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.]
Bryant, Clarence E. '01, Nov. 21 Sykes, Arthur J. '01, Nov. 11 Sharpe, Howard G. '04, Nov. 16 Jackson. William C. '05, Nov. 18 Small, Walter G. '05, Nov. 26 Merrill, Richard B. '08, Nov. 20 Abbott, Royal K. '09, Nov. 9 Taylor, Otto F. '10, Nov. 25 Waldron, Lester J. '11, Nov. 28 Belknap, Robert B. '12, Nov. 18 Schwartz, Clarence T. '12, Nov. 5 Dennett, Sumner F. '15, Nov. 20 Scharmann, Richard A. '15, Nov. 25 English, John P. '16, Dec. 11 Gammons, Charles C. '16, Nov. 28 Whipple, Walter L. '17, Nov. 13 Thayer, John A. '18, Nov. 25 Pratt, Hazen C. '19, June 1958 Coleman, Harold T. '20, Nov. 28 Pearson, Dana E. '20, Dec. 1 Juergens, William F. '23, Nov. 9 Flynn, J. Carroll '25, Nov. 15 Ferris, Douglas B. '26, Oct. 10 Ramsdell, Robert B. '26, Sept. 8 Robertson, Charles J. Jr. '28, Nov. 14 Flynn, H. Leonard '29, Nov. 14 Ferguson, Dudley C. '30, Nov. 13 Downs, Tennant R. '32, Nov. 26 Hulbert, Milan H. '32, Aug. 11 Munn, Ned '33, Feb. 7, 1961 Wise, Willard K. Jr. '35, Sept. 9 Chapman, John B. '37, Nov. 23 Igleheart, Austin S. Jr. '39, Nov. 9 Swartzbaugh, Charles E. '43, Nov. 5 Stuart, Roger M. '54, July 9 Patrick, Ned G. 2nd '60, Nov. 17 Malin, Patrick M., L.H.D. '59, Dec. 13 Hazen, Harris B. n05m, Dec. 1
1898
DR. JOHN BERNARD CHRISTIAN ECKSTORM, one of Dartmouth's football greats, died October 28, 1964 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary G. Mills in Marysville, Ohio.
John was born October 22, 1873 at Madelia, Minn., and prepared for college at Lake View High School, Chicago. He entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1894 and played halfback on the '94, '95 and '96 football teams, coached by Walter McCornack, that first gave Dartmouth national notice. He captained the '97 team and was rated by Walter Camp in his All-America selections. In college he was Psi Upsilon, Theta Nu Epsilon, and Casque and Gauntlet.
After graduation he coached the teams of Kenyon College, Ohio State University, and Ohio Medical University from which he graduated in 1903. His teams at Ohio State were unbeaten. A member of the Ohio National Guard, he served in France in World War I as Major and Surgeon of the 112th Ammunition Train, 37th Division, A.E.F. In 1925 he was appointed physician to the Columbus Boxing and Wrestling Commission and served as such for many years.
John became interested in the welfare of prisoners when, after a disastrous 1930 fire which destroyed the Ohio State Penitentiary, he spent several months in attendance upon the injured. In 1940 he was appointed Chief Prison Physician of that institution. He retired in 1948 at the compulsory age limit. He was credited with revolutionizing the treatment of prisoners, introducing sports among the inmates, and modernizing the hospital of the prison. He wrote frequently upon the treatment and rehabilitation of prisoners. He practiced medicine in Columbus until his health failed in 1961. He belonged to the Masons, the 40 and 8, American Legion, and the Columbus and Ohio Medical Associations.
At class reunions John never failed to pay tribute to the memory of President Tucker and to acknowledge his gratitude for the influence Dr. Tucker had exerted upon his college days and later life. He was a loyal son of the College. He was married on October 21, 1907 to Grace Youse Vietmier who died in 1940. She was very fond of roses and the garden of roses John planted at the Penitentiary after her death is marked with a memorial plaque. He is sur- vived by three daughters, Mrs. Mary G. Mills, Mrs. Polly Dunning of Port Charlotte, Fla., and Mrs. Martha Kaufman of Washington, D. C.; and by a sister, Mrs. Bolette Bohman of Chicago. The late Paul F. T. Eckstorm '01 was a twin brother.
Front-page space was given by the Columbus newspapers to John's life and achievements. In the Columbus Dispatch of October 30, the columnist, under the title "Dr. John Eckstorm Lived Like Good Samaritan," wrote: "How in the world could a man do as much and contribute as much as Dr. John B. Eckstorm did?
. . . Here was a great physician, a learned man whose colleagues knew him as a fine practitioner of the old school. He was on the job whenever he was needed, such as the time of the Ohio Penitentiary fire when he nearly collapsed from work. One cannot forget, too, that he served with the 37th Division during World War I and his later service with the Ohio National Guard. The flag on his coffin is well deserved. They will sound taps at his graveside services at Eastlawn. The very notes will echo forever from coast to coast for those he helped. At Dartmouth he will be memorialized, I am certain. Many may not realize that doctor means a teacher. Such was Dr. Eckstorm, for he taught others all his life from football players to convicts who could not read or write. He was my idea of a real Good Samaritan."
1901
DR. CLARENCE EDMUND BRYANT, 86, passed away quietly on November 21.
Born in Hyde Park, Mass., he lived there most of his life before moving to Wellesley Hills after his retirement in 1955. After graduating with our Class he went on to receive his medical degree at Harvard with the Class of 1905.
He maintained a practice in Hyde Park from 1905 to 1955, and also served on the staffs at Children's, Cambridge Hospital and Infants' Hospital. He was a 50-year member of the Massachusetts Medical Association and was active in the Unitarian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Florence, of 53 Longfellow Rd.; a son, Walter M. '34; and two daughters. To all of them the Class extends sincere sympathy. Private funeral services were held at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Stuart C. Hurlbert, at 180 Wellesley Ave., Wellesley Hills, Mass.
1908
RICHARD BRACKETT MERRILL, 78, of 1621 Wayne Ave., South Pasadena, Calif., died suddenly while taking a test for the renewal of his driver's license on November 20 in Pasadena.
Dick was born in Littleton, N.H., on September 26, 1886, and prepared for Dartmouth at Littleton High School. In college he was a member of Cercle Francais, the Webster Club and the Banjo Club; and was assistant manager of the varsity basketball team in '07 and manager in 'OB, and a member of the senior executive committee. His fraternities were Tri-Kap and Sphinx.
After graduation he migrated to Los Angeles and was employed by the L. A. Times for a year. From 1909 to 1916 he was employed by the Title Insurance and Trust Co. of L. A. His health dictated his removal in 1916 to Bellevue, Idaho, to operate the Bellevue State Bank, but in December 1921 he returned to the Title Insurance and Trust Co. as trust officer for 45 years, in charge of the division of personal trusts until his retirement in 1952 at age 65.
He was married on July 5, 1911, to Helen Cummings of Woodsville, N.H., and they had three children: Elizabeth, John C. '37, Doctor David H. '44, who survive him together with a sister Margaret, wife of our Jim Norton, and eight grandchildren. Dick and Helen celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on July 5. A memorial service was held in the Church of our Saviour in San Gabriel. Larry Symmes sent a memorial for our class to the Heart Fund.
1909
ROYAL KILBURN ABBOTT died peacefully in his sleep at his home 59 Westall Avenue, Asheville, N. C., on November 9, 1964.
Royal was born in Boston, Mass. on October 16, 1884. He prepared for Dartmouth at Boston Latin School. In college he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.
After graduation he spent the next eight years as superintendent and general manager of the C.C.C. Fire Hose & Rubber Company of Canton Junction, Mass. He then went to Cranston, R. I., as manager and treasurer of Respro, Inc. Returning to Boston in 1929, he became director and treasurer of the New England Distributing Co., distributors of Sparton radios. He also formed R. K. Abbott, Inc., owning and operating a tannery in Walpole, Mass. He moved to Asheville, N. C., in 1935 to become associated with the Kahn Company, Inc. as director and comptroller until his retirement in 1950. He was also a director in the Appalachian Tanning Company and the Broad River Processing Company.
On October 14, 1913 he was married to Leila Muriel Ruegg at Vineland, N. J. Surviving members of the family besides his widow are two sons, Dr. Royal K. Abbott Jr. '37 of Stamford, Conn., and Brian E. Abbott '39 of Boca Raton, Fla.; a daughter Mona, six grandchildren, and a sister.
After services in Asheville, Royal's body was returned to Braintree, Mass., for services and burial in the family lot in Blue Hill Cemetery.
The Class of 1909 was represented by Bertrand C. French at the Braintree services.
WILLIAM ALBERT LOUGHLIN of 32 Pleasant St., Gardner, Mass., died October 27, 1964 in the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital, following a five-week illness.
Bill was born in Worcester, Mass., on February 5, 1886 and prepared for Dartmouth at Worcester Classical High School. He made many friends in college and answered to the name of "Silk." He continued his education at Harvard Law School and received his LL.B. in 1912.
He began his law practice in Worcester and during World War I served with the Bureau of War Risk Insurance in Washington, D. C.
In 1919 he settled in Gardner, Mass., as a member of the law firm of Murray and Loughlin and became a leader in the community. He was named City Solicitor when Gardner became a city on January 1, 1923 and served 17 years in that capacity under four mayors. He was an Assistant District Attorney for Worcester County. He was a past director of the Massachusetts Electric Co., a past president of the Gardner Rotary Club and the Chair City Club, and a past Exalted Ruler of Gardner Lodge of Elks. He was counsel for the Worcester County National Bank and counsel and director of the Chairtown Co-operative Bank. He was a trustee of the Henry Heywood Memorial Hospital.
Active in Roman Catholic organizations, he was a member of the Holy Name Society and Knights of Columbus. He was named "Lawyer of the Year" in 1960 by the St. Thomas More Committee of the Worcester diocese at the annual Red Mass.
He was married to Sara I. Cunningham of Worcester on June 18, 1921. She survives as does a daughter, a son, a sister, and a brother.
Funeral services were held in Sacred Heart Church with burial in the family lot in St. John's Cemetery.
1910
OTTO FRANK TAYLOR died November 25, 1964 of injuries received in a train-auto collision November 13, at a crossing on the Mid-Cape Highway in Yarmouth, Mass. His death occurred in the Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis. Funeral services were held in Orleans, Mass., and burial was in Brewster.
Otto was born in Lawrence, February 16, 1889. He prepared for college at Lawrence High School. After graduation with Phi Beta Kappa rank, he returned to Tuck School and received his M.C.S. degree in 1911. He served in World War I, in the accounts bureau of aircraft production and attained the rank of Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Corps. Upon discharge from the service, he became associated with Webster, Home, Blanchard and Taylor in New York. In 1937 he formed the accounting firm of O.F. Taylor and Co. He retired in 1963 from the firm which had become Whiting, Bacon, Taylor and Beairsto.
He was considered an authority on accounting problems arising under the Robinson-Patman Act, and was the author of several articles on the subject. During the Eisenhower administration he served on an accountants advisory committee under the Federal Trade Commission. He was a member of the Downtown Athletic Club, the Dartmouth Club of New York City, and several accounting groups. He served six years on the Summit, N.J., Common Council, three of them as president. He was a former director of the Summit Trust Co.
Survivors are his widow, Mrs. Ethel Woodcock Taylor of 86 Blackburn Road, Summit, N. J.; two sons, Robert G. '43 and John F. '48; a brother, Wilbur L. Taylor '10.
1912
WILLIAM ROSCOE JEPSON died at his home, at 828 Bristol Ave., Stockton, Calif., on September 11, 1964, after a long period of failing health. "Jep" was born in Sioux City, lowa, on August 26, 1890. He prepared for college at Blees Military Academy, matriculated at the University of Geneva, and transferred to Dartmouth in the fall of 1911. Graduating in 1912, he studied medicine at University of Pennsylvania and at University of Minnesota Medical School. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Nu Sigma Nu.
In World Wax I, Jep was lieutenant in the U.S. Navy Medical Corps and served with the Atlantic Fleet. He practiced medicine in Coronado for 20 years, then traveled extensively in Europe, and on his return to this country settled in Stockton where he served as consultant to the California Youth Authority until 1960.
He is survived by his widow Phoebe, two sons, and two sisters. Private rites were held and interment was at Golden Gate National Cemetery, where he was accorded full military honors.
1915
SUMNER FRANK DENNETT, retired headmaster of The Columbus Academy of Columbus, Ohio, died November 20, 1964 at his home, 270 North Ardmore Road, in Columbus. He had been in failing health for some time.
"Stubby," as he was familiarly known, had spent a lifetime of teaching and was headmaster of the fashionable boys' school from 1944 until his retirement in 1960. A long-time instructor at the academy, he headed the English Department there before being named headmaster and was known as a splendid teacher and for his adherence to strict, scholastic principles. His service there covered a period of 39 years.
Born Dec. 1, 1892 ,at Westbrook, Me., he lived in Portsmouth, N.H., prior to entering Dartmouth where he received his A.B. degree in 1915. He became an instructor at Bishop's College in Sherbrooke, Canada and, after teaching at Albany (N.Y.) Academy, went to Columbus Academy as a teacher in 1921.
He was a member of First Congregational Church and the Country Day School Headmasters Association.
Surviving are his wife Gertrude, a daughter, three grandchildren, and a sister.
A memorial service was held November 23 at First Congregational Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggested contributions to the General Scholarship Fund at Columbus Academy or Remembrance Fund at First Congregational Church. Al English, a close friend, represented the Class at the service.
1917
WALTER LESLIE WHIPPLE died on November 13, 1964, while a patient at the Veterans Administration Hospital at Providence, R. I.
Walter, or "Ma" as he was better known by his intimates, prepared for Dartmouth at Providence Classical High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Theta Delta Chi. On April 28, 1917 he enlisted in the U. S. Navy and served until February 2, 1919, when he was discharged with the rank of Ensign (P.C.).
Following his Navy service he went to work for F. W. Whipple & Co. of Providence, and in 1952 joined Kennecott Wire & Cable Co., there doing personnel work. He was secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Rhode Island at one time.
On June 20, 1920, Walt married Mildred V. Palmer at Providence. There were two children by this marriage, Marcia P. and Frederick W. 11. His wife predeceased him.
1918
JOHN EDWARD O'DONNELL died suddenly on September 30, 1964, at his summer home at Naples, Maine. His winter residence was at 2341 Tangerine Drive, Sarasota, Fla.
Jack was born in Naugatuck, Conn., on October 6, 1895, and attended Naugatuck High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and captain of the varsity baseball team. He served during World War I as second lieutenant in the Ordnance Department of the U.S. Army.
He retired in 1956 as Footwear Division Purchasing Agent, after 37 years with the United States Rubber Company in Naugatuck. He was a member of the Dartmouth and Ivy League Clubs of Sarasota. He maintained an active interest in Dartmouth athletics throughout his lifetime, and attended the Dartmouth-New Hampshire football game a few days before his death.
Jack is survived by his widow, Josephine Crowe O'Donnell, and three sons, John E. Jr. '43, of Auburn, Maine; Arthur B. '45, of West Hartford, Conn., and Charles T. '56, of Old Saybrook, Conn.
Jack was buried in St. James Cemetery, Naugatuck, on October 3, 1964.
1920
HAROLD THOMAS COLEMAN of 45 Ingraham Road, Wellesley, Mass., died at Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick on November 28, 1964 after a year's illness. He was the son of the late Thomas D. and Mary F. Coleman of 42 Church Street, Wellesley which was the residence where Harold was born on December 24, 1896. He graduated from Wellesley High School in 1915 where he was center on the varsity football squad. He attended Noble and Greenough Preparatory School. At Dartmouth he was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
He was a member of the Wellesley Congregational Church. During World War I he was an Ensign in the U. S. Naval Air Corps. On his return he became associated with the Fort Hill Paper Company of Somerville and was sales representative for that company.
He is survived by his wife, Laura Ann Coleman and two sons, Thomas D. of Croton, N.Y., and Paul R. of Ashland, Mass., and two grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Doherty Funeral Home in Wellesley with Rev. Louis C. Topham officiating. Bun and Dorothy Harvey represented the Class by calling during visiting hours at the funeral home. The sympathy of the Class goes to his surviving family.
1923
The Class was saddened by word of the death of WILLIAM FRED JUERGENS on November 9, at Henrotin Hospital in Chicago, Ill.
Bill was a member of Sigma Chi during his stay in Hanover, and had always been active in alumni affairs. Many reunions were a success due to his efforts, and he was a mainstay of the Chicago Alumni Association of which he was vice president for many years.
Bill owned his own jewelry business, as did his father and grandfather before him. He had never married and is survived only by a sister. A requiem mass was offered in Holy Name Cathedral, and the Class was represented by Truman and Bunny Metzel, Hip Conley, Ward Hilton, Dud Pope, and Karl Williams.
1925
JOHN CARROLL FLYNN died November 15, 1964, at Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, N.Y. His home was at 1 Garrett Place in that city.
Born in Alberene, Va., July 28, 1902, John prepared for Dartmouth at Saranac Lake High School, but remained only three semesters and completed his education at the University of Virginia where he got a degree in 1926. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi fraternity.
He had worked for New York investment brokerage houses since graduation, including Stone, Webster & Blodgett, Bouvier, Bishop & Co., and Laird, Bissell & Meeds. He was a trustee and sponsor of the University of Virginia Graduate School of Business Administration and a former governor of the St. Andrews Golf Club.
Surviving are his widow, the former Bertine Galloway of Bronxville, and a sister to whom the sympathy of the Class is extended.
WILLIAM MYERS LAUMAN died November 5, 1964, following a fatal accident when his car collided with a tractor trailer on Route 15 east of Hartford, Conn. His home was at 520 East Ave., in Rochester, N.Y.
Born in Middleton, Pa., March 13, 1904, Bill prepped at Leland Stanford Jr. University and East High School of Rochester, N.Y. He was a member of Sigma Chi.
He pursued a teaching career after obtaining postgraduate degrees at Princeton, the University of Rochester, and the University of Chicago. He taught English and history in the Rochester public school system and at Williston Academy, Easthampton, Mass. He was the former executive secretary of the Fulbright Commission in Turkey and served on special missions during World War II in the Balkan area for the government.
Surviving are his parents, the Joseph N. Laumans of Rochester, to whom the deep sympathy of the Class is extended.
1926
DOUGLAS BRYANT FERRIS died at the Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital on October 10, 1964 after a lengthy illness. Born at Princeton, Ill., in December 1905, Doug had spent his early years there, and graduated in 1922 from Morgan Park Military Academy. He left Dartmouth at the end of his sophomore year. Early in his career he was Assistant Cashier of Citizens National Bank in Princeton, and subsequently was associated with A. G. Becker & Co., stockbrokers in Chicago. In more recent years he operated his own public accounting business in Chicago.
Doug is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary B. Ferris of 215 East Chestnut Street, Chicago 11; and by two children of his first marriage, a daughter, Suzanne (Mrs. Earle K. Angstadt Jr. '46) of Darien, Conn., and a son, Albert H. Ferris of Eugene, Oregon; and three grandchildren. The Class of 1926 extends to all of them our sincere sympathy in their loss.
ROBERT BROOKS RAMSDELL died suddenly on September 8, 1964 of a heart attack in Middletown, Ohio. He had apparently recovered from heart surgery performed six months earlier, and was returning to his car from a Rotary Club meeting wheen he suddenly collapsed and died. Bob was senior metallurgist for Armco Steel Corp. by whom he had been employed for more than 37 years. Born in Petoskey, Mich., in 1904, he had lived in Middletown since 1927. Following his graduation from Dartmouth he received a Master's degree in 1927 from the University of Cincinnati.
Bob was a member and trustee of the First Baptist Church; a member of the Rotary Club, Ramblers Club, Y.M.C.A., and a 32nd degree Mason.
Surviving are his wife, Helen Gerber Ramsdell of 2601 Central Ave., Middletown; a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren. To them the Class of 1926 extends sincere sympathy.
1929
MAUGO ORESTE FERRINI died on the golf course of the Longmeadow Country Club on October 3, 1964. Mike came to Dartmouth from Portsmouth (N.H.) High School. A Tuck School graduate, he played varsity football and lacrosse during his undergraduate days, and was a member of Sphinx.
His career in business began with Western Electric in Kearney, N. J. Later he became associated as controller and secretary with the Groveton Paper Co. in Groveton, N. H. In 1942 Mike was commissioned an officer in the U.S.N.R. and was assigned for four years to the Springfield (Mass.) area as Navy cost inspector. In 1946 he joined the Perkins Machine & Gear Co., where he held various management positions before his election as president in 1959.
Mike was a notable community and business leader in the Springfield region. At the time of his death he was vice-president of the South End Community Center and vice-president of the United Fund. He was a trustee of Wesson Maternity Hospital and a member of the Springfield Dartmouth Club, the Longmeadow Country Club, and St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Longmeadow. He was a director of the Springfield TV Broadcasting Corporation and of Junior Achievement. His business affiliations included membership in the American Gear Manufacturers Association, the Financial Executives Institute, and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
He leaves his wife, Edna Louise, whom he married in 1941 and two children, Martha and Stephen. The family home is on 72 Dartmouth Rd., Longmeadow, Mass.
HARRY LEONARD FLYNN died at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, on November 14, 1964 after a long illness.
"Red" was a native of Cleveland and returned there to study and work after his Dartmouth years. In 1927 he joined the trust department of the Cleveland Trust Co. In 1931 he graduated from Cleveland Law School and became a member of the bar the same year. Before he became associated as a partner with McDonald & Co. in 1951, he was vice-president of the Farmers' National Bank of Pittsburgh and an officer of Mellon National Bank & Trust Co. of Pittsburgh. At the time of his death "Red" was serving a three-year term as a member of the board of the American Stock Exchange. He was the first Cleveland broker named to the board since its reorganization.
A long-standing member of Christ Episcopal Church in Shaker Heights, he was a former member of the vestry where he had served as clerk and junior warden. He was active in the business community of Cleveland, the Dartmouth Club of Cleveland, and the Beta Theta Pi Alumni Association of Cleveland.
He is survived by his wife Nadine, whom he married in 1931, and by two sons, James M. '56 of Corning, N. Y., and David A. of Columbus, Ohio. 1929 expresses its sympathy to them. Mrs. Flynn may be addressed at 3109 Chadbourne Road, Shaker Heights, Ohio.
1930
DOUGLAS EDWARD WHITELAM, known to his classmates as "Buzz," died at Framingham (Mass.) Union Hospital on July 12, 1964, after a brief illness. While the exact cause of his death was not stated, it is presumed that it was a sequel to a heart affliction he suffered in early 1963, incapacitating him for a lengthy period.
Buzz was a native of Springfield, Missouri, and entered Dartmouth from Montclair Academy. He is well remembered as a tennis player, a member of Sigma Nu, and an Economics major.
For the past seventeen years he had been manager of personnel, and of employer and plant community relations for the Clock and Timer division of General Electric Company in Ashland, Mass. Previously he had held positions, largely in sales capacities, with Fisk Rubber, Winchester Repeating Arms, TWA, and Schenley Distillers. He had maintained an interest in the Class and in Dartmouth, but it is not remembered that he had attended reunions or other alumni gatherings.
Buzz is survived by his wife, the former Jean Myers, and by three daughters, Mary Jane, Carol Ann, and Linda Mae. The family residence is at 133 State Street, Framingham, Mass.
1932
TENNANT REYNOLDS DOWNS, personnel manager of Pratt and Whitney Aircraft's Connecticut Advanced Nuclear Engineering Laboratory, died suddenly November 26 at the Hartford Hospital.
Born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1910, Jack spent most of his early life in Massachusetts. He attended grade schools in Holyoke, Springfield, and Palmer and graduated from Monson High School.
At Dartmouth, Jack majored in English and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. On August 29, 1942 he married Arline May Pierson, who survives him.
In 1936 Jack joined Pratt and Whitney Aircraft as a machine operator and entered the personnel department the following year. He became an executive in the department in 1939. He had been personnel manager of CANEL since 1957. He was a member of the First Church of Christ, Congregational, Wethersfield, and was a member and educational officer of the Hartford Power Squadron.
His devotion to Dartmouth is found in his own words in the 1932 Class column in this issue. In his last week of life he wrote "... we all believe in Dartmouth, what she stands for now and what she means to the future genera- tions."
MILAN HULBERT HULBERT died of a heart attack on August 11, 1964 in Colorado Springs, Colo. For some years he had suffered from illness contracted in combat in the Pacific area, where, as an Army Captain, he was decorated for bravery.
Milan was born in Chicago, Ill., on April 2, 1911 and prepared for Dartmouth at the Northwestern ilitary and Naval Academy. At Dartmouth he was on the freshman swimming team, played with the Band, and was a member of Sigma Chi.
He had been president of the Davis Typewriter Co.
On October 16, 1937, Milan was married to Elizabeth Bacon who died several years ago. They are survived by three children: Milan W., Carolyn and Anne.
1936
On July 16, 1964, HERBERT NEWTON HIGGINS suffered a fatal heart attack at his home in San Salvador, El Salvador. At the time of his death Herb was Chief of the Economic Section of the United States Embassy in El Salvador and also acted as Deputy Director of the Agency for International Development mission. He was a dedicated and gregarious diplomat and was credited with a leading part in developing the Alliance for Progress program in El Salvador.
His career in the State Department started in 1943 as economic analyst in Mexico City. This was succeeded by assignments in Berlin, Bombay, and Sao Paulo, Brazil. As chief of the economic affairs division of the United States High Commission in Germany, he played an important part in attracting American business investment in West Berlin.
At Dartmouth Herb majored in German and after graduation attended Heidelberg University in Germany to earn his M.A. He returned to the United States and studied at the Columbia University School of Business Administration. In 1938 he joined the Victor Chemical Works, New York City, as a territorial and export representative. In 1941 he took up residence in Washington at the Department of Commerce as chief, plastics division. The State Department absorbed the remainder of his life except for a two-year interlude as plant superintendent and production manager for E. R. Squibb & Sons, Mexico City.
Herb was married in 1938 to Ann Rorke, who survives him with their four children, at 43 Lebanon Street, Hanover, N. H. The sympathy of the Class is extended to them in their loss.
DR. HENRY WISE MAYO JR., of Highbridge Road, Manlius, N. Y., chief surgeon at Crouse-Irving Hospital and president of the Onondaga County Unit, American Cancer Society, died suddenly from an apparent heart attack on November 6. Hank and his family were preparing to leave for New York City to view the Syracuse University football game when he was stricken.
Hank was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., and prepared for Dartmouth at Erasmus Hall and Poly Prep Country Day in Brooklyn. At Dartmouth he was affiliated with Zeta Psi and was a member of the varsity glee club. After Dartmouth he attended the University of Virginia where he was awarded his M.D. degree. He interned at New York City Hospital from 1940 to 1941. In 1942 he was called to serve in the Army and was battalion surgeon with the 3rd Infantry Division, and the recipient of the Bronze Star. Upon discharge he returned to surgical training at Virginia, where he completed his senior residency in surgery and was granted an M.S. degree in surgical pathology.
In 1949 Hank became a faculty member at the Medical College of South Carolina. He advanced to associate professor of surgery, devoting most of his time to teaching and research. He left there, however, and established a fulltime private practice of surgery in Syracuse, N. Y. His love of teaching remained and he served as a voluntary faculty member of the College of Medicine of the State University of New York. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons.
In 1942 Hank married Maurine Parham at Camp Kilmer, N. J. She survives him, as do two sons, two daughters, and two sisters. It is a great tragedy to lose a doctor so skilled in helping his neighbor and so dedicated to the relief of suffering in mankind. The sympathy of the Class is extended to his family.
Services were held in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Syracuse, where Hank had been a choir member. Burial was in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia.
1939
AUSTIN SMITH IGLEHEART JR. died November 9 of carbon monoxide poisoning in an automobile in the garage of his home at 185 Round Hill Road, Greenwich, Conn. His body was found by his father, Austin S. Igleheart Sr., former president and board chairman of General Foods.
Ige was born in Evansville, Indiana, on September 30, 1916, the son of Suzanne (Bridwell) and Austin S. Igleheart Sr. He was graduated from The Choate School, Dartmouth, and Tuck School. He was a member of Psi Upsilon, Dragon, Ski Club Carcajou, and both the freshman and varsity lacrosse squads.
Ige seemed to have great plans for the future, and one of them was to be a good Marine. He did well in the Marine Corps in the Pacific during World War 11, emerging as a Lieutenant Colonel. He had been in the steel business, and at his death was a director of the General Foods Corp., in White Plains, N. Y.
Surviving, besides his mother and father, are four sons, a sister, and two brothers. His marriage to Mrs. Jean Walker Igleheart ended in divorce.
The Class extends our sincere sympathy to the members of his family.
1940
The Class was saddened to learn of the death, by his own hand, of JAMES HUGH MCDOWELL near his home, on Wilson Point, South Norwalk, Conn., early in November. Hugh was President of Central Station Signal, Inc., makers of fire-alarm systems, in New York City, having started as a salesman in 1940.
Hugh entered our Class from Manual Training High in Brooklyn and was with us only two years. He was a brother of Delta Tau Delta. During the war he enlisted as an aviation cadet in 1942 and was discharged as Captain of the Army Air Corps after the war.
He and the former Mary Madden were married in March 1941, and after her death he was married to Mrs. Yolande VanRensselaer in 1953. Six children and his parents survive, to whom the sincere sympathy of the Class is extended.
1941
WALTER FREDERICK SCHULTZE JR. of 1866 Quimby Lane, Westfield, N. J., died September 19, after a brief illness.
"Dutch" prepared for Dartmouth at Roosevelt High School in Yonkers, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. Two days after Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the Navy and served in the Pacific theatre and in Italy. He was discharged with the rank of Lt. (j.g.) in 1945, and joined the Bristol Meyers Co. He was superintendent of maintenance there until he became associated with Keuffel and Esser last June.
He is survived by his wife Mary, three sons, and two daughters, to whom the Class extends its sincere sympathy.
Word has been received of the death of LOYD EARL WRIGHT JR. last August in Los Angeles, Calif., after an illness of several months. Loyd was a prominent attorney and junior vice president of the County Bar Association in Los Angeles and a member of the law firm of Wright, Wright, Goldwater and Mack.
During his college career Loyd transferred from Dartmouth to the University of Southern California where he received his B.A. and LL.B. degrees. During World War II he was a civilian flight instructor for the Army Air Corps.
He is survived by his widow, Jane Cooper Wright, at 200 S. June St., Los Angeles, two daughters and a son. He is survived also by his parents, two sisters and a brother.
While Loyd did not graduate with the Class, he was a popular member of 1941 during his days in Hanover and had many friends there, all of whom extend their deepest sympathy to his family.
1943
CHARLES EDWARD SWARTZBAUGH III died November 5, 1964 at his home, 4406 Brittany Road, Ottawa Hills, Ohio, six years to the day from his first severe heart attack. He had been in good health, leading an active business and community life.
A native of Toledo, Ohio and a graduate of Scott High School, "Red" took a Tuck-Thayer major, was a member of the Interdormitory Council and the varsity swimming team. His fraternity was Sigma Nu. In World War II he served as a Lt. (j.g.) radar officer, including South Pacific duty on the carrier Wasp.
Red married Margaret Foley in 1944, and after the war they settled in Toledo, where Red started a lifelong merchandising career with Lamson Brothers, a large department store. At his death he was secretary-treasurer. He was also a director of the Toledo Credit Bureau, Lamson's, and the Swartzbaugh Manufacturing Co., Murfreesboro, Tenn., with memberships in the Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce, Toledo Club, and Rotary Club.
Surviving are his wife Margaret, four daughters, two brothers and a sister. Funeral services were held in the St. Michael's-in-the-Hills Episcopal Church with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Red had strong Dartmouth ties, including his father-in-law, Ernest L. Foley '47, and brother-in-law, Dick Foley '43. He was active in Toledo Dartmouth affairs and planned to attend the 1943 Twentieth reunion when business prevented it. One Dartmouth alumnus in Toledo spoke of the great sadness among his friends in his unexpected passing, and we too can join in this expression of sympathy to his wife and daughters in their very great loss.
C.M.D.
Dr. John Bernard Christian Eckstorm '98
