Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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THIRTY FIVE HAROLD WINTHROP DOWS, B.S., M.E. Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Tim 2H Born in Salem, Mass. Prepared at Lowell High School. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1918; M.E., 1930. United States Army, 1918-19; Wor¬ cester Polytechnic Institute, Instructor in Mechanical Engi neering, 1919-30; Assistant Professor, 1 930-. Member of A.S.M.E. True worth needs no announcer. GUSTAF ADOLF GAFFFRT B.S., M.F., D.Sc. Assistant Professor of Heat-Power Engin¬ eering Born in Worcester, Mass. Worcester North High School. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1923; M.E., 1925. University of Michigan, D.Sc., 1934. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois, 1925-27; Mechanical Engineer for Sargent and Lundy Co., Chicago, in charge of industrial and central station design, 1927-33; Fellow, University of Michigan, 1933-34. Assistant Professor of Heat- Power Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1934-. Captain of Ordnance in Reserve Corps. Member of A.S.M.E. (Associate). Illustrated Mechan¬ ics of Machinery by Ham and Crane. Author of; Seven articles in Power Plant Engineering; Paper, High Pressure and Binary Vapor Cycles, before A.S.M.E. annual meeting in New York, Dec. 1934, with discussion in April 1935 Transactions. He is come to dispel the infernal gloom. JFROMF WILLARD HOWE, B.S. Professor and Head of the Department of Civil Engineering C-)YH Born in Worcester, Mass. Worcester English High School. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1909. Editor of Tech Journal, Class President. Instructor, Pennsylvania Military College, 1 909-1 1 ; with Phoenix Bridge Company, 1911-13; U. S. Army, Second Lieut, to Major, 1914-1924; Editor of The Wireless Age, 1924; Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, 1924-26; Professor, 1926-. Member of; Worcester Society of Civil En¬ gineers, Boston Society of Civil Engineers, A.S.C.E., A.A.U.P., S.P.E.E., U. S. Cavalry Association. Trans¬ lated The German Cavalry in Belgium and France, by M. von Posech. Confidence in another man’s power is no mean evidence of one’s own. Piige tuenty-tbree

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THE PEDDLER HOWARD PARKER FAIRFIELD Professor of Machine Construction ATO 5H Born in Patten, Maine. Prepared at Common School. S. A. Wood’s Machine Co., 1848-88: Boston and Albany Railroad, 1 888-89; Goodyear Shoe Ma¬ chinery Co., 1889-91; Case School of Applied Sci¬ ences; Instructor, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1891 -99; Instructor in Machine Construction, 1899- 1914; Assistant Professor, 1914-19; Professor, 191 9-. Author of Textbooks for International Correspondence Schools; Technical and Shop Journals; Starrett Hand¬ book. A Friend to all. GLEASON HARVEY MacCULLOUGH B.S., M.S., Sc.D. Professor of Engineering Mechanics TBn @Yn 2E Born in Sawyerville, Quebec, Canada. Prepared at Lowell High School. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1918; M.S., 1931; Sc.D., University of Michi¬ gan, 193 2. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1918-24; Assistant Professor, 1924-31; Professor, 1931-. Member of: A.S.M.E.; S.P.E.E.; Worcester Economic Club. Au¬ thor of Applications of Creep Tests. Co-author of Timoshenko and MacCullough ' s Strength of Materials. Noise is not a necessary attribute to success. KENNETH GERALD MERRIAM, B.S. Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Engin¬ eering DYD EH Born in Belfast, Maine. Belfast High School. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, B.S., 1922. Member of Choral Club, Rifle Club. Instructor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maine, 1922- 23; Assistant Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1928-. Captain in the Coast Artillery Reserves, 1929-. Member of; A.S.M.E., S.P.E.E., Worcester Engineering Society, Institute of the Aero’ autRal Sciences. Author, in col¬ laboration with D. G. Downing, of Design of Steel Column Slabs. Also sundry short technical articles. Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit. Page twenty-two

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THE PEDDLER ARTHUR WILLARD FRENCH B.S., C.E. Professor of Civil Engineering TBII 2X 5E Born in Battle Creek, Mich. Milford High School. Dartmouth College, B.S., 1891. Thayer School of Civil Engineering, C.E. With Platte River Paper Mills and Denver Sulphite Mills, 1892-94. Colorado and Southern Railroad, 1905. Associate Professor, Thayer School of Civil Engineering, 1 895-98. Wor¬ cester Polytechnic Institute, Professor of Civil Engin¬ eering, 1 899-. Member of: A.S.C.E., Worcester Society of Civil Engineers, Boston Society of Civil Engineers. Co-author of Stereotomy with H. C. Ives. had rather excel in knowledge than in power. ARTHUR JULIUS KNIGHT, B.S. Professor of Civil Engineering and Superin¬ tendent of Buildings and Grounds ©YD 25 Born in Worcester, Mass. Worcester South High School. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1907. With Northern Pacific Railroad, 1907-10; Instructor in Civil Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1910-16; Assistant Professor, 1916-3 0; Professor, 1930-; Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds, 191 7-; Resident Engineer of Construction of Alumni Field; Inspection of Construction of Alumni Gym¬ nasium, 1915-16; Sanford Riley Hall, 1926-27. Member of: A.S.C.E., Worcester Civil Engineering Society, S.P.E.E., A.A.U.P. Always think twice and then don’t speak immediately. CARL EREDRICK MEYER, B.S., C.E. Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering TBII @X 25 Born in Lawrence, Mass. Prepared at Lawrence High School. Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S., 1 922; C.E., 1929; United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, 1922-23; Engineering Draftsman, 1923-24; Instructor in Civil Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 1924-29; Assistant Professor, 1929-. Member of; A.S.C.E.; A.A.U.P.; Worcester Society of Civil Engineers. leave thy praises unexpressed. Page twenty-four