1910
It won't be long now! Less than a month after most Tenners have a chance to read this chapter of our history, there will be the annual gathering in Hanover for our informal reunion. June 10-14 are the dates. About the time you are reading this issue of the MAGAZINE, we'll be putting together an issue of Tenner Topics. That will carry details of plans for reunion days and a return card to bring back to us either the news of your intentions with respect to the reunion or about you and what you have been doing in recent months, or what you intend to be doing in the near future.
To show you what I mean: I was in New York recently, for the "kick-off" dinner for the Alumni Fund. This gathering of a record-breaking number of Dartmouth men - 254 - was for the purpose of giving the story of the College and its needs as we begin our annual work. As 1910's News-Letter ("Tenner Topics") editor, it is worthwhile to get the feel of the thing in this way.
Making this trip to the Big City gave me the opportunity to meet our New York area Fund Agent, Ray Seymour. Since Ray is one of the "regulars" at the informal reunions, we naturally talked about this year's plans. Ray had been selling Otto Taylor on the idea of attending. This selling was necessary because Otto didn't believe he would feel comfortable if he went stag. Ray, having been a stag on many occasions, was able to convince him that after all it is one big family at reunion and there is no reason to hesitate. As a matter of fact we always have several whose wives do not attend this event and Otto and Ray are not likely to be alone in this category this year. Incidentally, I learned that Ray's name should be added to the approximately 30 Tenners who make a visit to Florida in the winter. (How's that for a crowd of able-bodied "retired" but not "tired" Tenners?) Ray had never thought to mention his visits before and no one had known of the fact. Just to keep the record as straight as possible, if there are other Tenners who are sometime Floridians. and whose names have never been included in this "resort news," I would appreciate it if they will pass along the word to me.
While in New York, I phoned Herb Wolff. He told me that he was expecting an announcement before the day had passed that he had become a grandfather for the eleventh time. We made a date to meet in his office and just after I reached that spot, the announcement arrived. Herb and I talked over matters pertaining to the satisfying results of his Bequest Committee's work during the past year. Two of the members of this committee have found it necessary to resign. Ed Keith has had a bad time resulting in major surgery last fall and feels he must give up taking any assignments. Lew Williams, also, has been battling health handicaps plus prospect of uncertainty of residence in the Chicago area, when he retires later. So now our Executive Committee will have to find replacements on Herb's committee. Another item of interest was news that Ray had had a phone call that day from Whit Eastman about whom we had last heard following his hobby of bird hunting (without a gun) way down in the West Indies. He and Karen have returned. She was left in Florida while Whit made a quick trip to New York to attend a meeting of the National Executive Council of the Boy Scouts. So you see there is news of Tenners, yourself included, if you will just tell us.
Art Allen and wife went to Florida. Art has not retired, as far as I know, but he can qualify for the Southern clime just the same. But Art says the sun was on vacation while he was there. He left his wife there in hope, and he returned to his job - will go down later to bring her back. From Art came the good news that Bill Woolner is regaining strength in his legs which were broken in a couple of accidents over recent years. That is truly good news and we hope means that Bill will be able to do what he has been denied because of these injuries - join the group in Hanover in June.
Don and Ethel Bryant had a frustrating experience. They started on a Caribbean cruise on the He de France late in February. He writes:
"Got as far as Martinique where we backed into the lighthouse, leaving the harbor. After four days sitting in the harbor at Fort de France, the French Line got planes down from New York and flew us to N. Y. Our trunk is still somewhere between Martinique and New York. Quite an unusual cruise experience not recommended by any travel agents."
Don says he is trying to get Bill Brown andhis wife to make Hanover in June. Bill usually gets to Hanover but it is always in midsummer and the rest of the Tenners are notthere at that time. Of course, Don andEthel will be on hand.
John VanderPyl has retired as chairman ofthe board of American Machine and Metals,Inc., after 26 years with the company. Hewrites: "Hope I can quickly accustom myselfto being a purposeful loafer." John had aclose call during the winter. He fell on anicy sidewalk while on his way to the morning train for town. A severe injury to hishand resulted but he "thanks his lucky stars"that the consequences were no worse. He willtry to forget all such troubles on a visit of afew weeks in Bermuda. His wife, Mary, spentnearly a year in that neighborhood with aNew York Zoological group when exploration of the ocean at great depth was beingmade under direction of Dr. Beebe. As a result of that long stay, Mary has many friendsthere, so their visit now will be quite different from a tourist's sojourn there.
Jim Kerley surely lands himself in the upper brackets when it comes to the count of grandchildren of Tenners. He has sixteen "all doing fine." Jim says his health is O.K. and he feels fine. He keeps active, getting quite a kick out of taking hikes with the grandchildren. Although he retired last fall, he does do some consulting work. He was in the U. S. Civil Service. Dick and IreneBoerker have been in Phoenix, Ariz, during the winter and will make one of his forestry trips to the Northwest before returning East. Says he hopes to see us soon.
Hope you noted in the first mailing for the Alumni Fund, the pictures of those two Tenners, Andy Scarlett and Harold Washburn, who will retire from line service on the Faculty. The Washburns are offering their home for sale and are likely to locate a new home in the Midwestern part of the country. As for Andy, there is one job from which he will not retire because Tenners will not let him. That job is the one he will be very busy writing letters about, during the next several weeks — until late in June. Just how late will depend upon the alacrity with which we respond with our Fund dollars. We could make Andy's work a lot less of a Class burden if we would at least tell him promptly whether he can depend upon us for the gift to the Fund. What do you say, can we as a Class make a record with him this year? Let's give him the word early - and avoid causing him to wonder and wait.
With sincere regret we have to report another loss from Tenner ranks. Ed Higbee diedsuddenly in Buenos Aires while on a Southern cruise. Ed was a loyal Tenner always interested and ready to support Class undertakings. We will miss him and our sympathyis extended to his family.
Address changes: O. A. Johnson, 88 BroadSt., Boston, Mass.; J. J. Kerley, 6203 ForestRoad, Cheverly, Md.; R. E. Parker, 14 Corvell Drive, Durham, N. H.; W. G. Wilson,515½ E. Broadway, Glendale 5, Calif.
Secretary, 501 Cannon PL, Troy, N. Y.
Class Agent, 8 N. Balch St., Hanover, N. H.
