Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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Juniors President John L. Devereaux Secretary Neil MacLellan Vice-President Warren P. McHugh Treasurer Charles Darsch A lecture charged with dynamic interest.

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The class of 1953 returned to begin their Junior year at Textile with the conviction that if they had succeeded in getting through the first half, they could manage to pull through in the second half of their four years at L.T.I. Many felt that the roughest years had passed, while others felt that the many outside inter- ests they had picked up during their first two years would make the task of sitting down to some honest studying a difficult one. Many of the outside interests of the jun- iors are found to be the contributing factors in forming the background of student activities on campus. In every organization, society, fra- ternity, and athletic team, members of the class of 1953 are found in high and respected positions. Among those unexpected events that preyed on this class was the edict causing most of the students to take up residence in the dor- mitories. Sophomores expected the action, but juniors were caught unawares. Of course, it was not long before the seniors were ensnared and asked to move in. When that happened, no one could support an argument that the juniors alone were being persecuted. Of course, there were many who escaped the long cor- ridors and tiled bathrooms of Smith Hall. Prominent among this group are the local resi- dents. A large minority of the Junior Class are proud citizens of Lowell, and of the Greater Lowell Area. Also among the escapees were the men who were living in the four fraternity houses. In some houses, where formerly it had been a chore to fill all the vacancies, a sudden rush and overabundance of tenants ensued. It was not long before the houses were accom- modating more men than they could handle. The Dean then heard from the landladies who were losing their customers while the State was gaining them. Some of the boys found studying a little more difficult under the new conditions, but the majority accepted the privi- lege to live out of the dormitories. Then came the first semester final exams. That was the time when the Juniors found out the real meaning of persecution. More complexes arose from these exams than a cer- tain psychology professor could interpret in a semester. But on the whole, the class survived and a minimum of failures resulted. The sec- ond semester was started by the old pledge that this is The Semester, and everyone gets down to business. We won ' t be able to start in until after the ball season is over first, and then it will be spring, and so . . . well, we ' ll do some of the homework ourselves. Most classes had a vacation between semes- ters. Not so for this class. With two Testing reports due the week we returned and an assortment of cotton, wool, and worsted reports also due that week, it was scarcely a vacation for the slaves of the Junior Class. The second semester was enjoyed by all, Back row: Randall, Freeman, Peltekian, Demos, Brandt, Grubman, Gosselin, Carolan, Froehlich, Greenberg, Haralampopoulos. Second row: Arnold, Zagel, Ostrove, Work, Boutiette, Smith, W., Harris, Goodman, Adler, Kaslow, Godfrey, Albani, Abrahams, Brandman, Kamerman, Wuester, Kelley. First row: Stone, Richards, Langlais, Hilliard, Paris, Danza, Hall, Bagdon, Hamel, Smith, R., Flamand, Nachman.