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brain Rosalie Smith, authority on public school music, was given a very enthusiastic "write-up" in "The Musical Observer" in which she was praised for hilving the ability to make first grades sing do-re-mi with pathos and expression, Harshman, Del-loti, Trail, and Urz gained world wide fame; and were lauded in all the magazines for their remarkable work in their together finding the fourth dimension "Marty" Rice and Anne Lauder conducted an interesting experiment in their history classes in a large High School in Phila- delphia, and were asked to describe the results in School and Society". In 1937, a great international medical convention was held in London. The number of representatives from '27 gave evidence of the success achieved by them in the medical world, Two of the outstanding speakers were eminent surgeons, Dr. Lewis Woodward of Johns Hopkins, and Dr. James Owens of New York. Drs. Helen Strain and Sue Boyer were prominent among the women representatives. Both of them successful practicing physicians, they were well qualified to represent their profession at such a renowned convention. Other members of the "let me see your tongue, please" profession were Tom Eaton, whose handsome face proved as much a cure as his medicines, and Philena Fenby, who made great contributions to the science of bacteriology. "W. R," Smith became a medical missionary of note. A number of '27's members became prominent also at the bar. "Pass" Lawson, a true S011 of the law, became a famous judge, In a quotation in the "New York Times" Judge Lawson said, "I owe my ability as a judge to the splendid training I received in the Hair Brush Tribunal at the 'Universi.y' of my Alma Mater" Gilmore Lippy profited by his early experience in the Tribunal also, and became a famous criminal lawyer. '"E2" Rosenstock lent his eloquence to the cause of straightening out matrimonial matters. There were other members of '27 who aided in holding up the banner of success. B, 1. Barnes wrote the immortal book, "The Whichness of Why, and How", and contributed to the volume, "A New Interpretation of Shakespeare". Hortense Peuit became one of the leading newspaper reporters for the Phila- delphia "Ledger" Carrol Royer was made Secretary of Education in the Presi- dent's Cabinet in 1930. George Sullivan made a million dollars as a result of the keen and businesslike management of his chain stores "One in the Middle of Every Block" "Herb Lee" Elliott became a great steel magnate-he stood ncar the head of the U. S. Steel Corporation. Catherine Parker, as an unusually attractive society matron, entertained widely. Emily Jones became the talented the wife of the United States ambassador to France. Olive Richmond was wanted j perfect preacher's wife and won the love of all the parishioners. "Cowboy" Roberts became the pastor of a large city congregation. "Don" Willard to see some of his air castles in reality, so he became an aviator and rose quickly in the field. Chalky Hannold became ,\I) internationally known Y. M. C. A. worker. Captain Robert Unger returned to Western Maryland College to take charge of the small there. Thus, once upon a time, was ;1 class at Western Maryland known as the Class of '27. And when, ten years, this class looked around and saw what its members were doing, breathed a long, long sigh, and said to itself. "I knew we could do it" page One 111mdTed nin"tU'l