Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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GEORGE HENRY HAYNES Jinny” I BK 2E AKE Professor of Economics and Govern¬ ment and Head of Department A.B., Amherst, 1887; Ph.D., Johns Hop¬ kins, 1892; Instructor in Modern Lan¬ guages, W. P. I., 1887-88; Mathematics, 1888-89; Modern Languages, 1889-93; Professor of Economics and Government, 1893-. ’’Jinny” Haynes, the whispering baritone, for years has been our professor of the so- called business sciences, Economics and Busi¬ ness Law. We did not become acquainted with his profound wisdom and subtle humor until we had reached our Junior year, and then we thoroughly enjoyed what little we could hear of his lectures. However, we are thoroughly convinced that his are essential courses at Tech and, according to Jinny” himself, no Tech man would be complete without a thorough grounding in the funda¬ mentals. No one in the faculty has Tech more at heart than this man and he will long be remembered by members of the Class of 1931 after they have departed from the lecture room. WALTER LOUIS JENNINGS Kaiser” Doc” Pussyfoot” 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 Professor of Chemisty, W. P. I., 1894-99; Professsor of Organic Chemistry, 1900-. Bells may come and bells may go, but Doc” goes on forever! Endlessly he toils from morning till night — lecturing mornings— lecturing afternoons — eight till four — and he never falters in his stride — never fails; the students attend to that — and well indeed does Doc” aid them in filling their part of the bill. The Kaiser”, autocrat of the chemistry department, pussyfoots his way around from class to class accompanied by that inevitable green bag beginning lectures two minutes before the bell and ending almost any time— after the bell. The Kaiser” really has the students’ interests at heart and is only giving them every chance to get the most possible out of his courses — for which we must admire him. Twenty-seven

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as constituting one of the finest chapters of Naval achievement in its whole history.” No less energy and ability have marked Admiral Earle’s administration at the Institute. As his father had taken so conspicuous a part in the material embodiment of the College, it was natural that Admiral Earle should be part : cularly active in its physical development. The building program which he has under¬ taken and already carried out in part is an ambitious one. Under him have come the erection of the Dormitory, the swimming pool, the storage and garage build¬ ings on the athletic field, and the beautification of the campus. He has also been chiefly responsible for the modification of some courses and the addition of one in aeronautical engineering. Nor has he overlooked the spiritual side of life on the Hill. He has brought back daily chapel services, with voluntary attendance; and t he numbers which they draw is ample evidence of the students’ appreciation of the opportunity thus afforded. With this record of past accomplishments, the college looks forward with confidence to other good things which Prexy” is quietly planning. In the midst of his innumerable activities for the benefit of Tech, Admiral Earle has found time to take a leading part in civic affairs. The most recent post which he has taken is that of Chairman of the Disaster Relief work of the American Red Cross. It is a privilege to have taken our undergraduate voyage with so able a commanding officer. We shall never forget his cheery Shipmates All”, and are proud to have sailed under his orders. When our turn comes to command, may we assume our responsibilities with the determination to carry on the traditions of able, fearless and gentlemanly conduct that he has taught us. ' ' Prexy” 19 31 T wenty-six

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ZELOTES WOOD COOMBS Coombsie” I BK AA3 Head of English Department, and Sec¬ retary of the Faculty A.B., Amherst, 1888, and A.M., 1895; Instructor in English, Brooklyn Polytech¬ nic Institute, 1888-89; University of Vir¬ ginia, 1889-90; Clerk and Assistant in Languages, W. P. I., 1890-92; Instructor in Modern Languages, 1892-95; Assistant Professor, 1895-1901; Professor of French, 1901-03; English and Modern Languages, 1903-13; Secretary of the Faculty, 1910; Professor of English, 1913-. Prof. Coombs is the guardian angel of Tech Frosh.” It was he who first made us punctual and did it in such a way that we really thought it a crime to be late for class. We all remember Coombsie” as he stalks into the room, sits down immediately, gets up again, going over to the window to make sure the ventilation is perfect, then sits down and is perfectly quiet until the bell rings. As soon as it does, he is full of vim and every¬ one is wide awake waiting for the fatal questions to start. His are model classes, and it is all because of the magnetic person¬ ality of the man. HAROLD BABBITT SMITH H. B.” TBII 2H B©n Professor of Electrical Engineering and Head of Department M.E., Cornell, 1891; D.Eng., (Hon.) W. P. I. and Purdue Univ., 1929; Adjunct Professor of Electrical Engineering, Ar¬ kansas State Univ., 1892-93; Professor, Purdue Univ., 1893-96; W. P. I., 1896-. H. B.’s” reputation in the engineering world must be as great as it is on the Hill, for a little over a year ago he was accorded the honor of being elected President of the A. I. E. E. We used to hate to admit our ignorance to him but he usually found it out anyhow so it seldom made any difference. Yet H. B.” generally took it as a matter of course, showed us just how it should be done, and then walked away, leaving behind a very pleasant impression indeed. After that first time we never hesitated to go to him with any difficulty however trifling it was and we al¬ ways found him patient and ever willing to help—like all big men. Twenty-eight