Connecticut western news., 1920-09-16

honorS at the Worcester (MaSS.) Polytechnic Institute where he was graduated at the age of 19 with the degree of s. B. in the class of 1890.
 Then followed two years at liar ward University, where, in 1892, he got his B. A. degree. He also spent a year in the Harvard Law School, but did not finish the course.
 It was at Harvard that the youth ful Lake, product of the farm and technical school, then only 19 years old, made name for himself, a name that is sung by thousands of athletic fans all over the country, for there is nothing that appeals more than clean, healthy and vigor- ous sports. Lakes husky physique made him marked man at Harvard and the football experts helped him chieve a nationwide success as a half back.
 Lake is to Harvard football what Walter G. Camp is to Yale football. In 1890 Lakes aggressiveness and ability landed him on the Harvard team as halfback and in that year Harvard triumphed over Yale. The Yale-Harvard games were then play ed at Hampden Park, Springfield. Lake played at halfback on the two varsity teams in 1891 nd 1892 and for three seasons was an All-Ameri- can halfback along with "Bum" McClug, the famous Yale football artist, who lAter became treasurer of the United States.
 - Leaving his football days at liar yard and the year at the law school, young Lake, at the age of 22 years, went to Hartford where he took a clerical place in the office of the Hartford Lumber Company, his fath- er's business, and, in his new work displayed the same aggressiveness and ability to master knowledge that had played a part in his scholastic and athletic work. Within a year he had accumulated much knowledge of the lumber business and was made secretary of the company and in 1896 he was also made treasurer. Tn 1901 he was elected president of the company and for several years was president-treasurer, but, in recent years, has been president only.
 But MT. Lake was not satisfied merely with devoting his energies to business and social activities, for he is also we'll known as fraternaI so- ciety man. To college men all over the country he is known as a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon. His father was prominent in public life, had been representative from the town of Woodstock in the general assem- ply of 1885, had been member of the and had served as a senator in the session of internal revenue in Hartford.
 : MT. Lakes first venture in public life was in 1900, when he was elected to the board of school visi- tors, place which he held, three years and where his services were always rendered for the best inter-. ests of the community. In 1903 he was elected to the house of repre- sentatives and at the next session of the general assembly was present as a senator, being the youngest member but one and one of the youngest elected up to that time. He was elected to the senate from the first district. .t
 The first legislative session he at tended he played prominent part in the work of the assembly and was chairman of the committee on appro- prlations and at the next session was chairman of the committee on incor- porations. MT. Lake was also chair man of the special committee which planned and carried out the recep- tion to the late United States Sena- tor O. H. Platt, an event in which the entire state took part.
 More political honors came to Mr Lake, for, in 1906 he was elected heutenant-governor and as presiding officer of the senate made a record for fair and impartial state officer. In 1908 and 1910 he was a candi- date for the gubernational nomina- tion. MT. Lake is known personally to thousands of men all over the state, and is a good judge of human nature, his numerous friends testi- flying to that. He is what is known as good mixer, at home, every where, affable and pleasant, and quick to put one at his ease. While active in politics and in his own busi- ness he had time to take part in other business enterprises as raem- Der of various directories of which some are the following: Hartford Aetna National Bank, Riverside Trust Company, Hockanum Mills Company of Rockville.
 The former lieutenant governor is member of St. Johns Lodge, F. and A. M; Pythagoras Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; Woicott Coun- cil, Royal and Select Masters; Court Keney, Foresters of American; and of the Nasty Pudding Institute of 1770, distinctive Harvard organi- zation. He is also on the staff of the First Company, Governors Foot