Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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THE PICKOUT 1913 standpoint. The next social events in which our class took part were the Textile Show and the trip Upstream, on both of which occasions the class was ably represented. The fall of nineteen hundred and eleven found the majority of the class back in the City of Spindles, which now seemed like home. Our first day as Sophomores was spent in harrassing the Freshies, who proved a meek and lowly lot. Unlike the members of the previous classes, they offered no resistance to our imperious comman ' ds and thus caused us no trouble in showing them just where they stood. Our last interclass football game and flag rush proved our undoing as athletes for we were vanquished in both. The social events which followed were entered into with the usual class spirit which we have always manifested, and it is with a feeling of mingled gratitude and pride that we have at last reached the goal toward which we have been striving for the past three years. But now that we have actually touched it, we see behind us a past which urges us not to pause and consider our victories already won, but to press forward and by our efforts, double the five talents already bestowed upon us. Emboldened, then, by the progress we have already made, and eager to find what lies before, let us pause only to say farewell, and tomorrow let us be ready to accept con- ditions as we may find them and make the best of them. So let us begin with some definite end in view and work always toward it. Specialization is one of the characteristics of the era and to it are largely accountable the marked advances which have been made. We, also, must specialize in what we undertake to the extent of rendering that under- taking perfect in so far as such a thing is possible. Then shall we be honored and our opinions respected among men. 25

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fltstorp of tlie Class of jEmeteen f unDrrt Cinrteen Never before in the history of the Lowell Textile School had such a large number registered as did one September morning three years ago. It was on the twenty-sixth of that month that the illustrious class of nineteen thirteen first came into existence, a class which has never looked backward, but ever into the future, with a full determination -to succeed and make a new mark, so that it might raise the scholastic standing of the school and give this institution a high rank among the foremost technical institutions of the country. The first morning at school will linger in the minds of us all. It was during the first half hour that we performed idiotic stunts to amuse the tyrannical Sophomores, who stood near with spankers and other implements of torture, to inflict punishment if we concluded our performance too soon or failed to comply with their erratic ideas. Following our extemporaneous performance, we were escorted, with one shoe on and the other off, to room sixty- three, where Principal Eames introduced himself and gave his customary fatherly advice. Then the actual work began, which we have diligently endeavored to master throughout our careers as Lowell Textile School students. On September twenty-ninth the Freshman class was organized, and thenceforth, on account of its in terest and loyalty manifested at the start, it came to be considered by the upper classes as an important factor in the school life. The next events of importance in the history of our class were the Freshman-Sophomore football game and flag rush. The former resulted in a complete victory for our upper classmates, while we showed a strong come back in the rush and captured the pennant easily. Later in the winter our first class banquet was held at the Waverly Hotel and proved a decided success, both from a social and financial 24

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HERBERT BOWEN BENNETT AK$ HERBIE Pickout, 3 Asst. Manager Baseball, 2 Rams, 2, 3 Manager Baseball, 3 Textile Show, 3 Behold the man who has won for himself the title of chief of rough necks. He started life even as you and I, and his earlier years were spent in learning the difference that exists between bovines of various ages, until he became proficient enough to be able to tell their ages at a glance. The fancy for domestic animals was replaced by a great love for the study of the wool fibre, and to satisfy this craving, he came over hill and dale to study under Eddie, the wise. He broke up the monotony of study by taking short trips to Boston, and it seems strange that these were not extended to Portland where he is said to have great interests. Wednesday afternoons he almost always drives a noble steed around town, and the Editor will always remember the good lectures on animals, natural history, and human nature, which Herbie was wont to give on those long drives. He surely is a fine fellow and always showed an interest in the school and in his work, and, as he is bound to do the same with his future work, those who get him upon graduation may consider themselves lucky. HAROLD PATY CHURCH PADY Pickout Board, 2 Society Designers, 1, 2, 3 From the state where the first cotton mill was built, there came to us this worthy youth, but it was not until he had spent a few years, at Dartmouth, that he decided to cast his lot with Textile men. On entering, he joined Heine ' s flock, and we are glad to say that he stuck it out to the finish. Nevertheless our faith in his love of work was greatly shaken by his frequent and extended stays in Providence. We hear there is some at- tractive Eve laying her snares for him in that city, but they surely must be weak, for he has always been able to break away and return to us. Pady delights in small games of chance with room-mate Artie, and it is a well known fact that each one takes a turn in winning. He surely is some boy with the mandolin, as well as with pen and brush, and we do not doubt that some day we shall be wearing cloth which he has designed. 26