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 later number.]

Burleigh, Walter E., '84, Feb. 27. Noyes, Charles H., '92, Mar. 10. Reed, Frederick P., '92, Feb. 7. Lane, Adolph 8., '01, Mar. 3. Fullington, Christopher C., '02, Feb. 13. Howland, Densmore 8., '03, Mar. 7. King, George M., '06. Marsden, R. Robb, '08, Mar. 11. Patten, Warren, '11, Feb. 24. Horton, Roger 8., '29, Dec. 29, 1941- Fischer, Carl 0., '35, Feb. 17. Meinhardt, David M., '40, Feb. 27.

Goodwin, Harold C., med. '00, Mar. 1. Spaulding, Rolland H., hon. '15, Mar. 14,

Necrology

1884

WALTER ELMER BURLEIGH died at his home in Franklin, N. H., on February 27, 1942 after a brief illness.

Burleigh was born in' Franklin on June 29, 1861, the son of Walter and Ruth Augusta (Danforth) Burleigh. He attended the public schools in Franklin and graduated from the Franklin High School with the class of 1880. He then entered Dartmouth College and graduated with the class of 1884. After graduation he returned to Franklin, and read law for a time in the office of the late Judge Frank N. Parsons '74.

In 1888 he became associated with the Interstate Commerce Commission in Washington, D. C. He served with the Commission for forty-four years, beginning as a clerk and retiring as an assistant statistician in 1932.

Burleigh was marrie,d on July 18, 1891 to Caroline F. Pike, a daughter of former United States Senator Austin F. Pike. Burleigh and his wife returned to Franklin, in 1935, where they have since occupied the former residence o£ Judge Parsons, whose wife was a sister of Mrs. Burleigh. For several summers he and Mrs. Burleigh have spent the summer at Hillcrest Farm in New Harbor, Maine.

At the time of his death Burleigh was a director of the Franklin Home for the Aged Association, and was very much interested in the erection of a new home.

In his junior and senior years Burleigh had rooms with George, Rolfe, and Matthews over the old Cobb store opposite the hotel. Burleigh, George, and Matthews, the survivors of the quartet, roomed together again at the 55th Reunion.

Burleigh was one of those rare individuals who made no enemies. He loved his home and his books and was beloved by all with whom he came in contact.

1885

ELIPHALET FRENCH PHILBRICK died at his home, 1760 Orchid Ave., Hollywood, Cal., on January 31, 1942 after a lingering illness. He was born on February 3, 1861 in Pittsfield, N. H„ and was the son of Richard N. and Olive Jane (Greene) Philbrick. He received his education in the public schools of Pitts- field and Concord, N. H., the latter town having become his place of residence; he en- tered Dartmouth College with the class of 1885, and was graduated in regular course, receiving the degree of A.8.; he earned money for his course by teaching and in bank work. He was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity, also a member of Phi Beta Kappa and a speaker at Commencement. He took an active interest in class affairs and was popular with his classmates; among his intimates he was familiarly known as "Life" or "Phil."

For the first year after his graduation he was employed as bookkeeper and shipper in a wholesale flour and grain store in Concord, N. H.; for the next eight years he was a receiving teller in the First National Bank of Concord.

In 1894 he entered the Law School of Boston University, still retaining his residence in Concord, and graduated in the class of 1897 with the degree of LL.B. "cum laude," and for a portion of this time he taught English in the Boston evening schools.

During the years'following his graduation from Dartmouth he had taken an active interest in the civic and political affairs of the city of Concord and the state of New Hampshire, serving as a member of the Board of Education of that city for several years and as assistant clerk and later clerk of the New Hampshire House of Representatives.

When he graduated from the Law School in June he had intended to practice his profession in Concord, but as there was no bar examination in that state until fall, rather than delay, he took the examination for the Massachusetts (Suffolk County) bar in the early summer and was duly admitted to practice; he was fortunate in immediately securing a position with the American Surety Co. of New York as attorney of its branch office, covering the states of Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, with headquarters in Boston. This appointment apparently changed his whole professional and business life, "for after serving seven years as attorney for the company, he was advanced the responsible positions of manager and resident vice president of its Boston branch, the duties of which he thereafter continued to actively perform for nearly thirty years, until he resigned in March 1933 on account of his failing eyesight.

The highly efficient and constructive quality of his long service with the company is so very comprehensively and appropriately summarized in the following report made some years ago by the district manager of the company to its official staff that it is quoted here as a most fitting tribute to him and his life's work, as follows:

"E. F. PHILBRICK, Manager. While I realize that it is quite unnecessary to make any comment on our Boston manager, his excellent qualifications being so well known to all the officers of the company, ,it is, nevertheless, a source of much satisfaction to me to embrace this opportunity of placing on record my opinion of Mr. Philbrick, based not only upon my observations at this particular examination, but on audits of the Boston office conducted annually for many years past. Mr. Philbrick manages the company's office in Boston and the business connected with it in the same conscientious and resourceful manner that he would if they were entirely his own. To a very marked degree he has secured the energetic cooperation and loyalty of his subordinates in the office, where a spirit of unity exists which is not surpassed in any other branch of the company nor equaled in the larger offices. It is difficult to separate his charming personality from any particular business subject which may be under discussion, and this one quality alone makes fast friends of business acquaintances, strengthens the ties between the com- pany and its clients, and cements its relations with the sub-agents. Mr. Philbrick commands the respect of the entire surety community of Boston, and his judgment on intricate underwriting problems is regarded very highly and is not infrequently sought by representatives of other companies. This not only illustrates their acknowledgment of his ability, but shows unusual confidence in the integrity of a representative of a competitor. Mr. Philbrick has done much to place competition in Boston on a higher plane. He is essentially a big, broad man, fully capable of and ever willing to see matters from a big and broad viewpoint."

He was a Knight Templar. He has always maintained interest in his college class and Alma Mater, and served regularly for about twenty years as auditor of the accounts of the Treasurer of the College, until he felt obliged to give up the work because of the pressure of other duties.

On June 17, 1907 he married Caroline Gertrude Tannehill of Youngstown, Ohio; they resided in Boston and Lexington, Mass., having their summer home in Wolfeboro, N. H. They had no children, but many years ago they adopted an infant niece of Mrs. Philbrick's, who brought great comfort and happiness into their family life. Some years ago, on account of Mrs. Philbrick's health, the family home was removed to Hollywood, Cal., where they have since resided.

After his retirement, Phil's eyesight continued to fail, and for nearly two years prior to his death he was totally blind and on account of increasing physical weakness he was confined to his bed, but all these afflictions he bore with remarkable cheerfulness and uncomplaining fortitude; his passing came peacefully and painlessly, and his ashes are deposited in Grand View Memorial Park, Glendale, Cal.

He is survived by his wife and their adopted daughter, Olive Jane, who is now the wife of Mr. Clay Roberts; they reside with Mrs. Philbrick.

1894

GEORGE SAMUEL PALMER—"Sammy" to his classmates—died at Stoneham, Mass., February 5, 1942, thirty-sixth of the class to go. Stricken by a heart attack while on an errand, he died instantly.

His widow, who was Susan Ann Eastman, is his only survivor. They were married in 1899. Their only child, a son, Mahlon Eastman Palmer, died before reaching his teens.

The funeral took place February 7 at Derry, N. H., Rev. Dr. Charles C. Merrill officiating. Other men of 1894 present were F. C. Allen and W. M. Ames. Burial was in Lakeview Cemetery, Hampstead, N. H.

Palmer was born at Windham, N. H., March 6, 1871, son of James T. and Miriam M. (Eaton) Palmer. He fitted for college at Derry, entered Dartmouth with the class of 1894, and was graduated with the B.L. degree. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa.

For half-a-dozen years after graduation he was principal of high schools at Fairfax, Vt., Eliot, Me., and Winterport, Me. Thereafter, for a number of years he turned to real estate, caring for considerable family holdings and conducting a brokerage business of his own.

He was interested, too, in the Hedding Camp Association, which operated a campmeeting and Chautauqua project in southeastern New Hampshire. This he served at different times as secretary of trustees, treasurer, and president.

Meantime the Palmers had moved to Melrose, Mass., where they lived until 1935, when they removed to Stoneham.

About 1918 Palmer became associated with the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, a connection which continued until his retirement in 1939.

An unassuming personality, Sammy's warm interest in 1894 was evidenced in letters for various class reports and by attendance at roundups and reunions, including most of those of recent date.

1901

ADOLPH BUCH LANE, after several months of failing health, passed away at his home in Barre, Vt., March 3, 1942.

Dolph Lane was born in Barre, July 26, 1877, the son of Alfred W. and Emilie (Hooker) Lane, and was educated in the local schools. After graduation from Spaulding High School in 1897 he entered Dartmouth College, and was graduated with the class of 1901. He was a member of Chi Phi.

Immediately following graduation he became associated with his father in the contracting business, and followed that occupation throughout his life, becoming one of the best known building contractors in the State of Vermont, and many public and private buildings throughout the state attest to his ability and skill.

On October 19, 1904 he was united in marriage with Carrie Belle Glidden, who survives him, with four children, Wendell G. Lane (Dartmouth '28), who was associated with his father in business, Harold H. Lane '31, an instructor in astronomy at Dartmouth, Gordon H. Lane '32, of Barre, and Mrs. Betty Bradish of Ayer, Mass.

Adolph Lane was known to a host of friends as a home-loving and most public-spirited citizen, although he never sought public office. He was particularly interested in education and in the welfare of young people. He was a man who, in spite of the pressure and cares of business, always took a great interest in the welfare of men in his employ, and he had their admiration and respect. He maintained an active interest in his college, and for 18 years was secretary of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Vermont. He was an attendant at most reunions, and a contributor to the-Alumni Fund. Classmates will remem- ber him for his quiet unassuming manner, usually with a smile, but rather reticent and of a retiring disposition.

He was for a long time trustee of Goddard Seminary, and took a deep interest in its affairs. He also served as trustee of the Universalis! church in Barre, and was an active member of that church. The funeral was held Thursday, March 5, and was largely attended by friends and the citizens of Barre who mourned the death of a man who had been an active force for good in that community.

1902

CHRISTOPHER CHADWICK FULLINGTON died on February 13 in the Santa Rita Hospital in Hurley, New Mexico, where he had been a patient for most of the time during a long illness which began in August of last year.

The son of Barney S. Fullington, he was born March 20, 1878 at Johnson, Vt., where he continued to live until he entered Dartmouth in the Class of 1902. His preparatory school was St. Johnsbury Academy. While in college he lived in Sanborn House. His fraternity was Phi Delta Theta.

After graduation he entered the Amos Tuck School, from which he received the degree of M.C.S. in 1903. Thereafter he was employed by Sills Eddy Micafeston Company for a year, and then spent five years with Prudential Life Insurance Company in Newark, N. J. In 1909 he went to British Columbia, where he was a partner in the firm of Brown & Fullington, haberdashers, in Prince Rupert from November 1909' until March 1911. From 1912 to 1914 he was assistant secretary of Prince Rupert Real Estate Exchange. In 1914 he became associated with Alaska Gastineau Mining Company, at Thane, Alaska. Leaving Alaska in September 1921, Fullington spent the winter in Seattle, and went to Hurley, New Mexico, in the spring of 1922, where he secured work as issue clerk in the warehouse of the Chino Copper Company.

He continued with this Company until his last illness. Funeral services were held in Silver City, New Mexico, on February 16, and the body was taken to Albuquerque for cremation. He is survived by two brothers and two sisters.

1908

RAYMOND ROBB MARSDEN '08 and Thayer School '09, died the morning of March 11 at the hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, where he had been ill for about a month. He was 56 years of age and a native of Utica, New York.

For several years after graduating from Thayer School Bob was an instructor at Dartmouth, before joining the engineering staff of the Atlas Powder Company in Wilmington, Delaware. In 1919 he returned to Dartmouth as professor of mathematics in Thayer School, and in 1925 was appointed dean of the school. In 1933 he resigned and became engineer for the state of New Hampshire in charge of various PWA projects in New Hampshire and Vermont. Numerous bridges were planned and built by him, as well as other important public improvement works.

Early in 1940 Bob left New England and returned to Wilmington as Project Engineer for Atlas Powder. He has planned and supervised erection of some large plants for manufacture of high explosives in the East and Middle West.

June 25, 1913. he married Mary Gilmour Warnock of Englewood, N. J. Her death occurred in 1936. In June 1939 he married Miss Helen Churchill of Montpelier, Vermont, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Churchill of Brandon, Vt. They made their home in Manchester Center, Vt., until they went to Delaware.

About 10 years ago Bob had a serious breakdown. In Arizona and California he completely recovered from tuberculosis, and he was in rugged health last fall when he and Mrs. Marsden joined classmates at the Harvard football game. Early in February he went to the hospital with what appeared to be jaundice. X-rays revealed malignant growths, and for a month Bob underwent a series of major operations and blood transfusions, and had great courage and hope for recovery. He was much cheered by letters from classmates while in the hospital.

Besides the widow Bob leaves a brother, Arthur Marsden of Manchester, Vt.

Funeral services in Wilmington on March 13 were followed by burial in Manchester on March 15.

1911

WARREN STANLEY PATTEN died February 24 at the Baker Memorial Hospital in Boston, after suffering a heart attack while fighting a brush fire on his farm during the week-end.

He was born in Walpole, N. H., May 7, 1889, the son of George W. and Sarah (Taylor) Patten, and prepared for college at Cambridge (Mass.) High School, leaving college at the end of sophomore year. He was a mem- ber of Sigma Phi Epsilon.

In 1915 he became secretary to Congressman Frederick W. Dallinger of Massachusetts, and served during the ten years' term of Mr. Dallinger, except for a year and a half during the first World War, when he served as a private in the A.E.F., refusing several commissions. He became noted for his petition to the provost marshal asking that congressmen's secretaries be not exempt from the draft.

During his service as secretary he studied law at Georgetown University, graduating as LL.B. in 1924. The next year he began practice in Boston, where he had since continued, being a member of the firm of Richardson, Wolcott, Patten, and Bennett. He made his home in Stoughton, where he was active in Republican politics and was last year appointed a special justice of the District Court.

May 7, 1929, he was married to Bettie Lawrence of Pawtucket, R. I., who survives him

with their four children, John, William, Mary, and Warren. He was a brother of Harold T. Patten '06 and Ernest R. Patten '12.

1917

Since recording the passing of JOHN STAHL FERGUSON in last month's Class Notes, we have received the following letter of February 17 from 1030 Regent St., Schenectady, N. Y.: "I am; Mrs. John K. Ferguson, of Paducah, Ky., the mother of John S. Ferguson, who died New Year's morning, 1942, and I came to Schenectady to care for John's children when their mother died five years ago.

"My eldest son, John, was born in Ft. Wayne, Ind., January 28, forty-six years ago. John died of diabetes in the Ellis Hospital of Schenectady, and was for many years a chemist in the laboratories of General Electric Co. John left three children; John Lawton, fifteen; Charles King, thirteen, and Joan, eleven. There was a private funeral for John at the mortuary here in Schenectady, on Saturday, January third, and on Sunday the fourth, John was laid away by the side of his beloved wife, Dorothy Lawton Ferguson, at Milton, Mass."

For some years before moving to Schenectady "Fergie" was chief chemist of the Pawtucket Gas Co., Pawtucket, R. I., and he was married to Miss Lawton at Milton on August 23, 1924. In the First World War, he enlisted at Portsmouth, N. H., May 1, 1917 with rank of Quartermaster, 3d Class, U. S. N. R. F. Trained at Portsmouth, Boston, and the Cambridge Cadet School. Served aboard the V. S. S. Utah and the U. S. S. Lamson. In American waters until June 1918, then overseas until June 1919. Discharged at Paducah, Ky„ on June 26, 1919 with rank of Ensign.

1929

To have it said of a man that he was one of the finest of a group is high praise not to be lightly bestowed. Yet the Class will accord that distinction to Roger Bates Horton, and advisedly so.

Rogvdied Dec. 29, 1941, in Buffalo, N. Y. following a fatal injury sustained the evening before while saving the life of a companion from an automobile as they were crossing the street.

ROGER BATES HORTON was born Sept. 3, 1907 in Buffalo, N. Y., the son of Clinton T. and Madge (Bates) Horton. He entered the Class of 1929 from Lafayette High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delta Chi and Phi Beta Kappa. Graduating from Harvard Law School in 1932 he became associated with the Buffalo firm of Gibbons, Pottle & Pottle. He was also confidential clerk to his father, a justice of the New York Supreme Court. He was an active member and former director and served on the Speakers' Bureau of the Buffalo Junior Chamber of Commerce. For a time he was vice chairman of the U. S. Junior Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee. He was also very active in Joint Charities and Y.M.C.A. work and was an officer of the Men's Club of the Westminster Presbyterian Church. And for the past year he had been Chairman of the Committee for "I am an American Day" which welcomes and helps new citizens in this country.

Derna, one of the ports in Libya which fell to the British as they moved efficiently over Italy's African colony, once brought to a Dartmouth graduate fame and fortune. William Eaton, Class of 1790 and U. S. naval agent to the Barbary States during the American war with the Tripolitanian pirates, in 1805 led an unauthorized expedition of 500 Americans, Greeks and Arabs some 600 miles across the desert from Alexandria to capture Derna. Verbally spanked by American naval officers, Eaton's exploit nevertheless brought him a large New England land grant from the grateful government and immortality in Whittier's poem, "Derna." Tripoli, handed back her port, stopped molesting American ships.