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CO~%ENTARYCAMBRIDGE, MASS., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1942

For Senior WeekFor Last Time

Options

On, Sale

Seniors are warned that op

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on sale for the last time be-

ginning Wednesday of next

week. The price remains $5.00.

From 11:00 AM5L to 2:00 P.AL

daily, for five days, option sales

will continue in the lobby of

Building 10. At the conclusion

of this 3ales period tickets wilI

be available only in the form

of a complete book and at the

face value of the tickets.

Before November 1 all ander-graduates must make appoint-ments at the H~omberg Infirm-ary for the annual physicalexamination required of ah stu-dents. Appointments may bemade with the secretary of themedical director in the fistfloor office of the infirmary.

Any student who fails tomake an appointment beforethe deadline of November I willbe subject to a $5.00 fine.

Soph Horaeplay At CampOut For Tnle Duration

Another Technology tradition

has apparently gone the way of

all good traditions, for the dura-

tion, at least, judging by the

edict issued last night by Sid F.

Atlas, '43.

Atlas, this year's director of

Freshman Camp, has sent a let-

ter to each member of the

Sophomore Class, in which he

refers to the Class of 145 as a

"great class," speaks of "insill-

ing the right spirit" into the

freshmen, and requests the

Sophomores to refrain from all

horseplay during the period of

the freshman camp.

Registration at Walker MemorialDinner-Morss Hall, Walker MemorialSalute to M.I.T.-Fred. WaringWelcome to Freshman Camp--Sid F. Atlas, '43Tech Songs and Cheers-Orville B. Denison, '11Intermission-Activity exhibit-ions in WalkerAssembly in Morss Hall

President of Class of '43 presiding-S. Richard ChilderhoseInstitute Welcoming Address-Dean Robert G. Caldwell"Getting Admitted and Staying In"-Prof. B. Alden Thresher,120History of Technology-Prof. Charles E. Locke, '96Solo-Dr. Sylvester, CarterThe Army Enlisted Reserves Program-Prof. John D. Mitsch,'20M.I.T. Men and the Army-Col. Edward W. PutneyM.I.T. Men and the Navy-Lt. Comdr. Bernard M. OlsenThe Homberg Infirmary-Dr. Benjamin E. SibleyAnnouncement of Freshman Smok-er-Robert W. Maxwell, t43"Obie" Denison, '11

Adjournment

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The most important purchase ofbonds yet reported by any group atthe Institute is the purchase of two$1000 bonds by the Chi Phi houserecently. This commendable move-ment was started last Spring by theLambda Chi Alpha purchase of a$500 bond, and it is expected thatmany more of the fraternities willfollow this example as soon as theconfusion of the opening of a newterm is over. In another drive-theChi Phi's found several obsoletebathtubs, which they promptly re-placed with showers thus releasinga lot of scrap metal for the wareffort and similarly donated.

10:00SATURDAY

8:30 Breakfast in Walker9:30 Assembly in Huntington Hall (10-250) Sec. Wallace M. Ross

presidingDiscussions-Dr. Newton C. FetterIntroduction of Rev. Carl Heath KopfSolo-Dr. CarterPresentation of Activities"S. Richard Childerhose,'43 presiding"Obie" Denison

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Class of 1946To Be GreetedAtTech Smoker

iExhibits, Movies, TalksPlanned To AcquaintFrosh With Institute

The entire f reshman class will

meet for the first time at the All-

Tech Smoker to be held at 6:30 P.M.

tomorrow in Morss Hall of Walker

Memori al. Admission is free, and

all freshmen are expected to at-

tend. Exhibits by the various un-

dergraduate activities will be shown

in the lounge prior to the dinner it,

self.Dr. Karl T. Compton will open

the after-dinner program with theofficial welcome to the FreshmanClass. S;. Richard Childerhose,president of the Senior Class, willthen receive the Walker Key fromC. Frederick Barrett, '04, presidentof the Alumni Aissociation.

Childerhose will then induct theincoming students into the Under-graduate Association. This is thefirst time that this has been in-cluded in the ceremony and it isto become a. permanent part offuture smokers.

The guest speaker of the eveningwill be Commander Luis de Florez,'11, Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S.N.The Institute regulations duringwartime will be discussed by thechairman of the M.IT. Safety Com-mittee, Dean John W. M. Bunker.

The group singing will again beled by O. B. Denison, 111. After thesinging the M.I.T. AA. movies willbe shown and the "Stein Song" willfollow. A reception for the fathersof incoming students will be heldin Pritchett Hall afterwards.

Toastmaster for the evening willbe Professor Albert A. Shaefer ofthe department of Business andEngineering Administration.

Freshman Booksi:leededl By TeC.A

Second hand books, especiallythose used by the freshmen, areneeded by the Technology ChrlstianAssociation book exchange to filthe requirements of the 750 fresh-men who are entering the Institutethis week, the T.CA. office hasannounced.

The war has placed a demandupon the nation's paper supplyw hich has made it difficult tosupply the needs of the entire Classof 1946 with brand new products.The books, drawing boards, instru-ments, etc. left for sale will bringthe owner two-thirds of the originalprice.

Fred Waring ToSalute FreshmenOver Air TonightThe Class of 1946 at Technology

will be honored with a salute from

Fred Waring when he broadcasts at

7:00 P.M. tonight over Station `BZ.

Maestro Waring, who entertains for

fifteen minutes, is expected to men-tion the Freshman Smoker and the

Class of 1946.

Glenn Miller serenaded Technol-ogy on his program in honor of theAssemblies Ball last April 17. Atthat time he was honoring one col-lege each week.

For the past three years Fxed War-ing's program has been rated asthe best 15-minute program on theair. Last year he conducted a con-test to determine which was the bestcollege Glee Club. The M.I.T. GleeClub participated in this contest.

Inst. Comm*Bars Formals

Senior Ball, Junior

Prom Only ExceptionsAt its last meeting of the summer,

the Institute Committee passed arecommendation that all activitieshold informal dances only, for theduration of the war. The only for-mals not to be affected by this de-cree would be the Senior Ball andthe Junior Prom.

Main reason for this ruling, whichwas passed almost unanimously,after a lengthy discussion, was thefeeling that to outsiders, personswho have sons and relatives in thearmed forces, it would not look good

3for Technology students to continueItheir prewar custom of rushing out

to formal fraternity dances every1 week-end.

Among other reasons advancedfor abolishing formals were theproblems of transportation, gaso-line rationing, and the rubber short-age, together with the prospect that,because of greatly increased per-sonal income taxes, student allow-ances would probably be decreased.

The Tech has been requested toe emphasize that this order is not

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Events to LastThrough DinnerSaturday NightWith 750 freshmen now enrolled,

and more men expected, the largestfreshman camp in the history of theInstitute will be held tonight andtomorrow on the Technology cam-pus. This change from the formersite at Lake Massapoag comes be-cause of the transportation andequipment shortage.

The camp will start at 5:30 PM.this afternoon when all freshmenmust register for the camp. Dinnerwill follow in the Morss Hall ofWalker at 6:00 P3M. and a programmuch the same as held in past yearswill be put on afterwards.

Reserves To Be Discussed

Additional topics that eveningwhich have never been consideredin the past, will be discussed in alecture on the Army Enlisted Re-serve by Professor John D. Mitsch,'20; and talks on M.I.T. men in theArmy and in the Navy by ColonelEdward W. Putney and LieutenantCommander Bernard M. Olsen. Fol-lowing the talks, the frosh will beentertained by the inimicable Or-ville B. "Obie" Denison, '11.

Friday night the freshmen willeither go home, sleep in the dorms,stay at a fraternity house, or stay inthe senior house where 164 membersof the Class of '46 are being put upfor the night.

Breakfast in WalkPer

Saturday morning, breakfast willbe served in Walker at 8:30 AM. andan assembly will be held at 9:30AM. in Huntington Hall, Room 10-250. This meeting, presided over bySecretary Wallace M. Ross of theTechnology Christian Association,will be made up of a solo by Dr.Sylvester Carter and the presenta-tion of activities.

The head of each activity will be

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The Tech OpensFall Smoker Series

Newspaper To OutlinePlans To Men of '46

The annual fall series of fresh-man smokers, sponsored by the vari-ous activities in an attempt to ac-quaint the frosh with tlhe benefitsto be derived from participationtherein, will get under way nextweek. First on the program is thatof The Tech, Technology's officialundergraduate newspaper, and old-est campus activity.

After Freshman Camp, the froshwill probably give some thought towhat activity they will go out forthis year. It is to better acquaintthese men with the workings of theactivities that these smokers areheld.

According to present plans, TheTech's smoker will feature shorttalks by the managing board, ex-plaining the workings of the variousdepartments, and the opportunitiesavailable to freshmen. All interestedfreshmen are invited to attend thissmoker, to be held at 5:15 PMh.,Wednesday, September 30, in Prit-chett Hall, on the second floor of theWalker Memorial Building. Refresh-ments will be served.

Burke Will FaceFreshmen AloneHf Necessary"I'll take on all 750 of them single

handed," said tall blonde JohnBurke, president of the Sophomoreclass when asked bow he wouldface the freshmen at freshmancamp today. The powerful end oflast year's freshman Field Day foot-ball team said that he really feltsorry that the camp couldn't takeplace at Lake Massapoag again, ashe really liked swimming, but feltthat 750 freshmen crossing Memor-ial Drive might prove very danger-ous.

Freshmen, however are warningto watch out for Burke when theyapproach him, and to hold in mindthe fact that last year he won 3rdplace in the 175 lb. class in the In-stitute wrestling meet. Presidentof the Q Club as well as presidentof the Sophomore class, the fresh-men have a double angle on Burke,as it is this club which sells andenforces the wearing of those fresh-men ties. Burke guarantees allfreshmen that these ties will gowith any suit. Rowing No. 7 In thefreshman heavy crew last year,Burke has already tasted the waterof the river, and feels that afterone taste he will be just as glad ifOscar tells the freshmen to lay off,as he say the river is not the mostpleasant drink he has tasted.

Pre-School SmokerHeld By 5:15 Club

Featuring one of Oscar Hedlund's

inimitable pep talks, the 5:15 Clubheld a pre-school smoker for fresh-

man commuters ih the clubroom

in the basement of Walker Memo-

rial last Wednesday night.

About ninety new men attended,feasted on cider and doughnuts,smoked free cigarettes, heard theofficers of the club explain the pur-poses and activities of the club, andwere harangued by Oscar on thevalues of organization and spirittoward winning of Field Day, andon the importance of sports andactivities in the life of the Techundergraduate.

FRESHBAN CAMP PROGRAMFMAY

Former StudentsNow in Training

As the war enters its eleventhmonth, all reports show that an in-creasing number of Technology stu-dents are found in the variousArmy, Navy, and Air Corps train-ing centers throughout the UnitedStates. Notice was received re-

cently that three Tech students arenow receiving training as cadets atthe San Antonio Aviation CadetCenter in Texas.

They are: Aviation Cadet HeeryT. Young of Newton, Mass.; Avia-tion Cadet Charles D. Small ofBrookline, Mass.; Aviation CadetRichard H. Goodell Jr., of New Or-leans, Louisiana.

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FRESHMAN CAMP COUNSELLORSActivity Representative

President of Senior Class ... . ... ........ ..... Dick Childerhose, 43

President of Junior Class . ....... George Schutte, `44

Chairman I.F.C . ..... ...... ........ .......... Warren Foster, 43

President M.I.TA.j ...... ... ........ ..Kenneth R. Wadleigh, 43

Captain of Basketball ... ................. ...... George Marakas, 43

Captain of Cross-Country .... ...... .... ... I.... Robert Miller, '43

Captain of Gym .......... . . .......... ......... Robert Maxwell, 43

Captain of Hockey . .... ... ................... Fred Kaneb, '43

Captain of Rifle . ... Peter Wiesenthal, 43

Captain of Soccer .-...... ..... W. W. Carpenter, ^44

Captain of Squash ......... ...... ... Richard Hess, 44

Captain of Swimming ... . Henry Tiedemann, '43

Captain of Wrestling .. ..... W. H. Botten, 144

Gen. Mgr. Combined Musical Clubs . Frank Wilbour, '43

President 5:15 Club .... Waldo Davis, Jr., 43

Commodore Nautical Assoc. . Kenneth L. Warden, 143

Gen. Mgr. The Tech . John F. Tyrrell, '43

Gen. Mgr. Vu . . .. .. Stewart Rowe, '43

Gen. Mgr. Technique . Robert C. Meissner, '43

Gen. Mgr. Voo Doo .. .... Robert Metzger, '44

Gen. Mgr. T.E.N. James T. Harker, '43

Captain of Track Sid Hall, 43

Chairman Dorm. Comm. . . Robert Schaefer, 43

Vice-President T.C.A. .. Sid Atlas, '43

Co-Director of Boys' Work . . . John Miller, '43

Treasurer T.C.A. . Charles C. Holt, '43

Debating Society George M. Musgrave, )43

Captain of Lacrosse . Alfred H. Heckel, '44

Captain of Tennis . Ken Nelson, '44

Captain of Crew . . James Malloch, 143

President of Sophomore Class John F. Burke, '45

Field Day Manager James Buchanan, 144

Captain of Fencing Richard Ackerman, 143

Student-Faculty Committee .. John Gardner, '43

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Diligent study has always been hard to practice during thetimes of discontent that necessarily accompany a war. You willfrequently be afflicted throughout your four years at Technol-ogy with the idea that you are playing an inactive, thanklesspart in the war effort and that you would be more valuable inthe armed services. Near the end of your Institute career, youwill have to go to school for an uninterrupted period of sixteenmonths, which, in many cases, will be an overdose of educationand a drug that will dull the most conscientious mind. Youmay even be faced writh difficulties with your draft boards. Asmore men are inducted into our army and as the draftables be-come scarcer, you may be withdrawn from the Institute tosatisfy the excessive demands of total war, even though thiswould be unwise in the long run.

So with these difficulties confronting you, you are asked toprepare yourselves with the greatest possible efficiency and ef-fectiveness for special duty in the army, navy, or in industry.The ultimate in successful preparation will involve more than anaccumulation of technical knowledge; it will require experi-ence in handling men, in making decisions, and in acceptingresponsibility. This experience can best be gained in collegethrough participation in extracurricular activities. The placeto investigate these activities is at freshman camp where theirleaders will give talks and demonstrations.

Moreover, freshman camp offers you an opportunity to be-come acquainted in general with the methods, traditions, cus-toms, and men of Technology. A well-rounded knowledge ofthe Institute acquired at freshman camp will provide an ex-cellent start for a successful four years at M.I.T.

With this advice, THE TECH hopes that all 750 of you'et the most out of freshman camp and out of your stay in

Cambridge and wishes the Class of 1946 a most successful un-dergraduate career.

DISAPPEARANCE OF A TRADITIONA Technology tradition, it appears, is going to be discarded

with the entrance of the Class of 1946 into the hallowed hallsof the Institute. Since the beginning of freshman camp, theannual dunking of the Sophomore Class president has been anecessity for a successful class inauguration.

But this year, the omnipotent war has brought about aserious change: freshman camp has been moved from the hillsof New Hampshire to the campus of M.I.T., Lake Massapoagis no longer handy, and the T.C.A. has forbidden the traditionalbath for the Soph prexy.

Once before, in the year of the hurricane, camp was oncampus and Lake Massapoag was out of reach. The ingeniousfreshmen, however, discovered the Charles River in their frontyard and made it serve the purpose.

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Associate BoardAssistant Editors

lredlerick D. Delell. '44 Arthur F. Peterson, '4 Gardner EI. Sloan, '44pvlonarll Harris, 'I4 Beriard lRabinowitz, '44 Paul Talalay, 't4ksobert Isaacs, '44 Paul M. Robinson, '4 John T. Toland, '44

Eugene A. Schnell, '44 Martin E. Wunsch, '44Business Aesociates

Laniar Fieldl, '44 Norluan T. Knapp, '44 .ortimer W. Meyer, '44Jarue8 E. Gallivan. '4 Arnold Mackintosh, '44 Harry W. Turner, '44

Editorial BoardBurton S. AIgell '43 O)rvis B. Uartnian. '43 \W alter C. McCarthy, '4lra G. CruckshanL. '43 W`illiam G. Louden, '43 Joh \IV. McDonough, h43WN aldo F'. D\avis, '43 George C. Mlarakas, '43 Morris H. Rosenthal '43ASWarren E. Foster, '43 Robert W. Maxwell, '43 Robert B. luinsey '43

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except during College vacation.Entered as Second Class Matter at the Boston Post Office

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ple computation shows that the re

lion will require nearly every sec-ond mlale oetween 18 and 45 to bein uniforml. On the other hand,mlerse is even at this monment acriulcal siaortage of both labor andtrained technical personnel for then11111itude of essential war needs.NaturaLly much contusion and con-Lradictory inloriation has beenpublished in the daily press, and thelast word oll the question of howwe engineering students will be ex-pectete to help our country has notJueenl released.

The Office of War Informationhas recommended for collegiatepuulication statements on the col-lege students part in winning thewar by War Manpower Chief PaulV. McNultt. Speaking recently atPurdue University, McNutt said:"The colleges and universities are

charged with increasing the num-ber of technicians uponl which bothindustry and the armed forces de-penid. The colleges and universities,by insuring a continual supply oftechnically tr,,ained men andwomen, can insure the continualincrease of our strengh for victoryand for peace."

Recruits NeededEmphasizing the great need for

more fighting men, Secretary ofWar Stimlson, in another statement,explained that the armed forcesare already running short of man-power and new recruits must becalled up. Student members of theenlisted reserve will not be sum-moned at some indefinite time inthe future-they will be called upat the end of the present collegeterm as they reach the draft age of20.

"The stepping up of the intensityof the vital combat in which weare engaged and the growing needfor enlarged forces," Secretary ofWar Stimson stated, "make it clearthat all young men fortunateenough to have the physical andmental qualifications to enablethem to serve their country in thearmed forces are destined for thatservice."

Special TrainingWhen the reservists are called to

the colors, Mr. Stimson added, thearmy will give them highly special- ized training to fit them for specificmilitary tasks. The R.O.T.C. train-ing pro-ram will be modified, hesaid, but he did not enlarge on thispoint.

Signs are meanwhile multiplying'that the draft age will be loweredto 18 in the near future. While nodecision is expected until after theNovember elections, the SenateMilitary Affairs Committee called ahearing on the Guerney bill andthe comparable committee in theHouse is expected to take it uplater. F. W. Wilby, superintendentat West Point, added his voice tothose who believe that the realitiesof total war demand the supple

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introduced by S. Richard Childer-hose, president of the Class of '43,and will make a short talk explain-ing his activity. This meeting willadjorn at 10:45 A.M. and resume ateleven o'clock with talks on FieldDay, and Class Spirit by James F.Buchanan, '44, and Coach OscarHedlund respectively.

Activities Discussion ScheduledThe Undergraduate House, The

5:15 Club, and the Inter-FraternityConference will be explained bytheir respective presidents, RobertJ. Schaeffer, '43; Waldo F. Davis, Jr.,'43; and Warren E. Foster, '43. Pro-fessor F. Alexander hMagoun, '18, willaddress the meeting on "FromSchool to College" following whichwill be held an open forum on themarking system, the point system,the freshman council, and othersubjects of interest to the incomingmen. The meeting will be closed bymore songs from Obie Denison.

Following lunch in Walker Me-morial, an assembly will be held inthe Great Court, at which PresidentCompton will address the men, andthe staff of the Institute will beintroduced by Dean Harold 'E. Lob-dell. Kenneth R. Wadleigh ' '43, willthen preside over the presentationof athletics, at which the captainsof the various sports will make ashort talk about their sports.

the athletic program will beginat 2:45 P.M. with a softball gamebetween the faculty and the coun-sellors. At 3:15 P.M. the first ath-letic groups will get under way withtalks and shows on track, soccer,and lacrosse on Briggs Field; basket-ball, gym, and talks on swimmingin the Walker Gym; and sailing ont~he Charles. At 4:00 P.M. the groupswill shift positions, and changeagain at 4:45 P.M. in order that allfreshmen will have the opportunityto see all the demonstrations.

The freshmen camp will officiallyclose at 5:30 P.M.

, AD1INISTRATION

Dr. Karl T. ComptonDean Thomas P. PitreDelbert L. RhindB. Alden Thresher

L Horace S. FordJ. Rhyne KillianDonald P. SeveranceRobert M. KimballThomas F. CreamerArthur C. WatsonLeicester F. Hamilton

INSTRUCTING STAFF

ArchitectureProf. W. H. BrownProf. Bissil AldermanProf. E. N. CGelotte

Building and Eng. Const.Prof. H. R. Staley

Chemistry

Prof. A. R. DavisProf. C. M. WarehamProf. I. AmdurMr. F. K. PittmanMr. J. L. OhlsonMr. R. M. ShermanMr. E. R. KaneMr. R. M. BridgforthMr. H. G. FletcherMr. K. BarkeyMr. D. BannermanMr. E. L. GambleMr. C. C. Stephenson

Electrical EngineeringProf. A. E. FitzgeraldProf. T. S. GrayProf. H. L. HazeilProf. E. A. GuilleminProf. M. S. McIlroyProf. W. H. TimbieProf. K. L. WildesMr. T. G. Coate

EnglishProf. W. C. GreeneMr. S. LanierMr. J. B. RayMr. P. MN. ChalmersMr. G. H. Leggett

GraphicsMr. D. P. AdamsMr. W. C. Eberhard

MathematicsProf. H. B. PhillipsProf. R. D. DouglassProf. W. T. MartinMr. G. B. Thomas

Mechanical EngineeringProf. A. SloaneProf. J. A. HronesMr. Deane Lent

Military ScienceCaptain S. StevensCaptain C. H. Thyng

PhysicsMr. S. F. BrownMr. M. DeutschMr. H. Feshbach'Mr. J. R. McNally

many older men as can be trainedwith the present facilities for therest of this year.

Vast ReservoirIf and when the draft age is

dropped, the law will tap a reser-voir of 2,500,000 youths between 18and 20 who have registered forselective service but cannot at pres-ent be taken into service.

At this time then, there is noofficial and authoritative statement

President Roosevelt expressedthe opinion that it would not benecessary to call up men of 18 and19 years of age before January 1,1943. The present selective servicelaw, the President told his PressConference, is providing about as

Ion the true situation confrontingthe college student. So that evenstudents in technical institutionsmust for the present accept the un-certainty of the situation as one ofthe smaller hardships of a world-wide war.

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College StudentslFace CUncertaingtyOf WarSituatioln

As the Institute gathers for its82nd academic year, an all-timerecord class of about 750 freshmenenter this engineering school.Little concrete and authoritativeinformation has been released bySelective Service Headquarters inWashington as to whether andunder what circumstances engi-neerinlg students may be permitted

to complete their education andhow they may best help theircountry to win the mlortal strugglefor survival of its way of lif e. Siml-

A TOUGH JOBIt is under no ordinary conditions that you of the Class of

1946 begin your first year at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. Your nation fights for its very life, your friendsand relatives daily risk life and limb on the far-flung battlefieldsof the world, and your folks at home confront a threatening in-ternal upheaval that could conceivably upset the noblest of warefforts.

in the midst of such bewildering circumstances, you havebeen selected to do a special job, one that is of utmost impor-tance to the nation and its people. That job, which was diffi-cult during peacetimes, has now been made more difficult bythe war, because you will be working under a strain.

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interested in Cross Country parti-cipation should report the firstweek of school for the Fall Season.

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28th of September, gives a greatmany boys an opportunity to buildthemselves up for the coming sea-son in races with nearby schools,and the New England Cross Courn-try competition and the Inter-Col-legiate championship at New Yorkin November. Every year freshmenhave reported for Cross Countryand the majority of the boys whohave reported are novices. However,before the season is 'over, ,therybecome excellent runners and byspring the Cross Country work hasshown to be of great value. All men

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Each year the members of theincoming Freshman Class are in aquandary as to the sport that theyshould take up for their recreation.Track and Cross Country together,have been one of the major sports'in the Institute for many years dueto the fact that they require very'little time and each man works asan individual, not waiting for ateam or a crowd to work together.Schedules are all made out for thisyear so that the freshmen haveplenty of competition both in Trackand 'Cross Country, also in handi-cap meets and the big Inter-classmeet in November. There is someform of competition each week dur-ing the school year which giveseach boy an opportunity to try hisluck and at the same time createsregular competition, either withthe boys at school, or outside col-leges and Prep Schools.

The big event of the Fall is thefreshmen and Sophomore FieldDay relay race which is heldOctober 30th and which has createda great amount of interest eachyear. This com~petition Ln-olvres twenty-four boys and gives every-one a chance to try out and possiblyfind a position for himself in thisinteresting race,-it also has beenspectacular, and the interest seemsto be getting keener and keenereach year between these two,lasses. This form of competitionalso gives myself and Bob Bowiean opportunity to see what theFreshmen class have to off er for-,he winter and spring meets. Dur-,ng this time of the year, the fresh-nen are given special attention.rhey are not overlooked mue to-,he fact that they will be possiblenaterial for the Varsity Team the

oloigyear.Cross Country which starts the

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Welcome to Tech, '46And to Tech Athletics

Instead of spending the tradi-tional weekend on the woodedshores of Massapoag, you are gath-ering on the Institute grounds forFreshman Camp. Regardless of thisinnovation the Freshman Camp of1942 will accomplish one of its aimsif it acquaints you with M.I.T. ath-letics.

Some men in your class will signup f or a sport in the excitement ofthe first f ew days and then willquit as soon as the going gets alittle tough.

Some men, obviously good ath-letes, will pass up the opportunitiesto improve themselves and rest onlaurels won in high school with theapparent conviction that they haveoutgrown preliminary practice.

The real men, however, will makeup their minds to train. They willreport regularly for workouts, notjust for the first few days or weeks,but for two or three years. Likeother endeavors at Tech, you willget out of athletics just about whatyou put into it.

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Practice for the clash betweenthe Sophomores and freshmen atthe annual Field Day will begin withthe start of the winter term.

Football practice for the freshmen

svill begin Tuesday, Sept. 29th andthe Sophomores will commence

practice Monday, Sept. 28th. Allfreshmen who wish to try out forthe Field Day football team areasked to report at Briggs Fieldat 5:00 P.M. on Tuesday. Thecoaches for this team will be BillScott and Bob Plachta of the classof '44.

Sophomore football practice willbegin at Barbour Field House Mon-

day at 3:30 P.M. Bob Reebie andDoug Fenton of the Class of '43 willcoach this team.

Swimming Coach Gordon Smithurges all freshmen and Sophomoreswimmers to turn out for practice-at the swimming pool as soon aspossible. Candidates should call theCoach's attention to themselvesotherwise he won't realize they arethere to practice for Field Day. Eachteam will have two medley relayteams of three men each and twofreestyle relay teams of four meneach.

Track practice will be held underCoach Oscar Hedlund afternoonsafter 3:00 P.M. starting Monday,Sept. 28th. The two competingclasses will each enter one relayteam of twelve men. :Each man willIrun 220 yards.

Tug of war practice will beginxionday, October 5th. The coaches,Charles Ritterhoff, '44, for the fresh-men and Wilfred Kaneb, '43, for theSophomores, would like to see atlarge turnout. The teams will con-sist of 25 men each.

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Miller, SteiartWin lfanzy RacesDuring SuminerTwo Tech runners were standouts

in the summer handicap meets heldaround Boston, winning seven firstplaces in competition against thebest college and club runners. LarryStewart and Bob Miller worked outduring the summer months afterclasses and went into open competi-tion which is quite different fromcollege dual meets.

The big event of the summer was11iller's win of the Walter Scott Milefor which he received the beautifultrophy offered each year by theScotch Clan of Boston. The meet

swas held at the old Tech Field inBrookline on Labor Day afternoon,the site at which other Tech men'v on their laurels prior 'to 1916.Larry Stewart won the 440 fromscratch leading Janiak by 10 yardsin a 51.4 second finish.

At the New England Junior Cham-pionships Bob Miller and LarryStewart scored fifteen points. Bobwon the half-mile in 2:06.8 and themile in 4:39.8, while Larry got thegold medal in the 440 yard run witha 52.0 second flat finish. Larry alsowon his favorite event at the Amer-ican Legion and Newton YJJ.C.A.Games. Miller won three firsts, onesecond, and two thirds. Stewartfeathered his cap with four firsts,one third and two fourths.l

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Activities Discussion ScheduledThe Undergraduate House, The

5:15 Club, and the Inter-FraternityConference will be explained by

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'43; and Warren E. Foster, '43. Pro-f essor F. Alexander Magoun, '18, willaddress the meeting on "FEromSchool to College" following -whichwill be held an open forum on themarking system, the point system,IL-he freshman council, and othersubjects of interest to the incomingmen. The meeting will be closed bymore songs from Obie Denison.

Following lunch in W~alker Me-morial, an assembly will be held inthe Great Court, at which PresidentCompton will address the men, and,the staff of the Institute will beintroduced by Dean Harold E. Lob-dell. Kenneth R. Wadleigh, '43, willthen preside over the presentationof athletics, at which the captainsof the various sports will make ashort talk about their sports.

the athletic program will beginat 2:45 P.M. with al softball gamebetween the faculty and the coun-sellors. At 3:15 P.M. the first ath-letic groups will get under way withtalks and shows on track, soccer,and lacrosse on Briggs Field; basket-ball, gym, and talks on swimmingin the Walker Gym; and sailing onthe Charles. At 4:00 P.M. the groupswill shift positions, and changeagahin at 4:45 P.M. in order that allfreshmen will have the opportunityto see all the demonstrations.

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IGeneral M anager .......... .......... I............... .... .John F. TDyrrell, '43Pditor .... . ... . .. ... ... ..... Harry Ottinger, Jr. '43Iv~anaging Editor .............. ........ .... ... .Robert P. Richmnond, '4313usiness M anager ............... ... ........ A. Donald Moll, '43I'Vu" Editor-in-Chief ................ Stewart Rowe, '43

Associate BoardA&ssistant Editors

li'red~ericl, D. D~eBell, '44 Arthur F. Peterson, '441.eeenqrd' Harris, '4 B~ern3ard Rabinowitz, '44

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Gsstcieu6, it~iie res|biulcal stortage of both labor and- I trained technical personmel for the

MULbitude of essential war needs.

Natburahy nauch conltusion and con-tracictory inlornationl has been

publashea ill the daily press, and the

last word on the question of how

we engineering students will be ex-

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hlas recommllellded for collegiate

publication statemenets on the col-

lege students part in winning the

war by War M~anpower Chief Paul

V. McNuL~t Speaking recently at

Purdue University, McNutt said:

" The colleges and universities arecharged with increasing the num-

ber of technlicianls upon which both

industry and the armed forces de-

pencl. Thle colleges and universities,

by insuring, a continual supply of

technically trained men and

women, can insure the continual

increase of our strengh for victory

and for peace."

Recruits Needed

Em~phasizingol the great need formore fighting men, Secretary ofWar Stimlson, in another statement,explained that the armed forcesare already running short of man-power and new recruits must becalled up. Student members of theenlisted reserve will not be sum-moned at some indefinite time inthe future-they will be called upat the end of the present collegeterm as they reach the draft age of20.

"The stepping up of the intensityof the vital combat in which weare engaged and the growing needfor enlarged forces," Secretary ofWar Stirnson stated, "make it clearthat all young men fortunateenough to have the physical andmental qualifications to enablethein to serve their country in theaimed forces are destined for thatservice."

Special TrainingWhen the reservists are called to

the colors, Mr. Stimson added, thearmy will give themz highly special-ized training to fit them for specificmilitary tasks. The R.O.T.C. train-ing pro-ram will be modified, hesaid, but he did not enlarge on thispoint.

Sic)gns are meanwhile multiplyingthat the draf t age will be loweredto 18 in the near f uture. While nodecision is expected until after theNovember elections, the SenateMilitary Aff airs Committee called ahearing on the Guerney bill andthe comparable committee in theHouse is expected to take it uplater. F. W. Wilby, superintendentat West Point, added his voice tothose who believe that the realitiesof total war demand the supple

bodies, clear minds and unfetteredhearts of the 18 and 19-year-olds.

President Roosevelt expressedthe opinion that it would not benecessary to call up men of 18 and19 years of age before January 1,1943. The present selective servicelaw, the President told his PressConference, is providing about as

ADA1I NI STRATIO NDr. Karl T. ComptonDean Thomas P. PitreDelbert L. RhindB. Alden ThresherHorace S. FordJ. Rhyne KillianDonald P. SeveranceRobert M. KimballThomas F. CreamerArthur C. WatsonLeicester F. Hamilton

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been selected to do a special job, one that is of utmost impor-tance to the nation and its people. That job, which was diffi-cult during peacetimes, has now been made more difficult bythe war, because you will be working under a strain.

Diligent study has always been hard to practice during thetimes of discontent that necessarily accompany a war. You willfrequently be afflicted throughout your four years at Technol-ogy with the idea that you are playing an inactive, thanklesspart in the war effort and that you would be more valuable inthe armed services. Near the end of your Institute career, youwill have to go to school for an uninterrupted period of sixteenmonths, which, 'in many cases, will be an overdose of educationand a drug that will dull the most conscientious mind. Youmay even be faced writh difficulties with your draft boards. Asmore men are inducted into our army and as the draftables be-come scarcer, you may be withdrawn from the Institute tosatisfy the excessive demands of total war, even though thiswould be unwise in the long run.

So with these difficulties confronting you, you are asked toprepare yourselves with the greatest possible efficiency and ef-fectiveness for special duty in the army, navy, or in industry.The ultimate in successful preparation will involve more than anaccumulation of technical knowled-e; it will require experi-ence in handling men, in making decisions, and in acceptingresponsibility. This experience can best b~e gained in collegethrough participation in extracurricular activities. The placeto investigate these activities is at freshman camp where theirleaders wrill give talks and demonstrations.

Moreover, freshman camp offers you an opportunity to be-come acquainted in general with the methods, traditions, cus-toms, and men of Technology. A well-rounded knowledge ofthe Institute acquired at freshman camp will provide an ex-cellent start for a successful four years at M.I.T.

With this advice, THE T:ECH hopes that all 750 of youge t the most out of freshman camp and out of your stay inCambridge and wishes the Class of 1946 a most successful un-dergraduate career.

DISAPPEARANCE OF A TRADITION

A Technology tradition, it appears, is going to be discardedwith the entrance of the Class of 1946 into the hallowed hallsof the Institute. Since the beginning of freshman camp, theannual dunking of the Sophomore Class president has been anecessity for a successful class inauguration.

But this year, the omnipotent war has brought about aserious change: ~freshman camp has been moved from the hillsof New Hampshire to the campus of M.I.T., Lake Massapoagis no longer handy, and the T.C.A. has forbidden the traditionalbath for the Soph prexy.

Once before, in the year of the hurricane, camp was oncampus and Lake Massapoag was out of reach. The ingeniousfreshmen, how'ever. discovered the Charles River in their frontyard and made it serve the purpose.

We hope that this word to the wise is sufficient..

ChemistryProf. A. iR. DavisProf. C. M. WarehamProf. I. AmdurMr. F. K. PittmanMr. J. L. OhlsonMr. R. M. ShermanMr. E. R. KaneMr. R. M. Bridgforth-M~r. H. G. FletcherMr. K. BarkeyMr. D. BannermanMr. E. L. GambleMr. C. C. Stephenson

Electrical Engineering

Prof. A. 33. FitzgeraldProf. T. S. GrayProf. H. T .Hbazen

Prof. E. A. GuilleminProf. M. S. McIlroyProf. W. H. TimbieProf. K. L. WildesMr. T. G. Coate

EnglishProf. W. C. GreeneMr. S. LanierMr. J. B. RayMr. P. M. ChalmersMr. G. H. Leggett

GraphicsMr. D. P. AdamsMr. W. C. Eberhard

Mathematics-Prof. H. B. Phillips

many older men as can be trainedwith the present facilities for therest of this year.

Vast ReservoirIf and when the draft age is

dropped, the law will tap a reser-voir of 2,500,000 youths between 18and 20 who have registered forselective service but cannot at pres-ent be taken into service.

At this time then, there is noofflicial and authoritative statementon the true situation confrontingthe college student. So that evenstudents in technical institutionsmust for the present accept the un-certainty of the situation as one ofthe smaller hardships of a world-wide war.

Prof. R. D. DouglassProf. W. T. MartinMr. G. B3. Thomas

Mechanical EngineeringProf. A. SloaneProf. J. A. HronesMr. Deane Lent

Military ScienceCaptain S. StevensCaptain C. H. Thyng

PhysicsMr. S. F. BrownMr. M. DeutschMr. H. FeshbachMr. J. R. McNally

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|FRESHMAN CAMIP COUNSELLORSActivity Representative

President of Senior Class .......... ......... Dick Childerhose, 4r-CPresident of Junior Class .......... . ...... George Schutte, '44Chairm an I.F.C . ..... ....... .... ............ . ....... W arren Foster, '4,President M.I.TA.A ......... .. ........ Kenneth R. Wadleigh, '4-zCaptain of Basketball . ... .................... George Marakas, '43RCaptain of Cross-Country ...... ..... .. ..... ...... Robert M~iller, '4"ZCaptain of Gym ........... .. ...... .. .......... Robert M axwell, '4,:-Captain of Hockey ... .......... ........ ......... .....Fred Kaneb, 43Captain of Rifle ................. Peter Wiesenthal, '43cCaptain of Soccer .... ................ . .W. W. Carpenter, 4q.Captain of Squash .... ... ............ . .Richard Hess, >44Captain of Swimming ........... ...... Henry Tiedemann, '423Captain of Wrestling . . . .... ..... W. H. Botten, '44Gen. Mgr. Combined Musical Clubs . Frank Wilbour, '4,3President 5:15 Club ............ .- Waldo Davis, Jr., '43Commodore Nautical Assoc. . .. .Kenneth L. Warden, '43Gen. Mgr. The Tech . .. John F. Tyrrell, '4 .,Gen. Mgr. Vu ........ .Stewart Rowe, '43Gen. MUgr. Technique . ..Robert C. Meissner, '43,Gen. Mgr. Voo Doo. ... ......... .. Robert Metzger, '44Gen. Mgr. T.E.N ........... James T. Harker, '4,,2Captain of Track ........ ........ ... Sid Hall, 143Chairman Dorm. Comm. . . Robert Schaefer, 43aVice-President T.C.A . .............. Sid Atlas, '43-Co-Director of Boys' Work . . . .. .John Miller, '43Treasurer T.C.A ........ Charles C. Holt, '43Debating Society .George M. Musgrave, 1431Captain of Lacrosse .Alfred H. H~eckel, '44-Captain of Tennis . . Ken Nelson, '44Captain of Crew . James Malloch, 143President of Sophomore Class John F. Burke, '45Field Day Manager .James Buchanan, '44Captain of Fencing .Richard Ackerman, 143Student-Faculty Committee . .. John Gardner, '43a

College Students|Fiace U~ncertainaty|O~f War Situation^

As the Institute gathers for its82nd academic year, an all-time

record class of about 750 freshmen

enter this engineering school.

Little concr ete and authoritative

informlationl has been released by

Selective Service Headquarters in

Washington as to whether and

under what circumstances engi-

neerinlg students may be permitted

to complete their education and

how they mlay best help their

counltry to Will the mlortal strugglefor survival of its way of life. Simi-

ple coilputationl shows that the re-

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A TOUGH JOBIt is under no ordinary conditions that you of the Class of

1946 begin your first year at the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. Your nation fights for its very life, your friendsand relatives daily risk life and limb on the far-flung battlefieldsof the world, and your folks at home confront a threatening in.-ternal upheaval that could conceivably upset the noblest of warefforts.

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The above picture shows Sophomore back as he cuts around right end into a clear field to score. This wastaken during the game between the Class of 1944 and the Class of 1943, two years ago. In the backgroundare the temporary stands set up on Briggs Field to accommodate the large crowd usually attracted to Field

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Track Coach Oscar HedlundUrges Frosh To Choose Track

By Oscar Hedlund, Track Coach28th of September, gives a greatmany boys an opportunity to buildthemselves up for the coming sea-son in races with nearby schools,and the New England Cross Coun-try competition and the Inter-Col-legiate championship at New Yorkin November. Every year freshmenhave reported for Cross Countryand the majority of the boys whohave reported are novices. However,before the season is 'over, theybecome excellent runners and byspring the Cross Country work hasshown to be of great value. All men.

Each year the members of the

incoming Freshman Class are in a

quandary as to the sport that they

should take up for their recreation.Track and Cross Country together,halve been one of the major sportsin the Institute for many years dueto the fact that they require verylittle time and each man works asan individual, not waiting for ateam or a crowd to work together.Schedules are all made out for thisyear so that the freshmen haveplenty of competition both in Trackand Cross Country, also in handi-cap meets and the big Inter-classmeet in November. There is someform of competition each week dur-ing the school year which giveseach boy an opportunity to try hisluck and at the same time createsregular competition, either withthe boys at school, or outside col-leges and Prep Schools.

The big event of the Fall is thefreshmen and Sophomore FieldDay relay race which is heldOctober 30th and which has createda great amount of interest eachyear. This competition involvestwenty-four boys and gives every-one a chance to try out and possiblyfind a position for himself in thisinteresting race,-it also has beenspectacular, and the interest seemsto be getting keener and keenereach year between these twoclasses. This form of competitionalso gives myself and Bob Bowiean opportunity to see what theFreshmen class have to offer forthe winter and spring meets. Dur-ing this time of the year, the fresh-men are given special attention.They are not overlooked due tothe fact that they will be possiblematerial for the Varsity Team thefollowing year.

Cross Country which starts the

Two Tech runners were standoutsin the summer handicap meets heldaround Boston, winning seven firstplaces in competition against thebest college and club runners. LarryStewart and Bob Miller worked outduring the summer months afterclasses and went into open competi-tion which is quite different fromcollege dual meets.

The big event of the summer wasMiller's win of the Walter Scott Milefor which he received the beautifultrophy offered each year by theScotch Clan of Boston. The meetwas held at the old Tech Field inBrookline on Labor Day afternoon,the site at which other Tech men*won their laurels prior 'to 1916.Larry Stewart won the 440 fromscratch leading Janiak by 10 yardsin a 51.4 second finish.

At the New England Junior Cham-pionships Bob Miller and LarryStewart scored fifteen points. Bobwon the half-mile in 2:06.8 and themile in 4:39.8, while Larry got thegold medal in the 440 yard run witha 52.0 second flat finish. Larry alsowon his favorite event at the Amer-ican Legion and Newton Y.M.C.A.Games. Miller won three firsts, onesecond, and two thirds. Stewartfeathered his cap with four firsts,one third and two fourths.

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Freshman and Sophoiore Field Day Teams

| BY GRID SLOAN l

Welcome to Tech, '46And to Tech Athletics

Instead of spending the tradi-tional weekend on the woodedshores of Massapoag, you are gath-ering on the Institute grounds forFreshman Camp. Regardless of thisinnovation the Freshman Camp of1942 will accomplish one of its aimsif it acquaints you with M.I.T. ath-letics.

Some men in your class will signup for a sport in the excitement ofthe first few days and then willquit as soon as the going gets alittle tough.

Some men, obviously good ath-letes, will pass up the opportunitiesto improve themselves and rest onlaurels won in high school with theapparent conviction that they haveoutgrown preliminary practice.

The real men, however, will makeup their minds to train. They willreport regularly for workouts, notjust for the first few days or weeks,but for two or three years. Likeother endeavors at Tech, you willget out of athletics Just about whatyou put into it.

Will Start Practice On Registration DayFootbafll Track,Swimming BeginMo~nday, Tuesday

Practice for the clash between

the Sophomores and freshmen atthe annual Field Day will begin with

the start of the winter term.Football practice for the freshmen

swill begin Tuesday, Sept. 29th and

the Sophomores will commencepractice Monday, Sept. 28th. All

freshmen who wish to try out fort

the Field Day football team are

asked to report at Briggs Field

at 5 :00 P.M. on Tuesday. Thecoaches for this team will be Bill

||scott and Bob Plachta of the classof S44..

Sophomore football practice will

begin at Barbour Field House Mon-

day at 3 :30 P.M. Bob Reebie and

||Doug Fenton of the Class of '43 willXvcoach this team.

Swimming Coach Gordon Smithurgyes all freshmen and Sophomore

swimmers to turn out 4or practice

at the swimming pool as soon aspossible. Candidates should call theCoach's attention to themselvesotherwise he won't realize they arethere to practice for Field Day. Eachteam will have two medley relay

|teams of three men each and two|freestyle relay teams of four mendeach.

Track practice will be held underCoach Oscar Hedlund afternoonsafter 3:00 P.M. starting Monday,Sept. 28th. The two competingclasses will each enter one relayteam of twelve men. Each man willrun 220 yards.

Tug of war practice will beginM nonday, October 5th. The coaches,

[Charles Rittierhoff, '44, for the fresh-|nmen and Wilfred Kaneb, '43, for the

Sophomores, would like to see ai arge turnout. The teams will con-sist of 25 men each.

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5:30 P.M. Freshman Camp Begins--Morss Hall.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 266:30 P.M. Freshman Smoker -Morss Hall

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28Registration Day

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 299:00 A.M. First Classes of Fall Term.

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A representative of the

Boston SymphonyOrchestra

will be at the T. C. A. officeOIl Mondays Sept. 28, from

12:30 to 2:30 P.M.Tuesday, Sept. 29, from

12:30 to 1:30 P.Mt.Wednesday, Sept. 30, from

12:30 to 1:30 P.M.to answer iiquiries about

students' Season tickets to theSaturday evening concerts of the

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who have never had any athleticwork previous to coming to theInstitute should not take this intoconsideration but report, to try tosee if there is some hidden talent

in their make-up. The biggest ma-jority of boys reporting each yearhave had no experience, but beforegetting through school, they excelin their event.

While many colleges are chang-ing the rule so that freshmen cancompete on Varsity Teams, Techwill still maintain its regular stand-ard and frosh will have a fullschedule of meets with nearbyPrep and high school teams.

Freshmen have the privilege ofselecting some sport instead of

1M.S. Track gives them an excellent,opportunity to work out of doorsthe year round. Many boys whohave substituted track for physicaltraining have become excellent~athletes and r~ecleived many prizesfor their efforts. I hope that allfreshmen who are interested intrack will report to the BarbourF~ield House and ask any questions.I will be very glad to help you inevery way solving your freshmanproblems. Do not wait until it istoo late. Start early and see whatthe Institute track can do for you,it has done a lot for others, so letit, be of help to you in your collegedays at M.I.T.

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IntermissionAssembly in Huntington Hall

Mield Day-James F. Buchanan, '44Class Spirit-Coach Oscar HedlundSolo-Dr. CarterUndergraduate House- Robert J. Schaeffer, '435:15 Club-Waldo F. Davis, Jr. '43Inter-Fraternity Conference-Warren E. Foster, '43"From School to College"-Prof. F. Alexander Magoun, >18Open Forum-Marking System, Point System, Freshman Coils

cil, etc. Dick Childerhose, Sid Atlas, Presidng."Obie" Denison

12:30 Lunch in Walker1:45 Assembly in Gtreat Court (Walker if inclement weather)

President ComptonIntroduction of Staff-Dean Lobdell, '17 presidingPresentation of Athletics-Kenneth Wadleigh, '43 presiding

2:45 Athletic ProgramFaculty-Counsellor Softball Game

3:15 First Athletic Group4:00 Second Athietic Group4:45 Third Athletic Group5:30 Adjournment

to the stored electrical charge. Thevoltage may be adjusted from a fewthousand volts to the maximum ofmore than four million volts by con-trolling the current sprayed on thecharge-conveyor belt. The x-raytube is fixed vertically within thegenerator column. A metal exten-sion of the tube passes out throughthe bottom of the tank and termin-

ates in a water-cooled gold targetsurrounded by lead shielding andprovided with beam-deflning portalsand shutter. The tube consists of

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Wareham Hlurls HlammevTo Place In InC.4CA

Dick Wareham, '44, won fourthplace in the intercollegiate meet attNew York last May, throwing thehammer 143 feet 115/8 inches. He isthe first Tech Sophomore ever toscore in the event at the I.C. 4,^,meet.

pital where it is in operation. Thelatest unit, still more compact thanany of its predecessors, is operatingin a special laboratory at theMassachusetts Institute of Tech-nology, where therapeutic investi-£atins mwith 3,000,000 volt rays aremade under the direction of Dr.Dresser. In view of the fact thatclinical experimentation at high-voltages is still in a preliminarystage, Dr. Dresser made no reporton the therapeutic effects of theradiation.

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CAMP PROGRAM

Tech Develops4 M5/illion VoltX-Ray Machine

Produces Radiation

Stronger Thanl Radiums

Supply of 'Whole WorldDevelopment at the Institute of

a direct current x-ray generator

operating at a potential of morethan 4,000.000 volts, was announced

at the forty-third annual meetingof the American Raentgen Ray So-ciety in Chicago on Friday morning,

September 18.

This generator produces for thefirst time radiation which is morepenetrating than the gamma raysof r adium. and with an intensitygreater than that of the entire

axvailable world supply of radium.TIhe new generator was announcedin a paper presented by Dr. JohnG. Trump. its designer, and R. W.Cloud -who described construction

of the apparatus, while a paper byDr. Richard Dresser of Boston re-ported the preliminary clinical ob-servations on the use of these highvoltage x-rays.

Development of thiis new gener-

ator has gone forward under algrant of funds from the Godfrey M.Hyams Trust, which had supportedearlier experimental work in high-voltage radiation at the Institute.

The new generator, the design of

which is based on the Van deGraaff type of electrostatic high-voltage machine, consists of adome-shaped high-voltage terminalabout two feet in diameter sup-poorted on a column of alternate

insulating and metallic spacers. Asingle insulating belt twelve incheswide travels at high speed within

the colmn and transfers an elec-trical charge continuously betweenthe ground and the terminal. Thisassembly is mounted within asealed metal pressure tank in orderthat by compression of a mixtureof air and Freon gas the electricallycharged belt, terminal, and columnmay be insulated. This tank is fourand one half feet in diameter andthirteen feet high.

In operation, a negative electriccharge is sprayed on the insulating

belt at its lower end and carriedup into the high-voltage terminal,which thus acquires a negative elec-trical pressure in direct proportion

Inst. Comm. Decrees

No More Formals(Continued from Page 1)

mandatory, but is intended merelyas a suggestion. However, the In-stitute Committee (student govern-ing body) has made provisionswhereby any activity no'> followingthe recommendation would be out-

lawed and its budget refused, andits dance chairman asked to person-ally explain his lack of cooperation.

Among the dances affected by the"no tux suggestion" would be allfraternity formals (an average oftwo for each of twenty-four frater-nities), the Field Day Dance, theSophomore and freshman proms,and the Inter-Fraternity Conferencedance.

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