Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 296 of the 1928 volume:

COPYRIGHT 1928 by GIFFORD T. COOK Editor-in-Chief and SALVATORE F. MARINO Business Manager • 1928 • WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE V 3a. Saitforb ful}ose interests Ijafrc efrer been btrectefr tofoarfrs a better ZETecbr, £ue bebtcaie iijts, tlje first frolmne of 1 lie Jcbbler FOREWORD For years the need has been felt at Tech for a genuine “college annual ” to replace the long published class book. With this in view we offer the first Peddler in an attempt to meet the requirements. Changed not only in style, but in name, that it might compete with other college annuals and that the name. The Peddler, might bring back and instill thoughts of our gallant founder, John Boyn¬ ton, we turn it over to you for approval. May future boards build upon this attempt and become enrichened by our endeavors. ART THEME J In planning this volume we have adopted an art theme to bring out the engineering aspect of our college life. You will find the various branches of engineering here por¬ trayed, along with designs especially brought forth to maintain the engineering atmosphere throughout the hook. Our attempt to honor various alumni who have achieved success is one which we believe worthy of further study, and we recommend that future boards com¬ plete the list which we have by no means exhausted. Dedication Foreword Art Theme The College The Campus The Faculty Seniors Juniors Sophomores F reshmen Athletics Fraternities Organizations Departments Events Advertisers 6 8 9 11 17 33 63 125 133 141 149 183 207 237 245 257 Schoellkopf Station of The Niagara Falls Power Company, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Mr. J. Allen Johnson, ’05, Electrical Engineer THE INSTITUTE 1928 PEDDLER 1868— ' WORCESTER POLYTECH—1928 X X ;rE generally concede to John Boynton the distinction of having given the ’ first impetus to the ball of circumstances which was destined to roll and grow until the climax of its cumulative career was marked by the founding of the Worcester County Free Institute of Industrial Science. If one studies the life of the man who was chiefly instrumental in the founding of this Institute, one finds nothing in the least startling or extraordinary. Born in Mason, New Hampshire, in 1791, the son of typical New England country folk, he spent his early life on his father’s farm. In 1821 he went to New Ipswich, where he entered into the manufacture and sale of tinware. Later he removed to Templeton, apparently without enhancing his business, which, under a careful and conservative management, was yielding considerable returns. Although himself a man of limited education and of sparse literary taste, Mr. Boynton was extremely interested in the cause of education, as was attested by his donation of ten thousand dollars to the public schools of Mason, New Hampshire. In the year 1864 Mr. Boynton sought out his cousin, David Whitcomb, of Wor¬ cester, and confided to him his desire to establish a school which should be some¬ what in advance of the public schools as to the subjects of its curriculum, and which should be, to some degree, instrumental in teaching young men the theories of mechanics as well as the use of tools, instruments and machinery. Toward this end Mr. Boynton was prepared to donate a sum of one hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Whitcomb called on the Reverend Seth Sweetser and informed him of Mr. Boynton’s plans and his offer to finance the new school. Reverend Sweetser, who is sometimes called “The Father of the Institute,” introduced Mr. Ichabod Wash¬ burn into the group of confidences, and these four men laid the early plans for the Institute. Mr. Boynton’s original intention had been that the school should be erected in Templeton. His three colleagues endeavored to dissuade him from this opinion, however, pointing out the advantages offered by the facilities of a larger city, which had already launched its industrial career. As Mr. Boynton was deter¬ mined to erect the school in Worcester County, the city of Worcester, with a well established diversified industry, naturally received first and most favorable con¬ sideration by the advisory board as the location of the proposed educational insti¬ tution. Mr. Boynton finally acquiesced, with the understanding that the citizens of Worcester were to raise the money necessary for the purchase of the site and the erection of an adequate building. Mr. Stephen Salisbury, 2nd, donated five and one-half acres for this purpose, this tract having been augmented from time to time by subsequent gifts and purchases. Sufficient funds were soon raised by the citizenry of Worcester to permit the construction of Boynton Hall, the precursor of our campus buildings, which was dedicated on November 11, 1868. This building, which housed the more theoreti¬ cal departments of the Institute curriculum, was soon supplemented by the Wash¬ burn Shops, contributed by Mr. Washburn, and containing the apparatus utilized in giving the students instruction in the courses of greater practical value, prin¬ cipally in shop practice. Dr. Charles 0. Thompson was chosen the first President of the Institute, and the responsibility for planning the courses and selecting a corps of competent pro¬ fessors and instructors, which was his, and which he carried out so successfully, entitles him to a place in Tech history with the founders of the college. The pioneer work performed by Dr. Thompson in his official capacity was in a large measure responsible for the rapid advance toward renown that Tech gained as an institution of higher learning. Dr. Thompson, who served from 1868 to 1882, was succeeded by Dr. Homer T. Fuller, who held office until 1894. The Institute experienced an era of extensive expansion under Dr. Fuller, the Salisbury Laboratories being erected, as well as the Mechanical Engineering build¬ ing. The latter building was constructed with part of a fund granted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts amounting to one hundred thousand dollars. The remainder of this sum was used for the construction of the president’s house and the Power Laboratory. The Testing Plant and land at Chaffins were also acquired during Dr. Fuller’s regime, and an addition was made to the Washburn Shops. During Dr. Fuller’s administration the course in Electrical Engineering was added to the curriculum and the name of the school was changed to the pres¬ ent title of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Near the Boynton Street entrance of the campus a small stone building was constructed in 1889 to he used as a magnetic laboratory and served that purpose until the Boynton Street car line was electrified. This structure is now used as a meeting-place by Skull, the senior honorary society at the Institute. Tech history shows us, as early as in 1884, the high quality of ingenuity de¬ veloped by the instruction given on the Hill, when an extraordinary engineering feat was performed by certain members of the undergraduate body. In this year it was, on a particularly dark night, that “Buckskin,” a horse owned by Milton P. Higgins, superintendent of the Washburn Shops, was mysteriously transported, or translated, from his stall to a temporary abode in the chapel on the top floor, of Boynton Hall. Records left by one who must have taken an active part in the affair show that “Buckskin” was extremely loath to start the journey up the Page thirteen three tortuous flights of stairs, but once on his way he mounted the steps with a rapid clatter. The following morning the faculty was amazed when neighs instead of prayers greeted them at the chapel door. For a brief period of time in 1894 Professor George I. Alden served as Presi¬ dent of the Institute, prior to the assumption of that office by Dr. Thomas C. Men¬ denhall, who remained at the head of the college until 1901. Under Dr. Menden¬ hall’s supervision the Mechanical Engineering course was considerably altered and enlarged. Harold B. Smith was named the first professor to fill the chair in the Electrical Engineering department, which was established under Dr. Fuller’s administration, which position Professor Smith still retains. After a period of two years of supervision which the Institute enjoyed under Dr. Levi L. Conant, Professor of Mathematics, in the capacity of Acting President, Dr. Ira N. Hollis was chosen President of Tech, a position that he held until 1925. The gymnasium was added to the campus buildings under his guidance and the Department of Physical Education was inaugurated. The Institute, pass¬ ing through the unstable period of the World War under the direction of Dr. Hollis, played a worthy part in the world-wide struggle, through the concerted efforts of the faculty and students. During Dr. Hollis’ presidency the student body at Tech was considerably enlarged and a number of additions were made to the teaching staff. Captain Ralph Earle, U. S. N., retired, became Tech’s sixth President in the fall of 1925. Born in Worcester and a former student at the Institute, he was graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1896. He rose to the height of his distinguished naval career when, in 1916, he was made Chief of the Bureau of Ordnance in the Navy Department, with the rank of Rear Admiral. He dis¬ played exceptional initiative and zeal in his naval service, and several outstanding wartime achievements of the Navy were made possible by his ingenuity. Captain Earle entered into his duties at Tech with the same energy and undying spirit which had made him famous in the Navy, with the result that the Institute began a new era of expansion and development. The Fuller Swimming Pool in the gymnasium and the new Freshman dormitory, Sanford Riley Hall, are among outstanding evidence of Captain Earle’s activities. The library on the top floor of Boynton Hall has been remodeled and named Sinclair Hall. Under the present administration, classes from four o’clock to five have been practically eliminated, allowing the entire student body a free exercise per iod. The aus¬ picious progress made by the Institute during the brief period of time since Cap¬ tain Earle became its President bodes well for further betterment of existing de¬ partments and future development of new units in connection with the college. SANFORD RILEY HALL 7dTH the advent of Sanford Riley Hall college life at Tech has assumed a ’ ' new aspect and the advantages of a dormitory are already showing results, especially in the Freshman Class. For many years the intense need of a dormi¬ tory has been felt on the Hill, but no satisfactory arrangement could be found whereby such a structure could be obtained, until, through the generosity of the late R. Sanford Riley, to whom this book is dedicated, the dream of many Tech men was made to come true. Now that the extent of the influence of dormitory life has been given a workout and found satisfactory, every effort will be expanded to extend the privileges of this life to the entire student body. As it is now, there is accommodation for the members of the Freshman Class, with enough space left to take care of a few upper classmen. Strictly according to schedule the doors of Sanford Riley Hall were thrown open to greet the incoming class of 1931 as its first guest. In spite of the fact that there were a few things remaining to be finished up in connection with the construction of the building, temporary arrangements made it possible for the new men to enter into Tech life with unprecedented possibilities. Located as it is facing directly the gymnasium and somewhat elevated from the enjoining street level, the windows of the building offer unthought of views of the surrounding country. The building itself is of the Tudor style finished on the outside with hard-burnt, waterstruck brick laid in Flemish bond, with trimmings of gray cast stone. Entrance to the basement floor is provided from the sides while the main entrance opens directly upon the first floor. On the basement floor are provided all conceivable means for giving a home¬ like attitude to the dormitory. One large hall extends the length of the structure. This hall is divided in the middle by a folding partition to make a large common room for the students in the east end and a dining room in the west end. Open¬ ing off of the dining room is one of the most modern cafeterias imaginable. This cafeteria is planned to give the maximum service to the occupants of the dormi¬ tory as well as to furnish food of excellent quality to the other men who find it necessary to remain in the vicinity of the Hill at noon time. A billiard room under the auspices of the Tech Y. M. C. A. is also located in the basement, as well as the “Y” office and various other offices and rooms to accommodate the faculty members who make use of the building. The entire basement section is finished with white oak wainscot to a height of six feet, with a warm buff tinted accoustical plaster above this. On each side of the entrance to the common room are found massive fireplaces with oak mantles These fireplaces add much warmth to the appearance of the room, and in combi¬ nation with the heavily upholstered leather lounges and chairs and the addition of an orthophonic victrola, purchased by the tenants of the dorm, and the latest model of a cabinet radio outfit, made possible through the generosity of Atwater Kent, give the room an appearance of being the last word in comfort. On the first floor, on the left as one enters through the main doorway, is a large reception room equipped with a fireplace at one end, over which hangs a fine oil portrait of Sanford Riley. Across the hall is another and smaller reception room which serves more or less as a waiting room for ladies who happen to visit the dormitory, especially for proud mothers who come to see their sons. The remainder of the first floor is taken up with student rooms, as is the rest of the building. These rooms are designed to give the maximum service and still maintain the home-like atmosphere necessary to study. Nothing is lacking in making this splendid example of college dormitory the most modern and pleasing of structures, and great appreciation is due the alumni and members of the student body who have made such an edifice possible. Page sixteen THE CAMPUS M. me Section of Northern Pacific Railway near Seattle, Washington Mr. Benjamin 0. Johnson, ’00, Assistant to the President • t— BflSK. ' 8 PEDDLER ' ■,: ™ wfrgr. i v .i ■ SSj. 1 • jfc „ I mffi: . §« • , ‘i.fX • , -V. llJ £ £ c: o S pr 1 £ £ r-f 0 75 r-. ' J-t y � —Q «M«aJ • jp njT 3 . p£ i fl) g y ■£ g JT P O ° Tj -c; xj P O jo cd o OO— ' rt O V— £p a- o ,n $r 5 Q ° £ ' ' CD 1 0) £ r£ cd 3 t 5 (0 o b °7. u b n g S QO _j l— • “d . £ $ x) A- X. £ 0 P lH D £ s r 0 £ A- O d 0 cn K 2 •S o P- t-d r ■ (D 9 5 DORMITORY FROM SOUTHEAST Page twenty-six JL a General Electric Company Plant at Schenectady, N. Y. Mr. Charles E. Eveleth, ’99, Vice President fS -3 THE FACULTY CAPTAIN RALPH EARLE, U. S. N. (Retired) President of Worcester Tech CAPTAIN RALPH EARLE, D.Sc. U. S. Navy (Retired) U. S. Naval Academy 1896; D.Sc., (Hon.) W. P. I., 1925; D. Eng., (Hon.) Rensselaer 1926; Instructor in Electrical Engineering, U. S. N. A., 1910-1911; Head, Department of Ordnance and Gunnery, 1915-1916; Rear Admiral and Chief of Ordnance, 1917-1920; President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1925—. President 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. President Earle entered Worcester Tech in January, 1892, but in the spring of the same year he received an appoint¬ ment to Annapolis. From his earliest youth he had his heart set on a naval career, and he entered the Naval Academy in the summer of 1892. Active service came almost immediately after graduation, with the outbreak of the Spanish-Ameri- can War. From this point onward Captain Earle rose quickly in the service and promo¬ tions came 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 States 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, he originated and had the major part to play in two of the greatest achievements of the war;—the construction 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. During the few years that President Earle has been at Tech he has done much that never can be forgotten, much that has lef t a lasting imprint upon our Alma Mater. The Freshman dormitory, the new swimming pool, the various changes in the college curriculum and the many improvements about the campus are all evidences of this. Yet, besides these concrete things he has given Tech something, which, although intangible, is none the less evident. He has given Tech a new college spirit. By his profound interest in everything pertaining to the college, in its curriculum, in its activities, in its grounds and buildings, but especially in the welfare of its students, he has thrown out a challenge to all Tech men. It is the challenge of a man of action, the challenge of a leader, and to him the class of 1928 pledges its loyal support when college days are forever left behind. GEORGE HENRY HAYNES “Jinny” LBK 2E AKE Head of Department of Government and Economics A.B., Amherst, 1887; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins, 1892; Instructor in Modern Languages, W. P. I., 1887-88; Mathe¬ matics 188-89; Modern Languages, 1889-90; Professor of Economics and Government, 1893-. In years to come, whenever anyone speaks to us of Economics or Govern¬ ment, the first name that flashes across our mind will undoubtedly be that of “Jinny” Haynes. When as Freshmen we heard upperclassmen tell of “Jinny’s” profound wisdom and subtle humor we looked up to this dis¬ tinguished dean of the faculty with something akin to reverential awe. Even at the beginning of our Junior year we regarded him as the supreme high keeper over the deep mysteries of tariffs and taxes. But although, as the year drew to a close, our admiration for “Jinny’s” acumen had increased many fold, it was superseded by something finer for he had become our beloved counselor and friend. WALTER LOUIS JENNINGS “Kaiser” “Doc” “Pussyfoot” 5 H Professor of Organic Chemistry and Head of Department A.B., Harvard, 1889, A.M., 1890 and Ph.D.. 1892; Assistant in Chemistry, 1890-92; Parker Fellow at University of Berlin, 1893-94; Assistant Pro¬ fessor of Chemistry, W. P. I., 1894-99; Professor of Organic Chemistry, 1900-. In the “Kaiser” we have the acme of “technic”. Early did we learn in Qualitative that a Bunsen flame should be just so, that little boys should not play with matches and that a “cacodyl reaction” does not give off essence of heliotrope. Later we met “Doc” in the corridors where he always stopped us to show his interest in the way things were coming along. How many E’s did you receive last month? etc? It was not until we tried our hand at Organic that we realized that here, in¬ deed, he had no peer. The “Kaiser” never confined himself to the classroom or laboratory, more often did we see him on the tennis court worrying some future Tilden. ZELOTES WOOD COOMBS “Coombsie” f BK AA J Professor of English A.B., Amherst, 1888, and A.M., 1895; Instructor in English, Brooklyn Poly¬ technic Institute, 1888-89; University of Virginia, 1889-90; Clerk and Assistant in Languages, W. P. I., 1890-92; Instructor in Modern Lan¬ guages, 1892-95; Assistant Professor, 1895-1901; Professor of French 1901- OS; English and Modern Languages, 1903-13; Secretary of the Faculty, 1910-; Professor of English, 1913-. “We, the affirmative, maintain that capital punishment should be—” But although we have spent many happy hours debating on this and other sub¬ jects, at present we are not interested in capital punishment, but in the Pro¬ fessor of Argumentation, “Coombsie”. Z. W. begins his good work here, each year, with the freshmen in an English lecture hour. He always finds time to get away from the history of the English Language long enough to in¬ still in the minds of his youthful au¬ dience the history and traditions of Tech. He has the interests of Tech vitally at heart and is a friend to every student on the Hill. HAROLD BABBITT SMITH TBII 2H B@n Head of Department of Electrical Engineering M.E., Cornell, 1891; Adjunct Pro¬ fessor of Electrical Engineering, Arkansas State University; 1892-93; Professor, Purdue, 1893-96; W. P. I., 1896-. Not to have come in contact with “H. B.” is a loss which every student at Tech should do his utmost to pre¬ vent. The Electrics first came in con¬ tact with “the authority on insulators and high potential”. In Junior Ab¬ stracts, despite the fact that “H. B.’s” praises had been sung by preceding classes, we soon found out for our¬ selves that he was working heart and soul for each one of us. The same thing was true, and to a greater degree, in E. E. design, when, in order to learn what it was all about, we had to take him into our confidences and show him how ignorant we were of the subject. We shall always remember him as one of our most pleasant associations. ALEXANDER WILMER DUFF “A. Wilmer” 5E 0 2K Professor of Physics and Head of Department B.A., Univ. of New Brunswick, 1884 and Univ. of London, 1887; M. A.. Univ. of Edinburgh, 1888, B.Sc., 1892 and D. Sc., 1901; L. L. D., Univ. of New Brunswich, 1920; Professor of Physics, Univ. of Madras, 1889-90; Univ. of New Brunswick, 1890-93; Purdue Univ., 1893-99; W. P. I., 1899-. Famous lives go down in history as representative of some great man or deed. So likewise, to our venerable director of the Physics department, A. Wilmer Duff—achem—D.Sc.—“oh yes”—Edinburgh—shall be credited the origination of a line of lines, “The ‘hup’, Albert!” A “hup” is none other than the inoffending appurtenance which holds together the mid-section of a barrel, it is the plaything of every generation of youngsters, and that without which no self-respecting physics instructor ever tries an experiment. Lest posterity lose sight of the value of the lowly “hup” and the principles it represents, we charge you “A. Wilmer” to whoop it up. “Hello-Hello”. “The hup Albert!” ARTHUR WILLARD FRENCH “Pa” 2= TBI1 Professor of Civil Engineering C.E., Dartmouth, 1892; Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, 1895- 98; Professor W. P. I., 1899-. Not many students of the class of, ’28, when they finished their freshmen year, chose to cast their lot with the C. E. Dept., and not all of those remained long enough to receive any instruction from “Pa”, but of those who did, there is none who has any but a high opinion of “Pa” French. We heard that he was “the worst scoundrel of the whole lot” but every senior civil will testify that he was a “prof” with exceptional teach¬ ing qualities and that he was always ready to explain and clarify any trouble¬ some point. If any one student could remember and carry out even half of the good sound advice which he gives to his classes in a year, what an engineer that student would make. As a man among men we have found in him the best of good qualities. He holds his profession high, but we hold his friendship higher. 8 PERCY ROBERT CARPENTER “floe” “Percy” 2 A E Head of Department of Physical Education A.B., Harvard, 1907; Hitchcock Fellow, Amherst, 1906-09; Assistant Dean, 1908-10; Instructor in Physical Education, 1909-19; Assistant Pro¬ fessor, 1910-11; Associate Professor, 1911-16; Professor of Physical Educa¬ tion, W. P. I., 1916-. It always seemed to us that “Doc” must be one of the busiest men on the Hill. With the physical welfare of each and every Freshman and Sophomore to safeguard; with the no end of work that must be done in order to uphold the atheletic standard of Tech, it was a wonder to us how he managed to appear on the campus at all. Nevertheless we would occasionally see him hurrying to or from the Gym togged out in plus fours and striding along in the gait so peculiarly his own. We know that there is no more earnest a worker for Tech than “Doc” even though he did make us brave the rigors of early winter in our gym suits and run countless miles on the track for “make-ups”. RAYMOND KURTZ MORLEY “floe” I� BK 2 = Head of Department of Mathematics A.B., and A.M., Tufts, 1904; Ph.D., Clark, 1910; Instructor in Mathe¬ matics, Univ. of Maine, 1904-07; W. P. I., 1910-11; Univ. of Ill., 1911- 12; Assistant Professor, W. P. I., 1912-17; Professor, 1917-21; John E. Sinclair Professor, 1921-. The undergraduate body has several times almost unanimously declared “Doc” Motley to be the most humorous member of our faculty. However, this does not mean that “Doc” neglects his teaching to be humorous, but rather that he backs it up by his course of action. All his funny stories seem to have a point, a particular purpose in the cur¬ rent discussion and usually make the subject more lucid in the students’ eyes. Sometimes, however, if the day be in the warm spring, “Doc” finds it neces¬ sary to utilize his jokes to arouse some would-be engineer from a profound Utopian reverie to a consideration of the subject at hand. GEORGE HENRY BROWN “ Brownie ” KKK Sphinx Head of Department of Modern Languages B. L., Dartmouth, 1894; A. M., Cor¬ nell, 1906; Acting Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, Cornell, 1912- 13; Instructor, 1913-16; Assistant Pro¬ fessor, Hobart College, 1916-18; Pro¬ fessor, 1918-22; Professor of Modern Languages, W. P. I., 1922-. Professor Brown has, indeed, earned the unique reputation of being one of the most entertaining teachers on the Hill. Long will we remember those famous VII and VIII classes when we could settle back in our chairs and enjoy French, or rather France. Hap¬ pily to say the long string of anecdotes and experiences never came to an end and it was with great reluctance that we left our last class in Modern Lan¬ guages. Even the monthly “Marathon” did not seem to break the charm. Inevit¬ ably we would appear in class after the battle was over and always we would find there to greet us, the same genial countenance and pleasing voice of one of our most enjoyable professors. FRANCIS WILLIAM ROYS “Spider” 2E L2K Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1909, and M.E., 1917; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, 1910-16; Assistant Professor, 1917- 23; Professor, 1923-. Until the second half of our Junior year Prof. Roys was just the “Head of the M. E. Department” to us. Then we crashed head on into “Mati-Con”, and “Spider” became one of the major problems for the rest of our Junior year. When our Senior year swung around, and with it Dynamics “Spider” finally convinced us that he was an engineer and we were NOT. We could not help but realize, how¬ ever, that he was always trying to lead us along the path of good engineering even if our E. E. classmates were most reluctant to follow. With his typical New England inflection and mighty slip-stick “Spider” will always linger long with our memories of the M. E. Department. ALTON LINCOLN SMITH “Dingtoe” “A. L” S Professor of Drawing and Machine Design and Assistant to the President B.S., W. P. I., 1890, and M. S., 1899; Assistant in Mechanical Engineering Laboratory, 1890-91; Instructor in Mechanical Drawing, 1891-1900; Assistant Professor of Drawing and Machine Design, 1900-06; Professor, 1906-23; Professor and Assistant to the President, 1923-. Though some self-appointed campaign manager has exhorted us, in a statement on the Machine Design Room black¬ board to cast a vote for AL Smith in 1928, we find that the Presidential chair holds no enticements for our “A. L.”. Famous for his original manner of quizzing the students, he has made us wrinkle our brows over such conun¬ drums as, “Would you have to do any work in pushing a locomotive, suspended from that lamp cord, through an angle of a hundred and eighty degrees?” Although “A. L.” is invincible in his ability to get the student “balled up”, he is also a master at eliciting a correct answer by a series of questions, or by what he calls the hypnotism method. JOSEPH OLIVER PHELON “Joe” 2H TBII ATQ Professor of Electrical Engineering B.S., (Mechanical Engineering) W. P. I., 1887, and B.S., (Electrical Engineering 1890; M.M.E., Cornell, 1901; Instructor in Physics, W. P. I., 1887-96; Electrical Engineering, 1896- 1900; Fellow, Cornell, 1900-01; Assistant Professor of Electrical En¬ gineering, W. P. I., 1901-07; Pro¬ fessor, 1907-. It is doutful whether any of us, in after years, will come in contact with anything electrical without thinking of “Joe” Phelon. First impressions are most always lasting and our first im¬ pressions of electricity are inextricably involved with the amiable smile and pleasing voice of Professor “Joe”. His course seemed easy — all too easy, until quite unexpectedly the first quiz put in its appearence. The text, it appeared, was almost as strange as the quiz and, while “Joe” watched knowingly we turned seemingly endless pages in the hunt for elusive equations. Our mem¬ ories of “Joe” will not be associated with these terrifying quizes, however, hut with those pleasant, dreamy hours of his lectures. CHARLES METCALF ALLEN “ Charlie ” “C. M.” EAE TRII EE Professor of Hydraulic Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1894; and M.S., 1899, Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, 1894-1902; Assistant Professor of Ex¬ perimental Engineering 1902-1906; Professor 1906-1909; Professor of Hy¬ draulic Engineering 1909-. “Well the next day I was smoking some of his cigars—” “His” in this use refers to any one of a multitude of hydraulic engineers who dared to argue with Charlie. For he is seldom wrong and the only incident that he let us in on to the contrary was when he put a spiral keyway in a large wrought iron shaft. With the patience of Job, a never ending stock of illustrative stories, and a thorough teaching ability, “C. M.” guided us thru the intricacies of Q=A V; and helped to make the all day so¬ journ at Chaffins a pleasant one. (Ask the Senior Electrics) ARTHUR WOOLSEY EWELL “Punk” EH LBK Professor of Physics A.B., Yale, 1897, and Ph.D., 1899; Assistant in Physics, Yale, 1897-99; Instructor, W. P. I., 1900-04; Assist¬ ant Professor, 1904-10; Professor, 1910-. Among the hidden recesses of the Salisbury Labs., known only to the chemists, a gentle soul hides himself away. A true and worthy exponent of that clan which declares F=M A, he guides the wandering footsteps of the “Junior Test-tube Washers” in “physy- chem”. To those whose path at the college he has not crossed, let it be said, that here is a gentleman, friend, and scholar. “Punk” is a true physi¬ cist and as patient as the day is long. Many were the times that he continued his labors and explanations of the mysteries of his course into the fastness of dusk which only a winter afternoon holds, to have some drowsy one ask at his termination, “What has that to do with this?” With a sigh, and a gentle smile of tolerance Punk would again proceed to enlighten the babe. I9A8 PEDDLER ALBERT SUTTON RICHEY “ Richey ” 2H TBIT $A© Professor of Electric Railway Engin¬ eering B.M.E., Purdue, 1894 and E.E., 1908; Assistant Professor of Railway Engin¬ eering, W. P. I., 1905-07, Professor, 1907-. ' As an authority on railways, “Richey” has brought fame and renown to Boyn¬ ton Hill for his office in the E. E. Build¬ ing is the issuing center of data and statistics for public service corpora¬ tions. The only students that are exposed to the “deep mysteries” of railways are the Senior Electrics, although “Richey” is known to most of the students by reputation. His sterling qualities are shown in the manner in which he guides the destinies of the Interfraternity Council, and the local chapter of Tau Beta Pi stands as a monument to his esteem for the students. CARLETON ALLEN READ “B. A.” EE ©X Professor of Steam Engineering B.S., M.I.T., 1891; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, 1891-99; Professor, New Hampshire State College, 1899-1908; Professor of Steam Engineering, W. P. I., 1908-. As an unknown quantity, we first met Professor Read in our Junior year in that notorious course in Thermodyna¬ mics. For better or for worse, this course is a requirement for Junior Elec¬ trics and Mechanics, and it is with re¬ morse that we look back and realize that few pass the course, hut that many are passed. However, it is a well estab¬ lished fact that many enter “B. A.’s” class with little knowledge as regards those subtle, intangible quantities of entropy and intrinsic energy, and leave with at least a hazy idea as to how certain results may ' he obtained by cooperation with the steam tables; and with the words ringing in their ears, “There’s no theory in this course, fel¬ lows, it’s just common sense.” DANIEL FRANCIS CALHANE “ Dinny ” 2 S Professor of Industrial and Electro - Chemistry A.B., Harvard, 1894; A.M., 1896 and Ph.D., 1904; Assistant in Chemistry, 1899-1903; Instructor, W. P. I., 1903-13; Assistant Professor of In¬ dustrial and Electro-Chemistry, 1913-18; Professor, 1918-. “Dinny” is the gentleman, a bag of books under his arm or over his shoulder, who trods along in the Salis¬ bury Lab., with his chin on his chest in a manner that would lead one to conclude that he was walking in his sleep. Far be it from sleep, “Dinny” is just pondering over a little “electro” problem. The first time we met him was in Foreign Chemical Literature as Juniors. Here we soon learned that no matter what the abstract was on, “Dinny” could find some way to connect it with “electro-chem”. This accom- lished, he would proceed to enlighten us on various thing from “piezo-elec¬ tricity” to “xanthales” as he stalked to and fro with the regal majesty of which only his department can boast. HOWARD PARKER FAIRFIELD “Pa” s e Professor of Machine Construction Machine Construction, W. P. I., 1899- 1914; Assistant Professor, 1914-19; Instructor of Machine Design, Draw¬ ing and Shop Work, Case, 1891-99; Professor, 1919-. In no small part was our interest in Machine Shop due to the able instruc¬ tion and kindly supervision of “Pa” Fairfield. It was for no lack of ap¬ preciation of the interesting anecdotes and sidelights in his lectures that the tendency to drift off into slumberland proved, at times, well night irresistible. This sad breach of class room etiquette must be blamed to the comfortable feel¬ ing of a well filled tummy and a warm lecture room. Luckily “Pa” always came to the rescue at the crucial mo¬ ment, the windows were opened and the lecture again resumed with a more at¬ tentive audience. We shall always carry with us the memory of the patience and forebearance of this true friend and teacher. MORTON MASIUS “Dutchy” 5 « Professor of Physics Ph.D., Leipzig, 1908; Whiting Fellow, Harvard, 1908-09; Instructor in Physics, W. P. I., 1909-15; Assistant Professor, 1915-19; Professor 1919-. “Chust a minute, gentlemans,” and our dignified “Dutchy” in the garb of the clergy shall step among you. Re¬ splendent, within the aura created by the glow of his vivid red cravat, cane in hand, he seems to dispel that theory of clerical connections which cutaway, collar, and pan-cake hat would indi¬ cate. Is it any wonder that a class is so “domb” that it cannot work out the problems in “Dr. Masius’ ” problem hook, or find answers accurate within “poind oh — oh—oh — fife?” When they look at “Dutchy’s” benign countenance, as he stands before them, hook in hand, finger unraised, they are in a quandary. The atmosphere is too ministerial. It smacks of the “one and only,” rice, old shoes, and “I now pronounce you—.” CARL DUNHAM KNIGHT “c. Dr TBIT AX A Professor of Experimental Electrical Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1903 and E.E., 1908; Instructor in Electrical Engineering, 1904-08; Assistant Professor of Ex¬ perimental Electrical Engineering, 1908-20; Professor, 1920. Ask any man on the Hill for a good reason for taking the Electrical course and he will other mention, among things, the department faculty. By no means the least of these reasons is “C. D.“ Always pleasant and friendly, never ruffled by any fool stunt a stu¬ dent may try, Professor Knight stands out as one of the pleasant episodes in our association with the faculty. How many times he has walked down to the Lab. to reset the breakers during Jun¬ ior, or even Senior laboratory periods, and then come back with a smile to see what happened. No member of the department seems to take a deeper in¬ terest in the individual student and none is more ready to listen to ques¬ tions and give advice when called upon. “C. D.,” we will remember our hours with you as among the pleasant¬ est. HARRIS RICE “Ricey” Professor of Mathematics B.S., W. P. I., 1912; A.M., Harvard, 1922; Instructor in Mathematics, Tufts, 1915-19; Harvard, 1918; Assis¬ tant Professor, Tufts, 1919-20; W. P. I., 1920-24; Professor, 1924. It was “Ricey” who helped ease the shock of our first exposure to the Cal¬ culus, and it was “Ricey” who was there to aid us in every possible way throughout the entire course. Here, it might be said, is a real teacher, whose genuine desire to help and willingness to play square are unsurpassed on the Hill. Thanks to his thorough explana¬ tions and reviews, the daily quizzes seemed nothing more than a workout in mental gymnastics and the finals lost much of their terror. Perhaps it is because “Ricey” is an Alumnus of Tech that he can work so wholeheart¬ edly with the student, but although we may soon forget the puzzling intrica¬ cies of the Calculus we will always remember our beloved friend and teacher. JEROME WILLARD HOWE “Jerry” “Major” ©Yfi Professor of Civil Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1909; Instructor in Civil Engineering, Pennsylvania Mili¬ tary College, 1910-11; Assistant Pro¬ fessor of Civil Engineering, W. P. I., 1924-26; Professor, 1926. Those of us who are not Civils can well remember the superior smiles of our more fortunate (?) classmates while they stood by and watched our unskillful attempts to run in an accur¬ ate curve. How an ex-officer of the army and Civil Engineer could put up with our only-too-evident ignorance, we could never understand. Even our Civil classmates can tell how, in sum¬ mer railroad camp, “Jerry” had an un¬ canny faculty for appearing on deck just after something had gone wrong. Nevertheless we will have to admit that the Major had the best of patience and a fund of knowledge that was always applicable to the problems in hand. On horseback or in the classroom, “Jerry” seemed equally at ease and his efficient military procedure has had our constant admiration. 193.8 PEDDLER CLARENCE ALBERT PIERCE 2H LBK f N© “Doc” B.S., Wesleyan, 1902, and M.S., 1904; Pli.D., Cornell, 1908; Assistant in Physics, Wesleyan, 1902-04; Instruc¬ tor in Electrical Engineering, Cor¬ nell, 1904-11; Assistant Professor of Theoretical Electrical Engineering, W. P. I„ 1911. “Long live the Sabbatical year.”— Why? Because it was the means of Doc getting a new Ford. He decided to spend a year in Schenectady and in driving out there, Lizzie had “harden¬ ing of the arteries” and had to he re¬ placed. Doc had a difficult assignment when he was given the Theory of A. C. to expound, and it is no small wonder that he has not annexed more exclamatory words than Damn and Hell and no one could be so cruel as to hold him down to A. C. and not let him wander off on the subjects of the Morning Telegram or the Electrical World. We all wish him the best of luck during his year at Schenectady. CHARLES JOSEPH ADAMS “Pop” ©AX Assistant Professor of English A.B., Amherst, 1896; Instructor in Modern Languages, W. P. I., 1908- 13; Assistant Professor of English, 1913. “Pop,” because of his understanding of the virtues and follies of youth, which enable him to tolerate our short¬ comings to an unusual degree, holds the distinction of being our most pop¬ ular professor. His ingenious method of leading us on to greater efforts is recognized by the student body. When “Pop,” in his quiet, diplomatic way, urges us to peruse the great works of literature, he well knows that an awak¬ ened interest in good hooks will foster an earnest desire for better reading matter. A great enthusiast in the field of photography, “Pop” has become a fre¬ quent prize winner at larger salons ol the country, and it is largely to his in¬ terest in photography that we attribute the success of our Camera Club. Page forty-seven ARTHUR JULIUS KNIGHT “ Shrimp ” “A. 2H ©YO Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds B.S., W. P. I., 1907; Instructor in Civil Engineering, 1910-16; Assistant Professor 1916-17; Assistant Profes¬ sor and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, 19!7. We became well acquainted with “Shrimp” while trying to master his courses in railroads, stereotomy, geode¬ sy and astronomy. His ability as an able teacher soon manifested itself, and we sat up and took notice when he ex¬ plosively said “Huh!” Contrary to early rumors we found him to be one of the fairest, squarest, and best pro¬ fessors on the Hill. His great weakness is good cigars. “Has any one seen Prof. Knight?” is a familiar question heard several times a day in Boynton Hall. He is a hard man to find as he is the busiest professor on the Hill. We wonder how he finds time to teach when his office in the Athletic Association and that of Superintendent of Buildings demand so much time. FRANCIS JOSEPH ADAMS “Rip” 2H TBII Asistant Professor of Electrical Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1904, and E.E., 1906; Graduate Assistant in Electrical En¬ gineering, 1904-06; Instructor, 1907- 17; Assistant Professor, 1917. Still another class is leaving the por¬ tals of W. P. I. without having found out how “Rip earned his nickname, for if there ever was a more patient and thorough teacher we would all like to meet him. We first met “Rip” in E. E. Lab and were immediately won over to him. Then came the inspection trips which will ever stand out in our memories, and on which he was one of us. He would repeat descriptions of apparatus under the most trying conditions as many times as someone would join the group of interested listeners. The in¬ tricacies of transmission problems are his very life, as he has won his spurs at this work. We shall ever regard him as a fine teacher and a true friend, and will not hesitate to come back to him with what¬ ever problems may offer difficulties. SAMUEL JAMES PLIMPTON “Plimp” 2H Assistant Professor of Physics Ph.B., Yale, 1905, and Ph.D., 1912; Loomis Fellow, 1905-06; Assistant in Physics, 1909-12; Instructor, 1912-13; Johns Hopkins, 1913-14; W. P. I., 1914-19; Assistant Professor, 1919. A score of years ago Plimp might be seen tearing along the streets at the fearful speed of fifteen miles an hour in an ultra modern gasoline buggy. But now he has given up this type of ex¬ citement to teach Physics at Tech. Plimp has been instrumental in the de¬ velopment of the X-ray, is a radio in¬ ventor, and part author of a book on mathematical physics. When in the trend of our Physics course we came to those chapters that dealt with light, sound and electricity, they were expounded by Plimp in a manner that portrayed his personal in¬ terest in these subjects. His classes were always a joy since the routine of class work was sure to be broken up by one of his interesting personal ex¬ perience stories. HERBERT FOSTER TAYLOR “Herb” 5H Skull 2AE Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Secretary of Alumni Association B.S., W. P. I., 1912; Assistant Pro¬ fessor of Civil Engineering, 1920-22; Assistant Professor of Civil Engineer¬ ing and Secretary-Treasurer of the Alumni Association, 1922. Although we did not have Professor Taylor in any of our classes until the last few weeks of our senior year, still he is one of the best known and best liked professors on the Hill. For the past several years, “Herb’ has spent the major portion of his time as the secretary of the Alumni Associa¬ tion. In his monthly publications, The Journal and In Between, and in his numerous trips to the various dis¬ trict association meetings, he has done much in stimulating alumni interest in undergraduate affairs. We will be glad to have a closer as¬ sociation with you, “Herb,” in the years to come, but please remember, when writing about the living endowment, that we won’t he millionaires for a year or two, at least. GLEASON HARVEY MacCULLOUGH “Mac” 2H TBII Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1918; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, 1918-24; Assistant Professor, 1924. Then after Physics came Mechanics —and “Mac.” It was with consider¬ able trepidation that we approached our first class in Mechanics for the worldly wise Seniors had informed us that here was a course in which “applesauce” was most noticeable by its absence. One recitation was ample proof of this and after that we sat in a mental haze while the little Scotch dynamo drew vectors at lightning speed all over the blackboard and broke up huge trusses into chunks with only a piece of chalk. However, we learned Mechanics, thanks to “Mac’s” innate teaching ability, and we have never failed to appreciate the thorough training he gave us in analyz¬ ing and attacking problems. HAROLD JOSEPH GAY “Happy” •S!« Assistant Professor of Mathematics A.B., Harvard, 1919; A.M., Clark, 1922; Instructor in Mathematics, W. P. I., 1919-1924; Assistant Professor, 1924, When “Pluto Prosecuted the Profs” at the last Tech Carnival, among those subjected to a sojourn in the fiery re¬ gions was Professor Gay. The charge against him was: “Too many and too long quizzes.” We noted with regret that the accused in this case did not even plead “not guilty.” What a shame! Professor Gay always gave us the best of marks and many of these were gifts. Any profs that gives good marks are justified in giving quizzes. The Math department is often spoken of as the fairest and most efficient de¬ partment on the Hill and Professor Gay has surely done his part in making it popular. The difficulties of the Math course were many to some of us, and we will long remember Professor Gay as one of the guides who engineered us through its countless mazes. FRANK ARTHUR BURR “Fab” “Pan” 2H 1 2K Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering M.E., Brown University, 1905; Assis¬ tant Professor of Mechanical Engin¬ eering, Cornell University, 1909-11; University of New Hampshire, 1922- 26; Georgia School of Technology, 1926-27; W. P. I., 1927. Prof. Burr made his first official bow before the entire student body at the Tech Carnival as he flitted to and fro amid wreaths of sulphurous fumes of Hades, drawing forth sweet melodious sounds from his slender flute. Now, it is quite obvious to the student that Pan would not make a good engineer, but Prof. Burr has shown us that the modernistic interpretation of this Greek god is to the contrary. For many an hour we have sat and listened to, not the silver-like tones of a flute, but words of sound engineering wisdom. Indeed he has the knack of getting things across and this, coupled with his unusual willingness to work hard for the benefit of his students, have caused us to greatly respect his abilities as a teacher. MAURICE EDWARD SMITH “Tombstone” SW Assistant Professor in Analytical Chemistry B.A., University of New Brunswick, 1917; M.A., University of Toronto, 1919, and Ph.D., 1921; Assistant in Chemistry, 1917-21; Lecturer in Organic Chemistry, Queen’s Univer¬ sity, 1921-22; Instructor in Analytical Chemistry, W. P. I., 1924-27; Assis¬ tant Professor, 1927. With a “tehest tchoob” in one hand, and a wash-bottle in the other, our “Tombstone” came forth from the woods of Canada to tell the chemists at W. P. I. all he knew about certain subjects. We were warned of his methods—of his patented smile—but not enough. Outside the class room and laboratory be is very different. We find him at all Tech functions, and he is really sociable. He is a “bear” for work. We hope he will let up on fu¬ ture classes and try to have more pa¬ tience with them. We can’t all be brilliant, Dr. Smith. After all, every¬ one has his good points, and faults, and we wish you. Dr. Smith, success in diminishing the latter, and increasing the former. FREDERIC RAYMOND BUTLER “Rosy-Cheeks” SH TBIT Assistant Professor of Chemistry B.S., W. P. I. 1920, and M.S., 1922; A.M., Harvard, 1924, and Ph.D., 1925; Graduate Assistant in Chemis¬ try, W. P. I., 1920-22; Instructor, Massachusetts Agricultural College, 1925-27; Assistant Professor, W. P. I., 1927. “Rosy-Cheeks” is back in our midst after a long sojourn in the “Halls of Learning,” both here and at Harvard. He has emerged from the embryo stage as a chemistry prof, but recently, and it is rumored that the coeds at Mass. Aggies do miss his school girl com¬ plexion which is nature’s own. We here at Tech do not remember Dr. But¬ ler as a student or instructor, but his reputation has either preceded him or never really quite vanished from the Hill. He is quite some chemist and is ably filling the shoes of his predecessor in a manner quite suitable to the ethics of the chemistry department. (Witness the E’s in Theoret). The only real grievance we can hold against him is that white coat he wore. It re¬ minds us of our dentist, or the milk- HAROLD ARTHUR MAXFIELD “ Ham ’ TB11 2E AX A Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1916, E.E., 1925, and MS., 1927; Instructor in Electrical Engineering, 1921-27; Assistant Pro¬ fessor, 1927-. When as Freshmen we first met Maxie it was as an interesting and en¬ joyable speaker at the mass meetings. Ever since then we have known him as an ardent booster of Tech. As a witty speaker we have not found his equal. As a friend none has been more ready to help or encourage. As a prof he has proved his ability to teach while al¬ so showing great antipathy to laziness. Now that he is superintendent of the dormitory, the Freshmen are able to be¬ come better acquainted with him than we could, but although we did not meet him as a prof until our junior year, and then only the electrics had that privi¬ lege, we all can say that we have known and respected him. man. INSTRUCTORS LOUIS WINDSOR RAWSON “Raw son ” Instructor in Organization and Finance B.S., W. P. I., 1893; Superintendent of Washburn Shops, 1903-23; Manager, 1923-24; Manager of Washburn Shops and Instructor in Organization and Finance, 1924. We regret that our only personal contact with Mr. Rawson came in our senior year in connection with the course in Cost Analysis. Otherwise engaged with his duties as Manager of the Washburn Shops, we find his attitude a direct indication of the manner in which the practical business man attacks his various problems. We realize the difficulties which a shop the size of our Washburn Shops must experience, and when we con¬ sider the manner in which our underclassmen clutter up the building in a greasy, but glorious endeavor to acquire dexterity in handling machinery, we fully appreciate the calibre of the man who is making the concern a success. BURTON LINWOOD GRAY “ Burt” Instructor in Foundry Practice, and Superintendent of the Washburn Shops Those of us who have taken Mr. Gray’s courses in Foundry realize that there is at least one thoroughly practical man on the Hill. Not all who come in contact with Mr. Gray, however, recognize the full scope of his ability, his knowledge of modern foundry practice, and his efforts to make the Washburn Shops Foundry a true commercial success. With a working example Mr. Gray has endeavored to illustrate every problem. Few instructors are more in earnest or more willing to do all in their power to make a subject interesting and of value. WALTER WILLIAM MONROE “Pop” Instructor in Pattern Making and Drawing Instructor in Pattern Making, 1912-26; Instructor in Pattern Making and Drawing, 1926. During the past two years, due to a change in the cur¬ riculum of the Freshmen, Pop has had the previously unhoped for opportunity of applying his “theory of pro¬ cess” to the drawing class. And now, alas, we have at Tech not only processes in pattern making but processes in drawing. Our memories of Pop and his patterns will always be pleasant. Pop was a good square teacher and his pat¬ terns were works of art. HAROLD WINTHROP DOWS “Banjo Eyes” tbii Instructor in Mechanical Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1918; Instructor in Mechanical Engineer¬ ing 1919. As the years creep on and we approach that goal which all good engineers utlimately reach, there is a member of the faculty who stands fixed in our memory. That he was there, we did not realize, until the time for parting came. But there he stands, as we always shall remember him, and as we shall expect to find him when we return, a figure in the shop, standing slightly in the shadow, as was his nature, listening to the hum of a lathe as he bade us godspeed. The hum of a lathe was as music to his ears. We’ll never forget you, “Banjo Eyes,” you are an artist in your field. WILLIAM LEWIS PHINNEY, JR. “Bill” 2H S TA Instructor in Mathematics B.S., Dartmouth, 1920; A.M., Clark, 1922; Instructor in Mathematics, W. P. I., 1920. Those of us who have had Mr. Phinney in Mathema¬ tics can well remember how stern he looked the first day we entered his class. It did not take us long, however, to find out that a very genial personality lay behind that forbidding look. As time went on we also found out that “Phinney” knew his Mathematics! But luckily he was not so far from his own student d ays that he had forgotten what it was like to be overwhelmed by double and triple integrals, and we never failed to appreciate his allowances for our limitations. HOBART HALLETT NEWELL “ Sparks ” TBIT 2= ATfi Instructor in Electrical Engineering BS., W. P. I., 1918; Instructor in Electrical Engineering, 1921. We have yet to find an instructor who has greater suc¬ cess in making supposedly painful courses interesting than that accorded to Mr. Newell. Somewhere he has learned the secret of painless teaching. Those students who have not met him in the class room cannot realize what they have missed. Those of us who have had him, however, will never forget how simple he makes the most complicated circuit diagrams appear, when he analyzes them for us. ROBERT GRIFFIN DE LA MATER “Del” AX A Instructor in Drawing and Machine Design M.E., Rensselaer, 1921; Instructor in Drawing and Machine Design, W. P. I., 1921. If it is a Tech activity, Del will he there. During the past few years it seems as though a banquet here was not quite complete without this tall, slim gentleman at the head table. It would indeed be a tragedy if a man graduated from Tech without being exposed at some time to Del s re¬ markable good humor and carefree ways. This is taken care of by the faculty, however, for Del teaches every¬ thing from drawing to the lowly Freshman, up to kine¬ matics to the Juniors. We are well aware of the help he has been to us in the past, and we wish him luck in the future. CARL GUNNARD JOHNSON “Carl” Instructor in Forge Practice Instructor in Forge Practice, 1921 “Carl” was more than successful in turning what might have been a really unpleasant course into a most interesting one. Of course we cannot forget the time when we were first trying to make a weld. For hours we pounded and heated and pounded again but some¬ how the darned iron wouldn’t stick or else it would get white hot and burn. Then along came “Carl” with his unbeatable smile and, Presto! in a minute it was done. Rather oddly after that we could do it, too, and so it was throughout the course. “Carl” showed the way so well that we could not help but follow close behind. Page fifty-five MERLE CHANDLER COWDEN “Wheat” 5H Skull ©Y£2 Instructor in Modern Languages B.S., W. P. I., 1920, and M.S., 1923; Graduate Assistant in Chemistry, 1920-21; Instructor in Modern Languages and Graduate Assistant in Chemistry, 1921-23; Instruc¬ tor in Modern Languages, 1923. Our first recollection of “Wheat” is that of a young man capable of reading any kind of German, even that of such uncertain construction as we presented him in German I and II. It is doubtful if we shall ever for¬ get the manner in which he officiates at examinations, when he sits up before the class smiling benignantly, for all the world like the cat that ate the canary. We would leave you some parting advice, “Wheat,” “Don’t ever go in the undertaking business, because you couldn’t stop smiling long enough.” IVAN EDWIN BIGLER “Pete” “Big” Instructor in Physical Education Athletic Director, Juniata College, 1913-15; Instructor in Physical Education, W. P. I., 1921. Pete is the man who frets and fumes when Tech’s athletic teams fail to display the winning punch. How¬ ever, we take pleasure in noticing that his teams seldom drop a game except in cases where the opposing players have a very marked advantage in natural ability. Always on the jump, Pete has established a name for himself, not only as a coach of the highest ability but also as a huntsman and fisherman, to say nothing of his fame as an after-dinner “bull-thrower”, while he spends his remaining leisure hours giving potential bridge sharks a setback. KENNETH GERALD MERRIAM “ Pinkie” “K. G.” ©YO Instructor in Mechanical Engineering B.S., M. I. T., 1922; Instructor in Mechanical Engineer¬ ing, Univ. of Maine, 1922-23; W. P. I., 1923-. “K. G.’s” deep voice impressed us a great deal in our freshman year, but we soon learned that a deep voice does not always indicate a gruff man, for we found that “K. G.” could bear with the dumbest members of his classes to a surprising extent. His notable ability to explain knotty problems, coupled with that quality which he possesses that makes him easy to look at, has com¬ manded our alert attention in his classroom. WILLIAM ELLIOTT LAWTON “Sis” Instructor in Physics B.S., W. P. I., 1920, and M.S., 1922; Graduate Assist¬ ant in Physics, 1920-22, Instructor, 1922-. “Sis” did much to dispel the many terrors in that, perhaps, most dreaded of all Sophomore subjects — Physics. His clear presentation of the important points of the daily assignment together with the thorough re¬ view, that he gave so regularly at the end of each month, did much to aid our passing the course. We do not hesitate, therefore, to place Mr. Lawton in that small group of men whom we have met so infre¬ quently but who have impressed us as truly deserving the name of being a teacher. CARL WILLIAM LARSON “Wolf” “Butch” Instructor in Mechanical Engineering B.M.E., Northeastern, 1923; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, W. P. I., 1923-. In Mr. Larson we have found one of those quietly helpful instructors to whom we are so readily attracted. Because of his pleasant ways we have found ourselves more willing to add an extra ounce of exertion in preparation for his courses. Reviewing our dealings with him, we are now pre¬ pared to forgive Mr. Larson for the free manner in which he adorned our freshman mechanical drawing plates with red pencil marks. CHOATE BROWN “ Silent” Instructor in Mathematics A.B., Harvard, 1918; M.A., University of Maine, 1923; Instructor in Mathematics, General Electric Engineering School, 1918-21; University of Maine, 1921-24; W. P. I., 1924. Perhaps there is no one else on the Hill who ac¬ complishes as much, with so little, as does our friend of the Math, department. What he doesn’t know about mathematics, and ways to pour it into the minds of embryo engineers isn’t worth the narration. There are many in the college today, who will bear witness to the fact, and point with undue pride to themselves as examples of the “so little” part of the declaration. We always found mathematics, in any form, a tough proposi¬ tion, until we had Brown in Calc., whereupon we looked on differentials and integrals as a drummer does his traps, just so much more to play with. EDWARD Page fifty-seven CARL FREDERICK MEYER “Chief” “Carl” TBII 2H ©X Instructor in Civil Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1922; Instructor in Civil Engineering, 1924. Some drafting department is missing an excellent draftsman in not having Carl on its staff. However, their loss is our gain, and all the Civils have reason to be glad that they came under his able tutelage. Carl is just as good a teacher as a draftsman. Out¬ class soon learned that “hitting the high spots” in “High¬ ways” had nothing to do with riding over rough roads. Quizzes following a “hit the high spots” assignment, showed us that as we steered ourselves through the text we must have slipped into a nearby pot-hole. PAUL CAMPBELL SHEDD “ Stretch” “P. C.” “Marcus Aurelius” 2H B.S., W. P. I., 1926; Student Assistant in Chemistry, 1925-26; Graduate Assistant, 1926-27; Graduate Assist¬ ant in Physics and Chemistry, 1927-. In “P. C.” we have, not the philosophers stone, nor a formula for transmutation, but a real genuine molecule chaser. Mr. Shedd has a true love for molecules in all their domestic (and otherwise) forms. He has also, among other things, a heartfelt sympathy and affection for those who do not share his affection for the lowly molecule. Perhaps that reveals the painstaking care with which he has always explained to us the actions of that creature. THOMAS KILGORE SHERWOOD “Shorty” AX2 Lecturer in Chemical Engineering B.S., McGill Univ., 1923; M.S., M. I. T„ 1924; Assistant in Chemical Engineering, M. I. T., 1923-25; Research Associate, 1925-; Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, W. P. I., 1925-. Watch the speed on that slide rule and note the speedy connections to and from the Union Station and you see the speediest and one of the best liked instructors that the Chemists meet—Mr. Sherwood. With his lightning- like calculations he passes out the “dope” to give the Chemists a found ation in engineering. He also shows extreme patience in penetrating with his explanations of the simplest questions of arithmetic or mathematics, into the unused portion of the upper stories of the Senior Chemists. . , CLYDE WARREN HUBBARD “Clyde” 2AE TBII Instructor in Mechanical Engineering B.S., W. P. I., 1926; Graduate Assistant in Mechanical Engineering, 1926-27; Instructor in Mechanical Engin¬ eering, 1927-. Clyde will long be remembered for his skillful guid¬ ance of our class in hydraulics during the periodic absences of “C. M.”, and also for his patient assistance during the laboratory work at Chaffins. Under the tutelage of Prof. Allen, Clyde is absorbing a great deal of the so-called “Yankee Ingenuity” and is very liberal in applying it while out at the Alden Laboratory, for it is not an uncommon sight to see Clyde don “hydraulic habadashery” in order to make a hasty repair to keep an experiment running. JOHN HAMILTON WHENMAN “Ham” Instructor in Mechanical Engineering B.M.E., Northeastern, 1926; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, W. P. I., 1926-. Although he has been at Tech only two years “Ham” has already become popular here because of his cheery grin, and his desire to help. The newcomer at Tech first meets him as an instructor in drawing, hut he is very much in evidence in various other courses of the M. E. department. As a teacher of Machine Drawing he was invaluable, since he was always willing to dispense with inside dope on the subject. In closing, we desire to wish Mr. Whenman the best of luck, and we hope that his stay at Tech will be long and successful. PAUL RICHARD SWAN “Paul” AM A.B., Clark University, 1926; Secretary of Boys’ Work, Worcester Y. M C. A., 1923-25; General Secretary, W. P. I. Y. M. C. A., 1925-; Instructor in English, W. P. I., 1927-. Paul is one of the busiest and most helpful persons on the “Hill”. To be always doing something for someone seems to be his code, and the many ways in which he has helped us are too numerous to be set forth here. He is at once the solution to our employment problems, board and room problems, religious and personal prob¬ lems, and the freshman’s guide to correct English, the latter role having been assumed this year, and very successfully too, if we are to believe our frosh. I9M PEDDLER. RICHARD ALEXANDER BETH “Dick” TBH 2H ©X Instructor in Physics B.S., W. P. I., 1927; Instructor in Physics, 1927-. Having, for four long years, listened in silence while Tech professors talked themselves hoarse in an effort to hand on their glowing spark of wisdom, Dick resolved that such a period of servitude should not be in vain. Whereupon he remained at Tech and has been imparting his newly acquired knowledge to ignorant and unsuspect¬ ing undergraduates, in order that he might retaliate for his four years of enforced silence. Both Sophomores and Juniors have admitted, nevertheless, that they have been learning things in spite of themselves. ERNEST WALTER STARR TBn HKN ©A Instructor in Electrical Engineering E.E., Cornell, 1925; Instructor in Electrical Engineering, 1925-27; W. P. I., 1927-. Last fall another Cornell graduate made his debut in the E. E. department at Tech, in the person of Mr. Starr. The Juniors have been exposed to his manners and methods in that course of Alternating Currents formerly administered by “Doc” Pierce. They have learned, per¬ haps too late, that they may no longer sleep thru this lecture course, as was formerly possible, for the monthly quizzes always contain problems that pertain to material presented in lectures. LEO JULIUS MEYER Instructor in Economics and Government B.A., Wesleyan, 1921, and M.A., 1924; Assistant in His¬ tory, Wesleyan, 1921-22; Fellow in History and Relations, and Instructor in German, Clark Univ., 1926-27; In¬ structor in Economics and Government, W. P. I., 192 7-. Although we have not made the acquaintance of Mr. Meyer in the classroom, reports from the present Junior class have made us wish that we might have had the pleasure of his instruction in either Economics or Govern¬ ment. Judging from the marks that most of the Juniors have been getting on their daily quizzes, however, it would seem that these engineers-in-embryo have still much to learn about Economics. Perhaps Mr. Meyer will be able to improve this common failing in the future. At least we wish him all success during his stay at Tech. J. EDWARD FITZGERALD AEY ASA Instructor in Modern Languages A.B., Claik Univ., 1927; Student Assistant in Geology, 1925-27; Instructor in Modern Languages, W. P. I., 1927- A new instructor in the Modern Language department this year, Mr. Fitzgerald, early incurred the hearty ap¬ proval and cooperation of his students. Although we missed any classroom relations with Mr. Fitzgerald, Freshmen and Sophomores give us to understand that he does know his languages, and undoubtedly, a year spent at the University of Berlin coupled with a course leading to a degree at Clark, would lay an admirable foundation on which to build a reputation as a linguist of worth. ARTHUR JUSTIN STAPLES “P. P” “Ajax” 2X Instructor in Mechanical Engineering B.S., Univ. of Maine, 1927; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, W. P. I., 1927-. Heres’ a little fellow who tries to do things in a big way. Unfortunately he does not always succeed, except in invariably arousing the wrath of Seniors struggling through an M. E. Lab. experiment. “P. P.” is small in stature, and sometimes very small in his ways, although he occasionally tries to be nice. When he does he is quite a success as an instructor. “Ajax comes from Maine, where it is said, he was rather a “tear . At any moment we expect a new out¬ burst, but it has not come yet. In future years we hope “P. P.” will keep closer watch on his apparatus and possessions that have a mysterious habit of disappearing, much to his dismay. Well— here’s luck to you “P. P.” EDWIN HIGGINBOTTOM AM Instructor in Modern Languages A.B., Clark Univ., 1926; Instructor in Modern Lan¬ guages, W. P. I., 1927-. The modern language department at the Institute counts two new-comers on its teaching staff this year, Ed. Higginbottom, a recent graduate from Clark, being one of them. While he attended the Main-South college Mr. Higginbottom was well known as an athlete, and on the Hill he soon proved to be the answer to Mr. Merriam’s long-neglected prayer for an opponent on the squash court. Page sixty-one ERNEST THEODORE BERKELEY E BK AB., Harvard, 1927; Instructor in Mathematics, W. P. I., 1927-. As seniors we unfortunately did not have the pleasure of making Mr. Berkeley’s acquaintance in the classroom but after knowing him we once more have great faith in Harvard and her products. He is one of those rare mortals who can teach mathematics successfully and yet stand ace high with the students both inside and out of the classroom. Perhaps it is the fact his own undergraduate days are not so far behind that makes him so nearly one of us as he pilots us through the maze of integrals that mark our progress in calculus. HERBERT HERANT ASHJIAN “fleet” Instructor in Swimming, W. P. I., 1926- Herb presides over our new swimming pool where he can always be found ready and willing to give advice to either the novice or the more seasoned performer. He is a past-master at swimming in all its forms and applica¬ tions. His has the responsibility of making swimmers of all Tech men before they graduate. At this he is singu¬ larly successful and many men continue under his tutelage to learn the art of life-saving. Herb is also mentor of Tech’s newest sport, swimming, and his capability may readily be seen from a glance at our team’s creditable record in its first year of competi¬ tion. We wish him success as he continues his good work in “hydraulics”. DONALD GRAHAM DOWNING “Don” cf 2K Skull B.S., W. P. I., 1926; Instructor in Civil Engineering at Lehigh, 1926-27; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, W. P. I., 1927-. Some irresistible force seems to have drawn “Don ’ back from old Lehigh to his native haunts of Worcester, and we are glad to welcome him home. He is a newcomer among us in the role of instructor, but in reality he is an old friend who has returned after a year’s absence and is again one of us, ready to take up the good work where he left off two years ago. From all reports “Don” is as popular now, as an in¬ structor, as he was as a student in his undergraduate days, and knowing the ins and outs of Tech as he does we feel sure he will make a valuable and helpful addition to our M. E. department. Page sixty-two I ! Electric Locomotive of Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Electrification by the General Electric Company Mr. Albert H. Armstrong, ’91, Assistant Engineer of Railway Department SENIORS G — 1 —a Page sixty-four CLASS OF 1928 AS SENIORS Andrew L. Wilkinson, President Charles B. Muzzy, Vice-President PERMANENT OFFICERS CLASS HISTORY 1924—1925 O NE bright day in the early fall of 1924 there assembled in the lecture room of the Electrical Engineering building a cosmopolitan group of embryo engineers that was to take its place four years later among the greatest of Wor¬ cester Tech’s classes. This group was the class of 1928. Outside the above mentioned lecture room, armed to the teeth, waited our friendly enemies, the sophs, and thus it was that while Mr. Closson talked of the choice of modern languages for study, our minds were elsewhere even as they were to be in years to come. As we emerged one by one we were set upon and after a hectic struggle lined up, each one minus a shoe, and paraded through down-town Worcester, where our capers aroused much public interest and caused many a traffic jam. Foolish as these stunts were, they caused the beginning of many fast friendships. We were destined shortly to become acquainted with ourselves and the school at large as we sipped our cider at the annual “Y” re¬ ception and get-together. Having become well acquainted, our organization progressed rapidly. Charlie Muzzy was elected to control our destinies the first half year with Ralph Lund- berg as his able assistant, while Carl Penney handled the cash and Line Peter¬ son the records. Bernie Carlson was to captain our rope pull team. Our group contained many athletes of note and this the Sophs soon found out at their expense. We drew first blood in fall track but our supremacy was of short duration for we were soon given our initial baptism in Institute Pond and our arch enemies chalked up a rope pull victory and entered the Tech hall of fame as a “dry” class. Incensed at this we administered a 12-0 defeat in football but we were defeated in turn at soccer by a 2-1 score. The next big event was the Soph banquet which we attended, although not as guests, much to the discomfort of the revelers, not to mention the captured Soph officers unable to attend. At carnival time we had a chance to match wits with our opponents and in this we were successful, our class act being adjudged the better. Next came what was for many the beginning of the end, namely the first set of finals. However our mortality was not too high and after a short vacation we plunged undaunted into the new term. After midyears we saw the Tech ban¬ quet revived as an annual event and were glad to note its success. As our constitution required more officers, midyear elections were more com¬ plicated. Charlie Muzzy continued as president with McColley as vice-president. Brooks was the new scribe, Marino the money man, Aldrich auditor and Gallup historian. Being thus well launched on our second semester, we again turned our thoughts to our rivals but not to our credit as we were defeated by them at basketball. It was not long before spring and its accompanying activities stirred our blood and aroused the spirit of adventure within us so that one night we stole off to the Hotel Warren and held the first of our four successful class banquets. We had envied the other classes as they held their dances, but in June our chance came. Under the guidance of A1 Naylor our summer shop dance com¬ mittee staged the final event of Tech’s social season and the class of 1928 closed an eventful year. 193.8 PEDDLER. CLASS HISTORY 1925—1926 X T 7HAT a marked difference there was in our attitude as we returned to our Alma Mater in the fall of 1925. Were we not sophomores, we who had survived? How good it seemed to greet our old friends once more and discuss the summer that had intervened and the events that were to come. Things soon took on a different aspect as we came to realize the truth of the statement that nobody loves a Sophomore. Our first hint of this was the over¬ whelming dose of calc and physics and physics and calc. We were assured of the fact when we saw our good faculty, perhaps wisely, come to the aid of the frosh and impose upon us such conditions that we could not properly initiate our younger brethren and were forced to make the best of the matter in a rough and tumble paddle rush on the hillside in front of Salisbury. This was enjoyed by both classes and served to whet our appetites for further contests. This year we operated under new management with Milt Aldrich at the helm, well seconded by Dick Verville. Cookie was official note taker, Sal Marino held the purse strings, Charlie Durbin was our auditor, and Les Gallup again his¬ torian. The year’s biggest event, and one which was to have a great bearing on our futu re, came at about this time. It was the inauguration of Captain Earle as our new 7 president. A holiday was declared and we shall never forget that great day in Tech’s history, and ours. Following this came a tragic event in our lives. We lost the rope pull and although Bernie Carlson and his mates did their best we were unceremoniously dragged through and entered in the books as physically decidedly wet. However, we pulled ourselves together and, with the aid of that great Converse-Guidi com¬ bination which was already making history as the “Tech Twins,” trounced our frosh rivals at football. Not content with this we banded together a soccer team which easily annexed the interclass championship. Carnival time came around and although our original photo-radio act was very good, the judges decided in favor of our rivals and we saw the cup awarded to their president. Encouraged by this success the frosh attempted a banquet at Williams Tavern but it was a wise crew which they were trying to outwit and the party was squelched when just well under way. Although the accompanying riot caused damage which we set right for 125 dollars, all agreed that it was a deed well done. To show how it should be done we successfully held our second class banquet at the Hotel Kendall in Framingham, completely outwitting attempts at reprisal. At this affair 1928 assumed possession of the celebrated Goat’s Head of the class of ’93, a great honor. Midyears over, we resumed operations. New men among our officers were Andy Wilkinson, vice-president, Leidholt auditor, and Piute Wilcox historian. The frosh welcomed us with a defeat at track hut we immediately countered by administering a basketball setback to even matters. In the spring our fancy turned to thoughts of our second class dance, the Sophomore Hop. Andy Wilkinson and committee got busy and the fruit of their efforts was one of Tech’s most pleasing dances, lacking nothing in decoration or melody. This over, we prepared for finals and a summer’s vacation. CLASS HISTORY 1926-1927 I T 7HEN we returned in the fall of 26 we found our ranks somewhat depleted but the spirit that had carried us through two years was still spurring us on into the year ahead. We were greeted with changes that showed the hand of our new president already at work making Tech one of the nation’s finest engineering colleges. Dreams were coming true. In the gym basement one of our former jokes had blossomed into as fine a swimming pool as one could wish. Over on the hill was the beginning of Tech’s dormitory. In all these things we took real pride for we had now entered the ranks of the upperclass¬ men and were experiencing the thrill of being somebody on the Hill. Many new names appeared on our list of officers. Andy Wilkinson was chosen president, with George Freeman as vice-president. Giff Cook and Sal Marino were re-elected secretary and treasurer, respectively. Hal Kranz was to be his¬ torian and “Shrimp” Lewis auditor. As Juniors we enjoyed a new role relative to class rivalry, that of arbiter rather than participant, and we enjoyed to the limit seeing our younger brothers, the freshmen, more than hold their own in the paddle rush. Shortly afterward we saw them avenge our defeat of the previous year by pulling the sophomores through the pond. We entered the field of interclass sport long enough to annex the school soccer championship for the second time, proving that we had not forgotten all of Doc Carpenter’s valuable course. On the day of our victory came news that was a blow to all of us. Death had taken one of our number, and we would never again have “Reggie” Leland to swap stories with. We missed him when illness kept him from returning to school and even more do we mourn his being taken from us. Just before Christmas came the big “stag” of the year, the half-way-through banquet at the Webster Lake Hotel. Here we enjoyed in peace, an excellent dinner and some very lively entertainment furnished by two of the fairest of the fair sex, as well as fitting speeches by Bill Mitchell and George Dixon. Soon came the finals and the attendant thinning of the ranks which we accepted re¬ signedly as a semi-annual procedure. With the second term came the election of officers and some changes. “Wilkie” had done so well that he continued as president, and Cook kept the secretaryship. Marino was transferred from treas¬ urer to vice-president. Dockham was elected treasurer, Wilcox historian, and Jones auditor. All interest was now centered on the Junior Prom which Phil MacArdle and his Prom Committee were planning for us. The Prom was in itself undoubtedly one of the events which we will longest remember, to say nothing of the house parties held at that time by the various fraternities. The beautiful Bancroft ball¬ room was the scene of the affair and Ed. Wittstein’s orchestra was imported to furnish the melody which it did in a manner that left nothing to be desired. As a class we had well deserved the name of being original and distinctive, These characteristics were well shown by the junior class jackets which appeared during the year and by the choice of a name with a meaning, “The Peddler,” for our class year book. June finals soon came along and at their close we left for another summer of rest. CLASS HISTORY 1927— 1928 npHE fall of 1927 saw the remainder of the once numerous class of 1928 ready to plunge into their last year at W. P. I. Tech had blossomed into a real college during the summer which saw the completion of Sanford Riley Hall, as fine and modern a dormitory as any college can boast of. The year started off in a busy fashion. Elections were immediately in order. Sal Marino, our treasurer for many years, was chosen president. Driscoll be¬ came vice-president; Leidholt, secretary: Jones, treasurer; Page, auditor; and Wilcox, historian. Work began immediately on the 1928 year hook, now known as “The Peddler,” a historically significant title which will always remind us of Tech’s colorful and unusual beginning. Cookie was in charge of the editorial end, while Sal handled the financing of the project. On the gridiron Joe Guidi and Dick Converse, two of our most illustrious members, were busy making history as joint captains of one of the best elevens ever turned out at Tech. It is impossible to catalogue here all of our representa¬ tives on the various athletic teams, but a glance at the “W” roster included in this book will prove our claim that they were many and outstanding. It was not until midyears that we learned the good news. The millenium (Webster def. 3-period of great happiness or good rule) had been attained. The tender-hearted faculty had given ear to our pleadings and were allowing us to take a final in every one of our courses. Eight finals! Truly none before us had been so favored and here indeed was a millstone (we should say mile¬ stone) to mar(k) our progress. However, we started off undaunted on the last lap of our race. New officers being in order, they were duly elected. Sal again topped the list with a new assistant in the person of the rotund Eddie Hubbard. Ev Fowler was chosen secretary; Jones re-elected treasurer (for he had collected no dues the previous term and we were all for him) ; Bedard named to look into Mr. Jones’ specula¬ tions; and “Boozer” Lawrence elected to straighten out the class history, if any. The above officers served well and carried us through our final term with little or no difficulty. However, some far-sighted person felt that it would be proper to follow the usual custom and elect a set of permanent officers, as is done in all institutions of good character. So, as was ever the case, many were called and the necessary few chosen. Andy Wilkinson, the best man who ever broke a gavel, and our leader in our junior year, was elected president. Athlete, scholar, and hard worker, long live Andy, for we will need a presi¬ dent at our reunions. Charlie Muzzy, who so successfully led us through our tempestuous freshman year and who is one of our most active members, was chosen vice-president. Giff Cook, our literary light and secretary during many terms, was permanently fixed in that position. “Deac” Jones, whose integrity and activity in our interests had been proved, maintained his hold on the purse strings. With our destiny in the hands of these good men we look forward to gradua¬ tion and its attendant celebrations, to the time when in cap and gown the lambs shall receive the sheepskins and go out to face the wolves, having officially com¬ pleted our education in the best of all Alma Maters. IVAN VARBAN ABADJIEFF “ Abby ” Mechanic; Born November 23, 1900; Prep. Liberty University, Bulgaria; Wor¬ cester Academy; Entered W. P. I Sept., 1924; Address: T. Pazordjik, Bulgaria. Glee Club (3, ) ; Banio-Mandolin Club (3, 4); CosmcpoLtan Club (1, 2, 3, 4), Vice-Pres. (4). Over the seas from Bulgaria, this gentleman came to get an education in an American college. After spending a year at Worcester Academy he was accepted as a Freshman at Tech. By overcoming the difficulties presented by coming from a country where customs, language, and problems are different from our own, he has shown the ability to master problems as they confront him. His curious foreign twang al¬ ways pleased us. His activities here have been mostly along musical lines. His tenor voice and his guitar playing were of value to the musical clubs and will be greatly missed in the future. The best wishes of the class are with you “Abby” in anything that you may undertake. w MYRON DENNETT ADAMS “m. Dr Electric; Born November 3, 1905; Prep. Mt. Hermon; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Bolton, Mass. The Heavens were all ablaze, the air was filled with music, and a great jubilee rent the firmament as “M. D.” was ushered into the world. Bolton, usually a very quiet place, was all awake on this beautiful day of November 1905. However, this noise was only a mite compared to that of after years when Myron began to blow his own horn. For two years Myron had the distinc¬ tion of being the only member of the General Science course, but the mag¬ netic pull of the Electrics seemed to have overpowered him and henceforth we shall see his signature followed by the hard earned “B. S.” in Electrical Engineering. To wish him success is unnecessary—it is conceded to him. Page seventy DAVID ADELESTEIN “Adel” “Dave” Electric; Born May 1, 1907; Prep. Wor¬ cester Classical High; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 103 Harrison Avenue, Worcester, Mass. A. I. E. E. Tech Judeans. Despite a few battle scars, Adel is another who weathered the storm in four years. He showed many a Prof, that he was a good scholar while it was hard to convince a few others of the fact. About the Hill everyone knows Adel by his hearty smile and brilliant optimism in life. However, not so much is known of his more private life. His hobby is dancing and acquaintance with the fairer sex. Nothing is complete without some mention of Adel’s inseparable friend Melican. Like some of those famous combinations “Ham and Eggs” and “The Shadow Twins — Me and My” you can’t think of one without the other. To say the least, we know that Adel will make a great name for himself in the world, and we wish him success and happiness. MILTON HARRIS ALDRICH ‘Milt” SAE tbii V — Skull Civil; Born July 30, 1902; Prep. North¬ ampton High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 333 Prospect Street, Northampton, Mass. Track (2, 3) “aWa” (2) ; Class President (2), Auditor (1) ; Y. M. C. A. President (4), Treasurer (3) ; Tech Council (2, 4) ; Masque (3, 4) ; Glee Club (3a) ; Junior Prom Committee; Peddler Board; Junior Marshall; Interfraternity Council; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; Class Track (1, 2, 3) ; A. S. C. E. After a short sojourn at Northeastern, “Milt” selected Tech as the setting in which he was to “carry on” for the next four years. And “Milt” surely did carry on, for he has won the esteem of us all in his ability as a student, as a man of activities, and above all as a man. Capable, though reserved, he has untiringly made the most of his oppor¬ tunities, and has done his best for Tech and those about him. After the “Civil Course”, life can hold no terrors for him, and we are confident that his suc¬ cess in the future will be marked. m n CARL FERDINAND ALSING “Carr Electric; Born January 27, 1907; Prep. Worcester Classical; Address: 11 Wins¬ low Street, Worcester, Mass. Had Carl and Job lived contem¬ poraneously, we fear that Job would be off his pedestal as the world’s most patient man. We who have seen Carl “do his stuff” in any laboratory course are better able to realize this than the general run of mankind. But, in speak¬ ing of Carl’s patience, we are neglec¬ ting his other qualities. His marks have been the envy of many a less fortunate embryo-engineer. No resume of this young man’s life could well be written without mention of the female of the species, for, al¬ though he is confessedly a hater of the (sometimes) fair sex, occasions have been known when he broke away from his hard and fast rule. We who have known Carl at all well are able to realize that he has great possibilities, so we wish him all suc¬ cess in whatever branch of engineering he may engage. LAWRENCE ELMER BACKLIN “ Fat” Mechanic; Born January 2, 1902; Prep. none; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 51 Stanton Street, Worcester, Mass Rope Pull (1, 2); Tech Carnival; A. S. M. E. “Fat”, after attending the school of hard knocks and worries for several years, decided to put away his toys such as boilers and pumps and to put in some good hard work; as a result he entered Tech in the Fall of ’24. During his four years with us “Fat” has always appeared rather quiet and good natured, but always making great headway in his studies with but very little prep before joining us. We have oftened wondered what would happen if he should blow off some of his practical steam in one of “B. A’s.” classes or even in Burr’s power plants. “Fat’s’ chief characteristics are his willingness to help his fellows, his gen¬ erosity, and an ambition fired by the desire to achieve that which he has started. RODERICK ANDREW BAIL “Dick” Electric; Born November 28, 1903; Prep Holyoke High School; Entered W. P. I. 1922; Address 125 Beech Street, Holyoke, Mass. Director of Newman Club; A. I. E. E.; Newman Club Dance Committee. Dick came down from Holyoke and entered with the class of 1926. In an attempt to attend all of his 8 o’clocks, he undermined his health and was forced to stay away from W. P. I. for a year. A new man entered the class of ’27 after mid-years, and at the com¬ pletion of his Junior year accepted an¬ other vacation on the payroll of “Willie” Westinghouse, this vacation being of 15 months duration. Last September Dick came back to Worcester in disguise, but he had many friends in the class of ’28 that were very observing and their keen powers penetrated the disguise. Nevertheless, Dick, a moustache does lend a manly appearance. We all hope you have a beard some day. GABRIEL OSCAR BEDARD “ Gabe” “Cobby” 2AE Electric; Born May 7, 1903; Prep. Spring- field Technical High School; Entered W. P. I. 1921; Address: 224 Berkshire Ave¬ nue, Springfield, Mass. Peddi.er Board; Junior Editor, Tech News; President Musical Association (4) ; Glee Club (2, 3, 41 ; Newman Club; A. I. E. E.; Rope Pull (1) ; Camera Club (1); Tech Carnival (1); Gift Committee. “Want to take a chance on my apple orchard down in Patagonia?” Who is talking? Why Gobby Bedard, as usual. And if he had sold a chance every time, he ' d be a millionaire by now. Some¬ how though, business hasn ' t been rush¬ ing. As side lines to the fruit business Gobby has been extracting “Peddler” assessments from us, presiding over the Musical Association, especially the Bari¬ tones, and that body called the Band. Gobby doesn’t know where he may be going now, but we are confident that we will hear much from him wherever it may be. JOHN WILLIAM BURT “Bill” f rx Electric; Bora April 19, 1906; Prep. Walpole High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 322 Common Street, Wal¬ pole, Mass. Tennis Squad (2) ; Tech News Assoc. (1, 2, 3), Advertising Manager (3); Junior Editor 1927 Aftermath; Band (1, 2); Glee Club (1); Masque; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet (3) ; Wireless Club, Vice- President (2); Rifle Club (1). Billy hails from Walpole, having prepped at Walpole High. Very soon after his arrival at Tech he became one of the most widely known members of his class because of his pleasing smile and his cheery “hello”. He entered Tech with a grim deter¬ mination to become one of the leaders of his class, but in the spring of his Freshman year he made golf his hobby. He then adopted the slogan: “never let work interfere with your play”. We do not know of a better natured fellow, nor of anyone so willing to help his fellow men. We wish him all the success in the world. HAROLD GEORGE BUTTERWORTH “Butt” ©X Civil; Born February 19, 1906; Prep. Athol High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Athol, Mass. A. S. C. E. Secretary (3). “Butt” is a very well-liked little man hailing from the wilds of Athol. Al¬ though studying under the difficulty of having several girl friends back home with whom it was constantly necessary for him to correspond, “Butt” has suc¬ ceeded as only an engineer could have done. His abilities as a business man at once displayed themselves when he entered Tech, and for the past four years he has spent his spare time in various lines of employment ranging from draftsman to superintendent of build¬ ings. He has been an active member of the A. S. C. E. “Butt has been a real fellow while at Tech, and his fellowship will be missed by his classmates. We all wish you the best of success, “Butt”. Page seventy-four FRANK EUGENE BUXTON “Gene ' TBn ‘ Bux ” v— Civil; Bom December 24, 1905; Prep. Shrewsbury High School, North High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: 11 Grafton Street, Shrewsbury, Mass. Rope Pull (1, 2) ; A. S. C. E. Buxton commutes from the fair town of Shrewsbury. Having entered Tech in 1923, he saw us as Freshmen and decided to work for the New England Power Company for a year in order that he might return to the Hill as a member of THE CLASS. “Bux” is a good supporter of the athletic teams at the home games and also of the moving picture palaces of this metropolis. He likes his “exercise” at noon time, sometimes mistaking the drafting room for a gymnasium. In spite of his failing for certain members of the female sex he has established a reputation as a student and an all around good fellow on the Hill. A per¬ son with his personality and knowledge acquired at Tech is sure to succeed and we wish him the best of luck. BERNARD NATHANAEL CARLSON “Bernie” ATCl Mechanic; Born August 24, 1906; Prep. Classical High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 54 Fairfax Road, Wor¬ cester, Mass. Ass’t Mgr. Soccer (4); Glee Club (1, 2, 3, 4); College Quartet (1, 2); Publicity Mgr. Tech Show; A. S. M. E.; Class Bas¬ ketball (1, 2) ; Class Baseball (1) ; Rope Pull (1) Captain. Here he is!! One of the boys!! Let it he known that he portrays a “true sport” in every sense of the word. Those who have known him the past four years could not help being im¬ pressed by his pleasant personality and happy-go-lucky ways. But in knowing “Bernie” real well one soon finds that under the skin he displays a bull-dog determination to climb ahead, a charac¬ teristic that has carried him over many obstacles. “Bernie” upholds that a man with a fair brain and a good line can get along anywhere. Taking the last part of this slogan for what it’s worth we can’t see anything but SUCESS in store for him. ARTHUR MILTON CHENEY, Jr. “Art” ©YO Mechanic; Born 1906; Prep. Orange High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 120 South Main Street, Orange, Mass. Rope Pull (1, 2); Knights of the Road; A. S. M. E. About two years ago we realized that a genius was in our midst. Art proved this to everyone about that time by his journey to North Adams in a fearful, yet wonderful Ford. Since then he has proved his versatility by building elec¬ trical blinking systems, teaching school, and even invading Cupid’s field. The latter seems to have required more time than the others and so it is rarely that we see Art’s smiling face during the evening hours. We feel sure that with his attractive personality, his willingness to pitch in at all times, and an incentive such as he has, Art will continue to be success¬ ful in all that he attempts. LAURENCE FULLER CLEVELAND “Cleve” “Larry” Electric; Born May 5, 1905; Prep. North High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 12 Suburban Road, Worcester, Mass. Glee Club Accompanist (1) ; Radio Club. “Cleve”, “Larry”, or “that wild galoot in the Ford” all mean the same good na tured fellow. For the last two years “Cleve” and his Ford have never been very far apart, and no matter where the football game, or how bad the roads getting to the game, the two al¬ ways show up in time to see the team do its stuff. In spite of appearances to the contrary, the Ford does not rank first in his interests. First comes music, especially organ playing, then comes study, radio, and running a poor fourth or even worse comes his perambulator. His good nature and ready line of talk makes everyone his friend, and his questions are apt to make any Prof want to think twice before speaking. His in¬ sistence to know more about a subject that attracts him will surely take him afar on his way up the ladder. Page seventy-six RICHARD STAFFORD CONVERSE “ Dick ” FREDERICK ROBERTS COOK “ Freddie ” Electric; Born March 15, 1905; Prep. Springfield Technical High; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 220 Oak Street, In¬ dian Orchard, Mass. Football (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Track (1) ; Base¬ ball (2); Basketball (2, 3); Sec. W. P. I. A. A. (2) ; Class Football (1, 21 ; Class Baseball (1, 2); Class Basketball (2); Glee Club (1); Skull Trophy (1). Whether the call was “signals” or “batter up” or whether instead of a call it was the crack of a pistol to start a race or to end a period in basketball, Dick was right there giving his utmost for Tech. Dick came to us from Springfield with hardly any notoriety as an athlete. It wasn’t long before he was looked upon as a mainstay for several teams, especially football, and his famous broken-field runs for touchdowns will always be remembered. Dick’s value to Tech was appreciated from the first as was shown by his winning of the Skull Trophy. Electric; Born June 12, 1904; Prep. Worcester Academy; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: Cathedral Mansions, Pitts¬ burgh, Pa. Tech News Assoc. (1, 2); Glee Club (1, 2, 3,); Masque; Tech Show (1), Prompter (2, 3). “Freddie” or “Stogie” as he is com¬ monly hailed on the Hill, came to us from the wilds of the smoky city of Pittsburgh. He prepped at Worcester Academy and took such a liking to Worcester, especially to its fairer sex, that he decided to prolong his stay by attending Tech. Fred sure deserves a lot of credit as a student, since his work for the first year was rather poor, hut as each year passed his work improved, which is not the usual thing at the In¬ stitute. As the years pass by we shall always remember that ever famous smile and good nature which made Fred a friend to a 11. We wish him success in all that the world possessees. GIFFORD TERRY COOK ROBERT LOUIS COTTON “Gif}” “Gus” “ John” ATfi Skull Civil; Born September 11, 1907; Prep. B. M. C. Durfee High School, Fall River; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 680 Hood Street, Fall River, Mass. Football Mgr. “W” (4) ; Tech News (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Editor-in-Chief (4) ; Ped¬ dler, Editor-in-Chief (4) ; Class Soccer (2, 3, 4) ; Class Secretary (2, 3) ; Knights of the Road, President (4) ; Junior Mar¬ shall; Junior Prom Committee; A. S. C. E.; Permanent Class Secretary. Who thought that the once timid and quiet “Gus” would ever rise to such heights of honor, accomplishment, and hilarity as have marked his career? Whether it happened to be an edition of the Tech News or a midnight siesta in the dismal swamps of Chaffins, it was done with a zest to the best of his abil¬ ity. Nothing but success can come to one who has the ability to navigate Tech’s stormy route and at the same time will¬ ingly devote so much time to activities which bring renown to our Alma Mater. “Bob” Skull Electric; Born February 19, 1905; Prep Worcester Classical High; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address 48 Granite Street, Worcester, Mass. Baseball (1); Football (1); Basketball (2); Tennis (2); Soccer (2); A. I. E. E.; Judearr Club. Who said basket-ball? What our “Bob” can’t do in outguessing the other fellow simply hasn’t been done, as many an opposing team has found out to their sorrow. Ele has shown the same marked ability in soccer and ten¬ nis, as well as in his class work. He has been heard to state that his favor¬ ite exercise is “plugging in” in E. E. Lab. However the Hill has not claimed all of his time according to rumor. A versatile athlete, a good scholar, and a friend to count upon; we wish him success wherever he goes. His future work is undecided. Perhaps he contemplates buying out the Campbell Soup Co. It’s a good company—ask him! LYMAN WALTER CROSS Mechanic; Born November 6, 1905; Prep. Millbury High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: North Grafton, Mass. A. S. M. E. (3, 4). Not many of us were as lucky as Lyman was in having a “stenog” to type reports. Many times he came in with the announcement, “Well, I was up to see the girl last night, and she typed my report. All I had to do was to tell her what to write.” Then again, we often wondered why his answers in Strength were carried to four or five figures, and he was even able to correct Mac on the last figure. The answer was found when we got one of those long problems in Gas. Lyman said that all he had to do was to sub¬ stitute in the formula, and the “girl” did all the computing longhand. Anyway the result was that he carried off good marks. Because of his clever¬ ness and his natural aptitude toward mechanical lines we predict a bright future. CHARLES HENRY DECATER “Charlie” “C. Henry” “Dick” Civil; Born April 24, 1905; Prep. Spring- field Technical High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 30 Santa Barbara Street, Springfield, Mass. Glee Club (3) ; A. S. C. E. Charlie is a quiet lad, the only Senior Civil hailing from Springfield. He entered with us four years ago, and since that time has always stood well in our regard. Charlie is a good student and has enjoyed high scholastic stand¬ ing. Nothing can hurry him in the solution of a problem, but in his own careful painstaking way, he invariably arrives at the correct result. During Junior Summer Practice at Chaffins Charlie evoked considerable notoriety, due undoubtedly to his social prowess among the inhabitants of that section. We will miss Dick’s quiet humor, but we wish him well and know that he should be successful in anything he un¬ dertakes. 193.8 PEDDLER IVAN MERICE DOCKHAM “Doc” “ Mickie” T TN Mechanic; Born Feb. 17, 1906; Prep. Chicopee High; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 151 Fairview Avenue, Chicopee, Mass. Track “W” (1, 2, 3) ; Football (2) ; Tech News (1) ; Glee Club (1, 2) ; Mandolin Club (2) ; Tech Show (2) ; Class Football (1, 2) ; Class Track (1, 2); Class Basketball (2); Class Treasurer (3b) ; A. S. M. E. “Mickie,” tiring of receiving the honors heaped upon him during his High school career in Chicopee, de¬ cided to step out and conquer the world. It did not take long for this “Great Dane” to settle down and meet his studies as they came along. He often found time to step out of the dark woods of Theory, and into the lime light in many and varied activities. He has shown his ability in all lines, from stroking the strings of a mandolin to en¬ tering into competition on the field of sport. EUGENE FANNING DOWNS “Gene” Electric; Born January 3, 1907; Prep Killingly High School, Danielson, Conn.; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address Daniel¬ son, Conn. A. I. E. E And now, allow us to introduce a young man of most interesting charac¬ teristics. Those of us who have known “Gene” the closest have found in him a man of highest principles and unfailing loyalty to his friends. We all know our classmate as a brilliant conversa¬ tionalist and an unflinching debator on any subject from Roman customs to theoretical electricity. “Gene” first won our hearts in Freshman Chem. Lab. where he produced the best explosions and broke more test tubes than any other man in the class. We expect to see “Gene” rise to an enviable position in some electric rail¬ road and we send with him our heart¬ iest wishes in all that he does. JOHN EDWARD DRISCOLL “Jack” tbii Electric; Born 1907; Prep. Holyoke High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 2054 Northampton Street, Hol¬ yoke, Mass. Soccer (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Captain (4) ; Swim¬ ming Relay Team (3) ; A. I. E. E.; New¬ man Club, Vice President (3), Treasurer (4); Rifle (4); Swimming (3); Vice President (4a); A. A. Council (4). Certainly “Jack” needs no intro¬ duction for the varied list of his activi¬ ties and offices is evidence enough of his well earned popularity. John is another representative of the Holyoke delegation and since leaving the hometown has spent four very suc¬ cessful years at Worcester. He has shown himself a worthy model of one of the rare combination, having partici¬ pated with much success in athletics, studies and social functions. His ability as a student is well rec¬ ognized by his membership in “Tau Beta” while his contributions to ath¬ letics were in swimming, tennis, and soccer, having captained the soccer team his last year. THEODORE JOHN ENGLUND “Ted” TBII Mechanic; Burn November 9, 1905; Prep, Worcester North High School; Entered W. P. 1. Sept., 1924; Address: 126 Whitmarsh Ave., Worcester, Mass. A. S. M. E. (3,4), Treasurer (4) Ted, with his sunny disposition, hails from Greendale, where great things are done in the grinding wheel industry. His summer experience certainly de¬ veloped a handiness with tools, for he makes a first class machinist or wood butcher. Ted’s sureness and speed in this line of work made it look easy to us. We all admire Ted’s ability to grin after a tough exam and swear that he ' ll get’em next time. He usually did, which earned him his Tau Beta Pi key. During the latter part of his career at Tech he surprised us by the speed with which he solved AL’s invention prob¬ lems. If Ted crashes his job the way he has some of his courses, those higher up will have to watch out. Page eighty-one GEORGE HAMILTON FINLAY “Red” “Tete Rouge ” ©X FRANK JARED FLEMING “ Frankie ” “FF” ©YO Mechanic; Born December 30, 1906; Prep. Waltham High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept. 1924; Address: 18 Klebart Ave., Webster, Mass. Track (3) ; Glee Club (4) ; Class Foot¬ ball (1, 2) ; Class Baseball (1, 2) ; Rope-Pull (1,3); A. S. M. E., Pres. (4). “Red” has the peculiar custom of getting up just in time to be too late for his first class in the morning, so he cuts it and in the half hour or so before his next class he does his preps for the day. He leads a carefree life and studies are the least of his worries, and yet he has few marks to take out into the world as a memento of his days on the Hill. Reports are his speciality and 100 often graces the covers of his ex¬ periments. The natural ability to make friends, the good nature, and the training of this lad are sure to stand him good stead off the Hill and he will surely succeed in whatever line he decides upon. Mechanic; Born 1907; Prep. Springfield Technical High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 20 Neptune Street, Wor¬ cester, Mass. Soccer aWf (2,3,4); Rifle rWt (3,4); Mgr. Rifle (4) ; Mgr. Golf (4) ; Ass. Cheer Leader (3) ; Ass. Adv. Mgr. Ped¬ dler (4) ; Mandolin Club (1, 2, 3) ; Musical Ass. (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Masque (2, 3, 4) ; Class Soccer (2, 3, 4) ; Class Riflle (4); Class Mowling (3). In casting about after graduating from High school for a place from which to produce more stuffing for his cerebral cavity “Frankie” at last decided to expose himself to a four year course in Mechanical Engineering as offered at Worcester Tech. Why, we don’t know, except it has an excellent set of musical clubs which take trips to Falmouth and many other places. With his sunny disposition, his ability to get along with people, his enthusiasm and his aptitude along various lines we predict a brilliant career for this son of Worcester. GEORGE WOLCOTT FLEMING “Flem” Mechanic; Born January 19, 1905; Prep. Worcester North High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept. 1924; Address: 20 Neptune Road, Worcester, Mass. Rifle Team (2,3,4) ; rWt (3,4) ; Manager (3); Class Soccer (2,3,4); Class Rifle (2,4); Class Bowling, Capt. (2); Rope Pull (2); A. S. M. E. George has been one of the quiet, hard-working fellows in our class, but his studies have not prevented him from taking part in many outside activities. During the winter months he usually can be found at the rifle range, shooting either match or practice targets. He has been one of the high scorers on the rifle team for four years, taking much interest in the team’s progress. As George is very industrious and has the power to “stick” with a problem until it is finished, we predict a great future for him, and expect him to suc¬ ceed in whatever work he undertakes. THOMAS FRANCIS FLYNN, JR. “Tom” Electric; Born January 21, 1907; Prep. South High School, Worcester; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 16 West- field Street, Worcester, Mass. Rope Pull (2a) ; Newman Club; A. I. E. E. Here we have another one of Worcester’s noble young men. “Tom”, as we all know him, came here from South High School to start the grind for four years. Just as we all had quite a change in atmosphere on entering Tech from high schools and preparatory schools, so did “Tom”. His favorite expression seems to he “No matter where you cut it, it’s always Bolony.” Most every one on the Hill knows Tom and he always greets them with a cheery “Hi”. What is more, he has quite an acquaintance with the fairer sex. This has been more or less of a convenience for many of his classmates when it comes time for a dance. Surely, when he sets sail from Tech on his life career, we wish him the best of success. 1 93L8 PEDDLER EVERETT WHEELER FOWLER “Ev” TBn AXA 2H Civil; Born January 19, 1906; Prep New Britain High School; Entered W. P. 1. 1924; Address, Clintonville, Conn. Mgr. Swimming (4); Asst. Mgr. Baseball (3) ; Camera Club; Rope Pull; A. S. C. E.; Class Secretary (4b). “Ev” dropped in from New Britain in the fall of ’24, and after his first year, decided to spend most of his time at Boynton Hall. His remarkable ability for straight thinking and solving difficult problems soon made him well known as a “shark”. Even though he has made a name for himself in scholar¬ ship, “Ev” has by no means neglected activities. After much hard work for a managership, he finally earned the distinction of being the manager of Tech’s first swimming team. “Ev” is a hard worker, and his knack of sticking with a job until it is done to his satisfaction, coupled with his ability to make friends, point well to a success¬ ful future in the engineering field. GEORGE L’HERAULT FREEMAN “Layro” “Sunshine ” ©X Mechanic; Born April 28, 1906; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 15 Whitten Street, Suncook, N. H. Sec. A. S. M. E. (3); Class Vice-Pres. (3a); Class Football (1,2); Y. M. C. A. Cabinet; Knights of Road (3), Vice- Pres. (4) ; Asst. Mgr. Track (3) ; Asst. Mgr. Swimming (4). L’Herault, past master of nonchal¬ ance, has broadened Worcester Tech a great deal; in his time he has weaned us from our dependency to a sturdy in¬ souciance. Of course the town fathers foresaw all this and did wisely in their august town meeting of July 24, 1924, when they decided to send that promising scion of their beloved hamlet to W. P. I. George’s cosmopolitan benevolence, together with his ability and ready wit, will carry him far on the trail to the foot of the rainbow—and a little gray home in the West. Page eighty-four LESTER WILLIAMSON GALLUP “ Les ” 4 5K Electric; Prep. Wilbraham Academy; En¬ tered W. P. I. 1924. Basketball (1,2); “W” (1,2); Class Basketball (1, 2) ; Class Historian (1, 2a) ; Interfraternity Council (3). “Les” will long be remembered for the good work he rendered on the basket¬ ball team during his first two years. His playing was of such a caliber as to win him the captaincy his second year. But “Les” was also an accomplished musician, and it was not long before he had an excellent orchestra built up, which was in wide demand for parties and dances. So great was the demand that he forsook the basketball floor much to the regret of the innumerable fans. A bright future awaits “Les” for he has the personality and fight to win. JAMES HOWARD GERMAIN “Howie” 2AE Mechanic; Born August 13, 1905; Prep. Worcester South High; Entered W. P. I. Sept. 1924; Address: 11 Lyman Street, Worcester, Mass. Track “W”; Class Track (1,2); Class Football (1, 2) ; Class Basketball (1, 2) ; Knights of the Road. Among the illustrious sons of South High who entered Tech in the fall of 1924 was one who determined to soar to great heights for his Alma Mater. It did not take long for us to learn that when “Howie” entered the pole vault it meant a first place for Tech or some very exceptional work on the part of his opponents. Track has not been the only scene of his activities. As “Sir Soccer Ball” of the Knights of the Road, his forceful personality has been impressed on more than one individual. Above all “Howie” is a sociable person and has always been a staunch supporter of Tech functions—if dancing were in order. We wish you luck “Howie”. 193 8 PEDDLER EVERETT DAVIS GIBBS “Ev” “Gibbsie” ATft Electric; Born May 14, 1907; Prep. Clinton High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 128 Prescott Street, Clinton, Mass. Tech News, Junior Editor (3), Secre¬ tary (4) ; Radio Club, Chief Operator I-YK (4). It was not long after “Gibsie” left Clinton High School and matriculated to Tech that he evidenced the same good scholastic standing that he had main¬ tained throughout Public School train¬ ing- Judging from a report which Gibbs presented, to make up a number of term hours spent in the employ of the Bell Telephone Company, as well as his out¬ standing work in the Radio Club, we predict a glowing future for him in the radio and telephone field. With all his studies, “Gibsie” never let them interfere with his education. Let it here be known that he could go out more nights in the week and get away with it, than any other man in his class. JOHN HENRY GOUGH “Gough” “Doc” Electric; Born October 6, 1906; Prep. Elmira Free Academy, Elmira, N. Y.; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 455 Millard Street, Elmira, New York. Camera Club (2) ; Radio Club (2,3). Did anyone in E. E. Design class ever hear about the famous transformer of 1898 on which the father of one of the class took thesis? When “Doc” entered, he was a nice, quiet lad who never went out nights. During the first two years short glimpses were given of his future activities by his ravings upon returning from Elmira or Providence. Alas upon entering the Junior class he seemed to change and became a far different fellow. The starting point was when he started to go to a dramatic club at one of the nearby churches. This year was the climax when he was one of the incorporators of the Bay State club, along with two fellow worthies, for the proclaimed purpose of seeing the chorus at the Palace without actually going. JOSEPH LOUIS GUIDI “Pep “Joe JOSEPH GUSTAFERRI “Gus” “Jag ATD Skull Mechanic; Born December 13, 1906; Prep. Winthrop High School; En¬ tered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 34 Gir- dlestone Road, Winthrop, Mass. Football “W” (1, 2, 3, 4); Capt. (4) ; Basketball (2) ; Track “W” (1, 2) ; Baseball “W” (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Capt. (4) ; Class Football (1, 2) ; Capt. (2) ; Class Basketball (1, 2) ; Class Baseball (1, 2) ; Capt. (1, 2) ; Masque (4). “Joe” electrified Worcester Tech for the first time three days after he came here, when he ran ninety-six yards for a touchdown, to win his first football game for Tech. He has continued to electrify the stands ever since. How¬ ever, “Joe” was not content to gain laurels in football alone and so he im¬ mediately set out to make a name for himself in baseball and track. His Chemist; Born Sept. 27, 1905; Prep. Crosby High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1923; Address: 226 Walnut Street, Waterbury, Conn. Football (1, 2, 3) ; Class Football (1, 2) ; Class Basketball (2) ; Rope Pull (1) ; President Skeptical Chem¬ ists; Art Editor, Peddler. “Gus” came to us four years ago pre¬ pared to make his mark in the world. He has always been known as an indus¬ trious chap, keeping to the straight and narrow. In Organic Lab Gus devoted most of his time to “huge yields” be¬ cause he thought that the greatness of a man was measured by his output. During his last year at college he has strayed from that straight and narrow, as electrons sometimes do, and has pro¬ jected himself into a new atmosphere, an atmosphere which is characterized by the female sex. success is history. His last year “Joe” showed himself to be more widely versatile than ever by taking the lead in “The Bad Man.” And he was a mighty good “Bad Ma Page eighty-seven It is known by his fellow chemists that “Gus” intends to take up graduate work at Harvard next year. In this he has all the best wishes of those who have come into contact with him. GUSTAF HARVEY HAKALA a 99 LrllS Mechanic; Born June 18, 1906; Prep. North High School, Worcester, Mass.; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address 6 Bliss Street, Wor¬ cester, Mass. Rifle Club; A. S. M. E. An early ambition, and eagerness for a technical education brought “Gus” to pledge himself to Tech colors. He must have found himself intrigued with the many intricacies of this situation, for he is generally seen industrially and seriously trying to make the best of matters, and it is no surprise that he does. It is not like “Gus” to complain although his outward appearances would lead one to think that he was brooding mentally. Being quiet, unas¬ suming, and willing to compromise to forsake unnecessary argument, there is much in store for him in the way of suc¬ cess. It would seem that he has in re¬ serve a bag of tricks up his sleeve, for he many times clarifies a situation, and that leaves his fellow mates to silently admire his modest capability. WALTER BIGELOW HALL “Big” $rA Electric; Born November 3, 1906; Prep. Fitchburg High School; En¬ tered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Fitch¬ burg, Mass. Tech News Reporter (1) ; Glee Club (1, 2, 4); Mandolin Club (1, 2); Masque Business Manager (3) ; General Manager (4) ; Carnival (1, 2 ). Well! Here’s “Big,” the tall boy from the village of Fitchburg. As we first remember him he was a shy, inno¬ cent fellow, but it wasn’t long before he became quite the man of the world. At first it was the wilds of Lunen¬ burg that filled his week ends, but then he fell under the spell of one of Fitch¬ burg’s fairest. It looked as though things were rather serious and that Tech would suffer a heavy loss, instead he showed his good taste by remaining with the class of ’28. A genial good humor, a smiling coun¬ tenance, and a ready wit, real ability, and we have enumerated “Big’s” chief characteristics. Page eighty-eight PAUL KERMIT HENLEY “P. K .” ©X Mechanic; Born June 3, 1907; Prep. Holden High School, Holden, Mass.; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Ad¬ dress: Holden, Mass. Tech News Reporter (2) ; Junior Editor (3) ; News Editor (4) ; A. S. M. E. (3, 4). “P. K.” is one of those men, who, in spite of the fact that they commute a considerable distance each day, have had the time to make good in some other activity on the Hill in addition to their regular curriculum work. As News Editor of our College paper he has turned in a great deal of good work and has certainly completed his share towards the success of the publication. Paul’s “line,” together with his abil¬ ity to dig into tough problems and come out on top every time, is sure to lead him to big things in whatever he sees fit to make his life’s work. EDWARD AUSTIN HUBBARD “Eddie” TBII 2E Mechanic; Bora January 22, 1906; Prep. Worcester North High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Ad¬ dress: 10 Sturgis Street, Worcester, Mass. Football (2, 3, 4); “W” (4); Rifle Team (4); Class Football (2); Class Rifle (4); Rope Pull (1); A. S. M. E. Vice Pres. (4) . “Eddie” as he is often called, is known for his ever present smile, a de¬ termination to make good in whatever he chooses to do, and as persevering as a man can be and still be human. He has been one of the outstanding scholars of the class and he has earned this reputation by good hard work. We can hardly remember a class that Eddie did not prep for and did not know ex¬ actly what he was told to know. Be¬ sides being able to do his outside work he has always been wide awake and alert in the class room and ready to pounce on any original problem as it appeared. Page eighty-nine FLOYD CLINTON HUNTINGTON “Honey” JACOB JAY JAFFE “Jack” f 2K 20 Mechanic; Born May 22, 1907; Prep. Hardwick Academy, Hardwick, Vt.; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Ad¬ dress: 28 South Union Street, Bur¬ lington, Vt. Track (1, 2, 3) “W”; Football (2, 3) ; Class Basketball (1, 2) ; Class Football (2) ; Class Track (1, 2) ; A. S. M. E. Because “Honey” hails from Ver¬ mont you might expect he’d be a big clumsy, slow-thinking farmer’s boy and a woman-hater. However, we haven’t know him that way. As for his ability along scholastic lines, he has shown us many times how easy it has been for him to pass those dreaded finals, which goes to show that he’s no mean thinker. Then there is the question of his at¬ titude toward the fair sex. His record in this line for his first two years on the Hill was unbroken by any woman-hater, but since that time much to our sur¬ prise, he has held records to be envied. Electric; Born July 22, 1906; Prep. Worcester Classical High; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 118 Provi¬ dence Street, Worcester, Mass. Cross Country (3) ; Class Football (1) ; Class Track (1) ; Class Basket¬ ball (1, 3) ; Class Baseball (1). Anyone who is at all familiar with the Worcester Post is well acquainted with Jack’s handiwork, for he has been a consistent contributor of Tech notes to this paper. Any afternoon he may be seen hard at work in the “Y” rooms on notes of interest to the public. But his field of activities is not lim¬ ited to journalism, as is evidenced by his efforts on the basketball floor, not only in the way of basketball, but also in tripping the light fantastic with the fairer sex after the games. Jack seems to accompany a different one to every game. If he can pick jobs as he does lady friends, we can predict a bright future for him. DWIGHT EUERLE JONES Jonesie TBn Mechanic; Born July 11, 1904; Prep. Pittsfield High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Otis, Mass. Peddler Ass. Bus. Mgr.; Class Audi¬ tor (3b) ; Class Treas. (4a) ; Rope Pull (2a) ; Permanent Class Treas¬ urer. “How strangely easy, difficult things are!” That characterizes Jonesie. Scho¬ lastic honors have been showered up¬ on him throughout his four years at Tech, but that does not imply a “grind” for he has always found time for activi¬ ties, which made him one of the out¬ standing men of the class. A conscien¬ tious worker, a good student, and above all a “good scout” — these attributes have made him many staunch friends and will undoubtedly serve him well after graduation. We are certain that the knowledge he has secured, the willingness to work that is his, and the friendships he has made, will form a firm foundation up¬ on which he will build his success. FRANCIS HENRY KING “Frank” Electric; Born March 18, 1907; Prep. Holyoke High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 101 Hillside Avenue, Holyoke, Mass. Tech News Reporter (1, 2) ; Mandolin Club (2, 3, 4), Manager and Leader (4) ; Sec-Treas. Camera Club (1) ; Knights of The Road; A. I. E. E.; Rope Pull (2) ; Class Football (2) ; Asst. Manager Golf (3) ; Newman Club. No need to ask where Frank comes from. Watch the smile on his face when Charlie Allen talks about the “Holyoke Test”. Spare time his first two years was largely spent in Camera Club work while his last year he turned out to be a “Communication” expert. He played in the Mandolin Club for three years; no one enjoying the “after-concert dances more than he. Whatever he did, he did well; a level head, good judgment, ability to make and keep friends, always ready to help anybody out of trouble — in short — “a fellow worth knowing”. Page ninety-one 190.8 PEDDLER KENNETH GUILFORD KNAPP “K. G.” Electric; Born January 7, 1906; Prep. South High School, Worcester; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 12 Belvidere Avenue, Worcester, Mass. Band (1, 2); Radio Club (3, 4). “Ken” has been active in social, musical, and other circles during his four years at the Institute. He was a member of the band during his fresh¬ man year, and has also been in the Mandolin Club. He is also a tennis player of ability, and is often seen on the Hill courts. In addition “Ken” was a member of the Radio Club, and is a licensed amateur, being the owner and operator of a transmitting station located at his home. In scholarship, he stands well up in the first half of his class and is one to whom the Institute will be proud to award the coveted sheepskin. FREDERICK HAWLEY KNIGHT “Freddie” 2AE Electric; Born September 29. 1905; Prep. Brattleboro High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: Brattleboro, Vt. “W” Track (4) ; Manager (4) ; Ass’t Manager (3) ; Tech News Reporter (1, 2) ; Glee Club (1, 2, 3, 4) ; A. I. E. E.; Class Rifle “28” (2). Freddie and Cal Coolidge have many things in common, both being native sons of Vermont, and both being un¬ tiring conscientious workers. “Freddie” came to Tech in the fall of 1924 and started right in to make a place for himself, both scholastically and in out¬ side activities. In his studies he has ranked with the top ones during his four years. Among the activities which have claimed his spare moments may be listed the managing of track teams. The second bass section of the Glee Club is where “Freddie” did his brilliant shining, supporting that sec¬ tion in fine style, and also in upholding the “after the concert” activities. I I9a8 PEDDLER ‘ HAROLD PAUL KRANZ “Ha ” ©X Skull Electric; Born June 26, 1906; Prep. B. M. C. Durfee High School, Fall River; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address, 2 Sturgis Street, Worcester, Mass. Tennis (1, 2, 3, 4); Captain (3, 4); Vice-Pres. A. A. (4) ; Captain Class Tennis (1); Chairman Nominating Com¬ mittee (1); Class Historian (1); Rope Pull (1, 2). “If you think you can make the team come out and try it” remarked this un¬ hesitating tennis captain to the fresh¬ men who were entering Tech for their first—or second—time. No mere Bryan could hold a tallow to this silver- tongued orator. He can speak without thinking. The sweet delight of charm¬ ing poesy lures his deepest emotion. This young Boyntonite, late of Fall River—and to eight o’clocks — swings a wicked slide-rule, or tennis-racket. Grinning and happy, Harold will be a winner, as consistent in the game of life as he has been on the tennis courts for his Alma Mater. EDWARD EUSTACE LANE “Ed” “Eddie” ©Yfi Electric; Born October 13, 1906; Prep. David Prouty High School, Spencer; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Spencer, Mass. A. I. E. E. To “Ed” belongs the distinction of being one of the very few who actually took his scholastic work seriously. Al¬ though he was quiet and unassuming, he was always ready for a good time with the crowd, and any horse-play was sure to find him about. “Ed” and his “car made history in its trips to Chaffins, but many wondered at his choice of a tour¬ ing car when a coupe is known to be so much more intimate. We wish “Ed” all the success which his natural ability and even disposition is sure to bring him. Page ninety-three 193-8 PEDDLER ALLAN EVERETT LAWRENCE “John” “ Boozer” ®YO TBIT 2H Chemist; Born May 28, 1908; Prep. Emerson High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 328 33rd Street, Woodcliffe, N. J. Department Editor, Peddler; Vice-Pres. Skep. Chemists (3). “John” came to Tech from the wilds of New Jersey a young and innocent youth. JJowever, four years at Tech have taught him much of the ways of life. He has had an enviable record during his stay with us being the kind of a man the Profs, always turn to for the answer when no one else knows. Lately however, he has succumbed to the lures of the weaker sex and con¬ sequently has begun to go to church very regularly. His “for crying out loud” has become a byword among the chemists. We are certain of his success in the future and know that he deserves the best. LOUIS FREDERICK LEIDHOLDT “Louie” “ Shiek” AXA Skull Civil; Born November 23, 1906; Prep. So. Manchester High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 259 Fern Street, So. Manchester, Conn. Basketball Manager (4) ; Soccer (2, 4) ; Class Auditor (2b) ; Class Secretary (4) ; Class Soccer (1, 2, 3) ; Sophomore Hop Committee; Junior Prom Committee; A. S. C. E. “Louie” entered W. P. I. in the fall of 1924 as an unsophisticated freshman from South Manchester High School. During his freshman year he kept his nose to the grindstone. At that time girls were a negative quantity in his life, but how he was improved! “Louie” has proved himself to be a real friend and an all around good fellow during his four years at school. His pleasing personality and his in¬ tense interest in all that he undertakes make him a friend worth having. To “Louie” we wish no more than that his endeavors in life be as success- full as his career at Tech. WILLIAM MORRIS LESTER WALTON PARKER LEWIS “Bill “Walt” “Shrimp” 20 ATO Mechanic; Born January 14, 1908; Prep. Irvington High School, N. J. and Worcester South High; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 30 Sever Street, Worcester, Mass. Football (1, 2, 3, 4) “W” (2, 3, 4); Class Football (1, 2) ; Class Baseball (1, 2); Class Basketball (1, 2); Judean Club; A. S. M. E. Among the number of Worcester boys in our class is “Bill” Lester, who drives up to school early each morning in his bright, sport-model Ford. “Bill” has held down one of the tackle posi¬ tions on the football team for the last three years, getting his start his fresh¬ man year on the lowly “seconds.” In the spring this young man’s fancy turns towards thoughts of golf, and he has been making a bid for a position on the golf team for the last two years. We expect to hear great things about “Bill” in the die casting business or in any other line that he takes up, and we all wish him the best of luck. Electric; Born June 30, 1906; Prep. Worcester North High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 1 Ashmore Road, Worcester, Mass. Tech News Association (1) ; Sophomore Editor 1926, Aftermath; Tech Show (1, 2, 3, 4); Vice-Pres. Masque (2a), Pres. (2b) ; Wireless Association, Vice- Pres. (2), Pres. (3); Captain Rope Pull (2) ; Chairman Class Banquet Com¬ mittee (1, 2) ; Class Auditor (3a) ; Knights of the Road, Secretary (4). When we first saw Walt and his collegiate Buick we looked him over and chose the descriptive word “Shrimp”. Diminutive, dynamic, vociferous, esthetic, imaginative, and tenacious ex¬ hausts our supply of adjectives, but only partially describe him. A master of argumentation, his vocabulary is the envy of all who listen. As female im¬ personator of consummate skill, he has glorified the leading lady of Tech Show in a way that would do honor to Mr. Ziegfeld. CLIFFORD SMITH LIVERMORE “Cliff” tta Mechanic; Born September 5, 1905; Prep. Edgewood High School; Entered W. P. 1. Sept., 1924; Address: 223 Chestnut Street, Edgewood, Pittsburg, Pa. Football squad (3); Track squad (2); Tech News (1); Masque (3); Rope Pull (1) ; Chairman, Interfraternity Dance Comm. (3) ; Class Football (1, 2). “Clift ”’ followed his father’s foot¬ steps by entering Tech in the fall of ’24. Since the date of his entering Tech we have noticed that he must have picked up many of the traits of an en¬ gineering student from his father be¬ cause he has entered more than one class unprepared and come out with his hide whole by using his ability to visualize. “Cliff” brought one real bad habit back from that dreary city of Pittsburg, and that was the love and desire for sleep. We have yet to see the day when this analytical wonder will appear before us at eight o’clock in the morn¬ ing wide awake and ready to go to work. RALPH HARVEY LUNDBERG “Lundi” 4 2K Electric; Born January 21, 1906; Prep. North High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 20 Watson Avenue, orcester. Track (3); Basketball (4), hWb (41; Class Track (1, 2); Class Basketball (2, 3, 4) ; Class Swimming (3, 4) ;; Cap¬ tain (3); Class Vice President (1); A. I. E. E. When you see a streak of lightning on the basketball floor or in the swim¬ ming pool, you know it’s Ralph. If he continues to move as fast as this after graduation his success is doubly assured. Although Ralph has not found the road to a diploma an easy one, it is the man that plugs that gets there. In this respect we owe him a great deal of credit and may this asset along with his perseverance and good will bring him great success in the cold world of trials and tribulations. J AMES AUSTIN MacNABB “Mac” ©X Electric; Born August 8, 1904; Prep. Pictou Academy; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: River John, Nova Scotia. Rope Pull (1, 2) ; Interfraternity Council (3); A. I. E. E. If you see a long, lanky frame, carrying a good natured smile near the top end—that’s MacNabb from Nova Scotia. Yes, indeed, he is a long ways from home but shh—it’s rumored about that this tall sheik has no trouble in finding company to help drive the blues away. Even New York is not too far for “Mac” to stray in search of pretty maidens who are lonesome, too. “Mac” has always invoked our ad¬ miration for his willingness to work, his seemingly everlasting good humor and his sturdy four square Scotch character. The proverbial closeness of the Scot is not present here for “Mac” is as generous a fellow as we know of. We wish him all success in the pursuit of his chosen career. LLOYD EARL MAGOON “Mac” Electric; Born February 18, 1905; Prep. South High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: 80 Florence Street, Worcester, Mass. Rifle Club; Radio Club; A. I. E. E. Each class is gifted in a share of specialists, and this class is no excep¬ tion. Who is it that doesn ' t know Lloyd and his specialty — the Worcester Free Public Library? Even since he entered Tech he has managed to work at the library during his limited spare time. His one regret is that the library does not own an up-to-date copy of Pender’s or Nesbit; however, he is to present the latter book to that institu¬ tion upon his graduation. Besides this extra curricula, Lloyd manages to keep that certain party well entertained. They are to be seen fre¬ quently at the Palace or more so at any Tech function, since Lloyd is a great Tech booster. We know that whatever Lloyd turns his hand to will be a suc¬ cess. WILLIAM ALEKSI MANTY “Bill” “Wisp” AX A Electric; Born March 24, 1905; Prep. Sudbury High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: Sudbury, Mass. Football (1, 2); Baseball (1); Basket¬ ball (3, 4) ; bWb, Track (3, 4) ; Band (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Orchestra (1. 2) ; Masque (1); Class Football (1, 2); Class Base¬ ball (1, 2) ; Class Basketball (3, 4) ; Class Soccer (4); Rope Pull (1, 2); A. I. E. E. The fall of 1923 was the date when Bill, having absorbed all the knowledge which Sudbury High School had to offer, migrated to Worcester where he could continue his search for wisdom. Being of a determined nature, Bill immediately applied himself to the books with very good results. After demonstrating his abilities on the bas¬ ketball floor, Bill could most always be seen Saturday nights paying homage to the goddess Terpsichore. A very likable chap, evenly dis- positioned; we are more than pleased to have had Bill as a classmate during our last two years. Good luck to you, Bill. SALVATORE FRANCIS MARINO “Sal” tbii Mechanic; Born June 15, 1902; Prep. New Britain High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 380 E. Third Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Baseball (1, 2, 3, 4); “W” (4); Foot¬ ball (1, 2); Soccer (3, 4); Class Treas¬ urer (lb, 2a, 2b, 3a) ; Class Vice-Presi¬ dent (3b) ; Class President (4a, 4b) ; Tech Council (4) ; Junior Editor “After- math (3) ; Business Manager, “Peddler” (4) ; Glee Club (3, 4) ; Newman Club (1, 2, 3, 4), President (4); A. S. M. E. Class Football, Soccer, Baseball; Rope pull (1) ; Junior Prom Committee (3) ; Ivy orator. In 1924, when Sal entered Tech as one of the delegates from the Nutmeg State it was his ambition to be an all around student. His activities have been many and varied, and always they were performed in a business like manner; even though he was sometimes agree¬ ably credited as being “The Mussolini” of ’28. A man who can set his goal and work conscientiously toward it is bound to be successful, such a man is Salvatore. Page ninety-eight 192.8 PEDDLER CLAYTON BERGH MARSHALL “Gobe” ©Yfi Chemist; Born May 8, 1907; Prep. Westboro High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 33 South Street, Westboro, Mass. “Gobe” entered Tech with the reputa¬ tion of being a farmer from Westboro. It took him less than a half year, how¬ ever, to learn how to do the minimum amount of work in a manner most ef¬ ficient in relation to energy expended. In the “lab” he is capable of extreme ingenuity in saving analyses from ruin. Very few can remember “Gobe” as be¬ ing in a hurry at any time other than “base-running”. However, reports show that he has “his way with the women” and evidently “Gobe” needs no coach¬ ing to make success in any line. We certainly believe that with his efficient way “Gobe” will make a success of his work, and our best wishes for luck go with him in his efforts. ANDREW FRANK MASTON “Andy” “Mac” Electric; Born February 24, 1907; Prep. Blackstone High and P. N. A. College; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Market Street, Blackstone, Mass. Newman Club; Class Basketball (2, 3, 4) ; Class Soccer (4). That “Andy”, the peppiest little wise- cracker in the class, should come from the staid old town of Blackstone, has long been a source of wonder to his classmates. Andy’s favorite custom is to indulge in the gentle art of “bull- festing”, and he certainly has become a past master at it. His genial disposition and winning personality have made him as popular with the fair sex, as he is with his class¬ mates. Andy believes in that old saying, “The Woman Pays”, for he has never been known to “drag” to a basket¬ ball game, but has often been seen de¬ parting in the company of some fair damsel. Andy’s combination of brains, wit, and personality can bring him nothing but success in the years to come. ROLAND CLIFTON MATHER “Rollie” AXA LEWIS ALFRED MAYHEW “Alfie” “Louie” ©YO Civil; Born April 19, 1907; Prep. Greenfield High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: 24 Chestnut Hill, Greenfield, Mass. Tra ck (1) ; Masque (1) ; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; A. S. C. E. Rollie’s outstanding characteristic is his pleasing personality. He is just the sort of a fellow everyone likes to have around, for his good natured man¬ ner and cheery smile are always ap¬ parent. He always has been a rather quiet individual especially amongst the fairer sex, though of late he has been known to step out occasionally. One of Rollie’s favorite mottoes seems to be “haste makes waste”, or at least appears to be practiced upon going to classes at the early hours of the day. We all agree that we have found Rollie a very likeable fellow and that we are all glad to have been with him during his stay at Tech. Best wishes, Rollie, for a most successful career. Electric; Born September 18, 1904; Prep. Ci ' osby High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 45 Chipman Street, Wateibury. Conn. Orchestra (1, 2, 4) ; Band (1, 2, 3) ; Knights of The Road; Rope Pull (2). We are glad that “Alfie” came to Tech. Even though he hails from the city of brass, he is a most agreeable person. In our Freshman year, he studied rather energetically and earned for himself a “rep” on which he has since slept out countless eight o’clocks, some nines and possibly a ten or two. The tendency to make the evenings long and mornings short finally led him to an acquaintance with make-ups but he still retains the ability to crash his studies when the spirit moves. With his trusty saxaphone, “Alfie” has been one of the mainstays of the band and orchestra. He has a wealth of per¬ sonality and brains and is sure to be successful whatever he goes into, with the possible exception of Design. 193.8 PEDDLER JAMES HUBERT McCARTHY “Jimmy’ Electric; Born March 5, 1904; Prep. Worcester Academy; Entered W. P. I. 1922; Address: 95 Central Street, Leominster, Mass. Baseball “W”; Football “W”; Class Base¬ ball (1, 2). Here we have Jimmy from the neigh¬ boring town of Leominster. He started out on a successful career on the Hill, but after two years he thought he would show the N. Y. N. H., H. R. R. just how to keep their electric locomotives in tiptop condition. Jimmy has been visiting “cousins” with “commendable regularity” of late, and it is thought that he could explain the absence of the fair ones from the streets of Leominster after 7:30 in the evening. Another proof of this besides his crowning his studies, is the rapidity with which he has lost his coiffure, be¬ cause it is not believeable that anyone would pull his hair out. Never mind Jimmy, if you go through life the same way you piloted your Oakland on the Vermont trip, you need have no fears. GORDON NUTTING McCOLLEY “Mac” i rA Electric; Born, November 20, 1906; Prep. Templeton High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Baldwinville, Track (1, 2, 3, 4), “W” (2); Baseball (1, 2) ; Tech News, Reporter (1) ; Masque (2, 3, 4) ; Glee Club (2) ; Treas. and Gen. Man. Musical Assoc. (4) ; Class Vice President (lb) ; Track (1, 2, 3) ; Baseball (1, 2) ; Football (2) ; Junior Prom. Committee; Junior Marshall; Rope Pull (1, 21. Mac came to us from an obscure place known as Baldwinville, but soon dis¬ tinguished himself by his many activities as one of the prominent men of ’28. Besides being a student of good abili¬ ties, and a high jumper, he has shown himself to be a good executive, and has won many friends among the musically inclined by the fine set of concerts he arranged this year. Mac shows no partiality in his prefer¬ ence to colleges, as he has a great liking for Wheaton, Wellesley, Smith, and Mt. Holyoke, although his greatest attrac- ;ms to be in New York. Page one hundred one 193.8 PEDDLER LEO JAMES MELICAN “Leo” Electric; Born January 21, 1908; Prep. Worcester Classical High; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 22 Seymour Street, Worcester, Mass. Soccer (2a) ; Bowling (3a) ; A. I. E. E.; Newman Club. When Leo first stormed the portals of our fair institution of learning, he knew nothing about sine curves or any other variety of curves. During his sojourn with us, however, he not only learned the form and properties of sine curves, but he also learned to admire and study the shapes and properties of many other curves of the more animate type. Not that Leo was not a great scholar. Oh no, far be it from us to belittle his mental acumen, but all great men must have their hobbies, and Leo’s was the gentler sex, in all its wiles and lures. Leo possesses all the qualities in¬ herent to success, and we accept it as a fact that it will be a short time before he and his friend, Adel, a la Damon Pythias, will be squabbling over which half of the world each will con- JOHN HAMILTON MINNICK “Ham” i rA Electric; Prep. Storm King School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 86 North Main Street, Webster, Mass. Relay (2a) ; Ass’t Cheerleader (3) ; Glee Club (4) ; Tech Show (2, 4) ; Class Soccer (1). “Ham” prepped at various high schools and prep schools throughout the United States and Canada. But ac¬ cording to his own statement, “they couldn’t learn him anything in any of ’em. “Ham” came down from the wilds of Montreal to enter Tech and since he has made the best of his time. When not engaged in some strenuous pursuit of a quiet academic life, “Ham” devotes his time to solving the mys¬ teries of airplanes, radio, a Ford motor, or just where that good looking girl he saw down town might live. A pleasing personality, a friendly smile, and a cheerful word have made “Ham” a friend to all who know him and will in future years bring him to the goal for which he works. HOWARD MORRISON Electric; Born November 28. 1902; Prep. Woonsocket, R. I., High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1923; Address: 87 Brown Street, Pawtucket, R. I. Freshman Masque Show (lb); A. I. E. E.; Radio Club (1, 2). Every class must have its “Red ’, and here is ours, although he is not a pro¬ nounced “Red”, either in color of hair or in general attitude toward the world. We sometimes make exception to the latter statement, however, when we hear him giving his opinion concerning one of the departments on the Hill (Not the E. E. Dept.) “Red” took the Experience Course with the Bell Telephone Co. in New York and has thus been Mr. Newell’s walking dictionary this last year. We have to admit his powers with the ladies when he tells about standing in New York and seeing a girl in Wash¬ ington. However, since they don’t have “tele-vision” in Worcester “Red” has to journey out to Tatnuck quite often to see “the lady” out there. We wish you the best of luck “Red.” CHARLES BACON MUZZY “ Charlie ” b5K Skull Mechanic; Born July 4, 1905; Prep. South High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 20 Maywood Street, Worcester, Mass. Cheerleader (4) “W”; Class Soccer (1, 2) ; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; Class Presi¬ dent (la, b) ; Permanent Vice-President of Class; Tech Council (1, 3) Pres. (4) ; Chairman Half Way Thru Committee (3) ; Business Manager Tech News (4) ; Stage Manager, Tech Show (3) ; Junior Marshall (3) ; Advertising Manager Peddler (4). Charlie breezed up to us from South High School to join the class of 28. Always a leader in that school, it was not long before he was elected Presi¬ dent of his class here. Besides becoming a member of Skull he was elected to first one office after another. He also acted as Head Cheerleader during his Senior year and it is in this capacity that we perhaps know him best. He certainly deserves credit for the way he kept the crowds pepped up in some of those games. 1928 PEDDLER ALEXANDER LAMONT NAYLOR “ Al ” t TA Mechanic; Born August 23, 1906; Prep. Staunton Military Academy; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 83 Warren Place, Montclair, N. J. Track (2) ; Soccer (4) ; Chairman Rope Pull Committee (3) ; Division Editor of “The Peddler”; A. S. M. E.; Class Football (1); Class Track (1, 2, 3); Class Soccer (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Rope Pull ( 1 , 2 ). A winning personality, an engaging smile, and a ready wit, combined with real ability are the chief characteris¬ tics pertaining to “Al”. From the day of his arrival at Tech, our beloved “Al” has been making friends. His activities were many and varied; he has demonstrated his athletic ability in various class events and inter¬ fraternity meets. No social function here at Tech would have been complete without him. “Al” has not as yet been snared by the fair sex, but—“Watch your step, Al”. FORREST SPRAGUE NELSON “Sven” tbii Electric; Born December 27, 1906; Prep. Worcester Classical High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 43 Massa- soit Road, Worcester, Mass. Rope Pull (1, 2) ; A. I. E. E. This tall, stately, mild-mannered chap, a product of Worcester, is the shark of the class of ’28. Always re¬ ticent but ever ready with an answer, usually the correct one, when called upon, he is always willing to lend a helping hand to those mates who are less gifted than he along scholastic lines. Being rather “slow” with the ladies and having little athletic ability he has kept himself secure but hidden, thus depriving himself of well deserved recognition of his real character and talents. Keep it up, old chap, but make just a little more noise wherever you are and your success is assured. Page one hundred four NORMAN CARL NELSON LINCOLN PUTNAM NEWELL ‘Worm” “Line” “Brute” Civil; Born August 3, 1906; Prep. South High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 426 Chandler Street, Worcester, Mass Track (2, 4); Glee Club (1); Class Basketball; Rope Pull Committee. After having graduated from Wor¬ cester South High with the class of 1924, Norm decided that he must fur¬ ther his education, whereupon he came to Tech. “Norm” always found time somewhere in which to complete his college course. “Norm” was not only a good student, but a very good basketball player, and could always be counted upon to be at the gym, engaged in his favorite sport. It has been rumored many times that “Norm” was very popular with the fair sex, and had many adorers, but he was always very secret as to whom they might be. We all feel sure that “Norm” will make a success of anything he may take up, and in parting we all wish him the very best of success. ©X Electric; Born May 29, 1905; Prep. Deer¬ field Academy; Entered W. P. 1. 1924; Holden, Mass. Soccer (3 ); Class Soccer (1, 2) ; A. I. E. E. Clear the track! Here comes a fam¬ iliar Ford coupe bearing this diminutive engineer from Holden to his “eight o’clock”. Out hops Line, short of sta¬ ture but long on Tech interest and ac¬ tivities. Line packs a big kick for his size and by reason of this he is one of the main stays of our Soccer team’s forward line. One of these rare commuters is he who finds time to carry both activities and studies. You would perhaps think him shy until you break through and find the fountain of yout h and rare wit which are really Line’s. Possessed of an even disposition, good judgment, and a character and personality that instantly make him a life-long friend, Line, we feel sure, will finish with the leaders. WALTER DAVIS NORDLING “Mayor” AXA Chemist; Born May 15, 1904; Prep. Newport High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept. 1925; Address: Bedlow Avenue, Newport, R. I. “Hi, Major”. This is the greeting given to our “Little Napoleon” on the Hill, be it in the class room or on the campus. Major is a versatile chap; his activities ranging from tennis to Organic Chemistry. He frequents three places, the tennis courts, the Gym, and the Organic Lab. “Major” is far famed for his “Organic Symposium”; yea, for organic is his chief delight. His favorite outdoor recreation is on the courts and it is a mean ozonizer that he swings. Nevertheless, we are look¬ ing forward to big things from the Major and we wish him the best of luck and a successful future. ARTHUR WINCHELL OLCOTT “Art” 2AE Civil; Born June 4, 1905; Prep. Suffield High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Dighton, Mass. “Art” is a rather deep and serious minded fellow; not too much so, but enough to make him real interesting. He came to Tech four years ago, and it did not take him long to make friends. One always likes to meet “Art”, because of his ready smile which everyone likes to see. While he is a conscientious fellow he finds time to attend most of the social functions at Tech, and one is always sure to see a pretty girl leaning on his arm, for he has a way with the girls which they like. He has dark curly hair which as you know always attracts those of the opposite sex. Whatever “Art” begins he finishes, and he should be successful in anything which he un¬ dertakes. LEONARD MONELL OLMSTED “Lett” TBII Electric; Born March 19, 1908; Prep. Hartford Public High School; Entered W. P. I. ’24; Address: Windham Center, Conn. Tech News Junior editor, Managing Editor; Mandolin Club (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Glee Club (3, 4) ; Band (4) ; Radio Club (1); Rifle Club (2); Camera Club (3, 4) ; Sec’y-Treas. (4) ; Class Gift Com¬ mittee. How many times Len has kept us after the bell by asking Prof. X a last minute and absolutely unnecessary question we do not know, but what we do know is that these same “foolish questions have often stalled off a still more unnecessary (?) quizz. Outside of the classroom Len is as hard a work¬ er as he is inside. While he may not be called a woman bater, at least we have not had any opportunity to see a afir one in his company. We know that with his enormous capacity for work he will be a great success in life. HARLAND LEANDER PAGE “Hr “Pagey” ©X Electric; Born July 16, 1906; Prep. Keene High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Marlboro, N. H. Track (2), “W” (2); Manager of Soccer (4); Glee Club (4); A. I. E. E.; Class Soccer (2, 4) ; Class Auditor (4a) ; Rope Pull (1). Front Butcher’s Boy to Engineer reads the romantic career of our “Hi”, one of the Granite State’s most worthy citi¬ zens. Following in the footsteps of his brother he discarded his white apron, came to Tech. He is a man of divers accomplish¬ ments, having sung first tenor in our rejuvenated Glee Club, won a track letter, and managed the soccer team as well as playing on his class teams. Realizing the value of a manly ap¬ pearance he successfully raised a mus¬ tache and became bald. He also answered the “could she love him were- he bald question by proving that she could in all cases. May you be as lucky in life as in love “Hi”. Page one hundred seven HAROLD LITTLEFIELD PARTRIDGE “Pat” 4 2K Chemist; Born September 12, 1905; Prep. Franklin High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 35 Washington Avenue, Danbury, Conn. Mandolin Club, pianist (1, 2) ; Orches¬ tra (2, 3, 4). It was four years ago that “Pat ’ came from Danbury to be very nearly “floored” by Tech at the start. However, “Pat has since shown that he can handle his work on “the Hill” and besides show the boys how to tickle those keys. He has proved himself to be the speed demon in disposing of all “Chem exams” and such minor troubles in short order, and we see no reasons for doubt¬ ing that he carries this reputation to other circles. We feel that “Pat” can speed his way to success in any chosen field and in the event of his further pursuit of the fair sex “Pat” may surely be the winner in life that we earnestly hope he may be. JOSEPH JOHN PIEKARSKI “Joe” 2H Mechanic; Born May 18, 1907; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: 27 Fred¬ erick Street, Westfield, Mass. Rope Pull (1) ; A. S. M. E. Joe entered Tech in the fall of 1924 and has since been one of the leading students in his class. It didn’t make any difference to Joe what the subject was until it came to the course in Steam which had him guessing for awhile but he finally mastered the subject without great difficulty. His scholastic ability did not go unnoticed for in his junior year he was pledged by Sigma XI. Joe did not take part in many out¬ side activities during his four years at the institute, except to be a member of the class rope pull team. He spent little time with girls for he could use his time to better advantage in other ways. « DONALD BASCOM PIKE “Don” Electric; Born Oct. 16, 1906; Prep. Holden High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Holden, Mass. A. I. E. E. Friendliness has always been charac¬ teristic of “Don” Pike throughout the four years that we have known him. No matter when or where we see him, he has a cheerful word of greeting for us. Although he has not taken prominent part in student activities, he has us¬ ually been present at Tech affairs and games, and has taken an active inter¬ est in the Student Branch of the A. I. E. E., despite the fact that he has traveled daily back and forth from Holden. Pike has, for some time, been the Holden correspondent of the Tele¬ gram and has contributed some of the startling news that has appeared recently on the front page of the Worcester morning paper. LEANDER QUERY “Lee” Skull Civil; Born January 30, 1906; Prep. New Rochelle High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: 66 Ellenton Avenue, New Rochelle, N. Y. Football (2, 3, 4, 5) ; “W” (4, 5) ; Track (2, 3, 4, 5), “W” (2, 4, 5); Freshman Cast Tech Show (1), Tech Show (2, 3) ; Masque (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) ; Class Football (1) ; Class Track (1, 2) ; Junior Mar¬ shall; A. S. C. E. Vice-Pres. (4), Pres. (5). “Lee’’ is just another member of the firm of “John, John, and John”, the of¬ ficial organization of the Senior Civils. Not only is he one of the most prom¬ inent member of the Civils, but of the class at large. In spite of the fact that he has been enrolled with ’28 but two years, he has made a host of friends on the gridiron and on the cinder path. We sometimes wish that Tech had a crew, and a few more men like “Lee”. We understand he has taken many prizes in his home waters as an oars¬ man. DONALD PUTNAM REED “Don” “Putt” ©YD Electric; Born August 12, 1904; Prep. West Boylston High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: Worcester Street, West Boylston, Mass. Baseball (2) ; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; A. I. E. E. “Don” started on his career of ohm catching in the fall of 1923. After three years he realized that he was in the wrong class and spent the next year in Pittsburgh so he could graduate with us. Since knowing “Don” more intimately we find him quiet and conscientious, yet always ready for a good time. We notice that he never wastes much time after classes, but always rushes away to West Boylston at the first opportunity, and this causes us to wonder if by any chance there is some hidden attraction. We have heard rumors. Don is sure to make a name for himself after graduation and he carries our best wishes with him as he goes out to conquer the world. GORDON EVERETT RICE “Peck” “Ricey” 4 2K Skull Civil; Born January 4, 1906; Prep. South High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: Central Street, Auburn, Mass. Track “W” (1, 2, 3, 4). Everyone knows “Ricey from Auburn”. He has had a brilliant career as a runner while at W. P. I. He has broken many records and has shown his ability in both track events and cross country. “Peck” as the civils call him, is the champion slide-rule glass breaker in the civil department, and it will be difficult to find anyone to fill his place in this capacity, that can even equal his record. “Ricey” is a hard-working, con¬ scientious fellow, but his “floating decimal point” causes him great trouble. He will always be rememberd for his willingness to help and his ability to carry out whatever he determines to do. Page one hundred ten FREDERICK GUSTAF SANDSTROM “Sandy” “Sam” Electric; Born May 8, 1905; Prep. Worcester South High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: 27 Jerome Ave¬ nue, Auburn, Mass. Rope Pull (1, 2). Sam was originally with the class of ’27 but he chose to take the fifteen months experience course available for Electrics and so came to us at the open¬ ing of our senior year. His friendly disposition quickly made him one of us, and his continual willingness and ability to help anyone with a difficult problem has branded him as a true friend to all. No one ever knew Sam to worry about studies, at least not since his freshman year when “Luke” simply could not interpret his printing and free-hand sketches. The best we can wish for you Sam as you leave Boynton Hall is that our success in life may be as great as it has been on the Hill. LESTER HEATH SARTY “ Les” “Red” PPA Civil; Born July 19, 1906; Prep. Classical High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 12 Larch Street, Wor- M occ Glee Club (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Band (1, 2, 3) ; Orchestra (1) ; A. S. C. E. In the fall of ’24, “Les” quietly took his place among us upon the Hill as a member of the Class of 1928. How¬ ever, it was not long before his abilities began to show themselves, and soon “Les” became one of the indespensible tenors in the Tech Glee Club. But his accomplishments were not limited to the Glee Club, for “Les” has “tooted a mean sax” both in the orchestra and in the band. He was also a talented artist, and he has acquired fame as illustrator of the C. E. Survey. “Les” is one to whom we all shall hate to say good-bye, for his true wit, ready smile, and cheerful company have won him many friends. Wishing him well is superfluous, for success is bound to be his. PAUL CLEMENS SCHMIDT “Smitty” Electric; Born January 30, 1907; Prep. Stafford High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Stafford, Conn. Rifle (2, 3); Football (3); Class Soccer (1, 2, 3) ; Knights of the Road. There is a place in Connecticut called Stafford Springs. We had heard of it somewhere before, but now since Smitty has come across our paths, it is certain to say that we will never forget it. We have heard that there are some pretty good looking women there. Ask Smitty, he knows ’em all. But of late Smitty has had a change of mind, or rather heart, and now seems to be concentrating on one girl, and be¬ lieve us, he has made a wise choice. Smitty has it all over them when it comes to driving a Chevrolet over Ver¬ mont roads at one in the morning, ’member that Summer Shop trip? His ready smile and cheerful disposi¬ tion have won him many friends. We are leaving a man not only big in stature but big in heart. Best wishes and good luck, old man. H. PRESCOTT SHREEVE “Pres” $rA Electric; Born March 16, 1905; Prep. W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: Staff Photographer, Tech News; Glee Club; Band; Mandolin Club; Masque; Pres. Camera Club; Rope Pull (2). Our first impression of “Pres” was a lanky fellow with an ever-present smile and a swinging stride. The smile has made for him a host of friends (both sexes) and the stride has led him to honors in Track. Pres’s hobbies have been varied. At first we were forced to admire his ex¬ cellent work in photography and now we must award him the honor of being the first Tech student who was an honest- to-goodness magician and personal friend of Houdini. His fine act of magic with the Musical Association has caused wonder to all who have seen him perform. If “Pres” tackles his life work as he has his hobbies his success is assured, and we have faith and hope that he will. WENDELL HERMAN SIMPSON “Dell” 2AE Electric; Born July 20, 1907; Prep. Lyndon Institute; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Sheffield, Vermont. Advertising Manager Masque (3). Four years ago this auburn-haired six- footer ventured forth from the wilds of Vermont to see what could be done by way of improving the engineering situa¬ tion, so he naturally set out for W. P. I. from which | we get our great en¬ gineers. “Dell’s” favorite pastime is solving Ham Maxfield’s telephone cir¬ cuits, which seems to indicate that he will some day have a hand in the great Bell System. “Dell” is also an adver¬ tising man of no mean ability as was shown by the success of this year’s Tech Show, the advertising of which was carried out to perfection. As for the fair sex, “Dell” believes in “Love’em and leave’em” and he has broken more than one fair damsel’s heart. Good luck, Dell. RICHARD SMITH “Dick” “ Clubby ” AX A Civil: Born June 14, 1905; Prep. B. M. C. Durfee High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: 148 Madison Street, Fall River, Mass. Soccer “aWf” (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) ; Rifle Club (1) ; Class Soccer (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) ; Class Basketball (1, 2) ; Class Football (2) ; A. S. C. E. Clubby Smith has been with us for only two years, hut we feel well ac¬ quainted with him and wish he had been with us from the first. It was Clubby’s persistence and hard work that won for him a place on the soccer team, and so we feel sure that that same persistence and hard w r ork will make him a success as an engineer. No writeup of Clubby would be com¬ plete without making some mention of his recreations, for certainly life would not be complete for him without them. Dancing, bridge, and shows all find an important place in his life, and cer¬ tainly such diversions should not be denied him. Page one hundred thirteen 192.8 PEDDLER MILTON AUGUST SWANSON “Swede” ©X Electric; Born June 19, 1906; Prep. Brockton High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 90 Parker Avenue, Brock¬ ton, Mass. Bowling (3) “bWb” (3) ; Ass’t Mgr. Football (3); Secretary A. I. E. E. (4); Class Soccer (2). This fair-haired Brocktonite was booted out of the shoe city at a tender age and decided to stake his all on an engineering education at Tech. Many were the hearts that fluttered as he made his first appearance but lately it is rumored that there is but one for him. Ignoring the pleadings of the fair sex (for he was made of sterner stuff) “Swede” plunged vigorously into Tech life and made an enviable record. He is one of the few who won letters as members of Tech’s only bowling team, and he still presides over competition in that sport. “Swede” is also a stu¬ dent of no little ability and a hard worker at everything. We wish him success wherever he goes. ARTHUR MOTT TARBOX “Art” “Archie” ©X TBn 2E Electric; Born March 23, 1907; Prep. Laconia High School; Entered W. P. I. 1923; Address: 136 Russell Street, Wor¬ cester, Mass. Track (3, 4) ; “W” (4) ; Class Track (2); Rope Pull Coxswain (2); Band (1, 2); Treas. A. I. E. E. (3); Chair¬ man A. I. E. E. (4) ; Vice President Y. M. C. A. (4) ; Tech Banquet Commit¬ tee t4). Art, as his record shows, is one of our brightest and busiest classmates both inside and out of the class-room. His accomplishments are many. He has been a consistent performer on Tech’s track teams and has run all over this part of the country breaking the hearts of the fair sex with his love’em and leave’em policy. He has the dis¬ tinction of having mastered the P. Lab course and is very popular as a mentor in that indoor sport. Yes, “Archie’s” showing at Tech gives every indication of a bright future for him in whatever he undertakes. Page one hundred fourteen ELMER LAWRENCE TAYLOR “Elmer” tbii Electric; Born June 9, 1907; Prep. Green¬ field High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: R. F. D. No. 1, Greenfield, Mass. A. I. E. E.; Secretary “Y” Cabinet (2) ; Rope Pull (1, 2). Elmer first gained the distinction of being the greatest “woman-hater” of the class. But time has wrought its changes. As “Punk” Ewell’s right hand man, Taylor gained wide engineering train¬ ing of which few of us can boast. How he crowded in so much outside work and still make Tau Beta Pi will always remain a mystery to his classmates. Because of his rare judgment and ability to reason out intricate prob¬ lems, “Ask Taylor”, has become one of the by-words of the Electrics. He is always willing to help any one out of his troubles. Taylor is a sincere and conscientious engineer,—and to him will come suc¬ cess. WILLIAM JEROME THACKER “Bill” “W acker” ©X Electric; Born September 5, 1904; Prep. Monson Academy; Entered W. P. E 1923; Address: 324 Main Street, Mon¬ son, Mass. Tech Show (4) ; Manager of Tennis (4) ; Soccer (3, 4); Rope Pull (2); Class Soccer (3); Treasurer A. I. E. E. (4). Wearied by the puny tasks at Mon¬ son Academy, Bill set forth in quest of an engineering education. His first stop was Rensselaer but he soon realized the advantage of his present Alma Mater and became a loyal Worcesterite, for which we are not sorry. Bill is quite a man of parts: Ford parts, female character parts, and the managerial part of our tennis team. With all these, however, he finds time for the successful pursuit of the serious side of Tech life. We offer a reward to the person who can catch Bill in a grouchy mood. With such a nature and his unusual per¬ sistence in seeing things through we know Bill is bound for the top. Page one hundred fifteen JAMES WILLIAM TORRANT ANDREW GEORGE TOUSSAINT “Jim” AT fi Electric; Born September 21, 1906; Prep. Gilbert High School, Norfolk, Conn.; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Norfolk, Conn. Baseball (1, 2) ; Class Soccer (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Class Baseball (1, 2) ; Rope Pull ( 1 , 2 ). We, who have not the secret, have always wondered where Jim collected so much “it”. He seems to have a fascination for the fair sex, and the list of his conquests would fill many pages. It is probably Jim’s winning smile and his ready wit that has done so much for him where the girls are concerned. In his serious moments, however, Jim has a natural aptitude in analyzing problems, and finding the underlying causes of human events. We predict that he will take his place along with Will Durant in the modern school of Philosophy. No one can resist him, and if the World is as kind to him as we hope it to be, he will have no other worries than to watch his weight and his goJf score. “Andy” ©yn Electric; Born February 23, 1906; Prep. Agawam High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: Agawam, Mass. Mandolin Club (1, 2, 3, 4). Who could help envying Andy for that wonderful personality. His smil¬ ing face and curly hair often brought forth sighs from the native belles when the mandolin club entertained in the surrounding towns. There will also be many Worcester girls with telescopes, scanning the horizon for his successor. On the Hill Andy always had a smile and a good word for everybody, but somehow he could never learn to love some of his professors whose courses he must pass, yet nevertheless he man¬ aged without this love. After all we can say that with his personality suc¬ cess is only a matter of time. Best wishes Andy, may the time be short and the success overwhelming. Page one hundred sixteen 1 93L8 PEDDLER ROBERT MURRAY TUCKER “Hob” “Tuck” Mechanic; Born February 12, 1905; Prep. Fitchburg High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1925; Address: 36 Fairview Street, Fitchburg, Mass. Chairman, Sanford Riley Hall Committee 14) ; A. S. M. E. “Bob” joined our class in the fall of ’25, after spending a year at M. I. T. The reason for his transfer has always been a mystery to us; studies seem to be the least of his worries, but on the other hand some fair maiden may have at¬ tracted him to this locality. “Bob’s” chief problem seems to lie in overcoming the time element between the time that experiments are performed and when the reports are due. From all appearances this Institute would offer a great place for winter sports if it were not for such courses as gas and P. Lab. This, and the fact that Bob’s work is centered on the idea of finding the correction factor which will always produce the right answer to any prob¬ lem has kept him more than busy. RICHARD LAURIER VERVILLE “Dick” j rA Electric: Born June 15, 1906; Prep. St. Anselm’s; Entered W. P. I. Sept. r 1924; Address: Bethel, Me. Tech Show (3) ; Pres. Masque (4) ; Class Vice President (2a) ; Rope Pull (1); Carnival (2). Here is a man from Bethel, Maine,, hut there certainly is no hayseed about “Dick.” The first we saw of him was on that famous registration morning when, the over-ruling; Sophs singled him out to take a leading part in the antics of the occasion. It was not long before we realized that we had among us one of most ex¬ cellent dramatic ability. He certainly made a name for himself and we can¬ not forget his part in the 1927 produc¬ tion of the Masque. Under his guid¬ ance as president, the Masque has been most successful. If there is anything to be done “Dick” is right there with his willing way. Perhaps that accounts for the committees on which he has served. Page one hundred seventeen CHARLES ALBERT WARREN KENNETH ELWELL WARREN ‘Charlie ‘C. A.” ©X Mechanic; Born June 14, 1907; Prep. Stowe High School; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: Stowe, Mass. A. S. M. E. Even the big metropolis of Stowe saw fit to send a representative to Worcester Tech back in 1924, in the person of Charlie Warren. They must make them tough out in the jungles of Stowe as Charlie has demonstrated by discarding overcoat and vest, winter and summer. However, this peculiar habit has had no effect on his scholastic standing as he has often been without a blue en¬ velope at the end of the month. Charlie is an ardent patron of Wor¬ cester’s leading theaters and always has advanced dope on the big shows, which undoubtedly goes big with the natives of the home town when he makes his weekly appearance at the Stowe station. C. A. has made many friends while on the Hill and has the ability to make good. We wish him the best of suc¬ cess in whatever field he enters. “Bur ‘K. e: Civil: Born March 7, 1907; Prep. Grafton High School, and Worcester Academy; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: North Street, Grafton, Mass. A. S. C. E. Hailing from Worcester Academy, Bud has, for the last four years, enjoyed with us the ups and downs of our life here on the Hill. He has been one of those lucky boys who has had the trouble of commuting from a near-by town. Bud has made many friends here among us, due to his willingness to help anyone at any time, whether it be at lessons, work or play. We understand that he is somewhat uncertain as to his future. He has many interests centered about the old home town where he has built up the reputation of one who has the ability to master all difficulties offered by the troublesome mechanism of a gasoline engine. Well, what ever it may be, we all wish the best for you, “Bud”, for the best is none too good. Page one hundred eighteen WINSLOW C. WENTWORTH “Fent” “Squire” “Snooky ” tbii Civil; Born May 27, 1906; Prep. Peters’ High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address, Southboro, Mass. A. S. C. E. Honk! Honk! Here comes “Went” over the hills from Southboro. Gen¬ erally the first arrival at the Senior Drafting Room, “Went” simply trans¬ fers the energy of ye faithful Ford into his own frame. In his Junior year, old man ap¬ pendicitis got the upper hand, and “Snooky” was missed for a month from his accustomed haunts. A little thing like a month’s work did not faze him, and it was not long before he was sailing serenely along with the rest. Southboro is the scene of his activities, and rumor has it that “Went” is wont to “step out” more than his allotted twice a week. At any rate, he can not get started toward the sausage town any too quickly at the close of the day. Industry coupled with energy spell success for “Squire” Wentworth. LELAND DAVID WILCOX “Lee” “Piute” 0X Electric; Born March 16, 1904; Prep. Conn. Agr. College; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 103 Warrenton Avenue, Hartford. Conn. Track (2, 3); “W” (2); Tech News (1, 2, 3, 4) ; Ahletic Editor (4) ; Rope Pull (1, 2); Class Track (1, 2); Class Historian (2b, 3b, 4a) ; Junior Editor 1927 Aftermath; Division Editor 1928 Peddler; A. I. E. E. Piute hails from the little town of Hartford. After having attended “Conn. Aggies” for one year he gave up the thought of becoming a farmer and started what now appears to be a prom¬ ising career at Tech. Piute has one particular failing and that is a love for sleep. We often wonder how he can sleep so much and still obtain such excellent grades. Despite Lee’s love for the good god Morpheus we find him wearing a track “W” and holding down a managership on the Tech News. With such versatility Piute will be sure to meet success in the cruel, cold worldi Page one hundred nineteen ANDREW LESLIE WILKINSON “Andy” “Les ” “Wilkie” ATD TBII Skull Electric; Bom March 8, 1906; Prep. Worcester North High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 727 Pleasant Street, Worcester, Mass. Football (2, 3, 4) “W” (3, 4) ; Class Football (1, 2) ; Basketball (1, 2, 3, 4) “bWb” (1, 2, 3) “W” (4); Class Bas¬ ketball (1, 2, 3, 4), Capt. (2); Manager Baseball (4) ; Associate Editor 1928 “Peddler”; Tech Council (3a, b) ; Ath¬ letic Association, Vice-Pres. (3) ; Pres. (4) ; Class Vice-Pres. (2b), Pres. (3a, b) ; Chairman Sophomore Hop Committee; Chairman 1927 Carnival Committee; Chairman 1928 Tech Banquet Comm : ttee; Junior Marshal; Permanent Class Presi¬ dent. In four short years Andy has been able to win more honor for himself than any other man we can think of. With greatly diversified ability he entered, and now he stands, long to be remembered by the students who have been associated with him. With his per¬ sonality he has won the fellowship of the college and has assured himself sue-’ cess in the future. HOWARD ARTHUR WILSON “Bill” Electric; Born August 9, 1906; Prep. Milford High School; Entered W. P. I. 1924; Address: 15 Pleasant Street, Mil¬ ford, Mass. Class Soccer (2) ; Rope Pull Committee (3). Back in the fall of 24, Milford lost one of its most enterprising young men when Bill packed up and left for Wor¬ cester Tech. However, for some reason Bill always manages to get back to Mil¬ ford every week-end, the reason becom¬ ing apparent when one sees Bill at the basketball games and other social func¬ tions on the Hill. Bill’s favorite pastime is the con¬ struction of radio sets of all kinds and descriptions and it must be said to his credit that they always work. Bill has set what is believed to be a record in passing fourteen make-ups. We feel certain he will never become gray-haired from worry, but will smile his way around all difficulties in life as he has at Tech. Page one hundred twenty ALFRED WHITMAN YOUNG “AL” TBII 2S Mechanic; Born July 5, 1906; Prep. Norwich Free Academy; Entered W. P. I. Sept., 1924; Address: R. F. D. No. 7, Norwich, Conn. Rifle Team (4) ; Class Rifle. Four years ago A1 left Norwich quietly and as quietly took his place in the class of ’28. Since this modest beginning he has acquired several well deserved honors. He is a shark altho he refuses to admit or mention it. He has never been caught without all his preps done, altho he may have spent the night before at bridge. He seems to have no feminine at¬ tractions, but for all that he seems very busy writing at rather numerous times. Because of his good nature, his will¬ ingness to work and his modesty in his own ability, we are sure he will come through successfully in future under¬ takings. IN MEMORIAM CHARLES REGINALD LELAND Born, Gardner, Massachusetts, Febru¬ ary 6, 1906; Died Gardner, Massachusetts, December 4, 1926. It was with great sorrow that we heard of the passing of Charles Reg¬ inald Leland in December of our Junior year. He completed hut two years of his course, but in those two years he made a record for himself as a good student and a good companion. His ready smile and cheery greeting won him many friends who joined with his family in mourning his loss. Loved by his friends, and they were jnany, he will he missed as long as this class holds Tech in memory. Page one hundred twenty-one EX-’28 MEN Louis Mason Abbey, Jr., Worcester, Mass. Harold Earl Allen, Oxford, Mass. James Edward Bannister, Jr., Fall River, Mass. Robert Studley Bennett, Worcester, Mass. Arthur Robert Brooks, Springfield, Mass. “Pop ATfi; Class Secretary (lb) ; now at 654 Bergen Ave., Jersey City, N. J. Murray Williams Bulford, Pontiac, R. I. David Gideon Cormier, Worcester, Mass. “Dave 2AE; Football “W” (1); now at Holy Cross College. Peter Aloysius Crombie, Jr., Thompsonville, Conn. Thure William Dahl, Norwich, Conn. “Toots” 2AE; Footbal l “W” (1). Edward Rawlings Delano, San Francisco, Cal. “Del ‘FT A;; Track (1, 2) ; “W” (2) ; Football “W” (2) ; A. S. C. E. Charles Gustavus Durbin, Waterbury, Conn. “Charlie” 0TH; Band (1, 2, 3) ; Orchestra (1, 2, 3) ; Class Auditor (2b) ; Prom Committee (3 . Alvar Otto Ericson, 8 Ames Street, Worcester, Mass. “Eric” AXA; Soccer (1, 2, 3), Captain (3) ; Captain, Class Soccer (1, 2, 3) ; Cosmopolitan Club, Treasurer (3) ; A. S. C. E. Edgar William Flinton, Leominster, Mass. Edward Mayes Gillies, 6 Mattson Ave., Stafford Springs, Conn. “Ed” 2AE; Rope Pull (1); Class Soccer (1). Walter Gardner Goodale, Worcester, Mass. Walter Hansen, 65 Randall Street, Portland, Me. “Brightie” 2AE; Track (1, 2) ; Cross Country (2) ; Class Track (1, 2) ; now at 6 Nynderse Street, Schenectady, N. Y. Duncan Graham Jackson, Nashua, N. H. Raymond Fleming Kimball, Worcester, Mass. 4 rA; Basketball “W” (1, 2). Joseph Kravetz, Russia. Page one hundred twenty-three Gabriel Lebenson, Pittsfield, Mass. William Anthony Mahoney, North Conway, N. H. William Govan Maitland, Clinton, Mass. Percy Francis Marsaw, Potsdam, N. Y. “Pete” Rifle Team (2, 3); Manager Class Rifle (2). James Ardrey Marsden, New Bedford, Mass. Allan Sedgewick Merchant, Providence, R. I. Norman Reed Merrill, West Boylston, Mass. Nils Johann Oman, South Windham, Conn. 2AE; Fifteen Months Experience Course. Harold Peter Paul. Saginaw, Mich. Albert George Pearson, Worcester, Mass. Karl Wilbur Penney, Worcester, Mass. Wilbur Herman Perry, Springfield, Vt. Stanley Hawthorne Pickford, Webster, Mass. Alexander P. Plastun, Russia. Efrain Ramirez, Mayaguez, Porto Rico. “Ramie” Newman Club; Cosmopolitan Club Clare Stone Riley, Florence, Mass. “Snooks” ATH; now with the Empire Co., Hartford, Conn. Ernest Joseph Robichaud, East Jaffrey, N. H. George Louis Sasseville, Marlboro, Mass. “Sauzy” Albert Julian Saute, Arctic, R. I. AX A; Track “W”; Ass’t Manager, Soccer. Nicholas John Shokes, Manchester, N. H. George Styffe, Worcester, Mass. ‘bXK; Golf (2, 3) ; Captain (2, 3) ; now at the University of Alabama. Edward Francis Sullivan, Warren, Mass. Rodman Richardson Tatnall, Wayland, Mass. ©TO Clarence Whittington Titus, East Morris, Conn. Julian Anthony Witkege, Worcester, Mass. Albert Zottoli, Holden, Mass. Plant of the White Motor Company at Cleveland, Ohio Mr. George W. Smith, ’15, Works Manager JUNIORS P 0 5 G) Arthur W. Knight Frederick J. McGowan CLASS OFFICERS FIRST SEMESTER President , Arthur W. Knight Vice-President, Frederick J. McGowan Secretary, Arthur H. Burr Treasurer, Harold D. Stake Auditor, William R. Hutton Historian, Lawrence B. Barnard second semester President, Arthur W. Knight Vice-President, Frederick J. McGowan Secretary, Arthur H. Burr Treasurer, Harold D. Stake Auditor, William R. Hutton Historian, Halbert E. Pierce JUNIOR CLASS ROLL Leonard Harris Abbot, Wilton, N. H. Electric; Glee Club (1, 2) ; Orchestra (1, 2) ; Rifle (3a). Arnold Theodore Anderson, Worcester, Mass. AXA; Mechanic; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; A. S. M. E. Carl Frederick Flolton Au, Washington, D. C. Mechanic; Rope Pull, (1); A. S. M. E. Josiah Willard Baker, Shrewsbury, Mass. Civil; Class Soccer (3) ; Rope Pull- (1, 2) ; A. S. C. E. Lawrence Bigelow Barnard; Worcester, Mass. t rA; Electric; Tech News (1, 2, 3), Adv. Mgr. (3 ' ; Peddler, Junior Bus. Mgr. (3); Glee Club (1, 2, 3); Manager (3); Masque Stage Mgr. (3); Y. M. C. A. Cabinet (3); Rope Pull (1, 2). 193.8 PEDDLER Albert Baron, Springfield, Mass. Civil; Class Basketball (1, 2) ; Class Football (1, 2) ; Class Baseball (1, 2) ; Judean Club, Treasurer (3) ; A. S. C. E. Wayne Stanley Berry, Springfield, Mass. t 2K; Soccer (2, 3); Basketball (3); Y. M. C. A. Cabinet (3); Rope Pull (2). Michael Roger Boyle, Noroton, Conn. Electric. Clifford Broker, Brooklyn, N. Y. 0X, TBIT; Civil; Football (1, 2, 3); Tech News Reporter; Business Manager, 1926-27 Handbook; Class Editor, Aftermath (1); Class Football (1.2) Tech Banquet Committee (2) ; A. S. C. E. Charles John Brzezinski, Westfield, Mass. Mechanic; Rope Pull (1, 2); Rope Pull Marshall (3); Class Rifle (1); Class Swimming (2) ; A. S. M. E. William Thomas Burke, Clinton, Mass. Civil; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; A. S. C. E. John Burlake, Uncasville, Conn. 0X; Civil; Tech News Reporter; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet (3). Arthur JJoughton Burr, Worcester, Mass. AXA, TBII; Mechanic; Glee Club (2); Class Secretary (lb, 2a, b, 3a); A. S. M. E. Irving Harold Campbell, Whitinsville, Mass. 0X; Civil; Bowling (2b). Carl Hugo Carlson, Northboro, Mass. 0X; Civil; Ass’t. Manager Track. Arthur Salem Chavoor, Worcester, Mass. Civil. Luther Quock Hong Chin, Worcester, Mass. TBIT; Electric; Glee Club (1, 2); President, Cosmopolitan Club (3); A. I. E. E. Nathaniel Clapp, Greenfield, Mass. Civil; A. S. C. E. Russell Edwin Cobb, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic. Arnold Martin Cook, Holden, Mass. 0X; Mechanic; Basketball (1, 2); Orchestra (1, 2, 3); Class Baseball (1); Class Basketball (1, 2 ) ; Secretary, A. S. M. E. (3). Albert Stanley Corbin, Worcester, Mass. $2K; Mechanic; Tech News (1); Rope Pull (1); Tech Carnival (2); A. S. M. E. Edward Stephen Courville, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Football (1); “W” Basketball (2). William Leo Crosby, Westboro, Mass. Electric; Rope Pull (1, 2). Allerton Richardson Cushman, Worcester, Mass. AXA; Civil; Track (lb) ; Junior Banquet Committee; Junior Prom Committee; Carnival (1, 2) ; Class Soccer (1, 2) ; Class Track (2) ; Vice-President, A. S. C. E. (3). Francis Gardner Davis, Greenfield, Mass. bXK; Electric; Rope Pull (1). Paul Alvah Davis, Worcester, Mass. Electric. Boris Dephoure, Worcester, Mass. 212 ' ! ' ; Mechanic. Diran Deranian, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic. Richard John Dobie, Hubbardston, Mass. Mechanic. Stephen Daniel Donahue, Worcester, Mass. Chemist; Tech News (1, 2); Reporter; Junior Editor (3); Carnival Committee (2); Newman Club; Sceptical Chymists; Knights of the Road; Class Soccer (3); Managing Editor, Tech News (3b, 4a). William Henry Doyle, Bantam, Conn. AXA; Chemist; Rifle (1, 2); Asst. Manager Golf (3b); Tech Show (1); Vice-President, Masque (3) ; Mandolin Club (3) ; Rifle Club (1, 2, 3) ; Class Rifle (1, 2, 3) ; Knights of the Road; Sceptical Chymists. Robert Miles Eccles, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Newman Club; A. S. M. E. Clifford Godfred Engstrom, Hartford, Conn. AXA; Civil; Masque (1, 2); Glee Club (2, 3, 4); Secretary (3); Rifle (1); Chairman, Musical Ass’n Dance (3). Gale Evans Flint, Greenfield, Mass. AXA; Electric; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; Bowling Club (1, 2) ; Class Bowling (1, 2) ; A. I. E. E. Edward Thomas Fox, Jr., Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Glee Club (1, 2, 3, 4). Frank Henry French, Worcester, Mass. AXA, TBit; Mechanic; Asst. Manager Football; Rope Pull (1); Class Rifle (1, 2); A. S. M. E. Kenneth Vallette Fryer, Willimantic, Conn. d’FA; Electric; Tech News Reporter; Rifle Club, Treasurer (2b), President (3). James Kendall Fullerton, Willimantic, Conn. 4 2K; Electric; Tech News Reporter; Glee Club (3) ; Junior Prom Committee; Class Soccer (1, 2, 3); Class Rifle (1, 2). Royal Kinney Gallup, West Warwick, R. I. Electric; Rope Pull (2); Radio Club (1); Band (3). John Edward Gill, Manchester, Conn. AT12, Skull; Mechanic; Football “W” (1, 2, 3); 1928 Captain; Class Football (1, 2); Class Basketball (1, 2) ; Class Baseball (1, 2) ; Manager of Basgetball (4) ; Knights of the Road; Newman Club; A. S. M. E. Harry Louis Goldman, Worcester, Mass. Electric; Radio Club (3) ; A. I. E. E. Herbert Taylor Grimshaw, Thomaston, Conn. ATD; Electric; Rifle Club (1). Allan Lindsay Hall, Portsmouth, N. H. Electric; Glee Club (1, 2, 3). Allen Hastings, Webster, Mass. 4 2K; Civil; Asst. Manager Soccer; Class Soccer (1, 2). Lincoln Bourne Hathaway, New Bedford, Mass. ATI2; Mechanic; Track (1, 2, 3) ; Class Track (1, 2, 3) ; A. S. M. E. ; 193.8 PEDDLER William Joseph Hayden, Jr., Fall River, Mass. •FTA; Electric; Asst. Manager Baseball; Glee Club (2, 3). Robert Stephen Heald, Worcester, Mass. ATD; Mechanic; Soccer (2) ; Asst. Manager Tennis; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; Glee Club (1, 3) ; A. S. M. E. Albert C. Holt, New Brunswick, N. J. ATO, TBn. 23, Skull; Electric; Glee Club (1, 3) ; Chairman Junior Banquet; “Y” Coun¬ cil; Chairman Tech Carnival (3) ; Chairman Summer Shop Dance (lb) ; Knights of the Road; Rope Pull (1); Class President (2b). Holbrook Lynedon Horton, Concord, N. H. 0X, TBIT; Electric; Tech News Junior Editor; Editor-in-chief; Editor Handbook (1) ; Rope Pull (1); Orchestra (1, 2, 3); Glee Club (1, 2); Mandolin Club (2). Victor Joseph Hudon, West Springfield, Mass. Electric. William Rogers Hutton, South Manchester, Conn. ATD; Mechanic; Manager Football 1928; Asst. Cheer Leader (3); Class Soccer (1, 2); Class Basketball (1, 2, 3) ; Class Baseball (1, 2, 3) ; Carnival (2) ; Class Auditor (3a, b) ; Knights of the Road; A. S. M. E. William Wesley Jasper, Jr., Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; A. S. M. E. Aloysius Louis Peter Jezyk, Ware, Mass. 2AE; Electric; Track (1, 2, 3); Tech News Secretary; Band (1, 2, 3); Orchestra (1, 2, 3); Carnival Committee (3); Junior Banquet Committee; Rope Pull (2); Class Soccer (1) ; Class Track (1, 2) ; A. I. E. E. Arnold Liebert Johnson, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Football (1); Class Football (1, 2); Class Basketball (2) ; A. S. M. E. Francis Eldridge Rowley Johnson, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Tech News Junior Editor; News Editor; Peddjer Junior Editor; Camera Club (1, 2) ; A. S. M. E. Willard Irving Johnson, Worcester, Mass. 0TC; Electric; Asst. Manager Soccer; Glee Club (1, 2, 3) ; Class Soccer (2, 3). J. Bernard Joseph, Worcester, Mass. Electric; Radio Club (1, 2, 3) ; A. I. E. E. Frank Richardson Joslin, Holden, Mass. i 2K; Civil; Cross Country (3); Rope Pull (1, 2). Haig Kazarian, Worcester, Mass. Chemist. George Vincent Kennedy, Ware, Mass. Electric; Class Soccer (3). Arthur Weston Knight, Boylston, Mass. 0X, Skull; Electric; Glee Club (1); Secretary Musical Ass’n. (3); Publicity Manager Masque (3) ; Chairman Sophomore Banquet Committee; Chairman Junior Prom Committee; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; Class Sec. (la) ; Class Pres, (lb, 3a). Milton Labonte, Worcester, Mass. Electric; Junior Banquet Committee; Junior Prom Committee; A. I. E. E. Mario Daniel Laraia, Torrington, Conn. A M; Electric; Glee Club (3); Cosmopolitan Club (3); Camera Club (3); Class Soccer (3). Daniel Regan Leamy, Gardner, Mass. 2AE, TBn, Skull; Civil;. Baseball ‘ W” (1, 2); Relay (2); Track “W” (2); Newman Club Treasurer (2) ; Vice-President (2a) : A. S. C. E.. Secretary (3) ; Junior Prom. Com- Page one hundred thirty 9 1 93.8 PEDDLER mittee; Class President (2a) ; Class Auditor (lb) ; Class Track (1) ; Captain, Class Baseball (1) ; Captain, Class Swimming Team (2) ; Class Soccer (2) ; Rope Pull (2) ; Secretary, W. P. I. A. A. (2). Arthur Stanley Marshall, Westboro, Mass. 0T0; Electric; Tech Neivs Reporter; Asst. Manager Basketball; Junior Prom Committee. Uno August Matson, Worcester, Mass. 0X, TBH; Electric; Glee Club (1, 2. 3) ; Band (1, 2, 3) ; Orchestra (2, 3) ; Tech Carnival (1, 2) ; Rope Pull (2). Joseph Matulaitis, Worcester, Mass. TBII; Mechanic; Track “W” (2); Class Track (1, 2); Class Football (1, 2). Frederick Joseph McGowan, Jr., Springfield, Mass. ' t ' PA; Electric; Tech News Junior Editor; Business Manager, Masque (3); Asst. Manager- Tennis; Radio Club (1, 2) ; Class Vice President (3a) ; Junior Prom Committee; Class Soccer (1, 3) ; A. I. E. E. Theodore Julius Meschicovsky, Easthampton, Mass. Electric; Camera Club (1, 2, 3); Class Rifle (1); Rope Pull (2). Leslie Thatcher Miller, Townsend, Mass. 0X; Mechanic; Football (1); Tech News (1); Class Football (1); A. S .M. E. John Mooshian, Lawrence, Mass. Electric; Glee Club (3). Percy Eugene Newton, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Cross Country (2); Glee Club (3). Edward George Norton, Jr., Springfield, Mass. AT0; Electric. Andrew Joseph O’Connell, Worcester, Mass. Chemist; Rope Pull (1); Bowling Club (1, 2); Class Bowling (2); Class Soccer (3); Newman Club; Sceptical Chymists. Mario Pagnoni, Springfield, Mass. Civil; Class Soccer (2). Henry Adolph Pearson, Worcester, Mass. ATQ; M echanic; Track “W” (1); Cross Country (1) ; Class Track (1, 2, 3). Wilbur Herman Perry, Springfield, Vt. Electric. Lincoln Harold Peterson, Worcester, Mass. 0T0; Electric; Class Sec. (la) ; Class Football (1) ; Glee Club (1) ; Radio Club (1, 2, 3). John Matthew Petrie, Worcester, Mass. Chemist. Erold Francis Pierce, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Class Football (2) ; A. S. M. E. Halbert Edmond Pierce, Jr., Lunenburg, Mass. AXA, TBIT; Electric; Tech News Junior Editor, Athletic Editor; Peddler Junior Editor; Asst. Manager Track; Class Soccer (3); A. I. E. E. Laverne Fuller Pultz, Lebanon, Conn. XAE; Electric; Rope Pull (1,2). Adam John Rasco, Worcester, Mass. Electric; Rope Pull (1, 2); Class Football (2). Harold Perry Richmond, Huntington, Mass. ATfi; Electric; Asst. Manager Baseball; Class Football (2); Rope Pull (1, 2); Knights of the Road. Carl Leroy Robinson, West Bovlston, Mass. ©TO, TBII, Skull; Electric; Baseball “W” (1, 2); Soccer (3); Treasurer, W. P. I. A. A. (3) ; Class Baseball (1) ; Captain, Class Soccer (3). Nicholas Joseph Ruberti, Clinton, Mass. Chemist. Roger Marvelle Lysle Russell, Natick, Mass. Civil; A. S. C. E. Aram Harold Rustigian, Worcester, Mass. Civil; Glee Club (2, 3) ; Rope Pull (2) ; Class Football (1) ; A. S. C. E. Philip Mervin Seal, Worcester, Mass. TBIT; Electric; Track (2); Glee Club (1,2). George Shakour, Worcester, Mass. Chemist; Football “W” (1, 2, 3); Newman Club; Sceptical Chymists. Lawrence Benjamin Oliver Silverberg, Gardner, Mass. TBIT; Electric; Masque (1); Radio Club (1, 2). George Nelson Smith, Ashley Falls, Mass. AXA; Electric; Football (1); RiHe (1); Swimming (4); Radio Club (1); Rifle Club (1) ; Class Football (1, 2); Class Rifle (3). Lester Smith, Worcester, Mass. Civil. Lothar August Sontag, Clinton, Mass. Chemist; Sceptical Chymists. Walter Horace Sponagle, Westfield, Mass. AXA; Electric. Harold David Stake, Gardner, Mass. 2AE, TBII; Mechanic; Track (1); Cross Country (2, 3); Class Auditor (2b); Class Treasurer (3a). Richard Stone, Worcester, Mass. 20 p; Mechanic; Rope Pull (1, 2). Robert Louis Towne, Springfield, Mass. 4 2K; Electric; Asst. Manager Musical Club (3). Harold Raymond Voigt, Easthampton, Mass. Electric. Taito Walkonen, Gardner, Mass. Electric; Basketball (1); Rope Pull (1, 2); Class Basketball (1, 2); Class Swimming (2) ; Class Soccer (3). Francis Wiesman, Worcester, Mass. ATI2; Mechanic; Musical Ass’n, Vice-Pres. (3); Glee Club soloist and accompanist (1, 2, 3) ; Asst. Cheer Leader; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; A. S. M. E. Russell Chester Wiley, Wethersfield, Conn. AXA; Mechanic; A. S. M. E. James Horace Williams, Hartford, Conn. AXA, TBII; Chemist; Soccer (1, 2); Skeptical Chymists, Vice-Pres. (3); Class Soccer (2, 3). Ellis Hobart Whitaker, Northampton, Mass. SAE; Tech News Subscription Manager; Rope Pvdl (1) ; Class Soccer (3) ; Carnival (1). Edward Newton Wooding, Wallingford, Conn. AXA; Mechanic; Football (1, 2, 3); Glee Club (2, 3), Manager (3); Class Football (1, 2) ; Knights of the Road. Bellows Falls Power Station of New England Power Company Philip C. Pray, ’17, Assistant Electrical Engineer George H. Anderson, ’20, Chief Draftsman SOPHOMORES 5—C5 9 Page one hundred thirty-four Marion L. Price Walter H. French CLASS OFFICERS FIRST SEMESTER SECOND SEMESTER President, Marion L. Price Vice-President, Walter H. French Secretary, Allan G. Ashton Treasurer, Arthur A. Zavarella Auditor, John H. Wells Historian, Charles R. Fay Member-at-large, Norman L. Shaw President. Marion L. Price Vice-President, Walter H. French Secretary, Daniel F. O’Grady Treasurer, Arthur A. Zavarella Auditor, Theodore W. Jones Historian, Charles R. Fay Member-at-large, George H. Fitt SOPHOMORE CLASS ROLL Henry O. Allen, West Springfield, Mass. Electric; Rifle; Soccer squad. Alfred Anderson, Providence, R. I. •F2K; Chemist. Paul O. Anderson, Worcester, Mass. OX; Civil; Football Squad; (la, 2a); Class Football (la, 2a). David Armitage, Worcester, Mass. OX; Chemist; Class Soccer (la, 2a); Rope Pull (1, 2); Carnival (2). Allan G. Ashton, Worcester, Mass. Chemist; Class Secretary (la lb, 2a); Rope Pull (2); Carnival (2). Carl W. Backstrom, Worcester, Mass. Electric; Golf Team (lb). Frederick G. Baldwin, Barton, Vermont. 1 SK; Electric; Y. M. C. A. Cabinet; Carnival Committee (lb); Rope Pull (la); Frosh Rules (lb). Russell Barnes, Reading, Mass. 9TD; Civil; Class Soccer; Carnival (2). Robert T. Barnicle, Fitchburg, Mass. XAE; Civil. Earle S. Batchelor, Athol, Mass. 0X; Mechanic; Masque; A. S. M. E. Myron A. Bean, Worcester, Mass. ZAE; Mechanic. Edwin T. Beaudette, Worcester, Mass. Electric. Thomas G. Bergin, Swanrpscott, Mass. 2AE; Chemist; Football Squad (1, 2). Herbert D. Berry, Worcester, Mass. Electric Roscoe H. Bowers, Beverly, N. J. AXA; Electric; Golf Team (lb); Class Football (2). David K. Bragg, Foxboro, Mass. Mechanic. Nicholas L. Brewer, Springfield, Mass. Mechanic. Norman A. Butterfield, East Wilton, Me. XAE; Mechanic; Band; Rope Pull (1, 2); Carnival (2). Clarence L. Buell, Bedford Hills, N. Y. Mechanic. Ejnar W. Carlson, Worcester, Mass. 0TD; Chemist; Football Team (2), Class Football (1, 2). Francis O. Carlstrom, Auburn, Mass. Electric. Clyde K. Carpenter, Norwich, Conn. 0X; Civil; Class Banquet Committee (lb); Track (2a). C. Eugene Center, Nashua, New Hampshire. ATD; Electric ;Tech News Reporter (lb, 2a), Junior Editor; Mgr. Tech Bible (lb); Carnival Committee (2a) ; Class Banquet Committee; Class Soccer (1, 2) ; Rope Pull (1, 2); Sophomore Hop Committee, Chairman; Tech Bible Editor (2b). F. Dudley Chaffee, Springfield, Mass. f XK; Electric. Richard V. Chapell, Milford, Conn. Civil; Newman Club; Rope Pull (1). William H. Childs, Huntington, Mass. General Science; Radio Club; Skeptical Chymists. William F. Clingan, West Hartford, Conn. Mechanic; Golf Team (lb). Joseph H. Coghill, North Attlebero, Mass. 0X; Civil; Basketball Squad (lb) ; Class Soccer. Charles H. Cole, Holliston, Mass. 0TD; Chemist. John W. Conley, East Taunton, Mass. Mechanic; Rope Pull (1, 2). William E. Corfitzen, Cold Spring Harbor, L. I. Civil; Newman Club; Rifle Club. Hugh H. Coyle, Worcester, Mass. AXA; Chemist; Newman Club. George W. Crossley, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic. Kenneth W. Crossman, North Grafton, Mass. AXA; Chemist. Harold T. Cutler, Fitchburg, Mass. ATO; Tech Show (2). William D. Davidson, Lunenburg. Mass. AXA; Mechanic. Thomas W. Davis, Wantagh, L. I. dTA; Mechanic; Tech News. Clement A. Didden, Washington, D. C. •FTA; Civil; Cross Country (2). Merrill Dix, Biddeford, Me. hrA; Electric; Track Team (2); Rope Pull (1, 2). Daniel P. Dyer, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic. Floyd H. Emerson, Whitefield, New Hampshire. $2K; Electric. Norman M.. Enman, Westboro, Mass. 0Yf ; Electric. Ilmari B. Erkkila, Fitcliburg, Mass. ATQ; Civil. Charles R. Fay, Worcester, Mass. 2AE; Electric; Class Historian (lb, 2a) ; Class Editor “Peddler” (2) ; Class Banquet Committee (2). Anthony Fidrych, Jr., Norwich, Conn. Chemist. Stanley H. Fillion, Springfield, Mass. Civil; Tech News Reporter; Newman Club; Camera Club. Paul J. Finnerty, Clinton, Mass. Civil. Myrton P. Finney, Wakefield, Mass. ‘i’XK; Civil; Football Team (1, 2); Class Football (1, 2); Captain (1). Hilton Fisher, Swampscott, Mass. ATD; Mechanic; Glee Club. Leland H. Fisler, North Attleboro, Mass. Mechanic. George H. Fitt, Newport, R. I. d 2K; Chemist; Basketball Team (1, 2); Class Basketball (1), Captain (1); Rope Pull (1, 2) ; Carnival (2). John E. Fletcher, Nashua, New Hampshire. ATS]; Electric; Football Squad (2); Class Football (1) ; Bowling (1). Lester W. Frank, Worcester, Mass. AXA; Electric. Walter H. French, Worcester, Mass. ‘bXK; Mechanic; Track Team (1); Class Auditor (la); Vice-Pres. (2); Class Track; Soccer (1, 2). Everett Gartrell, Turners Falls, Mass. Electric. Stanley B. Gawlowicz, New Bedford, Mass. Electric; Rifle Team, Captain; Rifle Club, Vice-Pres.; Class Rifle Team, Soccer. Ralph H. Gilbert, Newington Junction, Conn. Civil; Camera Club; Class Bowling; Track (2); A. S. C. E. Charles R. Gill, Westboro, Mass. 9T11; Chemist. Albert M. Goodnow, South Sudbury, Mass. Electric. William Graham, Whitinsville, Mass. AT9; Electric; Basketball (1, 2), “W” (1, 2) ; Football (1, 2), “W” (2) ; Baseball Squad (lb, 2b). Armando E. Greco, Fitchburg, Mass. 0X; Mechanic; Tech News Reporter (1, 2), Junior Editor; Rope Pull (1) ; Class Banquet Committee (2); Class Soccer (1). Carmelo S. Greco, New Britain, Conn. Electric; Newman Club; Cosmopolitan Club. Roger T. Griswold, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic. Raymond S. Haitsma, Northboro, Mass. Mechanic. Richard W. Hanson, Kennebunkport, Maine. 0Tfl; Chemist; Rope Pull (1, 2). Harold C. Hart, Forestville, Conn. 0T0; Civil; Ass. Mgr. Soccer. Harris A. Higgins, Melrose, Mass. ATfi; Mechanic; Football Team “W” Jerokl D. Hirschman, Charleston, S. C. Efi ' k; Mechanic; Judean Club; Rope Pull (1, 2); Carnival (2). Richard A. Holley, Otisville, N. Y. 0X; Electric; Tech News; Cross Country Squad (la). Robert E. Hollick, West Hartford, Conn. 2AE; Civil; Class Swimming (lb); Rope Pull (1, 2); Swimming Squad (2). Frederick C. Holmes, West Springfield, Mass. I 2K; Civil; Basketball Squad (1, 2), “W” (2); Class Basketball (la). Clifford B. Ives, Springfield, Mass. ATI]; Mechanic; Junior Editor Tech News; Mandolin Club (1, 2). Alfred H. Holway, Holyoke, Mass. brA; Chemist; Tech Neivs Reporter; Masque; Skeptical Chymists; Tech Banquet Com¬ mittee (1, 2); Class Pres, (la, lb); Tech Council (la, lb). Daniel S. Horgan, Worcester, Mass. Civil; Class Football (1). Charles K. Johnson, West Springfield, Mass. ATS1; Electric; Tech News, Junior Editor. Raymond H. Johnson, Meriden, Conn. ATO; Civil. j Wendell J. Johnson, Worcester, Mass. £2K; Mechanic; Soccer Team (2a); Rope Pull (1); Class Soccer (1). Joseph T. Johnston, Whitinsville, Mass. Mechanic. Irving Joseph, Worcester, Mass. SOT ' ; Mechanic; Track Team (lb); Class Track (1, 2); Rope Pull (2); Radio Club; Rifle Club. Theodore W. Jones, New Haven, Conn. i 2K; Mechanic; Rope Pull (la); Tech Banquet Committee; Class Soccer (la); Treas¬ urer (la). Louis C. Kaminski, Taunton, Mass. Civil; Soccer Team (2a); Baseball Squad (lb); Cosmopolitan Club; Class Soccer (la). Ralph V. Karlson, Worcester, Mass. Mechanic. William E. Kelley, Norwich, N. Y. AX A; Chemist; Glee Club (1); Band (1); Frosh Rule Committee. Francis Kennedy, Rochdale, Mass. Electric; Newman Club; A. I. E. E. William B. Kenyon, Indian Orchard, Mass. Mechanic; Class Football (2). Usko T. Kontio, Fitchburg, Mass. AX A; Chemist; Basketball (1). Suenori Kuwada, Hoyogoken, Japan. Mechanic; Soccer Team (2) ; Class Soccer (1) ; Cosmopolitan Club. John E. Lampion, Springfield, Mass. Mechanic. Carl G. Larson, Worcester, Mass. Electric; Soccer Team (1); Class Swimming (1). Russell J. LeBousquet, Worcester, Mass. 0X; Chemist; Glee Club (1, 2); Tech News Reporter (2); Band (1, 2). Abram Leibovitch, Bangkok, Siam. Mechanic. Alexander C. Lendo, Otter River, Mass. XAE; Civil. William W. Locke, Framingham, Mass. AXA; Electric; Class Swimming (1); A. I. E. E. Roger H. Lonergan, Jefferson, Mass. Civil; Rope Pull (2). Eugene F. Lowe, Fitchburg, Mass. Mechanic. Aarne A. Luoma, Fitchburg, Mass. Mechanic. James E. McLoughlin, New Haven, Conn. Electric; Rope Pull (2) ; Newman Club. Gerald P. Marcy, Putnam, Conn. Electric. George A. Marston, Turners Falls, Mass. AXA; Civil; Rope Pull (2). Edward C. Milde, Springfield, Mass. 4 2K; Electric; Indoor Track (1, 2); Track (1); Class Track (1, 2); Captain Track (2) ; A. I. E. E. William H. Mill, Clinton, Mass. ATfi; Mechanic; Tech News Reporter (1); Rope Pull (1, 2). Dwight H. Moore, Huntington, Mass. Civil. Paul B. Morgan, Jr., Worcester, Mass. Mechanic; Rope Pull (1); Chairman Class Banquet (1). George W. Monson, Worcester, Mass. Electric. Albert N. Nanartonis, Worcester, Mass. Electric; Rope Pull (2); Secretary Cosmopolitan Club (2). Paul R. Nelson, Worcester, Mass. d XK; Mechanic; Track (1, 2); Cross Country (1, 2). Frank Norton, Fitchburg, Mass. ATO; Mechanic. William J. Newbold, Whitestone, L. I., N. Y. 9X; Mechanic; Tech News Reporter (1, 2), Junior Editor;; Rope Pull (1); Class Soccer (1). Carl J. Nordmark, Northbridge, Mass. Mechanic; Cross Country Team (1). John J. Nowiski, Milford, Conn. Mechanic; Football Squad (2); Class Football (1, 2); Newman Club. Daniel F. O’Grady, Worcester, Mass. ATO; Civil; Baseball “W” (1) ; Football Squad (1, 2) ; Class Secretary (2b) ; Newman Club; A. S. C. E. 1928 PEDDLER Christ L. Orphanides, Danville, Va. Electric; Rope Full (1, 2). Richard J. Parker, Lunenburg, Mass. AXA; Mechanic; Glee Club (1, 2) ; Rope Full (1, 2). George E. Perreault, Worcester, Mass. 2AE; Mechanic; Class Rifle (1). Fred P. Peters, West Orange, N. J. Chemist; Football Squad (1, 2); Class Football (1, 2); Track Squad (1); Mandolin Club; Newman Club; Carnival Committee (2). Edgar A. Phaneuf, Spencer, Mass. Electric. Arthur F. Pierce, Springfield, Mass. ATO; Electric; Band (1, 2). George E. Pierce, Montague, Mass. AXA; Mechanic. William J. Pigon, Worcester, Mass. Civil; Glee Club; A. S. C. E. Raymond V. Pollard, Ansonia, Conn. 4 2K; Mechanic; Class Football, Basketball, Baseball (1); Rope Pull (2). Robert A. Potter, Darien, Conn. AXA; Electric; Glee Club (1, 2); Rope Pull (1, 2); Carnival (1, 2). Donald P. Prescott, Auburn, Mass. 4 2K; Chemist;; Carnival (2); Class Treasurer (1, 2); Rope Pull ) 1, 2). Marion L. Price, Quincy, Florida. 2AE; Mechanic; Relay Team (1); Track Team (1); Tech News Reporter (1, 2); Treasurer Y. M. C. A. (2); Tech Council; Class Historian (la); Treasurer (lb); Presi¬ dent (2a); Class Football (1, 2); Track (1, 2); Swimming (1); Captain Rope Pul! (1, 2); Captain (2); Frosh Rules Committee, Chairman; Carnival (2); Tech Banquet Committee (2) ; Cosmopolitan Club, A. S. M. E. John E. Prohovich, Turner Falls, Mass. Chemist; Track Team (1); Rope Pull (2). Warren R. Purcell, Worcester, Mass. Electric; Banjo Club; Newman Club; Knights of the Roal. Roy W. Puddington, West Springfield, Mass. 4 -K; Electric; Class Football (1, 2); Rope Pull (1, 2). John D. Putnam, Webster, Mass. 0Tfi; Electric; Rope Pull (1, 2); Sophomore Hop Committee. George Rak, Mansfield Center, Conn. Mechanic. Malcolm E. Reno, Worcester, Mass. Civil; Newman Club; Class Soccer (1, 2) ; A. S. C. E. Paul E. Reynolds, Worcester, Mass. fiXK; Chenrst; Track Team (1); Class Track; Swimming (1); Carnival (2). Wilson H. Rice, Wilbraham, Mass. fiSK; Civil; Soccer Team (1, 2,), Captain (3); Captain Class Soccer (1, 2). Harold G. Richards, Darien, Conn. AXA; Electric; Glee Club (L 2, 3). John L. Richmond, West Palm Beach, Fla. 2AE; Mechanic; Secretary Masque; Tech News; Class Banquet Committee. Joseph R. Rogers, Worcester, Mass. 2AE; Mechanic; Swimming Team (2). Walter Rutman, Worcester, Mass. XO ' F; Chemist; Judean Club. Trueman L. Sanderson, Weston, Mass. 0TO; Electric; A. I. E. E. Wlttie Schuka, Worcester, Mass. Civil; Track (2); Class Track (1). Arthur J. Sharistanian, Worcester, Mass. Civil. Wesley A. Sheldon, Ashburnham, Mass. ! 2K; Mechanic. Norman L. Shaw, Holyoke, Mass. ' Id ' A; Mechanic; Class Football (1, 2). Donald R. Simonds, Webster, Mass. ATfi; Mechanic; Masque (1, 2) ; Class Soccer (1). Clyde T. Smith, South Manchester, Conn. 0TD; Mechanic; Tech News Reporter (2); Glee Club; Sec.-Treas. Radio Club; Treas. Rifle Club; Rifle Team; Class Rifle Team; Cross Country Squad (1). Ellman R. Smith, East Walpole, Mass. 0X; Mechanic; Glee Club. Francis P. Smith. Willimantic, Conn. 4 XK; Mechanic; Basketball Team (1, 2); Football Squad (2); Class Basketball (1) ; Football (2); Rope Pull (1, 2); Vice President Class (lb). George N. Smith, Ashley Falls, Mass. AXA; Electric; Rifle Team (1, 2); Class Rifle; Football; Radio Club. Harry A. Sorenson, Hartford, Conn. Mechanic; Radio Club; Rifle Club. Walter H. Sponagle, Westfield, Mass. AXA; Electric. James B. Stearns, Clinton, Mass. Civil. Roger K. Stoughton, Worcester, Mass. 4 FA; Mechanic; Track Team (1); Class Track (1, 2); Basketball (1); Baseball (1) ; Soccer (1); Cox., Rope Pull; Camera Club. Wilford A. Sutthill, Norwich, Conn. 2AE; Electric; Rope Pull (1, 2). Kenneth Swett, Leominster, Mass. Mechanic. John H. Sylvester. San Diego, Cal. Civil; Glee Club; Camera Club. Ferdynand W. Stroyny, Taunton, Mass. Electric. Aymar H. Taber, Reading, Mass. t FA; Civil; Tech Band; Track Squad. William E. Tate, Uxbridge, Mass. 0TD; Chemist; Band. Joseph T. Tawter, Gardner, Mass. XAE; Mechanic; Baseball Team (1) ; Captain Swimming Team (2) ; Class Swimming (1). Alvin E. Thrower, Gardner, Mass. XAE; Mechanic; Football Squad (1, 2); Class Football (1, 2); Rope Pull (1). John T. Tompkins, Washington, D. C. ATD; Civil; Class Swimming (1); Ass’t Mgr. Football (3); Swimming Squad (2). Paul P. J. Topelian, Worcester, Mass. Civil; Football, “W” (1, 2) ; Basketball; Track Team “W” (2) ; Newman Club. Francis B. Townsend, Glen Cove, L. I., N. Y. J rA; Civil; Ass’t Mgr. Football; Student Secretary Y. M. C. A. Ferdinand A. Trautner, Fitchburg, Mass. AXA; Electric; Track Squad (1, 2); Class Track (1, 2); Class Football (2); Rope Pull (1, 2). Prescott K. Turner, Westboro, Mass. 0Tfi; Electric. Alfred W. Vibber, Auburn, Mass. General Science. Vernon E. Wade, Worcester, Mass. OTfi; Chemist; Class Bowling (1); Rope Pull (1, 2). Oliver N. Walker, Whitinsville, Mass. Electric. Milton Y. Warner, Amherst Mass. 0TO; Mechanic; Glee Club (2). John H. Wells, Kennebunkport, Maine. 0Tfi; Civil; Class Auditor (2a). Warren Whittum, Worcester, Mass. XAE; Civil; Class Rifle (1, 2). Laurence M. Wooster, South Westerlo, N. Y. Mechanic. James Woolley, Winchester, Mass. ATQ; Mechanic; Class Bowling; Swimming. Charles L. Wright, Palmer, Mass. AXA; Mechanic; Tech News Reporter; Class Football; Track; Rope Pull (1, 2) ; Football Squad (2). Francis N. Young, Jeffersontown, Ky. d rA; Mechanic; Class Banquet Committee (1, 2); Chairman Summer Shop Dance (1). Arthur A. Zavarella, Hartford, Conn. Chemist; Tech News Reporter, Junior Editor; Radio Association; Sceptical Chymists; Class Auditor (lb), Treas. (2a) ; Banquet Committee (2a) ; Class Football; Track (1, 2) ; Cosmopolitan Club. Conowingo Dam and Power Station of the Susquehanna Power Company Erected by Stone and Webster Company Mr. James H. Manning, ’06, Vice President; Mr. Alan G. Cherry, ’13, Hydraulic Engineer FRESHMEN 0 - p (5 1 93.8 PEDDLER. Page one hundred forty-two Allen C. Weissinger A. Francis ' Townsend CLASS OFFICERS FIRST SEMESTER President, Allen C. Weissinger Vice-President, A. Francis Townsend Secretary, Wallace N. Bailey, Jr. Treasurer, Robert Bumstead Auditor, William D. Ravenscroft Historian, Robert N. Cambridge second semester President, Allen C. Weissinger Vice-President, A. Francis Townsend Secretary, Wallace N. Bailey, Jr. Treasurer, Robert Bumstead Auditor, Kenneth H. Perry Historian, John H. Hinchliffe, Jr. FRESHMAN CLASS ROLL Paul A. Abell, Worcester, Mass. Melvin G. Adams, Worcester, Mass. AXA. Winthrop Whitney Adams, Providence, R. I. ' LXK; Soccer “aWf”; Class Soccer; Banjo-Mandolin Club. William Edward Aiken, Winthrop, Mass. ATH; Football “W”; Captain Class Football; Glee Club. C. Malcolm Alber, Miller’s Falls, Mass. AXA. George Elliot Aldrich, Northampton, Mass. 2AE. Charles K. Aldrich, Elizabeth, N. J. AXA; Glee Club; Rifle Club. Frank S. Anderson, Worcester, Mass. l } nfrp nnp hmiflrp 1 rnrt ' v-thrpp Alton R. Anderson, Ansonia, Conn. t ZK. Idof Anderson, Jr., Worcester, Mass. Frank Hurlbut Andrews, Worcester, Mass. Newman Club. Joseph Alfred Anglada, Jenkintown, Pa. •t rA; Football; Tech Show. Unno Ouo Annala, Worcester, Mass. Harold L. Arnold, Putnam, Conn, ex. John F. Asselta, Fitchburg, Mass. Wallace Nathan Bailey, Jr., Worcester, Mass. 6X; Glee Club; Band. Robert Edward Barrett, Leominster, Mass. 2AE. Edward John Bayon, Holyoke, Mass. Class Soccer; Newman Club. Gerson E. Berger, Worcester, Mass. Clifford A. Bergquist, Worcester, Mass, era Warren Kendall Blake, West Boylston, Mass. eTO; Glee Club. George James Brady, Erie, Pa. 2AE; Newman Club; Rifle Club; Class Football. Robert Bumstead; Washington, D. C. t rA; Glee Club. Joseph John Bunevith, Worcester, Mass. Francis J. Burgoyne, Clinton, Mass. Robert Neil Cambridge, Clinton, Mass. 2AE; Rifle Club; Class Editor, 1928 Peddler: Carnival Committee. Hilding Oscar Carlson, Worcester, Mass. Glee Club. Benjamin Richardson Chadwick, Marblehead, Mass. AX A; Camera Club; Rifle Club. Joseph Chelanski, Worcester, Mass. Stanley Quork Wing Chin, Worcester, Mass. Cosmopolitan Club. Newell L. Clark, Springfield, Mass. Edward Stephen Coe, Jr., Shrewsbury, Mass. ATS2; Baseball (1). Everett D. Collins, Springfield, Mass. t 2K. Donald Clark Converse, Braintree, Mass. 2AE; Glee Club; Carnival Committee. Royal William Cooper, Worcester, Mass. ' t rA. Russell Corsini, Worcester, Mass. John Woodford Curtis, Gardner, Mass. t 2K; Swimming “sWt’ 192.8 PEDDLER. John Winslow Davidson, Brockton, Mass. t XK; Football. Henry N. Deane, Holden, Mass. 0X; Class Soccer. Albert Merton Deraont, Fitchburg, Mass. XAE; Rifle Team. William Phillips Dennison, Southbridge, Mass. ATfi; Newman Club, Freshman Director; Basketball; Baseball. John Francis Devaney, Clinton, Mass. Mandolin Club. Warren N. Doubleday, North Dana, Mass. AXA. Roland F. Downing, Worcester, Mass. t 2K; Basketball. Ralph Anton Duchacek, Springfield, Mass. I 2K. Leonard G. Dunn, Worcester, Mass. Newman Club. Luther Rice Eames, Worcester, Mass. Charles Bickley Eddy, Glen Falls, N. t 2K; Basketball, Second Team. Isadore Fagan, Worcester, Mass. Xfi ' F; Glee Club. Richard Webb Fairbanks, West Boylston, Mass. Frederick Adams Farrar, Worcester, Mass. AXA; Glee Club. Frank Stanley Finlayson, Worcester, Mass. Banjo-Mandolin Club; Class Track. Theodore Lyman Fish, West Springfield, Mass. Camera Club. Paul Herbert Fittz, Natick, Mass. AXA; Class Football. Henry Francis Friel, Worcester, Mass. Newman Club. Milton Dexter Gleason, Templeton, Mass, em A. Wallace Gove, Leominster, Mass. Harold Joseph Granger, Worcester, Mass. Newman Club. Frank Thomas Green, Erie, Pa. ATfi. Raymond H. Guenther, Springfield, Mass. Edward Monroe Haines, Worcester, Mass. Lloyd Russell Hale, Worcester, Mass. Sumner F. Hall, Webster, Mass. Glee Club; Orchestra; Band. Allan Gordon Hall, Worcester, Mass. AXA; Track “W”. Raymond Everet Hall, Springfield, Mass. 0TL ; Banjo-Mandolin Club; Swimming. . Page one hundred forty-five George Martin Hansen, Monson, Mass. Baseball. Jay Maxwell Harpell, Worcester, Mass. AXA. Edwin Raymond Harper, Holyoke, Mass. t rA; Banjo-Mandolin Club; Orchestra; Band; Rope Pull. Edwin Vaughn Haskell, Still River, Mass. Rifle Club. Lewis Sherman Haskins, Worcester, Mass. AXA. Fred James Hawkesworth, Worcester, Mass. Walker Taft Hawley, Holden, Mass. 0X; Class Soccer. John Henry Hinchliffe, Jr., Orange, Conn. t rA; Glee Club. Ralph Hodgkinson, Worcester, Mass. t XK; Student Leader, Glee Club; Orchestra; Football Squad; Class Football. Raymond Dunbar Holcombe, Whitman, Mass. 0X; Football Squad; Varsity Swimming. Henry Edwin Hosmer, Westfield, Mass. ATO; Tech Neivs Reporter. Clarence Hughes, Shrewsbury, Mass. Newman Club. Emil Izzie, South Barre, Mass. Everett E. Johnson, Holden, Mass. Otto Pitman Keller, Laconia, N. H. Charles Arthur Kennedy, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. ATO. Frederick Ralph Kenyon, Ipswich, Mass. AXA. David Dee Kiley, Worcester, Mass. Newman Club. Trescott Burgess Larcher, Webster, Mass. Glee Club. Robert George Leary, Worcester, Mass. Glee Club; Newman Club; Basketball, Second Team. Russell James Libbey, Worcester, Mass. Glee Club. Raymond Carl Lundgren, Shrewsbury, Mass. ATO; Band. James McWhirter, Jr., West Warren, Mass. Otis Earle Mace, Stemmer’s Run, Md. ATS2; Track “W”. James Scott Maloney, Worcester, Mass. Gustav Eric Mangsen, Worcester, Mass. Band. Richard Gibbs Maiden, Worcester, Mass. 2AE. William Uska Matson, Worcester, Mass. 0X; Football Squad; Class Football; Swimming Team. Page one hundred forty s John Adam Matusewicz, Baldwinsville, Mass. Oliver Babson Merrill, Amesbury, Mass, era. Roger Wellington Mills, Wayland, Mass. AXA. Lucien Wry Nevers, Foxboro, Mass. Swimming Team. Irving Smith Newcomb, Manchester, N. H. 9X; Tech Show. Charles Henry Newsome, Worcester, Mass. Edward John Odium, Worcester, Mass. Harry Whitney Osgood, South Orange, N. J. t rA. Albert Irving Palm, Worcester, Mass. Swimming Team. William James Pearson, Naugatuck, Conn. 9X; Newman Club; Class Football. Chester Lawrence Perry, Worcester, Mass. XAE; Football Squad. John Lester Perry, Jr., Worcester, Mass. 2AE; Football Team; Swimming Team. Kenneth Hooper Perry, Waltham, Mass. AXA; Swimming Team; Baseball. Rolla Martin Peterson, Colrain, Mass. George Washington Pickering, 3rd, Beverly, Mass. 4 EA. John Philip Pierce, Worcester, Mass. AXA. Stuart Dryden Pike, Holden, Mass. Lawrence Homer Poeton, Southbridge, Mass. AXA; Basketball, Second Team; Track. Henry A. Racicott, Webster, Mass. James Lathrop Rathbun, Mystic, Conn. 4 EA. William Dickenson Ravenscroft, Bantam, Conn. ATQ. Eben Heaton Rice, Gardner, Mass. 9X; Football Squad; Baskeball Squad; Track. Percival Ginn Ridley, Worcester, Mass. Clayton Holbrook Rood, Jr., Baltic, Conn. 2AE; Football Squad; Class Football; Rifle Club. Edward Hosford Rouse, Thomaston, Conn. Carl Eric Rylander, Auburn, Mass. 9Tlt; Football Squad. Carl Francis Sage, Fairfield, Conn. Rifle Club; Swimming Team. Charles Hastings Schiller, Worcester, Mass. Glee Club; Band. Joseph Martin Silva, Rehoboth, Mass. William Sinclair, Jr., Rumford, Maine. t rA. George W. Smith, Worcester, Mass, ero. Jierbert Arnold Stewart, Worcester, Mass. John Joseph Sullivan, Worcester, Mass. Hurant Tashjian, Worcester, Mass. Robert Davis Taylor, Spencer, Mass. 0X0. Robert Haynes Terrill, Westminster, Mass, ex. Henry Horace Terry, Orient, Long Island, N. Y. 0X0. Oscar William Tissari, Baldwinsville, Mass. 0X; Glee Club. Joseph Edward Totas, Worcester, Mass. Almon Francis Townsend, Jr., Worcester, Mass. ‘bEA; Swimming; Class Track; Vice President (la, b). Frederick Curtis Tucker, Worcester, Mass. t rA. Joseph Paul Tulka, Newark, N. J. Newman Club; Tech Show; Soccer Team; Class Soccer. Joseph Turner, Worcester, Mass. John Brown Tuthill, Orient, Long Island, N. Y. 0X0: Paul Ivison Tuttle, Ashland, N. Y. Harry Nelson Tyler, Worcester, Mass. 2AE; Swimming Team; Class Football. Oliver Rawsin Underhill, Worcester, Mass. Football Squad; Class Football. Charles Buell Walker, Longmeadow, Mass. t 2K. Theodore Lawrence Wanstall, Lynn, Mass. t EA. Allen Charles Weissinger, Worcester, Mass. ATO; Class President (la, b) ; Tech Show. Miner Forbes Wells, Wethersfield, Conn. Carroll Newton Whitaker, Springfield, Mass. d 2K; Soccer Team; Class Soccer; Basketball Second Team. Irving Stone White, Barrington, Conn. 1 XK; Football Squad. Grayson Winterbottom Wilcox, Hartford, Conn. t rA; Captain, Rope Pull; Glee Club. Robert Schuyler Williamson, Niagara Falls, N. Y. 2AE; Glee Club; Rifle Club; Band. Charles Woodward, Wethersfield, Conn. AXA. Somerset Plant of the Montaup Electric Company, Erected by Stone and Webster Co. Mr. John E. Allen, 15, Structural Engineer Mr. Myrton H. Cutler, ’17, Structural Engineer ATHLETICS Kranz Wilkinson French Robinson Driscoll Knight Carpenter Taylor 1927—ATHLETIC COUNCIL—1928 STUDENT MEMBERS Andrew L. Wilkinson, ’28, President Carl L. Robinson, ’29, Treasurer Harold P. Kranz, ’29, Vice-President Walter H. French, ’30, Secretary John E. Driscoll, ’28, Member-at-Large FACULTY MEMBERS President Ralph Earle Professor P. R. Carpenter Professor A. J. Knight Professor H. F. Taylor ALUMNI MEMBERS Mr. A. L. Rankin Mr. C. M. Inman FOOTBALL X X zr Joseph L. Guidi—Richard S. Converse Captains Gifford T. Cook Manager FOOTBALL 1927 Touring the last week in September the vanguard of what was destined to be- come Tech’s most powerful football team made its appearance on Alumni Field. Two strenuous practice sessions daily rapidly rounded the steadily in¬ creasing squad into condition. Coach Bigler was handicapped by having the entire burden of coaching thrust upon him, and consequently had to divide his time between the line and backfield for the first few weeks. The Co-Captains, Joe Guidi and Dick Converse returned to lead the team through its difficult schedule. Eddie Gill and Andy Wilkinson completed the veteran backfield which was perhaps the best to ever perform for the Crimson and Gray. After two weeks of intensive practice, the team journied to Hartford to meet our perennial rival, Trinity. A dazzling attack and an inpenetrable defense throughout the first half swept the Trinity players off their feet. “Joe” Guidi completed a forward pass for one touchdown, and “Dick” Converse ran fifty yards for the other score, leaving Trinity trailing by a 14 to 0 score at the half time mark. Content to play a defensive game the second half, Tech failed to score, and except for a single long forward pass for a touchdown, Trinity was held off, and was at no time really dangerous. The final score of the game, 14 to 6, gave only a slight indication of the potential power of the team. A ragged but powerful offense, and an equally powerful but somewhat erratic defense char¬ acterized the team in its first game. A disheartening accident during practice robbed the team of Captain “Joe” Guidi for the Newport Naval Training Station game. “Joe” tore the ligaments in his elbow, and was forced to remain on the sidelines. Other injuries handi¬ capped the team and the sailors ploughed through for two early touchdowns. Despite minor injuries, “Pete” Topelian and “Andy” Wilkinson were rushed into the line-up in an attempt to stem the tide. As a result, the third quarter showed a vast improvement, and a fifty yard drive, mostly on Wilkinson’s line-plunging, resulted in his scoring a touchdown on the Gobs. However the offence soon tired, and the superior weight of the sailors prevailed, giving them a 21 to 6 victory. With Captain Guidi back in the line-up, the Crimson and Gray met M. A. C. with a determination to break the Farmers’ run of victories. Playing a waiting game, the Tech gridsters constantly punted and waited for a break to come. It came. “Dick” Converse caught a punt on the Aggie forty yard line, started for one side of the field, stopped, reversed his field, and raced for the other side, a perfect interference formed, but not an Aggie man touched him until the goal line was crossed for the only touchdown of the game. “Dick” kicked the goal after the touchdown. The strategy of playing a waiting game worked perfectly. The Aggies were constantly on the offense, gaining several first downs, while the single first down for Tech came in the third period on two of “Andy” Wilkin¬ son’s line plunges. The first victory in twelve years, over the Farmers, was one of the sweetest victories ever gained by a Boynton Hill football team. The Clam-Diggers from Rhode Island State had the best team in years, fresh from a victory over New Hampshire State, they came to Alumni Field and showed the Worcester fans the reasons for their successes. The first half had a decided Blue tinge, and Rhody was ahead 13 to 0. Tech had not even begun to play, so when the second half started, the fireworks began too. A series of line plunges by Guidi and Wilkinson, coupled with tackle plays by Gill and Converse resulted in a touchdown being pushed over by Wilkinson. Not sat¬ isfied with this, a screen forward pass to “Bill” Graham at midfield worked to perfection, and “Bill” raced fifty yards for the Engineers’ second touchdown. “Dick” Converse kicked both goals after touchdowns to put us ahead 14 to 13. Immediately Tech started another drive, but a fumble cut it short, and Rhode Island marched to our ten yard line before being halted by a stone-wall defense. Here another accident popped up, with only two minutes to play, Converse’s punt went off-side after only five yards travel, and this time the defense cracked long enough to allow the fleet Rhode Island backs to streak across for the winning score. Thus Rhody walked off with a lucky 20 to 14 victory. The following week Rensselaer Polytech came with expectations of gaining the usual victory, but the former lowly Worcester Tech was no more, for within two minutes the plunging Crimson backfield had the hall one yard from R. P. I.’s goal, only to lose it on a fumble. Nothing dismayed, the team started again. This time the march ended when a pass was grounded over the goal line. The Trojian’s luck was too good to be lasting however, for Converse made a pretty forty yard run for the first score of the game. Just to make things sure, “Joe” Guidi stepped twenty yards through tackle for the second touchdown on the sur¬ prised New Yorkers. ‘‘Dick kicked the goal making our total now 13. Renssel- laer started a real offense several times, but a stubborn defense always halted any threatening march. However a long forward pass slipped off a Tech backs fingers into a cherry-shirted warrior’s hands, and before he could be stopped, had crossed the goal line for the visitors only points. Another grounded pass behind the goal line, still another march on the Trojians’ sacred territory, and the final whistle blew on a 13 to 6 victory over our greatest rivals. Fate, a tricky individual, played havoc with the team in some mysterious manner at Lowell, where an admittedly far inferior team scored a quick touchdown for a six point lead. Still confident, the team proceeded to march down the field toward Lowell’s goal, only to find an inspired team playing like demons blocking the path whenever a score was threatened. March after march ended ten, fifteen, twenty yards from the Lowell goal line, and each time a Lowell punt put the ball back in Worcester’s territory. The team was on another drive of fifty yards duration when, before any scoring could be done, the final whistle blew, ending a most disastrous game by a 6 to 0 score. The season closed for a team that could have risen to heights hithertofore never attained by a Tech team, but temperament and some unfortunate injuries wrecked the chances for victory in at least two of the lost games. Despite the loss of the backfield of Guidi, Converse and Wilkinson, and such linemen as Query, Lester and Hubbard, the prospects for a still more successful season next year are ex¬ ceedingly bright. Under the coaching of Pete Bigler and the able leadership of Captain-elect Eddie Gill, much is expected of the team in its coming season, the schedule for which is the most difficult as yet attempted by any Tech gridsters. Cook Hodgkinson Underhill Query Lester Rood Morton Bennett Broker Rice Gill Wilkinson Hubbard Guidi Fitzpatrick Anderson Shakour Finney Converse Graham Bigler Topelian Carlson Aiken Perry O’Grady Page one hundred fifty-six BASKETBALL Robert L. Cotton Captain Louis F. Leidholt Manager BASKETBALL 1927-28 Noach Bigler counted two letter men, Captain Cotton and Graham, and several other experienced players like Wilkinson, Fitt, Smith, Holmes and Topelian on the hoop squad when the customary weeding out of the varsity court aspirants had been completed. With practice started early in the season, the Tech mentor had things pretty well lined up when the first game, a practice session with the Whitins Community team, was played off. The college hoopsters won the contest, 32-25, and showed excellent possibilities for the coming season. Captain Cotton displayed a fast brand of floor work and rallied his team from time to time, dribbling the length of the floor for a counter. Graham was up to his splendid form of the previous year, and Wilkinson, in the backcourt position left vacant by Joe Harris, guarded his man well and retrieved the ball from the backboard with considerable success. Smith and Fitt paired up well in the forward positions. Fitt was replaced by Holmes in the second quarter, and the latter had such uncanny success in locating the basket that he came away high scorer of the game. Wesleyan was scheduled as the first collegiate aggregation to stack up against the Engineer five, and the Connecticut hoopsters came to Worcester highly touted, with four letter men on the squad. Their game of basketball was noth ing if not praiseworthy, and the Crimson and Gray quintet was unable to cope with the situation. Putting on the finest court performance seen on the Hill during the entire season, the Wesleyanites annexed the victory, 34-25. Page one hundred fifty-eight 193.8 PEDDLER The Rhode Island State basketballers were next on the slate, and the home team very effectively took the visitors into camp, 37-27. Bob Haire, Rhody’s star for¬ ward, who was held scoreless in the first half, went on a rampage during the second period and tallied four double counters and six free tries, leading Fitt for scoring honors by two points. The first out-of-town game, with Trinity, was a tough one for the Tech five to crack, and the Engineers took the lean end of a 21-13 count as a result of their inability to find the basket. Drexel offered the next competition on the home floor, and in a rough, fast game scored 28 points to Tech’s 24. The Engineers played a fighting game, but failed to display sufficient scoring punch. Taking a new lease on life, the Crimson and Gray courtmen showed Clark a winning brand of basketball and brought home the goods, 30-22. Fitt ran wild in this contest, tallying at will, and netted seven floor goals, which, with three counters from the free throw line, brought his total for the evening up to seventeen In the meantime Tech’s hard working backs held the famous Main-South forwards, Alderman and Shannahan, to three and one floor goals, respectively. Upsala lost the next game to the Techsters, 30-28, after staging a speedy rally in the second half which brought the visitors up from the 20-6 disadvantage which they held at the end of the first period. Fitt sustained a severe injury to his knee in this contest, and as a result he was lost to the team for the remainder of the season. After displaying a flashy game which baffled Brooklyn Polytech to the extent suggested by a 40-15 record, the Engineer hoopsters were in a rare humor when they took on Clark for the second time. The Main-South five again came out second best, after a fiercely fought, but clean, struggle for victory. Holmes, filling the vac ancy left by Fitt’s injury in the Upsala set-to, was high scorer with eleven points, while Graham trailed him by a single marker. Tech’s string of four consecutive victories was augmented as a result of a 33-18 win over Boston University, but M. A. C. put a hitch in the record by taking the next contest, 27-20. The Agrarians displayed a fine game, but the home team did not acknowledge defeat till the last gun. In the next week Tech court fans saw two closely contested matches, the Engi¬ neers taking both of them. Maine was downed by a score of 22-21, while the Crimson and Gray came from behind in the last three minutes of play to defeat St. Stephens, 28-24. Graham donated the telling basket in the Maine affair, while Smith’s fine playing had considerable influence on the outcome of the latter contest. Tufts furnished a surprise by defeating the Engineers, 25-14, in a mid-week game at the Medford gym, but the Techsters came back strong against Cooper Union at the end of the week, running up a 36-13 count. Graham had a gala night against the New Yorkers, accounting for sufficient points to defeat the visitors single-handed. His tally was seventeen for the evening. Page one hundred fifty-nine Bigler Dennison Wilkinson Leidholt Smith Holmes Cotton Graham Fitt 1927 VARSITY The final game of the season was a fitting climax to a successful season, the Crimson and Gray five swamping the Lowell Textile aggregation, 50-24. Graham, Smith and Cotton tallied fifteen, thirteen and twelve times respectively, while Pareck, with nine points, was high man for the spinners. Captain Cotton rightly counts this season of ten victories and five defeats a notable success. Bad breaks in the out of town games, if eliminated, might have added a couple of victories, but as things stand every one is well pleased, and prospects for the next season are bright. Wilkinson alone will be lost by gradua¬ tion, but it will be somewhat of a problem to find a guard capable of the steady and heady play which symbolized his effectiveness in the backcourt during the en¬ tire season. Graham, Cotton, Smith, Fitt and Holmes are the regulars who will be availa¬ ble next year, and together with Topelian, Dennison and Rice, who saw service as subs during the past season, they should build up, under Coach Bigler’s able guidance, into an effective winning team. At the end of the season, blonde “Bill ' ’ Graham was elected to pilot the 1928- 29 quintet. Page one hundred sixty BASEBALL 9 Joseph L. Guidi Andrew L. Wilkinson Captain Manager BASEBALL 1927 SEASON ' y y ' HEN the 1927 call for candidates to represent Worcester Tech on the dia¬ mond was issued the response was so ready that a snappy, hard-hitting team seemed the inevitable result. The number of lettermen available was rather small, however, Captain Brackett, Harris and F. McCarthy, outfielders, Leamy, infielder, Guidi, catcher, and Robinson and Calder, twirlers, representing the veteran mater¬ ial. Marino, J. McCarthy, Tawter, Coe, Kaminski and O’Grady sought infield positions, while Prohovich tried out for a garden station, and Horgan, behind the bat, with Graham, in the box, were additions to the battery list. Coach Bigler had a great deal of difficulty in rounding such a large number of inexperienced men into form, and as a consequence the opener against Norwich was lost to the Cadets to the tune of 6-5. The game got away from Worcester in the first three innings when the visitors fell on Calder’s offerings to score all their runs. At the same time that Calder put the lid on, Riordan, who was pitching for the Cadets, loosened up and gave us four runs in the third inning, letting in another tally in the next frame. With Garrity replacing Riordan in the box, the Crimson and Gray sluggers were soon stopped and failed to overcome their opponents’ one- run advantage. 1928 PEDDLER. The second contest, with the Mass. Aggie nine, was lost to the Farmers, 14-5, because of the loose fielding of the Tech team in the eighth and ninth stanzas. Robinson, who took the mound for the Engineers, showed his usual fine form but received little support, while J. McCarthy proved the big man with the stick for the home team, connecting for safeties four times out of five. The third defeat of the season came at the hands of Providence College, 5-2. The ninth inning again proved the undoing of the Crimson and Gray baseballers, for after playing a 2-2 deadlock from the second to the last frame, Robinson let up and gave the Rhode Island nine three runs. O’Grady made his debut in this game and showed rare ability in the field and at the plate. Northeastern was the next nine to take on the W. P. I. team, and the Bostonites nosed out a 5-3 victory by making a three-run rally in the ninth. Calder, twirling for Tech, was a bit wild at times and issued six free tickets to first during the game. In the following contest the Engineers were slated to appear against Rhode Island State, and again they w ' ere forced to take the small end of the score, which was 13-3. The Clamdiggers w r ere heavy hitters and fast on the bases, as was evidenced by their netting seven runs on as many safeties in the first frame. Gra¬ ham took the mound for Tech, but was replaced by Robinson early in the game. Worcester turned in its first win of the year when Bigler’s baseballers gained a 15-6 victory over Trinity. Robinson was well-supported in this contest and the whole team was out on a slugging spree which the Hartford nine was unable to buck. Clark took the next game on a 3-2 count, while Amherst walked away with the eighth contest. The Engineers found Walker, Lowell moundsman, for twelve safeties in the season’s ninth match, while Calder and Robinson held the Textile men down to six bingles, with the result that the Worcester baseballers annexed their second victory, the score being 9-8. The Crimson and Gray twirlers found their goods ineffective against the Clark- men in the final contest of the year, and the Main South aggregation went home carrying a 10-6 game. Calder and Robinson had a bad day in the box and were forced to give it over to the care of Graham, freshman twirler. J. McCarthy, who was Tech’s “Babe Ruth” during the season, ended his slugging year in a blaze of glory by knocking out a circuit clout in an early frame of the match. Captain-elect Guidi behind the plate, assisted by Horgan, with Robinson and Graham as experienced twirlers, and Leamy, J. McCarthy, Converse, O ' Grady, and Tawter veteran infielders will undoubtedly be welded into a slugging, errorless team which will put Worcester Tech way out ahead in the 1928 season, and do much toward avenging the defeats of the previous year. Bigler Graham Andrews Coe O’Grady Taylor Anderson Wilkinson Hansen Perry Marino Leamy Robinson Prohovich Dennison 1928 VARSITY TRACK V- -r V -i Edward C. Milde Captain Frederick H. Knight Manager TRACK SPRING TRACK 1927 np HE spring track season of 1927 resulted in two wins for Tech in dual meets and fifth place in the Eastern Intercollegiates. This year will stand in the track history of the college as the one in which three Worcester Tech track records were shattered by Freshmen stars. After withstanding the assaults of Techmen for 36 years the records of Harry Dadman of ' 91 in the 100 yard and 220 yard dash were broken by Ed Milde. Walter French succeeded in breaking the tape in the low hurdles in 25 seconds, bettering the record of “Dry” Thompson, ’26, by four- fifths of a second. Captain Meigs, Doe, Delano, and Query, all veterans, gar¬ nered points consistently throughout the season. The first meet, with Tufts, resulted in a decisive victory of 81 to 54 for Tech. By taking all but one first in the track events, all places in the pole vault and high jump, and first place in the shot-put Tech easily defeated the Tufts aggrega¬ tion, for the second consecutive year. In this meet Ed. Milde established the new record of 10 seconds in the century, and set a new mark of 22 4-5 seconds in the 220, that he himself was destined to shatter in the next meet. Walt French, an¬ other new man on the squad, easily took first place in both the low and the high hurdles. Doe, Captain Meigs, and Delano broke the tape first in the two mile, one mile, and 880 respectively. The meet the next week with M. A. C. was not as easy as the previous contest. The winner was not determined until the final event was played off, but Tech was victorious by a score of 64 2-3 to 61 1-3. However, the excellent work of Query and Matulaitis in the pole vault; of Dockham with the javelin; of Doe and Nelson in the long runs; of Milde, French and Josephs in the dashes and hurdles; and Dix and Prohovich in the shot put gave Tech the edge against the invading Far¬ mers. Ed Milde, not satified with his previous record in the 220, established a new one of 22 seconds flat. “Walt” French broke the low hurdles record by four- fifths of a second. The eastern intercollegiates were held on Alumni Field the following Saturday. Nine colleges besides Tech were entered, with the final scores showing Northeas¬ tern and Union tied for first place, with Tech in fifth place. Tech obtained three firsts, a second and two thirds in this meet. Milde running true to form crossed the line first against a strong field in the century and in the two-twenty. French, Doe, and Query were instrumental in landing fifth place for Tech. Four men from Tech were sent to the New England Intercollegiates at Bruns¬ wick, Maine. Those making the trip were Ed Milde, Walt French, Chet Doe, and Lee Query. Doe and Query were eliminated in the preliminaries in their events, but Milde and French placed in the preliminaries, entitling them to enter the finals. Ed Milde took second place in the 220 giving Tech a single tally for the meet. Those receiving letters during the season were as follows: Capt. P. E. Meigs, E. B. Carpenter, W. French, E. R. Milde, C. C. Doe, E. Delano, J. Prohovich, P. Reynolds, R. G. Whittemore, M. Dix, L. Query, I. Dockham, J. J. Matulaitis, Manager G. F. Heckman. The AWA was awarded to the following men: P. R. Nelson, M. Price, I. Josephs, P. P. Topelian. INDOOR TRACK ' TT ' HE relay squad opened the indoor track season with a decisive win over the A Colby squad at the K. of C. games in Boston on January 28. The following week, in a three cornered relay race, the team was again successful in defeating Colby but was forced to give up first place to Northeastern. The first dual meet of the season was held in the Alumni Gymnasium on Feb¬ ruary 18, and resulted in an overwhelming victory for Tech over the Agrarians from Amherst with a final score of 48-29. The Engineers took five first places with Captain Ed. Milde taking two of the first for Tech. Topelian did some classy high-jumping to win the event at 5 feet 7 1-2 inches. French, in the hur¬ dles, and Prohovich, in the shot put, had little trouble in winning their respective events. The relay team overcame the opponents by a large margin. The next me et on the schedule gave the Tech trackmen another chance to add to their laurels by defeating the Clark team by a score of 60 2-3 to 16 2-3 on Feb¬ ruary 22. In this somewhat one-sided meet the Red and Gray runners succeeded in taking all possible first places. Mace, a freshman on the squad, succeeded in winning the mile in the fast time of 4 minutes 56 4-5 seconds. Milde, French, Topelian and Prohovich displayed superiority in their events. In the relay race Tech defeated the Clark quartet with a lead of more than a lap. On February 25th the relay team and several men from the track squad jour¬ neyed to the 104th Infantry Games at Springfield, Mass. Ed. Milde, Tech track captain and star sprinter, startled the sprint world by winning the 50-yard dash against a strong field in the world’s record time of 5 1-5 seconds. Paul Nelson took a third in the 1000 yard race. The relay team placed second in a three- team race, losing to Springfield College but defeating M. A. C. In the dual meet, in the next week with Northeastern, the Red and Gray went down to defeat with a score of 54-23. Captain Ed Milde, captured Tech’s only first places, with the exception of the relay, by winning the 45 and 300 yard dashes. The relay team avenged their defeat, in a previous race, by Northeastern by winning the event with hardly a yard to spare. A meet with Brown at Providence on the following Saturday, March 10, concluded the indoor track season. The Brown team easily outclassed the Engi¬ neers in a fast meet. Captain Ed. Milde again took Tech’s only first places. Johnson Reynolds Manty Shuka Nelson Berry Kiley Hall French Freeman French Townsend Davidson Rice Rice Knight Trautner Poeton Curtis Josephs Milde Price Matulaitis Mace Stoughton Didden Knight Joslin Stake Mace Rice Hall CROSS-COUNTRY TEAM qpHE cross-country season in the fall of 1927 resulted in one win, one tie, and two losses for Tech. Altho the season, as far as wins and losses were con¬ cerned was not highly successful, however, three men from the Freshman class, Hall, Didden, and Mace, showed themselves extremely proficient as hill-and dalers; and with Stake and Nelson should form the nucleus for an excellent team next year. Gordon Rice took first place in every meet, coming in a quarter of a mile ahead of his nearest opponent on one occasion. The colleges that Tech competed with were Northeastern, Clark, Rhode Island State, and M. A. C. Two varsity W’s were awarded, one to Rice and the other to “Al” Hall a freshman. Page one hundred sixty-nine Tarbox French Leamy Mace RELAY TEAM WORCESTER TRACK RECORDS 100 yard Dash—Milde, ’30, 10 sec. 220 yard Dash—Milde, ’30, 22 sec. 440 yard Dash—Ricker, ’16, 49 4-5 sec. 880 yard Run—Dadman ’91, 2 min., 1 2-5 sec. Mile Run—Keith, ’14, 4 min., 24 2-5 sec. 2 mile Run—Armour, ’13, 9 min., 57 sec. 120 yard High Hurdles—Lundgren, ’97, 16 1-5 sec. 222 Low Hurdles—French, ’30, 25 sec. Discus Throw—Hunt, ’20, 120 ft., 8 1-4 in. Shot Put—Clough, ’13, 43 ft., 3 3-4 in. Hammer Throw—Power, ’13, 133 ft., 8 in. . High Jump—Schmidt, ’18, 5 ft., 8 1-2 in. Pole Vault—Lyman, ’21, 11 ft., 3 1-2 in. Broad Jump—Pease, ’10, 21 ft., 9 in. Javelin—Dockam, ’28, 152 ft., 2 in. r MINOR SPORTS V-. John E. Driscoll Captain Harland L. Page Manager SOCCER 1927 SEASON the conclusion of the successful soccer season which W. P. I. enjoyed in x 1926 all hands seemed to point toward a fast experienced eleven to represent Tech in the following year. When the 1927 scholastic year opened, however, we found all our soccer hopes and expectations blasted, for Gruman and Ericson had decided to gain some experience outside of college for a year, while Larson was occupied with his swimming activities during his spare time, and Cotton was devot¬ ing himself to his studies. Rice was shifted to a forward berth in the opener with Northeastern, but the Bostonites annexed this game by virtue of making three tallies against our one. Coach Jenkins pushed the team hard in preparation for the second game, which was with Clark. However, the Main South aggregation displayed such fine team¬ work and was so apt at seizing all the breaks of the game to its advantage, that it came out ahead, 4-2. The third contest of the season was played against a strong team of Wesleyan Soccerites, and Tech’s eleven came away from Middletown holding the lean end of a 5-0 count. After a week of intensive practice, the Worcester team stacked up against M. I. T., hut after putting up a great game with lots of fight behind it, Page one hundred seventy-two Williams Kuwada Marino Kaminski Page Robinson Rice Jenkins Fleming Driscoll Whitaker Young Johnson Berry Cotton Leidholt Smith Adams 1927 VARSITY was forced to acknowledge defeat when the Boston eleven scored in the last min¬ utes of play, making the count 2-1. An experienced team of hooters from Amherst was the fifth opponent and this eleven took the W. P. I. soccerites into camp, 4-1. Lord Jeff had pretty much his own way throughout this game, and Newell was the only Engineer to penetrate the Purple’s defense for a t ally. Tech took an early two-point lead against Brown in the next game, as a result of goals made by Cotton, and seemed to he on the way toward gaining its first win of the year, when the Providence team came back with a vengence in the second half and claimed the victory on a 3-2 count. A 4-0 win by Springfield in the seventh contest of the year marked the conclu¬ sion of an entirely unsuccessful season for Tech’s soccer team. Although the Crimson and Gray hooters showed the results of a season’s polishing in this game, they were unable to hold their own against the style of play exhibited by the visiting eleven. Harold P. Kranz William J. Thacker Captain Manager TENNIS W 1 ™ four veterans back on the team, the prospects for the 1927 tennis season looked extremely bright. Out of ten matches, the team, consisting of Capt. Kranz, Irons, Fogg, and Cotton, suffered defeat in only three instances. Amherst, Brown and Boston University were the only conquerors of the Boynton Hill team. The Kranz-Irons combination in the doubles was not defeated during the year. The season opened with a match with Amherst on May 4. The match was closely contested on the Amherst courts, hut the Tech team lost with a score of 4-2. The second match with Trinity showed decided improvement in the team. Capt. Kranz was particularly effective. The final score was Tech 4, Trinity 2. On May 13 the home team was defeated by a fast Boston University aggregation. After the latter defeat, things went decidedly better. The Clark netmen were de¬ feated by a 4-2 score on the home courts. During the next week four matches were scheduled in four days. The first one with Tufts resulted in a victory for Tech. Holy Cross was the next victim of the indomitable Tech netmen. This win gave the Tech team a claim to the city championship for a second year. A tie with Springfield in the next match was satisfactory evidence that the team was playing first class tennis. However, the next game resulted in a loss to Brown. The last two matches of the season with Vermont and Middlebury resulted in victories for Tech. 193.8 PEDDLER. Cotton Thacker Alber Collins Kranz Corsini 1928 Varsity Graduation will hit the team a severe blow, not only in the loss of two such stars as Dick Irons and Charlie Fogg, but in the breaking up of the far-famed Kranz-Irons combination. This pair, it may be easily claimed, found no peer among the Eastern colleges, and the certainty of winning at least one of the doubles matches undoubtedly inspired the team to many a hard-fought victory. It will be a hard task indeed for Hal Kranz to find or develop a player that will fit into a doubles combination that worked as smoothly and consistently as that sure point-getter—Kranz and Irons. Roscoe H. Bowers, Captain Frank J. Fleming, Manager GOLF W 1 ™ but two men of the undefeated team of ’26 left in College, golf enthu¬ siasts began practice early in the spring under the leadership of Captain Ed. Stewart in an attempt to develop another team that would compare favorably with the contingent of the previous year. In the first match of the season, Ed. Stewart and George Styffe, veterans of the previous year, were very ably abetted by the two new men on the team, Mike Boyle and Carl Backstrom. It was with a somewhat shaky feeling that the team traveled to Boston for the first match of the year against B. U. The two new men, however, demonstrated that they could fill the shoes of “Les” Heon and “Hap” Hollahon of last year’s team very efficiently. Consequently the team gave Boston University a sound drubbing to the tune of 6-0. In the next match against Harvard, George Styffe rose to celestial heights to de¬ feat Capt. “Eddie” Stimpson. The match was contested closely throughout, and a slight break in our favor would have tied the score. However, the Crimson played faultless golf and the Tech team went down to defeat with the score of 5-1. From Harvard Stewart took his clan to the Holyoke links, where the team was slightly more successful, and succeeded in setting the colors of Amherst at half- mast with a 3 to 3 tie. Clingan Cotton Fleming Hanson Bowers 1928 VARSITY The next attack was directed toward the Bruins, who boasted a team of great ability. In this match Tech seemed to be somewhat out of form. Styffe, alone, was playing his usual fine game, but he was overshadowed by the uncanny ac¬ curacy of the Brown captain who shot a clean 70. The score of this match was Brown 6 Tech 0. At this point on the schedule, the team was altered somewhat on account of ineligibility of some of its members because of scholastic standing. Ros Bowers and Bill Clingan, two freshmen, were drafted into the ranks. With this revamped lineup the team took on Holy Cross. In this match Boyle, Stewart, and Bowers each contributed a point, thus making the final score a 3 to 3 tie. The last two matches of the season were with Colgate and Dartmouth. In both contests the Tech golfers lost by a small amount. Although the team failed to uphold the record of the team of the previous year, it was in no way due to a lack in fighting spirit. Many good men were developed during the season so that in spite of the losses experienced, the season might be considered successful in that a good team was developed for the coming year. Joseph T. Tawter Captain Everett W. Fowler Manager SWIMMING ' 7 ' ITH the opening up of Tech ' s new pool was laid the foundation for a new sport at Tech. Tech’s first Swimming season was completed with marked success and we feel that Mr. Fuller, in making our fine swimming pool a reality did far more for Tech than merely placing at the disposal of its students a pool in which to take a refreshing dip after exercise. He set W. P. I. up with other eastern colleges in the intercollegiate swimming world. With such accomplished swimmers as Carl Larson and Joe Rogers, and with Joe Tawter to perform in the dives, we entered upon the 1927-28 season with consider¬ able optimism. Joe Tawter was elected captain of the team for its first season and well did he prove himself worthy of that position. The first meet was a home meet in the Fuller pool with the mermen from M. I. T. for opponents. Holcombe took first place in the first event, the 40 yd. dash, to set us in the lead which we were able to keep thru the next two events. By losing the back stroke we were put for a time in the rear but with Rogers winning the 100 yd. dash and, Larson the breast stroke we came up to a tie with M. 1. T., and with the relay to decide the meet. Our relay team of Holcombe, Rogers, Curtis, and Larson came thru for a win and placed us on the high side of a 35 to 27 score. The next meet was with Brown at Providence and there the team met more for- Page one hundred seventy-eight Fowler Tompkins Hollick Sage Perry Locke Ashjian Holcombe Larson Rogers Sodano Tawter Curtis Palm 1928 VARSITY midable opponents, succeeding in obtaining only two first places. Captain Joe Tawter and Carl Larson brought us these. The meet ended with the score 19 to 43 in favor of Brown. Another home meet with B. U. gave us another win to our credit. Our swim¬ mers captured six first places in this meet as follows: Curtis in the 40 yd. dash, Ken Perry in the 440 yd. free style, Captain Joe Tawter in the dives, Joe Rogers in the 100 yd. dash, and Carl Larson in the 200 yd. breast stroke. Just before the last event, the 160 yd. relay, the score stood with Tech eight points ahead which meant that if we won the relay we won the meet, while if we lost the relay, we would be tied and thus lose the meet by virtue of losing the relay. Hence a few anxious moments until our team came safely thru making the score 39 to 23. The last meet of the season was held with Springfield College in their nata- torium, in which Captain Joe Tawter and Carl Larson again captured our only two first places. Here Captain Joe Tawter came near to being outclassed hut nosed out his opponent by a small margin. The score was Springfield 43, W. P. I. 18. “W” MEN Smith Reynolds Price Milde Leamy Germain McColley Prokovitch Fitt Cotton Graham Carlson Cill Knight Aiken ibbard Topelian Tarbox Robinson Hall Tawter Cook Muzzy Lester Page Wilcox Stoughton Wilkinson O’Grady Guidi 1 93.8 PEDDLER. 1928 ‘ R. S. Converse G. T. Cook R. L. Cotton I. A. Dockham J. E. Driscoll F. J. Fleming E. W. Fowler L. W. Gallup J. L. Guidi E. A. Hubbard F. C. Huntington F. H. Knight H. P. Kranz L. F. Leidholdt W. M. Lester J. H. McCarthy G. N. McColley C. B. Muzzy L. P. Newell H. L. Page L. Query G. E. Rice R. Smith A. M. Tarbox W. J. Thacker L. D. Wilcox A. L. Wilkinson W” MEN Football, Track, Baseball Football (Manager) Basketball, Soccer, Tennis Track Soccer, Tennis Soccer, Golf (Manager) Swimming (Manager) Basketball Football, Track, Baseball Football Track Track (Manager) Tennis Soccer, Basketball (Manager) Football Football, Baseball Track Cheerleader Soccer Track, Soccer (Manager) Football, Track Track Soccer Track Tennis (Manager) Track Football, Basketball, Baseball (Mgr.) Wiesman Muzzy Huttos CHEER LEADERS Head Cheerleader Charles B. Muzzy Assistant Cheerleaders Francis Wiesman William R. Hutton FRATERNITIES o C ... (? o Rice Aldrich Query Leidholt Cook Muzzy Wilkinson THE SKULL Senior Honorary Society Founded 1911 FACULTY Prof. Herbert F. Taylor [r. Merle C. Cowden Mr. Donald G. Downing 1927—MEMBERS—1928 Milton H. Aldrich Charles B. Muzzy Gifford T. Cook Leander Query Louis F. Leidholt Andrew L. Wilkinson Gordon E. Rice Page one hundred eighty-four THE SKULL pACH year, when that handful of dignified seniors, clad in black flowing robes, stands before the student assembly in March, a hush comes over the gather¬ ing, and each one looks a little sharper and listens more intently. Skull “tapping” is about to take place. The aims of the organization are set forth in a short introductory speech by one of the members, in which the method of choosing new members of the society and the reasons for their selection are fully explained. When these few remarks are presented, quietness again grips the audience, to be broken again only by the ap¬ plause of approval as each candidate is “tapped” and escorted to his place with the other honored men. The students hold membership in the Skull as the highest undergraduate honor which can be bestowed upon them. The Skull is a senior society that stands for the welfare and promotion of Tech. Only those juniors who have given the greatest amount of service to the Institute, and who possess fine character and a pleasing personality, are chosen for membership. In one sense, Skull is not merely a re¬ ward to ambitious Tech men by virtue of past services, but it is an added inspira¬ tion to do more and better work, so that they may be truly representative of our Alma Mater. This influence is evidenced by the fact that Skull men are always to be found in the more important positions of most of the organizations on the hill and in the student activities. Three years ago this society added a silver cup to the trophy room. This cup bears the name of the Freshman in each class who has done the most for Tech. This honor, which is awarded at the end of each college year, does not guarantee future membership in the Skull. The purpose in establishing this custom was to spur the freshmen on to give more service and sacrifice for Tech’s name. Although there is a deep mystery surrounding the Tomb, and the actions of those within its walls, the results of the energies of the men in white Skull caps are always in evidence. sett 1918 PEDDLER. TAU BETA PI NATIONAL HONORARY ENGINEERING FRATERNITY Founded at Lehigh University June, 1885. Massachusetts Alpha Chapter Founded May 14, 1910. Tau Beta Pi, the largest undergraduate honorary engineering fraternity, has its fifty odd chapters in the leading technical colleges in America. Its object is to mark in a fitting manner those men of high scholarship, who have shown integrity, breadth of interest, adaptability, and unselfish activity. Wearing the Bent, fulfils a long-sought ambition and the two annual elections are eagerly anticipated by those who have satisfied the above requirements. The Seniors and a few chosen Juniors are elected in the Fall, while a larger group of Juniors are chosen in the Spring. During the past year, dinner meetings at the new dormitory were introduced as well as other innovations brought back by President Tarbox from his trip to the National Convention as our delegate. While there, President Tarbox served as chairman of the committee of petitions for admission of chapters into Tau Beta Pi. Member iviih Distinction Captain Ralph Earle, U. S. N. (Retired) FACULTY Prof. Charles Metcalf Allen Prof. Francis Joseph Adams Mr. Richard Alexander Beth Mr. Harold Winthrop Dows Prof. Arthur Willard French Mr. Clyde Warren Hubbard Prof. Carl Dunham Knight Prof. Harold Babbitt Smith 1927 . ACTIVE CHAPTER—1928 OFFICERS Prof. Carl D. Knight, Faculty Treasurer Prof. Gleason Harvey McCullough Prof. Harold Arthur Maxfield Mr. Carl Frederick Meyer Mr. Hobart Hallett Newell Prof. Joseph Oliver Phelon Prof. Albert Sutton Richey Arthur M. Tarbox, President Frank E. Buxton, Recording Secrete Dwight E. Jones, Treasurer ndrew L. Wilkinson, Vice President lvatore F. Marino, Corres. Secretary erett W. Fowler, Cataloger MEMBERS Milton H. Aldrich, ’28 Frank E. Buxton, 28 Luther H. Q. Chin, ’29 John E. Driscoll, ’28 Theodore J. England, ’28 Everett W. Fowler, ’28 Edward A. Hubbard, ’28 Dwight E. Jones, ’28 Allan E. Lawrence, ’28 Andrew Daniel R. Leamy, ' 29 Salvatore F. Marino, ’28 Forrest S. Nelson, 28 Alfred W. Young, ’28 - Leonard M. Olmsted, ’28 Harold D. Stake, ’29 Arthur M. Tarbox, ’28 Elmer L. Tavlor, ’28 W inslow C. Wentworth, ’28 Wilkinson, ’28 Fleming Gallup Wooding MacNabb Livermore Aldrich Richey Brown Wilkinson THE INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL Professor Albert S. Richey, Chairman Professor George H. Brown, Secretary 1927 —Delegates— 1928 Phi Gamma Delta . . . Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alpha Tau Omega . . Theta Chi . Lambda Chi Alpha . Phi Sigma Kappa . . Theta Upsilon Omega .Clifford S. Livermore .Milton H. Aldrich .Andrew L. Wilkinson . James A. MacNabb . Edward N. Wooding . Lester W. Gallup . Lrank J. Lleming 1928 —Delegates— 1929 Phi Gamma Delta . . . Sigma Alpha Epsilon Alpha Tau Omega . . Theta Chi . Lambda Chi Alpha . . Phi Sigma Kappa . . . Theta Upsilon Omega Clifford S. Livermore . . . Daniel R. Leamy Bernard N. Carlson Holbrook H. Horton Edward N. Wooding . . . Robert L. Towne . . . John D. Putnam 9 193,8 PEDDLER THE W. P. I. INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL Interfraternity Council is one of the essential organizations at Tech. Under the leadership of two faculty members who are not affiliated with any local fraternity, the Council is indeed accomplishing much toward the pro¬ motion of a friendly spirit among the fraternities. At monthly meetings attended by representatives from all the chapters, matters pertaining to rushing, scholar¬ ship, and athletics are considered and necessary action taken. The principal duty of the Council is to provide satisfactory rushing rules and to cope with this need pamphlets are issued each year to all the fraternity men, containing such rules. The effectiveness of the Council’s work was clearly illus¬ trated last fall when rushing Freshmen at the new 7 dormitory presented unpre¬ cedented difficulties. As a result of rules adopted by the Council, the anticipated confusion w r as avoided. « Recent history of the Council shows that athletic relations among the frater- nities have been placed in the charge of a council headed by Professor Carpenter and composed of delegates from each fraternity. The records of the Council show that it sponsors one of the outstanding social events of every college year—the Interfraternity Dance. Recent minutes of the Council disclose that a delegate is sent annually to the national interfraternity conference where much helpful information is gained. The Council is truly an executive body, as it has been vested with the necessary power to penalize all infractions of its rules. Not too much credit for the effectiveness of the Council can be given to Professor Richey and to Professor Brown Avho have served ably for the past few 7 years. Their reelection augurs well for a successful year ahead. Page one hundred ninety PHI GAMMA DELTA 0 I rA Chapter House, 99 Salisbury Street Founded at Washington and Jefferson College Pi Iota Chapter April 22, 1848. Founded November 21, 1891 Frederick R. Cook Clifford S. Livermore J. William Burt Walter B. Hall William Hayden, Jr. Lawrence B. Barnard Thomas W. Davis Merrill Dix J. Alfred Anglada Newman Bumstead Robert Bumstead Royal W. Cooper Clement Hidden FACULTY William fc hinney, Jr. Gordon N. McColley Alex i? Naylor 1929 •Yederick J. McGowan [. Hamilton Minniek 1931 Edwin R. Harper John H. Hinchliffe, Jr. Robert L. Hutchinson H. Whitney Osgood George W. Pickering James L. Rathbun C. Robinson Sanford Lester H. Sarty H. Prescott Shreeve Roger K. Stoughton Richard L. Verville Norman L. Shaw Avmar H. Taber Francis B. Townsend William Sinclair, Jr. A. Francis Townsend, Jr. F. Curtis Tucker Theodore L. Wanstall Grayson W. Wilcox SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON SAE Chapter House, 6 Humbolt Avenue Founded at University of Alabama March 9, 1856 Massachusetts Delta Chapter Founded April 10, 1894 Professor C. M. Allen Professor H. F. Taylor FACULTY Professor P. R. Carpenter Mr. C. W. Hubbard 1928 Lyman C. Adams Milton H. Aldrich Gabriel 0. Bedard J. Howard Germain A. Louis P. Jezyk Daniel R. Leamy Lavern F. Pultz Myron A. Bean Norman A. Butterfiel Charles R. Fay George E. Perreault Alexander C. Lendo Frederick H. Knight Arthur W. Olcott H. Simpson Ohrn A. Sutthill D. Stake H. Whitaker ion L. Price J. Lloyd Richmond Alvin E. Thrower A Joseph T. Tawter Warren C. Whittum Robert E. Holliek Robert E. Barrett George J. Brady Robert N. Cambridge Donald R. Converse 1931 Richard G. Maiden John L. Perry, Jr. Harry N. Tyler Robert S. Williamson 1918 PEDDLER ATD Chapter House. 24 Institute Road Founded at Virginia Military Institute September 11, 1865 Massachusetts Gamma Sigma Chapter Founded November 27, 1906 PMJJLTY Professor Joseph 0. Pheljp ll Mr. Hobart H. Newell 192!! Gifford T. Cook Bernard N. Carlson Joseph L. Guidi Albert C. Holt Walton P. Lewis C. Eugene Center William Graham Bernard I. Erkkila Clifford B. Ives Raymond H. Johnson Hilton Fisher Herbert T. Grimshaw A. Leslie Wilkinson William R. Hutton Edward G. Norton, Jr. Harold P. Richmond Francis Wiesman Robert S. Heald Charles K. Johnson William H. Mill John T. Tompkins, Jr. Donald R. Simonds 1931 William E. Aiken Harold T. Cutler Frank T. Green Charles A. Kennedy Otis E. Mace William D. Ravenscroft Edward S. Coe, Jr. John E. Fletcher Henry E. Hosmer Raymond C. Lundgren Frank H. Norton, Jr. Allen C. Weissinger James Woolley ©X Chapter House, 85 Sailisbury Street Epsilon Chapter Founded 1909 Founded at Norwich University 1856 Professor Carleton A. Reed Harold G. Butterworth George H. Finlay George L. Freeman Paul K. Henley Clifford Broker John Burlake Irving H. Campbell Paul 0. Anderson David Armitage Robert S. Bennett Clyde K. Carpenter Harold L. Arnold Wallace N. Bailey, Jr. Henry N. Deane Walker T. Hawley Richard A. Holley 1931 Raymond D. Holcombe William U. Matson Irving S. Newcomb Mr. Carl F. Meyer Milton A. Swanson Arthur M. Tarbox William J. Thacker Charles A. Warren Arthur W. Knight Leslie T. Miller Uno A. Matson Russell J. LeBosquet William J. Newbold Russell H. Rollins Ellman R. Smith William J. Pearson Eben H. Rice Robert H. Terrill Oscar W. Tissari Founded at Boston University November 2, 1909 Prof. Carl Dunham Knight, Lyman W. Cross Everett W. Fowler Arnold F. Anderson Arthur H. Burr Allerton R. Cushman Clifford G. Engstrom Roscoe H. Bowers Kenneth W. Crossman William D. Davidson William H. Doyle Melvin G. Adams Malcolm Alber C. King Aldrich Benjamin R. Chadwick Warren N. Doubleday Pi Zeta Chapter Founded June 15, 1913 FACULTY Prof. Harold Arthur Maxfield !£r£� %,La Mater 1928 p % Leidholt Roland C. Mather Walter D. Nordling Walter H. Sponagle Russell C. Wiley James H. Williams Edward N. Wooding John R. Parker George E. Pierce Harold G. Richards Ferdinand A. Trautner vAiietfier __ LsCb -JyJntio Wi 11 iaiir ' W. Locke, Jr. George A. Marston Charles L. Wright 1931 Frederick A. Farrar W. Edward Kelley J. Philip Pierce Paul H. Fittz F. Ralph Kenyon Lawrence H. Poeton Allan G. Hall Roger W. Mill Robert A. Potter Jay M. Harpell Lucien W. Nevers Charles Woodward Lewis S. Haskins Kenneth H. Perry F2K Chapter House, 11 Dean Street Founded at Massachusetts Agricultural College March 15, 1873 Prof. Francis W. Roys Prof. Frank A. Bun- Downing Floyd C. Huntington Charles B. Muzzy Wayne S. Berry Francis G. Davis Alfred F. Anderson Walter H. French Frederick G. Baldwin Allen Hastings F. Dudley Chaffee Albert S. Corbin Floyd H. Emerson Epsilon Deuteron Founded June 3, 1915 FACULTY Dr. A. Wilmer Duff Mr. Donald G 192 !! Harold L. Partridge Leander Query 1929 J. Kendall Fullerton Lester W. Gallup Harold R. Voigt 1930 iward C. cfvmond Gordon E. Rice Frank C. Taylor Ralph H. Lundberg Robert L. Towne George H. Fitt Winthrop W. Adams Alton R. Anderson Everett D. Collins J. Woodford Curtis Page two hundred one Milde Wilson FI. Rice Pollard Wesley A. Sheldon Frederick C. Holmes Donald P. Prescott Francis P. Smith Wendall J. Johnson Roy W. Puddington Myrton P. Finney Theodore W. Jones Paul E. Reynolds Frank R. Joslin Charles C. Young 1931 John W. Davidson Ralph A. Duchacek Charles B. Eddy Oliver R. Underhill, Jr. Charles B. Walker Carol 1 N. Whitaker Irving S. White ©Yf2 Chapter House, 30 Institute Road Beta Alpha Founded by Chapter Founded Amalgamation of Ten Chapters May 2, 1924 May 2, 1924 FACULTY Prof. Arthur J. Knight Mr. Kenneth G. Merriani A Frank F. Flentin George W. Fleming • j r ctt Arthur M. Cheney Willard I. Johnson Lawrence N. King A. Russell Barnes E. Waldemar Carlson Charles H. Cole C. Russell Gill Prof. Jerome W. Howe Mr. Merle C. Cowden ines d£verett Lawrence aid Morrison ‘ 1930 ([ Richard W. Hanson Harold C. Jlart John D. Putnam Trueman L. Sanderson John H. Wells Lincoln H. Peterson Carl L. Robinson Clayton B. Marshall Clyde T. Smith William E. Tate Vernon E. Wade Milton Y. Warner Clifford A. Bergquist Norman M. Enman Raymond E. Hall 1931 Oliver B. Merrill Carl E. Rylander George W. Smith Robert D. Taylor Henry H. Terry Prescott K. Turner John B. Tuthill SIGMA OMEGA PSI SIGMA OMEGA PSI Founded at Chapter Founded City College of New York Theta 1915 1918 The past year has proven to be one of the most successful ones for the Theta Chapter of the Sigma Omega Psi Fraternity since its existance began on the Hill. For the first time in the history of the chapter, the members took part in the inter¬ fraternity athletic series at W. P. I., having a team in every interfraternity athletic tournament. The scope of the fraternity’s activities have been greatly widened over those of previous years, both in social and athletic events, and the W. P. I. chapter intends to do its share in the furtherance of Tech spirit and the betterment of Tech in general amongst the students of Jewish faith at the college. SIGMA XI NATIONAL HONORARY RESEARCH SOCIETY Founded at W. P. I. Cornell University Chapter Founded 1886 1908 RESIDENT MEMBERS 1927-1928 Prof. Francis J. Adams Milton H. Aldrich Prof. Charles M. Allen Richard A. Beth Dr. Frederic R. Butler Frank E. Buxton Dr. Daniel F. Calhane Merle C. Cowden Dr. A. Wilmer Duff Dr. Arthur W. Ewell Capt. Ralph Earle Harry B. Feldman Prof. Howard P. Fairfield Fred D. Fielder Everett W. Fowler Prof. Arthur W. French Prof. Harold J. Gay Dr. George H. Haynes Prof. Jerome W. Howe Clyde W. Hubbard Dr. Walter L. Jennings Prof. Arthur J. Knight Prof. Carl D. Knight A. Everett Lawrence Willard E. Lawton Prof. Gleason H. MacCullough Dr. Morton Masius Prof. Harold A. Maxfield Carl F. Meyer Dr. Raymond K. Morley trest S. Nelson art H. Newell Joseph 0. Phelon lam L. Phinney larence A. Pierce i Dr. Samuel J. Plimpton Prof. Carleton A. Read Prof. Harris Rice rof. Albert S. Richey m? ' J ? rof. Francis W. Roys Frederick G. Sandstrom, Jr. Prof. Alton L. Smith Prof. Harold B. Smith Dr. Maurice E. Smith Arthur M. Tarbox Prof. Herbert F. Taylor ASSOCIATE MEMBERS 1927-1928 Arthur H. Burr Luther Q. H. Chin Lyman W. Cross Charles H. Decater Donald Dodkin Albert C. Holt Edward A. Hubbard Dwight F. Jones Daniel R. Leamy Uno A. Matson Leonard M. Olmsted Joseph J. Piekarski Erold F. Pierce Philip M. Seal Lothar A. Sontag Harold D. Stake Elmer L. Taylor Alfred W. Young Vernon Power Plant of the New England Power Company Everett B. Collins, ’10, Assistant Electrical Engineer Wendell P. Morrison, ’17, Assistant Engineer ORGANIZATIONS f c 6— fMi PEDDLER. 1927—THE TECH COUNCIL—1928 President . Charles B. Muzzy, ’28 Secretary .. . .. Proffessor Harris Rice FACULTY MEMBERS President, Ralph Earle 1928 Prof. Carl D. Knight Milton H. Aldrich 1929 Salvatore F. Marino Daniel R. Leamy 1930 Arthur W. Knight Marion L. Price 1931 Allen C. Weissinger Weissinger Rice Price Earle Knight Muzzy Leamy Knight Aldrich Marino THE TECH COUNCIL r 1 ' HE controlling body of all extra curriculum activity on the Hill is the Tech A Council. Its membership consists of the- President of the Institute, two mem¬ bers of the faculty, the four class presidents, two members-at-large from the Senior Class and one from the Junior Class. The scope of its jurisdiction includes stu¬ dent affairs here at the college and elsewhere. It is the representative body of Worcester Tech. Among the accomplishments of the Council this past year is a decided change in the Rope Pull rules. The outstanding difference being a definite time limit for the Pull and the decision going to the side having gained the most rope, whereas in the past the teams were allowed to pull indefinitely, until one was pulled through the pond. The Council is in charge of the student assemblies and the assembly leaders are chosen from among its members. There have been assemblies every month, they have been well attended and extremely interesting. We were very fortunate in having Commander Byrd as one of our assembly speakers this year. A pleasant duty, several months ago, was to superintend a trip to Boston at the time of the Intercollegiate Glee Club Contest. The trip was financed by several of our generous trustees. Four bus loads of students went and helped to put our Glee Club on the map. The Council awarded athletic trophies to Seniors who won their varsity letters in the major sports. Ten men received this award. The Point System has now been in use for the first year and seems to he running smoothly despite the abundance of criticism that at first prevailed. The annual Tech Banquet sponsored by the Council, was one of the best ever held on the Hill. The fact that it was held in the dining hall of the new dormi¬ tory added much to the success of the affair. Horton Cambridge Barnard Jones Pierce Holt Bedard Gustaferri Marino Aldrich Johnson Naylor Donahue Fay Fleming Wilcox Lawrence Cook Muzzy Wilkinson THE 1928 PEDDLER BOARD Editor-in-Chief Business Manager Advertising Manager Gifford T. Cook, ’28 Salvatore F. Marino, ’28 Charles B. Muzzy, ’28 Associate Editor Assistant Assistant Andrew L. Wilkinson, Dwight E. Jones, ’28 Frank J. Fleming, ’28 Department Editors Milton H. Aldrich, ’28 Gabriel 0. Bedard, ’28 Alexander L. Naylor, ’28 Inland D. Wilcox, ’28 Allen E. Lawrence, ’28 Art Editor Joseph Gustaferri, ’28 Junior Assistant Editors Stephen D. Donahue, ’29 Francis E. R. Johnson, ’29 Holbrook L. Horton, ’29 Halbert E. Pierce, ’29 Junior Business Assistants Albert C. Holt, ’29 Lawrence B. Barnard, ’29 Class Editors Charles R. Fay, ’30 Robert N. Cambridge, ’31 I9A8 PEDDLER THE PEDDLER OF 1928 For many years the story has been passed about the Hill that Worcester Tech lacked a true Year Book, but rather there was published there a Class Book under the direction of the graduating class. Accordingly, of late years there has been an endeavor on the part of each successive Aftermath Board to imbed into their book more and more the element of undergraduate spirit, which spirit cannot be obtained through upperclass channels. For this reason members of the under¬ classes were admitted to the Board in order to supply this department of the book with the necessary stimulus. It has been partially with the hope that the under¬ classmen would gradually become more and more interested in the book until such a time when the entire management of the book could be turned over to them. In order to accomplish these ideals the entire book has been surveyed in an endeavor to find out just where improvement would be of most benefit. It was found that less weight placed upon Senior Class affairs and more upon the develop¬ ment of the entire undergraduate activities curriculum would perhaps be the most potential change. At this time the inadequacy of the name Aftermath was pointed out and with the election of the staff to produce the 1928 edition it was unanimously agreed that a change of name should be effected. In an attempt to envelope some symbol of Tech into the book the name “The Peddler’’ was chosen, in honor of John Boynton to whom the founding of Tech is owed. With a name which means something the Annual is now ready to go ahead and develop into a real first class representative of the college. The ideal college annual should contain the interpretation of the entire list of activities occuring during the course of the college year, it should be something alive with the spirit of the college, it should combine the interests of the upper¬ classman and of the underclassman alike; in other words it should be the true representation of the student life in the college. Jezyk Donahue Whitaker Horton Barnard Shreeve Johnson McGowan Gibbs Pierce Henley Muzzy Cook Olmsted Wilcox 1927—TECH NEWS STAFF—1928 Editor-in-Chief, Gifford T. Cook, ’28 Managing Editor, Leonard M. Olmsted, ’28 News Editor, Paul Henley, ’28 Athletic Editor, Leland D. Wilcox, ’28 Secretary, Everett D. Gibbs, ’28 Junior Editors Stephen D. Donahue, ’29 A. Louis Jezyk, ’29 Francis E. R. Johnson, ’29 Holbrook L. Horton, ’29 Frederick J. McGowan, ’29 Halbert E. Pierce, ’29 Staff Photographer H. Prescott Shreeve, ’28 Business Manager Charles B. Muzzy, ’28 Subscription Manager Advertising Manager Ellis H. Whitaker. ’29 Lawrence B. Barnard. ’29 C. E. Center, ’30 A. E. Greco, ’30 S. H. Fillion, ’30 A. H. Holway, ’30 Reporters C. B. Ives, ’30 C. K. Johnson, ’30 W. H. Mill, ’30 W. J. Newbold, ’30 M. L. Price, ’30 C. L. Wright, ’30 A. A. Zavarella, ’30 R. J. LeBosquet, ’30 Page two hundred twelve 9 I91S PEDDLER THE TECH NEWS T HE members of the Tech News staff have labored during the past year, as have their predecessors during the years preceding, to keep the News in its rightful position as the leader of all student activities on the Hill. Aided much by the numerous improvements in the make-up and staff routine inaugurated by the previous staff, they have gone ahead and carried out those policies, in their effort to develop a better college weekly. Presenting the leading events of the college week to the student body, faculty and alumni has been the chief function of the Neivs. During the past year it has witnessed and recorded many marked changes and improvements in the course of Tech history. The opening of last spring saw the placing of a hell in the Washburn Shops tower by the class of ’26, to be used in announcing chapel services, athletic victories and events of unusual importance. With the forma- lion of the present staff of the Senior year book a step forward was made in an¬ nual history when a new name was adopted as seemingly more representative of the Institute. With summer vacation came the establishment of a summer school for those who had failed in some courses but did not wish to drop behind. The coming of fall saw a new dormitory awaiting the Freshmen as the most revolutionary addition to Tech life made during the past few years. As the fall sped on agitation was started for a swimming team and the seeming impos¬ sibility of a few years ago became a reality. Winter brought another addition to the college program when an evening school was started for the benefit of Worcester men who had been unable to receive a college training. This spring for the first time in Tech history, the Glee Club sang in competition with other glee clubs from colleges all over New England, earning much credit for them¬ selves and the Institute. These are but a few of the more important events that have transpired during the past year which the News has put into cold type. Frank, unbiased criticism has been published in the editorial columns of the News for a distinctly constructive purpose. Believing that criticism based on sound facts is helpful and stimulates growth, it has fostered the advancement of all student opinion of current problems as they appeared. In this respect the Neivs assumes a dynamic part in the molding of student opinion. Realizing that an organization without the men behind it is but a mere ma¬ chine it has tried to train the new men to assume the responsibilities of the higher offices. Realizing also that the staff routine itself was far from perfect such changes were made as seemed to make for better co-ordination and a smoother running of the organization. In short the general object has been to make the most of the journey between the last two milestones in bettering the news policy, the editorial policy and the staff policy. Firmly believing that any improvement of the college weekly could not help but aid in some way the progress of our Alma Mater the staff has striven to attain a standard that would be justly commendable from an engineer¬ ing point of view. Wiesman Knight McColley Hanscomb Bedard THE MUSICAL ASSOCIATION President, G. 0. Bedard, ’28 Vice-President, F. Wiesman, ’29 Secretary, A. W. Knight, ’29 Treasurer and General Manager, G. N. McColley, ’28 Director Coach, Dean Winslow Hanscomb T URING the past year the Musical Association has become one of the strongest advertising mediums of our college. It is composed of the Glee Club, Banjo-Mandolin Club, Orchestra and the Band, and gives concerts and enter¬ tainments sponsored by various organizations in different cities. During the pre¬ ceding summer the management was busy filling out a calendar which has ex¬ ceeded all previous seasons both in the number of and calibre of the engage¬ ments. The first assignment the officers of the Association had to face was that of securing a new coach and director. Through the kind assistance of President Earle, a very able coach and musician of note in the person of Dean Winslow Hanscomb was obtained. A stirring appeal by him at the first student assembly brought forth two hundred voices to the initial try-outs. From these a glee club of sixty voices was retained. 193.8 PEDDLER Purcell King Hall Toussaint Adams Ives Peters Devanni Finlayson Abadjieff Olmstead King Doyle Harper LeBousquet BANJO-MANDOLIN CLUB The time for the annual rope-pull and Musical Association datice was then at hand, and the clubs had the honor of holding the first dance in the new Commons Room of Sanford Riley Hall. A record attendance helped to make this dance the first profitable one for the Association. The clubs then settled down to hard work, for each club, with the exception of the orchestra, had to be built up anew. New music was obtained for both the Glee Club and the Mandolin Club, the latter choosing slightly heavier music than in previous years. The first public appearance of the clubs was at the Annual Te ch Carnival. This was followed by a concert and dance in Hartford at the Traveler’s Girls’ Club. Another spell of intense rehearsing was followed by a trip to the Salem Normal School, which engagement was obtained in competi¬ tion with Brown and M. I. T. Trips to Lunenburg and Winchendon were fol¬ lowed by two appearances at the Odd Fellows’ Hall and a concert in Mechanics’ Hall, the latter being for the Mechanics’ Association of Worcester. The great objective of the Glee Club was the Intercollegiate Glee Club Con¬ test held in Symphony Hall in Boston in February. The Alumni showed their 0 THE WORCESTER TECH GLEE CLUB Matson Pierce Hodgkinson Purcell Miller Hall LeBosquet Williamson Rood THE “BOYNTONIANS” keen interest in the Clubs at this point and financed the trip to Boston for over one hundred and fifty of the student body. For this contest a student leader had to be chosen, the elimination resulting in the choice of Ralph Hodgkinson, ' 31, who ably led the club to a place quite near the top. The clubs returned to Wheaton College March 3rd for a concert and dance after an absence of four years. Concerts were also given at Holden and Webster, at each of which the objective of placing W. P. I. favorably before the public was well accomplished. The orchestra and the Banjo-Mandolin Club accompanied the Glee Club on all of their trips and performed very creditably. At the start of the football sea¬ son the band was reorganized and made a very good showing at the games. With such drastic changes as took place during the past year, and the poor reputation which had been accumulating and which had to be dispelled from countless minds, the officers and Coach Hanscomb are due a great deal of credit for the re-establishment of the Musical Association on a higher plane so as to bring greater credit to our Alma Mater. THE MASQUE 1927 —officers— 1928 President V ice-President Secretary General Manager Business Manager Publicity Manager Advertising Manager Stage Manager Richard L. Verville, ’29 William L. Doyle, ’29 John L. Richmond, ’30 Bigelow Hall, ’28 Frederick J. McGowan, ’29 Arthur W. Knight, ’29 Wendell H. Simpson, ’29 Lawrence B. Barnard, ’29 Page two hundred eighteen THE MASQUE T)ERHAPS, the first Tech dramatics may have been presented hack in the ninetys, for records show that at this time Henry J. Fuller, part donor of the Fuller Pool, was a member of the cast of a Tech play. However, it was not until the fall of 1910 that a class of Tech men, endeavoring to establish the Tech spirit along dramatic lines, firmly enrooted the idea of an annual Tech Show on the Hill. They worked without precedent of any kind, and in the year 1911 presented the first all-Tech Show. This first production was such a success that a new organization, the W. P. I. Dramatic Association, was formed with the pur¬ pose of fostering dramatics here at Tech. In 1924 the Association was re-organ¬ ized under the name by which it is now known, the Masque. Every year now, the annual Tech Show is presented sometime in the late winter or spring. Several times, the play presented being particularly meritorious, the cast has been taken on the road. The first annual Tech plays were written by engineer playwrights. These plays for the most part pertained to college and fraternity life on the Hill. Noteworthy among these early plays was “The Flirt,” the plot of which was based on the famous “chapel horse” incident. How¬ ever, in 1920, playwriters became scarce, and a high class play being desired, a standard popular play was selected. This precedent has been followed in the subsequent Tech Shows. On several occasions the Masque has sponsored plays by Freshman casts. Several times plays have been presented as part of the Commencement Program. Thus the Masque offers excellent opportunity for everyone interested in dramatics to develop self confidence and ability to act on the stage. Page two hundred nineteen ■m Manty Taylor Townsend Barnard Swan Berry Price Aldrich Tarbox LeBosquet Holt THE Y. M. C. A. CABINET Paul Swan, Executive. Secretary President Vice-President T reasurer Recording Secretary Religious Service Social Committee Campus Service New Student Work Community Service Handbook Milton H. Aldrich Arthur M. Tarbox Marion L. Price Francis B. Townsend Lawrence B. Barnard Albert C. Holt Wilho A. Manty Frank C. Taylor Wayne L. Berry John Burlake Y. M. C. A. X X 7ITH “Milt” Aldrich as president and under the very efficient leadership and direction of the executive secretary, Mr. Paul R. Swan, and with the whole-hearted and untiring co-operation of its entire cabinet, the W. P. I. Y. M. C. A. has just experienced one of the most successful years in its history. The annual Freshman Reception, held on September thirtieth, for the purpose of helping the first-year men to become more quickly acquainted with their fel¬ low class-mates and the upper-classmen, brought to a close “Freshman Week,” just installed last year. The amount of cider, doughnuts and cheese consumed seemed to indicate the success of the affair. The program of the year’s work was outlined for each member of the cabinet at its Retreat to the Hotel Bartlett in Rutland, during the week-end following registration. The second of the “Y’s” social events of the year was the Tech Carnival. This affair took place in the Alumni Gymnasium on Friday, December ninth, with an attendance of more than one thousand. Careful preparation and execution of plans on the part of the committee in charge, together with the whole-hearted co-operation of the faculty and students, made this affair a decidedly successful one, both socially and financially. The “Y” sent delegates to the International Conference of the Student Volun¬ teer Movement in Detroit and to the New England Mid-Winter Student Confer¬ ence in Northfield, Mass. During the Christmas holidays, the “Y” established new headquarters in the Sanford Riley Dormitory. Here, with a better equipped office and cabinet room, additional pool tables, a more complete supply of current magazines and college papers, and a closer proximity to the Freshmen, the “Y” was able to further its fast broadening scope of campus activities. A new feature of the year’s work was the donation of the use of the pool tables to the students free of charge. Hitherto a small charge was made by this custom was done away with in the hopes of drawing more upperclassmen to the Dormitory. This was the first year in which all the fraternities on the “Hill” have given their support to the discussion groups held for the purpose of providing instruc¬ tive and properly directed channels of thought and discussion of problems of the day. The attendance at these discussion groups, held once each week for a per¬ iod of five weeks, and the nature of the topics taken up, signified their increasing popularity and effectiveness. A wide range of interesting speakers drew considerable attendance to the daily Chapel period in Sinclair Hall. KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD OFFICERS Sir Most Illustrious Dark and Stormy Knight George L. Freeman Sir Silent and Dreamy Knight Albert C. Holt Sir Roller Shade, Preserver of Knightly Secrets Walton P. Lewis Sir Yeast, Raiser of the Dough J. Edward Gill Sir Veyor, Judge of the Itinerary William R. Hutton Sir Soccer Ball, The Royal Bouncer Arthur M. Cheney Sir Occo, Dispenser of Publicity Edward N. Wooding 1928 Sir Prize Gifford T. Cook Sir Round Louis A. Mayhew Sir Up Joseph A. Gustaferri Sir Mise Paul C. Schmidt Sir Ten Edward N. Wooding 1929 Sir Rebral Allerton R. Cushman Sir Real Frank H. French Sir Remoneous Lester W. Frank Sir Tihcate Harold P. Richmond Sir Kit Francis Wiesman 1930 Sir Cumference Roscoe Bowers Sir Cumstance A. Edmund Greco Sir Culate David K. Bragg Sir Curtispect Richard W. Hanson Sir Cumvent C. Eugene Center Sir Cumnavigate John D. Putnam Sir Cular John E. Fletcher Sir Raphic John T. Thompkins Sir Mount Francis B. Townsend 1931 KNIGHTS OF THE ROAD I N the fall of 1924, a few loyal Tech students saw that interest in athletics was at a low ebb. They decided to see if something could not be done about it. With the aid and counsel of Robert G. De La Mater of the Mechanical Engin¬ eering Department, an ever enthusiastic supporter of Tech activities, these stu¬ dents organized a society known as the Order of the Knights of the Road. Like the older orders of Knighthood, these newer Knights went on pilgrimages. They went on pilgrimages to out-of-town athletic contests. The whole student body became interested and the attendance at out-of-town games grew from a mere handful until it was measured in hundreds. At any of the games away from home the crimson banner of the Knights could be seen floating on the breeze from one of the broken-down “flivvers” which served the knights as steed. The entrance requirements of the Order were purposely made hard, but the way in which the roll has grown shows that the ideals of the founders were right and their principles sound. Five hundred miles seems a long way to travel to athletic games, but the fact that over sixty men have entered the order since its inception shows that many can and do travel extensively. In fact the records show that the sixty-two members of the Order have traveled a total of nearly one hundred thousand miles to out-of-town Tech Games. Such a notable growth from the idea of three men can only serve to show the soundness of their thought. All that was needed to set dormant Tech spirit in action again was the im¬ petus given it by this organization. Whether or not the Order of the Knights of the Road is responsible, the fact remains. Every phase of Tech life is on the upward trend. Student support and approval are given to any and all projects with ever increasing vigor, and the Knights of the Road and Worcester Tech look toward a bright and successful future. Page two hundred twenty-three 1918 PEDDLER THE NEWMAN CLUB President V ice-President Secretary Treasurer OFFICERS S. F. Marino, ’28 D. R. Leamy, ’29 D. S. Horgan, ’30 J. E. Driscoll, ’28 T) ACK in 1915 the Catholic Club, now known as the Newman Club, was first organized. Then, as now, its purpose is “to assist its members to be true to their religion and to further high ideals.” Any Roman Catholic members of the Institute may become an active member of the club by complying with its member¬ ship regulations. In 1927, the Club was accepted by the Federation of College Catholic Clubs, a membership which it now enjoys. The Newman Club activities of this year started early with a meeting in Octo¬ ber. From then on a meeting was called the first Tuesday of each month. At each of these meetings an interesting speaker was obtained and refreshments were served. On Saturday, December 5th, the Annual Newman Club Dance was held. It was held at Sanford Riley Hall and was very successful in every way. The pa- I9A8 PEDDLER. trons and patronesses were Pres, and Mrs. Ralph Earle, and the heads of the departments of the Institute and their wives. The Hotel Bancroft Broadcasting Orchestra furnished the music. “Tom Flynn was chairman of the dance com¬ mittee and deserves much credit for the brilliant affair. It has been the custom of the Club to hold its Communion Breakfast in the spring. This year it was held on Palm Sunday, March 25, at the Bancroft Hotel. The Newman Club at Tech has made rapid strides since its organization in 1915, until it is now one of the most popular clubs on the Hill. MEMBERS R. A. Bail G. 0. Bedard J. E. Driscoll J. F. Emonds S. D. Donahue R. M. Eccles R. T. Barnicle R. V. Chapell J. W. Conley W. E. Corfitzen H. H. Coyle, Jr. C. S. Greco D. S. Horgan 1928 C()il AD COP 10QU1TUR 1930 A. C. Lendo W. A. McAloon J. E. McLaughlin A. N. Nanartonis J. J. Nowiski F. H. Norton, Jr. I). F. O’Grady 1931 S. F. Marino J. H. McCarthy L. J. Melican J. W. Torrant E. G. Norton, Jr. A. J. O’Connell F. D. Peters W. R. Purcell M. E. Reno W. Shuka J. J. Tawter P. P. Topelian A. A. Zavarella F. H. Andrews W. P. J. H. Asselta L. G. E. J. Bayon H. J. G. T. Brady Emil J. J. Bunevitch E. J. J. Chelauski W. J. C. E. Dennison H. A. Racicot Dunn C. H. Rood, Jr. Granger M. C. Sodano Izzi J. J. Sullivan Odium J. E. Totas Pearson Perry J. P. Tulka 193.8 PEDDLER COSMOPOLITAN CLUB npHE Cosmopolitan Club, organized in 1908, was one of the original members of the National organization. After a lapse of inactivity, it is now on its way toward regaining its former position among the societies on the Hill. This renewed activity has come through a complete reorganization. Its work consists in making foreign students here at Tech feel more at home, by bringing them in contact with American students, by means of dinner meet¬ ings, discussion groups, and other informal gatherings. No other organization on the Hill sponsors this aim as does the Cosmopolitan Club, which has for its motto, “Above all nations is Humanity.” The membership is made up of students of both foreign and American descent. Their discussion groups and dinner meetings, which are regularly held in San¬ ford Riley Hall, and which are gradually replacing the former evening meetings, are proving more and more interesting and enjoyable. The meetings are usually informal, and are open to the faculty, and to students who may wish to attend. 193-8 PEDDLER COSMOPOLITAN CLUB OFFICERS Prof. W. C Dr. G. H. W. Duff . J. Jennings President V ice-President Secretary-T reasurer Luther Q. Chin, ’29 Ivan V. Abadjieff, ’28 N. Nanartonis, ’30 MEMBERS Carl F. H. Cur Henry F. Friel Carmelo S. Greco Suenou Kuwada Louis C. Kaminski Abram Liebovitch Mario Pagnoni Marion L. Price Christ L. Orphanides Joseph E. Totas Arthur A. Zavarella THE JUDEAN CLUB President V ice-President Secretary-T reasurer William M. Lester, ’28 Robert L. Cotton, ’29 Boris Dephou re, ’29 MEMBERS 1928 William M. Lester David Adelstein 1929 Robert L. Cotton Richard Stone Jacob J. Jaffe Albert Baron Boris Dephoure Harry L. Goldman J. Barnard Joseph 1930 Walter Rutman Abram Leibovitcb Jerold D. Hirschman Irving Joseph 1931 Isadore Fagan Gerson E. Berger George M. Seigel Irving Zellon THE TECH RADIO CLUB President V ice-President Secretary Chief Operator L. N. Peterson A. A. Zavarella C. T. Smith E. D. Gibbs npHE Wireless Association has had a long and successful career since its organ- ization, here at Tech, in 1909 with a membership of fifty. Back in 1922 when broadcasting was just beginning to become known, IYK, the Wireless Asso¬ ciation station located in the Electrical Engineering building, was one of the first American stations to he heard in Europe by Paul Godley, who had been sent to Scotland to listen for tests of American amateurs. It is interesting to note that Mr. Godley was one of the Fuller lecturers here at Tech during the past year. The Radio Club, through affiliation with the American Radio Relay League, transmits messages for students. This year the station was used to send results of the football games with R. P. I. and Rhode Island State to their respective colleges. A small radiophone transmitter was used to transmit a play-by-play description of the games from Alumni Field to the station, and the regular trans¬ mitter was then used to relay the news to the opponents. Page two hundred twenty-nine 1928 PEDDLER CAMERA CLUB President Secretary-T reasurer Faculty Advisor Arthur R. Brown, ’26 DeWitt R. Goddard, ’29 Stanley H. Fillion, ’30 Alton R. Anderson, ’31 Newell L. Clark, ’31 H. Prescott Shreeve, ’29 Leonard M. Olmsted, ’28 Prof. C. J. Adams Frederick D. Fielder, ’26 Francis E. R. Johnson, ’29 Ralph H. Gilbert, ’30 Benjamin R. Chadwick, ’31 Theodore L. Fish, ’31 SANFORD RILEY HALL DORMITORY COMMITTEE President Robert M. Tucker Vice President Joseph A. Anglada Secretary and Treasurer Irving S. Newcomb Committee Robert Bumstead Alton R. Anderson Raymond D. Holcombe John W. Davidson Clarence L. Buell THE TECH RIFLE CLUB 1927—OFFICERS—1928 President Vice-President Treasurer Manager Kenneth V. Fryer, ’30 Boleslaw S. Galowicz, 30 Clyde T. Smith, ’30 Frank J. Fleming, ’28 ' TT ' HE W. P. I. Rifle Club has passed through one of its most active seasons in years. The active membership has been thirty-five, and all of these men have helped to make the range a busy place. The program of the Club has varied from those of the past. “Handicap” matches and a “Novelty” shoot have been held with much enthusiasm. In the Inter-Class shoot, the ’28 team showed the others how it was done, winning over the “dead eyed” shots of the lower classes. Sixteen matches were shot with other colleges during the 1927-1928 season. Although many of these were defeats, the standing of the club is average. At one time, during the N. R. A. New England League, Tech stood with the leaders. When the final summary came, the engineer marksmen stood higher than in sev¬ eral years. In all, the Worcester Tech Riflemen have upheld the name of the The American Society of Mechanical Engineers W. P. I. STUDENT BRANCH OFFICERS Honorary Chairman Chairman Vice-Chairman Treasurer Secretary Prof. Francis W. Roys George H. Finlay, ’28 Edward A. Hubbard, ’28 Theodore J. Englund, ’28 Arnold M. Cook, ’29 vWING to the fact that the election of officers for the subsequent term had not been held before the summer vacation, the society last fall lacked an admin¬ istrative body to give it the impetus necessary to attract the students’ attention. After elections had been held, however, the local branch came to life quickly. Members were sought in the three upper classes, and the results were very prom¬ ising, a high percentage of the men registered in the Mechanical Engineering De¬ partment enrolling. The programs which were arranged for the society’s meetings were of a high order. A motion picture depicting the methods of manufacture of the new Ford car was of especial interest. A talk by Prof. Howe on the water supplies of Boston, Worcester, and New York, with particular reference to the project now being carried through at Ware River also attracted a sizeable, appreciative aud¬ ience. With the excellent basis of student interest which has been founded by the society during the past year, and with a new administration previously elected and ready to step into the traces in the fall, the local branch of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers should reach a new high mark among the college organizations next year. American Society of Civil Engineers W. P. I. STUDENT BRANCH OFFICERS President Eeander Query, ’28 Vice-President Allerton R. Cushman, ’29 Secretary Daniel R. Eeamy, ’29 Treasurer Richard Smith, ’28 r l ' HE foundation on which was later built the Worcester Polytechnic Institute Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers was laid in 1903 when a local society for the promotion of civil engineering interests was formed at the college. This local society experienced a steady and healthy growth, and in 1921 was admitted to the national organization as a student branch. As a result of having become affiliated with the larger society, the local stu¬ dent branch can offer its members privileges extended by the national organiza¬ tion. Access to the literature published by the national body is enjoyed by the chapter members, and the prospect of full membership in the A. S. C. E. after graduation is of especial interest. Lectures and discussions pertaining to the science of civil engineering, and usually illustrated by motion pictures or slides, are presented before the local chapter by prominent engineers, by members of the faculty or by the student members. The benefits derived from the chapter meetings are two-fold, for while the discussions are at once instructive and interesting, they also serve as a valuable factor in helping a student select the particular branch of Civil Engineering which he will pursue. Then, too, these fortnightly gatherings create a social unity which otherwise could not be realized among those men who, in the various classes, have found a mutual interest in the most ancient branch of engineering. The American Institute of Electrical Engineers W. P. I. STUDENT BRANCH OFFICERS Chairman Vice-Chairman Secretary T reasurer Faculty Advisor A. M. Tarbox, ’28 H. P. Shreev e, ’29 M. A. Swanson, ’29 W. J. Thacker, ’28 Ass’t Prof. Harold A. Maxfield r ‘T ' HE W. P. I. Branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers counts - ■ the terminating college year as the third in the era of success which the local body has enjoyed since a complete reorganization was effected. The college Electrical Engineering society, like similar organizations fostering the interests of other branches of engineering, has found that the active parti¬ cipation by student members in the organization’s meetings is most profitable for all concerned, and as a result at only three meetings during the past year were outside speakers presented. At the remainder of the gatherings the students were given the opportunity to express themselves. At the fall meetings those members returning from fifteen months’ experience courses related the events of their outside work which had been of interest and of value to them. Student summer work also came in for a great deal of scrutiny and discussion at the earlier sessions of the year. In conjunction with the other engineering societies on the Hill, the A. I. E. E. conducted a series of industrial motion pictures, portraying the methods of man¬ ufacture of various commodities. A similar series of films was presented during the preceding year and received an instant response from the student body, who found the films a very beneficial connecting link between the almost purely textbook theory of engineering which we encounter at the Institute and the down¬ right practicability which holds sway in the world of business. 0 PEDDLER. SCEPTICAL CHYMISTS AFFILIATED WITH THE NORTHEASTERN SECTION OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY OFFICERS President V ice-President Secretary-T reasurer Councillors J. A. Gustaferri, ’28 J. H. Williams, ’29 H. B. Feldman, ’26 A. E. Lawrence, ’28 L. A. Sontag, ’29 r T ' ' HE society of Sceptical Chymists, which was organized on the Hill eleven years ago as an independent body, has grown to assume a position of re¬ sponsibility among our college organizations. This society, which is affiliated with the Northeastern Section of the American Chemical Society, counts among its members those students electing the Chemistry course who have attended two- thirds of the meetings during a college year and who have read a paper or lec¬ tured on an interesting topic before the local body. During the past year t he society has limited itself in selecting speakers to address its meetings, the undergraduate members having, in the main, undertaken this task. This procedure has been found to possess a double value, inasmuch as it gives the audience an opportunity to become acquainted with various sub¬ jects of common interest at the same time that it develops the poise and self- confidence of the members who confront the assembly. The most conspicuous member of the local society probably is Dr. Jennings, whose timely humorous anecdotes and comments have always helped maintain a fine spirit among the members. Dr. Jennings is an ardent exponent of the “true followers of Boyle” and together with others of the organization he has made the society one of outstanding reputation. DEPARTMENTS 193.8 PEDDLER. MECHANICS IMAGINE: “Fat” making the run from Belmont Hill to the classroom door without showing signs of exertion. “Spider” calling in an expert. “Abby” being satisfied with one of “Spider’s” explanations. “Ted” doing his grinds without the use of abrasives. Our little “Ajax” laboring under the title of Prof. “Red” staying away from Wheaton to write a lab. report. “Boh” writing a lab. report. “B. A.” introducing the fellas to some deep theory without the use of steam tables. “Jonesie” refunding class dues. Not hearing “P. K.’s” voice before a class is called to order. “Bill” not scabbing any of his courses. “Honey” not cutting any classes. “Cliff” making an eight o’clock. “Al” undertaking the hardest task in any lab. experiment. “George” Freeman enjoying an after¬ noon in E. E. lab. The Fleming Brothers running a plant on a production basis. “Charlie” Warren awake during lec¬ tures. “Eddie” getting “screwed” in Hydrau¬ lics. A hydraulic engineer without derby or cigar. “Sal” not collecting class money. The success of a soap indorsed by “Pinkie.” “Bernie” being caught without his shovel. Our quiet little “Gus” coming into the class room bragging about the wild party he was on last night. What would happen if we all followed “Joe” on Sunday night. “Howie” coming to a drawing class with the required equipment. “Ding Toes” with bell bottom trousers and a flask on his hip. “Art” showing any signs of life after once being seated in a class room. “Al” Young as a tired business man. “Doc” as one of Dutchie’s “more ambi¬ tious students.” “Joe” doing his preps between the halves. “Charlie” being absent from a prom, or dance. “Lyman” trying to get the fireman in¬ terested in a line on tractors. “Mac” handing a bunch of A’s. C. E. SURVEY PILE 4 1928 PAIL 7 All Senior Civils Obtain POSITIONS “Squire” Wentworth was elected President of the B. A. Club. “Nujol” Nelson obtains permanent work posing for Arrow Collar Ads. “Curly” Query has located with the A. T. T. Rumor has it that the duties consist of counting woodpecker holes in telegraph poles. “Louie” Leidholdt has found his little white home in the West and settled down. “Gus” Cook is now Editor-in-chief of the Police Gazette. “Pecker” Rice may be found scout¬ ing for Flo Zeigfield’s 1929 team. “Eugene” Buxton is now salesman for Slickum. “Guaranteed to flatten any¬ thing.” “Slim” Mather has stepped directly into the high position of Chimney Sweep in Providence skyscrapers. “Milt” Aldrich is now a Lifeguard and suit-censor at a popular lake resort. “Les” Sarty will be the Non-Resident Lecturer in Masonry next year. “Ickmik” Smith has contracted to be an understudy to “Diogenes” at Whea¬ ton. ’28 Civils Enjoy Annual Feel Day In January, 1928, the Senior Civils journeyed to Chicopee Falls, chaper¬ oned by the professors of the depart- ent and “Jerry” Howe, to inspect the new electrically welded bridge. The bridge was unanimously voted a failure, although some authorities voiced the opinion that it might carry an M 2 2 Loading under favorable conditions. The chauffeurs were sent to eat at the Hotel Nonotuck, with the students breaking their fast at the proverbial “Greasy Spoon” with “rost biff” and “skups skoffie” being the main items on the menu. “Vret” Fowler is now “County En¬ gineer, South Burlap, Maine.” “C. Henery” has assumeed the role of Dancing Master for the select B. A. Ladies’ Club. “Bud” Warren is now Trackwalker for the Grafton and Worcester Air Line. “Joe” Emonds still retains his old job as Chairman of Feel Day Arrange¬ ments. Note: It might be well to remark that P. A. is the head man in this show! 1928 PEDDLER AND $ r . v £ O WPJ cr Yit SENIOR ELECTRICS (with apologies to any humorist) The other day, being quite small and having shaved that morning, I was walk¬ ing about the campus when a Y. M. C. A. welfare worker with no thought to its own welfare accosted me with, “Good morning. Freshman, you’d best get your hat or the Sophomores will get you.” Realizing that I must be firm, I replied, “Say sister get synchronized, I’m no Freshie but a senior electric. Can I help my childish expression after listening to “Ham” Maxfield’s bedtime stories?” 0, if I only had the courage of King and Driscoll to trip blithely in at eight-thirty and then ask dumb questions as though they had been there all the time. And so I fell to consider¬ ing one of the most illustrious groups of men that ever slept through a Trans¬ mission lecture. We were not closely banded together until that memorable day last spring when our teachers took us on a picnic for three whole days. We couldn’t ex¬ plain this unusual event until news leaked out that “Sparks” Newell had wed and was determined to honeymoon in Vermont. We needed him in our work so we and’Maxfield and the chap¬ erones, “C. D.” and “Rip” had to go along. “Wilkie” had hard luck when he hit “Hi” on the head with a brick and had to work with him in lab ever since so “Hi” could get back at him. But now they burn their meters regularly and “Wilkie” tells “Sparks” through the smoke to “think nothing of it it’s an old Tech custom.” We all enjoyed the Wilmington girls. “Piute” and “Mac” still maintain that their’s were more white than otherwise and the se¬ lectmen thank “Gibbie” for getting the salutatorian safely home after she went under. Mr. Lewis received honorable mention for his valuable assistance in throwing light on the case. “Fred” Cook and his living models seen in the hotel windows showing the latest and greatest in beeveedees and shades of tan were appreciated by all, although, not new to some. We do regret, however, that Elmer Taylor’s bed got all wet in Pittsfield through no fault of his own and that he nearly broke a shin over a tree stump as he fell chas¬ ing the culprits. We couldn’t live that care-free life forever and we were forced to return to Worcester. Page two hundred, forty-three I9A8 PEDDLER “THE MIGHTY QUINTET OF CHEMISTS’’ Familiar Laboratory Scenes Nordling frantically searches Marsh¬ all’s desk for lost apparatus while Marshall ransacks Nordling’s desk for “borrowed apparatus. Gustaferri and Tombstone in a heated argument—Gustaferri strongly recom¬ mends that Tombstone find someone else to perform the operation, since Tombstone tells “Gus” that his work is extremely unsatisfactory. Partridge, with his flexible scale of thermometer corrections to fit any pur¬ pose, temperature or substance (posi¬ tive or negative correction as desired), finds little support in his claims for accurate melting point determination. Lawrence, our sharp-eyed youth, reads the thermometer accurately to one place and predicts the next two with extreme care. Famous Yields Partridge—101%. Marshall—20%. Remainder lost in accident—three-quarters of product re¬ covered from nearby surroundings—- wood chips cause slight impurity. (Spot on ceiling represents 50% of lost yield.) Nordling. ; only 95,%;: He reports the action as giving a poor yield and con¬ sequently gets orders to attempt to im¬ prove the yield by using another meth¬ od: result, spilled alcohol on hands, catches fire and produces roll of ban¬ dages on hands for a few weeks. (After violent explosion of one good analysis)—“A dime it’s Marshall’s— a dime on Gustaferri—this one says it ' s Partridge’s.” A collection of fifty cents is made, to be donated to the victim. Marshall views the scattered bits and then, very much undisturbed by the event, he en¬ joys the evening at Poli’s on the pro¬ ceeds. (Nordling sneaking out of Quanti¬ tative one hour early) : Dr. Smith—“Where are you going, Mr. Nordling?” Nordling—“Physie Ed.” Dr. Smith—“Well, I suppose physic¬ al weaklings need the exercise; go ahead.” Dr. Smith—“Who broke that win¬ dow?” No response from the ardent candi¬ dates for early spring battery practice among the chemists divisions. EVENTS 5 X 1 93.8 PEDDLER THE FULLER LECTURES npHROUGH the efforts of President Earle and the influence of Mr. Henry J. Fuller, ’95, President of the Rolls-Royce Company of America, a series of lectures were started in 1925 which were delivered at the various student assem¬ blies throughout the year. It was the purpose of Mr. Fuller in these lectures to acquaint Tech students with the outside world, into which they were about to be thrust, through the medium of men who could, each in his chosen field of en¬ deavor say, “I came; I saw; I conquered.” This series of lectures proved so popular with the student body that it was continued both last year and this year. Tech men will always have more than an ordinary reason to be grateful for hearing such prominent men in American public life as have spoken here during the past few months. These men are as follows: October 20—Mr. Paul F. Godley, Chalmers-Godley Corp., Newark, N. J. “Radio Experiences.” November 29—Mr. John F. Tinsley, General Manager, Crompton Knowles Foom Works, Worcester, Mass. “Making Good in Industry.” December 13—Mr. Edmund C. Mayo, President, Gorham Manufacturing Com¬ pany, Providence, R. I. “The Future of the Technically Trained Man in Industry.” January 18—Mr. Joseph W. Powell, Naval Constructor of Boston, Mass. “Prac¬ tical Applications of an Engineering Education.” February 9—Commander Richard E. Byrd, U. S. Navy, Boston, Mass. “Avia¬ tion’s Progress.” March 14—Dr. George H. Blakeslee of Clark University, Worcester, Mass. “The Present Situation in China.” May 11-—Dr. William F. Durand, Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Leland Stanford University. “Experiences of a Scientist in France during the World War.” ROPE PULL INSTITUTE POND, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1928 Class of ’30 Class of ’31 Captain, Marion L. Price Captain, Grayson L. Wilcox AS PER the usual custom, the classes of ’30 and ’31, by hazing and reluctance x to permit hazing, worked themselves into the proper antagonistic frame of mind so that by the end of October they were willing to do murder. Thereby hangs the story. At this same period of the year there is a rope-pull between the two lower classes. On the afternoon of Saturday, October the twenty-second, two groups of forty picked men from the classes of ’30 and ’31 gathered on opposite shores of cold, very cold, and muddy, very, very muddy Institute Pond. At the shot to “dig in” dirt flew in all directions and the contest of brain and brawn was on. For the greater part of a half hour, the new time limit for rope- pulls, set by the Tech Council, both teams worked feverishly in spells of pulling and then holding for a time. The Sophs, staking all as the time began to shorten, tried to catch the Freshmen on an off-heave and were consequently themselves upset. The time was not long ere “Cookie” Price, captain of the Sophomore team, was at the water’s edge. As the final shot brought the pull to a close, the Sophs, realizing the Freshmen had the more rope, plunged into the pond and emerged bedraggled and muddy after their trip through the waters of Institute. The Frosh, delirious with joy at having thrown off their fetters, began a serpen¬ tine parade with the rope. 1928 TECH BANQUET Commons, Sanford Riley Hall March 21, 1928 Chairman Andrew L. Wilkinson Committee Arthur M. Tarbox Frank J. Fleming Arthur W. Knight Marion L. Price Robert Towne Edward Fox Allen Weissinger r T ' HE 1928 Tech Banquet, held on March 21st was the first of the annual ban- ■ quets to be held in Sanford Riley Hall. The excellent cooking by the Dormi¬ tory chef and his staff combined with the pleasant atmosphere of the dining hall, and the well chosen remarks of the speakers to make the entire affair a complete success. After the meal, Andrew L. Wilkinson, ’28, the chairman, welcomed those pres¬ ent and introduced Prof. J. W. Howe as toastmaster. Prof. Howe reverted to the chairman for a few remarks then called upon President Earle who asked for Tech loyalty from every undergraduate and alumnus. Milton H. Aldrich, ’28, de¬ livered an interesting comparison of the old and new equipments and facilities, especially in regard to the athletic department. At this point a slight diversion in the form of the Sophomore skit was presented. The debate of “Resolved that Tech should be made a Co-educational Institute” was hotly contested, and decided in favor of the affirmative, who, however, after seeing the first applicant awarded their victory to the negative. Prof. Howe then presented Mr. Samuel L. Stone, a trustee of the Institute, and president of Colt’s Patent Firearms Co. of Hartford, Conn. Mr. Stone dwelt on the subject of backgrounds, bringing forth Tech’s background in connection with John Boynton. The present day importance of advertising also called for a few remarks from Mr. Stone as a background for products. The last—but always looked for speaker, was our esteemed trustee, the Honor¬ able Charles G. Washburn, who with his characteristic wit and humor declined to offer any good advice or counsel, but did ask the students to strive for reputa¬ tion rather than wealth. i 1 93.8 PEDDLER TECH SHOW ' jNDERGRADUATES again took to the footlights last February 16 at Tuck- erman Hall, when they presented “The Bad Man,” a satirical comedy writ¬ ten by Porter Emerson Brown. Inspired, possibly, by the best filled house a Tech Show has seen in several years, the cast made the most of the drama they dealt with, and as a result a most pleasing production was given. To Mr. John P. Heald, coach of three years, goes much credit for the smoothness with which everything ran. In producing “The Bad Man, Tech had the honor of being the first amateurs in New England to have access to it. Previously only stock companies had been permitted to unfold its tale. The play is a satire on Villa, the famous Mexican bandit, and first appeared on Broadway in 1918, when Villa was still in his prime. It centers around Irving S. Newcomb as Gilbert Jones, an ex-service man and owner of a ranch in Arizona. This ranch is to be foreclosed on at nightfall by Jasper Hardy, played by A. C. Weissinger, unless several thousand dollars are forthcoming. As a result Jones is in the process of packing for he cannot raise the money. Lyman C. Adams, playing Henry Smith, Jones’ diabetic, wheel- chaired uncle, desires him to marry Hardy’s daughter as the final solution to the problem. Angela Hardy is played by Newman Bumstead. Jones is in love with his visitor’s wife, Lucia Pell—W. P. Lewis, however, and is not favorably impressed with his uncle’s suggestion. J. Hamilton Minnick, as Pell, is quite interested in the acquisition of the ranch himself for he strongly suspects the possibility of oil being found on it. To this end, he offers to assume the total mortgage, seemingly on the basis of friendship. At this point the bandit Pancho arrives with his entourage. The first thought of Joseph L. Guidi, who plays this part, is that here are two men to hold for ransom. On finding that Jones is a former acquaintance who once saved his life, he decides to save the ranch for Jones. Since he also finds that Jones is in love with Lucia Pell, nothing will satisfy him but the getting of these two together. Still keeping these facts in mind, he shoots Pell, pays the mortgage, and departs in his usual whirlwind manner. Besides those mentioned above, J. P. Tulka as Smith’s foreman, J. A. Anglada as Lopez’s lieutenant, H. T. Cutler as another henchman, W. J. Thacker as the 0 193.8 PEDDLER I. S. NEWCOMB W. P. LEWIS J. L. GUIDI J. H. MINNICK drunken cook, and A. M. Goodnow as a Texas ranger, all add to the comedy and action of the play. The two female parts, as taken by Walton P. Lewis and Newman Bumstead, were very well acted inde ed. Lewis, especially, showed that his three previous years as a female impersonater with Tech Shows had made of him a finished product in this line. The height of acting in the show was probably reached by Joseph Guidi, however. His first appearance on the stage, he took the part of Pancho Lopez and made of it a living thing. To him is due to a great extent the credit for the hit that the nineteen twenty-eight production made with the general public. 193.8 PEDDLER. JUNIOR PROM. BANCROFT HOTEL BALLROOM — FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1928 Morey Pearl’s Orchestra Chairman Arthur W. Knicht Committee Frederick J. McGowan Arthur L. Marshall Allerton R. Cushman Daniel R. Leamy Albert C. Holt James K. Fullerton Milton LaBonte Holbrook L. Horton A SPECIAL privilege which Tech functions seem to be enjoying this year is rain — a good, steady downpour with all its accompanying discomforts. In spite of such a predicament, a splendid social such as “Prom” could not be dampened.. On the evening of April 27th a goodly number of loyal “Tech Socialists” gathered at the usual place for Junior Promenade, the Bancroft Hotel. After the couples had been ushered to the checking rooms on the first floor they were taken through the reception room which for the occasion was the “Green Room.” The ushers for the occasion were members of the Sophomore Class. The chaperones for the evening were President and Mrs. Earle, Prof, and Mrs. George H. Haynes and Prof, and Mrs. Herbert F. Taylor. With such a congenial grgoup any function would he assured of success. A neat and finished touch for the evening were the favors. They consisted of embossed leather-bound orders for the gentlemen and blue leather-covered bridge sets for the ladies. The bridge sets are somthing new and novel for favors and pleased the ladies to the last degree. The ballroom was very cosily appointed and the palms and greenery at the pillars, at the sides and about the stage added a cool touch of dignity appropriate to Tech’s highest social function. To complete the perfect picture was the snappy orchestra from Boston, namely, Morey Pearl and his Tent Orchestra. The music was the last word and Morey soon had the dancers in a mood where they would have done a square dance if he had so decreed. MUSICAL ASSOCIATION DANCE COMMONS ROOM, SANFORD RILEY HALL —OCTOBER 22, 1928 “Hughie” Connor’s Bancroft Orchestra Committee Gabriel 0. Bedard Gordon N. McColley INTERFRATERNITY DANCE BANCROFT HOTEL BALLROOM — FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1928 “Hughie” Connor’s Bancroft Orchestra Committee Robert L. Towne, Chairman Albert C. Holt Charles R. Gill Milton A. Swanson Walter H. Sponagle John H. Minnick Charles R. Fay SOPHOMORE HOP SANFORD RILEY HALL — FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1928 Eddie Methot of Springfield Chairman C. Eugene Center Committee Roy H. Puddington George Perreault John T. Tompkins Francis Townsend Arthur A. Zavarella 8 193.8 PEDDLER NEWMAN CLUB DANCE SANFORD RILEY HALL — SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1927 “Hughie” Connor’s Bancroft Orchestra Chairman Thomas F. Flynn, ’28 Committee James H. McCarthy, ’28 Frank H. Norton, ’30 Roderick A. Bail, ’28 Warren R. Purcell, ’30 Daniel R. Leamy, ’29 William P. Dennison, ’31 DORMITORY DANCE Sanford Riley Hall Tuesday, February 21, 1928 The Melodians Chairman Robert M. Tucker Joseph A. Anglada Robert Bumstead Irving S. Newcomb Committee Raymond D. Holcombe Alton R. Anderson John W. Davidson Clarence L. Buell FRESHMAN BANQUET Denholm and McKay Restaurant December 15, 1928 Chairman Grayson W. Wilcox Committee Almon F. Townsend Richard G. Marden Robert N. Camhidge Allen C. Weissinger Speaker Salvatore F. Marino, President Class of ’28 192.8 PEDDLER. 1928 COMMENCEMENT COMMITTEE Charles B. Muzzy. Chairman Milton H. Aldrich Gabriel 0. Bedard John E. Driscoll Salvatore F. Marino Gordon N. McColley Alexander L. Naylor Leonard M. Olmsted Andrew L. Wilkinson ADVERTISEMENTS INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Elwood Adams . 9 Alumni Directory . 1-4 Arcade Malleable Iron Co. 24 Banner Rock Products Co. 10 0. T. Benson Sons, Inc. 9 J. W. Bishop Co. 22 Brooks Brothers . 7 Buffington ' s Pharmacy . 10 Bushong Studio . 17 Claflin Sumner Coal Co. 9 Class of ’29 . 12 Class of ’30 . 26 Class of ’31 . 18 Crompton Knowles Loom Works. 20 Davis Press . 10 Denholm-McKay Co. 27 Eastern Bridge and Structural Co. 18 Fleming Machine Co. 8 Frick Company . 24 W. N. Gleason Company . 16 Hayden’s Meat Market . 27 Heald Machine Company . 16 Heffernan Press . 23 American Gas Products Corp’n . 12 Holyoke Machine Company . 14 Atwater Kent Mfg. Company . 15 Jahn Ollier . 5 E. D. Jones Sons Co. 22 C. A. King Company . 6 Leland-Gifford Company . 20 N. Lester Company . 14 John C. Maclnnes Company . 16 Metcalf Eddy . 24 Morgan Construction Company . 13 New England Power Company . 8 Norton Company . 26 Parks Cramer Company . 19 F. E. Powers Company . 27 Reed Prince Mfg. Co. 21 Rilev Stoker Corporation . 11 Rockwood Sprinkler Company. 6 Skelley Print . 27 Southgate, Fay Hawley . 6 Stewart Boiler Works . 7 Tech News . 25 Worcester Baking Company . 12 Worcester Bank Trust Co. 16 Worcester Electric Light Company . 10 Edwin H. Whitney, B.S., ’71 Retired Rehoboth, Mass. Charles L. Newcomb, B.S., ’80 Retired 57 Fairfield Avenue HOLYOKE MASS. Kirtland M. Smith, B.S., ’72 President, Alden Coal Co. Alden Station, Luzerne County PENNSYLVANIA Hugo P. Frear, B.S., ’83 Vice-President, Marine Engineering Corp. 15th and Cherry Streets PHILADELPHIA, PA. Charles G. Stratton, B.S., ' 75 Retired Box 823, Worcester Mass. E. E. Johnson, B.S., ’84 Screens and Well Supplies 2304 Long Avenue ST. PAUL MINNESOTA C. G. Washburn, B.S., ’75, A.B Manufacturer 28 Union Street, Worcester, Mass. H. B. Prindle, B.S., ’85 Landscape Engineer 70 East 45th Street NEW YORK CITY C. H. Hill, 77 312 North Euclid Avenue OAK PARK ILLINOSI F. William Fischer, B.S., ’85 Architect and Structural Engineer 9129 Commercial Avenue CHICAGO, ILLINOIS W. L. Darling, B.S., 77 Consulting Engineer 2100 Inglehart Avenue ST. PAUL MINNESOTA Edward G. Watkins, B.S., ' 86 Time Clock Manufacturer 141 Chestnut Street GARDNER, MASS. 1 C. E. Cleveland, B. S., ’86 Manufacturer of Woolen Goods WEBSTER MASS. Windsor T. White, B.S., ’90 1652 Union Trust Building CLEVELAND, OHIO George H. Burr, B.S., ’86 Banker 57 Williams Street NEW YORK, N. Y. Jerome W. Howe, B.S., ’09 Professor of Civil Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. W IEDERSHEIM FAIRBANKS Patent, Trade-marks and Copyright causes. Unfair competition in trade and corporations. 805 G Street 1232 Chestnut St. Washingon, D. C. Philadelphia, Pa. Harrison P. Eddy, B.S., ’91 Consulting Engineers, Metcalf Eddy 14 Beacon Street BOSTON, MASS. John W. Burke, B. S., ’87 Consulting Engineer 47 Broadway New York, N. Y. JOSEPH H. WALLACE B.S., ' 92, C.E., ’99 President and General Manager DEERFIELD GASSINE CO. Monroe Bridge, Mass. President, ]. H. Wallace Co. Engineers 5 Beekman St., New York City Allerton S. Cushman, B.S., ’88 Consulting Metallurgist and Manufacturer Room 603, 250 Park Avenue NEW YORK CITY Robert S. Parks, B.S., ’93 Treasurer, Parks Cramer Co. FITCHBURG MASS. Charles F. Bailey, B.S., ’88 Engineering Director Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. NEWPORT NEWS, VA. CHARLES M. ALLEN B.S., ’94, M.S., ’99 Professor of Hydraulics Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. ii ALBERT E. FAY B.S., ’95, M.S., ’00 • Patent Attorney 25 Foster Street WORCESTER MASS. A. W. French, C. E. Professor Civil Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. Matthew P. Whittal, ’96 Carpet and Rug Manufacturer Brussels Street, Worcester, Mass. A. W. Ewell, A. B., Ph.D. Professor of Physics Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. B. O. Johnson, B.S., ’00 Assistant to President, N. P. Ry. North Pacific Railway Co. ST. PAUL MINNESOTA S. J. Plimpton, Ph.B., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Physics Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. Jesse A. Block, ’01 Vice-President, The Block Bros. Tobacco Co. 41st and Water Streets WHEELING W. VIRGINIA H. B. Smith, M. E. Professor of Elecrical Enginee ring Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. W. T. Goddard, ’03 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada A. S. Richey, B.M.E., E.E. Professor of Electric Railway Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. A. WILMER DUFF B.A., M.A., B.Sc., D.Sc., LL.D. Professor of Physics Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. C. D. Knight, B. S., ’03, E. E., ’08 Professor of Experimental Electric Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. iii FRANCIS J. ADAMS B.S., ’04, E.E., ’06 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. GEORGE W. SMITH B. S., ’15, M. E., ’17 Works Manager, White Motor Corp. 842 East 79th Street CLEVELAND OHIO H. P. Fairfield Professor of Machine Construction Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. H. A. MAXFIELD B.S., ’16, M.S., ’27 Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. B. L. Gray Instructor in Foundry Practice Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. G. H. MacCullough, B. S., ’18 Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. Alfred O. Weld, B.S., ’04 Mechanical Engineer Domestic Hot Water Service 80 Federal St. Boston, Mass. Hobart H. Newell, B.S., ’13 Instructor in Electrical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. L. A. Magraw, B.S., ’05 Public Utilities 220 2nd Street MACON GEORGIA H. W. Dows, B.S., ’18 Instructor in Mechanical Engineering Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. J. C. Harvey, M.E., ’08 New England Distributor Peerless Automobiles 660 Beacon Street BOSTON, MASS. Richard A. Beth, B.S., ’27 Instructor in Physics Worcester Polytechnic Institute WORCESTER, MASS. IV THE JAHN OLLIER ENGRAVING CO. Photographers, Artists and Makers of Fine Printing Plates for Black and Colors 817 W. Washington Blvd., Chicago §i HAHN OLLIER AGAIN F INE annuals, like brilliant victories, are brought about by the co-or¬ dination of skillful generalship and trained effort. The Jahn Ollier Engraving Co. is America’s foremost school annual designing and engraving specialist, because in its organization are mobilized America’s leading cre¬ ative minds and mechanical craftsmen. SOUTHGATE, FAY HAWLEY ATTORNEYS AT LAW Counsel in Patent Causes LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE, W. P. I., ’85 ALBERT E. FAY, W. P. I., ’95 CHARLES T. HAWLEY, W. P. I., ’98 Graphic Arts Building, 25 Foster Street WORCESTER, MASS. WOOLWORTH BUILDING, 233 BROADWAY, NEW YORK CITY Incorporated 1907 C. A. KING COMPANY IVholesale Grocers WE SPECIALIZE IN 10 CANNED GOODS 1-3-5 HYGEIA STREET, WORCESTER, MASS. ROCKWOOD AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEMS ROCKWOOD PRESSED STEEL UNIONS PRESSED METAL PRODUCTS Rockwood Sprinkler Co. OF MASSACHUSETTS WORCESTER, MASS. BRANCH SALES and ENGINEERING OFFICES—ALL PRINCIPAL CITIES Sole Agents for Canada WORCESTER FIRE EXTINGUISHER CO., Ltd. 137 McGill Street, Montreal, P. Q. vi ESTABLISHED 1818 C eLOTiil r) ffpullfutprta ' nntial|ing CJodiisf, fABLisHfDif 8 MADISON AVENUE COR. FORTY-FOURTH STREET NEW YORK BOSTON LITTLE BUILDING: TREMONT COR. BOYLSTON STREET Messrs. Brooks Brothers beg leave to announce that they will remove their Boston Store to their New Building, Newbury cor. Berkeley Street about August , 1928 STEWART BOILER WORKS Manufacturers of STEEL BOILERS STEEL TANKS FOR ALL PURPOSES WATER AND SMOKE PIPES FEED WATER HEATERS HEAVY PLATE STEEL WORK OF EVERY DESCRIPTION OFFICE AND WORKS ON ALBANY STREET One Half Mile East of Union Station WORCESTER, MASS. VII Compliments of the Fleming Machine Co. WORCESTER, MASS. OVER ONE BILLION KILOWATT HOURS SUPPLIED YEARLY TO A POPULATION OF 2,750,000 New England Power Company General Offices, Worcester, Mass. Vlll Established 1821 Incorporated 1918 ELWOOD ADAMS, Inc. 154-156 MAIN STREET WORCESTER, MASS. Hardware, Tools and Paint Lighting Fixtures and Fire Place Furnishings Oscar T. Benson Sons INCORPORATED (Carl Iver Benson, 19 GENERAL CONTRACTORS REINFORCED CONCRETE AND MILL CONSTRUCTION POWER HOUSES, BRICK OR CONCRETE STACKS CONCRETE FOUNDATIONS 88 AMHERST STREET WORCESTER, MASS. SPECIALISTS IN THE ERECTION AND SETTING OF BOILERS, FURNACES, AND ALL KINDS OF REFRACTORY WORK The Most Heat for The Least Cost “For Heat That’s Right Burn Anthracite ’ Claflin-Sumner Coal Co. 32 PLEASANT ST. IX The BUFFINGTON’S INC. DAVIS PRESS Incorporated Wholesale and Retail Druggists GOOD PRINTING 300 306 MAIN STREET WORCESTER, MASS. Laboratories 44 Portland Street 8 Sudbury Street Where there is no vision the people perish Are you—the younger generation—sufficiently grateful for the vision of the past that is responsible for this wonderful age of advanced ideas and marvelous accomplishments? Instead of tiresome, laborious methods in home, and business you will accomplish results with little labor and no drudgery because of the motive power which electricity today fur¬ nishes. The electric servants—obedient, quiet, efficient—make home-making a joy. The home man¬ ager has leisure to follow any fad she may desire. It is real fun keeping house electrically. The Business Man has fewer hours because of the efficiency of the electric helps and more time for home development and outdoor sports. DEVELOP YOUR VISION Insist on efficient, labor saving tools whether at home or in business WORCESTER ELECTRIC LIGHT CO. It is Our Pleasure to Serve You P1600 11-15 Foster St. The PERFECT Heat Insulation Men who are responsible for production costs, have found in Banroc, the Perfect Insulation for all purposes and all temperatures up to 1200°F. Highest efficiency, flexibility, permanence, reclaimability, and economy are features of Banroc Insulation that have not been equalled since its discovery in 1896 by C. C. Hall, President of this company and graduate of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. We have a new booklet, “Better Investments”, that will interest you. It will be sent free, upon request. BANROC HEAT INSULATION BANNER ROCK PRODUCTS CO., ALEXANDRIA, INDIANA Originator of Rock Wool Products C. C. HALL (1882) President 1 Greater than Nineteen Niagaras Nineteen times the force of Niagara Falls. An almost inconceivable amount of power. Yet combustion equipment furnished by the Riley Stoker Corporation develops that amount of power — over 6,000,000 boiler horse power. In the installation of this vast amount of combustion equipment, including all types of mechanical stokers, as well as pulverized coal, undoubtedly our engineers have successfully installed equipment in plants where conditions were similar to yours. RILEY STOKER CORPORATION WORCESTER. MASS. The only manufacturers of a complete line of stokers and pulverizers in New England m: FROM A 3-ROOM COT¬ TAGE TO A SKYSCRAPER an Ideal Gas Boiler will heat any building with (1) no fuel storage. (2) no handling of fuel. (3) no manual temperature regulation. (4) no ash removal. (5) no smoke or dust of any kind. Ideal Gas Boilers a product of American Radiator Company distributed by American Gas Products Corp’n “The Choice of Particular Housewives ' TOWN TALK BREAD “The Choice of the Fraternity Houses” C ompliments of the CLASS OF 1929 Xll MORGAN Continuous Rolling Mills for Billets Skelp Merchant Bars Hoops and Strips Small Shapes Cotton Ties Wire Rods Producer Gas Machines Isley Furnace Controls Wire Mill Equipment MORGAN CONSTRUCTION CO. MASSACHUSETTS WORCESTER THE IMPROVED GOVERNOR FOR WATERWHEELS The Latest Invention of Nathaniel Lombard. Simple and strong in construc¬ tion, and guaranteed to govern to the entire satisfaction of purchaser. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE HOLYOKE MACHINE CO., Worcester, Mass. COMPLIMENTS OF N. LESTER CO. Makers of Die Casting Equipment WORCESTER, MASS. XIV Atwater Kent RADIO Now in more than 1 , 600,000 Homes ATWATER KENT MANUFACTURING COMPANY A. Atwater Kent, President 4700 Wissahickon Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa. XV WORCESTER BANK TRUST W. N. GLEASON CO. COMPANY Wholesale Fruit and Produce Worcester, Massachusetts John C. Machines C ompany Worcester ' s Largest Commercial Bank The store where thousands enjoy shop¬ ping, because it is the store of service —a store where courtesy prevails throughout—a store where you can get what you want at the price you want to pay. TO STUDENTS AND GRADUATES We appreciate an opportunity to show Tech Students or Graduates through our factory and see our products in actual operation. These include Internal, Surface and Cylin¬ der Grinding Machines of the latest type. It is particularly interesting to watch our SIZE-MATIC Internal which automatically rough grinds, trues wheels, finish grinds, sizes and comes to rest position for a second cycle of operation without any as¬ sistance whatever from the operator. Heald SIZEMATIC Internal Grinding Machine We would be pleased to have as many as possible visit us and see this Automatic Internal as well as our other products THE HEALD MACHINE COMPANY WORCESTER, MASS. XVI “the dorm STRUCTURAL STEEL, Furnished and Fabricated by EASTERN BRIDGE STRUCTURAL CO. WORCESTER, MASS. Compliments of the CLASS OF 1931 XVlll Technical Men might be interested in a non-technical spiel on a very technical subject. It’s worse than thermo¬ dynamics—this humidity stuff. This 64 page booklet was written so that I could understand the subject myself. It holds much of interest for the textile men—but if you suspect yourself of having interest too, a copy is yours for the asking. Parks - Cramer Company Engineers Contractors Industrial Piping and Air Conditioning Fitchburg Boston Charlotte xix The Latest in Drilling Machines MOTOR SPINDLE DRILLS Powerful multi-speed alternating current motor. Four direct motor speeds to spindle, 600, 900, 1200, and 1800 R.P.M. Changed instantly through drum type controller. BACK GEARS GIVING FOUR ADDITIONAL SPEEDS IF REQUIRED A remarkably flexible and quiet drilling machine Leland - Gifford Company WORCESTER, MASS. A. J. Gifford, ’96 W. H. Leland, ’97 S. Nikoloff, ’97 TWENTY-SIX ACRES OF FLOOR SPACE Devoted to the Manufacture of LOOMS FOR EVERY WOVEN FABRIC Largest Builder of Fancy Weaving Machinery in the World Crompton Knowles Loom Works WORCESTER, MASS. PROVIDENCE. R I. PHILADELPHIA.PA. ALLENTOWN. PA. PATERSON. N.J. XX MANUFACTURERS Of SET SCREWS CAP SCREWS WOOD SCREWS SET SCREWS STOVE BOLTS BURRS MACHINE SCREWS CAR SCREWS RIVETS NUTS WE SPECIALIZE IN DIFFICULT HEADINGS REQUIRED FOR SPECIAL SCREWS, RIVETS, STOVE BOLTS bolts, rods, threaded wires. MACHINE SCREWS OUR PLATING DEPARTMENT IS WELL EQUIPPED TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIAL FINISHES. WOOD SCREWS REED 4 PRINCE MFG. GENERAL OFFICE ANO WORKS CO. WORCESTER, MASS., U. S. A. OFFICE ANO WAREHOUSE. 121 N. JEFFERSON ST.. CHICAGO. ILL. 6659 XXI Established 1874 Incorporated 1899 J. W Bishop Company GENERAL CONTRACTORS NEW YORK BOSTON PROVIDENCE NEW BEDFORD WORCESTER WORCESTER, MASS. 109 Foster St. Builders of Sanford Riley Hall E D Jones Sons Co PITTSFIELD, MASS. Manufacturers of PAPERMAKING MACHINERY XXII The HefFernan Press SPENCER, MASS. A Willing and Capable Printing Service Backed by Experience and Mechanical Equipment That Make it Possible Printers to The 1928 Peddler and other good books METCALF EDDY ENGINEERS • ••• • Harrison P. Eddy, ’91 John P. Wentworth Charles W. Sherman Harrison P. Eddy, Jr. Almon L. Fales, ’98 Arthur L. Shaw Frank A. Marston, ’07 E. Sherman Chase COMPLIMENTS OF THE Arcade Malleable Iron Water, Sewage, Drainage, Refuse and Company Industrial Wastes Problems Laboratory • ••• • Statler Building Boston Vertical Medium Speed Machine Horizontal Long Stroke Compi essors Direct - Drive Refriger¬ ating Unit Belt Drive Refrigerating Unit In SO Vital Industries dr Businesses Enclosed Type Ammonia Compressor Carbon-Dioxide Enclosed Type Compressor For forty-six years Frick Refrigeration has been earn¬ ing profits for users in more than fifty different com¬ mercial enterprises—Ice Plants, Cold Storages, Markets, Apartments, Hotels, Restaurants, Dairies, Ice Cream Plants, Bakeries, Soda Fountains, on Ship Board, etc. We build all types and sizes of Refrigerating Plants, both Ammonia and Carbon-Dioxide. Thousands of in¬ stallations throughout the world. Sales and Service units everywhere. Illustrated Ice and Frost Bulletins sent on request. 1853 F1Vf % 1928 prog? XXIV AS ALUMNI KEEP IN TOUCH WITH Tech Activities SUBSCRIBE TO THE TECH NEWS XXV In Sanford Riley Hall — Stairways that are SAFE Both main and service stairways and landings in the new dormitory have been made permanently non-slip and ex¬ ceptionally wear-resisting by Alundun Treads and Tile. The basic material in these Norton Floors products is the electric furnace abrasive trademarked “Alundum” — the same abrasive used in the well-known Norton Grinding Wheels and in Norton Refractories. NORTON COMPANY WORCESTER, MASS. C ompliments of the CLASS OF 1930 XXVI Compliments of Denholm-McKay Co. WORCESTER’S GREAT STORE F. E. POWERS CO. . . . serving this community for “Live Coal Dealers ” more than fifty years with quality merchandise. WE ARE NEVER KNOWINGLY UNDERSOLD 15 FEDERAL STREET WORCESTER, MASS. A good place to trade always Hayden’s Meat Market WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GREETING Beef, Pork, Lamb, Veal, Poultry, CARDS Game, Sweet Breads, Etc. 86 Pleasant Street WORCESTER, MASS. 405 PLEASANT STREET WORCESTER, MASS. Telephone Park 182 XXVM