CLASS OF 1862

Jay Read Pember died at his home in Woodstock, Vt., July 26. Two years since his health failed as a result of a stroke of paralysis, and two months before his death he broke his hip, and had been since confined to his bed.

He was the son of Dr. Jacob Read and Violet (Hidden) Pember, and was born in Randolph, Vt., September 2, 1841. His preparation for college was obtained at the Orange County Grammar School in his native town. His college fraternity was Zeta Psi.

During his college course he became an efficient shorthand writer. In the fall of 1862 he reported the proceedings of the Vermont legislature, and his report of the speech of Solomon Foot before the legislature on his re-election to the United States Senate is said to have been the first instance in Vermont of a verbatim report of an address published in the next morning's daily papers. After the adjournment of the legislature, he removed to Boston, and for a time was one of two stenographic reporters in the city, remaining there ten years. He was reporter for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 1864, was one of five official stenographers at the Republican convention which nominated Grant for the presidency in 1868, and covered part of President Johnson's New England tour for the Boston Post.

In 1872 he returned to Vermont under appointment as official stenographer for the courts, and made his home in Randolph till 1878, when he removed to Woodstock. In 1885 he was appointed county clerk of Windsor county, and held this position until his resignation in 1916, when he was succeeded by his son, Karl A. Pember, Dartmouth '02. He was an amateur astronomer and an excellent musician, serving as organist in the Woodstock Universalist church for twenty-five years.

September 12, 1866, Mr. Pember was married to Alida Goodwin of Milwaukee, Wis., who survives him, with the son mentioned above and one daughter, Mrs. Frederick A. Wilson.