Bradford Durfee College of Technology - Alethea Yearbook (Fall River, MA)

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by Governor Furcolo decided upon the best course of action for Durfee Tech and New Bedford Institute of Technology. This com- mittee's report is expected in early Novem- ber. The soccer team was still going strong, being undefeated for the games played th11s far this season. October 30, 1959-The Varsity Club sponsored a record hop in the college cafeteria. November 2, 1959-During this week the Art Department inaugurated an informal discus- sion period, open to all members of the depart- ment. The meeting proved to be a very infor- mative, as well as a very interesting affair. November 5, 1959-The students, aroused by news that the Student Council intended to re- strict the use of the college parking lot 'to juniors and seniors, signed a petition asking that any decisions on the student parking lot be put before a student vote. No action was taken by the Student Council on the matter. November 7, 1959-Epsilon Phi Pi and Kappa Sigma Phi co-sponsored a dance, the Hal- loween Howl , at Chet's Barn in Little Comp- ton. Music was provided by Mac and Cal Chrupcala and their group. November 10, 1959-The Engineering Society held an open meeting in the school audi- torium. Mr. Byron O. Pierce, minerologist, was the guest speaker. Mr. Pierce showed color- ful slides taken on his travels in South Amer- ica, the Swiss Alps, Siberia, and the Western United States. November ll, 1959-A crowd of about 175 people watched Phi Psi's booters defeat Epsilon's kickers in the inter-fraternity game held at Father Kelly Park. The game went into two overtime periods, with Phi Psi finally winning by a score of 3 to 2. This week also saw the granting of the first Sabbatical Leave in the history of Durfee College. Professor Howard B. Leighton was the recipient of the leave. November 12, 1959-The newly-organized Math- ematics Club met in the lecture hall to hear a talk by Mr. Herbert. Mr. Herbert's topic was Logarithms of Negative Numbers. This was also the week during which a theft occurred in the cafeteria. Mr. Murphy who had just purchased his lunch, remembered that the parking meter had just run out. He placed his tray on the table, ran out and fed the meter, and when he got back, his lunch had disappeared. November 16, 1959-A.I.E.E. held its second open meeting of the school year. Mr. Charles H. Keenan, of the Yankee Atomic Electric Com- pany was the guest speaker. His subject was The Application of Nuclear and Electrical Power. November 24, 1959-Phi Psi's mascot, Chug disappeared. There was some question as to who caused the disappearance of the beloved nebbish. Some said Epsilon had it, others said Kappa Sigma Phi had it, and still others were heard to say that it was Chug's mating season, and he had left of his own accord. November 26, 1959-Epsilon held its annual Thanksgiving Dance at the Stone Bridge Inn. Mac Chrupcala and his group provided the sounds. November 28, 1959-Phi Psi held its Chug dance at the K of C Hall in Swansea. The Bostonians provided the music. Chug , by the way, was not present at the dance. This week was also the week in which the word SOCCER was to be found everywhere. Phil Wetterland, a 1957 Tech graduate, was named coach of the basketball team. December 1, 1959-Still no sign of Chug . December 14, 1959-Loan to Tech students under the National Defense Loan Program reached a total of 3ll0,925. December 18, 1959-The annual Christmas party sponsored by the Student Council was held in the cafeteria. Many Tech students, as well as nurses from St. Anne's, Union, and Trues- dale Hospitals enjoyed the festivities This Student Council event was followed on December 21 by the Council's Christmas Dance at Stevenson's Restaurant. December 24, 1959- Chug returns! ! ! The lovable nebbish returned unannounced to the brothers of Phi Psi. His kidnapers turned him loose unharmed in room G25. january 7, 1960-Dr. Conrad, head. of the Chem- istry Department was awarded 510,150 in a grant from the Petroleum Research Fund for use in his work at Durfee Tech. He also re- ceived a 352,500 grant from the Research Cor- poration. january 11, 1960-MIDYEAR EXAMINA- TIONS BEGAN. january 20, 1960-MIDYEAR EXAMINA- TIONS ENDED. january 23, 1960-The Class of 1962 sponsored a dance at Stevenson's in Dartmouth. with music being provided by Lenny Page and his orchestra. january 27, 1960-The Chemistry Club pre- sented a movie on Stellar Evolution , nar- ated by Dr. George Gamow, a noted authority on the origin and development of the universe. january 31, 1960-Tech's basketball team was still undefeated in conference play. February 2, 1960-Newman Club members elected officers at the first official club meet- ing.

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CLASS HISTORY 1958-59 The C-lass of 1962 entered Tech in Septem- ber, 1958, numbering more than one hundred and thirty students, including more than a score of veterans. In December 1958, news was announced that Dr. James W. Watters, Head of the Chemistry Department at Tech, had accepted a position with the National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council. Dr. Watters was succeeded as head of the department by Dr. Walter E. Conrad, a graduate of Wayne University, and the University of Kansas. This fall also saw the introduction of Chug , Phi Psi's mascot. Chug was a creation of Tom Wong, a Phi Psi brother. December 19, 1958-The Student Council Christ- mas Party was held in the school cafeteria. A twenty pound turkey was raffled off. December 31, 1958-Epsilon Phi Pi held a gala New Year's Party at the Hotel New Bedford. January 1959-Mr. George Murphy, a graduate of Boston College, joined the staff of the English Department as an instructor in English. Dr. Errol L. Dearborn, former president of Farmington State Teachers' College in Maine, a graduate of the University of Maine, Har- vard University, and Columbia University, joined the faculty as an instructor in mathe- matics. January 24, 1959-The Student Council held its first dance of the new year. March 17, 1959-Durfee College entered a float, Springtime in Erin , in the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Fall River. The float also was en- tered in the Newport, Rhode Island parade, and won first prize for best float from off the island. Mr. George Murphy succeeded Professor Rudolph LaVault as faculty advisor for The Technolog . May 8-9, 1959-Epsilon Phi Pi's second annual production of Club Epsilon , featuring talented brothers, as well as talent from out- side the fraternity, was held on these dates. 1959-1960 The big talk in October 1959 was on con- struction of the Library-Student Union Building on the corner of Durfee and Elm Streets. The construction was to be made possible by the Capital Outlay Bill approved by the Massachusetts Legislature, in the amount of 151,200,000 The opening of the fall semester in 1959 also marked the inauguration of the new major in mathematics. Initial enrollment in the depart- ment was fourteen students. The Business Department added Mr. Manuel B. Silvia to its staff, and groundwork was also started at this time for the organization of the Newman Club. This year's freshman class numbered more than 140 students, a record enrollment at Tech. September 14, 1959-The Board of Trustees approved President Holland's budget for 2l5673,174 for fiscal year 1961. This budget included provisions for twenty new faculty members, a dean, and a school nurse. September 28, 1959-The Student Council met and approved a 83,000 athletic budget for the year. Rules committees to govern the use of the student parking lot and the bulletin board were organized. October 3, 1959-Epsilon Phi Pi held the first fraternity dance of the year. Music was sup- plied by the Dick Suspiro Orchestra. October 5, 1959-The soccer team 'opened the season with a 2-0 victory over Brown at Aldrich Field in Providence. ' The probies from St. Anne's Hospital School of Nursing were very much in evidence this week-ridiculous costumes and all. October 10, 1959-Phi Psi Fraternity held its first dance of the season at the Village Barn in Westport, with Georgie I-Iolliday's Orchestra providing the music. The groundwork was set for the organiza- tion of a Women's Athletic Association at Tech during this week. Approval for the for- mation of the association was received the following week. The night school program at Tech in 1959-60 showed an enrollment of 641 students, an increase of 140 over the enrollment of 1958-59. October 16, 1959-The Class of 1960 sponsored a record hop in the school cafeteria. October 19, 1959-The American Institute of Electrical Engineers Student Branch held its first meeting of the year. Everett Galligan, a 1959 Tech graduate was the featured speaker. His topic was Analog Computers in Problem Solutions. Dick Rounds, Class of 1962, appeared in a Little Theater production of Guys and Dolls. The Board of Trustees decided to delay action on the preliminary plans for our pro- posed new buildings until a committee set up

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February 4, 1960-The long-awaited committee report on education in Southeastern Massachu- setts was formally announced by Governor Furcolo's Southeastern Massachusetts Educa- tional Committee. Among other things the report included a plan to turn Durfee Tech into a two-year community college, and to retain New Bedford Institute of Technology as a four year engin- eering college to serve the aims of higher education for this part of the state. The report met with very little support and was denounced by several faculty members as a careless and superhcial job of studying the situation here at the college. This also seemed to be the general consensus among the Tech students. During this week and the next, students from Tech circulated a petition asking the Governor to reconsider his plans to eliminate Durfee Tech as a four-year degree-granting college. More than 10,000 signatures were obtained in the canvass. February 23, 1960-New Bedford Institute of Technology Board of Trustees voted for a - merger of New Bedford and Durfee Tech. March 1, 1960-The Durfee College Board of Trustees voted unanimously to press for im- mediate action by the legislature on the consolidation proposal made by New Bedford Institute of Technology. In a poll conducted at Tech, 8421, of the voting students were in favor of consolidation. March 1960-Durfee Tech's basketball team won the conference title. April 21, 1960-Norma Cornelison and Luis Ramos, both members of the Class of 1962, received honorable mention in the symbol- designing contest sponsored by the Founda- tion for World Literacy. Norma and Luis placed in the top 17 of the 597 entries from thirty states. April 25, 1960-Dr. Conrad was awarded a 34,385 grant by the National Science'Founda- tion to continue his undergraduate training program here. This brought the total amount awarded to Dr. Conrad this year to 317,035 May 7, 1960-The junior Prom was held at the Dartmouth Country Club. May 14, 1960-Alumni Day at the college. A banquet and dance were held at Stevenson's. May 16, 1960-FINAL EXAMINATIONS BE- GAN. May 24, 1960-The Senior Prom was held at the Shamrock Cliff in Newport, R. I. May 26, 1960-FINAL EXAMINATIONS ENDED. 1960-1961 june 19, 1960-Professor William C. VVi1d, head of the Business Department, received his Master of B. A. degree from Northeastern University. September 7, 1960-Freshman enrollment for the fall semester totaled 132 students. The beginning of the new school year also brought several additions to the faculty. The new members included Mr. Warren Babcock, an instructor in the Business Department, Miss Rose Drislan, instructor in Nursing Education, Mr. Donald S. Presel, a physics instructor, and Mr. Thomas S. Collins, of the Textile Department. October 19, 1960-Members of the Technolog Staff attended Newspaper Night at the Elks Hall. Representatives from Tech were William F. Connelly, the editor-in-chief, Leo R. Lanouette and James N. Manton, co-editors, and Thomas Prezalar, circulation manager. November 8-9, 1960-The main topic of conver- sation around Tech these two days was the national election in which Massachusetts' John F. Kennedy defeated Vice-President Richard M. Nixon in one of the closes races in history for the Presidency of the United States. November 11-12, 1960-The Geology Club, under the direction of Professor Eugene R. Williams, made a field trip to New Hampshire and Maine. The group stayed overnight at Profes- sor Williams' summer cottage in Effingham, New Hampshire. November 24, 1960-Epsilon held its annual Thanksgiving Dance at the Stone Bridge Inn. November 26, 1960-Tommy Tanous's Orchestra provided the sounds at Phi Psi's Chug Again Dance at the K. of C. Hall in Swansea. December 15, 1960-Mr. Robert Bento, a gradu- ate of Providence College and the University of Maryland, joined the faculty of Tech as an assistant professor of physics. Tech's soccer team finished the 1960 sea- son with a record of 2 victories and 9 defeats, surely not a true indication of the team's ability, since injuries hampered the team throughout the season. December 16, 1960-The Student Council's Christmas party in the cafeteria was again a great success. The party was followed by the Counci1's Christmas Dance on December 17, at the Hotel Mellen, which, in turn, was followed by a two-week vacation for all students. The Chemistry Department added a gas chromatograph to its equipment. This instru- ment, valued at SL500, permits the analysis of a drop or less of liquid or of gaseous mix- tures in a few minutes.