Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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T.O. C. Last Fall, one third of the students at LTI were wearing red and black beanies, and name tags. Fresh- man Orientation had been revived at Tech. The pro- gram was set up by a committee including Ed Hayes, Al Cohen, Lew Silverman, Al Gilet, Ken Cohen, and J. J. Berger. The purpose of this program was to initiate an awareness in each freshman of his academic and social responsibilities toward himself and toward the Insti- tute, and to develop class and school spirit among the freshmen. During the acquaintance week, TOC supported the Freshman Smoker, and the FRE E FROSH FROLIC. The following week, the freshmen were introduced to their program, which included the wearing of the beanie and nametag, and the mem- orization of a list of rules appropriately called the Ten Commandments. A Freshman-Sophomore Swimming Meet was held, with the freshmen overpowering the sophomores. However, the sophs avenged themselves by defeating the freshmen in a softball game played at Shedd Park. In a hard-fought basketball game, the TOC team defeated the winners of the Freshman Intramural Tournament. Thus, the sophomores trailed the fresh- men by only seven points going into Field Day, which was held the afternoon of October 27. The freshmen girls defeated the upperclass girls by one H. KENNETH COHEN President point in their basketball game, while the Freshmen All-Stars upset the Sophomore All-Stars. Unfortunately, the Track Meet was rained out. However, it wasn ' t the rain that wet the spir its of the freshmen and sophomores who lined up on op- posite sides of a pit, partially filled with water, for the tug-of-war competition, the results of which need not be recalled. Following the Field Day, over 500 people attended the All-Tech Banquet. Here, the freshmen learned that they had defeated the sophomores, and that the orientation period was officially over. This news was met by a mass of beanies thrown into the air by the jubilant freshmen. In line with the organization ' s policy to do its ut- most to aid the freshmen, the Tech Orientation Com- mittee is organizing a Freshman Handbook, which will be presented to the Class of 1959. THE TECH ORIENTATION COMMITTEE First Row: A. Horowitz, J. Harlam, F. Mann, T. Polak, K. Cohen, J. White, F. Delaney, A. Gilet, G. Landry. Second Row: R. Desrochers, R. Herman, E. McGann, J. Lynch, D. Hannon, L. Lifland, J. Finnegan, D. Branchaud, R. Carrier, F. Crowe. Third Row: R. Schiek, J. Ferenbach, J. Belfemore, C. Wana, E. Koza, L. Hart, L. Goldberg, P. Bodenhorst, R. Pellissier, C. Dunn. 28

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PICKOUT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF F. Frank BUSINESS MGR. D. Legow PICKOUT ORGANIZATIONAL CHART EDITOR-IN-CHIEF F. Frank LITERARY EDITOR F. Obear BUSINESS MGR. D. Legow REWRITE J. Berger ADVERTISING MGR. J. Eisenberg SPORTS H. Ponty MANAGING EDITOR W. Kaplan FRAT AND CLASS J. Rosen LAYOUT EDITOR N. Geary ORGANIZATIONS J. Davies PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR P. Canovai SPECIAL ACTIVITIES J. Ganz First Row: J. Ganz, P. Canovai, H. Ponty, D. Legow, F. Frank, N. Geary, J. Senberg, W. Kaplan, J. Rosen. Second Row: H. Cotton, D. Kaplan, L. Missry, J. Berger, H. Cohen, A. Marcus, R. Wagenr. Third Row: E. Slatkin, A. Cohen, D. Crean, S. Stein, F. Hogan, J. Knox. 29