Lowell Technological Institute - Pickout Yearbook (Lowell, MA)

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Martin J. Lydon, A.B., A.M., Ed.D., Sc.D. Page 2

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2U ication JACOB K. FREDERICK, JR. August 24, 1916 - January 25, 1962 Professor Frederick, a native of Easthampton, Massachusetts, graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence Rhode Island, with the B. S. degree in Textile Engineering, June 1941. He held a number of responsible positions in the textile industry and was with Textron, Incorporated for five years before coming to the Lowell Technological Institute in 1947. At the time of his untimely death due to an airplane accident he was Pro- fessor and Chairman of Division of Evening Studies and in charge of the Department of Textile Technology. Those of us who knew Professor Frederick are deeply grateful for that privilege. As a tribute to his warmth and understanding, he became affection- ally known as Jake to most people shortly after they met him. His guidance, sound judgment, and friendship will be sorely missed by his associates and friends.

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PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE In many respects, the Class of 1962 is fortunate in that its members are embarking upon their professional careers in a time of crisis. Challenge is always stimulating to the healthy, the capable, and the well-equipned and is apt to produce great results. Man is truly alive only when he is responding with every fiber of his being to the circum- stances in which he finds himself or when he is completely engrossed in some task, be it a project of earth-shaking consequence or a simple but rewarding personal pursuit. Today ' s world indeed is one in which crisis is the accepted circumstance. I believe that all the years of your lifetime will be marked by embroilment of international scope. You have not, however, attained this stage of your lives without facing and mastering upsets of one kind or another, and every successful conquering of a problem has fitted you that much more to enter the larger arena of life. You are healthy in mind and body because of your youth, capable by reason of your collegiate training, and, therefore, well- equipped to take up the challenge the world of crisis offers you. In your years at LTI, your professors have endeavored constantly to educate you for democracy and for productive professional accomplishments. Your choice of a college of science and engineering for vour undergraduate work is felicitous at this particular time in history, because scientific and engineering advancements are changing the face of the world — whether for better or worse remains to be seen; those results depend upon yourselves and your contemporaries throughout the world. At Lowell Tech you have been given the best education of its type available any- where. You have had a sound training in science and technology and you have been ex- posed as well to the broad view of life through your courses in the humanities. I hope that as citizens you will always be aware of the enrichment to be obtained in a liberal education and that you will continue your studies in this area — in addition to your maintaining interest in technical fields — because it is on the principles of liberal edu- cation that democracy was founded and it is by observing those same principles that it will be saved. My heartiest congratulations to you upon your accomplishments to date and most sincere good wishes for a happy and successful life to each one of you. 73iao Page 3