Deaths
ALUMNI NOTES
Necrology
Class of 1871
WARREN UPHAM, widely known geologist, archaeologist, and historian, died at St. Luke's Hospital, St. Paul, Minn., January 29, 1934, after a long illness which began in December, 1932.
Born March 8, 1850, at Amherst, N. H., the son of Jacob and Sarah (Hayward) Upham, he fitted for college in the schools of that town and at Appleton Academy, New Ipswich, and entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1867. He took and held high rank in scholarship, receiving Junior Exhibition and Commencement appointments, with the Phi Beta Kappa ribbon, and a member of Psi U fraternity.
For two years after graduation he was engaged in civil engineering in New Hampshire. In 1874 he began his career as a geologist, and for twenty-one years his energies were mainly given to this important branch of investigation. Four years he devoted to the White Mountains and river systems of New Hampshire, and in 1879 began in Minnesota the exploration of that ancient lake of the ice age known as Lake Agassiz, which covered the prairies of Minnesota and the eastern part of North Dakota, and extended far into Canada over the prairies of Manitoba. This great work continued until 1895, and was carried on for the state of Minnesota and in the geological surveys conducted by the United States and Canada.
During these investigations he gathered data relating to the flora, fauna, and geographic names, which were published and preserved in the records of Minnesota, so that he came to be considered final authority on all matters pertaining to the physical geography of that state. Many knotty geological problems were, solved, and it is safe to say that most of Upham's findings and conclusions were verified and adopted by those who followed him.
In 1895 he was elected secretary and librarian of the Minnesota Historical Society, which position he held until failing health obliged him to give it up. During these years he wrote many articles for scientific journals. He was the author of Vol. I of a four-volume history of Minnesota, of which he was one of the editors and to which he contributed many chapters in succeeding volumes. He also wrote "Congregational Work in Minnesota from 1832 to 1920." One of his most notable books is "Groseilliers and Radisson, the First White Men in Minnesota." At the very last he was engaged upon a compilation of men of Dartmouth who have taken part in developing the great state of Minnesota, and in any such list his own name should stand among the first.
He was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a member of the Geological Society of America, of the Victoria Institute of London, and of other scientific and historical societies too numerous to be mentioned in a short sketch. In 1906 Dartmouth conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Science.
October 22, 1885, he was married to Addie M. Bixby of Aurora, Minn., who died nearly a year ago. They had one child, a daughter, Pearl, who was born and died September 26, 1887. His surviving next of kin seem to be somewhat remote in kinship, but his memory and the record of his long, active, and useful life will survive in the archives of New Hampshire, Minnesota, the United States, and Canada.
Class of 1873
REV. EDWARD HAMMOND BROOKS, for a short time a member of this class, died at his home in Los Angeles, Calif., February 6, 1932, of uremic poisoning, following pneumonia. His death has only recently been reported.
The son of George and Mary Ann (Wright) Brooks, he was born in Town-send, Mass., March 9, 1849. His parents had removed to Port Huron, Mich., and after leaving Dartmouth he entered Kalamazoo College in that state, where he graduated in 1874.
He then studied for two years at Newton Theological Seminary, after which he entered the Baptist ministry, and held the following pastorates: Cassopolis, Mich., 1876-8; Lapeer, Mich., 1878-9; Crown Point, Ind., 1879-81. In 1882-3 studied at the Divinity School of Chicago University, and graduated in 1883. For two months in 1883 he supplied the Fountain St. church of Grand Rapids, Mich., and then organized the Second Baptist church of Grand Rapids, of which he was pastor from 1883 to 1889. During most of this period he was a member of the Michigan State Sunday School Board and served as its secretary. In 1889 he was appointed as state delegate to the first World Sunday School Convention, and after attending this he took an extended trip through Europe. On his return he became pastor of the First Baptist church of Aurora, ILL., and remained there until 1894.
In March, 1894, he removed to Los Angeles, and was pastor of the Eastside Baptist church there in 1895-7. 1898 he supplied the First Congregational church of Long Beach, and served as minister of the First Baptist church of Long Beach in 1898-9. In 1902 he bought a home in Los Angeles, and removed there. He organized the Atherton Baptist church in Los Angeles, and served as pastor from 1906 to 1908.
In February, 1910, the family removed to La Canada, Calif., where they owned a fruit ranch. During the family's residence here Mr. Brooks was active in church and civic work, frequently supplying the pulpit of the Community Congregational church, and being president of the La Canada Improvement Association. In 1920 the family returned to their home in Los Angeles.
September 27, 1876, Mr. Brooks was married to Mary Elizabeth, daughter of James Calendar and Margaret (Thompson) Bennett of Kalamazoo, Mich., who survives him, with a son. A daughter died in childhood, and another in 1923.
Class of 1888
WALLACE CLARK SHORT died January 10, 1934, at a hospital in Syracuse, N. Y„ after an illness of two months.
He was born in Madrid, N. Y., April 5, 1866, the son of William T. and Martha (Williamson) Short. When he was an infant the family removed to Malone, N. Y., and there he prepared for college at Franklin Academy. His life in college is described in the class notes. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.
For three years after graduation he was employed in the First National Bank of Minneapolis, Minn. Then he returned to Malone, and was engaged for some years in the hardware business, being also a partner in the Malone Lumber Company. He then turned his attention to real estate, and with a partner developed a large tract of land, laying out new streets and building dwelling houses. For several years he was also actively interested in real estate in Miami, Fla., and with his family spent each winter in that city. In 1931 he removed to Syracuse, and was associated with his son as Syracuse distributor for the McCray Refrigerating Sales Corporation of Kendall, Ind.
A Malone paper says: "During his manyyears of residence in Malone, Mr. Shorttook an abiding interest in the growth anddevelopment of the village. He served atone time as secretary of the Malone Chamber of Commerce. During the World Warperiod he worked with the local war chestcommittee and with the Liberty Loan drive.He was a member of all the Masonic bodiesof Malonie and was also affiliated with theMystic Shrine. He was a member of theMalone Congregational church."
April 19, 1900, he was married to Maude Emily Hepburn of Madrid, N. Y., who survives him, with two sons and a daughter (mentioned in the class notes). Another son died in early childhood. A sister is also living in Malone.
Class of 1891
On December 13, 1933, GEORGE MARSHALL WATSON passed away at his home on Oak St., Manchester, N. H., following failing health for some time.
He was born at Groveton, N. H., October 22, 1868, the son of Henry Porter and Evelyn W. (Marshall) Watson. His early education was obtained in Haverhill, N. H., the home of Haverhill Academy, and in 1887 Watson entered Dartmouth College, graduating with the class of 1891. In college Watson was active in the class affairs, and is well remembered for his membership in the freshman baseball team, of which he was first baseman. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi.
Following his graduation from Dartmouth he entered Baltimore Medical College, from which he was graduated in 1893, then taking a year's postgraduate course at Johns Hopkins. In 1894 he went to Manchester, N. H„ and made his home there until his death.
Dr. Watson was an able and active physician, a recognized leader in the medical profession of New Hampshire, and a member of the American Medical Association. He was on the staff of Elliott Hospital for many years, and for thirty years the doctor of Clan McKenzie. Entering the World War as a captain in the Medical Corps, he was retired with the rank of lieutenant colonel.
In the civic affairs of Manchester, Dr. Watson was prominent, serving a total of eighteen years as a member of the school board and being especially active in the work of bringing the educational system of the city to its present high standing under Louis P. Benezet '99, superintendent of schools.
Dr. Watson was a member of Grafton Lodge, A. F. &A. M., of Haverhill, N. H., Hampshire Consistory of Nashua, Trinity Commandery Knights Templar, Bektash Temple, and Manchester Lodge of Elks.
Dr. Watson was married April 20, 1897, to Martha E. Ward of Savannah, Ga., who survives him. One daughter, Marion,' died April 9, 1924; the other daughter, Catherlne, is married to James E. Nute of Manchester. They are the parents of a daughter born in 1932.
Funeral services for Dr. Watson were held in St. John's Episcopal church, Manchester.
Class of 1897
For twenty years a leading citizen in peterboro, N. H., has been ARTHUR PARKER SMITH. In turn he has served his town in its varied offices of local government. He has represented Peterboro in the state legislature and its senatorial district in the state senate. Smith's political acumen, practical experience, and personal integrity made him a legislative leader, and he served as chairman of the Committee on Education and as a member of other important committees. For a number of years he has been president of the Association of New Hampshire Tax Assessors.
Smith's death was sudden and the place not inappropriate, as he died in the town hall of his native town, suddenly, and from a heart attack. He was born in Peterboro, August 11, 1872, was married in Montpelier, Vt., on September 4, 1910, and died in Peterboro on January 29, 1934. He is survived by his wife, ne6 Elnora Hatch, and a son, Arthur Parker Smith Jr., a graduate of New Hampshire University.
Smith was obliged to leave college shortly before his graduation, but he is well remembered by all as a pole vaulter, a member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity, an active student, and as a highly appreciated teacher of village schools during his college vacations.
He was a friendly man, modest, reliable, and of high executive competence. In honor of his distinguished service to Peterboro all business houses were closed during the hours of his funeral and the village church was filled with appreciative friends and members of fraternal orders.
Class of 1904
DELBERT LINSCOTT JACKSON was born at Jefferson, Me., November 22, 1881, and lived until January 1, 1934. He was the son of Manley A. and Etta B. (Linscott) Jackson.
The family moved to Chelsea, Mass., where Jack prepared for college, entering with the class of 1904. He won his Das a freshman on the track team, was a consistent point winner for four years, and captained the team in his senior'year. After completing the Harvard Medical School course in 1908 he served as interne at Boston City Hospital Relief Station from June, 1908, to November, 1908; Boston City Hospital, South Department, November, 1908, to March, 1909; Boston City Hospital, Gyn., March, 1909 to July, 1910; Boston Lying-in Hospital, August, 1910 to January, 1911. He began practice in Boston in 1911, engaging in obstetrics and gynecology, and was obstetrician and trustee at the New England Baptist Hospital; obstetrician at the Massachusetts Women's Hospital; associate obstetrician at the Boston Lying-in Hospital; consultant at Choate Memorial Hospital, Woburn, Framingham Union Hospital, Jordan Hospital, Plymouth, and Winthrop Memorial Hospital.
He was assistant in obstetrics at the Harvard Medical School up to 1929, resigning because of ill health. He was a member of the Boston Obstetrical Society, Massachusetts Medical Society, New England Obstetrical and Gynecological Society, the board of the Florence Crittenden League of Compassion, American Medical Association, American Association of Obstetricians, Gynecologists, and Abdominal Surgeons, fellow of American College of Surgeons, and American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
However impressive this inventory of professional accomplishment may be in assessing the success and position achieved in his chosen profession, it has only a part in any appraisal of the well-rounded man who will always be remembered by hosts of friends for the lovable qualities of companionship and the unlimited capacity for lasting friendships which characterized his entire life.
Beginning before college days and continuing for the term of his busy and useful life, his genial disposition and discerning judgment were constantly employed in building a pyramid of friendships, ever broadening at the base and growing in strength, joy, and good will. His life of positive action naturally brought him leadership, not only in college, but in all the activities in which he subsequently engaged. There was a solidity and a whole-heartedness about him that bound men to him in life-long affection.
The lasting memory which he has left with every one of us of patience, good temper, unusual courage, and rugged honesty is the keystone of a highly successful career.
Jack was a member of Theta Delta Chi, Dragon senior society, Alpha Kappa Kappa, Aesculapian Society, Harvard Club, University Club, Country Club, Algonquin Club, and Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston. He had served as commodore of the Pilgrim Yacht Club at Plymouth, Mass., where he had a summer home. He enjoyed golf, tennis, squash, curling, was keenly interested in all clean sport, and during the last year or two found much pleasure in making for his friends and family jig-saw puzzles unique and unusual in their cutting.
Skillful in his profession, resourceful to a high degree, and endowed with that rarest of qualities, common sense, he enjoyed a life which daily contributed happiness, satisfaction, and health to the lives of others.
He was married at Lyons Falls, N. Y„ August 29, 1912, to Florence Lyon Fisher, formerly of Cincinnati, Ohio; and they have three children, Richard Anthony, born December x, 1917, Jane Lyon, born June 4, 1919, and Delbert Linscott Jr., born August 24, 1921. The family home is at 185 Buckminster Road, Brookline, Mass.
Funeral services, conducted by Rev. Ashley Day Leavitt, assisted by Rev. Robert Eliot Marshall, were held on January 3, 1934, at the Harvard church, Brookline. Robert D. Brewer, Charles I. Lampee, D. S. Rollins, Arthur I. Charron, Ralph E. Sexton, Burritt H. Hinman, Penfield Mower, Dr. Karl Percy, Dr. Frank Pemberton, and Dr. Delos Bristol were ushers. The bearers were David S. Austin 2d, Dr. Bertram H. Buxton, Victor M. Cutter, Dr. Charles H. Lawrence, Dr. George Morse, Dr. Raymond Titus, Dr. Allen P. Winsor, and Carl F. Woods.
From the prayer of Dr. Leavitf comes this tribute to Jack, whom we like to think of as the embodiment of those fine qualities which personify the true Dartmouth man:
"Our God and Father, we thank Theefor all of those through whose lives Thouhas richly blest us, the many good friendsand comrades whom we have loved, whowalk the ways of earth with us no more."So do we thank Thee for him, in affection and honor for whom we are now met.We are grateful as we recall the radiantenergy with which he lived, his love of life,and the wholeheartedness with which hegave himself in his friendships to the workand play of life. We thank Thee for allcheering and comforting memories of cleanmirth and hearty laughter, of rare understanding and quick, generous sympathies,and of his fine devotion to his noble profession and the service it called on him todo. May the patience and courage withwhich he faced the testing experiences thatcame to him challenge all of us to show inmemory of him the gallant spirit that washis.
"Help us all to realize that what has thusbeen given to us can never be taken away,but will continue not only in memory butin life itself."
Class of 1912
RF.V. THOMAS LANAHAN BRENNOCK died of pneumonia at St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City, February 4, 1934, after an illness of only two days.
The son of Thomas and Ellen (Lanahan) Brennock, he was born in Albany, N. Y., April 1, 1891, and came to college from that city. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi.
In July following graduation he entered the employment of the New York Edison Company, and for three or four years was connected with various departments of that company's work in New York City. Then for a time he was with the American Smelting and Refining Company, but soon left business to prepare for the priesthood of the Roman Catholic church. This preparation was obtained at St. Joseph's Seminary, Yonkers, and in 1923 he was ordained priest in St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York. From June, 1923, to June, 1926, he was curate of St. Gabriel's church on the East Side, and during most of this time attended the New York School of Social Work, specializing in family case work. In September, 1926, he was assigned to the Family Division of Catholic Charities, the central archdiocesan organization for charitable work, and was soon appointed its director, making his home at St. Malachy's church, the actors' chapel.
The following resolution was passed at a special meeting of the trustees of the Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of New York:
"WHEREAS, Father Brennock, for thedecade of years allotted to his priesthoodby Almighty God, Ruler of our lives anddestinies, had served the Church in NewYork with unflagging zeal and priestlydevotion, and"WHEREAS, serving for a major portion ofhis priestly life in the capacity of director of the Division of Families of theCatholic Charities of the Archdiocese ofNew York he discharged with unusualability and unbounded energy theweighty responsibilities rested in him,and
"WHEREAS, with true unselfishness, unfailing patience, and rare insight he interpreted in his own life and workChrist's love for the poor: "BE IT RESOLVED, that we hereby expressour deep sorrow and sense of loss in hisdeath and commend his soul to the Infinite Mercy of God and to the prayersof the people of New York, and that thisresolution be published and be spread onthe minutes of the board of trustees."
In the absence of the Secretary in California a classmate writes the following about Father Brennock:
"Tom was a beloved and respected member of our class, and will be greatly missedby the men of 1912 here in New York andalso at our future reunions. He was a wisecounselor, and I know that his advice andcounsel has always been greatly respectedby the men of his class, as well as by allwith whom he came in contact."
Class of 1914
WELLINGTON WALDO STICKLE died January 13, 1934, at St. Vincent's Hospital, Montclair, N. J., following an emergency operation for appendicitis. Bill had been in excellent health and was suddenly stricken, and lingered for several days after peritonitis had set in.
He was born in Batavia, N. Y„ September 22, iBgo, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Waldo Stickle, and prepared for college at Phillips Andover Academy. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa.
After graduation he entered the employ of the Western Electric Company in New York, and remained with that company for the rest of his life, except for the period of the war, holding finally a. purchasing executive position. At the outbreak of the war he enlisted in the Sanitary Corps, U. S. A., and rose to the rank of first lieutenant. In recent years he had made his home in Caldwell, N. J.
He married Marguerite Harris of Batavia, who survives him. He leaves also a brother, Dr. C. Waldo Stickle of Brooklyn.
Following the funeral in Caldwell, burial took place in Batavia, N. Y. The class was represented at the funeral by Harold A. Pease.
Class of 1927
THOMAS RUFFIN HARRIS was instantly killed in Ada, Okla., December 24, 19355, when the car which he was driving collided with a freight train at the Main St. crossing of the Oklahoma City, Ada, and Atoka railway.
He was born in Oklahoma City, August 4, 1905, the son of John Randall and Emma Jane (Willis) Harris. His mother died when he was very young, and the family removed to Ada. He prepared for college at the high school of Oklahoma City, and after two years at Dartmouth transferred to the University of Oklahoma, where he gradu- ated with the degree of B.S. in 1927.
The local paper said: "For several yearsfie has operated the Harris Tire Companyon North Broadway, building a successfuland growing business. His genial smileand cheerful greeting made friends andkept them. Surviving Tom are Mr. andMrs. John R. Harris; a sister, Margaret;and three brothers, Marshall of Michigan,Randall of Bartlesville, and William ofAda."
Class of 1929
JAMES STANWOOD MORSE died suddenly January 6, 1934, in the Hebron Academy Gymnasium, Hebron, Me., in the midst of his duties as coach of the game he enjoyed so much and played so well. The class and College have lost a beloved brother and a devoted son. Many of us suffer a keen personal loss, for Jim had the capacity for deep, quiet friendship and for arousing unreserved respect among acquaintances. No man amongst us was more sincere or steadfast, readier to take the bad with the good without losing faith, truer to his own convictions. Our hearts go out to those nearest him, who will feel his absence most yet who must take comfort in the knowledge of the sort of life he made.
The obituary notice which appeared in the Lewiston Daily Sun follows:
"The death of James Stanwood Morse, 27 years of age, that occurred suddenlyat the Hebron Academy Gymnasium, aboutfive o'clock Saturday afternoon, came as adistinct shock to his host of friends through-out Maine, and has saddened the community of Rumford and Mexico where he livedand worked.
"Mr. Morse, who was athletic coach andteacher of mathematics at Mexico HighSchool, had taken his basketball squad toHebron for the purpose of giving them anopportunity to practice on a large floor before their game with Rumford High atRumford this Wednesday afternoon. Mr.Morse never appeared to be in any betterspirits than on Saturday, and, as far asknown, was in perfect health.
"He was upon the floor at the time andwas starting to give some instructions tothe center of the team, when he called fortime out, slowly walked to the sidelines,sat down and expired immediately.
"Mr. Morse was the son of Walter G. andNellie (Stanwood) Morse of 727 FranklinSt., Rumford, where he was born on February 6, 1907. He graduated from StephensHigh School, where he was an excellentstudent and star athlete, playing baseball,football, and basketball, excelling in thelatter.
"He went from Rumford to Hebron,where he graduated, again taking highrank as a student and winning his letterin three sports. From Hebron he went toDartmouth College, where he graduatedin 1929.
"Here he tried the three sports in hisfreshman year, after which he gave up allbut basketball, being a varsity guard inthis sport his junior and senior years. Heis a member of. Sigma Chi fraternity, ofwhich he was president, and of the Sphinx,Senior Society. He then entered HarvardIMW School, but after one year came hometo carry on the feed and grain business ofhis father, who had become ill, and thisbusiness he carried on successfully forthree years, finally selling, owing to thecontinued ill health of his father. Last fallhe became instructor in mathematics andathletic coach at Mexico High School,where in a few short months he had madean enviable reputation, as a coach, ateacher, a true sportsman with unusualability to command the respect and loveof all with whom he came in contact. Theschool work seemed to appeal to him, andhad he lived he was destined to go far ineducational circles.
"During the past three years, Mr. Morsehas been a member of the Rumford PineTree baseball team, being one of the bestfirst basemen in the league, and until hisduties as coach at Mexico this winter prevented, he has been coach and star playeron the Pine Tree team, and has beenuniversally respected and admired by opposing players and the fans for his abilityas a player, his gentlemanly demeanor,and his clean sportsmanship. He was ayoung man of unusual promise, beloved byall who knew him, and never has the deathof a local person caused the universalsorrow that his passing has caused. He wasa member of Blazing Star Lodge, F. & A.M.,and the Rumford Lions Club, and was amember of the board of directors of theRumford Mechanics Institute.
He was engaged to be married to MissLillian Barry of Portland, who learned ofhis death upon her arrival at his homeSaturday evening for the week-end.
Besides his parents, he is survived bytwo sisters, Mrs. William J. Leader of Rumford, and Miss Barbara Morse, who residesat home."
Class of 1930
AUSTIN BAYLES MOORE died of pneumonia December 5, 1933, after only five days this devastating illness. Word of this loss to the class has just come from ustin s father, who, very understandably on account of. the shock of the sudden tragedy, had not written before.
At the time of his death Austin was employed in the accounting department of the New York Telephone Company with a brilliant future ahead of him. He had been married on June 30, 1933, to Miss Jean Haskell, formerly of Malone, N. Y.
Austin's attachment to Dartmouth was unusually strong. He had been interested in the College during his high school days by an associate of his father, the late George A. Green '98. "Everything that Mr.Green promised him in the way of collegelife was fulfilled, and I am indeed happy inthe thought that Austin spent four wonderful years in Hanover," Mr. Moore wrote.
Born August 26, 1907, in Brooklyn, N. Y„ the son of William Austin and Ladema (Bayles) Moore, Austin spent his boyhood in Brooklyn, and went to the Erasmus Hall High School in 1921, graduating in 1925. Entering college in 1926, he became a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and later was a member of the lacrosse team. He went with the New York Telephone Company upon graduation and progressed there through the years of the depression. His illness and death came with sharp suddenness only six months after his marriage and in the happy beginnings of a career obviously destined for success! The sympathy of the class goes to Austin's wife and to his parents.
Medical School
Class of 1892
DR. WALTER HENRY ABBOTT died at his home in Warner, N. H., January 10, 1934, Of carcinoma of the lungs and liver, after an illness of two months.
He was born in Bradford, N. H., January 21, 1869, his parents being Benjamin and Mary J. (Choate) Abbott. He attended the schools of his native town and Colby Academy, New London.
After graduation he practiced for a time in Warner, and later in Bradford and Hillsboro. About twenty years ago he returned to Warner, and had remained in practice there. He was a Mason and an Odd Fellow.
June 20, 1894, Dr. Abbott was married to Blanche C., daughter of Thomas W. and Angeline R. (Johnson) Nelson of Sutton, N. H.,' who survives him. They had no children. Dr. Charles B. Abbott (D.M.S. 1902) of Hillsboro, N. H„ is a brother.
Faculty
CHARLES 'RAMSDELL LINGLEY, who died at Hanover on January 30 at the age of 56, had been a member of the history department of Dartmouth College since 1907. In that year he was appointed an instructor, and three years later, 1910, was promoted to an assistant professorship. Professor Lingley was given the rank of full professor in 1919, and upon the occasion received an honorary Master's degree from the College. He was a member of the committee on admissions for a number of years, and during 1930-31 was acting dean of freshmen and director of admissions.
Professor Lingley was born at Worcester, Mass., on December 31, 1877. After early schooling there, he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute and received his B.S. degree in 1900. From 1900 to 1902 he taught at the Barre (Mass.) high school, and in the latter year returned to his alma mater as instructor in English and German. Winner of the George Bancroft Fellowship of Worcester County, he did graduate work at Columbia University from 1904 to 1906, and while there was awarded the Jacob H. Schiff Fellowship in history. He received his Master's degree from Columbia in 1905, and in 1910 also received his Doctor's degree there. From 1906 to 1907 he was master of history and political science at Tome School, from which position he came to Dartmouth as instructor in history.
Professor Lingley is the author of the widely used textbook, "Since the Civil War" (1920) and of "The Transition in Virginia from Colony to Commonwealth" (1910). With R. M. Tryon he wrote "The American People and Nation" (1927) and with F. Morehouse and Mr. Tryon "The American Nation, Yesterday and Today" (1930).
He was a member of the American Historical Association, the American Political Science Association, the New Hampshire Historical Society, and the New England History Teachers' Association. He was also an honorary member of the Dartmouth chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, and in 193!, the class of 1911 at its twentieth reunion made him an honorary member.
During the World War, Professor Lingley was executive secretary of the War Camp Community Service, and was active at Portsmouth, N. H„ and Camp Upton, N. Y. In 1918 he became assistant chief of the settlement division of the War Department committee on education and special training, and assisted in settling the claims of educational institutions against the government.
Mr. Lingley married Hattie B. Teasdale in 1907, and is survived by his wife and a son, William S. Lingley, who is now a member of the junior class in Dartmouth College.
Graduate Students
In the annual catalogue of 1873-4 the list of students was headed by the name of a "resident graduate," Philip M. Bikle of Pennsylvania College, who was probably the first graduate of another college to take graduate work at Dartmouth. His death occurred at his home in Gettysburg, Pa., January 19, 1934, from pneumonia, and it is fitting that an account of his distinguished career should be given here, although he received no degree from Dartmouth.
PHILIP MELANCHTHON BIKLE was born at Smithsburg, Md., December 1, 1844, the son of Christian I. and Barbara (Fichte) Bikle, graduated as salutatorian from Pennsylvania (now Gettysburg) College in 1866, taught the next year in York County Academy, and graduated from the Lutheran theological seminary in Gettysburg in 1869. In 1869-70 he taught Latin and Greek at North Carolina College, and then for three years was principal and teacher of Latin at Lutherville (Md.) Female Seminary. Then came his year at Dartmouth, after which he was professor of physics in Gettys-burg College for seven years. In 1881 he was transferred to the department of Latin, and remained at the head of that department until his retirement in 1924, having been also dean since 1889. After his retirement he was named dean emeritus.
In 1884 he was given the degree of Ph.D. by Roanoke College and that of D.D. by Gettysburg College in 1914. From 1880 to 1892 he was associate editor of the Lutheran Quarterly, and from 1893 to 1907 editor of the same publication for the United Lutheran church. He was the author of many published articles and of several books. He held various business positions in the city of his residence.
December 28, 1868, he was married to Annie M. Wattles of Gettysburg, who died July 8, 1872. They had one son, Horace W., now of Pittsburgh. January 2, 1877, Dr. Bikle was married to Emma J. Wolf of Mifflinburg, Pa., who died November 27, 1918. Three sons of this union survive, Henry Wolf of Strafford, Pa., Dr. Paul H. of Mifflinburg, and Philip H. of Gettysburg.
