Deaths

[A listing of deaths of which word has been received within the past month. Full notices mayappear in this issue or a later one.]

Stone, Arthur W. '94, Nov. 1 Morse, Carroll W. '97, Nov. 9 Eckstorm, John B. C. '98, Oct. 28 Doane, Royal B. '01, Oct. 14 Ward, Richard '01, Oct. 21 Parker, Fred F. '06, Oct. 21 Rix, J. Burton '06, Aug. 8 Loughlin, William A. '09, Oct. 27 Jepson, William R. '12, Sept. 11 Tyler, Clarence G. '12, Sept. 1 O'Donnell, John E. 'l8, Sept. 30 McGiffert, Rutherford F. '19, Nov. 1, 1953 Lauman, William M. '25, Nov. 5 McDonough, John T. '28, Sept. 11 Cosgrove, James B. '29, Aug. 16 Mayo, Henry W. Jr. '36, Nov. 6 McDowell, J. Hugh '40, Nov. 7 Wright, Loyd E. Jr. '41, Aug. 12 Harries, Donald D. Jr. '44, Oct. 14 Alland, Andrew I. '63, Oct. 21 Hoover, Herbert C., LL.D. '2O, Oct. 20 Hare, Arthur W. '03th, Oct. 13

Faculty

FRED FOSTER PARKER '06, Professor of Graphics Emeritus, died October 21 at a nursing home in Keene, N. H., after an extended illness. He had retired from the faculty in 1949, after 29 years of teaching, but had continued his very active participation in Hanover community affairs for another twelve years. He was Superintendent of the Hanover Water Works from 1922 to 1958 and a member of the Zoning Board of Adjustment from 1939 to 1961.

Professor Parker was born in West Swanzey, N. H., on August 6, 1879. He prepared for Dartmouth at Keene High School and while in college was editor of the Aegis and a member of Palaeopitus, Sphinx, Delta Kappa Epsilon, the Dramatic Club, and Banjo Club.

He received his civil engineering degree from Thayer School in 1907 and for the next four years was Assistant Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at Dartmouth. He then engaged in engineering work in Lisbon, N. H., Boston and Chicago for a period of nine years, returning to the College briefly in 1917 to help teach the Student Army Training Corps. In 1918-19 he also gave part of his time to civilian assistance to the Construction Division of the U. S. Army in Chicago.

Mr. Parker returned to Hanover permanently in 1920, as Assistant Professor of Graphics and Engineering. He was promoted to Professor of Graphics in 1928 and filled that position for 21 years until he retired. Along with his teaching, Professor Parker became Superintendent for the Hanover Water Works Company in 1922 and after he retired he filled this post full time. He began this service with the construction of Hanover's second, "reserve" reservoir and over the years his planning for growth and for future needs resulted in Hanover's present excellent water system, with total storage capacity of 550 million gallons in normal circumstances. The clearing of 500 acres of old farmland and the reforesting of a 1300-acre watershed were directed by Professor Parker.

He served as a Hanover Precinct Commissioner from 1925 to 1928, and also was on the Town Finance Committee. His work as a building inspector led to his becoming a member of the Hanover Zoning Board of Adjustment in 1939. When he retired from the Board in 1961 the Precinct Commissioners presented him with a plaque of appreciation.

Professor Parker was a bachelor. He is survived by a brother, Dr. Ralph Parker of Keene, N. H. Funeral services were held in Rollins Chapel on October 24, with the Rev. Roy B. Chamberlin officiating. Burial was in the Pine Knoll Cemetery, Hanover.

1894

ARTHUR WILLIAM STONE, 94, of Christian Street, White River Junction, Vt., passed away on November 1. At the time of his death he was the oldest living graduate of Dartmouth.

Born on January 22, 1870, in Hartford, Vt., he attended New Hampshire Agricultural College before transferring to Dartmouth, where he became a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Two years after graduation he received his engineering degree at Thayer.

He was the owner and operator of the Hoosier Cut Stone Co. and the Doyle Stone Co. in Bedford, Ind. He eventually disposed of his interests and returned to his home on Christian Street where he established a poultry and chicken raising operation that became known throughout the country. He was a frequent and influential speaker at town meetings and his interest in community affairs earned him a tribute in the Town Report, several years ago.

His first wife passed away in 1917. He is survived by his second wife, Anna Massman Stone, whom he married in 1923, and a son and daughter.

1901

ROYAL BELDEN DOANE, who resided at 43 Frederick St., Newington, Conn., passed away on October 14, at the Hartford Hospital, following a paralytic stroke. He was 86 years old.

Born in Berlin, Conn., he was graduated from Dartmouth and its Thayer School of Engineering. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and later became a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

For the last ten years before his retirement, Mr. Doane was employed by the Connecticut State Highway Department.

He leaves his wife, Matilda, two daughters, and a brother. He is also survived by two grandchildren, and a great-grandchild. His classmates join in sending sincere sympathy to the members of his family.

RICHARD WARD, 85, manufacturer and banker, of Tupelo Rd., Swampscott, Mass., passed away on October 21.

Born in Greenfield, N. H., July 14, 1879, he was educated in Lancaster public schools, and graduated from Dartmouth the year before he received his MBA from Tuck School. At the time of his death he was the oldest living graduate of Tuck School. He was a member of Alpha Delta Phi.

In 1908 he became president and treasurer of the Wright Manufacturing Co., producer of narrow fabrics, in Lawrence, Mass. He became president of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce in 1917 and played a leading role in settling the labor difficulties that developed in Lawrence after World War I. In 1928 he organized the Shoe Lace Co. and, in 1953, he retired from that business to become president of the Essex Savings Bank, a position from which he retired eight years later.

For many years he was active in Dartmouth alumni affairs, having served as class officer and agent. He was also president of Tedesco Country Club from 1930 to 1941.

His wife Alma, whom he married in 1906, died in April 1960. He is survived by a son Richard, of Marblehead, and two daughters, Mrs. Dudley Orr ('29) of Concord, N. H., and Mrs. William F. Coles ('29) of Caracas, Venezuela, and five grandchildren. The sympathy of the Class is extended to them.

1903

JOHN PRAY WADHAM, class treasurer and former class secretary for 1903, died October 2 at a Harrisburg hospital, following a cardiac failure suffered at his home in Camp Hill, Pa. An earlier attack, about three years ago, had forced him to take things easy but he was able to continue to serve as a class officer, to attend 1903's sixtieth reunion in Hanover, and to engage in many enjoyable activities in his final years.

Pray was born in Portsmouth, N. H., June 2, 1881. He spent his early years in Portsmouth and later in the Ashmont section of Boston and in West Newton, Mass. He was graduated from Boston Latin School and entered Dartmouth with the Class of 1903. In college he was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa and of Casque and Gauntlet.

Pray entered the employ of the New England Telephone and Telegraph Co. immediately after graduation from Dartmouth, and his entire business career, until he retired in 1946, was with the Bell Telephone System. After six years in New England he was transferred to New York, where from 1909 to 1923 he carried out assignments for the long lines department of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co. in New York, Kansas City, St. Louis, and Philadelphia. In 1923 he went with the Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania, becoming general traffic supervisor in the Harrisburg headquarters in 1929 and then auditor, the position he held when he retired.

In his retirement-years Pray first maintained a dairy farm in Adams County, near Gettysburg, and then moved to a newly built home in Camp Hill, near Harrisburg. With the help of his wife as designer he became actively interested in hand-weaving at a loom, and their work, from table mats to woolen dress material, won several prizes.

Pray accepted the job of class secretary in 1958 and held it until 1962 when he became class treasurer. Some years ago, while living in St. Louis, he served as a member of the Dartmouth Alumni Council (1920-22) from that region; and from 1932 to 1940 he was president of the Dartmouth Club of Central Pennsylvania. He held a 55-year membership in the Masons and Sons of the American Revolution and also a long membership in the Consistory.

Pray was married April 7, 1943 to Mrs. Jessie Fehl McCurdy of New Cumberland, Pa. She survives him and resides at 1822 Willow Road, Cedar Village, Camp Hill, Pa. Other survivors are Pray's sister, Miss Helen Wadham of Boston, and two stepsons. Thornton C. Pray '15 is a cousin.

Funeral services were held October 5 at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church in Harrisburg, of which Pray was a long-time member.

1908

CHARLES CONANT SEVERANCE, 79, died in Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital on August 17, 1964, after a short illness.

"Charlie" was born March 9, 1885, in Shapleigh, Maine, but his residence while in college was Rochester, N. H., where he attended Rochester High School. In college he played in the band, was on the track squad in 1905, and a pitcher on the baseball team in 1908, famous for a slow wide outcurve. His fraternity was Delta Tau Delta, and he served on the Athletic Council.

Following graduation, Charlie was in the insurance and then the construction business, before embarking on a career with Continental Motor Company, Federal Motor Truck Company and finally, in 1929, with the Brockway Motor Company, from which he retired as vice president in charge of production, in 1955.

In 1912 he married Florence M. Burnham of Rochester, N. H., who survives him, together with a daughter, and two grandchildren. After his retirement, Charlie and Florence moved to 437 Concord Drive, Menlo Park, three minutes' walk from his daughter Alice and her family. Interment was in Skylawn Memorial Gardens in San Mateo, California.

1909

WILLIAM TOWNSLEY PATCH died at his home 11 Masonic Avenue, Shelburne Falls, Mass., on October 1, apparently from a heart attack.

Bill was born in Shelburne Falls on June 1, 1887 and graduated from Arms Academy in that town. He was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity.

The Patch family had extensive apple orchards and Bill helped his brothers maintain them as well as traveling for Bowker Insecticide Co. and General Chemical Co. with offices in Boston and New York City. He also managed the dining room of the Sweetheart Tea House in his home town. In 1941 he purchased the Sawyer News Company store and operated it until 1961 when he sold it. During World War I he served in France with the Coast Artillery during 1918-19.

He took civic pride in his native town and was a corporator of the Shelburne Savings Bank, a member of Kiwanis, Rod and Gun Club, and the local V.F.W. Post.

On December 15, 1929 Bill married Viola Shippee in Hoosick Falls, N. Y. She died November 2, 1956. He is survived by a son William H. at home; a daughter, Mrs. Kathleen Upton, and two grandchildren.

Funeral services were held in Emmanuel Memorial Episcopal Church with burial in Arms Cemetery.

1911

EDWARD JOSEPH O'LEARY was killed in an automobile accident in West Harwich, Mass., September 19, 1964. His wife Alice was driving when there was a two-car crash that caused the O'Leary car to turn over and strike a tree, killing Ted. Alice was hospitalized and later released.

Ted was born in Oswego, N. Y., May 19, 1888, attended Brooklyn Boys' High School and Poly. Prep. School before entering Dartmouth in 1907. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi and left at the end of his junior year to enter the banking and investment field with Boston firms.

In 1927 he shifted to the moving picture industry to become New England sales manager, Film Booking Offices of America, then sales manager of Pathe Features, New York City. His next position was as president of Somerset Importers, Ltd. in 1933. This was followed by the presidency of Schenley Import Corporation of New York City. He had been retired since 1947, except for the establishment of a little business of his own, The Hyannis Ice and Freezer Co., that he and one of his sons ran.

He was married to Alice Heftern of Worcester August 23, 1921. The O'Learys were residents of Worcester for 25 years, then made their home in Bass River, Mass., until they purchased a home in Harwichport at 12 Wequasset Road. He is survived by his wife, two daughters, Anna and Jean and three sons, Edward J. Jr., Richard P. '48 and William D. '52.

1912

CLARENCE GETCHELL TYLER died on September 1, 1964, at the K.S.B. Hospital, after an illness of more than eight years.

"Shorty" or "Cal" as he was called in later years, was born on February 11, 1889 at Exeter, N. H. He prepared at Phillips Exeter Academy, and while at Dartmouth he played on the Class football team and was a member of Sigma Chi, Cercle Francais, and the Phillips Club.

Following graduation "Shorty" taught school for two years. He then went with Ginn & Company, publishers of school and college textbooks. In 1917 he enlisted as a private in the Army, and attended the Third Officers' Training Camp in Camp Dodge, lowa. He was a member of the staff of one of the French generals for whom he served as an interpreter, and was present at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. Then, in 1942, he again entered active service in the U.S. Army, as a Major in the Military Police, in Chicago, and with the Reserve Officers Training Corps at Morgan Park Military Academy.

Clarence Tyler's period of service with Ginn & Company extended over more than forty years, during which time he was their representative in lowa and Illinois. He was versed in the classics and in the modern languages, and was often asked to teach classes in French.

"Cal" Tyler was a faithful civil servant. For nine years he served as Commissioner of Police in his home city of Dixon, Ill., and he was also a member of the City Council for several terms, as well as president of the Dixon Park Board.

On June 13, 1922 he married Louise Appleford of Dixon, who survives him at 817 East Fellows St., Dixon, together with a son, four sisters, his brother Ralph Tyler '16, and a grandchild. The Dixon Evening Telegraph paid him a fitting tribute as "a gentleman and man of honor" in an editorial appearing in the issue of September 3, 1964.

1913

FREDERIC ARLINGTON ALDEN died suddenly on September 29, 1964 at his home, 267 West End Ave., Long Branch, N. J.

Jack was born in Vergennes, Vt., May 29, 1889. He prepared for Dartmouth at the Vergennes High School and was a member of the freshman cross-country team and the class basketball team. He was elected vice president of the Class freshman year and was on the varsity cross-country squad his sophomore year. He was a member of the 1913 Aegis Board and on the varsity baseball team junior and senior years. He was also a member of Phi Gamma Delta.

After graduation he taught school in Ossining, N. Y., for a year and then went to Columbia Grammar School, where he spent his life.

Jack married Margaret Newcomb of Albany, N. Y., on January 1, 1916 and Phyllis was born September 20, 1919 and John Murray 3rd on September 3, 1923.

He was Headmaster of Columbia Grammar School until his retirement. He contributed to Independent Education articles on parent cooperation and then became Contributing Editor. A painting of him as headmaster was unveiled on June 5, 1931 at the school.

On June 9, 1962 he married Florence Marie Leonard of Long Branch, N. J., in the Chapel of Douglass College, Rutgers University. John M. Alden '46 was his father's best man. John attended many reunions with his father.

The 200th Anniversary Program of Columbia Grammar School is occurring through 1964 and 1965. Jack had parts to play and speeches to make. He,was to speak at another anniversary dinner when his sudden death occurred.

He is survived by his widow Florence and his son John.

1916

ROBERT PORTER HARVEY, a patent attorney, died in Springfield Hospital, Springfield, Mass., September 26. He resided at 20 Hazelwood Ave., Longmeadow, and had lived in that town for 35 years.

Bob was born in Somerville, Mass., November 2, 1892, and attended Concord (N. H.) High School. After graduating from Dartmouth in 1916, he received a degree in civil engineering from the Thayer School in 1917, and an LL.B. degree from Washington College of Law in 1922.

He was an examiner in the U.S. Patent Office from 1918 to 1923. After being employed as a patent attorney for the Federal Rubber Co., and the Fisk Rubber Co. in Cudahy, Wis., he became associated with Chapin and Neal, patent attorneys in Springfield, and was with that firm many years until his recent retirement.

He was a member of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Longmeadow, the Kiwanis Club, Reality Club, Dartmouth Club, the University Club, and was a former member of the Longmeadow Country Club.

Bob married Margaret Posey Wilson on July 17, 1918. She is a sister of the late Francis Stirling Wilson '16. Their children are Robert Wilson Harvey '41, of Arlington, Va., Alan Street Harvey '49, of Longmeadow, and Bruce Thornton Harvey of Springfield. He is also survived by seven grandchildren and his twin brother, Dr. Shirley Wilcox (Steve) Harvey '16, of Barnstead, N. H.

Funeral services were held September 29 at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church and the interment was in Longmeadow Cemetery.

1920

THE REV. FRANCIS PHILIP FRAZIEE, 72, of Center, Nebraska, died September 28, 1964, at Yankton, S. D., Hospital after an illness of two months.

He was born June 2, 1892 on the Santee Reservation. For 41 years he had been a Congregational minister, for the last eight years serving at the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, McLaughlin, S. D., until his retirement September 1, 1964. Prior to that he spent nine years with the Osage Indians at Hominy, Oklahoma, and seven years with the Kickapoo Indians at McLoud, Oklahoma. For a number of years he was superintendent of Indian churches in South Dakota, Nebraska, and North Dakota.

He was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Humanities by Oberlin College in 1960 and the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity by Dartmouth College in June 1964. Recently the Tribal Council of the Standing Rock Reservation sent a delegation to the Bismarck Hospital to present him a citation because of his work. The presentation had been planned for October. In 1959 he won the achievement award for the outstanding Indian of the year.

After attending Dartmouth for one year he graduated from Oberlin College in 1922 and from Chicago Theological Seminary in 1925. He was a member of World War I, 355th Infantry, 89th Division, Headquarters Company.

He is survived by his widow Susie, one daughter, three sons, one brother, and eleven grandchildren.

Deep sympathy goes to Mrs. Frazier and the family from '20 classmates and especially those who were at the recent reunion in June 1964.

RICHARD WESLEY CHARLOCK died September 29, 1964, in Modesto, California.

He was born in Brooklyn, N. Y., on May 3, 1899, and prepared for college at Erasmas Hall in Brooklyn, where he was prominent in athletics. He lettered in track and football. At Dartmouth he was a member of Beta Theta Pi and Dragon.

For many years Dick was identified with the securities business, having started with Harris, Forbes Company. He worked with the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and, in the second World War he was connected with the Materiel Coordinating Agency of the Navy.

The sympathy of the Class goes to his surviving family.

1922

LAWRENCE THEODORE BARNETT passed away June 1 at his summer home in Bensenville, Ill. He had been ill with a heart condition for several years.

A native of Glencoe, Ill., he was born in 1901. Before entering Dartmouth he drove an ambulance during World War I in Italy and Austria. At the College he was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and a popular classmate. Following graduation from Northwestern University Law School he practiced law as a patent attorney for many years in Chicago. He was a member of the American Bar Association and the Glencoe Union Church. After retirement in 1952 he moved from Glencoe to Magnolia Springs, Ala., where he served a term as mayor.

He is survived by his wife Elizabeth, now at the family's winter home in Magnolia Springs; by a daughter; two sons, Lawrence T. Jr. '49, associated with Foote, Cone and Belding in San Francisco, and Raymond of Miami, Fla.; a brother Sherman R. '25, of Glencoe; and nine grandchildren. To Mrs. Barnett and the family the Class offers its deepest sympathy.

FRANCIS EDWARD MCMAHON died suddenly from a heart attack August 24 in Detroit. He had suffered some recent illness but there was no indication of any serious heart condition and his death was a great shock.

He was born in 1900 in Pittsfield, Mass. Though he was not with us during our full course at Hanover and received his degree from Colgate '22, he is remembered as a brother of Phi Kappa Psi and a highly esteemed classmate. His loyalty to the Class and to Dartmouth continued throughout his life.

His business career was with the Aetna Life Insurance Company. Joining the company in Detroit in 1922, he worked there for 13 years and became the agency supervisor. In 1935 he was promoted to general agent at Minneapolis where he served for seven years. He then became general agent in Boston and in 1947 he took charge of the company's operations for the Detroit area, where he was active in many civic causes and a highly respected member of the community.

Mac suffered the death of his wife in 1945 and he is survived by a son, Thomas W. '50, 1386 Jefferson Street, Detroit, and daughter Frances. The Class joins them in deep bereavement.

1925

GEORGE ROBINSON JOSLYN died September 30, 1964, following surgery at St. Luke's Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago.

Born at Woodstock, Ill., November 22, 1902, George prepared for college at Santa Monica (Calif.) High School. He was a member of Cercle Francais and Phi Beta Kappa.

After 13 years of business life in Chicago, he retired to become a fruit farmer and resort operator at Windcliff House, South Haven, Mich. As he stated at the time, "It is healthful, congenial work and it leaves me plenty of free time in the winters for travel." He was a member of the South Haven Kiwanis Club, South Haven Golf Club, and the Point-of-Woods Golf Club at Benton Harbor.

He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; two daughters, two sons, and two stepsons; two brothers, Merritt '27 of Hinsdale, Ill., and Marcellus '24 of San Antonio, Texas; one sister, and 16 grandchildren, to all of whom the deep sympathy of the Class is extended for the loss of a loyal Dartmouth alumnus.

Private funeral services were held at Hinsdale, Ill., with interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Angeles.

1927

JOHN WATERMAN TREFETHEN, 225 High St., South Portland, Maine, died September 22, 1964 after an extended illness. He entered Dartmouth from South Portland High School and also attended University of Maine. After some years with the New England Telephone Company, he and his wife, the former Carolyn Thompson, entered the catering business.

He was a member of First Congregational Church, Hiram Lodge AF & AM, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of Kora Temple Shrine. He is survived by his widow; a daughter, Mrs. John F. Hodgkins of Homosassa, Fla.; a son, John W. Ill, of South Portland; a sister, and a grandson.

1933

JAMES RICHARD ANDREWS died suddenly on September 26, 1964 in Columbus, Ohio.

Dick was in Columbus, having taken his daughter, Patricia, back to Ohio State to begin her junior year when he was stricken. In addition to their daughter, Patricia, Dick and Helen also have a son, James, who is in the Class of '65 at Youngstown University.

While at Dartmouth, Dick was a member of Theta Delta Chi and went on to Ohio State Law School where he received his degree. He had his own practice and was considered an authority on estate work.

The sympathy of the Class is extended to Helen and the two children, who may be reached at 6102 Glenwood Ave., Youngstown Ohio.

1959

From his father we recently learned of the death of CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS.

"Charlie," as we knew him during his short stay on the Hanover Plain, left Dartmouth in 1958 to pursue his studies on an independent basis and to continue work on two novels he had begun. Recent correspondence indicates that he had hoped to return to Dartmouth after traveling in Europe.

At Dartmouth Charlie was active in the Canoe Club and in various sports car activities. He became somewhat of an expert in this field, doing quite a bit of race driving and running his own parts and equipment business during the last few years. In addition, he had contributed to and founded several magazines dealing with the technical aspects of sports cars and sports car racing.

He was a guy who was not afraid to give up the usual in order to develop something which intrigued and excited him. Certainly, we could stand more fellows like him. He was involved in life and hoped to. express his thoughts concerning that involvement through his writing. One cannot help but be quietly reflective when he realizes that the loss of a person like Charlie Adams has taken a sparkle of individuality and energy from our midst.

1963

JAMES BROWN WILHELM was killed on October 3 when a car which he was driving struck a bridge abutment. Eric J. Morgenthal '68, a passenger in the car was also killed. The three other students in the car are recovering from their injuries.

Jim had left college after our freshman year, spending two years in the service. He returned to Hanover, and had senior standing this year. At the time of his death he was 23 years old.

He came from a family of Dartmouth men. His father is John W. Wilhelm '38, and John W. Jr. '61 is his brother. Jim had lived in Cleveland, and held several offices while in high school. His is the second death in our class in an auto accident. Our sympathies go to Jim's family, who reside at 4932 Countryside Rd., Cleveland, Ohio. We can only hope that "road trips" bring no more tragedies.

Prof. Fred Foster Parker '06

John Pray Wadham '03