1910
The very disappointing Dartmouth football record of the past season has aroused comment among Tenners which indicates that they are more than a little concerned about the trend. Well they might be for we did not experience such a showing during our undergraduate days. Normally I attend the games at New Haven and Cambridge," writes one Tenner, "but could not make it this time. My absence saved me a lot of suffering, I am sure, for apparently we had a pretty good team that never got going." From another Tenner's pen comes this: "Note that the Dartmouth team (football) has finally reached the bottom (or thereabouts) along with basketball etc. I don't get it at all. And the defeatist attitude with the alumni saying we will never have any more championship teams! We sure won't if that's the state of mind . . . the Princeton people I talk to expect to go right on winning. What's the difference? I thought we were all in the same boat as far as eligibility, conference rules etc." The impression many of us gained at the Harvard game was that the team had the ability but did not figure out how to cash in on it. Older alumni generally do not get concerned when teams lose out after a real battle but they can find no excuse for our appearing to be outclassed as the Princeton statistics indicate. With the start we made against Penn we had reason to hope, and with a new start with Columbia, we had no reason to expect the bogging down against Cornell and Princeton.
Rollie Reynolds has passed along newspaper clipping and invitation to show us the kind of a send-off Eck Hiestand received from the folks in California as Eck prepared to depart for his work as Congressman in Washington. D. C. The Altadena Republican Women's club sponsored one of the parties and the Dartmouth Alumni association of Southern California put on a Christmas cocktail party. Eck will have a part in a mighty interesting and vitally important chapter of history. More power to him! Pineo Jackson has been reelected (2nd term) president of the National Association of Casualty and SuretyExecutives. He tells us that another Dartmouth man, Lyle McKown '25, is president of the Association of Casualty & Surety Agents, a group which meets jointly with Pineo's group. The Gay Gleasons attended this convention
in White Sulphur Springs. Pineo was planning to take up Al Meehan's invitation for a reunion hunting party with the BenWilliams'. And at last report the Ben Williams' were headed for that Arkansas spot. Brown Cooper has sent in some Tenner souvenirs which included one of those graduation photo holders for collecting classmates' photos. Can you recall them? This particular collection contained 21, eight of whom have passed on. That fact recalls an observation in Chan Baxter's letter. He made a trip to Europe in September (England, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, France) and arrived back in New ork ork within a few days of the Harvard game reunion. He considered remaining, but"I had been away for a considerable time so thought I had better get back to Tacoma and on the job again. I guess in the final analysis, a few days one way or the other would not make much difference. Perhaps we all pass upthings that we really should take the time todo as we go along from year to year, whichare all too few." Chan visited with that fellow from Boothbay Harbor Lennie McClintock,Herb Wolff and John Vander Pyl, so flavored his trip with some Tenner spirit before the final lap from New York to Tacoma.
Harry Mitchell believes he holds some 1910 grandfathers' record. His daughter Marion has had her second pair of twins. If any Tenner can present a counterclaim, we'll be glad to consider it. Harry's son Ralph has two children. so that totals .six who call Harry "grandpop." Youngest son Harry J. is in Mercersburg Academy preparing for college. Harry is on leave from Speer Carbon Cos. serving the government in much the same capacity as in '42-45. During the week his address is c/o Hunting Towers, Apt. 794W, Alexandria, Va. He usually commutes home to St. Mary's, Pa., for the weekends. Any Tenner in Washington will be welcomed by Harry if he makes his presence known.
A letter from one of those Tenners whose stay at College was curtailed for one reason or another, expresses an idea I hope is not entertained in many fellows' minds. "I feel that fellows who went through the four years and stuck it out," the letter reads, "should not be bothered by those who only spent a year or so in Hanover." Our reply was that when it comes to reunions or any other Dartmouth gatherings, no one questions who spent how long in Hanover. If you were ever a part of Dartmouth 1910 you are always a Tenner. Some of our most enthusiastic men are those who did not stay for the sheepskin awrard. Many such are regular contributors of time, energy and money to serve the College. As one of these wrote on Jess' notice of dues, recently, "Here is my check for the year which I am always happy and proud to send as soon as the billing arrives." We were more than pleased later to receive word from the one who had this wrong idea, that he sees things differently now and will plan to be with us. And that is as it should be.
Christmas greetings from Thayer Smith and Winsor Wilkinson picture their complete families. Thayer's is accompanied by his annual accounting for the whereabouts and accomplishments of each member. Billy Williams lets us in on his family letter. He has worked out his plan so that each member of the family away from home, as well as other relatives and some friends, receive copies of each letter he writes every so often. And along with this is a copy of the latest letter from son John who is in the Near East with the Arabian American Oil Cos., having a wonderful experience seeing a part of the world that is full of exciting events. Whitney Eastman (that's the way Easty signed his letter) plans to retire from his executive position in the spring and will retain his connection with General Mills in an advisory capacity. He and his wife will take a three-month trip to study birds in some sections of the country which he has not visited. "Just in case I get bitten by a rattlesnake," he writes Andy, "I thought I'd better send you my contribution to the Alumni Fund, for a couple of years in advance." There's a guy who thinks of everything. And is that good tonic for Andy? What do you think? The Abe Woods' and CharlieFay were among Andy's and Bertha's callers during the fall foliage display. And the IrveJewetts were in Hanover for a visit later.
Slip Powers was in Hanover for the fall meeting of the Bequest Committee chairmen of the classes more than 25 years out of College. All Tenners who have not indicated either interest or lack of it (in a letter to Slip) in the Bequest program, will receive another letter from him. A $1000 bequest (an insurance policy, for instance) will provide nearly $50 annually,", says Slip, "and it is that sort of a bequest I want to drive for." Need more be said for Slip s job? Jess Wilson, Treasurer, reports gratifying returns from his billings for dues and this includes many persona] messages. A little over half of the Class has come across to date. If mentioning this little detail stirs any conscience-stricken Tenner to send in his check, that will make Jess feel that it really is a prosperous new year.
How it would help keep the record straight if all Tenners were called upon to provide his autobiography as Mike Elliott has done. A booklet recently received from Mike, professor in the Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, is made up of about 20 pages from Volume IV of a History of Psychology in Autobiography. The whole work is a project sponsored by the American Psychological Association. These four Volumes give the professional, and, to some extent, the personal life histories of American and European psychologists. Mike is one of eight Americans selected by a committee of the association to make up this latest volume. His .story covers his life work in his chosen field. It provides very interesting information about Mike's career and his experiments in new approaches to psychology which he has carried on in his classes. We were mistaken in our interpretation of a news item last year. Mike retired from chairmanship of the department but will continue teaching for several years, he says.
Harold Washburn's youngest son, Captain, Marine Corps, returned to civilian life at Harvard in the fall and began writing his thesis in American Civilization. Bucky Allen will finish his twenty-fifth year as headmaster at the Rivers Country Day School and will retire this June. Last summer he carried on his successful boys' camp for the thirty-eighth season. Harold Winship has been reelected secretary-treasurer of the Clinton (Mass.) Ministerial Association.
We are sorry to have to record the passing of another Tenner, Dr. Harold E. Winchester. Winch made a grand record as a family physician and as a community-minded citizen. We are pleased to learn of the tributes paid him by those he served. One of these is used in the In Memoriam section of this MAGAZINE. We have extended the sympathy of the Class to the family.
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