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.]

Kimball, James H. '01, May 1 Small, Walter B. '05, Apr. 21 Coombs, Norman C. '07, May 3 Howard, McKay S. '07, May 3 Vail, Solon J. '07, May 12 Beane, Charles H. '08, May 8 Fleisher, Horace T. '09, Apr. 11 Porter, James M. '10, May 13 Lovejoy, Leon E. '11, Apr. 16 Vail, Homer J. '13, May 12 Child, Fred S. '15, Apr. 14 Johnson, William H. '15, Feb. 21 Adams, Robert E. '7, Apr. 28 Drury, Wendell B. '17, Apr. 9 Campbell, John C. Jr. '18, July 16, 1963 Ritter, Robert E. '18, Oct. 22, 1962 Sanderson, Philip H. '18, May 6 Brooks, Albert N. D. '19, Mar. 30 Davis, George B. '19, Apr. 27 Smith, Frederick W. '19, May 9 Barrett, Henry R. Jr. '23, Apr. 18 Robinson, Henson C. '23, Apr. 24 Stern, Morton S. '23, May 12 Weaver, William J. '23, Dec. 30, 1963 Caldwell, Randall P. '24, Feb. 1 Merrow, Parker McL. '25, Apr. 18 Dunn, John J. '26, Nov. 11, 1963 Russell, Kenneth H. '27, Apr. 29 Robin, Richard M. '29, Apr. 27 Allyn, Horace W. '30, May 2 Jaburek, Frank C. '32, Dec. 1, 1963 Lyons, Bruce P. '32, Apr. 26 Ward. John C. 2nd '33, Apr. 13 Johnson, Russell L. '46, May 2 Arnold, Robert E. '48, Apr. 13 Elston, Ellsworth D., A.M.'27, May 1

Faculty

ELLSWORTH DAVID ELSTON, A.M. '27, Professor of Geology Emeritus, died at Dick's House on April 30, after a long illness. He was 75 years old.

Professor Elston, who retired from active teaching in 1957, joined the Dartmouth faculty in 1920. A specialist in geomorphology and glacial geology, he taught courses in these fields as well as introductory geology courses. From 1921 to 1930 he initiated and developed the teaching of Geography at Dartmouth and then returned full-time to the Department of Geology in which he had first been appointed as assistant professor. He was promoted to full professor in 1926 and in the following year was awarded Dartmouth's honorary faculty master's degree. He held the chairmanship of the department several times during his 31 years as full professor. He also was chairman of the faculty committee that set up the College Museum in Wilson Hall after the construction of Baker Library, and in 1926 he was a member of the building committee for Silsby Hall, headquarters for the natural sciences.

Professor Elston was born in Port Jervis, N. Y., January 15, 1889. Educated in the public schools there, he was graduated from Cornell University in 1912 and became instructor in geology at the university. He also did graduate work and received his Cornell M.A. degree in 1915. Five years later he left Ithaca to become assistant professor at Dartmouth.

During World War I, Professor Elston taught map reading to servicemen at Cornell, and during World War II he and Prof. James W. Goldthwait developed a course in the interpretation of maps and aerial photos that was taken by nearly all the Navy and Marine trainees stationed at Dartmouth.

Professor Elston prepared a number of special reports for the State of New Hampshire. Several dealt with the problem of artesian wells, and two others, made for Governor Winant, dealt with New Hampshire climate and with agriculture and industries in the state. Professor Elston's writings appeared in the American Journal ofCeramics, Scientific Monthly, and other scientific publications. He was a past president of the Dartmouth Scientific Association, and a member of the New Hampshire Academy of Science, Gamma Alpha, and Sigma Xi.

In community affairs, Professor Elston was a member of the Hanover Zoning Board, served three terms as Deacon of the Church of Christ, and was a Past Master of the Bezaleel Masonic Lodge in Hanover.

Professor Elston is survived by his widow, the former Mary Eva Mackrell of Paterson, N. J.; and two sons, Robert H. Elston '42 of Murrysville, Pa., and Richard D. Elston '45 of Meriden, Conn. Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ on May 4, with burial in Hanover.

1905

ALLEN COPELAND SMITH died at his home, 5 Forest St., Lexington, Mass., on March 19. He had suffered from chronic myocarditis and arteriosclerosis for some years. A lifelong resident of Lexington, he was 80 years old.

In college Allen was known and admired for restless energy, sparkling wit, and a readiness to speak his mind. His fraternity was KKK.

After graduation he spent 22 years at Filene's in Boston, then became part owner, vice president, and merchandise manager of Parke Snow, Inc., with general offices in Waltham, Mass.

Allen was a former member of the Lexington Golf Club, Old Belfry Club, and the Algonquin Club of Boston. He had the distinction of having had four ancestors who fought at the Battle of Lexington, 1775.

In 1910 Allen married Margaret Wiswell of Lexington. He is survived by his widow, a daughter Mrs. Katharine W. Lewis of Hingham, Mass., and a son Dexter Allen Smith '37 of Lexington. There are five grandchildren.

1906

JOSEPH HENRY NUELLE was born in Chicago on April 9, 1881 and died in Hanover, N. H., on his 83rd birthday in 1964. He attended Exeter before entering Dartmouth with '06, then transferred to Princeton his sophomore year. He received his CE degree from Princeton where he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Beta Kappa. In 1945 Joe was awarded an honorary degree as a Doctor of Engineering by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Joe joined the New York, Ontario, and Western Railroad and, in 1930, was elected president. In 1937 he became president and manager of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co. and president of several of its subsidiaries, including the Lehigh and New England Railroad and the Wilkes-Barre and Scranton Railroad. In 1938 Joe was appointed president, chairman of the executive committee, and a member of the board of managers of the Delaware and Hudson Co. and the D and H Railroad Corp. In 1954 he became chairman of the Board and, in 1959, a member of the board of managers of the parent company and a director of the railroad.

The only living relative is a sister, Elizabeth, who lives at 67 Highland Ave., Middletown, N. Y.

FINLAY PAGE SLEEPER was born in North Haverhill, N. H., on March 21, 1883, and died on March 18, 1964 after a long illness.

He entered college from St. Johnsbury Academy. After graduation Finlay entered the employ of Bright, Sears and Co., brokers, in Boston. In 1914 he returned to North Haverhill and spent the rest of his life farming.

During World War II he served in the Office of Defense Transportation. From 1950 through 1956 he was a member of the New Hampshire Legislature.

Survivors include his widow Helen, a brother Col. Eugene H. Sleeper of Omaha, Neb., a niece, and a nephew.

ELON GRAHAM PRATT, of Troy Towers Apartments, Bloomfield, N. J., died February 23 at the Presbyterian Hospital in Newark, of cancer. Services were held at Bloomfield, with burial in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Elon was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, August 29, 1883, but came to college from Brooklyn. At Dartmouth he was a member of Psi Upsilon and Casque and Gauntlet, and was on the football squad in freshman and sophomore years. Genial and courteous, "Fat," as his classmates always called him, made friends quickly and became widely popular.

For the first twenty years after graduation he was engaged in various forms of advertising and publishing. During World War I he served as an aide to Herbert Hoover, assisting in writing his letters and speeches when Hoover was in charge of Belgian relief and later was U.S. Food Administrator. In 1926 Elon became vice president in charge of marketing of the Smokador Products Division of Bayliss Industries, Inc. of Bloomfield. He retained this position for 37 years until his death. He resided in New York City most of his life, moving to Bloomfield eighteen months ago. Over the years he was a member of many organizations, including Rotary of New York, New York Executive Club, of which he was a founder, New York Board of Trade, Ardsley Golf Club, and the Marble Collegiate Church.

He married Mara Belle Davis in Brooklyn December 10, 1920. She passed away in 1962. There are no immediate survivors.

1907

FREDERICK THOMAS LENA died on April 1 at his home on Neck Road, Madison, Conn., after a long illness. He was in his 80th year.

Fred was born in Dover, N. H., prepared for Dartmouth at Lawrence High School, and after graduation received his M.A. from Columbia and Ph.D. from Fordham in 1930. He attended summer seminars at Yale in 1931 and 1932.

For two years after graduation he worked as an auditor, but he then went into teaching and served as a principal in Lawrence, Mass., before going on to Yonkers, N. Y., where he served as a teacher and principal for over 40 years. Dr. Lena was a pioneer in the "big brother" movement and organized the first Parent-Teachers Association in Yonkers.

He was ever an avid sports enthusiast. A member of the Roman Catholic Church, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and also belonged to the Elks.

In 1916 he married Margaret Sullivan. She passed away in 1935. The next year he married Harriet Elliot, and she and their daughter survive. Fred had been in declining health for some time. His classmates, who will miss him, join in sending sincere sympathy to his family.

1909

HORACE TELLER FLEISHER of 4030 Apalogen Road. Philadelphia, Pa., passed away in Woman's Medical College Hospital on April 11.

Fleish was born in Philadelphia on February 17, 1887, and came to Dartmouth from William Penn Charter School. He received his B.S. degree and returned to Philadelphia to engage in social work. In 1912, he joined the Notaseme Hosiery Co., becoming its secretary. In 1923 he formed his own company, H. T. Fleisher Inc., a mail order business in hosiery. He was a board member of the National Farm School and on the Education Board of Philadelphia College Settlement.

He returned to his studies and obtained his master's degree in landscape architecture from Harvard in 1930. His avocation now became his vocation, and he advanced rapidly and became internationally known. He was responsible for city planning, land improvement, soil conditioning and functional and ornamental plantings on more than 1000 projects throughout the country, including 100 public housing projects, dozens of schools and public buildings, parks, playgrounds, camps and recreational areas. He helped rehabilitate and design numerous Philadelphia streets and play areas, and in recent years, was active in the Citizens Council on City Planning, the East Falls Community Council, and other community councils.

He was also an artist whose pen and ink sketches and drawings were widely published and exhibited. On June 8, 1916, Horace was married to Elizabeth Hirch. She survives with their three daughters, and three grandchildren. The Class of 1909 has lost another loyal member and is proud of the record he wrote in his book of life.

1910

GEORGE EDGAR ALLEN passed away April 3 in the Mary Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover. Services were in Montpelier, Vt., with burial in Bradford, Mass.

George was born in Bradford, January 1, 1888. He prepared for college at Haverhill, Mass., High School and graduated from Dartmouth Medical School in 1913. He served his internship at Boston City Hospital. In 1917 he became associate resident surgeon at East Boston Relief Hospital and he was resident surgeon there from 1918 to 1925. While serving in this capacity, he was Instructor in Surgery at Tufts Medical College.

In 1925 George moved to Montpelier, Vt., to assume the position of Assistant Medical Director of the National Life Insurance Co. He continued in that office until his retirement in 1953.

George was an enthusiastic Dartmouth man and always appeared at the formal and informal Class reunions. He married May Alice Farris in Springfield, Mass., March 22, 1913. Survivors are his widow at College St., Montpelier; two daughters, and six grandchildren.

1911

LEON EARL LOVEJOY died at his home on his favorite Lake Sunapee on April 16. He was stricken with a heart attack a few weeks earlier and taken to the Newport, N. H., Hospital and then to Dick's House in Hanover, but shortly before his death he returned home.

Jake was born in West Claremont, N. H., Jan. 31, 1890, graduated from Stevens High School and entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1907. He was an unusually active and popular man in College. He was on the class football teams two years and was captain of the class team sophomore year and on the varsity football team; the class and varsity track teams as a weight man. He and Boli Sherwin were famed as Dartmouth's great tackles. He belonged to Sigma Nu and Casque and Gauntlet.

Immediately after graduating Jake started his business career with the U.S. Rubber Co. and remained with them until his retirement in 1953. He had been an executive in the planning department of the Naugatuck, Conn., plant.

In July 1915 he was married to Kate Haughbrich of Claremont. She died in 1951. The following year Mrs. Marjorie M. Niles, an old family friend, became his wife. He was a member of St. Michael Episcopal Church of Naugatuck, West Roxbury Lodge, AM and FM of Roslindale, Mass., York Rite bodies of Dorchester, Mass. and the Aleppo Shrine of Boston. His widow, who may be addressed at Box 287, Sunapee, N. H.; a sister, and several nieces and nephews survive. Funeral services were held in Claremont and burial was in the Pleasant Street Cemetery.

1913

We have just learned that NATHANIEL AMBROSE died on August 21, 1957. He was born on June 19, 1888 in Southboro, Mass., and graduated from Governor Dummer Academy in 1906. At Dartmouth he was in the Class of 1913, receiving his B.S. degree on January 30, 1914.

After graduation he was a salesman for school and college textbooks and lived in Winthrop on Shirley Street. He then became associated with F. M. Ambrose & Company, school and college textbooks, until he went to Chicago with Barker & Holladay.

He married Arietta Mane Gallup but we have not heard from him for 20 years.

1914

The Class lost another loyal and valued son in the April death of ALDEN LLEWELLYN LITTLEFIELD of 100 Halsey St., Providence, R. I. He had been ill for many months. .

"Lewy," born in Pawtucket in 1889, came to us from Moses Brown School. He was one of a long line of Littlefields who had for generations been prominent in legal, government, and community affairs in Rhode Island, and he continued in the honored traditions of that family.

In college he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and a powerful member of the tennis team for three years. After graduation he attended Columbia and Harvard for graduate studies before entering on his life work in law and business.

"Lewy" devoted much of his later years to rifle match competition and. held more than half a dozen club, state, and national medals. At one time he was the senior member of the Rhode Island Rifle and Pistol Association, one of the many gun clubs and historical societies to which he belonged.

Besides his widow Mary, he is survived by a son, Richmond; a daughter, Mrs. E. Alden Buxton; and six grandchildren. A second son, S. Sgt. Seabury Littlefield, was killed in New Guinea during World War II. To his family all of us in his class and college generation extend understanding sympathy.

1915

FRED SHEFFIELD CHILD, retired bank executive and one-time concert singer, died April 14 in White Plains (N. Y.) Hospital following a pneumonia attack suffered while visiting in Larchmont. He had recently arrived from Florida where he had spent most of the winter.

Residing on South Road, Bradford, Vt., he had formerly lived in Larchmont. He retired in 1956 as vice president in charge of the 34th Street branch of New York's Chase Manhattan Bank.

Fred was born August 17, 1893 in Spokane, Wash., where he attended Spokane High School. He was a member of Casque and Gauntlet and Alpha Delta Phi and prominent in the Glee Club and the College Choir. He also played freshman and varsity football and was vice president of the class during senior year. In World War I he served in France as an artillery lieutenant.

He studied singing and gave recitals on tour and at Aeolian Hall for several years. He had been soloist with the choir of Grace Protestant Episcopal Church in New York. In 1925, he married Kathryn J. Kerin of Lewiston, Idaho.

Fred began his banking career with the Seaboard National Bank in 1924. When Seaboard was merged in 1929 with the Equitable Trust Company, he was named assistant vice president of Equitable. After Equitable merged with Chase National Bank (now Chase Manhattan), he became vice president of the 34th Street branch in 1931 and officer in charge in 1942.

Surviving are his widow Kathryn, and a brother. Services were held on April 17 in New Rochelle, N. Y. Attending, to pay the respects of the Class and College, were Dick Clarke, the Wy Fullers, the Carl Gishes, the Bob Griffins, Art Nichols, Helen Rose, and Randy Burns '12, John Butler '16 and Rog Evans 'l6.

WILLIAM HENRY JOHNSON, retired methods engineer for the E. I. Dupont Co., died February 21 after suffering a heart attack.

Bill was born August 1, 1890 and came to Hanover from Leominster, Mass. He spent one year at Dartmouth where he was a member of Kappa Sigma and later became a foreman with Dupont Viscoloid Co.

Since retirement in 1955 he had resided at 6 Bayberry Lane, Exeter, N. H. He is survived by his widow Florence of that address.

1916

JOHN ALDEN PELLETIER, affectionately known to the Class as Johnny Pell, died in the Veterans Hospital, East Orange, N. J., March 26. He lived at 21 Kingsley Street, West Orange.

He was born January 9, 1894 at New Bern, N. C., and attended Lansingburgh High School, Troy, N. Y., before entering Dartmouth. At college, Johnny Pell played basketball on the freshman team and three years on the varsity. He was a member of Sigma Chi, of Sphinx, and the Executive Committee of his Class.

In July 1917 he enlisted in the American Field Service and was promoted to sergeant in March 1918 while overseas - where he served for two years.

In November 1920, Johnny entered the employ of The Stanley Works, New Britain, Conn., manufacturers of hardware and tools, as a salesman, spending a number of years in Ohio in the interests of that firm. In 1949 he was connected with Sanderson and Porter Engineers, 72 Wall Street, New York, and was with that firm until shortly before his death.

He was a most loyal classmate, serving as Head Class Agent 1926-31, as Class Secretary 1931-36, and as Secretary of the Dartmouth Club of New Britain 1927-29.

In 1925 Johnny Pell was married to Gladys Fogarty, and two sons were born to them. That marriage ended in divorce. He had two Dartmouth brothers who predeceased him, Philip Hughes '15, and James Sedgley '19, - and an older brother, Daniel S., now living at 1001-49th St., Vienna, West Virginia.

1918

HENRY RUDOLF HESSE died on March 10, a few days after suffering a heart attack. His passing at the age of 67 was sudden and unexpected as he had no previous record of coronary trouble.

Rudy enlisted in the Army in 1917 and served in France, as a sergeant. Following the war, he returned to Hanover where he completed his college course and did graduate work at Tuck School. During his college years, he entered intensively into all of the activities of the Dartmouth Outing Club, of which he was a life member. He carried this love of the outdoors into his later life when, even though considerably handicapped by a severe arthritic condition, he spent many of his vacations on New Hampshire trails and fishing in Maine.

Rudy was married to Hilda Poel in 1927, and they made their home at 186 Riverside Dr., New York City, at the time of his death. His business career was principally with Macy's since 1933, where he currently held a position as assistant buyer of men's shoes and furnishings.

He had a strong love for Dartmouth and made many trips back to Hanover. Those who knew Rudy best will always remember him for the depth and loyalty of his friendships and his unfailing consideration of others.

Rudy is survived by his widow Hilda, two daughters, and five grandchildren.

PETER J. SERAFIN died on February 4 at St. Raphael's Hospital, New Haven, Conn, after several weeks' illness following a heart attack.

A well-known New Haven physician and surgeon, Jim was believed to be the first doctor of Polish extraction to open a practice in that city. Born in Dominikowice, Poland, May 6, 1890, he came to the United States at the age of 14.

He studied at American International College in Springfield, Mass., and worked his way through Dartmouth. He then attended New York University College of Medicine, receiving his M.D. degree in 1921. After interning at Grace Hospital in New Haven, he opened a practice which was to extend for 41 years. He took time out to pursue graduate work in surgery and was awarded a Master of Medical Science degree in 1936 from the University of Pennsylvania. After that he joined the staff of St. Raphael's Hospital. A son. Eugene, followed his father's footsteps to Dartmouth and New York University, and now practices general surgery in New Haven.

Active in church, fraternal, and civic affairs, Jim was a member of the 4th Degree Knights of Columbus, the Board of Fire Surgeons, and countless other medical societies.

Survivors include his widow Leontyna, whose address is 9 Pleasant Drive, North Haven, Conn.; a son, Dr. Eugene L. '42; a daughter, Miss Florence L. of Morristown, N. J., a brother, four sisters, and a granddaughter. Another son, Peter M. '49, died in 1962.

Funeral services were held at St. Stanislaus Church and interment was in St. Lawrence Cemetery, West Haven, Conn.

1919

ALBERT NEAL DOW BROOKS passed away at the age of 65 on March 30 in the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, D. C., after a short illness. Al was a native of Washington and attended Howard University after graduating from the College. He also did postgraduate work at New York University and held an honorary degree of Doctor of Pedagogy from Lincoln University.

He joined the District of Columbia school system in 1920, teaching history at Shaw Junior High School and at the time of his death was principal of the Garnet-Patterson School. Al was secretary-treasurer of the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, editor of the Negro History Bulletin, and director of the American Teachers Association for the District.

Besides his widow, Elaine C., of 1700 Decatur St. NW, Washington, D. C., he leaves two daughters and two sisters. To them goes the most sincere sympathy of the Class in their sorrow.

GEORGE BREED DAVIS, Director of Public Health in Norwalk, Conn., died in the Norwalk Hospital on April 26, after a short illness.

A native of Stafford Springs, George lived at 23 Sherwood St. He was graduated with the Class and later from University of Vermont Medical School. His fraternity was Theta Chi. He also received his master's degree at Yale, prior to being public health officer in Kentucky and in Milford, Conn. He was a past president of the Connecticut Public Health Association and belonged to several medical and social organizations. He was also a member of the Dartmouth Club of Western Connecticut and was a regular and enthusiastic participant at meetings. A prominent citizen in Norwalk, he was described by the mayor as "one of the highest type men with whom I have ever been associated."

Surviving are his widow, the former Mary Ackley; two sons, George B. and William K. '52; and a daughter, Mrs. Warren W. Cole; three brothers and a sister. To them the Class extends its most sincere sympathy in their sorrow. George will be greatly missed by all of us.

1920

JOHN GEORGE BERANEK died on March 10 in Bellingham, Wash. Funeral services were held in La Crosse, Wis., where John was born.

John was graduated with the Class and was in the investment business in New York before he came to Seattle in 1925. For 30 years he was personal secretary to Claire Egtvedt, chairman of the board of The Boeing Company, from which he retired last year.

John was a member of the College Club, the Queen City Lawn Bowling Club, the Jefferson Lawn Bowling Club and the American Lawn Bowling Association. He was an associate member of the American Museum of Natural History.

Surviving are a brother, Theodore Beranek of La Crosse, and five sisters.

FRANCIS HENRY LEE, a retired certified public accountant, died on February 27 at his home at 17 Forest St., Cambridge, Mass.

Born in Nashua, N. H., John, also known as "Scout," graduated cum laude with the Class. A year later he received a master's degree in business from the College and in 1932 a law degree from Northeastern University Law School. In World War I Scout served in the Army.

For more than 25 years he worked for Lybrand, Ross Brothers & Montgomery, an accounting firm in Boston. He retired in 1960. Scout was a charter member of the Catholic Accountants Guild, a life member of the National Association of Accountants and a member of the Holy Name Society of St. Peter's Church of Cambridge and Milton American Legion Post.

Besides his widow, the former Alice O'Connell, Scout leaves a sister.

1921

At Dartmouth during 1917 and 1918 and out of touch with his Class and the College since, ELWOOD ROGERS died on February 14. For many years he was an insurance salesman for the Prudential Insurance Co. in Portland, Me. He retired Jane 1, 1960.

Elwood, born June 27, 1900 in Bartlett, N. H„ married Evelyn M. Small on Oct. 1, 1928 in South Windham, Me. For some six years, 1926-1931, he worked for the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. in various Maine towns. He was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church of Portland, the Southwestern Maine Life Underwriters Association, and Blue Lodge of Masons.

He is survived by his widow, Caroline Lord Rogers, 55 Groveside Rd., Portland.

1923

SUMNER SHANNON SOLLITT suffered a fatal heart attack April 2 while in Chicago's Henrotin Hospital for a check-up. He had made his home at 2430 Lakeview Ave., Chicago.

Sum was in the construction business all his life. He started at the age of 10, carrying water on construction sites during school vacations. His 126-year-old construction firm completed $750,000,000 worth of construction throughout the world since 1956. Among his projects were a number of large apartment buildings, hospitals, and recently, the construction of 15,000 homes on Gulf Harbors, Florida. He had been associated from time to time with the architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

In college Sum was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa, and his interests since college have included the Chicago Yacht Club, of which he was a past commodore.

Surviving him are his widow Bettye; two sons by his first marriage, Sumner '48 and Arthur '55; a daughter by his second marriage; and three stepdaughters.

1925

PARKER MCLAUTHLIN MERROW of Center Ossipee, N. H., a uniquely colorful figure in his North Country community and in the ranks of devoted Dartmouth sons, died April 18 in the Huggins Hospital, Wolfeboro, N. H. He had undergone emergency surgery for an intestinal ailment and died of a heart arrest shortly after. He was 60 years old.

Parker, who was editor and publisher of the Carroll County Independent in Center Ossipee and the Granite State News in Wolfeboro, was also widely known as Judge of the Ossipee Municipal Court, over which he presided for twenty years. Rugged of physique and homespun in his character and manner of speech, he was famous for his newspaper column, signed "Hank," in which he gave full rein to his Yankee humor and rural philosophy. Parker displayed the same qualities in the North of Boston column he wrote for the DARTMOUTH ALUMNI MAGAZINE for many years. His judicial decisions and commentaries were also famous and widely quoted. The widespread grief and the outpouring of statements of tribute from all over the state were marks of the unique place he filled in the life of New Hampshire.

Parker was born in Maiden, Mass., October 9, 1903 and was educated in the schools there before entering Dartmouth with the Class of 1925. In college he was a member of The Arts, editor of the Pictorial, and a member of Bait and Bullet, the beginning of a lifelong interest in guns and firearm safety that led to his having a prize collection of Winchester rifles and older guns.

Parker was married in 1927 to the former Grace Wooley of Maiden and settled down to his life's work in Center Ossipee. His career there embraced not only newspaper publishing and a municipal court judgeship; he also became co-owner of the Pearson-Merrow Lumber Company and later of the Portland Dowell Mill in Center Ossipee. He was a member of the Governor's Executive Council during the term of New Hampshire Governor Lane Dwinell '28; a charter member and past president of the Ossipee Rotary Club; trustee of the Ossipee Public Library and the Huggins Hospital; and a director of the Lakes Region Association, the Mt. Whittier Ski Slope Association, and the Ossipee Historical Society. He had been president of the New Hampshire Municipal Judges Association and also of the Weekly Publishers Association.

Parker was always an active member of the Class of 1925, and served as class secretary from 1940 to 1945. He was a member of the ALUMNI MAGAZINE Advisory Board, and returned to Hanover frequently to lecture on firearms and participate in Dartmouth activities. The College in 1950 awarded him the honorary Master of Arts degree as "one Dartmouth man whose daily life enriches all our lives."

Parker is survived by his widow Grace; a son, Lyford of Center Ossipee; a daughter, Ann Merrow Burghardt of Athens, Greece; and five grandchildren.

Funeral services were held April 22 at the First Congregational Church, Center Ossipee, of which Parker was a deacon and trustee; and burial was. in the family cemetery. Uniformed men of the N. H. Fish and Game Department and of the State Police served as an honor guard and bearers. Sidney C. Hayward '26, Secretary of the College, was an usher, and members of the Class attending were Line Davis, the Whitey Whites, the Bill Sleighs, and the Larry Leavitts.

1926

JAMES DUDLEY RIPLEY, born in Jersey City, N. J. on Oct. 27, 1901, died of a heart attack while playing golf on April 2. Jim prepared for Dartmouth at Point Pleasant High School, New Jersey. While at Dartmouth, he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and played on the freshman football team. He left Dartmouth at the end of his first year and for a time engaged in the boat building business.

In 1945 Jim married Alice Jenkinson of Point Pleasant where they have since made their home at 801 Orchard Avenue. In the construction business for a time, he joined the Jenkinson's Pavilion in 1954, a family enterprise of the summer resort type covering a large portion of the Point Pleasant Beach. He was active in the Elks, Rotary, and Navy League.

Jim is survived by his widow Alice and three children by his first marriage, two sisters, and fifteen grandchildren.

JOHN GILMAN ROBERTS, born in Dorchester, Mass., on Jan. 2, 1904, died on February 5 of a heart attack at his home in Wyoming, Pa. Jack originally entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1925, but because of illness he lost one year and graduated with the Class of 1926. He was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. In 1938 Jack married Isabel H. James. There were no children.

He had an extensive career in electrical and mechanical engineering and as construction engineer and field superintendent in connection with the erection of many office buildings, power plants, shopping centers, and similar projects on the East Coast. His work also took him to Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Bermuda.

Due to ill health Jack retired in January 1960, and he and his wife then moved from Kearny, N. J., to Wyoming, Pa., where they made their home the past four years. He was a member of the Copestone Lodge F & AM and the Lions Club of Plainfield and the Dorchester (Mass.) Congregational Church.

Jack is survived by his widow Isabel of 37 Atherton Street, Wyoming, Pa., a brother, a niece, and three nephews, to all of whom we extend our sincere sympathy.

1928

ROBERT LEE WORD, a member of a pioneer Montana legal family and a special assistant to the state Attorney General, died January 12 at a hospital in Helena, Mont., where he had been a patient four days.

Bob was born in Helena on August 8, 1906, and attended Helena High School. At Dartmouth he joined Theta Chi. After graduation from Dartmouth and Stanford University Law School in 1933, he started law practice in Helena. He became the state's outstanding authority on municipal finance and school administration.

Admired as an attorney, he won the greatest devotion from his friends and associates for his strong character and vital spirit in fighting the muscular dystrophy with which he had been afflicted since childhood. He served as secretary of the county chapter of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, was a member of the Kiwanis Club, the Montana Club, and a charter member of the Helena Jaycees and the Active Club.

Surviving are a brother, Edward of Helena, and a sister.

FRANCIS WOODWARD YOUNG died of cancer of the throat at his home at 111 Forest St., Wellesley Hills, Mass., on January 9.

Fran was born in Wheeling, W. Va., on May 22, 1903 and attended St. John's Military Academy and Tufts College before transferring to Dartmouth at the beginning of our junior year. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1932 and practiced law in Boston from then on.

He served in the Navy from December 1942 until June 1949, rising from lieutenant to commander. He was assigned to the District Intelligence Offices in Boston, Panama, and Chicago. He was one of two Naval officers in the 15th Naval District (Panama) who during World War II was given an Army commendation.

Always active in Dartmouth affairs, Fran served as a vice-chairman of the Special Gifts phase of the Capital Gifts Campaign in 1958-1960.

On August 30, 1952 Fran married Mrs. Anneta T. Young of Neosha, Mo., who survives him with three daughters and a son, all of Wellesley Hills.

1929

MORRIS JAMES HARTMAN died suddenly on March 22 while walking near his home. Morry came to Dartmouth from Cleveland Heights High School. Those of us who lived in Richardson Hall with him came to admire his quiet wit and sincerity. He was a member of Kappa Sigma.

Morry joined the Central National Bank of Cleveland immediately after graduation and continued this association until his death. In 1963 he was made senior vicepresident and just recently had become the bank's senior loan officer.

He was a director of the Cleveland Indians Baseball Club and the Work Wear Corp. Active in civic and charitable affairs, he gave of his time to the Heart Fund and the Ohio Republican Finance Committee. He was a member of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce, the Hermit Club, the Union Club, and the Shaker Heights Country Club.

He had worked for the Cleveland Dartmouth Club and had ably served that organization as its president. His enjoyment of the 1929 reunions was genuine and we shall miss him.

In 1935 Morry married Frances Gabriel who survives with their two daughters. To them 1929 extends its deep sympathy. Mrs. Hartman may be addressed at 19300 Shelburne Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio.

ROBERT ALONZO FRIEND, long a loyal member of our class, died on March 9. He had spent most of his life in Melrose, Mass., and prepared for Dartmouth at Melrose High School.

After college Bob joined his family's business, becoming a vice-president in 1946. He had served as a member of the Melrose School Board for 21 years and had also devoted his energies to the building fund of the Melrose Unitarian Church. His memberships included many civic and social organizations as well as his college affiliation. Beta Theta Pi. He was a director of the Algonquin Club of Boston and an organizer and first president of the Boston Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singers in America, Inc.

Bob is survived by his widow Elizabeth at 30 Meadowview Rd., Melrose; a daughter. Mrs. Sabra Swenson of Sudbury, and two sons; Robert 3rd '58 of Chapel Hill, N. C.; and Mirick '64.

Bob had a continuing and increasing interest in Dartmouth and 1929, and had been a helpful member of the Boston Alumni Association.

1932

HOWARD WILLIAM ELLIOT passed away on December 26. In college Howard was a member of Zeta Psi and Dragon. After grad- uation he became affiliated with the family furniture business in Billings, Mont., and remained with that firm the rest of his life. His widow survives him at 2011 Poly Drive, Billings, and he also leaves three sons.

ERNEST WILFRED LANOUE passed away at his home on 150 Melrose Ave., Albany, N. Y., on January 25. Born in North Adams, Mass., Ernie went on to Tuck School after graduating with our class. He had been employed by the General Electric Co. from 1920 to 1935 when he left to join the N. Y. State Labor Department. At the time of his death he was district director of the State Mediation Board. Our sympathy is expressed to his brother and four sisters.

1933

JOHN COOK WARD II died in Agana, Guam, on April 13. At the time of his death, he was a member of the English Department of the College of Guam.

John received his M.A. from the University of Virginia in 1934, taught at Greenbriar Military School, the University of Maryland, the University of Panama, and most recently the College of Guam. John was unmarried.

The Class extends its sympathy to his sister, Mrs. Gerald V. C. Baker of 2415 Underbill Road, Toledo, Ohio.

1934

JOHN JOSEPH MADDEN suffered a fatal heart seizure on March 2 while at work at the U.S. Army Engineers' office in Waltham, Mass.

He was born in Lawrence, August 4, 1911, and attended Lawrence High School where he was active in sports and student government. He attended Dartmouth in 1930-31, and served as a member of the Seabees during World War 11, with the rank of chief petty officer.

Besides his mother, Mrs. Catherine Madden, he is survived by two brothers, a nephew, and a niece. His home was at 157 Bennington Street, Lawrence.

A Solemn High Mass of Requiem was held at St. Mary's Church in Lawrence. Delegations were present from the Army Engineers and Lawrence Post Office. The American Legion presented the burial flag to his mother.

The Class of 1934 extends its sympathy to Jack's loved ones.

1935

DANIEL BABST CLOSE died on April 3 at age 49 at his home at 2527 Norfolk Road, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, after a long illness.

Dan received his law degree and subsequently his master's degree in law from Western Reserve University. After serving on the legal staff of the firm of Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad he joined the Cleveland Trust Co. in 1946 and became associate counsel. He was a member of the Cleveland and Ohio Bar Associations, the Cleveland Real Estate Board, the Fairmount Presbyterian Church and a former member of the Civil War Round Table. He was also a member of the board of governors of the Western Reserve Law School and was active in the Children's Services of Cleveland. His college fraternity was Sigma Phi Epsilon.

One of Dan's friends, Jack AuWerter, writes as follows: "Time ran out for Dan. Among us Clevelanders there is this feeling of 'unfinished business' about it. In his quiet way he was a top-notch person ... he was one of those good friends that we intend to see more of 'later, when we have a little more time.' "

Dan married Jeanne Arnold of Wellington, Ohio, in 1949, who survives him with their two children, his mother, and a brother.

HOWARD FREDERICK RANSON died of a heart attack at Ft. Atkinson, Wise., on January 21. He lived at 3461 N. Maryland Avenue, Milwaukee, having been a resident of Wisconsin all his life, except for the years at Dartmouth, where he was a member of Sigma Chi, and during the war when he served in the Army Air Corps as an instructor in the Technical Command. After leaving the Army Air Corps Howie returned to the firm of Rainfair, Inc., for whom he was the Midwest sales representative.

In 1938 Howie founded Sundial Laundromats, Inc., a chain of eight automatic laundries, and in 1961 he returned to the family candy tradition to operate a Chocolate House.

Howie is survived by his widow Muriel, and two children, John and Ann. In the summer of 1957 David, another son, then only four years old, died of leukemia. In that same summer Howie was very nearly killed in a head-on automobile collision.

Howie was an active member of the Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist and the Milwaukee Athletic Club. He will be missed by many friends in the Class.

GUILFORD HOWES RICHMOND died on January 25 at Cooley Dickinson Hospital at the age of 49 of complications following surgery. He lived at 41 Maynard Road, Northampton, Mass.

Guil was most recently secretary, treasurer, and collection manager of the Credit Bureau of Greater Northampton, Inc. He was one of the few botany majors in the Class, and his fraternity was Delta Upsilon. After pursuing his major for several years he turned to credit reporting. As Guil mentioned in his 25th Reunion write-up: "I decided that working with flowers did not appeal to me as much as working with people." Consequently, he returned to Northampton to enter Credit Bureau work which he was to continue, with interruptions because of ill health, until his death.

On June 25, 1938 Guil married Ruth Richason. He was a member and deacon of the First Congregational Church, a member of Jerusalem Lodge of Masons and past president of Northampton Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his widow, a daughter, and his father.

1941

Word has been received of the death of our classmate DR. WILLIAM ARTHUR MEYER who passed away almost one year ago, on May 10, 1963, in Phoenix General Hospital in Arizona.

Bill was bora in Milwaukee and came to Dartmouth after attending St. John's Military Academy in Delafield, Wise. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, holding the office of vice president, a member of the Ledyard Canoe Club, and is remembered for his strong interest in the fencing team which he captained.

Bill attended Long Island College of Medicine from 1941 until going into the Army in 1943. Following three years of service he resumed his medical education, receiving a degree at Chicago College of Osteopathy in 1949.

Bill and his wife Ardis (Duling) were married seventeen years at the time of his death and were living at 5600 N. Central in Phoenix with their four children, Douglas, Scott, Diedra, and Shelly. He was a Mason, a Shriner, and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and Luke Greenway Post of the American Legion.

Surviving Dr. Meyer in addition to his widow and children are his mother, and one sister. To all of these the sympathies of the Class, though belated, are sincerely extended.

1944

CHARLES CLUCAS passed away on November 21 after a short illness. He was 44 years old.

An outstanding lineman on the varsity football team Gus was also a member of the canoe, swimming, and rowing clubs and served on the staff of the Jack-O-Lantem and ALUMNI MAGAZINE. His fraternity was Psi Upsilon, and he belonged also to Casque and Gauntlet.

During World War II he served in the Naval Air Force and was awarded the Air Medal, five battle stars, a Presidential Unit Air Medal and three stars on air crew insignia.

After graduation he entered the employ of Protection Products, Inc., manufacturers of chemical preservatives, and remained with that company until the time of his death.

He is survived by his widow Celia, who resides on Cherry Hill, Stockbridge, Mass.; and two daughters, a sister, a brother and a half-brother.

1946

On April 3 of this year 1946 lost a loyal member of the class in the death of JOSEPH ALOYSIUS KRAATZ, of a heart attack in Greensboro, N. C.

Joe was born on December 2, 1922 in Boston, Mass. He prepared for college at Boston College High School where he was awarded the outstanding scholar-athlete award. He came to Dartmouth in July of 1943 in the Navy V-12 program and reported for active duty in the Marine Corps in 1944. After the war, he returned to Hanover to complete his education. At Dartmouth Joe was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and of the 1947 Ivy League hockey championship team.

After graduation Joe was employed by Toledo Scale Co., the Brodie Industrial Truck Co., and the Harvard Equipment Co.. before he organized and became president-treasurer of the J. A. Kraatz Corp. of Pawtucket, R. I. in 1957. With this company as the base of his operations, he acquired other agencies in Worcester and Springfield, Mass. and in a few years operated one of the largest material handling equipment companies in New England.

In 1947 Joe married Jean E. Ray and they have a son and a daughter. He was an active and enthusiastic participant in business and community affairs.

The Class of 1946 has lost one of its most colorful personalities. Joe and Jean's frequent trips to Hanover and to College and the Class meetings will be long remembered by those who were fortunate to share his warmth, enthusiasm and sense of humor. Jean may be addressed at 340 Newman Ave., Rumford, R. I.

1948

It was a great shock for all of those who knew ROBERT EDWARD ARNOLD to hear of his passing on April 13 at his tobacco farm on College Highway in Southwick, Mass. Bob had been in the best of health and was working out in the fields when a heart attack struck him and caused his immediate demise.

As those of you know, Bob was really an exceptional individual. He was quiet of speech, but energetic, and determined in character and purpose. He had many close friends throughout his college days who remained close to Bob through the years after school.

An outstanding quality of Bob's was his sense of obligation to any group with which he was associated. He had volunteered to be our Class Treasurer — a position he held upon his death. He was active in the Lions Club in Southwick, and the Congregational Church, in addition to many other organizations in his community.

Bob lived in Southwick all of his life and entered Dartmouth upon graduation from Westfield High School. During the War, Bob was in the Navy. While in school he was a member of Kappa Sigma. After graduation he became a tobacco grower in Southwick, working on his own farm where he and Nancy raised their three sons. He seemed to be one of those few people in life who really are completely happy with all the various facets of their life.

The class mourns the sudden loss of one of its truly loyal and active members at this time when his life seemed so full. He will be missed by us all and our very deepest sympathy is extended to Nancy, his three sons, David, John and Fred; his parents and three brothers.

1963

MARK BERNARD SCHUNKE was killed on December 21 in an automobile accident in Readfield, Me. Mark's interests in college included boxing, rugby, tennis and the canoe club. He had served as president of Delta Kappa Epsilon and rush chairman of the fraternity.

Since graduation he had been a management trainee for the New England Telephone Co. Mark's parents, Dr. and Mrs. Gustave Schunke, survive him at 5615 Greenbrae Road, Sacramento, Calif. His brother Paul is a member of the Class of 1965.

Prof. Ellsworth David Elston, A.M. '27

Parker McLauthlin Merrow '25