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' THE X-lll—Vol. XXXIV GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 3, 1950 No. 42 Three Atlanta Alumni Named to Committee Three co-chairmen of the Greater Atlanta Division of the Alexander Memorial Committee, all native Atlantians and alumni of Georgia Tech, were announced by Robert L. MacDougall, general chairman. They are John O. Chiles, Atlanta realtor, civic leader and Class of 1923; M. M. "Muggsy" Smith, insurance executive, Georgia legislator, and class of 1924; and Charles R. Yates, Atlanta business Very Few Veterans man, civic worker, and class of 1935. Mr. Chiles is vice-president of the Found in Smallest Adams-Cates Company, a member of the Atlanta Rotary Club, Capital City Class Since 1945 Club, Piedmont Driving Club and By Dick Wasserstein North Avenue Presbyterian Church; Many students have been wonder a trustee of Egleston Memorial Hos ing if there are less freshmen in pital; and a director of the Atlanta school, or if they are just hiding. Ac Chamber of Commerce, Colonial cording to a press release from Col. Stores, Inc., Atlanta Transit Company —Sketch by Bush-Brown, Gailey, Heffernan Leslie Zsuffa, Director of Public Re and Atlanta Baseball Club. The new library, which will be constructed on the west side of Cherry Street, will have its entire north lations, there were only about 625 Smith is owner of his own insur wall made of glass. freshmen matriculating in the class ance agency in Atlanta and a repre of 1954. This is the smallest group of sentative from Fulton County in the freshmen to register in any class at Georgia State Legislature since 1947. Georgia Tech since the end of World He is a member of Kappa Sigma fra War II. Construction on Library ternity, board of deacons of the Cen Other engineering schools as well tral Presbyterian Church, Atlanta) as Tech have suffered a decrease in Athletic Club, Atlanta Chamber of the number of first-year men. Educa Commerce, Yaarab Temple of the tional officials have attributed the Shrine, Atlanta Touchdown Club, and drop to the international situation To Begin Next Quarter Georgia Engineering Society. During and to the decrease in the American the past year, he served as chairman birth rate during the depression of the Fund Raising Committee of the years of 1932-34. Another reason Present Plans Will Include Atlanta Presbytery. This year, he is which pertains particularly to Geor Attention Veterans president of the Northside Kiwanis gia is the changeover of the Georgia The fall term will come to an Club, director of the Atlanta Boys high schools from eleven to twelve end on December 16, 1950. Music Libray and Lounge Club, and chairman of the Atlanta years. For veterans returning for the By Bert Edleson Fire Prevention Committee. Draft Causes Cancellments term beginning January 2, 1951 Plans are being prepared by Bush-Brown, Gailey and Heffernan, Archi Former Student Leader The registrars office here at school under the G7I. Bill, no interrup tects, for the new Georgia Tech library. The plans will be completed some Charlie Yates, southeastern repre stated that the majority of freshmen tion of training is allowed for the time in December, with construction to commence during the first part of sentative for Joshua L. Bailey and who cancelled their enrollment did so Christmas Holidays. 1951. Construction of the new architecture building will get underway this Co., was a student leader at Georgia because of being drafted or having For veterans not planning to week or next, according to Dean | Tech serving as president of ANAK their reserve or national guard unit crete and is to be air conditioned, return for the term beginning Cherry L. Emerson, Vice President of reactivated. there is a possibility that smoking and of Phi Delta Theta farternity, January 2, 1951 under the G.I. Georgia Tech. and member of ODK and Phi Kappa In view of the lower enrollment in Bill, interuption ofr training is may be allowed. This however is not The architecture building, the first Phi scholastic fraternities. In sports, engineering colleges this fall, educa allowed as of December 1950, definite, just a possibility. such building to be built under the he excelled in golf, winning the Na tors and industrialists are predicting provided interruption papers are new University System Building Au There will be two separate units to tional Intercollegiate Championship in an increasing shortage of engineers filed now and not later than thority, is being financed through a the library. There will be the human in the years to come. As the need for November 15, 1950 in Room 102 1934. He won the British Amateur six million dollar bond issue which ities library and the technological engineers is now greater than ever, Knowles building. Golf Championship in 1938, and was has already been sold. The library library. Each of these two units will with the national defense program a member of the U. S. Walker Cup Your cooperation with us in will be constructed in the same have a reading room connected with and our growing industrialization, Team, 1936-1938. He is a member of this action will be sincerely ap maner, through a second six million it. This will enable the student to go the starting salary for graduating the Board of Stewards of the First preciated. dollar issue. This issue has already to the portion of the library in which engineers has jumped in six months he is particularly interested. Methodist Church; of the YMCA Fred W. Ajax, been authorized and will be sold in from $240 to $275, and some com On the lower level of the building Board; and of the Atlanta Rotary Coordinator of Veterans January of 1951. Soon after that con panies are again paying $300 a there will be a receiving room and a Club. Affairs. struction will begin. month. i place for such things as book-binding The Committee plans to raise $1, Classroom Building Next and other necessary operations of the 500,000 towards the construction of a Fall Enrollment is 5,369 Next on the scheduled building list library. The lobby will have space physical training building on the Geor A fall quarter enrollment of 5,369 is a new classroom building. The pre Symphony Orchestra for exhibits whenever they are obtain gia Tech campus as a "Living Memor students for all divisions of Georgia sent plans call for the building to be able. ial" to the late Coach W. A. Alex Tech was reported Saturday by connected to the library by a passage ander. Registrar W. L. Carmichael. Tickets Now Available way. Bush-Brown, Gailey and Heffer Music Library and Lounge The proposed Alexander Memorial In the day division, there are 4,131 Season tickets for the ten perform nan are working on these plans at Besides the regular library, there enrolled, of which 2,780 are non- building will provide a great amphi ances of the Atlanta Symphony Or this time. will be a music library and a faculty veterans and 1,354 veterans. Com theatre to seat 10,000 for inter-col chestra are now on sale in the Ad These two buildings will be located lounge. The lounge will be complete pared to last year, non-veteran stu legiate basketball games and 13,000 ministration building. on the west side of Cherry street, just with a kitchenette and will be capable dents increased by 151 while veteran for musicals, theatrical productions, Good balcony seats at $6.00 and across from the present Research of serving the faculty at a tea or students decreased 1,114. and other worthwhile activities of $7.50 will be available to faculty mem building. The south end of the present when a guest is on the campus. The Engineering Extension Divi interest to the City of Atlanta and the bers and students for a limited time research building will be on a line There will be two entrances to the sion reports an enrollment of 832, State of Georgia. Besides its public only. with the north end of the proposed library, each on a separate level. The including 12 women, in the Engineer building will house between 450,000 uses, the Alexander Memorial build Rise Stevens, leading mezzo-soprano library building, with the future ing Evening School, and 402 men and and 500,000 books when it is com ing will provide locker space, showers of the Metropolitan Opera Company classrooms designed to connect with one woman at the Southern Technical and athletic facilities for five thou the library from the south. pleted and filled. There will be facili Institute, Chamblee, Ga. will be guest artist at the first per Entire Glass Side ties for over 900 students** sand students. It would also make it formance of the Symphony Orchestra, possible to seat all of these students The new building will be all con October 21, at 8:30 p. m., at the and their friends for such events as crete construction, the flat slab type, Municipal Auditorium. Henry Sopkin commencement, assemblies, etc. New Hours Posted with brick veneer above the lower Vehicle Registration is the conductor. level. The south side of the library The following from the Stu By Cashiers Office Other artists to be featured during will have wide windows, while the dent Rules and Regulations is BSU Devotionals The cashiers office will open at 8:00 the season include Jan Peerce, tenor; entire north exposure will be of glass. quoted for your information: a. m. for general business except the Most of the reading rooms will be "All students who operate such Mr.