Class of 1910

"King" Brady has moved his residence from Brookline to Wellesley .... Charlie Noone, Chattanooga lawyer, was elected vice-president of the Rollins College Alumni Association .... Rollie Reynolds, head of Horace Mann School, said at Maine Teachers Association, "Boys andgirls are the backbone of this country," urged the removal of schools from the hands of crooked politicians, and said that teachers in many cities go months without pay .... "How long will politicians gowithout pay?," he asked .... in Rollie's annual report he revealed a new plan of teaching which will begin in the kindergarten and continue through high school . . . . "We have attempted in the lightof great social changes to re-create our educational system," he said, "In our new planof teaching we hope that we are adjustingthe school to the. new social order intowhich we are passing and that at the sametime we have retained from the educationof the past those things which seem to begood. We propose large themes of coordinated subject matter extending fromthe first year through the twelfth, continuously and coherently; certain organizedbodies of subject matter throughout thehigh school; a full school life bringing intoactual curriculum many things whichformerly were thought of as extra-curricular activities; a comprehensive plan ofpupil adjustment, psychological, psychiatric, and medical records, modern testingprograms, room organizations, and a comprehensive program of adjusting the individual differences of the girls throughoutthe school; a comprehensive program ofphysical and health education; a comprehensive plan of developing the creative energies of the students." .... 01' Man Reynolds sure knows his education stuff, and authorities recognize it ... . enough so that any time he wants to open his yap on his opinions, the press all over the country picks it up ... . Shurtleff House, Follette Isaacson, "Doc" Bond, or somebody up there in Hanover must've done a lot for that boy .... Tobe writes from N. Y., "I wish that we could be with youdown there in Florida, because I think it isthe grandest spot on the globe this time ofyear .... and I would like to bask in theglorious sunshine."

Here is a letter from our good old friend, Noah Foss .... there's nothing we can add .... it's a gem .... read for yourself .... "There is very little news valuein my story of the past few years. As assistant head of Blake School, a country dayschool here, most of my time is occupied incoaxing, cajoling, and threatening boysinto preparing themselves for college andin devising means to circumvent the meansthey devise to circumvent my efforts!There! After that statement you realizehow busy I am. Incidentally, I attempt toteach all but the beginners' class in Latin.By the way of diversion during the schoolyear I play considerable bridge .... verybadly .... have an opportunity to hearvery good music which our Symphony Orchestra gives us throughout the winter, andnow and then see a good play which bysome strange vagary of fate is routed westby way of the Twin Cities. Living on xuhatis dignified—or rather glorified—by thename of 'farm' I have a chance to digaround in the vegetables and flowers during the few months when the ground is notfrozen.

"During the summer, I generally go toNew York to correct college entrance examsfor the College Board along with severalhundred others. After my return here andthe clearing up of summer odds and ends,I head for Glacier Park for three or fourweeks with Horace and Cecilia Chadbourne. They have a most attractive cabinon the shores of Lake McDonald, whichseems to be built like an accordion, as Ihave seen it expand to accommodate an unbelievably large crowd. My days in thePark are filled with fishing .... the factthat even I can catch trout there is proofthat the fishing is very good—exploring, avery modest type of mountain climbing,swimming, a little bridge, some reading,and a great deal of lying flat on my backand gazing at the sky and doing absolutelynothing but soak in the sweetness of thesurroundings. Then there are evenings ofthe good old-fashioned type of visiting,which has so nearly vanished from theearth. As utterly satisfying conversationalist let me recommend to you Chad andCecilia. As an additional fillip there is thetwelve-year-old Melissa, as charming ayoungster as you will see in many a longday. And for an absolutely thrilling experience let me suggest a two-or-three-dayfishing trip with Chad, when you put yourpack on your back, toil up over a ridge,down into a valley, fish a bit, and if theyaren't biting, struggle on to that mythicalplace where 'they are sure to be biting.'Chad's knowledge of everything connectedwith the country leaves one very humble athis own ignorance. And the long eveningsafter a hard day when the campfire'sgleam is reflected on the smooth waters ofsome lake hemmed in on all sides by sheermountain walls and roofed over by a blackvelvet sky set with numberless stars, whenpeace descends upon the mind as well asthe body and the harassing perplexities oflife seem very distant indeed and talk glideseasily and comfortingly in whatever direction whim carries it, are experiences neverto be forgotten.

"The summer of 1930 I was in Europealong with every other teacher in the world—or at least so it seemed to me. I reallyhad a magnificent time wherever I went,but of the cities I saw, I believe Paris,Munich, and Amsterdam still linger mostfondly in my memory. However, none ofthem ever remotely approaches Switzerland, where I spent nearly a month. Aboutten days were given to Geneva, Interlaken,and Lucerne, and the rest of the time wasspent tramping, pack on back, mainly inthe Bernese Oberland. My one ambition,since that summer, is to return and do allthat I did the first time—and much more.When night came I turned in at the nearestinn, sure of a welcome, good food, and animmaculate and comfortable place tosleep.

"So you see life goes on uneventfully butmost satisfyingly, and best of all, from yearto year it increases its richness and satisfaction. Had I the ability / should like towrite a lasting tribute to the 'Glorious Forties/ for to me thus far they have been sofar ahead of any period before them thatthere are no comparisons."

Marion and I are still in Florida (Katherine is coming down for her Easter vacation) .... and probably shall not be up North much before May .... all dependent on the weather .... we are sorry to have missed the "worst winter in 60 years" .... several Dartmouth men have been in Fort Lauderdale this winter, among them I'rof. Unger of the faculty, Jim Higgins

'01, Denny and Mayo '32, who sailed down from Provincetown. Everett Robinson was elected selectman in Mansfield after a close contest . . . . good for Robbie! .... it will soon be time to count noses again and see what Tenners will have sons in the entering class at Hanover this fall .... 1910 has maintained an envious record to date . . . . Dave Johnson, the well-known Cleveland attorney, once wrote "The College hasbeen one of the greatest things in all ofour lives. Relative to the vast majority ofmankind, we have been enormously privileged in having gone there, and we don'twant to forget" .... Isabel Norton, wife of Walt, won the six weeks' bridge tournament in Naugatuck .... Miss Nancy (now vacationing in Florida) was elected captain of her school volley ball team .... that lady should have been a boy

.... we could use her at Hanover . . . . it was our pleasure to run across Keith Pevear as we were embarking on the boat for Florida early in December .... he is one of New York's carrier experts, and has done a good job with the Lamson concern ... we watched with no little interest how his carriers were used to load and unload freight at Jacksonville .... Chet Scott is farming at Walla Walla, Wash. . . . . George E. Cole, Dartmouth '36, son of our own "Mun," is a short-story writer for The Dartmouth at Hanover . . . .

Harold Benjamin says that he fell into a swoon after the Chicago debacle and is just now coming up for air .... guess the whole darn town fell into the same swoon, for we have had mighty little news out of Chicago since that game .... but those boys orter cheer up ... . another good football season will make everyone feel good again .... and according to the cycle (I still believe in them in spite of "social revolutions" and all that truck) we're due for some winners soon .... a little prosperity will knock lots of these new experiments galley-west, just like a football team to get het up over will make Dartmouth alumni chesty again .... to return to Pipestone, Minn., Ben's young son, Bennie, is 10 years old, plays the oboe and weighs 102 .... and is headed for Dartmouth .... we had a surprise visit from Jim MacPherson down here recently . . . . Jim was called to Lake Worth by the illness of his mother .... we have heard that Melvin ("Mike") Straus was down at Miami Beach but have not seen him .... and the Miami Herald ran this the other day, "Dick Hursh, the golfing book agent from Chicago, is back inour midst for his tenth season. Richard, asthey call him at the exclusive Ridgemoreclub in Chicago, is one of the low handicapmen of the Chicago district. He will be adangerous man in the Dixie." .... Lawson Robertson's article on track athletes in February 24 issue of Saturday Evening Post made reference to Russ Palmer's being at the 1912 Olympic trials ....

Here are some extracts from Chan Baxter's letter written after he came East to the last Alumni Council meeting in New York .... "Had to stop a day at St.Paul, so looked up Nick Carter . . . .when I saw him, I told him it was some jobgetting in ... . giving name, date ofbirth, occupation, etc., before they wouldstart to look for 'Mr. Carter' .... Nicksaid that I ought to just try and get in tosee Howard Fogg in Chicago .... saidhe'd tried it ... . had to go through sixsecretaries and then was stumped until hehappened to mention he was an old classmate .... that let him through . . . .

so in Chicago I called up Howard instead oftrying to crash the gate . ... he insistedthat I come down for lunch, which I did

. ... he and I went to Hyde Park HighSchool together .... had a pleasant visitwith Paul Albert .... stopped in FortWayne .... tried to call Brown Cooperbut no luck . ... in New York HaroldJackson invited me to the Dartmouth-Princeton game with his party, so methim at the game, and in the same groupwere Jim Porter and Phil Forristall andwives .... missed Tobe but saw MaxHolmes and caught a glimpse of ThayerSmith .... went up to Boston and HydePark .... saw Bill Harlow and part ofthe family .... down at New York I ratiacross John Vander Pyl at the DartmouthClub .... and visited with Easty at theCouncil luncheon" .... Chan had a great time coming East .... it's a long distance from Tacoma, Wash., and he does not expect to come often, but when he does come, he will certainly make the most of it ... . reference by Chan to its individuals causes us to wonder what the Jackson-Tobin-Forristall-Porter Foursome of No. N. J. is doing this winter .... we doubt very much if they are enjoying the splendor of nature on golf courses this winter as they did a year ago.

Joe Davidson is making steady improvement at Otean, N. C Bill Grant is getting his fish poles ready for the season's opening .... Guy Spokesfield of Calif, is "New Dealing" .... new job with Johns-Manville .... new address at 2404 No. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena President Pineo is corresponding with Bill Moe,

1910's historian, who is interested in Eleazar's old home at Columbia, Conn. . . . . Pineo comes from old-line Yankee stock that helped to settle Coos County, N. H., the neck of the woods we blew into Hanover from .... Mac Kendall still lives in Madison, Wis., but is mighty busy assembling data that Joseph B. Eastman created the New Deal thirst for . . . .

Earle Pierce wintered partly in St. Louis and other Mid-Western points .. . . Whit Eastman, whose propensity for optimism is w.k., sez, "I feel that things aregenerally on the upturn and that we aregoing to have gradual improvement inbusiness. I am quite optimistic about thefuture. I have been spending quite a lot oftime in Washington and am quite enthusiastic about the way the Roosevelt programis shaping itself Dean haycock hasbeen here with us for the last few days, andwe certainly have had a great time. Thiswas his last official trip, but he hated toadmit it. He made one of the most stirringaddresses I have ever heard. We put himon the train this morning for St. Louis."

. . . . N. B. It's the first time we ever heard of anyone putting Craven on the train .... our memory sorter tells us most deans operate tother way round .... but anyway, we'll ask him about it when we go North .... Frank Mdeney is known throughout the medical profession of the country for his work on symbiosis . . . . he has made an enviable reputation for himself.

Class finances are in tough shape, according to Treas. Judd .... some men can or should pay .... others cannot and will not be expected to Juddy will appreciate utmost cooperation from the class at this time.

Our supply of news items is exhausted .... our columns for balance of the year should be voluminous, only we haven't anything to put in them .... this March heat has melted our Northern resource- fulness .... lest our MAGAZINE space become a lugubrious farce, you better unbend your indifferent elbows and send an item or so ... . Barre, Canaan Street, Fort Lauderdale, anywhere .... just send them .... we'll take a chance on delivery.

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