The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-23
Tuesday, June 23. 1908.
THE CLASS OF '7s.

THE CLASS OF 'TS.
 The Yale class of 1878 Is in town, or perhaps in the interest of accurate history writing we should say that the town Is in the class of 1878. There have been stray fears and concentrated ap- prehensions that 1t would not be known that this class, which has now given the once famous class of 1853 fatal run for its entrance fee. would find itself lost amid other anniversary classes, which are back in the city with their great men, made and In the making, on parade. These stray fears and concentrated apprehensions may now be laid aside. The class of '7s Is present and accounted for.
 When John Addison Porter gave the class its first jolt upwards, from rational point of significance, 1t is said that President Mckinley whose affec- tionate and efficient secretary he was, in time grew perturbed. One day the President turned to his secretary and inquired: "John have all of the unem- , ployed of the class of 1878 been cared for?" "Yes, Mi. President replied the faithful John. Then, John, we can proceed, I suppose. to estimate the worth of other aspirants for federal usefulness" The generous persistence of Porter ten years ago has continued to bear fruit and to-day the class of '7s is the greatest class that has thus far undertaken to harnessshe government of the greatest country in the world and make 1t stand without hitching and eat from the hand. A person not William Howard Taft, is member of the famous class. though it is to be questioned if any other member of the class would know to whom reference was made if he were spoken of or ad- dressed in that pervasive manner. It is "Hi Bill' and "Ho Bill" and Hey Bill" that goes with the lime light CTS of that aggregation
 The members of this class are A lit- tie old now for original fatherhood but they are beginning to contribute to the through grateful children. From to- day all gran1sons will come into the unsuspecting world named Bill while the girls will break hearts under the fascinating Identification of Billie. IA perpetual injunction will be prayed out tomorrow against the use of these names by members of other classes, who were the first to suggest MT. Taft's name for President, and by the public at large. To help In this crus- ade for the conservation of natural re- sources will be number of '7S men, who are on the spot today. Ohio will be under the jurisdiction of "Holl," " known in the outside world as Judge Howard Hollster of Cincinnati. New York will he turned over for its pro- tection to two indicators and unde- sirable citizens, who will recover the favor in which they were formerly held March 4th next, and will be aided as counsel by John Procter Clark, an ear ly '7s man to assemble the people be- hind him. The indicators are Clar- ence Kelsey, who manipulates the money market and Fred Potter, who keeps money in constant circulation
 Charley Carter will run the spiritual side of the movement up in the State, of Massachusetts with occasional long distance advice from Jim Pigott of New Haven and Connecticut Harry Hoyt, the solicitor general of the Unit ed States when at work has agreed to influence the judicial department of government and so. the movement which began in an orderly stroll along the beach of time has become a ro- licking romp all along the shore. The Journal Courier wishes 1t every success and welcomes with more than conven- tional enthusiasm a class which had already accomplished the domination of the Yale corporation through the joint efforts of Bill and Rip, and now teek the feathers of the American eagle to adorn a '7S cap We have indeed come upon huge and hearty times.