1910
Another Harvard-Dartmouth "annual" has come and gone and that means that that excuse for a night out "with the boys' (with accent on "the boys") has passed. also, There were nine of us - the old reliables, who journeyed from points at varying distances of 175 miles to nearby Commonwealth Avenue. Present were: Maurice Blake from Brookline, retired many years ago, but has been active for many years in Dorchester Historical Society and Boston Philatelic Society affairs. He is active with his picture Polaroid at our reunions but did not bring the instrument with him to this Tenner party; Nort Cushman drove in from Framingham where, though officially retired, he continues to "make" the office for a while every day; Bones Jones, without whom the arranging for this annual event would not be official, caught one of the few remaining commuter trains to get in from, and return to, Melrose; Art Lord from Newton is one we can count on to be with us any and every time we schedule a Tenner event. Though retired, he keeps active in church affairs and as one of Andy Scarlett's helpers on the Alumni Fund; Russ Meredith gave up the annual struggle with late afternoon Boston traffic and boarded one of the few B. & A. trains from Albany, arriving Thursday afternoon to be on hand for the annual gathering of Dartmouth Class Newsletter Editors, at luncheon at the Parker House Friday noon. He is not retired - still has a few irons in the fire; Beezle Parker, and his wife, Bun, drove down from Durham, N. H. They made their headquarters at Wakefield so Beezle could avoid the Boston traffic. He has retired at least three times but continues to "consult" engineering-wise - says they are considering moving to New York state; Sandy Sandberg decided at the last minute to join us. He lives out on Commonwealth Avenue, so he wasn't far from home. As we have previously recorded, he and his wife. Claire, as they say about some paint, "cover the earth" in their annual treks around - they now are headed for the Bahamas; John Shambow, another Bostonian, joined us. He retired from his "regular" job some time ago, but once connected with the shoe manufacturing equipment, he continues to work with ideas which will produce more comfortable footwear. This he does like "homework" while his daily activity is caring for real estate rentals and management; Herb Woods is another who rolls up a bit of mileage when this annual Tenner gathering is announced. It is quite a roundabout jaunt from Deep River, Conn., but we can always count on Herb. Retired from his work in Washington many years ago, he has been more than "retiringly" active in community affairs in his favorite Connecticut town, both governmentally and culturally. He was honored recently with a grand party when he gave up the presidency of the Historical Society after seven years of service. A pleasant surprise came in the form of a telegram from Jack Bates saying: "Best to everyone. Sorry not to be there." Jack was up from Tulsa last year and dropped in on our party. Naturally there was discussion and prognostications of the outcome of the game but no bets were recorded. One suggestion was that if both teams played up to their complete ability it might well be a standoff. But no one expected the wild and wooly battle which actually resulted in the Dartmouth victory. Being older we were able to stand the strain until the final whistle was blown. All in all the '67 Tenner football dinner was a very satisfying event and every man was pleased that he made the effort to get there.
Hazen Jones suggests that since so many Tenners spend time in Florida during the winter months, it would be helpful if a list of the men and their locations was made available. So take the hint and let your Secretary have the facts right away. Don't wait until you are about to leave for the south.
A note from our Treasurer, Mac Kendall states that he, Andy Scarlett and Ken Phelps represented the Class at an alumni gathering in St. Petersburg a few days before the gang met in Boston. They learned about the new drives for funds which will take off during the coming months. Mac says that at this luncheon they ran into Ben Hunt a former member of 1910, now aligned with 1912. Another who is frequently associated with Tenners at these Florida alumni meetings was Walter Winchester '41, son of our Harold.
Latest from Vic Willis: He is supervising construction of a new bus garage for Greyhound Lines, in New York City. In spite of the years he has been at it, Vic continues unusually active in his field.
Secretary, 501 Cannon PI. Troy, N. Y. 12183
Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla. 33515
Bequest Chairman,
