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...must to all men, Death came to Percy D. Haughton, in the 50th year of his life and the 26th year of his career as one of the country's most distinguished coaches of athletes. Dressing for an afternoon's work- coaching the Columbia University football team, in Manhattan, he was stricken suddenly with acute indigestion which proved fatal almost before it seemed dangerous. "P. D." Haughton, Haughton of Harvard, Haughton of football, with genius for building gridiron machinery, had just capped many notable accomplishments with the re-creation of Columbia's once-potent elevens. Twenty years...
...after 38 years' service with it, he resigned to accept the Presidency of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co. Of medium size, stocky, he has a bristly moustache and keen, kindly eyes which shine through his glasses. A year ago last January he sat at his desk on the 26th floor of his Manhattan offices and, talking quietly into a telephone, was distinctly heard in London. A successful demonstration of radiotelephony, it constituted the first transatlantic oral communication ever achieved...
...allied cause in the World War. Brief exercises will be held in the Students' Room at the school where the tablet will be unveiled by Mrs. H. W. Estey, wife of the late Major H. W. Estey G. '97, who served in France with the 101st Engineers of the 26th Division. Dr. W. H. Potter '78, who--rose from lieutenant to lieutenant colonel of the U. S. Dental Corps in the War, will make the presentation on behalf of the committee of the Dental School Alumni Association, and there will be music by the Alumni Chorus...
...September 26th, the Freshman Reception was held. About 350 members were present. The speakers were: E. C. Carter '00; Captain Hubbard of the football team; F. A. O. Schwarz '24; J. McK. Kimball '24, Oliver LaFarge '24, representing the Crimson, Lampoon, and Advocate respectively; Alexander Mackey-Smith '24, President of the Glee Club; B. M. Henry '24 presiding...
Dated at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in the City of New York, on Wednesday, the 26th day of March, in the year of our Lord...