1910

His enduring interest in conservation and the education of youth in the wise use of our resources is a contribution to New Hampshire education that will grow with the years." There we have a portion of the tribute paid another Tenner who has made an enviable record in his field. He is Art Rollins and the quotation is from a "Conservation Profile" in "Forest Notes," winter issue, a publication of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. According to the Profile, Art feels that "conservation teaching was his most important contribution to public education." His pioneer work in this field in the Plymouth (N. H.) area received both state and national recognition. "The Plymouth Experiment" authored by Art and published by the Conservation Foundation was an indication of the value of his work and is presently a model for school conservation programs throughout the United States. It is in spite of Art's modesty that we have learned of his important work. If another Art, whose last name is Lord, had not spotted this Profile we would have remained in total ignorance. Some of the rest of you modest Tenners better find another Art Lord to pass along records of your accomplishments. You can overcome your modesty if you will just keep always in mind that today - fifty years after college, Tenners are more interested in Tenners than they were fifty years ago.

A letter from Andy Scarlett in Florida, gives us news of many Tenners. The Scarletts and the Mac Kendalls took a 1,000 mile trip to the East Coast down to Key West and back over the Tamiami Trail. En route they visited with the Frank Meleneys and heard some very interesting stories of Frank's observations of his Bacitracin in use in South Africa last summer. Frank's discovery was in use especially against staphylococcus, the infection which is plaguing hospitals. The Meleneys will fly to Ireland next summer and make observations on the continent and Spain.

Here is the "calling list" which Andy and Mac compiled on their trip around Florida: Ozzie Shenstone in Lake Worth; Bill Taylor in his trailer in Delray Beach; Dave Colwell in Fort Lauderdale; Cheever Comey at Fort Myers; George Allen in Bradenton; "All of the Tenners seemed in excellent health" writes Andy, "And the interesting thing is that every one of these Tenners is planning to come to Hanover for our 50th." Andy did not know how to find some other Tenners he believed somewhere in Florida. They didn't go far enough north to look up Ernie Unangst in Eau Gallie, Bill Brown in Fort Lauderdale, Walt Norton in Naples and Jim Porter on Captiva Island were missed. Mentioning Captiva reminds us that Whit Eastman in '56 was there looking for birds. He was unable to contact or else learned afterwards that Jim and Helen Porter were living there. It is the fourth winter for them at this location. Whit knew that Mike and Tillie Elliott were to be on Captiva this year so he tipped Jim. There was no address but Jim scouted and found them "hardly more than a stone's throw from us." So there was another Tenner informal reunion scheduled. Mike, though retired from the faculty, is very busy doing editorial work in his special field of psychology.

With our 50th drawing nearer fast, we are watching for any and every item and idea which can contribute to the occasion. One of these items is snapshots of our days in Hanover fifty or more years ago. A letter followed by a package from Keith Pevear formed a cheering sight recently. Pevy said he knew his grandchildren would not warn these old photos so he figured they might well go into the 1910 archives. We'll use some in connection with the 50th and we want to make an appeal for more such contributions Dig into your attics and come up with some of the valuable memorabilia you have up there and have almost forgotten. Send some selection to us for possible future use. As Pevy says, you don't want them now and certainly none that come after your generation will know any value in saving them.

The Cuban Revolution prevented some good American dollars being spent there by Tenners this winter. Herb and Daisy Wolff had spent several winter vacations in Havana and had grown to like the place. But last year with the dark clouds gathering, they had to cut short their stay. So this year they decided on Nassau. Imagine their surprise when one fine day they discovered a couple of other Tenners, Don and Ethel Bryant in the same hotel. A post card signed 'by all of them, brought this: "Clearwater can't have the entile spotlight for Tenner winter vacations. A week or so ago, the undersigned found themselves playing Bingo (Don and Herb majored' in that nearly fifty years ago) at the British Colonial Hotel where we are staying. So we had an informal reunion, too."

In an attempt to head-off the kind of confusion which bothered some of the Class last year, we make this statement: There will be no Alumni Fund Drive this year. But Andy Scarlett, our Head Fund Class Agent and his assistants, will be active in contacting all Class members who have not made pledges to the Capital Gifts Campaign of $17,000,000 There will be the same effort to have the Class make a good showing in the matter oi participation." So you will be hearing from Andy & during the coming months.

Whit Eastman has come up with a couple of additions to his writings on the subject of hunting birds without a gun. The Audubon Society of the District of Columbia, Inc., has published a reprint of Whit's "Ten Year Search for the Ivory-billed Woodpecker." The article appeared in the Atlantic Naturalist October-December, 1958. The second article by Whit is titled, "Bird Hunting in the Black Hills." This appeared in the South Dakota Ornithologists Magazine. Though busier than ever, Easty has always found time to hunt and write.

Have you set your calendar for the informal reunion in Hanover this year? The dates: June 15 to 18. See you?

Secretary, 501 Cannon PL, Troy, N. Y.

Class Agent, 8 N. Balch St., Hanover, N. H.