CLASS OF 1901
Royal B. Thayer has opened a real estate office in Indio, Cal., where he is offering choice Coachella Valley acreage. Rubber, says he is still interested in raising dates.
Ernest J. Eddy, the senior member of the firm of Eddy and Leavenworth, Hartford, Conn., has been actively interested in the formation of a new bank in that city, the Capitol National Bank and Trust Company. This new bank opened March 28 with deposits totaling over a million dollars, and its stock is already selling at a premium. Ernest is chairman of the board of directors, as well as chairman of the board of directors of the Capitol National Company, which latter company succeeds the old Eddy and Leavenworth Company, dealers in investment securities.
Channing H. Cox presided at the Dartmouth Commencement lunch,' held at the University Club, Boston, Thursday noon, June 2.
The 1901 address book for 1927 is on the press, and we hope to have it ready for distribution in the very near future.
Everett M. Stevens has been appointed general manager of the Bundy Steam Trap Company, in active charge of all its affairs.
The Secretary, in his travels the past few months, has been impressed by the great loss felt by Dartmouth men of all classes in the sudden deaths of our classmates Irving French and Tim Shanahan. The expressions of sympathy and loss to the College and the Dartmouth fellowship have been many and most sincere. We of 1901 appreciated these men, but it is good to know that others did also.
R. H. Whitcomb has been in poor health for some time and is now at his old home in Winchendon, Mass.
Charlie Howe, whom many of the class have not seen or heard from for a long time, is now located at Richmond, Va., where he has the position of cost engineer with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway. His address is 45 Allison Building.
The sympathy of the class will be extended to Gene Clark in the recent death of his father, Rev. Francis E. Clark of the class of 1873, the founder of the wonderful Christian Endeavor movement.
Swampy Marsh is now serving as deputy chief engineer of the Water Supply Board of the city of Providence, R. I.
Bob Leavens has just published through the Beacon Press a book of inspirational readings. The name of the collection is "Great Companions."
The famous and notorious publicity committee, after bulldozing the class for many years, usurping all rights, and running things as they saw fit, has at last had to take a' back seat. It seems Johnnie Ward and Jim Kimball called a meeting of the committee at favorite hang-out, the B. A. A., and asked the Secretary to be present, when Dungie Crowell appears, and says that from now on, henceforth and for evermore, he is a regular elected member of this, committee in good and regular standing, and is entitled to all the powers and benefits pertaining to that office. Therefore all members of the class will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. We are obliged to say that considering the high-handed way the committee has carried on previously, we were surprised to see how meek and servile they were to Dungie; he apparently had them hog-tied and eating out of his hand. Hence you need not be surprised to see Warner R. Crowell's name attached to all communications from the class of 1901.
Johnnie Ward will take care of the contributions to the Alumni Fund from the class next year, and probably his appeal will be for the "Cap French Fund on the Tucker Foundation."
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Hall '92 have presented the Dick Hall House to the College, and this was opened for inspection during Commencement Week. 1901 should be particularly interested in this house as it was presented by a brother of our Howard Hall, and also from the fact that the entire construction was by Ed Hunter. We are advised that a great deal of the detail was worked out by our class president, and in fact Mrs. Hall says it could not -have gone through so satisfactorily if it had not been for his co-operation. When you consider the fact that this House is said to be the most complete in arrangement of any in the country, we shall all appreciate Ed Hunter's ability.
Hastings Lyon, who besides being a lawyer and an ex-Tuck School professor and maybe many other things, is a rhymester of no mean attainment, read at the annual Tuck School dinner the following poem, which seems to have a general appeal. Maybe you'll like it as well as the captains of finance.
ASK ME ANOTHER. Q. Why are we here in New York? A. When we were through at Tuck And had the world to buck, We got our jobs Where New York throbs, And came to try our luck. Q. What do we do here? A. For umpty per we soil Our brains with greasy toil, We take the sijb And elbows rub, Down through its mad turmoil. Q. How do we feel about it? A. We sometimes curse the day When we came here to stay, And in disgust We'd shake the dust And leave without delay. (We say we should, But if we could We never would.)
Q. Why do we stay? A. Because though often broke We still hope for that stroke Of luck to come, And towards us some Bright shekels swiftly poke. Q. What do we want to be when the luck comes ? A. A lazy, loafing Lascar And live* in Madagascar, Escape the fray We call Broadway, And never see a gas car. Q. Why is New York? A. Th' indefatigable stork Must answer for New York, This populous Metropulus Policed from County Cork. Q. What is the most remarkable fact of the trade statistics of New York? A, The import of fresh pork Is lowest in New York Per capita, Lepidoptera More often weight a fork. A paradox Of bonds and stocks, Gadzooks and zounds We come to seek our bacon, Where bacon least abounds.
Two sons of 1901 were graduated from Phillips Exeter Academy this June, Ralph Hunter and Parker Carpenter. They both were prize winners, Ralph winning first prize in American literature and second prize in physics, and Parker winning first prize in senior Latin. They will both enter Dartmouth in the fall. Jimmie Kimball is also slated for Hanover in the same class, having graduated from Phillips Andover this year.
Frank E. Cudworth has received his appointment as resident engineer on the $30,000,000 bridge across the Hudson river at 178 th St., New York city. The port authorities evidently have great appreciation of Cuddy's ability, and all will be pleased to know of his appointment. Just before leaving the Kenn Well Construction Company, with whom he has been working on the East River power house, he was presented with a silver service, so that there are others that appreciate him also.
Tom Mason is now serving as secretary of the 34th St. Mid-town Association of New York city, with headquarters at 47 West 34th St. He is living down in Greenwich Village.
Secretary, 42 Orange St., Nashua, N. H.
