Northeastern University - Cauldron Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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dedication: in memoriam carl Stephens ell 1887-1981

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reality A look at athletic life in a city school, both intercollegiate and intramural. How the teams fared and what the future years hold. Do we have the technology to rebuild athletics? Can we make them bigger, better? life How Joe Student lives. A dorm, an apartment, a frat or the safe comforts of Ma and Pa ' s domicile. Also covering what goes on after class besides studying, like what ' s the average waiting time outside the Cask on Friday afternoon? B university Ken Ryder and friends, or in other words, everything we ever wanted to tell you about Northeas- tern but couldn ' t put in any other sections of the book. For example: Will those pillars on Huntington Avenue ever be functional or are they new wave art? sports Student profiles. Does co-op improve classroom performance? A look at the advisors ' job and function from the advisors ' and the students ' point of view. Also appearing: Who Is that person who sweeps the floor at the Globe? co-op What are the philosophies of the colleges? How do they attempt to implement them? How is this supposed to prepare us for reality? What courses will we remember in 20 years? Can you really study with a video monkey on your back? academics What happened in the world during the academic year 80-81? World, national and local events put the year in perspective for a review of the year that was. Special report: Do people in California really walk around saying Oh wow; let ' s be mellow ? student activities There are said to be about 130 student activities available to the Husky fans. Who are they and what do they do? How many people are really invovled? Is apathy a real thing? Who cares? seniors The 80th graduating class of Northeastern, the class of 1981. Pictured withing their colleges, with candids and some interesting quotes. Information included name (how ingenious), major and hometown.

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i through 70 years of service to North- yton at the age of 93, served as president of the university for 19 years before retiring in 1959. Prior to that he served as an instructor in surveying, dean of the College of Engineering and vice-president of the university. In his role as president, he built on a vision of what Northeastern could become, President Kenneth G Ryder said of Ell. Often referred to as Mr. Northeastern, Ell was the central force which made possible the building of the university. Carol Ell was born in Staunton, Indiana on Nov. 14, 1887 and was brought up on an Indiana farm. His great-grandparents came to the University in 1909. Ell came east that year to do graduate work in engineering at MIT. In 1910, he was asked to teach a surveying course at the YMCA. His first class had an enrollment of eight students. For Ell life was Northeastern. He worked hard to build it and expect- ed hard work from others. A common comment on a special assign- ment was, Take as much time as you want, so long as the job is done by 9 a.m. tomorrow morning. Repeatedly he pointed out to his faculty that a job at Northeastern was a 24-hour-a-day job. The institution came first, last and always with him. In his inaugural address, Ell talked of the idea behind the conception of the university in 1898. There was in this Commonwealth need for a university of employed men of intellectural ability but limited financial means, an idea which was soon to become crystallized in the phrase earn while you learn, he said. Ell ' s presidency will be remembered chiefly for giving the university a campus to call home and for building up its financial resources. He envisioned a campus with nothing but an idea of what it sho become, said Ryder. He added that the university had about $1 mil- lion in assets in 1940 and about $30 million by the time Ell retired in 1959. He got people to contribute money to the university when no one was quite sure what they were contributing to, said Ryder. From a few small rooms in the YMCA, Ell built a modern university. Three months after becoming president, he reported to the Board of Trustees that he had received $30 thousand in gifts for a building fund. The building constructed from those funds became part of the Mugar building. Other buildings constructed while Ell was president included the building housing Alumni Auditorium, named after Ell in 1959 in honor of his retirement; Cabot Gym; Hayden Hall and Dodge Library. By the 11 retired in 1959, any prospective student asking where North n was located could be given a definite answer. In half a centui he had guided the growth of the university from two pieces of chalk and an eraser to a solid institution, in the words of one former university administrator. Chancellor Asa S. Knowles, who succeeded Ell as president added, He gave unstintingly of his time and energies to provide Northeastern with a strong facility, an excellent physical plant, and substantial financial resources. He laid the foundations which have made possible the development of the Northeastern we know today. It is in this light that we dedicate the 1981 Cauldron to the efforts, lents and inspiration of Carl S. Ell.