Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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. . and courses of practical application are typical . . Brains and . . ENGINEERING ONE-TWO-THREE- In this problem you put the vector in the wrong direction 29

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Seated, front: Prof. Frederick A. Anderson, Prof. Leslie C. Wilbur, Prof. Kenneth E. Scott, Prof. James J. Kauzlarich, Mr. Hartley T. Grandin, Jr., Mr. Paul A. Cnossen, Mr. Ozden Aslan, Prof. Robert J. Hall. Seated, back: Prof. Leslie J. Hooper, Prof. Kenneth G. Merriam, Prof. Fred N. Webster, Prof. Carl G. Johnson, Prof. Donald N. Zwiep, Prof. Harold W. Dows, Prof. Bernard L. Wellman, Prof. John H. Whenman, Prof. Frank S. Finlayson. Standing: Mr. Robert W. Holden, Mr. Tennyson T.S. Wang, Prof. David Krashes, Prof. Roy F. Bourgault, Mr. Raymond R. Hagglund, Prof. Herbert W. Yankee, Prof. Carlton W. Staples, Prof. John A. Bjork, Mr. Alden T. Roys, Prof. Harold S. Corey. Confronted with the fundamental laws . . MECHANICAL The profession of Mechanical Engineering covers a wide range of activities, from manufacturing and processing in¬ dustries to transportation, power generation, and plant con¬ struction; and all of these branches can be subdivided into much more specialized fields. However, when the Tech freshman selects Mechanical Engineering as the type of profession he would like to pursue, he is first confronted with the fundamental laws and theories of technology. This necessary background consisting of basic mathematics and engineering science is given to all M.E. students during their sophomore and junior years. Statics, strength of materials, dynamics, kinematics, and courses of practical application are typical requirements in this back¬ ground. By the end of his junior year at Tech, the M.E. student is expected to be adequately prepared for a more specialized field, and is allowed to select one of four options: machine design, industrial problems, heat power, or aerodynamics. Under the direction of Professor Don Zwiep, head of the M.E. Department, a weekly one-hour seminar for all the seniors has been instituted. The purpose of this seminar is to give the student the direct opportunity to suggest im¬ provements in the M.E. schedule and to express any general complaints. This seminar is just one of the many advances in the progressive M.E. Department. 28

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ELECTRICAL Piercing, Man! The field of electrical engineering is expanding here at Tech at an increasing rate. This year the Atwater Kent Lab¬ oratories underwent considerable change with the remodel¬ ing of the upper gallery, the main laboratory and the first floor; thereby making way for more classrooms and a close control of the laboratory work. The laboratory period in each department course is closely coordinated with the classroom work with the use of modern equipment. In this way, an opportunity is offered to each student to gain valuable practical experience which gives a real feeling to the ideas and concepts learned in the classroom. Also available to the student is an opportunity to join the student branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers, which has the full support of the head of the department, Prof. Glen Richardson, and his staff. The student branch of the AIEE has regularly scheduled meetings with lectures, and supplemented with movies, by expert men in industry. The AIEE meetings are also another way of getting to meet and express new ideas in the field of electrical engineering. Later, after graduation, the department offers a well- rounded program to the qualified and interested graduates. Seated: Prof. William R. Grogan, Prof. George E. Stannard, Prof. Theo¬ dore H. Morgan, Prof. Glen A. Richardson, Prof. Douglas E. Howes, Prof. Hobart H. Newell, Prof. William W. Locke. Standing: Mr. James S. Demetry, Mr. Robert K. Crane, Mr. David G. Willard, Mr. John P. Densler, Mr. Archie K. McCurdy, Mr. Donald J. Grenier, Prof. Richard G. Beschle, Mr. Fred H. Lohrey, Prof. Owen W. Kennedy, Mr. John G. Smith, Prof. Romeo L. Moruzzi, Mr. John H. Atchison, Prof. Russell H. Krackhardt, Mr. Richard J. Ferguson, Prof. William B. Wadsworth, Mr. Stephen Z. Gunter. I ' W i ■ 1 i . • 1 9B ? 4 •f nl ' 30