Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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THE AFTERMATH ALBERT SUTTON RICHEY Professor of Electric Railway Engineering B.M.E., Purdue, 1894, and E.E., 1908; Assistant Profes¬ sor of Electric Railway Engineering, W. P. I., 1905-07; Professor, 1907-. From his private sanctum in the E. E. Build¬ ing Prof. Richey issues the statistics and reports which have made him a famous electric railway engineer. Here the moguls of great public util¬ ity corporations come to ask his help in ex¬ tricating their firms from the morass of financial difficulty. As for his professorial duties, they are confined to the Senior Electrics, who say that his course in Railways is at once an in¬ spiration and a graft. He is the founder of the local chapter of Tau Beta Pi, and is at present head of the Interfraternity Council. We are proud indeed to have as a teacher in our Alma Mater a man of the calibre of A. S. Richey. “ Richey ” TBII 4 A6 CARLETON ALLEN READ Professor of Steam Engineering B.S., M. I. T., 1891; Instructor in Mechanical Engineer¬ ing, 1891-99; Professor, New Hampshire State College, 1899-1908; Professor of Steam Engineering, W. P. I., 1908-. For thirty-two long weeks we struggled to gain some insight into the mysteries of his courses so that there would be no “moaning at the bar” when we “faced a little North by West.” Never- the-less, there was “moaning” which must have carried far, for it is said that the courses are less mysterious and those who stop “moaning” long enough to look behind Prof. Read’s method will find that “B.A.” has been misunderstood and that there is no one who has the interest of the student more at heart. Seek behind the method, and find the man! 19

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THE AFTERMATH “Charlie ’ “C. M.” ' ZZ TBII 2AE CHARLES METCALF ALLEN Professor of Hydraulic Engineering B.S., W. P. L, 1894, and M.S., 1899; Instructor in Me¬ chanical Engineering, 1894-1902; Assistant Professor of Experimental Engineering, 1902-06; Professor, 1906-09; Professor of Hydraulic Engineering, 1909-. Here is a gentleman of the faculty who calls hack the pleasant memories of the Chaffins Lab. The way Charley handled the Hydraulics course and the men taking it earned for him the ap¬ propriate title of a “good scout”. We are in¬ deed sorry there were not enough like him. The famous Gasoline Lecture indicates that Professor Allen prefers gasoline to listerine, judging from the contact he made with the gasoline. The smile producing “drink ’, the ever present cigar, “the amount of water that hits the vane is exactly the amount of water that hits the vane”, and the “Swiss Meander stream” bind Charlie forever close to us. ARTHUR WOOLSEY EWELL Professor of Physics A.B., Yale, 1897, and Ph.D., 1899; Assistant in Physics, Yale, 1897-99; Instructor, W. P. I., 1900-04; Assistant Professor, 1904-10; Professor, 1910-. “Mister” Ewell is on e who teaches principally to satisfy his love for teaching, and not because he has nothing else to do. We never saw a day when he did not have at least sixty-nine appoint¬ ments, ranging from a meeting of some board of directors to seeing how the continent of Af¬ rica was getting along. Every time the chemists think of “Punk”, they recall the evening they had a session of the “Physi-Chem” class at his residence on Elm Street. If only all classes could be like that one! We shall remember “Mr. ' Ewell as most earn¬ est in his teaching, and always willing to help students with their difficulties. “Punk” I BK 18

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THE AFTERMATH ‘Dinny” 2S DANIEL FRANCIS CALHANE Professor of Industrial and Electro-Chemistry A.B., Harvard, 1894, A.M., 1895, and Ph.D., 1904; As¬ sistant in Chemistry, 1899-1903; Instructor, W. P. I., 1903-13; Assistant Professor of Industrial and Electro- Chemistry, 1913-18; Professor, 1918-. “Dinny’s” middle name should be versatility, for he teaches subjects as diverse as Scientific French and German, and Industrial and Electro Chemistry. In “Electro”, “Dinny” must have been discouraged at the large resistance which his students showed toward absorbing the theory of electrolytic conduction. Among ourselves, however, we doubt if “The Great H.B.” himself could grasp it all. “Dinny” has as much, if not more, true interest in the welfare of his pupils than any prof on the hill. One of his favorite expressions is a fitting ending to these com¬ ments: “Now I dont expect you to remember all this; this is simply for reference”. HOWARD PARKER FAIRFIELD Professor of Machine Construction Instructor in Machine Design, Drawing and Shop Work, Case, 1891-99; Machine Construction, W. P. I., 1899- 1914; Assistant Professor, 1914-19; Professor, 1919-. While the significance of some nicknames must always remain a dark and dank secret, the “Pa” in Pa Fairfield signifies only esteem and appreciation of his kindliness. We oiled away many greasy hours knocking chips off cast iron test bars and the like in ma¬ chine shop; hut time always slipped away smoothly under the serene supervision of the Professor of Machine Construction. We could always look forward to a pleasing, restful lec¬ ture hour full of common sense and delightful anecdotes. In patience and forbearance he is on a par with “C.D.” himself. The only dissonant note in machine shop is ' ‘Pa” the squeek of the planer. 20