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...Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright was a soldier of the old U.S. Army. A lean, bowlegged cavalryman, he spent his happiest days in the hard-riding, spur and saber atmosphere of the vanishing Army posts of the West. In an age that produced Army men of many talents-generals who could double as diplomats, showmen, orators or businessmen-"Skinny" Wainwright, a fine horseman,* a crack shot and an all-round good officer, was never anything but a soldier. He had no conspicuous hobbies, outstanding social virtues or noteworthy vices. But his men believed in him, and they followed him to the limit...
Last week, eight years to the day after the surrender of his Japanese enemies, General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, 70, died of a stroke. After his funeral service, a detail of Fourth Army soldiers escorted his body out of Fort Sam's chapel to the post gate. Behind the coffin, his orderly led a cavalry horse with an empty saddle, the general's spurred boots reversed in the stirrups, and the sword he had once surrendered on Corregidor hanging stiffly at the side...
Died. General Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, 70, lean, hard-bitten hero of Bataan and Corregidor during the darkest days of the war in the Pacific; of a stroke; in San Antonio (see NATIONAL AFFAIRS...
...House, will work under Leighton, probably in the capacity of an assistant dean. Leighton, himself, will have general supervision over all deans and will have three assistant deans. Von Stade will probably be one of them, and the present two assistant deans. William D. weeks '49 and George F. Mayhew '49 will probably continue in their positions...
Judson T. Shaplin '41, assistant dean of Freshmen, has been appointed Registrar of the Graduate School of Education, it was stated. George P. Mayhew '41 will probably be named to succeed him as assistant freshman dean; Mayhew has been an instructor in English A for the past few years...