Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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%f}t Mentor RALPH WILLIAM ASHWORTH on ashy strong man Class Baseball, 1, 2, 3 Class Football, 2 Baseball, 2, 3 Football, 3 Ralph, who hails from Charlton City, Mass., is some boy all right ! He is the strong man of the class, and the undefeated heavyweight champion down in Wool. Ashy was one of our mainstays in the Sophomore-Freshman flag rush, and also in the class football game. Mr. Barker, our esteemed head of the Wool Department, takes a deep interest in Ralph. Such minor details as rising hours and punctuality in coming to lectures come under his jurisdiction especially. Some day Ashy will graduate from the Lowell Textile School and take his place among the great mill men of to-morrow. Go to it, old scout, we wish you success! WILBUR Football, 1, 2, 3 Bibliological Society, 2, FRENCH bert BERRY Captain Football, 3 New Name Committee, 2, 3 In the year 1914 Bert decided to leave Colby College and take up wool manufacture at L.T.S. After having been under Mr. Lowe ' s guidance for three years, Bert has now decided that nothing in the Wool Course is at all mysterious to him. Although when leaving Colby he sacrificed his chances of being intercollegiate champion hammer thrower, he surely made a lasting name for himself in Textile Athletics, and many rival football teams will draw a sigh of relief upon hearing that Berry will no longer represent Textile in this branch of sport. Some company will get a good man when Bert decides upon his future occupation. Judging from his experience the night of the Show and Dance, we recommend him to choose a position free from excitement and worry.

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THE PICKOUT 1917 Gone are the prankish days of our freshmen year, gone are the haz- ing days of our sophomore year, but in their place comes a deeper interest in athletics, in various other school activities, and most of all in our studies. October, November and December passed with only occasional lapses from study. The Christmas vacation refreshed and rejuvenated us for the mid year exams. As usual, 1917 upheld her share of the minstrel show which was given this year instead of a musical comedy. The outlook for this year ' s baseball team is unusually good, thanks to our excellent coach, Mr. Morey, and to the efforts of Manager Morris in arranging a fine schedule of games. Many of the veteran players will be 1917 men. It is with pardonable pride that we look back over the record of our class. From that day in 1914 to this, the class of 1917 has gone on majestically, unswervingly toward its goal. It has achieved results both in the athletic world, and in the scholastic world, which will long be remembered in the annals of the Textile School. Our men have spirit, the real genuine sort of spirit, the kind that never dies, but burns and smolders deep down in their hearts, ready to burst into flame at a mo- ment ' s notice. For instance, they were men from old ' 17 who had the enterprise and ability to launch the campaign to change the name of Lowell Textile School, to one more worthy of being applied to an in- stitution such as ours. Is not this an indication of true school spirit? Most emphatically, yes ! Oh! class of 1917, we believe in you, each and every one; we believe that in the years to come our Alma Mater will point proudly to us and say, That urns a Class! May each and every one of us bring honor to himself and to the dear old school. You men of ' 17, as you go out to take your places in the world, we bid you farewell. In years to come, when you pause a moment in your busy toil, let your mind wander back to those pleasant days. By the rugged banks of the Merrimack, All honor to the class of nineteen-seventeen ! Quite close to the flowing tide Our standards are lifted high, Where stands the Lowell Textile School As we leave at last the Textile School In its beauty and its pride,. With friendships pledged, that ne ' er will die. Three years within its spacious walls Not like the river that rushes on We have passed the happy days In its swift course to the sea In class-room, lab, and lecture halls, And is plunged at last in the whirling deep, ' Til now we part our ways. Where is lost its identity. But, as each brick in our dear old school, Works out the builder ' s plan; May we find our niche in the scale of life — ■ Proud to be a Textile man! Raymond Russell Stevens

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THE PICKOUT 1917 WALTER ERWIN BRAINERD walt brains Bibliological Society, 2, 3 Football, 2, 3 Class Baseball, 2 Vice-President, 3 Class Football, 2 Walter — his maiden name — was born down East in Maine, lo, these many moons ago. That ' s why he ' s the main cheese in Bradford. When Walt came to Textile three years ago, he claimed to be bashful, especially if a girl happened to gaze upon his smiling countenance. Now, thanks to congenial surroundings, he is some fusser. But he ' s some boy. He decided early to become a chemist, but just now is un- decided as to whether he should start a dancing- school, or manufacture Eosine J. He ' s capable of doing either. Every morning at five bells — Walt ' s quite a sailor — he rolls out of his hammock, mans the pump, or rather wash-bowl, dresses, and awaits the mess-call. At seven bells he can be seen at the head of about twenty other commuters madly tearing up space in a wild dash for the 7.48. When it comes to chemistry or dyeing, Walt is quite at home. It ' s his life-work. All in all, we look upon Walter as a good scout, a good plugger, and a loyal friend. In other words, he ' s there! EARL W. CLARK CLARKIE EARL Pickout, 1 According to registration cards, Clarkie was born in Salem Depot, N. H. Naturally Earl would be a commuter! Graduating from Pinker- ton Academy, he went out into the world for a time, but finally decided that a Lowell Textile course in Chemistry under 17 ' s banner would be iust the thing. And it was. Being so very modest and retiring, one would never know that Earl was a chemistry shark and a prize-winner, for he is known in studies as the World ' s greatest Pessimist. Anything below 95 is a flunk for him. Clarkie has never been guilty of speaking to one of the fair sex (at least, not in the presence of a Textile man), but we feel sure they ' ll get him some day. Conscience and Honesty have made him one of ' 17 ' s best men, and we know that his future as a successful chemist is indeed most most bright. Here ' s the best of luck to you, Earl! 27