Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 136 of the 1947 volume:

I m 5ft 7 . -M ?. ' £ WM WWW WW ,; „; ' 4mw$ fe V. f ■ Am m : ? V  £fi - ' •■. : .:  ■ ' ■  '  3 £ ss Sfc ; Fifty Years Young 1U PicJzoui 1 ' 897— 1 ' 947 Volume. JUi Uy-eitfUt PubltiJted It4f the Senear GlcUd, lowelt lextiU OttitUute tf-otuewosid Every student who graduates from Tex- tile carries with him different memories when he leaves. Some of these, many we hope, are pleasant, and some are not so pleasant. Time should make the un- pleasant memories seem less unpleasant, and time should make the pleasant mem- ories seem more pleasant. With this idea constantly in mind, the staff has attempted to present the pleasant things from life at Textile in a lighter style than has been used previously. tf-aculty and Adminiltiatian — those who have guided us in our schol- astic endeavors. SenioSlA. — the members of this year ' s graduating class — the Class of ' 47. y 4e GladAeS the doings of the Jun- iors, Sophomores, and Freshmen. Activities and Societies — the or- ganizations which provide for a good part of our extracurriculum activity. AtUleticd, those who represent Tex- tile in the field of sports. IbedicatiOH We respectfully dedicate this thirty-eighth edition of THE PICKOUT to those loyal sons of Textile who gave the last full measure of devotion to their country. God of our fathers , known of old — Lord of our far-flung battle line — Beneath Whose aweful hand we hold Dominion over palm and pine- Lord God of Hosts, be with us yet, Lest we forget, — lest we forget! — Rudyard Kipling 9m Mem iiam Ensign Donald M. Adie ' 41 Lieutenant Joseph H. Berkowitz ' 44 Lieutenant Thomas W. Broderick ' 44 Lieutenant Thomas F. Cryan ' 42 Lieutenant H. Russell Cunningham ' 40 Lieutenant Philip C. Evans ' 42 Staff Sergeant Burgess C. Harpoot ' 38 Lieutenant Roger H. Kane ' 38 Lieutenant Edwin J. Kozera ' 46 Lieutenant Martin P. Murray ' 43 Private Walter H. Paige, Jr. ' 38 Private Richard I. Parthum ' 46 Lieutenant Samuel Pearsall ' 42 Private Kilburn G. Pease ' 38 Private Ernest M. Stromvall ' 44 Ensign Frederick L. Webster ' 43 fyijftif, tyealA, fyauncf, On this, the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Lowell Textile Institute, it is well to pause for a while and con- sider more than the concrete fact that the Institute exists. Behind its existence is a story which is little known and less told. It is a story of dreams and ideas of many men which eventually came to life and which today are being con- stantly improved and expanded. Lowell, The Mother Textile City of America, gave birth to the ideas through some of her citizens. Mr. James T. Smith fathered and nour- ished many of these ideas and for his successful efforts in promoting them has come to be known as the Father of the Lowell Textile School. The background of the founding is best explained by Mr. Smith in his address at the dedication of the present buildings of the school. . . .The school did not originate in local pride but local need. . . Primar- ily, it was a business enterprise in which local manufacturers shared in hopes that training and education of their workers would give them a better chance of competing with cheaper Southern and Asiatic products. ...But such a school as was re- quired must necessarily embrace all textile fibers and processes and thor- ough instruction in the arts and sciences applied in textile manufacture. . . Mr. Smith failed to receive the desired cooperation from the Middlesex Me- chanics Association or the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, so in the Fall of 1894, he invited representatives of local mills to meet with him to hear his findings on the various aspects of founding a textile school. ... From the first the proposition was received fav- orably, almost with enthusiasm... In 1895, the Massachusetts legisla- ture authorized a corporation to be known as the Trustees of the Lowell Textile School, for the purpose of estab- lishing and maintaining a textile school for instruction in the theory and prac- tical art of textile and kindred branches of industry. . . The textile education idea was not new. In 1835, tne Middlesex Mechanics Association amended its charter to pro- vide for means of technical education, but nothing else was done about it. About 1870, Mr. Charles L. Hildreth of the Lowell Machine Shop, as chairman of the City Council Committee on lands and buildings in the construction of the Green grammar school, made pro- visions for a hall for mechanical draw- ing and a basement for textile machin- ery. Professor Channing Whitaker of his engineering staff developed an evening drawing school which became the fore- runner of the Evening Textile School. The original plant was begun on a modest scale in rented quarters on Middle Street in down-town Lowell. The twenty-seven Trustees represented Merrimack Valley mills valued at a total of $25,000, 000. Christopher P. Brooks was the first director of the school. He was chosen because of his large experience in Eng- lish schools and in both American and foreign mill installations. [8] The object of the school was to give instruction in practical knowledge nec- essary in cotton, woolen, worsted and other textile industries. . . It was not intended to compete with regular col- leges, but rather to train mill personnel in better mill methods. Entrance requirements varied greatly from those of today. A candidate was required to be over 14, of either sex, and any nationality. Graduates of grammar schools or high schools were admitted directly, while others were required to take an entrance examina- tion to show their proficiency. The school was taught in three dis- tinct branches: day school, evening school, and in a popular lecture series. A student could combine any or all of these branches. The formal opening was presided over by Governor Wolcott on January 30, 1897 and classes were commenced on February 1, 1897. In the Fall of that year, a fourth branch was instituted; a women ' s de- partment which specialized in design and art courses. From the beginning women have attended both day and evening school. The valuation of the school already had risen from an original $50,000 to S75, 000. This is in marked contrast to Mr. Smith ' s personal estimate of $1,000,000 as necessary to open the school. The school had 257 students that year, of whom 72 were day students. One foreign country and several South- ern states were represented at that early date, a practice which has in- creased as years went by. In 1899, the General Court of Massa- chusetts voted a grant of $35,000 with the condition that an equal amount be raised by outside sources. Mr. Frederick Fanning Ayer, a leading textile manu- facturer and a native of Lowell, con- tributed the required amount and made the State grant immediately available. In all, Mr. Ayer contributed a total of $100,000 to the school. Southwick Hall has been named in honor of his maternal grandfather, an early textile manufacturer in this vicinity. Large donations were also made by the cities of Lowell and Lawrence. Kitson Hall was donated by the daughters of Richard Kitson, and by the Kitson Machine Company, manu- facturers of textile machinery, which he had founded. Construction of the present campus was begun on a site acquired partly from the Ayer funds and partly from a grant of four acres by the Locks and Canals. Besides Southwick Hall and Kitson Hall, the Falmouth Street Building was also built. The total valua- tion of the lands, buildings, and ma- chinery was $425,000. At the same time that all this activity was going on, the three-year-old textile school was out gathering laurels in far places. In 1900, the Lowell Textile School was awarded the Gold Medal at the Paris Exposition for general excellence. The same year, an award was received from the Merchants and Manufacturers Exhibition. In 1901, another Gold Medal was awarded at the Pan American Exposition. The new campus was occupied for classes on January 12, 1903. The formal dedication was made on February 12, 1903, by Governor Bates. The main addresses were given by the President of M.I. T., the chairman of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers, and Mr. James T. Smith for the trus- tees. The total enrollment at this time was 545, of whom 116 were day students. The level of entering students had im- proved to the extent that the courses in chemistry and mechanics were made [9] as thorough as in the leading technical schools of this country. The courses in chemistry and dyeing were attracting the most attention from students. About 100,000 square feet of floor space was available for instructional purposes. The valuation of the school had climbed to $500,000 as new and modern machinery was received and installed. About half the valuation was the value of the equipment being used. Two more awards were made to the infant school. A Gold Medal was awarded by the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in 1904, and another Gold Medal by the Lewis and Clarke Cen- tennial Exposition in 1905. Mr. Charles H. Eames became resi- dent secretary of the Trustees in 1905 and was in charge of the administration of the school. Within a few years, he became the first President of Lowell Textile Institute. In 1908, a course in textile engineer- ing was organized which caused the entrance requirements to be raised so that only high school graduates or those with equivalent education could be admitted. In 1 910, the Colonial Avenue Build- ing was built, gymnasium facilities were added, boating facilities were im- proved, and athletic fields laid out around the school. Entrance requirements were stiffened once again for day students by adding required courses to the other require- ments of admission. Post-graduate courses were organized particularly to attract graduates of other technical schools. In 191 1, the student enroll- ment had climbed to 231 day students and about 600 evening students. In 1 91 2, the degrees of Bachelor of Textile Chemistry and Bachelor of Tex- tile Engineering were authorized for students beginning that year and fol- lowing prescribed courses. The enrollment for the next five years dropped down to about 130 in the day school and went up to about 800 in the evening school. During the first World War, many of the students enlisted in the services. In 191 8, the Students Army Training Corps was instituted and lasted until the end of the war. The newly finished second floor of Kitson Hall was used as barracks at that time. In 1 92 1, returned servicemen swelled the enrollment to a record high of 278 in day school and nearly 1000 in night school. The valuation of the school was still rising and in 1923, the entire plant was worth in excess of $670,000. On July 1, 1 91 8, the school was transferred to State custody because of the anti-aid amendment to the State Constitution. In these first 25 years, the school had grown in value and size almost con- tinually, and had shown its strength by surviving the impact of a world war. Early organizations around the school were the athletic teams which had their ups and downs; the Alumni Association; the Olney Chemical Alum- ni; the Pickout staff; two national tex- tile fraternities, and a local fraternity. During the second 25 years, the school began to expand socially, and in extracurricular activities. The Text, the student newspaper, was begun. The Textile Players were formed to sponsor an annual play and dance. Tau Ep- silon Sigma, the honor society, was founded. The Rifle Club, the Textile Associates, and a fourth fraternity were added. Two student professional organ- izations were started, the Engineering Society, and the AATCC student chapter. A Student Cabinet, the Inter- fraternity Council, and the Athletic Council were added. Even a sorority appeared on the scene. [10] In 1935, authority was granted for the award of Master ' s degrees in both engineering and chemistry. In 1937, by virtue of a special appropriation of the State, Louis Pasteur Hall was put under construction. This was a three-story addition to the old Colonial Avenue Building. The story of Textile during the years of World War II is told elsewhere in this book. Since the end of the war, Textile has again become a beehive of activity with both improvements and plans for ex- pansion. The retirement of President Charles H. Eames brought about the appointment of one of our own grad- uates as President, Kenneth R. Fox. President Fox is revamping and im- proving the curriculum to meet present day demands on textile graduates. He is assisting in the reorganization of student activities which disappeared during the war. The extremely active and interested Board of Trustees has brought to a successful conclusion its efforts towards expansion of the physical facilities of the school. These plans include the construction of dormitories, a Science Building, an Administration Building, and a Recreational Building. The chairman of the Planning Board, an- other Textile man, Mr. Samuel Pinan- ski, has come to be known as Uncle Sam for his untiring efforts in this direction. In 50 years, Lowell Textile Institute, as it is now known, has more than doubled its floor space and now oc- cupies over 200,000 square feet of floor space. The valuation has gone from an original $50,000 to about $800,000. The staff has increased from 2 to over 50. The student body has increased to about 450 day students with many hundreds more clamoring for entrance. The evening school now has 1450 students and could have many more if there were sufficient accommodations. Fifty years young, and the sky is still the limit! [11] GXMUU Members of the Glass of 1947: The fabric of your formal textile education at the Lowell Textile Institute is assuming its final structure. Since entering as Freshmen, your collegiate life has passed through several processing stages, some following the normal sequence of years and others being interrupted by terms of service in the Armed Forces. But now, the various compon- ents have been brought together and the cloth is whole. You are soon to enter a new phase of your life, a period when you are to assume the responsibilities of a business career. Your training has been thorough and comprehensive, preparing you for many different branches of the textile industry. There is plenty of room for all of you. Opportunities to use your background and training are greater now than at any other time in the history of textile operations. New methods, processes, fibers and machinery are with us and it is your challenge to meet these rapidly changing conditions. This situation is true in all fields of specialization and what could offer a more intriguing future? The wish for success is extended to all of you by the Board of Trustees, Administration and Faculty. May your contribution be great and your happiness complete. [H] KENNETH R. FOX, B.T.E., S.M., F.T.I. President [15] tUfineelitia Back Row: Mr. C. H. Jack, Mr. H. E. Thomas, Mr. E. F. Humiston, Mr. R. M. Kennedy, Mr. M. E. Gelinas, Mr. Ouellette, Mr. Chase Front Row: Prof. H. Brown, Prof. C. F. Edlund, Prof. Herbert J. Ball, Prof. A. E. Wells, Prof. H. C. Brown, Prof. M. Hindle Waal Back Row: Mr. H. L. Pero, Prof. J. C. Lowe Front Row: Prof. Russell L. Brown, Prof. J. H. Kennedy Jr. [16] GUemi buf, Back Row: Mr. W. J. Lesien, Mr. E. P. James, Prof. Elmer E. Fickett, Mr. C. L. Daley, Prof. C. A. Everett Front Row: Dr. H. C. Chapin, Prof. C. L. Howarth, Dr. P. G. Panagiotakos, Prof. J. H. Skinkle, Prof. W. G. Chace JlatUfUcXfel iP %k Back Row: Mr. M. T.ydon, Mr. W. W. Yarnall Front Row: Prof. J. G. Dow, Prof. Lester H. Cushing [17] GottoH, Back Row: Mr. J. A. Goodwin, Mr. Oliver Front Row: Prof. Gilbert R. Merrill, Prof. N. E.Jones 2 eda f+t Back Row: Mr. G. G. Armstrong Jr., Prof. J. L. Merrill, Prof. R. M. Fox, Mr. E. L. Golec Front Row: Prof. M.J. Hoellrich, Prof. Vittoria Rosatto, Prof. S. Kackay [18] fytitUUinxj, Prof. Cornelius L. Glenn, Prof. W. S. Nowell O ia Back Row: Miss Kennedy, Miss Wiencek, Mr. Wallace C. Butterfield, Bursar, Miss Preble, Mrs. Dolge Front Row: Miss Lancey, Miss Ruth Foote, Registrar, Miss Leblanc, Mrs. MacKenzie, Miss Flack [I9l of the Jlaiaell Jetctile Ontiitute OFFICERS Harold W. Leitch, Chairman Samuel Pinanski, Vice-Chairman Kenneth R. Fox, Clerk TRUSTEES On the Part of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts John J. Desmond Jr., Commissioner of Education On the Part of the City of Lowell y Hon. Leo A. Roy, Mayor of Lowell PRESENT INCUMBENTS, TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 1947 Myron S. Freeman, Worcester, President, The Bell Company Harold W. Leitch, Lawrence, General Superintendent in Charge of Research, Pacific Mills Francis P. Madden, Boston, Selling Agent, Textiles, 201 Devonshire Street John J. Molloy, 76 Nineteenth Street, Lowell Melville Weston, Lowell, Treasurer, Newmarket Manufacturing Company PRESENT INCUMBENTS, TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 1948 Frank W. Gainey, Boston, National Aniline Division, Allied Chemical Dye Corporation Stephen R. Gleason, Lowell, Superintendent, Walter L. Parker Bobbin Spool Company Samuel Pinanski, Boston, President and Director, M. P. Theatres Corporation Philip L. Scannell, Lowell, Scannell Boiler Works Alfred E. Traverse, Chelmsford, Vice-President, Hub Hosiery PRESENT INCUMBENTS, TERM ENDING JUNE 30, 1949 John A. Calnin, Lowell, Superintendent Weaving Division, U.S. Bunting Company William A. Donovan, Lowell, Sub-master, Lowell High School George H. Dozois, Lowell, Merchant, H. C. Girard Company Barnett D. Gordon, Boston, Manufacturer, M.K.M. Hosiery Mills E. Perkins McGuire, Boston, President, R. H. White Company I Back Row: George H. Dozois, Stephen R. Gleason, J. Emile Lemire, William A. Donovan, Philip L. Scannell, Frank W. Gainey Front Row (seated) : John A. Calnin, Kenneth R. Fox, Harold W. Leitch, Chairman; John J . Desmond Jr., Commissioner of Education; Barnett D. Gordon, Francis P. Madden, E. Perkins McGuire, Melville Weston [20] 9h the 9ntebim December 7, 1941 is a day that will be long remembered in the history of America and the World, for on that day we changed from a nation at peace to a nation at war. At L.T.I., classes were forgotten as all hurried to the nearest radio to hear the President ask for a declaration of war on Japan. That fall Textile had an enrollment of 280 students. The school year had started in the normal manner with the freshmen being welcomed in with a jubilant hazing by the well organized sophomores, a hazing which ended when the sophomores lost the freshman-sophomore football game. But all this was forgotten with the realization that we were at war; and yet, I wonder how many students actually realized what it would mean to them. For the realization of war was a thing that was to come slowly and painfully. On the surface everything appeared to go along as usual. The basketball season continued in full swing, followed in the spring by a heavy schedule of baseball games. But, by April 15, 34 men were in. On May 18, 1942, President Eames re- ceived a letter from the Adjutant General inviting the school to participate in the program of pre-induction training for students. Previous to this, the Air Corps had already had such a program; but it was later coordinated as a program of all the Armed Forces in which men would enlist in the Army or Navy Reserves and would continue on with their schooling as before. Professor Russell Brown was put in charge and spent a busy summer plowing through the Army and Navy Department correspondence. By the fall of ' 42, the program was in full swing and enlistments begun to pour in. Apparently there was supposed to be a quota for each class; but quotas were disregarded if the man was able, willing and alive. A further impetus to enlisting was the lowering of the draft age to 18. On October 27, an assembly of the en- tire school was held for the purpose of [21] CLASS OF 1945 listening to representatives of the Army, Navy, Marine and Air Corps. By De- cember 15, the final date for enlistments in the Armed Forces College Program, there were 1 1 2 men in the reserves. January 27, 1943 the reserve corps was called to active duty. The first to go were the air corps reserves, while the others were given opportunity to finish most of the term. About the same time, a rumor spread around that all freshmen and sophomores would be taken immediately — according to the Army a sophomore was one who had completed two years — but this didn ' t prove to be true, and their induction was delayed for several months. In the second term of the year, ' 42- ' 43, the effect of the war on the curriculum was shown by the inclusion of meteorology and radio in the physics course and by the teaching of spherical trigonometry. Mean- while, the various reserves were drilling on the football field to the tune of Professor Russell Brown ' s hip, two, three, four and listening to his versions of the previous World War. During the spring, an attempt made by the student body to have school continued during the following summer failed. On March 29, 1943, under the direction of Professor Wells, training was begun for enlisted men in uniform in the Navy and the other armed forces. These men studied various technical courses in preparation for work on a Navy anti-aircraft gun. They went to school 48 hours a week and every two weeks a new school was started, each session lasting six weeks. They were supervised by three Chief Petty Officers and a teaching staff of 1 7, many of whom were recruited from the teaching staff of the school. Their physical training as well as the physical training of the men in the reserves was under the direction of Pro- fessor Cushing. In the fall of ' 43, the school, except for the Navy Program, was a lonely and deserted place. Seventy-three students returned to school. Instruction was prac- tically on a private basis. Some artist posted a cartoon showing a teacher lec- turing to his class of two students, one on [22] each knee. There were no civilian school activities of any type. The spring term of ' 44 saw the end of the Navy Program which had trained 643 men from all parts of the U.S. That summer, Professor Bachmann re- tired as Head of the Design Department to be succeeded by Professor Rosatto. During July, ' 44, an Engineering, Science and Management War Training Program, sponsored by the U.S. Office of Education and under the able direction of Professor Wells, was instituted. Its purpose was to give further technical training to technicians in war industries to enable them to increase their skills in their present job. This training was tuition-free and on college level. The teaching was done by professors at Textile during their spare time in the evenings. This program was concluded on June 22, 1945.- In the fall of ' 44 an even smaller number of students return ed to school. At the end of the spring term of ' 45, President Eames retired to be succeeded by Kenneth Fox, a graduate of the class of ' 38. At the same time, Professor Olney retired as Head of the Chemistry Depart- ment to be succeeded by Professor Fickett. The fall of ' 45 saw the conclusion of the war and the return of the veterans with a re-vitalization of school activities, such as basketball. By the end of the first term, so many veterans had applied for entrance that a special Freshman class was started on January 14, 1946, which was continued through the summer. During 1946, the following teachers returned to the Institute from active military service: Professor Chace, Pro- fessor Edlund, Mr. James, Mr. Lisien, and Mr. Yarnall. The year ' 45 ' 46 marked a turning point in the policy of Textile. Plans were made for dormitories;, the amount of work hours per week were cut down and the need for more liberal art subjects, hu- manities, in the curriculum was recog- nized. And thus, with the fall of ' 46, we come to the end of what may be called the War Years, and what effect new developments and new ideas will have on Lowell Textile Institute only the future can tell. CLASS OF 1946 [23] BesUbbi jrfBp m CLAUDE HENRY ALLARD Lowell, Massachusetts IV; President, Senior Class; President, Textile Players; A.A.T.C.C. BERNARD BAUM Brookline, Massachusetts IV; Alpha Epsilon; Pickout Staff; A.A.T.C.C. ROBERT WILLIAM BECHARD Tyngsboro, Massachusetts IV; Delta Kappa Phi; A.A.T.C.C. JOHN JOSEPH BERNARD Lowell, Massachusetts IV; A.A.T.C.C.; Tau Epsilon Sigma. [26] GEORGE RAYMOND BOULE Lowell, Massachusetts IV (M.S.); Delta Kappa Phi. JOHN CARROLL BUSBY, JR. Salisbury, North Carolina VI-G (M.S.); ALAN HAROLD CHERENSON Chelmsford, Massachusetts VI-D; Alpha Epsilon; Football i; Textile Players 2; Vice- President, Senior Class; Pickout Staff; Interfraternity Coun- cil. JOHN ERNEST DeKALB Chelmsford, Massachusetts IV; Phi Psi. feSA-V [27] f DAVID BIGELOW DOLGE Hazardville, Connecticut II; Omicron Pi; Archon of Omicron Pi; Textile Players. SIDNEY FISHMAN Brooklyn, New York VI-D; Pickout Staff 1,2; Rifle Team 1, 2, 3. ELEANOR ELIZABETH FOLEY Lowell, Massachusetts IV; Secretary of Glass 1, 2; A.A.T.G.G.; Student Instructor; Tau Epsilon Sigma. HORST EWALDO GAENSLY Guritiba, Parana, Brazil VI-C (M.S.); International Students Circle. [28] BLANCHE ANNETTE GAULIN Lowell, Massachusetts VI-D; Phlame; Glass Secretary i, 2, 3, 4; Phlame President 2, 3; Tau Epsilon Sigma. EDWIN GOTTLIEB Brooklyn, New York IV; Tau Epsilon Sigma. ISABEL FRANCIS HAGGERTY Lowell, Massachusetts VI-D. JOHN LAWRENCE HALLETT, JR. Boston, Massachusetts VI-D; Omicron Pi; Business Manager, Pickout; Vice- President, Textile Players 3; Textile Players 2, 3; Tau Ep- silon Sigma. [29] STANLEY LEE HELFGOTT Brightwaters, New York VI-G; Pickout Staff. KALMAN KAPLAN Everett, Massachusetts VI-D; Football i, 2, 3, Capt. 4; Basketball 2, 3, 4. JULIAN BERNARD KLASHMAN Cambridge, Massachusetts VI-D; Alpha Epsilon; Editor-in-Chief, Pickout; Tau Epsilon Sigma. JOSEPH VALENTINE KOPYCINSKI Lowell, Massachusetts IV; Student Instructor; A.A.T.C.C. [30] JULIAN FRANK KOSOWICZ Lowell, Massachusetts VI-G; Delta Kappa Phi. HENRY JOSEPH LaFRANCE Tyngsboro, Massachusetts IV; Pickout Staff. GEORGE OLIVIER LANGLAIS Lowell, Massachusetts IV; A.A.T.C.C. LEONARD STEWART LAUTEN New York, New York VI-C; Alpha Epsilon, Interfraternity Council; Basketball 2, 3, 4; Tau Epsilon Sigma. [3i] HAROLD LESHOWITZ Brooklyn, New York VI-D; Basketball i, 2, 3, 4. MADELINE LEVIN Lowell, Massachusetts IV; A.A.T.C.C. YU-HSUAN LIU Sian, China VI-C (M.S.); Chinese Students Club, International Stu- dents Circle. MARIO SOUTO LYRA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil VI-C (M.S.); International Students Circle. [32] ROBERT GARDINER MacINTYRE Lowell, Massachusetts VI-G; Omicron Pi; Recorder of Omicron Pi; Textile Play- ers; Tau Epsilon Sigma. PHILIP EUGENE MacLEAN Westford, Massachusetts IV; Omicron Pi; Textile Players. MARTIN BERNARD MARCUS Brookline, Massachusetts VI-G; Alpha Epsilon; Rifle Team 1,2; Tau Epsilon Sigma. PAUL JOSEPH MARTIN Lowell, Massachusetts IV; Treasurer, Senior Class; President, Junior Class; A.A.T.C.C.; Tau Epsilon Sigma. I [33] STILLMAN DILLON McMAHON Lowell, Massachusetts IV; Delta Kappa Phi; A.A.T.G.C. JOHN WALGOTT MERRILL Tewksbury, Massachusetts IV; A.A.T.G.C. ALEX MICHAEL MILLER Perth Amboy, New Jersey VI-D; Alpha Epsilon. ARTHUR JOSEPH MOREAU Lowell, Massachusetts IV (M.S.); Delta Kappa Phi; A.A.T.C.O; Textile Players. [34] JACKSON WENTWORTH MORTON Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts IV. ARCHAVIR MALKONIAN NALBANDIAN Santiago, Chile I II; International Students Circle. RICHARD EDWARD PETERSEN Concord, Massachusetts IV; A.A.T.C.C. WARREN MARTIN PETTENGILL, JR. Lowell, Massachusetts II. [35] ROBERT ELLIS PORTER Ware, Massachusetts VI-W; Alpha Epsilon; Class Treasurer 3; Basketball Man- ager 3, 4; Tau Epsilon Sigma. JOHN HART QUEENEY Scituate, Massachusetts VI-D; Phi Psi; Football 2, 3, Captain-elect for 4; Interfra- ternity Council 3, 4; President of Phi Psi 4; Textile Players, Ticket Manager 3, Vice-President 4. PAULINE FRANCES RIORDAN Lowell, Massachusetts IV; Phlame; A.A.T.C.C.; Tau Epsilon Sigma. JOSEPH HANS ROSENBAUM Lowell, Massachusetts IV; Tau Epsilon Sigma. [36] ANN EILEEN SARGENT Lowell, Massachusetts IV; Phlame; A.A.T.C.C.; Treasurer of Phlame 3. HERBERT HIRSCH SEGAL Brookline, Massachusetts III; Alpha Epsilon. ARTHUR SELIG YANES Brookline, Massachusetts VI-W; Alpha Epsilon. CHIA-TI YU Hankow, China VI-G; Chinese Students Club; International Students Circle; A.A.T.C.C. WALTER HOLDEN PERRY North Andover, Massachusetts IV. [37] Senior (le cttonl In the fall of 1943, a very small but spirited group of students hesitantly sought its way through the portals of Southwick Hall. We did not find ourselves in the same position as peace-time frosh with the usual jostling from the upper classmen, but rather with the heckling of the boys in blue, due to the existing naval program here at that time. The lack of student membership and the war-time conditions with its heartaches and tribulations did not foster formal organization. The frats and their usual buoyant effect on campus life were dormant. But regardless of over- whelming odds, our college life was made ' bearable through the cooperation of all hands present. There were naval gradua- tions at which we visualized the reward awaiting us in the then, still dim future. The entire student body (all 50 of us) banded together to make possible a dansant at the Whistler House. With the end of our freshman year came also the departure of the naval unit. Many of our classmates left for service in our armed forces, while those remaining delved with renewed intensity into the intricacies of the industry and had their first real taste of textiles in both lab and lecture. In the spring of our sophomore year came the long-awaited V-E Day. The joy- ful news brought us renewed enthusiasm, together with the fond hope that all our classmates would soon return to take up where they had left off. Junior year saw us closer to our goal. Contrary to most classes with the dimin- ishing of membership, we saw our uni- grow gradually as most of the absent memt bers returned from all branches of the service. Members came back from all parts of the world to form a heterogeneous group — the 1947 Glass. Eisenhower jackets and fatigues became the vogue in wearing apparel at the Insti- tute. The excitement of renewed associa- tions diminished after a while and the engineers struggled despairingly with the French Comb and double cloths, while the chemists concentrated more intensely on P. Chem., and Organic Chemistry. The frats began to function and the Coop changed its locality to suit its growing needs. Everyone collaborated with the Inter-fraternity Council to pro- mote the first post-war formal dance where peace-time joviality reigned. We congratulated the first group of post-war graduates and anxiously awaited the time when it would be our turn to take the all-important position of seni ors. It now occurred to us that the conven- tional belief that students just glide through their last year was a little bit over- rated. With a stronger determination to do-or-die, we attacked the trials of Colloidal Chemistry and Textile Testing. Under the able leadership of our class president, Claude Allard, and philosoph- ical guidance of Mr. Lydon, we held a Christmas formal. The usual feverish plugging at mid-year exams took on a new significance with our ultimate goal now in the near future. Now that we can recline in that arm- chair of past experiences and light up, we come to realize that at no time in the future will we again meet as a unit; that our paths will sever, never again to return to those carefree years. While Commencement will be the beginning of a new life with new acquain- tances, we will never forget those associa- tions made at L.T.I. [38] Qbaduate Students MASTERS Hussein Abdel Maksoud Helwan, Cairo, Egypt Egyptian University Cairo, Egypt Prakash Chandra Pakpattan, Punjab. India Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute Fur-She Cheng Shanghai, China Soochow Technical Institute Aziz Abdel Kader Elgammal Giza, Egypt Faculty of Engineering Egypt Carlos Gorenstin Rio de Janeiro, D. F., Brazil University of Brazil Charles G. Kelakos Lowell, Mass. Lowell Textile Institute (B.T.E.) Rita P. Landry Lowell. Mass. Lowell Textile Institute (B.T.C.) Ying Kong Lee Shanghai, China St. John ' s University Guilherme Borges Lins Rio de Janeiro, D.F., Brazil Escola Nacional de Quinancia Ramanarayan G. Manudhane E. Khandesh, Bombay, India Fergusson College Solomon Marder Rock Island, Illinois Cornell University (B.M.E.) Joseph A. Meehan Wollaston 70, Mass. Northeastern University, B.S.M.E. Tufts College, B.S.M.E. Alvaro de Mendonca Rio de Janeiro, Brazil University of Brazil Kurt Politzer Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Escola Nacional de Quinancia Jaromir J. Pospisil Wilber, Nebraska United States Military Academy Hanmanth D. Rao Hyderabad, India Osmania University ADEMAR V. DA ROCHA Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Escola Nacional de Quinancia Champaklal C. Shah Bombay, India Ram Nasain Ruia College and Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute Kirpal Singh Amritsar, Punjab, India Government Institute of Dyeing and Calico Printing Shahdara, India Jose F. Valente Rio de Maneiro, D.F., Brazil Escola Nacional de Quinancia William E. Vaughn Jr. Atlanta, Georgia Georgia Technology Edith T. L. Voong Shanghai, China Nantung Textile College William K. Woodward Atlanta, Georgia Georgia School of Technology Henry Woo Shanghai, China St. John ' s University Yuan T. Yang Shanghai, China [39] 7 4e Gluteal fir Oh to be a senior now that June draws near, With ideas of Commencement downed with many a beer. The underclassmen turn their heads as we with vacant eye, Think only of days to come away from L.T.I. For years we gathered wisdom, now there is no doubt The little we came here with, is left as we go out. As freshmen we were puzzled, by signs as H2O And picks and counts and plain weave, and how a loom should go. Then sophomore year rolls round, and we find that we ' re to be Taught cotton, wool, and the mysteries of T.C. and D. As juniors, P.Chem made many a chemist sob While the engineers struggled through a darn hot worsted Lab. As seniors we rested, we ' re proud to confess, The engineers tested, the chemists did less. And now as the Class of ' fl We ' re leaving Textile; was it heaven? jjunian, GlalA, OffiioenA President James M. Reynolds Vice President John M. Roughan Secretary Christos N. Kavouras Treasurer Roger P. Farren [42] Back Row: O ' Donnell, Leitch, Reynolds;, Clogston, McKniff, Siegel, Spofford, Landry, Helland, Werkowski, Hoyle, Boule Second Row: Farren, Roughan, Penner, Wielicka, Bardzik, Murphy, King, McKittrick, Bianco, Levin Front Row: Morel, McNally, McKone, Kennedy, Morris, Murray, Boylay, Kavouras, Wilkinson, Bisco, Frank 6Lu 0 1948 The original Class of 1948 entered Tex- tile rather apprehensively in September, 1944, some 24 strong. Nothing spectacular occurred during our Freshman year; all regular social activities having been sus- pended because of the war. In fact, there were only about ninety students in the entire school at that time. By the beginning of our Sophomore year, a goodly number of members of the class of ' 48 had already entered the service. By this time, however, some of the older boys began returning from the wars and slowly but surely the class of ' 48, like the Institute itself, began to grow. The gradual return to normalcy was evidenced by the fact that in 1945, the annual Textile banquet was resumed. For many of us this banquet served as our first chance to get together with our instructors and the other members of the student body on a social scale. The banquet was held in Southwick Hall and it was an occasion many of us will never forget. During the remainder of the year, two informal dances were held. After getting off to a slow start this year, the junior class, which now numbers some sixty members, held an election of officers. Following the election of officers, Mr. Charles L. Daley was elected class adviser, and plans were drawn up for a dance. The affair was well attended and proved to be a great success. [43] Back Row: Kent. Callahan, Poblocki, Fanning, Shaughnessy, Stroup, Conlon, Pfister, Godet, Foley, Stavrakos, Segall, Lapidus, Whittier, Bates Third Row: Downing, Charatz, Merrill, Gordon, Mathieu, Dinan, Glickman, Illingworth, Jones, Glasheen, McCord, Sheean, Trommer, Burgess, Bill Second Row: Sweeny, Fishman, Harvey, Gardner, Gunther, Rhodes, Vallincoeur, Bess. Whitehead, Fieldsend, Burns Front Row: Mendrala, Kenniston, Cherowbrier, Darby, Mitchel, Nickerson, Gruber, Rothman £ ap,Uamaie Glate Oyyicen l President Thomas A. Huff Vice President Roy G. Lent Secretary Lawrence Gardner Treasurer Louis P. DeAngelas [44] Back Row: Brown, Richardson, Vomvouras, Alden, Dougherty, Shapiro, Natter, Colman Fourth Row: Stratton, Gottlieb, Kaufman, Reardon, Sayers, Guggenheim, Swartz, Huff, Lesser, Lievrant, Reneaux, Braff, Horwitz, Gregg, DeMallie Third Row: Weinstein, King, Polebaum, Haskel, Freidlander, Aslanglam, Greene, McHugh, Woodward, Lent, Sugg, Reimer, Gilchrist, Stillman, Affler, Keeny, Coffey Second Row: Maguire, Lash, Sullivan, Ekrem, Weiser, Krivis, Kosartes, Blackman, Frutchman, Giglio, Kane, Hallett, Luz, DeAnglis Front Row: Young, Fox, Squire, Pinto, Duffy, Fraser, Koksal, Feltheimer, Field, Greenberg ClaU 0 1949 The Class of ' 49 is the first of the large classes to appear at Lowell Textile Insti- tute. This resulted from the grouping together of two separate freshman classes. One of these started in the fall of 1945 and followed the regular schedule; the second group started January 17, 1946 and con- tinued through the regular summer vaca- tion period in order to complete the first year ' s work. This latter group was organized for the benefit of the returning veterans who were anxious to resume their interrupted education and consisted of some of the most conscientious students at the In- stitute. Although the organizing of the class was a little slow at first due to the combining of the two classes, it soon became a well- knit group. Class officers were elected, and a social committee was appointed. As we go to press, an all-Textile dance is planned as well as other functions, and all are looking keenly to the success of them. [45] Back Row: Palmer, Teubal, Macuga, Paul, Carter, Hacker, King, Spencer Fourth Row: Shea, Priestly, Douglas, Levine, Newman, Hitchcock, West, Twardzik, Sorkin, Woidzik, Hahn, Glen, Gamd- peril, Merrill, McHugh Third Row: Augsburgher, Huidekoper, Goldman, Koffman, Shires, Gertz, Benander, A. Goldman, Meltzer, O ' Krafka, Cohen, Leitgeb, Fishman, Glass, Cherenson Second Row: Sherman, Cummings, Bussiere, Lanford, Higgins, Genest, Mark, Herbert, Fox, Rawitz, Sampson, March, Middleton Front Row: Brook, Wojcik, Peterson, Rivollier, Goldstein, Lebowitz, Laureti, Hathorne, Jewett, Liberty, Fowle, Ringanese, Can ova fylelUmaa Qlall O ice i President Peter J. McHugh Jr. Vice President William W. Liberty Secretary Treasurer Frederick D. Jewett Jr. Berkley G. Hathorne [46] Back Row: Callan, Earls, Clifford, Smaha, Welcome, Chertavian, Besso, Hekker, Chadwick, Halpin, Angel, McGowan, Grochmal Third Row: Casey, Bonczar, Fifield, Reines, Wirth, Rebenfeld, Adler, Koshak, Lafford, Ruffenach, Kenny, Rodgers, O ' Con- ner, Leskanie Second Row: Gouviea, Farlwy, Lemire, Brown, Commerford, Athas, Gregg, Soutter, McCarron, Miller, Lynch Front Row: Gillick, Gardis, Ally, Morrison, Brown, Abbott, Profio, Majeune, Feyler, Becker GlaU off i950 What a memorable day was September 10, 1946! On that day, the largest fresh- man class ever to register at Lowell Tex- tile Institute gathered in Southwick Hall for two days of orientation. Of the 178 present, 126 were veterans, 48 were civil- ians, and 4 were from foreign countries. Our orientation period was carried out under the careful guidance of our class adviser, Professor James Guthrie Dow. During this period, we were introduced to the professors, who, in turn, discussed with us the various courses to be studied and the books and the materials that we would need. As the traditional freshman caps and black sweaters were not issued this year by the noble sophomores, we escaped the hardships of hazing that pre-war classes had experienced. On the night of October 2, 1946, the eighth All-Textile Banquet was held at the Knights of Columbus Hall. We were there one hundred per cent strong. After a turkey dinner with all the trimmings, we sat back and enjoyed the speakers and the entertainment that followed. Everyone had a good time and looked forward to future gatherings. The freshmen played the sophomores in basketball on the night of February 26, 1947. The victors were the freshmen by a score of 29 to 28. As the Pickout goes to press, the Class of 1950 is just getting started. Watch us in the years to come! [47] tctiiUti i cuftd Sodetied, Julian B. Klashman Editor J. Lawrence Hallett, Jr. Business Manager 7Ue Pickaut After a lapse of 5 years, the Pickout has once again gone to press! With this, the first school year of peace, students could again turn their interests to normal activities instead of wondering what was new from their local draft boards. This rebirth of the Pickout comes at a very significant time, as it marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of our school. In our small way we have at- tempted to present the history of Textile ' s growth, recapture some of the high-lights of the 1946-47 school year, and fill the gap created by the intervening war years. If we have been successful in these ' glimpses ' of the past and you re-live a few of these cherished moments, then our efforts will have been well rewarded. Professor Stewart Mackay Faculty Advisor Mr. Martin Lydon Faculty Advisor [5o] Ite Pich ut Stajflf Editor-in-Chief Julian B. Klashman Associate Editor Melvin Siegel Art and Photographic Editor Alan H. Cherenson Editorial Associates Bernard Baum James R. King Edward B. Sherman Photography Philip L. Greene Seymour Lash Sports David L. Kaufman Leonard Rawitz Business Manager J. Lawrence Hallett, Jr. Associate Business Manager Samuel L. Glogston Advertising Manager Stanley L. Helfgott Circulation Manager Henry J. LaFrance Business Associates Lawrence G Gardner Joan L. Gregg Thomas A. Huff George D. Kenniston Faculty Advisors Professor Stewart Mackay Mr. Martin Lydon Back Row: Helfgot, Lash, King, Kenniston, Greene, Kaufman, Baum, Sherman, Huff, Gardner, Rawitz Front Row: Clogston, Hallett, Mr. Lydon, Klashman, Prof. MacKay, Siegel, LaFrance Not pictured: Cherenson [51] Back Row: Valente, Reynolds, Callahan, Seigel, Kopycinski, Stroup, Baum, Macuga, Hoyle, Penner, Bernard, Bechard, Bianco Second Row: Lins, Frank, Politzer, Rocha, Gardner, Petersen, Morton, Boule, Rosenbaum, McMahon, Pierent, Farren, McMahon Front Row: Singh, Evans, Evans, Riordan, Roughan, Landry, James, McKone, McNally, Levin, Manudhane TH • f i C • O The return of a large number of vet- erans and new students permitted this student chapter of AATGG to be reac- tivated. This was done under the direction of Mr. Ernest James, faculty advisor, and Miss Rita Landry, chairman. The con- stitution was revised and a new set of by-laws drawn up, thus drawing new members closer into the organization. The first step of the reorganized chapter was to nominate and to elect the following officers: Peter J. McKone, co-chairman; John M. Roughan, secretary; and Alan McNally, assistant secretary. Immediately after reorganizing, the chapter was fortunate to secure for its first speaker, Mr. Bertil Ryberg from Proctor and Gamble, who gave an inter- esting talk on Industrial Soap Produc- tion. After this the chapter was able to present a speaker each month. In Decem- ber, Mr. Ernest Cannity from James Hunter Company, discussed Textile Fin- ishing Machinery. In January, Mr. R. B. Killingsworth from Socony- Vacuum Com- pany lectured on Petroleum Processes. In February, a technicolor movie, Por- trait of an Industry, was presented by the Calco Chemical Company. Many of our members attended the Silver Jubilee Convention of the AATCC held at the Hotel Statler in Boston. Through the efforts of President Fox, this chapter will be hosts to the Northern New England section of the AATCC association for their annual meeting and banquet to be held at Lowell Textile Institute on May i6, 1947. [52] Ike. lent After being inactive for the past three years the Text is once again meeting its dead-line in publishing not only news of activities about the Institute, but also any information concerning the industry which may be interesting and beneficial to the undergraduates. Since its reorgan- ization in January of 1947, the staff has endeavored to edit a paper which will approach the standard collegiate form and be worthy of entering competition with other college papers. It is only through the untiring efforts of the Staff and the Adviser, in cooperation with the student body, that this can be accomplished. In order that everyone may receive his copy on time, the Text is being mailed every two weeks to its subscribers. Those who have chosen to participate in this form of extracurricular activities hope that their work has been a source of satisfaction and a means of producing a friendlier contact among those attending the Institute. Editor-in-Chief News Editor Sports Editors Business Manager Circulation Manager Advertising Manager THE STAFF John B. Leitch John F. Stroupjr. Charles A. Whitehead David L. Kaufman James H. Kennedy III John M. Roughan Richard W. Glasheen Can M. Eliyesil Morris Gertz News Staff Berkley C. Hathorne Robert G. Maclntyre Edward Stillman Advertising Staff Donna L. Morris Stephen Ruffennach Faculty Editor and Treasurer Professor James Guthrie Dow Faculty News Editor Professor James H. Kennedy Jr. Back Row: Hathorne, Stillman, DeAngelis, Kaufman, Glasheen, Roughan, Lash Front Row: Kennedy, Prof. Dow, Morris, Leitch, Stroup f53] Back Row: King, Dolge, Hallett, Wilkinson Front Row: Queeney, Allard, Mr. James Not pictured: Cherenson 4e textile Playebd, After a lapse of four years, the Textile Show and Dance once again highlights Textile ' s social season when the curtain goes up for Arsenic and Old Lace. At the first business meeting of the Players since 1942, Claude Allard was elected President; John Queeney, Vice President; and Vernon Wilkinson, Sec- retary, all by unanimous vote. Members of the Players assisting the officers are: Philip MacLean, James King, David Dolge, Alan Cherenson, Larry Hallett, Vernon McKittrick, and Charles Kelakos. John Queeney was elected Business Man- ager and Philip MacLean, Stage Manager. After 19 successful years as Faculty Advisor to the Players, Professor Elmer E. Fickett retired and was succeeded by Mr. Ernest P. James and Mr. Robert M. Kennedy, both recent additions to the Textile Faculty. Mr. Harlan Forrest Grant, who coached the shows of 194 1 and 1942 so successfully, again directed the production. [54] 9ntetinaii mal Students Circle Fifty-three foreign students, represent- ing fifteen different countries, are enrolled this year at Lowell Textile Institute. This is the largest number of foreign students ever to study at the Institute at one time. In December of 1946, Prakash Chandra of India, with the encouragement of Pro- fessor James G. Dow, called a meeting of all the undergraduates from foreign countries. The suggestion that an organ- ization be formed was enthusiastically accepted, and a committee was appointed to draw up a constitution. On January 10, 1947, the first regular meeting, Bharat G. Shroff of India was elected as President; Douglas D. McGord of Canada, Vice-President; Prakash Chan- dra of India, Secretary; and Ingo J. Ren- aux of Brazil, Treasurer. By a unanimous vote, Professor Dow was elected Honorary Chairman. In the words of President Shroff, the objectives of the organization are: To aid the students at the Institute and the foreign students to get to know each other better. To learn some of the ways which are characteristic of their country, and to enable other foreign students who come to the Institute to become quickly adjusted and familiar with Americanism. We are sure that as each student returns to his native country, he will carry with him the memory of his happy days at Textile and will cherish the friendship of both faculty and fellow undergraduates. In our small way, we hope to strengthen the brotherhood of nations by a better understanding of the customs and the ambitions of the various countries repre- sented in our Circle. Back Row: Koksal, Pinto, Teubal, Valente, Gaensby, Eliyesil, Amado, Bates, Guggenheim, Huff, Liverant, Affler, Rao Second Row: Bruce, Lins, Augsberger, Manudhane, Rocha, Yang, Sumar, Singh, Y. H. Liu, Cheng, Astanoglon, Yu, Lee, Yumbu Front Row: Daroowalla, Sha, Poultzer, McGord, Chandra, Prof. J. G. Dow, Shroff, Miss Voong, Reneaux, Abdel Maksoud, El Gammal, Nalbandian [55] Athletic Al adatian The Athletic Association which is headed by Professor Lester H. Cushing, Athletic Director of the Institute, is a body whose duty it is to make all awards of letters and sweaters to the members of Textile ' s various athletic teams. In so awarding the letters, sweaters, and gold footballs to the athletic teams by means of ballot, it is assured that all athletes receive a fair representation. To make sure that the voting will represent a cross-section of the student will, and will not in any way be prejudiced or biased, the Council is made up of the following men, in addi- tion to Professor Cushing: the captains of all athletic teams, the president of each class, the editor of the Pickout, and the President of the Lowell Textile Players. A second and equally important duty for the men of Textile is the planning and organizing of the traditional and annual Upstream Day. While the present school year has not found the Athletic Association functioning, its reactivation was anticipated in time to organize an Upstream Day for 1947. Many things of a nature beneficial to Textile can be accomplished if this Coun- cil receives the whole-hearted support of every Textilite. eatile Cabinet For many years there was at Textile the need of an organization to which all petitions and grievances of the under- graduates might be submitted for con- sideration and solution. It was for this purpose that the Textile Cabinet was formed. The objectives of the Cabinet may be stated as follows: (1) a clearing house and a forum for the discussion of student opinion, crit- icisms and suggestions, and the presenting of petitions and recommendations to President Fox; (2) a permanent organiza- tion for arranging social and other func- tions which will be operated on a college basis; (3) a class in parliamentary law in order that the officers may conduct their meetings in the proper manner; and (4) an organization for encouraging and pro- moting Textile Spirit. A reorganization meeting of the Cab- inet, under the guidance of Professor James G. Dow, was held in February 1947. While little time remained in this year for the Cabinet to work, foundations were laid for next year which will find a strong Textile Cabinet working for the good of all students. [56] Back Row: Segall, Clogston, Queeney, Maclntyre, Chartz, Simon, Haskell Front Row: Reimer, Bauer, McNally, King, Dolge, Blackman, Murphy 9nie%ftbate%nii4f Cauncil The interfraternity council became in- active at Textile when the fraternities became inactive during the war. In February, 1946, all of the fraternities became reactivated and upon the officers of the fraternities fell the task of restoring interfraternity relations. The first task was that of revising the constitution to replace the previous one which had become in- adequate and unsatisfactory. After the constitution had been finished and accepted by the four fraternities, officers were elected. Immediately after that, a rush period was declared and many of the GI students got their first taste of fraternity activities. Lack of time prevented a full program of rushing, but all of the fraternities had a good number of bids accepted. An or- ganized Hell Week was impossible but each group solved that problem in its own way. The Council sponsored the first post- war formal at Textile. It served as a recep- tion to President Fox and to the senior class, and a good time was had by all. This fall, the Council supervised rushing and bidding again, and each fraternity had a successful period. Interfraternity competition was im- possible in bowling and basketball because of crowded conditions at the alleys and on the basketball court at school, but a soft- ball league is planned for spring and a volleyball league may be started if facilities can be found. [57] Back Row: Misses Vallincour, Gunther, Murray, Gaulin Front Row: Misses Kosartes, Riordin, Morris, Boulay, Sargent PUL ame Lowell Textile Institute ' s only organ- ization for girls is the Phlame Sorority. The name is also the motto of the Sorority, a flame bright and shining. We are now an international sorority because this year a Chinese girl, working for her Master ' s Degree in textile engineering, was in- ducted into the Sorority along with six other girls. This comprised the largest group pledged since the beginning of the Sorority in 1937. The Phlame Sorority elected its officers for the year 1946- 1947 as follows: Mary Wilkinson, President; Donna Morris, Sec- retary; and Alice Boulay, Treasurer. The year ' s activities were started with a party at the home of Pauline Riordan and the Freshman girls were the guests of the Sorority. Hallowe ' en was celebrated by a party at the Y.W.G.A. camp on Long- Sought-For Pond. There was some diffi- culty in finding the camp, but all enjoyed themselves in the firelight and Mr. Lydon and Mr. James were the guests of the Sorority. On the Saturday following in- itiation week, a dinner-dance was held by the Sorority in the Rex Tower Room for the members and their escorts. These were the highlights of the Phlame ' s social activ- ities. The Phlame Sorority through its aims and through its motto, the flame, wishes to remain the guiding light for its members and an inspiration to L.T.I. [58] Pltla me Founded and Established at Lowell Textile Institute, 1937 OFFICERS President Treasurer Secretary Prof. Vittoria Rosatto SPONSORS Mary Wilkinson Alice Boulay Donna Morris Mrs. Kenneth R. Fox SORORES IN HONORARE Anne Blackwell Phyllis Terret Howard Dorothy Lewis Carter Estelle Ives Mary Lou Scribner Chambers Helen J. Jarek Eileen O ' Donoghue Chapman Eileen Keizer Alda Cherr Alice Woodard Lane Phyllis Baker Copeland Joan Biron Mackle Esther Davis Daly Charlotte Rich Michelson — Deceased Dorothea Day Virginia L. Nath Betty Pratt DeMaille Helen O ' Loughlin Anita M. Dori Marion Calder Sigel Louise Fox Amy Franklin Taft Edith Keirsted Garnett J une Cozad Turton Louise O ' Leary Gordon Lucy Robbins Weinbeck Barbara Fox Hochschild Barbara MacDonald Whiting Mary MacEnaney Wilkinson Alice Boulay Judith Brown Therese Commerford Blanche Gaulin Joan Gregg Marilyn Gunther Marina Kosartes Gabrielle Lemire SORORES IN COLLEGIO Dorothy McCarron Donna Morris Ardelle Murray Pauline Riordan Ann Sargent Elinor Soutter Dorothy Vallincour Edith Voong Mary Wilkinson [59] Back Row: Levine, Colman, Lapidus, S. Simon, Siegel, Baum, Porter, Greene, Levin, Marcus, Segal Second Row: Liverant, Cherenson, Yanes, Polbaum, Krivis, Gottlieb, Smoler, Afler, Beckenstein, Grover, Frutchman Front Row: Greenbaum, Sokoloff, Haskel, Chartz, Simon, Lash, Blackman, Levy, Weiss llpJta £fz£iian Alpha Epsilon Fraternity has just about completed the most significant period of its history. In this, its first year of a return to collegiate normalcy, it has rebounded to a far stronger position than it held at the close of the school year of 1942-43- When the fraternal body left for the wars in the fall of 1942 and spring of 1943, little hope was held by anyone for the war-time survival of the fraternity. Out of a total membership of thirty-five or so men, two or three of the fraters were exempted from the military service for one reason or another. It was these men who managed to keep the Fraternity alive during the war. They actually pledged and inducted a few new men during this period. Given these new men as a nucleus, the fraternity was able to pledge a sub- stantial portion of the eligible freshmen from the first post-war class. Acting on the well-accepted theory that a house goes a long way towards cementing fraternal ties and improving fraternal life, the body, with the help of its Alumni Association, purchased a house in the Highlands section of Lowell. All efforts are being made to furnish the house in such a manner as befits a fra- ternity at the finest textile school in the world. One of the main objectives is the stocking of a fraternity library worthy of being named for our beloved friend and brother, Frater Joseph Berkowitz, who breathed his last over the oil fields of Ploesti, Roumania. As in the other years, AE has, this annum, returned to its regular agenda of highlight events, starting with its Induc- tion Formal at Lowell ' s Hotel Marlbor- ough in February, and culminating in its annual smash Stag Banquet in May. [60] Alpha p,4,ito n Pi Chapter Established at Textile, 1941 Founded at New York University, 1921 OFFICERS Master Lieutenant Master Scribe Corresponding Scribe Exchequer Historian Sentinel Richard B. Simon Milton Charatz Charles H. Lapidus Seymour Lash Harvey Blackman Leonard Lauten Joseph Sokoloff Bernard Baum Alan Cherenson Julian B. Klashman Jordan Levin Manuel Affler Leonard Beckenstein Leon Bess Harvey Blackman Sidney W. Bressler Milton Charatz Alex Colman Arthur Feltheimer Maurice Fishman Gerado R. Augsberger Burton Blagman Herbert Segal FRATER IN HONORARE Dr. Max Hymen FRATRES IN COLLEGIO Class of 1947 Leonard Lauten Martin B. Marcus Class of 1948 Melvin Siegel Richard B. Simon Class of 1949 Gerald G. Fruchtman Daniel Glickman Seymour Gottlieb Bernard Greenberg Philip L. Greene Robert Harrison Simon A. Haskel Ernest Krivis Charles H. Lapidus Seymour Lash Class of 1950 i Walter M. Brown Lee E. Cherenson Specials [61] Alex M. Miller Robert E. Porter A. Selig Yanes Irwin Smoler Julius Levine Manfred Liverant Eugene Polebaum Max Rhodes Alvin Rothman Sidney Rudes Edward Stillman Donald Weiss Joseph Sokoloff Joseph Fishback Morton Levine Stanley Simon Back Row: Kane, Bechard, Hoyle, McKniff, Boule, Teres Second Row: J. M. King, Stratton, Harvey, Eisenwinter, Giglio, Farren, S. McMahon, L. McMahon Front Row: Maguire, Godet, McNally, Roughan,J. R. King, Wall, McKone, McCartin, Kosowicz jbelta fCap,fLG, PUi During the war years, DK was com- pletely inactive after the departure of all the active members to parts unknown. Some of the members returned in the fall of 1945. Early in 1946 enough members had returned to warrant reorganization. The officers elected at that time became representatives to the interfraternity coun- cil and assisted in rewriting the constitu- tion of that group. With the completion of the interfraternity council constitution the fraternities began to look for new blood. A very successful rush banquet and a rush dance at the YMCA were held by DK. The same officers that had effected the reorganization of the chapter were re- elected for 1946-47. They presided over the initiation of six scrimes toward the end of the term. These new members plus a few more returnees who came back during the fall of 1946 give the chapter twice as many actives as there were a year ago. During the fall of this school year, DK sponsored the first school-wide dance attempted by any fraternity. The dance was very well attended and everyone appeared to enjoy himself. The second post-war rushing period netted many willing victims for the hands of the initiation committee. Fifteen scrimes were well handled by the in- itiation committee under the supervision of Frank Giglio. Doctor Maguire was in charge of the Torture Chamber and Professor Jack Godet was in charge of the applied psychology department. The 1947 National Convention of the fraternity will be sponsored by Beta Chapter and plans are already being made for a gala occasion. [62] 2 eua fCappa PUi Beta Chapter Established at Textile, 1903 Founded at Philadelphia Textile School, 1902 OFFICERS Consul Pro-Consul Annotator Custodian Scribe Sergeant-at-Arms James R. King James T. Wall John M. Roughan Peter J. McKone Alan M. McNally John R. Godet Harry C. Brown Charles Daley Charles A. Everett FRATRES IN FACULTATE Russell M. Fox Cornelius Glen Charles L. Howarth Stewart MacKay Gilbert R. Merrill Paul C. Panagiotakos John H. Skinkle Robert W. Bechard John J. Bernard Wilfred L. Boule Roger P. Farren Albert G. Hoyle William C. Bates Edward J. Britton Lemuel W. Eisenwinter William M. Foley Richard C. Fox Frank A. Giglio Theodore J. Bonczar Wendell H. Breck Raymond G. Boule FRATRES IN COLLEGIO Class of 1947 John F. Mallon Class of 1948 Christos N. Kavouras James R. King John T. McKniff Peter J. McKone Class of 1949 Leopoldo L. Guggenheim John R. Godet Clifford A. Harvey James F. Kane John M. King Jr. John McCartin Laurence F. McMahon Class of 1950 Alan R. Merrill , Donald W. Middleton Robert J. Morrison Masters Stillman D. McMahon Julian F. Kosowicz Alan M. McNally John M. Roughan James T. Wall John P. Maguire Robert J. Peirent Raymond E. Roy Thomas M. Sayers Clifford G. Stratton Howard F. Teres Eugene A. Twarzdik Mitchell Rudolph Arthur J. Moreau [63] Back Row: Downing, Gruber, Richardson. Chadwick, Nickerson, McKittrick, Hallett, Wilbur Front Row: Alden, Clogston, Maclntyre, Dolge, Wilkinson, Segall, DeMallie Omicsixut Pi The sole fraternity at Lowell Textile Institute in possession of a house during the war years was Omicron Pi. Principally because of a dwindling membership, however, this was sold during the summer of 1945. Unfortunately for the fraternity, this occurred only a few months before the termination of the war. In the spring of 1946. many of the former students began to drift back to school. Immediately, all the fraternities began to reorganize in order to start rolling once more. One of the last to get on its feet was Omicron Pi. The prime need has been for new men to fill the ranks of those who will be leaving this year and next. With this in mind, the concentration has been on rushing freshmen and in attempting to get a house. The annual Freshman Hay Ride was held in December, and a rush party was held shortly afterwards. Several others were held later during the spring. There were 26 men pledged to Omicron Pi during 1946-47, 18 of whom joined this year. The initiation was not so much of a Hell as it used to be (for this, the new members may be thankful), because the fraternity had no house of its own and because there were more men being in- ducted than there were active members. There is a good possibility of the fra- ternity ' s acquiring a house next fall; in- deed, a house is almost a necessity for the organization now. In the years ahead the outlook is bright for Omicron Pi to con- tinue expanding in organization and social activities. [64] Omicnxm Pi Founded and Established at Lowell Textile Institute, in 1902 OFFICERS Archon Recorder Treasurer Assistant Treasurer Marshal Senior Member Junior Member David Dolge Robert MacIntyre Samuel Clogston William Segall John Alden Vernon Wilkinson Philip McLean Horton Brown William G. Chace Harold C. Chapin FRATRES IN FAGULTATE Ernest P. James Nathaniel E. Jones Walter B. Holt, Ret. Roger Oliver Louis A. Olney, Prof. Emeritus Henry Pero David Dolge Samuel Clogston John Alden Stephen DeMallie Parker Downing Robert Friedlander Stanley Athas Carl Benander James Burns Alfred Canova Fred Carter FRATRES IN COLLEGIO Glass of 1947 J. Lawrence Hallet Robert MacIntyre Class of 1948 Vernon McKittrick Class of 1949 Phillip Gruber Richard Hallet Howard Nickerson Donald Richardson Class of 1950 Thomas Chadwick John Evans William Evans George Fieldsend Walter Flister Frederick Fowle Philip McLean Vernon Wilkinson William Segall Evangelos Stavrakas Charles Whitehead Earl Wilbur Glenn Farley William Shires Robert Sloan George Spicer Charles Wojcik [65] Back Row: Helland, Dinan, Vomvouras, Reynolds, Macuga, DeKalb, Leitch, Landry, McHugh, Sugg, Curry Second Row: Bisko, Kennedy, Brassil, Duffy, Gilchrist, Keeney, Lent, Hirn, Grime, Young Front Row: Gardner, Huff, Bauer, Reimer, Queeney, Murphy, Gregg, Stroup, Buerhaus plu Pu With the end of the war and the return of students to Lowell Textile Institute, Gamma Chapter of Phi Psi Fraternity was reactivated in January 1946. During the war the Chapter was inac- tive; therefore, the Fraternity House on Fletcher Street was sold. The Brothers of Phi Psi, realizing the necessity of a chapter house, went through the necessary procedures to purchase a new house. We are proud to say that we were the first Fraternity at Lowell Textile to own a house which is located on 406 Pawtucket Street. Phi Psi undertook to immediately pledge fifteen new members to the Fra- ternity. Rushing season for these pledges was held in the Spring of 1946. These pledges were from the January 1 946 class which continued on through the summer months, to enable them to be Sophomores in the Fall. It wasd uring these summer months that these pledges worked dog- gedly renovating the house for the ensuing years, and in November of 1 946 they were given the third degree. Again the Fraternity was faced with a new September class and more new pledges. Rushing season was held in November and December of 1946. Four- teen new pledges were accepted and Hell Week was looked forward to in February of 1947. With the third degree of the second group of pledges completed since the re- activation, Gamma Chapter has almost returned to its pre-war strength. The immediate future of the Fraternity is very bright as only three of its now active members will leave us this June. [66] Plu Pu Established at Textile. 1904 Founded at Philadelphia Textile School, 1903 OFFICERS President Vice-President Secretary Treasurer Senior Warden Junior Warden House Manager Chapter Editor John H. Queeney George C. Murphy Morton S. Reimer Jerome F. Bauer Julian B. Gregg Lawrence C Gardner John F. Stroup Jr. Paul Vomvouras Hermann H. Bachmann, Russell L. Brown James G. Dow Ernest J. DeKalb Jerome F. Bauer Albert L. Bianco Stephen Bisko Robert D. Brassil Russell L. Brown Jr. Robert J. Dinan Joseph G. Duffy Lawrence C. Gardner Dexter S. Gilchrest Julian B. Gregg Daniel F. Callahan Lawrence F. Ellis Irving W. Feyler Jr. Robert B. Buerhaus FRATRES IN FACULTATE Prof. Emeritus Charles F. Edlund Elmer E. Fickett FRATRES IN COLLEGIO Class of 1947 Class of 1948 John E. Hirn Jr. James H. Kennedy III Charles J. Landry Class of 1949 Howard M. Helland Thomas A. Huff John H. Keeney Roy G. Lent Edward N. Manning Robert C. Mathieu Class of 1950 Richard T. Fifield Frank Hekker Francis R. Macuga John D. Ramsbottom Jr. Specials Masters Norman B. Grimes Milton Hindle Charles H. Jack A. Edwin Wells John H. Queeney John B. Leitch George C. Murphy James M. Reynolds Thomas McHugh Raymond R. Poblocki Morton S. Reimer John F. Stroup Jr. Phillip W. Sugg Jr. Paul Vomvouras William A. Young John A. Shaughnessy Robert W. Spencer John F. Sullivan Thomas E. Curry [67] Atldetlcb . . ■. ' ■ ■ Back Row: Affler, Conlon (Algr.), Clifford, Rudis, Godet, Stavrakos, Halpin, Huff, Angelo, Brunnelle. Britton Second Row: Cushing, Ellis (Asst. Mgr.), Sokoloff, Brown, Braff, Profil, Glasheen, Morrison, Rudolph, Rusty Front Row: Ramsbottom, Penner, Parent, Kaplan {Co-Capt.), McKniff, Hickey, O ' Conner, Kaufman 1946 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Sept. 26 Lowell 6 — Norwich Oct. 5 Lowell — St. Lawrence Oct. 12 Lowell 7 at Wagner Oct. 26 Lowell at Hartwich Nov. 2 Lowell 6 — ■ New Britain Nov. 9 Lowell 6 — Panzer Nov. 16 Lowell — American Int o 38 20 20 6 6 6 Won 1 — Lost 4 — Tied 2 Lester H. Gushing, Athletic Director Waldo W. Yarn all, Coach Kalman Kaplan, Captain [7o] QoothaU Early in September Coach Rusty Yarnall issued a call for candidates for the 1946 football team. It marked the return of Lowell Textile to the football wars afte r a layoff of four years. When practice com- menced, the second week in September, over forty men had responded and the prospects for a successful season seemed bright. The squad immediately began working hard in preparation for the first game, against a highly regarded Norwich eleven. Getting off to a flying start, the Millmen outplayed Norwich and gained a well- earned 6-0 decision when John McKniff in- tercepted a Norwich pass and raced thirty- five yards for the only score of the day. The next Saturday found the Millmen journeying to Hamilton, New York to take on a powerful St. Lawrence Univer- sity team. The mighty Larries proved much too strong for the underdog Lowell team, and the result was a 38-0 defeat. But worse than the loss of the game was the loss of McKniff who suffered a broken ankle. Several other key men were also injured, a condition which seriously ham- pered the Textile squad for the rest of the season. The Maroon and Black then lost its line coach who left to take over the reins at Lowell High School. It was an injury-ridden squad that visited New York to take on Wagner College. When the smoke had cleared away, Wagner had taken a 20-7 victory from a weakened but willing Textile eleven, which did not have the reserves capable of sustained good play that would have won the game. Just as it seemed that the team were finally pulling themselves together again, the roof once more fell in on them when three-fourths of the first string backfield left school. Somebody apparently wanted them to attend classes. Making their third long road trip in a row, the Millmen visited Hartwick at Oneonta and absorbed a 20-0 defeat. Back in Lowell, it was a thoroughly reorganized team which took the field against New Britain Teachers, but at the end of the afternoon it had to satisfy itself with a 6-6 tie with the previously un- beaten and untied Connecticut club. On the next weekend against Panzer College, it was the same story. After out- playing the opposition all through the game, the Millmen were forced to accept a 6-6 tie. In the final game of the season, the Millmen again seemed to push the opposi- tion around at will and several times pene- trated deep into enemy territory, but a strong AIC line held each time; and when the sole offensive thrust of the day by American International College paid off with a touchdown late in the final period, the Maroon and Black finished the season with a loss. Mention must be made of Kalman Kap- lan, only senior on the squad, whose excel- lent line backing up and general all- around play made him a standout member of the team. Other members of the squad whose play during the season merits atten- tion were: backs: Sid Rudes, Tom Huff, Dana Ramsbottom, Jack Halpin, Mickey Rudolph, Curtis Eaton, and Ed Britton; linemen: Harry Dickey, Lucky Stavrakas, Stu Penner, Marvin Schwartz, Dick Jones, Jim O ' Connor, Irwin Volin, Gerald Parent, Norman Brunelle, Sam Profio, and Paul Angelo. [7i] Back Row: Prof. Cushing, Rhodes, Green, Leitgeb, Barzdik, Davis, Meehan, Besso, Levy, Kaplan, Porter (Mgr.), Coach Yarnall Front Row: Leshowitz, Koffman, Rudes, O ' Donnell, McKniff, Norris, Pfister BASKETBALL SCHEDULE 1 946- 1 947 Dec. Jan. Feb. March 7 Lowell 30 at Clark University 71 10 Lowell 42 at home Arnold 38 !3 Lowell 35 at home American International 81 17 Lowell 32 at University of New Hampshire 57 l 9 Lowell 45 at home New Bedford Textile 52 10 Lowell 5° at home Fort Devens 49 1 1 Lowell 23 at New Bedford Textile 43 3° Lowell 47 at home Becker 74 1 Lowell 33 at Northeastern 62 6 Lowell 34 at home Panzer 62 8 Lowell 54 at Assumption 76 1 1 Lowell 42 at home Keene Teachers 39 ' 4 Lowell 49 at home Springfield 59 l 9 Lowell 37 at Hofstra 72 20 Lowell 55 at Wagner 73 21 Lowell 47 at Pratt 77 22 Lowell 57 at Brooklyn Polytechnic 80 26 Lowell 54 at home Norwich 56 28 Lowell 64 at home St. Anslem ' s 77 4 Lowell 46 at Fort Devens 65 6 Lowell 44 at home Assumption 40 12 Lowell 52 at home Fall River Textile 57 [72] Ba4,Jzetu.aU The 1946-1947 Basketball season saw Textile play a 22-game schedule against formidable opposition. It was a year which brought the Mill Men into action against some of the best collegiate quintets in New England. Opening on December 7, with Clark at Worcester, Textile dropped a 71 to 30 decision, but came back 3 days later at Lowell to beat Arnold 42 to 38. A win over the Fort Devens team in one of the finest games of the season came after dropping games to American Interna- tional, New Hampshire, and New Bed- ford. Returning to action after mid-year exams found the team dropping decisions to New Bedford, Becker, Northeastern, Panzer, and Assumption before coming up with a win against Keene. On February 14th, Textile met Springfield College on the Moody Street court and not until the closing minutes of the game did the Gym- nasts come up with a victory. The New York trip found Textile dropping decisions to Hofstra, Wagner, Pratt, and Brooklyn Polytechnic. The final stretch of the season saw losses to Norwich, St. Anselms, Fort Devens, and Fall River with only a victory over Assumption to even an early season loss. While the year, from the won and lost point of view, was unsuccessful, it did produce such players as Dave Pfister, Sid Rudes, John Davis, Lenny Kaufman, and Don Leitgeb. These boys, together with such veterans as John McKniff, Jack Godet, and Jim O ' Donnell should be the nucleus of a good club next season. The lone Senior to play with the Varsity was Harold Leshowitz, who, with his famous set shots, brought back memories of pre- war Textile teams. The junior varsity team, which was made up of Rhodes, Lavten, Greene, Con- nova, Besso, Meehan, Fishback, and Kap- lan, had a successful season with only two or three losses, and promised to add a needed punch to next year ' s varsity. 1947 dai LaU Bckeduk April 10 Fitchburg Teachers ' at Lowell May 8 April 12 Harvard at Cambridge May 9 April 15 Fort Devens at Lowell May 10 April 17 Assumption at Lowell May r 3 April 19 Brown at Providence May 15 April 24 Mass. State at Amherst May 17 April 26 Amer. Intl. at Lowell May 20 April 30 Clark at Worcester May 24 May 1 New Hampshire at Durham May 28 May 3 Assumption at Worcester June 2 Norwich at Northfield Middlebury at Middlebury Springfield at Lowell New Bedford at Lowell Fort Devens at Fort Devens Amer. Intl. at Lowell Northeastern at Boston Amherst at Amherst Becker at Lowell Keene Teachers [73] Back Row: Stratton, Charatz, Conlon (Co-Mgr.), McKniff, Norris, Britton, Mathieu Front Row: Mendrala, Coach Cushing, O ' Donnell (Capt.), Sugg, Kaufman {Co-Mgr.) Not pictured: Dunn, Piekarski gp Ud. Reuieia, 1942 ta f946 Football: 1Q42-194.5 incl. Before Coach Rusty Yarnall left to serve in the U.S. Navy he did his utmost to mold a team which would best repre- sent L. T. I. on the gridiron. It was a difficult task to find eleven men who could take the field at the same time. Rusty did gather together a squad of sixteen men, and very reluctantly took these men up to Maine to face a very strong and well- conditioned Colby team. That we were not beaten by astronomical figures is a tribute to the courage and fortitude of those sixteen men! It would have been plain folly, and also very dangerous, to continue a football progr am, so it was agreed upon by the powers that were, that the sport of football be limited to interclass competition. Basketball (jg42-ig4j) L. T. I. had a very poor record that year, winning only two games while losing sixteen. Usually there isn ' t very much that can be said in favor of a team with a record such as this, but in all fairness it should be recalled that several games — eight in number — might have gone in our favor had Lady Luck been riding on our shoulders. A lone field goal, or even a single foul shot, inserted in the right place would have turned the tide in favor of the red and black. Three cheers for the plucky battles this scant squad put up! Basketball (ig j-ig ) We evened the Won and Lost column that year — there was no basketball at Lowell Textile. [74] Basketball (ig -ig ) An informal sports program was under- taken that year, but our record was only 3 games won while losing 10. On to ' 45! Basketball (ig .j-ig .6) This seemed like the year we would come into our own, for our record that season was twelve games won and only ten games lost. A much better record than the Lost column would seem to indicate. The first team included the following men: Capt. Albert Tamasauskas, Guard; John Bardzik, Guard; Jim O ' Don- nell, Guard; John McKniff, Center; Gy Gottlieb, Forward; and Irwin Needle, Forward. After the veterans entered the school, two more men were added to the roster: Frank Norris (Forward and Guard), and Bill Johnson (Forward). The squad also included Len Levy and Dave Pfister. McKniff was high scorer with a seasonal total of 245 points, followed by Irwin Needle ' s 186 points. Others scoring more than 100 points were Gy Gottlieb, 128; Jim O ' Donnell, 112; and Frank Norris, who only played in 1 5 games, 81 . There were several thrilling games both away and at home, but Coach Lester H. Gushing (who had relieved Rusty when the latter entered the service) recalls three of these games as outstanding. First came our victory over Northeastern Uni- versity, 42-37. The game was played in Boston and it was the first time in 15 years that we had defeated their basketball team. Secondly, in a rough and gruelling contest, we outplayed and outscored a smart Norwich outfit, 52-37. And thirdly, on our road trip to New York we edged out a clever Newark University Quintet, 46-43. This was L. T. I. ' s best basketball record for the past five years or so. A rightful amount of credit should go to Professor Cushing for filling in so nobly for Coach Yarnall, in absentia. Baseball (ig46) Baseball was discontinued from 1942 until 1946, and it was in this year (1946) that we really began travelling in third. Coached by Prof. Gushing, a squad of eighteen men was picked from a field of more than fifty candidates. When the end of the season rolled around, Lowell Textile had found itself with one of its best base- ball records in many years. A fine team, led by pitchers Eddie Mendrala and Mil- ton Gharatz, posted a seasonal record of ten games won and only five games lost. The lineup that represented our school most of the season was: Frank Norris, first; Bob Mathieu, second; Jim O ' Don- nell, third; Clifford Stratton. shortstop; John McKniff, left field; Phil Sugg, center field; Eddie Britton, right field; Norbert Dunn, catcher; Eddie Mendrala, pitcher; and Milton Charatz, pitcher. Victories during the course of the season included those over Clark University, A. I.C., Grenier Field Air Force (2), Springfield, and Tufts. It was the first time in Textile ' s history that this feat had been accomplished; and the score, 7-4, showed that it was a decisive win. A heart- breaker was lost to New Hampshire, which had its best season ever, by the very close score of 2- 1 . Leading batter of this team was Norris with an average of over 400. Close behind, well above the 300 mark, were Stratton and Matthieu. Norris, McKniff, and Dunn drew high praise from Coach Cushing for their excellent fielding abilities, and the former player is accredited by Prof. Cush- ing to be the best first baseman in Textile ' s history! An even better season is antici- pated in 1947 since the entire lineup, with the sole exception of Dunn, is expected back this year. Onward L.T.I. ! [75] ' WU MiMii g§9g£ ' : ■ • . Wr ?, f ' j 5. -i pp bs f ' ° ' ' HW5™S Ml ' Hi : ,v ■ ' ■.■ ' MM iPpsaPWaSs WMiMlMWs || «JR - BUI r. ■ f j anit,; ,fj% ;■,.::! ■ r ■ w- i K - Acknowledgments For the immeasurable assistance given him in compiling this volume of the Pickout, the Editor takes this oppor- tunity to express his appreciation and sincere thanks. To Professor Mackay and Mr. Lydon for their exceedingly competent and helpful advice; to Miss Foote and the Office Staff for the time and effort they so cheerfully contributed; to Miss Rosatto for her numerous helfpul suggestions; and to the Pickout staff who wrote and submitted and helped to correct the articles. To Mr. Harold Johnson of the Andover Press whose assistance helped to make possible this book; to the Lowell Sun for their cooperation and courtesy in the use of photo- graphs; and to the International Fabric Corporation for their generosity in supplying the material for the Pickout cover. And lastly, to the loyal and generous advertisers without whom this book would have been an impossibility. 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Butterworth builds In the second section of the Butterworth Vat Dyeing complete ranges for both the open-width and rope systems Range, goods are impregnated with chemicals on a 3-roll of continuous peroxide bleaching. . .for the DuPont or padder and then enter a steamer. After steaming, goods Becco systems. Butterworth alone is equipped to build complete bleach- ing and finishing plants. Let us send you full details. BUTTERWORTH H. W. Butterworth Sons Company, Philadelphia 25, Pa. - Textile Finishing Machinery Company Division, Providence, R. I. - 1211 Johnston Bldg., Charlotte, N. C. - W. J. Westaway Co., Hamilton, Ont. MUNRO, KINCAID, EDGEHILL, INC. Waal GammUHafi Mesicltantd, SUMMER AND MELCHER STREETS BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS [ 3] Frank p. Bennett, during the 80 ' s and 90 ' s, introduced over 100 bills in the General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. This was the real beginning of state aid to textile schools in the United States. The American Wool and Cotton Reporter is the only weekly textile paper of national circulation — is the most powerful influence in the textile industry. Published at 530 Atlantic Ave. Boston 10, Massachusetts Offices in Boston, New York, Greenville, Chicago SCOTT ' Registered Trademark TESTED is TRUSTED Scott Testers are standard the world around for physical testing of textiles from single filament to 2,000 lbs. tensile. Ma- chines available test for tensile, hysteresis, twist, crepeage, flexing, burst, etc., yielding their results in the form of picturized charts for easy reading and ready reference. SCOn TESTERS, INC. 103 Blackstone St. Providence, R. I. 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Hiiil • Directing Editor ■si r American Association of Textile Chemists Colorists AMERICAN DYESTUFF REPORTER x Published every other Monday by the HOWES PUBLISHING COMPANY ONE MADISON AVENUE, NEW YORK 10, N. Y. NORMAN A. JOHNSON MYRON DREW REESER Managing Editor Advertising Manager Use DIASTAFOR Brand for trouble-free de-sizing Diastafor all-purpose de-sizing agent works efficiently in a wide range of temperatures and pH — eliminating problem lots. Ideal for cottons, rayons, mixed goods. Among the various types of Diastafor is one that will give uniform results — and assure you easy, trouble-free operation, even on the most difficult lots you have to dye. For full information about Diastafor, write Standard Brands Incor- porated, Diastafor Department, 595 Madison Avenue, New York 22, New York. DIASTAFOR A TRADE MARK OF STANDARD BRANDS INCORPORATED [106] DAVIS FURBER MACHINE CO NORTH ANDOVER, MASS. 3-Cylinder Set of Woolen Cards with Center-Draw Intermediate Feed and Tape Condenser Ring Spinning Frame for All Materials Spun on the Woolen System Card Clothing, Carding Machines for Woolen, Worsted, Mohair, Asbestos, Cotton Waste, Rayon Staple Fiber, Flax Waste, Jute Waste, Silk Waste, Shoody and Wool Substi- tutes. Garnett Breasts, Broad Band Intermediate Feeds, Tape Condensers, Double and Triple Apron Rubbs. Ring Spinning Frames for all Stocks Spun on the Woolen System. Standard High Speed Mules, and High Speed Large Package Mules for All Stocks Spun on the Woolen System. Full Line of Nappers for Cotton, Wool and Rayon Staple Fiber Goods, Woven or Knitted, Single Acting and Double Acting; Napper Clothing. Full Line of Wool and Rayon Staple Fiber Openers, Dusters, Pickers, Shredders, Twisters, Bobbin Winders, Spoolers, Dressers, Beamers and Warp Compressors. Leather Rubb Aprons: Tapes for Tape Condensers. Garnett Wire and Re-Clothing Garnett Breasts, Garnett Machines, Feed Ends and All Card Rolls and Cylinders. DAVIS FURBER The HYGROLIT Process PIONEER FOR CHEMICAL CONDITIONING OF TEXTILES IN ALL PHASES FROM RAW STOCK THROUGH FINISHED CLOTH. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ASK KEARNY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. KEARNY, N. J. Greenville, S. C. — Montreal — Mexico D. F. — Sao Paulo Buenos Aires Antwerp [!07] Getting UNEVEN yarn? l p the trou- r0 l s to drag. I«P lace regular i ° have out- em T m n : o He ' s, as they ,We n V a ortr.  -H sa e and saves so moch. DIXON LUBRICATING SADDLE COMPANY Established 1876 BRISTOL • RHODE ISLAND, U. S. A. ■ ....■■- LOCK-IN SADDLE Has device for oiling top rolls with very little attention. May be used to weight all three rolls or (by reversing back saddle) to weight front and back rolls only. One of many different types that we furnish. DIXON SAOP eS congratulates LOWELL TEXTILE INSTITUTE on its Golden Anniversary and extends best wishes for its future OFFICES 2623 E. Tioga Street Philadelphia 34, Pa. WAREHOUSES Paterson, N. J. Chattanooga, Term. Charlotte, N. C. [io8] H. HAIGH CO., INC. 246 SUMMER STREET - BOSTON CAMEL ' S HAIR ALPACA CASHMERE SINCE 1910 WE HAVE SUPPLIED MANUFACTURERS WITH LARGEST VARIETY OF SPECIALTY FIBRES COMPLIMENTS OF MASSACHUSETTS MOHAIR PLUSH COMPANY [ 109] RIGGSanAJ LOMBARD INCORPORATED FOOT OF SUFFOLK STREET LOWELL, MASS. of Textile Finishing Machinery EMERY CONANT COMPANY, Inc Wool Merchants 267 SUMMER STREET BOSTON [no] A Store of Distinction Where your needs are met with a SMILE . . .at THE BOOKSTORE SPECIALS!! American Cotton Handbook American Wool Handbook American Rayon Handbook Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Lange ' s Handbook of Chemistry and others LOWELL TEXTILE ASSOCIATES, INC. Franklin Process Co PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND World ' s Largest Package Yarn Dyers [in] M-B AMOSKEAG PNEUMATIC ROLL PICKER MODEL A.V.T. 20,000 R.P. M. This is NOT a grinder, but a rugged little tool especially designed for the SPECIFIC purpose of REMOVING LINT and FLY from the top rolls and other parts of the draft- ing elements on SPINNING FRAMES Spindle design permits using PICK (which gathers the fly and lint) 3 16 diam- eter by 5 long when used on Spinning Frames and 3 16 diameter by 7 long when used on Roving Frames. Exhaust air directed back of roll picker to prevent fly and lint from being blown into yarn when spinning. Steel housing for safety; special grease-sealed bearings. No lubrication required. also ROVING FRAMES A Unique Development ODUCTS 130-134 E. LarnedSt. DETROIT 26, MICHIGAN Write For Literature The Bon Marehe LOWELL, MASS. Sullivan Bros. Trinters 95 BRIDGE STREET Tel. 7500 LOWELL Auxiliary Plants: Boston Chicago Oceanport, N. J. Pawtucket, R. I. [112] UNCAS FINISHING CORPORATION JOSEPH C. WORTH, President EARL L. CLIFFORD, Manager Bleachers, Printers and Finishers — of— Cotton Textiles Plant: MECHANICSVILLE, CONNECTICUT Sole Agent: JOHN D. HAWKE 40 Worth Street New York City, N. Y. Boston Office: 200 Summer St. TELEPHONE Liberty 0328 . WATERTOWN 7 890 ESTABLISHED 1848 JOHN T. LODGE COMPANY INCORPORATED . JAMES J. DUGAN, Pres. Treas. Garnetted Stocks 478 Pleasant Street - WATERTOWN, MASS. PARKER BOBBINS USED IN TEXTILE MILLS EVERYWHERE — Let Our Specialists Help You — Factories in Massachusetts and Vermont WALTER L. PARKER BOBBIN AND SPOOL CO. MAIN OFFICE - LOWELL, MASS. [113] DAVID GESSNER COMPANY WORCESTER, MASS. MIDDLESEX MACHINE CO. Southwell Wool Combing Co. Commission Wool Combers NOBLE COMBS FRENCH COMBS North Chelmsford, Massachusetts Phone Lowell 6311 [114] TEXTRON Makers of quality fashions - Textron controlled from yarn to finished product LINGERIE • HOSTESS COATS • BLOUSES HOME FASHIONS • MENSWEAR COMPLIMENTS OF MIDDLESEX SUPPLY COMPANY HARDWARE ELECTRIC SUPPLIES PAINTS AND WALL PAPER PLUMBING, HEATING SUPPLIES 86-120 MIDDLESEX ST. FURNITURE APPLIANCES LOWELL, MASS. HOME FURNISHINGS RUGS AND LINOLEUM LIMERICK YARN MILLS MANUFACTURERS OF BRADFORD SPUN KNITTING AND WEAVING YARNS Mills at MANCHESTER, N. H. and LIMERICK, MAINE [115] CURTIS MARBLE Cloth Finishing Machinery -FOR- • COTTONS • WOOLENS • PLUSHES • RAYONS • WORSTED • CORDUROYS • SILKS • KNIT GOODS • CARPETS WOOL BURRING, MIXING and PICKING Manufacturers Since 1831 CURTIS MARBLE MACHINE CO. 72 CAMBRIDGE STREET WORCESTER, MASS. Manufacturers and Contractors for unit humidi- fication equipment since 1888. Our line of devices is complete and meets the requirements of any characteristics of field ap- plication and includes Atomizers, Humidifiers, Humidity Controls, Evaporative Cooling, etc. AMERICAN MOISTENING CO. Providence, R. I. Atlanta, Ga. Boston, Mass. • Charlotte, N. C. No. 5 Atomizer Humidity Control Serving . . . he Leading Qolleges of the Bast Photographers and Limners Photographic Service to the 1947 Pickout 160 Tremont Street, BOSTON, MASS. [n6] Established 1855 Incorporated 1900 ABBOT WORSTED COMPANY Cable Address, IBIDEM LOWELL GRANITEVILLE - MASSACHUSETTS MANUFACTURERS OF Worsted, Mohair, Alpaca and Camel Hair Yarn For Upholstery, Hand and Machine Knit Fahrics, Men ' s Wear, Dress Goods and Carpets Selling Agents DAVIS, YOUNG AND ANDERSON Boston and Philadelphia RICHMOND CHEMICAL SPECIALTIES for ' Better Textiles RICHMOND OIL, SOAP CHEMICAL CO., Inc. 1041-43 FRANKFORD AVENUE PHILADELPHIA 25, PENNA. Davison ' s Textile Blue Book Standard Since 1866 New 82nd Year Edition—July 1947 DAVISON PUBLISHING COMPANY RIDGEWOOD, NEW JERSEY PRECISION BOBBINS AUTOMATIC LOOM WARP— TWISTERS Accurate — Durable — Efficient NEW ENGLAND BOBBIN SHUTTLE CO. NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE [117] CASCADE WOOLEN MILL Oakland, Maine Manufacturers of CASCADE Fabrics T Reg. U.S. Pat. Off. ESTABLISHED 1883 A. Harrison G INCORPORATED MANUFACTURING CHEMISTS SULPHONATED OILS TALLOWS WOOL OILS, FULLING SCOURING OILS AND SPECIAL PRODUCTS FOR TEXTILE FINISHING Office and Works: Hurdis St . off Charles — No. Providence, R. I. ESbSK pawtucket, R. I. REDMAN Card Clothing Company • CARD CLOTHING • • NAPPER CLOTHING • • CONDENSER TAPES • • CONDENSER APRONS • 95 Bridge Street - Lowell, Mass. NORTHERN REPRESENTATIVE GUY C. BURBANK, 32 Beaconsfield Rd Worcester, Mass. sm QUALITY SHUTTLES The name of Watson-Williams has been syn- onymous with quality shuttles for 116 years. Time has taught us what you need and how to produce it. WATSON-WILLIAMS MFG. CO. MILLBURY - - MASSACHUSETTS [n8] Textile £unch QUALITY FOOD ' Where Textile Men Eat 734 MOODY ST. - LOWELL GRINDERS for WOOLEN CARDS WORSTED CARDS COTTON CARDS GARNETT ROLLS CALENDER ROLLS NAPPER ROLLS SINCE 1868 B. S. ROY SON COMPANY Worcester, Mass. - Greenville, S. C. CLARENCE H. VANDERBECK HENRY C. LEGGE EDWARD LEGGE ARTHUR E. SNYDER Peicy A. lecjsCfe ESTABLISHED 1SSG YARNS 212 SUMMER STREET BOSTON PHILADELPHIA NEW YORK CHICAGO COMPLIMENTS OF SANDOZ Chemical Works, Inc. 63 OLIVER STREET BOSTON 10, MASS. tug] PRATT FORREST CO LUMBER - MILLWORK Lowell, Massachusetts MSPHERSON COMPANY GREENVILLE SOUTH CAROLINA INDUSTRIAL SU RVEYS • PLANT SITE INVESTIGATIONS - PLANS COMPLETE PLANT DESIGNS APPRAISALS VALUATIONS • LABOR SAVING STUDIES RESEARCH AND REPORTS PROCESS ANALYSIS RODNEY HUNT MACHINE CO. ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS Wet Finishing Machinery SINCE 1840 • TRU-SHADE Stainless Steel DYEING MACHINES YANKEE CLIPPER Washers Etc. Many Exclusive Patented Features • R OBERTSON s Lowell ' s Largest Furniture House for Over Half- a- Century 1 120] Benjamin Booth Company EST. 1892 Card Clothing MAIN OFFICE Allegheny Ave. and Janney St. Philadelphia 34, Pa. 211 Bruce St. - Lawrence, Mass. The Oldest Largest Manufacturer of Ring Travelers in the United States Let Us Cooperate with You NATIONAL RING TRAVELER CO. Pawtucket, K. I. Charlotte, N. C. Philip C. Wentworth, Treasurer Sales Engineers: Raymond C. Munroe - Pawtucket, R. I. Henry A. Carter Pawtucket, R. I. COMPLIMENTS OF DILLON Bonded Q ean i n g Dial 8404 QUALITY . SERVICE [121] COMPLIMENTS OF Clayton Hosiery e!Mills } Inc. MANUFACTURER OF MEN ' S HOSIERY NINETY-FIVE BRIDGE STREET Lowell, Mass. HAROLD E. CLAYTON ' 21, Treas. and Mgr. BEDSPREADS MONUMENT MILLS Housatonic, Mass. Incorporated 1851 COTTON YARNS NEBES MACHINERY SUPPLY CO., Inc. FAFNIR BALL BEARINGS RHOADS BELTING T ANN ATE- ROCK WOOD DRIVES SIMONDS SAWS FILES BLACK DECKER TOOLS 231 MT. VERNON STREET LOWELL - Tel. 6661 - MASS. C ongratulations upon your graduation ! When some of you become wool buyers, remember WOOL BY-PRODUCTS CO. 200 SUMMER STREET BOSTON, MASS. We sell all types of scoured wools and specialize in carbonized burr waste for tweed decorations. [122] CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS THE GAGNON CO. LOWELL ' S FAVORITE DEPARTMENT STORE OLDSMOBILE - CADILLAC GMC TRUCKS PEASE MOTOR COMPANY 614 MIDDLESEX STREET LOWELL, MASS. DOE INGALLS, INC. Agents and distributors for J. T. BAKER ' S ANALYZED LABORATORY CHEMICALS Vine and Garden Streets, Everett 49, Mass. TEXTILE VARIETY STORE 719 Moody Street CANDY - TOBACCO - CIGARETTES C ONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES THE ROYAL SPINNING MILLS, INC. [ 123] Compliments of a Friend THE BRUNELLE PHARMACIES PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS LOWELL, MASS. M. G. WIGHT COMPANY PRINTING RULING RINDING Distributors GENERAL ELECTRIC LAMPS 67 Middle Street - Lowell, Mass. SCANNELL BOILER WORKS PLATE STRUCTURAL FABRICATION Lowell, Mass. Compliments of a Friend [124] Visit the NEW .... A. G. Pollard Co. MEN ' S STORE Compliments of a Friend CHURCHILL MFG. COMPANY, INC. NARROW WOVEN FABRICS 287 Thorndike St., Lowell, Mass. Compliments of a Friend Best Wishes . . . V. P. ROBERTS [125] ' mm w%0$s%. TjF ¥7 T WS 15. % Y --Y H 4L ■ ? se % 5? ■ 5y ' 55 aK ' : «R ■ -Mf ' jff ' ft V Gv VS V ' • , ' S y  • v v « . vT o 5E v Pr % % • ■55 A . -;JK K. K m •  % % w- 5 .i jF jfta ' ' r jo£ . JalH Vi . ni _ ' .£.: _ ' fi .« , rf , . jrj T • ■ I J r AC A . l ; iST Jtt Jtt Jtt i r Lr mWfi m-mmMi r W % %?A 111 ■  •• $ W f£ ■ m:M %■ ' ■-■■: § . -• ' , .• • ' f ' ■ ,L t: ' :m m ■;: :: -..:: : ■ ■ ■ I