1910
At Boston Dinner were Rog Pierce, Dick Vincens, Ed Shattuck, Else Jenness, Art Allen, Jess Wilson, Ted Hill, Art Lord, Max Holmes, Henry Collins, Slip Powers, Fletch Burton, Hazen Jones, Beezle Parker, Irv Jewett, Sid Bull, Walter Norton, Charlie Fay, Ray Gorton, Jim MacPherson and The Amazing Earle Pierce, that swell guy who not only has learned to talk again after his throat cancer operation but has taught others—the reason I always marvel in deep admiration of Earle is that we have a mutual friend who had the same operation at the same place shortly after Earle's—and who in his detailed explanation of the operation and its significance is eternally singing Earle's praises.
Else Jenness put on a nice party at the University Club—our regret at missing most of it was keen—late train delayed our arrival—but we did see most of the gang just as they were breaking up.
Ben Ames Williams' new book House Divided, a Houghton Mifflin 1,514-page book that sells for $5, is tops among "The Best Sellers"—Mississippi-born, Ohio-raised, New Hampshire-educated Ben is admirably qualified to write such an exhaustive historical novel—Great nephew of General Longstreet, he visited battlefields, talked with survivors, read everything he could get hold of including some 400 books on the subject which he acquired—Ben and Florence, by the way, left Boston on May 16 for a six-months vacation which started in the Southwest, thence to Mexico, up to British Columbia, including all way stations, to end up with three weeks at the Horace Chadbournes' in Montana—the reunion there was complete as Florence Williams and Cecilia Chadbourne were old schoolmates for their own visiting while Ben and Chad did quite all right, too.
The Wayland Woods, The Else Jennesses were October guests at Hanover Inn—Dow Curtis' business address is 91 West Broadway, N. Y. C.—Ned Loveland plans to retire next July—For you Tenners who watch the growth of the soaring John Hancock Building in Boston, it is interesting to know that Ed Loring is with the Turner Construction Co. on the project—Arthur Lee lives at 16 Nursery St., Salem, works for A. C. Lawrence Leather Co., Peabody—Earle and Dot Pierce are about to visit the Jim Porters who retired some years ago to live a rural life at Cambridge, Maryland—Sid Whipple is still in Japan for the N. Y. World-Telegram.
Fletch Burton, 1910's Famous Treasurer, operates so smoothly, extracts pennies so painlessly that he gets himself jingled by Guy Richard Carpenter of 143 W. 96th St., N. Y. C.:
"There is an Old Bee in Provide-ence; He's Champ at the gay sport of hide-cents.
When hunting for honey, He finds only money.
Don't tell me that's just coin-cidence."
Just in case some of you fellows are interested—we had a letter and set of documents from the distinguished Ohio State University Professor of Philosophy, Albert R. Chandler, whom you. will remember as 'OB at Dartmouth.
"I am delighted with your paragraph on retirement in the October MAGAZINE. The problems of old age and retirement are my present hobby and may become my main occupation. Nobody in the teaching profession can retire at 50 but I am hoping to retire at 65 or 66 instead of waiting until the compulsory retirement at 70.
"The enclosed questionnaire is one which I have been circulating I am hoping to get 100 replies and am approaching that goal. Then I want to write it up under the title of What We Thinkof Retirement and Old Age."
Albert's questionnaire is provocative of thought and expression—it covers age brackets through 75 and has been sent to a limited number of persons selected at random from Who's Who, Vassar's 1897 and 1922 classes, a men's professional club in Columbus, Ohio, and emeritus professors at Ohio State University.
If you are interested, we are sure that he would welcome a letter from you as he is also gathering this material for a series of radio talks on the philosophy of these problems. His address is: Albert R. Chandler, Professor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Columbus 10, Ohio.
Pineo Jackson was in Hanover for the Penn Game, also Else Jenness and Slip Powers—had nice chat with Bucky Allen and wife at Brown Gamz—Frank Meleny and Dinny Pratt met by chance on Cape Cod during the summer, first time since pre-war days—Chet Scott has had tough luck in losing the sight of one eye but has his trouble licked —Harikus Haserot, Pineapple Tycoon, has been in England.
Grandpaxvs—Don Bryant brags of four granddaughters—Ken Phillips of two but admits they are too light for Dartmouth football —Julius Warren, two more.
Offspring—Bill Woolner's (Boston Envelope Prexy) son Bill is playing on Dartmouth freshmen eleven—Thayer and Dorothy Smith drove west to attend Malcolm's wedding to Doris Fitzsimmons in Ontario, Calif—Harold Winchester's son, Walter D '41, is resident physician in charge of medicine at Anchor Hospital, Minneapolis—Jack Bates' last single child, Bill D '45, was married to Patricia Lee Estill, Tulsa, Oct. 25; they will live at Albuquerque where Jack's daughter, Mrs. Frank Cronican resides.
Andy Scarlett is better, Thank Goodnesswe can't afford to have that fellow on the shelf—laid up nine weeks today, he is at home, getting around on crutches—but definitely better and hopes to resume teaching in another week—sciatica neuritis is nothing to be desired by anyone.
Easty "is plugging along," to quote the General Mills executive, with the Class Memorial Fund—without pressure—entirely at the will of the donor—it would be nice to have a sizeable endowment fund to turn over to the College some day and we believe that we will have something worthwhile.
Secretary, Canaan St., Canaan, N. H. T reasnrer, 1 Weybosset St., Providence, R. I.
