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.]
Weston, Edwin B. '93, Nov. 9 Stevens, Roland E. '95, Nov. 14 Nye, Edward L. '99, Sept. 9 Hartigan, Augustus F. '01, Oct. 13 VanderHoof, Douglas '01, Oct. 31 Gale, Arthur P. '04, Oct. 30 Guyer, Foster E. '06, Nov. 9 Hawes, Herbert R. '09, Oct. 22 Saville, Clark '09, Oct. 22 Wright, Louis F. '09, Oct. 20 Pierce, Hubert S. '11, Nov. 4 Parkinson, Herman O. '13, Oct. 19 Parker, Walton '14, Sept. 28 Schroeder, Edgar H. '15, Feb. 19 Ingraham, Edward C. '19, Nov. 4 McConnel, William B. '19, Jan. 15 Askew, Wilson '24, Oct. 26 Hill, Kenneth B. '25, Nov. 12 Gresley, Reginald E. '26, June 7 O'Rourke, T. Nelson '27, Oct. 12 Lane, Arthur E. '28, Oct. 31 Zey, Edward B. '28, Sept. 19 Pierce, David F. '35, Oct. 12
Faculty
FOSTER ERWIN GOYER '06, Professor of French, Emeritus, died suddenly in Daytona Beach, Fla., on November 9. He and Mrs. Guyer had gone to Florida a few days before, planning to spend the winter months there.
Born in Hyannis, Mass., September 20, 1884, he prepared at the high school in Barnstable. At Dartmouth he won the Pray Modern Language Prize and graduated with Phi Beta Kappa rank with the Class of 1906.
Professor Guyer remained at Dartmouth to secure his A.M. in 1907 and spent the following year studying in Europe. He then taught modern languages at the University School for Boys in Chicago for a year, and from 1910 to 1912 was Instructor in French at Northwestern University. Coming to Dartmouth in 1912 as Instructor in French, he was made Assistant Professor in 1913 and full Professor in 1924. He retired in 1953 as Professor Emeritus. He also taught in summer sessions at the University of Chicago and University of Maine. In 1920 he received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and spent the year 1925-26 studying at the Sorbonne.
A member of the Modern Language Association, Professor Guyer was the author of Main Stream of French Literature, Romancein the Making, The Titan, nine textbooks in French and Spanish, and many articles in learned journals. His chief hobbies were travel and bridge. In 1950 Professor Guyer was awarded a Medal of Honor by the French government in recognition of aid to France during and after World War XI.
On August 6, 1914 Professor Guyer was married to Marie Budd, who survives him with a son, Arthur G. Guyer '37, and two daughters, Catherine (Mrs. James W. Osberg) and Rosemary (Mrs. Walter W. O'Mara). His daughter Jane died in 1945.
1897
JOSEPH FRANCIS RYAN died at his home, 14 Ellery St., Cambridge, Mass., on September 13.
Born in Upper Mills, New Brunswick, May 1, 1875, he attended schools in Calais, Maine. He entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1896 but had to remain out of college a year to earn money by teaching school. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi. After graduating with the Class of 1897 he returned to Calais as principal of the high school and later became superintendent of schools.
In 1905 Joe gave up teaching and moved to Boston where he became a textbook salesman for D. Appleton & Co. He later organized his own school supply company which he conducted until 1934* when he joined J. L. Hammett & Co. From 1907 to 1949 he had made his home in Winchester.
In 1902 Joe was married to Lilla J. Hanson of Calais, who died several months ago. He is survived by two sons, Stephen W. Ryan '25 and Joseph H. Ryan '27, and a daughter Jean.
A good companion and reliable friend, Joe always participated in local Dartmouth activities until failing health confined him to his home.
1899
EDWARD LUCIUS NYE, '99's oldest member, died in a Rochester, N. Y., hospital on September 9 of cancer.
Ed, or "Bill," as he was more commonly called, was born in East Coventry, Vt., August 7, 1870, the son of Lucius and Abbie (Ross) Nye. He prepared for Dartmouth at St. Johnsbury Academy, spent three years in the Class of '96, then left college, returning in the fall of 1898 to graduate with '99. He was the president of his freshman class, a member of DKE, and of the college athletic team for three years. In 1895 he placed first in the mile walk in the Harvard Invitation Meet and in the B.A.A. Meet.
He was private secretary for Senator Ross of Vermont for the year following graduation, and married a Washington giri, Mary Hall, a year later. Nye's very successful business life from 190 a to 1917 was in the general insurance field: J. L. Hammett Co. of New York and Boston; inspector for the Middle Dept. of the Underwriters' Association of Philadelphia; State of New York agent for Farmer's Fire Insurance Co.; and partner in Clark, Nye and Forbes, Rochester, N. Y.
In August 1917 Ed moved his family to a big farm in Spencerport, N. Y., a suburb of Rochester. From, then on, though he did not sell his insurance interest until 1931, he became really a farmer. He turned a swampy, neglected area into one of the finest dairy farms in Monroe County, specializing in Guernsey cattle. And when he sold out gradually to two ambitious young neighbors, he and Mrs. Nye retained a small house and enough land to cultivate for themselves.
Ed Nye had an infinite capacity for hard work together with a basic integrity and a hearty kindliness that endeared him to all. And none of his friends rejoiced more in his and his wife's companionship than Ninety-Nine when he and Mary attended the 25th and 50th Class reunions in Hanover.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Hall Nye; a son, Richard S. '25; and a daughter, Edith', Mrs. Carl Fuchs. A younger son, Robert, died in 1956. Richard B. Nye, son of Richard S., was Dartmouth '52.
1901
THEODORE CHICHESTER MOREHOUSE died at his home, 824 Seale Ave., Palo Alto, Calif, on June 9.
He was born in Brooklyn, October 181879, and prepared for college at King School in Stamford, Conn. He was with the class for three years and was a member of Psi Upsilon.
In 1900 Ted joined the Macmillan Co., and managed their San Francisco office, 1910-29. From 1929 to 1947 he was manager and editor-in-chief of the college textbook department. From 1947 until his retirement in '949 he was vice-president of the company.
On June 15, 1901, Ted was married to Mary Edith Brett, who survives him, with a son Theodore C. Morehouse Jr. '24, and a daughter, Kathleen Forbes Spence of Belfast, Ireland.
JAMES STUART SMITH died at his home, 4 Percy Rd., Lexington, Mass., on June 14. Jim was born in Boone, lowa, January 13, 1878. After graduating from Dartmouth! where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, he studied law at Boston University.
Admitted to the Massachusetts Bar, Jim practiced law in Boston for many years. Making his home in Lexington, he was active in town affairs, as president of the Lexington Savings Bank, member of the school committee for nine years, and member of the building committee for the Lexington town hall, and member of the draft board.
In 1913 Jim was married to Dorothea Wentworth, who survives him with four sons, James S. Jr., Wentworth, Andrew M., and Stephen H. '54.
1904
PETER JOSEPH MAGUIRE passed away at his home, 61 Sumner Rd., Brookline, Mass., on September 3. He had been in poor health for a long time.
"Pete," as he was popularly called, was born July 12, 1880, in Liverpool, England. When he was five years old, his family moved to this country. He was educated in the public schools of South Hadley Falls and Holyoke, Mass., and entered Dartmouth with the class.
Pete was vice-president in sophomore, junior and senior years, a member of the Aegis board, the life of every class meeting, a democrat and democratic. He never aspired to public office. He was, however, responsible for many men attaining public office. After attending Harvard Law School he opened an office at 572 Tremont Street, Boston, and continued in the law and title conveyance work throughout his entire career.
In 1911 Pete was married to Bertha Duchow who died in December 1946. He was later married to Lucy Jane Rohrbacker, who survives him with a sister, Katherine Maguire.
Classmates remember his generosity, particularly to boys he helped to get an education. Modest in his manner, strong in his loyalties, the class will miss him.
1906
STEPHEN SALISBURY CUSHING died in St. Albans, Vt., on September 23. He was born in Nashua, N. H., March 20, 1884 and attended the high school in Laconia, N. H.
Although receiving his degree with the Class of 1906 at Dartmouth, he finished his course in three and a half years. In February 1906 he became a science teacher in the St. Albans High School. While continuing to teach, he studied law with Col. Alfred Hall and later with Judge Tillotson and in 1909 was admitted to the bar. A year later he opened a law office in St. Albans.
Steve Cushing served his city and state throughout his lifetime, as city attorney, 1912-15; state's attorney, Franklin County, 1915-17; clerk, Joint Commission for Re- vision of Bills, Vermont legislature, 1912-17; legislative draftsman, 1921-31; secretary, Vermont Special Tax Commission, 1929-31; member of the Public Service Commission, 1931-38, and chairman, 1932-38. In 1938 Steve was appointed a judge of the Vermont Superior Court and in 1952 he was named a justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.
While teaching in the high school Steve enlisted in the Vermont National Guard. He served for some years as Ist Lt. and battalion adjutant and was later appointed judge advocate general. From December 1917 to May 1919 he served as a captain in the army as military aide to the governor and had a large part in the administration of the selective service law.
While practicing law Steve did graduate work in political science at Middlebury College and received an A.M. degree in 1916. In 1934 Norwich University conferred the honorary degree of LL.D. on him. A Mason and member of the American Legion he had been an alderman, trustee of the Free Public Library and chairman of the School Board. He had also been vice-president of the Franklin County Savings Bank and of the St. Albans Cooperative Savings and Loan Association.
On June 19, 1912 he was married to Bessie L. Morton who survives him with their son, attorney Morton Cushing.
1908
News has been received of the passing on August 27 in Orlando, Florida, of CHARLES ARTHUR FIFER.
"Pot" Pfeiffer, as he was known to us, was born in Quincy, Ill., September 20, 1885, and spent most of his active life there. He was with us two years only, and was a member of Beta Theta Pi.
Soon after leaving Dartmouth he returned to Quincy and engaged in the manufacture of wood show cases and store fixtures under the name of Quincy Show Case Works. In 1948 he was associated with the Lee Broadcasting Co., WTAD, in Quincy as MC, comedian, and research worker. In 1953 he retired to Orlando.
Pot started writing songs and comedy sketches while in high school and continued to do so after leaving college. He and a piano playing partner, Goodner, travelled through the midwest on entertainment schedules. Some of his songs were accepted and sung by Billie Beard, who was Al Field s principal comedian, and by others. Aside from his songs, Pot's hobby was golf. In Quincy he joined the Rotary Club (of which he was president one year), Moose, Elks, and the Quincy Country Club, of which he was an honorary member at the time of his death.
On March 30, 1912, in Quincy, Pot married Mrs. Susan W. Tibbetts. Since 1954 the Fifers have been living at 5600 North Orange Blossom Terrace in Orlando. Mrs. Fifer is in poor health and in a nursing home.
1909
CLARK SAVILLE died suddenly on October 22 from the heart condition which had invalided him for several months at his home on 34 Greenview Rd., Quincy, Mass.
Clark was born August 25, 1886 in Quincy, Mass., the son of George and Caroline (Clark) Saville. He attended Thayer Academy and Mechanic Arts School, Boston, before entering Dartmouth.
Following graduation, several years were spent in the engineering and construction field. In 1920, Clark joined the Eastern Underwriter's Inspection Bureau as a fire prevention engineer and remained with them until his retirement in April 1957. The Bureau rated him as an unusually capable fire prevention engineer and his friendly personality made him especially effective in maintaining good public relations with the plants he inspected.
Belonging to a family that had a long historical background in Quincy, it was natural for him to be interested in the Quincy Historical Society and he served for some time as its president. He was also active in the First Parish Church and the Quincy Yacht Club. In 1911 he was a member of the crew of the Class A Sloop Marie L. which won the first City of Boston to Bermuda Cup Race. In World War I, he served as Lt. (j.g.) on destroyers in European waters. In World War II he served with the volunteer naval reserve.
The Class of 1909 had reason to be proud of Clark's many abilities as he served as an assistant class agent in the Alumni Fund campaigns and was a faithful attendant at class functions.
He married Elsie M. Williams on October 1, 1927, at East Milton, Mass. She survives with two stepsons, A. Bruce Mac Donald of New York and Kenneth A. Mac Donald '39 of Seattle.
Masonic and Legion memorial services were held at the funeral home on October 23 as Clark's many friends paused to pay their respects. Funeral services were held the next day and again the esteem in which he was held was attested to by the large turnout. The American Legion Post and the Veterans of Foreign Wars furnished the pallbearers and the firing squad.
As once again that Golden Curtain is drawn aside to receive one of our longtime friends and companions, we extend our sympathy to his family in our mutual loss.
1913
HERMAN OWEN PARKINSON died on October 19 in the Tarry town Hall Nursing Home, Tarry town, N. Y., after a long illness. His home was at 49 S. Manor Dr., White Plains. He was born on February 3, 1891 in Taunton, Mass., son of Carroll Bowman and William D. Parkinson '78.
Parkie prepared for Dartmouth at the Waltham High School. During his undergraduate years he sang in the choir, played with the Mandolin Clubs, the orchestra, and the band, and was the cellist of the Dartmouth String Quartet.
He was in the Registrar's office at Dartmouth from 1913 through 1915 and until 1917 was library assistant, Brooklyn Public Library. He served in the Dartmouth Unit Ambulance Corps in France in the thick of many World War I battles and went into Germany with the French Army of Occupation. He was discharged in 1919.
After service in the Newark, N. J., Public Library, he went to California as librarian at the Stockton Public Library until 1925.
He was a member of the Executive Board of the California Library Association and served as its president. For awhile he was Western manager for Gaylord Brothers, library supplies, until he went to the New York Public Library. He had been with the New York Library at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street for 28 years and as chief of its intricate book delivery system headed a staff of 105 persons.
Herman had sung in the choir of the Congregational Christian Church and with the Harmony Singers in White Plains, New York.
On September 18, 1920 Parkie was married to Constance Dyer, who survives him with a son, Samuel D. of Oyster Bay, N. Y., two daughters, Mrs. J. R. Brennan of Milford, Conn., and Mrs. Richard M. Carey of Davenport, lowa, and two brothers, Royal '05 and Dana '08 Herman was the ninth of ten of the Parkinson Dartmouth family.
1915
Word has but recently been received of the death of EDGAR HERBERT SCHROEDER, of 2335 Commonwealth Ave., Chicago, on February 19.
Dutch came to Dartmouth from Chicago where he was born on June 17, 1893. He was a member of Sigma Nu.
After graduation he received his LL.B. from Northwestern in 1918 and since then has practiced law in Chicago.
On October 6, 1928, Dutch was married to Myrtle Manning who survives him with two daughters, Barbara and Natalie.
ARTHUR LESLIE STOTTER, former head of the nose and throat departments of Polyclinic and Mount Sinai Hospitals and a member of the staff of Lakeside Hospital, died September 11 at his home, 15515 Van Aken Blvd., Shaker Heights, Ohio.
Art, a native Clevelander, attended University School, and spent two years at Dartmouth where he was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity. He received his M.D. in 1917 from Rush Medical College.
An eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, he was former chairman of the nose and throat section of the Cleveland Academy of Medicine. He served in World War I as a Captain in the Army Medical Corps.
Surviving are his wife, Florence Crystal Stotter, to whom he was married in 1920; two daughters, Mrs. Leslie Holdstein and Mrs. Betty Goldsmith of Toledo; a brother, Raymond, of Los Angeles; and four grandchildren.
Services were held at the Cleveland Temple Memorial funeral home. Contributions were accepted to the Mount Sinai Hospital Building Fund.
ALFRED BERNARD SULLIVAN, a member of the faculty of Boston Latin School and the High School of Commerce, died of a heart attack on September 8 at his home, 129 Gerry Rd., Chestnut Hill, Mass.
"Duke" prepared for college at Somerville English High School and graduated from Dartmouth in 1915 with an A.B. degree. He also attended Tuck School from which he obtained an M.C.S. degree.
In World War I he was a Ist Sergeant in the Quartermaster Corps. In 1922 he married Catherine M. Burke of Boston, who died in May 1956. Of late years, he had been Master, History Department, High School of Commerce, Boston.
He is survived by two sons, Dr. Paul B. Sullivan of the staff of Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover and Lieut. Alfred B. Sullivan '49, Navy Air Corps, Pensacola, Fla.; a daughter, Mary Frances Sullivan, of Girls' Latin School of Boston; and a brother, Rev. Edward M. Sullivan, S.J., of Campbell Hall, North Andover, Mass.
The funeral was from J. J. Good and Sons Funeral Home, Roxbury, Mass. and Requiem High Mass at the Church of the Infant Jesus, West Roxbury Parkway. The Class of 1915 was represented at the services by Dale Barker, Rus Rice and Chan Foster.
1916
CHARLES CHESTER BETTES died June 13 at his home, 3802 Bettes Circle, Jacksonville, Fla., after a long illness.
He was born October 16, 1892, in Mason, N. H., and attended Montclair Academy before entering Dartmouth. After one semester at Dartmouth he joined his father in managing the Bettes Pharmacy in Jacksonville. During World War I he served for two years as Ist Lt. in the A.E.F. Returning to Jacksonville, he became a partner in the Milldale Ice Co. From 1933 to his retirement in 1955 he was vice-president of the Foremost Dairies, Inc.
In 1917 Charles was married to Carol Sim mons who survies him.
1917
WALTER ADELBERT BARROWS died suddenly at his home, 9 Eliot Lane, Weston, Mass., on September 19.
Born at New London, Conn., September 25, 1894, the son of Adelbert William and Harriet (Russ) Barrows, Walt entered Dartmouth from the Bulkeley School. On June 15, 1922, at New London, he was married to Irma V. Smith.
On June 26, 1917, Walt enlisted at New London as a private in the Coast Artillery of the National Guard. After service with the Coast Defenses of Long Island Sound until March 27, 1918, he went overseas where he served until January 5, 1919. He was discharged at Fort Schuyler, N. Y., on February 4, 1919, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant.
Soon after completing his military duties Walt entered Harvard Law School from which he received an LL.B. degree in 192 a. At the time of his death he was a member of the Boston law firm of Palmer, Dodge, Gardner and Bradford. He was a long-time resident of Wellesley and was active on various town committees.
Walt is survived by his wife, Irma, a former Wellesley Girl Scout Commissioner; three daughters, Mrs. Robert W. Holmes of La Jolla, Calif., Mrs. Clifton W. Emery of Medfield and Mrs. Alan A. Winslow of Medway; a son, Robert A. of Linthicum Heights, Md.; and eleven grandchildren.
FREDERICK WILSON MCREYNOLDS died in Sandy Spring, Md., on July 6. He was born in Delphi, Indiana, September 11, 1872.
He attended Wabash College 1887-89 and received his LL.B. from Columbian, in 1892. He practiced law in Washington for some years. In 1916 he came to Tuck School as Assistant Professor of Finance and Commercial Law, and remained until 1919. During that time he took special courses at Dartmouth and in the fall of 1917 was given an A.B. degree by Dartmouth.
He is survived by his widow, the former Jessie Brooke. Stabler, three children and four grandchildren, one of whom is Richard J. H. Barnes '51.
1921
WILLIAM HODGKINSON BARBER died October 9 after a brief illness, in Manchester, N. H. His home was at 1171 Union St.
Bill was born in 1898 in New Haven and entered Dartmouth from Andover Academy. He was a member of Psi Upsilon. Following graduation he worked with his father in advertising and market analysis until 1923 when he became associated with Thomas A. Edison Co. In 1924 he married Jane Ayer Williams of Brooklyn, who survives him. He was with the Bankers Trust Company, and Stone, Webster and Blodgett from 1929 to 1931 when he organized and managed, under Harvey D. Gibson, the Emergency Work Bureau - "White Collar" Department, which placed over 20,000 men in work before it closed. From 1934 to 1949 Bill was with the Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., managing their Newark office. He became associated with Robert P. Burroughs Co. and moved to Manchester in 1955.
Bill had many community interests - the American Legion, Boy Scouts, Draft Board, the Community Fund, and was a member of the Reformed Church. He was active in the Metropolitan and U. S. Squash Racquets Associations and the U. S. Lawn Tennis Association.
In addition to his wife, Bill leaves two daughters, Alice Ann who has three children, and Jane ("Putsie") who was the 1956 Carnival Queen. There was no more loyal son of Dartmouth than Bill Barber, and he will be missed, and long remembered.
1922
GEORGE VICTOR MACDERMOTT died September 29 at Worcester Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for about two months. In his passing the class loses one of its most popular members.
Gubby, as all classmates affectionally knew him, was the son of the late William H. and Victoria (Pohlman) MacDermott. Born in East Brookfield, Mass., in 1898, he prepared for college at Uxbridge High School and Cushing Academy. During his four years at Dartmouth he was a proficient athlete in both football and basketball. He was a member of Sigma Chi and Sphinx. He is well described by one of his many college friends as being a perfectly grand chap who was uniquely individual and thoroughly delight-After
graduation, Gubby worked for a public utility company in Boston and subsequently was in the textile business for many years. In 1939 he became manager of the Haddam Woolen Co. in Putnam, Conn. Three years later he established an insurance agency in Moodus, Conn., where he had lived for many years. Associated with the Union Central Life Insurance Co. of Cincinnati, he was cited nationally among leaders in the insurance business. He derived genuine pleasure from his work, enjoying the contacts with his clientele and getting great satisfaction from the services he was able to render.
Gubby was very well known in the Worcester and Boston areas. He was a member of the Columbia Lodge of Masons and the Lion's Club of East Haddam.
He was married on July 1, 1933 to Dean L. Lusby, who survives him at their home in Moodus. To her and to their many close friends the class extends its deepest sympathy.
1923
FRANCIS XAVIER HEEP passed away September 11, at his home, 364 Palmer Rd Yonkers, N. Y. William Heep '28, his brother, writes, "It was a real blow to all of us to have Frank go at such an early age However, since he could not get better, I am sure he would have wanted it this way."
Frank attended grammar and high school in Yonkers where he played varsity baseball, basketball and football. He was catcher on the Dartmouth baseball team in his sophomore, junior and senior years, also regular guard on the varsity basketball team for three years.
After graduation from Dartmouth, he was head coach of all sports at Gorton High School, Yonkers, for two years. Frank's suggestion that Dartmouth green and white be the official colors of Gorton High School was adopted and has been worn ever since by Gorton teams, musical units, and cheer leaders.
In 1925 Frank became associated with the Susquehanna Silk Mills, Inc., in New York where he served in an executive position for 23 years. For the past four years he had been a social science teacher in the Yonkers public school system.
In 1928 Frank married Helen Ferris, who survives him. Also surviving is a daughter, Mrs. Ivan J. (Norma) Miller.
1924
We learn with regret of the death of WILSON ASKEW. He died in Memorial Hospital, Syracuse, N. Y., on September 29 after a short illness. His home was at 158 E. Genesee St., Skaneateles, N. Y. Our sympathy is extended to his wife, the former Katherine Stenger, his brother John D. Askew '27, and his son Peter Wilson Askew, at Middlebury College.
Wid was born in Kansas City, January 7, 1902. He came to Dartmouth from Culver Military Academy. While here he was active in the Players and Musical Clubs, and was a member of Phi Kappa Psi.
His work took him back to Kansas, after a short period in Florida, with the General Motors Acceptance Corp. He worked with the General Exchange Insurance Corporation from 1929 until World War 11, when he was in the radar section of General Electric Co., in production planning, 1942-45. In 1955 he was working for Frank M. Shaw, Inc. of New York, a firm of management consultants.
Wid married Katherine Stenger on May 30, 1930; their son Peter was born October 25, '935.
1926
The sudden death of FRED PACKARD GURNEY, September 8, at Brockton, Mass., comes as a shock to his many Dartmouth friends and classmates, particularly to those who reuned with him and Elinor, only last June. His home was at 309 West Elm St., Brockton.
Fred came to Dartmouth from Brockton High School. At Hanover, he was a member of Sigma Nu, the Glee Club, and the Choir. After graduation, he began work at Gurney Brothers Co., the Brockton jewelry store founded by his father and uncle. In 1950, after years of study, he became a certified gemologist, one of only about 100 in the entire United States. At the time of his death, he was president and co-owner of the company.
Through all these years, Fred was a civic and religious leader in Brockton, active in many fields. He served terms as president of the Rotary Club, the Brockton Credit Bureau, the Choral Art Club, and the New England Guild of the American Gem Society. He was a trustee of Porter Congregational Church, chairman of the church's Music Committee, and a member of the church choir. A Mason, he was a past master of Paul Revere Lodge, AF & AM, and a member of the Satucket Royal Arch Chapter and Bay State Commandery, KT. He was an ardent and expert bowler and golfer.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Ella Packard Gurney, of Newtonville; his wife, Elinor; a daughter, Mrs. Grant Thorsen, of San Francisco; two sons, James, president of the junior class at Brown University, and Stephen, a member of the U. S. Navy, stationed at Moffit Field, San Francisco.
With all his many other interests, Fred was also a loyal, active son of Dartmouth. Above all, Fred Gurney was one of those warm, genial, kindly men, who liked everyone and whom everyone liked. He'll be missed.
1928
ALBERTO FREDERIC THOMPSON died of a coronary thrombosis on June 18 in Washington, D. C. He was born December 1, 1907, in Waltham, Mass. After receiving his B.S from Dartmouth in 1928 he received an A.M. there in 1930. He also received an A.M. from Harvard in 1931 and his Ph.D. there in 1933.
He taught chemistry at the University of Minnesota until 1937 when he became an assistant professor at M.I.T. During World War II he served in the Army as a Major, engaged in public health work at the Oak Ridge atomic project.
After the war, Al was chief of technical information for the Atomic Energy Commission in Washington for ten years. In 1955 he joined the National Science Foundation as head of its Office of Scientific Information.
He is survived by his widow, Althea Taylor Thompson, a daughter, Joyce, and a son, Gilbert. Their home is at 9117 Walden Rd., Silver Spring, Md.
JAMES FREDERIC ANDREWS died June 25 of a heart attack in an ambulance on the way to the hospital in Madison, Wis.
Freddie was born January 12, 1905 in Mansfield, Ohio, and transferred to Dartmouth from Antioch College in September 1926. He majored in education and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He received his M.A. from Stanford in 1933, and his Ed.D. there in 1945. He taught in Mansfield and Alliance, Ohio, and in 1945 was appointed Professor of Education and Director of Placement at Ripon College. In 1955 he went to the University of Wisconsin as assistant to the director of admissions and executive secretary of the committee on student loans and undergraduate scholarships.
He is survived by his widow, the former Elizabeth Hambleton, and his mother, Mrs. Ella Andrews.
1930
Through a letter from his brother-in-law we have been advised of the death on September 18 of GEORGE DUDLEY COURTRIGHT.
George was with the class for only one year and was a member of Sigma Chi. He had lived in Circleville, Ohio, for some time, being associated with the Ternstedt Division of Fisher Body, and more recently was Operations Manager for Davis Chemical Co. of Columbus, Ohio. He died suddenly of a heart attack while at work. He leaves as survivors his brothers, A. V. Courtright of Midland, Mich., David S. Courtright of Cambridge, Ohio, and John L. Courtright of Columbus, Ohio, and one sister, Mrs. Frank Simpson of Chillicothe, Ohio. To the survivors the Class extends its sympathy.
1931
Belated word has been received of the death of HERBERT CLARK SPRAGUE of a heart attack on February 3, 1953 in Swampscott, Mass. He was born on July 7, igog in Lynn, Mass., and attended the English High School of that city. He was in attendance at Dartmouth for his freshman year only.
Shortly after leaving Dartmouth, Herb became associated with the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. and at the time of his death was chief assistant to the construction supervisor of the Boston office. During the war he was one of two men selected from all of New England for overseas repair to communication lines.
Surviving are Herb's wife, Marguerite Walsh Sprague; a daughter Judith, 19, who is a secretary for the telephone company; and a son Clark, 10. The family reside at 126 Stetson Avenue, Swampscott. The sympathy of Herb's Dartmouth friends and classmates is extended to his family.
1933
WILLIAM HENRY GIBBONS JR., of 3646 Ella Lane, Houston, Texas, died of a heart attack in Washington, D. C., on September 12. He was visiting in Washington with his wife Anne and his older son William III, en route to entering Billy in preparatory school. Bill had not had any apparent symptoms of heart trouble, and his sudden death therefore came as a complete shock not only to his family but also to his many friends and classmates.
Bill was a native and life-long resident of Houston. While in college, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Sphinx and was known particularly for his warm conviviality and droll sense of humor.
After graduation, Bill returned to Houston, and at the time of his passing was employed as District Sales Manager of the Republic Steel Company. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anne Lewis Gibbons; a daughter, Betty; two sons, William III and Lewis; and his mother, Mrs. William H. Gibbons Sr., all of Houston.
Bill's loss will be felt keenly by all who knew him during Dartmouth days, and those who subsequently have been associated with him.
JULES ELTING ZIEMEN died August 8 after an illness of many years. Born in Bound Brook, N.J., February 28, 1910, he attended the Bound Brook schools.
A botany major at Dartmouth, Elting's thesis on the flora of the Hanover region gave him a particular affection for the College. He pursued his interest in horticulture in California and Texas. But tuberculosis, which he had seemingly fought off successfully as a youth, returned. After a long struggle he finally succumbed to a heart attack.
He is survived by his brother, J. Saxton Ziemen '35, and a sister, Mrs. Charles L. Hoffman.
1938
SAMUEL FROST MAIN died suddenly in New York at his home, 132 West 4th St., on September 17.
Sam was born in Winchester, Mass., July 15, 1916, the son of Rose Frost and Charles R. Main '07. He prepared for college at Tabor Academy. In college he was a member of Chi Phi and active in The Players.
Except for the period from June 1942 to January 1946, when he was in the service, Sam's whole professional life was spent in the theatre. He had appeared in "Charley's Aunt" and "Death of a Salesman" both in this country and in London. He had also acted on TV. An accomplished pianist and song writer, he had recently been studying voice with a view to entering musical comedy.
In May 1944 Sam was married to Betty Yoder, who survives him. He is also survived by his mother and by his brother Charles T. Main '38.
Few members of the class had so many friends as Sam, both in college and in after years. One of the most loyal alumni in our group, he was a steady attender at various activities, and his loss will be felt even more as the years go on. Our sympathy goes to his family and brother Charlie.
PROF. FOSTER ERWIN GUYER '06
