1910

Recognition Day for another Tenner! At the end of a trail through fifty summers, distinctive recognition has come to BuckyAllen. Headed by a news picture of Bucky, as he "relaxes from his duties relating to the operation of the unique Camp Chewonki for Boys at Wiscasset by feeding the camp's pet crow, Henry," is the story of Bucky's receiving a citation from the Maine Department of Economic Development. The engraved plaque recognizes "Allen's 50 years of service to the youth of Maine and of America." Camp Chewonki has a long and distinguished record in Maine camping circles. Boys from nearly all 50 states and from overseas have been campers there. Chewonki has established a reputation unique in American camps, in the field of conservation and natural history - especially in the field of ornithology. World-famous ornithologist-author-artist, Roger Tory Peterson wrote his renowned "Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America" while he was a counsellor at Camp Chewonki. He honored our Bucky by dedicating the book to him. So that this well-established program will continue, Bucky has seen to it that a Chewonki Foundation has been established by parents and alumni of Camp Chewonki. Thus a "monument" set up while he is alive is erected to honor his half-century of devoted service to his boys and his country. We are proud of Bucky's record and its recognition.

Well, there is no longer a Scarlett home in Hanover. The Andy-Bertha Scarlett residence has been moved to Clearwater, Fla. "First stage of our trek was successfully completed on the 20th" (August) writes Andy. "We spent two nights in the Chieftain Motel because the movers took our bedsteads to Lebanon for storage with about 3,000 lbs. of other furniture, dishes etc., until I ordered it shipped to Florida." Andy's last paragraph: "Hope you get to the Princeton and other football games. Perhaps you can park in front of 8 N. Balch Street. I wonder how many alumni will call on the Scarletts there, certainly no Tenners should, after all the notice I gave them." So we have reached the end of an era, as the historian would say. We of 1910 have been privileged down through these fifty-odd years, to have a place in Hanover where we were always made to feel comfortably "at home" when we could drop in for a visit on Bertha and Andy Scarlett at any time of day or night. We are going to miss them and we do not doubt for a minute that they are going to miss all the visitors from our Class and all the other classes in which Andy and Bertha have so many friends. It was fine while it lasted. And we all hope that the new life in Florida will provide all the happiness and satisfaction which is their just due.

A clipping from the Minneapolis Tribune has arrived showing our Whit Eastman presiding at the ground-breaking ceremony for the new James Ford Bell Memorial Wing of the University of Minnesota Museum of Natural History. Whit was chairman of the fund-raising committee. Easty tells us that three Tenners he has contacted recently are not at all well. They are Noah Foss, TomSteward and Dana Hammond. Charlie Fay wrote that he and Bones Jones met with Win Nay at Charlie's home and had a "long chat with him" on Dartmouth matters in particular. Later, word from Charlie told of Bones having undergone surgery but that he was doing all right since. Ed Loring says that he has to "watch his weight" but that will not prevent him from seeing the Harvard and possibly the Princeton games. Ed is one Tenner who has established a real attendance record at the Harvard games with the Green. Johnny and Gertie Finn had to give up trying to get to our reunion last June because Gertie had a fall and was hospitalized. But they and Ray and SallySeymour made a visit to Hanover in August to learn about the "Dartmouth Horizons."

Ray Seymour has persuaded John VanderPyl and Herb Wolff to help him as members of our 55th Year Reunion Committee. These three are old hands at this reunion chore, the three of them having served at the-40th and 45th events.

When the Class Bequest Chairmen met in Hanover during the Class Officers' weekend, they recommended that each class name a vice chairman. Herb Wolff asked that we accept the suggestion so our executive committee agreed and named Ray Seymour as suggested by Herb. The Class is deeply indebted and very fortunate to have men like Andy Scarlett, as Alumni Fund Agent and Herb Wolff as Bequest Committee Chairman. Their devoted work has shown real results for Dartmouth.

Our report for this issue has to record deaths of two of our men - Jim Baldwin and "Hap" Hinman. Jim did not remain with us through the four years and it has been difficult to get any reports during recent years. Hap rendered unmeasurable service to our Class, taking hold as Secretary-Chairman at a time when his activity in travelling around much of the country made it possible for him to make live contacts with a lot of our men. The fine feeling he developed showed results through the widespread response to our suggestion that Hap be presented at the time of his retirement from the office with a token of our appreciation for his activity. Hap's first thoughts seemed to always be of Dartmouth and 1910.

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

Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla.