Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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WALTER STEPHEN THAYER Bennington, Vt. ( lourse [-S; )mi rem Pi; Tau Epsilon Sigma; ( llass rreasurer 4.; Pickout, Business Manager : L.T.I. Engineering Society 2, j. : Textile Cabinet 4; ( lommeni emenl ( lommittee. MCIK )l. As |( )|| VALVANIS Haverhill, Mas-. M.S.. Massat husetts State ( lollege. MALCOLM RI SSI II. W )ODARD Chelmsford, Mass. Course IV; Tau Epsilon Sigma: Class Sri rriary 5: A.A.T.C.C. ■ ,. : Rifle Club 1, 2. Secretary-Manager ■]. 4. GAMALIEL MARDIROS YACUBIAN Somerville. Mass. Course II; Omicron Pi. [26]

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JOSEPH MELVIN SILVERMAN Brookline, Mass. Course VI-S; Sigma Omega Psi; Glee Club i, 4; Rifle Club Engineering Society 2, 3, 4. L.T.I. LIEUTENANT LAWRENCE SMITH Bloomfield, N.J. B.S., U. S. Naval Academy; Football, Assistant Coach 1, 2. SAFFORD PERSHING SWEATT Lowell, Mass. Course IV; Rifle Club 1, 2, Captain 3, 4; Textile Players 1, 3. BRONISLAW JOHN SWIATEK Shirley, Mass. B.S., Tri-State College; Baseball 3, 4. [25]

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PAUL ROTH Brooklyn, N. Y. Course VI-W; Sigma Omega Psi; Tau Epsilon Sigma; L.T.I. Engineering Society 2, 3,4. Senior Class History ON Thursday, September 17, 1936, the Class of ' 40 made its first none-too- graceful entrance into the Lowell Textile Institute. For a while, the period of orien- tation, with examinations, photographing, and hazing, had the Freshmen quite be- wildered, but after a few days, with regular classes beginning, we discovered that the Sophomores numbered only half as many as we, so the harrying was dispensed with, and we settled down into the routine of the Institute life. With the help of police car searchlights from the bridge, we painted a gigantic 40 on the canal wall, where it may be seen today and for many years to come. A Christmas dance was sponsored by the Freshman class and was declared to be a social and financial success. Our class was well represented in ath- letics during that first year, as it has been throughout the four years. Rudy Meuser, Joe Pelt, and Eddie Maslanka have starred on the football teams, and others on the basketball, baseball, rifle, and golf teams. In our Sophomore year the engineers and chemists began branching off into fields of their respective industries, engin- eers with their cotton and wool, and the chemists, besides being stuck with another year of Guttsie ' s English, with their Ger- man and quant, stoichometry, and ad- vanced organic. Both groups were bored with the one and only T.C. D. course. As Juniors, the chemists became more and more imbued with the steam and smell of the dye lab, while the engineers worried over Heat, Electricity, and Mech- anism, to say nothing of the applied mech., and the Worsted Yarn Manufacture and its French combs, I.G.B., and vague talk about a U.D. Senior year really was a snap after those other three, with most of the year being spent on thesis, after a few months of prep- aration at the theatres of Lowell. Our class had shrunk to less than half of its original size, but those that remained had attained their heights of leadership which, as Sen- iors, they were entitled. Joe Pelt and Rudy Meuser were co-captains of the football team during one of the best seasons for many years. Thirteen members of the class had won the membership in Tau Epsilon Sigma. Ken Beltramini took over the Coop managership during his senior year, and at the same time served as Busi- ness Manager of the Text, with Merlen Bullock as Editor. We are proud of our class record, and proud of the spirit which as underclassmen has bound us together into one harmonious group. We look back over the four years, reviewing in our minds the fun, the happi- ness, and the joy of these years. We have come to respect the faculty for the work they do understandingly, unassumingly, and equitably. They have been sympa- thetic, friendly, and quick to offer their assistance. We have found that we value their friendship and respect. We are now on the threshold of Com- mencement, beyond which lies life. Into this we are to step, each member to go his separate way. Though we, in all probabil- ity, will never meet again as a class, we will march forth with firm step, gladdened at heart by the fact that we take with us a deeper and wider understanding of life than when we entered. [27]