Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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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

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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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Back row: J. Pearce, D. Brown, M. Bartlett, G. Hill, T. Landers, E. Campbell, J. Gibson Second row: A. Talboys, W. Sturtevant, G. Gregory, J. Donahue, O. Kennedy, E. Ericksen, D. Haight, K. Cashin Front row: H. Sheldon, C. Handforth, T. Pierson, B. Messer, G. Fairhurst, J. Loomis, H. Durick, H. Parzick they could with the hours allowed, and justly temper your criticism with considera¬ tion. The early press date makes it possible to record only the beginnings of the basketball and swimming seasons; the spring sports will have to be covered by next year’s publica¬ tion. However, we are able to present the 1942 spring sports for the first time in a volume of the Peddler. The editors desire to thank the following for the help and cooperation which was so essential in the publication of this book: Prof. Albert Schwieger, faculty advisor; Miss Dorothy Cooper and Mr. Milton Fitch of Howard-Wesson Co.; Mr. Neil Heffer- nan of the Heffernan Press; the Bushong Studio; the staff of the Alumni Office and Miss Rugg and her staff; and the members of the Junior, Sophomore, and Freshman staffs. ternity Ball that evening came under the heading of emergencies. A fuel oil shortage was made more acute by one of the coldest,, sustained freezing spells in Worc¬ ester’s history. When the tempera¬ ture reached 20 below zero, many shivering seniors looked at their large accumulation of text books wondering how many B. T. U.’s they would produce in a nice fire- Talking it over 31