Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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CLARENCE ALBERT PIERCE “Doc’ I N@ 5H J BK Assistant Professor of Theoretical Electrical Engineering B. S., Wesleyan, 1902, and M. S., 1904; Ph. D., Cornell, 1908; Assis tant in Physics, Wesleyan, 1902-04; In¬ structor in Electrical Engineering, Cornell, 1904-11; Assistant Professor, W. P. L, 1911- When it came to the theoretical part of our study, “Doc” Pierce and his complex quantities were thrust upon us. We spent a year with “Doc” (most of the time with the windows wide open) trying to “prove that we were living be¬ ings,” and another year trying to determine the power factor of some remote place which we had no desire to visit. However, a large part of our knowledge of electricity came from him, and we appreciate what he has done toward our education. It is even possible that some of us may profit in the near future from his lectures on rifle and revolver shooting. DANIEL FRANCIS CALHANE “Dinny” 2H Assistant Professor of Industrial and Electro-Chemistry A. B., Harvard, 1894, A. M., 1896, and Ph. D., 1904; Assistant in Chemistry, Harvard, 1899-1903; Instructor, W. P. I., 1903-12; Assistant Professor of Industrial and Electro-Chemistry, 1913- “You chaps are old enough to stand on your own feet, and in this course I do not intend to go ‘pussyfooting’ around to see that you do the work”—and there you have him. “Dinny’s” method of teaching was not to awe us with his knowledge, but rather to adjust himself to our viewpoint and so to overcome the difficulties which arose from time to time. “Dinny” seems to be equally at home in the fields of Chemis¬ try, Electricity, or Physics, and his lectures in¬ clude all three. We regret that we could not meet this man until our last year. Page 24

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RAYMOND KURTZ MORLEY “Doc” cl) B K 2 H Professor of Mathematics A. B., Tufts, 1904, and A. M., 1904; Ph. D., Clark, 1910; Instructor in Mathematics, University of Maine, 1904-07; W. P. I., 1910-11; University of Illinois, 1911-12; As¬ sistant Professor, W. P. 1., 1912-16; Professor, 1917- We shall always remember “Doc” as one of the bright spots in our faculty. He was always able and willing to make the most difficult points clear, even if it took several boards and he had to shoot a dozen pieces of chalk into the wastebasket. Often, though, his witticisms and stories proved his points better than an hour’s work. As a marker, he is a prince. He could always find 60% on any paper. It was with rejoicing that we found him the head of the Mathematics Department this year. We only wish we could leave him still further reward for his conscientious work. How about a life-size Ford to take the place of that motor wheel? We surely wish we could! CARL DUNHAM KNIGHT “C. D.” 2 E T B II Assistant Professor of Experimental Electrical Engineering B. S., W. P. I., 1903, and E. E., 1908; Instructor in Electrical Engineering, 1904-08; Assistant Professor of Experimental Electrical Engineering, 1908- “C. D.” is the King of the E. E. Laboratory, but autocracy has no place in his domain. Prof. Knight is a real teacher for whom every¬ one has the warmest admiration, and a man with whom the student may talk over his dif¬ ficulties as freely as with his own room-mate —and with much more beneficial results. Patient with the man in trouble, consoling by his ever-present smile the all hut discouraged “would be” engineer, “C. D.” is a man of whom we shall always retain pleasant memo¬ ries. Page 23

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CHARLES JOSEPH ADAMS 0 A X Assistant Professor of English A. B., Amherst, 1896; Instructor in Modern Languages, W. P. I., 1908-13; Assistant Professor of English, 1913- One who loves the best in literature, and who, loving it, can reveal its beauty, at least, to others—such is Prof. Adams. We admit we were rather surprised when he told us that the dictionary was the most exciting and fascinating book in the English language, hut we almost believed even that before he completed his illus¬ trative story of the evolution of the word “neighbor.” His stories and toasts, his fatherly advice, and his dreamy revelation of the meaning of some bit of poetry, are the things that “Pop” left with us; and we are sure to treasure them above some minor rule of rhetoric. HOWARD PARKER FAIRFIELD “Pa” 2 H Assistant Professor of Machine Construction Instructor in Machine Design and Shop Work, Case, 1891-99; Machine Construction, W. P. 1., 1899-1914; Assistant Professor, 1914- The remembrance of Prof. Fairfield will never leave us. His fatherly manner, his desire to help us in every possible way, and his at¬ tempts to get into step with us when we were walking with him, have impressed themselves too deeply on our minds to be erased. For the lazy man, “Pa” has little use. But his confidence in the ability of any other Tech man is well-nigh without limit. He was always ready and glad to bear all the trouble of ar¬ ranging inspection trips for us, and our trips with him were always awaited with pleasant anticipation. Page 25