New Bedford Institute of Technology - Fabricator Yearbook (New Bedford, MA)

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19 2 8 THE FABRICATOR Potter — N. B. — The manly blond. The class baby but oh my oh what a child. Smokes a pipe, goes to dances, (not alone) bowls, plays billiards and has other mild dissipations. Claims Marie Jacquard as one of his ancestors. Showed his contempt of his class mates by grabbing off a good job before he had grabbed off his sheepskin. Soler — Mexico (he couldn ' t help it he says). — Only comeback to all wise cracks is SO ' s your old man. Has managed to raise a slight down on his upper lip and is frantically twirling it every minute to get that real Kulture Twist. Always has a better one than you have to tell and can go you one better on all your escapades. Played Base- ball, ran in fat men ' s race — lost. Turner — Last residence New Bedford. Latest reports Sing Sing — Being the last of the list and fortunately the one of whom the most can be said. Raffles, Don Juan, and Simple Simon rolled into one. Has caused more disputes in class over the color of his lady friends than any 2000 men. Class swears he has become two shades darker than when he was a Freshman. Middle name is rumored to be SLEEP. Has been caught sleeping while shaving, sitting, riding, walking, eating, dancing, but never has been caught wooing Morpheus in class. That is the Class has decided that he doesn ' t sleep during lecture but just naturally dies. He is the other half of the Peters-Turner feud and has been brawling incessantly for two years with his adversary but if the fact must be known neither one knows what it is all about. In the future he will be a Western Union messenger boy no doubt as he dearly loves to run errands for the boys. Elected to the hall of fame as the only Textilian who promised to take three girls to a dance met them there and had a good time with the whole three. Outside of sleeping his only other bad habits are gambling, drinking, thieving, alienation of affections, arson, assault and battery, murder, and outlawry. He does chew gum. We are all genuinely sorry that our last year at Tech is drawing to a close and we sincerely hope that the underclasses will endeavor to uphold the stand- ards of the school as much as we have tried to do. -4 27 } -

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THE FABRICATOR 19 2 8 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE GENERAL CLASS Biswas — Native of India — addicted to chewing Betel nut with an ungodly crunching of jaws. He had much trouble in keeping up to the boys wise cracks and horseplay. Blackmer — Native of Needham — Fond of verbal debating with Mr. Acomb. Played Baseball and took Turner out for evening of picking up. He liked playing ball better than the picking Turner picked. Brotherson — unfortunate lives in New Bedford. — Only honest looking man in the class. As a result was elected Class Treasurer. So far his neckties are the same as the ones he had four years ago but he is closely watched. Played Baseball, Basketball, Class Treasurer. Carlson — New Bedford — Class never ceases to razz if he makes a mistake. Has a faint idea he is a painter after taking color with Mr. Holt. Played Basketball, Baseball, Manager Basketball 2 years, Hatch Medal, Class President. Fawcett — Rhode Island — Has one drawback — he plays a saxophone. The class has never forgiven him for this. Coined a new way to call Mr. Holt and save energy, merely bawls out Sta ' Hoi. Also carries the finest bay window in the class. Played Baseball. Holmes — N. B. — Has a mania for going to Textile school and is now a P. G. The only member of the class who smokes cigars on school days and really looks as though he bought ' em. After four years at Tech he is thinking of opening a soda fountain. Member Track team and self appointed Trustee of the school. Macia — North Brookfield — Lovingly called Runt, Shorty, Tiny, Shrimp, and others his family might read here. Loves to argue and somehow has developed a southern drawl, we presume from too much contact with Turners light?? lady friends. Peters — Padanaram — AAAAAAAAHHHHH. It. Sex appeal. Manliness. Answer to a maiden ' s prayer. The other half of the Turner-Peters feud. The only man of the class who has taken a pot shot at a sheriff during the hunting season. He also took a fine of Ten dollars. It is rumored that he borrowed the Ten from the same sheriff. Cause of his down fall — too popular with the fair sex. Can eat more candy than any six men and he eats it, not anyone else. Reason for Mr. Holt ' s additional grey hairs. 4 26 } ■

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THE FABRICATOR 19 2 8 HISTORY OF THE MECHANICAL SPECIAL CLASS LO! and Behold! See what the Mechanical Department drew from the Fresh- man Class of 1927! Peavey, Boutin and Ken Tripp! We entered the Machine Shop on the first day of school to become members of the Black Gang. Rodalowicz entered a few months later but he had already received the dope while attending night school the two previous terms. We saw ourselves first in the Machine Shop. With some satisfaction we looked ourselves over and began to enjoy each other. We seldom thought of our small numbers but when we did, we swelled visibly, for we were a fair looking bunch. Tripp and Peavey were stuck in with Gallagher and Quinn in Industrial Mathematics. They learned a great deal. The hours spent in Drawing were highly profitable under the guidance of Mr. Walton. However, we did think it was strange and a little hard that we should be expected to imitate Mr. Walton and draw as only good draftsmen should. We came back our last year, a much divided crowd. Peavey and Tripp spent most of their time in the drafting room while Boutin and Rodalowicz occupied their time in the shop. As a class we Specials have made little impression this year on the school because of our differing interests but as individuals some of us will long be remembered. Therefore it seems fitting that our history should be a history of individuals. BOUTIN: — is a product of South Middleboro. His strong point in his size and his muscle. Last summer he worked on the railroad (pick and shovel) , thereby earning enough money to purchase an Overland Car — Pride of South Middleboro — To New Bedford and back once a day or to H — with ya! RODALOWICZ: — if he was over in Poland he would be a big chief. He is a hard working, ever progressive lad. His only fault is he likes to talk or rather put in the last word. Some day he is going to offer pills of sunshine for the sick but we would rather have him offer pills of moonshine. KEN TRIPP : — The human skull says Ken consists of thirty-two bones — but — some skulls are all bone. Tripp is the Boy Wonder of the Mechanical Department and we know that he will succeed. PEAVEY: — As a Y. M. C. A. track man, Bob claims that Chicago ' s most popular sport is putting the shot. Some morning he is going to forget himself and begin to work. - 4 28 )§h-