Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Rose-Hulman Scholar Technic Student Newspaper Fall 11-1901 Volume 11 - Issue 2 - November, 1901 Rose Technic Staff Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/technic Recommended Citation Staff, Rose Technic, "Volume 11 - Issue 2 - November, 1901" (1901). Technic. 236. https://scholar.rose-hulman.edu/technic/236 Disclaimer: Archived issues of the Rose-Hulman yearbook, which were compiled by students, may contain stereotyped, insensitive or inappropriate content, such as images, that reflected prejudicial attitudes of their day--attitudes that should not have been acceptable then, and which would be widely condemned by today's standards. Rose-Hulman is presenting the yearbooks as originally published because they are an archival record of a point in time. To remove offensive material now would, in essence, sanitize history by erasing the stereotypes and prejudices from historical record as if they never existed. This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspaper at Rose-Hulman Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Technic by an authorized administrator of Rose-Hulman Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Vol,. XI. TERRE HAUTE, IND., NOVEMBER, 1901. No. 2 THE TECHNIC. the engineer of today. The plan is a good one. It should meet with favor, and we hope the stu- BOARD OF EDITORS. dent will do his share towards making it succeed. 'Editor in Chief, One should take as a compliment the invitation W. A. PEDDLE. to present a paper before the society, and like- Associate Editors, R. C. WARREN, Assistant Editor wise the invitation to take part in the debate. C. Housum, Reviews The study necessary in order to prepare a paper, CLAUDE E. COX, Alumni or S. J. Cox, Athletics to prepare for debate, gives a training of great H. BLAIR PETTIT, value to the student. J. Dow SANDHAM, Local ALFRED N. AUSTIN, Artist Executive Department. HE Board of Managers held their regular CHESTER L. POST, Business Manager meeting October Assistant Business Manager T on 12th. Business trans- acted of particular interest to the students was TERMS: the election of the following gentlemen to mem- One Year, $1.00. Single Copy, 15 cents. bership on the Board: the Hon. Geo. M. Crain, Issued Monthly at the Rose Polytechnic Institute. Mr. Early, Entered at the Post Office, Terre Haute, Indiana, as second-class Sam'l S. an alumnus of the Class of mail matter. '85, and Mr. W. S. Roney, Auditor of the Van- dalia Line. INCE the last issue of THE TECHNIC a change J1.0.0 S has been made in the editorial staff, Mr. Ir- HAT the foot ball team has thus far failed to ving J. Cox being elected Athletic Editor to T win a victory is not because the players lack succeed Mr. F. R. Fishback, resigned. Mr. courage or the determination to win. One has Cox takes a lively interest in all our athletic but to watch the students among the spectators sports, is well qualified for the position and will at any of the games on our own campus to see no doubt prove an efficient member of the staff. why it so hard for the team to play a winning JeJkot game. The players receive very little encourage- HAT the Scientific Society is not receiving ment from the side lines. Among the spectators T the support it deserves is too plainly evi- are men who appear ever ready to criticise the dent. The smill attendance at the October plays and players, who seldom encourage the meetings was discouraging to the officers of the team by cheers, unless some sensational run is the society, and it is now their intention to change made that could scarcely fail to call forth ap- somewhat the nature of the meetings, hoping plause from a stoic. Is this the way to support thereby to awaken the students' interest in the your team? If you cannot play, you can at least society. It is proposed to devote the hour, or a give exercise to your lungs without endangering portion of it, to debate, thus giving the students them by encouraging the players and helping an opportunity to cultivate that concentration of them on to victory with your cheering. Let us thought and readiness of speech so necessary to have more of it. 26 THE ROSE TECHNIC. N the Chicago Record-Herald of Oct. 10th is of dances in the gymnasium is meeting with ap- I published a signed statement by our president proval on all sides, and there is every reason to which gives his opinion of the custom of college believe that the dances will be well attended by hazing and rushes. the students and their lady friends, and prove "With reference to the attitude of the authorities of successful, both from a social and financial stand- Rose Polytechnic Institute towards college rushes and hazing, I will say that as these terms are ordinarily point. understood and interpreted, the faculty is certainly op- AAA posed to them. Anything which tends to demoralize the HE students of the Male High School of student body and interfere with the successful pursuing of the work in the institute is of course considered objec- T Louisville, Ky., are to publish a school pa- tionable. per, The Spectator, and it is with pleasure we That the effect of rushes where gentlemanly behavior instincts seem, for the time being, to have lost their make the announcement that Mr. Robt. N. Mil- meaning, can only be demoralizing to the students, can- ler will head the editorial staff as Faculty Edi- not be questioned. That class spirit will continue in in- stitutions is not to be doubted, and that if shorn of every- tor in Chief. thing objectionable in the behavior of the classes toward Mr. Miller possesses high literary attainments, one another or tending to interfere with the work of the students, is desirable rather than otherwise, we believe. and we predict success and bright future for The In our attitude then, we discourage everything which Spectator under his care. might tend toward ruffianism or toward a rivalry which could have anything but salutary effects on the work of AAA the institute. A certain amount of relaxation students feel need, and that during the period of adolescence vitality HE Rose Polytechnic students may well of students is strong and seeks an outlet of some kind is T honored to know that Mr. Max Ehrman, in also well recognized. The desire of the faculty, then, is to turn these in the proper course, to encourage athletic his latest work, "A Fearsome Riddle," has exercises, interclass matches of various kinds and such chosen to have the Institute figure as one of the amusements as may bring out a good natured rivalry be- tween classes and through competition stimulate effort in sites upon which the characters act out the unique the best directions. To this end all rushes of miscellan- and original plot of his story. The book is re- eous character, as such, are prohibited in the institute. the At the beginning of the year, when, according to col- ceiving widespread attention, and is taking lege traditions, a measure of the prowess of classes seems fancy of the critics. to be of such interest to students, what, for want of a bet- ter name, is called a pipe rush,' is permitted under the ocat auspices of the athletic association under strict rules of sport similar to those which obtain in football. This is T IS gratifying to note the interest taken in about all in the way of rushes which we have to deal with, i the Mandolin and Glee Club. Such an or- or that it is considered worth while to take any note of. As regards hazing, anything which would tend to in- ganization tends to promote the college spirit and terfere with the reasonable personal liberty of students is should receive the support of all our musical stu- not permitted, and certainly anything which partakes of ruffianly character or would lead to ill feeling between dents. classes and students is prohibited and would be immedi- AAA ately punished by indefinite suspension." S a leading article we present this month a C. L. MEES, President. Terre Haute, Ind. A paper by Dr. Noyes ("Chemical Work at which gives the work accom- R. T. C. MENDENHALL, who retired Rose, 1900—'01") chemists. D from the Presidency of Worcester Poly- plished by the Senior technic Institute in June last on account of his AAA health, sailed for Europe October 29, accom- r, are indebted to Prof. Hathaway for the panied by Mrs. Mendenhall. They expect to W review of the tennis tournament appear- spend the winter at the Azores Islands, and to ing in this issue. remain abroad for two years. AA). AAA HE photograph of the Junior memorial in HE plan of the Juniors to raise funds for the T this issue was kindly taken for THE'Nur T publication of the Modulus by giving a series NIC by A. E. Michel, '03. THE ROSE TECHNIC. Chemical Work at Rose During l000.lool. By WILLIAM A. NOYES • IX students graduated from the Chemical hering to the beaker need not be removed, but S Course in June, 1901, and in connection with the beaker must be rinsed thoroughly. Place their theses subjects a larger amount of productive the beaker under the funnel containing the preci- work than usual was accomplished. pitue and drop upon the latter, from a burette, Mr.