Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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While dealing with classics, the Freshmen’s defeat at the hands of the Sophomores in the interclass football game falls into this category. Scoring at will, the final score of 47-7 merely served as an incentive for the losers. Post-game vows were made that never would the Class of ’59 possess the Goat’s Head Award. Once again, a sense of loss permeated the campus. Colonel Andrew H. Holt, Head of the Civil Engineering Department, completed the final chapter in a life dedicated to the help¬ ing of others. His passing was mourned, his absence felt by all. As the clouds gathered and the snows threatened anew, 172 Freshmen made known their choice of fraternities. The importance of this decision will become even more apparent as they progress in years. “Leader, Educator, and Friend.” So reads the inscrip¬ tion on the Admiral Wat Tyler Cluverius bust, a tribute to a gentleman whose efforts contributed immensely to the growth of our school. Under his administration the Alden Memorial Auditorium and Higgins Mechanical Engineer¬ ing Laboratories were completed, along with the starting of Kaven Hall, the new Civil Engineering building. The bust, in the planning stages for several years, was presented to Dean Francis W. Roys by the Interfraternity Council. The Dean accepted it in behalf of the Institute. December 15 was a cold, bleak, snowy evening. Three Seniors braved the elements, and the following day found these men proudly wearing their new white hats. The Skull, the most highly respected organization at Tech, had once more welcomed the deserving into its fold. The year is complete. A year. How important is it? To the school it is but a particle of sand in the hourglass of history. Yet, many things happen in this short span of time. We lose many who have led the school forward through trying times. Con¬ versely, we have been joined by men who are certain to exert an influence on the years ahead. Worcester Tech has grown in the past year, as she will continue to do in the future. No longer is ours a school of hundreds, and with the increased enrollment there comes of necessity an ex¬ pansion of facilities. With respect to individuals, the past twelve months have consisted of quizzes, weekends, football games, final exami¬ nations, afternoons in the labs, parties, and a score of other activities of one kind or another. If we learned some¬ thing from this vast conglomeration of experiences, then it was worth all of the time and effort expended. This is education. T. William Curran The mentor meditates. |lect» iiite con ,lC Tfi e And one for the lady. 19