1910

It was hoped that the 1970 Christmas greetings card for Tenners would produce some of those "moments to remember." Art Allen writes "As usual, I enjoyed your Christmas card. Not too long ago I ran across my Delta Alpha banquet card for Wentworth in 1908. Wentworth was a real roughhouse dorm in those days—stick your head out of your door and someone might scale a plate from Commons by your head!" Art has one grandson at Dartmouth and last December his brother got early acceptance so there will be two grandsons there next fall.

We have received encouraging reports from the Clearwater, Fla., colony of Tenners. Mac Kendall writes "I have made excellent progress since getting home December 28. I saw my surgeon yesterday and he's quite happy about the whole thing. Meanwhile the Larry Bankarts, ArtLord, and other friends are taking very good care of me."

Word about Andy Scarlett tells us that he is now back home and is again making good progress. Andy had to be returned to the hospital because of pleurisy.

A note from Herb Wolff: "Here at this lovely place (Key Biscayne, Fla.). Daisy and I are recuperating and vacationing. Your greeting to Tenners was forwarded to me here. It's great! Do you recall that we Fayerweather Hall freshmen had to shout 'The Curfew will not ring tonight' while the big bell was tolling at 9 P.M. each evening? Those were the days!"

Some news items from Tenners—"l actually did get to Hanover with my good wife but we missed our reunion by a day or two. I did however run into Thayer Smith at the Inn with some of his offspring."— Sandy Sandberg. "Another octegenarian and I went on a ten-day directed tour of Nova Scotia (last summer). Weather was not always of the best but it was a good tour. Stopped off in Swan's Island, Me., for some lobstering and mackerel jigging"— Bard Bardwell. "Expect to shoot ducks and geese but I can't climb trees or play tennis"—Ken Phillips. "Is the Clearwater group a bit disturbed about Dartmouth getting a little too far to the left, both in faculty and students? I certainly am"— Thayer Smith.

Those concerned with the question "Shall we or shall we not make Dartmouth co-educational"? expect us old timers in the alumni body to oppose this type of change in the college and in Hanover. Such expectations are borne out by almost all that we hear from Tenners. The small minority seems to be ready for "change," but the vast majority of Tenners is emphatically opposed. It is natural that we, of that majority, envision a totally different college community which will make Dartmouth unrecognizable to us. A phone call from Bert Kent bemoaned the information and the implication he found in a recent report of the activities of the Alumni Council. As we have mentioned previously Bert's sounding of the sentiment of his western Massachusetts Dartmouth groups showed that preponderance of the opinion was definitely against co-education for Dartmouth. We are all waiting with our crying towels at hand to welcome the sad news.

Another loss must be reported. We were sorry to have the news that Bill Murphy, who had been in poor health for a long period, passed away December 31, 1970.

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

Treasurer, 2144 McKinley St., Clearwater, Fla. 33515