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For this reason the time over whichpictures witl be taken is limited. The HANLEY AND DENNEYfirm has had much experience in the PTVtUX A Np TT^4r\TOtakin- of theatrical pictures and those GIE APPOIN TMENTSfor ,7earbookts, and has a high repu- John M. Hanley, '30 was appointedtation for qualityr work.iManager of Basketball and Charles

Each man will receive several sit- W. Denny, Jr., '30, as delegate to thef tings, and the proofs will be sent to N. E. I. C. A. A. an d T. C. A. A.him by mail for him to select the one for the year 1928-29 at a meeting ofhe wants for the yearbook. The stu- the M. I. T. A. A. Executive Councildio will give special rates on a number in the Committee Room at 5 o'clockof separte pictures to any men de- on Monday evening.siring them. The cost for the one pic- Hanley was Assistant Manager ofture will be .].25. Beaver Baseball, last Spring, and is a

The group pictures for the yearbook |transfer from the Missouri School}will also be taken in the basement of Iof Mining.the Homberg Infiri-ary at the same During his freshman and Sopho-time. It is hoped the men will re- more years, Denny was Assistant|spond to this added convenience by Mngro rc.H a aaeIpromptly securing their appointments. of the Cross Country team last year

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Annual Twech kowSnicker Will Take

Place TkursdayActors Will Present Several Acts

From "Half a Man", 1928

Production

Tech Show of 1929 will hold itsannual Smoker in the main hall, Wal-ker, next Thursday night at 8 o'clock.Among the guests who have been in-vited are: Professor Robert E. Rogers,William C. Greene, Eric F. Hodgins,'22, and Assistant Bursar Delbert L.Rhind. The latter two are formerTech Show men.

Virgil W. McDaniel, '30, GeneralManager of the Show, will act as mas-ter of ceremonies and will present thespeakers of the evening. The oldermen will talk on the work of TechShow up to date, and will be followedby Stage Manager Richard N. Chind-blom, '30 who will outline this year'sshow together with the skits on handat the present time. A call for men }to fill various parts of the cast willbe issued and it is hoped that someIof them will be filled before the com-pletion of the evening's activities.The names of the coaches chosen toproduce this year's Show will also beannounced.

Numerous short acts, presented byformer Show members, will constitutethe second half of the evening's pro-gram. Frank B. Stratton, '29 whotook the part of Ronnie in "Half aMan" last year will sing and actseveral of the musical numbers fromthat production. Following Strattonwill come the famous detectivequartet. It is hoped that the chief"defective," Willard F. McCornack,'29, will be located so that his bellow-ing accents may be again be heardby Technology men. Following these-acts refreshments will be served. -According to the usual custom, theevening will be concluded by thesinging of the Stein Song.

:NOTED METALLURGISTWILL LECTURE HERIE

Dr. William H. Hatfield will speaat the Institute under the auspicesof the Department of Mining andMetallurgy on the Metallurgy ofSteel and Cast Iron. Everyone in-terested is cordially invited to attendthe lectures.

Dr. Hatfield will speak on "Applica-I tions of Science to the Steel In-dustry," in Room 4-370 at 4 o'clockon Thursday, November S. Friday,1November 9, his subject will be "Rustand Acid Resisting Steels." Thislecture will be given in Room 4-370 at four o'clock. Dr. Hatfield, in con- jnection with the Boston Chapter ofthe American Society for Steel Treat-ing and the New England Foundry-men's Association will speak on "CastIrion," Friday evening at eight P. M.in Room 5-330.

He went to college in England withProfessor George B. Waterlouse,head of the Department of Miningand Metallurgy, at the Institute and is iDirector of the Brown-Firth ResearchLaboratories at Sheffield, England.

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;Freshmen Campers Have AnnualMeeting in Faculty

Dining Room

EXPECT 50 MEN PRE:SENT

Professor Harry W. Tyler. '84 headof the Mathematics Department, willbe the principal speaker at the Fresh-man Camp Reunion. The meetingw ill be held in the Faculty DiningIRoom at 6 o'clock this evening.IThirty five persons had retu~rned

Itheir cards by Monday evening, 28;|of whom signified that they would at-iitend the meeting. Horace S. Fordl lJr. '31 president of the SophomoreIClass, wzas the only Sophomore who|has signed up according to the latesti!reports. I

It is expected that there will belabout 50 men at the supper, including|the upperclassmen. All cards inaking £reservations had to be in the Insti-Itute mail boxes before 5 o'clock yes-Iterdayr in order to give the committeeIample time to make the necessary|

Iarrangements.ICoach Oscar Hedlund and Coachb

William Haines will deliver shortItalks to the group concerning sports.|Richard N. Chindblom '30, ChairmanIof the Committee in charge, will pre-|side at the meeting.I

Motion pictures of the numerousIactivities at the Freshman Camp,Iwhich were shown at the All Tech-|,nology Smoker will be reshown, forthe benefit of those present.I

These reunions are being held un-der the auspices of the T. C. A. to|enable the men to meet each other again and also create a better Tech-nology spirit among the undergradu-

Iates. Any suggestions concerninglmethods of increasing this spirit willIbe appreciated by the committee.]

As a fitting climax to the get- to- gether, the group will sing severaliTechnology songs, after which theyl|will be lead in some cheers. aIEveryone who was present at the

IFreshman Camp this year has been|cordially invited to attend the Re-]}union. This invitation included upper-Ielassmen, coaches of th~e varioussports and members of the Faculty.

Senior PicturesAre to be Taken

at the InstituteAppointments Should Ibe M~ad~e

Eleventh Hour RushIn Freshman Sports

Before the hour of twelve hadstruck last Monday 351 freshmenhad signed up for sports. Theseyearlings took advantage of thewarning that after that hour noaspirant for a sport would beallowed to sign up. Those whogot around too late know nowv that MlcCarthy's motto "neverput off till tomorrow what youcan do today" is rigidly lived upto. The nunzber of men signed|up for each sport are as follows:

Track ........... 94lCrew ........... 73S

IBasketball . . . .. .45.i Swimming .....4 0I, Fencing ..... ...... 31IBoxing ........... 30

Gym ..... ....... 19Wrestling .....1 9

President is To

in the Main Lobbyat Once

Appointments are now being madefor Senior pictures for Technique inthe Main Lobby every afternoon from12 to 2 o'clock. It is urged that allsecure their appointments as soon aspossible.

This year's Senior class is the firstto have their pictures taken here atthe Institute. They will be taken inRoom 1-004, in the basement of thenew Homber- Infirmary. Heretoforethe men have been obliged to godowntown or out to Harvard Squareto some studio, with a consequent lossof time and a great deal of inconve-nience.

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Time is LimitedThis year the White Studio from

New York has the contract for thepictures, and they are sending a manto dln the wo(lrk here at the Institute.

5:.00-Ateeting Freshmen Ljeaders.Room 1 -275.

.}f00--'axit beirtnaties Clib) m e, t i n g,T'lonin 4-321.

6: O-A nniial Freshman Camp Re-union, Faculty Dininp Room.

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8:00-Tch Show Smoker, North Hall,Walker.

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I2: 30-Soccer game. Fre"Shnlen vs.| Dartmouth fr vsbhmein. CooPField.

I:320-Track meet. Teclh Feild.3:30--Soccer game. Varsity Y1. Woos-

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PROOFESSOR TYLER Cross Country Race

IS MAIN SPEAKER Is Feature of IAT CAM1P REUNION I Contest On

MIARY D. HAPGOODSPEAKS TOMORROW

TO LIBERAL CLUB

Social Candidate for GovernorWill Discuss State and

National Issues

ALL STUDENTS BARE INVITED

Mar- D. Hapgood, Socialist Candi-date for Governor of Massachusetts,and one of the most prominent per-sons in her party, will be the speakerat the Liberal Club meeting tomorrowafternoon. Her subject will deal withthe present state and national issueswhich are now before the eyes of theworld.

For many years an active Social-est and politican, Mrs. Hapgood, wifeof Powers Hapgood, candidate for theUnited States Senate, has been study-ing the conditions of the modern day.A graduate of the University ofMichigan, Mrs. Hapgood spent sometime teaching in the Worcestorcounty schools.

Later, during a competitive civilservice examination for Inspector ofthe Masachusetts Department of La-bor and Industry, Mrs. Hapgood wonsecond place and was appointed tothe position. Due to her attitude onon labor issues and strikes she waslater dismised because of redicalideas.

At that time the Sacco-Vanzettitrouple was being brought before theattention of the world. Mrs. Hap-good became one of the members ofthe Defense Committee and by hervigorous speeches and exhortationsaided a great deal in bringing thematter before the public.

It was her frequent speeches to thepeople gathered on the Boston Com-mon that later caused her to be ar-rested. She was tried under the chargeof instigating riots but was eventuallyacquitted.

After this trouble had subsided Mrs.Hapgood went to the Anthraciteregions of Pennsylvania where shewaged a continual fight for freespeech among the people. In thisshe was successful and during thenext year she was very active in minerelief work throughout the coal re-gions of the state.

By bringing such a prominentspeaker before the students, the pur-pose of the Liberal Club is being car-ried out. The meeting will be heldin the Emma Rogers Room on thethird floor of Building 10 and willstart at 4o'clock. All of the studentsof the Institute as well as the mem-bers of the faculty are invrited to thismeeting.

PRtOM COMMITTEE TOBE ELECTED TODAY

Will Choose 5 out of 28 Meneto Take Charge of.Event

Members of the Junior Class willchoose their members for the Com-mnittee which has charge of the An-nual Junior Promenade in the MainLobby today. It is urged that all themembers of the class avail themselvesof this opportunity and cast theirballot in the booth which will bee openfrom 9 o'clock until 5 o'clock.

This year the same as last year,a total of 28 men were nominatedfor the offices. Out of this numberfive will be elected. These five With

the President of the Class acting asex-officio chairman, will comprise thecommittee for the affair which isTechnology's leading social functionand will have complete charge of themanagement.

This year a special election will beconducted at the Roger's Buildingfor the benefit of the architects.By this method the Juniors willthe Institute to cast thir ballot.Raymond L. Wofford, '28 will be incharge of the voting at Rogers and abooth will be there in the morning andpart of the afternoon. Ralph Atkin-son, '29 Chairman of the ElectionsCommittees who is in charge of theJunior Prom elections, requests thatall the men in the Class of 1930 comeout and vote for the members of theCommittee. As a rule only about 50to 60% of the Class has voted and itis hoped that this average will beraised this year.

Technology StudentsMay Easily Get $3000

In the Main Lobby, there ap-pears a list of names, some ofwhich are encircled in red. Thosemen who have their names sodistinguished may present them-selves at the Cashier's office andreceive what money is owed tothem by the Institute. Approxi-mately $3,000 will be distributedto about 200 undergraduates whoneglected to collect their refundsupon last years laboratory de-posits. Bursar Horace S. Fordsays that he doesn't like to havethat excess money laying aroundthe office, and requests all per-sons to collect their refunds atthe earliest possible date. Tlhelist will be left in the Main Lob-by for a few days in order to givethe men a chance to find out ifthey have any money due them.Who says that there Taint noSanta Claus ?"

Prack[ Saturday

HIGHEST SCORERSWILL BE AWARDED

HANDICAP PRIZESOpen Competitions in Track and

Field Events Gives AllChance to Win

MUCH INTEiREST ES SHOWN

Unusual interest is bein-, shown inthe handicap cross-country and track.and fieldl meet to be held at TechFieidl next Saturd(ay aftellloon. Itis the first official ineet of the season,as all individual scores that are madlewvil be included in the point totalsin the competition for the handicapcups. Each year ten of these cups'are presented to the highest scorersin the v arious handlicap meetsthroughout the year. One cup isIgiven f or each mai n event, andleverybody has an equal chance ofwinning one.

The meet will begin at 2.30, andsix events wtill be held in addition

1to the handicap cross-country race.The track and field attractions Wiilconsist of 150-yard dash, 400-yardlrun, javelin, broad jump, bamnier,and discus. Besides this open tom-petition there will be a relay racebetween two teams which will bepicked by the coach. These -ceamnswill consist of ten, twelve, or sixteenmen, depending upon the material behas to choose from. There will beseveral Sophomlores and freshmen onthese teams, and speculations on theoutcome of the Field Day race shouldbe made possible.

Cross-Country Race Is InterclassThe cross-coulltry race will also be

a handicap evellt and will be conmpeti-tive among the four classes. It will

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CORPO)RATIlON XVHOLDS MEETING

Mr. Benjamin A. Poilet SpeaksUpon Commercial Aviation

Mr. Benjamin A. Pollet, Boston,Manager of the Colonial Air Trans-port Inc., Colonial Western Airwvays,Inc., anal C~anladian Colonial Airwvays,spoke at the first rieeting of Corpora-tion X\' in the Walker Grill Roomnat 6 o'clock last night. The topitof his talk was ,The CommercialAspects of Aviation.'

Mr. Pollet stated that Aviation wasuseful ill many fields. He st~ated thatfish are transported from Mexito tothe American market without the useof refrigeration. Fruits are similiar-ly transported. "Aviation 'will onlysurvive aned be successful, not justas a nov elty, but as a means oftransportation," said Mr. Pollet.

He does not believe that the timewvill ever come zvhen everyone willpossess their ozn plane and operateit. According toe the speaker, thelargest field at the present time inAviation are offered by the businessopportunities.

Corporation XV has irrorporated anovel idea in givin- monibers credlitwith $10.000 worth nr soeek in theNewv York Exchange. The purposeof the Association is to give membersexperience in making sound invest-

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CALENDAR ''n fitnesdany, Oct. 24

A ddress FreshmanMeeting Tomorrow!

Will Speak on the Opportunitiesfor Engineers in the

WVorld Today

President Stratton is to address thefreshman class at 11 o'clock tomor-row morning in Room 10-250. Asstated in Monday's issue of THETECH, all freshmen are required tobe present.

T'he President states that he willspeak on "Life at Technology," andon "The Opportunities for Engineersand Scientists," in the world today.This talk is intended to familiarizethe freshmen a little more with theInstitute, and also to aid them intheir choice of a course, which choicemust be made before the start of theSophomore year.

In previous years the President hasalways made it a rule to speak tothe entering class on these and similarsubjects. Other subjects commonlymentioned are the student-facultyrelations, the importance of studentgovernment, the place of social activi-ties in the school and similar subjectson which a freshman usually feelsconsiderable doubt.

FRESHMAN LEADERSWILL MEET TODAY

It is especially important for thefreshman section leaders to attendthe regular meeting this afternoonat 5 o'clock in Room 10-275. Thereare only two more meetings of theleaders before Field Day.

Active discussion of special plansfor Field Day will be the chief busi-ness of this meeting. Arrangementswill be made for an organized marchof the class on the field behind theband aftcr the events. This march-ing was done last year but was quitedisorderly. The freshman leadersthis year want to organize the classso the parade will be a spectacularevent.

The next freshman mass meeting,to be held just before Field Day willalso be discussed more definitely.Further arrangements will be madeconcerning the glove fight, in whichthe whole class participates, and whichfoi the freshmen is usually one ofthe most interesting events.

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To the Editor:I submit a minority protest against

the flagarant violation of both theletter and the spirit of the InstituteCommittee's Constitution. In spiteof the fact that the self-styled "M. I.T. Republican Club" was denied rec-ognition as an official Technology un-dergraduate organization, its officerscontinue to use the name "M. I. T."in connection with it. THE TECHand the bulletin boards have carriedthis misrepresentation. The orga-ni-zation has also, apparently, had thetemerity to make arrangements andsolicit patronage of the torchlightparade as an "M. I. T. delegation"without authority from the InstituteCommittee.

It would be much more seemly ifthe "M. I. T. Republican Club" wouldfollow the example of the law-abidingorganized backers of Alfred E. Smithand refrain from misrepresentingthemselves.

Yours for respect for law,C. D.

MANAGING BOARDL. C. Hamlin '29 ............Genieral M'aanager

H. Rouse '29 ................... EditorL). T. Houston '30 ............Managing EditorA. C. Pforzheimer '29.Business Manager

LS~SOCIATrE BOARDIA. Verveer, Jr. '30 ............. News Editor

W. F. Howard '30 ............Features EditorF. C. Crotty '30 .............. Sports EditorG. Smlth '30 ........... Advertising M~sanagerG. K. Lister '30 .............. TreasurerD. W. Diefendorf '30 ... .Circulation Mgr.

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1-The Pennsylvania State Bureau ofAeronautics has been informed thatthe Carnegie Institute of Technologyplans to inaugurate a course in aero-nautics~ next spring.

WILBUrR: "aks3e the Air.", Good com-edy.

REIlkeWTORY': A1S. S. Incorpoxated.11On the college suicide.

TREMONT: "By Request." Small townboy in the big city.

ST. JAMES: I'ExcexM Baggage." Capa-bly acted vaudeville story.

ScreenLOEW'S STATE: "The Battle of the

Sexes."9 Phyllis Haver as the otherwoman.

METROPOLITAN: "The Docks of NewYork-." Good drama of the water-f ront.

OLYMIPIA and FENWAY: "'The SingingFool." The master of mammy songsat his best.

MODERN and BEACON: "The BManWho Laugh".'1 The face that onlya blind girl could love.

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StageCOPLEY: "Tihe Bellamty Trial." Still

going strong.COLONIAL: '-Anericanal." Just this

week to see a wow.HOLLIS: "'The B a c It e I o r Father.'9

Amusingly handled dirt.MAJESTIC: "Tihe Silent House." It

may be the "world's greatest thril-ler," but who cares?

PLYMIOUTH: "Palris Bound". Sophis-tication plus.

SHIUBERT: "The Queen's TaJste-" Don'tbother.

J. R. Swanton, Jr., '31E. S. Worden, Jr., '31In charge of this issue:

As it s the policy of THE TECH to be non-pafstisan in politicsas far as possible despite the leaning's of the individual board

members, and yet discuss topics of a political nature in this col-umn, a solution had to be found to this problem before politics assuch could enter into the editorials. Foruttnately, a solution pre-sented itself readily that proved simnple, childishly simple. }Bachcandidate will be given equal space and equal praise. Last wleekwe were Republican when Mr. Hoover came to Boston. This weekthe editorial column takes onl a Decomratic tinge. Al Smith iscoming to town and will speak at the Arena tonighlt.

In this attempt to present brief pen-slketchles of the threemajor candidates for the presidency, we labor under the delusionthat encoura-ment for further research into their records willresult in an intelligent choice by the electorate, as many as are atTechnology of fit men for officece deserving of the honor to be boe-stowed upon them. We hope, thougli, that in spite of our pessi-mism a few men will respond to this call.

Governor Smith, in th~is wvriter's opinion, -is without doubtthe more liberal a~nd progressive of the two leading candidates.He is not only the more f earless and outspoken in his stand onthe important economic issues, but also understands them thor-ou--hly. "Up from tile City Streets" which depicts vividly Smith'srise to fame and his present position, reads very much like amodern romance, and shows how eminently qualified the Demo-cratic nominee is for the highest office in the land.

Of greater interest is his appeal to the propgressives who seein him an able, dynamic leader who will continue the work ofRoosevelt and LaFollette. But what does this appeal consist ofbesides the magnetic personality of the Governor ? In brief,Governor Smith's platfor m rests on the following issues: a scien-tific modification of the Volstead Act, government ownership ofwater-power, immediate relief for the farmer, a discontinuanceof the police of armed for eign intervention, entrance into theWorld Court with proper reservations, prohibition of the indis-criminate use of injunctions, economy in Government, governmentreorganization, appointment of officials upon a merit basis irre-spective of party. These and other questions have been and arebeing strenuously advocated by Smith. His rzecord as four timesgovernor of the Empire State, in the face of hostile legislation,indicates the -rasp he has of governmental principles. The fail-ure to find a flaw in the Democratic nomirlee's, twentyr years ofpublic service has coenpelled the Republicans IoatCkimothgrTounds that lie is <a Tammany puppiet, and socialistic in h~is viewvs.However, both these charges care ecasily refuted }ro thle mute evi-dence of his'eight years' record at Albany. He has risen aboveTammany and its influence. If his welfare. leoislation, lhis fighton the power interests, his advocacy of public improv-ements, hisefforts to increase facilities for the State's chaa g-es, can'e -ermedisocialistic, then let us have more of this kind of so-ciallspn. Ournational government is sorely in need of such leadership and lib-eral thougrht in its management after the stagnlatio-i of the Catten years. The nation needs a mnan wsho wsill initiate newt policies,and not merely continue those of past administrations. Our ne i+tpen-skete'h will bie oll Norman Thomas, Sockalist, candidate forpresident.I

"AWAY FROM THE GRIND"PIT seems that a nesw idela multst actually be started before any in-

terest is shown in it Adhigh, after all, is human. A newscolumn w as announced a while backc a column entirely made up offraternity and dormitory notes, but there was a remarliable indif-ference in respollse. However, as soon as a few inches of copywas printed, there heas been a deluge of letters, and commentspro and con have come thick and fat.

Our attempt Monrday weas decidedly merely a start. The ma-terial wvas larg-ely written by THE TECH staff-consequently itlacked the personal touch which woe hope each organization's rep-resentative wtill be able to give his communications. But it was

abeginning, and wne sincerely hope the idea will grow.Jud~ging from the comments received, those concerned agree

that the idea of a contribzutors" column is well worth conside erableI

effort. As has been so often said, contributions really make the!paper. But such ideas require active cooperation from everyone.Wae thank yiou for wvhat you have already shown, and urge contin-

success of ILhe expeditioiiLewis and Clark, first Americans to cross

point of view.Men in the Bell System, exploring new

the continent, knew the importance of country, take infinite pains in preparation."trifles" in the concerted plan. They saw to They work toward the smooth coordinationit their equipment was right, they supervised of engineering, manufacturing, warehousing,,every step from. man-power to pack-horse- accounting, financen public service.

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FIFTY RIFLEMENTURN OUT FOR

FIRST PRACTICETwo Stars of Championship Team

Lost by Graduation-ManyVeterans Back

LONG SCHEDULE PLANNED

Practice for the Varsity rifle teamstarted yesterday, when over fiftycandidates signed up at the range.Rifle, which is one of the most suc-cessful sports at the Institute, enjoyeda very good season last year, andshould attract a large number of menthis year. It is to be pointed out thata candidate need not be a memberof the R. O. T. C. to be eligible forthe team. This year the team shootsits first shoulder-to-shoulder matchwith the U. S. Marines at Boston. InMarch the team will make a trip toWashington, D. C. to meet the U. S.Naval Academy at Annapolis, andGeorge Washington University, na-tional champions, at the Capital City.Later in April the team journeys toNew York to compete in the NationalRifle A s s o c i a t i o n Intercollegiatematches. Besides these shoulder-to-shoulder matches, the team will shootseveral telegraphic matches with PennState, University of Illinois, and theUniversity of Washington.

Last Year's Team SuccessfulLast year the t e am defeated

several of the best local NationalGuard teams, and split two matcheswith the Marines. As a climax toa successful season, the team won theNew England N. R. A. IntercollegiateChampionship, and placed second inthe Eastern section of the NationalIntercollegiate Championship, beingbeaten only by George WashingtonUniversity. In recognition of theirsuccess, the Institute awarded thewhole team the "T" with crossedrifles. The members also won medalsfor placing in the National matches,and a massive shield which was pre-sented to the Institute and now oc-cupies a space in the Walker Trophyroom.

Lose Two Stars,The team will feel the loss of Elliot,

last yeai's captain, and Halbeck,former national individual champion.H-Iowve-e, with Captain rtecdig, MIana-ger Orieeman, Loomnis, Kohle, andT'aro-owssi. all letter men fron lastseason, Lieutenanlt M·oore, the team'scoach, expects to turn out a cracker-jackli conbination.. Practice will beheld on Tuesday, Thursday, and Fri-(lay afternoons front one to five inthe range acloss from the track house.All upperclassmen will be welcomeif they desire to compete for the teani.Freshmen are ineligible for the Var-sity, but will soot in their R. O. T. C.companies, and all of those who meritit will be allowed to practice with the,Institute R. O. T. C. team, and ifgood enough, they will be given placeson that team.

FRESHMAN TEAM INFOR STRENUOUS WEEK

Assisted by Three CoachesFootballers Hope to

Improve

Hoping to overcome their manyweak points which rere very apparentin their last game with Tufts, thefreshmian football team is goingthrough a strenuous program thisweek, assisted by thl ee newly ae-quired coaches. The coaches aredirecting their efforts towvards gain-ing better team play and coordina-tion wvhich thus far has been sadlylackin-. Tackling, interf erences,blockings passing, andl other funda-mientals of the game, are being drilledinto the teami so as to prepare themfor Friday's game with the BostonUniversity freshman team.

The coaches hope to improve theteam consider ably in these variousdepartments of the game realizingthat the day of the Sophomore gameis not far offr. The spirit of thefreshies has been renilark~able con-1sidering their huge handicap oforganizing the team without the aidof a coach.

Captain Paul has been dloing themajority of the punting b~ut severalother niien are being drilled in this

Iline so as to have a better balanced|team. The football teamn is going]through long scrininiage practices

|each night, having enough men on the!field for approximately two teams.IIn this way they hope to round out|la formidable looking team for theirsgame Friday.l

Yale University has just receiveda gift of $20,000 to be used for fel-lowships or schorlarships in the for-estry course. The donor is Mrs.William H. Sage of Albany, N. Y.,and is in memory of Mr. William H.Sage, Yale '65, who gave the Univer-ty $300,000 during his lifetime for theerection of a forestry school building.

SOPHO)MORE RELAYSQUAD HAS EDGE

Time Trials Promise New Recordfor Interclass Relay

November 2

Time trials for the Interclass Relayare now being held every afternoon,and the results for Monday and Tues-day show the average time to be bet-ter than that of 26 seconds for eachman made last year. Both teamswill easily better this mark, but theSophomores team seems to have theedge at present by a small margin.

Of the 12 men on last year's fresh-man relay team, ten are back andpracticing every day. Those that areback are Leadbetter, Persion, Dan-forth, Ayres, Broder, Olerman, Has-kell, O'Sullivan, Wood, Gillford. Allof these men are running in topshape, and barring accidents, will goto the mark for the Sophomores onField Day. For the two remainingpositions Coach Hedlund has a choiceof 14 men, some whom may beat theveterans of last year's team, for al-though they did not make the teamIlast year they have made wonderfulimprovement, and will give the moresure candidates a hot race. Amongthe outstanding candidates that didnot run last year are Steverman,]Landsman, Lappin. Prindle. Coleman,Brown, Genrich, and WVadsworth.

KIM ELIMINATED INTENNIS TOURNAMENT

Kim, the winner of last year'stournament, was beaten by Colvertin the most startling upset in thequarter finals of this year's tennistournament. This was quite a sur-prise because Kim has been playingexceptionally good tennis lately. Thescore of the match was 10-8. 6-2.

Of last year's team, Doleinan, Kuki,

p Prspects For AWinning Varstity

4 firew Are Bright, Close Competition is Expected

for Oarsmen in FirstThree Boats

Prospects for a winning crew thiscoming year are excellent with threeVarsity crews rowing from the Boat-B house every mcorning at 7 o'clock.Fall rowing is gradually becoming animportant part of Technology's pro-gram each year, as it assists the menin becoming more thoroughly drilledin the fundamentals of rowing. Thisallows the coaches to devote their fulltime in the Spring to developing achampionship crew.

In previous years, one or two Var-sity crews were the maximum numberthat regularly reported for practiceeither during the Fall or Spring. Thisyear, since the first call was issuedfour weeks ago, there have been threeVarsity crews on the water each dayand enough substitutes remaining sothat even the men in the third boat

> have had to row their best in orderp to retain their positions. The com-petition for the two other crews has

E given the Varsity the necessary push!so that every man is doing his ut-

s most, and the boats as a whole areg proving to be the best Fall crewsr- that have rowed at the Technologyg Boathouse.

Although there are several of lastyear's Varsity men reporting forpractice, there are still enough menv who find it necessary to devote all

'; their time to their studies this Falland who plan to come out in the

S Spring so that four Varsity crewsare practically certain in the Spring.

There are also several upperclass-men who are reporting at the boat--house for the first time this Fall andEvho will undoubtedly help to fill out

L some of the Varsity crews in theSpring. At the pi esent time they areTroing with the lesser crews and thusgaining much valuable experience.

There is usually an opening in oneof the crews for upperclassmen whof have never rowed before, and in pre-v ious years some of the best oars-imen in the Varsity are those who have

not r eported until after their firsty ear.

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FOR DECEMBER 14Outstanding Social Event isi One of Four Concerts

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Tennis Courts are toProvide Auto Parking

Exit chicken coop! Entergarage! The powers that behaveat last found a use for the oldtennis courts in the rear ofWalker. These courts have forsome time been an eyesore onthe campus, and now they areto be used for automobile stor-age Dormitory men have beenin the habit of leaving their carsall over the drive in front of theDorm office, and the result hasbeen that passage there has beenmuch obstructed. And so theplan was conceived of convertingthe old tennis courts into an au-tomobile parking enclosure, andthus killing two birds with onestone. A gate is being construc-ted at one end of the cage, andit is expected that the space willsoon be ready for its new use.

This year's Christmas Concert andl'Dance of the Combined Musical Clubs, is to be on Friday, December 14. ThisI date was decided on at the last meet-ing of the Executive Committee.

The Christmas Concert is alwaysone of the outstanding social eventsof the year at Technology. This will

, be the fourth annual affair of its kindto be given by the Combined Clubs.

iThe entertainment will consist in ai varied musical program by the dif-Iferent clubs in the early part of the!evening, lasting probably until about10 o'clock, with dancing during therest of tHe evening.

The schedule of concerts for thefirst term is as follows:

November 6. Franklin SquareHouse.

November 18. Filene's.December 8. Girls' City Club.December 14. Christmas Concert

:and Dance.j There is room for specialty acts oni the program this season. These acts' do not necessarily have to be musicalbut may be any kind of a monologueor sketch that is entertaining. Menwho can present any kind of aspecialty act are urged to try outfor a place on the programs. Thoseinterested should report to the officein Room 303, Walker Memorial.

Freshmen who are not in anactivity may still try out for themanagement of the Musical Clubs.There are positions open for fresh-men in the Treasury, Business, Stage,and Publicity Departments.

Arrangements are being made to!have the Glee Club sing for the FoxX News and Movietone.

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start on Tech Field at 2.30 and willbe abets:; 2-i1 miles in length. Start-ing front of the grandstand, it will berun around the track and out aroundthe flag pole between Walker Memor-ial and Building Two, coming backto the finish on the track again. Therewill be hurdles and other obstaclesalong the course.

The men who will start on or nearscratch are Thorsen, who won therace against Holy Cross last Friday,McNiff, who finished second in aglorious race, Captain Worthen, De-Fazio, Herbert, and Captain Gilmanof the freshman team. Some verygood freshmen will start, includingLittlefield, Jewett, Conant, Camer-lingo, and Kelley. With such an ar-ray of stars against them with suit-able handicap the Varsity men willhave to do their utmost in order tocarry away any medals.

Four Priztes For LeadersThe first, second, and third men to

finish will receive medals of gold,silver, and bronze respectively. Therewill also be a time prize f or the manwho makes the best time.

This is the first time a race of thiskind has been held on Tech Field,and it is a revival of the old hare-and.:hound races that were so popular inthe days of the Brookline course. Itwill be scored according to classes andthe first seven men to finish will becounted in the scoring.

SMITH CLUB MEETSFIRST TIME FRIDAY

Andrew J. Peters, former mayorof Boston, will be the speaker at ameeting of the Al Smith Club whichwill be held in Room 10-275 next Fri-.day, from 3 to 4 o'clock. This willbe an open meeting and anyone whois interested is welcome. Howitt G.Lathams is president of the club whichnow consists of about twenty mem-bers.

IS. A. E. MEETS FOR|FIRST TIME TONIGHTThis year's activities of the Society

of Automotive Engineers will beopened tonight at 7.30 in Room 5-330.The meeting will be in the natureof a smoker and the purpose is toget students interested in the club.

Professor C. F. Taylor of the In-stitute is to speak on EuropeanAeronautics. As all the Euroipeancountries are far ahead of the UnitedStates in passenger carrying in air-planes the address should appeal to~anyone interested in any branch ofaviation. Everyone is invited to themeeting.

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Five years ago a contest was started,at the Institute for the purpose of.developing a new Alma Mater songI to replace the Stein Song. It waslunderstood that this fall was the final;Idate for submitting songs, b~ut as,lonly one song has been handed insince last year the date for the judg-inlg of the prize songs of each yearhas been postponed until January

lfirst..Students as well as members of the

faculty and the alumni body are urgedto enter the contest and aid in thedevelopment of a new school song.

toSo far all of the yearly contests havebeen won by a member of the facultyor of the alumni body, and students

.lare asked to try their hand at the,Igame. In addition to having theIhonor of writing the Alma MateriSong the winner will also receive a

!prize.

FIELD DAY BANQUET|ARRANGEMENTS MADE

iThere will be a banquet in theI North Hall of Walker on the even-iing of Field Day, Friday, November12 at 6 o'clock. The members of the|winning teams, marshals ushers, andspecial guests will be admitted free,but a charge of $1.25 will be made,for all others desiring to attend. Allthose wishing to do so should notifyFrederic C. Alexander, Jr. '30, mana-ger of track.IIn former years, the banquet has

been held on the Saturday evening fol-llowing Field Day, but it was decidedthis year to change the date to Fri-day. The banquet is held to give theiparticipants in Field Day an oppor-tunity to get together and talk overthe doings of the afternoon. There

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WILL HOLD MEETIV athletics.Opening their years program of

meetin-s the Mathematics Club will I r vI hold the first meeting of the year at S5:00 in Room 4-231. This meetingj ELECTED TO OFFICEis for the purpose of showing thestudents what the club does and what Wallace M. Ross, General Secretaryits purpose is. All men interested of the T.C. A., was recently chosen

vice president of the Student WorkI I ~~~~~~~Council of greater Boston. The meet-

IDr. Charles HI. Horty, advisor to ing which wvas held at the Old SouthIthe Chemical Foundation, Inc., in an i Church, had for its purpose the unit-|address before the Engineering Foun- ing of adults who are working with-ldation stated that America is enter- !students, s u c h as secretaries of|ing a "Cellulose" period in chemistry, 'Christian Associations, and differentand that many new industries will: student pastors.

Ibe the result of research in this field., Meetings are held on the -first andXHe proposed establishing a cellulose i third Tuesdays from 8 to 10 o'clock

Iinstitute, to conduct the necessary re- in the morning. The following menIsearch. This institute would be 'were elected to the other officese ofIfinanced by the cotton, textile, paper, the council: President- Dr, William;Iand lumber industries. As an exam-; E. Gardner of Trinity Church, Secre-|pie of tfie economic value of cellulose. i tary Everett M. Baker of Mt. Vernon i

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ments rather than in speculati-Therefore the privilege oT trZferring stocks will be limited to th-transfers.

Transfers are to be made by a-ping a slip in the Corporation XV Xin Room 1-180 before 3 o'clock eday except Saturdays and beforeo'clock noon on Saturdays. Theshould contain the member's na-the name of the stock and the nunr.of shares to be sold, and the n--of the stock to be bought.

It will be necessary for every m--ber to notify the committee of e--dividend paid on shares held by drping a note in the Corporationbox.

A prize of one share of a lis-stock is offered to the memberthe association who shows the grea-earnings through his holdings at close of the contest on April 15, 19~

TECHNIQUE PHOTOSAll Seniors are requested to ma

their appointments for photograrfor Technique before November Appointments may be made in.main lobby every school day betwe-12 and 2 o'clock.

CHOOSE SENIOR DANCECOMMITTEE FOR YEAR

Arrangements are being completedfor the annual Senior Dance, accord-ing to a recent announcement. Thedance will be held at the RogersBuilding on Friday evening, Novem-ber 16.

Harold W. Fairchild, '29, wibas ap-pointed as Chairman of the Com-mittee but refused the chairmanshipand Gordon R. Williams, '29, was ap-pointed in his place. The othermembers of the committee are:Amasa G. Smith, '29, Lester E. Keene,'29, and Harcourt C. Vernon, '29.

The dance is held annually for themembers of the senior class and ad-mission is free. No other membersof other classes will be admitted tothe dance. Further announcementswill appear in THE TECH in regardto the tickets.

REPUBLICAN CLUB TOHOLD OPEN MEETING

In order to give those who have notsignified their intention of join-ing the Republican Club the oppor-tunity to see what the club is doing,the first open meeting will be heldtomorrow afternoon in Room 10-250at 4 o'clock. A general Hoover rallywill be held and four reels of Hooverfilm will be shown. The club nowhas over two hundred enthusuasticHoover rooters but is still making abid for new ones. In view of thefact that the club now has officersand is more systematically organized,it is, anticipated that its activity willbe more apparent to the Institute.

NOTICE

The first meeting of thoseinterested in boxing will be held inthe hangar on Oct. 300 at 5 o'clock.

iPARENTS RECEIVEWARNING LETTERS|FROM PRESIDENT

|No Celebrations Off Institute|Grounds to be Allowed| ~~on Field Day

|EXPULSION IS PENALTY

All parents of f reshnien or Sopho-mores received during the past weekIa letter from President Stratton|warning them of the consequences 'loIa student of violation of the rules|governing Field Day activities.

The communication quoted the re-commendation of the student govern-Iment "that in order to protect thegood name of the undergraduateIgovernment there shall be no paradesIor demonstrations of any characterIoff the Institute grounds, and that theIPresident of the Institute be re-quested to support this decision bcygiving due -notice that off enders

Irender themselves liable to expul-Ision."|This ruling was adopted to prevent

jserious outbreaks on, Field Day andIthe days immediately before andi}after. The spirit of class rivalry|fostered by the Field Day events hasIseveral times in recent years led toIserious outbreaks which have served|to damage the reputation of the Inl-stitute. Accordingly, the ruling wasImade that while there is no restric-Ition as to conduct on the campus, anyIcelebration outside the I n s t i t u t e|grounds will be rigorously punished.IThe communications are sent to the

Iparents as it is believed that an appeal|fromn home will greatly help in keep-ling the warring students withinAbounds. It also serves to notify theIparents as to the Institute's course|of action in such cases, as it is be-{lieved that the parents should knowto what penalties their sons are sub-ject.

J NOTICES|An especially important meeting

Iof freshman section leaders will beIheld this afternoon in Room 10-275lat 5 o'clock. All representatives areurged to attend.

|-The Al Smith Club of TechnologyIwill hold a rally next Friday, 3:00-4:00 o'clock in Room 10-275. FormerMayor Andrew J. Peters will speak.

|The Aeronautical Engineering So-ciety wrill hold their first smoker Wed-|nesday night Oct. 24 at 7:30 o'clockIin Room 5-30 Professor Taylor of the|Institute will speak on European|Aeronautics. Everyone is welcome.

|The first meeting of the BostonISociety will be held at 278 Common-Iwealth Avenue on Wednesday, Octo-Iber 31 at 7:30 in the evening.

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