Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication .... 6 Year s History 8 Administration and Faculty 20 Seniors .... 50 Underclassmen 84 Honor Societies . 92 Activities .... 106 Athletics .... 126 Fraternities .... 158

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BOB QALLI $Abl EDITOR

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Dedication Dr. Leland Leavitt Atwood Professor of History and Modern Language and Head of Department Honing up! Passing through the halls of the third floor of Boynton Hall at almost any time of the day, the fledgling freshman is very likely to hear a deep bass voice resounding through the halls. Upon questioning an upperclassman on why there is a loud¬ speaker in such a normally quiet place, he will be slightly dumbfounded to find out that there is no loudspeaker, or any type of electrical amplifier, in that area. The “loudspeaker” happens to he none other than Dr. Leland Leavitt Atwood. Head of the Department of History and Modern Languages. “Doc”, or “Atty” as he is more familiarly known among the students, is aptly described as the little man with the large voice. It is to him that the nineteen-fifty-seven Peddler is respectfully dedicated. Born in Plymouth among the hills of New Hampshire a few years before the turn of the century, Dr. Atwood came to Worcester for his higher education. Being sensible he decided not to become an engineer and thus went to Clark University, from which he graduated in 1916. At Clark he was a member of Alpha Sigma Alpha, a local social fraternity, the dramatic club, and the musical association. The United States had entered the First World War, and soon the Army was graced by one Leland Leavitt Atwood, That ' s his job.