GRADUATES CLASS OF 1912 313 

Robert J. Noyes 
Business address, United States Forest Service; Marion, N. C. 
Home address, Georgetown, Mass. 
Robert Jackman Noyes was born December 6, 1888, in Georgetown, 
Mass., the son of Joseph L. Noyes (died April 7, 1913) and Melvina 
(Sanborn) Noyes. He has one brother, Joseph E. Noyes, and two sisters: 
Marjorie S. Noyes, B.A. Mount Holyoke ’06, and Ruth E. Noyes. 
He was prepared at the Perley Free School, Georgetown, Mass., and 
at one time attended the University of Maine. In 1911 he graduated 
from the Sheffield Scientific School at Yale, where he was a member of 
Alpha Tau Omega. 
He is unmarried. 
Noyes is stationed on the Mt. Mitchell Reservation with head- 
quarters at Marion, N. C. He entered the United States Forest 
Service on July 1, 1912, and until December 1, 1912, when he 
received his present appointment, was forest assistant with head- 
quarters at Gorham, N. H. 
J. Wilbur O’Byrne 
Business address, United States Forest Service, Albuquerque, N. Mex. 
Home address, Oxford, Ohio 
Joseph Wilbur O’Byrne was born June 109, 1884, in Springfield, Ind., 
the son of William C. O’Byrne, a farmer, and Ella (McCord) O’Byrne. 
His father’s parents were both born in Ireland and came to America 
when young, while his mother’s father was of Scotch-Irish ancestry, 
his people having resided in this country for many generations. His 
maternal grandmother was of Pennsylvania Dutch stock. He has two 
brothers and two sisters: W. Clarke O’Byrne, E. Esther O’Byrne, a 
graduate of the normal course at Miami University in 1907, Frank M. 
O’Byrne, B.A. Miami, and Ernest B. O’Byrne. 
He was graduated from high school in 1902 and then entered Miami. 
He remained about two years and then worked in Cincinnati four 
years, returning to Miami in 1908 and receiving the degree of B.A. in 
1910. 
He is unmarried. 
O’Byrne has been in District 3 since entering the United States 
Forest Service in August, 1912. He was forest assistant on 
Coconino National Forest until recently, when he was transferred 
