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YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY In response to many inquiries Tiffany & Co. announce that they are still offering their cur- rent copyrighted patterns of sterling silver forks and spoons at the uniform price of $1.00 per Ounce. Cuts with exact weights sent upon request. Tiffany & Co.’s products can be purchased only direct from their own establishment. ‘Tittany & Co. UNION SQUARE NEW YORK. Obituary. PRES. JOHN W. JOHNSON, ’62. The death of John Wesley Johnson, formerly President of the University of Oregon, occurred on Sept. 15, at Eugene, Oregon. Mr. Johnson entered the Class of _ Sixty-Two from Benton County, Ore- gon, and returned to his native State immediately after graduation. He first engaged in teaching, but later went North to what was then Washington Territory on the discovery of gold in that region. He soon returned to his home, and again took up teaching, and in 1876 he became President of the Uni- versity of Oregon, continuing in that ofice until 1893. He had been in re- tirement for about five years before his death. : WILLIAM M. FINNEY, EX-’80. William M. Finney died at the Lin- coln Hotel in Colorado City, Col., on Sept. 20th, aged 4o years. He had been in poor health for a long time and went to Colorado recently for his health. Mr. Finney entered the Class of Eighty, but left at the end of Freshman year on acount of ill health. He was unmarried. DANIEL H. GRIFFING, EX-'84. Daniel H. Griffing, ex-’84, died at his home at New Suffolk, Long Island, September 24. ; : Daniel Havens Griffing was born in New Suffolk about’ 38 years ago, and after attending the village school, studied at the old Franklinville Acad- emy. He entered Williams, and. after- wards went to Yale with the Class of Eighty-Four, remaining there two years. While acting as a mail clerk on the Long Island Railroad during vacation, he was thrown from a mail car and one of his legs was so badly injured that it had to be amputated. He was obliged to leave College, but sought employment in Washington, where he obtained a position as Civil Service examiner. Mr. Griffing pursued the study of Law at Washington, and then returned - to Suffolk County, having secured a position in the office of the Surrogate at Riverhead. He remained in that place until ill health compelled him to give up his work entirely some months ago. He leaves a wife and one son. THE LATE LIEUT. RODMOND V. BEACH, 787. - The death of First Lieutenant Rod- mond V. Beach, ’87, Regimental Adju- tant of the First U. S. V. Engineers, at Ponce, Porto Rico, was announced in the last issue of the WEEKLY. Lieut. Beach was taken ill of typhoid fever on Sept. 7, and admitted to the well- appointed hospital of the Red Cross at Ponce, where he received the best of care. On the 17th the most alarming symptoms developed, from which he rallied so that he was, for a few days, thought to be convalescent; but on the 27th it became manifest that a perfora- tion of the intestine had occurred, and on the 28th he died. | The body was taken with military honors to the saloon of the transport Panama, where his coffin remained, draped with the flag, and under the escort of Captain Breese, ’83 S. detailed from Lieut. Beach’s regiment for that purpose, until it arrival at Fortress Monroe. The funeral was at New Haven, Oct. 7th, under escort of the Second Connecticut Regiment, of which he had for many years been a member and officer. Seca Lieutenant Beach was widely known among graduates, and his many friends will be prepared for the information that he discharged the duties of his position as Regimental Adjutant with conspicu- ous ability, and with an _ unfailing courtesy, which made him the most popular officer in his regiment. ARTHUR KINGSBURY KAIME, Arthur Kingsbury Kaime, ex-945., died at the home of his father-in-law, Alexander M. Lindsay, at Rochester, N. Y., on August 24. Mr. Kaime was the son of James E. Kaime, of St. Louis, Mo. In the Fall of 1891 he entered the Class of Ninety-Four S., but remained in the Class only a year. was married September 26, 1895, to Miss Harriet Miller Lindsay, by whom he is survived. Mr. Kaime was 27 years old. J. M. BOIES AND S. B. ROE, 95. The following resolutions have been prepared by the Committee appointed by the Class at Triennial, held in New Haven last June: : Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God in His infinite wisdom to remove from us two of our dearly beloved classmates, Joseph Milton Boies and Stephen Bo- gart Roe, be it Resolved, that we extend our deepest sympathy to their bereaved families, and be it further Resolved, that a copy of these resolu- tions be sent to their families and that a copy of them be inscribed on the Class Records. : CLASS OF ’95 S. EGBERT MARSH, JAMES TERRY, Isaac W. GEER, : 3 Committee. Obituary sketches of both the above men appeared in previous issues of the WEEKLY. LEWIS WHITWORTH ROBSON, IQOI. Lewis Whitworth Robson died of typhoid fever after a short illness at Grace Hospital in New Haven on July 15. Ata meeting of his classmates held in Dwight Hall on Sept. 29, the follow- ing resolutions were adopted: “Whereas, Almighty God, in His in- finite wisdom and mercy, has seen fit to remove from our midst our beloved friend and classmate, Lewis Whitworth Robson; and “Whereas, The members of this Class ' feel that in his death they have each sustained a deep and personal loss; therefore be it “Resolved, That we wear a badge of mourning for thirty days as a token of. EX-'04S. . He lor ‘was won by Harvard. respect for his memory; and be it fur- - ther “Resolved, That a copy of these reso- lutions be sent to his bereaved family and friends as’ an expression of our sympathy in their affliction, and a copy be inserted in the college paper.” For the Class of Igor. JAMES H. CuILps, GEORGE P. CHITTENDEN, Joun H. Hoarp, Aucustus B. BERGER. ——_—_——+9¢—____ The contract has been awarded for the erection of a large new brownstone dormitory at Princeton which will be known as Little Hall. It will be sit- uated near the Pennsylvania Railroad Station. Ground for the building was broken this Summer. ~<thy din ee Mr. Charles E. Hannett, who was assistant instructor in gymnastics at -Yale during the year 1893-4, has become director of gymnasium at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. wherever men who demand the best are ; ; ; i i 4% i t é ‘ ) : j : - all purposes. rectly gloved. sell them. From one end of the land to the other, found, Fownes’ Gloves are the recognized standard of merit and fashion. They are best for dress, for the street, for riding, driving, or golfing — for all occasions and To wear them is to be cor- All leading haberdashers DPI NSAI I NIN S OSD ODIO New Banjo Club Men. ‘The trials for the University Banjo Club were held during the past week, ‘and the men chosen for the Club this year are: Banjeaurines—L. Mitchell, ’99S., G. . Chappell, ’909, C. F. Sweet, 99, A. M. Brooks, 1900S., E. A. McCullough, (oGes.... io: H. -Thompson, *90.5., -K. P: ‘Pyter, aoer. ©. C. Conway, 00.S., -*E. L. Belin, 1901 S. | ar ico1os——E.. H.. Clark,~ 1900 S., -*R: W. Parsons, 1901. Banjos—J. C. Greenleaf, ’99 S., L. E. Hatton. 7001,.G.. B: Kip, 1901, “5. B. Sutphin, ’og S. Guitars—C. M. Fair, ’99, H. M. Mor- gan. ~60,; GG. P- Docker, ‘60S. E. OQ. Trowbridge, ’99, *R. G. Van Name, SO. Fe Fe Foster; 1901 S:.- FY Le- Boutillier, Sp. S., *E. Cutter, 1900 S., F. B. Humphreys, ’g9 S. Mandolins—R. P. Loomis, ’99, M. D. Hames, 00, D. S. Blossom; 10901, *L. Manierre, I9oI. Cello—E. Learned, ’99. Flute—*E. H, Lewis, ’9o. The starred names are those of the new men, = w= ae ae Yale Will Shoot. It has been definitely decided that Yale will send a team to compete at the Fall contest of the Intercollegiate Shooting Association. The meet is held at Princeton, November 12 with the usual contestants, Yale, Harvard, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, and Cornell. A meeting of the Yale Gun Club was held in 47 Vanderbilt last Friday even- ing at which officers were elected as follows: President, C. B. Spears, 1900; Vice-President, R. S. Palmer, 1900; Secretary and Treasurer, F. M. East- man, 4902;. Captain, H. L. Loomis, 1900 8. The shoot is for the ownership of the Intercollegiate cup, which is to be given to the college first winning the shoot three times. There has been one con- test since the cup was offered, which It has not yet been announced when the call for can- didates for the Yale team will be issued. Andover Club Officers. At a meeting of the Andover Club held at 176 Lyceum on Wednesday, Oct. 5, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, D. H. Day, ’99; Vice-President, O. H. Lindenberg, ’99S.; Secretary, A. J. Baker, 1900; Treasurer, L. E. Fulton, IQOI. The University of Pennsylvania has lately received by the will of the late Col. Joseph M. Bennett over $500,000 with which to found a college for women. | CuHas. ADAMS. ALEX. MCNEILL. Wm. S. BrRIGHAM, Yale ’87%. Yale ’8%, ADAMS, MCNEILL & BRIGHAM, * BANKERS & BROKERS, 44 Broad Street, - New York. Members New York Stock Exchange. and Bonds Bought and Sold. ties a Specialty. ‘* Long Distance Telephone, 947 Broad.” Stooeks Investment Securi- LEOPOLD H. FRANOKE. ALBERT FRANCK]! 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