Samuel Barnitz Williams ’25

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Barnie Williams was born in York, Pa. He transferred to Princeton from Ursinus in the fall of 1923. He earned his MA in English in 1933 from the U. of Pennsylvania.

Barnie was a teacher, commencing his career at Deerfield Academy and then Hebron Academy after a few years at Turkey College. He finished at Lawrenceville. He was a member of the New England Assn. of Teachers of English.

Barnie traveled extensively in Europe and Asia. His wife, Ida Moody, predeceased him. Following his retirement, he lived in Gettysburg, Pa., where he died Apr. 7, 1999.

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