CLASS OF 1872

Dr. William Jarvis died at his home in Claremont, N. H., April 16, the cause of his death being a cerebral hemorrhage of a few hours' duration. Doctor Jarvis was born in Claremont, September 16, 1849, being the son of Dr. Samuel G. and Sarah (Jarvis) Jarvis. He prepared for college at Kimball Union Academy. In College he became a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. After graduation he studied dentistry at Claremont and at Harvard and Boston Dental Colleges, graduating from the latter in 1876. He practiced at Claremont till 1897, when he was appointed United States consul at Milan, Italy, where he remained six years. Doctor Jarvis was the most successful breeder of Irish setters in America, and was considered an authority, his opinions being quoted in the standard English works on dogs. He was a wellknown writer on dogs and birds under the nom de plume of "Mont Clare." He was an excellent taxidermist, and gathered a large collection of birds, some of them now extinct, which he gave to the Fiske Free Library of Claremont. He was for four years a member of the board of control of Stevens High School, and for one year served as its president. In 1880 he married Mary B. Deane, from whom he was legally separated. There were no children.

Secretary, Prof. Albert E. Frost, Winthrop St., Pittsburg, Pa.