YALE ALUMNI WEEKLY
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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-
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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,
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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. |
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