1910
Elliott Hall at the University of Minnesota has been named and dedicated in honor of our own Richard "Mike" Elliott - a deserved tribute to a distinguished career as administrator, teacher, and editor.
This pleasing item of news comes to us through the thoughtfulness of Whit Eastmen who has been keeping his eye on the outstandingly successful activities of Mike over the years. Whit sent one of the leaflets telling of these many paths into which the career has taken this honored Tenner. There is not room in this class column to reprint the whole story. We give only the opening paragraph. More will be quoted in TENNER TOPICS.
"As Richard M. Elliott recognizes in his autobiography, no simple statement of facts can produce a sense of that deep gravity which persists in every human being (Matisse). It may, however, reveal the accuracy of his own statement that within psychology Richard M. Elliott stands for administrator, teacher, editor." Mike became associated with the University of Minnesota in 1919. He retired in 1956 and then became associated with Appleton-Century-Crofts, as editor of books on Psychology.
Billy Williams has two directions in which to point his thinking and his talents - golf and literary expression. From time to time we have made use of his productions. Many are on the subject of his daily golf (if the weather is right). Under doctor's orders, his activity golfwise is limited to a number of holes less than regulation. But this almostdaily effort is a real help when health is concerned. He wrote recently, "The weatherman has relented ... nice days; and any forenoon you know where to find me. Played today with Blaikie (instant grandson): not too well, not disgracefully.
"It was good to talk to you long weeks ago. I have firmly retired from the rostrum as a political commentator just estranged too many people worth keeping. They think I'm nuts and I know they are. It's a heluva tear - but keep swinging."
If you can recall the 1910 mailing piece telling of the firing from further varsity competition of our baseball players in the fall of sophomore year, you may be interested in the way that story was spread to many more readers through Bert Kent's close relationship with the editor of "Kent's Kolumn" in the Holyoke newspaper: We quote:
"Received a highly interesting story from a Dartmouth grad of 55 years ago, named Bert Kent, which was reproduced from a Boston Herald of 1908 when professionalism ruined the Big Green baseball team.... First item that struck me was a picture of the late Tom Keady who, in the early 19205, coached a number of Holyoke men including myself at the University of Vermont.... Seems all but two Dartmouth athletes had been found guilty of playing pro ball and the student body took matters in their own hands and organized a new team ... seems ten of the regulars had been guilty of playing summer baseball... after their disqualification the new team beat Yale, Harvard, West Point and Bowdoin... . Esprit de Corps, unanimous backing, disqualified players helping to coach the new players, prompted the Boston Herald to say "Dartmouth contributed a signal service to clean amateur sport by her prompt action in debarring the offenders. Happily it represents the will of the student body. .. friends cannot but rejoice at Dartmouth's action." .
Our two money extractors - Andy Scarlett and Mac Kendall deserve our thanks and a Wah Hoo Wah for gathering it in the way they do. When we consider the losses in Class membership we are suffering each year. There is a nightly query on some of the TV stations. "Do you know where your children are??" We want to change it a bit and ask, "Have you sent your check for class dues to Mac??"
Our Class backed Andy extremely well as we have over the years and that is a tribute to the personal work of reminding which Andy has done.
Dr. Thayer Smith, who acted as my physician when the situation became a bit tense for me at the Monday night dinner at the Norwich Inn during the reunion, has a few words for "it." He wrote after learning just what happened after he piloted me to the hospital, "I hope that the Medicare situation materially helped out because otherwise that little stone could be 'the pearl of great price'." You see he knows. And Medicare came through O.K.
Address changes: L. C. Langdell, 1933 N.E. 19th Street, Gresham, Ore. 97030; H. O. Sandberg, 370 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. 03315; S. B. Whipple, c/o Stars & Stripes, U.S. Forces, APO New York, N. Y. 09175.
Secretary, 501 Cannon PI. Troy, N. Y. 12183
Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla. 33515
Bequest Chairman,
