Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Seventy Years

RICE, HARRIS. Assistant professor of Mathematics, 1920-24; professor, 1924-. Born Aug. 27, 1888. B.S., W.P.I., '12; A.M., Harvard, '22. (302-322)

RICE, WILLIAM WHITNEY. Trustee representing State Board of Education, 1869-96. Born Mar. 7, 1826. A.B., Bowdoin, '46; LL.D., '86. Mayor of Worcester, 1860. Massachusetts Legislature, 1875. U. S. House of Representatives, 1876-87. Died Mar. 1, 1896. (69-181)

RICHEY, ALBERT SUTTON. Assistant professor of Electric Railway Engineering, 1905-07; professor, 1907-36; professor of Business, 1932-36. Born Apr. 10, 1874. B.M.E., Purdue, '94; E.E., '08. Died June 24, 1936. (213-359-362)

RILEY, ROBERT SANFORD. Instructor in Woodworking, 1898-99. President of the Alumni Association, 1921-22. Nominated as trustee, 1926. Born July 26, 1874. B.S., W.P.I., '96. President, Riley Stoker Corp., Worcester. Died May 7, 1926. (189-296-341-343)

ROBINSON, CHARLES EDWIN. Instructor in Modern Languages, 1907 10. A.B., Brown, '05; A.M., '07

ROBINSON, LESLIE LELAND. Instructor, Electrical Engineering, 1930-33. B.A., Ohio State, '25; B.E.E., '26. (352)

ROCKWOOD, GEORGE I(CHABOD). Professor of Steam Engineering, 1906-08. President of the Alumni Association, 1914-17. Trustee, 1915-. Born Jan. 13, 1868. B.S., W.P.I., '88; M.E., '98; D.Eng., '29. President, Rockwood Sprinkler Co., Worcester. (191-214-217-252-260-263-282-295-319-354)

ROOD, STANLEY HALE. Instructor in Physics, 1890-92. Born Dec. 7, 1868. B.S., W.P.I., '90; M.A., Harvard, '01. Teacher, Hartford Public High School. Retired, 1931. (144)

ROPES, MARY GILL. Donor of the George W. Gill scholarship. (318)

ROY, THOMAS SHERRARD. Ex-officio trustee, 1929-. Pastor, First Baptist Church of Worcester. (348)

ROYS, FRANCIS WILLIAM. Instructor in Mechanical Engineering, 1910-16; assistant professor, 1917-23; professor and head of department of Mechanical Engineering, 1923-. Born Aug. 16,1886. B.S., W.P.I., '09; M.E., '17. (218-265-277-321)

RUGG, MISS GERTRUDE ROGERS. Registrar, 1919-. B.A., Wellesley, '11. (293)

RUSSELL, DONALD MAY. Instructor in Mathematics, 1915-16. Born Apr. 15, 1891. B.S., W.P.I., '13; E.E., '16. Partner, Lybrand, Ross Bros. & Montgomery, Detroit, MI

RUSSELL, JOHN M. President of the Alumni Association, 1898-1902. B.S., W.P.I., '76. Treasurer, Crompton & Knowles Loom Works, Worcester. Died May 25, 1910. (197-231)

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