Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Seventy Years

CHAPIN, ALDUS M. Instructor in Civil Engineering, 1874-80. Died June 4, 1880. (92)

CHASE, ERNEST TUCKER. Instructor in English and German, 1904-07. A.B., Boston Univ., '04. Manager, Honolulu Stadium, Ltd., Honolulu, T.H. (213)

CHASE, WILLIAM LIVINGSTONE. Secretary of the Alumni Association, 1892-98. B.S., W.P.I., '77. Head of engineering department, Crompton& Knowles Loom Works, Worcester. Died Nov. 26, 1898. (167-197)

CHILDS, ALBERT THEODORE. Assistant in Electrical Engineering, 1906-08; instructor 1908-09. Born 1880. B.S., W.P.I., '06; E.E., '08. General Electric Co., Pittsfield, Mass

CLOSSON, EARLE RUSSELL. Instructor in Modern Languages, 1923-26

A.B., Clark, '20; A.M., Lafayette, '28. Headmaster, Admiral Farragut Academy, Toms River, N. J. (321-344)

COMINS, ARTHUR CLARK. President, Alumni Association, 1917-18. Born Aug. 30, 1871. B.S., W.P.I., '93. Textile manufacturer. Died Dec 14, 1936. (288-312-347)

CONANT, LEVI LEONARD. Assistant professor of Mathematics, 1891; associate professor, 1892-98; professor, 1898-1916; head of department, 1908-16. Acting President of the Institute, 1911-13. Born Mar. 3, 1857. A.B., Dartmouth, '79; M.A., '90; Ph.D., Syracuse, '93. Died Oct. 11, 1916. (144-164-190-205-216-233-242-245-250-267)

COOKSON, WALTER G. Ex-officio trustee, 1936. Mayor of Worcester. (358)

COOMBS, ZELOTES WOOD. Clerk and assistant in Languages, 1890-92; instructor in Modern Languages, 1892-95; assistant professor, 1895-1901; professor of French, 1901-03; professor of English and Modern languages, 1903-13; professor of English, 1913-37. Secretary of the Faculty, 1910-37. Chairman of committee on Admissions, 1916-37. Dean of Admissions, 1935-37. Born June 8, 1865. A.B. , Amherst, '88; A.M., '95. (144-190-193-194-205-223-2-28-236-260-362-365)

COWDEN, MERLE CHANDLER. Instructor, Modern Languages, 1921-28. Born Feb. 20, 1898. B.S., W.P.I., '20; M.S., '23; M.A., Cornell, '29. Head of department of German, Dartmouth College. (321-324-352) CRANDON, ALBERT SEABURY. Instructor in Civil Engineering, 1914-16. Born Mar. 1, 1893. B.S., W.P.I., '14. American Window Glass Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. (265)

CUMMINGS, HERBERT KIMBALL. Instructor in Physics, 1911-15. Born Sept. 19, 1888. B.S., W.P.I., '10; M.S., Chicago, '15. U. S. Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC

CURTIS, ALBERT. Contributor to Institute endowment, 1898. Partner, Curtis & Marble Machine Co., Worcester. Died July 27, 1898. (7-177)

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