Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Frank Morrow Ferguson (Mechanical). Frank is a son of Worcester, who was born October 30, 1885, and attended its grammar and high schools. He was one of the ambitious ones who made Tech successfully after three years of prep school. While he has not done very much in athletics, he won his numerals in the cross¬ country runs, and has attended faithfully the athletic games when Tech teams have played in the city. He has been prom¬ inent in the Glee Club, having sung second tenor in the quartette. “Carry me Back to Old Virginia” is an old favorite of his. Of late “Skyler” has put up a strong bid for supremacy in a course in rough-house under D. T. Smith (?). If you have lost an eraser, see “Skyler.” Alfred Francis Finneran (Electrical). A. F. showed up in Worcester Jan. 17, 1885. He graduated from the Classical High School in ’03, and entered Tech the next fall, where he is known as the active partner of the firm of Stinson Finneran. He is a good authority on en- tropy, providing the question may be found “in the book.” For four years he has devoted his entire attention to his studies, leaving the social side for later on. Finneran ex¬ pects to take a course with the General Electric Company for the next two years. Arthur Lincoln Gammage (Chemical) A. T. i2. “Gam” began his career in Woonsocket, R. I., Aug. 28, 1884, but is trying hard to outlive it, for it really isn’t his fault. “Gam” is generally a hard worker, but he will go “fussing” now and then. He played on the class baseball team and held part of the rope when alumni field was being cleared. “Gam” never offends by not laughing at a joke, in fact he generally laughs too soon. We hope he will soon buy a fountain-pen, as he refuses to pay rent on the ones he bor¬ rows. Waldo Julius Guild (Mechanical). Waldo was born in Walpole, Mass., Feb. 16, 1885. He re¬ ceived his college preparation in the Walpole High School, graduating with the class of 1902. The next year was spent with the Medfield Electric Light Power Company and the Walpole Card Clothing Company. He entered Tech in ’03, and was surprised and delighted to learn, in his Junior year, that sheep will survive the operation of having their wool removed. 15

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George Francis Doran (Chemical). George began work on May 28, 1885, but stopped soon after. He was born in Worcester, and graduated from the Classical High School in ’03. “Red” has been quite promin ent in base¬ ball, having made a long stop in the position of shortstop on both ' Varsity and class teams. “Red” was a chemist for three and one-half years before he began to smoke, and now he has a T. D. that would just about fit a doll. George finds his baseball practice useful in the laboratory when he wishes to make a good shot with a wet sponge. Louis Richard Dwyer (Chemical). “Cozy” sang his first song June 28, 1883, in Bradford, Mass. He prepped at Haverhill, and later at Phillips-Andover. He entered Dartmouth in 1902, taking the general science course, but left for Tech at the end of his junior year. “Cozy” immediately came out with the baseball team, on which he did good work as pitcher. There really seems to be good reason for his following up baseball, as it proves to be a very economical source of flannel shirts. As for dances, why, there isn’t a good spieler in the city that the ex-Dart¬ mouth doesn’t know, and he was never known to come to Tech without at least one new song. William George Eckert (Chemical). Bill, or Wiggie (soft g, please), added one to the population of Boston Dec. 26, 1884. He prepped for Tech at the Tech¬ nical High School in Springfield, and Nazareth Hall, a mili¬ tary school in Pennsylvania. When asked about what he had done at Tech, Bill said he had played a little tennis, and was sparring-partner for Kinny, but his specialties are “Polly Si” and argumentation. Bill comes up to Tech quite often sometimes, and not at all the rest of the time. Bill shares his spare time between shaving and cultivating his tenor voice. 14

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John William Hackett (Electrical) T. A. Joe, or Bill, arrived on the scene of battle in Worcester on Aug. 8, 1885. Being anxious to know the world well, he went to Fitchburg, where he prepped for Tech. Joe is a jolly good fellow, and furnishes no end of fun for the Electrics. He is a running mate to George I., and no statement in ther¬ mo is considered correct until he has answered “yes” to the “Do you agree with that, Mr. Hackett ?” Joe expects to take a course with some large electric company, probably the Gen¬ eral Electric Company. Percy Mortimer Hall (Electrical) n. 0 . ir. Percy was unloaded on the unsuspecting town of Fall River on Feb. 20, 1886, He prepped for the inevitable at the B. M. C., Durfee High School. At Tech he has been very prom¬ inent in athletics, having played on the basketball team, besides being captain. He has also been manager of the football team and the class baseball team, which is a record that few Tech men can equal. Raymond Stearns Hall (Mechanical). The voice of R. S. Hall was heard first on Dec. 12, 1884, in Worcester. He graduated from the English High Schhol in ’02, and entered Tech with ’06. After spending a year recov¬ ering from the shock of Tech life, he entered again with ’o7. He won fourth place in the cross-country runs of ’05, due, it is said, to the fact that he met no appreciable resistance. He was a director of the Athletic Association in 1905, and has been prominent in the Y. M. C. A. George Herbert Harrison (Civil) 2. A. E. George was born in the “Comb City” May 10, 1886. He pre¬ pared for Tech in Leominster High School. George is a great fusser, but this does not seem to impair his ability as an engineer. He is a good tennis player, and missed, by a narrow margin, being the second man of 1907 to have his name engraved on the championship cup. 16