Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

Text from Pages 1 - 200 of the 1953 volume:

V ' lfRlWE QROIINDS Mfliy YIIECHNC H • riNSTITUTE SB a fOR J� LBASl,RE . FOREWORD It is with extreme pleasure that the Peddler staff presents in this 1953 edition, not only a pictorial reproduction of our college campus, the highlights of social, athletic and academic achievements, but also a manuscript which may he kept with you always and in the future provide a valuable aid in recapturing some of the more pleasant episodes of life at Worcester Tech. 1953 STAFF Edit or-in-C kief Richard P. Samolis Managing Editor Kendall F. Forsberg Photography Editor Donald S. Oliver Business Manager Henry J. Camosse Advertising Manager Albert C. Bafaro Eaculty Adviser Prof. Albert J. Schwieger WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE PEDDLER O SENIOR STAFF Editorial Staff Business Staff Vyto L. Andreliunas Robert W. Fitzgerald William C. Bicknell John W. Flood Robert C. Jacino John H. Gearin, Jr. Marshall J. Kidder Paul E. Jalbert John E. Leach Thomas P. O’Gonnor Francis W. Madigan Robert J. Menard Philip E. Simon, Jr. David Van Govern Kenneth R. Sorlin JUl IOR STAFF Editorial Staff Business Staff Lee W. Gatineau Robert G. Labonte Allan J. Gostantin Andrew J. Morgo Richard E. Gilbert Robert F. Niro William H. Hills Robert H. Pearce David A. LaMarre Russell R. Lussier John P. Russell James S. MacKay Leonard V. Mello Harry L. Mirick, Jr. Roger R. Osell Edwin Shivell Henry F. Spadoni, Jr. Henry M. Strage Photographers Roy H. Wise Stanley F. Jorczak, Jr. WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS Mathematics is his forte; geniality is his second nature; understanding his principle in student re¬ lations. Those of us who have been privileged to work under his guidance have known him to liberally sprinkle calculus with a ready wit. His interests have ever been directed towards producing better men as well as better mathematicians. To Professor Harris Rice a man whom genera¬ tions of Tech men have been proud to call friend, the Class of 1953 humbly dedicates this volume of THE PEDDLER. 3tt H monam JVith the passing of a great man it is very difficult to extract words or phrases that can even minutely express the feeling of loss experienced by his friends. The death of one of Worcester Tech’s greatest presi¬ dents, Rear Admiral Wat Tyler Cluverius, was a severe blow felt by the entire Institute. If he were an ordinary man we would start from the beginning and go through his entire life in order that people might know of his accomplishments. The Admiral, as President Cluverius was so lovingly called, needs no such biography for the many im¬ portant achievements of this great man are self- evident. However, he can also be admired for many of the seemingly little things that he did. His presence at sports functions, his attendance at as¬ semblies, and his encouragement and advice in try¬ ing times were all a part of Tech life and tradition which will live and be cherished in the hearts of all Tech men who knew him. We at Tech would like to pay tribute to and honor the memory of Wat Tyler Cluverius, a man who de¬ parted magna cum laude. WAT TYLER CLUVERIUS 1874- 1952 Landmarks of a Brilliant Career A Versatile Man A Symbol ' •V SENIORS CLASS HISTORY 1953 George Raymond Polen, Class Historian In the year 1849, a large group of adventure- seekers gathered together their belongings and embarked upon a search for enormous wealth. The determinatian and courage of these pioneers fills many pages in the annals of history. In September, 1949, a century later, a smaller group of adventurers initiated a similar move¬ ment in search of an equally valuable objective. Gathering together in Alden Memorial for the first time, ive became officially known as the Class of 1953. We, also, have a history. Our course was not an easy one. As fresh¬ men we became aware of the fact that the so- called Sophomore class refused to recognize our claims to the title of “Tech men.” Later on we were to learn that the faculty would present an even more formidable challenge to this claim. We concentrated on the immediate objective, however, winning the rope pull and the football game in the Goat’s Head competi¬ tion. When the Goat’s Head itself was being escorted around the campus there were many impromptu and rather informal contests as to which class should take the responsibility for its possession. These informal activities were undertaken with even more vigor than the formal Goat’s Head rivalry. They usually ended good- naturedly, however, with several members of both classes deciding to go over to Institute Pond for a swim. It was not long before we became quite familiar with that peculiar specie of the animal kingdom known as “the college professor.” It was amazing. They seemed quite harmless and almost human. After the first period of ex¬ aminations this initial impression was modified somewhat. Several of our number found the going quite rough and were obligated to heed the immortal ad¬ vice of the esteemed Dr. Masius: “Run over to the Bursar’s Office and see if you can get your tuition back.” It was he, however, who taught us when to “square and add” and when to “inte¬ grate.” He also in¬ formed us of the paramount objec¬ tive of a college education, which is , “to enable the stu¬ dent to become pro¬ ficient in the evalu¬ ation of infinitesimal sums.” We saw our Tech football team win three straight and then drop three in a row to post a .500 season average. One of the victories was a juicy 7-6 upset over a highly rated University of Massachusetts eleven. Several of our men of ’53 saw frequent action throughout the season. We cheered our basketball team on to an equally successful performance, coming up with a favor¬ able showing in the won-lost department. When Tech Carnival time rolled around, our dramatics experts put their heads together and came up with a prize-winning program. It was simple. All we did was to portray a few scenes from our ordinary life here at Tech. We had never realized before just how hilarious it actual¬ ly was. A large percentage of our class partici¬ pated in the fraternity rushing system and almost four-fifths of our number were subsequently pledged to the nine fraternities on campus. Toward the end of our freshman year, we were given the opportunity to select the course in which we would specialize during the following years. As it happened all of our members signed up for some type of engineering. This was sig¬ nificant and rather fortunate in view of the fact that no other major types of courses are offered by the Institute. In our sophomore year we returned with new spirit and enthusiasm. Under the ler.dership of President Cluverius we planted both feet firmly on the deck and looked ahead. We cheerfully accepted the responsibility of indoctrinating the new Freshman class in the traditions of the Institute. We also impressed upon them the necessity for showing proper respect to the upper classes, especially the Sophomore class. They were somewhat uncooperative at first, and we were forced lo instruct them the “hard way.” Dave, John Dave, Dave Once again we won the rope pull. We also won the paddle rush and soccer game hut lost in football in the Goat’s Head competition. We were quite successful in the informal rivalry and were in possession of the Head for almost the entire year. Once again our Tech Carnival crew came through with a blue rihhon by importing some Chicago atmosphere and showing what goes on under the limelights in the “Windy City.” The athletic picture, also, was one of success. The big one in football was a 21-20 storybook victory over the University of Massachusetts by a fighting Tech team. One of the highlights of the year was the informally organized Boynton Hill Lacrosse Club, a spirited group of Tech men who became the only unbeaten, untied lacrosse team in the United States, defeating some of the strongest teams in the East. Lacrosse has since been partially recognized as an official school sport. Most of us breathed a long sigh of relief at the end of our sophomore year. Probably not so much from the idea that we were now through with elementary physics, chemistry, mathematics, English, and history as from the fact that we could now start on our summer reading assign¬ ments. In September, 1951, we began our junior year. At last we had obtained that coveted title of “upperclassmen.” Again we undertook 34 weeks of classes, homework, and sleepless nights. We had been told that our junior year would be the roughest of all; however, a minor consola¬ tion was that we had no Saturday classes. This year, we were informed, was destined to separate the men from the boys. We who have survived this ordeal are the “men” of the Class of 1953. It was during this junior year that many of our number were introduced to the Worcester Tech version of the “Five Year Plan.” While the government was busy inducting young men into its army program, we at Worces¬ ter Tech inducted the army into our program. Although it did not directly affect the majority of the Class of 1953, the institution of the ROTC initiated a new aspect of Tech life and set new standards for Tech men. As juniors we participated actively in all phases of Tech life. We began to “carry the load” in the various organizations on the Hill. In addition, many of our members were honored by election to the various honorary societies on campus. We made every effort to find and promote an active, wholesome, and diversified life at Worcester Tech. The social success of the year was our Junior Prom Formal Weekend. We danced to the lively melodies supplied by Ken Reeves and his as¬ sociates and thoroughly enjoyed losing many hours of sleep. We enthusiastically supjmrted a revival of the Parents’ Day weekend with all of the depart¬ ments demonstrating their particular phases of engineering. This gave our parents an insight into Tech life and the opportunity to observe Inspector Hector the Vector Director demon¬ strating his reactor factor protractor and similar exhibitions of engineering progress. With assurances from preceding classes that “they don’t flunk seniors,” we entered our final year at the Institute with an optimistic outlook. On October 28, 1952 we were moved with deep sorrow and a keen sense of personal loss as we learned of the passing of our President, Wat Tyler Cluverius, more informally known as “the Admiral.” We had known and respected him for the man that he was. The ideals to which he devoted his life will long remain in the hearts and minds of Tech men. Francis Roys, Dean of Engineering became the Acting Presi¬ dent of the Institute. One of the chief projects undertaken individ¬ ually during our senior year was that of locating a position in industry. Scores of representatives from the industrial world came to Tech and interviewed our members. We are quite fortu¬ nate to be graduating in an era in which engi¬ neers are in great demand. Finally, there was the last mile—the last few months, weeks, and days at Tech—that last whirlwind of events preceding graduation. For a moment we must look back at four memorable years at Worcester Tech. These we will hold always in our hearts. We must look hack also at the knowledge we have obtained here. This we shall keep always in our minds. Together these make up that priceless objective that we have sought here and found. Now, enriched, enlivened, and unafraid we must look to the future. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE OEOKGE THOMAS ABDOW CMEMICAI. ENGINEERING Football 1, 2, 3. 4, “W”; Golf 1. 2, 3. 4, “W”; Varsity Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 2; I.F. Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 : A.I.Ch.E. 2. 3, 4 ; I.C.C. 2, 3; Bridge Club 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 1438 Grafton St., Worcester, Mass. STEPHEN J.ACOB ABRAMS Steve” ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AEH Soccer 1, 2, 3 ; Radio Club 4 ; IF Sports 2, 3, 4 ; A.I.E.E. 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 2 ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address 1305 E. 18 St., Brooklyn, N. Y. JOHN EDWARDS ALLEN, JR. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Little John” Camera Club 4 ; Outing Club 4 ; I.F. Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 4 ; Fraternity Vice-President 3 ; Class Numerals 1 ; W.P.I.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 71 Church St., Winchester, Mass. ARNOLD ALLENTUCH Arhy” mechanical engineering AEn Camera Club 4 ; Aero Club 4 ; A.S.M.E. 3, 4 ; S.C.A. Cabinet 4. Permanent Mailing Address 31 S. Stowell St., Worcester, Mass. WTO LEON ANDRELIUNAS CIVIL ENGINEERING “Vyt” OK b, IIA E Baseball 1, 2, 3 ; Tech News 2, 3; Sports Editor 3, 4 ; Peddler Staff 2,3,4; Prom Committee 2 ; I.F. Sports : A.S.C.E. ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 90 D St., Athol, Mass. STANLEY CHARLES ANDRUKONIS Stan” CIVIL ENGINEERING 2AE Baseball 1, 2, 3, “W”; Varsity Club 3, 4 ; I.F. Sports: A.S.C.E.; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Rope Pull 1, 2; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 1, 2. Permanent Mailing .Address 18 Trafalgar Sq., S. Barre, Mass. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ALFRED CARL RAFARO “Fred” electrical engineering eiv ' F, IIAE Tech News 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Peddler 2, 3, 4 ; Advertis- inR Manager 4 ; Masque 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1, 2; Prom Committee 3; A.I.E.E. ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Vice-President 3; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 86 Blithewood Ave., Worcester, Mass. CONRAD MARTIN HANAS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Cotinie” TBn Baseball 1 ; Aero Club 4 ; A.S.M.E. Secretary 4 ; Paddle Rush 1. Permanent Mailing Address Ware Rd., Warren, Mass. WILLARD DEAN BASCOM “Bill” CHEMISTRY ex Masque 1, 2, 3 ; Tech Carnival 1 ; Nautical Club 1, 2, 3; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 30 Hawley St., Watertown, Conn. DAVID EA.STON BEAC.H MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Duve” :2AE, TBII Soccer 1, 2, 3, 4, “W”; Varsity Club; Lacrosse 1, 2, Secretary 3, Co-Captain 4 ; Glee Club 1 ; Aero Club 4 ; Outing Club 1, 2,3,4; I.F. Sports ; A.S.M.E. ; I.F. Council 3, 4 ; Class Numerals 2; Chairman of Student Homecoming 4. Permanent Mailing Address 6 Moore Ave., Worcester, Mass. ROBERT ERNES! BEHRINGER “Ski” PHYSICS AX A, TBII I.E’. Sports ; Paddle Rush 2 ; Class Numerals 2 ; A.S.P. Permanent Mailing Address 10 Charlton St., O.xford, Mass. I HOMAS EDMOND BELLEW .ME;CI IAN ICAL ENG IN EERING Newman Club 1, 4 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 1. Permanent Mailing Address 70 Orange St., Springfield, Mass. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE WILLIAM CLAYLON HICKNELL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Bill ff S ' l E, TKIL Vho’s Who Cross Country 1 ; Debating Club 1, 2, 3, 4, Manager 2, President 3 ; Outing Club 1, 2 ; I.F. Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tecb Council 3, President 4 ; A.S.M.E. : I.F. Council 4 ; Fraternity president 4 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; W.P.I.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 12 Maple St., Middlebury, Vt. JOHN RICHARD BLACK MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2 I E A.S.M.E. Permanent Mailing Address Bear Creek Canyon, Evergreen, Colo. I HOMA.S DAVID BRADLEY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING “Toill” AXA Glee Club 1, 2, 4 ; Masque 1 ; Camera Club 1, 2 ; I.F. Sports; A.I.E.E. ; Fraternity secretary 3, Vice-President 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 315 Hersom St., New Bedford, Mass. HARRY WALLACE BROWN “Brownie” mechanical engineering ' hXK, Skull, Who’s Who Baseball 1, 2, 3, “W” ; Basketball 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4 ; Soccer 4, “W” ; Varsity Club; Prom Committee 3; Aero Club 4; Outing Club 4; I.F. Sports: Tech Council 1, 2, 3; A.S.M.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Class President 1, 2, 3. Permanent Mailing Address Mendon Rd., Whitinsville, Mass. G. BRAID BUCKLEY mechanical eni.ineering “Buck” X4’E Lacrosse 1, 2, 3; Co-Captain 4; Peddler Staff 2; Glee Club 1, 2; Outing Club 2, 4; A.S.M.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2; W.P.I.A.A 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Class Numerals 2 ; Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 103 Meadowbrook Rd., Longmeadow, Mass. HENRY KARL BlIRGER “Hunk” mechanical engineering ATU, THU Tech News 2, 3 ; Camera Club 3, 4 ; Debating Club 1 : I.F. Sports ; A.S.M.E.; Gents 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 129 Crestwood Rd., Torrington, Conn. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE HENRY JOSEPH CAMOSSE “Hank CIVIL enginef.ring eK4 , IIA E Peddler Staff 1, 2, 3, Business Manager 4 ; Band 3, 4 ; Masque 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1, 2 ; A.S.C.E.: Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 2 : Intefraternity Sports 3, 4 ; Tech Bible Business Manager; S.C.A. Blotter Business Manager. Permanent Mailing Address 731 Washington St., Auburn, Mass. DONALD RICHARD CAMPBELL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Dou A TO Tech News 2, 3 ; Masque 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1, 2; Aero Club 4; I.F. Sports; A.S.M.E.; Fraternity president 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull, 2 ; Class Numerals 1 ; Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 92 Maynard St., Springfield, Mass. MICHAEL JOHN CARIGLIA, JR. “Mitch ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Glee Club 2 ; A.I.E.E. ; Rope Pull. Permanent Mailing Address 90 Prospect St., Worcester, Mass. RICHARD RAV.MOND CARL.SON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Pick A.S.M.E. Permanent Mailing Address 60 Brattle St., Holden, Mass. PHILIP ALFRED CHARRON CHEMICAL ENGINEERING I rA, .‘ ChERS Cross Country Manager 4, “W” ; Basketball Man¬ ager 4, “W”; Varsity Club; A.I.Ch.E. ; Frater¬ nity Secretary 4 ; I.F. Council 4; Paddle Rush 1 , 2 . Permanent Mailing Address 5 Richards St., Worcester, Mass. ROBERl ERNE.Sr CHIABRANDV MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “ liob Rifle Team “W” 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1 ; A.S.M.E. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 3 Morton Ave., Saugus, Mass. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE MART IN RICHARD COHluN MF.CHANICAL ENGINEERING Mdrly” AEII Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Outing Club 2. Permanent Mailing Address 2 Flagg St., Worcester, Mass. CARLE I ON CLARK COM I NS “Clark” ELECIRICAL ENGINEERING T rA Lacrosse 1, 2, 4; Hand 1, 2, 3, 4; Tech Carnival 2; Paddle Rush; Rope Pull 1, 2; A.I.E.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 12 Hawthorne St., Worcester, Mass. JOHN DONALD COUPE CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Baseball 1, 2, 3, “W” 4; Basketball 1, Ass’t Mgr. 3 : A.I.Ch.E. 2, Treasurer 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 2, Interfraternity Sports. Permanent Mailing Address 7 Freeland Ter., Worcester, Mass. ROBERT BYRON CRAIG “Bob” ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ex Tech News 1, 2 ; Camera Club 2 ; Radio Club 3, 4 ; Prom Committee 3; Fraternity Secretary ; A.I.E.E. 1, 2, 3; Literary Club 2, 3 ; Bridge Club 3. Permanent Mailing Address 330 South St., Southbridge, Mass. GEORGE HARTWELL CROZIER, JR. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ATD Masque 1, 2, 3, 4; Nautical Assn 2, 3, 4; A.l. Ch.E. 2,3,4; Fraternity Secretary ; Interfraternity Sports. Permanent Mailing Address 17 Bates Ave., Worcester, Mass. IAN .ALEXANDER D.WIDSON “Ivan” MECHANICAL ENGINEERING XAE Track 3 ; Baseball 2 ; Soccer “W” 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Class Numerals 2 ; Interfraternity Sports. Permanent Mailing .Address 6 Leland Rd., Whitinsville, Mass. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ‘Dick’ RICHARD AlJSriN DAVIS M Kc:n A N ic:AL EN(; i n i:kri nc; i:‘I E Soccer 1, 2, 3, “W” 4; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1; Class Numerals 1; Interfraternity Sports; Varsity Club 4. Permanent Mailing Address 36 Maple Ave., Meriden, Conn. FREDERICIK DEHOER MicHAMCAi, i-NCiNKiRiNt; “Fred” :i:AE, THII Soccer 2, 3, W” 4 ; Tennis 2, 3, 4 ; Chairman Prom Committee; Debating Club 4; Treasurer Tau Beta Pi 3, 4; Fraternity treasurer; A.S.M.E. 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 2 ; Inter¬ fraternity Sports. Permanent Mailing Address 34 Whitin Ave., Whitinsville, Mass. CHARLE.S OIK) DECHAND “C.O.D.” PHV.sicts i: I E, TBII Debating Club 3, 4 ; Aero Club 2, 3 ; Recording Sec’y Tau Beta Pi; Paddle Rush 1 ; A.I.P. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 56 Lydia St., Waterbury, Conn. rilOMAS ROCCO DELUCA, JR. cnE.MicAi. !:.N(;iNEERiNG “Tom” DICK IIAE Tech News 2, 3, 4 ; Perldler Staff 2, 3, 4 ; Band 1 ; Masque 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1, 2 ; Prom Committee; Pi Delta Epsilon; A.I.Ch.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1 ; Cheer Leader 2. Pei-manent Mailing Address 20 Groveland St., Haverhill, Mass. ERNESI ERWIN DEMAR “Ernie” civil, encineering A Eli Soccer 1 ; Fraternity president; Tech Carnival 1 ; Prom Committee; A.S.C.E. 2, 3, 4; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 2; Class Numerals 2; Inter¬ fraternity Sports; Bridge Club 3. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 79 Hutchings St., Roxbury Mass. EDWARD HENRY DIAMOND MECHANICAL EN(;INE.ERIN(; A EH Rifle Club 2, 4; Debating Club 1, 2; Aero Club 4; A.S.M.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 17 Colonial Rd., Worcester, Mass. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE RALPH JOSEPH DI GIOVANNI MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Diji” AX A Band 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Newman Club 2, 3. Permanent Mailing Address 5 Emmanuel Ave., Webster, Mass. RAYMOND FRANCIS DYER, JR. ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ex, TBII, IIKN A.I.E.E. 2, 3,4; Newman Club 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 227 Greeley St., Clinton, Mass. DAVID MARK ELOVITZ me:chanical engineering Dave AEIL TBn Rifle team 1 ; Tech Carnival; A.S.M.E. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Fraternity Vice-President 2, 3; Rope Pull 1 ; Interfraternity Sports. Permanent Mailing Address 48 William 5t., Hartford, Conn. WILLARD ROYCE ERNST Bill” mechanical engineering 2 I E Track 1, “W” 2, 3, 4 ; Swimming 1, 2 ; Varsity Club 2, 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4; Paddle Rush 1 ; Class Numerals 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 48 Lexington Pkwy., Pittsfield, Mass. DAVID EARLE ESTEY CHEMICAL ENGINEERING DaVC” Glee Club 1, 2; A.I.C h.E. 2, 3, 4 ; S.C.A. Cabinet 3, Secretary 4 ; AChERS 4 ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address 20 Holt St., Holden, Mass. EDWARD MAX FELKEL Ed ELECIRICAI. ENGINEERING AXA Holyoke Junior College Prom Committee 3 ; Interfrat. Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; A.I.E.E. 4 ; Interfrat. Council 3 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4; Fraternity Pres. 3; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Class Vice-Pres. 2. Permanent Mailing Address 45 Wolcott St., Holyoke, Mass. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ROliER ' r WILLIAM FIT GLRALI) “Fitz” ’ f:iviL Knginkiring eK I Football 1, 2, 3, “W” 4; Varsity Club 4; Tech News 3, 4 : Peddler Staff 3, 4 ; A.S.C.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; W.P.I.A.A. 4 ; Class Numerals 1. Permanent Mailing Address 714-33 St., N.E., Canton, Ohio CHARLES DOWNING FLANAGAN MEcuAMCAi, ENGiNiERiNG “Flannel” d ' l ' A Cross Country 1 ; Football Manager 2, 3, “W” 4 ; Masque 1 ; Tech Carnival 2 ; Outing Club 2, 3, 4 ; Debating Club 3 : Nautical Ass’n “W” 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Council 2, 3 ; A.S.M.E. 4 ; Fraternity treasur¬ er; Rope Pull 1, 2; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Inter¬ fraternity Sports. Permanent Mailing Address 19 Drowne Pkwy., Rumford, R. I. JOHN WAIT FLOOD CIVIL ENGINEERING Baseball 1 ; Golf 2, 3, 4 : Peddler Staff; Outing Club 2, 3, Treasurer 4 ; Tech Council 4 : A.S.C.E. 2, 3, 4; W.P.I.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4; Rope Pull 1, 2; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 1. Permanent Mailing Address 44 Stevens Rd., Needham, Mass. JOHN EDWARD FLYNN CHEMISTRY “JOCk” BKT Tech Carnival 1, 2; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2; A.C.S. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 37 Northwood St., Chicopee, Mass. KENDALL FREELAND FORSRERG “Pete” ELECTRICAI. ENGlNEERINi; IIKN, riAE, I.H.E.E. Football “W” 1, 2; Basketball 1 ; Varsity Club 2, 3, 4 ; Peddler Staff 2, 3, 4 ; Managing Editor 4; A.I.E.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 435 Main St., Holden, Mass. lUJI) ERNE.Sr FRANDEN M ECIIA NICAL ENG IN EERING IITK Worcester Jr. College, Evening Div. Tennis 2, 3, 4 : A.S.M.E. Permanent Mailing Address 142 Whitmarsh Ave., Worcester, Mass. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE DAMF.L WILLEM FURMAN c;hf.mic:ai, f.ngini.krinc AEIL AChERS Cross Country 1; A.I.Ch.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2 : Interfraternity Sports. Permanent Mailing Address 1256 Choctau Place, New York 61, N.Y. R.W.MONI) KNIGHT GARDNER ' ‘Ray MEf:nANicAi, enginffring 2AE Band 1 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1,2 ; A.S.M.E. Permanent Mailing Address ' Atkin St., R.h’.D. fl, Middletown, Conn. JOHN HAROLD GEARIN, JR. FLFCTRIGAL ENtdNF.FRING “Jack” 0IGI , IIAE, Who’s Who, I.H.E.E. Tech News 1, 2; Feature Editor 3, 4 ; Peddler 1, 2, 3, 4; Masque 1, 2, 3; Interfratei-nity Sports; Tech Council 3, 4 ; A.I.E.E.: Interfraternity Council, 3, 4 ; Newman Club; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull, 1, 2; I.F. Ball Chairman, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 26 Fairfax, Rd., Worcester, Mass. R.VYMOND GEORGE GIGIIERE Ray” Fi.FGTRit:Ai. engineering ex, IIKN, I.H.E.E. A.I.E.E.; Interfraternity Sports; Newman Club; Rope Pull 1, 2; Class Numerals 1. Permanent Mailing Address 131 Spring St., Springfield, Mass. EDWARD VORDELL GOODHUE, JR. EI.ECTRICAE EM.INEERING Ed” ATO Masque 1, 2; Radio Club; Nautical Association 1, 2, 3, 4; Interfraternity Sports; A.I.E.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 212 Middleboro Rd., East Freetown, Mass. JOHN JOSEPH GREGORY John” GIIE.MIGAI. ENGINEKRINI. BKdG Skull, Who’s Who, AC ' .hERS Football 1, “W” 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Club ; Tech News 2, 3 ; Masque 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival, 3 ; Inter¬ fraternity Sports ; Tech Council 1, 2; A.I.Ch.E. Vice-Pres., 3, President 4 ; Newman Club; Fra¬ ternity president 3 ; Athletic Council, Vice-Presi¬ dent 3 ; Class Numerals 1 ; Class Vice-President 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 16 Summer St., Lee, Mass. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE KENNETH EllGAR HAALAND “Ken” Ei.ECi-RicAi, engineering i:AE, Skull, Who’s Who, IIKN Lacrosse “W” 1, 2, 3, 4, Co-Captain 4 ; Varsity Club; Outing Club, Treasurer 3; Interfraternity Sports; Tech Council 4 ; A.I.E.E. ; I.H.E.E. Vice- President 4 ; Fraternity president 4 ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address 4 Beeching St., Worcester, Mass. R1CH. RI) JENSEN HALL MF.CIIANIGAI. EN(;iNEERING “ Acc” tl’EA, Skull, TI7 u’s Who Track 2, 3, 4 ; Football 1, “W”, 2 ; Basketball, “JW”, 1, “W”, 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Club; Outing Club ; Interfraternity Sports ; A.S.M.E. ; W.P.I. A.A.; Athletic Council, Secretary 2, Treasurer 3 ; Class Numerals 1,2; Fraternity president 4. Permanent Mailing Address 94 Central St., Auburn, Mass. n.WII) HACH.MAN HALLOCK “Dane” electrical engineering ex, IIKN Radio Club 1, Secretary 2, President 3, Chief Operator 4 ; A.I.E.E. Permanent Mailing Address 41 Kendrick Ave., Worcester, Mass. HENRY JOHN HART MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Hank” XAE Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2, Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 47 Greenhurst Rd., West Hartford, Conn. .SIDNEY ROBERT HARVEY “Sid” CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AXA Track 1, 3, “W”, 2, 4; Varsity Club; Nautical As.sociation ; Interfraternity Sports ; A.I.Ch.E. 7 ; Fraternity secretary 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address 553 Washington St., Gloucester, Mass. ROBERT JAMES HASNERL MECHANICAL ENIIINEERING “Diii; er” AXA Illinois Institute of Technolo gy; Wilson Jr. College Rifle Team, 3, “W”, 2 ; A.S.M.E. ; Interfraternity Sports; Rifle Club Treasurer, 3; Rope Pull, 2; Gents, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 1457 West 72 Place, Chicago 36, Illinois CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE DAVID BENJAMIN HATHAWAY ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING “ DaVC” ATO, HKN Lacrosse, 1 ; Glee Club, 1, 2, Vice-president, 3, Secretary 4 ; Debating Club 1, 2, Vice-president 3, Manager, 4 ; Tech Council, 4 ; A.LE.E. ; S.C.A. Cabinet, 1, 2, Vice-President, 3, President, 4 ; Paddle Rush, 2 ; Rope Pull, 1, 2 ; Cheer Leader, 1, 2 ; Class Numerals, 1 ; Class Treasurer, 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 1404 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington 73, Mass. KENNETH MCNEILL HEALY “Ken PHYSICS 2‘I E, TBII Tennis Mgr., 4 ; Band, 2,3,4; Outing Club : Tech Council, 4 ; Fraternity Treasurer, 3, 4 ; Rope Pull, 1 , 2 . Permanent Mailing Address 170 Granite St., Leominster, Mass. GEORGE GORDON HILL CIVIL ENGINEERING “Blinker” ‘MW Interfraternity Sports; A.S.C.E.; Paddle Rush, 1, 2; Rope Pull, 2. Permanent Mailing Address R.D. ffl. Box 263, Murrysville, Penn. DANIEL ROBERT HOCH “Dan” ELECTRICAL ENGINICERING eK i Basketball, “W”, 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Club; Tech Carnival, 2 ; Prom Committee, 3 ; Interfraternity Sports; A.I.Ch.E.; Newman Club; Paddle Rush, 1 ; Rope Pull, 2; Class Numerals, 1. Permanent Mailing Address 21 Dallas St., Worcester, Mass. MICHAEL NATHAN HOECHSTETTER CHEMISTRY “Mike” AEir, TBII Rifle Team, 1, “W”, 2, 3, 4; Band, 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Class Numerals, 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 44 Dellwood Rd., Worcester, Mass. 1 HOMAS CLYDE HOLLOCHER, JR. “Tom” CHEMISTRY ilAE Tech News 4 ; Cosmopolitan Club ; Nautical Asso¬ ciation 1 : Interfraternity Sports ; A.I.Ch.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1 ; Literai-y Club. Permanent Mailing Address 12 Washington Ave., Norristown, Pa. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE DAVID fIMiSON HOLMES “D(we” CIVIL Engineering Skull, nVio’s who Football “W”, 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Lacrosse “W”, 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Club; Outing Club; Interfraternity Sports: Tech Council 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.C.E.; Ath¬ letic Council, President 4 ; Class President, 4 ; Vice-President 1, 2; Skull Trophy 1. Permanent Mailing Address 7 Ralph St., Worcester 6, Mass. JOSEPH . LEXANDER HOLMES CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOe” Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 2 ; Cosmo¬ politan Club 2, Vice-President 4, Treasurer 3; A.I.Ch.E. ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Class Secretary 2. Permanent Mailing Address 15 Center St., Hartford 6, Conn. RAYMON TAYLOR HOLMES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING 2AE A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 2 Chester St., Worcester, Mass. c;harles evart horne CIVIL ENGINEERING “Clllick” AX A Basketball JV 1, 2 ; Glee Club 1, 4 ; Prom Com¬ mittee 4 ; Interfraternity Sports ; A.S.C.E. ; Inter¬ fraternity Council 3, 4; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 2570 Westwood Blvd., Los Angeles, Calif. CHESIER MOORE INMAN, JR. “Chet” CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 4 rA Tennis “W” 2, 3; Interfraternity Sports; A.I. Ch.E. : Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address 21 Germain St., Worcester, Mass. ROBERT CHARLES JACINO CHEMICAL ENGINEERING “Jcg eK ' h, AChERS Tech News 2,3,4; Peddler Staff 2,3,4; Band 1, Assistant Manager 2 ; Masque 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1, 2 ; Debating Club 1 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 : Rope Pull 2 ; A.I.Ch.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Newman Club 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 187 Albermarle Ave., Valley Stream, N. Y. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE I ' AIJL EDWARD JALRER I M KCllAMCAI, I ' .NCJINl ' .KRINf; eK i Tech News 2,3,4; Peddler Staff 2, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 1, 2 : Masque 1, 2 ; Tech Carnival 1 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 56G Prospect St., Woonsocket, R. I. DAVID SPENCER JENNEY Dave” MKCdiANiCAi. F.N(;ini;frinc; AT , TP.IT, Skull, IVhu’s Who Swimming 1, 2, 3 ; Orchestra 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Boynto- nians 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Nautical Ass’n 1, 2, Vice President 3, President 4 : Tech Council 4 : Tau Beta Pi President; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, Vice President 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1. 2 ; Class Numerals; Class Secretary; Interfraternity Sports. Permanent Mailing Address Water St., Mattapoisett, Mass. I’HILIP [ACOR KAMINSKY MECitANiCAi, I ' ,n(;ini:i:rin(; ‘‘PliH” AEII, Skull Baseball “W” 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Football 1 ; Varsity Club 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Class Numerals 1. Permanent Mailing Address 108 Ames St., Lawrence, Mass. RORERT ELLIOT KERN Boh” MECHANICAL ENCINEERINC. AEn A.S.M.E. 3, 4 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Class Numerals; I.F. Sports 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 839 Diskinson St., Springfield, Mass. VAHRAM MOR.SES KE.SITI.SHIAN EI.EC I RICAI. ENGINEERING American University of Beirut Swimming 3, 4; Debating Club 3 ; Cosmopolitan Club 3, 4; A.I.E.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 84 Hillside Rd., Worcester, Mass. MAR.SHALL JAMES KIDDER Marsh” ciiemesiry 2:‘PE Rifle Team 1, 2, 3, 4; Coach 3; Peddler Staff 2, 3, 4 ; Boyntonians 1 ; Glee Club 4 ; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Student I.eader 3 ; Class Numerals 2 ; Fraternity Librarian 2, 3. Permanent Mailing Address 13 Nash Lane, Bridgeport, Conn. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE CF.NE jOSEt ' II K(IC;1NKAS MICIIANICAI. KNOINKI-RINC; R.O.T.C. Company Comm. 4 ; Platoon Leader 3 ; A.S.M.E. ; I.F. Sports ; Soph Football. Permanent Mailing Address 136 Spring St., Meriden, Conn. RAYMOND FRANCIS LalUNF. CIVIL KNGIM-IRINC “ Roy” GK ' F Tech Carnival 2; I.F. Sports; A.S.C.E.; Newman Cluh 1, 2. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 329 Carew St., Springfield, Mass. FHOMAS ROBERT LACROSSE “Toni” FI.F.CTRICAL KNCIM LRING ex Tech Carnival 2; I.F. Sports; A.I.E.E. ; S.C.A. Cabinet 3, 4 ; Newman Club 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull. Permanent Mailing Address 43 Mercury Ct., W. Springfield, Mass. EMIL GENE LARSON CIVIL KN(;INL1RING “MoOSC” AX A I.F. Sports: A.S.C.E. ; Fraternity Treasurer 4 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 14 Kelleran St., Houlton, Me. JOHN EDMOND LE.ACH CIVIL KNGINl-F.RING i: FE Rasketball 1, 2; Glee Club 4 ; Masque 2, 3, 4; Student Director 3, Secretary 4 ; I.b ' . Sports ; Tech Council 4 ; A.S.C.E., President 4 ; Rope Pull 1, 2; Paddle Rush 1, 2; W.P.I.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address 17 Wallingford Ave., Athol, Mass. WALFER ELI LEX’INE MFCIIAMCAL F.NGINFI RING “ll’fl ” A Eli Rifle Team 1, 2; Peddler Staff 1, 2; Glee Club 1; I.F. Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Freshman Football ; Rifle Club 1, Treasurer 2. Permanent Mailing Address 15 Veranda Avenue, Hamden, Conn. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE JOHN STANLEY LOVELL MECHANICAL ENGINEERING eK4 Lacrosse 3, 4 ; Glee Club 1 ; Boyntonians 2, 3, 4 ; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 2 ; I.F. Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E.; Newman Club 1, 2,3,4; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 14 Lewis St., Springfield, Vt. WALTER BENNO LUEFT “Walt” ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINi; ex, HKN, I.H.E.E. Clarkson College of Technology Camera Club 2 ; A.I.E.E.; Paddle Rush 2 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Interfraternity Sports 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 2140 Himrod St., Brooklyn 37, New York ROBERT GASS LUNGER MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Jiob” Lacrosse 3, 4 ; Swimming 1, 2, 3, “W” 4 ; Outing Club 4 ; Nautical Association 1, 2 ; I.F. Sports 2, 3, 4; A.S.M.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 639 Arlington Ave., Westfield, N. J. VALTER EDWARD MACDONALD “Mac” CHEMICAL ENGINEERING A.I.Ch.E. Permanent Mailing Address 2 Kilby St., Worcester 3, Mass. ORREN BASSETT MCKNIGHT, JR. CIVIL ENGINEERING I 2K Football 3 ; Lacrosse 2, 3 r Outing Club 2, 8 ; I.F. Sports 1, 2, 3; A.S.C.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 34 Colby St., Haverhill, Mass. FRANCIS WALTER MADIGAN, JR. “Hud” CIVIL Engineering eK I , DAE Cross Country ‘cWc’ 1, 2, 3, Co-Capt. “W” 4 ; Varsity Club 2, 3, Treasurer 4 ; Tech News 1, 2, 3, 4; Peddler 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Masque 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1, 2; I.F. Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; A.S.C.E.; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; W.P.I.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Class Numerals 1, 2 ; Relay Team “W” 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 6 Ashmore Rd., Worcester 2, Mass. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE NASUH MAHMUD MALAS “Mai CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ex Soccer W” 1, 2; Tennis 2, “W” 3; Varsity Club 4 ; Cosmopolitan Club 2, 3, Treasurer 4 ; I.F. Sports 2, 3, 4 ; A.I.Cb.E. ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address Salbieb-Rawda, Damascus, Syria EDWARD MARKARIAN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Ed AX A I.F. Sports 2, 3, 4; A.S.M.E.; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2 : Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 6 Pembroke St., Worcester 2, Mass. CHRISTOPHER FRANK MARTIN “Chris” MECHANICAL ENGINEERING i rA Football 1,2, 4 ; Rope Pull 1 ; Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 841 Cedar Terrace, Westfield, New Jersey WILLIAM GEORGE MEARS CHEMICAL ENGINEERING “BUI AX A Lacrosse 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Fresh- Soph Football 1, 2 : Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 : A.I.Ch.E. 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address P.O. Box 16, Harwichport, Mass. ROBERT JAMES MENARD “Bob” MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GK ' F, IIAE, Skull, Who’s ]Vho Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Worcester Junior College; Tech News 1, 2, 3, Editor in Chief 4 ; Peddler Staff 1, 2, 3, Senior Editor 4 ; Masque 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1, 2 ; Junior Prom Com¬ mittee 3 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Council 2, 3, 4 ; Skull Pres. 4 ; Interfraternity Council 2, 3 ; Fraternity Vice Pres. 3, Pres. 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Bridge Club 4 ; Vice-Pres. 3 ; Pi Delt Songfest M.C. 3, 4; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 10 Huntington Rd., Shrewsbury, Mass. LUGIAN HURLBURT MILLARD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING “I.Ou TLA Soccer Asst. Man. 3, Manager 4 ; Glee Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2: Rope Pull. Permanent Mailing Address 6 Great Oak Drive, Short Hill, New Jersey CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE JOHN OLIVER MORIN FLl CTRICAI, ENGINKI ' RING AT12, IIAE, IIKN Boyntonians 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Band Council 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, A.I.E.E. 2, 3, 4. Pei-manent Mailing Address 31 Woolson Ave., Springfield, “ • 0 -” 1, 2. 3, 4; Tech 4 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Vermont WILLIAM JOSEPEI MORONEY “Bill’’ MECHANICAL ENGINEERING A.S.M.E. 1, 2, 3. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 21 Job Cushing Road, Shrewsbury, Mass. DAVID CHARLES MORRISON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “ D(We’’ Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; A.S.M.E. 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 28 Walnut St., Framingham, Mass. RICHARD WHILE MORTON “Dick ELECITHCAL ENGINEERING Paddle Rush 1; A.I.E.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address Denbigh P.O., Warwich, Va. WESLEY WHITMAN MOWRY MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Whil” 2 I E Tech News 2,3,4; Lacrosse Assistant Manager 2, Manager 3, 4 ; Nautical Assn., 1, 2 ; Outing Club 4; Rope Pull 1, 2; A.S.M.E. 2, 3; Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 442 Chandler St., Worcester, Mass. PAUL CHARLES MURRAY “[• ' rag’’ ELECIRICAL EN(;iNEERIN(; AX A Glee Club 4 ; Masque 1, 2 ; Radio Club 1, 2 ; I.R.E. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 4617 Poinciana St., Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE W ' lLIJAM HARVl ' .V NAGEL “Bill” CIVIL I ' NGINEl RING ATI 2 Masque 1, 2, Stage Manager 3, Pres. 4 ; Tech Carnival 2, Nautical Ass’n 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Council 4 ; Paddle Rush 2; Rope Pull 1, 2; P ' raternity Vice Pres. 4; A.S.C.E. 1, 2, 3, 1. Permanent Mailing Address 24 Nassau Rd., Upper Montclair, New Jersey HERBERT I ' AUL NARBESHUBER I 1,1 (IRICAI. KNGINllRING “Herb” ATI? Boyntonians 3, 4 ; Cosmopolitan Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Nautical Club 3, 4 ; Rope Pull 2, A.I.E.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address II Monadnock Rd., Worcester, Mass. DONALD SEARS OLIVER “Doji” ki.kctrical kn(;ini,i:ring HK I , IIKN, IIAE Varsity Club 3, 4 ; Tech News 1, 2, 3, Managing Editor 4 ; Peddler Staff 1, 2, 3, Photography Editor 4 ; Tech Carnival Co-Chairman 1, 2: Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Fraternity Treasurer 3 ; Eta Kappa Nu Pres. 4 ; Pi Delta Epsilon Treasurer 4 ; Paddle Rush 2 : Cheerleader 1. Captain 2, 3, 4 ; A.I.E.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Ring Chairman 3. Permanent Mailing Address 610 Waltham St., Lexington, 73, Mass. riMO IHV VINCEN E O’TOOLE MECHANICAL ENGINEERINi; “TijJl” eK I , IIAE Rifle Team 1 ; Tech News 1, 2, 3, Business Manager 4 ; Pi Delta Epsilon 3, Historian 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1 ; Rope Pull 1 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3. Permanent Mailing Address 425 Chandler St., Worcester 2, Mass. HERBER I .SKiERIED PE EERSON “Pete” ELECIRICAL ENGINEERING i; l E, Skull Football 1, “W” 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Club 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 2, 3, 4 ; Bridge Club 4. Permanent Mailing Address Salisbury St., Holden, Mass. R.WMOND LOUIS PE PERSON MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “ lluy” Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 58 Eunice Avenue, Worcester 6, Mass. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE GEORGE RAYMOND POLEN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING “ Rdy” ‘I ' SE, HKN, EH.E.E. Track 1 ; Lacrosse 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Band 1 ; Radio Club 1 ; Outing Club 4 ; Interfraternity Spoi-ts 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Council 4 ; Eta Kappa Nu 3, 4 ; Fraternity Vice President 3 ; W.P.I.A.A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.I.E.E. 1, Vice Chairman 3, Chairman 4. Permanent Mailing Address 122 John St., Ridgewood, N. J. RAYMOND PAUL PORTER “Ray” CHEMISTRY Newman Cluh 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Rifle Club 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 121 Ingleside Ave., Worcester 4, Mass. DONALD GEORGE POST MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Rostic” 2AE, TBII Cross Country “W” 2,3,4; Track “W” 1, 2, 3, Captain 4; Varsity Club 2, 3, 4 ; Prom Com¬ mittee 3 ; Tech Council 3, 4 ; Tau Beta Pi 3, Vice President 4 ; Fraternity Vice Pres. 4 ; Inter¬ fraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2, Rope Pull 2, Athletic Council 4 ; Class Historian 1, 2, 3 : Winter Relays 2, 3, 4, “W” 1 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, Pres. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 11 South Gifford St., Butler, N. J. ROBERT ARMAND PRATT “Boh” MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Band 3, 4 ; Newman Club 1, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2; A.S.M.E. Permanent Mailing Address 40 Dougherty St., Waterbury, Conn. HAROLD GRIFEING RACKETT CHEMICAL ENGINEERING “Harry” A.I.Ch.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 8115 10th Ave., Brooklyn 28, New York PHILIP RIDGEAV.YY RANDALL ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING Cosmopolitan Club 1, 2, 4, Pres. 3 ; Nautical Assn., 1 : Tech Council 3 ; Paddle Rush 2 ; Literary Club 2, 3, 4; A.I.E.E. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 55 Columbus Ave., Stoughton, Mass. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 1 HOMAS “Andre” HERBERT ROTHWELL ELECIRICAL ENOINEERINC. 2TE Soccer 1 ; Prom Committee 4 ; Debating Club 1, 2, 3, Pres. 4 ; Tech Council 4 ; Interfraternity Council 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; A.I.E.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 684 Scranton Ave., Lynbrook, New York EUGENE LESLIE RUBIN MECHAMCAI, ENGINEERING Gene” AEn Bowling 1, 2, “W” 3, 4; Varsity Club 3, 4; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; S.C.A. Cabinet 3, A.S.M.E. 2, 3. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 21 Rob Roy Rd., Worcester, Mass. ANTHONY JOSEPH RUKSNAITIS “Tony” .MECHANICAL ENGINEERING A.S.M.E. 3. 4 ; Gents 4. Permanent Mailing Address 6 Malmo Rd., Worcester, Mass. LEO AUGUSTUS SALMEN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING A.I.Ch.E. 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 155 Chace St., Clinton, Mass. GEORGE EDWIN SALTUS “Sant” ELECTRICAL ENGINEERINI. ex, IIKN, I.H.E.E., Tim Track 2, 3 ; Basketball 2 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4; President (dX 3; President IIKN 3; A.I.E.E. 2, 4 ; Treasurer 3 ; Class Numerals 2, 3. Permanent Mailing Address 2421 Acushnet Ave., New Bedford, Mass. RIGHARD PAUL SAMOLIS ELEXTRICAL ENGINEERING “Suni” GKT, IIKN, IIAE, I.H.E.E., Who’s Who Tech News 1, 2, Junior Editor 3, News Editor 4 ; Peddler Staff 1, 2, Junior Editor 3, Editor-in- chief 4 ; Tech Carnival 2 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Council 4 ; Corresponding Secre¬ tary HKN 4: A.I.E.E. 3, 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 4, Secretary-treasurer 3 ; Secretary I.H.E.E. 4 ; Secretary DK‘1 3 ; Vice-president BK 1 4 ; Paddle Rush 2 : Rope Pull 2. Permanent Mailing Address 9 Moen St., Worcester 5, Mass. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE EARLE NELSON SAMPLE MECHANICAL ENGINEERING :i:AE Interfraternity Sports 4; A.S.M.E. 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1. Permanent Mailing Address South St., Box 107, Barre Plains, Mass. GEORGE ERNES r SANCTUARY “Sane” MECHANICAL ENGINEERING T2K Williams College Tech News 3, 4 ; Peddler Staff 3, 4 : Interfraternity Sports 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4; Paddle Rush 1 ; Rope Pull 1 ; Gents 4. Permanent Mailing .Address 1411 “B” St., Garden City, Kansas JACK THOM.AS SCHMID MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “Jack” ATD Glee Club 1 ; Band 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 4 ; Rope Pull 1 ; Comptroller Alpha Tau Omega 2. Permanent Mailing Address 140 Fairfield Ave., West Caldwell, N. J. EUGENE THOMAS .SCHNEIDER “Gene” mechanical engineering Peddler 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Rope Pull 1 ; Rifle Club 4. Permanent Mailing Address 10 Prescott St., Meriden, Conn. MELVIN EDWARD SEDDON, JR. mechanical engineering “Mel” Swimming 1, “W” 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Club 1, 2 ; Nautical Association 1, 2, 3 ; A.S.M.E. 3, 4 ; Newman Club 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 1. Permanent Mailing Address 20 Cornwell Beach Rd., Sands Point, N. Y. MICHAEL PETER SHEBEK “Mike” electrical engineering BK I , Skull, Who’s Who Football “W” 1, 2, 3, Co-captain 4 ; Baseball “W” 1, 2, 3, Captain 4 ; Basketball 1, “W” 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Club 2, 3, President 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 : Tech Council 1, 4 ; A.I.E.E. Treasurer 3, Secretary 4 ; Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Class Numerals 1, 2. Permanent Mailing .Address 7 Bardwell St., Florence, Mass. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ARTHUR MITCHELL SHF.I ' ARl) “Artie” mkchamcal f,n(;inkkrin(; AEir Prom Committee 4 ; Aero Club 2, 3 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.M.E. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Inter¬ fraternity Council 3, 4; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1. Permanent Mailing Address 76 Bradley St., Lewiston, Maine KENNETH WAYNE IlHIATTE CHKMICAL ENGINE! RING “Ken” AX A Cross Country 1 ; Track “W” 3, 4 ; Varsity Club 4 : Camera Club 1 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.C.E. 2,3,4; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address 11 Wheelock St., Oxford, Mass. PHILIP EDWARD SIMON, JR, “Pllilsy ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING X M-:, Tim, IIAE, xs Baseball Mgr. 1, 2, 3, “W” 4 ; Soccer 1, 2, 3, “W” 4 ; Swimming 1, 2 ; Varsity Club 4 ; Tech News 2,3,4; Peddler 2,3,4; Glee Club 2,3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 2, Prom Committee 3 ; Inter¬ fraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.I.E.E. 2, 3, Secre¬ tary 4; Historian Sigma Phi Epsilon 3, Secre¬ tary Sigma Phi Epsilon 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing .Address 15 T’rankfort St., Fitchburg, Mass. PATE W. SNYDER, JR. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING “Paid” XAE, TBII A.I.Ch.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1. 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Track 3, 4 ; Class Numerals 3. Permanent Mailing Address Summer St., Barre, Mass. RICHARD ELMER SNYDER “Dick” ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING ex, LH.E.E. Interfraternity Council 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 2 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Lacrosse 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 95 Topham St., New Bedford, Mass. KENNEI H RUSSELL .SORLIN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING “ Kol” I XK, LH.E.E. Wentworth Institute Peddler Staff 4 ; A.I.E.E. 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Council 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 2, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Vice-president Phi Sigma Kappa 3 ; S.C.A. 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Student Center Asst. Manager 3, Manager 4. Permanent Mailing Address 43 Rockaway Rd., Auburn, Mass. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE JON STEINGRIMSSON MECHANICAL ENCINEERING ZS ' I’E, TBII University of Iceland A.S.M.E. 3, 4 ; Tech Council 4 ; Cosmopolitan 1, 2, Secretary 3, President 4. Permanent Mailing Address Laufasvegur 31, Reykjavik, Iceland DENNIS ERANCIS SULLIVAN, JR. “Sully” MECHANICAL engine:ering A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 134 Maywood St., Worcester, Mass. OLIVER JOHN SULLIVAN PHYSICS “Ollie” ex Aero Club 1 ; Newman Club 1, 2 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 2. Permanent Mailing Address 10 Mildred Ave., Worcester, Mass. DONALD WILLIAM SUNDSTROM “Don” CHEMICAL engineering ATO, TBn A.l.Ch.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 2. Permanent Mailing Address 66 Fairfax Rd., Worcester, Mass. DONALD PALMER TAYLOR mechanical engineering “Don” XTE Lacrosse 2, 3, 4 ; Glee Club 1, 2, 3 ; Band 1 ; Outing Club 1, 4 : Interfraternity Sports 1, 2 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 32 Mort Ave., Lowell, Mass. DAVID VAN GOVERN “Dave” CIVIL engineering X EE Soccer 2 ; Peddler 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1 ; Prom Committee 3 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 : A.S.C.E. 2, 3. 4; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Address 348 Pondfield Rd., Bronxville, N. Y. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE HENRY ANDREA VASIL “Hank ILKCTRICAI, ENGINKKRING I.H.E.E. Basketball 2, “W” 3, 4 ; Varsity Club 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 2 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Bridge Club 4. Permanent Mailing Address 27 Endicott St., Worcester, Mass. TUL.SI NACiAN.VEH VEMBU MECI1 ANICAL l.NGINEKRIN(; University of Bombay; Northeastern University: University of Michigan ; Soccer “W” 4 ; Cosmo¬ politan Club 4 : Outing Club 4 ; Nautical Associa¬ tion 4. Permanent Mailing Address 33 Garden St., Cambridge 38, Mass. SEYMOUR MICHAEL VERSHON CHEMICAL ENGINEERING ATU Swimming 2, 3, 4 ; Varsity Club 2, 3, 4 ; Masque 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Nautical Ass’n 1, 2. 3, 4 ; Crew 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 2, 3, 4 ; A.I.Ch.E. 2, 3, 4 : Newman Club 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 85 Howard St., Holyoke, Mass. WILLIAM MICHAEL WALSH .MECHANICAL ENGINEERING “BUI” ATI Swimming Manager 4 ; Boyntonians 1, 2, 3, 4, leader 2, 3, 4 ; Band 1, 2. 3, 4, president 3; Tech Council 3 ; A.S.M.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Interfraternity Council 4; Paddle Rush 1, 2; Rope Pull 1, 2; Class Secre¬ tary 1. Permanent Mailing Address 978 Kimball St., E ' itchburg, Mass. DALE EDGAR WESTBROOK “Abba” CIVIL engineering AX A Glee Club 4 ; Interfraternity Sports 2, 3, 4 ; A.S.C.E. 2, 3, 4 ; Rope Pull 2 ; Class Numerals 2. Permanent Mailing Addi’ess 11 Oakwood St., East Hartford, Conn. RICHARD NORMAN WILSON ELECTRICAL ENtilNEERING “ Dick” ATil, II KN, I.H.E.E. Masque 1, 2, 3, 4 ; Tech Carnival 1 ; Prom Com¬ mittee 3; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 ; A.I.E.E. 2, 3. 4 : Paddle Rus h 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2 ; Class Numerals 1. Permanent Mailing Address 72 Snow St., E ' itchburg, Muss. CLASS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE ROBERT CHARLES WOODWARD KLKCTRICAI. ENGINEERING H’oody Baseball 2 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2 ; A.I.E.E. 4; W.P.I.A.A. 1, 2, 3. 4. Permanent Mailing Address 10 Wesleyan St., Shrewsbury, Mass. TAUNO RLLLERVO ' WUORINEN “Tyke” ELEGTRICAE ENGINEERING A.I.E.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing .Address 67 Laurel St., Worcester, Mass. WII MET VAO CIVIL ENGINEERING “Alexander” Rifle Team 3; Cosmopolitan Club 3, 4 ; A.S.C.E. 3, 4. Permanent Mailing Address 87 Beechtree Drive, Larchmont, New York MICHAEL SOBEL ZUCKER “Mike” ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING AEn Prom Committee 3 ; Interfraternity Sports 1, 2, 3, 4 : A.I.E.E. 3, 4 : Paddle Rush 1, 2 ; Rope Pull 1, 2. Permanent Mailing Address 3206 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Washington 16, D.C. KARL HAUCK BISSELL, JR. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING Ben Permanent Mailing Address P.O. Box 188, Suffield, Conn. WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE OTHER CLASSES CLASS OF NINETEEN FIFTY-FOUR Yesterday I turned back the calendar two years to recall our first year at Tech. It seems almost impossible that two years have passed since we were Freshmen with bow ties and beanies. I still remember that first week of orientation and how we sat there, trying to listen and not fall asleep. As that year progressed, we schemed and plotted our Goat’s Head tactics, mustered talent for the Tech Carnival, showed our strength in basketball, swimming and football, while we domiciled in Sanford Riley Hall. The most eventful night of our Freshman year was when, after a merry chase through Worcester, we finally corned the car with the Goat’s Head, and after a short battle, we raced off with the “Bronze Gem.” Although we had the Head we lost the Goat’s Head competition to a very strong and spirited class of 1953. Our freshman year sped by, and September 1951 was upon us. This year, as Sophomores, we had the Frosh to haze and indoctrinate in the way of Tech. The Class of 1955 was as competitive as the 1953 group whom we had battled the year before. Again we went through the foot of water and the two feet of mud of Institute Pond in our second meeting with the Frosh. It appeared that this Class of ’55 com¬ prised the better athletes and by mid-year had accumulated sufficient points to win the Goat’s Head competition. The lemaining points, how¬ ever, were not as easy to realize as we came back to win very easily the swimming, and bowling meets. As our Iasi gesture of activity for our sophomore year, we staged the Sophomore- Freshman Peace Dance and a class beer party. It was a gala affair for all who partook of the “nectar of the gods.” In turning back the pages of time, we readily rec all each football rally with its bonfire, followed by a snake dance through the center of Worcester, which disrupted traffic and left some store managers in a rather dubious state of helplessness. We will all agree that it is not difficult to remember our P-3 and P-4 finals and their Science Fiction questions. How could anyone forget? And the descriptive geometry exams which required not only a three dimensional outlook, but also Einstein’s fourth dimension. Who said, “This is becoming a glorified country club”? In the field of varsity athletics the Class of ’54 has contributed its share to the ranks of Tech teams. In football. Jack Malloy, Bob Eldridge, Bob Eish and Stan Negus were all members of the varsity. Joe Fratino, Doug MacLaren, Rog Osell, and Dave Gilbert were among the hoop mighties, while Fratino, Osell, George Kay, and A1 Costantin represented the class in baseball. In track the class banners were carried by Bob Oram, Owen Allen and Dick Kirk. Scanning the minor sports, we recall that Bucky Walters, Hank Boynton and Howie Whittle were all stalwarts on the swim¬ ming squad, while Dave LaMarre and Hank Strage were the contributions of the Class of ’54 to tennis, and Fernando Couto and Elmer Corn jo add the talents to the soccer team. Also, we mustn’t forget Spud Spadoni and Charlie Simonich, who contributed much to the cheer¬ ing staff. During the year our class had been success¬ fully lead by Dave Gilbert, President; Joe Fratino, Vice President; Roger Osell, Secretary and Tom Kee, Treasurer. At the end of the year when elections were held, these same men were elected again to lead us for 1953 and our Junior year. With the past behind us and our future pend¬ ing, we enter our Junior year, a little older and perhaps a little wiser (?). From all of the reports we received, this was going to be our toughest year. How true! After the expiration of one month all of the reports were confirmed more and more as we fought diligently but in vain to “shovel our way out of the snow” that was apparently covering us. Nevertheless, with insufficient time to do our work, our minds managed somehow to turn to our social program for 1952-1953. As Juniors, and upper-classmen, our primary duty was that of Big Brothers to the incoming Frosh. Our first function was that of the “rope pull” where we saw our Little Brothers pull a weakened class of 55 sophomores through Insti¬ tute Pond. With the Junior year comes the Junior Prom. This year, for the first time in the history of the school, definite plans are being made to engage a “big name” band to add to the occasion. It will be held during a four-day weekend, which will afford an extensive period of gaiety. In molding the plans for this Fourth Coronation Ball, Jack Russell was appointed chairman by the Executive Committee. The general com¬ mittee, consisting of Paul Alasso, Russ Fussier, Dick Burns, Dick Lindquist, Dick Gilbert and Ed Shivell, was formed immediately and the wheels are now in progress to make this one of the most successful proms the school has ever witnessed. During the year, two trag edies struck the campus. First was the passing of the Admiral which left a note of sadness that will linger in¬ definitely. The second misfortune that befell was the sudden death of Tom Ramsdell. Tom joined our class last year. His coming was an appreciable gain for us and a definite loss to Cornell from where he transferred. Tom was one of the finest members of our class and his passing is truly a loss to the class, the school and his many friends. As we look into the future and what it will bring, it is hoped that the next year and a half will he as successful as the past two and a half years have been and that the sudden tragedies which have brought sadness to us will not blight or dispirit our outlook of the future. 54 Abraliam, James, 33 4 Wall Street, Worcester Allen, Owen Franklin, 87 Summer Street, Fitchburg Allen, Robert Sbaw, 73 Dextenlale Drive, Warwick, R. I. Alasso, Paul Richard, Albany Turnpike, Avon, Conn., Arvantely, Gregory Peter, 106 High Street, Thompsonville, Conn. Axtman, Louis Edward. Jr, Des Peres Ave., Framingham Becker, Sberburn Merrill III, 620 Park Avenue, N. Y., 21, N. Y. Bisson, David A., RD 4, St. Johnsbury, Vt. Boliver, VTncent J., 5 Ward Avenue, Millbury Boynton, Harry W., 360 Lloyd Avenue, Providence, R. 1. Brown, Clayton S., 26 Mill Street, Weymouth Brown, Harry W., Mendon Road, Whitinsville Bruce, Norman K., 354 Lincoln .Street, Worcester Byrnes, Walter R., 24 Hair Street, Stratford, Conn. Calhoun, John C., 34 Westland Street, Worcester Carr, Joseph W., 32 Welles Drive No., Newington 11, Conn. Carroll, James F., 78 Francis Avenue, Hartford, Conn. Catineau, Lee W., 2 Bay Edge Drive, Worcester Chang, Robert L., 14 Andover Road, Port Washington, L. 1. Chapell, Harry E., 62 Harrington Street, Southhridge Cole, Charles J., 534 Washington Street, Holliston Costantin, Allan J., 113 Piaget Avenue, Clifton, N. J. Corujo, Elmer, 10 Oak Street, Gloucester Couto, Eernando A., Lisbon, Portugal Cross, Kenneth B., R.F.D. SI, Derry, N. H. Dziura, Walter H., 10 Shawmut Street, Worcester Eldredge, Robert N., 18 Elm Street, Haverhill Elliott, William L., 84 Lakeside Drive, Shrewsbury Ellis, Thomas D. Jr., 64 Macri Avenue, White Plains, N. Y. Eish, Robert W., 148 Greenway Street, Hamden 14, Conn. Eratino, Joseph J., 8 N. Liberty Avenue, Endicott, N. Y. Erederickson, Tul R., 19 King Philip Road, Worcester Eritz, Theodore C. Jr., 44 Eairview Road, Lynnfield Gamari, Francis J., 10 Frederick Street, North Adams Gilbert, David F., 2201 St. Paul Dr., Newtown Sq., Pa. Gilbert, Richard E., 427 Eairlawn Road, Louisville 7, Ky. Gilrein, John E., 490 Massasoit Road, Worcester Gingras, George A., 355 Pearl Street, Gardner Gleherman, Neil R., 435 Webster Avenue, New Rochelle, N. Y. Grise, Gerard E., 18 Henry Harris St., Chicopee Gustafson, Norman F., 13 Rena Street, Worcester Hammar, Carl A., 26 Pound Hill Road, Woonsocket, R. 1. Herz, John, Elmer Rd. East Blvd., Vineland, N. Y. Hickcox, Leigh H., 41 Trinity Avenue, Lynn Hills, William H., 237 Sherman Avenue, Meriden, Conn. Holmgren, Melvin H., 2 Suntaug Road, Worcester Horovitz, Adrian J., 65 Sargent Avenue, Providence, R. 1. Houle, Emile H. Jr., 23 Herbert Avenue, White Plains, N. Y. Hoyle, David L., 46 School Street, Auburn Idlis, George, 62 Mercury Ct., W. Springfield Jaffarian, Souren Jr., 167 Chandler Street, Worcester Jaros, Theodore J., 347 Walter Street, Clinton Johnson, D. Alden, 246 Woburn Street, Reading Jorczak, Stanley F. Jr., 107 Northwood Street, Chicopee Jurison, Jaak, 11 Maple Avenue, Lynhrook, N. Y. Kahhani, Sahl K., Saudi, Arabia Kay, George H. Jr., 34 Wilbur Street, Worcester Kee, Thomas, 566 Main Street, Worcester Keefe, John R. Jr., 393 Park Street, West Roxbury Kilhurne, Jerome W., 139 Union Street, So. Weymouth Killin, King D., 9401 Morton Avenue, Cleveland 9, Ohio King, James F., Poland Manor, Poland, Ohio Kirk, Richard D., Box 299, 226 Green St., Slatersville, R. 1. Kirk, Walter J., 4031 Park Avenue, N. Y. C. 54, N. Y. Kritikos, Haralamhos N., 27 Capodistriou Street, Corlu, Greece Krzywicki, Joseph S., 8 Walcott Road, E. Saugus Kunkel, Gary A., 12 Chase Street, Newhuryport Lahonte, Robert C., 1 Park Avenue Place, Worcester Lake, Harold, 170 Somerset Street, Providence, R. 1. LaMarre, David A., Spofford, N. H. Latimer, Howard J. Jr., New Harwinton Road, Torrington, Conn. Leonard, Edwin J., R. Martins Fontes, Sao Paulo, Brazil Lianides, Christos W., 133 West Street, Worcester Lindquist, Richard W., 33 Hapgood Road, Worcester London, S. Paul, 23 Sonoma Street, Roxbury Longone, Daniel T., 47 Windham Street, Worcester Lussier, Russell R., 8 Fairfield Street, Worcester McGuinness, Edward E., 209 Lexington Avenue, Maplewood, N. J. MacLaren, Douglas B., 11 Albert Street. Worcester McKnight, Orren B. Jr., 34 Colby Street, Haverhill McLeod, Malcolm G., 35 East Street, Clinton Mackowiak, Jack K., 48 .Sever .Street, Worcester Maculevicius, Victor A., 34 Columbia .Street, Worcester Madigan, Erancis W. Jr., Gashmore Road, Worcester Malloy, John E., 4 Irene Street, Worcester Mannino, Philip J., 170 Ea.st 2nd .Street, N. Y. 9, N. Y. Marthins, Jan K., Oslo, Norway Marcy, Forrest E., 8 Clarence Street, Worcester jMcCoy, Marvin V., 47 Averill Place, Branford, Conn. McCabe, Richard H., 28 Harvard Street, Lowell McEwan, Donald R., RED Boonton Avenue, Biirlor, N.. J. MacKay, James S., 39 Granik Street, Foxboro Meckler, Milton, 117 W. Front Street, Red Bank, N. J. Meirowitz, Richard L., 53 Charles Street, Pittsfield Mello, Leonard V., Kirk Street, Housatonic Meyer, Robert W., 12 Kirkwell Court, Rockville Centre, N. Y. Miller, Kenneth J., 26 Addison Street. Hartford 5, Conn. Mirick, Harry L. Jr., 361 Clinton Avenue, Brooklyn 5, N. Y. Milias, Emmanuel, 107 Kefallinias Street, Athens, Greece Morehardt, Robert C., 16 Warner Street, Dorchester Morrill, John P., 35 Wellesley Street, Pittsfield Naudin, Raymond M., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Negus, Stanley P. Jr., 123 Bedford Street, New Bedforcl Nelson, Howard L, 213 Wheelock Avenue, Millbury Neupert, Werner M., 127 So. Quinsig Avenue, Shrewsbury Nickerson, David L., Old West Brookfield Road, Springfield Nichols, Arthur E., 56 Clark Street, Yonkers 4, N. Y. Niro, Robert F., 56 Emmons Street, Milford Norton, Floyd C., Edgartown O’Connor, James J., 239 McKinley Street, Torrington, Conn. O’Connor, Thomas P., 62 Brownell Street, Worcester O’Neill, Daniel R., 100 Eastern Avenue, Worcester Olson, Richard V., 2 Chalmers Road, Worcester Oram, Robert F., 12 Shore Road, Port Washington, N. Y. Osell, Rogert R., 29 Ascadilla Road, Worcester Overton, Richard L., Hawkins Avenue, Baldwin, N. Y. Pearce, Robert H., 57 Elizabeth Road, Belmont Petrides, Petros T., 46 May Street, Worcester Pinkham, Fabian, 55 Whitman Road, Worcester Popp, Richard D., 1253 Meldon Avenue, Donora, Pa. Power, Edward J. Jr., 31 Grace Road, Quincy Prantis, Edwin R., 97 Sawyer Avenue, Dorchester Prozzo, George P., 80 Westboro Street, Worcester Qazi, Abdul H., Kabul, Afghanistan Ramig, George D., 73 Haskell Avenue, Clinton Raymond, Richard S., 440 Montgomery Street, Fall River Raub, Edward L. Jr., 207 Thames Street, New London, Conn. Raszka, William V., 16 Goddard Street, Webster Reibling, Walter A., 76 Bartlett Avenue, Providence 5, R. 1. Ross, Donald E., 254 School Street, Whitman Russell, John P., 131 Waverly Road, Wyncote Rybak, Franklyn M., 78 Seminary Avenue, Yonkers, N. Y. Sanborn, Laurence L, 228 Balwin Street, Laconia, N. H. Sanford, Dexter E., High Street Extension, Lancaster Schoenemann, William, Oak Road RFD f5, Vineland, N. J. Scott, Richard B., 27 Bellingham Road, Worcester Seubert, William A., 158 Sedgwick Road, W. Hartford, Conn. Shivell, Edwin, 306 Mott Street, Fall River Skjellaug, Halvor A., Porsgrann, Norway Spadoni, Henry F. Jr., 7 Home Park Avenue, Hopedale Sova, Bruno L., 59 Parker Street, Lawrence Stewart, Walter M., 446 Kimball Avenue, Yonkers 5, N. Y. Strage, Henry M., 131 Riverside Drive, N. Y. 24, N. Y. Svenson, Richard C., 33 Ivernia Road, Worcester Taylor, Wilfred F., Marion Road, Mattapoisett Tavares, David P., 17 Great Brook Valley, Worcester Smith, Donald W., 40 Sumner Street, Auburn Tufts, Hugh K. Jr., 18 Church Street, Westboro Wagenknecht, Paul A., 32 Boynton Street, Worcester Wahlrah, Otto A., 8 Sharp Hill Road, Wilton, Conn. Walters, Gordon E., 136 Storey Avenue, Newhuryport Webster, Ralph K., 24 William Street, Andover Wheeler, Wesley D., 32-14 214 Place, Bayside 61, L. L, N. Y. Whittle, Howard, 52 Overlook Terrace, Nutley, N. J. Wiitala, Harry W., Rindge State Road, Ashby Wildt, Roger H., 5 Boardman Street, Westboro Wise, Roy IL, 44 So. Devoe Avenue, Yonkers 5, N. Y. Wetherhold, Edward E., 1945 Highland Street, Allentown, Pa. Wheelock, Richard H., 46 4 Grand Avenue, Swanton, Vt. Yao, Wu M., Lehlon, Rio, Brazil Young, David V., 139 Rowe Street, Auhurndale CLASS OF NINETEEN FIFTY-FIVE September 25, 1953. Summer vacations had ended; the first day of classes had begun. Having done so well last year and after a three months rest from school, we had returned one hundred and fifty nine strong to make this year as glorious as the la st. We soon got a look at the incoming freshmen—a motely group. In hazing, owing to foresight, the new class wore how-ties sold to them through the book store by our class, and sandwich boards with their names and home towns cn them. Things really looked good for the year hut then. . . . Hazing got off to a slow start. A small body of determined sophomores stood guard on the bridge each morning and checked the Freshmen for violations of the Freshman Rules. The interclass competition flared up slowly. Finally the day came for the Paddle Rush. Hopes on both teams were high. However, out-numbered we lost the event by a slim margin. Saddened, hut still fighting, we had the Goat’s Head and there was still the day for the rope pull and other sports contests. Time progressed, and meanwhile the pond in the Park had gradually become colder and less inviting. By the day of the contest the water was almost un¬ bearable. Forty of our strongest men got onto the rope. BANG! The gun went off. Never had the rope pull ended so quickly, hut never were the sides so even. Consequently, the pull had little meaning to anyone concerned with it. Some very dark opinions were formed on the reasons for our loss. Immediately following this farce the class took to a new project, the traditional Soph-Frosh football game. The spirit that arose for this event was extraordinary. After a thrill-packed, hard-fought, see-saw battle we emerged victorious by the score of 7-6. Now the freshmen knew who was running the show hut to make sure all further doubt was removed when we rolled to a 3-1 triumph in soccer. This game was hard and fast but we were a sure winner from the starting whistle. Finals were looming a head and we were primed. However, never during the entire fall did we realize what a shock electricity can give until we received our P-3 final. Life continued on, however, and we proceeded into the second term. This life was very calm until a quiet weekend early in March. Sad to relate, we lost the Goat’s Head in a tense and dangerous episode on the gym roof. Fighting mad and quick to retaliate we eked out a basketball win by a booming one point. The next day we proved further our worth to the school hy heating a cocky senior team to completely rule the inter class competition. Friday the 13th rolled up and hrought with it the Tech Carnival. This year as last year, under the mag¬ nificent direction of one of our class mates we took the Carnival Cup. Considering our present position and hoping that in the future it remains the same. . . . We are the glorious class of 1955. . . . ' 55 Arango, Alberto, Medellin, Colombia Arroyo, Alberto, Caracas, Venezuela Arroyo, Fernando, Caracas, Venezuela Arms, Charles P., 29 Ash Street, Hopkinton Arvidson, Alden C., 15 Denison Road, Worcester Backlund, Gerald R., 495 Main Street, Clinton Bagley, David H., 28 Copperfield Road, Worcester Baker, Winfield S., 3 High Street, Adams Bardwell, Roger F., 44 Brook Road, Pittsford, N. Y. Barton, Harry S., 130-72 Francis Lewis Blvd., Roseda’e, N. Y. Bell, Hugh C., 80 Bogert Place, Bergenfield, N. J. Bloom, Earl M., 3307 Pearl Street, Endwell, N. Y. Bourdon, Philip A., 65 Forrest Street, East Hartford, Conn. Bouvier, Edovard S., R.F.D. 3tl, Webster Brodie, Robert B., 720 Ft. Wash. Dr., New York, N. Y. Brown, Gedney B., 96 Chestnut Street, Nutley 10, N. J. Brown, Paul W., 94 Middle Street, Hadley Bryce, John J., Sterling Street, Lancaster Burden, Martin J., 56 Abernethy Dr., Trenton 8, N. J. Butterworth, Richard C., 116 Robin Road, West Hartford, Conn. Cahill, Edward M., 36 Piehl Avenue, Worcester Caloccia, Albert R., 18 Shamrock Street, Worcester Carlson, George R., 28 Crystal Street, Paxton Casaubon, Norman R., 320 Hamilton Street, Southhridge Chan, Michael C., 38 Kennedy Road, Hong Kong, China Clampet, James E., 380 Park Avenue, Manhasset, N.Y. Clevenger, Stanley C., 69 Norwood Avenue, All)any, N. Y. Conlon, John F., Stanley Avenue, Manchester Coulopoulos, James D., 11 McKinley Avenue, Norwich, Conn. Crook, Richard F., 24 Brentwood Avenue, Providence, R. 1. Dayton, David S., 21 Summer Street, Portland, Conn. DeLuca, Richard A., 29 New Hampshire Avenue, Haverhill Dennis, Lawrence F., Hillsville, Spencer Derby, John K., 6 Academy Road, Leomin ster Ducayet, Kirhy .S., East Main Street, Stockbridge Dudevoir, Wilfrid G., 1894 Tacoma Street, New Bedford Dworkin, Howard J., R.F.D. 1, Putman Valley, N.Y. Ede, Alan W., 546 Southhridge .‘street, Worcester Edfors, John E., 32 Hall Avenue, Saco, Maine Eisenberg, Robert, 20 East 74th .Street, New York, N. Y. Fenwick, William C., 33 Hudson iew Terrace, Newburgh, N.Y. Ferrero, Richard A., 55 Ashford Street, Hartford 5, Conn. Fogarty, James D., Route 1, Box 401-E, Homestead, Fla. Gagnon, Lionel A., 79 King Street, Westbrook, Maine Gaumond, Louis A., 13tli South Second Avenue, Taftville, Conn. Gilbert, James P., 72 Summer Street, Claremont, N. J. Goldman, Richard L., 741 Webster Avenue, New Rochelle, N. Y. Goodwin, John R., 8 (Juincy Street, Watertown 72 Goodwin, Richard E., 2 Woodman Road, Worcester Grandin, Hartley T., 1218 Main Street, Holden Grenier, Donald J., 19 Houghton Street, Worcester Grimm, Henry W., R.F.D. HI, I’utnam alley, N.Y. Gustafson, Robert W., 8 Lots Road, Sutton Haas, Raymond T., 43 Eilgewood Avenue, Nutley, N. J. Haidas, Christas, 22 Hudson Street, Worcester Hanks, John K., 134 Sumner Street, Newton Centre 59 Hatch, William C., 101 Birchwood Avenue, Longmeadow Healey, Timothy J., 19 Roosevelt Avenue, Springfield Henschel, Lawrence IL, 70 Montgomery Circle, New Rochelle, N. Y. Hering, Frederick, 122 Whitford Avenue, Nutley 10, N. J. Holden, Robert W., 48 Otis Street, Milton 86 Horan, Francis J., 11 Enfield Street, Worcester Horstinann, Peter H., 743 Parsons Road, Ridgewood, N. J. Hoyle, Richard F., 188 Chelmsford Street, Chelmsford Hoyt, Robert A., 80 Bateswood Road, Waterhury, Conn. Hurd, Richard A., 372 Webster Street, Needham Heights Jeinemann, Paul C., 26 River Road, Charlestown, Ind. Johansson, Everett W., 570 Boylstan Street, Rockland, Maine Jones, Philip C., 52 Clart Street, Worcester Junior, Robert Alfred, 35 Worcester Street, Natick Kee, Richard C., 566 Main Street, Worcester Kelly, Brian J., 528 Belknap Road, Framingham Kirkpatrick, Robert T., 286 Highland Street, Worcester Kucinkas, Neil M., 136 Spring Street, Meriden, Conn. Kurani, Amin M., Selden, Va. Lawhon, Charles L., 1837 Elm Street, Stratford, Conn. Leavitt, Philip M., 94 Nashua Street, Eitchhurg Ledoux, Roland F., 26 King Street, North Brookfield Leduc, Frederic M., Pine Steet, Oxford Leikkanen, Henry E., 214 High Street, Eitchhurg Leland, John K., 139 Austin Street, Worcester Lemieux, Raynald P., 15 Mill Street, North Adams Levine, Marshall S., 101 June Street, Worcester Lincoln, Philip, 42 Summer Street, Westhoro Lindstrom, Richard C., 26 Peacedale Avenue, Worcester Loomis, Richard A., 3350 Maple Street, Shelburne Ealls Lord, Alan W., 1508 Palmer Avenue, Schenectady, N. Y. Lowe, Charles E., 686 Ridge Road, Wethersfield, Conn. Lucey, Richard J., 5 North Chatham Street, Springfield McDonough, Charles F., 25 High Street, Westhoro McBride, Richard J., 150 Overlook Avenue, Great Neck, N. Y. McNamara, Donald M., 17 Westfield Street, Worcester Mahar, Thomas F., 9 Central Street, Westfield Mahon, Robert V., 225 Prospect Place, Rutherford, N. J. Manseau, Henry L., 81 Monadnock Street, Gardner Mantzouranis, Harry D., 26 Appleton Circle, Fitchburg Markarian, Markar A., Tehran, Iran Mathews, James S., 14 Havelock Road, Worcester Mongeon, Ralph K., 20 Ekman Street, W’orcester Morgan, Robert D., 13 Maywood Road, Delmar, N. Y. Morgo, Andrew J., 16 Fyrbech Avenue, Shrewsbury Nelson, Edward L., 41 Crosby Street, Webster Nesman, Edwin F., Ellis Road, Westminster Neunherz, Robert, 33 Parker Hill Road, Gardner Nord, Carl E., 52 Brickford Hill Road, Gardner O’Connor, Thomas J., 22 Hollis. Street, Worcester Ogozalek, Frederick J., 71 Springfield Street, Three Rivers Oldham, Richard C., Box 105, Dudley Olson, Philip E., 1295 Millbury Street, Worcester Olson, Robert E., 777 Oxford Street, Auburn Ossinger, Howard A., 990 Washington Street, Holliston Petit, Alan F., Box 147, No. Woodbury, Conn. Pickford, Robert C., 1211 Bradley Road, Springfield Power, Walter B., 12 Jersey Street, Marblehead Pratt, David A., 14 Stearns Street, Worcester Provost, David C., 5 Seconset Street, Worcester Quintin, Richard P., 210 Pleasant Street, Athol 55 Kader, Ricliard A., Worcester Academy, Worcester Rafferty, Martin A., 338 Elm Street, Gardner Rascoe, Robert E., 30 Norden Street, New Britain, Conn. Rice, Walter D., 55 Amherst Street, Worcester Richards, James E., 135 Grand View Avenue, Worcester Robbins, George A., 101 Union Street, Leominster Rudman, Arthur V ., 1 Montello Street, Worcester Russell, Kenneth H., 884 Townsend Avenue, New Haven, Conn. Sansoucy, Reynald J., 70 Longfellow Road, Worcester Saucier, Francis L., 45 Cross Street, Fisherville Sauer, Harold S., 78 Glover Street, Fairfield, Conn. Sealy, Bruce A., 6 Lawrence Parkway, Tenafly, N. J. Sechrest, Robert C., 24 Sumner Road, Wellesley Hills 32 Schneider, Emil F., 130 St. Nicholas Avenue, Englewood, N. J. Schoppe, Edward, 65 North First Street, Bergenfield, N. J. Schultz, Robert J., 17 Camp Street, Worcester Sherbrooke, Walter A., 970 Beacon Street, Newton Center Sieron, Richard L., 6 Bethany Road, Monson Simonian, Edward P., 158 Fairhaven Road, Worcester Simonich, Charles J., 313 Granby Road, Chicopee Smith, Harold F., Old Boston Road, Sutton .Smolinski, Robert C., 14120 Lakote Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio Staikopoulos, Andrew C., 30 Arrlanon Street, Salonika, Greece Stempel, Robert C., 58 Osborne Street, Bloomfield, N. J. Sutton, Gerard L., 119-40 Union Turnpike, Kew Gardens, N. Y. Swart, Gerrit S., 31 Overlook Street, Whitinsville Taylor, William R., 353 Pleasant Street, Leominster Tchervinsky, Ouri T., 20 Dizengoff Street, Tel-Aviv, Israel Tburlow, Benjamin J., 15 Clearview Avenue, Worcester Towner, Walter D., 170 E. Main Street, Nortbboro Twitcbell, Allan R., 199 Porter Street, Melrose Valinski, Richard C., 26j 2 V ' oodford Street, Worcester Venezia, Ronald A,, 46 Legion Drive, Bergenfield, N. J, Wahl, Joseph G., 65 Webster Street, Hartford, Conn. Wakeen, Kenneth L., 62 Suffolk Street, Worcester Walters, Charles F., 168 Holmes Road, Pittsfield Warren, James A., 127 Princeton Street, Manchester, Conn. Welsh, John W., 57 Main Street, Baldwinville Wilczek, George J., 244 Barrta Ribeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Zieper, Henry ,S., 28-A Providence Street, Worcester Zwiers, Donald F., R. R. 1, North Judson, Ind. s m N CLASS OF NINETEEN FIFTY-SIX The night of September 22nd when Sanford Riley Hall was being filled with wide-eyed and somewhat frightened freshmen, the Goat’s Head made its first appearance. Few knew the significance of this strange animal when it did appear, hut all decided to find out as soon as possible, why this replica had caused so much commotion. During the orientation period. Insti¬ tute Pond had enveloped its cool waters around several W.P.I. students. The scoreboard showed that eight freshmen had been thrown in to the total of twelve sophomores. A stop was put to this competition, how¬ ever, because many were being cut by the glass on the bottom of the pond. The spirit of the freshmen was still high as was shown by the swarm of boys that poured out of the dorm every time the alarm “Goat’s Head” echoed through the corridors. Tradition was carried on as the new students stayed up all hours of the night memorizing the 16 rules, learning how to tie the new gray and red how ties, making signboards, and trying on their beanies. Many had to suffer the consequences of their spirit when approaching West St. Bridge to meet the sophomores, who made many untie and retie their newly acquired cravats. This made the hoys determined to “swamp” their “friends” in the coming battle in the paddle rush. After the clouds of pastry flour, which the freshmen had used as a means of identification, had settled, the paddles were counted and the freshmen were in pos¬ session of 42 paddles while the sophomores had only 33 at their end of the field. Thus the “babies” of the school came out victorious. The freshman locomotive kept rolling when they gave a mighty heave and pulled the sophomores through the muddy waters of Institute Pond in the all-time record of one minute and forty- two seconds, thus placing the responsibility of cleaning the historic rope on the shoulders of the Class of ’55. At this point, the frosh led in the competition by a 5 to 0 advantage, but a strong, determined sophomore football squad went all out to upset the freshmen by the score of 7 to 6. The Class of ’56 made the one fatal mistake of allowing sophomore Howie Dwarkin to break into the clear for a memorable, heart-breaking seventy-five yard touchdown jaunt. The following day, the class suffered its second setback, when the Soccer team went down to a 4-1 defeat, narrowing the fresh¬ men’s lead to 5 to 3. It was at this time that the showings of the Goat’s Head grew quite rambunctious and through the advice of our late president, the animal was placed out of circulation until the tension had subdued somewhat. Just before Christmas the sophomores were ready to make a showing of the Goat’s Head at the basketball game with the University of Mass., but they decided that trying to get the Head out of the gym would have been j)ractically impossible, as the alert frosh had known about the plan and wei ' e ready to counter-act it. The Head was shown a few times in the following weeks but had to he put away again, because both classes were preparing for mid-term exams. Shortly after returning from the mid-term vacation, the frosh again began concentrating their efforts on the remaining contests with their arch rivals, which included the Tech Carnival, basketball, track, swimming, bowl¬ ing, tennis, golf, and the rifle match. They were deter¬ mined to continue demonstrating their superiority and ultimately to obtain legal possession of the coveted Goat’s Head. ■56 Adamson, Alan M., 48 Webster Street, Brooklyn, N.Y. Alekshun, Joseph J., 97 Ward Street, Worcester Ancevicius, Leonas, 7 Columbia Street, Worcester Andrews, Michael X., 22 Keefe Avenue, Holyoke Arnold, Ernest W., 26 Leland Street, Grafton Baehrecke, Christian S., 181 Pine Ridge Road, Waban Ballard, Seth 0., 771 Main Street, Worcester Basil, Richard V., 55 Ridge Road, Nutley, N.J. Battista, Albert D., 12 Shamrock Street, Worcester Bazinet, Richard N., Lyons Hill Road, Athol Becker, David S., 55 Bellevue Avenue, Springfield Bedard, Philip P., 19 Demond Street, Springfield Bernstein, Ernest, 36 Sander Street, New London, Conn. Betchley, Robert T., 232 D. East 102 Dr., Brooklyn, N.Y. Blakeslee, Albert D., 220 Pond Point Avenue, Milford, Conn. Blakeslee, Edward A., 315 Main Street, Portland, Conn. Blomstrom, Laurence E., 24 Elbridge Street, Worcester Brochu, Ronald J., 196 Boswell Avenue, Norwich, Conn. Brown, Howard H., 365 Auburn Street, Cranston, R. 1. Burns, Jobn E., Turnpike Road, Newbury Burwick, Clifford W., 40 Lincoln Street, Webster Bye, John E., 115 Delray Avenue, Syracuse, N. Y. Carpenter, Philip J., 4 West Street, Worcester Casey, William G., P. O. Box A, Cavendish, Vt. Chahinian, Leon, 19 May Street, Worcester Cheney, James A., 16 Preston Street, Worcester Churbuck, Alton C., 10 Belmont Place, Melrose Cimerol, Joseph J., 36 Napoleon Street, Woonsocket, R. 1. Clery, Robert V., 813 St. Dunstans Road, Baltimore, Md. Cnossen, Paul A., Quaker Heights, L’xbridge Coates, Arthur, 121 Lovell Road, Watertown Coghlin, Edwin B., 104 Beeching Street, Worcester Collins, Christopher, 35 Marvin Street, Montpelier, Vt. Collins, James F., 16 Coolridge Road, Belmont Collins, William J., 478 Kings Highway, West Springfield Colton, James H., Singletary Avenue, Sutton Comeau, Dean E., 15 Pine Street, West Concord Concordia, Joseph J., 282 Boston Turnpike, Shrewsbury Connor, Kenneth F., 102 Farrar Avenue, Worcester DeFalco, Francis 1)., 34 Winifred Avenue, Worcester Delahunt, Robert M., 312 Sanford Road, South Weymouth DeMatteo, Raymond E., 16 Ferry .Street, Haverhill Deneen, Raymond J., 46 Berry Street, Fitchburg Drake, Frederick, 111 Melro.se Road, Mountain Lakes N. J. Dumas, Henry J., 125 Richmond Avenue, Worcester Dyer, Gerald T., 1358 .Smith Street, Centredale, R. 1. Edsall, Robert H., 2895 Abingdon Street, Arlington, Va. Emery, Richard J., 113 Main Street, Athol Farrar, Robert H., 59 School Street, Keene, N. H. Fischer, Norman B., 51 Charles Street, Torrington, Conn. Fisher, Daniel J., 312 Park Street, Syracuse, N. Y. Foisie, Robert A., 112 Beverly Road, W. Hartford, Conn. Frank, John P., Sangatuck Shores, .South Norwalk, Conn. Frederick, Robert E., 102 Grand Street, Altamont, N. Y. Freedl)erg, Arthur L., 28 Hadwen Lane, Worcester Gamache, George F., 16 Stoneland Rdway., Shrewsbury Giardino, Nicho, 57 Beaver Street, Franklin Gilbert, George W., 6 Upland Avenue, Webster Gilda, David A., 488 Liberty Street, Newburgh, N. Y. Gordan, Michael G., 184 McCosh Road, Upper Montclair, N. J. Green, James W., 99 Walnut Street, Shrewsbury Gross, Frank 11., RED 3t2 Montpelier, Montpelier, Vt. Gunn, Charles E., 55 Jefferson Avenue, tlasbrouck Hts., N. J. Hagglund, Raymond R., 71 Catharine Street, Worcester Haitsma, Donald 1)., E. Main Street, Northboro Hajec, Richard G., West Main Street, Dudley Hall, Arnold M., 76 Fairview Heights, Portland, Conn. Hamilton, Allan C., 11 Quinckestrasse, Heidelberg, Germany Hansen, Thomas, 58 Windsor Road, Clifton, N. J. Healy, Charles R., 40 Wellington Street, Worcester Heath, Robert R., 16 Tenadel Avenue, flaverhill Heith, Elliott C., 470 West 24th Street., New York 11, N. Y. llorrigan, Lawrence B., 47 Adams Street, Orange Hudson, Raymond W., 130 Myrtle Street, Indian Orchard Humpel, Karl H., 265 West Street, Ware Hunderup, Allan R., Box 525, West Brookfield Hyde, John L., 4800 Jamestown Road, Washington 16, D. C. Janulis, Richard N., 94 Dorchester Street, Chester, Pa. Jedrejewicz, Thomas, 8 Norfolk Terrace, Wellesley Johnson, Vernon C., 10 Caroline Avenue, Shrewsbury Johnson, William A., 75 Williams Street, Norwich, Conn. Jones, Clintford R., Cedar Creek Farm, Ghent, N. J. Joyce, Kevin E., 120 Old Street, Randolph Kasakove, Eugene L., 39 Old Orchard Road, New Rochelle, N. Y. Keefe, Leslie A., 91 Woodland Avenue, Gardner Kennard, Arthur G., 70 Winter Street, Leominster Kleid, Robert E., 85 Longfellow Road, Worcester Knoblock, William L., 179 Blakeman Place, Stratford, Conn. Koch, David A., 1570 Plumtreet Road, Springfield Koehl, Hans H., North Main Street, Danielson, Conn. Kubik, James C., Lincoln Road, Lincoln Lackenbach, Victor, 53 Paine Avenue, New Rochelle, N. Y. Larsson, Alan G., 17 Madison Avenue, Belmont Lathrop, Donald N., 21 Greystone Terrace, Yonkers 3, N. Y. Leahey, Walter R., 87 Elbridge Street, Cranston, R.I. Lillibridge, John H., 281 Harvey Street, Philadelphia, Pa. Lindberg, Henry C., 853 Broadway, Saugus Lindsey, Frederick J., 112 Union Street, Franklin, Mass. Lloyd, William E., 12 Laurel Terrace, Wellesley Hills Lohrey, Fred H., 31 Ararat Street, Worcester Lucander, Vilho, Lanes Road, Westminster Lussier, Robert F., 1829 Main Street, West Warwick, R. 1. MacHarg, John A., 102 Centre Avenue, Lynbrook, N. Y. McHugh, John M., 131 Woodtick Road, Waterbury, Conn. MacQuarrie, Gary L., 220 High Street, Portland 3, Maine Manning, John M., 120 Littleton Street, Springfield Manzi, Andrew F., 55 Sherbrook Avenue, Worcester Marcotte, Joseph A., 77 Agawam Street, Lowell Marks, George C., 371 Main Street, Medford, Wisconsin Marsella, Louis J., 114 Prospect Street, Longmeadow Massapica, John F., 29 Pinecrest Road, Littleton Mataranien, Robert L., Hemlock Drive, Yorktown Heights, N. Y. Matchett, Robert W., 188 Woodmont Street, W. Springfield Mattes, Donald L., 46 Garfield Place, Lynbrook, N. Y. Mattson, John A., 795 So. Main Street, Holden Mendola, Carl J., 403 Maple Street, Springfield Messersmith, Philip E., Harvard Minott, John D., 505 Laurel Street, W. Allenhurst, N. J. Mulno, Robert E., 28 Circuit Avenue, Worcester Nahas, Robert, Rue Rouchdi Pacha, Alexandria, Egypt Nash, John M., 38 Third Street, Bristol, Conn. Nowick, Heni 7 W., 5 Prospect Street, Maynard O’Connor John B., 101 Miller Street, Springfield Offen, Curt, 289 Curtis Street, Meriden, Conn. O’Grady, John W., 76 Church Street, Whitinsville Olsen, Donald, 1515 Tory Fort Lane, Worcester Ostergaard, Eric, 1480 South Shore Drive, Erie, Pa. Papaioannou, Alex C., 148 Cato Street, Woonsocket, R. 1. Paparella, Joseph F., 4 Palisades Street, Worcester Paul, Bruce F., 151 Bellevue Road, North Quincy Parry, Kenneth F., 30 Pleasant View Avenue, E. Braintree Peterson, William P., Fitchville Road, Yantic, Conn. Philhower, Robert H., 55 Greenwood Avenue, Madison, N. J. Pierce, Halbert E., 50 Norfolk Street, Needham Popenoe, Charles H., 4534 Van Ness Street, Washington 16, D. C. Powell, Otis S., 22 Baldwin Avenue, Mussapegua, N. Y. Prifti, James K., 9 Glenwood Street, Worcester Provost, Pierre A., 13 Hillside Avenue, Amesbury Rappaport, Joel, 1335-50 Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. Remillard, Lanny E., 94 Main Street, Linwood Ritchie, John D., 86 Marlborough Street, Lowell Roberts, Richard P., 87 Boynton Street, Manchester, N. H. Robinson, Robert, 10 Fairview Drive, Farmington, Conn. ■56 Robinson, William 0., 55 Whitman Road, Sprinjifield Rodes, George A., 131 Shade Street, Lexington Rodin, Richard E., 121 Blaine Street, Springfield Rogers, John H., 20 Arlington Street, Leominster Rose, Herman H., 37 Ellis Road, West Newton Rotelli, Richard L., 87 Lake Avenue, Framingham Ryhczyk, Stephen J., 44 Grattan Street, Chicopee Falls Sasso, Louis A., 34 Sisson Street, Providence, R. 1. Scancella, Anthony V., Box 181, Tullytown, Pa. Schoonmaker, Paul D., 21 Chestnut Avenue, Sterling Schroder, William F., 136 Wrentham Street, Kingston, N. Y. Seaherg, Roy A. Jr., 8801-Shore Road, Brooklyn 9, N. Y. Shepherd, Orr, 22 Hartford Road, Worcester Skelton, Robert C., 761 Dickingson Street, Springfield Smith, Charles G., 33 Pine Street, Hyannis Smith, Irwin J., Osborn Road, Loudonville, N. Y. Souza, Ernest J., 7 Cordage Terrace, Plymouth Spofford, Winslow M., 43 Laurelwood Road, Holden Staknis, Philip V., 11 Trafalgar Street, Barre Stamoulis, Thomas E., 107 Vernon Street, Worcester Stephens, Peter J., 7 Hackfield Road, Cambridge, England Stone, Roy F., 340 Pakachoag Street, Auburn Strom, George P., 25 Woodbury Avenue, Lynn Sullivan, Charles A., 26 Farmington Street, Worcester Tancrell, Roger H., 62 High Street, Uxbridge Tallsey, Thomas F., 88 Warren Street, Fall River Tavares, Vasco A., Lisbon, Portugal Taylor, Donald A., 4.56 Western Avenue, Brattlehoro, Vt. Taylor, John A., 353 Pleasant Street, Leominster Tenney, Harry W. Jr., 306 W. Dudley Avenue, Westfield, N. J. Thomas, Albert R., 74 Cresent Drive, Albany, N. Y. Tolman, Peter H., 815 Country Way, N. .Scituate Trussell, Donald 11., Worcester Road, Sterling Tucker, Fred R., 126 Amherst Street, New Britain, Conn. Van Den Berge, Rudolf, 388 Woodland Street, Hartford, Conn. Varjian, Charles C., 118 Pleasant Street, Franklin Vieraitis, Robert V., 18 Stockton Street, Worcester Virkus, Juri, 21 Schenck Avenue, Great Neck, N. Y. Waskiewicz, John A., High Street, S. Ashhurnham Weber, Thomas E., 54 Park Slope, Ridgewood, N. J. Wootton, Gerald R., R. F. 1) � 2, Torrington, Conn. Wright, Thomas 0., Richwood Road, Mullica Hill, N. J. Yung, Robert C., 1155 Park Avenue, New York, N. Y. Twice ill his lifetime the school to which he has given his life’ s service has known a great loss and a deep sorrow; twice in its liereaveinent it has turned to him for help; and twice he has risen to the task with steady hand, keen mind, and ready will. In recognition of this, in appreciation of this, and in humble consciousness of the debt owed to him, the Class of 1953 gratefully pays this acknowledgment to Dean Francis William Roys, who so realistically, so dramatically has vivified the part of a friend in need. We, who have known him, have seen him as teacher, friend, and gentleman; a teacher who sought to impart more than the mere typewritten word; a friend who scorned to isolate himself on die cold heights of academic inaccessibility; a gentleman whose every action typified his fervent belief that “Every man is my master in some point, and in diat, I can learn from him.” DEAN FRANCIS WILLIAM ROYS Acting President of the Institute ADMINISTRATION THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Ex-Officio Members Francis W. Roys, Chairman Acting President of the Institute George N. Jeppson Representing the State Board of Education Rev. Gordon M. Torgersen Minister, First Baptist Church Rev. Walter Kring, Minister, First Unitarian Church Hon. Andrew B. Holmstrom, Mayor of Worcester Rev. Oliver Powell, Minister, Central Congregational Church Trustees of John Boynton Fund. Life Members ■■ Albert J. Gifford, Treasurer ■ Merrill S. June, Secretary George I. Rockwood Philip M. Morgan Henry J. Fuller Samuel M. Stone George F. Booth F. Harold Daniels Robert W. Stoddard Term Members Roland A. Packard James W. Cunningham Leonard M. Krull Robert W. Adams George A. Walker Archibald B. Hossack Stanwood W. Sparrow George F. Fuller Howard A. Mayo Warren W. Parks Arthur Nutt Maurice W. Heinritz Helge S. Johnson Sidney W. Farnsworth The work of the officers of the Administration is varied and extensive, but all of it is essential to the efficient operation of the college. Among their various tasks are the interpretation of the Institute rules, the care and upkeep of buildings and grounds, the filing and recording of all types of data, and the maintenance of our relations with the general public. Due to the promptness and efficiency with which they perform their many tasks we as students are scarcely aware of their existence. Much credit is due these people for their fine work in coordinating the affairs and business of Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Francis Joseph Adams Secretary of the Faculty Francis William Roys Dean of Engineering and Chair- tnan of the Faculty Jerome Willard Howe Dean of Admissions and of Students Herbert Piper Knowles Controller and Purchasing Agent Arthur Julias Knight Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds Gertrude Rogers Rugg Registrar Robert Phillips Rochette Superintendent of the Dormitory Paul Richard Swan Robert Phillips Kolb Assistant Dean of Admissions and Superintendent of Heat and of Students and Directors of Power Public Relations William Willard Locke Superintendent of Electrical Maintenance Bonnie-Blanche Schoonover Librarian Donald Everett Smith Alumni Secretary-Treasurer HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS Charles Edwiit Harris Professor of Military Science and Tactics and Head of Department LelanrI Leavitt Atwood Professor of History and Modern Languages and Head of Depart¬ ment Edwin Higgiid)ottom Professor of English and Head of Department Robert Willard Pritchard Associate Professor of Physical Education and Heatl of Depart¬ ment Andrew Hall Holt Professor of Civil Engineering and Head of Department Gleason Harvey MaeCullough Engineering and Head of Department Allen Elwood Parker Professor of Physics and Head o Department Theodore Harding Morgan Professor of Electrical Engineer ing and Head of Department Albert Janies Sehwieger Professor of Econttmics, Govern¬ ment ami liusiness and Head of Department Raymond Kurtz Morley Professor of Mathematics and Head of Department Ernest Dana Wilson Professor of Chemical Engineer¬ ing and C.hemistry and Head of Department FACULTY Frederick Raymond Butler Professor of Chemistry Harry Benjamin Feldman Professor of Chemistry Maurice Edward Smith Professor of Chemistry Wilmer LeRoy Kranich Professor of Chemical Engineering John Matthew Petrie Professor of Chemical Engineering Ernst Alfred Hauser Visiting Professor of Colloid Chemistry Charles Henry Stauffer Associate Professor of Chemistry Robert Earl ' agiier Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering ( ' ilbur Benjamin Bridgman Associate Professor of Chemistry Carl Frederick Meyer Professor of Civil Engineering Arthur Julius Knight Professor of Civil Engineering Carl Henry Koontz Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering and Mathematics Francis Joseph Adams Professor of Electrical Engineering Albert James Schwieger Professor of Economics, Govern¬ ment, and Business, and Director, School of Industrial Management Hobart Hallett Newell Professor of Experimental Electrical Engineering Charles Allan McCoy Assistant Professor of Economics, Government and Business William Willard Locke Professor of Electrical Engineering Douglas Edward Howes Professor of Electrical Engineering Janies Edward Mulligan Professor of Electrical Engineering W illiam Blanehard Wadsworth Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering George Eilward Stannard Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Donald Clifford Alexander Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Owen Williams Keniiofly, Jr. Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering Russell Howard Kraekhardt Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering John Hollingsworth Mackenzie Assistant Professor of English Theodore Hiram Packard Assistant Professor of English Leland Leavitt Atwood Professor of History and Modern Languages Claude Knight Scheifley Professor of History and Modem Latiguages Harris Rice Professor of Mathematics Donald Ellis Johnson Assistant Piofessor of History and Modern Languages Richard Neil Cohh Associate Professor of Mathematics Ralph Daniel Nelson Assistatit Professor of Mathematics Harold Winthrop Dows Professor of Mechanical Etigineerinfi Robert Phillips Kolb Professor of Heat-Power Etigineeriii Donald Graham Downing; Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kenneth Gerald Merriain Professor of Aeromechanics M. Lawrence Price Professor of Machine Design Leslie James Hooper Professor of Hydraulic Eugiiieer- iiig and Director of Alden Hy¬ draulic Laboratory Frank Stanley Finlayson Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Carl Gunnard Johnson Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Fred Norman Webster Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Frederick Arthur Anderson Assistojtt Professor of Mechanical Engineering John Arthur Bjork Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Kenneth Walker Fowler Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Richard Milo Lyman, Captain, Signal Corps, U.S.A. Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics David Franklin Edwards, Jr., First Lieutenant, Si ' iial Corjjs, A.U.S. Assistant Prafpssor of Military Science and Tactics Kurt Ludwi;; Mayer Associate Professor of Physics Ralph Heller Associate Professor of Physics Morton Masius Professor of Physics Louis Peter Graiiath Associate Professor of Physics Felix Joseph Burns, Captain, Signal Corps, N.G.U.S. Assistant Professor of Military Science and Tactics Donald Williams Howe, Jr. Assistant Professor of Physics Richard Freeman Morton Assistaiit Professor of Physics Percy Robert Carpenter Professor Emeritus of Physical Education Robert Kingsbury Haling Assistant Professor of Physics INSTRUCTORS Mechnnicnl Engiiiperiiig Departmeul English Department Lawrence Carlton Neale Arthur Afton Kennedy, Jr. Arnold Gideon Sharp Carlton Wilde Staples Physical Education and Hygiene Department Kenneth Eisner Scott Frank Y ' illiani Grant Merl Noreross Physics Department Edward Cooper Olson Yazheek Thomas Sarkees Ecoiunnics, Government, and Business Department D€ ane (Jialiners Carson GRADUATE ASSISTANTS Electrical Engineering Department Chemical Engineering Department Walter Francis Jams, Jr. Richard Herbert Englnnd Allen Richard Thayer Robert Ilarohl Paine Vito Joseph Sarli Physics Department Herbert Slotniek Richard Alan Zeleny GRADUATE STUDENTS Chemical Engineering Department Electrical Engineering Department Leon Myron Polinski George Herbert Sanderson Jack William Wilson Chemistry Department Richard Gordon Schmitt Mechanical Engineering Department Robert William Henderson Civil Engineering Department Kobcrt (Gordon Ferguson ROTC The Signal Corps’ second year at W.P.I. was chiefly one of expansion. Under the direction of Colonel Charles Harris, several new members have been added to the staff, and a great deal of new equipment has been installed. Authority was given by the Department of the Army to increase the strength of the Military Science Department at W.P.I. by one officer and one enlisted man on the projected enrollment figures of the Institute. Capt. Felix J. Burns was added to the staff as the Plans and Training Officer and SFC Frank Case was added as the Electron¬ ics repairman of the detachment. At the beginning of the 1952-1953 school year the cadet strength was 323 students, consisting of 3 seniors, 2 juniors, 156 sophomores, and 162 freshmen. Of this total 159 were issued draft deferment agreements, not including the fresh¬ men who were given the opportunity of signing the agreement at the end of their first term. Ninety-two percent of the special junior class and the sophomore class applied for admission into the advanced course. These applications were screened by a board consisting of Lt. Col. Harris as Chairman, Dean Jerome W. Howe, and 1st Lt. Edwards. It is expected that W.P.I. will be producing between 100 and 125 officers per year beginning with the class of 1956. The Military Science Department has issued periodical articles in the school weekly, describ¬ ing all policies and progress in the student training program. These articles have been both interesting and informative, and have been widely read by the student body. On March 3 the unit observed the 90th an¬ niversary of the founding of the Signal Corps with an informal gathering in the Janet Earle room of Alden Memorial Hall. Members of the staff, cadet officers, and several special guests attended. The Signal Corps has, in its history, had a part in the birth of the Air Force and weather service, and has many other notable accomplish¬ ments under its belt. The army pictorial service sprang from Signal Corps photography, and it is largely responsible for the huge Alaskan communications system. Also, the first contact with another heavenly body, the moon, was accomplished by the Corps in 1946 at Fort Monmouth, New ' Jersey, through radar. The Corps conducts an extensive program of research development, coordinating the program with the other armed services and standardizing equipment and parts wherever possible. It furnishes the entire Army with signal supplies, participates in foreign aid, and pursues procure¬ ment to the point of helping to plan the emer¬ gency mobilization of industry. At the peak of World War II, an 800,000 mile world wide com¬ munication system was operating under the direc¬ tion of the Signal Corps. Colonel Harris and his staff have done a fine job of training these budding engineers to be of service to their country in time of peril, and their efforts are greatly appreciated by all con¬ cerned. Congratulations are in order to Tech’s sophomore unit—the Signal Corps ROTC. The annual federal inspection of the Signal Corps ROTC unit at W.P.I. was conducted on Wednesday, May 13. The highlight of the in¬ spection was a review-parade of the football field. Several dignitaries were on hand, includ¬ ing Major Ceneral Kirke B. Lawton, Command¬ ing General of the Signal Corps training Center at Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, a graduate of Worcester Tech in 1917. The review was the culmination of drill in¬ struction and class room ROTC efforts for the entire school year, for it was through this medium that our unit’s performance was deter¬ mined. Front row (left to right): Ca])l. Felix J. Burns, Lt. Col. Cliarles F.. Harris, Capt. Richard M. Lyman, 1st Lieut. David F. Edwards Jr. Ikuk row deft to right): Sfc. John Crefral, .Sfc. Frank Case, Sfe. Charles E. Barrenline, M Sgl. Randall A. Enherg, Sgt. Robert R. Burke, M .Sgt. Carl E. .Siaab. Ml i‘; l i B -i ' •- ' . JjK 1 1 H n D e| gsn nBHI - - ' m. •|m B d ' - K ' ■ 1 inKSC isra ■mil gjgH fM ■iRillB IM. educator • iNDUSTRfALlSl - PK. AIHROPIST I , THIS BUILDING HAS BEEN ERECTED MCMXL AS TEACHER, TRUSTEE AND BENEFACTOR OF ' ' •v , Rc:ester polyt|| ' hnic institute ' .h|, contributed, wi and generousit TO |TS ©Eif|pPMENT ' ' .:C -• j ‘I Pi r .i - - ' .V iy n ACTIVITIES Front row (left to right): R. W. Fitzgerald, R. J. Menard, V. L. Andreliunas, J. H. Gearin, D. S. Oliver, H. J. Camosse, K. F. Fosberg, R. P. Samolis, R. C. Jacino, T. R. DeLuca Jr. A. C. Bafaro, P. E. Jalbert, P. E. Simon Jr., T. P. O’Connor, F. W. Madigan Jr., R. H. Wise. Second row (left to right): F. J. Gamari, R. A. DeLuca, W. H. Hills, D. M. McNamara, T. J. Healey, L. V. Mello, A. J. Costantin, R. C. Labonte, R. H. Pearce, J. F. Malloy, R. J. Lucey, D. J. Grenier, R. P. Quintin, R. F. Niro. Third row (left to right): H. J. Dworkin, R. P. Lemieux, R. F. Ledoux, R. F. Crook, H. F. Spadoni Jr., A. J. Morgo, L. W. Catineau, D. A. LaMarre, W. W. Mowry, R. C. Kee, R. A. V enezia, E. Sbivell. Last roiv (left to right): R. E. Gilbert, K. R. Sorlin, D. Van Govern, E. J. Power Jr., P. M. Leavitt, H. M. Strage. PEDDLER Every new yearbook staff immediately dedi¬ cates itself to the proposition that this year the book will he different. Any sacrifice is felt to he worthwhile if it will serve to make the hook notably different from previous editions. This year we have deviated from this unwritten law of our predecessors. The better features of former hooks have been retained and added to our own innovations in an effort to produce another progressive Peddler. To casual observers a yearbook with its many pictures and comparatively little written material would seem hut a sketchy summary of the four years we spend at Tech. But action speaks louder than words, and hence the pictures, for we feel that a good yearbook should he a starting place for pleasant reminiscing. In any publication such as the Peddler it is an absolute essential that the complete coopera¬ tion of every one involved be given the members of the staff in gathering together and editing the endless copy and pictures. The editors desire to thank the following who were so essential in the publication of this book; Professor Albert Schwieger, faculty .adviser; Mr. Neil Heffernan of the Heffernan Press; Mr. Marshall of Berg-Marshall Engravers; the stall of the Bushong Studio; the staff of the Alumni Office; Miss Bugg and her staff for much valu¬ able information; and finally, all the members of the lower class staffs whose fine cooperation made this yearbook possible. Front row (left to right): W. W. TMowry, W. V. Raszka, R. W. Fitzgerald, D. S. Oliver, V. L. Andreliunas, J. H. Gearin, T. V. O’Toole, R. P. Saniolis, R. J. Menard, R. C. Jacino, T. R. DeLuca, A. C. Bafaro, P. E. jalliert, P. E. Simon, T. P. O’Connor, F. W. Madigan, R. H. Wise. Second row (left to right): R. A. DeLuca, D. M. McNamara, W. H. Hills, T. J. Healey, J. S. Mathews, L. V. Mello, A. J. Costantin, P. M. Leavitt, R. C. Lahonte, R. H. Pearce, J. F. Malloy. R. J. Lucey, D. J. Grenier, R. P. Qiiintin, R. W. Meyer. Back row (left to right): H. F. Spadoni, D. A. Bisson, R. J. Emery, R. F. Crook, V. J. Boliver, A. J. Morgo, L. W. Gatineau, E. S. P. Bouvier, D. A. LaMarre, H. M. Strage, R. F. Niro, L. B. Horrigan. TECH NEWS It is essential that every college have some means of conveying up-to-the-minute news of collegiate events to students, faculty, and alumni. For forty-three years the Tech News has capably carried out this vital function on our cantitus. Since its organization in 1910, the Tech News Association has steadily grown into a jtaper of which we may he justly proud. The Tech News prints all news on social activities, sports, club functions, and any matter which may in any way present itself as reading material to the students. In addition to this, there have been a series of excellent editorials touching upon those matters which are [jertinent to the young WPl engineer. The paper is a member of both the Intercollegiate Press and the Associated Col¬ legiate Press, being recognized for its profes¬ sional presentation and active pursuits. Much credit should he given the staff which did such a capable job throughout this past year. These men were fiditor-in-Chief, Robert J. Menard; News Editor, Richard P. Samolis; Sports Editor, Vyto L. Aridreliunas; Managing Editor, Donald S. Oliver; Secretary, Alfred C. Bafaro; Business Manager, rimothy V. O’Toole; Advertising Manager, Walter M. Stewart; Circu¬ lation Manager, Thomas P. O’Connor. Front row (left to right): T. H. Rothwell, K. M. Healy, W. C. Bicknell, H. Rice, D. B. Hathaway. Back roiv (left to right): R. H. Wise, J. F. Collins, J. E. Leach, L. H. Hickcox, J. Steingrimsson, H. F. Spadoni, TECH COUNCIL The Tech Council is the student governing organization adopted by the student body to “further the interest of the Institute in all pos¬ sible ways.” It is the main connecting link between the students and the faculty and serves as a co-ordinating organization for many of the undergraduate activities. There are two classes of membership in the Council, ex-ofhcio and elective. The elective members are two faculty members chosen by the faculty and nine undergraduate members chosen by the students. Prof. Rice and Prof. Downing are the present faculty members. Prof. Rice serves as secretary-treasurer of the Council. The nine undergraduate members consist of two representatives elected by each class plus the President elected from the Senior Class by the student body. Ex-officio members are the Presi¬ dent of the Institute and the presidents of the classes, clubs, and associations on the Hill. Some of the direct activities of the Council are the supervising of the finances of the student organizations, the enforcement of the Activities Eligibility Code, which limits the number of activities which a student may participate in, and the direction of the drafting of class con¬ stitutions. By providing an opportunity for the ideas of the students and faculty to be expressed and openly acted upon, the Tech Council promotes a spirit of co-operation and unity. Thus by serving as a co-ordinator of student activities and as a strong student-faculty tie, the Tech Council is an invaluable part of the Tech scene. Front row (left to right): C. L. Lawhon, R. C. Stempel, G. P. Arvantely, A. C. Bafaro, W. H. Nagel, H. M. Strage, J. E. Leach, D. R. Campbell, H. J. Dworkin. Second row (left to right): B. L. Sova, H. J. Camosse, A. J. Morgo, A. J. Costantin, M. A. Rafferty, K. L. Wakeen, E. F. Nesman, Back row (left to right): H. E. Pierce, R. A. Seaberg, E. J. Power, C. E. Nord, J. W. Welsh, C. F. Walters, L. B. Horrigan. MASQUE It is said that the Republicans are having a successful year, hut they have nothing on our Masque-Thespian organization on the Hill. They celebrated their 30th season at Tech with a very active program. Anyone who went to “Officer 666” on the Spring Formal Weekend can tell you what a great success it was. This popular old comedy was well acted with Hank Strage and Ann Sweeney of State Teachers College doing a top rate job in the leading roles. Prof. Hollows again did a great job as faculty director. Last year the Masque decided to put on one act plays during Wednesday assemblies. This new policy is again being followed this year. In December, the audience in Alden Memorial Auditorium was well entertained with the one act play “The Long Voyage Home” by O’Neil. The devoted activities of the club’s new officers made possible a most active season. This year the Masque was being led by Bill Nagel as presi¬ dent, with John Leach as secretary, A1 Bafaro as business manager, Greg Arvantely as stage manager, and Hank Strage as student director. Again, the club extends its sincere apprecia¬ tion to Prof. Hollows who filled in so wonderful¬ ly as faculty adviser. Bottom row (left to right): G. A. Rolibiiis, L. T. Sanborn, H. L. Manseau, L. H. Millard, P. E. Simon, G. A. Rodes, R. H. Tancrell, R. L. Goldman, R. F. Eisenberg, J. A. Holmes, E. F. Schneider, J. L. Hyde, A. M. Hall, B. A. Sealy, D. S. Dayton, S. M. Becker. Second row (left to right): R. A. Rader, R. F. Lussier, L. H. Hickcox, M. S. Levine, H. H. Brown, D. N. Lathrop, J. K. Derby, R. C. Butterworth, 0. A. Wahlrab, D. B. Hathaway, D. W. Smith, C. R. Offen, P. D. Jenemann, H. W. Tenney, C. L. Lawbon, A. R. Twitchell. Top row (left to right): J. E. Leach, W. B. Power, R. S. Allen. GLEE CLUB Although somewhat smaller than in former years, the Glee Club successfully completed one of its finest ami most active seasons. Under the able direction of Clif¬ ford Fowler Green, Tech’s melodious voices demon¬ strated their talents at several New England schools, bringing further honor to their Alma Mater by their excellent performances. Starting the season with a Winter concert at Hope- dale, Massachusetts, Becker Junior College along with Tech, blended voices in several combined numbers. Also included in the evening’s program was the newly- named Tech octet, “The Technicords”. These eight men are the personification of blended voices. They sang such barber-shop ballads as, “Castle on the River Nile,” “My Evaline,” and “Goodbye, My Coney Island Baby.” Together with the Becker octet, they also sang several more numbers. In February, Tech exchanged concerts with the Uni¬ versity of Massachusetts singing a combined program which included “Hello, Young Lovers,” from “The King and I,” and two chorales by Bacb, as well as do¬ ing the “Winter Song” and “Sourwood Mountain” in a program of their own. Augmenting the concert was the fine work of the University of IMassachusetts, Becker, and Tech octets. A dance followed the singing. During March, the Tech men sang with the ladies of Lesley College in a program which was highlighted by an unusual rendition of an old German drinking song, “Schnitzelbank.” Also on the program were selec¬ tions from the “Bartered Bride” and the well-known spiritual, “Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho.” Engagements were also scheduled with Bridgewater College, Pembroke, and Becker for May, ending the busy season with a concert with House in the Pines and one in Warren, .Massachusetts. Front rotv (left to right): J. 0. Morin, W. S. Baker, R. R. Heatli, R. E. Gilbert, F. E. Marcy, L. F. Sanborn, H. S. Sauer, J. Taylor. Second row (left to right): R. F. Niro, W. R. Burns, W. F. Taylor, 1). S. Jenney, J. S. Krzywicki, W. F. Lynch, Director, J. F. Richards, .1. W. Kilburne, J. S. Lovell, N. B. Fischer. Third row (left to right): F. H. Gross, R. E. Frederick, W. M. Walsh, K. M. Healy, M. J. Kidder, D. A. Koch, R. L. Peterson, R. W. Meyer. MARCHING BAND When the Tech band struts its stuff in fine style at the half of a football game a newcomer would think that the Lynch-men held fall practice much like that which the football team conducts. One would never guess that the polish and precision with which they perform when marching and playing could ever be achieved in the few short weeks that school is in session before the first football game. Their snap and polish lends an air which can not be beat for adding spirit to the crowd of spectators cheering our team to victory. Far be it for the band to limit its activities to sporting events. Its superior musical aliility shows u]) at its best when the band supplies one of the high¬ lights of the assembly season with a full Hedged concert complete with a group of luscious, lovely baton twirlers from a local high school. As we look back upon the assemblies of the year, the band concert was certainly one of the most outstanding. When the graduating seidors walk across the stage to receive their diplomas our handmaster will lose a large part of his band but as per usual “Uncle Willy” will do a terrific j(d) of inaugurating a new bunch of freshman greenhorns into the swing of producing great music from a white page with black spots. Yes we can look forward to another terrific band next year if past performance is anything to go on. Front row (left to right): F. D. Delahunt, D. S. Jenney, J. A. Taylor, H. S. Sauer, W. R. Taylor, J. 0. Morin, J. P. Gilbert. Back row (left to right): J. S. Lovell, D. S. Dayton, W. R. Byrnes, N. B. Fischer, J. W. Kilburne, W. M. Walsh. BOYNTONIANS Sweet music to soothe the weary student’s brain is the objective, so capably accomplished in a style fitting to their theme, “Tenderly,” of our own Engineer-bandsmen—the Boyntonians. Slide rules and Burlington Tables are forgotten for the night, when our Boyntonians, each a master of his own instrument, combine to make things musically pleasant for all concerned. These boys aren’t satisfied with keeping Tech- men happy at dances and socials here at school, but they also take on odd jobs around the Worcester area in their spare (?) time. One might wonder, knowing our busy schedule here at Tech, when the group ever gets time to practice the special arrangements which they do so well. On questioning a vector sax-player, the writer was told, “Well, we try to get in a rehearsal before each engagement.” Perhaps, after hearing this, we can realize just how good these fellows really are. It’s not easy to form a smooth, well functioning hand in one rehearsal. This fine group of musicians certainly deserves the commendation of the entire student body for giving of their time and effort to provide enjoyment for WPl’s hard woiking engineers. NAUTICAL CLUB Front row (left to right): W. H. Nagel, S. M. Vershon, D. S. Jenney, H. H. Brown, J. S. Krzywicki, T. N. Vembii. Second row (left to right): W. D. Wheeler, B. F. Paul, G. H. Crozier, D. N. Latlirop, A. C. Cluirbuck, R. M. Nauclin. Back row (left to right): K. F. Parry, W. F. Taylor, C. L. Lawhon, H. L. Man- seau, J. L. Hyde. One of the most rapidly growing organizations at WPI at the present time is the Nautical Club, which has received new interest from the student body. The foremost reason for this rejuvenated spirit is the past season’s commendable record. The Nautical Club participated in regattas with nineteen colleges and was victorious over eleven, including Boston U., Holy Cross, Boston College, Yale, Dartmouth, Tufts and Northeastern. It also qualified to compete for the Fowe Trophy, which is a prize contested for by many New England colleges. The club received four boats this past fall, which means regattas may now be run here at Indian Lake. A schedule has been planned for this year which in¬ cludes such teams as Holy Cross, Trinity, Yale, Am¬ herst and Tufts. Other plans for the future include a boathouse on Indian Lake as well as the MacMillian trophy compe¬ tition at Annapolis. Officers of the club are: Commodore, Dave Jenney; Secretary-Treasurer, Seymour Vershon; and Boatswain, Howard Brown. OUTING CLUB Although the main interest of the Worcester Tech Outing Club is skiing, it also sponsors fishing, hiking, camp¬ ing and mountain climbing. Two enjoyable mountain climbing trips were included among the several outings this year. Mt. Monadnock pro¬ vided the challenge for one of the ex¬ peditions, while Mt. Washington was the setting for the other. The club’s prime interest is skiing and many of the members’ weekends are spent racing down the slopes of New England. As a member of the New England Intercollegiate Ski Con¬ ference, Tech is entitled to participate in the meets held by the conference, which are scheduled every weekend from February to March. The officers of the club are Ken Healy, President; Ken Haaland, Vice President; Jolm I ' lood, Secretary; and is the faculty advisor and one of the Frank Gamari, Treasurer. Arnold Sharp most active members of the club. Front row (left to right): J. W. Flood, F. J. Gamari, K. M. Healy, A. G. Sharp. Second roiv (left to right): K. N. Eldredge, 1). G. Holmes, 11. W. Brown, j. S. MacKay, W. W. Mowry. Third roiv (left to right): 0. B. McKnight, A. J. Coslantin, J. E. Allen, J. L. Hyde Front row (left to right): L. H. Henschel, K. L. Wakeen, M. C. Chan. Rear row (left to right): M. G. Gordon, P. R. Randall, P. P. Bedard, A. G. Larson. CAMERA CLUB The Camera Club is a little known hut eager group of Tech students who like to spend their spare time in the recesses of Boynton Hall preserving the good times of today for future enjoyment. This year, under the guidance of Ken Wakeen, President; Larry Hen¬ schel, Treasurer; and Mike Chan, Secretary; the club made new progress in many fields. The Camera Club ran a monthly competition for pictures in two classes: 5 by 7 incb photographs, and 8 by 10 inch prints. These two classes were judged on a preferential basis by the club members. During the past year the club had about twenty active members. Two meetings were held each month, the first for business and the second for the print competition and lecture. In the way of improvements, the members weeded out some obsolete apparatus and purchased a new print dryer and some new developing tanks. At the writing of this article, the club planned to hold a field trip around the Worcester area sometime in the spring. LITERARY SOCIETY Through the efforts of Professor Mc¬ Kenzie and last year’s officers, the literary club’s interesting and inform¬ ative program bas been expanded con¬ siderably this year. The increased in¬ terest in the club is evidenced by the growth of the club’s membership to about twenty-five. Many of the mem¬ bers bring dates to their meetings, which are usually held in the Janet Earle Room or Professor MacKenzie’s home. An authoritative speaker usually starts off the evening, followed by a discussion and refresbments. A banquet will close this year’s activities. Club officers are Richard Gilbert, President; Richard McCabe, Vice- I’resident; George Marks, Secretary; and Roy Seaberg, Treasurer. Front row (left to right): J. A. Holmes, R. H. McCabe, R. E. Gilbert, G. E. Marks, T. C. Hollocher. Bach row (left to right): H. J. Dworkin, D. T. Longmie, M. Meckler, J. Herz, I). S. Becker, E. Bernstein. Newman Club First row (left to right): D. A. Bisson, R. W. Fitzgerald, R. A. DeLuca, F. J. Gamari, H. F. Spadoni, R. J. Emery, R. F. Crook, T. J. Healey, E. J. Power, A. J. Costantin, R. C. Jacino, R. H. Tancrell, R. E. De Matteo, C. G. Yarjian, R. F. Lahine, R. P. Quintin, R. A. Venezia, R. G. Hajec. Second row (left to right): 1). S. Oliver, L. B. Horrigan, A. V. Scancella, B. J. Kelly, R. P. Leinieux, R. F. Ledeux, J. E. Flynn, S. Jorczak, F. L. Saucier, E. J. Leonard, R. C. Labonte, 11. L. Manseau, K. L. Wakeen, J. F. Malloy, R. J. Lucey, D. J. Grenier, R. W. Meyer, A. J. Morgo, P. A. Provost. Third row (left to right): R. J. Menard, J. 11. Gearin, P. J. Carpenter, T. P. O’Connor, A. F. Manzi, T. R. DeLuca, F. J. Horan, J. S. Mathews, A. F. Petit, C. J. Simonich, L. Y. Mello, R. 11. Pearce, Paul Jalbert, H. J. Caniosse, A. Bafaro, V. L. Andreliunas, V. J. Boliver, J. S. Lovell. Last row (left to right): J. Gregory, J. M. Nash, W. Hills, 1). M. McNamara, R. P. Samolis, T. Y. O ' Toole, F. W. Madigan, P. M. Leavitt, W. Y. Raszka, R. M. Delahunt, L. W. Catineau, G. E. Grise, E. S. P. Bouvier, R. A. Junior, P. D. Jenemann. The Newman club which takes its name from John Cardinal Newman, a prominent English churchman, was founded on the Tech campus by Dr. Charles J. Burns for the purpose of “promoting Catholic culture and Cath¬ olic fellowship” among the students of the Catholic faith. Through the past year the cluh has more than fulfilled these aims. Meetings were held each month at which well known members of the clergy spoke on diversified sub¬ jects, approaching each with a Cath¬ olic’s viewpoint. The hig social event of the year was a dance held jointly with the clubs of the other schools in the city. Everyone attending enjoyed an evening of danc¬ ing and entertainment. The officers during the past year were; Edward Power, President; Jo¬ seph Fratino, Vice President; Timothy Healey, Secretary; anil Allan Costantin, Treasurer. COSMOPOLITAN CLUB The Cosmopolitan Cluh was founded in 1909 for the purpose of inspiring others to the benefits and customs of different nations. Althougb a majority of the members are foreign students, membership is not limited to them, hut is open to all students who wish to learn and understand the people of other countries. The theme expressed throughout all their meetings and dis¬ cussions is stated in the motto of the club, “Above all nations is humanity.” Officers for the past year were Presi¬ dent, Jon Steingrimsson; Vice Presi¬ dent, Josej)h Holmes; Secretary, John Herz; Assistant Secretary, Edwin Leonard; Treasurer, Nasuh Malas; and Faculty Advisor, I ' rofessor Charles McCoy. A dance, an annual affair, was held to further better understand¬ ing among students. Front row (left to right): N. M. Malas, J. A. Holmes, J. Steingrimsson, I’rof. C. A. McCoy, E. J. Leonard, V. Keshishian. Second row (left to right): V. A. Maculevicius, 1’. R. Randall, J. irkus, J. Herz, R. Nahas, M. C-H. Chan, X. .‘sudhakar. Third row (left to right): M. A. Markarian, C. S. Baehrecke, J. K. Marthins, T. Shawwaf, O. T. Tchervinsky. Front roiv (left to right): D. E. Estey, D. B. Hatliaway, H. F. Spadoni, M. V. McCoy. Second row (left to right): K. A. Sorlin, Dean P. R. Swan, T. R. LaCrosse, W. A. Seubert. Back row (left to right): W. M. Stewart, G. H. Kay, R. C. Stempel, N. R. Gleberman. SCA Veiy few people realize the tremendous service this organization renders to Tech students. The Student Christian Association is in charge of the weekly school assemblies and has brought us many varied and inter¬ esting programs. The freshman orientation program and the publishing of the Tech Bible and blotters for all Tech men are dependent on the S.C.A. every fall. Many students eat lunch at the student center which is run by the S.C.A. The student center has a canteen, which sells light lunches and soft drinks, a pool table, games, magazines, and a library for study. All these facilities are kept up in good condition by the mem¬ bers of tbe S.C.A. It also puts on the Tech Carnival every year, when the freshmen and sophomores compete with each other to see who can give the best skit and win points toward the “goat’s head”. To add more interest to this event the faculty also displays its dramatic talents at this time. All in all the S.C.A. is like a helping hand which tries to cater to the needs and comforts of Tech students. Although usually un¬ sung, the S.C.A.’s services will always be evident as it continues to make life more livable for the busy student. RADIO CLUB Altbough there were twenty-nine members in the Radio Club, activity was moderate this year. The club succeeded in contacting the forty-eight states and over twenty countries on four conti¬ nents. The club also participated in an annual nationwide contest designed to test operating skill. Its score was one of the highest in Massachusetts. Technical talks and demonstrations highlight the monthly meetings and weekly our station, WlYK, reports into a network of college stations. The club now owns code practice equipment, and is planning to erect new antennas and finish building a higb-power transmitter. We are very grateful to Professor Newell for his technical assistance, and also to Mr. Daniels, who is the station trustee. The officers this year were: Ned Raul), President; Pete Becker, Vice-President; Harry Chapell, .Secre¬ tary-Treasurer; and Dave llallock. Chief Operator. Front row (left to right): Prof. H. H. Newell, A. G. Kennard, Jr., E. L. Raub, Jr., H. F. Chapell, A. C. Staikopoulos, E. Schoppe, Jr. Back row (left to right): R. B. Craig, G. H. Sanderson, E. E. W ' etherhold, G. P. Arvantely, A. R. Hunderup, H. C. Bell, E. A. Blakeslee. VARSITY CLUB First row (left to right): I). S. Oliver, K. E. Haaland, J. F. Malloy, M. P. Shebek, G. T. Abtlow, I). E. Beach, D. G. Post, I. A. Davidson, H. K. Tufts, R. J. DeMatteo. Second rote (left to right): E. Shivell, D. B. McLaren, S. C. Clevenger, T. P. O’Connor, E. M. Bloom, P. E. Simon, 11. W. Boynton, N. M. Malas, R. W. Fitzgerald, R. R. Osell, H. F. Spadoni. Third row (left to right): J. J. Fratino, R. W. Fish, F. DeBoer, F. E. Drake, J. S. MacKay, K. F. Forsberg, D. R. Hoch, R. A. Davis, K. W. Shiatte, W. R. Ernst. Since its founding in the fall of 1950, the Worcester Tech Varsity Club has quickly risen to a place of prominence on the W.P.I. campus. Organized for the purpose of helping the school’s athletes with their book bills, the club has seen Tech benefit by its efforts in a twofold manner. For not only have they succeeded in providing school sup¬ plies for many needy lettermen, but they have done so by promoting each year one of the informal highlights of the social calendar. Last year the Varsity Club brought to Tech the well-known and talented Aqua Maids from Smith College to perform during their Spring Sports dance. Our most recent social season had its inaugural with a fall football hop in Alden Memorial. With these early successes as an added incentive, the Varsity Club hopes to be able to continue to enlarge its library so that progressively more men will fall under its benefits. DEBATING CLUB As in the past, the Debating Club has done a fine job of representing Worcester Polytechnic Institute again this year. The Club bas attended two tournaments so far this year. The first was at the University of Vermont, while the second was sponsored by the Club here at Worcester, as a Novice Tour¬ nament. Plans for the future include the Mas¬ sachusetts Institute of Technology Tour¬ nament, the West Point Regionals and the New England Forensic Conference. Also on the agenda are numerous de¬ bates with local colleges including Clark, Holy Cross, and Worcester State Teacher’s College. Professor Donald E. Johnson is the faculty advisor and is assisted by Pro¬ fessor Claude K. Schiefley. This year Thomas Rothwell was President of the Club; Werner Neupert, Vice-President; Dave Hathaway, Manager; and Milton Meckler, Secretary. Front row (left to right): D. B. Hathaway, T. H. Rothwell, Prof. D. E. Johnson, W. C. Bicknell, M. Meckler. Hack row (left to right): H. J. Dworkin, W. M. Neupert, C. F. McDonough, 11. M. Strage, R. H. Farrar, L. A. Gagnon, Jr. Front row (left to right): I). G. Holmes, Prof. F. J. Sanger, J. E. Leach, E. J. Power, Jr., R. F. LaBine. Second roiv (left to right): j. W. Flood, H. J. Camosse, C. E. Horne, 0. B. McKnight, Jr., R. J. McBride. Last row (left to right): R. H. Wildl, I). Van (iovern, F. W. Madigan, Jr., V. L. Andreliiinas. ASCE The Student Chapter of the A.S.C.E. at Worcester Tech is one of the most active scien¬ tific societies on the Hill. Its main function is to expose students to the professional side of Civil Engineering, thus furthering their knowl¬ edge in their chosen field. For the past year the society has jnovided a varied program which was interesting to all who regularly attended the monthly meetings. Early in the Fall festivities got off to a giant start as the chapter played host to a joint meeting of the Boston Society of Civil Engineers, the Worcester A.S.C.E., and the Northeastern District student chapters of the A.S.C.E. The large gath¬ ering was treated to a banquet and a talk on Sanitary Engineering by one of the partners in the Metcalf Eddy engineering firm. Other outstanding programs enjoyed in the regular meetings of the chapter were as follows: Talks on the U. S. Coast Geodetic Survey, the Quin- apoxet Dam project, heavy construction meth¬ ods on highways; color slides and a talk on Alaska; movies on Mississippi Valley flood control; and student talks on their summer jobs. As a proof of the industriousness on the chapter, last year’s edition received an honor¬ able mention award for its work during the year from the parent A.S.C.E. Officers for the past year were John E. Leach, president; David G. Holmes, vice-president; Edward J. Bower, secretary; and Hugh K. Tufts, treasurer. Brof. F. j. Sanger is the faculty advisor. Front row (left to right): D. S. Jenney, I). G. I’opt, E. N. Sample, F. J. Otjozalek, H. F. Smith. Second row (left to right): 11. L. Sun(ll)urji, 1). M. Elovitz, R. F. Peterson, B. E. P’randen, J. E. Allen. R. G. Lunger. Back row (left to right): D. P ' . Zweirs, R. C. Stempei, D. G. Morrison, (L p], Walters, R. A. Pratt. ASME The American Society of Meclumical Engi¬ neers is a national organization whose niemhers range from professional engineers to students enrolled iti engineering colleges. The A..S.M.E.’s purpose is to provide its memhers with the opportunity of closer relationship with men engaged in the same field of engitieering. This is accomplished mainly by the journal of the society, “Mechanical Etigineering,” through which memhers keep abreast of nutnerous ad¬ vances in fields of mechanical engineering. The A.S.M.P]. Student Branch at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute has had a successful mem¬ bership drive this year and hojjes to imi)rove its programs and to increase its influence in school affairs. In February a Senior-Student A.S.M.E. meet¬ ing will he held at which special aptitude tests will be given to interested memhers. Plans are being made to have a contest in which each member will have the opportunity to submit an article dealing with an economic or engineering topic which he is familiar with and interested in. He will also deliver a short speech on )iis chosen subject which will l)e judged by a group of faculty memhers. ddie winner of the branch contest will then he able to participate in the A.S.M.E. Regional (Conference at which cash prizes are awarded for the best subject and best j)resentation. riie A.S.M.E. is the largest society of mechan¬ ical engineers in the country and serves as an important medium of consolidating engineering knowledge, interests and accomplishments. First row (left to right): J. A. Holmes, N. M. Malas, D. E. Estey, T. R. DeLuca, J. J. Gregory, W. E. MacDonald, R. C. Jacino. Second row (left to right): P. A. Charron, P. W. Snyder, Jr., J. D. Coupe, G. W. Crozier, Jr., D. W. Sundstrom, H. Slotnick. Third row (left to right): W. R. Byrnes, G. T. Abdow, H. G. Rackett, L. W. Gatineau, N. K. Bruce. AlChE In 1940, a group of Chemical Engineers banned together to organize a student chapter of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Two years later, it was accepted as part of the national association. Its purpose has been to promote interest in the various branches of Chemical Engineering and to introduce its mem¬ bers to this rapidly growing field to which they will belong. To accomplish this, the A.I.Ch.E. invites prominent men in the engineering field to speak at their monthly meetings on the various phases of Chemical Engineering, Tech also participates in the New England Regional Conference which was originated at W.P.I. in 1949. During this conference, the undergraduate gives a talk on some particular development in the field. Each year, the under¬ graduate with the highest grades through his first two years receives an A.I.Ch.E. award. The present senior holding this honor is Don Sundstrom, Besides its meetings, the A,I,Ch,E, sponsors two annual events which are well received by Techmen, Those being: the Unit Op Hop held in the Unit Operation Laboratory each fall and the student-faculty picnic each spring. The officers for the year were: John Gregory, President; Roger Osell, Vice President; Tom DeLuca, Secretary; and Dave Gilbert, Treasurer, First row (left to right): G. E. Saltus, R. F. Dyer, P. E. Simon, G. R. Polen, D. C. Alexander, R. C. Pickford, J. H. Gearin, J. W. Kilburne. Second row (left to right): K. R. Sorlin, R. N. Wilson, K. E. Haaland, J. S. MacKay, T. H. Rothwell, M. J. Cariglia, R. G. Giguere, B. L. Sova, E. F. Nesman. Back row (left to right): H. L. Manseau, A. G. Bafaro, W. B. Lueft, D. B. Hathaway, R. P. Samolis, G. P. Arvantely, H. C. Bell, R. B. Craig, E. Schoppe. AIEE-IRE The American Institute of Electrical Engi¬ neers and the Institute of Radio Engineers have been a joint organization at Tech since 1946. Its purpose is to link the undergraduate student with the professional engineer, and through this, many practical problems in industry are dis¬ cussed. This is all made possible by inviting engineers from well-known companies to the meetings at which time they talk on some tech¬ nical subject and give demonstrations. This year, in particular, many of the talks and discussions were only semi-technical and more time was used to develop the various working aspects encountered in the field of engi¬ neering. It became very apparent that this type of program met the mind of each individual present with more ease. Here at Tech in the latter part of Aj)ril there was an IRE Student Branch Convention which was open to all technical schools in New England. This was the first such convention of its kind and all the organization was left solely to W.P.I. and our capable advisor. Prof. D. C. Alexander. During the past year the officers were: Chair¬ man, Ray Polen; Vice-Chairman, Dave Nicker¬ son; Treasurer, Boh Pickford; AIEE Secretary, Mike Shebek; and IRE Secretary, Phil Simon, Jr. m Front row (left to right): D. E. Beacli, Prof. K. N. Cobb, Prof. C. K. Scheifley, J. n. (Jearin, K. R. Sorlin. Back row (left to right): T. H. Rothwell, R. E. Snyder, W. M. Walsb, C. E. Horne, P. A. Cbarron. FRATERNITIES ALPHA EPSILON PI SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN Abrams, S. J. Gleberman, N. R. Eisenberg, R. Becker, D. S. Allentuch, A. Horovitz, A. J. Goldman, R. L. Bernstein, E. Cohen, M. R. Idlis, G. Henschel, L. 11. Burwick, C. W. Demar, E. E. Lake, 11. Levine, M. S. Freedberg, A. L. Diamond, E. H. Meckler, M. Gordon, M. G. Elovitz, D. M. Meirowitz, R. L. Kasakove, E. L. Furman, D. W. Schoenemann, W. Kleid, R. E. Hoechstetter, M. N. Kaminsky, P. J. Kern, R. E Levine, W. E. Rubin, E. L. Shepard, A. M. Zucker, M. S. Strage, H. M. Rose, H. H. Watch the Birdie! King Tut Morning After Eyes Left! Welcome Bovs! Front row (left to right): N. R. Gleherman, P. J. Kaminsky, W. Sclioenemann, E. E. Demar, H. M. Strage, A. J. Horovitz, H. Lake, M. S. Zucker. Second row (left to right): R. Eisenlierg, A. M. Sliepard, (L Idlis, R. E. Kleid, L. H. Ilenscliel, H. S. Zieper, E. Bernstein. Back row (left to right): R. L. Meirowitz, M. S. Levine, M. iMeckler, M. G. Gordan, C. W. Burwick, 1). S. Becker. ALPHA TAU OMEGA SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN Burger, H. K. Allen, 0. E. Baker, W. S. Andrews, M. X. Campbell, D. R. Arvantely, G. P. Dayton, D. S. Lawhon, C. L. Baehrecke, C. S. Crozier, G. H. Jr. Bruce, N. K. Blakeslee, E. A. Goodhue, E. W. Jr. Byrnes, W. R. Leikkanen, H. E. Collins, C. R. Hathaway, D. B. Krzywicki, J. S. Manseau, H. L. Deneen, R. J. Jr. Jenney, D. S. Pinkham, E. Mongeon, R. K. Dumas, H. J. Jr. Morin, J. 0. Sova, B. L. Morgan, R. D. Fischer, N. B. Nagel, W. H. Taylor, W. E. Nesman, E. F. Gross, F. H. Narbeshuber, H. P. Wetherhold, E. E. Nord, C. E. Hudson, R. W. Petrides, P. P. Rafferty, M. A. Knoblock, W. L. Schmid, J. Rice, W. D. Lathrop, D. N. Sundstrom, D. W. Sauer, H. S. Lucander, V. A. Vershon, S. M. Twitchell, A. R. Mulno, R. E. Walsh, W. M. Walters, C. F. Paul, B. F. Wilson, R. N. Welsh, J. W. Ryhczyk, S. J. Tancrell, R. H. Taylor, J. A. Tucker, F. R. Burl I ves of A.T.O. Seconds Contentment Storyteller I’liiieli Time “What’ll You Have?” Front row deft to right): C. S. Baelirecke, E. P . Nesiiiaii, S. J. Kyla zyk, B. L. Sova, (1. 11. Crozier, R. N. Wilson, 1). R Camphell, 1). .S. Jeiiney, W. R. Byrnes, 11. .S. Saner, R. K. Mon- geon, R. 11. Tanerell, F. R. Tucker, E. A. Blakeslee. Second row (left to right): W. E. Taylor, J. (). Morin, R. I). Morgan, II. E. Manseau, 1). B. Hathaway, N. K. Bruce, A. R. rwilcliell, (). E. Allen, R. (iollins, W. E. Knohlock, S. M. Vershon. Third row (left to right): H. .S. Dayton, J. S. Krzywicki, W. .S. Baker, 1). Sundstrom, IE .1. Dumas, M. A. Rairerly, A. M. Hall, J. A. Taylor, .). W. Welsh, E. Walters, B. F. Haul. Fourth row deft to right): G. P. Arvantely, W ' . M. Walsh, 11. E. Eeikkanen, R. E. Mulno, F. 11. Gross, 1). N. Eathrop, R. W. Hudson, 11. K. Burger, E. W. Goodhue, G. E. Nord. LAMBDA CHI ALPHA SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN Behringer, R. E. Allen, R. S. Derby, J. K. Adamson, A. M. Bradley, T. D. Carroll, J. F. Fenwick, W. C. Churbuck, A. C. DiGiovanni, R. J. Hoyle, D. L. Haas, R. T. Cnossen, P. A. Felkel, E. M. Johnson, D. A. Lindstrom, R. C. Gilda, D. A. Harvey, S. R. Sanborn, L. I. Olson, R. E. Jones, C. R. Hasnerl, R. J. Scott, R. B. Robbins, G. A. Jr. Larsson, A. G. Horne, C. E. Seiibert, W. A. Smolinski, R. C. MacQuarrie, G. L. Larson, E. G. Smith, D. W. Tburlow, B. J. Jr. Pierce, H. E. Markarian, E. Wheeler, W. D. Smith, C. G. Mears, W. G. Wiitala, H. W. Stephens, P. J. Murray, P. C. Young, I). V. Stone, R. F. Shiatte, K. W. Westbrook, D. E. Swing and Sway Hello There! Disinterested Bystander Bottoms Up Waltz Time Front row (left to right): G. A. Rol)l)ins, C. E, Horne, J. Adams, II. W. Wiitala, J. F. Carroll, W. A. Seubert, R. C. Smolenski, R. S. Allen. Second row (left to right): G. L. MacQnarrie, R. M. H. Naiulin, R. E. Behringer, U. E. Westhrook, R. k . Stone, K. W. Sliiatte, B. J. Stephens. Third row (left to right): II. E. Pierce, W. I). Wheeler, A. G. Larsson. PHI GAMMA DELTA SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN Charron, P. A. Alasso, P. R. Brown, G. B. Basil, R. V. Jr. Comins, C. C. Boynton, H. W. Burden, M. J. Clery, R. E. Flanagan, C. D. Corujo, E. Clevenger, S. C. Coghlin, E. B. Jr. Hall, R. J. Osell, R. R. Drake, F. E. Foisie, R. A. Inman, C. M. Jr. Popp, R. D. Goodwin, R. E. Hansen, T. W. Lunger, R. G. Jr. Stewart, W. M. Hering, F. F. Hyde, J. L. Martin, C. F. Tufts, H. K. Jr. Jones, P. C. Koehl, H. H. Millard, L. H. Wahlrab, 0. A. Petit, A. F. Kubik, J. C. Whittle, H. P. Smith, H. F. Lillibridge, J. H. Mattes, D. L. Paparella, J. F. Seaberg, R. A. Jr. Smith, I. J. Thomas, A. R. Weber, T. E. The Pause That Refreshes Aloha The Master Touch Smile Pretty Horseplay Fiji Party First row (left to right): W. M. Stewart, R. (� . Lunger, (.1. I). Flanagan, ( . K. Martin, II. P. Whittle, P. A. Cliarron, R. R. Osell, L. 11. Millard, II. K. I ' lifts, 11. F. Smith. Second row (left to right): R. E. (ioodwin, E. Corujo, S. (i. (llevenger, R. D. Pupp, 11. W. Boyn¬ ton, P. C. Jones, T. E. Weher, A. R. ' Fhomas. Third row (left to right): A. F. Petit, E. H. (ioghlin, F. E. Drake, (). A. Wahlrah, .). (1. Kuhik, L. A. Seaherg, j. F. Pai)arella, j. 11. l.illihridge. Fourth row (left to right): R. V. (ilery, M. J. Burden, 1. j. .Smith, (I. B. Brown, R. V. Basil, 1). L. Mattes, F. W. Hanson, J. L. Hyde, 11. 11. Koehl. PHI SIGMA KAPPA SENIORS Allen, J. E. Jr. Brown, II. W. Coupe, J. D. Flood, J. W. Forsberg, K. F. McKnight, O. B. Jr. Sanctuary, G. E. Sorlin, K. R. JUNIORS Ellis, T. D. Jr. Kee, T. Fussier, R. R. MacLaren, D. B. McCabe, R. H. Negus, S. P. Jr. Nelson, II. I. O’Connor, J. J. Raymond, R. S. Reibling, W. A. Ross, D. E. Shivell, E. Walters, G. E. SOPHOMORES Barton, H. S. Brown, P. W. Jr. Cahill, E. M. Cban, M. C. H. Ducayet, K. S. Uudevoir, W. G. Edfors, J. E. Gagnon, L. A. Jr. Gilbert, J. P. Hoyle, R. F. Kee, R. C. McBride, R. J. Mahar, T. F. Parry, K. F. Pratt, D. A. Russell, K. H. Wald, J. G. FRESHMEN Burns, J. F. Bye, J. F. Cheney, J. A. Collins, J. F. Jr. Dyer, G. T. Hagglund, R. R. Leahey, W. R. Lohrey, F. H. Marsella, L. J. Mattson, J. A. Mendola, C. J. Olsen, D. R. Philhower, R. H. Prifti, J. K. Reinillard, L. E. Roberts, R. P. Sasso, L. A. Shepherd, 0. Spofford, W. M. Goliath Surprise! One at a time! Casualty Missing Property House Dance Back row deft to right): J. F. Bums, D. A. I’rall, R. F. Hoyle, J. E. Eclfors, J. G. Walil, R. H. Fliilliower, J. A. Mattson, 11. I. Nelson, W. R. Lealiey. Third row (left to right): R. R. Lussier, E. M. Caliill, G. 1 ' . Dyer, K. II. Russell, 1). R. Olsen, J. P. Gilbert, T. F. Maliar, J. A. Cheney. Second row (left to right): L. A. .Sasso, L. A. Gagnon, R. R. Haggluiul, W. A. Reihling, A. C. Hamilton, H. .S. Barton, L. J. Marsella, J. F. Collins, K. .S. Ducayet, K. F. Parry, C. J. Meiuiola. First row (left to right): R. J. McBride, R. 11. Paine, K. R. Sorlin, O. B. McKnighi, J. E. Allen, H. W. Brown, D. E. Ross, G. E. Walters, .1. K. Prilti, R. C. Kee, W. G. Duilevoir, T. G. Kee. StGMA ALPHA EPSILON SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN Andrukonis, S. C. Dziura, W. H. Arvidson, A. C. Blomstrom, L. E. Beach, D. E. Elliott, W. L. Clampett, J. E. Brochu, R. J. Davidson, 1. A. Gilbert, D. F. Goodwin, J. R. Coates, A. M. DeBoer, F. Gilbert, R. E. Ogozalek, F. J. DeFalco, F. D. Gardner, R. K. Gustafson, N. F. Provost, D. C. Jr. Frederick, R. E. Haaland, K. E. Jaffarian, S. Jr. Rader, R. A. Green, J. W. Hart, H. J. Killin, K. D. Staikopoulos, A. C. Healy, C. R. Hollocher, T. C. Jr. King, J. F. Sutton, G. L. Humpel, K. H. Jr. Holmes, R. T. Kirk, R. I). Zwiers, D. F. Jedrzejewicz, T. Post, D. G. Latimer, H. J. Jr. Jolinson, W. A. Sample, E. N. Lianides, C. W. Keefe, L. A. Snyder, P. W. Jr. McCoy, M. V. McHugh, J. M. Sundherg, H. L. Jr. McEwan, D. R. Nabas, R. Oram, R. F. Russell, J. P. Svenson, R. C. Webster, R. K. Wbeelock, R. H. Marks, G. E. Peterson, W. P. Robinson, R. Rotelli, R. L. .Scboonmaker, P. D. .Staknis, P. V. .Stamoulis, T. E. Wootton, G. R. Wright, T. 0. Hep-Cats Men of Distinction Party High As a Kite Klue Hibhon Fire One! Bottom row (left to right): M. V. Mc(I(ty, F. J. Ogozalek, L. E. Hloinstrom, T. 0. Wriglit, L. A. Keefe, R. A. Rader, K. I). Killin, I). (F I’ost, J. P. Russell, R. E. (lilliert. Second row (left to right): J. V. Green, J. F. King, R. K. Webster, lb W. Snyder, K. E. Haaland, R. F. Oram, 1). C. Provost, A. C. Staikopoulos, R. 1). Kirk, E. N. Sample, W. IE Dziura. Top row (left to right): K. II. Ilumi)el, R. 1.. Rotelli, C. R. Ilealy, J. R. (ioodwin, R. J. Broclui, J. M. Mcllugli, G. L. Sutton, R. Robinson, T. Jedrzejewicz. SIGMA PHI EPSILON SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES Abdow, G. T. Brown, C. S. Bardwell, R. F. Bicknell, W. C. Cross, K. B. Bell, H. C. Black, J. R. Eldredge, R. N. Bloom, E. M. Buckley, G. B. Jr. Fritz, T. C. Jr. Butterworth, R. C. Davis, R. A. Hammar, C. A. Gustafson, R. W. Dechand, C. 0. Kay, G. H. Jr. Horstmann, P. H. Ernst, W. R. MacKay, J. S. Hurd, R. A. Healy, K. M. Mirick, H. L. Jr. Johansson, E. W. Holmes, D. G. Morrill, J. P. Kucinkas, N. M. Kidder, M. J. Overton, R. L. Lord, A. W. Kucinkas, G. J. Skjellaug, H. A. Neunherz, R. K. Leach, J. E. Wagenknecbt, P. A. Olson, P. E. Morton, R. W. Wildt, R. H. Pickford, R. C. Mowry, W. W. Wise, R. H. Power, W. B. Peterson, H. S. Robinson, W. 0. Polen, G. R. Rudman, A. W. Rothwell, T. H. Schneider, E. F. Simon, P. E. Jr. Schoppe, E. Jr. Taylor, D. P. Sealy, B. A. VanCovern, D. Stempel, R. C. Vasil, H. A. Warren, J. A. New Look The Big Day FRESHMEN Bazinet, R. A. Betchley, R. T. Brown, H. H. Farrar, R. H. Heath, R. R. Lindberg, H. C. MacHarg, J. A. Matchett, R. W. Rodes, G. A. Taylor, D. A. Tenney, H. W. Jr. Board of Strategy All Together Now . . . Coffee Time Soup’s On! Jm M First row (left to right): K. E. Scoll, R. A. Davis, G. R. Ri)len, W. F. Tavlur, C. A. Ilainmar, R. N. Eldredge, W. C. Bicknell, l . E. Simon, K. E. Healy, T. H. Rotliwell, Dr. G. IE Mac- Culloiigh, K. G. Merriam. Second row (left to right): R. II. Wise, C. (). Decdiand, W. R. Ernsl, (E R. Hiiekley, Jr., (E J. Kucinkas, M. J. Kidder, 1). ' an(iovern, j. E. Leacli, 1). (E Holmes, W. W. Mowry, R. (E .Schmitt, J. Steingrimsson, E. (iliahinian, E. F. .Schneider, (E A. Rodes. Third row (left to right): R. (E .Stemple, J. .S. MacKay, R. E. Rardwell, R. E. Gustafson, P. A. Wagenknecht, R. C. Pickford, (E S. lirown, K. IE Gross, R. IE Farrar, A. WE Riidman, J. . Warren, (). Powell, R. A. Hurd. Fourth row (left to right): A. WE Ford, IE E. Mirick, Jr., R. G. Riitterworth, 1). A. Taylor, E. Schojjpe, Jr., R. R. Heath, T. G. Fritz, Jr., IE WE Tenney, (E OfTen, P. E. Olsen, J. P. Morrill, N. M. Kucinkas. Fifth row (left to right): J. A. Macllarg, 11. 11. Brown, WE Anderson, 11. G. Bell, R. K. Neun- hertz, R. WE Matchett, R. 11. Wildt, B. A. Sealy, WE B. Power, Jr. R. E. Overton, G. 11. Kay, Jr. THETA KAPPA PHI SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN Aiulreliunas, V. L. Bisson, D. A. Bouvier, E. S. P. Alekshun, J. J. Jr. Bafaro, A. C. Boliver, V. J. Casaubon, N. R. Carpenter, P. J. Camosse, H. J. Gatineau, L. W. Crook, R. F. Collins, W. J. DeLuca, T. R. Jr. Costantin, A. J. DeLuca, R. A. Concordia, J. J. Fitzgerald, R. W. Fratino, J. J. Grenier, D. J. Delahunt, R. M. Flynn, J. E. Gamari, F. J. Horan, F. J. DeMatteo, R. E. Gearin, J. H. Jr. Grise, G. E. Jenemann, P. D. Emery, R. J. Gregory, J. J. Hills, W. 11. Junior, R. A. Hajec, R. G. Hoch, D. R. Jorczak, S. F. Jr. Kelly, B. J. Horrigan, L. B. Jr. Jacino, R. C. Labonte, R. C. Leavitt, P. M. Johnson, V. C. Jalbert, P. E. LaMarre, D. A. Ledoux, R. F. Joyce, K. E. LaBine, R. F. Leonard, E. J. Lemieux, R. P. Manzi, A. F. Lovell, J. S. Malloy, J. F. Lucey, R. J. Nash, J. M. Madigan, F. W. Jr. Mello, L. V. McNamara, D. M. Nowick, H. W. Menard, R. J. Meyer, R. W. Mathews, J. S. Provost, P. A. Oliver, D. S. Niro, R. F. Morgo, A. J. Scancella, A. V. O’Toole, T. V. O’Connor, T. P. Quintin, R. P. Strom, G. P. Samolis, R. P. Pearce, R. H. Saucier, F. L. Sullivan, C. A. Jr. Shebek, M. P. Power, E. J. Jr. Schultz, R. J. Varjian, C. G. Raszka, W. V. Simonicb, C. J. .Spadoni, H. F. Jr. Venezia, R. A. Tavares, D. P. Wakeen, K. L. First Down, Goal to Go! llo Ho Ho! “Sweet Adeline” Cocktail Party Bull Session Harnionv? First row (left to right): I). A. Bisson, R. A. DeLiica, K. W. Fitz{ ;eralil, F. J. Camari, H. F. Spadoni, Jr., R. J. Emery, (i. V. llhilein, Jr., J. J. (Gregory, R. J. Menard, R. F. .Samolis, D. .S. Oliver, J. H. Gearin, Jr., R. E. De.Matleo, C. (i. arjian, R. F. LaBine, R. F. Qiiintin, R. A. Venezia, R. G. Hajec. Second row (left to right): L. B. llorrigan, Jr., A. . Scancella, B. J. Kelly, R. F. Letloux, R. F. Leniieux, T. R. DeEuca, Jr., J. E. Flynn, S. F. Jorezak, Jr., F. L. Saueier, E. J. Leonard, G. J. .Simonich, R. F. Niro, K. L. Wakeen, J. F. Malloy, R. J. Lucey, 1). J. (irenier, R. W. Meyer, J. S. Lovell, A. J. Morgo, 1’. A. I’rovosl. Third roiv deft to right): K. E. Joyce, F. J. (iarpenter, T. F. O’Connor, A. F. Manzi, Jr., A. J. Costantin, L. V. Mello, F. J. lioran, J. S. Mathews, F. W. Madigan, Jr., R. G. Lahonte, C. A. Sullivan, Jr., R. H. Fearce, F. E. Jalherl, 11. J. Cainosse, A. C. Bafaro, R. F. Crook, V. L. Andreliunas, V. J. Boliver. Back row (left to right): W. J. Collins, T. J. Healey, J. M. Nash, W. 11. Hills, I). M. McNamara, E. J. F(� wer, Jr., T. V. O’Toole, F. 1). .lenemann, 1). A. I.aMarre, F. M. Leavitt, V. . Raszka, I). R. Hoch, R. M. Delahunt, G. E. Grise, L. W. Gatineau, R. A. Junior, E. S. F. Bouvier, IL W. Nowick. THETA CHI SENIORS JUNIORS SOPHOMORES FRESHMEN Bascom, W. D. Axtman, L. E. Jr. Backlund, G. R. Bedard, P. P. Craig, R. B. Becker, S. M. Hanks, J. K. Fisher, D. J. Jr. Dyer, R. F. Jr. Carr, J. W. Mahon, R. V. Gunn, C. E. Giguere, R. G. Chapell, H. F. Nelson, E. L. Jr. Hunderup, A. R. Hallock, D. B. Cole, C. J. O’Connor, T. J. Lussier, R. F. LaCrosse, T. R. Fish, R. W. Valinski, R. C. Minott, J. D. Lueft, W. B. Hickcox, L. H. Papaioannou, A. C. Malas, N. M. Jaros, T. J. Rogers, J. H. Jr. Porter, R. P. Saltus, G. E. Snyder, R. E. Sullivan, 0. J. Kilburne, J. W. Kunkel, G. A. Lindquist, R. W. McLeod, M. G. Mannino, P. J. Morehardt, R. C. Nichols, A. E. Prantis, E. R. Raub, E. L. Jr. Rybak, F. M. Virkus, J. Fill ’er Up Initiation ’Tween-Time Antics Happy Faces Mnimmm . . . Good! Front roll ' (left to right): C. J. ( ole, II. F. (. ' hapell, R. F. Dyer, R. H. Craig, L. H. Hickox, F. M. Ryl)ak, R. F. Snyder, A. K. Nicliols, R. C. Moreliardt. Second row (left to right): J. I). Minnlt, L. F. Axtnian, Jr., R. F. Fussier, N. ISF Malas, P. P. Bedard, I). B. llallock, W. B. Fueft, J. W. Kilburne, J. K. Hanks, 0. j. Sullivan, R. G. Giguere. Third rote (left to right): J. irkus, C. F. (iunn, T. R. FaCrusse, R. W. Idndquist, J. IF Rogers, Jr., P. J. IMannino, A. C. Papaioannou. Back row (left to right): F. F. Nelson, Jr., F. F. Raub, Jr., 1). J. Fislier, Jr., G. A. Kunkel. SKULL Skull, the Senior Honorary Society, is vir¬ tually the ultimate in honors that can be be¬ stowed upon a student or faculty member of Worcester Tech. Owing to its nature it is the aim and desire of all Tech men to be elected to this select group. Choice of candidates is determined by personality, character, ability, and contribution to our alma mater. Skull has been an integral part of Worcester Polytechnic Institute since 1911. As a result of its objectives, that is, to further Tech spirit and to stimulate worthwhile undergraduate activ¬ ities, its prejjonderance is felt time and time again at student affairs, gatherings, and in determining student policy. II. Ilrowii J. J. Gregory K. E. llaulaiul R. J. Hall K. J. Menard D. G. Ilolincs The society’s inner workings are cloaked in deep secrecy, its ceremonies and ritual being known only to those in its fold. The pledging ceremony held twice each year during an assem¬ bly period is most impressive. At the Skull assembly, each member of Skull, in turn, de¬ scends into the audience to seek out the chosen few and by a sign, a firm tap on the shoulder, makes known the men recognized for their leadership and active spirit in the betterment of their college. In addition, each year Skull presents a trophy to that freshman whom it feels has done most for Tech. Even then, the be¬ stowal of the trophy does not assure future membership for the recipient. Several faculty members also claim title to Skull. These men initiated in the past are; Admiral Wat Tyler Cluverius, Dean Francis . Roys, Doctor Ernest 1). Wilson, Doctor Albert J. Schwieger, Professor Arthur J. Knight, Pro¬ fessor Hobart H. Newell, Professor M. Law¬ rence Price, Professor Carl G. Johnson, Pro¬ fessor Donald G. Downing, Professor Edwin Higginhottom, Donald E. Smith, Coach Robert W. Pritchard, Coach Charles R. McNulty, Pro¬ fessor William R. Grogan, Professor Richard N. Cobh, and Professor Owen W. Kennedy. Robert J. Menard held the honor of serving as president of Skull for the past year. Front row (left to right): V. J. Sarli, Prof. J. A. Bjork, Prof. W. L. Kranich, Prof. B. L. Wellman, D. S. Jenney, D. G. Post, C. O. Dechand, J. 0. Morin, C. M. Banas. Second row (left to right): Prof. G. H. MacCullough, Prof. D. G. Downing, Prof. F. J. Adams, Dean F. W. Roys, Prof. R. K. Morley, Prof. H. W. Dows, Prof. H. H. Newell, Prof. C. F. Meyer. Third row (left to right): R. F. Dyer, H. Slotnick, W. C. Bicknell, B. E. Franden, P. E. Simon, D. W. Sundstrom, F. DeBoer, D. E. Beach. Back row (left to right): P. W. Snyder, D. M. Elovitz, K. M. Healy, D. E. Gilbert, R. E. Behringer, R. A. Zeleny. TAU BETA PI The Tail Beta Pi Association, national engineering honorary society, was founded in 1885 “to mark in a fitting manner those who have conferred honor upon their Alma Mater hy dis¬ tinguished scholarship and ex¬ emplary character as under¬ graduates in engineering, or by their attain¬ ments as alumni in the field of engineering, and to foster a spirit of liberal culture in the engineering colleges of America.” The WPI Chapter of Tau Beta Pi has been in existence since 1910 and is a member of the Massachusetts Coordinating Council, a group of four Bay State chapters. Membership in Tau Beta Pi is limited to Seniors in the upper fifth and Juniors in the upper eighth of their classes; mid elections of new members are held twice each year. Within the past year “Tau Bete” has ex¬ panded its sphere of activities to the extent of planning and promoting social functions. Last Spring the chapter sponsored a “Student-Faculty Outing” held on the grounds at Alden Hy¬ draulics Laboratories. A combination of athletic contests and malt beverages, with an old fash¬ ioned picnic supper thrown in, proved highly successful in cementing student-faculty relations. This Spring an open-air band concert is being planned, and this too should prove highly entertaining. The following is a list of the officers of Tau Beta Pi this year: President, D. S. Jenney; Vice- President, D. G. Post; Secretary, C. 0. Dechand; Treasurer, F. DeBoer; Corresponding Secretary, J. 0. Morin. Members Conrad Banas, John Morin, John Dechand, David Elovitz, Frederick DeBoer, Donald Post, Philip Simon, David Jenney, Kenneth Healy, David Beach, Robert Behringer, William Bicknell, Henry Burger, Donald Sundstrom, Raymond Dyer, Paul Snyder, David Gilbert, Bud E. Franden. SIGMA XI Sigma Xi, founded at Cornell University in 1886, is a national honor society dedicated to¬ ward the promotion of research and the recog¬ nition of those who are outstanding in this field. The chapter here at Tech was founded in 1908, and now has nearly one hundred and fifty active members, one-third of which are on the WPl faculty. New members are chosen from the Senior class, and are selected from those who show promise of research and have exhibited a marked excellence in two or more fields of applied science. Upon initiation, these men become associate members of the society, with full membership being extended to those who con¬ tinue their interest and activity in this essential field of science. Most of those with full member¬ ship are connected with educational institutions throughout the nation, while the closey allied Scientific Research Society of America is composed of mem¬ bers of Sigma Xi now in in¬ dustry. The group meets periodically for interesting and highly in¬ formative discussions of a tech¬ nical nature, and anyone is wel¬ come to attend these sessions. At one meeting. Dr. R. J. Lougee, of Clark University, spoke on “Geograjfiiical Time Measuring”, while the subject of “Research in the Machine Tool In¬ dustry” was ahly presented by Dr. R. S. Hahn of the Heald Machine Company on another occasion. Two or three more meetings and an¬ other initiation will successfully close out the schedule for the year. President of the society is Prof. H. W. Dows and the chapter secretary is Prof. F. N. Webster. Members Robert Behringer, Raymond Gigiiere, Harold Racket!, Raymond Peterson, Donald Post, Donald Sundstrom, Charles Dechand, Philip Simon, Thomas Hollocher, David Jenney. Front row (left to right): R. E. Behringer, R. G. Giguere, J. M. Petrie, H. W. Dows, F. N. Webster, R. Heller, C. 0. Dechand, P. E. Simon. Second row (left to right): V. J. Sarli, B. L. Wellman, R. P. Kolb, F. J. Adams, T. H. Morgan, K. E. Scott, J. E. Mulligan, A. R. Thayer, G. H. MacCullough. Back row (left to right): H. G. Rackett, R. L. Peterson, F. W. Roys, D. G. Post, R. K. Morley, 1). G. Downing, K. G. Merriam, J. W. Howe. Front row (left to right): Dean 1’. R. Swan, K. F. Forsherg, R. J. Menard, Prof. F. J. Sanger. Second row (left to right): D. S. Oliver, T. R. DeLuca, P. E. Simon, A. C. Bafaro, fl. J. Cainosse. Back row (left to right): V. L. Andreliunas, T. P. O’Connor, T. V. O’Toole, R. P. Samolis, J. II. Gearin. PI DELTA EPSILON Pi Delta Epsilon, the national honorary collegiate journalism fraternity at Tech is pledged to the promotion of student partici¬ pation in undergraduate publica¬ tions, seeks to establish a code of ethics among the staffs of the indi¬ vidual college publications. Pi Delta Epsilon was founded in f909 at Syracuse University and the local fraternity was organized in 1948. Since the fraternity is pedged to promote participation in all undergraduate publications, it is composed of members from both the Tech News and the Peddler staffs, as well as mem¬ bers of the faculty, who through their interest and advice, will promote the general welfare of the organization. The honorary members of the fraternity include: Prof. William R. Grogan, Neil T. Heffernan, Dr. Wilmer L. Kranich, Prof. John H. Mackenzie, Prof. Albert J. Schwieger, Dean Paul R. Swan, George V. Uihlein, Jr., and Dr. Ernest D. Wilson. Members are pledged twice a year, in the fall rnd again in the spring at a school assembly, at which time they are given a white carnation and a lead-type slug, the traditional symbol of pledgeship to Pi Delta Epsilon, which is worn until initiation. A large part of the business taken up by Pi Delta Epsilon is discussed at the monthly meet¬ ings held by the members. The majority of the business naturally concerns the two college pub¬ lications and problems common to both are discussed, and methods for overcoming these problems devised. It is customary for the fraternity to sponsor the annual Pi Delt Sing at Alden Auditorium. At this time, octets representing each fraternity on the Hill present a group of songs, with the winning fraternity being awarded the Pi Delt trophy which it retains for a year. The election of officers takes place at the final meeting of each academic year. The officers of Pi Delta Epsilon elected this vear are the follow¬ ing: Robert Menard, Pres.; Kendall Forsberg, Vice-Pres.; Henry Camosse, Secretary; Donald Oliver, Treasurer; Timothy O ' Toole, Historian. Members Vito Andreliunas, Alfred Bafaro, Henry Camosse, Tliomas DeLuca, Jr., Kendall Forsberg, John Gearin, Jr., Francis Matligan, Jr., Robert Menard, Donald Oliver, ' I ' lioinas O’Connor, Timothy O’Toole, Richard .Samolis, Fhilip Simon, Jr. ETA KAPPA NU Gamma-Delta Cliapter of Eta Kappa Nu, tlie national Electrical Engineering Society, has completed its first year as a recognized society on the hill. Eor such an orgajiization to exist at W.P.l. it must prove itself worthy of con¬ tinuance in a two year trial period. Gamma- Delta Chapter has certainly accomplished this in its first two years and its year as a recognized organization. The installation of this chapter took place on Tech campus in June 1951, the 50th chapter of the National Association. The first chapter of Eta Kappa Nu was organized in 1901 at the University of Illinois. Eta Kappa Nu is an honor society, picking its memhers from the upper third of the Senior Class and the upper fourth of the Junior Class. However, scholastic ability is not the only re¬ quirement of memhershij). The young initiate must have the type of personality that proves his ability to get along with people. A combi¬ nation of these two qualities is an indication of the future success of a man in the l)usiness world. Belonging to this society is not merely the placing of a key on your chain and claiming membership in the yearbook. Bather, Eta Kappa Nu memhers are pledged to assist their fellow students, both memhers and non-memhers. Much time is spent in aiding students to obtain em¬ ployment interviews with Electrical Engineering firms. The organization strives for a closer asso¬ ciation between student and faculty. Many changes in the Electrical Engineering Depart¬ ment policy have come about, and student-faculty relations have improved immensely. Although this society has been here at Tech for only a lew years, it has gone far in manifesting a deej) interest in the chosen work of its memhers. The officers of Gamma-Delta Chajjter of this past year have proven themselves able leaders, and were as follows: President, Donald Oliver; Vice-President, Raymond Giguere; Recording Secretary, John Morin; Treasurer, David Hath¬ away; Bridge Correspondent, George Polen. The Eaculty Advisers are Prof. William Gro¬ gan and Prof. Owen W. Kennedy, Jr. Prof. Morgan, Head of the E.E. Dept., is also an active mendjer. Members Raymond Giguere, Walter Liiefl, Jolin Morin, George .Saltus, Raymond Dyer, Kendall Forsherg, David Hathaway, David Halloek, Richard Samolis, Richard Wilson, George Rolen, Donald Oliver, Gregory Arvantely, Russell Fussier. First row (left to right): D. H. Hathaway, D. .S. Oliver, Rrof. O. W. Kennedy, Jr., R. G. Giguere, J. O. Morin. Second row (left to right): R. F. Dyer, Jr., G. F. Saltus, 1). B. Halloek, G. R. Arvantely, W. B. Lueft. Back row (left to right): R. N. Wilson, R. R. Samolis, K. F. Forsherg, G. R. Rolen. Front row (left to right): R. P. Samolis, K. R. Sorlin, J. W. Kilburne, J. H. Gearin, K. E. Haalancl. Back row (left to right): H. S. Peterson, R. N. Wilson, G. R. Polen, J. S. MacKay, Prof. J. E. Mulligan, Prof. 0. W. Kennedy, Jr., R. E. Snyder, R. G. Giguere, W. B. Lueft, G. E. Saltus. THE I.H.E.E. Experiencing its fourth year of a glorious existence Alpha Chapter of I.H.E.E. has grown in stature and capacity until at present it is one of the most spirited societies on the Hill. Band¬ ing together under the official seal of “Li’l Robie” the group has become an efficient, smooth¬ functioning society with a great deal of credit for these results going to the various commit¬ tees which along with the malt are the driving force of the organization. Prominent in the more important positions of the society are those of Choreographer, Poet Laureate, and Historian. During the regularly scheduled meetings, all- important school matters are discussed, seminars are held, and most important of all, research is carried on as regards resistance to flow and capacitive effects for steady-flow conditions. In addition to the meetings, various public appear¬ ances are scheduled so that all may marvel at the wondrous talents of the group. High on the list of important social events of the year is the annual alumni picnic which brings together all the loyal members of the group for a day of blissful reverie and song. It is at this picnic that the actives have the privilege of meeting all the alumni and partic¬ ularly those who were instrumental in the found¬ ing of the group. Besides this event, extensive tours are also taken and just last year the mem¬ bers made a pilgrimage to Jake Worth’s in Boston, scene of the National I.H.E.E. shrine. THE AChERS The fall of 1950 proved fateful for the chem¬ ical engineering department. Laboratory experi¬ ments went haywire and general ])roeedures went into a turmoil, the Aspirant Chemical Engineers Hisihility Society had been formed. Early in October, a group of chemical engineering stu¬ dents, seeking an outlet to relieve scholastic pressure, handed together to form the AChERS. The small group of founders received the sup¬ port of the other students enrolled in the course and the organization was soon running smoothly. At an early date a Head Acher was chosen, whose duty it was to lead the AChERS in their activities and to appoint important committees. The first committee to be appointed was an edu¬ cational committee known as the Basic Bare Beer Eacts committee whose function was to instruct members on the history of beer and the beer industry. This year an enterprising and enthusiastic group of incoming seniors replenished the mem¬ bership which had been depleted by graduation. They have carried on the traditions of the organ¬ ization and have lived up to the high ideals set forth by the founders. At an early meeting of the organizatioji John Coupe was elected chair¬ man and Philip Charron secretary. Later the members journeyed to Philadelphia to make an inspection tour of the Schmidt’s Brewery. The trip j)roved interesting as well as very enjoyable. Front row (left to right): P. W. Snyder, G. 11. Crozier, J. 1). (]oupe, P. A. Cliarron, W. E. Mac¬ Donald, N. M. Malas. Back row (left to right): G. T. Alidow, J. A. Holmes, S. M. V ' erslion, W. G. Mears, I). W. .Snndstix)in, 11. G. Kackett, J. J. Gregory, K. C. Jacino, T. R. DeLuca, 1). E. Estey. .yd ieUw m-wm. Front row (left to right): A. J. Knight, D. E. Smith, R. W. Pritchard, A. E. Rankin. Back row (left to right): R. R. Osell, D. G. Holmes, J. J. Fratino, P. W. Brown, Jr. ATHLETICS FOOTBALL First row (left to right): F. H. Horstmann, H. S. Peterson, J. J. Gregory, T. C. Fritz, Co-capt. D. G. Holmes, Co-capt. M. P. Shehek, T. F. Mahar, G. T. Abdow, S. C. Clevenger, J. S. MacKay. Second row (left to right): R. F. Hoyle, T. P. O’Connor, D. J. Grenier, J. F. Malloy, E. S. P. Bouvier, R. W. Fitzgerald, C. A. Hammer, R. N. Eldredge, R. J. Schultz. Third row (left to right): J. J. Concordia, H. S. Barton, D. A. Taylor, A. W. Rudman, W. C. Hatch, R. E. DeMatteo, S. P. Negus, J. F. Bye. Fourth roiv (left to right): Head Coach R. W. Pritchard, Ass’t Coach C. R. McNulty, H. C. Lindberg, J. J. Alekshun, E. M. Bloom, H. W. Nowick, R. N. Bazinet, G. P. Strom, A. J. Morgo, V. C. Johnson, Ass’t Coach M. Norcross, Manager C. D. Flanagan. The football picture at the outset of the 1952 season certainly was the most radical seen at Tech in many a moon. A lot of heft was gone from last year’s stout forward wall, and missing too, was the talented quarterback who led the Polymen through a successful 4-2 season in 1951. Here, instead, was a wealth of freshman talent—no less than ten men—comprising the largest con¬ tingent of first year men in a great many years. The line was smaller hut speedier and in most positions, deeper, followed by a light, flashy back- field. To help matters out, the athletic department acquired the very able as¬ sistance of Merl Norcross, a grid stand¬ out at the University of North Carolina, who, along with his coaching duties, inherited the doleful task of “watching next week’s opponents play this week.” Although faced with a much tougher schedule with the inclusion of ' I’ufts and Wesleyan on the card. Coach Pritchard was quite optimistic in pre¬ dicting a good season with the reserva¬ tion that his green squad didn’t make too many mistakes. The season, from the standpoint of won-loss percentage was not an over¬ whelming success, hut as far as good exciting football goes, few could top it. All observers will agree that any one of the losses could have gone the other way; and, but for a few breaks. Tech could conceivably have had a perfect slate. The Engineers lost a heart breaker to Tufts, trounced Maine Mari¬ time, fumbled away a sure win to Wesleyan, held a powerful Coast Guard to ten points, rolled over the luckless Trojans of R.P.I., but ended the sea¬ son lucklessly, dropping a close one to the horsemen of Norwich. TUFTS—Victory was in their grasp as the Engineers drove to the three yard line of the Jumbos on the opening day of the grid season. All day long the Techmen put on a great show; an aerial circus, featuring southpaw-slinging Tommy Mahar hitting glue-fingered Dave Holmes with crowd-stirring regu¬ larity, and a ground game, explosive at times, with Jack Malloy providing the majority of the punch. Not out¬ weighed by these performances, the supposedly green line fought the stub¬ born Pachyderms to a standstill, with Gregory and Taylor supplying some hacking-up techniques which were to earmark games to come. The Jumbos had drawn first blood as a result of a safety midway through the first period, hut a couple of well placed aerials put the Engineers in the van, 7-2, as the first period ended. After a head- knocking second quarter, Mahar cli¬ maxed a drive, featuring some fine slants hy Malloy, by rifling a TD shot to Dave Holmes to make the score 13-2 when the first half festivities ceased. Tufts put together some fine runs to football circles, and the Engineers were out to make them live up to it. Tech scored in the first few minutes as a result of a recovered Wesleyan fumble, a few bucks hy Malloy and Adhow ' , and a scoring pass from Mahar to Peterson. However, it wasn’t long before the breaks start¬ ed going the other way, Wesleyan re¬ covering a loose hall on the Tech 18, which was quickly converted into seven points. A few plays later an alert Cardinal come back with a 98-yard drive to a touchdown in the fourth period, hut this appeared to he their dying gasp as the Engineers rebounded with an effort of their own. Thus it was, with three minutes to go, the hall on the five yard line—a flat pass, an interception, a 102 yard sprint, and a heartbreaking finish to a great hall game. MAINE MARITIME — The second week of the season hrought the Maine Maritime team before the vengeful guns of the Pritchardmen. The sail¬ ors put up a fair pass defense, damp¬ ening Mahar’s passing efforts, hut opening the gates to an explosive run¬ ning attack. George Abdow and Don Grenier led the attack with two and one touchdowns, respectively. Dave Holmes added another by intercepting a pitchout and hustling unmolested into the end zone. Towards the end of the game. Boh Schultz, emulating his captain’s effort, got between the quarterback and halfback, picked off a pass and scooted 40 yards to a score. The Maritimers never could get go¬ ing; errors, a stout defense, and some booming punts hy freshman end Dick Bazinet kept the luckless Main- ites at bay throughout the tilt. The resulting score was 35-0, and though not the most interesting game to watch it proved the versatility of the Pritch¬ ard attack and made a lot of people agree with coach Boh that this was his finest team. WE.SLEYAN—Wesleyan, new on the schedule, had a good reputation in Holmes again! Co-captains Shebek and Holmes, Coach Pritchard. defense picked off a Mahar pass and four plays later the Cards scored as a deflected pass fell into unfriendly hands, making it 13-7 against the Polynien. Mahar, being pressed for time as the Tech line yielded, was the victim of another interception and consequently a score which put the Engineers into a 20-7 rut. Another interception didn’t help the situation any, hut as time was running out in the first half, an “old Reliable” play, the delayed buck, with Abdow carry¬ ing ate up 17 yards and put the hall in scoring position. However, the fickle finger again stepped in as Dave Holmes, after pulling in a beautiful pass, was hit hard and fumbled on the 8 yaril line. The half ended with Wesleyan two TD’s ahead, the breaks definitely agaiii ' t the luckless Pritch¬ ardmen. A spirited drive at the o[)ening of the second half hostilities hogged down on the 22 as two passes slipped through receivers’ fingers. The break came a few minutes later as Ted Eritz pounced on a fumble on the Wesleyan 43. Mahar then uncorked a fine heave to Dick Bazinet on the 20, and the speedy end sprinted the rest of the way for the score. O’Connor’s second successful conversion made the score 20-14 and the Engineers were again in contention. From this point on, the Pritchardmen fought like tigers. Fine line i)lay, aided by some rib-crushing hacking-up hy Gregory, gave Tech the hall in Wesleyan terri- •� beauty, engineered by Pritchard to exacting specifications. Henry Norwich, the freshman de¬ fensive half hack must be given credit for much of the success in holding the New Londoners in check since he, on two occasions, stopped two would-be scorers in their tracks when a touchdown seemed unques¬ tionable. The first time it was the Nemesis Nat .Spadafora on the eight yard line, and later Roehmer on the two yard line, as the latter was waltz¬ ing through a gaping lude on fourth down. The first half was strictly de¬ fensive man’s meat and ended up in in scoreless tie. Coast Guard managed a field goal in the third period and Tech countered with a safety to make the score a hase-hallish 3-2 at the end of three periods. Late in the last canto, the Cadets started a sustained drive which final¬ ly resulted in a touchdown, the weary Tech defense sagging after four gruelling periods of head-knocking. The Admiral, seeing his last foot¬ ball game, could not help hut he proud of his men this day. RENSSELAER—The Trojans of R. P. 1. presented a stubborn defense but were no match for the deter¬ mined Polymen who had been denied too often in their last two games. Many surprises were in store for the Trojans this day as Abdow, whom the R. P. 1. scouts remembered as a blocking back last year, provided the spade for tlie running attack, being the big ground gamer of tbe day, while Gregory, who had averaged over nine yards per carry against the Tro¬ jans last year, played strictly defense —and a whale of a game at that. All the passes this day were not left handed either as Hank Norwich took a turn at the wheel and ran and pitched the team to a pair of TD’s. Abdow scored in the first period after a long 91 yard march featuring good running by Shebek and Mal¬ loy. Norwich fired a fourth down Ilurrv up, Baz! Up for the kickoff. tory. A pass, Mahar to Bazinet, and a line buck brought what seemed a first down, only to have a confused official move the ball from where it should have been measured to mid- field, losing precious inches and awarding the ball to the Cardinals. From here on, the battle waxed hot, both teams making thrusts only to be parried as defenses tightened. The last bad break came as Brigham of Wesleyan arched a pass toward Lavin and defender Nowick, seemingly in control of the situation, slipped and fell, giving the Cards their last and easiest touchdown. Time had run out before the Polymen could put together a scoring offensive and Wesleyan was the victor, 27-14. COAST GUARD — The previous week’s disappointment wasn’t much of a buildup for the game against Coast Guard, which had vanquished Wesley¬ an by about six touchdowns. How¬ ever, this was Homecoming Day and all forecasts were thrown aside if only from previous years’ results. No one on our side was disappointed at the outcome. Though Coast Guard won 10-2, it took the mighty cadets from New London four periods to reach paydirt as time and time again the Engineers repulsed a seemingly un¬ stoppable attack in tbe shadows of their goal posts. Offensively, the Polymen, except for a few hursts of brilliance could make little progress against tbe Shaggy Bear defense, but the defensive work was a thing of strike to Holmes late in the second quarter, the rest of the play being taken up hy some good defensive play as the Tech line continued to improve with age. The passers especially had all kinds of protection throughout the day. The Trojans managed a score in the third period, showing remark¬ able comeback powers, but Mahar connected with Holmes in the end zone and Vein Johnson bucked over for a score set up hy some nice run¬ ning hy Grenier to ice the game for the afternoon. The final score read 26-6. NORWICH—The team traveled to Northfield for the final game against Norwich on a frozen, snow-covered gridiron and once again it wasn’t in the cards. A combination of had breaks and too much Ed Meehan was enough to provide the margin. Norwich got the jump as a result of a fumble and scored after a few minutes on a Meehan pass. Tech came to life after Gregory had inter¬ cepted a pass and drove for 50 yards to the end of the stripe with Mike Shehek plowing over for the tally. Jack Malloy threw in a nice run be¬ hind some crack blocking hy the offensive unit. However, another fum¬ ble and a couple of Norwich passes made it 13-6 at the half. A scoreless third period ensued with neither team able to move con¬ sistently until the waning moments, when Allard of Norwich broke loose for a 35 yard jaunt to the Worcester Greased lightning. six. The latter scored minutes later in the final quarter. Mahar pulled the old “Shehek Option” out of the hag to provide the last thrill. He jiitched out to the Co-Captain in the flat and the latter heaved a long scoring aerial to Ah- dow in the end zone. Time ran out several minutes later on the Engineers’ 1952 football season. Thus brought to a close the 1952 edition of the Worcester Tech foot¬ ball season; not a fitting one it is sure, especially for the ten seniors who donned the pads for the last time. Co-captains Shehek and Holmes, halfbacks Gregory and Abdow, tackles Fritz and McKay, end Peterson, guard Martin and centers Fitzgerald and O’Connor all played four years of varsity ball. Their absence, needless to say, will be felt. Mike Shehek j)layed a solid sixty minutes of foot¬ ball, did the punting chores, and contributed some fine runs, usually when the attack was lagging down or when that extra inch was needed. Dave Holmes never got a rest either, for the simide reason that no one could fill the gap. The shift enil was a marked man after his first game’s performance this year, but continued snagging the pigskin, even when sur¬ rounded hy ilefenders. On ilefense, his end was usually left alone after the first few tries. Ted Fritz, the huge, hut fast moving tackle, was a coach’s hall jilayer, a 60 minute man to hoot. His mere presence in the lineup was money in the bank—the guy that makes the opponent think twice before running over tackle. John Gregory and George Abdow played both offense and defense up to their senior years, hut Abdow stuck to offense this year anil Gregory made a name for himself as a defen¬ sive hacker-up. If a small school like Tech coil ' d he considered in All- American ratings, any one of these hoys could well have made the grade. Inches tu go. SOCCER First row (left to right): R. F. Ledoux, R. W. Meyer, D. E. Beach, F. DeBoer, Capt. I. A. Davidson, P. E. Simon, P. W. Brown, E. F. Schneider, H. M. Strage. Second row (left to right): T. J. Healey, R. A. Davis, M. X. Andrews, B. A. Sealy, E. Corujo, J. M. Nash, L. E. Edfors, R. E. Gilbert, F. J. Ogozalek. Third row (left to right): Coach J. Geddes, T. N. Vimbu, J. J. O’Connor, A. D. Blakeslee, H. H. Koehl, H. C. Bell, F. L. Saucier, D. N. Lathrop, W. E. Lloyd, R. J. Sansoucy, K. E. Haaland, Ass’t Coach L. McKechnie. Fourth row (left to right): L. C. Millard, R. K. Neunherz, H. W. Brown, J. R. Goodwin, R. J. Lucey, W. M. Stewart. To some thirty-three eager Tech soccermen, the first day of school also meant the beginning of another season. With only six days of prac¬ tice before the first game, the team had to get into shaije in double time. Only a few afternoons of “soft shoe” practices were needed to loosen lazy summer muscles and get tlie nucleus of a team into shape. The arrival of many new enthusiasts was a promising sign and each was taken under the wing of a varsity man and given individual instruction. After looking over the roster, with six of last year’s lettermen lost to graduation, two lost due to ineligi- l)ility and one due to injury, the team would certainly take on a new face this year. After four days of drill and more drill on fundamentals, the soccer shoes were issued and daily scrim¬ mages, lasting late into the afternoon, were the order of the day. Finally the day before the opening game, last minute i)lays, drills and pep talks were dished out along with uniforms. The mighty, always-hard-to-heat, hooters from Trinity were the first opponents. Outclassed from the open¬ ing whistle by a well-trainetl and smooth-running machine, the Tech hooters were out of the contest. This was the team that went on to take top honors in the New England region. The game was played mostly on the Tech side of the field and it was only by the determined play of the half- hack line, composed of Elmer Corujo, Fred DeBoer, and Paul Brown, that the score was kept down to 4-0. Next Monday’s practice saw the Ceddes-men getting a complete work¬ out on fundamentals. Starting with a chalk talk and movies the plays were first tlecided anti then tried out on the field to get them finally smoothed out. The rest of the week saw many scrimmages, with various combina¬ tions being tried by the coaches. Finally the stage was set for the second game against the University of Massachusetts. The fighting spirit which was hadly lacking in the first game was ever present in this tilt. The final oiii- come of the game (le])en(led on tlie survival of the fittest, as the Mass, hooters drove the hoys literally off their feet and, finally, in the last quarter exploded with a l)arrage of five goals to make the final count 8-2. Hoezel, outstanding All-American, pulled the much coveted hat trick. Co- capt. Ken Haaland scored the first Tech score in the second half. Tulsi Vembu, agile line man, a product of India, and a newcomer to Tech, scored the only other Tech point. The out¬ standing play of Harry Brown in the goal was a sign of good things to come. Using the same talents he uses on the hasehall field and the basketball court, Harry was able to pick up the game very quickly. With arch city rival, Clark, sched¬ uled for the next week-end, the soccer field was very active during the week. Coach Jim Geddes kept the boys moving and on their toes during all sessions. With the added encourage¬ ment of assistant coach Jim McKech- nie, the boys were out to chalk up their first victory. The Scarlet field was a mass of some three hundred banner-flapping, raccoon-coated, cheer- happy Clark rooters who tried in vain to spur their team to victory. It was a matter of determination that finally decided the course of the contest. Kach team kept knocking on each other’s doorstej) time and again hut to no avail. The halftime count stood at 0-0, and you can be certain that even though it was cold and windy, no one left the stands. The second half started with even more of a hang. Finally it was co-captain Ian David¬ son who broke the ice when he twice pounded the leather into the cage at the beginning of the last quarter. It was the defensive team which saved the day; playing at their best, the halfback line worked exjiertly, feed¬ ing the forwards at every chance. The fullback line also sparkled, as Phil Simon, Bruce Sealy and Hank Strage cleared the goal and kept it that way for most of the second half. The line worked like a machine, Davidson to Haaland to Beach and back again, and Tech had victory number one. It was before a cheering home¬ coming crowd that the Tech hooters took the field again; this time to meet the Jumbos from Tufts. The Blue men were out to avenge a loss which Tech handed them last year in a closely fought game. The going was tough throughout the contest, and at half time the score was deadlocked, 1-1. Back . . . As in all sports a tie game always means a tougher and tighter duel, and such was the case. Though Tech’s ilefenders played well, the Blue in¬ vasion was finally successful. The final minutes of play saw many Tech shots go just a hit wide and a num¬ ber of them very beautifully saved. It was a downcast Tech eleven that left the field that windy day. The last two contests of the year although both were defeats, proved to be very close and exciting. The Bos¬ ton University game ended in a 3-2 score and M.l.T. took the measure of the team in the final game, 5-2. This last game was played in the snow and rain and was a hard one to lose for the Techmen who led up until the final four minutes, when the eventual winners scored four goals within as many minutes. The season’s record was not good, hut in the words of the well-known sports announcer, “It doesn’t matter if you lose or win, hut just how hard you try.’’ The Polymen played hard in every contest, with the collected ex¬ perience and better conditioning of the opposing teams often being the ilifference between a win anil a loss. Elmer Corujo, one of the most ag¬ gressive i)layers on this year’s team, was chosen to captain the squad next . . . and forth. vear. TRACK TECH First row (left to right): P. V. Staknis, H. K. Tufts, Co-captain F. W. Madigan, Co-captain D. G. Post, L. E. Clampett, R. C. Butterwortli. Second row (left to right): Manager P. A. Charron, Ass’t Coach R. A. Zeleny, P. D. Schoon- maker, L. A. Keefe, L. H. Roger, Coach F. Sannella. Starting in early October and lasting until the end of May, Coach Frank Sannella can be seen training and guiding track¬ men through the cross-country, relay and indoor and outdoor track seasons. The first job he encounters in the fall is that of getting together a group of about seven runners who will represent the school as a cross-country team. This has not always been easy to do, mainly because this is a gruel¬ ling sport and there aren’t enough fellows interested. How¬ ever, Coach Sannella always manages someway to get a team together, and although the teams do not have a winning season, in his seven years of coaching at Tech he has produced an individ¬ ual winner in at least 75 of the meets. During this past season the har¬ riers ran into some very hard and discouraging luck as they were defeated in all their six meets. In not one race did Coach San¬ nella have a complete team of seven runners. Also one of his runners. Co-captain Bud Madigan, was unable to run for the first two- thirds of the season. Due to these circumstances the team was de¬ feated by University of Massa¬ chusetts, Amherst, Coast Guard Academy, Northeastern, Wesleyan and Tufts. However, in a couple of these meets luck could have turned the tide the other way. Co¬ captain Don Post won individual honors by taking first place in both the Amherst, and Coast Guard meets. Other men who competed for the team during the past season were Hugh Tufts, Jim Clampett, Dick Butterworth, Les Keefe, John Rogers , and Paul Schoonmaker. The last three were freshmen who had never run before, but with some experience behind them they should be able to help the team next year. Graduating this year will be four year veteran Bud Madigan who co-captained the team with Don Post, a three year runner. With these two men gone. Coach Sannella will have to find some new men for next year’s team. After a few weeks rest, the First row (left to right): S. R. Harvey, Co-captain I). G. Post, H. K. Tufts. Second row (left to right): Ass ' t Coach R. A. Zeleny, J. H. Rogers, P. D. Schoon- maker. Coach F. Sannella. scene then turned to the relay races. There are two annual relay races in which the team partici¬ pates each year. The first of these is the Knights of Columbus meet which was held in the middle of January. The race itself is one mile, each man running 440 yards. The team was composed of Bud Madigan, Don Post, Sid Harvey and Dick Kirk. Competing against Tech in this race were University of Massachusetts, Bowdoin, Colby and Springfield. In this race Bud got off to a good start and passed the stick to Don in a first place dead heat finish with the first Bowdoin runner. Don then quick¬ ly stepped in front and gave a lead of about five yards to Sid. The Bowdoin runner then picked up a little ground on Sid and when Sid passed the baton to Dick he was leading by a few yards. The Bowdoin runner quickly passed Dick and with one lap to go the Springfield runner passed him, and then with only about five yards to go the Massachusetts run¬ ner put on a terrific kick a nd just edged Dick at the end. Two weeks later the team en¬ tered the B. A. A. games at the Boston Garden. The line-up was the same excej)t that Hugh Tufts replaced Don Post. The teams that Tech encountered were of higher calibre than before and since Tech had its mid-year exams the pre¬ vious week they had little time to practice. As a result the team finished last in a four team race. Since Madigan, Post and Harvey are all graduating, a complete re¬ building of the team is necessary. During his four years at Tech, Bud Madigan had the distinction of competing in all the eight races that have been run during that time. That feat equalled the record that Dick Zeleny had set during his running days at Tech. After the relay season, the track forces turn to the indoor and out¬ door track meets. On the schedule for the Sannellamen are meets with Trinity, Coast Guard and Univer¬ sity of Mass. Holdovers from last year include. Bud Madigan, Don Post, Sitl Harvey, Bill Ernst, Stan Clevenger, Dick Kirk, Dick Hall, Ian Davidson, Earl Bloom, Dick Butterworth, Ken Shiatte and Bob Oram. BASKETBALL First row (left to right): R. R. Osell, M. P. Sliebek, Co-capt. R. J. Hall, Co-capt. H. W. Brown, H. A. Vasil, D. R. Hoch, J. J. Fratino. Second row (left to right): Coach C. R. McNulty, E. M. Bloom, H. W. Nowick, R. J. Schultz, D. B. MacLaren, Manager P. A. Charron. This was to he the year for Worces¬ ter Tech haskethall. Players and f ans alike were looking forward to the season with high hopes and expecta¬ tions. This was the year when most of the team would reach maturity under Coach McNulty’s tutelage. It was predominantly a senior team, ex¬ perienced and well balanced. This squad had sufficient height iqj front, and speed and depth in its hack court men. Co-captains Harry Brown and Ace Hall were foremost in the basketball picture. Harry was in his fourth sea¬ son of varsity hall, while Ace was playing his third year. Together they formed a potent one-two scoring l)unch and were a strong pair off the hoards. Another big man, hut still a ques¬ tion mark, was Hank Vasil. Everyone knew that Hank had the ability, hut he lacked the all important game ex¬ perience. If McNulty could depend on Vasil, he would have anotlier hoard- man and another scorer. Backing up tliis big three was high scoring Earl Bloom. Earl, just a sophomore, was being counted on for a strong performance, comparable to last year. Earl, a jumping jack, would also lend help off the backboards. In the hackcourt. Tech had four men playing their third season of varsity ball. Doug MacLaren seemed to he the key. Possessing a pair of lightning hands, Doug had always been a strong floorman. At the tail- end of last season, he found his shoot¬ ing eye, and if he could continue his scoring ways. Tech had a star in the making. The other three hackcourt men were Danny Hocli, Joe Eratino, and Mike Shehek. All three were fast and all three were experienced. Hoch featured a strong set and push shot from outside. Fratino was a smooth hall handler and possessor of a good set shot. Shehek, extremely fast and aggressive, was a scoring threat with his one hand pushers from the outside. Completing the squad were Dave Gilbert and Roger Osell, playing their second year of varsity hall, Boh .Scliultz, a bruising hoard man uji from the jayvees, and Hank Nowick, a freshman. Interfraternity Weekend brought out the haskethall team in their ’52- ’53 debut against a soft touch Fitch¬ burg State Teachers College. The hoys had little trouble running up an 80-44 victory margin. After a slow first period the Engineers rolled to a commanding 41-24 halftime lead. Controlling both backboards, the home forces coasted to the victory. Pivot man Harry Brown took scoring honors with 19 points, while Doug MacLaren tossed in 15. The Techmen made it two in a row with a 76-58 romp over the Uni¬ versity of Massachusetts at Alumni Gym. A 28-point fourth period bar¬ rage was too much for the Redmen and ' I ' ech walked home with the win. Earl Bloom personally broke the game wide open with eiglit straight points at the outset of the final period. Eive men hit double figures for the Engi¬ neers. Brown and Vasil were high with 17 while MacLaren totaled 13, and Bloom and Shehek chippetl in with 11 and 10 ])oints respectively. MacLaren Hall on a jump. also played a strong defensive game as he roped and tied the Redmen’s captain and star, Henry Mosyehuk. The Engineers made it three in a row by ruining 90-57. Domin¬ ating play from the outset, the Boyn¬ ton Hillers set an all time scoring mark for Tech fives. The Polymen wasted no time in racing out front, 22-11, at the first period. The on¬ slaught continued as they ran up quarterly leads of 48-25 and 67-37. The reserves finished festivities in this record breaking offensive display with a 23 point fourth quarter. Vasil and MacLaren led the individual scor¬ ing with 18 points each, while Brown tallied 17 and Bloom 14. Following the Christmas recess, Tech traveled down to Tufts to suffer a 77-68 setback at the hands of the Jumbos. With their shooting off form, the Engineers managed to keep the game close for just one half. In the third period. Tufts pulled ahead, and despite a few determined drives, the Techmen could never close the gap. Harry Brown fouled out at the start of the second half thus weakening the McNulty men for the remainder of the game. Near perfect charity tossing kept the Engineers in con¬ tention as they sank 23 out of 27 free throws. Doug MacLaren manageil 15 points before turning an ankle in the closing minutes, and Ace Hall tallied 14 to lead the Tech scoring. Trinity came to town two nights later to hand Worcester its first loss at home, 66-54. Throwing the Engi¬ neers off stride with a zone defense, the Hilltoppers rode to the victory behind the hot hand of Chesty Christolini, who totaled 23 points. Trailing by seven points, 21-28, at the start of the second half, the Techmen fought to within two points, hut could never come closer. Harry Brown led the home forces in a losing cause with 13 points, while Vasil and Hall liad 12 and 10, respectively. The Boynton Hillers hit the road for their next encounter and got whacked, 65-51, by A.l.C. Despite their inability to hit consistently, the Worcesterites stayed in contention for three periods. They trailed by a scant point, 46-47, heading ilown the stretch. But here the Techmen must have set some sort of record as they went 9 minutes and 20 seconds with¬ out scoring a floor goal. This famine cost the Engineers the victory. Harry Brown and Doug MacLaren were the only Tech players to total more than five points. Harry, dropping a perfect nine from the charity line, tallied 19 and Doug followed with 12. Worcester Tech came back with a vengeance to wallop a skyscraping and highly favored Hartwick five, 62-51, at Alumni Gym. Fighting fiercely off the hoards, the Engineers outscrapped the visitors ami brought down the choice win. Seven straight points by Harry Brown in the third period broke the game wiile open. Harry wound up with 18 points followed by Ace Hall with 13 and Doug MacLaren with 11. This was not the sharpshooting five that won three straight games, hut they were a driving, scrapping team that managed to get off 90 shots in the course of the game, most of them in close. Their greatest accomplish¬ ment was untracking themselves from the skid they had hit after the vaca¬ tion. The road may now lead up. lAdlowing the midyear layoff for exams, the ' rechmen traveled to New London to suffer a 65-60 loss to the Brown rebounding. ing ability coming alive, the Teclimen were a i)()tent crew. Coach McNulty, suhstiluting timely, kept the pressure on Upsala, until at the end they were a hadly heaten crew. The Boynton Hillers moved ahead of lipsala 20-12 at the quarter, hut the visitors fought hack to trail hy only three, 34-37, at halftime. In the third session the Teclimen virtually blasted the Vikings from the court, as the Engineers blazed ahead, 62-42. The final period was high scoring hut indecisive as Tech coasted to their most impressive victory, 79-60. Ace Mall broke open the Upsala defenses with a 21-point barrage. Harry Brown tallied 16 points and Hank Vasil added 11. All eyes up. Coast Guard Academy. Harry Brown hooped eleven points in a sensational third period streak, hut it wasn ' t enough. After trailing 49-40 early in the final period, the Engineers, sparked hy Earl Bloom and Bob Schultz, rolled ahead, 52-49. The Ca¬ dets were not to he denied, however, and paraded to the foul line in the final minutes to capture the verdict. Doug MacLaren, after having been held to one point at New ' London, came hack the following night to lead the Engineers to a hard earned 65-54 win over Assumption at Alumni Gym. For three and a half periods the scrappy Greyhounds kept the Tech- men off balance with a shifting zone defense, hut an unanswered ten-point surge in the closing minutes captured the victory for Tech. MacLaren totaled 16 points, followed hy Vasil with 14 and Hall with 10. Williams College sent Tech reeling to its fourth straight road loss, 69-53, the following week. The Engineers, falling to their fifth loss of the year, started on a high note and roared ahead 20-12 at the first (juarter. Their shooting became woeful and their at¬ tack imi)otent when Harry Brown fouled out early in the secoml half trying to stop the scoring of the Purple’s giant center, Vic Moro. Williams’ burly bucket man, ruining Tech with jump shots aiul rebounds, wound up with 31 [joints. Thirteen of these points came from the foul line. One happy note was the scoring of Ace Hall who dropped in 17 points. MacLaren chijiped in with 13 points and played his usual strong floor game. Worcester Tech’s latent basketball punch exploiled with a fury to flatten a highly favored Upsala five, 79-60. The Engineers were a team of bear¬ cats on defense and, operating from a more versatile attack, had simply too many guns for the visiting Vi¬ kings. With Hank Vasil and Joe Fra- tino playing their best games of the season, and Ace Hall’s dormant scor¬ Lose The Techmen traveled down the pike to suffer a 62-56 reversal at the hands of Boston University. A 27 point scor¬ ing hinge hy Don MacFadgen proved too much for the Boynton Hillers, de¬ spite 17 and 14 point efforts hy Harry Brown and Hank Vasil. Worcester’s second trip down the pike proved t(j he as disastrous as the first one, when they went down before Northeastern 69-66 in overtime. Ace Hall and Harry Brown delivered ter¬ rific performances, hut to no ava il. Harry scored 16 of his 22 points in the first half; then Ace took over and tallied 20 of his 26 point total in the second half and overtime. The Boynton Hillers won their first suniething. game on the road after six previous losses when they trekked down to Lowell to wallop a hapless Lowell Textile five, 70-42. After a slow start, the traveling Technien ran t)ff to a 21-6 first period advantage. The Engineers held sway 35-13 at the half and 49-25 after three quarters. Harry Brown was immense in all depart¬ ments, leading the scoring with 22 points, while Hank asil pitched in with 11. Coming on with a fighting hrand of basketball in the second half, the Engineers annexed the Worcester small college basketball championsbip by downing an oft-beaten, but willing Clark Llniversity quintet, 66-46. The game started very slowly with Tech holding one point leads at the first two quarters, 8-7 and 19-18. In the second half Brown, Hall, and ! hehek came ablaze to fire the Polymen out front 39-29 at the period and on to the convincing victory. Brown tossed home 19 points, followed by Hall with 14. The Engineers had too much class as they ran up a 78-55 score against Mer¬ rimack College. The McNultymen ran ahead 15-8 at the first quarter and held sway throughout the contest. Harry Brown picked up scoring honors with 22 points. The Worcester Tech five ended their season on a disastrous note as they fell before a too powerful Springfield team 89-46 at Springfield. Three Worcester first stringers failed H is favorite shot. to score from the floor. All-New Eng¬ land scoring record holder Alan Schutts was chief villain with 34 points. The McNulty men experienced a somewliat disappointing, although winning season. The campaign was highlighted l)y some sparkling per¬ formances, hut the Imys ran into difficulties on tlie road. Ace Hall seemed to be the key. When Ace was hitting from outside, the Tech team was virtually uid)eatable. It was no coincidence that one of Ace’s hottest scoring splurges, a 21-point effort and Tech’s most imj)ressive victory, a I9¬ 60 verdict over I ' psala, fell on the same night. The inability of the Boynton Hill¬ ers to win on the road probably could be attributed to the heavy scholastic schedule and the fact that the games were played during the week. The record that this year’s competent five compiled makes one wonder if Tech can ever have a really winning season. The liackhone of the ’52-’53 team was Harry Brown. He was the strength off the boards, the scorer, ami the man around whom the whole Tech attack was built. Harry, a truly great basketball player for four years, set some post-war and probably some all time scoring records in his four years of Tech basketball. Using left and right handed hookshots, Harry totaled 287 points in 17 games this year, a post war record. But the record that probably is an all time record is his four year total of 964 for an average of 14.8 points per game. The reason that these records are not definite is that scoring records were not kej)t before the war. How¬ ever, it is douhtful that in the pre¬ war days of low scoring basketball anyone could have surpassed these totals. A final salute is in order to the five seniors. Brown, Hall, Hank asil, Danny Hoch, and Mike Shebek, who hel{)ed make the season successful. In or out. J.V. BASKETBALL First row (left to right): R. N. Bazinet, R. H. Philhower, J. A. Cheney, F. Hering, W. A. Johnson, K. E. Joyce. Second row (left to right): Manager D. E. Ross, E. C. Heith, R. Robinson, G. B. Brown, G. T. Dyer, Coach M. Norcross. This year the Junior Varsity squad was ably coached by our coaching newcomer, Merl Norcross, recent graduate of the University of North Carolina. Plagued by the old Tech bugaboo the boys had considerable trouble winning on the road. The season opened with an easy 87-32 win over Rockwood Sprinkler. From then on they alternated wins with losses to end up with seven wins and six losses. Among the losses the Trinity, Worcester Academy, and South Higli games stand out as unusual. Trini¬ ty, featuring a high scoring outfit, almost swept the Tech J.V.’s off the floor with their accurate shooting. They rolled up an impressive 47-20 half time lead. The Tech J.V.’s came hack strong in the last half and out- scored their opponents, hut the time was too short and the deficit too great. Final score, 75-60. Worcester Academy, with a long string of victories, heat the Tech team on the Academy’s floor. The Tech team kept up with the Acade¬ my’s first five. The Academy’s sec¬ ond five, however, took to the court and, with some accurate shooting and a fast break, surged into the lead which they never relinquished. Ged- ney Brown played a great defensive game, holding their top scorer to nine points. The high school “jinx” once again held true, as South High came from behind to heat a sluggish Tech team, 54-51. Foisy of South went wild as he punished the nets for 35 points. As a result of heating the Clark and Assumption Jayvees, the Tech Jayvees equalled the achievement of their varsity “big brothers” and took the mythical J.V. Small College Championship of Worcester. Winning their only away game, the Tech cagers romped over A.I.C., 61- 33, on a large Springfield floor which proved no hazard to the Tech men. Staknis and Bazinet were high with 14 points each. The highlight of the season, to the players and the coach, was a con¬ vincing win over Leicester Jr. Col¬ lege in the final game, 82-69. Play¬ ing steady and inspired ball, the J.V.’s held a high scoring outfit and their “Big Gun”, Paul Deignan, to a minimum of points. Bazinet’s defen¬ sive work and Hering’s ball handling featured in the win. Hering also dropped in 20 points. Richard Bazinet was high man for the season with 195 points, followed closely by Hering and Philhower. Jim Cheney worked himself up to the starting five and finished strong, scoring heavily in the last three games. Phil Staknis and Dick Leahy saw considerable action in several games, with Kevin Joyce, Bill John¬ son, Gerry Dyer, Elliot Heith, and Boh Robinson rounding out the squad. RIFLE CLUB 4 First row (left to right): R. J. Ha.snerl, M. J. Kidder, L. V. Mello, K. L. Wakeen, M. N. Hoech- stetter, R. E. Chiahrandy. Second row (left to right): J. A. Warren, M. G. Gordon, R. J. Emery, G. L. MacQuarrie. The Rifle QuIj, under the able guidance of Colonel Harris, con¬ tinued the good work started last year. Ken Wakeen was elected Presi¬ dent, along with Jim Warren and Len Mello as treasurer and manager, respectively. Five returning letter- men, with the help of Sgt. Enherg, have developed tlie strongest team Tech has had since the war. The league in which Tech competes hoasts at least three teams whicli are con¬ tenders for National Championship Honors, and one of them, M.I.T., has won three times in the past four years. With the league boasting twelve teams. Tech at present stands in fourth place due to a two point loss to the University of New Hamp¬ shire. Tlie team has been greatly aided by the ROTC continuing its policy of furnishing free ammuni¬ tion to the team. The team bids fair to he a strong one next year as well, although it will he definitely hurt by the loss of four lettermen through graduation. The Class of ’55 has already devel¬ oped some crack shots and the Class of ’56 has several men who display great promise. All this not to men¬ tion the present Juniors who are the first line of reserves on this year’s squad. There have been several additions to the club in the way of equij)ment this year. Two new spotting scopes and a new rifle have been purchased and we hope that this is only a be¬ ginning. More new rifles are needed as well as another spotting scope. Moreover a set of new target carriers is badly needed. During the course of the year Sgt. Enherg has labored long and mighti¬ ly to continue the improvements on the range which were started last year. His biggest job was in revamping and adding to the armor backstop. A revision of the lighting system was also due largely to his efforts, and at present he is engaged in securing more lockers for the team. Your au¬ thor has been on a great many ranges th roughout New England and it is his honest opinion that Tech’s range, although a little small, is as good as the best ranges in New England. Many expert marksmen who have been guests on our range have been heard to make similar remarks. All this has been largely due to the efforts of .Sg;t. Engherg, Ken Wakeen, Jim Warren, and Len Mello who deserve a hand for a difficult job well done. SWIMMING First row (left to right): J. A. Warren, S. M. Vershon, H. W. Boynton, Captain G. E. Walters, H. P. Whittle, R. H. Wildt, J. K. Leland. Second row (left to right): Manager W. M. Walsh, F. E. Drake, H. H. Brown, J. M. McHugh, J. F. Carroll, J. H. Lillibridge, Coach F. W. Grant. At the outset of the 1952-1953 swimming season, Coach Frank Grant was faced with a big re¬ building job, due to the loss of Stu Rowe, Don Adams, and Pete Quamo through graduation. How¬ ever, Captain Bucky Walters ap¬ peared ready for a big season, and a crop of promising Freshmen and Sophomores made the outlook a hit more cheerful. In the Tech mermen’s first meet, a strong University of Connecti¬ cut team invaded the Tech pool and sank the Engineers by a 51- 33 count. Captain Walters was the outstanding performer for Tech this day as he took two firsts and anchored the relay team. In the 440 free style he set a new college record with a time of 5:19.6. Sophomore Fred Drake captured the diving to take Tech’s only other first of the day. The Techmen’s next foe was Tufts and here again the Engineers were simply outmanned. Tufts won handily by a 54-29 score. Once again Captain Walters swam brilliantly, capturing first place in the 220 and 440 yard freestyle events and anchoring the winning Tech relay team. Cy Yershon captured the 200 yard backstroke to register Tech’s other first place. And then—the roof really fell in in the form of mid-semester marks! The Tech faculty, oblivious to the fortunes of the Tech swimming team and of Frank Grant’s blood-pressure, proceeded to deliver a crushing blow to the Engineers’ hopes for a winning season. The brilliant Captain Walters, Henry Boynton and promising freshman Bob Mata- rainen all felt this sting of scho¬ lastic ineligibility, as Tech fol¬ lowers moaned and Coach Grant tore his hair. The resulting weaknesses were clearly seen in the next meet with B. U. Tech lost by the convincing margin of 49-33. Registering firsts for Tech were Howie Whittle in the breaststroke, Cy Vershon in the backstroke, John Leland in diving, and Jim Carroll in the 50- yard freestyle. Tech’s next opponent was the Trinity powerhouse. Tech’s relay team scored the only first for the Coaches brief record-breaker. Engineers all day as Trinity dog- paddled to an easy 59-25 win. Next came M. I. T. and the dead- game Tech splashers completely outclassed. Fresh m a n Howie Brown showed much promise in capturing the 220-yard freestyle while Jim Carroll came through for a win in the 60-yard freestyle. Otherwise, it was a dim day for Worcester, as M. I. T. registered a 57-27 win. Tech’s next foe was the Coast Guard Academy, and again the Engineers found themselves “in over their heads.” Coast Guard racked up an easy 58-26 win as Carroll, Whittle, and Roger Wildt came through for first places in the 60-yard freestyle, the 200-yard backstroke, and the 200-yard breaststroke respectively. Once again, however, this fighting Tech team tried their hearts out in true Worcester fashion. The Grantmen next faced Amherst College, always one of New England’s top tank teams. In¬ experience and lack of manpower resulted in a lopsided Tech de¬ feat. Vershon was the only Tech winner as he again copped his specialty, the 200-yard backstroke. Otherwise, the Lord Jeff’s had everything pretty much their own way as they won handily, 61-22. The next and last test of the year pitted our Engineers against the Redmen from the University of Massachusetts. Fred Drake’s win in the diving event was Tech’s only first of the day. This time Tech walked off on the short end of a 57-27 count. Thus ended a fruitless season for the Tech mermen. However, their courage and spirit in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds will go down as another chapter in Worcester’s hook of fighting teams. This originally weak and inexperienced team, further weakened by the loss of its star and two other fine swimmers, took up a tough schedule and battled down to the wire in every meet. Several times the members came up with sparkling perform¬ ances which many observers felt they were incapable of. Thus, although the season ended without a win, the Tech mermen can hold their heads high—for even in de¬ feat they sparkled. Next year’s team will certainly feel the loss of such fine per¬ formers as Cy Vershon, Mel Sed- don, and Fred Drake. Nonethe¬ less, the development of Worces¬ ter’s underclassmen during the past season has been extremely encouraging. Captain Walters will be returning, and should fulfill the dreams of Tech followers who have watched his development over the past two years. The 1953- 1954 season will undoubtedly find him as brilliant as he was in Tech’s first two meets this year. In addi¬ tion, there are several transfer students who have been varsity swimmers at other schools, but who were ineligible for competi¬ tion this year. We can all be sure that another attribute of next year’s team will be the fighting spirit which typi¬ fies all Tech teams. Perhaps the 1953-1954 season will be the one which ends Coach Grant’s string of sleepless nights. To this year’s team we can only say—“good job”—to next year’s team— “good luck.” BASEBALL Front roiv (left to right): J. D. Coupe, P. J. Kaminsky, Captain M. P. Shebek, S. C. Andru- konis, H. W. Brown. Second row (left to right): P. W. Brown, Jr., II. S. Barton, H. E. Leikkanen, R. R. Osell, A. J. Costantin, D. J. Grenier, R. J. Schultz. Top row (left to right): Coach C. R. McNulty, Manager P. E. Simon, Jr. Long before the first robin has crossed the Mason Dixon line New England bound, long before the last echo of I.F. basketball has reverber¬ ated from the venerable walls of Alumni Gymnasium and died away, and even before the hoop squad’s sweat suits, hung on their hangers with care, have had time to dry, Coach Charlie McNulty is pondering the solution of another athletic problem. For along with the swallow’s return to Capistrano, muddy shoes, and new Easter suits. Spring brings baseball. Baseball on Boynton Hill this year, in turn, presents to Coach McNulty the challenge of improving upon last year’s very presentable slate of five victories in eight starts against some of the outstanding New England col¬ lege hall teams, of coming up with a starting lineup for the oj)ener against Tufts on April 18th, and of filling in gaps left by graduating seniors. It is no wonder then that Coach McNulty will have his erstwhile lettermen drilling even before the last frost has heaved from the base paths or before the last snow has metled off the craggy heights of the mountain which is facetiously called left field. Since this account was written prior to the initial workout, it will no doubt smack of optimism remi¬ niscent of the glowing reports sent North by Major League baseball scribes covering Spring training. However, by gazing into the crystal hall, the club shapes up something like this. Out on the mound, Phil Kaminsky, who will he serving ’em up for the fourth year, appears to he the staff’s ace. “Kaminsk” is a twirler whose right-handed slants, ex¬ perience, and general baseball savvy put him in good stead to keep oppos¬ ing hatters swinging out of stride. Right behind stout Phil, sophomore Pat Leikkanen should be headed for a good year, on the basis of some of his last year’s performances as a rookie. The fast-balling right hander has a year’s experience under his belt. To keep some of the opposition’s left-handed sluggers in check. Coach McNulty can call on southpaw John Coupe, a senior heading into his fourth year of varsity play. Also, freshman Don Taylor, who comes from Brattlehoro, Vermont, with some high¬ ly favorable advance notices, looks like the right fill-in for the hole left by Ed Van Colt, last year’s number two man. Rounding out the staff will he Harry Barton and George Kay, who saw mainly hatting practice duty last year. Don Grenier has first option on Pro Ball Next? l)e a pretty fair all round ball player. The graduation of last year’s cap¬ tain, Roland St. Louis, leaves a big hole out in left field to be filled, especially since that position is so difficult to play due to the tricky terrain. Veteran Stan Andrukonis will be back to fill one of the slots in the outer j)asture. The two other fields will go to the remaining as¬ pirants, who include Boh Schultz, A1 Costantin, and Vern Johnson. As mentioned before, there is the pos¬ sibility that some of the freshman infield candidates, should they show well at the plate, will be given a shot at outfield play. The only schedule change since last year, is the aildition of our slide rule rivals from Cambridge way, M.I.T., and a home and home series with Clark. The schedule is as fol¬ lows : Tufts away Clark away Assumption away Northeastern home Clark home Coast Guard away Irinity home Massachusetts home M.LT. away Lowell Textile away A.LC. away Expert Advice the other half of the battery position. The diminutive hustler, a sophomore hai ling from Worcester, has the ag¬ gravating (for the other team) habit of “hitting them where they ain’t” as his healthy batting average of a year ago will attest. Giving Donny a run for his money will he freshman Joe Aleshun, burly city product, whose strong arm and long hall hitting make him a fine back-stopping pros¬ pect, and Sophomore Paul Brown who was a top flight reserve last season. Taking a quick swing around the infield, the initial sack will be guarded by Han 7 Brown for the fourth straight year. Though threat¬ ening to go out for either golf or la¬ crosse, also for the fourth straight year, the smooth fielding senior in all likelihood will be induced to pull on baseball togs. From the freshman ranks George Strom and Dick Bazinet played a lot of first base for their high schools, which were Lynn Classi¬ cal and Athol, respectively. No doubt, the powerful Strom and fleet-footed Bazinet will be given a go at some less “nailed-down” position. Around the keystone sack, there will be Captain-elect Mike Shebek to continue with his steady glove work and heavy sticking. Through playing football and basketball, baseball is tbe first love of the husky shortstop, as his continual holler and hustle indi- Capt. Shebek cates. His partner in pulling off twin kills lines up to he Kog Osell, who has a year’s experience at second base. The hot corner presents a jjrohlem. As of now, two converted catchers, junior Joe Fratino and freshman Hank Norwich figure to give each other a battle for tbe starting berth. Fra¬ tino has shown adai)tness with the willow, while Norwich is reported to TENNIS Front row (left to right): T. N. Vembu, H. W. Boynton, D. A. LaMane, E. Sliivell. Second row (left to right): J. S. Lovell, J. J. Gregory, D. S. Dayton, E. E. Weatherhold, R. V. Clery. Third row (left to right): A. H. Qazi, Manager K. M. Healy, G. B. Brown, A. H. Hall, Coach W. B. Wadsworth. The spring of the year naturally means to many that the time is nigh to take the old racket out of the press and take to the court to volley a few. The outlook this spring for the Tech tennis team seems brighter than it has been in years. Of our ’52 team we lost hut one member. Captain Manny Pappas, thus leaving us with at least five experienced players for ’53. Those returning are: Captain- elect Dave LaMarre, Ed Wetherholt, Ed Sliivell, Hank Spadoni, Earl Bloom and Nasuh Malas, who will, with the help of some sophomores and freshmen, give the team added strength and depth. Last fall Coach William Wadsworth called a meeting of all those interest¬ ed in the team with very favorable results. He said that he hoped to be able to arrange for use of the gym for practice during the winter months in order that we might limber up and get most of the kinks out of our sys¬ tem before spring. This winter prac¬ tice proved to he a great advantage last year since most of us were in fair shape for the first match. The schedule for the coming season does not differ much from last year; hence, with the same team, we have high hopes of bettering our record of 4-2 last year. The schedule for ’53 is: Trinity, Tufts, Assumption, Clark, B.U., M.LT., A.I.C., Mass. U., and Lowell Textile. Of these matches. five are away and four at home. The additions this season of A.I.C., Mass. U., and Lowell Textile will give the team much more experience in com¬ petitive tennis and since the team will he composed of mostly Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen, it will also help for next year. Of these nine colleges. Tufts, Trniity, and M.LT. appear to have the strongest squads hut they are not unbeatable and with a few breaks we could up¬ set them. The remaining six teams are more on a par with Tech and generally we do very well against them. Looking at this coming season it apjiears that the W.P.I. tennis team will once again make a credita¬ ble showing. GOLF Front row (left to right): E. L. Ruhin, G. T. Ahdow, J. W. Flood, J. F. Burns. Back row (left to right): T. E. Wel)er, R. A. Seaherg, R. I . Rol)erts, Coach J. A. Bjork. Spring time at the Institute, and a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of golf. Well maybe not the whole student body, but there are about a dozen men on the campus w ' ho w ' ill be enthusiastically shining up their irons and woods. Captain George Alnlow expects a good show¬ ing from the freshman class this year. Roy .Seaberg, John Burns, and Tom Weber, are three of the fresh¬ men expected to definitely bolster the team. Returning from last year’s club are Hughie Tufts, Alberto Ar- rango. Gene Rubin, Tom Ellis, and John Flood. All these men have one or two years of college com|)etiti m hehind them, and they represent the best Worcester Tech has to offer in golfing talent. This season the team will play its home matches on one of the finest links in the city, the Worcester (. ' oun- try Club. The season will get under way around the end of April, and will carry through until the end of the school year. This year the team will play Trinity, the University of Massachusetts, and American Inter¬ national College, on their home links. On the road Tech will find itself I)laying Tufts, Boston University, Lowell, and Clark University. Our intercity rival, Clark University, has never beaten Tech, anil this season we expect the winning streak to be con¬ tinued. The strong freshman support, and the well seasoned men, comprise a definite threat to all opponents, and every one familiar with the organi¬ zation predicts a par performance this season. Faculty Advisor John Bjork feels sure that he will have several representatives in the New England Intercollegiate (iolf Championship match, held at the end of the col¬ lege year. LACROSSE Front row (left to right): W. G. Mears, P. A. Wagenknecht, 0. B. McKnight, Jr., R. G. Lunger, Co-Captain D. E. Beach, Co-Captain G. B. Buckley, Jr., A. R. Thomas, G. A. Hammar, D. P. Taylor, J. F. Bye. Second row (left to right): Coach C. E. Harris (Lt. Col.I, D. G. Holmes, T. R. LaCrosse, H. J. Dworkin, G. R. Polen, J. S. MacKay, J. P. Morrill, B. J. Kelly, W. Anderson. Top row (left to right): Compet G. E. Sutton, J. E. Clampett, Manager W. W. Mowiy, Ass’t Manager R. H. Wise, D. A. Gihla, C. R. Collins, Compet A. W. Lord. Lacrosse, being the most recent sport to be accepted at WPl, has pro¬ gressed rapidly since its early be¬ ginnings when it was known at Tech as the Boynton Hill Lacrosse Cluh. Now, officially recognized by the school, as well as being a member of the New England Inter-Collegiate Lacrosse League, and with four years of experience to fall back on, tbe squad faces a new and more difficult season this Spring. The 1952 season saw a record of four games in the win column with five defeats at the hands of strong opponents. The season began against newcomer M.I.T. at Boston, and Tecb, after forging ahead t(� an early lead, dropped the opener in the final period by a score of 4 to 7. Tbe following week Tech journeyed to Lowell to crush Textile 13 to 1. The Stickmen then followed suit by registering a 10 to 5 decision over Brown after scoring four fast goals at the out¬ set. In the first home game of the season. Tech played host to Middle- bury, and made it three in a row by defeating tbe Vermonters by a score of 8 to 5. Tecb was to be on the los¬ ing end of the next two encounters, bowing to tbe strong Boston L.C., 4 to 13, and Tufts, 8 to 12, both seek¬ ing revenge due to former defeats suffered at the hands of the locals. The team bounded back by smother¬ ing Trinity 13 to 8, oidy to lose the last two games to Amherst and Spring- field 10 to 6, and 12 to 6, resj)ectlve- ly. The total season’s j)oints being WP1 72, 0pp.-73. ' I ' bis Spring br ings the stickmen to face a 10 game schedule including two new opponents in Mass. U. and Adelphi which promise to be power¬ ful foes. Opening with Brown at Providence, smooth operation will be stressed against Mass. U., New Hamp¬ shire, and M.I.T. as the next three encounters, followed by Trinity, Am¬ herst, Middlebury, Lowell, and Adel¬ phi in that order. The team will he faced with the loss of last seasons’ co-captains A1 Foss and Shorty Ellsworth, who were outstanding scoring stalwarts and will be sorely missed tins year. Now the task of i)iloting the squad will rest on the shoulders of midfielder Dave Beach and attackman Brady Buckley as co-captains. A hard run¬ ning midfield will see seniors Bob Lunger, Ray Polen, Ken Haaland I)y Jim McKeclinie, the assistant soc¬ cer coach. Prospects for the coming season look fairly bright, and with emphasis placed on conditioning and stick handling, success should he in the making. Along w ' ith this, many im¬ provements are seen to reflect them¬ along with junior Walt Stewart ma¬ neuvering the hall down the field to Orren McKnight, Pete Snyder and Brian Kelly in the attack circle. Should the opponents take possession of the hall, they will meet an able defense comprised of Carl Commins and Don Taylor in at goalie, supported by Dave Holmes, Carl Hammar, Jim Mac- Kay, and Paul Wagenknecht and Bill Mears out front. The team boasts capable assistance from John Morrill, Bob Pickford, Don Zwiers, Fred Ogozalek, Fred Drake, and a good number of promising fresbmen. Whit Mowry, Roy Wise, and Jerry Sutton will be on band to perform tbe duties of managers. Again tins year, the squad is faced with the old problem of finding a new coach. Originally, “Spike” Staples of the M. E. Department was in charge, but was recalled to active duty with the Navy, leaving the vacancy. Last year. Prof. Phelps assumed the re¬ sponsibility, only to transfer to an¬ other college, leaving the post open once more. This year. Col. Harris of the Military Science Department has accepted the position to be assisted Loo.se Hull Praeliee Rough an d Tumble selves in that equipment is being constantly added to give the team protection and confidence. The team now provides all players with sticks, shoes, and other uniform components, whereas two years ago saw players providing all necessary articles ex¬ cept the headgear. The stickmen should be well outfitted for this year’s contests. At the time this article goes to press, the squad is working out in the gym, running on the indoor track to get muscles and endurance back up to par awaiting the advent of warmer weather when formal practice resumes out of doors. There is much to be covered concerning the rules of the game since certain changes have been made as brought up at New England conferences held earlier this year. These are being covered at skull practice along with the regular rules as a review for the veterans and of greater importance to the freshmen who have never playetl the game be¬ fore. By the time April 22 rolls around. Tech should have a strong team out on the field and ready for any opponent. CHEER LEADERS Front roiv (left to right): R. A. DeLuca, A. V. Scancella, C. J. Simonicli, C. J. Mentlola. Back roiv (left to right:) D. S. Oliver, R. J. Lucey, H. F. Spadoni. The Tech cheerleaders certainly did their job this year in boosting Tech spirit. The squad, consisting of one senior, two juniors, two sopho¬ mores, and two freshmen, got more noise from the fans in Alumni Gym than has been heard in a long time. The tumbling tradition that was started last year was carried on with even more enthusiasm and vigor this year. The boys spent mucb time working out under the direction of “Doc” Carpenter, and Tech owes “Doc” a vote of thanks for the time and effort he spent supplying the boys with new tricks and ideas. The boys tliemselves deserve a lot of credit for risking life and limb in order to give the basketball and foot¬ ball fans a little more for their money. Tumbling is not their only achievement though, for the gym was rocked many times with peals of laughter and applause from the fans at their skits and tricks. The squad made it a i)oint to have something new every week, and many fans looked forward to their appearance as one of the highlights of the eve¬ ning. In any sport it’s the captain who determines the quality of the team. A good captain means a good team. Don Oliver, captain again this year, certainly proves that axiom. His in¬ fectious enthusiasm and his winning smile has Ijeen an important factor in making the squad what it is. As a senior Don graduates this year and next year he will be missed greatly. However, it is evident that the out¬ standing performances of Don and the others have started a trend that is bound to continue. COACHING STAFF First row (left to right): M. Nctrcross, Prof. R. W. Pritchard, F. Sanella, F. W. Grant. Second row (left to right): J. Geddes, J. McKechnie, Prof. W. B. Wadsworth. Here at Tech, we are fortunate in having one of the most versatile, well- schooled coaehing staffs in small col¬ lege circles. Their interests are nu¬ merous; their abilities, outstanding. Each has worked long and tirelessly to produce top flight athletic teams, who represent WPl at schools all over New England. The department is headed by Athletic Director Boh Pritchard, who, in addition to his duties as head football coach, or¬ ganizes and supervises an outstanding schedule of inter-fraternity and inter¬ class competition. Although new to the director’s position. Boh has been associated with the department long enough to continue the fine work begun by his predecessor, “Doc” Garj)enter. “Doc”, incidentally, has officially “retired”, but can often he seen around giving a helping hand to any and all who seek it. Coaches McNulty, .Sanella, Grant, and newcomer Norcross are on the go from fall to spring. “Mac”, head basketball and baseball coach, assists in football; Frank Sanella, assisted by Dick Zeleny, handles the cross coun¬ try, relay, and track teams; Frank Grant splits his time between the swimming team and swimming les¬ sons; while Merl, assisting in foot¬ ball and track, also did a hang-up job with J.V. basketball in this, his first year at Tech. The fall finds coaches Geddes and McKechnie work¬ ing closely together towards develop¬ ing a strong soccer team. Fhey’ve been doing fine work, especially when considering the time available for practice, hut would certainly benefit if lights were set up at the soccer field. Spring activates the yen for tennis and golf in Professors Wads¬ worth and Bjork, respectively, who give much of their time ami talent and usually come up with two or three outstanding performers each season. Through the winter months, Sgt. Enberg was busy with the rifle team, and gave unselfishly of his time and effort. These men strive not merely to produce victorious teams or record breaking performances, hut to de¬ velop the mind, body, and spirit t)f all those ' rechmen who pass through the portals of Alumni Gymnasium. It is a well known fact that these efforts have not been in vain, for WPl is, and always will he, proudly represent¬ ed by those who have passed under the influence of this truly outstanding group of men. To the Class of 1953 Congratulations on Your Achievement and Welcome to Membership in the W.P.I. Alumni Association PIONEER BUILDERS ROLLING MILLS ROLLING MILLS MORGAN CONSTRUCTION CO. WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS Rolling Mills Morgoil Bearings Regenerative Furnace Control Wire Mills Air Ejectors English Representative; International Construction Co. 56 Kingsway, London, W.C. 2, England RM-21 Here’s What Norton Makes-- • Abrasives, Grinding Wheels, Brieks, Sticks and Hones, Sharpening Stones. • I ulpstones. • Grinding and Lapping Machines. • Refractories, Refractory Laboratory Ware, Porous Mediums. • Non-slip Tiles, Treads and Aggregates. • Norbide Boron Carbide Abrasive, Molded Products and Metallurgical Compound. O Encapsulating Machines. NORTON COMPANY, Worcester 6, Massachusetts (Bebr-Manning Division at Troy, New York) NORTON Compliments of Compliments of S. J. Virgilio White City Diner Construction Co. ANDY MORGO, JR. ’54 SUCCESS TO ’53” HENRY CAMOSSE SON CO. Concrete Cinder Masonry Units Complete Line of Building Materials 16 Southwest Cutoff WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS HENRY CAMOSSE, JR. ’53 Tel. Worcester 5-6649 Auburn 8069 Abdow Scrap Iron Co., Inc. Hearty Congratulations and All Best Wishes For Success and Prosperity in Future Years GEORGE ABDOW ’53 AL STEBBINS ORIGINAL Young Vet’s Florist Telephone 3-9178 222 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts R. L. WHIPPLE COMPANY Contractors and Engineers Builders of ALDEN MEMORIAL HIGGINS LABORATORIES EARLE BRIDGE and KEVIN HALL Maimfactnring Engineers Since 1840 TEXTILE MACHINERY PROCESSING EQUIPMENT INDUSTRIAL ROLLS WATER CONTROL APPARATUS W ATER POWER EQUIPxMENT RODNEY HUNT MACHINE CO. 122 Hill Street ORANGE, MASSACHUSETTS 31 years of steady growth, Bay State has 2953 become one of the fore¬ most manufacturers of abrasive products in the United States, M 1922 t ' is . no BAY STATE ABRASIVE PRODUCTS CO., WESTBORO, MASSACHUSETTS America s Finest CLASS RINGS MEDALS and TROPHIES Loren Murchison Company School College Jewelers 333 Washington Street Room 705 Boston, Massachusetts FRANK A. FOWLER, District Mgr. (Opposite Historic Old South Church) Howard Glass Co. Mirrors — Plate Glass Industrial Glass Window Glass DIAL 3-8146 18 Thomas Street Worcester, Massachusetts The Wonder Beef Co. Wholesalers Telephone 7-5592 The Wonder Market 286 PLEASANT STREET Compliments of Kesseli Morse Co. Mason.s ' ' Supplies and Building Material 242 Canterbury St. Tel. 2-1901 C. A. King Company Distributors of RED WHITE Food Products 1 Hygeia Street Worcester, Massachusetts The Evening Gazette Worcester Telegram Sunday Telegram Pi Delta Epsilon The Honorary Collegiate Journalism Fraternity 4%C CfM taking full advantage of the constantly growing range of forgings? Typical is this aluminum alloy forging with a projected area of more than 1,000 structure of a modern military bomber. Such square i forgings are today made possible by the use of the largest die forging press in America (I 8,000 tons). For hammer or press die forgings of aluminum, mag¬ nesium or steel, Wyman-Gordon engineers are ready to serve you—there is no substitute for Wyman-Gordon experience StOHclaxcl TfCarc Scxtcf GS jOF ALUMIN WOTCESTER, Y, Illinois., ' .. A.I.C11.E. A.S.CE. Your Professional Organizations A.S.M.E. A.I.E.E. Put Your Moulding AND Metallizing Requirements Under ONE Responsibility, In ONE Plant! Now — ALL your custom moulding requirements — and the application of brilliant metallic coatings to those mould¬ ings, can be met by WMP in ONE plant under ONE responsibility! From initial engineering and die designing...through actual moulding ... to final high vacuum evaporation of metallic coatings, WMP has the experience, engineering skill and plant facilities to mould and metal¬ lize a better, more salable product for you. Let WMP save you time, money, ef¬ fort—by making these complete mould¬ ing and vacuum metallizing facilities available to you. Call, write or visit WMP now. WORCESTER MOULDED PLASTICS CO. M HYGEIA STREET, WORCESTER 8, MASS. AMERICAN STEEL WIRE Division of U. S. STEEL CORP. Best W ishes JAY’S CORNER from ★ AL BURKE W here Tech Men Meet The New’ Boynton To Eat and Relax ★ 113 Highland Street 151 Highland Street Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts Compliments of Compliments of Goyette’s Esso Station WARE PRATT CO. ★ OUTFITTERS TO CORNER OF YOUNG MEN Boynton Highland Streets MAIN ST. at PEARL Worcester, Massachusetts Quality CorneC Goldstein, Swank Gordon Co. Established 1899 Serving Worcester Jewelers with the best in .5 Norwich Street merchandise. Worcester, Massachusetts Cooper’s Flowers DINO’S CLUB 133 Highland Street 13 Lord Street Worcester 2, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts Courtesy • Quality - Service “11 e Si)ecialize in Pizza Tel. 3-9978 Choose the Refrigerator that is Guaranteed 10 Years Serve! Worcester Gas Light Company The Orchard Hill Dairy Bar— is where all discriminating young folks meet after affairs. The finest in foods, ice cream and other dairy products is served in an atmosphere cheerful yet refined and conservative. Orchard Hill Dairy Bar 20 PARK AVENUE Compliments of the Personnel of the Washburn Shops THE MASQUE Thayer Farm Dairy Purveyors to the Dormitory MILK — CREAM FRUIT — VEGETABLES ★ 513 Grove Street Woreeeter, Massachusetts Samloz Chemical Works, Inc. ★ Aniline Dyestuffs ★ 61-63 Van Dam Street NEW YORK 13, NEW YORK Reed Rolled Thread Die Company Maniilactiirers of PRECISION THREAD ROLLING EQUIPMENT MAIN STREET, HOLDEN, MASSACHUSETTS Compliments of Crowley Package Store, Inc. 30 Lincoln Square Worcester, Massachusetts Compliments of L. F. Harris, Inc. 244-248 Park Avenue Worcester, Massachusetts CHRYSLER - PLYMOUTH DEALER Comj)liments of Smith Fyfe, Inc. Ice Cream Manufacturers Comj)liments of Heiiley-Liindgreii Co. General Contractors Bit a m in oiis Concrete 193 Hartford Pike, Shrewsbury right start for a precision finish Heald ' s staff of over 200 trained engineers represents a wide variety of specialists in the many phases of mechanical, electrical and hydraulic engineering connected with machine tool manufacturing. The world wide acceptance of Heald products for over half a century and throughout all industry is our best assurance of continued success in the field of precision finishing. THE HEALD MACHINE COMPANY WORCESTER 6, MASSACHUSETTS INTERNAL AND ROTARY SURFACE GRINDING MACHINES AND BORE-MATICS Serving America s Children Since 1860 MANUFACTURERS OF Games, Toys and Educational Aids, Sets, Poster Colors, Finger Paints, School Furniture, Jigsatv Puzzles, Crayrite Crayons, Water Color Drawing Supplies, Art Materials, Pre-school Playthings, Card and Paper Cutters. MILTON BRADLEY COMPANY Springfield, Massachusetts New York Boston Philadelphia Chicago Compliments of a F R I E N D Harrington Richardson Compliments Arms Company of • Manufacturers of E. W. Goodhue QUALITY ARMS Since 1871 Lumber Co. Compliments ★ of Stafford Iron Works EAST FREETOWN Inc. MASSACHUSETTS 135 STAFFORD STREET WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS Compliments of Hill Brouze Alloys Company PRATT INMAN ★ Non-Ferrous Castings Compliments Materials of Engineering of MR. A’s ★ Worcester’s Only Supper Club Tainter and Gardner Streets 167 SHREWSBURY STREET Worcester, Massachusetts DIAL 3-2056 HAMPDEN BREWING COMPANY WILLIMANSETT, MASS. Brewers of Hampden Mild Ale Hampden Dry Lager Beer ENGINEERING . . . PURCHASING . . . MAINTENANCE . . . ALL Prefer GOULD Industrial Batteries! The reason is simple. Gould builds better batteries. Gould’s outstanding scientists, through half a century of basic and applied research, have succeeded in breathing more life into industrial batteries than ever was thought possible. In any held, those who specify, purchase and maintain industrial storage batteries depend on and prefer Gould. GOULD BATTERIES FOR EVERY PURPOSE • Motive Power Batteries for In¬ dustrial Trucks, Mine Shuttle Cars and Locomotives. • Diesel Starting Batteries for Diesel Locomotives. • Air Conditioning and Car Light¬ ing Batteries for Railroads. • Stand-by Batteries to Operate Telephone Systems, Utilities and Institutions During Emergencies. • Starting, Lighting and Ignition Batteries for Passenger Cars, Trucks, Busses. • Batteries for Marine Applica¬ tions. • Aircraft Batteries. • Alarm and Signaling System Batteries. 21 GOULD PLANTS SERVE THE WORLD Chicago Heights, Ill. Monroe, Mich. Dallas, Texas North Bergen, N. J. Depew, New York Rock Island, Ill. East Point, Ga. St. Paul, Minn. Huntington, W. Va. Trenton, N.J. Kankakee, Ill. West Salem, Ore. Leavenworth, Kan. Zanesville, Ohio Los Angeles, Calif. CANADA Lynchburg, Ill. Calgary, Alberta Marlboro, Mass. Fort Erie, Ontario Memphis, Tenn. Kingston, Ontario GOULD Industrial Batteries GOULD-NATIONAL BATTERIES, INC. TRENTON 7, NEW JERSEY Compliments of S. Morgan Smith Company of York, Pennsylvania Manufacturers of Hydraulic Turbines, Valves, Etc, Putnam Thurston’s Restaurant A favorite of undergraduates and alumni ever since Worcester Tech was founded. Complete Banquet Facilities 19-27 Mechanic Si., Worcester, Mass. Telephone 3-5427 Charles K. Davis John K. Davis Highlander Diner 118 Highland Street Worcester, Massachusetts Best Wishes to the Graduates ANGY JIM Compliments of Wash liiirn-Garfield Company 169-171 Coiniiiercial Street Worcester, Massachusetts Jobl)ers and Dealers in W ' roufrht and Brass Pipe Steam, Gas and Water Supplies Harding Tire Co. FIRESTONE PRODUCTS 180 HARDING STREET CORNER HARRISON ' Worcester s Most Modern Recaj) ShojC Telephone 6-7325 or 2-9312 MERRILL USHER COMPANY ★ The Steel Warehouse Ininiediale Sliijinient ★ WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS Compliments of Worcester County Welding Supply Inc. 88 PRESCOTT STREET WORCESTER 5, MASSACHUSETTS GREETINGS GRADUATES ■A Ready to go to work? As you know, your first position will be the most important one in your career. In order to get started on the right path, you should explore and consider all possibilities before reaching a decision. The staff of the Lane Employment Service looks forward to having the pleasure of assisting you in obtaining the position that is right for you. ' A ' At the present time we have sixteen positions for men from current graduating classes, including opportunities in the fields of design, plant layout, industrial engineering, metallurgy and physics, with starting salaries from S4,000 to S4,500. ' A ' From now until commencement we will be getting in more and more positions for you, so every single one of you should register with us now. There is no registration fee here and you are under no obligation unless and until you accept a position. Also, some employers have agreed even to pay the placement fee itself. ' A ' Please bring a copy of your transcript when you come in. LANE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE 405 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts Phone 7-5678 Compliments CLASS 1954 Worcester Polytechnic Institute � C.oinplinieuts Class of 1955 W. P. I. OLSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY 100 PRESCOTT STREET WORCESTER, MASS. ★ Screw Machine Products Henry L. Hanson Company ★ Manufacturers of TAPS and DIES CAunpliments of Lundquist Tool Mfg. Company Inc. BAYER MOTORS PONTIAC — CADILLAC West Main St., Webster, Mass. Telephone 120 ]. C. Bayer, ’45 The Colorado Fuel Iron Corporation Wickwire Spencer Steel Div. 575 Madison Avenue New York 22, N. Y. Morgan Plant — Worcester, Mass. Compliments of The Worcester Taper Pin Co. ★ Compliments CLASS 1956 “TECH” EARI.E BRIDCE YOU NEAREST THE • CHICAGO 6 565 W. Washington Blvd. i • DETROIT 10429 West McNichols St. • CLEVELAND 21 p. O. Box 217 • NEW YORK OFFICE 75 South Orange Ave. South Orange, N. J. • LOS ANGELES OFFICE 2620 Leonis Blvd. Vernon 58, Cal. • ROCHESTER 18 I P.O. Box 67 Roselawn Station SAVE DAYS — CONTACT OFFICE LELAND-GIFFORD ’Drilling JM.achines WORCESTER 1, MASSACHUSETTS, U.S.A. To make the years ahead even more productive This new Leland-GifFord No. 3 MVB is the ulti¬ mate result of more than a half century of drilling machine development and improvement. It is a heavier, more rugged,yet easier to operate machine available in any combination of one to four spin¬ dles — two or eight speed with semi-automatic power feed — capacity of No. 3 or No. 4 Morse taper. Write for complete information. -NOTE THESE FEATURES- • Totally enclosed, fan cooled, ball bearing NEMA motor mounted at rear and driving through V belt. • 20-tooth involute spline spindle for greater rigidity, less wear. Spindle independently counterbalanced with preloaded radial and thrust bearings and continuous lubrication. • Two speeds or eight standard speeds with single or four speed motor and back gearing. • Indicating shift provides instant speed changes no com¬ plicated transmission. • Power feed with three feed rates for each spindle speed, adjustable depth stop and safety slip clutch. • Built-in light for each spindle. • Box type ribbed table with platen machined to surface plate accuracy. • Base, column ond table ruggedly built for maximum rigidity. WORCESTER Compliments of STAMPED Pullman-Standard Car Mfg. Company METAL ★ CO. Established 1883 Worcester, Massachusetts Brierly, Lombard QUALITY Company Inc. and Wholesale Distributors of SERVICE Industrial Supj)lies and Etpdpment 10 Hunt Street Transmission Specialists 107-109 Foster Street Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts Charles TDowd ox Co- INCORPORATED Manufacturers of CORRUGATED FIBRE SHIPPING CONTAINERS Worcester 3, Massachusetts Compliments of Tau Beta Pi Alpha Chapter of Massachusetts Best Wishes From E. L. Daiiphinais, Inc. Redimix Concrete Washed Sand and Gravel Serving Central and Western Massachusetts BATHGATE FOUNDRY COMPANY Manufacturers of Grey Iron and Semi-Steel Castings 10 Pitt St., Worcester, Mass. 4-2608 4-2609 Manufacturers of Metcalf Eddy CANADA DRY ENGINEERS ★ 335 Maple Street Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Statler Building Boston, Massachusetts Bayer Mingolla Central Supply Co. Construction Co., Inc. General Construction Equipment Rentals Everything in Plumbing, Heating Bituminous Concrete and Water Supplies Telephone 2-6787 39 Waldo Street 550 Park Avenue Worcester, Massachusetts Worcester 5, Massachusetts C. L. Forbush Son Telephone 2-0598 64 Green Street N. Salerno Sons Worcester, Massachusetts Jewelers Purveyors of Fine Sea Foods W ' atches - Diamonds - Jewelry and Electrical Appliances Since 1880 Worcester’s Oldest and Best Fish Market 96 Shrewsbury Street Worcester 4, Massachusetts 4-1728 4-1729 Dan, John, and Anthony J. Salerno JOHN BATH CO. WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS ★ Manufacturers of PRECISION TAPS THREAD and PLUG GAGES INTERNAL MICROMETERS ARTER GRINDING MACHINE CO. Incorporated 1914 PRECISION MACHINE WORK Rotary Surface Automatic Internal Cylindrical Carbide External Special PRECISION GRINDING MACHINES 15 Sagamore Road Worcester, Massachusetts Handirack Made by Gaychrome Co., W orcester holds a full supply of towels or a whole personal laundry. Welded tubular steel, heavily chromed. Easy to move and lift. On sale at your dept, or furniture store. 244 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts Handirack sells for under $4.00. 67 Years of Electrical Service in Worcester Salmonsen’s Victoria Dairy C. T. SALMONSEN SON A Better Milk for All the Family 5-7 Victoria Avenue Worcester, Massachusetts C. K. Smith Co. y Inc. 390 Main Street Worcester, Massachusetts COAL — OIL — COKE Compliments of the w. P. I. Student Christian Association Baldwin Duckworth Division Chain Belt Co. ★ Worcester, Massachusetts Massachusetts Steel Treating Corporation Scientific Methods for Treating Ferrous and ISon-Ferrous Products 118 Harding Street Worcester 4, Massachusetts The PRESMET Corporation SINTERINGS 112 Harding Street Worcester 4, Massachusetts THE HEFFERNAN PRESS 150 Fremont Street Worcester, Massachusetts School and College PRINTERS Since 1888 The “Peddler” and other good coll ege publications T BUS HONG Official Photographer for the Class of 1953 311 MAIN STREET WORCESTER STUDIO Compliments of INTERFRATERNITY COUNCIL of W. P. 1. PHI GAMMA DELTA SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON ALPHA TAU OMEGA THETA CHI LAMBDA CHI ALPHA PHI SIGMA KAPPA SIGMA PHI EPSILON THETA KAPPA PHI ALPHA EPSILON PI t f, i .■:a - - ■ ' :rf ' ' iiiM ! 0A , ■ V? ' ■:; ■ v(y ■ :■ ' :■ r ' I ■ ' ' ' • ■ ' ' C‘ ' ’ ' VC , ■ • , ' . ' . ' « ' ' . . ' O,- . ' . 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