Deaths

[ A listing of deaths of within of which word has been receivedwithin the past month. Full notices may appear in thisissue or may appear in a later number]

Burnett, Edward A. '87, February 10, 1949 Holt, Clarence B. '02, 1946 Kimball, Donald G. '04, March 7, 1949 McCoy, Wallis A. '07, February 17, 1949 Bailey, Theodore M. '09, January 28, 1949 Wright, Burrell '14, Date Unknown Russell, Raymond F. '15, March 6, 1949 Dolloff, Albert S. 'gimed., March 6, 1949 Angell, James R. '36hon„ March 4, 1949

In Memonam

1887

The class has lost another beloved classmate in the death of EDWARD ARBA BURNETT, at his home in Plymouth, Mass., on February 10.

Burnett was born in Guilford, Vt., March 25, 1862, the son of John Francis and Mary Aurelia (Thurber) Burnett. He was a descendant of Captain William Burnett, a veteran of the Revolution.

He taught school at sixteen, and with home tutoring and one year at Glenwood Classical Academy in West Brattleboro, entered college with 547.50, and paid his way by teaching and running a boarding club. He was a member of Theta Chi.

From 1887 to 1890 Pater served as principal of Chester, Vt., Academy and studied law with Judges Henry and Martin. In 1890 he was admitted to the bar and opened law offices in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1895 he went to Mena, Ark. to serve with the Counsel for the Pittsburgh and Gulf R.R. In 1897 he moved to Plymouth where he made his home until his death.

Always active in Republican affairs in the state he served as chairman of the town committee for some years and, as a member of the state committee, introduced Calvin Coolidge when he ran for Lieutenant Governor. During World War I he was appointed Government Appeal Agent by Governor Coolidge.

Burnett married Phyllis Santany of Watertown, Mass., June 1, 1899, who died in May, 1927. Their two children Dorothy L. and Robert S. survive. On June 14, 1928 he was married to Ellen Janet Stoddard who survives him. Frank H. Burnett, 1890 m, was a brother.

1904

ROBERT DUBOIS BREWER died at his home in Hingham, Mass., on January 9. Bob was born in Melrose, Mass. February 18, 1881, the son of Frank Crocker and Sarah (DuBois) Brewer. In college he was a member of Beta Theta Pi.

Bob graduated from Harvard Law School in 1907 and began practise in Boston and maintained his own office from 1912 to 1918. In 1918 he served with the U.S. Food Administration in Washington. Returning to Boston he practised law with Ropes, Gray, Boyden and Perkins until he became president of the Provident Institution for Savings in 1921. In 1929 he became president of the Merchants National Bank of Boston where his skillful guidance helped to bring the bank through the difficult years from 1929 to 1933 with added prestige. In 1944 Bob became Chairman of the Board of the bank.

A director of the New England Mutual Life Insurance Cos., Bob was also vice-president of the Provident Institution for Savings; a trustee of the William Underwood Cos. and treasurer of the Widows Society in Boston. In 1936 he served as president of the Boston Clearing House Association.

Always loyal to his college and class, Bob was twice elected president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston.

On January 6, 1916 Bob was married to Margaretta McCandles of St. Louis, who survives him with their son Dr. Robert D. Brewer, Jr. and their daughters Mrs. George H. Fetterman, Ruth Brewer and Mrs. Galen Stone.

The Church of St. John the Evangelist in Hingham was filled to over-flowing with business associates who wished to pay tribute to the devoted service, high standards and loyalty which had distinguished his entire business career. His quiet sense of humor and wide-ranging mind had made Bob Brewer one on the most delightful of companions.

ELMER GARFIELD BRENNON died December 5, 1948, in Billerica, Mass.

Born in Lowell, Mass., in 1880 he lived there all his active life. Preparing for college at Lowell High he was graduated from Dartmouth with the class of 1904. He was a member of Chi Phi Fraternity and of the varsity track team.

His first employment was with the Boston and Maine R.R.; then with Wamesit National Bank. After four years in railroad and bank work he spent a year teaching in Concord, N. H., High School where he became permanently attracted to the profession of teaching. Beginning in his home school, Lowell High, in 1910, teaching and head of the mathematics department, he became submaster in 1930, and was retired in December, 1947

He was married in Lowell, November 29, 1911, to Gladys Symonds who died in December, 1943. Son, Bradford Symonds, born Aug-13, 1912, graduated from Dartmouth in 1934- Daughter, Barbara D., born July 14, 1917 's now Mrs. Albert E. Whitcomb.

October 24, 1947 Elmer married Mrs. Adelaide Hall, and moved to Arlington. After his retirement in December, they went South for the winter where Elmer became seriously ill. Returning to their Arlington home, he later entered the Billerica Convalescent Home where he passed away. He is survived by his wife and children.

Tom Uniac represented the Class at the services at the Blake Funeral Home in Lowell, where members of the High School faculty and many friends were in attendance. The services were both simple and beautiful. The eulogy was in keeping with Elmer's character and life work.

1907

WALLIS ANGUS MCCOY died in Manchester, N.H.,on February 17.

Born in Fall River, Mass., in 1883, he entered Dartmouth from Somerville, Mass. Shortly after graduation he was employed by the New England Telephone and Telegraph Company in Boston as a lineman. He remained with that company until his retirement in October, 1948, having been its New Hampshire State Manager since 1933.

He was a member and Past President of Rotary, a Mason, a member of the Tel Pioneers of America, and President of the Manchester Dartmouth Alumni Association. He is survived by his wife, the former Mary Elizabeth Atherley, and three sisters.

1909

THEODORE MEAD BAILEY, of 1 Julie Place, Sioux Falls, S. D., a lifelong resident of Sioux Falls, and a lawyer prominent in civic and state affairs, died on January 28. He had been in failing health for some time.

Leaving Dartmouth in February 1909, Ted received a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Michigan in 1910 and then went for post-graduate work to the University of South Dakota. After being admitted to the South Dakota Bar in 1911, he began practice in Sioux Falls with the firm of Bailey & Voor-hees. At his death he was senior member of the firm of Bailey, Voor-hees, Woods & Fuller.

Ted was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1921 to 1923 and of the Senate from 1925 to 1927. He was also a member of the South Dakota Supreme Court in 1925. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the joint committee of the Senate and House for investigation of the South Dakota rural credit system involving $47,500,000. He also acted as general counsel for the Queen City Fire Insurance Company for many years, and was appointed Town Attorney for South Sioux Falls in 1938.

Past-president of the South Dakota Association, Sons of the American Revolution, Ted was also a long-time director of the South Dakota Historical Society and a member of the American Bar Association. He served as a member of the State Board of Bar Commissioners from 1937 to 1940.

A member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity, lie was also a charter member of the Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity at the University of South Dakota. In 1939 the university conferred upon him an L.L.B. degree, honoris causa.

Ted is survived by his widow; a son, Theodore Mead Bailey Jr., who is now a lawyer practicing in his father's firm; a daughter, Mrs. Julie Ann Barnes, Washington, D. C.; and a brother and sister, C. O. Bailey Jr., and Mrs. J- B. Gregg, both of Sioux Falls.

1911

The victim of a stroke suffered in his home in Bethesda,Md., JOHN JOSEPH MCDONALD died shortly afterward at the Georgetown Hospital on February 7. He left his wife, Esther, whom he married in 1925, and a son, John Joseph Jr.

Ted Stafford and George Morris represented the class at requiem mass in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Bethesda, and at the burial services in Mount Olivet Cemetery.

John, although born in Boston, Mass. spent his early years in Londonderry, N. H., coming to Dartmouth from Pinkerton Academy. Although forced to work all during his college days, he graduated with high honors, received his A.M. degree from Princeton in 1912, and his law degree from Yale in 1917, where he acquired the second highest rank in the class, and accordingly was associated with the Yale Law Journal.

After his Princeton years, he was a reporter on the Manchester Union. He started his law practice with Gaston, Snow, Saltonstall and Hunt of Boston. In 1921 he became an assistant to the solicitor of the State Department. In 1922 he was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court. He became successively Asst. Counsel and then Associate Counsel for the United States on the American and British Claims Arbitration Board, Counsel for the United States with the Mixed Claims Commission of the United States and Mexico, and then Assistant Agent in the Arbitration Board.

In 1933 he resigned from the Government to engage in private practice, in which he became recognized as an outstanding authority on Mexican claims. His clients included some of the best-known corporations in this country. He also taught international law and arbitral procedure at Georgetown, George Washington University, and Catholic University.

He was a member of the American Society of International Law, American Bar Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Alpha Delta, the Order of the Coif, the Dartmouth and Yale Clubs in Washington.

John was always a diligent and thorough worker, never satisfied unless the job was completely done. He spent hours, day and night, on research in his field. He was the author of an article which appeared in the Congressional Record. He was consulted by the State Department and Congress pertaining to the framing of legislation covering Mexican claims. He was sent to England and Mexico to settle claims in behalf of the State Department. His strenuous activity in the preparation and prosecution of certain international claims especially during the past decade undermined his health. His sudden death, however, came as a great shock, and with it a realization of the loss to his friends and associates.

1914

BURRELL WRIGHT passed away after an illness of several months, at the age of fifty-five. Entering Dartmouth with the Class of 1914, he remained for one year, then spent two years at the University of Illinois. He then entered the University of Michigan Law School, where he received his LL.B. in 1916.

Although he never held or sought public office, he was one of the Republican leaders in Indiana where he was one of its most colorful figures, serving at one time as party treasurer. He was a member of the law firm of White, Wright & Boleman, where he was recognized as an authority on corporation law.

During World War I, Pete served in the United States Air Service, holding a commission as Second Lieutenant. After serving at several air fields, he was stationed at Garden City, L. 1., where he was Intelligence Officer on the Staff of the Commanding Officer.

He was a member of several bar associations, Masonic Lodge, Shrine, American Legion, several clubs, as well as Psi Upsilon Fraternity and Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity.

He is survived by his widow and two daughters Mrs. Rudolph Altrogger, of Washington, D. C., and Mrs. William L. Wissman, of Columbus; a step-son, Pierre Aiman, of Indianapolis; a brother, a sister and three grand-children.

It is with deep regret that the Class once more records the passing of one of its members.

1925

Word has but recently reached us of the death of FRANK EDMUND WRIGHT in Hyde Park, Mass. on October 23. 1943.

Frank, or Pooch as he was called in college, was born in Mansfield, Mass., May 29, 1903 the son of John Melville and Elizabeth (Pepper) Wright. He prepared for college at Hyde Park High School and was with our class for only one semester.

For some years Frank had owned his own company of commercial decorators.

On January 9, 1933 he was married in Clearwater, Fla. to Jeanette L. Stevens who survives him with their daughter Marilyn Joan.

1944

STEPHEN JOHNSON LEWIS JR. died in the U. S. Marine Hospital in Baltimore, Md., on December 17, 1948.

He was born in Harrisburg, Pa., August 26, 1923, the son of Dr. Stephen Johnson and Elizabeth (Howard) Lewis. He prepared for college at Dunbar High School in Washington, D. C. In his junior year he was editor-inchief of the Jack-O-Lantern.

On August g, 1943 Steve enlisted in the Merchant Marine and served as a radio officer until January si, 1947 when he was discharged as a Lieutenant (j.g.). After his discharge he entered Harvard Graduate School where he had completed the work for his master's degree when he was taken ill.

He is survived by his father Dr. Stephen J. Lewis of Manassas, Va.

ROBERT DU BOIS BREWER 'O4