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

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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.

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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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December 28-29, 1960-Durfee College partici- pated in the North-South Holiday Seafood Fiesta Basketball Tournament held at New Bedford. Kathy Maher was elected Tourna- ment Queen by the Tech Students. January 9, 1961-MIDYEAR EXAMINATIONS BEGAN. january 10, 1961-The Citzens Scholarship Foun- dation of America was launched at a banquet held at Venus De Milo Lounge, in Swansea. Sam Levenson, nationally known lecturer and educator was the keynote speaker at the eve-nt attended by more than four hundred students. January 18, 1961-MIDYEAR EXAMINA- TIONS ENDED. A new grading system, advocated in the December 1960 issue of the Technolog, went into effect this semester. The new system makes it possible for the student to know his grades within ten days of the close of final examinations, as he receives a postcard copy of his grades in the mail at that time. February 22, 1961-Phi Psi Fraternity held its first annual Scholarship Dance at Lincoln Park. The dance was a huge success, and as a result, a full year's scholarship was made available to an incoming freshman the follow- ing September. February 25, 1961-Tech's fencing team closed the season with a 3-4 record, after defeating Harvard Frosh by a score of 15-12 in the season's finale. March 2, 1961-A joint meeting of Durfee Tech and New Bedford Institute A.I.E.E. and I.R.E. members was held at Stevenson's. A dinner was followed by an After Graduation Panel dis- cussion. More than sixty students and instruc- tors from the two schools were present at the meeting. March 23, 1961-Mr. Peter E. Donnelly,former principal at Rogers High School in Newport, was named Associate Professor of History and Government at the college. March 25, 1961-The Hotel Mellen was the set- ting for the Student Council's first dance of the new year. April ll, 1961-The Durfee College Glee Club was organized after many weeks of prepara- tion. April 12, 1961-The Chemistry C-lub sponsored a lecture by Dr. John Neumer of Brown Univer- sity, who spoke on Capture of Carbene Radicals. April 18, 1961-The Freshman Dance was held at Stevenson's, with music supplied by Buddy Reis and his orchestra April 29, 1961-The Junior Prom, consisting of a buffet and a dance, was held at the Sham- rock Cliff Hotel in Newport. May 2, 1961-Members of the Student Branch of A.I.E.E. toured the Brown University Com- puter Laboratory. The IBM 7070 computer was demonstrated. May 5, 1961-Durfee College was named one of four examining centers for the Engineers-iw Training tests. May 15, 1961-FINAL EXAMINATIONS BEGAN. May 26, 1961-FINAL EXAMINATIONS ENDED. The Senior Prom was held at the Sham- rock Cliff Hotel in Newport. Professor Theodore P. Mead, head of the Art and Product Development, was awarded a sabbatical leave for the academic year 1961-62. Professor Mead will study for his doctorate in fine arts education at Columbia University. 1961-1962 All interest at Tech from September 19, when classes began, until December 8 was cen- tered around our school's bid for accreditation by the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. Enthusiasm was at a high point and activity was great at the school. Among the preparations for the visit from the evaluation committee were the installation of a new fire alarm system, relocation and re- moval of the bookstore, library, and some of the offices of members of this Business Department. Several instructors were added to the faculty, among them, Mr. Peter Donnelly, of the Depart- ment of History and Government, a new depart- ment at the school, and Mr. jacobo Farber, of the Electrical Engineering Department. Professor Howard B. Leighton received his doctorate in Art Education from Columbia University. Epsilon Phi Pi Fraternity introduced its new mascot this year. Reeb , as he is called, is a 6-foot plus, fur-covered gent. October 20, 1961-Delegates from Durfee College attended the Peace Corps Conference in Boston. November 9-10, 1961-Members of the accredita- tion committee visited the school. The three- man committee consisted of Dean Charles E. Stearns of Tufts University, Professor Emeritus Alfred J. Ferretti, formerly of Northeastem University, and Assistant Professor William Massey of Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology.