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.]

Grover, Edwin O. '94, Nov. 8 Alley, Winslow W. '97, July 2 Hall, Howard W. '01, Oct. 27 Qua, Stanley E. '01, Nov. 8 Daniels, Edwin A. '03, Nov. 1 Weston, Frederick S. '05, Oct. 20 Nesmith, Walter S. '07, Oct. 11 Newton, Allen E. '09, Nov. 13 Wilson, Thornton G. '11, Nov. 5 Leach, Roscoe C. '12, Nov. 6 Wheeler, G. Warren '12, Oct. 23 Netsch, Walter A. '14, Oct. 21 Tower, Arthur A. '15, Oct. 17 Andretta, Salvador A. '20, Oct. 18 Harvey, Murray C. '20, Oct. 27 Bartlett, Augustus W. Jr. '23, Oct. 27, 1964 Bishop, Robert H. '25, Nov. 12 McQuade, John S. '27, Oct. 4 Brush, George '28, Oct. 18 Pasfield, George H. '28, Oct. 30 Zeller, Adrian B. '28, Nov. 1 Gutterson, Walter C. '29, Oct. 16 Davis, George S. '33, Oct. 30 Sloman, Howard S. '46, Nov. 11 Yungjohann, Edward F. '31s, Sept. 15, 1964

1901

GORDON PAUL JOHNSON of 6175 Lamar, Arvada, Col., died on July 6. according to a letter from his widow, Ethel. Cause of his death is unknown.

1902

GEORGE LINCOLN DOW was born December 9, 1878 in Cambridge, Mass., and died October 13, 1965 in the same city.

He entered Dartmouth from the Cambridge Latin School and was known to everyone by the name of "Louis". He was a handsome man and a fine athlete, representing the class and later the College in track. He was a splendid middle distance runner in intercollegiate competition. He was a member of DKE and of Sphinx. He also played on the freshman football team and was a member of the Dramatic Club.

Soon after graduation he entered the real estate business in Cambridge. He was connected with this business for the rest of his active life, and many of the business buildings of the Harvard Square district are associated with his name. He was active in local politics, being at various times a member of the Cambridge Common Council, the Board of Aldermen and the Massachusetts House of Representatives; president of the Republican Club; chairman of the non-partisan City Commission; and president of the Real Estate Exchange.

He was always concerned in community affairs, especially lay work with the Red Cross, various Hospitals, and the Y.M.C.A. He was a director of the Harvard Trust Co., the Charles River Trust Co. and a trustee of the Cambridge Savings Bank.

On October 11, 1905, he was married to Miss Ethel D. Appleton of Cambridge. They had three children, all of whom, with their invalid mother, survive him.

His was an active, useful life, and it was a blessing to be with him even after a crippling disease made it painful for him to move, restricting his activities. The Class of 1902 is proud that even after he has left us we can count such a man among our numbers. Our "Louis" remains a personal loss to the few of us who are left, but an honor to our Dartmouth.

1903

WILLIAM HARRY WATSON died October 3 at his home, 92 Court Street, Keene, N. H. Services were held October 6 at the Universalist Church in Keene.

Attending the service, in addition to his many other friends, were members of the Cheshire County Bar Association, directors of the Keene Savings Bank, law enforcement officials, educators, and business and professional associates.

Harry was born August 4, 1877 in Leeds, England. He prepared for college at Danvers (Mass.) High School and, after graduation, taught and coached at several schools in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Harry was admitted to the New Hampshire Bar in 1910 and in 1914 he opened a law office in Keene where he continued to practice up to the time of his death.

During his long practice he continued his deep and active interest in educational and athletic activities. He was a trustee of Alumni Field and president of the Trustees of the Keene Academy Fund. After his death the Keene School Board unanimously approved a motion which read in part, "because of his leadership and effort with the Keene Academy Trust Fund in making the language laboratory at Keene High School a reality I would like to move that said facility be named the William H. Watson Language Laboratory and a suitable tablet or plaque be erected therein."

Harry also held public office as city solicitor, mayor, county solicitor, and delegate to the State Constitutional Convention. During World War 11, he was a government appeal agent for the Selective Service Board.

Harry married Edith W. Kingsbury in Keene on July 23, 1908. He is also survived by two sons, William H. Jr. '38, and Frederick K. '30; two daughters; eleven grandchildren; and three brothers.

Harry was still in law practice in partnership with his son William at the time of his death. He also was a member of the Executive Committee of the Class of 1903.

The class will not only miss Harry's wisdom and kindly guidance in class affairs, but each individual member will mourn his personal kindly friendship which has meant so much to all of us. Our deepest sympathy goes out to all his family.

1905

FREDERICK SAMPSON WESTON died in the hospital in Middleboro, Mass., after a short illness. He had lived in this town most of his life except for the years of experience on jobs abroad. He was born August 31, 1881 in Taunton, Mass.

At Dartmouth he won respect by his shy but friendly personality. His earnest attention to his studies was evidenced by his membership in Phi Beta Kappa.

After graduation Fred spent a year working his way around the world before returninng to Hanover to enter Thayer School. He joined the Harlem Construction Co., in New York City, where he worked with two classmates, Fletcher Hatch and Harold Haskell.

There followed two years in the Philippines on waterworks and road experience and three years as a civil engineer in Brazil. After some time in surveying for the Bangor, Me., Railroad and the Boston and Albany, he returned to Middleboro where he worked privately as a partner in a substantial fire and accident insurance concern. He also continued to do surveying up to his last year.

Fred also served as administrator of a large estate which had been willed to the support of the citizens of Middleboro. He was active in church work, the Lions Club, and the Masons where he held various offices, the last being chaplain of the Mayflower Lodge. Fred was constantly a loyal supporter of his Class and College.

HENRY KITTREDGE NORTON died October 12 in the Marin General Hospital in San Rafael, Calif., after a short illness. He was born October 14, 1884 in Chicago, Ill., the son of Thomas Strange Norton '79.

At Dartmouth he foreshadowed his tendency toward activity by serving on the Dartmouth and Aegis editorial boards. He continued his education at Pomona College, winning his M.A. there, and then spent three years at the University of California. He was admitted to the California bar in 1908 and practiced there for several years, with an interruption while he was in World War I service.

A man of extraordinary versatility and wide interests, Henry's career included such diverse activities as speech writing for Wendell Willkie when he was presidential nominee in 1940. He was a political associate of former Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, who later appointed him to serve on the New York City Transit Commission; he was the author of a number of books on current affairs; he became an expert in the field of transit and railroad management; he even taught a course entitled "The Evolution of Civilization: The Autobiography of Mankind" last year at the University of California.

In the period between 1920 and 1933, Henry was engaged in newspaper work in New York, Europe, the Caribbean and South America, with interruptions briefly as assistant to the General Counsel of Armour and Company, and, in 1928, as liaison officer of the American delegation to the Pan-American Conference at Havana.

In 1933 he entered the field of radio, where he became treasurer of the National Broadcasting Company for a year. The next two years he held the position of assistant to the president of the Radio Corporation of America (RCA), and then a year as vice president of the Radio Marine Corporation.

The next step in Henry's career was in railroading. He became executive officer to the trustee of the Susquehanna and Western R. R. Company with headquarters in New York. By degrees he rose to be president and finally board chairman in 1955-56. He is credited with the emergence of the road from bankruptcy and receivership.

Meanwhile he was a director of Walter Kidde and Co., a diversified manufacturing concern, 1943-55, and in 1952 he became president of the Walter Kidde Nuclear Laboratories.

Henry became widely known for his plan to solve New York's traffic difficulties. He brought together a group of top officials of the suburban railroads, the country's largest transit systems, and the manufacturers of transit equipment to find a solution to the problems. A comparison of the recent engineering reports of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York with the recommendations of this group shows how closely all of these follow the suggestions made in the group's study of nearly twenty years ago.

Two earlier marriages terminated in divorce. In 1934 Henry married Evelyn Sayre Wiseman. Surviving are his widow at 78 Macdougal Street, New York City; a daughter and a son by his first wife, a daughter by his second wife, and a daughter by his third; two brothers, and eighteen grandchildren and step-grandchildren. His brother James was a member of the Class of 1908.

1907

WALTER SCOTT NESMITH died on October 11 at a Nashua hospital. He was born in Westmoreland, April 25, 1877 and spent his early years in Goffstown.

He was a graduate of Phillips Exeter Academy. After receiving his A.B. with our class, he began a teaching career in Nashua. For eleven years he taught science, then served as principal of the Nashua High School for 27 years until his retirement in 1945. In 1961 he was named "Citizen of the Year" by the Greater Nashua Chamber of Commerce in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the city.

He was a former trustee of the Nashua Library. Several years ago he established a Walter and Evelyn Nesmith Award, given annually to the highest ranking senior in the college preparatory course at the high school.

Walter was a Congregationalist, a Mason, and a Republican. In his retirement he spent his summers in Nashua and winters in Florida. On August 28, 1915 he married M. Evelyn Cook. She died in 1947. He is survived by his second wife Genevieve P. Campbell, whom he married on June 28, 1951.

Funeral services were held on October 14 and committal prayers were offered by the Rev. Paul Wheeler D.D. at the family lot in Westlawn Cemetery in Goffstown. The Class has lost a distinguished member and a loyal Dartmouth man. We extend our most sincere sympathy to Genevieve who wrote your secretary that "Like all Dartmouth men Walter had a very deep love for his college, and I share that feeling."

1912

RALPH WIDMAN TACKABERRY died in a hospital in Evanston, Ill., on August 23, two days after his 74th birthday. His wife, Mabel, had been out for a few minutes on an errand and on her return found him slumped over his desk and breathing with great difficulty. He was rushed to the hospital where he expired late that evening.

Tack was what one might call a rejuvenated alumnus. It all came about a few years ago at the time the Class Secretary was in Chicago and prevailed upon him and Alvah Holway to join him at the Dartmouth Club luncheon in that city. From then on Tack was a regular attendant at the Class reunions in Hanover, missing only the last one because of his wife's health. A letter from him written the day before his death told of his plans to be in Hanover next June with Mabel for 1912's 54th reunion and also in August for the Alumni College.

Ralph was born on August 21, 1891 at Sioux City, lowa. He came to Dartmouth from Morningside College in Sioux City where he received an A.B. degree in 1911. He was with 1912 one year at Amos Tuck School and received a degree with 1912. Tack was engaged in fund raising for community chests, hospitals, colleges, churches, the YMCA, and the YWCA over a period of more than 25 years. Ralph was a Mason and a Shriner, a member of the Westmoreland Country Club at Evanston, and a Methodist.

On June 17, 1918 he married Mabel Aurel Pecaut of Sioux City who survives together with a son, a daughter, and several grandchildren.

Tack's enthusiastic comradeship will be sorely missed at 1912 reunions.

After six years in a nursing home CARL SAMUEL WELLS died quietly and without pain in Salem, Mass., on September 26. A memorial service was held on September 30 at the Newton Cemetery Chapel. Only the immediate family was in attendance. Burial was in the family lot in Newton Cemetery.

Kelly Wells was born on February 4, 1890 in Natick, Mass. He prepared for college at Newton High School and while at Dartmouth played on the Class hockey team freshman year, was captain of the varsity hockey team, and manager of the Class football team. He was a member of Psi Upsilon, Turtle, and Casque and Gauntlet.

From 1914 to 1917 Kelly was a bond salesman with Coffin & Burr, and for a time he represented the educational department of Houghton, Mifflin & Co., publishers. Later he was manager of the commercial service department of the First National Bank of Boston, handling publicity, sales promotion, and foreign trade development. Following this he went into advertising, then sales promotion business for himself, and finally had his own real estate brokerage firm in Marblehead until forced to retire because of ill health.

His last illness was a long and heartbreaking one as he lost the use of his legs, and his eyesight failed to the extent that he was unable to read. With all this he never complained. Letters from his classmates were a constant joy and inspiration to him.

Kelly married Vera Burkhardt of West Roxbury, Mass., on June 2, 1914. Vera survives him at 39 Prospect St., Marblehead. A daughter, two sons, two stepsons, a brother, Ralph A. '17, and twelve grandchildren also survive.

GEORGE NICHOLAS HITCHCOCK died on August 30. Services were held September 2 at the First Presbyterian Church in Cranford, N. J., where he lived. No details of his last illness are available.

Hitch was born on February 24, 1890 at Newtonville, Mass. He prepared for college at Newton High School and while at Dartmouth was a Rufus Choate Scholar, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, arid a magna cum laude graduate. He won first prize in the Spalding mechanical drawing competition. In 1913 he received a C.E. degree from Thayer School. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and Gamma Alpha.

Hitch was a civil and mechanical engineer in structural steel and oil refining. For two years he was with the American Bridge Co. at Elmira, N. Y., and then for 40 years he was with Tide Water Oil Co. at Bayonne, N. J., where he was chief draftsman and in charge of the engineering department. Hitch retired in 1955 and for the next three years was employed part-time by Engelhard Industries at Newark, N. J. He was a member of the American Welding Society and a Presbyterian.

On September 7, 1914 he married Alison B. Winslow of Shirley, Mass., who survives him together with two sons, one daughter, and nine grandchildren.

1914

DWIGHT CONN passed away on July 31

He was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and is remembered for his part in the preparation of "The Green Parasol," along with his close friend J. Theodore Marriner. Dwight's father, Charles F. Conn, was a member of the Class of 1887.

After graduation Dwight went to Philadelphia where he was secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Philadelphia from 1917-1920, and then on to New York where his real interest was the theatre. He saw practically every play on Broadway for many years and maintained a complete collection of programs which he left to Harvard.

Dwight had physical impairments which made him extremely shy, and also unable to do any heavy work, but he loved music and did some composing and accompanying for singers on occasion. He never married, and at the time of his death his cousin, Carroll Dwight '22, was his closest relative.

WALTER HOLLIS GOULD passed away on September 5 in Northfield, Vt.

Walter was at Dartmouth for two years and received his B.S. in Education at the University of Vermont. He also held an M.A. from Columbia and a Ph.D. from American University. For nine years he was professor of philosophy and education at Norwich University.

He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

WALTER ANDREW NETSCH passed away on October 21 in his sleep, the victim of a heart attack.

Born in Manchester, N. H., on January 13, 1892. he went, to work for Armour and Company, meat packers, immediately after graduation. When he retired., 38 years later, he was vice president of the company.

He is survived by his widow, Anna, at 54-273 Avenida Rubio, La Quinta, Calif.; a son; and a daughter.

DR. ROBERT BROWN TEACHOUT, 70, a retired psychologist and Veterans Administration official, died August 25 at his home at 4410 Volta Place N.W., Washington, D. C.

Dr. Teachout was a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Dartmouth and received his Ph.D. at Clark University. He developed the first intelligence tests for military personnel while he was serving as an Army Psychologist during World War I. Later he served for 25 years as chairman of the VA's rating schedule board and was co-author of the VA's vocational guidance manual for rehabilitating disabled servicemen.

Besides his widow, Peggy, whom he married in 1924, he is survived by four adopted sons.

1915

ARTHUR AUGUSTUS TOWER, prominent Meriden, Conn., physician for 43 years and founder of the pediatrics department at Meriden Hospital more than 30 years ago, died suddenly of a heart attack October 17 at his home at 173 Curtis Street.

"Art" was born April 17, 1892 in East Pepperill, Mass.; attended Worcester Academy; and received his A.B. degree with our Class. He received his medical degree from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University and interned in New York and Hartford.

He was plant physician at the New Departure Division of General Motors and, upon his retirement there in 1953, was the second oldest in point of service among all General Motors physicians. While maintaining a full practice in pediatrics, he supervised the expansion of medical facilities at New Departure from a first aid room to a large, modern industrial hospital, examining thousands of wartime employees on round-the-clock shifts during the war.

Until his death, he was the attending physician at the Well-Child Clinic of the Public Health and Visiting Nurse Association, was also physician for the Meriden public schools, and director of personnel health at the Meriden Hospital. He was a member of many medical and civic societies.

"Art" took pride in a large and productive vegetable garden. He was an ardent tennis player until recent years, having been twice doubles champion of Meriden. He enjoyed ice hockey and horseback riding and followed ardently the fortunes of Dartmouth football teams.

He is survived by his widow, Marjorie, whom he married in 1922; a son, Dr. John C. '47; a daughter; seven grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.

Memorial services were held October 20 at the First Congregational Church conducted by the Rev. Harold E. Craw. In lieu of flowers, friends were asked to make contributions to the pediatrics ward of the Meriden Hospital Development Fund.

1916

ROBERT SHUMAN STEINERT of 15 Charles River Square, Boston, collapsed while attending the Pennsylvania-Dartmouth football game on Alumni Field, Hanover, October 9, and was dead upon arrival at the Mary Hitchcock Hospital.

Bob was born in Boston November 6, 1894 and attended the Volkmann School in that city before entering Dartmouth. A native of the Back Bay, he was the grandson of Morris Steinert, founder of the M. Steinert and Sons Co., piano manufacturers. He was head of the publicity department and manufacturer's representative bor the firm for many years. During World War II he was a member of the War Manpower Commission in his area.

Bob was a resident of Boston for most of his life. He lived in Beverly Farms about fifteen years and returned to Boston about twenty years ago. He had a summer home in Dublin, N. H., and was a member of the Dublin Lake Club, as well as the Tennis and Racquet Club, Boston. He was a vestryman of Emmanuel (Episcopal) Church in Boston.

He is survived by his widow, the former Lucy Pettingill Currier, two daughters, and a son, Robert S. Jr. '49.

Funeral services were held October 12 at All Saints Parish Church, Peterborough, N. H. They were conducted by the Rev. A. L. Kershaw, Rector of Emmanuel Church.

1917

MAXWELL BUSWELL ANTRIM died on September 21 in Freeport (Ill.) Memorial Hospital to which he had been admitted earlier in the day.

Max was born in Freeport on September 9, 1895. He entered college from Freeport High School and received his degree while on active service with the Navy in the early days of World War I.

His service record was extensive, including service on six ships, one of which sank in a convoy, leaving Max as senior surviving officer although he was at the time a recently commissioned ensign. On this occasion the War Department had reported him a casualty.

Returning to Freeport, he entered the State Bank of Freeport and rose to the presidency and, after his retirement, to chairman of the board.

His marriage to the former Hazel Crooke of Odon, Ind., took place on June 17, 1922.

Max held numerous civic posts such as that of treasurer of the Freeport Memorial Hospital and the Freeport Community College Foundation. He was a trustee of the Stover Estate, and a director of Guyer & Calkins and of The Freeport Journal-Standard. He was an enthusiastic alumnus of the College.

. Survivors include his widow, his daughter, three grandchildren, and two brothers, H. Stanley '20 and Joel P. '25.

1919

KENNETH DUDLEY SMITH, a prominent horticulturist and an attorney on Staten Island, N. Y., for many years, passed away on October 7 in the Staten Island Hospital after a long illness.

K.D. 69 amassed numerous medals over the years for competition in national and local flower shows. He had many seedlings blooming in his garden registered with the American Iris Society, thereby giving them pedigrees. He was a member of the American Iris Society, the New York Horticultural Society of America, the Hemerocallis Society, a fellow of the Royal Photographic Society, a member of the Staten Island advisory board of the Chase Manhattan Bank, and the Richmond County Bar Association.

K.D., whose late father was the first surrogate on the Island, practiced general law until he retired several years ago. lie was awarded a distinguished medal from the American Iris Society last year. He received his law degree from the Columbia Law School in 1923, in the same class as Bill Goldberg.

Surviving are his widow Catherine of 221 Benedict Road, Dongan Hills, Staten Island, N. Y.; two sons, Kenneth D. Jr. '51 and Frank I.; and three grandchildren. To them goes the most sincere sympathy of the Class in their sorrow. K.D. was a most loyal classmate and Dartmouth man, a generous supporter of the College. He will be greatly missed by all of us who knew him.

1920

SALVADOR (SAL) ANTONIO ANDRETTA died October 19, in the National Institute of Health, having been ill for several months with a rare muscular disease.

He was born in Hartford, Conn., September 2, 1898, and prepared for College at the Hartford High School. While at Dartmouth he was a member of the Mandolin Club, Glee Club, Junior Prom Committee, Rake and Roll, Dragon, and Phi Sigma Kappa fraternity. He received his B.A. from Dartmouth in 1920 and LL.B. from Yale Law School in 1923. Sal made an unforgettable contribution to Dartmouth as he and Vincent Breglio were the originators of the famous Barbery Coast orchestra.

From 1923 to 1931 he was engaged in private practice and banking, and was president of Pallotti, Andretta & Co. He was appointed to the anti-trust division of the Justice Department in 1935 and in 1945 became assistant attorney general and head of the Administrative Division. He was cited in February of this year; and in conferring a 30-year award Attorney General Nicholas Katzenback gave high praise of his handling of what was considered the highest career position in the Justice Department.

Sal was held in high esteem, and the funeral service held at St. Matthews Cathedral was attended by many official dignitaries and Dartmouth representatives.

He leaves his mother, Mrs. Felicia Andretta of Unionville; his widow, the former Patricia Collins; two sons, Daniel B. '58, and Gage; two brothers, Nicholas A. '23, and Henry F. '26; a sister, and several grandchildren.

Sal will be long remembered and the Class extends its deep sympathy to Pat and the other surviving members of his family.

MURRAY CHEEVER HARVEY died October 27, in Phillips House after a short illness.

Bun was born in Wellesley Hills, attended Wellesley High School and was captain of the 1913 football team which had such an outstanding record. He also graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., in 1916. In April 1917 he enlisted in the Navy and was assigned to a course for-Naval Reserve Officers at the U. S. Naval Academy. He later served as ensign on the battleship USS Ohio. He went back to Dartmouth and graduated with his class in 1920 and was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and the Dragon Society.

He was vice president and treasurer of the Arthur C. Harvey Co. in Allston, Mass., which was founded by his father in 1888. Bun retired in 1955 and at that time the business merged with Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.

He was a native of Wellesley and had lived there all his life taking an active part in civic and church affairs. He had been a Town Meeting member for a long period, a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church and belonged to Brae Burn Country Club, and the Charles River Dartmouth Club.

Private interment took place October 29 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Wellesley after which a memorial service was held in the afternoon at St. Andrews Episcopal Church.

He is survived by his widow Dorothy (Tower) Harvey of 4 Fletcher Road; a daughter; a son Robert T. '47; and thirteen grandchildren. He also leaves a brother and three sisters.

Bun was esteemed by all who knew him and the town flags in Wellesley were at half mast in his honor. The deep sympathy of all the Class goes to Dotty and the other surviving members of his family.

LEWIS MILLER STEVENS died on July 15, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pa. He transferred and was graduated from Princeton University in 1920. He has shown no interest in Dartmouth, and it was not until recently that the College learned of his death. He did, however, live a very active and useful life being a lawyer, a councilman, and a civic leader with varied interests.

ROBERT T. MEADS died in the State Hospital in Concord, N. H„ on February 14, 1964. His card has been in the "Not Interested" section, and it was not until recently that the College learned of his death.

GREGORY JOHN TOBIN of 422 Spring Mill Road, Villanova, Pa., died October 13, in the Bryn Mawr Hospital after a short illness.

Pat was born in Syracuse, N. Y., on October 29, 1898, and prepared for College at the Hackensack High School. While at Dartmouth he became a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. His brothers were Harold J. '17 (deceased) and Donald J. '22.

During World War I he was a member of the Navy Flying Corps and did not return to College after the war. He became affiliated with R. H. Macy Co. in New York and was head buyer, becoming a very knowledgeable shoe man. At the time of World War II he was loaned to the Army by Macy's to set up a system for its shoe procurement program. After Pearl Harbor he moved to Boston where he was in charge of shoe procurement for the Army, the corps of nurses, and the Russian Lend-Lease program. He designed the "Tobin Boot" which replaced the puttee and was awarded the Legion of Merit for superlative service.

After the war he became a partner in Steigerwait, Inc., an established shoe firm, and directed its operations until his retirement in 1963. He was a member of the Philadelphia Country Club.

Surviving are his widow, Martha (Adams); a son, a brother Donald J. '22, and two sisters. Requiem Mass was held at St. Thomas of Villanova Church on the campus of Villanova University, and interment was in St. Luke's Cemetery, Hohokus, N. J. The sympathy of the Class goes out to the surviving members of his family.

1922

GORDON EDWARD VARNEY JR. passed away September 17, presumably at Coconut Grove, Miami, Fla., where he lived at 220 Edgewater Drive.

Gordon was born July 10, 1899 in Indianapolis. He prepared for college at the Shattuck School, Fairbault, Minn., and entered Purdue for the first part of his undergraduate work. He transferred to Dartmouth in the autumn of 1921, and many classmates still remember him with affection and esteem.

After college he returned to Indianapolis and became interested in the production of motion pictures. He later moved to Bradenton, Fla., where he worked as a builder and designer. In the late twenties, developing an interest in aviation, he became a pilot and manager of the Brockton, Mass., airport. He later moved to Chicago and from there to Los Angeles. Returning to Chicago in 1940, he became active in the toy manufacturing business, particularly scale model railroads. He was eminently successful and a world leader in his business.

Gordon and Florence Rider were married in Los Angeles 28 years ago. To her the Class offers its deepest sympathy.

1924

The answer to a puzzle of one who indicated "Not interested" in the College of his choice is now at hand. Many of us remember him as one apart when he was with us; some may not recall that he graduated in three years.

CONRAD FRANCIS REBMAN was born June 1, 1895 and so is perhaps our oldest member. He came from London, England; We have almost no information for the record. In 1927 he was with Macy's, living in suburban Hollis, N. Y. In 1930-31 he was living on 34th Street, in the city, but as of March 1932 he was not available to us.

Now we have a letter from the Veterans Administration Hospital at Bath, N. Y., indicating that Connie died on October 18, 1957 cause of death "unknown." We have no information as to when or how he obtained status as a war veteran.

1927

JAIRUS SEARLE HURLBUT ALLIS died September 12.

Jerry entered Dartmouth from Phillips Andover. A major in economics and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon, he sang with the Glee Club and played soccer all through college, captaining the soccer team his senior year.

He entered the insurance field and worked successively in Springfield; San Antonio, Texas; and Hartford, Conn. Health reasons led to a move to Florida in 1948 where he resided until the death of his wife in 1963. Jerry returned to Springfield, his home town, where he died.

Jerry was married in 1927 to Mary William Sanford. He is survived by a son, and a daughter.

JOHN SOMERSET MCQUADE died October 4 after having been in ill health for some time. He had been in the Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Boynton Beach, Fla., for tests, had his gall bladder removed, and died a week later. He was buried in Arlington Cemetery.

Jack left college before graduation and lived in New York where he was in the publishing business. Selling out, he retired to Florida. He had two sons by a previous marriage. One son, Jack Jr., attended Dartmouth for one year with the Class of 1951 and died of polio while studying for the priesthood.

A second son, Kinnaird,. is married and has two sons. MacEnroe, the only son of Jack and his surviving wife, Ruth, is in the U.S. Army. Mrs. McQuade resides at 1515 Lake Drive, Delray Beach, Fla.

1929

REUBEN ALLEN BENJAMIN of 908 Elm Place, Glencoe, Ill., died unexpectedly on July 23 in Victory Memorial Hospital, Waukegan, Ill.

Allen was born in Chicago on June 18, 1907. He graduated from Austin High School in 1924 and took pre-college courses at Louis Institute for one year. At Dartmouth, he majored in English and graduated cum laude. He was a member of Alpha Sigma Phi fraternity.

Upon leaving Dartmouth. Allen spent six years (1929-1925) with the Harris Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago. After his father's death, he joined the Benjamin Electric Manufacturing Co. to represent, as the only son, the minority interest inherited by the family. Allen served this company in various capacities between 1935 and 1956. Among these capacities, he was in charge of the production and inventory control for ten years, a director for twelve years, corporate secretary for eleven years, vice president in charge of engineering and patents for three years, and chairman of the merchandising committee for three years. In 1956, he sold his interest in the company. From 1956 until his death, Allen found himself fully occupied keeping the family capital profitably invested.

Allen was one of the founders and the first secretary of the North Shore Mental Health Association. He was an organizer and early president of the North Shore Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America. He held offices in the Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. He was a member of the Glencoe Union Church and an active member of the church choir. He was a member of Skokie Country Club and the Michigan Shores Club. He worked with the International Hospitality Center welcoming guests from abroad.

As Allen's letters to his friends and his children testify, Allen's interest in Dartmouth was unfaltering. He attended all but one of his class reunions, the last being just one month before his death. The mountains of New Hampshire grew taller, greener and more beautiful in Allen's reminiscences as the years passed by. As the members of his Class can verify, Dartmouth has lost a loyal friend.

Allen is survived by his widow, Meta; his son John A. '60; a grandson; a daughter; and two sisters.

We were grieved to hear of the passing of Walt Gutterson of Weymouth, Mass.

WALTER CHEESMAN GUTTERSON, age 59, of 427 Commercial Street, was guidance director of Weymouth Public Schools and a leader in the guidance field when he died on October 16.

Walt, who became guidance director shortly after World War 11, was past president of the Greater Boston Vocational Guidance Association, the South Shore Men's Guidance Group, and the South Shore Guidance Association.

He was former editor of Vocational Guidance Magazine, past vice president of South Shore Mental Health Association and trustee of the Tufts Library in Weymouth for twenty years. In addition, he was an instructor at Boston State and Bridgewater State Colleges, and College Board representative for Weymouth Public Schools, where he taught 35 years.

Walt was also a past president of the Weymouth Lions Club and was a member of St. Vincent dePaul Society of Sacred Heart Church. He leaves his widow, Bernadine M. (McCusker), a Latin teacher at Braintree High School, to whom the Class sends its heartfelt condolences.

We were grieved to hear of the passing of GEORGE ALEXANDER HUME JR. on September 9 in Lexington, Ky., after being stricken at his home.

A farmer and horse breeder at Lexington, Sandy was a member of the Thoroughbred Club of America and had been active in social life in Lexington.

He was born in Muskegon, Mich., March 26, 1905 and attended Harvard Military Academy in Los Angeles, where he won an award as the best all-around cadet. At Dartmouth he was on the track team and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity. His marriage to Miss Harriet Wilson, also of Muskegon, took place there in May 1929. Mrs. Hume died only a year ago at Lexington.

For several years Sandy was a management official at the Amazon Knitting Mill in Muskegon before leaving for Lexington.

He leaves two sons, George III '54, and Richard W. '57, a brother, three sisters, and four grandsons. Sandy was an outstanding member of the Class and he will be sorely missed.

1930

FRANCIS VINCENT DOHERTY died suddenly of a massive cerebral hemorrhage on October 9 in Milford, Conn. Frank and his wife had stopped in that city to visit friends en route to the Army-Notre Dame football game.

Born in Abington, Mass., December 16, 1907, Frank had lived in Brockton for most of his life. For twenty years, prior to his retirement in 1963, he was the district director in charge of the local office for the Massachusetts Department of Public Welfare.

During World War II Frank served as a lieutenant in the Quartermaster Corps. His many civic and fraternal interests included service as a trustee of Brockton Hospital, a director of the Pilgrim Foundation, membership in the Knights of Columbus, American Legion, and the Holy Name Society. He was prominent in affairs of his church and served in the capacity as choir director for many years.

Dartmouth and the Class of 1930 ranked high in Frank's interests and he gave much of himself in a modest, unassuming manner in serv- ice to the College and the Class. He has acted as an assistant class agent, served as a member of the Executive Committee, functioned on several reunion committees, both formal and informal, and had been active in Dartmouth Club activities. He had just taken the office of secretary-treasurer of the Southeastern Massachusetts Dartmouth Club.

Frank married Elizabeth Riley in June 1943, who survives him, in addition to his brother James '33 of Short Hills, N. J.

The Class extends its deepest sympathy and suffers the loss of a good friend and loyal classmate.

1931

Word was received from Alton, Ill., of the death of EDGAR ALLEN COOK from a heart attack on April 28. He was enrolled at Dartmouth from 1928 to 1929. He received his degree at Syracuse in 1932. During the war he served in the Army.

1934

ROBERT LIN WOOD YOUNG, aged 52, died suddenly at Lawrence (Mass.) General Hospital September 13, six days after suffering a heart attack. He resided at 368 Common Street, Lawrence.

He had prepared for Dartmouth at Lawrence High School where he was a track star and a prize-winning English student.

Bob returned to his native Lawrence before finishing his freshman year in Hanover and pursued a career in printing. At the time of his death, he and his wife owned and operated a printing establishment, the Golden Press, in Lawrence. Before that, he had been with the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune and the Lawrence Sunday Sun for a number of years and formerly was secretary-treasurer of Lawrence Typographical Union No. 51.

Besides his widow, the former Mary C. Golden, he leaves two sons by his first wife who died in 1939. Also surviving are his mother, a step-brother, and four grandchildren.

To them, the Class of 1934 expresses sympathy.

1936

RICHARD FELLOWES VAIL died September 4, at Westhampton Beach, Long Island, N. Y. He had been in apparent good health until about a month before his death when a checkup disclosed that he was in the advanced stages of cancer.

Dick had spent most of his life in the Westhampton Beach area. He prepared for Dart- mouth at the Trinity School in New York City. During his years in Hanover he was a member of Phi Delta Theta and he majored in Spanish. He served in the Army during World War II and was discharged with the rank of sergeant.

In 1944 he was married to Jane C. Richardson and they have a son, Christopher, who is presently a student at Long Island University. Dick had recently purchased an old established retail jewelry firm in Westhampton Beach and had renamed it, Richard F. Vail & Son. His wife plans to continue operating this business. He had previously been engaged in real estate and insurance and had retail experience as a division superintendent at L. Bamberger & Co., Newark, and Sears Roebuck on Long Island.

The Class extends its sympathy to his widow and son and to his mother, Mrs. E. Read Vail of New York City. Funeral services were held on September 7 at the Follett Funeral Home in Westhampton Beach.

1942

As a result of a recent alumni questionnaire, word has been received of the death of FRANK MICHAEL BROWN on February 20, 1964 at his home in Osceola, Wis.

Frank attended St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, Minn. He left the College after his sophomore year. The only information available subsequent to that time is wartime duty as an ensign in the U.S. Navy and employment with Gould National Battery.

Our sincere sympathy goes out to his widow, Patricia, and their two sons and two daughters.

EDWARD FAIRFIELD MOODY JR. died unexpectedly at his home, 300 Oakwood Lane, Devon, Penna., September 26.

Ed was born in Portland, Me., and prepared for Dartmouth at Deerfield Academy. At the College he was active in Junto, the Dartmouth Players, Ambas Americas, and freshman golf and skiing. He served in the Navy on destroyers in World War II with the rank of lieutenant. He was employed by several advertising firms in New York and Philadelphia before establishing his own advertising and public relations business in Philadelphia. Two earlier marriages terminated in divorce.

Ed is survived by his widow, Doris Donelly Moody, and her two children; two children by his second marriage; his mother; two sisters; and a brother. To them the Class extends its profound sympathy.