1910

After a trip to Boston for the "night-before" Class reunion and the Harvard game, there is one question which always presents itself. It is, "Why are not more of the Tenners who live in the area, stirred enough to plan on meeting with the group?" We can always count on the old faithful. We seldom see a new face added to this gang. In these latter years we are always reminded that the remaining time is getting shorter and therefore, the number of such gatherings any of us can figure on is getting smaller. One can understand why many of our age. with infirmities creeping up on us, will not risk sitting out in the open to watch a game. But a pleasant indoor event like a reunion at the University Club is something most of of us can take in stride.

So, it was nine old standbys: MauriceBlake, Norm Cushman, Charlie Fay, HazenJones, Art Lord, Beezle Parker, Roge Pierce,Herb Woods and your Chairman-Secretary. As Bones Jones observed, "It is a pretty good-looking bunch considering the years." All seemed able to navigate well enough both "before" and "after." Hal Sprague tied up by some annual Masonic gathering, appeared on the scene late and took your Chairman-Sec. in tow for a visit to his comparatively new home in South Easton.

Charlie Fay reported that owing to a fall and resulting injuries to his wife, Marie, all of their preliminary planning for the cocktail hour at their home, before the reunion dinner, had to be scrapped. And all expressed their sympathy for Charlie to convey to Marie. Cush told us about the Holy Cross game which he had witnessed the week previous. Roge Pierce told of having been hospitalized earlier in the year and how the trouble and the correcting had taken an extra long time. Art Lord let on that he wished he was in Florida so he could have avoided the cold condition which he and Bertha have been experiencing. MauriceBlake was quizzed about his dancing experiences and allowed as how he had a dance date for Saturday night. Bones Jones, in some mysterious manner, was accountable for an anniversary cake which decorated our 1910 table. Its all-over frosting showed on the top an outline sketch of Eleazar and lettering in green of "Wah Hoo Wah 1910." Around the side of the cake were the words "Dartmouth's in Town Again." Green lollypops surrounded the cake as a foundation on the plate. Herb Woods reported that he had been in Hanover the weekend of the Brown game and had sat it out in the rain with Andy Scarlett. Herb had a checkup at the Clinic and was told to go right on reading as much as ever because his eyes could take it. Herb saw Ralph Paine at the Brown game.

Among the many messages received by Bones Jones from Tenners who could not join the party, was a telegram from JackRichmond saying "Terribly sorry can't be with you all. If you go to Charlie Fay's have one for me. Hope everyone enjoys evening at University Club. Pray weather is good Saturday and you see fine game with dear old Dartmouth on top. Best wishes and kind regards to all."

After a whole lot of "pro & con-ing" Andy Scarlett has decided Hanover winters are something to avoid if possible, so he and Bertha chose another trip to Florida where the sun shines on sand and not on snow. Frank Meleney writes that he is back in the "retired(?)" harness in Miami and lecturing to the medical students on Surgical Infections. Says Adie Bresler has fixed up his boat for Frank to use this winter. He hopes to see some Tenners during the next few months. Don't believe he was thinking professionally. Julius Warren writes, "It is taking me a long time to get back to normal after my last operation but perhaps I am not as young as I used to be." You're so right, Julius. And Ed Shattuck wrote to MacKendall when remitting his Class dues, "I believe I owe you a letter or at least a note, my correspondence is suffering from stoking the old fire." And that is just another way of stating what Julius wrote. Then Herb Coar brings up the same subject when he responds to the request for news on the post card enclosed with the October TENNER TOPICS, saying "Nothing new except old age." In this connection one - to observe that it is really amazing to realize that we waste such a quantity of post cards which so many Tenners ignore. But we'll keep on enclosing them because nearly every time we hear from some one who has finally fallen for the idea of breaking the long silence. We are sorry to have to report that Sheldon Smith has suffered the loss of his wife, Juliette, who passed away during the past summer. Our sympathy has been expressed to Smitty.

That retired Tenner with an unestimatea amount of "active" energy, Bert Kent, is apparently at the bottom of something new and unusual in the paper industry with which had his contacts while carrying on his active career. He has organized "Pulp & Paper Know-How Associates." The folder which came in my mail has this: "Since the widespread adoption of the policy of retirement at the age of 65, much has been said about the resulting waste of ability and experience. The Pulp & Paper Know-How Associates has been organized to offer to the industry the wealth of this experience and ability represented by a carefully selected group of outstanding men who have recently retired. Their combined experience covers most phases of the pulp and paper industry." The list of officers, directors and members includes many names and they represent experience gained with corporations of high standing in the industry. It appears to be a source of genuine helpfulness to the paper and pulpmakers. Bert is Vice President and Managing Director, with headquarters in Holyoke, Mass.

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

Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla.

Bequest Chairman,