Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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0 ? necvond This Peddler is another chapter in the history of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, recording its life, its growth, its achievements, or you, the Students, who are Worcester Polytechnic Institute . WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

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Replacing cigar with chalk, Prof. Knight presents knouiedge well seasoned icith ex¬ perience gathered since his W.P.I. gradua¬ tion in ’07. After six years as an instructor “A.J.” became an assistant professor and in 1930 a full professor in Civil Engineering. Throughout his years with Tech, the per¬ sonality and exuberant zest with which he pursued his profession amazed all who came in contact with him. Often, while leading (or, better, dragging) students on far-flung field trips, he has been seen hop¬ ping over beams and climbing around crevices with such alacrity and agility that send even the most athletically inclined students away talking to themselves in sheer admiration. Again, on the cool Fall evenings when the chilly winds send stu¬ dents scurrying for Winter mackinaws, while making night observations on Polaris, robust “A.J.” usually appears on the scene in a suit-coat with his symbolic freshly lit cigar at a jaunty angle to pa¬ tiently teach his class. Upon his arrival, the Tech campus con¬ sisted of five buildings — Boynton Hall, Salisbury Hall, Washburn Laboratories, the Power Laboratory, and the Atwater Kent Laboratories. In 1917 Professor Knight was appointed Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. In this capacity he has been instrumental in the design and erection of the Higgins Laboratories, Sanford Riley Hall, Alden Memorial, Earle Bridge, Kaven Hall, and most recently, the renovation of Boynton Hall. In addition, “A.J.” has been responsible for the care and landscaping of the forty-acre campus. Professor Knight has not confined him¬ self to teaching and supervision of build¬ ings and grounds in his years at W.P.I. Granted, either of these jobs would keep men half his age busy but “A.J.” has found time to be the Faculty Advisor on the Athletic Council, Timekeeper at most of our track meets, and attends regularly football, basketball, and baseball games. With his vast resource of k nowledge and experience, Professor Knight knows pre¬ cisely the position of the Tech student. Woe-be-unto the “Oh, we ' ve never had that before” students, as they all are treated with a dubious twinkle in his eye and a small grin. However, all students are met with an abundance of patience and understanding. Professor Knight holds the mutual re¬ spect and admiration of both students and faculty members alike. Truly, few men have done more or given more to their Alma Mater in the past half century than this man, Professor Arthur Julius Knight; and to him, this year book, the 1956 edition of the Peddler, is respectfully dedicated. Professor of Civil Engineering and Superin¬ tendent of Buildings and Grounds, “A.J.” is as integral to Tech as is Boynton Tower.

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The 19 5 6 Peddler BERNARD RICHARD DANTI EDWIN BERNARD COGHLIN, JR. RICHARD JOSEPH EMERY JOHN ANTHONY WASKIEWICZ THOMAS EDWARD WEBER DONALD RAY OLSEN Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Make-up and Copy Editor Photography Editor Business Manager Advertising Manager DR. ALBERT JAMES SCHWIEGER Faculty Advisor WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS