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Rapid progress in the art of lightingand the promise of still more signifi-cant developments in the future hasled to the introduction of a compre-

hensive four-year course in illuminat-ing engineering at the Institute, Pro-fessor Dugald C. Jackson, head of thedepartment of electrical engineering,announced yesterday.

Professor Parry H. Moon, who hasalready made distinguished contribu-tions in the field of electrical engineer-ing, designed and will be in charge ofthe course. Combining the elements ofengineering, architecture, and busi-ness, it is thought to be the firstcourse of its kind in the country.

Recent advances in illumination, asseen in the new gaseous-conductionlamps, highway lighting, built-in

ASSEMBLY OF 600HEARS MR. SWOPE

AT CONVOCATIONMore Similar Meetings Favored

By Faculty, ConsensusIndicates

"TECH NOT CLOISTEREID"

"Technology's halls are not clois-tered from the world," was the key-note of Gerard Swope's speech at theconvocation of more than 600 studentsin the great court last Wednesdaynoon.

Introducing Mr. Swope, PresidentKarl T. Compton spoke of the speakeras "exhibit A", and expressed the hopethat he would later be able to presentbefore the student body, in similarmeetings, "exhibits B, C, and so on."It is the administration's desire to use.such convocations as a means of bind-ing the students together, and of giv-ing them the opportunity of hearingthe views of prominent people in allwalks of life who may be availablefor this purpose.

The public address system carryinghis voice to the far reaches of thecourt, Mr. Swope urged the assembledstudents to equip themselves with thetools of business as well as those ofengineering. The four year period oftraining should not be one of isolation,he declared. Students should keeptheir contacts with business men ofthe outside world and maintain theirinterest in national affairs of business.was his advice.

COUPLE BRING HOMEBACON AT 5:15 CLUBDANCE COLUMBUS EVE

Real Live Pig Is Prize AwardedTo Stanley Lane,'35, And

Dorothy Elms

"Bringing home the bacon" was theorder of the day at the Commuters'Dance held on the eve of ColumbusDay in Wvalker Memorial. A real livesquealing, squirming pig was the prizeawarded to the best pair of dancers inan elimination contest.

Stanley Lane, '35, and his partnerDorothy Elms, were the lucky couplewho outlasted all comers in the elimi-nation, and were required to pose forphotographs together with the unfoit-unate animal. The latter was attiredin a beautiful ribbon of cardinal red.

The dance, which was the first ofthe season to be conducted by the 5:15Club, was sparsely attended, in spiteof the fact that ample entertainmentwas provided bya Marcelle Poirier,featured radio singer, and DulkeCharles' Orchestra. Miss Poirier alsoacted as "Prom Girl" for the evening,although this fact had not previouslybeen announced.

Cornstalks and pumpkins adornedthe columns of the Main Hall of Wal-ker and tended to give the affair theatmosphere of a barn dance.

Chaperones for the occasion includ-ed Professor and Mrs. Carle R. Hay-ward, and Mr. and Mrs. John M. Nalle.

INAUGURATE NEW WAYOF DELIVERING T. E. N.

A new system for delivery of theTech Engineering News will be in-augurated when the first issue forthis term appears Wednesday, Octo-ber 17.

Instead of copies being sent directlyby mail as formerly, each subscriberwill be issued a ticket to be presentedin the Main Lobby for each copy.

The November number of T. E. N.which will sell as usual for twenty-five cents, is reviewed elsewhere inthis issue.

"Score the girl friend and see if sheis as attractive as nature intendedher to be," was the instruction givento twventy students recently in a courseon personal hygiene and nutrition.

A list of the topics to be consideredand the number of points to score foreach topic were furnished by the in-structor. As could be expected, nearlyall students scored one hundredpoints. One, however, was content togive his best beloved a 95 rating.

Topics considered and numbers ofpoints allotted follow:20 (a) Average weight for age and

height.5 (b) Hair: clean glossy, free from

oil, and becomingly dressed.5 (c) Eyes: 2, shining and alert; not

dull and heavy; 1, not strained;no puckery lines or frowns; 2,

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Massachusetts Instituteof Technology

Speaks At Convention |P. T. Substitutions

Due Before Saturday

All freshmen are remindedthat they have until noon nextSaturday, October 20, to 'substi-tute a sport for P. T. Signupsmay be made until that hour atMcCarthy's office on the top floorof Walker. Some of the featuresof track as a substitute include,that workouts may be had dailyany time between two and six,arranged by the students them-selves so as to synchronize withtheir individual programs. Alsothat track is a year round sportas well as an outdoor one. Fresh-men who are undecided shouldcome around and speak to Oscarhe'll be glad to help you out.

Institute's Finances SoundSpite of Reduced Yearly

Income

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ALMOST $400,000 AIDGIVEN STUDENT BODY

Extension of Graduate DormsDuring Past Summer

Houses 200

Advances in technical education atthe Institute and further developmentof the Institute's public service invarious fields were discussed byPresident Karl T. Compton in his an-mual report to the corporation at itsmeeting last Wednesday afternoon.

! The Institute's financial conditionwas shown to be satisfactory, and inspite of a reduction in income frominvestments during the present un-settled economic situation, the Insti-tute closed its year with a modestsurplus. The total operating incomefor the year 1933-34 was $3,314,296,as compared with $3,288,536 last year.

Low Point of Depression PassedIn announcing an increase in fresh-

man and graduate registration thisyear, Dr. Compton said he hoped thatthis significant change indicated thatthe low point of depression effect uponenrollment had been passed.

During the year students receivedmore than $380,000 in financial aid.

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NEW BLEACHERS WILLREPLACE OLD ONES;

READY BY FIELD DAY

New Structure Will Measure147 By 20 Feet; Seating

Capacity 900

To replace the old bleachers, torndown when the Barbour Field Housewas erected, a modern grandstandwith a seating capacity of 900 is nowunder construction and will be readyfor Field Day. Measuring 147 by 20feet, the new stand will be located inthe same place as the old one, -im-mediately between the field house andthe cinder track.

No cement will be used in the con-struction, a steel framework support-ing the wooden planks used for seats.The structure will be elevated 4 feetoff the ground and protection railingswill surround the sides and back. Itwill have nine rows of seats and a fourfoot boardwalk along the front.

Gerard Swope, '95

lighting systems for interiors, and im-proved devices for the measurementof light, have indicated the need forelectrical engineers with additionaltraining in art, architecture, color,and the conservation of eyesight.

Technology's new course will bebased on a broad training in English,mathematics, history, economics, hu-manics, public speaking, and psychol-ogy, as well as freehand sketching,modeling, history of architecture, andEuropean civilization. The work inarchitecture and color will start earlyin the course, to continue through thelater years parallel with technical in-struction.

Specialization will begin in thethird and fourth years, when the workwill include principles of electrical en-gineering, optics, planning principles,estimating, and electrical equipmentof buildings. The science of seeing,the calculation of illumination, prin-ciples of incandescent and gaseous-conduction lamps, and the design ofinterior and exterior lighting systemswill also be treated.

Class Rates Best Girls On BasisOf 100; Only One Rates LessThan Perfect.

clear white of eyes; not muddyor yellow.

5 (d) Mouth: 2, happy expression; 3,no mouth breathing.

5 (e) Teeth: 3, Well cared for; 2,good apposition (teeth meet prop-erly).

10 (f) Skin: 2, clear; 2, good color;1, smooth; 2, tissue firm; 2, skinunder eyes smooth and clear; 1,cheeks and lips natural color.

5 (g) Hands: 2, immaculately clean;1, skin smooth; 2, nails and cut-icle clean and carefully cared for(no extremes).

10 (h) Feet: 5, normal; inner borderof bare foot a straight line fromheel to end of big toe (big toe notbent toward other toes by pointedshoes, as this is apt to lead to aprominent joint at base of bigtoe). All toes able to spreadapart; 5, feet properly shod (noextremes); straight inner border,low broad heels, flexible shank.

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DR. KARL COMPTONPRESENTS REPORT

TO CORPORATION

SCHELL EXHORTSSOLICITORS MAKE

DRIVE SUCCEEDOver 120 Members In Attend-

ance At Dinner Last NightFor T. C. A.

$2870 SET AS BUDGET

Tech Cabin Consumes A QuarterOf The Total Budget,

Camp Needs 12%

Over 120 undergraduate free lancedrive members attended the dinnerlast night in North Hall, Walker Me-morial, which opened the annual drivefor funds by the Technology ChristianAssociation. Principal speakers wereProfessor Erwin H. Schell, Dean Van-nevar Bush, Treasurer Horace S.Ford, and Walter H. Stockmayer, '35.

Professor Schell stressed the im-portance of contacting the greatestpossible number of men and approach-ing them in the proper manner. HIepointed out that this drive should belooked upon as an experience of valuewherein one's ability to contactstrangers might be tested andstrenghtened. Show that it is some-thing that is done here at the Insti-tute, he said, rather than somethingthat ought to be done, in discussingcontributions. Stockmayer statedthat at no other school is there an or-ganization which prepares the fresh-

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NEW GLIDER IS GIVENA. E. S. BY AIRPLANE

BUILDER AND FLIER

Heraclio Alfaro, Donor Of Two-Seater, Is Engaged In

Research Here

Through the generosity of Mr.Heraclio Alfaro, well-known airplanebuilder and flyer, the AeronauticalEngineering Society received a newlarge, two-seater, secondary glider.Mr. Alfaro has worked with Juan DeLaCierva in the design and construc-tion of some of the earlier autogyrosin this country and is at present en-gaged in research at the Institute.The negotiations for the glider werecompleted by Harry M. Gallay, '35. Itwas transported over the week-endfrom Long Meadows, Va. by Messrs.George Ray, '36, Henry Runkel, '36,and Richard Koegler, '36, of theA. E. S.

PROCTOR ELECTEDTO CORPORATION

Loomis Elected Member To TheFinance Committee Of The

Institute

The election of Hon. Redfield Proc-tor, former governor of Vermont andex-president of the alumni associationof the Institute, as a member of theexecutive committee of the Institute'scorporation was announced by Presi-dent Karl T. Compton today. Mr.Proctor will fill the vacancy left bythe expiration of the term of Mr.Charles T. Main. Mr. Main will con-tinue to serve as a pro tempore mem-ber until Dr. Elihu Thomson's healthpermits him to resume his duties onthe committee.

Dr. Compton also announced theelection of Dr. Alfred L. Loomis, wellknown scientist a~dmember of thefirm of Thorne, Loomis and Companyof New York City, as a member of thefinance committee of the Institute.

SENIOR RINGS ON SALETODAY IN MAIN LOBBY

Signups for senior rings can be madetoday, tomorrow, and Thursday in themain lobby opposite Room 10-100. Afive dollar deposit must accompanyeach order.

The rings are of the conventionaldesign, having the Beaver insignia onthe top, the Administration dome andcolumns on each side of the shank, theraised letters Al. I. T. on one side, andthe class numerals on the other.

The prices of these rings range from$24 for the 14K large size ring to $6for the Sterling miniature size ring.Initials are engraved free of charge.The rings are on display in charge ofFrank A. Chace, president of Batesand Klinke, Inc.

CONSTITUTION OFN. S. L. IS TABLED

Institute Committee AcceptsConstitntion Of Pi

Tau Pi Sigma

"The National Student League isresponsible only to the students, andto no other governing body," declaredRobert L. Kenngott, '34, membershipsecretary, at the Institute Committeemeeting last Thursday. After thisstatement the constitution of the or-ganization was tabled for further dis-cussion.

At the meeting, the constitution ofPi Tau Signea, national honorary sig-nal corps fraternity, was accepted.

Following the reading of the treas-urer's report, Lucius Packard, '35spoke to the committee about the his-tory of Pi Tau Pi Sigma. He stressedthe fact that he believed the fratern-ity is now well established at the In-stitute and that plans have alreadybeen made to allow for expansion.Joseph Lancor, '35, added to Mr.Packard's remarks, stressing the na-tional rather than the local history ofthe fraternity. After a few questionsby Institute Committee members avote was taken and the constitutionwas accepted.

Kenngott then spoke to the group onthe history and purposes of the Na-tional Student League. The N. S. L.he stated, is for the purpose of fur-thering the economic and political in-terests of the American college stu-dent.

The motion was made that the"Institute Committee accept the con-

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New Course in Illumination Will BeIntroduced Under Direction Of MloonScientific Means of Measuring Feminine

Beauty is Given by Professor of Hygiene

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Herman Melville, 1819-1891, in Booby Dick": "Werethis world an endless plain, and by sailing eastwardwe could for ever reach new distances, and discoversights more sweet and strange than any Cyclades orIslands of King Solomon, then there were promise inthe voyage. But in pursuit of those far mysteries wedream of, or in tormented chase of that demon phan-tom that, some time or other, swims before all humanhearts-w hile chasing such over this round globe,they either lead us on in barren mazes or midwayleave us whelmed." Ecclesiastes: Vanity of vanities,all is vanity.

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Tuesday, October 16, 1934Page Two

Public opinion in the next and perhaps suc-

ceeding elections can be easily foretold. TIhe

former Republican dynasty which was so un-

fortunate as to be in office when the crash

came is in eclipse at present. Before thin sun

shines for them again we fear that even their

younger members may have long white beards.

VIEWING WITH ALARM

THE NEW DEAL

DURING recent months the public has been

Dafforded much free entertainment by the

frequent public utterances of would-be pundits

pointing with alarm to the many ways in

which business recovery is being retarded by

noisome governmental interference. Former

President Hoover's classic defense of his phil-

osophy, now in book form, which appeared this

summer in the super-reactionwary SaturdayEvening Post set off a new volley of caustic

attacks on the New Deal., sufficient to remind

even the least alert of us that an election will

soon be here and that the Republicans would

be pleased by nothing more than an increased

representation in the next Congress.

Among these leaders of industry who have

felt impelled to save themselves and the na-

tion from perdition is one who has found him-

self in the news the past few weeks more fre-

quently than he has wished in connection with

the munitions investigation- He is Irenee A.

du Pont, of the Delaware du Ponts, famous for

a century as manufacturers of paints and ex-

plosives. Speaking before Philadelphia's Man-

ufacturers and Bankers Club, he described the

NRA as a dictatorship axld when interviewed

bay reporters afterward on recovery and dis-

armament he gave some novel interpretations

of the course of events.

When asked the way back to prosperity, Mr.

du Pont exponded at length upon his pet ag-

gravation, the Securities Act, declaring that

this law prevents what he considers the b~est

means of recovery, the making of things the.

people want. "For instance," he said, "10,-

000,000 new bath-tubs could be usedl in this

country today but the new Securities Act virt-

ually prevents their manufacture by prohibit-

ing the placing of new money into industry."

He neglected to mention where the people who

could use the new bathtubs would get the

money to buy them. He also forgot to explain

why recovery did nlot proceed at breakneck

pace before and until passage of the Securties

Act.

There was little new, however, in hsis opinion

about the NRA in respect to high wages. It

has been typical of the attitude of employers

since the beginning of the Industrial Rbevolu-

tion. "If a man can start a little business by

employing ten men at $10 a week isn't it boetter

than these men having no jobs at all," he de-

clared and then proceeded to strum once more

the single chord of. his harp, dismay at the

Securities Act. In this expostulation he omit-

ted to express himself on the matter of how

long his exemplary would-be employer could

keep in business if all wages throughout in-

dustry averaged only $10 a week.

Nearly a century ago, Thomas Carlyle wrote

a long essay on the economic problems of Vic-torian England called "Past and Present", inwhich he expressed many truths applicable toour own situation today. It was his thesis thateconomic improvement could be accomplishedonly by the concerted action of the employersthemselves. If this is so, we hope that our in-dustrial leaders will concentrate their efforts

at recovery on constructive measures ratherthan on narrow criticism of those acts dis-

turbing their comfort.

In Charge of this Issue: Robert J. Marks, '36

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Although operated mainly upon the contri-butions of the student body, it has been foundso useful in the life of the group that, shouldthe T. C. A. fail because of lack of support bythe students, its absence would certainly makeitself felt to each individual. Hence the possi-bility of temporary financial embarrassmentshould be overlooked in the face of the possi-bility of a much greater loss which would befelt during the entire year.

THE RISING TIDE

ECONOMIC IMPROVEMENT

A CCORDING to President Roosevelt the

1_ country is out of the red. According to

President Comptoll the Institute is well on the

way to pre-depression status. And according

to Mr. Swope the future is v ery rosy.

It almost looks as if the depression is get-

ting ready for its place in the history book.

Not that anyone has bumped into prosperity

on turning a windy corner . Rather it is a mat-

ter of the occasional breaking- through of faint

rays of encouragement which indicate that

this very real, lout little understood and in-

finitely! obscure condition, this state of affairss

when the average man, the little fellow, hasnot too areat a task in making a decent living,

is about to return.

There is, of course, no living man who come

pletely uInderstanlds the by-passes of our eco-

noloic maze. Fewv can even discern thle bolder

outlines of the structure. Obviously then, the

} ecov~ery is no more to bie blamed on President

Roosevelt than tile depression on Mr. Hoover.

Bult to say that the President had no-thing to

do wvithl the present improvement is false. His

spirit and per sonal magnetism would have car-

ried us a long way. And governmental at-

tempts to improve the economic outlook, if

thev have not achieved hoped for results, have

u~ndoubtedly accomplished much more than

any do-nothing policy. Although the effects of

some of his policies are being debated, the fact

l emwains that a frightening amount of potential

human sufferinv has been avoided.

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RUST AND CORROSION,THEIR PREVENTION ARE

DISCUSSED IN T. E. N.

Other Topics Tell Of Engineer.ing in Tropics, And UJse

Of Language

All around is being sounded thenote of a new prosperity, and many,perhaps unwittingly, are pointing theway. We have all been told about airconditioning and other new "infantindustries", and in the Tech Engi-neering News for November, Mr. C. C.Snyder of the Republic Steel Corpora-tion writes of The Rust Racket.

Loss through rust and corrosion offerrous metals, says Mr. Snyder, hasbeen estimated at 3z/2 billion dollarsa year. He goes on to draw a pictureof the extent to which "stainless steel"(in reality corrosion resisting iron) isbeing used. Although he does notstate definitely, we gather that thereason the use is not more extensiveis the high initial cost, although Mr.Snyder protests that in the long rundecreased maintenance costs will pay.

"Industry," explains Mr. Snyder,"has taken stainless steel to its heart,not because it has any particularwarmth for it, but because it has paidits way." All that remains is forsomeone to develop a cheaper processand "stainless steel" can drop intostep with air conditioning and therest. Perhaps we open ourselves totoo much criticsm when we say thatthe eradication of economic waste maybe the next step in the industrial rev-olution which had its origin back inthe 18th century.

Tr opical Megawatts by A. P. Broad-head deals with the co-ordinating ofa hydroelectric plant with a steamgenerator in the Philippines. Mr.Broadhead tells of the hardships ofelectrical engineering construction inthe tropics; floods, tunnelling throughvolcanic deposits, slow supply deliv-ery, shoulder deep muck, and, ofcourse, tropical disease.

The constantly recurring side ut-terances on the romantic quality ofthe islands, however, confuses not alittle, and makes us wonder if it isnot perhaps worthwhile to hear the"rustling of the palm leaves . . . be-neath the Southern Cross" to see"these islands of romance-theseocean-girt gems" even at the expenseof being swept away by a typhoon,graded according to ferocity from 1to 7.

Dedicated to the theory that when-ever you elucidate to engineers youmust do so only in scientific terms, isThe Force of Language by ProfessorFrederick G. Fassett, Jr.

Professor Fassett, somewhat eru-ditely, but with characteristic origin-ality, classifies language as the ex-pression of thought as of two types,artistic and informative. His elucida-tion consists of a comparison betweenwords and quantum theory, and inci-dentally shows a knowledge of thequantum theory that casts doubt onprotests he made on one occasion thathe did not know how to connect twodry cells and a buzzer in simple cir-cuit.

"F." explains Professor Fassett,with a nonchalance that would be-come a many degree-ed physicist,"F=MA". Where "M is the meaningof the individual word. .... , and Alis its application."

He applies the formula thus, "....to close a business letter with thestereotyped, Hoping to /tear from 1olusoon, I remain, reduces A to zero, andthus cancels F."

Joe CollitchA great Aimerican military man,

noted rather more for his wit thanhis military prowess remarked notlong ago that, "The best place to getcomplete information of one country'smilitary secrets is some other country,where they are common knowledge."The connection between his assertionand the possibility of an Institutefootball team may seem tenuous tothe rigorous-minded, but the fact re-mains that while not one of Technol-ogy's engineers is or was aware ofthe existence of a varsity team at theInstitute, residents of New York seemto be quite impressed by its ability.

In fact, the Institute was the recipi-ent recently of a letter from a youngman residing in Brooklyn, which con-tains an application for a scholarshipon the basis of the applicant's foot-ball record in high school. The letteris addressed to the "Football Depart-ment" of the Institute, and after be-ing duly answered from the mainoffice passed from one person toanother, finally reaching the Loungerperhaps under the donor's impressionthat we may be operating a clandestinefootball department among the restof our minor felonies.

Among other things, the letter con-tains letters of recommendation fromthe young man's assistant Dean, andFootball Coacb. The latter states thatthe applicant will undoubtedly fit intoany university football team, and wasone of the best players in high school.We venture to state that if the youngman comes out for, and gains a po-si-tion on the Institute football team, hewill undoubtedly be the best playeron the team. But we would advisehim not to challenge the teams of

-Wellesley or Radcliffe until he is sureof completing his passes. The latter,in particular are sure to protest tothe referee if a forward pass isn'tcompleted exactly according to rules.

Mistaken IdentityMr. Eaton of the English depart-

ment related to his class in U. S. His-tory the other day, the embarrassingpredicament of Gen'l Custer of Injunfame, who once wrote a scathing ex-pose of a certain Indian agent, by thename of Grant for taking care of him-self better than the Indians with gov-ernment supplies intended for the red-sskins. A short time later Custer wassummoned to Washington, to be in-formed that the agent was no lessthan a brother of Ulysses S. Grant,then president. Was his face red?

Lounger can match this story withan anecdote of a recent dorm freshmankidnapping. Certain Sophomores, ne-fariou-sly assuming the disguise ofGridiron salesmen, went the roundsof the freshmen rooms, finally select-ing a likely candidate for abduction.They performed the stereotyped ritesof exhibiting him in the heart of Bos-ton in a laundry bag, and then startedback to the dorms. Out of thin airthe freshman nonchalantly remarked,"I suppose t-ou fellows know that my

brother is chairman of your hall."We have it on good authority that

all of the sophomores changed thename plates on their doors immediate-ly upon going to their rooms. Theamusing part of the story is that thefreshman actually was telling thetruth.

The student who sleeps during classlectures is the one who retains thegreatest amount of knowledge, it wasasserted last week by Dr. Ralph R.Winn, instructor of philosophy at CityCollege, New York.

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FORE SIGHT

T. C. A. DESERVES SUPPORT

INCE the funds collected each year by theTechnology Christian Association during

their annual drive are fairly indicative of theattitude of the student body toward that in-stitution, it is earnestly hoped that the drivewill this year succeed in collecting enough tocover, if not exceed, the sum, $2,870, necessaryto operate the Association during the follow-ing year. Certainly the service which theT. C. A. renders each man is well worth hisshare of that amount. It might be well to con-sider some of these services. Their employ-ment, theatre ticket, used books, and student

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Coaclh Oscar Hedlund didn't give out any times for the men wcho partici-pated il the cross-country tryouts Saturday, partly because the course coveredwas a short one and partly because Oscar's decisions on the personnel of theteam which will run against Rhode Island State will have to be based onfurther trials. Mort Jenkins led the pack il on Saturday, while two new men,Chalmers and Bates, showed that they will be strong contenders for startingpositions on next Saturday at Kingston, Rhode Island.

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We asked Jim Alexander, the well-knovwn caretaker over at thenew Field House, what is doing to be done with all the old lockersthat are now standing in the Hangar Gym where the wrestling matsare usually laid down. Jim said that as far as he knew the Institutehad no further use for most of then, but that the best ones wouldprobably be put in storage. A large number of these lockers are ingood condition and could give a lot of serv-ice before reaching thescrap heap.

Walcott upset Bemis in the first game of the Dorm Indoor BaseballLeague season last Tuesday morning. 11-1(0 was the margin of victory, butthe contest almost ended up in a battle of wordis. Several arguments overthe umpire's decisions threatened to call a halt to the proceedings in theearly innings. No umpire is infallible, not even the famous Bill Klem, theNational Baseball League oflfcial, who once claimed that he never called awrong decision, said claim having been emphatically refuted at least two orthree times in the past two years. Even if it is admitted that an umpire canbe wrong, nevertheless it is a healthy sign to see disputes take place, for itshows that the players are out there to win and not merely going throughthe motions.

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INSTITUTE STAFI

Sidney Nashner, Graduate Student At The Institute

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MEMIBER OF VARSITYSQUAD FOR 3 YEARS

Nashner Handles Frosh 15i0'sWhile Dunning Drills

Heavy Crews

Sidney Nashner, graduate studentat the Institute and former varsity

man, has been added to the crewcoaching staff for the 1934-35 seasonin the capacity of Assistant Freshman:Coach. To date Coach Nashner hasbeen drilling three freshman 150 lb.crews while Coach Dunning has beenworking with the three heavy fresh-man crews.

Nashner was a member of the vars-ity squad since his sophomore year.He is now studying for his master'sdegree and is giving his time to coach-ing without remuneration.

The addition of a second freshmancoach has resulted in the developmentof a friendly rivalry between the lightand heavy crews. Both coaches areexperimenting to produce their bestcrews, which will race one another thelatter part of this week for the honorof contesting the sophomore crew onField Day.

It is customary for the Sophs torace a light crew on field day in orderto even up the race, but at presentthere is a total of only nine secondyear men out and they are practicingonly intermittently.

Part of the lower class crews whichrowed Monday morning, October 15were: (reading from bow to cox):

Soph 150-Brauer, Kieffer, Puddy,Boulware, Wert, Bergen, Wiggins,Young and Warben.

Frosh 150-A-Iglauer, Michell, Sar-ano, Cohen, Hoke, Judkins, Haggerty,Harvey and Sargent.

Frosh 150-E-Coombs, Guindon,Tabbut, Bachelder, Berry, Bethel,Kahn, Perkins, and Maeder.

COLD WEATHER SLOWSPROGRESS OF AUTUMN

TENNIS -TOURNAMENT

First Round Alust Be CompletedBy October 20 In Order

To Avoid Forfeits

Although there are 125 men enteredin the fall tennis tournament only fiveor six matches have been played todate largely because of the coldweather. Manager Edgar Pettibone,however has issued a warning to thosewho have not yet played theirmatches, for the first round that theymust be played by October 20. Theman on the bottom of the bracket isresponsible for the playing of thegame, and will forfeit to the manabove if the game is not played beforethe deadline.

Rethost, Norman Du Pont, Terryand Sterns are the first five seededplayers. The second round will haveto be completed by October 27,

BOAT CLUB ELECTS TENOARSMEN TO SOCIETY

Will Hold Crew Banquet Friday;Freshmen Invited

The following men were elected tothe Tech Boat Club: Charles A. Lane,James A. Newman, Jr., Robert T. H.Thorson, Daniel J. O'Connor, Jr.,Chester C. Lawrence, Norman A.Birch, Allen V. Hazeltine, Wayne M.Pierce, John R. Ferguson, and ArthurR. Hunt.

The Tech Boat Club wishes to an- lnounce the crew banquet in Walker tUSermoriawl on] Friday, October 19 asz 6:15. All freshmen interested in ]~crew, whether manager, coxswain, or -moarsman, are cordially invited to at- ftend. There is no cover charge at any lTime, nor any other charge for the E'

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Rifle team -starts October 22. Allmen interested leave name and sched-ule of free hours with Captain Hydeor Sgt. McDonnell in Bldg. 3-331. Tem-porary hours for the varsity practicewill be Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,Friday and Saturday morning.

Competition for the position ofSophomore assistant treasurer of theAthletic Association opens this veek.Four men will be chosen to serve therest of this year. The position offerstraining in financial matters. Men in-terested should report to the office ofthe M. I. T. A. A. on the top floor ofWalker any day after five o'clock.

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CROSS COUNTRY, TRIALS HELD IN

SLEET AND SWSW

Four Sophomores And SixJunriors Will Represent Tech

Against R. I. Saturday

ONLY TWO VETERANS IN

In spite of blinding snow and sleetCoach Oscar Hedlund held his officialcross country trials here at the tracklast Saturday. Because of the inclem-ent weather and muddy track, thetimes registered by the boys were notvery fast, and the line-up finds sixnew potential v~arsity- stars.

In addition to Captain Talbert andM~ort Jenkcins, the only twco veteranson the list, four sophomores haveearned the right to represent Tech -AKingston, Rhlode Island, this comingSaturday, when the harriers meetRhlode Island State. These four hardworking Sophlomores are not new tothe track falls here at the Insttiutesince they- were all members of lastyear's freshman cross country team.They are Gene Cooper, Henry Guerke,Tommy Oakes, and Norman Mathews.The other new men are Juniors, DougChalmers and Bill Bates, *Nhlo havenever run for Tecll before, havingtransferred here only last year.

In addition to the above men, sevenof the following freshmen are alsogoing to Rhlode Island to meet theState f reshman cross country team:Kittell, Cudd, Bates, Heintz, Eddy,Des Jardines, Viles, Bronvn, and Solo-mon.

NEXT SOPHOMOREMEETING DURING-

FIELD DAY WEEKHedlund,

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OBEY GLOVE FIGHT RULES

The next mass meeting of theSophomore Class will not be held un-til tie week of Field Day, accordingto a decision reached at the rally heldlast WVednesday at five o'clock in Room5-330. Only forty members of theclass were present, and the postpone-ment is chiefly because of this fact.

Oscar H1edlunld, who was introducedby James R. Thompson, Sophomorepresident, told the group that the.freshmen had more men out for therelays than the second year men, and|after complimenting those men pres-|ent on their class spirit, urged themto get the rest of their class out fordthe next mass meeting.

Harnler Selvidge, football coach, in-lformed the gathering that the foot-lball equipmlent this year is nearly ade-lquate.

Walter H. Stockmayer, Senior presi-ldenlt, as the last speaker asserted that a closer wsatchl will be kept on theeIglove fight this year, since the niar-lshals will be in the middle of the con-flict. He also remarked that the newFieldl House would make a good im-pressionl on spectators and~ expressedthe hope that participants in the eggthrowving anvould not change its ap-lpearance.

SOPHS SCRIMMAGEWITH LOWELL MEN

Practice For Field Dlay TiltWith Freshmen; Lose

By One Point

The Soplomore football team hada fast scrimmage with the Harvard

Lowell House last Thursday at theHarvard Field. In spite of Harvard'sbeavier weight, the second year menmade an impressive showing, losingthe game by only one point. The finalscore was 7 to CG. However, the Soph-omiores expect to get revenge for thisdefeat when they play another Har-vard team this coming Thursday.

The Freshmen also are looking for-ward to a scrimmage with some out-side team this Friday. It is realized,of course, that these scrimmages aremerely preparations for the greatFreshman-Sophomore struggle onField Day. Up to the moment, bothteams are about even. The freshmen,as is usually the case, have a greaterturn-out; but tile Sophlomores havethe advantage in that they have prac-tically the same team as last year-thus better co-operatioll is assured.

CASA LOSMA ON RADIOFOR CAMEL CARAVAN

Walter O'Keefe, Annette Hanshawandl Ted Husing lead the array of newtalent presented b~y the Camel Cara-van on its new twvice-a-w eek broad-cast Tuesday and Thlursday evenings.

Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra,famous college prom band, and feat-ure of the Caravan show 'last season,appears again with the O'Keefe-Husing-Hanshawv combination.

Tlhe half-hour Caravan broadcastshill go on the air over a hookup ofthe Columbia Broadcasting Systemcomprising more than 80 stations-Tuesday at 10 P. M., Eastern Time,clear across the country; Thursdaysat 9 P. M. in the East.

FORSBERG STARSIN YALE DEFEAT

Varsity Soccer Eleven LosesOpening Game To Yale

At New Haven

Showing much strength in the firsthalf but weakening il the final ses-sion, the varsity soccer team lost itsopening game to Yale Saturday atN ew Haven by a score of 3 to G. Cap-tain Forsberg played an excellentgame on the defense and many timesslaved Yale froma scoring in the firstpart of the game.

Badger registered the first Yalemarker ill the third period and goalsbyT Maxwell and iEssley in the fourthperiod wsere the only scores of theIgame. The lineups were as follows:

Y':le-}g-(Brlowl. f,: Wnld, ilob; M~urray,(Cal) , lfb; Brlill, rhb; Otl, cbl; Tinninlgs,Ili; Coerv t, o-; B3adzere, ir; Up~ton, cf; Pond,

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Treehnolo~vy---ra Sy. 4 ; Folrsber--, lrhb- Ham-iltonl, lfs; E,.>-Iey, rhb; B3eiis, chb; Allen, lhb;Hamtlilton, o!'; Cheesy, ir'; Sanlchmz cf; Win-

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Berlin f }] Coer, Thompllson for B~adger, Wad-han-; f'or Br ill, Lark inl for Raymnond.

TIechnlolog,y-An\zgevieve for B~emis, IKron forChenly. B31lanton fov Sanbley, A'Wuse for Winiar-:sId, TIerry for Ha~milton, Bemis for Angevieve,Salnchez for Blanlton.

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(Continued from Page 1)The sum of $62,559 was granted forundergraduate scholarships, graduatescholarships and fellowships amount-ed to $83,250, and $202,905 wasgranted ill loans. Student employ-ment gave assistance to' the amountof $31,323. The number of studentsw ho thus benefited was more than1 ,500.206 Graduate Students Accomnmodated

In order to provide better living ac-commodations for graduate students,the experiment was tried during1933-34 of converting the dormitorybuildings, Crafts, Nichols and Hol-man, into a graduate house with at-tractively furnished rooms, a loungea-nd library. This house accommodated78 graduate students and was con-ducted under the supervision of aresident master, Professor Avery A.AshdowX.n, with the assistance of ahouse committee of the students. Thisexperiment proved so successful thatit was decided similarly to convertthe remainder of that dormitory, withthe additional units, Runkle, Atkin-son and Ware, into a complete gradu-ate house. This has been done duringthe past summ-er, so that there arenow excellent accommodations for206 graduate students in the combinedbuildings. The Institute is thereforeone of the very few institutions, not-ably Princeton University, whichhave made special provision for hous-illg its graduate students under suchconditions as will exert a stimulating,broadening influence through the closesocial contacts of these men of some-what mature interest in their variousspecialties and gathered from allparts of the world.

First 'Year Curriculum, SimplerDiscussing the educational program

of Technology-, Dr. Compton said inpart: "While we consider all of ouractivities as direct or indirect aspectsof our basic educational program, themost obvious aspect of this programis found in the curriculum. Duringthe past year the study and revisionof the curriculum has continued intothe upper years. It has also led to afew modifications in the first yearcurriculum,, suggested by the experi-ence of the past four years of opera-tion under the simplified first yearcurriculum which wras put into effectfollowing a study inaugurated by thelate President Stratton.

New Five-Year Course"The most important change in the

curriculum has been the introductionof the five-year course designed toeducate scientists and engineers forgreater public service, and which isalternative to the regular four-yearcourse ill all departments except-archi-tecture, whlose course already extendsthrough five year s. This new five-year course leads on its completion totwo degrees, one the bachelor of sci-ence in the professional subject of theundergraduate course pursued, andthe other a master of science in eco-nomics and engineering or economicsand natural science, as the case maybe. The purpose of this course is togive the student a better introductionto fundamnental economic and socialaspects of the environment in which'he will carry on his profession. Thecourse is planned to include essen-tially the same four years of profes-sional study as before, with the addi-tion of a year of study in the field ofsocial science, all these studies beingadvantageously distributed through-out the five years and culminating ina thesis whicl, preferably, will dealwith some economic aspect of the fieldof professional study.

New Plan Well Begun"The social science courses offer

opportunities of selection among suchsubjects as economic theory, industrialrelations, business management, labororganization, government control ofindustry, investment analysis and fi-nance, public utilities, statisticalmethods, international law and Amer-ican foreign policy, and sociology.This five-year course has started au~s-piciously with an adequate number ofstudents of high standing, and it isexpected to develop into an.importantpart of our educational program."S

Placement Figures BetterIn referring to the placement of

Technology students upon graduation,Dr. Compton drew attention to thefact that approximately twice as largea proportion of the last graduatingclass was definitely placed last Juneas had been the case in either of the

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ing and research in the field of publichealth education, Professor C. E.Turner has served as chairman of thecommittee on health education in sec-ondary schools of the MassachusettsState Department of Education, andhas also served together with DeanS. C. Prescott on the- governing coun-cil of the American Public HealthAssociation.

Among Professor Waldemar Lind-gren's activities may be mentionedparticularly his chairmanship of thecommittee on projects of the Geolog-ical Society of America, and hischairmanship of the committee onannotated bibliography of economicgeology operating under the auspicesof the National Research Council.

Professor Charles B. Breed hasbeen active in making a highway sur-vey and report under the auspices ofthe Federal Highway Commission andthe National Research Council.

President Compton himself has beencalled upon in various capacities forwork which constitutes part of theInstitute's contribution to public ser-vice. Chief among these have beenservice as chairman of the ScienceAdvisory Board, appointed by thePresident of the U~nited States fortwo years; member of the Commis-sion on the Army Air Corps, appointedby the Secretary of War under chair-manship of Mr. Newton D. Baker;member of the Business Advisory andPlanning Council, appointed by Secre-tary Roper for the Department ofCommerce; member of the visitingcommittee of the U. S. Bureau ofIStandards; continuation as vice-chair-man of the Massachusetts commissionon the stabilization of employment,appointed by Governor Ely; chairman

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two preceding years. The latestfigures show that only 26 per cent ofthose awarded bachelor's degrees, 12per cent of the masters and eight percent of the doctors are still unem-ployed.

"Synoptic" Weather ForecastingIn speaking of the research activi-

ties of the Institute in various fields,Dr. Compton called attention to thefact that in no small degree as a re-sult of the meteorological studies atTechnology, the U. S. Weather Bureauis taking steps to adopt the new airmass or ".synoptic" method of weatherforecasting. In this field the Institutehas made a continuous developmentand study through systematic dailycharting and forecasting of weatherconditions and through the daily studyof meteorological conditions in theupper atmoshpere, carried on throughairplane flights which have beenfinanced in part by the RockefellerFoundation.

Institute Performs Public ServicesThe Institute as an organization

and members of its staff as individ-uals are frequently requested to per-form voluntary services for the gov-ernment in fields where their profes-sional qualifications and disinterestedposition place them in a peculiar po-sition of helpfulness. Technology'spolicy has been to render this servicefreely and gladly as a public duty.

At the request of the Governor ofthe Commonwealth, the Institute as-sumed the direction of a state-widesurvey of traffic accidents, financed byC.W.A. and F.E.R.A. funds. This workwas put in charge of Professor R. C.Eddy in consultation with Dean Van-nevar Bush, Professor Eddy being re-lieved of other duties. This projectemployed a maximum of 1,200 men,including 450 engineers, and an aver-age of nearly 700 over a period of tenmonths, with a total payment ofabout $400,000 in wages, and consti-tutes the most complete survey evermade of traffic accidents and safety.

Mayor Mansfield of Boston hasrecently asked the Institute's assist-ance in a survey of the manifold en-gineering services of the city, lookingtoward their possible reorganizationin the interests of efficiency.

Professor Jerome C. Hunsaker, headof the department of mechanical en-gineering, is in the midst of severalmonths of intensive service as a mem-ber of the Federal Aviation Comnis-sion, appointed by the President of theUnited States at the direction of theCongress, and charged with the dutyof recommending a national policywith respect to aviation.

Professor D. R. Dewey has renderedimportant public service as a memberof the Railway Emergency Board ap-pointed by the U. S. Board of Media-tion.

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Approximately 100 men turned outfor the Combined Musical Clubs when

the various clubs held their try-outs.The Glee Club reached its quota of65 men, while there are still vacanciesin the Banjo Club and the Orchestra.All the clubs will have rehearsals onTuesdays and Thursdays, the sched-ule being Glee Club from 5 to 6 andthe Orchestra from 6:30 to 8 in Room10-250, and the Banjo Club from 5 to6 in the Activities Room in the Dorms.Men interested in any of the clubs arerequested to report at the respectiveclub rehearsals.

There are still positions open toSophomores and freshmen in mana-gerial departments. Men interestedare requested to come to the manager-ial office on the third floor in the Walk-er Memorial any afternoon between5 and 6.

VAN DE GRAAFF WILLADDRESS A.I.E.E. SMOKER

Prof. Timbie To Speak; SoundMovies Will Be Shown

"Zephr"Mickeythe meearettescomers.

At 8 P. M. Wednesday evening, theTechnology Student Branch of theAmerican Institute of Electrical En-gineers will hold a smoker in theNorth Hall of Walker Memorial, inorder that non-members, particularlyfreshmen, may become better ac-quainted with the purposes of the so-ciety. All are invited, admission free.The speakers will be Professors Wil-liam H. Timbie and Robert J. Van deGraaff.

During the course of Dr. Van deGraaf's lecture, slides will be shown,illustrating some of his wo rk withhigh voltage generators. After thespeakers have finished, talking pic-tures on the subject of the new

' streamlined train andMouse will be shown. Durbting cider, doughnuts, axnd cwill be distributed free to

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EVANS SPEAKS ATPHYSICS MEETING

Radioactivity To DetermineAge Of Materials Is

Experiment

Giving "sales talks intended to just-if y the existence of their departments"Professors Philip M. Morse and RobleyE. Evans explained the problems andaccomplishments at their departmentsat the physical colloquium, held in theEastman Lecture Hall last Thursday

afternoon. Professor Morse spokeabout the current research in theoret-ical physics. "The problems of thetheoretical physicist are," he said,"first, to develop new concepts, andsecond, to apply these new theories tospecific cases. The latest work is toapply the 'new physics' to classicalproblems."

Professor Evans described the re-search in radioactivity that will beginas soon as the equipment he hasbrought with him from California canbe set up. The most important -workto be done is to develop a method forthe age determination of ordinary ma-terials, he added.

Before the meeting, tea was servedin the Moore Room.

FACULTY REPRESENTEDINSTITUTE LASTf WEEK

AT METAL CONGRESS

Professors Waterhouse, Norton,Zimmerman Delivered

Research Papers

Technology was well represented at

the National Metal Congress held lastweek at Newv York City and sponsoredby the American Society for Metals,the American Welding Society, theAmerican Society of Mechanical En-gineers, and other national engineer-ing societies.

Prof. G. B. Waterhouse of the De-partment of Mining and Metallurgypresented a paper on sponge iron, andwas chairman of a symposium on tilecontrol of slag in steel-making proces-ses. At the ainnual meeting of theAmerican Society for Metals, he waselected a director for two years.

Prof. J. II. Zimmerman of the De-partment of Mechanical Engineeringpresented two papers dealing withwelding practice. Prof. J. T. Nortonof the mining department presided ata session on physical metallurgy, andthere were many papers by graduatesof the Institute, including John R.-Freeman, Jr., A. B. Kinzel, and R. F.Miller.

schools of the Engineers Council forProfessional Development, and chair-

,man of the American Institute o~fXPhysics.

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DRAMASKOP CASTSELECTED; PLAYIS "THE TAVERN"

Leading Roles Are Awarded ToSouder and Phelps For

Fall Performance

FIRST REHEARSAL HELD

James J. Souder, '35, and HelenPhelps, G., have been awarded theleading roles in the Dramashop's fallpresentation, it was announced yester-day. The play scheduled is "The Tav-ern", a two-act farce by George M.Cohan.

The number of turnouts this yearwas rather below that of the last, butthe general manager, Harrison S.Woodman, '37, seemed pleased withthe material selected. The first re-hearsal was held yesterday at 7:30, inthe Rogers Building.

The cast is as follows: Thde Vaga-lsonzd, James J. Soulder, '36; Virinia

Lavzson, Helen Phelps, G.; Zack, Dun-call Finlayson, '35; Sally, Jeanetter~oiiack, '38; Freeman, Jean Wagner,'136; William, Louis Birchall, '35,Violet, Ruth Raftery, '38; Gov. La M-son, Gerald Rich, '35; Mars. Lam7son,Ethelyn Trinibey, '36; Tomn Alleue,Damon Francisco, '35; The Sher if,!-,avid Sargent, '38; Ezra, FrederickClaffee, '37; Joshua, Lester Korn-blith, '38; Stevens, Geoffrey Martin,'38.

Undergraduate NoticesThe Boat Club will hold its -annual

banquet next Friday evening in theNorth Hall of Walker Memorial at6:30 o'clock. The initiation of ne'wmembers will take place before thesupper. Invitation to attend is ex,tended to all, particularly to the mem-bers of the class of 1938.

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Musical Mariners Will SupplyMgusic For Festivities

Field Day this year will be toppedoff by a dance to be held at WalkerMemorial. This dance is being run bythe Dorm dance committee, and everyone is welcome.

The Musical Mariners will supplythe music. and a woman soloist willbe featured. This orchestra has beenplaying at the Fo'c'sle all summerwhere it had one of the most success-ful seasons in years.

Walker Memorial will be decoratedLn such a manner that it will tend to3reate an atmoshpere in keeping withield day. The dance will be fromline till two and will cost $1.60 a-ouple.

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Other business at the meeting in-cluded a change in the dormitory con-stitution, necessitated by the increaseof the graduate dormitories, the ap-proval of the freshman section leaderselected last week, and the introductionand tabling of the constitution of theDebating Society.

The Institute Committee also ap-proved the following appointments:Senior Dance Committee: Henry F.King, chairman; John B. Ballard,treasurer; Hal L. Bemis, John E. Bur-ton, Robert J. Granberg, and LouisW. Pflanz; Elections Committee: G.Frederick Lincoln, 35, John G. Moor-ing, '35, Ford M. Boulware, '36, DavidR. Wadleigh, '37, Horace B. Van Dorn,'37.

Consider the optimism of the profes-sor in the optics department who willtry this year to teach a student who haswritten a book on the subject.

-The Campus, U. of Rochester.

General View of Conevo(

To the Editor of THE TECH:The last issue of THE TECH place.

our paper first in the ranks of colleg(papers.

A fine edition!William Jacksor

COLONEL VESTAL WILLGIVE MEDALS TOMORROW

Four Reels of War MotionPictures To Be Shown

Colonel Samuel C. Vestal, Profes-sor of Military Science and Tactics atthe Institute, will present medals tothe outstanding Juniors and Seniors ofthe advanced R. O. T. C. at a smokerwhich will be given tomorrow eveningby the Army Ordnance Association.

Members of other -units of the Ad-vanced R. O. Tr. C. are invited to thissmoker, which will be given at 7:45in the Faculty Dining Room of WalkerMemorial following a meeting of theorganization which is to take placeat 7:15. Four reels of war movingpictures will be shown, and cider anddoughnuts will be served as refresh-ments.

CONSTITUTION OFN. S. L. IS TABLED

(Continued from Page 1)stitution of the National StudentLeague with the understanding thatthe National Student League ~will en-gage in no public activities or demon-strations that will bring unfavorablepublicity to the Institute." Kenngottobjected to the qualifying phrase onthe ground that the N. S. L. hadnever attempted to bring unfavorablepublicity to the Institute.

He was then asked whether theN. S. L. would accept recognition withthe condition. He said that" while he

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m111 oL1nr cilgarettes-that tne tobaccos You can prove what wee different, the paper is different, and teUt you about Chesterfield.e way they are made is different. Alay we askyou to trythemEverything that modern Science knows that would seem to befair enough.

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MOKE FILLS LABIN SYNTHESIS FIRE

ater Is Used To Put Out BlazeAfter Use of Extinguisher

Produces Phosgene

Excited young chemists dashedbout the organic laboratory Saturday

oon in frantic efforts to douseblaze which started in a mixture ofdium and benzine. Smoke belched1th mid soot deposited all over the

ediate environment, while Mr.b, a young chemical engineer, gaz-with dismay upon his efforts toare a complex organic compound.

Ex-Boy Scouts, trained in the usea fire blanket were foiled in theirn pts when the blanket itself

-Ught fire and added to the conflagra-Meanwhile another squad of

eic "Boys in Red" sprayed the(and atmosphere) with a Pyrene

mguisher, only to have the fluidact in the blazing pyre and form

hosgene.Left without a clean handkerchieftie over their red noses, our brave

ans of the public disregarded"e'Complete Fire Fighter's Manual"

dbetween gasps for breath adoptede antiquated expedient of drenching ie surroundings with water. (Willat husky who made the door in 2t please report to the swimmingamager and sign up for free style?) cYes, folks, this final gesture was Lccessful, and thus endeth another t

Fapter in the "Annals of the Poor cech Students." As our parting shot,

kr. Shihls adventure resulted in dam- tIges of about $70. b

-Latest reports from the biology de- Ejartmnt indicate that they are trying fkproduce a dwarfed cow to procurendensed milk.-The Pioneer.

The frosh co-eds at Purdue, accord- fipg to "The Purdue Exponent," favor nie forty hour week since they are lim-ccfd to two dates a week.

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SENIORS ARE URGED TOSECURE PICTURES NOW

Technique Wil Not Take PhotosAfter October 25

Those Seniors who have had pictureappointments which they have failedto keep, and any who have missed thesign-ups, can make picture appoint-ments by going to the Tech PhotoService, Room 11-305 immediately. Nopictures will be taken after October25. In view of the difficulty of photo-graphing such a large number of peo-ple, the Photo Service urges allSeniors to make these appointmentssoon.

Technique wishes to point out thatmuch is detracted from the year bookif seniors fail to make the list com-plete by forgetting their picture ap-pointments.

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CALENDARTuesday, October 16

5:00-M. I. T. A. A. Meeting, East Lounge, Walker Memorial.5:00-Alpha Phi Delta Meeting, West Lounge, Walker Memorial.7:15-Ariny Ordnance Society Meeting.7:45-Army Ordnance Society Smoker, Col. Vestal, Speaker, Movies, Faculty

Dining. Room.Wednesday, October 17

7:00-A. I. E. E. Smoker Meeting, North Hall, Walker Memorial.Thursday, October 18

2 :00-Mathematical Colloquium, "Partial Differential Equations-GeneralOutline with Simple Examples," Prof. E. Hopf, Room 2-246.

4:00-Mass Meeting, auspices N. S. L.; Pete King, Speaker on Marine Strike,4-270.

4:30-Physical Colloquium, "Dielectric Properties of Crystals" by Prof. HansMueller, "Research Projects in the Electronics Group," by Prof.W. B. Nottingham.

5:00-Institute Committee Meeting.5:00-Banjo Club Rehearsal, East Lounge, Walker Memorial.5:00-Debating Society Meeting, West Lounge, Walker Memorial.5:00-Alplia Chi Sigma Dinner, Faculty Dining Room, Walker Memorial.

Friday, October 195:00-M. I. T. Boat Club Banquet, North Hall, Walker Memorial.5:00-Tech Women's Association Tea for Woman Students, Emma Rogers

Room.

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Cries of "Thirty-Eight","Thirty-Seven" Are Stil

Field Day preparations and theColumbus Day activity have hada restraining influence on the riv.alry between freshmen and Soph.omores in the dormitories, thispast week. "Thirty-eight!" thefreshman's call for help, has fail.ed to ring out, and the less fre. :quent but equally commanding"Thirty-seven!" has also beenstilled. Paddlings, kidnappings, and the like are no longer commonoccurrences.

Only the more apparent activi ties have ceased, however, andboth classes are eagerly makingplans for October 26. Each after.noon, or morning, the candidatesfor Field Day teams leave fortheir respective practices. Each ZNnight finds at least one group dis-cussing the strategy Of a glovefight, or mapping-out a course ofaction for the eventful days ofnext week.

Throughout the dormitories -there is a feeling of eagerness -and an undercurrent of anticipa.tion. Another "battle royal" is inthe offing.

The Campus, the undergraduatenewspaper of the University of Roch&Mester, has a signature entitles the coioBlege as: The College for Men of the_University of Rochester.

There is no such thing as a purerwhite race declares a research assist._ant in the zo-ology department of Collumbia University.

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to the freshmen below the cost perman to the T. C. A., requires 12%.

Office expenditures consume 8% andthe book exchange, where many stu-dents buy and sell used texts, needs7%. The theatre ticket agency uses7% and expenditures for maintainingfreshman advisors who contact andaid freshmen in getting started cometo 5%. The handbook requires 4%and boys work department 3%. Socialwork, contributions, foreign students,church relations, freshman cabinet,and sundry others make up the re-mainder.

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5 (i) Posture while standing; 1,Shoulders level (one shoulder notlower than other); 1, arms relax-ed; 1, body line unbroken by ab-domen, chest broad; 1, feet ingood position, slightly apart andparallel.

2 (j) Good lines and grace while seat-ed; 1, lower spine against chair-back; 1, hands in repose, kneesalmost touching each other, feetparallel or one crossed over theother.

3 (k) Harmony of movement whilewalking; 1, good rhythm of en-tire body; I, feet toeing straightahead; 1, elastic step, firm andnot heavy.

5 (l) Good hearing; able to hear ordi-nary conversation at 16 feet.

5 (m) Good vision; able to read -ordin-

SCHELL ENCOURAGEST.C.A. DRIVE WORKERS

(Co-ntinued from Page 1)men for the grind ahead than doesthe T. C. A. in carrying freshmancamp.

Drive Officially Opens TonightThe drive, while contributions were

made by those attending the dinnerlast night, will officially begin tonightat 6 o'clock, when a canvass of thedormitories and fraternities will bemade. Free lancers will canvas thecommuters beginning tomorrowmorning and continuing until nextMonday night in an effort to reach

the goal of $2870 which the T. C. A.estimates will be its budget for theensuing year.

This year both the 5:15 Club andthe Quadrangle Club have offeredtheir services to aid the drive. As inthe past, the Dormitory Committeewill manage the soliciting in thedormitories.

Division of FundsTech Cabin, which is available to all

undergraduates for camping trips,commands the largest proportion ofthe funds, about 25%. The employ-ment bureau which last year foundwork for over 300 undergraduatesneeds 1401o. Freshman camp, given

ary print at arm's length withoutstrain.

10 (n) Health as a social asset; 5,radiating good health and spirits;full of enthusiasm; 3, poise (per-fect self-control; inspiring otherswith confidence); 2, voice wellplaced and round; not high, thin,or nasal.

5 (o) Clothing; adapted in line andcolor to the individual; suitableto season and occasion.

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BOSTON SEh S'rRIKE

Peter King, Secretary of M. W.I. U. To Speak At MassMeeting Thunrsday in 4-270

To acquaint students with the

marine strike now going on in Bos-ton, Peter King, secretary of theMarine Workers Industrial Union,will speak Thursday at four o'clock inRoom 4-270. This was decided at ameeting of the N. S. L. yesterday.

King has been an organizer for theM. W. I. U. for several years. Previ-ous to this he was a student at theInstitute for t-wo years.

At its meeting yesterday, the N.S.L.also decided to call a mass meetingof all F. E. R. A. workers and ap-plicants at the Institute. This meet-ing, which will be held Friday, is forthe purpose of organizing a mass pro-test against the recent wage cutsuffered by the student workers.

Youg,,- go3t in Luckies the finest Turkish andDomestic tobaccos that money can buy-onlythe clean center leaves -for these are the mild-est leaves-they cost more-they taste better.

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