Obituary

Deaths

May 1960 R.R.S.
Obituary
Deaths
May 1960 R.R.S.

[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.]

Bugbee, Edmund J. '91, Mar. 26 Child, Jonathan H. '93, Apr. 5 McKay, Clarence W. '93, Mar. 4 Bushee, Frederick A. '94, Apr. 4 Mathes, John R. '00, Mar. 24 French, Morton B. '03, Mar. 23 Parkinson, Royal '05, Apr. 9 Pickett, C. Waldo '07, Mar. 28 Wilson, Jesse S. '10, Mar. 24 Russell, Joseph W. '12, Mar. 13 Paul, Chesley A. '14, Mar. 5 Pease, Harold A. '14, Mar. 19 Nissen, William C. '15, Mar. 26 Fitzsimmons, Raphael R. '16, Apr. 1 Montgomery, James Jr., '17, Mar. 28 Rubel, James L. '17, Mar. 10 Coulson, William H. '18ad, Apr. 7 Faulkner, Francis '19, Mar. 20 O'Brien, John S. '20, Mar. 9 Veach, Lewis M. '25, Oct. 24, 1956 Wells, E. Montgomery '28, Apr. 7 Schnurman, Henry T. '30, Mar. 11 Oare, Robert L. '34, Mar. 17 White, Robert G. '39, Mar. 20 Ard, William T. '44, Mar. 12 McDannold, John W. '45, Nov. 17, 1959 Miller, James P. '45, Jan. 2 Barker, Creighton '13m, Apr. 8 Kearney, Francis J. '50s, Mar. 5, 1959

1891

EDMUND JONATHAN BUGBEE, fourth oldest living graduate and last surviving graduate of 1891, died at a nursing home in Randolph, Vt., on March 26 after a long illness.

He was born in Hartford, Vt., December 2, 1866 and attended Hartford schools and Kimball Union Academy. In college he was a member of Psi Upsilon.

From 1891 to 1911 he was principal of various schools in Vermont, Massachusetts and Connecticut. He then retired to Tunbridge, Vt., where he operated a farm. From 1912 to 1931 he was president of the Tunbridge Cooperative Creamery. He held many town offices and twice represented his town in the state legislature. He was a past president of the Orange County Farm Bureau, a director of the State Farm Bureau, and a member of the White River Rotary Club.

On June si, 1892 Ned was married to Sarah J. Adams, who died in 1930. He is survived by a son, Maurice, of Randolph. Frank L. '89, Arthur G. '95 and Louis S. '98 were brothers.

1893

CLARENCE WRIGHT MCKAY died at his home, 236 Rutgers St., Rochester, N. Y„ on March 4.

He was born in Webster, N. Y., October si, 1870 and attended Webster schools. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Casque and Gauntlet and Phi Beta Kappa. He was manager of the track team, quarterback on the football team, and held a record in the 100-yard dash.

After graduation Mr. McKay went to work in his father's law office. His father died shortly thereafter and he continued to study law while running the office. He was admitted to the bar in 1896. For many years he was head of the firm of McKay and Headley in Rochester. In 1939 he was named competence referee for County Court.

An ardent golfer, Mr. McKay considered his victory in the handicap division of the state senior tournament in 1947 his greatest golf achievement. He was a life member of Webster Lodge of Masons and a trustee of the Third Presbyterian Church. Always actively interested in Dartmouth affairs, he was secretary of the Western New York Alumni Association for several years and a member of the Alumni Council, 1924-30.

On June 24, 1896, Mr. McKay was married to Martha G. Middleton who survives him with two sons, Hugh M. '21 and Donald M. '28; four grandsons, of whom one is Warren D. McKay '49; and a daughter, Dorothy M. McKay.

1898

JOSEPH WARREN BARTLETT died on March 3 at his home, 45 Ridge Rd., Waban, Mass. He had lived a full and successful life, devoted to law, government, armed services and education.

He was born in Boston, June 30, 1876, the son of Charles W. (Dartmouth 1869) and Mary L. (Morrison) Bartlett. He received his education at Boston Latin School, Dorchester High School, Dartmouth, A.B. 1898, and Harvard, LL.B. 1901. An honorary degree of LL.D. was conferred upon him by the University of Massachusetts in 1948.

In college he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Casque and Gauntlet, and class football team, and was manager of the varsity baseball team, 1897-98.

Joe began his career as an attorney as a member of the firm of Bartlett & Anderson, and later became senior partner in the firm of Ely, Bartlett, Thompson & Brown. He was solicitor of the City of Newton and counsel of the Town of Needham.

He had been president of the W. L. Douglas Shoe Co. and a director of the NewtonWaltham Bank & Trust Co., A. H. Daven- port Co., and Irving & Casson.

He was a member of the Newton Board of Aldermen, Civil Service Commissioner, chairman of the Massachusetts Emergency Board, and chairman of the Civil Works Administration.

He was a member of First Corps Cadets, Mass. National Guard, moving up from private to major. He saw overseas duty in France in World War I as Major, Judge Advocate, 7th Division. He was an aide to Governor Eugene Foss, Judge Advocate of the Mass. American Legion, past commander of the Military Order of World War, Boston Chapter.

Joe was made a member of the Board of Trustees of the University of Massachusetts in 1934 and chairman of that body in 1945. The newly completed Liberal Arts Building at the university was named Bartlett Hall in his honor.

He was a member of the University Club, Plymouth Yacht Club, Union Church of Waban and a 32nd degree Mason.

With his many activities Joe always had time for Dartmouth. He had served as vicepresident and president of the General Alumni Association; president of the Boston Alumni Assocation; president of the Dartmouth Club of Newton, and president of his class since 1935.

Joe was married on June 21, 1904 to kusan Raynes Brown, who died September 23, 1955. He is survived by a son, Charles W. Bartlett '27; three grandchildren, Joseph W. Bartlett II, Samuel B. Bartlett, and Albert A. H. Bartlett; three great-grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. James R. Chandler, wife of Bucky Chandler '98.

1900

JOHN RALPH MATHES passed away at his home, Periwinkle Farm, Dover, N. H., on March 24. For several years John had been in poor health, and for two months recently had been a patient at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover suffering from a very unusual type of skin disease. The immediate cause of his death was a fatal heart attack. Funeral services were held March 28, at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Dover, and interment was in the family lot at Pine Hill cemetery. Arthur Wallace and Ben Prescott represented the class.

John was born in Durham, N. H., September 13, 1877, the son of Valentine and Mary (Poindexter) Mathes. He prepared for college at Dover High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, and served our class in various capacities during his college years.

Immediately on graduation he joined his father's retail lumber and grain business. In 1904 the firm Valentine Mathes and Son changed its business to the wholesale manufacture and sale of lumber in the Dover area. In 1915 the firm name became John R. Mathes, and in 1928 John Mathes and Son, Inc.

Throughout his life John was interested in philanthropic, social, and civic affairs. He was a director of the Strafford National Bank, an incorporator of the Strafford Savings Bank, first president of the Cocheco Country Club, a charter member of the Dover Rotary Club, president of the Dover Chamber of Commerce, and from 1928 to 1935 president of the Expello Co. of Dover. He was a member of St. John Commandery, Knights Templar, Bektash Temple, 0.E.5., the Scottish Rite bodies, and the Dover Lodge of Elks.

John was married in 1904 to Lorna Day DeWitt of Susquehanna, Pa. who died in 1959.

John had a most attractive personality, and was much beloved. During the last years of his life he had to face up to some troublesome problems: the death of his wife, the serious illness of one of his daughters, and his own failing health. These difficulties John met with patience, cheerfulness, and superlative courage. We of 1900 honor and respect him for his sterling manhood, and for his life-long loyalty to Dartmouth and to our class.

He is survived by two sons, Valentine '29 of Dover, and Thomas of Trumbull, Conn.; two daughters, Lona of Concord, N. H. and Mrs. Ralph Hepler of Trumbull, Conn.; and two sisters, Fannie P. Mathes of Dover and Mrs. Earl D. Hooker of St. Petersburg, Fla.

1903

MORTON BOWLES FRENCH died on March 25 in Delray Beach, Fla. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Cole French.

Morton was born in Brookline, N. H., December 7, 1879. He spent most of his youth in Athol, Mass., and came to Dartmouth from Athol High School. In college he was a member of Sigma Chi, played on the sophomore football team and gave class prophecies at Commencement.

Following graduation, "Bolz" was for several years with the Bell System in Pittsburgh, transferring in 1909 to the engineering staff of American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in New York, where he remained until his retirement in 1939. He was named head of long distance traffic engineering in 1923, and in 1929 was named traffic engineer in charge of overall traffic operations. He was credited with having directed much of the development of the modern system of handling longdistance telephone service.

He was for many years a resident of Montclair, N. J. Following retirement, he resided for a while in New Canaan, Conn., and in recent years had alternated summer and winter between Kennebunk Beach, Maine, and Delray Beach, Fla.

One of the most loyal of alumni, Bolz had served his class and college in many ways. He was class agent from 1922 to the time of his death, bequest chairman, 1952-56, and president of the class, 1928-33. He was a member of the Alumni Council, 1934-40.

1907

CHARLES WALDO PICKETT passed away on March 28 while eating supper at his home on Ocean Road, Newcastle, N. H.

Waldo was born at Portsmouth, N. H., May 6, 1884., and prepared for college at the Portsmouth High School. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and Dragon.

After leaving college he went with Lee Higginson & Co. of Boston where he remained until 1914, at which time he went with the Granite State Fire Insurance Co. of Portsmouth as an accountant. He retired in 1951.

Waldo served with the Army during World War I. He was a past commander of the Frank E. Booma Post of the American Legion and a 50-year member of St. John's Lodge AF&AM. He was also a member of St. John's Episcopal Church of Portsmouth. He never lost his loyalty to the class and College.

On September 4, 1929, at Boston he married Gertrude Maertins, a graduate of Tufts College. Besides his wife he leaves two sons, Robert J., with the Military Sea Transport Service, and David W. of San Diego, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Hopwood of Mississippi; and a sister, Mrs. Arthur McClary of Malone, N. Y.

1909

GEORGE HENRY SCHILDMILLER passed away in a Miami, Fla., hospital early in the morning of February 23 from pneumonia following surgery to correct a critical heart condition.

Dutch was born in Brattleboro, Vt., January 9, 1881. He attended Phillips Andover Academy and entered (Cornell University but transferred to Dartmouth at the end of the fall term. At Cornell he joined Psi Upsilon fraternity. At Dartmouth he was a member of Turtle junior society and Sphinx senior society. He had an outstanding athletic ca- reer, winning D's as a forward on the basketball team, as first baseman and captain of the baseball team, and as right end on the football team. Senior year, he was named to Walter Camp's All-American team.

His business career took him from the Atlantic to the Pacific but most of it was spent in the midwest with the Pepsodent Co., American Radiator Co., National Radiator Co. and Gulf Oil Corporation. He retired in 1954 and moved to 3605 Solana Road, Miami, Fla.

He was a member of the executive board of the Class of 1909 and represented it at the Dartmouth gatherings in Miami. He had been president of the Dartmouth clubs in Cincinnati and Detroit.

Dutch was married to Leila May Jenkins at Winthrop, Mass., on August 2, 1910. He is survived by his wife, daughters Gretchen and Dorothy (Mrs. Dolly McCarthy), and two grandchildren.

To quote Jack Childs, "The Dutchman was a great guy whose warm personality left its impact on all who knew him."

1910

JESSE SCOTT WILSON, treasurer of the class, passed away suddenly on March 24, at his home, 1332 Woodbine St., Clearwater, Fla. He had suffered for some time from a heart ailment but had not appeared to be in danger. He was preparing to attend a concert when the fatal attack came. Funeral services were held in Clearwater on March 28. Many members of the class attended. These included the George Aliens, Larry Bankarts, Reuben Copps, Max Holmes, Ed Keiths, Mac Kendalls and Mrs. Harold Benjamin.

Jess was born in Concord, N. H., September 27, 1886. He prepared for college at Concord High School. As an undergraduate he was interested in the Dartmouth Christian Association and served one year as editor of the Freshman Handbook. He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa.

Jess went to work after graduation for the Lumber Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Boston and remained with them until his retire- ment in 1951. His first assignment was as an inspector and he travelled from northern Canada to North Carolina. Over the years, he served as fire loss adjuster, special agent, and manager of the loss department. He was a member of Blazing Star Lodge AF&AM. Jess was elected treasurer of the class in September 1952.

On September 30, 1915, Jess was married to Gladys Remick at Concord, N. H. The survivors are his widow, a daughter, Mrs. John R. Haug of Marblehead, Mass., three grandchildren, two brothers, Louis A. of Newton, Mass., and S. Morrill Wilson of Waltham, Mass., and three sisters, Mrs. Harry Burnell of Goffstown, N. H., Mrs. Horace Rublee, of Allentown, Pa., and Mrs. Melvin Beers of Rockville Center, N. Y.

1911

JOHN HENRY CARD died suddenly from a heart attack at his home in Holbrook, Mass., on February 23. He had been in ill health for some years following his retirement.

John was born in Deering, Maine, November 22, 1887, the "son of John H. Card '79 and Ella Hill. He attended Norwich University until the last semester of his senior year when he transferred to Dartmouth to graduate with our class in June.

He immediately entered into his life work as a teacher of chemistry and mathematics at Southampton, L. I., High School and New Bedford, Mass. After seven years in the field of chemistry at Brockton High he started his 30-year career at English High School in Boston. In 1918 he was a research chemist at American University in the Chemical Warfare Service of the U. S. Army.

In July of that year Harry married Elizabeth Platts of Holbrook, who survives him with a son and two married daughters. Their son, John H. Jr. '43, died following injuries received while on duty in Algeria in 1944 with the U.S.A.A.C.

Harry was an active participant in church, fraternal and civic affairs, as chairman of the Holbrook Branch of the Red Cross, director of the Cooperative Bank and the Boston Schoolmen's Economic Association. He held memberships in Theta Chi, Masons and the New England Association of Chemistry Teachers.

Although at Dartmouth only one semester, he was a loyal rooter and supporter of the College.

WILLIAM SMITH CARLISLE died on February 16 at the New Milford, Conn., Hospital after a long illness.

He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., July 12, 1888 and entered Dartmouth from Erasmus Hall High School. His list of undergraduate activities included membership in the Dramatic and Glee Clubs, class chorister, leader of the Glee Club, and member of the Choir, Psi Upsilon and Casque and Gauntlet. He had leading parts in the Promenaders and Kihg-of-U-Kan.

Bill early became successful in the publish ing and advertising fields, first as New England representative of the Butterick Pub lishing Co. and then Western Manager of Crowell Publishing Co: in Chicago. In 1926 he was made advertising manager of American Magazine and two years later he was Midwestern manager of the American Broadcasting Co. He next entered the management group of McFadden Publications as eastern advertising manager.

When he retired to his mother's home in Bridgewater, Conn., Bill continued in his favorite field as a representative of the Bell Publishing Co. During this period he was also active in the interests of a school for retarded children.

His wife, the former Louise Emerson of Newton, Mass., a son, William of Pittsburgh, a daughter, Mrs. W. L. Downing of Wellesley, Mass., and four grandchildren are survivors.

STEPHEN FARLEY ROSSITER died at his home, 323 Franklin St., Manchester, N. H., on February 27.

Steve was born in Claremont, N. H., January 3, 1888, the son of Sarah and Marshall Rossiter. He was one of four classmates to enter from Stevens High School. Steve never was a "joiner." His one affiliation was Sigma Nu fraternity.

After a year of graduate work in Tuck School, where he received the M.C.S. degree, he entered the employ of the W. H. McElwain Co. in Boston. He moved to Manchester, N. H., as credit manager, and continued in this capacity, after the merger with the International Shoe Co., until his retirement in 1955. Since that time he had been at an ancestral home in Nova Scotia and in both Manchester and Connecticut.

Steve was married November 26, 1912 to Irene Cummings, who, with a granddaughter and a brother, survives him. We will remember Steve as a serious, hard-working chap who put business ahead of pleasure.

1912

JOSEPH WILLIAM RUSSELL died at his home, 25 Stark St., Nashua, N. H., on March 13 following a long illness.

Joe was born in Manchester, N. H., Uctober 6. 1889. Immediately after graduating from Dartmouth he became assistant chemist for the Amoskeag Mfg. Co. of Manchester. In 1922 he moved to Three Rivers, Mass., where for one year he was chemist for the Palmer Mill. In 1923 he became chief chemist for Bliss Fabyan & Co., also in Three Rivers.

In 1936 Joe moved to Nashua to become chief chemist for the Nashua Mfg. Co. and remained with the company until it was sold. He was a charter member of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists.

A member of the Main Street Methodist Church, he was active in the affairs of the church as long as his health permitted. Fraternally, he held membership in Thomas Lodge A.F. and A.M. of Palmer, Mass.; past high priest of Hampden chapter and a past patron of Revere Chapter O.E.S., also of Palmer.

Joe is survived by his wife, the former Mildred E. Moller, whom he married in 1917, and four daughters, Mrs. Robert (Helen) White of Teheran, Iran; Mrs. Philip (Marian) Pease of Manchester, N. H.; Mrs. Leo (Elinor) Lesieur of Nashua; Mrs. Leigh (Phyllis) Clark of Brookline, Mass. He is also survived by four grandchildren and three sisters.

1914

CHESLEY ARTHUR PAUL died at his home in Ellwood City, Pa., on March 5.

He was born in Wakefield, N. H., August 28, 1892 and attended Brewster Free Academy. After service in the army in World War I he joined the Matthews Conveyor Co. in Ellwood City of which he was vice-president in charge of purchasing at the time of his death.

An elder in Christ United Presbyterian Church, Chet was a life member of F&AM Lodge 599, and a member of Valley of New Castle Consistory and of Syria Temple of Pittsburgh.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Deane Kaetzel Paul; a daughter Armine; three brothers, Joseph N. '12, Arthur H. and Samuel H.; and two sisters. Edward A. Paul '10 was also a brother.

1915

WILLIAM CARL NISSEN, retired personnel manager of the Hyatt Bearings Division of General Motors Corp. in Harrison, N. J., died of pneumonia March 26 at Orange Memorial Hospital.

Bill, who lived at 21 Bowdoin Street, Maplewood, N. J., retired in 1956 after 25 years as personnel manager of the General Motors plant.

He was born June 28, 1891 in Newport, R. 1., attended Rogers High School, and was graduated from Dartmouth in 1915. He received his M.C.S. from Tuck School in 1917. He was a member of Kappa Sigma.

Living in Maplewood since 1933, he was a trustee of the Hospital Service Plan of New Jersey (Blue Cross); governor of the N. J. Personnel Group; past manager of the N. J. Self Insurers Association; past chairman of the N. J. General Motors Personnel Group and past trustee of the Newark Safety Council.

He had been active also in the United Appeals of Newark and West Hudson, the State Chamber of Commerce, West Hudson Manufacturers Association and the Employers Association of North Jersey. During World War I Bill served as an Ensign with the Navy.

He leaves his wife, Mrs. Josephine (Fairbanks) Nissen; a son, William C. Jr. of Pasadena; a brother, Rev. Louis P. Nissen '10 of Verona; two sisters, Misses Elizabeth and Louise Nissen, both of Newport, and a grandson.

Representing the Class at the private funeral service were Roy Lafferty and Dick Clarke.

1920

JOHN STEPHEN O'BRIEN passed away on March 9 at his home in Worcester, Mass.

Jack was born in Milford, Mass., the son of the late John S. and Katherine (Casey) O'Brien. He spent two years at Dartmouth and was a member of Sigma Nu. He was a veteran of World War I.

At the time of his passing Jack was representative in the Worcester district for Weston Biscuit Co. of Passaic, N. J., by whom he had been employed for thirty years.

Jack is survived by his wife, the former Doris C. Carney whom he married in 1926; a son, John S. O'Brien Jr., of Coral Gables, Fla.; a daughter, Marjorie A., wife of Gilbert A. Forsberg of Holden, and two grandchildren.

1922

RALPH GORDON HINNERS died March 5 at the Evanston (Ill.) Hospital. For many years he was president of the Hinners Coal and Oil Co. of Chicago and he and his family lived at 910 Wilow Rd., Winnetka, Ill.

The son of George R. and Caroline (Easter) Hinners, Ralph was born November 5, 1899 in Chicago. He prepared for college at New Trier High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.

In addition to his business activities, Ralph was active in the University Club of Chicago, was past president of the Chicago Coal Merchants Association and was a prominent member of the Indian Hill Country Club of Winnetka. He was enthusiastic about the sport of curling and was captain of the Indian Hill Club's curling team which in 1958 won the Illinois championship.

Ralph is survived by his wife Catherine whom he married in 1921. He is also survived by two sons Ralph Jr. '45 and George '49 and a daughter Barbara Ann, six grandchildren and three sisters.

Funeral services were held March 7 in the Winnetka Congregational Church. To Ralph's wife, his children and his relatives the class offers is deep condolence.

1923

DALLAS HARRY FORBUSH died at his home 25500 Community Drive, Beachwood, Cleveland, Ohio, on February 28. His death was caused by parricidal son Scott, 18, who was under psychiatric treatment. The tragedy was carried by the Associated Press the next day throughout the country, although at the time few classmates outside the Ohio area associated the victim with Tex Forbush of the Dartmouth Class of 1923.

Tex entered Dartmouth from Gorham, N. H. He was a member of the varsity track and the Dartmouth ski teams and had then, and throughout his life, one of the most likeable personalities in the entire class.

In December 1923 he became associated with the Group Insurance Department of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., becoming manager in Toledo and then in Cleveland where he had countless personal and business friends. He was one of the largest group insurance producers in the country, but always had time to help new men and his patience with them was an outstanding characteristic.

Tex was a member of the Hermit Club of Cleveland, the Toledo City Club and many insurance and civic organizations. He was an excellent and ardent golfer and was a member of the Mayfield Country Club in the Cleveland area.

Mrs. Forbush (Peg) was able to attend the funeral on March 3. Among the pallbearers were Ray Barker '23, Heinie Bourne '23, Vic Cannon '23, Norm Jeavons '19, Charlie French '24, Bud Petrequin '25, and Howie Schuemann '33. We have not received a full report of those classmates who attended the service but they included Chuck Calder, Charlie Bishop, Jock Osborne, and Robie Robinson. Request was made that contributions be sent to the Dartmouth Alumni Fund in lieu of flowers.

Tex is survived by his wife Marjorie, daughters Karen, 20, Heidi, 15, and son Scott, 18.

1925

LEWIS MARTIN VEACH passed away on October 24, 1956 at Richmond, Ind., as a result of a coronary occlusion. In noting his passing the Richmond Rotary Club adopted a resolution which is quoted in part as follows "Lewis was a well-known figure on Main Street in Richmond and was a conscientious and astute businessman. He will be remembered for his genial warmth of personality, comfortable bearing and open friendliness.

"His was a busy life. Born in Kalida, Ohio, on January 15, 1902, Lewis attended local schools and Harrisburg Academy at Harrisburg, Pa. He leaves his wife, Bernice; his son, William John Veach, and his daughter Norma Carroll Veach, graduates of Notre Dame and Smith, respectively.

"Lewis came to Richmond in 1938 and he and his wife owned and operated Veach's, a variety store. He moved into his new store on Main Street in Richmond in 1946. He was a member of Saint Mary's Church, Retail Merchants Association, and was a charter member of the Committee of 100. He was a very devoted father and will be remembered for his generosity in all civic affairs."

1934

ROBERT LENN OARE died on March 17 in the crash of a Northwest Airlines plane near Tell City, Indiana. He was en route to Florida to join his family who were vacationing there. His home was at 2912 Marine St., South Bend, Ind.

Services in the First Presbyterian Church at South Bend drew hundreds of relatives, friends and business associates, including officials of Associates Investment Co. of which Bob was board chairman, the First Bank & Trust Co. of which he was also board chairman, and the University of Notre Dame on whose board of lay trustees he served. Many high-ranking government officials also were on hand, including Governor Handley who flew from Indianapolis.

Bab was born in South Bend, October 13, 1912, and graduated from South Bend High School. From college he went on to Yale Law School where he received his LL.B. in 1937.

Returning to South Bend, he became a member of the law firm of Seebirt, Oare and Deahl where, with time out as a Lieutenant, U. S. Navy, from 1942 to 1946, he remained until 1949.

From 1949 to 1951 Bob was vice-chairman of Associates Investment Co., and in 1951 he became chairman of the board. He built up this nation-wide business until in 1959 it operated more than 170 auto finance offices in 30 states and over 200 personal loan offices in 23 states.

Bob had served as president of the American Finance Conference, 1954-55, as a member of the Indiana Corporation Survey Committee, a member of the Advisory Board of St. Mary's College, and Overseer of the Tuck School.

In 1938 Bob married Mary Louise Morris. Besides his wife, he leaves three children, Nancy, Ernest and Robert L. Jr. The heartfelt sympathy of all of us goes out to Mary Lou and the children. He is also survived by his brother William T. Oare '36.

Representing 1934 at the South Bend services were Bob Sweeney, Swede Lindstrom, Jack Fogarty and Bahe Shea.

1941

It is with deep regret that we report the death of ARTHUR REDFIELD PHILLIPS, of a heart ailment, in the barn of his family farm, the Towne Hill Farm, Montpelier, Vt., on February i, at the age of 41. His home was at 3 McKinley St., Montpelier.

At the time of his death, Arthur was Field Secretary of the Associated Industries of Vermont. He joined this organization four years ago, prior to which he was associated with the Victor Adding Machine Co. in Montpelier and in Chicago.

Born in Montpelier, Arthur entered college from Loomis School. At Dartmouth he was treasurer of Pictorial and a member of Sigma Nu.

After graduation he entered the Army. Following graduation from Officers Candidate School as a Second Lieutenant, he served with the Infantry in the European and Pacific theatres throughout the duration of World War II. He was discharged as a Captain in 1946. He was active in civic affairs as a member of the Montpelier Kiwanis Club.

In 1943, in Washington, D. C., Arthur married Dennis Holcombe, who survives him, with their ten-year-old daughter Kathryn.

1942

HAMPDEN WENTWORTH and his wife, Christina, were killed instantly on February a when his staggerwing Beech aircraft, which he was piloting, hit the top of a fence on takeoff and crashed at Reserve, New Mexico.

Hamp was born in Boston in 1921. He entered Dartmouth from Beacon School where he was active in dramatics and played soccer. During his two years at Dartmouth he was on the ski squad. Upon leaving Hanover, he attended Stanford University for a brief time before joining Longren Aircraft Co. as a draftsman.

His career at Longren was interrupted by service in the U. S. Navy as a fighter pilot. It was during this time that he obtained a thirst for adventure in the sky which never left him. In 1945 Hamp returned to Longren and worked up through the engineering department to become president of the firm in the early 50's. Hamp founded and was the first president of the Aircraft Industries Association of Southern California, an organization that played an important part in aircraft procurement policies of the armed services.

In 1954 he and Christina flew across the Atlantic on an extended visit to all the major countries of Europe, using his favorite singleengine staggerwing Beechcraft that had taken them throughout South America earlier, including a trip over the 20,000-foot Andes.

In 1958, as president of Longren, he organized a merger with Aeronca Manufactur- ing Co. of Middletown, Ohio, becoming vicepresident of the merged firm. He resigned in 1959 over a difference in policy and went to Switzerland where he was in the process of setting up an international investment firm. It was on a return trip from New York to Los Angeles that the fatal accident occurred.

Hamp and his wife leave four children, Francisca, Christopher, Strafford and David, ages 12 to 3. He also leaves his mother, Mrs. Alice C. Wentworth, two brothers, Chapman '40 and Strafford, as well as a sister, Cynthia Hannum. To each of these is extended the sympathies of the class in such an untimely death which cut short a most active career.

1957

1st Lt. BRYCE EUGENE MOODY, USMCR, was killed February 29 in a mid-air collision in the vicinity of Beaufort, S. C., while flying an F8U-1 Crusader Jet. The accident occurred over water and little wreckage was found. Bryce had been with the Marine Corps since graduation.

He was born in Hartford, Conn., April 23, 1935, and prepared for Dartmouth at Mercersburg Academy. Bryce majored in history. Active in the Glee Club, skiing, and later in fraternity affairs, even managing to lead Sigma Nu hums with a smile, much of Bryce's time was spent reading, living and talking with others, gleaning the most elusive yet most important part of what a Dartmouth education meant to him. His education, his college, and his friends were part of his person.

In the spring of senior year after a long, spirited courtship, Bryce married Sally Werntz of Glen Ridge, N. J., then a student at Skidmore, in a wedding well attended by classmates. Sally, son David, and another as yet unborn child survive him. The Class extends its deepest sympathy to her and to Bryce's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Moody, 8047 Glendale Rd., Chevy Chase, Md.

It is tragically soon for any name to appear beneath our class numerals in this column, and the thought of Bryce's wife in her loss, is overwhelming. Though this list will indeed grow longer through the years, this man will be specially remembered.

Joseph Warren Bartlett '98

Morton Bowles French '03