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

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On November 9, the Talker introduced its new look. The design was supplied by Anthony Lopes, a Senior in the Art Department. On November 10, Mr. Hugh Morton, a member of the Republican City Committee, and Mr. John T. Farrell Jr., of the Democratic City Committee, spoke to members of Mr. Donnelly's American Government class on party structure and procedure. The week of November 15 saw a battle royale between the two fraternities. Epsilon started the fracas when it kidnaped Phi Psi's Chug . Phi Psi retaliated by confiscating Epsilon's charter and sign from the frat house, along with other furnishings from the house. Skirmishes continued for more than a week, and on November 22, Phi Psi got revenge by kidnaping Reeb , Epsilon's standard-bearer. Negotiations for the return of the mascots to their proper organizations fell through, and both Epsilon and Phi Psi held their dances without their mascots. Negotiations were resumed after the dances, and both Reeb and Chug were present at the Student Council Christmas Party held in the cafeteria on December 15. November 30, 1961-A meeting of the newly- organized Circle K Club was held in the col- lege auditorium. December 1, 1961-The Junior Class held its first dance of the year. Stevenson's Rumpus Room was the site for the dance, which included a Twist contest. December 8, 1961- ACCREDITATION IS OURS read the lead story headline on the December issue of the Technolog. December 13, 1961-Raymond F. Murphy, a senior Chemistry student was offered a posi- tion as Assistant Instructor in the Chemistry Department at M.I.T., beginning in Septem- ber, 1962. December 15, 1961-The Student Council's Christmas Party was held in the school cafe- teria. Reeb and Chug , the mascots, were on hand for the festivities. The day also marked the beginning of the Christmas Vaca- tion. Classes were resumed january 2, 1962. January 1962 saw the continuation of the Senior Interviews which had begun in Decem- ber. - Plans for an Open House at the College in late April were discussed at this time. january 9, 1962-Dr. Conrad received a 554,887 research grant from the Petroleum Research Fund. This brought the total received by Dr. Conrad from both the National Science Foun- dation and the Petroleum Fund to 832,212 january 10, 1962--Tech won its fifth basket- ball game of the season, defeating Curry Col- lege by a score of 73 to 63. January 15, 1962-MIDYEAR EXAMINA- T1oNs BEGAN January 16, 1962-The joint committee on edu- cation of the state legislature recommended favorable action on an act authorizing the or- ganization of a college research foundation at Durfee Tech. The purpose of the act is to promote re- search at the college by obtaining, adminis- tering, or disposing of patents or inventions resulting from the research. January 29, 1962-Several changes in the faculty were made at the end of the first semester. George E. Murphy, an instructor in the Department of Languages and Literature, was granted a leave to enable him to complete study for his Masters Degree. Miss Margaret A. Mullaney was appointed temporary instructor of English at the College. Miss Mullaney is a graduate of Stonehill Col- lege. Mr. Richard V. Monopoli was appointed as an instructor in the Electrical Engineering Department. Mr. Monopoli received his B. S. in Engineering from the U. S. Naval Academy, and is working on his doctorate at Brown University. February 2-3, 1962-The Graduate Record Ex- aminations were given to Tech seniors on these days. During the spring of 1962 both Epsilon Phi Pi, with Reeb , and Phi Psi, with Chug , sponsored school dances. Phi Psi's 2nd Annual Scholarship Dance was held at Lincoln Park, and again was a huge success. April 1962-Durfee College's Open House, the first in three years, was more elaborate than any previously held at the school. The festivities, running a full week, in- cluded announcernents over radio, coverage by area newspapers, a parade, an Alumni Dance, talks by guest speakers, and was climaxed on Sunday by an Open House at the College. Many thousands of the area's citizens took part in one aspect or another of the celebra- tion, including approximately five thousand visitors to the school during the Open House. May 1962-VVork was progressing steadily on the new Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute. May 1-1, 1962-Senior Final Examinations Began. May 21, 1962-UNDERCLASSMEN FINAL EXAMINATIONS BEGAN

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