Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ■■pppppi At Table: Paris Fletcher, Secretary; Arthur B. Bronwell; Philip M. Morgan, Chairman; F. Plarolcl Daniels. Standing, left to right: George W. Smith, |r., Talman W. Van Arsdale, Jr., Helge S. Johnson, Earl C. Hughes, Howard A. Mayo, Sidney W. Farnsworth, Rev. Dr. Wallace W. Robbins, Francis W. Roys, James C. Walker, Robert W. Stoddard, M. Lawrence Price, Phillip R. Delphos, Wayne E. Keith, Samuel M. Stone, Peter W. Brouwers, Leonard M. Krull, George A. Walker, Maurice W. Heinritz, Dwight E. Jones. The highest echelon in the administrative chain of command at the Institute is a Corporation, consisting of twenty-nine members, known as the Board of Trustees. It is this group which sets the major policies of Worcester Tech, such as the current Development Pro¬ gram. The first stages of the program are now under¬ way as the new dormitory takes shape, and construction of the new Physics building is begun. Plans now also include a new central library and field house, as well as the badly needed remodeling of Salisbury and At¬ water Kent laboratories. The program has been extremely successful to date, financially at least, since five and a half million dollars needed for its completion has almost been realized. The Board is composed mainly of interested leaders in business and industry with the President of the Insti¬ tute, the mayor of Worcester, and several ministers serv¬ ing as ex-officio members. 24

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ERNEST WILLIAM HOLLOWS Dean Hollows did his undergraduate work at Clark University in Worcester where he received his A.B. degree in English. After teaching English at William and Mary and Virginia Polytechnic Institute he returned to Worcester to teach English here at Tech. He served as a member of the English Depart¬ ment from 1947 to 1955, when, because of his outstanding ability in dealing with stu¬ dents and their problems, he was appointed Assistant Dean of Students and Admissions. WARREN BOSLEY ZEPP Mr. Zepp was graduated from W.P.I. in 1942 and taught in the Mechanical Engineer¬ ing Department from 1942 until 1954 when he was placed in charge of the Institute’s Alumni Association as its Secretary-Treasurer. Among the many duties of the Secretary-Treasurer is the publishing of the Alumni Journal which helps Tech graduates keep informed on the progress of their alma mater as well as their own classmates. GERTRUDE ROGERS RUGG Miss Rugg is probably the best known member of the Administration, since she has been signing those all-important report cards since 1919. Actually this signature is just the finishing touch to the tremendous job of re¬ cording the countless bits of information, on each and every student here at Tech. The student body appreciates the manner in which any and all inquiries are answered promptly and cheerfully.

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ADMINISTRATION If the success of Worcester Tech as an Engineering school could be attributed to any one group, it would be the Admin¬ istration. This group is com¬ posed of those in charge of the various departments in charge of admissions, maintenance, and the coordination of departmental policies. Development has been fore¬ most in the minds of the Ad¬ ministration for the last few years, as is evident from the construction activity going on around us. The task of selecting students IMm William Locke B. B. Schoonover Robert Rochette has grown tremendously in the past few years as the number of applicants increases steadily making it even more difficult to chose those who will be ad¬ mitted. As the Institute grows, so does its maintenance problems. In order to help alleviate some of the difficulties, the abandoned foundry was remodeled inside and out to provide a central maintenance building. It con¬ tains all offices and equipment of the maintenance department and has greatly increased its efficiency. m? A. Ruksnaitis 25