Arthur L. Scott ’37

Ardent Princetonian, teacher, singer, world traveler, and Mark Twain expert, Art Scott died Sept. 26, 1998, after suffering from multi-infarct dementia for several years. He left his wife of almost 58 years, Frances, daughters Patricia and Elizabeth, son Larry '66, 10 grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. He was the son of George '03 and the brother of Dave '38.

At Gunnery School, Art played football, was captain of tennis, and took part in the dramatic society, Glee Club, and publications. At Princeton he majored in history and belonged to the Glee Club, choir, Theatre Intime, and Tower Club.

Art taught in the Alborz College in Teheran, Persia, before a stint in the Navy as a lieutenant (j.g.) assigned to sound and radar. He earned a PhD from Michigan in 1948. He taught literature at the U. of Illinois until 1970 and then divided his time between Jackson, Wyo., and St. George, Utah.

He was on the '37 executive committee and was local Annual Giving agent; he did volunteer work for his church, Kiwanis, and a senior center.

At one point he wrote to PAW that he was delighted to have coeds grace our beautiful campus, saying, "[he was] one middle-aged grad...still proud of Princeton and extremely hopeful for her future."

The Class of 1937