Published weekly by i Sludtnits of ihe ' Qeorgkt No. 17 Z-111—VOL. XXI ATLANTA, GEORGIA, JANUARY 23, 1942 FACULTY SPEED-UP PROGRAM BECOM GTIVE NEXT SEMESTER Just Two More Weeks! School On 51 Week Basis; Vacations Cut to Minimum James Brings 19 Music Men On Thursday, January 22, the members of the faculty, at a gen­ eral faculty meeting, received and passed the program, as sub­ mitted by the Faculty Advisory Committee, to accelerate the out­ Decorations Committee Plans Blue-White put of graduates. In the words of Dean Skiles, "We are in the greatest national crisis of our history, and we must contribute Setting for Gymnasium to Greet Band 1 everything we can toward our na- By Ed Demere How About It? tion's welfare." The Mid-term Dances, from all reports, should be the finest in The program, far-reaching in its years—with the ace trumpet man, Harry James, and his Music effects on every Tech student, essen­ Makers (all nineteen of them) playing a great brand of music at Hill Says New Plan tially consists of three seventeen- no less than four dances. One of these, the Senior Ball on Friday week terms each year with a one- week vacation at Christmas;. The night, is designed for those who want their money's worth—it Has Student Support lasts for five hours. You can come early and stay late, or if you terms consist of two eight-week re­ can't take it you can come and go at will. port periods and a one-week period The gymnasium is to be beautifully Editor and Business for registration, re-exams, etc. decorated with a color scheme of blue The program may be outlined as Manager Take Cuts and white. The outstanding feature follows: Music Maker will be the circle fraternity badges According to Tom Hill, editor of Seniors suspended from the center of the THE TECHNIQUE, the new plan sub­ Graduation date for seniors has dance floor with colors of each fra­ mitted to the Student Council for a been advanced until Saturday eve­ ternity behind its emblem. Smilax more equitable distribution of profits ning, May 16. will be strung over the ceiling in for the school newspaper has gained Term Divisions strands and clusters. momentum in student opinion as at­ The seventeen-week term will be The Band Stand tested by several letters received divided into two eight-week report At the far end of the gym will be from members of the student body. periods with one week for re-exams, the bandstand, surrounded by flow­ The only obstacles now confront­ special exams, physical exams, re­ HELEN FORREST ers and greenery backed by a blue ing the passing of the plan at the porting grades, re-organization and velvet curtain inscribed with "Harry Lovely vocalist who has the fea­ next Student Council meeting are the registration. James and His Orchestra" in spar­ tured singing role with Harry reaction of the Council and the Curriculum kling silver letters. The whole wall James' orchestra. business manager to being cut the In general there will be no changes will be covered with a blue chain- five per cent each necessary to raise in curriculum. Courses will continue work which has fraternity Greek let­ the percentage allotted to the rank as though in the regular fall term. ters. Installation of Gold and file members of the staff. There will be no more duplication of I.F.C. Leadout On the editorial page are printed courses for irregular students than at At the Interfraternity dance Thurs­ Plaques in Banquet the last minutes of the Student Coun­ present. However, a series of sum­ day night, which is formal, the dates cil. They include the percentages giv­ mer, freshman, eight-week, non- of the I.F.C. will wear white dresses. Hall Expected Soon en under the old plan and the pro­ credit courses in mathematics, Eng­ Harry and the boys have turned posed plan. See page 2. lish, physics, and chemistry will be out some fine records which feature 14 Organizations Have Comments on the proposed plan are given for high school students having his wonderful trumpet: "Flight of the insufficient credits for admission. Paid; 5 Others Pledged welcomed from the students by THE Bumblebee," "Carnival of Venice," TECHNIQUE. Just write your opin­ Vacations "Feet Draggin' Blues," and his ever The O. D. K. banquet hall will soon ion in a short letter to the editor and There will be a one-week vacation popular theme, "Ciribibibin." Of late have its wall decorated with plaques drop it in THE TECHNIQUE'S copy at Christmas, one day on July 4 and he has turned out "B-19." A musical of the various organizations on the box just inside the College Inn doors. (Continued on Page 6) interpretation of that big bomber, it Tech will welcome one of the na­ ,'ampus, according to members of O. features the star attraction of the tion's top trumpetists when Harry D. K. Several groups have already band, Corky Corcoran's tenor, and James brings his nineteen men of paid for their plaques and these will Harry's trumpet. rhythm here on February 5. be the first to be installed. Any other organizations desiring plaques may New School Calendar purchase them at a minimum price Navy Offers Juniors, Seniors of $20.00, but they are urged to pay The schedule for the next year is as follows: more if possible. All money received Feb. 5—Spring term begins. above the minimum will help to pay March 23—Co-op Section II begins second term. ortunity To Finish School oPP for the furniture used in the hall. May 16—Commencement. May 28-30—Examinations. Available to the juniors and seniors are two courses in the Instead of each individual social June 1-6—Special exams and registration. Naval Reserve, V-7 and V-5, which will assure them of an oppor­ fraternity having a separate plaque, June 8—Summer term begins. tunity to finish college. the Interfraternity Council will have August 3—Freshman non-credit subjects begin. The V-7 course trains the applicant to be a deck or engineer- one big plaque which will occupy the September 24-26—Examinations. ng officer, and V-5 is an aviation training course. center panel in the rear of the hall. September 23-October 3—Special exams and registration. The Navy needs 7000 seniors now The organizations and the amount October 5—Fall term begins. in college, or college graduates, as paid by them are as follows: December 20-27—Christmas holidays. W. Y. Elliot Gives prospective officers in Class V-7. Sen­ Interfraternity Council $200.00 January 28-30, 1943—Examinations. iors who enlist today will not be Briarean Society ...^ 20.00 February 1-6—Special exams and registration. Lecture Saturday ealled before next June; thereby giv­ A. S. C. E 20.00 February 8, 1943—Spring term begins. ing them a chance to graduate. * Alpha Chi Sigma 20.00 Harvard Professor Will Juniors Needed (Continued on Page 6) Speak at Tech Saturday In V-7 also, the Navy needs 5000 men now in their junior year as pros­ Student Opinion Professor W. Y. Elliot, former pro­ Dr. J. Harvey Young pective officers. A junior signing up fessor at Harvard, will give a lecture may be assured that he will be able to on "The Real Meaning of Freedom of Poll Indicates That Students Will Speak Sunday finish his college education. Men will the Seas" at the Tech "Y" Audito­ only be called to duty the months rium at 8:15 on Saturday, January 24. Will Readily Accept New Plan Dr. J. Harvey Young, professor of your schools are closed in the sum­ history at Emory University, will He is brought to Tech under the aus­ The results of THE TECHNIQUE a somewhat lower percentage. mer. speak on "The Allied Grand Strat­ pices of the Associated Harvard Club Poll conducted last week show that, Tabulated answers are as follows: 30 Day Training egy" at the Sunday Forum at the and the Atlanta Harvard Club. while an insufficient number of votes (1) If the faculty decided to insti­ After graduation, the applicant ob­ Georgia Tech YMCA on January 25, Mr. Elliot is now with the OPM as were cast to represent a true cross tute a regular summer term begin­ a special consultant in the Division of tains a thirty-day training. If he qual­ 1942, at 4 o'clock. section of the campus, the students ning this June, would you attend? Industrial Materials. He is a grad­ ifies, he will be given training for a who will come this summer outnum­ Most of us are at loss as to what YES, 86 per cent; NO, 14 per cent. uate of Vanderbile University; of Midshipman, U.S.N.R., at a pay of ber by 8 to 1 those who would not. strategy America and her allies will (2) If you are dependent on money Corbonne, Paris, France; and of Bal- $65 a month. Upon finishing this The students were overwhelmingly employ against the Axis. Dr. Young's earned during the summer to con­ liol College, Oxford University. Dur­ course the man will be commissioned in favor of accepting a loan from the presentation and the ensuing discus­ tinue at Tech (answer this question ing the last war he served as a lieu­ as an ensign, at $125 a month. government, if such were needed to sion should clarify the mist-hidden tenant in the Field Artillery.