Obituary for Elmer M Johnson.
The Ithaca Journal, Dec 6 1961, P. 5
"Telluride's Chancellor Emeritus Dies
Elmer M. Johnson of 7 Renwick Drive, chancellor emeritus of Telluride Assn., died today, Dec. 6, 1961, in Tompkins County Hospital.
Mr. Johnson, a native of Boise, Idaho, had been associated with Telluride and its founder, L. L. Nunn, since 1912, when he was involved in the construction and early operation of the Beaver River Power Co. in Boise.
He entered Cornell University in 1916 on a Telluride Scholarship, but left school to joln the American Field Service in France, transferring to the the American Army's transport corps. He returned to Cornell in 1919, graduating in English literature in 1922. He continued to teach English literature at Cornell until assuming the chancellorship of Telluride in 1930.
Mr. Johnson served as chancellor of Telluride Assn., an endowed educational foundation that awards scholarships for study at Cornell, where there is a Telluride House, until his retirement in June of 1960.
He was a member and former warden of St. John's Episcopal Church.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Anne Ryder Johnson; a son, the Rev. R. Channing Johnson of Attica; a brother, Myron A. C. Johnson of Coral Gables, Fla. and a sister, Mrs. Victor Allman of Mellville, Mont.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in St. John's Episcopal Church. Mass will be celebrated by his son, Rev. Johnson, who will be assisted by the Rev. Warren Traub and the Rev. Richard Stott. Burial will be in East Lawn Cemetery."