CLASS OF 1901
E. J. Eddy & Co., Inc., under date of January 1, 1923, announce that hereafter their business will be conducted at their present location, 18 Asylum St., Hartford, Conn., under the name of Eddy and Leavenworth, Inc. Ernest J. Eddy will continue as president and treasurer. This company are correspondents for Kidder, Peabody, and Company, bankers.
Irving French spent two weeks during January at Pinehurst, N. C., enjoying the golf and other attractions of that resort.
Quite a number of the class and their families are planning to be in Hanover for the Washington's Birthday holidays. If there are other members of the class who would like to be there at that time, they will be gladly welcome, only it would be good judgment to make reservations as soon as possible.
Banker and Mrs. Hovey announce the arrival of a daughter, Anne, December 24, 1922. Almost a Christmas present.
Arthur Barnard is now located in New York city, at 108 Lafayette St., with the Webster Cutlery Sales Corporation, and is residing at 60 West 84th Street.
At a meeting of the school board of the city of Lawrence, (Mass.) December 14, 1922, Lawrence J. O'Leary was elected, master of the Lawrence High School, to succeed James D. Home '84, who retires in June. Bill O'Leary has been connected with the schools of Lawrence ever since his graduation, and this promotion is well deserved, as his work there has been extremely satisfactory.
The Secretary has recently located Ralph C. Bennett, who was a member of our class sophomore year and part of junior year, transferring to Dartmouth from Northwestern University. Bennett came to Boston this summer, with offices at 472 Boylston St., and represents the American Extension University of Los Angeles, Cal., Department of Law. After leaving Hanover Bennett went to Yale, taking his A.B. and AM. degrees, followed by LL.B. and D.C.L. degrees at the Yale Law School. After his graduation he held a lectureship at Johns Hopkins, and then was appointed a special lecturer in the Department of Law at the University of Texas. In 1914 the University of Oregon elected him head of the Department ■of Law, and while there he served as legal adviser to the University. He then served as assistant state's attorney for the state of Illinois at Chicago until the time of the war, when he enlisted in the British army, and was appointed first lieutenant in the Royal Fusileers, City of London Regiment, infantry, and served with the general staff in London and Paris. Since his discharge, he has been interested in his present occupation.
Channing H. Cox was inaugurated as governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the second time, with impressive ceremonies. Chan's inaugural address was received with liberal applause and with general favorable comment from the press. He recommended progressive changes in the state's business, and analyzed all the problems confronting Massachusetts. Some of the striking points of his address were:
Declaration for short ballot and biennial sessions of legislature.
Sharp criticism of coal profiteers, and recommendation for continuing and strengthening powers of fuel administrator.
One cent tax on gasoline for highway development.
Creation of unpaid commission to study old age pension system, with initial appropriation of $100,000.
Recommendation for abandoning Charlestown prison, and construction for a new prison.
Renewed challenge to county rings by asking that state have power to make transfers of prisoners in county jails.
Recommendation that mayors of all cities be given absolute veto power over all recommendations.
Suggestion that state build new buildings for supreme court and state library, fronting on Beacon St., as memorial to soldiers and sailors of the World War.
Recommendation that legislature co-operate with farmers in fighting corn borer and bovine tuberculosis.
Recommendation that officials be compelled to examine all dams regularly, to guard against repetition of Willimansett disaster.
Charles W. Fletcher is collector of internal revenue, with headquarters at Keene, N. H.
Secretary, Everett M. Stevens, 127 Federal St., Boston
