Deaths

(A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notices may appear in this issue or a later one.)

Johnson, Professor Susan B., May 1 Mayer, Professor Arthur L., April 17 Hinman, John H. 'O8, May 20 Unangst, Ernest W. '1O, January 10 Brown, Bishop 'l2, April 2 Waterbury, Lewis C. 'l2, April 13 Rothery, Paul R. 'l5, March 26 Bennett, Homer C. 'l8, March 29 Bloomfield, Harold H. 'l8, April 9 Sykes, Leonard E. 'l9, March 9 Chamberlain, Warren M. '2O, March 29 Tinker, Lawrence H. '2O, 1981 Adams, Clarence W. '22, January 4 Armstrong, Robert R. '22, October 11, 1979 McKoan, John W. Jr. '22, March 25 Wilkinson, William B. Jr. '22, March 1 McMillan, Robert L. '23, April 20 Sammons, Joseph A. '24, February 25 Bickford, C. Allen '25, March 30 Hefler, Alden R. '25, March 24 Hommeyer, Paul G. '25, March 1981 Winn, James J., '25, April 10 Barnes, Frederic P. '26, April 16 Murdough, Thomas G. '26, May 9 Kennedy, Thomas G. '27, March 22 Loeb, Leon '27, March 25 Maynard, John '28, October 1, 1974 Moore, Harrington '28, March 29 McCloud, M. David '3O, April 11 Moore, H. Kelsea '3O, April 9 Littwin, Ralph J. '32, March 30 Chaney, Bobb '35, April 25 Halvorsen, Frederic H. '35, March 26 Potter, Richard C. Jr. '35, March 18 Reagan, Daniel J. '35, May 2 Birchall, Robert '36, July 9, 1980 Harrison, Charles C. '36, January 21 Merrill, Edwin D. '36, January 30 Olson, Theodore O. '36, December 9, 1980 Laudani, Edward S. '37, December 14, 1980 Bacher, Ridgely T. Jr. '38, December 17, 1980 Urschel, Charles F. Jr. '39, March 30 Baker, James J. Jr. '46, February 11 Bowser, Leslie J. '46, February 27 Kelly, Richard R. '46, August 3, 1979 Sedgewick, Gerald E. '49, January 4 Veghte, Lewis Jr. '5O, May 6 Von Heimburg, Franklin D. '5l, March 20 Ellis, Ross .'55, April 23 Miller, Jeffrey B. '79, March 29

Faculty

ARTHUR L. MAYER, a former visiting professor of drama and an adopted member of the class of '21, died in New York City on April 17. Mayer had had a colorful career in the motion picture industry for most of his 94 years, and for 15 of them, until 1978, his course on the "History of Film" was a popular feature of spring term at" Dartmouth. Two hundred students would pack 105 Dartmouth Hall to hear Mayer an encyclopedia of facts, insights, and occasional R-rated stories talk about the movie business.

A few years ago Mayer estimated that since viewing his first movie in 1896 he had seen 25,000 films. Shortly after graduating from Harvard in 1907, he found a job selling movies to nickelodeons for Sam Goldwyn. He then spent many years in charge of promotion and publicity for Adolph Zukor's Paramount Pictures. When Zukor offered him the Rialto Theater in Times Square in exchange for the time remaining in his contract, Mayer went into business for himself. He turned the failing theater into a money-maker ,by offering films that featured the "three Ms mystery, mayhem, and murder," earning the title "Merchant of Menace."

Before selling the Rialto in 1948, Mayer ventured into film production and also into importing outstanding foreign films. In the 1950s he wrote two histories of the industry, Merely Colossal and, with Richard Griffith, The Movies. Mayor had also held a number of film-related posts during and after World War II and served as executive vice president of the Council of Motion Picture Organizations and as president of the Independent Motion Picture Distributors of America.

In 1961, when he was in his seventies, he began his teaching career. In addition to his regular spring course at Dartmouth he lectured on the economics of film at the University of California each fall and on the art of the cinema at Stanford each winter. He was awarded a doctorate of human letters by Dartmouth in 1972 and by Clark University in 1977.

1910

ERNEST WALKER UNANGST died January 10 after a brief illness. Born in Bethlehem, Penn., six months after the big blizzard, Ernie lost both his mother and only brother to typhoid fever. His father remarried, and the family moved to Hingham, Mass. Ernie came to Dartmouth from Hingham High School, where he was valedictorian of his class. He was proud of the education he earned at Dartmouth. During recesses he worked as a trolley car operator, or sold insurance, or even sold maps, and during classes, he tended furnace and waited tables to defray tuition costs.

Ernie graduated in 1910 and became an engineer with American Telephone and Telegraph, then for New York Telephone in Brooklyn, N.Y.

In 1913 he married Anna Robertson, and they raised a family of four in Arlington and Westwood, N.J. The big event between 1923 and 1930 was the family outing to the Yale Bowl to watch the Big Green. The growing family spent summers in Londonderry, Vt. Ernie drove up to spend weekends there. He loved hiking and fishing in the country.

He was considered a "top notch" bridge player, and he won the Silver Cup in the Telephone Company Tournament. Ernie was for years on the Board of Education in Westwood and spearheaded fund-raising drives for the Boy Scouts.

After his retirement in 1952, Anna and Ernie toured the country by car and settled in Eau Gallie, Fla., for their second life. Always active in the Telephone Pioneers and their church, Anna and Ernie had many friends. Ernie enjoyed life, people, new ideas, and driving. Twice a year they visited family, spending Christmas on either the West or the East Coast.

January 12 was one of the coldest, windiest days Eau Gallie has seen, and as Ernie was laid to rest, it seemed as if the elements had welcomed the New England boy home.

Ernest is survived by his wife; his daughter, Margaret Osbourne; sons Robert Walker '4O, Raymond Alan '4O, and David Edward; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren.

1914

Word comes from the Alumni Office concerning the death of FREDERICK H. WEED on December 13, 1980, at Yorktown Heights, N.Y., from causes unknown.

Freddie followed graduation with a year in Thayer and spent a lifetime in water purification and supply. He was chief of the water supply section of the War Production Board's water division during World War II and Army officer in charge of operations of water works, sewage, and sewage disposal at Camp Dix, N.J., during World War I—as he put it, "associated with noted engineering firms and never unemployed." Some assignments took him abroad to Greece and South America, and after retirement in 1970, he took more leisurely trips to the Continent.

He was a native of Stoneham, Mass., and married a Stoneham native, Elinor Snow. They had three daughters. In recent years Elinor had a fractured hip and an unsuccessful ball implant. Various hospitalizations interrupted their leisure years. Freddie was a member of the ski team in College and was an active member of the class of 1914.

During his active years, he lived in various areas, including Miami. On retirement, he and Elinor went to New York. He leaves two daughters, a brother in an early '2os class, and a nephew of the class of 1951.

1915

Word was received April 5 that PAUL ROTHERY died peacefully on the morning of March 26 at his home in Naples, Fla., his residence for the past 14 years.

Paul came to Dartmouth in 1911 from the Springfield, Mass., high school and graduated from Thayer School in 1916. He founded the Bay State Refinery Company in Chicopee, Mass., in 1930 and remained chairman of the board after retiring to Naples. He was a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Association and of the Melha Temple (Shrine), Scottish Rite, 32nd Deg., Springfield Masonic Lodge (all of Springfield, Mass.), and Naples Civic Association; he served as trustee of the Collier County Conservancy and the 14th Engineers Veterans Association, World War I.

In College he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

He leaves his wife Joanne; two daughters, Mrs. F. Richard Marks of Binghamton, N.Y., and Mrs. Robert B. Enamark of Duxbury, Mass.; two sons, Frederick A. of Wilbraham, Mass., and Paul Jr., of Amherst, Mass.; one sister, Marion R. Rothery of Shelton Conn.; 12 grandchildren; and four greatgrandchildren. Entombment was in Naples Memorial Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum. The Dartmouth Club of Southwest Florida sent a memorial to the Dartmouth Memorial Fund in memory of Paul.

1918

HOMER C. BENNETT died at the age of 85 on March 29 in St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, Ariz. He had been ill for some time.

Homer came to Dartmouth from the high school in Medina, Ohio. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and Casque and Gauntlet, and was also a varsity baseball pitcher.

On April 10, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Navy, being commissioned as an ensign in the Flying Corps. He was transferred to the United States Marine Corps as a flight lieutenant and saw service in Northern France and Belgium. On discharge from the service in January of 1919, he returned to Tuck School for one year.

From 1920 until 1946 he was employed successfully by the following firms: The Bassick Company of Bridgeport, Conn., Stillon Press of New York, and Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce and Standard Brands of New York City. He then became president of the Bennett Lumber Company in Medina, Ohio, where he remained until retirement to Green Valley, Ariz. He was past president of the Medina Chamber of Commerce, a delegate to the National Republican Convention in 1952, and a member of Kiwanis and the Westfield Country Club, where he enjoyed his hobby of golf.

In 1922 he married Elizabeth McDowell, who survives him. Other family survivors are a son, Huntley Bennett '45, a daughter, Susan B. Balton, and 11 grandchildren. A memorial service was held at the Green Valley, Ariz., community church.

HUGH FOSS died in Ottawa, Canada, on November 26, 1980. He was a retired locomotive engineer for Canadian National Railways. He married Helen J. Pelletier in 1916, and they had five sons and one daughter. A brother, Noah S. Foss, was a member of the class of 1910. Hugh was a member of the Independent Order of Oddfellows, a legislative representative, and member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the Liberal Association. Although Hugh did not graduate, he was annually a faithful con- tributor to the Alumni Fund.

1919

LEONARD E. SYKES died of a heart attack in March. Since his retirement he had lived in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Bill came to College from Pontiac, R.I. He enlisted in the U.S. Army Ambulance Service in 1917 and was discharged in 1919 after serving in most of the important engagements overseas.

He did not return to College but went into the printing business, first in Rhode Island and later in New York.

He is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Charles McKeever of Ridgefield, Conn.

1920

WARREN M. CHAMBERLAIN, who resided at Apt. 116, East Venetian Way, Miami, Fla. 33139, passed away on March 29. Born in 1896 in Worcester, Mass., he had nearly reached the age of 85.

As an undergraduate, Warrie was a member of Psi Upsilon. He majored in English and was a varsity track man, specializing in the dashes. He was one of the many who entered Dartmouth from Worcester Academy in our generation. He was highly regarded on campus and was a class leader.

Details about his post-college career are unavailable, but it is known that he pursued his college major interest in publishing and advertising. Married in the early twenties, Warrie became a widower. His only daughter, Audrey, survives him, as does his. granddaughter Valerie '76. Audrey, born in 1925, has had a career in academe, having earned an M.A. from Wellesley in 1948, an M.A. from Harvard in 1949, and a Ph.D. from Columbia University in 1981. Valerie's choice of Dartmouth as her undergraduate college delighted her grandfather, who is said to have made frequent trips to Hanover during her attendance.

Only recently reported is the passing of WILLIAM A. QUINN on June 21, 1980. His death occurred at Long Beach, Calif. So far as is known, he left no kin.

Bill entered Dartmouth in the fall of 1916 and attended College only briefly, hardly a semester. With World War I imminent, it was a disruptive and disturbing period. He did not return to College and did not graduate. For whatever reason, he chose to be non-communicative and inactive.

1922

CLARENCE WIOTON ADAMS, 80, grandson of William R. Adams, Dartmouth class of 1858, died January 4 after a long illness in Denton, Tex.

He was a native of Omaha, and with ten other Omaha boys entered Dartmouth in September of 1918. After completing sophomore year, he transferred to the University of Nebraska, where in 1922 he received his B.A. degree. Shortly thefeafter he began his studies for the ministry and spent some years with the American Presbyterian Mission in Fateharh, India. Returning to the United States, he completed his studies at Chicago Theological Seminary. For 30 years he was the beloved minister at the Sioux Falls, S.D., Presbyterian Church and later was Pastor of Visitation at the Presbyterian Church in Rapid City, S.D.

After retiring, he and his wife moved to Denton to be near their daughter, Mrs. Clyde W. Wright Jr. He is survived by his wife Frances, two daughters, and four grandchildren.

ROBERT RAYMOND ARMSTRONG died October 11, 1979, in Spring Valley, Calif. He was born December 21, 1899, in New York City and came to Dartmouth in September 1918 from DeWitt Clinton High School. According to class records, he left Hanover after termination of the Student Army Training Corps and transferred to another, unspecified college. His business career of 38 years was as an accountant with the New Jersey Bell Telephone Company. He and his family lived for many years in Maplewood, N.J., and after his retirement in 1962, they moved to Pompano Beach, Fla., and later to Spring Valley. Regardless of the limited time he was in Hanover, he always maintained an active interest in Dartmouth, and his son, Robert R. Armstrong '5l, is now an orthopedic surgeon in La Mesa, Calif. Our classmate is survived also by his wife, Florence, in Spring Valley, and by four granddaughters in La Mesa.

JOHN WILLIAM MCKOAN JR., 80, a highly esteemed physician, died from a stroke March 25 at Worcester City Hospital, where he had been on the staff for more than 50 years.

The son of a doctor, John was a dedicated pre-med student at Dartmouth. An admirable classmate with an engaging sense of humor, he was a member of the football squad and a brother in Phi Delta Theta and the medical fraternity, Alpha Kappa Kappa. Following graduation he went to Harvard Medical and in 1926 received his M.D. there.

He interned at Worcester. City Hospital and, except for four years .in World War 11, served in his wellknown tinguished war record, having served as major and lieutenant colonel in England, Africa, and Italy. He was honorably discharged as a colonel with a citation and two battle stars. He returned to Worcester in 1945 and resumed his practice.

He had life-long interest in Dartmouth. Joseph E. McKoan '24 Was his brother, and Richard J. Tobey '6O. his nephew. John and his wife Pat frequently returned to Hanover and enjoyed football games and class gatherings. He belonged to the Worcester Dartmouth Club and served on its admissions interview committee. He was a 50-year member of the medical societies of Massachusetts and Worcester County. He was a parishioner of the Immaculate Conception Church, a member of the Worcester Country Club, the American Legion, and the Oyster Harbor Club, Cape Cod.

John and Katherine Patricia Yates were married January 24, 1927. She survives him, with their daughter Joan Moore of Santa Monica, Calif., five sisters, two grandsons, and three great-grandchildren. The class joins his family in bereavement.

WILLIAM BEARDSLEY WILKINSON JR. died March 1 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Tacoma, Wash.

After some time at City College of New York and following service as a Marine in World War I, he came to Dartmouth in September of 1919 and left in February of 19.21, when he transferred to Washington aiid Lee. He later attended University of Pennsylvania as well. His business career was chiefly in advertising and publishing. He lived in New York until 1943, when he moved to the Tacoma area. His first wife, Bonnie Bremer, died in the thirties, and his second wife, Loris Ardean Marshall, passed away in 1974. His daughter, Bonnie Hunter Wilkinson, survives him.

1923

FREDERICK HARRISON CASWELL died at the Naples, Fla., hospital on May 4 following a long illness.

A native of Quincy, Mass., Ted came to Dartmouth from Phillips Academy in Andover. A fine athlete, he captained our freshman baseball team and played three years on the varsity team. He also played four years of varsity soccer. His fraternity was Sigma Chi.

After four years' experience at retail selling, Ted joined the F. S. Webster Company of Cambridge, Mass., a manufacturer of carbon paper and inked ribbon products. In 1931 he was appointed sales manager and in 1942 was elected advertising vice president and became a director of the company. He retired in 1966.

For many years Ted gave much of his time to the Cambridge Visiting Nurses Association. When the Caswells moved to the Cape, he served as warden of St. Mary's Episcopal Church at Barnstable and was active in the Cape Cod Dartmouth Club. A 32nddegree mason, he was also a member of the Wiano Golf Club and the Osterville Men's Club. He chaired both our 20th and 40th class reunions.

Ted and Olive (Kenney) were married in 1925. From that time on they seldom missed a 1923 reunion or other class event, serving often as host and hostess. After Ted's retirement, travel, much of it with their old friends Jean and Charlie Rice, combined with stays at their winter home in Naples, was their par ticular joy.

Ted's survivors include Olive; his four daughters, Jeanne, Mary Olive, Patricia, and Carolyn; and twelve grandchildren. Carolyn is the wife of Rollin F. Haynes '54.

ROBERT LIVINGSTON MCMILLAN died on April 20 in Newton-Wellesley Hospital after a long illness. A native of Brookline, Mass., he was a graduate of the local high school. At Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta and served as its president. He was on the staff of the freshman Green Book, and later served as class treasurer (1938 to 1943) and 40th reunion publicity chairman. He was a class director at the time of his death.

With the exception of four years spent in the Air Force, Bob's lifelong profession was advertising. He was former president of Shattuck, Clifford & McMillan, and of McMillan & Marsden, both of Boston. He was also associated with N. W. Ayer in Philadelphia, Young & Rubicam in New York, Lever Brothers in Cambridge, and Thomas J. Kipton Company in Hoboken, N.J.

A lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, Bob served in North Africa and Italy and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Croix de Guerre. A 32nd degree mason, he was a member of the Society of Colonial Wars and the Brae Burn Country Club. Active in his church and in the Wellesley Community Chest, he was also the founder and a director of the Wellesley Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons, serving as its president in 1976 and 1977.

One of the most outgoing of our number, Bob loved Dartmouth and the class of 1923 throughout his adult life. He was with us at our reunions and participated enthusiastically and generously in all of our activities. He is survived by his wife Natalie (Kimball), a daughter, Faith Salyer of Denver, and one granddaughter.

1924

JOSEPH ALBERT SAMMONS died on February 25. He was a resident of Oak Brook, 111.

Joe retired in 1970, at which time he was vice president of the United States Bedding Company. He was president and a director of Haggard and Marcosson Company, manufacturers of mattresses and box springs, from 1942 to 1961, having been associated with the company since 1924.

He was a member of S.A.E., the Furniture Club of America, La Grange Country Club, Emmanuel Episcopal Church of La Grange, and the Masons. He was also a director of several other companies as well as past president Of the National Association of Bedding Manufacturers.

He is survived by his wife Helen, a daughter, and three sons, including David '6O.

1925

ALDEN RICHARDSON HEFLER died in Annapolis, Md., March 24. He was born in Dorchester, Mass., in 1903 and entered college from Hyde Park High School.

He was a member of Le Cercle Francais and obtained his master's degree from Harvard in 1927. Hap taught French and Spanish at Keuka College in New York, at Wisconsin University, Rice Institute, and the Naval Academy, where he had been since 1937, in recent years as professor emeritus.

At Annapolis he was active in yacht racing and cruising, much of it in connection with the training of midshipmen. He published several Spanish textbooks, traveled extensively, and participated in dramatics. He also wrote an autobiography, which included accounts of his College days and years spent in the Cape Rosier area of Maine.

He is survived by his wife Ruth, known as Lib, and by two sons and four grandchildren.

PAUL GADDIS HOMMEYER died in March in Wayzata, Minn. He was born in Cincinnati in 1902 and came to Dartmouth from Culver Military Academy.

In College Paul was a member of Gamma Delta Epsilon and The Players and was on the freshman hockey team. His business career was with the Union Central Life Insurance Company, and from 1934 until retirement, he was manager of the Minnesota and North Dakota Agency. Last year he moved from his home in Wayzata to Mazatlan, Mexico.

During World War II Paul was overseas three years with the Army. He became a lieutenant colonel and received the French Cross of Lorraine and the U.S. European-African Ribbon with three campaign stars.

Paul is survived by his wife, the former Grace Hoagland of Peoria, 111., three sons, eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Son John is a member of the class of 1959 and grandson Steven '83 plays hockey.

JAMES JOSEPH WINN died unexpectedly April 10 in Durham, N.H. He was born in Lawrence, Mass., in 1903 and graduated from Methuen High School in Methuen, Mass.

Jim was at Dartmouth two years and belonged to Zeta Psi fraternity. He got his B.S. degree at Georgetown University and was a junior engineer in the Holland Tunnel from 1925 to 1928. He then joined the Boston and Maine Railroad and was division engineer from 1953 until retirement.

He is survived by his wife, the former Alice Cebula, a son, a daughter, and five grandchildren.

1926

FREDERIC PAGE BARNES, 76, known to us as "Pete," died at the University of Kansas Medical Center on April 16.

Pete, a well-known member of the class, was born in Grand Forks, N.D. He spent two years at the University of North Dakota before coming to Dartmouth. At College he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.

The year after graduation, Pete joined the former Lamson Brothers & Company, Chicago, members of the New York Stock Exchange. Later he transferred to, the Kansas City office, where he became a resident partner in 1939. He joined H. O. Peet & Company as a partner in 1943 and became managing partner in 1958. He became board chairman of H. O. Peet & Company in 1970, three years before his retirement.

Pete served on the board of governors of the New York Stock Exchange 1970-72, and was a member of the Midwest Stock Exchange in Chicago 1953-73 and a member of its board of governors from 1953-56. He served as trustee for the Nettleton Home, the Midwest Research Institute, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Pembroke Country Day School. He was also chairman of the board at the university 1969-71 and president of the board at the school in 1953.

He was past president of the Kansas City Dartmouth Alumni Association and was very active in Kansas City enrollment and admissions for .for.the College.

Pete leaves his wife Margaret Louise (Ott); their two sons, Peter '57 and Bryant '6O; a sister; and four grandchildren.

THOMAS GORDEN MURDOUGH, outstanding member of 1926, dedicated civic and community servant, businessman of great integrity, and devoted benefactor of Dartmouth, died May 9 in Evanston, 111.

Tom was born in Springfield, Mass., and graduated from Springfield Central High and Deerfield Academy. At Dartmouth he was advertising manager of the Jack-O-Lantern, member of Chi Phi fraternity, and participant in many class activities.

Tom had a brilliant career with American Hospital Supply Corporation, starting in 1935 as a salesman and becoming vice chairman of the board. During his years with the company, sales rose from $8OO,OOO to $5 million. He was also a director of Northern Trust Company of Chicago, Universal Oil Products Company, Illinois Tool Works, Inc., and the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce.

Except for missing the fifth 1926 reunion (in order to marry Grace Clarke), Tom was a constant leader in Dartmouth and alumni affairs. He was twice a member of the Alumni Council and served as vice president of the General Dartmouth Alumni Association. He served on the executive committee of 1926, was given a Dartmouth Alumni Award in 1971, and at the 50th class reunion in 1976 received an honorary doctorate of laws from the College.

Believers in strong family partnership, Tom and Grace always made their magnificent gifts to Dartmouth in both their names. A $2-million gift in 1970 went toward construction of the facility linking Tuck and Thayer schools, named Murdough Center. In 1965 an experimental greenhouse atop the Gilman Life Sciences building was given in honor of Tom's parents. Endowment for a scholarship at Tuck School was also given. In addition, Tom and Grace gave most generously to the Alumni Fund, the Third Century Fund, the Medical School Fund, and the Campaign for Dartmouth, and Tom served on the executive committees of many of those funds.

Tom was alderman in Evanston for four years and held many offices also in the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston.

He is survived by Grace, by his sons Sam, Charlie, and Tom Jr., by 11 grandchildren, and by three greatgrandchildren.

1927

THOMAS GILBERT KENNEDY, prominent Ohio attorney for over 50 years, passed away March 21 at his home, "Maple Grove," in Dayton, Ohio, after a seven-month fight against leukemia.

Born in Dayton in 1905, Tom attended high school there before going to Worcester Academy in Worcester, Mass. At Dartmouth, he was a member of the rifle team and Delta Upsilon fraternity. After graduating in 1927, he went to the University of Michigan Law School, from which he graduated, to become a member of the bar in 1930. He recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of that event. For over 50 years he had practiced law in his hometown, where he was a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, and the Lawyers' Club.

During World War II he served for three years in the U.S. Air Force. He was a lifelong member of the Presbyterian Church and of the American Legion, and he had served for several years as secretary and treasurer of the Dartmouth Alumni Association of Dayton.

He leaves his wife Mildred, three daughters, three sons, eight grandchildren, a sister, and a host of other relatives.

LEON LOEB, 75, died March 25 in the Frederick Memorial Hospital of Frederick, Md. He had been confined to a wheelchair for some years as the result of several heart attacks, but thanks to the valiant devo- tion and dedication of his wife Ethel, he continued until recently to attend lunch and dinner meetings of the Washington, D.C., alumni groups. For many years he hosted a gala annual picnic for those groups on the spacious grounds of his Welcome Farm in Fredericksburg.

Leon was born in Alverne, N.Y., and attended the Dwight Preparatory School in New York City before going to Dartmouth, where he was a member of the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity. He continued his education after Dartmouth at Columbia University, Harvard Law School, New York University Law School, and the Sorbonne in Paris. Until he retired in 1968, he operated and was president of a public relations firm, Sound Statistics, Inc., of Frederick. Previously he had been editor of the Frederick Times and did public relations work and advertising for artists and art studios. He was a member of the National Press Club and several service organizations in the Frederick area.

He leaves his wife Ethel, a stepdaughter, a stepson, and a brother, Albert, of Sylmar, Calif.

1932

RALPH J. LITTWIN, 70, of Madison, Conn., died of a heart attack on March 30. Ralph had been handicapped by a stroke suffered several years ago. And was fully retired from his practice of medicine.

At Dartmouth Ralph majored in chemistry-zoology and after graduation attended the Long Island College of Medicine, where he received his M.D. degree in 1936. He served in World War II from 1942-46 with the 39th General Hospital (the Yale unit) in the Pacific, attaining the rank of captain.

Ralph's career in medicine included many years as chief of radiology at the Bristol, Conn., hospital and as professor of radiology at the Yale School of Medicine. He was a member of the American Medical. Association and the American College of Radiology, and was president and on the board of the College of the American Radiological Society. Ralph was active with Dartmouth affairs and served as chair of an alumni interviewing committee and as assistant class agent.

He is survived by his wife Joyce (Deutsch), a son Ted '7l, and a daughter Barbara. The class extends its sympathy to them.

1935

To lose any classmate is a disturbing experience, but to lose a college roommate whose friendship has endured through these many years is traumatic. My good loyal friend and roommate, 8088 CHANEY, died on April 24 after a long struggle with cancer.

Bobb was well-known during his undergraduate years at Dartmouth and afterwards. He served as business manager of the Dartmouth, treasurer of Paleopitus and Green Key, and member of the Dragon, the Intrafraternity Council, and S.A.E. fraternity. After graduation, his service to the College continued: He was class treasurer for eleven years, class president for eight years, member of the enrollment committee for 30 years, and member in 1961-62 of the Alumni Council.

After receiving his master's degree from Babson, Bobb began his career as a salesman for Pillsbury _ , •. Mills, spending some time in Grand Rapids, Mich, He then joined 8.8.D.&0. and ultimately became vice president of the Minneapolis office, moving on later to the New York office as director of busi ness development. His next association was with Young & Rubicam as managing director of the Toronto and Montreal offices. In 1969, he joined Bristol-Myers Canada, Limited, as vice president of development. In 1970, he joined Curtis L. Carlson Companies as director of development in Minneapolis. In 1975, and until the time of his death, he was president of his own firm, Agri-Marketing, also in Minneapolis.

Bobb was very active in community and civic affairs and was a trustee of Plymouth Congregational Church, where his funeral was held. George Hoke reports that the church was filled to overflowing with friends and leaders of Minneapolis.

We all extend to Shelley, his wife of 44 years, and his daughters Sally, Susan, and Mary our deepest sym- pathy. We want them to know that their loss is keenly felt by all of his classmates. The memory of Bobb Chaney as a fine Christian gentleman will long remain in the hearts of the class of 1935.

Alvin J. Dodd '35

1936

ROBERT BIRCHALL passed away after a long illness on July 9, 1980, it has been learned somewhat belatedly. A member of the medical profession, Bob was living in Corpus Cristi, Tex., at the time of his death. He was a native of Port Washington, N.Y., and attended Port Washington High prior to entering Dartmouth, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Gamma Alpha, and the band.

Upon graduation, Bob attended the two-year medical school at Dartmouth and Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, receiving an M.D. degree in 1939. After interning at St. Luke's Hospital in New York City, he went on to serve in the European Theatre from 1942 through 1945 as a captain in the Army Medical Corps. He then continued his medical training at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, In 1947 Bob joined the internationally-known Ochsner Clinic in New Orleans, where he specialized as an internist in hypertension and nephrology. He also served as Professor of Internal Medicine at Tulane Medical School and was the author of numerous articles for medical journals. He was a great believer in physical exercise and tried to jog and play golf as much as time would permit.

While Bob was devoted to his family and the practice of medicine, he had a great love for Dartmouth and was pleased that several members of his family could enjoy the Dartmouth experience. He is survived by his wife Janice, son James '72 and daughters Marianne and Nan. Marianne was an exchange stu- dent at Dartmouth from Mt. Holyoke during 1971-72 and is now the wife of Evan Ballard '72.

CHARLES C. HARRISON died on January 21 after a long illness with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease. Charlie, retired president of Harrison Oil Company of Milwaukee, was always loyal to Dartmouth and the class.

Charlie was a native of Milwaukee and attended Milwaukee Country Day School before he entered Dartmouth. He had to leave after two years and went to work for Cities Oil Corporation, followed by positions at Fuller-Warren Company and Wisconsin Paint Manufacturing Company, all in Milwaukee. In 1936 he founded the Harrison Oil Company with his father, and, except for service with the Coast Guard during World War II, he spent his entire business career with the company. In 1971 he sold the company but stayed on to chair the board until he retired in 1976.

Charlie was devoted to Dartmouth and always regretted that he was unable to return and graduate. His other love was his yacht Victory, which he sailed for 20 years. One year he participated in the ChicagoMackinac race and, with classmate Bud Titcomb as part of his crew, won first place in her class. When Charlie's ailment was diagnosed a year ago, he had to sell his beloved yacht.

Surviving Charlie are his wife Lansing and two sons.

THEODORE O. OLSON of Hingham, Mass., died of a heart attack on December 9, 1980. Ted had been plagued by angina attacks in his last year. After his baseball career, which included several years as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and service with the Navy during World War II on LSTs, Ted re-entered the insurance business and continued therein until his death. He had been married for 43 years to his wife Dottie, who attended the 1935 Green Key Weekend as Ted's date.

Ted was born in Squantam, Mass., and attended Quincy High School and Thayer Academy prior to entering Dartmouth. While at Hanover, Ted was an economics major and a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon, Sphinx, the band, the freshman football team, and the varsity baseball team (of which he was captain as well as its star pitcher).

On graduating, Ted joined the Boston Red Sox and pitched for them for a number of years, including some service in the American Association. After hanging up his spikes, Ted entered the insurance business full-time and it became a lifetime career, interrupted only by a stint in the service in the 19405. For many years he was an insurance broker for Summer's Agency of New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, and he was also a Little League baseball coach.

Ted loved Dartmouth, and one of his happiest moments was attending the graduation of his son Mark '78. An avid golfer, Ted was a member of the Cohasset Golf Club. He belonged to the Church of St. John the Evangelist and the Old Colony Masonic Lodge of Hingham. Besides Dottie and Mark, Ted is survived by sons David and Peter. The deepest sympathy of the class is extended to all of them.

1938

RIDGELY T. BACKER JR. died December 1980, at his home in Hazlet, N.J., after a long battle with kidney disease.

After attending Dartmouth, Ridge went to work for his father at Mac Donald Engineering Company in New York City. It was there that Ridge designed the "cradle" used in loading cars for overseas shipment. Following this he worked in a fluorspar mine his father had purchased in Colorado and also was employed at the Bristol, Pa., plant of the Kaiser Metal Products Company.

Ridge attended the New York State College of Agriculture at Cornell and operated a family farm in Aldie, Va„ until his health failed.

He married Harriet A. (Kinkade) Meyer, a war widow, in 1946, and they had two children, Peter Timothy Meyer (by a previous marriage) and Deborah Jean Bacher. Ridge is also survived by a second wife, Helen (Odell) Bacher.

1949

Word has recently been received of the death of GERALD EUGENE SEDGEWICK. Gerry had originally been admitted in the class of 1949 but entered the Army prior to matriculation. During his 30 months of service he saw action in the North Appennines and Po Valley campaigns.

When last contacted by the College, Gerry was employed as an instructor at Diablo Valley College in Concord, Calif. He is survived by his father in Dover, N.H.

1952

WALKER M. BENNING died at his home in Benton Harbor, Mich., on October 10, 1980 at the age of 50.

At the time of his death Walker was president of Twin City Realty Company. He had previously been associated with Saranac Machine Company where he was secretary. He was also a director of Cleereman Machine Tool Corporation of Green Bay, Wise., and Benning & Company of Benton Harbor.

Walker was a Sloan Fellow at M.I.T. and received his master's degree from that institution in 1963. He was a member of the Sloan Society of Fellows at the time of his death.

In 1956 he was married to Barbara Hornack, a graduate of Lake Forest College, and is survived by his two daughters, Brooke Ann and Tiffany, his mother, and a brother.

Classmates were shocked to hear about the death of ALAN K. JACKSON on January 11 of this year at his home in Geneva, Switzerland. A 1 died quite suddenly after contracting pneumonia.

At the time of his death A 1 was president of International Research Consultants, Inc., a company which he founded in 1960 in Geneva. He was widely known in international business circles for having taken the lead in stimulating a two-way exchange of products and research between Europe and the U.S.

His interest in international finance and research began in the Air Force into which he received a direct commission after he got his M.S. from Tuck-Thayer in 1953. At Wright-Paterson A.F.B. in Ohio he was a member of a group responsible for purchasing research and development for the Air Force on an in ternational scale.

After a stint at Business Week and as business manager for a group of scientists he'd met in the Air Force, he went to Europe and began his brilliant business career, which culminated with his brainchild, IRCONSO S.A., headquartered in Geneva with of- fices in Detroit; Paris; Milan; Miltenberg, Germany; and Princeton.

Al came to Dartmouth from the Detroit area. He was a member of Phi Kappa Psi and earned three D's in track. No matter how far he roamed Al Jackson was never far from Hanover and he never failed to make it back for a '52 reunion. Shortly before he died he was talking to friends about returning in June with his wife, the former Elisabeth "Sissy" Harmer, and their young son.

By God, we'll miss you, Al. It just won't be the same.

FRANK L. MADLENER died on October 25, 1980 at home in Lake Geneva, Wise.

Skip left the College at the end of his freshman year in 1949 and subsequently attended the University of Wisconsin in Madison. His, first marriage to Julie Turner ended in divorce. His second wife, Mary Schmick Madlener, survives him as does their son Scott and Skip's daughter Debora by his first marriage.

Skip was the grandson of Frank O. Lowden, a governor of Illinois, and great grandson of George M. Pullman, founder of the Pullman Railroad Car Company.

Skip was associated with the investment firm of Bacon, Whipple & Co. from the time he left the University of Wisconsin until his death.

1953

ROBERT N. STILES died of lung cancer March 21 in the Lynn (Mass.) Hospital after a lengthy illness.

Bob came to Dartmouth with that gang from Melrose High School. He majored in history, was secretary of Alpha Theta, helped on the Winter Carnival Committee, but really made his mark on the golf course. He played on the team for four years; was playing manager as a sophom'ore and captain while a junior. After graduation, he spent three years in the Army as a special agent with the U.S. Army Military Intelligence, including 18 months in Korea. He graduated from Babson in 1957 and then married Martha Macquarrie, who was in his same class at Melrose.

Bob worked for United Shoe Machinery Co. for nine years as a contract administrator. For the past seven years he had been the financial manager for the A. W. Chesterton Co., which manufactures industrial seals and packings.

Bob loved Dartmouth. He was very proud of the Stiles being a third-generation family: his father, Chick Stiles was a member of the class of '21, his daughter Julie is in the class of '8l, and son Randy is an 'B8. Since the children have been at Dartmouth, Bob visited the campus throughout the year.

For 23 years Bob played in the Annual Winchester Country Club Father and Son Golf Tournament with his father, and for the past three years with his son.