Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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ADMINIS Everett V. Olsen Assistant to the President Richard W. Ivers B.A.. M.Ed. Dean of Students James W. Bell Director of Placement Joseph V. Kopycinski B.S.. M.S. Librarian Arthur F. Haley B.S., M.Ed. Director of Admissions 10

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE This year the PICKOUT observes its Golden Anniversary. Through the course of half a century of publication, the Institute ' s yearbook has enjoyed a growth in prestige and in- fluence which has paralleled the development of LTI itself. In its fruitful half-century span, Lowell Tech has provided an unusual venture in high- er education. The founders of this institution, in the final decade of the 19th century, sought to meet the pressing need in the area for men educated in textile technology. With, vision they established the Lowell Textile School which, until 1913, awarded only certifi- cates and diplomas in textile manufacturing subjects. The experimental years of the school led to the stabilization of the curriculum, the expansion of the premises, the augmenting of instructional facilities, the intensification of sound and wise leadership in its administrative function. Then in 1928 the school was renamed the Lowell Textile Institute to indicate more fully its collegiate status. This change marked the beginning of a new era of progress which included the establish- ment of the Graduate School, broadening of the scope of the engineering program, and sub- sequent diversification — within the past dynamic decade — into the important fields of electronics, leather, paper, and plastics. The veterans of World War II taxed LTI ' s capabilities in the 1940 ' s but the challenge was met with vigor and originality. The Institute took great steps forward in strengthen- ing course offerings, and crystallized a long-range plan to add new programs of instruction and research. Additional responsibilities now called for further building to accommodate the expanded enrollment attracted by the new curricula which was carefully designed to pro- vide the new industries of the Commonwealth with their future executive material. Yet an- other name change — to the Lowell Technological Institute — was effected in 1953, in recog- nition of the expanded and diversified role that LTI was selected to play in the educational complex of the State. Progress has been the keynote of the 56-year span recorded by successive issues of the PICKOUT from 1907 to 1957. On the occasion of this anniversary, Lowell Tech may proudly look hack at the accomplishments of a half century of achievement, and from the present vantage-point can confidently survey a future of service and success. LTI can take justifiable pride in its progress manifest in its contributions to the people and to the in- dustries of the Commonwealth during the past 50 years; and the Institute can look forward to the privilege of extending and expanding these contributions in the years ahead so that its progress and that of Massachusetts will continue the glories and traditions of the past. The PICKOUT, as an integral and highly-respected interpreter of the life of LTI, can look forward also to opportunities for greater service. During the past 50 years it has been a continuous chronicle of the events shaping the development of the Institute and its edi- torial and other departments have reflected the changing scene from that most critical point of view — that of the student. On the occasion of this Golden Anniversary, the members of the PICKOUT staff in particular and their fellows in the Class of 1957 in general are most deserving of our congratulations and felicitations. On behalf of the Board of Trustees, Faculty and Alumni, I am pleased to extend sincere best wishes for a future filled with a continuing record of accomplishment and achievement and with every success and happi- ness Ad multos annos! IAAa Z . dyJ i Martin J. Lydon, President January 28, 1957

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rRATION Walter M. Drohan A.B., A.M. Regisirar Charles F. Edlund S.B.. Ed.M. Dean of Faculty Barbara A. Browne A.B. Director of Information Earl J. Wall. A.B.. A.M. Coordinator of Special Services 11