Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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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.

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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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Five . . . Four . . . Three . . . Two . . . One . . . Reading. ENGINEERING At the second stage of this rough training, the M.E. boys are about ready for machine operation as taught by Professors Dows, Bjork, Hall and Mister Morgan. This part of the course can be dangerous, if you’re careless that is. Now we’re ready for the third stage. Shall we proceed? Professors Scott and Webster teach the boys a little thermodynamics. This can be a hot course if you’re not used to taking fast notes. These two gentlemen are abo ut the fastest men with the chalk that you’ll ever see. Speaking of hot courses, the M.E.’s get some physical metallurgy thrown in on the side by Professors Bour- gault and Krashes. Professor Merriam still tries to shape up these “young rebels” with some dynamics all at the same time. For the fourth and final stage there occurs a little split. The M.E.’s either pursue Aeromechanics, Power, Engineering, Design, or Industrial options along with the compulsory, Mechanical Engineering Laboratory and Fluid Mechanics. Average 50 — Styled by Kistler. Martensite, Sehinartensite — I see Jayne Mansfield. Flush.