1910
Although he is very proud of all of his children and grandchildren, Herb Wolff protests that he does not have seventeen grandchildren. Says he will do his best but "be patient." Fact of the matter is, the typist slipped in writing the December 1910 news. A wrong figure was struck but marked out by striking the (/). This made it look like this so the compositor set 17 grandchildren on Herb's doorstep or what have you, and the proofreader was probably of the younger generation to whom grandchildren don't mean a thing, with the result that many contenders for first honors in this field gave up the battle. But don't give up yet. Herb has only seven (count 'em). According to the "underground" wires we have reaching to Florida, the WalterNortons are expecting - a grandchild. As we understand it, they are just entering the field and have none to boast of as yet. We await the news!
It is not a frequent happening to receive word from any of our Tenner widows, so when we do, it is a very satisfying event because we do like to know that they are interested in keeping in touch with the Class. The greeting card at Christmas time was sent to the whole list of Tenners and widows. From Mrs. Don Palmer came a note saying, "Thank you so much for remembering me at Christmas time with the Memorabilia fromCollege Days. I am always so interested in 1910 news. I occasionally meet New Jersey Dartmouth men and we have a wonderful time talking about Hanover. I am still living with my father in Trenton. He is quite remarkable for 91. We spent the holidays with my oldest son in Newton, Mass." We know that in many of our Tenner homes from which a classmate has been taken, the MAGAZINE makes its regular visits. If at any time, we can get news from the widow or the children, we hope there will be no hesitancy in writing to us. After all, we are all in the family.
Speaking of the greeting, in today's mail (late in January) we have a letter from that Easterner turned Western, Rollo Reynolds, in which he expresses his thanks for the Memorabilia and writes, "It did just what I am sure you meant it to do - bring back Old Memories! I even got out my magnifying glass so that I could lead the details of those events which meant so much in the lives of us Tenners in those far-off days." Then he tells us that the best thing the Class has ever done is to send every member the MAGAZINE, every issue. Rollo says while they do not suffer from the cold and snow of the East, the forest fires and resulting freedom of the streams to rush down the mountainsides do create a great deal of damage and loss. He mentioned that our Congressman Eck Hiestancl was due to appear on a local TV program with his "Washington Report," and says Eck "is sure going strong."
A clipping came in the other day which started in New York when Lenny McClintock cut it out and mailed it to Whit Eastman, who in turn shipped it to Andy Scarlett, who gave us the privilege of getting in on it. What was it all about? Well, it was a corroboration of a luncheon conversation which also had a roundabout development. Whit went to New York in the fall for a Boy Scout Trustees meeting. While there he contacted Lenny. They went to lunch and ran into Herb Wolff. The clipping told of the final chapter of the Barbara (Bobo) Rockefeller divorce settlement and in the story our Herb was quoted as the attorney for the husband. You may recall that "she" finally accepted the five and one-half million "outlined in the letter signed by Mr. Herbert Wolff." What's a million more or less to our Herbie? Like 17 grandchildren!
Mentioning Andy Scarlett of course reminds us that he will soon be getting busy for 1910 and the Alumni Fund. In this connection, we happened to see a letter he received from a Tenner who has retired but who plans to continue to maintain the amount of contribution to the Fund. We are passing along the idea for some consideration by others in the Class. We are not privileged to mention the name of the Tenner.
"I gave the matter of the size of my contribution some thought," he wrote "Even though it has never been much to brag about, it has been only one response to the number of appeals which are made to all of us. I asked myself whether I could justify maintaining contributions to the Alumni Fund after retiring, while reducing contributions to other organizations. I justified it as a contribution to the training of leaders. We all contribute to those who are handicapped physically and socially. The demands are so constant that sometimes we forget the importance of training those most capable of leadership. Also, as a by-product of good leadership there may actually be a reduction of the percentage of the handicapped in our society."
There Tenners, you have the kind of thinking backed by action that helps a Class like ours make the kind of a showing that indicates our love for the College, and our determination to see it continue to offer training for the leadership so badly needed. Read that Tenner's statement again!
There are so many classmates soaking up that Florida sunshine that we have lost count. As a matter of fact, from what we hear, you can find representatives from nearly every class down there. But there are some of us who can still go to the "still North" and like it.
Shorty Worcester is passing up Florida for California this season. Dick Boerker before starting for Lakeland, Fla., where he and Irene will spend a couple of months, mailed us a greeting from Willow, N.Y. When received it showed a "Troy" cancellation, so we accused him of going through Troy without contacting us. (We learned later that the Leo Shermans had visited within a couple of blocks of us while on their Eastern trip last fall and we did not know it.) But Dick was in the clear. He says the Willow P.O. must have experienced a bad aim and missed the letter as well as the stamp, so the Troy P.O. pinch-hit for the Willow, instead with the willow. A post card from Hap Hinman, in Florida, asks when the '54 reunion will be scheduled. For every Tenner's information, it will be the week of June 14 - same time as the Hanover Holiday. And incidentally a lot of Tenners are planning on it.
Byway of Jack Childs '09 we learn that Tobe's son, Jack Tobin '42, has a new son to add to his group of two girls. Dick '50 and his wife, both doctors, are interning at the hospital in Hanover. There are twelve grandchildren now in the Tobin group. The new son is named Clarke for his granddad.
Pineo Jackson retired from his insurance company February 1. This event caused the Newark Sunday News to editorialize:
"Motivated by a passionate urge, apart from his interest in accident prevention as a matter of business, Harold P. Jackson, president of Bankers' Indemnity Insurance Co., of Newark, has won national recognition for his work in promoting highway safety. For that reason his retirement shortly from the casualty insurance field is of public moment.
"Mr. Jackson was one of the first casualty insurance executives to stress the importance of safety education for motorists and pedestrians." The editorial then enumerates the many groups organized and led by Pineo and the great amount of time and energy he gave to speaking before groups in order to promote his safety ideas. Pointing to the coordinated antispeed drive last summer by the Northeastern states and its resultant six per cent decrease in fatalities, the writer of the editorial continues, "But progress is dependent on continued aggressive leadership by men of Mr. Jackson's experience. Happily he has indicated that, still hale and vigorous at 65, highway safety will continue to have his active cooperation. He is sure to find large opportunity to add to his record of public service."
We can all take satisfaction in the accomplishments of Tenners who, like Pineo, "look to the common good" and work hard at it. Our Congrats to Pineo!
IN THE ROCKIES: Near the setting of his wife's latest book, ''Golden Fury," Rick Castle '11 and novelist wife Marian take a look at the view outside their mountain cottage near Denver, Colo.
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