Blacks@Dartmouth 1775 to 1960

Samuel Stanley Morris died December 18, 1984, in Louisville, Ky.

After leaving Dartmouth, he studied during summers at Harvard, then received his master's degree at Cornell and a doctorate in economics at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He taught history, political science, and economics in various southern colleges. In 1955 he joined the faculty of Grambling College in Grambling,. La., where he was professor of economics until his retirement.

He was married in 1926 to Mamie Taylor. They had three daughters and two sons, all of whom earned degrees at various colleges and universities. He was a member of the Order of Artus, National Honorary Economic Society, American Economic Association, and American Association of University Professors.