Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-17
DEATH OF RALPH T WARD.
He Was q Member of the High
 School Class of 1901.

After q brief illness of typhoid fever, Ralph T. Ward, .Ir, aged l9, son of Mir and Mrs Ralph T. Ward, of 1OS Central avenue, died at 9 o'clock last evening. Every etOrt was made to save hIs life by trained nurses and the best skill of physicians, but the ravageS of the dread disease brought death very suddenly. Ralph Wards death is q severe blow not only to his parents but to d host of friends to whom he had endeared himself in this city. Besides his parents he leaves two older brothers, married and living in Lynn, Mass, who arrived here to- in Lyma, Mass, who arrived here to- day to eemain until after the funeral services.
 Ralph Ward was d member of the class of 1901 of the High school and was one of the popular students of that institution. Or that character and nature which is so well expressed in the words of a famous writer, sound ill the noble parts and free from every taint of perhdy, of cruelty, of in- gratitude, of enyy,' he won ] com manding position among his class mates. \ born athlete, he was all ways interested in all kinds of ath letics both at the High school and at the Y. NJ. c. A. He was the man. ager of the High school football team last season and played quarterback on the team the previous year. He has also been q member of the basketball and baseball teams of the local High school.
 For many months Ralph Ward has acted as office assistant for evening work at the Young Mems Christian association building. He was also prominent in '. M. C. A. athletics and in various ways had assisted Physical Director Shoemaker in the work of the association gymnasium, especially the conduct of the boys classes, be- sides teaching the boys Bible class Saturday morning. He was also active ly identified with the First Methodist church of this city and had taught class of boys in the Sunday school for some time. Since he came to this city with his parents little over two ! years ago from Lynn, Mass, where he | had also been leader among young men of his age. he had become one of the most popular and highly es- | teemed young men ill the city. 1 Funeral services will be held Saturday | afternoon at o'clock at his home and l at the Methodist church ct 2:3O. Rev Mir Hanna will deliver an eulogy over | his remains.
 A meeting of the High school class
 of 1901 was held this morning i'm
 mediately after the opening of the school session. Principal Stephen w.
 Wilby presiding. A committee con
 sisting of the Misses Emma N1anville
 and Edna Johnson and Fred Nuhn,
 John Hayes and Dennis Murray, was
 appointed to make the necessary ar
 engagements for the class to attend the
 funeral i'll a body and also to offer
 the condolence of members of the
 class to the bereaved parents of their
 dead classmate. Suitable floral offer
 tngs will also be procured. The Boys | Glee club of the High school ill the
 organization of which Ralph Ward
 was a prime mover. and the Girls
 Glee club will attend the funeral ir
 a body They also will send flora
 offerings The flag of the High schoo | was at half mast today as a token o1
 respect to Ralph Thatcher Ward, Jr