Carnegie Mellon University - Thistle Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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AN DR FAY Y. MELLON Andrew William Mellon, number one Pittsburgh financier, died August 26, 1937, at Southampton, Long Island. Mr. Mellon was first elected a trustee of Carnegie Institute on February 19, 1894. As chairman of the Finance Committee of three hoards, the Library, Institute, and Technology Hoards, lie naturally gave much of his time and effort in wise investment of the funds bequeathed by Andrew Carnegie. At the time of his death, Andrew Mellon was Vice-President of the Library board. Mr. Mellon was continuously fighting for the betterment of art and culture for the average American. JOHN L. PORTER John Lupher Porter, a native of Meadville, died at Clifton Springs, New York, August 11, 1937. For the past twenty-two years, John L. Porter had been an active member of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Institute. He gave especial and devoted attention to the School of Technology as Chairman of the committee on adminstration and finance. In his will, Mr. Porter bequeathed ?25,(XM) to the Endowment Fund, and made three bequests to be distributed as prizes for the finest work in painting, sculpture, and drama performed by students.

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I N II EII II R I I II DR. ESTHER BLAIR Dr. Esther Blair, former professor of Hygiene in Margaret Morrison College died on December 11, 1937 in New York. She was a graduate of Yassar Col-leg e and Yomen’s Medical School in Philadelphia. MILTON GOLDBLOOM Milton Goldbloom died July 28, 1937 in an airplane crash in Belgium. 'I he trip abroad was a graduation gift from his parents as Goldbloom had graduated from the Drama school in 1937. JACK TOBLER Jack To bier died July 22, 1937 in Oil City following an operation for appendicitis. Tobler, a native of Covington, Kentucky was a graduate of the school of Engineering.

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