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

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OLLDI - u aero- THE TEKTON They lowered him down in the salt, sharp sea where all good seamen go. In an hour we were back on the Banks, and as the fish were coming in fast, it was necessary to keep both watches on deck. A watch consisted of six men, two men ripped the fish with keenfedged knives, while three more removed the entrails-a fisherman expresses the facts more simply -while another iced the fish in the hold. For sixty hours both watches remained on deck without relief-allowing only time for meals. When any members fell asleep, they were so dead to the world that they could be awakened only by a goodfnatured prod in the ribs. The ship, filled with two hundred and fortyfodd thousand pounds of fish, heavily nosed her way into Gloucester harbor. Cver one hundred and twenty tons of fish in ten days was our record. And by this trip I was formally initiated into the order of The Old Salts-the men who go down to the sea in ships, who do business on great watersf, ' Students who are graduating in June will be especially interested in the follow' ing list of questions sent out by the West' inghouse Electric EG? Manufacturing Com' pany of East Pittsburgh. The company states that industry is concerned about the correct answer to each of the following questions when hiring men. Are you cheerful? Do you have a sense of humor? Are you neat and tidy about desk and clothes? Are you honest? Are you dependable? Are you unselfish? Do you have selffcontrol? Do you have ini' tiative? Are you shy? Are you a good loser? Are you selffconfident? Are you careful with books, pencils, etc.? Are you punctual? Are you truthful? Are you sensitive to criticism? Do you take responsibility for your own acts? Are you obstinate? Do you persevere? Do you excuse your own faults and mistakes? Do you abuse privileges? Are you conceited? Do you demand more than your share of time and attention? Are you sensitive to beautiful things? Do you stick to a job until it is finished? Do you use your leisure time advantageously? Are you a bluffer? Are you industrious? Are you suppressed? Do you consider the rights and feelings of others? Are you willing to help others? Will you meet others halfway? Are you courteous? Are you a snob? Do you like to tease? Are you rough in your play? Do you lead on the playground? Can you handle people well? Do you take an active part in group activities? Do you take your share in group activities? Do you endeavor to dominate by good personf ality? Are you quarrelsome? Are you popular in your own group? Are you interested in what others are doing? Do you obey school rules? Do you respect authority? Can you organize your ideas effectively? Do you understand explanations and directions quickly? A Do you have ability to concentrate? Do you use it? Do you work independently? Are you a good team worker? Do you apply your own experience and thought to the subject at hand? Do you have good habits of work and study? Do you ask intelligent questions? Can you express your ideas well? Are you persistent? Are you a quitter? -'inf 27 111+-

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V-Hi-DI w gm nam THE TEKTON BEAM TRAWLING As the firsteclass power plants were not in need of a firstfclass embryonic power plant engineer, and being a citizen of one of the greatest fishing ports in the world, I tried my luck along the waterfront. I finally got a sight on board a beam trawler. Bluffing the skipper into the fact that I was an old hand at the game was no easy task, though I had had some experience on Hshing schooners. Cn the following day we steamed out of the quaint old town bound for the fishf ing grounds, which were some three hun' dred miles away. As we nosed around the point a stiff no'wester greeted us, and a nasty swell was rolling up from the bot' tom of the shoal waters. The ship, though staunch and strong, trembled as she bent to the task of plowing through the comb' ers and did considerable pitching and roll' ing-much to my discomfort, for sea legs are not developed in a few hours. Arriving on the Banks and taking the usual soundings for depth of water and samples of the ocean bed, we prepared the net for the first drag. The net was lowered over the side with two hundred and fifty fathoms of steel cable for towing purposes. The ship steamed on for an hour and a half, then stopped her engines so that the propeller would not get tangled up in the net. The ship maneuvered in such a position as to have the net come upon her weather side, as a little rolling makes the work easier. Steam Winches took up the slack of the wire cables and willing hands pulled up the web of the net until the bag end was well over the rail. A wire stopper was made fast around the mouth of the bag, a steel crane hooked in the strap and fifteen thousand pounds of fish were hoisted on board. Yes, this beat schooner fishing, for we had pulled in seven and a half tons in ninety minutes. Une of the men had to loosen the slip knot which held the bottom of the bag, standing directly under the bag while doing so. Vxf' hen the last hitch slackecl a little he stepped aside and pulled on the free end of the rope, this released the entire mass of fish into the checkers, which were boards fore and aft and others abeam, forming pens on the deck, the purf pose of these being to keep the fish from sliding all around the deck. The net was immediately cast over again. The men stepped into the checkers to pitch what fish that were not desirable over the side, as the net drags all sorts of marine life-dog fish, cat fish, skates, star fish, sharks and others, too numerous to mention-from the ocean bed. On one occasion I remember seeing a yellow object slide out of the bag. Being curious, I rushed in with a raised fork but halted in my tracks, for I beheld one who had given his all in the toil of the deep. Clothed in his oil skins, two heavy sweat' ers beneath them, heavy socks, and mitts, he had evidently lost his life the preceding winter. The body was sewed up in can' vas, weighed down with a couple of hunf dred odd pounds of ballast and placed on a hatch cover, draped with the Canadian colors which were tacked down at one end. After the skipper read a line or two from the Bible, the body was borne to the rail by the twelve fishermen. The engine stopped and as the ship coasted silently on, the body was allowed to slide off the hatch into the sea. An unknown into the great unknown far off the Banks on the rocky bottom where no good fisherman would cast his trawls. The crew, rough and rugged men, gazed silently on, thinking that some day that fate might be their own. +5 26 141--

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sawn C f -ucinwkvgfiau dem THE TEKTON DISCOVERING YOUR WATER LINE On every ocean vessel may be noticed a water line. The vessel goes best when it is loaded to this line. If overloaded, or if not loaded enough, it is in danger of floundering or becoming less stable. It is equally imporf tant for an individual to know how much responsibility he can carry, in other words, at what water line he can sail best. If he has too many responsibilities, he is likely to flounder, and if not enough, he may become unstable. A man should not take on too many responsibilities, and he should not have too few. All life is a balance, and it is important for every person to learn just how much load he can carry, and how little. T WVENTVVDXTTH 1 WHY PEOPLE READ THE SPORT PAGE Why do so many people turn first of all to the sport page of a newspaper? One reason that has been advanced is that this page is largely a record of vicf tories, while the other pages of the news' paper, which tell of politics, crimes, divorces, etc., is more or less a record of failures. People like to read about success, not of failure, and as long as they do so they will be interested in any form of success, even if it is in a prize ring or on the foot' ball field. NEED OF THE HOUR Frenchmen are selling umbrellas that are equipped with radio receiving sets. What is wanted here is an umbrella that will scream when it is picked up by the wrong party.-Los Angeles Times. A FEW PROBLEMS FOR MATHE MATICIANS 1. Ray Schalk, veteran catcher of the Chicago White Sox, caught a ball thrown from the tower of the Chicago Tribune building. The ball traveled a distance of 460 feet, and its speed was estimated at two miles a minute. Figure the speed. 2. How many feet per second is forty miles per hour? 3. What is the cube root of .64? 4. What is the square root of .9? 5. How would you approximate the height of a chimney on a sunny day if all you had as a means of measuring was a yardstick? 6. Why do you smile when your classf mate says he is a descendant of Governor Carver? Using your knowledge of geometf ric progression, and allowing one genera' tion every thirty years, figure the number of ancestors of your classmate in 1625. 7. Under which of these conditions would you prefer to work one year after graduation? a. Ten thousand dollars for the year. b. One cent the first week, with your remuneration doubled every week for the rest of the year. 8. The year 2100 will not be a leap year. Why not? i- W E NTWORTH 1 HEARD OF THIS TOWN? My friends, have you heard of the town Nogood, On the banks of the River Slow, Where blooms the Waitawhile flower fair, Where the Sometimeorother scents the air, And the soft Goeasys grow? It lies in the Valley of Whatstheuse, In the province of Let'erslideg That tired feeling is native there, It's the home of the reckless Idon'tcare, Where the Civeitups abide. MZSW