Princeton University - Bric A Brac Yearbook (Princeton, NJ)

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In ISA DANIEL CLEMENS SAYRE Daniel Clemens Sayre was both a beloved member of the Princeton scene and an eminently successful and respected national figure in the field of aeronautics. He devoted his career of three decades to aviation as pilot, developer of commercial airlines, editor and writer, gov- ernment consultant, teacher, and research scientist. His death on October 1 ( . 1956 was a keenly-fell loss not only to his many friends and acquaintances, hut also to all who were familial with his numerous contributions to the cm i expanding field of air research. Everyone was aware that his place would not easily he filled. Professor Savre came to I ' rinceton in 1941 to draft plans for the projected Department of eronautical Engi- neering and found the department ' s two-fold concept of instruction and research realized with the initiation of full-scale war operations. The chairmanship of this de- partment was his until 19.il. when he became the first Director of the James I ' orrestal Research Center. Profes- sor Sax re had a leading part in the development and in the man) important scientific contributions of the center. dditionall . his broad ision and imagination were in- strumental in the development of Firestone Library, the Princeton television programs, and the Council of the Humanities. At the time of lii- death, he was also Associ- ate Dean id the School of Engineering. The many associates and students of Daniel Sayre will ii member him as an affable instructor-friend who brought great credit to himself and to Princeton I niversitv through his unceasing devotion to scientific research. In President Dodds ' words: He will be sorely missed. 20

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OKREN JACK TURNER Back Row: Dr. Bern ' , Dr. Schullinger, Mr. Medina, Mr. Leeb, Mr. Kipp, Mr. Savage, Dr. Finney, Mr. Love, Mr. Pfeiffer, Mr. Corbin, Mr. Penick, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Kerr. Second Row: Mr. Horton, Mr. Hungerford, Mr. Supplee, Mr. Danforth, Mr. Lourie, Mr. Williams, Mr. Proctor, Mr. Oates, Mr. Follis, Mr. Carton, Dr. Billings, Dr. Hills. Front Row: Mr. Voorhees, Dr. Whipple, Mr. Van Dusen, Mr. Belknap, Mr. Helm, President Dodds, Mr. Mathey, Dr. St. John, Mr. Firestone, Mr. Gulick, Mr. Kirkland. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAROLD W. DODDS, PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY HAROLD H. HELM, CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CHAUNCEY BELKNAP, CLERK OF THE BOARD ROBERT GARRETT JOHN STUART PAUL BEDFORD TRUSTEES EMERITI CHARLES H. McILWAIN ARCHIBALD A. GULICK ALFRED T. CARTON ALLEN 0. WHIPPLE STEPHEN F. VOORHEES FORDYCE B. ST. JOHN E. S. WELLS KERR CHARTER TRUSTEES DEAN MATHEY HENRY P. VAN DUSEN JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, 3rd HARVEY S. FIRESTONE, JR. FREDERICK H. OSBORN ERNEST C. SAVAGE HAROLD H. HELM CHAUNCEY BELKNAP DOUGLAS HORTON DONALD B. LOURIE HORACE K. CORBIN JOHN G. BUCHANAN DONALD DANFORTH BRIAN P. LEEB HENDERSON SUPPLEE, JR. GEORGE G. FINNEY WILLIAM A. KIRKLAND TIMOTHY N. PFEIFFER S. BARKSDALE PENICK, JR. RUDOLPH N. SCHULLINGER HAROLD R. MEDINA DONALD B. KIPP GEORGE P. BERRY TRUSTEES EX-OFFICIO GOV. ROBERT B. MEYNER PRES. HAROLD W. DODDS ALUMNI TRUSTEES CARLTON S. PROCTOR R. GWIN FOLLIS JAMES F. OATES, JR. GEORGE H. LOVE CLARK HUNGERFORD JOHN C. WILLIAMS F. TREMAINE BILLINGS. JR. RALPH G. HILLS 21