CLASS OF 1910

It is one swell job trying to get a letter from Lew Williams, chairman of our next reunion committee. However, he is still functioning in some respects, as we saw his name listed among the executives of Williams and Cunnyngham, that large Chicago advertising agency.

Prof. Andy and Mrs. Scarlett took advantage of an interval during Mid-years and enjoyed a second honeymoon in New York.

A real turn-out of Tenners at the New York alumni dinner on January 28 saw the following men in attendance—Dixi Crosby, George Chamberlin, Ray Seymour, John Cassidy, Otto Taylor, Bill Tucker, Rollie Reynolds, Ed Meleney, Thayer Smith, Wes Hunt, and Pineo Jackson.

"Juddy" has kept pegging away at class finances and paid up all of the old deficit excepting a bit over $100, which the class owes to President Pineo for reunion expenses.

Right now he needs considerably over $500 to pay the MAGAZINE group subscription for this current year. And naturally there is a moral limit on how long the members should expect President Pineo to wait for his money. Nearly two years have passed since he paid that money out of his own pocket.

A survey of the class ledger shows that many members who are well able to pay have not done so. They have permitted others to carry the burden. In other cases there have been agreeable surprises, and this is particularly true among the non-graduate members, who are manifesting a real interest in 1910 and Dartmouth.

I recall one instance last spring when Andy Scarlett was straggling along with the Alumni Fund. Happiness came to him sud- denly and unexpectedly when Jim Young of Brooklyn sent in a check that was of real size.

Pres. Pineo expresses himself: "If the class expects the Secretary to continue dissemination of news through the columns of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE, it is absolutely necessary that dues be paid promptly—and in so doing serve themselves as well as discharge a responsibility which they have assumed in respect to the management of the magazine."

Our "Twenty-Five Years Ago" column is attracting quite a bit of interest outside of the class. One letter is of particular interest as it comes from James Chester Flagg, Dartmouth '89, and brother-in-law of our lovable Dean—"Chuck" Emerson. From Mr. Flagg's tenth year to his graduation from college, "Chuck" acted as his guardian. Mr. Flagg was mystified by the meaning of "Chuck's marriages." It gave us considerable pleasure to answer his fine letter. We would have mentioned some splendid examples if he had known the men.

Letters, suggestions, and criticism are welcomed from everyone—whether members of 1910 or not—for after all we are members of one great, collegiate family—and are proud of the fact.

We have heard that other classes are contemplating a similar column—such action would be fine, although classes three years on either side of us would carry a considerable duplication of college happenings. However, we could stand that if they could.

Your Secretary needs items—and plenty of them.

Ernest Small, who is a Lieutenant Commander in the U. S. Navy, is now stationed at Newport, R. I.—doing duty on the faculty staff of the Naval War College in the Intelligence Department. The college gives a yearly course in strategy, tactics, international law, history, and economics, with the students ranging from lieutenants to rear admirals. We hope that Ernest is stationed there long enough so that he can join us at a class reunion in Boston next fall.

"Ek" Hiestand is doing work for Sears Roebuck Co. in Miami, Fla., but retains his Cleveland residence address.

George Chamberlin is sales manager of Puljack Manufacturing Co., and lives at the N. Y. Athletic Club.

Hoitt Charlton is with the Metropolitan Coal Co. at Dorchester, Mass.

It is the sad duty of your Secretary to record the passing of two more loyal sons of Dartmouth and members of our classHarry H. Driver and Harry A. Wells—the former passing away on December SO at his home near Pittsburgh and the latter on January 20 at his home in Hanover.

We had heard directly from Harry Driver at Christmas time, and the news of his death less than a week later came as a great shock. No less a shock was the decease of Harry Wells, for on the Saturday evening prior to his passing away on Wednesday morning we had a delightful visit with him at his home, and his customary dry wit caused more than one laugh. Little did we realize then that it was to be our last earthly visit.

Obituaries specially prepared by Noah Foss and Andy Scarlett are on the Necrology pages. The class of 1910 extends its heartfelt sympathy to Mrs. Driver, Mrs. Wells, and their families.

Fritz Rainey wrote a highly interesting article for the January issue of the Philadelphia Forum Magazine. Entitled "Pierre Brunehault," it deals with prehistoric man and one of the finest neolithic monuments in Europe. Fritz, who is considered an authority on sun-worship, gathered the material while living in a Belgium peasant home last summer with Mrs. Rainey, who is an able assistant.

We are sending the article to the Baker Library at Hanover, where it will be preserved carefully. Alumni publications and articles are welcomed and kept in the Archive Room. Tenners may send their writings direct or through us.

Russ Palmer spent a mid-winter evening at bridge with "Easty" and family in Milwaukee. It just seems as though this man Eastman would like to entertain the whole class, as he bawls out Earle Pierce for coming there without calling—and he takes a crack at Karl Maerker. He is a great Dartmouth man, and I know where he is trying to get the son of a mutual friend (University of Wisconsin man) to come East for a liberal education at Hanover.

The 1910 columns are going to furnish meagre reading in the near future if some of you guys don't limber up.

If you cannot furnish anything about yourself—then pick on some other Tenner and write about him. If you can't write a letter write a paragraph—and if you can't write a paragraph send in four words, and I will try to make a paragraph from them.

Les Wiggin pulled a good one when he used last year's Christmas cards—that required the kind of bean work which one could acquire nowhere else than at Hanover. Les brains are functioning—so why can't those of you other guys? The Depression won't last forever—and what if it does? There are worse things than a depression.

Twenty-five years ago now in D Tuckwhether you remember it or not—Doc Bowler was teaching you about cerebellar movements and digital control. If you recall any of his teachings or have acquired any knowledge since—it is high time you proved it by sending in some news items.

25 YEARS AGO

The varsity basketball team continued it winning streak by trimming Wesleyan, 6319 —"King" Brady being easily the start of the game with splendid all-round work and 12 baskets from the floor to his credit. Summary —Grebenstein, rf; Brady, If; Lang, c; Lane, rb; Schildmiller, lb.

Williams was licked 24-8. Summary— Grebenstein, rf; Brady, If; Dingle, c; Lane, rb; Schildmiller, lb. Brown was taken into camp, 30-7. Summary—Grebenstein, rf; Brady, If; Lang, c; Schildmiller, rb; Dingle, lb.

After a two weeks' layoff for midyear's exams Yale was downed, 36-18. The entire team was credited with playing very smart basketball. Capt. Grebenstein made seven baskets from the floor and shot fouls for eight more points. Jack Dingle outjumped the Yale center most of the game and made three baskets. "King" Brady played the Yale captain and star, Noyes, and was no small factor in the victory.

The hockey team defeated Columbia, 8-1. As the league rules prevented freshmen from playing, there were no Tenners in the lineup, which included—Erhard, g; Crocker, p; Leighton, cp; Doe, f; Foote, f; Richardson, f; Brett, f.

Harvard administered a stinging defeat at Cambridge, 12-3. The summary was: Brett, f; Richardson, f; Foote, f; Marston, f; Pierce, cp; Crocker, p; Erhard, g.

The following men were announced officially as having made the second football team—Jim Baldwin 'l0, Larry Bankart '10, H. L. Dillingham '09, M. F. Davis '09, C. N. Dodge '09, "Fat" Douglas '10, W. J. L. Dreyfus '09, W. D. Knight '08, "Cy" Richmond '10, D. D. Buxton 'OB, "Shorty" Stern '10, and "Babe" Steward '10.

The freshman basketball team was swinging into action and getting ready for the famous series with '09. It defeated Harvard freshmen in Hanover 49-15. While "Hap" Goodere led the attack with 11 baskets from the floor, Al Ricker and "Cap" Hedges are credited with unusual ability in the game. The summary which shows both huskies and skill was—"Hap" Goodere, Jack Fields, rf; "Cap" Hedges, If; Charlie Gibson, Don Palmer, c; Larry Bankart, Howard Bushway, rg; Al Ricker, lg.

On February 15 the team defeated Company E of Bellows Falls, 16-12, which had enjoyed an unbroken string of nine straight victories.

Ken Merritt, former Phillips-Andover and Yale freshman star, transferred from Yale at mid-year and entered 1910—Spencer Murfey also entered our class from Yale at the same time—"Ollie" Johnson was operated on for appendicitis at the Melrose Hospital in Melrose—.Tack Dingle was taken onto the basketball training table—ice is being cut on Faculty Pond for the first time in many years—Albert Ricker was elected captain of the 1910 basketball team—"Chuck" Crawford was ill in the Hospital—Harry Driver was the only freshman listed among the men appointed to collect the fifty cents debating tax from the undergraduate body, Harry having Thornton Hall as his territory —Ralph Glaze completed his college work and left for Boston to sign up with the Boston American baseball club—the efforts of Miss Rodey, whose smiles and courtesies are a pleasing memory of our undergraduate days, were rewarded with success, and Hanover became an official Western Union money transfer station, students being compelled no longer to go to White River Junction for wired funds—"Doc" Bowler's "Smut" lectures are in full swing—"Ski" Shaw made the varsity debating team in preparation for debates with Williams and Brown.

The callfor baseball practice in the cage brought out the following Tenners—catchers, Tommie Leonard, Horace Chadbourne, John MacPherson; pitchers, "Lefty" West, "General" Grant, Lou Wallace, and Chet Coffin; first base, "Lennie" McClintock, "Shorty" Worcester, and Jim Baldwin; second base, Walter Norton; third base, "Jerry" Graves and Nat Emerson; field, Hen Gooding, Ed Shattuck, Peb Burry, Joe Kinney, Louis Langdell, Spencer Murfey, and "Babe" Steward.

The Boston Post advocated a baseball league composed of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Brown.

Freshman hockey team had for its line-up —Allen Doggett, g; George Thurber, p; Dick Hursh and Mart Hannon, cp; Charlie Devine, Ken Merritt, Jack Bates, and Walter Norton, f.

Fayerweather—always noted as a hall of unrestrained hilarity—organized a series of wrestling matches. Joe, the sandwich man, visited the dorm around 9:30 to 10 each night, and his announcement of wares in no subdued tones was the signal for a general get-together. Joe would lead a singing party for about 15 minutes, sell his goods, and then depart—as in many another dorm—but these "Fair-weatherites" not being satisfied with the physical requirements of singing would adjourn to Chan Baxter's and Bill Harlow's room and stage a series of wrestling bouts. Among the participants were Ed Loring, Bill Harlow, Chan Baxter, Keith Pevear, "Spuddy," Bill Murphy, Paul Albert, "Dusty" Craft, "Juddy," Jack Thomes, Herb Wolff, Maurice Blake, George Davies, and Don Bryant. There may have been some more, but this list taxed the memories of Chan Baxter and Herb Wolff. "Herb" claims that the feature bout was one Chan had with Ed Loring, while Chan writes that the big all-time bout was between Herb and Jack Thomes.

Herb weighed several hundred pounds less than he does now, and in a moment of rashness, challenged Jack to a fifty-round bout, catch-as-catch-can, each round to last one minute. The contestants stripped to their B. V. D.'s, or whatever was the popular garment of that day, and just plain went to it. At the end of round 2 Herb had joined the nudist party, and the next round saw Jack become an unwilling member. Fast and furious—a classic was being recorded- SRO signs everywhere—the clock stopped— the battle continued—gore, blood, rags, and broken furniture—Herb was losing consciousness, and Jack's body resembled red flannel—some merciful soul ended the bout in the 33d round—next day Jack used a cane and the whole dorm hauled Herb around in a small cart—great good came from the party, because it caused each to promise himself that he would not become a professional wrestler—and thereat began the nuclei of two members of the bar.

Over in Elm House Percy Nourse, Harry Wells, Guy Perry, "General" Grant, George Gonyer, Les Wiggin, Hen Gooding and others gathered in plenty of cider and helped Harold Robinson celebrate his winning of the cross country run. The cider was quite fresh, as many could testify later.

A little peep at the faculty is of interest. "Johnny K." Lord was acting president of the College in the absence of Pres. Tucker. "Chuck" Emerson was dean and "Skeet" Tibbetts was registrar in the little old white office building.

"Type" Hitchcock held forth in geology- "Gabe" Campbell headed the philosophy department—"Johnny K" taught Latin to many of us—"Frankie" Sherman was professor of mathematics, while "Clothespins" Richardson was professor of English language and literature—Mr. Bisbee was librarian —"Toot" Worthen professor of mathematics —"Bobby" Bartlett, professor of chemistry—"Dude" Colby, professor of "polysci" —"Johnny Vose" Hazen, professor of civil engineering and graphics—"Charlie D" Adams, professor of Greek—and Justin H. Smith, professor of modern history—all were familiar figures and occupy places of deep affection among Dartmouth men.

Secretary, 168 Hill St., Barre, Vt.