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PRESIDENT IRA N. HOLLIS
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Sra Nrlamt i|nUtH President of the Institute U. S. Naval Academy, 1878; A. M. (Honorary), Harvard, 1899; L. H. D., Union, 1899; D. Sc., University of Pittsburgh, 1912; Professor of Engineer¬ ing, Harvard, 1893-1913; President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1913— Our first year at Worcester Tech had passed before Doctor Hollis came from Harvard, where he had held the Professorship of Engineering, to act as President of the Institute. At that time we were naturally curious as to the type of man we would find him to be. From the very first, however, all the reports seemed to be in his favor. Such newspaper editorials as “Harvard’s Loss is Worcester’s Gain” and “Naval Authority to be Worcester Tech’s Head,” prepared the way for his coming and caused us to realize that we were to become intimately acquainted with a man who had seen Life in every corner of the globe, who had already given up a great amount of time to the teaching of Engineering, and one whose departure from Cambridge left a distinct gap there, which could be filled only with the greatest difficulty, if at all. It was not long after his arrival before we learned that the Office was to be a place of terror no longer, but was to be a place where our difficulties could be cleared up. We had only to state the extent of these troubles and “Prexy” could immediately find a way out of them. Through his energy, a change was made in the attitude of the upper classmen toward the Freshmen. Class rushes were abolished; Freshman rules were toned down, and many other changes made to increase the kindly feeling between classes. During the last three years “Prexy” has lent his assistance to every worthy project called to his attention. In his heart he has had the welfare of every student; a kindly word of encouragement to the disheartened, or a well-meant reproof to the backward student was all that was necessary to point out the way he should go. We shall not soon forget the Sunday afternoon “at homes” of Doctor and M rs. Hollis, where students and faculty were brought together, each to learn some¬ thing of the attitude of the other. We feel, as a Class, that we will go out in the world to be better Engineers and citizens for having come in contact with a man of the calibre and character of “Prexy” Hollis.
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