Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedwithin the past month. Full notices may appear in thisissue or may appear in a latter number.]
William I. C., '80, Jan. 5. Jonhson, Henry 8., '83, Jan. 7. Wood, Frederick A., '86, Jan. 4. Blakey, John M., '87, Dec. 18, 1941. Redington, Paul G., '00, Jan. 12. Cutler, Raymond F., 'lO, Dec. 31, 1941. Francis M., '10, Dec. 24, 1941. Stone, Robert H., '10, Oct. 4, 1941. Timbrell, William C., '12, Nov. 15, 1941. Miller, Emory, '19. McKelvey, Robert W., '21, Dec. 30, 1941. Teter, Howard 8., '23, Dec. 30, 1941. Eerz, R. Theodore, '26, Jan. 5. Stern,Charles M. Jr., '36, Dec. 7, 1941. Holland, Fred T., '41, Jan. 9. Haynes, Julius P., med. '88, Nov. 17, 1941.
Necrology
1880
WILLIAM ISAAC CLARKE SMITH died in the Memorial Hospital in Paterson, N. J., January 5, 1942, after a four months' illness resulting from a major operation from which he failed to recover.
He was born in Manchester, N. H., February 22, 1857, son of Amanda White Smith, ne6 Brown, and Isaac William Smith, (Dartmouth 1846) the well known New Hampshire lawyer, judge of the New Hampshire Supreme Court and for many years a trustee of Dartmouth.
"Will" was the oldest boy in a family of eight, four boys and four girls, all of whom are now deceased excepting a sister, Mrs. Jane S. Bothfeld of Harvard, Mass.; four nieces and a nephew are also living.
After graduation he took up teaching as professor of English in the University of Wyoming 1887-1892. He studied abroad in France and in Germany at the University of Berlin, from which he received the degree of A.M.
With our late classmate Charles Strout he became a joint owner in St. Luke's School, a successor to the old V. R. Y. School of Fox Chase, Pa., which owing to the growing demands of the school was subsequently removed to Wayne, Pa., on a purchase of thirty acres of grounds and new buildings.
The school was very successful with over a hundred boys, maintaining a high reputation among the private schools of the day on a par with Groton and Saint Mark's, and very popular with Philadelphia and Southern families.
After many years engaged in the management of this school, the state of his health compelled him to give up work, and as both he and Strout suffered from overwork and the latter from a nervous breakdown, they accepted an attractive offer for the school and sold it in the spring of 1927, and it is now Valley Forge Academy.
Afterwards he went to France, in hopes that' with a good rest in the salubrious climate of Southern France he would recover his health, but receiving no substantial benefit from a sojourn there he returned to America in July 1929, and for a time was living with a sister in Harvard, Mass., and later in New York City.
By the advice of his physician he subsequently took, to traveling in the hope that the rest and change of environment would bring complete recovery. He traveled extensively in this country, Europe, and Africa took a voyage to the South Seas, and made a trip around the world, and until his recent illness his health has been good.
While in college he was a member of the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. He was also a Mason, a Republican, an Episcopalian, member of the New England Society of Philadelphia, a member of the Alpha Delta Phi Club of New York City, and the Church Club of Philadelphia.
Being of a literary turn of mind, he published many stories and books for boys and also animal stories, and at one time was a regular contributor to the Youth's Companion.
He was a fine Christian gentleman of good old New England stock, of a kindly and genial disposition, always glad to be helpful whenever possible. A most entertaining companion, he was a great favorite and well liked by all who came within the circle of his friendship.
He never married. His funeral was from the home of Mr. George A. Schultz of Paterson, one of his old boys at St. Luke's School, with whom he was living at the time of his last illness. By his own wish he was buried in Cedar Lawn Cemetery, Paterson, N. J.
1886
FREDERICK AUGUSTUS WOOD died on Sunday, January 4, 1942, at his home in Lowell, Mass., where he had lived for 46 years. He was stricken with a cerebral embolus eight months ago and had shown such improvement that at Christmas he wrote: "I am gaining, I think, on my paralysis."
Funeral services were held January 6 in Lowell. Flowers were sent from the class of 1886. He leaves his widow, the former Mary Woodbury Earl, portrait painter and sketcher.
The following brief biography is reprinted from a Lowell paper:
"He was born in New Boston, N. H., September 28, iB6O, the son of Henry A. and Sarah (Breed) Wood. Coming to Lowell with his parents in infancy, he received his early education in the public schools here. Later he was graduated from Dartmouth college with the degree of A.B. in 1886 and subsequently earned the degree of Ph.D. at Columbia University in 1894.
"He did newspaper work in Lowell, in Montpelier, Vt., Buffalo, N. Y., and Boston. From 1906 to 1913 he was master of the Greenhalge school here, resigning to take an assistant editorship of the Youth's Companion, Boston, where he remained till 1929, when the Companion ceased its independent existence.
"He made special studies of history and economics. His published works were: "The History of Taxation in Vermont" (1894) and "The Finances of Vermont" (1912). Both these monographs are included in "History, Economics, and Public Law," published by Columbia University. He was one of the early members of the Lowell Literary Club, in which he took always a lively interest. His church affiliations were with All Souls.
The hearts of all 'B6 men are with Mrs. Wood in her sorrow.
1887
JOHN MAWSON BLAKEY was born in Ripon, England, February 18, 1866, son of James and Mary (Thorpe) Blakey. He was one of the large delegation from St. Johnsbury Academy to enter with the class in 1883. During college days and later he was prominent in musical circles and was a member of the class quartette. He was an Alpha Delta Phi, a Republican, a Congregationalist, and later a Mason.
His first employment was with the B. and M.R.R. in the Nashua, N. H., office. In 1899 he became connected with the Second National Bank of Nashua, advancing to cashier in 1918, later director, continuing until illness forced retirement about two years ago.
October 71, 1899 he married Dula Zuba Wallace of Nashua. There is one son, Wallace Blakey '30.
Classmate Blakey was a jovial companion with a keen sense of humor, very loyal and a regular attendant at reunions and class gatherings. He died in Nashua December 18,1941. Judge Bingham and Mr. and Mrs. Junkins represented the class at the funeral services.
i899
ROBERT PHILBRICK JOHNSTON died suddenly at Margaret Pillsbury Hospital, Concord, N. H., October 17, 1941. He was stricken with cerebral hemorrhage at his home, after a day spent at his office in his usual good health. Mrs. Johnston was unable to rouse him in the morning, and he was removed to the hospital, where he died soon afterward.
"Bob" as he was known to us all, was born in Pittsfield, N. H., June 25, 1876, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Walter Johnston. He studied in Manchester and Concord High Schools, and was graduated from Dartmouth college in 1899.
At Dartmouth, he was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity and the Sphinx senior society. An ardent lover of the theatre, he was one of two founders of the Dartmouth Dramatic Club.
Dogs and circuses shared honors with the theatre as Mr. Johnston's hobbies. He had a wide acquaintance with circus folk and was president of the Eastern Tents of the Circus Fans of America.
Following his graduation from Dartmouth, Mr. Johnston spent a year as reporter with the old Manchester Daily Mirror. In 1901 he began his connection with Stratton and Com- pany, later becoming vice president. In 1922 he became president. He moved from Man- chester to Concord in 19x8.
Mr. Johnston was on the military staffs of Governors Robert P. Bass, Albert O. Brown, and John B. Bartlett. From that association he acquired the title of major. He was a Republican.
During his four years at Hanover Bob and his bosom friend, the late Dr. Neal Hoskins of Lisbon and Detroit, were the acknowledged deans of the department of college humor, particularly in its visual and audible aspects, such as minstrel shows, parades, and stunts. Later, as "college comedians," graduate and designate, they had a brief professional career, and in after years their annual weeks on tour with the big circuses as welcome guests were productive of good and widely circulated stories. And the Major, on occasion, could contribute others based on his six years on governors' staffs.
Mr. Johnston had a wide range of informed interest, in business and books, sport and stage, people and place. Quick to see and grasp the humorous aspects and possibilities of a situation, there always was keen insight behind his smile, as well as genial tolerance accompanying his exposure of shams and puncturing of stuffed shirts.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Charlotte S. Johnston, to whom he was married Febru ary 11, 1918, a son, John Walter Johnston; three sisters, Mrs. F. S. C. Northrup, New Haven, Conn., Mrs. Winthrop P. Bliss, Burlington, Vt., and Mrs. C. P. M. Rumford, Wilmington, Del.
1902
MORTIMER BAILEY KENNEDY died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Peoria, Ill., on November 19, 1941. Until his last illness he had always enjoyed the best of health. Kennedy entered the class of 1902 from Peoria. He left Dartmouth at the end of his first year as he wished to specialize in chemistry, in which he felt the College did not offer the opportunity which he sought. Entering the University of Michigan, he later graduated with honors from that University.
After working for a short time with cement and sugar concerns, he returned to Peoria on the occasion of his brother's death to take over an advertising business which his brother had developed. Kennedy also interested himself in Florida real estate, and finally became an investment broker and business consultant, continuing in these occupations until his death. He had been very successful until the financial crash in 1929, after which he suffered severe losses in redemption of securities which had been purchased from him by customers who relied on his recommendation. He was widely known and liked for his reputation for integrity, judgment, and good fellowship. The Peoria Journal refers to the fact that he passed away in the house where he was born, "which had been for many years a center of cultural and social activities." He was for many years interested in golf, but his principal hobby was in gardening, trying to develop better flowers through his knowledge of chemistry.
He was the son of Robert and Eliza (Anstress) Kennedy and was born September 5, 1880. He never married. He left three sisters, Mabel McClure Kennedy, Edith Kennedy, and Mrs. Leonard Hillis.
ig°4
RALPH MARTIN BARTON died at his home on the Hopkinton Road, Concord, N. H., November 15.
Born at Newport, N. H., July 21, 1875, the son of Charles W. and Ida (Walker) Barton, he attended local schools and was graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy in 1900 and from Dartmouth in 1904, later taking graduate study at Harvard and University of Chicago.
He taught mathematics at Dartmouth from 1904 until 1912, was professor of mathematics and dean of civil engineering, University of New Mexico, 1912-13, professor of mathematics, Lombard College, Illinois, 1913-14, dean and acting president, 1914-16; assistant professor of mathematics, University of Minnesota, 1916 until 1921.
During his Minnesota appointment he was given supervision o£ the construction of the golf course for the University. This proved sinteresting that he spent the long summer vacation for a few years with the golf course engineers, finally giving up his long time profession in mathematics for golf course engineering from 1923 to 1940. He was known as an expert in this work, and developed some of the finest courses in Bermuda and New England, among them Mid-Ocean at Bermuda; Midland Hills, St. Paul, Minn.; Laconia, Sugar Hill, Mountain View, North Conway, in New Hampshire; Greenfield, Mass., Newport, Vt.; and collaborated with Charles B. Macdonald in the designing and supervision of construction of the Yale course at New Haven, and the Giant Valley course at Hamden, Conn. He was in the Bridge Division of the New Hampshire State Highway Department during 1941.
Ralph married Miss Verna C. Cate of Haverhill, Mass., September 15, 1899, who died in 1906. Their daughter, Mrs. Ruth Barton Spaulding, and a granddaughter, Miss Marjorie Spaulding are the survivors of this marriage. In igoB he married Elizabeth E. Spofford of Lowell, Mass., who died in 1909, and in 1934 Anna Niergarth of Groveton, N. H. He was a member of the American Mathematical Society and for recreation enjoyed raising flowers and shrubs. He had recently established a home on Hopkinton Road, Concord, where Mrs. Spaulding now lives. The funeral services were held at the Hopkinton Road home on November 17th with Committal services at the Cemetery in Hanover, N. H.
WILLIAM HOWES CARR died November 14 at the New Hampshire State Hospital of a hemiplegic stroke. He was born in Concord, N. H., August 1, 1881. The son of Fred H. and Eva Estelle (Johnson) Carr, and was graduated from high school in 1900. Entered Dartmouth in the fall, and graduated from there in the class of 1904.
After graduation he went to New York City in the employ of Clark & Cos., engineers and contractors, where he had charge of a gang of men, and worked for some time in the office. He stayed with these people about a year, and then was employed by S. Pearson & Son, who were also contractors. With them he held the position of assistant draftsman, remaining with them for about two years. Then he was employed by the City of New York until 1910, when he returned to Concord, where he married Miss Louise Hammond, who survives him, with a daughter and a son. He soon returned to New York and was given a position as inspector in the city water department, and later became assistant civil engineer in the water department. In 1915 his health broke down, necessitating treatment in a mental hospital. From this breakdown he never recovered, but throughout his long illness he remained a very interesting personality, and was liked by all who had contact with him. While not inclined to much conversation, when he did speak he often gave expression to very interesting ideas.
1910
RAYMOND FISKE CUTLER, who died from heart attack at his home in Ridgewood, N. J., December 31, was born in Warren, Mass., March 5, 1888, the son o£ James T. and Ada (Ross) Cutler. Preparing at Warren High School, he entered Dartmouth to graduate in the class of 1910, being a member of the sophomore class basketball team.
From 1910 to 1917 he was with Western Electric Cos., American Rubber Cos., and the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, after which he joined the Federal Reserve Bank in New York, serving in the discount, government bond, and bank relations department. He was married December 8, 1917, to Bessie M. Ellis in Brooklyn. His wife and a daughter, Marjorie L., survive, the latter being a student at Skidmore College.
Ray did a good job with the Federal Reserve, and is known to have ranked high with them. He was a Mason. Burial was at the old family home in Warren.
FRANCIS MICHAEL MORRISSEY died from heart attack while shopping with his wife in Melrose the day before Christmas. He was born in East Walpole, Mass., October 12, 1887, the son of Thomas and Margaret (Gleeson) Morrissey. He graduated from Walpole High School in 1906 and Dartmouth in 1910, magna cum laude. He was on the basketball squad freshman and sophomore years.
Francis was an honor man during his four years, having an average of above 80 for the course, being Phi Beta Kappa, and a Rufus Choate scholar in senior year. He won Honorable Mention in Economics. In 1918 he received a degree from the Harvard School of Education.
Always a teacher, he served several schools, being principal at Wellington School, Belmont; Crosby School, Arlington; submaster, Bigelow School, South Boston; master, Phillips Brooks District, and finally headmaster of the newly built Solomon Lewenberg School, Mattapan, until his death.
In 1916 he married Virginia Sawyer, who is his sole survivor. Burial was in Winterport, Maine.
ROBERT HAZEN STONE who died suddenly from angina at his home in Richford, Vt., in late October, was born in Hartford, Vt., May 16, 1888, the son of Bartlett and Ada (Hazen) Stone. He and Ralph Paine went through the Hartford schools and Dartmouth together, both graduating in 19x0.
After spending some time with the N. E. Telephone and Telegraph Cos. at Brattleboro and Bellows Falls, he became a member of the U. S. Customs Service at St. Albans, and later at Richford, where he bought a farm and raised his family, becoming a jovial, loved, and able citizen of his community.
In his work he was fearless and loyal and made hosts of friends on both sides of the line.
Married in 1914 to Grace Carey at Westmoreland, N. H., they had two sons and two daughters who, with their mother, are the survivors. Burial was at Richford.
i936
CHARLES MANN STERN JR. was killed in action on December 7 at Hawaii while serving as an Ensign in the United States Navy on the battleship U.S.S. Oklahoma which was bombed and capsized in the first treacherous attack by the Japanese in World War 11. Charlie was the first Dartmouth man to lose his life in this conflict, and his devotion to duty and faith in the cause for which he was prepared to fight will be an ever shining beacon on the difficult pathway which is ours, his college and classmates, to follow. Charlie is survived by his wife, Joan, nee Joan Mayer of Woodmere, N. Y., and graduate of Vassar, by his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stern, and by his brother, William B. Stern.
The strength of his character and the warmth of his fellowship which we knew when he was among us is deepened in the knowledge that Charlie died to preserve the things dearest to him and to us. His is the first name on the 1936 Honor Roll, a list which it is hoped will not be long, but which if this must be, we pray shall know names whose valor and duty will be as unflinching and faithful as were Charlie's.
. The sons of old Dratmouth, The laurelled sons of Dartmouth The Mother keeps them in her heart And guards their altar flame; The still North remembers them, The hill-winds know their name, And the granite of New Hampshire Keeps a record of their fame."
!938
WALLACE WOOD KING, ex 1938, died on October 18, 1941 at Clifton, N. J. He was in Hanover only for the brief period from September until November 1934. He was born in Binghamton, New York, on November 24, 1915, the son of William Clarence and Mary Louise (Wood) King, and entered Dartmouth from the Hill School. He was married on November 5, 1934, in Elkton, Md., to Ruth Brubaker, who, with two sons, William C. 11l born in 1935, and Wallace W. King, Jr., born in 1938, survive him. He was secretarytreasurer of the Bailey-King Press and president of the Wallace W. King Advertising Agency in Clifton, N. J. He was a member of the Newark Advertising Club and the Clifton Chamber of Commerce. Wallace C. King Jr. 1927, is a brother.
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