1894*

Henry Hurd and Sammy Palmer were born on the same day in March 1871. They died within just about a week of each other during this winter of 1942. Henry had a prolonged illness. Sammy died almost instantly as he was out walking of an afternoon. B. Smalley has expressed the feelings of all of us about Henry in his sketch which will be found elsewhere. A sketch of Sammy will appear in the April number. We have now fifty graduates living.

"Associate Justice" Ira Gordon Colby has "retired." The quotation marks are used designedly in both cases. According to the documents, Don for thirty-seven years has done most of the work in the municipal court of Claremont, New Hampshire, while other men have been nominally "Justice." Moreover, he has done this mighty well. "His familiarity with court procedure and varied types of offenders has become extensive during the nearly thirty-seven years he has occupied the bench, and his integrity and ability as a dispenser of justice has never been questioned." It will be remembered that Don comes by his legal lore naturally, his father the late Ira Colby having been one of New Hampshire's famous lawyers. Moreover, he has a son, Attorney Ira Gordon Colby Jr. '27, who is beginning to make a name for himself in the legal circles in New Haven, Connecticut.

Don's "retirement" will probably include the hearing of cases for months and years to come in this same municipal court. Even more he will continue to be a leading, if not the leading, citizen of Claremont, having his finger in almost every pie that is worth while: e.g. The Rotary Club, trustee of town funds, director of the bank, etc., etc. Now that Henry Hurd and Timmy Rossiter have gone he will be the sole representative of '94 in this town which has done so much for the class and for the College.

Another lawyer, the youngest member of the class (hence called "kid"), Frederick Sanford Martyn, has changed his residence. No longer will he be found at his house in Brooklyn where he and his good wife lived "for thirty-three years. Instead he has followed his children and grandchildren out to Rockville Center at 32 Arrundale Road. His business address is still 190 Montague Street, Brooklyn, and he will continue to practice law. He has given up his retainer as trial counsel for the Brooklyn-Manhat- tan Transit System which means that he will not be so constantly engaged in trial court work.

Speaking about changes, the Secretary was due to retire March 31. However, his Board asked him to continue until December 31, and, foolishly he sometimes thinks, he consented.

The College sends us the address of Walter S. Goss as 38 Crescent Street, Franklin, Massachusetts. He is Superintendent of Maintenance at Dean Academy.

Announcement is made of the coming of another grandchild to Mrs. Walter H. Rollins, namely, Roberta Rollins Gould.

Secretary, 14 Beacon St., Boston, Mass.