Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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ITT I1IHIII IIIF Hll flD -1 3 M?— HIE lip HD ! ' !1. IIIF IIIR ARTHUR JULIUS KNIGHT, B.S. “A. J.” “Shrimp” Professor of Civil Engineering and Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Born in Worcester; Graduated from Worcester South High School, 1903; B.S., W. P. I, 1907; with Northern Pacific Railroad, 1907-10; Instructor in Civil Engineer¬ ing, 1910-16; Assistant Professor, 1916-30; Professor, 1930-; Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, 1917-; Resident Engineer of Construction of Alumni Field ; In¬ spection of Construction of Alumni Gymnasium 1915-16; Sanford Riley Hall, 1926-27; Member of Theta Upsilon Omega Fraternity; Sigma Xi; A. S. C. E.; Boston So¬ ciety of Civil Engineers; Worcester Civil Engineering Society; S. P. E. E.; A. A . U. P. CARL DUNHAM KNIGHT, B.S., E.E. “C. or Professor of Electrical Engineering Born in Putney, Vt.; Graduated from Brattleboro High School; B.S., W. P. I., 1903, and E.E., 1908; Instructor in Electrical Engineering, 1904-08; Assistant Professor of Experimental Engineering, 1908-20; Professor, 1920-; Member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity; Sigma Xi; Tau Beta Pi; A. I. E. E.; Illuminating Engineering Society; Economic Club of Worcester; Appalachian Mountain Club. GLEASON HARVEY MacCULLOUGH, B.S., M.E., D.Sc. Blackjack” Professor of Mechanical Engineering Born in Sawyerville, Quebec, Canada; Graduated from Lowell High School; B.S., W. P. I., 1918; M.E., W. P. I., 1931; D.Sc., University of Michigan, 1932; Member of Student “Y” Cabinet; Tau Beta Pi Honorary Engineer¬ ing Fraternity; Theta Upsilon Omega Fraternity; Sigma Xi; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, 1918-24; Assistant Professor, 1924-31; Professor, 1931-; Author of Applications of Creep Tests; Member of A. S. M. E.; S. P. E. E.; Worcester Economic Club. Twenty-three

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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

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HT 11IHIII UiE HIP IIIF. HID HID 1IIL IHF 1HR. 1111 M J MORTON MAS I US, M.A., Ph.D. “Dutchy” Professor of Physics Born in Egg-Harbor City, N. J.; Graduated from Thomas Schule (Leipzig, Germany) ; M.A. and Ph.D., University of Leipzig, 1908; Member of Sigma Xi Hon¬ orary Society; Fellow, Physical Society; Fellow, Ameri¬ can Association Advancement of Science; American Association of University Professors; American Asso¬ ciation of Physics Teachers; Charter Member, Physics Teachers Society; Whiting Fellow, Harvard, 1908-09; Instructor in Physics, W. P. I., 1909-15; Assistant Pro¬ fessor, 1915-19; Professor, 1919-. HAROLD ARTHUR MAXFIELD, B.S., E.E., M.S. “Ham” “Maxie” Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Superintendent of the Dormitory Born in Lowell, Mass.; Graduated from Lowell High School; B.S., W. P. I., 1916, E.E., 1925 and M.S., 1927; Captain U. S. Army, 1917-20; Research Engineer with Westinghouse Electric and Mfg. Co., 1920-21 ; Instructor in Electrical Engineering, 1921-27; Assistant Professor, 1927-; Superintendent of the Dormitory, 1927-; Member of Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity; Tau Beta Pi Honorary Fraternity; Society of Sigma Xi; A. I. E. E.; S. P. E. E. KENNETH GERALD MERRIAM, S.B. “Pinkie” “K. G.” Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Engineering Born in Belfast, Maine ; Graduated from Belfast High School, 1918; S.B., M. I. T., 1922; Member of Glee Club; Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, 1922-23; W. P. L, 1923-28; Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, W. P. I., 1928-; Captain in the Coast Artillery Reserves, 1929-; Author of “Design of Steel Column Slabs”; Income and Expense Records for Young Professional Men; The Airplane; Member of the Theta Upsilon Omega Fraternity; Society of Sigma Xi; A. S. M. E.; S. P. E. E.; Worcester Engineering Society; M. I. T. Alumni Association. Tenvtny-four