Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Perhaps no one who has never been engaged in such an undertaking, can realize the time, the labor,—a labor of love—and even the sordid consideration of expense that has been necessary for the production of this little book. Since all our time and labor, as per catalogue, belongs to the Insti¬ tute, it is not ours for disposal or we would bequeath it to our readers. There is a limit, however, to the elasticity of our charitable dispositions, and we draw the line at this point. The price of the book is one dollar. Two books, two dollars. One dollar ante —no limit. 6

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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

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Hon. P. Emory Aldrich, LL. D., President. Rev. Daniel Merriman, D. D.,. Secretary. Waldo Lincoln, A. B., Hon. George F. Hoar, LL. D., Charles H. Morgan, Esq., Philip L. Moen, Esq., Treasurer. Stephen Salisbury, A. M., G. Henry Whitcomb, A. M., Rev. Austin S. Garver, A. M., Rev. Charles H. Pendleton. On the part of the Board of Education. Hon. Wm. W. Rice, LL. D. Ex-Officio. His Honor Mayor Francis A. Harrington. Died April 23, 1891. 7