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... . November 1933
Wildcat Eleven Puts on Great Show for
Alumni on Successful Homecoming Day
Bisons Trip Blue and White in Last Minutes of Play After Thrilling
Fight at Villanova Stadium - More than 600 Grads and
Former Students Gather for Annual Alumni Reunion
“Wildcats Take It on the Nose, 19-17,
with Blocked Kick in Last Minute of
Play!” screamed headlines at Villanova
October 14. But the fact meant nothing
to more than 600 alumni who declared
Alumni Day to have
been one of the best
ever staged on Villa-
nova soil. They had
witnessed a hard
fought, thrilling game
of good, all ’round
football, which with
meeting scores of
their old friends up in
the stands and out on
the campus made
Alumni Day in ’83 a
'4| day long to be re-
* membered.
Hand shaking, in-
troductions were the
Retiring .. .
order of the day from noon time on. A
number of the old boys had arrived the
day before, several two days before. The
campus looked good to them, and dif-
ferent. Saturday found groups of all
sizes, large and small, converging on
Villanova from all parts of the East. It
is quite impossible to say who was here
and who was not, but the few home-
comers for whom the Alumni Office can
account demonstrate an exceptionally
wide geographic distribution.
Freney, Vize Elected
Election of officers at the annual meet-
ing of the Association found John A.
Freney, ’29, elected to the office of Presi-
dent, and Phineas T. Vize, Jr., ’23, named
to the Vice President’s chair. Mr.
Freney’s nomination was opposed by
William J. Bradley, ’31, while the nomi-
nation of Mr. Vize was unanimous.
Mr. Freney succeeds John T. Coan, 719,
who could not accept a nomination for
re-election because of the pressure of
business duties. Mr. Freney manages a
steamship agency in Philadelphia and
deals also in mortgages and real estate.
Mr. Vize is purchasing agent for the
d
United Electric Light and Power Com-
pany, New York. He resides in Brook-
lyn. A report by the Secretary and dis-
cussion on the constitution concluded the
meeting.
That evening the boys repaired to the
Hotel Adelphia, alumni headquarters in
Philadelphia, where the Villanova Club,
of Philadelphia, played hosts to the na-
tional alumni at a dinner dance in the
Cafe Marguery. As for the good time
that was had by all—let the boys them-
selves tell the story:
The 1928 Get-Together
Alumni Day saw the Class of 1928
celebrating its Fifth Anniversary. At the
game we noticed in the stands Bill €lin-
ton and ‘his recent bride, Mr. and Mrs.
Jerry Kilcourse, Jack McDevitt, Bill
Vincent, Tom Kerrigan, Dick Newman,
Dan Haffen, Frank Palacio, Howard Avil,
Bill Conley, Les (“Pug”) Burns, Jim
Laughlin, and last but by no means least,
Father “Chuck” Cummings. There were,
no doubt, others, but after all we are
not omniscient. Most of the boys, like
good Alumni, attended the meeting. there-
after and pledged their support to the
newly elected officers!
After the meeting many of the out-of-
town boys and their wives and sweet-
hearts repaired to the Adelphia for din-
ner. One group that had dinner together
included the Kilcourses, the Clintons,
Jack McDevitt and the young lady he
escorted to the game, and Frank Palacio
and his wife.
As dinner was about finished, other
“Twenty-eighters” began to arrive. One
of the first was Bill Vincent, the Esquire,
accompanied by a very attractive blonde.
Bill was all done up in a tux, some of
the boys asking if Bill thought he had
been elected President of the Alumni in-
stead of John Freney. Shortly after,
Jack Haley and a young lady arrived
from West Chester. Jack was also for-
mally attired (it must have been a plot
between Bill and Jack because they were
at the same table). Gus Baron, of ’27,
was also in their party.
In an hour the place was fairly over-
run with Villanovans and the orchestra
to show its recognition struck up “College
Days,” which brought everyone to his
feet singing, or somethin’. Two of the
boys who were very much in evidence
were Jim Laughlin and Pug Burns, who
seemed to be enjoying themselves im-
mensely. We wonder whether our good
friend Les-came all the way from
Panama for Alumni Day. If he did, we’ll
bet he’d say it was worth it.
Sometime about eleven, Tom Kerrigan
strolled in and without female attach-
ment—quite unusual for Tom, as we
know him. He drifted from table to
table, greeting his many friends. The
last we saw of him he was talking very
earnestly to a very charming young lady
over in acorner. Was it a legal problem,
Tom?
About one o’clock the party began
breaking up into small groups, then the
round of “Good-byes,” “So longs,’ and
finally the Reunion of the Class of 1928
was just a memory—but what a memory!
Continued on Page Two
By the President...
I wish to express to you, in my first
official message, my sincere appreciation
of the confidence placed in me by the
Alumni in electing me to the honored
position of President. With the nucleus
of organization so ably built up by my
predecessors, I will endeavor to carry the
. work of organization
thus begun to larger
i} and greater heights.
It is no mean task
which confronts the
i] Board of Governors in
building a self-sus-
taining Alumni body.
I, therefore, urge each
2) and every one of you
to become actively in-
terested in all issues
pertaining to Villa-
nova. The objective
| . in forming an Alumni
ncoming . ++ pody is two-fold: to
promote a Spirit of Good Fellowship, and
to assist in jthe Progressive Development of
the College. I feel that this can best be
accompanied by the development of ac-
tive Alumni clubs in the various centers
where there is a concentration of Villa-
nova men. These local clubs can be
forged into a strong general body by
means of their representation on the
Board of Governors.
Alumni and Enrollment
We are all vitally interested in seeing
a larger enrollment. And the Progressive
Development of the College depends in
great measure upon the activity of the
clubs in appointing themselves represen-
tatives of Alma Mater in endeavoring to
secure matriculation of students at Villa-
nova,
In conclusion, I ask your earnest co-
operation in the plan outlined above, and
the support of our secretary in his
endeavor to make the “Alumni News” of
interest to all of us. This appreciation
of his efforts may best be shown by re-
mitting promptly the wherewithal to
carry on the work—your dues.
Yours in Villanova,
JOHN A. FRENEY, Pres.
VILLANOVANS RIVALS
In Mayoralty Race
Fall elections this month in Lawrence,
Mass., find two former Villanova men
opposing each other in the race for the
mayoralty. They are Joseph P. Dono-
van and Walter A. Griffin.
Mr. Donovan received an A.B. degree
from Villanova in 1907 and has been
identified with Lawrence politics for
many years. He resides at 46 Saunder
st. Mr. Griffin entered Villanova in 1920
as a Freshman engineer and left in 1922.
You Like the News. . .?
And Like to Have It Continue?
Only Your Dues Can Insure Its Receipt !
