Ernest Lewis Gay '97.

Ernest Lewis Gay '97, of Boston, died of heart trouble in the special car of the University Club on one of the trains for New Haven Saturday. He was born in Boston 41 years ago and entered the University in 1893 graduating with the degree of A. B. After graduating he spent one year in the Law School. A keen interest in old books prompted him to give up law and go abroad, returning later to become librarian of the University Club. As the holder of this position up to his death he made frequent research excursions in Europe, particularly in Spain, where he worked extensively in 1913. The ballad department of the Widener Library owes its position as first among the collections in America largely to Mr. Gay and his brother, the late Frederick Lewis Gay '78. He had arranged that on his death his "Beggar's Opera" collection should go to further enrich the collection at Widener.