Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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DED One of the rarest things to be found in a large group of people is a unanimity among the members. In a group of 1000 there is usually a difference of opinion on any question that arises. Yet, on this campus, there exists an opinion which approaches being unanimous. It is this opinion that is being ex¬ pressed by the editors in dedicating the 1959 Peddler to Dean Ernest W. Hollows. Dean Ernest Hollows

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Harvey J. Rosenfeld Editor-in-Chief Wilfred J. Houde Managing Editor Edward J. Stefanini Make-up Editor William F. Curran Copy Editor F. William Farnsworth Business Manager John Robichard Advertising Manager William Saimond Art Editor Fred Blonder Photography Editor

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ICATION That familiar smile Our loyal hockey fan When Dean Hollows came to Tech in 1947, the school gained not only an excellent English professor but also a man who was deeply interested in students and enjoyed being among them. Although this was the first time he had taught at Tech, Dean Hollows was no stranger to Worcester. His high school days were spent at South High and his college years at Clark University. After graduation in 1943, Dean Hollows served as an interpreter in the Army until the end of the war. Then he returned to college as an instructor of English, first at William and Mary and later at V.P.I. before coming back to Worcester. There is no denying that Bouncy Ernie”, as he was described in the ’54 Peddler, was one of the most popular teachers during his time as a professor. Alumni describe his classes as alive” and invigorating” and remember Dean Hollows’ Monday morning quizzes as eye-opening”. The students responded to Dean Hollows’ terrific enthusiasm by giving him their admir¬ ation and highest esteem. This was demonstrated in 1955 when he was tapped for Skull. It was also in 1955 that Bouncy Ernie” became Assistant Dean of Students and Admissions. The man with the dynamic personality was then able to turn his fullest attentions to the students from the prospective freshmen to the graduating seniors. In recent years Dean Hollows has also become active in Tech alumni affairs. Foremost among Dean Hollows’ outside interest are his family, attendance to all Tech’s athletic and social events, and working on the Clark alumni council. Big Ernie”, as his friends in Boynton Hall call him, has put his enthusiasm for the students to work in their behalf. His personal feeling is that any college exists only for the students” and he continually puts this philosophy into action. In Dean Hollows the stu¬ dents have a friend and ally, for his faith and confidence in them is strong and dynamic. Tech men realize this and wish to express their gratitude and indebtedness to Dean Ernest Hollows. 5