Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Scrapbooks Collection Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Scrapbooks Collection IUG fir 1838 Used Guinea Pigs, Too Wins Civic Award "riends to Honor His Hollywood factory, where he Fairchild eupKmg employed 250 persons, contains Doctor Fairchild Smong other things a menagerie >f guinea pigs and rabbits, on the Dr. Hennafi ^Rpy ^Fairchild, Learned kins of which he experimented professor emeritus of geology at( with new new Livic the Dies; paints, greases, new Wins University of Rocheater, will jolors. JlfiS-Ulill be honored at a. birthday dinner He opened what he called a I Af 12 1938 i next Wednesday noon in Sibley's Art in City super-colossal makeup studio in 1 tea room. Doctor Fairchild recently 1935, invited 3,500 guests to the \ Award celebrated his 87th birthday. Spon who learned the art ; Max Factor, opening and ended up with 10,000. 1 sors are: Fred A. Phillips, Alex N. of theatrical makeup while travel- tt was the last word in Hollywood J Dr. Herman Le Roy Fair- Freiberg, George O. Benedict, E1-; Istfiehness. a lery N. Bridges and Gustav J.: Ing for a Rochester cosmetics firm perfect example of child, professor emeritus of " * '*" that a Lindboe. became of Philosophy and eventuallyJ king at the of beautiful front is possible whether geology Unversity Doctor Fairchild, born in Mont movie makaup men, is dead. on ft sCreen gUr.g fftce Q_ g makeup Rochester and internationally rose, Pa., in 185C graduated from; The Russian immigrant who studio. was Cornell University in 1874 with; , noted scientist, today the came to America in 1904 and soon Max Factor waa a half brother chosen for the Municipal of John former DPS ft W^gg I afterward entered service with the Factor, Chicago first T93T speculator. Museum Commission's Hess Company at 140 Edinburgh Civic Achievement Award. St. here died yesterday In Beverly Decision on the award, to go ] Hills, Calif., close by the homes of annually to an outstanding West [ollywood stars whom his art ern New York figure, was reached ransformed into fascinating fig Fairchild. 50. this afternoon by Museum officials ures of the screen. odak Engineer, Di and the award committee. Lead Factor was 61. At his death his LeRoy F. Fairchild. 50, of 3195 ers in physical, biological and so | name had become a by-word in iRf^ Avenue, for 23 years con cial sciences, medicine) literature, Ithe theater and the cinema in- structional engineer at Eastmin history, industry, education, art, ' dustry. odak Company, died last night.ji music and law, whose influence is Dec. 1, 1935, in General Hospital. felt in Rochester, are eligible^ Came Here 30 Years Ago Funeral services will be hald Receives Medal at * It was more than 30 years The choice followed a cai ago^ed_n3fd^B % mfrora g* [that he got a as salesman study of more than 50 quest -on-l job forfc Avenue. The Rev. Davi naires submitted by leading MOi.roe| = Williams of First Unitaria Col. F. Judson Hess noted County citizens. Slate church, will officiate. ochester figure in theatrical and Dr. Conrad H. Moehlman, chair- 1 interment will be in Riversld HERMAN L. FAIRCHILD DR. man, made the report for the my circles, was head. iCemetery | He waa made salesman of Hess First to be chosen for the nominating committee. Mr who was Fairchild, bornJn *. a akeup cosmetics and perfume. Municipal Museum's civic Doctor Fairchild is to receh came to WhesTcr j ^.Jjiv-P, award is Dr. Fair- medal symbolic of the honor at on the Pacific Coast. He made fre- _ e* achievement _ggg , fc A ^ irr *i. ! to emeritus of a testimonial dinner next mor: uent visita the factory here, He child, professor j, fcfthVHy his~ widow, of He will observe his 88th birth-lay I ,ow operated by Maurice Baser . f geology at tbe University bcathryn Scanlon Fairchild; one the Selling makeup. Factor learned Rochester. Apr. 29. He has spent greater daughter Misg Jean K Fairchlld; life and is the he art of applying it Thoroughly part of his here Jone son Richai.d LeRoy Fairchild; in the outstanding geological authority grounded in fundamentals of his father Dr Herman LeRoy this section. He has been' con the art, he left the Heaa company Fairchild; two sisters, Mrs. Charles nected with the University of and formed his own company. Ear- j^,, of Corfeyvillet Kansas, and Rochester since 1888. ly associations In California con- Mra Guy Bogart of Branchport. Doctor Fairchild classified end vinced him of the future of the installed the Ward scientific col motion picture, also convinced htm lections in Sibley Hall and that clever makeup was a vl curator of the Geological Muse jm necesaity In presenting stars to Tomorrow.. from 1888 to 1920. their public. doctor Fairchild Herman L Fairchild, professor Voluminous Writer of at the Uni Plunged Into New Career emeritus geology F/r 30 years, Dr. Fairchild epent will be 87 versity of Rochester, vacations and weekends in field He threw the Reaches 87 full measure of his Today years old tomorrow. study of the glacial history of New is confined to great personal energy, Imagination Doctor Fairchild York, New England and Easter and talent into hla career. 106 Winterroth Street. new Herman Fairchild, his home. Canada and his findings were pub Leroy has It waa the contention of his more than a year, he just noted geologist and professor em Ill lished in leading scientific bulle that the most beautiful from the hospital. friends of and natural his returned tins. His writings exceed 275 eritus geology to face in Hollywood, the Celebrating his 75th birthday and reputedly tory, will observe the 87th anni books papers. of beautiful was little Edwin F. Smith, vigorous city faces, of his birth quietly to- day was His offices in scientific organiza versary who haa been as more to him than a working model TMCA worker, tions have been many. They in mem On which to apply his paints and sociated with the YMCA as a clude presidencies of the Rochester He y. cm w ber and for 60 years. of greases. 111 for more than a year, he re employe Academy Science. Geological in the Central "T" He became a wizard of makeup. his home after is masseur Society of America, and secretary turned to Tuesday declarea an artist in an health service department, for the American Assoc!* age-old tradition. spending two weeks in the hospital. ships will he for the asso- 4 For the benefit of the motion pic Because of Illness, observance of he working tlon for the Advancement eiation when he haa passed the tures' huge public he converted hla birthday is expected to be limit Science. century mark. Fairchild a books ha plain faces Into countenances of ed to calls of a few personal Doctor He will hr aue.t of honor with masses fa great beauty. friends, j become popular YMCA pny May 19. cinated by the history of the Gen see Valley. In 1920 he retired from actual classroom work at the university. Central Library of Rochester and Monroe County · Historic Scrapbooks Collection tions, improperly used, also felt the vigorous probe of the geologist as RocHi stei us ves mused over dur 38ffitftai he developments Civic ing his fo 'r score and eight years. AwardH)ane 9 Recovered after a two-year bat Dr. Herman LeRoy Fairchild, at one time tle with illness that professor emeritus of geology at Pro the had him in critical condition, University of Rochester, will The Dew Academic Council of Koen?sYP^rtv!_?w}ii of Arts fessor Fairchild, only surviving receive the Rochester Civic Medal member of the 13 founders and a for iiccs yesterday performed its first official net by award- outstanding achievement at a past president of the Geological amner June 9 in Cutler Union tbe museum'fl Civic Achievement Award, ;i medal, to Dr. Society of America, is busily plan Commissioners of the Rochester erman emeritus of In LeRoy Fairchild, professor the University ning his next scientific work. Museum of Arts and Sciences -- and of Rochester and noted geologist the face of a that hinders trustees of January, 1932, a bust of tEi handicap the Museum Associa- and he is con tion will et waT unveiled at the Uni- his reading writing, honor Dr. Fairchild. Dr. fairchild at a testimonial .. L FaT^M I. ^HmoniS _ , ,, .,._ __-,-..,_ _.j a review of his early work Speaker will be . sidering . ana C. j- _,_.__, versity* of Rochester campus,' Dr. T. Cur-T dinner on his next . .. _. birthday, Apr. on hypothesis in which relly, professor of "ow stand* C*eSteT Dewey planetary archaeology at' 29. when he will be 88 years old. the is used as an the Museum ,the The memorial moon example University of Toronto and' He is Building. still doing scientific work of how the world once was. director w the Rochester of the in his 106 Winterroth St. presented by Royal Ontario I home, On a that drew him into Academy of Science, of which Dr. subject Museum ln Toronto. His latest publication was a several util-M Fairchild is honorary president, | public gaze years ago, pamphlet entitled "Hydrology and ization of the flow of potable of and which he erved a president |i Drainage the Genesee Valley." in the buried of ** water valley a of the ancient buried years. thelj story Professor Fairchild was I Honored at Columbia Genesee, j valley.' complacent. bust typically _,. Another of the professor The scientist said yesterday he "Would like to see the DR.