Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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THE MACKENZIE WALBRIDGE Copyright By BOARD OF 1891 EDITORS PRESS CO.

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TO THAT EVER ENGAGING BUT NEVER ENGAGED YOUNG MAIDEN WlboW THIS LITTLE VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED BY THE BOARD. 3

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Introduction. W HEN a man is allowed to hibernate at the Worcester Tech for three successive seasons, by reason of insufficient excuse for requesting him to seek a more salubrious cli¬ mate, he is liable to become somewhat attached to his environment. Sometimes the place itself attracts him, more often it is the town, with its array of drawing cards ; most frequently, however, an unsympathetic parent holds him down hard until the student is himself attached— actually struck on the place, so to speak. Whatever the attractive force, the student is quite sure to remember the Institute for something and is correspondingly ambitious to produce a lasting impression before he leaves for parts unknown. The oft re¬ peated legends of certain exploits at the Institute, followed by the sud¬ den curtailing of some promising careers, shows how easy it is to create sufficient cause for being held “ to memory dear.” Hence the realization, by its members, that the Class of Ninety-one would soon be relegated to the confines of History, led to the convic¬ tion that very little had been accomplished in the way of creating that which would tend to keep its memory a proper hue. The erection of a suitable monument to the class was therefore deemed not ill-advised. Aftermath is the monument. It is now unveiled for your kindly inspection, and we trust its inscriptions, bas-reliefs, and medallions will meet your distinguished approval. We won’t say a word about the pages of blank verse and blankety-blank verse that are intended to be ornamental and—filling. The course in poetry at the Institute is elect¬ ive and no one takes it. 5