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]

Edwards, Richard A. '76, February 17 Tebbetts, James H. '79, October 17 Earle, George W. '90, February 22 Thyng, Herbert McC. '97, February 23 Rice, Herbert W. '99, February 19 Kneeland, William A. '04, March 4 Greenwood, Ivan A. '07, March 9 Cushman, Oliver W. 'OB, February 26 Plummer, Frederick B. '09, February 17 Swain, David W. '11, February 24 Ponder, William T. '17, February 26 Stoughton, Eliot F. '19, February 22 Greeley, Philip H. '97 m, December 2 Paine, Robert C. 'oom, November 7 Churchill, Winston '03h, March 12

In Memoriam

1881

STEPHEN MORSE RYDER died in Niagara Falls, N. Y., August 31, 1946. He was born aboard a whaler off the coast of West Africa, August 12, 1858, the son of Capt. Stephen Atkins and Clara (Brown) Ryder. In iB6O the whaler returned to Cape Cod, where Ryder later attended schools in Provincetown. In 1877 he entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1881, and remained with the class three years.

After leaving college Ryder himself became a sea captain engaged in Central American trade, until 1886 when he became a teacher in the Washington, D. C. schools, where for fifteen years he was principal of Grant High School. In 1903 he became associated with the Chisholm-Scott Cos., of Niagara Falls. In 1913 he formed the S. M. Ryder & Son Cos., food processing 'machinery manufacturers, while continuing his connection with the Chisholm-Scott Cos. He consolidated the two companies into the Chisholm-Ryder Cos. in 1925-

February 21, 1889, Ryder was married to Edith May Pittis of Woodberry, Md., who died in 1935. His son Frank Pittis Ryder, died in 1935, and the other son, Stephen Pittis Ryder, Dartmouth '20, died in 1922.

1890

GEORGE WINBURN EARLE died on February 22 at the age of 84, in Hyde Park, Boston, where for twenty-five years he had been head master of the Hyde Park High School.

He was born in Norway, Maine, October 8, 1863, the son of Winburn D. and Elizabeth Jane (Lovewell) Earle. His teaching career began while he was still in high school, when he taught five terms of ungraded district schools. He was graduated from Kent's Hill Seminary, Kent's Hill, Me., and from Dartmouth in 1890, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. He subsequently did graduate work at Clark University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

George served as principal of Hitchcock Academy in Brimfield, and taught in Salem and Somerville high schools before going to Hyde Park as headmaster in 1909. While he headed the institution it grew from 300 to nearly 2000 pupils, and upon his retirement in 1934 he was named headmaster emeritus by the school committee.

July 9, 1895 George was married to Sarah Mayo Wood of Boston, who died in 1940. He is survived by his son, Charles W. Earle, Dartmouth '22, now vice-president of Muir and Company, New York City; a brother Dr. Fred E. Earle of Weeks Mills, Me., and two granddaughters.

1897

HERBERT MCCOBB THYNC died at his home in Pittsfield, N. H., on February 23. Born in Barnstead, N. H., May 14, 1873, he was the son of Charles D. and Caroline (Bowker) Thyng.

He graduated from New Hampton School and Dartmouth College, class of '97, where he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. For a few years he was employed in the Western Electric Cos. in New York, and then he entered business with Herbert Hapgood. Retiring from this association he went west for his health and lived for sometime on a ranch. Returning to New England, he took up his residence in Barnstead, N. H. He was elected Belknap County Register of Deeds and later became office manager in Boston of the New England Milk Producers' Association. Returning again to his native New Hampshire he spent the rest of his life there. He was a Mason, member of Corinthian lodge, and an officer of the state Grange.

Herbie was president of our class in college and chairman of the Aegis Board. I recall the very unexpected announcement when the work of publishing the Aegis was finished, Thyng said "we have made some money" and a number of pieces of merchandise which had been taken in payment for advertising were distributed to members of the Aegis Board.

His survivors include his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Thyng; two sons, Charles H. Thyng of Manchester and Col. Harrison R. Thyng of Augusta, Me.; four grandchildren; a brother, Arthur D. Thyng of Los Angeles, Cal.; one nephew.

W. H. HAM '97

1900

HARRY WEBB RICHARDSON died in Norristown, Pa., very suddenly on February 3, 1947, at the age of 68 years.

Harry was born in Lisbon, N. H. on November 22, 1878, the son of Fred H. and Martha (Wallace) Richardson. His secondary education was in the Lisbon High School and he was a graduate o£ the College in the Class of 1900.

Immediately after graduation he entered the employ of the General Electric Company and served that corporation for thirty years, first at Lynn, then at Schenectady, but for the greater part of his term of service at Philadelphia. He became a meter expert and was largely occupied in the work of apparatus design. At one time he was Chairman of the Technical Committee of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers and was a visiting lecturer in the engineering schools of the University of Pennsylvania and Lehigh University versity. For the past fifteen years his health has been such as to preclude active work.

He is survived by a brother, Dr. Robert W. Richardson (D. C., 1906) of New York. Interment was in the family plot at Lisbon.

1906

ADDISON GOTT BROOKS died suddenly at the New England Baptist Hospital in Boston, on February 3. He had entered the hospital several days before for observation and his sudden and unexpected death was apparently due to an unfavorable heart condition.

Gott was born in Gloucester, Mass., August 24, 1885, the son of Reuben and Martha Adelaide (Lakeman) Brooks. He prepared for college at the Gloucester High School, and in college was a member of Chi Phi and Phi Beta Kappa.

Gott's father was one of the founders of the Russia Cement Cos., which later became Lepage's Glue, Inc. Immediately after graduation Gott became associated with this company and at the time of his death was its treasurer and assistant general manager.

Gott had been one of the mainstays of Gloucester's community life for many years. He held many public offices, among them Directo, of the Gloucester Fishermen's Institute, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Rotary, and Y.M.C.A. and Chairman of the local branch of the Red Cross. An enthusiastic Mason, Gott had received many Masonic honors, receiving all degrees up to and including the 32nd. He was a past master of Tyrian Lodge, district deputy grand master, a former senior grand warden of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge, a member of the Board of Masonic Relief, Aleppo Temple and the Massachusetts Consistory. A fluent orator, Gott was in great demand as a public speaker, and also found time to teach public speaking in an evening class at the Y.M.C.A. A member of the Trinity Congregational Church since 1900 he had served as its moderator, treasurer and chairman of the standing committee.

October 7, 1908, Gott was married to Marguerite A. Fames of Framingham, Mass., who survives with their two sons, Laurence F., Dartmouth '37 and Richard L., Dartmouth '39, and two grandchildren.

1908

JOHN A. NORTON, principal of the Monroe High School, St. Paul, Minn., died suddenly at his home in St. Paul on the morning of January 32. He is believed to have suffered a heart attack. He died within a few minutes after his family, awakened by the noise, found him.

John Aloysius Norton was born January 16, 1885 in Boston, the son of John and Katherine (McCarthy) Norton. He attended Boston Latin School and entered Dartmouth in the Fall of 1904. He was a member of Kappa Sigma.

Following his graduation, he accepted a teaching and coaching position at St. Mary's College in Kentucky. In 1910 he joined the faculty of St. Thomas College, St. Paul, where he taught, and earned his first fame in Northwest athletic circles as a coach. His career in the St. Paul public school system began in '915 when he became a teacher at Mechanic Arts High School where he also coached. When Monroe Junior High School was founded in St. Paul in 1926, Jack was appointed as its first principal and he held that position until his death. Monroe was subsequently made a senior high school. Had he lived, he would have completed 32 years in the public school system of St. Paul on February 2, 1947.

Hundreds of youths of every race, color and creed from every grade and high school of St. Paul looked to him for help and advice. His wit and humor made him one of the most sought after speakers in Minnesota. A highlight of his career as a public figure came in 1939 when a testimonial dinner was given for him, at which time he was honored by a large number of former students and civic leaders.

Jack was a past president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of the Northwest. During the past several years, he acted as a football scout for the University of Minnesota.

By hundreds of former students and many others, Jack was affectionately known as "Prof." In tribute to his memory, Monroe High School cancelled all classes the day after he passed away. The school paper, "The Monitor," dedicated an issue to him.

Hundreds of students and friends attended the funeral services held at the Church of the Nativity, St. Paul. Bob Bianpied represented the Class of 1908 at the funeral and a number of other Dartmouth men from the Twin Cities attended.

Jack was married to Harriette Louise Stinson at Minneapolis on June 16, 1915. His three sons, John, William and James were in the service in World War II; John and James serving in the Army and William in "the Navy.

Jack is survived by his wife, his three sons, and one grandchild; two sisters, Nellie and Minnie Norton of Boston and a brother, Joseph Norton of Milton, Mass.

i9l 6

RICHARD ALAN COBURN died at his home in Queens Village, N. V.. on February 7, 1947, as the result of a heart attack which occurred while he was shoveling snow in front of his home.

Dick was born in New York City March 17, 1895 the son of Richard Alan and Louise (Holch) Coburn.

He came to Dartmouth from Richmond Hill High School, Long Island, N. Y., and graduated with the B.S. degree. He was a quiet, unassuming, but companionable fellow who made friends slowly but surely, and who knew from the beginning just what he wanted from college and from life generally. As one of the founders of the Cosmos Club, which later received a charter from Alpha Tau Omega, Dick was one of the reliables who made the organization work, and who could always be counted upon to do a bit more than his fair share of the drudgery of making a fraternity house a liveable and happy place.

After graduation Dick engaged in graduate work in science at Columbia University until war was declared in 1917, when he enlisted in the Army, and was sent overseas as a laboratory technician in the Medical Corps. For a time following his discharge, he worked in a hospital in Tacoma, Washington, but returned East to join Socony-Vacuum Oil Company, the organization with which he spent the rest of his business life. Beginning at the bottom, he worked his way up the ladder to the position of plant engineer. He was highly regarded by the Company, and was sent by them to Russia during World War 11, to assist in the organization of Russian refineries.

He was active in community affairs, and a valued member of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Long Island. Prevented by his business commitments from attending previous reunions of the Class of 1916, he returned for the 30th, in July 1946, and took great delight in renewing associations and friendships with his classmates.

He is survived by his wife, Helen Denning Coburn; a daughter, Mrs. Virginia Coburn James; a son, Richard Jr., and a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Purdy.

192°

On January 24 a faithful, enthusiastic and popular members of our class went to his reward. Illl since early in November, ROBERT FLINT MORSE was at the Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, N. Y. when the end came. Services were held "the following day at the Dutch Reformed Church in Bronxville. Mugs Merrill, his college roommate, Charlie McGoughran and Sherry Baketel were in attendance.

Bob's career had been eminently successful. Starting originally with a paper mill, in 1928 he joined the W. S. Libbey Company, manufacturers of blankets. At the time of his death he was vice-president of the parent company at Lewiston, Maine, and president of its subsidiary sales company in New York. During the war he held an executive post with the War Production Board.

Bob was born in Pittsfield, Maine, February 26, 1898, the son o£ George H. and Mary (Robinson) Morse. Bob always had a great love for his home state, and just last year purchased a summer place there, a project which had been uppermost in his mind for several years. Some years ago he bought and delightfully remodelled an old house on Pine Brook Road, in Bedford, N. Y., in which he took justifiable pride.

Friendly, cheerful, quick to smile, Bob had a story for every occasion. He will be greatly missed by his many friends.

May 30, 1930, Bob was married to Isabel K. Jacobs in New York City, who survives with their son Jimmy, now six years old. To them and to Bob's mother the class extends its deep sympathy.

JOHN ALOYSIUS NORTON 'OB

RICHARD ALAN COBURN 'l6, who died Feb. 7, is shown with his wife Helen at last July's Reunion.