Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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3n lUmoriam J. Edward Fitzgerald Born August 28, 1901 Died August 6, 1941 Professor of Modern Languages and History 24

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Karl Stiefel Instructor of Electrical Engineering Charles W. Thulin Instructor of Electrical Engineering William B. Wadsworth Instructor of Electrical Engineering Michael Wales Graduate Assistant of Physics Edward T. P. Watson Instructor of Economics, Government and Business John H. Whenman Instructor of Mechanical Engineering David B. Zipser Graduate Assistant of Chemistry 23

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Senior Class Officers: W. G. Harding, President; N. A. Kerr, Vice-president; R A. Schultheiss, Treasurer; R. E. Allen, Secretary; L. P. Ekstrom, Historian K)! S IT ® B ¥ The disastrous hurricane of 1938 struck the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute late on the afternoon of Wednesday, September 21. When the returning students arrived to start the fall term on the following Wednesday, they discovered that the hurricane had left behind on their campus a bumper crop of bewildered innocents to be known thereafter as the Class of 1942. After having been cordially welcomed by President Earle, we were informed that we were to be subject to “control” by all three of the upper classes rather than by the sophomores alone. Our instruction in the customs and tradi¬ tions of the Institute was begun immediately and was actually in full swing long before we were formally introduced to the campus leaders in all fields of recognized activity at the annual S.C.A. reception. Following the reception, many of us were informally introduced to the murky depths of Institute Pond by the leaders of the unrecog¬ nized activities. In the course of events, it be¬ came evident that the upper classmen would never be impressed by our importance, so we commenced what has proved to be a four-year struggle to acquaint the faculty with our abilities. It was not long before the positions of servant and master were reversed, for rush week found the upper classmen catering to our every whim. The success of their humility is reflected by the fact that 114 were pledged by the fraternities on the Hill. Our inflation was short-lived, however, for in a few weeks we were required to submit written proof, in book form, and bound in blue, of our diligence along scholastic lines. The at¬ tainment of honors by 60 per cent of the class The Civil Department indicated an ability for absorption, at least temporarily. In spite of the fact that we lost the Goat’s Head competition, our activities were not en¬ tirely scholastic, for the class was well repre¬ sented on nearly every varsity athletic team, and it will be remembered that this was a banner year v