MARCH, 1955 15 To Mrs. Harry Jellinek (Clara Gross), IN MEMORIAM Sept. '46; Susan Lea; May 21. WINIFRED P. HATHAWAY To Mrs. Arnold N. Yanow (Helen Mrs. George A. Hathaway (Winifred Sternberg), Jan. '48; Scott Alan; Oct. 4. Phillips), '93, whose death on Dec. I at To Mrs. Irwin D. Miller (Elaine Em­ the age of 84 has already been announced mer), June '48; Steve n Jesse, nephew and in the NEWS, had a distinguished career. godson of Mrs. Allen L. Solomon (Elaine A native of Pembrokeshire, Wales, she was Miller), June '50; Oct. 18. the holder of degrees from Radcliffe, To Mrs. Herbert Yale Ehrich (Dorothy N. Y. U., and Columbia. After serving as Diamond), Jan. '49; twins Marjorie and a Tutor in the Depart­ Marc; Nov. 21. ("Thanks for the NEWS ment of Education from 1898 to 1905, she each month; I await it eagerly.") conducted courses for teachers at Colum­ To Florence Perkell Hoffman, President bia, Wayne U ., and the Universities of of J an. '50; Joanne Leslie; Aug. 17. Southern California, Chicago, Cincinnati, To Mrs. Allen L. Solomon (Elaine Mil­ H awaii, Minnesota, and Texas. Most of ler), June '50; Ruth Ann, cousin of Steven her work was in connection with the train­ Jesse Miller; Jan. 3. ing of the blind. She was associated with To Mrs. Bernard L. Mann (Rita Staub), the National Society for the Prevention of J an. '51; Amy Frances; Dec. 5, in Los Blindness from 1916 to 1949, when she Angeles. retired as Associate Director; she was a To Mrs. Norma Braun Maran, June '51; leader in the introduction of large-type Douglas; Sept. 6. textbooks and typewriters and of improved To Mrs. Jules Whitman (Lottie Gott­ lighting fixtures, which enabled children lieb), June '51, President of Panhellenic with poor sight to receive normal educa­ Assoc. and Central Sing Chairman; Claire tions; she was the author of many works Joa nn; June 11. dealing with children's sight, and worked To Mrs. Irving Roschelle (Miriam Kos­ with authorities in many American and tiner), Jan. '52; Marlene Patricia; Aug. 25. European centers; and she was an adviser To Mrs. James Shea (Peggy Beecher), on school lighting for the Illuminating­ JlIne '52; Mary Beth; Sept. 21. Engineering Society and the American In­ T o Mrs. Melvin Freund (Judith Ep­ stitute of Architects. She received two stein), Jan. '53; Laurie Helen; May 27. awards for her outstanding work: the Les­ To Mrs. Sidney Brichta (Elaine Brooks) , lie Dana Gold Medal in 1937, and the June '54; Donald Scott; Dec. 4. Ambrose M. Shotwell Award in 1950.

Deaths MARJORIE ANDERSON We mourn the loss of th e fo llowing: .f;. A Tribute from a Colleague Mrs. Warren A. Leonard (Isabel Nes- On November 29 last, the English De­ telle), '87, of Old Bennington, Vt. ; Oct. ]2. partment of the College lost its beloved Willetta W. MacIntyre, '93; Oct. 23. chairman. Marjorie Anderson had been Alice Danaher, '11 ; J an. 26. head of the Department since 1947; only Mrs. W . D. Barry (Mary .J. McGowan), last spring she was reelected to serve a n­ .J line 'IS, a teacher at P. S. 17 for 30 years, other three-year term . one of the first teachers of ungraded pupils Her birthday was Helen Gray Cone's in the city; Feb. I. - March 9. Helen Gray Cone had just Beati-ice Gellert, J an. '25 ; Aug. 8. retired when Marjorie Anderson first ca me MTS. Walfred Erickson (Elsa Sandvik), to teach at the College in 1927. '25; July 17, as the result of an automobile Before coming to Hunter she had been accident. at the in , and had Virginia Devlin, '41, of Miami Springs, worked as librarian in her native San­ Fla.; in New York, Nov. 6. dusky, in Ohio. She had also taught at Smith College. She was a graduate of Smith. It is with deep regret th at: the Gall ery Class of '13. At the University of Chicago Gods report the death of Carrie Cosh land, she took her doctorate magna cum laude a beloved loyal member of the class of 1901. in 1926, and she held a fellowship there. In her memory we contribute $fi. OO to the A specialist in mediaeval literature and Scholarship Fund. in the history of the English language, she httie Langenbahn Mae Lazarus wrote in collaboration with Blanche Colton Freda Freifeld Sadie Lazarus Williams the Old English H andbook, Mabel Richardson Rita Asche which has been widely used in Anglo-Saxon classes since it was first published in 193"5. June and Jan. '25 were deeply grieved The scholar was admired, the woman to learn of the death of Helen Rotberg cherished, - for her kindness, her gener­ and Elsa Sandvik Ericson. Helen, seriously osity, her unwavering integrity, her friend­ ill for many years, was always with us in liness and quiet charm and humor. Mar­ spirit. Elsa, whose death was sudden, was jorie Anderson will be remembered by all an active member of the class. ' '''e')] miss her colleagues and former students. Her both girls. influence will long be felt, the memory of SIBYLLA A . .MELLOR that influence held in high regard. 14 THE ALUMNAE NEWS

She was whole-heartedly devoted to ELIZABETH M. LYNSKEY teaching, and always interested in the work It is with grief and a sense of profound of the College and its Alumnae. She was loss that I write, in these brief lines, an known too outside the College. She had appreciation of the spirit that pervaded the been president of the life of Elizabeth M. Lynskey during the Alumnae in New York, had sat as a mem­ twenty-five years in which I was closely as­ ber of the Board of Managers of the sociated with her, both professionally and Women's University Club for a number personally. of years, and had held other offices in so­ Her personal life was devoted unstint­ cieties of scholars and teachers. In recog­ ingly to the service of those who needed nition of her work, of her writing and her, in and out of College. She had the true scholarship, of her service to the College, conception of the teacher's role in educa­ she was promoted to the rank of Professor tion - to minister to the minds and hearts in September, 1953. of her students and to their practical needs. Not only the English Department, but The hours of unselfish labor given to stu­ a II the Col1ege mourns her loss, the loss, dents who were in danger of failing cannot in Marjorie Anderson, of a friend to all be counted - the same is true of those Hunter. ANNA MICHELS TRINSEY who carried burdens, often beyond their years. Her aid to students extended even A Tribute from a Student to the practical solution of their financial Professor Marjorie Anderson, Chairman and family problems. Hers was a gentle of Hunter's English Department, passed disposition to which people felt drawn, Pal; away on November the twenty-ninth and ticularly young people, to whom she gave completed her last journey to her sylvan of her time and energy, often beyond her home in Sandusky, Ohio. Covetous death physical strength. has bereaved us of a scholar, friend, and She was a scholar in the best sense of the teacher. word - an avid reader, and fully grounded This scholar chose teaching as her pro­ and recognized in the field of her specializa­ fession , and was as great a teacher as she tion. She believed profoundly in the ulti­ was a scholar. It is, therefore, fitting that mate realization of world peace and in the a few words of praise be spoken in her brotherhood of man, and worked strenu­ memory by one who was her student. ously and sincerely toward the attainment As a former student, I shall always re­ of these ends. Her efforts are reflected in member the brilliant mind, gentle voice, her activities in the United Nations and smiling face, and sweet humility which in the Peace Society of her Church, and combined to make the beloved Marjorie in giving generously of her time and energy Anderson. I grieve at the loss of one who to organizations and groups that wished to labored to promote my cultural growth; he informed on such matters. haf'c sl1ldia adolescentiam al1lnt, seneclu­ The keynote of her character is service tem obleclant, sec1lndas Tes onwnt, advenis and faith. Her religion was a very real force perfugium ac solatium praebent. Though in her life, and it was her aim at all times a specialist in early English literature and to live the kind of life her spiritual be­ ChauceT, Professor Anderson was distin­ liefs demanded. The world is a better place guished by a vast range of learning, which in which to live because she passed along­ she tried to impart to her students. As an the way, and she will live in the hearts of author, her writings aimed to instl'llct. As those who knew her best for longer than a memher of Phi Beta Kappa, she was the life of her generation. The good we do happiest when she elevated some of us to lives after us, and Elizabeth Lynskey will that academic height. Her enthusiasm for always be remembered for her gentleness, Chaucer's poetry was inspiring. I wonder her steadfast.ness of purpose, and her good whether she knew that these lines written will toward all. Her gain is Ollr loss. for the Clerk applied to her as well: ELIZABETH A. WEHF.R Of stuc1ie took he most cure :mcl most hede. THE CONANT MEMORIAL Noght 0 word spak he more than was This year the Emily Ida Conant Memori­ nede, al Fund of .$1,000, given in 1911 [or the And that was seyd in forme and rever­ pm'chase of books for the Lihrary, will ence, he finally expended. Dr. Conant, one of And short and quik, and ful of hy sen­ the founders of the Associate Alumnae in tence. 1871, was Professor of Education a t the Souninge in moral vertu was his speche, College, and noted in her field . Scholarly And g'ladly walde he Ierne, and gladly books in education and pre­ teche. . sented each year now total 382 volumes, A love of learning and teaching' gave and are marked with the bookplate de­ Professor Anderson grateful students who signed by Miss Grace Riblet. The mem­ keep her as an example. We strive to be bers of the Committee are Professor Georgia her unpuhlished work and living monu­ Dunn, Dr. Estelle Forchheimer, and Pro­ ment. Tn om loving thoughts she lives still. fessor Dorothy Rarretl. LILLIAN GOTTESMAN, B.A., M.A. MARGARET G. PLUMB