Deaths
[A listing of deaths of which word has been receivedwithin, the past month. Full notices may appear inthis issue or may appear in a later number]
McLaren, Harry N. '93, Oct. 6 Lyon, Albert M. '94, Sept. 19 Christophe, Herman '97, Oct. 1 Stringer, John A. '98, July 30 Wiggin, Tappan S. '98, Nov. 1950 Jackson, Harry B. '05, Oct. 26, 1945 Carr, Wallace G. '08, Sept. 3 Floyd, Richard C. '10, Sept. 15 Hogsett, Robert N. '14, Aug. 8 Prentiss, John W. '20, Oct. 10 Heath, Howard L. '21, Sept. 19 Frankenberg, Charles H. '26, Sept. 18 Nutter, Winslow A. '26, Sept. 12 Purse, Clifford B. '29, Aug. 30 Bonter, John K. '40, Sept. 20 Hoitt, George B. 99m, Sept. 14
In Memoriam
Faculty
WILLIAM HAMILTON WOOD '17h, Phillips Professor of Biblical History and Literature, Emeritus, died September 1 in West Hartford, Conn., where he had lived since 1948.
Professor Wood, who retired from active teaching in 1944, came to Dartmouth in 1917 as Professor of Biblical History and Literature, and College Chaplain. He retained the latter post until 1922 when he became Assistant Chaplain in order to devote more time to teaching.
Born in Iroquois, Ontario, Canada, on February 11, 1874, he studied at the University of Toronto; received the Bachelor of Divinity degree from Victoria University, Toronto; and the same degree from Yale in 1905. He continued at Yale for the next four years, teaching on the faculty and studying for the M.A. degree, which he received in 1906, and the Ph.D. degree which he won in 1909. Following further study abroad at the American School of Archaeology in Jerusalem, Gottingen and Berlin Universities, and at the University of Paris, Professor Wood served as pastor at churches in Connecticut and New York. Before coming to Dartmouth he taught Biblical Literature at Birmingham College, Alabama; Allegheny College, Pennsylvania; and Hamline University, Minnesota.
An authority on Palestine and Jerusalem, Professor Wood was in frequent demand as a lecturer on the Middle East, ancient and modern. He wrote extensively for church publications and was the author of The Religion ofScience and other books dealing with religious education.
Professor Wood was married in 1911 to Mabel Munson, who died in 1951. Surviving him are four children: Mrs. Richard Mitchell of Auburndale, Mass.; and William H. Wood Jr., Mrs. Charles P. Britton, and Mrs. Richard B. Redfield all of West Hartford, Conn.
1882
EDGAR AUGUSTUS DEWITT, who on March 9 became Dartmouth's oldest living graduate, died at his home in the Melrose Hotel, Dallas, Texas, on September 7.
He was born in Templeton, Mass., on December 7, 1857, the son of Clark and Mary Ann (Damon) DeWitt. At the age of fourteen he went to work in a shop and at the same time prepared himself for college. After a year at Yale he transferred to Dartmouth and graduated in 1882 with Phi Beta Kappa standing. He was a member of DKE.
After teaching school for two years he went to Texas to seek his fortune. While tutoring in a family for his room and board and working at the same time in a printing office, he contacted every business firm he could think of, which might need a Texas representative. He received an answer from Ginn & Co. which sent him $75, some sample books and some instructions. He moved to Dallas and began forty-seven years of service with Ginn & Co. where he rose to become a member of the firm. On his retirement in 1931 he received letters from educators all over the state congratulating him on the power and worth of his influence on the school life of the state.
An editorial in a Dallas paper paid tribute to Mr. DeWitt as follows: "For almost half his life he played an important part, in bringing educational advantages to the people of Dallas and Texas. He was long a leader in the school textbook publishing field. He was thus a schoolman in the best sense of the word. His interest in the education of youth took the further personal form of aid to untold numbers of young people seeking a college education." One of his famed proteges is Bill Cunningham '19.
One of the most loyal and interested of alumni he was president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of the Southwest, 1915-20, and a member of the Alumni Council, 1913" 20.
On July 28, 1890, Mr. DeWitt was married to Imogene Walker who survives him with three daughters, Mrs. Charles McCormick, Mrs. Don Hicks and Mrs. Paul Carrington, and a son Roscoe P. DeWitt '14.
1894
ALBERT MARK LYON was born in Peru, Vt., August 12, 1872, and died in the same town on September 19. He was week-ending at his old home and apparently was in good health up to the moment of his death.
Bud Lyon fitted for college at the Burr and Burton Seminary in Manchester, Vt., and his father had destined him for Middlebury College. However, he early came under the influence of Harrison Hume '66 who saw to it that he came to Dartmouth. His fraternity was Phi Delta Theta, his senior society Casque and Gauntlet. He made Phi Beta Kappa and was a Commencement speaker. He was a member of the class football, baseball and track teams and during junior and senior years was on the varsity track team.
Bud went to Boston University Law School where he got his degree in two years instead of the usual three. For a time he was with the Boston firm of Kendall, Moore and Burbank, but in 1899 he became associated with Fish, Richardson, Herrick and Neave where he continued for 29 years. In 1929 he formed a partnership with his son, Stanley Hume Lyon. His specialties in law were probate and corporation practice, and because of his clean-cut integrity, his genius for hard work and his genuineness of character he attained a high place...
In addition to his law practice, he became a trustee of the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank, and later was a director of the Newton National Bank for 24 years. He rendered notable service to the City of Newton as a member of the Board of Aldermen for 3 years, of the School Committee for 8 years and of the Planning Board for 13 years.
Bud Lyon was one of the inner group in the class of '94 who by being close together in Boston and vicinity gave direction and inspiration to class affairs. He was an important factor in the success of all reunions from the 20th on. He was Matt Jones' chief assistant in raising the 25th year Fund of $26,000 which was given to the College. One of the last things he did before leaving his office on the second day before his death was to take care of an important element in the success of the 1894 Fall Round-up which he destined not to attend.
He is survived by his wife, the former Alice Maud Elkins, to whom he was married December 20, 1899; his daughter Eleanor, married to Sherman Baldwin '23; and his son, Stanley Hume '24. There are two grandsons and two granddaughters.
A private funeral service was held in Peru on the Tuesday following his death and interment was in Peru. Dwight and Almy Hall represented the class at this service.
A memorial service was held on September 29 in the Central Congregational Church in Newtonville with which Bud had been connected for many years, where the class was represented by Philip S. Marden and by the class secretary who gave the memorial address.
1895
ARTHUR GEORGE BUGBEE died at his home 1952 Waltonia Dr., Montrose, Calif., on August 18 after an illness of several months.
Bug was born in Hartford, Vt., April 17, 1873, the son of Jonathan and Ellen (Lewis) Bugbee. In college he was a member of Theta Delta Chi.
After graduation he was in the insurance business for three years and then taught for four years. After a seven-year connection with a wool manufacturer he became connected with the Y.M.C.A. of Philadelphia which he served for twenty-five years, being the Associate General Secretary on his retirement in 1933
After his retirement Bug moved to California which he found a "paradise for a lazy man." He took an active part in community affairs. The Spire, published by St. Mark's Church in Glendale, issued a commemorative statement which said in part, "We know he would discourage friends who are moved to send flowers, in favor of helping the needy or the church he loved so much. We think of the many years he served us as warden, vestryman, adviser and teacher. His passion for righteousness and social justice were contagious."
Bug was always active in Dartmouth affairs. He served the Philadelphia Alumni Association as both president and secretary, and from 1924-1933 he was secretary of the Class.
He is survived by his wife, the former Marguerite West, and by four daughters: Mrs. Philip K. Swartz ('23), Mrs. C. Walter Ashbaugh, Mrs. Sylvester L. Smith and Miss Margaret Bugbee. He is also survived by his brother Edmund J. Bugbee '91. The late Frank L. Bugbee '89 and Louis S. Bugbee '98 were also brothers.
HENRY MANSFIELD LOUD died at his home, 3412 Stockbridge Ave., Los Angeles, on August 21.
He was born in Hingham, Mass., on August 22, 1869, the son of Charles H. and Emeline (Harden) Loud. Henry was with the class only one semester and then transferred to Amherst where he spent one year. He always kept in close touch with the Class, however, and maintained a sincere interest in the College.
All of Henry's active business life was spent in California as an insurance agent. On November 21, 1894, he was married to Marion G. Preston, who survives him with a son Harlan G. and a daughter Thelma Louisa.
1898
GEORGE HENRY NOLAN died at his home in Middleboro, Mass., on September 6 after a long illness. He was a native of Middleboro and one of its most able and respected citizens. He was graduated from Dartmouth with the degree of 8.5., and from the Thayer School in 1900 with the degree of Civil Engineer.
He started his career by working two years with the Army Corps of Engineers and then became associated with the Frederick Snare Co. of New York, construction engineers, as engineer and superintendent until 1910 and thereafter as general manager of the business in Cuba and "South America with headquarters in Havana. He remained with them until his retirement in 1949 with rank of vice-president.
In the nearly half century of his association with the Snare Co. he participated in many important construction projects in this country and abroad, such as the railroad running the length of Cuba, and bridges, buildings, lighthouses, sugar mills and power plants in that country. Other foreign assignments were in Chile, Puerto Rico, Trinidad, Rio de Janeiro, Uruguay, Turkey, and extensive construction work in New York and in Miami Beach in his home country.
While in Cuba Doc was a member of the Board of Governors of the American Club and was president of the Associated Society of Engineers of Havana. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and was a member of the Dartmouth Club of New York. His fraternity was Phi Kappa Psi.
Surviving are his widow, the former Anna Kelliher, two nieces, and a nephew, George W. Nolan, of South Braintree. Burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery.
1903
JOHN FRANCIS HOULIHAN died on July 27 at Holyoke, Mass., after a long illness. He was retired chief meter reader of the Municipal Gas & Electric Co.
John was with us only freshman year and has not kept in touch with our activities. He wrote just before reunion that he had been a wheel-chair invalid for four years. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Marjorie Houlihan, 21 Pearl St., Holyoke; a daughter Mrs. Marjorie Smith and two grandchildren.
1906
HENRY BENJAMIN LADD died at his home in Belfast, Maine, on May 16. Henry was born in Searsmont, Maine, November 8, 1882, the son of Charles and Addie (Ranger) Ladd. He was with the Class for two years.
After leaving college Henry returned to Maine where for several years he was a secondary school teacher. Then he became established on the dairy farm in Belfast where he spent the rest of his life, raising a fine family and taking part in community affairs. For over thirty years Henry was a rural mail carrier, and when, in 1951, he became paralyzed and had to give up his route, he received over 300 letters from the patrons he had served so long.
He is survived by his wife, the former Katherine Adams, and two daughters, Margaret (Mrs. Hugo Eckman), Virginia and a son John H.
1908
WALLACE GEORGE CARR, consulting architect-engineer, passed away at his home 526 Summit St., Ridgewood, N. J., on September 3, after a brief illness.
He was born in Orford, N. H., October 24, 1885, and was with our Class for two years. He came to Ridgewood about forty years ago. His office was on Nassau Street in New York in early years, later in Detroit and at the time of his death in Newark, with the firm of Epple and Seaman, as consultant in the public building field. Previously he had been associated with the Detroit architectural firm of Albert Kahn and with the Patterson, N. J., firm of Franning and Shaw.
He is survived by his widow Mrs. Margaret Carr; two sons, Wallace G. Carr Jr., a member of the Board of Education and vice-president of the North New Jersey Trust Co., and Sidney Carr of Oakland; a daughter Mrs. Marjorie C. Moor of Guilford, England; two granddaughters and a grandson.
1909
ARTHUR ARCHIBALD HADDEN died in Wesley Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Ill., on August 16.
"Put" was born in Minneapolis, Minn., on February 2, 1888, the son of Archibald and Sarah (Bean) Hadden. He came to Dartmouth by way of Hackley Manuel Training School and Olivet College. In college he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
After graduation, he was associated with P. & F. Corbin, John Thomson Press Co., Index Visible, Thompson and Lichtner, Inc. Hadden-Messinger Corp., and McClure, Hadden and Ortman specializing in management engineering. From 1944 on, he was president of the last named company.
In 1945 Arthur was named one of the ten outstanding engineers in Chicago, and in 1952 was named to the national board of directors of the Methods Time Measurement Association for Standards and Research.
He held membership in the American Society of Management Engineers, the National Association of Cost Accountants and the Association of Consulting Management Engineers.
Surviving are his widow Martha and three sisters, Mrs. Jean Reynolds, Mrs. Helen Harkness and Miss Elizabeth Hadden.
1910
GUY CARLETON SPOKESFIELD died in Coral Gables, Fla., December 29, 1949. The College had been unable to learn about Guy during recent years. Through his World War I service and this connection with the Army it has finally been possible to learn of his death, four years ago.
Guy was born in Plymouth, N. H., October 3, 1884, son of F. C. and Myra (Whiting) Spokesfield. He prepared for college at Worcester Classical Institute.
Soon after he was graduated, Spokes started west and became associated with the Pacific Tel. & Tel. Co., traffic department, in San Francisco. In 1916 he went to Portland to work for the Portland Rubber Mills and in 1922 he returned to San Francisco, with the Pioneer Rubber Mills. In 1934 he went with the Johns-Manville Co. in Pasadena. Sometime later he returned to the East Coast with headquarters in Providence, R. I. While Fletcher Burton was living, the Class was able to keep tabs on Guy. His Providence address was the last known until the word was received from the War Department, establishing the date of his death. There is no information available about survivors.
RICHARD CLARK FLOYD died September 15 in Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, after a short illness.
Dick was born October 28, 1886, in Brookline, Mass. He entered Dartmouth from Brookline High School but was with 1910 for the freshman year only. He was a member of the freshman football team at Dartmouth.
Dick was graduated with the Class of 1911 from Harvard. He was manager of the Harvard track team in his senior year and the following summer was manager of the Harvard-Yale track group which competed in England. He served as president of the Harvard Varsity Club for fifteen years and had been vice chairman of the overseers' committee on athletic sports.
He became associated with Bird & Son in 1911 and retired in 1946 after twelve years as vice president and director. During the first World War he served as a captain in the Chemical Warfare Division.
He was a trustee of the Dexter School and the Park School and director of the Intercollegiate Athletic Association. He served his community through membership on the school committee, chairman of the playground commission, member of the park commission, of the advisory committee and member of the town meeting.
Survivors are his the former Nancy Ogden of Boston whom he married in 1929, and two daughters, Nancy Floyd and Mrs. Richard Johnston of New York.
1911
CARL D. GROAT, a conspicuous member of the newspaper world, died in Cincinnati on July 6. Carl had suffered a heart attack a couple of months earlier and was at home at the time of his death.
He was born in Troy, N. Y., December 7, 1887 the son of Lester and Phoebe (Williams) Groat. He was reared in Pittsfield, Mass., where he started newspaper writing while in high school. He entered Dartmouth in the Class of 1910, but took time out for newspaper work, after which he returned to Dartmouth and graduated with the Class of 1911. He was married to Ethel Swindells in 1922, who survives him together with two daughters, Mrs. Bruce McArther of Media, Pa., and Mrs. Mavis McGee of Anchorage, Ky., and one granddaughter.
Carl was a great newspaper man. Frequently described as "a reporter's editor," he scored several notable achievements as a reporter. He accompanied President Woodrow Wilson to the Big Four peace conference in Paris after World War I and was the first person to get an exclusive interview with President William Howard Taft. He scored a beat on the Kapp "Putsch," covered the French occupation of the Ruhr, the upper Silesia plebiscite disturbance, Communist uprising in mid-Germany and other big stories.
His newspaper career started with the Berkshire Eagle in Pittsfield. In 1912 he went with the Springfield (Mass.) Union, and in 1913 he joined the Washington (D. C.) Times which assigned him to Ohio and other midwestern states to cover the 1913 floods. He was then hired by the United Press to handle the State, War and Navy Departments, the White House and Senate. In 1916 he became a roving correspondent and in 1925 ie was appointed cable editor of United Press in New York. A year later he became Washington bureau chief, and was news director from 1928 to 1933, when he became editor of the Youngstown (Ohio) Telegram. He left there the same year to become editor of the Cincinnati Post, which position he occupied until the time of his death. He joined the Post at a time when it was having "poignant cataclysms." Quoting from Nixson Denton, of the Cincinnati TimesStar (a rival newspaper), he says:
"He was a very fine writer when he had the leisure to write, and he was, without making too much noise about it, better than most in his news judgment.
"Beyond this, he had a broad knowledge of literature and he knew, because of this knowledge, a better-than-ordinary news story when he saw it.
"But, besides these qualities, he will be remembered for his kindliness and his understanding, for the way he came up to you, as if you were the most important person in southern Ohio, and smiled and shook your hand."
The following paragraphs are taken from an editorial following his death:
"... within the newspaper business, Carl Groat was widely known and warmly regarded. He was gracious, even courtly. And, despite his seniority and his unusually long experience as a top man in his business, he always seemed a little surprised and complimented when others sought his counsel, as they often did.
"Inside Scripps-Howard, we had an eminent respect for his judgment and his sense of play, and complete confidence in his craftsmanship."
He was known as a great civic leader and was a director of Community Chest, Hospital Care, and advisory board member of Xavier University. He belonged to the Cincinnati, Queen City Torch, Literary, Optimist and National Press clubs.
Funeral services were held in Cincinnati, where the body was cremated and the ashes taken to Kopake Lake, N. Y., for interment.
1915
LEON PARKER TUCK died suddenly on September 2, while on a visit to his son, Leon G. Tuck of 53 Austin St., Newtonville, Mass.
Leon was born May 25, 1896, in Winchester, Mass., the son of Whitfield L. and Susan (Parker) Tuck and prepared for Dartmouth at Winchester High School. In college, he was prominent in campus activities, playing freshman and varsity football and starring in varsity hockey. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi and Sphinx and a member of the AllAmerican hockey team which competed in the Olympics soon after he graduated.
After graduation, he was with A. E. Little & Co. shoe factory in Lynn, Mass. On May 14. 1917, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps as a cadet and remained until April 19, 1919. He was a captain when discharged.
In 1922 he returned to Dartmouth as hockey coach and in 1923 played professional hockey with the Pere Marquette team. In 1924 he joined the Mansion House Ice Cream Co. Later he became manager of General Ice Cream Corp. He was a member of the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce and Cambridge Rotary Club.
On January 22, 1927, he married Joyeuse Gray Ellms and their son, Leon Gray, was born in Winchester where they made their home until 1952 when they moved to Princeton.
His son is his only immediate survivor, Mrs. Tuck having died in 1952 and his step-daughter, Hope Ellms Bedford, being killed in an automobile accident the same year.
Those of us who were close to "Tuckie" in college well remember his even disposition, his innate sense of teamwork and fair play, and his high competitive spirit and "will to win." His passing leaves a deep void.
Funeral services in the Church of the Epiphany, Winchester, were attended by many of his Dartmouth friends, including classmates Eben Clough, String Downing, Chan Foster, Norvie Milmore and wife, Johnny Pendleton, Ned Shea and George Simpson. Flowers from the class, fraternity and other organizations added to the huge floral banks lining the aisles of the church.
HAROLD SUMNER TURNER, treasurer of BehrManning Corp. of Watervliet, N. Y., died suddenly on August 15 at the Samaritan Hospital, where he had been taken after becoming ill the previous day.
"Turk" was well known in and around Troy, N. Y., as a civic and business leader, having held several executive positions with Behr-Manning and been active for many years with such organizations as the Troy Community Chest and the Y.M.C.A. He was a past president of the "Y," as well as chairman of many committees. He was a member of the boards of the Leonard Hospital and the State Bank of Albany. In addition to being treasurer, he was a director of Behr-Manning and also a director of Norton-Pike, at Littleton, N. H., a division of the Norton Co., abrasive manufacturers. He was a past president of the Industrial Club of Troy, a pioneer member of the Troy Country Club, and a member of the Troy Club. He also served as a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church.
Turk was born September 13, 1893, in Laconia, N. H., the son of Walter F. and Iva Pearle Veazie Turner. He prepared for Dartmouth at Laconia and entered college in September 1911. At Dartmouth he was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity and attended Amos Tuck School. He entered the Army in June 1917 and was discharged in March 1919, with the rank of second lieutenant in Chemical Warfare Service.
On June 18, 1921, he married Helen M. Decelle of Somerville, Mass., who survives him.
Indicative of his standing in the community is this extract from the editorial section of the Troy Times: "Harold Turner was one of those additions to Troy's personnel who quickly put off the habiliments of a newcomer and put on the clothing of a dyed-in-the-wool Trojan. He settled in Troy as a young man, liked Troy, built himself into community life and gave as much as he received. That is ample commendation for any citizen."
HAROLD BRADFORD WALCOTT, assistant secretary of Nicholson File Co., died on August 17 at Rhode Island Hospital after a short illness. His home was at 18 Elton St., Providence, R. I.
Hal was born in Newport, R. I., October 3, 1892, a son of the late William and Helen Walcott. He prepared for Dartmouth at Roger High School in Newport. Upon receiving his A.B. from Dartmouth, he attended Harvard Law School until entering military service. He served as an infantry lieutenant in the First Division in France and Germany during World War I.
Associated with Nicholson File Co. for 33 years, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irene (Temple) Walcott, and one son, Harold B. Walcott Jr.
Funeral services were held with a requiem Mass in the Church of St. Sebastian and burial was in St. Mary's Cemetery, Pawtucket, R. I.
1923
LAURENCE THOMAS MORAND, 52, of 506 Washington Ave., Wilmette, Ill., died June 13 of cancer. Larry always remained close to Dartmouth affairs. Connected with the automotive industry for thirty years, he was sales representative, at the time of his death, for Milwaukee Electric Tool Corp.
He was survived by his widow Margaret; a daughter Helen; and three sons, Simon J. III, Laurence T. Jr., and William.
JOHN CUMMINGS, 59, died June 27 of a sudden heart attack, at his home in Marlboro, Mass. John was a Congregational pastor and was also personnel director of Marlboro Wire Goods Co. Before assuming his pastorate in Marlboro he had served churches in Hampton, N. H., and Tewksbury, where he was also chaplain of the State hospital. During World War I he served in the Army Medical Corps and was a Navy chaplain in World War II. His devoted activity in Marlboro affairs is evidenced by his past-presidency of the Ministers Association and membership in the Legion, Masons, Rotary, and the Chamber of Commerce. He left his wife Ethel; three sons, Donald, John, and Paul; brothers, William and Wesley; and two sisters, Mrs. Arthur McBride and Mrs. Darwin Meade.
1924
WILLIAM OSCAR BUETTNER died suddenly on September 6, while vacationing with his family near Rutland, Vt. Bill was 55 at the time of his death, and lived with his family at 67 Dodd St., Glen Ridge, N. J.
Bill was a Brooklyn boy, born and raised in that city. He entered Dartmouth from Clark School, and immediately began to take an active part in the activities of the College. He was a member of the Forensic Union throughout his college career, and achieved considerable prominence in journalistic work. Bill was one of the editors of our 1924 Green Book, and rose to become business manager of the daily Dartmouth in our senior year. He was a member of Zeta Psi.
Upon graduation Bill joined his father in the family business, Oscar G. Buettner & Son. He soon became recognized as an authority in his field, and is credited with being a pioneer in the development of pest control techniques. In 1933 Bill organized the National Pest Control Association, and was elected its first president. After serving in that capacity, he became executive secretary of that organization, a position he held at the time of his death. Only recently Bill received a citation from Purdue University in recognition of his outstanding contributions in the field of pest control.
Bill always maintained a continuing interest in class affairs, and was ever willing to give of his time and energy in the service of the College. Dartmouth, and most particularly the Class of 1924, has lost a loyal and true friend who will be sorely missed.
Services for Bill were held in the Glen Ridge Congregational Church. Surviving are his wife, Helen Roehrs Buettner, and two sons, William '49 and Teddy.
1926
CHARLES HENRY FRANKENBERG of Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, Mass., died suddenly of a heart attack on September 18. The news came as a great shock to his classmates who were with him at the 1926 reunion in Hanover on August 22-23. had had no previous illness or sign of a heart ailment.
Chuck was born at Wilkinsburg, Pa., on September 9, 1904, the son of John T. and Mary (Van Heyde) Frankenberg. Before entering Dartmouth, he was graduated from the Providence Classical High School. During college, Chuck was well known for his work on the Jack O'Lantern Board of which he was editor-in-chief his senior year. He was also a member of the Instrumental Clubs and Theta Chi.
After graduation he did advertising work for the Worcester Post and in 1929 joined Wolcott & Holcomb, Inc. After three years' experience in that firm he became associated with the Savogran Co. of Boston, of which he was advertising and sales promotion manager at the time of his death.
Chuck had lived in Concord for the past eleven years where he was active in community affairs as a member of the Taxpayers Association, Trinitarian Congregational Church and in Boy Scout work.
In the fall of 1926 Chuck was married to Patricia Smith of Newbury, Vt., who survives him. Also his son Charles Henry Peter who was recently married, a daughter Mrs. Mary M. Aloian, an art teacher at the Brooks School and a second son Dirk, 16, as well as his parents and a brother Thomas L. Frankenberg.
His funeral at Trinitarian Church, Concord, was attended by his classmates, J. M. Batchelder, R. D. Salinger, R. W. Clark, L. F. Powers, R. W. Hanson, E. A. Farnum, H. A. Blake and H. D. Norstrand.
Dartmouth has lost a fine and loyal friend.
WINSLOW ALDEN NUTTER of 3 Black Horse Terrace, Winchester, Mass., died suddenly on September 12 while participating in a tennis tournament at the Palmer Street Tennis Courts. Services were held at the Unitarian Church, Winchester, and burial in Wildwood Cemetery.
Bud was born in Brockton, Mass., on February 16, 1904, the son of Bertrand B. and Esther (Sanborn) Nutter. He came to Dartmouth after receiving his preparation at Maiden High School, Maiden, Mass., his home during his college years. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Theta. For the past several years he had been office manager of the C. A. Swanson & Sons Co., Cambridge, Mass., a frozen foods concern.
Bud was married to Helen Bates shortly after graduation. She survives him as do his two daughters, Nancy, 23, and Charlotte, 15; and his mother and brother Bertrand B. Nutter Jr.
During college, Bud was noted for his quiet loyalty to his many friends. Attention to business and his family prevented his getting to Dartmouth gatherings during the past years. While he was of a very sensitive and retiring nature, he always, had the interest of the College at heart.
1928
HAROLD MULFORD CHAPIN died at his home in New York on August 13 after a long illness. He had been general manager of the Bird's Eye Division of the General Foods Corp. since 1952, but was given a medical leave of absence early this year following what was believed to be a stroke.
Howie was born in Amherst, Mass., attended school in Washington, D. C., and at Dartmouth was active in undergraduate organizations. He was a member of Green Key, vice president of the Arts, manager of the cross country team, and a member of Casque and Gauntlet and Zeta Psi.
After graduation he joined Silver, Burdett & Co., books, as assistant to the advertising manager. In 1929 he joined General Foods as assistant export advertising manager in New York In the following years he advanced through a number of marketing and advertising positions for various General Foods grocery products.
During World War II, he served in the Office of Strategic Services, U. S. Army, and was awarded the Legion of Merit for his services as chief of the Central European Secdon of the Secret Intelligence Branch. He was released with the rank of lieutnant colonel He returned to General Foods in 1946 as associate advertising manager of Maxwell House Coffees, and two years later was appointed General Foods director of advertising. In he was named marketing manager of the Bird's Eye Division, and in 1952 became general manager of that unit. He was a director of the Advertising Council from 1951 to Tune of this year when he resigned because of ill health. He was a member of the New York Council of Foreign Relations, a director of the Audit Bureau of Circulation, a governor of the Dartmouth Club of New York. He leaves his wife, the former Barbara Vaughan whom he married in 1930; his mother, Louise M. Chapin; and three biothers, Robert, Frank and Lewis Chapin. The funeral services were private.
1929
TACK LOUCKS died at the age of 46 in the Flushing, N. Y., Hospital on July 29. Jack prepared for Dartmouth at Flushing High School. In college he was a member of Sigma Chi, and the Glee Club, and participated in the Carnival Show.
Following graduation he became a salesman for a publishing company and later for an advertising firm. In 1938 became space buyer for Blackett, Sample & Humment, Inc., a Chicago advertising agency, and in 1943, media executive of the Warwick & Legler agency. He had also been associated with Redbook, Coronet and Playbill magazines.
Jack lived at 40-40 203rd St., Bayside, L. I., with his wife, the former Frances E. McCoy, and their daughter Diane, 17, to whom the sympathy of the Class is tendered.
CLIFFORD BENJAMIN PURSE died on August 30 while on vacation at Dark Harbor, Maine. He was born December 27, 1906, in Chattanooga, Tenn., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Purse.
Cliff was graduated from the McCallie School of Chattanooga where in his senior year he was selected by unanimous vote of the student body to receive a medal as the best "All Around Boy" in the class.
After graduation Cliff joined Richard Whitney and Co., New York City, later became affiliated with the personal trust department of the Chemical Bank and Trust Co. In 1940 he decided to go back South, and was made assistant vice president of the Commerce Union Bank of Nashville, Tenn. He held this position until March of 1942, when he entered the U. S. Naval Reserve as lieutenant (jg). In February 1945 he was transferred to the Naval Bureau of Ordnance in Washington, D. C.; and after leaving the Navy, he returned to New York as assistant vice president of the Commercial National Bank & Trust Co.
On September 12, 1,942, Cliff married Alice P. Stevens of New York City. After his separation from the Navy, he and Alice lived at 1105 Park Ave., New York City.
Cliff is survived by his wife; two brothers, R. P. Purse Jr. of Chattanooga and W. B. Purse of San Jose, Calif.; and two sisters, Mrs. M. Calvin Martin of Miami, Fla., and Mrs. Walter Johnson of Chattanooga.
Cliff Purse was a real example of a true Southern gentleman, and was at all times one of the most respected and popular men in the Class of 1929. His loss is a great one which will leave a big gap in our ranks.
1940
JOHN KNIGHT BONTER died on September 20 in Los Angeles, after a short illness due to a lung ailment.
John was born in Seattle, "Wash., on October 28, 1916, the son of Max Knight Bonter '09 and Gretchen Dyer. He prepared for college at the high school in San Mateo, Calif. In college he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and the Dartmouth Union, and was on the business board of The Dartmouth.
After graduation John entered the production control department of Lockheed Aircraft Corp. Later he taught in the Junior High School of Palm Springs. In 1949 he became connected with the Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles and was escrow officer at the time of his death.
John is survived by his mother and a sister Gretchen. Their home is at 1065 South Genesee, Los Angeles.
WILLIAM HAMILTON WOOD 'l7h
EDGAR AUGUSTUS DeWITT '82
HAROLD SUMNER TURNER '15
HOWARD MULFORD CHAPIN '28
