1910
Among those retired Tenners who were not mentioned last month is Art Lord. Art retired some months ago, but we find that he manages to devote much time to work for the Eliot Church of Newton, in which he holds the position of Historian. MacKendall has passed along a copy of the United Church Herald in which an article by Art is published under the title, "The 300th Anniversary of the Indian American Bible." This story of the work of John Eliot among the Indians, is in many respects similar to that of Eleazar Wheelock's activity among the Indians nearly one hundred years later.
John Eliot's Indian Bible was the work of a missionary who not only translated the English Bible into the Algonquin language but learned the Indian language and put that language into written form which did not exist previously to Eliot's work. Art Lord's article tells us "These Bibles were hailed with rejoicing by the Puritans. From the time of the founding of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, they held it to be their duty and privilege to 'spread the light of His blessed gospel to such as never heard the sound of it' and they had lively hopes that when the missionaries had a Bible to give the Indians it would be the means of winning them to Christianity." (The parish of the Eliot Church includes the site where John Eliot first preached to the Indians.)
Another Tenner who retired "officially" over a year ago is Bucky Alien. But Bucky was back in harness again last summer completing his 47th summer as head of his camp for boys, Camp Chewonki, Wiscasset, Me.
(As this is being written, just before the new year arrives, the January issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE is about to be mailed. In it Tenners will find names of many retired Tenners who are continuing to be very active. Drop us a line and tell us about other Tenners (or yourself) who qualify for this group of Tenners, officially retired but continuing really active.)
Not every Tenner has, or can, make the front page of his home-town newspaper on arriving at the 75-year mark in life. But George Underwood did. Charlie Fay sends in a clipping showing George with a group of Elks Club members who presented him with a gold watch "as a token of esteem for his long years of service." George is a Past District Deputy and a Past Exalted Ruler. Our congratulations to George on arriving at his 75th birthday anniversary and on receiving this honor from his brother Elks.
A note from Ralph Taylor states that he is pretty well back to normal after surgery a year ago and Bucky Allen claims to be in top form after a rugged operation last spring. Ralph Van Zant moved from Denver to San Diego and if he were in real estate he couldn't be more emphatic in praise of the place - "ocean, desert, forests, mount ains, nearby. Fine climate, no rain to speak of (ten inches per year), gentle breeze always, few hot days, fog at night, blue skies by day." Now, when we put this together, all the points of high praise which are emp hasized by Paul Albert for Sun City, Ariz., and by Mac Kendall et al., for points in Florida, alongside of Van's claims, how's a fellow going to decide where to hibernate? Guess I'll stay in Troy and run up to Hanover for a drive along the valleys and curves of Vermont and New Hampshire - about a 145-mile drive - and try to sing the Hano ver Winter Song en route, "Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!"
Leo McCusker reports from Los Angeles that he has two children, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren and there's "no excitement." Then he asks, "What's become of Inky Taylor?" So we are inclined to ask, "Do you read Tenner news, Leo? Look in your '50-Year Reunion Book' and you will find facts about Inky and his address in Washington, D. C."
Howard Bushway had planned to be with us at the Harvard game reunion dinner in Boston but decided that since there had developed a "prowler scare" in his neighborhood and a hundred signs of thieves breaking into homes nearby, he would have to sit tight and be on guard. We've been hoping to have him meet with us every year but so far no luck. Howard sent a great quantity of ice cream to Hanover for our 40th-year reunion. He was at that time one of the big Boston area ice cream manufacturers. Walter Golde wrote on his return post card for the Harvard game dinner, "Recently Ken Phelps paid us a surprise visit. He wants to settle here and we hope he will. Last week Dean Dickerson gave all D- alumni a talk at the Carolina Inn. About eight men present. I didn't know there were so many D- men in Chapel Hill."
Horace "Chad" Chadburne tells us, "Fall migration from Glacier Park brings Cecilia and me to Calistoga, Calif., again for the winter. We are, as before, pleasantly quartered in the guest cottage on the ranch of friends. Mai and Ella Bissell are neighbors as are other retired friends who promote our social inclinations. For exercise I saw and split wood to stoke the fireplace and Cecilia swims in a hot pool to erase art hritic kinks. All to the good except being far away." Harry "Sandy" Sandberg sends Holiday Greetings via post card from Hollywood, Fla., but shows no address where the sheriff can locate him. Says he has been in consultation with Dr. Frank Meleney for his wife.
Our sympathy has been extended to Keith Pevear on the passing of his wife, Juliana, after a long period in the hospital.
Mentioning retired but active Tenners, as we were, we are reminded that one we missed is Dick Boerker. After reaching the retirement date while teaching school, he has devoted many months studying the Country's forests preparatory to revising his book on that subject. This study has resulted in travel of many miles around the U. S. Both Dick and his wife, Irene, went through a siege of flu last spring.
While it was "beginning to look a lot like Christmas," I received a grand lot of greeting cards from a grand lot of Tenners. Many wise ones talk and write about the commercialization of this holiday season. I for one have to state that receiving "greetings" from a lot of old timers who experienced four or less years in and around the "ivy halls" of Dartmouth, find a great deal to be thankful for in this gesture of friendship. I do not believe any of these cards from Tenners came to me because the senders felt they had to send them. My sincere "thanks for the memory."
Secretary, 501 Cannon PL, Troy, N. Y.
Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla.
Bequest Chairman,
