Deaths

[A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notices mayappear in this issue or a later one.]

Frost, Robert L. '96, Jan. 29 Rankin, Walter P. '00, Jan. 29 Whitcher, Burr R. '02, Jan. 11 Baker, Fred W. '03, Feb. 4 Anderson, Arthur T. '08, Feb. 10 Bills, Clinton E. '08, Oct. 12, 1962 Hager, Milton B. '09, Dec. 25, 1962 Kyle, Morton '12, Feb. 12 Thurman, Clarence T. '14, Jan. 20 Blaisdell, Herbert C. '15, Nov. 22, 1962 Heist, John A. '15, Feb. 1 Loomis, John U. '15, Jan. 31 Sargent, Charles W. '15, Jan. 29 Phillips, George B. '16, Jan. 16 Crenner, John H. '17, Jan. 31 Tower, Clarence E. '18, Jan. 31 Kuehn, Andrew, 2nd '21, Aug. 30, 1962 Spiel, George F. '22, Jan. 20 Harding, Lyman C. '23, Jan. 30 Taylor, Edward W. '23, Feb. 3 Colodny, Raymond M. '24, Jan. 13 Dunn, John R. '26, Jan. 11 Ryder, Morrill S. Jr. '26, Jan. 8 Newton, Jay T. '33, Feb. 8 Lutz, William H. '35, Jan. 10 Antrim, Thomas G. '38, Dec. 31, 1962 Aulmann, Ralph L. '40, Dec. 14, 1962 Sullivan, Joseph L. '50, Feb. 6 Padin, Jose, Pd.D. '34, Jan. 22 Armstrong, David W., A.M. '41, Feb. 7

1896

ROBERT FROST, by universal consent the "Poet Laureate of America," died January 29, at the age of 88, at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston. He underwent surgery December 10, later suffered a heart attack and pulmonary complications, and succumbed after a period of gains and relapses that were of- daily concern to the entire country.

Robert Lee Frost was born March 26, 1874 in San Francisco, where his father, William Prescott Frost Jr., a native of New Hampshire and an eighth generation New Englander, was editor of the San FranciscoBulletin. At the age of 11, after his father's death, he moved with his mother and sister to Lawrence, Mass. He was graduated from Lawrence High School and entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1892. But academic routine did not fit his restless spirit and he left Dartmouth some time after Christmas in freshman year. Frost had written some poetry in high school, but it was the chance reading of a poem by Richard Hovey '85 in The Independent in the old Dartmouth library that first gave him the idea of writing for publication and that, in a sense, marked the germinal beginning of his life's interest and career. Two years later The Independent published "My Butterfly," the first Frost poem to appear in a national periodical.

After some teaching and various other jobs, Frost in 1895 married his high school co-valedictorian, Elinor White; and a son, Eliot, was born the next year. In 1897, Frost returned to college, this time to Harvard, but left a year and a half later without his degree. A daughter, Lesley, was born in Boston in 1899. Frost next settled on a farm his grandfather bought for him in Derry, N.H. These farming years were marked by the death of Eliot, 3, and the birth of a son, Carol, in 1902, and three more daughters, Irma in 1903, Marjorie in 1905, and, in 1907, Elinor who died soon after birth.

During the latter half of his eleven-year period in Derry, Frost, who was still writing poetry, taught English at Pinkerton Academy, first as a supplement to farming and then full time. In 1911-12 he taught at the State Normal School in Plymouth. After selling the Derry farm, Frost in 1912 took his family to England. There his original talent was recognized and a volume of his collected verse, A Boy's Will, was published in London in 1913. This produced praise but no royalties, and Frost leased a small farm in Gloucestershire while continuing to write. In 1914 his second book of poetry, North of Boston, received even greater critical acclaim, and when the book was published in this country Frost at last became a poet known and respected at home. In 1915, when nearly 41, he returned to the United States and bought a hill farm near Francoma, N.H. But he did not have to rely on farming for a livelihood. He soon joined the Amherst faculty and was in demand as a lecturer and reader of his own works, entering fully upon the long and brilliant career of writing, teaching, and "saying" his poems that carried him to the pinnacle of American letters.

More volumes of Frost poetry appeared over the years: Mountain Interval (1916), New Hampshire (1923), West-RunningBrook (1928), A Further Range (1936), AWitness Tree (1942), A Masque of Reason (1945), Steeple Bush (1947), A Masque ofMercy (1947), and In the Clearing (1962). Various collections of his poems and Complete Poems 1949 were also published in this country and England.

The Pulitzer Prize for Poetry was awarded to Frost four times, in 1924, 1931, 1937, and 1943. His honors included some forty honorary degrees, two of them awarded in 1933 and 1955 by Dartmouth College, which in no other case has twice honored a man with honorary doctorates. Frost won innumerable poetry prizes and literary medals, and was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters and to the American Academy. He was Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress in 1958-59, and for the next three years was the Library's Honorary Consultant in the Humanities. The United States Senate extended formal felicitations to Frost on his 75th and 85th birthdays, and last year on his 88th birthday President Kennedy presented to him a special gold medal voted by Congress. These expressions of the nation's affection and acclaim had a special climax when Frost was asked to read a poem at the 1961 inauguration of President Kennedy.

Although he "ran away" from two colleges, Frost had a long and constant association with American colleges and universities and was teacher or resident poet for varying periods at Amherst, Dartmouth, Harvard, and Michigan. He began his long association with Amherst as Professor of English in 1916-20, returning for two other periods, and at the time of his death he held the lifetime position of Simpson Lecturer in Literature. Frost was Ticknor Fellow in the Humanities at Dartmouth from 1943 to 1949, and for the next two years was Visiting Lecturer in the Humanities. Since that time he had returned to the campus annually to lecture and read his poems. In April 1962 the College dedicated its Frost Room in Baker Library and there houses its excellent Frost Collection of approximately 1500 items. On display also is the Walter Hancock head of Robert Frost, given by the poet's friend, Edward Hyde Cox, in 1956.

Although Frost was connected with various colleges over the years and traveled widely, "home" for him was a New England farm. After Franconia. he lived for a time in South Shaftsbury, Vt., and for the last 22 years of his life he resided in Ripton, Vt., where he bought the Homer Noble farm in 1940. He had a winter retreat in Florida and also maintained a residence in Cambridge, Mass., near his close friends, the Theodore Morrisons. Mrs. Morrison for many years was his manager and secretary.

Frost's wife died in 1938 and only two of his six children, Mrs. Joseph Ballantine of New York City and Mrs. Irma Cone of Burlington, Vt., survive him. Following crema- tion, a private funeral service was held January 31 in Appleton Chapel of Memorial Church at Harvard. Dartmouth's President John Sloan Dickey attended as a close friend. A public memorial service was held in the Amherst College Chapel on February 17. Burial will be in the family's cemetery plot in Old Bennington, Vt., in the spring.

1902

BURR ROYCE WHITCHER was born November 6, 1878 in New Bedford, Mass., and prepared for Dartmouth at Maiden and Woodsville. After graduating he worked for a while at the Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole and at various Boston Hospitals. Returning to Medical School in Hanover, he received his M.D. degree in 1905. He interned at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford, Carney Hospital, Boston and Children's Hospital, Boston. After September 1907, he engaged in private practice in Rockland, Mass., West Somerville, Mass., Provincetown, Mass. In 1918, he finally moved to New York. In 1932 he gave a course on blood diseases at the N.Y. Post Graduate, and became Director and Supervisor of Pathology and Diagnostics Laboratory, Inc. In 1943 he moved to Mount Holly, N.J. He lived at 44 Broad Street up to the time of his death, January 11. He was pathologist at the Burlington County Hospital and did a limited amount of private practice, and was member of a number of medical societies.

On November 6, 1926 he married Jessie Sprowles, a graduate nurse at Bellevue Hospital, who survives him, with four children, Robert, Mary, Jeannette and Arlene. All three girls are married. There are five grandchildren.

Burr had few intimate friends in College and kept much to himself, and yet the Class meant much to him. Not being a natural leader, he gave abundant evidence of his sensitive and affectionate nature. His letters in later life brought this out clearly. Invariably he would send special greetings to specific classmates mentioning each by name. He loved music and sang in his church choir. His family meant a great deal to him. He was much distressed that his health prevented his attending the 60th reunion last June, and yet the end came very unexpectedly. When the final appraisal is made of the Class of 1902, Burr will stand high as an example of a life well spent.

1908

CLINTON EDWIN BILLS, known to us as Chummy, was born July 18, 1886, at Monson, Mass., and prepared for college at Monson Academy. His fraternity affiliations were Psi Upsilon and Casque and Gauntlet.

Following graduation he spent two years with the Bell Telephone Co. at Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1910 he entered the bond business with J. I. Buchanan and Co., which merged into the Ussing Scovill Co., both in Pittsburgh. In 1915 he bought into a small manufacturing agency handling insulating maerials. He sold out in 1923 and went to New York City. In 1924 he became a field supervisor in the educational department of Crowell-Collier Publishing Co., in which he continued for about 25 years.

During the First World War Chummy attained the rank of Ist. Sergeant in Ordnance at Camp Hancock, Ga. He was a member of Buffalo Lodge 23 of Elks.

In 1925 he married Cora L. Deming of Buffalo who passed away in 1941. On December 22, 1945 he married Christine Hens. There were no children. In 1950 he became ill with tuberculosis and spent the next three years in various hospitals but recovered. Chummy and Christine formerly lived in Buffalo but four years ago after spending many winters in Florida, purchased a home at 820 N. W. 101 st Street in Miami where Christine still resides.

Chummy was quite active until several months ago before entering Yets Hospital on September 12, 1962 where he passed away on October 12. Services were held at Van Oradel Chapel.

1914

CALEB HENRY NILES died in Dunedin, Fla., on December 23 at the Mease Hospital after a short illness. He lived at 52 Citrus Avenue. Cab was one of those men who early found that his sense of direction, forte, and strength lay in the field of education. His early grasp of this plus his inquiring mind and solid education led him to a distinguished career in this field. For some 11 years Cab tried commercial life. After serving as head of the Lebanon, N.H., schools he assumed the presidency of Niles Machinery and Split Ballbearing Company in Lebanon. He then returned to school administration as principal and superintendent in Wilton and in North Dartmouth, Mass. He retired to Dunedin after serving as Superintendent of Schools in Berlin, N.H., for many years, and having earned many citations for his able administration.

He was born in Lynn, Mass., September 18, 1891 and came to Dartmouth with the rest of us who recognized the solid worth of the man who came to join us and always remained a loyal Dartmouth man. He was a member of Gamma Delta Chi.

He was a member of the Union Methodist Church of Dunedin and the Demascus Lodge F & AM. He is survived by his widow, Grace Moody Niles, two sons, five grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Angie McKay. Services were conducted at the Moss Chapel in Dunedin by the Rev. Grant Henshaw and burial was at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park. Paul Smith, Gus Fuller, and Charlie Batchelder represented the Class in the funeral.

All of those in 1914 and the college who knew "Cab" unite in extending sincere sympathy to the good family which remains as a monument to the quality of the man who has left us.

The reasons for CHESTER ARTHUR WESCOTT'S transfer to Dartmouth from the Uni- versity of Maine are lost, but everybody in 1914 was glad he made the change at the end of freshman year and joined us. He was one of the most respected and wellliked men on the campus where he was a member of Phi Gamma Delta. After graduation he embarked on his long and successful career in hotel management at the Malvern Hotel at Bar Harbor until the disastrous fire of 1947 destroyed it. He then came to Hanover Inn and served as its congenial and efficient manager until his retirement in 1951. Many innovations at this famous hostelry are the result of Deac's long experience and resourcefulness. During World War I he held a commission in the Navy and upon retirement remained active in his interest in the Navy and in civic affairs.

Deac died December 17 in Bar Harbor, Maine, and funeral services were held at the Congregational Church in Bar Harbor on December 20. He is survived by his wife Eva of Bar Harbor; his sister, Mrs. Samuel C. Cole, wife of our classmate Sam; one nephew and two nieces.

"Deac" was one of the solid men and his departure leaves a gap in our ranks. The Class extends sympathy to Eva, and to his family.

1915

CHARLES WESLEY SARGENT '15, Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at Tuck School, died at his home in East Brewster, Mass., on January 29. Professor Sargent had retired from the Tuck School faculty in 1961 and was living alone in the Cape Cod community. His wife, Bertha, died in March 1962. Professor Sargent, who was 68, had been ill for several months.

Professor Sargent received an A.M. degree from Dartmouth in 1916 and did graduate work and taught at the University of Michigan for the next year. He left the academic ranks to become an accountant for the New York Central Railroad and then general auditor for the Townsend Company, steel-product manufacturers in New Brighton, Pa., before he decided to return to teaching eleven years later. In 1928 he joined the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh, then two years later came to Han- over as Assistant Professor of Accounting. He was promoted to full professor in 1934.

In addition to his teaching Professor Sargent was a contributor to the Handbook ofCost Accounting Methods (1949) and the Business Management Handbook (1951), consulting editor for the Cost Accountants'Handbook (1944), collaborator on a text on cost accounting with Professor William E. Thomas of the University of Illinois, and author of various articles and reviews.

He was an aviator with the U.S. Army Air Service in World War I with the commission of second lieutenant. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Delta Chi, the American Accounting Association, and the National Association of Cost Accountants.

In the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE, June 1961, on the occasion of his retirement from the faculty he wrote: "Two aspects of education are now more certain: we are more concerned than formerly with the drawing out, the development of capacities; and more people are aware that no one knows everything about anything. These are helpful attitudes. I think it was Socrates who advised his listeners to inquire — to examine, to investigate, to pursue. We have recently begun to take this advice more seriously. I am sure many facets of life will be illuminated by this process, although perhaps few, if any, with absolute finality."

Professor Sargent is survived by three children and several grandchildren. Two sons are Charles Philip Sargent '49 of Concord, Mass., and John Winthrop Sargent '49 of Waterbury, Conn. A married daughter, Mrs. Jason H. Korell, lives in Concord, Mass. Also surviving is a sister, Mrs. Blanche Nye of Newburyport, Mass.

Services were held February 1 in East Brewster, and burial was in the River View Cemetery, Groveland. At the East Brewster service the Class of 1915 was represented by Harold Claflin.

HERBERT CHESTER BLAISDELL, retired Group Manager of Travelers Insurance Company, Hartford, Conn., died November 22, 1962 at his home, 85 Willowcrest Drive, Mount Carmel, Conn., after having apparently recovered from a cerebral thrombosis suffered a few days previously. Herb was born May 5, 1892 in Somerville, Mass. He attended Mechanic Arts High School in Boston and spent a year and a half at Dartmouth. On December 29, 1912 he married Florence Guilford at Middleboro, Mass., and they had two daughters, Thelma Frances, now Mrs. Hasselman, and Marion Phyllis, now Mrs. Garrity.

Herb was a 32nd Degree Mason, becoming Past Patron of Alice Chapter No. 76 in 1920 and Master of Dayspring Lodge No. 30 of Hamden, Conn., in 1924.

Masonic Services were held in the parlors of Beecher & Bennett of Hamden, Sunday evening, November 25 and general services Monday afternoon, November 26 at Grace Episcopal Church, the Reverend George R. Bogdanich officiating. Interment was in Beaverdale Memorial Park in Hamden.

Besides his wife and daughters, he is survived by five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Mrs. Blaisdell has expressed her appreciation to the Class of 1915 for continuance of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE in her name.

JOHN ALDEN HEIST, prominent Florida citrusman and former Oak Park, Ill., resident, died February 1 at his home in Lake Jem, Fla. Former president of Brooks Laundry in Oak Park, he had been a Central Florida resident since 1931 when he went there to take over groves and packing houses as estate trustee and manager of the Lake Carlton Fruit Co. He was also head of the Carlton Nurseries and Groves at Mount

Dora and was active in Florida Citrus Mutual. "Jack" was born June 25, 1893 in Chicago, attended Dartmouth for one year and graduated from University of Michigan in the Class of 1916. He served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army in World War I. In October, 1940 he married Ouida Bennett of Orlando and they had three children, John K., Ouida Gay and Robert B.

He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, Sigma Delta Chi, past president of the Oak Park Rotary Club, a member of the Country Club of Orlando; Leesburg Elks Lodge No. 1703; a Mason; past president of the Mount Dora PTA and past commodore of the Mount Dora Yacht Club.

Funeral services were conducted by the Very Reverend Francis Campbell Gray, dean at Cathedral Church of St. Luke in Orlando on February 4 and burial was in Glen Haven Memorial Park, with Fairchild Funeral Home in charge.

Besides his wife and children he is survived by a sister, Mrs. Arch M. Gaskill, Elmhurst, Ill. The family requested that, in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Florida Children's Home Society, Jacksonville.

1916

GEORGE BLANCHARD PHILLIPS, affection- ately known to his classmates as Judge, died January 16 at 2362 Pine St., San Francisco, where he had been confined by illness.

Judge was born in Glover, Vt., November 5, 1895, and received his early education at Barton Academy, Barton, Vt. At Dartmouth he was an Honors Group student, a member of the Bema Board and besides earning his B.A. degree, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. At Harvard he received his Master's degree in 1917 and his Doctorate in Philosophy in 1920. His first teaching position was at Drake University in the psychology department. He then became an instructor in phi- losophy and later a professor at the University of Wisconsin and a professor at Miami University, Oxford, Ohio. He then did some writing at his home in Glover, during which time he served as town clerk. In 1945 he was connected with the Veterans' Administration in New York and later in Boston. In the latter part of his life Judge went to California and was in government service with the United States Army. He was never mar- ried and for many years maintained quarters in Baker Street, San Francisco. He was known as the most widely read man in the class.

Funeral services held in San Francisco the Saturday afternoon following his death were conducted by the Rev. Dr. Harold T. Janes, pastor of the First Congregational Church, of which he was a member. Local alumni attended, including officers of the Northern California Alumni Association. The Class was represented by Ken and Mrs. Stowell, Larry Davidson and Jack Little. Interment was in Woodlawn Memorial Park, San Francisco.

1918

MAYO MCKINLEY MAGOON passed away on January 5, 1963. Mac was born in North Stratford on March 22, 1896. He attended public schools in North Stratford, N.H., and Phillips Exeter Academy. He received a B.A. degree from Dartmouth College in 1918 and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

In World War I he received an appointment as a lieutenant and served as an instructor in the military school at Camp Johnston, Fla. In 1922 he became a teacher of science in Haverhill where he also served as assistant principal and director of the trade division of the school system of that city.

In 1927 he was appointed principal of the Framingham High School and held this responsible position for 33 years. In 1931 he received a M.A. degree from Columbia University.

Widely known as a top educator throughout the state of Massachusetts, Mac was secretary and later president of the Massachusetts Principals' Association. He served for many years on the Standing Committee of Student Councils of the Massachusetts Secondary School Principals' Association.

He is survived by his wife, Katherine (Underwood) Magoon of Prospect Road Lancaster, N.H.; a son Dr. Thomas Magoon '44 of Silver Spring, Md.; and a daughter Mrs. Wade Hubbard III of Sudbury Mass. Another son Bruce A. '50 died in Boston 3 years ago of a sudden heart attack Services were held in the Grace Congregational Church in Framingham and burial was in the family lot in Lancaster, N.H.

Mac was dearly loved by the people of Framingham, not only his former students had a great respect for him but their parents as well. He was a community leader who participated substantially in all of the Framingham social, political, and youth agencies. When he retired as principal of the Framingham High School, the community gave him a testimonial dinner.

The Class of 1918 is proud that Mac belonged to us and we have been honored by such an outstanding classmate. We all extend our deepest sympathy to his wife and family.

1919

The Class, and Hanover '19ers in particular, were saddened by the passing of OSCAR BARNARD LEWIS at his home in Thetford Hill, Vt., on January 4.

Oscar was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on January 19, 1898, attended schools in New Jersey, and came to Hanover with the Class in 1915. He became a member of Beta Theta Pi. Most of his business life was spent with the Ethyl Corporation, and he lived in Toronto for many years, until his retirement in 1959 as Vice President of the Ethyl Corporation of Canada. He and Nan purchased a lovely home in Thetford Hill and were frequent visitors to Hanover, and thoroughly enjoyed life in the North Country. Oscar was a most loyal Dartmouth man and '19er and he will be greatly missed by all of us

Surviving are his wife, Nan, a son, Barney of Westwood, N.J., and a daughter Jill, of Thetford Hill, to whom goes the most sincere sympathy of the Class in their sorrow.

STANLEY CLARKE FITTS died at his home in East Brookfield, Mass., on December 22 after a long illness. Stan attended Brattleboro, Vt., schools and Worcester Academy before coming to Hanover. He was a member of Psi Upsilon. During World War I he was with the Dartmouth Ambulance Unit in France and then a lieutenant in the U. S. Army Aviation Corps. Stan was long engaged in commercial real estate work, of late in the Worcester area. At the time of his death he was location and franchise manager for Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc. He was a member of the American Legion and formerly a member of Columbian Lodge F. & AM.

Surviving are his widow, the former Martha Dunder; two sons, Clarke C. Fitts of Owego, N.Y., and Richard S. Fitts, a student at Clark University; a daughter, Barbara M. Fitts, a student at Boston University, and three granddaughters; a brother Osmer C. '26, and a sister Miss Miriam Fitts. Another brother Robert L. '15 died last year. The Class extends to the family its most sincere sympathy in their sorrow. In lieu of flowers the family requested contributions to the American Cancer Society.

1920

In the unexpected passing of RICHARD SHEPARD KIMBALL, of 2324 Carroll Park South, Long Beach, Calif., on the afternoon of January 4, due to a coronary, the College and Class have lost a devoted supporter. Just a few weeks earlier Dick and Margaret had returned to their home from a delightful Eastern junket which had encompassed the Princeton game, a Thanksgiving visit with his sister and brother-in-law, Elizabeth and Sherry Baketel '20, and a brief Washington stop-over with Sal Andretta '20 and Tom Ainsworth '20.

Born in Willsboro, N.Y., on December 10, 1897, Dick entered college from Worcester Academy. A very active member of Beta Theta Pi, he managed the 1920 basketball team, a job that undoubtedly sharpened the organizational abilities which characterized his later life. In 1918, together with several other classmates, he earned a commission at Camp Lee.

Following graduation, he joined B. Altman in New York City, becoming a buyer of children's coats and dresses, and later joined his father's firm, Kimball Fruit Company, running its Medford, Ore., packing house. In 1949 he founded the University Club of Long Beach which, under his management, developed into one of the city's leading clubs; and at the time of his death he was Public Relations Director of the Long Beach Business Men's Association.

Dick had become exceedingly fond of St. Thomas of Canterbury Episcopal Church and its rector, Hiram B. Crosby '22, writes, "Dick was loved -by all the people in the church. It was his usual Sunday custom to come to the office, salute while standing in the doorway, and with that ever-present smile, say 'Wah-Hoo-Wah for Crosby — is there anything I can do for your worship?' We had a friendship I cherish as he was one of the most unselfish men I have ever known."

Dick, a Mason, was buried from the church which was filled to its capacity. The honorary pallbearers were equally divided among Dartmouth men, Betas, and vestrymen of the Church. A staunch college and fraternity enthusiast, the salute he would most appreciate would be a "Wah-Hoo-Wah for Kimball."

In addition to his widow and sister, Dick is survived by his mother, a son and daughter and five grandsons.

1921

ANDREW KUEHN II of 1624 South Main St., Sioux Falls, S.D., died at his summer home of a heart attack, August 30, 1962. A graduate of Shattuck School in 1917, Dutch spent only about two months and a half in the freshman class at Dartmouth and transferred to the University of Minnesota for two years.

Born in Arlington, S.D.t August 2, 1899, Dutch devoted his life to the wholesale grocery business in the firm which bore his name. He married in Sioux Falls, August 4, 1920 Ruth Williams, who survives him. They had two sons, Andrew Kuehn III and Curtis W. Kuehn, who fought in the Korean War. One was wounded but was sent back to the front line and came through safely. The other flew over 40 combat missions and came back alive.

Dutch was an amateur coin collector. During the last years of his life he suffered from bad health which curtailed his activities.

1922

GEORGE FERDINAND SPIEL died January 20 at the Lake Forest, Ill., Hospital. He was a loyal member of the class. Always interested in the welfare of Dartmouth, he was an active alumnus in the Chicago area. Of him, Gene Hotchkiss wrote, "I hate to have to report he has passed away. He was a great guy. I knew he had been sick but did not realize it was so serious."

George was born April 14, 1900, in Chicago and, aside from his four years in Hanover, he always lived there. Following preparation at the Francis W. Parker School, he came to Dartmouth in that memorable September of 1918. Known to classmates as Butch, he was a friendly, popular undergraduate. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and was active in the production of many well-remembered performances of The Players.

After graduation George made his career in the printing and lithographing business. His first association was with the MagillWeinsheimer Co. He continued with that organization for many years and in 1938 he became vice president of the business. At the time of his demise he was vice president of the Haynes Lithograph Company with which firm and its predecessors he had spent the later years of his business career.

George and Karla Alice Eitel were married in 1934. For some years they have made their home at 320 South Green Bay Road, Lake Forest. He is survived by Karla and two sons and a daughter: Thomas R. of Los Angeles, George K. of Lake Forest, and Mrs. Karla A. McCall of Northbrook, Ill.

Funeral services were conducted in the Lake Forest Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit. The Class extends its deepest sympathy to Karla and the family and joins them in heartfelt bereavement.

1923

The Massachusetts committee of 1923 was saddened when they read of LYMAN CURTIS HARDING'S death on January 30 at his home, 371 Beacon Street, Boston. We had expected to see him at the Boston alumni dinner.

Ly and wife Dorothea had operated Harding Real Estate in Boston for 25 years. Prior to this he was for twelve years with First Boston Corporation, a large security house and with Boston Felt Company for two years.

Ly was a faithful attendant at all 1923 meetings and reunions. His hobbies were golf, tennis, contract bridge, and antique collecting. A Phi Sigma Kappa, Ly roomed for four years with Phil Kimball who was his best friend. He could never reconcile himself to Phil's passing in 1927.

He is survived by his widow, Dorothea, and brother, Theodore R.

EDWARD WING (Ted) TAYLOR died February 3 after suffering a heart attack at his home, 398 Belmont St., Wollaston, Mass. Born in Athens, Ontario December 12, 1900 he lived in Wollaston 55 years. During World War II Ted worked for the Bureau of Ships and the War Assets Administration in New York. Prior to the war he was treasurer of George Taylor Company of Boston, jobbers of fireproof building materials. Recently Ted was in charge of the golf section of the sporting department at Raymond's in Quincy.

Ted, a brother of Theta Chi, was active in Masonry and enjoyed golf. In 1933 he was champion of Stoney Brae Golf Club.

He is survived by his widow Mabel and a son John '49, Tuck '50.

1924

We have a report of the death of a classmate RAYMOND M. COLODNY who will be remembered by many as "one apart." We knew of his association with his father in the retail clothing business in Newport, Vermont, where he was born; few knew this was continued in Northampton, Mass., as the Colodny Clothing Company. In more recent years he was engaged in selling real estate.

Ray was active in other areas, being a 32d degree Mason and a Shriner. He was not married, so far as we know. Survivors named include only a niece, a nephew, and several cousins. Ray was ill only a short time and died Sunday, January 13, 1963. Burial was in the Beth El Cemetery, West Springfield.

1925

JAMES ROBINSON HOWE 3rd, died December 28, 1962, as the result of injuries sustained two days previously when accidentally run over by his own unoccupied car, as it rolled backward in the driveway of his home, 80 Charlotte Place, Hartsdale, N.Y.

Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., October 15, 1903, Jim prepared for Dartmouth at Erasmus High School. A regular contributor to the Alumni Fund, member of the Westchester Dartmouth Club, and brother of Sigma Nu, he had been one of Dartmouth's devoted alumni.

His entire career was spent in the field of real estate management and investment affairs, from which he had retired prior to his death. He was active in the PTA, Red Cross and the Community Chest.

In August, 1934 he married Miriam Adams of White Plains, who survives him, together with his only son, James R. Howe IV '57, two grandchildren, and his mother to whom the deep sympathy of the Class is extended.

1926

JOHN RITCHIE DUNN, born in San Francisco June 1, 1903, died in his native city on January 11. He was at Dartmouth for less than a year and thus only a few classmates remember him. John was employed for many years by Matson Navigation Company, and since 1950 he was engaged in real estate business in the Bay area. He was a Major in the U. S. Army during World War II.

John is survived by his wife Hazel H. Dunn, a son John Ritchie Jr., a daughter Mrs. Gwendolyn Dougherty, seven grandchildren, a sister Miss Dorothy Dunn and a brother Douglass Dunn. Burial was in Sunset Cemetery, Oakland.

MORRILL SHURTLEFF RYDER JR., prominent in banking, civic, and community circles, died suddenly of a heart attack at his home, 40 Gibbs Ave., Wareham, Mass., on January 8. Born in Middleboro, Mass., on November 12, 1903, Mack had been a long time resident of Wareham. Employed by the National Bank of Wareham since 1928, he was assistant cashier at the time of his death. He was a member of the First Congregational Church of Wareham, Wareham Community Associates, Trustee of the Wareham Public Library, and former Treasurer of the local Red Cross Chapter.

Mack is survived by his wife Helen Horton Ryder, three daughters, Mrs. Susan MacDougall of Marion, Mrs. Joanna McDonald of West Roxbury, and Mrs. Rebecca Reynolds of Wareham; three sons Andrew H., Morrill S. , III and Nathaniel all of Wareham; and three brothers Edwin M. of Carver, Francis C '30 of Cambridge, and Nathaniel D. '24 of Middleboro.

The Class of 1926 extends its sincere sympathy to his widow Helen, and to his children and brothers.

1927

JOHN FRANKLIN (Jack) JONES died on December 18, 1962, in Morristown, N.J., Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Jack had been a resident of Madison, N.J., for 21 years, moving there from New York City.

Born in Concord, N.H., March 10, 1905, Jack entered Dartmouth from Concord High School. After . eighteen years with Irving Trust Co., he left as assistant secretary to become secretary and treasurer of the International Selling Corp., an importing and exporting company. For the last seven years of his life, he was assistant manager of the American Credit Indemnity Co. of New York.

Jack married Constance Ingalls of Smith on May 23, 1931, and leaves her and a son Payson I. of New York. A Sigma Chi at Dartmouth, he was a staunch Republican, a member of the Unitarian Church and a member of the Morris County Golf Club. His classmates extend their deepest sympathy to his wife and son.

1934

JOHN DANIELS O'BRIEN died suddenly of a heart attack on Monday, January 7. At the time of his death Jack was residing with his family at 1650 McDowell Street, Sharon, Pa., having moved there from Olean, N.Y., in 1961. In his most recent position Jack was director of sales for the R. D. Werner Co Inc., of Greenville, Pa., an aluminum fabricating firm. Prior to this he had served as vice president of the Daystrom Furniture Co. in Olean, N.Y., and was formerly vice president and general sales manager of the Jefferson Electric Co. in Bellwood, Ill. He was a member of the National Association of Sales Executives, American Management Association, American Ordinance Association. the Illuminating Engineering Society and many other industrial sales and engineering groups. He was a native of Mt. Vernon, N. Y., and came to Dartmouth from Mt. Vernon High School. At Dartmouth Jack was a member of the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, was a member of the winter sports team and majored in Sociology.

Long active in Dartmouth and class affairs, Jack was a member of the Chicago and New York Alumni Clubs and served for some years as an Alumni Fund Class Agent. He was appointed Head Class Agent for 1934 in 1960 and he and his wife, Mary, worked zealously in behalf of the class campaigns for the past three years. He was already starting to work on plans for the current 1963 campaign when death overtook him. A respected and beloved classmate is gone. The 1934 fellowship will always remember Jack as a wonderful friend, and a tremendous Head Class Agent (with Mary pitching in and inspiring him). Jack was an individual who always carried a bit of sunlight with him; lighthearted and yet serious; businesslike but full of fun - a wonderful husband to Mary and a tremendous dad to Dennis (a student at Holy Cross), Terry (studying at Notre Dame), Peter, Kit, Ann, and Chris.

We, too, shall miss him.

1940

The shocking news of RALPH LAIRD AULMANN'S sudden death on December 14 has saddened all who knew him. Besides his widow, Miriam, Doc is survived by a son, Thomas, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Aulmann, who over the years have been friends to many in our class, and a sister, Mrs. Ruth Krantz.

Doc graduated from Roosevelt High School in Des Moines before joining our class. While at Dartmouth he played squash, was a brother of Phi Gamma Delta and a member of Dragon. Following graduation he went to work at the Eagle Iron Works in Des Moines and was vice-president and secretary at the time of his death. He had been active in fund raising campaigns for the YMCA and was a member of Plymouth Congregational Church in Des Moines.

One of the most loyal members of our class, Doc attended most of the reunions. Future reunions will be just a little less fun because Ralph Aulmann won't be among us. To his family goes the deepest sympathy of the Class in their loss.

1961

A tragic airplane crash southwest of San Diego took the life of PETER ALEXANDER CARGEN on December 26. Pete was a Naval pilot and was on a routine mission at the time of his death.

Born in New York City on May_s, 1939, he attended Millburn High School in Jersey for two years and spent his final year at Los Angeles High School. He was very active in all aspects of the Dartmouth Outing Club, supporting that organization with unending devotion and fervor. He was also active in the Naval Reserve Officer Training program and received his commission in the Navy shortly before graduation.

It was Pete's intention, as an English major, to follow secondary education after his Naval service. Sharing Pete's enthusiasm and zeal for life was the former Ruth Bowden, whom he married July 1, 1961 at her summer home on Squam Lake.

The deepest sympathies of the class are offered to Ruth, who was residing at 9408 Sage Avenue, Riverside, Calif., his mother Mrs. Barbara L. Cargen of Summit, N. J. and his father Everett N. Cargen Jr. of Glendale, Calif.

Robert Frost '96

Prof. Charles Wesley Sargent '15

Richard Shepard Kimball '20