1910

If we pause long enough to figure it, we find that it was 57 years ago this fall that the Class of 1910 began its career. We were welcomed into the Dartmouth world, personally, by President of the College, Dr. William Jewett Tucker, who was nearing the end of his active years. As the years passed we came to know and appreciate the great work of Dr. Tucker in bringing the College, a small one, to the threshold of the later greatness. During those years of the Tucker administration before we entered, there was a young and serious youth living in Hanover. His name was, and is, Arthur HardyLord, a Tenner whose interest in and enthusiasm for Dartmouth have been demonstrated just as definitely as though, like our vast majority who never saw Hanover until September 1906, he had not grown up as a part of the scene. The point of interest to us at this time is that Art is working on a story of "The New Dartmouth." This work was started by Bob Leavens '01 and it was his intention to publish a book because he believed that the nature of Dr. Tucker's service in transforming Dartmouth from a small, local college to a strong, national institution should be preserved and made known. Death interrupted the work. With President Hopkins' encouragement, Bob set to work to gather all material bearing on the subject and in the course of many years he had collected a vast amount of records, documents, comments, etc. Art has taken up the writing from 1900 where Bob's work ended. Says Art, "It has been a most interesting and stimulating experience to get back into the life of the College of those early years with which I was vaguely familiar as a boy and which we of the Class of 1910 passed through, and to see the extent and the power of Dr. Tucker's leadership in making the College what it came to be." Art suggests that he will welcome any material or comments which any of our Class can add to his collection. The College will publish the book when the work which keeps Art busy is completed.

Talk about pulling yourself up by your bootstraps, that is just about what AndyScarlett did for the Class to make the record show that 1910 had reached both objectives — participation and dollars, in the Alumni Fund. It takes a lot of letter-writing on Andy's part because so few of us make any move towards our checkbooks when the first announcement of the annual drive is made. But we can all shout at the end and give a strong Wah-Hoo-Wah for Andy. A note from Andy stated that he and Bertha were to be dinner guests of Herb and DaisyWolff late in August when the Wolffs would be at nearby Lake Morey. A card from Pineo Jackson reminded us that it was birthday anniversary time. The card was a stock picture-postcard. Wrote Pineo, "Upon the occasion of your forthcoming birthday may I present one of my latest photographs." The picture side showed "The Old Salt, survivor of a past age. He still maintains his proud independence with dory, lobster trap, and net." This "old salt" shows a typical coasttype white beard which "couldn't hardly be found" on our Pineo's face.

Vic Willis continues to avoid retirement. Last summer he was supervising construction of the Medical Center of the New York State University Construction Fund. The year before he was busy building in North Carolina a 110-mile transmission line for RCA and the Navy, for underwater signalling. On my annual trip to Wyoming, passing through Chicago, I phoned Billy Williams. He is able to be active again says he has done some lawn-mowing. In fact, the first time I called he was out, having just left to visit a neighbor.

One of the spots of particular interest to Tenners, which we saw at the time of our reunion, was Palmer Foyer and plaque in the Hopkins Center. This is the gift of John '14 and Wayne Palmer '17, brothers of our Don and Russ and Ray '11. This is a memorial to their parents, Earl and Frances Palmer.

Our sympathy is extended to our Treasurer, Mac Kendall and his wife, Florence in the sudden and tragic death of their daughter, Katherine, mother of two young sons.

Word received late tells of the death, a year ago, of Ward Meagher who was with us only in our freshman and sophomore years.

Address changes: L. C. Langdell, 1204 North Alberta, Portland 17, Ore.; H. H. Mudgett, Rte. 2, Riverside Road, Sandy Hook, Conn.

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

Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla.