1910

Another summer entering its twilight, another college year dawning what is ahead, no one knows and that is the way it should be—an individual, a nation would lose the zest for living, for action, if all life could be plotted and known by a careful pattern.

1910's "Best Reunion" was quickly saddened by the tragic death of Mrs. Whitney Eastman aboard the Northwest Airlines plane that plunged into Lake Michigan on June 23; by the unexpected death of Wes Hunt from a coronary on June 28; by the death of Mrs. Clarke Tobin on July 4 from a lingering illness. Even though you have to expect such grief after you reach three score years, it does not make the bearing of it any easier by relatives and friends 1910's complete sympathy goes to Easty, Tobe, Mrs. Hunt and their families.

Set aside Friday night, October 27, for the Third Annual 1910-11 Joint Dinner night before the Harvard Game in Boston BonesJones, Earle Pierce, Josh Clark are handling details you'll be advised don't miss another fine gathering.

Orchids to Walter Norton on his promotion to vice-president and general manager of the footwear and general products division of the United States Rubber Co. a big time job in any language and well-merited after working up from stock clerk in Boston it all started 39 years ago.

More Orchids to Art Allen on his election to the presidency of the Norwood Co-operative Bank Art (Tuck School '11) has been a director of the bank since 1927, is one of Norwood's Town Fathers, trustee of Norwood Hospital, also of Morrill Memorial Library, has served on many town committees.

Ernest Stephens lives at 42 Franklin St., lynn We had a nice call from John and MarVanderPyl in early August Hiram NortonCushman has recovered from a painful operation which kept him from Reunion JimPorter and wife toured through to Oregon where they visited their married daughter this summer Reunion Committee will submit final report shortly Easty is listed in July 1950 Monthly Supplement of Who's Who, preparatory to being listed in the next big issue. Eck and Bernice Hiestand visited with the Chan Baxters in late July.

Ben Ames Williams' new book, Owen Glen, is out—labelled already as his finest book, it is sure to be a "Best Seller" for some time to come—Ben told us at Reunion that it was written about a section of the country where he had lived as a small boy.

George Chamberlain is General Superin tendent of Ebasco (Electric Bond & Share) in the construction of the East Tennessee Natural Gas Company, Lobelvilie-ChattanoogaKnoxville-Oak Ridge Pipe Line over the Tennessee Mountains into the Atomic Energy Commission at Oak Ridge.

Ben Lang so frequently during the years have we heard the inquiry, "Do you ever see Ben Lang?" that the big athletic hero of more than 40 years ago had become almost a legendary character of the past. Recently when in the vicinity of Lee, N. H., we called at the old family farm, and to our delight found Ben there helping to pour the cement for a silo foundation (right back of the barn where Tobe, Fat Dillingham and Mac Rollins nearly lost their crania when the Lang oxen ran away with a load of hay).

Older like the rest of us, somewhat aldermanic in front, big as a roadside sign from the rear, he is a sizable, rugged-looking gent who looks as though he still could give a tussle to the line boys at Hanover for a few minutes, at least we tried, without success, to sell him on the idea of joining the squad.

In his search for some athletic sons who could follow his footsteps at Dartmouth, he sired 9 daughters then gave up and Believe It or Not, he whispered that he has a grandson at Williams he cautioned the lad to never let anyone in Williamstown know who he was, or it might be just too bad. (Wouldn't it be something if one w.k. Waters of basketball fame had a grandson there, too!)

Ben has worked hard all of his life, made some money, is retired, winters in Florida, summers at Bryantsville, Mass., spends considerable time visiting his children and grandchildren he sold his grandfather's farm in Lee (the sidehill one, Tobe, where the oxen got their start), a daughter has his father's [arm, a son-in-law runs the family store at Bryantsville he had planned to attend Reunion, says that he will be up in '52 drove with wife to Hanover last summer, looked place over—reads ALUMNI MAGAZINE and everything else about Dartmouth that comes his way—that he has been the solid, dependable kind of a citizen you would expect is shown by one of his remarks, "You have to work hard to get anywhere in this world" it was grand seeing him and we have an idea that he will show up at one of our gatherings.

OFFSPRING—Betsy Bankart and Murray Sylvester were married at the Bankart home in Norwich on July s—Sylvester,5 Sylvester, the son of Judge George Sylvester of New York, graduated from Columbia and Columbia Law School, was captain in the Army during the War, is now assistant New York State Attorney General. Dana Jones, a summertime professional water ski instructor, has spent the season at The Weirs. Tommy Leonard, the Paul Bunyan of New Hampshire golfing circles, won the state amateur golfing crown for the fourth consecutive year. Jim Kerley is a Boasting Grandfather Andy Scarlett is another, Marjorie and young Joanne having vacationed at the homestead in Hanover.

Andy did a wonderful job with Alumni Fund—Slip Powers is swinging into line with his Memorial Fund campaign Whizz BangPierce is already collecting Class dues Give the fellow a break—he rates it and your Secretary always needs items of news about yourself, your family, other Tenners to keep the columns filled.

BEST CLASS TREASURER: Earl H. Pierce 'lO won that distinction for 1949-50 at the alumni officers' meetings in Hanover last May. He is shown being cited by Sidney C. Hayward '26, Secretary of the College, for doing "a very top job."

FOR THE BIG 40th REUNION JUNE 15-16 1951 WHITEDIELDAFTERWARD

Secretary, Canaan St., Canaan, N. H.

Treasurer, 6 Stiles Terrace, Newton Center, Mass.

Memorial Fund Chairman, 30 Federal St., Boston 10, Mass.