. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Alma Stanley Fleming, and a son, Strother C. Fleming, Jr., of Atlanta.
Albert Olin Dayton, '03, retired electrical engineer, died in St. Petersburg, Fla., on July 14. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Katie Lucia Beyer, a daughter, a son, and three brothers.
IHZONI Jacob A. Blanton, '08, a resident of Brunswick and St. Simons Island practically all of his life, died Sept: 25 at the Emory University Hospital. In bad health for some weeks, he had been taken to Emory for special treatment at the time of his death. Mr. Blanton was a well-known and popular figure on the Island, where he was stationed first with the U. S. Engineers and later with the State Highway Department. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Virginia Hilsman Blanton, his daughter, November-December, 1951
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Miss Helen Scarlett Blanton, a sister, and a brother. Dr. Joseph D. Osborne, '08, died Oct. 25 in an Atlanta hospital. A graduate of the Atlanta-Southern Dental College, Dr. Osborne was a member of the Fifth District Dental Society, Academy of International Dentists, and a life member of the Georgia Dental Association. He is survived by his wife, the former Jennie Dick Harris, and a brother, Dr. Elton Osborne, of Savannah.
40th REUNION The '11 Class held their Reunion Party at the New Standard Club, following the Homecoming Game. Those attending from out of town were: William M. Robinson, Jr., Quincy, Fla.; Harry Loving, Charlotte, N. C ; Jack Spaulding, Greenville, S. C ; Durward Collier, Barnesville, Ga.; W. H. Goodloe, Jacksonville, Fla.; Montgomery Hill and A. Moody Burt, both of Greensboro, N. C ; Eugene D. Hill, Louisville, Ky.; John G. Hazlehurst, McDonough, Ga.; D. C. Dawkins, Jacksonville, Fla. From Atlanta, Monie A. Ferst, Claibourne Glover, R. W. Neel, J. A. Gantt, L. F. Green, R. K. Hendee, Ed B. Hook, Bartis E. Goodman, Ernest D. Ivey.
35th REUNION The President's Room of the Capital City Club was the scene of the Reunion Party held by the '16 Class following the Tech-Duke game. Those who were there from out of town were: J. Cantey Alexander, Spartanburg, S. C ; Louis Aichel, Jacksonville, Fla.; William L. Manning, Charlotte, N. C ; A. J. Rountree, Lake City, Fla.; W. G. Thomas, Charlotte, N. C ; Albert P. Woodward, Tallahassee, Fla.; Arthur L. Williams, Daytona Beach, Fla.; and from Atlanta: Judge Frank A. Hooper, Paul E. Beard, Paul R. Yopp, and A. C. Keiser. Robert Clyde Jordan, Jr., '16, died on July 26. In the insurance business for many years, Mr. Jordan was living in Shreveport, La., at the time of his death. He served as a Colonel with the War Department General Staff during
the War, and held the Legion of Merit award.
TEAM REUNION Members of the 1917 football team held a reunion party at the Ansley Park Golf Club on the Friday of Homecoming weekend. Prominent among the returning grid stars was Joe Guyon, of Harrah, Okla. Six Carpenter, captain of the team, was unable to come, but was sent a telegram from the party wishing "best of everything to Big Six, Tech's greatest captain, from all his friends." Among those present were Albert B. Hill, Louisville, Ky.; T. W. Shaver, Gadsden, Ala.; Homer F. Meadows, Sr., Swainsboro, Ga.; Judy Harlon, Decatur, Ga.; Buck Flowers, Birmingham, Ala.; Dewey D. Scarboro, Decatur, Ga.; J. P. Baskin, Rome, Ga. And those from Atlanta: Ed Danforth, Pup Phillips, R. M. Lang, John Rogers, Alton R. Colcord, James S. Floyd, C. D. LeBey, W. E. Fincher, Robert Bell, Oscar G. Davis, Henry G. Granger, George C. Griffin, and Coach Frank Broyles.
L. R. Brumby, '20, vice president of Bibb Manufacturing Co., of Macon, was reelected president of the Textile Education Foundation, Inc., at a recent meeting held at Georgia Tech. Col. Alan D. Whittaker, '20, U.S.A., retired, died Oct. 8 in Pasadena, Calif., of injuries received when struck by an automobile. Formerly professor of military science and tactics at the University of San Francisco, he continued with the school as professor of mathematics after his retirement from military service. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Alan D. Whittaker, and two brothers, William and Carter Whittaker, all of Atlanta.
30th REUNION The Atlanta alumni of the '21 Class were hosts to the out of town Ramblin' Recks of '21 at a supper party held at the home of Jimmie Johnston on 25th Street in Atlanta. The party was held right after the Tech-Duke game. 17