1910
Two dates which should be of more than ordinary interest to Tenners - Friday night, October 23, and Saturday afternoon, October 24. The first is the grand opportunity to get together for the dinner of the classes of our time, at the Boston University Club, night before the Harvard game; the second is the game. Hazen Jones will act as our committee of one, to make the arrangements. You will get an official Class bid with details, later. The point is that it is time now to plan to be with us. And this is a special call to those around-Boston Tenners who have not stirred themselves about this dinner or the big winter Alumni Association dinner, in recent years, to help make this fall gathering a genuine Tenner round-up. This applies to quite a number of our men who should do something about it.
The summer has been the retirement season for several more of the Class. Among those who have met this "date line" are: Leo Sherman, Everett Robinson, Bucky Allen, BillTaylor, Dixi Crosby, Whit Eastman and Walter Norton. In this issue you will read about the many honors bestowed upon LeoSherman as he retired from the faculty of Grinnell College where he headed the Department of Chemistry for 23 years. He went there in 1917. In addition to being made Professor Emeritus, he has been selected to receive the American Chemical Society's lowa Medal for 1953. The actual presentation will be made in November. The lowa Medal is presented annually to an lowa chemist or chemical engineer for meritorious achievement in either fundamental or applied chemistry and is intended to stimulate the advancement of chemical science and technology in the state. What more could a Tenner want to top off a successful career in teaching in this important field? A wah-hoo-wah for Leo.
Everett Robinson finished his forty years of noteworthy labor in the high school in Mansfield, Mass. In Everett's case there was the honor in the editorial tribute of the local paper which urged that the new high school be named the Everett W. Robinson High School. At the school's 75th anniversary dinner, he was the guest of honor in recognition of his years of "unlimited loyalty and scholastic guidance as teacher, principal and counselor." All of which just about reaches the height of any man's ambition.
Bucky Allen reached the end of the road and retirement as headmaster of the Rivers Country Day School, Chestnut Hill, Mass. But things began to pop for Bucky rather than to ease down. Back in June, a letter from Bucky brought this story: "Vandals broke into the house and ransacked it, stole much and then set fire to it. They set fire to our beds, our bureaus and even my briefcase. The principal inconvenience came because of the rush of closing school, opening camp and my having to appear in Washington for a necessary address. However, it is rapidly dropping behind us and leaves only the stench of smoke and soot and the mess of charred wood. Many of our things were rescued and are being explored as to the possibility of renovating them. Fortunately, my camp records were well-baked but not destroyed. I suppose that it was just another demonstration of the rapidly accelerated rate of our Number One problem, as I see it from a schoolmaster's desk, to wit, juvenile delinquency and vandalism." Bucky goes to Washington in the fall to take up new work as director of the department of promotion for the great Episcopal Cathedral now building there.
Bill Taylor has been retired by General Mills where he finished 28 years with the chemical division. Whit Eastman tells us that Bill has "bought a trailer and will follow the sun." Easty was supposed to retire and thought he was all set but just before the bell rang he was called back into an even greater assignment as general manager of the formula feed division. It seems that in his role as a "community servant" Easty gets no consideration of the retirement idea. He has been elected a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts. He is chairman of the Executive Committee of Region 10 and is serving as President of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for Minneapolis Area Boy Scouts. Easty should be able to tire himself out before he is tempted into any mischief.
After over forty years with the United States Rubber Cos., Waller Norton has started on his relaxation period. Through BonesJones we had the privilege of reading a tribute to Walter presented at a dinner in his honor. The tribute was in twelve verses and covered Walter's career from English High through the years to his top job in rubber. Here is one of the verses:
Throughout the years his talents whirled To whisk him through the business world. His judgment and his savoir-faire Have always been beyond compare.
Bones Jones and Walter Norton started in the business world together. They went from college to work for a hardware concern on "old Lake Erie's shore" but the concern folded and Bones went down the food lane and Walter "turned to rubber." It was through Prof. Geo. Ray Wicker and the employment bureau in Hanover that there two Tenners made their start in business.
We should be getting more space on another page of this issue because of Larry Bankart's rare honor. Although Larry's retirement happened some time back, he was invited out of it for a little while in order to be present at Colgate's commencement festivities in June. A group of the men who were on his teams when he coached Colgate with such outstanding success, presented to the University for hanging in the gymnasium, a life-size portrait of our renowned player and coach. Paul Sample '20 painted the portrait. Larry and Miriam were guests of the 1918 class while attending the big event.
From "retirements" to "grandchildren": Andrew Scarlett Miner joined Andy. Sr.'s family circle last spring and a little later Blair Howell Warren landed in the JuliusWarren group of grandchildren. Scott Perry writes that they have seven now and not to be surprised if he comes through with the news that the number is increased before the year is out.
Walter Golde had a summer in North Carolina where he did all the voice teaching for the new "Institute of Opera" put on by the Extension Division of U of North Carolina. His material came from several states and he was very enthusiastic about the possibilities in his work. He was more than pleased to get away from the big city of New York.
Postscripts from post cards returned in connection with reunion: "Had planned to be there but had to change at the last minute and am really sorry" Jack Bates; "Sorry that some very sick patients presently under my care will make it impossible for me to get away. My best to the gang." FrankMeleney; "The Barretts, one and all, regret exceedingly that we cannot be with you. School will still be in session for Maria arid there are some other complications. No special news. We are all well. Best regards, to all from all of us" Heinie Barrett; "It is the busiest time of the year for me and I just cannot get away. Regards to all" - ArtBucknam; "Just back from all winter in Florida. Must now work for a few months" - Dick Hursh; "We have a June wedding trip to make and can't do more than that. It won't be long until fall and our small but happy meeting in Boston" - Max Holmes; "No, to my great regret" - Herb Wolff; "Very sorry we will have to miss this one. At end of 12,000 mile western trip and can't get back in time. Have had a wonderful six months mixing work with pleasure. Regards to the boys" Dick Boerker in Utah; "Awfully sorry but feel it will be better for me to watch my excitement. My remembrance to all. I am thinking of you all and miss you" EarlePierce; "After all my thoughts and plans to be with the gang in Hanover in June — another attack last week laid me up again. So all I can do is rest for a while" Jack Richmond; "Sorry indeed to miss this reunion but I have another trip to the hospital hanging over me. My best to all the 'boys'"-DonBryant; "Thanks for sending me the Class Letter. Always enjoyed them when 'Lefty' was with me. Best regards to Class of 1910" - Laura (Mrs. Lefty) West.
Two Tenners just missed us in Hanover. Congressman Eck Hiestand was in town Sunday with President Eisenhower, and BrinesJones arrived Friday after we had left. They did not mistake the date they just could not arrange affairs to do otherwise. It was Eck's first visit in many years so Andy Scarlett showed him the town.
Cross-section of "the wide, wide world" as represented by the Tenners who attended the June gathering in Hanover: doctors (2), shoe machinery manufacturer, produce distributor, teachers (6), banker, sugar plantation manager, insurance (5), railroading, labor specialist, personnel specialist, publishers' representative, granite dealer, farmers (3), dairy promotion representative, construction engineer, highway construction engineer, minister, quarrying, ink manufacturer, advertising.
RED RAIDER COACH REMEMBERED: The portrait of Larry Bankart '10 (l) by Paul Sample '20 (r) was unveiled in Hamilton, N. Y., at the annual meeting of the Colgate Alumni Association, June 13. A tribute to a famous Colgale coach, the painting has as a background design a well-known football play devised by Bankart, whose teams won 33, lost 8, and tied 4 while he was Colgate's football coach for six years between 1910 and 1919. A retired banker, he now lives in Norwich, Vt.
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