1910

Reminder if you need it - "1910's 45th in '55" .

"But here's a change. The dates are June 13-15, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. It is not a weekend as you had expected. The reunion crowds have grown so large that Hanover cannot take them, actually lacks the facilities for eating and sleeping such crowds in any reasonable kind of comfort. The 54 experience convinced the college administration that something had to be done. Since 1909, 1910 and 1911 were scheduled to be in Hanover together in '55, '' was decided to ask these classes to hold their reunion events June 13-15. Our executive committee was polled on the subject and while some expressed a preference for a weekend period, the situation was recognized and the consensus was that there was nothing to do but agree, since comfortable relaxation is of some importance to all of us. ,

We are assured that the College will stage the usual events of a weekend reunion alumni luncheon for our three classes, President's reception, performance by the Players. In addition there will bo our class dinner and the program of the usual Hanover Holiday. The big advantages are in the wider choice of dormitory accommodations and greater ease in getting fed at meal time. Any who care to, may stay until Friday morning. That is what some have done at our three informal reunions which were held during a similar period between the official reunion weekends. It makes a very pleasant and inexpensive week's vacation.

Slip Powers having been detained in the hospital for much of the summer, it became necessary for your Sec to take Slip's place at the annual meeting in Hanover, of the Bequest Chairmen. (Incidentally, Slip did not mention how he was doing in the way of lecovery, but since he dictated the letters to me, I assume he is coming along OK., if slowly.) It probably would open some of our eyes if we could learn all that is being done to develop the Bequest and Estate Planning program for Dartmouth. Slowly but surely the idea of planning to provide for the College through will or insurance is taking hold. Slip reports that he has "had several letters from classmates telling that they had now made provision for the College."

Postal from Ote Crafts says, "Not feeling too well, but coming along." We do hope to see Ote in Hanover for the 45th. Chan Baxter had a visit from the Ken Phillips awhile back. They had been up on the Olympic Peninsula and were heading back towards Omaha. Chan reports hearing from Louie Langdell, GuyCarpenter and Lennie McClintock. Chan writes, "I was at our Puyallup Fair and took a chance writh one of those people that will guess most everything for fifty cents, your age, weight and place where born. They picked me for the State of Maine. Well, I will say that's pretty close. Guess one never loses that New England accent." We might add that a lot of men never lose that desire to visit again and again a certain spot in old New Hampshire, and next June will tell. Chan asks for news of Bert Miller, so write him, Bert.

Don Bryant tripped up into northern Michigan early in the fall and made a point of stopping at Houghton where he looked up Hal Schulte, who is practicing law there. Don and Ethel urged Hal to renew his youth or something like that, and get back for the 45th. Don and Ethel are heading for the West Coast in November. He and Guy Carpenter will undoubtedly get together in that "brotherly" fashion of old Chi Phi. Ray Gorton, we understand from newspaper pictures, is planning to make his home in Florida. The pictures supplied by Bert Kent and Art Lord showed Ray in a group of golfing partners (six in number) gathered at Brae Burn Country Club for a farewell round. Art says we are lucky to be living inland instead of near the coast where the last two ladies, Carol and Edna, rushed up the coast, making a pass at Boston territory, en route. "When you have to lug ice to put in your refrigerator," says Art, "use candles to see by, and depend on a fireplace to keep warm, it makes you. appreciate the advantages of modern conveniences." Incidentally, the closest yours truly got to these winds was in Hanover for the Edna affair, the weekend of the Bequest meetings. Rain all day Saturday, very much rain, and a rather high but not damaging wind Saturday evening was all we experienced.

Andy Scarlett and Bertha broke away from the confines of Hanover in early September, flew to Baltimore from Lebanon, N. H., visited their daughter in Frederick, Md., flew back to New York for three days for the meetings of the American Chemical Society, and then flew back to Leb, to be in Hanover for the start of Andy's fortieth year of teaching. He passed along a letter from Treasurer JessWilson, telling of his losses in the Carol hurricane. His property was battered and mauled for five hours and Jess lost a lot of trees which have stood a long list of winds of many decades. Jess states that he has witnessed all similar blows since the one of '38 but this one was of longest duration. They were without electricity for 75 hours. "Try that," he writes, "and you will know what life was like in the days of the first settlers."

Whit Eastman had a fine visit with TedSteward who retired five years ago from the University of Minnesota, where he had handled public relations for 26 years. We have not heard from or about Ted very much during the years since graduation, and he is another we hope to see back for the 45th.

We had a surprise contribution recently to the collection of souvenirs of the Class. This one came from Laurence Hewes '24 of Denver. It consists of two photos of Spuddy Pishon and a poem, "Our Spuddy" written by Roswell J. Powers '13, for the Dartmouth Bivouac, March 5, 1919. One photo shows Spuddy in football togs of our day. The other shows him in the aviator's uniform. Spuddy's father and Larry Hewes' father were friends and that is how these memorabilia were eventually passed along to the Class. This suggests that many of you men have souvenirs stowed away, probably in some corners of your attics, which you really do not want to have thrown away some day by an uninterested person. Dig out some of them and send them along to me, as WhitEastman, Brown Cooper and Pineo Jackson have done. Some of your treasures may be of value to the college Records Office after the Sec has looked them over.

All this is written before the Harvard Game dinner of Tenners, so we'll have to tell you about that next month.

PLANS FOR A NEW DORMITORY are being discussed by Hap Hmman 'I0 (left), presidentof Board of Trustees of Cardigan Mountain School, Canaan, N. H., and President EmeritusHopkins, member of the Corporation. Another new dormitory was recently completed as paof the school's expansion program.

Secretary, 501 Cannon PL, Troy, N. Y.

Treasurer, Bond Rd.' Kittery Point, Me.

Bequest Chairman,