Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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pupils will always remember him as the man who could derive any simple formula by using such complicated integration that his students soon wished they had stayed in high school. Undoubtedly the most colorful instruc¬ tor in the department is Professor Mayer, the nattily dressed little fellow in the double-breasted suit who always shocks his drowsy students by starting every lec¬ ture with a booming “Good Morning, Gen¬ tlemen!” Prof. Mayer is marked by his tendency to hammer on the wall of a recita¬ tion room with his fist until Salisbury Labor¬ atories tremble, as he tries to drive a diffi¬ cult point into his students’ heads. A pipe-smoker is Professor Granath, who intersperses Fx = 0, and E = IR with the latest developments in sports cars, fire¬ arms or any other subject of current inter¬ est. However, few but Junior physicists realize Prof. Granath’s wide background in experimental Physics. Other men who keep the Freshmen, Sophomores and those lucky Juniors and Seniors who elected Physics on their toes and up late at night are Professors Howe, Johnson, Allen, Freiser, and Walker. Front row, left to right: Dr. B. Hildebrand, Dr. R. Heller, Dr. A. E. Parker, Prof. K. L. Mayer, Prof. R. F. Morton. Back row: Grad. Asst. H. S. Sauer, Prof. M. Freiser, Prof. J. C. Johnson, Dr. L. P. Granath, Prof. R. B. Allen. Checking the theory Proof that passing Physics is possible stands 6 ' 2 in the person of George Ramig and in Harold Sauer, recent Tech gradu¬ ates and now graduate assistants. Never to be forgotten is Eddie Anderson, lab assistant. In an experiment to prove that two bodies fall at the same rate no matter what their size, Eddie standing on top of a ladder with two bells in his hands was ordered to “Drop your bells, Edvin.” Well so it goes. There were moments of fun and moments of despair; but as the Seniors finally graduate they are few in¬ deed who do not take their hats off to the men of Salisbury.

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Walt Orlick, Bob Boyea, and Lee Smith, fol- low the bouncing ball in a Thermocouple Experiment. M ORE words are written and more words are spoken about the Physics department than any other department on the hill. Why? The answer is simple (for a change). It has been said that a student samples everything in his first two years in Physics that he learns in all his other courses in four years. And this job, no matter how abbreviated is huge. But when you come right down to it, the Physics de¬ partment is a pretty regular department. And regular is the word. With utmost regard to duty and charity towards the students, the Physics Department bi-week¬ ly holds exam-periods for those lucky Freshmen and Sophomores . . . With the highest aims in mind the Physics Depart¬ ment finds out how much of their “money’s worth” the students have absorbed. But all kidding aside, Tech men are fortunate to have as instructors some of the most competent men in the country. Heading this much discussed but seldom praised Department is Dr. Parker. It is Dr. Parker who is responsible for keeping things running so smoothly. Optics is his major field but seldom is there a question in any field he can’t answer. Among Dr. Parker’s confreres is Dr. Heller, a soft-spoken gentleman with the phenomenal ability to recall any student ' s name after having met him only once. In addition, Dr. Heller is an excellent enter¬ tainer and a fine sport as he proves each year at the Tech Carnival. The first year students also meet Profes¬ sor Morton, a big easy-going instructor with a ready sense of humor, who can make any problem seem easy as he does it in his head. Prof. Morton is the instructor who invented “guesstimate” as utilized in Physics, and it was he who told us to reply to any ques¬ tion that a Physics Professor might ask with the invariably correct answer of “square and add.” Another member of this illustrious de¬ partment is young Dr. Hildebrand, who looks more like one of the students than a brilliant physicist with a Ph.D. His I’m sorry but the boiling point is quite evidently 212.002° F and not 212.00°F. I 12

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Stuff in equals Stuff out plus Stuff caught in the pipe. (ffAentccai Ottel (ff emiA up H URRY! Hurry! Hurry! Step right up, ladies and gentlemen. See Salisbury Laboratories, one of the oldest chemical laboratories built in this country! This building has withstood the ravages of time and freshmen for nearly a century. Inspect this marvel of engineering and construc¬ tion, still standing despite efforts every year to blow it up or burn it down. Yes- sir-ree, for ten cents, one dime, the tenth of a dollar, you can step inside and see the big show. There’s something going on every minute; a continuous show five and a half days a week. Don’t crowd, folks, there’s plenty of room for everybody. Get away from me, kid, you bother me. Right this way, ladies and gentlemen. Here you see Dr. Wilson, well-known as an expert on basketball, and also head of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry. Dr. Wilson is very friendly as you may know. Every marking period he invites a select few up to his private office for a little chat. You can also see him per¬ form almost every Saturday night through¬ out the winter at the gym. Next we have Dr. Will Kranich from Cornell, the super-dooper Buick salesman. You’ve probably heard of Dr. Kranich be¬ fore in the field of journalism. He is known as a master of the technique of plot build¬ ing. In fact, some of his plots are so intri¬ cate and involved, you would almost swear they were quizzes; and then you do swear, when you find afterward that they really were quizzes. Our next attraction is Bob Wagner, boys and girls. Bob has prepared very carefully for his position by taking every social course at Drexyl Institute. Among the sub¬ jects he has mastered successfully are Parties 1-4 and Advanced Joke Telling. Bob hereby issues a challenge to one and all. If there is anyone here who can make Bob angry, we will pay that person $128,000. Argue with him, call him names, but you can’t erase his smile. Over in this corner is John Petrie, the poor man’s Davy Crockett. He’s the rugged, outdoor type, and he lives out in the back- woods country in his log cabin. John is the proud possessor of the only Ford in the country with a worn out odometer (mileage indicator to you). Yes sir, folks, this is the original experimental model built by Henry himself; and it still runs, too. They sure don ’t build cars like they used to. John is the friendly type with not an enemy in the world. When John says, “I’m your buddy,” he really means it. To the right we have Dr. Butler, star of the movie “Fall in the Saddle” and many other westerns. He is known as Tech’s Will Rogers because of his fine sense of humor. His students don’t seem to laugh too much however, because their grades seem to be the only humorous aspects of the course. Dr. Butler annually makes a hit by putting Another day — another dollar