1910
"1910's 45th in '55"
By the time this MAGAZINE reaches all the Tenners the winter will be well along and only four more months to pass before the big event of '55 will be upon us. Herb Wolff, RaySeymour and John VanderPyl, our reunion committee, have been on the ball since December, holding meetings and planning for us. They are doing a thoroughly businesslike job as the detailed reports which come to me indicate. And there is more and more evidence that a lot of Tenners have made their definite plans for the trip to Hanover.
One Tenner we will find waiting there to greet us is Larry Bankart from Norwich. We are pleased to be able to report that Larry has weathered another long siege - over ten weeks —in the Mary Hitchcock Hospital. When we say "weathered" we mean just that. For weeks Larry could not move and to make certain that he did not move, they had him in a "basket." Larry could not turn over but the basket could. Hap Hinman was in the doctor's special care at Dick's House in October, but he came through and was able to go by train to Florida. There are many Tenners down there and we expect to have a report of the personnel by our next issue. Incidentally, it is now December 29 as we put together this February chapter of the class history, so you can understand why we cannot tell you as you read this in February just what is happening in February.
Here's the old spirit! "Even a bill is welcome when it comes from an old Dartmouth classmate," writes Heinie Reed to Treasurer Jess Wilson. "Hope to see you in Boston at the dinner." And he did! And from Lew Williams to Jess, "I just love to get mail postmarked Kittery Point - wonderful name's. Gives me nostalgic pictures of rocks and surf: and from there in one fast jump, to all the grand guys I'd like to see. Wish this longitude weren't quite so far away from home!"
John VanderPyl has a nephew in the freshman class at Hanover and writes,
"Looking forward to refreshing my affiliation with the College and regaining some of the spirit of youth, perhaps. I was fearful that it was slipping away when I was elected Chairman of the Board last spring in addition to retaining the presidency. .. . This has been a very busy _ and exciting year for me. I've spent a lot of time away at our various plants and mines, among younger, ambitious men whom I've been privileged to select and direct in the development of their capabilities and aspirations. I do hope we can have a good 45th reunion attendance to draw us all together again next June."
Ed Loring gets to some of the Dartmouth games but we seldom see him long enough to have a chat. With his check to Jess he writes, "Enclosed find my usual check. No doubt you can use the extra amount. Am at present (in October) on the new Middlesex Mutual Trust job in South Waltham." Ed always adds a little extra to his check for dues. Roge Pierce has "Carol" and "Edna" to thank for a lot of business settling wind storm claims. "I have a small place in East Harwich on the Cape," he writes, "I go down there when I get the time." Ned Loveland, although retired from his government job, manages to keep out of mischief with a "50-cow farm, two town jobs and secretary of three milk promotion organizations." He says this busyness has kept him in the best of health. Guy Carpenter makes the timely comment, "Not much to talk about (on the West Coast) but the weather - and from what I read of Dartmouth football I assume that holds true at Hanover."
Ed Keith is spending his first winter in the North since '17 and he did not appreciate with any enthusiasm the staging of the acts which "Carol" and "Edna" put on. Ed says he could not induce wife Lila to go back to Puerto Rico. He dreads the winter prospects, so Nature provided New England with plenty of snow. Jack Richmond tells about his younger son who has recently been graduated from a course in super-secret activities at Monterey, Calif. He headed his class and having been promoted to captain, has now been assigned to the Far East. Jack Bates asked on his return postcard to Bones Jones at the time of the Harvard game dinner for the addresses of Tenners who will be in Florida this winter. He wants them to look him up.
Jim Porter expressed his distress caused by the word of Nate Sherman's death. "It is depressing" he writes, "to consider the number of the good old gang that have gone." Jim has sold his 280-acre farm and built a smaller, one-floor house nearer town. He says he seldom sees any Dartmouth men but lots of Princeton men. "Wish any of the boys passing through the Eastern Shore of Maryland would make this a stopping place," says he. "Count on me and the Mrs. to be at the reunion." Whit Eastman worked up a Tenner reception when he learned that Chad Chadbourne would pass through Minneapolis on his way to Maine for the winter. Noah Foss,Ed Paul, Ken Phelps, Tom Steward, MikeElliott and Easty had lunch with Chad and they had a grand reunion.
Walter Norton retired last year but it didn't seem to "take." "Just when I was prepared to test the joys of retirement so fluently expounded upon by Hap Hinma," he writes, "I got a submarine assignment in Scotland which lasted four months and has kept me busy for several more. I am disappointed at our time for reunion. I had hoped to perform in an atmosphere of what used to be and not be reminded of antiquity or bravo in Hanover." Bill Taylor writes from Delray Beach, Fla., that "1910 will be well represented in that state this year. Bill missed the Minneapolis luncheon for Chad because he makes his stay in Florida a real long one."
Dr. Frank Meleney will retire in June from his work as professor of clinical surgery. His researches during the 39 years since graduation from Columbia Medical have resulted in about 150 reports in various surgical and medical journals, and two books on surgical infections, and they culminated in the discovery and development of one of the widelyused antibiotics. So Frank believes it is time to enjoy Florida where he will engage in a limited practice of surgery. Vic Willis is now resident manager for the J. G. White Engineering Corp. supervising construction of the 74th St. Power Plant for the New York Transit Authority. He has no thought of retiring and will be "on the line" in Hanover in '55. There's good news from Jim Kerley. He has fully recovered from double cataract operations. It took about six months. This news is tinged with sadness, though, because Jim's wife Anna passed away recently. Jim hopes to be with us in June. Dave Colwell's wife Alice wrote Jess that she would remind Dave to write a note about himself as soon as she could "pry him loose from painting, - garage, not pictures, that is, and his favorite pastime." She says they both enjoy the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.
Word has reached us recently that JimFrame passed away July 6. His address was Clayton, Ga. We hope to have more information soon for the In Memoriam section. Another note of sadness comes with the news of "Slip" Powers' death in December. Slip as Bequest Committee chairman for the Class was developing this field among Tenners, following up his work as Memorial Gift chairman. We have suffered a genuine loss in his passing. In Memoriam in this issue gives a review of his varied activities and interests.
ANNUAL BOSTON ALUMNI DINNER Hotel Statler, Feb. 16, 1955
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