Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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To Lester H. Cushing We dedicate the 1960 Pickout Lester H. Cushing was born in Rockland, Massachusetts on September 21, 1889. He graduated from Rockland High School in 1907 where he played left field and later was switched to shortstop. Upon his graduation from Rockland High he was accepted at Harvard University on a two-year scholarship and majored in history and economics. In 1911, he graduated from Harvard with an A. B. degree, cum laude. In 1926 he furthered his education at Harvard by obtaining his master ' s degree in physical ed- ucation (Ed.M.). In his junior and senior years at Harvard he played varsity soccer and received a letter in this sport. He also took part in intramural sports, football, basketball, and baseball. He was interviewed by Charles Eames, head of LTI, in August of 1911. As a result of this visit. Coach Cushing became a part of the faculty. He is now professor in charge of physical education, and has served three terms as Chairman of the faculty. Since 1919 he has been athletic director and is probably known to more alumni than any other faculty member. He is retiring at the end of this school year. For these many years of unselfish devotion to Lowell Tech and her students — we thank you.

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE In the weeks immediately preceding a college Commencement and during all attendant activities, graduates are often reminded of the world of tomorrow which they will inherit. Preparations are begun, commitments fulfilled, Dis- pite a busy schedule, the class as individauls and as a whole seeks to reserve time for taking stock, for surveying past events and for contemplating the horizons of the future. So it is with college. Periods of tremendous growth take place when ambitious plans are brought to fruition; development and expansion proceed apace to a point where ideas are captured in concrete. Then, before continuing on its upward path, the college pauses to evaluate its accomplishments and define anew its goals. As with the college, so with its students. In your own time, you of the Class of 1960 have become adult with the completion of a dramatic decade, one in which earth has explored space. In ushering in this challenging age which con- fronts us, dynamic explosions of knowledge have taken place. You have built on a solid base of education and now may accept the congratulations of family and friends upon your achievement. That you have completed well your instructional period is shown by your presence in this graduating class. But graduation must truly be a commencement, not a conclusion. Dedication must be the key to the character of each intelli- gent adult — dedication to the task at hand, be it personal or professional, and to the necessary ideals which must inform every life. In particular, the citizen trained for democrary has the dual obligation of study and service, for only through continuing education and through selflessness, the giving of self to the last ounce of strength in furthering de- cent goals, can we make this country a better place in which to live and a stronger nation more likely to survive. To you and your loved ones, your parents, wives, families and friends, my sincere congratulations upon your aca- demic attainments and my best wishes for every future success. vIAmaZu . d tsJt -» -