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.]
Palmer, Lindley G. '96, Jan. 13 Carter, Charles R. '98, Feb. 14 Marshall, Andrew '01, Feb. 2 Russell, Norman '06, Jan. 30 Warner, Edwin E. '06, Oct. 14, 1964 English, Frederic K. '08, Jan. 28 McLaughlin, Eugene S. '12, Jan. 14 Park, John R. '12, Dec. 31, 1964 Wilkins, Warde '13, Jan. 15 Gilbert, George H. '14, Feb. 3 Bemis, William C. '15, Jan. 11 Larimer, Joseph McM. '16, Jan. 19 Wenban, Robert M. '18, Dec. 3, 1964 Young, Everett T. '18, Jan. 15 Albright, Horace B. '20, 1958 Swezey, Carroll M. '20, Jan. 25 Weil, Paul S. '20, Jan. 13 Harrigan, Robert M. '21, June 1, 1962 Cate, Robert B. '22, Feb. 3 Kilmer, Hugh G. '22, Jan. 23 Chipman, Gordon P. '26, Feb. 6 Bedell, Francis H. '27, May 29, 1961 Boynton, Perry S. Jr. '31, Feb. 9 Fuller, Edwin R. '34, Feb. 8 McCarty, Robert W. '39, Jan. 6 Ebers, John A. '61, Feb. 8 Cooney, Peter W. '62, Jan. 28 Hickin, James A. M. '63t, Jan. 19 Wolf, George C., A.M. '59, Dec. 24, 1964 Huxley, Aldous L., Litt.D. '60, Nov. 22, 1963
1901
THE REV. PERLEY CUMMINGS GRANT, 88, of Three Rivers, Mass., died January 11, 1965. He was pastor of the Union Evangelical Church of Three Rivers and the First Congregational Church of Thorndike, where he had served for 20 years.
He was born in Auburn, N. H., worked his way through Dartmouth and Andover Theological Seminary, and was made a Doctor of Divinity at Presbyterian College, Cedarville, Ohio. Dr. Grant served several pastorates in New England, the first of which was in Newport, N. H. He was a member of the Hampden Association of Congregational Christian Churches, and the author of Prophet of Calvary Church, published in 1960.
In 1927 he joined the Granite Lodge of Masons, in Barre, Vt., and served as chaplain of Thomas Lodge, Palmer, Mass., and of the Fifth Lodge of Springfield during the tenure of his membership.
Mr. Grant leaves his wife Hazel, of 54 South Street, Three Rivers, Mass.; a brother, a stepson and daughter, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral was conducted in Union Evangelical Church, and the Thomas Lodge of Masons conducted a Masonic memorial service at the funeral home.
Perley Grant was a loyal member of the Class of 1901.
1905
HENRY SOLVA BRINTNALL died at his home at 814 S. Sierra Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., January 5. Born in Chicago, Ill., February 24, 1883, he entered Dartmouth from a high school in that city.
Harry was member of Sigma Chi, and remained at Dartmouth only two years. He made his home in Los Angeles where he chose banking as a life career. For many years he was auditor for the Citizens National Bank (now Crocker-Citizens).
Harry's one and consuming hobby, golf, began as a boy; he never lost his zest for this sport but continued it through the years, with many silver cups to attest his prowess. Two years before his death illness forced him to lay aside his clubs. Harry was a member of the Los Angeles Country Club.
Harry married Keren Knight of Walnut, Ill., in 1926. Keren died in 1961 after an illness of several years. There were no children. He is survived by two nieces.
WILLIAM ANDREW GREENLEAF died December 19, 1964, at the Lovelett Nursing Home in Auburn, Me., after a long illness. He was born October 22, 1880, in Auburn where he continued to live throughout his lifetime.
"Putt," as he was called by his friends, entered Dartmouth from the Edward Little High School. He remained at Dartmouth only one year and went immediately into business with his father and two younger brothers under the firm name of J. A. Greenleaf and Sons Company, a concern engaged in heavy construction. From 1915 to 1955 he served as president of this company. After occupying various positions in the Auburn Savings Bank, he was president from 1936 to 1947.
He was also a director and later vice-president of the Auburn Loan and Building Association, and was a charter member of the Marindale Country Club and the Lewiston-Auburn Rotary Club. He attended the High Street Congregational Church.
In 1914 William was married to Grace Pulsifer, by whom he is survived. Other survivors include a son, John A. Greenleaf '37, three daughters, a brother and sister, and six grandchildren.
1907
FRANK MCDONOUGH JR. of Palmer Lake, Colorado, died November 29, 1964 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, after a long illness.
"Mac," as he was known to us, was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., August 26, 1885. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Sigma Chi. He transferred to Denver University at the end of his junior year and received his A.B. in 1907 and LL.B. in 1909. A member of the legal fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, he entered partnership with his father and practiced law in Denver until his retirement in 1949. At that time he moved to Palmer Lake.
In Denver he held many offices and was prominent in business, charitable and civic organizations, including the Mountain Utilities Corporation, of which he was director and secretary; and the Downtown Army of the Denver Community Chest, of which he was vice-president. He incorporated the American Cancer Society of Colorado and was its treasurer for many years. He had also served as vice-president of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of the Great Divide, and was the author of many articles, as well as "The Old Mountaineer" column in the Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph.
Frank was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, and was later a trustee of the Little Log Church of Palmer Lake. In January 1906, at Clayton, Mo., he married Reata N. Dils of Parkersburg, West Va. She survives him as do two sons, two daughters, six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters and two brothers, one of whom is Gilbert L. '14.
Funeral services were held in the Little Log Church at Palmer Lake, and burial was in Fair-mount Mausoleum in Denver.
The sympathy of the Class is sincerely extended to Reata and the entire family.
1908
FREDERICK KENT ENGLISH, 81, of 23 Highland Road, Wareham, Mass., died at the Roland Thatcher Nursing Home on January 28, after a long illness.
Fred was born March 14, 1883, at Wareham and prepared for Dartmouth at Wareham High School and Tabor Academy in Marion. He took the Thayer School course but did not return for his graduate year.
Following graduation from the College he joined the engineering department of the Boston and Albany Railroad as assistant engineer on construction work. From 1919 to his retirement in 1958 he had been in architectural construction, most recently with the Franzheim Architectural Firm in Houston, Texas.
Fred lost his wife, the former Adella Sisson, on July 1, 1957. He is survived by a brother, Frank '05, and several nieces and nephews. Interment was in the Center Cemetery in Ware-ham.
1912
RUEL SAVARY GIBBS passed away at his home in Wareham, Mass., on January 14, 1965 of cancer of the lung. He had been in increasingly poor health for the past few years, with frequent periods of hospitalization.
Gibby, as he was called in college, was born on May 11, 1890, at Rochester, Mass. He prepared for college at Tabor Academy, and in his fourth year at Dartmouth attended Tuck School. Immediately after graduation he started growing cranberries on Cape Cod. He spent six months in 1918 in the Coast Artillery Corps, ending with a term at Officers Training School at Fortress Monroe, Va. Then he returned to cranberry raising and finally became one of the largest growers in the United States.
Ruel Gibbs was past president of the Cape Cod Cranberry Association, of the New England Cranberry Sales Co., and of the American Cranberry Exchange. While living in South Carver, Mass., in the early '30s he was chairman of the local school committee. He was a member of the Masons, Eastern Star, and Wareham Grange. He was a member of the First Congregational Church, Wareham, and the Wareham Community Association.
On January 13, 1923 Gibby married Hazel Kimball of Everett, Mass., who survives him together with two daughters, one of whom is the wife of John Garretson '42; a brother, three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held at the First Congregational Church in Wareham on January 16. Burial was in Center Cemetery. Because of a severe snowstorm that day no representatives from the Class attended.
Jack and Elizabeth Park had planned to observe New Year's Eve with friends. Returning from errands in Portsmouth about noonday, Jack was taken with a severe pain in his chest. Transferred to the hospital by ambulance, all to no avail as he passed away early that evening from coronary thrombosis.
JOHN RONALD PARK was born in Winchester, Mass., on June 17, 1889. He prepared for college at Winchester High School along with the Class Secretary. He then spent one year at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joining the Class of 1912 at Dartmouth in his sophomore year. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta.
Following graduation, until 1921 Jack was a securities salesman in Boston, except for 18 months' military service during World War I.
He was a credit agency reporter in Boston for 14 years and then for 20 years was New England agent for chemical and dye manufacturers of Pennsylvania and New York City, conducting his own business as J. R. Park Co. of Boston during the final 11 years of that period. He retired March 1, 1957 and, after a few years as real estate salesman in Orlando, Florida, returned to New England.
On October 9, 1937 he married Elizabeth M. Bent of Wayland, Mass., who survives him, together with one sister, a brother, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on January 4, 1965 in the old historic St. John's Episcopal Church, Portsmouth, N. H. Attending the service from 1912 were Katherine and Connie Snow, Dorothy and Bill Shapleigh, Irene Drake, Henry Bailey Stevens and sister Anne Knauer, and from 1913, Warde Wilkins and Marc S. Wright.
It has been truly said, while Jack Park, conscientiously thorough, has no notable credits from his worlds of endeavor, he lived proudly, righteously, a man of Dartmouth. At the farewell service his fitting reward was a United States flag draped over him, a soldier.
On January 5, 1965 LEONARD ANDREW WOOD died of coronary thrombosis in the Lowell General Hospital, where he had been a patient for over five weeks. He had been suffering with circulatory difficulties for several years.
Leonard Andrew Wood was born on April 6, 1888 at Lowell, Mass. He prepared for college at Lowell High School, entered Dartmouth in September 1908 but left college in the middle of his sophomore year. Following this, Joe, as he was called at Dartmouth, was employed by C. I. Hood Co. for seven years and then became a printer in the job plant of the Lowell Courier-Citizen for the next 21 years. His next move was to the Merrimack Manufacturing Co. where he was employed for five years in the weave room. He did general work in the same manufacturing plant until his retirement in 1953.
On September 8, 1915 he married Frances Beatrice Hagerman of Chelmsford, Mass. This together with a second marriage ended in divorce.
He is survived by a sister, Helen B. Wood of Lowell. Funeral services were conducted on January 7 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Lowell. Burial was in Edson Cemetery.
RUSSELL ARTHUR WYLDE died at his home in Newtonville, Mass., on December 26, 1964 at the age of 74. Although Russ had been in poor health for some time he managed to attend several Class reunions, accompanied by one of his sons.
Russ was born in Lawrence, Mass., on February 24, 1890, and prepared for college at Lawrence High School. Following graduation from Dartmouth in 1912 he attended Harvard College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For 35 years he was an insurance broker with the Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation in Boston.
During World War I Russ served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and was awarded the Croix de Guerre, France's highest military honor. He was also a three-time winner of the Silver Star, was awarded the Purple Heart, and received several citations from Gen. John J. Pershing. Following the armistice he served with the Army of Occupation until his discharge in August 1919.
He is survived by his wife, the former Wilhelmina G. Cotton; two sons, his brother, Albert F. '19, a sister, and two grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at St. John's Episcopal Church in Newtonville.
1913
Friday, January 15, was a sad day in the history of the Class of 1913, for it marked the departure of WARDE WILKINS from a life dedicated to service to his College, his Class, an his classmates. Warde passed away suddenly a his Newton Center home. There was no advance indication of the tragedy that occurred. He had been present at the regular Wednesday luncheon of the loyal few and at that time he said that a recent physical examination had good reports, so he was planning another trip in the near future.
Warde was born in Dorchester, Mass., 26, 1890, and entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1913 from Newton High School. He was a member of the freshman track team and the freshman mandolin club, two activities which he followed up in his later college career. He was a member of Delta Tau Delta fraternity. His service to the Class was started in the year of graduation when he became acting secretary, a position which soon became more than an interim job. His secretaryship was terminated only by his death.
In the world of business Warde became identified with the New England Fire Insurance Rating Association of Boston, and rose to the position of assistant manager. He retired May 1, 1962. He held membership in many civic, patriotic and fraternal organizations: Masons, American Legion, and the Sons of the American Revolution. His religious affiliation was with the Trinity Episcopal Church of Newton Center which he served as vestryman for three terms.
His principal interest was in Dartmouth College and he contributed in many ways to the promotion of Dartmouth affairs. He had served variously as secretary of the Dartmouth Club of Boston and the Boston Alumni Association, president of the Secretaries' Association, and for six years he was a member of the Alumni Council. In affiliated collegiate groups he was identified with the former University Club of Boston as a member of the Board of Governors, and as vice-president and chairman of the Athletic Committee.
The Ragged Mountain Fish and Game Club was one of his favorites and he lived much of the more temperate seasons at that spot in Potter Place, N. H. He was secretary and director of the Club for 15 years.
Funeral services were held at Trinity Episcopal Church on January 18. The high regard in which Warde was held in his community was eloquently attested by the many who attended the service, filling every available seat in the sanctuary. Members of 1913 were represented by Bill and Mildred Davis, Nelson and Ruth Gay, Helen Knight, Bart and Renza Shepard, Carl Shumway, George Steele, and Marc and Frances Wright. A sister, Mrs. David Allen Reed of Brevard, N. C., survives.
At the Commencement dinner of 1963, when 1913 was observing its fiftieth anniversary, the Alumni Council presented its coveted award and a replica of the Wentworth Bowl to Warde. The citation said, in part, "Your list of Dartmouth activities is long and varied.. . but, among everything else, the life-time service you have given to your Class of 1913 in the key position of Secretary stands like a beacon to guide the activities of alumni workers for the College. .. . Every single man in the Class that today observes its 50th anniversary of gradua- tion has interested you, and every member of his family. You have brought to your large class group of men, women and children a warmth and depth of feeling about each other, and about Dartmouth, that earns you our praise, our appreciation, and fully entitles you to this Alumni Award."
1915
WILLIAM CHAPLIN BEMIS, former president of Gravure Engraving Corp. of Holyoke, Mass., died January 11 in Miami, Fla.
"Bill" was born Dec. 3, 1891 in Springfield, Mass. He prepared for college at schools in West Newton, Mass., and was graduated in 1915 with a B.S. degree from Dartmouth where he was a member of Psi Upsilon.
Shortly thereafter he became associated with Fiberloid Corp., of which his father was chairman of the board and of which his grandfather, S. L. Kenyon, was one of the founders. When Fiberloid became affiliated with Monsanto, Bill became assistant vice president of the plastics division. Retiring from this post in 1939, he went into business independently in Holyoke, establishing Multicolor Gravure Corp., a Paper converting business which led to his connection with Gravure Engraving Corp.
He was a member of the Colony Club, Long-meadow Country Club, and Roswell Lee Lodge of Masons. He and his wife, Dorothy (Stearns) Bemis, were prominent in social activities and he had held a number of posts with banking and business organizations including a directorship of Valley Bank and Trust Co. He was a member of Christ Church Cathedral for many years. His hobbies included golfing, fishing and sailing.
Besides his wife he leaves a son, H. Kenyon '39, and two grandchildren. Services were held in St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Long-meadow, and burial was in Springfield Cemetery. Attending the services as representives of the Class of 1915 were Gib Campbell and Ray King.
VOYLE DIXON RECTOR, retired, died December 28, 1964 at his home, 454 Mission St., South Pasadena, Calif.
"Rec" was born December 28, 1891 in Tobias, Nebraska, and graduated from Dartmouth, where he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi, with a B.S. degree in 1915.
Most of his business life was spent with Fairmont Foods in Omaha, Nebraska, until he moved in 1945 to California where he was associated with John McDonald Company of Pasadena in the real estate business. He was married Sept. 15, 1917 to Lillian Chapin at Philadelphia, Pa.
His memberships included Masonic lodge, Knights Templar, Shrine, Republican Club, American Legion, Veterans of World War I, and he served on the Dartmouth Alumni Council.
Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons and three grandchildren, all of South Pasadena, a brother, G. Vergil Rector '16, and a sister.
1916
JOSEPH MCMASTERS LARIMER, retired Assistant Secretary of the Chicago Bar Association, died of a heart attack at his home, 161 Towne Terrace, Los Gatos, Calif., on January 19. He had moved West to the Monterey Peninsula, following his retirement, a few years ago.
Joe was born February 18, 1895, in Evanston, Illinois and entered Dartmouth from Evanston Academy. He received his J.D. degree from Northwestern University in 1921. In the first World War he served in the Coast Artillery, Adjutant General's Department, and was discharged with the rank of Captain, in 1919. He then entered the Chicago law firm of McKinney, Lynde and Grear, where he became a partner. Later he served as a trial attorney in the Office of Special Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, and in 1936 was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Chicago Bar Association.
On October 24, 1921, Joe married Coralie R. Nicholson and two sons were born to them, Joseph Jr. '44, who predeceased his father, and Emmet who, with his mother, survives.
There were to be no funeral services in California, but it was expected that later in the month a memorial service would be held in Chicago, and a graveside service in Rose Hill Cemetery, Chicago, just a few miles from Evanston.
PERCIVAL DODGE WHIPPLE, an engineer with the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co., died November 26 in the Beverly (Mass.) Hospital, after a hospital illness of only two weeks. He lived at 26 Walnut Road, South Hamilton, Mass.
Perc was born April 19, 1895 in Hamilton, and attended the local high school before entering Dartmouth. After two years at the College he transferred to Harvard, where he received his A.B. degree in 1916. In World War I he was a member of the 328th Aero Squadron and served from December 1917 to February 1919. He was a member of John T. Heard Lodge of Ipswich and the A. P. Gardner American Legion Post of Hamilton.
On May 26, 1923 Perc married Elinor Glover Robinson, of Salem, who survives him, as does a sister.
1917
JOHN FISHER WHEELOCK died January 1, 1965, while a patient at the Newton-Wellesley (Mass.) Hospital.
He was born in Norwood, Mass., on May 28, 1895, and attended Norwood High School before entering Dartmouth. He was author of the official school song, "Norwood."
At Dartmouth Johnny was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity, and after graduation was one of 1917's first Class Agents. Following the outbreak of World War I, he enlisted and served in Europe for 18 months before being discharged in 1919 with the rank of 2nd Lieut.
Johnny first tried his hand at writing, and then taught school for a brief period. Later he became the first district manager for one of the major air lines in Boston. At the close of World War II he took charge of the Veterans Rehabilitation Program in Newton.
Johnny was always active in community affairs. He was a past chairman of the Newton Red Cross Chapter, and at one time was in charge of Newton's Blood Program. As a staunch Republican, he was a member of Ward and City committees. In 1948 he founded and published the Newton Villager. At the time of his death he was employed at the Newton Highlands Branch of the Newton-Waltham Bank and Trust Company.
On June 8, 1926, at West Newton, Mass., Johnny married the then Margaret Lane, by whom he is survived at 21 Hinckley Rd., Waban. He also leaves three daughters.
1918
EVERETT TOWNSEND YOUNG died at Delray Beach, Florida, on January 15, 1965. Funeral services were held January 18 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Peekskill, New York.
Ev attended the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey. At the end of two years in Hanover he took the officers training course at Camp Zachary Taylor, where he received a commission. In 1917 he married Katharine Husted.
In 1936 he organized the Fair-Chester Builders, Inc., a construction company, of which he was president from its beginning until his decease. This company, known for its integrity and ability, was soon recognized by the owners of Reader's Digest, who employed it to restore "Boscobel at Garrison" on the Hudson. Later he constructed many more buildings for Reader's Digest.
He served as a trustee of the Village of Peekskill, and at one time was president of the Board of the Peekskill Hospital. These were only two of the many civic responsibilities which he had undertaken during his lifetime, and he will be greatly missed by his community, and by his many close personal friends.
He is survived by his widow, Katharine; two daughters, three grandsons, three granddaughters, and one great-grandson.
WOODWARD DENNIS HULBERT died December 25, 1964, at Punta Gorda, Florida. Woody was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on July 18, 1898. He graduated from Phillips Andover Academy and while at Dartmouth he belonged to the choir, was a member of the gym, ski and chess teams, and captained the soccer team in 1917. He also belonged to the Outing and Eleazar Wheelock Clubs, and was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.
He was a Second Lieutenant in the Army in World War I. After the war he was a teacher in the American University of Beirut, Lebanon, for three years, from 1919 to 1922. During this period he ran a Near East Orphan Camp in Jezzine, Lebanon. Upon his return he studied for the ministry in the Union Theological Seminary, in New York City, graduating in 1924. He was ordained as a Congregational minister the same year.
Woody married Clifford M. Halliday of Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1928. In 1927 he became Secretary of the Somerville (Mass.) Y.M.C.A., where he served for 34 years. His service with this Y.M.C.A. was highlighted by his work with the Hi-Y and Tri Hi-Y clubs for high school boys and girls, younger boys' clubs and the Mothers' Club. Remembered for his ability as a teacher of nature lore, he conducted many field trips through the Blue Hills and the Middlesex Fells.
Woody's outstanding Christian way of life served as a guide to thousands of boys and girls during his 34 years of uninterrupted service in Somerville. A common remark among his former friends and associates is: "He was one of the finest men I ever knew." Dartmouth College and the Class of 1918 are proud of our classmate, who by his tireless effort and enlightened counsel brightened the life of an entire community.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Clifford Hulbert; a son, and daughter.
1920
CARROLL MIDDLETON SWEZEY died suddenly January 25, of a heart attack at his home on Roe Avenue, East Patchogue, N. Y.
He was born in Patchogue, May 16, 1899, and prepared for Dartmouth at the Patchogue High School. While at Dartmouth he was a member of Chi Phi fraternity, the Christian Association Cabinet, and was assistant business manager of the Bema, and advertising manager of the 1920 Aegis. He is also a graduate of Harvard Business School.
For a short time Carroll was associated with Swezey, Topliff and Alley, on Wall Street, but during the depression, returned to Patchogue, and Swezey and Nevins department store. His father, Arthur M. Swezey, founded the store in 1894, on Main Street, and it has been a local landmark ever since. Carroll took over as president in 1937 and the store has increased seven-fold in size since then. He was a member of various community groups, including the Patchogue Rotary Club and Domino Yacht Club, and was active in the affairs of the Patchogue Congregational Church.
He is survived by his wife, Henrietta, a daughter Priscilla, who was Carnival Queen in 1949, and a son Carroll Jr. '50, who is a vice president of the store.
The sympathy of the Class goes to Henrietta and the other members of Carroll's family.
PAUL SAMUEL WEIL, well-known industry advertising veteran, died January 13, 1965, at Broward General Hospital, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was 65 years old.
Born in Brooklyn, he prepared for Dartmouth at the Erasmus Hall High School and attended Dartmouth for two years before entering the Signal Corps for two years. While in Hanover he was a member of Alpha Delta Phi fraternity.
Paul started his advertising career with the Frank Kiernan Agency, then became affiliated with Albert Frank Co., handling the account of Charles Freshman, pioneer radio manufacturer. Subsequently he was appointed director of advertising for the Freshman Co. He is well remembered as vice-president and general manager of the Bryan Davis Publishing Co., publishers of communications and television engineering magazines. His affiliation with the Davis Company lasted 25 years. In 1954, with his son Donald, a publisher's representative firm was established in which he remained active until his recent illness.
Paul had lived in Great Neck, N. Y., until December 1964, when he moved to 2501 North Ocean Blvd., Pompano Beach, Florida. He is survived by his wife, Gladys Clark, his son, a sister, and three grandchildren.
1921
After a four-year illness resulting from a heart condition, WILLIAM EMERY JOHNSON JR., of 162 Washington Rd., Rye, N. H., formerly of Nashua and Wellesley Hills, Mass., died December 22, 1964 in the Exeter Hospital.
A resident of Rye for the past ten years and a retired insurance executive, Bill was General Agent for the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J., with offices in Manchester, Nashua, and Boston, and a Life Member of the Million Dollar Round Table.
Active in community affairs, Bill was a former president of the N. H. State YMCA, a director of the International YMCA Council, and past president of the Nashua YMCA. He was a former chairman of the Nashua Community Chest and a former director of the Indian Head National Bank. A member of the First Congregational Church of Nashua, Nashua Rotary, the Keene Masonic Lodge, and the Masonic Quartet in Manchester, he was also a former choir director of the Keene Methodist Church and a baritone soloist with the Keene Male Quartet.
Born in Whitingham, Vt., Nov. 17, 1895, Bill left Dartmouth in 1918 to enter the armed forces in World War I.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hazel P. (George) Johnson; two sons, a daughter, a brother, and eight grandchildren.
Burial was in Central Cemetery, Rye, after a memorial service at the First Congregational Church, Nashua.
1926
KENNETH PETER SCHMIDT died of a heart attack during his sleep on December 10 at his home, 470 Sagamore Avenue, Teaneck, N. J. Born in Lynn, Mass., Ken had been a resident of Teaneck Township for 34 years.
While in college Ken was business manager of Jack-o-Lantern and a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. In 1928 he received his M.C.S. degree from Harvard Business School. His early years in business were with the Chatham Phoenix National Bank and the Manufacturers Trust Company. Until Ken's retirement about a year and a half ago he had spent more than 20 years with Curtiss-Wright Corporation where, since 1948, he was manager of its Industrial Relations Department.
Ken was a member of the Bergen County Safety Council and a vice-president of the Bergen County Chamber of Commerce.
Surviving him are his wife, Vivian Perry Schmidt, a daughter, a son, and three grandchildren.
1929
FREDERICK GEORGE POETER, "Potsy" as he was affectionately known by his classmates, died of lung cancer on December 18, 1964 in Bridgeport, Conn. Christian Science services were read and interment was in Oaklawn Cemetery in Fairfield.
"Potsy" came to Dartmouth from Irvington, N. J., and returned to his native state to practice law in Newark after obtaining his LL.B. from Harvard in 1933. In 1940 he became associated with the legal department of the Great Lakes Carbon Corporation. He had assignments for this corporation in Chicago, St. Louis, and New York where in 1947 he was made associate attorney. This last assignment involved much work in labor relations.
He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon an the Patterson Club of Fairfield.
"Potsy" is survived by his wife, the Marion Syvertsen, whom he married in 1940 three daughters, and six grandchildren. He had made his home for the past two years at 110 Old Road, Westport, Conn. To Marion and his family the Class extends its sympathy.
1930
Word has been received of the death in Methodist Hospital, Houston, of DUDLEY CHAPIN FERGUSON, November 13, 1964, a day before he would have been 58 years of age.
Dud came to Dartmouth from Exeter, stayed with us for two years and returned for a third year in 1931-32, but never completed the requirements for a degree. He was a member of the track team and his fraternity was Delta Kappa Epsilon. Except for service in Air Force Intelligence in World War II as a lieutenant colonel, his entire business career was in the field of insurance, and at his death he was a regional vice president of Firemen's Mutual Life Insurance Company of Providence. In the thirties he worked in New York and it is remembered that he attended class dinners of the New York group from time to time.
He was president of the Phillips Exeter Alumni Association, was a member of the Houston, Bayou, and Houston Country Clubs, and was active in Christ Church cathedral, from which the funeral service was held.
Dud is survived by his widow, two step-daughters, a sister and two brothers. The family residence for many years has been at 19 South Wynden Drive, Houston.
1939
ROBERT WHITE MCCARTY died January 6 in a hospital in Watertown, N. Y., after an illness of more than three and a half years. Stricken during the summer of 1961, Bob underwent brain surgery and had been in the hospital ever since.
Bob was born in Watertown on June 3, 1916, and attended schools there. At Dartmouth he was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and the American Society of Civil Engineers. In 1940 he was graduated from Thayer School and began duty with the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. He married Helen Patricia McCumber in Watertown in 1941, and they have two children, Michael, a senior at Watertown High, and Patricia, a student at Case Junior High. They live at 146 TenEyck Street in Water-town.
Bob served in the Navy during the war, being released with the rank of lieutenant commander. He was a sales engineer for five years and then entered the real estate and "insurance business. He was a former member of the Watertown planning board and had been active in local, state, and national real estate organizations. He was a member of the First Presby-terian Church, the Elks, the Lions, the Black River Valley Club, and the Ives Hill Country Club.
The Class extends its sincere sympathy to the members of his family.
ROMEYN PRESCOTT died in an automobile accident near Lake Pleasant, N. Y., on November 30. He was graduated from Keeseville Central School in 1934 and Phillips Exeter in 1935 before entering Dartmouth, where he majored in Economics. Following graduation he resided in Keeseville, N. Y., where he entered the firm of R. Prescott and Son with his father and uncle, manufacturing furniture and, more recently, radio and television cabinets. He remained with the firm for 25 years, being vice president at the time of his death.
Romeyn was a past member of the Keese-Jille Board of Education, serving as president for two years, and the Boy Scout Council. He 1S survived by his wife, Eleanora (Larson), a daughter. a son two brothers. and two sisters.
~«"snier, a son, two brotners, ana two sisters. A memorial scholarship fund in his name has been established at the Keeseville National Bank, Keeseville, N. Y., to aid local students with their college education.
The sympathy of the Class is extended to all the members of his family.
1962
PETER WEST COONEY died January 28, 1965, in Newburgh, N. Y., after a long and severe illness. He came to Dartmouth from Littleton, N. H., by way of K.U.A. While at Dartmouth he was president of Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity and a member of Sphinx.
After spending his senior year at Tuck School, he was employed by Filene's of Boston. In February of 1963 he entered a training program with Union Mutual Insurance Company, upon completion of which he was assigned first to their Boston office and then to one in Los Angeles.
Peter was an avid skier and golfer, and was, in fact, proficient in nearly all athletic diversions. His enthusiasm, dynamic personality, and deep personal integrity won for him the high respect, but more importantly, the strong friendship of those who were fortunate enough to know him.
His wife, Nancy, and son, David, are living with her parents, the Naumers, on River Rd., Newburgh. To them, and to Peter's mother and sister, are extended our most sincere sympathies. They are not alone in their sorrow.
Warde Wilkins '13
