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]
Briggs, Alton E. '85, February 27 Archibald, Frank S. '02, February 4 Wheeldon, Albert J. 'OB, February 11 Hall, Harold S. '09, February 8 Seybolt, Robert F. '11, February 5 Rich, Frank '13, February 19 Fuller, Dorwin J. 'si, March 5 Jones, James G. '31, January 8 Dickinson, Roger H. '23, February 26 Foster, F. Spencer '30, February 27 Gibson, William P. '42, November 25, 1950 Mitchell, William H. '93 m, March 3 Skinner, Prescott O. '13h, February 15
In Memoriam
1909
HAROLD HITCHINGS BURBANK died February 6 after a short illness at his home, 41 Fresh Pond Lane, Cambridge, Mass.
He was born in Moore's Mills, N. 8., on July 3, 1887, the son of Henry Johnson and Sarah Abigail (Smith) Burbank. Harold entered Dartmouth from the High School at Calais, Maine. In college he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
He received his A.B. degree with Phi Beta Kappa rank. Dartmouth awarded him an A.M. in 1910, and Harvard a Ph.D. in 1915.
After serving as an instructor in economics at Dartmouth from 1910 to 1912, Harold went to Harvard University where he remained and served with distinction, serving twice as chairman of the Department of Economics. He was a member of the faculty of the Littauer School of Public Administration and during most of his career every graduate student in economics passed through his hands. As chairman of the board of tutors in the division of history, government and economics from 1915 to 1946 he supervised the introduction of the tutorial ex- periment at Harvard.
On June 10, 1914, he was married at Calais, Maine, to Alice May Eaton, who survives. He also leaves a sister, Mrs. Reed V. Jewett.
The class extends to his wife and sister its most sincere sympathy.
Funeral services were held February 8 in Harvard Memorial Church, Harvard Yard, with the Rev. John H. Damon officiating.
HAROLD STEWARD HALL passed away on February 8 at the U. S. Veteran's Hospital, Castle Point, N. Y., after a long period of hospitalization.
Hal was born in South Frarflingham, Mass., on August 22, 1887, the son of William Charles Hall 'B3 and Bertha Steward. He entered Dartmouth from the Hudson (Mass.) High School and while in college was a member of Phi Kappa Psi.
Most of his business life was spent in the investment field as a salesman, first with Kean, Taylor and Cos., and then with H. C. Wainwright & Cos., until ill health forced his retire ment in 1949. He took time out from business to serve as an Ensign in the Naval Reserve from July 1918 to December 1918.
He was married on June 24, 1911,to Dorothy Griffen and three children were born to them: Harold S. Jr., Phyllis, and William L. who was killed in action in 1945.
On October 13, 1923 he was married to Ethel Winters, who survives, living at 15 Ridgeview Ave., White Plains, N. Y. He is also survived by his brothers Roswell E. Hall '12 and Julian W. Hall '15.
Funeral services were held at White Plains, N. Y., on February 11. The class was represented by Sheldon, McLoud and Dillingham.
1911
ROLLAND THOMAS RANKIN HASTINGS succumbed to a sudden and unexpected heart attack during his sleep on the night of January 27, at his home in Los Altos, Calif.
Rollie was born in Braidwood, Ill., December 10, 1884. He attended the University of Wisconsin from 1906 to 1907, then transferring to Dartmouth. Although he entered with the Class of 1910, he always considered himself a member of 1911, with which he spent the largest part of his college days. As an undergraduate, he was a well-remembered member of the Mandolin Club, Phi Kappa Psi and Sphinx.
Following graduation, he was with the International Business Machines Corporation until 1938. During World War II he taught machine accounting courses in the University of Santa Clara, Calif. For a while thereafter he had a ranch in Los Gatos, until he became associated with the Food Machinery and Chemical Corporation, manufacturers of food processing machinery and industrial and farm chemicals, in San Jose, Calif. Here he followed his lifetime occupation as he was manager of the IBM Business Machine Department.
On April 19, 1913, he was married to Ruth Beebe, who survives him together with a son Rollie Jr. and two daughters, Lydia and Jean, all three of whom now have families of their own.
Rollie was a loyal and active member of the Episcopal Church, which was filled to overflowing at the simple memorial services which were held for him there.
Rollie had an unusual facility of attracting many friends, who were devoted to him and since his death, Ruth has received letters by the score from men all over the country, telling what Rollie had meant to them. He was a devoted Dartmouth man and on a recent visit with him, he was deeply interested to know about all his classmates and had planned and looked forward to being with them at our 40th Reunion. His memory will linger on with his classmates and wide circle of friends.
Notice has been received of the death of ROBERT FRANCIS SEYBOLT, in Hollywood, Fla., on February 5. He entered Dartmouth in the Class of 1911, remaining, however, only one year. Transferring to Brown, he received the degrees of Ph.B. in 1910 and A.M. in 1911. Following this, he received the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia in 1916.
For many years up to the time of his death, he was Professor of History of Education at the University of Illinois.
1915
HARRY PRICE HIGGINS died in his home at 1215 Pleasant Street, Worcester, Mass., on January 29. Burial was in St. Anne's Cemetery, Shrewsbury.
Harry was born in Worcester, May 30, 1893, the son of Jeremiah and Mary Ann (Donahue) Higgins. He attended grammar and high schools in Worcester and was at Dartmouth for one year. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta.
During World War I he served in the Army Quartermaster Corps as Captain and was in charge of surplus properties following the armistice. At various times during his business career, he engaged in real estate in Worcester and New York and was an agent of the U. S. Treasury Department in New York and Providence. In recent years, Harry was a partner in Higgins & Higgins, Boston tax consultants. He is survived by four brothers and three sisters to whom 1915 extends its sympathy.
1921
JAMES GAULT JONES died in Kittanning, Pa. on January 8. He had contracted virus pneumonia and passed away after a short illness.
Jim started with the class as a freshman, but was obliged to interrupt his course, graduating with 1922. He always retained his interest in our class and preferred to be listed as ,one of our members. Many of us remember him well from undergraduate days.
After graduation Jim was employed in the Department of Property and Supplies at Harrisburg for several years. He then returned to Kittanning where he was in the real estate and insurance business until 1948. That year, with several associates he entered the coal stripping business. Last year he bought the local Kaiser-Frazer agency.
On November 1, 1924 Jim was married to Elizabeth Luker who died in 1936. He is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline and Rutanne and a brother Floy C. Jones Jr. '26, all of Kittanning.
He was a member of the Masonic Fraternity, the Elks and the Lions. His undergraduate affiliations included Chi Phi and Dragon.
1923
HENSON FARRELL ESTES died on January A in Montclair, N. J. Born March 25, 1900, in Los Angeles, Henson was the son of General George Estes and Frances Farrell Estes. Being the son of an army officer, his boyhood was spent in many places including Hawaii, Philippines, the Mexican border and various parts of the United States.
He attended St. Luke's Academy in Wayne, Pa., following which he did some work for the War Dept. He entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1923 and was pledged Sigma Chi, but was not initiated as he remained at Dartmouth only one year. After leaving Hanover he was associated with the Newport Canning Cos., in Newport, Tenn., as an accountant.
In 1926 he joined the South Porto Rico Sugar Cos. in Central Romana, Dominican Republic, and remained with them until 1928, at which time he joined the Singer Sewing Machine Cos. in Puerto Rico. In 1939 he was made agent for the Singer Company in Bogota, Colombia, and in 1941 moved to Barranquilla. In 1943 he was trans- ferred to Singer's home office in New York, and much of his time from that date until his death was spent in travelling in Central and South America supervising Singer operations in those countries, as assistant to the vice president.
Surviving him are his wife Margaret Estes, a son Richard Henson Estes, age 11, and a daughter, Mrs. Owen S. Allbritton, III. The family has lived at 35 Appleton Rd., Glen Ridge, N. J., since 1943.
1930
ROBERT ALLEN WALKER died on January 22 at the Hartford Hospital after an illness of several months.
Bob was born in Westchester and attended the Barnard School before entering Dartmouth. While in college, he was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity and the Musical Clubs. He was keenly interested in Dartmouth and was a frequent visitor to Hanover after graduation. His love for the outdoors continued his interest in skiing and he spent many weekends in the hills of New Hampshire. After graduation Bob spent a short period in security sales in New York and then moved into the knitting business at Windsor Locks, Conn., where he served for about 15 years as vice president and general manager of the Medlicott Company. He was a member of the Rotary Club and Chamber of Commerce in that town.
Bob married Helene Tobey of Granby, Conn., in 1942. A hobby of collecting glass and antiques, and the mutual interest of Helene, led Bob to leave the knitting business a few years ago to devote his time to the collection and sale of antiques. Their shop on the College Highway outside Granby was also a very pleasant home, and they travelled extensively throughout New England in their work.
Bob is survived by his wife, his two children, Jane and Robert, his mother, Mrs. Robert E. Walker, a sister, Mrs. J. Fred Schmidt, of New Rochelle, and a brother, Douglas, of Princeton, N. J. Funeral services were held at Christ Church, Pelham Manor, and burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Our memories will long carry the thought of his interest in people and of his kindness to others.
1931
SAMUEL STRANAHAN DOTY JR. died in Chicago on January 8, 1950. Born in Atlanta, Ga., June is, 1909, he was the son of Samuel S. and Helen (Clark) Doty. He prepared tor college at high schools in St. Albans, Sycamore and Geneva, Ill. After one year at Dartmouth he transferred to Centre College, in Danville, Ky.
For a while Sam was a salesman for Reed Candy Cos. in Chicago, then went into the brokerage business. He was later connected with Montgomery Ward & Cos. and in 1948 was with Young and Rubicam. During the war he served with the Army Transportation Corps from 1944 to 1946.
He is survived by his wife Elizabeth and son Peter. They make their home at 547 Riverside Drive, New York City.
RUFUS ALBERTSON SOULE died on June 14, 1950. He was born in Woodmere, N. Y., December 15, 1909, the son of Rufus A. and Florence (Renne) Soule. He prepared for college at Tabor Academy.
After only a few weeks at Dartmouth he received an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy. After graduating there he took graduate work at M.I.T.
After returning to active duty during the war he became chief engineer for Tucker & Rice in Worcester and made his home at 168 Mayfield St.
1942
WILLIAM PHILLIPS GIBSON died at the Veterans Hospital, Providence, R. 1., on November 25, 1950, after a long illness.
He was born August 23, 1920. A graduate of Cushing Academy, he entered Dartmouth in the class of 1942, leaving in sophomore year to enlist in U. S. Army Air Corps. He was a member of Phi Delta Theta.
Bill went overseas as a B-26 pilot, then holding a commission as second lieutenant. Later made a first lieutenant, he was in line for a captaincy when he was critically wounded in action over North Africa, while attached to the 443 rd Bomber Squadron, 320 th Bomber Group.
After two and one half years of hospitalization he received a medical retirement. He was awarded the Air Medal and Purple Heart. Later he entered Bryant College, from which he graduated in 1948.
At the time of his death he was associated with his father, as secretary and treasurer of the Guilford Finishing Company, Guilford, Conn.
Before going overseas Bill married Hildegarde A. Moter, of Jackson, Miss., and is survived by his wife and a daughter, Katherine Elisabeth, aged three; his parents, William and Lucille (Phillips) Gibson; two brothers, Frank O. and John W.; and a sister Constance.
