Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Manny Pappas romping over all to sew it up for the sophomores. Elections came again and Marry Althen was elected president, assisted by Warren Palmer, vice-president; Eil Samolis, secretary; Bob Chapman, treasurer. Men were chosen to lead our athletic teams in the senior year and Dick Zeleny was elected cross-country captain; Majewski and Jiunnies, football co-captains; Roland St. Louis, baseball captain; Mehalick and Chapman, basketball co-captains, and Manny Pappas, tennis captain. The Junior Coronation Ball was an outstanding success under the leadership of Charlie Thrower. Hal Reeves supplied the music. Skull tapped Harry Al¬ then, A1 Hansen, Joe Jiun¬ nies, Bill Mehalick, Roland St. Louis, Don Stewart, Bob Chapman, and Gordon Wil¬ lard. Tau Beta Pi pledged: Harry Althen, Doug Col- lings, Monroe Dickerson, Walt Jaros, Bob Lanou, Chuck Reid, Ed Samolis and Vito Sarli. The Tech Neivs elected Ed Samolis as Editor-in- Chief, and Jack Tracy as Managing Editor. Joe Lojewski, Mike Essex, Dick Cavanaugh, Bob Favreau, Dick Gillette and Ron Thompson rounded out the Senior Staff. Bob, Ed, Harry, Warren. Mike O’Neill was chosen Editor of the Peddler and Frank Flood was chosen Managing Editor. Other honorary societies selected men of our class in the spring. Eta Kappa Nu selected: Don Krauss, Monroe Dickenson, Walt Jaros, Bill Lloyd, Pete Quamo. Ed Samolis and Bob Turek. Pi Delta Epsilon chose: Frank Flood, Jack Tracy, Ron Thompson, Joe Lojewski, Dick Cavanaugh, Bob Johnson, Mike Essex, Bob Favreau, Dick Gillette, Bill Cimonetti, Ed Samolis, Roy Gullberg, Manny Pappas, Bernie Petrillo, Dick Gates, and Dave Fairbanks. The class beer party separated the men from the boys and almost sepa¬ rated the Yellow Barn from the foundations. The same slate of officers were chosen for the senior year. The Senior Year, and somewhat diminished in numbers we started off feeling somewhat more professional and less anxious about the final results. The formation of an ROTC Unit brought to the fore¬ front the excellent chance of serving our country that awaited upon graduation. The year passed in a flash seemingly. A tremendous football season, a wonderful Interfraternity Ball and the spring was here. Many of our athletics were winding up their careers. Soccer cap¬ tain Warren Palmer and team members Don Adams, A1 Foss, Shorty Ellsworth, Bob Lanou, Wayne Robert¬ son, George Seidel and Dick Schmitt; Stu Rowe and Pete Quamo in swimming; and a host of others. The prospects for jobs were wonderful and it seemed probable that all members of the class would find excellent opportunity to practice what they have learned at the Institute. This is it, no more summer vacation, no more fra¬ ternity, no more eight o’clocks, but I’m not too sure I wouldn’t be willing to try it all over again, for I have had a wonderful four years with the Class of Fifty- Two. See you at homecoming! WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

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On a day in September in forty-eight Two hundred brave boys came to meet their fate; Four years later, battered and blue They crossed the bridge and faded from view Why are they only one-fifty strong Why are their faces so lean, so drawn Oh tell us what happened in the intervening years What turned poor frosh with childish fears into these men; These mighty engineers! I remember as if yesterday that September twenty- seven, nineteen hundred and forty-eight, when we first assembled in Alden Memorial. In a mad scramble we were oriented, introduced, and after a visit to the book¬ store, broke. It took but a short while under sophomore direction to learn all of our WPI cheers and marches, and to make matters worse in hazing we lost the paddle rush and were pulled en masse thru Institute pond. Our hard fighting forces won in football 13-12, with Palmer, Crathern, and St. Louis starring. Harry Althen and Joe Jiunnies led our basketball team to a two point loss. Harry Althen assumed for the first of three years the office of the Class President. Our men so took their place in varsity sports. Ed Majewski, Joe Jiunnies and Bill Mehalick—football; Dick Zeleny, Ron Thompson, Bob Howell—track; ami Bill Mehalick and Bob Chapman on the basketball squad. Stu Rowe started off his fine swimming career by setting a new freshman forty yard freestyle record in leading the class to victory in the swim meet. In one of those examples of the keen rivalry between frosh and sophomores we battled in front of Sanford Riley in a manner that regained our prestige though we lost the Goats-Head on points. Harry Althen was awarded the coveted Skull Trophy as the outstanding freshman. The elections for leaders in our sophomore year came out with Bill Lloyd, president; Ed Felkel, vice- president; Dick Gates, secretary; and Ev Palmer, treasurer. The sophomore year started off on a high note as we assumed nobly our duties as guides to the new freshman. Stu Rowe acted as guiding light for the hazing period. We did manage to soundly paddle our freshman brothers in the paddle rush but to our dismay once again went through the pond. The Tech Carnival proved a hig success with Dick Gillette, John Feldsine, and Dick Boutiette showi ng their ability as Thespians. We did more than our share in sports and Joe Jiunnies, A1 Hansen, Ed Majewski, A1 Ferron, Roland St. Louis, John Feldsine, Doug Collings on the foot¬ ball squad did excellent work. Dick Zeleny cracked the record for the half-mile run as an indication of what he would do through his great cross-country career. We managed to take the Goats Head competition as it came down to the tennis match all tied, and 19 5 2 PEDDLER

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DONALD HOUGHTON ADAMS civil engineering “Meatball” ' IT A Soccer “W” 2, 3, 4; Swimming 1, “W” 2, 3, 4; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Council 4 (Pres.); A.S.C.E. 2, 3, 4; Rope Pull 1, 2; Class Numerals 1, 2 ; Fraternity President 4. Permanent Mailing Address 39 Lynngrove Avenue, Toronto 18, Ontario ROBERT FRANCIS ADAMSKY “Ski” CHEMISTRY Permanent Mailing Address 351 South St., Auburn, Mass. HAROLD RUDOLF ALTHEN, JR. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Harry” TBII, 23, Who’s Who Track “W” 1,2,3; Basketball 1, 2 ; Tech Carnival 1, 2 ; Junior Prom Committee 3 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Who’s Who 4 ; Tech Council 1, 2, 3, 4; Skull 3, 4; A.S.M.E. 4; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 1, 2; Class President 1,2,3; Fraternity Pres. 3; Skull Award 1. Permanent Mailing Address 60 Daily St., Nutley 10, New Jersey JOSEPH WALTER ARCH AM B AULT “Arcll” CIVIL ENGINEERING ex A.S.CE. 2, 3, 4 ; Peddler Staff 1, 2 ; Paddle Rush 1 ; Class Historian 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address Garrigus Court, Wolcott (Waterbury 12) Conn. EVERETT EL WIN BAGLEY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2TE A.I.CH.E. 3, 4; Cosmopolitan Club 4. Permanent Mailing Address 567 No. Bedford St., E. Bridgewater, Mass. KENNETH EMMOR BAKER “Ken” CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 2AE University of Massachusetts A.I.CH.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 339 Salisbury St., Worcester, Mass. PEDDLER