CLASS OF 1873

Erving Leander Richardson died July 25. 1911, at Avon Park, Fla., of a fever and complications. He was the son of Leander and Mary Ann (Fuller) Richardson, and was born at Columbia, Conn., April 21, 1849. He prepared for college at Willimantic High School and at Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass. In college he became connected with Psi Upsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. After graduation he entered upon the profession of teaching, and was for a year principal of the English and Classical Boarding School at Norwich, Vt., and was then from 1874 to 1879 principal of the graded school at Addison, N. Y. After a year's intermission from teaching he was in charge of McElwain Institute, New Lebanon, Pa., in 1880-2, and then principal of the public schools of Windsor Conn., and later at New Hartford and Lebanon, Conn. Following this he engaged in farming for some years at Lebanon, until his removal to Florida several years since. Through his whole life he was actively engaged in work, largely in connection with Congregational churches. His marriage, November 27, 1873, was to Sara F. Tucker of Columbia, Conn., who survives him, without children.

Secretary, Rev. S. Winchester Adriance, Winchester Mass.