1910

We have a helpful Roving Ambassador for our Class. He is Whit Eastman. The assignment which he has selected for himself is: Contact every Tenner who is located wherever and whenever he goes in search of uncatalogued (in his long list of successes) birds on his bird-watching tours. In addition, he is our Good Samaritan. Case in point: One whom Whit annually contacts is Sid Bull who winters in Florida. Two years ago he found Sid suffering and very uncomfortable. Sid was living on milk in order to be nice to an ulcer he had been led to believe was one of his unneeded accessories. Whit told him of his experience nursing what was thought to be an ulcer, and that he was suffering from too much milk. Whit told Sid that he stopped using milk and in a short time, he felt O.K. This year Whit found Sid feeling fine. He had taken the tip two years ago, as soon as Whit departed. So if any of you Tenners whom Whit visits has any such problems, be certain to let Whit know. The retired General Mills executive may have a tip for you, too. Another contact Whit made was with Bill Taylor in Delray Beach.. "Same old Bill" reports Whit, "in fine shape physically and mentally." They attended a Dartmouth luncheon in Palm Beach. Sid Bull has two Dartmouth sons and three grandsons who are headed for the College on the Hill. Another Tenner visited is Ossie Shenstone at Lake Worth. While not in the pink entirely, Ossie does get to the golf course regularly and enjoys being with his old gang. For Whit, next stop is Clearwater where more Tenners live and get together more frequently than any other group we have heard of. Whit will give us the lowdown on the "Clearwater Set."

Opinion polls are common nowadays so we have some findings from a Tenner poll made via the return post cards sent out with the Harvard game "Tenner Topics." We heard from just about one-third of the old timers and some we did hear from did not fill in all the answers we had expected. Of the 43 reporting six are not retired, 31 are fully retired and three partially. 38 men claimed health is "good" or "fair." Only two stated that they were not enjoying good health. Four admitted that they play golf and only one indicated "yes" for bowling. Thirty-three are driving cars, nine said "no" to that and we are not certain that all of the latter have "given up" or just never have driven. One Tenner reported a grandson at Dartmouth as of this reporting time. Seven others have grandsons in college, each at a different campus. So there you have a certain picture of Tenners, 56½ years after 1910. One might say "That Class has 'class,' they are hanging on right well."

Last summer or thereabouts, the HeinieBarretts planned a family party in the form of the ocean voyage and a visit to many spots in Europe. But about that same time Heinie told his doctor about it and that was the end of it for Heinie. His report: "Maria and Harriette went to Europe and were away about two months. Doctor wouldn't let me go - said it was too much of a 'rat race' for my heart condition." Heinie continues, "I keep pretty well but my activities are somewhat curtailed. We have no plans for a winter vacation but it will probably be south somewhere." Two notes from Chad Chadbourne out in Calistoga, Calif., each bringing the sad news of the passing of Tom Foster and his wife within the period of one week. Tom made a remarkable record contributing to the health and comfort of a wide territory in and around his old home area - Portland, Me.

Cheever Comey sold the home he had lived in for the past thirteen years and is now "in a new spot out in the pine woods." A visit to their son and daughter called for a 10,000-mile trip during the summer past.

Burt Miller down in Baton Rouge is keeping active in his business of bringing life back to faltering fountain pens. He writes that on a visit to New Orleans for a football game he called Ted Smith's home and learned the sad news that Ted had passed away. So we have to record another Tenner loss. Ted and Tom Foster were men who always returned to be with us for the official reunions. The loss of Tom and Ted represents vacant chairs that recall two who always brought life to the party.

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

Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla.

Bequest Chairman,