Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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THE PICKOUT 1916 The Alumni Smoker was our first chance to get acquainted with the new men. They were a very odd class and hard to get friendly with. After a few street parades and stunts at the theatre they began to loosen up, however, and were soon acting like regular guys. The football team of 1915 showed the following ' 16 men on its roster: O ' Connor, Peabody, Andrews, Deady, Baker, Dover, Fuller, and Powers. The rest of the term was very quiet. The ' 13 Club was picked up and served to vary the monotony somewhat. Several freshies were chastised for breaking rules, and the rules were not broken again. The Christmas recess came as a relief and everybody was mighty glad to get a rest. Upon our return the semi-finals were at hand, and with their passing several of our class left us for good. The few days rest after the exams served as first aid to the injured and put new hope in all of us. The Textile Show was given at Colonial Hall on the evening of February 12, 1915. Many of our men took part in the play, and those who did not take part, attended. It was a great success both from a social and a financial standpoint. The Freshmen, being flush with money about this time, held a banquet at the Waverly. Through kind generosity they entertained our class president, Ham Harris. We got the class together too late to save the day, but just in time to go in and have a few glasses of water with the Freshies. At the call for baseball candidates we had a fine representation. The 1916 men who played were Sturtevant, Baker, Harris, Deady, Sjostrom, O ' Connor, and Davieau. Kid Powers played bench and pinch hitter. We Sophs were right on deck for the Upstream tickets. The honors won our first year were upheld our second. Mike O ' Connor was captain of our team, and needless to say we won hands down. In the relay race and in the tug-of-war it was a cinch for us. It was one fine day throughout, and when it was over we wished it had just begun. When the finals came, we lay dead. Then away for another summer. THIRD YEAR The last of September found us back in the old school again. Some of the old fellows were missing, but our junior class presented a survival of the fittest. 27

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THE PICKOUT 19 16 to the sign on the front of the hotel, he finally reached the ground in safety and escaped. Later he fooled the Sophs again when our banquet was on. He was sent to the hotel in a laundry basket, and was carried in between four or five Sophs who were guarding the door. For the annual Show we were there again, and one of our Miss- picks , Hunker Townsend, took the leading man ' s part. On the jolly good fellow stuff afterwards, however, we were completely outclassed by the Sophs . The baseball team was our stronghold, for fair. With Sturtevant for pitcher, and Mehlman for catcher, we had a pair that clinched the battery for 1916. Baker at first base was recognized as one of the best players Textile ever had. Bill Deady covered third base, and Sjostrom made a crack at second. Davieau, feeling obliged to live up to his brother ' s rep , cornered the left field position. With th ese men on the field we very nearly possessed the baseball team. Next came the greatest day of the year — Upstream . Here we showed our superiority in several ways. First, we not only ate more than our opponents, but we got a chance to paste the instructors with banana fritters and ice cream. Dave Hunting thought he would stick it out, but a well-directed shower of roast beef and gravy soon drove him to cover. (By the way, Dave was some mad, that day.) We won the baseball game against the Sophs and also the tug-of-war. That was our first real day of sport at Textile, and everyone came home with a feeling that he had had the best time ever. After this came the finals, and they came with a kick in them all right. The temperature in the room was about 90°, but Herbie ' s exam had a temperature of 212°. The rest of the exams were no pipe, and we were some pleased when they were over. Then away for the summer. SECOND YEAR After a long summer the fellows were seen landing in Lowell one by one. Some came ahead of time, owing to a misunderstanding with some of the instructors. For instance, one or two fellows thought they passed Chemistry, but Doc Smith disagreed with them, and so they came early to prove their contention. Very few of our fellows were missing, and we had the largest percentage back of any class at Textile. On the first day the Freshmen were taken out and shown where they belonged. 26

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THE PICKOUT 1916 On the opening day we stood back to see the Freshmen trim the Sophomores to a frazzle. The course of studies proving to be of a more practical nature this year, we took the opportunity to enter Lowell ' s social life, where we scored an instantaneous success — nit. Others have chosen to help the Bay State Co. do its work. The duties of president of our class this year fell to Sjostrom and we have yet to see a better one. Our football team had a fine season this year, and it was led by one of the smallest men in Textile, at that. O ' Connor, Powers, Peabody, and Fuller were the 1916 men who stood behind Old Textile to the finish. Another good man who appeared for the first time and did some fine work for the team was Shucks Lawrence, otherwise known as the Bar- barian . In hockey we had one fine team. A good deal of credit for this goes to Captain Harris, under whom any team would make good. Kid Powers managed the team and arranged a good list of games. The Textile Show, which came off February 11, was managed by Allen Fuller, ' 16. The characters were taken mostly by 1916 men, and it proved a great success. The baseball prospects for the spring appear especially bright. Manager Tyler, ' 16, has arranged a fine schedule of games, including several of the larger college teams, as well as a game with the Lowell New England League team. With the veterans on hand and with some help from the Freshman class, we should have a very successful season. Billy It McMahon, a former Louisville and New England League player, has been secured as coach, and if given the material to work with, he will build up a fine team. As a whole, 1916 has peculiarities which no other class has possessed. For instance, as Mutt and Jeff we have Baker and Powers, Gerrish and Garmon, and Colby and Foster. For Swedes we have Mike Cummings and Jerie O ' Connor. We also have a club which no other class has had. It was organized by N. P. Cubberly and named the Browning Club. However, with all its faults, 1916 has the best class in Textile, and to prove it, we will graduate the largest number the school has ever had. All up for 1916! J. Tracy Colby 28