Wentworth Institute of Technology - Tekton Yearbook (Boston, MA)

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nw lG' 'aI mn THE TEKTON Another important thing in autograph collecting is to enclose postage, for well' known people carry an enormous postage bill. A letter to Ed Wynn, the popular stage comedian recently seen in the musical show hit, The Grab Bag and last season in The Perfect Fool, brought the follow' ing autographed poem- You ask me for my autograph, And I pay for the letter, If you'd enclose a stamp each time, I'm sure that you'd fare better. Ed Wynn. As a gentle touch of humor, a postage stamp was immediately sent to Mr. Wynn, with my thanks for his kind suggestion and for sending his autograph. Sometimes letters, requests, and all other known methods will fail to bring results. I addressed the King of England recently, requesting an autograph, and in answer received a printed form stating that it is the rule of the royal house not to present the autograph of His Majesty to anyone not personally acquainted with the King. Nothing daunted, I enlisted the aid of my friend, Mayor Curley of Boston, who Very kindly addressed a letter in my behalf to the King. At the same time I had asked the aid of Sir Robert Gray, the British Consul, who gave me valuable suggestions, and the Ambassador in England, Frank B. Kellogg, now in the President's Cabinet, But with all this assistance, I was still not successful in obtaining the autograph of George V of England. Not only must the request for an auto' graph bemade, but upon its receipt, there must be a proper acknowledgement sent to the sender. Very often this acknowledge' ment brings forth an unexpected a. s. l. such as that received from Queenie Smith, star of the musical show, Be Yourself, Dear Mr. Becker, just to thank you for the very kind acknowledgement of my photograph and in answer to your most thoughtful interest regarding the play's booking for Boston. Regret to say that it is still indefinite, due to the fact that it will depend upon the length of time we run in N. Y. Sincerely yours, Queenie Smith. Acknowledgements and thanks for auto' graphs and photographs strengthens the good will toward the collector and results in requests being granted more readily. Reproduced herewith are a number of autographs taken from my collection at random, and shows what a wide range of types of people are represented in it. Each one of these autographs has come directly from the author to me. . ' c or -1 1 l 4 1 I 1 . 1 , .. liz L, ALBERTA VAUGHN zz ggi-

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f-'af-J. u n iam THE TEKTON THE SUBJECT I FIND MUST DIFEICULT By JoHN W. GREGORY, A. C. 1. The subject I find the most difficulty in understanding, and the one I am making the least progress in, while attending Wentworth Institute, is that branch of science called mechanics. Possibly the explanation of my inability to conquer this subject lies in the fact that I have had very little technical training, and have, more or less, during my earthly pilgrimage, neglected to broaden my math' ematical faculty. Going into personalities, another mem' ber of the family and I were born with an artistic bump, so to speak, the former being allowed to continue in the develop' ment of her artistic talents. I, being the only son of the family, was prevailed upon by a benevolent father to pursue a practif cal course. Unfortunately, the aforesaid parent does not realize what an exceedingly difficult undertaking it is to change a Bohemian into a practical man of affairs. In the study of character reading, there is a type called the muscular, into which category I should be placed. A member of this type, so it is said, should follow no course, but the one he is interested in, otherwise he will not be successful. Because one cannot go through the steps of reasoning required to solve a problem in mathematics, and can only make an attracf tive free hand sketch, does not necessarf ily signify that one is void of all reasoning powers. No! Emphatically no, for every touch of the pencil or brush, if the artist be skilful, is the outward expression of a highly trained mind and sensitive imaginaf tion. In conclusion I might add that any phrenologist's contention is that in the hu' man brain there are more cells of one kind than there are of others. For instance, an artist has, as a rule, more artistic cells, if the writer may put it that way, than he has of any other kind, and for the mathef matician, vicefversa. The artist is able to visualize one kind of picture and execute this truthfully and the mathematician an' other. And so it is in this argument that I find sufhcient reason to explain my lack of inf terest and inability to master the study of mechanics. fNote: This is not a euelogy on myself or a canard, but a mere conglomeration of superficial platitudes gyrating herein, void of equivocation, to enlighten the student body and my most august clique of instrucf tors, for my seemingly ignominous and un' appreciative behavior in my class rooms. Note: Herein I have not resorted to malaf propism. If you don't believe me, check me upj --- WEN'l'W0I1TlI-1 ANSWER TO ALUMNI CROSSWORD PUZZLE OF LAST ISSUE SUS 925 5 A. C. 1 Q. A. P, -n4f24I4 '