Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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CHARLES HENRY ALBRECHT dutch Dutch was found one day, sitting in the school office with B. D. Smith They tossed up; Albreeht won and took the Chemistry course. B. D. is now one of our miss-picks, but Dutch is still with us and as good a Chemist as there is in the class. His only amusement is chasing to the fires which occur in Lowell or in the surrounding towns. He started this early in his fiist year and has never gotten out of the habit. Dutch will not return next year, but will probably enter some estab ' ishment where he can pursue the same course of work that he has taken up in school. We wish him luck and hope to meet him often after he becomes one of Textile ' s Alumni. WILLIAM JOHN BAKER BAKE Class Football, Football, 2, 3 13 Club, 2, 3 BABY BALLINGER ' WILLIE Baseball, 1, 2, 3 Captain Baseball, 3 Pickout Board, 2, 3 Nominating Committee, 1 Bake hails from West Groton, a little town not far from here- But, do not get the idea that he is any rube. His head is filled with big ideas, such as being head Chemist of a big paper mill, or playing first base for the Braves . For you must know, Baker is somewhat of a ballplayer, as every Textile man can vouch. In fact we would go as far as to say that he is as good as any man the Crimson and Black ever boasted of. But Baker is not confined to baseball, for he can show some class on the gridiron. Tall and speedy, he made a fine halfback and helped the team wonderfully. Nevertheless, Baker always finds time to keep his marks far- above the ebb tide and he is one good Chemist. We feel sure that, with all his knowledge and experience, as well as his distinctive get there makeup, he will be a great success when he goes out into the business world.

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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

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THE PICKOUT 19 16 ARCHIE BARLOFSKY ARCHIE MR. PERKINS ASSISTANT LET ARCHIE DO IT Engineering Society, 1, 2, 3 Archibald is a produet of the Lowell High School and one of the most industrious chaps that ever came to Textile. He came here with the fixed determination of repairing every defect he could find in the school ' s equipment of machinery, and so far his record of repairing machinery is exceeded by only one other record, that of breaking it. His highest ambition is to become a Textile Engineer, and if a man ' s ability as an engineer is measured by the amount of dirt and grime he can get on his hands, then Archie is the most efficient engineer 1 his school has ever turned out Archie is one of the hardest workers in school. In all his classes he has stood well towards the head. He is a regular glutton for work, and our advice to any textile manufacturer who is trying to save money, is to fire about half a dozen men and hire Archie. JAMES TRACY COLBY TWILIGHT A K £ ' jimmie asthma dope ' Engineering Society, 1, 2, 3 Pickout Board, 3 Textile Show, 2,3 Athletic Council, 3 Three years ago Jimmie left the old town of Manchester, N. H., in search of education, and he is not sure whether he has found it yet. Upcn his entrance to Textil School, his cheerful disposition and beaming countenance bought for him the title of Twilight , and it has stuck to him throughout his entire course. As a student Jimmie has been there strong, but as a social man and as an actor he has shone brightly. In the social life he is in great demand, and as the saying goes They all fall for Jimmie ' ' . Thanks 1o his ability as an actor, the Textile shows of ' 15 and ' 1C were great successes. After graduation it is doubtful whether the textile line will hold him, for a certain Manchester bank needs a new cashier. Wherever he goes and whatever he does, it will always be the glad hand with us for Tracy. NORMAN PURDY CUBBERLY CUBBY NORMIE o n VERNON CASTLE ' BROWNY Textile Show, 1 Show Committee, 3 Asst. Manager Football, 2 Engineering Society, 1, 2, 3 Manager Football, 3 13 Club 2, 3 Pickout Board, 3 C. P. Cubberly, manufacturer of delicious and toothsome fancies, may have brought forth many matchless products, but we must admit that Norman P. heads the list. Normie , as he is known by the youngest members of the family, is the last of that noble triumvirate, the founders of which were Farnsworth and Simpson. Unlike his two predecessors, Cubby was not satisfied with the dancing artists of Lowell, so he crossed the line to Lawrence — we mean Stanley ' s, and there was where the trouble- began. While Cubby has one more year before he can place the official Engineering degree of B.V.D. after his name, his work to date is most commendable and his success is fully assured. 30