Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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%r ' ft. f WQ E? 1 M If, m x ' V v V ' W l ! • First Row — Farley, Brandt, Huse, Morris, Parker, Russell Second Row — Radford, Mathieu, Quinlan, Forsaith, Burbeck, Wotkowicz, Brainerd, Zisman Third Row — Goldman, Powers, Johnston, Wells, Mulaney, Shulke, Phaneuf, Rice SENIOR CLASS

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THE PICKOUT 1920 Upon our return to school we found that a new system had been arranged for us. Now, with the school under Government control, we were to combine military drill and study. This, of course, applied only to those who were members of the S. A. T. C. unit. The new program made it necessary to drop some of the studies from our regular schedule and to change some of the others. But the change didn ' t hold us up the least bit. We settled down to work and were soon accus- tomed to the new routine. It was not long before, living up to all our class tradi- tions, we were well underway and going strong when our studies again resumed the normal course. After the close of the war, we received our discharges and were once again ordinary students, ready to continue the regular course of study. At the beginning of the year 1919 we got back to the old grind. There was much work to be done in the remaining twenty weeks and everyone was well aware of the fact, or soon became so. But once going, nothing could stop us and, as a result, we all came through in good style. Interclass athletics were a sort of a side issue this year; baseball being the only sport on the program. We were beaten by the Sophs, but that didn ' t give us any cause for worry. You know you can ' t expect to win all the time. Had the other events taken place, we surely would have held our own with the best of ' em, as we had previously done. As we left in June, so we returned in September. There was but one difference: we were Seniors. We were now ready to shoulder a little more responsibility, to rely more upon ourselves, to dig deeper into the mysteries explained in books, and to work harder than ever before. Work , whether it was work in the class-room or on the athletic field, was a word which none of us feared. Now that we were Seniors, it was quite essential that we have a finger in the various school activities. We were well represented in athletics, and our men were to be found on the different committees in charge of the social affairs. Of course, we do not intend to imply that we alone were responsible for the success of these affairs, but, if you look into the matter, you will find that the 1920 spirit was there. So you will find us in all events: we ' re there either in person or in spirit. After three years, our football team was defeated. To be sure, it wasn ' t a bad beating, 7 to 6, but it was a defeat, and we admit it. We may redeem our- selves yet, since interclass basketball and baseball are still to be played. You may be sure that we will try our best to get our numerals on the mug before we depart. Now that the school year is fast drawing to a close, our remaining days at school are numbered. The days which we have spent here will not be soon for- gotten. They have been too pleasant. But the question is, When shall we be forgotten? Have we made a favorable impression upon the instructors and the student body? Let us hope that we have. Since our success in the future rests mainly with ourselves, let us continue to do our best; nothing more can be desired. 26

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THE PICKOUT 1920 GEORGE J. ALMQUIST SQTJIT Cotton Club 1, 2, 3 Tired of being the prey of mosquitoes and leaving New Jersey far behind, in the fall of 1916, a strapping blond youth, with an expression full of pur- pose, wandered through the portals of L. T. S. Soon we came to know him as George J. Almquist, better known as Squit . His faults, if any, were negligible; his good points were many. With the boys, he was admired by all and was undoubtedly the most popular man in his class. Not being blessed with the faculty of being a ladies ' man , Squit spent his spare time in picking on Brandt and rough-housing in general with his room mates — generally to their sorrow. (Smith will corroborate). All in all, George is a hard worker, an excellent student, and a fine fellow; and his employers are greatly enriched by having him in their service. RUPERT FRANCIS BILLINGS BILL PAT Alembic Society, 1, 2, 3, 4 Pickout Photographer Bill is a produc t of the same town that also boasts of L. T. S. What more can be said? Lowell surely produces great things, as the above proves. His greatest interest is in photography and photo-chemistry, but he ' s there in any chemistry subject as witness his record in his freshman year when he received the highest scholarship. His specialty, however, has been holding the championship for cutting classes, but since his right and left bowers , Berlin and Noone, have left, the game has lost its zest, and he seldom stays away from school more than a week without one short visit to see how the instructors manage to get along without him. Physical chemistry is his particular indoor sport at present, but when he leaves L. T. S. and begins to tell the world what he has learned up here, we predict that success awaits him.