Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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entor Claste Officers! of 1927 Frederick Leo Kenney Richard Morey Sawyer Bernhardt Brecher Glickman Charles Sumner Parsons John Francis Shea President Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Executive Council 24

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Clas tstorp, 1927 Jfresifjman Baps; There is one year in every college man ' s life that stands out above all others, his freshman year. It is an unforgettable year. The year in which we learn the many mysteries of college life and its practices. In later years in moments of idle- ness when he dwells on the four years spent at college, unconsciously his mind al- ways seems to return to his first year. How well we believe this, for how can we ever forget our first day at L. T. S.? After registration, which was a very complicated process for our young minds to grasp, we were given a very unusual reception by the Sophs. They first took us to the oval where we were forced to remove our shoes, said shoes being tied to- gether and piled in a wheel-barrow, which was to head our procession down to the Square. That parade to the Square we will always think of, as marching through an end- less gauntlet of flying fish, rotten tomatoes and swinging paddles. At Page ' s clock we gave many speeches on nothing at all and after a few more antics were allowed to scramble for our shoes and then proceed to our homes. Thus did ' 27 meet in a body for the first time. On the following day we were addressed by President Eames, who warned us against the numerous pitfalls of college life. Some of us heeded his warnings but alas, some forgot. Then followed a week of tremendous business when we were sold caps, rules and everything else salable by the Sophomores. The numerals on the river bed were changed often but in the end ' 27 was put there to stay. Perk McGuire was chosen as temporary president of the class and started to organize a football team and get the Freshman Banquet under way. In the game we were defeated, 18 to 0, but the banquet which was held that night was an absolute success. Bill Smith, president of the Sophomore Class, was kidnapped and attended the banquet handcuffed to a radiator in the hall. When the time came the Fresh- men began to arrive and all succeeded in getting into the banquet hall before our plans were discovered by the Sophs. The banqu et was well under way when the Sophomores discovered us. A fight ensued, and was soon put to an end by a riot call to the police station. After eating a hearty dinner speeches were given by our guests of the evening, President Eames, Professor Dow, and Professor Ball. 25