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Worcester, MliSMchusetts, Friday, October 9, 1964
H CENTENNIAL TARTS THURSDAY Centennial Convocation, ltnillrKID£ Worcester Polytechnic Inlute's first one hundred year s of ....,, ..,.~~· ng education, began rsday. The convocation, the of which is " Engineering Science-Partners in Progress" with a Cen tennial Lunchin the Morgan Hall Lounge. over the luncheon was Milton P. Higgins, Convoca· Chairman. Following the ln· •m; au•m by the Reverend Dr. Gor· 1\f. Torgersen, Minister of the Baptist Church and a trusof the college, and the Presi's Message by Harry P. Storke, I>Jo.esidlent of the Institute, the Endicott Peabody, Govthe Commonwealth of carried the greetof the Commonwealth to the In his address. the
ter in 1959, alter an extensive twenty-five year career In the field of aeronautical engineering and astronomical research. As Director . he holds responsibility for all of its missions and objectives In the field of space flight and scientific and satellite programs and projects. He has been responsible for some thirty successful satellite projects which carried over 100 scientific experiments. Dr. Goett is a Worcester native and a graduate of Holy Cross, Class of 1931. In 1960, an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering was conferred upon him by the New Mexico State University of Agriculture, College of Engineering and Science. In 1964, his a lma mater conferred upon him an Honorary Doctor of Science deg ree. After Dr. Goett's address there
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The New Tech's Future The Challenge for the Next Ten Years The close of the first century of Worcester Polytechnic Institute Is rapidly drawing near. With it comfS not only the acknowledgement of Tec.h's accomplishments, but also a keen anticipation of the next hundred years. An immediate indication of future progress on the "hill" is the plan for the next decade, the Ten Year Development Plan. The avenues of growth mapped out have been based on the appli· cation of certain basic auumptiona
creases in private gilts for financial aid purposes will therefore be necessary. 8. Long term loans to private colleges will be available from commercial sources or from federal and state government sources for the construction of dormitories, dining balls, student unions, and other revenue-producing facilities. Private gifts will be essential for construction of classrooms, laboratories, and libraries, facilities from which direct revenue Is not
primary objective of the school will be to provide underanduate education with enough traduate study and reaeanh to iruure faculty advancement and effective basic instruction. To this end, our faculty of eminently qualified teachers will receive greatly lm· proved academic privileges and 'benefits. The individual student will still receive attention aa he needs. The quality of education offered will be bolstered by new and revised counes and by mod-
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brought attention to the contributiods Worcester had made to the Commonh throu~h its work in indusry and science. He urged that the continue to maintain this lienee and to strive for even tgher goals. The main speaker at the Lunch· was Dr. Harry Joseph Goett, of the Goddard Space ight Center. Dr. Goott's speech entitled, "Our Current Efforts n the Scientific Exploration of and Its Challenge to EducaDr. Goett was appointed rector or the Space flight cen-
followed a brief intermission. The program resumed in Alden Memo· r ial Auditorium at 3:00 p.m. Guest speaker for the afternoon session was Mr. Ronald B. Smith, Senior Vice-Presid ent of the M. W. Kellogg Company, and immediate past president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Mr. Smith graduated, cum laude. from the University of Washington in 1933. He then proceeded to do gr aduate work at his alma mater as well as at the Un iversities of Pittsburgh. Pennsylvania, and Michigan in mechanical engineer(Continued on P•.. 3)
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MAIN ENTRANCE TO NEW LIBRARY to the actual circumstances "on ordinarily obtained, as well as for the hill". These assumptions are unrestricted endowment to supdrawn from the consensus of rec- plement operating funds. Some ogn ized authorities. These as- fed~ral grants and loans may be avatlable for these purposes also. sumptions are: 9. The growth of the commu· 1. The present United States economic health conditions wilf nity and junior colleges, not only continue, including the inflation in Massachusetts, but in most of the states from which W. P . I. trend. draws its students may have a 2. The number of students entering colleges and universities very marked effect upon the freshwill double du ring the 196~'75 man and sophomore enrollment of the college. Provisions must be decade. made for transfers resulting in 3. State universities. city col· larger numben of students at up· leges, community colleges, and -per class levels. There will be junior colleges will accommodate need for considerable cooper ation a large share of the increased en· between Worcester Tech and the rollment. other types of colleges. 4. Ther e will be Increasing These assumptions h ave evolved numbers of applicants for admi.s · from the philosophy of the foun· sion to private or independent col- ders of Tech, the philosophy o.f leges and universities which have limited government, competitive selected. limited enrollments. Thus enter prise and a free market . The those institution s will be able to nation as well as Worcester Tech enroll students of better t han has grown and prospered under average ability. this philosophy. The Ten Year 5. There will be an increasing Development Program continues demand for engineering and on th is basis of minimum dependscience education because of ence and emphasis on the imporgreater opportunities in the engi- tance of the individual and on inneering professions. dividual initiative, responslbilty, 6. Nationally, average salaries and leaders h ip. or college faculty members will in· lducatieMI Chela crease substantially. 7. Although there will be a The Worcester Tech of 1875 growing amount or federa: and will be a high quality, independslate fina ncial a id available for ent college of engineeriq and college students, they will satisfy science. The estimated enrollment only a minor percentage of the will be 1,800 carefully selected total financial aid necessary for undergraduates and 200 equally higher education. Continuing in- qualified graduate students. The
ern teaching techniques. THE BALANCE OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING wiU be determined by a continual evaluatloD of the respective roles. Aa eacl· neering practice becomes inc:reuingly complex and aopbJAieated, the dependence upon lcleoce aDd mathematics u weU u a wide range of supporting dlaclpllDel aDd techniques will lnereue ootabJ,. Tech therefon muat uaume tbe dual mlulon of prepariq a por. tion of her atudeDta for a fatan in science while edueatiDc the majority for the skilled appUeation of science. To achieve tbJa end, Worcester Tech will ba•e to develop treater strenlth in Ill Science Program. 'l'bd ..sdecl strength wlll be added DOt oa)J through depth and aopbilt~atioa but also through the breedtb of the curricular offeriqa. Sdeaee and engineering muat advaoee together with mutual asalataDce, particularly In the intmUaclpllD· ary region of engineeriDg ldeDee. Science or encl.neeriDC or a combination of both la DOt auffl. cient for the 10lution of tbe problema of society without tbe abUltJ to undentand, analyJe, IDCl fonD. ulate such aolutiona ~~ of their aociolotieal, po .c. nomic, and cultunl upecta. 'ftae scientist and eqiDeer botla •Dit acquire skill Ia the art of COlamunicatlon In aU Ill forma; writ· ten, oral, vlaual, IJ'8pbie, matJae. (Centlnuetl •
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