Franklin D. Roosevelt '03 and James Jackson '04, Friends of the Late Payson Dana '04, Concur in Paying Tribute

The following appreciations of Payson Dana '04, late Civil Service Commissioner for Massachusetts, were written for the CRIMSON by Franklin D. Roosevelt '03, former Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and by James Jackson '04, former Treasurer of Massachusetts, who were intimately associated with Dana in College and civil life.

Roosevelt, who was president of the CRIMSON when Dana was Business Manager, telegraphed the following apprecation to the CRIMSON last night:

"The death of Payson Dana in the Prime of his manhod comes as a great shock to his classmates, and indeed to a very large circle of Harvard graduates who had learned to count on his fine spirit and zeal.

"He was one of those real beings who always seemed to have the time as well as the inclination to help others. Never could it be said of him that he did not gladly pull more than his own weight in the boat.

"In college, the personality of Payson Dana showed itself from the beginning of his Freshman year, from the day he went out for the business editorship of the CRIMSON. There was no question of who would land the prize, and in the three years of active work on the paper his reliability was clearly shown.

"We who were closely associated with him on the CRIMSON board learned not only to respect him, but to love him for his kindly humor and true friendship. Since then he kept in close touch with his classmates through his secretary-ship of the Class of 1904, and by virtue of his wide interest in all Harvard affairs. At every reunion he was our guide, philosopher, and friend.

"It seems an unkind fate which will leave his chair vacant at our approaching twenty-fifth anniversary. We shall miss him increasingly as years pass."

Jackson wrote as follows:

"In the death of Payson Dana, class of 1904, Harvard College has lost an able and devoted alumnus. He was always genial and happy, a leader in every place and undertaking. The greater part of his latter years was almost entirely devoted to Public Service.

"Payson Dana's willingness to serve, together with his charming personality, will always be remembered by his friends."