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In the spring of 1891, the class of 1893 stole a goat and used it as a mascot. The goat was tended by a student, Gumpei (Gompei) Kuwada, because he was the only one with the initials G.K. in reference to the job of goat keeper. The mascot of WPI is still a goat and in honor of the first goat keeper the mascot's name is Gompei. [citation needed]
The Aldus Chapin Higgins House is located northwest of downtown Worcester, on the north side of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute campus, overlooking Institute Park to the north. It is an eclectic structure 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 stories in height, with its exterior finished in stucco, brick, and stone. It consists of two roughly rectangular wings, set ...
Statue of Gompei the Goat, mascot of Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). This one is located at the traffic circle next to the parking garage and the Harrington Auditorium. Items portrayed in this file
WPI confirmed its plans to purchase the hotels in August, after a sustained backlash from city political and economic leaders. WPI has said the purchase is intended to address a shortage of ...
Washburn was interested in setting up a vocational school for mechanics and wrote:. I have long been satisfied that a course of instruction might be adopted in the education of apprentices to mechanical employments, whereby moral and intellectual training might be united with the processes by which the arts of mechanism as well as skill in the use and adaptation of tools and machinery are ...
The WPI Engineers football team has competed since 1887 and has the distinction of being Worcester's first college football team. The team has had three undefeated, untied seasons (1938, 1954 and 1983), two Freedom Football Conference (FFC) Championships (1992 and 1993), and one NEWMAC Championship (2019).
Alumni Stadium is a football and all-purpose stadium located on the campus of Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts. It is the home field of the WPI Engineers football team of the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). The present seating capacity of the stadium is 2,000. Opened 110 years ago in 1914 ...
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