1902

While the death of George ("Louis") Dow in Cambridge, Mass., on October 13, 1965 can hardly be said to have been unexpected, and was in the nature of a release from years of suffering, it comes as a shock to his many friends. Phil Thompson writes of him: "Next to Dave Keniston, Louis Dow was my oldest and closest Dartmouth friend." Although not specifically aimed at Louis, it seems appropriate to call upon Phil for another of his delightful reminiscences. He writes,

"In 1900, Louis Dow, Dave Keniston, Ben Riley, Art Ruggles, 'Wife' Jennings, Ed Fletcher, and I went to Europe on a cattleship (17 days, Portland, Me., to London, England) to visit the World's Fair at Paris, and to see a bit of France, Switzerland, Germany and Holland. Each of us had only S100, and believe it or not, we had a few dollars left when we got back. In Heidelberg we saw a duel between students and it was a cruel affair just to get a scar on the face. Now only Ed and I are left. I earned my $100 by selling Dartmouth stationery which I got the stationery firm of Drake to put out with the Dartmouth and fraternity seals. The stationery was dark green and one had to use white ink. It went across big!" .

An extended obituary of Louis Dow will appear in this or a subsequent issue but mention should be made here of the universal admiration for his wife, Ethel, on the part of all who know her. They were married almost exactly sixty years ago so that words of sympathy for her from the class have even greater meaning than usual. "She is a truly great, noble, self-effacing woman," writes one who knows her well. Together they made a pair worthy of Dartmouth at its best.

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