1910
George Davies, magna cum laude, student, teacher, who ended up as Wauseon business man and banker with membership in the Ohio Senate, relates an experience good enough for Ripley Just before George went into the Army back in 1917, someone stole his Phi Beta Kappa key while he was in a Cleveland hotel All through the years George wondered why and how it happened. ....Last June Dartmouth's Baker Library sent the key to him It had been picked up in the mud at a Dartmouth-Cornell football game in Hanover How did it get there Had it been in a Cleveland pawn shop? .... Where had it hung for 30 years?
"Any guy with the perseverance that you have deserves a letter from the meanest and laziest guy in the world."
writes Tommy Leonard, a high-ranking member of that group of fine athletes which Lancaster, N. H., sent to Dartmouth some decades ago (Pitt Drew, Jimmy McCarten among others).
"You know, I am located in a little country town without much to do. Besides trying to earn a living at the law business, I take out a little time for golf, football, baseball, hockey, fishing in the Laurentide Park in Quebec as well as at Moosehead in Maine, and in other places. My underpinnings are too rigidly set when placed on skis, therefore I have stopped skiing. Larry Bankart can represent the Class in that sport. I have taken up the Scotch game of curling. Besides that, I hope to go to the Democratic National Convention as a delegate. I have been a member of the Nashua Board of Education and chairman of the Athletic Committee for the local high school almost since I have been in the city—as well as being a member of the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway Commission since it was built. Outside of these activities, I do not have much to do.
"I expect my two oldest sons, Tom and Dick, to come in the law office this summer after getting their law degrees.
"If I ever get up your way, I will call to see you but I do not believe that it would do you any harm for you and your wife to drive to Nashua some weekend. I don't know if I ever told you that Jack Ryan and his wife came East from Milwaukee last summer and spent a week at our house. We visited Jim Everett one night and had a pleasant evening. Jack looks just as good as he ever did."
Sid Hayward, back from the West Coast, saw Louis Langdell at Portland Meeting, Chet Scott at Spokane gathering, Chan Baxter in Tacoma, Eck Hiestand in Los Angeles all look fine, are fine .... Eck being chairman of the Vocational Committee in his area "Scotty's" meeting being the first Dartmouth gathering he has attended since graduation in June, 1910, having lived in places where Dartmouth men were very, very scarce.... it would be mighty nice to have Louis, Chet, Eck and the rest of our Westerners back for the Reunion in '5O Nothing could keep Chan away.
Larry Bankart is convalescing after a successful operation on one lung .... went to hospital for gall bladder, found some trouble with one lung, operation followed, home in two weeks, but in for a long period of recovery.....
Ed Shattuck, too, has been i11.... but we have waited until now to get the story from him ....
"On the afternoon of January 2, midst a helluva snow storm plus the Boston truck strike I made an emergency trip via auto to intercept our tank truck which was on its way to deliver news ink to three of the Boston papers, all being awfully loweventually got home, sat down before the evening repast and felt dizzy. A few days later eye tests, etc. indicated a cerebral thrombosis or spasm of a cerebral blood vessel—spent two and a half weeks in N. E. Baptist Hospital, where I wasn't used too roughly, missed all the inconvenience of bad weather, bad driving and snow shovelling, all in all rather fortunate. Came back home for rest cure, had two weeks at the Inn on Steel Hill, Laconia, and with the passing of snow I've been busy raking leaves, atc—plenty of outdoor exercise but nothing competitive or violent, no excitement or problems—will not return to office for a few weeks—have reduced blood pressure and waistline, read a lot, bother the Hell out of Gretchen, get beaucoup sleep but not too much food, no drinks and I quit smoking in January, 1936—so figure it out for yourself—it all doesn't bother me one damned bit for I was doggone lucky—and Man, I'm doing what the doctors tell me to do—no arguments!!"
Charlie Fay is O.K. after being laid up three weeks this winter with virus pneumonia
Dinny Pratt, after relief from active duty in Army in March '46 (he's still in Reserve), moved E. S. Pratt Cos. from 1440 Broadway to Long Island City for entry into metallurgical work
NEW YORK, May 18—The arrival of Prof.Andy Scarlett in this country from Bermuda was broadcast this morning at 7 o'clock by station WOR. The announcement that Prof. Scarlett was in the broadcasting station with his wife was greeted with cheers by John Gambling and his orchestra. Mr. Gambling, who has a son at Hanover, read one of the latter's poems and permitted to get on the air the old Scarlett wheeze about the best answer ever given in a chemistry quiz, to wit: What has been Chemistry's greatest gift to the world? Answer: Blondes.
Strangely enough; the death of Jesse Lake who died March 11, 1943, was not reported by his family until now; Jesse showed considerable renewed interest in the College when his son Robert entered in the fall of 1932.
We have written a flock of Class material in the last ten days, items for May and June MAGAZINES, eight pages for the two issues of Tenner Topics (also for additional writing got out two Bulletins, which we issue for our pet interest, Cardigan Mountain School) to give Tenners a lot of news about each other.
Our supply is now exhausted .... we'll have to start accumulating for the fall MAGAZINE .... and possibly, another Tenner Topics if the response is sufficient. Happy Summering to everyone!
Secretary, Canaan St., Canaan, N. H. Treasurer,1 Weybosset St., Providence, R. I. Class Agent,14 No. Balch St., Hanover, N. H.
