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Page 28 text:
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vd %. V J) — - Mentor Clas Officers;, 1924 Howard M. Brigham J. Albert Horne Carl O. Olson George J. Bienstock Maurice A. Villeneuve President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Executive Council 22
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I ' ll E PICK OUT 19 24 Class $tStorj , 1924 Freshman Days: Our class was enrolled at Lowell Textile School September 27, 1920. To most of us it seems almost inconceivable that four full years have passed since we first entered the gates of the school and with a feeling of pride we look back upon those years as being the ones which will be of most value in our careers. When we assembled for the first time we were indeed a motley group of fellows. Our ranks were filled with men from every part of the globe, but we were all in- stilled with a glowing spirit of enthusiasm and a firm desire to make the most of our course at Textile. After we had registered we collected in the assembly hall, where President Eames delivered a speech of welcome. He outlined what four years at L. T. S. would mean to us and thoroughly convinced us that our path would certainly not be one of roses. A very serious and austere Senior next spoke to us, and said that we were expected to co-operate to our utmost with the upper classmen, who would in turn do their best to help us with any of our work and problems. He touched upon football, its prospects for the coming season, and urged every new man to try out for the team. Our next speaker was an illustrious Sophomore, and he seemed to be thoroughly convinced that the class of 1923 was the one and only class that had ever entered Textile. He read a set of rules describing the way in which we were supposed to conduct ourselves on, or about, the campus, and informed us that we would be compelled to wear the prescribed frosh bonnet at all times. This later proved to be an idle threat, because the bonnets were not given us, and we were allowed to use our own discretion in the choice of headgear. After this speech he told us that we were about to be set upon by a fiendish tribe of barbarians, thirsting for blood. Disorganized and encamped on unfamiliar ground as we then were, we had to surrender to a force much our inferior in num- bers. We laughed as we took off our shoes, rolled up our trousers and turned our coats inside-out. We still looked pleasant as we trotted around the pebbly driveway and out onto Moody Street. At the bridge some of us, following the advice of upper- classmen, broke ranks and fled. The attempt was not concerted, so it failed; but it was the first show of spirit from the class. The remainder of the tour was con- ducted at the Sophomores ' pleasure. At Merrimack Square, Rollins, who was des- tined to become our president, was made to crawl up onto Page ' s clock and deliver an oration. This was too much for our oppressors, so they called it a day and let us go. That day was the last appreciable triumph of the Sophomores. We quickly organized and the first issue of the Text spoke of us in this manner — The upper classmen have been very favorably impressed by the entering class. It is made up 23
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