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.]
Patterson, Walter 8., '83, Mar. 20. Hovey, Otis E., '85, Apr. 15. Bodwell, Edwin J., '88, Mar. 19. Cook, Edmund C., '92, Feb. 21. French, Charles A., '93, Apr. 7. Rowell, John M., '93, Mar. 21. Rossiter, Edward J., '95, Mar. 25. Sullivan, Warren, '11, Mar. 16. Day, J. Lawrence, '14, Mar. 23. Bittinger, Richard, '24, Mar. 23. Schulz, John W. N., Jr., '36, Mar. 21. Sullivan, John H., med. '94, Mar. 17. Sleeper, George E., med. '96, Jan. 13. Abbott, Charles 8., med. '02, Mar. 25. Howe, Malverd A., th. '86, Mar.
Necrology
1883
WALTER BROWN PATTERSON, the son of John B. and Mary (Brown) Patterson, was born in Manchester, N. H., July 2, 1860, and died at the home of one of his daughters, Mrs. H. A. Harding, in Wheaton, Md., March 20, 1941. He was taken to Washington, D. C., by his parents in infancy, where his father was a clerk in the Treasury Department of the Federal Government, and he resided there during the greater part of his life.
He fitted for college at Hunt's English and Classical School, matriculated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1883, and graduated in regular course with the class, attaining Phi Beta Kappa honors. He was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and was held in high esteem by his classmates.
In September following his graduation from college he entered upon a forty-eight years' educational service in the District of Columbia school system, retiring in 1931. He assisted in developing schools for handicapped capped children, and, at the time of his retirement, was director of social activities, which included supervision of night and summer schools, health and crippled children classes, and playgrounds.
He was appointed eighth grade principal of the Force Elementary School in 1885, and in 1892 became principal of the Wallach School. Two years later he was appointed supervising principal of the Ninth School District in the northwest section of the city of Washington, serving in various divisions until 1917. In that year he was appointed supervising principal in charge of social activities, a position which he held until his retirement.
Mr. Patterson received degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws at George Washington University, then Columbian College. While living for a short time in Falls Church, Va., 1890 to 1895, he served one term as mayor.
For many years Mr. Patterson was a member, vestryman, and senior warden of St. Paul's Episcopal church, Rock Creek Parish, Md. He was treasurer of the church and Rock Creek Cemetery.
He was a member of Phi Delta Phi fraternity, District of Columbia and Virginia Bar Associations, Sons of the American Revolution, District of Columbia Historical Association, and the Association of Oldest Inhabitants. He was chosen corresponding secretary of 1883 in connection with the recording secretary, in 1933, which office he later resigned on account of failing health.
On February 21, 1884, Mr. Patterson was married to Nellie Frances Cates of Boston and Washington, who died in 1936.
He leaves surviving him a son, Lieut.-Col. Russell B. Patterson of Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio, two daughters, Mrs. H. A. Harding of Wheaton, Md., and Mrs. Raymond E. Wells of Alexandria, Va., and three grandchildren.
Funeral rites were held in St. Paul's church, March 22, and interment was in Rock Creek cemetery.
1891
MARSHALL OTTO EDSON died March 30 at a hospital in Talladega, Ala., after a long illness.
The son of Jerah and Mary (Wheatley) Edson, he was born in Brookfield, "Vt., May 1, 1865, and prepared for college at St. Johnsbury Academy. Andrew W. Edson '78 was a brother.
Following graduation, Edson was engaged for many years in teaching, as superintendent of schools, and in newspaper work.
In 1899 he was married to Alice Warden of Hanover, N. H., who died October 3, 1939There were two children: Louise, now married and the mother of two children, Mary Virginia and William Edson Van Arnaro; Andrew Warden, Dartmouth 1925, consul in the United States diplomatic service, now stationed as consul at Bucharest, Roumania.
1893
JOHN MUNN ROWELL, principal of Marcia P. Browne Junior High School, Maiden, Mass., passed away at his home, 9 Gilmore St., Everett, Mass., March 21, of a heart attack.
He was born in Bradford, Vt., February 20, 1871, son of the late Edgar and Mary H. Rowell He graduated from Bradford Academy in 1888. During the next year he remained at home and studied with the principal of the Academy, David B. Locke '82, entering college in the fall of 1889. The degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred upon him at his graduation with the class, and in 1896 he received the degree of Master of Arts in course. His fraternity was Theta Delta Chi. His classmates remember him as a serious student of genial and friendly disposition, much interested in the natural sciences, particularly geology.
After graduation he taught in Vermont and Western Massachusetts, being at one time principal of a school in Northampton, where he was a member of the Round Table, a small company of professional men of which the late President Coolidge was a member. After teaching six years in Northampton, Rowell traveled and studied in various European countries. Later he took special teaching courses at the Bridgewater Normal School. From 1904 to 1906 he taught in Everett, Mass., then in 1906 he became connected with the Maiden schools, which affiliation continued until his death.
In 1925 he was appointed principal of the Browne Junior High School, preparing for this work at a special junior high school masters course at Boston University. Almost from the beginning, his work was recognized throughout the state as of the very best in junior high school education. Many very flattering notices and comments have appeared regarding his work, and on account of the unusual reputation of the school, many educators and lecturers have visited it.
During 1940 Rowell suffered several heart attacks, but he had been able to visit the school daily, and had hoped to continue until his retirement in June this year.
At the funeral services high tribute was paid to the deceased telling of his sincerity and devotion to his church and to the schools which he served, and of his wonderful work in the character building of thousands of young men and women.
July 1, 1905 he was married to Edith A. Temple of Newport, N. H., who survives him, with two daughters, Margaret, 19, a sophomore at Simmons College, and Jean, 17, a freshman at the Sargent School of Physical Education. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Maitland Jenkins of Bradford, Vt.
On both sides of his family, Rowell was descended from early Colonial settlers of English ancestry.
Rowell's viewpoint of life is summed up in a card which stood on his desk and which read:
Let us have faith that right makes might: 2nd in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it." Lincoln.
1895
EDWARD J. ROSSITER died at the General Hospital in Claremont, N. H., March 25. His death was caused by a small tumor in a gall duct, so obstructing the normal flow of bile as to cause bile to be taken up into the blood, resulting in jaundice. After the jaundice attack, Ned rallied and was about his usual business activities for a brief period. On March 6, Drs. Saunders ('94) and Haubrich called at his home and advised that Ned submit to an operation immediately. He demurred at first, on the ground that he had too many important things to do; but he yielded finally and was operated on as advised. For the first ten days following the operation he seemed to be making a normal recovery. But a few days before the end he declined steadily. Death came peacefully. Funeral services were held in the Congregational church in Claremont Friday afternoon, March 28. The service was largely attended by family friends and citizens.
Edward J. Rossiter, the son of George P. and Caroline (Gleason) Rossiter was born in Claremont April 29, 1871. He prepared for college at the Stevens High School in his native town.
Soon after graduating he entered the employ of the Claremont National Bank, and steadily rose to a responsible position in that bank. After leaving the bank he was actively engaged in partnership with R. A. Quimby in developing and improving a large tract of land which has finally grown to be Claremont's prominent residential section. Quimby and Rossiter Inc., has for years been one of Claremont's successful insurance firms.
He was formerly a representative from Claremont in the New Hampshire legislature: treasurer of the New Hampshire Real Estate association, and of Kimball Union Academy; treasurer of the Frances J. Tolles Home in Claremont; and for several years treasurer of the town of Claremont. He was a member of Hiram Lodge No. 9, A. F. & A. M., and of Webb Royal Arch Chapter No. 6, of Claremont Masonic bodies. He was, at the time of his death, agent of his class.
August 22, 1899, he was married to S. Edith Jones of Worcester, Mass., who survives him, with a daughter Olive (Mrs. Leland Lawrence), and a brother, Robert G. Rossiter; also by his grandaughter, Sarah Lawrence.
E. J. Rossiter was a widely known and much respected lifelong citizen of Claremont.
1906
WILLIAM HENRY ("Bug") GARDINER was born in Washington, D. C., September 2, 1884 and died in Louisville, Ky., March 6, 1941, after a brief illness caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. He was the son of William Henry (Dartmouth '76) and Elizabeth Richards (Clark) Gardiner.
In college Bug played baseball on the freshman team and played first base on the varsity. He was a member of the Aegis board and the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity, and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa rank.
After graduation he immediately entered the engineering profession, and his entire life was spent on various construction projects both in the United States and South America. His first position was as an engineer with the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, & Pacific Railroad, then extending its lines to Puget Sound. In 1920 the family moved to Minneapolis, Minn., where he entered the employ of Winston Brothers Company of that city, prominent railroad contractors, first as a construction superintendent and a few years later becoming a stockholder. Later he was elected a vice president and director.
Among the larger projects under his supervision was the building of a railroad in the Republic of Columbia. The construction of this railroad was through most difficult mountainous country, and he spent nearly three years in South America at that time.
On his return to the United States he moved his family to Seattle, Wash., where he was in charge of the construction of the Diablo Dam for the city of Seattle and other large projects in the Pacific Northwest.
At the time of his death he was the general manager of the construction of a fifteen million dollar defense project for the Federal Government at Charlestown, Ind.
Bug married Edith daughter of James F. (Dartmouth '76) McElroy of Albany, N. Y., June 2, 1909. Besides his wife he leaves a son, Edward M., of Dartmouth 1940 and now a senior at Massachusetts Institute of Technology; two daughters, Mrs. O. M. Mikkelsen, of Richmond, Calif., and Dorothy Gardiner, of San Francisco, Calif.; also his mother and a sister, Alice C. Gardiner, both of whom are living at the family home, 7320 18th Ave. N. E„ Seattle, Wash.
Bug was one of those rare individuals with a sunny, lovable disposition who made friends wherever he was. He leaves a host of friends, and those who in recent years had the good fortune to see him occasionally will miss him more than words can express.
In a letter to Edith, Luther Oakes, president of Winston Bros., wrote, "I will always remember Bill for his good fellowship, fine personality, his interesting letters, his grand character, and his unusual ability. He was in every sense a good husband and a fine man."
GUY LEONARD SICKMAN was born in Holyoke, Mass., August 18, 1884, and died in Springfield, Mass., March 12, 1941.
As an undergraduate Guy was of a quiet retiring nature, but a regular fellow when you came to know him better, as is evidenced by the fact that he was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity.
Upon graduating he became a member of the firm of Joseph Wallace & Company, industrial engineers, of New York City. In 1910 he left them to go with the Fred T. Ley Company of Springfield as head estimator. This position he held until he retired in 1934 because of ill health.
After his retirement he was still able to go fishing and automobiling and also carry on his work as a member and vestryman o£ St. Barnabas' church in Springfield, but he continued in poor health until March 12, when he died suddenly.
Guy had a host of friends in Springfield and Holyoke who will miss him. He was a loyal son of Dartmouth and a regular contributor 10 the Alumni Fund.
TRALL EDWARD FORD was born in Chicago, I11., June 12, 1881, and died in the same city March 15, 1941.
Even in his college years Trail's health was none too good, and throughout his life he suffered greatly from arthritis.
Because of his poor health he was unable to keep in touch with his classmates or attend the class reunions, but he always had a deep interest in the College and was always hoping to get back to his reunion.
In 1921 he married Miss Pearl Green of Chicago, who survives him.
Trail was in the auto sales business in Chicago for a long time, but his poor health finally compelled him to give up. He died after a long and painful illness.
The sympathy of the class is extended to his widow and family.
1908
JOSEPH RICHARD LUNT died suddenly March 12 at his home in Cranston, R. I. His death followed a few hours after a heart attack. Funeral services were held March 15 at the home, and burial was in Wakefield, Mass.
Born in Groveland, Mass., June 5, 1883, the son of Joseph Lawrence and Matilda (Johnson) Lunt, Dick entered Dartmouth in 1904 and graduated with his class. He attained membership in Phi Beta Kappa.
He did graduate work at Brown and at M. I. T., and received the degree of Ed. M. from Boston Teachers College in 1933. Entering the teaching profession, he taught at Cheshire Academy in Connecticut, New Britain (Conn.) High School, Milton (Mass.) High School, and Boston English High School. For several years he was head of the science department in Boston Mechanic Arts High School and supervisor of science in the intermediate schools. In 1933 he became professor of science in the Rhode Island College of Education.
He held membership in numerous academic societies, including the New England Chemistry Association, the General Science Club of New England, and the Rhode Island Science Association, having been president of the last two. He published various scientific articles and books.
October 18, 1909, he was married to Florence I. Bean of Haverhill, Mass., who survives him, with two daughters, his brother, and their mother.
As an undergraduate Dick was a member of the football squad for three years, and in the fall of freshman year represented 'OB in the cane rush.
1911
WARREN SULLIVAN died in Englewood, N. J., following a very brief illness on March 16. He was taken ill on the 4th, apparently with the flu, but his illness proved so serious that he was taken to the hospital, where various tests tailed to locate what afterwards was discovered as a liver abscess, known as Anaerobic Streptococcus Septicemia. The body was cremated, and a lovely simple memorial service was held immediately at his home, attended just by the family. Burial was in the Englewood Cemetery.
Warren was born in New York City, October 16, 1889, the son o£ Charles Frank and Lily Warren (Hoyt) Sullivan. He attended the Gunnery School in Washington, Conn., from which he entered Dartmouth with the class in 1907. In college he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and Dragon senior society, and one of the auditing committee of the senior class. Following graduation he joined the Whitaker Paper Company of New York as a salesman, spending the summer months in New Hampshire in a paper mill and the other six months in Texas.
After serving in the Army as a Captain with the 305 th Infantry, Machine Gun Battalion, A.E.F., he returned to New York to become a broker, later being a partner of R. W. P. Barnes & Company and representing them on the Curb Exchange. This was followed by a position with McClure, Jones & Reed of New York, where he was in charge of bank stocks. For the past two years he had been claims examiner for the New Jersey State Employment Service.
He was married to Pauline Dickinson on April 12, 1917, who survives him, together with his son, Warren Jr., and a daughter, Florence. Warren Jr. is a member of the freshman class at Dartmouth, and a recent letter from Warren had indicated the anticipation with which he looked forward to returning to reunion and seeing his son as a member of the College.
Although "Sully" was not vociferous in expressing his love for the College, he was one of the most loyal and interested members of the class. It was much the same in his private life. He was a perfect husband and father, and his friends felt that he was an inspiration to them. He was interested in worth-while things in life and took a prominent and intelligent part in community affairs.
1914
JOSEPH LAWRENCE DAY died suddenly March 23 at his home in Portland, Me.
He was born in Portland, January 7, 1892, the son of Joseph Henry and Harriett Eaton (Lynch) Day. He was a member of Chi Phi. After graduation he took the Tuck School course, graduating in 1916.
In 1916-17 he did personnel work with the American Telephone and Telegraph Cos. He then entered the Navy, seeing active service, attaining the rank of lieutenant, and receiving the Italian Croce de Guerre. After the war he entered the service of the Travelers Insurance Cos., being the company's manager at Portland from 1920 to 1926. Since the last date he had been general manager for Maine of the National Life Insurance Cos.
August 18, 1917, he was married to Katharine M. Kinsley of Annapolis, Md., who survives him, with two daughters and a son. 1915
FREDERICK LEROY PARCHERT died on March 8, 1941 in Boston after a brief illness, and his death takes another of our members who was deeply interested in the affairs of the class, and a frequent attendant at gatherings in the Greater Boston area.
Roy was born in Buffalo, N. Y., March 21, 1893, the son of Frederick C. and Esther Irene (Walford) Parchert, but in early life his parents moved to Brookline, Mass., and it was from there that he entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1911, having graduated from Lawrence Academy.
During his undergraduate days, his extracurricular activities were centered on the Jack O'Lantern, and in his freshman year he was elected to the board. He was a member of the board for four years, and in his senior year, was assistant business manager. He also directed a number of events sponsored by the Brookline Club of Dartmouth during his undergraduate days.
In 1915-16 he attended Harvard Business School, and was in the ambulance service two years during the World War.
Removing to Lowell, Mass., he became the owner of a chain of filling and service stations in that city which were most successful. During this period, to quote the Lowell CourierCitizen, he was an "outstanding business man in this city for many years, and an active participant in both civic and social affairs. Deceased was for many years secretary of the Lowell Rotary Club, was prominent in many civic activities, and enjoyed a high degree of popularity."
This estimate of Roy's popularity in his adopted city is in keeping with his friendly attitude toward his 1915 classmates. Only last spring, the Boston '15ers held an outing at the Vesper Country Club in Lowell, and all arrangements for one of the most enjoyable affairs held by the Boston group were made by Roy, who was a member of the club, and who left nothing undone for the pleasure and comfort of us who attended the outing.
October 15, 1921, he was married to Ruth Pilling of Lowell, who survives him with two daughters, Sally Brooke Parchert and Ruth Carolyn Parchert, and one sister, Mrs. Harry G. Pollard Sr.
Funeral services were held on March 10, and burial took place in Lowell Cemetery.
1924
News has come of the death of WINSTONHERSCHLER FARNSWORTH on March 10 of coronary thrombosis.
He was born in Milford, N. H., February 9, 1903, the son of Fred Winslow (Dartmouth 1877) and Emlie May (Herschler) Farnsworth. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Since graduation he had been connected with the N. E. Telephone and Telegraph Cos., and had been directory supervisor since 1 gagHe had not married.
RICHARD BITTINCER died March 23 at his home in Dighton, Mass. The son of Joseph Francis (Dartmouth 1886) and Katherine (Teague) Bittinger, he was born in Plymouth, Mass., February 11, 1902. Rev. John Quincy Bittinger '57 was his grandfather.
At the end of sophomore year he transferred to Massachusetts State College, where he graduated in 1924. For five years he was in the employ of the McCall Company, and then until 1937 taught science in various high schools. Since 1937 he had been science instructor in the Bristol County Agricultural School.
August 19, 1930, he was married to Marion Dreyer of Schenectady, N. Y., who survives him. They had no children.
Medical School
1894
DR. JOHN HENRY SULLIVAN died March 17 at his home in Worcester, Mass., after a long illness.
He was born in Worcester, March 3, 1868, the son of Marcus and Margaret (Fleming) Sullivan.
After an internship at Carney Hospital, South Boston, he opened practice in Worcester in 1895, and retired twenty years ago after an illness from which he never fully recovered. He was a member of the Worcester School Committee from 1898 to 1904. He never married.
1896
DR. HAROLD WILSON died at his home in Conneaut, Ohio, November 4, 1940, of coronary thrombosis.
He was born in New York City, January 20, 1874, the son of Heman B. and Mary Ann (White) Wilson, and received his early education in the schools of that city.
After graduation served an internship in Bellevue Hospital. After a short period of practice in Steubenville, Ohio, he came to Conneaut in 1897, and remained there through life, attaining a high reputation as physician and citizen.
In the World War he was a captain in the Medical Corps in the 83d Division, and served at Field Hospital No. 331 on the Italian front. He had been a member of the city council and the board of public service and president of the Chamber of Commerce. In 1938 he was made chief surgeon of the Pittsburgh Steamship Cos. He was a member of the American Legion, the Masonic order, and the Conneaut Congregational Christian church.
February 9, 1918, Dr. Wilson was married to Maude Mary Kerr of Greenfield, Ohio, who survives him, with a daughter, Elizabeth. A son, Harold David, died twelve years ago.
Thaycr School
1886
MALVERD ABIJAH HOWE died March 15, 1941, at his home in Northfield, Vt., of thrombosis.
The son of Dr. Asa (D. M. S. 1845) and Lucy Ann (Cummings) Howe, he was born in Northfield, December 9, 1863. Preparing for college at Northfield High School, he graduated from Norwich University in 1882. In 1883 he entered the Thayer School, graduating in 1886, as he had spent an intermediate year in field work.
The first year after graduation he was instructor in surveying and drawing at the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard, and in 1887 was appointed professor of civil engineering in Rose Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute, Ind., and held this position until increasing deafness caused his retirement in 1916. He then returned to his native town, where his last years were spent.
In addition to his teaching he had devoted much time to service as consulting engineer and was the author of a large number of textbooks on engineering subjects and of professional articles in periodicals. As a teacher and an engineer his rank was exceptionally high.
June 25, 1888, he was married to Jessie, daughter of Homer Heaton and Georgia (Steadham) White of Emporia, Kans., who survives him, with one son, Homer Asa Howe of Terre Haute, Ind.
Advanced Degrees -1905
THOMAS FRANCIS TAYLOR died February 22 in New Haven, Conn.
The son of John and Mary Josephine (Crain) Taylor, he was born in Bangor, Me.,' July 22, 1880, and graduated as A.B. from the University of Maine in 1904. Since his year at Dartmouth he had studied at the University of Berlin, Columbia, and Yale.
He served as principal of high schools at Bangor, Norridgewock, and Orono, Me., and was on the faculty of the Horace Mann High School in New York City. Since 1916 he had been head of the modern language department of New Haven High School. He was chairman of the American Association of Teachers of French, vice president of the Modern Languages Association, and a member of the College Entrance Examinations Board.
June 24, 1916, he was married to Madge Schofield Tasker of New York. She is not living, but two children, Thomas Newcomb and Elizabeth Crane, survive him.
