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]
Merrill, William T. '87, July 11 Dunlap, Fred T. '88, June 16 Paul, Richard '88, June 13 Emerson, William R. P. '92, Sept. 5 Gustin, Byron F. '93, July 12 Chandler, Benjamin M. '94, Dec. 4, 1948 McGroty, James W. '94, June 27 Cushman, Charles E. '99, July 19 Wardle, Edward B. '99, July 11 Piper, Jonathan '07, Aug. 20 Sibley, Homer T. '07, July 31 Davis, Stillman C. '09, Aug. 6 Fleming, Frank W. '10, July 19 Gow, Arthur C. '10, Aug. 31 Hyde, Harold V. '10, June 21 Vincens, Richard G. '10, July 18 West, Harris M. '10, July 18 Gonyer, Harry J. '11, June 22 Leach, George T. '11, Aug. 11 Barnes, William W. '14, July 5 Borden, Horace L. '14, July 23 Howell, Spencer A. '14, July 1 Leland, Robert DeC. '16, June 30 George, Oscar '18, Aug. 4 Oppenheim, Henry L. '18, July 13 Robson, Archibald C. '18, June 30 Watson, Philip K. '19, Aug. 2 Mack, Selwyn R. '20, Sept. 7 Wright, Murray J. '26, July 21 Nichols, John E. '27, July 4 Phillips, Montague B. '27, Aug. 10 Lake, Robert N. '36, July 2 McCray, T. Latta '37, Aug. 22 Harrington, Charles W. '93m, July 8 Borgmeyer, John G. L. '96m, April 24 Chesley, Harry O. '98m, Aug. 5 Bartlett, Percy '00m, July 6 Vernon, Ambrose W. '07b, Aug. 23 Moreau, Arthur E. '3711, July 4
In Memoriam
1887
DR. WILLIAM T. MERRILL died at the Milton (Mass.) Hospital on July 11. His early days were spent on Deer Isle, Maine, where he was born January 28, 1861, the son of William Albee and Martha Merrill.
He fitted for college at Phillips Exeter Academy, where he learned the new game of American football. Then he entered Dartmouth in the Class of '87 and quickly became a football leader for '87. Dr. Merrill was popularly known at College as "Jigger." He maintained good average standing scholastically, had a keen interest in all athletics and was ever ready to help in promoting '87's activities. After graduation he alternately taught schools in Maine and studied at Bowdoin Medical School, then came back to Dartmouth and completed his medical training and graduated in 1890.
He married Miranda Caldwell of Sherman, Maine, on September 24, 1891. They had two children. Lucille was a graduate nurse and perished in the capsizing of a canoe near the U. S. Naval Hospital at Annapolis, Md., where she was employed in 1925. Her death was a tragic event in the life of "Jigger" and Mira. Chauncey '19 is employed in insurance business.
Dr. Merrill practiced medicine in many communities all the way from northern Maine to Washington, D. C. In 1915 he became resident surgeon of the Great Northern Paper Company at Ripogenous Dam. 1916 found him with the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. in New Haven, Conn., in charge of its Emergency Hospital. In 1923 he was in Washington with the War Risk Bureau, later being one of the staff of the U. S. Veterans Hospital in Boston and then in the new" hospital at Bedford, Mass. At Bedford Hospital he was assaulted by one of the mentally diseased patients and was severely injured; in consequence he was retired in March 1935 on a permanent disability status.
Dr. Merrill and his wife then moved to the cottage home at 71 Fullers Lane, East Milton, Mass. Mrs. Mira Merrill, the doctor's widow, still maintains her characteristic fortitude and kindness.
1888
FRED THOMAS DUNLAP died at his home in St. Petersburg, Fla., June 16, after an illness that for the last two years confined him to a hospital bed. He was born at Manchester, N. H., June 4, 1865, the son of Thomas and Helen (Kinsley) Dunlap.
He grew up in Manchester and attended the city schools. In college Fred was a good student, a member of KKK and popular with his classmates. After graduation he was in the coal business until 1897. He became active in civic affairs and was president of the Manchester Common Council in 1892 and a member of the Masonic Fraternity.
He married Jennie May Lull of Manchester on May 11, 1892, and they had one son, Kinsley Lull, who died at the age of eight.
After leaving Manchester Dunlap was associated with the National Surety Co. of New York City until his retirement 14 years ago, when he went to live in St. Petersburg.
He was a loyal member of his class, always present at reunions when possible and a constant contributor to the Alumni Fund. Faithfully cared for by his wife during the long, final illness he maintained his cheerful disposition, and when seen for the last time by the class secretary he sent his warm regards to surviving classmates.
Committal services were held at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Petersburg, June 18. Mrs. Dunlap will continue to make her home at 1830 Ninth St., North, in St. Petersburg.
RICHARD PAUL died on June 13, after a brief illness, at his home 2012 Irving Ave., South, Minneapolis, Minn.
He was born in Wakefield, N. H., October 3, 1865, the son of Hiram and Mary (Copp) Paul. Among his forebears were many notable New England founders. His preparatory education was in the country schools and Wakefield Academy. He was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and a high ranking student. Although he remained in college but one year, he was always deeply interested in Dartmouth and kept in touch with many of his classmates.
Upon the death of his father he left college and went to Minneapolis. While in business there he attended the University of Minnesota Law School, graduating LL.B. in the class of 1897. He was admitted to the Minnesota Bar the same year and became a partner with his older brother, the late A. C. Paul, '78, under the firm name Paul & Paul, specializing in patent, trade-mark and copyright law. He was a member of Hennepin County, Minnesota State and American Bar Associations.
On July 27, 1892, Paul was married to Helen Moore Gay of Highland County, Va., who survives him. Also living are several nieces and nephews that include E. A. Paul, '10 and Chesley A. Paul and Paul A. Brown, both Dartmouth '14. His oldest brother, Edward A. Paul, '76, was principal of a high school in Washington, D. C., when he was accidentally killed in 1888 and was honored by having a high school named in his memory.
1891
EDWARD WYLLYS TAYLOR GRAY passed away at his home 14 Clinton Ave., Montclair, N. J., on June 21, following a long illness.
Gray was born November 11, 1868, in Brooklyn, N. Y., the son of Edwin Fairfax and Rosalie Woodbun (Taylor) Gray. His father, a graduate of Annapolis, was with Perry's expedition to Japan.
Gray graduated from the high school in Houston, Texas, and was in the Chandler School for one year, spending the next year at M.I.T. He then went into the shops of the We.stinghouse Electric Co. in Pittsburgh at a salary of ten cents an hour. He installed the first complete electric railway system Westinghouse put out and later changed over to the commercial end of the business and for some years sold electrical apparatus. For three years he was manager of the company's sales office in New York City. He left to become an officer of the Continental (Fire) Insurance Co., and its affiliate, Fidelity Fire Insurance Co. In addition, he was made temporary president of Phoenix Insurance Co. during its re-organization and merger with the Fidelity to form the present Fidelity-Phoenix Insurance Co. with which he continued as an officer.
In 1912, Gray resigned and became vicepresident and secretary of Thompson-Starrett Co., then one of the most active and successful building construction companies in New York, retiring in 1931, but retaining a directorship until 1941.
On May 15, 1895, Gray was married to Zillah Lee of Dallas, Texas, who died in 1904. There were four children born of this marriage: Henry, Cora, Zillah and Edward W. T. Gray Jr., all of whom are living.
In 1913, Gray married Gertrude Colburn of Philadelphia, who survives him. There are four grandchildren.
On June 25, the funeral was held in St. Luke's Chapel, and interment was in Rosedale Cemetery.
1893
WALTER WOOLSON BROWN died in Greenfield, Mass., on May 14 after a serious illness that had incapacitated him for many years.
Col. Brown was born September 20, 1871, in Springfield, Vt., the son of Adna and Fanny (Woolson) Brown. He prepared for college at Vermont Academy. Entering Chandler Scientific School, he was active in college affairs, was a member of Beta Theta Pi and class vicepresident.
Leaving college at the end of sophomore year, he settled in his home city of Springfield where his father had many important business interests. For 25 years Col. Brown was general manager of the Parks and Woolson Machine Co. He was president of Adna-Brown Hotel Co. and a director of Jones and Lamson Co., Springfield Electric Railway, Springfield Gas Co. and the First National Bank of Springfield. During this period he acquired the title of Colonel by serving on the staffs of Governors Smith and Fletcher of Vermont.
On April 26, 1915, he married Frances Hazen of Springfield and soon after they removed to New York City where Col. Brown had become associated with Eastman Dillon and Co.
The Browns spent many winters in foreign travel but their summers were spent at their estate on Lake Sunapee. Ill health bothered him for some years and about 1940 they settled at the Hanover Inn. His condition became worse and they removed to the Weldon Hotel in Greenfield.
Mrs. Brown survives and an adopted daughter Mrs. John H. Becker of New Britain, Conn.
Services and burial were at the Summer Hill Cemetery, Springfield, on May 16 with Rev. Richard Beyer officiating.
BYRON FREETO GUSTIN died very suddenly on July 12 at his home in North Amherst, Mass.
He was born June 23, 1870, Bedford, Quebec, the son of Silas and Sarah (Borden) Gustin. He prepared for college at Butler High School, Groton, Mass. He joined Phi Delta Theta and played on the class baseball and football teams and was active in Y.M.C.A.
After graduating he taught in the High School at Troy, N. H., after which he entered Andover Theological Seminary from which he graduated in 1897. After one year as pastor in Guildhall, Vt., he spent four years at the Congregational Church in Bethlehem, N. H. While there he married Gertrude Holt of Andover, Mass., and their son Francis Borden Gustin was born there in 1899. In 1902 he returned to East Pepperell, Mass., and preached at West Groton until 1908 when he accepted a call to the North Church in Amherst where he preached until retiring in 1922 due to ill health.
In 1924 he began Sunday preaching at Whately, Mass., where he continued until 1947. On his retirement he was tendered a testimonial banquet by the Association of Congregational Churches in Springfield, Mass.
Mrs. Gustin died in 1928. On July 25, 1929, he married Mabel Spear of North Amherst, who survives him, with his son and three grandchildren.
Services were held at the North Congregational Church on July 14 and burial was at the North Amherst Cemetery.
1894
JAMES WILLIAM MCGROTY was born in Charlestown, Mass., on January 27, 1871, and died in Concord, N. H., on June 27. He was the son of James and Hannah (Caverno) McGroty. The family seems to have moved to Dover, N. H., soon after his birth and in due time he graduated from Dover High School. In later years he took great satisfaction in attending the reunions of his high school class. In answer to the question, "How happened it you came to Dartmouth?" he said: "Through J. G. Hall of the Class of 1851." It may be noted that Mr. Hall was the father of our classmate Dwight Hall. His college career was of the quiet and uneventful order, but he graduated with the respect and esteem of his classmates.
Heading toward life as a teacher he took educational courses at New York University and the University of Maine and soon found himself a school principal at Gloucester, R. I. This, however, was a short apprenticeship for becoming the principal for eight years of the town schools of Montville, Conn., which in turn was a preparation for his life work at Wallingford, Conn. He went to Wallingford in 1906 and remained there until his retirement in 1930. What he was and what he did at Wallingford is summarized in this word from an associate, Thomas D. Ginn, who is Director of Vocational Guidance in the Boston School System:
"I knew Jim in Wallingford, where he was principal of the Whittlesey Avenue Grammar School for over 20 years. In fact, he retired from this position. He was an able and gracious administrator. His teachers always felt that he was fair and he very kind to young people starting in the profession. He was also vice-principal of the Evening Grammar School. In this position, he helped many young foreigners gain their first impressions of American culture."
The Class of '94 had no more devoted member than Jim McGroty, no one more interested in all his fellow members or who keptbetter track of them. The same went for hisrelationship to the College. The legend wasthat while in Boston he spent most of histime in the Public Library and his vademecum there was the Dartmouth College Catalogue. He attended the third-year reunionand the 55 th and the majority of those inbetween.
He was a member of the Moses Paul Lodge A.F.A.M. of Dover. He was also a loyal member of the Baptist Church of that city and it was fitting that his funeral should be held in that church, conducted by its pastor, assisted by the class secretary. The class was also represented by Hall and Ames.
1897
DANA WALLACE died in Southside Hospital, Bay Shore, L. I., on June 13 after a long illness.
He was born in Millbridge, Maine, July 17, 1877, the son of Joseph and Elmira (Ray) Wallace. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta, the freshman baseball team and the varsity track team. After one year with our class he transferred to Yale where he spent two years, and .then attended Brooklyn Law School.
He was admitted to the Bar in New York in 1900. He was Assistant District Attorney of Queens County for six years, and District Attorney, 1920-23. He then left public office to participate in some of the most colorful murder trials of the next decade, most spectacular of which was the Snyder-Gray murder trial in which he defended Mrs. Ruth Gray Snyder. One of the best known criminal lawyers in the country he won a reputation for brilliant cross-examination and highly dramatic summations. In recent years failing health had caused him to go into retirement. On June 23, 1901, he was married to Estelle King, who survives him with a son Dana Jr. and five daughters. The family home is at 181 Smith St., Islip, L. I., N. Y.
1899
DR. CHARLES ELLIOT CUSHMAN died July 19 at Gifford Memorial Hospital in Randolph, Vt., following a stroke of apoplexy suffered two days before. The son of G. Elliot and Harriet (Thayer) Cushman, he was born August 18, 1876, on the Cushman farm in Randolph. During his childhood his parents removed to West Randolph.
After graduating from Randolph High School he entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1899. Following graduation he attended the American College of Medicine and Osteopathic Surgery and Herring Medical College in Chicago, acquiring degrees of D.O. and M.D. He taught Latin and anatomy at both institutions. Following a trip to Europe he began practice in Chicago in 1901 and opened a branch office in Joliet, Ill., spending three days a week in each place until his retirement in 1950.
Dr. Cushman developed a technique of his own in the treatment of orthopedic cases and ministered widely and successfully to a host of patients. In Chicago, he lived for 41 years at the Illinois Athletic Club.
On December 26, 1948, he and Florence W. Scholl, a talented pianist of Joliet, were married, the ceremony being performed at the home of his sister, Mrs. Ella C. Eaton, in Randolph. On May 1, 1950, having sold his practice, Dr. and Mrs. Cushman removed to Randolph and since made their home with Dr. Cushman's sister, Mrs. Eaton. He kept his hand in orthopedic practice locally, joined the Randolph Rotary Club and the University Club and continued his long-standing interest in golf and card games.
The funeral service was held on July ax, at the Randolph Funeral Home, Rev. Leonard H. Pillsbury, pastor of Bethany Congregational Church, officiating. It was largely attended. Interment was in the family lot in South View cemetery.
There was a floral offering from the class of 1899, which was represented at the funeral by George Clark, Dr. and Mrs. Dave Parker and Dave Storrs.
EDWARD BEAUMONT WARDLE died peacefully in his sleep July 11 at his home 33 Winthrop Terrace, Meriden, Conn., after a long illness. He was born in Slatersville, R. I., July 6, 1874. In his undergraduate days he was active in class affairs, being class secretary in the spring of 1897 and president the next fall. In 1897 he was a member of the athletic team and also of the class baseball team. He attended Thayer School in his senior year.
Not long after graduation he joined the engineering firm of George F. Hardy '88 in New York City and specialized in paper mill construction. He designed and supervised the construction of paper and pulp mills in Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Newfoundland and British Columbia. He also built the first highway suspension bridge in Canada at Grand Mere, Quebec, one of the longest in the world. At Grand Mere he was chief engineer of the Laurentide Division of the Consolidated Paper Co. of Montreal and later became chief engineer of the corporation. After some years at Grand Mere he retired in 1945 and since then lived at Meriden.
He was a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, a former vice president of the Engineers Institute of Canada and of the Corporation of Professional Engineers of Quebec. During World War II he served on the War Time Prices and Trade Administration of Canada. He was a member of the Slatersville Congregational Church and of the Masonic Lodge No. 149 A.F. and A.M. of Three Rivers, Quebec.
Surviving are his wife, the former Maud Wilkins, a son Harry M. Wardle of Quincy, Mass., two daughters, Mrs. Philip Woods of Takoma Park, Md„ and Mrs. George Knox, a member of the Meriden Housing Authority, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at Meriden, July 12. There was a floral offering from '99. Tom Whittier attended as a long-time friend and represented the class. Burial was at Slatersville.
1907
HOMER TAFT SIBLEY died at his home in Newport, N. H., on July 31. Born on March 1, 1887, he was one of the youngest men in '07. After graduation, he held an instructorship at Dartmouth for one year and received an A.M. degree. In 1910, he went to Europe and studied for a Ph.D. degree at the University of Goettingen in Germany until the outbreak of World War I. He then returned home and served as a commissioned officer. Married in 1923, he had one son who was killed in action in Germany near the close of World War II. He is survived by his wife, a brother and a sister.
JONATHAN PIPER died suddenly at his home in Concord, N. H., on August 20. A member of a leading law firm, he was also vice-president of the New Hampshire Savings Bank. Other interests were the Merrimack Valley Dartmouth Club; St. Paul's Church; Sons of the American Revolution; New Hampshire Historical Society; and the American and New Hampshire Bar Associations. He was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard Law School as well as of Dartmouth.
Survivors are his wife, a son, three brothers, and three grandchildren. Services were at St. Paul's Church on August 22.
1908
Martha's Vineyard lost one of its best known citizens in the death of RAYMOND WALKER in Edgartown on June 14 after a long illness following a major chest operation.
Ray was born in Edgartown February 28, 1886, and spent most of his life on the island. He was the son of Thomas J. Walker, one of the best known of the Vineyard's doctors, and May Marchant Walker of an old Edgartown family.
He was a member of our class for two years and then attended the College of Physicians and Surgeons but medicine was not to his taste.
During his active life he engaged in manypursuits including farming and operation of a riding stable. In later years he was the active head of the Edgartown Water Co. and president of the Harborview Hotel. He had served as member of the Edgartown finance committee and a member of the school committee. During World War II he was a member of the United States Coast Guard.
He was an ardent outdoors man, fond of horses, swimming and boxing. His love for physical activity and the unusual warmth of his friendship made his influence widely felt.
He is survived by his wife, the former Barbara Coffin; by two sons, Commander Thomas Jackson Walker, USN, and Chief Air Pilot, U. S. Coast Guard, James Cleveland Walker; by a daughter Nancy, now Mrs. Paul F. Hand, and seven grandchildren.
1909
STILLMAN CI.OUGH DAVIS died in Newton, Mass., on August 6. He had left his home in Craigie Arms, Cambridge, to play golf at the Albermarle Golf Club and when stricken with a heart attack on the fourth green expired before help could reach him.
"Still" was born on September 19, 1884, in Norwood, Mass., the son of Stillman Clough and Eva Z. (Newell) Davis. He entered Dartmouth from Cambridge English High School and was with the class from 1905 to 1907.
His business life was spent as a salesman and for many years he was with the Davis Paper Box Co. of West Hopkinton, N. H., a subsidiary of the United Shoe Machinery Co.
He was married in September 1917 to May Craig of New York City, who survives as does a brother, Rev. Lloyd G. Davis of Cotuit, Mass. To them the class of 1909 extends its deepest sympathy.
1910
DR. HAROLD VALMORE HYDE died June 21 in Cambridge, Mass. He had suffered from high blood pressure and a serious heart condition for over two years.
Hal Hyde was bora July 5, 1887, in Lynn, Mass., the son of Edward Valmore and Julia (Somes) Hyde. In college he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and later of Alpha Kappa Kappa, medical fraternity.
Hal studied medicine at Harvard, receiving his degree in 1914. He specialized in obstetrics and gynecology and his service in this field included membership on the faculties of Harvard Medical and Harvard Dental Schools and Tufts Medical School. From 1917 to 1920 he was a member of the staff of Boston Lying-in Hospital: 1942-47 Surgeon-in-Chief, Boston City Hospital; 1941 until the time of his death, Chief Medical Examiner, New England Mutual Life Insurance Co.
A Lieutenant in the Medical Corps, Hal served at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., 1918-19. He was a member of American Medical Association; Massachusetts Medical Society; New England Obstetrical and Gynecological Society and was a Fellow of American College of Surgeons.
August 8, 1925 he married Dr. Corinne Cote, one of the first woman doctors in Boston, who died in 1937. A daughter, Mrs. Clifford G. Shirley of 988 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, survives.
HARRIS MOODY WEST, known to all his Dartmouth friends as "Lefty," was found dead at his home 1017 West Main St., Ravenna, Ohio, on July 18. Although he suffered from high blood pressure, his death was unexpected.
Lefty was born June 4, 1885, in Chester, N. H., son of George Sherman and Alice (Noyes) West. He attended Pinkerton Academy in Derry, entered college in 1906 and was graduated in 1910. He was a pitcher on the freshman and sophomore class baseball teams and his nickname "Lefty" probably originated on the baseball diamond. He was noted for his ability to smile in all circumstances and his geniality remained with him throughout his life. Fellow workers considered him one of the best-liked men with the Erie Railroad.
Lefty went to the Erie in 1913 after two years with Western Electric in New York and Chicago. In 1933 he was made Chief Inspector of Demurrage. He held that position at the time of his death.
October 15, 1919, he married Laura Mershon at Mohtclair, N. J. She and their daughter Ruth survive.
Lefty was an active churchman, having served the First Congregational Church as deacon and head usher for many years, moderator for eight years, and chairman of the board of deacons and church trustee. He retained his interest in sports and was on the church championship bowling team a few years back.
1911
Word was received during reunion of the death of HARRY JERRY GONYER at his home 11 First St., Rochester, N. H., on June 23.
He was born at Bethlehem Junction, August 16, 1888. After attending Littleton High School, he spent one year at Dartmouth. He was married on July 31, 1912 to Grace Philbrick.
His business was the manufacturing of shoe trimmings utilized by shoe manufacturers. Prior to his death, he was engaged in this business in Rochester, N. H.
His class interest was renewed in 1946 when he attended the 35th reunion at Whitefield with his wife, daughter Doris and son Norman.
These survive him together with his brother George F. Gonyer '10.
GEORGE THATCHER LEACH succumbed suddenly to a heart attack in his home 732 Pinehurst Drive, Pasadena, Calif., on August 11.
George came to Dartmouth from Oak Park, Ill., having graduated from Oak Park High School. His four years at Dartmouth were busy ones, he being a member of the Mandolin Club and class track teams. His: fraternity was Alpha Delta Phi, in which he was an active alumnus all his life. Throughout his life he continued his great interest in the college and the class, being always a generous contributor to the college. He was a class officer for a period of five years.
George's first marriage was to Marjorie Woodcock, who died on December 15, 1921. In January 1925 he was married to Mrs. Parie Petty, who made him a charming wife and fine mother to his children. The death of his son Ferry William Leach, a Major in the 101st Airborne Division, in action in Germany in April 1945 was a severe blow.
Following graduation George joined his father's firm, George T. Leach & Co., investment bankers, in Chicago. In 1932 he assumed the presidency of this company. Later he headed his own firm, George T. Leach & Co. He was also a director of the Godchaux Sugars, Inc. In 1950, following a serious heart attack, he retired from business and moved to Pasadena.
Both Parie and he were leaders in community affairs. George was a member of the Chicago Club, the Mid-Day Club and president of the Bond Club. He was especially active in entertainment of Dartmouth alumni on the occasion of the two Dartmouth Pow Wows at Chicago, on one occasion taking the lead to raise sufficient funds to pay the expenses of the Dartmouth Band to the football games.
He leaves his wife; daughter, Mrs. Marjorie McKinney; three sons, Arthur B. of the Air Force, Lindsay W., and Don Petty; five grandchildren and a sister.
Funeral services were in the First Presbyterian Church at Oak Park, 111. 1911 was represented by Ed Keeler and Ben Stout.
1912
PORTER WHEATON AVERILL died of a heart attack at his home, 232 Parmalee PL, Elizabeth, N. J., on May 26.
Born at Barre, Vt., January 20, 1890, he was the son of Louis K. and Sarah (Wheaton) Averill. Receiving his preparatory education at the Spaulding High School, he graduated from Dartmouth with the Class of 1912. At Dartmouth he starred as a tackle on the football team and was named by Walter Camp as an Ail-American player in that position. He received his Master's degree from Columbia University.
He began his teaching career at Elizabeth, in 1918 when he became mathematics teacher and football coach at Battin High School. In 1922 he was elected president of the Elizabeth Teachers Association, and two years later was promoted as head of the mathematics department of all junior and senior high schools in that city. In 1924 he was appointed vice-principal of Battin High School, and in 1926 became its principal. Three years later when the Jefferson High School was opened, he took over the post of principal there, a position he held at the time of his death. He was to have supervised the draft deferment testing of college .students at his school on the morning of his death.
In 1949 he was president of the New Jersey Secondary School Principals Association, and was a past president of the Elizabeth Principals Association. Active in the National Association of Secondary School Principals, he served on a number of its important committees. He was a member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools and the American Council of Education. He was an elder in the First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth, and was a former president of the Elizabeth Rotary Club and the Elizabeth Association.
He was married to Beatrice Kent at Barre, on August 14, 1913. Besides his wife, he is survived by a son, Stanley R. Averill of Elizabeth; two daughters, Mrs. Walter (Dorothy) Miller of Elizabeth and Mrs. Ralph (Harriet Jane) Frymoyer of Rahway, N. J., and a granddaughter.
Funeral services were held at the First Presbyterian Church, Elizabeth, and burial was also in Elizabeth.
1914
HORACE LEROY BORDEN, Major, U.S.A.F., died suddenly July 23 at the Westover Base Hospital. He was stricken with a cerebral hemorrhage and died four hours after being rushed to the hospital.
He was a native of Portsmouth, R. I., and entered the service by way of the Infantry. During World War I he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry against the enemy at Cunel, France, as well as the Purple Heart. He transferred to the Air Corps in the early days of that branch and continued on the reserve list. On his return to civilian life, he became an investment banker in Spring'field and lived in that city for 20 years. His home was at 94 Maple St. at the time of his death.
Early in World War II he was recalled to the service as a Captain, and served several years as the commanding officer of a unit at the Bombardier Training School at Big Spring Air Force Base, Texas. He later served as an information and education officer with the occupation forces in Italy and Germany. He was assigned to Westover as personnel service officer early in June 1948 and was named commanding officer of a unit at the Bombardier Section in December 1948. Since then he had been transferred to the 1600th Air Base Group.
The funeral was a military service at Westover with burial in the Friends Cemetery, Portsmouth, R. I. Ed Elkins and Arthur Maddalena attended from the class.
Borden was quiet, somewhat self-effacing, methodical, conscientious and stoical. He would have been eligible for retirement in another year or two.
He leaves his wife, the former Margaret Hayden, and one daughter, Mary Margaret, who at the time of his death was on a European tour. He had previously lost two sons, Lt. Horace L., who was killed in action in the Philippines in 1944, and Larry, who met with a fatal jeep accident in Trier, Germany, while the family was overseas in 1948.
SPENCER ACKLIN HOWELL died suddenly on July 1 following an emergency operation in Pasadena, Calif. He had been living at 410 S. Grand Ave., with his brother, A. L. Howell 'l6, since last September, previous to which he had been hospitalized for some time.
Spence was a native of Toledo, Ohio, and prep.llru 101 uarimouth at Toledo High School. He was the son of William A. and Helen (Acklin) Howell and was born April I, 1892.
Following graduation he was employed successively in the promotion department of the Ohio Electric Co., the wholesale grocery business, and the oil business. Previous to his hospitalization he resided at Bolivar, Tenn.
To the best of our knowledge, Spence was never married, and his only survivor, we believe, is his brother. To him the class extends its deep and sincere sympathy in our mutual loss.
WILLIAM WARREN BARNES died July 5 at a Portland, Maine, hospital following a prolonged illness.
He was born in Portland, November 9., 1891, the son of Holman M. and Lillian (Sylvester) Barnes. In college he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
After graduating from Tuck School in 1915 he returned to Portland with H. S. Melcher Co., a family wholesale grocery business. From 1919 to 1935 he was in the investment business in Worcester and Boston. He then returned to H. S. Melcher Co. as vice-president. In 1939 the company merged with Hannaford Bros. Co. and he served as sales manager for this company until his death.
On December 3, 1921, Bill married Hazel Campbell of Worcester, who died in 1948. Since then he had made his home at the Lafayette Hotel in Portland. He is survived by his daughter Marcia and two sisters, Mrs. Chester G. Abbott and Mrs. Frank W. Lathrop, of Falmouth, Maine.
Bill was an ardent Dartmouth man and a regular attendant at class reunions. Much loved and very popular, he will be greatly missed. To his daughter we extend our deepest sympathy.
CARLTON SCOTT WICKER died May 17 at his home, 78 Woodward Ave., Buffalo, N. Y. A civil engineer by profession, he was well known in engineering and construction circles where he had been associated with the Buffalo Slag Co. for 52 years. He had been sales manager for the concern for many years.
Born in Geneseo, July 23, 1889, he grew up in that city. He was active in Theta Delta Chi. During World War I he served two years in France with the 16th Corps of Engineers. He was a pioneer in the Buffalo area in introducing slag in concrete for construction purposes. A member of the Society of American Military Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, American Railway Engineers Association, American Concrete Institute and American Society of Testing Materials, he was on the problem committee of the National Slag Association. He was also a member of the Buffalo Athletic Club and First Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lydia Hennig Wicker, two daughters Barbara S. and Carol M. and his mother, Mrs. Ann Wicker of Erie, Pa.
1916
Robert De Camp Leland died in Leonard Morse Hospital, Natick, Mass., June 30 and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Cochituate, Mass.
Born in Holyoke, Mass., June 18, 1892, he was the son of Sanford Daniels and Julia M. Leland. Entering Dartmouth with the Class of 1916, after graduating from Wellesley High School, Wellesley, Mass., he left college before graduation and maintained thereafter only slight connections with the College.
During his college days he acted as correspondent for several New York papers and continued newspaper writing until his death. He had had one novel published and was working on another. His short stories often appeared in The Saturday Evening Post.
He was married July 23, 1924, to Mary Clark, who collaborated with him in his writing during recent years. In addition to his wife he leaves two brothers, Roger M. Leland of Wellesley and James S. Leland of Medfield.
1918
ARCHIBALD C. ROBSON did a magnificent job in his quiet way and left the world a better place to live in. Arch, who was Assistant Secretary of the Marine Trust Co. in Buffalo, died June 30 of a heart attack, while visiting friends at Thunder Bay, Ontario. Very graciously, Eddie Felt made a generous contribution to the Heart Fund in the name of the class.
Arch went to France in 1917 and served in the American Field Service, later joining the French Army and eventually was transferred to the AEF. After his discharge from service, Arch joined the staff of the Lafayette National Bank, which later became the Buffalo Trust Cos. and which eventually merged with the Marine Trust Co. He was a member of the Park Country Club.
Arch is survived by his wife, the former Julia Long. Their home was at 66 Summer St., Buffalo.
HENRY L. OPPENHEIM JR. or "Dutch," as he was called, had many warm and devoted friends in the College and especially in the Class of 1918. He had a quiet, steady and sincere manner that appealed to everyone.
About a couple of years ago, Henry had a heart upset, and was put on a strict diet, and also had to rest a great deal, and for one who had been so active in the successful Albany wholesale grocery firm of Oppenheim, McEwan Co., of which he was vice-president, it came hard to relax completely.
He and Helen enjoyed a couple of winters in Daytona Beach and all were happy to know that he was steadily recovering, until we received word from his son that he had passed away July 13.
Great honor had been paid to Henry, as he had been made a life honorary member of the Dartmouth Association of Eastern New York because of his years of devoted service to the College.
On November 24, 1921, Henry was married to Helen Bookheim, who survives with their sons Henry Jr. and Paul and their daughter Sally Doris. Their home is at 29 South Manning Blvd., Albany, N. Y.
OSCAR GEORGE died on August 4 in Hollis, N. Y. Time and again in recent years when Roger Howland would call to urge him to attend a class gathering Oscar could only answer in a whisper. In a faint whisper he always promised that some day he would come. An operation did not remedy the throat affliction which eventually caused his death.
Oscar left college to enter the Army in 1917 and did not return to finish his course. He entered the employ of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. after leaving the service and remained with them until his death. He was Force Studies Supervisor.
On June 21, 1924 he married Helen Mollenhauer who survives with their daughter Helen Jean and their son Robert. Their home is at 9029 187th Place, Hollis, N. Y.
A quiet, reliable person, Oscar was the type of man you always wanted to see more of Like the others who have gone before he will not be forgotten.
1919
ROBERT HAYES SMITH of 26 Rhode Island Avenue, Providence, R. I., passed-away on May 29, and 1919 and the College have lost a loyal classmate and alumnus. Bob is survived by his wife Mrs. Constance (Holt) Smith, three daughters, Mrs. John I. Keay of Drexel Hill, Pa., Mrs. Gerard C. Aubertin of Hartsdale, N. Y., and Mrs. Cornelius W. Provost 2nd of Providence; a sister, Miss Eleanor D. Smith, and three grandchildren.
Born in Providence, April 14, 1898, Bob attended local schools and came to Hanover with the class in 1915. He left in 1917 to enter the Navy. He spent most of his life in the investment business and for some years was a member of the firm of G. H. Walker & Co., with which Newman Sleeper is also associated.
Bob was an authority on Rhode Island highways and a leader in civilian defense. Until recently, he was chairman of the disaster preparedness committee of the Providence Chapter of the American Red Cross. During World War II he organized and led the Rhode Island Traffic Patrol, a corps of civilians set up to aid state police in the event of an emergency. He was also a director and former treasurer of the American Automobile Association in Rhode Island.
Bob was a member of the University Club, the Providence Art Club, the Turks Head Club, the Dunes Club and Adelphi Lodge No. 33 F&AM. The class extends its most sincere sympathy to Mrs. Smith and the family in their loss.
The class and College were shocked to learn of the passing of PHILIP KIMBALL WATSON on August 2 in the Laconia (N. H.) Hospital. Phil and Ruby had their summer home in Sandwich, N. H., where Phil was taken ill and spent six weeks in the hospital prior to his death.
Phil was born in Somerville, Mass., on April 9, 1896, and before coming to Hanover attended Somerville High School. He left Dartmouth in 1917 to go to France with an ambulance unit and later was commissioned in the U. S. Field Artillery. Upon release from the service he went to Detroit and embarked, with outstanding success, upon a career in the investment banking field. At the time of his passing he was vice-president of Campbell-McCarthy Company in Detroit. Phil served three years on the board of governors of the Investment Bankers Association, also was a director of the Children's Hospital and a member of the Save the Children Federation.
A principal interest in Phil's life was the College and he devoted a great deal of time to Dartmouth affairs over the years. He headed up the interviewing of applicants for admission, was a leader in the Dartmouth Club of Detroit, and, last fall, was chairman of the Pow Wow committee at the time of the Michigan game, and was in a large measure responsible for the success of the affair. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and the Detroit Club.
Surviving are Mrs. Ruby (Howe) Watson, of 16630 Maumee, Grosse Point, Mich., a son David, and a sister, Mrs. Frances Schalla of Laguna Beach, Calif. Funeral services were held in Burlington, Vt., on August 4 and a memorial service was conducted August 14 in Sandwich, N. H., home of Phil's ancestors for several generations.
The class extends its most sincere condolences to the family in their great loss. The Class of 1919, likewise, has lost a most loyal member whom all of us will miss.
1923
JAMES PRESCOTT STANLEY died May 27, in a hospital near his home at 1207 Hull St., South, St. Petersburg, Fla. He had overworked, and after having been ordered to take a rest, died shortly thereafter from kidney and liver infections.
Jack was born in Brookline, Mass., January 7, 1901, and entered Dartmouth from St. Luke's School in Philadelphia. He left college after his sophomore year, and travelled in the South for the firm of Landers, Frary and Clark, electrical appliance manufacturers. About 1930 he returned to New England and for ten years was in the investment business, with his home in Pembroke, Mass. Four years ago he moved south, to Clearwater, Fla., and then to St. Petersburg, where he was manager of the Gulf Life Insurance Co.
An Alpha Delta Phi at Dartmouth, Jack was a member of Masonic Lodge 127 at Clearwater, F. and A.M. and 32d degree of Scottish Rite. He also belonged to the Tampa Consistory, Kiwanis, and the Life Underwriters Association of St. Petersburg.
Survivors include his wife, the former Holly Webb; one son, Timothy, with the U.S. Navy; two brothers, Donald C. and Malcolm N.; and two sisters, Mrs. Jennette S. Goodwin, of New York City and Caroline Stanley, of Essex, Conn.
THOMAS HANDY BURBANK died suddenly of a heart attack in the Frisbit Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N. H., on June 25.
Tom was born in East Milton, Mass., in May, 1902, the son of James P. and Annie (Fish) Burbank. He attended the Milton schools, and graduated from Milton Academy in 1920. At Dartmouth Tom was a member of Chi Phi and Green Key, and was a star pitcher on the varsity baseball team.
In 1923 he married Effie Johnston of Lowell, and settled down in Reading, Mass. For some years he was employed in a Boston brokerage firm. He entered the newspaper business in 1934 as publisher of the Reading, Mass., Messenger and North Reading Observer. In 1936 he purchased the Rochester Observer and moved to Rochester, N. H., with his family.
Tom soon became an active and able leader in civic affairs, and attained prominence throughout the state both as an outstanding publisher and as a leading figure in state and local politics. At various times he was a member of the school commission, Mayor of Rochester, and member of the Democratic County Committee. He was serving his second term as State Senator at the time of his death. Throughout his career, Tom was always interested in labor reforms, and worked unceasingly for the cause of labor.
Mrs. Burbank passed away early in 1949, and in December of that year Tom married the former Mrs. Muriel Chesley. Besides his widow, Tom is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Rachel Burbank Grieg of Marblehead, Mass., and Bonnie Burbank of New York City; two sons, Thomas H. jr., a student at the University of New Hampshire, and Daniel, age 10; two stepsons, Gilman and Paul Chesley; and a brother, James Burbank of West Hartford, Conn.
Tom's many friends in the class will miss him sorely. The Class extends its sincere sympathy to the family in their untimely loss.
1926
MURRAY JOHNSON (DOC) WRIGHT died at his home in Milford, N. H., on the morning of July 21 after a long illness. He was born at Alton, N. H., on May 3, 1905, the son of Elam R. (Dartmouth '93) and Ann (Murray) Wright. A graduate of the Alton High School, he entered Dartmouth with '26 in the fall of 1922. After graduation in 1926 he continued at the University of New Hampshire where he received his Master's degree in 1930. Thereupon he entered the field of education serving as headmaster of Jefferson (N. H.) high school, teacher of mathematics at Longmeadow (Mass.) Country Day School, and later as headmaster at Newmarket (N. H.) high school and Woodbury high school at Salem, N. H. In 1935 he became principal of the Nashua junior high school, a position he held until 1942, when he entered the service of his country in World War II.
Upon enlistment "Doc" was sent to Pawtuxent (Md.) Air Station. In 1947 he was retired after a breakdown in his health, from which he never fully recovered, with the rank of lieutenant commander in the Naval Reserve. "Doc" was a member of the First Congregational Church of Nashua and former president of the New Hampshire Headmasters Association and the Educational Council of the State Teachers Association. While at Dartmouth he was a member of the glee club, Sigma Phi Epsilon and Kappa Phi Kappa. The surviving relatives include his wife, Louise Harriman Wright; a daughter, Mrs. Charles Stoddard Kreger of Chicago, Ill.; a son, Murray Harriman Wright, a student at the University of New Hampshire; and a sister, Mrs. Warren H. Gee of Alexandria, Va.
1927
JOHN EVAN NICHOLS died suddenly in Southbridge, Mass., on July 4. Jack was born in Hampton, Va., June 8, 1905, the son of John F. and Maude (Evans) Nichols. He prepared for college at Episcopal High School, Alexandria, Va., and Ann Arbor (Mich.) High School. In college he was a member of Alpha Chi Rho.
After graduation Jack became associated with J. F. Larson, architect, in Hanover and except for one year spent in graduate study of architecture at M.I.T. remained here until 1935. During this period he was a part-time instructor in art at Dartmouth. From 1935 to 1945 Jack was Supervisor of School Buildings and Plans, Connecticut State Department of Education. In 1945 he formed the partnership of Sibley & Nichols, architects, and in 1949 became associated with Richard D. Butterfield '30 in the firm of Nichols and Butterfield, West Hartford, Conn. Jack had gained wide recognition as an expert school building consultant and architect. He was a frequent contributor to architectural magazines and was the author of the Connecticut School Building Code.
On June 16, 1928, Jack was married to Ruth Wakefield of Hartford. She survives with their daughter Joanna (Mrs. John M. Gibson) and son John Francis 11. Their home is 30 Ten Acre Lane, West Hartford, Conn.
MONTAGUE BURRELL PHILLIPS died August 10 at the Virgin Islands Hospital, St. Thomas, V. I., as the result of a fall suffered while inspecting some property in which he was interested and which was the occasion of his trip. His wife and his brother-in-law, James B. Little, were with him at the time of his death.
Monty was born in Little Falls, N. Y., October 20, 1903. He grew, up in Peterborough, N. H., and prepared for college at Phillips Andover Academy. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.
After leaving college he spent several years with Cherry-Burrell Co. of Little Falls and Chicago. He then entered the investment business and at the time of his death was associated with Tucker, Anthony & Co. in Rochester, N. Y.
In June 1942, Monty entered the Army Air Corps and served until October 1945, when he was discharged with the rank of major. He was a member of the University Club of Rochester, the Sodus Bay and Pultneyville Yacht Clubs and the Genesee Valley Club. An active and loyal alumnus Monty had served as secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Rochester.
On September 9, 1933, Monty was married to Jane Little of Rochester who survives with their sons Nicholas Ackerman and John Livingston Phillips. Their home is in Pultneyville, N. Y.
1928
SAMUEL CHAPMAN WRIGHT died May 13 at his home, 426 Bucknell St., Pittsburgh, Pa., from a heart attack while eating dinner. He had been suffering from heart trouble for several years but retained all his old enthusiasm for both his work and his many outside activities and did not permit his illness to slow him down.
In a very active life, Chappie managed to help thousands of individuals, not all of whom were aware he was responsible in some degree for their progress.
His hobby was amateur sports for boys and he organized and trained a number of football, basketball and baseball teams in places where they were needed. In his job he was an employment expert. Starting as an interviewer in 1937, he worked his way to the top in the State Employment Service and at the time of his death was assistant district manager for the Pittsburgh area. During World War II he was assistant area director of the War Manpower Commission.
The Pittsburgh Press paid tribute to Chappie in an editorial, the last part of which we quote: "He was an unusual public servant in many ways, putting in a full day's work and more for his day's pay, translating gobbledygook into plain English and unravelling red tape.
"His talents in large part were responsible for the good record of the Employment Service and the War Manpower Commission here. Which meant that he helped fill industry's need for men and the need of individuals for jobs. In his death the other day,. Pittsburgh lost a public servant of the best kind."
Chappie was born July 21, 1906, in Cold Spring, N. Y., and moved to Pittsburgh as a boy. He was named Samuel Bowne Wright but changed his name in 1937. He graduated from Peabody High in Pittsburgh and from Kiski. At Dartmouth he was very popular, and was a member of Zeta Psi and Sphinx.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Dorothy Heid Wright; a daughter, Betsy, 13; a son, Alvin Chapman, 8, and two sisters.
RICHARD BAXTER BROWN died May 27 at his home, 18 Ridgewood Terrace, Northampton, Mass., of cancer of the throat, after a long illness.
Dick was born April 7, 1905, in Northampton, son of Mrs. Laura (Hall) Brown and the late Dr. Edward W. Brown. He graduated from Northampton High school and Westminister Prep. He left Dartmouth in the middle of his sophomore year. He was member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
He had been engaged in the insurance business in Northampton until illness compelled his retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elza (Bliss) Brown; his mother; a sister, Miss Janet Brown, and a brother, Dr. Stephen Brown, all of Northampton.
1936
ROBERT NEWCOMB LAKE died at his home in Hanover, N. H., on July 2. He was born in Lowell, Mass., October 12, 1913, the son of J. Newcomb Lake '10 and Harriet (Spalding).
Bob prepared for college at the Greenwich (Conn.) High School. While he was a member of the Class of 1936 but one year, his active interest in biology brought him to Hanover frequently in recent years for study and conferences at the College.
He worked in the Wilton 'National Bank, Wilton, N. H., tor seven years prior to accepting the position of treasurer and instructor of natural sciences at High Mowing School, Wilton. During World War II he enlisted in the Army, serving in the Mountain Training Group at Camp Hale, Colo. After his discharge from the service he became associated with the Soil Conservation Service in Vermont. He left that position to teach zoology, botany and geology at the Woodstock Country School in Woodstock, Vt.
He was a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, National Association of Biology Teachers, and the National, Massachusetts and New Hampshire Audubon Societies, being a former president of the last. He had also been active in the American Red Cross and the Young Republican Club.
Bob is survived by his wife, the former Frances Ryder, and three children, Martha, age 13, Peter 10, and Anna 8, and his mother, Mrs. J. Newcomb Lake of Glenwood Landing, L. I.
LOCKWOOD CHAPPELL BARR died June 25 at his home on Indian Spring Road, Rowayton, Conn., following a brief illness. He was the manager of the New York City Sales Office of the Ohio Boxboard Co. of Rittman, Ohio. Locky spent most of his business career in the paper industry, having started with the Robert Gair Co. in the New York sales department following graduation from college. For a brief period he was with the Aetna Life Insurance Co. in the group insurance division of the Philadelphia office.
In June 1943 he joined the Navy with the rank of Ensign. Following assignment to Radar Training School, he reported to the Aircraft Carrier Intrepid and saw active service in the South Pacific until his discharge in the fall of 1945 with the rank of Lt. (jg). Soon thereafter he joined the sales stafE of the Ohio Boxboard Company.
Born in Brooklyn, N. Y., March 3, 1914, he was educated in the public schools of Pelham, N. Y. Upon graduating from the Memorial High School he was selected by his class and the faculty for the Tablet Award, the highest honor bestowed by the school. At Dartmouth he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, being president of his chapter, and of Sphinx. He was also a member of the Dartmouth Outing Club, the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Dartmouth Club of New York City.
Surviving are his wife, the former Jane Shaw Churchill, two children, Lockwood Churchill, age 8, and Betsy Kendall 3, and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lockwood A. Barr, Pelham Manor, N. Y.
1937
The tragic announcement of the death of T. LATTA MCCRAY on August 22 has come as a distinct shock. He was found in his home at 1235 Amherst Place, Dayton, Ohio, by his mother and brother Sam, when he failed to keep a dinner engagement with them. The coroner termed his death a suicide stating he had shot himself in the mouth with a .22 caliber target revolver. He was 35.
We well remember Latta's skiing accident in college when he had to have his spleen removed. As a result he suffered from diabetes and had to take large doses of insulin daily. He had suffered a nervous breakdown early this summer and his doctor had advised that he temporarily leave his business, and plans were all made for him to enter a hospital for treatment in September.
A native of Dayton, Latta came to Dartmouth from Steele High School. While an undergraduate he played football under Coach Earl Blaik and was a member of the famous team that finally beat Yale after 51 years of defeat or ties. He was a member of Casque & Gauntlet, DKE, Palaeopitus, Green Key, and was vice-president of our graduating class.
He studied law at Harvard and was admitted to the bar in New York in 1940, starting work with the law firm of Gen. William J. (Wild Bill) Donovan. Beginning in 1942 he was with the District Attorney's office in New York for two years before returning to Donovan. From 1946 to 1949 he was chief counsel for RKO Radio pictures, specializing in anti-trust. He returned to Dayton in November 1949 to become associated with his brother Sam '34 in the firm of Vradelis, McCray & McCray. He was a member of the Dayton and Ohio Bar Associations.
While in New York Latta was active in alumni affairs, acting as secretary of the N. Y. Alumni Association for three years and he was instrumental in organizing the Dartmouth Lawyers Club.
He was the son of Judge Alfred and Mary (Latta) McCray. Besides his brother and mother, he is survived by his wife, the former Suzanne Sibley, and by a daughter Melanie 7, and a son Christopher 5.
1946
GEORGE LOUIS BRONSON JR. died in Toledo, Ohio, on May 4. Death was attributed to Hodgkins disease.
George received his early education in Monroe, Mich. Before entering Dartmouth he was graduated from Culver Military Academy. He entered Dartmouth in 1942 and the following February he was called to active duty with the Navy. In April of 1944, George received his Second Lieutenant's commission as a pilot with the Marine Corps. While serving in this capacity he was taken ill. He spent some time in the Naval Hospital at Jacksonville, Fla., and was later transferred to Brooklyn Naval Hospital. He was released from the hospital and retired from service in July 1946. After working for the Consolidated Paper Co. in Monroe for a short period he returned to Dartmouth.
While at Dartmouth, George majored in economics and was graduated in June of 1949, having completed his degree requirements the previous February. He won a varsity letter in crew, was a member of the Interfraternity Council and Phi Delta Theta Fraternity of which he was President in his senior year.
George is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George L. Bronson, of 201 Hollywood Dr., Monroe, Mich.; a brother, Lee Bronson '49, and a sister, Mrs. William H. Doyle.
EDWARD BEAUMONT WARDLE '99
PHILIP KIMBALL WATSON '19
LOCKWOOD CHAPPELL BARR '36
TAYLOR LATTA McCRAY '37
