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.)
Woodward, Leon A., '08, Mar. 11 Oliphant, George W., '09, Mar. 5 Hutchins, Henry C., '10, Mar. 3 Perry, W. Scott, '10, Mar. 24 Steward, Thomas E., '10, Feb. 29 Steeves, John F., Jr., '11, Mar. 11 Fisher, Charles E., '12, Jan. 21 O'Connor, Basil, '12, Mar. 9 McGuire, Raymond T., '15, Sept. 26, 1971 Rogers, Dudley T., '15, Feb. 7 Sheldon, Arthur E, '15, Mar. 7 Tomfohrde, Andreas H., '15, Mar. 4 Greenleaf, Frank F., '16, Feb. 11 Huntoon, Louis H. C., '18, Mar. 25 Stecher, Robert M., '19, Mar. 13 Shea, William P., '20, Mar. 16 Hart, Clifford F., '21, Mar. 27 Noble, Ralph E., '23, Mar. 16 Stevens, Sidney, '23, Mar. 24 Byers, Drew M., '24, Feb. 29 Sloane, Royce I., '24, Feb. 10 Weaver, Harry S., Jr. '24, Mar. 24 Cusack, William C., '27, Mar. 16 Moss, Lawrence V. V., '27, Feb. 7 Condon, Dana J., '28, Mar. 24 Granville-Smith, Edward, '28, Mar. 30 Taylor, W. Harlan, '29, Mar. 28 Moore, Jackson B., '30, Feb. 25 Swarthout, M. Gregg, '30, Mar. 13 Long, Ralph H., '31, Mar. 4 Colla, Stanley A., '33, Feb. 24 Smith, Robert W., '34, Feb. 9 Soule, Frank L., '34, Mar. 29 Brown, William G., 3rd, '37, Mar. 10 Hoyle, Lester S., '37, Mar. 21 Folsom, Ralph P., Jr., '39, Mar. 14 DeShazo, Charles A., '46, Mar. 2 Wood, Willard D., '47, Mar. 23 Loutrel, Cyrus H., 3rd, '58, Apr. 4 McCarthy, Alexander E., '68, Mar. 13
1908
LEON ARTHUR WOODWARD died at Keene Hospital on March 11, 1972, as the result of several broken ribs and collarbone from a fall, followed by pneumonia and a stroke. Leon was born April 13, 1886 at East Swanzey, N. H., and prepared for Dartmouth at Keene High School. After junior year, he left college and found employment in the Town Engineer's Office in Brookline, Mass., and soon transferred to the Charles River Basin Commission on improvements along the Charles River.
In May of 1909, he took a position with Lord and Burnham of Irvington-on-the-Hudson, N. Y., horticultural architects and builders (greenhouses, etc.), with whom he continued for 25 years. In 1911 he was transferred to the Philadelphia office as sales engineer covering Pennsylvania and all the southeastern states. In 1912 he transferred to the Chicago office, covering all of the western states to the coast.
In 1945 Leon returned to Keene as a mechanical engineer for Kingsbury Machine Tool company. He retired in 1961. In W.W. II, he had served the Army Corp of Engineers on airport construction. Leon was married in Albany, N. Y., on June 26, 1907 to Elizabeth F. Lane of Keene, who passed away in 1968. They had three children: Elizabeth Holbrook who died in 1926; Philip Lane and Leon A., Jr., both of Keene.
According to Leon's own wishes, there were no formal services or calling hours. A simple graveside service will be held in May at Mount Caesar Cemetary in Swanzey. Leon's devotion to Dartmouth and to his class will be sadly missed.
1909
GEORGE WOODBURY OLIPHANT died suddenly at his home in the Hyde Park Hotel, 25 East 77th St., New York, N. Y. 10021 on March 5 following many months of failing health.
George was born in Methuen, Mass., on July 28, 1886. He prepared for Dartmouth at Phillips Andover Academy. In college, he became a member of Gamma Gamma Chapter of Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and was the last member of the 1909 delegation.
He entered the insurance business with the National Life Insurance Co. of Montpelier, Vt., in the New York area and was an assistant secretary when he left to become a lieutenant in the U.S.N, in 1918. He served as executive officer aboard the USS Moccasin until 1919 when he was discharged.
He joined the importing firm of Castle, Gottheil & Weston as manager of the wood pulp department. The firm became Castle & Overton, Inc. and George was senior vice president and secretary from 1930 to 1940; president, 1940-1946; and chairman of the board from 1946 until his retirement in 1963.
He was married to Anne Virginia Kass on January 29, 1929 at Philadelphia, Pa. She survives, as does a nephew, Arthur E. Oliphant of West Point, Va.
Funeral services were held at the First Church, Congregational, in Methuen, Mass., where his father, the Rev. Charles H. Oliphant, was pastor for 33 years. Interment was in the family lot in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Methuen.
1910
THOMAS EDWARD STEWARD died February 29 in Litchfield, Minn., following a long illness. Tom was born in Rochester, Minn., on March 4, 1889. His father was the class of 1875. He transferred from Carleton College in the junior year, and became a member of Kappa, Kappa, Kappa. Shortly after graduation he became a reporter on the Springfield, (Mass.) Republican. He retired in March 1950 as Director of Public Relations, University of Minnesota, in which position he served for many years.
Tom was married on September 7, 1918 to Muriel Fairbanks in Minneapolis, Minn. She died in 1971. He is survived by a son and a sister.
WINTHROP SCOTT PERRY died March 24, in Buenos Aires where he had lived for many years. He had been in poor health for a long time. Scott was born February 12, 1887 in Webster, Mass. He prepared for college at Concord High School, Concord, Mass. When he came to college he was an accomplished performer in sleight of hand. During college years he gave many performances in Hanover and surrounding communities.
After graduation he started at the bottom to learn the wool business. After a few years with wool merchants in Boston he was sent to Buenos Aires where he became a buyer of wool. In our 55 year reunion book he reported that he was semi-active as president, Perry & Todd; senior partner, Perry & Todd Ltd., Montevideo, wool merchants and exporters from Argentina and Uruguay.
Scott's grandson Ted Perry '73 of Weston, Mass. is the player who won several football games last year through late period goals from the field.
On March 15, 1918 Scott was married to Mercedes Derkhem in Buenos Aires. She predeceased him. Their family consisted of two sons and one daughter and 15 grandchildren. His son Fred is Dartmouth '45, and in addition to the famous Ted '73, his grandson Winthrop is a member of the Class of 1970.
1911
HAROLD SUMNER CARD, retired magazine editor, died on February 26 at Hale Hospital, Haverhill, Mass. Hal joined our Class at Dartmouth from Atkinson (N. H.) Academy. He was a first sergeant, U. S. Army Engineer Corps, in World War I. Following the war he taught chemistry in Boston English High School for several years. Later he went into editorial work with "The Welding Engineer" in Chicago and "Welders Digest" in LaPorte, Ind. This was followed by publicity work for the electric welding section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association and later in industrial publicity service in New York City for the above and for the Formed Steel Tube Institute. Hal set up his own office in Cleveland and in 1944 completed a handbook and textbook for the Resistance Welder Manufacturers Association and continued in the East in various types of public relations work. He retired in 1957.
Hal leaves his widow M. Ethel (Gates), a daughter Marion, a grandson, and a brother. Hal was a loyal, faithful Dartmouth and 1911 man, always kept in touch, answered class questionnaires and attended all reunions from the 15th through the 55th.
JOHN FRANCIS STEEVES JR. passed away unexpectedly at Delray Beach, Fla., on March 11.
Jack and his brother Guy who died in 1953 joined our class from Horace Mann School in New York City. Both were members of Theta Delta Chi fraternity. Jack was engaged in the importing business with the New York Merchandising Company for 25 years and retired in 1953 from the Sylvania Electric Company.
In 1953 Jack married Dorothy Schoverling who survives him at Rockledge, Briarcliff Manor, N. Y. They had no children. Together they did a lot of world travelling and spent recent winters at Delray Beach in an apartment they had purchased. He and Dorothy were among the first to fly the Atlantic in 1940 in what was then called the Clipper.
1912
"Doc" O'Connor, our class president for many years and an internationally known humanitarian as president of the National Foundation-March of Dimes, died in St. Joseph's Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona, on March 9, following a heart attack suffered the previous day. He had gone to Arizona to prepare for a meeting of the National Foundation's scientific advisory committee scheduled for March 20.
DANIEL BASIL O'CONNOR was a colorful figure, said by some to be the greatest fundraiser ever. He was born in Taunton, Mass., on January 8, 1892 and prepared for college at Taunton High School. At Dartmouth he was a member of both the class and varsity debating teams, and played in the college orchestra. He was an honor student, and won second prize in both Lockwood Debating and in the Newton Alumni Extemporaneous Debate. On graduation he delivered the Address to the President and at our 50th reunion gave the principal address. His college memberships included the Webster Club, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Delta Sigma Rho.
From Dartmouth he entered Harvard Law School where he received his LL.B. in 1915 He started the practice of law with a firm in New York City and after one year entered a law firm in Boston. In 1919 he returned to New York to conduct his own law firm for five years, following which he formed a Partnership with Franklin D. Roosevelt In 1933 he became senior partner in the law firm of O'Connor and Farber.
Basil O'Connor's eternal claim to national and international fame came as president and driving force of the National Foundation tor Infantile Paralysis which raised hundreds of millions of dollars and funded the work of Dr. Jonas E. Salk, resulting in the first vaccine for poliomyelitis, and then the work of Dr. Albert B. Sabin, resulting in the oral vaccine now generally used throughout the world. The Foundation's chief interest today is the medical study of the causes and means of preventing birth defects.
"Doc" O'Connor's humanitarian career came about through his friendship with Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was stricken with polio in 1921 He was one of a group of friends who established the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, serving first as its treasurer and later as president. The Foundation came to national prominence in 1934 when more than $1 million was raised in the first Birthday Ball for President Roosevelt. In 1938 the organization became the National Foundation, popularly known as the March of Dimes, and "Doc" held the presidency from that time until his death. Not only a skilled organizer, he had a genius for raising huge sums of money by means of small contributions year after year—it is estimated that he collected and directed the spending of seven billion dimes.
President Roosevelt appointed him president of the American Red Cross in 1944 and he held that post for five years, in addition to his Foundation presidency.
"Doc" O'Connor styled himself "an Irishman one generation removed from servitude. His scrappy, hard-driving character enabled him to get many things done, and his memberships, directorships, and trusteeships were legion. Honors and decorations came from 19 foreign countries and the United States. In 1952 he received the Medal for Merit of the United States of America. The Royal Society of Health of Great Britain made him a member in 1958, and on the occasion of his 65th birthday the New York Academy of Sciences honored him as the first layman to become a "gold member." Other honors came from the American Public Health Association, the National Institute of Social Sciences, the American Physical Therapy Association, the American Hospital Association, the International Fund Raising Association, and the International League of Red Cross Societies.
Among a dozen honorary degrees he prized the LL.D. conferred on him by Dartmouth in 1946. The College was a lifelong interest and he had been active in Class of 1912 affairs since graduation. His initial gift made possible the founding of The Friends of the Dartmouth Library. He was a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council, 1923-29, and received an Alumni Award in 1957.
On August 31, 1918, Basil O'Connor married Elvira R. Miller of Boston. They had two daughters. Elvira died in 1955. Two years later he married Hazel Royall of Panama City, Fla. a therapist at Warm Springs. He is survived by his widow, one daughter and five grandchildren. Four of his nephews attended Dartmouth: John J. '41; Daniel '43; Robert '45 and Harrison'45.
A memorial service was held on March 13 at Caspery Auditorium of Rockefeller University New York City. The Class was represented by Conrad E. Snow and Charles E. Gately. Eulogies were read by Dr. Jonas E. Salk and Melvin A. Glasser, chairman of the executive committee of the Board of Trustees of the National Foundation.
"Bud" Fisher died in a coma, due to arteriosclerosis, on January 21 at his home, 20 Wilde Rd Waban, Mass. He had been in steadily failing health during the previous yean
CHARLES EBEN FISHER was born March 1, 1889 at Taunton, Mass. He prepared tor college at Taunton High School and spent two years at Dartmouth. He then transferred to the University of Michigan where he graduated with the Class of 1913. He spent his life in the railway business, before World War I with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company in Philadelphia and after the war with the New York, New Haven, and Hartford Railroad. In 1926 he went with the Franklin Railway Supply Company of New York City as an engineer, living in Brookline, Mass. He was Founder and President of the Railway and Locomotive Historical Society, Inc., and editor of its bulletins and other publications for 50 years. IQIR Pharles
From January 1917 to April 1918 Charles Fisher was employed by the Midvale Steel ana Ordnance Company making eight-inch howitzers for the British and U. S. Governments. On short notice he was requested by the government to take charge of the inspection of Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester, N. Y., for the Bureau of Aircraft Production and remained with the air service until September 1919 as civilian inspector. He had served as chairman of the ushering committee and as deacon of the First Church of Newton Center, Mass. Charles retired in May 1971. The Railway Society held a Golden Anniversary celebration in his honor.
On December 26, 1921 he married Florence C. Lyne of Lexington, Ky., who survives him.
1913
DEAN ALBERT MUNSEY, 79, died March 2 at his home at 4 Calumet Lane, Marblehead, Mass. Dean entered Dartmouth after graduating from Swampscott High School. He was a member of Chi Phi and was active in class affairs. After graduating he went into the shoe manufacturing and insurance business and was a broker for Equitable for 40 years until his retirement in 1968. Previously he operated the Burdett Shoe Co. of Lynn, Mass., which closed in the 1930's. Dean was a member of the Salem Country Club and a life member of Mt. Carmel Lodge of Masons.
He leaves his widow Frances G. (Stacker); a son, Dr. Franklin A. Munsey of Rockford, Ill.; two daughters, Miss Lois Munsey and Mrs Meredith Craig, both of Marblehead; and four sisters. The Class sends its sympathy to Frances and family.
1915
DUDLEY THAYER ROGERS, formerly of Bay Shore, Long Island, N. Y., died in Tucson, Ariz, on February 7. Word of his death was sent to George Martin by Linn Rogers Trobridge, his daughter
Dudley was born October 27, 1889 in Barre, Mass. He married Elsie Linn of Brooklyn, N. Y., on April 27, 1928. She passed away three years ' ago. They had one child and two grandchildren.
He was an autombile salesman and retired in 1954.
He was buried in Long Island City next to his wife.
ARTHUR EUGENE SHELDON of 65 Park Slope, Holyoke, Mass., died March 7, 1972 in Holyoke Hospital.
Arthur was born April 16, 1892 in West Springfield, Mass. and graduated from Holyoke High School in 1910. He attended Worcester Academy for one year before entering Dartmouth. Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon observed their 50th wedding anniversary in 1965.
He was a member of First United Church of Christ, Holyoke Rotary Club, William Whiting Lodge of Masons, the Scottish Rite Bodies of Springfield and Melha Temple Shrine. He was an honorary trustee of Mechanics Savings Bank and served at one time as vice president. He was also a member of the Dartmouth Club.
He leaves his widow, the former Elsa Meon; a daughter, Barbara, and a sister.
The funeral was at Edward F. Day funeral home and burial was in Forestdale Cemetery.
ANDREAS HENRY TOMFOHRDE died suddenly in El Carrito, Calif, on March 4.
Andreas is survived by his widow Dorothy, a son Robert F. '51, and four grandchildren. He was a native of Massachusetts and was born May 24, 1893.
Memorial services were held March 8 at the Epworth United Methodist Church in Berkeley, Calif.
1913
Louis HALL COMSTOCK HUNTOON of 60 Paterson Ave., Warwick, R. I., died March 25, 1972 at Kent County Memorial Hospital at age 75.
A native of Providence, he entered Dartmouth from Hope High School. In college he became a member of Delta Tau Delta and assistant advertising manager of The Dartmouth.
During World War I, Louis enlisted in the United States Coast Guard Artillery and was commissioned a second lieutenant. Until his retirement in 1961, he was president of the business founded by his family, the National Collapsible Tube Company of Providence, and was regarded as a leader in the industry.
Louis was ever active in class and alumni affairs, being past president of the Rhode Island Dartmouth Club and, until his death, an active member of the Class Agents Alumni Fund Team. Ever thoughtful of others, it was he who generated the successful program at 1918's Fiftieth Class Reunion that all deceased classmates should be honored by a memorial gift to the Alumni Fund. Despite his severe arthritis, he was always cheerful and good company.
Louis was a resident of Warwick and East Greenwich for many years. He was a communicant of Saint Luke's Episcopal Church where he served as vestryman. He was a member of King Solomon's Lodge No. 11, F and AM, and an honorary trustee of the East Greenwich Library and a member of the Kentish Guards.
He is survived by his widow Alice Roberts Huntoon, a son Schuyler, a daughter Mary, and three grandchildren. A memorial service was held at St. Luke's March 28 with private burial service.
1919
DR. ROBERT MORGAN STECHER died on March 13 in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he was spending a vacation. He had a heart attack last fall while in Europe, from which he never fully recovered.
After graduation from Harvard Medical School and internship at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, he became affiliated with the Metropolitan General Hospital in Cleveland, an association which continued all his life. He lived at 12700 Lake Ave., Lakewood, Ohio.
An international authority on arthritis, he was a past president of the American Rheumatism Association and also the International League Against Rheumatism. He was an honorary member of 13 foreign professional organizations in his field.
His research studies took him all over the world, and he was the author of over 150 articles on medical and allied subjects. His outstanding library included over 200 Darwin letters.
In Cleveland he was active in many public enterprises, all of which benefited from his leadership and generosity. His devotion to Dartmouth was shown by the offices he held in his Class and area club, plus his membership on the Alumni Council, of which he was vice president in 1945-46. He was also a member of the National Committee for the Dartmouth Medical School campaign in 1960, and a member of the local executive committee of the Third Century Fund Campaign. He gave the address for the Class at the Fiftieth Reunion.
Surviving are his widow Florence; a son Robert M., two daughters, Mrs. Harold K. Douthit and Mrs. Richard R. Hollington, and twelve grandchildren.
He will be greatly missed.
1920
FROST ALYSWORTH MITCHELL was born in Toledo, 0., on November 3, 1897. He passed away on January 19, 1972. He entered Dartmouth in the autumn of 1916 and lived in College Hall. He served in the U. S. Naval Air Force during World War I, being discharged in 1921 with the rank of Chief Quartermaster. Frost did not return to college following his navy service.
For many years he served the State of Ohio, where he was a senior interviewer with the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation. He retired in 1952.
Frost never married. He made his home with his sister, Mrs. Marion Sherwood of 3901 Chipplegate Ave. in Toledo. Another sister also survives him.
A quiet, introspective, and studious chap, Frost lived very much to himself with his sister. He was a member of the First Unitarian Church of Toledo.
WILLIAM PATRICK SHEA was born in Holyoke, Mass., March 10, 1899. He died on March 16, 1972.
After College, Bill was with a New York investment firm and then became associated with the author and financial expert, Edgar Lawrence Smith. Later he became interested in the non-ferrous metals industry and was associated with several mining and metals companies as vice president and director, e.g. the San Juan Metal Corp., North American Mining Corp., and Metals Equities, Inc. Before he retired he was in the import and export metals business with C. Tennant & Sons Co., in New York City. He was known as an authority on non-ferrous metals, particularly copper, zinc, and lead.
In 1935 he published a book entitled SilverDollars with Putnam's of New York. Many of his articles appeared in the Engineering andMining Journal. Notable among them were "One Hundred Years of Zinc" in the November 1957 issue and the "Foreign Ore Reserves" in 1947.
With his wife Hilda, a Mt. Holyoke graduate whom he married in 1923, he retired to live in San Diego, Calif, at 2353 Albatross St. Hilda survives him. To her the Class extends its deepest sympathy.
1921
CLIFFORD FRANCIS HART, a New York architect who retired to live in Hanover, died March 27 in his home on the Dartmouth College Highway. He had been in failing health for several years.
Born November 16, 1898, a product of Brooklyn College Preparatory, Cliff joined Sigma Nu at Dartmouth and helped to support it throughout his life. He was a member of the track and cross-country teams and the Rifle Club.
As an alumnus he was active in the Long Island Dartmouth Club and the New York Dartmouth Club, which he served as chairman of activities and of annual dinners, and he edited the Dartmouth Club News. He also was active as an assistant class agent.
The Graduate School of Architecture, Columbia University, awarded him in 1929 the degree of Bachelor of Architecture. He continued his education in the Art Students' League and New York University where in 1941 he earned an M.A. in education.
From 1933 to 1939 he taught architectural drawing at the New York City High School and from 1950 to 1964 in various private schools. He was an associate of George C. Rudolph (1940-43). Harvey Wiley Corbett (1950-52), and Louis E. Jallade (1953-56) and established his own practice in 1943 and continued it to 1949.
Among the more notable Hart architectural works are the Hotel Chelsea in Atlantic City, the Irving Trust Company of New York at 1 Wall Street, the Psychiatric Pavilion of the Bellevue Hospital, the Mitsui Bank in Tokyo, the New York State Psychiatric Hospital, and the American General Hospital in Pleasantville, Pa. He also designed low-cost housing developments, apartment houses, private homes, retail shops, and factories.
A member of the Columbia University Architectural Alumni Association, the Queens Country Jurors Association, and the American Institute of Architects, Cliff served on the executive committee of the Brooklyn chapter, edited the chapter's Bulletin, and for five years was a delegate to the state and national conventions. A member of the Architectural Guild, he was vice president 1934-39.
On November 25, 1925, Cliff married Gladys M. Reith, who died in Hanover in July 1968. They had one son, Jeffrey '51, at present Professor of English at Dartmouth College.
Funeral services were held in the Roman Catholic Church of Norwich, Vt. Honorary bearers were Ellis O. Briggs (President of 1921), Orton H. Hicks (Dartmouth College Administration), John Hurd (Faculty), Ralph Steiner (the Arts), Leonard E. Morrissey '22 (Sigma Nu Fraternity), and Orton H. Hicks Jr. (Hitchcock Hospital). Present were Lois Hicks representing 1921 wives and Rosemary Campbell, representing Sigma Nu in lieu of her husband, Prof. Colin D. Campbell, active recently with Cliff in that fraternity.
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1922
GEORGE LIVINGSTON CLEWELL, 71, died January 18 in Wyoming Valley (Pa.) Hospital where he had been a patient five weeks. His home for some years had been Pioneer Ave., R.D. 3, Dallas, Pa.
Pop, as he was familiarly known, entered Dartmouth from Blair Academy. A popular classmate, he was active in dramatic presentations and was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
His career in public relations included writing and producing motion pictures, radio, advertising, and newspaper publicity. He began with Sam H. Harris Theatrical Productions of New York and subsequently produced motion pictures in Hollywood. He was also the innovator of many modern techniques in radio broadcasting. He wrote and produced almost 1000 dramatic productions while he was associated with radio stations in Los Angeles, Detroit, Daytona Beach, and WilkesBarre. He was a charter member of the Writers Guild of America.
As public relations director of the Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Commerce, in 1960 he received a national award for outstanding achievement. Later that year he became public relations director of Wilkes College where he introduced student panel radio broadcasts and a television program and authored effective publicity for the college.
Pop was public relations director of the Wilkes-Barre United Fund Appeal in 1964 when the campaign substantially surpassed all preceding years. He then returned to his position at Wilkes College from which he retired last year.
A veteran of the First and Second World Wars, he was a former commander of the Retreads, a national honorary society of men and women who served honorably in both wars.
In May 1959, he received the Distinguished Citizenship Award from the U. S. Army Signal Corps in recognition of his services. He was also honored by the Advertising Club of Wilkes-Barre for his "long and devoted service to the field of communications and public relations."
He was a member of the Trinity United Presbyterian Church of Dallas, Pa., whose pastor conducted the funeral service.
Pop's first wife died in 1964. He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Crawford, a daughter, a step-daughter, four grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. The Class sadly joins them in bereavement.
1923
RALPH EDWARD NOBLE, former President of Vermont College and former Commissioner of Education in Vermont, passed away at his home at 110 East State St., Montpelier, Vt., on March 16 after a long illness. He was 72 years old.
Born in Randolph, Vt., Ralph came to Dartmouth from its local high school. After graduation he received master's degrees in arts and education from the University of Vermont. He also held honorary doctorates from Middlebury, Norwich University and the University of Vermont.
Ralph served as a high school teacher and principal for several years. In 1935 he was appointed Vermont superintendent of secondary education and in 1940 Commissioner of Education. In 1949 he became President of Vermont College, the position he held at the time of his retirement in 1966. Primarily an educator, Ralph found time to serve on the Montpelier City Charter Revision Commission, as a Trustee of the Central Vermont Hospital, President of the Vermont Church Council and on several other civic organizations. A 32nd Degree Mason, he was also past president of the Montpelier American Legion and the Rotary Club.
Ralph's survivors include his widow, the former Bertha Eddy and a son, Lt. Col. John W. Noble '51 USAF. To them the Class of 1923 extends its deepest sympathy.
SIDNEY WILLIAMS STEVENS passed away on March 24, 1972 at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs, Calif., where he had been hospitalized for several weeks following a stroke. He was 69.
Sid was born in Grand Rapids, Mich., and came to Dartmouth from Andover Academy. After a year at Hanover he transferred to Harvard where he received his AB degree in 1924. In spite of his short stay with the Class, he always maintained and enjoyed his Dartmouth associations.
After several successful years in the bulk chemical business in the New York City area, Sid moved to Beverly Hills, Calif., where he began selling real estate. In 1964 he received the Salesman of the Year Award of the Beverly Hills Realty Board and was elected a director and chairman of its legislative committee. His specialty was industrial and business realty. After his move to California Sid joined the Southern California Dartmouth Club, but retained his membership in the New York City Club.
In 1961 Sid, who up until that time had remained a bachelor, was married to the former Ivy Baker Priest, now California State Treasurer and formerly United States Treasurer. She and her two daughters survive as do a sister and four grandchildren. Our deepest sympathy is extended to Sid's family.
JOHN DEUEL TAYLOR died of a stroke on February 24 in San Francisco, Calif. The end came as a blessing as he had been seriously ill and painfully so for over a year.
A native of Mexico, N. Y., Jack came to Dartmouth from its high school and for a few years after graduation was associated with his father in business there. In 1926 he moved to Buffalo, N. Y., where he met and married Ibbie, the former Elizabeth Johnson. In that same year he became associated with the Clement Co. and was appointed its plant superintendent in 1932. In 1938 he was elected president and in 1957 became chairman of the board,-the position he held at the time of his retirement in 1965. During the period of Jack's leadership, the Clement Co. became a major printer of magazines and was a pioneer in the printing of paperbacks.
A devotee of good music, Jack served six years as a director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Society and later became its first vice president. Active in United Fund appeals, he was also a director of the Buffalo Fine Arts Society and the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society. Active also in church work, he was a vestryman and warden of Trinity Episcopal Church in Buffalo. His clubs included the Buffalo Club and the Saturn Club in Buffalo, and the Marco Polo Club in New York City. In San Francisco where he and Ibbie maintained an apartment at 2298 Pacific Ave. and where his company had a branch plant, he was a member of the Bohemian Club and the San Francisco Yacht Club.
A frequent visitor to Hanover, Jack missed few of our reunions and continued his interest and support of the College and his fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi, over the years. He was a director of our Class at the time of his death.
Private funeral services were held in St. Lukes Episcopal Church in San Francisco. Burial took place in Jack's native Mexico, N. Y.
Jack's survivors include Ibbie and three sons, David J. '50, L. C. Spaulding and John Curtiss. There are six grandchildren. To Ibbie and her family the Class extends its heartfelt sympathy in their great loss.
1925
JAMES VINCENT SMITH died February 16 in Waltham, Mass., where he was born September 8, 1901.
Jimmy prepared for Dartmouth at Dean Academy. He was with us for two years in Hanover and later obtained his law degree at Boston University. Beginning in 1928 he practiced law in Waltham. He kept in close touch with class activities and was a loyal supporter of the College.
Jimmy is survived by his wife Olga, who resides at 18 Ellison Park, Waltham, and by two sisters, Mrs. Alice Maxwell of Holliston and Miss H. Louise Smith of Waltham.
1927
After a long series of illnesses, WILLIAM CARLYLE CUSACK died on March 16, 1972 in Boca Raton, Fla.
Born in Lawrence, Mass., Bill entered Dartmouth from Cushing Academy and soon became an outstanding member of the Class of 1927. A member of Kappa Sigma, Alpha Delta Sigma, Delta Sigma Rho, Green Key, Palaeopitus, Delta Omicron Gamma, and Casque and Gauntlet, he served as secretary of Round Table, junior class president, president of the Forensic Union, and, for three years, political editor of The Dartmouth.
Bill's interest in Dartmouth continued strong and generous throughout his life. He served as Class President in 1927-28 and fall reunion chairman from 1957 to 1960. He was at various times vice president and president of the Dartmouth Club of Mystic Valley and of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Boston. In 1963 he was Head Class Agent for the Alumni Fund drive and compiled an excellent record for which he won commendations from the Class and from the College.
Associated for many years with the investment business, first with Merrill Lynch and later with various mutual funds, Bill lived in Winchester, Mass. until 1968, when poor health forced his retirement to West Yarmouth on Cape Cod and Deerfield Beach, Fla. In Winchester, where flags were lowered to halfstaff on his death, he had been an elected Town Meeting member and chairman of the Board of Selectmen and had served as member, vice chairman or chairman of the Town Finance Committee, the Industrial Committee, and the Town Manager Committee. In Florida he was chosen "Man of the Year of Deerfield Beach" for 1971 in recognition of his efforts in behalf of a plan for the beautification of the community.
Bill had been a member of the Board of Trustees of Cushing Academy, a member of the Winchester Country Club, and director of the Winchester Boat Club. He was also a life member of the Bostonian Society.
Funeral services were held at Saint Francis Xavier Church, Hyannis, Mass., and burial took place at Pine Grove Cemetery, West Yarmouth. Kern Folkers was an honorary pall bearer, and Ding and Lucile Heap were also present.
Surviving Bill are his widow, Elizabeth (Bugbee) Cusack of 35 West Rd., West Yarmouth, and Deerfield Beach; two sons, William C., Jr. and James C.; a sister; and seven grandchildren.
The Class would like to express its gratitude to Bill for his many years of devoted service and its deep sympathy to Betty and the members of her family.
1928
ALBION JEROME GOODWIN, a teacher at New London (Conn.) High School for 18 years, died in his sleep February 25. He and Doris lived on Raymond Hill Road, Oakdale, Conn.
Jerry was born at York, Me., and after graduating from Dartmouth received a master's degree at Columbia University. He served as principal of high schools in Arlington, Vt., and Laconia, N. H. and after the war was superintendent of schools in Hatfield and later in Agawam, Mass. He had been a physics instructor at New London since 1954.
His principal hobbies were operating his amateur radio station and travel. In the past seven years he and Doris spent six summer vacations in Europe and one in Hawaii. They were regular attendants at the annual class reunion in Hanover.
Surviving, in addition to his widow Doris, are two sons, Peter and John, a daughter Dorothy, a brother, and eight grandchildren.
ROBERT KNOX FOSTER, who retired two years ago after a lifetime in the investment banking business, died March 5 in Dallas, Texas.
Born in Montclair, N. J., Oct. 10, 1904, Rib came to Dartmouth from Williston Academy. He was a member of Psi Upsilon. He worked in Chicago until he moved to Dallas and managed the Unlisted Securities Department for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith until his retirement. His address in Dallas was 2815 Westminster.
Always a loyal supporter of Dartmouth, he is survived by his widow Alice; a daughter Ann; a brother, Dr. Frank P. Foster '29 of Hanover; and two nephews, Charles E. Foster '44 and John M. Foster '58.
DANA JEWITT CONDON, who worked for 42 years for the United Fruit Co. outside the United States, died March 24 of cancer at Sarasota (Fla.) Memorial Hospital. He retired a year and a half ago and settled in Sarasota at 5949 Nutmeg Ave.
A native of Manchester, N. H., he came to Dartmouth from Pinkerton Academy, Derry, N. H. After graduation he went with United Fruit in Costa Rica. In 1945 he was transferred to Havana and was general agent for Cuba until 1956. He was president of the Shrine Club of Havana and chairman of the official board of the Methodist Church.
From 1956 until his retirement Dana was general traffic manager for Central America, with headquarters in Guatemala City. He and Verna enjoyed annual vacations to New England, and were able to attend our 40th reunion.
He leaves his widow, two daughters, and five grandchildren.
EDWARD GRANVILLE-SMITH, of 630 Seney Avenue, Mamaroneck, N. Y., died March 30 after a long illness, at the age of 64.
Born July 24, 1907, in Bellport, N. Y., he was the son of the late Walter Granville-Smith N.A., well-known American landscape artist.
Ted was an advertising sales representative with the Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation; Williams, Lawrence, and Cresmer; and McGraw-Hill, all of New York City. He retired from active business three years ago due to poor health.
He came to Dartmouth from Blair Academy. He was a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity. While in college, Ted played lacrosse with a group of men who successfully re-introduced this game to the campus.
He was active in boating and fishing on Long Island Sound and was an avid and expert gardener.
Survivors include his wife, the former Maxine Harvey; a son, Edward GranvilleSmith Jr., by a previous marriage; a brother, Walter Granville-Smith, Jr. '26; and three grandchildren.
ALLAN MOORE DOWNING died December 1 in Tallahassee, Fla., after a long battle against cancer.
Son of the late Dr. A. T. Downing '00 of Littleton, N. H., he attended Littleton High School and Kimball Union Academy. At Dartmouth he joined Sigma Phi Epsilon.
After gradution, "Doc" joined the Littleton Hardware Co. and later became the owner. He served as president of the New England Hardware Association.
In 1959 the Downings moved to Cocoa Beach, Fla., where they lived at 420 Capri Rd. Doc went into the construction business. In 1966 he became associated with Baird Realty in Satellite Beach.
He is survived by his widow, the former Thelma Dodge of Littleton, whom he married in 1930; his mother of Harrison, Me.; a daughter; two granddaughters; and a brother, Everett '27.
As a result of over-exertion from digging his car out of the snow, ROBERT ARTHUR ROCKHILL died February 19 at the Emerson Hospital in Concord, Mass. Bob and Ann had set out from their home, 67-50J 195th Lane, Flushing, N. Y., the day before to visit their grandchildren in Chelmsford, Mass., and Alna, Me. They had spent the night in Sturbridge and awoke to find their car completely snowed in. Bob worked very hard several times to dig the car out as they moved along and when he got back in the last time, he slumped over. Ann was able to stop the first passing car and the gentleman tried hard to revive Bob, then transferred him to his car which also needed to be extricated from the snow. They took him to the hospital in Concord, but it was too late. He had been in good health.
Bob was born in New York City and came to Dartmouth from the Jamaica High School. At Dartmouth he was treasurer of The Arts, member of Phi Beta Kappa and graduated Magna Cum Laude. He received his LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1931 and ever since had been with one law firm, Chadbourne, Parke, Whiteside, and Wolff, in Manhattan. During World War II he entered the Army as a private and left three years later as a captain and Adjutant General of the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation, Norfolk, Va.
Bob's funeral was held at the First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, of which he was a Senior Elder.
He is survived by his widow, the former Ann Stryck, whom he married in 1941, his daughter Susan, a brother, Victor '31, and three grandchildren.
1930
JACKSON BOWLIN MOORE died at his home at 400 E. Randolph St., Chicago, on February 25, of a heart attack.
Jack was a prominent tax attorney with the firm of Kirkland and Ellis. He was a graduate of Chicago-Kent School of Law and had practiced in Chicago since 1935. He was a member of the Chicago and American Bar Associations, the Law Club and the Chicago Federal Tax Forum, which he had served as chairman.
The Class was represented at his services by Dick Zeigler and Fred Schmidt. Sympathy of the Class is extended to his widow Edith and his sons, Kenneth, Terry, and Craig.
MAURICE GREGG SWARTHOUT died in Los Angeles on March 13. Heinie had lived in Burbank for the past 22 years and, prior to his retirement, was a salesman with the Burroughs Corporation. He had been connected with Todd Company in Rochester, N. Y., and moved to California when Todd became a division of Burroughs.
He was a member of the Burbank Sertoma Club, the De Bell Men's Golf Club, the Dartmouth Alumni Association and, the St. Francis Xavier Church choir. The Class extends sympathy to his daughter Kathryn.
CHARLES HENRY ADAMS died March 20 in Kirkland, Wash. Charlie retired in 1961 as Lt. Colonel, USAF (res). He had completed over 28 years of commissioned service, serving with the CCC in the thirties and then on active duty during World War 11. Following this he was a reserve officer until his retirement.
At college he became a member of Dragon and Phi Delta Theta.
The Class extends sympathy to his widow Mary, whose address is P.O. Box 394, Kirkland, Wash.
CHARLES RUSSELL SIGLER suffered a heart attack and died at his home in Ridgewood, N. J., on April 10. When Russ retired in 1970 he was a vice president of Bankers Trust Company, New York, with responsibility for personal trusts and new business development. At Dartmouth he played football and became a member of Beta Theta Pi. He was Adjunct Professor of Economics at Pace College, New York, for ten years and served as an assistant class agent for many years.
Representing the Class at services for Russ were John and Ellie French and Ted and Betty Wolf.
Deepest sympathy of the Class is extended to his widow Nolda, daughter Judith, and son Arnold '60. Mrs. Sigler resides at 439 Van Dyke St., Ridgewood, N. J.
1931
RALPH HAMILTON LONG SR. died March 4 at a Bangor (Me.) hospital after a brief illness. "Red" Long did not complete his four year term at Dartmouth, but received a B.S. degree from Bates in 1932.
During World War II he spent two years with the American Red Cross as a supervisor. He returned to public school teaching in Maine, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island until he became blind in 1963. He attended St. Paul's School for the Adult Blind in Newton, Mass., and in the following year he received his Master of Education in guidance and counseling from the University of Maine.
He was guidance counselor at Crosby Jr. High, Belfast Area High School and Hampden Academy.
Surviving are his widow, Isabelle (Worcester), of Southwest Harbor, Me., two sons, two daughters, 12 grandchildren, and a sister.
1932
NEWELL B. GOLDBERG died from an acute coronary attack at his home, 269 Waltham St., West Newton, Mass. on January 8.
Newt was born in Waltham, Mass., on January 4, 1911 and came to Dartmouth from Waltham High School. He majored in economics, served on the 1932 Aegis board, was active in The Round Table, and a member of Sigma Alpha Mu.
In the year following graduation Newt founded the Newell Company in Waltham, a store furnishing paints, wallpaper, and floor coverings, which he operated until his death. Throughout his life he was active in the city's civic affairs. He was a trustee and executive committee member of the Waltham Hospital, and helped to found the Waltham Boys Club. He also was a founder of the Green Acres Day School in 1948, and served as one of the school's original trustees. He served on the investment committee of the Waltham Savings Bank. He was a member of the Waltham West Surburban Chamber of Commerce and a former member of the Waltham Kiwanis Club.
Newt belonged to the Temple Israel in Brookline. At his funeral services, which were largely attended by friends, members of the business community, and civic activity associates, he was eulogized by his rabbi as "a man who never became angered" and whose life had enriched the world.
Newt married Ruth Dorothy Ritter in June, 1932. His widow writes, "He was beloved, not only by his family but by a saddened community." He is also survived by his son Howard of Wellesley, three grandchildren, and two sisters. The Class offers its deepest sympathy to his family.
1933
STANLEY ALBERT COLLA, 85 Two Ponds Road, Falmouth, Mass., died suddenly at the Falmouth Hospital on February 24. In college Stan was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and Dragon.
On graduation he went to work for Socony-Vacuum Co. in a service station in Larchmont, N. Y. He continued with this same company in Philadelphia, Buffalo, and before his retirement in 1968 he was division manager of the New England area for the Mobil Oil Co.
During World War II he served as a Navy lieutenant. His community interests included service as a trustee of the Community Chest, director of Boy Scouts, and director of the Massachusetts Safety Council.
The sympathy of the class is extended to his wife Adele and their two sons, Coleman '58 and Stanley '66.
1937
WILLIAM GLOVER BROWN III died March 10 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston as a result of a heart attack. Last summer he complained of chest pains but was given a clean bill of health by the doctors. Early in February he suffered a severe attack that hospitalized him for three weeks. He and Jane had plans for a rest in Florida, but two days before the trip he had another that resulted in open heart surgery in Boston. He did not survive. Always a picture of health, he had had no previous sicknesses of consequence.
He was born in Gloucester, where he lived all his life. He was a graduate of Tabor Academy, Amos Tuck School, and while at Dartmouth was president of DKE, treasurer of the Inter fraternity Council, and a member of Sphinx.
In 1938 Bill joined the family department store, William G. Brown Company, eventually becoming president. He was a member of the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce, a director of the YMCA, an incorporator of the Cape Ann Savings Bank and the Addison Gilbert Hospital as well as a member of Rotary. He served as a Navy lieutentant during World War II and later in the reserves.
An active sportsman, he was a member of the North Shore Sport Fishing Club, former president of the Cape Ann Tuna Club and active in the Annisquam Yacht Club. Bill's enthusiasm for boats and deep sea fishing was a major life interest.
Shortly after World War II Bill and Jane offered the spacious grounds of their beautiful estate for a class clambake attended by some 25 couples who enjoyed Bill's experienced hand as chef-in-chief.
He leaves his widow Jane (Phillips); a son, William G. 4th; five daughters, Mrs. Judith Ryan, Mrs. Joan Herrmann, and Melinda, all of Gloucester, Mrs. Janice Gagnon of Magnolia and Mrs. Carolyn Barney of Danversport; his mother, Mrs. William G. Brown, Jr.; a brother, Robert '39; two sisters; and nine grandchildren.
Our deepest sympathy goes out to Jane and the family. This genial guy will be greatly missed.
1939
RALPH PARKER FOLSOM, JR. died suddenly on March 14 at his office, of a heart attack. It was his 55th birthday. Ralph was a native of New York State, having come to Dartmouth from Poughkeepsie High School. He moved to California in 1953 and became associated with Farmer's Insurance Company. At the time of his death, he was liability claims manager.
His father was a member of the Class of '97. Ralph majored in music at Dartmouth and was a member of the Band, Barbary Coast Orchestra, and the Handel Society. Music remained one of his chief interests, as he played professionally for several years following his graduation. In his forties, he took up the cello and played with the Orange Coast Community Orchestra. One of his sons, Ronald, carries on the musical tradition and has played the violin with several orchestras here and abroad.
Ralph is survived by his widow, the former Barbara Williams Snyder, who resides at 9450 McLennan Ave., Sepulveda, Calif. 91343, as well as six children, four step-children, seven grandchildren, two sisters, and two brothers.
Ralph will be missed by his classmates who spent so many pleasant moments during college years, listening to the music that Ralph and his associates manufactured with the Barbary Coast and the band.
1947
WILLARD DAVENPORT WOOD died suddenly at Mt. Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Mass., on March 23.
Bill was born in Newton and attended the public schools there before coming to Dartmouth. During his years in Hanover, Bill was a member of Theta Delta Chi, the Band, DOC, president of the Winter Carnival Committee, and Winter Sports Director. He served in the Naval Reserve during World War II and as a Navy lieutenant during the Korean Conflict.
After Korea, Bill formed the Wood-Evans Insurance Agency in Cambridge. In 1961 he merged his agency with R.H. Smith and Co., owned by classmate Hugh Chapin, to form Chapin-Wood Insurance Agency, Inc. At the time of his death, Bill was treasurer of Chapin-Wood.
Bill was a past president and member of the board of directors of the Pilgrim Basset Hound Club, a vice president of the Eastern Dog Club, and chairman of the Eastern Dog Club Show in 1970 and 1971.
He was also active in community affairs as a director of the Cambridge YMCA, past president of the Economy Club of Cambridge, and clerk of the vestry of the Church of Our Redeemer in Lexington. He was a corporator of the Cambridgeport Savings Bank, former assistant treasurer of the Columbian Cooperative Bank, and a member of the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Brokers. His continued loyalty to Dartmouth was demonstrated by years of service on the Class Executive Committee and as an assistant class agent.
Bill leaves his widow Joan; a daughter Polly; two sons, Jerrold and Alexander, all of Lexington; and his mother, Mrs. Earle D. Wood of Peterborough, N. H.
Memorial services were held March 25 at the Church of Our Redeemer in Lexington, Mass., where Bill lived at 12 Hayes Ave.
1962
The Class was saddened by the untimely passing of a respected classmate when BRUCE MUIR MCCOLLOM died on February 2, 1972 following an illness of several months. Bruce matriculated to Dartmouth from Phillips Academy (Andover) and soon gave to the College his enormous energies and talents. He was very active with the Dartmouth Players, participating in several of its productions. He earned his freshman numerals in lacrossee and swimming and participated in the rugby program for three years.
Bruce left Dartmouth in 1961 to spend six months in the Marine Corps Reserve, and returned in time to be part of the 1962 Championship Football Team, and to graduate in 1963. He was a member of Theta Delta Chi and belonged to the DOC.
After leaving Dartmouth, Bruce pursued a career in films and worked as a producer in the movie and television fields.
Bruce is survived by his parents, Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. McCollom '24, his brother Robert '57, and his sister Barbara. To his family the Class extends its deepest sympathy.
Elizabeth Hayward
ELIZABETH W. HAYWARD, manager of the Dartmouth Dining Association from 1936 to 1951, died March 23 at her home in Hanover, following a lengthy illness. She was 88.
The first woman to hold the position, Mrs. Hayward came to Dartmouth after managing similar facilities at Deerfield Academy, Avon Old Farms, and the Women's Educational Industrial Association in Boston.
Her responsibilities were expanded soon after her arrival on campus with the opening of upperclass dining facilities at Thayer Hall in 1937. In addition to Thayer and Freshman Commons, she operated Stell Hall at the Tuck School. The peak years occurred during World War II, when daily meals were provided for 2000 Navy V-12 trainees.
Mrs. Hayward had a wider constituency than the successive classes of Dartmouth students from '37 to '54 to whose legendary appetities she catered. She also represented her Hanover neighbors for six terms in the New Hampshire State Legislature, from 1955 to 1967.
Funeral services were held March 25 in the White Church, of which she was an active member. Burial was in Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Hayward is survived by a niece, Mrs. Esther Barsamian of Lowell, and a nephew, Theodore Cottman of Midwest City, Okla.
Daniel Basil O'Connor '12
Dr. Robert Morgan Stecher '19
Willard Davenport Wood '47
