Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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jbedicatian The growth of a rapidly expanding institution such as Northeastern is primarily due to outstanding men who have devoted their lives to the field of education. One of these men is Professor Alfred John Ferretti to whom we proudly dedicate this year ' s Cauldron. a ± rofessor Ferretti received his Bachelor ' s degree from M. I. T. mm in 1917 and entered the career of teaching that same year. The m following year, he came across the Charles to join the teaching staff 9 at Northeastern. In 1934, he received his Master ' s degree from M. I. T. and, in 1944, he made full professor here at the University. In 1947, he was instrumental in starting the first evening graduate school of engineering in New England and participated as an instructor in the Evening Division until 1950 when he was named to the full time position of Chairman of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for the Day School. During the academic year 1953-54, Professor Ferretti was appointed temporary Dean of Engineering during Dean Alexander ' s leave of absence. Professor Ferretti ' s professional life does not end with his activities here at Northeastern. He was President of the local Refrigeration Society in 1928, Secretary-Treasurer of the Boston Chapter of the A. S. M. E during the years 1941-47 and in 1947 became President of that group. In 1953-55, Ferretti served as President of the Engineering Societies of New England and is now a member of its Board of Trustees. He is also a member of the Guidance Committee of the Engineering Council for Professional Development. Professor Ferretti ' s home is in Lynn, where he has shown the same vigorous interest in civic duties. He was founder of the Bees Club of Lynn, which is a society of professional men in the Lynn District. He is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Home for Italian Children in Jamaica Plain. He is also the Vice-president of the Italian Historical Society of Massachusetts.

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ALFRED JOHN FERRETTI S.B., M.S., p.e. (Mass.)

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PleA ideat r MeHac e , ometime when you are in Washington you will see at the entrance to the National Archives Building on Pennsylvania Avenue two •j massive figures at each end of the stone terrace; one, an aged man representing The Past ; and one, a young woman, representing The Future. Below the latter figure is the inscription from Shakespeare What is Past is Prologue. You well know that this statement has proved to be true in the history of our civilization; it is true in our own lives, in the education which prepares us for the future; it is no less true in the growth of Northeastern University. It is a source of great joy to belong to a college which has a long history, which is filled with tradition. We admire these colleges but there is something challenging and inspiring in sharing the progress of a developing university as you and I do here at Northeastern. Our Huntington Avenue campus and buildings as conceived in 1934 are rapidly becoming a reality, and will form a complete unit when the new Classroom-Laboratory Building is occupied in the fall of 1956. Our programs have been enriched and refined, even in the five years since you entered college. Northeastern contin ues to gain stature in the community and in the nation. We have every reason to look forward to greater growth in physical assets, in educational prestige, in service to the young people who will enter its doors in the years to come. I have always liked the tone of the editorial which appeared in the Northeastern News in May of your freshman year. It closed with the words: We are students of a young school, one that is still growing. Here at N. U. we operate in the present with an eye to the future, not on tradition alone. This is your University. May you, the members of the Class of 1956, continue to gain in knowledge and skill after you leave Northeastern, and may the future be filled with hope and promise and challenge for each one of you. -oL A JL