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SHUMWAY, Franklin Peter, advertising agent; b. Auburndale, Oct. 20, 1856; s. Franklin P. Shumway and Lucy H. (llowe) S .; ed. Auburndale high sch .; Dartmouth Coll., hon. mem., Class of 1913; m. Lizzie A. Elllot of Portland, Me., Sept. 23, 1890; children-Willis P., Carl E. Pres. Franklin P. Shumway Co., adv. agency, Boston, 1880 -; chmn. bd. trs., Melrose Y.M.C.A., which he helped or- ganize, 1890, clk., State exce. com., 25 yrs .; mem. Melrose Sinking Fund Connnn. several terms; v.p. Sav. Bk ; pres. Boston Seamen's Friend Soc., 40 yrs .; pres. emeritus, Hillside Sch., Marlboro; mem. Am. Cong. Assn. (oldest mem., chin. exec. com.), Melrose Hist. Soc. (1st pres ); asso. mom., U.S. Grant Post, G.A.R. Club: Dartmouth Outing (life mem.). Congregationalist. Office: 453 Washing- ton St., Boston. Ilome: 25 Bellevue Av., Melrose.
SHUMWAY, Harry Irving, writer; b. Naugatuck, Conn., Oct. 26. 1883; s. David K. Shumway and Mary Abbie (Thayer) S .; ed. Brighton high sch .; Art Students' League, N.Y .; spl. courses, Boston Unlv. and Ilarvard (47 Workshop); m. Letitia Valentine of Dorchester, July 30, 1910; 1 dau .- Hope Iris. In art dept., Doubleday, Page & Co., N.Y. Clty, 1902-03; bus., 1903-17; mem. ed. staff, House Beautiful, Boston, 1917-20; Youth's Com- panion, 1924-26; writer for mags., etc .; mem. Ma- sons. Author: Wonderful Voyages of Cap'n Pen; The Story of Paper; Albert, the Soldier King; Lawrence, the Arabian Knight; Leaders of Ameri- can Industry; I Go South; etc .; articles, short storles, etc. for Am. and Can. mags. Congrega- tionalist. Republican. Honie: 915 Pleasant St., Bridgewater.
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SHUMWAY, William II., personnel counselor; b. Plantsville, Conn., June 30, 1884; s. Charles Wes- ley Shumway and Jane (Savoy) S .; ed. Boardman high sch., New Ilaven, Conn .; Ilill's Acad., N Il .; Univ. Pa .; m. 1. Irene Francis of New Haven, Conn., June 22, 1904; children-Warren William, Mrs. Arline Shumway Hanrahan, Mrs. Janice Shumway Wilson, William H., Jr., Robert Vinten (d.). With Sargent & Co., 1904-14; gen. mgr., Ilatlı- away's, 1914-26; pres., treas., dir., William II. Shumway, Inc., 1927 -; lecturer on personnel and vocational guidance subjs., Babson Inst., North- eastern Univ., Univs. Vt. and N.H., etc .; dir. Bos- ton Y.M.C.A .; mem. N.E. Vocational Guidance Assn. (past pres.). Clubs: Boston Kiwanis (past president), Brookline Stamp. Unitarian. Re- publican. Office: 176 Federal St., Boston. Home: 46 Mountfort St., Boston,
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SHURCLIFF, Arthur Asahel, landseape architect; b. Boston, Sept. 19, 1870; s. Asahel Milton Shurt- leff and Sarah Ann (Keegan) S .; ed. B.S., Mass. Inst. Tech., 1894; S B., Harvard, 1896; m. Margaret II. Nichols of Boston, 1905; children-Sidney N., Sarah P., William A., John P., Elizabeth II., Alice W. Designer of pvt, estates, schs., colleges, parks, playgrounds, cities and towns; mem. Art Cominn. of Mass., City of Boston Art Commn., City Plan- ning Inst .; past pres. Am. Soe. of Landscape Architects; fellow, Am. Soc. of Landscape Archi- tects; hon. mem., Am. Instit. Archs .; Boston City C.E .; Signet Soc. of Harvard. Clubs: Union Boat, Tavern. Ilome: 66 Mt. Vernon St., Boston. Office: 11 Beacon St., Boston.
SHURCLIFF, Margaret Homer, carpenter; b. Rox- bury, Oct. 30, 1879; d. Arthur Howard Nichols, M.D., and Elizabeth Fisher ( Homer) N .; ed. Mrs. Shaw's Sch .; Miss Folsom's Sch .; special courses, Mass. Inst. Tech., 1898, 1899; m. Arthur A. Shur- cliff of Boston, 1905; children-Sidney Nichols, Sarah Parsons, William Asahel, John Perkins, Elizabeth Homer, Alice Warburton. Men. exam- ining com., Boston Pub. Lib .; pres. Boston Guild of Bell Ringers, N.E. Guild of Handbell Ringers, leader of Beacon Hill Handbell Ringers; first American to ring a peal of bells in England; Ladies N.E. Tennis Champion, 1903, 1904; treas. Community Church of Boston; mem. Boston League of Women Voters, Am. Civil Liberties Union, '98 Sewing Circle (pres.). Author: The Importance of a Good Forgettery, a short article published in the Atlantic. Travel: Europe. In- terested in reproducing early American furniture. Unitarian. Home: 66 Mt. Vernon St., Boston. Summer home: Argilla Rd., Ipswich.
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SHURTLEFF, Eugene, physician; b. Russell, 1863; s. Lyman Shurtleff and Laura L. (Nichols) S .; ed. Westfield high sch .; Williston Sem .; M I.T .; M.I)., Coll. of Phys. and Surg., 1886; m. Elizabeth M. Mendum of Melrose; children-Ernestine M., Laura Edna. Founded 1888 and supt. North End Dispensary and Hosp., Boston; tr. Coll. of Physi- eians and Surgeons, Boston, since 1886. Office: 517 Shawmut Av., Boston. Ilome: 22 Jones Av., Dorchester.
SIDES, William Randolph, investment banker; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Oct. 23, 1886; s. Charles Oscar Sides and Nettie A. (Randolph) S .; ed. boys' high sch., Brooklyn, N.Y .; St. Paul's Sch., Garden City, N.Y .; C.E., Princeton, 1909; m. Marguerite Dud- geon of . Brooklyn, N.Y., June 18, 1913; children --- Janet Ritchie, William Randolph, John Randolph. Civil engr., P.&R. Ry., 1909-10; N.Y. City Bd. Water Supply, 1910-13; Turner Constrn. Co., 1913- 17; with Win. Whitman Co., textiles, 1917-28; v.p., Hale, Waters & Co., investment bankers, Bos- ton, 1928 -; mem. The Tiger Inn (Princeton, N.J.). Club: Wellesley Country (pres., 1929-37). Episco- pallan. Republican. Office: Sears Bldg., Boston. Home: 8 Windsor Rd., Wellesley Ilill.
SIEMONN, Mabel Garrison, professor of music; b. Baltimore, Md., Apr. 24, 1886; d. Warren Garrison and lelen (Ringrose) G .; ed. A.B., Western Mary- land Coll., 1903; vocal diploma, Peabody Con- servatory of Music, 1911; m. George Siemonn of Baltimore, Md., June 10, 1908. Began as choir and concert singer, 1904; mem. Metrop. Opera Co.,
1914-22; appeared in concerts in U.S. and London, 1920; sang in opera, Ger. and Aus., 1922-23; made concert tour of Orient, 1925; prof. of music, Smith Coll., 1933 -. Office: Smith College, Northampton. V SIEVERS, Fred John, educator; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Oct. 1, 1880; s. William Sievers and Elizabeth (Oclhafen) S .; ed. Oshkosh and Milwaukee State Normal Schs .; B.S., Univ. Wis., 1910; M.S., Unlv. Wis., 1924; m. Emma Behnke of Mishicot, Wis., June 12, 1906; children-Jeanette Dorothy, How- ard Ralph, Frederick John. Instr. soils, Univ. Wis., 1909-12; prof. agronomy, Milwaukee County Sch. of Agr. and Domestic Economy, Wauwatosa, Wis., 1912-13, supt., 1913-17; prof. soils, State Coll, Wash., 1917-28; dir. Mass. Agrl. Expt. Sta., 1928-, also dir. Grad. Sch., Mass. State Coll., 1930 -; dir. Herman Frasch Foundation for Re- search in Agrl. Chemistry; fellow A.A.A.S .; mem. Am, Soc. Agronomy (pres., Pacific section, 1923- 24), Am. Assn. Univ. Profs., Internat. Farm Con- gress, Internat. Soc. Soil Sci., Am. Soil Survey Assn., Theta Chi, Sigma Xi, Alpha Zeta, Phi Kappa Phi, Masons. Referee for research in agronomy for the Exp. Stas. of the twelve north- eastern states. Clubs: Rotary, Amherst, Amherst Golf. Author of bulletins and articles on plants and soils. Congregationalist. Independent. Home: 109 Fearing St., Amherst.
SHIPOLA, Elsa Margareta, asst. professor of psy- chology; b. Fitchburg, Mar. 15, 1908; d. George W. Siipola and Lydia (Tikka) S .; ed, Fitchburg high sch .; A.B., Smith Coll., 1929, M.A., 1931; Ph. D., Yale, 1939. Asst., Smith Coll., 1929-31, instr., 1931-31, asst. prof., 1934 -; mem. Sigma Xi. Author: sci. articles in field of psychology of learning. Travel: U.S., Ger., Finland, Sweden. Office: Pierce Hall, Smith Coll., Northampton. llome: 39 West St., Northampton.
SILVER, Elmer Ellsworth, life insurance manager, banker; b. Bloomfield, Vt., Oct. 19, 1861; s. Albert Allen Silver and Sarah Warren (Jenne) S .; ed. pub. schs. and Derby Acad. to 1879; student, Waterville (Me.) Class, Inst., 1880-81; Colby Univ. (now Colby Coll.), 1881-82; A.B., Brown Univ., 1885, A.M., 1888; m. Anna Theodora Brown of Woburn, June 24, 1891; ehildren-Ruth Silver (Mrs. F. Harwell Greene), Elmer E. Silver, Jr. With N.E. agency, J. H. Butler & Co., pubs., Phila - delphia, 1885-86; mem. M. T. Rogers & Co., pubs., July-Sept., 1886; Silver, Rogers & Co., 1886-88; founding mem. Silver, Burdett & Co., pubn. seh. and coll. text-books, 1886-92, incorporated, 1892, treas, of corp. until Oct. 1, 1904, when resigned to devote attention to life ins., continuing as dir. and mem. exec. and finance coms. until 1910; gen. agt. Equitable Life Assurance Soc. of N.Y., 1904-07; gen. mgr. for Eastern Mass., Union Cen- tral Life Ins. Co. of Cincinnati, 1907-29 (resigned) ; dir. Boston Safe Deposit & Trust Co .; pres. and tr. Woburn Five Cents Sav. Bk .; pres. and tr. Warren Acad .; tr. Derby (Vt.) Acad .; pres, and tr. Woburn Charitable Assn., Charles Choate Memo- rial llosp .; v.p. Permanent Charity Fund, Ine .; corporator and dir., Lantern League of the Old North Church; mem. Boston Chamber of Com- merce, N.I. Hist. & Gencal. Soc., S.R., Delta Kappa Epsilon, Masons. Clubs: Union, Exchange, Commercial, Merchants (Boston). Baptist. Re- publican. Office: 79 Milk St., Boston. llome: 23 Arlington Rd., Woburn.
SILVER, Louis, physician; b. Russia, Feb. 7. 1886; S. Mark Silver and Deborah (Goldberg) S .; ed. schs. in Storodub, Rus .; Univ. Kiev, Rus. ; M.D., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch., 1914; m. Gertrude Freed- man, 1912; children-(Dr.) Emmanuel, Carl. Prae- ticed med., Boston, 1914 -; mem. med. staff, Mass. Gen. and Beth Israel Ilosps .; visiting phys., Mal- den Hosp .; instr. med., Tufts Coll. Med. Sch .; mem. A.M.A., Mass. Med. Soc. Author: med. papers. Travel: Europe, 1921. Office: 483 Beacon St., Boston. Home: 250 Salem St., Malden.
SILVERMAN, Hyman, publlc accountant; b. Boston, March 23, 1895; s. Myer Silverman and Mrs. (Op- per) S .; ed. Chelsea high seh .; B. Commereial Sci., Northeastern Coll. Commerce and Finance, 1925; m. Jennie G. Toltz of Chelsea, Dec. 28, 1919; chll-
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dren-Beatrice, Phyllis Vita, Lorraine Ryna. Clk. in retail bus., attending college evenings; retail groeer, 11% yrs .; bookkeeper, 21/2 yrs .; pub. ac- countant, July 1923 -; dir. and treas. Judaean Credit Union; at Camp Devens, Nov. 1917, trained at Camp Greene, N.C., 1918, overseas with servlee at St. Mihiel, Meuse, Argonne offensives, wounded Oct. 27, 1918, cited for bravery, awarded D.S.C. and Croix de Guerre; mem. Am. Legion, Legion of Valor, Jewish War Vets. of U.S., B'nai B'rith (David A. Lourie Lodge), Temple Emanuel Broth- erhood. Jewish. Republican. Oflice: 220 Broad- way, Chelsea. Home: 25 Cary Av., Chelsea.
SILVERMAN, Mortimer, consulting engineer; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Apr. 11, 1877; s. Samuel H. Sil- verman and Sarah (Weiler) S .; ed. Park Inst., Pittsburgh, Pa .; Chauncy Ilall Sch., Boston; Univ. Pittsburgh; B.S. (elee. engring.), Mass. Inst. Tech., 1900; m. Fannie M. Schloss of Boston, Nov. 28, 1907; ehildren-Mortimer, Jr., Gene. Occupied following positions, in testing dept., Gen. Elcc. Co., Schenec- tady, N.Y., elee. engr., Pittsburgh Ry. Co., W.N.Y. & Pa. Tract Co., Olean, N.Y., Ft. Dodge, Des Moines & S.R.R., Boone, la., gen. mgr. Cent. lowa Light & Power Co., Ft. Dodge, la., Internat. Clay Machinery Co., Dayton, O., engr. to Commin. on Adminstrn. and Finance, Mass., chief engr., United Mehts. & Mfrs. Management Corp., asst. to pres., B &M. R.R., Boston; in charge of industry pro- ducing auxiliary equipment for emergency fleet, also production of 75 mm. shells, World War; mem. Am. Soc. M.E., Am. Inst. E.E. Club: Boston City. Jewish. Republican. Office: 114 State St., Boston. Ilome: 785 Washington St., Brookline.
SILVERMAN, Samuel, lawyer; b. Boston, May 7, 1892; s. Jacob Silverman and Annie (Rosenberg) S .; ed. Boston Latin sch .; LL.B., Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1914; m. Beatrice Rosenberg of N.Y. City, Aug. 11, 1918; children-Sara Jane, Frank I., Stephen I. Practiced law, Boston, 1914 -; mem. spl. Recess Commn. of Mass. to recommend improvements for Port of Boston, 1936-37; atty., Mass. State Pharm. Asst .; counsel, N.E. Div., Nat. Assn. Tobacco Distributors, Fair Trade Commn., Retail Druggists Assn. Mass .; tr. Asso. Jewish Philanthropies, Beth Israel Hosp .; mem. Mass. Ho. of Rep., 1915-16; asst. Corp. Counsel, Boston, 1919-30, Corp. Counsel, 1930-34; mem. Am. and Boston Bar Assns., Law Soc. Mass. Clubs: Boston City (gov.), New Century. lewish. Democrat. Office: 11 Beacon St., Boston. Ilome: 14 Selkirk Rd., Brighton.
SILVERMAN, William Maurice, lawyer; b. Boston, Oct. 21, 1896; s. Isadore Silverman and Rebecca (Kudisch) S .; ed. Holyoke high sch .; A.B., Har- vard, 1918; LL.B., Harvard Law Sch., 1920; m. Iedith Bronstein, June 28, 1928; children-Richard Harvey, Donald Arthur. Mem. Mass. Legislature, 1926; dir. various business corporations; enlisted In U.S. Navy, during World War; promoted to en- sign U.S.N.R.F .; mem. Am., Mass, and Boston Bar Assns., Law Soc. of Mass., Sigma Alpha Mu, I.O.O.F., I.O.B B., Metrop. Singers, Inc., various Vet. orgns. Clubs: Pine Brook Valley Golf, Re- publican (Mass.), Newton Squash and Tennis. Au- thor: articles in legal mags., etc. Jewish. Office: 1 State St., Boston. Home: 28 Converse Av., New- ton.
SILVERSTEIN, David, lawyer; b. N.Y. Clty, Jan. 17, 1881; s. Barnatt Silverstein and Rachel (Shon) S .; ed. B.M.C. Durfee high sch., Fall River; LL.B., N.Y. Univ. Law Sch., 1902. Gen. practice of law; apptd. master in chancery for Mass., 1908; re- apptd., 1913, 1918; registrar of voters, Fall River, 1922-26; atty. for Ladies Garment Workers Union, Fall River, and other local unions; lecturer on social and econ. problems. Author: Injunctions in Labor Cases (Amn. Federationist Mag.), 1908; arti- cles in jours. Offiec: 226 S. Main St., Fall River. Home: 410 Belmont St., Fall River.
SILVERSTEIN, Morris Thomas, lawyer; b. Boston, July 11, 1896 ; s. Ilarris Jay Silverstein and Martha (Borofsky) S .; ed. Everett high sch .; LL.B. (cun \ laude), Boston Univ. Sch. Law, 1919; in. Sadie Esther Schwartz of Everett, June 19, 1921; 1 dau. -- Marilyn Harriett. Gen. practice of law, Everett,
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1919 -; eity solicitor, 1931-33, 1936-39; mem. Mid- . » (lesex Bar Assn., Kappa Nu, B'nai B'rith, K.P., 1.O.O.F., Elks. Club: Frank E. Lewis (Everett). Jewish. Democrat. Office: 433 Broadway, Ever- ett. Home: 115 Bucknam St., Everett.
SIMEONE, Fiorindo Anthony, physician; b. St. Am- brose, It., Jan. 20, 1908; s. Antonio Simeone and Antonette (Rivera) S .; ed. Class. high sch., Provi- dence, R.I .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1929, Se.M., 1930; M.D., Harvard Med. Sch., 1934; unmarried. Asst. in biology, Brown Univ., 1928-30; asst. med. res., Boston Sanatorium, 1934; surg. house officer, Mass. Gen. llosp., 1934-36; med. fellow of Nat. Research Council and research fellow in physiology, Har- vard Med. Sch., 1936-38; surg. res., Mass. Gen. Ilosp., 1938-40; asst. in surgery, llarvard Med. Sch., 1938 -; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xl, Alpha Omega Alpha, Boylston Med. Soc. Author: articles In Jour. Exptl. Biology, Am. Jour. Physi- ology, Annals of Surgery, Jour. of Neurophysiol- ogy, etc. Catholic. Office and home: Mass. Gen- eral Hospital, Boston.
SIMMONS, Channing Chamberlain, surgeon; b. Bos- ton, Feb. 25, 1877; s. Walter Channing Simmons and Leonora (Chamberlain) S .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; M.D., Ilarvard Med. Sch., 1899; m. Eleanor Bacon Emmons of Boston, Sept. 9, 1909. In gen. practice surgery, Boston, 1899 -; visiting surg., Mass. Gen. Ilósp .; surg .- in-chief, Collis P. Huntington Mem. Hosp,; served in S.A.T.C., Har- vard Unit; 1915, major, Brit, Base Ilosp. #22; mem. Am. Surg. Assn., N.E. Surg. Soc., Boston Surg. Soe., A.C.S. Clubs: Harvard, St. Botolph, The Country, Author: many articles on surgical prob- lems. Episcopalian. Republican. Office: 205
Beacon St .. Boston. Home: 539 Hammond St., Chestnut Hill.
SIMMONS, Ernest J., asst. professor; b. Lawrence, Dec. 8, 1903; s. Mark Simmons and Annie (Mc- Kinnon) S .; ed. Lawrence high sch .; A.B., llar- vard, 1925, A.M., 1926, Ph.D., 1928; unmarried. Tutor and instr. modern langs., Harvard, 1929-30, asst. prof., 1937 -; lecturer on Eng. and Rus. lít .; aetive in labor movement; mem. Modern Lang. Assn., For. Policy Assn., Cambridge Union Univ. Teachers (pres.), etc. Club: Harvard Faculty. Author: English Literature and Culture in Russia; Pushkin; The Creative Art of Dostoevski (near- ing publication) ; many articles. Travel: Russia. Protestant. . Office: Holyoke Ilouse, 16, Cam- bridge. Home: Leverett House, K-32, Cambridge. SIMMONS, Oscar Henry, Jr., insurance executive; b. Chelsea, Aug. 12, 1889; s. Oscar Henry Simmons and Annette Doris ( Heims) S .; ed. Chelsea pub. schs .; Pacc & Pace Sch. Accounting, Boston; Belle Art Sch., Florence, It .; m. Vera B. Smith of Dor- chester, July 10, 1915. V.p., treas., Liberty Mut. Ins. Co., 1914 -; treas., dir., United Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 1927 -; mem. Masons. Club: University ( Bos- ton). Republican. Oflice: 175 Berkeley St., Bos- ton. Home: 333 Beacon St., Boston.
SIMONDS, Alvan Tracy, manufacturer; b. Fitch- burg, Dec. 23, 1876; s. Daniel Simonds and Ellen M. (Gifford) S .; ed. A.B., Harvard, 1899; student, Sch. Metallurgy, Sheffield, Eng., 1900; Sc. D., Bos- ton Univ., 1931; in. Susan Gansevoort Lansing of Albany, N.Y., Apr. 16, 1901; m. (2d) Virginia Chalavaya Fildes, Sept. 4, 1926. With Simonds Saw & Steel Co., Fitchburg, 1901-, pres., 1913 -; pres. Abrasive Co., Phila., 1927 -; lecturer; mem. advisory com., Harvard Grad. Sch. Bus. Adm .; has given annual prize for best essay on an economic subj. by a high sch., normal sch. or trade sch. pupil in U.S. or Can., 1921 -; capt., Ordnance Dept., U.S.A., Washington, D.C., in charge of production and purchase of helmets and body armor, World War, 1917; mem. Am. Econ. Assn., U.S. Chamber of Commerce (dir.) 1922-26. Clubs: Fay, Oak Hill (Fitehburg), Country (Brookline), Engineers (N.Y.). Author: Business Fundamen- tals, 1923. Congregationalist. Republican. Of- fice: 470 Main St., Fitchburg. Home: 156 Prince St., Jamaica Plain.
SIMPSON, Frank Leslie, lawyer; b. South Barn - stead, N.Il., Mar. 19, 1875; s. Charles Edward Simpson and Sarah Abbie (Clark) S .; A.B., Bos-
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ton Univ., 1898; LL.B. (summa eum laude), Boston Univ. Seh. Law, 1903, LL.M., 1910, fellow of Bos- ton Univ. Law Sch., 1903-04; m. Mabel Elizabeth White of Lynn, Sept. 20, 1905; 1 son-Donald Robert. Gen. practlee, 1903 -; librarian and instr., Boston Unlv. Sch. Law, 1904-07, asst. prof. law, 1907-10, prof., 1910 -; ehmu. spl. erime eommn., Mass., 1933; mem. Am., Mass., and Boston Bar Assns., Am. Law Inst., Mass. Law Soe., Phi Beta Kappa, Gamma Eta Gamma, Theta Delta Chi; Masons (Grand Master In Mass., 1926-28), Masonle Edn. and Charity Trust (pres., 1926-28). Author: Bigelow's Cases on Bills and Notes, 1905; Simpson's Cases on Torts, 1908; Massachusetts Law (5 edits.), 1915-31. Oflice: 60 State St., Bos- ton. Home: 11 Millett Rd., Swampseott.
Y SIMPSON, Sidney Post, professor of law; b. Gales- burg, Ill., Aug. 4, 1898; s. James C. Simpson and Harriette Helene (Post) S .; ed. grad., Galesburg high sch., 1913; A.B., Knox Coll., 1917; LL. B., Harvard Law Sch., 1922; m. Anne Paine Wash- burn of Elyria, O., Feb. 19, 1934. Practiced law In Washington, D.C., 1922-25; N.Y. City, 1925-31; partner, Hines, Reariek, Dorr, Travis and Mar- shall, N.Y. City, 1930-31; consultant, eost of crime survey, Nat. Comin. of Law Observance and En- forcement, 1929-31; prof. law, Harvard Law Seh., 1931 -; pvt. and sergt., Ordnance Dept., U.S.A., 1917-18, sergt. and 2nd It. Fleld Arty., 1918-19; mem., O.R.C., 1919-, became major, Field Arty. Res. in 1936; fellow Am. Aead. Arts and Seienees; mem. Am. Bar Assn., Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Sigma Rho, Phi Gamma Delta. Clubs: Harvard (Bos- ton), Oakley Country (Arlington), Author: Re- port on Cost of Crime (with G. H. Dorr), 1931; Cases on Equity (with Z. Chafee, Jr.), 1934; Cases on JJudicial Remedies (with A. W. Scott), 1938; and articles in legal periodieals. Travel: Europe, No. Am., So. Am. Desc. Brig. Gen. Philip Sidney Post, U.S. consul gen., Vienna, 1870-85, mem, Con- gress from 111., 1890-95, Protestant. Independent. Home: 995 Memorial Drive, Cambridge.
SIMPSON, Stephen Gershom, asst. professor of chemistry; b. Pittsfield, Me., Apr. 1, 1894; s. San- ford Craig Simpson and Geneva May (Harris) S .; ed. Boston Eng. high sch .; S.B., M.I.T., 1916, Ph.I)., 1933; m. Ethel Craig of Dixmont, Me., 1924; 1 son -Sanford Charles. Chemist, Great Northern Paper Co., 1917-18; instr. ehem., M.I.T., 1919-33, asst. prof., 1933 -; mem. Am. Chem. Soe., Soe. Am. Magicians, Sigma Xi, Nat. Geog. Soe. Co-author: Calculations of Quantitative Chemical Analysis; Talbot's Quantitative Chemieal Analysis; many sei. papers. Protestant. Republican. Office: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 15 Holman Rd., Auburndale. Summer res .: Dix- mont, Me.
SINCLAIR, Donald Bellamy, electrical engineer; b. Winnipeg, Man., Can., May 23, 1910; s. Coll Claude Sinclair and Edith A. (Bellamy) S .; ed. Kelvin teeh. high sch., Winnipeg, Man., Can .; Univ. Man .; S.B., M.I.T., 1931, S.M., 1932, Se.D., 1935; m. Wil- lona G. Henderson of Winnipeg, Man., Can., July 11, 1932; 1 son-Douglas Coll. Research asst., M.I.T., 1932-35, research asso., 1935-36; engr., Gen. Radio Co., 1936-, research work on math. machinery, radlo-frequency measurements, devel- opment work on elee. testing equipment; mem. Sigma Xi, Inst. Radio Engrs. Author: papers in prof. and tech. mags. Travel: Europe, U.S. Office: General Radio Co., 30 State St., Cambridge. Ilome: 52 Perey Rd., Lexington.
SINCLAIR, Dunean, editor; b. Killearn, Seot .; s. John Sinelair and Mary (Gourlay) S .; ed. B.Sc., St. Andrews Univ .; medallist in metallurgy, Glasgow Tech. Coll .; C.S.B., Mass. Metaphys. Coll., 1916; Litt.D., Bates Coll., Lewiston, Me., 1936; m. Jessie Gilkison Gray, Nov. 22, 1923. Chemist, Lanark- ·shire Steel Co .; head of nat. sei. dept., Glasgow Acad, and lecturer on metallurgy; reader, 1st Ch. of Christ, Seientist, Glasgow, 1907-10; mem. Chr. Sci. Com. on Publication, Lanarkshire; practi- tioner and teacher of Chr. Sel .; came to U.S., 1922; asso. ed., Christian Science Jour., Sentinel and Ilerald, 1922-32, editor, 1932 -; pres. Mother Church, 1930-31; teacher of normal class, Mass.
Metaphys. Coll., 1931. Clubs: University (Boston), Arlington (Glasgow). Office: 1 Norway St., Bos- ton. Home: Hotel Hemenway, Boston.
SISSON, Frederick R., painter, teacher, art critle; b. Providence, R.I., Sept. 5, 1893; s. Charles S. Sisson and Caroline M. (Brown) S .; ed. The Abbott Seh., Farmington, Me .; R.I. Sch. Design; Sch. Boston Mus. Fine Arts; studied with Abbott Thayer; m. Susan Swift Moore of Providence, R.I., June 10, 1925; 1 dau .- Suzanne Moore. Figure, landseape, still life work in painting, 1919 -; teacher, R.I. Sch. Desigur, 1924 -; art eritic, Providenee Journal, 1933 -; liberal attitude toward painting; inter- ested primarily in the artists' problem; served as pvt., 1st class, 103rd F.A., 26th Div., 2 yrs., 18 mos. overseas, World War. Club: Providenee Art. Travel: Europe, No. Africa. Interested in garden- ing, carpentry. Protestant. Office: Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I .; Providenee Journal, Providence, R.I. Ilome: 18 Arnold St., Providence, R.I. Summer res .: Falmouth.
SISSON, Warren Richards, physician; b. Hamilton, N.Y., Apr. 13, 1885; s. Eugene P. Sisson and Jennie (Buell) S .; ed. Colgate Acad .; A.B., Colgate Univ., 1906; M.D., Johns Hopkins Med. Sch., 1912; in. Emilie Heffron, 1916 (d.); m. (2d) Katharine Wendell Townsend, 1936; children-John Heffron, Warren Richards, Jr., Thomas Kingsford, Alexan- der. Teacher, boys' prep. sch., 1906-08; instr. science, Johns Hopkins Med. Seh., 1908-10; med. student, Univs. Munich and Heidelberg, Ger., 1910- 11, Johns Hopkins Med. Sch., 1911-12; med. interne, Mass. Gen. Hosp., 1912-13, Peter Bent Brigham Hosp., Boston, 1913-14; pathologist, Peter Bent Brigham Hosp., 1914-15; instr. pediatrics, Johns
Hopkins Med. Sch., 1916; asso. in pediatrics, Harvard Med. Sch., 1917-26, instr. pediatries, 1927 -; 1st lt. M.C., U.S.A., World War; elimn.
Boston Camp Com. Clubs: Harvard (Boston), Country (Brookline). Author: many med. publs. Travel: Ger. (med. student), Eng., Fr., Sweden. Desc. Sissons of R.I., 1651, Buells of Conn., 1720. Unitarian. Republican. Office: 319 Longwood Av., Boston. Home: 52 Upland Rd., Brookline. Summer res .: So. Strafford, Vt.
SIZER, Irwin Whiting, asst. professor of physiology; b. Bridgewater, Apr. 4, 1910; s. Ralph W. E. Sizer and Annie J. (Scott) S .; ed. Bridgewater high sch .; A.B., Brown Univ., 1931; Ph.D., Rutgers Univ., 1935; m. Helen Whiteomb of Medford, 1935. Teaching fellow, Rutgers Univ., 1931-35; instr. and research asso. in biol., M.I.T., 1935-39, asst. prof. physiology, 1939 -; mem. Am. Soc. Zo- ologists, Sigma Xi, Delta Omega. Author: many sei. papers. Protestant. Republican. Oflice: Mass. Institute of Technology, Cambridge. Home: 118C Holden Green, Cambridge.
/ SKINNER, Clarence Russell, clergyman, educator; b. Brooklyn, N.Y., Mar. 23, 1881; s. Charles Mont- gomery Skinner and Ada (Blanchard) S .; ed. A.B., St. Lawrence Univ., Canton, N.Y., 1904, A.M., 1910, D.D., 1933; D.D., Meadville Theol. Seh., 1926; studied at Harvard, Columbia, and Sch. for Social Workers; m. Clara L. Ayres of Stamford, Conn., Oct. 16, 1906. Ordained to Universalist ministry, 1905; asst. pastor, N.Y. City, 1904-06; pastor, Mt. Vernon, N.Y., 1906-11, Lowell, 1911-14; prof. ap- plied Christianity, Tufts Coll., 1914-, V.dean, Tufts Coll. Sch. Religion, 1930-33, dean, 1933 -; social worker, Univ. Settlement, N.Y., 1908-09; social service see., Universalist Denom., 1910-19; formerly tr. St. Lawrence Univ .; now, Am. Civil Liberties Union; Boston Community Ch .; on ed. staff, Unity; mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Am. Sociol. Soc., Am. Assn. Univ. Profs. Chib: Boston City. Author: Liberalism Faces the Future, 1937; A Free Pulpit in Action, 1931; Social Implications of Universalism. Liberal in religion and polities. Travel: Europe (10 times), U.S. (often). Office: Tufts College, Medford. Home: 51 Sawyer Av .. Somerville.
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