ALUMNI NOTES.
rduates are invited to contribute to this column.)
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‘o4—Benjamin D. Silliman, the old-
t living alumnus of Yale, is in good
health and recently celebrated his
ninety-second birthday.
uf
‘4o—James M. Hoppin, Professor of
the History of Art in the University,
will give a course of six lectures next .
term in the Art School, upon “Early
Italian Painting.”
’56—Chauncey M. Depew has con-
sented to give an address under the
auspices of the MHarvard Debating
Union, at Cambridge during the Spring.
’s6—David J. Brewer is the author of
a book just published, entitled “The
Pew to the Pulpit.” This volume con-
tains the address delivered to the stu-
dents of the Theological Seminary last
year.
’61—Franklin B. Dexter read a paper
before the Connecticut Historical So-
ciety, December 7th, on the subject, “A
Sketch of the Development of. the
President’s Office in Yale College.
*66—Rev Edward S. Starr is pastor of
the First Congregational Church at
Cornwall, Conn.
’*68—Frank Cramer has written a
scientific study in, “The Method of
Darwin.” This book does not teach
Darwinism, but commends to all
thinkers Darwin’s method in the pur-
suit of knowledge. :
’69 S.—Charles A. Weed has been
appointed to the Board of Education of
Binghamton, N. Y. by the Mayor.
*72-Charles D. Warner is the author
of a book from the press of Harper
and Brothers, entitled ‘“The Relation of
Literature to Life.” This is the last
volume in the Contemporary Essay-
ists series.
’“6—Professor Arthur T. Hadley will
be one of the speakers at the tenth
annual convention of the American
Economic Association, which will be
held in Cleveland, December 20th and
30th.
’79—Rev. E. M. Noyes recently won
the championship of the Newton Cen-
ter Golf Club and thereby holds the
President’s cup for one year.
21 Grant Fitch and T. H. Myers
returned on the St. Paul, Dec. 4th, after
rather extended trips on the Continent,
meeting at Southampton.
2, 7, C. Hay is established in con-
trol of large interests in London, as an
importer of American hard woods.
9, W. E. Peck returned from Eu-
rope on the St. Paul, December 4th.
2; William D. Howells is the au-
thor of a new book in the Contem-
porary Essayists series, entitled “Im-
pressions and Experiences.” This book
is published by Harper and Brothers,
New York City.
’84-David Kinley has written a book
about the “Independent Treasury Sys-
tem of the United States.”
’87__Frank C. Howe is the author of
the book entitled “Taxation and Taxes
sn the United States under the Internal
Revenue System.” :
’87_William L. Phelps, Assistant
Professor of English Literature in the
University, has just completed a series
of six lectures in the University Ex-
tension Lecture Course.
8 T. S—Rev. George F. Prentiss
has accepted a call to the Davenport
Congregational Church of New Haven.
He was formerly rector of the First
Congregational Church of Winsted,
Conn.
’or—Samuel W. B. Moorhead is on .
the staff of the Pittsburg Dispatch.
’91—A son was born to Rev. and Mrs.
R. H. Gage on Dec. 8th, 1897. .
’93 T. S—The Rev. Frank C. Putnam
is pastor of the Congregational Church
of Walpole, Mass.
’°93—Noah H. Swayne, 2d, was elected
Recording Secretary of the Ohio Socie-
ty of New York, at the annual meeting
held in New York City on Monday,
November 20.
’94—Dr. Philin F. Rogers has begun
a yeat’s interne service in the Mercy’
Hospital, Calumet avenue and 26th
street, Chicago.
°94—Ralph R. Lounsbury and Miss
Katherine W. North of Springfield,
Mass. were married at the bride’s home
Saturday, December 4th. Mr. and
Mrs. Lounsbury will live in Chicago.
’o94—Edward J. Redington is an in-
— in Latin at Syracuse Univer-
sity.
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’94 S.—Charles R. Knapp is Secretary
and legar adviser to the general man-
ager of The Telluride Power Transmis-
sion Company, of Telluride, Colorado. |
He travels extensively through the
West and was recently, heard from as
being at Provo, Utah.
’94—C. O. Jenkins, who has been |
teaching for several years at the Univer-
sity School, Cleveland, has accepted a
position on the faculty of St. Paul’s
School, Concord, N. H.
’9s—Roger S. Baldwin has entered
upon the practice of law at 35 Wall |
street, New York City.
’95—Franklin L. Lee is attending
lectures at the New York Law School.
’95 S.—Harry G. Wells has been
elected valedictorian of the Senior class
o Rush Medical College of Chicago,
’95—William A. Moore is studying
at the New York Law School.
’9s—Michael Gavin is acting as man-
aging clerk for the law firm of Under-
wood, Van Vorst, Rosen & Hoyt, 27
William street, New York City.
’95—Francis B. Harrison is deliver-
ing lectures before the night class of
the New York Law School.
’95 S.—The engagement has been an-
nounced of John Eastman Belding to
Miss Edith Barney Tilghman, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick B.
Tilghman of New York City.
’96—Huntington Taylor is with the
dry goods house of Deering, Milliken
& Co., New York City, and lives at 115
West Forty-Ninth street.
’96 Herbert S. Brown has won the
third prize out of over 3,000 contest-
ants in the Century Dictionary prize
competition. :
’96 and ’o08 L. $.—Willard N. Drown
has been elected editor of the “Shingle,”
the annual publication of the Yale Law
School.
’96—The address of John S. Aber-
cromble is 36 Avenue de l’Opera, Paris.
’o7 S.-H. B. Tuttle is with the Brush
Electric Light Company, Cleveland, O.
797 S.—W. Scott Cameron is travel-
ling in Europe.
’97 S.—Richard I. Neithercut is now
with the Bridgeport Brass Co. of
Bridgeport, Conn.
’97—E. S. Brackett has changed his
a from Hartford to. Rockville,
t.
’97—Poultney Bigelow has written a
book in two volumes on the “Historv
of the German Struggle for Liberty.”
This work is copiously illustrated with
drawings, portraits and mans, and is
published by Harper and Brothers of.
New York.
<9 OF we George Et Flinn has arrived
in Sicily on business. He will remain
there for about four months. :
’97 S. —Harry D. McCandless is with
the Chambers Glass Company of
Pittsburg, Penn.
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Obituary.
GEORGE R. BLODGETT, 84.
George R. Blodgett, ’84, was shot and
fatally injured by a burglar, at his home
in Schenectady, N. Y., on Friday morn-
ing, Dec. 3d. He died on Saturday
afternoon.
Mr. Blodgett prepared for College
at Andover and took a high stand dur-
ing his College course. He became
Fxaminer in the United States Patent
Office soon after graduation, and study-
ing law, was admitted to the bar and in -
1888 began practice in New York. He
soon removed to Boston and became a
member of the patent law firm of Bentley
and Blodgett, who were counsel for the
Thomson-Houston Electric Company,
and, sttbsequently, for the General Elec-
tric Company. When the General
Electric Company. in 1883. removed its
headquarters to Schenectady, Mr. Blod-
gett moved thither and took charge of
the patent department of the company.
Apart from his immediate important
duties, he had, at the time of his death,
attained a position of much influence
in the company and had become one
of its most trusted and respected ad-
visers. He had been unusually stc-
cessfully in his private practice. and be-
sides having a profound knowledge of
patent law and electrical science, he was
a man of sound judgement and much
executive ability... He was a man of
most attractive personality, and besides
winning substantial success in his pro-
fession, had gained a host of friends,
The Family’s Point of View.
Sew - ad Br.
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If you had a piece of property which was bringing you in $100 a month
and it stood a chance of being destroyed and so cutting off your income,
you would not rest until you had taken enough of that $100 a month and
‘nsured yourself against the loss of it.
You would consider that you had not
done your duty by yourself until you had so protected yourself effectually.
Your life is just such a piece of property to your family: you have made
itso. They need just that same effectual protection against its loss which
may come any day.
And they cannot protect themselves. They rely on
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protection against that loss even more than you need protection against the
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who have been deeply moved by his
untimely and shocking death.
So many erroneous reports of the
shooting have appeared in the daily
newspapers that the facts as printed be-
low have been sent to the WEEKLY by
Mr. Blodgett’s former law partner, for
publication: ;
“About 2.45 Friday morning, Decem-
ber 3d, Mrs. Blodgett was awakened
by the flash of a dark lantern and a
man’s voice at their bedside. She in-
stantly awakened her husband, just as
the robber ordered them to throw up
their hands. In response, Mr. Blod-
gett sprang up, saying to his wife, “I
am no coward,” but he was hardly on
his feet before the man fired, from a dis-
tance of less than six feet, and ran. Mr.
Blodgett, unconscious of his wound,
pursued the burglar down stairs and
out of the front door, where the latter
disappeared in the darkness, he, or his
confederate, carrying off considerable
plunder, but nothing of great value. Mr.
Blodgett returned up stairs and reached
his room before discovering that he was
injured. He then succumbed to his
wound and, as the cries of Mrs. Blod-
gett and the servants were ineffectual
in arousing the neighbors, she hunted
up her husband’s revolver and fired it
several times out of the window, slightly
injuring her hand in so doing. This
aroused the neighbors and in a short
time local physicians were at hand.
They immediately summoned Dr. Van-
deveer from Albany by telephone, who
came at once on a special locomotive.
Before five o’clock, efforts had been
made, without success, to locate the
bullet by probing and by the X-rays.
Mr. Blodgett remained conscious. dur-
ing the forenoon and it was hoped that
no vital injury had been done, but a
rapid rise of temperature in the after-
noon led the physicians to decide at
once upon an operation, which revealed
the fact that the ball had entered the
lower abdomen, and striking the pelvis,
had been deflected and then pierced the
intestines at three points. The X-rays
had failed to disclose the ball, by reason
of its being hidden by the pelvic bone.
Mr. Blodgett survived the operation
and rested comfortably until Saturday
forenoon, when he rapidly failed and
died about two o’clock in the afternoon.
The murderer has not yet been appre-
hended, but the General Electric Com-
pany immdiately offered a reward of
five thousand dollars, and the County
offered an additional two thousand dol-
lars. There is some expectation that
the man will be caught. Mr. Blodgett
leaves 4 widow and one son, two an
one-half years old.” :
EDWARD M. BUNCE, Secretary.
DANIEL H. WELLS, Actuary.
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