1910

The Fourteenth Chair! There was a popular play on Broadway fifty years ago titled "The Thirteenth Chair." That was a murder mystery. It was called to mind when the Tenner crowd met for the night-before-Harvard-game reunion dinner at Schrafft's on Boylston Street. But our tale is no mystery. Bones Jones, our perennial arranger of this dinner event, had counted up the favorable replies and was satisfied that there would be an even dozen Tenners report in for dinner. But a thirteenth Tenner appeared on the scene. So, Bones, fearful of the effect on the game (little did he or we know what a game we were going to see) insisted that another chair, the fourteenth, be placed at the table to make us feel that we were expecting another Tenner to arrive. The thirteen chairs were occupied by Art Allen, Bucky Allen, Maurice Blake, Nort. Cushman, Charlie Fay, Al Ferguson, Bones Jones, Russ Meredith, Win Nay, Beezle Parker, Roger Pierce, Johnny Shambow, and Herb Woods. It was the largest Tenner group for this annual reunion in several years

We were pleased to find that 1916 was booked for a similar event and it turned into quite a general Dartmouth reunion. The dinner was served in the typical Schrafft's manner and was very pleasing and filling. Decorations were in green; there was mint jelly to go with the roast lamb, green frosting on the special Wah-Hoo-Wah cake ana there were especially prepared menu with the Dartmouth Indian head, There seems to be general feeling of satisfaction among Tenners because we have selected Schrafft's as the location for this annual atfair. Of course, it doesn't exactly interfere with our being well cared for when the manager of the Schrafft's store is another Dartmouth man, Oliver W. Holmes'29.He surely does provide well for us. A Wan Hoo Wah for Holmes! Charlie Fay had his camera and flash bulbs with him so there will be a permanent record which will show faces. We know of no tape recorders on hand, so the enlightening conversation portion of the evening will not be available to posterity.

Word from Ray Seymour, chairman of our reunion committee for the 55th year event next June, indicated that his committee would meet in the last week of October, and included an invitation for your chairman-secretary to sit with them. John VanderPyl and Herb Wolff, the pros who make up the committee talked over details at a preliminary meeting m mid-week and Friday we met at the Dartmouth Club with college officer, Dave Orr '57 who assists all reunion committees. Most of us would be surprised to observe the great amount of detail to be handled before we gather m Hanover. You will have received the first evidence of activity of the committee before you have this issue: of the MAGAZINE. YOU can help the planning if you will signify early your intention or hope of being on hand to celebrate the 55th. "In '65 _ It's 55! Back to Hanover 1910."

A rather unusual happening of interest to all of us has come to light. Possibly some Tenners may have visited Baker Library while in Hanover for the Brown game. If so, they may have seen a display by the Rare Books Department, showing two rare Lincoln and Douglas pamphlets in attractive bindings. Our particular interest is due to the fact that these represent a 75th birthday gift to Herb Wolff from his children. It was The children's recognition of Herb's admiration of Lincoln, and his love of Dartmouth, which prompted the gift. Acting Librarian of Baker. Edward Connery Lathem '51, wrote to Herb: "The exhibit is attracting a great deal of interest and enthusiastic comment, and it is providing the Library, of course, with a dual pleasure in that we are not only able to display with pride the fine special resources which the pamphlets constitute, but we are also able to create a broader awareness of the thoughtful and generous action of your family in honoring in this grand fashion their very worthy father." And in our humble position of onlookers, we too, say "What a fine double-barreled tribute!"

"Swimmer Gets Girl, Gold at Olympics, that is the heading on a clipping from the Boston Herald sent in by Ben F. Adams '12. It comes because it is of interest to Tenners. It tells the story of Don Schollander, the teenager who picked up the first gold medal for the men's section of the American team, by winning the men's 100-meter free style swimming event. It seems that, at about the same time he won the big event and the medal, he won a girl - one of the members of the American women's swim team. Her name is Patience Sherman and she just happens to be a granddaughter of our NateSherman who, according to Ben Adams, was a member of the 1906 American Olympic track team. Her father is Nat H. Sherman '42. Writes Adams, "She should get her boyfriend to forget Yale and go to Dartmouth." And we Tenners will agree to that suggestion.

One of our old-reliables for attendance at the Harvard game dinner, Art Lord, had to miss it this year. He went into the hospital for a check-up a few days prior to our big time. Says he, "Am O.K. but want to be on the safe side." So we are taking Art's word for it and hope he did not find any reason to make a stay in the hospital longer than he anticipated. Allen Dorr reports a 12-day sojourn in the hospital but states: "Coming along fine." Thayer Smith comes up with the latest statistics: the 24th grandchild has arrived.

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