1910
It is just 45 years since we finished the ordeal of our first semester exams in freshman year. This startling discovery suggested a trip to the attic to dig out the old scrap book—memorabilia they called it—and turning its yellowed pages sure did stir the memories. Found a menu of the College Dining Association. How's this for breakfast—"Combination 15—prunes, rolled oats & milk, baked sausage, baked potato, muffin or roll, and coffee or milk. A la carte we could have small sirloin steak 254, lamb chops griddle cakes and maple syrup 80. Then for luncheon those Bc combo's, for dinner Bc Good old days? Those were perfect! Some of the news events revealed by the scrap book: 1 A.M. reception at the railroad station for the football team which had been held to a 0-0 tie by Williams ("As though they won" the Boston Herald headlined the story); hand bill announcing the "first chance to see a hockey game in Hanover" (opponent Coaticook, "fast Canadian team"); a hockescore later, Dartmouth 4 Yale 2 at St. Nicholas rink in New York; break in athletic relations with Williams over a basketball game won by Williams 10 to 6 after a grand freefor-all.
Saturday night Smoke Talks: "China and the Chinese," the Panama Canal ("The Culebra Cut out of which enough dirt will be removed to cover New York City from the Battery to Vesey Street submerging all buildings 160 ft. high"); "Russia in Revolution" followed by a freshman (that's us) basketball game with Harvard frosh. Remember the Northern Lights displays on our way from College Hall to the old gym?
These chapters out of the past are presented to clear out some cobwebs and get our minds actively working on Dartmouth and 1910. And that leads naturally to the subject of "Hanover in June" for our informal reunion. The dates: June 10-11-12. Word from Hap Hinman shows he is all for this informal reunion. He is better but "not doing much yet in correspondence." He is very busy as a spectator watching the big league teams get organized and in trim. He expected to look up RaySheets and that busy Florida medic HaroldWinchester.
Only a couple of fellows so far have written that the midweek dates for the reunion may keep them away. As noted previously, we have no choice this year. And get this straightholding our informal reunion at the time of the Hanover Holiday does not tie us into the Holiday program. We will make our own program. Our time—all of it—will be our own.
Our "unemployed" returned-missionary Harold Robinson is now pastor of the Congregational Community church in Guerneville, Calif. (P.O. Box 351). It is interesting to note that having left China because of the Russians, Hal is now living in a village located on the Russian river, about 20 miles north of San Francisco. George Allen runs over from Montpelier, Vt., to Hanover frequently. Says he would like to be able to retire and live there. He expects to be there for reunion. George Davies will be there, too. We have not heard whether the election has taken place yet but we know that George was to be a candidate for State Central committee and if elected he hopes to help pick a midwesterner as the Republican presidential candidate. He has been covering a circuit of nearby clubs telling about his visits last summer to English jails, including Scotland Yard.
Chan Baxter comments upon the capture of a live duck, which his boy Brian winged on one of their hunting trips. After their experience nursing and restoring the duck to full use of its wings, Chan says, "A kitten or a dog may be OK around the house but a live duck just doesn't belong in the house." Possibly Chan learned some inside stuff which will improve his "take." Shorty Worcester and wife headed for Daytona Beach early in February. It is Florida instead of Mexico this year for Shorty. Ben Williams picked New Orleans rather than Bermuda because he is getting material there for his new book. From Los Angeles, Dana Hammond writes, "I regret being so far away from Dartmouth but I think the MAGAZINE is tops in keeping us informed as to Dartmouth policies and activities."
Wilk Wilkinson has his trip well worked out for the reunion. He hopes to travel part of the way by train, tour the East Coast and return by auto to Berkeley. Burt Miller wrote a while ago that he expected to leave the Veterans' Hospital in New Orleans and get back to "living" in Baton Rouge. Louis Langdell in far-off Portland has seen Chan Baxter a few times but has seldom run into any others of the Class. He says he depends upon the MAGAZINE to keep him informed about the fellows of his time. Two grandsons hold the Langdells' very favorable attention much of the time. Van VanZant has been seeing the country since last reunion. He visited Colorado, the Ozarks, the Smokies, Florida, Gulf Coast states and Canada. He is looking forward to "Hanover in June." Marshall Comstock, that old glee club tenor, getting ready for retirement is trying to figure something to do so he can duck the course in housework which friend wife is planning for him. Mai Bissell, who renewed his youth by making his first return to Hanover for the '5O reunion, writes he can sympathize with Hap because he has had a bout with neuritis and bursitis but "got off easier than Hap." Chet Scott in Walla Walla, Wash., feels he is off the main line, so seldom sees any "D" men. "However, the 'welcome' sign is always out for any Tenners and would sure like to see them." Chet has to take things a little easier "to be careful about the 'ticker.' "
Ralph Noyes in Littleton, N. H., writes Treasurer Earle, "One nice thing about your being class treasurer is that if we do not hurry about paying our dues we are sure to get a note from you." That is the reason Earle is able to report that 173 men are paid up at this writing. "Collecting genius," Hap calls him. Earle has to get his work out of the way early to leave a clear road for Andy Scarlett's Alumni Fund collecting. So-o-o-oh, this is the time to settle your account with Earle if you have been neglecting him. Then help make Andy's job a little easier by telling him promptly what you plan to do for the '52 Fund.
Don Bryant could not make the Harvard game reunion but expects to make "Hanover in June." Arnold (Heinie) Barrett sends his "best regards to Tenners" and wishes that Detroit could boast more "D" men of our time. Rollie Reynolds says he lives ("and I mean 'lives' ") in San Gabriel, Calif., but "Old Hanover looked much the nicest" on his 13,000mile trip last summer. Clarence (Buck) Allen was pictured in the Boston Herald as presiding officer of the Grand Final competition of the Suburban Spelling Bee in Faneuil Hall. At the Boston Alumni Dinner one of the smallest delegations ever represented 1910. Present were Maurice Blake, Charlie Fay, Ray Gorton,Hazen Jones and Art Lord.
New addresses: Ernest W. Unangst, P. O. Box 323 Section 5, Coronado Station, New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; Ken Phelps, 2115 Irving Ave. S, Minneapolis; George E. Chamberlin, 90 Hillside Ave., Verona, N. Y.; Ray Gorton, 50 Congress Street, Boston; Herb Woods, 112 Union St., Deep River, Conn.
Secretary 416 Cannon Bldg., Troy, N. Y. Treasurer, 6 Stiles Terrace, Newton Center 59, Mass. Class Agent, 8 North Balch St., Hanover, N. H.
