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Class of 1946 September 1942 t June 1945
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History of the
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History of the Class of ’46 The hands of the clock pointed to 2:29. A buzz of anxious whispers rose through the autumn heat, then hushed. “Welcome, Gentlemen, to Worcester. On behalf of the fac¬ ulty and administration I wish you the best of luck and a pleasant journey through Tech. . . . Some of your instructors have asked that I give you the following informa¬ tion: For Thursday your assign¬ ment in Physics will be . . . Math . . .” The chubby, red-faced man concluded the welcoming speech. Freshmen advisers were assigned, and from the EE Lecture Hall poured forth the 209 members of the newly born Class of ’46. That was September 28, 1942. The days that followed were like a ride on a roller coaster . . . get books . . . schedules . . . settle room . . . meet here ... be there . . . and finally, classes. The highlight of the early classes was that first meeting with Dr. Masius. You either came out of his class on top of the world, or crawling beween the cracks in the floor, ready to “pack your bags and leave the Institute”. The Administration restrained to .a certain extent the hazing, fol¬ lowing the wild events of the pre¬ vious year. The dunkings in Insti¬ tute Pond were skipped, as were many of the night forays which made up the more illegitimate part of hazing in former years. How¬ ever, the noon-hour riots still were held; hair clipping and pants re¬ moving were distinctive occasions, marked in the interim by the pester¬ ing and general undressing of the new Freshmen. One October noon, however, the Freshmen, instead of straggling off to class in little groups easy prey for waiting Sophomores, all wait¬ ed inside Sanford Riley and came out all at once against the Sophs. Many were late for class that after¬ noon, and a number of pants lay on Boynton’s proud decks. Shreds of Sophomore clothing were hung in Sanford Riley, and hazing, as such, was discontinued for the season. One of the first steps of organi¬ zation within the Class of ’46 was the election of a Dormitory Com¬ mittee and a temporary Class President. “Footsie” Wotton was chosen for the latter position, while the committee was composed of Irv Versoy, Charlie Schmit, Carl Simon, and Joe Gwiazowski. One cloudy fall Saturday after- The Sophs just passed by
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