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.]

LEONARD, NATHANIEL W., '72, Oct. 9, 1937. WOODS, CHARLES H., '76, Nov. 11, 1937. KENASTON, GEORGE F., '78, Dec. 24, 1937. EATON, CHARLES H., '79, Dec. 16, 1937. DAME, ARTHUR K., '82, Dec. 25, 1937. GREELEY, ARTHUR P., '83, Jan. 8, 1938. HAPGOOD, HERBERT J., '96, Sept. 6, 1929. LEWIS, GEORGE M., '97, Dec. 28, 1937. WALKER, FRED A., '99, Dec. 10, 1937. SMITH, CHAUNCEY W., '07, Dec. 7, 1937. LIBBY, JOSEPH R., '08, Dec. 10, 1937. YOUNG, RUGAR, '14, Oct. 12, 1937. FEAKINS, ROBERT W., '33, Dec. 10, 1937. BARTON, STEVEN H., '36, Dec. 7, 1937. PLATTS, HARRY S., med. '98, Jan. 7, 1938. BAKER, NEWTON D., hon. '28, Dec. 25, 1937. BROWN, DR. LAURASON, hon. '31, Dec. 26, 1937. PERLEY, SIR GEORGE H., hon. '33, Jan. 4, 1938.

ALUMNI NOTES Necrology

Class of 1878

REV. GEORGE FRANKI.IN KENASTON died at his home in Crawfordsville, Ind., December 24, 1937. He was born in Woodbury, Vt., May 28, 1852, son of Ezra A. and Sarah (Fling) Kenaston. His father who was injured while transporting supplies to the Union army in Civil War days, died while George was a child, and the boy was obliged to go to work at an early age. He succeeded however in working his way to an education, preparing for college at Montpelier Seminary. He taught school at East Calais, Vt., freshman and sophomore winters. He was a member of DKE and the Christian Fraternity, and joined the College church in freshman spring.

At graduation he gave teaching as his intended occupation, and the following fall went to Oberlin and began the study of theology while tutoring Latin, but soon left to become superintendent of schools of Maumee City, Ohio, leaving that position in turn to pursue further study at Michigan University where he obtained his A.M. degree in 1881. Thereafter he was superintendent of schools successively at Attica and Noblesville, Ind., and after spending the spring and summer of 1889 in Europe, in similar positions at Owatonna and Mankato, Minn., and Crawfordsville, Ind., where he made his permanent home thereafter, reporting himself at one time as preaching there and again as "working with Wabash College andmany organizations of this state and theMiddle West." He seems to have found occupation for his abundant energies in a rather wide region round-about during his long residence there in Crawfordsville.

His brief study of theology at Oberlin seems to have opened the door to the ministerial profession, and for two of his four years as superintendent of schools at Noblesville he occupied the pulpit of a Presbyterian church. Thereafter he either combined or alternated teaching and preaching and was active in both educational and religious circles.

The only classmate ever to fall in with Kenaston in his Midwestern field of service was Chadwick, who was to that manner born. While Kenaston was at Noblesville Chadwick wrote: "Kenaston spent somedays with me in August, 1887, in attendance upon one of our school institutes, andwe passed a most pleasant week together.Kenaston made ati excellent impressionupon our people and the teachers he met,and proved himself a strong and enthusiastic worker in all school enterprises.There was much about hitn of the Kenas-ton of old Dartmouth days. His New England peculiarities came out the more prominently as I had become unaccustomed tothem, but it was Kenaston strengthenedand broadened, a noble, true-hearted man,well equipped for, and conscientious in hisprofession."

He was married in August following graduation to Miss Ella V. Ward of Middlesex, Vt., who died in 1933. He was the first member of the class to achieve the half century of married life. They had two daughters, both educated at Webster College. Mabel, the elder, brought her husband home while he completed his education, and she died at home in 1917 leaving two small children to grow up there. He refers also to an adopted child. The other daughter, Marie, is now Mrs. Fadley of Crawfordsville, and has a daughter. He is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Sarah Stevens of Northfield Falls, Vt.

Class of 1879

CHARLES HEARD EATON died December 16 in a hospital at Great Falls, Montana, after a brief illness from stomach ulcers. He was born at Warren, Me., November 6, 1856, and fitted for college in the Warren High School.

"Spartacus," as he was known to his classmates, was probably the largest and strongest man in the class physically, a mighty man of valor in "cane rushes," champion hammer-thrower and shot-putter in the athletic sports of the period. He was a member of the Phi Zeta Mu fraternity in the Chandler Scientific Department, and gave the "Address to the Old Pine" in the Class Day exercises at graduation.

Soon after graduating, he went to the Far West, where the rest of his life was spent. Until recent years he seldom communicated with his classmates, and referred only vaguely to his experiences during his active years. He was for a time at Boulder, Colo., then in laboratory work and as general manager for the Republic Mining Cos. at Cooke City, Mont. For some years he was associated with an older brother in an extensive mining and smelting business. At Livingston, Mont., he was elected to the state legislature in 1891. After the panic of 1893 crippled the mining business, he operated a ranch for many years at Abrosakee, Mont. From about 1923 to 1930 he was with the Sunburst-Kevn oil development at Sunburst, Mont. At the same time he was engaged in selling mining stocks, but in 193° lost his salaried position with the oil company, and removed to Great Falls, where he has since lived at the Grand Hotel.

Eaton had an unusually varied and adventurous career. He wrote to a classmate that he had "ridden the crest of the waveand known the other extreme as well." Optimistic by nature, he was always looking for success in his enterprises, which unfortunately did not always materialize. Since his retirement in 1930, he had practically no income except a small state pension granted in 1932. At times he did night duty in the hotel to meet his room rent, cooking his meals himself in his room. Through it all, he made no complaints, replied to inquiries about his situation only under protest, and was always expecting better times. He wrote, "I am certain I willfind something worth while, and I hopesoon." Again after stating that he had not been able to pay his rent for three months, he said, "We must have courage and hope.Perhaps I have something of both elementsin my system." On recent Christmases or birthdays members of the class have sent him substantial gifts of money, which have been received with great thankfulness.

He never forgot his native New England. In the last letter received from him just before Thanksgiving, he referred to the day as having "such an appeal to me way backin my New England home, that I venerateit." He was also most loyal to his Alma Mater. He had planned to come East to the fifty-year reunion in 1929, but a change in business conditions made it impossible, and he sent a telegram of regret and greeting instead. He contributed yearly to the Alumni Fund an amount small in itself, but large in proportion to his resources. This last autumn he has followed the progress of the football team with great interest and pride.

He had usually enjoyed excellent health, and up to 1933 did not use glasses even for reading. At Christmas time that year he broke a kneecap, and was in a hospital for several weeks. Last October he wrote of having a stomach trouble which made him sick beyond anything he could describe. It was probably the beginning of the illness that sent him to the hospital, but the immediate cause of his death was bronchial pneumonia.

In 1932, Rev. P. W. Dierberger, pastor of the Congregational church in Great Falls, was asked to look Eaton up and ascertain his needs. This he did, and reported, "He seems cheerful and not at allpessimistic. He is a delightfully refined oldman. I shall keep in touch with him." Since then, they have met occasionally, and December 2 Dr. Dierberger wrote that he was in the hospital, "cheerful and very hopeful." But the head nurse said his case was very serious. Dr. Dierberger saw him nearly every day and did everything possible for his comfort. He also officiated at the funeral service at the Croxford Mortuary, which was attended by about fifty friends, on Saturday, December 20. Burial was in Highland Cemetery. A spray of flowers with a green ribbon, marked " '79" lay on the casket.

Class of 1883

The abbreviated account in the January issue of the sudden death of Prof. JOHN PICKARD at Columbia, Mo., on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1937, having done him faint justice, the following obituary is submitted as a more fitting and deserved tribute to the memory of a highly esteemed classmate, an eminent scholar, and outstanding fraternity man in his adopted state.

Descended from a well known Huguenot family of Northern France, which, fleeing from religious persecution, found temporary settlement in the southwestern portion of England and later emigrated to New England, settling near Penacook, N. H., there John Pickard was born, October 12, 1858, the son of Samuel Chase and Clara H. (Moore) Pickard.

He attended Penacook Normal Academy, and being possessed of an ardent desire for a higher education matriculated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1883 at the beginning of the sophomore year. He graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1883 as a Phi Beta Kappa scholar and with the degree of A. M. in 1886. He was a member of the Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity.

The first year after he graduated from college he was principal of Black River Academy at Ludlow, Vt. Then until 1889 he was principal of the Portsmouth (N. H.) High School. Desiring further to increase his knowledge, he visited Europe, where he attended the Universities of Munich, Berlin, and Leipsic, the former of which conferred upon him the degree of Ph. D. in 189s. His studies in these institutions were followed by courses in the American schools at Athens and Rome.

He was appointed assistant professor of Greek in the University of Missouri in 1893, which position he held for one year, and in the same year was appointed professor of classical archaeology and the history of art, which position he held for forty years, or until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1932. In 1925 Washington University, St. Louis, Mo., conferred upon him the degree of Doctor of Fine Arts. His ability as a scholar was recognized by his election to Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Dartmouth.

He was a member of the American Philological Association and the Archae- ological Institute of America. Elected in 1914 as president of the College Arts As- sociation, he served continuously for five years. He became president of the Mis- souri Society of the Archaeological In- stitute, and one of the greatest services which he rendered to his adopted state was his work in connection with the Capitol Decoration Commission, to which he gave nine years of active service.

The Kansas City Star, in an editorial appearing immediately after his death, paid splendid tribute to his ability, in part to wit:—

"The death of Dr. John Pickard, aprofessor ermitus of the University ofMissouri, recalls a career that contributedtoward fine living in the state. Dr.Pickard had had an unusual training inthe classics and in archaeology, both inAmerica and Europe. The wide infortnation shown in his lectures influencedstudents to an appreciation of the greatartistic archievements of the ancientworld. As president of the state CapitolDecoration Commission he helped toprovide that building with decorationsthat were worthy of its beautiful exterior.The capital city with its capitol buildingand the whole state through which hisstudents are scattered are the richer forthe contributions of his knowledge andskill."

He was the author of numerous articles published in philological, archaeological, and art periodicals of this and other countries.

Dr. Pickard retired from active teach- ing in 1931, and was made professor emeritus thereafter and placed upon the roll of the Carnegie Foundation. Although he had retired from active life, he continued his interest in many lines of endeavor. He was a leader in' the movement to erect the Student Union Building, with its beautiful Gothic tower, in Columbia.

No member of the Masonic fraternity devoted twenty-eight years of more conscientious and helpful service to the fraternity than did Dr. Pickard, and it is doubtful if any member ever surpassed, even if one ever equaled, the notable record that he earned therein. His ritualistic knowledge and ability were appreciated not only in his own jurisdiction, but in neighboring jurisdictions. As a ritualist he was without an equal; as an inspirational speaker he had few peers. He went wherever asked. He was a conservative Mason, thoroughly imbued with the well-being of the fraternity, yet interested in adjusting its methods to modern procedure. His distinguished record in the fraternity follows: Ancient Craft Masonry. Master, Acacia Lodge No. 602, A. F. & A. M., Columbia, Mo. Grand Master, Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Missouri, 1920. President, Missouri Masonic Research Council, 1923-37. Capitulary Masonry. High Priest, Columbia Chapter No. 17 R. A. M., Columbia, Mo., Grand High Priest, Grand Chapter R. A. M. of Mis- souri, 1923. President, Order of High Priesthood of Missouri, 1928. Cryptic Masonry. Master, Centralia Council No. 34, R. & S. M., Centralia, Mo., 1913-1915. Grand Master, Grand Council R. & S. M. of Missouri, 1918. Chivalric Masonry. Commander, St. Graal Commandery No. 12, Knights Templar, of Columbia, Mo., 1911-1912. President, Missouri Association of Past Commanders, 1918. Sovereign, Red Cross of Constantine, 1919- Grand Sovereign, Imperial Council, Red Cross of Constantine, U. S. A., 1932- Scottish Rite Masonry. Consistory of Western Missouri No. 2, Kansas City, Mo. Veneral Master of Kadosh, 1922. Coroneted 33d degree, October 19. 1917.

Dr. Pickard was a member of various other organizations, among which are the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and the Order of the Eastern Star, in which latter he served as Grand Patron.

On July 15, 1889, he was married to Miss Jennie Austin Gerrish, who, with a daughter (now Mrs. James Culbert) survives him.

Dr. Pickard was a member of the Presbyterian church, where his funeral services were held, Sunday afternoon, November 28. The church services were followed by the Masonic service, conducted by Grand Master Reader, assisted by Grand Secretary Mather. His pall-bearers were selected from representatives of each of the Masonic bodies with which he had been connected. The body was taken to Portsmouth, N. H., for final interment, Tuesday afternoon, November 30.

His life was such that it may well be said of him in the words of Marc Antony in Julius Caesar: "His life was gentle; and the elementsso mixed in him, that nature, might standup, and say to all the world: This was a man."

ALFRED E. WATSON.

Class of 1893

JOHN BENJAMIN RUSSELL was born in Walpole, January 1, 1869, and died suddenly at his home in Brighton, Mass., on his 69th birthday.

The son of Charles Mason and Emma A. (Messer) Russell, he prepared for college at Vermont Academy, entered the Chandler Scientific Department in sophomore year, and received the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in course. He was elected class president in the fall of 1892, won the college fencing championship in the indoor meet of the next spring, and on the Commencement Day program gave an English oration, "Some Engineering Problems of the Future."

After graduation he went with the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey for a year; was with a private engineering firm in Brookline, Mass., largely engaged in metropolitan park work; was an inspector in the Engineering Corps of the U. S. Army; did railroad engineering work in Maine and Virginia; was with the Boston & Albany division of the New York Central R. R., 1900-1912; held responsible positions under the director of the Port of Boston; and for the past twenty years has been with the Boston & Maine R. R. as real estate engineer and in recent years as supervisor of contracts. He performed his duties with efficiency and fidelity, and had the entire confidence of his superior officers.

November 26, 1896, he married Nellie Josephine Hodgkin of Walpole, by whom he is survived, with their son, John B. Russell Jr., honor graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the class of 1928 and a member of its faculty.

He was a member of the Congregational church, a Mason, and an Odd Fellow, and belonged to the New England Railroad Club and the Association of Railroad Veterans.

Russell had a full share of college and class spirit, attending class reunions and alumni dinners and always responding promptly to calls from the class secretary. In college and in later life he was reliable, resolute, sane, and successful.

Class of 1897

When 1897 gathered at Hanover for its Fortieth Reunion last June, to it came a letter dictated by Lewis but written by Mrs. Lewis. It was written at the Bozeman Hospital, which he served as trustee and for whose erection he had been responsible. It told that the plans made for reunion attendance were changed when hospital admission became necessary. The letter was most evidently the courageous farewell of a courageous man, but George wrote once more. In October he told of improved health and of plans to drive East next summer with his wife and children to see New England and to visit classmates.

GEORGE MARTIN LEWIS was born July 30, 1874. At Dartmouth Lewis was a city man from Chicago. He was a college athlete, class president, editor of The Dartmouth, and a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity.

In September, 1900, he was married to Thiopispe Corson, and a daughter, Jessie R., was born in 1901. Jessie, a graduate of Smith, is now Mrs. Floyd Hawkes of Winston-Salem, N. C. She has a son, Nathaniel. After the death of Mrs. Lewis, George was married in 1913, to Isabelle Nevins, who was born in Glasgow, Scotland. The four children of this marriage are Martin, Jean, Mary, and Richard, who is now 14 years of age. Of the children the three oldest are in Montana colleges, and Richard is in the Manhattan High School.

After college, Lewis settled in Manhattan, Mont., a thriving town on the Northern Pacific R. R. For years he was one of the leading citizens of Montana, president of the Rocky Mountain Sheep Growers Association, and a political and commercial leader who was in the inner circle of those who directed the state in its development. He lived on a great sheep ranch, and had each night and at every meal at his table his numerous children and numerous sheep men. He was an outdoor man and a forceful, driving man of great physical strength and muscular skill. He was a frontier dispenser of justice, a leader in all movements to establish public and civic institutions. He took pride in the Manhattan High School, in the Bozeman Hospital, and in Montana's schools and colleges.

A school teacher who lived at this ranch has told me the story of the home and its family life, a story as impressive and yet as simple as the description of the home of that ancient sheep man, Jacob. The children, loving and cooperative, each with duties and responsibilities. The parents, proud of their children.

Occasional guests at this home were Pat Conway, Joe Towle, and other Dartmouth men. 11l health came to Lewis four or five years ago, and at the same time the financial difficulties of the great depression. He kept his courage, however, and carried on his work until but a few months before his death. He died at his home on the morning of December 28, 1937; the Manhattan papers carried long accounts of his life and service to Montana and personal eulogies.

Class of 1899

FRED AUSTIN WALKER died at his home, 29 Shaffner St., Worcester, Mass., on December 10, 1937. He was born at Marlboro, Mass., September 9, 1877, the son of Daniel A. and Charlotte (Adams) Walker.

By his passing Ninety-Nine has lost a loyal member, a man of kindliness, sincerity, and honor. He was a man of real ability, which his modesty seemed to impel him to conceal rather than to display.

In college he was a good student. He mastered all his subjects, but was not especially concerned with extracting high marks from the professors. He took many of the elective courses in mathematics, for which he showed great aptitude. He elected all the courses then given by the College as preliminary to the study of law. Professor Colby noted his outstanding ability and strongly urged that he pursue the study of law. This was largely determinative of Fred's choice of the legal profession. He entered Boston University Law School in the fall of 1899. He took the three-year course in two years, and was graduated in 1901 with cum laude rank. He was admitted to the bar of Massachusetts on September 17, 1901.

Upon admission to the bar, he was immediately employed in the law office of Thayer and Cobb in Worcester, the senior member being Webster Thayer, Dartmouth 1880. In 1908 the firm of Thayer, Drury and Walker was formed, and on the elevation of Mr. Thayer to the Superior Court bench in 1917, the business was carried on by the firm of Drury and Walker. Since the death of Mr. Drury some years ago Fred practiced law alone. He was recognized and respected by the bar and by the public as a sound, able, and honest lawyer.

For many years he was a member of the Medical Milk Commission, which was organized to supervise the testing and sale of certified milk. He was a member, and, at one time chairman, of the board of trustees of Old South Church, Worcester, and long served as vice president of the Congregational Club. He was a member of the Worcester County Bar Association, the Economic Club, the University Club, and the Masons.

The funeral services held in the Old South Church, of which he had long been a member, were largely attended by members of the bar and citizens of Worcester. Dearborn, Heywood, Hoban, and Skinner represented the class.

He married Irene Stanley Goddard at Oxford, Mass., on November 8, 1909. She survives him with two sons, Austin W., now doing graduate work at Boston University, and Stanley G., Dartmouth 1936, who is attending Harvard Law School.

The soul structure of the class of 1899 is composed of the love and the loyalty of its members, both the living and the dead. To that structure Fred Walker has made, and will continue to make, substantial contrbutions. His was not the sort of love that has to be spoken. His loyalty was in his heart and not merely on his lips. His classmates did not need to be told what was in his mind and heart. They knew, and are better for the knowing. They mourn his passing and will not forget him.

CHARLES H. DONAHUE.

Class of 1901

JOHN WILLIAM CROWELL passed away December 7, 1937, at his old home at Salem Depot, N. H. He had been in poor health for many years, although not critically ill until a few days before his death.

He was born in Salem, March 20, 1876, but later moved to Maiden, Mass., and was graduated from the Maiden High School. He entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1897 with the class of 1901, and was graduated with the class. The following year he obtained his C.E. degree from the Thayer School, and then went to work for the Illinois Steel Company in Chicago. He later served as draftsman for the Stone & Webster Company in their Boston office. In 1905 he went to the Mt. Allison University at Sackville, New Brunswick, and founded the department of civil engineering, becoming professor of civil engineering in 1906. Here he remained until 1919, when ill health forced him to resign. At Mt. Allison he was very popular with the students, who gave him the nickname of "Square," the reason being obvious to all who knew Bill Crowell. Upon his resignation he returned to the old homestead in Salem and established a successful poultry business. In all his years in Salem he has been a prominent citizen and was one who had the best interests of the town at heart. His engineering training and keen judgment enabled him to see beyond the vision of the average resident of the town, and although often criticized for his remarks, particularly in town meeting, time usually proved his opinion was correct. He served as chairman of the committee that supervised the installation of the present high pressure water system now in use.

"Walkum" Crowell, as he was known to all his Thayer School friends, a name be- stowed upon him by Al True, had been a sufferer from chronic Bright's disease since 1919, but through all these years had showed wonderful grit and determination. He carried on in spite of all his suffering and was always patient and courageous. One will always remember his dry humor and cheerful spirit. It was good to see him at the reunion in 1936, and he often remarked how much it meant to him to be able to attend and be with the class again.

Bill Crowell married Sarah Josephine Davis, of Salem, June 12, 1906, who survives him with one son, William Davis Crowell, who is now a junior auditor with the United Shoe Machinery Corp.

The Secretary represented the class at the funeral, which was held from the old home, and interment was in the Pine Grove Cemetery.

Class of 1907

CHAUNCEY WAYLAND SMITH died early in December, and was buried on December 7 in Reno, Nevada. A brief report indicates that he was stricken suddenly.

He was born in New York City August 10, 1885, the son of Reuben and Cora Augusta (Philbrook) Smith. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta; of the varsity football squad in 1906; on the editorial board of the College Magazine in 1907.

After graduation he did graduate work at the University of California, and engaged in school work in various places in Nevada. He was principal at Ely and later at Eureka, and then was deputy state superintendent of schools. In 1934 he was elected state superintendent of public instruction, and held that position at the time of his death. In 1921-2 he was state director of the National Education Association.

February 24, 1922, he was married to Harriett Burnett, who presumably survives him. Roscoe B. Smith '04 and Chester P. Smith '05 are brothers.

Although many of his classmates have lost contact with Smith since graduation, it is known that he was highly regarded in his profession and in his community.

Class of 1908

JOSEPH RALPH LIBBY died December 10, 1937, at his home in Norwich, Conn. He died very suddenly, of a ruptured appendix.

Prof. Libby was born January 11, 1885, in North Vassalboro, Maine, the son of Dr. Freeman A. and Anna B. (White) Libby. His father was a graduate of Dartmouth Medical School in 1881. After preparing for college at the Putnam, Conn., high school, he entered Dartmouth in 1904 and graduated in 1908 with the degree of B.S. From 1908 to 1914 he taught mathematics in high schools, then returned to Hanover and studied at Tuck School, graduating in 1916. He also studied economics and business administration at the graduate school at Columbia.

From 1916 to 1918 Libby was professor of economics at Montana State College, instructor in economics in 1918-1919 at Washington State College, and from 1919 to 1920 he was professor of economics and business administration at Buena Vista College. In 1930 he became assistant professor of economics at the University to Vermont in Burlington, where he remained until 1927. Since then he has made his home in Norwich, Conn., where he has done considerable probate work in settling estates.

In college Joe Libby was a member of the Chi Phi fraternity. He was never married. He leaves a brother, Arthur F. Libby, Dartmouth '06, an attorney in Norwich, and one nephew, Arthur F. Libby Jr.

Joe Libby's life was devoted to study and teaching, and his analytical mind found its chief diversion in study of various problems. He was known as an expert chess player.

Funeral services were held in Norwich.

Class of 1910

LESLIE CLARK BARTLETT was born in South Hadley, Mass., on October 4, 1887, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Bartlett. Fitting at Cushing Academy, he entered Mass. Agricultural College, where he remained one semester, transferring to enter the class of 1910 at Dartmouth in February, 1907.

"Mike," as he was affectionately known, remained with us one year, leaving college in February, 1908, to engage in ranching at Dell, Oregon. A football player of more than ordinary ability, he played end on the Mass. Aggies, and the same position on our sophomore team. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi.

Mike came back East some years ago, and was a member of the Eastern Paper Cos. in Philadelphia at time of his death, which occurred on February 31, 1936, according to a postal received in November, 1937, from his wife.

Although Mike apparently lost interest in Dartmouth years ago, his affable personality left a very definite impression among the many friends he made during his one year at Hanover.

Class of 1915

LOWELL BROCKWAY ("HIKE") DANA died at Muskegon, Mich., on December 6, 1937, at his home at 1648 Jefferson St. "Hike's" death was due to an unexpected apopletic stroke.

"Hike" was born in Muskegon on February 26, 1891, son of Edward B. and Emily (Brockway) Dana. His father was editor and publisher of the Chronicle of Muskegon, and Lowell graduated from Muskegon High School in 1908. After graduation from Dartmouth, he took a position as sales representative of the Marietta Paint & Color Company of Columbus and Marietta, Ohio, where he stayed until the outbreak of the World War. He enlisted in the army, and was assigned to the Gas Defense Service, and made his headquarters at Akron, Ohio, from 1917 until he was mustered out of the army in 1919 as a captain. In 1920, he returned to Muskegon, Michigan, and became associated with his father in the printing business, of which he assumed active management. In September, 1937, the company moved into one of the finest printing shops in the Middle West.

In 1932, "Hike" married Zita Vos, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Vos of Muskegon. Mr. Dana is survived by his widow, his parents, and by Edward R. Dana, aged 17, a son by a previous marriage, now a freshman student at Wesleyan College, Middletown, Conn., and by another son, Lowell B. Dana, aged one.

"Hike" was vice president and secretary of the Dana Printing Company, and was prominent in many civic activities. He was president of the Century Club, and from 1934 to 1937 a member of the board of education, and trustee of the public library and art gallery. He was a director of the Community Chest, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, Y. M. C. A., Kiwanis Club and History Club. His hobby was astronomy, and he had won recognition as an amateur astronomer. He was also deeply interested in local history, and has written several historical papers preserved in the Hackley Public Library. His death was a shock to the community.

Dartmouth men will remember "Hike's" outstanding qualities as a football player during his senior year, when he played end, and was selected by many critics as AilAmerican. After graduation, he coached the University of Cincinnati team for two years. He was also a hurdler, and set a mark of 15 seconds in the 120-yard high hurdles. He was an accomplished musician, and played in the band and orchestra.

Although "Hike" was located out of the run of 1912 men and few of us saw him during recent years, his death will be keenly regretted by all members of the class.

Class of 1917

RICHARD DUNBAR MURPHY died of "cerebral hemorrhage at his home, 75 Southbourne Road, Jamaica Plain, Mass., on Thursday, December 2, 1937, at 9:30 P.M. Classmates present at the funeral services at Forest Hills Chapel in the Forest Hills Cemetery, December 5, included Houghton Carr, George C. Currier, Walter G. Ferguson, Kenneth W. Holden, Arthur P. Maclntyre, Samuel R. MacKillop, and John F. Wheelock.

Smiling Dick, one of the happiest, friendliest dispositions on the campus in our times, was born September 30, 1893, at Winter Hill, Somerville, Mass., the son of Richard Albert and Helen (Dunbar) Murphy. He prepared for Dartmouth at Roxbury Latin School, lived at 10 Fayerweather the first two years, then at Sigma Chi House. Dick left college in 1916 to learn the paper business at Edmonton, New Brunswick, and later became sales manager, pulp and paper department, of the Fraser Companies, Ltd. Previous to suffering from ill health in recent times, he had been in the securities business in Boston.

Dick served in the Balloon Division, Air Service, U. S. Army, enlisting as a private Ist class at Fort Omaha, Neb., on September 2, 1918, and remaining there until discharged, November 22, 1918.

Dick was married to Esther Hamilton, August 2, 1932, at the Park Street church, Boston, and is survived by his mother, his wife, and his daughter, Esther Geneva Murphy, born May 3, 1934.

An excerpt from a note from Mrs. Richard Murphy: "He lost himself so manytimes in telling me of college days andtricks'. Those were his happiest, as they arein every man's life."

Class of 1924

FRED NORTHRUP RIX died on November 1, 1937, at Hot Springs, Ark.

The son of Fred W. and Mamie (Pearson) Rix, he was born in Birmingham, Ala., August 30, 1901, but came to college from Pike, N. H., and fitted for college at Clark School, Hanover. He was a member of Psi Upsilon. He remained with the class only through freshman year.

In 1921-2 he attended Boston University Business School. For some years he remained at Pike, N. H., attending to his father's lumber and hotel interests, and then went to Arkansas, where he was made in 1930 president of the Arkansas National Bank at Hot Springs. He served as director of several Southern corporations, and had Northern business interests as well, being at one time treasure of the Pike Manufacturing Cos. and president of Liberty Realty Cos. E. Bertram Pike '36 is a half-brother.

Class of 1933

ROBERT WHEELER FEAKINS died on December 11, 1937. Only a week before he had been made superintendent of a Sun Oil Company depot in Swarthmore, Pa., and while on the job was killed by a runaway truck. He had crawled beneath the truck to adjust the brakes when the vehicle started to roll backwards, and before he could scramble to safety the wheels passed over his body, crushing his chest.

Bob Feakins was born in St. Louis, Mo., April 22, 1911, the son of George W. and Mary (Hayes) Feakins, and prepared for college at Swarthmore High School, where he was prominent in athletics. He was with the class until October, 1931. He played on the lacrosse team, and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. He retained a strong interest in Dartmouth, and visited Hanover as recently as last fall.