John McLean Morris ’36

JACK DIED of cancer Apr. 8, 1993, at his home in Woodbridge, Conn. He was born in Kuling, China, on Sept. 1, 1911, the son of missionary DuBois S. Morris '98 (D.D., Princeton Theological Seminary, and a founding member of Cap and Gown).

Jack prepared at Hotchkiss School. At Princeton, he majored in biology, was managing editor of THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN, and was a member of Cap and Gown. He graduated in 1940 from Harvard Medical School and received an honorary degree from Yale Univ. in 1962.

Jack was an internationally recognized gynecological surgeon and a wellrespected research scholar who in 1966 co-discovered the "morning after" birth control pill. He was a wellknown proponent of population control efforts and made important contributions to the research of cancer treatments. He was a professor for 42 years at the Yale Univ. School of Medicine and YaleNew Haven Medical Center He retired in 1987.

During WWII, he served four years in the navy medical corps, seeing duty in the Pacific theater. He retired in 1946 as a lieutenant commander. Jack is survived by his wife of 42 years, Marjorie "Mimi" Austin Morris; daughters Marjorie Cave, Christina Raymond, Constance Jarowey, and Virginia Plumb '81; a son, Robert D.; sisters Elizabeth Bair and Eleanor Morrison; a brother, Dubois S. Jr. '33; and nine grandchildren.

Jack was a loyal Princetonian and a man of tremendous professional ability. He will be remembered.

The Class of 1936