Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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LIEUTENANT-COLONEL BUTTERFIELD RECEIVING THE MEDAL OF THE LEGION D ' HONNEUR On April 28, 1919, Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur D. Butterfield zvas- made a Chevalier of the French Legion d’Honneur. The ceremony connected with the awarding of this honor took place in the Cour d’Honneur des Invalidcs in Paris. General Berdoulat conferred the decoration in the name of the French Republic. The photograph shows the General dubbing Colonel Butterfield with his sword after having pinned on the medal.

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' A Arthur Srxtrr luttrrftrlh PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS AND GEODESY ON LEAVE OF ABSENCE AS LIEUTENANT COLONEL WITH THE AIR SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN FRANCE PATRIOT AND ARDENT SUPPORTER OF TECH THROUGH WHOSE UNCEASING EFFORTS THE GYMNASIUM AND ALUMNI FIELD BECAME A REALITY ®lt? (Class of Jtftuptmt-mnHmt RESPECTFULLY DEDICATES THIS VOLUME OF uTjr Aftmnatfi 1Q10 Aftermath iQiQ =r ,m .i n T mtmlilllllllllllllllllllllllllH|{IIMIIIIIS IIIIIIIIIII5

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Editorial HE Board presents this Aftermath to the Class of 1919, to the Institute at large, and to those of our friends who may inspect our work, hoping that it may in some measure meet their expectations. The present Board took up the work of getting out this volume in the last half of this school year — after the abolish¬ ment of the Student Army Training Corps. As a result, during the busy period of reconstruction, when Tech and its activities were being reTestablished on the old basis, the work of compiling material has been often interrupted. Our aim has been to produce an Aftermath which will give a true record of the Class of 1919, and which will be not onlv a Class-book but a Tech-book as well. The Aftermath of the Class of 1919 is before you. Consider it with a not too critical aspect. If it recalls happy memories and pleasant associations, our work has not been in vain. iQiq Aftermath 1Q1Q