Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Peddler Yearbook (Worcester, MA)

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Perseverance Sorely tried and sorely tempted, From no agonies exempted, In the penance of our trial And the discipline of pain; Often by illusions cheated. Often baffled and defeated, In the tasks to be completed, We by toil and self-denial To the highest shall attain. 12 f Opening Right: Spectators en- joy watching the strug¬ gle as Freshmen drag Sophomores across the slimy bottom of Salis¬ bury Pond. (See inset photo) It has been a tradition since 1909.

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THE ANTENNA. Woi‘de tei S i ee Ii titute OF Industrial Science. Prepares young men in the most thorough manner for service as aitJ Cioil litiubte aijil tsi0tti;rs. CALENDAR. Second Semi-Annual Examination tegins Summer Practice begins Commencement, .... Second half-year ends Examination for Admission The next School Year will begin Monday, June 21, 1871;. Saturday, June 26, 1875. Wednesday, July 7, 1875. Friday, July 30, 1875. Tuesday, Sept. 14 , 1875. Tuesday, Sept. 14, 1875. For Catalogues address PROF. C. O. THOMPSON, WORCESTER, MASS. 4 if’ ' •j. ' P ' wz THE TECH’S AMBITION Oh! to be an engineer. And with the learned standi With lofty aims and future bright. And ready skillful hand. With genius undeniable. With learning east and great, The wonder of the common folks. To raise a grand estate! Throughout the western wilds we ll be True sons of Techdom still, Well build the railroad far and wide And tunnel every hill. For Techs go out to win a fame For Science and the Right, To show the poor ' arid ignorant How wit combines with mi t; To place before the world at large Achievements great and grand. Which unto future generations. As monuments shall stand. For this we come to Wisdom ' s shrine, And honor her behests, And try to win her richest praise To triumph o’er life’s tests. “Prove all things, hold fast that which is good. — unknown The smartest Prof, at the Hall Is the laziest one of them all. He’ll sit in his chair, and wear off his hair By leaning his head ’gainst the wall. Opening 11

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Opening i 13 There once was a gweeper named Mac, Who promptly marched down into WACCC, And seeing the crowds Whose complaints were quite loud, Said “Wang terminals are what they lack!”