Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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STUDENT CHRISTIAN ASSN. Back row: G. Fairhurst, C. Davis, G. Underhill, J. Gibson Front row: H. Hope, R. Grant, Prof. Paul Swan, A. Keith, F. Holbrook paign was also promoted, with a large num¬ ber of technical books being collected for men in the armed forces. Annual duties of this group are the main¬ tenance of the Common Room in the dorm, subscription to a dozen popular magazines for leisure reading, supervision of the game room, obtaining board and room for Tech students, and small loans to the needy. The membership in the S. C. A. is com¬ posed of students who pledge during their freshman year. Almost all Tech students are members of this organization. In the fall, the Tech Carnival is present¬ ed; this year it consisted of plays given by the Freshmen, Sophomores, and Juniors and Seniors. Since the faculty is extraordinarily busy, their play was regretfully omitted this year. A cup is given to the class which pre¬ sents the best p lay in the opinion of the judges and this year the Sophomores received the award. Tech Carnival night is con¬ cluded with dancing in the dormitory. About this time, the seniors (reversing the usual procedure) started interviewing personnel men representing the large, well-known companies. In November, Tech lost the ser- 29 Pre-flight trainees

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Ensigns September a class of 209 Fresh¬ men filler! up the rest of the vacant campus space which harl been so noticeable during the summer. On October I a Joint Procure¬ ment Board composed of six of¬ ficers of the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps addressed a volun¬ tary assembly of several hundred Tech men in Alden Memorial. Thirty-one members of the senior class already held probation¬ ary commissions in the U. S. Naval Reserve and another large group began applying for enlistment in the Army Air Corps. The first organization which students make contact with upon entering W. P. I. is the Student Christian Association. This unpublicized, energetic school group is com¬ posed of nine members, one from each fra¬ ternity and one from the city, and its very able supervisor, Paul Swan. Each member is placed in charge of a committee, and these committees function throughout the school year. The S. C. A. sponsors Freshman week so that the freshmen will really feel welcome and so that they may always have pleasant memories of their first days at Tech. A highlight in this week is Friday night, when the leaders of student organizations speak to the Freshmen. After the brief talks there are refreshments of cider, doughnuts and cheese. During the first week of school, the S. C. A. also presents every Tech man with a handbook and blotter. Each week throughout most of the year, a chapel period is held, with local notewor¬ thy speakers appearing. Despite the non- compulsory attendance, chapel period is well attended. During the last year, this organization sponsored an interesting, educational series of lectures by Dr. Magoon of M. I. T. It is hoped to continue this series bi-annually, for the benefit of Tech men. A book cam- Conducts chapel” Sponsors Tech Carnival” 28

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No tick.ee—no gassee vices of Coach Bob Pritchard to Uncle Sam. Boh enlisted in thq armed forces as an athletic instruc¬ tor and joined the many other men of Tech who are in the military service. On December 18, the Office of Price Administration suddenly halted gasoline sales except for emergency; in spite of the most wily reasoning some Tech men Qould not convince gas dealers that getting their dates to the Interfra- THE PEDDLER Every new year book staff immediately dedicates itself to the proposition that this year the book will be different. Any sacri¬ fice is worth while if the book has no re¬ semblance to any previous edition. This year we have deviated from this un¬ written law of our predecessors. The better features of former books have been retained and added to our own innovations to pro¬ duce another progressive Peddler. The in¬ formal pictures of each senior and the semi¬ narrative style in the organizations section are tried and proven features. The colored story in the organizations section is an at¬ tempt to put on record a story of the epoch period 1942 -43. Time is a precious quantity, especially at Worcester Tech, and no doubt every year book staff has felt that the time allotted for preparing their book was very limited. This year, because of the accelerated schedule, the book had to be ready six months ahead of the usual time. Therefore if this Peddler fails to meet your approval in any respect, remember that the editors did the very best Big business Sunday A.M. 30