The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-01-20
Prof. W. R. ShipmanS' Fun
eral on Saturday
HELD AT TUFTS COLLEGE
Attended by Students and Faculty of
Tufts College and Representatives
Of Goddard Semi
nary.

The funeral Of Dr. William r Ship
man, president Of the board Of trustees
of Goddard seminary, and the last mem
Der Of the original CHARGER board, was
held Saturday at eleven o'clock in Cod
dard chapel at Tufts college, Medford,
Mass, where his life work had been
spent as professor and dean. The gen
eral esteem for him is told in the fol-
lowing:
There were no emblems Of mourning
within the house and only the flowers
relieved the solemn aspect Of the audi
torium. The casket was covered with
shower Of Files and all about were tri.
butes from the trustees, the University
club, the various fraternities, members
Of the alumni, and by undergraduates;
all bearing witness to the high esteem
and tender love in which the good old
dean was held by all who knew him.
The honorary pail bearers were Wal
ter i. Parker of Lewrence and w. w.
Spaulding Of Haverhill, representing the
trustees Professor Charles Z. Fay and
Professor William l.. Hooper Of the fac
ulty, and Frank NJ. Hawes and DR.. Hor-
ace r. MRkechnie of the alumni The
active bearers, students of the senior
class, were: Dayton e. Vogt, Earle II.
Danforth, Everett s. White, Damon b.
Stevens. Wilwyn b. Herbert and Gilbert
d. Boyd.
Sat 1880 the student body, numbering
about four hundred, assembled BY classes
on Packard avenue in columns Of twos,
the senior class at the head Walter
r. Green, marshal of the senior class,
and member OF Tower Cross, the hon
orary senior society, acted as marshal.
The procession moved TO the late resi-
dence on Talbot avenue, and escorted the
remains to the chapel, marching around
the. East Hall side to the cloisters. At
this point the students were divided with
ranks facing the center, and stood at
attention with barred heads as the body
was horne into the church.
"The officials Of the college, honorary
pail bearers and officiating cIergymen
had assembled at Ballon hall, and march
ing to the chapel met the funeral pro-
eession at the eloisters.
To the solemn tones of Beethoyen's
Funeral March, the easket was borne
to its resting place. Tie appropriate
sentences were chanted BY the choir and
selections from the scriptures were read
bv DR.. Harmon. The choir then sang
Abide With Me. President Frederick
NJ. Hamilton sp0le Of Dean Shipmans
relation to The college, and he was fol-
lowed by Professor G. N. Harmon, who
spoken Of the personal side Of the good
old mans character. Prayer was offered
By Dir. G. II. Leonard, dean Of the Crane
school Of theology the choir sang Come
unto Me when the shadows darkly gatA7
err Dean Leonard pronounced the hent
dietion and the simple service was ended.
As the solemn measures Of Guilmants
Funeral March sounded through the
shurch the procession was reformed, and
after the mourners had entered carriages
It proceeded slowly down the tong drive
10 College avenue. led BY the students,
who acted as an escort marching as far
a Powder House square Here the coll
nmns separated. and once more the stu
lents barred their heads as the funeral
,ortege passed through their ranks and
vent on its way to Mt Auburn Gene
tery.
sThe remains win be cremated and the
sshes placed beside those Of the wife
who died thirteen years ago"
Goddard seminary was represented at
he funeral by its principal, @. X. Hol-
ister, and five trustees. Duane White
Il Boston, A. W. Pierce OF Franklin,
Mass, and William Martin Of Cam
,ridge. Mass. Rev. J. Fl. Holden Of Rox
Jury, Mass, and Prof. w. r, Ransom Of
Tufts college