Deaths

(This is a listing of deaths of which word hasbeen received since the last issue. Full notices,which are usually written by the class secretaries,may appear in this issue or a later one.)

CLASS OF 1864

Rodney Gove Chase was found dead in his bathroom at his home in West Medford, Mass., on the evening of Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1927.

He was born at North Weare, N. H., April 30, 1839, and prepared for the Chandler Scientific Department at the academy in his native town. He was a member of the Phi Zeta Mu fraternity (now Sigma Chi.)

For the first year after graduation he was in an engineer's office in Boston. In the fall of 1865 he was principal of the Story Grammar School in Marblehead, Mass., in the following January took a position in the Dwight School, Boston, and in October was promoted to be submaster. Here he remained until January, 1871, when he was made master of the Wells School. He left teaching in October, 1875, and became connected with Prang and Company, giving instruction to teachers in their method of drawing. He left them after a year, and for some time taught designing and drawing in Boston.

About 1890 he went to Chicago, and was for twelve years employed in the equipment and supply department of the Chicago, Burlington, and Quiney R. R. He then returned to Boston, and was for many years connected with the railroad supply business, having his home at West Medford.

Mr. Chase was a noted collector of old pewter ware for over 35 years, having one of the finest collections in New England. He was also an expert in the study of old furniture, and the possessor of a remarkable collection of Colonial and old English furniture and China. He had also patented several ingenious devices.

In February, 1874, he was married to Mrs. Mary A. G. Williams of Dorchester, who survives him, with two daughters, Mrs. Dorothy W. Darrah of West Medford and Mrs. Manfred M. Goldsmith of New York city.

ALUMNI NOTES

NECROLOGY CLASS OF 1871

Alvin Burleigh died of pneumonia at the home of his daughter in Rutherford, N. J.. November 15, 1927.

He was born in Plymouth, N. H., December 19, 1842, the son of Samuel C. and Sally Leavitt (Whipple) Heath and adopted son of Alvin T. Burleigh. He enlisted in the Fifteenth New Hampshire Infantry September 2, 1862, and was mustered out with the regiment August 13, 1863, having seen service in Louisiana and participated in the assault on Port Hudson. In 1866-7 he completed his preparation for college at Kimball Union Academy, and was a member of the class of 1871 through the course. His fraternity was Kappa Kappa Kappa.

After graduation he taught for a short time at Woodstock, Vt., and then read law at Plymouth in the office of Henry W. Blair. In 1874 he was admitted to the bar, and formed a partnership with Mr. Blair which continued until the latter became United States senator, in 1879. He was then associated with George H. Adams '73 until Mr. Adams' death in 1911. The firm of Burleigh and Adams became one of the most successful in the state.

Mr. Burleigh was a Republican in politics, and represented his town in the legislature of 1887, when he served as speaker. He served many years on the school board of Plymouth and as trustee of its public library, and was moderator of town meeting for many years. He had been a trustee of the Plymouth Guaranty Savings Bank, of the State Normal School, and of the New Hampshire Conference Seminary at Tilton, He was one of the promotors of the Emily Balch Cottage Hospital, and president of the corporation. He was a member and earnest supporter of the Methodist church of Plymouth. In Masonry he was a member of lodge, chapter, council, and commandery. He was also an Odd Fellow and a member of the Grand Army of the Republic. A notice in the local paper says: "Mr. Burleigh was a man of sterling character and during his long active career was one of Plymouth's leading and most useful citizens."

January 6, 1873, he was married to Elvira, daughter of David and Margaret (Taylor) Page of Haverhill, N. H., sister of his classmate Samuel T. Page, who died in 1920. Their children, D,. Paul Burleigh (Dartmouth 1901) and Mrs. Paul Morton, both live in Rutherford, N. J.

CLASS OF 1876

Francis Gilbert Gale died of pneumonia at his home in Waterville, Que., November 18, 1927, after a week's illness.

He was born in Stanstead, Que., June 12, 1855, the son of George and Dorothy (Davis) Gale. He prepared for college at Charleston Academy, Hatley, Que., and with his older brother Adelbert entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1871 in the class of 1875. The brother's ill health caused both to leave college at the close of sophomore year. Adelbert did not return, but after a year Francis entered the class of '76, with which he graduated. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi.

After graduation he engaged in business with his father and brother in the manufacture of wire mattresses and brass and iron bedsteads at Waterville, the firm being known as George Gale and Sons. In 1898 he became proprietor of the business, which had become very prosperous. In February, 1914, he sold his interest in the business, and since that time had been actively engaged in developing a stock farm, in which he was also successful, his Jersey cattle finding purchasers from practically the entire continent.

Mr. Gale was a prominent and well known citizen of the Eastern Townships. At the time of his death he was mayor of Waterville, which position he had held almost continually for forty years; he had also been for over forty years chairman of the board of school commissioners. For many years he was an active member of the Waterville Congregational church, which has now become a part of the United Church of Canada.

December 31, 1885, Mr. Gale was married to Olive lola, daughter of B. R. Laberee of Eaton, Que., who survives him. They had three daughters and two sons, but only one son, Royce Laberee, is now living. He has been associated in business with his father.

The secretary of the class adds this word: "Gale had remained in the years since graduation one of the most loyal of the '76 brotherhood, loyal both to class and college. His presence with Mrs. Gale at reunions, especially the later ones, meant a definitely added interest, for his emotions were never lukewarm and his friendliness was peculiarly genuine."

CLASS OF 1886

Calvin Peterson Fellows died of septicemia at his home in Worcester, Mass., March 5, 1926, after an illness of ten days.

He was born at Franklin Falls, N. H., September 17, 1863, the son of George Marshall (Dartmouth 1862) and Ellen Maria (Emmons) Fellows. His home during boyhood was in Hyde Park, Mass., at whose high school he prepared for college. He was a member of the class during freshman year only.

After leaving the class he studied for a year in Dartmouth Medical School, and then entered the employ of the Adams Express Company in Hyde Park, where he remained for about nine years. He was then bookkeeper for a local firm for some time, teaching also in the evening school and being for a time town auditor in Hyde Park. He later resumed work with the express company, and was in 1902 transferred to Worcester, where he remained for the rest of his life.

April 27, 1898, he was married to Carrie Alberta, daughter of J. Francis and Sarah A. (Cook) York of Dedham, Mass., who survives him, with their four children, Dorothy, George Marshall, Sarah (Mrs. Williams), and Ellen.

CLASS OF 1887

Edward Buxton Hale was a native of Con- cord, N. H., the son of William H. and Mary Jane (Pillsbury) Hale. The date of birth was March 28, 1865. He fitted for college in the Concord High School, and entered Dartmouth in 1883, as a member of the class of 1887, graduating with the degree of A. B. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity, and in sports excelled as a jumper.

On graduating he taught successively in the high schools of Newport, N. H., Warner, N. H., and Turner's Falls, Mass., and then settled in Brookfield, Mass., as principal of the local high school, remaining there fourteen years. In 1895 he married Miss Florence Crosby of that town. She bore him five children, Arthur C. Hale, Dartmouth 1920, now of Buenos Aires, Henry F. Hale, Crosby V. Hale, Mrs. Roland C. Batchelder of Woodbridge, N. J., and Mrs. Norman M. Rochester of West Roxbury, Mass. Mrs. Hale died in 1912, and recently he married Miss Anne Clarke, who, with the children and two brothers, Hale '86 and Hale '89, survive him.

About 1903 Mr. Hale retired from teaching, made his residence in Jamaica Plain, Boston, and after a course in Boston University Law School began the practice of law, which he followed for many years.

He was a man of generous disposition, bighearted and active in church and social affairs, and was also a member of the Masonic fraternity. In his church affiliations he was a Congregationalism and in politics a Republican.

His health had been rather poor for several years, and last spring he suffered a severe paralytic stroke, which confined him to his bed until the end, which came November 16, 1927.

CLASS OF 1894

[The November MAGAZINE contained a brief obituary notice of the late Charles D!. Barrows. The following' fuller appreciation is contributed by his classmate Henry N. Hurd.]

The death of Charles Dana Barrows, whom we like to remember as' "Kid," occurred at his home in Cape Elizabeth, near Portland, Me., May 12, 1927.

While in college he was active in class and college matters, playing on the class baseball team and being a member of the glee and banjo clubs for four years. In his senior year he was the leader of both. He had a natural instinct for dramatics, with a histrionic capability so pronounced that at one time he considered the stage as a profession.

His years after graduation were passed in the employ of one corporation, a fact of significance both as to the employer and employee in the changeful period of his adult life. During the war he was active in patriotic work, serving on many committees, such as fuel conservation, while carrying his laborious work as the head of the purchasing department of the Maine Central Railroad.

Kid came from sturdy Dartmouth stock, his father being an alumnus and other near relatives having been connected with the institution as students. He was a member of the Psi Upsilon and the Sphinx.

In 1910 he married Mrs. Henry St. John Smith, whom he survived a few years. There were no children.

Kid's position with the railroad was one of heavy responsibility. The purchasing department of the Maine Central Railroad was an object of admiration, and competing railroads have adopted many of its methods. His judgment as to the proper time to purchase materials or sell scrap was considered extraordinary, he seeming to sense the opportune moment with an almost intuitive certainty. He had the opportunity to make money in questionable ways which the purchasing agents of corporations always have, and it is a significant fact that he never yielded to such temptations and left a comparatively small estate.

His death followed an illness of a little less than ten weeks. His health showed no sign of breaking before. Unusually hard months in January and February of this year were caused by the pressure of business duties. An obstinate organic trouble would not yield to the skill of the physicians. In the last days of his life he failed rapidly, and finally died in his sleep.

The following excerpts from the "Maine Central Employees' Magazine" of June last disclose the esteem in which Kid was held by his co-employees and associates.

"'Through thirty-three years,' declared President Morris McDonald, commenting on the death of Purchasing Agent Charles Dana Barrows on May 12, 'both as an employee and as an officer, he served the Maine Central Railroad efficiently and conscientiously. His host of friends all over the system will mourn his loss.'

"Born November 12, 1871, at Lowell, Mass., Charles Dana Barrows, second child of Charles Dana, Sr., and Marion (Merrill) Barrows, passed only the first six years of his life in his native place. He was six years old when his parents removed to San Francisco, Cal., and it was in that Western state that he received his early education.

"In 1889, Mr. Barrows came East, and later entered Dartmouth College, from which he was graduated with the class of 1894. On November 12 of the same year he entered Maine Central service as clerk in the offices of the general passenger agent. On November 16, 1895, he was transferred to the supply department, and was appointed purchasing agent, August 1, 1898. This highly responsible position he continued to fill to the time of his death, discharging its duties with the utmost efficiency and to the satisfaction and benefit of the company.

"Mr. Barrows did not confine his activities to the business world, but was on the contrary exceedingly active in well-nigh every respect of the community life,' according to 'Biographical Sketches of Maine Men,' which continues, 'He was especially conspicuous in the social and club circles of Portland, and was a member of the Cumberland and Country Clubs. He was devotedly fond of outdoor life of every kind, and especially of such sport as'golf and tennis.'

"Such is the record of Charles Dana Barrows, one of the most substantial and representative citizens of Portland. His was a life of honor and trust. He was a consistent man in all that he ever undertook, and his career in all his relations of life was utterly without pretense and one of integrity and unswerving honesty. He was held in the highest esteem by all who knew him.

"Mr. Barrows is survived by a sister, Miss Alice Barrows of Washington, D. C., and a brother, Malcolm D. Barrows of Melrose, Mass. Private funeral services were held at the home of Mrs. Henry G. Beyer, Cape Elizabeth, followed by interment at Evergreen Cemetery."

The undergraduate years have no happier memories than those of Kid. From the beginning he was prominent on account of his musical aptitude and social gifts, full of youthful buoyancy and spirit, unruffled good nature, and, above all, of unfailing kindness of heart. He made no struggle for scholarship rank, doubtless knowing full well that his work was not to be in the cloister but in the world of men. He was an ideal comrade, brimming with good fellowship, an ideal mixer without straining to be one and without losing his individuality. Transparently upright, without any knack of dissimulation, his presence diffused sunshine and good cheer. In great measure he possessed masculine charm without loss of virility. The vigor, rectitude, fidelity, and achievement of his business life revealed the dawning powers of the college days. It was the regret of his classmates that he seemed unable, as an alumnus, to function within the class group; but this is true of many who find their choicest fellowships scattered among the men of different classes or without the academic circle. At reunions his absence was deplored; and it was with frank and unaffected delight that we were privileged to see him at one of Matt Jones' dinners. His joy was a great as ours, leaving us with the hope that the years to come would bring us more frequent contacts. For several years it was the inestimable privilege of the writer to see him in Portland at the beginning and close of vacation time, a privilege sometimes accepted, it is feared, to the extent of encroaching on busy hours. He was the seventh of our number to die. There can be no finer or gentler memory in our class than his, for these words do only scant justice to a noble theme.

CLASS OF 189S

Charles Talbot Woodbury died suddenly of heart disease at his home in Fitchburg, Mass., November 26, 1927.

The son of John and Hannah (Kimball) Woodbury, he was born in Salem, N. H., July 5, 1873, and prepared for college at the high school of Methuen, Mass. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa rank.

For the first two years after graduation he was an instructor in Kimball Union Academy, Meriden, N. H., and then for four years principal of the Johnson High School at North Andover, Mass. In 1901 he went to Fitchburg as instructor of physics in the high school, and two years later became principal, a position which he had since held with distinguished success.

He was a member of the Massachusetts Principals Association and the National Education Association, of the Fitchburg Chamber of Commerce, the Fitchburg New Hampshire and Vermont Club, and of the Masonic order. He was deacon and Sunday school superintendent of the Rollstone Congregational church, and a former president of its men's club.

July 9, 1906, Mr. Woodbury was married to Bessie E. Sargent of Methuen, Mass., who survives him, with their six children, John Sargent, Gilbert Kimball, Richard Emerson, Stephen Tenney, Charles Samuel, and Jane.

CLASS OF-1914

[The December MAGAZINE contained a brief obituary notice of the late Wilmot J. Hall. A more adequate tribute has been furnished by his classmate E. P. Junkins, and is given below.]

Wilmot was born in Logan, Ohio, June 12, 1886, the son of Edward Edgar and Lillian (Saunders) Hall. His early childhood was passed in Vicksburg, Miss., the family later moving to southern New York state and then to Rochester, where he attended the grade schools, and was later at Cook Academy at Montour Falls, N. Y. He then entered business in Rochester, becoming identified first with the Kimball Branch of the American Tobacco Company, and later with the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company. It was during this latter period that the desire for higher education became manifest, and he entered Phillips Andover Academy to prepare for college.

He entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1910, at an age greater than most of the class, owing to the business career upon which he had embarked. His fraternity was Psi Upsilon. Owing to injuries sustained in a coasting accident the winter of his freshman year and to other circumstances beyond his control, Hall left college during that year.

After leaving Dartmouth, his home being then in Washington, D. C., he attended Georgetown University for a year or more, following which he became associated with the Simmons Hardware Company in New York city. About 1915 he became associated in Rochester with Thomas Cusack Company (outdoor advertising), being resident manager. In 1921, he organized the W. J. Hall Company, which was devoted to outdoor display advertising, and which he directed up to the time of his death.

He was married January 19, 1924, to Gertrude Adele Lang, daughter of Percy Lyford and Alice Sarah (Johnson) Lang. Mrs. Hall and two stepsons, Percy Lang and Jack Hall, survive. Mr. Hall's death occurred on September 29, 1927, after an illness of only four days, of spinal meningitis. Although his undergraduate days at Dartmouth were relatively few, his love for and interest in the College never flagged, and he was looking forward with the utmost anticipation to the fall of 1928, when he intended returning to Hanover to enter his stepson, Jack, in the freshman class.

He was an active member of the Rotary Club, of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Rochester, of Masonic lodge, chapter, and commandery, of the Elks, and of the Central Presbyterian church. During the World War, he saw service at Camp Dix.

As one of our classmates very fittingly said, his was a "precious soul," and he was greatly beloved by all who knew him. A friendship which began between him . and the writer the night previous to our matriculation in the freshman class had appreciated constantly with the passing of years, even though many of them had been spent far apart.

CLASS OF 1924

David Allison Osborne, youngest son of Mrs. Frank M. Osborne of Tudor Drive, Cleveland Heights, met with a sudden and tragic death in an automobile collision in Detroit, Mich., on Thursday evening, August 25.

David was born in Willoughby, Ohio, the country home of the Osborne family, July 29, 1903. He was graduated from the University School in Cleveland in 1920. He attended Dartmouth College, where he was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. His business interests were varied and farsighted, being centered in the Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company, which was founded by his father, the late Frank M. Osborne. He was a member of the Hermit, Union, Kirtland, and Country Clubs.

"Dave" had a warm and genial personality, drawing his many friends from all walks of life. His sympathetic understanding, keen sense of humor, and whole-hearted generosity made him a vital force in the lives of others. He was much interested in the future of aviation, and was the youngest member of the committee on aviation of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. Athletics were a prominent factor in his life, and his trip to Detroit was -for the purpose of arranging- a series of hockey games in Cleveland during the coming winter.

Services were read by Dr. Paul F. Sutphen in the home of his mother on Saturday afternoon. Interment was in Lake View Cemetery.

Surviving him are his mother, Mrs. Frank M. Osborne, four brothers, William McKinley Osborne, Francis M. Osborne, Jr., Clarence H. Osborne,,. James M. Osborne, and four sisters, Mrs. Walter L. Robinson, Mrs. Francis Charlton Mills, Jr., Mrs. Karl F. Bruch, and Mrs. Edward P. Bruch.

Although Dave spent but two years at Dartmouth, it was more than sufficient time for him to form a deep affection for the College, and to win all about him with his whole-hearted and cheery manner. The class and the College alike deeply mourn this loss of so splendid a friend.

MEDICAL SCHOOL

CLASS OF 1888

Dr. George Edwin Whitten died at his home in Haverhill, Mass., September 23, 1927, after a long -illness.

He was born in Parsonsfield, Me., August 10, 1859.

He attended medical lectures at Bowdoin and Dartmouth, and practiced successively in Lawrence, Mass., New York city, New Haven, Conn., and for thirty-one years in Haverhill. He was a 33d degree Mason, and a member of other fraternal organizations.

In 1893 he married Carrie Patch, who survives him.