1910

When most Tenners will be reading this issue of the MAGAZINE Andy and Bertha Scarlett will be enjoying the latter half of their trip in Europe. They left late in August to arrive in London Sept. 2, and should be in Switzerland by mid-October. Our Head Class Agent, having started his retirement from teaching Dartmouth students, and having come through with a 100-plus record for 1910 in the '57 Alumni Fund, is having a welldeserved European holiday. Andy hopes to see Mike Elliott in London. Mike's trip was interrupted, as we have recorded, by an injury received on shipboard. Eck Hiestand is another Tenner "over there" and Andy is hoping he may be able to contact him. The paths of these two Tenners cross at Lucerne but since Andy is due to leave there the same day that Eck will arrive, it may turn out to be a "hello-goodbye" kind of a meeting. While we are on the subject of Europe and Tenners, we can add that Whit Eastman returned from a somewhat similar trip, in July. However, Whit gave more attention to the birds than Andy, Mike or Eck will. Easty covered 4500 miles bird hunting, saw 157 species, 146 of which were new to him. This trip brought his total to 1327 and this is believed to be the United States record for an amateur. Whit's wife, Karen, brought her total to 1287.

Tenners have been travelling and visiting Tenners during the summer. Dick Carpenter reports a grand reunion and recounting tales of undergraduate days, with Heinie Barrett who with his wife, Harriette and daughter, Maria, "went west" to California, down into Mexico, then up to Yosemite Park, Carmel and Monterey. Writes Carp,

"Heinie and I had some fine hours of filling in the stories of the classmates as the dope had reached us over the years from this and that source. He is well informed on Dartmouth affairs, surprisingly so for a man who for something like 40 years has been hip deep in the affairs of Chrysler and corporations of like size in the Mid-West. He was a founding member of the internationally known Economic Club of Detroit, served as secretary until he retired to his 200-acre country place north of Detroit and was handed a beautiful Swiss ticker by the Club as a memento."

Heinie and Carp roomed together in Reed Hall freshman and sophomore years.

Art Lord is another Tenner who went to the Pacific Coast. He had a swim in that ocean. In a letter written from his daughter's in Burbank, Art says, "Our trip out was fine, though a strenuous two-weeks drive." He spotted a couple of newspaper references to Congressman Eck Hiestand which he sent in for the record. He said he might see the Harold Robinsons. Carp says, "Robbie officiated at the wedding of 'offspring of notable families.'" Because both the bride and the groom are Stanford graduates, the wedding was staged in the famous vaulted Stanford Memorial chapel. The Class Chmn-Secy had his annual luncheon in Chicago, with MacKendall, Don Bryant, Paul Albert and LewWilliams. This was on the return trip from Wyoming in early July. All of these Chicagoans appeared to be in good physical trim, although Lew Williams was still feeling the effects of the setback he had battled during the winter and spring. I was unable to take time for the side trip to Denver this year so missed seeing any of that group. Whit East-man reports that on his return from the Philmont Scout Camp at Cimarron, N. M., he stopped in Denver and had dinner with Fred Brooks and his wife, Hortense, at the Brooks home. Whit tried to phone RalphVan Zant, Les McKay and Bob Woodcock but was unable to connect with any of them.

During the summer some good news came out of North Carolina. That co-laborer of "King of U-Kan," Walter Golde, has been made assistant director of the Institute of Opera, an agency of the Extension Division of the University of North Carolina. Walter is very happy about this and feels that a great opportunity is given him to come out of semi-retirement and work along the lines he loves. And mentioning retirement, here are two items: Bucky Allen, retired headmaster of Rivers Country Day School, has taken on the job of general chairman of the New England Baptist Hospital $125,000 campaign for a chapel in memory of the late Miss Georgie M. Boulter; Retired Superintendent of Schools in the Plymouth, N. H., area, Art Rollins has been selected as acting head of the Laconia, N. H., public schools. Art, incidentally, is a member of the N. H. State Legislature. In the newspaper story of Art's new connection, mention is made of the fact that he was cited in 1953 for exceptional service to public education, by the State Board of Education. Art's pioneer work in conservation teaching has received national recognition. Maurice Blake has been elected president of the Dorchester, Mass., Historical Society. The election took place on the 327th anniversary of the founding and settlement of Dorchester. Maurice is a direct descendant, of the early Blakes who were among the first builders of the settlement. The Blake House which is the oldest home in Dorchester that is now in use, was the home of his ancestors. At the commemorative exercises held in June, Maurice was the principal speaker.

When Louie Langdell was an undergraduate, he played, ate and slept, baseball. And now that he is approaching the three-score-and-ten milestone, he is still living baseball. Up in Portland, Ore., he has been coaching two boys' teams, one in the CYO league and the other, a Babe Ruth team. Louie spends an hour or so each day, batting to infield and outfield. He says, "I do not get overly tired. I do not run - much, nor do I slide, only show how it should be done." As Carp writes, "Certainly 1910 hasn't too many members who today can bat to the infield and coach fundamentals for a couple of hours every day without becoming overly tired." And with that observation, we'll all agree. More power to you, Louie. At last reports your CYO team won the city championship. We sincerely hope the Babe Ruth team did likewise.

Charlie Libbey retired at the end of June. He wrote Andy, "I am going through my second 'commencement,' namely retirement as of June 30. Something of the same upset of mind repeats itself as in 1910. Part of the book, a major part, has been closed and it opens on another 'career.' I have things in prospect, usable things, but I am not sure I want to do them. In fact, the thing that interests me first right now is to go back to school. It is too bad Hanover is so far away and the winters so cold." Charlie was in Los Angeles earlier in June and he and the third one of those "King of U-Kan" plotters, Rollie Reynolds, got together for the first time in many years. We'll wager that many an experience of undergraduate days, was recalled. They roomed together in college.

Our Bequest Committee Chairman, HerbWolff, usually spends a summer holiday in Vermont, but this year put in two weeks in the White Plains Hospital because of an operation. He came through all right but ex- perienced a period of real weakness. However, when last heard from, he was spending part of the day in the office and taking it real easy. Burt Miller, veteran of many operations, had to go back to the U.S.V.A. Hospital in New Orleans in June. This time they planned to take out his gall bladder. We have not heard any late news from him. Walter Phelps spent several weeks in the Memorial Hospital, New York in the summer. \He wrote Andy, "The grim reaper almost had his hand on my shoulder but I have beaten him to it again and really do not feel too bad although I am very thin and emaciated from the ravages of leukemia." Jack Richmond, whose health has had him down for a long time, was able to visit Maine early in the summer and stopped in Hanover en route, for a visit with Andy. Harry Dore reports he is in poor health and sticks close to home. "Like the rest of the Tenners," he wrote, "I am not young any more." We are sorry we have this kind of news to report about these men. We sincerely hope that they will be able to send us word soon that they are doing all right again. Herb and Virginia Woods'kept a date at the Hitchcock Clinic in Hanover in mid-August so that Virginia could have an eye operation, and Beezle Parker had the operation on his other eye, in the summer. Both patients are reported to have had very successful and satisfying results, for which we are pleased. Our sympathy goes out to Bill Taylor whose wife, Ella, passed away June 21. Bill spent a brief rest period with his brother, Otto on Cape Cod.

We have lost some Tenners during recent months: Walter Price, Ray Gorton, Ed Prescott and Bill Deering: All were the type who kept up their deep interest in the College and the Tenner group. We could count on them in any Class event and that is why they will be missed.

Bill Harlow reports that he attended the service at Fairview Cemetery, Hyde Park, Mass., June 11 when the remains of ChanBaxter were brought from the West Coast for burial.

Hap Hinman took off for California by plane, in July, to pilot his grandchildren to their new home there. Daughter Katherine's husband has been given a change in location of his work. The children have been visiting Hap and Marion for several weeks this summer. Mentioning Hap reminds me that one of the Boston papers carried a group picture of the Hinman Clan gathered in Hanover for Commencement. John (Rosy) Hinman 'OB was given an honorary degree. 35 Hinmans and relatives made up the family group.

A card from Charlie Fay, postmarked Miami Beach, Fla., in July said, "After listening to Larry Bankart, Mac Kendall and Jess Wilson, I had to come down and see for myself." A note from Hal Benjamin enclosing a newspaper clipping about Whit Eastman's coming out of retirement to take on a new type of job, says, "Easty seems as vigorous as ever". Easty's project has been given a great play by the Minneapolis papers. A new corporation, Minnesota Area Development Corp. has been formed to increase the industrial economy of the area and Whit has been prevailed upon to become the executive director. A 2100-acre site known as Valley Industrial Park, has been selected for industrial development.

Better plan to take in the Harvard-Dartmouth game October 26. And while you are planning for that, figure a way to join with Tenners the night before.

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