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.)

Tilton, Fletcher S. '13, February 4 English, Adolphe W. '15, February 23 Cone, Leon J. '17, February 21 Kendall, A. Harold '1B, February 24 Rowell, George B. '1B, February 5 Hall, Maurice A. '19, February 1 Oborne, Fay H. '19, February 13 Robinson, Maurice R. 'l9, February 7 Malmquist, Harold C. '23, January 30 Millar, Joseph A. '23, February 13 Branch, Roger E. '24, January 20 Hourdequin, Felix S. '24, February 16 Miller, Sidney E. '24, January 20 Nickerson, Kermit S. '26, February 9 Rowe, Frederic L. '26, February 4 Hardy, Charles L. '27, February 25 Tanzi, John S. '27, February 18 Segar, Stuart G. '28, November 15, 1981 Stewart, John W. '28, January 26 Ball, John A. '29, November 21, 1981 Haskell, A. Porter Jr. '30, March 3 McGuire, Francis F. '32, February 14 Frost, H. Marshall '35, February 27 Hawley, William H. '35, February 26 Raphael, Jack H. '35, February 1981 Reinman, Alfred E. Jr. '37, January 31 Costin, Maurice E. Jr. '39, February 13 Mason, William A. Jr. '39, February 15 Niss, Robert C. '40, February 10 Miller, Hedden V. '41, December 10, 1981 Jones, Chester K. '42, December 6, 1981 Casserly, James T. Jr. '46, January 30 Yeomans, Franz S. '51, January 18 Leighty, Robert K. '56, February 20 Drosdick, Ernest R. '58, February 13 Dancik, Michael S. '64, March 1

1909

ARTHUR BURGESS STANLEY died on October 11, 1981, at the age of 93, according to a letter from his son, Burgess P. Standley '49- His son wrote: "He valued highly the education he received at Dartmouth and remembered his college years with great fondness. He was delighted when his grandson, Dabney Standley, entered the class of '83, becoming the third generation in our family to attend Dartmouth."

A member of Kappa Sigma fraternity as an undergraduate, "Stan" went' on after Dartmouth to work for Western Electric Company in Hawthorne, Ill., for a year. Then, from 1910 to 1917, he taught high school science, while also earning a master's degree at Harvard, before enlisting for military service in the 101 st Engineers during World War I. He served in France from 1917 to 1919, rising to the rank of second lieutenant.

Upon his return to civilian life, Stan married Ruth (Preston) and took up a career as a professional engineer in Massachusetts. Upon his retirement he was president of A. B. Stanley Company Inc. of Newton, a manufacturer of scientific laboratory furniture.

Stan's wife died in 1961; they had had two children - his son Burgess and a "daughter, Ruth.

1913

FLETCHER SANFORD TILTON died at the age of 89 on February 4 in Florida, where he had made his home in recent years. A memorial service at A" Saints Episcopal Church in Winter Park on February 6, and he was buried ar Hill Cemetery in Washington, D.C., on March 1.

Duke, who followed his father - Lucian sanford Tilton, 1875 to Dartmouth, also attended George Washington University. An economics major as an undergraduate, he went on to teach early in his career at the Emerson Insatute, a private school in Washington, Then from 1933 to 1953 he worked for several agencies of the federal government. When he was in his seventies, he went into the real estate business in the Washington, D.C., area. He moved to Florida in 1978 and, according to a letter received from his son upon his death, "retained his interest in and affection for Dartmouth until his death."

He was married to the former Faith Snyder in 1914, and they had two sons and a daughter. Duke is survived by his wife and their three children, together with a sister, six grandchildren, and seven great-grandchildren.

1914

HUGH ALLAN MACKINNON, 90, an internationally-known composer of religious music, died on December 25, 1981, as a result of injuries suffered in a hit-and-run accident on December 13. He was walking home from a concert of Christmas music at a church in San Francisco, at which his piece "Sleeps Judea Fair" had been played, when he was hit.

A native of St. Johnsbury, Vt., he was active in the musical life of the College as an undergraduate, serving as Glee Club accompanist, assistant chapel organist, and organist of St. Thomas Church. After graduating from Dartmouth, he went on to earn a master of arts in music at the University of California. In 1916, he was named a fellow of the American Guild of Organists.

He served as organist for several churches in the East before going to San Francisco in 1942 as organist of Grace Cathedral. From 1946 to 1956, he was organist for a church in Laramie, Wyo., and he returned to San Francisco to retire. He had served there as volunteer organist since 1959 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church. He was later made organist emeritus at St. Peter's, and his memorial services were held there.

The Reverend John Butcher of St. Peter's said, "He was such a gentle person, with so much feeling, so much warmth." And Bertrand Weaver, president of the 425-member San Francisco chapter of the American Guild of Organists, said his published works "rank with the greats of the 20th century. Mr. MacKinnon was one of the last of an era." He composed in a post-romantic, post-Victorian style; many of the best-known of his 40 major works involve the Christmas theme.

He had no surviving relatives, but will be interred in the MacKinnon family plot in St. Johnsbury.

1917

LEON JAMES CONE died on February 2 1 in Florida. He was born in 1892 in Fitchburg, Mass. A few years later his family moved to Claremont, N.H., where Leon graduated from the Stevens High School. He entered Boston University and remained there for a year before he transferred to Dartmouth. At the College he was a drummer in the Dartmouth Band and a second tenor in the College Choir. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.

Leon enlisted in the Signal Corps in May of 1917 and after the war was discharged as a second lieutenant. From 1919 to 1926, he was a sales engineer for the Sullivan Machinery Company of Claremont, but was later sent to the Michigan plant in Ironwood. His office was in Duluth, Minn., a place which he greatly enjoyed. In the sixties, Leon moved to Sun City, Fla., where he spent most of his remaining life. In Sun City, he attended the United Community Church and was a member of Masons, Scottish Rites, and Shrine.

Leon was married to Minnie Herring in 1919 in Pell City, Ala. She was a graduate of the University of Alabama. The couple had three sons, two of whom attended Dartmouth Leon J. Jr. '41 and Robert W. '50. Eleven grandchildren also survive, but Leon's wife died a few years ago. Our sympathy and best wishes go out to the family. We shall miss Leon's good humor and his example of courage and hard work in putting himself through college.

HAROLD BARRETT INGERSOLL died on October 21, 1981, in Arlington, Va. He came to Dartmouth from the Atlantic City High School. At Dartmouth he was an outstanding student especially interested in the sciences. He maintained high grades every college year and graduated magna cum laude and received a Phi Beta Kappa key. Among his many prizes were: second prize Thayer mathematics, descriptive geometry, Spaulding mechanical drawing, Choate scholar, and honorable mention in physics and chemistry. He earned a degree in civil engineering from Thayer School in 1920 and later became a life member of the American Society of Engineers. He was a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity and very active in the D.O.C.

Hal spent 15 months of service in France in World War I and was a staff officer in World War II. In this stint of duty and later for the government, Hal held a variety of positions: intelligence officer, hydraulic engineer, soil conservationist, and posts in the Forest Service and the Department of Agriculture.

In 1960, however, Hal entered in business for himself as a cartographer, particularly for the American Automobile Association and other concerns. He was also active in many civic affairs such as charities, church, and politics. When asked at some time what his hobby was, he said, "Work!" Certainly his busy life exemplified this.

In February 1924, Hal married Margaret Zoccaria, who died in 1972, leaving a son, William, Dartmouth '52, and a daughter. This modest and accomplished classmate was a delight to know and one to be emulated.

1918

ALBERT HAROLD KENDALL, age 85, died on February 24 in Cheshire Hospital in Keene, N.H., after a brief illness.

Harold came to Dartmouth from Keene High School, and he received his bachelor-of science degree in 1918. During World War I he served for two years in the U.S. Army Ambulance Corps, spending 18 months overseas.

In 1920 he went to work for Old Keene Silk Fibre Mills and served as superintendent Until 1924, when he was promoted to manager of the Boston office. In 1937 he became president of the company. He left the firm in 1946 to be sales representative of the United Waste Company of East Dedham, Mass.

Harold was elected to the New Hampshire Senate in 1952, and he served as treasurer of the Cheshire County Republican Committee and for several years as moderator of Surry Township. In his many years of community service, he organized the Colony House Museum; was a member of the Rotary Club, the Masonic Lodge, Elks, American Legion, Sons of the American Revolution, and the Monadnock Region Association; and was a trustee of the Cheshire County Historical Association, director of the Keene Senior Center, and an incorporator of the Keene Savings Bank. He is survived by a brother, a step-daughter, and a niece.

GEORGE BARKER ROWELL, age 85, died on February 5. He came to the College from Orleans, Vt., and was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity and the Forensic Union. During World War I he was a second lieutenant in ordnance, serving overseas.

On receiving his LL.B. degree from Harvard Law School, he became associated with the firm of Warner, Stackpole, Stetson and Bradlee in Boston. At the time of his retirement he was the senior trial partner of the firm. He became a member of the bars of the United States Supreme Court, the United States Massachusetts District, and the United States Court of Appeals. The bar associations of which he was a member were the American, Massachusetts, Boston, International, and American Trial. George was active in the Republican Party, chairing the Massachusetts State Committee and serving as director of the State Republican Club. He was continuously in leadership service with civic organizations - Salvation Army, Red Cross, U.S.0., United Fund, Missionary Society, Cambridge Library. He received the honorary degree of doctor of jurisprudence from Suffolk University, where he chaired the board of trustees from 1954 to 1964. Public offices he held were first assistant attorney general and special attorney general of Massachusetts.

He was a life-long active member of the Masons, having first joined in 1919 at the Valley Lodge of Orleans, Vt. He progressed through various degrees, becoming a 33rd degree Mason in 1960. In that progress he had been a master, commander, and judge advocate. He served on the board of governors of the Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children.

George was a member of the First Congregational Church of Cambridge, the Cambridge and Algonquin Clubs, and several genealogical societies.

His only survivor is his daughter, Dorothy F. Rowell.

1919

MAURICE RICHARD ROBINSON, known to his classmates as "Mose," died suddenly at his home in Pelham Manor, N.Y., on February 7. He was born in Wilkinsburg, Pa., in 1895. His studies at Dartmouth were interrupted by Army service during World War I, but he returned to receive his A.B. degree in 1920.

Mose was an outstanding member of the class of 1919. The award to him by the College in June 1980 of the honorary degree of doctor of humane letters was not only richly deserved, but was the honor he prized most highly among the many he received during his lifetime.

After graduation he returned to Wilkinsburg. Publishing had long been in his mind and heart, and in October 1920, he put together the first issue of the Western Pennsylvania Scholastic, a fourpage weekly directed to high school students. Over the years he built it into a highly successful business known as Scholastic Magazines Inc., publisher of some 30 magazines and numerous books for classroom use in primary and secondary schools. His achievements in the field were recognized in 1970 when he received the Henry Johnson Fisher Award, the most prestigious honor in magazine publishing.

But Mose's accomplishments rest on more solid ground than mere business success. His contributions to improving primary and secondary education and to stimulating the interest of teenage boys and girls in Amerian art and letters have been unique and widely recog nized. The Scholastic. Awards to outstanding young writers and Scholastic's National Hig School Art Exhibitions have launched nwn> young writers and artists in successful careers the arts. One first-prize winner in a literal) competition sponsored by Scholastic, Florence Liddell, joined the staff of Scholastic in 1930 and in 1934 became Mose's wife. She survives him together with five children, five grandchildren, and a sister.

Mose loved his work and gave no thought to retiring. He was on the job full time, chairing the board of his company, until his death. He was as loved and admired by his associates and employees as he was by all of us who knew him. His honorary degree citation from Dartmouth quotes him as saying, "I cannot recall a day when I could not look forward to tackling the work that was waiting for me in my office." A fitting epitaph to commemorate a splendidly productive and happy life.

1920

Belatedly we report the death of HOWARD ARNOLD KAICHEN on January 15, 1980, at his home in Huntington Woods, Mich. Born in 1897 in Cincinnati, Howard entered Dartmouth in 1916 but left in December 1917 to enlist in the U.S. Army and did not return to graduate. He graduated from Officers Training School, Camp Taylor, as a second lieutenant, field artillery.

Following varied experience in manufacturing and merchandising, in 1932 he found his life career, insurance brokerage, in which he was still actively and successfully engaged as late as 1974.

In 1972, Howard and his wife Margaret (Heavenrich) celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on a trip to Bermuda with their two children and their grandchildren.

Howard ("Kash") was a member of the Dartmouth Club of Detroit. In June 1981 Margaret wrote: "Howard enjoyed his Dartmouth association."

CHARLES HENRY STEVENS JR. , educator and administrator, died suddenly on January 9 at Tampa General Hospital at the age of 82. Charlie came to Dartmouth from Boston Latin. He did graduate work at the University of Madrid, won his master's degree at Middlebury in 1927, and received his Ph.D. from New York University in 1938.

He began his long and distinguished career at Rutgers University in 1927 as instructor in Romance languages and served, until his retirement in 1964, as associate professor, full professor, and director of the summer session, which under his guidance grew from a small six-week program in New Brunswick to the university's largest single academic program on three campuses. He also served as coordinator of "New Jersey Meets Its World Neighbors," promoting understanding of the U.N., and later directed a Latin American relations workshop at the University of Louisville.

From 1942 to the end of World War II, Charlie took temporary leave from Rutgers for a State Department appointment as cultural attache at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. In 1964 he received a U.S.A.I.D. assignment to assist the Indian government in setting up summer sessions for college science teachers.

Ever steadfastly interested in his fraternity, he was for many years president of the Zeta Psi Education Foundation in New York City. During his Florida retirement years he was an active (and senior) member of both the Ivy and Dartmouth Clubs of Sarasota.

Our sympathy is extended to his wife Margaret in Sarasota and son David and three grandsons in New Canaan, Conn.

LAWRENCE HENRY TINKER died some time during 1981, according to word recently received in Hanover. Larry had once lived in Bellows Falls, but his last known address was in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. At one time he was chief clerk with Canadian National Paper in Three Rivers, Quebec.

He was at Dartmouth only one semester, and no word of him had been received since 1934. He left no known kin.

JOSEPH EVANS WRIGHT died of pneumonia on june 2, 1981, in Des Moines. Although Joe left college in June 1917 for two years' service in the army, and did not return to graduate, he remained a loyal member of 1920.

Discharged from World War I service as a major, he returned to duty from 1942 to 1946 at a P.O.W. camp in Weingarten, Mo.

Aside from the service, Joe's life was devoted to insurance, first as a representative of Travelers Insurance and later as president of Joseph E. Wright and Associates Inc., insurance brokers of Des Moines. A member of the National Life Underwriters Association, he received the Quality Award for 18 consecutive years.

In the Masons, he was a member of the Consistory and also of the Shrine.

Joe was married in 1920 to Margaret Stewart, who survives him. To Margaret, our class extends its sympathy for the loss of her fine husband of over 60 years.

RALPH WILLIAM YUILL, assistant professor emeritus of economics and finance at the University of Mississippi, died October 1, 1981, at the age of 83.

Born in Cedar Rapids, lowa, where he attended high school, "Rabbit" interrupted his Dartmouth career for war service from 1917 to 1919, spending 22 months in France. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi and Casque and Gauntlet; on the baseball team 1919-20 and 1920-21, he was captain in 1921. After graduating as an economics major, he went on to Tuck School and received his M.C.S. in 1922.

Rabbit's professional career included two years' graduate work at the University of Pennsylvania, qualification as a C.L.U., some insurance nderwriting, and years of teaching economics and finance at Ole Miss.

His second army career extended from 1940 to 1946. After extensive training and service in the United States, Major (F. A.) Yuill took part in campaigns in Normandy, the Rhineland, Ardennes, and Central Europe. His decorations included the Croix de Guerre (Luxemborg) and the Croix Militaire (first class, Belgium).

After his retirement from active teaching, Rabbit continued to live in Oxford, Miss., where his wife Dorothy survives him; he also leaves a brother in Cedar Rapids. Our sympathy goes to them both.

1923

ROGER BILLINGS died on December 14, 1981, at Orleans, Mass., Convalescent and Retirement Center. He became seriously ill in early 1980, and in mid-1981 he and Ruth gave up their Sarasota, Fla., home and moved to Chatham, Mass., where they had summered for many years.

Roger was born in Tewksbury, Mass. A graduate of Lowell, Mass., High School and Exeter Academy, he was a member of Sigma Chi at Dartmouth. He was also a 1923 class director.

Immediately following graduation he became associated with Massachusetts Indemnity and Life Insurance Company. He was elected secretary in 1932, president and general manager in 1935, and chairman in 1963. He retired in 1968. It was during these years that the company attained its position of leadership in the accident and health field.

A Mason for 55 years, Roger was also a member of Brae Burn Country Club of Newton, Eastward Ho Country of Chatham, and Sarasota Yacht Club, and a life member of the Bostonian Society.

Roger is survived by his wife Ruth (Ma Bane), with whom he observed their 50th wed ding anniversary in 1980, and by their daugh ter Marcia, two sons by an earlier marriage, eight grandchildren, a step-grandchild, an two great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held on December 17 at St. Christopher's Episcopal Church in Chatham, followed by private interment in Tewksbury.

GLENDON MANDEVILLE ELLIOTT died on January 27 of cancer at Jane Brown Hospital, Providence, R.I.

Glen was a native of Haverhill, Mass., and a graduate of the local high school. At Dartmouth he was a member of Delta Tau Delta. Following graduation, he studied at Lowell Textile School and then went to work for Pacific Mills, a textile manufacturing firm in Lowell He continued to work for this firm until it closed in 1932, when he moved to the Providence Braid Company. In 1943 he bought controlling interest in the Rhode Island Textile Company in Pawtucket, R.I., and in 1954 founded a southern division of the company now known as the South Carolina Elastic Company. He served as president of both companies until 1977, when he was succeeded by his son, John H. '5O. Glen continued to chair the businesses, however, until his illness in late December. He was a member of the Hope Club and Agawam Hunt Club in Providence.

Active for many years in College and class affairs, Glen served as class director and agent. Always with us at formal and informal reunions, he took particular pride in his own and his family's Dartmouth ties. Besides his son John '50, he is survived by a daughter and five grandchildren three of whom, John '75, Glen II '80, and Susan '82, carry on the Dartmouth tradition. Glen's wife Margaret (Home) died in 1967.

JAMES JOSEPH HENNESSY died at St. Francis Medical Center, Hartford, Conn., on January 29 following a stroke.

A native of Lake Placid, N.Y., Jim was a graduate of the local high school. At Dartmouth he was a member of Alpha Chi Rho and Alpha Kappa Kappa. He also played freshman baseball, was on the ski team, was a member of Cabin and Trail, and in his senior year won the intercollegiate speed-skating championship.

A graduate of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1926, Jim then served as house officer at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City and later did postgraduate work at several hospitals and sanitoria. His first medical practice was in Waterbury, Conn., following which he entered the Navy medical corps, from which he retired as a "lieutenant commander and resumed private practice in Hartford. A consultant to the Hartford Health Department, he was a staff member of several hospitals and a member of the American, Connecticut, and Hartford County medical associations. He also held memberships in the Waterbury and Wampanoag Country Clubs.

Jim's life was one of dedicated medical service and included 12 missions to the Albert Schweitzer Medical Hospital in Haiti and six missions on the U.S.S. Hope. He is survived by his wife Frances (Singer) and one sister.

Funeral services were held at St. Timothy's Church in West Hartford on February 1. Babe Miner, Jean Rice, and Jean Colby represented the class.

JOSEPH AMBLER SHOEMAKER MILLAR died at his home in Interlaken, N.J., on February 13, of cancer.

Joe was a native of Asbury Park, N.J., and a graduate of its high school, where he had been an outstanding athlete. At Dartmouth he was one of the most honored and respected men in our class. Captain of freshman basketball, he played for three years on the varsity team, captaining it in his junior year. A member of the Canoe Club and the Christian Association and a founder of Green Key, he was also class vice president for two years, a member of Palaeopitus, BetaThetaPi, Beta Alpha Phi, and Casque and Gauntlet. At our graduation he was elected class marshal and served the class in that capacity until his death.

Following graduation, Joe decided to follow in the footsteps of his dad and graduated with honors from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine in 1927. In 1930, he and his father established the Millar Animal Hospital. This business, which prospered greatly, is now carried on by Joe's son, Dr. Harry C. II '55.

Joe's professional honors were many, including, among others, the presidency of the American Animal Hospital Association and the New Jersey Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners. In 1981 he was honored by the New Jersey Veterinary Medical Association for his 52 years in the profession. His memberships included the Presbyterian Church, Ocean Township, Deal Country Club, and Asbury Lodge 142 F.&A.M. For 23 years he chaired Keystone Savings and Loan in Asbury Park.

Surviving are his wife Helen M. (MacLean), his son Harry '55, two daughters, and three grandchildren.

1924

We have received word of the death of ROGER EDDY BRANCH, from his nephew Peter Branch '55, on January 20, in Lake Worth, Fla.

"Mike" had been associated with the First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Lake Worth since 1937. Previously he had been associated with banks in Flushing, L.I., and Plattsburg, N.Y. At the time of his retirement in 1974 he chaired the board of directors of First Federal.

He had been active in community affairs in Lake Worth for many years. He was a past president of the Lake Worth Chamber of Commerce and the Rotary Club as well as a member of the Golf Commission; he had also chaired the Red Cross, the World War II Rationing Board, and the Planning Commission for Lakeside and Oceanfront Parks.

He is survived by a brother, two nephews, and a niece.

FELIX SONDERN HOURDEQUIN died suddenly in Passavant Hospital in Pittsburgh on February 16. He was en route to his former home in Rockford, Ill., from his present home in Saybrook, Conn., where he had lived since his retirement in 1976.

Prior to World War 11, when he served as a lieutenant commander in the Navy, he was as socited with T. C. Corwin of New York and subsequently was director of marketing research for the Roper Company. In 1954 he became the owner and manager of Loves Flower Shop in Rockford, Ill., until his retirement. He is survived by his wife Marion; one son, James W. '66; and three grandchildren.

1925

CLARENCE ERNEST BLODGETT of Upper Montclair, N.J., died January 21 in the hospital during an operation. He was born in Springfield, Mass., in 1898 and attended Vermont Academy and Clark School prior to entering Dartmouth.

Deak was active in the Glee Club and the College Choir all four years of college. He was a member of Phi Gamma Delta and Green Key.

Following graduation he was with McCreery's Department Store in New York City, becoming assistant to the executive vice president. Then he and his wife established their own business, a cafeteria in East Orange, operating it successfully for 15 years prior to World War II. Deak was an expediter in a war plant that built planes for the Navy and following the war became associated with Hahne and Company, Newark, N.J., in the furniture business.

Deak was a flier in World War I, going from the ambulance service to the French Army and then becoming a pilot with the American Expeditionary Force. He earned money during college years by "gypsy" flying in New England and always maintained an interest in aviation.

He overcame a spell of poor health so that he could travel the last few years, including to our 55th reunion. He served as class agent and for many years was on selective process committees. His interest in the College and in class

activities was great. Deak is survived by a son and a daughter, six grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.

MONTGOMERY WOOSTER CHAPMAN of West Palm Beach, Fla., died January 30 of cancer. He was born in 1904 in Glens Falls, N.Y., and went to high school there.

Monty won his numerals in basketball and track his freshman year at Dartmouth. He was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Green Key. He left Dartmouth in the middle of sophomore year and later graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and did graduate work at Cornell.

Monty became sales manager for Jones, McDuffie and Stratton of Boston, then general manager of Hudson Falls (N.Y.) Paper Company and in the fifties moved to West Palm Beach, where he established Alco Chemicals, a janitor supply business.

For many years he was an official in basketball and football for the Ivy League and other eastern colleges and conducted radio programs in Glens Falls and Saratoga Springs. In World War II he was an officer in the Army Air Corps. Monty maintained an interest in Dartmouth and kept in contact with classmates all his life He is survived by his wife, the former Madeline Oatman.

FORD HOPKINS WHELDEN, 79, died 0n March 21 in his home in Norwich, Vt., following a long illness. A memorial service was held in Rollins Chapel on March 25.

Ford was the complete Dartmouth man. His extraordinary record of devotion and service to the College represented one of the most notable achievements by an alumnus in Dartmouth's history. A native of Detroit, Ford was a distinguished member of the "Great Class of 1925" and a loyal brother of Phi Gamma Delta. He pursued a career in the field of investments following graduation and served as a naval officer during World War 11. After the war he moved with his family to Norwich and served the College as a key administrator in the Development Office until his retirement in 1966.

Throughout his life he expressed his love for Dartmouth through a wide range of alumni activities and positions, including as president of the Detroit Alumni Club, on the Alumni Council, as 1925 class president, and, more recently, on the Campaign Committee on Bequests and Trusts. He was the founder and builder of the Dartmouth Bequest and EstatePlanning Program, inaugurated in 1951 by the Alumni Council. He was the 1925 class bequest chairman, the executive secretary of the program from 1956 to 1966, and the first "Bequest Chairman of the Year" in 1962. In celebration of the program's silver anniversary in 1976, he was honored as the "Bequest Chairman of the Quarter Century." In 1980 he was further honored with the establishment of the "Ford H. Whelden 1925 Award" by the Association of Class Bequest Chairmen.

Ford is survived by his wife, the former Gertrude Darden, whom he married in 1925, and their four daughters.

Although modesty, thoroughness, loyalty, and persistence characterized the life of Ford Whelden, the words spoken in 1954 when he was honored at his 30th class reunion epitomize what he meant to Dartmouth: "Because of your vision, men as yet unborn will raise their eyes to the high places and find the means to scale them." Dartmouth will always remember one of her finest sons.

FRANK A. LOGAN '52

1926

KERMIT SPEARIN NICKERSON died at his Waterville, Maine, home on February 9. Born in Swanville, Maine, he graduated from Maine, High School. After his graduation from Dartmouth, he earned his M. A. in education at the University of Maine and did graduate study at Harvard University and Boston University In 1959 he was awarded an honorary doctor of science by the University of Maine.

Nick devoted his entire life after Dartmouth the field of education in his native state, starting as a teacher in Winterport High School. He subsequently became principal there, was superintendent of schools in two nearby areas, and then was named superintendent in Waterville. In 1953, he went with the State Department of Education and was deputy commissioner of education from 1955 until his retirement in 1974 during that period serving three times as commissioner of education.

He wrote two books on Maine education, did extensive work on Maine school law, and served on a number of Maine and New England boards and commissions. In 1973, he was named "Outstanding Educator" by the New England Association of School Administrators, and he was given the "Distinguished Service to Education in Maine" award in 1971. He was a member of the Maine Historical Society, the Maine Genealogical Society, and the Maine Old Cemetery Association, of which he also was treasurer.

Just a year ago, when acknowledging a class birthday card, Nick told how much he appreciated the opportunity of attending Dartmouth and how much it meant to him in his chosen field of education. He was a loyal supporter of the College.

He is survived by his wife Doris, a son, a daughter, six grandchildren, and five great grandchildren.

FREDERIC LEE ROWE died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Sausalito, Calif., on February 4. Born in Duluth, Minn., he graduated from Central High School there. At Dartmouth he was a member of Gamma Delta Epsilon and found his college career rewarding and most enjoyable.

After graduation, Fred went with American Chain and Cable Company and was in sales for 35 years, becoming district sales manager in Chicago, Portland, San Francisco, and Dallas until his retirement in 1962. World War II interrupted his employment for four years, and he served in the U.S. Air Force at the Pentagon and with the Army of Occupation in-Germany, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

During retirement Fred enjoyed considerable travel and was interested in music, taking an extension course in music appreciation at the University of California. His great love for and interest in Dartmouth strongly influenced his brother Harry '32 to follow him to Hanover. His four nephews were all accepted for admission, and Nicholas '64 and Garrett '68 attended, carrying on the Rowe tradition. Fred never missed a year giving to the Alumni Fund, provided for a bequest to the College in his will, and regularly contributed to the Dartmouth Educational Association.

Fred, who never married, is survived by his brother Harry and Harry's family.

1927

With the passing of JOHN SPRING TANZI, who died in Hanover, his birthplace, on Febru the class of 1927 has lost one of its most loved members. He was 77. Although he only Spent one year in college, John remained his entire life in Hanover, where he always kept in close touch with the class and was a familiar and dependable face at reunions. He had been in failing health for several years.

We all remember him as a long-time partner of Tanzi's Store on Main Street in Hanover. He had also worked for the College and set up its mailing system, which he managed for five years. Later, he worked a few years for the Internal Revenue Service and then for the Hanover Post Office, from which he retired in 1963. He loved the out-of-doors and was a family member of the D.O.C. for many years. Between 1936 and 1972, when he had his first stroke, John missed only one year going into the College Grant for hunting and fishing.

He is survived by his wife Dora, four daughters, two brothers, two sisters, and 11 grandchildren.

1928

We have learned that JAMES FOSTER HARDY died of a heart attack on February 22, 1980, in Daytona Beach, Fla.

Jim was born on Long Island, N.Y., and graduated from Blair Academy. After two years at Dartmouth he worked ten years as a stockbroker on Wall Street. Then he took a leisurely 18-month trip around the world, stopping at any place that took his fancy. To tell just one incident from that trip, Jim went to a movie in Tahiti one night and saw in the newsreel a Dartmouth-Princeton football game which he had sat through in a blinding snowstorm three years before!

Glad to be back in New York in 1939, Jim went into the real estate business, managing the Metropolitan Opera House Studios. He joined the Army in April 1942 and three months later was sent overseas; he went through the Italian campaign, the Normandy invasion, and across France. Discharged three years later, he returned to the stock brokerage business in New York. In 1949 he moved to Daytona Beach and continued in the investment business. He was a loyal supporter of Dartmouth.

Jim never married. He is survived by a brother and two nieces.

STUART GALLUP SEGAR died on November 15 at the Manchester, Conn., Hospital following an acute heart attack at his home in Manchester.

Born in Hartford, Stu had been a resident of Manchester most of his life. He prepared for college at the local high school and was a mem- ber of Delta Tau Delta at Dartmouth. He left Dartmouth after one year and attended Babson Institute.

Before retiring 16 years ago, he was an investment broker in Hartford. He was past president of the Manchester Exchange Club and the Connecticut State Exchange Club.

Stu attended Dartmouth meetings in Hartford and had served since 1966 on the Dartmouth interviewing committee. Surviving are his wife, the former Lillian Treadwell, whom he married in 1928, a son, a brother, and seven grandchildren.

JOHN WILLIAM STEWART, 77, retired real estate manager for the Standard Oil Companof Ohio in Cleveland, died January 26 in Mansfield, Ohio, of a heart attack. He and his wife lived in Mansfield.

A native of Cambridge, Ohio, Johnnie graduated from Cambridge High School and attended Ohio State University until he transferred to Dartmouth in February 1926. He was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa.

After 40 years with Sohio, he retired in 1969. Although handicapped by a stroke in 1971, he and Rosalie had a lot of good trips and had made reservations to leave for Florida in January. Rosalie wrote after his death: "John said the best trip was to the 50th reunion Thanks from me to all who worked so hard at it."

Surviving are his wife, the former Rosalie Baker, a son, a daughter, and three grandchildren.

1930

FREDERICK CHASE died peacefully in his sleep on January 19 at his home in Franklin, N.C.

Fred was in the fourth generation of an old and well-known Dartmouth family. His greatgrandfather Stephen Chase, 1832, was professor of mathematics; his grandfather Frederick Chase, 1860, was treasurer of the College; his father Stephen Chase, 1896, held the world record in the high hurdles while in college; and his brother Stephen Chase Jr. graduated in 1925.

Fred was born in Passumpsic, Vt., and lived in Hanover until the age of eight. He prepared for Dartmouth at McDonogh School and Phillips Exeter Academy and entered with the class of 1929- He won the mathematics prize and was considered a most promising young mathematician. He was also appointed to a joint student-faculty curriculum study committee. He left college late in his sophomore year and was a student-teacher of mathematics at Rollins College in Winter Park, Fla., for a year. He returned to Dartmouth as a junior with the class of 1930 and graduated with that class. He was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity and Casque and Gauntlet senior society.

Fred worked in various enterprises in the New York area for several years until health problems forced him to curtail his activities. He lived his much-reduced life with courage and dignity, pursuing interests in photography, mathematics, and law; in banking and tax work, in which he had worked professionally for some years; and in the study of languages, specifically Gaelic, French, and Greek.

After graduation Fred married Virginia Gerould; they had two sons, Frederick Jr. 53 and John. In middle life, some years after his di- vorce from Virginia, Fred married Jane Tharin; they had one daughter.

He is survived by his three children, his brother Stephen '25, a sister, his stepmother, and six grandsons.

FREDERICK CHASE JR.' 53

ARTHUR VERNON PETTENGIIX died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Fairfield, Maine, on January 3. He previously had been m rood health and during the last 12 years of his retirement had traveled widely with his wife Hazel, usually by camper, throughout the continental U.S. and in Hawaii.

Pet had been employed for many years as section manager for Procter and Gamble and had lived in Fairfield for 42 years. He was active in his church and the Boy Scouts and was a former grand master of the Masonic Lodge, a past president of the Kiwanis Club, and for six Years a member of the school board.

At Dartmouth, Pet took special interest in hockey, D.O.C. activities, and Kappa Sigma, his fraternity. Although he was seldom seen at 1930 reunions, he maintained a continuing interest in the College. He was a member of thE local Dartmouth Club, served on its interviewing committee, and kept in close touch with classmates. We have vivid memories of college trips with Pet - a winter climb of Mt. Washington, snowshoeing into the Pemigewasset wilderness, and hiking the Connecticut Lakes to Canada and to the College cabins. He was a great companion, and it is comforting to know that he enlarged and shared these interests with his family for so many years.

He is survived by his wife, whom he married in 1935, two sons, including Arthur '62, a brother, and four grandchildren.

BLAIR C. WOOD '30

1932

FRANCIS FORAN MCGUIRE, 71, of New London, Conn., died February 14 of cancer. Frank, as we called him, was a prominent attorney and political figure in New London and one of the city's most respected citizens. More than 300 mourners, including judges, lawyers, and business and civic leaders from throughout the region, attended the funeral at St. Joseph's Church.

Frank came to Dartmouth from the Buckley School. While in college, he majored in history and was a member of the Zeta Psi fraternity. He received his law degree in 1935 from Yale Law School, where he was a member of the editorial board of the Yah Law Journal. During World War II he was commissioned a lieutenant and served in the Coast Guard.

His entire business career was in the practice of law, and he served many of New London's major institutions, including the Lawrence and Memorial hospitals, Connecticut College, the William School, and Hartford's National Bank and Trust Company. Frank was very active in the affairs of St. Joseph's Church, and in recognition of his long service to the Diocese of Norwich, he was awarded the Knight of St. Gregory Papal Order by Pope Paul VI in 1965.

Besides his wife Helen (Connolly), he is survived by two sons, two daughters, and 11 grandchildren. The class extends its sympathy to them.

ALBERT OSBORN SNITE, 72, of Norwich, Vt., died on February 1 after a long illness. A1 had been living in Norwich since 1941 and was one of the founders of both the Ford-Sayre ski program and the Dartmouth Sailing Club. He had been active in civic affairs for many years in Norwich.

As an undergraduate, A1 majored in English and was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity and Sphinx, as well as in the Dartmouth Players. After graduating from Dartmouth, A1 received an M.A. degree from Northwestern University. In his business career, he spent 1933 to 1969 with the Imperial Credit Company of Chicago, where he was a director and vice president. A1 was a great lover of the outdoors and an ardent skier and sailor. He leaves his wife Dorothy (Utz) and three children, as well as a brother, John T. '34, and a son-in-law, Robert A. Edgerton '59. The class extends its sympathy to them.

SIDNEY CARL WRIGHT, 72, died January 11 at the Kaiser Hospital in Honolulu. Carl had been retired since 1974, having worked as a reporter for 17 years for the Honolulu Star Bulletin. In recent years, Carl had spent much of his time on some property that he owned in Honokaa, on the big island of Hawaii, where he was raising macademia nuts and developing pastureland. As a reporter, Carl had a reputation for painstaking and responsible reporting, especially on business subjects.

Carl came to Dartmouth from Glendora, Calif., and majored in English. He was active in the Glee Club, the Experimental Theater, and the Winter Sports Carnival. During World War II, Carl served in the U.S. Air Force. As a journalist for 28 years, Carl had many different positions as a reporter and editor with Califor nian and Hawaiian periodicals. The class was represented at his funeral by Ben Cowden of Honolulu. Carl is survived by his wife Lois an two daughters. Our class extends its condolences to them.

1936

REECE HATCHITT died in Barcelona, Spain in November 1980 during an operation on his intestines, his cousin, Bill Blaney Jr. '38, has reported. Reece had lived in Spain since 1974 when he went there to open up offices in Madrid and Barcelona for Boyden Associates, management consultants of New York City.

Born in Chicago, Ill., Reece attended the New York Military Academy prior to entering Dartmouth. While at Hanover, he was a political science major and a member of Sphinx and the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. Upon graduation he went to the University of Michigan Law School, getting his law degree in 1939. From 1939 to 1945 he was associated with the New York law firm of Reid & Priest, where he handled general international corporate and tax matters, and for a time lived in Chile. He left Reid & Priest to join Dresser Industries Inc. of Dallas, Tex., and in 1957 was named president of their international subsidiary in Switzerland. In 1958 he went with the Cummins Engine Company of Columbus, Ind., and in 1960 he was made vice president in charge of the company's international operations, with headquarters in London. In this position Reece traveled extensively to Russia, China, Australia, Africa, South America, and other places. In 1966 he joined Boyden Associates, opening and running their London office until 1974.

Reece is survived by his wife Virginia, together with two sons and two daughters. The deepest sympathy of the class is extended to them.

CECIL ALAN HUTCHINSON, associated for many years with the History Department at the University of Virginia, died of cancer on August 8, 1981. Alan attended Dartmouth his freshman and sophomore years.

Born in Lowestoft, England, Alan was schooled in England prior to coming to Hanover for two years. He returned to England and got his B. A. degree at Cambridge University in 1937 and his M.A. in,1941. In between, from 1938 to 1940, he was an instructor in Romance languages at Dartmouth. During World War II he served as a civilian translator. He became a naturalized citizen and in 1948 commenced a distinguished career at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. Starting as an assistant professor, he became an associate professor in 1956 and in 1970 a full professor of history

Alan was a member of several historical societies, a contributor to historical journals, the author of a book entitled Frontier Settlementin Mexican California. He is survived by his Margaret and three children. The class extencits deepest sympathy to all of them.

ERNEST FREDERICK MECHLIN JR. died suddenly last June in his home in Palm Beach. fla., it was learned recently. Fred had retired as stockbroker with Paine Webber in 1977.

Fred was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Western High School there and Virginia Military Institute prior to entering Dartmouth. While at Hanover he was a member of "he Delta Tau Delta fraternity and the Yacht flub. He also went to Tuck School.

Following graduation, Fred had a variety of jobs, including two years with the Riggs National Bank, until 1942, when he was drafted into the army. He served for 18 months iNorth Africa and southern France and was discharged in 1946 as a first lieutenant. He spent the next five years with various government agencies until hired from the National Production Authority in 1952 by the Crucible Steel Company to become its Washington branch manager. In the middle sixties he became a representative with Johnston, Lemon and Company, investment bankers, and later joined Paine Webber.

While in Washington, Fred was a member of the Chevy Chase Club and the U.S. Department of Commerce, and he was active with the Dartmouth enrollment committee and the Third Century Fund drive. His wife Georgia died in 1974, and he is survived by two daughters and two sons, including Deborah M. Schwartz '76 and Thomas K. Mechlin '79.

EDWIN DURLING MERRILL died of pneumonia on January 30, 1981, after having been hospitalized for some time near his long-time home in Pompton Lakes, N.J., we must belatedly report. He had been undergoing chemotherapy for inoperable lung spots discovered in a routine checkup the previous fall. .

Ed was bora in Brooklyn but came to Dartmouth from Pompton Lakes, having attended Montclair High. While at Hanover he was a member of the Gamma Delta Chi fraternity, the Interfraternity Council, and the freshman cross country team. On graduating he attended luck School, from which he got his M.C.S. degree in 1937. After selling insurance for Home Life Insurance Company, Ed served acashier for the National Theater Supply Company from 1938 to 1941. He then joined the General Precision Equipment Corporation, first as assistant treasurer, then becoming controller. In the late sixties the company merged with Singer Corporation, for which he became director of taxes, a post he held until his death. Ed was very active in the Boy Scout movement and had received many Scouting honors, including the distinguished service award. He served on many local organizations, including as president of the Pompton Lakes Board of Eduction. He also worked on the regional Dartmouth accepting committee, spending many hours interviewing Dartmouth candidates. Ed is survived by his wife Kathryn, together with a son and a daughter.

1938

Long-delayed word has been received of the death of SYDNEY FELDER HOGERTONJR. on November 7, 1975, in Rockville, Md. Syd prepared for Dartmouth at the Cathedral School of St. Paul in Garden City, Long Island, N.Y. At Dartmouth he was a member of the Camera Club and Theta Chi fraternity, where he roomed with Larry Gilbert '38 his junior and senior years.

Following service as an officer in the Signal Corps of the Army in World War II, Syd worked for the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, detailed to the government communications office, specializing in private line communications.

He married the former Elizabeth Albro of Memphis, Tenn., a graduate of Southwestern College of Memphis, in 1951. Syd and Betty had a daughter and two sons.

1942

The class will be sad to be advised of the sudden death of CHESTER KAWEL JONES on December 6, 1981, in Jackson, Tenn., following a game of racketball.

Chet entered college from the Wilmington, Del., Friends School and immediately began to make his mark on his class and his college. By the time he graduated, he had completed the pre-med course, had lettered in baseball and squash, and was a member of the Fire Squad, Palaeopitus, Green Key, D.O.C., Phi Kappa Psi, and Casque and Gauntlet. After receiving his M.D. degree from the University of Rochester in 1945, he entered the Navy and was honorably discharged as a lieutenant, j.g., in 1948. Shortly after this, he joined the staff of the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital in Jackson, Tenn., where he rose to be head of the laboratory and pathology department, a position he held at his death.

In our 25th yearbook, Chet stated in part, "You will never know how much I miss you . . . ," and I'm sure that a great many members of '42 are reciprocating that feeling upon reading of his death. The class extends sincere sympathy to his wife Gloria, and to his three children and his mother.

1943

ROBERT GIBBS PELREN died on January 20, a victim of today's violent world. He was shot to death by two masked men who were burglarizing his home in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, as he and his wife Anne came upon the intruders upon returning from the beach.

Bob was accurately described by a newspaper report as "kind and gentle, a lover of sports, and a man deeply devoted to his family." His secretary described him as "the most gentle person I ever knew." The Pelrens divided their time between their homes in Concord, N.H., where Bob had been the local Paine Webber manager, and in the Virgin Islands. He was a Concord native, attended Concord High School and Andover Academy, and served in the Navy in World War II.

A hockey enthusiast, he was a varsity star in the year that Dartmouth won the national championship. He was also a fine tennis player and a meticulous and enthusiastic gardener. He was consistently active in alumni affairs, including Was a regional class agent, Concord Club secretary, Merrimack County secretary and treasurer, and a major donor to Thompson Arena.

Besides his wife, Bob is survived by two daughters and two grandsons.

Just as the manner of his death is a severe shock to all, so was the dignified, wholesome, and graciously outgoing manner of his life an inspiration to all.

1944

JOHN JACOB DINMORE died on January 19, 1980, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

John was born in Hawaii and graduated from high school there. He attended the University of California at Berkeley for a year before transferring to Dartmouth in the fall of 1941 as a member of the class of 1944. He was in the U.S. Navy for two and a half years and saw action at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.

John returned to Dartmouth after the war, but did not stay to graduate. He was a member of Zeta Psi fraternity.

He worked for the New York Life Insurance Company from 1949 to 1965 and for the Hawaiian Telephone Company from then until the time of his death.

He is survived by his wife Nini and five children

1957

EDWARD JOSEPH MATTHEWS JR. died December 29, 1981, of a heart attack while playing paddle tennis with classmate Bob Holland. Ed was an extraordinary man with a fine family, a substantial job, numerous outside interests, and a host of close friends.

President of his senior class, Ed went on to graduate from the Tuck School. He had maintained his close affiliation with the College through class leadership (class president from 1957 to 1962 and a member of the class executive committee since graduation), alumni work (member of the executive committee, General Association of Alumni 1962-63), and fundraising (the Newman Club, the Alumni Fund, and the leadership gifts section of the Campaign for Dartmouth).

Ed's business career encompassed work for Haskins and Sells, C.P.A.'s, which he joined in 1959; the Strawberry Hill Press Inc., with which he was associated from 1964 to 1969; and the Inmont Corporation, for which he worked from 1969 to 1973. Then in 1973 Ed joined Nabisco Inc., and at the time of his death he was senior vice president and chief financial officer of Nabisco.

Ed was involved with a number of community activities, including Boy Scounting, Pop Warner football, and Little League baseball. He also chaired the Morris County, N.J., Chamber of Commerce during 1981.

Ed will be sorely missed by his classmates, his friends, his company, his community, and especially his family. Our heartfelt sympathy goes to Ed's wife Michelle and to their four children.

1958

ERNEST RAYMOND DaosDicicdied in Winter Park, Fla., on February 13. He had just returned from jogging when he suffered a fatal heart attack. At the time of his death, Ernie was a prominent real estate attorney in Orlando Fla., and senior partner and founder of the firm of Loundes, Drosdick, Doster & Kantor.

No one who watched Ernie swim will ever forget his tremendous concentration and determination as he prepared to launch himself into the water. He became an all-American swimmer at Dartmouth, holding eight national swimming records at one time. His father had been a national swimming champion in the thirties.

Ernie came to Dartmouth from Mercersburg Academy. He joined Alpha Delta Phi, where he was rush chairman, and he was a member of Sphinx and the Newman Society.

Following graduation and service with the U.S. Army in Korea, Ernie attended the University of Miami School of Law, graduating in 1963. He married Elizabeth Ann Olsen in 1960. She survives him, as do two sons and a daughter.

In addition to managing his extensive legal practice, Ernie found time for Dartmouth, and he was regional gifts chairman of the Campaign for Dartmouth at the time of his death. He was also active in St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church of Winter Park and with the local bar association.

A note from his wife closes with these words: "Such a wonderful husband, father, and person admired in the legal world will be missed by many."