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.]

Swasey, Clarence H., '79, Sept. 23. Fernald, W. Linwood, 'B4, June 13. Cass, Edgar D., '97, June 12. Chase, Theodore W., '99, Oct. 11. Evans, George H., '99, Oct. 12. Rogers, Charles W., 'OO, Sept. Ig. Smith, Winthrop L., 'O9, Apr. 2. Pollard, Bryant F., 'l4, Sept. 24. Story, Jacob, 'l6, Sept. 30. Cowan, Pierpont McC., 'lO, Aug. 27.

West, Hiram 8., rned. 'oo, Aug. 11. Ferenczi, Louis J., med. 'l3, July 18. Cushing, Harvey W., hon. '29, Oct. 7.

Necrology

1879

CLARENCE HERBERT SWASEY died at the I. O. O. F. Home in Concord, N. H., September 23. He had been failing in strength during the summer, but was confined to his bed only one day.

He was born at Dover, N. H., March 24, 1854, the youngest son of Joseph P. and Mary Esther (Varney) Swasey. His grandmother was a cousin of Edward Tuck '62. He fitted for college at Berwick Academy, South Berwick, Me., where he received a medal for high scholarship. He and "Steve" Young were classmates there, and came to Hanover shortly after the beginning of the first term of freshman year, rooming together in Wentworth Hall.

Swasey remained in college only through freshman year, but, like most Dartmouth alumni, retained through life his interest in "the old College." He was a contributor to the Alumni Fund and to the recent class fund for the "Cohen Elm." In 1934 he visited Hanover for the only time since leaving college. One who showed him the college buildings at that time described him as "young looking, keen mentally, and alert physically."

In 1880 Swasey went to Boston, where he worked at his trade as a watchmaker until he was 75 years old. In 1884 he married Lavinia Quint Rideout, who had been a classmate at Berwick Academy. One daughter, Phyllis, was born, to them, now Mrs. Henry L. Houghton of Boston. Mrs. Swasey died in 1929. Since then he has lived with his daughter until 1938, when he entered the Home at Concord.

The funeral service was held at the home of a niece in South Berwick, with burial at Newton, Mass.

1884

ERNEST HOWARD, another of our brothers of the Class of 1884, who like Bell, Deßoer, Hammond and others, carved out for himself a distinguished place in modern American life, passed away at his home, 198 Central Street, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 20, 1939. He had been living in Springfield for some five years following his retirement from New York journalism which he had entered in 1911. It was in the sphere of journalism that he attained eminent success during a continuous period of some forty-five years, from 1885 until The New York World ceased publication in 1931. During almost all that time his work was editorial and therefore anonymous; and as his specialty was finance, he did not strive for popular acclaim, but entered a field of far more importance.

Howard was born in Windsor, Vermont, on March 20, iB6O. His father was William Wallace Howard, a Dartmouth man of the early 1850 decade. Howard went to Oberlin for the first two years of his college course, but shifted to Dartmouth for the remainder of his college education.

Upon graduation he taught for a brief time in western Massachusetts, but soon went to Springfield as a reporter on the Republican. His advancement was rapid, and in 1887, following the death of Wilmot L. Warren, he became an editorial writer and began specializing in economic and financial subjects which had been Mr. Warren's field. With the retirement of Mason A. Green in the early nineties, Howard became senior editorial writer, a position which he filled with eminent success until, in 1911, he was called to a larger field as editorial writer on The New York World. Thus he rose by degrees to one of the highest positions open to a writer on economics and finance, a position which he filled continuously and successfully until the unfortunate demise of that great metropolitan paper. he went to The New York World, the Republican gave him the following handsome send-off: "In the field of economics and finance he has become an expert, and is recognized as one of the leading authorities and commentators of the American press. He will be a valuable acquisition for the editorial page of the World."

During his twenty years on the Republican, he was widely known in the city as an unusually able publicist and speaker. He was a valued member of the "Club," a well-known group of leading citizens who gathered monthly for the discussion of public questions. He was also a member of the prominent Nyasset Club.

While his work was preeminently editorial, he did once make an excursion into the field of literature in the publication of a book called "Wall Street Fifty Years after Erie," but we can see from this title that the excursion was not far from his usual haunts. This occurred in 1923.

Howard married Ellen M. McCool of Machias, Maine, in 1889, who survives him. Their three children, all living, are Mrs. Walter G. Miller, of Bronxville, New York, Paul Howard of Greenwich, Connecticut, and Mrs. William Ogden, of Glen Cove, Long Island.

The Class of 'B4 was deeply gratified that in spite of evident physical disability Howard demonstrated his unfailing loyalty to his Class by appearing at the fiftieth anniversary of graduation in 1934 where he bade us a last good-bye—or at least au revoirl

HOMER B. HULBERT

WILLIAM LINWOOD FERNALD died June 13. 1939, at Asheville, N. C.

He was born in Kittery, Me., February 11, 1859, the son of William A. and Margery (Cutts) Fernald, and prepared for college at New Hampton Institute. He was obliged to leave college on account of ill health toward the close of the first term of sophomore year. He also was a member of Theta Delta Chi.

On the recovery of his health he was for a time a bookkeeper in Boston, and then taught for a number of years, being principal of the high schools in Wolfeboro, N. H„ West Newbury, Mass., and Kittery, Me. Finally he removed to Eliot, Me., where he became a nursery man and landscape architect. For many years he was an officer in the Congregational church of Eliot.

September 7, 1886, he was married to Lillian A. Brooks of Kittery, who survives him, with two daughters, Winifred W. Fernald and Mrs. Maynard F. Douglas, both of Kittery. There are also four grandchildren. A son, Norman, died in 1908.

1900

CHARLES WARNER ROGERS died suddenly at Taunton, Mass., on September 19, 1939. He had just returned from his annual vacation and was stricken with coronary thrombosis while at his work, with results that were almost immediately fatal. His funeral was held in the Winslow church, Taunton, on Sept. 21 and the burial was at Mapleside Cemetery, Alstead, N. H., on the following day.

Charles was born in Alstead, N. H., on April ai, 1875, the son o£ George M. and Elizabeth (Allen) Rogers. He prepared for college at Cushing Academy. At Dartmouth his short, stalky frame, his quickness, and his great physical strength admirably adapted him for the football of the day, so that for three years he held possession of the position of center on the varsity team, undisputed by any serious rival. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi and of Casque and Gauntlet.

Upon graduation he took up engineering work, being connected with a number of railroad and traction lines. Some thirty years ago he entered the employ of the New Haven Railroad in the Maintenance of Way Department as track supervisor and ever since he has held that responsible and laborious position with various divisions of the road. His home in succession was Middleboro, South Braintree, Providence, and, in recent years, Taunton. He was esteemed by his employers as an eminently capable and conscientious official whose work has always been marked by a high degree of competency and efficiency. He ever commanded the respect and loyalty of those who worked under him.

He was much interested in Masonry and a member of various grades of that order as well as of a number of railroad clubs. He was also active in the work of the Winslow church and for many years its treasurer. Especially fond of fishing, he usually devoted his vacation periods to that sport, both in New Brunswick and in regions nearer home. He owned a summer camp in Washington, N. H. and still retained his native farm in Alstead.

Charles was regarded by his classmates as one of our sturdiest and most dependable members. He had a great fund of loyalty and an instinct for friendship which attracted to him all with whom he came in contact.

He was married on Jan. 17, 1906, to Miss Etta Imogene Cooke, who survives him. They had no children.

1909

WINTHROP LAMSON SMITH died at his home, 154 Oakwood Ave., Bogota, N. J., on April 2, 1939- "Win" first had a breakdown the latter part of 1930 and was away from business for two and a half years. His second illness came on December 15, 1938, and he passed away on April 2, 1939.

He was born in Maiden, Mass., August 27, 1886. He graduated from Maiden High School. After his graduation from Dartmouth in the class of 1909 he attended the Thayer School, where he graduated in 19x0 with a C.E. degree. He was a member of the Sigma Nu society at college. "Win" was assistant engineer of construction with the New York Central Railroad. He was never very active in social or civic life but devoted all of his time to his family.

He is survived by his wife, Bertha L. Smith, one son, Francis L. and a sister, Elizabeth J. Smith of Brooklyn, N. Y.

1910

PIERPONT MCCLASKEY COWAN, known as "Pip" in Dartmouth circles, accidently shot himself in the temple while cleaning a 22 rifle at his home in Duluth, Minn., on the evening of Friday, August 25. He was getting the gun and equipment ready to join his son, Jack, the next day at their camp in Wisconsin. Alone at home, he was not found until the next day in a conscious condition but so weak from loss of blood that he could not make himself understood. He passed away on August 27.

"Pip" Cowan was born in Sharpsburg, Pa., Sept. 26, 1887, the son of John Franklin and Rebecca (McClaskey) Cowan. Moving to Boston, he attended Boston Latin School to enter Dartmouth with the class of 1910. He spent his junior year at Harvard, but returned to Hanover for senior year, graduating with his class in June 1910.

Going West immediately after graduation, he went with Marshall Wells Cos., wholesale hardware, of Duluth, Minn., being with them from 1910 to 1919. Later as manager of the heavy hardware department, he went with Kelley, How, Thomson Cos., and was with them at the time of his death.

On June 27, 1917, he was married to Irene Comrie Leach at Eau Claire, Wis. To them was born on April 23, 1918, a son, John Leach, a member o£ the class of 1940 at Dartmouth and now manager of the Dartmouth varsity football team. "Pip's" brother Francis was Dartmouth 1916.

In College "Pip" belonged to Phi Kappa Psi and captained the freshman football team. Later he joined the Masons, and was an active member of the Duluth Lions' Club and the Duluth Athletic Club.

He was always a good Dartmouth man, retaining a deep interest in College affairs and maintaining pride in the steady flow of boys from Duluth to Hanover. He took a justifiably deep pride in the fact that Jack was to manage the Dartmouth football team this fall, and planned to come East to some games, reuning with his classmates at the same time. His is an untimely death, hard to accept, but there is compensation in having known "Pip" Cowan.

1912

Word has been received by the Secretary that ARTHUR CUSHING SMITH died at Rockport, Mass., on May 30, 1939.

"Art" was with the class of 1912 from 1908 until 1910. He was bora at Gloucester, Mass., June 15, 1889, the son of Harvey C. and Izetta B. Smith. In 1914, he was manager with the National Lending Library in Gloucester, and in 1917, traveling salesman for the Crown Packing Company of that city. On March 21, of that year, however, he enrolled as seaman with the United States Navy, and was promoted to ensign on May 29, to lieutenant junior grade in July 1918, to lieutenant in September 1918. From March 1917 to May, he was at the Marblehead Training Camp, and at Annapolis from May to September, when he was assigned to U. S. S. Delaware. The U. S. S. Delaware was with the British Grand Fleet at Scapa Flow from November 23, 1917, until August 1918. In October 1918, he was transferred to the U. S. S. Ossipee, and discharged on June 9, 1919.

On September 4, 1920, at Sharon, Mass., Art married Dorothy M. Saxby of West Newton, Mass. Following his discharge from the navy at the conclusion of the war, Art was an insurance broker at 141 Milk St., Boston, and lived in Wollaston, Mass.

In 1925 he was in Babson Park, Fla., dealing in real estate, and in 1928 he was in Jacksonville, Fla., with the Travelers Insurance Company. The Secretary has no record of his whereabouts after his return to Rockport, Mass. in 1935.

While Art's stay with the class of 1912 was not long, he is well remembered by those who knew him, and the class regrets his passing and extends its sympathy to his widow.

1916

JACOB STORY died at his home in Essex, Mass., on September 30. The son of Arthur Dana and Margery (Goldthwaite) Story, he was born in Essex February 1, 1894. Jake entered with the class of 1916, and later attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He enlisted in the navy and served as a chief petty officer overseas.

Jake, in succeeding his father, was the seventh generation of the Story family to build the sturdy fishing vessels that ply out of Gloucester. His forbears of Mayflower stock settled in Essex in 1636, and have been building ships since 1668. The Story built the international racing fishing schooner, the Gertrude L. Thebaud, the Columbia, and a host of others.

Jake was a member of the Essex Finance Board, director of the Ipswich Cooperative Bank, the Gloucester Rotary, the American Legion, and the Master Mariners Association.

Funeral services were held at the Essex Congregational church. Joe Newmark acted as bearer, representing the class. Gran Fuller headed a delegation of the class, consisting of Sara Cutler, Bob Steinert, Fred Bailey, Alec Jardine, Cliff Bean, Hobey Baker, Louie Gove, Herb Stiegler, Dick Parkhurst, Larry Hayward, and Ted Walker, and at Mrs. Story's re- quest went to the cemetery.

Jake leaves a widow, Maud Story, three sisters, Mrs. Wilfred W. Lufkin, Mrs. Joseph C. Goodhue, both of Essex, Mrs. Fletcher Low, wife of Fletch Low 'l5, and a half-brother, Dana Adams Story.

The Boston Post in its lead editorial said, "A family which constructed ships since 1668 today honors the memory of Jacob Story after a long and honorable career in the ship-build ing profession."

But in the hearts of Balmacaaners sturdy Jake Story will live forever. Every summer for several years Jake was host to the class on its annual fishing trip. The College and the class mourn the passing of a beloved son and classmate.

Delayed word has just been received of the death of DR. EDWARD SCOTT CUNNINGHAM on August 23, 1936. The son of Henry and Alice (Scott) Cunningham, he was born in New York, January 25, 1893. He received his schooling in New York City and graduated from Morris High School in 1912. Ed graduated with the class of 1916 and completed his medical course at Long Island College Hospital in 1919, then interned at the Kansas City Hospital. He practiced medicine in Brooklyn and served his medical Alma Mater as assistant physician on the medical service in the department of gastro-enterology. His wife and a daughter survive him.

In college, Ed was a quiet boy, doing his work well. He was a member of the track team, and I can still recall his marvelous running form. I am deeply indebted to Dick Granger 'l5 for the detail of Ed's life, with whom Ed had been associated for many years in the practice of medicine.

1922

THOMAS SANDERS CARPENTER JR., died March 23, 1939, in St. Vincent Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla. '

He was born in Attleboro, Mass., January 30, 1901, the son of Thomas S. and Eleanor S. Carpenter, and prepared for college at Attleboro High School and Phillips Exeter Academy. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa.

In 1923 he graduated from the Tuck School and in 1925 he went to Crescent City, Fla. and engaged in citrus growing, with which he was actively connected for the rest of his life. He had been president of the Crescent City Citrus Growers Association, a state director of the Florida Citrus Exchange, and president of Putnam County Citrus Growers, Inc. He served on the county Board of Public Instruction, and was a vestryman and treasurer of the Church of the Holy Comforter.

In 1925 he married Hope D. St. Amant of Auburndale, Mass., who died in 1934. They leave three children, Jane, Thomas S., and William.

JOE MYRON HERREN died at the Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital July 9, 1939.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 18, 1897.

His record since graduation is very incomplete. He was first with the Central Inspection and Weighing Bureau in Cleveland, and then was traveling representative of the Atlantic Monthly Press. In 1929 he was said to be assistant professor of economics and business administration in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and in 1930 professor of commerce and banking in the Junior College of Connecticut.

1923

The death of LLOYD HENDERSON WAGNF.R, who was a member of the class in freshman year, occurred May 30, 1937, but has only lately been reported.

He was born in Minneapolis, Minn., April 10, 1901, and prepared for college at Central High School in that city. His parents were Charles D. and Mary (Henderson) Wagner.

Very little has been learned about his history since leaving college, beyond the fact he was in the advertising business for a time at least.

1893

DR. JOSEPH THOMAS WF.LCH died at his home in Long Branch, N. J., July 23, 1939, after an illness of five months.

The son of William and Mary (Brennan) Welch, he was born in Kingston, N. Y„ March 25, 1867. (So a newspaper notice. Our General Catalogue says 1868.) In his boyhood the family removed to New York City, and he prepared for college at Manhattan Preparatory School and graduated from Manhattan College in 1887. His medical studies were begun at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of New York and concluded at Dartmouth.

His medical practice was begun in New York City, whence he removed to Long Branch in 1900. He served in the Medical Corps in both the Spanish-American and World Wars, had been a member of the city Board of Health and Board of Education, and was a member of the staff of Monmouth Memorial Hospital and the Dr. E. C. Hazard Hospital. He was a past grand knight of Long Branch Council, Knights of Columbus, and three times exalted ruler of the Elks lodge. He married Dottie Woolley, who survives him, with two daughters and a son.

1899

DR. JOHN FREDERICK STEVENS died in a hospital in Bangor, Me., May go, 1939, of broncho-pneumonia.

He was born in Castine, Me., May 6, 1869. Nearly or quite all the time since his graduation he had practiced his profession in Millinocket, Me. He never married.

To THE EDITOR:

I was interested in the picture: "A Student Room in the Nineties," No. 10 Thornton Hall, in the June, 1939, issue of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE. I was a member of the class of '76 and I roomed in 10 Thornton during my junior and senior years.

I took up photography, as an amateur, during my senior year and that time I took a photograph of the room, a print of which I enclose. There was a suite of two rooms, a large one, evidently the one shown in your publication, and a small, corner room in connection, which I used as a den, and which is the one I photographed.

I also enclose photographs of the Observatory which I took at the same time. These were all stereoscopic views and I made others at the time, both interior and exterior, of some of the buildings, but these three negatives are all that I now have. They were made on the old wet collodion plates, years before there were any dry plates, but are in good condition today, 63 years after they were taken.

Wet plates were slow and interiors were difficult, on account of the long exposure required. The equatorial telescope required an exposure of nearly half an hour and in that time the silver'solution would begin to crystallize around the edges.

I roomed in the Observatory during the summer of 1875, following my junior year, after I had finished the study of astronomy under Professor Young, although I had practical astronomy under him with the Thayer School class during my senior year. I made the daily weather observations and also weekly transit observations for regulating the siderial clock. Both transit and clock are shown in one of the enclosed photographs. The view of the equatorial shows a spectroscope attached in place of the eye piece. This spectroscope was the invention of Prof. Young and consisted of an almost complete circle of prisms through which the rays passed from the Alvan Clark nine inch object glass before reaching the eye piece.

HENRY G. PEABODY '76

P. O. Box HI,Pasadena, Cal.

WHEN WET PLATE PICTURES REQUIRED A HALF HOUR EXPOSURE These views of his room in Thornton Hall and of the Observatory in Professor Young'stime were taken by Henry G. Peabody in June of his senior year, 1876, as described inthe accompanying letter.

MEDICAL SCHOOL

STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHSMADE IN 1876