"Rip" Heneage ' 07, Former Athletic Head, Dies Suddenly

HARRY R. (RIP) HENEAGE '07, director of athletics at Dartmouth from 1927 to 1936 and a resident of Hanover during the succeeding 14 years of retirement, died suddenly at his home on September 2. He was 66 years of age.

Since suffering a heart attack that forced him to resign his Dartmouth athletic post in 1936, Mr. Heneage had been restricted in his activities but he had enjoyed generally good health and was a familiar figure at football practice and other athletic and community events. The end came with great suddenness while Mr. Heneage was in his garden before lunch; a heart attack apparently killed him instantly.

"Rip" Heneage left the position of Eastern Manager of the Ryerson Steel Company in order to return to Dartmouth to direct the College's athletic program. His appointment, with faculty rank, was made at a time when the former position of Graduate Manager was considerably broadened by the Athletic Council. During the nine years of his tenure Mr. Heneage consolidated many developments in Dartmouth's intercollegiate relationships, notably the formation of Ivy Leagues in several sports. He directed intramural and recreational sports as well as the intercollegiate program, and brought about important additions to the Dartmouth athletic plant, including the Davis Field House, Davis Hockey Rink, the squash courts building, an indoSr board track, playing fields on Chase Farm, new tennis courts, &nd general landscaping.

As an undergraduate "Rip" Heneage was a prominent football player, starring as halfback on the varsity team in his senior year. Following graduation in 1907 he kept in close touch with sports as a football official and later as a member of the Dartmouth Athletic Council. He became associated with the Ryerson Steel Company in Chicago shortly after leaving Dartmouth and steadily advanced in the company until named Eastern Manager a few years before Dartmouth called him. Throughout his life he was an enthusiastic fisherman and hunter, and a lover of dogs. At his home on Balch Hill, overlooking the campus, he greatly enjoyed the quieter pursuit of gardening during the years after his retirement. He was a Trustee of Clark School in Hanover and gave much of his time to this responsibility in recent years.

Mr. Heneage, born July 26, 1884, in Buffalo, N. Y., was the son of Charles R. and Millie (Harris) Heneage. He prepared for college at Oak Park (Ill.) High School, where he was a star athlete. He was married in 1909 to Marguerite Stearns of Oak Park, who survives him with their five children: Mrs. Sylvia H. Porter of Hanover; Harry R. Jr. '37 of Concord, N. H.; Richard H. '38 of Whitefield, N. H.; John H. '40 of Oak Park; and Peter '45 of Durham, N. H. He also leaves a brother, Thomas H. Heneage '10 of chicago, and nine grandchildren.

A private funeral service was held September 5, with burial in the Pine Knoll Cemetery, Hanover.

"RIP" HENEAGE 'O7 as he appeared watching football practice a tew years before retiring.