Dorothy Cleaveland

Miss Dorothy Cleaveland, who served as personal secretary to both President Hopkins and President Dickey over a span of 27 years, died in Lancaster, N. H., on September 23. She had been on leave of absence because of illness since May 1. In recognition of her long service to the College, Miss Cleaveland on July 1 was awarded the Master of Arts degree by the Trustees, thus becoming one of the few women ever to be so honored in Dartmouth's history.

Born in Lancaster, N. H., on October 23, 1904, Miss Cleaveland received a B.S. degree from Simmons College in 1925 and served one year as secretary to the Dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Illinois before coming to Dartmouth as secretary to President Hopkins in 1927. Upon his retirement in 1945, she continued to serve as secretary to President Dickey. It was natural for her to feel at home in Hanover, which she had visited often with her father, Judge Fred C. Cleaveland '95, of Lancaster, an active alumnus. Her brother, Paul S. Cleaveland, of Hagerstown, Md., graduated with the Class of '36.

In 1950 Miss Cleaveland built a house in Hanover and her gardening, homemaking ability and skilled work in hand-made jewelry were well known. One of the original members of the Hanover Home Industries, a branch of the New Hampshire League of Arts and Crafts, Miss Cleaveland was also a member of the Hanover League of Women Voters and was active in local affairs.

Known and respected for her energy and good judgment by many college trustees and faculty members, Miss Cleaveland was paid this tribute by President Dickey: "In her long history Dartmouth was never served with greater competence or more steadfast devotion to her purpose than was the case with Dorothy Cleaveland."

Funeral services, which were held on September 27 at the Congregational Church in Lancaster, were attended by many friends from Hanover. Among them were: President and Mrs. Dickey, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney C. Hayward, Mr. and Mrs. Albert I. Dickerson, Dr. and Mrs. John Milne, Dr. and Mrs. George Lord, Mr.' and Mrs. Edward Chamberlain, Miss Lois Dunn, Miss Maude French, Prof, and Mrs. Arthur Wilson, and many others.

Miss Cleaveland is survived by her father and brother.