Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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HOWARD PARKER FAIRFIELD “Pa” Professor of Machine Construction Born in Pattern, Maine; Graduated from the Common School and Academy; with S. A. Woods Machine Co., 1884-88; Boston and Albany Railroad, 1888-89; Goodyear Shoe Machinery Co., 1889-91 ; Instructor at Case Insti¬ tute, 1891-99; Instructor of Machine Construction, W. P. I., 1899-1914; Assistant Professor, 1914-19; Professor, 1919-; Author of textbooks for I. C. S., technical and shop journals, Starrett Handbook; Member of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity; Sigma Xi honorary fraternity; A. S. M. E. and the Economic Club of Worcester. ARTHUR WILLARD FRENCH, B.S., C.E. “Pa” Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering Born in Battle Creek, Mich.; Graduated from Milford High School, 1885 ; B.S., Dartmouth College, 1891; C.E., Thayer School of Civil Engineering; With the Platte River Paper Mills and Denver Sulphite Mills, 1892-94; Colorado and Southern Railroad, 1905; Associate Pro¬ fessor at the Thayer School of Civil Engineering, 1895- 98; Professor of Civil Engineering at W. P. I., 1899-; Member Sigma Chi Fraternity; Sigma Xi; Tau Beta Pi; A. S. C. E.; Worcester Society of Civil Engineers; Co¬ author of “Stereotomy” with H. C. Ives. HAROLD JOSEPH GAY. A.B., A.M. “Happy” Assistant Professor of Mathematics Born in Way, N. H.; Graduated from Keene High School; Cushing Academy; A. B., Harvard, 1919; A.M., Clark, 1922; Instructor in Mathematics W. P. I., 1919-24; Assistant Professor, 1924-; Member Sigma Xi Honorary Fraternity; American Mathematical Society; Mathemati¬ cal Association of America; A. A. U. P.; S. P. E. E. Twenty-one

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inr iiiHiii iiif hip iiif inn inn mi iiif iiir iih CUE jft J HAROLD WINTHROP DOWS, B.S., M.E. “Banjo Eyes” “Colonel” Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Born in Salem, Mass.; Graduated from Salem High School; B.S., W. P. I., 1918; U. S. Army, 1918-19; M.E., W. P. I., 1930; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, 1919-30; Assistant Professor, 1930-; Member of Tan Beta Pi and Sigma Xi Honorary Fraternities; American Society of Mechanical Engineer?. A. WILMER DUFF, B.A., M.A., B.Sc., D.Sc. “A Wtimer” Professor of Physics and Head of the Department Born in St. John, N. B., Canada ; Graduated from St. John High School; B. A. University of New Brunswick, 1884, and University of London, 1887 ; M.A. University of Edinburgh, 1888; B.Sc., 1892; D.Sc., 1901; LL.D. Uni¬ versity of New Brunswick, 1920; Professor of Physics, University of Madras, 1889-90; University of New Brunswick, 1890-93; Purdue University, 1893-99; W. P .1., 1899-; Member of the Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity; Sigma Xi; Author of Elementary Experimental Mechan¬ ics, Textbook of Physics, College Physics, Physical Measurements. ARTHUR WOOLSEY EWELL, A.B., Ph.D. “Punk” Professor of Physics Born in Bradford, Mass.; A.B., Yale University., 1897 ; Ph.D., 1899; Assistant in Physics, Yale, 1897-1900; In¬ structor, W. P. I., 1900-04; Assistant Professor, 1904-10; Professor, 1910-; Major in U. S. Army, 1917-18; Head of the Bomb Unit of the Air Service, A. E. F.; Consult¬ ing Engineer in Refrigeration; Fellow, American Acad¬ emy of Arts and Sciences; Fellow in American Physical Society; Society of Refrigeration Engineers; Societe Franchise de Physique. Twenty

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mr iiimii iiif. HIP HIE. HID [11D U1L LUE 111EL J11J£1 Jfe Jfc GEORGE HENRY HAYNES, A.B., Ph.D. T • Jinny Professor and Head of the Department of Economics and Government Born in Sturbridge, Mass.; Graduated from the Hitch¬ cock Free High School, 1883 ; A.B., Amherst, 1887 ; Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University, 1893 ; Instructor of Languages, W. P. I., 1887-88; Mathematics, 1888-89; Modern Languages, 1889-90; Professor of Economics and Gov¬ ernment, 1893 ; Author of Representation and Suffrage in Massachusetts, The Election of State Senators, Repre¬ sentation in State Legislation, and The Life of Charles G. Washburn. JEROME WILLARD HOWE, B.S. “Jerry” “Major” Professor of Civil Engineering Born in Worcester, Mass.; Graduated from Worcester English High School; B.S., W.P.I., 1909; Instructor Pennsylvania Military College, 1909-11; with Phoenix Bridge Company, 1911-13; Major U. S. Army, 1914-24; Editor of The Wireless Age, 1924; Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, W. P. I., 1924-26; Professor, 1926-; Translated “The German Cavalry in Belgium and France’’ by M. von Posech; Member of Theta Upsilon Omega Fraternity; Society of Sigma Xi; Worcester So¬ ciety of Civil Engineers; Boston Society of Civil Engi¬ neering; A. S. C. E.; A. A. U. P.; U. S. Cavalry Asso¬ ciation. WALTER LOUIS JENNINGS, A.B., A.M., Ph.D. “Kaiser” “Pussyfoot” “Doc” Professor and Head of the Department of Chemistry Born in Bangor, Maine; Graduated from Cambridge High and Latin School; A.B., Harvard University, 1889; A.M., Harvard University, 1890; Ph.D., Harvard Uni¬ versity, 1892; Assistant in Chemistry, 1890-92; Parker Fellow, University of Berlin, 1893-94; Assistant Profes¬ sor of Chemistry, W. P. I., 1894-99; Professor of Organic Chemistry, 1900-; Member of Sigma Xi; Worcester Chemistry Club; Harvard Club; American Academy of Art and Sciences. Twenty-two