1910
1910's 45th in '55
Well, we cannot do much more urging of Tenners to take in the reunion in Hanover. This is our last chance in the MAGAZINE. The next issue will tell all about the big event which will have become history. Less than a month left in which to make the decision to "go" - if you are one who has not made up his mind. This is being written pretty close to May i and we know that within a few days the final, complete program will be in the mail for all to read. By the time most of us read these words, most of the traveling cases and bags will be packed, and in some cases Tenners will actually have left home on their Hanover trip. The only matter which our reunion committee has been unable to get under contract, in spite of its membership composed of two lawyers and a chairman of the board, is the weather. That had to be left open but we are hoping for the best. And you will recall that June weather in Hanover can be the best ever.
There are many retired Tenners, but it is interesting to note how many of them are keeping very active. You read in last month's MAGAZINE that our class and our classmate Bert Kent were honored by Bert's election to the Alumni Council, representing southern New England district. That will take up some of his spare time. Bert, you know, is filling a job in public relations for a Holyoke bank. Through the years he has been very busy promoting the Holyoke Dartmouth Club and the fellows in that group decided to give him a big boost up the Dartmouth alumni ladder. Congratulations, Bert. Another retired Tenner who is helping to stir Dartmouth interest is Herb Woods. He teamed up with Stevey Stevens '10 to stage a Dartmouth dinner of "unorganized" alumni living in and around their Deep River, Conn., homes. It went over so well that they are now considering a permanent organization. Herb wrote recently that Art Lord dropped in on him for a visit one day in April and brought him the sad news of Irv Jewett's sudden death. Irv had apparently recovered quite well from the attacks he suffered last year. He had attended the Boston alumni dinner just a few weeks before, so it was a shock to all when the news came that Irv had slept away. Hal Sprague spotted the obituary notice and sent it in, and Charlie Fay wrote telling us and explainingthat he and Hazen Jones would have represented the Class, but they learned the newstoo late to act. Irv had been Andy Scarlett'sright-hand in the Boston area for the pastthree years. We'll miss him. Art Lord hasagreed to help Andy now.
Frank Meleney has not retired but willsoon. In the meantime he takes time from abusy professional life, operating, teaching andwriting medical papers and books to give aradio talk on the "Faith in Our Time" program in cooperation with the Layman's Movement for a Christian World. Through ErnieEarly '18, we have received a copy of Frank'saddress early in April. Here are a couple ofparagraphs (wish we could pass along theentire copy):
"We hear every day about the resurgence of religion - not only in this country but throughout the world. What is the reason for this resurgence? Perhaps it is because men now see that they cannot solve the serious problems of the world today without God's help. They must call upon some power greater than themselves. The Communists, who do not believe in God, will not have a chance to gain control over the minds of men, if Christians and Jews throughout the world will 'tune in on God' and receive from Him the spiritual power which will generate the necessary courage and faith to work out the solution of these problems with God's help and to bring down to earth the Kingdom of God in the heart of every man."
It is interesting to note how we stumble onto information about one of the several Tenners who do not take the time to tell us about themselves. A copy of the KUA AlumniBulletin has appeared on our local scene and in it we read about Ralph G. Baldwin, who was with us for the first two years. Here's the item:
"R. G. Baldy Baldwin, a shortstop whose teammates hoped in vain he'd take a P.G. is secretary for Bon Co. Products, Inc., Houston, Tex. The Baldwins live at 230 Betral St. Baldy moved to Houston in 1919, right after World War I service with the 90th Division."
So you see, Baldy, we now have a few lines to add to the listing in the General Catalog of the College besides the mere listing of your years of residence in Hanover and your birth place and date.
Many who attended some of our earlier reunions will recall the political arguments and the joshing Herb Wolff received as an almostlone Democrat. You will be glad to learn that recently Herb, who has been a member of the New York State Board of Social Welfare for some time, was elected by the Republican majority on the Board, to be vice-chairman. Shows that even the politicians can't keep a good Tenner down. Another item of interest which appeared in the news many weeks ago, but which has just come to light through the ever-watchful Ernie Early '18, is about JohnVanderPyl, another of our reunion committee. The news item states that John told the New York Society of Security Analysts that his American Machine and Metals, Inc., earnings for '54 were 4% higher on sales, 23% lower than in '53.
Doc Foster got to Florida for a winter vacation and no word reached us here, so we could not add him to the long list of Tenners there, until Andy received a letter from him enclosing a clipping about the death of GayGleason's wife, Winifred. Doc was located at Englewood. Incidentally, we have now had changes of address for many Tenners who came back home in April. George Davies gave Arizona the preference over Florida and spent a month there. He writes, "Enjoyed seeing the Sabine, Brazos and Pecos rivers which figure so largely in our history, but 400 miles of desert driving is not inviting for a second trip. We came back via the central Texas route and saw the enormous oil fields that are pouring wealth into Texas."
Julius Warren will retire as superintendent of schools of University City, Mo., at the end of this school year. Eligible for retirement last year, Julius was persuaded by the board to add one more year and carry on until this Tune. Dinnie Pratt gets his name into the papers often, it seems. Now we learn that he has been appointed Red Cross chairman for the drive in the town of Sandwich. We hope he gets the town to exceed its quota. Registered at the Hanover Inn in mid-April were BillHarlow and wife of Hyde Park, Mass.
As you know, our Andy Scarlett has been selected by the program makers of the Hanover Holiday to be the speaker Tuesday morning. His subject is "The New Synthetic Fibers." You know, also, that Andy has long ago been our selection as 1910's head class agent for the Alumni Fund. With all his knowledge of chemistry he has never found any synthetic 1910 fiber. In his Fund job collecting from us he has to have the genuine 1910 fiber.
All of which is meant to say that we need a gift from every Tenner in order to carry our part of the load. Especially in this reunion year we must have more than 100% "participation." Let's make the job a little easier for Andy by avoiding the last-minute suspense. And especially, let's not have happen what takes place every year - a few Tenners mean to be in at the finish, then we learn that they forgot that the absolute deadline is a postmark on your envelope not later than June 30. Make a record for 1910 this year!
Your Sec was reminded March 27 that he is married to a grandmother. Daughter Carolyn's third child, Ann Elizabeth Reynolds, arrived just before midnight. So we all had the good fortune to avoid a sleepless night.
Address changes: Dana K. Hammond, 2536 Lyric, Los Angeles 27, Calif. Walter M. Price, 1115-1125 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn 16, N. Y.
Secretary, 501 Cannon PL, Troy, N. Y.
Class Agent, 8 N. Balch St., Hanover N. H.
