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Sophomores Meetr Seniors Tonight-e In Baseball Gam(

Juniors Forfeit to Freshmen iiOnly Interclass Game

ie For Last Week

Because of the rain and cold weatlite er of late, Interclass baseball haie been at a standstill. The last -amis played was last Wednesday betwee

the Seniors and the freshmen, th;e game being won by the former.

?LI:d Games scheduled for last Thursda�and Friday between '31 and '92, ani33 and '34, respectively, were bot]

it postponed. The game for last nighis between the Juniors and the freshmei�e was forfeited to '34, as only thre(

Juniors showed up for the game, probably also because of the cold weather

tI Seniors and Sophomores TonightI- Today the second year men and th(t] graduating class Hill n2eet in there

second and final game. an4 possib13e tomorrow the freshmen and Sopho-9 mores will endeavor to play off theiit postponed game. The league readingf class of '33 defeated the Seniors upoiie their last encounter in a wild game,t With the forfeited game of lastt night the standing show the Sopho.r mores in first place, the Seniors sec.

ond and the other two classes fightingit out for the cellar. From this, thegame tonight should have a lot to dowith deciding the Interclass winnerfor this year.

Harrison and Feustel to PitchHarrison and Feustel should do the

pitching for this ganie tonight and,from previous performances, will do agood job of it. These two both showedup well the first time they met, but itwas the first game of the year forboth of them and their arms werenot in the best shape, especially afterthe first few innings.

SHIP EXECUTIVETu"' GIVE ADDRESS

President of Newport News

Shipbuilding Company to

Speak Friday

"Managing a Large Shipyard" is thessubject of all industrial address whichwill be given by Hoiner L. Ferguson,President and General Manager of tileNewport News Shipbuilding and Dry-(lock Company, next Friday afternoonat 3.00 o'clock in room 5-3`0. The lee-ture will be given under the auspicesof tile Department of Business andEngineering Administration and isopen to all students and faculty ofthe Institute.

Mr. Fer-Mison ranks at the top of theshipbuilding profession and has servedhis country in many ways. Oil re-si-nin- from the NavY in 1905, liebecame assistant superintendent ofconstruction for the Newport NewsShipbuilding and Drydock Company.and has been president of the orgaiii-zation since 1915. During all the yearshi which Me has been connected with

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COURS~E XV SENIORISCTED TO T]ECH

IN TURKEYP HONORLouis S. Mlorse Thir-d Man To

Represenlt Technologby atRobert College

TO SUlCCEEID DICKERMAN~t

Louis S. Alorse '31 was selected lastevening by the T. C. A. Cabinet, tobe the next repriesenitative of T~echnol-o-,,y in the Tecli-in-Turkey prooject. Hewill replace Fred N. Dickerman '30wr~io has been at Robert College, Istari-

bul for 'lie past year~. Mlorse is to bean assistallt instr'uctor in tile Physicsdep~artment.

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Will Teach PhysicsAlthough he will be in the Physics

department at Robert College, Morseis graduating next month from CourseXV. -He iias for some time been in-i

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Larg-e Airport Among ManyFeatures of Estate at

Soutlh ]Dartmouth

R~ound IHill, an estate of .500 acressituatedi on the ocean several miilessouth of New Bedfordl, formns tile set-tilig for much 'of the field researchwolrk in radio, aviation, and ineteorol-OgY that has been cariried on by Techi-11closrv durin- recent yeairs. Tliis beau-tiful tract, surr~ounded on tliree sidesby w\ater.. takes its nanie fronil theshalpe of the little point of land wihichiforz-n- its outermost Iboundary. The es-tate xN·as placed at the disposal of theInstitute sevelral years~ ago foi- re-search p ur~poses by its owner., ColonelEdlward 1-I·. R. G1·een.

Althiough comniunicatiorz by short-'Wtve r'adio form.ms the Iprilcipal initer-e'-t of tile resSearchl staff at Roulndtlill, tile gr'eatest part of the estate isI'iven oi·er to the Uses of aviation. Theunflaging interest of Colonel G;reen inthe development of aeronau~tics and its;allied Sciences has resulted in the ex-I~eild-Iture of a, vast amount of nioney(11 the building and equipment of theRoundi HillI Airport.

Facilities For Housing BlimpsThe Airport has two runways at

riplit angles to each other,· eacli abouttilr~ee-rluarlters of a. mile in len-th. The

fil slighted by a complete GeneralElectric s3,steni, consisting of million-calidlepoweer flood-lights at tire corners,an(] wvhite and green light., markingithe l'unways. The housilng facilitiescoilsist of an airplane hangar and aduranble dock, both floodlighted atIliglt. The dock resemlbles a hug~Se gray~barij. and is used by tile -Small Good-Year blimps w~hich pay occasional vis-its to 1"Tow En-land. There is also alaildilg ranip ftor seaplanes, anci Col-

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I,()1V'S S. J1ORSE, '316

;Track ;Team Willteresting in international problemsand in the project of Tecli-in-Turk~ey.He will be the third man to hold theposition even tliough it is in fliefourth year of its existence. The firstman, Judson T. Biehle '27 held it fortwco years.

Robei't Collegle pays the living ex-penses of the nian sent front Tech-nology and T. C. A. furnishes his sal-ary and transportation. The projectis carried on both to carry 'out theidea of exchange students and profes-sors and to further Christian Associa-tion w \ork nnion- foreign1 students.

)Even Fight Predlicted, WithGoocd Mbcen Distribuated in

Aall ]Events

New- Hampshire University will bethe next opponent of the Institutetrack team,1 in a home meet on TechField, next Saturday afternoon. Froman inspection of the. mater~ial avail-able to each teani. thie ieet promisesto be closer than a ny1 otheeis whlichhav-e ·o-ine off lately-. Cleve!- placingof iiieni In, eithier coach~ may- spellvic~tory- for· his team.

Ini tlio short d~ashes. tile Engineersl~]rate failedl to c·reate nitich of a stir.but w-ith new\ life instilled in tihe 220b~v Jollinnv Jew-ett, and with Bill Hallr'ested tip, there sh~ould b~e a differentstorY to tell. MccIay's steadly pacewill contit hieavily hi the SSY. He has

don~e better, onl sevei'al occasions, tiiantlhe time I'cportecl for· thle repr~esenta-tive of tile New Hampshirel~ tea~m.Robertson and Grondal Should Star

Ptober~tsonl' s hurling of th~e jave'liiishould b Ie a feature of the meet. anddit will have to be reckroned w\\ith by thee,scol'ers. GrIondlal may- be expected torput tile shiot forty-ithree or fourttv-four·feet an(Il that is a dlifficult mar~k to bet- ter..

The Wilidcats have won a Ion-r suc-cession or ineets oni their home ter-r~itory, hut fail to take tiieir invincibil- ity with them on trips; aside firomthis~, the Beavers Nv-ill be on thleir own~home field, and that shiould weigh fa--vorably, especially in the track events.

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r onel Green has a coabin flyin-1 boat forpersonal uses.

In addition to the lighting of thefleld, the buildings, and the radio tow-ers, a huge, "Round Hill" sign, withhiminous~ neon~ letters 30 feet hligh,,lies on thre roof of the G1·een mnan-Sion.

Technology's weather obser~vatorv the company lie has built up the phy-and mleteorologicall laboratory is adja- sica~l pl'opertty of the plant andf ini-cenzt to the aiirport. Tile station issues 1)n"oved tile Mlethods of operation asdaily weather niaps for the United well as strenl-thenedl the personnel.States find distributes forecasts for He is especially interested in provid-,aircrafrft operathii- in the vicinity -of ing opportunitiess foi, anibitiotis peoplePcoundZ Hill. The inipoirtance of this to (lo mor~e wolrthwhile work.wiork is such that the establisliment ofallailis of snell stations aloll- tilep~rincipall air· routes of New Eilffglaii NI MENORAH ELECTIONSQ~d113s been advocatedt by severala localil T~`O BE HELD TODAY~D~aaLircraft companies.

The equipmnent for Wceather, observau- E lection of officers of the Alenorahtion. is precise and delictate. A ra;ingau-e, electrically operated, measull(D's Society for the comings year will take

l~ieciitaio i inhunredhs f iIlis p oieyIlace at the business nieeting of tileprecipitation in hundredths of did Society which will be held today inindicator -Sive iinstantaneous Ireadings 0L i-6 53 'oc. h -of wind velocity and direction oil ciety is the organization of Jewisildials inside the stations A recording students at the Institute and, all nienihariograph keeps r·ecor~ds of' variation bers are exp~ected to be present atin air plressure. Accurate methocts oil today's meetin'g.mieasurizi- lumidtiy a1·e bein- (level-oped. Bae e oit

Investigate Fog ~ ae ~ oifFog, has formed tile subject of e Elects New Or fficers

tensive inlves tigation at Romid. Hill.Exper~iments carlrietl oil with tile Treat) Officers for the Beaver Key So-of captive balloons aiid aircraft in- ciety for the coming year werecludie the strrdy of temp~erature dis- elected at a -reat~ng held yester-tr~ibution in fog, the thickness of fogi day in Walkter Memorial. Follow-bankis, the measur~ement of humidity-, ing is the lisct of the new officers:and the relative visibility through va- President, Byron E. James 132;rious k~ind,, of fo-. LMuch data has Vice-President, Addlison S. Ellisalr~eady b Ieen gathereod oil tile navig~a- 132: Secretar-y, William H. Barkertion of airplanes anid oil cornllulica- '32; and Treasurer, Harry L.tion between air~cr~aft and arud Moore, Jr. '32.

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Testing Machinesne of Great PowerPerform Spectacular Experimernts

Theses Carried on inl T~esting ject of the thesis writh which the ar-Materials Laboratory ticle will deal, in tile coui',,'e of -%which

it is necessity to subject the columnsUse its ACid under investigation to the action of a

testing machline to see which part willCapacity of 1,000,000 Dounds, ealru- b~reak under the strain first.

IV anniiuince a sign ill neat wwifte let- Research Has Practical Valueteiring in flie Testing Mauterials Lab- The studenti carirving oil tie experi-Orator·r. PlacedI iri tie nii-lity inaclihie nienits wcill olbtain data oil a subjectup~on which tris sign is p~ainlted stands I Nvisich has niot been studied zlillell ina reinforce'Cd COncret"tL (.011111!111 seccui,'Y prciel tire saine niainer· hitherto.wralpeped arolind wnith ' 1t torl)-atilin. A'J Cortain conc<rete colunins are oftentill-II of tll( i wheel, tire needle slowily. joined to the base upon which theyCrclelcs 11 to tll( ·.100.00 1)(miiid illak, 1('-t by illeall~s of steel (10W(21s, hialf thethecre is a s-ligt nloise of d~isillterri I-length of the (Towels being inibed edin" concretet as the top of the column in the base, the other half in the col-gives wa~y. A chain fall lioists lip thie uinn.;lpecinieni arld reemioes it to one side To measure tire effect of the trans-thius markingi the endc of' onie nat of fer stresses set upy in thle do,,~-els whlenilhe experimlent. tender load on tile base. -woodlen. pliri

Anionilf the niany themes w~hich are w ~ere placctl at various intervals on th6prDiesenit bein- worked oil in the steel wheiil thu <oncriet! vms pouredt

TE"Still ~ Materials Labor01atory, ilvolV- inlto the niold~s, leaving, ,;:f terl the con-soin eilltinies sigectactilar tests lil,-ecrete hlad set, hioles down. to a depth

thec ojie de-scribied atbove, is that ull- or three inclies thr~ough which the ex-dvruflc~en by aL studentl for a Mlaster's posed, imbedded steel niiglit b~e s!iud-Deg w r 'oi· I-~~hi l~ill per- lied.linp- sniel'\e as a fair~ examp~le o--i ieO"Ple of Nvor~k thle hiivstigato r msInoet.*L

"llivesti"'ation of the transfer ofstrvc~zes as one colunin fits into a1:i1·r.~,,o coliimm, thie transfer beinig niadeeb-,- nicanc;s of steel dowels. Shrink--age ine-lisiiienjenrts; alil steel aiiti coll-.cre~te strain meaefsuremenlt s ztre miade."II thlese wor'ds arre -,it for~th thie sub-

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Shrinkage Readings Taken

Shr'inhage readhings of any stressespDut 011 tlle steel by the sett-in-, ex-pDandiii-, and co11OU~till" Of thC' C011--cr~ete before tests -Nvere beguni -,\verealso niade. Mleasurements were takenwith the aid of a special eig~hL inch:Berry Sv trail Gauge.

After readinas at differenlt load-,if"',Yntinuied onr Pave F'our)

.IOfficial

Undergraduate News Orcran

of ~M. 1., T.

A RIecord ofContinuous News Serv~ice

For 50 Years

CAMl~BRIDGCE, MdASS., WIEDNESD)AY, MAhY 13. 1931

BARPKER TO HEADdFRATERNITIES FOR

YELAR O1F 1931-193;'Kimble Elected Viice-Presidenn

At Conference Meeting:Last Night

CONCLUIDES YEAR'S WORIK

At the last regular meeting of tliEinterfraternity conference last nightofficers for the coming year. werEelected. W5illiam H. Barker '32 wilhead the conference for the year oi1931-32.

As Barker's assistants, John M. Kirnble '32 was elected to the office of

T. E. N. PresentsElectrical Issue As

Its Final NumbeiPosters of Unique Nature Ar4

Used In Calling Attentionit To Last Issue

Announced by a series of uniqueposters khat attracted coiisiderabl(attention, the final issue of The TeelEiigineering News, an electrical issu(commemorating the centennial of th(

e discovery of electrical induction, wa.,tt placed on the stands this morning.e Given a favorable criticism by thos(

receiving advance copies, this speciaIssue Of the undergraduate technicajournal contains articles that are expected to be of interest to the student

f body and faculty.In their advance publicity oil thi.,

issue, the managing board made usEof a new form of advertising. Novelposters of black paper cut to silhou.ettes of various forms of electricalequipment and plants carried the an.nouncements of the special electricalnumber issued today.

Announcement is made in this issueof the results of the regular springelections for members of the presentfreshmen class. The current issue ofthe publication is the fourth to beedited and published by tile presentmanaging board which was elected atthe regular winter elections for seniorpositions.

PI DELTA EPSILONSUBSCRIPTION RISES

Increase In Technique Signups

NecessitatLes Change

Plans for ail increase in the pi-iceof Technique Sign-ups next fall havemade necessary the addition of $1.01)to the Pi Delta Epsilon Offer for iiiak-in- a saving in subscriptions to thevarions publications at the Institute.This will bring the total price of theoffer tip to $7.00 and includes a sav-iii- of $0.75.

As during tile past year, the PiDelta Epsilon Offer includes a year'ssubscription to THE TECH, Voo Doo,Tech Engineerint-1 Neirs and tile -sigr-tip for Technique. It is emphasizedthat the addition in pi-ice is only totake care of the extra cost WhichTechnique is plaeffig oil the si.-In-ups.

Blanks for the offer will be sentout from the Registrar's Office alonewith the registration material priorto the begnining of the next term.Students, who so desire may transfertheir bill to the Bursar's Office andpay foi- the saine at the end of tileterm.

MWet · Wildrcats InD~ual Home Matcht~

STYLUS ELJS~:LECTS NEWr~OFFICE1RS FOR YEAR~~

Styluss Appoints Comnmittee ToInvrestigeate Activity

In order to elect officelrs for thecoiin~g year, the member-, of "Stylus",the honorary society of THE TECH,miet last Mon~lday at 5 W'cloclh in thelmsfiiess office of the paper on thethirdl floor of W~Talker M ~emorial. Attliat timie the followin- officers wereelected: President, John G. Hayes

V~;~ ice-Pr·esident, Dayton H. Clewell.See~retary-Treasur'er, David B.

Smiithi '33.P~lan,, for introdlucin.1- greater activ-

ity into tile affairs of the society fornest year weere disci-ssed.. A corn-

Imittee wa~s appointed to investigatethie variio-ms possibilities for achievin-this result. The following are the

Inamies of tile Iretiring officers of ·theSociety: President, Stuart R. Flem-ing '32; Vice President, Addison S.Ellis '323; and Secretary-T reasurer,Charles M. Thayer '32.

Round HNill Is Scene of IntensiveResearch Work By Technology· Men,

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A Record ofContinuousNews ServiceFor 50 Y ears

Official NewsOrgan of theUndergradulatesof AI. 1. T.

Professor Norton 'Now Carry-ing On investigation of

Various Clays

Tests for various clays to see forwhat they can be used and into whatthey can best be made are being car-ried on by Professor Frederick H. Nor-ton in his ceramic research work atthe Institute. The clays under hisinvestigation are from the New Eng-land states. He is greatly aided inhis work by employing kilns whichCall burn ware more rapidly than haspreviously been possible anywhere.

In the May. 1930, issue of 'The.Ceramic Age" Professor Norton'sfirst r esults wel e published. His ar-ticle mentions nineteen clays, each ofwhich is described, analyzed, and dis-;c ussed as to its use. Most of thespecimens used were taken directlyfrom the clay pit, with dlle regardto obtaining a representative type.Abou t fifty pounds of each sanmplelwvas llsetl.

ties of this clay is that the raw ma-terial can be added to the surface ofan already burned piece and after re-burning can be united perfectly withthe latter. Such an advantage canreadily be seen, for it allows one torepair burned pices.

Among the various interesting clayswhich Professor Norton has analyzedis a white Vermont clay which is anatural porcelain body (can le direct-ly burned into porcelain). Thisproperty is also true of the claysfound in China which are used inChinese pottery.

Research on Glaze ColoringIn what is probably the first scien-

tific work which has been done onglazes and their coloring, the CeramicDepartment has found general lawsconnecting color withl concentration ofcoloring oxides that held for all glazes

[tested. Such laws have longI been indemand ly ceramic manufacturers.

Severall theses of interest al e at1present going on at the Institute withjegard to ceramic work. One is "TheStudy of the Effects of Various Ele-ments in Coloring of Glaze." The spec-tro-photometer is being used il thiswork, and it is in this research thatthe general laws mentioned abovewere found.

Colored Porcelain Bodies Studied

MANAGING BOARD

C. M. Thayer '32 ........ General ManagerA. S. Ellis '32 ...................... EditorS. R: Fleming '32 ....... Managing EditorW. H. Barker '32 ...... Business Manager

OFFICES OF THE TECH

Walker Memorial, Cambridge, Mass.News and Editorial-Room 3, Walker

Telephone UNIversity 7029Business-Room 302, WalkerTelephone !UNI versity 7415

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SUBSCRIPTIO.S PRICE, $2.50 PER YR.Published every 'Monday. Wednesday and

Friday during the College year, exceptduring College vacations,

Entered as Second Class Matter at theBoston Post Office

Member Eastern IntercollegiateNewspaper Association

ASSOCIATE BOARD

P. E. Davis '33 .............. Stews EditorP. W. Wehmiller '33 ....... Sports EditorB. H. Whitton '33 ....... Features EditorD. H. Clewell '33 ........ Make-up EditorJ. G. Hayes '33 ...... Advertising ManagerD. B. Smith '33 .... Business Service Mgr.R. W. Fortier '33 .... Circulatiop Manager

EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTEditorial Board

W. B. Schneider '32 C. W. Sueetser '33R. T. Craig '32 A. G. Bowen '33E: F. McLaughlin '32 J. L. Friedman '32W. L. Sheppard '33 E. P. Newman '32

NEWS AND SPORTSDEPARTMENTS

Photographic StaffS. A. Coons '32 W. G. Fry '34

P. H. Bonnet '31Sports Writers

P. W. Kressman '33 H. R. Plass '34News Writers

T. N. Rimbach '34 E. P. Jastram '34W. J. Lindsey '34 W. L. Wise '34

C. S. Dadakis '34Reporters

D. Horvitz '34 C. Bates '34''D. Rubenstein '34 P. Cohen '34P. A. Daniel '34 R. Green '33

R. Taylor '34 t jj1ftj r tJ

BUSINESS DEPARTMENTAssociate Business Service Manager

G. H. Ropes '33Staff

R. Bell '34 .N'. B. Krim '34.R. G. DuBois '34 B. Goldfarb '34

S. van T. Jester '34

PARTMENT Pressed Into Bars

After proper consistency of tileK. H. Lippitt '34 } clays was obtained they were pressed

Iinto bars one-inch square. In most

PARTTMENT | cases the firing il the laboratory wasing Manager more rapid than is the ease in actual

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;J. T. Burwell '34

ADVERTISING DEAssociate Advertisi

S. G. Bell

Staff,)Lk~tk;1- 1U ILU 4t1·UU1L~t%3 Igod L DC Colored porcelain bodies and the ef-made for unusual effects on the clays. Ifet of various 'methods of burning

Besides the analyses and general i a a a be n studied .cfec~itio oftil clysther wterof red arick clay are also being studied.description of the clays, their water Of; Another thesis is the investigation of

plasticity, drying slrinkage, their copper red glazes.color when dry, their porosity, and I Ioper r glazeseProfessor Norton has just completedtheir firing characteristics were listed. I lesearch work on the "Effect of Time

Summarizing, Professor Norton iSznt~rlmma r, P·~rrorl Nolrton ' on the Maturing Temperature of Whiter Qtnts-1 tha-t tho. whamu li1ClttI f ln{-l . __ _. _ _ _ _ _ ___-

:. Alderman '3·4 A. A. Hopeman '34W. R. Churchill '34 A. M. Heintz '34

J. R. Newell '34

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EA COMPLETE LINEof DELICATESSEN and

HIGH GRADE CANNED FOODSOrders Delivered

Tel. Univ. 10785 or Univ. 10724

The TECH DELICATESSEN82 MASS. AVE.

a Dett nllnlllllllll on an aU!Hn ainmemIIox sob ·- *" *- *- a-r *g *" *"

AV. L. Lise ':34l\' Jf. Lin(Is.-,- ':34In charge of this issue:

! aLeau SqatL6 t une i iew imglUaz ulacleaclays were suitable for common brick,and that fuel cost was one of the rea-sons why they were not employed

nmore extensively for other purposes.He found that the kaolins are tie onlyhigh grade clays in New England andthat it would be excellent as refrac-tory material, for white face brick andtile.

Clays." In this study six differentwhite ware bodies were molded andplaced in a kiln which could attain atemperature as high as 1450 degreesCentigrade. It was fired by gas whichwas controlled by a regulator, so thatchanges in temperature reached amaximum of plus or ininus five de-grees.

Burned Varying Durations of Time

Further Work Also PublishedI ~~~~~~~~~Specimens were run in the furnaceI More results of Professor Norton's for durations of 10, 100, 1000 and 10,-research were published in the De- I000 minutes, but in all cases the firingcember, 1930, issue of "The Ceramic land cooling were fairly rapid. AfterAge." This had to do with a terra being taken from the furnace theycotta body, busts of which are il the were measured for linear shrinkage

j ceeamic art exhibit on the first floor and porosity. As a result of the work}of Building 2. it was found that the relation between

Properties necessary for a terra the time and temperature effect on thecotta body which would be suitable rate of reaction could he expressed byfor sculpturing were sought il the a law of Arrhenius, a former physicalbody. Such requirements are a color- chemist.ing and texture which will resemble Accordinl- to the investigationflesh, softness for easy working, abili- earthenware could be fired as rapidlyty to cast well in a mold. and no as possible, but vitrified ware wouldb-rninig shrinkage. blister unless brought to the proper

After numerous ti ials the most sat- temieratulre more slowly.isfaclory boly obtained was found to!(Contain 60 per cent Maine feldspar, 30, Tle faculty have turned the thumb-per ecent Glacial brick clay from screws on The Horribles' Parade atlGonic, New- Hampshire, and ten per Tufts this year. It seems that lastcent dark English ball clay. This body year's dramatization of the Specialisthas absolutely no burning shrinkage. wncas too much for the professional

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T. E. N. on stands today" has long been the signal for arenewed interest in this publication among the student

body. The Institute supports four major student publica-tions, but as a technical school it houses no more appropriatemagazine than the Tech Engineering News. a

In investigating the various undergraduate activities, wehave attempted to outline as carefully as possible the originalpurposes for which these organizations were founded, and tocomment upon any obvious defects in their present policies.In T. E. N. we find a difficult subject for adverse criticism.Every year this magazine has increased its scope, its interest.and its popularity among the student body. This is remark-able, for il the short span of its existence-it was foundedonly twelve years ago-this publication has become a vitalpart of student opinion and instruction, and an asset to thetechnical education which the Institute offers.

We have heard it stated that the publication of the under-graduate scientific journal should be no arduous task in aschool of as high a technical reputation as the Institute. Onthe contrary, Technology students expect a serious and ac-curate discussion of these technical matters to a degrree nigherthan that found in the average popular science magazine.The editors of T. E. N. must be ever on the alert to the newerdevelopments, the latest accomplishments, and the mostrecent of theories. As a consequence it becomes no easy task'to acquire the sort of article that satisfies student demand.

In the policy of publishing student papers, along with thoseof Technology instructors, the Tech Engineering News furth-er distinguishes itself. The remainder of the material foundsin the monthly issue of this publication may be attributed toIthe farsightedness of the publishers. The biographies of In-,tstitute professors, the vlarious shorts of engineering interest,and the lives of the men whose names appear on the facadesof the buildings are all worthy of columns in T. E. N. Thearticles written by men experienced in the industrial and|engineering world contain opinions and discussions which are!valuable to the aspiring undergraduate. i

Decidedly, we are fortunate in having- at the Institute apublication of the sort that T. E. N. represents. It appeals tothe inner most appreciation ofl practically evsery undergradu-ate, and in the most part voices a new and younger attitudetoward the problems that we all are to face sooner or laterin our subsequent" careers.

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At last the prospective graduatesand those underclassmen on theverge of flunking out of any collegeor university in the United Statesare given an opportunity to air theirfeelings about that iertain profes-sor with whom they simply could notget along. "The Muhl," of Muhlen-berg College, is offering $100 in goldto the American college student whosubmits the most thought-Provokingand constructive essay on "What'sWrong With Professors?"

Contestants are warned not to be-come too facetious in their contribu-tions, for essays will be debarredunless they are constructive despitetheir frivolity. A prominent publi-cation house seeing the possibilitiesin such a survey of college men'sopinions, in the expectation thatthere will be no dearth of contribu-tions, has arranged to publish theprize winning essay as vell as themost eonstructive of the others.

Does it depend on tle section of thecountry or does a year at collegechange their ideas? Entrance appli-cations reveal that of all the freshmanco-eds at University of Chicago onlyone wants to get married-and shemay change her mind. But at theUniversity of California over two-thirds of the upperclass woman stu-dents have indicated that they wouldgladly leave college for the right man.

MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY I

;;.. ~ TECH IN TURKEYFOUR years ago the Institute sent its first representative to

Robert College at Constantinople, Turkey, as an experi-menlt in carrying to the Near East matters of a technical-nature, and of fostering a world peace through a close as-sociation of the various races. Last year at this time a newman was selected to replace the first delegate, and now Tech-nology Christian Association announces that it has chosen itsman for next year.

In Louis S. Morse '31, the association has made a worthyselection. Morse has long been interested in the work ofthe T. C. A. and has within his four years at the Institute contributed his share in carrying out the purposes of the)organization. However, it is not so much the man as theiproject in which we should be primarily interested.

It must be admitted that there is presented a great dif-ficulty in carrying out such a program as the T. C. A. pro-poses in transforming the many races in the Near East intoa body of peaceful and loyal world citizens byr the mere send-ing of an American to teach school there; but ther e aremany reasons to believe that the ideal may at least be en-couraged. Robert College is one of the influential schools inthat part of the world, and its student body is fairly repre-1sentative of that heterogenous population. Undoubtedly,some impressison may be made upon a large minority of thesemen who may, in turn, influence a grleaten nuraber . T o thenew delegate we extend our congratulations, and express ourearnest hope that he may do his share in contributing toward,an ideal of wvorld-wide interest.

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Varsity Crew Which Will Race SaturdayWith Oarsmen From Columbia University

Junior Varsity Crew for New Season of1931 Which RW'es Columbia on Saturday

Front row, left to ribt- Aye-s, Rs, in, M'le'tasalnt.s, V'allltein4'. IBaclkr'olv-Ctillmore'lli, Hiag)2,ood, Mliller, Richarlldsonl. ('os\sVrain, A'xlitsteaker.

ROUND HILL ESTATE L;LUB PLANS UNUSUALSCENE OF RESEARCH| DANCE DECtORATIONS

Institute Maintains Radio and. Catholic Organization to HoldMeteorlogical Lab I Annual Spring Formal

I,)rlliitrfornardl to a lai7gc attend-;ance( at its a allll Spillzr in ormalL)ance to b~e lieltl Iiext Friday eveninginl Walker M~emorial, tle Technology

Catholic Cllubl is preparing for it galaaffair to whichi all are invited. Theconimiittee ill cIhalfrge of (iecorationspronises thiat the uiiml aspect of the'%laiii 1all of \Walker '.Mlel~inll willlave dlisalppear edl benieathi woorlk.

Ranks of palms and fernis will pro-vid e a tropical settilng fol tile dloor-way. Featurimg the interior wvill be-rleens twiniedf albouit tle pillars, morepotted plants, anid gay, attractive.1jroupings of halloonis hun1l fromIalove. Pla-ing over tlese decorations

jalbout the r oom wvill he the niulticol-or edl ray s froin a cr1 y-stal hall. Tt ispI onmisedi tlat tlhose attending, \-illspcend a Illost (.lljoy-<IIb]e evellinc.

TRIP TO ROUND HILL IMAY BE BY AIRPLANE,1

I'or tell lollai s it will be possiblefor any) studclenlt tak-ing thie trip toRouindi Hill \r-ithi thle Radlio Society onSatlirdr.y to fly Ille whiole dlistanee ofthe trip in I six lglace Bellalea CabinPlane. If the o( eupuats so dlesire tilemionolluplane will fly at highh altitude foirtile on(, ]Ilmi(dlre(d illll fifty milE dis-

tanlce so tlla1 thle whole Ctape < an bev-iewved at one tinle. Si-nups for tlisoffer mnllst b~e iamle immedliately inRoonm 4-201'2.

At Ohio State student publicationsmade a profit of more tlan ten thou-liands dollars during the past year.As a result tle editor and businessmanager of the Sun Dial, the humormacgazine, will receive over two thou-sand dollars as their salaries.

An annual event at thle Emory Law /School is tle Easter egg hunt that isgiven for the faculty. Easter eggs.1n(] rmahits are the main attraction,althouglh a prize of two dollars innickels is offered to the prof thatfinlds the most eggs. Just anothercase where youth returns to man.

CORPORATION XV

Corporation XV will hold a meetingtomorrow at 4 o'clock in room 1-331.Officers for next year will be electedat this time.

f(ulil1zd to P'agc {ne)r~adlo stations. Furtller studies willinvolve the use of special navigatiollillstrlnnellts, l'eseachrl illtO tle pene-tration of liglat thlroughl fog, metllodsof accurately determining2 altitulde, and;airport landing beacons.

The radio station at Rotindl Hill iswell knowvl to aniateulr r adio opera-

tOl'S all over' tlle collltry by r leason1 ofits schedllled standardl-frequenlcy trans-missions. Thlese trazlsmission.s alret}le gamuge ly whlich tlle anilateurl setsthe svavelengtth of hlis s;endlilg set alndIlis frequlency-measulrinlg l~lappatiis. Inad~dition, tlle station is usedl for a,great valliety of Nveilela ork.Thle trallsmzissiox of sllort wa~ves ov erlong distanlces gives r ise to hsighlyc omplicaltedl probvlems. Thoe enlerl-yloss of radio wavaes as thev travelover various lkinds of land and sea, thedistribution of a statioll's fieldstrenlgth, tlle effects of weatller onradlio sft-nals, and communlication withaircraft are some of tlle absorbin-gproblems -whlichl are being tackled byltlle Techlnology men at Rollnd Hill.

Old Whaling Ship Preserved.A1 addlitional featur e of illterest is

the old N~ew Bedford wh aling, ship,"Chlarles Wv. 'IIorganl.' wshicll las beenbougllt all(] presel ve(] by ColonelG;reenl. Altbloughl tlle old vessel llasbeenl set iii concrete, it is mannledl byal complete crewvdl hiring tlle sllmmer,andl is open to -%isitors.

The Green estate is the o1)jectiveof an exculrsion whlitil iS being ar-ilrangedl by tlle M. I. T. Radio Society.A bous lbas b~een chlarter ed. and wvillleave W~alker M~emorial at 11 o'clocknex~t Saturday-. Tlle round-trip farehas beenl set at ,$2.25. A limited nulm-ber of airplane reservationls a-e a~lsobeing made, at ten dlollars eacb] whichmust bze ill as sooll as p~ossible. Inaddition, ]5-minute airplane rides w-illtbe giv en from the airpol-t for Vx^o dol-lars. Ladies are also invxited to ma'.ethe trip, andl tlle Society urges thlat allDersons wllo wtish to go malke reserv-a-tions before Fridlay afternoon at Room4-202.

It sotlnds bad for tlle Purdlle boys,bult the offcial insignia of Purdueco-eds is corduroy trousers anld thley'reall supposedl to wtear tllem.

"College boys shlould nzake the most(f thleir opportunities to play in or-echestras," according to Ted Lewis,w ho needs no further illtroduction,least of all to college studlents, wvhoare amollg his most elltlllsiastic adl-mirers.

Jim Thsorpe, former football star onthe All-American tea m of over adlecade ago, once called "the greatestathlete of a~ll time," is llow diggingfoundationls in Los Angeles for $4 aday, it wvas disc~overed recentlv.

Af ter playing, college football,Tllorpe -was a professional b~aseball;)la3,er for several y ears.

W\enlzel A. Raboch, professor of1111sic a t Thleosopllist University,Point Lomua, California, was recentlyinducted into Phi Beta Kappa, fifty-seven Years after his trdainfromC. C. N. Y. The annoullcement of hise'lection la d been lost in tlle mails,aIld only just redliscoveredl by somedlilhrenlt seeker of back recordls at theNesv York coyllege.

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STUDY SECTIONS Three New Structures Havej

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OTHIER TO FOLLOW LATER!

Plans, of long standing finall-, ma |terialized last October in the an- niouncernent of the construcetion of aOewV Institllte building to house tlle a(Ivanceds studey and researcll sections of the Departments of Phyrsics and Chlemistry.|

The construetion of three buildin-~s wvas allthorizecl last fall. bllt only twvoof them have been started. The mainIPhysics-Chlemistry bulilding and tlleIspecial spectroscopy laboratory alonlg-|side it are now- in tlle hands of thep~ile dIrivers: bllt the cryo.^.enic or lowv- temperatllre. research bllilding. wh)ichzis to lle in the vicinity of tble Hang-arG,-m. llas 'not been started.|

Funds From du Pont, Eastman|Fl-nds for the constrnetioll came|

fromA a gift of .$2,500,000 made byG"eorge Eastman to thle Institllte in I191. As this fllnd has been in *use as|p~art of tlle Institulte's endlowmentfumid, it is madle use of at tllis time thl~wroug the offer of Mr. Lammot dut Pont '01, chairman of the board ofE. r. du Pont de Nemoulrs Co., togivre the Institute annually a sumequivalent to the illterest thwat -wrouldotlerwise come from '-,%r. Eastman'sgift.

Buildillg 6 wvill. of <course, cor re-sp~ond to the adjioinillg bzuildings inarcllitectural style. It will be 300 byfi0 feet oin tlle grollnd, and wrill havefour stories and basement. In .addli-tion to tile v ariotls research labor a-tories, there wvill be a large shop forthe construction and maintenance ofresealelh aIpptratuls, a large lectureroom, and a library and reading room for the use of students- and membersof tlle instructillg and research staffs.

Special Foundations Used|Extra. heayv founldations are beinig

used] ulnder both the main researcll Ibuildillg ande the spectroseopy labola-tory to reduce vibration. About 3,200piles are b)eing used for the structures nowF bein-, worked Oll. The sp~ectro-scopy laboraltory w ill llave very spe-1cial foulldatiollal collstruction.

This building wvill, }e put on a matconiposed of ,alterxlate layers of sanld, felt. transite hoardl, -roundl corh andr tinforced concr ete. The tw~o floorswvill lbe supl~ported illdependently froml tlle exterior Nvallls and roof.I

Tlle whlole lab~oratory wrill be so ! vell insulatedl against chlan-es of tem-peratulre tllat if the ternlIeratulre of

| the onltside air wvere sulddenlly to clicn~e one hulndrled degrees, it wollld|takc the illterior of thle building< ablolltIla molltl to challge one dlegree.I|Tlle science of spectroscopy-. whiitl

Iis becominlg increashinl-l important illtlle feled of atomic research,. requlires especially constant conditiosls as totemperalture and arilration; this is thlereason for tlle extra care being lav-ishled onl this buildinlg.

Pi-of. Georl-e R. Harrison, wvho canieto the Illstitllte thliS year fronl LelanldStanlfor d Unliveresity to become direc-tOI' of thle Researchl Laboratory of Ex-p~erinienltal Phyxsics, is equippillg thelatbolcltory wvith al collection of inistru-mients lie has made.

As tile Institute buildillgs are builtOll made g~round, and as the level oftlle Charles Rtiver Basinl is about thatof tlle basement lev el of the buildI-ing',s it wvas, alld is. necessary to usepile foulldatiolls throublgout. UnIder alpart of the buildillgs tllere is a bed ofsand, which was, in past geologic time,;a creeki of some sort. This sand bedpovides excellent b~earing sllrface for

the shorter lziles wlinch are being usedover it.

HIowvever, the other parts of thefomindations must rest on the blue sew-er maud which was pumped in behindthe seawall when the land was nmade,and for tlis the long fifty-five footpiles are usel. Because of the highlevel of tle ground water, and to pre-vent rotting, the piles are being sawedoff six inches below the level of the

FROSH CREW PLAN TO|GO TO POUG;HKEEPSIEln orldel to dlefraly exlpenses' for the

t.rip to the Pomlllhkeelpsie (orew raltesthe menlbels of the fresllmen crewlaI e p~laimingi]1 a dan e in NV-ailker Me-morial for Friday, Alay 22. Previous|to thlis yeir1 eacll mnmli on the cre wIm)id hlis (!\.11 et'xlpenses for tlis annual

This is di1e tnrl-l time tl;ht a Fr·osh|(l repv r es)l eSeliting, Technllolg.,y llas en-tered tc lw Jteatta. In the past enttiesthe fresnien leave not made siuell anexceellent shlowing btit becauese of thenev (coaell for tllis season it is ex-

| pected l ilat tlbey Nvill (lo coaisiderablybetter.

TRACK BANQUET WILLBE HELD NEXT WEEK

MIany prominent alumnii ar e expec t-ed to attelln tle annual Traclk blan-qiiet which will be leld at (Charliec |W'armuth's restatirant on May 19l. Al-ready practicatlly the entire track team las signed tlp to attendl thle affairwhich is tle closing g-et-togethler olf the men for tle year.

Captains antd Mslanagers of tlle track |tearn for t!e coming year will be an-Inounedl on thle occasion and cupswhich llave beeni won will be presp~it-ed. It las not yet been decided whothe toastmaster for tle occasion willbe, but it will be announced in thenear future.

watelr. It is well linown tlhat Nvood, if1 lept constantlty immersed ill witer,.jill last indefinitely xvithout noticea-Ile dletei ioration.

Cryogenic Laboratory ProjectedSeveral years ago, a !)ad explosi<i

occurred in tle tourse of low temper-ature reseacnch at Halvarda University.At tllart time, this tylpe of researchl %as cdiscontinued until thle (causes of tilis

|explosion wel e letter 1Indterstood. Atthe piresent time, theyv are pretty ivell|known. ald onstl'letioIIn on tlhis lalbor·-atory at Technology will be tarltedlfairly soon.

|'ie laboratory, wlhen c:onistrncte(l,iwill place the Inlstitute in a unique Io-sitioin ;Is lregrardlS Cls cryogenic reser'cl;jPlrof. FredereieRl C(. IKeyes is Nvidel yli-nown forl his worlh ill tlis connection.It is plalllet l to nianufacturle niitrogen,|yldlogen ald lielitimi in qlultity', aandto supply it at cost to tlhe llboraltorie.at Harvard and the Institute, as it is Inecessalv in tertain phases of re-searclh.

The main physics buiiilding wvas de(-Isigied .)5- b Ir. (7arlsoln of the arlchitec-tural firml of Collige anti Carlson, antlthe spectroscopy laloratory by thefirm of Cllarles T. 'Main Inc. Stoneland Webster are dloillt the collstile-|tion work.

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In a purely technical institutionsuch as ours, where classical and a~es-thetic appreciations are in no wayemphasized or fostered, it would seemalmost incredible that a host of musiclovers should exist. However, suchis exactly tle case as is evidencedlbythe almost continual playing of tlhemany exquisitely beautiful selectionsto be found in the cabinet of recordsopposite the electric plonograph inthle seconl floor lobby of Walker Me-morial.

Many of our future engineers evi-dlently realize the absolute futility ofa college education whiclh does not in-c lude ellltural subjects, and so tley1lave seized upon tllis opportunity toteach tlemselves to understand thecharnihig straiiis of tle lest classicalcomposers.

The music is of tle very lest qual-ity and has been especially selected.Some of the great composers includelin tlle collectioll a~re tlle immortalB~eethloven, wvlose entllralling syni-phlonies are played illcessantly; Wag,-ner, wllose W~alkerei live once againin thle haearts of tllose whlo h~ear them;anc1 Hayden, the fathler of sympionl-ies.

Caruso, Galli Culrci, Jer itza, andSchumnaiiii-Heink also are to be lleartl.Tlle raptulre of' tllese classical com-posers andl thlese marvelous singersh~as w~oven itself into the hearts ofthese mally young music lovers, and itis well that this ma~y be so.

TIIus, it iS perlaps IlOt SO strangeto relate tllat tlle few jazz recordsto be founld amaong tlle classics are al-most nevter played. Sulch spirit as this

.shlould b~e encouraged. Every effortsilould be made to aid our music

,lovers so thawt tlley may actually h~ear.only the best recordings. To this end,it nlight be wvell to replace some of the

records w-lose tone llas beell damagedby long usa~ge, or 11aviIg beell made

,by tlle okld r ecordillg process areireally useful only as relies.

Sucll r ecords as Beetlloven's NinthSympllony wlicil llave llave perhlaps

1seen thleir b~est (lays, aild the C~orrio-Ylanuls Ovterture wvliecl 11aS beenI brokell

mighlt well b~e replaced. Perhaps evenGotinlod's Faulst shlould be purchlasedas a valuabllle aid to stlCh a collectioll.

A hlighl quality electric pick-upswould imlprove the railge greatly SOItlat tlle bass hlorns and piccolos

c- oukld be hear d to ads-antage, anldiionole of tlle overtones lost. On thewh lole, tlle presenlt collection of rec-

iOrdS is tIIIly a lbealltiful one, lbut sev-

eIa L Of ouir 111sic lovers are -agleedl1that mlanyV records shlould bc repulaced

LIbecaulse of ag~e.

Dixie, only canline Doctor of Phil-Iosophly, was killed at tlle Unliver sity

5of North Carolina a sllort time ago.s Tle faculty lbestowed the dlegree upone3 1ler in 1926 after slle llad served

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to learn how^ to duel lefore they areinitiated-; tle professors must wearswallow-tail coats to all classes, andclass attendance is botll compulsoryan(l strictly eiiforced. Our class sys-renl isn't all our owII after all!

Tlhe American "Univ ersity of Pro-hihition" will graduate its first classtlis coming June. Tle scllool is main-tained by tle Federal government in

Washington. Tle gradulates vill im-

niediately take Isositions as prolli)i-tioni offieers.

Senior s only are allowed to Spiltops at Princetoii while juniors canonly enigage ill p~layinig marlbles.

A student Hall of Fame in which,rominent students on tle campus

will be placed is being planned by theIrniversity of North Dakota. Phi Betaalld val sity lettermen are eligible-

Support of $12,500 a year to tleNledill School of Journalism at North-western lniversity has heen offeledfor a second 10-year periol by the Chicago Tribune.

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The graduating class at Carnegiehas adopted a couple of new slogansin view of thle uneinploymelt situatioin. Tlley are: "Idleness Forevelrandl "IlNontlis for Funl buut Jobs fo.\one."

At George WX'aslingtton the varsityletters given to members of majoteanis are very insignificant. Theyare only eight inlches ligh by a focwvie and any man of slightly largetlhani average build can wear them.

Two students at tle University cGeorgia we e without sleep for GUhunndred hours so that the head of th(psychology department could maklobservations of the results.

Students living in one of the dormnitor ies of the University of Georgiwere warned recently that if tley dinot refrain from taking so many baththey would have to pay an extra fee

.Iillsaps Coliege in Mississippi hladopted a plan for determining tl2r.1011t of tUition to be paid by students il pl'oportion to tieir scholastistanding.

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Berea College, in Klentucky, offermoi e per dollar, to a student, thaalln otler college in tle countr3There the total charges including registration and books never excee$146.00 for an entire school year. Tution is free, Sixty-five cents a weekthe chlarge for a furnished room witlot water, linen, and electricity, whithe meals average about eleven cenapiece.

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(('ontintued fromn Page Onle)NweI* Comluleted. tlle sI)eciniens weretllel sulbjected to enloutlgh pressurle tobreak tllem. Altlloulgl tle twvo coluninsso L'ar testedl bl-oke at dliffter'elt pOilltS.Ibotll requliredl a force of 400,000 poundsbefol e tlley gav e wvay. Cul iouslyenlou-li. less ( are was taken in cur in-tlle speeimell w-licll failed as it shouklar ounld tlle upper pal t oi' tlle dowvels.tllan wvas -iveii to tlle colulmn wvlicllgave wayf *at thle top. The latter wacsallowved to set in a roonl where a COII-stant tenlperatulre could }ve maintailledwllile tlle other one (lried in tlle airof tlle Testing Ilaterials Laboratory,sul)ject to thle stresses set up by tlleexpallsioll andl conltraction of' tle COII-cr ete in tlle chaanging temperature oftlle air around it.

"Damp" Room Aids WorkersIn additioll to tlle ''coltrol rooml"

with itS insulated wvalls and door,whlere thle tempveratulre can })e lleldf'airl ca(onlstanlt, thel e is, in tlle base-mient of Buiilding I anothler interestingnchlamber, k~nownl as tlle "damnp roonl"wvlier tlle llunidity is liept at 100% lymeazils of dripping wvater. The wvallsare linled with shelves on wllich restconlcrete specimens of all sizes andshlapes, most oi' -which are to be usec1in r esearcll work.

W~ithl the i'acilities whicll the Test-ing- IMaterials Laborator,^ offers, inves-tigctiOllS coverillg a wide range of sub)-jects al e constantly goin~g on, fronshlear tests on duraluminl slleets to alstudy of thle properties of reinforce(llarickwvolk, subjects wVhiChl perllapssound~ unlinteresting to tlle layman lbutwvlich often have great practical Ol-tlleoretical vrallle nevertlleless. In ve;o-of tlle -wide rangre of sulejects cov-ered it is impossible to select al ty pi-cal1 ex;ample 1)ut tlle investit-lation de-scrib~ed in tlle article wvill Iperhap~s "givesome idea as to llow an experimenter-oes absolt solvingr aii original prob)-

Stnldents at the ITniversity of Wris-conIsin are reqwlired to carry identifica-tion cards to pro-ve thleir eligibilityto attend classes. So many outsider.w ele making use of tlle op~portullityf or a f ree education. tllat this rule hadto })e- strictly enforcedl.

Tlle latest in rackets! Tlle fal-v orite pastime of tlle members ofaw fraternity at tlle U~niversity of Pitts-b~u-, wvlile tlley -ere quarantinled forsc arlet fever, wzas tlle phoning ofco-eds. Tlle laclketeer aiF questionse cured1 a large sulpply of nickels and|solel tllem to llis fraterllity brothers;|four for a quarter.

One of tlle subljects tllat enjoys amaximum enrollmenlt at Stephens col-legge is a class nowv being offered incastingt and fislifilgt. Tllat w~ould beIa fine class to hlave at this time of|tlhe year, b~ut we'll bet that a wvritteno:xamillation -vould bring out some"fishly" answvers.

llAdvertising for a purpose is per-fectly exemplified byt this ad, pub-lislied by a freshlman at the Universi-

||ty of Kansas, "W'anted: As room-||mate, another freshman who does notSIsmlok~e."

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Ph sic5 and Physical Chemistry Mass. Inst. of Technology.;.-Thursday, Ma; 14, 3.00 P.M., Room.8-319

tihysical Chemistry Conference. MTr. Spener S. Prentiss will sPeak

oi "'The Freezing Points of some Nilrates and Some XAmonia Salts."

Thursday, May 14, 4:00 P.M., Room 4-231Physics Colloquium

1. Report on the Washington Meeting of tle Amnerican Physical

Society. Professors (G. R. Harrisoni and B. E. War ren.

2. Magnetic Properties of Sin,-le Crystals. Professor J. C. Slater.

Special Lectures Dr. Sanford A. MossThursday, May 14, and.Friday, May 15

4:00 P.M., Room 5-130D1l. Toss, of the Thomnson Research La}oratory of the General Electric

Company, will give his last two lectures in the series which he is pre-senting. The titles of tlhese two lectures will be respectively "'Super-

charger P actice" aud 'Supercharger Theory."Open to students aij.d members of the instructilg staff.

NOVEMBER2-6-T. C. A. Drivel6-Field Day16-21-Senior Ring Signups

DECEMBER4-All Sports Night

11-Christmas Concert ofbined Musical Clubs

1422-Technique Signups16-Delivery of Senior Rings18 Official Date for Wearing

ior Rings

1932JANUARY

6-Annual Dormitory Dance15-Senior Dance

FEBRUARY

8-13-Technique Signups10-Junior Prom Signups

MARCH

Under the heading "Review of Year'sActivities" THE TECH will present inits remaining issues this term, sum-maries of the activities of the variousstudent groups at the Institute. Materialfor these reviews of student activitieshas been obtained from the leaders of theactivities in some cases, the review hasbeen written by a person connected withtlhe activity.

COMIBINED 1II'SICAL, CLUBS

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I Sen-Opening the 1930-31 season the

Combined Musical Clubs presented aconcert at the Franklin SquareHouse, an annual affair -iven by theClubs for the girls who live tlere.The concert was presented on No-vember 4, 1930, aiid consisted ofsemi-classical and pop-lar selections.Following tle concert a dance was.-iven to which all the members of theClubs were invited.

The second concert of the seasonwas arranged witl Filene's Coopera-tive Association on November 13, 1930,the Clubs presenting a delightful pro-gram, of the usual type. before a largenumber of employees and guests ofFilene's. The dance wvhicl continuedultil 10.30, after tle concert, was heldin tle,,public dininlg hall on tlleeighth floor.

Thle tlird concert of the season wasthe Christmas Concert, held in Walk-er Memorial oil December 12, 1930.Since this concert was controlled en-tirely by the management, decora-tions could be arranged according totle tastes of Technology men alone.A background of indirect blue light,colored with the clanging hues of fourspotliglts, formed a delightful atmo-splere for the dancing following theconcert. Two 1undred couples (lancedtill 2 o'clock to the music of theTechtonians.

On February 27, 1931, the Glee Clutbjourneyed to Hartford to compete illthe New England Intercollegiate Glee(Club Contest. While there tle Clubwas taken care of and entertained bythe Hartford Chamber of Commerce.t jifortunately, tley did not placelighly ill the emiiitest. coming ill next

to last.The ffl st entei taillment followin,

the mid-year vacation was given un-der the auspi es of tle Factory MIu-tual Fire Insulrance Company ofB~ostoll, on March 5, 1931. This eni-gamlement, given at the Churclh of theIiedemption on Boylston Stl-eet, COl-sistedl of a (lance with accordion,banijo, and xylophone -specialty actspreseiited dul'inlg the intermissions.

The nlext 'concert, given on theevenilg of !Seal-h 12, 1931, was the

Employer's Liability Insurance Cor-poration Concert. The Clubs present-ed anotler of the usual type of con-c:ert, for the employees of this com-pany. ill their own entertainment hallin Boston. Tlis Corporation llas pro-vided a whole floor of their otlicebuilding for reereation andcl entertaill-n ent. Ain ol'ganization witlin thecorporation, tle Owl Club, had chargeof the affair. Dancinng followed thecoucert, continuing till 10.30 with mu-sic furnished by the Teclitonians.

4-Pops Concert7-19-Tech Show Ticket Sale15-19-Tech Show Performance18-Junior Prom24 Technique Redemptions

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29-Spring Concert and DanceCombined Musical Club

30-Open House DayMAY

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Goucher College students have es-pressed editorial anazement at thediscovery that 59 per cent of librarypatronage of detective stories is byfaculty members.

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.John P. Breden '31 (G).Cliarles Br'own. Employee.A. Harper.T. 'Kaplan.Theodore O. J. Kresser '34.Perm Limpisvasti, G.Professor F. Alexander Magoun.James A. Sweeney '34.Wichiall Vibul '31.W T\arren A. Wilber '34.

LACROSSE PICTURES

Technique Pictures for both Varsityansd Freshman Lacrosse Teams will

l be taken on Tuesday afternoon, Mayf 19, at 5:00 o'clock in thle Photoglaptlic| Studio.

CREW PICTURE

Varsity, Jay-Vee, 150 and first fresh-men crews will lave tleir pictlurestaken on Monday, May IS, at 9:00o'clock at the boatlouse.

Men desiring to rulll on tile crosscountry team, for tle fall season of1931, should attend the Cross Country

i Mass Meeting tlis Friday· afternoon, at 5 o'clock. It is to 1e leld at the

track house, and Coacl Hedlund willlbe present to discllss thle plans foi-nex~t year's season.

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A combined conicert and dance -livenjoiiitly ?y thle musical organizations ofBoston University, and the Com-bined nusical Clubs of Technologywvas presented onl March 6, 1931, at theHotel Somerset. Alternate selectionsfrom one school, then from tle oth-er, made up aln extended pI'rLgiii.l

Dr. and Mrs. Karl T. Compton, andDr. and Mrs. Daniel L. Marsh of Eos-tonl University lionored the affairwith tlleir presence. Two orclestras,the Teclhntoilians and thle B. U. Buc-caneers, furnishedl thle music for thedanciiig which coiitinued till 2 A. b4.

A poster contest introduced theSpring Concert and Dance whichbrouglht to a close the concert seasonof thle Clubs. Forty posters were sub-Initted by students in tle Architec-tural depai tment, and tle tlree bestwere awalded tickets to the Concertallxl Danoe. Tle Concert was coIII-posel of serni-classical and popularselection-, as well as b~anjo and xyl-ophlole, specialty acts. At twrelveo'clock intermlission in thle dancing,twvo floor acts wecre p~resented by, wayoL' sidle entertainment. Danlcin-, tilencontinuled till 3 A. .,I. M~rs. Horace

.S. Ford1. 'Mrs. W'illiam T. Hall, ansl

.Mtrs. Jamies R. Jacl; actedl as matrons..Liglthig, w as specially arrantged fortllis Concel t by thle Management. Apeculiar schleme of lighzt hlarnionywvas ulsed dulring, tlle concert to em-phlasize tlle mood and the character oftlle mnusiC. Lighting during tlle dlane-hi.-- was arrangedl to create a verag

acong~enial atmospllere for tllose wvho(lanced.

Only tlle annual Banquet remainsIbefore tlle Club~s })ring this season toa close. All members of the Clubsas wvell as the management will beinlvited to attend this last gathering,wvhicll is to be elled in one of Caml-b~ridge's prominent llotels. At this

.time men electedl to the Baton, the> Ausical Cllzbs' honorary societY, andithe newt management for next year.wxill be announced. The date andtplace of thlis function are yet to beset.

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y, , y 13I~~~;6:30 P.MVI.-Tecllnolo ,-Y Catholic Club smoker, Northi Hall, Walker MIe-

morial.

Thursday, May 14

.6:30 P.M.-Mining Society dinner, Faculty Dining Room. Walker Me-morial.

7:30 P.M. Aeronautical Engineering Society meeting, North Hall,

Walker Memorial.

F'iday, Mlay 15,

6:30 P.MM.-Track Team dinner, Faculty Dining Room, WValk;er -Ie-IPo1ial.

9:00 P.M.-Technology Catholic Clulb formal dance, Mairi Hall, N'alker

M emorial.9:00 P.M.-Alpha Phi Delta dance, Niorth Hall, Wallker Ilemorial.

Saturday, MIay 11;

l1- o A.M.-Radio Society trip to Round Hill. Buls leaves Walker

f Ziebmoiial.·6. a 45 P.M.-B8aton banquet, Faculty Dining Room, Walker Memorial.

-Infirmary List

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o "TROIKA" oeCast from Moscow Art Theatre*o Our First Revival Film d* "METROPOLIS" 0O I)aily 1 to l 1-Sunday 3 to 11 0