Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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fames! W. g mitf) Sitting alone in his armchair, Strength quickly ebbing away; Memories of youth and devotions, Ardors of dear bygone days. Thoughts of the school by the river, Dreams, then his thoughts fade away From the earth and the things that surround it Into Life ' s eternal day. Passed from this life to another, Gone from the paths he once trod; From the arms of his dear faithful loved ones Into the arms of his God. Written by W. M. Campbell, ' 29

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THE PICKOUT 1926 Arthur Joseph Woodbury, Instructor in Cotton Yarns. Nashua Manufacturing Company, Nashua, N. H. Lawrence Manufacturing Company, Lowell, Mass. Futurity Thread Company, Newton, Mass. Residence: 246 Branch St., Lowell, Mass. Ai Edwin Wells, B.T.E., Instructor in Electrical Engineering. Lowell Textile School, 1920. Marconi Wireless and Telegraph of America. Lowell Electric Light Corporation. Residence: Dracut, Mass. James Harrington Kennedy, Jr., Instructor in Wool Sorting. Phillips Andover, 1918. Arlington Mills. Wood Worsted Mill. J. E. McMurtry Co., New York City. H. Holland Son, Boston, Mass. Residence: 3 Ashton Place, Methuen, Mass. Russell Metcalf Fox, Instructor in Textile Design. Massachusetts Cotton Mills. Appleton Company. Residence: 359 Beacon St., Lowell, Mass. Charles Arthur Everett, B.T.C., Instructor in Dyeing. Lowell Textile School, 1919. North Berwick Company, North Berwick, Me. Residence: 12 Thirteenth St., Lowell, Mass. Roland Taylor Pihl, S.B., Instructor in Mathematics. Rhode Island State College, 1920. Robert Gair Co., Brooklyn, N. Y. Designing Engineer, Saco Lowell Shops, Lowell, Mass. Residence: 111 Parkview Ave., Lowell, Mass. Harold Winfred Stiegler, B.T.C., M.S., Ph.D., Instructor in Chemistry. Lowell Textile School, 1918. Chemical Warfare Service, U. S. A. Graduate Work, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Research Staff, National Aniline and Chemical Co. Northwestern University. Research Fellow, Northwestern University. Residence: Lawrence, Mass. Lester Whiting Ball, Instructor in Mechanical Drawing. Tufts College, 1915. Turbine Engineer, General Electric Company. Marine Engineer, U. S. Navy. Residence: R. F. D. No. 2, Chelmsford, Mass. Walter Ballard Holt, Bursar. Helen Gray Flack, S.B., Secretary. Residence: 18 Mount Vernon St., Lowell, Mass. Residence: 445 Stevens St., Lowell, Mass. Ruth Foote, A.B., S.B., Registrar. Gladys Pearl Braden, Clerk. Residence: Kimball St., Nashua, N. H. Residence: 77 Woodward Ave., Lowell, Mass. Florence Moore Lancey, Librarian. Mona Blanche Palmer, Clerk. Residence: 46 Victoria St., Lowell, Mass. Residence : 685 Westford St., Lowell, Mass. 21

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i S ' -Ikmmm. M f 2 cv : ' ■■ m ' i ' 7 , . ' Pn Si L4fc IN «Sfe ' WM ' : r . illlta iit K E msm B 3S5?fW fr g» F- ' L, .9 ;Jfe a3k $M J 7?Z±m ' 1 i 1 TT«.3| !;:%%m!f. • ■ gJaKM M i; ' ; ' B f 1 1 MM c fc iCt! r y- ' ... . ' .!. r . ' Hpr-f- ' x • ' , fames; tC. mitf) 1837-1926 Born in Lowell, Mass., January 28, 1837. Educated in the public schools of Lowell. Graduated from the National L T niversity Law School of Washington, D. C. Practiced law in Washington and later in Matoon, 111. Served four years in the Army of the Tennessee during the Civil War, rising from the rank of private to that of Adjutant of the 54th Illinois infantry. Following the war became one of the Division Chiefs of the Treasury Department at Washington and made extensive studies of the postal systems of European countries. Returned to Lowell to become the Secretary of the Board of Trade and during that time became interested in the organization of textile schools. Conceived the idea of organizing the Lowell Textile School about 1893 and petitioned the legislature for its incorporation in the year 1895. Became the Clerk of the Board of Trustees of The Lowell Textile School and continued in that office until 1919. Died at his home in Lowell on January 18, 1926. Such, in outline, is the career of the man whose life has recently come to a close. What a variety of activities and what a range of interests are here indicated! What opportunities for the employment of the training of the lawyer, the warrior, the organizer and the educator, have come to this man of varied tasks and many years! What can we learn from this? This is the lesson which we should learn from his life. We should learn to welcome every opportunity for extending our fund of information and developing our talents, regardless of the direction in which we may seem to be travelling at the time. For no man knows what will be the requirements of the future, and what bits of knowledge may be of most worth. 23