1910

What's it all about? A long letter from Herb Wolff in New York, a phone call from Bones Jones in Melrose, Mass., and a letter from Ted Hill in Surry, Me. — all concerned with the same question - "What are the dates for our Tenner 59 year reunion?" Confusion entered the 1910 solitude when it was discovered that the 1910 column in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE stated that the class reunion would be June 13, 14, 15 and the Bicentennial Committee sent out its request for early registration for the "over 50 years" classes stating the dates as June 16, 17, 18.

A check-up with Hanover in November soon after the first notice of the Bicentennial celebration was sent out asking for early registration, showed only five Tenners had responded; Ted Hill, Mac Kendall, Sandy Sandberg, Ray Seymour, and Russ Meredith. It is to be hoped that the more recent request for early registration will show a good total of Tenners who will join in this Bicentennial celebration. Correct dates: June 16, 17, 18.

As we approach the finish of our 59th anniversary of our graduation it is interesting to take a look at some figures. The college records credit us with 364 members of our class. As of March 1969 we have 103 living - approximately 28%. Nearly all are officially retired but many are really living quite active lives and many are in good health.

The average age in our senior year (according to the census taken as a project in the sociology class) was 22 years 10 months. (We don't know just what month in 1910 the census was taken. As correspondent for the "Springfield Union" I had a story on the class statistics but have no record of the month.) If we assume that the average age in 1910 was figured as of June graduation now 59 years later it figures exactly the graduation age plus 59 years. As of March 1969 the figure is 81 years, 7 months. Carrying that to June makes 81 years 10 months. There are 11 men who have not yet reached 80. 33 show 80 years plus, 28 show 81 years plus, 21 show 82 years plus and 7 show 83 years plus. Of the 3 84 or over the top honor goes to Rev. Bill Moe at 92. We recall that Rev. Bill joined our class in junior year when he was an active minister at a Norwich church. Therefore, he had added several years to our normal age.

Mentioning "retired but active" note what our retired missionary from China, HaroldRobinson, wrote on his return postcard of last fall: "I get around on Canadian crutches, hips worn out. Conduct weekly discussion group on current events, play bridge once or twice a week, also attend movies and concerts. Church on Sundays, doing oil painting." On his postcard returned another of our retired, Chad Chadbourne, in addition to answering the questions, made this comment: "I also take vitamins, eat homemade bread, drink bourbon and play golf. How now? And what for?" One of our "younger" Tenners according to underground information had a real Dartmouth celebration in Clearwater, Fla., when he reached 80 on the recent St. Patrick's Day. This young fellow is our Class Fund Agent, Andy Scarlett

Our losses continue - Talley Holmes, member of our executive committee, passed away on March 10, 1969. Talley had not been back to Hanover many times, but his interest in the class and the college was very deep. He and his wife, Theresa, did make the 50-year reunion.

While we do not have record of all of our men as to their present health we have learned that Herrick Kidder, Bill Murphy,Harold Schulte, and Mike Elliot are in poor health.

Edwin Martin '09 (c) on his second EastAfrican safari. With him are (left) Mr.and Mrs. John Lotter '50 and Mr. andMrs. William Harris '42.

Secretary, 501 Cannon Pl. Troy, N. Y. 12183

Class Agent, Horizon House, Apt. 208, Clearwater, Fla. 33515