University of Massachusetts Amherst - Index Yearbook (Amherst, MA)

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tKatJle of Contents; Calendar Trustees Faculty . Alumni . Seniors . Juniors Sophomores Freshmen Organizations Fraternities Athletics Military Academic Activities Dances . Advertisements Page 11 16 17 33 37 49 99 113 125 133 159 189 193 209 217 10

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I WAS hard pressed! Registration day was only a week away. Without warning an important teaching position was suddenly vacated. As Head of the Department of Languages and Literature it was up to me to find a new mem- ber. By good fortune I chanced to write to a friend who had spent forty years in selecting and assorting teachers. He wired back that he understood Patterson was available , and added, if you can land him, you will get a rare man indeed. He is a great teacher. A brief chat fully confirmed this high estimate, and I grabbed Professor Patterson right then and there. (There was no Commission in Boston to worry about in those days). I consider that quick move one of the best I ever performed for the College. Anyhow, I have taken supreme pride in it ever since. During the brief interview I found myself face to face with a modest and genial scholar, thoroughly versed in English letters, capable of interpreting and vitalizing its rare beauty, interested primarily (as every good teacher should be) in the student, and dedicated utterly to the oldfashioned task of promoting thorough training and thorough scholarship. Ah, did you once see Shelley plain? And did he stop and speak to you And did you speak to him again. ' ' How strange it seems and new. (The remainder of the poem can be read if one understands that the lovely old campus is the complete antithesis of the moor , and that one who walked its de- lightful paths for fifteen years never can forget the rest, — never). That was ten years ago. Doctor Patterson, as I have always liked to hail him, is today known to the great body of M. A. C. alumni and students for just what he is; a man of broadest interests and culture, a consummate platform artist — none better, — a delightful and loyal colleague, and an inspiring teacher wholly and utterly devoted to M. A. C. In this brief period his life has become so interwoven into Aggie history and prestige that henceforth they are forever inseparable. The college class that dedicates its Index to Professor Charles H. Patterson honors itself supremely. It thereby also pays modest tribute to a real teacher and friend whose devotion to the highest interests of Aggie and her sons have always been, and always will be, constant and unfailing. EDWARD M. LEWIS

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Calenbar 1928 September 12-15, Wednesday-Saturday . Entrance Examinations September 17, Monday .... Fall term begins for Freshmen September 19, Wednesday . Fall term begins for all except Freshmen October 12, Friday Holiday, Columbus Day November 12, Monday Holiday, Armistice Day November 28-December 3, Wednesday, 12 M.-Monday, 7. 30 A. M. Thanksgiving Recess December 22, Saturday, 12 M Fall term ends January 2, Wednesday, 8.00 A. M. February 22, Friday March 23, Saturday, 12 M. . April 1, Monday, 7.30 A. M. April 19, Friday .... May 30, Thursday June 14-17, Friday-Monday . June 20-22, Thursday-Saturday September 11-14, Wednesday-Saturday September 16, Monday 1929 Winter term begins Holiday, Washington ' s Birthday Winter term ends Spring term begins Patriots ' Day Holiday, Observance of Memorial Day Commencement Entrance Examinations Entrance Examinations Fall term begins for Freshmen September 18, Wednesday . . Fall term begins for all except Freshmen October 12, Saturday Holiday, Columbus Day November 11, Monday Holiday, Armistice Day November 27-December 2, Wednesday, 12 M.-Monday, 7.30 A. M. Thanksgiving Recess December 21, Saturday, 12 M Fall term ends 1930 January 2, Thursday, 8.00 A. M. Winter term begins 11