HONORARY

Charles Henry Taylor, proprietor and editorin-chief of the Boston Globe, upon whom the College conferred the honorary degree of Master of Arts in 1896, died of apoplexy at his home in Boston, June 22, 1921.

The son of John Ingalls and Abigail (Hapgood) Taylor, he was born in Charlestown, Mass., July 14, 1846. He left the high school for a printing office, and was soon in the employ of the Boston Evening Traveler. He left the office to enlist in the 38th Massachusetts Volunteers in 1862. After serving more than a year, he was severely wounded at the assault on Port Hudson, and after three months in hospital was discharged.

Returning to the Traveler, he won increasing recognition and success. In 1872 and 1873 he was elected to the Massachusetts legislature and in the latter year was made clerk of the House. In August, 1873, he took the management of the Globe, with which paper he was thereafter identified. At the time of his death General Taylor (socalled from his service on the staff of Governor William E. Russell in 1891) had a longer service than any other editor or publisher on the American press.

Dr. Seth Chase Gordon, a recipient of the degree of Doctor of Laws in 1905, died late in June at his home in Portland, Me.

The son of Stephen and Lydia (Chase) Gordon, he was born in Fryeburg, Me., August 17, 1830, attended Fryeburg Academy, and graduated from Bowdoin Medical College in 1855.

From 1855 to 1861 he practised at Gorham, Me., was then assistant surgeon of the 13th Maine Volunteers and surgeon of the First Louisiana Volunteer Infantry, and in 1865 located in Portland, where he had a long career, becoming one of the best known surgeons in New England. He was surgeon to Maine General Hospital from 1874 to 1894, and consulting surgeon since the latter date. He had been president of the American Gynecological Association, of the Maine Medical Association, of the Maine Commandery of the Loyal Legion, and of the Maine Society of Sons of the American Revolution, and grand commander of the Knights Templar for Maine. From 1896 to 1900 he was member for Maine of the Democratic National Committee.