Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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TIIK PICKOUT 1 91 2 CLASS GAME, I9I2-I3 At the annual inter-class day, held in the fall of 1910, the honors wore evenly divided, 1912 winning the football game by the score of 16 to 0, and 1913 winning the flag rush. The Sophomore Class Banquet was held March 9, 1911, and it showed that the class spirit was still alive and each man ready to do his duty toward both his class and the school. Our three years spent at Textile have passed so quickly that it is hard to realize we are at last nearing the end of our journey. The time spent here we do not consider wasted, with the training received both in and out of school. We consider that we have benefited the school to a great extent by the efforts which, as a class, we have put forth to make every event a success, and we think that if future classes will take the same interest in the school and the events related to school life that we have taken, they will have the same feeling of satisfaction which we experience at the completion of our three vears at Lowell Textile School.

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C|)e ©rigtn an fltstorp of tlje Class of Jltneteen imntiretJ anti XEtoelte The following lines will tell to you The history of a mighty crew, Who three long years did wisely rule At the good old Lowell Textile School. The year 1909 will go down in the annals of the Lowell Textile School as one of the brightest years of her career, for, in the fall of that year, the class of 1912 entered this seat of learning. This was the largest class that had ever entered the school and during the three years we have spent here we have lost but few of our original number. When we first arrived in Lowell we were taken in hand by the class of 1911, who endeavored to amuse themselves at our expense. It was noticeable how cmickly 1911 found other sources of amusement as soon as we became organized. Our class numerals appeared on the river rocks shortly after this to prove that, as a class, we were very much alive. The Freshman Class Banquet was held April 12, 1910, and a strong class spirit was shown, as nearly every member was gathered around the festive board. This same spirit was shown by our class during the entire three years in the manner in which it entered, as a body, into all the social and athletic life of the school. The fall of 1910 brought us back to Lowell for the second stage of our journey, in numbers nearly as strong as we were when we left the preceding spring. Our first duty, that of gathering the new arrivals together and bringing them under our jurisdiction, was carried out b} us religiously and the work was thoroughly done. The class of 1913 showed little desire to disobey our teachings, and on the one occasion that they did try to exert themselves they were shown the folly of such an undertaking. 24

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PRESCOTT FENNO BIGELOW BIG Rams, i, 2, 3 Pickout Board, 3 The first year in school, Big ' s greatest worry was to keep Casey out of mischief, but during the second year he gradually came to the conclusion that it was a bad job and gave it up. Since then he has contented himself with putting one over on Henry now and then, either at bowling, rough- housing, or hand wrestling. In spite of his troubles with Casey, however, Big became one of the Mechanism sharks from the start, and as a result developed into one of Perk ' s right- hand men at night school. He has since kept up his good work- in the Wool Department and stands high in his class. He also stands well with Barker, which, in itself, is no small feat. Among his many accomplishments is an aptitude for rum poker, at which he is quite a shark. ROLLINS BROWN on ROI.T.Y Alembic, 2, 3 Pickout Board, 1 Class Vice-President, 3 Glee Club, 1 Here is the original Rah-rah boy. Tis said that the little Canuck urchins whistle For He ' s a College Boy when Roily goes down the street. But, although he doesn ' t say much about himself, Roily is right there strong all the time, especially in the Chemistry line. When he graduates, somebody will get one fine chemist, unless he should happen to decide that he would look better in a haberdashery. Roily has held several honored positions and has done them justice, for when he starts out to do a thing he does it well. As chairman of our Sophomore Banquet Committee he gave us the best time of the year and made it a grand success. 26