1910

Chicago was not the same this past summer - that is, not the same for your Secretary. "That old gang o' mine" which I have lunched with annually when on my way to Wyoming, like the old soldier, has just faded away. Paul Albert has moved to Arizona; Mac Kendall and Shorty Worcester have moved to Florida: Don Bryant finds walking so difficult that he does not get out often; Billy Williams, in a long recovery from that fall, is able to spend only a short time in the office. So-o-o-oh, I had lunch all by myself. I sure did miss the annual reunion with these good Tenners. I did get in a short 'phone conversation with Don and Ethel and had to turn down their kind invitation to spend a night with them. Although Billy Williams plans a daily afternoon nap, I was fortunate to reach him just before he turned in. He has surprised the doctor and figures he is several weeks ahead of expectations in his return to parttime in the office. That is really good news from Billy, who believes "you've gotta have heart" and he is showing that he has it.

Tenners are travelers. Harold and MaryRobinson visited Alaska and Vic Willis and wife enjoyed a six-weeks' Mediterranean cruise. There is activity among Tenner offspring. Thayer and Dorothy Smith announce the marriage of their daughter, Dorothy Priscilla, in West Southbourne, England. She is now Mrs. Alan Philip Schuman. Art andBertha Lord had the pleasure of welcoming their daughter, Laura, back from Indonesia accompanied by her husband and two-year-old grandson. Ted Smith tells us that he is now a great-grandfather, the youngster having been born in Madrid, Spain. Ted dropped into Hanover one day during the summer but, unfortunately, it was one day when Andy and Bertha Scarlett were out of town. And when they are out of town, there is no one to "tend store." How fortunate our Class has been all through the years to have the Scarlett home to visit - the one place in Hanover where we know we'll be welcome and assured of a worthwhile visit.

Mai Bissell was with us freshman year only. Then he transferred to Yale. But he is one who cherishes his memories of Dartmouth and he is an enthusiastic Tenner though a 1911 Yale man. He was just returning from a trip abroad when we were gathered in Hanover for our "50th." Otherwise he would undoubtedly have made the trip from California to Hanover. He likes to get all the Tenner news. This past June was his 50th at Yale and he tells of a quite different reunion feature they list, known as Yale Alumni Seminars. He says they are something like the Hanover Holiday only more intensive. "You're asked to do some preliminary 'home work' and given a list of recommended books" Mai writes. Mai usually 'joins with Dick Carpenter in those Pacific Coast Tenner reunions which Carp schedules at the time we are in Hanover. And there is no one more "on the ball" when Dartmouth or our Class puts out a call for hard cash.

When Carp learned that Hap Hinman was to be in California in the summer, he just naturally started cooking up a Dartmouth Tenner gathering. He writes:

Probably through Hap or Andy, you've heard of Hap's recent hectic flights to this land of the big relaxation, visiting his daughter; grandsons; the Giants' ball park; the Rotary; Tony, trained successor to Bowman at the Hanover Inn barber shop, and now retired at Los» Altos; as well as a page-long list of scenic spots designated "must see" in the guide books. But I'll take a chance and say that the happiest sight for Hap, when he won a half-day's truancy from the kindred, was gazing upon a half-dozen faces of pals from the old days, gathered to honor 1910's sachememeritus at this port. For all the reports over the years of the manhandling Hap has taken from Mary Hitchcock's doctors, you would never suspect, viewing him from every angle, that you are looking at a rebuilt job. Squint your eyes a bit and you think you see a smart 1962 model. The rest of the crowd at this end of the map also look and sound like candidates for interviews with the draft board should the need arise. (In the group which met Hap were Ken Phelps, Robbie Robinson, Fletch Rogers and Dick Carpenter. Mai Bissell had planned to be present but was prevented at the last minute.)

From Carp we get the lowdown on LouisLangdell, that young Tenner who is the very active coach of a CYO league and a Babe Ruth league team. His CYO youngsters won five, lost one. Their one loss was to the league champs. His Babe Ruth team was runner-up in the league, 10-10. The league leaders were 11-9 and Louie's team beat the champs two out of three during the season. Louie had a squad of 24 boys out at 8 A.M. picking an All-Star team to play in the State tournament. Louie himself is active in demonstrating bunting and base running and "happy as a lark doing it."

Andy Scarlett says that when the final corrections were made, in the Alumni Fund figures our Class shows 111% participation and 80% of the dollar quota. When all angles are considered, those are satisfactory figures as I view it. Andy, however, had hoped that when the deadline was reached we might have come up with 100% under the dollar sign.

When you are reading this, we'll be only a short distance from the date of the Harvard game and the "night-before" dinner at the University Club. There are many Tenners around Boston who have not participated in this annual Tenner reunion in late years. Do you recall that poster put up during the World War I, showing Uncle Sam pointing straight out of the picture at "YOU"? Well this closing note is pointed at several YOU's with a Tenner tag on them. See you there?

The year 1887 was indeed a banner onefor the Dartmouth baseball team. Thisrare photo shows the students proudlydisplaying the team's championship pennant. Details are in the '09 notes.

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

Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla.