Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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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

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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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But - - in the book it Who’s our new playmate? MECHANICAL This year saw Professor M. Lawrence “Cookie” Price get boosted from the department head’s office of the Mechan¬ ical Engineering Department to the Administration Staff of the Institute, as Dean of Faculty. In order to fill his important post, Tech went out to Colorado State University and picked Professor D. N. Zwiep, a well deserving, energetic man with mechanical engineering know-how. Of course, if by chance Professor Zwiep were ever puzzled about department policies, it’s certain that he could count on Miss Gaylord to clue him in. After a solid training in mechanical drawing and de¬ scriptive geometry by Professor Wellman, Incorporated— Professors Whenman, Corey, and Staples, the freshmen who plan to major in Mechanical Engineering continue into their sophomore year. Buck Row: Prof. F. S. Finlayson, Prof. J. A. Bjork, Prof. H. W. Yankee, Prof. L. C. Wilbur, Prof. H. S. Corey, Mr. W. A. Kistler, Prof. R. J. Hall, Mr. A. T. Roys, Prof. F. A. Anderson, Prof. C. W. Staples, Prof. R. F. Bourgault. Second Row: Prof. C. G. Johnson, Prof. F. N. Webster, Prof. K. G. Merriam, Prof. D. N. Zwiep, Prof. H. W. Dows, Prof. J. H. Whenman, Prof. B. L. Wellman. Front Row: Mr. C. D. Morgan, Jr., Prof. D. Krashes, Mr. T. T. S. Wang, Mr. H. T. Grandin, Jr., Prof. K. E. Scott, Mr. R. R. Hagglund, Mr. J. Mora, Mr. R. F. Bernado.