MRS. JOHN C. PROCTOR OF NOTED DARTMOUTH FAMILY

Mrs. John C. Proctor, who was brought here for burial Monday, October 11, was one of a family which has played an important part in the life of the college for several generations. She was the granddaughter of Prof. Ebenezer Adams, Dartmouth 1791, who taught mathematics in the college from 1810-33. Her mother was the wife of Ira Young, and her brother was Prof. Charles A. Young who taught astronomy here from 1866 to 1877 and was recognized as one of the most distinguished men in his field of that day.

Her husband, too, was a particularly brilliant and promising scholar, professor of Greek here from 1870 to 1879,. who, however, was to enjoy but a few years of service.

She leaves three children, Dr. John Proctor of Milford, N. H., and organist of rare talent in his idle hours; Prof. C. A. Proctor, who holds the distinction of being the only man to serve on the college faculty after each of the three preceding generations in his family had also contributed a Dartmouth faculty member; and Mrs. Sidney Fay of Northampton, Mass., whose husband taught history here from 1902-1914.

At the death of her husband in 1879, Mrs. Proctor was left with her three children and the greater part of her life was devoted to bringing them up. She lived for many years in the family home which stood on the site of the present Tuck School but after her daughter's marriage went to live with her, going to Northampton when Professor Fay joined the Smith faculty. She had passed her 90th birthday shortly before her death two weeks ago today.