Sherman Day Thacher
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Sherman Day Thacher, was the founder and headmaster of the Thacher School at Ojai, California
. A graduate of Hopkins Grammar School, he attended Yale University
and won second prize in English composition his Sophomore year; oration appointment Junior year; dissertation appointment Senior year; an editor of the Yale Record; member, Delta Kappa, Psi Upsilon
, and Skull and Bones
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Salesman for W. & J. Sloane, New York City
, 1883-84; studied in Yale School of Law 1884-86 (LL.B cum laude 1886; Townsend Prize, John Addison Porter
Prize, associated with law firm of Lathrop & Smith, Kansas City, Missouri
, 1886-87; went to California 1887 and took up 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) of government land and planted an orange grove, in 1889 founded the Thacher School at Ojai, California
; served as headmaster until retirement in June, 1931 (his brother, William L. Thacher, (Yale 1887), associated with him from 1895; honorary M.A. Yale 1923, honorary charter member of Delta chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Occidental College
, Los Angeles, 1926; president of board of trustees of Nordhoff (California) High School 1908-1922; trustee of San Antonio District School 1898-1912; president of Headmasters Association of Pacific Coast Private Schools for Boys 1930-31 and honorary member Headmasters Association of Eastern Private Schools for Boys, chairman of standing committee of Ojai Board of Trade 1912, of executive committee of Ojai Valley Men's League 1910-1920, and of local Exemption Board for Ventura County (rank of Major) 1918; Four-Minute Man; director of Ojai Civic Association, on advisory committee of California Junior Republic 1920-1931, in charge of Topa Topa Orange Ranch, Ojai, since 1921; honorary trustee of National Society of Mental Hygiene; vice president of Yale Club of Southern California 1918-19, and its representative on Alumni Board since 1920; member Yale Committee for Participation in the Restoration of the Library of the University of Louvain 1924; author Edward Tompkins McLaughlin: A Sketch (1894), member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American Academy of Political and Social Science; had attended Ojai Valley Community (Presbyterian) Church since 1887
Married June 24, 1896, in New Haven, Eliza Seely Blake (B.L, University of California
, 1895), the daughter of Charles Thompson Blake (Yale BA 1847) and Harriet Waters (Stiles) Blake, and the granddaughter of Eli Whitney Blake (Yale BA 1816). Children: Elizabeth (B.L., University of California, 1920); three sons who each died in infancy; George Blake, Yale 1925, (B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1927); Anson Stiles, (Yale 1927; Helen Sherman (B.A., Smith College
, 1930); Harriet Janet, (B.A. Smith College, 1934); and Sherman Day, Jr.
Death due to an operative shock. Survived by wife, three sons, three daughters, brother, and a sister, Elizabeth T. Kent, the widow of William Kent, '87.
Ojai, California
Ojai is a city in Ventura County, California, USA. It is situated in the Ojai Valley , surrounded by hills and mountains. The population was 7,461 at the 2010 census, down from 7,862 at the 2000 census.-History:Chumash Indians were the early inhabitants of the valley...
. A graduate of Hopkins Grammar School, he attended Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
and won second prize in English composition his Sophomore year; oration appointment Junior year; dissertation appointment Senior year; an editor of the Yale Record; member, Delta Kappa, Psi Upsilon
Psi Upsilon
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, and Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones
Skull and Bones is an undergraduate senior or secret society at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. It is a traditional peer society to Scroll and Key and Wolf's Head, as the three senior class 'landed societies' at Yale....
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Salesman for W. & J. Sloane, New York City
New York City
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, 1883-84; studied in Yale School of Law 1884-86 (LL.B cum laude 1886; Townsend Prize, John Addison Porter
John Addison Porter
John Addison Porter was an American Professor of Chemistry. He was born in Catskill, New York and died in New Haven, Connecticut...
Prize, associated with law firm of Lathrop & Smith, Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri
Kansas City, Missouri is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri and is the anchor city of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, the second largest metropolitan area in Missouri. It encompasses in parts of Jackson, Clay, Cass, and Platte counties...
, 1886-87; went to California 1887 and took up 160 acre (0.6474976 km²) of government land and planted an orange grove, in 1889 founded the Thacher School at Ojai, California
Ojai, California
Ojai is a city in Ventura County, California, USA. It is situated in the Ojai Valley , surrounded by hills and mountains. The population was 7,461 at the 2010 census, down from 7,862 at the 2000 census.-History:Chumash Indians were the early inhabitants of the valley...
; served as headmaster until retirement in June, 1931 (his brother, William L. Thacher, (Yale 1887), associated with him from 1895; honorary M.A. Yale 1923, honorary charter member of Delta chapter of Phi Beta Kappa at Occidental College
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college located in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1887, Occidental College, or "Oxy" as it is called by students and alumni, is one of the oldest liberal arts colleges on the West Coast...
, Los Angeles, 1926; president of board of trustees of Nordhoff (California) High School 1908-1922; trustee of San Antonio District School 1898-1912; president of Headmasters Association of Pacific Coast Private Schools for Boys 1930-31 and honorary member Headmasters Association of Eastern Private Schools for Boys, chairman of standing committee of Ojai Board of Trade 1912, of executive committee of Ojai Valley Men's League 1910-1920, and of local Exemption Board for Ventura County (rank of Major) 1918; Four-Minute Man; director of Ojai Civic Association, on advisory committee of California Junior Republic 1920-1931, in charge of Topa Topa Orange Ranch, Ojai, since 1921; honorary trustee of National Society of Mental Hygiene; vice president of Yale Club of Southern California 1918-19, and its representative on Alumni Board since 1920; member Yale Committee for Participation in the Restoration of the Library of the University of Louvain 1924; author Edward Tompkins McLaughlin: A Sketch (1894), member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and American Academy of Political and Social Science; had attended Ojai Valley Community (Presbyterian) Church since 1887
Married June 24, 1896, in New Haven, Eliza Seely Blake (B.L, University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
, 1895), the daughter of Charles Thompson Blake (Yale BA 1847) and Harriet Waters (Stiles) Blake, and the granddaughter of Eli Whitney Blake (Yale BA 1816). Children: Elizabeth (B.L., University of California, 1920); three sons who each died in infancy; George Blake, Yale 1925, (B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. MIT has five schools and one college, containing a total of 32 academic departments, with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological education and research.Founded in 1861 in...
1927); Anson Stiles, (Yale 1927; Helen Sherman (B.A., Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
, 1930); Harriet Janet, (B.A. Smith College, 1934); and Sherman Day, Jr.
Death due to an operative shock. Survived by wife, three sons, three daughters, brother, and a sister, Elizabeth T. Kent, the widow of William Kent, '87.