Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Aur, Aup “The Skipper” A record of remarkable achievement in arduous administrative positions and an outstanding personality are ample reasons why Ralph Earle was the unani¬ mous choice of the Trustees who were commissioned to select a new president for W. P. I. Ralph Earle was born in Worcester on May 3, 1874. His father, Stephen Earle, was one of Worcester’s foremost architects, and the designer of several of Tech’s buildings, among them Boynton Hall. Captain Earle entered Wor¬ cester Tech in January, 1892, but in the spring of the same year he received an appointment to Annapolis. From his earliest youth he had his heart set on a naval career, and he entered the academy in the summer of 1892. Active service came almost immediately after graduation with the outbreak of the Spanish war. From this point onward Captain Earle rose quickly in the service, promotions coming to him with unusual rapidity. In 1916 he was appointed Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance, with the rank of Rear Admiral, the youngest of the officers who have held that position. The entrance of the United Staes into the World War found Captain Earle in this office, and under his administration throughout this trying period the Bureau of Ordnance carried on activities of enormous scope and importance. Beyond the more or less routine portion of the Bureau’s work, it originated and had the major part to play in two of the greatest achievements of the war, — the construc¬ tion of the Northern Barrage, a barrier of mines stretching from the Orkney Islands to Bergen, Norway; and the installation of naval railway batteries in France. Captain Earle’s part in directing these achievements has placed him among the foremost officers of the United States Navy. Captain Earle retired from the navy in May of this year, and will take up his position here next fall. He has said that his first concern as president of Tech will be the raising funds for the erection of a new mechanical engineering laboratory, with plans for a Freshman dormitory and a swimming pool in re¬ serve for the future. Captain Earle is sure to do much for Tech while he is president. We of the Class of 1925 give him our best wishes for success in his work, our only regret being that we cannot be here to share his achievements with him. As alumni of Tech, we promise him at all times our heartiest support. Page fifteen

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CAPTAIN RALPH EARLE, President-elect Page fourteen

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