CLASS OF 1910
Thayer Smith writes a nice letter, doing what he calls "a little boasting along the home building line." "Although there may be others in the class who have four sons, I believe I am the only one who has four near enough together so there is a chance of their all being in Dartmouth at the same time." He certainly is entitled to boast. Recently all four have had whooping cough together, and are getting good training for yelling for what the New York papers call the "Indian College."
Here are a couple of items from the volunteer correspondent. Would that there were more like him:
"That boy, Tom Heneage, doesn't change a bit. A little more aldermanic, but that's all. He was omnipresent at the Pow Wow. The last Ye Scribe saw of him was very late the night after the game, when Tom was displaying Dutch Schildmiller as Dartmouth's greatest end, and was showing Tex Cole and Shep Wolff of the present squad at Hanover how end should be played.
"Walter Norton is now well settled at Naugatuck, Conn., where he is known as factory manager of the large Goodyear plants which are owned by the United States Rubber Company. It is no secret that Walter did so well in the Williamsport plant that he was booked for something bigger. Peculiarly enough, Bags Wanamaker took his place down there. And in the midst of all these promotions and movings Walter and Isabel took time to welcome a new daughter to their home in August. When quizzed as to why they had another girl, the old Plugger replied, 'After looking at you and my roommates I could imagine no greater catastrophe than having boys in the family, so last August we had another girl.' "
Harry Driver is now living in Wexford, Pa., but is still in business in Pittsburgh. I don't know whether he has bought a house there or whether this means it is cheaper to move than pay rent. Perhaps we can find out more later.
John Mitchell, Jr., is now principal of the Lakewood Senior High School at Lakewood, Ohio.
Ray Gorton, after nearly bumping Bobby Jones from his throne, is looking for new fields to conquer. He is captain of the Dartmouth bowling team at the University Club in Boston, which just now is tied with Harvard at the top of the league.
Hap Hinman spent a few days recently at the N. E. Baptist Hospital in Boston for observation because of stomach trouble. I am glad to say that there was nothing more serious than that he has been working too hard and needed to ease up a little.
Nick Carter's firm, of which he is a partner, is now Kellogg, Morgan, Chase, Carter, and Headley. The "Kellogg" is the Hon. Frank B. Kellogg, former secretary of state, who returned to the firm March 4.
1910 has in John Dingle one plutocrat who is able to take time for the club cruise to the West Indies, sponsored by the Dartmouth Club of New York. The club news says that "in addition to the five men mentioned there are several wives." Let's hope John didn't take but one.
Allan Fowler, who divides his time between New York city and the sugar plantations of Cuba and Porto Rico, is North in the winter for the first time in fifteen years.
A list of new members at the New York Club includes Joe Kinney in the resident members and Russ Palmer, Lew Williams, and Atkins Nickerson as non-residents. A large percentage of the class belongs now, and several make it their headquarters when in New York.
Eck Hiestand was staying at the Club a few weeks ago when I was there, but I wasn't able to connect with him.
1910's first legacy is in Dartmouth. Bill Harlow's oldest son, William, is a member of the freshman class.
After all these years of silence as far as his class is concerned, Bill emerges from his lumber and coal business at Hyde Park (in the Boston district, you Chicago guys, and not in Illinois), and confesses that his son William prepared at the Hyde Park High School for Dartmouth, that his daughter, Elizabeth, age 15, is in the Girls' Latin School of Boston, and that sons John, age 10, and Richard, age 9, are both preparing for four years at Hanover.
It is a safe bet that we shall see more of Bill henceforth, and that he will be on hand at the next reunion.
Rollie Woodworth, who was with us a while, is making a name for himself in Vermont banking circles. He was elected recently cashier of the Peoples National Bank in Barre. Rollie has written several articles on banking that have gained recognition.
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