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1937 Fall Athletic Schedule 1937

V arsity Football V arsity Soccer Sept. 25 Middlebury Home Oct. 9 Dartmouth Home Oct. 2 Columbia Away 13 Yale Away 9 Univ. of Vermont Away 23 Brown Away 16 Bowdoin Home 27 Army Away 23 Tufts Away 30 Union Home 30 Hamilton Home Nov. 6 Wesleyan Away Nov. 6 Wesleyan Away 13 Amherst Home 13 Amherst Home

Freshman Football V arsity Cross Country Oct. 16 Middlebury Home Oct. 16 Union Home 23 Milford School Home 23 Middlebury Away 30 Union Home 30 Colgate Home Nov. 6 Wesleyan Away Nov. 6 Univ. of Vermdht Away 13 Amherst Home 13 Little Three Home

Freshman Soccer Freshman Cross Country Oct. 16 Deerfield Away 23 Williston Home Oct. 30 Union Home Nov. 6 Wesleyan Away Nov. 6 R. P. I. Home 13 Amherst Home 13 Little Three Home

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P r e s i d e n t B a x t e r president as one who sympathetically, Greeting from the Society of Alumni understandingly, takes pride in those alumni accomplishments that add lustre “ The shortest and surest way to live to Williams and justify her teaching and with honor in the world is to be in care. reality what we appear to be” Tyler Dennett we shall all remember O James Phinney Baxter 3rd, son of with gratitude. He brought a new out­ Williams, servant of Harvard, these look, the refreshing breeze of a strong Twords of Socrates apply with peculiarpersonality, to a campus which needed force. Seldom has a man come better raking lest dry leaves and dead twigs equipped for office or with greater promise. accumulate to retard normal growth. What better training for the headship of He gave Williams much, and we are the traditional small college like Williams genuinely thankful, and from our hearts than the mastership of Adams House? wish him godspeed and all that is fine There the ideal of Hopkins and the Log in life. is in daily operation. Like the peripatetic To President Baxter we pledge our philosophers of an earlier age, master devotion and loyalty. He is a worthy and pupil, living cheek by jowl, wander successor of great men who have gone down the paths of learning and explore before him. In his hands we place with the vistas eager scholarship unfolds. confidence the destiny of Alma Mater, For the alumni, it is fortunate happen- which President Angell in his valedictory chance that our new president has been to Yale so movingly describes as — one of our alumni trustees. Too often “ A shrine where men have sought and in the past alumni relationship with the found learning and pure manners; a college has been regarded as a one-way temple of the spirit on whose altars street where traffic in gifts and favors scholars have ever placed the treasure of flows in only one direction. Too often their age-long search for truth. Hold the alumni have been regarded merely her ever in reverence; hold her ever dear; in terms of what they can give, forgetting and at the end of a sunlit trail, may you that they are still children whom a fond find your heart’s desire.” parent may frequently commend and once in a while even pamper. Let an J ohn G. J ay alumnus achieve distinction in medicine President, Society of Alumni or law or the world politic, let him write a book of note, should there not be a A M e s s a g e t o t h e A l u m n i hearty “ well done” from Alma Mater? f r o m P r e s i d e n t B a x t e r In many small ways that spell thought­ fulness the head of a college can recognize YLER Dennett’s resignation was a the unselfish devotion of her sons and surprise and a shock to me, and foster their spirit of loyalty and generosity. Ta source of deep regret. Admiring both Keenly alive to this mutual relationship, his personal qualities and his scholarship, based purely on sentiment, the alumni I advocated his election to the Williams can look with assurance to their new presidency in 1934 and admired the fine 4 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October

work he accomplished in three memorable which animates the members of that years. Sharing his educational ideals, Board, themselves all alumni of the I found service with him on the Com­ College. Each new experience has deep­ mittee on Instruction of the Board of ened my conviction of the importance of Trustees to be of absorbing interest. His cooperation between the faculty, the un­ fine spirit and forceful personality have dergraduates, the great body of the alumni, done much for Williams, for which we and those of them who are serving on the shall all be lastingly grateful. Board of Trustees. No one could be Thanks to the large amount of con­ more eager than I to establish with the structive work that has been done at alumni the most frank and cordial re­ Williams under Dr. Dennett’s vigorous lations. The tasks which confront the leadership, the College can now well American college today call for team­ afford a breathing space, time to con­ work of the first order. The Board of solidate its gains, time for me to learn Trustees have conferred on me a great my new job thoroughly before recom­ honor and a great responsibility. 1 mending the next advance. Like most of shall do my best to meet that responsi­ my predecessors in the Williams presidency bility, and in doing so, shall need the I hope to do some teaching, both because earnest support of all Williams men. it will help me the better to understand J ames P. Baxter, 3rd the Williams undergraduate and his prob­ lems, and because to me teaching is the A L e t t e r f r o m chief delight of the academic life. P r e s i d e n t C o n a n t My participation for the past seven Pasadena, California, years in the establishment of seven resi­ September 2nd, 1937 dential units within the framework of Harvard College has convinced me more Mr. Henry Lefavour firmly than before of the importance of 119 Bay State Road the small college — provided it remains Boston, Mass. small — in American life, It can best Dear Mr. Lefavour: serve the nation in the New England way, I greatly appreciate the invitation of dedicated to plain living and high think­ the trustees of Williams College to attend ing in an age when too little is done of the induction of Dr. Baxter as president. either. In traditions, equipment, en­ It would be a great pleasure to be present vironment, and personnel we shall have on this occasion and a high privilege to at Williams, if we all pull together, every­ be one of the speakers as you so kindly thing that is needed for the finest of suggest. Unfortunately, however, an en­ American colleges. gagement of long standing will prevent It has been my good fortune to take my being in Williamstown at that time. part in some of the activities of the As it so happens, I am to speak on the Society of Alumni, the oldest college same day at Ithaca in connection with organization of its kind. By serving for the induction of President Day. Please a time on its executive committee and express to the trustees my sincere regrets for the past three years as an elected at my inability to accept their invitation. representative of the alumni on the I am particularly sorry that this con­ Board of Trustees, I have learned some­ flict of dates has occurred as I should thing of the problems and needs of the have liked so much to be present at the College, and much of the devoted spirit induction of my very good friend, Pro- 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 5 fessor Baxter. Though it is always em­ “ The immediate issue, the purchase of barrassing to attempt in public to express the Greylock Hotel property, arose with­ one’s admiration for a contemporary, I out previous notice, and was character­ should have ventured to do so. May I istic of the planless fashion in which other at least through this letter congratulate recent acquisitions of property had been the Board of Trustees on their excellent undertaken. choice. Your gain is for us a tremendous “The major issue between the board loss, — a loss not only of a scholar and and myself is as to the planned develop­ outstanding teacher, but a splendid House ment of a liberal arts college and the Master and an inspiring personality. I altogetherness of each action undertaken trust you will mourn with us while we by the president or the board of trustees. rejoice with you. Of Dr. Baxter’s success “ The sole issue between the president in his new office and his joy in his work and the board has been whether he (by because of his superb qualifications there the laws of the college a member of the can be no doubt. I can think of no one college corporation) should be regarded on our faculty more suited to be the as an employe of the board, commissioned president of his Alma Mater, and if I to direct the educational affairs of the may say so, it seems most fortunate that college, or whether he should be regarded you have chosen both an alumnus of as a leader, both of the faculty and of the Williams and a university man who trustees. understands and appreciates the many “ The trustees appear to believe that sides of academic problems. there is such a thing as ‘non-educational May I repeat my congratulations and policies’ of a college, and that property again express my regrets at my inability can be acquired without concurrence with to be with you oh October 8th. the president and without reference to Very sincerely yours, the effect of such acquisition on the budget J. B. CONANT and the general educational plans of the college.

T h e C h a n g e “ Three years ago, when I assumed the o f A dministrations tasks of the presidency, I found the college not only consistently running in deficit FTER rumors had appeared in the but without a budget system and without Springfield Republican that a change any effective control of expenditures. Ain administration at Williams was im­ “ The trustees agreed to support me minent, Dr. Tyler Dennett issued to the in my drive for a balanced budget. They morning papers of Monday, July 19, the have approved all appointments which I following statement. have recommended. I am happy to be D r. D ennett’s Statement able to state that they have approved “ The question which occasioned my affirmatively the educational program as resignation is whether a liberal arts col­ they understood it. lege has ‘ non-educational policies’ which “ What, it seems to me, they have are the particular concern of its board failed to see is the complete interdepen­ of trustees and whether the board should dence of all policy, both in its ultimate take action on such policies without refer­ effect on budget and money raising and ence to the effect on the general plan in its broad educational implications. for developing the college. “ Their final acceptance of my resigna- 6 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October

tion followed their consideration of my College, and the unanimous selection of request for a suspensory veto. Dr. James Phinney Baxter 3rd, professor “ When the chairman of the Executive of history at Harvard University, and a Committee, who was delegated to confer trustee of Williams College, as the new with me, expressed the earnest hope that President of the College. I would reconsider, I proposed to him, “ The resignation of Dr. Dennett, after and subsequently incorporated in a mem­ careful consideration of the reasons he orandum, the suggestion that, without any stated to the board for his action, has alteration in' the laws of the college, the been accepted with deep regret, to take board should agree that in all questions effect on September 1, 1937, and Dr. of major policy the president should have Baxter has been elected to succeed him a suspensory veto, to give time for further on that date. Both are graduates of deliberation, to permit arrival at an Williams College, Dr. Dennett having agreement on the question as to where graduated in the class of 1904 and Dr. the proposed action fitted into a general Baxter ten years later in the class of 1914. plan. The resignation of Dr. Dennett was “ At the meeting in New York City, entirely initiated by him, without inter­ July 9, this proposal in writing was con­ ference by alumni or alumni groups, sidered by the board. It was decided to and came to the trustees without previous accept my resignation. warning. “ A committee of the board called “ Dr. Baxter brings to his new duties upon me to give this information, but the high scholarship, recognized experience committee disclosed no detailed reasons as an educator, and that of a successful for the action of the board. I therefore administrator for the last six years as inferred that my proposal of a suspensory the head of Adams House, one of the veto power was considered unacceptable.” Harvard University‘smaller college’ units. His activity in the educational affairs Election of D r. Baxter of Williams as a trustee of the College The election of James Phinney Baxter and as the holder of various offices in 3rd, 1914, Professor of History and Master its alumni organization makes him entirely of Adams House at Harvard University, familiar with its educational and student as the tenth president of Williams College, problems, and the trustees believe that effective September 1, was announced he combines the essential qualities of co­ by the Executive Committee of the Board operation, culture, and leadership. of Trustees after a meeting in Boston on “ Every member of the Williams Board July 20. Professor Baxter was unani­ of Trustees is an alumnus of the College. mously elected by a mail ballot of the Many of them have served on the board entire Board of Trustees, which on July for years. Dr. Dennett is under a mis­ 9 had accepted Dr. Dennett’s resignation. conception when he states that they do After Professor Baxter accepted the elec­ not desire the president to be the leader tion Bentley W. Warren, 1885, issued the of the faculty and of the Board of Trustees. following statement. They do desire such a leader and believe they have found him in Dr. Baxter. Statement of the T rustees “ Dr. Dennett became President of Wil­ “ The Trustees of Williams College an­ liams three years ago, succeeding Dr. nounce the acceptance of the resignation Harry Augustus Garfield, who had been of Dr. Tyler Dennett as President of the President of Williams College for twenty- 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 7 six years, himself a graduate of the editor of the Gul, he was alternate on the College and a son of James A. Garfield, debating team in his freshman year, President of the United States, also an winner in 1914 of the Van Vechten Prize alumnus of the College. An outstanding for Extemporaneous Speaking, recipient scholar in the field of American history, of the Benedict Prizes in French and Dr. Dennett will retire from the presi­ History, the Dewey Prize for Excellence dency of the College with the best wishes on the Commencement Stage, and the of the Williams family.” Prize for Prizes. In the class elections held at the end of senior year he was voted the man who had done the most for J ames Phinney Baxter 3rd Williams and likewise the man who was most likely to succeed. “His undoubted ability to succeed in whatever line of endeavor he undertakes, After one year in business in New and his absolute, whole souled devotion to York and six years of ill health, which the best interests of Williams, are ex­ kept him out of war service, he became cellent criteria of what he will become in instructor in history at Colorado College, the future.” 1921-1922, and spent the next two years as a student in the Harvard Graduate HE above characterization of James School of Arts and Sciences. After a year Phinney Baxter 3rd, the tenth presi­ of research abroad as a John Harvard Tdent of Williams College, written by Travelling a Fellow, he returned to Harvard close friend for the senior class book of in 1925 as an instructor in history, tak­ 1914 when he was 21 years old, have been ing charge of instruction in American abundantly realized in his subsequent diplomatic history the next year. A career. Born in Portland, Maine, Feb­ year later he became assistant professor, ruary 15, 1893, he is the son of James in 1931 associate professor, and in 1936 Phinney Baxter Jr., 1889, and Nelly a full professor. He received the degree Carpenter Baxter. He is the nephew of of M.A. from Williams in 1921 and from Percival P. Baxter, a former governor of Harvard in 1923, and that of Ph.D. from Maine, and the grandson and namesake Harvard in 1926. He was master of of the well known historian of Maine, who Adams House from the time of its open­ served for five terms as mayor of Portland. ing in 1931, a member of the Committee His maternal grandfather, Robert John on Scholarships of Harvard College, of Carpenter, Yale ’59, was a close friend of the administrative board of the Graduate President Franklin Carter. Educated in School of Arts and Sciences, of the Com­ the public schools of Portland and at mittee of the Bureau of International Re­ Phillips Academy, Andover, Dr. Baxter search, Harvard University and Rad- graduated from Williams in 1914 summa cliffe College, and chairman of the cum laude, as valedictorian of his class. recently formed Committee on the Extra­ In college among his various activities curricular Study of American History. he served as editor-in-chief of the Williams Since his graduation from Williams in Record, as president of the senior class 1914, Dr. Baxter has been actively asso­ and of the Student Council, which he ciated with alumni affairs. He served helped to organize, as president of Gar­ one term of three years as a member of goyle, and as class marshal. In addition the Executive Committee of the Society to being editor-in-chief of the Williams of Alumni and for one year prior to his Christian Association Handbook, and an election as alumni trustee of the college 8 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October as a director of the Alumni Fund. He daughter of Mr. Samuel Bartow Strang has likewise been president of the Gargoyle and the late Harriet Holden Strang. Mrs. Alumni Association. In 1934 he was Baxter is a graduate of Colorado College, elected alumni trustee and served on the and likewise holds the M.S. degree from Committee on Instruction. At the June the University of Wisconsin. She is a meeting of the Board of Trustees he was member of the Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma elected a permanent trustee, a position Xi societies. There are three sons in which he held up to the time of his the family—James Phinney Baxter 4th, election as president of Williams on aged 17, Arthur Brown Baxter, aged 13, July 20. and Stephen Bartow Baxter, aged 8. Dr. Baxter, who has lectured at the Naval War College in Newport annually An Interview since 1932, gave a course of Lowell In­ The most interesting of the interviews stitute Lectures in Boston in 1931 and with the new president at the time three lectures on Anglo-American relations of his election was that published by since the Civil War at Cambridge Uni­ Louis M. Lyons in the Boston Sunday versity in January 1936. He is a member Globe of July 25. After conversations with of the Executive Committee of the Ameri­ former students and associates of Dr. can Historical Association; a member and Baxter, Mr. Lyons observed: former recording secretary of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts; a former chair­ A small-college man, the only non- man of the Committee on Personnel of Harvard man to head a house, he re­ the Social Science Research Council; a sponded with immense enthusiasm to this Fellow of the American Academy of Arts attempt to break up the big college into and Sciences; a member of the Mass­ small residence communities. achusetts Historical Society, the American He brought warm human qualities be­ Antiquarian Society, the American Politi­ sides a rich scholarship and brilliantly cal Science Association, the American interesting teaching to this exacting busi­ Society of International Law, the Naval ness of living among the boys he was History Society, and the Council on teaching and shaping the life they were Foreign Relations; and is a trustee of leading. By nature both friendly and Radcliffe College and a member of Phi democratic, he was noted for knowing the Beta Kappa. He i& likewise a member first name of all the 300 boys in his house, of the Kappa Alpha Society, of the and knowing them right away in the fall Harvard, Club of Boston, the Williams and always using them in greeting the Club of New York, and an associate mem­ boys. He enjoys boys, has three of his ber of the Signet Society of Harvard. In own, and students found him always in politics he is a Republican and in his sympathy with their good times as well church affiliations an Episcopalian. as with their studies. He seemed to In 1933 he published Introduction of the prefer sitting at table with a bunch of Ironclad Warship, which later appeared students to taking his place among his in a French translation under the title selected tutors. One of the best ping- Naissance du Cuirasse. He has contributed pong players in the university, he was articles on naval and diplomatic history always heartily ready to accept a chal­ to various scholarly periodicals. lenge. He plays tennis every day, though In 1919 Dr. Baxter married Miss Anne at 44 he keeps to a doubles game. He is Holden Strang, of Denver, Colorado, the keen about fishing and sails with his own 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 9 boys at Center Harbor, N. H., though he The induction ceremonies will be simple says he’s a duffer at sailing. and on the general plan of previous in­ ductions, except that there will be no In a quiet talk the night of his election honorary degrees conferred. The con­ Professor Baxter described his interest gratulatory address of the representative in the close relations between student of the institution from which the new and teacher that the tutorial system is president has come will be delivered by developing. Dr. A. Lawrence Lowell, President-emeri­ “ The small college in New England is tus of Harvard University, who appointed a very different thing from the great uni­ Dr. Baxter to the Harvard faculty in versity. President Conant’s emphasis on 1925 and six years later named him research in the university is essential to a master of Adams House, one of the seven university. I am for it without qualifica­ residential units in Harvard College. tion. But the contribution of the college Dr. Woodrow Wilson, then President of of Williams’ size is on the teaching side. Princeton, acted in a similar capacity There is a difference in the selection of when Harry Augustus Garfield was in­ the faculty for such a college. Teaching ducted as President of Williams in 1908, bulks larger. Vital teaching is the es­ and President Harold Willis Dodds, of sential thing. I hope to go on doing Princeton, did likewise when Tyler Den­ some teaching, partly becaiise I love it, nett became president in 1934. partly because it is a Williams tradition The Hon. Bentley W. Warren, the that the president teaches a course. I’d senior member of the Board of Trustees hate like the devil to give it up.” of the College and chairman of the $ $ $ $ $ Executive Committee, will preside, and on behalf of the trustees will induct the Harvard men call Baxter a most in­ new president into office. teresting teacher. . He talks a natural Greetings on behalf of the faculty will language, shorn of pedagogy. He keeps be extended by Professor Karl E. Weston, his classes awake. “ I’ve heard him grow Amos Lawrence professor of fine arts and eloquent about the beauties of the 16- director of the Lawrence Art Museum, inch gun,” a recent graduate grins in on behalf of the alumni by John C. Jay, affectionate reminiscence. president of the Society of Alumni, and on behalf of the undergraduates by Edward Getting along with people is one of A. Whitaker, president of the Gargoyle the best things he does. Society. After the congratulatory remarks and the greetings as above indicated have A rrangements f o r t h e been given, President Baxter will deliver I n d u c t i o n his induction address, which will be CTOBER 8, 1937, at three o’clock broadcast on the short-wave radio. in the afternoon; in Chapin Hall, Guests of the College, officially invited Ohas been announced by the trustees’for the induction occasion, will be Presi­ special Committee on Induction as the dent-emeritus A. Lawrence Lowell of time and place for the induction of James Harvard University, Dr. Kenneth C. M. Phinney Baxter 3rd as the tenth president Sills, President of Bowdoin College, Dr. of Williams College, to succeed Tyler Frederick C. Ferry, 1891, President of Dennett, resigned. Hamilton College, Dr. Stanley King, 10 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October

President of Amherst College, Dr. James T he Class of 1941 L. McConaughy, President of Wesleyan University, President, Ada Louise Com­ CCORDING to statistics made avail­ stock, of Radcliff College, Dr. Henry able at the office of the chairman James of New York City, Dr. Claude Aof admissions, the class of 1941 enters M. Fuess, principal of Phillips Academy, Williams this fall with a total enrolment Andover, and Dr. Frank L. Boyden, of 229 men. This is in contrast with 252 headmaster of Deerfield Academy. An men who entered with the class of 1940, honorary committee from the officials 257 with 1939, and 253 with 1938. The of the town of Williamstown will be total college enrolment, however, is ap­ invited to participate in the induction proximately the same as a year ago, with ceremonies, and also an honorary com­ about 820 men on the list. Since last mittee representing Berkshire County. June seven sophomores and six juniors The induction procession will start have severed their connections with the from the President’s House at 2.45 p. m., college. 173 seniors are returning. Only preceded by the Sheriff of Berkshire nine members of the class of 1940 have County and led by Professor Harry L. been dropped since entering college be­ Agard, chief marshal. Preceded by the cause of low scholarship. undergraduate body until it arrives at In the class of 1941:, twenty-two states Chapin Hall, the procession will form and the territory of Hawaii are repre­ in the following order — the trustees and sented. Of these, as is generally the case, honorary guests in academic dress, former New York leads with 73 Students, with trustees of the college, representatives of Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Berkshire County and of the town of Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Ohio following Williamstown, the faculty, and the alumni in that order. There are 67 private under the leadership of the alumni schools represented, with the largest num­ marshals, Professors William Howard ber of boys, twenty-two, coming from Doughty and James B. Pratt, and John Deerfield, fifteen from Phillips Exeter, C. Jay, president of the Society of Alumni. seven each from Choate and Hill, six Immediately after the induction Presi­ from Hotchkiss and Kingswood, five from dent and Mrs. Baxter will give a reception Berkshire, Episcopal Academy and Loomis, for the trustees, faculty, alumni, and in­ four from Mercersburg and Phillips vited guests at the President’s House. Academy, three from Albany Academy, The Induction Committee of the trustees Governor Dummer, Kent, Lawrence is composed of Dr. Henry Lefavour, of Academy, North Shore Country Day Boston, as chairman, and Charles M. School, Northwood, Park, Pawling, Poly Davenport, of Boston, and Abbot P. Prep, and Salisbury. Fifty-four boys or Mills, of Washington, D. C. The college 23.6% of the class as opposed to 18.7% Committee on the Induction is headed of the class of 1940 are from high schools, by Professor Harry L. Agard, who will forty-eight from private day schools, and act as chief marshal. one hundred twenty-seven from board­ The short-wave broadcast of the program ing schools. New Rochelle High School will take place from Station W1XAL of the is once again represented by five students. World Wide Broadcasting Foundation on Forty-four members of the entering a wave length of 11.79 megacycles and class are sons of alumni, and some very will cover the United States west of Pitts­ well known Williams names are on the burgh and south of Philadelphia. list which is given on the next page. 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 11

Class of 1941— Sons of Williams Alumni

Student Father Dana C. Ackerly Dana T. Ackerly ’01 William Y. Bailey James M. Bailey ’96 A. Clarke Bedford Jr. Alfred Clarke Bedford T3 William H. Bell Walter A. Bell ’17 Herbert F. Bohnet Jr. Herbert F. Bohnet ’ll Stephen B. Botsford Alfred M. Botsford ’06 John H. Clark III John H. Clark Jr. T4 F. Henshaw Dewey III Francis H. Dewey Jr. ’09 Edward W. Y. Dunn Jr. Edward W. Y. Dunn ’16 Clausen Ely Joseph S. Ely ’10 James J. Ford Sumner Ford ’08 Joseph C. Ford III Joseph C. Ford Jr. ’08 James W. Fowle Luther R. Fowle ’08 Donald T. Gibbs Russell C. Gibbs ’00 (deceased) William A. Gibson John B. Gibson T3 William G. Gilger II L. C. Gilger T5 Logan D. Gilman Robbins Gilman ’99 Harry E. Hogan Jr. Harry E. Hogan T2 Paul H. Hyde Jr. Paul H. Hyde ’14 Alexander R. Johnston Henry R. Johnston ’09 Loran L. Lewis IV Loran L. Lewis III T3 Peter K. McComb William W. Smith II TO (step-father) Donald S. Mackay Jr. Donald S. Mackay T4 Howard D. Miner Jr. Howard D. Miner ’01 Edgar J. Nathan III Edgar J. Nathan Jr. ’13 Carlton B. Overton Jr. Carlton B. Overton T6 Scudder M. Parker Fletcher D. Parker ’ll Gerald W. Rahill Gerald D. Rahill ’13 John H. Rice William T. Rice ’13 George L. Richardson III George L. Richardson Jr. T7 (deceased) David M. Rutter Rhea B. Rutter ’00 C. Louis Safford Jr. Charles L. Safford ’92 Stuart R. Sheedy Harold R. Sheedy TO Harwood Shepard Elmer I. Shepard ’00 Abbott M. Smith Jr. Abbott M. Smith ’14 Alexander F. Smith Raymond S. Smith ’04 Robert W. Taylor Jr. Robert W. Taylor ’ll Thomas W. Tenney H. Kent Tenney Jr. ’15 Oswald Tower Jr. Oswald Tower ’07 Francis deL. Verdery W. S. Sloan ’09 (step-father) Frederick W. Vietor Frederick A. Vietor ’13 John W. Vorys Webb I. Vorys T4 Ronald Webster Jr. Ronald Webster T2 E. Freer Willson Leonard D. Karcher TO (step-father) 72 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October

CAMPUS NOTES spring to shift a number of the under­ graduate offices. • Summer Improvements: Spring Street, Jesup Hall, Weston Field, and the Grey- • Under contract to complete the build­ lock property are all being overhauled. ing by the end of October, workmen are In another month the physical appear­ busily engaged in completing construction ance of the town will differ noticeably of the new squash courts building donated from what it was at Commencement, for by Clark Williams ’92, John P. Wilson workmen are busy at destruction as well ’00, and Quincy Bent ’01. Close to the as construction. south side of the Lasell Gymnasium, the building is now in plain view from Spring • The deed for the Greylock property Street. The stores of A. H. L. Bemis and at the corner of North and Main streets the Williams Co-op have been razed was turned over to the college on Sep­ and both tenants have taken quarters tember 1, at which time Perry A. Smedley, on the other side of the street. The superintendent of grounds and buildings, Danaher Hardware Company has gone began the renovation of the college’s out of business, leaving the cleaning and purchase. It has been decided to remodel dyeing shop of the Rudnick family the the north wing of the old hotel and to only store on the east side of the block. house in it about 24 members of the sophomore class. The Sage Hall annex • During the summer an exit for cars will not be used as a dormitory this was cut in the fence surrounding Weston year. The south side of the hotel, the Field. The new gate is just beyond the service quarters, and one of the two houses present entrance, and will eliminate much included in the purchase are to be torn of the confusion that has followed crowded down. A member of the faculty will live games in past years. in the other house. • A new and improved lecture table, a new electric switchboard, and an in­ • Jesup Hall, standing since 1899, suffered creased number of overhead fights have $25,000 worth of damage as a result of been installed in many of the rooms in the fire which occurred just before mid­ the Thompson Physics Laboratory. night on June 26. The building stub­ bornly refused to quake even in the face • T he Institute of H uman Relations: of a lightning bolt by which it was struck “ Here we are, Jews, Catholics, and Protes­ a month later. Renovation began im­ tants, gathered together to forget our mediately and will be completed by the respective roads to heaven in an effort to end of September. The fire is known to find a common escape from hell.” This have had its origin in the cellar. Flames statement of Norman Thomas, perennial carried to the third floor, marring a con­ Socialist candidate, who was introduced on siderable part of the auditorium and the the Chapin Hall platform by President- center of the building. Encased in fire­ emeritus Harry A. Garfield, paints only proof vaults, installed four years ago, the one part of the picture of the Williamstown alumni records went untouched. Instead Institute of Human Relations held on the of the dark Cyprus color on the old walls, campus from August 29 to September 3. the inside walls have been painted a light Reported extensively in special dispatches grey. Other minor changes are being to many of the nation’s metropolitan made as per agreement with the Student dailies, the second biennial session was Activities Council, which determined last generally conceded to be the most success- 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 13

ful and provocative thus far held. The In­ casting Company; William P. Montague, stitute was organized and sponsored by the assignment editor of “Paramount News.” National Conference of Jews and Chris­ tians, which was founded nine years ago • Astronomical Society M eeting: and has for its co-chairmen Newton D. Scarcely had the members of the news­ Baker, Professor Carlton J. H. Hayes, worthy Institute departed from the campus when more than 125 astronomers and and Roger William Straus. guests arrived here for the fifty-eighth There were 600 Institute members here annual meeting of the American Astro­ for the six-day discussion of “ Public nomical Society. During the three day Opinion in a Democracy.” In addition session which broke up on September 10 to round table discussions and special with a visit to the historic spots in Ben­ meetings, there were three general sessions nington, Vt., forty-six highly technical each day. papers were read by noted American As Dr. Garfield, who presided over the astronomers. i opening and other sessions, explained, “ We are here to exchange ideas, not The meeting called for the first public address which President Baxter has de­ battle over programs of action.” And livered since taking office. In welcoming ] there was no attempt made to bridge fundamental religious differences as mem­ the astronomers Dr. Baxter announced bers interested in furthering inter-faith that the first gift which he had received cooperation” heard explanations of public in his administration was a group of astronomical photographs for the as­ opinion technique, definitions of religion and democracy, pleas for the right to tronomy class room and laboratory. work, the right to strike, a free press and Willis I. Milham ’94, Field Memorial freedom of education, totalitarianism professor of astronomy at Williams, de­ damned, and Thomas Jefferson liberally livered the main speech of the session. quoted. In his elaborate unfolding of the history i More than sixty persons spoke at one of “ Early American Observatories” Dr. | time or another at round tables or in Milham paid particular attention to the Chapin Hall. Among them were Dr. history of the Hopkins Observatory here, Garfield; William E. Dodd, Ambassador which is the oldest college observatory to Berlin; Herbert H. Lehman ’99, extant in America. His paper is soon to Governor of New York; Henry R. Luce, appear in the magazine Popular Astronomy. i editor of Time, Life, Fortune, and Archi­ In a pamphlet which has been sent to tectural Forum; George B. Gallup, director many libraries and observatories through­ of the Institute of Public Opinion; Oswald out the world, Professor Milham has l Garrison Villard, editor of The Nation', permanently recorded the history of Henry Haskell, editor of the Kansas astronomy at Williams. The pamphlet City Star; George Fort Milton, editor of speaks particularly of the contribution of the Chattanooga News; Rabbi Morris S. Professor Chester Dewey, a graduate of Lazaron of Baltimore, Md.; T. V. Smith, the class of 1806, who started meteorological professor of philosophy at the University observations in 1816 which are complete j of Chicago and Illinois state senator; to the present time. The work of Pro­ Norman Thomas; Mrs. Harper Sibley, fessor Albert Hopkins, who quarried stone wife of the former president of the Chamber for the observatory and who contributed of Commerce; Franklin Dunham, edu­ to its construction from his own meagre cational director of the National Broad­ salary, also comes in for considerable com- 14 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October ment. Professor Hopkins first occupied fessionals were William Whitehead and the chair endowed by David Dudley Maury Tuckerman, both of whom have Field when in 1830 astronomy became been on the New York stage. There were a required course for juniors. Thirty-five seven Williams students in the company years ago Professor Milham became the and three Bennington students, as well second professor to occupy the chair. as other students and semi-professionals. At a business session, Dr. Robert Grant Extraordinarily hot weather and an in­ Aitken, eminent graduate of the class creased number of summer people travel­ of 1887, director-emeritus of the Lick ing abroad and west cut down the size Observatory, and authority on double of the audiences as compared with the stars, of Berkeley, Calif., was elected to previous year. Nevertheless, the company succeed Dr. Henry Norris Russell, of produced eight plays, staging each three Princeton, as president of the society. times a week and the final one four times. Dr. Frank L. Ross of the Yerkes Observa­ The last two performances attracted a tory was elected vice president. record attendance. Most of the plays produced have been • T he Summer T heater: Founded by a on Broadway in the past three winter group of Williams students but having seasons. The full progràm follows in no official connection with the college, the order of presentation: Spring Dance, the Williamstown Summer Theater drop­ by Philip Barry, Accent on Youth, by ped the curtain on its second season Samson Raphaelson, Mrs. Moonlight, by successfully on August 29 with a revival Benn W. Levy, Juno and thè Paycock, by of the previous summer’s production of Sean O’Casey, A Bill of Divorcement, by George Bernard Shaw’s Candida, which Clemence Dane, The Pursuit of Happiness, was not only played but held over “ by by Lawrence and Armina Langner, Per­ popular request.” A not excessive fi­ sonal Appearance, by Lawrence Riley, and nancial deficit cast the only shadow on Candida. an otherwise outstanding season by the student organized group, which is said FACULTY NOTÉS to have staged more finished performances than many of the numerous New England • During the summer an attractive summer stock companies. pamphlet was prepared and printed by the President’s Office containing the A major difference in this summer’s proceedings as compared with those of Baccalaureate address delivered by Dr. Dennett at the 1937 Commencement, to­ the year before was shown in the in­ gether with Professor Charles Howard clusion of a school of drama within the Mcllwain’s Commencement speech, the company of 27 players. Girls and boys both lived in the Theta Delta Chi house orations delivered by the three under­ graduate speakers on the Commencement on Park Street. Mrs. Winthrop H. Root stage, and the citations for the recipients acted as chaperone. The students in the of honorary degrees. Copies of these drama school, who also took part in pamphlets are available at the President’s several of the plays, were coached by Office, and may be obtained on request Miss Catherine Welch and Miss Marion by any alumni who are interested. Rooney, of the Yale School of Drama. The plays were directed by S. Wesley • During the summer months few mem­ McKee, who will be directing on Broad­ bers of the faculty remained in Williams­ way this winter. Among other pro­ town. Among those who spent the 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 15 summer abroad in research and travel Cleland and the late Professor Cleland, were Professors Pratt, Weston, Long, and Dair Nelson Long, of San Francisco, W. B. Smith, and Schuman; also, Asso­ took place at the Cleland home in Lynde ciate Professor Root and Assistant Pro­ Lane, on September 3. fessors Knapp, H. D. Smith, and Beals. • On June 21, Professor-emeritus James • Professors Cole, Perry, and Fanshawe L. Kellogg, beloved by many gener­ conducted field trips with students in ations of Williams men, suffered a cere­ the West. bral hemorrhage. He at present is slowly recovering at his home in Williamstown, • William C. Fowle, freshman coach, and would appreciate hearing from any spent his summer in studying at Columbia, of his former students. and received an M.A. degree. • Reginald G. Buehler, former assistant T h e A l u m n i F u n d professor of English, has accepted an appointment as associate professor of HE fiscal year for the Alumni Fund English and acting head of the English came to a close on June 30 with Department at Tusculum College, Greene- T highly satisfactory results. Under the ville, Tenn. Dr. Charles A. Anderson leadership of Chairman Chester D. Hey- ’12 is president of the college. wood ’ll, the class agents succeeded in • David Brown, former assistant pro­ raising a total of $61,931.97 from 1,731 fessor of English, will be associate pro­ contributors. fessor of English at Bucknell University, The class of 1912 with its magnificent Lewisburg, Pa., during the coming year. reunion gift of $25,000 led all other classes both in number of contributors and in • Dean E. McHenry, former instructor amount contributed. The second class in political science, will teach during the on a percentage basis in the number of coming year at Pennsylvania State College. contributors was 1883, Class Agent Harris • Congratulations are being extended to E. Adriance, with the remarkable record Dr. and Mrs. Russell H. Barker, to whom of 90%. 1896, under Class Agent San­ a daughter, Susan, was born on August ford Robinson, was second in the amount 5, and to Professor and Mrs. Bertrand contributed, and 1895, under Class Agent Fox, who became the p'arents of a son, E. C. Miller, was third. In percentage of Philip, on September 1. contributors, the class of 1897, Class • Professor Harry L. Agard, clerk and Agent William B. Bliss Jr., was third with treasurer of the Taconic Golf Club, was a total of 63%. reelected president of the Allied Golf Tabulation of the results of the 1936- Clubs of Berkshire County at a meeting 1937 campaign appears on the next page. held in Pittsfield in July. A full report of the activities of the fund will be published in February 1938, pre­ • Dr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Locke have an­ liminary to the annual solicitation of nounced the engagement of their daughter contributions, which generally begins at Jane to Vanderpoel Adriance Jr. ’33, that time. Some new class agents are son of Dr. Vanderpoel Adriance ’90 and to be appointed in the near future, and Mrs. Adriance, of South Street. Dr. Locke it is hoped that the usual dinner of the is the Director of Health and Athletics. class agents and the directors of the fund • The wedding of Miss Margaret J. will take place at the Williams Club in Cleland, daughter of Mrs. Herbert F. New York sometime in January 1938. 16 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October

ALUMNI FUND PERCENTAGE LIST F or F iscal Y ea r E nding J une 30, 1937 Present Place Pos. 1935-36 Class Class Agent Amount Members Contributors P. C. 1 27 1912 (Bartlett...... \ Thurston...... $25,000.00 132 126 95. 2 1 1883 Adriance...... 598.65 21 19 90. 3 4 1897 Bliss...... 504.00 70 44 63. 4 2 1914 West...... 1,304.00 153 93 61. 5 3 1908 Gillett...... 2,201.74 110 66 60. 6 10 1909 Brown...... 862.50 110 60 55. 7 8 1918 Withrow...... 541.50 132 70 53. 8 9 1894 Pratt...... 313.00 48 24 50. 9 6 1898 Dunbar...... 843.50 67 33 49. 10 46 1896 Robinson...... 7,262.17 49 22 45. 11 5 1911 Angevine...... 714.50 122 53 43. 12 54 1927 Starr...... 578.10 205 87 42. 13 7 1904 Saunders...... 457.00 98 38 38.8 14 12 1917 Wright...... 729.00 124 48 38.7 15 11 1924 O’Brien...... 608.00 165 63 38.2 16 20 1902 Simmons...... 333.00 71 26 37. 17 48 1913 Lewis...... 434.00 152 52 34.21 18 36 1903 Wheeler...... 760.50 79 27 34.17 19 19 1915 Paton...... 331.50 122 41 33.6 20 24 1932 Doughty...... 904.00 229 71 31. 21 18 1907 Allen...... 2,370.00 123 36 29.3 22 22 1910 Jackson...... 1,638.00 141 41 29.1 23 49 1899 Hills...... 1,700.00 84 24 28.6 24 37 ' 1916 Denny...... 634.00 125 32 26. 25 41 1884 No agent...... 124.00 20 5 25. 26 16 1901 Lathrop...... 250.00 76 18 23.7 27 15 1895 Miller...... 3,330.00 73 17 23.3 28 21 1890 Bennett...... 172.00 53 12 22.64 29 14 1887 Safford...... 155.00 31 7 22.58 30 29 1893 Mead...... 1,156.00 65 14 21.5 31 23 1905 Stern...... 188.50 83 17 20.5 32 32 1923 Maxwell...... 214.50 144 29 20.1 33 33 1888 No agent...... 312.00 30 6 20. 34 25 1928 Lawder...... 185.97 238 43 18.1 35 38 1891 No agent...... 42:00 39 7 18. 36 52 1921 Coan...... 158.50 140 25 17.9 37 38 1906 Curtiss...... 471.00 107 19 t 17.8 38 26 1886 No agent...... 305.00 30 5 16.7 39 17 1889 No agent...... 75.00 31 5 16.1 40 30 1925 Keep...... 245.00 171 27 15.8 41 53 1930 Thoms...... 785.00 220 34 15.5 42 40 1885 No agent...... 92.00 35 5 14.3 43 44 1922 Preston...... 154.50 155 22 14.19 44 28 1934 /Rhoades...... /Gilbert...... 154.00 233 33 14.16 45 41 1900 Hebard...... 125.00 87 12 13.8 46 47 1892 No agent...... 167.00 66 9 13.6 47 45 1926 Childs...... 317.50 211 28 13.2 48 34 1929 Palmer...... 279.19 230 29 12.6 49 35 1935 Rockwell...... 96.00 220 25 11. 50 50 1931 Bartow...... 145.77 223 23 10. 51 43 1933 Whitaker...... 72.50 216 18 8. 52 31 1919 Wright...... 85.00 139 9 6.2 53 51 1920 M ills...... 80.00 156 9 5.8 54 1936 Mirkin...... 28.38 232 9 4. Classes 1852-1882. . 108 14 13. Total...... $61,931.97 6594 1731 Aver. 26.

COMPARISON WITH PRECEDING FISCAL YEARS Contributors Contributions % Contributors 1934-35 913 $11,754.04 14% 1935-36 1345 46,135.52 21% 1936-37 1731 61,931.97 26% 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 17

A nnouncement T is with great regret that the Alumni Secretary has accepted the resig­ Ination of Stanton A. Fell ’33, who, ever since his graduation, has been associated with the Alumni Office. Mr. Fell is known to hundreds of alumni to whom he has rendered service on their return to Williamstown, and also for the capability he has shown in his relations with the class agents in their work on the Alumni Fund. We wish to take this opportunity to express to him our gratitude for his courtesy, his ever-faithful service, and his willingness at all times to assume the re­ sponsibilities that have fallen on him. E dw ard A . W h it a k e r ’38 The best wishes of the Alumni Office and of his many friends among the alumni U ndergraduate S p e a k e r go with him as he enters the field of busi­ Edward A. Whitaker, president of ness in New York City. Gargoyle and winner of the Grosvenor Memorial Cup, awarded “ to that member C o l l e g e P r e a c h e r s of the junior class who best exemplifies October-December— 1937 the traditions of Williams,” will welcome Oct. 3 Mr. Robert Davis, Department President. Baxter on behalf of the under­ of History, Middlebury Col­ graduates at the induction ceremonies on lege, Middlebury, Vt. October 8. Prepared for Williams at Oct. 10 Rev. John C. Schroeder, Yale Moses Brown, Whitaker, who lives in Univ., New Haven, Conn. Providence, R. I., and is the brother of Oct. 17 Rev. A. Graham Baldwin, Phil­ Robert A. Whitaker ’33, has been active lips Academy, Andover, in extracurricular work on the campus Mass. since his freshman year. He was one of Oct. 24 Rev. A. Grant Noble, St. seven juniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa Jo h n ’s Episcopal Church, in June. In the spring he was chosen Williamstown, Mass. chairman of the Honor System Com­ Oct. 31 Rev. David Nelson Beach, D.D., mittee, on which he had served since Plymouth Church, Minne­ sophomore year, and was elected presi­ apolis, Minn. dent of the Student Activities Council. Nov. 7 Rev. Charles R. Brown, D.D., Captain of the freshman track team, he 233 Edwards St., New Haven, has run on the varsity relay team for Conn. the past three winters. He has served Nov. 14 Rev. Eugene C. Blake, B.D., three years on the W.C.A. and this fall The First Presbyterian will be chairman of the annual drive. Church, Albany, N. Y. He was on the Gulielmensian editorial Nov. 21 Mr. Allan V. Heely, Head­ staff and a junior adviser, and is on the master, Lawrenceville School, Thompson Concert Committee. He is a Lawrenceville, N. J. member of Zeta Psi. 18 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October

S cholarships Alumni Scholarships A total number of 112 scholarships have *J. M. Deely ’38 been awarded to students as of the open­ *S. S. Wooster ’38 ing of the college year. The holders of *G. H. Hadley ’39 the Alumni, Garfield, Gargoyle, and Wil­ W. J. Nelligan ’39 liams Club scholarships are given below. T. Brooks ’40 In each case the name of the son of an alumnus is starred. K. Cook ’40 T. B. Creede ’40 Garfield Scholarships *R. F. Danaher ’40 *D. T. McMillan ’38 *G. B. Dutton Jr. ’40 M. J. Wolfe ’38 *J. P. Tiebout ’40 M. S. Stedman ’39

Gargoyle Scholarship Williams Club Scholarship H. V. E. Mitchell ’38 *R. B. Chapman ’40

SCHOLASTIC STANDING OF SOCIAL GROUPS

Year Ending J une, 1937 Rank Average mark Tear Feb. Tear Members Tear Feb. Tear 1936-37 1937 1935-36 Social Groups June, 1937 1936-37 1937 1935-36 1 1 1 Phi Gamma Delta 41 3.5109 3.4619 3.4419 2 2 2 Garfield Club 148 3.3656 3.31*82 3.3861 3 4 6 Beta Theta Pi 34 3.3533 3.2787 3.2140 4 5 5 Zeta Psi 48 3.2701 3.2449 3.2592 5 3 8 Phi Delta Theta 50 3.2665 3.2800 3.1849 6 9 11 Phi Sigma Kappa 34 3.2178 3.1420 3.0557 7 7 3 Delta Phi 44 3.2072 3.1666 3.3093 Average for all men 786 3.2044 3.1728 3.1854 8 8 4 Delta Kappa Epsilon 36 3.2033 3.1443 3.2730 9 6 9 Kappa Alpha 36 3.1823 3.1847 3.1517 10 10 12 Alpha Delta Phi 41 3.1611 3.1387 3.0544 11 13 7 Sigma Phi 35 3.1032 3.0443 3.2000 12 12 15 Theta Delta Chi 36 3.0971 3.0603 2.9724 13 14 17 Chi Psi 41 3.0771 3.0386 2.8677 14 11 10 Psi Upsilon 44 3.0603 3.1000 3.1212 15 15 14 Delta Psi 38 2.9893 3.0263 2.9891 16 16 13 Delta Upsilon 42 2.9881 2.9234 3.0290 17 17 16 Non-affiliated 38 2.9222 2.8809 2.9452 ATHLETICS

• Football: Fall sports at Williams will wall. Brad Wood at end, Bob Cramer as usual be headlined by the work of and Pete Kinney in the backfield, to­ Coach Charlie Caldwell’s football eleven. gether with Arch Knowlton, a guard, A stiff schedule which opens with the complete the list of outstanding first Panthers from Middlebury, undefeated in year prospects. 1936 competition, and which lists Colum­ In reserve in the backfield, along with bia for the first time in five years, augurs McCarthy, Coach Caldwell has a pair arhard season, for which the ground work of diminutive, shifty backs in Pete Seay is now being laid on Cole Field. and Larry Durrell, while Joe dePeyster “ Although it is impossible to predict teams with Brad Wood as a second team anything before the first game of the end. Johnny Abberly, a converted wing- season, I am sure that though Williams man, John Baldinger, 200-pound senior may be outscored, she will not be out­ who is giving football its first try, and fought in any game this fall,” said Captain most of last year’s freshman line are Fielding Simmons when approached on counted on for help. Purple gridiron prospects. First backfield Not since 1932 has the Purple had a man to lead the Ephmen since Bill Fowle’s chance to avenge the lopsided score year in 1931, and son of the Williams cap­ which a warring Columbia team rolled tain in 1900, Simmons mirrored the hope up, but on October 2, one week after and determination of the entire squad. the hardest opening-day test the Ephmen The squad, thirty-seven strong, boasts have met in years, Williams invades ten lettermen, including Mike Latvis and Morningside Heights in an attempt to Phil Stearns as apparent fixtures on the beard the Lion on Baker Field. Wesleyan, wings, Ken Palmer in one of the tackle smarting under four consecutive one­ slots, Johnny Jay and Harry Harris at sided Purple triumphs, may be the greatest guards, and a backfield composed of Tim threat the Ephmen will meet in their own King at quarter, Bill Stradley and Sim­ class, and with Amherst and Bowddin mons as halfbacks, and Doug Stearns at out to repeat, with Tufts and Union seek­ full. Mike Tenney and Spencer Silver- ing revenge, Williams’ autumn should be thorne are fighting to fill the opening at torrid. tackle, while the veteran Ted Noehren • Soccer: Captain Dave Close will lead appears to have the early season call at a better than average group of soccer center over Hu Howard, last season’s players in search of their first Little yearling center. Three victory in almost countless seasons A freshman team with an unimpressive when the squad, coached by “Uncle record graduated several individual stars Ed” Bullock, reports for practice. Turner to the 1937 varsity who can be counted Blake is one who can be counted on to on as capable reserves, one or two threaten­ outplay any man pitted against him, while ing veterans for positions in the line. Dud Keen Butcher, Johnny Harris, Huff Had­ Head has been putting in at least half ley, Pete Gallagher, and a host of grad­ time at one of the starting guard assign­ uates from. last year’s freshman outfit ments, while the line-plunging of Pete will be used to round out the team on the McCarthy brands him the outstanding field. In the goal, Dave Johnston seems sophomore prospect behind the forward a fixture, with Dusty Surdam as relief. ALUMNI ITEMS

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ENGAGEMENTS Class Names 1925 Richard H. Ludeman to Dorothy Weber of New Rochelle, N. Y. 1928 Robert F. Banker to Doris E. Fredericks of Englewood, N. J. 1931 Samuel B. D. Speer to Virginia B. Ostby of Providence, R. I. 1932 J. Robert Baylis to Sarah A. Whiting of New Rochelle, N. Y. 11932 John T. Cook to Mary I. Augsberger of Nutley, N. J. 21934 Frederick O. Church to Doris Masters of South Orange, N. J. 1934 J. Bishop Davis to M. Elizabeth Wink of Ardsley-on-Hudson, N. Y. 1934 Frederick S. Gilbert to Annis B. Stearns of South Orange, N. J. *1935 William L. Desloge to Loriel M. Johnson of Bronxville, N. Y. 1935 Franklin C. Loranger to Eleanor G. Hubbard of Detroit, Mich. 41935 Charles P. Parkhurst Jr. to Elizabeth Rusling of Montclair, N. J. 1935 Nicholas V. Poole to Peggy Porter of New York City. 1935 Donald Poinier to Emma G. Wheeler of Pasadena, Calif. 1936 Joseph O. Kremer to Geraldine Storm of New York City. lSon of John W. Cook ’94. *Son of Samuel 0. Church ’10. 3Brother of Firmin Desloge IV ’33. *Son of Charles P. Parkhurst ’98.

MARRIAGES Class Names Date Place 1916 Alfred Benjamin to Mrs. Agnes M. Lewyn Aug. 12, 1937 New York City. 1920 Harold A. Hanning to Grace Ann Yeager May 14, 1937 New York City. 11923 Edwin N. Chapman Jr. to Marjorie Lee June 17, 1937 Steubenville, O. 21923 John M. Mackie to Ruth A. Gomery Sept. 11, 1937 Overbrook, Pa. *1924 Lanphear Buck to Louise McArthur Sept. 16, 1937 i 1924 James M. Perkins to Mrs. Catherine W. Stires Sept. 11, 1937 Chappaqua, N. Y. 1927 William H. Wulp to Marion L. Chase Aug. 7, 1937 Clinton, Mass. 1928 John Rogers to Anne H. Lord June 26, 1937 Kennebunk, Me. 1928 Telford Taylor to Mary E. Walker July 2, 1937 New York City. 1929 Arthur W. Gregory Jr. to Harriet L. Goodrich July 10, 1937 West Hartford, Conn. 1929 John B. Tittmann to Evelyn Starr June 28, 1937 Hillsboro, N. Mex. 1930 Clayton E. Shaw Jr. to Ruth H. Rowley July 26, 1937 Hoosick Falls, N. Y. 1930 John B. Thurston to Elizabeth P. Couzens Sept. 7, 1937 Brewster, Mass. 1933 Walter E. Lowles to Lucia C. McNutt July 17, 1937 Cleveland Heights, O. 1933 John H. Ohly to Elizabeth Congleton Aug. 10, 1937 Hamburg, N. J. 41934 E. Kendall Gillett Jr. to Jean N. McGraw July 17, 1937 Norfolk, Conn. 1934 Christopher W. Stanwood to Catherine Dent Sept. 11, 1937 Chicago, 111. 1935 Theron Batchelder to Elizabeth R. Sage June 12, 1937 Bronxville, N. Y. 1935 Russell S. Cate to Peggy Morris Sept. 10, 1937 Bridgeport, Conn. 1935 Henry S. Hilles to Frances L. Walker Sept. 1, 1937 Greenville, Tenn. «1935 Andrew B. Jones to Jean K. Carter Aug. 28, 1937 Center Berlin, N. Y. 1935 Josiah O. Low to Katherine N. Thompson July 31, 1937 Detroit, Mich. 1935 Robert M. Potter to Elizabeth F. Vaughan Aug. 6, 1937 Old Mission, Mich. 1936 Frederick A. Anderson to Ethel Blackford Ashburnham, Mass. 1936 Morris F. Arnold to Margaret D. Bradley June 14, 1937 Newton, Mass. 1936 Windsor Belfield to Mabel B. Burgevin June 24, 1937 Kingston, N. Y. «1936 Gerald H. Phipps to Janet A. Smith Sept. 24, 1937 New York City. WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 21

MARRIAGES—Continued Class Names Date Place 1936 Bradford Price to Jane Kelley June 30, 1937 Duxbury, Mass. 1937 John F. Dingwall to Sarah N. Lockwood Sept. 10, 1937 • Manchester, N. H. 71937 Edward A. O’Neill to Helen Sampson July 8, 1937 Fleetwood, N. Y. 1937 Frederic C. Marston Jr. to Helen Mount Sept. 11, 1937 Montclair, N. J. lSon of Edwin N. Chapman ’94 {deceased). 2Brother of David I. Mackie Jr. ’26. 3Son of Augustus W. Buck ’88 {deceased), brother of Robert T. Buck ’24. *Son of E. K. Gillett ’08, brother of Frank G. Gillett ’39. 6Son of Sydney T. Jones ’99. 6Brother of Allan R. Phipps ’34. 7Son of Frank J. O’Neill ’02.

BIRTHS Class Parents Child Date j Samuel, Jr. Nov. 30, 1935 1917 To: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Eells ^Marion Nisbett Mar. 12, 1937 1920 To: Mr. and Mrs. George M. White Laura Peniston July 19, 1937 1921 To: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred C. Schlesinger Son Aug. 17, 1937 1921 To: Dr. and Mrs. Charles L. Taylor Jr. William and Charles June 1, 1937 1926 To: Mr. and Mrs. David B. Mathias Mary Aug. 29, 1937 1927 To: Dr. and Mrs. W. Price Fitch Charles Marden July 30, 1937 1927 To: Mr. and Mrs. Raymond B. Washburne Carla Apr. 23, 1937 1928 To: Mr. and Mrs. Howard P. Fitts Howard Eugene — — 1937 1928 To: Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Gagliardi David Aug. 3, 1937 1928 To: Mr. and Mrs. Orson L. St. John Orson Louis, Jr. Aug. 4, 1937 1930 To: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph K. Close Elmer Harry, II July 16, 1937 1930 To: Mr. and Mrs. William M. Hales John Willard July 2, 1937

OBITUARIES Class Name Date Place of Death x-1880 Kernochan, Joseph Henry Feb. 26, 1937 New York City. 1881 Barr, Charles Elisha July 11, 1937 Gaylordsville, Conn. 1886 Hewitt, Dixwell Apr. 26, 1937 Santa Barbara, Calif. 11889 Underhill, Irving Slee Sept. 14, 1937 Buffalo, N. Y. 1891 Sitler, Daniel Webster June 2, 1937 Mauch Chunk, Pa. x-1892 Hoyt, George, Jr. _ ' Dec. — 1935 — x-1896 Day, Moses Taggart Aug. 4, 1937 Buffalo, N. Y. 1897 Ryan, John — — Detroit, Mich. 1898 Towle, Rossi ter Blake July 15, 1937 Spencer, la. 21900 Seeley, Boudinot July 4, 1937 Seattle, Wash. 31903 Higinbotham, Robert George July 28, 1937 Rochester, N. Y. 1904 May, Charles Clarence Sept. 10, 1937 Bedford Village, N. Y. x-1905 Goodman, Robert Gray June 20, 1937 Montclair, N. J. x-1906 Woodworth, Chauncey Clark July 15, 1937 New York City. 1908 Rising, Richard Bradley Sept. 5, 1937 Great Barrington, Mass. *x-1909 Noehren, Arthur Gromann Sept. 14, 1937 Allahabad, India B1910 Arnold, Dan Hinckley Aug. 14, 1937 Washington, Conn. x-1911 McLellan, Edward Carlton — — 1935 — x-1912 Brown, Leslie Richards Sept. 3, 1936 Detroit, Mich. 1929 Georgi, Frederick Dold July 28, 1937 Buffalo, N. Y. 1929 Little, Dwight Ralston, Jr. x-1929 Porter, John Ballantine Sept. 8, 1937 Acapulso, Mex. 1Brother of Augustus Price Underhill x-’91 {d. 1935). 2Son, Tyler W. Seeley ’29. 3Son, William A. ’32, brother, George W. Higinbotham ’14. 3Son, Groman Noehren ’38. 3Son, Dan H. Arnold Jr. ’36. 22 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October

WILLIAMS CLUB custodian of the library, and printed in a limited edition by the Southworth-Anthoensen Press of From September 1 on, membership in the Portland, Me. Williams Club has carried with it the use of the 1882 facilities of a downtown Manhattan Luncheon Club, located on the third floor of 56 Beaver D r . E. H er b er t Botsford spent two months Street, corner of William Street, and serviced abroad during the summer, traveling and rep­ by Oscar’s Old Delmonico Restaurant. There resenting the local Rotaty clubs at the inter­ are to be no additional dues. national convention held in Nice, France. He was honored by an appointment as an assistant This arrangement has been made possible by sergeant-at-arms at the convention. His tour an understanding with the Cornell-Pennsylvania included England, Ireland, and the Scandinavian Luncheon Club, Inc., which has offered to all countries, and upon his return he described his members of the Williams Club the full use of experiences in a series of talks given before the the facilities of their club for a six months’ trial local Rotary groups. period, from now until March 1, 1938. The nominal rental which is to be paid is being under­ 1885 written by a number of loyal Williams men. The name of Ben t le y W. W a r ren was among If the plan is successful, a more permanent ar­ the signatures on a petition presented to the rangement will be made with the governors of Massachusetts Supreme Court requesting a the Cornell-Penn Club next February. referendum on the legislative act repealing the Use of the Luncheon Club is restricted to law providing for party primaries and pre­ members of the Williams Club and their guests. primary conventions. Bills must be settled on a cash basis, and no A newspaper photograph taken at the time tipping is allowed. There is no service on Satur­ of the Berkshire Symphonic Festival, held at days. A Williams Club membership card should Tanglewood, Lenox, showed Mr. Warren, presi­ be shown when identification is necessary. dent of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and D r . H. A. G a rfield and Mrs. Garfield in at­ GARFIELD CLUB ALUMNI DINNER tendance. Dr. and Mrs. Garfield spent part of the summer at the home of their daughter, Alumni of the Garfield Club will hold their Mrs. John P. Comer of Williamstown. The second annual dinner at the Williams Club on former president of Williams presided over certain October 26. The principal speaker of the even­ sessions of the Institute of Human Relations, held ing will be President James Phinney Baxter 3rd on the campus August 29-September 3. ’14. The occasion will mark his first official appearance before the New York alumni after 1887 his induction. Any member of the Williams R o bert G. A itk en (see page 14). Club who is interested in the Garfield Club is invited to attend the dinner, and most particular­ 1888 ly men without fraternity affiliations. The Buffalo Evening News of August 2 carried a picture of M a t t h e w H. H oover in angling BUFFALO attire, headed “Lockport Man Seeks Big Fish,” On July 16 the association held its annual and a special article descriptive of the activities outing at the Orchard Park Country Club. Lars and interests of the secretary of the New York S. Potter ’10, newly elected alumni trustee, was Conservation Association and the editor and the guest of honor at the banquet held in con­ publisher of its official magazine. Mr. Hoover junction with the outing. attributes his interest in conservation to a talk given by M a rk H opkins, then president of Wil­ liams, upon his return from abroad to find Mt. 1869 Greylock partly denuded by lumbering operations. In a summer issue of the New York Times In the serial article entitled “Life of an Ameri­ “Book Review,” Philip Brooks devoted a portion can Workman” which appeared in the Saturday of his column, “Notes on Rare Books,” to the Evening Post during the summer, written by late A lfred C la r k C h a pin and the Chapin Walter P. Chrysler, several references were made Library of Rare Books. The comment was to A lb e r t R a th bo n e, member of the firm of prompted by the appearance of a tribute to Mr. Larkin, Rathbone & Perry, legal advisers to Mr. Chapin written by Miss Lucy Eugenia Osborne, Chrysler. 1937 WILLIAMS ÂLUMNI REVIEW 23

1889 and as section chairman of the American Chemi­ D r . M atthias N ico ll J r ., Westchester (N.Y.) cal Society.” health commissioner, writing in the county health 1894 department weekly bulletin early in July, urged The State Normal and Training School of creation of a state board of alienists, life ap­ Cortland, N. Y., recently issued a bulletin out­ pointees, to pass upon the mental condition of lining “Gleanings of the Quarter Century, 1912- prisoners, thus taking this duty from juries. He 1937,” beginning with the election of H arry also advocated the establishment of state farms D e W it t D e G ro at as principal and closing for the segregation of mild psycopaths now being with the completion of his 25 years of service turned loose to repeat their offenses. Dr. Nicoll’s last May. timely article was given publicity in the New Barth o lo m ew H ow ard (see 1937 — M ic h e l - York Sunday Times. son, E d d ie ). 1895 1890 On August 4 the appointment of F r ed erick Bainbridge C olby was one of the speakers E. D r a pe r as a trustee of the Supreme Court at the Mayflower Hill ground-breaking exercises Library at Troy was announced by Governor on the new Colby campus on August 18. L eh m a n . 1896 1891 Sanford R obinson was ill for several weeks R e v . F ra nk L. L uce may be reached at during August, at his summer home in the Box 603, Rockland, Me. Hopper, Williamstown. R e v . C larence W. D unham has been elected 1892 one of the vice presidents of the American Con­ C h arles L. S a ffo rd , director of music at gregational Association. The association is the the college, during the progress of the Berkshire owner of the large office building, 14 Beacon Symphonic Festival held in Lenox in August Street, headquarters of the Congregational de­ gave a series of lecture-recitals in Chapin Hall nomination. Dr. Dunham is also one of the on the music that was currently being offered officers of the Boston Congregational City by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Serge Missionary Society. Koussevitzky. The Princeton Alumni Weekly of July 2 announced 1896-1898 the retirement, among others, of D r . L auder S am P. Blagden ’96 was re-elected president W . J ones, Hepburn professor of organic chemistry of the Taconic Golf Club at a meeting of the and former chairman of the department. The board of directors held in July, and W . H ow ard Weekly printed the following paragraph con­ D oughty Jr. ’98 was renamed vice president. cerning Dr. Jones: “ Professor Jones came to Princeton in 1920. 1897 He is a graduate of Williams (class of ’92) and H ugh P. D rysdale, retiring as associate received his doctorate at Chicago in 1897. justice of the Berkshire County Court of Probate Before the war he taught chemistry at Chicago and Insolvency, announced that his resignation and Cincinnati. In 1918 he was made chief was prompted by an act passed by the last of an important section in the Chemical Warfare legislature and effective on December 1st of this Service research division, and for two years he year prohibiting an associate justice of the was dean of the School of Chemistry at the Uni­ Probate Court from acting as executor or admin­ versity of Minnesota. In the year before the istrator of estates. In view of his wide practice call to Princeton he was also dean of the School in this field of law, he decided to retire from the of Engineering and Architecture at Minnesota. associate justiceship. After nine years at Princeton Dr. Jones was The Rotogravure Section of the New York asked by the Rockefeller Foundation to serve Times of August 8 carried photographs of “A as its European director for the natural sciences, School for Obedient Dogs” held weekly at the and he obtained leave of absence to carry on home of E. D imon Bird and Mrs. Bird in Green­ that work, continuing until 1934. He is an wich, Conn. honorary doctor of science of the University of 1899 Chicago and a chevalier of the Legion of Honor. Considerable publicity was given during the He has served as vice president of the American sum m er to a letter from Governor H e r b e r t H . Association for the Advancement of Science L ehm an, of New York State, to President Roose- 24 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October velt, announcing his opposition to changes listed the names of Williams men who have held proposed in the United States Supreme Court. the Presidency, positions in the cabinet and Congress. The list reads as follows: one Presi­ 1901 dent of the United States; three graduates and Mrs. Marguerite Soleliac Jay, wife of J ohn one non-graduate who have served as cabinet C. J ay , died suddenly on June 28 at her home in officers; 50 graduates who have been senators New York City. Besides her husband she is or representatives, 26 pon-graduates; two grad­ survived by a son, J o h n , J r . ’38, and two daugh­ uates now members of Congress, the latter being ters, Mrs. Arthur M. R. Hughes, of New Canaan, Mr. Kenney himself and E. H arold C luett Conn., and Mrs. V. W. Harcourt, of Mt. Kisco, ’96, representative from New York, who went N. Y. into office January 3, 1937. Mr. Jay was recently elected chairman of the H arold A. N om er, headmaster of Shady executive committee of the American Home Side Academy, Pittsburgh, Pa., since 1919, Fire Assurance Company, an affiliate of Globe resigned his position in July. & Rutgers Fire Insurance Company. 1907 1902 The Boston Transcript of July 22 carried an J oseph B. E ly was a member of the executive article headed “Bostonian Tells of Meeting committee of the National Constitutional Day Young Marconi on Lusitania.’’ The Bostonian Committee, which arranged a patriotic meeting turned out to be T racey A. R udd, who related for September 17 on Boston Common, in ob­ an interesting story of an incident which took servance of the 150th anniversary of the adoption place in 1908 when he met and photographed of the United States constitution. the wireless wizard. In 1931 Mr. Rudd had the R ow land H aynes, president of the University photograph enlarged and sent two prints to Mr. of Omaha, is busy with the building program Marconi, who returned one autographed, with a necessitated by the moving of the university to very cordial note. its new site. 1908 1903 G erald M y g a tt has joined the editorial staff H en ry H opkins J r . is improving after a period of News-Week. He can be found in Rockefeller of illness during the summer. City, 1270 Sixth Avenue, New York City. J ames A. Bu lla rd has sent the class secretary 1904 “Further Properties of Parabolas Inscribed in a Vermont Vintage is the title of W a lt er H a r d ’s Triangle,” a pamphlet reprinted from the latest book, published in June by the Stephen American Mathematical Monthly, June-July, 1937. Daye Press of Brattreboro, Vt., printers also of He says: “These are some of my playthings. This is Vermont, now in its fourth edition, of which I hope you enjoy them.” The secretary says Mrs. Hard was co-author. he has playthings too but he likes to be able to D r . T y ler D en n e tt was one of the donors fondle them — children, golf balls, commutation of a bronze bust of Grover Cleveland which was tickets, etc. He adds: “I’ve enjoyed reading unveiled on June 20 in the memorial room at Jim’s production and recommend it to all class­ the base of Cleveland Tower of the Princeton mates. As a bedtime story it is a wow.” Graduate College. Mr. Cleveland was a former Princeton trustee. 1909 1906 E ldred K lauser of Stiles, Wis., seems to be The North Adams State Teachers’ College has a leading citizen in his locality. The Oconto been approved by the State Department as a County newspaper, issue of June 17, gave him training school for men as well as women students, front-page publicity on two counts — as ' new according to an announcement made recently president of the Oconto County Highway Safety by G ro v er C. B ow man, who became president Council and as recently appointed commissioner of the college during the past academic year. of senior scouting for the district of Oconto. The change was advocated by Mr. Bowman after F rancis B. S ay re was a delegate to the Oxford taking office. Conference of Christian Churches which met on H o n . E d w ard A. K enney (see 1937 —J o rdan, July 12. He and Mrs. Sayre spent the summer C. W a llace). months abroad. In the course of an address given in the House Mrs. Geraldine Horrax, wife of D r . G ilbert of Representatives on August 17, Mr. Kenney H o r ra x , died in Boston in the early summer. 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 25

A son, Trudeau, and a daughter, Elizabeth, also already president of the American Nature Asso­ survive. ciation, which sponsors the teaching of con­ servation principles to public school children. H arry J ohnston’s family was pretty well scattered this summer. His last letter indicated Both these associations were endowed by the that his son Doug (’38) was in Buenos Aires, elder Mr. Pack. Dave (’39) in Rome, and Sandy (’41) in Los 1914 C arl J. A ustrian, counsel for the defunct Angeles. 1911 Bank of the United States, has announced that almost $1,000,000 awaits payment to depositors R e v . F rank F it t , pastor of the Grosse Pointe Memorial Church, Grosse Pointe, Mich., filled who cannot be found, representing their pro the pulpit of the First Congregational Church rata share of payments already authorized. of Williamstown during the month of August. E rnest O. L o t h r o p has been made a partner of Price, Waterhouse & Company of Buffalo, 1912 N.Y., as of July 1. The dedication of a new underpass in Albu­ Major J . D. T ow nsend has been transferred querque, N. Mex., on July 11, attended by a from Little Rock, Ark., to Cass Technical High host of dignitaries including the governor of School, 2421 Second Boulevard, Detroit. the state, was also attended by* T homas H. 1915 C ard, project engineer on the underpass, which marked the final phase of a $795,000 grade cross­ The Syracuse Democratic organization on ing elimination plan. Included in the plan were July 26 named K e it h F. D riscoll as candidate also a new overpass in Albuquerque and an for mayor in the fall city election. underpass in Tiajeras, Mr. Card acting as J ohn N. L e o n a r d , who returned from a project engineer of all three jobs.4 A native of trip around the world last spring, spent two Williamstown, he taught for several years in weeks in August in the Hudson Bay country, local schools after graduation from college until, on a fishing and canoeing trip. following a breakdown in health, he went to New Mexico. Employed at first as a time­ 1917 keeper on construction projects, he later became R oger W. Riis is the author of “Optometry on associated with the state highway department Trial,” published in the August issue of Reader's and has been in charge of numerous large con­ Digest. struction projects. Mrs. Card is the former In July A lan G. W a r n er and R odman W ard Beulah Cramer of San Saba, Texas. They have ’24 were among the graduates of the first class five children. of the Graduate School of Banking of Rutgers 1913 University. Started in 1935 under the joint Mrs. Sara Solis Nathan, mother of E dg a r J . auspices of the university and the American N athan J r ., died on August IQ at her country Bankers Association, the course calls for three home in Mamaroneck, N.Y. resident summer sessions of two weeks each and interim research work. W. V in cen t M cL ane W illiam L. W essels was chairman of the centennial celebration held on the summit of ’20 attended the school for two years before Mt. Marcy, the highest peak in New York State, deserting banking for the securities business. on August 5. The ascent of Marcy 100 years ago by Professor Ebenezer Emmons of Williams 1918 College opened the wilderness that now includes This fall William Morrow & Company will some 2,000,000 acres of state-owned property. publish a new biography of the poet, Christopher He gave the name “Adirondacks” to the moun­ Marlowe, by J ohn Bakeless. Previously un­ known manuscripts, recently discovered, have tains which he explored. been consulted in writing the book, according 1913-1914 to the publishers. 1920 R a n d o lph G. P ack T3 and A r t h u r N. P ack W. V in cen t M cL ane (See 1917 — W a r n e r , ’14 have been named as executors of the estate of their father, Charles Lathrop Pack, apostle A lan G.). of forest conservation, and are pledged to the J oseph P. P o ll a rd , a master at Fountain continuance of conservation education. Randolph Valley School, Colorado Springs, Colo., was one Pack will succeed his father as president of the of the two leaders of the Colorado Springs public American Tree Association and Arthur Pack is forums held during the month of May, his 26 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW October geperal theme being “The Growth of the Con­ Sun, whose scenes are laid in Hollywood, ran stitution.” The forums, started in March of serially in Collier's. 1936 under the Office of Education in Washing­ 1929 ton and the local board of education, have The law firm of Renfro, McCombs & Kilgore covered a wide range of subjects and have drawn of Dallas, Tex., has become McCombs, Andress an aggregate attendance of over 56,000 people. & Johnson, with Sea rcy L. J ohnson as the last They have been given in nearby communities named partner. His address will continue as as well as in Colorado Springs proper. 1003 Mercantile Building.

1921 1930 E d w in Sin g le to n , L. former vice president of J ohn F. A llen has been transferred from the Talbot J. Taylor Jr., Inc., with Charles L. New Rochelle, N.Y., office to the Yonkers office Hanscom has opened a general real estate and of the New York Telephone Company. insurance brokerage business at 12 East 44th Street, New York City. 1931 Mrs. Eleanore Leake Plater, wife of R ichard 1923 C. P la ter J r ., died on August 10 in the North For the past two years E. M alcolm Bancker Adams Hospital. Her husband and two young has had his own commercial photography firm, sons survive. Mrs. Plater was the daughter of Bancker & Birkett, located at 480 Lexington the late Dr. Henry Sabin Leake ’87. She was Avenue, New York City. He has two children, visiting in Williamstown' at the time of her one eight years old and the second 20 months death. old, and is now living in White Plains, N.Y. Sydney A. D avidson wrote in June that his 1924 address had been changed from the Anglo- Chinese College in Foochow, China, to Christian R odman W ard (See 1917 — W a r n e r , A lan G.). Herald Industrial Mission in the same city, 1925 where he expected to be “a teacher, a book­ keeper, a publicity writer, and a truck-driver F rank A d r ia n ce, who is connected with the Glens Falls (N.Y.) Post Star, has become a feature all at the same time — as well as editor of the writer on that paper. He is now living at 22 Methodists’ Foochow News, a sheet published Hunter Street, Glens Falls. several times a year.” Extending a welcome to any Williams men who might happen to be in 1926 that vicinity, he said, “Foochow is well worth H. M c I n tyre G ro u t J r . resigned on June 30 a trip down from Shanghai or up from Hong­ as secretary-treasurer of the Hickman Sea Sled kong . . . For sheer beauty the Min River Company of New York to become manager of valley rivals the Yangtse Gorges. The hills, the Westchester County district of Cue, the the picturesque sampans, the pagodas, and weekly magazine and entertainment directory, Kushan Monastery — well, I’m not writing a of which O. D. K e e p ’25 is publisher. The office tourist ad; I’m just letting the boys in on a of this magazine is at 6 East 39th Street. secret.” Conditions in China at this writing On July 1 W illiam I. M orey took office as seem to make any visitors improbable for some president of' the Buffalo Junior Chamber of time to come, but in any event we are passing Commerce. along the invitation. 1927 1933 Sanborn G. T enney has purchased the property On September 1 Stanton A. F e l l , who has known as Peace Valley Farm near Williamstown, been associated with the Alumni Office since containing 90 acres and formerly owned by his his graduation, terminated his connection with father, the late Judge S anborn T en n ey ’86, who the office in order to accept a position with developed it as a sheep farm. McCreery & Company in New York City. His W illiam B. M eloney is the author of Rise to home address in the city will be: Apt. IB, the Sun, a first novel, published early in September 436B, East 73d Street. (See page 17). by Farrar & Rinehart of New York. After leav­ A lb e rt H orton 3d , who was seeded No. 1 ing Williams Mr. Meloney studied at Columbia. in the Western New England Tennis Tourna­ Subsequently he served as editor of the Pawling ment held at Great Barrington in July, was the (N.Y.) Chronicle for several years and is now in eventual winner in the event, defeating James Hollywood writing for the movies. Rise to the Thackera, of Hartford, Conn., 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2. 1937 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW 27

Subsequently he was defeated in the Rhode H. Stetson K inkaid received the degree of Island tennis championship later in July. Horton M.B.A. at Harvard last spring and is now in was former New England and Eastern Inter­ the accounting department of the Pennsylvania collegiate champion, won the state singles title Railroad Company. His address is 200 West in 1935, and was runner-up in 1936. Wayne Avenue, Wayne, Pa.

1934 1936 P ie rc e H . R ussell was the winner of the Class Secretary T om Br a in e has begun his annual Taconic Golf Club invitation tournament, work with the Toledo Scales Company, and held in Williamstown during July. At the com­ advises this office that he is “merely a day laborer pletion of the final round he was awarded the getting along as best he can, and catching up on Taconic trophy by W. H ow ard D oug h ty ’98, life in odd moments.” After October 1 his home vice president of the club. This was Russell’s address will be 2125 Hawthorne Street, Toledo, third tournament victory of the season. Ohio — “The gods, my landlady, and her rela­ C ha rlto n D. P utnam is now connected with tives being willing.” the National Cash Register Company, 5 Park The Omaha World-Herald of July 18 featured Street, Calcutta, India. He writes: “ . . . my a front-page article by C a rl S. J onas headed arrival has clearly strengthened the Williams “Omahan Sees the World — Tells Best, Cheapest delegation in Calcutta, in fact, has doubled it. Way.” A cut of Jonas accompanied the story. There are two of us now — H askell (H en r y We quote the introductory paragraph: “ In the S. ’31) and I. Meetings held regularly every last year Carl Jonas . . . has traveled around the Friday evening at 9.15 in bar of Saturday Club. world. He saw Europe by pedaling 3,000 miles And it’s a jolly gathering we are, too.” on a bicycle, went on to India by steerage, lived < for a time with a Brahman family, continued to 1935 China as a deckhand on one boat and by steerage on another. He returned to Omaha recently. T hero n Ba tc h eld er graduated from Harvard Business School this last spring. He is working In the following article he answers some ques­ tions.” for the Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates in R aymond A. M cC o n n ell J r . (see 1937—1 Boston. M ichelson, E d d ie ). G eo r g e K. H ebb II is attending the law Stanford M. M irk in joined the staff of the school of the University of Michigan. This Columbia Broadcasting Company, 485 Madison past summer he was connected with a law firm Avenue, New York City, in September as a in Detroit. radio writer with a program of his own. He C harles P. P arkhurst J r . and H en ry S. resigned from Time at the beginning of the H illes went to Alaska in the summer of 1935 and worked for the Department of the Interior summer. for two seasons. Hilles is now ^employed by a 1937 lumber company in Philadelphia. Parkhurst, H on . E d w ard A. K enney in the course of who in the winter taught school and coached in remarks delivered in the House of Representatives Matanusha Valley, home of the government’s on June 23 on the subject of education incor­ Farm Colonization Project, returned in the fall porated the valedictory address of C. W allace of 1936 to Oberlin College and received the M.A. J o rdan, given at Commencement. degree in fine arts last June. He is now studying E ddie M ichelson is located at 1935 D Street, toward his Ph.D. degree. Lincoln, Neb., where he is connected temporarily R eeves M orrisson spent the last summer with the Nebraska State Journal. He expects to abroad with some men from M.I.T., where he take up a permanent position later in the fall. is a student, inspecting power plants and factories We quote: “I’m leaving today on a week’s in various countries. trip into the Rockies with R ay M cC onnell G eo rg e I. W illis has returned from Oxford (’36), who greeted me with open arms when I and is teaching this year at Lenox School. arrived after a long cross country trip. I had N ew ton H. H oyt J r. received his master’s come from St. Louis after a delightful week-end degree from M. I. T. last June. with Ba rt H ow ard (’94), who treated me like H arry H . H ubbell J r ., after teaching sopho­ a father. He’s a liberal man with imagination, more physics at Lafayette College, is working depth, and a grand sense of humor. Lincoln is toward the M.A. degree at Palmer Physical a fascinating place, the heat isn’t bad, and the Laboratory in Princeton, N. J. gentry quite friendly.” , 28 WILLIAMS ALUMNI REVIEW

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