Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Iryartmrnt of lEU ' rtriral tEngum ' rmg JJrnt B0orfi Harold B. Smith, M. E. Albert S. Richey, E. E. Joseph O. Phelon, M. M. E. Carl D. Knight, E. E. Clarence A. Pierce, M. S., Ph. D. instrurtnre Francis J. Adams, E. E. Raymond L. Witham, E. E. Walter D. Stearns, E. E. George I. Gilchrist, B. S. Harry B. Lindsay, B. S. PROFESSOR HAROLD B. SMITH, M. E. Professor of Electrical Engineering We began our Senior year and our acquaintance with “H. B.” simultaneously. And though it has not seemed long since that time, yet we feel very much acquainted with each other. Our introduction to the latter was especially impressive, at least to us, as we sat proudly in the little corner room on the second floor of the E. E. Building, calmly waiting while our new guardian was amusing himself by perusing our past medals and scars inflicted during the three years’ combat, which were arranged in an artistic color scheme for his ready reference. In fact we enjoyed our first visit so much that nearly all of us have taken advantage of the standing invitation to drop in once a month and talk over the chances of war with Mexico. Few of us reajize fully the place that Prof. Smith holds in the scientific world and the following are only a few of his many honors. In 1891 he graduated from Cornell and since then has been Professor of E. E. at the Arkansas State University, and at Purdue University; consulting E. E. for the Westinghouse Elect, and Mfg. Co. since 1904; member of Sigma Xi, American Society Mechanical Engineers, Fellow of Am¬ erican Institute of Electrical Engineers; Fellow of the A. A. A. S.; etc., etc. For two years he has traveled and studied in Europe and the Orient, returning in ‘ time to give us the advantage of his studies and experiences abroad, during our final year. We have tried to make the most of our opportunities and have felt the influence of his guiding hand and personal interest all the year. He is always ready to help us

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Department of Electrical Engineering

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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE when we feel down at the mouth, always patient with our shortcomings, always glad to go out of his way to accommodate us, in fact always our friend. We are very fortunate in having such a man at the helm during our last and most important year at Tech, and we feel sure that his interest and friendship will continue with us when we have grad¬ uated and gone out into the cold world. And so we wish to show our appreciation for all he has done for us individually and as a class at this time and we extend to him our very best wishes for continued success here at the Institute and on the larger stage where success means hard work together with a good supply of brains. PROFESSOR JOSEPH O. PHELON, M. M. E. Professor of Electrical Engineering If you ever find yourself in a large, bleak lecture hall, ornamented with an enor¬ mous black board which is covered with curious handles and clocks, at the front of the room and further decorated with a few score diligent prospective engineers in their favorite occupation of concealing an equal number of little red stickers daintily attached to the backs of certain favorite seats, then keep your eyes open for the fun is about to begin. Soon you realize rather than notice, that a diminutive, shy, little man with a countenance completely transfigured with smiles, and a few grayish hairs that could be given a complete massage with hat intact, is entering the room. He stops, turns, and slowly raises his hand toward the care-worn, long renowned announcement on the board: “No books, red label seats,” while the aforesaid grin adds a differential length, and the sparkling eyes gain in brilliancy. If such is your experience, then beware! for lo, you are in the very midst of that far-famed organization known as “Joe’s Course,” famed because of its Sleepy Hollow tranquility, except when those little surprise par¬ ties in the form of examinations appear. However, a side from this failing of Joe’s, we all agree that he is one with the best of us, and we trust that E. E. 1 will survive many cold winters to come. PROFESSOR CLARENCE A. PIERCE, M. S., Ph. D. Assistant Professor of Theoretical Electrical Engineering Yes, Prof. C. A. Pierce, “Doc” for short, hands out theory and it corresponds exactly to the stunts you do in “lab.” If you don’t believe it, just go down and try it. You know Walter Johnson dopes out how his spit ball ought to work, and then he tries it out on the field; but we’ll pass that up for now. Coming back to theory, one never ( 29 )