1910

The class secretary's name leads off a feature clipped recently from his hometown newspaper:

"Bert Kent of South Hadley has a knack of spotting interesting items, especially anything to do with Dartmouth College, which he sends along to us from time to time.

"This time the item had to do with Nelson Rockefeller and tells some little known facts about Rocky's days as an undergraduate at the New Hampshire School. The article in part says,

'Nelson Rockefeller's nomination as sub- stitute vice president isn't his first experience as a stand-in. In his Dartmouth College days, the former N.Y. governor filled in as a cafeteria worker for an athlete who was to play an out-of-town basketball game. "And he did a real fine job," said Edward C. Picken of Troy, N.Y., who was earning his meals in school by working in the cafeteria. Picken is now a retired Troy High School athletic director who graduated from Dartmouth in 1931, a year after Rockefeller. Picken says Rockefeller saved his job as he offered to substitute in the cafeteria line because no one else was around, as it was Winter Carnival time and everyone else was gone or was busy. And for the next two years "Nels," as he was known to Dartmouth men, served as Picken's cafeteria replacement while the athlete was traveling with the basketball or baseball team. Picken says that Rockefeller was no prima donna and was "a well respected, regular guy." He recalled that Nels had a bicycle at Dartmouth, but was not allowed an automobile. He also recalled when John D. Rockefeller went to Dartmouth for his son's graduation, Picken was introduced to the famous capitalist by Nelson as "the fellow I worked for." '

"Mr. Kent adds the note that Rockefeller was just 20 years after him at Dartmouth."

Secretary, 37 Charon Heights South Hadley, Mass. 01075

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