Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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THE PICKOUT 1923 p fllilass iiaistnrp, 1923 FRESHMAN DAYS 1919-1920 Out of the mists, and over the restless waves of the world, came the clarion call that was hea.rd from the sunny Southlands to the icy mountains of Canada, spreading from t.here to the far distant Orient, that land where we find crowded streets, and hear a strange tongue. It was the call of the class of nineteen hundred and twenty-three that descended on listening ears, and late in September, 1919, strange persons were seen entering the portals of knowledge, where they were to be t1'ained in the arts of producing material fabrics for the human race. lllany of our number had seen service in France, and had tackled with a will the problem of making this world a safe place to live in. They had seen the hard- ships that a soldier must face. Their buddies lay over there, and they understand now. in part, what it is to live. Some of our number are not whole in body from the wounds received while in the service, but they are the men that the class of twenty- three are proud of, for they have done their level best on the battleiield, and in school they carry on with a spirit. that can not spell anything but success. How well we remember the day that started us on our lengthy career at Textile. The Sophs had to ha ve their fun, and we were forced to bow in response to their demands, for at this time our organization was very weak. but it was only a matter of a few days when we were assembled into a chain that has never severed. During our first few weeks we all learned where the boulevard was, and that classes were secondary to the show at Keith's. Ofttimes during the stilly eve, that hour between t.he sun's going down and night falling, just at the gloaming we would sit and wonder how the folks were at home Those who came from the country could remember the lowing of the cattle on the hillside, or the herds descending the mountain side at. the close of the day. or others were thinking of the line of the sea, as the waves lap the shore carrying with them a spirit of romance from out of the deep. Night would fall and the city lights gleamed forth one by one, and we had to open the books again to prepare our lessons for the morrow. Class officers were elected, and Carleton J. Lombard took it upon himself to guide our footsteps ever in the paths of righteousness, and Lom did it creditably, considering the task of molding and forming the raw material, broken in many places, int.o a heterogeneous mass, that is now going into the world as the finished product. When the call for football candidates was issued, a large number joined the squad and worked with a will to hold up the banner for Old Textile D on the grid- 21