Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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THE PICKOUT 1923 iron. Twenty-three made good, as is shown by the fact that eleven members of the class were awarded letters that year. The same interest prevailed when the show came along, and fourteen members of our class appeared in the cast of Stop Thief . They helped by taking part, and those who were not in the cast attended the performance, thus making it a. success long to be remembered. . We got our first taste of real hard work in which grey matter counted, when brawn would fail, when the mid-years arrived. There were very few casualities and when mid-years were over we settled down to business and studies in a fashion known by all who have ever attended L. T. S. Spring arrived in due course. The waters from t.he hills produced by tl1e melting snows ca.me rushing down the Merrimack. The falls beyond the Pawtucket.- ville Bridge lured many of us away from our books for an hour or two, to see the rushing torrent on its way to the sea. We would stand in amazement and watch the moonbeamssparkle on the spray caused by the torrent's striking on the rocks be- low. As we stood there without speaking a word we could picture in the mist the mountain stream running down the mountainside, passing on through a pasture. wending its way by an old weather-beaten farmhouse, under a small red bridge, and by a lonely schoolhouse whcre many of our number had started not many years be- fore. to learn their alphabet. The hour would be up, and we would turn our backs on the roaring river. and attend to our duties which we had t.o prepare. With spring came the call for candidates for the baseball team. A team was built up and when the season ended nine members of our class were awarded let.ters. Finals were next on the program, making it necessary for all the boys to get down to business although the call from the outdoors was almost too much for us to fight against, but our studies conquered, and the summer vacation had come. SOPHOMORE Dfxrs 1920-l9Q1. When we had gathered together again from the four corners of t.he globe, we found t.hat a few of our number were missing. Our first duty was to let the Fresh- men know that we were around. and make them feel as much at home as possible. lVe did itg and you can bet we did it. If one should doubt our word ask any mem- ber of 1924 who was present. hlany pairs of the best silk socks never travelled any further than Merrimack Square. after a journey from Textile. Now that we had disposed of the Freshies, we held a class meeting to elect officers for the year. Carleton J. Lombard, who had directed us in the straight and narrow pat.h during the preceding year, was unanimously elected to again take the hehn and direct our course when a stormy session should arise. E The class was greatly saddened when we learned that during the sununer one of our number, Wilbert A. Nourse, had passed away after an attack of pleuro-pneu- monia. We all remember 4'Webb who was just attaining manhood, as the type of 252

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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

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THE PICKOUT' 19923 lad who makes a fine upright man, but Providence deemed it better to take him away from us, so may we keep him in mind when we meet in future years. Football found 1923 ready, and the members of the class responded when can- didates were called for the team. VVe showed up quite well and seven members of the class were awarded T's for their efforts. Aft.er the season was over, Ray VValker was elected captain for the 19Q1 season. About this time various and sundry members of tl1e class were seen attending the games escorting young ladies, and also paying a great deal of attention to them. As sure as Friday evening would roll around, Keith's or the movies would be attended by these various and sundry members, with their lady friends. The boys had started to look about to find a place to toast their shins, when winter would set in. We really think these fellows had been reading. If Winter Comes. This year saw the resumption of basketball as a major sport in Lowell Textile. lve find that 1923 was well represented on the t.eam, by Lombard and Ray Car- penter, the latter acting as manager and captain. Saturdays, when there was a game on the home floor, the boys from this class were always found in the stands shouting for the five fellows who were on the Hoor playing for L. T. S. Carleton Lombard was elected captain at the end of the season and the team showed mighty good iudgment in selecting a man froln the class of 1923. Mid-years came and went, but there were no misfortunes, and they were gone before we realized it. W'e all looked forward to the arrival of the spring when the wintry blasts would depart and t.he warm balmy breeze would again bring back with it the green grass, and the shady trees which had been standing as ghosts through the long winter months. How 1na.ny from our class were seen on the boulevard on an April night, well we'll never tell, but many a lad who would say he was studying the night before was merely studying nature along the river bank. lVhen the call for candidates for the baseball team was made, the response from 1923 was exceptionally large, and in the first line-up we were represented by Sullivan, Ray Farwell, Claude Farwell, and hlacher. The season was made a suc- cess by t.he ability of these four men to play the game as we want to see it played. At the end of the season Lambert Sullivan was elected captain for the following year, which put another feather in the cap of 1923. ' June was not many weeks away when the baseball season ended, and exams were upon us. How quickly the year had passed, although there were many good times to look back on. Now we could again go back to our homes and get ac- quainted wit.h the folks again, or go out into mills and other places where we either got experience or made some money to help ourselves in the coming year. 23