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.]

Folsom, Omar W., '69, Jan. 10. Bailey, William T., '9l, Jan. 16. Pearson, Harlan C., '93, Jan. 6. Pierce, George L., 'O3, July 23, 1942. Grant, Glenn R., 'OB, Dec. 16, 1942. Armstrong, Ferdinand D., 'lO, Jan. 17. Badgely, Jerome 8., 'lO, Nov. 29, 1942. Fitzpatrick, James K., 'l2, Dec. xo, 1942. Rutherford, Edwin J., 'l3, Dec. 10, 1942. Chandler, Clyfton, 'l4, Jan. 16. Rowe, Arthur M., 'l5. Clark, William H. Jr., '2l, Dec. 18, 1942. Hein, George A., '29, Dec. 15, 1942. #lngersoll, Henry G., '4O, Dec., 1942. *Ruch, James C., '4O, Oct. 21, 1942. *Dressner, Frank C., '4l, Nov. 11, 1942.

Lovering, Frank S., m'B4, Dec. 25, 194 a. Monahan, David H., m'oo, Nov. 7, 1942. Lowell, A. Laurence, hon. 'O9, Jan. 6. Andrews, John 8., a'os, Jan. 4.

* Died in war service.

In Memoriam

1869

REV. OMAR WHITE FOLSOM, who has been since 1936 the sole surviving member of this class, died in his sleep early on the morning of January 10 at his home in Bath, Me.

The son of Jesse and Elizabeth (Varney) Folsom, he was born in Sandwich, N. H., April 24, 1844, and prepared for college at Gilmanton Academy. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa.

After graduation he entered Andover Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1872. He went at once to Newbury, Mass., to become associate pastor of the First Congregational church. In 1884 he resigned to become pastor of the Winter St. church in Bath, where he rendered long and highly acceptable service until his retirement in 1910. He then was made pastor emeritus, and continued to make his home in Bath.

January 27, 1873, he was married to Belle, daughter of Philip and Ella (Farley) Clark of Bloomfield, Ontario, who died July 20, 1916. Two daughters survive their parents, Mrs. Leonard D. Norsworthy of Washington and Miss Elsie M. Folsom of Bath.

The late Henry A. Folsom '71 was a younger brother.

1893

HARLAN COLBY PEARSON died January 6, 1943 at his home on North State Street, Concord, New Hampshire, after an illness which had confined him to his home since February, 1938.

He was born November 27, 1872 at Webster, New Hampshire, being the son of John Couch and Elizabeth Colby Pearson, and was the youngest of three brothers, all of whom were Dartmouth graduates (Edwin N. '81, John W. '83 and Harlan C. '93).

Harlan attended school in Penacook (the family apparently having moved there when the boys were young), Dow Academy, Franconia, and was privately tutored for college by Amos Hadley, an eminent teacher of that day. He entered Dartmouth with the class of '893 and from the day of his appearance on the campus, he was a leader in practically every activity of the college.

He became a member of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity and in his senior year, of the Sphinx, graduating in '93 with the degree of A.B. In 1896 the college conferred upon him the honorary degree of Master of Arts.

Immediately upon graduation "Skid," as he was known to his classmates, became connected with the Concord, New Hampshire, Monitor for which he had worked during his college vacations, and with the exception of a short interval when he was in Washington, D. C., as secretary to Senator Chandler, he was connected in some capacity or other with the Monitor until the very end.

Governor Nathum J. Bachelder selected him as his secretary and from 1903 to 1943 he was a member of all the secretarial staffs of New Hampshire governors except Bass and Bartlett.

While doing the work required of him by the State, he carried on editorial work for the Monitor, being at one time Managing Editor. For over 30 years, he furnished a Concord weekly letter to many local New Hampshire newspapers.

"Granite Chips" by "H.C.P.," a daily col- umn in the Concord Monitor was noted widely as authoritative on New Hampshire present and past events.

Although he was seriously stricken in 1938, he continued, with astonishing courage, his daily column and other writings up to within a few weeks of the end.

For many years he was secretary of the class of '93, in 1938 receiving the acclaim of the Dartmouth Secretary Association as the outstanding secretary of that year.

He was married on June 30, 1896 to Miss Laura Metcalf of Concord who is the sister of his intimate classmate Harry Metcalf of Newport, N. H. Three children, a daughter, Caroline, (now Mrs. William E. Spaulding of Winchester, Mass., and Washington, D. C.) and two sons, Richard M., of Rye, N. Y., and John M., of Concord, were born to them. There are four grandsons.

There were many public expressions of sorrow at his passing. Governor Blood of New Hampshire is quoted as saying, "In the passing of Harlan Pearson the state, as well as our community, has lost a faithful and efficient citizen who has contributed much to its advancement during his lifetime. He has served New Hampshire for many years as an able public servant. On behalf of the State I wish to extend to his family and friends the sympathy of its citizens in their bereavement."

Many attended the funeral rites which were held at the White Memorial Universalist Church, Concord. Burial was at Blossom Hill Cemetery, Concord. The honorary pall bearers were Governor Robert H. Blood, former Gov. Huntley N. Spaulding; publisher James M. Langley of the Concord Monitor, Guy W. Cox, president of the John Hancock Life Insurance Company; Willard G. Aborn, secretary of the class of '93; Attorney Benjamin W. Couch; George B. Dodge, Dartmouth '93; former U. S. Senator George H. Moses and Fred- erick E. Everett, New Hampshire State Highway Commissioner.

1900

Louis AUGUSTUS MERRY died very suddenly at Somerville, Mass., on December 15, 194.2.

Lou was born in Somerville on November 22, 1878, the son of Louis E. and Adelaide (Loud) Merry. His preparatory work was done in the Somerville Latin School, and he was graduated from Dartmouth in 1900. As an undergraduate he was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and of the Dragon senior society.

After graduation he entered his father's wholesale baking business, serving as superintendent and treasurer. During the World War he was connected with the Massachusetts State Food Administration. In recent years his business has been that of real estate.

He was interested in politics, serving for many years as a member of the Republican City Committee of Somerville, and being for a time clerk of committees of the Somerville Board of Aldermen. He was a charter member of the Somerville Lodge of Masons, a trustee of the Somerville Hospital and of the First Unitarian Church, and clerk of the corporation, Somerville Associated Charities. In summer he delighted in vacations on an island in the Damariscotta River in Maine.

Lou was married on July 9, 1906, to Miss Rose Evelyn Cochrane, who survives him, as do their three children; Charles Glidden, an officer in the merchant marine, Adelaide L., and Helen G. His funeral was held in the First Unitarian church at Somerville on December 18. The class was represented by Rankin and Atwood. Burial was in Mt. Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge.

1907

PHILIP RICHARDSON, a resident of Seattle, Wash., for thirty-five years, died suddenly in Seattle on November 13, 1942.

He was born in Nashua, N. H., February 25, 1884, the son of Rev. Dr. Cyrus (Dartmouth 1864) and Annie (Dearborn) Richardson, and prepared for college at Nashua High School.

He had been a mail carrier for many years. Associates in the postal service report that he had a fine record throughout his period of service and might have had promotion but never appeared to wish it. He seems to have led a very quiet home life with his wife, two sons, and a daughter. One of the sons is serving in the Army. His chief avocation is said to have been reading, and his outside contacts were few.

1910

JEROME BRIGHAM BADGLEY passed away at his home in Gering, Neb., November 29, suddenly from heart trouble, believed to have been due to overwork. He was born in Denver, Colo., October 3, 1888, the son of C. W. and Bessie (Brigham) Badgley.

Having fitted at Manual Training High School, he entered Dartmouth with Fred Brooks, Ralph VanZandt, and Henry Harrison of Denver, to graduate in 1910, after which he spent one year in the lumber business in his home city before going to Nebraska as timekeeper for the Great Western Sugar Co., with whom he remained for the rest of his life, advancing in position and responsibility at Scottsbluff and for the last 20 years ait Gering.

In college he was a member of S.A.E. and formed many fine friendships. Even though his life was spent far from Hanover, he retained his interest in Dartmouth.

Active in the Episcopal church, he became a vestryman and was long a singer in its choir. He held membership in all branches of Masonry, rising to the 32d degree, and held many offices in the lodges.

On March 25, 1914, he married Miss Helen Stark of Scottsbluff. Besides hosts of friends, he leaves his widow and a daughter, Mrs. E. W. Black of Chicago, to mourn his loss.

To quote a local paper, "No man in the community ranked higher in public esteem than did Jerry Badgley, who will be sadly missed in many avenues of social and civic life.

19 1

JAMES KING FITZPATRICK died December xo, 1942, at his home in Apollo, Pa., following a protracted illness resulting from gas received during combat duty in France in the first World War.

He was born in Leavenworth, Kansas, on January 30, 1888, the son of the late Frank A. and Margaret (King) Fitzpatrick. Preparing at Volkman School, Boston, and Browne & Nichols School, Cambridge, Mass., he entered Dartmouth with the class of 1912 and remained until his Sophomore year.

Prior to his enlistment in 1917 he was located at Pittsburgh, Pa., with the Associated Box Corporation. After the war he was compelled to engage in outdoor activities, and for twelve years supervised Electric Bond and Share properties in North and South Carolina. In 1932 he resumed his connection with the Associated Box Corporation at Martins Ferry, Ohio. In 1938 he engaged in the hardware business in Apollo, Pa., where he remained until his death, during which time he was active in American Legion and community affairs and enjoyed an unusually wide acquaintanceship.

Enlisting in the Army on April 28, 1917, he was commissioned a First Lieutenant on August 15, 1917. After serving in the School for Artillery Fire at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, he was assigned to the 310 th Field Artillery of the Liberty Division at Camp Meade, Md., from where he left with his outfit for France on July 14, 1918. During his service abroad he saw action in the Meuse-Argonne engagement and returned from France a Major, being discharged June 4, 1919.

Although his stay at Hanover was brief, he was most loyal to the College and extremely proud of his connection with it. He described himself as "almost as wild a Dartmouth enthusiast as Harry Barney, whose college course was a ride in and out of Hanover on the old stage coach all in one day, but you should hear him yell for Dartmouth." While at Hanover he played on the freshman baseball team and was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.

Surviving him are his wife, Elizabeth Orr Fitzpatrick, to whom he was married at Baltimore, Md., October 20, 1917; a sister, Mrs. Douglas Miller, of Concord, Mass.; and a brother, F. R. Fitzpatrick, of Westport, Conn.

1913

EDWIN JAMES RUTHERFORD died on December 10, 1942, at the Neurological Institute of the Columbia Medical Center in New York City, following a brain operation there. He was born in Warkwith, Ontario, Canada, on April 2, 1890, the son of Andrew and Emma (Ingalls) Rutherford.

Following his graduation from Dartmouth he went to work for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in New York, and at the time of his death was building and equipment engineer. He married Miss Irene Snyder on May 6, 1916, and settled in Dunellen, N. J., in 1920, where he spent the remainder of his life. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian church and superintendent of the Sunday school for a number of years.

He is survived by his wife, his mother, a sister, Miss Helen Rutherford of Hamden, Conn., one son, Edwin S. Rutherford, Dartmouth 1938, now at Officers' Candidate School, Fort Monmouth, N. J., and three daughters, Mrs. G. Voorhees Apgar, Mrs. Harold Kellogg, and Miss Phyllis Ann Rutherford, all of Dunellen, N. J.

Funeral services were held on December 13 in the First Presbyterian church.

1914

ANTHONY MELVILLE RUD died November 30, 1942, in the Polyclinic Hospital, New York City, o£ a heart attack, after an illness o£ two days. He was born in Chicago, January 11, 1893, the son of Anthony and Alice Florence (Piper) Rud. In college he was a member of Sigma Nu.

For two years after graduation he studied at Rush Medical College, Chicago, and then entered upon his lifework as a writer. He was a contributor to magazines, connected with radio scripts and motion pictures, and the author of several mystery novels, of which "The Rose Bath Riddle" and "The House of the Damned" are the best known. For a time he was editor of Adventure and The Detective Story Magazine.

November 16, 1915, he was married to Elizabeth Julia Zwilling, who survives him, with two daughters, Mrs. Jerry Thompson and Suzanna Rud, and a son, Anthony Gordon, Dartmouth 1943.

1916

ROBERT S. TOWNSEND died suddenly at his summer home in New Harbor, Maine, on September 15, 1942. He was a member of the class of 1916 during the freshman year. He was born in Washington, March 11, 1894, the son of William Wilder Townsend and Charlotte P. Swan. He attended Central High School and Army and Navy Preparatory School, Washington. For many years he was in the consular service in various parts of the world; later he did much writing. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Bowling Townsend.

1921

LLOYD ELMER LOWE died September 19, 1942, of a heart attack at his home in Bellerose, Long Island, New York. He had been under almost constant medical care for some months because of a heart ailment, but the seriousness of his condition had not been recognized.

"Bandy" Lowe was born September 29, 1898, in Brooklyn, N. Y„ the son of 'William A. and Hilda C. (Lindedahl) Lowe. He prepared for college at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn. Bandy was with us in Hanover until the middle of junior year, being active in Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity and a member of the Students Army Training Corps, U. S. Army, during the World War era in the fall of 1918. He was graduated with an LL.B. degree in 1924 from Brooklyn Law School of St. Lawrence University, where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.

Always a resident of the greater New York area, Bandy was associated. for a time with James J. Mahoney. Since 1927 he had been a trial lawyer with the legal department of the Maryland Casualty Company. On August 12, 1938, he was married to Gladys Taylor in New York City. Residing at first in Brooklyn, they later moved to Bellerose. Both Bandy and Gladys had been active participants in Dartmouth alumni affairs, both in Manhattan and out on the Island. He was also a member of the Knickerbocker Field Club of Brooklyn.

Lloyd Lowe was outstanding for the enthusiasm with which he tackled problems of every nature. With his cheery smile and sense of humor, Bandy's presence will be sorely missed at future 1921 and Dartmouth gatherings. In addition to his wife and mother, Lloyd is survived by his grandmother, Mrs. Augusta Lindedahl, two brothers, J. Hilton Lowe and Russell Lowe, and three sisters, Mrs. Myrtle Lavlett, Mrs. Hazel Fischer, and Mrs. Mildred Gillen.

1923

Through some unexplainable complications the death of WILLIAM BERTON ANDROSS on August 8, 1941 in Hartford, Conn., has just been reported to us.

Bill was born in East Hartford December 27, 1900, the son of James Berton and Mary Amelia (Camp) Andross. After graduation from the East Hartford High School he at- tended Dartmouth for two years, leaving at the end of our sophomore year.

On October 24, 1924, he married Dorothy Goodwin of East Hartford, who survives him, as does his mother and four children Jac- quelyn 17, Dorothy 14, Donna-Lee 12, and William Berton Jr. 8. Bill had been employed by the Edward Balf Cos., a large paving con- tracting concern in Hartford, for several years prior to his death.

Bill had been an enthusiastic golfer at the Wampanoag C. C. until a bad heart condition developed in 1939. This gradually wore him down, and after a bad attack four months prior to his death he grew steadily worse and was removed to the hospital, where he died in his sleep.

Bill was a 33d degree Mason, which degree he attained in his very early twenties, making him at the time one of the youngest men to ever reach this degree.

1933

CHARLES WILLIAM TOZIER died on December 8, 1942, at the Central Maine General Hospital, Lewiston, Me. The writer has no information concerning the cause of his death.

Bill was born in Somerville, Mass. on March so, 1910, the son o£ Dr. Charles Herman and Edith Downes (Peck) Tozier. He prepared for Dartmouth at Exeter. In college he had varied interests. He was a member of Alpha Tau Omega, the Freshman Glee Club, and The Dartmouth News Board. His major interest was history. He was a Rufus Choate Scholar.

After graduation, Bill studied at Harvard, where he received am M.A. degree in 1934. He was at Williston Academy in 1935-6. He then joined the faculty of Worcester Academy, where he taught History, coached hockey, and had charge of the school paper. He remained at Worcester until last June, when he left to take a position on the Bates College faculty as instructor in economics and government.

December 25, 1936, he was married to Virginia Tarr of Salem, N. H., who survives him, as does also his father.

1940

Two more names must be added to the list of seven men whose lives have been claimed by war. Reports have just been received of the death of Henry Ingersoll and James Ruch.

ENSIGN HENRY G. INGERSOLL JR., was in- stantly killed while attempting to land on rough water at Port Althorp, near Sitka, Alaska, a few days before Christmas, and was buried in the National Cemetery at Sitka.

Henry Ingersoll was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Ingersoll of 581 Main St., Woburn, Mass. He attended Melrose High School and Worcester Academy. At Dartmouth he was a member of D.K.E. and Sphinx, was a wrestler and boxer and received his D in football. In his senior year he was awarded the Gallagher Memorial Scholarship, which goes to a man of well-rounded athletic ability, with due re- gard to character and scholarship. After grad- uation he was a teacher and assistant football coach at Reading High School, Reading, Mass. On Oct. 2, 1943 he married Phyllis Clare James, of 9 Chestnut St., Melrose, Mass.

He received his preliminary training at the Squantum Naval Reserve Aviation Base, then attended the flying school at the Naval Air Station at Pensacola, Florida. He was assigned to the Port Althorp sector a few weeks before his death.

LT. (jg) JAMES C. RUCH was killed in action while with a gun crew on a merchant ship which was torpedoed on Oct. 21.

James Ruch was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alonzo Ruch of Loudonville, N. Y. He was a graduate of Mercersburg Academy. While at Dartmouth he was a member of S.A.E. fraternity, was a member of the dormitory committee, and majored in economics. On Dec. 6, 1941 he was married to Jane Eileen Welch of Loudonville.

He became a member of the Naval Reserve early in 1941, after completing a course at the Naval Academy at Annapolis. He was stationed at the Navy recruiting station in Albany, N. Y., from May, 1941 to March, 1942, and was promoted to lieutenant, junior grade, soon after he left Albany for sea duty.

1941

Lieut. FRANK CHARLES DRESSNER, USMCR, was killed in fighting at Guadalcanal Island on Armistice Day. He was the first member of his class to die in action.

He went into the Solomons in mid-September, and was under heavy fire from the moment he arrived until his death.

Born in New York City on May 14, 1918, Frank was the son of Mrs. Eugene E. Dressner, of 425 Riverside Drive, New York City.

He came to Dartmouth from the George Washington High School and at college was a member o£ the Corinthian Yacht Club, the Sword Club and Junto. He majored in English.

Frank enlisted in the Marine Corps Re- Officer Candidate Class before his graduation from Dartmouth. He was called to active duty at Quantico, Va., in February, 1942, and received his commission on April 4. In June, he was sent to New River, N. C., for final training and sailed for the South Pacific in the middle of August.

During his service in the Marines, he earned nothing but highest praise from his superior officers, reflected in the excellent record he left behind him. While in the States, he served as intelligence officer and mail censor, was a member of the Court Martial Board, and was in command of the headquarters company. He had planned to make his career in the Marine Corps.

In addition to his mother, he leaves his brother, Elliott F. Dressner '42, Fort Belvoir, Va., and his sister, Mrs. W. W. Woodcock Jr., of Cambridge, Mass.

PHILIP ROBERTSON SLEADD JR., was killed on November 18 in a plane crash near San Diego, Calif., while on active duty with the United States Army Air Force.

The accident occurred while Phil was practicing dog fighting with the fighter squadron to which he was attached. He put his plane into a power dive, and the ship never came out of it. His squadron commander wrote to his parents that Phil was considered one of their best pilots, a "heady" flier who always used his best judgment. The crash was apparently caused by a mechanical defect in his plane.

Phil was born in Shelby County, Ky., June 16, 1919, the son of Philip Robertson and Frances (Yates) Sleadd, who now reside at 3014 Bonnycastle Ave., Louisville, Ky.

He came to Dartmouth from Culver Military Academy, and majored in sociology while at college.

He went on active duty with the Army as a 2d Lieutenant at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., on August i, 1941, and transferred to the Air Corps the following October. He took his training at Tulsa, Okla., Randolph Field and Moore Field, Tex. Immediately after receiving his wings in April 1942, he was assigned to coastal patrol duty in San Diego, and was on duty there when he crashed to his death.

He is survived by his parents.

Killed in action in the Solomons on November 11. ENS. HENRY G. INGERSOLL JR. '40 Died on active duty with the Naval AirCorps at Port Althorp, Alaska.

LT. FRANK DRESSNER '41 USMC