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

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M . W ,W B ,E Q Q El f f Q an r 1 Q' W: Q rr Q. H -H The summer of 1964 was the shortest summers in regorgledghistory, qnngticegl by allfbut Wentworth students. Sieptember crept up on urs withoutpryzagning, randesuddenly we were s 1 eft with three days 'to 'readl fiye ibooiks ini preparatiori for the ensuingrfsugnmer reading Examination, westraggled hack: tdlschool 'witlf sdhdry iyndpses and' muttering various drsjoxnred quotations in the hope of appearing at least aware of the ,great Works of gngllsh literature, X 3 y N When,r'the sections met again fog the fugst timg we tht rnorgy our Lgldgiclass- mares had dropped lby the wayside, but fthe? lbttrden of homework ,,' a the deluge pf classworkl soon erased their trades. we found roilrselves lliviriig for the rweekefidsg they bEcame but opiate. l l H , Y ff r .eg SE 5 , r A ,rr W Y . . . c ii- , N . 1 - ae v Chrlstmas vacation, while every bit as welcome this year as lastfwas not so desperately needed as last ygearg we were seasoned qyegerans of the system pand,rogt1ne nowhand had 2' ew 1 V eg ' mis: as if tl,-2 ,E Pacedeourselives accofdiugw- ei J is J H-it ai? ,ff ,af Suddenlylffffit Wasfrsecond sernesteri and the interyiew notices began tol bltissorn on, the btilletin board outside the placement ofrice. lStrarfge'lbeiidgs with at fa'E:ial3iresiemlJ1aiice1to classmates, but attiredgin ruin, begffh appdbar cillrlmidftgevdn ihsifiiegtorstwire slow to recognize them! W MWe wgere, breaking mtg the stretch then andigalloprngpdown go the wire when a strange t 'A H as M' r at mr' ' r rg. rr -pt phenomenon developed: Weveryzpiday, leingghened Etoirthigtygix ,hqtrrsggeand Syery period seemed to be ninetyr minutes long! Talk aboutisciencerfiction! r , r slr-'carrie as a shock to be standingin Lin? th'en,rwva?iting, iii gownsaxidrrmortarboarxdffor the handshake from Plesidefl? and illelidiplorriixs Swith namedigonltliegin. iiwith' the cheers of our fellows graduates echoing our earsmwe rerlnrnded friends to keep rn M S rr' 5 wr me 1 as 2' 5:1 raw ggi My nu it-KW we: ,.. M W, 5 csc. touch, and embarked on they great adventqge called life. E Th final history of the ryi C lass df 1Q655gswill be Qgogdedyinot in rngrepyqordsgbut and in the deeds of the Qgraduatesfin the ayears the rggadpatjong-Wife 11Eg.pyeg,tl1at gllgge final chapters of our classfhistorylwill aslworthy df merit asitherftrst ehapters. H l - - - 3? east 1 , 5 :fur H , sm . Mm an 5. 1 z - .1 H mr H c ,, 9 Q? l N ' i 2511 -li M Jeff f , t f -A -Q ef ,i , - re: .ce rem., , fir, ,aw fa, e ,ic rag, lr , ,, 5 We ' ' - 1' 'aft www ef' -1 M, ,, Q 2 S ll -lr QS: r ,., E te S Y ff? 5 +52 .4 KW

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C When we first climbed the front steps off Wentworth Institute on Monday, September 9, 1963, itzziwasgnot without some vague apprehension andpundefined dread . . . What terrors lurked behind innocent facade higher learnifig? We soon found out. W and wait was the order ofiitlieliiidayg ibiargafiii day at Fi1ene's basement couldn't hold a candleflto the confusionof that first day of registration week. There was an unlimited supply of, divers forms to be filled out in triplicate, endless standing in line, and a basic familiarization with the premises to conducted. The next day brought us 'together with our 'counselois forianotlier sessionfof form-completion and an it' introduction to the,,myriad do's and don'ts of the Institute. We were also treated to a poke-and-peer session witha battery of physicians in the auditorium, ostensibly to seeiif we could withstandthe rigors of the idemanding schedule of studies. i if lnfiio time at' all we were settled downginto our first vspjeek of classes, and soon' dis- covered that we were expected to work and work hard during our stay. The pattern was set, and we commenced with the work of the first semester, full of splendid aspira- tions land determination. T 'si' ii 5 ' T Remember looking forward to the first Qhristmas vacatipn? oasis of? the holidays beckoned to the weary travelers on the desert of scholastic gachieyement, and it was with heartfelt thanks that we ascertained that it was not a mirage on the chronological horizon. Refreshed by our short recess we returned to 'face our first batte of final exams and 1 IY 2 , as predicted, they prunedyptit the deadwood from the sections. After a brief moment of re-evaluation we forged our way into the wilds of the second semester. appeared robe the Winter of the Beard,'and glance down hall would have made-a Gillette executive sell his stock. With the advent,.of spring, however, the facial shrubbery was pruned away, and we. found ourselves ,counting the days to summer vacation,Nand the prospect fiii of three months with no studies became our sustaining hope.

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