CLASS OF 1880

John Edland Savage died March 16 at his home in Reading, Mass., of acute nephritis.

The son of George W. and Elizabeth A. (Godfrey) Savage, he was born in Durham, N. H., August 14, 1859. He prepared for the Chandler Scientific Department at New Market and Dover, N. H. He was a member of the Vitruvian fraternity (now Beta Theta Pi).

From July, 1880, to March, 1881, he was employed by the New Market Manufacturing Company as draftsman. He then entered upon engineering work for the government, being.first engaged on a survey of the Tennesseee River in Alabama; he was then from March, 1882, on the Mississippi River improvements below St. Louis, and from September, 1883, to September, 1887, resident engineer at Foster's Island, near St. Louis. Then to March, 1889, he was on the coast of Texas with headquarters at Galveston, and then to January, 1890, he was in charge of breakwater construction at Bar Harbor, Me. From this date he was engaged in engineering work for himself, being for six years at Bar Harbor. He made his home successively at Hyde Park and Mattapan, Mass., and for the last four years at Reading. During most of this time he was employed by the state of Massachusetts and the city of Boston.

August 12, 1883, Mr. Savage was married to Mary 8., daughter of George W. and Elizabeth A. (Godfrey) Fullerton of New Market, N. H., who survives him, with five of their six sons. Mr. Sawyer was a member of the Masonic fraternity.