Deaths

[A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notices may appearin this issue or may appear in a later number.]

FLINT, THOMAS, 'BO, Hollister, Calif., Nov. 18, 1936

TROWBRIDGE, DR. EDWARD H., '81, Worcester, Mass., Jan. 20, 1937.

CRANNELL, REV. PHILIP W., '82, Denver, Colo., Dec. 2, 1936

NEAD, GLADWIN M., '12, Norwood, Mass., Dec. 13, 1936

CURRIER, WILLIAM S., '14, Hanover, N. H., Dec. 25, 1936

JAEGER, GEORGE J. JR., '23, Libertyville, I11., Jan. 3, 1937

ALUMNI NOTES

Necrology

Class of 1869 EDWIN DEMERITTE Dartmouth '69, Exeter '65 Died November 27, 1936 Born March 3, 1846

His daughter requests that this notice only be published in the ALUMNI MAGAZINE.

Class of 1880

THOMAS FLINT, county pioneer and former state senator who but for political scruples would have been governor of California, died at the family home, 482 South St., Hollister, Calif., November 18, 1936, at the age of 78, after a lingering illness, although the immediate cause of death was a cerebral hemorrhage.

The Hollister Free Lance in a long and glowing tribute says: "Death came quietlyto the beloved citizen, who in the go's andat the turn of the century was one of themost prominent political and fraternalleaders in the state. The deceased was aworthy scion of a family whose history wasone of distinguished merit." He was the son of the late Dr. Thomas Flint, wealthy early California landowner, stage operator, banker, and state senator from 1876 to 1880. Tom followed his father to the State Senate eight years later, serving for four successive terms. During his last two terms he served as president of the Senate, setting a record for efficiency said never to have been equaled. When his father died in 1904, the younger Flint dropped from the political life of a state he had served capably and conscientiously for nearly a score of years.

Tom was born on the famous Flint Ranch, part of which, after it had become his property, he sold to Madame Leila Butler Hedges, and it is now known as Hacienda del Justo. He received his early education from tutors and in priva.te schools until he was sixteen, and then went to the Golden Gate Academy at San Francisco, from which he entered Dartmouth. He entered into college life with vigor and interest, making a splendid scholastic and athletic record which has seldom been equaled or excelled. At the inter-collegiate meet of Dartmouth with other colleges for field events in the Mott Haven Meet of 1877, he won the 100-yards dash in the record time of 101/4 seconds, which, up to that time, had never been broken.

Flint also held the record of the high jump for a while at five feet three inches, and the 220-yards dash flat in twenty-four and three-quarter seconds. He won many other track events, and there is no question but that he was the foremost sprinter of his time.

After graduation he returned to the extensive Flint holdings, which he managed until the death of his father, when the estate was divided. He sold his property in 1922, and for several years was a teller and stockholder in the Bank of Italy, now Bank of America, at Hollister.

Seeking the Republican gubernatorial nomination in 1898—tantamount to election at that time,—he placed principle above power, and his refusal to bow to the dictates of Burns, the "political boss" of that day, who was said to have been backed by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, which controlled state politics at that time, lost him the nomination for the governorship that year and also for the same reasons at the next state election.

In 1896 he was presidential elector, and traveled to Washington to cast his vote for McKinley. Twelve years before, his father, acting in the same capacity, had cast his electoral vote for James G. Blaine.

The lineage of the Flint family has been traced back more than four centuries, and includes members who were among America's earliest pioneers, the name appearing in the town records of Salem, Mass., as early as 16go. They were among the builders of the Eastern commonwealths as two centuries later their descendants were prominent in the advancement of the greatest commonwealth of the West.

Thomas Flint also was active in fraternal and club activities, having been past grand master of the Masonic order of California, past grand patron of the O. E. S., past grand president of the Native Sons, and first exalted ruler of the Hollister Elks Lodge. He was a member of the F. and A. M., No. 48, Texas Lodge of San Juan Baptista; Royal Arch Masons, No. 68, Hollister; Knights Templar Commandery, No. 22, Watsonville; and a charter member of the Salinas Elks. In College he was a member of Psi Upsilon Fraternity and took an active part in all its affairs.

He was the oldest living past grand master of the Masonic order, an office he held in 1897, and he was one of the oldest living members of the Elks in San Benito county.

He was an ardent baseball fan, and for several years was the manager of the old San Juan Mission baseball team, that experienced great success in games with various local western teams.

The hospitable ranch home was the scene of many gay gatherings. Fond of travel, Mr. Flint and his family made numerous cross-continent trips, but his preference for a home was to live in San Benito county, a county in whose upbuilding he and his father played such a prominent part.

Mr. Flint was of quiet and studious nature. He had many close friends who esteemed him highly. His greatest happiness lay in his friendships, and he had more than are given to most men. Recognizing his exceptional capabilities, his many friends, among people in all walks of life, showered many honors upon him. His generosity and fairness in dealing with his fellow man won him an admiration that will not be terminated by death. Although wealthy in the earlier years of his life, it was this open-handed generosity which prevented him from amassing a huge fortune, which he easily could have done. President of our class since graduation by unanimous consent, we never considered any other, and we who survive cherish many memories of his kindly and lovable character.

In addition to his fraternal memberships he was a communicant of St. Luke's Episcopal church and for many years its treasurer. In business and civic affairs his advice was often sought by his fellow citizens, and he was always of a progressive and farsighted nature.

In 1896, Mr. Flint and Miss Ada Mary Fisk, a member of a prominent Vermont family, were united in marriage. To them were born five children, Dorothy, Marjorie, Thomas Jr., Harvey F. and Morton M., all of whom with a granddaughter Janet Elizabeth Flint survive him, as well as a brother Richard, well known orchardist rancher.

Funeral services held at the home and the Mt. Olivet Memorial Park Chapel, conducted by the California Grand Lodge of Masons officers, were largely attended, and interment was made in Mt. Olivet Memorial Park (Masonic) San Francisco.

Class of 1883

DR. PHILIP WENDELL CRANNELL was born in Albany, N. Y., December 26, 1861, and died in the Presbyterian Hospital, Denver, Colo., December 2, 1936, after an acute illness of two weeks. His parents were Mathew and Laura Adell (Frink) Crannell, descendants of two of the oldest families of the city, but, as he often stated, with some "mixture of other races." He attended the public schools of his native city, graduating with high honors in 1878 and enrolling at Dartmouth in September of that year. Survivors of '82 recall him as a thin, slender, dark-eyed, dark-haired, boyish-looking fellow, in marked contrast with the portly, dignified, impressive-appearing clergyman he became fifteen years later. His was a genial, friendly temperament, distinguished by a vein of humor, pungent sometimes, but devoid of sarcasm, a characteristic of his teaching days, and cropping out in his addresses and prose writings, sermons also. A frail physique prevented him from taking any part in college sports, but perhaps strengthened his interest in them. He was not one who pushed himself forward, apparently not concerning himself about class or college politics. My acquaintance with him dates back to the first week of freshman year-. Two years elapsed before I can say that I really came to know him intimately, the beginning of the "triumvirate" Crannell, Fifield, and Dame. Senior year we three roomed in old No. 1 Reed. We belonged to the Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity. The "frat" of that time differed materially from the frat of 1936, the literary side being particularly emphasized, but not overlooking the social element. He was active in both matters, and I often heard him say that he derived more benefit from it than from some college courses. His collegiate standing was always among the highest, giving him places as a Commencement speaker and Phi Beta Kappa.

Following his graduation he taught school at Leßaysville, Pa., for a year, and for the next few years was principal of the high school at Luverne, Minn. His theological education was obtained at Rochester, N. Y., Theological Seminary. In 1888 he was ordained as a minister of the Baptist church, and was pastor at Baldwinsville, N. Y., from 1888 to 1894. In 1894 he became pastor of the Baptist church of Corning, N. Y. It was during the six years that he held this position that he laid the foundation for the success he later attained, a reputation as a minister—he always objected to being called a clergyman —not confined to his own vicinity. In 1900 he went to Topeka, Kans., to assume the pastorate of the First Baptist church of that city, one of its largest and strongest churches, and was almost at once recognized as a leader. In 1903 he moved to Kansas City, Kans., to become president of the Kansas City Baptist Theological Seminary, which position he held for twenty-three years, until ill health and deafness compelled his retirement. During this period he occupied the chair of pastoral theology. He always took an abiding interest in all that pertained to the public welfare, more especially while living in Topeka and Kansas City, and was in constant demand as a speaker before civic organizations and churches of all varieties. In 1901 Ottawa, Kans., University conferred on him the degree of D.D., and in 1913 he received a like degree from Dartmouth. His position in Kansas City brought him into close contact with the educational interests of his denomination, and throughout the West was an active participant in the national and sectional organizations of the Baptist church.

After leaving Kansas City he made his home in Denver, Colo., at 185 So. Pearl St., with a summer cabin at Palmer Lake, Colo., where "visitors are welcome provided. they can put up with the sleepingaccommodations." He was from 1927 to 1931 a lecturer on religious education at the Colorado Women's College. He was the first member of his class to attain recognition in "Who's Who." He was a leading theologian, preacher, and teacher of his denomination, an orator whose impressive manner, thorough understanding of his subjects, and keen wit always held the close attention of his hearers, and an accomplished writer both of prose and poetry. He called himself "a regularRoger Williams Baptist" a conservative of the evangelical type. I would not class him as a fundamentalist, for he always took a broad-minded view of the differences which separate the churches. There was no such thing as bigotry in his make-up. His dual position in the Seminary brought him into closer contact with the students than in some institutions. A majority of his students became pastors in Missouri and the South, and as the Baptist church has during the last twenty years had a larger and more permanent growth in that section than in the North, it would seem to be due to a great extent to his work.

Dr. Crannell was a member of the American Research Society, the Pi Gamma Mu, and the Rotary, a popular speaker in the latter. He was not a fraternity man. "Masons and Odd Fellows," he often said to me, "are all right, but I have not timefor them." No wonder he had no time, for he was contributing regularly to church publications, denominational and others, and book-writing. Among these were "Seams of Glory" a series of essays, "Survival of the Unfit," containing much matter which had previously appeared in the Sunday School Times and other essays of a permanent interest, a work published in 1920 on "The Christ of the Old Testament," of a more distinctively theological character. His latest book, a volume of sermons, was published in September, 1936.

He was the only member of the class of '82 who became a writer of poetry. His earliest poems appeared in some church periodicals. As far as I know they have never been collected and published in book form. They were mostly of a religious nature, several hymns; one, "The Song of the Upper Chamber," has been highly commended as deserving a place in church hymnals. I have what was probably the last one that he wrote, received in a letter of November 15, 1936. The last five years of his life were spent in retirement, but he was never idle. He was a great reader. Biography, history, poetry, fiction including his favorite Dickens, and letters to numerous friends, together with new poems, occupied much of his time. Increasing deafness, requiring the use of an eartrumpet, confined him to his Denver or Palmer Lake home, but did not break down that humerous note of good cheer noticeable in his letters. We had exchanged letters, usually after each class report, for years, but recently but few months passed that did not bring a long letter and a few poems. His church work had for years occasionally brought him to Fremont, and I had heard him preach and lecture. His last visit was in September, when the "two surviving triumvirs" certainly had a good time.

Dr. Crannell was married April 2, 1884, to Fanny Eleanor Grout, a descendant of an old English family, who survives him with one daughter, Florence Laverne, and a granddaughter. The daughter has inherited the literary ability of her father, devoting herself largely to fiction.

ARTHUR K.. DAME.

Class of 1885

FREDERICK WILLIAM PLAPP died at his home, 4140 Keeler Ave., Chicago, 111., on December 15, 1936, following a serious stroke of paralysis, which occurred five days before. He had been in his usual health, and was attending an evening lecture in his church when he was stricken.

He was born in Dubuque, lowa, April 14, iB6O, the son of Jacob Frederick and Caroline (Bockel) Plapp.

He prepared for college at the Dubuque High School and entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1881, and throughout his college course he was an industrious and diligent student.

In his sophomore year he was awarded first prize in Latin, and at Commencement he received final honors in German and French "cum laude" and delivered the salutatory address: he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and of the Psi Upsilon fraternity; during his college course he served two terms as secretary of his class and was actively interested in the work of the Y. M. C. A.; he served also as an assistant college librarian and as class monitor.

Upon his graduation his preference was to become a practicing physician, but circumstances led him into the teaching field, which became his life work—first as principal of the Dubuque High School for five years; for the next twenty years (1890- 1910) he taught in the Jefferson High School, Mayfair District, in Chicago, and for the next twenty years in the Carl Schurz High School, also in Chicago, and upon his resignation in 1930, he was made a teacher "emeritus" in that school;—his teaching had been mainly in the sciences of botany and astronomy.

After his retirement he was still very busily occupied in his various avocations, and so continued until the last. For many years his particular "hobby" had been bookbinding, which he did at his home; as a recreation he was an ardent devotee of volleyball and greatly enjoyed hiking expeditions.

Always a great lover of travel, he made numerous trips throughout this country, including several of the national parks, the Eastern and Western states and the Canadian Northwest, and in 1930 he and his wife made an extended tour, abroad, visiting most of the countries of Europe, which included seeing the famous Passion Play at Oberammergau.

He was deeply interested in religious and civic matters, and any good cause found in him a willing and earnest supporter. His loyalty to his Alma Mater and to his class was one of his outstanding characteristics, and though his home was so far from Hanover, he, nevertheless, was one of the most constant attendants at the reunions of his class and at the time of his death he was serving as its president, having been elected in 1935 for the following five-year term.

While his educational interests were broad, he was particularly devoted to the natural sciences; this interest never waned, and at the time of his death he was serving as president of the Chicago Natural History Club.

He was married August 6, 1889, in San Francisco to Caroline Bauer; of their marriage seven children were born, three of whom died in infancy. Mrs. Plapp is very pleasantly known to many of the class, having attended several of the reunions with her husband, including the Golden Reunion (1935).

He is survived by his wife and their following-named children—Elmer B. of El Paso, Texas, an engineer with the American Smelting & Refining Cos.; Doris A. and Elsie Marie, both teachers in the Chicago high schools, and Frederick W. Jr. of Chicago, an engineer with the Western Electric Cos.; he is also survived by two grandsons and one granddaughter.

"Fuddy" Plapp, as he was affectionately known by his classmates, was a man beloved and respected by all who knew him; he was frank, sincere, and friendly, and his life was one of earnest, cheerful helpfulness, particularly to the large number of students who came under his instruction and influence during his long teaching career.

Class of 1886

During December two more of our '86 homes have parted with a member. Christmas morning, December 25, Mrs. Thompson was called. Her journey with Thompson lacked only two days of fifty years, as they were married December 27, 1886. Five children and eight grandchildren are left to share with Thompson those memories of wife, mother, and grandmother that can never be lost.

Three weeks before, December 5, WILLIAM ELMER CHAFFIN died. Chaffin had a stroke early in 1936, but recovered so much that early in the fall he and Mrs. Chaffin sold their home in Scituate, Mass., and moved to 211 South Ave., 66, Los Angeles, Calif., so as to be near Mrs. Chaffin's family. On December 2, Mrs. Chaffin wrote the Secretary that Chaffin's health had again broken and that she feared he would soon go.

Chaffin was born in Claremont, N. H., November 18, 1862, the son of John W. and Susan (Gage) Chaffin. He prepared for college in the Stevens High School there. After graduating from college he taught in various schools and became superintendent of schools in Dennis and Yarmouth, which position he held for 19 years. He then went to Scituate as superintendent of schools of Scituate, Northfield, and Duxbury until, after an interval of one year in business, he became Scituate postmaster, a position held until 1936.

Chaffin was married to Belle Hawes of East Dennis, Mass., October 3, 1893, and he said, "She has proved a tower of strengthand a wonderful helpmate." They had no children. Just before the reunion, Chaffin being unwell, Mrs. Chaffin showed her feeling of membership in 'B6 by asking the Secretary to "tell the boys to give one WahHoo-Wah for us both. We shall be withyou in spirit at the banquet."

And now, Mrs. Chaffin, the hearts of all 'B6 share with you both the joys and sorrows of your memories of "our Chaffin."

Class of 1891

DR. GEORGE ALBION DICKSON died in a hospital in Ogden, Utah, December 28, 1936, from the effects of an apopletic stroke received two years before.

He was born in Ryegate, Vt., July 14, 1867, one of ten children of Robert and Elizabeth (Gibson) Dickson, and prepared for college at Mclndoe Falls Academy. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta.

He left college at the end of freshman year, and began the study of medicine in New York city, obtaining his medical degree rom Bellevue Hospital Medical College in 1891. After hospital experience in New York and further study in Vienna he served for a year on a sailing ship plying between the United States and the Azores Islands, and then practiced for a year in Groveton, N. H. He had been a prominent and successful physician and surgeon at Ogden for forty years, and was for many years attending physician at the Utah State Industrial School.

He was a member of the City Council for some time and also of the city school board. He was a Shriner and a Scottish Rite Mason, and a member of the First Presbyterian church of Ogden.

In 1894 Dr. Dickson was married to Grace Dunham at Valley Springs, S. D. She died in 1917, and June 17, 1925, he was married to Viora Gwin of Ogden, who survives him. A son and a daughter of the first marriage, Holton C. Dickson and M. Ruth Dickson, both of Los Angeles, also survive him, and a son of the second marriage, George Albion Dickson Jr. There are also two grandchildren.

Class of 1912

GLADWIN MERL NEAD died at his home in Norwood, Mass., December 13, 1936, from complications as the result of an illness of over a year.

He was born in Bedford, Ohio, July 19, 1891, the son of George W. and Etta J. (Tryon) Nead, and prepared for college at the high school of Norwood, Mass. He graduated with honors—magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa.

After graduation he studied law at Harvard, and received the degree of LL.B. in 1915. After finishing law school he was employed by the Boston law firm of Hale, Oveson & Kendall until September, 1917, when he began practice with the firm of Warner, Stackpole & Bradlee. He was made a member of the firm in 1929, and so remained until his death, the work of the firm being largely in corporation and trust law.

He was a former president of the Norwood Chamber of Commerce, and for several years served as a member of the school committee. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. William F. English 'OB at the First Congregational church. Schools were closed at noon,, and the number of floral pieces was the largest ever seen at a Norwood funeral. The honorary pall-bearers were Glad's son Marshall, his three brothers, Raymond (Dartmouth '11), Carroll, and George, and his brother-in-law, G. Roy Walsh.

July 8, 1918, he was married to Lila Sutton Walsh of Norwood, who survives him. Their son Marshall, born June 16, 1919, is attending Holderness School at Plymouth, N. H.

Dartmouth and 1912 have lost a loyal and distinguished son.

Class of 1914

WILLIAM STOUGHTON CURRIER died December 25, 1936, at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover, following a brief illness with coronary thrombosis. The funeral services which were conducted by Rev. Walter P. Brockway '26 were held from his late home in West Lebanon.

Bill Currier was born July 12, 1889, in West Lebanon, son of George William and Lucia Ann (Stoughton) Currier. He was graduated from West Lebanon High School and Kimball Union Academy, and finished his education at Dartmouth College, where he graduated with the class of 1914. He was a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity. November 15, 1919, he married Mary Jane Gilmore of West Lebanon, and to them was born one child, William. He had been a resident of West Lebanon his entire life and had for a number of years been the owner of the C. H. Dana Cos. He is survived by his wife and son, William Stoughton Currier Jr., aged eight, and two uncles, Daniel G. Stoughton of Chelsea, Vt. and Spencer Stoughton of Boston.

The bearers were Hugh Plummer, Harold Aher, Jeff Tesreau, Paul Smith '14, Robert McNamara, and Bernard White. Burial was in the West Lebanon cemetery.

Bill was a member of the American Legion. During the war he served from February, 1918, to January, 1919, as a private, Engineering Detachment, Ordinance Corps. U. S. A., at Watertown Arsenal.

The secretary has expressed to Mrs. Currier the sympathy on the part of the class.

Class of 1923

GEORGE JOSEPH JAEGER was found dead in a lonely piece of woods near Libertyville, 111., January 3, 1937. He had evidently shot himself with a revolver which was found in his hand. For several days he had been depressed on account of poor health, and on the fatal morning had left his home in Lake Forest, driving a station wagon.

The son of George Joseph and Minnie (Birk) Jaeger, he was born in Chicago, October 8, 1900. He prepared for college at Phillips Exeter Academy and was with the class only during freshman year. He was a member of Psi Upsilon.

He may have attended some other college after leaving Dartmouth, but the only record is that in 1924-7 he studied at the Harvard School of Business Administration, where he graduated with the degree of M.B. A. He was then a solicitor and stock trader for the Chicago firm of Scott, Burrows, & Christie. Later he was reported as a stock and grain broker with Breckenridge & Cos., and at the time of his death was with Graham & Cos.

June 15, 1931, he was married to Ellen, daughter of George Bruce Douglas of Cedar Rapids, lowa, who survives him with a daughter, Margaret Douglas, four years old. His mother is also living, his father having died a year ago.

FREDERICK W. PLAPP '85