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WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Vol. LV
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Worcester, Massachusetts, Thursday, May 27, 1965
Bob Devlin Accepts Frosh Coaching Job
Number 28
Rules Revisions Are Adopted By Faculty
A revised version of the ''Rules tion, a student must (in the next matlc, but will depend upon ac' and Regulations for Undergradu- regular semester of attendance) ceptance or rejection of a peti' ate Students" has been adopted complete at least 12 credit hours tion for readmission under regular work, earn a quality point procedure as outlined on forms 1 by the faculty and administration of of Worcester Tech and will be- average of at least 1.70 and have obtainable !rom the Registrar . come effective Septembr 1, 1965. a cummulatlve quality point averAn exception to the rules will A faculty committee headed by agE' of at least 1.70. be the student on probation, who Professor Carl H. Koontz, head According to the old rules, a has completed at least 12 semesof the Civil department, was au- student was placed on probation ter hour credits and has obtained thorized by Dean Price earlier only if his quality point average a quality p oint average of at in the school year to lnvelltigate for one semester dropped below least 2.40 for that semester. He poslllbllltles of a revision. Their 1.70. He was a ble to remove him- will not be suspended even recommendatons we re submitted self (rom probation by attaining though his cummulative aver age to the executive committee and an average of more than 1.70 only may be belo w 1.70. He will be allater approved by the enth·e facul- for the followlnr semeater. The lowed to continue his work on ty. n ew rules will also enforce the probationary status. The rules governing conditions provision for cu mm ul atl v~ averThe student who is readmitted .,...... , of probation a nd <~cademic sus- &lfe&. as outlined above. I after being suspended for a semes••••••••• •••••• pensions u nderwent major al ter- ~ Revisions for academic suspen- I ter will be disqualified for !ur1 ......... On July I, Bob Dev l n, one n;;,··;quads." In addition, ations. Under the revised ru1~s, slon arc as follows : 1 ther a ttendance at the Institute central New England's most suc- h e feels it...acad emica lly wise to a student earning a quality POint A student who fails to remove ' if he £ails to remove himself frum cessful schoolboy coaches. will h ave as many boys participating average or less than 1.70 in any himself from probation at the end proba tionary status at the end of join Worcester Tech's Department as possible in athJetlcs for a sim- regular semester and/ or if his of u someslet· on probation places his first regular semestN's work or Physical Education and Health p te emotional outlet." When ques- cummulative quality point aver- himself on aC'ademic suspension. after readmission. Again. if a stuas an assistant professor of Phy- tloned about the transition from age at the end of any regular He will not be permitted to re- dent, who has completed at least skal Education. He will coach the preparatory school to the col- semester of summer session falls turn to the Institute for the next 12 semester hour credits in his freshman !ootba11 and basketball lege level, his feelings were, " The I below 1.70, he immediately as- regular semester. At the end of first semester of attendance aftet' and varsity and freshman tennis transition won't be that radical sumes probationary status and at least one regular semester on suspension, has obtained an averas well as handle some regula r due to the ty pe of boy concerned 1 will be placed on probation for academic suspension, a student age of at least 2.40 for that semesgym classes. at St. John's, who, I sincerely the next regular semester for may be readmitted on probation- ter will not be disqualified, even Mr. Devlin comes to Tech with feel, Is comparible with the Tech which he registers ary status. His readmission will th ou~h his cummulative average an impressive ath letic back - boy on a secondary school levelTo remove himself from proba- not be understood as being auto- may fall below 1.70. He will be alground. He started h is athletic the scholar-athlete . . . In recent lowed to continue work on procareer at Classical High, where year many of my boys were probationary status. A stud ent under he was a multi-sport star. He bably of as high a caliber as academlcdlsqualificationfromthe earned 17 letters while there, those o.f Tech." He does. however, Institute will not be permitted to captaining the football, bask etba ll realize that, " Worcester T ech , registe r for any course either in and baseba11 teams his senior understandably, doesn't have as I an Institute semester or summer year. .many athletes as a school of com• session. Ironically, Bob Devlin almost parable -;ize due to its strict acaThe major purpose of these new provisions is to eliminate attended Tech. He received the demie atmosphere." When asked h ow he feels at the students who lack quality and InWorcester County W.P.I. Student(Cont inued on Pege 4) Athletic 'Scholarship but was un- moment about the job, he reable to accept It since his 18th plied, "I'm anxious to star t du~ --birthday came too late to comply ties at Tech, and also anxious to £' Ttl lYlem with a 1943 Worcester Tech mili- do my best fo r Tech."' It might tary rule. As a result, he was be noted that in his coaching forced to the hill on the other side career with St. J ohn's, he has won a total of 704 combined victories. of the city. At Holy Cross, he continued made 12 ties and fc11 to only 213 The close or the current acamaking sports headlines. He earn- defeats. This Includes football. demic year will see the depa·rture ed a letter in football and played baseball and basketball compeof eleven of Tech's teachers. The outslanding baseball, captaining tition. Various area athletes conChemistry and Military Science the team in 1945-46. However, he sider him a "hard" coach. but his Departments will each have four had received a costly knee injury results cannot be questioned. less faculty members; the Eco· I playing football and was forced With such a talented mentor nomics, Government and Business to give up whatever big-league at the helm, Coach Pritchard is Dept. will be deprived of two and aspira tions he had . confident of the success of the the Civil a nd E lectrical Engincc1·· His interest turned to teaching fl'eshman sport progt·am at Tech . ing Departments each account Ior and coach! ng and In 19-16 he join- He has se,heduled 3 frosh footone loss. ed the stare at St. John's in Wor- ball games for n ext year: Dean Jr. Prof. Ken neth Roettger, alter a cester, where he has been for 19 plus Harvard and Tufts freshten-year stay at W.P.I., will leave years. His coaching record shows men. Four !rosh soccer games are in September to accept an assofabulous success In all three also on the schedule. ciate pro!essorshlp at Parsons sports. His football teams have Another coach is also being addCollege In Fairfield, Iowa. There, won 96 lost 39 and tied 11 , four ed to the athletic department. Al· Dr. Roettger will serve in the o[ them going undefeated. His though h is name has not yet been same capacity as he has at Tech, basketball teams maintained a 58 released, he is presently coaching that of teaching freshman and game winning streak and over-all at another New England College Saturday, May 22, was the date Mass. Department of Commerce analytical chemistry and coaching won 419 while losing only 80. He and It is planned that he will take the debate club. He described his set for a Centennial Year Colloq- and Development. bas amassed an amazingly long over the coaching duties of the reasons for transfer as a comuium, entitled "The Challenge of line or hoop league titles and hockey team next year. Men such as Robert C. Weaver, bination of promotion, salary Inchampionsh ips. His baseball r ecCoach Pritchard emphasized. Urban Growth". The meeting had J erome P. Packard, J ames Mc- crease, re turning to the midwest ord Is 189-94-1 and his 1952 team however. that there will be a the joint sponsorship of the WPl Cormack, Joseph E. Flanagan, and from where he comes and the went all the way, winning the transHion period of at least one clvll engineering, economics, Harrison A . Williams were on challenge o.f teaching the type o£ year during which Tech's var- govern..'Tlent , and business depart- hand for the all day affair. Alter average student to which P arsons state ch ampionsh ip. In a personal Inte rview, Coach sity sports will suffer due to the ments, in cooperation with the a sh ort welcome by President College caters. Students In the University o1 Devin stated, " I think that hav- lack of freshman help. After the Massachusetts F ederation of Plan- Storke; Harrison A. Williams, Ing freshman teams will be a program gets of! the ground, It ning Boards, Massachusetts Se- UnJted States Senator from New Maryland's Dept. of Ch emistry help to Tech's varsity, . . . and will be extremely beneficial to lectmen's Association, Ma ss. J ersey. gave a three quarters or next year will find Dr. James With over 300 Incoming freshmen, our present teams by supplying League of Cities and Towns, and an h our talk on Land Resources. Huh eey, newly transferred after (Continued on P1.. 4) (Continued on Patt 7) the1·e should be enough boys to them w ith experienced athletes. the Division of Planning of the
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