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1 I Vol. XXXVI GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, RFIDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. 18, 1952 No. 24 1/ &8kmmmMmmmmm* ••••••••• ^?$mm Longines Symphonette To Play in Tech Gym Notice Mishel Piastro Conducts Students interested in work ing on WTYJ, the proposed World Famous Concert "Campus Broadcasting Sta By Jerry Lavinsky tion" are requested to drop a This Sunday, January 20, at 3 p.m., the famous Longines Sym note in Tech Box 910 stating phonette will present a specially prepared concert at the Georgia Tech their interest. Positions are Gymnasium. The concert will be conducted by the world famous con open in engineering, sales, an ductor, Mishel Piastro. This program, like many others is under the nouncing, and management. sponsorship of the Student Con cert and Lecture Committee. imitators is unquestionable. This Technique Staff Photo High Musical Standard supremacy is based on a concep This house* is the new residence of the Georgia Tech Newman Honorary Society Mishel Piastro, the conductor Club. It is located at 158 Fourth Street, N.W. tion of a symphony orchestra, has played an important part in which over the years has achieved Conducts Initiation developing the high musical stand a unique mastery of tonal quality Tech Newman Club ard1 of the Longines Symphonette. and execution beyond compare. For New Members Mr. Piastro has set these high Large Repertoire Recently, Alpha Pi Mu, the Na standards both in programming Obtains New House Mr. Piastro has programmed tional Industrial Engineering Hon and in performance. When he be with the Symphonette more than By Harvey Hochman orary Society, initiated twenty- gan his career, he became well 1500 different musical composi At ifee Start of this quarter the Newman Club of Georgia Tech four new men into the Georgia known to music lovers throughout Tech Chapter. These men were tions. These compositions compose opened their #ew' b#&se, The house is a ten-room residence at 158 Fourth the country through his work with Street, N. W., just wetei of Techwood. It was purchased by the Diocese chosen on the basis of scholarship a larger repertoire than has been the New York Philharmonic Or of Savannah-Atlanta, throtigfa the intercession of Archbishop Gerald and leadership in their field. performed, in all probability, by chestra! Mr. Piastro remained with P, O'Hara. Though the Diocese J. Galey, C. Aitken, T. Quinn, the New York Philharmonic for a any other musical organization of holds the title to the property, the alumntfS of Georgia Tech. J. Wright, C. Smith, H. Lindsey, number of years. As a concert this type. MfeWmttn Club hopes to help pay In addition to holding meetings F. Williams, L. Taylor, E. Daniel, off the cost of the house with and social functions m the house F. Emmerling, D. Hutchinson, T. violinist, he has appeared with the tfent paid ib£ members the Newman Club hopes to build Binesderfer, C. Mathews, D. Fried many of the great orchestras Jiving in the house. At the a library in the reading room. man, J. Foss, H. Mathis, D. Mel- throughout the world. Blanks Available mom£ft£ are twelve mem[This library will be primarily a th$¥§ drum, P. Garnett, O. Luker, R. Serves As Concert Master bers living iff the Six bedrooms religious one, with books on the Normand, and H. Gladin were ini For Membership He has had intensive prepara and the remaining Spsm is goinCatholig c religion and doctrine. At tiated as outstanding members of tion for his challenging assign to be used for meetings,- social this moment the library contains the Industrial Engineering School. ment as conductor of the Symphon In Circle K Club gatherings, a reading room, aricf over one hundred books and pam The Georgia Tech Chapter now ette. Mishel Piastro attended St. The Circle K Club announces to other dttb functions. phlets Ofi religious topics. has a total of 43 active members. Petersburg Conservatory and af The club is now engaged in The Newman Club was formed day that applications are now Alpha Pi Mu was founded on ter his graduation continued his renovating the front of the house. at the University of Pennsylvania available to students who are in the Georgia Tech campus on March study of music under Leopold With the of Mr, Laurenbyt five students in 1$93. Since terested in becoming members of help 10, 1949. Today it has a total of Aner. Upon completion of his mus fre Give, S building contractor, then, the club has grown so that the organization. Membership is eleven separate chapters through ical training he served as concert the members were able to remove it is represented on five-hundred based on three qualifications: out the nation. It is now the high master under Toscanini for eleven a wall irOrri the living room, mak non-Catholic campuses in the Uni scholarship, leadership, and ser est industrial engineering honor years. ing it p'ossiole for' the entire club ted States and Canada. Each club vice. Anyone interested should fill that a student may receive. is attend meetings' in £he house. has an advisor from the Diocese in Broadcast to Millions out an application blank, which is The initiation was crowned with Mr. De &We H afs6 a former itfelft* visor for the Georgia Tech chap- In 1941 the Longines Symphon available at the Y.M.C.A. or the a stag or drag banquet held at the ber of the Newman 6lub and an whie'liE th© elub is located. ette had its Premiere broadcast Information Desk in the Admin downtown Y.M.C.A. Colonel Grose- During the school year the New over Radio Station WEAF in New istration Building. close, Director of the Industrial man Club stages a number of York. Since then it has been con Circle K is one of the newest Engineering School, welcomed the Furniture Institute functions other than their quarter tinuously on the air. The program organizations on college campuses men into the society in his ad ly social' gatherings. Every year has been broadcast to millions of throughout the U.S. The clubs are Announces Contest dress. they hold a Mother's Day Commem families over a selective network sponsored by Kiwanis Internation A siii&eni design orationcompetition, whic, h includes a special The second national convention of over 150 of the most powerful al and operate in much the same witb $2,000 iii prizes for the best Mass in the Georgia Tech gym of the society has been planned for radio stations in the country, with manner as do Key Clubs in high designs for ail office desk and nasium and a breakfast in the "T" February 28, 29 and March 1. It multiple appearances all over the schools. matching chair/ has been an will convene on the Georgia Tech country. For more than five years, Room after the services. One of the The Tech club was organized in nounced by The Wood Office Furni campus and it will be attended by the Symphonette's concerts have club's most interesting affairs is the fall of 1951 by the Northside ture Institute, the trade associa nearly 50 delegates from other been broadcast over Radio Sta the quarterly spiritual retreats. Kiwanis Club of Atlanta and thus tion of manufacturers of wood chapters?, Plans are being made to tion WOR, New York five times These retreats are held at the became the sixteenth Circle K office furniture. welcome the delegates southern a week. Trappist Monastery, which is lo Club in existence. The competition, running from cated about thirty miles from At style and to help them enjoy their Entertains Armed Forces Since its organization the club January 1, 1952 through midnight lanta. three day stay here. The Symphonette made its ra has become known as one of the of April 15, 1952 is open to stu About once a week the club dio debut in 1948 on the Columbia most active on the Tech campus. dents of accredited schools of holds discussions about current Broadcasting System and just re At the beginning of the Fall Quar architecture, industrial design, art topics with Father Dubay leading Conference cently completely its first five year ter the group aided the Northside and related fields. The Institute the discussion with a timely talk. cycle over the full C.B.S. Network Kiwanis Club in putting on the will award a grand prize of $1,000, To keep in touch with the pri The First Annual Georgia of 166 stations. This magnificent Women's National Open Golf a $500 second prize, a $250 third Highway Conference will be mary function of the club, which concert ensamble has an estab prize and five additional prizes of Tournament at Druid Hills Golf is fellowship within the Catholic held in Atlanta at the Geor lished reputation in every corner Course. The club also aided in the $50 each. religion, the club holds a Monthly gia Institute of Technology on of the United States and Canada. collection of the World Student Designs should be suitable for Communion. These are held on the April 2, 3 and 4, 1952, it was Its programs have also been car Fund at the Ga. Tech-Duke game. general office use, and may provide second Sunday of every month in ried by government-owned radio Another worthy project of Cir for a number of office-work pro the Sacred Heart Roman Catho announced this week by Rad enterprises, including that of the cle K is that of placing maga cedures as well as common office lic Church. nor J. Paquette, associate pro Armed Forces, throughout the en zines in the Tech Infirmary for the machines.