1903-04 Volume 28 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

5o6 THE SCROLL.a time the change appeared to be for the better. But whilehe could not return, his mind could not be kept from his work,and before a year of his leave of absence had expired he acceptedan appointment as professor of mechanical engineering inthe Colorado College, at Colorado Springs. A short termof service, however, was sufficient to convince him that hecould not endure such a task and he was forced to give it up.He struggled heroically against the effects of an implacabledisease, but acting on the advice of his physician he returnedhome a few weeks before his death which occurred March27, 1904. J. F. G. MILLER.RAYMOND W. HONEYWELL, OHIO WESLEYAN, '05.One day, while watching some men bridging a chasm, amonk saw one of the workmen plunge headlong to his deatha thousand feet below. He immediately went back to his hutand wrote: ''in the midstof life we live in death."Ohio Beta has recently hada demonstration of the awfultruth of this in the saddeath of our dear brother,Raymond W. Honeywell,at Chagrin Falls, Ohio, onSunday night, June 28.The following account istaken from the ChagrinFalls Exponent:Raymond W. Honeywell, sonof Mrs. Bessie Honeywell, whoresides on Washington street, hadcharge of the plant that night aselectrician, having taken theplace of Ray Wilbur, who isusually in charge of the nightturn. The machinery had beenput in operation and the lightsturned on and shortly after thiswhen J. W. Hutchinson wentinto the engine room, he foundRaymond lying on the floor abouthalf way between the switchboard and dynamos. A glanceRAYMOND W. HONEYWELL,Ohio Wesleyan, '05. at the form told Mr. Hutchinsonthat the boy was dead.Assistance was hurriedly summoned and everything possible was done toresuscitate him, but life was extinct. The body was hurriedly removed tothe home on Washington street, messengers going ahead to announce the