"Rip" Heneage Resigns
Harry R. Heneage '07, supervisor of athletics at Dartmouth since 1927, submitted his resignation to the Athletic Council on September 1 upon advice of his physicians. Stricken with a heart attack a year ago, he has since taken a complete rest, and although much improved in health, has now been advised by doctors that it would be unwise to subject himself again to the strain of arduous duties in the supervisor's office.
William H. McCarter 'l9, who has headed the athletic organization during Mr. Heneage's enforced absence, will continue as Acting Supervisor of Athletics until a successor is appointed.
"Rip" Heneage, as he is known to thousands of Dartmouth alumni and to a host of friends throughout the intercollegiate athletic world, took up his duties in Hanover on January 1, 1927, when Dartmouth's greatly expanded athletic program and plant demanded enlargement of the position of Graduate Manager. Relinquishing his post as Eastern Manager for the Ryerson Steel Company of Chicago, he came to Hanover to succeed Max A. Norton '19, who had been elected Bursar of the College.
Throughout his business career, Mr. Heneage remained actively interested in intercollegiate athletics, both as a member of the Dartmouth Athletic Council and as a football official. During his regime as Supervisor of Athletics his wide friendships contributed immeasurably to the cementing of Dartmouth's athletic relationships. He worked toward the establishment of leagues in the various sports, built up intramural and recreational athletics along with the intercollegiate program, and directed important additions to the athletic plant, including the Davis Field House, the Davis Hockey Rink, the squash courts building, an indoor board track, playing fields on Chase Field, new tennis courts, and general landscaping.
As an undergraduate, "Rip" Heneage was a prominent member of the varsity football team of 1906, playing halfback and starring as a broken-field runner.
He now has three sons at Dartmouth: Harry R. Jr., a senior; Richard, a junior; and John, a freshman. Coupled with his own residence in Hanover, this constitutes something of an all-time family record.
HARRY R. HENEAGE '07 who has resigned his post as Supervisor ofAthletics.
