Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Department of Civil Engineering

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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE However, B. A.’s knowledge of Temperature Entrophy Charts and P. V. diagrams is recognized far beyond the walls of our Institute. Although he has often times been misunderstood, all of us who have come in close contact with him realize that he has the best interests of Tech and of the fellows at heart. He is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. ( 21 )

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Sppartmpnt of (CUnl lEnginming •prufraanra Arthur W. French, C. E. Howard Chapin Ives, C. E. dlnfitrurtora Arthur J. Knight, B. S. Robert C. Mansfield, B. S. PROFESSOR ARTHUR W. FRENCH, C. E. Professor of Civil Engineering The “PROF” may be characterized as a man of great length of body and great breadth of mind, as a veteran in the use of the two-for-a-nickel cigars, and as a side-rule artist of the best quality, for he has at last solved the problem of multiplying 1000 by 2 without using his head. He has also accomplished great feats along the lines of linguistical gymnastics, his vocabulary varying from the direction taken by the old Holyoke dam, to the most lofty heights. He is also well known for his ability as a monologuist, his ravings in the drafting room often disturbing the peace and quietude always prevailing in that apartment. His great delight is in the law of “French” and he is a very able taskmaster in getting a great amount of work done in a short period of time, yet all of those who have been fortunate enough to have the “Prof” as an in¬ structor consider him as among the first at the Institute. The fact that he is always referred to as “The Prof” shows how he stands in our estimation. The attempt at burglary by the “Prof” when our friend, the janitor, had thoughtfully locked the instrument room, will long be remembered by those who wit¬ n essed the struggle between “Prof’s” toe and the lusty lock. A few of the lucky ones had joy-rides in his trusted machine and they claim that he can shave a wagon wheel with the best of them, showing that his mind is not taken up wholly with indeterminate structures. In fact, he is well versed on other lines than those pertaining to Civil Engi¬ neering and his acquaintances among his own profession are widely distributed. student mi m mmm, 1WRCESTER PQimWM ISSTimi