Deaths

ALUMNI NOTES

Necrology

Class of 1871

HENRY FLAGG SILLOWAY entered the Chandler Scientific Department in the fall term of 1867. He was the senior member of the class, and his scholarship and genial character were soon recognized. Before the end of the first year he was unable to continue his studies for reasons not then known to the class, which inability was deeply regretted. He joined the Vitruvian fraternity, which later was merged into Beta Theta Pi. That he was unable to graduate with his class was a great disappointment, and was due to want of funds. It might be said of him that "Chill penury repressed his noble urge, but it never froze the genial current of his soul."

He had been a resident of the city of Minneapolis since 1878, and was the last surviving Civil War veteran of the old Plummer Post, and for more than ten years commander of Dudley P. Chase Post, G.A.R. He died October 12, 1934, in St. Andrew's Hospital. He would have been 91 years old December 7.

Mr. Silloway's three years of service in the Civil War began and ended on the same date—September 19—and on his final day of service in 1864 he was wounded in the battle of Winchester, after escaping injury in many important conflicts, among them Antietam, the first siege of Fredericksburg, Wilderness, South Mountain, and Cold Harbor.

Born in Montpelier, Vt., Mr. Silloway was for 35 years a contractor and carpenter in Minneapolis, retiring ten years ago. In 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Silloway celebrated their golden wedding anniversary.

He was an active member of Como Avenue Congregational church, and the funeral service was held at the building of this church, with military honors at the grave.

Surviving, in addition to his wife, are three daughters, Alice, Maude, and Clara Silloway of Minneapolis, and a brother, Austin, of Great Falls, Mont.

Class of 1877

CHARLES HERMANCE COOPER died suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Mankato, Minn., September 12, 1934. The son of James M. and Ann (Hermance) Cooper, he was born in La Crosse, Wis., June 16, 1855, and prepared for college at La Crosse Academy and High School. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, and took high rank in scholarship through his college course, becoming a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

He chose the work of an educator, and never departed from that calling. For the fall and winter after graduation he was submaster of Abbott Grammar School in Washington, D. C., and in the spring principal of the high school at East Longmeadow, Mass. In the fall of 1878 he became assistant in Hitchcock Free High School, Brimfield, Mass., was promoted to the principalship after one year, and remained there until 1882. He was then for a year a tutor at Dartmouth, teaching history and Greek. In 1883 he became professor of history and political science in Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., and remained there until 1898, serving also as librarian. In 1898 he was elected president of the State Normal School (now called State Teachers College) at Mankato, and held that position until his retirement in 1930. Since that date he has been president emeritus, continuing to do some teaching and having some administrative work. He had met his class on the morning of the day of his death. In recent letters he had spoken of his excellent health and his happiness in his home and his work.

He was a member of the First Presbyterian church of Mankato, where he was a trustee for many years and president of the congregation.

January 10, 1883, he was married to Caroline Antoinette, daughter of Rev. Melanchthon Gilbert and Frances C. (Parkinson) Wheeler of North Woburn, Mass., who died February 17, 1929. They had three children: Helen, a graduate of the University of Minnesota in 1907, is teacher of French in the State Teachers College and has made a home for her father; Margaret, a graduate of Carleton College in 1911, is on the faculty of the State Normal University at Normal, Ill.; Robert lives in Minneapolis.

A local newspaper contained the following editorial appreciation: "Coming hereas a young man, Dr. Cooper witnessed thegrowth and development of the StateTeachers College from a small normalschool, as it was known in the early days,to the modern college, that serves so wellthis area of the Northwest today. Thatgrowth, progress, and development offerthe record of his unusual service to thiscommunity and to the state.

"The extent of his influence in mouldingand directing the lives of hundreds ofyoung people who passed through the institution during his long tenure of servicewould be impossible to estimate. To allhe imparted the benefit and example ofa leadership that was balanced, calm,poised, and tolerant. The love and admiration that he inspired was evidenced onthe occasion of his voluntary retirementseveral years ago, when students of recentand of pioneer years at the institutionjoined in expressing their regret at hisresignation and their appreciation of hisservice and guidance.

"Dr. Cooper was active in church andsocial welfare endeavors in Mankato as wellas in educational work. He gave freelyof his time, his talent, his efforts to building a better and stronger community, life.His passing leaves a void in communityleadership that will indeed be difficult tofill."

CHRISTOPHER MARCH GODDARD died in Summit, N. J., November 12, 1934, after a long illness.

The son of Edward Lewis and Elizabeth Pearson (Marsh) Goddard, he was born in Claremont, N. H., April 16, 1856. He prepared for the Chandler Scientific Department at Stevens High School, Claremont, at Phillips Andover Academy, and at the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut, and entered the class at the beginning of sophomore year. He made a good record in scholarship, was a member of the Vitruvian fraternity (now Beta Theta Pi), and was a member of the editorial board of The Dartmouth.

For three years after graduation he taught mathematics and military science in the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut at Cheshire. For some months in 1880 he was employed in the auditor's office of the New York, Woodhaven & Rockaway R. R. at Rockaway Beach, N. Y. From January, 1881, to May, 1884, he was with Hatch & Foote, bankers, in New York City, then with Charles Head & Co. in the same business for a few months, and then with the Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Cos. for a short time. In June, 1886, he became managing director of the Plainfield District Telegraph and Fire Alarm Co. at Plainfield, N. J., where he had been living since 1882.

These were but preliminaries to the main work of his life. In May, 1890, he became an electrical inspector for the New England Insurance Exchange of Boston, and January 10, 1891, he was appointed secretary of the Exchange. In this position he made a distinguished record, greatly increasing the work and influence of the Exchange, and becoming an acknowledged authority in various lines of fire insurance work. January 1, 1926, he resigned his secretaryship, but for some years retained his connection with the Exchange as chairman of its committee on public relations.

On taking up work in Boston he made his home in Newton, where he served for several years on the school board, but later lived in Brookline, finally removing to New Jersey on the failure of his health.

February 14, 1882, he was married to Emilie Georgette, daughter of George C. and Eleanor (Millon) Brandner of Brooklyn, N. Y., who died December 7, 1928. They had no children. Mrs. Goddard's presence with her husband at our Fiftieth Reunion will be very pleasantly remembered by the survivors.

Burial was at Claremont, N. H. Mr. Goddard's nearest surviving relative is a nephew, Edward M. Goddard of Short Hills, N. J.

Class of 1889

GEORGE HARLOW CURRIER died at his home in Houston, Texas, November 2. 1933, after a long illness.

He was born at Grantham, N. H., December 24, 1863, the son o£ George and Betsey A. (Harlow) Currier.

He prepared for college at Colby Academy, entered with our class, but left during the spring of our sophomore year. For six years he taught school in New England. For five years he was an insurance salesman in Boston. In 1898 he moved to San Antonio, Texas, because of his wife's illness. She died of tuberculosis in 1900.

For the next few years he was one of our "silent" members. For our quarter-centennial report he wrote from Houston, which had become his permanent home, that he was engaged in the active practice of law. He had* married again in 1902. He added, "I like Texas very much and expectto live in this state the rest of my days,though I hope to be able to go north on avisit in a year or two."

For a few years during and after the war he was in Freeport and Alvin, but returned to Houston.

In 1922 and later years he made several business trips to Boston. In this way and by correspondence he kept in close touch with his classmates.

In spite of some rather serious illnesses he was able to carry on actively until 1929, but was greatly restricted during the later years.

May 28, 1887, at Rochester, N. H., he was married to Alice M. Pray, who died in 1900.

In January, 1902, at San Antonio, Texas, he was married to Delia Hallamuda, who survives him. There are also three daughters and a son, all married, and seven grandchildren, one of whom is the oldest grandchild in the '89 family.

Class of 1895

ALGAR ETHELBERT GARLETON died at his post in Riga, Latvia, October 7, 1934, of acute leucaemia, after a short illness. After funeral services at the English church, the remains were taken to the S.S. Baltrafjxc, bound for England, where they were transferred to the S.S. American Trader, which arrived in New York. The burial on November 3 was in the family lot at Randolph, Vt., and was attended by classmates Austin, Rossiter, and Stevens.

Mr. Carleton was born in Williamstown, Vt., August 11, 1872. The family later removed to Randolph, Vt., where he prepared for college at the local high school. We knew him in college as "Hannah," and he is well remembered as a "southpaw" pitcher on the varsity ball team. He was a member of Psi Upsilon.

After graduation he went into newspaper work, being a reporter on the Rutland Herald from October, 1895, to July, 1898, and then for a time on the Worcester Spy. He then entered the United States consular service, and the details of that service are as .follows. May 11, 1899, he was appointed consular agent at Almeria, Spain; April 6, 1910, vice and deputy consul general at Hongkong, China; February 6, 1915, vice-consul at Hongkong; February 19, 1918, appointed after examination consul of class eight; detailed to Batavia, Java, September 14, 1918; assigned to Medan, February 18, 1919; promoted to class six, September 5, 1919; assigned to Amoy, China, September 8, 1919; foreign service officer, class six, July 1, 1924; assigned to Honkkong, August 18, 1924; to Hull, England, December 1, 1925; promoted to class five, June 8, 1927; assigned to San Salvador, Central America, January 10, 1929; promoted to class four, July 24, 1930; to Riga, August 4, 1932.

He married Margaret Leslie Henderson in Hongkong November 23, 1912. She traveled from England, where she was born, 8000 miles to marry him. There are no children. Mr. and Mrs. Carleton were unusually happy together, although they never had a permanent home.

Written and spoken testimonials attest the useful and important life "Hannah" has led since graduation. He is survived only by his widow, a sister, Mrs. Helen C. Hobart of St. Albans, Vt., and a niece. He had planned to attend the 40th reunion next June.

Class of 1901

JOSEPH RUTHERFORD COLBY was born in Newport, Vt., on January 29, 1880, the son of John and Helen (Rutherford) Colby. He fitted at the Newport High School, and graduated in 1897, entering Dartmouth in the fall of that year.

"Joe" Colby soon found his place in the class, and was always a colorful and picturesque character. Freshman year he lived down at the Amaral house, but sophomore year he moved up into Richardson Hall with Al True, and they both roomed there together again in senior year. Joe was of a genial nature and enjoyed life to the full. He was given to debate, and many and varied were the discussions carried on in that room in Richardson. He was well read, very well informed on all subjects, and had a remarkable delivery. Joe was always interested in the Debating Union, and in senior year was instrumental in forming the Republican Club, and served as its president for that year, proving a most efficient and capable presiding officer. He stumped the state of Vermont, the summer of 1901, for Governor Grout, and made a great success of that campaign. He was also vice-president of the Tennis Association, and class prophet at the Class Day exercises in 1901. Fraternally he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi, and the Sphinx senior society.

After graduation he was admitted to the bar in New Mexico. In 1903 he came to Canada and entered the carbonic acid gas industry in the firm of the Canadian Carbonate Company in Montreal, and the following year was made a director of the company. In 1915 he was appointed general manager of the Company and rose to the position of vice-president a year later. In 1930 the above company was affiliated with the Liquid Carbonic Corporation, Inc., of Chicago, and he was appointed president of the new company, Liquid Carbonic Canadian Corp., Ltd., and president of the Liquid Carbonic West Indies, Ltd. This last company erected a $100,000 plant at Trinidad, and Joe supervised the final testing of this factory, and later made frequent trips of inspection there.

Joe was one of the charter members of the University Club of Montreal, and also belonged to several golf clubs, that sport being his chief recreation. He was also president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Canada.

Joe Colby's meeting with classmates had been only occasional, but he was always glad to see and hear of his old friends. He never came to New York or Boston with- out calling up and making arrangements for a get-together. Not long ago he was in Boston, and he and Dungie Crowell had a most enjoyable reunion.

On June 5, 1905, he was married to Lucy R. Drew of Lancaster, N. H., and President Tucker of Dartmouth College officiated at the ceremony. He passed away at his home in Montreal, October 7, 1934, and the interment was at Magog, Quebec. Surviving him are his widow, a daughter, Mrs. J. M. Crandell, and a son, Joseph R. Jr.

WARNER ROGERS CROWELL, affectionately known to all his Dartmouth friends as "Dungie," passed away suddenly, Saturday morning, October 20, 1934, just as he was entering a client's office, in Boston. Dungie had a bad heart attack some three years ago, from which he had suffered ever since, and although his sudden passing was a shock to his family and friends, it was not unexpected. He had known of his condition and its possibilities, so had been very careful of himself, and appeared very much like his old self just before his death.

Warner Rogers Crowell was born in Everett, Mass., September 17, 1878. He graduated from Everett High School, and entered Massachusetts Agricultural College at Amherst. In the fall of 1899 he transferred to Dartmouth and became a member of the class of 1901. So quickly did he absorb the real Dartmouth spirit and class friendships that few of us realize that he was only with us two years. To 1901 Dungie was the perfect classmate. A classmate who loved every one, who loved the College such as few men love their Alma Mater, one who was always thinking and planning for the other one, always sunny and glad and full of fun, ready for a joke, either on the other fellow, or perhaps more ready for one on himself, one always willing to give of himself to whatever was at hand, always reliable and ready to assist those less fortunate, a real, true, whole-hearted friend. Hoppy says of him, "I am eager to say to somebody howmuch I shall miss the occasional contactwith him. It would be better for the worldif we all could have larger measure of hisgenial optimism and the same devoted interest in the welfare of our friends." Dungie will be missed at all class gatherings, and who of us can not recall many pleasant and happy memories of his gladsome presence?

As soon as he entered college, he came out for football, and made his "D" that season, playing left tackle on Frank Lowe's eleven. He was always interested in music, and was a member of the Glee Club, and sang in the college and chapel choirs. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity and the Sphinx senior society.

After graduation he was located in Aurora, Ill., with the Standard Brake Shoe Company, and then in 1904 he came back East, to Boston, and became agent for the Bowker Torrey Estates. This work he continued, managing estates, and handling insurance and real estate. Some years ago, he bought and developed a seashore property down on the Cape, and had a summer home at Harwichport.

Warner was deeply interested in Masonry, and early joined King Solomon's Lodge in Somerville. He later became master of this lodge, and then was appointed district deputy grand master of the Sixth Masonic District. He was also a member of the Chapter, Commandery, and Shrine.

The services were held Wednesday, October 24, from his late home, 12s Garfield St., Watertown, Mass., and were largerly attended. Most of the past masters of King Solomon's Lodge were present, as well as many of his business and Dartmouth friends. He is survived by his wife, Anna H. Crowell, and one daughter, Mrs. Benjamin G. Jordan, of Birmingham, Ala.

Class of 1908

WARREN CLEAVELAND FOOTE died October 6, 1934, at his home at Newton Center, Mass., after a short illness.

He was born in Cambridge, Mass., June 26, 1886, the son of E. Warren Foote. The family home was early removed to Newton, at whose high school he prepared for college. He was active in college athletics, especially in hockey, being captain for two years of the varsity hockey team. He was a member of Psi Upsilon and Casque and Gauntlet.

Not long after graduation he went to New Bedford, Mass., as local manager for the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., but soon went into the cotton business. In October, 1927, he left New Bedford and became a member of the Boston firm of Charles Storrow Company, cotton brokers, making his home in Newton. In 1917-19 he was in military service, going overseas as second lieutenant in the 301 st Field Artillery.

March 18, 1911, he was married to Gladys Underwood of Newton, who survives him, with their two daughters, Barbara, aged 19, and Gladys, 14.

He was a member of the Brae Burn Club and in Masonry was a Knight Templar.

Medical School

Class of 1901

DR. FRANCIS ALBERT BAKEMAN died at his home in Franklin, N. H., of cerebral hemorrhage, after an illness of two years, on July 9, 1934.

The son of Rev. Francis Wales and Ellen Maria (Stuart) Bakeman, he was born in Worcester, Mass., January 13, 1875. His father was a prominent Baptist clergyman, who held a pastorate in Chelsea, Mass., for 31 years. He prepared for college at Hebron (Me.) Academy, and was for a time a student at Colby College.

After graduation he served as an interne at Boston City Hospital, and was then for a time at the Lying-in Hospital and the Children's Hospital in New York. In 1902 he began private practice in Franklin, and continued until his final illness as a general practitioner, being highly regarded in his profession, especially in his treatment of children's diseases.

He had served as chairman of the board of health and as city physician, and had been a trustee of Franklin City Hospital and a member of its staff. He was prominent in Masonry, and was a member of the Odd Fellows and the Elks.

November 12, 1902, Dr. Bakeman was married to Mabel Johnson of Winthrop, Mass., who survives him, with two daughters, Helen and Madelene.