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2-M". Vol. LI,. No. 12 CAMBRIDGE, MASS., FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1941 Price Five Cents I I l INSTITUTE OPPOSES SUMMER SESSION 'Class Nominations Due Walker Staff I By Noon March 31 Senior Week Ball Planned March 20, 1941 Nominations blanks for class Option Sales To Technology Students:. officers must be in the hands of the For April 18 Recently the Office of Education in 'ashington Elections Committee by noon on Begin Monday asked the Society for the Promotion of Engineering Edu- Monday, March 31, according to a Five Hundred Bids cation to examine into the feasibility of engineering col- statement issued by Franklin P. Purchases To Start Sent Out To Alumni; leges accelerating their programs so that graduates could Seeley, '42, chairman of the com- In Lobby, March 24; mnittee, last night. The date of the Stars Gahan's Music be made available earlier to industry and the military services. The S.P.E.E. Committee, which included Dean elections have been set for April Price Set At $4.50 The seventh annual Walker Assem- Moreland, recently made its report. Its conclusions in 9. The sale of Senior Week options I)lies Ball with the music of Don brief were that it would be impractical and unwise for the Besides the nominations on the will begin on Monday, March 24, and G-alan's orchestra, has been planned engineering colleges to accelerate their programs except for standard form, each nominee must continue through Friday of the same foi- Friday, April 18th, from 10 P.M. to the Class of 1942. It suggested, with a number of reserva- submit to the committee a state- week, according to announcement by 3 A.M. in Morss Hall of Walker Me- tions, that the Class of 1942 could be graduated next ment on standard typewriter Robert S. Williams, 41, Chairran of inor0!ial. Five hundred bids to this February by attending classes throughout the summer. It paper giving his name, the office the Senior Week Committee. Options foi;Ji.lial dance have been sent to Tech- estimated the cost to the Federal government of such a for which he is running, his cu- may be secured from nine in the lologyn alumni in almost forty-eight program in all the engineering schools would be of the mulative rating, his activity list, morning till fve in the afternoon on E qtates and in five foreign countries. and a photoraph of himself. In these days in the Main Lobby of order of five million dollars and pointed out that the Building 10 or from any member of The evening's festivities will include addition to this, nominees for present program of short intensive courses to train men class presidencies are privileged the Senior Week Committee. a buff et supper to be served at mid- for national defense would be handicapped by the ac- to submit a statement of policy. Priced at $4.50, the options may be night and entertainment presented by celerated program. Moreover, the men who would be bought for cash or may be pledged 'Walker staff members and by some graduated earlier would not have as sound an education against R.O.T.C. checks scheduled to unannounced outside talent. Follow- as those who followed the regular schedule. Dorm 5E15 Dance arrive near the beginning of April. ing a custom initiated in 1934 when Redemptions will be made in early The Advisory Committee on Engineering Education May for another $8.00. the ball was first held, the decora- which has been called together by the Office Held Tonight At tions committee is to use royal purple of Education Miss Stevens to Draw Numbers as the principal color motif. approved this report and the matter now rests with the Bermuda Terrace (Continued on Page I,) Miss Meredith Stevens, Simmons Is Only Staff With BallI -- 31 Bunny Berigan Plays Senior who was recently "drafted" Boasting of the distinction of being I- into the Technology regiment as all the only student staff in any school to Research Shows You Sleep Like A Top For "Spring Frolic" Honorary Colonel, is to draw two hold such an annual affair, the Walker From 9:30 to 2 draft numbers corresponding to option staff members planned their dance Qualityq Not numbers onl Wednesday, April 9, at Quantity Is What Counts William F. Watkins, '42, and Louis with as little expense as possible al- 5 P.M. if current plans go through. Don't worry, men, if your sleep is, Some doctors contend that the loss A. Iacobacci, '42, co-chairmen of the thoug~h the budget has increased The numbers chosen will receive free broken up by water fights and such, of sleep is only slightly as important annual Dormitory 5:15 Club Spring yearly from that of 1934. With only Tedemptions worth $8.00, but in order for latest medical studies of large as many people think it is, but the dance committee have announced the the student members to do the work to be considered in the drawing, op- majority continue to agree that even names of those who .4*of the dance, the ball also maintains majorities of the citizenry of the are to chaperone tions must be paid for in full. moderate losses cannot be taken with the dance tonight uniqueness in that it has a restricted United States have shown that it's held in the Bermuda Sales of options this year have thuls a grin as many Tech men have (per- Terrace of Hotel Brunswick from 9:30 :bid list. the quality of our nocturnal pillow- (Continued on Page 4) haps inadvertently) undertaken to I P.M. to 2:00 A.M., featuring Bunny XPlans for the dance have been pushing that counts, not quantity. In prove. Stop the practice, boys, because Berigan and his orchestra, ; ~~(Continued on Page B0y other words, gentlemen, sleeping test subjects with one-quarter of their The list of chaperones is as follows: from high noon to high noon is no sleep withheld lost most of their Mr. and -Mrs. Walter H. Stockmayer, Alpha -PhiOmega good if you interrupt yourself to eat spontaneous effort, although routine Professor and Mrs. Donald C. Stock- an orange or close the window or to Jobs did not suffer. barger, Captain and Mrs. Edward C. Officers Elected Outin Club Plans prove F-ma. Now comes the revelation: The Harwood, Mrs. Karl T. Compton, Pro- Research shows also that the fellow secret, men, John E:. Gardner, 43, is relaxing; not just lying fessor and Mrs. J. Warren Horton, who confounds you with prodigious down for fifteen minutes to fret and Captain and Mrs. Arthur D. Caswell, I Chiosen To Head Skiers, Cyclists, stories of sleeping like a top wasn't fuss, but stretching out and relaxing Professor Leicester F. Hamilton, Pro- kidding -because the average human all the muscles Mr. McCarthy built Scoutinlg Fraternity Hikers, Horsemen fessor Avery A. Ashdown. and Mr. moves once in seventeen minutes; all up Elections of executive officers of for you, including the face muscles Jack Wood. To Take Short Trips of which gives the lie to the man who which so often are muscle bound in Alpha Phi Omega, National Scouting For the benefit of the large number says he slept like a log. Light, noise, that insipid grin the Profs love to Fraternity, were held at a meeting of The M.I.T. Outing Club's schedule of dancers expected to be present the anld eating fatty food before retiring see. If you can't rest go out and play the fraternity last Wednesday eve- for this weekend will offIer a -hiking dancing floor of the Bermuda Terrace increase the number of tossings in the fresh air, don't aggravate the ning in Tyler Lounge of Walker Me- trip, a riding trip, a cycling trip to a has been tripled. Tickets will be sold although they may not actually wake situation by tiring the brain thinking morial. rendezvous in the Blue Hills and for all day today in the lobby. If any the subject. yourself to rest. John E. Gardner, its skiing enthusiasts a ski trip to the tickets are available after the lobby Jr., '43, was I -I -. II Tufts Cabin planned. I. sale they will be sold at the door I elected the new president of the fra- ternity, and Daniel M. Schaeffer, '42, All of these trips will start in f ront Prof. Tallman Undergraduate Average tonight. Cf Walker Memorial, on Saturday was chosen vice-president. The other [Drops afternoon, March 22, at 1:30 P.M. In Fall Term positions were chosen as follows: Speaks At Smoker Maxwell H. Kaplan, '42, Secretary; LMAan A. Smith, '41, will lead the riding Showing a decline of 0.03 from Robert trip to the Hills, where they will meet Says U. S. And Britain last June, the general average of CQIor Portraits R. Imsande, '42, Treasurer; Robert B. Meny, '44, Historian, and tile hikers led by Fred T. Fleischauer, I Behind Germany the undergraduates for the first XE '42, and the cyclists under Bob Brown, i]e,- Aa-ulrice E. Taylor, 142, A1l~mn! Secre- I Ian Total Production term is 3.28, according to an an- Placed On VB at a rendezvous for supper. tary. Professor Gerald B. Tallman ad- nouncement by the Dean's Office New Type Photograph The Technology scouts are planning Two Ski Trips on Schedule dressed the members iof the 9: 15 yesterday. Recently Developed to cooperate in a Greater Boston ,The Technology skiers will leave I Club at their annual spring smoker Sigma Alpha Mu led the frater- scheme, under the National Defense ,Saturday for a weekend at the Tafts I Despite Difficulties held in Pritchett hall Tuesday after- nities with a 3.55, thereby regain- Program, of mobilizing the scouts in ,College Mountain Club Cabin at Plym- noon, March 18, on the subect of ing their position at the head of A new era in photography has been the New England region in case of . outh for a couple of days of skiing "Your Dollar for National Defense". the list. The general dormitory opened -by the recent addition of color local or national emergency. The *;With Tufts, Brown and Harvard. Led Professor Tallman compared the average beat the general frater- portraiture, an exhibit of which may scouts at the Institute will have -the .(Continued on Page 4 reactions of the American people to nity average 3.34 to 3.23. be seen in the Main Lobby of Build- privilege of instructing other scout those of a great dane dog because ing 10. Long hindered by technical groups in the vicinilty in their duties An interesting note is the de- Americans are hard to arouse, and, difficulties the art of taking color por- under the. defense scheme. |cline i n the advantage of the like a Great Dane, often need a kick traits seems to have finally been dormitory men over fraternity Discussion On War to get them solved by the employment of elec- started. He also stated men from 0.22 in the freshman that the total production of the trical flash lighting of the high speed year to -0.01 in the Senior year. A At Symphony Hall United States and Great Britain- com- type developed at the Institute. Frosh Dance Date complete list of the various group Of interest to Technology students bined is still somewhat behind that After a special method for print standings may be found on page and other collegians will be a discus- developing was determined, the ques- Set For May 9 of Germany but positions are ex- 4. sion of the ploblem of war and peace pected to reverse in a short while. tion of practicability arose and to this The date of the freshman formal of by Liam O'Flaherty, Irish patriot. and Professor Tallman said that it has end the Technology Photographic the class of 1944 has been set for Representative Vito Marcantino, isola- been proven that dictatorships are Service with the cooperation of the Friday night, March 9, according to tionist congressman from New York, the mogst efficient form of govern- T. C. A. Host to Visiting I. B. Corporation and the Karnak Perry W. Wilder, Jr., secretary of the ill Symphony Hall at 8:15 P.M. on ment over a short space of time, but| Y. M. C. A. Leaders Studios of Cambridge have been ex- Freshman Council. The place and the Thursday evening, March 27. Democracies get the best results in perimenting. Although a great reduc- orchestra for the function have not 1 Coming from cities O'Flaherty is the author who wrote the long run.| in Rhode Island tion in price has been brought about been decided upon, but will bie an- "The Informer" and "The Plough and and Massachusetts thirty-one Y.M.C.A. by the new technique it does not in- nounced shortly. the Stars", the last one of the most New Officers Presented| physical directors were the guests of dicate a cost level as low as that of Committees of the council have been important works of the Celtic Renais- Following the talk Walter Eber- the Technology Christian Association black and white work. appointed to investigate the orchestra sance. hard, '42, president of the 5:15 club,| at a. luncheon yesterday at 12:30 P.M. The main drawback in taking these situation and to consider possibilities This meeting is sponsored jointly by presented Louis A. lacobacci, '42, in the Silver Room. portraits is the tremendous quantity for the hall to be used. At the last the Massachusetts Peace Council and Waldo P. Davis, Jr., '43, John T. Carl-| The T.C.A. meetings division met ,of light needed for the exposure. The meeting of the council reports of the a group of interested individuals in- ton, '42, Stephen P. Higgins, Jr., '43, the directors in the Faculty Lounge glare is rather annoying and as yet progress of these committees were re- cluding Professors W. E. Hocking and and Joseph Osgood, '42, the new mem-| before the luncheon. Later in the experience has shown that children ceived and a committee F. Q. Mathiessen, Rev. F. Hastings bers of the executive committee, to| afternoon Mr. Albert Moore from the usually cannot pose satisfactorily for printing Smith, Rev. Albert C. Dieffenbach, the group present.| Department of Buildings and Power under the lights. The exhibition has and publicity was appointed. Attorney John S. R. Bourne, Salvatore After the meeting was formally ad-| conducted the directors and their recently been enlarg-ed, by the addi- The members of the council will be Camelio and Michael Flaherty of the Journed the members retired to the| hosts on a tour of the basement and tion of a portrait of President Karl T. canvassing their sections this week to CIO, Joseph Stefani of the AFI, and rear of the room and had coffee and| the locker and pool rooms of the new Comrpton and will remain on show determine the approximate attendance State Senator Joseph B. Harringeton. apple pie. Alumni Pool. throughout next week. at the dance. II I ,, . AmI . . I ,

Page Two THE TECH Friday, March 21, 1941 E _ i - Alfred J. Frueh Heads - GOOD LUCK, GYMNASTSI R MRining and Metals Group .; 'I I To head the society fol the coming = Vol. LI Friday, March 21, 1941 No. 12 II | yea, Alfrled J. Fr ueh, J ., '42, was | Managing Board Z elected president of the M.l.T. Minin.- Albert F. Clear, Jr., '42 . )_ V ^ General Manager ...... * ~. g ...... Carthrae M. Laffoon, Jr., '42 POOL.~~~ VAU(ER GYM. Editor and Metallui gical Society at their . Managing Editor ...... J...ohn J. Quinn, '42 Business Manager ...... , ; T onathan H. Noyes, '42 ^ oliT. IN elections meeting in Room 8-105 last Editorial Board Wednesday afterloo. . : Malcolm M. Anderson, '42 Philip E. Phaneuf..'42 com- . Leslie Corsa, Jr., '41 Arthur S. Spear, '42 -With Frueli on the executive Harvey I. Kram, '42 Maurice E. Taylor,'42 Morrl is A. Steinberg. r Robert I. Kraus, '42 Edward F. Thode, '42 mittee will be Frederick Kunreuther, '41 George E. Tucker, 42 '42, vice-pi esident, John G. McMullin, Charles D. M~agdslik, '42 Eric M. mormser,'42 __ '43, secretary, and Alexander H. Bohr, h Associate Board L Assistant Editors '43, treasurer. Final ,plans for the an- E Alexander HI. Bohr, '43 Rtobert P. Richmond, '43 of the E Ira G. Cruckshank, '43 Stewart PRowe, '43 :t V nual Spl ing Chowdel Party X Walter C. NMCarthy, '43 Robert J. Schaefer, '43 society to be held on Tuesday, April = Bailey H. Nieder,'43 S. Joseph Tankoos '43 E Harry Ottinger, '43 John F. Tyrrell '43 8 were also made at this time. ' Business Associates CE Edward F. Czar, '43 William G. Louden, '43 _ Warren E. Foster, '43 John W. ,McDonough, Jr. '43 C A. Donald Moll, '43 Staff Assistants Burton S. Angell, '43 Morris H. Roseuthal, '43 E

C' Offices of The Tech u F News and Editorial-Room 3, Walker Memorial, Calmrbridge. Iass. ;W_ Telephone KlRkland'1882 . . , ~~~~~~ Business-Room 301, Walker Telephone I;Iltkland 1881 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 Per Year Published every Tuesday and Friday during College year- except during College vacation. Entered as Second Class Matter at the Boston Post Offict' REPRESENT1D FOR NATIONAL ADVSRT WTSIN. National Advertising Service, Inc. College Pabbess Representative until the final ballot is cast on Election Day. Assemblies Ball 420 MADISON AVE. NEW YORK. N. Y. will be CHICAGO* BosrolN Los AAQELss e SANFtAmclsco In each residential group, caucuses (Continued from Page 1) held under the auspices of a few of the leaders, who will choose one of their number formulated under the chairmanship of Pkssocided Goullediae Press as the residential nominee for whom the rest Dirk Van Dongen, '41, assisted by a Distributoy of of the group is instructed to vote, and gen- committee consisting of Franklin E. | Gollebiate Dieest erally do. Not enough emphasis is placed on Penn, G. Morman R. Scott, X, Otto N. E James E. Gallivan, '44. Night Eidtor: the candidate's political policy, or his actual Loven, '42, William O. Strong, '42, Gor- qualifications as a class leader, in comparison E don H. Hill, '42, William J. Cochran, A GOOD TIM{E WAS HAD BY ALL to his minor services to the group to which E '43, Willard S. Mott, '41, and James A. dance? must be the he belongs. 9 NWhat makes a good Malloch, Jr., '43. major question that every dance committee If meetings of the various classes were to must answer. Is it the name of the band, the be held at which the nominees could address music that it plays, the atmosphere, the time, the class as a whole, telling their individual 'a or the place, that will sell tickets and satisfy qualifications, their platforms and their people? policies, the elections would be more demo- In the recent past, the committees for the cratic and the results would be more the big dances of the year have as a rule decided opinion of the majority than the minority. tr-.. that the name of the band shall be the first Such class meetings could be held in Hunt- consideration and the other elements only ington Hall with either an unbiased student secondary. However, in the good old days, of the class, or the preceding class president, " Technology's bigger dances took more of the presidin and accepting nominations from form of parties with fun as the main object. the floor. After the nominations were all Several organizations used to hire entire made and seconded, the nominees could pre- shows to come up from New York to enters sent their campaign promises to the class as a] tain during intermission and the dance that whole in a democratic manner. had only one band was the exception rather If such a gathering were to take the place than the rule. of the ordinary nomination system, the men Considerable student opinion has been ex- nominated for the positions would differ pressed favoring a partial return to the old very slightly, inasmuch as the same type of system by making some of the big dances caucus would be held to select the nominees; into more sociable affairs. No better dance but at least the class would know for whom for the initiation of this trend could be found they were voting, and the policies of the than the I.F.C. next month. It is one of the party to which they belong. school's larger dances and is attended by a crowd that could enjoy a real party. Objec- tions are immediately raised that a dance THE READER SPEAKS 1, loses prestige if a "big name" band does not f. play and that one can not invite a girl from Editor, The Tech out of town unless there is a "big name" to Dear Sir: bait her. It might be time to start building Because it expressed exactly ily feelings about up the reputation of Technology dances so Tech dances, the letter written by the wife of a that we will not have to rely upon the band faculty member and published in a recent issue of to be our drawing card. The Tech impressed me quite a bit. I believe this No dance in recent history has had two letter gives the opinion of a great number of stu- bands to provide different types of rhythms dents who attend Tech dances. and very little has been done to provide live For some incomprehensible reason, a great numbel entertainment during the dance. Of course, of Tech men, who are actually regular fellows, become it is entirely out of the question to have two unusually stiff and boring when they go to a dance. bands and entertainment if the expense of a They have the impression that a dance is to be taken big name band must be met. In addition to as seriously as a slide rule. No wonder some girls the ordinary expense of a big name band, think Tech men are horrible bores. Let us not kid there is the added fact that tradition requires out-selves; some girls, a greater number than we will that our dance committees invariably get r eadily admit. are of this opinion. stung when negotiating for such bands. The well meaning lady who wrote the first letter Final Exam for telephones Why not take the money that can be saved on this subject kindly suggested that to fixx this state by not signing a big name band, have a good of despair, we engage two orchestras or that we electrical mouth at Bell Telephone Laboratories is band or two, and spend some time and money THIS have something new in-'the way of entertainment. putting a new telephone to one of its final tests. Over for the trimmings that can change "just a Let me make a more radical suggestion. Before any and over, it can repeat these odd sentences without the slight. dance" to "A dance." Let's start to discard a Tech dance, stuldent decides that he is going to estvariation. They contain all the fundamental sounds that con. the stiff, staid atmosphere that tends to hang he should mold his frame of mind to suit the dance. speech. This mouth can over Tech dances for one with "a good time In other words he should be ready to raise the roof. tribute to the loudness of sound in our was had by all." When you go to any dance, you expect some fun. also make tests with simple tones of known pitch and intensity. ,Get it! Don't stand ar-ound with a wise look on your At the same time othertelephones are being steamed, baked, MEETING IN 10-250 face. As the lady, who wrote the other letter on this TOWN frozen, lifted and dropped into their cradles by tireless ma- With the approach of the annual class elec- subject, very wisely suggested, a more friendly at- dances. Yes, this is chines. All this is part of a carefully planned curriculum the problem of the student mosphere is necessary at Tech tions once again absolutely necessary if we want to get the enjoyment that makes every piece of telephone equip- body being divided into residential groups we are entitled to, and I amn sure that we do. Why ment prove it is capable of giving you the best a x .and cliques with each seeking to corner the don't we promise ourselves that we shall try our possible service-under any and all conditioners. rUA5 elective positions through fair means or foul best to have the time of our lives at the next 'dance? comes to the fore. The unofficial electioneer- Sincerely yours, --- ing season is soon to begin and will not cease ANTONIO BADIA, '43 - Friday, March-21, 1941 THH E T E C H Page Three

A_ _ I lI I |------lI I WARMING UP FOR TOMORROW'S MEET I t Gyxn Intercollegiates Il|- ---- · Will Be Held In Walker I Tomorrow. ifternoon I. Fifty-one Gymnasts TH E GYM MEET Swim Trunks Accepted [ tierthe second week-end in succes- By N. E. I. S. A. Saturday To Vie For Honors; .;ionl, Techllology will be the scene of As important to simmers as the Miller Is Outstanding alintercollegiate athletic contest. forward pass to footballers, is the In Tech Aggregation | Xollowing the New England Intercol- action of the New England Inter- collegiate Swimming Association legiate Swimming Meet of last Friday The leading gymnasts of the East in adopting swimming trunks to will meet in the Walker Gymnasium .,,,(I Saturday, fifty-onle gymnasts from replace the outmoded bathing tomorrow to contend for Individual |ixEastern Colleges will compete for suits.i At their meeting last Sat- Intercollegiate Championships on the | .eIndividual Championships of the urday, the committee also voted horizontal bar, parallel bars, side i.'sterii Intercollegiate League. unanimously to allow eight op- horse, flying rings, rope climb, tum- tional dives, thereby abolishing |Temple University's Owls appear to blin., and all around. previous restrictions on choice. [ oathestrongest squad entered, judg- A field iof fifty-one acrobatic repre- Heralding the changes as the f llrtonitheir past dlual meet per- sentatives from Army, M.I.T., Navy, f, 1-,ilaiices. Norman Boardmall, Na- most important in years, Coach Penn State, Princeton, and Temple ioalCollegiate hlitork-tal bar clianip,) J. J. Jarosh also expressed belief will be on hand to compete. The Army that the action of the New Eng- | lllGeoiroe Szypula, Statiollal A.A.U. team will be made up of 16 men, Navy land League will powerfully in- |tlllluilin-p, titlist, are expected to gain 14, M.I.T. 6, Penn State I, Princeton fluence other swimming groups. f blst place medals in their evnelts. 3, and Temple 7. E(NScald Danlser, all around king, and Staff Pboto Tech's Entries s.tlil Fogel, parallel bar champion, I Kirk Miller, Beaver gym captain, is technology's top man entered In the Divers Compete Hol(pe to r epeat their 1940 triumphs. Individual Intercollegiate Gym meet to be held tomorrow in Walker Gym- Technology's outstanding entry in Techtlology's strongest entry is cap- nasium, according to Coach Forsell. 'Miller will compete on. the side horse. the championships will be Captain taiint Kirk Miller on the side horse. In School Meet Kirk Miller, who for the past two sea- | .\ith dual meet wins over Army, Navy, sons has taken seven out of ten first ldnileeton and Springfield, he has been Riflemen Oppose Fencers Can Win Novelties Supplement places in Intercollegiate competitions -. tl outstanding point getter for the Three Teams Intercollegiates, Beaver Diving Meet on the side horse. The other con- Beavers throughout the season. Soph- At testants from Technology are Emile Alumni Pool Mar. 26 Touches also on the side horse; Bob | lomoe Bob Max ell will compete in Over Week-End I thle all around event. Mgr. IRickEr3s Says A water polo game, a pajama race, a Maxwell in the all around, IDon Dixon One of the strongest Armly teams in In the first of two meets this week- Krieger, Sherburne, comedy diving contest, and a handi- on the horizontal bar, Jim Holley in cap race will supplement the diving the rope climb, and Heinie Shaw in y ears comes to Beantown in an at- end, the varsity riflemen are expected Adelson To Compete; |tempt to uphold their 1940 record of to outpoint Bowdoin this evening at championship events to be held on the tumbling. According to Coach Others Not Chosen ,Febl uaa y 26, at 8 :00 P.M. in the Herb Forsell, Captain Miller's chances |three firsts, two seconds, two thirds. 7:30 P.MI. on the Tech range. This Alumni pool. Coach John J. Jarosh is are excellent, and versatile Box Maxr- and three fourths in the Inldividulal "Tech fencers are capable of win- C (hampionlships. Although Cadet cap- Saturday they will travel to New I1on- looking for talent for the extra events, well will bear much watching. ning the Intel-collegiate Fencing Cham- |tain Jim Roy will not be able to don, Connecticut, to vie triangularly and any groups who wish to enter Order of Events defend his horizontal bar title because with the Coast Guard Academy and pionship that will be held at Princeton should see him. I of injuries suffered in a recent, neet, the University of New Hampshire at on March 28 and 29," Manager The diving trophy competition will The order of events, starting at 2 the large West Poinlt aggregation or conlsist of sixteen dives by each con- o'clock, will be as follows: 1:30 P.M. Charlie Ricker said today. Although testant. Four required dives, to be 1. Horizontal bar and side horse; sixteen men wvill probably be high In the Beavers have been beaten by two |the final standings. Ill the regular According. to Coach MacDonnell, the repeated from -both high and low 2. First rope climb; 3. Rings (still); I season just completed, they have Bowdoin match should be easily taken of the twelve teams in the meet, the boards, and four optional dives from 4. Parallel bars and tumbling; 5. Rings losses were not decisive. Wtasted defeat only once, that time at tonight. As for the triangular meet, I each board will constitute the basis (flying), and 6. Second rope climb. The outstanding competitors in the I This evening M.I.T. will be host to t--the hands of Temple. however, the Coach predicts close for judging. Entries must be made ; ~Outstanding performer for the Penn 'with Coach Jarosh by Monday eve- the coaches and League officials at a scores. meet are Columbia, Harvard, City Col- ning. The optional dives dinner to be held at the University 4tltate teaml is Reman Pico, individual lege of New York, Ne vv York Uni- must be «coring champion of the league. The I |Captain Butt, Davis, Karstrorn, Lor- chosen from the N.C.S.A. swimming Club, and tomorrow morning the versity, Army, Navy, and Saint Johns I T~ittany Lion ace. _Ad-o will,.participate |enlce, and Orr are to make up the guide. League will meet and draw the order of Brooklyn. The latter has replaced of competition. Einboth the rope climb and the all |five-man team competing with Bow- Cup to Diving Champ Earound, is the most serious threat to I Yale this year. |doin tonight. The eight manl team To the winner of the diving cham- Second Intercollegiate the diadem crown of Temple's Danser. |which is to travel to New London will| Three Men Selected pionship will go a new cap which was The meet will be the second Inter- gHe is the Natiollal A.A.U. rope climb I presented to the M.I.T.A.A. by an anon- collegiate competition held at Tech in c (hampion. |consist of Blake, Butt, Davis, Garrett,| Although the entire team that will ymous donor. The holders of second as many week-ends. Last Friday and Navy's chances seem to be wrapped |Harker, Karstrom, Lorenlce, O)rr, and| go is not yet known, the following men and third places will be awarded Saturday the Cup in the performances of Sophomore Institute was host to |alternate Bowers.l have been selected: Adelson in the medals. At the same time that these twelve schools at the New England Blattmann in the all alxound and of sabre class, Krieger with the epee, and awards are made, plaques will be pre- Intercollegiate Swim Meet in Alumni D. J. Davis and H. Cole in the rope sented to th e winners of the intra- Pool. celimb. Esler and McCool will carry foilsman Sherburne. These men have I mural swimming contest which was |the Midshipmen's colors into the hori- anII outstanding record in the Amateur Crews Shaping Up held last term. gzontal bar event.| Fencingj League of America, and they When approached on the possibility John Bigelow, first all around gym- Pistolmen Beaf Gun Club Coach 'Moeh Says are expected to take individual cham- of a water carnival, Coach Jarosh gnast to be developed at Princeton in Winning over the Cambridge Gun The varsity crews are showing thel pionships in their classes. made the following statement: "If Eover ten years, is slated to improve Club last Tuesday, March 18, the same form as their predecessors of| To win the meet it is necessary to enough interest is aroused by the hlis fourth place standing which he pistoleers broke their team score of gain decisive victories over Army, I events, there is a possibility of a large Rmade as a Sophomore last year. Cap- last year, at this same period of the| the season by shooting 1355. Johnnie Navy, and Saint Johns. Those teams water carnival being held later." He ,tim D. D. Schuler, one of the most2 season, though it still is too early| Murdock led with a score of 274 in made deal-satile gymnasts in the league,l are ranked with the best in the coun- it clear, however, that the in- to predict whether the squad' will| itiative could not -come from this shoulder to shoulder, match. riould be a serious contender for| try and it will be a hard won victory him. show championship form, stated Bob| Or. for whoever wins the championship. -Y " BL- -1 _L·hr I laf2 T il0o01s on the high bar. The other| Moch, crew mentor.l 4it-er competitor, is Junior A. K.| Tournament Boxers Asked l3ackader. Out on the river last night f or the| Walton Lunch Co.I To Sign Up Again I Coach Herb Forsell, promises a first time this week because of they |Harvard Downs Tech Morning, Noon and Night Tournament far superior to ally ever bad Boston weather, the varsity men| All entrants in the intramural ,box- You will find All Tech at 1before held in the East. We hope that rowed from the sailing pavilion to| In Squash Meet ing tournament have been asked to 78 Massachusetts Avenue is charges perform at least more bril- the Anderson Bridge, at a steady rate lsign up once again at the Hangar CAMBRIDGE of twenty-four strokes to the minute. The Beaver squash team dropped its I antly than did the Beaver mermen last match to Harvard to the tune of I|Gym. Tommy Rawson, boxing coach, last Saturday's swimming meet. Captain Gavin has -been absent| |said that the list of boxers had been 4-1, on the Harvard courts last Wed- QUICK SERVICE recently because of a cold.| Idestroyed during the recent scholastic |nesday. P. Freeman, Tech's number I APPETIZING FOOD basketball tourney. New entrants may| i Two Frosh Ineligible| one man, lost a hotly contested battle I POPULAR PRICE8 I |enroll before Saturday. Showing about the same form that to Harvard's A. PP. Parker (15-12) restlers Cancel |The follo~wing men have already| QualityFPrst AIlasya last year's boat showed at thistime, (13-15) (13_15) (15-12) (15-13). D. B. |signed up: McKay, Lodaro, Spear,l the frosh -crew men lost two'.-oarsmen Palmer, Harvard, next won a decisive THAT'S rip To Lehgh |Geyer, Maxwell, Carroll, and Becker.| through ineligibility due to their, being victory over C. Corney (15-4) (15-6) With Hugh Byfield unable to make |The coach also said that although| transfer students. The two in ques- (15-8). WALTON'S ie 165-pound class, Technology is not forty men are already in the meet| tion are Fletcher H. Moore, '44, from In the third match L. Stouse, M.I.T., ending a team to participate in the |there should be a great many more.] Cincinnati University, and Warren H. came through with the only Tech win ational College championships at No one is disqualified from the tour-l 1080 Boylston Street Howard, '44, from Northeaste n. over T. Sears (8-15) (4-15) (15-10) I high on March 21 and 22, Coach Joe |nament because he is out for anotherI Convenient to Fraternity Men (17-15) (17-15). Harvard finished the ivers announced last night. Hugh |sport.l ji 'rest of the meet victoriously with I re" "err -r ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -ra~~~~w yfield and Bob Fettes were originally J.' Mar's defeat by H. Baker (15-4) hosen to compete in the Nationals in Robert Hendre To Speak |(15-11) (4-15) (15-3) and L. Marvin's he 165- and 128-pound classes, re- pectively. At Track Dinner, Mar. 26 win over A. Oszy (11-15) (15-12) An intramural tournament has been The Track Club will hold its annual !(15-13) (18-15).I rlranged for the week after the spring banquet Wednesday, March 26, in the acation on April 9, 10, and 11. All Dutch Room, Graduate House, man- Tech wrestlers except varsity letter- ager Frank Herlihy announced last| BOTTLED LIQUORS ]ll&Zfendome llendome hauLs l inen may sign up. The competition night. Robert Hendre, '22, captain of LUNCHEON A COCKTAIL ROOMj will be held according to regular the M.I.T. cross-country team his| Prompt Delivery 75e - $1 - $1.25 1IN THE Intercollegiate Rules, in the uusal senior year, will be presented as guest| Popular Prices DINNER $1.25 to $2 MODERN MANNER eight classes: 121, 128, 136, 145, 155, speaker. The subject of his after-| 165, 175-pounds and heavy weight. dinner talk is to be, "The Value of| Personal Service SUNDAY EVENING BOSTON'S In the eliminating rounds, bouts will Track."| HOT BUFFET SMARTEST ZL be of six minute duration, while in All men interested in track are| $1.50 per person NEW ROOCMl the finals nine minutes will be allotted. cordially invited. The committee re-| CENTRAL DISTRIBUTING CO. Gold, silver and bronze medals will be quests that those coming to the dinner e __, 3 v ,, A*_hi awarded to the first three wrestlers in sign up at the track office before the; 480 Mass. Ave., Cor. Brookline St. TELEPHONE TRO. 1738 each class. end, of the week.I II -iL

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Friday, March 21, 1941 -Parfe-40- -Four-- -THE- - -Ti1ECH- - -- I i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~d . . - I FRATERNITY SCHOLASTIC RATINGS ANNOUNCED CALENDAR _ w, .., _~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~- I I IUNDERGR ADUATE GROUPS AT M.1.T, COMPARATIVE SCHOLASTIC STANDINGS OF FRATERNITY AND D0ORMITORYI FRIDAY, MARCH 21 la'al of end of First Term, 1946-41) Increase Incre'ast Spring Shore Scho~ol-Room 1-1 34. Cotnparatihe Standing ove r ovter 4.00 P. INI. ""basedon Februar),'41 ratings) June¢ '40 Feb. '40 5..00 P.M. Spring Shore School-Roomn 1-19-0. Fraternitv Seniors ...... 3.47 *0. 26 0.04 5.00 P. M. Aeronautical Engineerinlg Society -Movies-P-ritchiett Hall...... 3.46 *O.16 o0.03 Dorm itory Seniors ...... 9.30 P.MI. Dorms-5.15l Sprinlg Damace-Bermluda Terrace. Fraternizey juniors ...... 3. 24 0.07 0 04 Dornlitory Juniors ...... 3. 26 *0. 12 *0. 11 SATURDAY, MARCH 22

Fraternity Sophomores ...... 3 .20 *0 .03 0.03 12.00I Noon O. C. hikincg partly leaves Walker steps. Dorm itory Sophomores...... 3 31 0.03 * 0.06 2.00 P.Ml. Easterny Collegiate Gy-m Aleet-Wtalker Gym. Fraternity Freshmen ...... 3.07 *0. 06 *O.02 9.00 P.MI. Faculty Club Daulce-Priteliett Hall. Dormitory Freshmen ...... 3.29 0.13 0.22 SUNDAY, MARCH 23 General Average ...... 3.23 *0.07 0.02 (Fraternity) 4.00 P.M. Senior House Tea-Crafts Librarv. General Average...... 3.34 *0.03 0.04 (Dormi.tory) MONDAY, MARCH 24

FRATERN'ITY SCHOLASTIC STANDI.NGS, 4.00 P.M. Spring Shore School-R~oom 1-134. Inlcrease !!0 Standin~g of C.omparative Standing Comparison I}ncrease i Cwnparaiive 5.00 P.MK. Spring Shore School-Room 1-190). Standing of 24 Chapters over over 1, 24 Chapteyrs oert pre icons of Freshmenz of Rating wisth Chapter Comparativec i (based on February '41 ratings) June '40 Feb. '40Ii fivec-year period 24 Chapters Feb. '41 Rating 04 1.Pi Lambda Phlit 1. Kwappa Sigma ...... 3 .61 +0. 19 1. Sigma Alpha Mu ...... 3.55 0.02 0 I Outing Club Alpha Mu 2. Sigma Chi ...... -- . 3.49 +0 .113 Debaters Fall To 2. Lambda Chi Alpha ...... 3.48 0.03 0. 298 2. Sigma (Continued from Page 1) 3. Phi Delta Theta ...... 3.45 -0.006 0.12 3. Phi Gamma Delta 3. Lambda Chi Alplla. . . .3 .37 -0. 11 -0-.07 ~St. Team 4. Kappa Sigma ...... 3.42 0.17 0. 12 4. Kappa Sigma 4. Sigma Nu ...... 3.31 Lawrence by A. William Welch, '41, these men 0.147 5. Theta Delta Chi 5. Pi Lambda Phit...... 3.25 +0 .01 5. Sigma Nu ...... 3.38 *0. 065 Turning to the airwaves for their will also meet on the Walker steps at latest debate held last night, the the samle time as the other men who 6. sigma Chi ...... 3.377 *0 .003 0.0)67 6. Phi Delta '.Theta 6. Sigmia Alphla Epsilon .... 3.21 -o.13 Technology debates s considered the are leaving for other trips. a suc- GENERAL AVERAGE subject, "Resolved: that the right to Following in the tradition of ALL FRESHMEN ...... 3. 20 cessful skitrip held during the spring strike be denied workers ill war in.- vacation last year, the outing club is 7. Phi Kappa Sigma 7. Phi Kappa Sigma ...... 3.194 +0-.094 dulstries". Opposed by the St. Law- 7. Delta Upsilon ...... 3. 35 0.05 0.025 sending a skiing group to Gorham, 8. Sigma Alpha Epsilon . .3.34 0.21 0.09 8. Alpha Tau Omega 8. Theta Delta Chi ...... 3.186 -0.074 renlce University debaters over station N. H. where it will find skiing on the 9. Theta Chi ...... 3.31 *0 .03 *0.-03 9. Phi Beta Epsilon 9. Phi Delta Theta ...... 3.163 -0.287 W A A B. the Technlology representa- Sherburne and Wildcat Trails, at tion wvent down to defeat.| Ravine, and in the other GENBRAL AVERAGE IITuckerman's ALL UNDMERGRAIDUATES 3.28 *0 .03 0.03 Debating for the Inlstitute wel e trails ill the Pinkham Notch. This Edward W. Warsaw, '43, and Ward J. trip will cost around $7.0 0 f or Delta Upsilon 10. Delta Tau Delta ...... 3.16 --0.03 10. Theta Delta Chi...... 3.26 *0.09 0.32 10. Haas, '43, With Paul M., Erlandsonl, the three days with transportation in- 11. Pi Lambda Phit ...... 3 24 $0.12 0.06 11. Phi Sigma Kappa I1. Theta Chi ...... 3.14 -0.17 '41, presiding as chairmall of the con- cluded. tr oversy. Last week-end ten Technologgy men GENERAL AVERAGE ALL Monlday evening, Mal ch 25, FRATERNITY MEN ...... 3. 23 *0.07 0.02 On1 and nine girls of the Sargent Outing Johns Hopkins debaters come up to Massachu- 12 . Phi Beta Epsilon ...... 3.10 -0.04 Club went to Hubbardston, Beta Theta Pi to meet Erlandson and 12. Theta Xi ...... 3.21 0.001 0.22 12. I Beta Theta Pi ...... 3.10 +0.02 Technology setts, and skied on Mount Wachusett Warsaw at 7 iP.M. ill Walker Memo- 13. Alpha Tau Omega .. 3.208 *0. 392 *0 .142 13. Sigma Alpha Epsilon |13. Chi Phi ...... 3.08 +0.02 trails where excellent skiing condi- rial. The subject under discussion is tions prevailed. Afterwards they con- GENERAL AVERAGE to be "Resolved: that in times of vened, ate and square-danced at Dean . ..3 .07 FRATERNITY FRESHMEN National emergency the government Peazbody's. assume control of all plants engaged Mu ...... 3 .07 -0.48 14. Phi Gamma Delta. . 3.203 40.242 *O.057 14. Sigma Nu 14. Sigma Alpha in the manufacture of instrumentali- 15. Lambda Chi Alpha 15. Delta Kappa Epsilon. . . . 3 .06 -0.08 15. Delta Tau Delta .... 3.19 0.04 *0.01 ties of warfare." Senior Week (Continued from Page 1) 16. Phi Sigma Kappa ... 3.16 *. .27 16. Delta Psi 16. Phi Kappa ...... 3 .05 +0. 12 Beta Epsilon ... .3.14 17 | Phi *0. 09 17. Sigma Chi 17. Delta Upsilon ...... 3.0o2 -0.33 far exceeded sales in previous years t DeltaKappaEpsilon .3.14 *O O37 0.04 with 280 having been sold as com- 18. Phi Mu Delta ..... 3.12 0.14 *0 .20 18. Chi Phi 18. Phi Gamma Delta ...... 2.89 -0 313 Summer Session Xi ...... 2. 85 -0.36 19. Phi; Kappa Sigma...3.10 *0. 11 19. Delta Tau Delta 19. Theta (Continued front Page 1) pared to 245 for a similar period last 0.16 year. After next week, tickets for the 2.78 I 20. Beta Theta Pi ..... 3.08 *0. 096 20. Phi Mu Delta 20. Phi Mu Delta ...... -0-.34 Office of Education. While no final Senior Week events will be sold sep- 2.60 -0.608 21. Chi Phi ...... 3 .06 0.10 21. Theta Xi 21. Alpha Tau Omega ...... reportsarately at cost. The sum total under I 016 ii decisidl has been reached, the 22. Phi Kappa ...... 2.93 22. Theta Chi 22. Phi Sigma Kappa ...... 2.33 -0.83 from Washington mlake it clear that this system is $15.00 as compared to . .... 2.7S5 16 23. Delta Kappa Epsilon 23. Delta Psi ...... 2.28 -0.47 I 23. Delta Psi .. *0. 36 *0. system. 24. Phi Kappa an accelerated program for the Class $12.50 under the option of 1942 probably will not be under- * Decrease t Formerly Phi. Beta Delta t Not rated I,last 3 taken this year, particularly because ,1, I of the great expense and interference T eFirst Church of£ E~~~~~~ ------S trireet Theta Chi's will open their with the present national defense Christ, Scientist Falmouth, Norway and St. Paul Sts. for another of their very smooth tl'ainling p'ogl'ams. use Weto expectinform Technology ~~Boston. Massachusetts Weexpee to infolll TechlologzT Sunday Services 10:45 a. to. and 7:30 p. mn.; hdoances. Ken Reeves, that hardy For Boys To Pay students promptly when a final de- Sunday School 10.45 a. mn.;W~ednesday eve- cisionannounced. is On the basis of~ ning. meetings at 7.30, which include testi- by Stewart Rowe and Joseph Tankoos Maltestro, and his sleepless musicians cision is anounced.On he basls of monies of Christian Science healing. , .. W. .; . .. , _, _ ev~~~~~~~~~~~~~~il, 11 be on hand again in the music information we, now have, we antici- eding bRootm-Free- to the sPublic, Boyislos Despite ice on1 the Charles River |toll tonight. Ken Reeves and his Tech- deppartment for the last of the wveek- pate that the program will not be trance also at 24f Province St.. 420 that barring some acute Floor, 60 NorwaySt., corner aind chilly winds still tearing with Inology-fanious orchestra are going to endd's "Spring Formals." launched and emergency, the Institute will be oper- 1ssachusetts Ave. A~uthor. f .rosty.. fingers at pedestrian traffic provide music for the very formal I, lucideliltally we would like to ex- s At 1- w ~~~~~~~~~~~~izedand approved literature ating on its usual schedule next year. f ion Christian Science may b* Formal. The corm- pe eciation to both FPred aacross the Harvard Bridge, Spring A. T. O. Spring. ess our appr Very sincerely yours, g E[eto band czame officially to Technology yester- bination of country club atmosphere D E,erks, social chairman of the E.A.E.'s sKARL T. COMPTON, PresidentI__ dda~y evrening. at 7:23. and general A. T. O. conviviality will all(id the secretary of the A.T.O. for Reports of crew men and the go a long way towards making win- drc-opping us a note with, the dope on INautical Association to the contrary, ter seem well past. th-E,e dances they are running. IInstitute social circles, dormitory, fra- % Also on Friday night is the well- IM Without attempting to break into tternity and commuter, havre combined known Kappa Sigma "Punch Bowl" thewecinema reviewing field we do fe-el tto welcome the season of green grass party in the Bay State Road fraternity th;Lat the excellent selection of motion 4Iand soft breezes as winter-chrono- house. With Joe Sullivan and his or- pi(,ctures in town this week are worthy logicallya-closes.I chestra to make the music and the of mention. Chaplin's ffAt the exclusive Longwood Towers Kappa Sig. copious refreshments to IF'irst on the list is Charlie I This in Brookline, men of the Sigma Alpha loosen up inhibitions the signs point lo]bng awaited {'Great Dictator."1 pro-It Epsilon and their guests will make to a "big" evening for all wvho man- veary funny and yet subtly serious merry in the spacious paneled and age to make this dance. du;uction is playing at the Loews State Ladyad tapestried ballroom. An annual affairT~ Last, but we wouldn't say least, is at nd Orphleum Theatres. 'IT-he drawing1s is the S. A. E. one and it was last the Annual Informal Dormitory Spring E"ve" a twentieth century kUll- w year one of the spring dances. All Dance which this year will feature the rooom comedy with Barbara Stanwyclie- indications seem to point to a dupli- famed Bunny Berigan and his trumpet. al,nd Henlry Fonda is causing a great leal of mirth at the Paramount an~ cation of last year's very successful TeSpring Dance Committee have d/ ~enway theatres. And at the Met i. CLEARANCE SALE taken over the entire facilities of the affair. he motion picturization of Jack Lon Frank McGinley who has been play- Hotel Brunswick's very well-known dton's terror tale, the "Sea Wolf." -1 ing at a large number of S. A. E. Bermuda Terrace for their "Spring_ -mmwmU SE D dances in the past year or more will Frolic." From all indications up to again be on hand tonight to provide the present it would seem that the IN soft and swing music for sliding about cmiteis going to see that the In W5s the Longwood Towers dance floor. til'frolic" will apply to tonight's m Formal dress will be, of course, a affair. Arrangements have been made ei ,'must" at the Brookline dance, as at which will increase the ordinary lim- IE the other fraternity affairs this week ited dance flGoor of the Terrace Room end. to accommodate the large expected The A.T.O.'s will roll out the car- crowd of Dormitory and 5:15 Club I pet to welcome sweet spring out at revelers. DIVIDEND TO MEMBERS the Woodland Golf Club in West New- ff Saturday night the hardy Beacon I -