Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notices may appear in this issue or may appear in a later number.]
Snow, William P., '81, Oct. 12. Bradley, Welcome W., '87, Sept. 14. Barrett, John, '89, Oct. 17. Brigham, Whitney G., '92, June 21. Blood, Edward P., '95. Woodworth, Edward K., '97, Sept. 28. Keyes, Homer E., '00, Oct. 8. Churchill, Edgar F., '02. Cushing, John T., '08, Sept. 24. Prentice, Eugene M., '08, Oct. 7. Taylor, Paul M., '10, Apr. 23. Cheeseman, Charles W., '22, Sept. 25. Eckel, Karl A., '35. Meyerding, Augustus S., '35, Feb. 18, '37.
Poole, Dr. William H., med. '79, Sept. 16. Thompson, Lloyd 0., med. 'as, Tuly, 1037. Colby, Fred, med. '96, Oct. 6. Duffield, Edward D., hon. '34, Sept. 17.
Necrology
1883
GEORGE FRANK BLAKE, the oldest member of the class, died at the Convalescing Home, First Parish, South Lincoln, Mass., July 2, 1938.
He was the son of Joseph and Sarah (Hodgkins) Blake and was born at Sharon, Mass., February 22, 1856. His father was a shoe manufacturer.
Mr. Blake attended school in early life at Athol, Foxboro, and Sharon, Mass. He fitted for college at St. Johnsbury Academy and entered Dartmouth College in the class of 1883, where he graduated in regular course.
While in college he was extremely popular. He had a fine, sweet voice and was a member of the Glee Club, a member of the Philadelphian Club and of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He taught school in Vermont during winter terms.
After graduating from college he first engaged successively in the shoe and oil business, but finally purchased the business of the McPhail Piano Co. of which he became president. He continued with this company until he retired from active business. He was a director of the Waltham Trust Company.
I quote from a letter received from his son during the summer vacation:
"Thank you for your nice letter and yourexpression of sympathy. Dad was a great fellow and dearly loved by all.
"As a Dartmouth 1924 graduate myself, Ihad the opportunity of meeting many of Dad'sclassmates at your 40th reunion and again atyour 50th. I had heard Dad speak of so manyof the men that I was delighted to know them.You had a fine class, and he was always proudof them.
"Two of the best friends I ever had wereyour classmates, John McCrillis and WilliamNiles. I have visited in their homes and knowall their families well; it is only regrettablethat they had to go."
1884
CLESSON AMBROSE LOWELL died in Marlboro, Mass., May 30, 1937.
He was born in Southboro, Mass., January 12, 1863, the son of Joseph and Philena E. (Newton) Lowell.
He was in college only in the fall of 1880. For several years he was in copper and brass business and later in life insurance business in Marlboro.
May 10, 1885, he was married to May Ball of Newton Highlands, Mass., who survives him. They had two daughters, one of whom survived her father.
1887
WELCOME WALTER BRADLEY was born at Sutton, Vt„ Sept. 7, 1862, son of Samuel and Harriet Densmore. On the early death of his parents he was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bradley of Sutton. The Densmores were of Mayflower descent in several lines. Bradley was one of the large delegation which St. Johnsbury sent to Hanover in 1883, and during the two years in college excelled in sports, especially on the running track.
On leaving college he went West, and after several commercial ventures settled in social and religious work as an executive in Omaha and elsewhere. Later he came to Baltimore and New York and engaged in similar work. His first wife, Margaret Hazen, was a sister of Prof. Hazen '89. There were two children, George and Helen, who survive him. Later he married in New York Margaret J. MacRae. He was a man of deep religious convictions. His death occurred at Omaha, Neb., Sept. 14, 1938.
1888
FRANK EDWARD GOVE, our highly respected classmate, died suddenly on August 19 at the Vista del Arroya Hotel in Pasadena, Calif., from coronary thrombosis.
Gove was the son of Aaron Gove, Denver's great pioneer superintendent of schools. He was born in Andover, Mass., October 29, 1865, went to Denver with his parents when a child, attended the grade schools, and graduated from the East Denver High School. He was welcomed by us as an unusual member of our class in September, 1884—welcomed not only for his open and frank personality and his intellectual maturity, but also for the long distance he had come to enter our little college among the hills.
He studied law at Georgetown University, and was admitted to the Colorado bar in 1892. Here he practiced till the time of his death. He was identified through his law work with many large corporations, and attained an unusual standing in the profession in the mountain states.
On September 7, 1909, he married Miss Grace Hartzell, who survives him. There were no children. Funeral services were held in Denver on August 25.
The last letter the Secretary received from Gove was in early June, stating that he had engaged a room at the Inn, and was looking forward to our 50th, but the doctor had just ordered him to take Mrs. Gove to the Coast, as the high altitude of Denver was most serious for her. While this may have been true in part, the Secretary has a suspicion that his own health had much to do with the lastminute change in his plans. We surely did miss him.
1892
EDWARD FRANCIS BLOOD died September 26 at Pondville, Mass., Hospital, following an operation. He was taken ill while on his way to attend the 50th reunion of his class at Thetford Academy, and had been in the hospital some three weeks.
He was born in East Boston, Mass., September 3, 1866, but came to Dartmouth from West Fairlee, Vt.—one of a group of five in our class who fitted at Thetford Academy.
After graduation he taught in Seabrook, N. H., and in Norwell, Northboro, and Mendon, Mass., until poor health compelled him to give up teaching in 1907. He bought a home in Mendon, and became connected with the Draper Corporation in Hopedale, which he served faithfully for 30 years.
With improving health, Blood became increasingly active in the civic life of the town. He was active too in the Masonic bodies with which he was connected, with the Grange, and with the Baptist church, although he retained his membership in the Congregational church of Northboro, which he joined when teaching in that town. He was a devoted Dartmouth man, loyal to the College and the class, and always ready to do his share in every college interest.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Grace Ward Blood, and his daughter, Mrs. Gladys Holmes of Hopedale.
News has come very indirectly that WILBUR LEIGHTON DUNTLEY died at Nashville, Tenn., early in the summer.
Duntley entered the Chandler School from Rochester, N. H., but did not complete the course, dropping out in junior year. He had a talent for drawing, and had prepared a number of sketches for the '92 Aegis before leaving college.
He capitalized on his artistic ability by joining the art department of the Kendall papers in Manchester and later by working on Boston papers in the same line. He was a horse lover, was well known to grand circuit patrons in New Hampshire, and for a time was connected with the American Horse Breeder of Boston, the leading turf journal.
Details of his life since he went to Nashville about ten years ago are not available at this writing.
1897
EDWARD KNOWLTON WOODWORTH died suddenly September 28 at Wyman House, Cambridge, Mass.
He was born in Concord, N. H., August 25, 1875, the son of Albert Bingham and Mary A. (Parker) Woodworth. In college he was leader of the Glee Club and of the college choir, and was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Casque and Gauntlet.
After graduation he studied law at Harvard, receiving the degree of LL.B. in 1900. He began practice in his native city, and continued there through life, becoming one of the most prominent and successful attorneys in the state. He was also president of the New Hampshire Savings Bank. He was a member of the city council in 1907-10, being its president the last year. In 1934-5 he was president of the state bar association. He was secretary of the standing committee of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, and since 1919 chancellor of the diocese.
Deeply interested in Dartmouth matters, he was a member of the Alumni Council from 1917 to 1923, presented the Moosilauke TipTop House to the Dartmouth Outing Club, and had served as president of the Alumni Association.
In 1913 he was married to Clara Farwell Holt o£ Claremont, who died in 1917. In 1920 he was married to Kate Chandler Cavis of Concord, who died in 1926. Three daughters survive, Mrs. Constance Goss o£ Worcester, Mass., Mrs. Margaret D'Arcy of Dover, N. H., and Miss Mary Woodworth of Concord. Another daughter died early.
NED WOODWORTH was well born in Concord. He needed for Dartmouth no enrollment at an academy or preparatory school. From his freshman year at Dartmouth he was an accepted class leader and in music as in social direction he held first place. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and the Sphinx Senior Society. He was choir leader at St. Thomas Episcopal Church and at the College Chapel. On student life problems he was consulted by professors and by President Tucker.
After graduation Woodworth attended the Harvard Law School, and was admitted to the bar, first in Massachusetts and then in New Hampshire. He became a member of New Hampshire's premier law firm, Streeter, Hollis, Demond and Woodworth, and in time became a senior member of the firm. He was a director and then president of the New Hampshire Savings Bank. He was a director or president of several industrial corporations. He was a leading citizen of the capital city of the State of New Hampshire.
Ned Woodworth remained a devout churchman. He was devoted to his home church in Concord and to the welfare of the Diocese of New Hampshire. He gave much attention to the Y.M.C.A. His interest in Dartmouth never waned and for its wholesome development he gave liberally from his holdings on Mount Moosilauke.
He was married to Clara Holt, "Cap's" sister, and this was the only interclass marriage. Four daughters were born, and three of these are now living. After Mrs. Woodworth's death Ned was married to Mrs. Cavis. The second Mrs. Woodworth died a few years ago.
Ned Wood worth was a man of executive capacity, high ideals, dignified bearing and friendly manners. The funeral was largely attended, and the class was represented by all who could attend.
1902
EDGAR FRIEDMAN CHURCHILL died in Chicago, Ill., August 23. 1938. While he had been afflicted with heart trouble for several years, he retired the night before in apparent good spirits but passed away quietly during his sleep.
The son of Siegfried Henry and Alice (Friedman) Kirchberger, he was born in New York City, August 31, 1878. Several years after leaving college he and his brother and classmate, Richard S., translated their name from Kirchberger to Churchill. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi, and left college at the close of sophomore year.
For many years he was in the sales department of S. W. Straus & Co., a Chicago investment firm, and was later vice president and secretary of Spray-X, Inc., of Chicago. For some years he had not been in active business, and had been much interested in photography.
October 25, 1905, he was married to Josephine Kellogg Dickson, who survives him. They had no children.
1905
FERDINAND FRENCH died at his home in Pittsfield, N. H., August si, 1938, after a long illness caused by a kidney injury.
He was born in Pittsfield, July 6, 1881, the son of Eliphalet and Hannah (Paige) French. He prepared for college at Pittsfield High School and Phillips Exeter Academy, and left college about the middle of the course.
He was in the wholesale lumber business for three years, working for Boston and New York firms, and then was in grain and hay business in Boston. In August, 1911, he returned to Pittsfield and opened a hay and grain store, which he conducted until forced by ill health to retire in 1936. He also served as postmaster, town clerk, and moderator.
June 28, 1911, he was married to Florence Elizabeth Adams of Lawrence, Mass., who died December 11, 1912. A second marriage was to Katherine, daughter of Warren D. and Alice (Shaw) Pickard, June 28, 1916. She survives him, with two children, Robert Warren and Constance.
1908
EUGENE MILES PRENTICE died suddenly at his home, 130 Summit Avenue, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, on October 7. He was 53 years of age, and for some time had suffered from a cardiac ailment which forced him to forego violent exercise. Otherwise he was in apparent good health, and in June he brought his family to the reunion in Hanover.
Gene was born in Rockford, Ill., September 2, 1885, the son of Frederick S. and Lucy S. Prentice. He attended schools in South Bend, Indiana, and entered Dartmouth in 1904. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity, prominent in undergraduate activities, and graduated in 1908 with Phi Beta Kappa honors.
Following graduation he engaged in banking in Chicago, and for 10 years was associated with the State Bank of Chicago. In 1918 he went to New York to the main office of the National Bank of Commerce, and in 1920 was made assistant cashier of that bank. In 1924 he was elected a second vice president, and in 1926 vice president. In May 1929 the bank was merged with the Guaranty Trust Company of New York, and from that time until his death Gene was in charge of credits for the Guaranty Trust, a position of great responsibility and one requiring judgment and confidence. In addition to his other work Gene was a director of the H. L. Green Company, the Manville-Jenckes Corp. and Metropolitan Stores, Ltd., and a trustee of the Northwestern Leather Company Trust.
April 17, 1915, he married Mildred M. Childs of Evanston, Ill., who survives him together with a son, Eugene M. Prentice Jr., Dartmouth '38, and a sister, Mrs. Harry Bird of Pasadena, California.
Since graduation Gene has always been interested in Dartmouth and 'OB affairs. In Chicago he was president of the Alumni Association of Chicago and he has attended all reunions and class gatherings.
Funeral services were held October 10 in Upper Montclair.
JOHN T. CUSHING died September 24 in Chicago where he had gone on a business trip from his home in Boston. He was stricken with pneumonia, and taken to a Chicago hospital. Blood transfusions and other emergency measures were in vain. Mrs. Cushing flew from Boston and reached her husband's bedside 15 minutes before his death.
John Cushing entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1904. He was probably the youngest member of the class of 1908. In December of 1907 he left Dartmouth to accept an appointment to West Point. The following year he resigned from the Military Academy rather than testify against a friend at a court martial. He then went to St. Albans, Vt., and secured employment as a reporter on the St. Albans Messenger, and in 1912 became editor of that newspaper, a position he filled with distinction until 1927. During that time he performed military duty during the Mexican Border troubles of 1916, and in the World War was Food Administrator in Vermont, He was a delegate to the national Republican convention in 1916, served as state historian, as publicity director for the Vermont Central railroad, and in many other positions of trust and honor.
In 1927 William Randolph Hearst was so impressed by John's ability that he offered him a position as publisher of the Hearst Washington newspapers, the Herald and Times. For three years he was in Washington, and in 1930 he went to Boston as president of the Northeastern Publishing Company and publisher of the Boston Daily Record. His close association with class activities, interrupted for several years, began again on his return to New England, and he was a regular attendant at class meetings and parties until his death, though he was unable to be at the reunion last June, because of a reorganization of the Hearst business interests under which he was promoted to membership in the general management of all the Hearst newspapers.
John Cushing was born October 24, 1887, in Lowell, Mass., the son of George R. and Katherine Morgan Cushing. He attended Laconia high school before entering Dartmouth, where he had two older brothers, Stephen and Joseph Cushing, in the class of 1906. On October 18, 1913, he married Ruth M. Ellis of St. Albans, Vt., who survives him with three children, William Thayer, Whitney, and Sarah Cushing. He was a member of the Congregational church, the Masons, the Army and Navy club, and several country clubs and social organizations. He was a trustee of Norwich University, and held membership in the Military Order of Foreign Wars.
Funeral services were held September 27 at the Cushing home, 536 Walnut Street, Newtonville, Mass. Burial was the following day, in St. Albans, Vt., in Greenwood cemetery.
In college John Cushing was a rather quiet youth who won the love of his associates and showed evidence of the inherent ability which later carried him to the very top in the journalistic profession. In later years while carrying the heavy responsibilities of his business, and incidentally enjoying one of the highbracket incomes, John was the same quiet friendly fellow we knew in 1904-'07, always glad to gather with classmates, give help when needed, answer letters, and like the rest of us, feel genuinely sad when pressure of other affairs prevented him from attendance at a reunion or dinner.
SIDNEY EAMES PHILLIPS died May 31, 1938, at his home in West Hartford, Conn.
The son of J. Sherman and Mary E. (Eames) Phillips, he was born in New London, N. H., January 18, 1887. In his childhood the family removed to Collinsville, Conn., whence he came to college. He was a member of the class only during freshman year. In 1909 he entered the employ of the Spencer Turbine Co. of Hartford, and rose to be sales manager, secretary, and then president. In 1930 he was obliged to retire from the business on account of ill health.
September 20, 1910, he was married to Olive M. Holt of Collinsville, who died in July, 1935. Their daughter Doris survives her parents.
1910
JOHN TYLER DOUGLAS died at the Lawrence (Mass.) Hospital April 28, 1938, after a ten-day illness from ruptured appendix.
He was born in Leeds, Ontario, July 24, 1887, the son of Frank M. and Nancy (Bracken) Douglas. His early life was spent in Methuen, Mass., where he prepared for college. He was a member of Chi Phi. He was with the class only two years, but made many friends who always thought highly of him.
Returning to Methuen, he early became interested in the civic affairs of the town, and eventually became town clerk, a position which he had filled with honor for the past 17 years. He was active in the Masons and the Methuen Lions Club, served as president of the Massachusetts Town Clerks Association for several years, was a director of the Methuen National Bank, and a trustee of the Nevins Memorial Library. A church-going man, he became clerk of the Methuen Congregational church and superintendent of its Sunday school.
July 29, 1914, he was married to Nettie H., daughter of Robert J. and Elizabeth Morton, who survives him. Their only son died at the age of fifteen.
"Fat" retained a great interest in everything pertaining to Dartmouth, and was a regular football fan, going to Hanover twice each fall to see games, and always attending the Harvard and Yale games, with an occasional trip to Princeton.
He led the life that one is permitted to enjoy in a smaller community, and denied in larger cities. Active in religious, social, and civic matters, public-spirited and highly respected, John Tyler Douglas did his bit toward making this a better world to live in.
1914
GEORGE RANDALL BATCHELLER passed away September 28 after a short illness at his home, 4570 Boston Post Road, Pelham Manor, N. Y. At the time of his death he was president of Chesterfield Motion Picture Corporation, 1540 Broadway, New York City, independent producers of motion pictures.
He was born in Providence, R. I., January 19, 1891, the son of the late George R. and Lillian Batcheller. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Mildred Schlichte Batcheller, and six children, Richard, Dorothy, Mary Louise, Betty Anne, Mildred, and George Jr.
Thus we must record regretfully the passing of another of the class of 1914.
1915
EDWARD GRAY RICE died suddenly in Cambridge, Mass., July 7, 1938, the cause of his death being coronary thrombosis.
The son of George A. and Emily Frances (Gray) Rice, he was born in Palmer, Mass., April 17, 1892, and prepared for college at Palmer High School.
After graduation he was from 1916 to 1918 associated with Holbrook, Cabot, and Rollins. Then followed a brief military service from July to December, after which he was with Haskins and Sells to 1925. From this date he was with Ernst and Ernst, public accountants, of Boston, till his death.
He was a member of the Masonic order, of the Commonwealth Country Club, and of the Dartmouth Club of Boston.
He was never married, and a brother and sister are the nearest surviving relatives.
1916
NEAL KINGSBURY BREWER, after a two-year illness, died at the United States Veterans Hospital, Togus, Me., August 30.
He was born in Westbrook, Me., September 15, 1891, the son of Ernest E. and Marcia E. (Dunn) Brewer. When he was 15 the family removed to Portland. He prepared for college at Deering High School and Hebron Academy. He remained with the class only through freshman year, but became a member of Theta Delta Chi.
After leaving college he was for some time with the United States Tire Co. of Portland. From May 24, 1917, to April 2, 1919, he was in military service, in intelligence work and on transport duty. He then "returned to the United States Tire Co., and was later with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. For the past 16 years he had been in the employ of the Socony-Vacuum Co. at Portland, serving as operating manager in Maine and New Hampshire.
The sympathies of the Dartmouth brotherhood and the class of 1916 are extended to Mr. Ernest E. Brewer of 3 Rockleff St., Portland, Me., who is the only surviving relative.
1922
GEORGE THOMSON MOORE of Short Hills, N. J., died in a New York hospital August 31, after a short illness.
The son of Edgar Benjamin and Georgina (Thomson) Moore, he was born in Elizabeth, N. J., April 24, 1899, and prepared for college at the Pingrey School, where he was captain of the school football team. In college he played end on the varsity, and was a member of the boxing team. He was a member of Psi Upsilon, Casque and Gauntlet, and Palae-opitus.
Since graduation he had been an executive of Benjamin Moore & Co., paint manufacturers, of 511 Canal St., New York.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Esther Lane Moore, a daughter, Priscilla, and a son, George T. Jr., as well as his parents, a brother, and three sisters.
The funeral was held September 2 at the home of his parents in Elizabeth. Among those attending were the following members of the class of 1922: Stan Miner, Bill Morrell, Jack Dodd, Had Pinney, Frank Horan, Sumner Kilmarx, and Eddie Johnson.
ERNEST JACOB ECGERSS was killed in September in an automobile accident near Faribault, Minn.
He was born in Omaha, Neb., May 22, 1900, the son of August John and Marguerite Wilhelmina (Meitzen) Eggerss, and prepared for college at the Shattuck School in Faribault. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. He was with the class through freshman year, and then was absent until February, 1931, when he returned, remaining through the college year. He then went to the University of Nebraska, where he graduated in 1922.
He studied law at the University of Chicago and at Harvard, but did not practice the profession, going into the paper box manufacturing business conducted by his father in Omaha. The business was later moved to Des Moines, lowa, where early in 1935 he became president and general manager of the Eggerss- O'Flyn Co. of lowa.
November 4, 1927, he was married to Katherine Spitler of Chicago, who survives him, with two sons and a daughter.
REV. CHARLES WALTER CHEESEMAN died September 25 at the Veterans' Hospital, Togus, Me., where he had been a patient for two months.
He was born in Sarnia, Ont., May 5, 1889, the son of Benjamin John and Martha (Hall) Cheeseman, and after graduating from Mt. Hermon School at Northfield, Mass., he entered Bangor Theological Seminary in 1915. After two years he left the Seminary to go into military service, and served 13 months overseas in the A.E.F. He then returned to the Seminary, graduating in 1920. He entered the class of 1922 at the beginning of junior year, and remained for the rest of the course.
For the next two years he was engaged in business, and then entered the Baptist ministry, serving churches first at Bradford, Me., later at Rochester, N. Y., and finally at Sabattus, Me.
He was actively connected with the American Legion, and had been chaplain of the Department of Maine.
His wife, Mrs. Grace R. Cheeseman, survives him, with a daughter and three sons.
1928
BENJAMIN FIELD SWISHER was killed by an accidental explosion on May 10, 1938.
The son of Benjamin Franklin and Helen Field (Moulton) Swisher, he was born in Waterloo, lowa, June 11, 1906, and graduated from the West Waterloo High School in 1924 as valedictorian. In college he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and later of Phi Delta Theta, a legal fraternity.
In 1931 he graduated from the University of lowa Law School, and began practice at Waterloo, where he had met with marked success.
May 28, 1932, he was married to Marion Munroe, daughter of Alfred and Ellen (Billings) Longley, who survives him. There are no children.
1930
HENRY WEBB SALISBURY was instantly killed with his wife and their two children when their plane became lost in a fog bank and crashed near San Fernando, Calif., on May 17.
The son of Bert Eugene and Mary P. (Pharis) Salisbury, he was born in Syracuse, N. Y., October 5, 1908.
After graduation he entered the field of aviation. He was for a time a reserve student naval aviator in the U.S.N., and at the time of his death was a lieutenant (junior grade) in the U.S.N.R. In 1933 he received the degree of M.S. in aeronautical engineering from M.I.T. From 1934 to 1936 he taught aeronautical engineering at the University of Minnesota, resigning this position to go with the Northwest Airlines, where he was at the time of his death assistant to the vice-president in charge of operations.
January 21, 1933, he was married to Betty E. Carle of Newport, R. I.
ADOLPH WILLIAM BRY died of penumonia at his home in Shrewsbury, N. J., August 1, 1938.
He was born in Webster Groves, Mo., November 16, 1908, the son of Louis Bry.
He had been actively engaged in business as a builder and contractor.
July 18, 1931, he was married to Helen Broderson of Glen Ridge, N. J., who survives him, with a son.
1935
AUGUSTUS STINCHFIELD MEYERDING died at Oaxaca, Mexico, February 18, 1937. He was taking a trip through the state of Oaxaca, studying Indian wool weaving, when he sustained lacerations and abrasions over the small of the back which became infected with anthrax.
The son of Dr. Henry William and Lura Abbie (Stinchfield) Meyerding, he was born in Rochester, Minn., November 30, 1913, and prepared for college at Rochester High School and the Shattuck School. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi:
He left Dartmouth in the middle of sophomore year, and afterwards attended the University of Minnesota and later registered for a course at the University of Mexico.
KARL ALFRED ECKEL died in Buffalo, N. Y., July 14, 1938.
He was born in Buffalo, April 10, 1913, the son of George Joseph and Mary (Bloedhorn) Eckel. He entered Dartmouth at the beginning of sophomore year, being transferred from Norwich University.
After graduation he took the naval course for aviation at Pensacola, and then entered the naval air service.
Robert E. Eckel '38 is a brother.
1936
WILLIAM DOUGLAS SAYRE JR. died suddenly at his home in Red Bank, N. J., May 24, 1938. He had come home from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia a few weeks before for a period of rest.
He was born December 20, 1915, the son of Dr. William Douglas and Louise (Bennett) Sayre, and prepared for college at Red Bank High School. At Dartmouth he was active in the German Club, and was a member of Alpha Kappa Kappa.
FRANK MYERS MILLER was killed on May 29 when he with a friend crashed in his plane into Millet Lake, Michigan.
He was born at Ashland, Ohio, January 29, 1914, his parents being Thomas William and Helen (Myers) Miller, and prepared for college at the University School. He was a member of Kappa Sigma, and left college in sophomore year.
The death of JOHN TORRENCE SPURLOCK has been reported, but with no particulars.
He was born in Chicago, Ill., August 31,1914, the son of Athur G. and Aimee (Torrence) Spurlock. He also left college before graduation. He had been connected with the editorial department of Time.
MEDICAL SCHOOL
1893
Dr. Frank Edward Tasker died at his home in West Acton, Mass., June 19, 1938, of arteriosclerosis.
He was born in Northwood, N. H., January 26, 1863, the son of Audrew and Louisa (Snell) Tasker.
After graduation he took a short course at the New York Post-Graduate Medical School, and then began practice at West Acton, where he remained for the rest of his life. He was chairman of the board of health of Acton for 40 years, and was on the hospital staff at Concord, Mass.
In 1893 he was married to Lavina D. Hanson, who died August 7, 1938. They had no children.
