1910

Frank Meleney, M.D., F.A.C.S., who has done such outstanding work in the field of Bacteriological Research, is busy lecturing on and publishing his findings, some o£ the latest subjects being "The Treatment of Staphylococcic Meningitis," "The Close Association Between Laboratory and Clinic in the Control of Surgical Infections," "The Synergism Between Bacitracin and Penicillin," "The Clinical Application of the Present Knowledge of Antibiotic Therapy to Surgical Infections."

Frank had another article, "The Use and Abuse of Antibiotics in Surgical Infections" in March issue of "Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics."

The N. Y. Times published a stirring letter from him urging, "Only when the Chinese people are freed forever from the Communist yoke will the traditional friendship between America and China be restored. Only when the Russian people are freed from the Communist yoke will the world be freed."

You will recall that Frank, now a Professor of Surgery at Columbia, was formerly of the surgical staff of the Peking Union Medical College, and also a founder and vice-president of the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China.

Hal Hyde has moved to 38 Kirkland St., Cambridge, Mass.... Dick and Irene Boerker vacationed at St. Petersburg this winter. ... Bert Kent and wife visited Hanover twice in March.... Walter Wilson, and he was a mighty likeable fellow in College, is head of a successful insurance company in Glendale, Calif., the Walter G. Wilson Agency which handles all kinds of insurance.... WarrenShaw lives at 626 N. Broad St., Carlinville, Ill.

Andy Scarlett has told you about Dick Tobin's serious operation but he did not tell you some other things.. .. Dick is a very fine young man who gave up a probably successful career in athletics to concentrate on preparation for medicine ... he did an excellent job with his objective, graduated from Dartmouth last June, was admitted to hard-to-enter Dartmouth Medical School in the fall, got a 3.8 average for himself during the recent first semester before he was stricken ... everyone is pulling hard for his complete recovery.

Mike Elliott has resigned the Chairmanship of the University of Minnesota psychology department after having held the position for 32 years ... so as to have more time for his research work ... Mike always was a smart, likeable cookie.... . Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Rufus Choate, Honors in Philosophy, Harvard Fellowship for study in Europe, and a lot of other items which you guys who missed Phi Bete by a coupla miles wouldn't understand ... but it is nice for you have known him.... Bones Jones, NRC (Non Rufus), sees Mike occasionally, says he is the same grand fellow and that he is coming to a Reunion if he can ever shake off his June educational responsibilities.

Thinking of Minneapolis in connection with Mike reminds us of Easty, who is in just about everything under the sun, latest being his speaking at a big Spelling Contest in the Twin Cities.

Easty and L. McClintock, The King of Fayerweather Row, correspond on various topics including birds (not Birdies) in prolongation of their Pillsbury Eating Emporium friendship when Easty washed dishes, mopped floors, while The King waited table, distributed baked potatoes by filling his pockets with the hot tubers and heaving them to the individual customers from afar, a method of rapid, but not always certain, delivery.

John Vander Pyl, President of American Machine & Metals, gave a very understandable and comprehensive presentation of his company's 1950 doings in the Annual Report just published ... which translated in terms of personal interest to stockholders showed a net of $2.49 per share as against 78 cents in 1949. Smart lad, that Tenner!

Burt Miller has had a terrific time with cancer of the neck and 5 resulting operations but has staged a truly remarkable come-back ...

and is doing quite all right now . limited space in these columns does not permit us to present details of interest from time to time ...

we'll give you as many as we can in TennerTopics ... but no more of those 14-pagers .. . until maybe Xmas.

Likewise ... our own Nancy Norton, a ranking New England tennis player, won the 1950 Service Bowl Award for being the player "who makes the most notable contribution to the sportmanship, fellowship and service of women's tennis" ... according to Bill Cunningham, Nancy, "a Dartmouth daughter," ... is the first New England lass to win this distinguished tennis award since it was placed in national competition.

We have been able to pick up a little information on Les Wiggin's death ... strangely enough, through Jim Drummond and RollieReynolds, who had stopped at his hotel in March and February, respectively, to call on Les who died in his sleep on December 11... his obituary is in the Necrology Section. Another likeable classmate gone to his Reward!

This Andy Scarlett has an assignment on his hands ... and don't you forget it... he did so well last year that he was given the coveted Reynolds Award for greatest accomplishment among the older classes ... at Class Meeting last June you fellows gave him so much vocal applause (greatly merited) and pressure that you steam-rolled him into accepting the Class Agent's job for another five years .. . now the play is yours.

We'll be seeing you in Tenner Topics... maybe before you read these items. It has been a good year .. J and Thanks!

Secretary Canaan, N.H.

Treasurer, 6 Stiles Terrace, Newton Center, Mass.

Class Agent, 14 North Balch St., Hanover, N. H.