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JOHNSON, Leighton Foster, otolaryngologist; b. Hingham, Nov. 30, 1891; s. Rev. Samuel Fred- erick and Alice Dora J .; ed. Mass. pub. schs. ; Syracuse Univ. pre-med., 1910-12; M.D., Boston Univ. Sch. Med., 1915; post-grad. student Har- vard Univ. Med. Sch., 2 yrs .; m. Harriet Stanton Woodman, Nov. 27, 1917; children-Leighton Foster, Jr., David Stanton, Clinical asst., Mass. Eye and Ear Infirmary; prof. otolaryngology, Boston Univ. Med. Sch., 1936 -; surgeon Mass. Mem. Hosp .; lecturer, Wellesley Coll .; consultant in otolaryngology, Burbanks Hosp. ( Fitchburg), Canton llosp., Norwood Hosp., Martha's Vineyard Hosp., Natick Hosp., Cape Cod, Wrentham and Westboro hosps .; asst. surgeon, Cullis P. Hunt- ington llosp .; served as ist It. to capt. Med. Res. Corps, U.S.A., 1918-19, 4th Sanitary Train; fellow A.C.S .; mem. A.M.A., Am. Bronchoscopic Soc., Am. Bd. of Otolaryngology, Am. Acad. Otolaryngology, N.E. Otolaryngology Soc., Mass. Med. Soc. (pres. Norfolk Dist., 1935-36), Psi Upsilon. Clubs: Uni- versity (Boston), Wellfleet Golf, Wellfleet Yacht. Author: numerous articles to Ear-Nose and Throat Journals. Congregationalist. Republican. Of- fice: 29 Bay State Rd., Boston. llome: 62 Ledge- ways, Wellesley Hills.
JOHNSON, Leslie Obear, edueator; b. Malden, Jan. 19, 1893; s. George Henry Johnson and Annie Eliza (Obear) J .; ed. B.S., Amherst Coll., 1915; part time student, Yale, 1920-25; Ed.M., Harvard Grad. Sch. Edn., 1932; part time student, Boston Univ., 1931-35; m. Ethel Kerr Fowler of Malden, Mar. 26, 1917; 1 dau .- Elspeth' Burnett. Teacher math., Waterloo (N.Y.) high seh., 1915-16; teacher sci., Brattleboro (Vt.) high sch., 1916-17; head sei. dept. and coach, Wellesley high sch., 1917-18; submaster, Malden high sch., 1918-20; head sei. dept., New Haven (Conn.) high sch., 1920-25; prin., Rutland (Vt.) high sch., 1925-31, Glouces- ter high sch., 1931 -; pres. Gloucester Teachers Assn. Credit Union, 1935 -; pres. Gloucester Teachers Assn., 1937-39; dir. Gloucester Fish- erman's Inst., Gloucester Y.M.C.A .; chmn. City Com. for celebration of sesquicentenary signing of Constitution; mem. N.E.A., N.E. Assn. Second- ary Schs. and Colls., Mass. Headmasters Assn., N.E. Assn. Chemistry Teachers (past pres. ), Delta Tau Delta, Schoolmasters Club of Vt. (past pres.), Headmasters Club of Vt. (past see. ). Clubs: Rotary (pres. 1937-38), Quindeped. Con- gregationalist. Republican. Office: High School, Gloucester. Home: 5 Crowell Av., Gloucester.
V JOHNSON, Lewis Jerome, civil engineer, publicist; b. Milford, Sept. 21, 1867; s. Napoleon Bonaparte Johnson and Mary Tufts (Stone) J .; ed. A.B.
(magna cum laude), Harvard, 1887; C.E., Law- rence Sei. Sch, 1888; student, Federal Technische Hochschule, Zürich, 1888-89; Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris, 1889-90; m. Grace Allen Fitch (q.v.) of Evanston, 111., June 27, 1893; ch .- Jerome Allen, Chandler Winslow ( q. v. ). Instr. civ. (1- gring,, Harvard, 1890-92, 1891-96, asst. prof., 1896- 1906, prof .. 1906-34, now prof. emeritus; practiced civ. engring., M.I.T., 1914-19; lecturer on applied ceon, and polit. sci., Div. I'niv. Extension, Muss. Dept. Edn., 1934 -; joint designer Harvard Sta- dium; collaborator with his son, Chandler, in the latter's drafting and scouring the authorization of Plan E (Cincinnati Plan), optional for all Massa- chusetts cities outside of Boston, now Chap. 378, Aets of 1938; pres. Mass. Single Tax League, 1913-21, Nat. Single Tax League, 1918-20; fellow Am. Acad. Arts & Sciences; mem. Boston Soc. C.E., Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Proportional Rep- resentation Soc. (London), League of Nations Assn., Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi. Author: Statles by Algebraic and Graphic Methods, 1903; The Ini- tiative and Referendum, An Effective Ally of Representative Government, 1909; Two Forms of the City Manager Plan, One Excellent the Other Seriously Incomplete, 1927; The Cincinnati I'lan (of city government) for American Cities, 1932; Undeveloped Possibilities of Democracy, 1932; Economic Taxes vs. Government Taxes, An Engineer's View of Taxation, 1931; essays on polit. and econ. subjs .; joint author of proposed new charter for Cambridge (1911); articles in tech. jours. Travel: Gr., Egypt, Holy Land, 1890; Europe, Panama Canal Zone, Calif., West Coast, Can, Rockies, Jamaica, B. W.I. Desc. 17th Century Massachusetts colonial ancestry. Home: 90 Raymond St., Cambridge.
V JOHNSON, Melvin Maynard, lawyer, trustee and executive; b. Waltham, May 11, 1871; s. Hon. Byron B. Johnson and Louisa A. (Cutter) J .; ed. Waltham high sch .; A.B. and Ph.B., Tufts Coll., 1892; 1.I.B. (magna cum laude), Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1895; Ll.D., Univ. Vt., 1936; m. Ina DeIphone Freeman of Needham, Oct. 8, 1895; children-Mrs. Dorothy J. Adams, Melvin May- nard, Jr. Practiced with father under title of Johnson & Johnson, 1895-1902; mem. lirm of Rogers, North & Johnson, 1903-07; since Johnson & North; gained internat, reputation in defense of Le Blane-Glover murder case; widely. known as public speaker; prof. Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1918-35, dean, 1935 -; dir. New York Trap Rock Corp .; mem. Grand Council Order of De Molay; pres. & tr. Farrington Memorial; tr. Tufts Coll., 1918-33; fellow Am. Aend. Arts & Sciences; nem. Am, Law Inst., Am., Mass. (exce. com.) and Bos- ton Bar Assus, Tufts Coll. Alumni Assn. (past pres.), Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Masons (Sovereign Grand Comman- der of Supreme Council 33°, 1933 -; Grand Mas- ter Masons in Mass., 1913-16; dir. Grand Lodge Corp., mem. Bd. Masonic Relief; tr. Masonic Edn. and Charity Trust; pres. bd. trs. Supreme Coun- cil Corp .; member exec. com. George Washing- ton Nat. Memorial Assn .; hon. mem, many Ma- sonic orgns. in U.S. and foreign countries). Clubs: Madison Square Garden, Algonquin, Boston City. Author: The Beginnings of Freemasonry in Amer- ica, also numerous mag. articles. Travel: No.Am., Europe. Desc. Capt. Edward Johnson, who came to America in 1628-29, made first map of Mass. Bay Colony, Surveyor-General of Colony, one of founders of Ancient & Honorable Artillery Co., famous as author, explorer, surveyor and leader. Episcopalian. Republican. Offices: 1117 Statler Bldg. and 11 Ashburton 1'1., Boston. Ilomes: 1514 Beacon St., Brookline and Ogontz, Me.
JOHNSON, Myra Louise, instructor in zoology; b. Wadsworth, O., July 17, 1909; d. Robert Lloyd Johnson and Beulah (Koplin) J .; ed. Columbus (O.) Sch. for Girls; A.B., Smith Coll., 1931, M.A., 1932; Ph.D., Columbia, 1935. Tr. fellow, Smith Coll., 1931-32; instr. anatomy, Coll. Phys. & Surgs., Columbia Univ., 1932-33; univ. fellow, Columbia, 1933-31, research fellow, 1934-35; instr. zoology, Smith Coll., 1935 -; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am.
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Assn. Anatomists, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigina Xi. Author: papers on development of mammalian skeleton; development of the retina; effect of vita- min A deficiency on retina. Protestant. Repub- lican. Office: Burton Hall, Smith Coll., North- ampton. Home: 11 West St., Northampton. Sum- mer res .: 161 High St., Wadsworth, (,
V JOHNSON, Nicholas Charitou, dry goods merchant; b, East Albany, N. Y., May 18, 1866; s. Hiram Ly- man and Sarah Jane (Saunders) J .; ed. grammar and high schs., Bradford; m. Adaline E. Frost of West Newton, June 15, 1897; children-Charlton Frost, Robert Saunders, Kenneth Richards. Clk. In store of Mitchell & Co., dry goods, Haverhill, 1883-97; buyer Gilchrist & Co., Boston, 1897-1901; partner firm of Mitchell & Co., Haverhill, 1901- 06, firm incorporated 1906, treas., 1906 -; v.p. and dir. Haverhill Nat. Bank; dir, Haverhill Gas & Light Co., Haverhill Morris Plan Co., Federal Power & Light Co .; tr. Pentucket Savings Bank, Citizens Co-operative Bank; Mason (K.T.). Clubs: Pentueket, Haverhill Country, Fortnightly, Ver- itas. Travel: W.I. and So. Am. Desc. Col. Joseph Crockett of Revolutionary War, Congregation- alist. Republican. Office: 80 Merrimack St., Haverhill. Home: 690 Main St., Haverhill.
Y JOHNSON, Owen (McMahon), author; b. N.Y. City, Aug. 27, 1878; s. Robert Underwood Johnson and Katharine (McMahon) A .; ed. Lawrenceville ( N.J.) schs .; A.B, Yale, 1901 ( 1900) ; m. Mary Galt Stock- ly of Lakewood, N.l., May 23, 1901 (d.); m. (2d) Esther Cobb of San Francisco, Calif .; m. (3rd) Cecile Denis de la Garde of Chignens, Fr., July 2. 1917 (d.); m. (1th) Catherine Sayre Burton of N. Y. City, Jan, 1926. Founder and Ist ed., Law- reneeville (N .l.) Lit. Mag .; chmn. Yale Lit. Mag., 1900; Dem. candidate for Congress, Ist Mass. Dist., 1936; mem. Nat. Inst. Arts & Letters, Che- valier Legion d'Honeur, For., 1919, Author: Ar- rows of the Almighty, 1901; In the Name of Liberty, 1905; Max Fargus, 1906; The Comet (play), 1908; The Eternal Boy, 1909; The llum- ming Bird, 1910; The Varmint, 1910; The Ten- nessee Shad, 1911; Stover at Yale, 1911; A Comedy for Wives (play), 1911; The Sixty-First Second, 1912; Murder in Any Degree, 1913; The Sala- mander, 1913: Making Money, 1914; The Woman Gives, 1915; The Spirit of France, 1915; Virtuous Wives, 1917; The Wasted Generation, 1921; Skip- Dy Bedelle, 1923; Blue Blood, 1923; Children of Divorce, 1927; Sacrifice, 1929; Coming of the Amazons, 1931; short stories and mag. articles. Home: Stockbridge.
JOHNSON, Reginald Hathaway, lawyer; b. Brain- tree, July 19, 1874; s. Henry A. Johnson and Eliza- beth (Hitch) J .; ed. Adams Aead., Quincy; A. B., Harvard Coll., 1895; L.B., Harvard Univ. Law Sch., 1898; m. Frances Barnard Goodwin of Cam- bridge, June 28, 1906; children-Christina (Came), Reginald H., Jr., Nancy (Graves), Erik A., Lydia LeB. ' (Clark). Admitted to Mass. bar, 1898; engaged in gen. practice law, specializing in cor- porations, with firm Storey, Thorndike, Paliner & Dodge (now Palmer, Dodge, Wilkins & Davis), Boston, 1898 -; dir. Petroleum Heat and Power Co., Excess Ins, Co. Am., Havana Docks Corp., Pacific Coast Corp. Pioneer Petroleum Co .; Served as solicitor Liberty Loans; did legal advisory bd. work, World War; mem, Harvard Musical Assn. Clubs: Harvard (N. Y.), Cambridge. Uni- tarian. Republican. Office: 53 State St., Bos- ton. llome: 8 Kollen St., Cambridge. Summer res. : Shelburne, N. Il.
JOHNSON, Richard Newhall, corporation official; b. Colorado Springs, Colo., Feb. 13, 1900; s. Otis Staf- ford Johnson and Annie ( Fisher) J .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1922; M. B.A., Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adın., 1923; m. Margaret 1. Paisley of Edinburgh, Scot., July 4, 1924; children-Gordon Otis, Fra- ser, Kathleen Fisher, Margaret Paisley. With Pacific Mills, Boston, 1925-29; pres, and treas. Ilillsboro Woolen Mill Co., 1929-36; Bemis In- dustries Inc., 1936-1939; April 1939 became pres. & treas., Boston Evening Transcript; dir. Shaw- lock Co., Inc., Penn Metal Co., Inc., Boston Tran - script, Inc .; served in U.S. Air Service, 1918.
Travel: Europe (frequently). Ollice: Boston Eve- ning Transcript, 324 Washington St., Boston. Home: West Newton.
VJOHNSON, Stafford, treasurer; b. Lynn, Oct. 15, 1888; s. Otis Stafford Johnson and Annie Augusta ( Fisher) J .; ed. Culler Acad., Colorado Springs, Colo. ; A. B., Williams Coll., 1910; LIB, Harvard Law Sch., 1913; m. Catherine Tyler of Newton Centre, lan. 3, 1920; children -- Ronald Stafford, Anne Bradstreet, Deborah Vose, Otis Stafford. Adın. to Mass, bar, 1913: engaged in gen. practice of law, Boston, 1913-23; jr. in firm Herrick, Smith, Donald & Karley, 1913-17, 1919-21; mem. firm Chamberlain, Bosson & Johnson, 1921-23; in buy- ing dept., Lee Higginson & Co., investment bank- ers, 1923-30; treas. Gillette Safety Razor Co. 1930 --; enlisted man and officer, U.S.A., 1917-18. Episcopalian. Ollice: Gillette Safety Razor Co., 15 W. First St., South Boston. Home: 141 Brattle St., Cambridge. Summer res .: Southlea Farm, 47 Lazell St., Hingham,
V JOHNSON, Whitfield Whittemore, lawyer; b. Galva, III .. Mar. 25, 1897; s. Lawrence C, Johnson and Clara 1. (Seely) J .; ed. Culver Mil. Acad., Culver, Ind .; Phillips Exeter Acad .; A.B., Harvard, 1920, LI.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1923; m. Pauline Ames Skinner of Boston, Aug. 31, 1922. Adm. to Mass. Bar, 1923; with Dunbar, Nutter & Medlennen, Boston, 1923-25; opened own office 1925; organ- ized partnership with Hon. Bert E. Holland, Holland & Johnson, 1930; ensign, U.S. Naval Aviation, 9 mos,, during World War; mem. Bos- ton and Am, Bar Assus, Masons. Baptist. Re- publican. Ollice: 73 Tremont St., Boston. Home: 30 Sunnybank Rd, Watertown.
V JOHNSON, William Colet, director of life insurance; b. Sag Harbor, N.Y., Jan. 28, 1876; s. Peter Roosevelt Johnson and Mary Chamberlain (Hunt) J .; ed. Sag Harbor high sch .; m. Brina Mecklem, of East Orange, N.J., Oct. 12, 1898; children- Winifred Channing, Stephen Roosevelt, Erma, Willitun Colet, Jr. Entered ins. bus. N.Y. City, 1892, mgr. for N. Y. City office, Phoenix Mut. Life Ins. Co. of Hartford, Conn., 1901-11; removed to Boston to become v.p. and gen. migr., Columbian Nat. Life Ins. Co., 1911-16; insp, agencies, Equit- able Life Assurance Soc., 1916-18; v.p. and ac- tuary, Mass, Protective Assu. of Worcester, 1918 -; represented various underwriters' assns. in bearings in Hughes' investigation of insur- ance in New York State, 1905; participated in preparation of reform insurance laws; intro- duced use of non-medical plan; introduced non- cancellable health insurance; veteran of 7th Regt. N. Y.N.G. and of N. Y. Naval Militia, dir. Mass. Protective Life Assurance Co. of Worces- ter, Paul Revere Life Ins. Co. of Worcester; dir. and See, -treas. Johnson Estate, Inc. of New York. Clubs: Algonquin, Brae Burn Country (Boston), Worcester ( Worcester), Knickerbocker Whist (N.Y. City). Writer and lecturer on economic and ins, subjects. Dese. of old Holland Dutch stock, which settled on Long Island in 1627; orig- inal ancestor in America, Antonie Janssen. Epis- copalian. Progressive Republican. Office: 18 Chestnut St., Worcester. Home: 49 Warren St., Brookline.
VJOHNSTIN. Ruth, professor of chemistry; D. Lon- don, (., May 24, 1881; h. Henry Il. Johnstin and Mary Ellen (Niblo) J .; ed. B.A., Pa. Coll. for Women, 1903; M.A., O. State Univ., 1911, Ph. D., 1925; student, Bryn Mawr Coll., Oxford; unmar- ried. Prof. chem., Milwaukee-Downer Coll., 1905- 19, Wellesley Coll., 1923 -; mem. Am. Chem. Soc., A.A.A.S. Author: articles and sei. studies. Epis- copalian. Republican. Office: Wellesley College, Wellesley. Home: Shepard House, Wellesley.
JOHNSTON, Alush James, school principal; D. Port- land, Me., Aug. 17, 1895; d. Edward E. James and Alnah (Proetor) J .; ed. Portland high sch .; B.A. Wellesley Coll., 1918; in. George J. Johnston of Hongkong, China, Jan. 23, 1926; children-Lionel, Barbara. lead Eng. dept., Bennett Sch., Mill- brook, N. Y., 1919-23; Yenching Univ., Peiping, China, 1923-26; registrar, Bennett Junior Coll., Millbrook, N. Y., 1934-37; prin., Dana Hall Seh.,
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Wellesley, 1938-, Travel: Eng., Europe, Orient. Desc. John Proctor, Peabody, Unitarian. Re- publican. Office: Dana Hall School, Wellesley. Home: 53 Grove St., Wellesley. Summer res .: Little Diamond Island, Casco Bay, Me.
JOHNSTON, Randolph Wardell, sculptor, painter; b. Toronto, Can., Feb. 23, 1904; s. Howard Addi- son Johnston and Gertrude (Wardell) J .; ed. Cent. Tech. Sch., Toronto, Can .; Ont. Coll. Art; Univ. Toronto Med. Sch. (for dissection); Central Sch. Arts & Crafts, London, Eng .; in, Muriel Grace Norman of Toronto, Can., 1926 (d. 1928); 1 dau .- Marina Eurydice; m. (2d) Margot Broxton of Wash., D C., 1937; 1 child. Abroad, 1923-24: mod- elling and casting in bronze, portraits, memorial JONES, Arthur Taber, physicist; b. Vassalboro, Me., tablets, ete., also modelling and casting of silver Sept. 9, 1876; s. Edward Watson Jones and Elma Maria (Taber) J .; ed. B.S. Univ. Chicago, 1899; Ph.D., Clark Univ., 1913; Yale (1st semester) 1926-27; m. J. Rachel Johnson of Chicago, Il., and Somerville, Aug. 11, 1904; 1 dau .- Esther Elizabeth. Teacher, Chicago high schs., 1900-02; asst. instr., asst. prof. physics, Purdue Univ., 1902-11; asst. prof., Ia. State Coll., 1913-14; asst. prof., Smith Coll., 1914-19, assoc. prof., 1919-28, prof., 1928 -; fellow A.A.A.S., Am. Phys. Soc., Acoustical Soc. Am. (mem. exec. council, 1935-38) ; mem. Am. Assn. Physics Teachers, Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Phi Beta Kappa, Sigina Xi. Author: Sound (text book), 1937; sci, papers (about 50). Travel: Europe, 1928; U.S. Congregationalist. Independent Republican. llome: 78 N. Elm St., Northampton. trophies for Internat. Silver Co., Toronto, Can., 1925-31; came to Mass. to take charge of sculpture and painting, Cummington Sch., 1931; studied Aztec and Toltec art, Mex., 6 mos., 1931-32; estab. studio and foundry, Deerfield, 1932, So. Deerfield, 1938; esp. known as only modern seulptor to east own bronzes on large scale and as only living sculptor to have revived ancient technique of "direct casting", method used by ancients and far better than modern commercial methods, makes each work a unique creation; illustrator, with wood engravings, for Edgar Lee Master's Golden Fleece of California; lecturer on Sculp- ture, Creating with Bronze, Pottery Making by Indian Methods, Fresco Painting, The Life of an Artist and Art in Life; supervisor of art, Bement Sch .; designer of stage settings for Deerfield Acad's Gilbert & Sullivan productions, 1933 -; designer and producer of garden seulpture, mural decorations, book-plates, ceramics, etc .; mem. Bio-Dynamic Farming Assn., Artists Union of Western Mass., Springfield Art League, etc. Au- thor: (illustrator) The Country Craft Book; arti- cles, revs. Travel: Eng., Fr., Switz., It., Mex., ete. Dese. on mother's side, Welsh sailor, settler in Mass. in early 18th century, whose family trekked to Can, after Revolution. Studio and home: Hillside Rd., South Deerfield.
JOHNSTON, Robert Alton, business man; b. Topeka, Kan., Sept. 27, 1904; s. Howard E. Johnston and Opal (Stoner) J .; ed. Topeka (Kan.) high sch .; A.B., Univ. Kan., 1925; M.B.A., Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adın., 1927; m. Florence Sears of Am- herst, Oct. 22, 1933. Exec., Hahne & Co., Newark, N.J. 1928-30; exec. I. Miller & Sons N.Y. City, 1930-1; exec., Stern Brothers, N.Y. City, 1931-2; see. Retail Trade Bd. of Boston, and asst. mgr., Stores Commodity Service, Ine., Boston (now R.T.B. and S.C.S., Inc.); mem, Kappa Sigma, Delta Sigma Pi. Club: Harvard (N.Y.). Presbyterian. Republican. Office: 80 Federal St., Boston. Home: 96 High St., South Hanson.
Y JOHNSTON, Thomas Todd, clergyman, author; b. N. Dakota; s. F. Clarke Johnston and A. (Keener) J .; ed. Mountain Grove Acad .; A.B., Baker Univ., 1909; S.T.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Theol., 1913; un- married. Ordained minister, M.E. Ch., 1917; held positions as minister in Mass. at Glouces- ter, Easthampton, Amherst, Springfield, Ilollis- ton, W. Medway, Lowell, Medford, Framingham, Charlton City; Lynn, 1937 -; mem. N.E. Conf., M.E. Ch .; mem. Masons, O. E.S., Am. Poetry Assn. (past v.p.). Clubs: Boston Clerleal (pres., 1938- 39), Springfield Clerical, (past pres.). Author: books, llave Faith in Calvin Coolidge, 1923; Hlarp of the Out of Doors (poems), 1925; booklets, The Prairies; Altar Fires; Lanterns of the Soul; the Dust of Stars; Out of the lleart; etc .; poems and articles in newspapers and magazines; contbus. to such publications as Intercollegiate Debates, Braithwaite's Anthology of Magazine Verse, Fifty Poems by American Poets, The Book of Amerlean Poetry, The Oracle Anthology of Poetry, Symphonies, the Spring Anthology, Prin- cipal Poets of the World, Contemporary Ameri- can Writers, etc. Methodist. Republican. Of- lice and home: 17 Hale St., Rockport.
V JONES, Aaron Marshall, investment counsel; b. La. Porte City, Ia., Dec. 1, 1893; s. Lewis Abraham Jones and Barbara (Auracher) J .; ed. high seh.,
Cedar Rapids, Ia .; Western Union Coll., 1909-10; Coe Coll .. 1913-16; Unlv. Chicago, 1916-18; m. Kathryn Julia Kohl of Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 1, 1921; children-Aaron Marshall, Jr., Joyce. Began as salesman, 1919; sales mgr. Babson Inst., Wel- lesley Hills, 1920-22; pres. United States Busi- ness Service, 1922-24, pres, and treas. Cambridge Associates, Inc., 1924-, Publishers Associates, 1926 -; served as aviator, U.S.A., during World War; mem. Delta Phi Epsilon, Masons. Clubs: University (Boston), lowa, Rotary. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Oflice: 163 Newbury St., Boston. Home: 8 Birch 1lill Rd., Newtonville. Summer res .: Plymouth.
V JONES, Burr Frank superintendent of schools; b. Alna, Me., July 2, 1885; s. James Frank Jones and Georgia Etta (Reed) J .; ed. Bowdoinham (Me.) high sel., 1898-1902; A.B., Colby Coll., 1907; A.M., Harvard, 1912; student, Harvard Grad. Sch. Edn., 1924, 1936; m. lielen M. Robinson of St. George, Me., Aug. 10, 1913; ebildren-Helen Lucile, Gor- don. Prin., high sch,, Waterville, Me., 1907-09; supt. schs., Paris and Woodstock, Me., 1912-15, Amesbury, 1915-17; state supervisor Mass. ele- mentary schs., 1917-36; supervisor elementary edn. and dir. sch. survey, Fitchburg, 1936-37; supt. schs., East Longmeadow, Hampden and Wil- braham, 1937 -; sec. Gov.'s Spl. Commn. on Teach- ers' Salaries, Mass., 1920; dir. Mass. Parent- Teacher Assn., 1921-24; mem. State Commin. on lleating and Ventilation of Sch. Blogs., 1935-36; mem. N.E.A., N.E. and Mass. Assns. Sch. Supts., Phi Beta Kappa, Pbi Delta Kappa, Hampden Co. Supts. Assn., Mass. Elementary Principals' Assn., Am. Assn. Sch. Adminstrs., Hampden Co. Teach- ers' Assn., Bd. Govs. of Northeastern Univ., (Springfield div.). Club: Mass. School Masters. Author: Consolidation of Schools and Transporta- tion of Pupils at Public Expense in Massachu- setts; Survey of Salaries of Teachers in Schools of Massachusetts. Editor: Reports of Massa- chusetts Dept. of Edn. on: Progressive Move- ments in Rural Education, Problems of One- Teacher Schools, School Transportation Prob- lems, Custodial Care of School Property, Office Organization and Practice in Superintendency Union, Suggestive Plan for Self-Survey of Small School Systems, School Finance in Massachu- setts, George Washington Bicentennial Commis- sion, School Progress of Children Unable to Speak English on Entering School. Desc. on mother's side, Col. Andrew Reed and son, David Reed, original English settlers, landowners, and off- eers in the Colonial Militia, Townsend, Province of Me. (now Boothbay Harbor, Mo.). Baptist. Independent Republican. Office: Town Hall, East Longmendow. Home: 191 No. Main St., East Longmeadow.
YJONES, Cheney Church, social work executive; b. mr. Elmore, Richardson Co., Neb., June 13, 1880; s. James Francis JJones and Susan Almira (Church) J .; ed. grad., Crete (Neb. ) Acad., 1900; A.B., Doanc Coll. (Crete, Neb. ), 1904, 1.1 .. D., 1932; LL.B., Yalc Law Sch., 1909; m. Nellie Bloom Knapp of Frank- lin, Neb., Oet. 6, 1909; children-Mrs. Frances Jones Grubbs, Charlotte. Instr. math. and sci., Chadron (Neb.) Acad., 1904-05; prin. high sch., Fremont, 1905-06; spl. agt., Mass. S.P.C.C .. Bos- ton, 1909-13; gen. agt., Cleveland Humane Soe.,
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1913-16; finance sec. Cleveland Welfare Fed., 1916; gen. agt. and see., Children's Protective Soc., Min- neapolis, Minn., 1922-23; supt., N.E. Home for Little Wanderers, Boston, 1923 -; mem. faculty. Sch. Edn., Boston Univ., and Sch. Social Work, Simmons Coll .; spl. leeturer, Smith Coll. Sch. Social Work and Harvard Sch. Pub. Health; mem. exee. com., Nat. Conf. Social Work; pres. Mass. Conf. Social Work, 1938; agt., War Dept. Commn. on Training Camp Activities, 1917; div. dir. Civil- ian Relief, later asst, div. mgr., Pa., Del., and N.E. Divs., Am. Red Cross, 1917-22; mem. White Ilouse Conf. on Child llealth and Protection, White House Conf. on Children in a Democracy, Child Welfare League Am. (pres., 1929-32), Ad- visory Com., U.S. Children's Bur., Mass, Bar, Nat. Com. Mental Hygiene, Phi Delta Phi. Clubs: Boston City, Twentieth Century, Appalachian Mt., Puddingstone. Editor: The Little Wanderers'
"Advocate". Congregationalist. Independent. Ofliec: 161 South Huntington Av., Boston. Home: 49 Blake Rd., Brookline.
JONES, Chester Morse, physician; b. Portland, Mc., Mar. 29, 1891; s. Ilarry Lee Jones and Albertina (Morse) .I .; ed. A.B., Williams Coll., 1913; M. D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1919; m. Kathleen Hohes, June 7, 1920; children-Robert Holmes, Elizabeth Morse, Anne Kathleen. Med interne Mass. Gen. Hosp., 1918-19, res. phys., 1920-21, asso. phys., 1925-28, physician, 1928 -; asst. prof. med., Har- vard Med. Sch., 1931 -; served as pvt. Med. Corps, U.S.A., 1918; mem. Assn. Am. Physicians, Am. Soc. for Clin. Investigation, Am. Gastro-Enterol. Assn. (pres. 1937), Am. Clin. & Climatol. Assn., A.M.A., Mass, Med. Soc. Club: Harvard (Boston). Au- thor: many articles in med. jours. Travel: Eu- rope, 1924-1925. Baptist. Office: Mass. Gen. Hosp., Boston. Ilome: 98 Grant Av., Newton
Centre.
VJONES, Clarence Flelden, geographer; b. Radford, Va., Aug. 30, 1893; s. Boston Iford Jones and Arde- lia J. ( Duncan) J .; ed. Western IN. Normal Acad., Macomb, Ill .; Western IN. State Teachers Coll., Macomb, 1914, sci. diploma, 1916; Macomb Con- servatory of Music, 1915: B.S., Univ. Chicago, 1917, Ph.1)., 1923; m. Ida V. Volk, of Oneida, 111., May 30, 1917; children-Clarence Volk, Ruth Ann. Prin. Pleasantville (III.) high sch., 1913-14; head of geog. dept., State Teachers Coll., St. Cloud, Minn., 1917-18; asst. instr. goog., Univ. Chicago, 1921-23; asst. prof. geog,, Clark Univ., Worces- ter, 1923-26, asso. prof., 1926-28, prof. economics and commercial geog., 1928 -; instr. geog., Ill. State Normal Univ, summer 1920; lecturer in geog., Western Ill. State Teachers Coll., sum- mer 1924; visiting prof. Univ. Ia., summers 1924, 1925; Wellesley Coll., year 1930-31; Univ. Puerto Rico, year 1931-32; Western Reserve Univ., sunt- mer 1935; dir, geog. field parties, Eastern Can., 1926-27, 1929, Caribbean region, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1937; research in So. America, 1925, 1928, 1929, Cuba, 1933; served as pvt. engrs., U.S. Army, 1918; regimental sergt., maj. Inf., 1918-19; miem. Assn. Am. Geographers, Am. Geog. Soc., Nat. Council Geography Teachers, Am. Acad. Polit. & Social Sciences, Am. Assn. Univ. Profs, C'h. Commerce, Sigma Xi, Masons. meree of South America, 1928; South America, 1930; Our City, Chicago (with E. F. Campbell and F. R. Smith), 1930; laboratory Manual in the Geography of South America (with E, F. Cun- ningham), 1931; American llistory and Its Geo- graphie Conditions (with E. C. Semiple), 1933; Laboratory Manual In American flistory and Its Geographic Conditions, 1933; The Caribbean Area (with others), 1934; Economic Geography, 1935; Colonial Hispanie America (with others), 1935; Manual Economic Geography (co-author), 1937. Asso. editor: Economic Geography. Travel: So. Am., Caribbean America, Eastern U.S., Eastern Can. Presbyterian. Republican. Office: Clark University, Worcester. llome: 193 Lovell St.,
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