1907

During the summer months, '07 has lost three more o£ its members.

Willard H. Cummings died on August 11 at his summer home in South Solon, Me. Bill served the Class and the College both as treasurer and as class agent. He will be remembered best, however, for his unusual capacity for friendship. More than any '07 man, Bill maintained intimate contact with his classmates and took a sincere personal interest in them. He gave his friendship freely and fully and the friendship of others was returned to him ten-fold. Entering college without funds, as many others have done, Bill met each problem as it arose during his undergraduate years, and continued to do so throughout his busy and successful life. A man of many interests and responsibilities, including business, politics, education, social service and the theater, Bill's family was his first interest and the source of his greatest joy in life. As one classmate writes, "His love for and pride in his family were so deep that I always had to do something especially nice for my family after each visit with Bill."

Guy R. Merrill died at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on August 12. Guy entered College from Cambridge and lived there most if not all of his life. Allan Brown reports that he saw Guy and Mrs. Merrill in Florida last winter and that both were in poor health. Guy had suffered during recent years from infrequent heart attacks which had incapacitated him temporarily. His death came suddenly at his home. Formerly in the investment business, he had been associated with the Harvard Cooperative Society in Cambridge for some 15 years. Guy's hobby was firefighting. As a youth, he volunteered his services during the great Chelsea and Salem fires. Later he became an honorary member of the International and New England Fire Chiefs Associations. Guy was a good citizen and a devoted Dartmouth and '07 man and he will be missed by all who knew him.

Morris K. Smith died on July 1 at the home of his brother, Dr. Thayer Smith '10, of Short Hills, N. J. He was 64 years old. His classmates have always considered Morris one of the finest products of his college and class. His outstanding qualities were his friendliness, his integrity and his modesty. His record has demonstrated a high order of ability in his profession which typically was a record of selfless devotion to mankind. For that record of accomplishment and recognition in war and peace, turn to the In Memoriam section of this issue. It tells how consistently and competently our modest friend spent his life of service. But to his classmates, "Mike's" modesty and integrity were never uncomfortable qualities. He was no introvert, taking himself and life too seriously. Rather he was funloving, social, athletic and tolerant, a regular guy in all respects and so recognized by his classmates when they chose him to be their class Vice-President for life. I am sure that most of us never knew that his grandfather had been President of Dartmouth and his lather Dean of the Medical School. To us, "Mike" was just one of the group of boys who grew up together in Hanover and entered '07, an event for which '07 has always been thankful. Morris was buried in Hanover, and a host of friends attended the service, including a representation of '07 men. So Mike is back at home again.

Additional notes concerning these old friends will be found in the In Memoriam section this month or next.

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