Karl Taylor Compton and Charles George Dandrow at Alumni Day, 1948

Object summary

Title: Karl Taylor Compton and Charles George Dandrow at Alumni Day, 1948
Object ID: GCP-00000236
Date made: 1948
Place made: United States, Massachusetts, Boston, Statler Hotel
Object type: Photograph
Major collection: MIT History
Named collection: Biographical/Subject Files Collection
On view: No

Description

Dandrow, Charles George presents a framed gold plated record to Karl Taylor Compton at Alumni Day banquet, 1948. Technology Review, July 1948, p. 511.

Original Caption: "The playing of a medley of M.I.T. songs, recorded under the direction of C. George Dancrow, '22, President-elect of the Alumni Association, injected an additional note of conviviality during the Alumni Banquet. The original record, gold-plated and framed, was presented to President Compton by Mr. Dandrow."

Original Caption: "Touch out beer bottles and "Statler" signs marked".