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Prof. Rogers' Version of "fY WasWritten as a Toast to Dean BurtonEditor's Note: The following poem "TO THE DEA:"' -' Nas

written by Professor Robert E. Rogers at the time when DeanAlfred E. Burton relinquished his position in 1921 after tw enteryears of service at Technology. The poem appeared in theJuly, 1921 issue of THE TECHINOLOGY REVIEW. Wee are re-printing it at this time because we feel that it cleverly bringsto our attention a few of the things which made Dean Burtontruly great.

"TO THE DEAN"('T1Vith the ilsual to 31r. Kilbig.")

"If you can hold your job when all about you areRunning loose in circles, round the Stute,

If you can show them they can't do without youAnd you are not the one they ought to shoot,

If you can calm the Registrar and Bursar,The Corporation and Alumni, too,

And when it looks like things could not be worser,Prove quietly that two and one make two,

"If you can teach Geodesy and MappingAnd nailI down every stream and mountai n range,

If you can catch the equinoxes nappingAnd snap them with a sextant ere they change,

If you can chart the Polar geographicsAnd Meteorologistics, like as not,

If you can deal with occult mathematics,Distinguishing the whichness from the what,

"If you can make surveys of East MachiasAnd topographify the summer camp,

Yet keep the youthful Civics prim and piousAnd well protected from the summer vamnp,

If you can take a trip to far-off MalayTo shoot the sun and hit it, what is more,

If you can lend a hand to Frank KanalyWhen freshmen in the Gym are getting sore,

"If you can stand a banquet in the WalkerAn average of six evenings in the week,

If you can prove yourself a constant talkerAnd yet say something every time you speak,

If you can eat the Walker menu nightlyNo matter if creamed chicken often palls,

And when the ice cream's done its worst, rise lightlyAnd lift yorviethrough these historic halls,

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WiU Speak Today toEntire Student Body

WILL GO TO NEW YORK

Former Dean Alfred E. Burton willaddress the students or the Institutein Room 10-250 tomorrow afternoon at3 o'clock. He will speak on the ques-tion, "What Call a freshman do aboutit anylow?" All the students of theInstitute are invited to be present atthis meeting, and the freshmen areparticularly urged to come and hearDean Burton speak.

Ever since the campaign was startedfor the purpose of building dormitoriesat the Institute. Dean Burton has beenat the head of the Dormitory FundCommittee. He is now resigning fromthat position and will become man-ager of the American Merchant Ma-rine Library Association in New Yorkon December first. In 1921, Dr. Bur-ton gave up his position as Dean aftertwenty year's service at Technology.During his period of active serviceat the Institute, Dean Burton was con-sidered thle loyal friend of the stu-dent, and he has always taken a greatdeal of interest il the welfare of thestudents at Technologly.

Sevei al times during his life Dr.Burton has headed scientific exp)edi-tions to remote regions of the earth.One of these expeditions was a tripto the Polar Regions, when many imn-portant discoveries were made in theinterest of the development of science.Dr. Burton has become well-known

throughout the scientific world as apolar explorer and a research worker.

WILL SHOW MOVIESOF SULPHUR MINING

Picture of Battery ManufactureIs Also Offered

Tomlnlorrfw afternoon at 4 o'clock the

next of the series of InOving pictllTesgiven by the Chemical Departmetlt willbe shown in Room 10-250. The picturewill consist of three reels, two ofwhicsh will show the mining of sul-phur by the Frasch method.

The third r eel of the picture willshow the mannfactllre of the storagebattery, and will include all the stepsused in making these batteries. Allthree pictures are presented by theUnited States Bureau of Mines.

Two weeks fi om tomorrow there will

!e a six-reel picture presented by theDupont Company, showing the manu-facture of dynamite, from the miningof the nitrate, through the varioussteps to the production of the finishedexplosive.

:TECH MEN INVITEDTO WEEKLY DANCES

Technology students have been in-

vited to a series of weekly dances onFl iday andc Saturday nights. EverettH. Webster '28 of the Social ServiceExchange Committee announced yes-terday that tickets were obtainablethroulgl the T. C. A. office.

A Cll_'inney(J o Danoe is oilschedule for Friday night at the Girls'City Club of Boston. Saturday night adlance vill le given at the Blue Tri-ailgle, Y. AN. C. A. Recreation Center,at 97 IHIuntilgton avenue. Tilcets are10 and 50 cents res2ec-tivelv eand both

dallees will last from 8 to Il o'(lo tl-i

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Wednesday, November 306i:30}-Gy inl 'TeaLm supetrl:3(}-('ilenlical Society smllo!'cor, NoI'th

}14,], Ava~llker.

Thursday, December 1

r30_ -Lectulre by Aiflfedl IE. LiultoIl. 1,'001y4:00-Chehmm Aovies, -,Sullj!julj." in lloom

10-2"50.,:30-Aeronautical Tengilleel ing so,,:?:ty

Smolelr, Room 3-370.

Saturday, December 3S:nnt-Technology vs. Newv Bedfon l 'as-

ketball Game in Hangal Gyms

;Ex-Dean Alfred E. BuIrton

Hans O. Kundt Tells ExecutiveCommittee of Gerrnany's

Athletic Policy

That every Varsity team at Tech-nology must have a set of trainingrules approved by the Executive Co3m-mittee of the M- I. T. A. A. befoi eit can be eligible to compete withteams of other schools was male aruling of the Athletic Association ata meeting of that body yesterda- after-noon.

These training rules are made up bythe team captains and are submittediin accordance with the above rulingwith the idea of bringing about morerigid adherence to training by theteam members and candidates. Be-fore this our observance of tlrainingrules at Technology has been con-spicuously lax. All the teans whichare at present in competition havecomplied with these rules.

Hans O. Kundt G., addressed theExecutive Committee of the AthleticAssociation at its meeting on Mondayafternoon with regard to the compara-tive athletic situations in Germanyand America. He stated that Ger-many is rapidly following our leadin that line and favors the idea ofhaving athletics for all students,rather than merely fostering a starteam to represent the school. He ex-plained how athletics were run andfinanced in his former college, DresdenUniversity and inquired as to themethods used at Technology with aview to improving the system now inuse in Germany.

Kundt is an exchange student whois sent here by the Germanl Govern-ment in return for qne sent to studyin Germany by the United States. Dur-ing the time he was at Dresden Uni-versity, he was president of the SportsCommittee, which is the equivalent ofthe M. I. T. A. A. On Monday, he ex-pressed an interest in starting a SkiClub with the idea of planning severaloutings during the winter holidays.

GreenWill Give Third of A. I.Talks Friday Night

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It was announced yesterday that thethird of the electrical engineeringtalks sponsored by the M. I. T. Branchof the American Institute of ElectricalEngineers will be given in Room 5-330Friday night at 6:45 o'clock. Mr. N.H. Daniels of Stone and Webster, Inc.,will present the point of view of acompany-engaged in the design, con-struction and operation of electricpower projects, both steam and hydro-electric.

A special feature of the program willbe the showving of motion pictures ofthe famous Conlowingo project. Warnedby the large attendance at other meet-ings, the A. I. E. E. has made prepara-tions to take care of 400 students. Asat the previous meetings, a free supperwtill be given ill 1-345 at 6 o'clock, andthe entire program will be concludedby 8 o'clock so that other engagementswill not suffer.Explosion Startles

Innocent Dorm Man

BANGN! went a large fire-cracker set as a pleasant surp-rise to greet Donald W. Diefen-dorf '30 when he entered hisroom yesterday morning. Asluck would have it, however, hisroommate chanced to enter theroom first, and took the punish-ment meant for Diefendorf. Thefirecracker fuse had been at-tached to a high-resistance wireconnected with the light socket.A string was then tied to thefloor and the switch so that open-ing the door would turn on thecurrent and light the fuse.

But Diefendorf had alreadyhad his share of practical jokes,as he had unwittingly carriedthree extra books and a flatironhome to Syracuse in his suitcaselast week-end. He had to bringthem back again, unfortunatelyfor him, as they belonged to hisroommate, who had had no partin the trick.

lower than could be found anywherein Boston or Cambridge. This in-cludes the services of a colored porter,and a regular linen and towel supply.The students are allowed to use theelectric service to the extent of thefuse capacity, and in fact are hinderedby few rules. A burlap covering onhe walls neutralizes the ravage createdon plain plaster walls by nails for thestudent's beloved "pictures."

Following Bursar Ford's talk, Dr.Alfred E. Burton, former Dean ofTechnology, annollncecl that he is re-tiring, as Director of the Ahlmni Dorm-itory Fund campaign. Thloughl halfof the million dollars needed hlas -notyet been subscribed, Dr. Burton feelsconfident of the ultimate success of theproject.

As the most important "Next Stop"after the completion of the DormitorY

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'Technology's new dormitories willbe better equipped than those of anyother college in the United States,"was the statement of Bursar Horace S.Ford in his address to the TechnologyAlumni Council and the Association ofClass Secretaries at their meetingMonday evening in WValker.

These new qualrters have been de-sigzned scientifically and with realthought for the comfort of those whowill occupy them. The rooms areabout 261 square feet larger than thoseill mos of the first-class dormitoriesin the country, and conltainl all theequipnzent in the wtay of furniture andfittings necessary for the comfort ofany average person. Ea ch room hasa private lavatory, and is prov idedwith ample closet space.

Taken as the average rental charge:in the new dormitories, the rate of$5.60 per week will be considerably

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GOBLE SELECTEDAS HERO OF THISYEAR'S TECH SHOW

S. C. Robinson Chosen as OtherLead by Coach Carl

Scranton

ACT. I ALMOST MASTERED

Seven Songs Now Comple ted-Orchestra Tryouts

December 17

The cast, of Tech Show 1928, "Halfa Man," has finally been decided ontby Coach Carl Scranton and the man-agement. Sherman Goble '30, is totake the part of the hero of the story,Dick Ford, and S. Crawford Rob-inson G. has been selected f or themale lead, Bob Fisher, "Dick's" friendand host.

Frederick D. Riley Jr. '28, win takethe part of Ronnie, the foolish andrather useless boy friend. Victor Mar-tin '30, is to play the part of Aunt Jo-sephine, the old lady who tries everyinch to be a flapper; and detectiveFrye, the comic mainstay of the show,is to be interpreted by Willard F. Me-Cornack '28. The parts of the threeassistant detectives are to be takenby Louis J. O'Malley '28, Ben J. Hast-ings '30, and Norman F. O'Shea '30.

Cast and Chorus RehearseCast rehearsals have already been

in progress some time, and the first actof the show has been nearly masteredby the actors. Due to Mr. Scranton'sable coaching, the management expecta most professional performance inthis year's show.

The chorus, under the direction ofCoach Langdon Matthews, has beenworking 'hard to master the danceswhich will feature the production.The opening number has already beenmastered, and two other numbers,

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INSTITUTE PROCURESNEW BRAKE TESTER

Uniflow Engine and White CarAlso Come to Steam Lab

A machine for testing brakes onautomobiles has been donated to theMechanical Engineering Departmentby the Cowdrey Machline Co. of Fitch-burg, Mass. This new machine hasfour motors, one to test each wheel ofthe automobile, and is claim ed to bethe last wiord in its line. It will beset up during Christmas week in,Building I, near the basement door.

Another one of the machines thatthe Institute has recently acquired isa Skinner uniflow engine. This en-gine is being erected in the steam andhydraulic laboratory, and will be readyfor testing as soon as the representa-tive of the company arrives to makethe final adjustment.

The White automobile which wasused by ex-Ilresident Taft during hisadministration and was recently do-nated to Technology, will be placed inthe steam laboratory. This car is inperfect running condition, the enginehaving been gone over by the WhiteCompany prior to its arrival at theInstitute.

DR. ALFRED Es BURTON( WILLSPEAK TO STUDENTS ON "WHAT

CAN A FRESHMAN DO ABOUT IT'FORMER DEAN IS

TO ADDRESS NEWMEN ESPECIALLY

Will Probably Be Dr. Burton'sLast Speech to Under-

graduate Body

Teams' TrainingRules Must Have

Approval of A.A.

DANIELS WILL SPEAKTO ELECTRICAL MIEN I oo Doo Wildcats

Claw RivalDragons of T. E. N.

Final Scare is 20-0 In AnnualFootball Game Between

Publications

In a ragged game marked by fum-bles and intercepted forward p~assesthe Voo Doo Wildcats swvept the T.E. N. DragSons off their feet, defeat-ing them by the decisive score of 20-0,the same margin which they held lastyear. Steele was the star of the vic-tors, being directly responsible for onetouchdown and indirectly responsiblefor another being on the heaving endof a f orward.

T. E. N. probably wishting to depictthe title of the aggregation, came onthe field With ten men and played thefirst three quarters, one man shortof a full gridiron team. In spite ofthis discrepencey the two teams ap-peared fairly well matched the firstquarter. In fact when Edlund rompedaround end for 50 yards it looked asthough the lower floor men were go-ing to carry home the bacon.

Steele Scores First TouchdownAbout the middle of the second quar-

ter, Steele of the Wildcats, tore loosearound left ends for ten yardls and atouchdown. He tried to -rush for theextra point but wlas thrown for a loss.The first half ended with the ball inmidfield .

From the beginning of the secondhalt the Voo 'Doo salad had the ad-valita-e. A fwminutes after the.period had started a beautiful forwardpass from Steele to Vanlderwalker net-ted the Wildcats their second touch-down. This time Mcul~tgh kicked theextra noint.

W~itfh the dusk fast approachin- andthe quarters having been cut from 1 )minutes, as originally scheduled, toseven, it looked as though the scoringwsas over. Nrevertheless, T. E. N. funi-bled, the ball b~oulcinlg into the handsof Bicknell, Voo Doo _uard, who ull-expectedly dashed for the final totlch-down. McHugh again kicked the extrapoint.

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Fifty-three percent of the studentsat Wesleyan University smoke, accord-ing to the Wesleyan A rgus; 60 per-cent of the Seniors, 58 percent of theJuniors, 53 percent of the Sophomores,and 42 percent of the freshmen indulge.About 68 percent of the fraternity menI

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smoke. Practically all of the studentssmoke cigarettes as indicated by thefact that the Wesleyan Stores sells tento 15 thousand cigarettes per week.About 67 percent of the fair guests atthe fall dances in the various houses

Ipatronized "the filthy weed."

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Pioneering cablecommunzicationwvith Cuba.

On the hIg seas of industryHORSEMEN of old roamed the equations of efficient management and

)Jseas and boasted of the strange broader service, telephone men areworlds they saw. But today Bell tele- seeking and finding intellectual ad-phone men are discovering worlds a venture.glimpse of which would make the' To men of this type it is reassur-Viking gasp with wonder. ing to know that the telephone indus.,

Whether exploring the realm of sub- try, in spite of the amazing progressmarine cable or the sub-microscopic it has made in a few short years, isworld of electrons or the unsolved yet far from its ultimate development.

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THE PLACE CALLED DAGONTHE PLACE CALLED DAGON, by

Herbert Gorman. New York: GeorgeH. Doran Company. $2.50.A tale of witchcraft in this present

day and age is a rather difficult typeof story to make convincingly realistic,yet Herbiert Gorman in "The PlaceCalled Dagon" has succeeded in thatundertaking. His success dependschiefly on the -outward resemblance ofhis imaginary New England town tosome of the few scattered settlements,where progress seems to have stopped,that still remain in this section.

His imaginary town is inhabited bythe descendants of the Salem witcheswho are practically cut off from theoutside world by the hills. Here ahalf-crazed man, who is trying to re-vive witchcraft with himself as thedevil's personal representative, hassettled with his wife, a rather unusualcharacter. A young doctor who hasmoved into the town in spite of adviceto the contrary, finds its mysteries tooabsorbing to be left alone especiallywhen a certain young lady is drawninto the clutches of the witchcraftcult. It is a story filled with mystery,adv enture, crime, and romance. Al-though the plot is rather impossiblewhen one stops to think it over, itseems remarkably plausible while be-ing read, due to the clever creation ofthle town which serves as a back-ground.

From necessity the story starts offrather slowly as the background hasto be developed before the real storyis comprehensible, but once in motionit moves rapidly and cleverly. It is awell written novel of characters thatare quite representative of those foundin some of New England's small towns.

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FRESHMAN SPIRIT WILL BE TESTED TOMORROW

TOMORROW afternoon at three o'clock Dean Burton, whoTis often spoken of as "Technology's Grand Old Man,"^ willspeak to the Class of 1931 on the subject, "What Can a Fresh-man Do About It Anyhow ?" We believe that every mem--ber of the first year class should be present to hear our "GrandOld Man" and express, as best they can, the appreciation whichthe student body feels for the Dean's great service to theInstitute.

Dean Burton is finishing up his work as head of -the Dorm-itory Fund Committee. He will soon take up a position in NewYork and may never address an undergraduate audienceagain. The Class of 1931 is greatly honored to be the laststo listen to the Dean and to show him by their attendance,attitude and applause that his student friends appreciate thegreat work he has done. Technology can never repay DeanBurton for the service and loyalty he has given it, but hereis a chance where one class has the privilege of showing theDean a small degree of appreciation of his efforts for the bet-terment of Technology.

Even if tomorrow's lecture promised to be a dull one therewould be no excuse for a poor attendance, but our "GtrandOld Man" is never a dull lecturer. On the contrary he is prob-ably one of the most colorful speakers that Technology hasever known. Dean Burton has served on important civic com-mittees; he has headed scientifice expeditions to remote corn-ers of the earth; he has served in great crises such as the yel-low fever epidemic of 1880 in Memphis, Tenn.; and he hiasnarrowly escaped death in the polar ice fields, but his great-est accomplishments were made while he was active as Dean,as mediator between student- and Faculty. It was here thatDean- Burton attained a unique glory. Men who have knownhim intimnately say that he was one of the greatest collegeDeaqns of all time.

The freshman class has recently been organized and we feelthat one of the biggest things which they can do for Tech-nology would be attained by their attentive presence at to-1norrow's lecture. This simple act of appreciation will consti-tute our small tribute to a man who has given the best of hislife for the Institute.

LET US AGITATE

THE world goes round and round and everything in it movesTKin cycles. Now after twenty-five years of clamor by the"6gentler sex" for equal rights it is about time for the pendu-lumi to swing in the opposite direction. But the gentlemenmu'st have something definite to agitate fob, They can't usesuffrage as the ladies did.

How would equal rights on the magazine covers do for anopening wedge? Think of the glaring injustice shown menby igllorinlg their rights to front'page portraits! Let the Trrenunite to-,demand. the -pr~ivilege, of advertising their "It" fromthe. newrs stands. True, the cover might then appeal more towom en and' less'to men but that would make it all the easierto force in the opening wledge against the opposing feminists.

ltut another issue seems to us to have a far wider appeal.That is for equal freedom of dress with the feminine sex. Backin the days before women ever thought of having rights, aman could wear ruffles around his neck, short but gaudy vel-vet pants, gay colored stockings unobscured by balloon trous-ers, and a shiny sword without belonging to the }B. O. T. C.No wonder women fainted frequently in those days when menwere around. Now a male's only opportunity for self ex-pression is in neckties and the ladies criticise'those when theyare the least bit vocal. Is there any reason wihy a man shouldhave to wcrap stiff cloth around his neck and tie it tightly ona hot summer's day, as well as have his legs encased in heavycloth tubes, while the women only wear-well, the less..saidthe better ? The present men's styles were originated formen with bay windows and legs that fit snugly around ahorse when riding. That is the type which looks best in thepresent costume and just look at the number of men who havedeveloped those characteristics in order to harmonize withtheir clothes. But only introduce freedom of dress for menand the boyish figure will become as popular as it is in theother sex.

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,Mitchell, and Worthen as a nucleus,,Technology started the season -with,f our out of the five veterans of theprevious year. Hal Akerly, captain of

lthe 1926 team was missing, but to fillIhis place, Leon Thorsen, a transferwas available.

Prospects were bright on the eve of the opening meet with Holy Cross andthe Technology team was an over-wvhelming favorite. The Purple wasaroused at being considered the un-der-dog and -whenl the meet was overHoly Cross emerged the victor by thescore of 25 to 30. Every one of theTechnology runners avas disappointing,possibly because of over confidence.Thorsen, in his first Varsity race, wtasthe third Technology man in andranked next to Kirwvin and McClintockall season.

In the m eet witly New Hampshirethe Engineers found the Wildcats tobe in top form and lost by the scoreof 24 to 31. From start to finish itwas a battle, with the New Hampshireteam always having an edge. Two ofthe Wildcat runners, Eastlnan andCahalanl led all the wtay with McClin-tock taking third for Technology.

Defeat Tufts 17-45

Ttlfts, the next opponent, proved aneasy victim and the Engineers wonby the score of 17 to 45. Capt. PaulJohnson of the Browen and Blue team,who had a fifth place to his credit inthe 1 926 New Englands was consid-ered a strong runner. but the best hecould do was foulrthl place as Capt.Kirwin, McClintock, and Thorsen fin-ished in a dead heat f or first.

Enheartened by the fine showingagainst Tufts, the Engineers outdidthemselves in the New Englands andfinished second to Maine. The HolyCross and New Hampshire defeatswere avrenged, for the Wildcats camein third, while the best the Pllrple run-ners could do was fifth. Four men inthe first fifteen is very good and Mc-Clintock, Thorsen, Kirwin, and Worth -en who finished fourth, eighth, ninth,and fifteenth respectively helped theInstitute to get a low score.

In the Nationlals, Technology fin-ished fifth, the same as in 19''6. Whenit is taken into consideration that fif-teen teams competed and Syracuse,Cornell, Pennsylvania, Yale, andPrinceton were among these forced tobow to the colors of the Cardinal andGray, the feat is better appreciated.

Last week Pete Kirwin completed afine -career as a cross COUlltry run-ner at the Institute and all throughthe year has set his team a fine ex--ample in training and 'racing. EdHolmes and Hal Dick, two seniors,have been plugging away all year andwhile not as fast as the others theyhave succeeded in increasing Technol-ogy's margin over some of her op-ponents. Dick reached his best formin the Nationals when he defeatedMitchell and was the fifthl Engineerhome.

Four Veterans Return

INorml McClintock, Leon Thorsen,|Chuck Worthen, and Newell Mitchellall return to college next year, thusassuring the Institute of another goodteam. Dick Baltzer, captain of thefreshman team this year, has beenrunning well all fall and should havea fine season this year.

The freshmanl season was almost aduplicate of the Varsity. The Tech-nology yearlings lost to Holy Cross andNew Hampshire defeated Tufts andfinished second in the Newv Englandsand sixth in the Nationals. Dicka Balt-zer, Don MsSheehy, and Bob Watsonwere the best of the yearlings andall three are going to prove valuablemen next year.

Herb Allbrige made a fine start butgot a sore foot and was unable tocompete in the last few meets. Paul

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Coach Pearson to Attend Meet IFor Revision of Present|

Gym Rules

This evening at 6 o'clock the Gymteam will hold a banquet in order that

the team members may become betteracquainted with each other and with

the finer points of the art. A large

number have already signed up and itis open to anyone who is at all inter-

ested in gym team work. It is plannedto hold several of these banquets dur-ing the season so as to keep the spiritof the team up and to have the men|become better acquainted.

Of primary importance to the gymteam is the coming Eastern Intercol-legiate meeting of gymnasium instruct-ors at New York this -week-end. Thepurpose of this conference is to framenew rules for the coming season, andseveral important changes in the gymprocedure are expected. Coach Peawr-son will attend and will bring backall the dope so that the team willknow what to work on in order to bein shape for the first meet.

Only two men have been lost fromlast year's team, and Coach Pearson isconfident of developing a winning teamthis year. -%aller and Tuck are thetwo men who will not be back thisyear, and as they were both tumblers,tumbling is the weakest of the depart-ments. However, Dolloff, who placedin last year's intercollelgiates, is backiand is working hard on several newturns which he is rapidly perfecting.Bauel, who was out last year becauseof an injury, is also working hard andought to develop some pretty goodtumbling before the first meet.

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Coach Bridson Green of the wres-|tling team has his squad in fine shapefor the first match of the season whichwill be with the Newton Y. M. C. A. onSaturday evening at 8:15 in the Han-gay Gym. This match will be the firstof three scheduled before Christmas.Prospects for a successful season arebright although many more men are-needed especially in the heavierclasses.

Captain Jim Cullen in the 125-poundclass and Cantor in the 115-pound classare two of the team's outstanding men.-Cooper in the 135-pound class is doingfine work and Gentile and Der Mardero-| ian, two 145-pounders, are to be reliedon to win many of their matches. Mat-ledge in the 158-pound class and Burkein the 175-pound class will do the workfor the heavyweights.

CORRECTIONIt was erroneously stated in last

Wednesday's issue of THE TECH thatthe Polo Club's activities would beconfined to practice in the cage in theHangar Gym. The article should have'mentioned that a schedule of scrim-mage games is being arranged, andalso that riding classes will be includedin the club's practice schedule.

Gymnasts to HaveBanquet Tonight

A f t e r Practice

Outlook Bright for 1928Season; Four Veterans

Left as Nucleus of Team

A]FTERtNOON PRACTICESTARTS AT BOATHOUSE

Last Monday afternoon marked theopening of the indoor training seasonfor all Varsity crews at the boathouse,when Coach Haines had three crewsr owin- on the machines for a brisk20-minute workout. Regular practiceswill be held at 5:15 sharp every Mon-day, W~ednlesday and Friday afternoonsuntil the return of warmer weather-sometime next February.

It is expected that four regularcrews will row all winter in prepara-tion for an early start on the river.The Varsity and Jayvees will be keptintact as wll the 150's. Coach Hainesis forming a new third Varsity crewthis week, composed of eligible men,and hopes to ha-ve the beginners inIcondition to battle for positions on theIfirst three crews bay next spring.

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Carl Sandburg is "classed by someas an immortal poet"; the NebraskaUniversity literary magazine, thePrairie Schooner, discussed Carl Sand-burg's poetry, therefore. ... That's aNebraska student's complaint againstthe magazine. The Nebraskcan whichreceived the complaint, failed to ob-serve in the objectional magazine any"lack of common decency." It evenwent so far as to defend the PrairieSchooner in its attempt to producearticles and critiques of merit. Allof which means that probably therewill be a sell-out of the whole issue.

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FRESHMEN FOR GYM MANAGERS

Any freshmen interested in comingout for manager of the Gym Teamshould apply in Walker Gym anynight between 5 and 6 o'clock.

POLITICAL ECONOMY Ec, 31

The hour test in Political Economy,Ec 31 will come on Monday, December

FRESHMAN WRESTLING

Candidates are needed on the fresh-man wrestling team in the 175 poundand unlimited classes. Those inter-ested should report to Coach Greenin the Hangar Gym any Monday, Wed-nesday, or Friday, between 4 and 6o'clock in the afternoon.

FLOATING UNIVERSITY

The student who inquired at the T.C. A. front office about the FloatingUniversity is asked to call again im-mediately as his information is nowready.

MEN FOR JAIL

Opportunities are offered by the T.C. A. to teach English and Mathe-matics in the Middleses County Jailon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridaysfrom 2:45 until 3:45 o'clock. Thoseinterested should see Ronald L. Young-son, Runkle 110, or Wallace M. Rossin the T. C. A. office.

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Tech Show announces several open-ings in the chorus, due to severalcandidates being forced to drop out.All interested should report at onceto the Tech Show Office or at rehears-als Tuesday, Wednesday or Fridayevening in North Hall, Walker.

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James P. Monroe '82 Has PlanFor Enlarging Walker

Memorial

(Continued from Page 1)Fund campaign, James P. Munroe '82,presented a three-phase proposition,"An Enlarged Walker Memorial, Pro-posed Audito-rium, and Embellishmentof the Grounds." He stated that areal architectural problem now pre-sents itself as to the proper re-adjust-ment of Walker to better suit its orig-inal purpose, a clubhouse and head-quarters for the students and studentactivities. In this he was ardentlysupported by Dr. Allen W. Rowe '01.,who is chairman of a committee nowstudying the matter.

At present the activities occupy lessthan five percent of the floor space ofthe building, while the cafeteria takesup 46 percent, and the gymnasium cov-ers over a fifth of the space. Thelounges are small, and one is reservedfor the use of the faculty. The pro-posals include the removal of the gym-nasium from its awkward position onthe third floor, housing it in a differentbuilding, and converting its presentspace to the use of the activities. Inaddition a desire was expressed totransform the Main Dining Hall into ahuge lounge ol- club room for students.

As the members of the Alumni Coun-cil which are to serve on PresidentStratton's Dormitory Committee, theappointment of Samuel C. Prescott '94,Charles H. Chatfield '14 and H. P.Eddy, Jr., '17 was announced. Thereare nine other members of this com-xnittee, three from the Corporation,Faculty and Undergraduate body.

The Technology Alumni Associa-tion's annual manquet will be held inthe Boston Chamber of Commerce onSaturday, January 7, 1928, As speak-ers of the evening, President Prescottof the Alumni Council has obtainedDr. Samuel W. Stratton, HonorableDwight T. Davis, U. S. Secretary ofWar, and Frank B. Jewett '03, Presi-dent of the Bell Telephone Labora-tories, Inc.

OUTLOOK IS BRIGHTFOR 1928 GYM TEAM

!New Men Still Have a ChanceTo Make Gym Squad

(Coln-titnueld from page 3)Wells, one of the best men of the

bars, has anl infected arm and willhave to drop practice for the remainderof the week, but that will not seriouslyhandicap him as he ought to be able

-to get leack into f orm in a few days.-Capt. Stevenson has also been working

hard on the bars. Almost any evening-you can see him trying out some new

stunt or working hairdl to perfect hisform, which already looks good. CoachPearson is trying to get several newevents perfected before the opening ofthe season, and bay the looks of thework that Stevenson and Wells aredoing, he shollld not have very muchtrouble.

a, ~~There is still opportunity f'or anyonewho is interested to come out as thefirst meet does not come until sometime in February, and anyone whoworlds hard from now on will easily bein shape by that time. Many of thefreshmen who have been out since thebeginning of the year are beginning

-to show siglls of impro vement al-though they did looks rather hopelessat the beginnaing of the season.

A tentative meet with DartmouthXand the Navy to be held at Annapolis

on March 17 is being planned, butnothing definite has been decided on,although it is quite likely that thiswill go through.

GOAL TENDER FIRSTCASUALTY AT ARENA

The first casualty of the Technologyhockey season was Walter Burke '30,one of the many candidates for goaltender. Burke tried to stop some shotsin the gloomy Arena before the lightswere turned on and one shot that hedid not see hit him squarely on thenose, lacerating it badly. He was rushedover to the clinic, where the doctorfound it necessary to take a stitch.

with less than two weeks to the firstgame, when the Institute players meetHarvard on December 9, Coach Stew-art is working hard to round his meninto shape. Practice is being heldtwice a week and a short scrimmage isusually held at each session. Thefreshmen have been doing very welland are giving the Varsity men plentyof competition.

The College of Liberal Arts of Bos-ton University has organized a dramua-tic workshop for the production oforiginal plays. Originality will be thekeynote of the new workshop. To en-courage amateur playwrights a con-test will be pened to all liberal artsstudents- The rewards will be prizesand publication of the winning playsin The Beaco21.

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GOBLE IS SELECTEDAS TECH SHOW HERO)

Cast Has Nearly Mastered FirstAct of Show by Now

(Continued from page 1)Calinda and Whispering Blues, arenearing completion. Mr. Matthews ex-pects to have a well drilled chorusby the time the show is produced, inspite of the time needed to train suchan organization.

The music for the show has beenwritten completely, and the words ofsome seven of the seventeen songsthat the shlow contains have beenfinished. The orchestra, will holdits first rehearsal soon under theleadership of Mr. Charles Young. Try-out for the orchestra will be heldthe evening of December 17 in Walker.

"'Half A Man' promises to becomeone of the best productions ever puton by Tech Show, and a fitting cele-bration of the thirtieth year of theShow's existence," states the manage-ment.

M. I. T. T.CHEMICAL CLUBSMOKER IS TONIGHT

"Thirsty Cotton" will be the subjectof the talk to be given at the smokerof the Technology Student ChemicalSociety in North Hall tonight at 7:30o'clock. As an accompanying feature,there will be moving pictures illustrat-ing the lecture, these being followedas a climax by an Aesop's Fables com-edy.

Mr. Thayer Francis, who has beenobtained as the speaker, will talk aboutthe relation of cotton to air humidi-fication in factories. Only membersof the society will be admitted to thissmoker, although those who wish tojoin the society may do so at this time.Refreshments will be served at theconclusion of the movies.

"TO THE DEAN"

(Continnuled from page 1)"If you can keep the Faculty in order

And stand between the students and Vote 10,If you can calm the Faculty marauder

Who wants to kill a student now and then,If you can quiet a parent in his rages

Because his oldest hopeful got the gate,If you can tell a Junior that the wages

Of sin is Prob.- and get him to stay straight,

|"If you can find some fellow sick and lonelyIn rotten lodgings where nobody cares,

And, somehow, make him feel he is the onlyStudent that Humphreys mentions in his prayers,

If you can keep on talking dormitoriesTill some day we may have them-thanks to you!

If you can tell the other Deans your storiesOf all that student government can do,

"If you can be a gentleman and scholar,And never lose your temper or your tact,

If you can let the others raise the holler,And hold your own ideas, and plan, and act,

If you can give a score of years to raisingAn edifice that stands four-square and clean,

Beyond our criticism and our praising-Why then, your boys will know that you're SOME DEAN."

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